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4-244-569-81 (1)

Operating Instructions

Manual de Instrucciones

MHC-GN900 MHC-GN800 MHC-GN700

MHC-GN600

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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.

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.

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

energy efficiency.

is a U.S.

guidelines for

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Notes on CD-R and CD-RW discs

This unit can play the following discs:

Type of discs Label on the disc

Audio CDs

MP3 files

• Disc recorded in CD-R/CD-RW drives may not be played back because of scratches, dirt, recording condition or the drive’s characteristics.

• You cannot play a CD-R/CD-RW that is not finalized*.

• Playback of multi-session CD-R/CD-RW is not supported.

* A process necessary for a recorded CD-R/CD-RW

disc to be played back on the audio CD player.

About this manual

The instructions in this manual are for models MHC-GN900, MHC-GN800, MHCGN700, MHC-GX8800 and MHC-GN600. In this manual, the MHC-GN800 is used for illustration purposes unless stated otherwise.

The MHC-GN900 consists of the following components:

– Tuner/CD player/Stereo cassette

deck/Amplifier (main unit) HCD-GN900

– Speaker System

• Front speakers SS-GN900

The MHC-GN800 consists of the following components:

– Tuner/CD player/Stereo cassette

deck/Amplifier (main unit) HCD-GN800

– Subwoofer SS-WG800 – Speaker System

• Front speakers SS-GN800

• Surround speakers SS-RS800

The MHC-GN700/MHC-GX8800 consists of the following components:

– Tuner/CD player/Stereo cassette

deck/Amplifier (main unit) HCD-GN700

– Speaker System

• Front speakers SS-GN800

• Surround speakers SS-RS800

The MHC-GN600 consists of the following components:

– Tuner/CD player/Stereo cassette

deck/Amplifier (main unit) HCD-GN600

– Speaker System

• Front speakers SS-GN800

Table of Contents

List of Button Location and Reference Pages

Main unit ............................................... 5

Subwoofer

Remote Control ..................................... 6

Getting Started

Hooking up the system .......................... 7

Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries into

Setting the clock .................................... 9

Loading a CD ...................................... 10

Playing a CD

Playing a disc with MP3 audio

Programming the CD tracks

MHC-GN800 only.

............................................ 6

the remote ........................................ 9

–– Normal Play/Shuffle Play/

Repeat Play ................................... 10

tracks ............................................. 11

–– Program Play ............................ 13

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Table of Contents (continued)

Tuner

Presetting radio stations ....................... 14

Listening to the radio

–– Preset Tuning ........................... 15

–– Manual Tuning ......................... 15

Tape

Loading a tape ..................................... 16

Playing a tape ...................................... 16

Recording to a tape

–– CD Synchro Recording/ Recording Manually/

Program Edit ................................. 17

Timer-recording radio programs ......... 18

Sound Adjustment

Adjusting the sound ............................. 20

Selecting the sound system

Using the subwoofer

Selecting the preset effect .................... 21

Adjusting the graphic equalizer and

storing the personal file ................. 21

Selecting the surround effect ............... 22

................ 20

.......................... 20

Display

Changing the spectrum analyzer

display ........................................... 23

Adjusting the brightness of the

display ........................................... 23

Changing the power illuminator .......... 23

Turning off the display

— Power Saving Mode ................. 23

Using the CD display .......................... 24

Other Features

Enhancing the video game sound

— Game Sync ............................... 25

Mixing video game sound with other

sound source

— Game Mixing ........................... 25

Singing along ....................................... 25

Falling asleep to music

— Sleep Timer .............................. 26

Waking up to music

— Daily Timer .............................. 26

Optional Components

Hooking up optional components ........ 28

Listening to audio from a connected

component ..................................... 29

Recording on a connected

component ..................................... 29

Connecting external antennas .............. 29

Troubleshooting

Problems and remedies ........................ 30

Messages ............................................. 32

Additional Information

Precautions .......................................... 33

Specifications ...................................... 34

MHC-GN800/GN700 only.

