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Operating Instructions

Compact Hi-Fi
Component
System

4-233-429-12(1)

CHC-CL5MD

Summary of Contents for CHC-CL5MD

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Compact Hi Fi Component System 4 233 429 12 1 2001 Sony Corporation CHC CL5MD ...

Page 2: ...ble of Contents The following caution label is located inside the unit Don t throw a battery dispose it as the injurious wastes IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT Parts Identification Main unit 4 Remote Control 5 Getting Started Hooking up the system...

Page 3: ...acks Combine Function 30 Undoing the last edit Undo Function 31 Changing the recorded level after recording S F Edit Function 32 Tuner Presetting radio stations 34 Listening to the radio Preset Tuning 35 Labelling the preset stations Station Name 36 Using the Radio Data System RDS 36 Tape Play Loading a tape 37 Playing a tape 37 Tape Recording Recording a CD on a tape CD TAPE Synchro Recording 38 ...

Page 4: ...MMER 5 7 DISPLAY wg 8 12 16 Display window 3 ENTER START ws 17 38 ENTER YES 7 8 11 15 20 25 34 42 FUNCTION qh 9 14 17 25 37 GROOVE w 40 MD insertion slot wd 14 MD REC ws 19 MD NX qf 14 MENU NO 6 24 MUSIC MENU wf 41 PHONES jack qd PLAY MODE DIRECTION wa 9 14 17 37 REC MODE ws 20 Remote sensor wh REPEAT ql 10 14 STEREO MONO ql 35 SYNCHRO MODE ws 17 Tape deck lid 2 37 TAPE REC PAUSE START ws 39 TAPE ...

Page 5: ...CT 2 42 CLOCK TIMER SET 3 8 42 DBFB wh 40 DIMMER wd 7 DISC SKIP 9 10 DISPLAY qk 8 12 16 ENTER YES qa 8 11 15 20 25 34 42 FUNCTION qg 9 14 17 25 37 GROOVE qh 40 MENU NO wa 24 MUSIC MENU 6 41 NAME EDIT CHARACTER ws 12 25 36 REPEAT 7 10 14 SCROLL wg 13 26 SLEEP 1 41 SURROUND 5 40 TUNER BAND wf 34 VOL qj BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 1 4 N q x q X q M qd qf ql m w ...

Page 6: ...o the terminals on the speakers as the following Black Stripe Red Solid 3 Insert this portion 2 Connect the FM AM aerials Set up the AM loop aerial then connect it Jack type A FM75 AM AM loop aerial Extend the FM lead aerial horizontally Hooking up the system Perform the following procedure 1 to 4 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories ...

Page 7: ...on is deactivated when you set the time To activate deactivate the demonstration again press DISPLAY while the system is off To adjust the brightness of the display back light 1 Press DIMMER while the system is on 2 Turn or press or on the remote to adjust the back light brightness You can adjust the back light brightness in 11 steps from 5 to 5 When carrying this system Perform the following proc...

Page 8: ...te 8 Press ENTER YES The clock starts working If you made a mistake Press m or M repeatedly until the incorrect item flashes then set it again To change the preset time Start over from step 1 Saving the power in standby mode Press DISPLAY repeatedly when the system is off Each time you press the button the system switches cyclically as follows Demonstration t Clock display t Power Saving Mode To c...

Page 9: ...ime Disc tray number Track number 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to CD 2 Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display Select To play All CDs in the disc tray continuously The tracks on the CD you have selected in original order ALL DISCS SHUFFLE Shuffle Play The tracks on all CDs in random order 1 DISC SHUFFLE Shuffle Play The tracks on th...

Page 10: ...ly press REPEAT until REPEAT or REPEAT 1 disappears You cannot select REPEAT and ALL DISCS SHUFFLE at the same time Find a point in a track Keep pressing m or M during play and release it at the desired point Select a CD Press CD 1 3 Play starts when the button is pressed Press DISC SKIP on the remote repeatedly so that CD 1 3 appears Press CD NX or N on the remote to play the selected CD If you p...

Page 11: ...f the programme Total playing time Last programmed track number 6 To programme additional tracks repeat steps 3 to 5 7 Press CD NX or N on the remote To Do this Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION repeatedly until PGM and SHUFFLE disappear Press CHECK on the remote repeatedly in stop mode After the last track Check End appears Press CLEAR on the remote in stop mode Press CHECK on the remote repeatedly in st...

Page 12: ...bols and characters Whenever you load a labelled CD the title appears in the display Notes You cannot label a CD for which CD TEXT appears in the display When labelling CDs for the first time be sure to erase all disc titles stored in the system memory see Erasing a disc title on the next page 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to CD 2 Press DISC SKIP on the remote repeatedly until...

