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Operating Instructions

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel. Record the serial
number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your
Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No.

Serial No.

4-227-074-14(1)

Compact Hi-Fi
Stereo System

LBT-LX8
LBT-LX7
LBT-LX6
LBT-LX5

LBT-LX50
LBT-LX30

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Page 1: ...l numbers are located on the rear panel Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No Serial No 4 227 074 14 1 Compact Hi Fi Stereo System LBT LX8 LBT LX7 LBT LX6 LBT LX5 LBT LX50 LBT LX30 ...

Page 2: ...ed radio TV technician for help CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN CANADA CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE...

Page 3: ...Tape Deck Recording on a tape manually 24 Recording CDs by specifying the track order 25 DJ Effects Looping part of a CD 27 Flashing part of a CD 27 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 28 Selecting the audio emphasis 29 Adjusting the audio emphasis 30 Making a personal audio emphasis file 32 Other Features Using the Radio Data System RDS 33 Singing along Karaoke 35 Falling asleep to music 37 Waki...

Page 4: ...Kingdom The AC power cord has been fixed temporarily on the rear panel with the plug band for shipment Unlock the plug band to remove the plug Plug band Back panel Getting Started The instructions in this manual describe the controls on the player You can also use the controls on the remote if they have the same or similar names as those on the player Before operating the system please read this m...

Page 5: ...inyl portion will interfere with the speaker connection and no sound will come from the speaker Note Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise Left speaker Right speaker AM loop antenna FM antenna Black Red 3 continued Follow steps 1 through 4 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories The above illustration is of the LBT LX6 ...

Page 6: ...n the plug does not fit your wall outlet detach it from the plug only for models equipped with an adapter To connect optional AV components See page 41 To deactivate the demonstration When you set the time see Step 3 Setting the time the demonstration is deactivated To activate deactivate the demonstration again press DISPLAY for LBT LX50 LX30 LX7 LX5 or DEMO STAND BY for other models while the sy...

Page 7: ...e If you do not use the remote for a long period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage When carrying this system Do the following to protect the CD mechanism Make sure that all discs are removed from the unit 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears in the display 2 Hold down LOOP and press 1 to turn off the system 1 Press c CLOCK SET The hour indication fl...

Page 8: ... is off To change the time while the power is on do the following 1 Press c CLOCK SET 2 Press TUNING to select SET CLOCK 3 Press ENTER NEXT 4 Perform steps 2 through 5 in the previous explanation Notes You cannot set the time in Power Saving mode LBT LX50 LX30 LX7 LX5 only see page 10 The clock setting is canceled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs Step 3 Setting the t...

Page 9: ...l to 10 kHz or 9 kHz press TUNER BAND repeatedly until AM appears then turn off the system While holding down ENTER turn the system back on When you change the interval the AM preset stations will be erased To reset the interval repeat the same procedure Note The preset stations are canceled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs for more than half a day Wide display Norma...

Page 10: ... on off by pressing 1 To cancel the Power Saving mode Press DISPLAY The clock display reappears Tips Each time you press POWER SAVE DEMO STAND BY in the Power Saving mode the display switches between the Power Saving mode and the demo mode The 1 indicator and timer indicator when the timer is set light up even in the Power Saving mode The timer works in the Power Saving mode Notes You cannot set t...

Page 11: ... rotates so that you can insert other CDs 3 Close the front cover 4 Press one of the DISC 1 DISC 5 buttons Playback starts If you press HX or CD N on the remote playback starts from the CD in the playing position Normal display continued Disc number in the playing position Track number Elapsed time Disc number in the playing position Track number Elapsed time Wide display 1 3 4 VOLUME 1 Power HX P...

Page 12: ...yback or CD N on the remote During playback 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 AMS to go forward or AMS to go backward on the remote Press and hold M or m during playback and release at the desired point Press one of the DISC 1 DISC 5 buttons or DISC SKIP Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until 1 D...

Page 13: ...ss X Recording starts To stop recording Press x on deck B or on the CD player Tips When you want to record on the reverse side press h after pressing CD SYNC in step 5 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 from the front side If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side When you...

Page 14: ...MONO so that MONO appears in the display There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve Press this button again to restore the stereo effect To improve broadcast reception move the supplied antennas Listening to the radio continued 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly until the desired band appears in the display Each time you press this button the band changes as follows FM y AM 2 Press T...