MHC-GN800 only.

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List of Button Location 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 - D

ALBUM +/– qg (12, 13) AMP MENU rd (15, 23) CD r; (9–13, 17, 18) CD SYNC qj (17, 18) DECK A wk (16) DECK B wd (16–18) DIRECTION 9 (16–18) DISC 1~3 3 (10, 12, 13, 18) DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE 4 (10–12) Disc tray 6 (10) DISPLAY ra (23, 24) Display 2

E - L

EDIT 9 (18) EFFECT ON/OFF rf (21) FM MODE 8 (15, 32) GAME eh (25, 29) GAME EQ ea (21)

2 3

GAME INPUT (jacks) wj (17, 25) GAME MIXING ef (17, 25) GROOVE ed (20) IR (receptor) rs ILLUMINATION wl (23)

M - Q

MD (VIDEO) ej (29, 30) MIC (jack) wh (25) MIC LEVEL wg (25) MOVIE EQ qh (21) MUSIC EQ eg (21) OPEN/CLOSE Z 5 (10–12) P FILE wa (21, 22) PHONES (jack) wf (3 0) PLAY MODE 7 (10, 11, 13, 18,

31)

Power illuminator e; (23) PUSH ENTER q; (9, 13, 14, 18,

19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27)

4 5 6

Illustration number

PLAY MODE 7 (10, 11, 13, 18, 31)

R R

Name of button/part Reference page

R - Z

REC PAUSE/START qk (17, 18,

25)

REPEAT 8 (11, 12) SURROUND (MHC-GN900/

GN600 only) w; (22)

SURROUND SPEAKER MODE

(except for MHC-GN900/

GN600) w; (20) TAPE A/B ek (16, 17) TUNER/BAND el (14, 15) TUNER MEMORY 7 (14) VOLUME ws (20, 30)

SYMBOLS

@/1 (power) 1 hH (play) qa x (stop) qs X (pause) qd – . (go backward) qf > + (go forward) qf m (rewind) qg M (fast forward) qg

V/v/B/b q;

A A (Eject A) es A B (Eject B) ql

List of Button Location and Reference Pages

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Subwoofer

(MHC-GN800 only)

ALPHABETICAL ORDER A - Z

LINK (indicator) 2 (20) MATRIX SURR 1 (indicator) 3 (20) MATRIX SURR 2 (indicator) 4 (20) SUBWOOFER LEVEL 6 (20) SUBWOOFER ON/OFF 1 (20) SURROUND SPEAKER MODE 5 (20)

Remote Control

ALPHABETICAL ORDER

A - M

CD ql (9–13, 17, 18) CLEAR 7 (13, 18) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 2

(19, 27)

CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (9, 18, 26,

30)

D.SKIP 9 (10, 12) ENTER qd (9, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22,

23, 26, 27)

EFFECT ON/OFF qf (21) GAME w; (25, 29) MD (VIDEO) q; (29, 30)

P - Z

PRESET – wd (14, 15) PRESET + wf (14, 15) PRESET EQ qj (21) P FILE qh (21, 22) SURROUND (MHC-GN900/

GN600 only) qs (22)

SURROUND SPEAKER MODE

(except for MHC-GN900/

GN600) qs (20) SLEEP 1 (26) TAPE A/B qa (16, 17) TUNER/BAND qk (14, 15) TUNING – wa (14, 15)

TUNING + ws (14, 15) VOL +/– 8 (20)

SYMBOLS

@/1 (power) 4 nN (play) wg X (pause) 5 x (stop) 6 .(go backward) wd > (go forward) wf m (rewind) wa M (fast forward) ws

M/m/</, qg

X W V U

T S R

D E

ABC

D E

6 7

8 9

q; qa qs

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Getting Started

Hooking up the system

Do the following procedure 1 to 6 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories.

