Sony MHC-GRX8, MHC-R800, MHC-RX99, MHC-RX88 manual Recording from the radio, Listening to the radio

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Listening to the radio (continued)

To listen to non-preset radio stations

Use manual or automatic tuning in step 2. For manual tuning, press + or – repeatedly. For automatic tuning, press and hold + or –.

Tips

•Pressing TUNER/BAND when the power is off automatically turns the power on and tunes to the last received station (One Touch Play).

•You can switch from another source to the radio just by pressing TUNER/BAND (Automatic Source Selection).

•When an FM program is noisy, press STEREO/MONO so that “MONO” appears in the display. There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will improve. Press the button again to restore the stereo effect.

•To improve broadcast reception, reorient the supplied antennas.

Recording from the radio

You can record the radio program on a tape by calling up a preset station. You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO2) tapes. The recording level is automatically adjusted.

(Power)	p DOLBY NR	3 5

2 1 6 4

1 Press TUNER/BAND to select the band you want.

2 Turn the jog dial to tune in a preset station.

	Turn counter-	+	Turn clockwise
	Turn counter-		Turn clockwise
	clockwise for	=	for higher
	lower preset	=	preset numbers.
	lower preset		preset numbers.
	numbers.
	Preset number		Frequency
				VOLUME
	ALL DISCS		kHz
			MHz	§

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Contents Mini Hi-Fi Component System Page Table of Contents Hooking up the system Connect the speakersConnect the power cord to a wall outlet Connect the FM/AM antennasJack type a Jack type BSetting the time When carrying this systemHooking up the system To attach the front speaker padsPresetting radio stations Press ENTER/NEXTTurn the jog dial to set the minute Press ENTER/NEXT TipsPresetting radio stations To tune in a station with a weak signalTo change the preset number To change the AM tuning intervalConnecting optional AV components Connecting audio componentsConnecting an MD deck for digital recording Connecting an MD deck for analog recordingConnecting a VCR Connecting outdoor antennasConnecting optional AV components FM antennaAM antenna Playing a CD Normal playPress ¤ and place up to two CDs on the disc tray Press one of the Disc 1~3 buttonsBasic Operations Do thisCD Synchro Recording Recording a CDTo stop recording Preset Tuning Listening to the radioRecording from the radio To listen to non-preset radio stationsListening to the radio Playing a tape Press rRECPlaying a tape Press ¤and insert a recorded tape in deck a or BPress Tape a or Tape B Deck a or Deck B on the remote Searching for the beginning of a track AMSRecording from a tape High-speed DubbingPress HI-DUB To stop dubbingUsing the CD display Press Display during playbackPlaying the CD tracks repeatedly To cancel Repeat PlayRepeat Play To cancel Shuffle Play Shuffle PlayPress CD P To select a desired CDProgramming the CD tracks Program PlayTo cancel Program Play To cancel Non-Stop PlayPlaying CDs without interruption Programming the CD tracksRecording on a tape manually Start playing the source to be recordedRecording a CD by specifying track order Power 2 3 4 11, Edit 6 1012Program Edit To cancel Program Edit Selecting tape length automaticallyTo check the order Tape Select EditLooping part of a CD Flashing part of a CDLoop FlashUsing the drum pads To adjust the volume of the padsTap drum PAD a or B to produce the respective sound To change the drum soundUsing the beat functions To cancel the beatTo change the beat volume To change the speedUsing the Beat JAM function Using the Auto BPM functionStart playing a source Select a beat pattern Press Beat ON/OFF to stop the beat function Press Auto BPMAdjusting the sound For a powerful sound GrooveTo listen through the headphones To reinforce bass DbfbTo cancel the effect Selecting the audio emphasisMusic menu options To change the spectrum analyzer displayAdjusting the graphic equalizer Selecting surround effectsTurn the jog dial to adjust level Repeat steps 3 Press ENTER/NEXT when finishedMaking a personal audio emphasis file Personal fileSwitching the speaker formation Making a personal audio emphasis fileSonic formation To call up the personal fileNormal mode Link modeWhisper mode Front only stereo modeUsing the Radio Data System RDS 4,5Receiving RDS broadcasts Locating a station by program type PTYTo cancel PTY search List of program types PTYAdjusting the microphone echo When you are doneTo cancel the echoing Singing along KaraokeMixing and recording sounds Sleep Timer Wake-up TimerFalling asleep to music Waking up to musicTurn off the power To check the settingTo cancel the timer operation Turn jog dial to select Daily 1 or 2, then press ENTER/NEXTTimer-recording radio programs Insert a recordable tape Turn off the powerTurn jog dial to select REC, then press ENTER/NEXT Set the time to start recordingPrecautions Precautions TroubleshootingGeneral Speakers CD PlayerTape Deck TroubleshootingTuner Specifications Amplifier sectionCD player section Tape player sectionSpeaker SpecificationsGeneral Index