Sony MHC-RV20 manual

©2003 Sony Corporation 4-246-312- 11 (4) Mini Hi-Fi Component System Oper a t ing Inst ructions MHC-R V20[...]

2 GB To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to rain or m oi st ur e. To prevent f ire , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with news p apers, tabl e-cloths, cur tains, etc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s on th e apparatus. To prevent fire or sho ck haz ard, do not place objects filled wit h l iqu id s , s[...]

3 GB How to use this manu al .......... ... .... ....... ... 4 Playable discs ................. ........ ........... ...... 4 Getting Started Hooking up the sy stem........... ........... ...... 6 Setting the cloc k ............. ........... ........... ... 8 VIDEO CD /CD/MP3 – Play Loading a disc ............. ........... ....... .... ... ... 9 [...]

4 GB • This manual mainly explains operations u sing the remot e, but the s ame operations can also be perf or med usi ng the button s on the un it having the s ame or simil ar names. • The foll owing symbols a re used in this manua l. You ca n pl ay back the f ollowi ng discs on this system. Other di scs c annot be playe d back. List of playab[...]

5 GB Notes on C D-R and CD -RW • Som e CD-Rs or CD - RWs cann not be pl ay ed on thi s sy stem depe nding upo n the reco rding quality or ph ysical conditi on of the dis c, or the ch aracte ri stics of the recordi n g device . Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not been corre ctly finaliz ed. For more information , see the oper a ting [...]

6 GB Perform th e following procedures 1 to 6 to hook up you r s ys tem us in g th e s upplie d co rds an d access ories . 1 Connect the speakers. Conn ect the r ig ht and le ft spea ker co rds t o the SPEAKER terminals as shown below. 2 Connect the FM and AM antennas. Set up th e A M lo op a ntenna, t hen conne ct it. Getting St ar ted Hooking u p[...]

Getting Started 7 GB Note Keep the anten n as away from the s peaker cords. 3 Connect the video input jack of your TV to the VID EO OUT jack with the suppl ie d v id eo cord. When usin g a TV Turn on the TV and select the vid eo input so you can view th e pictures from th is syste m. 4 For models with a voltage selector, set VOLTAGE SE LE CTOR to t[...]

8 GB Inserting two R6 ( size AA) batteries into the remote Note If you do not use th e remote for a long period of time, remov e th e batt eries to avoi d poss ible damage from battery leakag e an d corro s ion . Tip With nor mal use, th e batter ies shoul d last fo r about six months. Whe n the r em ote no lon ger opera te s the system , repla ce [...]

VIDEO CD/CD/MP3 – Play 9 GB 1 Press Z on the unit. 2 Place a disc with the label sid e up on the disc tray. To inse rt add itional discs, press DISC SKIP/EX-CHANGE on the unit to rotate the di sc tr ay. 3 Press Z on the unit again to cl ose the disc tray. Notes • Do not use a disc with tape, seals or pas te on it as thi s may cause ma lf unc ti[...]

10 GB 2 Press PLAY MO DE in stop mo de repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the d isplay. * Dependi ng on VIDEO CDs with PBC f unctions (Ver. 2.0) , the dis c does not chang e. 3 Press N . Other operations *1 For VIDEO CDs, there are may be some disturbanc e in th e video image. *2 Only when se tting the PBC fun ction to off or when playin[...]

VIDEO CD/CD/MP3 – Play 11 GB Notes • You cannot change the play mod e durin g playback. • Som e time may be need ed to st art play back of discs recorded in c om plex configura tions such as ma ny layers. • When the dis c is in serted, th e player reads all t he tracks o n that disc. I f there are many alb ums or non- MP3 audio tracks on th[...]

12 GB You ca n use PBC* menus o n your T V screen to enjoy the dis c’ s in te ra cti ve software. The menu form at and struct ur e may dif fer depe ndi ng on each di sc . * PBC: Play ba ck Cont rol 1 Press CD. 2 Press N to start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC f unctions (Ver. 2.0) . The PBC m enu appea rs on t he TV screen. 3 Press the number button[...]

VIDEO CD/CD/MP3 – Play 13 GB You can pl ay all the trac ks or a sing le track on a dis c re peat ed l y . Press REPEAT during playback until “REP” or “REP1” appears. REP: For al l th e tr a cks on the di sc, or all the tracks in the albu m up to five times. REP1: F or a single t rack only. To cancel Repeat Play Press RE PEAT r epeated ly [...]

14 GB 6 Program additional discs or tracks. 7 Press N . Progra m Pl ay starts. Other operations Tips • The progra m you m ade rema ins afte r Program Play finish es. To play the same prog ram again, pr ess CD, then pres s N . However, th e progr am is cle ar ed when yo u open t he disc tray. • “– –.– –” appears when the total VIDEO [...]

