Sony MHC-RV900D User Manual

1Mini Hi-FiComponentSystem4-241-538-13(1)MHC-GX90DMHC-RV900DMHC-RV800DMHC-RV600D© 2002 Sony CorporationOperating InstructionsOwner’s RecordThe model a

10GBSub woofer(MHC-GX90D and RV800D only)ALPHABETICAL ORDERA – ZIndicator 1 (53)ON/OFF 2 (53)12

Getting Started11GBGetting StartedHooking up the systemPerform the following procedures 1 to 9 to hook up your system using the supplied cords andacce

12GBAM loop antennaExtend the FM lead antennahorizontally1 Connect the front speakers.Connect the speaker cords to the FRONTSPEAKER jacks as shown bel

Getting Started13GB6 Connect the video input jack of your TVto the VIDEO OUT jack with thesupplied video cable.MONITOR OUTVIDEO S VIDEO(DVD ONLY)When

14GBTo attach the speaker padsAttach the supplied speaker pads to the bottomof the speakers to stabilize the speakers andprevent them from slipping.Fr

Getting Started15GBPlacing the sub woofer (MHC-GX90Dand RV800D only)Since the human ear cannot detect the directionand position where the bass sound b

16GBInserting two R6 (size AA)batteries into the remoteEeEeTipWith normal use, the batteries should last for aboutsix months. When the remote no longe

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP317GBTo insert additional discs, press DISCSKIP/EX-CHANGE to rotate the disc tray.3 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disctray.Playing

18GBStop play Press x .The playback stops at the point xis pressed (Resume Play). Press xagain to cancel the Resume Play(see page 22).Pause Press X*1.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP319GBTo Do thisNotes• Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, someoperations may be prohibited.• 2 channel sound is heard when using headp

2GBWARNINGTo prevent fire or shock hazard, do notexpose the unit to rain or moisture.To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of theapparatus wit

20GBCreating your own program— Program PlayYou can make a program of up to 25 steps fromall discs except DVD in the order you wantthem to be played.Us

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP321GB5 Select the album, or track you want toprogram.x When programing a VIDEO CD or CDFor example, select track “6”.Press M/m or th

22GBResuming playback fromthe point you stopped thedisc— Resume PlayThe system memorizes the point where youstopped the disc so that you can resume fr

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP323GBNotes• Depending on where you stopped the disc, theplayer may resume playback from a different point.• Resume Play is canceled

24GBUsing the on-screen displayUse the remote for the operation.1 Press DVD DISPLAY.The Control Menu appears.2 Press v or V repeatedly to select“REPEA

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP325GBPlaying a disc with MP3audio tracksAbout MP3MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3) is a standardtechnology and format for compressing a sou

26GBListening to MP3 audiotracksYou can play discs with MP3 audio tracks onthis system.1 Press DVD.2 Press ALBUM – or + repeatedly toselect the desire

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP327GBStop play Press x.See the rest of amenuPress NEXT on the remote.Go back to the topof a menuPress PREV on the remote.Go back to

28GBSetting up for DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3Using the Setup DisplayBy using the Setup Display, you can makevarious adjustments to items such as pictureand s

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP329GBSetting the display orsound track language— LANGUAGE SETUP“LANGUAGE SETUP” allows you to setvarious languages for the on-screen

3GBWARNINGThis equipment has been tested and found to complywith the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuantto Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These l

30GB• 16:9: Select this when you connect a wide-screen TV or a TV with a wide modefunction.NoteDepending on the DVD, “4:3 LETTER BOX” may beselected a

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP331GBx PARENTAL CONTROLt (DVD only)Set a password and playback limitation levelfor DVDs with playback limitation forchildren. For de

32GBREAR• YES: Normally select this position.•NONE: Select this when rear speakers arenot used.SUBWOOFER• YESNotes• When you select an item, the sound

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP333GBx BALANCEYou can vary the balance of the left and rightspeakers as follows. Be sure to set “TESTTONE” to “ON” for easy adjustme

