Sony DHC-MD5, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...DHCMD5 3 858 047 12 EN Mini Hi Fi Component System 3 858 047 12 1 1996 by Sony Corporation DHC MD5 F Operating Instructions f T ...

Page 2: ...ll the appliance in a confined space such as a bookcase or built in cabinet US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation Laser component in this product is capable of emitting radiation exceeding the limit for Class 1 This caution label is located inside the unit This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on...

Page 3: ...yback Using the MD display 20 Playing the MD tracks repeatedly 21 Playing the MD tracks in random order 22 Programming the MD tracks 22 Recording Editing Before you start recording 23 Recording on an MD manually 24 Marking track numbers 25 Erasing recordings 27 Moving recorded tracks 29 Dividing recorded tracks 30 Combining recorded tracks 31 Labelling an MD 32 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound...

Page 4: ... system using the supplied cords and accessories To complete the setup do steps 2 and 3 also Left speaker Right speaker DHC MD5 rear panel 1 Connect the speakers Connect the speaker cords to the SPEAKER jacks of the same colour Keep the speaker cords away from the aerials to prevent noise Red FM aerial AM loop aerial Black ...

Page 5: ...o longer operates the system replace both batteries with new ones Note If you do not use the remote for a long period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage 1 Press TIMER SET 2 Turn MULTI JOG and set the hour The clock is on a 24 hour system 3 Press ENTER YES 4 Turn MULTI JOG and set the minute 5 Press ENTER YES The clock starts working To change the preset time...

Page 6: ...G MODE repeatedly until MANUAL appears in step 2 then turn MULTI JOG to tune in the station To change the preset number Start again from step 1 Tip The preset stations are retained for a week even if you pull out the mains lead or if a power failure occurs 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display Each time you press the button the band changes as follows German ...

Page 7: ...BUS terminals To enhance your system you can connect optional components Refer to the instructions of each component Connecting a video game VCR Make sure to match the colour of the plugs and the connectors To listen to the sound of VCR Press FUNCTION repeatedly until VIDEO appears To listen to the sound of a video game Press FUNCTION repeatedly until GAME appears When VIDEO appears by pressing FU...

Page 8: ...t a gas explosion do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe Connecting an MD DAT deck Connect an MD DAT deck equipped with a square optical connector jack to the CD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT jack You can copy a CD or an MD in the system onto the connected MD DAT deck Tip If you connect a turntable with an MM cartridge connect it to VIDEO GAME IN Use the optional MM cartridge equalizer EQ 2 and the au...

Page 9: ... it at the desired point Press DISC SKIP or D SKIP on the remote Press 1 ALL DISCS repeatedly until 1 DISC appears Press 1 ALL DISCS repeatedly until ALL DISCS appears Press Press EX CHANGE Press again to close the tray Turn VOLUME or press or on the remote AMS Automatic Music Sensor continued 1 Press and place a CD on the disc tray To place the third disc press DISC SKIP to rotate the disc tray 2...

Page 10: ...f automatically turns the power on and starts CD playback if there is a CD on the tray One Touch Play You can switch from another source to the CD player and start playing a CD just by pressing or the DISC 1 3 buttons Automatic Source Selection While normal play or 1 DISC SHUFFLE is appearing in the display pressing the DISC 1 3 buttons functions as the Automatic Source Selection feature If there ...

Page 11: ...he CD is in pause for playback 6 Press on the MD deck Recording starts To record only the first track on each CD Hit Parade Select HIT PARADE in step 4 To stop recording Press π on the MD deck While TOC lights up or is flashing Do not move the deck or pull out the mains lead to ensure the complete recording The deck updates the Table of Contents TOC while TOC is flashing Notes When you make a reco...

Page 12: ...n the remote Tips You can start playing from the desired track Before pressing in step 2 turn MULTI JOG until the desired track appears Pressing when the power is off automatically turns the power on and starts MD playback if there is an MD in the player One Touch Play You can switch from another source to the MD deck and start playing an MD just by pressing Automatic Source Selection PlayinganMD ...

