Sony LBT-XGR88 manual

©2003 Sony Corporation 4-245-987- 12 (1) Component Hi-Fi Ster eo System Oper a t ing Inst ructions Owner’ s Record The model and serial n umbers are located on the re ar of the unit. Re cord the seria l number in the space provi de d be low. Refer to the m whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regardin g this product. Model No. ____ ____ _____[...]

2 GB To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to rain o r mo ist u r e. To prevent fir e , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with news p apers, ta ble-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s on the appar at us. To prevent fire or sho ck haz ard, do not place objects filled wit h liq u ids , s[...]

3 GB ENERGY STAR ® E NERGY S TAR ® is a U.S . regist ered mar k. As an E NERGY S TAR ® pa rtne r, Sony Co rpo r a t ion has determ ined that th is produ ct meets t he E NERGY S TAR ® guide lines for energy ef ficiency. This manu al mai nl y ex plains op eratio ns usi ng the syst e m, but the sam e operat ions can also be perfor m ed using th e [...]

4 GB How to use this manual ............ ........... .... 3 Getting Started Hookin g up the sys tem.. .... .................. .... 5 Settin g the clo ck ............ .................. ........ 7 CD – Play Loadi ng a disc .... ........... ........... ............... 8 Playin g a disc ......... ........... ........... ........... 8 — Normal Play[...]

Getting Started 5 GB Perfor m th e fo llow in g pr oced ur es 1 to 5 to hook up yo ur sy st em us ing the sup plied cords and access orie s (p age 32 ). 1 Connect the speakers. Connec t the sp eaker cor ds to th e FR O NT SPEAKER jacks fo r LBT-XGR66 and LBT-XGR600 or TWEETE R & WOOFER jack s fo r LB T-X G R 8 8 as sho wn be lo w. 2 Connect the[...]

6 GB 3 Connect the FM and AM an tennas. Set up th e A M l oop antenna , then co nnect it. Note Keep the antennas away fr om the sp eaker cords . 4 For models with a voltage selector, set VOLT A G E SELE CTOR t o the lo c a l power line voltage. Refer to the print on you r system’s VOLTAGE SELEC TOR for available settings . 5 Connect the power cor[...]

Getting Started 7 GB Attac hing the speaker pads Attach t he suppli ed s peake r p ads to th e bottom of the sp eaker s t o s tabiliz e the s pea kers and prevent th em f rom slip pi ng . 1 Press ?/1 to turn on t he system. 2 Press c /CLOCK SET (or CLOCK/ TIMER SET on the r emo te). 3 Press M/m repe atedly to set the hour . 4 Press ENTER. 5 Press M[...]

8 GB 1 Press PU SH OPEN at left sid e of disc tray. The fro nt cover op ens. 2 Place a disc with the label side up on the disc t ray. To in sert add ition al disc s, pres s DISC SKIP to rotate the disc tr ay. 3 Close the front cover. Note Do not u se a disc wit h tape, seals or paste on it as this may c ause ma lfunction. This syste m lets you play[...]

CD – Pla y 9 GB Other operations Note You cannot change t he play mode dur ing pla yback. Tip When switc hing to CD function from tun er by p ressing NX (or CD N on the r emote), a longer t ime may be requir e d to access the dis c. In th is ca s e, se t “CD POWER ON” by CD power ma nage functi on (page 12). You can play all the t racks or a [...]

10 GB You c an ma ke a pr ogra m of u p to 25 step s from all the d iscs in th e order 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 (pag e 14). Usin g t he dis pla y window 1 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “CD” appears, then load a disc. 2 Press PLA Y M ODE in s top mode repeatedly until[...]

T une r 11 GB You c an pr eset up to 20 FM st atio ns an d 10 AM station s. You c an t he n tune in any of tho se stations simply by sele cting the corre sponding preset numb er. Auto matic t un ing pres et You can automa tically tune i n all of the sta tions that can be r eceive d in you r a rea and th en stor e the radi o f re quenc y of the desi[...]

12 GB To improve tuner reception When t uner recept ion is po or, s et CD player powe r of f by CD po wer m ana ge funct i on. CD pow e r is fact or y s et to on. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears. 2 Press ?/ 1 to tu r n off the s ys tem . 3 Press ?/ 1 while holding x . “CD POWER OFF” appears. To set CD power on Repe at the pro[...]

Ta p e – P l a y 13 GB 1 Press A EJECT Z or Z B EJECT. 2 Load a tape in deck A or B. You ca n us e TYPE I ( no rmal) ta pe . 1 Load a recor de d t ape. 2 Press DIREC TION repeatedly to s elect g to play one side. Select j to play both sides. Select RELAY (Relay Play) * to play both decks in succession. 3 Press H (or Y on the remote). Pres s h (or[...]

