Sony CHC-TB20 User Manual

4-239-180-11(4)

Compact Hi-Fi Component System

Operating Instructions

CHC-TB20

Warning

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.

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

registered mark. As an ENERGY STAR partner, Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY



STAR

efficiency.



is a U.S.

guidelines for energy

Table of Contents

List of Button Locations and Reference Pages

Main unit ................................................... 4

Remote control .......................................... 5

Getting Started

Hooking up the system..............................6

Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries

into the remote ................................... 7

Attaching the speaker pads ....................... 7

Setting the clock ........................................ 8

Loading a CD ............................................ 8

Playing a CD

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat

Play ...................................................... 9

Programing CD tracks

— Program Play ................................ 10

Labeling a CD

— Disc Memo.................................... 11

Tuner

Presetting radio stations .......................... 13

Listening to the radio

— Preset Tuning ................................ 15

— Manual Tuning.............................. 15

Labeling the preset stations

— Station Name ................................ 16

Using the Radio Data System (RDS)* .... 17

Sound Adjustment

Adjusting the sound ................................ 21

Selecting the preset music menu ............. 22

Adjusting the equalizer and storing ........ 22

Timer

Falling asleep to music

— Sleep Timer................................... 23

Waking up to music

— Daily Timer................................... 23

Display

Turning off the display

— Power Saving Mode...................... 24

Adjusting the brightness of the display

back light ......................................... 24

Using the display..................................... 25

Optional Components

Hooking up optional components ........... 26

Listening to audio from a connected

component ........................................ 27

Recording on a connected digital

component ........................................ 27

Recording audio from a connected

component ........................................ 27

Troubleshooting

Problems and remedies ........................... 28

Messages ................................................. 30

Tape

Loading a tape ......................................... 18

Playing a tape .......................................... 18

Recording to a tape

— CD Synchro Recording/Recording

Manually/Program Edit ..................... 19

Timer-recording radio programs ............. 20

Additional Information

Precautions .............................................. 31

Specifications .......................................... 33

* European model only

List of Button Locations and Reference Pages

How to use this page

Use this page to find the location of buttons and other parts of the system that are mentioned in the text.

Main unit

ALPHABETICAL ORDER

A – G

CD disc tray qk (8) CD SYNC wj (19) CD NX wl (9) DBFB ws (21) DIMMER 2 (24) DISC 1 – 3 ql (10) DISC 1 – 3 Z ql (8) DISPLAY 3 (24) Display window 5 EDIT wg (20) ENTER/YES qd (8, 10, 12, 13,

14, 21, 22, 23) EQ EDIT qj (22) FUNCTION qg (9, 18) GROOVE wa (21)

M – Z

MD (VIDEO) 9 (27) MUSIC MENU wd (22) PHONES jack w; PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE

qf (9, 13, 15) REC PAUSE/START wk (19) Remote sensor q; REPEAT/FM MODE qh (9, 15) SURROUND wf (21) Tape deck lid 4 (18) TAPE nN qs (18, 19) TUNER/BAND e; (13, 15)

Illustration number

PLAY MODE qg (9, 13, 14)

Name of button/part Reference page

TUNER MEMORY/DIRECTION

qa (14, 19)

VOL 8

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

?/1 1 +/M L 7

x wh l –/m 6

Remote control

ALPHABETICAL ORDER

List of Button Locations and Reference Pages

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

A – G

CHECK 8 (11) CLEAR qs (11) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 2

(21, 24)

CLOCK/TIMER SET 3

(8, 20, 23) DBFB wh (21) DIMMER wd (24) DISC SKIP 9 (9, 11) DISPLAY qk (24) ENTER/YES qa (8, 10, 12, 13,

14, 21, 22, 23) FUNCTION qg (9, 18) GROOVE qh (21)

M – Z

MENU/NO wa (13) MUSIC MENU 6 (22) NAME EDIT/CHARACTER ws

(11, 16) REPEAT 7 (9) SCROLL wg (12, 25) SLEEP 1 (23) SURROUND 5 (21) TUNER/BAND wf (13, 15) VOL +/– qj

1234

wf wd

ws wa

@/1 4 N q; x q; X q; M qd > qf . ql m w;

5 6 7

8 9 0 qa qs

ql qk

qf qg

Getting Started

Hooking up the system

Perform the following procedure 1 to 4 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories.

AM loop antenna

FM antenna

Right speaker

Left speaker

1 Connect the speakers.

Connect the speaker cords to the SPEAKER terminals as the following.

Red (3)

Black (#)

Insert this portion

2 Connect the FM/AM antennas.

Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it.

Jack type A

AM loop antenna

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally

Jack type B

VOLTAGE SELECTOR

230-

240V 220V

120V

AM loop antenna

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally

FM75 COAXIAL

3 For models with a voltage selector, set

VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the local power line voltage.

Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries into the remote

Tip

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.

Getting Started

4 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet.

The demonstration appears in the display. If the plug of the power cord does not fit

your wall outlet, attach the supplied adapter on to the plug (for models with a plug adapter). To turn on the system, press ?/1.

When carrying this system

Perform the following procedure to protect the CD mechanism.

1 Make sure that all discs are removed

from the system.

2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”

appears.

3 Press FUNCTION while holding down

DISC 1 until “LOCK” appears.

4 Unplug the power cord.

Attaching the speaker pads

Attach the supplied speaker pads to the bottom of the speakers to stabilize the speaker and prevent it from slipping.

Setting the clock

1 Turn on the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the

remote.

