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Operating Instructions

3-865-567-12(1)

Compact Hi-Fi
Stereo System

LBT-VR90AV

Summary of Contents for LBT-VR90AV

Page 1: ... 1999 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 3 865 567 12 1 Compact Hi Fi Stereo System LBT VR90AV ...

Page 2: ...ed on the rear exterior You can Enjoy video playback moving pictures as well as audio CDs Play interactive software using menu screens displayed on the TV screen menu playback in addition to the video playback function of VIDEO CDs without the PBC functions Moreover you can play high or standard quality still picture This system can play the following discs VIDEO CDs Audio CDs Disc logo Contents A...

Page 3: ...ng CD tracks repeatedly 32 Playing CD tracks in random order 32 Programming CD tracks 33 Playing CDs without interruption 35 The Tape Deck Recording on a tape manually 36 Recording CDs by specifying the track order 37 DJ Effects Looping part of a CD 39 Flashing part of a CD 39 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 40 Selecting the audio emphasis 41 Adjusting the audio emphasis 42 Making a personal ...

Page 4: ...ooking up the system Follow steps 1 through 7 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories AM loop antenna Left front speaker Right front speaker FM antenna Center speaker Right rear speaker Left rear speaker ...

Page 5: ...ert only the stripped portion of the cord Inserting the vinyl portion will interfere with the speaker connection and no sound will come from the speaker 2 Connect the FM AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect it 3 Connect the video input jack of your TV to the VIDEO OUT jack of this system using the supplied video connecting cable When using a TV Turn on the TV and select the video in...

Page 6: ...rizontally and will be displayed with the upper and lower parts of the screen masked in black Notes Be sure to turn off the system before changing the SYSTEM SELECT setting Even if you change the color system using the SYSTEM SELECT the color system of the signal input from the VIDEO1 and VIDEO2 INPUT jacks does not change PAL AUTO SYSTEM SELECT NTSC 5 If your system has a VOLTAGE SELECTOR on the ...

Page 7: ...possible damage from battery leakage By pressing TV 1 u TV VIDEO TV VOL TV CH Note Depending on the TV you may not be able to control your TV or to use some buttons above When carrying this system Do the following to protect the CD mechanism Make sure that all CDs are removed from the unit 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears in the display 2 Hold down CD LOOP and press 1 u 3 Disconnect th...

Page 8: ...ar speakers Before you connect them determine the best location for your speakers 1 Place the front speakers at an angle of 45 degrees from your listening position Step 2 Setting up the speakers Front speaker L Front speaker R Rear speaker R Rear speaker L Front speaker L Front speaker R Rear speaker L Rear speaker R Center speaker Center speaker 45 2 Place the center speaker so it is placed at ab...

Page 9: ... and REAR LEVEL on the remote to adjust the volume levels The volume levels from each speaker should be the same 4 Press T TONE ON OFF when you are done adjusting The test tone is turned off Tip If you turn VOLUME or press VOL on the remote all the speaker volumes change Note The test tone feature works only for Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound Adjusting the speaker volume To enjoy Dolby Pro Logic S...

Page 10: ... button the band changes as follows FM AM 2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until AUTO appears in the display Step 3 Setting the time You must set the time before using the timer functions 3 5 1 2 4 1 Press t CLOCK SET The hour indication flashes 2 Press TUNING to set the hour 3 Press ENTER NEXT The minutes indication flashes 4 Press TUNING to set the minutes 5 Press ENTER NEXT The clock starts Tip I...

Page 11: ...ber after the last preset number To erase a preset number 1 Press and hold TUNER MEMORY until the preset number flashes in the display 2 Press TUNING to select the preset number you want to erase Select ALL ERASE to erase all preset numbers 3 Press ENTER NEXT When you erase a preset number all the following preset numbers shift up and reduce by one To change the AM tuning interval Except for the M...

Page 12: ...5 Press one of the DISC 1 DISC 5 buttons Playback starts If you press P or CD on the remote playback starts from the CD in the playing position Playing a VIDEO CD 1 u Power Basic Operations VOLUME TV 1 u TV VOL TV CH D SKIP P CD With the label side up When you play a VIDEO CD single place it on the inner circle of the tray Disc number in the playing position Track number Elapsed time VOL 2 4 PLAY ...

Page 13: ...the remote 2 Press and hold or 0 during playback 1 Press once to start searching 2 Press again to increase the search speed Each time you press the button the speed changes as follows 1 slow n 2 normal n 3 high n 1 slow 3 Press P at the desired point to stop searching Press one of the DISC 1 DISC 5 buttons or DISC SKIP Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until 1 DISC appears Press PLAY MODE repeatedly unti...

