Sony Table of Contents, Tuner, Timer, Display, Tape – Play, CD/MP3 – Play, Getting Started, Troubleshooting, Tape – Recording, Sound Adjustment, Optional Components

Table of Contents
How to use this manual...........................	4
Playable discs..........................................	4
Getting Started
Hooking up the system............................	6
Setting the clock......................................	9
CD/MP3 – Play
Loading a disc .......................................	10
Playing a disc ........................................	10
— Normal Play/Shuffle Play
Playing repeatedly.................................	12
— Repeat Play
Creating your own program ..................	13
— Program Play
Tuner
Presetting radio stations ........................	14
Listening to the radio ............................	15
— Preset Tuning
— Manual Tuning
Using the Radio Data System (RDS)....	16
(European model only)
Tape – Play
Loading a tape.......................................	17
Playing a tape........................................	17
Tape – Recording
Recording your favorite CD tracks on a
tape..................................................	18
— CD-TAPE Synchro Recording
Recording on a tape manually...............	18
— Manual Recording

Sound Adjustment
Adjusting the sound..............................	19
Using the sub woofer............................	19
(MHC-GX555/RG575S/RG475S
only)
Selecting the sound effect.....................	19
Adjusting the graphic equalizer and
storing.............................................	20
Selecting the surround effect ................	20
Singing along: Karaoke ........................	21
(Latin American model only)
Timer
Falling asleep to music .........................	22
— Sleep Timer
Waking up to music..............................	22
— Play Timer
Timer recording radio programs...........	23
— Rec Timer
Display
Turning off the display .........................	24
— Power Saving Mode
Viewing information about the disc in the
display ............................................	25
Changing the Power illuminator...........	26
Viewing the tuner information in the
display ............................................	26
Optional Components
Hooking up optional components.........	27
Troubleshooting
Problems and remedies.........................	28
Messages...............................................	31
Additional Information
Precautions............................................	32
Specifications........................................	34
List of button locations and reference
pages...............................................	40

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