Sony MHC-GNV99D manual

©2005 Sony Corporation 2-584-727- 11 (2) Mini Hi-Fi Component System Operating Instructions MHC-GNV111D MHC-GNV99D[...]

2 GB To preve nt fire or s hock hazar d, do not expose th e unit to rain or mo isture. To prevent fi re, do not cover the ventilati on of the apparatus w ith newspa pers, table -cloths, c urtains, etc. And don’ t place ligh ted candl es on the ap paratus. To prevent fire or sh ock hazard, do not plac e objects filled with liq uids, such as vases,[...]

3 GB About this manua l ........... ........... ........... .. 5 Playable discs .................... ......... ........... .. 6 Getting Started Hooking up the syste m.... ........... ............. 9 Positioning the speakers ........... ........... .. 13 Setting the clock . ........... ........... ........... .. 14 Performing QUICK SETUP .. ........[...]

4 GB Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound .......... ........... ......... 65 Selecting the preset effect ................ ..... 66 Adjusting the graphic eq ualizer and storing the user equalizer setting .... 66 Selecting the sound field . ........ ......... ..... 67 Flashing sound effect ... ......................... 68 — SOUND FLASH Creating a [...]

5 GB • The instructions in this manual are for models MHC-GNV111D and MHC-GNV99D. In this manual, the MHC-GNV111D is used for illustration purposes un less stated otherwise. The MHC-GNV111D consists of: – Tuner/DVD player/Stereo cassette deck/Amplifier (unit) HCD-GNV111D – Speaker System • Front speakers SS-GNV111D • Surround speakers SS-[...]

6 GB You can play back the following discs on this system. Other discs cannot be played back. List of playable discs The “DVD VIDEO” and “DVD-RW” logos are trademarks. Note about discs • The system can play back CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs recorded in the following formats: – AUDIO CD form at – VIDEO CD fo rmat – DATA CD format that conta[...]

7 GB Region code of DVD VIDEOs you can playback on this system Your system has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play back DVD VIDEOs labeled with identical region code. DVD VIDEOs labeled wil l also be played back on this system. If you try to play back any other region c ode DVD VIDEO, the message “Playback prohibited [...]

8 GB Note on PBC (Playback Control) (VIDEO CDs) This system conforms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2.0 of VIDEO CD standards. You can enjoy two kinds of playback depending on the disc type. Note about Multi Session Disc • This system can play b ack Multi Session discs when an MP3 audio track is contained in the first session. Any subsequent MP3 audio trac[...]

Getting Started 9 GB Do the following procedures 1 to 8 to hook up your system u sing the supplied cords and accessories (page 100). Getting Started Hooking up the system 5 4 4 3 6 1 1 7 2 2 AM loop antenna FM lead antenna Surround speaker (Right) Surround speaker (Left) Unit Front speaker (Right) Front speaker (Left) Center spea ker continued[...]

10 GB 1 Connect the front speakers. Connect the speaker cords of the front speakers to the FRONT SPEAKER terminals as shown below. 2 Connect the surround speakers. Connect the speaker cords of the surround speakers to the SURR SPEAKER terminals as shown below. Tip MHC-GNV99D (SS-RSV99D) on ly Connect the speake r cords to the termina ls on th e spe[...]

Getting Started 11 GB When using a TV Turn on the TV and select the video input so that you can view the pictures from this system. When connecting a video deck Connect the video deck to the TV using a video cord (not supplied). Ho weve r, do not connect this unit to the TV through the video deck. Otherwise, you may experien ce video leakage when w[...]

12 GB Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries into the remote Operating a Sony TV You can use the following orang e printing buttons to operate a Sony TV. To use the buttons with orange printing, press TV and the button you want simultaneously. * To select the TV channels wit h channel numbe r more than 10, pre ss -/--, then press numer ic buttons. No[...]

Getting Started 13 GB For MHC-GNV99D Place the front speakers at an angle o f 45 degrees from your listen ing position. For MHC-GNV111D There are 2 different ways to place the speakers. To enjoy and create a party environment, we recommend that you place yo ur speakers as shown in Example 1. Examp le 1 Place the speakers at an equal distance ( A ) [...]

14 GB 1 Press ?/1 to turn on th e system. 2 Press TIMER MENU. The hour indication flashes in the display. 3 Press M or m repeatedly to set the hour. 4 Press ENTER. The minute indication flashes in the display. 5 Press M or m repeatedly to set the minute. 6 Press ENTER. The clock starts functioning. To adjust the clock 1 Press TIMER ME N U. “PLAY [...]

