Sony MHC-W555 manual

©1998 by Sony Corporation Mini Hi-Fi Component System Operating Instructions 3-864-366- 11 (1) MHC-W555 f[...]

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. CAUTION Do not, under any circumstances, place the CD player/stereo cassette[...]

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 .......... 7 Connecting optional AV components . 8 Basic Operations Playing a CD ......................................... 11 Recording a CD .................................... [...]

4 Step 1: Hooking up the system Getting Started 2 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 Connect the flat cord to the SYSTEM CONTROL connectors until it clicks. Insert only the stripped portion. Black ( ’ ) Red ( ‘ ) AM loop antenn[...]

5 AM loop antenna FM 75 Ω AM To activate the automatic sliding panel Press OPEN/CLOSE to slide the panel. Press OPEN SENSOR ON/OFF, so that AUTO indicator lights up. When you stand within 30 cm from the panel, the panel slides down automatically. continued Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally. The panel closes automatically if you do not opera[...]

6 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. The hour indication flashes. 2 Turn the jog dial to set the hour. The clock is on a 12-hour system. 3 Press ENTER/NEXT. The minute indication flashes. 4 Turn the jog dial to set the minute. 5 Press ENTER/NEXT. The clock starts working. Tips • If you’ve made a mistake, start over from step 1. • Setting the time deact[...]

7 n 3 Press TUNING MEMORY. A preset number appears in the display. 4 Turn the jog dial to select the preset number you want. 5 Press ENTER/NEXT. The station is stored. 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to store other stations. To tune in a station with a weak signal Press 0 – or ) + repeatedly to tune in the station manually. To change the preset number Star[...]

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 You can record from CD[...]

9 To super woofer continued Connecting a super woofer speaker You can connect an optional super woofer speaker. Connecting a VCR Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors. To listen to the sound of the connected VCR, press FUNCTION repeatedly until “VIDEO 1” appears. To the audio output of the VCR Connecting a video game play[...]

10 FM 75 Ω AM y FM 75 Ω AM y Connecting optional AV components (continued) 75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied) Screw clamp Ground wire (not supplied) Ground wire (not supplied) Screw clamp Insulated wire (not supplied) Connecting outdoor antennas Connect the outdoor antenna to improve the reception. FM antenna Connect the optional FM outdoor an[...]

Basic Operations 11 Playing a CD — Normal play Basic Operations continued 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE 6 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. [...]

12 Playing a CD (continued) To Do this Stop play Press p ( p on the remote). Pause Press ·P ( 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 6 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 Listening to the r adio –– Preset Tuning 2 Turn the jog dial (or press = or + on the remote) to tune in the desired preset station. To Do this Turn off the radio Press 1/u (power). Adjust the volume Turn VOLUME (or press VOL +/– on the remote). Turn counter- clockwise (or press = on the remote) for lower preset numbers. Turn clockwise (or [...]

Basic Operations 15 Recording fr om the r adio ª AUTO REVERSE · 3 Press § and insert a blank tape into deck B. 4 Press r REC. Deck B stands by for recording. 5 Press DIRECTION MODE repeatedly to select A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 6 Press P PAUSE on deck B. Recording starts. To stop recording Press π on[...]

16 Playing a tape 1 Press § and insert a recorded tape in deck A or B. 2 Press DIRECTION MODE repeatedly to select A to play one side. Select ß ** to play both sides. To play both decks in succession, select RELAY (relay play).*** 3 Press · . Press ª to play the reverse side. The tape starts playing. ** The deck stops automatically after repeat[...]

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). • If the tape you want to play is recorded with DOLBY NR, yo[...]

18 Recording from a tape (continued) 3 Press DIRECTION MODE repeatedly to select A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 4 Press P PAUSE. 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 sto[...]

19 Using the CD display Playing the CD tr acks r epeatedly –– Repeat Play The CD Player This function lets you repeat a single CD or all CDs in normal play, Shuffle Play and Program Play. You can check the remaining time of the current track or that of the CD. DISPLAY/DEMO DSP CD 1/u (power) / Press DISPLAY/DEMO during playback. Each time you p[...]

20 Playing the CD tr acks in r andom order –– Shuffle Play 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 can start Shuffle Play during normal play by pressing PLAY MODE re[...]

21 Pr ogramming the CD tr acks –– Program Play 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display, then place a CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM” appears in the display. 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. Th[...]

22 Playing CDs without interruption –– Non-Stop Play To Press Check the program CHECK on the remote repeatedly. After the last track, “CHECK END” appears. Clear a track from CLEAR on the remote in the end stop mode. Clear a specific CHECK on the remote track repeatedly until the number of the track to be erased lights up, then press CLEAR. [...]

23 Recording on a tape manually 5 Press P PAUSE on deck B. Recording starts. 6 Start playing the source to be recorded. To Press Stop recording π on the deck B Pause recording P PAUSE 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 l[...]

