Sony MHC-D90AV, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... Sony Corporation Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No Serial No f MHC GR10AV MHC RX100AV MHC D90AV ...

Page 2: ...uipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment Note on CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call CATV system installer s atten...

Page 3: ...rogramming the CD tracks 25 Playing CDs without interruption 26 The Tape Deck Recording on a tape manually 27 Recording a CD by specifying track order 28 DJ Effects Looping part of a CD 30 Flashing part of a CD 30 Waving the equalizer 31 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 32 Selecting the surround menu 33 Enjoying the Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound 34 Selecting the audio emphasis 34 Adjusting th...

Page 4: ...nna horizontally FM75 AM Inserting two size AA R6 batteries into the remote Tip With normal use the batteries should last for about six months When the remote no 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 AM loop antenna supplied ...

Page 5: ... B Center speaker A Rear speaker 60 to 90cm continued Step 2 Setting up your speakers Connecting the supplied rear and center speakers enables you to fully enjoy Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound Dolby Pro Logic Surround is a decoding system standardized in TV programs and movies Dolby Pro Logic Surround improves sound image by using four separate channels These channels manipulate the sound to be he...

Page 6: ...color of your speaker cords might be different See the speakers manual for details if supplied 1 Connect the front speakers Connect the speaker cords to the FRONT SPEAKER jacks of the same color Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise The color of your speaker cords might be different See the speakers manual for details if supplied Center surround speaker Black Red Insert on...

Page 7: ...peaker Connect the speaker cords to the CENTER SURROUND SPEAKER jacks of the same color Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise The color of your speaker cords might be different See the speakers manual for details if supplied 4 Set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to position of your local power line voltage except for North American Mexican and Australian models 5 Connect the AC power cor...

Page 8: ...e volume The volume levels from each speaker must become the same 4 Press T TONE ON OFF when you are done adjusting The test tone is turned off Note The test tone feature works only for Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound Tip If you turn VOLUME or press VOLUME on the remote all the speaker volumes change Rear Adjusting the speaker volume To enjoy Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound turn the Dolby Pro Logic ...

Page 9: ... ENTER NEXT The clock starts working Tips If you ve made a mistake start over from step 1 Setting the time deactivates the demo mode If you want to display the demo mode press DISPLAY DEMO when the power is off Æ 0 1 3 5 2 4 n Step 4 Presetting radio stations You can preset up to 40 stations 20 for FM 10 for MW and 10 for SW For North and South American Australian and Thai models you can preset up...

Page 10: ...nued To tune in a station with a weak signal Press TUNING MODE repeatedly to select MANUAL in step 2 then turn the jog dial to tune in the station To change the preset number Start over from step 1 To change the AM tuning interval Except for the Middle Eastern model The AM tuning interval is factory preset to 9 kHz 10 kHz in some areas To change the AM tuning interval tune in any AM station first ...

Page 11: ...d If you cannot select MD even when you have pressed FUNCTION press POWER while pressing FUNCTION when the power is turned off VIDEO will be switched to MD To return to VIDEO do the same procedure To the audio input of the MD deck To the audio output of the MD deck Connecting optional AV components To enhance your system you can connect optional components Refer to the instructions of each compone...

Page 12: ...e sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors To listen to the sound of the connected VCR press FUNCTION repeatedly until VIDEO appears Note If the sound is distorted when selecting VIDEO switch to MD see previous Notes To super woofer To the audio output of the VCR Connecting optional AVcomponents continued ...

Page 13: ...0 to 50 feet insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal Leave the supplied AM loop antenna connected Important If you connect an outdoor antenna ground from y terminal with the screw clamp To prevent a gas explosion do not connect the earth lead to a gas pipe FM75 AM y FM75 AM y Earth lead not supplied Earth lead not supplied 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied Screw clamp Insulated wire not supplied...

Page 14: ... will not be recognized To insert a third disc press DISC SKIP EX CHANGE or D SKIP on the remote to rotate the disc tray 2 Press one of the DISC 1 3 buttons The disc tray closes and play starts If you press or on the remote when the disc tray is closed play starts from the CD loaded on the tray whose button is lit green Disc tray number Playing time Track number VOLUME ALL 1DISCS Æ Æ 0 Æ DISC SKIP...

