Sony MHC-V808, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Mini Hi Fi Component System 3 861 222 11 1 MHC V808 1998 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...on DOLBY and the double D symbol a are trademarks of the Dolby Laboratories Licencing Corporation This system can play the following discs VIDEO CDs Audio CDs Disc logo Contents Audio Video Audio moving pictures Disc size 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm Play time 74 min 20 min 74 min 20 min Note on VIDEO CDs This system conforms to VIDEO CDs without PBC functions Ver 1 1 and VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver...

Page 3: ...advanced DNR 36 Setting the sharpness 37 Adding trails to moving pictures 37 Playing CD tracks repeatedly 38 Playing CD tracks in random order 39 Programming CD tracks 40 Playing CDs without interruption 41 The Tape Deck Recording on a tape manually 42 Recording a CD by specifying track order 43 DJ Effects Looping part of a CD 45 Flashing part of a CD 45 Waving the equalizer 46 Using the drum pads...

Page 4: ...a FM antenna Front speaker Right To the video input Surround speaker Left Surround speaker Right 1 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 2 Connect the speaker cords of the surround speakers to SURROUND SPEAKER jacks of the same color Keep the speaker cords away from th...

Page 5: ... TV If your TV automatically changes the color system according to the input signal The factory setting AUTO automatically changes the color system of the video output according to the color system of the current VIDEO CD If you turn off the system the color system will be set to NTSC automatically when you turn on the system again If the color system of your TV is NTSC Set SYSTEM SELECT to NTSC P...

Page 6: ...nism 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears in the display 2 Hold down PLAY MODE and press POWER so LOCK appears in the display 6 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet Demo mode appears in the display If the plug on this unit does not fit your wall outlet detach the supplied adapter from the plug except for Malaysia and China 7 Deactivate the demo mode by pressing DISPLAY DEMO when the sys...

Page 7: ...clock starts working Step 2 Setting the time You must set the time before using the timer functions Tips If you ve made a mistake start over from step 1 Setting the time deactivates the demo mode If you want to display the demo mode press DISPLAY DEMO when the power is off Note When setting the time set the equalizer display to anything other than Spectrum analyzer pattern 3 See To change the equa...

Page 8: ... Start over from step 1 To change the AM tuning interval The AM tuning interval is factory preset to 9 kHz To change the AM tuning interval tune in any AM station first then turn off the power While holding down the ENTER NEXT button turn 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 reta...

Page 9: ...Be sure to match 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 by pressing 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 an MM cartridge connect it to...

Page 10: ... the VCR to the VIDEO MD AUDIO OUT jacks and VIDEO OUT or S VIDEO OUT jack using the supplied video connecting cable or an optional S VIDEO connecting cable you can record the audio and video signals from a VIDEO CD onto video tape Note If the sound is distorted when selecting VIDEO switch to MD see Note on page 9 Connecting a super woofer speaker You can connect an optional super woofer speaker T...

Page 11: ...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 FM75 AM y 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied Screw clamp Ground wire not supplied FM75 AM y Screw clamp Ground wire not supplied Insulated wire...

Page 12: ...closes and playback starts If you press or on the remote when the disc tray is closed playback starts from the CD whose button is lit green Playing a VIDEO CD You can play both VIDEO CDs without PBC functions Ver 1 1 and VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 You can enjoy two kinds of playback according to the disc type jog dial With the label side up When you play a VIDEO CD single place it on the...

Page 13: ...ted Play all VIDEO Press 1 ALL DISCS repeatedly CDs 3 until ALL DISCS appears Remove or Press OPEN CLOSE change the VIDEO CDs Adjust the Turn VOLUME or press volume VOL on the remote 1 There may be some disturbance in the video image 2 Only for VIDEO CDs without PBC functions Ver 1 1 3 This function cannot be used during menu playback of a VIDEO CD with the PBC functions Ver 2 0 Tips Pressing when...

