Sony MHC-RV5, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...1 Mini Hi Fi Component System 4 240 420 12 2 MHC RV6 RV5 2002 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...ing pictures as well as audio CDs VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 discs Play interactive software using menu screens displayed on the TV screen menu playback in addition to the video playback function of VIDEO CDs without PBC functions Moreover you can play high or standard quality still picture PBC Play Back Control VIDEO CDs with CD audio tracks may not play properly Notes on CD R and CD RW...

Page 3: ...ape 23 Playing a tape 23 Recording to a tape CD Synchro Recording Recording Manually Program Edit 24 Timer recording radio programs 25 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 26 Selecting the sound effect 27 Adjusting the graphic equalizer and storing 27 Selecting the surround effect 28 Selecting the surround system 28 Display Turning off the display Power Saving Mode 28 Using the display 29 Adjustin...

Page 4: ...10 11 14 16 Disc tray qa 10 DISPLAY 8 28 29 ECHO LEVEL control wk 32 EDIT 8 25 EFFECT ON OFF 4 27 32 ENTER qf 9 12 14 15 19 21 25 27 33 34 FM MODE 8 22 39 GAME ea 31 GAME EQ wd 27 32 GAME INPUT AUDIO jacks wl 35 GAME INPUT VIDEO jack e 35 GAME MIXING wf 31 GROOVE 3 26 K Z KARAOKE PON 2 31 32 MD VIDEO es 36 MIC jack wj 31 MIC LEVEL control wk 31 32 MOVIE EQ 9 27 32 MUSIC EQ 6 27 32 P FILE wa 27 PHO...

Page 5: ... 36 MOVIE EQ ql 27 32 MUSIC EQ wg 27 32 NEXT ed 14 15 18 Number buttons 0 11 16 18 ON SCREEN qf 30 P Z P FILE wa 27 PICTURE EFFECT wk 19 PLAY MODE wl 10 12 13 16 PRESET qg 20 22 PREV es 14 15 18 REPEAT qs 11 16 RETURN O ea 15 SELECT qg 14 15 SLEEP 1 33 SPECIAL MENU ef 18 SPECTRUM eh 31 SURROUND SPEAKER MODE wj 28 TAPE A B 6 23 24 32 TUNER BAND rs 20 22 24 TUNING qg 20 22 TV 1 4 9 TV CH 8 9 TV VIDE...

Page 6: ...e system Perform the following procedure 1 to 7 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories FM antenna AM loop antenna Front speaker Right Front speaker Left Surround speaker Right Surround speaker Left MHC RV6 only ...

Page 7: ...2 For MHC RV6 Connect the surround speakers Connect the speaker cords to the SURROUND SPEAKER jacks as shown below Insert only the stripped portion R L Red Solid 3 Black Stripe For MHC RV5 Go to the procedure 3 AM loop antenna Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally Jack type B AM FM75 COAXIAL 4 Connect the video input jack of your TV to the VIDEO OUT jack with the supplied video cable VIDEO OUT W...

Page 8: ...ding down The system is set to PAL Notes You cannot set the color system in the Power Saving Mode When you play back a VIDEO CD recorded in the different color system from the one you set to the unit the picture image may be distorted To connect optional components See page 35 To attach the speaker pads Attach the supplied speaker pads to the bottom of the speakers to stabilize the speakers and pr...

Page 9: ... 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 Setting the clock 1 Press 1 to turn on the system 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote 3 Press v or V repeatedly to set the hour 4 Press B 5 Press v or V repeatedly to set the minute 6 Press ENTER The clo...

Page 10: ...Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play This system lets you play the CD in different play modes Disc tray number 1DISC SHUF ALBM SHUF Shuffle Play PGM Program Play The tracks on all CDs in the order you want them to be played see Programing VIDEO CD CD tracks on page 12 3 Press hH or nN on the remote To insert additional discs press DISC SKIP EX CHANGE to rotate the disc tray 3 Press Z OPEN CLOSE to close ...

Page 11: ...ntil REP 1 is canceled Note The play mode cannot be changed while playing a disc To change the play mode press x first to stop playing Stop play Press x Pause Press X Press again to resume play Select a track During play or pause press or Select a CD in stop mode Press DISC 1 3 1 or DISC SKIP EX CHANGE or D SKIP on the remote Find a point in a track Lock Search Function During play press M or m At...

Page 12: ...tal VIDEO CD CD program time exceeds 100 minutes when you select a VIDEO CD CD track whose number is 21 or over or when you programed MP3 files Total playing time including selected track Selected track number 5 Press ENTER The track is programed The program step number appears followed by the total playing time 6 Program additional discs or tracks To program Repeat steps Programing VIDEO CD CD tr...

Page 13: ...IDEO CD you have selected in original order All VIDEO CDs in the disc tray continuously 1DISC ALBM Normal Play ALL DISCS SHUF Shuffle Play The tracks on all VIDEO CDs in random order 1DISC SHUF ALBM SHUF Shuffle Play The tracks on the VIDEO CD you have selected in random order PGM Program Play The tracks on all VIDEO CDs in the order you want them to be played see Programing VIDEO CD CD tracks on ...

