Sony MHC-GN100D, MHC-GN90D Operating Instructions Manual

Mini Hi-Fi Component System

Operating Instructions

4-254-998-12(1)

MHC-GN100D MHC-GN90D

WARNING

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

To prevent fire, do not cover the ve ntilation 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. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified perso nnel 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. This label is located on the rear exterior.

Don’t throw away the battery wit h general house waste, dispose of it correctly as chemical waste.

ENERGY STAR® is a U.S. registered mark. As an ENERGY STAR® partner, Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency.

The following caution label is located inside the apparatus.

This system incorporates Dolby* Digital, Dolby Pro Logic (II) adaptive matrix surround decoder, and the DTS** Digital Surround System.

* Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

**Manufactured under license from Digital Theater

Systems, Inc, “DTS” and “ DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems. Inc.

Table of Contents

About this manual...................................5

Playable discs................ ..........................5

Getting Started

Hooking up the system............................8

Positioning the speakers........................12

Setting the clock....................................13

Performing QUICK SETUP .................13

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG

-Play

Loading a disc.......................................15

Playing a disc.................... ....................15

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play

Playing DVDs using the menu..............19

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC

functions (Version 2.0)...................19

— PBC Play

Playing repeatedly.................................20

— Repeat Play

Creating your own program..................22

— Program Play Using the on-screen display to search

for a title/chapter/track/index/

album/file........................................25

DVD – Various functions

Changing the sound/subtitle/language..28

Adjusting the angle/image ....................31

Restricting playback of the disc............34

— CUSTOM PARENTAL

CONTROL/PARENTAL

CONTROL

Speaker settings ....................................38

— SPEAKER SETUP List of items that can be displayed and

selected by disc type.......................41

System setup item list ...........................42

Tape – Play

Loading a tape ...................................... 46

Playing a tape........................................ 46

Tape – Recording

Recording your favorite tracks on a

disc into a tape................................ 47

— CD Synchro Recording

Recording on a tape manually ......... .. ... 48

— Manual Recording

Sound Adjustment

Adjusting the sound.............................. 49

Selecting the preset effect..................... 50

Selecting the sound field....................... 50

Adjusting the graphic equalizer and

storing the personal files ................ 52

Enhancing video game sound............... 53

— Game Sync

Mixing video game sound with other

sound source................................... 53

— Game Mixing

Singing along: Karaoke ........................ 54

Mixing and recording sounds............... 55

Timer

Falling asleep to music ......................... 57

— Sleep Timer

Waking up to music.............. ................ 57

— Play Timer

Timer recording radio programs........... 59

Tuner

Presetting radio stations ........................43

Listening to the radio ............. ...............45

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Display

Turning off the display................... .......60

— Power Saving Mode

Changing the spectrum analyzer

display.............................................61

Adjusting the brightness of the front

panel display...................................61

Changing the power illuminator ...........62

Viewing information about the disc

in the front panel display ................ 62

Viewing information about the disc

in the on-screen display ..................64

Checking the date information of

JPEG image files ............................ 65

Optional Components

Hooking up optional components.........66

Listening to audio from a connected

component ......................................68

Recording audio signal from a

connected component.....................69

Recording audio signal on a connected

component ......................................69

Connecting external antennas...............70

Troubleshooting

Problems and remedies ....... ..................71

Messages...............................................76

Additional Information

Precautions............................................78

Specifications........................................ 80

Language code list ................................83

Glossary ................................................84

List of button locations and reference

pages...............................................87

About this manual

Playable discs

• The instructions in this manual are for models MHC-GN100D and MHC-GN90D. In this manual, the MHC-GN100D is used for illustration purposes unless stated otherwise.

The MHC-GN100D consists of:

– Tuner/DVD player/Stereo cassette

deck/Amplifier (main unit)

HCD-GN100D

– Speaker System

• Front speakers SS-GN100D

• Surround speakers SS-RS100D

• Center speaker SS-CT100

The MHC-GN90D consists of:

– Tuner/DVD player/Stereo cassette

deck/Amplifier (main unit)

HCD-GN90D

– Speaker System

• Front speakers SS-GN100D

• Surround/center speakers SS-RS90D

• This manual mainly explains operations using the buttons on the remote, but the same operations can also be performed using the buttons on the unit having the same or similar names.

• The English OSD screen (on screen display) is used for illustration purposes only.

• The following symbols are used in this manual.

Symbol Meaning

Functions that can be used with DVDs

Functions that can be used with VIDEO CDs

Functions that can be used with audio CDs

Functions that can be used with MP3 audio tracks

Functions that can be used with JPEG image files

You can playback the following discs on this system. Other discs cannot be played back.

List of playable discs

Format of discs

DVD VIDEOs Audio +

VIDEO CDs Audio +

Audio CDs Audio

CD-R/CD-RW (Audio CDs/ Discs with MP3 audio tracks)

CD-R/CD-RW (Discs with JPEG images files)

The “DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark.

Disc logo Contents

Video

Audio

Picture

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Region code of DVDs you can playback on this system

Your system has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only playback DVDs labeled with identical region code. DVDs labeled will also be played back on

ALL

this system. If you try to playback any other DVD, the message “Playback prohibited by area limitations.” will appear on the TV screen. Depending on the DVD, no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD is prohibited by area restrictions.

