Sony Your Guide to Setting Up the MHC-GRX8 Stereo System
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Getting Started

Step 1: Hooking up the system

Do the following procedure 1 to 5 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories.

Surround speaker* (Right)Surround speaker* (Left)

11

AM loop antenna

FM antenna

5

2

1

1

Front speaker (Right)

* MHC-GRX8/RX99/R800 only

1 Connect the speakers.

3

4

Note

1

Front speaker (Left)

1 Connect the speaker cords of front

speakers to the SPEAKER jacks of the

same color .

Keep the speaker cords away from the

antennas to prevent noise.

 

 

Insert only the stripped portion.

 

 

 

R

L

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

Red (Ô)

 

 

–

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Black (Õ)

The type of speakers supplied vary according to the model you purchased (see “Specifications” on page 49).

2(MHC-GRX8/RX99/R800 only) Connect the speaker cords from the surround speakers to the appropriate SURROUND SPEAKER jacks. Connect the solid cords to the red jacks and connect the striped cords to the black jacks.

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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
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