Page 13: ...press STEREO MONO so that MONO appears There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve Press the button again to restore the stereo effect Listeningtotheradio Preset Tuning Firstly preset radio stations in the tuner s memory see page 6 1 Press TUNER BAND or BAND on the remote repeatedly until the band you want appears Each time you press the button the band changes as follows German ...

Page 14: ...fromthe radio You can record a radio programme on an MD by calling up the preset station If you use a recorded MD the MD deck automatically locates the end of the recording and starts recording from there 1 Insert a recordable MD 2 Press TUNER BAND or BAND on the remote repeatedly until the band you want appears 3 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until PRESET appears With the arrow pointing toward the...

Page 15: ...f tracks on the CD They are displayed during normal or shuffle play stop mode Tip m s appears when you check the remaining time of a track whose number is 21 or more Press REPEAT during play until REPEAT appears Repeat Play starts Do the following procedure to change the repeat mode You can t repeat a single track during Shuffle Play and Program Play To cancel Repeat Play Press REPEAT so that REPE...

Page 16: ...LE To skip a track turn MULTI JOG clockwise or press on the remote 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears then place a CD on the disc tray 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE appears 3 Press 1 ALL DISCS Each time you press the button the display changes as follows 4 Press J appears then all the tracks play in random order ALL DISCS All the CDs play in random order 1 DISC A single CD w...

Page 17: ... the track by turning MULTI JOG 3 Press ENTER YES π once in the stop mode Tips To programme the entire CD as one step of the programme skip step 4 The programme you made remains after the Programme Play has finished To play the same programme again press When you make a recording with the Hit Parade feature the programme is erased The total playing time is not displayed when you select a track who...

Page 18: ... This lets you create original recordings Hey C C C C mon everybody Loop length Press LOOP n Press LOOP Hey Come on everybody 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears and place a CD on the disc tray 2 Press LOOP repeatedly during pause or stop mode to select NORMAL 1 5 or RHYTHM 1 5 Each time you press the button the display changes as follows See The difference between NORMAL and RHYTHM for d...

Page 19: ... is flashing 7 Press CURSOR n The character you selected in step 6 lights up and the cursor shifts to the right 8 Repeat steps 5 to 7 to complete the entire title If you make a mistake press CURSOR N or n until the character you want to change flashes then repeat steps 5 to 7 To erase the character press EDIT NO while the character is flashing 9 Press ENTER YES to complete the labelling procedure ...

Page 20: ...Note When you make a recording with the Hit Parade feature the disc name is not labelled on the MD Labelling a CD continued The MD Deck UsingtheMDdisplay You can check the remaining time and total playing time of an MD Checking the remaining time of a track Press DISPLAY during play Each time you press the button the display changes as follows n Playing time and the track numbers on the current tr...

Page 21: ... Note The correct remaining time may not be displayed due to the MD s system limitations PlayingtheMDtracks repeatedly Repeat Play This function lets you repeat a single track or all the tracks on a disc Press REPEAT during play until REPEAT for all the tracks or REPEAT 1 for a single track appears Repeat Play starts You cannot repeat a single track during Shuffle Play and Program Play To cancel R...

Page 22: ... JOG clockwise or press on the remote You can play the tracks in random order ProgrammingtheMD tracks Programme Play You can make a programme of up to 25 tracks in the order you want them to be played 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until MD appears then insert an MD 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PROGRAM appears 3 Turn MULTI JOG until the track number you want appears 4 Press ENTER YES The track ...

Page 23: ...k marking feature lets you quickly locate a specific point or easily edit the recorded tracks However depending on the source you record the recording method varies Also the way the track numbers are recorded differs depending on the source When the source you record from is This system s CD player The digital signal from the CD is recorded as it is digital recording Track numbers are automaticall...

Page 24: ...al conversion happens because this unit does not have a digital input Note on the track number of an MD On an MD the track number track sequence track start and end point information etc are recorded in the TOC area independent of the sound information You can edit recorded tracks quickly by modifying the TOC information TOC Table Of Contents Before you start recording continued 1 Insert a recorda...

