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Operating Instructions

Compact Hi-Fi
Component
System

4-239-180-11(4)

© 2002 Sony Corporation

  

  

CHC-TB20

Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sony Manuals

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Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Compact Hi Fi Component System 4 239 180 11 4 2002 Sony Corporation CHC TB20 Downloaded From Disc Player com Sony Manuals ...

Page 2: ...th liquids such as vases on the apparatus Do not install the appliance in a confined space such as a bookcase or built in cabinet 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 ...

Page 3: ...ing to a tape CD Synchro Recording Recording Manually Program Edit 19 Timer recording radio programs 20 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 21 Selecting the preset music menu 22 Adjusting the equalizer and storing 22 Timer Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer 23 Waking up to music Daily Timer 23 Display Turning off the display Power Saving Mode 24 Adjusting the brightness of the display back light...

Page 4: ...qh 9 15 SURROUND wf 21 Tape deck lid 4 18 TAPE nN qs 18 19 TUNER BAND e 13 15 ALPHABETICAL ORDER A G CD disc tray qk 8 CD SYNC wj 19 CD NX wl 9 DBFB ws 21 DIMMER 2 24 DISC 1 3 ql 10 DISC 1 3 Z ql 8 DISPLAY 3 24 Display window 5 EDIT wg 20 ENTER YES qd 8 10 12 13 14 21 22 23 EQ EDIT qj 22 FUNCTION qg 9 18 GROOVE wa 21 Illustration number r PLAY MODE qg 9 13 14 R R Name of button part Reference page...

Page 5: ...L ORDER A G CHECK 8 11 CLEAR qs 11 CLOCK TIMER SELECT 2 21 24 CLOCK TIMER SET 3 8 20 23 DBFB wh 21 DIMMER wd 24 DISC SKIP 9 9 11 DISPLAY qk 24 ENTER YES qa 8 10 12 13 14 21 22 23 FUNCTION qg 9 18 GROOVE qh 21 M Z MENU NO wa 13 MUSIC MENU 6 22 NAME EDIT CHARACTER ws 11 16 REPEAT 7 9 SCROLL wg 12 25 SLEEP 1 23 SURROUND 5 21 TUNER BAND wf 13 15 VOL qj Downloaded From Disc Player com Sony Manuals ...

Page 6: ...ollowing Black Red 3 Insert this portion 2 Connect the FM AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect it Jack type A FM75 AM AM loop antenna Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally Hooking up the system Perform the following procedure 1 to 4 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories Downloaded From Disc Player com Sony Manuals ...

Page 7: ...erform the following procedure to protect the CD mechanism 1 Make sure that all discs are removed from the system 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears 3 Press FUNCTION while holding down DISC 1 until LOCK appears 4 Unplug the power cord Inserting two R6 size AA batteries into the remote E e e E Tip When the remote no longer operates the system replace both batteries with new ones Note If y...

Page 8: ... adjust the clock 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote 2 Press or on the remote to select CLOCK SET then press ENTER YES 3 Do the same procedures as step 3 to 6 above Note You cannot set the clock in the Power Saving Mode CD When you play a CD single 8 cm CD place it on the inner circle of the tray Loading a CD 1 Press DISC 1 3 Z The disc tray opens 2 Place a CD with the label side up on the disc...

Page 9: ... remove Play repeatedly Repeat Play Press REPEAT FM MODE during play until REPEAT or REPEAT 1 appears REPEAT For all the tracks on the CD up to five times REPEAT 1 For a single track only To cancel playing repeatedly press REPEAT FM MODE until REPEAT or REPEAT 1 disappears You cannot select REPEAT and ALL DISCS SHUFFLE at the same time continued Getting Started CD Playing time Disc tray number Tra...

Page 10: ...programed STEP appears followed by the number of the track in the programed sequence The number of the last programed track appears followed by the total playing time of the program Total playing time Last programed track number Tips You can start playing from the desired track in Normal Play or Program Play Slide the knob to l or to L or press or on the remote until the desired track number appea...

