Sony MHC-R500/RX55 manual

1 Mini Hi-Fi Component System ©1998 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 3-862-439- 12 (1) MHC-GRX3 / R300 MHC-R500 / RX55 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. S[...]

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[...]

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 .. 9 Connecting outdoor antennas ............ 10 Basic Operations Playing a CD ......................................... 11 Recording [...]

4 Step 1: Hooking up the system Do the following procedure 1 to 5 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories. Getting Started 1 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. Note The type of supplied speakers varies accordi[...]

5 AM FM (75 ) 2 Connect the FM/AM antennas. Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it. Jack type A Jack type B 3 Set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to position of your local power line voltage (for models with a voltage selector). 4 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet. The demonstration appears in the display. If the plug on this unit does not fit your wal[...]

6 2 Turn the jog dial to set the hour. 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. To change the preset time You can also change the time while the power is on. 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. 2 Turn the jog dial until “SET CLOCK” appears, then press ENTER/NEXT[...]

7 22 5 4 31 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display. Every time you press this button, the band changes as follows: 2 band model: FM ˜ AM 3 band model: FM n MW n LW n Step 3: Pr esetting radio stations You can preset the following number of stations: – 2 band model: 20 for FM, 10 for AM – 3 band model: 20 f[...]

8 To tune in a station with a weak signal When the desired station is skipped during automatic tuning, press + or – repeatedly in step 2 to tune in the station manually. To change the preset number Start over from step 1. To change the AM tuning interval (for models with the AM TUNING STEP switch on the rear panel) The AM tuning interval is facto[...]

9 Connecting an MD deck for analog recording Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors. To listen to the sound of the connected MD deck, press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD” appears. To the output of the MD deck To the input of the MD deck Connecting optional A V components To enhance your system, you can connect optional com[...]

10 AM antenna Connect a 6- to 15- meter (20- to 50- feet) insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal. Leave the supplied AM loop antenna connected. Jack type A Jack type B Important If you connect an outdoor antenna, ground from GND y terminal below the SPEAKER jacks with the screw clamp. To prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the ground wire to[...]

Basic Operations 11 Playing a CD — Normal play 1 Press 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 to rotate the disc tray. 2 Press one of the DISC 1 – 3 buttons. The disc tray closes and play starts. If you press CD (P (or CD ( on the remote) w[...]

12 To Do this Stop play Press p . Pause Press CD (P (or P on the remote). Press again to resume play. Go to the next During play or pause, turn the track or go jog dial clockwise (to go back to the forward) or counterclockwise start of the (to go back). (Or press + (to current track go forward) or = (to go back) on the remote.) Find a point in Pres[...]

Basic Operations 13 The CD SYNC button lets you record from a CD to a tape easily. You can use a TYPE I (normal) tape. 1 Press § and insert a blank tape into deck B. Recording a CD — CD Synchro Recording With the side you want to record facing forward 2 Press 6 and place a CD. Then press again to close the disc tray. If the indicator for the tra[...]

14 Turn counter- clockwise (or press = on the remote) for lower preset numbers. Turn clockwise (or press + on the remote) for higher preset numbers. ALL 1 DISCS TUNED STEREO VOLUME MHz Listening to the r adio –– Preset Tuning Preset radio stations in the tuner’s memory first (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations”). Preset number Frequen[...]

Basic Operations 15 Recording fr om the r adio You can record the radio program on a tape by calling up a preset station. You can use a TYPE I (normal) tape. 1 Press TUNER/BAND to select the band you want. 2 Turn the jog dial to tune in a preset station. continued Turn clockwise (or press + on the remote) for higher preset numbers. Turn counter- cl[...]

16 Playing a tape You can use a TYPE I (normal) tape. To select either deck A or B, press DECK A ( or DECK B ( on the remote. 3 Press § and insert a blank tape into deck B. 4 Press r REC. Deck B stands by for recording. 5 Press EDIT/DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 6 Press P PAUS[...]

Basic Operations 17 1 Press § and insert a recorded tape in deck A or B. 2 Press EDIT/DIRECTION 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 TAPE A ( or TAPE B ( (DECK A ( or DECK B ( on the remote). Press TAPE A 9 or TAPE B 9 to play the reverse sid[...]

18 Recording fr om a tape 3 Press EDIT/DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 4 Press P PAUSE. Recording starts. 5 Press TAPE A ( . Press TAPE A 9 to play the reverse side. The tape starts playing. To stop recording Press p . Tips • When you record on both sides, be sure to start from[...]

19 Using the CD display You can check the remaining time of the current track. / Press DISPLAY/DEMO during playback. Each time you press the button during normal playback, the display changes as follows: The CD Player Tip The total playing time and the number of tracks on a CD are displayed in stop mode. If you press DISPLAY/DEMO in stop mode, the [...]