VIDEO CD/CD/MP3 – Play 15 GB Locating the desire d track —D i s c D i g e s t You can sel ec t the trac k yo u want by vi ew i n g the fir st fr am e of eac h trac k. 9 dif fe rent trac ks can be dis pl ay ed on the TV screen at on e time. 1 Press SPECIAL MENU in stop mode. 2 Press 2 to select “2) DISC DIGEST”. The fir st frame of tra cks 1[...]

16 GB You c an pres et up to 20 FM st ations an d 10 AM statio ns . You can th en tune i n an y of thos e statio ns simply by sel e cting the c orresp ond ing pres et num ber. Automatic tuning preset You can automat icall y tune in all o f the st ati ons that ca n be rece iv ed in your ar ea and the n store the ra di o frequ ency of the desir ed st[...]

T uner 17 GB Other operations To improve tuner reception When tu ner rece ption is po or , set CD play er powe r off b y CD po wer m anage funct ion. CD power is fac t or y se t to on. 1 Pres s CD. 2 Pres s ?/ 1 to turn off the sy s tem. 3 Pres s ?/ 1 while holding x . “CD POWER OFF” appears. To set CD power on Repeat the procedur e a bov e and[...]

18 GB You ca n li s te n t o a r adio stat io n either by selec ting a pres et station, or by manual ly tuning in the st ation. Listen ing to a p reset sta tion — Preset Tuning Preset ra d io stati ons i n the tune r’ s me mory first (see “Pres ettin g radi o sta tions” on pag e 16). 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select “FM” or “AM[...]

Ta p e – P l a y 19 GB 1 Press TAPE A/B repeatedly to select deck A or B. 2 Press Z PUSH or PUS H Z on the uni t. 3 Load a recorded/recordable tape in deck A or B with the side you want to play/record facing forw ard. You ca n us e TYPE I ( no rmal) tape . 1 Loa d a t a pe . 2 Press TAPE A /B. 3 Press PLAY M ODE repeatedly to select “RELAY OFF?[...]

20 GB You ca n reco rd a whole CD on a tap e. You ca n us e TYPE I ( nor mal) tape . The recording level is ad justed automati cally. 1 Load a recordable tape into deck B. 2 Press CD and load a disc you want to record. 3 Press CD SYNC on the unit. Deck B st ands b y for r ecording . “REC” flashe s. 4 Press REC PAUSE/START on the unit. Reco rdin[...]

T ape – Recor ding/Sound Adju stment 21 GB You can reinfor ce the bass and creat e a more power fu l sound. Press GROOVE. Each time you press th e bu tton, th e display chan ges cycl icall y as follo w s: GROOVE ON* t V-GROOVE ON* t GROOVE OFF * The volu me swit ches to power m ode , the e qua liz e r curve changes, an d the “GROOVE” or “V [...]

22 GB Press SURROUND. Each time you press the bu tton, the display chan ge s as fo llow s: SURROUND O N (SURR) Y SURROUND O FF You ne ed to conn ect a vide o game mac hine (se e “Hoo king up optiona l comp onents ” on page 29). Press GAME. Tips • In the sta ndby mode, the s ystem au tomatic ally turns on. • T he GAME EQ is a utoma tically s[...]

Sound Adjust men t 23 GB You can si ng a long by co nnecting a n option al micr opho ne. Enjoying Karaoke 1 Turn MIC LE VEL on th e unit to MIN to turn d own the microph one contr ol level. 2 Connect an opt ional mic rophone to MIC jack. 3 Press KARAOKE/MPX repeatedly to obtain the ka raoke effect you d esire. Each time you press the button, th e d[...]

24 GB You can set the sy stem to tur n off after a certain time, so that you can fall asle ep to music. Pres s SLEE P. Each time you p ress the bu tton, the min ute disp lay (t he tu rn-o ff time ) cha nges c yclic ally as follows: AUTO* t 90MIN t 80MIN t 70M IN t … t 10MIN t OFF * The sys tem automatica lly turns off in 100 minutes or after t he[...]

Timer 25 GB Other operations Notes • You cannot activa te the D a ily Ti mer and time r reco rd ing at the sa me time . • If you use the Da ily Timer a nd the Sleep T imer at the same tim e , the Sle ep Timer has priority . • If the syste m is on at the pres et time, the Daily Tim er will not be acti va te d. Tip The syst em turn s on 15 se c[...]

26 GB Other operations Note s • You canno t activa te th e Dail y Timer an d timer recor d ing at the same tim e. • If yo u use the t imer record ing and the Sleep Timer at the same ti me, the Sl eep Ti me r has prio ri ty. • If the sy s te m is on at the pres et tim e, th e ti mer recor ding wi ll not b e activate d. • The volume is reduc [...]

