Page 2 - WARNING; INFORMATION; CAUTION
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. Laser component in this produ...
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 ......................... 6Step 3: Presetting radio stations .......... 7Connecting optional AV components . 9 Basic Operations Playing a CD ......................................... 12Recording ...
Page 4 - Connect the speakers.; Step 1: Hooking up the system; Do the following procedure; Getting Started; Note
4 R + L + – Connect the speakers. Connect the speaker cords of frontspeakers to the SPEAKER jacks of thesame color .Keep the speaker cords away from theantennas to prevent noise. Step 1: Hooking up the system Do the following procedure 1 to 5 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and acces...
Page 5 - Demo mode appears in the display.; Jack type
5 Set VOLTAGE SELECTOR toposition of your local power linevoltage (for models with a voltageselector). Selector type A Selector type B Connect the power cord to a walloutlet. Demo mode appears in the display. Deactivate the demo mode bypressing DISPLAY/DEMO whenthe system power is turned off. The de...
Page 6 - To attach the front speaker pads; Tip; When carrying this system; Hold down LOOP and press
6 Step 2: Setting thetime You must set the time before using the timerfunctions. The clock is on a 24-hour system for theEuropean and Russian models, and a 12-hoursystem for other models. The 12-hour system model is used forillustration purposes. 1 3,5 2,4 Step 1: Hooking up the system(continued) To...
Page 7 - The hour indication flashes.; Turn the jog dial to set the hour.; The minute indication flashes.; Turn the jog dial to set the minute.; The clock starts working.; Tips
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. Tips • If you’ve made a mistake, start over from step 1.• Setting the t...
Page 10 - Notes; Connecting a VCR; when the power is turned off. This
10 Connecting optional AVcomponents (continued) Connecting a super wooferspeaker (except for MHC-R700 /RX77S / RX77 (European models)) You can connect an optional super wooferspeaker. Connecting the surround speakers(MHC-RX77 (Canadian model)only) Connect the speaker cords from the surroundspeakers ...
Page 11 - AM antenna; Important; terminal with the screw clamp. To; FM antenna
11 AM antenna Connect a 6- to 15- meter (20- to 50- feet)insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal.Leave the supplied AM loop antennaconnected. Jack type A Jack type B Important If you connect an outdoor antenna, groundfrom y terminal with the screw clamp. To prevent a gas explosion, do not connect ...
Page 12 - Playing a CD; — Normal play; on the; You can play up to three CDs in a row.
12 √ ◊ CD ( Pp = + 0 ) VOL +/– VOLUME 0 ) = + PLAY MODE CD (P DISC SKIP/ EX-CHANGE p Playing a CD — Normal play 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 the disc tray. 2 ...
Page 13 - To
Basic Operations 13 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...
Page 14 - recording level is adjusted automatically.; Recording a CD; — CD Synchro Recording; To stop recording; Press
14 The CD SYNC button lets you record from aCD to a tape easily. You can use TYPE I(normal) or TYPE II (CrO 2 ) tapes. The recording level is adjusted automatically. 1 Press § and insert a blank tape into deck B. Recording a CD — CD Synchro Recording With the sideyou want torecord facingforward 2 5 ...
Page 15 - Listening to the radio; –– Preset Tuning; Turn the jog dial (or press
Basic Operations 15 n √ ◊ TUNER/BAND = + VOL +/– VOLUME STEREO/MONO Listening to the radio –– Preset Tuning Preset radio stations in the tuner's memoryfirst (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations”). 2 1 n Turn counter-clockwise(or press = on the remote)for lower presetnumbers. Preset number Frequen...
Page 16 - recording level is automatically adjusted.
16 DOLBY NR p 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 presets...
Page 17 - Playing a tape; or DECK B; Deck B stands by for recording.
Basic Operations 17 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...
Page 18 - to play; or
18 1 Press § and insert a recorded tape in deck A or B. 2 Press DIRECTION repeatedly toselect A to play one side. Select ß * to play both sides. To play both decks in succession, selectRELAY (relay play).** 3 Press TAPE A (or TAPE B) ( (DECK A (or DECK B) ( on the remote). Press TAPE A (or TAPE B) 9...
Page 19 - to record on one side.; To stop dubbing; automatically adjusted.
Basic Operations 19 Recording from atape — High-speed Dubbing 3 Press DIRECTION repeatedly toselect A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 4 Press P PAUSE. Dubbing starts. To stop dubbing Press p . Tips • When you dub on both sides, start recording from the front side....
Page 20 - Using the CD display; The CD Player
20 / Press DISPLAY/DEMO duringplayback. Each time you press the button duringnormal playback, the display changes asfollows: * MHC-GRX9000/RX900/GRX7/GRX7J and MHC-RX77 (Canadian model) only. To check the total playing timeand the number of tracks on a CD Press DISPLAY/DEMO in the stop mode. If you ...
Page 21 - –– Repeat Play; To cancel Repeat Play; To repeat
21 Playing the CD tracksrepeatedly –– Repeat Play This function lets you repeat a single CD orall CDs in normal play, Shuffle Play andProgram Play. REPEAT PLAY MODE / Press REPEAT during playbackuntil “REPEAT” appears in thedisplay. Repeat Play starts. Do the followingprocedure to change the repeat ...
Page 22 - ” appears and then all the tracks play; To cancel Shuffle Play
22 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 display. “AL...
Page 23 - –– Program Play; Press CD
23 √ ◊ CD ( p = + VOL +/– p CLEAR CHECK 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 MOD...
Page 24 - To cancel Non-Stop Play
24 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 remote tr...
