Sony MHC-RX70 User Manual

3-859-543-11(1)fMini Hi-FiComponentSystemOperating Instructions©1996 by Sony CorporationMHC-RX70MHC-RX80

4Raccordez les enceintes.Raccordez les cordons d’enceintes auxprises SPEAKER de la même couleur.Eloignez les cordons d’enceintes desantennes pour évit

53Mise en place des deux piles deformat AA (R6) dans latélécommandeConseilNormalement, les piles devraient durer environ sixmois. Quand vous ne pouvez

6Etape 2: Réglage del’heureVous devez mettre l’horloge à l’heure avantd’utiliser les fonctions de programmation.1 Appuyez sur CLOCK TIMER SET.Les chi

73 Tournez la molette.L’indication de la fréquence change et lebalayage s’arrête quand une station estaccordée. “TUNED” et “STEREO” (lorsd’une émissi

8Raccordement d’une platine MDpour l’enregistrement analogiqueVeillez à bien faire correspondre la couleurdes fiches et des prises. Pour écouter le so

9Antenne FMRaccordez une antenne extérieure FMoptionnelle. Vous pouvez utiliser l’antennede télévision comme antenne extérieure.Antenne AMRaccordez un

10Playing a CD— Normal play1 Press § OPEN/CLOSE and placeup to two CDs on the disc tray.If a disc is not placed properly it will notbe recognized.To i

Basic Operations11Tips• Pressing ·∏ when the power is offautomatically turns the power on and starts CDplayback if there is a CD in the tray (One Touc

12Recording a CD— CD Synchro RecordingThe CD SYNCHRO button lets you recordfrom a CD to a tape easily. You can use TYPEI (normal) or TYPE II (CrO2) t

Basic Operations13Listening to the radio–– Preset TuningPreset radio stations in the tuner's memoryfirst (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations”

2 WARNINGTo prevent fire or shock hazard, do notexpose the unit to rain or moisture.To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet.Refer servicin

14nnListening to the radio (continued)To listen to non-preset radiostationsPress TUNING MODE repeatedly so that“MANUAL” appears in step 2, then tune i

Basic Operations15Recording from theradioYou can record the radio programme on atape by calling up a preset station. You canuse TYPE I (normal) or TY

16Playing a tapeYou can use any type of tape, TYPE I(normal), TYPE II (CrO2) or TYPE IV (metal) ,since the deck automatically detects the tapetype. T

Basic Operations17Tips• Pressing · or ª when the power is offautomatically turns the power on and starts tapeplayback if there is a tape in the deck

183 Press DIRECTION repeatedly toselect A to record on one side.Select a (or RELAY) to record onboth sides.4 Press ∏.Dubbing starts.To stop dubbingPre

19Using the CD displayYou can check the remaining time of thecurrent track or that of the CD.Playing the CD tracksrepeatedly–– Repeat PlayThis functio

20Playing the CD tracksin random order–– Shuffle PlayYou can play all the tracks on one CD or allCDs in random order.To cancel Shuffle PlayPress PLAY

21Programming the CDtracks–– Programme PlayYou can make a programme of up to 32 tracksfrom all the CDs in the order you want themto be played.3 Press

22Playing CDs withoutinterruption–– Non Stop PlayYou can play CDs without pausing betweentracks.·∏§π0)POWER1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until“CD” appea

23Recording on a tapemanually5 Press ∏ on deck B.Recording starts.6 Start playing the source to berecorded.To PressStop recording π on the deck BPause

GB3Table of ContentsGetting StartedStep 1: Hooking up the system ... 4Step 2: Setting the time ... 6Step 3: Presetti

24Recording a CD byspecifying track order— Programme Edit1 Place a CD and insert a blank tapeinto deck B.2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until“CD” appears

25Selecting tape lengthautomatically— Tape Select EditYou can check the most suitable tape lengthfor recording a CD. Note that you cannot useTape Sele