Region code

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5, 451, 942, 5, 956, 674, 5, 974, 380, 5, 978, 762 and other world-wide patents issued and pending."D TS" and "DTS Digital Surround" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater System, Inc. Copyright 1996, 2000 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserv

ed.

Discs that this system cannot playback

• CD-ROMs other than those ha s M P 3 a u di o tracks* or JPEG image files that conforms to ISO 9660

• CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than – those recorded in Audio CD format – those recorded in VIDEO CD format – those has MP3 audio track* or JPEG image

• Data part of CD-Extras

• Data part of Mixed CDs

• Super Audio CDs

• DVD-RWs in VR (Video Recording) mode

•DVD-ROMs

•DVD-RAMs

• DVD Audio discs

• DVDs with a different region code

• Progressive JPEG format file

• Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square, star)

• Discs that has the adhesive, cellophane tape, or a sticker still left on it

Level 1, Level 2 or Joliet format

files that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 2 or Joliet format

Level 1,

ISO 9660 Format The most common international standard for the logical format of files and fold ers on a CD-ROM. There are several specification levels. In Level 1, file names must be in the 8.3 format (no more than eight characters in the name, no more than three characters in the extension) and in capital letters. Fol der names can be no longer than eight characters. There can be no more than eight nested folder levels. Level 2 specifications allow file names and folder name s up to 31 characters long. Each folder can have up to 8 nested folder levels.

CD-Extra: This format records audio (Audio CD data) on the tracks in session 1 and data on the tracks in session 2.

Mixed CD: This format records data on the first track and audio (Audio CD data) on the second and subsequent tracks of a session.

Notes about CD-R/CD-RW/ DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video mode)/ DVD+R/DVD+RW

• In some cases, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs (in video mode) (DVD-RWs created in video mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO), DVD+Rs or DVD+RWs cannot be played back on this system depending upon the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device. Furthermore, the disc will not playback if it has not been correctly finalized. For more information, see the operation instructions for the recording device.

• A disc recorded in packet write format cannot be played back.

* MP3 audio tracks must be in MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3

format.

Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs

Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers. Since this system playback DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed, some playback features may not be available. Also, refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs.

Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies

This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies. Please be aware that among those discs, there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product.

Cautions when playing a disc that is recorded in Multi Session

• This system can playback Multi Session discs when an MP3 audio track is contained in the first session. Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks recorded in later sessions can also be played back.

• This system can playback Multi Session discs when a JPEG image file is contained in the first session. Any subsequent JPEG image files recorded in later sessions can also be played back.

• If audio tracks and images in Audio CD format or VIDEO CD format are recorded in the first session, only the first session will be played back.

• When you playback Multi Session discs with different formats in each session, the format of the first session is recognized as the disc type. Tracks in the second and subsequent sessions are played back if they are the same formats as the first session. However, in case of Audio CD and VIDEO CD, even if the tracks are present in the second and subsequent sessions, only the tracks in the first sessions are played back.

• CD-Rs and CD-RWs recorded in multi session that have not ended by “closing the system” are not supported.

Copyrights

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

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Getting Started

Hooking up the system

Do the following procedures 1 to 8 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories.

AM loop antenna

FM lead antenna

Surround speaker (Right)

Center speaker

Surround speaker (Left)

Front speaker (Right) Front speaker (Left)

Unit

1 Connect the front speakers.

Connect the speaker cords of the front speakers to the FRONT SPEAKER terminals as shown below.

White

FRONT SPEAKER

Red

2 Connect the surround speakers.

For MHC-GN100D Connect the speaker cords of the surround speakers to the SURROUND SPEAKER terminals as shown below. For MHC-GN90D Connect the speaker cords to the SURROUND SPEAKER terminals as shown below and to the terminals on the surround speakers as shown in “Tip” below.

Grey

Blue

SURROUND SPEAKER

Grey

Tip

Connect the speaker cords to the terminals on the speakers.

3 Connect the center speaker.

For MHC-GN100D Connect the speaker cord of the center

speaker to the CENTER SPEAKER terminal as shown below. For MHC-GN90D Connect the speaker cord to the CENTER SPEAKER terminal as shown below and to the terminal on the center speaker as shown in “Tip” in step 2.

Green

4 Connect the FM and AM antennas.

Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it.

AM loop antenna

FM75

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Black (#)

Red (3)

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally

5 Connect the video input jack of your

TV to the VIDEO OUT jack with the supplied video cord.

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT

S VIDEO

OUT

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When using a TV

Turn on the TV and select the video input so that you can view the pictures from this system.

When connecting a video deck

Connect the video deck to the TV using a video cord (not supplied). However, do not connect this unit to the TV through the video deck. Otherwise, you may experience video leakage when watching video images from this unit. Connect this unit directly to the TV as shown below.

Video deck

Do not connect

directly

Tip

For even higher quality video im ages: – Use optional component video cords to connect the

COMPONENT VIDEO input jacks on your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks of this unit. If your TV is compatible with progressive fo rma t fi l e signals, use this connection a nd set “CO MPONENT OUT” to “PROGRESSIVE” in “Adjusting the TV screen” (page 32).

