Sony MHC-R550 - Manuals

5 Connect the FM/AM antennas. Set up the AM loop antenna, thenconnect it. Jack type A Jack type B For models with a voltage selector,set VOLTAGE SELECTOR toposition of your local power linevoltage. Connect the power cord to a walloutlet. The demonstration appears in thedisplay. When you press , the ...

6 Step 2: Setting thetime You must set the time before using the timerfunctions. The clock is on a 24-hour system for theEuropean model and a 12-hour system forother models. The 24-hour system model is used forillustration purposes. 1 3,5 2,4 Step 1: Hooking up the system(continued) To attach the fr...

7 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. The hour indication flashes. 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. Tip If you’ve made a mistake, start over from step 1. To change the tim...

9 Saving the power instandby mode (For European and NorthAmerican models only) You can lower the power consumption tominimum (Power Saving Mode) and saveenergy in standby mode. / Press POWER SAVE/DEMO(STANDBY) when the power is off(during demo or clock displaymode). The system switches to the Power ...

10 VOLUME +/– 0 / ) CD (P p DISC SKIP/ EX-CHANGE PLAY MODE 6 6 Playing a CD — Normal play You can play up to three CDs in a row. 1 Press § and place up to two CDs on the disc tray. If a disc is not placed properly it will notbe recognized. To insert a third disc, press DISC SKIP/EX-CHANGE to rotate ...

Basic Operations 11 To Do this Stop play Press p . Pause Press CD (P ( P on the remote). Press again to resumeplay. Select a track During play or pause, turn thejog dial clockwise (to goforward) or counterclockwise(to go back) and release itwhen you reach the desiredtrack. (Or press + (to go forward...

12 Recording a CD — CD Synchro Recording The CD SYNC button lets you record from aCD to a tape easily. You can use TYPE I(normal) or TYPE II (CrO2) tapes. Therecording level is adjusted automatically. 1 Press 6 and insert a blank tape into deck B. 2 Press § and place a CD. Then press again to close ...

Basic Operations 13 STEREO/MONO VOLUME +/– 6 6 Listening to the radio –– Preset Tuning Preset radio stations in the tuner's memoryfirst (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations”). 2 1 Turn counter-clockwise(or press = on the remote)for lower presetnumbers. Turn clockwise(or press + on the remote)for ...

14 Recording from theradio 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 Turn the jog dial to tune in a presetstation. p D...

Basic Operations 15 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. You can also use the jog dial’s AMS*functions to quickly search for songs youwant to hear. To select either deck A or B,press DECK...

Basic Operations 17 p DOLBY NR 6 6 Recording from atape — High-speed Dubbing You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II(CrO2) tapes. The recording level isautomatically adjusted. 3 Press DIRECTION repeatedly toselect A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 4 Press REC PAUSE...

18 n Title name of the CD* µ Artist information* µ Total number of tracks and total playingtime µ Clock display (for eight seconds) µ Effect name or “EFFECT ON (OFF)” / Press DISPLAY. Each time you press the button duringnormal playback or in the stop mode, thedisplay changes as follows: During norm...

19 Playing the CD tracksrepeatedly –– Repeat Play This function lets you repeat a single CD orall CDs in normal play, Shuffle Play andProgram Play. PLAY MODE REPEAT 6 6 / Press REPEAT during playbackuntil “REPEAT” appears in thedisplay. Repeat Play starts. Do the followingprocedure to change the rep...

20 DISC 1~3 6 6 Playing the CD tracksin random order –– Shuffle Play You can play all the tracks on one CD or allCDs in random order. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until“CD” appears in the display, thenplace a CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until“1 DISC SHUFFLE ” or “ALL DISCSSHUFFLE” appears in the...

21 p 6 6 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. Disc number Track number 1 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until“CD” appears in the display, thenplace a CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until“PROGRAM” app...

22 6 6 Playing CDs withoutinterruption –– Non-Stop Play You can play CDs without pausing betweentracks. To Press Check the CHECK on the remote program repeatedly. After the lasttrack, “CHECK END”appears. Clear a track from CLEAR on the remote in the end stop mode. Clear a specific CHECK on the remot...

23 DOLBY NR p 6 6 Recording on a tapemanually You can record from CD, tape, or radio asyou like. For example, you can record just thesongs you want or record from the middle ofthe tape. The recording level is adjustedautomatically. 1 Insert a blank tape into deck B. 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until...

25 9 Repeat steps 5 and 6 for tracks fromthe same disc or steps 4 to 6 fortracks from another disc to programthe remaining tracks to be recordedon side B. 10 Press CD SYNC. Deck B stands by for recording and theCD player stands by for playback. Theindicator on TAPE B ( (for front side) lights up. 11...

26 Looping part of a CD — Loop With the loop function, you can repeat part ofa CD during playback. This lets you createoriginal recordings. Jog dial Flashing part of a CD — Flash With the flash function, you can “flash” theCD sound during playback. This lets youcreate original recordings. / Press an...

