Sony MHC-RG310 Bedienungsanleitung

©2003 Sony Cor poration 4-245-555- 12 (1) Mini Hi-Fi Component System Oper a ti ng Inst ructions Owner’ s Record The model and seri al numbers are located on the re ar of the unit. Re cord the serial n umber in the space provide d be low. Re fer to the m when ev er you c all upon your Sony dealer regardin g this produc t. Model No. ____ ____ ___[...]

2 GB To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to ra in or m oi st ur e. To prevent fir e , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with ne ws papers, table-clo ths, curta ins, e tc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s on the appa r at us. To prevent fire or sho ck haz ard, do not place objects filled wit h liq u ids [...]

3 GB How to use this manu al ............. ........ ... ... 4 Playable discs .............. ........... ....... ....... ... 4 Getting Started Hooking up the s ystem....... ....... ........... ... 6 Setting the cl ock .......... ....... ........... .......... 8 CD/MP3 – Play Loading a disc ......... .... ... ................... ...... 9 Playing a [...]

4 GB • This manual mainly expla ins operatio ns using the remot e, but t he same opera tions can also be perf or med usi ng the bu tton s on th e unit having the s ame or simil ar names. • The foll owing symbols are u sed in th is manua l. • MHC-GX45/GX35/RG440S/RG330/RG310 and MH C- RG 2 20 (Europ ean an d Russ ia n models) a re the models u[...]

5 GB Notes on C D-R and CD -RW • This syst em can play CD-R /CD-RW disc s edit ed by the us er . How e ver, not e t ha t playb ack of so me di sc s may no t be pos s ible depend ing on t he re cordi ng de vice use d for recordin g or the dis c condit ion. • Discs recorded on CD-R/CD-RW drives may not b e pl ayed back beca use o f scra tche s, d[...]

6 GB Perform th e followin g procedu res 1 to 5 to hook up you r sys tem us in g the s upp lied co rds an d access ori es. 1 Connect the speakers. Conn ect the r ight and left sp eaker cord s to the SPEAKER terminals as shown belo w. 2 Connect the sub woofer speaker. (MHC-GX45 and MHC-RG 440S only ) Conne ct th e sp eaker co rd s t o th e SUB WOOFE[...]

Getting Started 7 GB 3 Connect the FM and AM antennas. Set up the AM loop a ntenna, t hen connect it. Note Keep the anten n as away from the s peaker cord s. 4 For models with a voltage selector, set VOLTAGE SE LE CTOR to the local power line vo lt age. Ref e r to th e pr int o n y o u r s y s tem ’s VOLTAG E SELE CTO R for av ai la bl e settings[...]

8 GB Front speake r (Lef t (4)/ Right (4)) fo r MHC- GX35 an d M HC-RG3 30 Sub wo of er (4) fo r MHC- G X 4 5 and M HC- RG44 0S Placin g th e Su b woo fe r (MHC-G X45 and MHC-RG4 40S only) Since the human ear canno t dete ct the direc tion and posi tion w h ere the ba ss so und be ing repro duced by a s ubw oof er (b elow 1 50 Hz) come s from , yo [...]

CD/MP3 – Play 9 GB 1 Press Z on the unit. 2 Place a disc with the label side up o n the disc tray. To inse rt a ddition al d iscs, pres s DISC SKIP/EX-CHANGE on the unit to rota te the di sc tr ay . 3 Press Z on the unit again to close the disc tray. Notes • Do not use a d isc with tape , seals or past e on it as this may cause ma lf unc ti on.[...]

10 GB 2 Press PLA Y M OD E in stop m ode repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the d isplay. * MHC-GX45/GX3 5/RG440 S/ RG330/RG31 0 and MHC-R G 220 (E urope a n an d Rus sian models ) only 3 Press N . Other operations * 1 You may not be able to se arc h be twe en multipl e files. Als o, the ti me may not be dis playe d correctl y for s o me[...]

CD/MP3 – Play 11 GB Notes • You c annot c hange the play m ode dur ing p layback. • Some ti me may be needed to s tart p layback of dis cs recorded in c om plex conf igur a ti ons suc h a s ma ny layers. • When the disc i s inse rted, t he play er reads all th e tracks on that di sc. If there are many albums or non- MP3 audio tracks on the [...]

12 GB You c an m ake a prog ram o f up t o 25 step s from all the d iscs in the or der you want to pla y them. You ca n sync hro re co rd t he pr ogra mm ed trac k s onto a cas sette tape ( page 17). MP3 aud io trac ks can no t be play ed on MHC-GX 2 5 and M H C- RG 2 20 (excep t for Euro pean a nd Ru ssi an mo dels). Usin g t he di s pla y wind ow[...]

T une r 13 GB You c an pr eset up to 20 FM st atio ns an d 10 AM station s. You c an then t une in any of t ho se stations simply by s electing the correspond ing preset numb er. Auto mat ic t un ing pre s et You can automa tically tune i n all of the sta tions that can be r eceiv e d in you r a rea an d th en st or e the radi o f re quenc y of the[...]

