Page 2 - WARNING; INFORMATION; About this manual; FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN NORTH AMERICA
2 WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do notexpose 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. This appliance is classifieda...
Page 3 - Table of Contents; Basic Operations; Using the Radio Data System
3 Table of Contents Getting Started Step 1: Hooking up the system ............ 4Step 2: Setting the time ......................... 7Step 3: Presetting radio stations .......... 8Saving the power in standby mode ..... 9 Basic Operations Playing a CD ......................................... 10Recordi...
Page 4 - Connect the speakers.; Step 1: Hooking up the system; Do the following procedure; Getting Started
4 Connect the speakers. Connect the speaker cords of frontspeakers to the SPEAKER jacks asbelow. R + L + – 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 Connect the surround speaker(MHC-BX7/DX7 only). ...
Page 5 - Notes; Jack type; To connect optional components
5 Notes • Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise. • The type of speakers supplied varies according to the model you purchased (see “Specifications” onpage 45). Connect the FM/AM antennas. Set up the AM loop antenna, thenconnect it. Jack type A Jack type B For models with a vo...
Page 6 - To attach the front speaker pads; Tip; When carrying this system; Hold down CD and then press
6 Step 1: Hooking up the system(continued) 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. Positioning the speakers(MHC-BX7/DX7 only) Before you connect them, determine the bestlocation for ...
Page 7 - To change the time; Note
7 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. The hour indication flashes. 2 Press . or > repeatedly to set the hour. 3 Press ENTER. The minute indication flashes. 4 Press . or > repeatedly to set the minute. 5 Press ENTER. The clock starts working. Tip If you’ve made a mistake, start over from step 1. To change...
Page 9 - To cancel the Power Saving Mode
9 To tune in a station with a weaksignal Press + or – (TUNING +/– on the remote)repeatedly to tune in the station manually. To set another station to theexisting preset number Start over from step 1. After step 3, turnSHUTTLE until it clicks to select the presetnumber you want to store the other sta...
Page 10 - Playing a CD; — Normal play; You can play up to three CDs in a row.
10 Playing a CD — Normal play You can play up to three CDs in a row. 1 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE and place a CD on the disc tray. If a disc is not placed properly, it will notbe recognized. To insert additional discs, press DISCSKIP EX-CHANGE to rotate the disctray. 2 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons. The...
Page 11 - To; Tips
Basic Operations 11 To Do this Stop play Press x . Pause Press X . Press again to resume play. Select a track During play or pause, press > (to go forward) or . (to go back). Find a point in Turn SHUTTLE clockwise (to a track go forward) orcounterclockwise (to go back)until it clicks and hold. Re...
Page 12 - Recording a CD; — CD Synchro Recording; To stop recording
12 Recording a CD — CD Synchro Recording The CD SYNC HI-DUB button lets you recordfrom a CD to a tape easily. You can use TYPEI (normal) tape. 1 Press Z and insert a recordable tape into deck B. 2 Press CD. 3 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE and place a CD. Then, press Z OPEN/CLOSE again to close the disc tray.Wh...
Page 13 - Listening to the radio; –– Preset Tuning
Basic Operations 13 Listening to the radio –– Preset Tuning Preset radio stations in the tuner's memoryfirst (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations”). 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedlyuntil the band you want appears inthe display. Every time you press the button, theband changes as follows:FM y AM 2 Tu...
Page 15 - Playing a tape; Deck B stands by for recording.; to record on one side.
Basic Operations 15 Playing a tape You can use TYPE I (normal) tape. You canalso use the . / > (AMS* function) button to quickly search for songs you wantto hear. To select either deck A or B, pressTAPE A/B repeatedly. * AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) 3 Press Z and insert a recordable tape into dec...
Page 16 - During playback, press
16 1 Press TAPE A/B repeatedly to selectdeck A or B. 2 Press Z and insert a recorded tape in deck A or B. 3 Press DIRECTION repeatedly toselect g to play one side. Select j to play both sides. To play both decks in succession, selectRELAY (relay play).* 4 Press nN . Press nN again to play the revers...
Page 17 - To stop dubbing
Basic Operations 17 Recording from atape — High-speed Dubbing You can use TYPE I (normal) tape. 4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly toselect g to record on one side. Select j (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 5 Press REC PAUSE/START. Dubbing starts. To stop dubbing Press x . Tips • When you dub on both s...
Page 18 - Using the CD display; The CD Player; In other conditions
18 , Press DISPLAY. Each time you press the button duringnormal playback or in the stop mode, thedisplay changes as follows: During normal playback In the stop mode t Playing time on the current track x Remaining time on the current track x Remaining time on current CD (1 DISCmode) or “--.-- ” displ...
Page 19 - –– Repeat Play; To cancel Repeat Play; To repeat
19 Playing the CD tracksrepeatedly –– Repeat Play This function lets you repeat a single CD orall CDs in normal play, Shuffle Play andProgram Play. 1 2 ?/1 (Power) 1 Press CD, then place a CD. 2 Press REPEAT during playbackuntil “REPEAT” appears in thedisplay. “REPEAT ALL” scrolls in the displayand ...
Page 20 - All the tracks play in random order.; To cancel Shuffle Play
20 Playing the CD tracksin random order –– Shuffle Play You can play all the tracks on one CD or allCDs in random order. 1 Press CD, then place a CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until“SHUFFLE 1 DISC” or “SHUFFLEALL DISCS” appears in the display. “ALL DISCS” shuffles all the CDs in theplayer. “1 DIS...
Page 22 - To cancel Program Play
22 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 remote track in stop mode repeatedly until thenumber of the track to beerased lights up, then pressCLEAR. ...
