Sony MHC-F100 - Mini Hi Fi System, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...rs 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 3 860 078 11 1 MHC F50 MHC F100 MHC FR1 f 1997 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ... 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 attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies that...

Page 3: ...23 Playing your favorite CD independently 25 Labelling a CD 26 Locating a specific CD 28 Playing highlights of the CD 29 The Tape Deck Recording on a tape manually 30 Recording a CD by specifying track order 31 DJ Effects Looping part of a CD 33 Flashing part of a CD 33 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 34 Selecting the audio emphasis 35 Adjusting the audio emphasis 36 Making a personal audio e...

Page 4: ...speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise 1 Getting Started 2 AM loop antenna Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally AM loop antenna FM antenna Left speaker Right speaker Do the following procedure 1 to 5 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories To complete the setup do steps 2 and 3 also Insert only the stripped portion Black Red MHC FR1 is used for illustratio...

Page 5: ...on a horizontal place If the system is slanted it may cause malfunction or damage the system Set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to position of your local power line voltage except for North American and Australian models Connect the power cord to a wall outlet Demo mode appears in the display If the plug on this unit does not fit your wall outlet detach the supplied adapter from the plug only for Singapore Deac...

Page 6: ... time before using the timer functions 4 Turn the jog dial to set the minute 5 Press ENTER 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 2 4 3 5 1 12 00 AM RELAY TUNED 1 2 REC SLEEP DOLBY NR B OFF STEREO MONO SYNC STEP REC kHz MHz VOLUME PLUS 1 7 ...

Page 7: ...some areas To change the AM tuning interval tune in 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 stations will be erased To reset the interval repeat the same procedure Tip The preset stations are retained for half a day even if you unplug the power cord or if a power failure occurs 1 Press TUNER BAND...

Page 8: ...laying position appears When you turn the jog dial the displayed disc number changes to the one at the loading position Inserting CDs You can insert up to 51 discs into this player We recommend you use the PLUS ONE slot for CDs you will be inserting and removing frequently see page 25 3 Open the front cover by pushing the right edge of the cover 1 Press POWER to turn on the player 2 Press FUNCTION...

Page 9: ... Then close the front cover Notes Do not insert an empty 8 cm 3 inch CD adaptor It may damage the player Do not attach anything such as seals or sleeves to CDs It may damage the player or the disc If you drop a disc into the player and the CD won t go into the slot correctly consult your nearest Sony dealer When transporting the player remove all discs from the player If you want to remove the dis...

Page 10: ...re connecting an MD deck on this page Connecting audio components Select one of the following two connections depending on the equipment to be connected and method of connecting Before connecting an MD deck Press FUNCTION repeatedly until MD appears on the display When the power is off press POWER while holding down GROOVE VIDEO on the display will switch to MD To return to VIDEO repeat the same s...

Page 11: ...d of the connected MD deck press FUNCTION repeatedly until MD appears Tip If you connect a turntable with MM cartridge connect it to VIDEO MD IN using the optional MM cartridge equalizer and an audio connecting cord To listen to the sound press FUNCTION repeatedly until VIDEO appears Connecting a super woofer speaker For MHC F100 MHC FR1 only You can connect an optional super woofer speaker contin...

Page 12: ...ect a 6 to 15 meter 20 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 ground wire to a gas pipe Screw clamp Ground wire not supplied Insulated wire not supplied FM75 AM y FM75 AM y 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied ...

Page 13: ...e appears 3 Press ENTER or CD fl or CD on the remote The selected disc is set to the playing position and starts playing For MHC F100 MHC FR1 only see page 26 for details Basic Operations You can play up to 51 CDs in a row continued Disc number or the disc title 1 CDfl πSTOP VOLUME 3 2 POWER 0 VOL CD P TITLE AUTO ALL 1 DISC S TUNED STEREO VOLUME 20 DISC 20 ...