AM loop antenna

Subwoofer

Front speaker

(Right)

Surround

speaker (Right)

(MHC-GN800/

GN700 only)

(MHC-GN800

only)

Main Unit

FM antenna

Front speaker

speaker (Left)

(MHC-GN800/

GN700 only)

Getting Started

(Left)

Surround

1 Connect the front speakers.

Connect the speaker cords to the FRONT SPEAKER terminals.

2 Connect the surround speakers

(MHC-GN800 and MHC-GN700 only).

Connect the speaker cords to SURROUND SPEAKER terminals.

Insert only the stripped portion.

Red/Solid (3)

Black/Stripe (#)

Red

Insert only the stripped portion.

Note

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

Blue

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

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3 Connect the subwoofer

220V

120V

230-

VOLTAGE SELECTOR

240V

(MHC-GN800 only).

Connect the subwoofer cords to the SUBWOOFER terminals and the system cord to the SYSTEM CONTROL jack. Be sure to match the color of the cord and terminals/jacks.

SUBWOOFER terminals

Insert only the stripped portion.

5 For models equipped with a voltage

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

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

Grey

SYSTEM CONTROL jack

To disconnect

Notes

• Be sure to make this connection before you connect

the main unit’s power cord to a wall outlet.

• Place the subwoofer at least 0.3 meters (1 feet)

away from the main unit.

4 Connect the FM and AM antennas.

Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it.

6 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).

To connect optional components

See page 28.

To attach the speaker pads

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

Ω

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally

FM75 COAXIAL

–AM

AM loop antenna

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Positioning the speakers (Except for MHC-GN900/GN600)

Place the front speakers at an angle of 45 degrees from your listening position.

Front speaker (L)

Main Unit

Subwoofer

0.3m

Front speaker (R)

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.

Setting the clock

Getting Started

45º

Surround speaker (L)

* (MHC-GN800 only)

Place the subwoofer at least 0.3 meters (1 feet) away from the main unit.

Notice for carrying this system

Do the following to protect the CD mechanism.

Surround speaker (R)

1 Make sure that all discs are removed

from the main unit.

2 Hold down CD and then press ?/1 until

“LOCK” appears in the display.

3 Release ?/1 first, then release CD. 4 Unplug the AC power cord.

Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries into the remote

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

remote.

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

remote).

5 Press M or m repeatedly to set the

minute.

6 Press PUSH ENTER (or ENTER on the

remote).

The clock starts functioning.

To adjust the clock

1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the

remote.

2 Press M or m repeatedly to select

“CLOCK SET?” and then press PUSH ENTER (or ENTER on the remote).

3 Do the same procedure as steps 3 to

6 above.

Note

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

R6 (AA) batteries

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Loading a CD

1 Press OPEN/CLOSE Z.

The disc tray slides out.

2 Place a CD with the label side up on the

disc tray.

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.

3 Press OPEN/CLOSE Z 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

Disc presence indicator

1 Press CD. 2 When playback is stopped, press PLAY

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

Track number Playing time

ALL DISCS

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Select

ALL DISCS (Normal Play)

1 DISC/ALBM (Normal Play)

ALL DISCS SHUF (Shuffle Play)

1 DISC SHUF/ ALBM SHUF (Shuffle Play)

PGM (Program Play)

To play

All CDs in the disc tray continuously.

The CD you have selected in the 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 back (see “Programming the CD tracks” on page 13).

3 Press hH.

Tip

You cannot change the play mode during playback. To change the play mode, press x to stop playback.

Other Operations

Stop playback

Pause playback

Select a track

Find a point in a track

Select a CD when playback is stopped

Switch to CD function from another source

Do this

Press x. Press X. Press again to

resume playback. Press > (to go forward)

or . (to go backward). Press and hold down M or

m during playback and release it at the point you want.

Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons or DISC SKIP EXCHANGE (or D.SKIP on the remote).

Press CD or one of the DISC 1~3 buttons (Automatic Source Selection).

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Play repeatedly (Repeat Play)

Cancel Repeat Play

Exchange other CDs while playing

Remove the CD

All the tracks on the CD are played back repeatedly up to five times. You cannot select “REP” and “ALL DISCS SHUF” at the same time.