Page 15: ...remote Press again to resume play Select a track During play or pause turn the jog dial clockwise to go forward or counterclockwise to go back and release it when you reach the desired track Or press to go forward or to go back on the remote Find a point in Press and hold down or a track 0 o r 0 o n t h e remote during play and release it at the desired point Select a CD Press a DISC 1 3 button or...

Page 16: ...indicator for the tray you want to record is not lit green press DISC SKIP EX CHANGE repeatedly so that it lights green 3 Press CD SYNCHRO Deck B stands by for recording and the CD player stands by for playback for front side lights up 4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side Select a or RELAY to record on both sides 5 Press on deck B Recording starts To stop recording Press ...

Page 17: ... lights up 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 When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low level high frequency signals press DOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR B appears after pressing CD SYNCHRO Note You cannot listen to other sources while recording Æ Æ 0 Æ POWER VOLUME STEREO MONO 4 4 0 P ...

Page 18: ...t To improve broadcast reception reorient the supplied antennas n Turn counter clockwise or press on the remote for lower preset numbers Turn clockwise or press on the remote for higher preset numbers TUNED STEREO MHz VOLUME PRESET Preset number Frequency Listening to the radio continued 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display Every time you press the button th...

Page 19: ...by for recording 6 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side Select a or RELAY to record on both sides 7 Press on deck B Recording starts To stop recording Press on deck B Tips If you want to record from the reverse side press ª so that ª for reverse side lights up When you record on both sides be sure to start from the front side If you start from the reverse side recording sto...

Page 20: ...deck stops automatically after repeating the sequence five times Relay play always follows the following sequence Deck A front side Deck A reverse side Deck B front side Deck B reverse side To Do this Stop play Press or p on the remote Pause Deck B only Press Press again to resume play Fast forward Press while playing the front side or º while playing the reverse side Rewind Press º while playing ...

Page 21: ...cy signals press DOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR B appears When dubbing tapes originally recorded with Dolby NR B the dubbed tape is automatically played with Dolby NR B Recording from a tape High speed Dubbing You can use TYPE I normal or TYPE II CrO2 tapes The recording level is automatically adjusted 1 Press EJECT and insert a recorded tape in deck A and a blank tape in deck B 2 Press HIGH SPEED DUBB...

Page 22: ...h sides start recording from the front side If you record from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side If you set DIRECTION to a when the tapes you use have different lengths the tape in each deck reverses independently If you select RELAY the tapes in both decks reverse together You don t have to set DOLBY NR since the tape in deck B is automatically recorded in the same s...

Page 23: ...ous indication n Playing time on the current track µ Remaining time on the current track µ Remaining time on current CD 1 DISC mode or PLAY display ALL DISCS mode µ Clock display for eight seconds µ Effect P FILE name or EFFECT ON OFF To repeat All the tracks on the current CD All the tracks on all CDs Only one track Press 1 ALL DISCS repeatedly until 1 DISC appears in the display 1 ALL DISCS repe...

Page 24: ...Shuffle Play during normal play by pressing PLAY MODE repeatedly to select SHUFFLE To skip a track turn the jog dial clockwise or press on the remote 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears in the display then place a CD 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE appears in the display 3 Press 1 ALL DISCS to choose 1 DISC or ALL DISCS ALL DISCS shuffles all the CDs in the player 1 DISC shuffl...

Page 25: ...me 6 To program additional tracks repeat steps 3 to 5 Skip step 3 to select tracks from the same disc 7 Press All the tracks play in the order you selected To cancel Program Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PROGRAM or SHUFFLE disappears from the display 1 5 7 4 3 2 Disc number Track number VOLUME 1DISC PROGRAM VOLUME 1DISC PROGRAM Total playing time The last programed track Æ 0 POWER 4 4 0 P ...

Page 26: ...ear a track from CLEAR on the remote in the end stop mode Clear a specific CHECK on the remote track repeatedly until the number of the track to be erased lights up then press CLEAR Add a track to the 1 Select the disc tray with a program DISC 1 3 button 2 Select the track by turning the jog dial 3 Press ENTER NEXT Clear the entire once in stop mode or program twice while playing Tips The program ...