Page 15: ...n continued 4 Press Z B EJECT and insert a recordable tape into deck B 5 Press z REC Deck B stands by for recording and the indicator on the H button for the front side lights up green 6 Press DIRECTION repeatedly until g appears to record on one side or j or RELAY to record on both sides 7 Press X Recording starts To stop recording Press x on deck B 4 5 7 6 1 2 3 SURROUND DOLBY NR x h 1 Power Wit...

Page 16: ...y signals press DOLBY NR before step 7 so that DOLBY NR B appears in the display To record with the surround effect press SURROUND so that SUR appears in the display The equalizer settings will not be recorded To improve broadcast reception move the supplied antennas Playing a tape You can play any type of tape TYPE I normal TYPE II CrO2 or TYPE IV metal The deck automatically detects the tape typ...

Page 17: ...AMS function may not operate correctly under the following circumstances When the unrecorded space between songs is less than 4 seconds long If completely different information is recorded on the left and right channels When there are continuous sections of extremely low level or low frequency sound like those of a baritone sax When the system is placed near a TV In this case we recommend moving t...

Page 18: ...ks A and B automatically stop To stop dubbing Press x on deck A or B Tips When you record on both sides be sure to start from the front side If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side You don t have to set DOLBY NR since the tape in deck B is automatically recorded in the same state as the tape in deck A Notes If you set DIRECTION to j when the tapes you use ...

Page 19: ...program mode when there is a program tThe last track number of the program and the total playing time TOC Table Of Contents information of the current disc Clock display for a few seconds Effect P FILE name or EFFECT ON OFF In other conditions The current disc number Disc title The artist information Total number of tracks and total playing time Clock display for a few seconds Effect P FILE name o...

Page 20: ...in random order Shuffle Play You can play all the tracks on one or all CDs in random order 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears in the display 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until ALL DISCS SHUFFLE or 1 DISC SHUFFLE appears in the display ALL DISCS SHUFFLE shuffles the tracks on all the CDs in the player 1 DISC SHUFFLE shuffles the tracks on the CD in the playing position 3 Press HX All the ...

Page 21: ...disappears from the display The tracks continue playing in their original order To select the desired CD Press one of the DISC 1 DISC 5 buttons during 1 Disc Shuffle Play Tips You can start Shuffle Play during Normal Play by pressing PLAY MODE repeatedly until ALL DISCS SHUFFLE or 1 DISC SHUFFLE appears in the display To skip a track turn the jog dial clockwise or press AMS on the remote continued...

Page 22: ...umber Total playing time Track number Track number Total playing time Programming CD tracks continued 7 Repeat steps 4 through 6 to program additional tracks Skip step 4 to select tracks from the same disc 8 Press HX All the tracks play in the order you selected 6 Press PLAY MODE once The track is programmed First STEP and the programmed playing order appear then the total playing time appears Nor...

Page 23: ...hen press CLEAR 1 Press DISC SKIP to select a CD 2 Turn the jog dial to select a track 3 Press PLAY MODE x once in stop mode or twice while playing To cancel Program Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PROGRAM ALL DISCS SHUFFLE or 1 DISC SHUFFLE disappears from the display To Check the program Clear the last selected track Clear a specific track Add a track to the program Clear the entire progra...

Page 24: ... the front side lights up green 4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly until g appears to record on one side or j or RELAY to record on both sides Recording on a tape manually The Tape Deck 5 Press X Recording starts 6 Start playing the source to be recorded To Press Stop recording x on deck B Pause recording X Tips When you want to record on the reverse side press h after pressing z REC in step 3 so the in...

Page 25: ... Place CDs and close the front cover 2 Press Z B EJECT and insert a recordable tape into deck B 3 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears in the display 4 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PROGRAM appears in the display 5 Press DISC SKIP to select a CD 6 Turn the jog dial until the desired track appears in the display 3 12 2 11 13 5 4 7 6 1 x x EDIT CHECK 9 Wide display Disc number Normal displa...

Page 26: ...eck B or on the CD player To check the order Press CHECK on the remote repeatedly After the last track CHECK END appears To cancel Program Edit Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PROGRAM ALL DISCS SHUFFLE or 1 DISC SHUFFLE disappears from the display Selecting the tape length automatically Tape Select Edit You can check the most suitable tape length for recording a CD Note that you cannot use Tape S...

Page 27: ...ent loop lengths With the Flash function you can flash the CD sound during playback This lets you create original recordings Press and hold FLASH during playback at the point you want to start the Flash function and release to resume normal playback To adjust the flash length Turn the jog dial while holding FLASH or press FILE SELECT V v while holding FLASH on the remote to select different flash ...