The current track is played back repeatedly until “REP 1” is cancelled.

Tips

• When you press CD or one of the DISC 1~3 buttons to switch to CD function from tuner, you may require a longer time to access the disc. Set “CD POWER ON” by CD manage function (page 15).

• If you press CD while the power is off, the power turns on and CD is selected as a function.

Do this

Press REPEAT repeatedly to select “REP”

Press REPEAT until “REP” or “REP 1” disappears from the display.

Press DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE.

Press OPEN/CLOSE Z.

or “REP 1”*2.

The disc must be in the ISO 9660* level 1, level 2 or Joliet format.

ISO 9660 Format

The most common international standard

for the logical format of files and folders

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 “.MP3”) and in capital letters. Folder names can be longer than eight characters. There can be no more than eight nested folder levels. Level 2

specifications allow file names and folder

names up to 31 characters long.

––Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat

Play

This system lets you play a disc with MP3 audio tracks in different play modes.

Playing a disc with MP3 audio tracks

About MP3 audio tracks

MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3) is a standard technology and format for compressing a sound sequence. The track is compressed to about 1/10 of its original size. Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear are not compressed.

Notes on discs

You can play MP3 audio tracks recorded on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs (recordable CDs) and CD-RWs (rewritable CDs).

ALL DISCS

Track number

Playing time

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Disc tray number

Disc presence indicator

1 Press CD. 2 When playback is stopped, press PLAY

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

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Playing a disc with MP3 audio tracks (continued)

Select

ALL DISCS (Normal Play)

1 DISC (Normal Play)

ALBM (Normal Play)

ALL DISCS SHUF (Shuffle Play)

1 DISC SHUF (Shuffle Play)

ALBM SHUF (Shuffle Play)

PGM (Program Play)

To play

All discs in the disc tray continuously.

The disc you have selected in the original order.

The album you have selected in the original order.

The tracks on all discs in random order.

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

The tracks in the album you have selected in random order.

The tracks on all discs in the order you want them to be played back (see “Programming the CD tracks” on page 13).

3 Press hH .

Other Operations

Stop playback

Pause playback

Select a track

Select an album

Find a point in a track

Select a disc when playback is stopped

Do this

Press x. Press X. Press again to

resume playback. Press > (to go forward)

or . (to go backward).

Press ALBUM +/–.

Press and hold down M or m on the remote during playback and release it at the point you want.

Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons or DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE (or D.SKIP on the remote).

Switch to CD function from another source

Press CD or one of the DISC 1~3 buttons (Automatic Source Selection).

Play repeatedly (Repeat Play)

Cancel Repeat Play

Press REPEAT repeatedly to select “REP”

or “REP 1”*4.

Press REPEAT until “REP” or “REP 1” disappears from the display.

Exchange other discs while playing

Remove the disc

You cannot select an album during ALL DISCS SHUF and 1 DISC SHUF.

You may not be able to search between multiple

Press DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE.

Press OPEN/CLOSE Z.

tracks. Furthermore, the playing time may not be displayed correctly depending on the MP3 audio tracks.

All the tracks on the CD are played back repeatedly up to five times. You cannot select “REP” and “ALL DISCS SHUF” at the same time.

The current track is played back repeatedly until “REP 1” is cancelled.

Tips

• When you press CD or one of the DISC 1~3 buttons to switch to CD function from tuner, you may require a longer time to access the disc. Set “CD POWER ON” by CD power manage function (page 15).

• If you press CD while the power is off, the power turns on and CD is selected as a function.

Notes

• With formats other than ISO 9660 and Joliet, album titles or track titles may not be displayed correctly.

• When naming, be sure to add the file extension “.MP3” to the track title.

• If you save up the extension “.MP3” to a track other

than MP3 audio tracks, the unit cannot recognize the track properly and will generate random noise that could damage your speakers.