Page 14: ...buttons The disc tray closes and playback starts If you press or on the remote when the disc tray is closed playback starts from the CD loaded on the tray whose button is lit green 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 2 1 Disc tray number Playing time Track number VOLUME ALL 1DISCS p jog dial DISC SKIP E...

Page 15: ...ss again to resume playback Select a track During playback 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 º on the remote during playback and release it at the desired point Select a CD Press a DISC 1 3 button or i...

Page 16: ... 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 5 Press PAUSE on deck B Recording starts 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 With the side you want to record facing forward Recording a CD VIDEO CD CD Synchro Recording The CD SYNCHRO button lets you record a...

Page 17: ...ides 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 on the remote so that DOLBY NR B appears after pressing CD SYNCHRO Notes You cannot listen to other sources while recording You cannot record from a VIDEO CD with PBC functions Ver 2 0 ...

Page 18: ...utton the band changes as follows FM n MW n SW 2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly so PRESET appears in the display MANUAL n AUTO n PRESET 3 Turn the jog dial or press or on the 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 STEREO MONO VOLUME VOL TUNER BAND Turn counterclockwise or press on the remote for ...

Page 19: ... 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 Selection If an FM program is noisy press STEREO MONO so that MONO appears in the display There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve Press the button again to restore the stereo effect To improve broadcast receptio...

Page 20: ... a preset station With the side you want to record facing forward Recording from the radio You can record the radio program on a tape by calling up a preset station You can use TYPE I normal or TYPE II CrO2 tapes 1 2 3 6 5 7 4 π DOLBY NR TUNER BAND 4 Press and insert a blank tape into deck B 5 Press r REC Deck B stands by for recording 6 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side...

Page 21: ...rt 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 press DOLBY NR on the remote so that DOLBY NR B appears after pressing r REC If noise is heard while recording from the radio move the respective...

Page 22: ...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 Pause Deck B only Press PAUSE or on the remote Press again to resume play Fast forward Press while playing the front side or º while playing the rev...

Page 23: ...just by pressing or ª Automatic Source Selection When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low level high frequency signals press DOLBY NR on the remote 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 Recording from a tape High speed Dubbing You can use TYPE I normal or TYPE II CrO2 tapes 1 1 π π 2 4 3 DOLBY ...

Page 24: ...RELAY to record on both sides 4 Press PAUSE Dubbing starts To stop dubbing Press π on deck A or B Tips When you dub on both sides start recording from the 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 b...

Page 25: ...tape Reduce the right channel on a multiplex CD or tape 4 Start playing the music and adjust the volume 5 Adjust the microphone volume by turning MIC LEVEL When you use VIDEO CDs Turn on your TV and switch it to the appropriate video input Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV for details When you are done Turn MIC LEVEL to 0 and disconnect the microphone from MIX MIC then pres...

Page 26: ...e jog dial to select a number from the menu then press SELECT 3 Continue according to the instructions on the menus to enjoy interactive playback To Do this Stop play Press p or π on the remote See the rest of a menu Pres NEXT Go back to the top of a Press PREV menu Go back to a previous Press RETURN or menu ˆ RETURN on the remote PBC OFF ON DISK SKIP EX CHANGE PREV NEXT p Playing a VIDEO CD with ...

Page 27: ...e next scene on the disc appears Also refer to the instructions supplied with the disc Notes During menu playback you cannot go to the next disc even if you ve selected ALL DISCS Press D SKIP on the remote to go to the next disc The CD player will stop playing in the following cases When you press PBC OFF ON on the remote during playback When you press PLAY MODE during playback continued You can c...

Page 28: ...rrent track number and elapsed time of the current track appear You can check the current operating status and disc information of VIDEO CDs or audio CDs during playback or in stop mode by superimposing a display on top of the images on your TV screen Press ON SCREEN Each time you press this button the on screen display changes as follows n ON SCREEN 1 n ON SCREEN 2 ON SCREEN OFF N ON SCREEN 3 N O...

