Sony MHC-RV20, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... 2003 Sony Corporation 4 246 312 11 4 Mini Hi Fi Component System Operating Instructions MHC RV20 ...

Page 2: ...apparatus This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product This label is located on the rear exterior The following caution label is located inside the apparatus Don t throw away the battery with general house waste dispose of it correctly as chemical waste ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark As an ENERGY STAR partner Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR ...

Page 3: ...ding Recording on a tape manually 20 Manual Recording Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 21 Selecting the sound effect 21 Selecting the surround effect 22 Enhancing video game sound 22 Game Sync Mixing video game sound with other sound source 22 Game Mixing Singing along 23 Timer Falling asleep to music 24 Sleep Timer Waking up to music 24 Daily Timer Timer recording radio programs 25 Display Tu...

Page 4: ...e following formats VIDEO CD format Music CD format MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet A disc that has a non standard shape e g card heart A disc with paper or stickers on it A disc that has the adhesive cellophane tape or a sticker still left on it Up to 30 characters can be displayed How to use this manual Symbol Meaning Functions that can be used with VIDEO CDs Functi...

Page 5: ...e or malfunction With formats other than ISO 9660 level 1 and 2 folder names or file names may not be displayed correctly The following discs take a longer time to start playback a disc recorded with complicated tree structure a disc to which data can be added non finalized disc Note on playback operations of VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software prod...

Page 6: ...t speaker cords to the SPEAKER terminals as shown below 2 Connect the FM and AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect it Getting Started Hooking up the system AM loop antenna Front speaker right Front speaker left FM lead antenna R L Black Stripe Red Solid 3 Insert only the stripped portion Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally AM loop antenna ...

Page 7: ...turns on and the demonstration automatically ends If the plug does not fit the wall socket detach the supplied plug adaptor only for models equipped with an adaptor 6 Set the color system to PAL or NTSC depending on the color system of your TV while the power is off Notes You cannot set the color system in Power Saving Mode When you play back a VIDEO CD recorded in a different color system from th...

Page 8: ...em 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET 3 Press M or m repeatedly to set the hour 4 Press 5 Press M or m repeatedly to set the minute 6 Press ENTER The clock starts working To adjust the clock 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SET 2 Press M or m to select CLOCK SET then press ENTER 3 Do the same procedures as step 3 to 6 above Notes The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occ...

Page 9: ...osed with your finger as this may cause malfunction This system lets you play VIDEO CDs audio CDs and discs with MP3 audio tracks Before playing a VIDEO CD turn on your TV and select the video input Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV if you need help You can play both VIDEO CDs without PBC functions Ver 1 1 and VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 Example When a disc is load...

Page 10: ...s on the disc you have selected in random order ALBM SHUF Shuffle Play The MP3 audio tracks in the album on the disc you have selected in random order When playing a non MP3 disc Album Shuffle Play performs the same operation as 1 DISC SHUF Play PGM Program Play The tracks on all discs in the order you want them to be played see Creating your own program on page 13 To Do this Stop play Press x Pau...

Page 11: ...ge function page 17 To play a track by entering the track number You can also select the track you want using the remote during Normal Play Press the number button s To enter a track number over 10 1 Press 10 2 Enter the corresponding digits for the same number of flashing in the display To enter 0 press 10 0 Example To enter track number 30 press 10 then press 3 and 10 0 Resuming playback from th...

Page 12: ...ess N The PBC OFF indicator lights up and playback starts from the selected track Still images such as the menu screens will not be shown To return to PBC playback press x in stop mode then press N Tips When appears on the TV screen you have pressed an invalid button When you press NEXT during menu playback or while playing moving pictures the next scene on the disc appears Also refer to the instr...

Page 13: ...u can make a program of up to 25 steps from all the discs in the order you want to play them You can synchro record the programmed tracks onto a cassette tape page 20 1 Press CD 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly until PGM appears 3 Press D SKIP or DISC 1 3 or DISC SKIP EX CHANGE on the unit to select a disc 4 Press or repeatedly until the desired track number appears When programming an MP...

Page 14: ...me from the beginning of the disc Time Search 1 Press SPECIAL MENU in stop mode 2 Press 1 to select 1 TIME SEARCH 3 Press the number buttons to enter the time in minutes for the section you want To enter 10 minutes Press 1 and 10 0 The selected elapsed time appears on the TV screen To reenter the time Press CLEAR and then press the number buttons again 4 Press N Playback starts from the selected t...