• You are recommended not to save other type of tracks or unneccessary album on a disc that has MP3 audio tracks.

• The disc recorded with complicated tree structure takes a longer time to start playback.

• When the disc is inserted, the player reads all the tracks in that disc. If there are many albums or non MP3 audio tracks on the disc, it may take a longer time for playback to begin or for the next MP3 audio track to start playback.

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• An album that does not include an MP3 audio track

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is skipped.

• Maximum album number: 150 (including root folder).

• The maximum number of MP3 audio tracks and albums that can be contained in a single disc is 300.

• Playback is possible up to 8 levels.

• Playback follows the recorded order of albums and

tracks on the disc.

• There may be an exception to these rules depending on the disc.

• 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.

Programming the CD tracks

–– Program Play

You can make a program of up to 25 tracks from all the CDs in the order you want them to be played back.

1 Press CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until

“PGM” lights up in the display.

3 Press one of the DISC 1~3 to select a

CD.

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

4 Press . or > repeatedly until the

track you want appears in the display.

Total playing Disc tray number

Track number

time (including

selected track)

5 Press PUSH ENTER.

The track(s) is (are) programmed. The program step number appears, followed by the total playing time.

6 Program additional discs or tracks.

To program

Other discs

Other tracks on the same disc

Other tracks on other discs

Repeat steps

3 and 5

4 and 5

3 to 5

7 Press hH.

Other Operations

Cancel Program Play

Clear a track from the end

To program the MP3 audio tracks

After step 3, press ALBUM +/– repeatedly until the album you want appears, then proceed to step 4.

Tips

• The program you made remains in the system’s memory even after it has been played back. Press hH to play the same program again.

• If “--.--” appears instead of the total playing time during programming, this means:

– you have programmed a track number

which exceeds 20.

– the total playing time has exceeded 100 minutes. – you have programmed an MP3 audio track.

Do this

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “1 DISC” or “ALL DISCS” lights up in the display.

Press CLEAR on the remote when playback is stopped.

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Tuner

Presetting radio stations

You can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations. You can then tune in any of those stations simply by selecting the corresponding preset number.

There are two ways to store the station presets.

Automatically tune in all of the stations that can be received in your area and store your favourite stations manually Manually tune in and store the radio frequency of your favourite stations

Setting presets through automatic tuning

1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to

select “FM” or “AM”.

2 Press and hold M or m (or TUNING

+ or – on the remote) until “AUTO” appears in the display and the frequency indication starts to change, then release.

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

3 Press TUNER MEMORY.

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

Do this

Setting presets through automatic tuning

Setting presets through manual tuning

Preset number

4 Press > or . (or PRESET + or –

on the remote) repeatedly to select the preset number you want to store.

5 Press PUSH ENTER (or ENTER on the

remote).

“Complete!” appears in the display. The station is stored.

6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to store other

stations.

Setting presets through manual tuning

1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to

select “FM” or “AM”.

2 Press M or m (or TUNING + or – on

the remote) repeatedly to tune in the station you want.

3 Press TUNER MEMORY.

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

4 Press > or . (or PRESET + or – on

the remote) repeatedly to select the preset number you want.

5 Press PUSH ENTER (or ENTER on the

remote).

“Complete!” appears in the display. The station is stored.

6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to store other

stations.

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Other Operations

Tune in a station with a weak signal

Set another station to an existing preset number

To improve tuner reception

When the tuner reception is poor, set the CD power manage function to “CD POWER OFF”. The default setting is “CD POWER ON”.

Do this

Follow the procedure described in “Setting presets through manual tuning”.

Start over from step 1. After step 3, press > or . (or PRESET + or – on the remote) repeatedly to select the preset number you want to store the other station.

1 Press CD. 2 Press @/1 to turn off the system. 3 Press @/1 while holding x. “CD

POWER OFF” appears.

To reset to “CD POWER ON”

Repeat the procedure above.

Notes

• When “CD POWER OFF” is selected, the CD access time is increased.