– You can use an optional S Video cord to connect the

S VIDEO input jack on your TV to the S VIDEO OUT jack of this unit.

Unit

6 For models equipped with a voltage

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

Depending on the model, the VOLTAGE SELECTOR may differ.

VOLTAGE SELECTOR

120V*

230240V

* Saudi Arabian model : 120 - 127V

220V

7 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 models equipped with an adaptor).

8 (Except for Latin American models)

Set the color system to PAL or NTSC depending on the color system of your TV.

The color system is factory set to NTSC for region code 3 models, and PAL for other region code models. Each time you perform the procedure below, the color system changes as follows:

NTSC

y PAL

Use buttons on the unit for the operation.

1 Press ?/1 to turn off the system for the

operation.

2 Press ?/1 while holding down X.

The system turns on automatically and the color system is changed.

“COLOR NTSC” or “COLOR PAL” appears in the display.

Notes

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

• Be sure to match the color of the speaker terminals on the unit and the connectors.

• Be sure to connect the speakers securely and correctly. When connecting sp eaker cord s, insert th e connector straight into the terminals.

• The type of speakers supplied vary according to the model you purchased (see “Specific at io ns ” on page 80).

• You cannot set the color system in the Power Saving Mode (see “Turning off the displa y” on page 60).

• When you playback a VIDEO CD recorded in a different color system from the one you set to the unit, the picture image may be distorted.

To connect optional components

See page 66.

Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries into the remote

Operating a Sony TV

You can use the following buttons to operate a Sony TV.

To Press

Turn the TV on or off TV ?/1 Switch the TV’s input

source between the TV and other input sources

Change the TV channels TV CH +/– Adjust the volume of the

TV speaker(s)

Note

If you do not use the remote for a long peri od of tim e, remove the batteries to avoid possib le damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

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.

TV/VIDEO

TV VOL +/–

Attaching the speaker pads

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

When carrying the unit

Do the following procedure to protect the disc mechanism. Use buttons on the unit for the operation.

1 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. 2 Press DVD. 3 Make sure that all discs are removed

from the unit.

4 Hold down DVD and then press ?/1 until

“LOCK” appears in the display.

5 Release ?/1 first, then release DVD. 6 Unplug the AC power cord.

Getting Started

Positioning the speakers

1 Place the front speakers at an angle of

45 degrees from your listening position.

Center speaker

Front speaker (L)

Surround speaker (L)

Unit

Front speaker (R)

Sub woofer (not supplied)

45˚

Surround speaker (R)

2 Place the center speaker at about the

same height as the front speakers.

Align the center speaker with the front speakers or place it slightly behind the front speakers.

3 Place the surround speakers facing

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

Surround speaker (R)

60 to 90 cm

Surround speaker (L)

4 Place the subwoofer if you have

connected an optional sub woofer.

To obtain a better bass reproduction, we recommend you to place the sub woofer on a solid floor where resonance is unlikely to occur.

Tip

You can enjoy 5.1 channel surround sound while playing a DVDs. To adjust the speaker volume and level, see page 40.

Notes

• Do not place the surround speakers on top of a TV. This may cause distortion of the colors in the TV screen.

• If you place the center speaker on the unit, be sure to place it at the front side of the unit.

• Always place the sub woofer vertically, keeping it a few centimeters away from the wall.

• If the sub woofer is placed in the center of a room, the bass could be extremely weakened. This is due to the influence of the standing wave of the room. If this happens, move the sub woofe r aw ay from the cent er of the room or eliminate the cause of the standing wave, by placing a bookshelf against the wall, etc.

Speaker settings

To enjoy multi-channel source sound and Dolby surround effects, adjust the speakers distance, balance and level. For details, see “Speakers settings” on page 38.

Setting the clock Performing QUICK SETUP

1 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET.

“CLOCK” appears in the display. Then the hour indication flashes in the display.

3 Press M or m repeatedly to set the hour. 4 Press ENTER.

The minute indication flashes in the display.

5 Press M or m repeatedly to set the

minute.

6 Press ENTER.

The clock starts functioning.

To adjust the clock

1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET.

“SET” appears in the display. Then “PLAY SET?” flashes in the display.

2 Press M or m repeatedly to select “CLOCK

SET?”, then press ENTER.

The hour indication flashes in the display.

3 Do the same procedures as step 3 to 6

above.

Notes

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

• You cannot set the clock in power saving mode (page 60).

You can set the initial settings of LANGUAGE SETUP, ROOM SIZE, LISTENING POSITION and TV TYPE step by step in QUICK SETUP. After performing the QUICK SETUP, the system is ready for playing back of movies, music CDs, etc. To perform further speakers settings, see “Speaker settings” on page 38.

1 Turn on your TV and select the video

input.

2 Press ?/1 to turn on the unit. 3 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly until

“DVD” appears in the front panel display (or press DVD on the unit).

The guide message appears at the bottom of the on-screen display.

4 Press ENTER.

The “LANGUAGE SETUP” display appears in the on-screen display.

LANGUAGE SETUP

ENGLISH CHINESE1 CHINESE2 OTHERS

When “OTHERSt” appears, you can select “OTHERSt” to select the language from the language code list using the numeric buttons (page 83). The selected language code (4-digit number) is displayed the next time you select “OTHERSt”. The language you select in “LANGUAGE SETUP” is for “OSD”, “DVD MENU” and “SUBTITLE”. However, if you select “OTHERSt”, the setting is for “SUBTITLE” and “DVD MENU” only.