Page 29: ...e disc tray In Normal or Shuffle Play 1 Play mode 2 Advanced DNR status 3 ALL DISCS or 1 DISC 4 Color system 5 ACTIVE COMET or no display 6 Type of disc 7 Elapsed time of the current track 8 Music calendar 9 Current track number 0 Current disc number The track numbers in the numerical calender disappear after they are played In Program Play 1 PLAY when you start playback PAUSE when you pause playb...

Page 30: ...c 7 For an audio CD During stop mode in Program Play Display is the same as ON SCREEN 1 ON SCREEN OFF No display except for special menus Notes Normally leave the display mode set to either ON SCREEN 1 2 or 3 When you select ON SCREEN OFF you cannot check the operating status while operating the CD player In this case check the information on the front panel display When you record video signals p...

Page 31: ...r 103 Press 1 m 10 0 m 3 The selected scene number appears on the TV screen 5 Press SELECT CD Playback starts from the selected scene Total number of scenes Selected scene number SCENE 1 312 SCENE 103 1 312 To stop playback Press π To check the scene number during playback Press ON SCREEN repeatedly to select the ON SCREEN 3 display mode The scene number appears on the TV screen See Using the On S...

Page 32: ... is a number that divides a track or a disc into smaller sections so you can easily locate the point you want The index of a VIDEO CD is called a Video Index This function lets you start playback from a specific point of a track or disc with index numbers This function cannot be used during menu playback of VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 1 Start playing an audio CD or VIDEO CD 2 Press SPECIA...

Page 33: ...Press SELECT CD Playback starts from the selected time To stop playback Press π To use time search with VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 Stop playback and press PBC OFF ON on the remote repeatedly until the AUTO PBC indicator goes off before step 1 continued Locating the track you want Disc Digest You can select the track you want by viewing the first frame of each track Up to 9 different trac...

Page 34: ...stop playback Press π 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 To switch to the digest of another disc during disc digest Press D SKIP during disc digest To use disc digest with VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 Stop...

Page 35: ...wever this does not work during Suffle Play or Program Play To use track digest with VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 Stop playback and press PBC OFF ON so the AUTO PBC indicator goes off before step 1 Tips In step 3 you can select sections even if they have not been displayed yet Use the numerical buttons to select the track you want In step 3 you can play the section you want immediately aft...

Page 36: ...t same point or may not work The following operations will clear the resume memory Removing the disc Pressing DISC SKIP EX CHANGE or D SKIP on the remote Unplugging the power cord Switching the play mode Pressing p or π on the remote during stop mode Reducing distortion of the picture with advanced DNR You can select the level of the advanced DNR funion to reduce either flickering pictures or bloc...

Page 37: ...s When you turn the system off EFFECT OFF is selected automatically ACTIVE COMET Adding trails to moving pictures COMET You can set the unit to add trails to moving pictures COMET The COMET function gives atmosphere to the picture Press ACTIVE COMET to select COMET Each time you press this button the display changes as follows See Setting the sharpness To cancel COMET Press ACTIVE COMET repeatedly...

Page 38: ...rrent 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 repeatedly until ALL DISCS appears in the display REPEAT repeatedly until REPEAT 1 appears in the display while playing the track you want to repeat Playing CD tracks repeatedly Repeat Play REPEAT 1 ALL DISCS This function lets you repeat a single CD or all CDs in Normal P...

Page 39: ...atedly 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 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE appears in the display 3 Press 1 ALL DISCS to select 1 DISC or ALL DISCS ALL DISCS shuffles all the CDs in the player 1 DISC shuffles the CD whose DISC indicator is green 4 Press J appears then all the tra...

Page 40: ...ed playing order appear followed by the total playing time 6 To program additional tracks repeat steps 3 through 5 Skip step 3 to select tracks from the same disc 7 Press or on the remote 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 Programming CD tracks Program Play 1 5 7 2 3 4 D SKIP CHECK CLE...