Page 25: ...numbered Markingtrack numbers To stop recording Press π on the MD deck When Rec Level Over appears High level signal is input while recording See Troubleshooting on page 45 While TOC lights up or is flashing Do not move the deck or pull out the mains lead to ensure the complete recording The deck updates the Table of Contents TOC while TOC is flashing Note If you pause recording during CD recordin...

Page 26: ...ontinued 1 Press r REC The MD deck is ready for recording 2 Press EDIT NO then turn MULTI JOG until LEVELSYNC appears 3 Press ENTER YES LEVELSYNC ON appears 4 Press ENTER YES again LEVEL SYNC lights up 5 Press Recording starts To cancel the track marking 1 Press EDIT NO then turn MULTI JOG until LEVELSYNC appears 2 Press ENTER YES LEVELSYNC OFF appears 3 Press ENTER YES again LEVEL SYNC disappears...

Page 27: ... the MD decreases by one and all the tracks following the erased one are renumbered Example Erasing track B Track number Erase track B Original A B C D tracks A C D 1 Turn MULTI JOG until the track number you want appears 2 Press EDIT NO then turn MULTI JOG until Erase appears 3 Press ENTER YES Erase appears If you want to cancel the Erase Function at this time press π 4 Press ENTER YES again to e...

Page 28: ...s and their titles all at once 1 While the deck is stopped press EDIT NO then turn MULTI JOG until All Erase appears 2 Press ENTER YES All Erase appears To cancel the Erase Function at this time press π 3 Press ENTER YES again Complete appears for a few seconds and all recorded tracks and their titles are erased Erasing recordings Erase Function continued The tracks are renumbered A a c B COMBINE ...

Page 29: ...disappears Movingrecorded tracks Move Function By using the Move Function you can change the order of any track on the disc When you move tracks the tracks are automatically renumbered Example Moving track C to position 2 A B C D Track number Original tracks Move track C to the second position 1 Turn MULTI JOG until the track number you want to move appears 2 Press EDIT NO then turn MULTI JOG unti...

Page 30: ... tracks while recording Press r REC at the desired point Notes The new track will have no track title even if the original track was labelled When SHUFFLE or PROGRAM appears in the display press PLAY MODE repeatedly until the indication disappears Dividingrecorded tracks Divide Function You can use this function to add track numbers to multiple tracks that are recorded as one track This function a...

Page 31: ...the title of the second track is erased If Sorry appears the tracks cannot be combined This happens when you ve edited the same track too many times This is due to a technical limitation of the MD system and is not a mechanical error Combiningrecorded tracks Combine Function This function lets you put several tracks or several independently recorded portions into a single track The total number of...

Page 32: ...to 6 to complete the entire title If you made a mistake press CURSOR N or n until the character you want to change flashes then repeat steps 4 to 6 To erase the character press EDIT NO while the character is flashing 8 Press ENTER YES to complete the labelling procedure The titles you entered appear sequentially LabellinganMD You can create titles names for your recorded MDs and tracks You can use...

Page 33: ...me Erase appears 2 Press ENTER YES Name Erase appears To cancel the erasing press π here 3 Press ENTER YES again All the track titles and track names are erased Note You can label a track title while playing but you must complete the labelling before the track ends To reinforce the bass sound Press DBFB Dynamic Bass Feedback The lamp on the button lights up Press the button again to cancel DBFB To...

Page 34: ...sound you are listening to 1 Press PRESET EQ 2 Turn MULTI JOG until your desired menu appears To stop selecting the menu press EDIT NO 3 Press ENTER YES To cancel the mode Select 20 FLAT by turning MULTI JOG in step 2 and press ENTER YES Tip The Preset Equalizer menu is factory set to 1 ROCK The Preset Equalizer effect is not recorded on an MD or a tape 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly until the band...

Page 35: ... NO repeatedly until all the letters are erased UsingtheRadioData System RDS What is the Radio Data System Radio Data System RDS is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular programme signal This tuner offers convenient RDS features such as monitoring and locating a station by programme type RDS is available only on FM stations Note RDS...

Page 36: ...culture such as religion language and social concerns Drama Radio plays and serials Education Educational programmes such as a how to programmes and advice Information Programmes about consumer affairs medical advice and weather L Classical Classical music such as instrumentals and vocal and choral works M O R Music Easy listening middle of the road music To check the RDS information When you pres...