Page 13: ...s M The character you selected in step 4 stops flashing and the cursor shifts to the right 7 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to complete the entire title If you made a mistake Press m or M until the character you want to change flashes then repeat steps 4 and 5 To erase a character Press m or M until the cursor shifts to the character you want to erase then press CLEAR on the remote while the character is fl...

Page 14: ...ect a track Remove the MD Play repeatedly Repeat Play Press REPEAT during play until REPEAT or REPEAT 1 appears REPEAT For all the tracks on the MD up to five times REPEAT 1 For a single track only To cancel playing repeatedly press REPEAT until REPEAT or REPEAT 1 disappears Tip You can start playing from the desired track in Normal Play or Programme Play Turn or press or on the remote until the d...

Page 15: ...ime Last programmed track number Perform steps 3 and 4 Tips The programme you made remains after Programme Play finishes To play the same programme again press MD NX appears when the total MD programme time exceeds 200 minutes Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION repeatedly until PGM and SHUFFLE disappear Press CHECK on the remote repeatedly in stop mode After the last track Check End appears Press CLEAR on ...

Page 16: ...king The track marking feature lets you quickly locate a specific point or easily edit the recorded tracks However depending on the source you record the recording method and the way the track numbers are recorded differ When the source you record from is This system s CD player The MD deck performs digital recording 1 Track numbers are automatically marked as on the original CD Other digital comp...

Page 17: ...tion the MD cannot be recorded To record on the MD slide the tab to close the slot Recording a CD on an MD CD MD Normal Speed Synchro Recording CD MD High Speed Synchro Recording In addition to normal speed recording you can also record at high speed approximately twice the normal speed 1 Load a recordable MD 2 Load a CD you want to record 3 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to CD 4...

Page 18: ...the system is poor and retry fails High Speed CD MD Synchro Recording is disabled In this case 1 flashes in the display and the MD deck automatically starts recording Note that monitoring of the recorded signal is not possible when this occurs To record on an MD for a long time MDLP recording See Recording tips on page 20 To stop recording Press x Tips Depending on the disc CD TEXT information may...

Page 19: ...akes you to ascertain the contents and press the record button To prevent the loss of this material the Time Machine Recording feature constantly stores the most recent audio data in a buffer memory This lets you record the sound from 6 seconds before starting recording as shown in the illustration below When you press ENTER YES in step 5 End of the source to be recorded 6 seconds Recorded portion...

Page 20: ...rding mode Even if you press REC MODE repeatedly to select MONO the monitor signal during recording does not become monaural You cannot use S F Edit and some other MD edit functions for tracks recorded in MDLP mode If you press REC MODE repeatedly to select MONO REC MONO appears To add LP at the beginning of a track name during MDLP recording LP appears when you try to play the track on a system t...

Page 21: ...ntinuously below a certain level for more than two seconds and then exceeds that level Notes You cannot mark track numbers automatically if the sound source to be recorded is noisy e g tapes or radio programmes or during timer recording If you pause recording during CD recording a track number is recorded at that point Also note that the tracks might be recorded as the same single track with a sin...

Page 22: ...or 30 seconds or more Off On To change the trigger level for Level Synchro Recording Perform the following procedure to change the signal level that triggers Level Synchro Recording 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD 2 Press MENU NO 3 Turn or press or on the remote until Setup appears then press ENTER YES 4 Turn or press or on the remote until LS T appears then press ENTER YE...

Page 23: ...om a CD etc 1 Prepare the desired sound source to record and start play 2 Confirm that the MD deck is in recording standby If not press MD REC 3 Press MENU NO 4 Turn or press or on the remote until Setup appears then press ENTER YES 5 Turn or press or on the remote until Level Adjust appears then press ENTER YES 6 Turn or press or on the remote to adjust the recording level The recording level can...

Page 24: ...y mode To cancel the last edit Use Undo Function to cancel the last edit and restore the contents of the MD to the condition before the edit see page 31 To quit while editing Press MENU NO After editing Press Z to remove the MD or press 1 power to turn off the system TOC lights up or either TOC or STANDBY starts flashing The TOC is updated and editing is completed Before pulling out the mains lead...

Page 25: ...es on a single MD 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD To label a track turn or press or on the remote until the desired track number appears 2 Press NAME EDIT CHARACTER on the remote The cursor starts flashing 3 Press NAME EDIT CHARACTER on the remote to select the desired type of character Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows Blank space t ...

Page 26: ...ss or on the remote until Name appears then press ENTER YES 3 Turn or press or on the remote until Nm Copy appears then press ENTER YES 4 Turn or press or on the remote to select Disc when copying the disc title or the track number with the title you want to copy then press ENTER YES 5 Turn or press or on the remote to select the copy destination track number or Disc when copying as the disc title...