Page 11: ...EDIT CHARACTER on the remote The cursor starts flashing 4 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 A Upper cases t a Lower cases t 0 Numbers t Symbols continued Cancel Program Play Press PLAY MODE TUNING MODE repeatedly until PROGRAM and SHUFFLE disappear Check the program ...

Page 12: ...racter During step 4 to 6 press m or M on the remote until the cursor shifts to the character you want to erase then press CLEAR on the remote while the character is flashing You cannot insert characters To cancel labeling Press MENU NO on the remote Checking the disc titles 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to CD 2 Press DISC SKIP on the remote repeatedly until the desired CD app...

Page 13: ... in any of those stations simply by selecting the corresponding preset number There are two ways to store the station presets To Method Automatic Tuning Preset Automatically tune in all of the stations that can be received in your area and then store then manually Manual Tuning Preset Manually tune in and store the the radio frequency of your favorite stations Setting presets through automatic tun...

Page 14: ...6 to store other stations Other operations To Do this Presetting radio stations continued 4 Press TUNER MEMORY DIRECTION 5 Slide the knob to l or to L or press m or M on the remote repeatedly to select the desired preset number Preset number 6 Press ENTER YES Complete appears and the station is stored 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 to store other stations Tune in a station with a weak signal Follow the pro...

Page 15: ...M 2 Press PLAY MODE TUNING MODE until PRESET and AUTO disappear 3 Slide the knob to m or to M or press m or M on the remote to tune in the desired station continued Tuner To change the AM tuning interval except for the European model The AM tuning interval is factory set to 9 kHz 10 kHz in some areas To change the AM tuning interval tune in any AM station first then turn off the system While holdi...

Page 16: ...ess CLEAR on the remote repeatedly to erase the name 4 Press ENTER YES Tips To improve broadcast reception adjust the supplied antennas or connect a commercially available external antenna When an FM stereo program has static noise press REPEAT FM MODE repeatedly until MONO appears There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve To tune in automatically press PLAY MODE TUNING MODE re...

Page 17: ...ON PHONE IN TRAVEL LEISURE JAZZ COUNTRY country music NATION M nation s popular music OLDIES FOLK M DOCUMENT investigative features TEST test signal for emergency broadcast ALARM emergency broadcast and NONE any programs not defined above Not all FM stations provide RDS service nor do they provide the same types of services If you are not familiar with the RDS system check with your local radio st...

Page 18: ... the side you want to play facing up To remove the tape lift up the tape from the side as shown in the illustration 2 Close the lid with your hand Playing a tape You can use TYPE I normal tape 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to TAPE 2 Press TUNER MEMORY DIRECTION repeatedly until g appears to play one side or h or j to play both sides 3 Press TAPE nN or N on the remote Press TAP...

Page 19: ...When you want to record on the bottom side press TAPE nN 5 Press TUNER MEMORY DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to record on one side Select h or j to record on both sides 6 Press REC PAUSE START Press REC PAUSE START and then start playing the desired source To stop recording Press x Tips When you record on both sides be sure to start from the top side If you start from the bottom side recording s...

Page 20: ...cordable tape Recording starts from the top side Insert a tape with the side you want to record on facing up 7 Press 1 to turn off the system Recording a CD by specifying track order Program Edit 1 Load a CD and load a recordable tape 2 Program CD tracks following step 2 to 6 in Programing CD tracks on page 10 3 Press CD SYNC The tape deck stands by to record The CD player stands by for playback 4...

Page 21: ...il the recording starts If the system is on about 30 seconds before the preset time the timer recording will not be activated The volume is reduced to minimum during recording Adjusting the sound Enjoying the powerful sound 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 c...

Page 22: ...the equalizer and storing You can adjust the sound by raising or lowering the levels of specific frequency ranges then store the personal file P FILE in the memory Select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound first 1 Press EQ EDIT LOW appears and you can adjust the low frequency band 2 Slide the knob to l or to L to adjust the level then press EQ EDIT The low frequency band is set and M...

