3-862-008-111
Mini Hi-Fi Component System
Operating Instructions Owner’s Record
1998 by Sony Corporation
NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE U.S.A
INFORMATION
NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN CANADA
Other Features
Table of Contents
Sound Adjustment
Getting Started
Step 1 Hooking up the system
Getting Started
1Connect the speakers
2Connect the FM/AM antennas
1 2,4 3,5
Step 2 Setting the time
When carrying this system
Step 1 Hooking up the system continued
2 Turn the jog dial to set the hour
Step 3 Presetting radio stations
1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET
3 Press ENTER/NEXT
To change the preset number
Step 3 Presetting radio stations continued
To tune in a station with a weak signal
To change the AM tuning interval
Connecting an MD deck for digital recording
Connecting optional AV components
Connecting audio components
Connecting an MD deck for analog recording
Connecting a VCR
Connecting optional AV components continued
Connecting outdoor antennas
FM antenna
AM antenna
Normal play
Playing a CD
Basic Operations
2 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons
Basic Operations
Do this
1 Press ¤and insert a blank tape into deck B
Recording a CD
CD Synchro Recording
2 Press ¤ and place a CD
Preset Tuning
Listening to the radio
Operations
Recording from the radio
To listen to non-presetradio stations
2 Turn the jog dial to tune in a preset station
p
4 Press rREC
Playing a tape
3 Press ¤and insert a blank tape into deck B
6 Press PPAUSE
Playing a tape continued
Searching for the beginning of a track AMS
2 Press HI-DUB
Recording from a tape
High-speedDubbing
4 Press P PAUSE
Using the CD display
The CD Player
Press DISPLAY/DEMO during playback
To cancel Repeat Play
Playing the CD tracks repeatedly
Repeat Play
To select a desired CD
To cancel Shuffle Play
Shuffle Play
Playing the CD tracks in random order
Programming the CD tracks
Program Play
To cancel Non-StopPlay
To cancel Program Play
2 Press NON-STOPto light the indicator
Playing CDs without interruption
1 Insert a blank tape into deck B
Recording on a tape manually
The Tape Deck
3 Press rREC
Recording a CD by specifying track order
11, EDIT
Program Edit
10 Press CD SYNC
To cancel Program Edit
Selecting tape length automatically
12 Press PPAUSE
Looping part of a CD
To adjust the loop length
To adjust the flash length
Flashing part of a CD
To listen through the headphones
Adjusting the sound
Sound Adjustment
For a powerful sound GROOVE
Selecting the audio emphasis
1 Press FILE SELECT
3 Press ENTER/NEXT
To cancel the effect
Music menu options
To change the spectrum analyzer display
Adjusting the graphic equalizer
Selecting the surround effect
Making a personal audio emphasis file
4 Turn the jog dial to adjust level
6 Press ENTER/NEXT when finished
5 Repeat steps 3 and
Making a personal audio emphasis file continued
4 Press ENTER/NEXT
To call up the personal file
What is the Radio Data System?
Using the Radio Data System RDS
Other Features
2,3,4,5
Using the Radio Data System RDS continued
To cancel PTY search
List of program types PTY
When you are done
Adjusting the microphone echo
4 Start playing the music and adjust the volume
Turn ECHO LEVEL to adjust the echo effect
Mixing and recording sounds
To stop recording
To cancel the Sleep Timer function
Sleep Timer
When you choose “AUTO”
— Wake-upTimer
Waking up to music continued
2 Adjust the volume 3 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET
9 Turn off the power
1 Prepare the music source you want to play
To cancel the timer operation
Timer-recordingradio programs
To check the setting
3,4,5
6 Insert a recordable tape 7 Turn off the power
Timer-recordingradio programs continued
2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET
4 Set the time to start recording
On placement
Precautions
On safety
Cleaning the cabinet
When using a tape longer than 90 minutes
Troubleshooting
Precautions continued
Cleaning the tape heads
Speakers
CD Player
Troubleshooting continued
Tape Deck
Tuner
MHC-RX66
Specifications
Canadian models MHC-RX77
European and Russian models MHC-RX900
Tape player section
Specifications continued
CD player section
Tuner section
SS-J75for MHC-RX77Canadian models
AM tuner section
SS-RX900for MHC-RX900 SS-GRX9000for MHC-GRX9000
MHC-GRX7/GRX7J
Specifications continued
General
For customers in Canada
H, I, J
Index
F, G
L, M