Getting Started 15 GB 5 Press M or m repeatedly to select a language, then press ENTER. The setting is selected and the “SCREEN SETUP” display appears in the on-screen display. The language options are different depending on the area. 6 Press M or m repeatedly to select the setting that matches your TV type. x If you have a 4:3 standard TV Sele[...]

16 GB Use buttons on the unit for the operation. 1 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE. The disc tray slides out. 2 Load a disc with the label side facin g up on the disc tray. To load additional discs, press EX-CHANGE/DISC SKIP t o rotate the disc tray. 3 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray. Notes • Do not pus h the disc tray when cl osing it a s this may [...]

Disc – Playbac k 17 GB When playing an AUDIO CD: When playing an MP3 audio track: When playing a DivX video file (in DAT A DVD): 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly to select “DVD” (or press DVD on the unit). 2 Press H (or nN on the unit). Other operations 1) You cannot s elect an audi o track durin g Lock Search opera tion of MP3 audio trac ks[...]

18 GB Resuming playback from the point you stopped the disc — Resume Play This system memorizes the point where you stopped the disc so you can resume from that point. Resume Play is not canceled when you turn off the system except for MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files and DivX video files. 1 While playing a disc, press x to stop playback. “Re[...]

Disc – Playbac k 19 GB You can play back the tracks on the current disc in random order. Each time you perform Shuffle Play, the playing order may differs. 1 Press DISPLAY during playback. The Control Menu appears in the on-screen display. 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select (SHUFFLE), then press ENTER. The options for “SHUFFLE” appear in the[...]

20 GB You can play back all the titles, tracks, files or a single title, chapter, track or file on a disc repeatedly. You can set the Shuffle Play to “ON” during Program Play is set to “ON”. 1 Press DISPLAY during playback. The Control Menu appears in the on-screen display. 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select (REPEAT), then press ENTER. The[...]

Disc – Playbac k 21 GB Notes • Yo u can also c hange the Re peat Play s etting by pressing RE PEAT repe atedly. • “R EPEAT” light s up in the disp lay when th e Repeat Play setting is “ALL DISCS”, “ ONE DISC”, “TITLE”, “ALBUM” or “ON”. • “REPEAT1” lig hts up in th e display w hen the R epeat Play setting is “CH[...]

22 GB 4 Press , . The cursor moves to the track row “T” (in this case, “01”). 5 Select the track you want to pro gram. For example, select track “02”. Press M or m repeatedly to select “02” under “T”, then press ENTER. 6 To program other tracks, repeat steps 4 to 5. 7 Press H (or nN on the unit). Program Play starts. If you sele[...]

Disc – Playbac k 23 GB Some DVD VIDEOs have menus to help you enjoy the DVD VIDEOs. You can play back DVD VIDEOs using these menus on the TV screen . Using TOP MENU A DVD VIDEO is divided into long sections of picture or music feature called “title”. When you play back a DVD VIDEO which contains several titles, you can select the title you wa[...]

24 GB — PBC Playback You can use PBC (Playback Control) menus on your TV screen to enjoy the disc’s interactive software. The menu format and structure may differ depending on each disc. 1 Press H (or nN o n the unit) to start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions (Version 2.0). The PBC menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Press the numeric buttons[...]

Disc – Playbac k 25 GB What is MP3/JPEG? MP3 is audio compre ssion technology that satisfies the ISO/MPEG regulati ons. JPEG is image compression technology. Discs that the system can play back You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/ CD-Rs/CD-RW s) that contains MP3 audio tracks in MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 and JPEG image files. However, the discs must b[...]

26 GB Playback order of MP3 aud io tracks or JPEG ima ge files The playback order of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files recorded on a DATA CD is as follows: x Structure of disc contents When you insert a DATA CD and press H (or nN on the unit), the numbered tracks (or files) are played b ack sequentially, from 1 through 7 . Any albums or files in[...]

Disc – Playbac k 27 GB • Whe n playing the DATA CD (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/ CD-RWs) conta ining both MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image file s, select “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” from Contro l Menu when t he TOC readin g of the disc is fin ished. If yo u want to pl ay back – both the MP3 audio trac ks and JPEG image files, set “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” to “AUT[...]

28 GB To play back the next or previous MP3 audio track Press . or > repeatedly (or turn .> on the unit clockwise or counterclockwise) during playback. Note You can sel ect the nex t album by p ressing > repeatedly ( or turn .> on the unit cloc kwise) until the las t track o f the curre nt album, th en press > repeatedly ( or turn .&[...]