14 GB Other Operations To change the AM tuning interval (except for European, Russian, Middle Eastern and P hilippine models) The AM tu ni ng in te rv al is fa ctory- pres et to 9 kHz (or 1 0 kHz fo r som e area s). To cha nge the AM tuni ng in terval , tune in any AM stat ion fir st, the n tur n off th e sy stem . Wh ile hold in g TU NER / BAN D o[...]

T une r 15 GB Listen ing to non- pr eset radi o sta tio n — Manual Tu ning 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select “FM” o r “AM” . 2 Press TUNING –/+ (or – m or M + on the unit) repeatedly to tune in the desired station. Tips • To impr ove broad cast recep tion, adjus t the supp lie d antenn as , or co n ne ct a commercial l y avai [...]

16 GB 1 Press TAPE A/B repeatedly t o select deck A or B. 2 Press PU SH Z on the unit. 3 Load a recorded/recordabl e tape in deck A or B with the side yo u want to play/record facing forward. You ca n us e TYPE I (nor ma l) ta pe . 1 Load a tape. To play both de cks in su cc essi on, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “RELAY” (Relay Play) * appe [...]

T ape – Pla y/T ape – Recor ding 17 GB You can rec or d a w h ole CD on a ta pe . You ca n us e TYPE I (normal ) tape. Th e recordi ng level is ajuste d automatica lly. 1 Load a recordable tap e into deck B. 2 Press CD and l oad a disc yo u want to rec or d. 3 Press CD SYNC on the unit. Deck B s tand s by fo r reco rding. “REC” fl a shes . [...]

18 GB You ca n rein f or ce the bas s and cr e ate a mor e power ful so un d. Press GROOV E. Each time you press th e button, the disp lay chan ge s cycl ica ll y as follo ws: GROOVE ON* t V-GROOVE ON* t GROOVE OFF * The volum e switche s to powe r mode, the equal izer curve changes, and the “ GROOVE” or “V GROOVE” l ights up. You ca n use [...]

Sound Adjustme nt 19 GB Press SURROUND. “SUR R” ap pe ar s in the displ ay. Press the butt on agai n to cance l SURR OUND. You need to connect a video game ma c hin e (see “Hooking u p opti ona l c o mp onents” on pa ge 2 5) . Press GAME (MD) or GAME * . * for MHC-GX2 5 and M HC-RG220 (excep t for European an d Rus sia n mo dels) Tips • I[...]

20 GB You can set the sy stem to turn off after a cer tain time, so that you c an fall asleep to music. Pres s SLEE P. Each time you p ress th e button, th e minute disp lay (the turn -off tim e) c hange s cy clica lly as follows: AUTO* t 90MIN t 80MIN t 70M IN t … t 10MIN t OFF * The syste m automatic ally turns off in 100 minut es or after t he[...]

Tim er 21 GB Other operations Notes • You cannot a ct iva te the Da ily Ti me r and re cord ing timer at th e same tim e. • If you u se the Dail y Timer a nd the Sleep T imer at t he same tim e , the S le ep Time r has pri ority . • If the sys tem is on at the pres et tim e, the Dai ly Time r will not be acti va te d. Tip The syst em turn s o[...]

22 GB Other operations Note s • You canno t activa te the Daily Tim er and recor din g time r a t th e sa me time. • If you use the rec or din g timer, the Dail y Tim er a nd the Sleep Ti me r at the sa me time , th e Sle ep Timer has pri ority. • If the syste m is on at the pr eset tim e, th e ti mer- recor ding wi ll not be a ctivate d. •[...]

Displa y 23 GB You can check the playing time and remaining time of th e curren t track o r that of the disc. Chec king the rem aini ng tim e and titles (CD/M P3) Press DISPLAY during Normal Play. Each time you pre ss th e bu tto n, th e di sp lay chan ges cy cl ically as foll o ws: x When playing a CD Elapsed pla ying t ime of the current t rack t[...]

24 GB Press IL LUMI NATION. Each time you press the butt on, the power illu minator changes cy clical ly as fo llows: For MHC-GX45/GX35/RG 440S/RG330/ RG310 PATTERN 1 t PATTERN 2 t PATT ERN 3 t PATTERN 4 t PATTERN 5 (FLT) t PATTERN OFF (No displa y) For MHC-RG220 (European and R uss ian models) On y Off (No displa y) Changing the Power illuminator [...]

Optional Com ponents 25 GB To enhance your system, you can connect option al componen ts. Refer to the operating instr uctions provid ed w i t h ea ch com p onent . A GAME INPUT VIDEO jack Use a vide o cabl e (n ot su ppl i ed) to co nnect the video output of t he o ptiona l vid eo gam e machine to this ja ck. B GAME INPUT AUDIO L/R jacks Use audi [...]

26 GB Should you encou nter a pr oblem with your syst em, do the foll owin g: 1 Make sure the power cord and speaker cords are c orrectly and f irmly connected. 2 Find your prob lem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corrective action. If the problem per sists af ter doing a ll of th e above, co nsul t yo ur nea re st So [...]