34GBSound adjustmentChanging the soundIf a DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks,you can select the language you want whileplaying the DVD. If the

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP335GB3 Press v or V (or M or m on the remote)repeatedly to select the audio signalyou want.x When playing a DVDDepending on the DVD,

36GBEnjoying moviesSearching for a title/chapter/track/indexYou can search a DVD disc by title or chapter,and you can search a VIDEO CD by track orind

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP337GB5 Press v or V (or M or m on the remote)repeatedly, or press the numberbuttons to select the title, chapter,track, index or alb

38GBDisplaying the subtitles(DVD only)With DVDs on which multilingual subtitles arerecorded, you can change the subtitle languagewhile playing a DVD,

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP339GB4 Press M or m repeatedly to select“ON t”, then press ENTER.x If you have not entered a passwordThe display for registering a n

4GBSetting up for DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3Using the Setup Display ... 28Setting the display or sound track language— LANGUAGE SE

40GBPlaying the disc for whichCustom Parental Control isset1 Insert the disc for which CustomParental Control is set.The “CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL”disp

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP341GB5 Press M or m repeatedly to select“STANDARD”, then press ENTER.The options for “STANDARD” appear.CUSTOM SETUPPARENTAL CONTROLL

42GBTipIf you forget your password, remove the disc andrepeat steps 1 to 5 of “Limiting playback bychildren”. When you are asked to enter yourpassword

Tuner43GB3 Press TUNER MEMORY.A preset number appears in the display.The stations are stored from preset number1.Preset number4 Press . or > (or PR

44GBPresetting radio stations (continued)Listening to the radioYou can listen to a radio station either byselecting a preset station, or by manually t

Tuner45GBListening to non-preset radiostation— Manual Tuning1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly toselect “FM” or “AM”.2 Press – or + (or TUNING – or + on th

46GBUsing the Radio Data System (RDS)(continued)Locating a station byprogram type (PTY)You can locate a station you want by selectinga program type. T

Tape47GBPlaying a tapeYou can use TYPE I (normal) tape.1 Load a tape.2 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to selectg to play one side. Select j*1 toplay both

48GBPress REC PAUSE/START, and then startplaying the recording source.To stop recordingPress x.Tips• If you want to record from the reverse side, pres

Tape49GBRecording a VIDEO CD/CD/MP3 by specifying the trackorder— Program EditWhen programing, make sure the playing timefor each side do not exceed t

5GBOptional ComponentsHooking up optional components ... 61Listening to audio from a connectedcomponent ...

50GBTimer-recording radioprogramsYou can record a preset radio station from aspecified time.To timer-record, you must first preset the radiostation (s

Sound Adjustment51GBSound AdjustmentAdjusting the soundYou can reinforce the bass and create a morepowerful sound.The GROOVE setting is ideal for musi

52GBStandard music sourcesMOVIE EQEffectSoundtracks and special listeningsituationsGAME EQEffectPlayStation 1, 2 and other videogame music sourcesAdju

Display53GBUsing the sub woofer(MHC-GX90D and RV800D only)You can use the sound of the sub woofer to suitthe sound source.Press ON/OFF on the sub woof

54GBViewing information aboutthe discYou can check the playing time and remaingtime of the current track or that of the disc.When a DVD/CD-TEXT disc o

Display55GBVIDEO CDs, CD or MP3Total number of tracks and the total playingtime*1 t Disc title or album name*2 t Clockdisplay (for eight seconds) t Ef

56GBOther FeaturesEnhancing video gamesound— Game SyncYou need to connect a video game machine(see “Hooking up optional components” onpage 61).Press G

57GBOther FeaturesSinging along: Karaoke(MHC-RV900D and RV600D only)You can sing along by turning down thesinger’s voice. You need to connect an optio

