Sony MHC-R880, MHC-RXD8S, MHC-GRX80J User Manual

Mini Hi-Fi Component System

Operating Instructions

3-865-608-13(1)

MHC-GRX80J/GRX80/R880 MHC-RXD8S/RXD8

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.

This stereo system is equipped with the Dolby Btype noise reduction system*. * Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. DOLBY and the double-D symbol a are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

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

Step 2: Setting the time ......................... 6

Step 3: Presetting radio stations .......... 7

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

Playing CDs without interruption ..... 22

The Tape Deck

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

Recording a CD by specifying track

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

Sound Adjustment

Adjusting the sound ............................ 31

Selecting the audio emphasis ............. 32

Changing the spectrum analyzer

display ............................................. 33

Selecting surround effects ................... 34

Adjusting the graphic equalizer......... 34

Making a personal audio emphasis file

.......................................................... 35

Other Features

Using the Radio Data System (RDS)* 37

Singing along: Karaoke ...................... 39

Falling asleep to music ........................ 41

Waking up to music ............................. 42

Timer-recording radio programs ....... 43

Optional AV components

Connecting audio components .......... 44

Connecting a VCR ................................ 46

Connecting outdoor antennas ............ 46

Additional Information

Precautions ............................................ 48

Troubleshooting ................................... 49

Specifications ........................................ 52

Index........................................ Back cover

DJ Effects

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

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

Using the drum pads ........................... 27

Using the beat functions...................... 28

* European model only.

Getting Started

Step 1: Hooking up the system

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

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

* MHC-GRX80J/GRX80/R880/RXD8S only

1 Connect the speakers.

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

For the front speakers with jacks, connect the speaker cords to the speaker in the same way.

Insert only the stripped portion.

Red/Solid (‘)

Black/ Stripe (’)

FM antenna

+ –

AM loop antenna

Front speaker (Left)Front speaker (Right)

Notes

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

• The type of speakers supplied vary according to the model you purchased (see “Specifications” on page 52).

2 (MHC-GRX80J/GRX80/R880/RXD8S

only) Connect the speaker cords from the surround speakers to the appropriate SURROUND SPEAKER jacks. Connect the red cords to the red jacks and connect the black cords to the black jacks.

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

Insert only the stripped portion.

Red (‘)

3 For models with a voltage selector,

set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to position of your local power line

+ –

voltage.

VOLTAGE SELECTOR

230

240V

Black (’)

Notes

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

• Be sure to connect both left and right surround speakers. Otherwise, the sound will not be heard.

2 Connect the FM/AM antennas.

Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it.

Jack type A

AM loop antenna

Jack type B

AM loop antenna

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally.

FM75

FM75 COAXIAL

120V

220V

4 Connect the power cord to a wall

outlet.

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

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

To connect optional AV components

See page 44.

To deactivate the demonstration

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

To activate/deactivate the demonstration again, press DISPLAY (for MHC-RXD8/ RXD8S) or DEMO (STANDBY) (for MHC-GRX80J/GRX80/R880) while the system is off.

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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.

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 and Russian models, and a 12-hour system for other models.

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

Inserting two size AA (R6) batteries into the remote

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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 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”

appears in the display.

2 Hold down LOOP and press so that

“LOCK” appears in the display.

DISPLAY

2,4

3,5

1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET.

The hour indication flashes.

2 Turn the jog dial to set the hour.

3 Press ENTER/NEXT.

The minute indication flashes.

4 Turn the jog dial to set the minute. 5 Press ENTER/NEXT.

The clock starts working.

Step 3: Presetting radio stations

You can preset the following number of stations:

– 2 band model: 20 for FM, 10 for AM. – 3 band model: 20 for FM, 10 for MW, and

10 for SW, or 20 for FM, 10 for AM, and 5 for UKV, depending on the model you purchased.

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 Turn the jog dial to select SET CLOCK. 3 Press ENTER/NEXT. 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.

(Power)

Jog dial

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Step 3: Presetting radio stations (coninued)

1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly

until the band you want appears in the display.

The bands you can receive vary depending on the model you purchased. Be sure to check which bands you can receive.

Every time you press this button, the band changes as follows: 2 band model:

FM ˜ AM 3 band model: FM n MW n SW

FM n AM n UKV*

* “STEREO PLUS” is displayed when

you select UKV.

2 Press and hold + or – 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.

To tune in a station with a weak signal

Press + or – repeatedly in step 2 to tune in the station manually.

