Sony MHC-RX80 - Manual

5 3 Connect the FM/AM aerials. Set up the AM loop aerial, thenconnect it. 4 Connect the mains lead to a walloutlet. Demo mode appears in the display. 5 Deactivate the demo mode bypressing DISPLAY/DEMO whenthe system power is turned off. The demo mode is also deactivatedwhen you set the time. Extend ...

6 n Step 2: 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 12-hour system. 3 Press ENTER/NEXT. The minute indication flashes. 4 Turn the jog dial to set the minute. 5 ...

7 3 Turn the jog dial. The frequency indication changes andscanning stops when the system tunes ina station. “TUNED” and “STEREO” (fora stereo programme) appear. 4 Press TUNER MEMORY. A preset number appears in the display. 5 Turn the jog dial to select the presetnumber you want. 6 Press ENTER/NEXT....

8 Connecting optional AVcomponents (continued) 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. Tip If you connect a turntable with MM cartridge,connect...

9 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 con...

4 Raccordez les enceintes. Raccordez les cordons d’enceintes auxprises SPEAKER de la même couleur.Eloignez les cordons d’enceintes desantennes pour éviter que les antennes necaptent du bruit. R + L + – Raccordez les enceintes surround. (MHC-RX80 seulement)Raccordez les cordons d’enceintesurround aux...

5 3 Mise en place des deux piles deformat AA (R6) dans latélécommande Conseil Normalement, les piles devraient durer environ sixmois. Quand vous ne pouvez plus faire fonctionnerla chaîne avec la télécommande, remplacez les deuxpiles par des neuves. Remarque Si vous ne comptez pas utiliser la télécom...

6 Etape 2: Réglage del’heure Vous devez mettre l’horloge à l’heure avantd’utiliser les fonctions de programmation. 1 Appuyez sur CLOCK TIMER SET. Les chiffres des heures se mettent àclignoter. 2 Tournez la molette pour réglerl’heure. L’horloge fonctionne selon un cycle de12 heures. 3 Appuyez sur ENT...

7 3 Tournez la molette. L’indication de la fréquence change et lebalayage s’arrête quand une station estaccordée. “TUNED” et “STEREO” (lorsd’une émission en stéréo) apparaissent. 4 Appuyez sur TUNER MEMORY. Un numéro de préréglage apparaît surl’afficheur. 5 Tournez la molette poursélectionner le num...

8 Raccordement d’une platine MDpour l’enregistrement analogique Veillez à bien faire correspondre la couleurdes fiches et des prises. Pour écouter le sonfourni par la platine MD raccordée, appuyezde façon répétée sur FUNCTION jusqu’à ceque “MD” apparaisse. Remarques • Vous devez raccorder les deux e...

9 Antenne FM Raccordez une antenne extérieure FMoptionnelle. Vous pouvez utiliser l’antennede télévision comme antenne extérieure. Antenne AM Raccordez un fil isolé de 6 à 15 mètres (20 à 50pieds) à la borne d’antenne AM. Laissezl’antenne cadre AM fournie raccordée. Important Si vous raccordez une a...

10 Playing a CD — Normal play 1 Press § OPEN/CLOSE 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 SKIPEX-CHANGE to rotate the disc tray. 2 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons. The disc tray closes and play starts....

Basic Operations 11 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...

12 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 ) ‚ º π ª · POWER...

Basic Operations 13 Listening to the radio –– Preset Tuning Preset radio stations in the tuner's memoryfirst (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations”). ·∏ ‚ º π ª · § § § π 0 ) ‚ º π ª · POWER b B v V = + TUNER BAND VOLUME STEREO/MONO VOL +/– 1 2 3 Tips • If you want to record from the reverse side,...

14 n n Listening to the radio (continued) 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 rece...

Basic Operations 15 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“PRES...

16 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 1 3 3 ∏ π º/‚ π ·∏ ‚ º π ª · § § § π 0 ) ‚ º π ª · POWER b B v V 0 ) p P DECK ...

Basic Operations 17 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...

18 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 side,recording sto...

19 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...

20 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...

21 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...

22 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...

23 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 ...

24 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 ...

25 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...

26 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...

27 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...

28 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...

29 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. Selecting the audioemphasis The audio emphasis menu lets you select thesound charact...

30 To change the equalizer display Each time you press DISPLAY/DEMO, theequalizer display changes to show one of thefour displays below. Spectrum analyzer pattern 1 Spectrum analyzer pattern 2 Spectrum analyzer pattern 3 Graphic equalizer curve µ VOLUME VOLUME µ VOLUME µ VOLUME m Selecting the audio...

31 3 Turn the jog dial to adjust level. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3. 5 Press ENTER/NEXT when finished. Note If you choose another menu audio emphasis (otherthan “EFFECT OFF”) the adjusted sound effect islost. To retain the adjusted sound effect for futureuse, store it in a personal file. (See “Making ape...

32 To call up the personal file 1 Press P FILE (or MUSIC MENU V / v on the remote repeatedly) to display the lastselected personal file. 2 Use the jog dial (or press MUSIC MENU B / b on the remote repeatedly) to select the personal file you desire. 3 Press ENTER/NEXT.You don’t need to press ENTER/NE...

33 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. Other Features n 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turndown the microphone control level. 2 Connect an optional microphone toMIX MIC. 3 Press KARAOKE PON/MPXr...

34 / 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...

35 Waking up to music — Wake-up Timer 4 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. 5 Set the time to stop playbackfollowing the abo...

37 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...

38 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...

39 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...

41 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 38). • 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...

42 Specifications Tape player section Recording system 4-track 2-channel stereo Frequency response 60 – 13,000 Hz (±3 dB), (DOLBY NR OFF) using Sony TYPE Icassette60 – 14,000 Hz (±3 dB),using Sony TYPE IIcassette Wow and flutter ±0.15% W.Peak (IEC)0.1% W.RMS (NAB)±0.2% W.Peak (DIN) Tuner section FM ...

44 Index N Normal Play 10 O One Touch Play 11, 14, 17 P , Q Personal file 32Playing a CD 10a preset radio station 13tracks in random order(Shuffle Play) 20tracks in the desiredorder (Programme Play)21tracks repeatedly(Repeat Play) 19 Presetting radio stations 6Preset tuning 13Programme Play 21Protec...