Notes on Repeat Play

All tracks or files on a disc are played repeatedly up to five times.

You cannot select “REP” and “ALL DISCS SHUF” at the same time.

“REP1” indicates that a single track or file is repeated until you stop it.

Notes on playing MP3 discs

Do not save other types of files or unnecessary folders on a disc that has MP3 files.

Folders that have no MP3 files are skipped.

MP3 files are played back in the order that they are recorded onto the disc.

The system can only play MP3 files that have a file extension of “.MP3”.

If there are files on the disc that have the “.MP3” file extension, but that are not MP3 files, the unit may produce noise or may malfunction.

The maximum number of:

folders is 150 (including the root folder).

MP3 files is 255.

MP3 files and folders that can be contained on a single disc is 300.

folder levels (the tree structure of files) is 8.

Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing software, recording device, and recording media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play at all.

Notes on playing multisession discs

If the disc begins with a CD-DA (or MP3) session, it is recognized as a CD-DA (or MP3) disc, and playback continues until another session is encountered.

A disc with a mixed CD format is recognized as a CD- DA (audio) disc.

Notes on the Mexican model

You cannot select the graphic channels of CD-Gs or display CD-G images with fading effects.

Some functions of the unit, when used during CD-G disc playback, may cause image distortion in the video output .

Listening to the radio

1Select “FM” or “AM.”

Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly.

2Select the tuning mode.

Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “AUTO” appears.

3Tune in the desired station.

Press +/– (or TUNING +/– on the unit) . Scanning stops automatically when a station is tuned in, and then “TUNED” and “STEREO” (for stereo programs) appear. When you tune in a station that provides RDS services, the station name appears on the display (European model only).

4Adjust the volume.

Press VOLUME +/– (or turn the VOLUME control on the unit) .

To stop automatic scanning

Press .

To tune in a station with a weak signal

If “TUNED” does not appear and the scanning does not stop, press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “AUTO” and “PRESET” disappear, and then press +/– (or TUNING +/– on the unit) repeatedly to tune in the desired station.

To reduce static noise on a weak FM stereo station

Press FM MODE repeatedly until “MONO” appears to turn off stereo reception.

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Sony MHC-GX470 Listening to the radio, To stop automatic scanning, To reduce static noise on a weak FM stereo station

MHC-RG59)S/RG490S/RG290/RG190, MHC-GX470 specifications

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