To set another station to the exist preset number

Start over from step 1. After step 3, turn the jog dial 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 Keep pressing TUNER MEMORY until a

preset number appears in the display.

2 Turn the jog dial to select the preset

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

3 Press ENTER/NEXT.

“COMPLETE” appears.

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

3 Press TUNER MEMORY.

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

Preset number

4 Press ENTER/NEXT.

The station is stored.

5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 to store other

stations.

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/NEXT 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 MHC-RXD8S/RXD8 only)

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

POWER SAVE

(Power)

/DEMO

Tips

• Each time you press POWER SAVE/DEMO in the Power Saving Mode, the display switches between the Power Saving Mode and the demo mode.

•

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.

Notes

• You cannot set the time in the Power Saving Mode.

• One Touch Play function does not work in the Power Saving Mode.

To cancel the Power Saving Mode

Press DISPLAY. The clock display appears.

DISPLAY

/ Press POWER SAVE/DEMO when

the power is off.

The system switches to the Power Saving Mode and the clock display disappears.

The system is powering on/off by pressing .

Basic Operations

Playing a CD

— Normal play

You can play up to three CDs in a row.

DISC SKIP/

EX-CHANGE

(Power)

= +

0 )

VOLUME

PLAY

MODE

1 Press § and place up to two CDs 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 single CD, place it on the inner circle of the tray.

To insert a third disc, 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 CD (P (or CD ( on the

remote) when the disc tray is closed, play starts from the CD loaded on the tray whose button is lit green.

Track number

Playing time

Disc tray number

CD ( P

p = + 0 )

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VOL +/–

To Do this

Stop play Press p. Pause Press CD (P (P on the

remote). Press again to resume play.

Select a track During play or pause, turn the

jog dial clockwise (to go forward) or counterclockwise (to go back) and release it when you reach the desired track. (Or press + (to go forward) or = (to go back) on the remote.)

Find a point in Press and hold down ) or a track 0 during play and

release it at the desired point.

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

Play only the Press PLAY MODE CD you have repeatedly until “1 DISC” selected appears.

Play all CDs Press PLAY MODE repeatedly

until “ALL DISCS” appears. Remove the CD Press §. Exchange other Press DISC SKIP/

CDs while EX-CHANGE. playing

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

Tips

• Pressing CD (P when the power is off automatically turns the power on and starts CD playback if there is a CD in the tray (One Touch Play). When the system is in the Power Saving Mode, the One Touch Play function does not work.

• You can switch from another source to the CD player and start playing a CD just by pressing CD (P or 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 playing), the DISC 1~3 button for that tray lights green. When a disc tray holding a CD is not selected, the DISC 1~3 button for that tray lights orange. When all disc trays are empty, the DISC 1~3 buttons all light green.

Basic Operations

Recording a CD

— CD Synchro Recording

The CD SYNC button lets you record from a CD to a tape easily. You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO2) tapes. The recording level is adjusted automatically.

DISC SKIP/

EX-CHANGE

(Power)

2Press § and place a CD.

Then press again to close the disc tray. If the indicator for the tray you want to

record is not lit green, press DISC SKIP/ EX-CHANGE repeatedly so that it lights green.

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

3 Press CD SYNC.

Deck B stands by for recording and the CD player stands by for playback. The indicator on TAPE B ( (for front side) lights up.

4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to

select A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides.

5 Press REC PAUSE/START.

Recording starts.

1 Press § and insert a blank tape into

deck B.

With the side you want to record facing forward

4153

DOLBY NR

To stop recording

Press p.

Tips

• If you want to record from the reverse side, press TAPE B 9 to light its indicator after pressing CD SYNC.

• 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.

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”).

(Power)

1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly

until the band you want appears in the display.

The bands you can receive vary depending on the model you purchased. Be sure to check which bands you can receive.

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

2 band model: FM ˜ AM 3 band model: FM n MW n SW

FM n AM n UKV*

* “STEREO PLUS” is displayed when

you select UKV.

2 Turn the jog dial (or press = or

Basic Operations

+ on the remote) to tune in the desired preset station.

Turn counterclockwise (or press = on the remote)

VOLUME

TUNER/BAND

= +

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VOL +/–

STEREO/

MONO

for lower preset numbers.

Preset number*

* When only one station is preset, “ONE

PRESET” appears in the display.

To Do this

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

VOL +/– on the remote).

