Recording from the radio, Listening to the radio | Sony MHC-GRX8

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.

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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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Sony MHC-GRX8, MHC-R800, MHC-RX99 Recording from the radio, Listening to the radio, To listen to non-preset radio stations

Contents

Mini Hi-Fi Component System Page Table of Contents Hooking up the system Connect the speakers Connect the power cord to a wall outlet Connect the FM/AM antennasJack type a Jack type B Setting the time When carrying this systemHooking up the system To attach the front speaker pads Presetting radio stations Press ENTER/NEXTTurn the jog dial to set the minute Press ENTER/NEXT Tips Presetting radio stations To tune in a station with a weak signalTo change the preset number To change the AM tuning interval Connecting optional AV components Connecting audio componentsConnecting an MD deck for digital recording Connecting an MD deck for analog recording Connecting a VCR Connecting outdoor antennasConnecting optional AV components FM antenna AM antenna Playing a CD Normal playPress ¤ and place up to two CDs on the disc tray Press one of the Disc 1~3 buttons Basic Operations Do this CD Synchro Recording Recording a CDTo stop recording Preset Tuning Listening to the radio Recording from the radio To listen to non-preset radio stationsListening to the radio Playing a tape Press rREC Playing 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 AMS Recording from a tape High-speed DubbingPress HI-DUB To stop dubbing Using the CD display Press Display during playback Playing the CD tracks repeatedly To cancel Repeat PlayRepeat Play To cancel Shuffle Play Shuffle PlayPress CD P To select a desired CD Programming the CD tracks Program Play To cancel Program Play To cancel Non-Stop PlayPlaying CDs without interruption Programming the CD tracks Recording on a tape manually Start playing the source to be recorded Recording 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 Edit Looping part of a CD Flashing part of a CDLoop Flash Using the drum pads To adjust the volume of the padsTap drum PAD a or B to produce the respective sound To change the drum sound Using the beat functions To cancel the beatTo change the beat volume To change the speed Using 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 BPM Adjusting the sound For a powerful sound GrooveTo listen through the headphones To reinforce bass Dbfb To cancel the effect Selecting the audio emphasisMusic menu options To change the spectrum analyzer display Adjusting the graphic equalizer Selecting surround effects Turn the jog dial to adjust level Repeat steps 3 Press ENTER/NEXT when finishedMaking a personal audio emphasis file Personal file Switching the speaker formation Making a personal audio emphasis fileSonic formation To call up the personal file Normal mode Link modeWhisper mode Front only stereo mode Using the Radio Data System RDS 4,5Receiving RDS broadcasts Locating a station by program type PTY To cancel PTY search List of program types PTY Adjusting the microphone echo When you are doneTo cancel the echoing Singing along Karaoke Mixing and recording sounds Sleep Timer Wake-up TimerFalling asleep to music Waking up to music Turn off the power To check the settingTo cancel the timer operation Turn jog dial to select Daily 1 or 2, then press ENTER/NEXT Timer-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 recording Precautions Precautions TroubleshootingGeneral Speakers CD Player Tape Deck TroubleshootingTuner Specifications Amplifier sectionCD player section Tape player section Speaker SpecificationsGeneral Index