3 Press . or > on the remote to set

the hour.

4 Press ENTER/YES.

The minute indication flashes.

5 Press . or > on the remote to set

the minute.

6 Press ENTER/YES.

The clock starts working.

If you make a mistake

Press m or M on the remote repeatedly until the incorrect item flashes, then set it again.

To adjust the clock

1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the remote. 2 Press . or > on the remote to select

“CLOCK SET?”, then press ENTER/YES.

3 Do the same procedures as step 3 to 6

above.

Note

You cannot set the clock in the Power Saving Mode.

Loading a CD

1 Press DISC 1 – 3 Z.

The disc tray opens.

2 Place a CD with the label side up on the

disc tray.

When you play a CD single (8 cm CD), place it on the inner circle of the tray.

To load other CDs, press a different Z and place the CD in the disc tray.

3 Press the same Z again to close the

disc tray.

Playing a CD

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat

Play

This system lets you play the CD in different play modes.

Disc tray number

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to CD.

2 Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE in

stop mode repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display.

Select To play

ALL DISCS (Normal Play)

1 DISC (Normal Play)

ALL DISCS SHUFFLE (Shuffle Play)

1 DISC SHUFFLE (Shuffle Play)

PROGRAM (Program Play)

Playing time

Track number

All CDs in the disc tray continuously.

The tracks on the CD you have selected in original order.

The tracks on all CDs in random order.

The tracks on the CD you have selected in random order.

The tracks on all CDs in the order you want them to be played (see “Programing CD tracks” on page 10).

Other Operations

To Do this

Stop play Press x. Pause Press CD NX (or X on the

Select a track Slide the knob to L (to go

Find a point in a track

Select a CD • Press DISC 1 – 3 and play starts

Remove a CD Press one of DISC 1 – 3 Z to open

Play repeatedly (Repeat Play)

remote). Press again to resume play.

forward) or to l (to go back) and release it when you locate the desired track (or press . or > on the remote).

Slide and hold the knob to m or to M during play and release it at the desired point (or keep pressing m or M on the remote).

automatically.

• Press DISC SKIP on the remote repeatedly so that DISC 1 – 3 appears. Press CD NX (or N on the remote) to play the selected CD.

If you press DISC 1 – 3 during play, the selected CD changes and the new CD starts playing.

the tray that contains the CD you want to remove.

Press REPEAT/FM MODE during play until “REPEAT” or “REPEAT 1” appears. REPEAT*: For all the tracks on the CD up to five times. REPEAT 1: For a single track only. To cancel playing repeatedly, press REPEAT/FM MODE until “REPEAT” or “REPEAT 1” disappears.

Getting Started/CD

3 Press CD NX (or N on the remote).

* You cannot select “REPEAT” and “ALL DISCS

SHUFFLE” at the same time.

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Playing a CD (continued)

Programing CD tracks

Tips

• You can start playing from the desired track in Normal Play or Program Play. Slide the knob to l or to L (or press . or > on the remote) until the desired track number appears after step 1.

• The DISC 1 – 3 button indicator lights orange when a CD is loaded on the tray. All of the DISC 1 – 3 button indicators light orange for the first time you turn on the system, and then go out if the system determines that a CD is not loaded after the CD tray is closed, etc.

— Program Play

You can make a program of up to 25 tracks.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to CD.

2 Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE

repeatedly until “PROGRAM” appears.

3 Press DISC 1 – 3 to select a CD.

To program all the tracks on a CD at once, proceed to step 5 with “AL” displayed.

4 Slide the knob to l or to L (or

press . or > on the remote) until the desired track number appears.

Selected CD and track number

Playing time of the selected track

5 Press ENTER/YES.

The track is programed. “STEP” appears, followed by the number of

the track in the programed sequence. The number of the last programed track appears, followed by the total playing time of the program.

track number

Total playing timeLast programed

6 To program additional tracks, repeat

steps 3 to 5.

7 Press CD NX (or N on the remote).

To Do this

Cancel Program Play

Check the program

Clear a track from the end

Clear a specific track

Add a track to the end of the program in stop mode

Tips

• The program you made remains after Program Play finishes. To play the same program again, press CD NX.

•“- -.- -” appears when the total CD program time exceeds 100 minutes, or when you select a CD track whose number is 21 or over.

Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM” and “SHUFFLE” disappear.

Press CHECK on the remote repeatedly in stop mode. After the last track, “Check End” appears.

Press CLEAR on the remote in stop mode.

Press CHECK on the remote repeatedly in stop mode until the number of the track to be erased appears, then press CLEAR.

Perform steps 3 to 5.

Labeling a CD

— Disc Memo

You can label up to 50 CDs with titles of up to 20 symbols and characters. Whenever you load a labeled CD, the title appears in the display.

Notes

• You cannot label a CD for which “CD-TEXT” appears in the display.

• When labeling CDs for the first time, be sure to erase all disc titles stored in the system memory (see “Erasing a disc title” on page 13).

• To ensure that disc titles are not erased from memory, have the system connected to a wall outlet at least once a day.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to CD.

2 Press DISC SKIP on the remote

repeatedly until the desired CD appears.

If “SHUFFLE” or “PROGRAM” appears in the display, press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE repeatedly until both disappear.

3 Press NAME EDIT/CHARACTER on the

remote.

The cursor starts flashing.

4 Press NAME EDIT/CHARACTER on the

remote to select the desired type of character.

Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows:

(Blank space) t A (Upper cases) t a (Lower cases) t 0 (Numbers) t ’ (Symbols)

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