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5 Press M or m repeatedly to select a

language, then press ENTER.

The setting is selected and the “ROOM SIZE” appears in the on-screen display.

ROOM SIZE

FRONT:

SMALL

1 . 6

SURROUND:

1 . 6

6 Press M or m repeatedly to select a

suitable room size from “SMALL”, “MEDIUM” or “LARGE”, then press ENTER.

The setting is selected and the “LISTENING POSITION” appears in the on-screen display.

LISTENING POSITION

FRONT:

1 . 6

SURROUND:

1 . 6

The number of setting for “LISTENING POSITION” you can select varies, depending on the “ROOM SIZE” setting.

SMALL Three positions MEDIUM Four positions LARGE Five positions

7 Press M or m repeatedly to select a

suitable listening position, then press ENTER.

The setting is selected and the “TV TYPE” appears in the on-screen display.

TV TYPE

4 : 316 : 9

8 Press < or , repeatedly to select a

TV type connected to the system, then press ENTER.

“QUICK SETUP” is complete.

If you make a mistake

Press O RETURN, then select the item again.

To quit QUICK SETUP

Press DVD SETUP.

To change the settings of QUICK SETUP

1 Press DVD SETUP when playback is

stopped. The Setup Menu appears in the on-screen display.

2 Press M or m repeatedly to select “SETUP”,

then press ENTER.

3 Press M or m repeatedly to select “QUICK”,

then press ENTER. The “LANGUAGE SETUP” appears in the on-screen display.

4 Do the same procedures as step 5 to step 8

of “Performing Quick Setup”.

Notes

• The guide message appears at the bottom of on-screen display when you tu rn on the system for the first time or after performing “RESET” (page 76).

• When you select “4:3” in “TV TYPE”, “4:3 LETTER BOX” is selected (page 42).

• Depending on selected position in “LISTENING POSITION” and “ROOM SIZE”, the distance and level of each speaker will be set automati ca ll y.

• When there is a disc in the unit, the guide message does not appear on the on- screen display. To perform QUICK SETUP, press Z OPEN/CLOSE on the unit to remove the disc and press ?/1 to turn off the system. Then press ?/1 again to turn on the system.

• If you want to change each setting individually, see “DVD – Various functions” on page 28.

• The il l ustrations displayed for “ROOM SIZE” and “LISTENING POSITION” are only examples and may differ from the actual room size and layout.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG-Play

Loading a disc

Use buttons on the unit for the operation.

1 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE.

The disc tray slides out.

2 Load a disc with the label side facing

up on the disc tray.

When you play a CD single, place it on the inner circle of the tray

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

3 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc

tray.

Note

Do not push the disc tray when closing it as this may cause malfunction. Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.

Playing a disc

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play

Before playing a DVD, a VIDEO CD or JPEG image files, turn on your TV and select the video input. Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operations may be different or restricted. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc.

When playing a DVD:

Disc tray number

When playing a VIDEO CD (playback without PBC function):

Title number

DISC TITLE DVD

ALL DISC S

Disc playing

indicator

Disc tray number

Track number

Playing time

A B

EFFECT

GROOVE

Disc presence indicator

Playing time

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG-Play

DISC VCD

ALL DISC S

Disc playing

indicator

Disc presence indicator

When playing an Audio CD:

Disc tray number

Track number

DISC CD

ALL DISC S

Disc playing

indicator

Disc presence

EFFECT

GROOVE

Playing time

EFFECT

GROOVE

indicator

A B

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When playing an MP3 audio track:

Disc tray number

DISC ID3 MP3

Track number

ALL DISC S

Disc playing

indicator

Playing time

A B

EFFECT

GROOVE

Disc presence

indicator

When playing a JPEG image file:

Disc tray number

DISC

File number

ALL

DISC S

Disc playing

indicator

A B

EFFECT

GROOVE

Disc presence

indicator

1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly until

“DVD” appears in the display (or press DVD on the unit).

2 When playback is stopped, press PLAY

MODE repeatedly until the indication of the play mode you want lights up in the display.

Select To play

ALL DISCS (Normal Play)

1DISC (Normal Play)

ALBM (Normal Play)

ALL DISCS SHUF (Shuffle Play)*

All discs in the disc tray continuously.

The tracks/titles/files on the disc you have selected in original order.

All MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files in the album on the disc you have selected in original order.

For discs other than discs with MP3 audio tracks and discs with JPEG image fil es, “ALBM” play mode performs the same operation as “1DISC” play mode.

The tracks on all discs in random order.

Select To play

1DISC SHUF (Shuffle Play)*

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

ALBM SHUF (Shuffle Play)*

The MP3 audio tracks in the album on the disc you have selected in random order. For audio CDs and VIDEO CDs, “ALBM SHUF” play mode performs the same operation as “1DISC SHUF” play mode.

PGM (Program Play)*

The tracks on all discs in the order you want them to be played back (see “Creating your own program” on page 22).

*You cannot perform Shuffle Play and Program

Play while playing DVD and JPEG image files.

