Sony MHC-BX7, MHC-BX9, MHC-DX5, MHC-DX7, MHC-DX9 Operating Instruction

4-226-481-12 (1)

Mini Hi-Fi Component System

Operating Instructions Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers 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.

MHC-BX9/DX9 MHC-BX7/DX7 MHC-BX5/DX5

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.

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. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior.

NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE U.S.A.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.

This stereo system is equipped with the Dolby Btype noise reduction system*. (MHC-BX9/DX9 only). * Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. DOLBY and the double-D symbol ; are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

For MHC-BX9/BX7/BX5

INFORMATION

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: – Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment

and receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or 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.

NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN CANADA CAUTION:

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.

FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN NORTH AMERICA

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About this manual

The instructions in this manual are for MHC-BX9/DX9/BX7/DX7/BX5 and DX5. MHC-BX9 is the model used for illustration purposes only. The location of some buttons on MHC-DX9/BX7/DX7/BX5/DX5 is different, but the name of the buttons is the same.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Step 1: Hooking up the system............ 4

Step 2: Setting the time ......................... 7

Step 3: Presetting radio stations .......... 8

Saving the power in standby mode ..... 9

Basic Operations

Playing a CD ......................................... 10

Recording a CD .................................... 12

Listening to the radio........................... 13

Recording from the radio .................... 14

Playing a tape........................................ 15

Recording from a tape ......................... 17

The CD Player

Using the CD display........................... 18

Playing the CD tracks repeatedly ...... 19

Playing the CD tracks in random

order ................................................ 20

Programming the CD tracks ............... 21

The Tape Deck

Recording on a tape manually ........... 23

Recording a CD by specifying track

order ................................................ 24

Sound Adjustment

Adjusting the sound ............................ 27

Selecting the audio emphasis ............. 28

Changing the spectrum analyzer

display ............................................. 29

Selecting the surround effect .............. 29

Adjusting the graphic equalizer......... 30

Other Features

Using the Radio Data System

(RDS)* .............................................. 31

Singing along: Karaoke ...................... 33

Falling asleep to music ........................ 35

Waking up to music ............................. 35

Timer-recording radio programs ....... 37

Optional Components

Connecting audio components .......... 38

Connecting a VCR ................................ 39

Connecting external antennas ............ 40

Additional Information

Precautions ............................................ 41

Troubleshooting ................................... 42

Specifications ........................................ 45

Index....................................... Back Cover

DJ Effects

Looping part of a CD ........................... 26

Flashing part of a CD ........................... 26

* European model only

Getting Started

Step 1: Hooking up the system

Do the following procedure 1 to 5 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories.

Surround speaker* (Right) Surround speaker* (Left)

FM antenna

AM loop antenna

Front speaker

(Right)

* MHC-BX7/DX7 only.

Connect the speakers.

Connect the speaker cords of front speakers to the SPEAKER jacks as below.

Insert only the stripped portion.

Black/Stripe (#)Red/Solid (3)

+ –

Connect the surround speaker

(MHC-BX7/DX7 only).

Connect the speaker cords to SURROUND SPEAKER jacks.

Front speaker

(Left)

Notes

• Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise.

• The type of speakers supplied varies according to the model you purchased (see “Specifications” on page 45).

Connect the FM/AM antennas.

Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it.

Jack type A

Extend the FM lead

AM loop antenna

antenna horizontally.

FM75

COAXIAL

For models with a voltage selector,

set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the position of your local power line voltage.

VOLTAGE SELECTOR

230 - 240V

120V 220V

Connect the power cord to a wall

outlet.

The demonstration appears in the display. When you press ?/1, the system turns on and the demonstration automatically ends.

If the supplied adaptor on the plug does not fit your wall outlet, detach it from the plug (only for model equipped with an adaptor).

Jack type B

AM loop antenna

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally.

FM75

COAXIAL

To connect optional components

See page 38.

To deactivate the demonstration

When you set the time (see “Step 2: Setting the time”), the demonstration is deactivated.

To activate/deactivate the demonstration again, press DISPLAY once (MHC-DX9/ DX7/DX5) or twice (MHC-BX9/BX7/BX5) while the system is off.

continued

Step 1: Hooking up the system (continued)

To attach the front speaker pads

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

Positioning the speakers (MHC-BX7/DX7 only)

Before you connect them, determine the best location for your speakers.

1 Place the front speakers at an angle

of 45 degrees from your listening position.

Front speaker (L)

Front speaker (R)

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 protect the CD mechanism.

1 Make sure that all discs are removed from

the unit.

2 Hold down CD and then press ?/1 so that

“LOCK” appears in the display.

3 Unplug the AC power cord.

Surround speaker (L)

45º

2 Place the surround speakers facing

each other at about 60 to 90 cm above your listening position.

