Sony MHC-D90AV - Manuals

5 When carrying this system Do the following to protect the CDmechanism. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”appears in the display. 2 Hold down PLAY MODE and pressPOWER so that “LOCK” appears in thedisplay. 2 Place the center speaker so it isplaced at about the same height asthe front speakers ( ...

6 Connecting the speakers Left front speaker Right front speaker Right rear surround speaker Left rear surround speaker 2 Connect the rear speakers. Connect the speaker cords to the REARSURROUND SPEAKER jacks of thesame color.Keep the speaker cords away from theantennas to prevent noise. * The color...

7 6 Deactivate the demo mode bypressing DISPLAY/DEMO whenthe system power is turned off. To attach the front speaker pads Attach the supplied front speaker pads to thebottom of the speakers to stabilize thespeakers and prevent them from slipping. To attach the center speaker pads Tip You can reinfor...

8 Step 2: Setting up your speakers(continued) n 1 Press PRO LOGIC. “PRO LOGIC ON” appears. 2 Press T.TONE ON/OFF on theremote. The test tone is heard from the speakersin the following order. Adjust thevolume of the test tone.Front (left) n Center n Front (right) 3 From your listening position, press...

9 Note When setting the time, set the equalizer display toanything other than Spectrum analyzer pattern 3(See “To change the equalizer display” on page 35). 4 3,5 6 2 1 Æ‚ ⁄ „ 0 ) POWER Step 3: Setting thet i m e You must set the time before using the timerfunctions. 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. The hou...

10 TUNEDSTEREO MHz VOLUME AUTO Preset number TUNEDSTEREO VOLUME AUTO 2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly toselect “AUTO”. 3 Turn the jog dial. The frequency indication changes andscanning stops when the system tunes ina station. “TUNED” and “STEREO” (fora stereo program) appear. 4 Press TUNER MEMORY. A p...

12 Connecting a super woofer(except for MHC-D90AV) You can connect an optional super wooferspeaker. Connecting a VCR Make sure to match the color of the plugs andthe connectors. To listen to the sound of theconnected VCR, press FUNCTION repeatedlyuntil “VIDEO” appears. Note If the sound is distorted...

13 Connecting outdoorantennas Connect the outdoor antenna to improve thereception. 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 an...

14 Playing a CD — Normal play Basic Operations You can play up to three CDs in a row. With the labelside up. Whenyou play a singleCD, place it onthe inner circleof the tray. Æ‚ ⁄ „ 0 ) + = 2 1 1 Press § OPEN/CLOSE and place up to two CDs on the disc tray. If a disc is not placed properly it will not...

Basic Operations 15 Tips • Pressing · when the power is off automatically turns the power on and starts CDplayback if there is a CD in the tray (One TouchPlay). • You can switch from another source to the CD player and start playing a CD just by pressing · or the DISC 1~3 buttons (Automatic Source S...

16 Recording a CD — CD Synchro Recording The CD SYNCHRO button lets you recordfrom a CD to a tape easily. You can use TYPEI (normal) or TYPE II (CrO 2 ) tapes. The recording level is adjusted automatically. 1 Press § EJECT and insert a blank tape into deck B. With the sideyou want torecord facingfor...

Basic Operations 17 Listening to the radio –– Preset Tuning Preset radio stations in the tuner's memoryfirst (see “Step 4: Presetting radio stations”). 1 2 3 Tips • If you want to record from the reverse side, press ª so that ª (for reverse side) lights up. • When you record on both sides, be sure t...

18 n To listen to non-preset radiostations Press TUNING MODE repeatedly so that“MANUAL” appears in step 2, then tune inthe station by turning the jog dial. Tips • Pressing TUNER/BAND when the power is off automatically turns the power on and tunes to thelast received station (One Touch Play). • You ...

Basic Operations 19 Recording from ther a d i o You can record the radio program on a tapeby calling up a preset station. You can useTYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO 2 ) tapes. The recording level is automatically adjusted. 1 Press TUNER/BAND to select theband you want. 2 Press TUNING MODE so that“PR...

20 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 tapetype. To select either deck A or B, pressDECK A or DECK B on the remote. 1 Press § EJECT and insert a recorded tape in deck A or B. 2 Press DIRECTION rep...

