Sony MHC-g880, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...3 860 670 11 1 Operating Instructions Mini Hi Fi Component System MHC G880 f 1997 by Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ... reverse through all the tracks on all the discs on the CD tray A music clip feature that lets you create groups of favorite tracks from your CDs A remote that lets you control your system from your seat A loop edit feature that lets you play a CD with sound effect like sampler play The MHC G880 consists of follwing things Main unit HCD H880 Speaker system Front speaker SS H992 Surround speaker SS...

Page 3: ...gth Automatically tape select edit 15 Recording a CD Specifying Tape Length time edit 16 Recording a CD Specifying Track Order program edit 17 Recording From the Radio 17 Recording From Another Tape dubbing 18 Chapter 5 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the Sound 19 Selecting the Audio Emphasis 19 Adjusting the Audio Emphasis 20 Making a Personal Audio Emphasis File personal file 21 Switching the Speaker...

Page 4: ...e speaker cables connect all speakers to the unit Before connecting the speakers Twist the speaker cable coating and strip it from the end of the cable To connect the front speakers Connect the right front speaker to the SPEAKER R connectors and the left front speaker to the SPEAKER L connectors with the red cords to and the black cords to R L To connect the surround sub speakers Connect the right...

Page 5: ...t lightning from the y terminal To prevent a gas explosion do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe Screw clamp FM 75Ω AM y Insulated wire not supplied STEP 3 to a wall outlet Ground wire not supplied Do this connection last Rear speaker right AM loop antenna supplied Front speaker right FM lead antenna supplied Front speaker left Rear speaker left to a wall outlet Demo mode The demo mode appe...

Page 6: ... is off You need to set the clock to utilize the timer activated features of your stereo system Use the buttons on the unit to do this operation 1 Press TIMER 2 Press CLOCK SET The AM and hour indication begin flashing 3 Set the current hour by turning the JOG dial until the correct hour appears 4 Press ENTER NEXT The minutes indication begins flashing 5 Set the current minute by turning the JOG d...

Page 7: ...uttons to select the disc tray Play starts from the CD loaded on the tray whose button is lit green 1 Remote 2 You can use the JOG dial to search quickly through tracks on different discs seamless feature 3 Automatic Music Sensor 4 If no disc is loaded at that number the tray will emerge To play Only the CD you have selected All CDs consecutively in order of disc number Empty disc trays are skippe...

Page 8: ...or eight seconds and returns to the previous indication Notes You cannot check the total playing time during program play The disc number total playing time and number of tracks also appear in the display when you press OPEN CLOSE to close the disc tray appears in the display when the total playing time is 100 minutes or more One Touch Play feature Press fl on the CD player or CD on the remote whe...

Page 9: ...set to 0 00 3 The program is erased To change the order of programmed tracks To change the order erase the entire program and create a new one Notes The program you made remains in the CD player even after it has been played back Press fl to play the same program again If appears instead of the total playing time during programming this means you have programmed a track number which exceeds 20 or ...

Page 10: ...p 2 again ERASE ALL appears in the display and CLIP indicator disappears Grouping Tracks music clip The music clip function is an easy way to produce up to three groups of tracks from your CDs For example you could store tracks for the morning in CLIP A tracks to play for your friends in CLIP B and tracks for relaxing in CLIP C Once you store one or more tracks in a music clip s the player recalls...

Page 11: ...r NORMAL and RHYTHM see What is the difference between NORMAL and RHYTHM for details NORMAL or RHYTHM has five modes respectively depending on the interval you want The display changes as follows The interval about 0 25 to 1 00 second is longer as the number is bigger 4 Press fl 5 Press and hold down LOOP when a portion you want to repeat is played and release when you want to stop repeating it Wh...

Page 12: ...e listening to other sound source the tuner is selected and the last received station plays automatically Chapter 3 the Radio Listening to the Radio Presetting Radio Stations Playing Preset Radio Stations POWERnON 1 2 3 4 ENTER NEXT STEREO MONO MW SW AM Listening to the Radio When you want to play a radio program you can have the tuner automatically scan the radio frequencies and tune in the stati...

Page 13: ...ld station and replace it with the new station If you have trouble storing a station or if you made a mistake Make sure MEMORY is lit in the display If not press TUNER MEMORY again so that MEMORY appears for about eight seconds in the display and then proceed with steps 3 and 4 Playing Preset Radio Stations Once you have preset the stations use the JOG dial to quickly tune in your favorite station...

Page 14: ...ns when a tape is in the deck When a tape is not in the deck the system will just turn on Automatic Source Selection If you press or ª or DECK A or DECK B on the remote while you are listening to other sound source the tape deck is selected and the play starts automatically Chapter 4 the Tape Player Playing a Tape Recording a CD Recording a CD Selecting Tape Length Automatically tape select edit R...

Page 15: ...ou can record a CD as you like for instance record just the songs you want or record from the middle of the tape 1 Press EJECT and insert a blank tape into deck B with the side you want to record on facing forward Recording will start from the front side of the tape unless you have changed the playing direction before recording Make sure the tabs on the cassette have not been removed 2 Press OPEN ...

Page 16: ...press or on the remote the indication changes as follows Note You cannot select HALF when you want to record CD which has more than 20 tracks Tape length required 125 63 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k 16k Hz DOLBY NR OFF CD ALL CLIP DISCS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOLUME 125 63 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k 16k Hz DOLBY NR OFF CD ALL CLIP DISCS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VOLUME Press DIRECTION to select A ß or RELAY To record One side of ...

