Sony Optimize Your Sound Experience: DBFB and Powerful Features for MHC GRX8

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Sound Adjustment

Adjusting the sound

You can reinforce the bass, create a more powerful sound, and listen with headphones.

(Power)

GROOVE MUTING*

DBFB PHONES

*MHC-RX88 only. For MHC-GRX8/RX99/R800 see “Switching the speaker formation” on page 36.

To reinforce bass (DBFB)

Press DBFB*.

Every time you press the button, the display changes as follows:

nDBFB NORMAL (DBFB )

µ

DBFB HIGH (DBFB )

µ

DBFB OFF (off)

* DBFB = Dynamic Bass Feedback

For a powerful sound (GROOVE)

Press GROOVE. The volume switches to power mode, DBFB is automatically set to full strength, the equalizer curve changes, and the “GROOVE” button lights up. Press GROOVE again to return to the previous volume.

Notes

•With some songs, the music will sound distorted when you use the DBFB system with the graphic equalizer if the bass is too strong. Adjust the bass slowly while listening to music so that you can monitor the effect of the adjustment.

•Cancelling GROOVE sets DBFB to “DBFB” and flattens the equalizer curve. To cancel the DBFB level, press DBFB until the indication disappears. Adjust the equalization to obtain the effect you desire.

To listen through the headphones

Connect the headphones to PHONES jack. No sound will come from the speakers.

Note

If you have connected a super woofer, please note that sound comes from the super woofer even when the headphones are connected. Turn off the power of the super woofer when using headphones.

To temporarily mute the sound (MHC-RX88 only)

Press MUTING. The sound is muted and the “MUTING” button lights up. Press MUTING again or turn VOLUME toward + (or press VOL + on the remote) to cancel.

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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 thisTo stop recording Recording a CDCD Synchro Recording Preset Tuning Listening to the radioListening to the radio To listen to non-preset radio stationsRecording from 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 playbackRepeat Play To cancel Repeat PlayPlaying the CD tracks repeatedly 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 recordedProgram Edit Power 2 3 4 11, Edit 6 1012Recording a CD by specifying track order 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 General TroubleshootingPrecautions Speakers CD PlayerTuner TroubleshootingTape Deck Specifications Amplifier sectionCD player section Tape player sectionGeneral SpecificationsSpeaker Index