Page 27: ...unction to MD 2 Press MENU NO to display Edit Menu 3 Turn or press or on the remote until Tr Erase appears then press ENTER YES 4 Turn or press or on the remote until the desired track number appears 5 Press ENTER YES Complete appears Note Erase appears when the track was recorded or edited on another deck and then protected To erase the track press ENTER YES while Erase appears Erasing all tracks...

Page 28: ...ively 10Turn or press or on the remote to find point B The procedure is the same as step 6 11Press ENTER YES if point B is correct Complete appears Erasing a portion of a track A B Erase Function You can specify a portion within a track and erase the portion with ease You can shift the desired portion by frame minute or second intervals 1 frame is 1 86 second E g Erasing a portion of track 2 1 2 1...

Page 29: ... to move appears then press ENTER YES 5 Turn or press or on the remote until the new track position appears Original track number New track position 6 Press ENTER YES Complete appears 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD 2 Press MENU NO to display Edit Menu 3 Turn or press or on the remote until Divide appears then press ENTER YES 4 Turn or press or on the remote until the desi...

Page 30: ...f tracks decreases by one and all tracks following the combined ones are renumbered You can also use this function to erase unnecessary track numbers E g Combining track 3 to track 1 1 2 1 2 4 3 3 A A C B D D C B E g Combining track 1 to track 4 1 2 1 2 4 3 3 4 5 A B C D A D C B 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD 2 Press MENU NO to display Edit Menu 3 Turn or press or on the ...

Page 31: ... cancel the last edit and restore the contents of the MD to the condition before the edit Note however that you cannot undo an edit if you do any of the following after the edit Do another edit Start recording Update the TOC by turning off the system or ejecting the MD Disconnect the mains lead You cannot undo the S F Edit Function even if you use the Undo Function 1 Press MENU NO in stop mode to ...

Page 32: ...Changing the recorded level after recording S F Edit Function You can change the volume of recorded tracks using S F Scale Factor Edit The original track is recorded over at the new recording level When changing the recording level you can select Fade in Recording to gradually increase the signal level at the start of recording or Fade out Recording to gradually decrease the signal level at the en...

Page 33: ... 5 seconds in 0 1 second steps You cannot set the time longer than the track 7 Press ENTER YES S F Edit OK appears in the display 8 Press ENTER YES again The deck starts recording over the existing track S F Edit appears while the track is being recorded When the recording finishes Complete appears in the display for a few seconds Notes Do not disconnect the mains lead or move the system while rec...

Page 34: ...her stations To stop scanning Press m or M To tune in a station with a weak signal Press m or M in step 2 MANUAL appears Then press m or M repeatedly to tune in the station manually To set another station to an existing preset number Start over from step 1 After step 5 turn or press or on the remote to select the preset number you want to store the other station To change the AM tuning interval ex...

Page 35: ...EREO MONO repeatedly until MONO appears There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve Turn off the radio Press 1 Change the display Press DISPLAY repeatedly The display changes cyclically as follows Frequency with station name t Clock display t Effect name The station name appears when you label the preset station see Labelling the preset stations on the next page or the RDS broadc...

Page 36: ...ng service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal This tuner offers convenient RDS features like station name display and location of stations by program type RDS is available only on FM stations Note RDS may not work properly if the station you are tuned in is not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal is weak Not all FM stat...

Page 37: ...uch as TYPE I normal TYPE II CrO2 or TYPE IV metal Notes If you do not close the lid you cannot start playing the tape If you open the lid while playing a tape the deck stops playing The AMS feature may not work in the following cases the blank space between tracks is four seconds or less the TV is too close to the system With the side you want to play facing up 2 Close the lid with your hand To r...

Page 38: ... the beginning of the bottom side You can record only your favourite CD tracks with Programme Play After step 2 follow the same procedures as step 1 to 6 in Programming CD tracks on page 11 Then go to step 3 Recording on an MD and a tape at the same time Place the CD you want to record Then insert a blank tape and a recordable MD Press SYNCHRO MODE repeatedly until DUAL SYNC appears then press ENT...

Page 39: ...ep 3 Note If the tape becomes full during recording the MD deck and the tape deck stop automatically Recording on a tape manually Manual Recording You can record just the portions you like from a CD or an MD on a tape You can also record a radio programme The recording level is automatically adjusted 1 Load a blank tape 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the desired source to record 3 Press TAP...

Page 40: ... GROOVE You can listen to music with more powerful sound Press GROOVE GROOVE appears in the display and the volume switches to power mode DBFB is also turned on Press again to cancel GROOVE DBFB is also cancelled Tip GROOVE is factory set to on Reinforcing the bass sound DBFB You can listen to music with stronger bass tones Press DBFB on the remote DBFB appears in the display and the bass is reinf...