Page 14: ... on the tray The disc tray rotates so 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 P or CD on the remote playback starts from the CD in the playing position VOL 1 3 4 CD VOLUME P With the label side up When you play a CD single place it on the inner circle of the tray Disc number in the playing position Track number Elapsed ...

Page 15: ... P on the remote Press P again to resume playback or CD 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 to go forward or to go backward on the remote Press and hold or 0 during playback Press P to stop searching at the desired point Press one of the DISC 1 DISC 5 buttons or ...

Page 16: ...o record on both sides 7 Press P Recording starts To stop recording Press p on deck B or on the CD player Tips When you want to record on the reverse side press ª after pressing CD SYNC in step 5 so the indicator on the ª 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 th...

Page 17: ...1 2 3 STEREO MONO VOLUME VOL 1 u Power To Do this Turn off the radio Press 1 u Adjust the volume Turn VOLUME or press VOL on the remote To listen to non preset radio stations Press TUNING MODE repeatedly in step 2 until MANUAL appears then press TUNING to tune in the desired station Tips Pressing TUNER BAND while the system power is off automatically turns on the system and tunes in the last recei...

Page 18: ...appears to record on one side or ß or RELAY to record on both sides 7 Press P Recording starts To stop recording Press p on deck B Tips When you want to record on the reverse side press ª after pressing r REC in step 5 so the indicator on the ª 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...

Page 19: ... Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to play one side ß to play both sides or RELAY Relay Play to play both decks in succession 3 Press Press ª to play the reverse side The tape starts playing The deck stops automatically after playing both sides five times Relay Play always plays according to the following sequence Deck A front side Deck A reverse side Deck B front side Deck B reverse side To ...

Page 20: ...ystem power is off automatically turns on the system and starts tape playback if there is a tape in the deck One Touch Play You can switch from another source to the tape deck by pressing or ª Automatic Source Selection 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 DOLBY NR B ap...

Page 21: ... 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 ß when the tapes you use have different lengths the tape in each deck reverses independently If you select RELAY the tapes...

Page 22: ... the track number using the number buttons on the remote OFF appears in the display and playback begins from the selected track Still images such as the menu screens will not be shown To select a menu number using the remote Press the number buttons in the desired order in step 2 To enter track numbers 10 or over first press 10 then press the number buttons To enter 0 use the 10 0 button Playing a...

Page 23: ...FECT ON OFF May not appear with still images etc Tips When appears on the TV screen you have pressed an invalid button Press a button indicated by the instructions on the menu screen When you press NEXT during playback or while playing moving pictures the next scene on the disc appears Also refer to the instructions supplied with the disc PBC appears for the disc with the PBC functions and PBC OFF...

Page 24: ...ed time of current track 4 Music calendar The track numbers in the numerical calendar disappear after they are played 1 u ON SCREEN n n n n n n n During Normal Play of a VIDEO CD without the PBC functions Ver 1 1 or audio CD nElapsed time on the current track Remaining time on the current track Remaining time on the current CD 1 DISC mode or ALL DISCS mode Clock display for a few seconds Effect P ...

Page 25: ... PROGRAM 3 Programmed disc and track numbers 4 Elapsed time of current track During stop mode of a VIDEO CD with the PBC functions 1 RESUME or no display 2 ACTIVE or no display 3 AUTO PBC 4 Total playing time of current disc During stop mode of a VIDEO CD or audio CD except Program Play mode 1 RESUME or no display 2 ACTIVE or no display 3 Play mode 4 Music calendar 5 Total playing time of current ...

Page 26: ...mode Display is the same as ON SCREEN 1 Using the on screen display continued RESUME DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 1 10 1 99 TR TR VCD CD 40 00 DISC 2 VCD STOP ACTIVE CONTINUE REPEAT 1 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 1 10 1 99 TR TR VCD CD 40 00 CD STOP CONTINUE DISC 1 REPEAT 1 ON SCREEN OFF No display except for special menus Notes Normally leave the display mode set to either ON SCREEN 1...

Page 27: ...c scene 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with the 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 number buttons 1 10 0 to select the desired scene To enter scene number 103 Press 1 n 10 0 n 3 The selected scene number appears on the TV screen 5 Press CD Playback starts from the selected scene To stop ...

Page 28: ...0 0 to enter the time in minutes for the desired section To enter 10 minutes Press 1 n 10 0 The selected elapsed time appears on the TV screen To reenter the time Press CLEAR and then press the number buttons again 4 Press CD Playback starts from the selected time Locating a specific part of a disc continued To stop playback Press p To use time search with VIDEO CDs with the PBC functions Ver 2 0 ...

Page 29: ...select the desired track Notes Video images will not be shown for audio CDs The play mode automatically switches to normal mode if you start disc digest during Shuffle or Program Play TRACK 1 DIGEST 1 5 9 2 6 3 7 4 8 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...