Page 41: ...K 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 with the program DISC 1 3 buttons 2 Select the track by turning the jog dial 3 Press ENTER NEXT Clear the entire p once in stop mode or program twice while playing Tips To program tracks using the remote press the numerical buttons for the tracks you want to p...

Page 42: ...ecord 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 5 Press PAUSE on deck B Recording starts 6 Start playing the source to be recorded To Press Stop recording π on deck B Pause recording PAUSE on deck B Tips If you want to record from the reverse side press ª on deck B so that...

Page 43: ...d STEP 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 8 Press on the remote to insert a pause at the end of side A P appears in the display and the total playing time resets to 0 00 in the display CHECK 3 continued You can record tracks from all th...

Page 44: ...splay Tip When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low level high frequency signals press DOLBY NR on the remote so DOLBY NR B appears after pressing CD SYNCHRO Selecting tape length automatically Tape Select Edit You can check the most suitable tape length for recording a CD Note that you cannot use Tape Select Edit for discs containing more than 20 tracks This function cannot be used during men...

Page 45: ...fects Press and hold CD LOOP during playback at the point you want to start the Loop function and release to resume normal play To adjust the loop length Turn the jog dial while holding CD LOOP or press MUSIC MENU or while holding LOOP on the remote to select different loop lengths LOOP 1 20 Press and hold CD FLASH during playback at the point you want to start the Flash function and release to re...

Page 46: ...stening To adjust the wave length Turn the jog dial while holding WAVE to select a different wave length WAVE 1 10 WAVE jog dial To use LOOP and FLASH together Press and hold both CD LOOP and CD FLASH at the same time Notes The loop and flash length cannot be adjusted during this operation Adjust the loop and flash lengths independently beforehand if necessary To record the flash effect use the an...

Page 47: ...ct the sound you want 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 create a drum roll Turn the jog dial while holding down CHAIN You can vary the speed of the drums by turning the jog dial counterclockwise for pad A or clockwise for pad B To adjust the volume of the pads P...

Page 48: ...AUSE MIX function is selected you will not hear the drum beat during the applause n n jog dial LEVEL BEAT ON OFF BEAT SPEED BEAT SELECT Using the beat function With the beat function you can create a variety of rhythms automatically This effect can be used with any source to create original recordings BPM CONTROL 1 Press BEAT ON OFF to make sure the indicator is off then start playing a source 2 P...

Page 49: ...ous volume Notes With some songs the music will sound distorted when you use the DBFB system with the graphic equalizer if the bass is too strong Adjust the bass slowly while listening to music so that you can monitor the effect of the adjustment Cancelling GROOVE sets DBFB to DBFB and flattens the equalizer curve To cancel the DBFB level press DBFB until the indication disappears Adjust the equal...

Page 50: ... to press ENTER NEXT when you use the remote Use P FILE to call up the personal file s you create see page 53 If you use the remote to select the menu you cannot use the jog dial To use the jog dial first press MUSIC MOVIE or GAME To cancel the effect Press EFFECT ON OFF repeatedly or MUSIC MENU ON OFF on the remote so that EFFECT OFF appears in the display Selecting the audio emphasis MUSIC MENU ...

Page 51: ...o 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 It cannot be recorded on the tape or a connected recorder VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME Spectrum analyzer pattern 1 Spectrum analyzer pattern 2 Spectrum analyzer pattern 3 Graphic equalizer curve VOLUME 1 Select the audio e...

Page 52: ... emphasis file Activating the surround effect You can enjoy the surround effect SURROUND Adjusting the audio emphasis continued 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 fil...

Page 53: ...elected personal file name appears in the display 2 Use the jog dial or press MUSIC MENU until previously selected personal file name appears in the display 3 Press ENTER NEXT You don t need to press ENTER NEXT when you use the remote If you use the remote to call up the personal file you cannot use the jog dial To use the jog dial first press P FILE Making a personal audio emphasis file Personal ...

