Sony MHC-EX600, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...4 267 386 12 1 Mini HI FI Component System Operating Instructions MHC EX99 EX88 EX66 MHC EX900 EX700 EX600 Getting Started Additional Information Operations ...

Page 2: ...rear exterior Notice for customers the following information is only applicable to equipment sold in countries applying EU directives The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation 1 7 1 Konan Minato ku Tokyo 108 0075 Japan The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH Hedelfinger Strasse 61 70327 Stuttgart Germany For any service or guarantee matters plea...

Page 3: ...g 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 Note on DualDiscs A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side However since the audio material sid...

Page 4: ...fore using the USB device 12 Transferring music from a disc to a USB device 13 Playing a file from the USB device 15 Creating your own program Program Play 16 Using optional audio components 17 Adjusting the sound 18 Changing the display 18 Changing the illumination brightness 19 Using the timers 20 Additional Information Precautions 21 Troubleshooting 22 Messages 27 Specifications 29 ...

Page 5: ...ilar names Main unit To lock the buttons on the unit Child lock function You can lock the buttons except 1 on the unit to prevent them from being operated by mistake Hold down x on the unit until CHILD LOCK ON or CHILD LOCK OFF appears on the display The buttons except 1 on the unit will be locked or unlocked Note that the child lock will be cancelled when you disconnect the power cord ...

Page 6: ...select a track or file M fast forward button Press to find a point in a track or file I VOLUME control Turn to adjust the volume J USB port Connect an optional USB device K PHONES jack Connect the headphones L DVD PC IN L R audio in L R jacks Connect an audio component Portable audio player etc M TUNING button Press to tune to the desired station go back button Press to select a track or file m re...

Page 7: ...ress to adjust the volume X select folder button page 10 15 16 Press to select a folder Y CLEAR button page 17 Press to delete a pre programmed track or file Z N play button Press to start playback X pause button Press to pause playback wj go back go forward button Press to select a track or file tuning button Press to tune to the desired station wk USB button Press to select the USB function wl C...

Page 8: ... of the cord D Subwoofer MHC EX99 EX900 only Connect the subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER jack with the subwoofer cord Place the subwoofer vertically to obtain a better bass reproduction Also position the subwoofer on a solid floor where resonance is unlikely to occur at least a few centimeters away from the wall away from the center of the room or place a bookshelf against a wall to avoid generating a ...

Page 9: ...rted and turn off the system and then unplug the power cord Setting the clock Use buttons on the remote to set the clock 1 Press 1 to turn on the system 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET If PLAY SET flashes press repeatedly to select CLOCK and then press ENTER 3 Press repeatedly to set the hour and then press ENTER 4 Use the same procedure to set the minutes Note The clock settings are lost when you disconn...

Page 10: ...ile name has the mp3 file extension if the actual file differs playing this file may generate a loud noise which could damage the speaker system and the system may malfunction The maximum number of folders is 255 including the root folder MP3 files is 512 folder levels the tree structure of files is 8 Compatibility with all MP3 encoding writing software recording device and recording media cannot ...

Page 11: ...to the desired station Tip To reduce static noise on a weak FM stereo station press FM MODE repeatedly until MONO appears to turn off stereo reception Use buttons on the remote to preset stations 1 Tune to the desired station 2 Press TUNER MEMORY to select the tuner memory mode 3 Press repeatedly to select the desired preset number If another station is already assigned to the selected preset numb...

Page 12: ...les may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play at all This system cannot transfer music from a disc or play audio files on the USB device in the following cases When the number of audio files in a folder exceeds 999 When the total number of audio files on a USB device exceeds 5 000 When the number of folders on a USB device exceeds 255 including the ROOT and MUSIC folders and excluding...

Page 13: ...sic from a CD DA disc or MP3 disc only The audio format of files transferred by this system is MP3 The amount of free space required on the USB device is about 1 MB per minute when transferring music from a CD Required free space may be larger when transferring music from an MP3 disc You can easily transfer all the music on a disc to a USB device CD SYNC You can also transfer a track or MP3 file t...

Page 14: ...ss repeatedly to select ERASE and then press ENTER To cancel the erase operation press OPTIONS 6 Press ENTER Folder and file generation rules When first transferring music to a USB device a MUSIC folder is created below the ROOT folder and a transfer mode oriented folder CD DA CD MP3 REC1 or PROGRAM is created within the MUSIC folder Folders and files are generated within any of the transfer mode ...

Page 15: ...he USB device with the same name a sequential number is added after the name without overwriting the original folder or file Do not remove the USB device or disconnect the power cord during transfer or erase operations Doing so may corrupt the data on the USB device or damage the USB device itself Playing a file from the USB device The audio formats that can be played back on this system are MP3 W...

Page 16: ...vice The playback order for the system may differ from the order of the connected USB device Folders that have no audio files are skipped The file formats that this system can play are as follows MP3 file extension mp3 WMA file extension wma AAC file extension m4a mp4 or 3gp Note that even when file names have the above file extensions if the actual files differ playing these files may generate a ...

Page 17: ...m information such as total track number of the program Press DISPLAY repeatedly Using optional audio components 1 Prepare the sound source Connect additional audio component to the DVD PC IN L R jacks on the unit using an audio analog cord not supplied 2 Adjust the volume level to minimum Press VOLUME repeatedly or turn the VOLUME control on the unit until VOL MIN appears on the display 3 Select ...

