Sony MHC-V11 User Manual

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MHC-V11

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.

To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation opening of the appliance with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. Do not expose the appliance to naked flame sources (for example, lighted candles).

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to dripping or splashing, and do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the appliance.

As the main plug is used to disconnect the unit from the mains, connect the unit to an easily accessible AC outlet. Should you notice an abnormality in the unit, disconnect the main plug from the AC outlet immediately.

Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.

Do not expose batteries or appliances with battery-installed to excessive heat, such as sunshine and fire.

The unit is not disconnected from the mains as long as it is connected to the AC outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off.

Indoor use only.

CAUTION

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

Notice for the customers in the USA

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record these numbers in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. Serial No.

Important Safety Instructions

1) Read these instructions.

2) Keep these instructions.

3) Heed all warnings.

4) Follow all instructions.

5) Do not use this apparatus near water.

6) Clean only with dry cloth.

7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9) Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10) Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11) Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12) Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tipover.

13) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

14) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

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

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

The following FCC statement applies only to the version of this model manufactured for sale in the USA. Other versions may not comply with FCC technical regulations.

NOTE:

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

Reorient or relocate the receiving

antenna.



ease the separation between the

Incr equipment and receiver.

 Connect the equipment into an outlet

on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

 Consult the dealer or an experienced

radio/TV technician for help.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

This equipment must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment and meets the FCC radio frequency (RF) Exposure Guidelines. This equipment has very low levels of RF energy that is deemed to comply without maximum permissive exposure evaluation (MPE). But it is desirable that it should be installed and operated keeping the radiator at least 20cm or more away from person’s body (excluding extremities: hands, wrists, feet and ankles).

For customers in Europe

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

Disposal of waste batteries and electrical and electronic equipment (applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the product, the battery or on the packaging indicates that the product and the battery shall not be treated as household

this symbol might be used in combination with a chemical symbol. The chemical symbols for mercury (Hg) or lead (Pb) are added if the battery contains more than 0.0005% mercury or

0.004% lead. By ensuring these products and batteries are disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling. The recycling of the materials will help to conserve natural resources. In case of products that for safety, performance or data integrity reasons require a permanent connection with an incorporated battery, this battery should be replaced by qualified service staff only. To ensure that the battery and the electrical and electronic equipment will be treated properly, hand over these products at end-of-life to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. For all other batteries, please view the section on how to remove the battery from the product safely. Hand the battery over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of waste batteries. For more detailed information about recycling of this product or battery, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product or battery.

waste. On certain batteries

Notice for customers: the following information is only applicable to equipment sold in countries applying EU directives.

This product has been manufactured by or on behalf of Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. Inquiries related to product compliance based on European Union legislation shall be addressed to the authorized representative, Sony Belgium, bijkantoor van Sony Europe Limited, Da Vincilaan 7-D1, 1935 Zaventem, Belgium. For any service or guarantee matters, please refer to the addresses provided in the separate service or guarantee documents.

Hereby, Sony Corp., declares that this equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/ EC. For details, please access the following URL: http://www.compliance.sony.de/

The validity of the CE marking is restricted to only those countries where it is legally enforced, mainly in the countries EEA (European Economic Area).

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits set out in the EMC Directive using a connection cable shorter than 3 meters.

For customers in Australia and India

Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

Note on DualDiscs

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side. However, since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not guaranteed.

Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies

This product is designed to play back 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.

This system is designed to be used for the following purposes:

• Playing back music sources on discs or USB devices

• Transferring music to USB devices

• Listening to radio stations

• Playing back music sources on BLUETOOTH devices

• Enjoying social gatherings with the “Party Chain” function

About this manual

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

• Some illustrations are presented as conceptual drawings, and may be different from the actual products.

Table of Contents

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

Guide to parts and controls ......8

Getting Started

Hooking up the system

securely .....................................12

Deactivating the

demonstration ..........................13

Inserting batteries ....................13

Carrying the system .................13

Changing the display mode .... 14

About the power

management ........................... 14

Disc

Playing a CD/MP3 disc .............15

Tuner

Listening to the radio ...............17

USB Device

Before using the USB device ... 18 Transferring music from a

disc ........................................... 18

Playing a file ............................20

BLUETOOTH

About the BLUETOOTH

wireless technology ..................21

Pairing this system with a

BLUETOOTH device .................. 22

Listening to music on a

BLUETOOTH device .................. 23

One Touch BLUETOOTH

Connection by NFC .................. 23

Playing back with high quality

sound codec (AAC/LDAC™) .... 24

Setting the BLUETOOTH

standby mode ......................... 25

Turning on or off the

BLUETOOTH signal ................... 25

Using “SongPal” via

BLUETOOTH .............................26

Sound Adjustment

Adjusting the sound ................ 26

Creating a party atmosphere

(DJ EFFECT) ............................... 27

Other Operations

Using the Party Chain

function .................................... 28

Singing along: Karaoke ...........30

Enjoying music with the

Speaker Lights turned on .........31

Using an optional

equipment ................................31

Changing information on the

display ...................................... 32

Using the Sleep Timer ............. 32

Deactivating the buttons on

the unit (Child Lock) ................. 32

Setting the automatic standby

function .................................... 32

Additional Information

Information about compatible

devices ..................................... 33

Troubleshooting ...................... 33

Precautions .............................. 38

Specifications ...........................40

License and Trademark

Notice ....................................... 42

Guide to parts and controls

You can lock the buttons except  (power) on the unit to prevent them from being operated by mistake (page32).