3 Press nN.

Tips

• Yo u can no t change the play mode during playback. To change the play mode, press x to stop playback.

• When an MP3 audio track with ID3 tag version 1.0 or version 1.1 is played back, “ID3” lights up in the display.

• The play mode indication on the front panel display is different from the on-screen display as follows:

Front panel display On-screen display

ALL DISCS CONTINUE(ALL) 1DISC CONTINUE(ONE) ALBM CONTINUE(ALBUM) ALL DISCS SHUF SHUFFLE(ALL) 1DISC SHUF SHUFFLE(ONE) ALBM SHUF SHUFFLE(ALBUM) PGM PROGRAM

• You can change the play mode using the on-screen display as follows:

1 Press DVD DISPLAY when playback is

stopped.

The Control Menu appears in the on-screen display.

2 Press M or m repeatedly to select “PLAY

MODE”, then press ENTER.

3 Press M or m repeatedly to select the play

mode you want, then press ENTER.

Other operations

To Do this

Stop playback Press x. Pause playback

(except for JPEG image files)

Select a track, chapter or image file

Select an album of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files

Locate a point quickly in fast forward or fast

2)6)

reverse (Lock Search)

Watch frame by frame (Slow Motion Playback)

Enjoy the slide show of JPEG image files (one direction only)

Rotate the current JPEG image file

Select a disc when playback is stopped

Press X. Press X again to resume playback.

Press . or > repeatedly (or turn –. >+ clockwise or counterclockwise on the unit).

Press ALBUM +/– repeatedly (or turn ALBUM +/– clockwise or counterclockwise on the unit repeatedly).

Press m or M (or turn –m M+ clockwise or counterclockwise on the unit) during playback. For DVD or VIDEO CD, each time you press the button (or turn –m M+ on the unit), the searching speed changes as follows: 1 (slow) y 2 (fast) For Audio CD, searching speed does not change. To return to normal playback, press nN.

When playback is paused, press SLOW or SLOW . Each time you press the button, the

1)3)6)

playback speed change as follow s: Playback direction 2 4) y 1 4). Opposite direction 2 4) y 1 4). To return to normal playback, press nN.

Press M while displaying a JPEG image file.

Slide show starts from current image file.

Each time you press M during the slide show, the speed of the slide show changes cyclically as follows: 1 M (low speed) t

2 M (middle speed) t 3 M (high speed) t

Press < or ,. Each time you press ,, the image

turns clockwise by 90°. Each time you press <, the image

turns counterclockwise by 90 ° . Press DISC SKIP (or one of the

DISC 1 ~ 3 buttons or EXCHANGE/DISC SKIP on the unit).

To Do this

Switch to DVD function from another source

Press one of the DISC 1 ~ 3 buttons on the unit (Automatic

Source Selection). and start playback automatically when there is a disc on the disc tray.

Exchange other discs while

Press EX-CHANGE/DISC SKIP

on the unit. playing

Remove the disc Press Z OPEN/CLOSE on the

unit.

There may be some disturbance in the video image.

Except for MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files.

DVD and VIDEO CD only.

2 /2 playback speed is slower than 1 / 1 . Slow-motion reverse play is for DVD only.

You cannot rotate the image during Slide show. Press nN to return to normal playback before this operation.

There is no sound output during Lock Search and Slow Motion Playback.

Notes

• During playback in ALL DISCS SHUF mode, you

cannot select the other disc by pressing DISC SKIP or one of the DISC 1~3 buttons on t he unit.

• If play ba ck of a DVD is paused for approximately

one hour, the system automatically turns off.

• Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some

operations may be restricted.

• An album that does not include an MP3 audio track

or JPEG image file is skipped.

• If you save up the extension “.MP3” to a file that is

not in MP3 format, the system cannot recognize the file properly and will generate random noise which could damage your speakers.

• The system can playback MP3 audio tracks in the

format of MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3.

• The maximum number of albums on a disc which can

be recognized by this system is 9 9.

• The maximum number of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG

image files on an album wh ich can b e reco gnized b y this system is 250.

• Depending on the encoding/writing software,

recording device, or the recording media used at the time an MP3 audio track is recorded, you may encounter problems such as cannot playback, sound interruptions and noise.

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DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG-Play

• The following discs take a longer time to start playback:

– a disc recorded with complicated tree structure. – a disc recorded in Multi Session. – a disc to which data can be added (non finalized

disc).

• Some CD-Rs or CD-RWs cannot be played back on the system depending on the file format.

• When playing the data disc (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs) containing both MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files, select “CUSTOM SETUP” from the setup items. Then, set “DATA CD PRIORITY” to “MP3” if you want to play the MP3 audio tracks or “JPEG” if you want to play the JPEG image files.

• The system can play to a depth of 8 folders only.

Tips

• When you press DVD or one of the DISC 1 ~ 3 buttons on the unit to switch to DVD function from TUNER, you may require a longer time to access the disc. In this case, set the DVD power manage function to “DVD POWER ON” (page 44).

• If you press DVD on the unit while the system is turned off, the system turns on automatically and DVD is selected as the function.

Resuming playback from the point you stopped the disc

— Resume Play (Except for JPEG

image files)

This system memorizes the point where you stopped the disc so you can resume from that point. Resume Play is not canceled when you turn off the system.

