Sony MHC-MG310AV manual

1 Mini Hi-Fi Component System Operating Instructions 4-233-902- 12 (3) MHC-MG510A V MHC-MG310A V MHC-MG110 Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. _______________ Serial N[...]

2 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 P[...]

3 T able of Contents Parts Identification Main unit ............................................... 4 Remote Control ..................................... 5 Getting Started Hooking up the system .......................... 7 Inserting two size AA (R6) batteries into the remote ........................................ 9 Setting up your speakers for D[...]

4 Parts Identification 5.1CH/VIDEO (MD)* 5 (2 8 ) AUDIO IN L jack wk (29 ) AUDIO IN R jack wj (2 9) CD 5 ( 14, 21) CD SYNCH R O wh (21, 22) CLEAR w; ( 15, 19, 34) D eck A es (2 0 ) D eck B 0 (20 ) DIRECTION ea (20 ) DISC ACCESS ql ( 12, 21) D isplay window 4 D ISPLAY wd ( 12, 17, 19, 34) ENTER qk ( 11, 15, 18, 22, 26, 28) FRONT* qd (2 5 ) GAME e; ([...]

Parts Identification 5 Remote Control For MHC-MG510AV/MG310AV qg qh ql qk qj w; 12 3 4 wa ws wd wf 6 7 8 9 5 qf 0 qd qa qs 5.1CH wa (30) CD ql (14, 21) CENTER +/– 5 (11) DBFB qd (24) DISPLAY 9 (12, 17, 19) GAME 8 (26, 29) GROOVE qf (24) PLAY MODE 2 (14, 22) PRESET EQ qk (24) PRO LOGIC wf (11, 25) REAR +/– 6 (11) REPEAT 3 (14) SCROLL qa (17) SLE[...]

6 Remote Control (continued) CD wf (14, 21) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 2 (23, 27) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (23, 26) DBFB qg (24) DISPLAY wh (12, 17, 19) ENTER 5 (11, 15, 18, 22, 26, 28, 34) GAME 7 (26, 29) GROOVE qh (24) PLAY MODE wg (14, 22) PRESET EQ w; (24) REPEAT 8 (14) BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS @/1 (power) 4 N (play) 0 X (pause) 0 x (stop) 0 . (go back) wa m (rewi[...]

Parts Identification/Getting Started 7 MHC-MG510AV is the model used for illustration purpose. * MHC-MG510AV/MG310AV only ** MHC-MG510AV only continued Front speaker (Right) FM antenna AM loop antenna Front speaker (Left) Getting Started Rear surround speaker (Right) * Rear surround speaker (Left) * Center surround speaker * Sub woofer ** Hooking u[...]

8 Hooking up the system (continued) 1 Connect the front speakers. Connect the speaker cords to the FRONT SPEAKER jacks on the unit as shown below. R L + – Insert only the stripped portion Red ( 3 ) Black ( # ) 3 Connect the center surround speaker. (MHC-MG510AV/MG310AV only) Connect the speaker cords to the SURROUND SPEAKER CENTER jacks on the un[...]

Getting Started 9 Jack type B AM F M 7 5 Ω Jack type A A M FM 7 5 Ω 5 Connect the FM/AM antennas. Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it. Extend the FM antenna horizontally To connect optional components See page 28 for details. Notes • Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise. • Do not place the rear surround spe[...]

10 Setting the center speaker Attach the supplied speaker pads to the bottom of the center surround speaker to stabilize the speaker and prevent it from slipping. Place the center surround speaker at about the same height as the front speakers. Align the center surround speaker with the front speakers or place it slightly back from the position of [...]

Getting Started 11 Adjusting the speaker volume of each speaker — Test tone 1 Press PRO LOGIC. “DOLBY PL ON” appears. 2 Press TEST TONE on the remote. The test tone is heard from the speakers in the following order. Front (left) t Center t Front (right) t Rear t Front (left) t … 3 From your listening position, press CENTER (+/–) and REAR [...]