Page 23: ...cks on page 10 Tape Insert a tape Radio Tune in a station see Listening to the radio on page 15 2 Press VOL or on the remote to adjust the volume 3 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote DAILY SET appears 4 Press ENTER YES ON appears and the hour indication flashes 5 Set the time to start playing Press or on the remote to set the hour then press ENTER YES The minute indication flashes Press or on the...

Page 24: ...g off the display Power Saving Mode The demonstration display display window and buttons lighting and flashing even when the system power is off and the clock display can be turned off to minimize the amount of power consumed during standby Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is off until the demonstration display or the clock display disappears To cancel the Power Saving M...

Page 25: ... playing time and disc title CD Press DISPLAY in stop mode Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows Total number of tracks and total playing time t CD disc title t Clock display t Effect name Displayed only when CD title is labeled Nothing appears when this information is not labeled Checking the station name Tuner Press DISPLAY Each time you press the button the di...

Page 26: ...connect a digital or an analogue component to this system Optional analogue component From the audio output jacks of an analogue component Optional digital component To the digital input jack of a digital component B CD DIGITAL OUT jack Use a digital cable square not supplied to connect an optional digital component such as an MD recorder to this jack You can then make a digital recording from thi...

Page 27: ... MD Recording on a connected digital component 1 Connect the digital cable See Hooking up optional components on page 26 2 Start recording Refer to the operating instructions provided with the connected component Recording audio from a connected component 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 26 2 Start recording manually See Recording to a tape on page 19 Notes Pres...

Page 28: ...D then leave the system turned on for a few hours until the moisture evaporates Press CD NX to start play Problems and remedies If you have any problem using this system use the following checklist First check that the power cord is connected firmly and that the speakers are connected correctly and firmly Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer General The display window and bu...

Page 29: ...re erased The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize them see page 32 Optional components There is no sound Refer to General item There is no sound on page 28 and check the condition of the system Connect the component properly see page 26 while checking if the cords are connected properly if the cord plugs are firmly inserted all the way Turn on the connected component Refer to the oper...

Page 30: ...b has been removed from the cassette No Tape There is no tape in the tape deck Open You performed a tape operation with the tape deck lid not completely shut Problems and remedies continued If the system still does not operate properly after performing the above measures reset the system as follows 1 Unplug the power cord 2 Plug the power cord back into the wall outlet 3 Press 1 to turn on the sys...

Page 31: ...ch magnets are attached or used near the speaker system such as audio racks TV stands and toys These may cause magnetic distortion to the picture due to their interaction with the system continued Additional Information Precautions On operating voltage Before operating the system check that the operating voltage of your system is identical with the voltage of your local power supply On safety The ...

Page 32: ...ying clean the CD with a cleaning cloth Wipe the CD from the center out Do not use a CD with tape seals or paste on it as this may damage the player Do not use solvents Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight or heat sources Discs with non standard shapes e g heart square star cannot be played on this system Attempting to do so may damage the system Do not use such discs Note on CD R CD RW playbac...

Page 33: ...duration continuous Frequency response 2 Hz 20 kHz 0 5 dB CD DIGITAL OUT Square optical connector jack rear panel Wavelength 660 nm Tape deck section Recording system 4 track 2 channel stereo Frequency response 50 13 000 Hz 3 dB using Sony TYPE I cassettes Wow and flutter 0 15 W Peak IEC 0 1 W RMS NAB 0 2 W Peak DIN Tuner section FM stereo FM AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range ...

Page 34: ... 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector Power consumption European models 120 watts 0 5 watts at the Power Saving Mode Other models 100 watts Dimensions w h d incl projecting parts and controls Amplifier Tuner Tape CD section Approx 215 285 386 mm Speaker SS TB20 Approx 205 285 220 mm Speaker SS TB50 Approx 205 285 240 mm Mass Amplifier Tuner Tape CD section Approx 7 7 kg Speakers SS T...

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