Sony MHC-VX55 - Manual

5 VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT 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 53). 3 Connect the FM/AM antennas. Set up the AM loop antenna, thenconnect it. Jack type A Jack typ...

6 Step 1: Hooking up the system(continued) Frontspeaker(L) Frontspeaker(R) Surroundspeaker(L) Surroundspeaker(R) 45º Surroundspeaker 60 to 90 cm 7 Follow the instructions below to setthe color system according to yourTV. The factory setting is AUTO.Make sure the power is off eachtime before setting ...

7 Inserting two size AA (R6)batteries into the remote Using the remote You can use the shaded buttons shown belowto operate a Sony TV. To Press Turn the TV on or off TV ?/1 Switch the TV's TV/VIDEO. video input Change the TV TV CH +/–. channels Adjusts the volume TV VOL +/–. of the TV speaker(s) Tip...

8 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedlyuntil the band you want appears inthe display. Every time you press this button, theband changes as follows:FM y AM Step 3: Presettingradio stations You can preset 20 stations for FM and 10stations for AM. ?/1 (Power) 3 Press ENTER. The minute indication flashes. 4 Pre...

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...

10 1 Turn on your TV and select the video input. Refer to the operating instructionssupplied with your TV if you need help. 2 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE and place a VIDEO 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 ...

Basic Operations 11 To Stop play Pause Select a track orscene *2 Find a point in atrack or scene(Lock Searchfunction) Select a VIDEOCD in stop mode Play only theVIDEO CD youhave selected Play all VIDEOCDs Remove theVIDEO CD Exchange otherVIDEO CDswhile playing Adjust thevolume * 1 There may be some ...

12 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...

Basic Operations 13 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...

14 Listening to the radio –– Preset Tuning Preset radio stations in the tuner's memoryfirst (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations” onpage 8). 3 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE and place a CD. Then, press Z OPEN/CLOSE again to close the disc tray.When the CD you want to record is notselected, press DISC SKIP EX...

Basic Operations 15 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly toselect FM or AM. 2 Turn SHUTTLE until it clicks (orpress PRESET +/– on the remote) totune in the preset station you want. * When only one station is preset, “ONE PRESET” appears in the display. To Do this Turn off the radio Press ?/1 . Adjust the v...

16 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 deck B. 4 Press REC ...

Basic Operations 17 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 t...

18 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 sides, start recor...

20 Adjusting the key This function allows you to adjust the key tosuit your vocal range when playing a VIDEOCD or standard audio CD. , Press KEY CONTROL # or 2 . You can adjust the key higher or lowerin 13 halftone steps ( 2 6 ~ # 6). Note This function cannot be used with the tape deck. Adjusting t...

21 The VIDEO CD/CD Player Playing a VIDEO CDwith PBC functions(Ver. 2.0) –– PBC Play The PBC (Play Back Control) function displaymenus on your TV screen to let you enjoyinteractive software. Be sure to read the instructions supplied witheach disc for details regarding its use sincedifferent discs ha...

23 t t t t , Press DISPLAY. Each time you press the button duringnormal playback or when playback isstopped, the display changes as follows: During normal playback Playing time of the current track x Remaining time of the current track x Remaining time of current CD (1 DISCmode) or “--.--” display (...

24 • During stop mode of a VIDEO CD or audio CD in Program Play mode 1 KARAOKE effect status 2 “PROGRAM” 3 Programmed disc and track numbers 4 Total playing time of program 5 “REPEAT”, “REPEAT 1” or no display 6 Key control level or no display ON SCREEN 2 display • During playback of a VIDEO CD 1 Cu...

25 • During stop mode of an audio CD (except Program Play mode) 1 KARAOKE effect status 2 Play mode 3 Disc number and track numbers 4 Current disc number and total playingtime of current disc 5 “REPEAT”, “REPEAT 1” or no display 6 Key control level or no display • During stop mode of a VIDEO CD or a...

26 Locating a specific part of a disc(continued) Locating the track youwant –– Disc Digest You can select the track you want by viewingthe first frame of each track. 9 different trackscan be displayed on the TV screen at onetime. This function cannot be used during playbackof VIDEO CDs with PBC func...

27 To display the next 9 tracks Press NEXT. The first frame of tracks 10through 18 are displayed. When there are more tracks in the disc,“ > ” appears in the upper right corner of the TV screen. To display previous tracks, press PREV. To switch to the digest of anotherdisc during disc digest Pres...

28 Resuming playbackfrom the point youstopped a VIDEO CD –– Resume Play The unit memorizes the point where youstopped the VIDEO CD so you can resumefrom that point. Resume play is not cancelledwhen you turn off the system. Note that resume play is not available whenplaying an audio CD. ?/1 (Power) 1...

29 1 While playing a VIDEO CD, press x to stop playback. “RESUME” appears on your TV screen.If “RESUME” does not appear, ResumePlay is not available. 2 Press nN . The player starts playback from thepoint you stopped the VIDEO CD in step1. To view from the beginning of theVIDEO CD When “RESUME” appea...

30 Playing the CD tracksrepeatedly –– Repeat Play This function lets you repeat a single CD orall CDs in normal play, Shuffle Play andProgram Play. ?/1 (Power) 1 Press CD, then place a CD. 2 Press REPEAT during playbackuntil “REPEAT” appears in thedisplay. “REPEAT ALL” scrolls in the displayand Repe...

31 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...

33 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. ...

34 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...

35 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 ...

36 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...

37 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 ...

38 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...

39 Effect ROCKPOPJAZZDANCESOULORIENTAL ACTIONDRAMASFGAME USER FILE For Standard music sources Soundtracksand special listeningsituations (see page 41) Selecting the audioemphasis The audio emphasis menu lets you select thesound characteristics according to the soundyou are listening to. Selecting th...

42 Mixing and recordingsounds You can “mix” sounds by playing one of thecomponents and singing or speaking into amicrophone (not supplied). The mixed sound can be recorded on a tape. 1 Do the procedures for singing along(steps 1 to 5 on page 19). Then,insert a recordable tape in deck B. 2 Press one ...

43 , 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...

45 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...

46 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...

47 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...

48 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 IEC standard socketconnector(not supplied) 75-ohm coaxial cable(not supplied) AM antenna Connect a...

49 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...

50 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...

51 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...

52 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 49). • 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...

53 Specifications Amplifier section MHC-VX99 The following measured at AC 120, 220, 240V50/60 HzDIN power output (rated) 220 + 220 watts (4 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuous RMS power output (reference) 300 + 300 watts(4 ohms at 1 kHz,10% THD) MHC-VX77 The following measured at AC 120, 220, 240V50/60 H...

55 Glossary Auto Pause An automatically pauses according to thesignal encoded on the disc while playing aVIDEO CD. If the CD player does not resumeplay for a long time, press nN to resume play manually. Menu Playback Playback using the menu screens recorded onVIDEO CDs with PBC functions. You canenj...

56 Sony Corporation Printed in Indonesia Index H, I, J High speed dubbing 18Hooking up optional components 46the antennas 5, 48the power 5the speakers 4the system 4 K Karaoke 19 L Loop 37 M Mixing and recording sounds 42 N Normal Play 12 O Optional Components 48On-screen display 23 P, Q PBC Play 21P...