1 While playing a disc, press x to stop

playback.

“RESUME” appears in the display. If “RESUME” does not appear, Resume Play is not available.

2 Press nN.

The system starts playback from the point you stopped the disc in step 1.

Notes

• Yo u can no t pe rform Resume Play during Shuffle Play or Program Play.

• Depending on where you stopped the disc, the system may resume playback from a different point.

• Resume Play is not available for JPEG image files.

• Resume Play is canceled when: – you press x when playback is stopped. – you open the disc tray. – you change the play mode. – you change the settings using the DVD DISPLAY

or DVD SETUP button.

Playing a track, file or chapter by entering the track, the file or the chapter number

Press the numeric button(s) to enter the track, file number or the chapter number of the track, the file or the chapter you want to play. (To enter the MP3 audio track number and JPEG image file number, press ALBUM +/– repeatedly (or turn ALBUM +/– clockwise or counterclockwise on the unit repeatedly) to select the album you want before entering the number.) Then, press ENTER.

To enter a track, a file or a chapter number over 10

1 Enter the corresponding digits.

To enter 0, press 10/0.

2 Press ENTER.

Example: To play track, file or chapter number 30,

press 3 and 10/0, then press ENTER. To play MP3 audio track number or JPEG

image file number 100, press 1, 10/0 and 10/0, then press ENTER.

Playing DVDs using the

Playing VIDEO CDs with

Some DVDs have menus to help you enjoy the DVDs. You can playback DVDs using these menus on the TV screen.

Using the DVD top menu

A DVD is divided into long sections of picture or music feature called “title”. When you playback a DVD which contains several titles, you can select the title you want using the DVD top menu.

Using the DVD menu

Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using a menu. When you playback these DVDs, you can select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound using the DVD menu.

1 Press DVD TOP MENU or DVD MENU.

The menu appears on the TV screen. The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc.

2 Press M and m or < and , or the

numeric buttons to select the title or item you want to playback.

3 Press ENTER.

Note

If the DVD top menu or a DVD menu is displayed during playback of a DVD for approximately one hour, the system automatically turns of f.

PBC functions (Version

2.0)

— PBC Play

You can use PBC* menus on your TV screen to enjoy the disc’s interactive software. The menu format and structure may differ depending on each disc. *PBC: Playback Control

1 Press nN to start playing a VIDEO

CD with PBC functions (Version 2.0).

The PBC menu appears on the TV screen.

2 Press M and m or the numeric bu ttons

to select the item number you want.

3 Press ENTER. 4 Continue playback according to the

instructions on the menus to enjoy interactive playback.

Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc, as the operation procedure may differ according to the disc.

To go back to the previous menu

Press O RETURN.

Notes

• Depending on the disc, the menu may not appear in step 1.

• Depending on the VIDEO CD, “press ENTER” in step 3 may appear as “press nN” in the operating instructions supplied with the disc. In this ca se, press nN.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG-Play

To cancel playback with PBC functions

1 When playback is stopped, press .

or > (or turn –. >+ on the unit clockwise or counterclockwise) or the numeric buttons to select a track.

2 Press nN.

“Play without PBC” appears on the TV screen and playback starts from the selected track. Still images, such as the menu screens, will not be shown.

To return to PBC playback, press x twice, then press nN.

Playing repeatedly

— Repeat Play

You can play all the titles/tracks/files or a single title/chapter/track on a disc repeatedly.

Using the front panel display

Press REPEAT repeatedly until “REP” or “REP1” lights up in the display during playback.

REP: All the titles on the DVD, or all the tracks on the Audio CD, VIDEO CD or all the tracks on the disc with MP3 audio tracks files on the disc with JPEG image files the tracks in the album of MP3 audio tracks all the files in the album of JPEG image files are played back repeatedly up to 5 times. REP1: A single title

or chapter6) on the DVD or a single track on the Audio CD or VIDEO CD or a single MP3 audio track is played back repeatedly until “REP1” is canceled.

When the play mode is other than “ALBM” or

“ALBM SHUF”.

During slide show only.

When the play mode is other than “ALBM”.

When the play mode is “ALBM” or “ALBM

SHUF”.

When the play mode is “ALBM”.

You can check whether a title or a chapter is being

repeated by using the on-screen display.

To cancel Repeat Play

Press REPEAT repeatedly until both “REP” or “REP1” disappear from the display.

or all the

2)3)

, or all

2)5)

Notes

• Depending on the DVD, you cannot perform Repeat Play.

• You cannot perform Repeat Play during playback with PBC functions of the VIDEO CDs.

• You cannot select “REP1” when the play mode is “PGM”. You cannot select “REP 1” for JPEG image file.

• You cannot select “REP” when the play mode is “ALL DISCS SHUF”.

Tip

You can change the Repeat Play setting when the playback is stopped.

Using the on-screen display

1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu appears.

2 Press M or m repeatedly to select

“REPEAT”, then press ENTER.

If you do not select “OFF”, the “REPEAT”

indicator lights up in green.

The options for “REPEAT” appear.

3 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

Repeat Play setting.

The default setting are underlined.

When playing a DVD

• OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ALL

: repeats all the titles on the current

disc.

