Sony MHC-RX70, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...3 859 543 11 1 f Mini Hi Fi Component System Operating Instructions 1996 by Sony Corporation MHC RX70 MHC RX80 ...

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: ...random order 20 Programming the CD tracks 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 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 28 Selecting the audio emphasis 29 Adjusting the audio emphasis 30 Making a personal audio emphasis file 32 ...

Page 4: ...EAKER jacks of the same colour Keep the speaker cords away from the aerials to prevent noise The colour of your speaker cords might be different See the speakers manual for details if supplied 1 Getting Started 2 Do the following procedure 1 to 5 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories AM loop aerial FM lead aerial Left front speaker Right front speaker Right surround speak...

Page 5: ...AL AM loop aerial supplied Inserting two size AA R6 batteries 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...

Page 6: ...izer display to anything other than Spectrum analyzer pattern 3 See To change the equalizer display on page 30 π 0 1 3 5 2 4 4 3 5 6 2 1 π 0 POWER Step3 Presetting radiostations The 3 band model lets you preset up to 40 stations 20 for FM 10 for MW and 10 for LW The 4band model lets you preset up to 45 stations 20 for FM 10 for MW and 5 for UKV 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly until the band you want...

Page 7: ...he station To change the preset number Start over from step 1 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 Preset number TUNED STEREO VOLUME AUTO Connectingoptional AVcomponents To enhance your system you can connect optional components Refer to the instructions of each component Connecting audio com...

Page 8: ... Notes You need to connect both left and right surround speakers Otherwise the sound will not be heard MHC RX80 only 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 To the audio input of the MD deck To the audio output of the MD deck Connecting a VCR Ma...

Page 9: ...ulated wire to the AM aerial terminal Leave the supplied AM loop aerial connected Important If you connect an outdoor aerial ground from y terminal with the screw clamp To prevent a gas explosion do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe y FM75 AM COAXIAL Screw clamp Ground wire not supplied IEC standard socket connector not supplied FM75 AM COAXIAL y Screw clamp Ground wire not supplied Insula...

Page 10: ...es opérations 1 à 5 pour relier les différents éléments de la chaîne avec les cordons et les accessoires fournis Etape1 Raccordementdelachaîne Préparatifs Insérez seulement la partie dénudée du cordon Noir Antenne FM Enceinte surround droite Enceinte surround gauche Enceinte avant droite Enceinte avant gauche La couleur de vos cordons d enceintes peut être différente Reportez vous au mode d emploi...

Page 11: ...anisme du lecteur de CD de la façon suivante 1 Appuyez de façon répétée sur FUNCTION jusqu à ce que CD apparaisse sur l afficheur 2 Tout en tenant PLAY MODE enfoncée appuyez sur POWER pour éteindre la chaîne Raccordez les antennes FM et AM Préparez l antenne cadre AM puis raccordez la Raccordez le cordon d alimentation secteur à un prise murale Le mode de démonstration apparaît sur l afficheur Ete...

Page 12: ...ir de l étape 1 Le réglage de l heure désactive automatiquement le mode de démonstration Si vous voulez afficher le mode de démonstration appuyez sur DISPLAY DEMO quand la chaîne est hors tension π 0 POWER 4 3 5 6 2 1 Etape3 Préréglage destationsradio Le modèle à 3 gammes permet de prérégler 40 stations 20 FM 10 PO et 10 GO Le modèle à 4 gammes permet de prérégler 45 stations 20 FM 10 PO 10 GO et ...

Page 13: ... station est mémorisée 7 Répétez les étapes 1 à 6 pour prérégler d autres stations Pour accorder une station de faible puissance Appuyez de façon répétée sur TUNING MODE pour sélectionner MANUAL à l étape 2 puis tournez la molette pour accorder vous même la station Pour changer de numéro de préréglage Recommencez à partir de l étape 1 Remarque Les stations préréglées restent mémorisées une demi jo...

Page 14: ...ue avec tête de lecture MM raccordez la à VIDEO MD IN en utilisant un égaliseur EQ 2 optionnel pour tête de lecture MM et un cordon de liaison Pour écouter le son appuyez de façon répétée sur FUNCTION jusqu à ce que VIDEO apparaisse Raccordement d appareilsAVen option Pour tirer le meilleur parti de votre chaîne vous pouvez raccorder des appareils disponibles en option Reportez vous au mode d empl...

Page 15: ...uyau de gaz Raccordement d un magnétoscope Veillez à faire correspondre la couleur des fiches et des prises Pour écouter le son fourni par un magnétoscope raccordé appuyez de façon répétée sur FUNCTION jusqu à ce que VIDEO apparaisse Remarque Si le son présente de la distorsion quand vous sélectionnez VIDEO réaffichez MD voir les remarques précédentes à la sortie audio du magnétoscope Raccordement...

Page 16: ... 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 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 ...

Page 17: ... 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 18: ...d place a CD Then press again to close the disc tray If the indicator for the tray you want to record is not lit green press DISC SKIP EX CHANGE repeatedly so that it lights green 3 Press CD SYNCHRO Deck B stands by for recording and the CD player stands by for playback for front side lights up 4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side Select a or RELAY to record on both sides...

Page 19: ...nt 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 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 ot...

Page 20: ...on reorient the supplied aerials Turn counter clockwise or press on the remote for lower preset numbers Turn clockwise or press on the remote for higher preset numbers TUNED STEREO MHz VOLUME PRESET Preset number Frequency 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display the bands you can recieve vary depending on the model you purchased Be sure to check which bands you...

Page 21: ...ds by for recording 6 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side Select a or RELAY to record on both 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 recordin...

