Sony MHC-D60, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...rs 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 3 859 542 11 1 MHC D60 MHC GR7 MHC RX70 f 1996 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...r an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment Note on CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call CATV system installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and in particular specifies tha...

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: ...e 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 5 1 2 3 4 1 1 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: ...turned off The demo mode is also deactivated when you set the time 3 5 4 110 120V 220 240V VOLTAGE SELECTOR 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 p...

Page 6: ...POWER Step2 Settingthe time You must set 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 ...

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: ...re 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 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 connec...

Page 9: ...ct both left and right surround speakers Otherwise the sound will not be heard Connecting a VCR Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors To listen to the sound of the connected VCR press FUNCTION repeatedly until VIDEO appears Note If the sound is distorted when selecting VIDEO switch to MD see Note on page 8 To the audio output of the VCR To super woofer To surround speaker R ...

Page 10: ...ect 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 FM75 AM y 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied Screw clamp Ground wire not supplied FM75 AM y Screw clamp Ground wire not ...

Page 11: ...he 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...

Page 12: ...LL DISCS CD you have repeatedly until 1 DISC selected appears Play all CDs Press 1 ALL DISCS repeatedly until ALL DISCS appears Remove the CD Press OPEN CLOSE Exchange other Press DISC SKIP CDs while EX CHANGE playing Adjust the Turn VOLUME or press VOL volume on the remote Tips Pressing when the power is off automatically turns the power on and starts CD playback if there is a CD in the tray One ...

Page 13: ...ide 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 other sources while recording With the label side up When you play a...

Page 14: ...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 Listeningtotheradio 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 appears in the display E...

Page 15: ...MHz VOLUME PRESET Preset number Frequency 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 BAN...

Page 16: ...se 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 tune in the desired station When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low level high frequency signals press DOLBY NR ...

Page 17: ...ly to select A to play 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 Pre...

Page 18: ...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 Press DIR...

Page 19: ...ck 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 check t...

Page 20: ... 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 21: ...me 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 B v V...

Page 22: ...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 in the CD player e...

Page 23: ...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 24: ...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 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 si...

Page 25: ...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 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 DIRECTIO...

Page 26: ... 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 27: ...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 WAVE 1 10 π 0 POWER WAVE jog dial ...

Page 28: ... No sound will come from the speakers Note If you have connected a super woofer please note that sound comes from the super woofer even when the headphones are connected Turn off the power of the super woofer when using headphones except for MHC D60 Adjustingthesound You can reinforce the bass create a more powerful sound and listen with headphones To reinforce bass DBFB Press DBFB Every time you ...

Page 29: ...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 30: ... 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 31: ... for future use store it in a personal file See Making a personal audio emphasis file 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 file VO...

Page 32: ... 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 the ...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...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 35: ...ILY 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 above p...

Page 36: ...re 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 Timer recordingradio programs 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 6 3 4 5 2 TIMER SELECT 1 Tune in the preset rad...

Page 37: ...ct 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 procedure The start time appears followed by the stop ...

Page 38: ... 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 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 operati...

Page 39: ... 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 t...

Page 40: ...icrophone away form 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 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 U S and Canadian models only Press SURROUND to turn on the s...

Page 41: ...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 ant...

Page 42: ... DIN For the U S model AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION With 8 ohm loads both channels driven from 70 20 000 Hz rated 100 watts per channel minimum RMS power with no more than 0 9 total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output Amplifier section Continuous RMS power output Canadian model 100 100 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 5 THD Other models 70 70 watts...

Page 43: ...oop antenna External antenna terminal Speaker SS L80 SS L80H Speaker system 3 way 3 unit bass reflex type Speaker units Woofer 15 cm dia cone type Center Tweeter 5 cm dia cone type Super Tweeter 2 cm dia dome type Nominal impedance 8 ohms North American model 6 ohms Other models Dimensions w h d Approx 205 x 330 x 315 mm Mass Approx 3 9 kg net per speaker General Power requirements North American ...

Page 44: ...Selecting the audio emphasis 29 Setting the time 6 Shuffle Play 20 Sleep Timer 34 Sound adjustment 28 Speakers 4 9 T U V Timer falling asleep to music 34 timer recording 36 waking up to music 35 Troubleshooting 39 Tuner 6 14 Tuning interval 7 43 W X Y Z Wake up timer 35 Wave 27 A Adjusting the audio emphasis 30 the sound 28 the volume 12 14 17 Antennas 4 10 Automatic Source Selection 12 15 17 B Ba...