Disc – Playbac k 29 GB Playing a JPEG image file 1 Load a DATA CD with JPEG image files on the disc tray. The list of the albums appears in the on-screen display. 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select an album you want, then press PIC TURE NAVI. Thumbnail picture for the first 16 JPEG image files in the selected album is displayed in the on-screen [...]

30 GB You can play back a slide show with sound by first placing both JPEG image files and MP3 audio tracks in the same album on a DATA CD. 1 Load a DATA CD on the disc tray. The list of albums appears in the on-screen display. 2 Press DISPLAY. The Control Menu appears in the on-screen display. 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select (MODE (MP3, JPEG))[...]

Disc – Playbac k 31 GB Tips • Yo u can also c hange the sl ide show speed (page 31) and effect (page 31) while viewi ng JPEG image files . • If you want to play ba ck a slide show with the same audio track, se t the track to Repea t Play (page 20). Specifying the slide show speed (JPEG image file only) When you play back JPEG image files as s[...]

32 GB (Except for Latin American models) About DivX Video Files DivX ® is a video file compression technology, developed by DivXNetworks, Inc. This product is an official DivX ® Certified product. You can play back DATA CD s and DATA DVDs that contain DivX ® video files. DATA CDs and DATA D VDs that the system can play back Playback of DATA CDs [...]

Disc – Playbac k 33 GB Playing a DivX video file 1 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD with DivX video files on the disc tray. The list of the albums appears in the on-screen display. 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select the album you want, then press EN TER. The list of files of the selected album appears in the on-screen display. 3 Press M or m repeatedl[...]

34 GB You can quickly locate a particular point on a disc by monitoring the pi cture or playing back slowly. Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse —S c a n (Except for JPEG image files) Press m or M repeatedly (or turn mM on the unit clockwise or counterclockwise) while playing a disc. When you find the point [...]

Disc – Playbac k 35 GB . You can search a title (DVD VIDEO and DVD- RW in VR mode), chapter (DVD VIDEO and DVD-RW in VR mode), track (AUDIO CD, VIDEO CD and MP3 audio tracks), scene (VIDEO CD), index (VIDEO CD), album (MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files and DivX video files) and file (JPE G im age files and DivX video files). As titl es, tracks, [...]

36 GB 3 Press ENTER. “** (**)” change to “– – (**)”. 4 Press M or m repeatedly or numeric buttons to select the title, chap ter, track, index, scene, etc number you want to search. If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to cancel the number, then select another number. 5 Press ENTER. The system starts playback from the selected title, chapt[...]

Disc – Playbac k 37 GB You can view the first scene of each track (VIDEO CD and Super VCD), each chapter (DVD VIDEO) or each title (DVD VIDEO) and find the track, chapter or title you want quickly. 1 For DVD VIDEO, press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select “CHAPTER VIEWER” or “TITLE VIEWER”. For VIDEO CD and Super VCD, press PICTURE NAVI to[...]

38 GB Changing the sound You can select the audio format you want while playing a DVD VIDEO or DivX video file recorded in multiple audio format. If the DVD VIDEO or DivX video file is recorded in Multilingual tracks, you can also change the language. You can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected ch[...]

Disc – V arious functions 39 GB Displaying the audio information of the disc (DVD VIDEO and DivX video files only) When you press AUDIO repeatedly during playback, the audio signal format of the disc are displayed in the on-screen display. x When playing a DVD VIDEO For example, in Dolby Digital format, multiple signals ranging from monaural to 5[...]

40 GB Changing the on-screen display language, DVD menu language and audio track auto selection mode — LANGUAGE SETUP/CUSTOM SETUP 1 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped. The Control Menu appears in the on-screen display. 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select (SETUP), then press ENTER. The options for “SETUP” appear in the on- screen display.[...]

Disc – V arious functions 41 GB x TRACK SELECTION (DVD VIDEO only) Gives the priority to the sound track which contains the highest number of channels when you play back a DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio formats (PCM, DT S, or Dolby Digital format) are recorded. Notes • Whe n you set to “AUTO” , the languag e setting may change. The “ T[...]

42 GB Changing the angles You can change the viewing angle while playing a DVD VIDEO on which various angles (multi- angles) for a scene are recorded. F or example, while playing a scene of a train in motion, you can display the view from either the fro nt of the train, the left window of the train or the right window of the train wit hout having t[...]

