Sony MHC-RX100AV - Manual

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. Step 2: Setting upyour speakers Connecting the supplied rear and centrespeakers enables yo...

6 Connecting the speakers 5 2 1 2 4 3 2 1 3 1 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 colour.Keep the speaker cords away from theaerials to preven...

7 Tip You can reinforce the bass sound by connecting anoptional super woofer to the super wooferconnector. Note You need to connect both left and right rearspeakers. Otherwise, the sound will not be heard. Adjusting the speakervolume To enjoy Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound,turn the Dolby Pro Logic m...

8 Step 2: Setting up your speakers(continued) Step 3: Setting thetime You must set the time before using the timerfunctions. 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. The hour indication flashes. 2 Turn the jog dial to set the hour. The clock is on a 24-hour system. 3 Press ENTER/NEXT. The minute indication flashes....

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 34). Step 4: Presettingradio stations The 3 band model lets you preset up to 40stations, 20 for FM, 10 for MW and 10 for LW. The 4 band model lets y...

10 Step 4: Presetting radio stations(continued) To tune in a station with a weaksignal Press TUNING MODE repeatedly to select“MANUAL” in step 2, then turn the jog dialto tune in the station. To change the preset number Start over from step 1. Tip The preset stations are retained for half a day even ...

11 Connecting an MD deck for analogrecording Make sure to match the colour of the plugsand the connectors. To listen to the sound ofthe connected MD deck, press FUNCTIONrepeatedly until “MD” appears. Notes • You need to connect both left and right surround speakers. Otherwise, the sound will not be ...

12 Connecting outdooraerials Connect the outdoor aerial to improve thereception. FM aerial Connect the optional FM outdoor aerial. Youcan also use the TV aerial instead. AM aerial Connect a 6- to 15- meter (20- to 50- feet)insulated wire to the AM aerial terminal.Leave the supplied AM loop aerial co...

Basic Operations 13 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. ·∏ § π 0 ) + = 2 1 ·∏ ‚ º π ª · § § § π 0 ) ‚ º π ª · π DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE p P POWER 0 ) ·∏ 1/ALL DISCS VOLU...

14 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 Selection). • If...

Basic Operations 15 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. ·∏ ‚ º π ª · § § § π 0 ...

16 Listening to the radio –– Preset Tuning Preset radio stations in the tuner's memoryfirst (see “Step 4: Presetting radio stations”). 1 2 3 Recording a CD (continued) 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,...

Basic Operations 17 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 To...

18 Recording from theradio You can record the radio programme on atape by calling up a preset station. You canuse TYPE 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“PRESET” appears in th...

Basic Operations 19 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 Pr...

20 Playing a tape (continued) 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 w...

Basic Operations 21 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 π on deck A or B. Tips • When you dub on both sides, start recording from the front side. If you record from the reverse s...

22 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 andProgramme Play. The CD Player ·∏ § π 0 ) POWER DISPLAY/DEMO ·∏ § π 0 ) PO...

23 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...

24 Programming the CDtracks –– Programme Play You can make a programme 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 pro...

25 Playing CDs withoutinterruption –– Non-Stop Play You can play CDs without pausing betweentracks. ·∏ § π 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 Press ·∏ . To cancel Non-Stop Play Press...

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

27 Recording a CD byspecifying track order — Programme 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 ...

28 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...

29 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...

30 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...

31 n ·∏ ‚ º π ª · § § § π 0 ) ‚ º π ª · 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...

32 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 centre speakers (see page 7). ·∏ ‚ º π ª · § § § π 0 ) ‚ º π ª · POWER 4 $ 4 $ ) 0 P + = p ...

33 Enjoying the DolbyPro Logic Surroundsound You can enjoy the Dolby Pro Logic Surroundsound of videos that are Dolby Surroundencoded ( q ). Complete the setup and adjustents first (see page 5). / Press PRO LOGIC while playing aprogramme source. To cancel the Dolby Pro LogicSurround sound Press PRO ...

34 Selecting the Audio Emphasis(continued) To cancel 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. To change the equalizer display Each time yo...

35 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...

36 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 programme.Create up to five audio files. Before ...

37 ·∏ § π 0 ) POWER Other Features Using the Radio DataSystem (RDS) (For Western European model only) To check the RDS information Each time you press DISPLAY/DEMO, thedisplay changes as follows: n Station name* µ Frequency µ Programme type* µ Clock display µ Effect (P FILE) name or“EFFECT ON (OFF)”...

38 OTHER MUSIC Music, such as jazz, rhythm and blues,and reggae. POP MUSIC popular music programmes ROCK MUSIC Rock music programmes SCIENCE Programmes about the natural sciences CLASSICS Performances of major orchestras,chamber music, opera, etc. SPORT Sports programmes VARIED Programmes containing...

39 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 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to 0 to turn downthe microphone control level. 2 Connect an optional microphone toMIX MIC. 3 Press KARAOKE PON/MPXrepeatedly to obta...

40 / 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 10min n OFF n AUTO … When you choose auto The power turns off when the current CD ortape finishes playback (for up to 100minutes). To check the remaining time...

41 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...

42 Timer-recording radioprogrammes To timer-record, you must preset the radiostation (see “Step 4: Presetting radiostations”) and set the clock (see “Step 3:Setting the time”) beforehand. ·∏ ‚ º π ª · § § § π 0 ) ‚ º π ª · 7 2 3,4,5 TIMER SELECT 6 1 Tune in the preset radio station (see“Listening to...

43 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...

44 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...

45 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...

47 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 44). • 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...

48 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 of18ohms.CENTER SURROUNDSPEAKER:accepts impedance of 8ohms.SUPER ...

49 Tuner section FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range3 band model: 87.5 – 108.0 MHz(50 kHz step) 4 band model: 65.0 – 74.0 MHz(10 kHz step)87.5 – 108.0 MHz(50 kHz step) Aerial FM lead aerial Aerial terminals 75 ohm unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz UKV tuner ...

50 Index L, M Loop 29 N Normal Play 13 O One Touch Play 14, 17, 20 P , Q Personal file 36Playing a CD 13a preset radio station 16tracks in random order(Shuffle Play) 23tracks in the desiredorder (Programme Play) 24 tracks repeatedly(Repeat Play) 22 Presetting radio stations 9Preset tuning 16Programm...