Displa y 27 GB You can check the playing time and remaining time of th e current t rack or that of the disc. Chec king the remaini ng tim e and titles ( VIDEO CD/CD/MP3) Press DISPLAY during Normal Play. Each time you press th e bu tton, th e display chan ges cycl icall y as follo w s: x When playing a CD/MP3/VIDEO CD without PBC functi on (Ver. 1.[...]

28 GB You ca n check th e curren t opera ting stat us and disc inf or m at i on of V I D E O CD s or audio CD s duri ng pl ay ba ck o r in st op mo de. De pen din g on cond itions, so me item s are disp layed an d others are no t . Press ON SCREEN. Each time you press this button, t he on-screen disp l a y change s cy clic ally as fol l ows: ON SCR[...]

Optional Compone nts 29 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 GAME INPUT VIDEO jack Use a vide o cable (n ot suppl i ed ) to conn ect the video output o f the optiona l video game machine to this jack. B GAME INPUT AUDIO L/R jacks Use audio c or[...]

30 GB Should you e ncount er a problem with yo ur syst em, do t he fo llowin g: 1 Make sure the power cord and speaker cords are c orrectly and firmly 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 nsult yo ur nearest So ny [...]

T roub leshootin g 31 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 olo r irregula r it y still persis ts , place the s pe ak ers fa rther away f rom the TV set. VIDEO CD/CD/MP3 player The disc tray does not open and “LOCKED” appear s. • Contact your Sony[...]

32 GB Tuner Severe hum o r noise/stations cannot be receive d. • Set the proper band and frequ ency (page 16) . • Connect the ante nna pr ope r ly ( pag e 6) . • Find a place and an or ientation t hat provide g ood reception , then set up the a nte nna ag ai n. If you cannot obta in good recep tion, we reco mmend you connect a comm erci al ly[...]

T roub leshootin g 33 GB One of th e fo llowi n g message s may appe ar or flash in t he di s play dur ing oper at i o n . VIDEO CD/CD /MP3 CANNOT USE You pres se d an in va lid but ton. NO DISC There is no di sc in the pla ye r or you ha ve loade d a disc that c an not be pla ye d on thi s syst em (such as DVD or CD-ROM without MP3 audio tracks , [...]

34 GB On oper ati ng volt age Before ope r at ing th e sys tem, check that th e operatin g voltage of you r syste m is ide nt ic a l with the volt age of your l ocal power supp ly. On sa fety • The unit is not disconn ected from th e AC power source (m ains) as long as it is c onnected to the wa ll outle t , even if th e uni t itsel f has be e n [...]

Additiona l Informa tion 35 GB To sa ve a ta pe perm anently To prevent a tape from bei ng acc ide nt al ly r e corde d over, break off the casse tt e tab from side A or B as illus trated . If you late r want to re use the tape for rec ording, c over the broken tab with a dhe si ve ta pe . Befor e placing a cass ette in t he tape deck Take up an y [...]

36 GB Tuner section FM stereo, FM/ AM su perheterody ne tune r FM tuner section Tuning range 87.5 – 108.0 MH z Antenna FM lead a ntenna Antenna t erminals 75 oh ms unbala nced Interm ediate fr equency 10.7 MH z AM tuner sect ion Tuning range Middle Ea stern m odel: 531 – 1, 602 kHz (with the tuni ng int erv a l set at 9 kHz) Other mo dels: 530 [...]

Additiona l Informa tion 37 GB Albu m Sectio n of a m us ic piece or an imag e on a data CD contai ni ng MP3 au di o t ra ck s. Auto Paus e An auto m at i ca l pauses acc ording to the sign al encorde d on the di sc while pl aying a V I D E O CD. If the CD playe r does not re sum e play fo r a long time, press N to resu me play manual ly. Menu P la[...]

38 GB Main unit ALBUM + qf (10, 13) ALBUM – ws (10, 13) CD e; (8, 9 , 12, 13, 17 , 20) CD SYNC wh (20) Deck A wd (19) Deck B qd (19, 20) DISC 1 – 3 7 (10, 13) DISC SKIP/EX-CHANGE 8 (9, 10, 13) Disc tray 6 (9 ) DISPLAY 2 (26, 27, 32) Display win dow 4 ECHO LEVEL qj (23) EFFECT ON/OFF q; (21, 23) GAME wj (20, 22 , 29) GAME EQ qa (21, 23) GAME INP[...]

Additiona l Informa tion 39 GB Remote control ALBUM +/– wh (10, 13) CD es (8, 9, 12, 13, 17, 20) CLEA R 9 (1 4 ) CLOCK/TIMER SELE CT 2 (25, 26) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (8, 24, 25) DISPLAY 8 (26, 27, 32) D. SKIP qa ( 10, 13) EFFECT ON/ OFF wd (21) ENTER wf (8, 1 3, 16, 24, 25) GAME 6 (20, 22, 29) GROOVE wa (21, 32) KARAOKE/MPX qj (23) KEY CONTROL # / 2 [...]

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