Page 15: ...irst frame of tracks 1 through 9 on the current disc are displayed 3 Press the number buttons 1 9 to select the track you want To display the next 9 tracks Press NEXT The first frame of tracks 10 through 18 are displayed When there are more tracks in the disc appears in the upper right corner of the TV screen To display previous tracks press PREV Note If you press SPECIAL MENU to active Time Searc...

Page 16: ...If TUNED does not appear and the scanning does not stop Set the frequency of the desired radio station as described in steps 2 through 6 of Manual tuning preset page 16 3 Press TUNER MEMORY A preset number appears 4 Press PRESET or or on the unit repeatedly to select the desired preset number 5 Press ENTER COMPLETE appears 6 Repeat steps 1 through 5 to store other stations Manual tuning preset You...

Page 17: ...interval tune in any AM station first then turn off the system While holding TUNER BAND on the unit press 1 on the unit When you change the interval all the AM preset stations are erased To reset the interval repeat the same procedure Note You cannot change the AM tuning interval in Power Saving Mode Tips The preset stations are retained for half a day even if you disconnect the power cord or if a...

Page 18: ...repeatedly to tune in the desired station Note When TUNER is selected as the current function and CD is pressed to select CD during CD POWER OFF it may take some time to switch the function page 17 Tips To improve broadcast reception adjust the supplied antennas or connect a commercially available external antenna When an FM stereo program has static noise press FM MODE repeatedly until MONO appea...

Page 19: ...e of deck B t stop automatically Other operations Searching for the beginning of the current or the next track AMS To go forward Press during playback TAPE A or TAPE B 1 appears To go back Press during playback TAPE A or TAPE B 1 appears AMS Automatic Music Sensor Note The AMS function may not operate correctly under the following circumstances When the unrecorded space between songs is less than ...

Page 20: ...ponents see Hooking up optional components on page 29 1 Load a recordable tape into deck B 2 Press CD TAPE A B TUNER BAND or GAME to select the desired source to record CD To record from this system s CD player TAPE A To record from this system s tape deck A TUNER To record from this system s tuner GAME To record from the connected video game machine to GAME INPUT AUDIO L R jacks 3 Press REC PAUSE...

Page 21: ...ESET EQ or MUSIC EQ MOVIE EQ or GAME EQ on the unit repeatedly to select the preset you desire The preset name appears in the display See the chart Sound effect options To cancel the sound effect Press EFFECT ON OFF repeatedly until EFFECT OFF appears Sound effect options SURR appears if you select an effect with surround effects MUSIC EQ MOVIE EQ GAME EQ Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound Selec...

Page 22: ...ING LOW t MIXING MID t MIXING HIGH t MIXING OFF Notes If you start recording while Game Mixing is activated Game Mixing is canceled To record the mixed sound press GAME MIXING on the unit after step 3 of Recording on a tape manually on page 20 and then press REC PAUSE START on the unit to start the recording This system outputs the video signal from the GAME INPUT jack while GAME MIXING is activat...

Page 23: ... soprano or tenor Mixing and recording sounds 1 Prepare the sound source you want to mix Then load a recordable tape in deck B 2 Press the function button of the source you want to record When you want to record from TAPE A press TAPE A B repeatedly until TAPE A is selected 3 Press REC PAUSE START on the unit Deck B stands by for recording REC flashes 4 Press REC PAUSE START on the unit and then p...

Page 24: ... see Listening to the radio on page 18 2 Press VOL or turn VOLUME control on the unit to adjust the volume 3 Press CLOCK TIMER SET until DAILY SET appears 4 Press ENTER ON appears and the hour indication flashes 5 Set the time to start playing Press M or m repeatedly to set the hour then press The minute indication flashes Press M or m repeatedly to set the minute then press ENTER 6 Set the time t...

Page 25: ...ress M or m repeatedly to select REC SET then press ENTER ON appears and the hour indication flashes 4 Set the time to start recording Press M or m repeatedly to set the hour then press The minute indication flashes Press M or m repeatedly to set the minute then press ENTER 5 Set the time to stop recording following the same procedure as step 4 The start time the stop time and the preset radio sta...

Page 26: ...aving Mode Press DISPLAY while the system is off Each time you press the button the display switches cyclically as follows Demonstration display t Clock display t No display Power Saving Mode is displayed if you do not set the clock Note You cannot perform the following operations in Power Saving Mode setting the clock changing the AM tuning interval except for Middle Eastern model turning on the ...

Page 27: ... such as during still image playback Checking the total playing time and titles VIDEO CD CD MP3 Press DISPLAY in stop mode Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows x When a CD MP3 VIDEO CD is in Normal Play mode TOC display 1 or total album number of the disc 2 or total number of the current album 2 t Disc title 3 or Album name 2 t Clock display for eight seconds t ...