27 To reinforce bass (DBFB) Press DBFB*. Every time you press the button, the displaychanges as follows: * DBFB = Dynamic Bass Feedback For a powerful sound (GROOVE) Press GROOVE. The volume switches topower mode, DBFB is automatically set tofull strength, the equalizer curve changes,and the “GROOVE...

28 Effect ROCKPOPJAZZDANCESOUL ACTIONROMANCEDRAMASPORTS FLAT For Standard music sources Soundtracksand special listeningsituations Listening without effects Selecting the audioemphasis The audio emphasis menu lets you select thesound characteristic according to the soundyou are listening to. √ ◊ ON/...

29 Changing thespectrum analyzerdisplay You can enjoy changing the display whilelistening to the music. / Press SPECTRUM ANALYZER. Every time you press the button, thedisplay changes as follows: IMAGE PATTERN NORMAL PATTERN SPECTRUMANALYZER 6 6 (Power) Selecting thesurround effect You can enjoy the ...

30 Other Features What is the Radio Data System? Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcastingservice that allows radio stations to sendadditional information along with the regularprogram signal. This tuner offers convenientRDS features like station name display andlocation of stations by program type....

31 1 Press PTY while listening to theradio. 2 Turn jog dial to select the programtype you want. See the “List ofprogram types” section below. 3 Press ENTER/NEXT. The unit starts searching the preset RDSstations (“SEARCH” and the selectedprogram type are shown alternately inthe display).When the tune...

33 Mixing and recordingsounds p 6 6 1 3,4 5 (Power) To sing karaoke with decreasing thevocal level of a CD, select “KARAOKEPON”. To sing karaoke of multiplex CDor tape, select “MPX R” or “MPX L”. 4 Start playing the music and adjustthe volume. 5 Adjust the microphone volume byturning MIC LEVEL. When...

34 TIMERSELECT 6 6 3 2 4,5,6,7,8 9 / Press SLEEP on the remote. Every time you press the button, theminute 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 “SLEEP AUTO” The power turns off when the current CD ortape finishes playba...

35 1 2 REC SLEEP VOLUME ALL DISCS ß 1 2 REC SLEEP VOLUME ALL DISCS ß To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial toselect the respective mode (DAILY 1 orDAILY 2), then press ENTER/NEXT. To change the setting, start over from step 1. To cancel the timer operation Press TIMER SELECT ...

36 4 Set the time to start recording. Turn the jog dial to set the hour, thenpress ENTER/NEXT.The minute indication starts flashing. Turn the jog dial to set the minute, thenpress ENTER/NEXT.The hour indication flashes again. 5 Set the time to stop recordingfollowing the above procedure. The start t...

37 Connecting audiocomponents Select one of the following two connections,depending on the equipment to be connectedand method of connecting. Refer to theinstructions of each component. Connecting an MD deckfor digital recording You can record from CD into the MD deckdigitally by connecting an optic...

38 Connecting a VCR Make sure to match the color of the plugs andthe connectors. To listen to the sound of theconnected VCR, hold down FUNCTION andpress when the power is turned off. This switches the “MD” function to “VIDEO”.Once you enable the “VIDEO” function, justpress FUNCTION repeatedly until ...

39 Connecting externalantennas Connect the external antenna to improve thereception. FM antenna Connect the optional FM external antenna.You can also use the TV antenna instead. Jack type A Jack type B FM75 AM COAXIAL IEC standard socketconnector(not supplied) FM75 AM COAXIAL 75-ohm coaxial cable(no...

40 Precautions On operating voltage Before operating the unit, check that the operatingvoltage of your unit is identical with the voltage ofyour 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 uni...

41 Before placing a cassette in thetape deck Take up any slack in the tape. Otherwise the tapemay get entangled in the parts of the tape deck andbecome damaged. When using a tape longer than 90minutes The tape is very elastic. Do not change the tapeoperations such as play, stop, and fast-winding etc...

43 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 tapepermanently” on page 40). • The tape has reeled to the end. The tape does not record nor play or thereis a decrease in sound level. • The heads are dirty. Clean th...

44 InputsMD/VIDEO (AUDIO) IN: voltage 450 mV/250 mV,(phono jacks) impedance 47 kilohms MIX MIC: sensitivity 1 mV, (phone jack) impedance 10 kilohms OutputsMD/VIDEO (AUDIO) OUT:(phono jacks) voltage 250 mVimpedance 1 kilohms PHONES: accepts headphones of 8 (stereo mini jack) ohms or more SPEAKER: acc...

45 AM tuner section Tuning range2 Band type:North American models: 530 – 1,710 kHz (with the interval set at 10kHz)531 – 1,710 kHz(with the interval set at 9kHz) European models: 531 – 1,602 kHz(with the interval set at 9kHz) Other models: 531 – 1,602 kHz(with the interval set at 9kHz)530 – 1,710 kH...

46 Index L, M Loop 26 N Normal Play 10Non-Stop Play 22 O One Touch Play 11, 14, 16 P, Q Playing a CD 10a preset radio station 13tracks in random order(Shuffle Play) 20a tape 15tracks in the desiredorder (Program Play) 21tracks repeatedly(Repeat Play) 19 Presetting radio stations 7Preset Tuning 13Pro...