Sony MHC-RX100AV User Manual

Mini Hi-Fi Component System

Operating Instructions

3-859-541-13(1)

MHC-RX100AV

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.

Laser component in this product is capable of emitting radiation exceeding the limit for Class 1.

This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior.

This caution label is located inside the unit.

This stereo sytem is equipped with the Dolby B-type noise reduction system and Dolby Pro Logic Surround decoder*. * Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolby, the double-D symbol a and “PRO LOGIC” are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Step 1: Hooking up the main unit....... 4

Step 2: Setting up your speakers......... 5

Step 3: Setting the time......................... 8

Step 4: Presetting radio stations .......... 9

Connecting optional

AV components ..............................10

Basic Operations

Playing a CD..........................................13

Recording a CD .....................................15

Listening to the radio ........................... 16

Recording from the radio ................... 18

Playing a tape ........................................19

Recording from a tape..........................20

The CD Player

Using the CD display ...........................22

Playing the CD tracks repeatedly ...... 22

Playing the CD tracks in random

order................................................. 23

Programming the CD tracks............... 24

Playing CDs without interruption..... 25

Sound Adjustment

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

Selecting the surround menu ............. 32

Enjoying the Dolby Pro Logic Surround

sound ...............................................33

Selecting the audio emphasis ............. 33

Adjusting the audio emphasis ........... 35

Making a personal audio emphasis

file..................................................... 36

Other Features

Using the Radio Data Service (RDS)* 37

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

Falling asleep to music .........................40

Waking up to music .............................41

Timer-recording radio

programmes ....................................42

Additional Information

Precautions ............................................ 44

Troubleshooting ....................................45

Specifications......................................... 48

Index ....................................................... 50

* For Western European model only

The Tape Deck

Recording on a tape manually ........... 26

Recording a CD by specifying track

order................................................. 27

DJ Effects

Looping part of a CD............................29

Flashing part of a CD ...........................29

Waving the equalizer ...........................30

Getting Started

Step 1: Hooking up the main unit

AM loop aerial

FM lead aerial

/ Connect the FM/AM aerials.

Set up the AM loop aerial, then connect it.

Extend the FM lead

AM loop aerial (supplied)

aerial horizontally.

FM75 COAXIAL

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 PLAY MODE and press

POWER so that “LOCK” appears in the display.

Step 2: Setting up your speakers

Connecting the supplied rear and centre speakers enables you to fully enjoy Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound. Dolby Pro Logic Surround is a decoding system standardized in TV programs and movies. Dolby Pro Logic Surround improves sound image by using four separate channels. These channels manipulate the sound to be heard and enhance the action as it happens on the screen.

Positioning the speakers

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

2 Place the centre speaker so it is

placed at about the same height as the front speakers (A). Align the centre speaker with the front speakers or place it slightly back from the position of the front speakers (B).

Centre speaker

3 Place the rear speakers facing each

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

Rear speaker

60 to 90cm

1 Place the front speakers at an angle

of 45 degrees from your listening position.

Front speaker (L)

Rear speaker (L)

Centre speaker

45°

Front speaker (R)

Rear speaker (R)

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Connecting the speakers

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Right rear

surround speaker

Left rear

surround speaker

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Right front speaker

Connect the front speakers.

Connect the speaker cords to the FRONT SPEAKER jacks of the same colour.

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

Insert only the stripped portion.

Centre

surround speaker

Connect the rear speakers.

Connect the speaker cords to the REAR SURROUND SPEAKER jacks of the same colour.

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

Left front speaker

Insert only the stripped portion.

* The colour of your speaker cords might be

different. See the speakers’ manual for details if supplied.

Black* (’)Red* (‘)

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Red* (‘)

* The colour of your speaker cords might be

different. See the speakers’ manual for details if supplied.

Black* (’)

Connect the centre speaker.

Connect the speaker cords to the CENTER SURROUND SPEAKER jacks of the same colour.

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

Insert only the stripped portion.

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Tip

You can reinforce the bass sound by connecting an optional super woofer to the super woofer connector.

Note

You need to connect both left and right rear speakers. Otherwise, the sound will not be heard.

Adjusting the speaker volume

To enjoy Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound, turn the Dolby Pro Logic mode on, then adjust the volume of each speaker using the test tone that the system provides.

Black* (’)Red* (‘)

* The colour of your speaker cords might be

different. See the speakers’ manual for details if supplied.

Connect the mains lead to a wall

outlet.

Demo mode appears in the display.

Deactivate the demo mode by

pressing DISPLAY/DEMO when the system power is turned off.

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.

To attach the center speaker pads

POWER

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Step 2: Setting up your speakers (continued)

Step 3: Setting the

1 Press PRO LOGIC

“PRO LOGIC ON” appears.

2 Press T.TONE ON/OFF on the

remote.

The test tone is heard from the speakers in the following order. Adjust the volume of the test tone.

Front (left) n Center n Front (right)

Rear

3 From your listening position, press

CENTER LEVEL (+/-) and REAR LEVEL (+/-) on the remote to adjust the volume.

The volume levels from each speaker must become the same.

4 Press T.TONE ON/OFF when you

are done adjusting.

The test tone is turned off.

Note

The test tone feature works only for Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound.

Tip

If you turn VOLUME (or press VOLUME +/– on the remote) all the speaker volumes change.

time

You must set the time before using the timer functions.

1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET.

The hour indication flashes.

2 Turn the jog dial to set the hour.

The clock is on a 24-hour system.

