Sony MHC-DX80, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...1 MHC DX80 4 232 652 14 1 Mini Hi Fi Component System 2001 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 4 232 652 14 1 MHC DX80 01COV_MHC DX80 p65 GB 17 07 2001 2 45 PM 1 ...

Page 2: ...license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation DOLBY and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation The MHC DX80 consists of the following components Tuner CD player Stereo cassette deck Amplifier main unit HCD DX80 Sound Broad Amplifier TA DX80 Speaker System Front Speakers SS DX80 Surround Speakers SS RS80 To prevent fire do not cover the ventilation of...

Page 3: ...a tape CD Synchro Recording High Speed Dubbing Recording Manually Program Edit 15 Timer recording radio programs 16 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 18 Selecting the sound system 18 Selecting the audio emphasis effect 18 Adjusting the graphic equalizer 19 Selecting the surround effect 19 Making a personal audio emphasis file Personal file 19 Other features Changing the spectrum analyzer displa...

Page 4: ...0 FM MODE ea 13 27 GAME wj 23 GAME EQ el 18 23 GROOVE ek 18 KARAOKE PON wg 20 MD VIDEO 9 23 MIC wd 20 MIC LEVEL wf 20 MOVIE EQ ed 18 23 MUSIC EQ ra 18 23 P FILE eg 19 PHONES jack qa Connect the headphones PLAY MODE es 9 10 16 REC PAUSE START qf 15 16 REPEAT ea 10 SPECTRUM wl 20 SURROUND eh 19 SURROUND SPEAKER MODE wh 18 TAPE A B 8 14 16 TUNER BAND 7 12 13 TUNER MEMORY es 12 VOLUME control 0 18 21 ...

Page 5: ...9 6 CD ql 7 9 10 15 16 CLEAR 7 10 16 CLOCK TIMER SELECT 2 17 22 CLOCK TIMER SET 3 8 16 21 26 D SKIP 9 9 10 ENTER qd 8 10 12 16 17 19 21 22 27 EFFECT ON OFF qf 18 20 GAME w 23 MD VIDEO q 23 PRESET EQ qj 18 23 P FILE qh 19 SURROUND SPEAKER MODE qs 18 SLEEP 1 21 TAPE A B qa 14 16 TUNER BAND qk 12 13 VOL 8 18 21 Adjusts the volume BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 1 power 4 7 8 13 23 27 nN play wg 9 10 14 15 X paus...

Page 6: ...the AC IN of the Sound Broad amplifier Be sure to make this connection before you connect the main unit s power cord to a wall outlet 3 Connect the speakers Connect the speaker cords of front speakers to the SPEAKER jacks as below 4 Connect the surround speaker Connect the surround speaker cords to the SPEAKER jacks of the sound broad amplifier Surround speaker Left To disconnect R L Insert only t...

Page 7: ...h it from the plug only for models equipped with the adaptor To connect optional components See page 23 To attach the front speaker pads Attach the supplied front speaker pads to the bottom of the speakers to stabilize the speakers and prevent them from slipping Positioning the speakers Place the front speakers at an angle of 45 degrees from your listening position When carrying this system Do the...

Page 8: ...s ENTER 7 Press cursor V v repeatedly to set the minute 8 Press ENTER The clock starts working Tip If you have made a mistake or want to change the time start over from step 2 Note The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs Saving the power in standby mode Press DISPLAY repeatedly when the power is off Each time you press the button the system s...

Page 9: ...p playback Pause Select a track Find a point in a track Select a CD in stop mode Switch to CD function from another source CD When you play a CD single place it on the inner circle of the tray Select ALL DISCS 1 DISC SHUFFLE ALL DISCS SHUFFLE 1 DISC PROGRAM To play All CDs in the disc tray continuously The CDs you have selected in the original order The tracks on all CDs in random order The tracks...

Page 10: ...EPEAT 1 disappears from the display Press DISC SKIP EX CHANGE Press Z OPEN CLOSE 4 Press or repeatedly until the track you want appears in the display 5 Press ENTER The track s is are programmed The program step number appears followed by the total playing time 6 To program additional tracks repeat steps 3 to 5 Skip step 3 to select tracks from the same disc 7 Press nN To Cancel Program Play Clear...

Page 11: ...ng time on current CD 1 DISC mode or display ALL DISCS mode t Title name of the current track t Clock display for eight seconds t Effect status In the stop mode When the CD player is in program mode and there is a program The last track number of the program and the total playing time t Total number of programed track for eight seconds t Title name and the artist name of the CD t Clock display for...

Page 12: ...To tune in a station with a weak signal Press M or m TUNING on the remote repeatedly to tune in the station manually To change the AM tuning interval The AM tuning interval is factory set to 9 kHz 10 kHz in some areas To change the AM tuning interval select any AM station first then turn off the power While holding down the ENTER button turn the power back on When you change the interval AM preset...

