Sony MCH-V11, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...MHC V11 Home Audio System Operating Instructions Getting Started Disc Tuner USB Device BLUETOOTH Sound Adjustment Other Operations Additional Information ...

Page 2: ...e instructions 2 Keep these instructions 3 Heed all warnings 4 Follow all instructions 5 Do not use this apparatus near water 6 Clean only with dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not d...

Page 3: ...a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an ...

Page 4: ...how to remove the battery from the product safely Hand the battery over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of waste batteries For more detailed information about recycling of this product or battery please contact your local Civic Office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product or battery Notice for customers the following information is o...

Page 5: ...ome record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product This system is designed to be used for the following purposes Playing back music sources on discs or USB devices Transferring music to USB devices Listening to radio stations Playing back music sources on BLUETOOTH devices Enjoying social gatheri...

Page 6: ...USB Device Before using the USB device 18 Transferring music from a disc 18 Playing a file 20 BLUETOOTH About the BLUETOOTH wireless technology 21 Pairing this system with a BLUETOOTH device 22 Listening to music on a BLUETOOTH device 23 One Touch BLUETOOTH Connection by NFC 23 Playing back with high quality sound codec AAC LDAC 24 Setting the BLUETOOTH standby mode 25 Turning on or off the BLUETO...

Page 7: ...Using an optional equipment 31 Changing information on the display 32 Using the Sleep Timer 32 Deactivating the buttons on the unit Child Lock 32 Setting the automatic standby function 32 Additional Information Information about compatible devices 33 Troubleshooting 33 Precautions 38 Specifications 40 License and Trademark Notice 42 ...

Page 8: ...ntrols You can lock the buttons except power on the unit to prevent them from being operated by mistake page 32 Unit Do not look directly at the light emitting parts when the Speaker Lights are turned on Speaker Lights page 31 ...

Page 9: ...elect a function USB port Use to connect a USB device MEGA BASS PARTY CHAIN button page 26 30 Display VOCAL FADER button page 31 MIC ECHO button page 31 MIC LEVEL MIN MAX knob page 30 select folder button Press to select a folder on a data disc or a USB device go backward go forward button Press to select a track or file TUNING button page 17 open close button Press to open or close the disc tray ...

Page 10: ... USB button page 19 Press to transfer music from a disc to the connected optional USB device TUNING MODE button page 17 TUNER MEMORY button page 17 BACK button Press to return to the previous display OPTIONS button Press to enter or exit options menu buttons Press to select the menu items select folder buttons Press to select a folder on a data disc or USB device button Press to enter confirm the ...

Page 11: ...ess to pause playback To resume playback press stop button Press to stop playback When pressed twice resume playback can be canceled Press to stop transfer during music transfer Press to stop the built in sound demonstration VOCAL FADER button page 31 MIC ECHO button page 31 KEY CONTROL buttons page 31 VOL button Press to adjust the volume The VOL and buttons on the remote control have a tactile d...

Page 12: ...enjoy the Party Chain function page 28 AUDIO PARTY CHAIN IN L R jacks Connect to the audio output jacks of a TV or an audio video equipment The sound is output through this system Connect to another audio system to enjoy the Party Chain function page 28 Antenna Connect the FM lead antenna supplied Extend the antenna horizontally Hint Install the system in a location orientation with good reception...

Page 13: ...ivate the demonstration while the system is turned off press SPEAKER LIGHT repeatedly to select Standby Mode page 14 Inserting batteries Insert two R03 size AAA batteries supplied matching the polarities shown below Notes Do not mix an old battery with a new one or mix different types of batteries If you do not use the remote control for a long period of time remove the batteries to avoid damage f...

Page 14: ...s Demonstration The illumination is turned on No display Standby Mode The display and the illumination are turned off to conserve power About the power management By default this system is set to turn off automatically in about 15 minutes when there is no operation and no audio signal is detected For details see Setting the automatic standby function page 32 ...

Page 15: ...display Change the play mode Press PLAY MODE repeatedly while the player is stopped You can select normal play FLDR for all MP3 files in the folder on the disc shuffle play SHUF or FLDRSHUF for folder shuffle or program play PROGRAM 1 REP ONE Repeats the current track or file 2 REP FLDR MP3 disc only Repeats the current folder 3 REP ALL Repeats all tracks or files Notes on playing MP3 discs Do not...

Page 16: ...ress repeatedly until the desired track or file number appears on the display Selected track or file number Total playing time of the selected track CD DA disc only When programming MP3 files in a specific folder press repeatedly to select the desired folder and then select the desired file 4 Program the selected track or file Press to enter the selected track or file 5 Repeat steps 3 through 4 to...

