Sony LBT-XGR90AV, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Compact Hi Fi Stereo System 2002 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 4 239 137 12 1 LBT XGR90AV ...

Page 2: ...the apparatus The following caution label is located inside the apparatus This stereo system is equipped with the Dolby Pro Logic Surround decoder Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby laboratories Confidential unpublished works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark As ENERG...

Page 3: ...g the audio emphasis effect 18 Selecting the surround effect 18 Making a personal audio emphasis file Personal File 19 Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound 19 Table of Contents Timer Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer 20 Waking up to music Daily Timer 20 Other Features Changing the spectrum analyzer display 21 Singing along Karaoke 21 Playing a guitar 23 Enhancing video game sound Game Sync 23...

Page 4: ...cator 6 PRO LOGIC wf 9 19 PUSH OPEN wk 10 REPEAT ed 11 List of Button Locations and Reference Pages How to use this page Use this page to find the location of buttons and other parts of the system that are mentioned in the text Illustration number r PLAY MODE ed 10 11 R R Name of button part Reference page Main unit wf wg wh wj wl e ea es ed ef eg eh ej el ek wk qf qd 2345 7 6 890 qa qs qg qh qj q...

Page 5: ...9 12 13 VOLUME control 7 11 X GROOVE wh 17 BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 1 1 c CLOCK SET qs h H qj ej x qj ej m M qj ej X qk z REC qk HX ws x ws m M ws R r T t cursor wl C S CD N qj 10 CENTER LEVEL 5 9 CLEAR wd 11 DISC SKIP ws 10 11 DSP qs 15 18 EFFECT qa 18 FILE SELECT 9 18 FUNCTION 0 10 11 15 22 23 27 PRESET wa PRO LOGIC qg 9 19 REAR LEVEL 6 9 SLEEP wf 20 T V TAPE A nN 7 14 TAPE B nN 8 14 TEST TONE qf 9 T...

Page 6: ...akers Connect the speaker cords to the FRONT SPEAKER jacks as below CENTER REAR L R Black Stripe Red Solid 3 Insert only the stripped portion Black Stripe Red Solid 3 2 Connecting the center speaker Connect the speaker cords to the SURROUND SPEAKER CENTER jack as below AM loop antenna FM antenna Right front speaker Left front speaker Center speaker Left rear speaker Right rear speaker ...

Page 7: ...ends If the supplied adaptor on the plug does not fit your wall outlet detach it from the plug only for models equipped with the adaptor When carrying this system Do the following to protect the CD mechanism 1 Make sure that all discs are removed from the unit 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears 3 Hold down EDIT and then press 1 until LOCK appears 4 Unplug the AC power cord Before connect...

Page 8: ...aker cannot produce enough bass the bass sound of the center channel is output from the front speakers Positioning the center and rear speakers 1 Place the front speakers at an angle of 45 degrees from your listening position 2 Place the center speaker so it is placed at about the same height as the front speakers Align the center speaker with the front speakers or place it a little behind the fro...

Page 9: ...right speakers 5 Press TEST TONE when you are done adjusting The test tone is turned off Tip If you turn VOLUME or press VOL or on the remote all the speaker volume changes Note The test tone feature works only for Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound Settingtheclock 1 Turn on the system 2 Press c CLOCK SET 3 Press R r repeatedly to set the hour 4 Press ENTER The minute indication flashes 5 Press R r re...

Page 10: ... DISCS SHUFFLE 1 DISC SHUFFLE PROGRAM To play All CDs in the disc tray continuously The CD you selected in the original order The tracks on all CDs in random order The tracks on the CD you selected in random order The tracks on all CDs in the order you want them to be played see Programming the CD tracks on page 11 When you play a CD single place it on the inner circle of the tray To Stop playback...

Page 11: ...order you want them to be played 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears then load a CD 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PROGRAM appears 3 Press DISC SKIP to select a CD 4 Turn AMS until the track you want appears 5 Press PLAY MODE once The track is programmed First the programmed playing order and STEP appear then the total playing time appears 6 To program additional tracks repeat steps 3...

