Sony MHC-GR8, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Mini Hi Fi Component System 1997 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 3 859 945 11 1 f MHC GR8 ...

Page 2: ...t is capable of emitting radiation exceeding the limit for Class 1 This caution label is located inside the unit This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior This stereo sytem is equipped with the Dolby B type noise reduction system Dolby noise reduction manufactured under licence from Dolby Laborotories Licencing Corpora...

Page 3: ...cks 21 Playing CDs without interruption 22 The Tape Deck Recording on a tape manually 23 Recording a CD by specifying track order 24 DJ Effects Looping part of a CD 26 Flashing part of a CD 26 Waving the equalizer 27 Using the drum pads 27 Using the beat function 28 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 29 Selecting the audio emphasis 30 Adjusting the audio emphasis 31 Making a personal audio empha...

Page 4: ...ND SPEAKER jacks of the same color Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise Connect the speakers 1 Connect the speaker cords of front speakers to the SPEAKER jacks of the same color Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise 1 AM loop antenna FM antenna Front speaker Left Front speaker Right Surround speaker Right Surround speaker Left R L Insert only the ...

Page 5: ...rround speakers on top of a TV This may cause distortion of the colors in the TV screen Connect the FM AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect it Set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to position of your local power line voltage except for Malaysian Mexican and Australian models 4 5 R L Insert only the stripped portion 3 AM loop antenna FM75 AM Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally 2 110 120V 220 240...

Page 6: ...s 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 When carrying this system Do the following to protect the CD mechanism 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until ...

Page 7: ...ress TUNING MODE repeatedly to select AUTO 3 Turn the jog dial The frequency indication changes and scanning stops when the system tunes in a station TUNED and STEREO for a stereo program appear 1 2 4 6 3 5 Æ 0 POWER TUNED STEREO MHz VOLUME AUTO 5 Press 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...

Page 8: ...e station is stored 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 to store other stations 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 Pressettingthe 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 s...

Page 9: ...rs To listen to the sound of the connected MD deck press FUNCTION repeatedly until MD appears Note 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 Tip If you connect a turntable with MM cartridge connect it to VIDEO MD IN using the optional MM cartridge...

Page 10: ...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 FM75 AM y 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied Screw clamp Ground wire not supplied FM75 AM y Insulated wire not supplied Screw clamp Ground wire not supplied Connect...

Page 11: ...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 display Basic Operations You can play up to three CDs in a row With the label side up When you play a single CD place it on the inner circle of the tray Æ 0 2 1 Disc tray number Playing time Track number Æ Æ b B v V 0 Æ DISC SKIP EX CH...

Page 12: ...epeatedly until 1 DISC selected appears Play all CDs Press 1 ALL DISCS repeatedly until ALL DISCS appears Remove the CD Press OPEN CLOSE Exchange other Press DISC SKIP CDs while EX CHANGE playing Adjust the Turn VOLUME or press VOL volume on the remote Playing a CD continued Tips Pressing when the power is off automatically turns the power on and starts CD playback if there is a CD in the tray One...

Page 13: ...recording and the CD player stands by for playback for front side lights up 4 Press EDIT 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 on deck B or on the CD player 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 b...

Page 14: ...er 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 Preset Tuning n 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display Every time you press the button the band changes as follows South American Australian and Thai models FM AM Other models FM n MW n SW Preset radio ...

Page 15: ... Frequency 1 2 To listen to non preset radio stations Press TUNING MODE repeatedly so that MANUAL appears in step 2 then tune in the station by turning the jog dial Tips Pressing TUNER BAND when the power is off automatically turns the power on and tunes to the last received station One Touch Play You can switch from another source to the radio just by pressing TUNER BAND Automatic Source Selectio...

Page 16: ...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 stops at the end of the reverse side 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 level high frequency signals p...

Page 17: ... repeatedly to select A to play one side Select a to play both sides To play both decks in succession select RELAY relay play 3 Press Press ª to play the reverse side The tape starts playing The 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...

Page 18: ... 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 REPEAT DOLBY NR since the tape in deck B is automatically recorded in the same state as the tape in deck A You can use TYPE I normal or TYPE II CrO2 tapes The recording level is automatically adjusted 1 Press EJECT and insert a re...

Page 19: ...ining 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 Æ 0 POWER REPEAT DOLBY NR To repeat Press All the tracks on 1 ALL DISCS repeatedly the current CD until 1 DISC appears in the display All the tracks on 1 ALL DISCS repeatedly all CDs until ALL DISCS appears in the display ...

Page 20: ...ll the CDs in the player 1 DISC shuffles the CD whose DISC indicator is green 4 Press J appears and then all the tracks play in random order To cancel Shuffle Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE or PROGRAM disappears from the display The tracks continue playing in their original order To select a desired CD Press DISC 1 3 Tips You can start Shuffle Play during normal play by pressing PLA...

Page 21: ...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 3 Disc number Track number VOLUME 1DISC PROGRAM VOLUME 1DISC PROGRAM Total playing time The last programmed track Æ 0 POWER b B v V CD CHECK...

Page 22: ... 3 Press ENTER NEXT Clear the entire once in stop mode or program twice while playing Tips The program you made remains in the CD player even after it has been played back Press 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 the total playing time has exceeded 100 minutes Programming the ...

Page 23: ... 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 record ...

Page 24: ...edly until PROGRAM appears in the display 4 Press one of the DISC 1 3 buttons to select a CD 5 Turn the jog dial until the desired track appears in the display 6 Press ENTER NEXT The track is programmed The program step number appears 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 Total ...

