Sony MHC-GR8000, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...l numbers 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 3 861 185 11 1 1997 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions f MHC GR8000 ...

Page 2: ... is capable of emitting radiation exceeding the limit for Class 1 This caution label is located inside the unit This stereo system is equipped with the Dolby B type noise reduction system Dolby noise reduction manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation DOLBY and the double D symbol d are trademarks of the Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation This appliance is clas...

Page 3: ...s in random order 19 Programming the CD tracks 20 Playing CDs without interruption 21 The Tape Deck Recording on a tape manually 22 Recording a CD by specifying track order 23 DJ Effects Looping part of a CD 25 Flashing part of a CD 25 Waving the equalizer 26 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 27 Selecting the audio emphasis 28 Adjusting the audio emphasis 29 Making a personal audio emphasis fil...

Page 4: ...AKER jacks of the same color Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise 1 Getting Started 2 AM loop antenna FM75 AM 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 R L Insert only the stripped portion Black Red ...

Page 5: ...s 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 CD appears in the display 2 Hold down PLAY MODE and press POWER so that LOCK appear...

Page 6: ...et the time before using the timer functions 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SET The hour indication flashes 2 Turn the jog dial to set the hour The clock is on a 12 hour system 3 Press ENTER NEXT The minute indication flashes 4 Turn the jog dial to set the minute 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 ...

Page 7: ... 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 TUNED STEREO MHz VOLUME AUTO 3 Turn the jog dial The frequency indication changes and scanning stops when the system tunes in a station TUNED and STEREO fo...

Page 8: ...tch the color of the plugs and the connectors 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 ...

Page 9: ...he reception FM antenna Connect the optional FM outdoor antenna You can also use the TV antenna instead 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 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 ...

Page 10: ... 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 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 π 0 º π ª b B v V π 0 º π ª π DISC SKIP EX CHANGE 0 p P POWER CD 0 1 ALL DISCS VOLUME VOL 2 1...

Page 11: ... Press P on the remote Press again to resume play Select a track During play or pause turn the jog dial clockwise to go forward or counterclockwise to go back and release it when you reach the desired track Or press to go forward or to go back on the remote Find a point in Press and hold down or a track 0 or 0 on the remote during play and release it at the desired point Select a CD Press a DISC 1...

Page 12: ... 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 in low level high frequency signals press DOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR B appears after pressing CD SYNCHRO Note You cannot listen to other sources while recording With the label side up When you play a single CD...

Page 13: ...e remote to tune in the desired preset station To Do this Turn off the radio Press POWER Adjust the volume Turn VOLUME or press VOL on the remote Listening to the radio Preset Tuning Preset radio stations in the tuner s memory first see Step 3 Presetting radio stations º π ª π 0 º π ª POWER b B v V TUNER BAND VOLUME STEREO MONO VOL 1 2 3 n 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly until the band you want appe...

Page 14: ...reset number Frequency DOLBY NR 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 Automati...

Page 15: ...sides 7 Press on deck B Recording starts To stop recording Press π on deck B 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 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 ...

Page 16: ...y 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 play Press π or p on the remo...

Page 17: ...RELAY the tapes in both decks reverse together You don t have to set 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 recorded tape in deck A and a blank tape in deck B 2 Press HIGH SPEED DUBBING Deck B stands by for recording 3...

Page 18: ...yback until REPEAT appears in the display Repeat Play starts Do the following procedure to change the repeat mode You can t repeat a single track during Shuffle Play and Program Play To cancel Repeat Play Press REPEAT so that REPEAT or REPEAT 1 disappears from the display Press DISPLAY DEMO during playback Each time you press the button during normal playback the display changes as follows To chec...

Page 19: ...fle Play during normal play by pressing PLAY MODE repeatedly to select SHUFFLE To skip a track turn the jog dial clockwise or press on the remote 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears in the display then place a CD 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE appears in the display 3 Press 1 ALL DISCS to choose 1 DISC or ALL DISCS ALL DISCS shuffles all the CDs in the player 1 DISC shuffles t...

Page 20: ...ing time 6 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 4 3 2 Disc number Track number VOLUME 1DISC PROGRAM VOLUME 1DISC PROGRAM Total playing time The last programmed track π 0 POWER b...

Page 21: ...LEAR on the remote in the end stop mode Clear a specific CHECK on the remote track repeatedly until the number of the track to be erased lights up then press CLEAR Add a track to the 1 Select the disc tray with a program DISC 1 3 button 2 Select the track by turning the jog dial 3 Press ENTER NEXT Clear the entire π once in stop mode or program twice while playing Tips The program you made remains...

