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©2003 Sony Corporation

4-246-669-11(1)

Micro Hi-Fi 
Component 
System

Operating Instructions

CMT-HP8V

Summary of Contents for CMT-HP8V

Page 1: ... 2003 Sony Corporation 4 246 669 11 1 Micro Hi Fi Component System Operating Instructions CMT HP8V ...

Page 2: ...apparatus This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product This label is located on the rear exterior The following caution label is located inside the apparatus Don t throw away the battery with general house waste dispose of it correctly as chemical waste ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark As an ENERGY STAR partner Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR ...

Page 3: ...pe 18 CD TAPE Synchro Recording Recording on a tape manually 19 Manual Recording Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 20 Selecting the sound effect 20 Selecting the surround effect 20 Singing along 21 Timer Falling asleep to music 22 Sleep Timer Waking up to music 22 Daily Timer Timer recording radio programs 23 Display Turning off the display 24 Power Saving Mode Adjusting the brightness of the d...

Page 4: ...to ISO9660 Level 1 Level 2 or Joliet A disc that has a non standard shape e g card heart A disc with paper or stickers on it A disc that has the adhesive cellophane tape or a sticker still left on it Do not use discs with seals protection rings or other accessories attached Do not use adaptors that change the size of a disc from 8 cm to standard size Up to 30 characters can be displayed How to use...

Page 5: ...e or malfunction With formats other than ISO 9660 level 1 and 2 folder names or file names may not be displayed correctly The following discs take a longer time to start playback a disc recorded with complicated tree structure a disc to which data can be added non finalized disc Note on playback operations of VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software prod...

Page 6: ...SPEAKER terminals as shown below 2 Connect the FM and AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect it Note Keep the antennas away from the speaker cords Getting Started Hooking up the system 5 3 2 1 4 AM loop antenna Right speaker Left speaker FM lead antenna Black Stripe Gray Solid 3 Insert only the stripped portion Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally AM loop antenna ...

Page 7: ...r NTSC depending on the color system of your TV while the power is off Notes You cannot set the color system in Power Saving Mode When you play back a VIDEO CD recorded in a different color system from the one you set to the unit the picture image may be distorted Inserting two R6 size AA batteries into the remote Note If you do not use the remote for a long period of time remove the batteries to ...

Page 8: ...clock starts working To adjust the clock 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SET 2 Press M m to select CLOCK SET then press ENTER 3 Do the same procedures as step 3 to 6 above Notes The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs You cannot set the clock in Power Saving Mode When carrying this system Perform the following procedure to protect the CD mechanism 1 Make...

Page 9: ... CD turn on your TV and select the video input Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV if you need help You can play both VIDEO CDs without PBC functions Ver 1 1 and VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 Example When a disc is loaded 1 Press CD or FUNCTION on the unit repeatedly until CD appears 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the displ...

Page 10: ...oding writing software recording device or the recording media used at the time an MP3 audio track is recorded you may encounter such problems as disabled playback sound interruptions and noise Tip When disc access takes a long time set CD POWER ON by the CD power manage function page 16 To play a track by entering the track number You can also select the track you want using the remote during Nor...

Page 11: ...nction to the TUNER when CD POWER OFF is selected page 16 Tip To view from the beginning of the VIDEO CD press x in stop mode then press N or CD N on the unit You can use PBC menus on your TV screen to enjoy the disc s interactive software The menu format and structure may differ depending on each disc Use buttons on the remote for the operation PBC Playback Control 1 Press CD or FUNCTION on the u...

Page 12: ...ns supplied with the disc You can cancel playback with PBC functions Ver 2 0 by pressing any numeric button in stop mode The disc is automatically played in Normal Play mode You can play all the tracks or a single track on a disc Press REPEAT FM MODE repeatedly until REP or REP1 appears REP For all the tracks on the disc s or all the tracks in the album up to five times REP1 For a single track onl...

Page 13: ...rack number You can also select the track you want using the remote Press the numeric button s instead of performing steps 4 and 5 Note When an 8 cm disc is loaded in the system it is impossible to select another disc to create a program Tips The program you made remains after Program Play finishes To play the same program again press CD or FUNCTION on the unit repeatedly until CD appears then pre...

Page 14: ...ck Disc Digest You can select the track you want by viewing the first frame of each track 9 different tracks can be displayed on the TV screen at one time 1 Press SPECIAL MENU in stop mode 2 Press 2 to select 2 DISC DIGEST The first frame of tracks 1 through 9 on the current disc are displayed 3 Press the numeric buttons 1 9 to select the track you want To display the next 9 tracks Press NEXT The ...