Page 30: ...k digest with VIDEO CDs with the PBC functions Ver 2 0 Select 4 TRACK DIGEST before you start playing the VIDEO CD to disable the PBC functions Tip In step 3 you can select sections even if they have not been displayed yet Use the number buttons to select the desired track Note Tracks less than 40 seconds long may be divided into fewer than 12 sections Locating a specific part of a disc continued ...

Page 31: ...e player may resume playback from a different point The point at which you stopped playback is cleared when you press number buttons PLAY MODE or p you press DISC SKIP or D SKIP on the remote you press SPECIAL MENU you turn the jog dial you remove the VIDEO CD you unplug the system s AC power cord Setting the sharpness Active Picture This function emphasizes the outline of the picture to create a ...

Page 32: ...laying CD tracks 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 ...

Page 33: ...HUFFLE 1 DISC SHUFFLE or PROGRAM 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 ...

Page 34: ...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 program Tips The program you created remains in the CD player s memory even after it has been played Press P to play the same program again If appears instead of the total playing time while pr...

Page 35: ...cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs 1 3 2 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears in the display 2 Press CD NON STOP so the indicator lights up NON STOP PLAY appears in the display 3 Press P To cancel CD Non Stop Play Press CD NON STOP so the indicator goes off NON STOP OFF appears in the display ...

Page 36: ...one side or ß or RELAY to record on both sides Recording on a tape manually The Tape Deck 2 ª 1 3 4 5 p DOLBY NR 5 Press P Recording starts 6 Start playing the source to be recorded To Press Stop recording p on deck B Pause recording P Tips When you want to record on the reverse side press ª after pressing r REC in step 3 so the indicator on the ª button for the reverse side lights up green When y...

Page 37: ... CD appears in the display 4 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PROGRAM appears in the display 5 Press DISC SKIP or D SKIP on the remote to select a CD 6 Turn the jog dial until the desired track appears in the display 7 Press PLAY MODE once The track is programmed First STEP and the programmed playing order appear then the total playing time appears 8 Repeat steps 5 through 7 to program additional ...

Page 38: ...r 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 Select Edit for discs containing more than 2...

Page 39: ...he Flash function you can flash the CD sound during playback This lets you create original recordings You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs Press and hold CD 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 CD FLASH or press FILE SELECT V v while holding FLASH on the remote...

Page 40: ...he super woofer mode changes to MUSIC in the SYNC BASS Synchronized Bass mode If you press MODE in the SYNC BASS mode this mode is canceled and the super woofer mode changes to 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 headphones Connect the headphones to...

Page 41: ...pears in the display When using the remote 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 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 MOV...

Page 42: ...izer function Press SYNC EQ again so the indicator goes off The Synchronized Equalizer function is canceled also when you cancel the audio emphasis you reselect the audio emphasis from the music menu you activate the surround effect you adjust the graphic equalizer you sing along KARAOKE Notes The Synchronized Equalizer function does not work in KARAOKE mode P FILE MEMORY does not work in this mod...

Page 43: ...Menu lets you select the sound characteristics according to the sound you are listening to Press DSP until the desired DSP mode appears in the display Each time you press this button the menu changes as follows DSP OFF Deactivates the DSP mode SURROUND ON Reproduces stereo sources in surround sound HALL Reproduces the acoustics of a concert hall THEATER Reproduces the acoustics of a movie theater ...

Page 44: ...the audio emphasis on page 42 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 file Press...

Page 45: ... lights up 2 Play a program source To turn off the Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound Press PRO LOGIC so the indicator above the PRO LOGIC button goes off Notes You cannot use the Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound and Surround Menu functions at the same time When you record the sound turn off the Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound The audio emphasis setting will be canceled when you turn on the Dolby Pro Log...

Page 46: ...volume When you use VIDEO CDs Turn on your TV and switch it to the appropriate video input Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV for details When you are done Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and disconnect the microphone from MIX MIC then press KARAOKE PON MPX repeatedly until h disappears from the display Note With some songs vocals may not be canceled when you select KARAOKE PON Select...

Page 47: ...Playback starts Start singing along with the music To stop recording Press p on deck B Adjusting the microphone echo Turn ECHO LEVEL to adjust the echo effect To cancel the echoing Turn ECHO LEVEL to MIN Adjusting the key Press or n You can adjust the key higher or lower in 13 halftone steps 6 to n6 To return to the original key Press and n at the same time Note This function cannot be used with t...

Page 48: ...FF appears in the display N 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 th...

Page 49: ...ET SET appears and DAILY flashes in the display 3 4 5 6 7 8 DAILY 2 9 4 Press TUNING to select DAILY then press ENTER NEXT ON appears and the hour indication flashes in the display 5 Set the time to start playback Press TUNING to set the hour then press ENTER NEXT The minutes indication flashes Press TUNING to set the minutes then press ENTER NEXT The hour indication flashes again 6 Set the time t...