• TITLE: repeats the current title.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter. x

When playing a VIDEO CD/Audio CD or MP3 audio tracks in play mode other than “PGM”.

• OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ALL

: repeats all the tracks on the current

disc

, or all the tracks in the current

album

• TRACK: repeats the current track.

When playing a JPEG image file

• OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ALL: repeats all the files on the current

disc

, or repeats all the files in the current

album

When playing a VIDEO CD, Audio CD

or MP3 audio tracks in “PGM” mode.

• OFF: does not play repeatedly.

• ALL: repeats Program Play.

4 Press ENTER.

Repeat Play starts.

When “SHUFFLE (ALL)” is selected, you cannot set Repeat Play to “ALL”.

When the play modes other th an “CONTINUE (ALBUM)” and “SHUFFLE (A LBUM)” is selected for MP3 audio tracks or the play modes other than “CONTINUE (ALBUM)” is selected for JPEG image files.

When “CONTINUE (ALBUM)” is selected for MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files or “SHUFFLE (ALBUM)” is selected for MP3 audio tracks.

To cancel Repeat Play

Select “OFF” in step 3.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears.

Notes

• Depending on the DVD, you cannot perform Repeat Play.

• You cannot perform Repeat Play during playback with PBC functions of VIDEO CDs (page 19).

• If you select “ALL”, the playback repeats up to five times.

Tip

You can change the Repeat Play setting when the playback is stopped.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG-Play

Creating your own program

— Program Play

You can make a program of up to 25 steps in the order you want them to be played back. You can synchro record the programmed tracks onto a tape (page 47).

Using the front panel display

1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly until

“DVD” appears in the display (or press DVD on the unit).

2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly when

playback is stopped until “PGM” lights up in the display.

3 Press DISC SKIP (or EX-CHANGE/DISC

SKIP or one of the DISC 1 ~ 3 buttons on the unit) to select a disc.

To program all the tracks on a disc at once, proceed to step 5 while “AL” appears in the display.

To program all the MP3 audio tracks on an album at once, press ALBUM +/– repeatedly (or turn ALBUM +/– clockwise or counterclockwise on the unit repeatedly) until the album you want appear in the display, then proceed to step 5.

4 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

. > clockwise or

counterclockwise on the unit) until the track number you want appears in the display.

When programming an MP3 audio track, press ALBUM +/– repeatedly (or turn ALBUM +/– clockwise or counterclockwise on the unit repeatedly) to select album, then press .

or >

repeatedly (or turn –. >+ clockwise or counterclockwise on the unit) until the track number you want appears in the display.

Disc tray number

Selected track number

PGM

EFFECT

GROOVE

A B

5 Press ENTER.

The disc, album or track is programmed. The program step number appears in the

display.

6 To program additional discs, albums or

tracks.

To program Repeat steps

Other discs or albums 3 and 5 Other tracks on the

same disc Other tracks on other

discs

4 and 5

3 to 5

7 Press nN.

Program Play starts.

Other operations

To Do this

Cancel Program Play Press PLAY MODE

repeatedly when playback is stopped until “PGM” disappear from front panel display.

Clear a programmed step from the end of

Press CLEAR when playback is stopped.

program

Notes

• Program Play is not available for DVDs and JPEG image files.

• When you switch the play mode to “PGM” while “REP1” is selected, “REP1” is automatically cancelled.

Tip

The program you made remains in the system’s memory even after Program Play finishes. To playback the same program again, pres s nN.

Using the on-screen display

1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly until

“DVD” appears in the front panel display (or press DVD on the unit).

2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly when

playback is stopped until “PGM” appears in the front panel display.

The Program Display appears on the on-screen display.

Program

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

3 Press ,.

The disc list appears.

Program

Disc

DISC1(CD)

DISC2(– – – – –)

DISC3(MP3)

5 6 7 8 9

“– – – –” appears when the unit has not loaded the disc information in the memory.

4 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

disc you want.

To program all the tracks on a disc at once, press ENTER, then proceed to step 7.

5 Press ,.

For audio CDs or VIDEO CDs, the track list appears.

Program

Disc

Track

DISC 1 (CD)

ALL TRACKS

DISC 2 (– – – – –)

4 5 6 7 8 9

For discs with MP3 audio tracks, the album list appears.

Program

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

When the list of all tracks cannot be displayed on the window, the jump bar appears. Press , to select the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using M or m. Press < or O RETURN to return to the track list.

TRACK1

DISC 3 (MP3)

TRACK2

TRACK3

TRACK4

TRACK5

TRACK6

TRACK7

TRACK8 TRACK9

Disc

Album

DISC 1 (CD)

ALL ALBUMS

DISC 2 (– – – – –)

ALBUM1

DISC 3 (MP3)

ALBUM2

ALBUM3

ALBUM4

ALBUM5

ALBUM6

ALBUM7

ALBUM8 ALBUM9

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6 Select the album or track you want to

program. x When programming a VIDEO CD or

Audio CD track

For example, select track “6”. Press M and m or the numeric buttons to select “6”, then press ENTER.

Program

DISC1(CD) – TRACK6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

To program all the tracks on a disc, press or m to select “ALL TRACKS”, then press ENTER.

x When programming an MP3 audio track

For example, select track “3” of album “2”. Press M or m to select “ALBUM2”, then press ,.

