Sony MHC-D60 manual

Mini Hi-Fi Component System 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 No. 3-859-542- 11 (1) MHC-D60 MHC-GR7 MHC-RX70 f ©1996 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructio[...]

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. Laser component in this product is capable of emitting radiation exceeding t[...]

EN 3 T able of Contents Getting Started Step 1: Hooking up the system ............ 4 Step 2: Setting the time ......................... 6 Step 3: Presetting radio stations .......... 6 Connecting optional AV components . 8 Basic Operations Playing a CD ......................................... 11 Recording a CD .................................... [...]

4 Step 1: Hooking up the system Connect the FM/AM antennas. Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it. Connect the speakers. Connect the speaker cords to the SPEAKER jacks of the same color. Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise. 1 Getting Started 2 AM loop antenna FM75 AM Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally. AM loop [...]

5 Set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to position of your local power line voltage (except for North American, Mexican, and Australian models). Connect the power cord to a wall outlet. Demo mode appears in the display. If the plug on this unit does not fit your wall outlet, detach the supplied adapter from the plug (except for North and South American countries, [...]

6 Step 3: Pr esetting radio stations You can preset up to 40 stations, 20 for FM, 10 for MW and 10 for SW. For North and South American, Australian and Thai models, you can preset up to 30 stations, 20 for FM and 10 for AM. 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display. Every time you press this button, the band chang[...]

7 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. To change the AM tuning interval (Except for the Middle Eastern model) The AM tuning interval is factory-preset to 9 kHz (10 kHz in some areas). T[...]

8 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 (except U.S. model) Yo[...]

9 Connecting a super woofer speaker (except for MHC-D60) You can connect an optional super woofer speaker. Connecting surround speakers (U.S. and Canadian models only) You can connect an optional surround speakers. Note You need to connect both left and right surround speakers. Otherwise, the sound will not be heard. Connecting a VCR Make sure to m[...]

10 Connecting optional AV components (continued) Connecting outdoor antennas Connect the outdoor antenna to improve the reception. FM antenna Connect the optional FM outdoor antenna. You can also use the TV antenna instead. AM antenna Connect a 6- to 15- meter (20- to 50- feet) insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal. Leave the supplied AM loop a[...]

Basic Operations 11 Playing a CD — Normal play 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. To insert a third disc, press DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE 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 · o[...]

12 Playing a CD (continued) To Do this Stop play Press π ( p on the remote). Pause Press ·∏ ( P on the remote). Press again to resume play. Select a track During play or pause, turn the 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[...]

Basic Operations 13 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. 3 Press CD SYNCHRO. Deck B stands by for recording and the CD player stands by for playback. · (for front side) lights up[...]

14 n Turn counter- clockwise (or press = on the remote) for lower preset numbers. Turn clockwise (or press + on the remote) for higher preset numbers. + – TUNED STEREO MHz VOLUME PRESET Preset number Frequency 2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly so that “PRESET” appears in the display. MANUAL n AUTO n PRESET 3 Turn the jog dial (or press = or + on[...]

Basic Operations 15 Recor ding fr om the radio You can record the radio program on a tape by calling up a preset station. You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO 2 ) tapes. The recording level is automatically adjusted. 1 Press TUNER/BAND to select the band you want. 2 Press TUNING MODE so that “PRESET” appears in the display. 3 Turn the jo[...]

16 Playing a tape You can use any type of tape, TYPE I (normal), TYPE II (CrO 2 ) or TYPE IV (metal) , since the deck automatically detects the tape type. To select either deck A or B, press DECK A or DECK B on the remote. 4 Press § EJECT and insert a blank tape into deck B. 5 Press r . Deck B stands by for recording. 6 Press DIRECTION repeatedly [...]

Basic Operations 17 Tips • Pressing · or ª when the power is off automatically turns the power on and starts tape playback if there is a tape in the deck (One Touch Play). • You can switch from another source to the tape deck just by pressing · or ª (Automatic Source Selection). • When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low- level high-[...]