24 Recording a CD by specifying tr ack order — 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” and “DISC” appear in the display. 4 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons to select a CD. 5 Turn the jog dial until the de[...]

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. 1 Insert a CD. 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display. 3 Press EDIT once so that “EDIT” flashes. The required t[...]

26 Looping part of a CD — Loop DJ Effects Flashing part of a CD — Flash With the loop function, you can repeat part of a CD during playback. This lets you create original recordings. / Press and hold LOOP (or LOOP on the remote) during playback at the point you want to start the Loop function, and release to resume normal play. To adjust the lo[...]

27 Sound Adjustment For a powerful sound (GROOVE) Press GROOVE. The volume switches to power mode, DBFB is automatically set to full strength, the equalizer curve changes, and the GROOVE button lights up. Press GROOVE again to return to the previous volume. Notes • With some songs, the music will sound distorted when you use the DBFB system with [...]

28 Selecting the audio emphasis To cancel the effect Press EFFECT ON/OFF repeatedly (or FILE SELECT 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. The audio emphasis menu lets you select the sound characteristic according to the sound you ar[...]

29 Adjusting the audio emphasis Activating the surround effect You can enjoy the surround effect. / Press DSP - DELAYor REVERB to activate the delay or reverb effects. “DELAY” or “REVERB” appear in the display. To adjust the surround level Press OPEN/CLOSE or place your hand to the sliding sensor to slide the panel. Press SURROUND +/– to [...]

30 Making a personal audio emphasis file — Personal file 1 Obtain the sound effect you want by using the graphic equalizer and surround effect. (See “Adjusting the Audio Emphasis”) 2 Press EQ MEMORY. The personal file number appears in the display. 3 Use the jog dial to select the file number (P FILE) where you want to store the sound effect.[...]

31 To call up the personal file 1 Press P FILE to display the last selected personal file. 2 Use the jog dial (or press FILE SELECT V / v 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. Tip The programmed P file will be retained for a day if the powe[...]

32 Singing along: Kar aoke Other Features 5 Adjust the microphone volume by turning MIC LEVEL. When you are done Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and disconnect the microphone from MIX MIC, then press KARAOKE PON/MPX repeatedly so that “ h ” disappears. Mixing and recording sounds 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the source you desire and set it to p[...]

33 F alling asleep to music — Sleep Timer / Press SLEEP on the remote. 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 chec[...]

34 W aking up to music — Wake-up Timer 5 Set the time to start playback. Turn jog dial to set the hour, then press ENTER/NEXT. The minute indication starts flashing. Turn jog dial to set the minute, then press ENTER/NEXT. The hour indication flashes again. 6 Set the time to stop playback following the above procedure. 7 Turn jog dial until the mu[...]

35 Timer-r ecording r adio pr ogr ams 4 Set the time to start recording. Turn jog dial to set the hour, then press ENTER/NEXT. The minute indication starts flashing. Turn jog dial to set the minute, then press ENTER/NEXT. The hour indication flashes again. 5 Set the time to stop recording following the above procedure. The start time appears, follo[...]

36 Pr ecautions Cleaning the cabinet Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with mild detergent solution. To remove the speaker grille Use both hands and pull the grille straight forward to prevent the ribs from breaking. To save a tape permanently To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded over, break off the cassette tab from side A or B as [...]

37 Tr oubleshooting continued 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 [...]

38 Speakers Sound comes from one channel or unbalanced left and right volume. • Check the speaker connection and speaker placement. Sound lacks bass. • Check that the speaker’s + and – jacks are connected correctly. CD Player The CD tray does not close. • The CD is not placed properly. The CD will not play. • The CD is not lying flat in[...]

39 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 36). • 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?[...]

40 Specifications Amplifier section The following measured at AC 230 V, 50/60 Hz DIN power output (rated) 95 + 95 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuous RMS power output 110 + 110 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) The following measured at AC 120, 220, 240 V, 50/ 60 Hz DIN power output (rated) 100 + 100 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuous RMS p[...]

41 General Power requirements 120 V , 220 V or 230 - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector Power consumption 240 watts Dimensions (w/h/d) STR-W555 Approx. 288x 205 x 375 mm HTC-W555 Approx. 288 x 205 x 360 mm Mass STR-W555 : Approx. 7.8 kg HTC-W555 : Approx. 4.4 kg Supplied accessories: AM loop antenna (1) Remote RM-SR5 (1) Size AA (R[...]

42 Index K Karaoke 32 L, M Loop 26 N Non-Stop Play 22 Normal Play 11 O One Touch Play 12, 14, 17 P , Q Personal file 30 Playing a CD 11 a preset radio station 14 a tape 16 tracks in random order (Shuffle Play) 20 tracks in the desired order (Program Play) 21 tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) 19 without interruption (Non-Stop Play) 22 Presetting radio[...]

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