T roubles hooting 27 GB CD/MP3 player The disc tray does not open a nd “LOCKED” appear s. • Contac t your Sony deale r or local authori zed Sony service fac il i ty. The disc tray doe s not clos e. • Pla ce the disc co rre c tly . • Always c los e th e tray by pres sin g Z on the un it. Trying to p ress t he tray c losed wi th your finger[...]

28 GB A stereo FM program c annot be received in ster eo. • Press FM MODE (or STEREO/MONO for MHC- GX25 and MHC-RG 220 (exc ept for European and Russian models)) until “MONO” di sappears. Tape deck The tape does not record or play, or there is a decrease in s ound level. • The hea ds are dir ty. Cl ean th em (page 30) . • The recor d/ pla[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 29 GB On oper ating voltag e Before operati ng the system, check that t he oper ating voltage of your s ystem is ide ntical with t he volta ge of your local power suppl y. On safety • The unit is not di sc onne c te d from the A C power source (ma ins) as long a s it is connected to the wall outlet, eve n if the u nit its[...]

30 GB Cleani ng th e cab inet Clean the cab i ne t, panel and cont ro l s wit h a soft cl ot h slig htl y moi ste ned wi th mi ld de terg ent s oluti on . Do not use any type of abrasi ve pad, scouring po wder or solvent su ch as thinne r, be nz en e or al co hol. To save a ta pe pe rmanen tly To preven t a ta p e from bein g acciden tally r ecorde[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 31 GB European and R ussian models: MHC-RG440S Front speak er DIN power output (rated ): 80 + 80 watts (6 ohm s at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuous RMS power ou tput (r eference): 100 + 100 wa tts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Music power output (re fere nce): 200 + 200 wa tts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Sub woofer DIN power output (rate[...]

32 GB CD player section Syste m Compac t d isc an d d ig i tal audio syst em Laser Semicon duc tor la se r ( λ =780 nm) Emission durat ion: continuo us Frequency response 2 Hz – 20 kH z (±0.5 dB) Wavelengt h 780 – 79 0 nm Signal-t o-noise r atio More th an 90 dB Dynamic rang e More than 90 dB Tape deck section Record ing sy stem 4- track 2 -c[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 33 GB European and R ussian models: Front speaker SS -RG440 for MHC -RG440S/ RG310/RG220 Speaker s ystem 3-way, 3- unit, b ass-reflex type Speake r u nits Woofer: 13 cm, cone typ e Sub woofer: 13 cm, cone type Tweeter: 5 cm, cone type Nominal im pe da nce 6 ohms Dimension s (w/h /d ) Approx. 240 × 325 × 243 mm Mass Approx[...]

34 GB Dimensions (w/h/ d) Approx. 280 × 325 × 407 mm Mass North Ame rican m odels: HCD-GX45: Approx. 9.0 kg HCD-GX35: Approx. 9.0 kg HCD-GX25: Approx. 8.5 kg European and Ru ssian mode ls: HCD-RG440: Approx. 9.0 kg HCD-RG330: Approx. 9.0 kg HCD-RG310: Approx. 9.0 kg HCD-RG220: Approx. 8.5 kg Other mode ls: HCD-RG330: Approx. 9.0 kg HCD-RG220: App[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 35 GB Main unit ALBUM +* qg (10, 12) ALBUM –* w; (1 0, 12) CD wk (9, 12, 17) CD SYNC wf (17) Deck A wa (16) Deck B qf (16, 17) DISC 1 – 3 8 (10, 12) DISC SKIP/EX-CHANGE 9 (9, 10) Disc tray 7 (9) DISPLAY 2 (15, 22, 23) Display w indow 4 EFFECT ON/ OFF qa (18) GAME wg (19, 25) GAME EQ qs (18 ) GAME INPUT AUDIO L/R jacks q[...]

36 GB Sub woof er (MH C - GX4 5 and MHC-RG4 40 S only) Indicato r 1 SUB WOOFER ON/OFF 2 (18) ALPHABETICAL ORDER[...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 37 GB Remot e cont rol for MHC-GX 45/G X35/ RG44 0S/R G330/R G310 and MHC-RG 220 ( Europe an an d Russia n mode ls) ALBUM +/– qf (10, 12) CD ql (9, 12, 17) CLEA R 5 (1 2) CLOCK/TIMER SELE CT 2 (21, 22) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (8, 20, 21) DISPLAY 6 (15, 22, 23) D. SKIP 7 (10) ENTER qh (8, 1 2, 13, 20, 21) FM MODE wa (1 5) GAME ([...]

38 GB Remote control for MHC- GX25 and MHC-RG220 (except for Europe an and Russia n mo dels) CD ql (9, 1 2, 17 ) CLEAR w; (12) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 2 (21, 22) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (8, 20, 21) DISPLAY 6 (15, 22, 23) D. SKIP 7 (10) ENTER qg (8, 12, 13, 20, 21) EQ +/– qf (18) GAME q; (19 , 25) GROOVE qd (18, 28) ON/OFF qh (18) PLAY MODE wa (10, 12, 16) P[...]

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