Page 50: ...ress ENTER NEXT ON appears and the hour indication flashes in the display To check the setting 1 Press DAILY 2 TIMER OFF appears in the display 3 Press DAILY again To cancel the timer operation 1 Press DAILY 2 TIMER OFF appears in the display Notes The system turns on 15 seconds before the preset time You cannot set the timer if the timer on and off times are the same When you set the Sleep Timer ...

Page 51: ...el is set to the minimum To check the setting 1 Press REC 2 TIMER OFF appears in the display 3 Press REC again To change the setting start over from step 1 on the previous page To cancel the timer operation 1 Press REC 2 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...

Page 52: ...table Optional AV components Note Using the turntable at high volume may cause distortion or howling This is often caused by the bass sound from the speakers The bass sound may be picked up by the needle of the turntable and 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 Install the spe...

Page 53: ...D 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 To the input of the subwoofer Tip When you connect a Sony MD deck you can use the MD P and p buttons on this system s remote to perform play pause and stop o...

Page 54: ...o the VIDEO 1 jack on the rear panel and or the VIDEO2 INPUT jack on the front panel Connecting a VCR Be sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors To listen to the sound from the connected VCR press FUNCTION repeatedly until VIDEO 1 appears By connecting the audio output jacks of your VCR to the AUDIO IN jacks using an optional audio cable you can enjoy video playback in powerful ste...

Page 55: ...f the DVD player DVD 5 1CH When your DVD player has stereo analog outputs Be sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors Connect the LINE OUT audio output jack of your DVD player to the FRONT jacks of DVD INPUT with the audio connecting cable To listen to the sound from the connected DVD player press DVD 5 1CH repeatedly so the indicator above the button goes off At this moment the DVD...

Page 56: ...ntenna connect a ground wire to the y terminal with the screw clamp To prevent a gas explosion do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe AM FM 75 Connecting outdoor antennas 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied AM FM 75 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 in...

Page 57: ...rm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lens inside the CD player Should this occur the system will not operate properly Remove the CD and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the system take out any discs If you have any questions or problems concerning your stereo system please consult your nearest Sony dealer ...

Page 58: ...connected to the MIX MIC jack correctly Before placing a cassette in the tape deck Take up any slack in the tape Otherwise the tape may get entangled inside the tape deck and become damaged When using a tape longer than 90 minutes The tape is very elastic Do not frequently change the tape operations such as play stop and fast forwarding etc The tape may get entangled in the tape deck Cleaning the ...

Page 59: ...here is severe hum or noise A TV or VCR is placed too close to the stereo system Move the stereo system away from the TV or VCR 12 00AM flashes in the display A power interruption occurred Reset the clock and timer settings The timer does not function Set the clock correctly DAILY and REC do not appear when you press t CLOCK SET Set the timer correctly Set the clock The remote does not function Th...

Page 60: ...y Clean them see page 58 Noise increases or the high frequencies are missing The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize them see page 58 Tuner Severe hum or noise TUNED or STEREO flashes in the display Adjust the antenna The signal strength is too weak Connect an external antenna A stereo FM program cannot be received in stereo Press STEREO MONO so STEREO appears in the display Troublesh...

Page 61: ...7 kilohms Outputs PHONES stereo phone jack accepts headphones of 8 ohms or more VIDEO OUT phono jack voltage 250 mV impedance 1 kilohm MD OUT phono jacks voltage 250 mV impedance 1 kilohm WOOFER OUT phono jack voltage 1 V impedance 1 kilohm FRONT SPEAKER accepts impedance of 8 to 16 ohms CENTER SPEAKER accepts impedance of 8 to 16 ohms REAR SPEAKER accepts impedance of 8 to 16 ohms Video section I...

Page 62: ... Super Woofer 20 cm dia cone type Woofer 20 cm dia cone type Low Tweeter 6 cm dia cone type High Tweeter 6 cm dia cone type Rated impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 290 595 445 mm Mass Approx 16 kg net per speaker Center speaker Speaker system Full range bass reflex type magnetically shielded type Speaker units Full range 10 cm dia cone type Rated impedance 8 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 360...

Page 63: ...ch 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 pictures VIDEO CD...

Page 64: ...cally 38 timer recording 50 Repeat Play 32 Resetting the system 60 S Saving recordings 57 Selecting the audio emphasis 41 the color system 6 Setting the time 10 Shuffle Play 32 Sleep Timer 48 Sound adjustment 40 Speakers 5 8 Surround effect 43 Surround menu 43 SYNC BASS 40 SYNC EQ 41 T U Tape Select Edit 38 Test tone 9 Timer falling asleep to music 48 timer recording 50 waking up to music 49 Troub...

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