Page 14: ... only the CD you have selected Play all CDs Adjust the volume Stop playing and remove the disc You need to Press π STOP Press CD fl P on the remote Press CD fl P on the remote Turn the jog dial clockwise or press b on the remote or counterclockwise or press B on the remote and release it when you reach the desired CD During play or pause press to go forward or to go back until you reach the desire...

Page 15: ...n one side Selectß orRELAY torecordon both sides 5 Press PAUSE Recording starts To stop recording Press π STOP Tips If you want to record from the reverse side press TAPE B 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 stops at the end of the reverse side When you want to reduce the hiss noise ...

Page 16: ...n models FM AM 2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until PRESET appears MANUAL n AUTO n PRESET 3 Turn the jog dial or press or on the remote to tune in the desired preset station Do this Press POWER Turn VOLUME or press VOL on the remote To Turn off the radio Adjust the volume STEREO MONO 3 1 2 VOLUME POWER VOL TUNER BAND Turn counter clockwise or press on the remote for lower preset numbers Turn clock...

Page 17: ...to the radio just by pressing TUNER BAND Automatic Source Selection When an FM program is noisy press STEREO MONO repeatedly until MONO appears in the display There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve Press the button again to restore the stereo effect To improve broadcast reception reorient the supplied antennas Recording from the radio Turn clockwise for higher preset numbers...

Page 18: ...th 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 You can still rewind or fast forward Deck B by pressing the º or keys on the main unit even while using the tuner To record non preset stations select MANUAL in step 2 then turn the jog dial to tune in the desired station When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low leve...

Page 19: ... starts tape playback if there is a tape in the deck One Touch Play You can switch from another source to the tape deck just by pressing TAPE A ª or TAPE B ª Automatic Source Selection When you play a tape recorded with Dolby NR B pressDOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR B appears To Stop play Pause Deck B only Fast forward Rewind Remove the cassette Adjust the volume Do this Press π STOP or p on the remote...

Page 20: ...apes in both decks reverse together When you record a tape recorded with Dolby NR B in deck A press DOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR B disappears The tape is recorded with Dolby NR B 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 HI SPEED DUBBING Deck B stands by for record...

Page 21: ...ays current disc number track number playing time of the track Press DISPLAY DEMO Each time you press the button the display changes as follows During the stop ndisc number or disc title1 µ Artist name2 µ TOC display3 µ Clock display for a few seconds µ Effect P FILE name or EFFECT ON OFF During the normal play nPlaying time on the current track µ Track title2 µ Clock display for a few seconds µ E...

Page 22: ...l tracks on the specific disc in random order Select ALL DISCS 1 DISC 3 1 CONTINUE 4 2 Playing the CD tracks repeatedly Repeat Play This function lets you repeat a single CD or all CDs in normal play Shuffle Play and Program Play Press REPEAT during play until REPEAT appears Repeat play starts Do the following procedure To cancel Repeat Play Press REPEAT repeatedly until REPEAT or REPEAT 1 disappe...

Page 23: ...DISCS Shuffle Play the player remembers which discs tracks were played and which were not Therefore if you want to start ALL DISCS Shuffle Play again from the beginning be sure to repeat the procedure from Step 1 Programming the CD tracks Program Play You can arrange the order of the tracks and or discs to create three different programs and programs are stored automatically A program can contain ...

Page 24: ...them So the player plays only the existing disc and track numbers However the disc and track numbers that are not found in the player or on the disc are deleted from the program and the rest of the program is played in the programmed order 4 To program a whole disc skip this step Press until the desired track number appears When the disc you select has a disc title For MHC F100 MHC FR1 only it app...

Page 25: ...Close the front cover The player starts playing the disc in the PLUS ONE slot When the disc you select has a disc title For MHC F100 MHC FR1 only this is displayed along with PLUS1 To cancel Plus One Play Press CD PLUS ONE or PLUS ONE on the remote The indicator on the CD PLUS ONE button goes off The disc number in the display changes to 51 and you can play the disc as the 51st disc PLUS ONE slot ...