Surround speaker

60 to 90 cm

Surround speaker (R)

Step 2: Setting the time

You must set the time before using the timer functions.

The clock is on a 24-hour system for the European model and a 12-hour system for other models.

The 24-hour system model is used for illustration purposes.

3 Press ENTER.

The minute indication flashes.

4 Press . or > repeatedly to set

the minute.

œ P p

2,4

(P p

1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET.

The hour indication flashes.

3,5

5 Press ENTER.

The clock starts working.

Tip

If you’ve made a mistake, start over from step 1.

To change the time

The previous explanation shows you how to set the time while the power is off. To change the time while the power is on, do the following:

1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. 2 Press . or > repeatedly to select

SET CLOCK.

3 Press ENTER. 4 Perform steps 2 through 5 above.

Note

The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs.

2 Press . or > repeatedly to set

the hour.

Step 3: Presetting radio stations

You can preset 20 stations for FM and 10 stations for AM.

?/1

(Power)

2 Press and hold + or – (or TUNING

+/– on the remote) until the frequency indication starts to change, then release.

Scanning stops when the system tunes in a station. “TUNED” and “STEREO” (for a stereo program) appear.

MHz

SHUTTLE

1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly

until the band you want appears in the display.

Every time you press this button, the band changes as follows: FM y AM

TUNED

3 Press TUNER MEMORY.

A preset number appears in the display. The stations are stored from preset number 1.

Preset number

TUNED

4 Press ENTER.

“COMPLETE” appears in the display. The station is stored.

5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 to store other

stations.

STEREO

To tune in a station with a weak signal

Press + or – (TUNING +/– on the remote) repeatedly to tune in the station manually.

To set another station to the existing preset number

Start over from step 1. After step 3, turn SHUTTLE until it clicks to select the preset number you want to store the other station.

You can add a new preset number after the last preset number.

To erase the preset station

1 Hold down TUNER MEMORY until a

preset number appears in the display.

2 Turn SHUTTLE until it clicks to select the

preset number you want to erase. Select “ALL ERASE” when you want to

erase all the preset stations.

3 Press ENTER.

“COMPLETE” appears.

When you erase a preset number, the preset number decreases by one and all preset numbers following the erased one are renumbered.

To change the AM tuning interval

(Except for the European and Middle Eastern 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 power. While holding down the ENTER 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 retained for half a day even if you unplug the power cord or if a power failure occurs.

Saving the power in standby mode

(For European and North American models only)

You can lower the power consumption to minimum (Power Saving Mode) and save energy in standby mode.

?/1

(Power)

DISPLAY

, Press DISPLAY repeatedly when the

power is off. Every time you press the button, the system switches as follows:

t Demonstration t Clock

Power Saving Mode T

The system is turned on/off by pressing ?/1.

Tips

• ?/1 indicator and timer indicator (when the timer is set) light up even in the Power Saving Mode.

• The timer works in the Power Saving Mode.

Note

You cannot set the time in the Power Saving Mode.

To cancel the Power Saving Mode

Press DISPLAY once to show the demonstration, twice to show the clock display.

Basic Operations

Playing a CD

— Normal play

You can play up to three CDs in a row.

DISC SKIP

EX-CHANGE

?/1

(Power)

VOLUME

PLAY

MODE

SHUTTLE

1 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE and place a

CD on the disc tray.

If a disc is not placed properly, it will not be recognized.

With the label side up. When you play a CD single, place it on the inner circle of the tray.

To insert additional discs, press DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE to rotate the disc tray.

2 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons.

The disc tray closes and play starts. If you press nN when CD is selected

as the function and the disc tray is closed, play starts from the CD loaded on the tray whose disc pointer indicator is lit.

Disc pointer indicator Track number Playing time

hH S s

HS s

nN 

X x

VOL +/–

Disc presence indicator

Disc tray number

To Do this

Stop play Press x. Pause Press X.

Press again to resume play.

Select a track During play or pause, press

> (to go forward) or . (to go back).

Find a point in Turn SHUTTLE clockwise (to a track go forward) or

counterclockwise (to go back) until it clicks and hold. Release it when you reach the desired point (or press and hold down M or m on the remote).

Select a CD Press a DISC 1~3 button or in stop mode DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE (or

D. SKIP on the remote).

Play only the Press PLAY MODE CD you have repeatedly until “CONTINUE selected 1 DISC” or “SHUFFLE 1

DISC” appears.

Play all CDs Press PLAY MODE repeatedly

until “CONTINUE ALL DISCS” or “SHUFFLE ALL

DISCS” appears. Remove the CD Press Z OPEN/CLOSE. Exchange other

Press DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE. CDs while playing

Adjust the Turn VOLUME (or press volume VOL +/– on the remote).