Page 15: ...ge 15 3 Press TUNER MEMORY on the remote A preset number appears 4 Press PRESET repeatedly to select the desired preset number 5 Press ENTER on the remote COMPLETE appears 6 Repeat steps 1 through 5 to store other stations Manual tuning preset You can manually tune in and store the radio frequency of the desired stations 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press TUNING repeatedly to...

Page 16: ...he interval repeat the same procedure Note You cannot change the AM tuning interval in the Power Saving Mode Tips The preset stations are retained for about a day even if you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs To improve the reception adjust the supplied antennas or connect an external antenna You can listen to a radio station either by selecting a preset station or by manually...

Page 17: ...ect but the reception will improve Press and hold TUNING The frequency indication changes and scanning stops when the system tunes in a station Automatic Tuning To record the radio programs use manual recording page 19 1 Slide the lid open with your hand 2 Insert a tape To remove the tape lift up the tape from the side as shown in the illustration 3 Slide the lid close with your hand Tape Play Loa...

Page 18: ... Press FUNCTION repeatedly or TAPE A B on the remote until TAPE appears 3 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly to select g to record on one side or h to record on both sides 4 Press FUNCTION repeatedly or CD on the remote until CD appears 5 Load a disc you want to record 6 Press CD SYNC The tape deck stands by for recording and the CD player pauses for playback REC flashes When you want to record on the rev...

Page 19: ...ource to record CD To record from this system s CD player TUNER To record from this system s tuner MD To record from the optional component connected to the MD IN jacks 5 Press REC PAUSE START The tape deck stands by for recording REC flashes When you want to record on the reverse side press TAPE nN or N on the remote 6 Press REC PAUSE START then start playing the desired source to record Recordin...

Page 20: ... the display See the chart Sound effect options To cancel the sound effect Press EFFECT ON OFF on the remote repeatedly until EFFECT OFF appears Sound effect options SURR lights up if you select an effect with surround effects MUSIC EQ MOVIE EQ Press SURROUND on the remote Each time you press the button the display changes as follows SURROUND ON y SURROUND OFF SURR lights up Sound Adjustment Adjus...

Page 21: ...iates from the center the voice on the source is singing in high soprano or tenor Mixing and recording sounds 1 Prepare the source you want to mix Then load a recordable tape 2 Press the function button of the source you want to record e g CD 3 Press REC PAUSE START The tape deck stands by for recording REC flashes 4 Press REC PAUSE START and then start singing speaking or playing the desired sour...

Page 22: ...ng your own program on page 13 TAPE Load a tape TUNER Tune in a radio station see Listening to the radio on page 16 2 Adjust the volume 3 Press CLOCK TIMER SET until DAILY SET appears 4 Press ENTER ON appears and the hour indication flashes 5 Set the time to start playing Press M m repeatedly to set the hour then press The minute indication flashes Press M m repeatedly to set the minute then press...

Page 23: ... 3 Press M m repeatedly to select REC SET then press ENTER ON appears and the hour indication flashes 4 Set the time to start recording Press M m repeatedly to set the hour then press The minute indication flashes Press M m repeatedly to set the minute then press ENTER 5 Set the time to stop recording following the same procedure as step 4 The start time the stop time and the preset radio station ...

Page 24: ...ng Mode Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is off Each time you press the button the display switches cyclically as follows Demonstration display t Clock display t No display Power Saving Mode appears if you have not set the clock Note You cannot perform the following operations in Power Saving Mode setting the clock changing the AM tuning interval except for Middle Eastern model turning on...

Page 25: ...of the current track 1 t Remaining time of the current disc 2 t Track title of CD TEXT disc 3 or track name of MP3 audio track t Album name of MP3 audio track for a few seconds t Clock display for eight seconds t Effect status 1 appears when playing back MP3 audio tracks 2 appears in ALL DISCS Shuffle or Program Play mode or when playing back MP3 audio tracks 3 When the disc contains more than 20 ...

Page 26: ...layed as a track title In the following case elapsed playing time and remaining time of the track may not be displayed accurately when an MP3 audio track of VBR variable bit rate is played when fast forward or fast reverse is performed You can check the current operating status and disc information of VIDEO CDs audio CDs or MP3 during playback or in stop mode Depending on conditions some items are...

Page 27: ...stem onto a video tape etc Otherwise the display information will also be recorded onto the video tape Noise may be heard when switching the on screen display While the player is Displayed In stop mode of a MP3 audio tracks Album name In Program Play mode Programed disc and track number During playback of a MP3 audio tracks Current album name and track name In other conditions No display While the...

