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Compact Hi-Fi
Stereo System

© 2001 Sony Corporation

Operating Instructions

4-234-771-

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LBT-GV8
LBT-GV6

Summary of Contents for LBT-GV6

Page 1: ...Compact Hi Fi Stereo System 2001 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 4 234 771 11 1 LBT GV8 LBT GV6 ...

Page 2: ... place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus This stereo system is equipped with the Dolby B type noise reduction system Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Don t throw a battery dispose it as the injurious wastes This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT M...

Page 3: ...oting 34 Specifications 36 Glossary 39 Parts Identification Main unit 4 Remote control 5 Getting Started Hooking up the system 6 Inserting two size AA R6 batteries into the remote 8 Setting the time 8 Saving the power in standby mode 8 VIDEO CD CD Loading a disc 9 Playing a VIDEO CD Normal Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play 9 Playing a VIDEO CD with the PBC functions Ver 2 0 PBC Play 11 Playing a CD No...

Page 4: ...a 10 11 17 18 NON STOP ea 13 P FILE qg 26 27 PHONES jack qk PLAY MODE w 9 12 13 18 24 POWER SAVE DEMO STANDBY 3 8 PREV wa 10 11 17 18 PUSH OPEN wj 9 10 12 REPEAT w 10 12 RETURN wa 11 SELECT wa 11 SLEEP 8 29 SPECTRUM ANALYZER 5 28 STEREO MONO wg 21 SUPER WOOFER rs 26 32 SUPER WOOFER MODE ra 26 SURROUND rf 23 26 TIMER SELECT 9 25 30 TUNER BAND wh 20 21 23 TUNER MEMORY wl 20 TUNING MODE wg 20 21 VIDE...

Page 5: ...KEY CONTROL 2 qh 28 LOOP qd 14 MD N qj MD X qj MD x qj NEXT qk 10 11 12 17 18 21 22 Numeric buttons 8 10 11 16 18 ON SCREEN 3 15 16 PREV qk 10 11 12 17 18 21 22 REPEAT wd 10 12 SELECT CD N qs 9 10 12 16 18 SLEEP wj 29 SPECIAL MENU 9 16 18 SURROUND qf 23 26 TUNER BAND ql 20 21 23 TV CH 7 8 TV VIDEO 1 8 TV VOL 6 8 TV 1 4 8 VOL qg 21 BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 1 5 O RETURN qa x qs m M qs X qs wa ws wd wf wg...

Page 6: ...antenna Right speaker Left speaker 1 Connect the speakers Connect the speaker cords to the FRONT SPEAKER jacks as below Insert only the stripped portion Black Stripe Red Solid 3 Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally AM loop antenna Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally AM loop antenna Jack type B Jack type A 2 Connect the FM AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect it ...

Page 7: ...he power cord to a wall outlet The demonstration appears in the display When you press 1 the system turns on and the demonstration automatically ends If the supplied adaptor on the plug does not fit your wall outlet detach it from the plug only for models equipped with the adaptor Notes Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise When you play back a VIDEO CD recorded in a diffe...

Page 8: ... The 1 indicator lights up even in the Power Saving Mode The timer works in the Power Saving Mode Everytime you press DISPLAY when the power is off the display changes as follows Demonstration y Clock Note You cannot set the time in the Power Saving Mode To cancel the Power Saving Mode Press POWER SAVE DEMO STANDBY to show the demonstration Inserting two size AA R6 batteries into the remote Tip Wh...

Page 9: ...V and select the video input Refer to the instructions included with your TV for details When you play a CD single place it on the inner circle of the tray 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until the mode you want appears 3 Press HX or SELECT CD N on the remote Track number Disc number in the playing position Elapsed time Select ALL DISCS 1 DISC ALL DISCS SHUFFLE 1 DISC SHUFFLE PROGRAM To play All VIDE...

Page 10: ...to resume play or SELECT CD N on the remote Press NEXT to go forward PREV to go back Or during play or pause turn the jog dial clockwise to go forward or counterclockwise to go backward and release it when you reach the desired track Or press to go forward or to go backward on the remote 2 Press M or m during playback 1 Press once to start searching 2 Press again to increase the search speed Each ...

Page 11: ... with PBC functions and PBC OFF appears when its function is canceled Note During playback you cannot go to the next disc even if you ve selected ALL DISCS Press DISC SKIP or D SKIP on the remote to go to the next disc To Stop play See the rest of a menu Go back to the top of a menu Go back to a previous menu Cancel playback with PBC functions Ver 2 0 Select a menu number using the remote Playing ...

Page 12: ...unction Select a CD Switch to CD function from another source Play repeatedly Repeat Play Remove the CD Do this Press x Press HX or X on the remote Press again to resume play During play or pause turn the jog dial clockwise to go forward or counterclockwise to go backward or press to go forward or to go backward on the remote Press M or m during playback Press HX at the desired point to stop searc...