Disc – V arious functions 43 GB •1 6 : 9 • 4:3 LET TER BOX • 4:3 PAN SCAN Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO, “4:3 LET TER BOX” may be sel ected automat ically instea d of “4:3 PAN SCAN” or vi ce versa. x COLOR SYSTEM (Except for Latin American and Russian models) Select the color system when you play back a VIDEO CD. Tip You can reset[...]

44 GB x BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT) (Latin American models on ly) Select the black level (setup level) for the video signals output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. You cannot select “BLACK LE VEL (COMPONENT OUT)” when the system outputs progressive signal. x 4:3 OUTPUT This setting is effective only when you set “TV TYPE” in “SCR EEN [...]

Disc – V arious functions 45 GB . You can set 2 kinds of playback restrictions for the disc you want. • Custom Parental Control You can set playback restrictions so that the system will not play ba ck inappropriate discs. • Parental Control Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited according to a predetermined level such as the age of the us[...]

46 GB 5 Enter or re-enter your 4-dig it password using the numeric buttons, then press ENTER. “Custom parental control is set.” appears in the on-screen display and the screen returns to the Control Menu. If you make a mistake entering your password Press < before you press ENTER and input the correct number. If you make a mistake Press DISP[...]

Disc – V arious functions 47 GB 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select (PARENTAL CONTROL), then press ENTER. The options for “PAR ENTAL CONTROL” appear in the on-screen display. 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select “PLAYER t ”, then press ENTER. x If you have not entered a pas sword The display for registering a new password appears in the on[...]

48 GB 7 Press M or m repeatedly to select “LEVEL”, then press ENTER. The options for “LEVEL” appear in th e on- screen display. 8 Press M or m repeatedly to select the level you want, then press ENTER. The Parental Control setting is completed. The lower the value, the more strict the limitation. If you make a mistake Press DISPLAY, then st[...]

Disc – V arious functions 49 GB Area code — SPEAKER SETUP To obtain the best possible surround sound, set the size of the speakers you have conne cted and their distance from your listening position. Then, use the test tone to adjust the level of the speakers to the same level. Setting the speaker size and distance 1 Press DISPLAY when playback[...]

50 GB 5 Press M or m repeatedly to select “SIZE” or “DISTANCE”, then press ENTER. 6 Press M or m repeatedly to select the setup item, then press ENTER. 7 Press M or m repeatedly to select or set a setting, then press ENTER. Note You cannot perform SPEA KER SETUP when you connect he adphones or microphone s to the uni t. To return to the def[...]

Disc – V arious functions 51 GB x DISTANCE The default setting for the speakers distance in relation to the liste ning position is shown below. Be sure to change the value in the Control Menu when you move the speakers. When you set the distance using the QU ICK SETUP (page 14), the settings are automatically displayed. Any items that are set to [...]

52 GB Adjusting the speaker volume and level 1 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped. The Control Menu appears in the on-screen display in the on-screen display. 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select (SETUP), then press ENTER. The options for “SETUP” appear in the on-screen display. 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select “CUSTOM”, then press EN[...]

Disc – V arious functions 53 GB x LEVEL (SURROUND) You can adjust the level of each surround speaker as follows. Be sure to set “TEST TONE” to “ON” for easy adjustment. This setting cannot be sele cted if you set “SURROUND” in “SIZE” to “NONE”. The default settings are underlined. x TEST TONE The speakers will emit a test tone[...]

54 GB Operating for the THEATER SYNC function Point the remote to the direction of TV and this unit, then press THEA TER SYNC. If this function does not work, change the transmission time. The transmission time varies depending on the TV. To change the transmission time Hold down > and press nume ric button to change the transmission time. The t[...]

Disc – V arious functions 55 GB About DVD VIDEO software types and the conversion method The software of DVD VIDEO can be divided into 2 types: • Film-based software Film-based software is derived from the film and displays the images at 24 frames per second. • Video-based software Video-base d software is deriv ed from TV, such as dramas and[...]

56 GB When you press DISPLAY, the following items ar e displayed in Control Menu. List of items that can be di splayed and selected by disc type Control Menu Items Function TITLE (DVD VIDEO and DVD-RW in VR mode only) SCENE (VIDEO CD with PBC playb ack only) TRACK (VIDEO CD w ithout PBC playbac k only) Selects the title (DVD VIDEO/DVD -RW in VR mod[...]

Disc – V arious functions 57 GB * This fun ction only av ailable du ring karaok e mode. Tips • Ea ch time you press DISPLAY, the Control Me nu display ch anges cycli cally as fol lows: Control Menu di splay 1 r Control Menu di splay 2* r Control Menu di splay off * Control menu display 2 is not available when the se lected disc is DATA CD or DA[...]

