Sony MHC-W55 - Manuals

Chapter 1: Setting Up 6 Setting the Clock The built-in clock shows the time in thedisplay even if the power is off.Use the buttons on the unit to do thisoperation. Note Once you set the clock, the demo mode,that activates when the power is turned off,is cancelled automatically. 1 Press TIMER.The ste...

Chapter 2: the CD Player 7 Playing CDs (normalplay) You can play all the tracks on up to threediscs consecutively in their original order(normal play). Before you play the CD,decrease the sound level by turning theVOLUME control counter-clockwise, toprevent damage to the speakers. 1 Press § OPEN/CLO...

Chapter 2: the CD Player 8 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”appears in the display. 2 Place the CD(s) on the disc tray. 3 Press 1/ALL DISCS to choose “1 DISC” or “ALL DISCS”. 4 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “SHUFFLE” appears in the display. 5 P r e s s · P . “ J ” appears and then all the tr...

Chapter 2: the CD Player 9 Playing Tracks in theDesired Order(programme play) You can make a programme of up to32 tracks from all the CDs in the order youwant them to be played. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”appears in the display. 2 Place the CD(s) on the disc tray. 3 Press PLAY MODE repeat...

Chapter 2: the CD Player 10 Playing tracks in a clip(CLIP PLAY) CLIP indicator(s) light in the display to letyou know when clips are stored for a disc. 1 Press CLIP PLAY. 2 Press a CLIP button (A, B, or C).“CLIP PLAY” appears in the displayand the selected CLIP indicator lights.The player starts pla...

Chapter 3: the Radio 11 Listening to theRadio When you want to play a radioprogramme, you can have the tunerautomatically scan the radio frequenciesand tune in the stations with clear signals.This feature saves you time in searching forstations with clear signals. However,stations with weak signals ...

Chapter 3: the Radio 12 Playing Preset RadioStations Once you have preset the stations, use theJOG dial to quickly tune in your favouritestations. 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly toselect the band you want. German and Italian models F M ˜ A M Other models F M n M W n L W 2 Press TUNING MODE so that“PR...

Chapter 3: the Radio 13 To check the RDS information Each time you press DISPLAY, the displaychanges as follows: m Station name µ Frequency µ Programme type µ Clock display µ Effect name Note “NO PTY” appears in the display and thetuner returns to the original station if nopreset stations are curren...

Chapter 4: the Tape Player 14 Playing a Tape You can use TYPE I (normal), TYPE II(CrO 2 ) and TYPE IV (metal) tapes. When you insert a tape, the deck detects the tapetype automatically. 1 Press § EJECT to open tape compartment.Insert a recorded tape in deck A or Bwith the tape side facing down and t...

Chapter 4: the Tape Player 15 Recording a CD You can record from a CD to a tape. UseTYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO 2 ) tapes. Do not use TYPE IV (metal) tapes forrecording.You cannot listen to other sources whilerecording. Recording a CDAutomatically By using the CD SYNCHRO button, youcan record fr...

Chapter 4: the Tape Player 17 10 Press P PAUSE to release recording pause. Recording starts.After about 10 seconds, the CD starts playing. To stop recording Press p on the tape player or the CD player. To check the order Press CHECK on the remote repeatedly.Each time you press CHECK, the numberof th...

Chapter 4: the Tape Player 18 ➔ continued 5 Press ENTER/NEXT.The chosen track number lights up inthe music calendar and is memorized. Ifthe track number disappears before youpress ENTER/NEXT, go back to step 4. 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to programme theremaining tracks you want to record onside A in th...

Chapter 4: the Tape Player 19 Recording and playback start from thefront side of the tape, unless you changethe playing direction before recording.Make sure the tabs on the cassette havenot been removed. 2 Choose how you want the tape to recordand press DIRECTION MODErepeatedly until the desired mod...

Chapter 5: Sound Adjustment 20 Selecting The AudioEmphasis Your stereo system is provided with 20different preset effects (music menu)created from different graphic equalizerand surround effect settings.With the press of a single button, you canchoose between a variety of effectsaccording to musical...

Chapter 5: Sound Adjustment 21 To change the equalizer display Each time you hold down DISPLAY for afew seconds, the equalizer display changesto show one of the following displays. Spectrum analyzer 1 Spectrum analyzer 2 Spectrum analyzer 3 Graphic equalizer curve 63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k 16k(Hz) ...

Chapter 6: Additional Features 22 Falling Asleep toMusic You can set the stereo system to turn offautomatically so you can go to sleep tomusic (sleep timer).Before setting the sleep timer, make surethe clock has been set correctly.This stereo system allows combined use ofthe sleep and wakeup timers....

Chapter 6: Additional Features 23 To cancel the timer 1 Press TIMER. 2 Press TIMER SELECT and use the JOGdial to choose “TIMER OFF.” 3 Press ENTER/NEXT.The next time you want to use the timer,select the timer display you used in step2 (DAILY 1 or DAILY 2) and pressENTER/NEXT. Timer-RecordingRadio Pr...

Chapter 6: Additional Features 24 ➔ continued To check the preset times settings 1 Press TIMER. 2 Press TIMER SELECT and use the JOGdial to select “REC”. 3 Press ENTER/NEXT.The preset items appear in the displaysequentially, then the original displayreturns. To change the preset timer settings Start...

Chapter 6: Additional Features 25 Connecting OptionalEquipment For greater enjoyment of your stereosystem, you can connect other componentsto the stereo. You can connect: • an MD recorder• a DAT deck• a microphone• headphones• surround speakers• a turntable Connecting an MDrecorder or a DAT deck Sel...

For Your Information 26 In case colour irregularity isobserved on nearby TV screen With the magnetically shielded type ofspeaker system, the speakers can beinstalled near a TV set. However, colourirregularity may still be observed on the TVscreen depending on the type of your TVset. If colour irregu...

For Your Information 27 Maintenance To clean the tape heads and tapepath Contaminated tape heads cause poorrecording or sound drop-out in playback.We recommend cleaning after every10 hours of operation. Open the tape compartment and wipe theheads, the pinch rollers and the capstanswith a cleaning sw...

For Your Information 28 Mass Amplifier/Tuner section: Approx. 5.5 kg (12 lbs. 2 oz.) Tape/CD section: Approx. 4.4 kg (9 lbs. 11 oz.) Design and specifications are subject tochange without notice. Index to Parts andControls Refer to the pages indicated in parenthesesfor details on how to use the cont...

For Your Information 29 !™ § OPEN/CLOSE/EX-CHANGE button (7) ! £ ·P (play/pause) button* (7) ! ¢ p (stop) button (7) Rear panel Amplifier/Tuner section 1 ANTENNA terminals (4) 2 SYSTEM CONTROL 2 terminal (4) 3 SYSTEM CONTROL 1 terminal (4) 4 MD IN/OUT jacks (25) 5 FRONT SPEAKER connectors (4) 6 SURR...

For Your Information 30 Index Adjusting the sound 20the volume 20the audio emphasis 20 AMS 7Aerials 4Batteries 6CD player 7CD synchro recording 15CLIP play 10Clock setting 6Connecting optional equipment 25the aerials 4the power 5the speakers 4the stereo 4 Dolby NR (noise reduction) 14Dubbing another...