Page 22: ...ELAY 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 remote Pause Deck B only Press Press again to resume play Fast forward Press while p...

Page 23: ...als press DOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR B appears When dubbing tapes originally recorded with Dolby NR B the dubbed tape is automatically played with Dolby NR B Recordingfroma tape High speed Dubbing 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 ...

Page 24: ...e front side If you record from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side If you set DIRECTION to a when 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 DOLBY NR since the tape in deck B is automatically recorded in the same state as the tape in deck A Reco...

Page 25: ...s indication nPlaying time on the current track µ Remaining 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 To repeat All the tracks on the current CD All the tracks on all CDs Only one track Press 1 ALL DISCS repeatedly until 1 DISC appears in the display 1 ALL DISCS repeate...

Page 26: ... 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 the ...

Page 27: ...me 6 To programme 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 Programme Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PROGRAM or SHUFFLE disappears from the display π 0 POWER b B v V CD CHECK CLEAR DISC SKIP π 1 5 7 4 3 2 Disc number Track number VOLUME 1DISC PROGRAM VOLUME 1DISC PROGRAM Total playing...

Page 28: ...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 programme 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 programme twice while playing Tips The programme you made remains in the CD playe...

Page 29: ...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 g...

Page 30: ...STEP and the programmed playing order appear followed by the total playing time 7 To programme 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 ...

Page 31: ... pause at the end of side 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 programme 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 DIRECTI...

Page 32: ... 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 hol...

Page 33: ...tomatically 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 WAVE1 10 π 0 POWER WAVE jog dial ...

Page 34: ...ion to obtain the effect you desire To listen through the headphones Connect the headphones to PHONES jack No sound will come from the speakers Adjustingthesound 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 DBFB...

Page 35: ...ss 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 remote ...

Page 36: ... continued Adjustingtheaudio emphasis You can adjust the audio emphasis using the graphic equalizer and surround effect Adjusting the graphic equalizer You can adjust the sound by raising or lowering the levels of specific frequency ranges Before operation first select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound 1 Select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound see Selecting the audio...

Page 37: ... for future use store it in a personal file See Making a personal audio emphasis file VOLUME Activating the surround effect You can enjoy the surround effect Press SURROUND repeatedly so that SUR appears in the display Note When you choose other sound effects the surround effects will be canceled If you want to memorize the effect store it into a personal file see Making a personal audio emphasis ...

Page 38: ...in the memory of the unit Later call up an audio pattern to play a favorite tape CD or radio programme 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 the...

Page 39: ...ppears in the display when a karaoke mode is activated To sing karaoke 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 When you are done Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and disconnect the microphone from MIX MIC then press KARAOKE PON MP...

Page 40: ...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 and not playing a C...

Page 41: ...time and the music 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 2 3 4 5 6 8 VOLUME 1 π 0 9 TIMER SELECT 7 1 Prepare the music source you want to play CD Insert a CD To start from a specific track make a programme see Programming the CD tracks Tape Insert an tape...

Page 42: ...e the preset time Note When setting the wake up timer set the equalizer display to anything other than Spectrum analyzer pattern 3 See To change the equalizer display on page 30 Waking up to music continued Timer recordingradio programmes To timer record you must preset the radio station see Step 3 Presetting radio stations and set the clock see Step 2 Setting the time beforehand º π ª π 0 º π ª 6...

Page 43: ...ording will not be made 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 procedu...

Page 44: ...t 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 CD and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the system take out any discs If you have any questions or problems concerning your stereo system please con...

Page 45: ...g cassette For details refer to the instructions of the demagnetizing cassette Troubleshooting If you run into any problem using this stereo 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 ...

Page 46: ...the speakers or change the direction of the microphone The color irregularity on a TV screen persists Place the speakers farther away from the TV set Troubleshooting continued Speakers Sound comes from one channel or unbalanced left and right volume Check the speaker connection and speaker placement There is no sound from the surround speakers MHC RX80 only Press SURROUND to turn on the surround e...

Page 47: ...ape heads on page 39 There is excessive wow or flutter or the sound drops out The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty Clean them see Cleaning the tape heads on page 39 Noise increases or the high frequencies are erased The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize them see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 39 Tuner Severe hum or noise TUNED or STEREO flashes in the display Adjust the aer...

Page 48: ... section DIN power output 40 40 watts 6 ohms at 1kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output 55 55 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Music power output 95 95 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Inputs VIDEO MD IN phono jacks voltage 250 mV impedance 47 kilohms MIX MIC phone jack sensitivity 1 mV impedance 10 kilohms Outputs VIDEO MD OUT phono jacks voltage 250 mV impedance 1 kilohms PHONES stereo phone jack accepts h...

Page 49: ...stem 1 way 1 unit bass reflex type Speaker units Full range 8 cm dia 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 220 230 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 115 watts MHC RX70 130 watts MHC RX80 Dimensions w h d Approx 280 x 330 x 366 mm Mass Approx 8 1 kg Supplied accessories AM loop aerial 1 Remote RM SD7...

Page 50: ... 41 S Saving recordings 38 Selecting the audio emphasis 29 Setting the time 6 Shuffle Play 20 Sleep Timer 34 Sound adjustment 28 Speakers 4 T U V Timer falling asleep to music 34 timer recording 36 waking up to music 35 Troubleshooting 39 Tuner 6 13 W X Y Z Wake up timer 35 Wave 27 A Adjusting the audio emphasis 30 the sound 28 the volume 11 14 16 Aerials 4 9 Automatic Source Selection 11 14 17 B ...