Basic Operations 21 Tips • Pressing · or ª when the power is off automatically turns the power on and starts tapeplayback if there is a tape in the deck (One TouchPlay). • You can switch from another source to the tape deck just by pressing · or ª (Automatic Source Selection). • When you want to red...

22 Recording from a tape (continued) 3 Press DIRECTION repeatedly toselect A to record on one side. Select a (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 4 Press . Dubbing starts. To stop dubbing Press on deck A or B. Tips • When you dub on both sides, start recording from the front side. If you record from ...

23 Using the CD display You can check the remaining time of thecurrent track or that of the CD. Playing the CD tracksrepeatedly –– Repeat Play This function lets you repeat a single CD orall CDs in normal play, Shuffle Play andProgram Play. The CD Player Æ‚ ⁄ „ 0 ) POWER DISPLAY/DEMO Æ‚ ⁄ „ 0 ) POWE...

24 Playing the CD tracksin random order –– Shuffle Play You can play all the tracks on one CD or allCDs in random order. To cancel Shuffle Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until“SHUFFLE” or “PROGRAM” disappearsfrom the display. The tracks continue playingin their original order. To select a desired C...

25 Programming the CDtracks –– Program Play You can make a program of up to 32 tracksfrom all the CDs in the order you want themto be played. 3 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons toselect a CD. 4 Turn the jog dial until the desiredtrack appears in the display. 5 Press ENTER/NEXT. The track is program...

26 Playing CDs withouti n t e r r u p t i o n –– Non-Stop Play You can play CDs without pausing betweentracks. Æ‚ ⁄ „ 0 ) POWER 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until“CD” appears in the display, thenplace a CD. 2 Press NON-STOP so that theindicator on the button lights up. 3 P r e s s · . To cancel Non-S...

27 Recording on a tapemanually 5 Press on deck B. Recording starts. 6 Start playing the source to berecorded. To Press Stop recording 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 red...

28 Recording a CD byspecifying track order — Program Edit 1 Place a CD and insert a blank tapeinto deck B. 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until“CD” appears in the display. 3 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until“PROGRAM” appears in thedisplay. 4 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons toselect a CD. 5 Turn the jo...

29 Selecting tape lengthautomatically — Tape Select Edit You can check the most suitable tape lengthfor recording a CD. Note that you cannot useTape Select Edit for discs containing morethan 20 tracks. / After inserting a CD, press EDITonce, so that “EDIT” flashes. The required tape length for thecu...

30 Looping part of a CD — Loop With the loop function, you can repeat part ofa CD during playback. This lets you createoriginal recordings. / Press and hold LOOP duringplayback at the point you want tostart the Loop function, and releaseto resume normal play. To adjust the loop length Turn the jog d...

31 Waving the equalizer — Wave With the Wave function, you can fluctuate thegraphic equalizer automatically. This effectcan be used with any source, but it cannot berecorded. / Press and hold WAVE to start theWave function, and release toresume normal listening. To adjust the wave length Turn the jo...

32 n Æ‚ … „ » Æ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ „ 0 ) … „ » Æ GROOVE POWER DBFB PHONES Sound Adjustment Notes • With some songs, the music will sound distorted when you use the DBFB system with the graphicequalizer if the bass is too strong. Adjust the bassslowly while listening to music so that you canmonitor the effect of ...

33 Selecting thesurround menu The surround menu lets you select the soundcharacteristic according to the sound you arelistening to. To make the most out of thisfeature, be sure to connect the supplied rearand center speakers (see page 7). Æ‚ … „ » Æ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ „ 0 ) … „ » Æ POWER 4 $ 4 $ ) 0 P + = p Æ Æ ...

34 Enjoying the DolbyPro Logic Surroundsound You can enjoy the Dolby Pro Logic Surroundsound of videos that are Dolby Surrounde n c o d e d ( q ) . C o m p l e t e t h e s e t u p and adjustments first (see page 5). / Press PRO LOGIC while playing aprogram source. To cancel the Dolby Pro LogicSurrou...