Page 12: ... store them manually Manually tune in and store the radio frequency of your favorite stations Setting presets through automatic tuning 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until AUTO appears 3 Press TUNING The frequency indication changes and the scanning stops when the system tunes in a station TUNED and STEREO for a FM stereo program appear If TUNED doe...

Page 13: ...epeatedly until MONO appears There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until AUTO appears in step 2 above then press TUNING The frequency indication changes and scanning stops when the system tunes in a station Automatic Tuning To record from the radio see Recording to a tape on page 15 To change the AM tuning interval Except for the Middle Eastern ...

Page 14: ...forward Tip The deck stops automatically after repeating the sequence five times Searching for the beginning of a track AMS During playback press m or M or press or on the remote repeatedly for the number of songs you want to skip forward or backward The search direction forward or back and number of songs being skipped 1 to 9 appear Note The AMS function may not operate correctly under the follow...

Page 15: ...lect g to record on one side Select j or RELAY to record on both sides Press X Recording starts Tips When you record on both sides be sure to start from the front side If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side For recording from the tape If you set the direction to j when the tapes you use have different lengths the tapes in each deck reverses independently ...

Page 16: ...unction when Program Play mode has been set After clearing the entire program follow the above procedure Timer recording radio programs To timer record you must preset the radio station see Presetting radio stations on page 12 and set the clock see Setting the clock on page 9 beforehand 1 Tune in the preset radio station see Listening to the radio on page 13 2 Press c CLOCK SET 3 Press R r repeate...

Page 17: ...s this button the super woofer level display changes cyclically as follows SUPER WOOFER FLAT t LOW t HIGH Tip SUPER WOOFER button lights up when super woofer mode is activated To select the super woofer mode Press SUPER WOOFER MODE while the super woofer is on Each time you press this button the super woofer mode display changes as follows MODE MOVIE y MODE MUSIC For a powerful sound GROOVE The vo...

Page 18: ... including the P FILE by pressing FILE SELECT on the remote repeatedly Selecting the surround effect Press DSP until the desired DSP mode appears in the display Each time you press this button the menu changes as follows DSP OFF Deactivates the DSP mode SURROUND ON Reproduces stereo sources in surround sound HALL Reproduces the acoustics of a concert hall THEATER Reproduces the acoustics of a movi...

Page 19: ...cation is erased and replaced by the new settings To Call up a personal file Cancel a personal file Frequency level ALL 1DISCS Frequency range Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound You can enjoy the Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound of Dolby Surround encoded videos and TV programs Complete the setup and speaker adjustments first see Setting up the speakers for Dolby Pro Logic on page 8 1 Press PRO ...

Page 20: ...o start playback Press R r repeatedly to set the hour then press ENTER The minute indication starts flashing Press R r repeatedly to set the minute then press ENTER 6 Set the time to stop playback following the above procedure Timer Press SLEEP once SLEEP to select the time you want SLEEP repeatedly until SLEEP OFF appears Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer You can have the system turn off at a p...

Page 21: ... SELECT Then press ENTER Start from step 1 Press TIMER SELECT Press R r to select TIMER OFF Then press ENTER continued Changing the spectrum analyzer display Press SPECTRUM ANALYZER Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows PATTERN1 t PATTERN2 t PATTERN3 t PATTERN4 Singing along Karaoke You can sing along with any stereo CD or tape by turning down the singer s voice ...

Page 22: ...and surround settings cannot be changed If you select a sound effect the karaoke mode is canceled The instrumental sound may be reduced as well as the singer s voice when the sound is recorded in monaural The singer s voice may not be reduced when only a few instruments are playing a duet is being played the source has strong echoes or chorus the singer s voice deviates from the center the voice o...

Page 23: ...njoy the sound effect of video games 1 Connect a video game player see Hooking up optional components on page 25 2 Press GAME in the upper right corner on the front panel see qf List of Button Locations and Reference Pages on page 4 Mixing video game sound with other sound source Game Mixing 1 Connect a video game player see Hooking up optional components on page 25 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to ...