Tips

• You can switch from another source to the CD player and start playing a CD just by pressing the DISC 1~3 buttons (Automatic Source Selection).

• If there is no CD in the player, “CD NO DISC” appears in the display.

• When a disc tray holding a CD is selected (or the CD in the disc tray is playing) the disc pointer indicator lights. When a disc tray holding a CD is not selected, the disc presence indicator lights, but the disc pointer indicator does not light. When all disc trays are empty, both the disc presence indicator and disc pointer indicator light.

Note

When a tray has not been detected by the unit, the disc pointer indicator may light even though there is no disc on the tray.

Basic Operations

Recording a CD

— CD Synchro Recording

The CD SYNC HI-DUB button lets you record from a CD to a tape easily. You can use TYPE I (normal) tape.

DOLBY NR

?/1

(Power)

DISC SKIP

EX-CHANGE

3 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE and place a

CD.

Then, press Z OPEN/CLOSE again to close the disc tray.

When the CD you want to record is not selected, press DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE repeatedly to select the CD you want.

With the label side up. When you play a CD single, place it on the inner circle of the tray.

4 Press CD SYNC HI-DUB.

Deck B stands by for recording and the CD player stands by for playback. The REC PAUSE/START button flashes.

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.

1 Press Z and insert a recordable tape

into deck B.

With the side you want to record facing forward

2 Press CD.

To stop recording

Press x.

Tips

• If you want to record from the reverse side, press TAPE A/B to select deck B after step 1. Press nN to start playback of the reverse side, then press x where you want to start recording. TAPE B reverse side indicator lights up (see page 16).

• 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 lowlevel high-frequency signals, press DOLBY NR so that “DOLBY NR” appears after pressing CD SYNC HI-DUB (MHC-BX9/DX9 only).

Note

You cannot listen to other sources while recording.

Listening to the radio

–– Preset Tuning

Preset radio stations in the tuner's memory first (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations”).

1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly

until the band you want appears in the display.

Every time you press the button, the band changes as follows:

FM y AM

?/1

(Power)

hH S s

HS s

VOLUME+/–

TUNING +/–

PRESET +/–

TUNER BAND

STEREO/

MONO

2 Turn SHUTTLE until it clicks (or

press PRESET +/– on the remote) to tune in the preset station you want.

Turn counterclockwise (or press PRESET – on the remote) for lower preset numbers.

Preset number* Frequency

TUNED

* When only one station is preset, “ONE

PRESET” appears in the display.

To Do this

Turn off the radio Press ?/1. Adjust the volume Turn VOLUME (or press

VOL +/– on the remote).

Turn clockwise

(or press PRESET + on the remote) for higher preset

numbers.

continued

MHz

STEREO

Basic Operations

VOL +/–

Listening to the radio (continued)

To listen to non-preset radio stations

Use manual or automatic tuning in step 2. For manual tuning, press + or – (or TUNING +/– on the remote) repeatedly. For automatic tuning, press and hold + or – (or TUNING +/– on the remote).

Tips

• When 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 reception, reorient the supplied antennas.

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) tape.

?/1

(Power)

DOLBY NR

1 Press TUNER/BAND to select the

band you want.

2 Turn SHUTTLE until it clicks (or

press PRESET +/– on the remote) to tune in a preset station.

Turn counterclockwise (or press PRESET – on the remote) for lower preset numbers.

Preset number

TUNED

Turn clockwise

(or press PRESET + on the remote) for higher preset

numbers.

Frequency

MHz

STEREO

34,6

3 Press Z and insert a recordable tape

hH S s

HS s

VOL +/–

DOLBY NR

into deck B.

With the side you want to record facing forward

Playing a tape

You can use TYPE I (normal) tape. You can also use the ./> (AMS* function) button to quickly search for songs you want to hear. To select either deck A or B, press TAPE A/B repeatedly.

* AMS (Automatic Music Sensor)

4 Press REC PAUSE/START.

Deck B stands by for 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.

To stop recording

Press x.

Tips

• 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, use + and – (or TUNING +/– on the remote) in step 2 to tune in the desired station manually.

• When you want to reduce the hiss noise in lowlevel high-frequency signals, press DOLBY NR so that “DOLBY NR” appears after pressing REC PAUSE/START in step 4 (MHC-BX9/DX9 only).

• If noise is heard while recording from the radio, move the respective antenna to reduce the noise.

?/1

(Power)

Basic Operations

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Sony MHC-BX7, MHC-BX9, MHC-DX5, MHC-DX7, MHC-DX9 Operating Instruction

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Getting Started

Step 1: Hooking up the system

Step 2: Setting the time

Step 3: Presetting radio stations

Saving the power in standby mode

Basic Operations

Playing a CD

Recording a CD

Listening to the radio

Recording from the radio

Playing a tape