Page 26: ...og dial or press buttons to specify the other disc you press PROGRAM MEMO SCAN or MEMO SEARCH The PLUS ONE slot comes to the loading position automatically if you open the front cover during Plus One Play Do not put your hand inside the compartment nor change the disc before the rotary table comes to a complete stop If you do you may injure your hand or damage the disc 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly ...

Page 27: ...isc name lights up in the display Repeat Steps 2 to 7 to label other discs Note The disc title stores the number of the slot in which the CD was inserted Rewrite the disc title when inserting a new CD into that slot To erase a disc name 1 Follow Steps 2 and 3 in Labeling a CD on page 26 to select the disc name you want to erase 2 Press CLEAR The disc title disappears 3 Press ENTER Erasing all titl...

Page 28: ... U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 If A NOT FOUND appears in the display while inputting the first character with the buttons no disc has been labeled using the input character Notes When searching input characters blanks and symbols before the first character in the Disc Memo are ignored When searching input characters upper and lower cases cannot be differentiated Locating a specific CD for MHC F1...

Page 29: ... Playing highlights of the CD for MHC F100 MHC FR1 only Some CD TEXT discs have a feature to play only the highlights of the discs HI LIGHT Press HI LIGHT on the remote in the stop mode The indicator on the button flashes while playing disc highlights Tips During play of disc highlights you can return to normal play by pressing or º on the remote During play of disc highlights you can move to an e...

Page 30: ...UNCTION with TAPE B selected starts silent recording blank recording Recording on a tape manually 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 record e g CD appears 3 Pre...

Page 31: ...M The track is programmed 7 To program additional tracks to be recorded repeat steps 4 to 6 Skip step 4 to select tracks from the same disc 8 Press CD SYNCHRO Deck B stands by for recording and the CD player stands by for playback for front side lights up 9 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side Selectß orRELAY torecordon both sides 10 Press PAUSE Recording starts 5 1 9 2 πST...

Page 32: ...he last track END appears To cancel Program Edit Press CONTINUE Tip If the track cuts off during recording because the tape ended while recording on the A side the track will automatically be recorded from the beginning on the B side Recording a CD by specifying track order continued ...

Page 33: ...e remote to select different loop lengths LOOP 1 20 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 to select different flash lengths FLASH 1 20 To adjust the flash length on the remote press B or b while holding FLASH For MHC F50 only To use LOOP and FLASH toge...

Page 34: ...peakers Note If you have connected a super woofer please note that sound comes from the super woofer even when the headphones are connected Turn off the power of the super woofer when using headphones Except for MHC F50 Adjusting the sound You can reinforce the bass create a more powerful sound and listen with headphones To reinforce bass DBFB Press DBFB Each time you press the button the display ...

Page 35: ...epeatedly until effect name appears 2 Use the jog dial or press GEQ FILE for MHC F100 MHC FR1 or GEQ FILE for MHC F50 on the remote to select the desired music menu The preset name appears in the display See the chart Music menu options on this page The last effect chosen from that menu appears 3 Press ENTER You don t need to press ENTER when you use the remote Effect 1 ROCK 2 POP 3 JAZZ 4 DANCE 5...

Page 36: ...nceled If you want to memorize the effect store it into a personal file see Making a personal audio emphasis file SUR Adjusting the audio emphasis You can adjust the audio emphasis using the graphic equalizer and surround effect Activating the surround effect You can enjoy the surround effect TITLE AUTO ALL 1 DISC S PROGRAM CD TEXT RELAY TUNED 1 2 REC SLEEP STEREO MONO SYNC VOLUME PLUS 1 20 TITLE ...

Page 37: ...ng or lowering the levels of specific frequency ranges Before operation first select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound 1 Select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound see Selecting the audio emphasis 2 Press GEQ FILE on the unit repeatedly until the graphic equalizer appears 3 Press repeatedly to select a frequency band 4 2 6 3 TITLE AUTO ALL 1 DISC S PROGRAM CD TEXT RELAY...