26Looping part of a CD— LoopWith the loop function, you can repeat part ofa CD during playback. This lets you createoriginal recordings./ Press and ho

27Waving the equalizer— WaveWith the Wave function, you can fluctuate thegraphic equalizer automatically. This effectcan be used with any source, but

28n·∏‚ºπª·§§ §π0)‚ºπª·GROOVEPOWERDBFBPHONESSound AdjustmentNotes• With some songs, the music will sound distortedwhen you use the DBFB system with the

29To cancel the effectPress EFFECT ON/OFF repeatedly (orMUSIC MENU ON/OFF on the remote) sothat “EFFECT OFF” appears in the display.Music menu options

30To change the equalizer displayEach time you press DISPLAY/DEMO, theequalizer display changes to show one of thefour displays below.Spectrum analyze

313 Turn the jog dial to adjust level.4 Repeat steps 2 and 3.5 Press ENTER/NEXT when finished.NoteIf you choose another menu audio emphasis (otherthan

32To call up the personal file1 Press P FILE (or MUSIC MENU V/v on theremote repeatedly) to display the lastselected personal file.2 Use the jog dial

33Singing along:KaraokeYou can sing along with any stereo CD ortape by turning down the singer’s voice. Youneed to connect an optional microphone.Oth

4Connect the surround speakers.(For MHC-RX80 only)Connect the speaker cords to theSPEAKER jacks of the same colour.* The colour of your speaker cords

34/ Press SLEEP.Every time you press the button, theminute display (the turn-off time)changes as follows:AUTO n 90min n 80min n 70minn … n 10min n OFF

35Waking up to music— Wake-up Timer4 Set the time to start playback.Turn jog dial to set the hour, then pressENTER/NEXT.The minute indication starts f

36To check the settingPress TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial toselect the respective mode (DAILY 1 orDAILY 2), then press ENTER/NEXT. Tochange the

37To check the settingPress TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial toselect “REC”, then press ENTER/NEXT. Tochange the setting, start over from step 1.To

38PrecautionsOn operating voltageBefore operating the system, check that theoperating voltage of your system is identical withthe voltage of your loca

39Before placing a cassette in thetape deckTake up any slack in the tape. Otherwise the tapemay get entangled in the parts of the tape deck andbecome

40There is severe hum or noise.•A TV or VCR is placed too close to thestereo system. Move the stereo systemaway from the TV or VCR.The sound from the

41Tape DeckThe tape does not record.•No tape in the cassette holder.•The tab has been removed from thecassette (see “To save a tapepermanently” on pag

42SpecificationsTape player sectionRecording system 4-track 2-channel stereoFrequency response 60 – 13,000 Hz (±3 dB),(DOLBY NR OFF) using Sony TYPE I

43SpeakerFront speaker SS-L80Speaker system 3-way, 3-unit,bass-reflex typeSpeaker unitsWoofer: 15 cm dia., cone typeCentre Tweeter: 5 cm dia., cone ty

53Connect the FM/AM aerials.Set up the AM loop aerial, thenconnect it.4Connect the mains lead to a walloutlet.Demo mode appears in the display.5Deacti

44IndexNNormal Play 10OOne Touch Play 11, 14, 17P , QPersonal file 32Playinga CD 10a preset radio station 13tracks in random order(Shuffle Play)

6nStep 2: Setting thetimeYou must set the time before using the timerfunctions.1 Press CLOCK TIMER SET.The hour indication flashes.2 Turn the jog dia

73 Turn the jog dial.The frequency indication changes andscanning stops when the system tunes ina station. “TUNED” and “STEREO” (fora stereo programm

8Connecting optional AVcomponents (continued)Connecting an MD deck for analogrecordingMake sure to match the colour of the plugsand the connectors. To

9Connecting outdooraerialsConnect the outdoor aerial to improve thereception.FM aerialConnect the optional FM outdoor aerial. Youcan also use the TV