58GBOther OperationsTo Do thisUse VIDEOCDs or DVDsTurn on your TV and switch it tothe appropriate video input.Cancel karaokemodeTurn MIC LEVEL to MIN

59GBOther FeaturesWaking up to music— Daily TimerYou can wake up to music at a preset time.Make sure you have set the clock (see “Settingthe clock” on

6GBRegion code of DVDs you can play onthis systemYour system has a region code printed on theback of the unit and will only play DVDslabeled with iden

60GB5 Set the time to start playing.Press v or V (or M or m on the remote)repeatedly to set the hour, then press B (or, on the remote).The minute indi

Optional Components61GBOptional ComponentsA VIDEO INPUT jackUse a video cable (not supplied) to connect thevideo output of the optional video gamemach

62GBC MD (VIDEO) IN jacks (VIDEO (MD)IN jacks for North American model)Use audio cords (not supplied) to connect theaudio output of the optional compo

Optional Components63GBRecording on a connectedcomponentMaking a digital recording onan MD1 Connect an optical cable.See “Hooking up optional componen

64GBThere is no sound.• Turn VOLUME clockwise (or press VOL + onthe remote).• The headphones are connected.• Insert only the stripped portion of the s

Troubleshooting65GBThere is acoustic feedback.• Reduce the volume.• Move the microphone away from the speakers orchange the direction of the microphon

66GBPictureThere is no picture.• Press DVD.• Check that the system is connected securely.• The video cable is damaged. Replace it with anew one.• Make

Troubleshooting67GBThe language for the sound track cannot bechanged.• Multilingual tracks are not recorded on the DVDbeing played.• The DVD prohibits

68GBMessagesOne of the following messages may appear orflash in the display during operation.NO DISC• There is no disc in the disc tray.“PROTECT” and

Additional Information69GBSelf-diagnosis function(When letters/numbers appear in thedisplay)When the self-diagnosis function is activated toprevent th

7GBNote on VIDEO CDsThis system conforms to VIDEO CDs without PBC*functions (Ver. 1.1) and VIDEO CDs with PBCfunctions (Ver. 2.0) of VIDEO CD standard

70GBBefore placing a cassette in the tapedeckTake up any slack in the tape. Otherwise the tape mayget entangled in the parts of the tape deck and beco

Additional Information71GBSpecificationsAUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS:(MHC-GX90D USA model only)POWER OUTPUT AND TOTALHARMONIC DISTORTIONwith 6 ohm loads

72GBCOMPONENT VIDEO OUT:Y: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohmsPB, PR: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohmsPHONES (stereo mini jack):accepts headphones of8 ohms or moreFront speaker: accepts

Additional Information73GBSpeakerFront speaker SS-RG99 for MHC-GX90D andRV800DSpeaker system 3-way, 3-unit,bass-reflex type,magnetically shielded type

74GBGlossaryAlbumSection of a music piece on a data CDcontaining MP3 audio tracks.Auto PauseAn automatic pause according to the signalencoded on the d

Additional Information75GBDTSDigital audio compression technology that theDigital Theater Systems, Inc. developed. Thistechnology conforms to 5.1-chan

76GBVIDEO CDA compact disc which contains movingpictures.VIDEO CDs contain compact pictureinformation using the MPEG 1 format, one ofthe worldwide sta

Additional Information77GBLanguage code listFor details, see pages 29, 35 and 38.The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard.Co

78GBControl Menu item listControl Menu items FunctionTITLE (DVD only)SCENE (VIDEO CD in PBCPlayback only)TRACK (VIDEO CD or CD)ALBUM (MP3 only)Selects

Additional Information79GBSetup Display item listYou can set the following items in the Setup Display.The order of the displayed items may be differen

8GBList of Button Locations and Reference PagesBUTTON DESCRIPTIONS?/1 (power) 1v/V/b/B 7Z OPEN/CLOSE qdZ PUSH (deck B) qj– m/M + wshH ws./> wsX wsx

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