Page 13: ...want To turn off the radio Press 1 To listen to non preset radio stations Press M or m or TUNING on the remote repeatedly for manual tuning or press and hold M or m or TUNING on the remote for automatic tuning Tips When an FM program is noisy press FM MODE so that MONO appears in the display There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve To improve broadcast reception reorient the a...

Page 14: ...e power is off automatically turns the power on and TAPE is selected as a function When the system is in the power saving mode this function does not work When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low level high frequency signals press DOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR appears When a tape tapes is are inserted corresponding presence indicators light up Searching for the beginning of a track AMS During pla...

Page 15: ...o record on both sides Press REC PAUSE START If you are recording manually press nN to start playing the source 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 If you want to record from the reverse side press TAPE A B to select deck B after step 1 Press nN to start playback o...

Page 16: ...th sides 9 Press REC PAUSE START Recording starts To Cancel Program Edit Clear a track from the end Tip To check the required tape length for recording a CD press EDIT until EDIT flashes after you have loaded a CD and pressed CD The required tape length for the currently selected CD appears followed by the total playing time for side A and side B respectively Tape Select Edit Note You cannot use T...

Page 17: ...ion Notes You cannot activate the Timer recording and Daily Timer at the same time When you used the Sleep Timer Daily Timer and Timer recording will not turn on the system until the Sleep Timer turns it off If the power is on at the preset time the Timer recording does not work The power turns on 15 seconds before the preset time Do this Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press cursor V v...

Page 18: ...KER LEVEL to adjust the surround speaker volume Notes If you turn VOLUME or press VOL on the remote all the speaker volume change The indicator on the sound broad amplifier will light green when the main unit is powered on and will light red when the main unit is on standby mode Selecting the audio emphasis effect The audio emphasis menu lets you select the sound characteristics according to the s...

Page 19: ... Making a personal audio emphasis file Personal file You can create a personal file of sound effect settings surround effect and graphic equalizer and store them in the memory of the unit You can create up to three personal files Before operation first select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound 1 Obtain the sound effect you want by changing the graphics equalizer and surround effect 2...

Page 20: ... has strong echoes or chorus the singer s voice deviates from the center the voice on the source is singing in high soprano or tenor Changing the spectrum analyzer display You can enjoy changing the display while listening to the music Press SPECTRUM Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows SPECTRUM 1 t SPECTRUM 2 t SPECTRUM 3 t PATTERN 1 t PATTERN 2 t PATTERN 3 t P...

Page 21: ...he clock see Setting the time on page 8 1 Prepare the music source you want to play CD Load a CD To start from a specific track make a program see Programming the CD tracks on page 10 Tape Load a tape with the side you want to play facing forward Radio Tune in the preset station you want see Presetting radio stations on page 12 2 Adjust the volume 3 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote DAILY 1 SET ...

Page 22: ...mer operation Tip The power turns on 15 seconds before the preset time Notes When you use the Sleep Timer Daily Timer will not turn on the system until the Sleep Timer turns it off If the power is on at the preset time the Daily Timer does not work Do this Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press cursor V v repeatedly to select the respective mode DAILY 1 or DAILY 2 then press ENTER Start ...

Page 23: ...D VIDEO and press 1 when the power is on This switches the MD function to VIDEO Once you enable the VIDEO function just press MD VIDEO Optional components Connecting a Video Game Player You can enjoy the video games with audio emphasis by connecting a video game player To Listen or watch the game Select the music menu Notes Pressing the GAME while the power is off automatically turns the power on ...

Page 24: ... Jack type B FM75 AM COAXIAL IEC standard socket connector not supplied FM75 AM COAXIAL 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied AM antenna Connect a 6 to 15 meter 20 to 50 feet insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal Leave the supplied AM loop antenna connected Jack type A Jack type B FM75 AM COAXIAL Insulated wire not supplied FM75 AM COAXIAL Insulated wire not supplied 09OPT_MHC DX80 p65 GB 17 07 20...

Page 25: ... CD R CD RW drives may not be played back because of scratches dirt recording conditions or the drive s characteristics Besides the discs which are not yet finalized at the end of recording cannot be played back To save a tape permanently To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded over break off the cassette tab refer to attached instruction with the tape Cleaning the cabinet Use a soft cl...

Page 26: ...he CLOCK TIMER 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 Replace the batteries There is acoustic feedback Decrease the volume level Move the microphone away form the speakers or change the direction of the micropho...

Page 27: ...e settings you made are cleared Specifications Amplifier section HCD DX80 The following measured at AC 120 220 240V 50 60 Hz DIN power output rated 160 160 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output reference 200 200 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD TA DX80 The following measured at AC 120 220 240V 50 60 Hz DIN power output rated 75 75 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output r...

Page 28: ...aker units Super Woofer 15 cm cone type Woofer 15 cm cone type Tweeter 5 cm cone type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 250 x 385 4 x 326 mm Mass Approx 6 2 kg net per speaker Surround speaker SS RS80 Speaker system 2 way 2 unit bass reflex type Speaker units Woofer 15 cm cone type Tweeter 4 cm cone type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 179 x 250 x 295 mm Mass Approx...