• You cannot change the setting in Power Saving Mode.

To change the AM tuning interval (Except Middle Eastern models)

The factory settings for AM tuning interval is 9 kHz (10 kHz in some areas). To change the AM tuning interval, select any AM station first, then turn off the power. While holding down the AMP MENU 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.

Tips

• The preset stations are retained for half a day even if you unplug the power cord or if a power failure occurs.

• If you press TUNER/BAND while the power is off, the power turns on automatically and TUNER is selected as a function.

Listening to the radio

You can listen to a radio station either by selecting a preset station, or by manually tuning in the station.

Listening to a preset station

–– Preset Tuning

Before tuning to preset stations, be sure to preset them (see “Presetting radio stations” on page 14).

1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to

select “FM” or “AM”.

2 Press > or . (or PRESET

+ or – on the remote) repeatedly to tune in the preset station you want.

Preset number

Listening to non-preset radio station

— Manual Tuning

1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to

select “FM” or “AM”.

2 Press M or m (or TUNING + or – on

the remote) repeatedly to tune in the station you want.

Tips

• To improve broadcast reception, adjust the supplied antennas.

• When an FM stereo program has static noise, press FM MODE repeatedly until “MONO” appears. There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will improve.

• Press and hold M or m (or TUNING + or – on the remote). The frequency indication changes and scanning stops when the system tunes in a station (Automatic Tuning).

• To record from the radio, see “Recording to a tape” on page 17 or “Timer-recording radio programs” on page 18.

Frequency

Tuner

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Loading a tape

1 Press TAPE A/B repeatedly to select

Deck A or B.

2 Press Z on the selected deck. 3 Insert a tape in deck A or B.

Insert with the side you want to play/record facing forward.

Playing a tape

1 Load a tape. 2 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select

“g” to play one side, “j” to play both sides or “RELAY”* (Relay Play) to play both decks in succession.

3 Press hH.

The tape starts playing. Press hH again to play the reverse side.

Tape presence indicator

Stop playback

Pause playback

Fast-forward

Rewind

Remove the cassette

Tips

• During j or Relay Play, the deck stops

automatically after repeating the sequence five times.

• If you press TAPE A/B while the power is off, the power turns on automatically and TAPE is selected as a function.

• When a tape (tapes) is (are) inserted, corresponding presence indicators light up.

Do this

Press x. Press X. Press again to resume

playback. Press M while playing the

front side, or press m while playing the reverse side.

Press m while playing the front side, or press M while playing the reverse side.

Press A A or A B.

Searching for the beginning of a track (AMS*)

During playback, press > or . repeatedly for the number of songs you want to skip forward (or backward).

The search direction, + (forward) or – (backward), and the number of songs being skipped (1~9) appear in the display.

Example: searching forward 2 songs

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* Relay Play follows this cyclic sequence:

Deck A (front side) t Deck A (reverse side) t Deck B (front side) t Deck B (reverse side)

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* AMS (Automatic Music Sensor)

Note

The AMS function may not operate correctly under the following circumstances: – When the unrecorded space between songs is less

than 4 seconds long.

– When the unit is placed near a television.

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Recording to a tape

–– CD Synchro Recording/Recording Manually/Program Edit

You can record from a CD, tape, radio or other connected components. The recording level is adjusted automatically.

Steps

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.

• For recording from the reverse side: After step 1, press TAPE A/B to select deck B and press hH twice to start playback of the reverse side. Press x at the point where you want to start recording. The TAPE B reverse side indicator lights up.

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

• For recording from a CD to a tape manually: You can press > or . to select tracks during recording pause mode (after step 4 and before step

6).

Recording from a CD

(CD Synchro Recording)

Insert a recordable tape into deck B.

Press CD.

Load the CD you want to record.

Press CD SYNC. Press REC PAUSE/START.

DECK B stands by for recording.

REC PAUSE/START indicator flashes.

Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select “g” to record on one side. Select “j” (or RELAY) to record on both sides.