12 CD Saving the power in standby mode Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is off. Each time you press the button, the system switches cyclically as follows: Demonstration t Clock display t Power Saving Mode Tips • ?/1 indicator lights up even in the Power Saving Mode. • The timer functions in the Power Saving Mode. Note You cannot set th[...]

Getting Started/CD 13 The disc number* at the loading position appears in the display. As you turn DISC ACCESS, the disc number or Disc Memo changes. * If you have already loaded discs, the disc number at the playing position appears. When you turn DISC ACCESS, the displayed disc number changes to the one at the loading position. Disc number Total [...]

14 Other Operations To Do this Stop play Press x . Pause Press X PAUSE (or X on the remote). Press again to resume play. Select a track During play or pause, press > + (to go forward) or – . (to go back). Find a point in a track During play, press and hold M (to go forward) or m (to go back). Release it when you find the desired point. Select [...]

CD 15 Programing CD tracks — Program Play You can make a program of up to 25 tracks from all the CDs in the order you want to play them. 1 Press CD to switch the function to CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PGM” appears. 3 Turn DISC ACCESS (or press T DISC or DISC t on the remote) to select a CD. To program all the tracks on a CD at on[...]

16 7 Press M . The character you selected in step 6 stops flashing and the cursor shifts to the right. 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to complete the entire title. If you made a mistake Press m or M until the character you want to change flashes, then repeat steps 6 and 7. To erase a character Press CLEAR while the character is flashing. You cannot insert [...]

CD 17 Checking the Disc Memos 1 Press CD to switch the function to CD. 2 Press MENU. 3 Press – . or > + (or . or > on the remote) repeatedly until “ NAME CHECK ” appears. 4 Press ENTER. 5 Turn DISC ACCESS to select the disc titles stored in the system memory between 01 and 60. 6 Press MENU. To check the current disc title Press SCROLL o[...]

18 To tune in a station with a weak signal Press m or M repeatedly in step 2 to tune in the station manually. To set another station to an existing preset number Start over from step 1. After step 4, press – . or > + repeatedly to select the preset number you want to store the other station. To change the AM tuning interval The AM tuning inter[...]

Tuner 19 Listening to the radio — Preset Tuning Preset radio stations in the tuner’s memory first (see “Presetting radio stations” on page 18). 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select “ FM ” or “ AM ” . 2 Press – . or > + (or . or > on the remote) repeatedly to tune in the desired preset station. Preset number Frequency To l[...]

20 Other Operations To Do this Stop play Press x . Pause Press X PAUSE (or X on the remote). Press again to resume play. Fast-forward or rewind Press m or M . Remove the cassette Press Z . Searching for beginning of a track (AMS) * Press – . or > + (or . or > on the remote) repeatedly during playback for the number of songs you want to skip[...]

Tape 21 Recording to a tape — CD Synchro Recording/Recording Manually/Program Edit You can record from a CD, tape or radio. The recording level is adjusted automatically. Steps Recording from a CD (CD Synchro Recording) Recording from a CD/tape/radio manually 1 Load a recordable tape into deck B. 2 Press CD. 5 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select[...]

22 Recording a CD by specifying track order — Program Edit When programing, make sure the playing times for each side do not exceed the length of one side of the tape. 1 Load a recordable tape into deck B. 2 Press CD. 3 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PGM” appears. 4 Turn DISC ACCESS (or press T DISC or DISC t on the remote) to select a CD.[...]

Tape 23 T imer -recording radio programs You can record a preset radio station from a specified time. To timer-record, you must first preset the radio station (see “Presetting radio stations” on page 18) and set the clock (see “Setting the time” on page 11). 1 Tune in the preset radio station (see “Listening to the radio” on page 19). 2[...]

24 Sound Adjustment Selecting the sound effect The preset music menu lets you select the sound characteristics according to the sound you are listening to. Selecting the effect from the music menu Press PRESET EQ repeatedly to select the preset you want. The preset name appears in the display. See the chart “Sound effect options”. To cancel the[...]