18 Recor ding from a tape — High-speed Dubbing 4 Press ∏ . Dubbing starts. To stop dubbing Press π on deck A or B. Tips • When you dub on both sides, start recording from the front side. If you record from the reverse side, recording stops at the end of the reverse side. • If you set DIRECTION to a when the tapes you use have different len[...]

19 Using the CD display You can check the remaining time of the current track or that of the CD. Playing the CD tracks repeatedly –– Repeat Play This function lets you repeat a single CD or all CDs in normal play, Shuffle Play and Program Play. The CD Player ·∏ § π 0) POWER DISPLAY/DEMO ·∏ § π 0) POWER REPEAT 1/ALL DISCS To repeat All[...]

20 Playing the CD tracks in random order –– Shuffle Play You can play all the tracks on one CD or all CDs in random order. To cancel Shuffle Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “SHUFFLE” or “PROGRAM” disappears from the display. The tracks continue playing in their original order. To select a desired CD Press DISC 1~3. Tips • You ca[...]

21 Programming the CD tracks –– Program Play You can make a program of up to 32 tracks from all the CDs in the order you want them to be played. 3 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons to select a CD. 4 Turn the jog dial until the desired track appears in the display. 5 Press ENTER/NEXT. The track is programmed. “STEP” and the programmed playin[...]

22 Playing CDs without interruption –– Non Stop Play You can play CDs without pausing between tracks. ·∏ § π 0) POWER 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display, then place a CD. 2 Press NON-STOP so that the indicator on the button lights up. 3 Press ·∏ . To cancel Non Stop Play Press NON-STOP so that the indicato[...]

23 Recor ding on a tape manually 5 Press ∏ on deck B. Recording starts. 6 Start playing the source to be recorded. To Press Stop recording π on the deck B Pause recording ∏ on the deck B Tips • If you want to record from the reverse side, press ª so that ª (for reverse side) lights up. • When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low- lev[...]

24 Recording a CD by specifying track or der — Program Edit 1 Place a CD and insert a blank tape into deck B. 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display. 3 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM” appears in the display. 4 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons to select a CD. 5 Turn the jog dial until the desired track ap[...]

25 Selecting tape length automatically — Tape Select Edit You can check the most suitable tape length for recording a CD. Note that you cannot use Tape Select Edit for discs containing more than 20 tracks. / After inserting a CD, press EDIT once, so that “EDIT” flashes. The required tape length for the currently selected CD appears, followed [...]

26 Looping part of a CD — Loop With the loop function, you can repeat part of a CD during playback. This lets you create original recordings. / Press and hold LOOP during playback at the point you want to start the Loop function, and release to resume normal play. To adjust the loop length Turn the jog dial while holding LOOP (or press MUSIC MENU[...]

27 W aving the equalizer — Wave With the Wave function, you can fluctuate the graphic equalizer automatically. This effect can be used with any source, but it cannot be recorded. / Press and hold WAVE to start the Wave function, and release to resume normal listening. To adjust the wave length Turn the jog dial while holding WAVE to select a diff[...]

28 n ·∏ ‚ º π ª· § § § π 0) ‚ º π ª· GROOVE POWER DBFB PHONES Sound Adjustment Notes • With some songs, the music will sound distorted when you use the DBFB system with the graphic equalizer if the bass is too strong. Adjust the bass slowly while listening to music so that you can monitor the effect of the adjustment. • Cance[...]

29 To cancel the effect Press EFFECT ON/OFF repeatedly (or MUSIC MENU ON/OFF on the remote) so that “EFFECT OFF” appears in the display. Music menu options “SUR ” appears if you select an effect with surround effects. Selecting the audio emphasis The audio emphasis menu lets you select the sound characteristic according to the sound you are[...]

30 To change the equalizer display Each time you press DISPLAY/DEMO, the equalizer display changes to show one of the four displays below. Spectrum analyzer pattern 1 Spectrum analyzer pattern 2 Spectrum analyzer pattern 3 Graphic equalizer curve µ VOLUME VOLUME µ VOLUME µ VOLUME m Selecting the audio emphasis (continued) Adjusting the audio emp[...]