Page 17: ...ing Make sure the tabs on the cassette have not been removed 11 Select dual or single sided recording Recording always stops at the end of the reverse side Be sure to start from the front side 12 Press CD SYNCHRO Deck B stands by for recording 13 Press PAUSE to release recording pause Recording starts After about 10 seconds the CD starts playing To stop recording Press π on deck or the CD player T...

Page 18: ...Manually When you want to dub only part of the tape dub manually at normal speed Use TYPE I normal or TYPE II CrO2 tape for recording 1 Press EJECT and insert a recorded tape in deck A with the side you want to play facing forward Also insert a blank tape in deck B with the side you want to record on facing forward Recording and playback will start from the front side of the tape unless you have c...

Page 19: ...the unit or press VOL on the remote To reinforce bass Press DBFB repeatedly until DBFB or DBFB appears in the display DBFB is more effective than DBFB display off n DBFB n DBFB DBFB Dynamic Bass Feedback If you use the DBFB System with the graphic equalizer If the bass is too strong the music will sound distorted Adjust the bass slowly while listening to music so that you can monitor the effect of...

Page 20: ...effects according to the type of software you have 1 Press DSP repeatedly until your desired surround effect appears in the display 2 Press and hold down DSP for more than a second 3 Turn the JOG dial to choose the surround level you want The display changes as follows Surround effect is stronger in the order of LEVEL 0 LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 and LEVEL 3 4 Press ENTER NEXT Note When you choose other soun...

Page 21: ...remote to select the personal file you desire 3 Press ENTER NEXT Switching the Speaker Formation sonic formation In addition to the four speaker system you can select the speaker formation from two modes depending on your listening situation WHISPER mode The sound from the front speakers is cut off and output from the surround sub speaker with its sound decreased For instance when you want to list...

Page 22: ...th of time indication appears Note While the sleep timer is activated the daily and recording timer functions do not work Chapter 6 Additional Features Falling Asleep to Music Waking Up to Music Timer Recording Radio Programs Microphone Mixing Karaoke Singing Along Connecting Optional Equipment Waking Up to Music You can wake up to music at the preset time You only need to set the timer once Befor...

Page 23: ...ot start Notes You cannot set the timer if the timer ON and OFF times are the same You cannot activate wake up timer and timer recording at the same time 6 Use the JOG dial to set the hour you want the system to turn on and press ENTER NEXT Set the minutes in the same way OFF appears and the hour digits flash in the display 7 Use the JOG dial to set the hour you want the system to turn off and pre...

Page 24: ... the display To cancel vocal reduction press KARAOKE PON MPX repeatedly so that h PON h MPX R or h MPX L disappear from the display If you press EFFECT ON OFF or recall a sound effect with the MENU buttons The karaoke mode is cancelled Notes on vocal reduction The singer s voice may not be reduced completely for the following reasons Monaural recorded source Instruments may also be reduced Only a ...

Page 25: ...onnect an MD recorder for digital recording You can record from the CD into the MD recorder digitally rear panel To connect an MD recorder for analog recording You can record from the sound sources of the stereo into the MD recorder in analog sound You can also listen to the sound from the MD recorder by pressing FUNCTION repeatedly to select MD rear panel Use audio cords and make sure to connect ...

Page 26: ...turntable you have rear panel Press FUNCTION to select VIDEO Connecting a Super Woofer You can connect a super woofer to SUPER WOOFER jack rear panel a turntable Connect with VIDEO MD IN jacks VIDEO MD IN jacks using a MM cartridge equalizer and connecting cable not supplied Is the turntable supplied with a phono equalizer Yes No a super woofer ...

Page 27: ... unit is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off Unplug the system from the AC power outlet if it is not to be used for an extended period of time To disconnect the AC power cord pull it out by the plug Never pull the cord itself Should any solid object or liquid fall into the component unplug the ste...

Page 28: ...r proper phasing There is severe hum or noise A TV or VCR is too close to the stereo system Move the stereo system away from the TV or VCR Demo mode appears in the display after deactivating the demo mode When a power interruption occurs for longer than half a day Set the music clips timer settings and tuner presettings again 12 00 AM flashes in the display A power interruption occurred Set the cl...

Page 29: ...bass reflex type Speaker unit 10 cm dia cone type Nominal impedance 16 ohms Dimensions Approx 200 90 235 mm w h d Mass Approx 1 kg per speaker Specifications CD player section System Compact disc and digital audio system Laser Semiconductor laser Laser output Max 44 6 µW This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick up Block with 7 mm...

Page 30: ...LUME indicators Tuner indicators 12 SYNC REC indicator SUR 1 2 indicators 19 DBFB indicator 19 Karaoke PON MPX indicators 24 Index to Parts and Controls Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details on how to use the controls Controls with an asterisk have indicators on themselves Front Panel 1 DISC SKIP EX CHANGE button 7 2 LOOP button 11 3 POWER switch 7 4 Disc tray 7 5 TIMER button 22...

Page 31: ... 18 Graphic equalizer 19 Karaoke 24 Maintenance 28 Microphone mixing 24 Multiplex 24 Music calendar 7 Normal play 7 One touch play 7 12 14 Parts identification 30 Playing a tape 14 CDs clip play 10 CDs normal play 7 preset radio stations 13 tracks in random order shuffle play 8 tracks in the desired order program play 9 tracks repeatedly repeat play 9 tracks Repeating a specified portion loop play...

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