Page 25: ...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 EDIT DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one...

Page 26: ...sh the 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 BEAT 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...

Page 27: ...fect can be used with any source to create original recordings Tap drum pad A or B to produce the respective sound To change the drum sound Press and hold down pad A or B and turn the jog dial to select the sound you desire You can select from 21 different drum sounds The name of the drum sound appears in the display KICK SNARE SCRATCH PUSH The sound you select will be stored in pad A or B To crea...

Page 28: ...he beat Pressing BPM CONTROL lets you synchronize the beat with the source To change the speed Hold down BEAT SPEED and turn the jog dial or press BEAT SPEED on the remote to select the speed you desire BPM 70 140 To change the beat pattern You can select from 8 different beat patterns Hold down BEAT SELECT and turn the jog dial or press BEAT SELECT on the remote to select the pattern you desire T...

Page 29: ...e speakers 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 Æ Æ 0 Æ GROOVE POWER DBFB PHONES Sound Adjustment n 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 bu...

Page 30: ...that menu appears in the display 2 Use the jog dial to select the preset you desire The preset name appears in the display 3 Press ENTER NEXT To cancel the effect Press EFFECT ON OFF repeatedly so that EFFECT OFF appears in the display Music menu options SUR appears if you select an effect with surround effects Æ 0 POWER EFFECT ON OFF 2 3 1 MENU button MUSIC MOVIE GAME Effect ROCK POP JAZZ DANCE S...

Page 31: ...ur basic sound 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 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 analyzer pattern ...

Page 32: ...it into a personal file see Making a personal audio emphasis file Æ Æ 0 Æ POWER SURROUND 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 adjusted sound effect for future use store it in a personal file See Making a personal audio em...

Page 33: ...vorite tape CD or radio program Create up to five audio files Before operation first select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound 1 Obtain the sound effect you want by using the graphic equalizer and surround effect 2 Press 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 NEX...

Page 34: ...t the surround speakers on either side of the bed FRONT SPEAKER R SURROUND SPEAKER R SURROUND SPEAKER R SURROUND SPEAKER L FRONT SPEAKER L FRONT SPEAKER L FRONT SPEAKER R SURROUND SPEAKER L n N Switching the Speaker Formation Sonic formation You can select from four different speaker formations depending on your listening situation Press SONIC FORMATION repeatedly until the mode you want appears i...

Page 35: ...und speakers For instance when you want to listen to the same sound in two rooms it is suitable to set the front speakers and the surround speakers in each room FRONT ONLY mode No sound is output from the surround speakers Sound comes from the front speakers only Note Do not place the surround speakers on top of a TV This may cause distortion of the colors in the TV screen SURROUND SPEAKER R ...

Page 36: ...L 4 Start playing the music and adjust the volume 5 Adjust the microphone volume by turning MIC LEVEL 3 VOLUME You can sing along with any stereo CD or tape by turning down the singer s voice You need to connect an optional microphone Æ Æ 0 Æ POWER 2 5 4 1 5 3 ECHO LEVEL Æ 0 POWER 1 5 2 Adjusting the microphone echo Middle Eastern Model only Turn ECHO LEVEL to adjust the echo effect To cancel the ...

Page 37: ... 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 38: ...sic 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 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 Radio Tune i...

Page 39: ... 7 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 present time Note When setting the wake up timer set the equalizer ...

Page 40: ...radio station then the original display appears 6 Insert a recordable tape 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 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 ...

Page 41: ...omponent checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further The AC power cord must be changed only at the qualified service shop On placement Place the stereo system in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build up in the stereo system Do not place the unit in an inclined position Do not place the unit in locations where it is Extremely hot or cold Dusty or dirty Very h...

Page 42: ...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 43: ...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 Notes Connecting a VCR The timer does not function Set the clock correctly DAILY1 DAILY 2 and REC do no...

Page 44: ...e To save a tape permanently on page 40 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 41 The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize them see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 41 The tape does not erase completely The record playback heads are magnetized Demagneti...

Page 45: ... nm Signal to noise ratio More than 90 dB Dynamic range More than 90 dB CD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT Square optical connector jack rear panel Wavelength 600 nm Output Level 18 dBm Tape player section Recording system 4 track 2 channel stereo Frequency response 60 13 000 Hz 3 dB DOLBY NR OFF using Sony TYPE I cassette 60 14 000 Hz 3 dB using Sony TYPE II cassette Wow and flutter 0 15 W Peak IEC 0 1 W RMS...

Page 46: ...ange 8 cm cone type Nominal impedance 16 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 205 x 95 x 240 mm Mass Approx 1 1 kg net per speaker General Power requirements Mexican models 120 V AC 50 60 Hz Malaysian and Australian models 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Thai models 220 V AC 50 60 Hz Other models 110 120 V or 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector Power consumption 220 watts Dimensions w h d Approx ...

Page 47: ... Saving recordings 41 Selecting the audio emphasis 30 Setting the time 6 Shuffle Play 20 Sleep Timer 37 Sound adjustment 29 Speakers 4 9 Sonic formation 34 T U V Timer falling asleep to music 37 timer recording 39 waking up to music 38 Troubleshooting 42 Tuner 7 14 Tuning interval 8 45 W X Y Z Wake up timer 38 Wave 27 A Adjusting the audio emphasis 31 the sound 29 the volume 12 14 17 Antennas 4 10...

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