14 GB Note s • Do not press A EJECT Z or Z B EJECT while playing a tape, otherwise the tape could be d amaged. • The AMS function ma y not operate correc tly und er the fol lowing cir cumstances: – When the unrecor ded space between s ongs is le ss than 4 secon ds long. – When t he system is plac ed near a television. Tip The deck stops aut[...]

T ape – Re cording /Sound Adjustme nt 15 GB You can r ecord just the portio ns yo u like fro m a CD, tape o r radio pr og ram on a tape. You can als o re cord from co nnecte d compon ents (see “Rec ordi ng aud io from a c onnecte d compon ent” on page 25) . 1 Load a recordable tap e into deck B. 2 Press FUNCTION or TUNER/BAND repeatedly to se[...]

16 GB You ca n cr eate a pe rson al fi le of audio p at t er n s (surr ound eff ect an d graphi c equal izer) a nd stor e them in the system’s memory. Later, you can call up an audio patter n when pla ying a favo rite tape , CD, or rad io pr ogram. Befo re ope ratin g, fi rst s elect the basic audio empha sis you want fo r your so und. 1 Press &l[...]

Sound Adjust men t 17 GB You can ha ve t he buil t-in soun d pl ay whi le exch angi ng dis cs duri ng CD pla yback. 1 Press PARTY. 2 Press the PARTY MODE butt on you want. You can se lect fr om SAMBA, ROCK, DISCO, BALLAD a nd TECHNO. To adjust the sound level 1 Press and hold down PARTY while Party Mode is activated. 2 Pres s M/ m to adjust the sou[...]

18 GB You ca n si ng alon g by conn ec ting an optiona l micro phone . 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to t urn down the microphone co ntrol level. 2 Connect an opt i onal microphone to MIC1 or MIC2. 3 Start playing th e music. 4 Adjust the mi c r op hone volume by turn ing M IC LEVE L. After you have finished Turn MIC LE VEL to M IN and d isconnect the mi[...]

Timer 19 GB You can set the syst em to turn off aft er a certain time, s o th at you can fall as le ep to mu sic. Press SLEEP. Each time yo u press the b utton, the minute displ ay (t he turn -off time) c hange s cycli cally as follow s: AUTO* t 90 t 80 t 70 t … t 10 t OFF * The s ystem automa tically t urns off in 100 minutes or after the cur re[...]

20 GB Other operations Note s • You cannot acti va te the Daily Tim er an d Tim er Reco rding at the sa me time. • When you use t he Sleep Timer, Timer Recordi ng and Daily Tim er wil l not tu rn off the syst em unti l the Sleep Time r turns it off . • If the syst em is on at the prese t time, th e Daily Timer will not be act ivat ed. Tip The[...]

Displa y 21 GB Other operations Notes • You cannot activate the Daily Timer and Ti me r Recordin g at the same time. • When you use the Sleep T imer, Tim er recordi ng and Daily Timer will not turn of f the syste m until the Sleep Timer turns it off. • If the sy stem is o n at the p reset ti me, the Ti mer Recor d i ng will no t be ac tiv ate[...]

22 GB You can check t he playing time and remaining time of the current tr ack or that o f the disc. Checkin g the re maining t ime and titl e s (CD) Press DIS PLAY duri ng Nor m a l Pl ay. Each time you press the bu tton, the display chan ge s cycl i ca lly as fo llo w s: Elapsed playing time of the c urrent track t Remaining time of the current t[...]

Optional Compone nts 23 GB To enhance your system, you can connect option al componen ts. Refer to the operating instr uctio n s provid ed w i t h ea ch comp onent. A CD DIGITAL OUT j ack Use a digit al optical cable (s quare, not suppli ed) to conne ct an op tional di gi t al com pon en t (such as an M D deck ) to th is jac k. You c an th en outp [...]

24 GB C MD (VIDEO) IN L/R jacks Use au di o cord s ( n o t supplie d) to c onn ect an opti onal compon ent (su ch as an MD deck or a VCR ) to t hese jac k s . Yo u can th en record or listen to analogue audi o from that c omponent through this syst em. D VIDE O OUT jack Use a v id eo cord (n ot suppl ied) t o co nnect an optio na l compon ent (suc [...]

Optional Compone nts 25 GB Listen ing to a v i deo g ame or camcor d er, etc . 1 Connect the au dio cords. See “H ooking up opt ional c ompone nts” on page 23. 2 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly until “GAME” appears or press GAME in the left corner of the f ront pa nel. Sta rt play i n g the conn ected compo nent . Makin g an an alogu e reco rdin[...]