58 GB You can set the following items in the following menus . The default settings are underlined. LANGUAGE SETUP (page 40) SCREEN SETUP (page 42) CUSTOM SETUP (page 40) SPEAKER SETUP (page 49) 1) The defaul t setting varies dep ending on the area. 2) Except for La tin America n and Russian models. 3) Latin American mod els only. 4) Except for La [...]

Tu n e r 59 GB You can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations. You can then tune in any of th ose stations simply by sel ecting the corresponding preset number. Automatic tuning preset You can automatically tune in all of the stations that can be received in your area and then store the frequency of your favourite stations manual ly. 1 Pres[...]

60 GB 4 Press ENTER. A preset number flashes in the display. The stations are stored from preset number 1. 5 Press PRESET +/– repeatedly (or turn PRESET +/– on the unit clockwise or counterclockwise) to select th e preset number you want. 6 Press ENTER. “Complete!” appears in the display. The station is stored. 7 Repeat steps 2 to 6 to stor[...]

Tu n e r 61 GB You can listen to a ra dio station either by selecting a preset stati on, or by manually tuning in the station. Listening to a preset radio station — Preset Tuning Before tuning to preset stat ions, be sure to preset them first (see “Presetting radio stations” on page 59). 1 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly to select “TUNER FM[...]

62 GB 1 Push b ( Z A) or B (B Z ) on the unit according to its direction to open th e selected deck. 2 Load a tape into Deck A or B. 3 Push the center of the tape lid to close the deck. You can use TYPE I (normal) tape. 1 Load a tape. 2 Press FUNCTION +/– (or TA PE A/B on the unit) repeatedly to se lect “TAPE A” or “TAPE B”. 3 Press DIREC[...]

T ape – Playbac k/T ape – Recording 63 GB Other operations Note Do not push b ( Z A) or B (B Z ) on the unit while playing a tape , otherwis e the tape coul d be damage d. Tips • When a tape is insert ed, correspon ding pres ence indicator lig hts up in the disp lay. • I f you press TAPE A/ B on the unit while the system is turned off, the [...]

64 GB To stop recording Press x . Notes • You cannot listen to oth er sources w hile recordi ng. • When you pr ess CD SYNC, t he sound fie ld is changed to LINK if the cu rrent sound f ield is SBS MULTI, A.F.D. AUTO, PRO LOGIC, PLII MOVIE , PLII MUSIC or V.M.D IM. • When you pr ess CD SYNC, t he sound fie ld is changed to HP 2CH if the curren[...]

Sound Adjust ment 65 GB Notes • Whe n you press REC PAUSE/START, the sound field is changed to LINK i f the cu rrent sou nd field is SBS MULTI, A.F.D. AUTO, PRO LOGIC, PLII MOVIE, PLII MUSIC or V.M.DIM. • Whe n you press REC PAUSE/START, the sound field is chan ged to HP 2CH if th e current soun d field is HP VIRTUAL. • You cannot listen to o[...]

66 GB Use the buttons on the unit for the operation. Turn OPERATION DIAL clockwise or counterclockwise to selec t the preset effect you want. Preset effect options To cancel the preset effect Turn OPERATI ON DIAL clockw ise or counterclockwise until “F LAT” appears in the display. Note To store the us er equalizer setting, s ee “Adjustin g th[...]

Sound Adjust ment 67 GB You can take advantage of surround sound simply by selecting one of the system pre set sound fields. They bring the exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters into your home. 1 Press SOUND FIELD. The last selected sound field appears in the display. 2 Press M / m / < / , repeatedly (or turn OPERATION DIAL on the unit c[...]

68 GB Notes • Depending o n the disc, the surroun d effect ma y not be as much as expected. • You can also press SOUND F IELD repeatedly to select the so und field y ou want. Tips • “PRO LOGIC” light s up in the display when Pro Logic decod ing is perfor med. • “PRO LOGIC II” lights u p in the displa y when Pro Logi c II Movi e/Musi[...]

Sound Adjust ment 69 GB You can create a party envi ronment by using X-ROUND for “moving” sound effect or/and SOUND FLASH for flashing effect. To enjoy the X-ROUND effect, place your front and surround speakers at an equal distance from your listening position (see “Positioning the speakers (Example 1)” on page 13). Moving sound effect — [...]

70 GB (MHC-GNV111D only) You can select the speakers you want to turn on. Press SPEAKERS on the unit. Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows: SPEAKERS A t SPEAKERS B t SPEAKERS A+B Notes • You cannot change th e setting whe n – the headpho nes are con nected. – the “SURROUND” in “SPEAKER SETUP” is se[...]