Page 24: ...played only if you set the clock Display Using the CD display You can check the remaining time of the current track or that of the CD When a CD TEXT disc is loaded you can check the information stored on the disc such as the titles or artist names When the unit detects CD TEXT discs the CD TEXT indication appears Press DISPLAY During normal playback Playing time on the current track t Remaining ti...

Page 25: ...ystem C MD VIDEO IN jacks Use audio cords not supplied to connect an optional component such as an MD deck or a VCR to these jacks You can then record or listen to analogue audio from that component through this system D PHONO IN jacks Use audio cords not supplied to connect an optional component such as a turntable to these jacks You can then record or listen to analogue audio from that component...

Page 26: ... L M L GAME INPUT AUDIO L R jacks Use audio cords not supplied to connect an optional component such as a video game or camcorder etc to these jacks You can then record or listen to analogue audio from that component through this system M GAME INPUT VIDEO jack Use video cord not supplied to connect an optional component such as a video game or camcorder etc to this jack You can then output video t...

Page 27: ... until PHONO appears Start playing the connected component Listening to a video game or camcorder etc 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 25 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until GAME appears or press GAME in the right corner of the front panel Start playing the connected component Listening to a DVD player 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional components o...

Page 28: ...you run into any problem using this unit use the following check list First check that the power cord is connected firmly and the speakers are connected correctly and firmly Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer General appears in the display A power interruption occurred Set the clock and timer settings again The display starts flashing as soon as you plug in the power cord ...

Page 29: ...connected component on page 27 The timer does not function Set the clock correctly Set the timer correctly continued DAILY and REC do not appear when you press the c CLOCK SET button Set the timer correctly Set the clock The remote does not function There is an obstacle between the remote and the system The remote is not pointing in the direction of the system s sensor The batteries have run down ...

Page 30: ... see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 32 There is excessive wow or flutter or the sound drops out The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty see Cleaning the tape heads on page 32 Noise increases or the high frequencies are erased The record playback heads are magnetized see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 32 Problems and remedies continued Tuner Severe hum or noise TUNED or STEREO flashes i...

Page 31: ...function Place the unit in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build up in the unit If you continuously use this unit at a large volume the cabinet temperature of the top side and bottom rises considerably To avoid burning yourself do not touch the cabinet To prevent a malfunction do not cover the ventilation hole for cooling fan continued On operation If the unit is brought direc...

Page 32: ...manently To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded over break off the cassette tab from side A or B as illustrated If you later want to reuse the tape for recording cover the broken tab with adhesive tape However be careful not to cover the detector slots which allow the tape player to automatically detect the type of tape Before placing a cassette in the tape deck Take up any slack in th...

Page 33: ...ontinued Inputs GUITAR phone jack sensitivity 75 mV impedance 470 kilohms PHONO IN phono jacks sensitivity 3 mV impedance 47 kilohms MIX MIC phone jack sensitivity 1 mV impedance 10 kilohms GAME INPUT phono jacks sensitivity 250 mV impedance 47 kilohms MD VIDEO IN phono jack sensitivity 450 mV 250 mV impedance 47 kilohms DVD INPUT FRONT REAR CENTER WOOFER phono jacks sensitivity 450 mV impedance 4...

Page 34: ... V p p 75 ohms CD player section System Compact disc and digital audio system Laser Semiconductor laser λ 795 nm Emission duration continuous Frequency response 2 Hz 20 kHz 0 5 dB Signal to noise ratio More than 90 dB Dynamic range More than 90 dB CD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT Square optical connector jack rear panel Wavelength 660 nm Output level 18 dBm Tape player section Recording system 4 track 2 cha...

Page 35: ...30 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector Power consumption 230 watts Dimensions w h d Approx 355 425 451 mm Mass Approx 15 4 kg Supplied accessories AM loop antenna 1 FM lead antenna 1 Speaker cords 5 Speaker pads 12 Remote commander 1 Batteries 2 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice ...

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