Page 38: ...in the display 3 Use the jog dial to select the file number FILE 1 5 where you want to store the sound effect 4 Press ENTER 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 To call up the personal file 1 Press GEQ FILE on the unit to display the last selected personal file 2 Use t...

Page 39: ...oke mode is activated To sing karaoke with decreasing the vocal level of a CD select KARAOKE PON To sing karaoke of multiplex CD or tape select MPX R or MPX L 4 Start playing the music and adjust the volume 5 Adjust the microphone volume by turning MIC LEVEL When you are done Turn MIC LEVEL to 0 and disconnect the microphone from MIX MIC then press KARAOKE PON MPX repeatedly so that h disappears M...

Page 40: ... stop recording Press π STOP 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 and not playing a CD Notes Karaoke mode is cancelled if you press EFFECT or a sound effect you press FUNCTION you turn off the power The inst...

Page 41: ...f the power Waking up to music Wake up Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time every day Make sure you have set the clock see Step 2 Setting the time 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 an tape with the side you want to play facing forward When both decks A and B have tapes in the...

Page 42: ...recording radio programs To timer record you must preset the radio station see Step 3 Presetting radio stations and set the clock see Step 2 Setting the time beforehand 1 Tune in the preset radio station see Listening to the radio 2 Press t CLOCK SET SET DAILY 1 appears 3 Turn the jog dial to select REC then press ENTER ON appears and the hour digits flash in the display Waking up to music continu...

Page 43: ...he original display appears 6 Insert a blank tape into deck B 7 Turn off the power When the recording starts the volume level is set to the minimum To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select REC then press ENTER 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 Note If the ...

Page 44: ...as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off Unplug the system from the wall outlet mains if it is not to be used for an extended period of time To disconnect the cord mains lead pull it out by the plug Never pull the cord itself Should any solid object or liquid fall into the component unplug the stereo system and have the component checked by qualified person...

Page 45: ... cassette For details refer to the instructions of the demagnetizing cassette Troubleshooting If you run into any problem using this stereo system 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 The display starts flashing as soon as you plug in t...

Page 46: ...me level Move the microphone away form the speakers or change the direction of the microphone The color irregularity on a TV screen persists Place the speakers farther away from the TV set Speakers Sound comes from one channel or unbalanced left and right volume Check the speaker connection and speaker placement There is no sound from the surround speakers for MHC F100 MHC FR1 only Connect the lef...

Page 47: ...here is excessive wow or flutter or the sound drops out The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty Clean them see Cleaning the tape heads on page 45 Noise increases or the high frequencies are erased The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize them see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 45 Tuner Severe hum or noise TUNED or STEREO flashes in the display Adjust the antenna The signal streng...

Page 48: ... F50 both channels driven from 70 20 000 Hz rated 100 watts 50 watts for MHC F50 per channel minimum RMS power with no more than 0 9 total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output Amplifier section Continuous RMS power output Canadian model 100 100 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 5 THD for MHC F100 60 60 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 5 THD for MHC F50 Other models 100 100 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD...

Page 49: ...m cone type Super Tweeter 2 cm dome type Nominal impedance 8 ohms SS F100 6 ohms SS F50 Dimensions w h d Approx 215 x 375 x 285 mm Mass Approx 4 5 kg net per speaker General Power requirements North American models 120 V AC 60 Hz Australian models 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Other models 110 120 V or 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector Power consumption U S model 195 watts MHC F100 11...

Page 50: ...setting the system 47 S Saving recordings 44 Selecting the audio emphasis 35 Setting the time 6 Shuffle Play 22 Sleep Timer 40 Sound adjustment 34 Speakers 4 10 11 T U V Timer falling asleep to music 40 timer recording 42 waking up to music 41 Troubleshooting 45 Tuner 7 16 Tuning interval 7 W X Y Z Wake up timer 41 A Adjusting the audio emphasis 36 the sound 34 the volume 13 16 Antennas 4 12 B Bat...

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