20 Playing the CD tr acks r epeatedly –– Repeat Play This function lets you repeat a single CD or all CDs in normal play, Shuffle Play and Program Play. / Press REPEAT/MEMORY during playback until “REPEAT” appears in the display. Repeat Play starts. Do the following procedure to change the repeat mode. To cancel Repeat Play Press REPEAT/MEM[...]

21 Playing the CD tracks in random order –– Shuffle Play You can play all the tracks on one CD or all the CDs in random order. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display, then place CDs on the disc tray. 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “1 DISC SHUFFLE” or “ALL DISCS SHUFFLE” appears in the display. “ALL DISCS[...]

22 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display, then place CDs on the disc tray. 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM” appears in the display. 3 Press one of the DISC 1 – 3 buttons or DISC SKIP repeatedly to select a CD. 4 Turn the jog dial until the desired track appears in the display. 5 Press ENTER/NEXT. The tr[...]

23 To Press Check the CHECK on the remote program 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 appears, then press CLEAR. Add a track to the 1 Press one of the DISC program 1 –[...]

24 Recording on a tape manually 4 Press EDIT/DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 5 Press P PAUSE. Recording starts. 6 Start playing the source to be recorded. To Press Stop recording p . Pause recording P PAUSE. Tips • If you want to record from the reverse side, press TAPE B 9 to [...]

25 Recording CDs by specifying the track or der — Program Edit You can record tracks from all the CDs in the order you want. When programming, make sure the playing times for each side do not exceed the length of one side of the tape. 1 Follow steps 1 to 6 in “Programming the CD tracks” (see page 22). 2 Press § and insert a blank tape into d[...]

26 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 over 20 tracks. 1 Place a CD on the disc tray. If the indicator for the tray you want to record is not lit green, press DISC SKIP repeatedly so that it lights green[...]

27 You can reinforce the bass and listen with headphones. To reinforce bass (DBFB) Press DBFB*. Every time you press the button, the DBFB level display changes as follows: * DBFB = Dynamic Bass Feedback To listen through the headphones Connect the headphones to PHONES jack. No sound will come from the speakers. Adjusting the sound Sound Adjustment [...]

28 Activating the surr ound effect You can enjoy the surround effect. / Press SURROUND so that “SUR ” appears in the display. Note When you choose other sound effects, the surround effects will be canceled. n SURROUND ON (SUR ) µ SURROUND OFF (off) SURROUND[...]

29 Other Features Falling asleep to music — Sleep Timer You can let the system turn off at the preset time, so you can sleep to the music. You can preset the time to be turned off by 10 minutes. / 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 O[...]

30 8 Press ENTER/NEXT. The type of timer (“DAILY”) appears, followed by the start time, the stop time and the music source, then the original display appears. 9 Turn off the power. To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT repeatedly until “DAILY” appears. To change the setting, start over from step 1. To cancel the timer operation Press TIME[...]

31 To timer-record, you must preset the radio station (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations”) and set the clock (see “Step 2: Setting the time”) beforehand. Timer-recor ding radio progr ams 1 Tune in the preset radio station (see “Listening to the radio”). 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. “SET DAILY” appears. 3 Turn the jog dial until “[...]

32 To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT repeatedly until “REC” appears. To change the setting, start over from step 1. To cancel the timer operation Press TIMER SELECT repeatedly until “TIMER OFF” appears. Tips • If the power is on at the preset time, the recording will not be made. • You cannot set the timer if the timer on and off [...]

33 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 parked in dir[...]

34 T roubleshooting If you run into any problem using this stereo system, use the following check list. First, check that the power cord is connected firmly and the speakers are connected correctly and firmly. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. General The display starts flashing as soon as you plug in the power cord even[...]

35 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. “0:00” (or “12:00AM”) flashes in the display. • A power failure occurred. Set the clock and timer settings again. The timer does not function. • Set the clock correctly. “DAILY” and “REC” do [...]

36 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 33). • 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?[...]

37 Inputs MD IN (phono jacks): voltage 450 mV, impedance 47 kilohms Outputs MD OUT (phono jacks): voltage 250 mV impedance 1 kilohm PHONES (stereo phone jack): accepts headphones of 8 ohms or more. SPEAKER: accepts impedance of 6 to 16 ohms CD player section System Compact disc and digital audio system Laser Semiconductor laser ( λ = 780 nm) Emiss[...]

38 Tuner section FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range 87.5 – 108.0 MHz Antenna FM lead antenna Antenna terminals 75 ohm unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range European model: MW: 531 – 1,602 kHz (with MW tuning interval set at 9 kHz) LW: 153 – 279 kHz (with LW tuning interval s[...]

39 Index N Normal Play 11 O One Touch Play 12, 15, 17 P, Q Playing a CD 11 a preset radio station 14 a tape 16 tracks in random order (Shuffle Play) 21 tracks in the desired order (Program Play) 22 tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) 20 Precautions 33 Presetting radio stations 7 Preset tuning 14 Program Edit 25 Program Play 22 Protecting recordings 33 [...]

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