Page 17: ...e on a weak FM stereo station press REPEAT FM MODE repeatedly until MONO appears on the display to turn off stereo reception You will lose stereo effect but reception will improve Presetting radio stations 1 Tune to the desired station 2 Press TUNER MEMORY to select the tuner memory mode 3 Press PRESET repeatedly to select the desired preset number If another station is already assigned to the sel...

Page 18: ... or may not play at all This system does not necessarily support all the functions provided in a connected USB device Do not remove the USB device during transfer or erase operations Doing so may corrupt the data on the USB device or damage the USB device itself To use the system as a battery charger You can use the system as a battery charger for USB devices that have a rechargeable function Conn...

Page 19: ...ile name CD DA CDDA001 TRACK001 MP3 folder transfer Source Folder name File name MP3 Same as the source REC1 transfer Source Folder name File name MP3 MP3_REC1 Same as the source CD DA CD_REC1 TRACK001 Folder and file numbers are assigned serially thereafter Notes CD TEXT information is not transferred in the created MP3 files This system does not support the CD TEXT standard The transfer stops au...

Page 20: ...R Repeats the current folder 4 REP ALL Repeats all files on a USB device Notes This system cannot play audio files on the USB device in the following cases when the total number of audio files on a USB device exceeds 999 when the number of folders on a USB device exceeds 256 including the ROOT folder and empty folders These numbers may vary depending on the file and folder structure Do not save ot...

Page 21: ... perform one of the following operations changing the function turning off the system disconnecting the AC power cord To play the same program again press To cancel Program Play Press PLAY MODE To delete the last step from the program list Press CLEAR when playback is stopped BLUETOOTH About the BLUETOOTH wireless technology BLUETOOTH wireless technology is a short range wireless technology that e...

Page 22: ...on the unit for more than 3 seconds PAIRING flashes on the display 4 Perform the pairing procedure on the BLUETOOTH device For details refer to the operating instructions of your BLUETOOTH device 5 Select MHC V11 on the display of the BLUETOOTH device Note If passkey is required on the BLUETOOTH device enter 0000 Passkey may be called Passcode PIN code PIN number or Password 6 Perform the BLUETOOT...

Page 23: ...repeatedly to select DISCONNECT then press Depending on the BLUETOOTH device the BLUETOOTH connection may be terminated automatically when you stop playback One Touch BLUETOOTH Connection by NFC NFC Near Field Communication is a technology enabling short range wireless communication between various devices such as smartphones and IC tags When you touch the system with an NFC compatible smartphone ...

Page 24: ...AC LDAC This system can receive data in the AAC or LDAC codec format from a BLUETOOTH device It provides a playback with higher sound quality The default setting of this system is AUTO To apply the changes of the setting you need to terminate the BLUETOOTH connection page 23 and then perform the BLUETOOTH connection again 1 Press BLUETOOTH on the unit to select the BLUETOOTH function BT AUDIO appe...

Page 25: ...tically when you establish the BLUETOOTH connection with a BLUETOOTH device 1 Press OPTIONS 2 Press repeatedly to select BT STBY then press 3 Press repeatedly to select the setting then press ON The system turns on automatically even when the system is in standby mode OFF Turns off this function Hint Disable the BLUETOOTH standby mode to reduce the power consumption in standby mode eco mode Turnin...

Page 26: ...terminate the BLUETOOTH connection page 23 then perform the BLUETOOTH connection again so that the BLUETOOTH connection functions normally What you can control with SongPal varies depending on the connected device The specification and design of the application may change without notice Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound To Do this Adjust the volume Press VOL Generate a more dynamic sound Press ...

Page 27: ...you want to focus on the vocals 2 Turn the VOLUME DJ CONTROL knob to adjust the effect level To turn off the effect Press DJ OFF Notes The DJ EFFECT is automatically turned off when you turn off the system activate or deactivate the Party Chain function The DJ EFFECT does not affect the transferred audio files Transferred audio files will be generated without the DJ EFFECT even if you have activat...

Page 28: ...udio cords not supplied Before connecting cords be sure to disconnect the AC power cord If all the systems are equipped with the Party Chain function First system Second system Last system Continue the connection until the last system Example When connecting using this system as the first system The last system must be connected to the first system Any system can become a Party Host You can change...

Page 29: ...en connecting using this system as the first system Connect the system which is not equipped with the Party Chain function at the last system Be sure to select the Audio In function on this last system The last system is not connected to the first system You must select the first system as Party Host so that all systems are playing the same music when Party Chain function is activated ...