Page 13: ...rogram Play You can make a program of up to 32 tracks from all the VIDEO CD CDs in the order you want them to be played 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PROGRAM appears 3 Press DISC SKIP or D SKIP on the remote to select a VIDEO CD CD 4 Turn the jog dial until the track you want appears 5 Press PLAY MODE once The track is programmed First STEP and the...

Page 14: ...me Using the VIDEO CD CD display You can check the remaining time of the current track or that of the VIDEO CD CD Press DISPLAY Each time you press this button the information changes as follows During normal playback Playing time on the current track t Remaining time on the current track t Remaining time on current VIDEO CD CD 1 DISC mode or display ALL DISCS mode t Clock display for a few second...

Page 15: ...p Depending on conditions some items are displayed and others are not Notes Normally leave the display mode set to either ON SCREEN 1 or 2 When you select ON SCREEN OFF you cannot check the operating status while operating the CD player In this case check the information on the front panel display When you record video signals played back from this system onto a video tape etc be sure to select ON...

Page 16: ...er This function lets you start playback from a specific scene 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions Ver 2 0 2 Press SPECIAL MENU 3 Press 1 to select 1 SCENE SEARCH SCENE and the total number of scenes appear on the TV screen 4 Press the numeric buttons 1 10 0 to select the desired scene See Tips on page 10 5 Press SELECT CD N Playback starts from the selected scene To stop playback Press ...

Page 17: ...of tracks 1 through 9 in default setting on the current disc appear The sound of the first three seconds of each track on an audio CD plays but there is no sound when using a VIDEO CD 3 Press the numeric buttons to select the desired track To switch to a 12 frame display You can switch the digest display from 9 to 12 frames 1 Press SPECIAL MENU 2 Press 5 3 Proceed with steps 1 and 2 of Locating th...

Page 18: ...tons PLAY MODE x DISC SKIP or D SKIP on the remote or SPECIAL MENU or turn the jog dial you remove the VIDEO CD you unplug the system s AC power cord Locating a section within a track Track Digest You can have the CD player divide a VIDEO CD track into either 9 or 12 different sections and display the first scene of each section on the TV screen 1 Start playing the desired VIDEO CD track 2 Press S...

Page 19: ...e outline of the picture to create a sharper image Press ACTIVE so ACTIVE PICTURE appears To cancel Press ACTIVE again to display ACTIVE OFF Notes The active picture function is not available when playing audio CDs ACTIVE OFF is selected automatically when you turn the system off ...

Page 20: ...lect the preset number you want to store for another station You can add a new preset number after the last preset number To erase the preset station 1 Hold down TUNER MEMORY until a preset number appears 2 Press to select the preset number you want to erase Select ALL ERASE when you want to erase all the preset stations 3 Press ENTER COMPLETE appears When you erase a preset number the preset numb...

Page 21: ... PRESET 3 Press or on the remote to tune in the preset station you want When only one station is preset ONE PRESET appears To Turn off the radio Adjust the volume To listen to non preset radio stations Press TUNING MODE repeatedly in step 2 until MANUAL appears then press to tune in the desired station Tips When an FM program is noisy press STEREO MONO so that MONO appears There will be no stereo ...

Page 22: ...ard Rewind Remove the cassette Tape Insert with the side you want to play record facing forward Tips The deck stops automatically after repeating the sequence five times You can fast forward or rewind the tape regardless of the selected source When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low level high frequency signals press DOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR B appears Searching for the beginning of a track ...

Page 23: ... DOLBY NR B appears in the display except when recording from a tape Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to record on one side Select j or RELAY to record on both sides Press X Recording starts Tips When you want to record on the reverse side press h after pressing z REC so that the indicator on the h button for the reverse side lights up green When you record on both sides be sure to start fro...

Page 24: ...at step 3 to program the remaining tracks to be recorded on side B 6 Press CD SYNC Deck B stands by for recording 7 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to record on one side Select j or RELAY to record on both sides 8 Press X Recording starts 9 Press x on the deck B and the CD player to stop recording Tip To check the required tape length for recording a VIDEO CD CD press EDIT so that EDIT flas...

Page 25: ...ee Presetting radio stations on page 20 and set the clock see Setting the time on page 8 beforehand 1 Tune in the preset radio station see Listening to the radio on page 21 2 Press c CLOCK SET 3 Press v V repeatedly to select REC then press ENTER NEXT ON appears and the hour indication flashes in the display 4 Set the time to start recording Press v V to set the hour then press ENTER NEXT The minu...