Sound Adjust ment 71 GB To adjust microphone echo Turn ECHO LEVEL on th e unit to adjust the echo effect. To cancel the echo effect, turn ECHO LEVEL on the unit to MIN. Notes • Yo u can also turn o n the Karaoke Mo de by pressin g KARAOKE MODE. • Du ring Karaoke Mo de is turn ed on, you can tu rn off the Karaoke Mo de either by di sconnectin g [...]

72 GB 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select the key you want. The key is changed. Notes • You can also change the “K EY CONTRO L” setting by pressing KE Y CONTROL 2 to re duce the key and KEY CONTROL # to increase the key when Karaoke Mode is turned on. The following display appears in the on -screen displ ay. • The “KEY CONTROL” setting [...]

Sound Adjust ment 73 GB Dolby Digital Karaoke format Dolby Digital format, which reproduces surround sound usin g 5 channels, can also contain the “Dolby Digital Karaoke” format which is specialized for karaoke. In the D olby Digital Karaoke format discs, guide melody and guide vocal tracks are record ed in addition to the accompaniment. You ca[...]

74 GB x When playing a DVD VIDEO x When playing a VIDEO CD or AUDIO CD x When playing a Super VCD Notes • You cannot cha nge the vocal dur ing playback of the DVD VIDEO with 1 guide vo cal recorded. • When playing a DVD VIDE O, the function only work for Dolby Digital Ka raoke format. • The “VOCAL SELECT” setting is automatica lly changed[...]

Sound Adjust ment 75 GB You can “mix” sounds from any one of the function and singing or speaking into a microphone. The mixed sound can b e recorded into a tape. Use buttons on the unit for the operation. 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down the microphone volume . 2 Connect an optio nal microphone to MIC 1 or MIC 2 jack. 3 Prepare the music s[...]

76 GB You can set the system to turn off after a certain time, so that you can fall asleep to music. Press SLEEP repeatedly. Each time you press the button, the minute display (the turn-off time) changes cyclically as follows: 90min t 80min t 70min t … t 10min t OFF Other operations Note “SLEEP” lig hts up in the di splay when the Sleep Timer[...]

Timer 77 GB 7 Press M or m repeatedly (or turn .> on the unit clockwise or counterclockwise) until the m usic source you want appears in the displa y. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows: 8 Press ENTER. The type of timer (“PLAY TIME R”), followed by the start time, the stop time and the music source appears in the [...]

78 GB You can record from a preset radio station from a specified time. To make timer recording, you must first preset the radio station (see “Presetting radio stations” on page 59) and set the clock (see “Setting the clock” on page 14). 1 Tune in the preset radio station (see “Listening to a preset radio station” on page 61). 2 Press T[...]

Display 79 GB Notes • Yo u cannot sele ct the Play Ti mer and Timer Recording a t the sa me time. • If you use the Tim er Recordin g and the Slee p Timer at the same ti me, the Slee p Timer has p riority. • Th e Timer Recordin g will not be activat ed if the system is tur ned on or “ST ANDBY” fl ashes in the display. • The v olume is re[...]

80 GB Use buttons on the unit for the operation. 1 Press AMP MENU repeatedly to select “SPECTRUM”. The last selected spectrum setting appears in the display. 2 Turn OPERATION DIAL clockwise or counterclockwise to select the se tting you want. The display changes as follows: 3 Press ENTER. MHC-GNV111D only When X-ROUND mode is selected 1 Press A[...]

Display 81 GB Press ILLUMINATION on the unit repeatedly to select the po wer illuminator you want when the system is turned on. Each time you press the button, the power illuminator changes cyclically as follows: PATTERN 1 t PATTERN 2 t PATTERN 3 t PATTERN 4 t PATTERN OFF Notes • Whe n you press VOLUME +/– (or turn MASTER VOLUME on the uni t cl[...]

82 GB x When playing a VIDEO CD/Super VCD with PBC funct ion Elapsed playing time of the current scene t Title of the disc 2)7) x When playing a Super VCD without PBC function Elapsed playing tim e of the current track t Title of the disc 2)6) x When playing a DATA CD (MP3 au dio tracks) Elapsed playing time of the current track t Title of the trac[...]

Display 83 GB You can check the elapsed pla ying time and remaining time of the curr ent title, chapter, or track, and the total playin g time of the disc. You can also check the disc title, track title and file title recorded on the disc. Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly during playback to change the time info rmation. The display and the kin ds of the [...]