Page 14: ...ations To Do this Stop play Press x Pause Press X 1 Press again to resume playback Select a track or scene 2 Press NEXT on the remote or to go forward or press PREV on the remote or to go back Find a point in a track or scene Lock Search Function Press m or M during playback Each time you press the button speed changes cyclically as follows 1 slow t 2 normal t 3 high At the desired point press hH ...

Page 15: ...er names up to 31 characters long Normal Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play This system lets you play a disc with MP3 files in different play modes Stop play Press x Go to the next menu page or scene Press NEXT on the remote Go back to the previous menu page or scene Press PREV on the remote Go back to the previous menu Press RETURN O on the remote Cancel playback with PBC functions Ver 2 0 In stop mod...

Page 16: ...nt 1 in a file Lock Search Function During play press M or m At the desired point press hH or nN on the remote to stop searching and start playback Select a disc in stop mode Press DISC 1 3 2 or DISC SKIP EX CHANGE or D SKIP on the remote Switch to CD function from another source Press DISC 1 3 Automatic Source Selection Remove a disc Press Z OPEN CLOSE Exchange other discs while playing Press DIS...

Page 17: ...lowing discs take a longer time to start playback a disc recorded with complicated tree structure When the disc is inserted the player reads all the files on that disc If there are many folders or non MP3 files on the disc it may take a long time for play to begin or for the next MP3 file to start play Do not save unnecessary folders or files other than MP3 ones in the disc to be used for MP3 list...

Page 18: ...ting the desired track Disc Digest You can select the track you want by viewing the first frame of each track 9 different tracks can be displayed on the TV screen at one time 1 Press SPECIAL MENU on the remote in stop mode 2 Press 2 on the remote to select 2 DISC DIGEST The first frame of tracks 1 through 9 on the current disc are displayed 3 Press the number buttons 1 10 0 on the remote to select...

Page 19: ... your TV screen press x then press hH or nN on the remote Notes Resume Play is not available in the Digest Shuffle or Program Play modes Depending on where you stopped the VIDEO CD the player may resume playback from a different point Resume Play is canceled when you press the number buttons PLAY MODE x DISC SKIP EX CHANGE or D SKIP on the remote or you remove the VIDEO CD you turn off the system ...

Page 20: ...TUNER MEMORY A preset number appears in the display The stations are stored from preset number 1 Preset number 4 Press or or PRESET or on the remote repeatedly to select the desired preset number 5 Press ENTER 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to store other stations Tuner Automatically tune in all of the stations that can be received in your area and then store them manually Automatic Tuning Preset Manually ...

Page 21: ... preset number you want to store the other station To change the AM tuning interval except for the Middle Eastern and Philippine models The AM tuning interval is factory set to 9 kHz 10 kHz in some areas To change the AM tuning interval tune in any AM station first then turn off the system While holding down ENTER turn the system back on When you change the interval all the AM preset stations are ...

Page 22: ...tedly to select FM or AM 2 Press or or TUNING or on the remote repeatedly to tune in the desired station Tips When an FM stereo program has static noise press FM MODE repeatedly until MONO appears There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve To improve broadcast reception adjust the supplied antennas Press and hold or or TUNING or on the remote The frequency indication changes and...

Page 23: ...rt a tape in deck A or B with the side you want to play record facing forward Press Z Searching for the beginning of the current or the next track AMS To go forward Press during playback when N lights in the display TAPE A or TAPE B 1 appears Press during playback when n lights in the display TAPE A or TAPE B 1 appears To go back Press during playback when N lights in the display TAPE A or TAPE B ...

Page 24: ...e the noise 4 Press CD SYNC Press REC PAUSE START Deck B stands by for recording REC flashes 2 Press CD Press CD TAPE A B or TUNER BAND 1 Load a recordable tape into deck B Note You cannot listen to other sources while recording 5 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to record on one side Select j or RELAY to record on both sides 6 Press REC PAUSE START Recording starts Recording from a disc tap...

Page 25: ... required tape length for the currently selected CD appears after the total playing time for side A and side B appears respectively Tape Select Edit Note You cannot use Tape Select Edit for discs containing over 20 tracks or MP3 files Timer recording radio programs You can record a preset radio station from a specified time To timer record you must first preset the radio station see Presetting rad...

Page 26: ...rding radio programs continued Check the setting Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press v or V repeatedly to select REC SELECT Then press ENTER Sound Adjustment Change the setting Start over from step 1 Cancel the timer Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press v or V repeatedly to select TIMER OFF then press ENTER Notes The system turns on 15 seconds before the preset time If the...

Page 27: ...nt for your basic sound first 1 Press b or B repeatedly to select a frequency band then press v or V to adjust the level Frequency band Frequency level 2 Press and hold P FILE A personal file number appears in the display 3 Press P FILE repeatedly to select P FILE 1 3 where you want to store the equalizer setting 4 Press ENTER COMPLETE appears This setting is automatically stored as the personal f...