Press REC PAUSE/START. If you are recording manually, press hH to start playing the source (for CD or Tape).

Recording starts.

Press x to stop recording.

Press a function button for the recording source.

Load the CD or tape (or other audio sources), or tune to the station you want to record.

Recording Manually

Tape

• You can mix the sound from the component connected to the GAME INPUT jacks with another function such as CD, tape, radio or MD connected to this system. To record the mixed sound, press GAME MIXING after step 4 of “Recording Manually” and then press REC PAUSE/START to start recording. Game Mixing does not function during CD Synchro Recording.

Note

You cannot listen to other sources while recording.

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Recording to a tape (continued)

Recording a CD by specifying track order

— Program Edit

You can record tracks from all the CDs in the order you want. When programing, make sure the playing times for each side do not exceed the length of one side of the tape.

1 Insert a recordable tape into deck B,

then press CD.

2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until

“PGM” lights up in the display.

3 Press one of the DISC 1~3 button to

select a CD.

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

4 Press > or . repeatedly until the

tracks you want appears in the display.

5 Press PUSH ENTER (or ENTER on the

remote).

The track(s) is (are) programmed. The program step number appears, followed by the total playing time.

6 To program additional tracks, repeat

steps 3 to 5.

Skip step 3 to select tracks from the same disc.

7 Press CD SYNC.

Deck B standby for recording. The REC PAUSE/START indicator flashes.

8 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select

“g” to record on one side. Select “j” (or RELAY) to record on both

sides.

9 Press REC PAUSE/START.

Recording starts.

Cancel Program Edit

Clear a track from the end

Tip

To check the required tape length for recording a CD, press EDIT after you have loaded a CD and pressed CD. The required tape length for the currently selected CD appears, followed by the total playing time for side A and side B respectively (Tape Select Edit).

Note

You cannot use Tape Select Edit for discs containing over 20 tracks or MP3 audio tracks.

Do This

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “1 DISC” or “ALL DISCS” lights up in the display.

Press CLEAR on the remote when playback is stopped.

Timer-recording radio programs

To timer-record, you must preset the radio station (see “Presetting radio stations” on page 14) and set the clock (see “Setting the clock” on page 9) beforehand.

1 Tune in the preset radio station (see

“Listening to the radio” on page 15).

2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the

remote.

“DAILY SET?” appears in the display.

3 Press M or m repeatedly to select

“REC SET?”, then press PUSH ENTER (or ENTER on the remote).

“ON” appears and the hour indication flashes in the display.

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4 Set the time to start recording.

Press M or m repeatedly to set the hour, then press PUSH ENTER (or ENTER on the remote).

The minute indication starts flashing. Press M or m repeatedly to set the minute,

then press PUSH ENTER (or ENTER on the remote).

5 Repeat step 4 to set the time to stop

recording.

The start time appears, followed by the stop time, the preset radio station to be recorded (e.g., “TUNER FM 5”), then the original display appears.

6 Insert a recordable tape into deck B.

Make sure the tape is in forward direction.

7 Press @/1 to turn off the power.

When the recording starts, the volume level is set to the minimum.

Tape

Check the setting

Change the setting

Cancel timer operation

Notes

• If you do not turn off the power before the preset time, the timer-recording does not function.

• The power will turn on 15 seconds before the preset time.

Do this

Press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on the remote and press M or m repeatedly to select “REC SELECT?”. Then, press PUSH ENTER (or ENTER on the remote).

Start from step 1.

Press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on the remote and press M or m repeatedly to select “TIMER OFF?”. Then, press PUSH ENTER (or ENTER on the remote).

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Sound Adjustment

Adjusting the sound

You can reinforce the bass and create a more powerful sound.

Press GROOVE repeatedly.

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

GROOVE t V-GROOVE t GROOVE OFF

GROOVE

The volume switches to power mode and the equalizer curve changes to suit the music source.

V-GROOVE

The volume switches to power mode and the equalizer curve changes to suit the movie source.