84 GB (JPEG image file only) You can check the date information during playback when Exif* tag is recorded in the JPEG image files. Press DISPLAY repeatedly during playback until the Control Menu for JPEG image files appears in th e on-screen display. * “Exchange able Imag e File Form at” is a di gital camera image fo rmat defined by th e Japan[...]

Optional Compon ents 85 GB To enhance your system, you can connect optional components. Refer to the operating instructions provided with each component. Optional Component s Hooking up optio nal components H G F From the audio and video output jacks of the V CR To the audio input jacks of the V CR From the audio output jacks of the T V or satellit[...]

86 GB A VIDEO INPUT VIDEO jack Use a video cord (not supplied) to connect the video output jack o f the VCR to this jack. You can then output video signa l through this system. B VIDEO INPUT AUDIO L/R jacks Use audio cords (not supplied) to connect the audio output jacks of the VCR to these jacks. You can then output audio signal through this syste[...]

Optional Compon ents 87 GB Listening to a connected TV or satellite tuner Use buttons on the unit for the operation. 1 Connect the audio cords. See “Hooking up optional components” on page 85. 2 Press TV/SAT. To switch between the “TV” and “SAT” function Hold down TV/SA T and press ?/1 while the system is turned on. Release ?/1 first, t[...]

88 GB Recording the audio signal on a connected component 1 Connect the audio cords. See “Hooking up optional components” on page 85. 2 Start recording. Refer to the operating instructions provided with connected component. Recording the audio and video signals from a VIDEO CD into a video tape 1 Connect optional audio cords from the AUDIO OUT [...]

T r oublesh ooting 89 GB Should you encounter a problem with your system, do the fo llowing: 1 Make sure the power cord and speaker cords are connected correctly and firmly. 2 Find your problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corrective action. If the problem persists after d oing all of the above, consult your nearest[...]

90 GB The timer does not functio n. • Check the timer setting and set the correc t time (page 76 a nd 78). • Cancel th e Sleep Time r function (page 76). • You cannot s elect the P lay Timer and Timer Recording at the same time. The remote does no t function. • Remove the ob stacles bet ween the remot e and the unit. • Move the remo te cl[...]

T r oublesh ooting 91 GB The disc does no t eject. • You cannot e ject the dis c during CD Sync hro Recordin g. Press x to cancel the CD Synchro Recordin g, then press Z OPEN/CLOSE on the unit to eject th e disc. • Consult your n earest So ny dealer . Playback doe s not start. • Open the dis c tray and check whethe r a disc is loaded. • Wip[...]

92 GB The JPEG image file canno t be played back. • Recording wa s not perfo rmed accordi ng to the ISO 9660 Leve l 1, Level 2, or Joliet i n the expansion f ormat. • The JPEG im age file does not have the ex tension “.JPG” or “.JPEG”. • The data is not stored i n JPEG format . • The image is larger th an 3,072 (w idth) × 2,048 (he[...]

T r oublesh ooting 93 GB The aspect ra tio of the TV screen canno t be changed eve n though you c an set “TV TY PE” under “SCREEN SETU P” in the Setup Menu when you play back a wide pictu re. • The aspect ratio is fixed on your DVD VIDEO. • If you conne ct the uni t with the S Video cord , connect direc tly to the TV. Otherwis e, you ma[...]

94 GB If the system still does not operate properly after performing the above measures or other troubles does not described above occur, reset the system as follows: Use buttons on the unit for the operation. 1 Unplug the power cord. 2 Plug the power cord back in. 3 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. 4 Press x , E N TER and ?/1 at the same time. The[...]

T r oublesh ooting 95 GB One of the following messages may appear or flash in the front panel display during operation. Disc Cannot Pla y • A disc that cannot be played back was inser ted. • A disc with un supporte d region co de was insert ed. No Disc There is no disc on th e disc tray. Push STOP! You have pr essed the butt ons those ope ratio[...]

96 GB On operating voltage Before oper ating the syst em, check th at the oper ating voltage of the unit is identi cal with the volt age of your local powe r supply. On safety • The unit is not disconne cted from th e AC power source (mai ns) as long a s it is conne cted to the wa ll outlet, eve n if the unit itse lf has been tu rned off. • Unp[...]

Additional Inf ormation 97 GB Notes on discs • Before playing , clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the di sc from the center out. • Do not use sol vents such as benzen e, thinner, commerciall y availabl e cleaners or anti-s tatic spray intended fo r vinyl LPs. • Do not expos e the disc to direct sunlight o r heat sources su ch as hot [...]