Page 28: ...y Power Saving Mode The demonstration display display window and buttons lighting and flashing even when the system power is off and the clock display can be turned off to minimize the amount of power consumed during standby Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is off until the demonstration display or the clock display disappears To cancel the Power Saving Mode Press DISPLA...

Page 29: ...displayed from track 21 on 4 Only for MP3 files VIDEO CD with PBC Ver 2 0 Elapsed playing time of the current track t Clock display for eight seconds t Effect status The elapsed playing time may not be displayed in some cases such as during still image playback Checking the total playing time Press DISPLAY repeatedly in stop mode Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as fol...

Page 30: ...a disc with MP3 files Current folder name and file name In other conditions No display When the MP3 file information includes an ID3 tag the on screen display information may differ from the ID3 information shown on the system display in order to display the file name 5 While the deck is Displayed During playback Elapsed time of the current track In stop mode STOP 6 While the deck is Displayed In ...

Page 31: ...ress GAME MIXING after step 5 of Recording from a disc tape radio manually on page 24 and then press REC PAUSE START to start the recording This system outputs the video signal from the GAME INPUT jack while GAME MIXING is activated Changing the spectrum analyzer display Press SPECTRUM Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows PATTERN 1 t PATTERN 2 t PATTERN 3 t PATT...

Page 32: ...uments are playing a duet is being played the source has strong echoes or chorus the singer s voice deviates from the center the voice on the source is singing in high soprano or tenor Mixing and recording sounds 1 Do the procedure for Singing along steps 1 through 5 Then load a recordable tape in deck B 2 Press the function button of the source you want to record e g CD When you want to record fr...

Page 33: ...repeatedly to select DAILY 1 or 2 SET then press ENTER ON appears and the hour indication flashes continued Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer You can set the system to turn off after a certain time so that you can fall asleep to music Press SLEEP on the remote Each time you press the button the minute display the turn off time changes cyclically as follows AUTO t 90 MIN t 80 MIN t 70 MIN t t 10 ...

Page 34: ... off the system Other Operations To Do this Check the setting Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press v or V repeatedly to select the respective mode DAILY 1 or DAILY 2 then press ENTER Change the setting Start over from step 1 Cancel the timer Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press v or V repeatedly to select TIMER OFF then press ENTER Tip The system turns on 15 seconds before ...

Page 35: ...r video game sound effects C MD VIDEO OUT jacks Use audio cords not supplied to connect the audio input of the optional component such as MD deck or VCR to these jacks You can then make an analog recording from this system D MD VIDEO IN jacks Use audio cords not supplied to connect the audio output of the optional component such as MD deck or VCR to these jacks You can then output audio through th...

Page 36: ...DEO and press 1 This switches the MD function to VIDEO Once you enable the VIDEO function just press MD VIDEO Notes If you cannot select MD when you press MD VIDEO press 1 while holding down MD VIDEO when the system is on VIDEO will be switched to MD To return to VIDEO do the same procedure When you connect a VIDEO CD deck set to MD Recording on a connected component Making an analog recording on ...

Page 37: ...Troubleshooting Problems and remedies If you have any problem using this 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 the power cord even though you have not turned on the system see ste...

Page 38: ...ization structure is very complex The folder title track title and ID3 tag do not appear correctly The CD was not recorded in conformance with ISO 9660 level 1 or level 2 Use a CD that conforms with ISO 9660 level 1 or level 2 The disc ID3 tag is not ver 1 ver 1 0 or 1 1 The folder title track title ID3 tag and the CD TEXT characters don t appear properly The characters that can be displayed by th...

Page 39: ...ks steps TOC READING The system is reading the TOC information of the disc Some buttons are not available WAIT The function is switching to the tuner Tape Deck The tape does not record No tape in the cassette holder The tab has been removed from the cassette see 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 le...

Page 40: ...ilation to prevent heat build up in the system If you continuously use this system at a large volume the cabinet temperature of the top side and bottom rises considerably To avoid burning yourself do not touch the cabinet To prevent a malfunction do not cover the ventilation hole for the cooling fan On operation If the system is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a ver...

Page 41: ...accepts impedance of 24 ohms MD VIDEO AUDIO OUT phono jacks impedance 1 kilohms VIDEO OUT phono jack 1Vp p impedance 75 ohms continued 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 a...

Page 42: ...Commander 1 Batteries 2 FM lead antenna 1 Speaker pads 8 Video cable 1 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Disc player section System Compact disc and digital audio and video system Laser Semiconductor laser λ 780 nm Emission duration continuous Wavelength 780 790 nm Frequency response 2 Hz 20 kHz 0 5 dB Signal to noise ratio More than 90 dB Dynamic range More than 90 dB...

Page 43: ... Track Sections of a picture or a music piece on disc Each track is assigned a track number to help you locate the track you want VIDEO CD A compact disc which contains moving pictures VIDEO CDs contain compact picture information using the MPEG 1 format one of the world wide standards of digital compact technology The picture information is compressed about 120 times Consequently a 12 cm VIDEO CD...

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