Turn clockwise (or press + on the remote) for higher preset numbers.

Frequency

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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 – repeatedly. For automatic tuning, press and hold + or –.

Tips

• Pressing TUNER/BAND when the power is off automatically turns the power on and tunes to the last received station (One Touch Play). When the system is in the Power Saving Mode, the One Touch Play function does not work.

• You can switch from another source to the radio just by pressing TUNER/BAND (Automatic Source Selection).

• 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) or TYPE II (CrO2) tapes. The recording level is automatically adjusted.

(Power)

4,6

DOLBY NR

1 Press TUNER/BAND to select the

band you want.

2 Turn the jog dial to tune in a preset

station.

Turn counterclockwise for lower preset numbers.

Preset number

Turn clockwise for higher preset numbers.

Frequency

3 Press § and insert a blank tape into

deck B.

With the side you want to record facing forward

4 Press REC PAUSE/START.

Deck B stands by for recording.

5 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to

select A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides.

6 Press REC PAUSE/START.

Recording starts.

To stop recording

Press p.

Tips

• If you want to record from the reverse side, press TAPE B 9 to light its indicator after pressing REC PAUSE/START in step 4.

• 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 – 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.

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

Playing a tape

You can use any type of tape, TYPE I (normal), TYPE II (CrO2) or TYPE IV (metal) , since the deck automatically detects the tape type. You can also use the jog dial’s AMS* functions to quickly search for songs you want to hear. To select either deck A or B, press DECK A ( or DECK B ( on the remote.

(Power)

= +

0 )

VOLUME

p = +

0 )

DECK A ( DECK B (

DOLBY NR

Basic Operations

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VOL +/–

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Playing a tape (continued)

1 Press § and insert a recorded tape

in deck A or B.

With the side you want to play facing forward

Tips

• Pressing TAPE A (or TAPE B) ( or 9 when the power is off automatically turns the power on and starts tape playback if there is a tape in the deck (One Touch Play). When the system is in the Power Saving Mode, the One Touch Play function does not work.

• You can switch from another source to the tape deck just by pressing TAPE A (or TAPE B) ( or 9 (Automatic Source Selection).

• When you want to reduce the hiss noise in lowlevel high-frequency signals, press DOLBY NR so that “DOLBY NR” appears.

2 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to

select A to play one side. Select ß* to play both sides.

To play both decks in succession, select RELAY (relay play).**

3 Press TAPE A (or TAPE B) (

(DECK A (or DECK B) ( on the remote).

Press TAPE A (or TAPE B) 9 to play the reverse side. (Press DECK A (or DECK B) ( again on the remote to play the reverse side.) The tape starts playing.

* The deck stops automatically after

repeating the sequence five times.

** Relay play always follows the following

sequence: Deck A (front side), Deck A (reverse side),

Deck B (front side), Deck B (reverse side).

To Do this

Stop play Press p. Fast-forward Press 0 or ). Rewind Press 0 or ). Remove the cassette Press §. Adjust the volume Turn VOLUME (or press

VOL +/– on the remote).

Searching for the beginning of a track (AMS*)

During playback, turn the jog dial the same direction as the 9 or ( indicator to go forward. Turn the opposite direction to go back. (Or press = or + on the remote.)

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

Example: searching forward 2 songs

* AMS (Automatic Music Sensor)

Notes

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

than 4 seconds long.

– If completely different information is recorded on

the left and right channels.

– When there are continuous sections of extremely

low level or low frequency sound (like those of a baritone sax).

– When the unit is placed near a television. (In this

case, we recommend moving the unit farther away from the television or turning off the television.)

Recording from a tape

— High-speed Dubbing

You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO2) tapes. The recording level is automatically adjusted.

3 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to

select A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides.

4 Press REC PAUSE/START.

Dubbing starts.

(Power)

DOLBY NR

1 Press § and insert a recorded tape

in deck A and a blank tape in deck B.

With the side you want to play/record facing forward

To stop dubbing

Press p.

Tips

• When you dub on both sides, start recording from the front side. If you record from the reverse side, recording stops at the end of the reverse side.

• If you set DIRECTION to ß when the tapes you use have different lengths, the tape in each deck reverses independently. If you select RELAY, the tapes in both decks reverse together.

• You don’t have to set DOLBY NR, since the tape in deck B is automatically recorded in the same state as the tape in deck A.

Basic Operations

2 Press HI-DUB.

Deck B stands by for recording.

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