Page 22: ...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 e...

Page 23: ...P and the programmed playing order appear 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 º π ª π 0 º π ª POWER b B v V CHECK 1 π 1 You can record tracks from all the CDs in the order you want When programming make sure the playing times for each side do not exceed the length of one side ...

Page 24: ...e A P appears in the 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 DIRECTION repeatedly to select A ...

Page 25: ...e 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 MUSIC 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 and...

Page 26: ...utomatically This effect can be used with any source but it cannot be recorded Press and hold WAVE to start the Wave function and release to resume normal listening To adjust the wave length Turn the jog dial while holding WAVE to select a different wave length WAVE 1 10 π 0 POWER WAVE jog dial ...

Page 27: ...on to obtain the effect you desire To listen through the headphones Connect the headphones to PHONES jack No sound will come from the speakers Adjusting the sound 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 button the display changes as follows DBFB n DBFB n display off DBFB is more effective than DBF...

Page 28: ... 1 Press MUSIC MOVIE or GAME or MUSIC MENU V v on the remote repeatedly to select a menu See the chart Music menu options below The last effect chosen from that menu appears in the display 2 Use the jog dial or press MUSIC MENU B b on the remote repeatedly to select the preset you desire The preset name appears in the display 3 Press ENTER NEXT You don t need to press ENTER NEXT when you use the r...

Page 29: ...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 2 3 5 π 0 POWER 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 30: ...nto a personal file see Making a personal audio emphasis file º π ª π 0 º π ª POWER SURROUND 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 empha...

Page 31: ...em in the memory of the unit Later call up an audio pattern to play a favorite 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 P FILE MEMORY The personal file number appears in the display 3 Use the jog dial to select th...

Page 32: ... 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 Adjusting the microphone level Middle Eastern model only Turn ECHO LEVEL to adjust the echo effect To cancel the echoing turn ECHO LEVEL to 0 When you are done Turn MIC LEVEL to ...

Page 33: ... 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 34: ...SET DAILY 1 appears 3 Turn jog dial to select DAILY 1 or 2 then press ENTER NEXT ON appears and the hour digits flash in the display VOLUME 1 4 Set the time to start playback Turn jog dial to set the hour then press ENTER NEXT The minute indication starts flashing Turn jog dial to set the minute then press ENTER NEXT The hour indication flashes again 5 Set the time to stop playback following the a...

Page 35: ...º π ª 7 continued 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 preset time Note When setting the wake up timer set ...

Page 36: ...de VOLUME REC VOLUME REC 3 Turn jog dial to select REC then press ENTER NEXT ON appears and the hour digits flash in the display 4 Set the time to start recording Turn jog dial to set the hour then press ENTER NEXT The minute indication starts flashing Turn jog dial to set the minute then press ENTER NEXT The hour indication flashes again 5 Set the time to stop recording following the above proced...

Page 37: ...he 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 personnel before operating it...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...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 not appear when you press the TIMER SELECT button Se...

Page 40: ...ermanently on page 37 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 38 The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize them see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 38 The tape does not erase completely The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize them see Demagn...

Page 41: ...er 0 15 W Peak IEC 0 1 W RMS NAB 0 2 W Peak DIN Amplifier section Rated RMS power output Singaporean and Malaysian models 120 120 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 1 THD AC 240 V 115 115 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 1 THD AC 120 V AC 230 V 105 105 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 1 THD AC 110 V Other models 120 120 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 1 THD AC 240 V 115 115 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 1 THD AC 120 V 105 105 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 1...

Page 42: ...r SS L8000V Speaker system 3 way 5 unit bass reflex type Speaker units Woofer 15 cm dia cone type x 2 Center Tweeter 5 cm dia cone type x 2 Super Tweeter 2 5 cm dia dome type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 255 x 425 x 345 mm Mass Approx 7 1 kg net per speaker General Power requirements Singaporean and Malaysian models 110 120 V or 220 230 V or 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Adjustable with vo...

Page 43: ...stem 40 S Saving recordings 37 Selecting the audio emphasis 28 Setting the time 6 Shuffle Play 19 Sleep Timer 33 Sound adjustment 27 Speakers 4 T U V Timer falling asleep to music 33 timer recording 35 waking up to music 34 Troubleshooting 38 Tuner 6 13 Tuning interval 7 41 W X Y Z Wake up timer 34 Wave 26 A Adjusting the audio emphasis 29 the sound 27 the volume 11 13 16 Antennas 4 9 Automatic So...

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