98 GB Amplifier section MHC-GNV111D The follo wing are meas ured at AC 1 20, 127, 22 0, 240V 50/60 H z DIN power ou tput (rat ed) Front speake r: 110 W + 110 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz , DIN) Center speak er: 50 W (16 ohms at 1 kHz, DI N) Surround sp eaker: 110 W + 110 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz , DIN) Continuo us RMS po wer out put (ref erence) Front speake r: 16[...]

Additional Inf ormation 99 GB Tape deck section Recording s ystem 4-t rack 2-ch annel stereo Frequency r esponse 5 0 – 13,000 Hz ( ±3 dB), using Sony TYPE I ta pe Wow and flutt er ±0. 15% W.Peak (IEC) 0.1% W.RMS (NAB ) ±0.2% W.Peak (DIN) Tuner section FM stereo, FM /AM superhet erodyne tun er FM tuner section Tuning ran ge 87. 5 – 108.0 MHz [...]

100 GB General Power requir ements Australian model: 230 – 240 V AC, 50/60 H z Mexican mod el: 127 V AC, 60 Hz Saudi Arab ian models: 120 – 127 V, 220 V or 230 – 240 V AC, 50/60 H z Adjustab le with voltag e selector Other models : 120 V, 220 V or 230 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Adjustab le with voltag e selector Power consump tion MHC-GNV111D 380[...]

Additional Inf ormation 101 GB The language spellings conform to the ISO 639:1988 (E/F) standard. Language code list Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 1027 Afar 1186 Scots Gae lic 1350 Malayalam 1513 Siswati 1028 Abkhazian 1194 Galician 13 52 Mongolian 1514 Sesotho 1032 Afrikaans 1196 Guarani 1353 Moldavian 1515 Sundanese 1039[...]

102 GB Album Section of a music or picture piece on a DATA CD containing MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files. Chapter Subdivision of a title on a DVD VIDEO. A title is composed of several chapters. DivX ® Digital video technology c reated by DivXNetworks, Inc. Videos encoded with DivX technology are among the highest quality with a relatively sma[...]

Additional Inf ormation 103 GB DVD VIDEO A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a AUDIO CD. The data capacity of a single-layer and single- sided DVD VIDEO, at 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), is 7 times that of a AUDIO CD. Furthermore, the data capacity of a dual-la yer and single-sided DVD VIDEO is 8.5 GB[...]

104 GB Multilingual function Several languages for the sound or subtitles in a picture are recorded on some DVD VIDEOs. Multi Session This is a recording method that enables ad ding of data using the Track-At-Once method. Conventional CDs begin at a CD control area called the Lead-in and end a t an area called Lead-out. A Multi Session disc is a di[...]

Additional Inf ormation 105 GB Track Sections of a picture or a music piece on an AUDIO CD or VIDEO CD. Each track is assigned a track number ena bling you to locate the track you want. VIDEO CD A compact disc that cont ains moving pictures. The picture data uses th e MPEG 1 format, one of the worldwide standards for digital compression technology.[...]

106 GB Unit AMP MENU ef (80) AUTO/MANUAL * 2 (69) CD SYNC qd (63, 64) Deck A es (62, 63) Deck B ws (62, 63, 64, 75) DIRECTION qk (62, 63 ) DISC 1 ~ 3 7 (17, 19, 22) Disc tra y 9 (12, 15, 16, 19, 22, 27–30, 32, 3 3, 71, 72, 74, 9 0, 91, 95) DISPLA Y rf (79, 81) Display rg DVD r; (12, 14, 17, 54, 63, 64, 70, 79, 92 ) ECHO LE VEL wf (70, 71) ENTER w[...]

Additional Inf ormation 107 GB Top Panel Front Panel 4 65 7 1 23 wk wg wh wj X qj qk ql w; wz ws wd rg rh rd ra el ej eg w l e; ea es ed ef eh ek r; rs rf 8 0 qa qs qd qf qg qh 9[...]

Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia Remote control ADVANCE wd (17) ALBUM +/– qa (17, 53) ANGLE q; (42) AUDIO 8 (38, 39, 70, 88) CLEAR wj (19, 2 0, 22, 29, 36, 50) DISC SKI P 3 (17, 19, 22) DISPLA Y es (79, 81) ENTER wg (14, 15, 18–24, 28, 30, 31, 36, 37, 40, 42 , 44–50, 52, 6 0, 71–74, 76–7 8) FM MODE 7 (61, 93) FUNCTION +/– 4 (14, 17,[...]