Page 28: ... output the sound to that component from this system C VIDEO OUT jack Use the supplied video cable to connect the video input of TV to this jack Listening to audio from a connected component 1 Connect audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 28 2 Press GAME MD or FUNCTION on the unit repeatedly until MD appears Start playing the connected component Optional Components Hooking up opti...

Page 29: ...nt 1 Connect audio cords 2 Start recording manually See Recording on a tape manually on page 19 Recording on a connected component Making an analog recording 1 Connect audio cords 2 Start recording Refer to the operating instructions provided with connected component ...

Page 30: ...o presetting timer is canceled Redo the following Setting the clock page 8 Presetting radio stations page 15 Waking up to music page 22 Timer recording radio programs page 23 There is no sound Press VOL repeatedly or turn VOLUME on the unit clockwise Make sure the headphones are not connected Check the speaker connections page 6 There is no audio output during timer recording There is no microphon...

Page 31: ...nage function page 16 The sound skips Wipe the disc clean page 34 Replace the disc Try moving the system to a place without vibration e g on top of a stable stand Try moving the speakers away from the system or placing them on separate stands When you listen to a track with bass sounds at high volume the speaker vibration may cause the sound to skip Play does not start from the first track Press P...

Page 32: ... The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty Clean them page 35 Noise increases or the high frequencies are erased The record playback heads are magnetised Demagnetise them page 35 The tape does not record No cassette is loaded Load a cassette The tab has been removed from the cassette Cover the broken tab with adhesive tape page 35 The tape has wound to the end Optional components There is no sound R...

Page 33: ...udio track while pressing and holding M during playback or pause PUSH STOP You pressed PLAY MODE during playback READING The system is reading the TOC information of the disc Some buttons are not available STEP FULL You tried to program 26 tracks steps or more Tape NO TAPE There is no tape in the deck Timer OFF TIME NG The stopping time is the same as the starting time for the Daily Timer or timer...

Page 34: ...eakers can be installed near a TV set However color irregularity may still be observed on the TV screen depending on the type of your TV set If color irregularity is observed Turn off the TV set once then turn it on after 15 to 30 minutes If color irregularity is observed again Place the speakers farther away from the TV set On operation If the system is brought directly from a cold to a warm loca...

Page 35: ... cleaning cassette For details refer to the instructions of the cleaning cassette Demagnetising the tape heads Demagnetise the tape heads and the metal parts that have contact with the tape after every 20 to 30 hours of use with a separately sold demagnetising cassette For details refer to the instructions of the demagnetising cassette Main unit Amplifier section The following measured at AC 120 1...

Page 36: ...ntenna AM loop antenna Antenna terminals External antenna terminal Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Speaker Speaker system 3 way 3 unit bass reflex type Speaker units Woofer 12 cm cone type Tweeter 5 cm cone type Super Tweeter 2 cm dome type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 167 280 230 mm Mass Approx 3 0 kg net per speaker General Power requirements Saudi Arabian model 120 127 220 or...

Page 37: ...creens displayed on the TV screen PBC Playback in addition to the video playback functions of Ver 1 1 discs Moreover you can play high resolution still pictures if they are included on the disc Scene On a VIDEO CD with PBC playback control functions the menu screens moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes Track Sections of a picture or a music piece on a CD VIDEO...

Page 38: ... 5 15 16 TUNING qa 15 16 VOLUME ql 22 1 power 1 7 8 16 22 23 32 m M rewind fast forward qa 10 18 go back go forward qa 7 10 12 13 18 x stop 5 10 11 16 18 19 21 23 32 X pause 5 7 10 18 CD N play 5 10 11 13 14 37 TAPE nN play 5 18 19 23 DISC 1 Z DISC 5 Z eject qk 9 10 List of button locations and reference pages How to use this page Use this page to find the location of buttons and other parts of th...

Page 39: ...V wk 11 14 REPEAT FM MODE ea 12 17 SLEEP 1 22 SPECIAL MENU q 14 SURROUND ql 20 TAPE A B2 5 18 19 TUNER BAND ed 15 16 19 TUNER MEMORY 7 15 TUNING wj 15 16 VOL w 22 1 power 4 7 8 16 22 23 32 m M rewind fast forward wj 10 18 go back go forward wk 7 10 12 13 18 x stop qg 10 11 16 18 19 21 23 32 X pause qh 7 10 18 N play qd 10 11 13 14 18 19 23 37 M m cursor ws 8 22 23 RETURN O qf 11 1 This button is u...

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