Page 28: ...evel Notes The super woofer mode changes to MODE MUSIC in the SYNC BASS Synchronized Bass mode If you press SUPER WOOFER MODE in the SYNC BASS mode this mode is canceled and the super woofer mode changes to MODE MOVIE You can change the super woofer level to LOW or HIGH in the SYNC BASS mode However if you change the level to SUPER WOOFER FLAT the SYNC BASS mode is canceled To listen through the h...

Page 29: ...press FILE SELECT V v repeatedly until the desired audio emphasis name appears continued To cancel the audio emphasis Press EFFECT or FILE SELECT ON OFF on the remote repeatedly so that the indicator on the EFFECT button goes off Music menu options SUR appears if you select an audio emphasis with a surround effect Press To select v V MENU 1 MENU 2 b B ROCK MOVIE POP GAME JAZZ NIGHT DANCE PARTY SAL...

Page 30: ...he equalizer display according to the music you are listening to Press SPECTRUM ANALYZER Every time you press this button the display changes as follows IMAGE PATTERN y NORMAL PATTERN To cancel the display pattern Press SPECTRUM ANALYZER again The display changes to show the equalizer curve Adjusting the audio emphasis You can adjust the audio emphasis using the graphic equalizer and surround effe...

Page 31: ...fect will be canceled To retain the effect store it in a personal file see Making a personal audio emphasis file on page 32 4 Press v V to adjust the level 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other frequency bands 6 Press ENTER when finished Note If you choose another audio emphasis other than EFFECT OFF the adjusted sound effect is lost To retain the adjusted sound effect for future use store it...

Page 32: ...justing the audio emphasis on page 30 2 Press P FILE MEMORY A personal file number appears in the display 3 Press b B to select the file number P FILE where you want to store the sound effect 4 Press ENTER The adjusted sound effects are stored under the selected file number Any settings previously stored at this memory location are erased and replaced by the new settings To call up the personal fi...

Page 33: ...from the FM band When you tune in a station that provides RDS services the station name appears in the display To check the RDS information Each time you press DISPLAY the display changes as follows t Station name Frequency Program type Clock display Effect P FILE name or EFFECT ON OFF If an RDS broadcast is not received the station name and the program type may not appear in the display Other Fea...

Page 34: ...music programs EASY MUSIC Easy listening middle of the road music L CLASSICAL Classical music such as instrumental vocal and choral works S CLASSICAL Performances of major orchestras chamber music opera etc OTHER MUSIC Music such as rhythm and blues and reggae WEATHER Weather information FINANCE Stock market reports and trading etc CHILDREN Programs for the young SOCIAL Programs about people and t...

Page 35: ... microphone 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down the microphone level 2 Connect an optional microphone to the MIX MIC DOCUMENTARY Investigative features ALARM TEST Test signal for emergency broadcasts ALARM ALARM Emergency broadcasts continued Note NO PTY appears when the program you selected is not currently being broadcasted 1 5 3 2 4 ...

Page 36: ...one Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and disconnect the microphone from MIX MIC then press MIX GUITAR KARAOKE repeatedly until m disappears from the display Note With some songs vocals may not be canceled when you select MIX GUITAR KARAOKE Y Mixing and recording sounds 1 Prepare the microphone Then insert a recordable tape in deck B 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the source you desire and set it to pa...

Page 37: ...increments T T Tips If acoustic feedback howling occurs move the microphone away from the speakers or change the direction of the microphone If you want to record your voice through the microphone only you can do so by selecting CD as the source but not playing a CD When high level sound signals are input the system automatically adjusts the recording level to prevent distortion of the recorded so...

Page 38: ...8 2 Turn VOLUME to adjust the volume 3 Press c CLOCK SET SET appears and DAILY flashes in the display 4 Press TUNING to select DAILY then press ENTER NEXT ON appears and the hour indication flashes in the display Press TUNING to set the minutes then press ENTER NEXT The hour indication flashes again 6 Set the time to stop playback following the above procedure Wide display Normal display Wide disp...

Page 39: ... t TAPE PLAY 8 Press ENTER NEXT The start time the stop time and the music source appear in turn before the original display returns 9 Turn off the system To check the setting 1 Press DAILY TIMER OFF appears in the display 2 Press DAILY again To change the setting start over from step 1 on the previous page To cancel the timer operation Press DAILY TIMER OFF appears in the display Notes The system...

Page 40: ...C TIMER OFF appears in the display 2 Press REC again To change the setting start over from step 1 on the previous page Wide display Normal display To cancel the timer operation Press REC TIMER OFF appears in the display Notes The system turns on 15 seconds before the preset time If the system is on at the preset time the Timer recording will not be made You cannot set the timer if the timer on and...