Sound Adjustment 25 Selecting the surround effect For MHC-MG510AV/MG310AV 1 Press SURROUND to turn on the surround mode. 2 Press SURROUND MODE repeatedly to select the surround effect you want. SUR ON: Reproduces stereo sources in surround sound.* HALL: Reproduces the acoustics of a concert hall.* THEATER: Reproduces the acoustics of a movie theate[...]

26 Waking up to music — Daily Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time. Make sure you have set the clock (see “Setting the time” on page 11). 1 Prepare the music source you want to play. • CD: Load a CD. To start from a specific track, make a program (see “Programing CD tracks” on page 15). • Tape: Load a tape with the side you[...]

Other Features/Using an Optional Keyboard 27 7 Press – . or > + (or . or > on the remote) repeatedly until the music source you want appears. The indication changes as follows: t TUNER y CD PLA Y T t T APE PLA Y T 8 Press ENTER. The type of timer, followed by the start time, stop time, and the music source, appear, then the original display[...]

28 Optional Components Make a digital recording from CD to MD Connect an optical cable. Listen to the analog sound of a connected VCR Connect the audio cords. Press 5.1CH/VIDEO (MD)* repeatedly until “ VIDEO ” appears. Listen to the analog sound of the connected MD deck With the system turned off, press 5.1CH/VIDEO (MD)* while holding down ENTE[...]

Using an Optional Keyboard/Optional Components 29 Notes • Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors. • If you want to switch back to VIDEO function, perform the operation described in the previous page to switch to VIDEO function. Connecting a video game machine Connect the video output of the video game machine to the VIDEO [...]

30 To the front output of the DVD player To the center output of the DVD player To the rear output of the DVD player To the woofer output of the DVD player When your DVD player has 5.1 channel analog outputs Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors. To listen to the sound of the connected DVD player, press 5.1CH/VIDEO (MD) (or 5[...]

Optional Components/Additional Information 31 Notes on CDs • Before playing, clean the CD with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the CD from the center out. • Do not use solvents. • Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight or heat sources. • Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square, star) cannot be played on this unit. Attempting to do so ma[...]

32 T roubleshooting If you have any problem using this system, use the following check list. First, check that the power cord is connected firmly and the speakers are connected correctly and firmly. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. General The display starts flashing as soon as you plug in the power cord even though you[...]

Additional Information 33 The sound from the connected source is distorted when VIDEO function is selected. • Select MD function. If “ VIDEO ” appears in the display when you press 5.1CH/VIDEO (MD) (for MHC-MG510AV/MG310AV) or VIDEO (MD) (for MHC-MG110 or on the remote), switch the function to MD (see “ Hooking up the optional A/V component[...]

34 Troubleshooting (continued) Tape Deck The tape does not record. • No tape in the cassette holder. • The tab has been removed from the cassette. (see “ To save a tape permanently ” on page 31). • The tape has reeled to the end. The tape does not record nor play or there is a decrease in sound level. • The heads are dirty (see “ Clea[...]

Additional Information 35 Specifications Amplifier section MHC-MG510AV/MG310AV/MG110 U.S.A. models: AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: with 8 ohm loads both channels driven, from 120 – 10,000 Hz; rated 75 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to[...]

36 Outputs PHONES (stereo phone jack): accepts headphones of 8 ohms or more FRONT SPEAKER: accepts impedance of 8 to 16 ohms (except for the North American model) SURROUND SPEAKER REAR (MHC-MG510AV/ MG310AV only): accepts impedance of 8 to 16 ohms (except for the North American model) SURROUND SPEAKER CENTER (MHC-MG510AV/MG310AV only): accepts impe[...]

Additional Information 37 Rear speaker (MHC-MG510AV/MG310AV only) SS-RS560 for MHC-MG510AV: Speaker system 2-way, 2-unit, bass-reflex type Speaker units Full-range: 10 cm, cone type Nominal impedance 8 ohms Dimensions (w/h/d) Approx. 215 × 120 × 127 mm Mass Approx. 0.8 kg net per speaker SS-RS360 for MHC-MG310AV: Speaker system 1-way, 1-unit, bas[...]

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