31 3 Turn the jog dial to adjust level. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3. 5 Press ENTER/NEXT when finished. Note If you choose another menu audio emphasis (other than “EFFECT OFF”) the adjusted sound effect is lost. To retain the adjusted sound effect for future use, store it in a personal file. (See “Making a personal audio emphasis file”.) Activati[...]

32 To call up the personal file 1 Press P FILE (or MUSIC MENU V / v on the remote repeatedly) to display the last selected personal file. 2 Use the jog dial (or press MUSIC MENU B / b on the remote repeatedly) to select the personal file you desire. 3 Press ENTER/NEXT. You don’t need to press ENTER/NEXT when you use the remote. Making a personal [...]

33 Singing along: Karaoke You can sing along with any stereo CD or tape by turning down the singer’s voice. You need to connect an optional microphone. Other Features n 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down the microphone control level. 2 Connect an optional microphone to MIX MIC. 3 Press KARAOKE PON/MPX repeatedly to obtain the karaoke effect you[...]

34 / Press SLEEP. Every time you press the button, the minute display (the turn-off time) changes as follows: AUTO n 90min n 80min n 70min n … n 10min n OFF n AUTO … When you choose auto The power turns off when the current CD or tape finishes playback (for up to 100 minutes). To check the remaining time Press SLEEP once. To change the time to [...]

35 W aking up to music — Wake-up Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time every day. Make sure you have set the clock (see “Step 2: Setting the time”). 2 3,4,5,6,8 VOLUME 1 ·∏ § π 0) 7 TIMER SELECT 9 1 Prepare the music source you want to play. • CD: Insert a CD. To start from a specific track, make a program (see “Programming[...]

36 To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select the respective mode (DAILY 1 or DAILY 2), then press ENTER/NEXT. To change the setting, start over from step 1. To cancel the timer operation Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select “OFF”, then press ENTER/NEXT. Tip The power turns on 15 seconds before the pre[...]

37 VOLUME REC VOLUME REC To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select “REC”, then press ENTER/NEXT. To change the setting, start over from step 1. To cancel the timer operation Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select “OFF”, then press ENTER/NEXT. Notes • When setting the timer-recording, set the equal[...]

38 Pr ecautions Notes on CDs • Before playing, clean the CD with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the CD from the center out. • Do not use solvents such as benzene, thinner, commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs. •Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car p[...]

39 Before placing a cassette in the tape deck Take up any slack in the tape. Otherwise the tape may get entangled in the parts of the tape deck and become damaged. When using a tape longer than 90 minutes The tape is very elastic. Do not change the tape operations such as play, stop, and fast-winding etc. frequently. The tape may get entangled in t[...]

40 Troubleshooting (continued) There is severe hum or noise. • A TV or VCR is placed too close to the stereo system. Move the stereo system away from the TV or VCR. The sound from the connected source is distorted. • If “VIDEO” appears in the display when you press FUNCTION, switch the display to “MD” (see “Notes: Connecting a VCR”)[...]

41 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 38). • 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. Clean them (see “Cleaning the tape heads?[...]

42 Specifications CD player section System Compact disc and digital audio system Laser Semiconductor laser ( λ =780nm) Emission duration: continuous Laser output Max. 44.6 µ W* *This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick-up Block with 7 mm aperture. Frequency response 2 Hz – 20 [...]

43 Tuner section FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range 87.5 – 108.0 MHz Antenna terminals 75 ohm unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range North American models: 530 – 1,710 kHz (with the AM tuning interval set at 10 kHz) 531 – 1,710 kHz (with the AM tuning interval set at 9 kHz) L[...]

44 Index N Normal Play 9 O One Touch Play 12, 15, 17 P , Q Personal file 32 Playing a CD 11 a preset radio station 14 tracks in random order (Shuffle Play) 20 tracks in the desired order (Program Play) 21 tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) 19 Presetting radio stations 6 Preset tuning 14 Program Play 21 Protecting recordings 38 R Radio stations presett[...]