Program

Disc

Album

DISC 1 (CD)

Track

ALL ALBUMS

DISC 2 (– – – – –)

4 5 6 7 8 9

Next, press M and m or the numeric buttons to select “TRACK3”, then press ENTER.

Program

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

ALL TRACKS

DISC 3 (MP3)

Classic

Jazz

2 3

Pops

DISC3(MP3) – ALBUM2 – TRACK3

x When programming an album of MP3 audio tracks

For example, select album “2”. Press M or m to select “ALBUM2”, then press

ENTER.

Program

DISC3(MP3) – ALBUM2 – ALL TRACKS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

To program all the albums of a disc, press M or m to select “ALL ALBUMS”, then press

ENTER.

7 To program other discs, albums or

tracks, repeat steps 3 to 6.

8 Press nN.

Program Play starts.

Other operations

To Do this

Cancel Program Play Press PLAY MODE

Check the program When the list of all

Clear a programmed step from the end of program

repeatedly when playback is stopped until “PGM” disappear from front panel display.

programmed steps cannot be displayed on the window, press < to s elect the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using M or m. Press , or O RETURN to return to the programmed step list.

Press CLEAR when playback is stopped.

To program all the tracks of an album, press M or m to select “ALL TRACKS”, then press ENTER.

Notes

• Program Play is not available for DVDs and JPEG image files.

• When you switch the play mode to “PROGRAM” while “REPEAT TRACK” is selected, “REPEAT TRACK” is automatically canceled.

Tip

The program you made remains in the system’s memory even after Program Play finishes. To playback the same program again, pres s nN.

Using the on-screen display to search for a title/chapter/track/index/ album/file

You can search a title (DVD), chapter (DVD), track (Audio CD, VIDEO CD, MP3 audio tracks), index (VIDEO CD), album (MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files) and file (JPEG image files). As titles, tracks, albums, chapters, indexes and files are assigned unique numbers on the disc, you can select the number you want from the Control Menu on the on-screen display. You can also search for a particular point using the time code (Time Search).

Searching for a title/track/album/ file

1 Press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Menu appears on the on-screen display.

2 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

search method.

When playing a DVD

“TITLE”

x When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC function

“TRACK”

x When playing an Audio CD

“TRACK”

x When playing an MP3 audio track

“ALBUM” or “TRACK”

x When playing a JPEG image file

“ALBUM” or “FILE”

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3 Press ENTER.

The list of contents in the disc appears.

Jump bar

CD1:

HIGHWAY1:

VIEW POINT

MY CHILDREN

DANCING

GOOD TASTE

DESTINATION

MARATHON

PLACE-KICK

TAKE IT EASY

10:

PORT TOWER STANDARD

11:

When the list of the contents cannot be displayed on the window, the jump bar appears. Press , to select the jump bar icon, and then scroll the jump bar to display the rest of the list using M or m. Press < or O RETURN to return to the list of the contents.

4 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

title, track, album or file you want, then press ENTER.

The system starts playback from the selected title, track, album or file.

Searching for a chapter/index

1 Press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Menu appears on the on-screen display.

2 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

search method.

x When playing a DVD “CHAPTER” x

When playing a VIDEO CD without

PBC function

“INDEX” “**(**)” is selected (** refers to a number). The number in parentheses indicates the

total number of chapters or indexes.

1: DVD

1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE

)

1 8 ( 3 4 T

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

3 Press ENTER.

“**(**)” changes to “– –(**)”.

1: DVD

1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE

)

– – ( 3 4

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD

4 Press M or m repeatedly, or press the

numeric buttons to select the chapter or index number you want to search.

If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to cancel the number, then select another number.

5 Press ENTER.

The playback starts from the selected number.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears.

To cancel searching

Press O RETURN.

To search for a particular point using the time code

— Time Search

For example, search for the elapsed playing time of the current title of the DVD.

1 Press DVD DISPLAY.

The Control Menu appears on the on-screen display.

2 Press M or m repeatedly to select

“TIME”.

“T **:**:**” (elapsed playing time of the current title) is selected.

3 Press ENTER.

“T– –:– –:– –” appears above “T **:**:**”.

4 Input the time code using the numeric

buttons, then press ENTER.

For example, to find the scene at 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 20 seconds after the beginning, enter “2:10:20”.

Notes

• The title, chapter or track number displayed on the on-screen display is recorded data on the disc.

• You cannot search a scene of a VIDEO CD.

• When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions, the index search function and time search function does not work.

• If you play a DVD, input the elapsed playing time of the current title using the tim e code. If you play an Audio CD, VIDEO CD or MP3 audio track, input the elapsed playing time of the current track using the time code.

Tip

You can change the display to show elapsed playing time or remaining time. For details, see “Checking the elapsed playing time, remaining time and titles (DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG)” (page 62).

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Sony MHC-GN100D, MHC-GN90D Operating Instructions Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

About this manual

Playable discs

Getting Started

Hooking up the system

Positioning the speakers

Setting the clock Performing QUICK SETUP

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG-Play

Loading a disc

Playing a disc

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play

— PBC Play

Playing repeatedly

— Repeat Play

Creating your own program

— Program Play

Using the on-screen display to search for a title/chapter/track/index/ album/file