26 GB Should you e ncou nter a proble m w ith your syst em, do t he follow ing: 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 persis ts after doi ng all of th e above, co nsul t yo ur nea rest So [...]

T roubl eshooting 27 GB The color irregul arity on a TV scre en persists . • Turn off the TV set once, th en tu rn it on after 15 to 30 minutes . If the c o lo r irregula r ity stil l persis ts , p lace t he s pe ak ers fa rther away f rom the TV set. CD The disc tray doe s not close. • Place the d isc co rrec tly. Play d oes no t star t. • O[...]

28 GB If the system still d oes not operate properly after performing the above measures, reset the system as follows : 1 Press x on deck B, TUNE R ENTER and ?/1 at the same time. 2 Unplug the power cord. 3 Plug the power cord back in. 4 Press ?/ 1 to tu r n on the sy s tem . The system is reset t o the facto ry settings. Yo u shoul d se t the set [...]

Additiona l Informa tion 29 GB On oper ating v oltage Before operating t he syste m, chec k that th e operati ng voltage of your s ystem i s identi cal wit h the vo ltage o f your local power suppl y. On safety • The unit is not disconnec te d from the AC powe r source (ma ins) as long a s it is connected to the wall outlet, eve n if the u nit it[...]

30 GB Cleani ng th e cab inet Clean the cab i ne t, panel and control s with a soft cloth slig htly moiste ned with mi ld de tergen t solu tion. Do not use any type of abrasi ve pad, scouring po wde r or solvent su ch as thinner , benz en e or al co hol. To save a ta pe perm anently To preven t a ta pe from bei ng accid entally r ecorded over, brea[...]

Additiona l Informa tion 31 GB MD (VIDEO) IN L/R (ph ono ja c ks) : sensitivi ty 450 mV (250 mV), impedance 47 kilohms Outputs PHONES (stereo phone ja c k) : accepts headphones of 8o h m s o r m o r e MD (VIDEO) OUT L/R (phono jacks): voltage 250 mV, impedance 1 kil ohms VIDEO OUT (ph ono jack): max. output level 1Vp-p, load impeda nc e 75 ohm s FR[...]

32 GB Other models : Speaker SS-XGR88 fo r LBT-XGR88 Speaker s ystem 3-way BUILT IN SW, bass-ref le x type , magne tically shie lded ty pe Speaker uni ts Super Wo ofer: 22 cm , cone type Rated i mpedance 6 ohms Woofer: 20 cm , cone type Tweeter: 2.5 cm, horn type Rated i mpedance 6 ohms Dimensions (w/h/d) Approx. 30 5 × 615 × 435 mm Mass Approx. [...]

Additiona l Informa tion 33 GB Main unit CD SYNC qf (14) Deck A wa (13) Deck B ql (13, 14, 15, 18) DIRECTION wh (13, 14, 15, 18) DISC 1 – 5 eh (9, 10) DISC SKIP eh (8, 9, 10) Disc tray ws (8) DISPLAY 2 (6, 21, 22) Display w indow 7 EDIT wd (7, 14) EFFECT eg (1 6 ) ENTER ed (7, 1 6, 17, 19, 20) FM MODE qs (12) FUNCTION qa (7, 8, 10, 15, 17, 24) GA[...]

34 GB Remote sensor 3 REPEAT wd (9 ) SLEEP 9 (19) SURROUND* 2 e; (17) SURROUND* 1 ea (17) TIMER SELECT 8 (20 , 21) TUNER ENTER qs (11) TUNER/BAND qs (11, 12, 15) TUNING +/– qs (11, 12) TUNING MODE qs (11, 12) VOLUME control 6 (9, 19) X-GROOVE qk (15) ?/1 (power) 1 (6, 12, 19 , 24) c /CLOCK SET 0 (7, 19) z REC qf (15, 18) x (stop) ej (9 ) m/M (rew[...]

Additiona l Informa tion 35 GB Remote control CLEA R 4 (1 0) CLOCK/TIMER SELE CT ws (20, 21) CLOCK/TIMER SET 1 (7, 19, 20) DISC SKIP w; (9, 10) DISPLAY qa (21, 22) EFFECT 9 (1 6 ) ENTER 0 (7, 1 1, 16, 17, 19, 20) FILE SELECT +/– qd (16 ) FUNCTION 3 (7, 8, 10, 15, 17, 24) PRESET +/– ql (12 ) SLEEP wa (19 ) SURROUND 5 (17) TUNER/BAND qf (11, 12, [...]

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