Page 37: ... appears when the programme that you selected is not currently being broadcasted Fallingasleepto music Sleep Timer You can let the system turn off at a preset time so you can sleep to the music You can preset the time to be turned off by 10 minutes Make sure you have set the clock see page 5 SLEEP Press SLEEP on the remote Each time you press the button the minute display the turn off time changes...

Page 38: ...ou choose the optional TC TX5 tape deck as the sound source 9 Press ENTER YES The start time followed by the stop time the music source and volume appear then the original display appears 10 Press POWER to turn off the power You can wake up to music at a preset time Make sure you have set the clock see page 5 1 Prepare the music source you want to play CD Place a CD To start from a specific track ...

Page 39: ...rce and volume appears then the original display appears To change the setting start again from step 1 To cancel the timer operation Press TIMER SELECT repeatedly until TIMER OFF appears Tip When you connect a tape deck as the TC TX5 equipped with an AU BUS connector to the system you can activate the wake up timer with the tape deck Note Do not operate the system from the time the power turns on ...

Page 40: ...ned To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT repeatedly until REC TIMER appears The start time followed by the stop time and the preset number appears then the original display appears To change the setting start again from step 1 To cancel the timer operation Press TIMER SELECT repeatedly until TIMER OFF appears Tip When you connect a tape deck as the TC TX5 equipped with an AU BUS connector to th...

Page 41: ...d to the wall outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off Unplug the system from the wall outlet mains if it is not to be used for an extended period of time To disconnect the cord mains lead pull it out by the plug Never pull the cord itself Should any solid object or liquid fall into the component unplug the stereo system and have the component checked by qualified personnel before operat...

Page 42: ... cannot be combined with others Track combination may become impossible when tracks are shorter than 12 seconds long The total recorded time and the remaining time on the MD may not reach the maximum recording time 60 or 74 minutes Recording is done in minimum units of 2 seconds each no matter how short the material The contents recorded may thus be shorter than the maximum recording capacity Disc...

Page 43: ...ed digital source through digital to digital connections You can make only a first generation copy through a digital to digital connection For example 1 You can make a copy of a commercially available digital sound programme e g a CD and an MD but you cannot make a second copy from the first generation copy 2 You can make a copy of a digital signal from a digitally recorded analog sound programme ...

Page 44: ...tteries Speakers Sound comes from one channel or unbalanced left and right volume Check the speaker connection and speaker placement CD Player The CD tray does not close The CD is not placed properly The CD will not play The CD is dirty The CD is inserted label side down Moisture condensation has built up Remove the CD and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates ...

Page 45: ...M programme cannot be received in stereo Press STEREO MONO so that STEREO appears If other problems not described above occur reset the system as follows 1 Unplug the mains lead 2 Hold down POWER then plug the mains lead again into the wall outlet The system is reset to the factory settings All the settings you made such as the preset stations clock and timer are cleared You should set them again ...

Page 46: ...ser output Max 44 6 µW This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick up Block with 7 mm aperture Frequency response 2 Hz 20 kHz 0 5 dB CD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT Square optical connector jack rear panel No Track The inserted MD has a disc title but no tracks OVER You have reached the end of the last track during high speed search Protecte...

Page 47: ... Semiconductor laser λ 780nm Emission duration continuous Laser output Max 44 6 µW This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick up Block with a 7 mm aperture Recording time 74 minutes max using MDW 74 Sampling frequency 44 1 kHz Frequency response 5 Hz to 20 kHz Tuner section FM stereo FM AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tun...

Page 48: ...system 45 S Saving recordings 41 Setting the time 5 Serial copy management system 43 Shuffle Play 16 22 Sleep Timer 37 Sound adjustment 33 Speakers 4 Station Name 34 System limitations 42 T U V Timer falling asleep to music 37 timer recording 39 waking up to music 38 Track numbers 25 Track marking 25 Troubleshooting 44 Tuner 6 13 W X Y Z Wake up timer 38 A Adjusting the sound 33 the volume 9 the s...