Page 27: ...from a tape press or º on deck A Deck B stands by for recording and you can skip tracks To resume dubbing press on deck B You can record from CD tape or radio as you like For example you can record just the songs you want or record from the middle of the tape The recording level is adjusted automatically 1 Insert a blank tape into deck B 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until the source you want to rec...

Page 28: ...ed STEP and the programmed playing order appear followed by the total playing time 7 To program additional tracks to be recorded on side A repeat steps 4 to 6 Skip step 4 to select tracks from the same disc You can record tracks from all the CDs in the order you want When programming make sure the playing times for each side do not exceed the length of one side of the tape VOLUME 1DISC PROGRAM Pre...

Page 29: ... a pause at the end of side A P appears in the display and the total playing time resets to 0 00 in the display 9 Repeat steps 5 and 6 for tracks from the same disc or steps 4 to 6 for tracks from another disc to program the remaining tracks to be recorded on side B 10 Press CD SYNCHRO Deck B stands by for recording and the CD player stands by for playback for front side lights up 11 Press DIRECTI...

Page 30: ...e CD sound during playback This lets you create original recordings Press and hold FLASH during playback at the point you want to start the Flash function and release to resume normal play To adjust the flash length Turn the jog dial while holding FLASH or press MUSIC MENU B or b while holding FLASH on the remote to select different flash lengths FLASH 1 20 To use LOOP and FLASH together Press and...

Page 31: ...utomatically This effect can be used with any source but it cannot be recorded Press and hold WAVE to start the Wave function and release to resume normal listening To adjust the wave length Turn the jog dial while holding WAVE to select a different wave length WAVE 1 10 Æ 0 POWER WAVE jog dial ...

Page 32: ...o obtain the effect you desire To listen through the headphones Connect the headphones to PHONES jack No sound will come from the speakers Adjusting the sound You can reinforce the bass create a more powerful sound and listen with headphones To reinforce bass DBFB Press DBFB Every time you press the button the display changes as follows DBFB n DBFB n display off DBFB is more effective than DBFB DB...

Page 33: ...s DSP repeatedly to select a DSP mode OFF Turns off the DSP mode HALL Reproduces the acoustics of a concert hall THEATER Reproduces the acoustics of a movie theater Tip You can also select the DSP mode by pressing DSP MODE on the remote repeatedly to choose the mode you desire To adjust the presence of the surround effect Press DSP LEVEL on the remote repeatedly to choose the level you desire Ever...

Page 34: ...Æ POWER PROLOGIC Selecting the audio emphasis The audio emphasis menu lets you select the sound characteristic according to the sound you are listening to The personal file function see Making a personal audio emphasis file lets you store your own effects 1 Press MUSIC MOVIE or GAME or MUSIC MENU V v on the remote repeatedly to select a menu See the chart Music menu options below The last effect c...

Page 35: ... µ µ VOLUME µ VOLUME m Effect ROCK POP JAZZ DANCE SOUL ACTION ROMANCE SF DRAMA SPORTS SHOOTING RACING RPG BATTLE ADVENTURE For Standard music sources Soundtracks and special listening situations Video games VOLUME VOLUME To change the equalizer display Each time you press SPECTRUM ANALYZER the equalizer display changes to show one of the four displays below Spectrum analyzer pattern 1 Spectrum ana...

Page 36: ...1 Select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound see Selecting the audio emphasis 2 Press HIGH FREQUENCY or LOW FREQUENCY repeatedly to select a frequency band Æ 0 POWER 2 3 5 VOLUME 3 Turn the jog dial to adjust level 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 5 Press ENTER NEXT when finished Note If you choose another menu audio emphasis other than EFFECT OFF the adjusted sound effect is lost To retain the...

Page 37: ...s P FILE MEMORY The personal file number appears in the display 3 Use the jog dial to select the file number P FILE where you want to store the sound effect 4 Press ENTER NEXT The adjusted sound effects are stored under the selected file number The settings previously stored at this memory location are erased and replaced by the new settings VOLUME To call up the personal file 1 Press P FILE or MU...