3 Press ENTER/NEXT.

The minute indication flashes.

3,52,4

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

The clock starts working.

Tips

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

• Setting the time deactivates the demo mode .

If you want to display the demo mode, press DISPLAY/DEMO when the power is off.

Note

When setting the time, set the equalizer display to anything other than Spectrum analyzer pattern 3 (See “To change the equalizer display” on page 34).

Step 4: Presetting radio stations

The 3 band model lets you preset up to 40 stations, 20 for FM, 10 for MW and 10 for LW.

The 4 band model lets you preset up to 45 stations, 20 for FM, 10 for MW, 10 for LW and 5 for UKV.

POWER

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2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly to

select “AUTO”.

3 Turn the jog dial.

The frequency indication changes and scanning stops when the system tunes in a station. “TUNED” and “STEREO” (for a stereo programme) appear.

TUNED STEREO

AUTO

VOLUME

MHz

4 Press TUNER MEMORY.

A preset number appears in the display.

Preset number

TUNED STEREO

AUTO

VOLUME

5 Turn the jog dial to select the preset

number you want.

6 Press ENTER/NEXT.

The station is stored.

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: 3 band model:

FM n MW n LW

4 band model: FM n MW n LW n UKV*

* “STEREO PLUS” is displayed when you select UKV.

7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 to store other

stations.

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Step 4: Presetting radio stations (continued)

To tune in a station with a weak signal

Press TUNING MODE repeatedly to select “MANUAL” in step 2, then turn the jog dial to tune in the station.

To change the preset number

Start over from step 1.

Tip

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

Connecting optional AV components

To enhance your system, you can connect optional components. Refer to the instructions of each component.

Connecting audio components

Select one of the following two connections, depending on the equipment to be connected and method of connecting.

Connecting an MD deck for digital recording

You can record from CD into the MD deck digitally by connecting an optical cable.

To the DIGITAL IN jack of the MD deck

Connecting an MD deck for analog recording

Make sure to match the colour of the plugs and the connectors. To listen to the sound of the connected MD deck, press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD” appears.

Connecting a super woofer

You can connect an optional super woofer speaker.

To the audio output of the MD deck

To the audio input of the MD deck

Notes

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

• If you cannot select “MD” even when you have pressed FUNCTION, press POWER while pressing FUNCTION when the power is turned off. “VIDEO” will be switched to “MD”. To return to “VIDEO” do the same procedure.

To super woofer

Connecting a VCR

Make sure to match the colour of the plugs and the connectors. To listen to the sound of the connected VCR, press FUNCTION repeatedly until “VIDEO” appears.

To the audio output of the VCR

Note

If the sound is distorted when selecting “VIDEO”, switch to “MD” (see previous “Notes).

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Connecting optional AV components (continued)

Connecting outdoor aerials

Connect the outdoor aerial to improve the reception.

FM aerial

Connect the optional FM outdoor aerial. You can also use the TV aerial instead.

IEC standard socket connector (not supplied) Screw clamp

FM75 COAXIAL

Earth lead (not supplied)

AM aerial

Connect a 6- to 15- meter (20- to 50- feet) insulated wire to the AM aerial terminal. Leave the supplied AM loop aerial connected.

Insulated wire (not supplied)

Screw clamp

FM75 COAXIAL

Earth lead (not supplied)

Important

If you connect an outdoor aerial, ground from y terminal with the screw clamp. To prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the earth lead to a gas pipe.

Basic Operations

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Playing a CD

— Normal play

You can play up to three CDs in a row.

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1 Press § OPEN/CLOSE 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 (or D.SKIP on the remote) to rotate the disc tray.

2 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons.

The disc tray closes and play starts. If you press ·∏ (or · on the remote)

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

Disc tray number

ALL1DISCS

Track number

Playing time

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Basic Operations

VOLUME +/–

Playing a CD

To Do this

Stop play Press π (p on the remote). Pause Press ·∏ (P on the remote).

Select a track During play or pause, turn the

Find a point in Press and hold down ) or a track 0 (or )/0 on the

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

Play only the Press 1/ALL DISCS CD you have repeatedly until “1 DISC” selected appears.

Play all CDs Press 1/ALL DISCS repeatedly

Remove the CD Press § OPEN/CLOSE. Exchange other Press DISC SKIP

CDs while EX-CHANGE. playing

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

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Press again to resume play.

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.

remote) during play and release it at the desired point.

D.SKIP on the remote).

until “ALL DISCS” appears.

Tips

• Pressing ·∏ 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).

• You can switch from another source to the CD player and start playing a CD just by pressing

·∏ 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 is selected or the CD placed on that tray is playing, the DISC 1~3 button for the respective tray lights green.

Recording a CD

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— CD Synchro Recording

The CD SYNCHRO 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.

POWER

1 Press § EJECT and insert a blank

DISC SKIP

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DOLBY NR

tape into deck B.

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2 Press § OPEN/CLOSE 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 SYNCHRO.

Deck B stands by for recording and the CD player stands by for playback. · (for front side) lights up.

4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to

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

5 Press ∏ on deck B.

Recording starts.

To stop recording

Press π on deck B or on the CD player.

Basic Operations

With the side you want to record facing forward

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Recording a CD

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Tips

• If you want to record from the reverse side, press ª so that ª (for reverse side) lights up.

• 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 B” appears after pressing CD SYNCHRO.

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 4: Presetting radio stations”).

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