Page 28: ... no display Notes Check to make sure that ON SCREEN OFF is selected when recording a video signal played back by this system onto a video tape etc Otherwise the display information will also be recorded onto the video tape Noise may be heard when switching the on screen display Viewing information about the disc in the on screen display While the deck is Displayed In stop mode RESUME or no display...

Page 29: ...ed video cable to connect the video input of TV to this jack Notes The video game machine image may appear on the TV screen even if the system is turned off See Selecting the surround effect on page 22 for video game sound effects If you press GAME while the system is off the system turns on the function switches to GAME and the equalizer also switches to the GAME EQ If you press GAME while the sy...

Page 30: ...he clock setting radio presetting timer is canceled Redo the following Setting the clock page 8 Presetting radio stations page 16 Check the setting page 25 Timer recording radio programs page 25 There is no sound Press VOL or turn VOLUME control on the unit clockwise Make sure the headphones are not connected Check the speaker connections page 6 There is no audio output during timer recording Ther...

Page 31: ...Disc access takes a long time Set CD POWER ON by CD power manage function page 17 The sound skips Wipe the disc clean page 34 Replace the disc Try moving the system to a place without vibration e g on top of a stable stand Try moving the speakers away from the system or placing them on separate stands When you listen to a track with bass sounds at high volume the speaker vibration may cause the so...

Page 32: ...are dirty Clean them page 35 The record playback heads are magnetised Demagnetise them page 35 The tape does not erase completely The record playback heads are magnetised Demagnetise them page 35 There is excessive wow or flutter or the sound drops out The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty Clean them page 35 Noise increases or the high frequencies are erased The record playback heads are magneti...

Page 33: ... disc that cannot be played on this system such as DVD or CD ROM without MP3 audio tracks etc OVER You have reached the end of the disc or the end of MP3 audio track while pressing M during playback or pause PUSH STOP You pressed an invalid button during playback STEP FULL You tried to program 26 or more tracks steps READING The system is reading the TOC information of the disc Some buttons are no...

Page 34: ...tion If the system is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lens inside the CD player Should this occur the system will not operate properly Remove the disc and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the system take out any disc If you have any questions or problems concerning ...

Page 35: ...30 hours of use with a separately sold demagnetising cassette For details refer to the instructions of the demagnetising cassette Amplifier section The following measured at AC 120 127 220 240 V 50 60 Hz DIN power output rated 80 80 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output reference 100 100 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Inputs GAME INPUT AUDIO L R phono jacks voltage 250 mV impedance 4...

Page 36: ...Speaker system 3 way 3 unit bass reflex type Speaker units Woofer 13 cm cone type Sub woofer 13 cm cone type Tweeter 5 cm cone type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 240 325 243 mm Mass Approx 4 3 kg net per speaker General Power requirements Saudi Arabian model 120 127 220 or 230 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector Thai model 220 V AC 50 60 Hz Other models 120 V 220 ...

Page 37: ...menu screens displayed on the TV screen PBC Playback in addition to the video playback functions of Ver 1 1 discs Moreover you can play high resolution still pictures if they are included on the disc Scene On a VIDEO CD with PBC playback control functions the menu screens moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes Track Sections of a picture or a music piece on a CD...

Page 38: ...E A B wk 19 20 23 TUNER BAND wl 16 17 18 20 VOLUME control qg 24 1 power 1 7 17 24 32 X pause 5 7 10 19 Z eject 9 9 x stop qf 10 17 19 20 23 32 M fast forward qf 10 16 19 33 go forward qf 7 10 16 19 H play ws 10 19 23 37 m rewind ws 10 16 19 go back ws 7 10 16 19 Z PUSH deck A eject wf 19 PUSH Z deck B eject qs 19 List of button locations and reference pages How to use this page Use this page to f...

Page 39: ...DE e 10 13 19 PRESET EQ wg 21 23 PRESET wk 16 18 PREV wk 11 12 15 REPEAT FM MODE ea 13 18 SELECT qd SLEEP 1 24 SPECIAL MENU q 14 SURROUND ql 22 TAPE A B 5 19 20 23 TUNER BAND ed 16 18 20 TUNER MEMORY 7 16 TUNING wj 16 18 VOL w 24 1 power 4 7 17 24 32 m M rewind fast forward wj 10 19 33 go back go forward wk 7 10 19 N play qd 10 19 23 37 X pause qh 7 10 19 x stop qg 10 17 19 20 23 32 M m cursor ws ...

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