Page 41: ...of the turntable Optional AV Components Connecting an MD deck for analog recording Be sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors To listen to the sound of the connected MD deck press FUNCTION repeatedly until MD appears Refer to the instructions included with your MD deck for details Note Using the turntable at high volume may cause distortion or howling This is often caused by the ba...

Page 42: ...tails Note You need to connect both left and right surround speakers Otherwise the sound will not be heard Connecting audio components continued Connecting a mixer for European North American and Mexican models only You can connect a mixer to the DJ MIX jacks on the rear panel of the unit 1 Remove the jumpers from the unit 2 Connect the SEND jack of the unit to the IN jack of the mixer with an opt...

Page 43: ...listen to the sound from the connected VCR press FUNCTION repeatedly until VIDEO 1 appears Refer to the instructions included with your VCR for details Connecting a guitar You can connect an electric guitar to the GUITAR jack on the front panel When you select MIX GUITAR KARAOKE by pressing MIX GUITAR KARAOKE you can play along with any stereo CD or tape You can select your preferred sound charact...

Page 44: ...ails Connecting outdoor antennas Connect an outdoor antenna to improve the reception Refer to the instructions of each component FM antenna Connect an optional FM outdoor antenna You can also use the TV antenna instead Connecting video components continued To the audio outputs of the component To the video output of the component AM FM 75 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied Jack type A Jack type B I...

Page 45: ...y the plug Never pull the cord itself Should any solid object or liquid fall into the component unplug the stereo system and have the component checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further The AC power cord must be changed only at a qualified service shop On placement Place the stereo system in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build up in the stereo system Do ...

Page 46: ...t have contact with the tape every 20 to 30 hours of use with a separately sold demagnetizing cassette For details refer to the instructions of the demagnetizing cassette If you later want to reuse the tape for recording cover the broken tab with adhesive tape However be careful not to cover the detector slots which allow the tape player to automatically detect the type of tape Tape type CrO2 Meta...

Page 47: ...er cord into the SPEAKER jack Inserting the vinyl portion of the speaker cord will interfere with the speaker connection continued The volume level is automatically set to the minimum during the Timer recording There is no microphone sound Turn VOLUME or MIC LEVEL to adjust the microphone volume Make sure the microphone is connected to the MIX MIC jack correctly There is no guitar sound Turn VOLUM...

Page 48: ...settings All the settings you made such as the preset stations clock and timer are cleared You should set them again Speakers There is no sound and PUSH POWER and PROTECT appear in the display alternately Press 1 to turn off the system and check the speaker connections and placement Sound comes from only one channel or the left and right volumes are unbalanced Check the speaker connections and pla...

Page 49: ...power output Reference 430 430 watts 6 ohms at 1kHz 10 THD continued LBT LX5 DIN power output Rated 110 110 watts 6 ohms at 1kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output Reference 140 140 watts 6 ohms at 1kHz 10 THD Music power output Reference 240 240 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Inputs DJ MIX IN phono jacks sensitivity 250 mV impedance 47 kilohms GUITAR IN phone jack sensitivity 75 mV impedance 470 kiloh...

Page 50: ...IN SW Magnetically shielded type Speaker units Super Woofer 20 cm dia cone type Tweeter 2 5 cm dia horn type Rated impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 290 x 615 x 435 mm Mass Approx 16 kg net per speaker CD player section System Compact disc and digital audio system Laser Semiconductor laser λ 780 nm Emission duration continuous Laser output Max 44 6 µW This output is the value measured at a ...

Page 51: ...0 60 Hz Other models 120 V 220 V or 230 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector Power Consumption U S A models LBT LX50 LX30 270 watts Canadian model LBT LX50 390 VA European models LBT LX7 220 watts LBT LX5 220 watts Other models LBT LX8 300 watts LBT LX6 180 watts Dimensions w h d Approx 356 x 423 x 446 incl projecting parts and controls Mass LBT LX50 LX30 Approx 13 5 kg LBT LX7 Appro...

Page 52: ...h automatically 26 timer recording 39 Repeat Play 20 Resetting the system 49 S Saving power 10 Saving recordings 46 Setting the time 7 Shuffle Play 20 Sleep Timer 37 Sound adjustment 28 Speakers 5 42 Surround effect 31 SYNC BASS 28 SYNC EQ 29 T U V W X Y Z Tape Select Edit 26 Timer falling asleep to music 37 timer recording 39 waking up to music 38 Troubleshooting 47 Tuner 8 13 15 Tuning interval ...

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