Page 23 - The Tape Deck
23 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. 1 Insert a recordable tape into deck B. 2 Press one of the function buttonsyou want to record from (e.g., CD). When you want to r...
Page 24 - — Program Edit
24 Recording a CD byspecifying track order — Program Edit You can record tracks from all the CDs in theorder you want. When programming, makesure the playing times for each side do notexceed the length of one side of the tape. 1 Place a CD and insert a recordabletape into deck B 2 Press CD. 3 Press ...
Page 25 - To check the order; —Tape Select Edit
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 HI-DUB. Deck B stands by for recording and theCD player stands by for playback. RECPAUSE/START button blinks. 11 Press DIRECTION...
Page 26 - Looping part of a CD; — Loop; Flashing part of a CD; — Flash; DJ Effects; To adjust the loop length; To adjust the flash length
26 Looping part of a CD — Loop With the loop function, you can repeat part ofa CD during playback. This lets you createoriginal recordings. Flashing part of a CD — Flash With the flash function, you can “flash” theCD sound during playback. This lets youcreate original recordings. DJ Effects , Press ...
Page 27 - Adjusting the sound; To listen through the headphones; Sound Adjustment
27 To reinforce lower bass sound(V-GROOVE) Press V-GROOVE. “V-GROOVE ON”appears in the display. The lower bass frequency of the music youare listening to is powerfully reinforced, theequalizer curves changes, loudness increasedand the “V-GROOVE” button lights up. Press V-GROOVE again to return to th...
Page 28 - To select USER FILE
28 Effect ROCKPOPJAZZDANCESOULORIENTAL ACTIONDRAMASFGAME USER FILE For Standard music sources Soundtracksand special listeningsituations (see page 30) Selecting the audioemphasis The audio emphasis menu lets you select thesound characteristics according to the soundyou are listening to. Selecting th...
Page 31 - Other Features; What is the Radio Data System?; Receiving RDS broadcasts; To check the RDS information
31 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....
Page 32 - To cancel PTY search
32 Using the Radio Data System (RDS)(continued) 1 Press PTY while listening to theradio. 2 Turn SHUTTLE until it clicks toselect the program type you want.See the “List of program types”section below. 3 Press ENTER. The unit starts searching the preset RDSstations (“SEARCH” and the selectedprogram t...
Page 34 - When you are done; Start singing along with the music.
34 Mixing and recordingsounds 4 Start playing the music and adjustthe volume. 5 Adjust the microphone volume byturning MIC LEVEL. When you are done Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and disconnect themicrophone from MIC, then press KARAOKEPON again so that “ m ” disappears. Notes • With some songs, vocals may n...
Page 35 - — Sleep Timer; Waking up to music; — Daily Timer
35 , Press SLEEP. Every time you press the button, theminute display (the turn-off time)changes as follows:AUTO t 90 t 80 t 70 t … t 10 t OFF t AUTO … When you choose “SLEEP AUTO” The power turns off when the current CD ortape finishes playback (for up to 100minutes). To check the remaining time Pre...
Page 37 - Set the time to start recording.; To check the setting
37 1 Tune in the preset radio station (see“Listening to the radio”). 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. “SET (DAILY 1)” appears. 3 Press . or > repeatedly to select “REC”, then press ENTER. “ON” appears and the hour indicationflash in the display. Timer-recording radioprograms To timer-record, you must pre...
Page 38 - Optional components
38 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 below. Connecting an MD deckfor digital recording You can record from CD into the MD deckdigitally by connecting an...
Page 39 - Connecting a VCR; when the power is turned off. This
39 Connecting a VCR Make sure to match the color of the plugs andthe connectors. To listen to the sound of theconnected VCR, hold down MD (VIDEO) andpress ?/1 when the power is turned off. This switches the “MD” function to “VIDEO”.Once you enable the “VIDEO” function, justpress MD (VIDEO). By conne...
Page 40 - FM antenna; AM antenna
40 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...
Page 41 - Precautions; Additional Information; Tab of side B
41 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-staticspray intended for vinyl LPs. • Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air...
Page 42 - Troubleshooting; General; The clock setting is canceled.; • The power cord is disconnected or a
42 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...
Page 43 - Speakers
43 continued There is severe hum or noise. • A TV or VCR is placed too close to the stereo system. Move the stereo systemaway from the TV or VCR. The sound from the connected source isdistorted. • If “VIDEO” appears in the display when you press MD (VIDEO), switch thedisplay to “MD” (see “Note: Conn...
Page 44 - Tape Deck; The tape does not record.; Tuner
44 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 41). • 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...
Page 45 - Specifications; Amplifier section
45 Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS:(MHC-BX7 USA models only) POWER OUTPUT AND TOTALHARMONIC DISTORTION with 6 ohm loads both channels driven, from120-10,000 Hz; rates 115 watts per channelminimum RMS power, with no more than10% total harmonic distortion from 250milliwatts to rated output. ...
Page 46 - Speaker
46 InputsMD/VIDEO (AUDIO) IN: voltage 450 mV/250 mV,(phono jacks) impedance 47 kilohms MIC: sensitivity 1 mV, (phone jack) impedance 10 kilohms OutputsPHONES: accepts headphones of 8 (stereo mini jack) ohms or more FRONT SPEAKER:MHC-BX9/BX7/BX5/DX7/DX5: accepts impedance of 6 to16 ohms MHC-DX9: acce...
Page 48 - Sony Corporation; Index
48 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia Index H, I, J High speed dubbing 17Hooking up optional components 38the antennas 5, 40the power 5the speakers 4the system 4 K Karaoke 33 L, M Loop 26 N Normal Play 10 O Optional Components 38 P, Q Playing a CD 10a preset radio station 13tracks in random order(...