Page 26: ... to the previous volume Note Canceling the Groove mode cancels the equalizer curve and super woofer level Adjust the equalizer settings to obtain the desired effect Selecting the audio emphasis effect Selecting the preset effect from the music menu Press the desired DIRECT EQUALIZER button The preset effect name appears See the chart Music menu options To Select USER FILE Cancel the effect Music m...

Page 27: ...efore operating first select the basic audio emphasis you want for your sound 1 Press b B to select the frequencies then press v V to adjust the level 2 Press ENTER NEXT This setting is automatically stored as P FILE Any settings previously stored at this memory location are erased and replaced by the new settings To call up the personal file Press P FILE Tip If you choose another audio emphasis t...

Page 28: ...ging along Karaoke You can sing along with any stereo CD or tape by turning down the singer s voice You need to connect an optional microphone 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down the microphone control level 2 Connect an optional microphone to MIC1 or MIC2 3 Press KARAOKE PON MPX repeatedly to obtain the karaoke effect you desire Each time you press the button the display changes as follows KARAO...

Page 29: ...microphone only you can do so by selecting the CD function and not playing a VIDEO CD CD When high level sound signals are input the unit automatically adjusts the recording level to prevent distortion of the recorded sound signal Auto Level Control Function Enhancing video game sound Game Sync You can enjoy the sound effects of video games 1 Connect a video game player see Connecting an MD deck V...

Page 30: ...IDEO CD CD tracks on page 13 Tape Load a tape with the side you want to play facing forward Radio Tune in the preset station you want see Presetting radio stations on page 20 2 Adjust the volume 3 Press c CLOCK SET SET appears and DAILY flashes in the display 4 Press v V repeatedly to select DAILY then press ENTER NEXT ON appears and the hour digits flash in the display 5 Set the time to start pla...

Page 31: ...om CD to MD Listen to the connected MD deck Listen to the connected VCR Listen to the sound from the connected camcorder or video game Notes If sound is distorted when you connect your VCR to the VCR input jack of the unit connect your VCR to the MD input jack instead Be sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors To the video input of your TV To the video output of your VCR To the aud...

Page 32: ... caused by the bass sound from the speakers The bass sound may produce the distortion or howling To avoid this do the following 1 Keep some distance between the speakers and the turntable 2 Stop using the surround effect 3 Place the speakers and the turntable on a firm and stable surface 4 Press SUPER WOOFER repeatedly until the indicator on this button goes off To the audio outputs of your turnta...

Page 33: ...ly To avoid burning yourself do not touch the cabinet To prevent a malfunction do not cover the ventilation hole for cooling fan On operation If the unit 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 Should this occur the unit will not operate properly Remove the VIDEO CD CD and leave the unit turned on fo...

Page 34: ...eshooting If you run into any problem using this unit use the following check list First check that the power cord is connected firmly and the speakers are connected correctly and firmly Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer General The display starts flashing as soon as you plug in the power cord even though you haven t turned on the power Refer to demonstration see page 7 s...

Page 35: ...heck the speaker connection and speaker placement VIDEO CD CD Player There is no picture Check that the player is connected correctly and securely Make sure you operate the TV correctly Make sure you set the SYSTEM SELECT correctly according to your TV color system Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears in the display An after image of the last picture remains on the screen or the picture is u...

Page 36: ...ltage 250 mV impedance 1 kilohm MD OUT phono jacks voltage 250 mV impedance 1 kilohm FRONT SPEAKER LBT GV8 accepts impedance of 4 to 16 ohms LBT GV6 accepts impedance of 6 to 16 ohms There is excessive wow or flutter or the sound drops out The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty see Cleaning the tape heads on page 34 Noise increases or the high frequencies are erased The record playback heads are ...

Page 37: ... DIN Tuner section FM stereo FM AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range 87 5 108 0 MHz 50 kHz step Antenna FM lead antenna Antenna terminals 75 ohm unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10 7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range Middle Eastern and Philippine models 531 1 602 kHz with the interval set at 9 kHz Other models 531 1 602 kHz with the interval set at 9 kHz 530 1 710 kHz with the i...

Page 38: ...ption LBT GV8 300 watts LBT GV6 180 watts Dimensions w h d Approx 355 425 450 mm Mass LBT GV8 Approx 16 0 kg LBT GV6 Approx 15 5 kg Supplied accessories AM loop antenna 1 FM lead antenna 1 Speaker cords 2 Speaker pads 8 Remote commander 1 Batteries 2 Video connecting cable 1 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 39: ...ece on disc Each track is assigned a track number to help you locate the desired track VIDEO CD A compact disc which contains moving pictures VIDEO CDs contain compact picture information using the MPEG 1 format one of the world wide standards of digital compact technology The picture information is compressed about 120 times Consequently a 12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minutes of moving pic...

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