Page 30: ...ansfer wait for the system to complete or stop the transfer before you activate the Party Chain function For detailed operation on other systems refer to the operating instructions of the systems To select a new Party Host Repeat step 3 of Enjoying the Party Chain on the system to be used as a new Party Host The current Party Host becomes Party Guest automatically All systems play the same music a...

Page 31: ...oke mode by connecting the microphone Changing the key Key Control Press KEY CONTROL to suit your vocal range in Karaoke mode Enjoying music with the Speaker Lights turned on Press SPEAKER LIGHT The Speaker Lights are turned on To turn off the Speaker Lights Press SPEAKER LIGHT again Note If the illumination brightness is glaring switch on the room lights or turn off the illumination Using an opti...

Page 32: ...he system turns off press SLEEP If you select AUTO the system automatically turns off after the current disc or USB device playback ends or within 100 minutes Deactivating the buttons on the unit Child Lock You can deactivate the buttons on the unit except to prevent misoperation such as child mischief Hold down DJ OFF and on the unit for more than 3 seconds LOCK ON appears on the display You can ...

Page 33: ...e system follow the steps described below before consulting your nearest Sony dealer If an error message appears be sure to make a note of the contents for reference 1 Check to see if the problem is listed in this Troubleshooting section 2 Check the following customer support websites For customers in the USA http esupport sony com For customers in Canada http esupport sony com CA For customers in...

Page 34: ...ectrical equipment The noise generated by the cooling fans of the system may be heard when the system is in standby mode or during playback This is not a malfunction The remote control does not function Remove the obstacles between the remote control and the unit Move the remote control closer to the system Point the remote control at the system s sensor Replace the batteries R03 size AAA Move the...

Page 35: ...Information about compatible devices page 33 Turn off the system and reconnect the USB device then turn on the system The music data itself contains noise or the sound is distorted Noise may have been entered during the transfer process Delete the file and try transfer again The bit rate used when encoding an audio file was low Send an audio file with higher bit rates to the USB device SEARCH is d...

Page 36: ...device then turn on the system You are using an unsupported USB device See Information about compatible devices page 33 Playback does not start from the first file Set the play mode to normal play mode page 20 Resume Play has been selected Press twice Then press to start playback Files cannot be played back USB devices formatted with file systems other than FAT16 or FAT32 are unsupported If you us...

Page 37: ...hem away The sound of your BLUETOOTH device cannot be heard on this system Increase the volume on your BLUETOOTH device first then adjust the volume using VOL There is severe hum noise or distorted sound If there are obstacles between the system and your BLUETOOTH device remove or avoid the obstacles If there is equipment that generates electromagnetic radiation such as a wireless LAN other BLUETO...

Page 38: ...ing the session CD R CD RW of poor recording quality CD R CD RW that have scratches or are dirty or CD R CD RW recorded with an incompatible recording device CD R CD RW which is finalized incorrectly Discs containing files other than MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 files Discs of non standard shape for example heart square star Discs that have adhesive tape paper or sticker attached to them Rental or used...

Page 39: ...nder the following conditions When a person metal object wall or other obstruction is between the devices with a BLUETOOTH connection Locations where a wireless LAN is installed Around microwave ovens that are in use Locations where other electromagnetic waves are generated BLUETOOTH devices and wireless LAN IEEE 802 11b g equipment use the same frequency band 2 4 GHz When using your BLUETOOTH dev...

Page 40: ...nected with this system the communications environment or surrounding conditions Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION The United States model only Left Right Channel With 3 ohms loads both channels driven from 120 10 000 Hz rated 30 watts per channel minimum RMS power with no more than 0 7 total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output...

Page 41: ... North American model 87 5 MHz 108 0 MHz 100 kHz step Other models 87 5 MHz 108 0 MHz 50 kHz step BLUETOOTH section Communication system BLUETOOTH Standard version 3 0 Output BLUETOOTH Standard Power Class 2 Maximum communication range Line of sight approx 10 m 33 feet 1 Frequency band 2 4 GHz band 2 4000 GHz 2 4835 GHz Modulation method FHSS Freq Hopping Spread Spectrum Compatible BLUETOOTH profi...

Page 42: ...e without notice License and Trademark Notice MPEG Layer 3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson Windows Media is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft Corporation Use or distribution of such technology outsi...

Page 43: ...ed to connect specifically to iPod or iPhone respectively and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards Please note that the use of this accessory with iPod or iPhone may affect wireless performance All other trademarks and registered trademarks are of thei...

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