Page 41: ...to music Press SLEEP on the remote Each time you press the button the minute display the turn off time changes cyclically as follows SLEEP OFF t AUTO t 90min t 80min t t 10min The system automatically turns off after the current CD MD or tape finishes playing up to 100 minutes When the function is TUNER the system turns off in 100 minutes To Press Change the time to turn off SLEEP on the remote to...

Page 42: ...stem turns on until the play starts about 30 seconds before the preset time Waking up to music Daily Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time Make sure you have set the clock see Setting the time on page 8 1 Prepare the sound source you want to play CD Place a CD To start from a specific track make a programme see Programming CD tracks on page 11 MD Insert an MD To start from a specific tra...

Page 43: ...orded MD recording starts after the recorded tracks If you use a tape recording starts from the top side Insert a tape with the side you want to record on facing up 8 Press 1 to turn off the system To Do this Check the setting Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and turn or press or on the remote to select either MD REC or TAPE REC then press ENTER YES Change the setting Start over from step 1 ...

Page 44: ...ng from a digital component on an MD Connect a digital cable Listen to the connected digital component Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to OPTICAL IN Make an analogue recording from an analogue component on an MD or a tape Connect the audio cords Listen to the connected analogue component Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to VIDEO Operate the system from a personal c...

Page 45: ...ty Very humid Subject to vibrations Subject to direct sunlight On installing When you move the system remove the CD or MD On operation If the system is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lens inside the CD player or the MD deck Should this occur the system will not operate properly Remove the CD or MD and leave the system t...

Page 46: ... because of scratches dirt recording condition or the drive s characteristics Besides the discs which are not yet finalized at the end of recording cannot be played back Cleaning the cabinet Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with mild detergent solution Before placing a cassette in the tape deck Take up any slack in the tape Otherwise the tape may get entangled in the parts of the tape deck and ...

Page 47: ...cks cannot be combined with others Track combination may become impossible when repeated editing has been done to the track s The total recorded time and the remaining time on the MD do not add up to the maximum recording time Recording is done in minimum units of 2 seconds each no matter how short the material The recorded contents may be shorter than the maximum recording capacity Disc space may...

Page 48: ...he clock again see page 8 Guide to the Serial Copy Management System Digital audio components such as CDs MDs and DATs let you copy music easily with high quality by processing music as a digital signal To protect the copyrighted music programmes this system uses the Serial Copy Management System that allows you to make only a single copy of a digitally recorded source through digital to digital c...

Page 49: ...peaker vibration may cause the sound to skip Insert the disc and wait for 10 to 20 minutes with the system turned on continued The timer does not function Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote to set the timer and light up DAILY or REC in the display see pages 42 and 43 Check the set contents and set the correct time see pages 42 and 43 Cancel the Sleep Timer function see page 41 You cannot activ...

Page 50: ...nsert a cassette The tab has been removed from the cassette Cover the broken tab with adhesive tape see page 46 The tape has wound to the end The tape does not record or play or there is a decrease in sound level The heads are dirty Clean them The record playback heads are magnetised Demagnetise them see page 46 The tape does not erase completely The record playback heads are magnetised Demagnetis...

Page 51: ...stic stand Try turning off surrounding electrical equipments A stereo FM programme cannot be received in stereo Press STEREO MONO until STEREO appears in the display See Severe hum or noise stations cannot be received and check the aerial condition Cyclical static noise is heard while recording on an MD Adjust the aerial orientation and position until the noise stops If the system still does not o...

Page 52: ...s protected against erasure There is no time remaining on the MD Self diagnosis display This system has a Self diagnosis display function to let you know if there is a system malfunction The display shows a code made up of three letters and a message alternately to show you the problem To solve the problem refer to the following list If any problem persists consult your nearest Sony dealer C11 Pro...

Page 53: ...P You pressed PLAY MODE DIRECTION during play Rehearsal The MD is playing the specified dividing point for confirmation during the Divide function S F Edit You attempted to perform another operation while in S F Edit changing the recording level after recording Fade in Fade out mode S F Edit NOW You pressed 1 while in S F Edit changing the recording level after recording Fade in Fade out mode Smar...

Page 54: ...ut Rated 40 40 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output Reference 50 50 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Music power output Reference 95 95 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Other models DIN power output Rated 40 40 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output Reference 50 50 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Inputs VIDEO AUDIO IN phono jacks voltage 250 mV impedance 47 kilohms CD DIGITAL ...

Page 55: ...kHz with the interval set at 10 kHz Aerial AM loop aerial External aerial terminals Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Speaker SS SCL5 Speaker system 2 way bass reflex type Speaker units Woofer 17 cm dia cone type Tweeter 5 cm dia cone type Nominal impedance 6 ohms General Power requirements European model 230 V AC 50 60 Hz Australian and New Zealand models 230 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Other models 120 V 220...

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