Unit

Speaker Lights* (page31)

* Do not look directly at the light-emitting parts when the Speaker Lights are turned on.

  (power) button

Press to turn on the system, or set it to standby mode.



+/– (select folder) button

Press to select a folder on a data disc or a USB device.

  (play)* button

— Press to start playback. — When you hold down this button

for more than 5 seconds, the built-in sound demonstration will be played back. Press  to stop the demonstration.

 (stop) button

— Press to stop playback. When

pressed twice, resume playback can be canceled.

— Press to stop transfer during

music transfer.

— Press to stop the built-in sound

demonstration.

BLUETOOTH

— Press to select the BLUETOOTH

function.

— Hold down to activate

BLUETOOTH pairing in the BLUETOOTH function.

BLUETOOTH indicator (page21)

FUNCTION button

Press to select a function.



(USB) port

Use to connect a USB device.

MEGA BASS button (page26, 30)



Display

PAIRING button

PARTY CHAIN

/ (go backward/go forward) button

Press to select a track or file.

TUNING+/– button (page17)



 (open/close) button

Press to open or close the disc tray.



(N-Mark) (page24)



DJ OFF, FLANGER, ISOLATOR

buttons (page27)

VOLUME/DJ CONTROL knob

— Turn to adjust the volume. You

cannot use this knob to adjust the volume when DJ EFFECT is selected.

— Turn to adjust the FLANGER and

ISOLATOR effect (page27).



Disc tray



Remote control sensor



MIC 1/2 jack

Use to connect the microphone(s).

* The  button on the unit has a tactile

dot. Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the system.



VOCAL FADER button (page31)

MIC ECHO button (page31)

MIC LEVEL (MIN/MAX) knob (page30)

Remote control

 TUNING MODE button

(page17)

TUNER MEMORY button (page17)

BACK button

Press to return to the previous display.

OPTIONS button

Press to enter or exit options menu.

/ / / buttons

Press to select the menu items.

+/– (select folder) buttons

Press to select a folder on a data disc or USB device.

button

Press to enter/confirm the settings.

 SPEAKER LIGHT button

(page31)

DISPLAY button

Press to change the information on the display.

SLEEP button (page32)

 (power) button

Press to turn on the system, or set it to standby mode.

 PLAY MODE button (page15,

20)

REPEAT/FM MODE button (page 15, 17, 20)

CLEAR button (page16, 21)

REC TO USB button (page19)

Press to transfer music from a disc to the connected optional USB device.



FUNCTION button

Press to select a function.

MEGA BASS button (page26)

EQ button (page26)



/ (rewind/fast forward)

buttons (page15, 20)

Press to find a point in a track or file during playback.

TUNING+/– buttons (page17)

 (play)* button

Press to start playback.

/ (go backward/go forward) buttons

Press to select a track or file.

PRESET+/– buttons (page17)

 (pause) button

Press to pause playback. To resume playback, press .

 (stop) button

— Press to stop playback. When

pressed twice, resume playback can be canceled.

— Press to stop transfer during

music transfer.

— Press to stop the built-in sound

demonstration.



VOCAL FADER button (page31)

MIC ECHO button (page31)

KEY CONTROL /buttons (page31)

VOL +/– * button

Press to adjust the volume.

* The VOL + and  buttons on the remote

control have a tactile dot. Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the system.

Getting Started

Hooking up the system securely

To wall outlet

 Audio output and input jacks

Use an audio cord (not supplied) to make either connection as follows:

• AUDIO/PARTY CHAIN OUT L/R

jacks

—Connect to the audio input jacks of

an optional equipment.

—Connect to another audio system

to enjoy the Party Chain function (page28).

• AUDIO/PARTY CHAIN IN L/R jacks —Connect to the audio output

jacks of a TV or an audio/video equipment. The sound is output through this system.

—Connect to another audio system

to enjoy the Party Chain function (page28).

 Antenna

Connect the FM lead antenna (supplied).

Extend the antenna horizontally.

Hint

• Install the system in a location/orientation with good reception.

Areas with poor reception: Far from windows, etc.

Areas with good reception: Near windows, etc.

• Avoid the following kinds of locations.

Between buildings

Deactivating the demonstration

To deactivate the demonstration while the system is turned off, press SPEAKER LIGHT repeatedly to select Standby Mode (page14).

Nearby mobile phones, electrical appliances

On steel desks or tables

• Keep the antenna away from the AC power cord and the USB cable to avoid picking up noise.

 Power

Connect the AC power cord (supplied) to the system, and then to the wall outlet. When the AC power cord is connected, the demonstration (page14) starts automatically. If you press  to turn on the system, the demonstration ends.

Inserting batteries

Insert two R03 (size AAA) batteries (supplied), matching the polarities shown below.

Notes

• Do not mix an old battery with a new one or mix different types of batteries.

• If you do not use the remote control for a long period of time, remove the batteries to avoid damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

Carrying the system

Before carrying the system, make sure that there is no disc loaded and no USB device is connected, and disconnect all the cords.

Getting Started

Note

Correct hand placement while carrying the system is very important to avoid personal injury and/or property damage.

Changing the display mode

Press SPEAKER LIGHT repeatedly while the system is turned off.

Each time you press the button, the display mode changes as follows.

Demonstration

The illumination is turned on.

No display (Standby Mode)

The display and the illumination are turned off to conserve power.

About the power management

By default, this system is set to turn off automatically in about 15 minutes when there is no operation, and no audio signal is detected. For details, see “Setting the automatic standby function” (page32).

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