Page 54: ...ISPER mode The sound from the front speakers is cut off and redirected surround speaker with its sound decreased for instance when you want to listen to the sound while in 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 Press SONIC FORMATION repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display Each...

Page 55: ...t from the front speakers and surround speakers for instance when you want to listen to the same sound in two different rooms 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 on the TV screen SURROUND SPEAKER R ...

Page 56: ...ction 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 CD Notes If you press EFFECT ON OFF or recall a sound effect the Karaoke mode is cancelled The instrumental sound may be reduced as well as the singer s voice when the sound is recorded in monaural The singer s voice may not be reduced when only a few in...

Page 57: ...stem turn off at the preset time so you can sleep to the music You can preset the time to be turned off by 10 minutes Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer 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 3 4 5 8 2 TIMER SELECT 4 5 7 1 Prepare the music source you want to play CD Insert a CD To start from a specific track make a program...

Page 58: ...LUME 1 VOLUME 1 4 Turn the jog dial to select DAILY 1 or 2 then press ENTER NEXT ON appears and the hour digits flash in the display 5 Set the time to start playback Turn the jog dial to set the hour then press ENTER NEXT The minute indication starts flashing Turn the jog dial to set the minute then press ENTER NEXT The hour indication flashes again 6 Set the time to stop playback following the ab...

Page 59: ...R NEXT The hour indication flashes again 5 Set the time to stop recording following the above procedure The start time appears followed by the stop time the recording source and the 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 ...

Page 60: ...that the operating voltage of your system is identical with the voltage of your local power supply On safety The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the 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...

Page 61: ... Timer recording radio programs 12 00 AM flashes in the display A power interruption occurred Set the clock and timer settings again There is no sound Rotate VOLUME clockwise The headphones are connected Insert only the stripped portion of the speaker cord into the SPEAKER jack Inserting the vinyl portion of the speaker cord will obstruct the speaker connections There is severe hum or noise A TV o...

Page 62: ...eaker placement There is no sound from the surround speakers Press SONIC FORMATION to select a mode other than FRONT ONLY There is no sound from the front speakers Press SONIC FORMATION to select a mode other than WHISPER Video CD CD Player There is no picture Check that the player is connected securely Make sure you operate the TV correctly Make sure you set the SYSTEM SELECT correctly according ...

Page 63: ...n page 60 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 60 Noise increases or the high frequencies are erased The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize them see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 60 Tuner Severe hum or noise TUNED or STEREO flashes in the display Adjust the antenna The si...

Page 64: ...ER WOOFER voltage 1V impeance 1 kilo ohm Video CD CD player section System Compact disc digital audio and video system Laser Semiconductor laser λ 780nm Emission duration continuous Laser output Max 44 6 µW This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick up Block with 7 mm aperture Wavelength 780 790 nm Audio Frequency response 2 Hz 20 ...

Page 65: ...able with voltage selector Power consumption 220 watts Dimensions w h d Approx 280 330 366 mm Mass Approx 10 6 kg Supplied accessories AM loop antenna 1 Remote RM SV808 1 Sony SUM 3 NS batteries 2 FM lead antenna 1 Speaker cords 2 Video cable 1 Front speaker pads 8 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Speaker Front Speaker SS LV909 Speaker system 4 way 5 unit bass reflex ...

Page 66: ...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 can contain up to ...

Page 67: ...ex Search 32 Scene Search 31 Time Search 33 Selecting the audio emphasis 50 the color system 5 Setting the time 7 Shuffle Play 39 Sleep Timer 56 Sonic formation 57 Sound adjustment 49 Speakers 4 10 Special menu 30 T U Timer falling asleep to music 57 timer recording 59 waking up to music 57 Troubleshooting 61 Tuner 8 18 Tuning interval 8 65 V VIDEO CD CD player 12 14 26 W X Y Z Wake up timer 57 Wa...

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