MHC-GN700 only

Press SURROUND SPEAKER MODE repeatedly to select the sound mode you want.

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

LINK1) t MATRIX SURR

LINK : Reproduces the same sound with

different output levels.

MATRIX SURR/MATRIX SURR 1 : Reproduces a wide range of sound that can actually sense the size of the room.

MATRIX SURR 2 : Reproduces a wide range of sound that can actually sense the size of the room. The surround sound is reinforced.

Using the subwoofer

Selecting the sound system

(MHC-GN800/GN700 only)

You can enjoy different sounds by selecting the sound mode you want.

MHC-GN800 only

Press SURROUND SPEAKER MODE repeatedly (or turn SURROUND SPEAKER MODE on the subwoofer) to select the sound mode you want.

Each time you press the button, the indicators on the subwoofer and the display changes cyclically as follows:

LINK1) t MATRIX SURR 12) t MATRIX SURR 2

(MHC-GN800 only)

You can use the sound of the subwoofer to suit the sound source.

1 Press SUBWOOFER ON/OFF on the

subwoofer to turn on the subwoofer.

The indicator lights up when the subwoofer is turned on.

Press the button again to turn off the subwoofer.

2 Turn SUBWOOFER LEVEL to adjust the

level.

You will be able to listen to low bass frequency sound.

Tip

You can use VOLUME (or VOL + or – on the remote) to adjust the volume of the subwoofer linked to the front speakers.

Notes

• If you turn VOLUME (or press VOL +/– on the remote), the volume for all speakers will change.

• When you turn on the main unit, the last selected SURROUND SPEAKER MODE indicator on the subwoofer lights up.

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LINK

Selecting the preset effect

Adjusting the graphic equalizer and storing the

Press MUSIC EQ, MOVIE EQ or GAME EQ (or PRESET EQ on the remote) repeatedly to select the preset effect you want.

The preset effect name appears in the display. See the chart “Preset effect options”.

To cancel the effect

Press EFFECT ON/OFF repeatedly until “EFFECT OFF” appears in the display.

Preset effect options

“

” lights up if you select an effect with

SURR

surround effects.

MENU Effect button

MUSIC ROCK EQ POP

JAZZ DANCE SOUL ORIENTAL*

MOVIE ACTION EQ DRAMA

MUSICAL

GAME ARCADE EQ RACING

ADVENTURE

* CLASSIC for North and Latin American models

only.

For

standard music sources.

soundtracks and special listening situations.

Play station 1, 2 and other video game music sources.

personal file

You can adjust the sound by raising or lowering the level of specific frequency band, then store up to three personal files (P FILE) in the memory.

Before adjustment, select the preset effect you want for your basic sound.

1 Press < or , repeatedly to select a

frequency band or surround effect, then press M or m repeatedly to adjust the level or select the surround effect you want.

Frequency band Frequency level

ALL DISCS

2 Press and hold P FILE until the

personal file number appears in the display.

3 Press M and m or < and , repeatedly

to select the personal file number where you want to store the equalizer setting.

You can select from “P FILE 1” to “ P FILE 3”.

4 Press PUSH ENTER (or ENTER on the

remote).

The setting is stored automatically in the personal file number you selected in step 3. The previous setting stored at this memory location is erased and replaced by the new setting.

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EFFECT

V - GROOVE

LINK

Sound Adjustment

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Adjusting the graphic equalizer and storing the personal file (continued)

To call up the personal file

Press P FILE repeatedly until the personal file number you want appears in the display.

Tip

If you do not want to store a personal file, press PUSH ENTER (or ENTER on the remote) after step 1.

Selecting the surround effect

(MHC-GN900/GN600 only)

Press SURROUND.

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

SURROUND ON ( )

SURROUND OFF

(MHC-GN800/GN700 only)

1 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“SURROUND”, then press M or m repeatedly to adjust the surround effect.

2 Press PUSH ENTER (or ENTER on the

remote).

Note

When you select certain sound effects, the surround effect may be cancelled.

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