35 MENU button MUSIC MOVIE GAME Selecting the Audio Emphasis Tocancel the effect Press EFFECT ON/OFF repeatedly (orMUSIC MENU ON/OFF on the remote) sothat “EFFECT OFF” appears in the display. Music menu options “SUR ” appears if you select an effect with surround effects. µ µ VOLUME µ VOLUME m Effec...

36 Adjusting the audioemphasis You can adjust the audio emphasis using thegraphic equalizer and surround effect. Adjusting the graphicequalizer You can adjust the sound by raising orlowering the levels of specific frequencyranges. Before operation, first select the audioemphasis you want for your ba...

37 Æ‚ ⁄ „ 0 ) POWER Making a personalaudio emphasis file — Personal file You can create a personal file of audiopatterns (surround effect and graphicequalizer) and store them in the memory ofthe unit. Later call up an audio pattern toplay a favorite tape, CD, or radio program.Create up to five audio...

38 Æ‚ ⁄ „ 0 ) POWER Singing along:Karaoke You can sing along with any stereo CD ortape by turning down the singer’s voice. Youneed to connect an optional microphone. n When you are done Turn MIC LEVEL to 0 and disconnect themicrophone from MIX MIC, then pressKARAOKE PON/MPX repeatedly so that“ h ” d...

39 / Press SLEEP. Every time you press the button, theminute display (the turn-off time)changes as follows:AUTO n 90min n 80min n 70min n … n 1 0 m i n n O F F n A U T O … When you choose auto The power turns off when the current CD ortape finishes playback (for up to 100minutes). To check the remai...

40 Waking up to music — Wake-up Timer 5 Set the time to start playback. Turn jog dial to set the hour, then pressENTER/NEXT.The minute indication starts flashing. Turn jog dial to set the minute, thenpress ENTER/NEXT.The hour indication flashes again. 6 Set the time to stop playbackfollowing the abo...

41 Timer-recording radioprograms To timer-record, you must preset the radiostation (see “Step 4: Presetting radiostations”) and set the clock (see “Step 3 :Setting the time”) beforehand. Æ‚ … „ » Æ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ „ 0 ) … „ » Æ 7 2 3,4,5 TIMER SELECT 6 1 Tune in the preset radio station (see“Listening to the ...

42 To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial toselect “REC”, then press ENTER/NEXT. Tochange the setting, start over from step 1. To cancel the timer operation Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial toselect “OFF”, then press ENTER/NEXT. Notes • When setting the timer-recording...

43 Precautions On operating voltage Before operating the system, check that theoperating voltage of your system is identical withthe voltage of your local power supply. On safety • The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to thewall outlet, even if the...

44 Troubleshooting If you run into any problem using this stereosystem, use the following check list.First, check that the power cord is connectedfirmly and the speakers are connectedcorrectly and firmly. Should any problem persist, consult yournearest Sony dealer. General The display starts flashin...

46 Tuner Severe hum or noise (“TUNED” or“STEREO” flashes in the display. • Adjust the antenna.• The signal strength is too weak. Connect the external antenna. A stereo FM program cannot be received instereo. • Press STEREO/MONO so that “STEREO” appears. If other troubles not describedabove occur, re...

47 Specifications Outputs VIDEO/MD OUT (phonojacks): voltage 250 mVimpedance 1 kilohmsPHONES (stereo phonejack): accepts headphonesof 8 ohms or more.FRONT SPEAKER:accepts impedance of 8 to16 ohms.REAR SURROUNDSPEAKER:accepts impedance of 8ohms.CENTER SURROUNDSPEAKER:accepts impedance of 8ohms.SUPER ...

48 Front speaker SS-L90V/L90VH (for other models) Speaker system 4-way, 5-unit,bass-reflex type,magnetically shielded Speaker unitsWoofer: 17 cm, cone type Center tweeter: 5 cm, cone type Super tweeter: 2 cm, dome type Side tweeter: 5 cm,cone type x 2 Nominal impedance 8 ohms Dimensions (w/h/d) Appr...

49 Index L, M Loop 30 N Normal Play 14 O One Touch Play 15, 18, 21 P , Q Personal file 37Playing a CD 14a preset radio station 17tracks in random order(Shuffle Play) 24tracks in the desiredorder (Program Play) 25 tracks repeatedly(Repeat Play) 23 Presetting radio stations 9Preset tuning 17Program Pl...