Page 38: ... pause mode VOLUME Other Features 3 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to 0 to turn down the microphone control level 2 Connect an optional microphone to MIX MIC 3 Press KARAOKE PON MPX repeatedly to obtain the karaoke effect you desire Every time you press the button the display changes as follows KARAOKE PON n MPX R n MPX L EFFECT OFF N The h indicator appears in the display when a karaoke mode is activated To si...

Page 39: ... 4 Press 5 Press to start playing the CD player or tape deck A Playback starts Start singing along with the music To stop recording Press p on deck B and the CD player Tips If acoustic feedback howling occurs move the microphone away from the speakers or change the direction of the microphone If you want to record your voice through the microphone only you can do so by selecting the CD function an...

Page 40: ... music source appears then the original display appears 9 Turn off the power You can wake up to music at a preset time every day Make sure you have set the clock see Step 3 Setting the time 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOLUME 1 Æ 0 9 TIMER SELECT 2 1 Prepare the music source you want to play CD Insert a CD To start from a specific track make a program see Programming the CD tracks Tape Insert a tape with the side ...

Page 41: ...ars To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select the respective mode DAILY 1 or DAILY 2 then press ENTER NEXT To change the setting start over from step 1 To cancel the timer operation Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select OFF then press ENTER NEXT Tip The power turns on 15 seconds before the preset time Note When setting the wake up timer set the equalizer ...

Page 42: ...de 4 Set the time to start recording Turn jog dial to set the hour then press ENTER NEXT The minute indication starts flashing Turn jog dial to set the minute then press ENTER NEXT The hour indication flashes again 5 Set the time to stop recording following the above procedure The start time appears followed by the stop time the recording source and the radio station then the original display appe...

Page 43: ...rectly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lens inside the CD player Should this occur the system will not operate properly Remove the CD and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the system take out any discs If you have any questions or problems concerning your stereo system please consult...

Page 44: ...ord into the SPEAKER jack Inserting the vinyl portion of the speaker cord will obstruct the speaker connections Before placing a cassette in the tape deck Take up any slack in the tape Otherwise the tape may get entangled in the parts of the tape deck and become damaged When using a tape longer than 90 minutes The tape is very elastic Do not change the tape operations such as play stop and fast wi...

Page 45: ...LAY MODE repeatedly until PROGRAM or SHUFFLE disappear OVER is displayed You have reached the end of the CD Press and hold 0 to return There is severe hum or noise A TV or VCR is placed too close to the stereo system Move the stereo system away from the TV or VCR The sound from the connected source is distorted If VIDEO appears in the display when you press FUNCTION switch the display to MD see No...

Page 46: ...ermanently on page 43 The tape has reeled to the end The tape does not record nor play or there is a decrease in sound level The heads are dirty Clean them see Cleaning the tape heads on page 44 The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize them see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 44 The tape does not erase completely The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize them see Demagn...

Page 47: ...FICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION With 8 ohm loads both channels driven from 70 20 000 Hz rated 100 watts per channel minimum RMS power with no more than 0 9 total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output FRONT SPEAKER Amplifier section Continuous RMS power output U S and Canadian models FRONT SPEAKER 120 120 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 5 THD REAR SURROUND SPEAKER 12 5 ...

Page 48: ...prox 10 3 kg Supplied accessories AM loop antenna 1 Remote RM SE2AV Sony SUM 3 NS batteries 2 FM lead antenna 1 Speaker cords 5 Front speaker pads 8 Center speaker pads 4 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Tuner section FM stereo FM AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range 87 5 108 0 MHz Antenna terminals 75 ohm unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10 7 MHz A...

Page 49: ... Saving recordings 43 Selecting the audio emphasis 34 Setting the time 9 Shuffle Play 24 Sleep Timer 39 Sound adjustment 32 Speakers 5 T U V Test Tone 8 Timer falling asleep to music 39 timer recording 41 waking up to music 40 Troubleshooting 44 Tuner 9 17 W X Y Z Wake up timer 40 Wave 31 A Adjusting the audio emphasis 36 the sound 32 the volume 15 18 20 Antennas 4 13 Automatic Source Selection 15...

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