Page 25 - Insert a blank tape into deck B.; The Tape Deck
25 DOLBY NR p Recording on a tapemanually 4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly toselect A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 5 Press P PAUSE. Recording starts. 6 Start playing the source to berecorded. To Press Stop recording p . Pause recording P PAUSE. Tips • If you want t...
Page 26 - — Program Edit; EDIT
26 √ ◊ p CHECK Recording a CD byspecifying track order — Program 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...
Page 27 - To check the order; —Tape Select Edit
27 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...
Page 28 - Looping part of a CD; — Loop; To adjust the loop length; Flashing part of a CD; — Flash; To adjust the flash length; To use LOOP and FLASH together; DJ Effects
28 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...
Page 29 - Adjusting the sound; To listen through the headphones; Sound Adjustment
29 You can reinforce the bass, create a morepowerful sound, and listen with headphones. 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, D...
Page 31 - To cancel the effect; Effect
31 VOLUME ALL DISCS ß VOLUME ALL DISCS ß To change the spectrum analyzerdisplay Press DISPLAY/DEMO repeatedly to selectone of the displays below. Pattern 1 (Changes with music) Pattern 2 Note The spectrum analyzer display changes each timeyou cycle through the information display (i.e.,function n cl...
Page 32 - You can enjoy the surround effect.
32 Adjusting the graphicequalizer (MHC-GRX9000 / RX900 / GRX7 /GRX7J and MHC-RX77 (Canadianmodel) only) You can adjust the sound by raising orlowering the levels of specific frequencyranges. Before operation, first select the audioemphasis you want for your basic sound. 2 3 4 6 Selecting thesurround...
Page 34 - To call up the personal file
34 3 Use the jog dial to select the filenumber (P FILE) where you want tostore the sound effect. 4 Press ENTER/NEXT. The adjusted sound effects are storedunder the selected file number. Thesettings previously stored at thismemory location are erased andreplaced by the new settings. To call up the pe...
Page 35 - Other Features; What is the Radio Data System?; Receiving RDS broadcasts; To check the RDS information; Frequency
35 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 36 - To cancel PTY search
36 1 Press PTY. 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 tuner receives a program, thepre...
Page 37 - When you are done; To cancel the echoing
37 n Singing along:Karaoke 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 MIX MIC, then pressKARAOKE PON/MPX repeatedly so that“ h ” disappears. Note With some songs, vocals...
Page 39 - Waking up to music; — Sleep Timer; OFF; When you choose “AUTO”; Select the time you want by pressing SLEEP.; To cancel the Sleep Timer function; Press SLEEP repeatedly until “OFF” appears.
39 TIMER SELECT Waking up to music — Wake-up Timer You can wake up to music at a preset timeevery day. Make sure you have set the clock(see “Step 2: Setting the time”). 3 2 4,5,6,7,8 9 Falling asleep tomusic — Sleep Timer You can let the system turn off at the presettime, so you can sleep to the mus...
Page 40 - Set the time to start playback.
40 1 Prepare the music source you wantto play. • CD: Insert a CD. To start from a specific track, make a program (see“Programming the CD tracks”). • Tape: Insert an tape with the side you want to play facing forward. • Radio: Tune in the preset station you want (see “Step 3: Presetting radiostations...
Page 41 - To check the setting; To change the setting, start over from step 1.; To cancel the timer operation
41 To timer-record, you must preset the radiostation (see “Step 3: Presetting radiostations”) and set the clock (see “Step 2:Setting the time”) beforehand. 6 3,4,5 2 7 Timer-recording radioprograms TIMER SELECT continued To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial toselect the resp...
Page 43 - Precautions; Additional Information; Detector slots; Tab of side B
43 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 44 - Troubleshooting; General; • Press DISPLAY/DEMO when the power; Cleaning the tape heads
44 Troubleshooting If you run into any problem using this stereosystem, use the following check list. First, check that the power cord is connectedfirmly and the speakers are connectedcorrectly and firmly. Should any problem persist, consult yournearest Sony dealer. General The display starts flashi...
Page 46 - Tape Deck; The tape does not record.; Tuner
46 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 43). • 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 47 - Amplifier section; Specifications
47 AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS:(MHC-RX66 U.S.A. models only) POWER OUTPUT AND TOTALHARMONIC DISTORTION: with 6 ohm loads both channels driven, from70-20,000 Hz; rates 60 watts per channelminimum RMS power, with no more than0.9% total harmonic distortion from 250milliwatts to rated output. Amplifier s...
Page 48 - CD player section
48 Specifications (continued) Tape player section Recording system 4-track 2-channel stereo Frequency response 40 – 13,000 Hz (±3 dB), (DOLBY NR OFF) using Sony TYPE Icassette40 – 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...
Page 49 - Speaker
49 Speaker SS-RX900 for MHC-RX900SS-GRX9000 for MHC-GRX9000 Speaker system 3-way, 5-unit,bass-reflex type Speaker unitsWoofer: 15 cm, cone type x2 Center Tweeter: 5 cm, cone type Side Tweeter: 5 cm, cone type x2 Nominal impedance 8 ohms Dimensions (w/h/d) Approx. 250 x 430 x 355mm Mass Approx. 7.5 k...
Page 51 - Index
51 Index L, M Loop 28 N Normal Play 12 O One Touch Play 13, 16, 18 P, Q Personal file 33Playing a CD 12a preset radio station 15tracks in random order(Shuffle Play) 22tracks in the desiredorder (Program Play) 23tracks repeatedly(Repeat Play) 21 Presetting radio stations 7Preset tuning 15Program Play...
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