Page 18: ...s albums on the MP3 disc only when normal play mode is selected and the player is stopped volume label if it exists on the disc or the USB device only when normal play mode is selected and the USB device is in stop mode The system offers the following display modes 1 You cannot set the clock in Power Saving Mode 2 The clock display automatically turns to Power Saving Mode after 8 seconds To Press ...

Page 19: ...wing are displayed remaining playing time for a track ID3 tag information for MP3 files when ID3 version 1 and version 2 tags are used ID3 version 2 tag information display has priority when both ID3 version 1 and version 2 tags are used for a single MP3 file up to 15 characters of ID3 tag WMA tag and AAC tag information using uppercase letters A to Z numbers 0 to 9 and symbols _ Changing the illu...

Page 20: ...d the hour indication flashes 4 Set the time to start playback Press repeatedly to set the hour and then press ENTER Use the same procedure to set the minutes OFF TIME appears and the hour indication flashes on the display 5 Set the time to stop playback Use the same procedure as in step 4 6 Select the sound source Press repeatedly until the desired sound source appears and then press ENTER The di...

Page 21: ...ked in direct sunlight On safety Completely disconnect the power cord mains lead from the wall outlet mains if it is not going to be used for an extended period of time When unplugging the unit always grip the plug Never pull the cord itself Should any solid object or liquid get into the system unplug the system and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it again AC power cord mus...

Page 22: ...thinner benzine or alcohol Troubleshooting 1 Make sure the power cord and speaker cords are correctly and firmly connected 2 Find your problem in the checklist below and take the indicated corrective action If the issue persists contact your nearest Sony dealer If PROTECT appears on the display Immediately unplug the power cord and check the following items after PROTECT disappears Are the and spe...

Page 23: ...ny obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit and position the unit away from fluorescent lights Point the remote at the system s sensor Move the remote closer to the system Except 1 no buttons on the unit work and CHILD LOCK appears on the display The child lock function has been enabled To disable the child lock hold down x on the unit until CHILD LOCK OFF appears on the disp...

Page 24: ...ices page 12 Turn off the system and remove the USB device If the USB device has a power switch turn the USB device off and then on again after removing it from the system Then perform transferring again The USB device was disconnected or the power was turned off during the transfer process Delete the partially transferred file and perform transferring again If this does not fix the problem the US...

Page 25: ...been corrupted The character codes that can be displayed by this system are numbers and alphabet only Other characters are not displayed correctly The USB device is not recognized Turn off the system and reconnect the USB device then turn on the system Check the information on the websites about compatible USB devices page 12 The USB device is not working properly Refer to the USB device operation...

Page 26: ... to the factory preset repeat the procedure To improve disc loading performance Turn on the CD player USB device power using the CD USB power management function By default the CD player USB device power is turned off 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the CD function 2 Press 1 to turn off the system 3 After STANDBY stops flashing press DISPLAY to display the clock and then press 1 on the unit ...

Page 27: ...tion The system may not enter standby mode automatically in the following cases when an audio signal is detected when a USB device is connected during playback of audio tracks or files while the preset Play Timer or Sleep Timer is in process Messages One of the following messages may appear or flash on the display during operation COMPLETE The radio preset operation ended normally The audio file o...

Page 28: ...ears on the display page 22 to check what to do if this message appears PROTECTED You tried to perform transferring or erase operation against a write protected USB device PUSH SELECT You tried to set the clock or timer during timer operation PUSH STOP You have pressed PLAY MODE during playback You have pressed the buttons whose operation is only possible when playback is stopped READING The syste...

Page 29: ...THD RMS output power reference 200 W 200 W per channel at 4 Ω 1 kHz MHC EX66 EX600 Power output rated 50 W 50 W at 4 Ω 1 kHz 1 THD RMS output power reference 90 W 90 W per channel at 4 Ω 1 kHz Inputs DVD PC IN L R phono jacks Sensitivity 700 mV impedance 22 kΩ Outputs PHONES stereo mini jack accepts headphones with an impedance of 8 Ω or more SPEAKERS MHC EX99 EX900 impedance 3 Ω MHC EX88 EX700 EX...

Page 30: ...1 710 kHz 10 kHz step 531 kHz 1 710 kHz 9 kHz step European Russian and Saudi Arabian models 531 kHz 1 602 kHz 9 kHz step Other models 531 kHz 1 602 kHz 9 kHz step 530 kHz 1 610 kHz 10 kHz step Intermediate frequency 400 kHz Speaker Front Speaker SS EX99 for MHC EX99 SS EX900 for MHC EX900 SS EX88 for MHC EX88 SS EX700 for MHC EX700 Speaker system 2 way 2 driver speaker system Bass reflex Speaker ...

Page 31: ...ther models AC 120 V 240 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption MHC EX99 EX900 85 W 0 5 W at the Power Saving Mode MHC EX88 EX700 70 W 0 5 W at the Power Saving Mode MHC EX66 EX600 45 W 0 5 W at the Power Saving Mode Dimensions W H D excl speakers Approx 210 mm 312 mm 375 mm Mass excl speakers MHC EX99 EX900 EX88 EX700 Approx 3 8 kg MHC EX66 EX600 Approx 3 6 kg Quantity of the main unit 1 piece Supplied acc...

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