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©2003 Sony Corporation

4-245-989-11(2)

Component 
Hi-Fi Stereo 
System

Operating Instructions

LBT-XGV80
LBT-XGV50

Summary of Contents for LBT-XGV50

Page 1: ... 2003 Sony Corporation 4 245 989 11 2 Component Hi Fi Stereo System Operating Instructions LBT XGV80 LBT XGV50 ...

Page 2: ...tus 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 ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark As an ENERGY STAR partner Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY...

Page 3: ...rding Recording on a tape manually 23 Manual Recording Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 24 Making a personal audio emphasis file 25 Personal File Selecting the audio emphasis effect 25 Selecting the surround effect 26 Enhancing video game sound 26 Game Sync LBT XGV80 only Mixing video game sound with other sound source 26 Game Mixing LBT XGV80 only Singing along 27 LBT XGV80 only Timer Falling...

Page 4: ...om a connected component 36 Recording audio from a connected component 37 Recording on a connected component 37 Troubleshooting Problems and remedies 38 Messages 41 Additional Information Precautions 42 Specifications 43 Glossary 45 List of button locations and reference pages 47 ...

Page 5: ...n the following formats music CD format MP3 format that conforms 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 Up to 30 characters can be displayed How to use this manual Symbol Meaning Functions that can be used with VIDEO CDs Functions that can...

Page 6: ...O9660 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 producers Since this system plays VIDEO CDs acco...

Page 7: ... jacks for LBT XGV50 or TWEETER WOOFER jacks for LBT XGV80 as shown below 2 Connect the speakers for biamplification system LBT XGV80 only Connect the speaker cords to the SUPER WOOFER jacks as shown below Getting Started Hooking up the system AM loop antenna Speaker right Speaker left FM lead antenna Black Red 3 Insert only the stripped portion Black Gray 3 Insert only the stripped portion contin...

Page 8: ...or only for models equipped with an adaptor You can cancel the demonstration by pressing DISPLAY repeatedly page 31 7 Set the color system to PAL or NTSC depending on the color system of your TV while the power is off The color system is factory set to NTSC for Latin American models and AUTO for other models Notes You cannot set the color system in Power Saving Mode page 31 When you play back a VI...

Page 9: ...er pads Attach the supplied speaker pads to the bottom of the speakers to stabilize the speakers and prevent them from slipping To Do this Turn the TV on or off Press TV 1 Switch the TV s video input Press TV VIDEO Change the TV channels Press TV CH or Adjust the volume of the TV speaker s Press TV VOL or When carrying this system Perform the following procedure to protect the CD mechanism 1 Make ...

Page 10: ...te 6 Press ENTER The clock starts working To adjust the clock 1 Press c CLOCK SET or CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote 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 page 31 Setting the clock ...

Page 11: ...IDEO CDs audio CDs and discs with MP3 audio tracks Before playing a VIDEO 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 FUNCTION or FUNCTION or on the remote repeatedly until CD appears VI...

Page 12: ...ndom order ALBUM SHUFFLE Shuffle Play The MP3 audio tracks in the album on the disc you have selected in random order When playing a non MP3 disc Album Shuffle Play performs the same operation as 1DISC SHUFFLE Play PROGRAM Program Play The tracks on all discs in the order you want them to be played see Creating your own program on page 15 To Do this Stop play Press x Pause Press NX or X on the rem...

Page 13: ...case set CD POWER ON by CD power manage function page 19 To play a track by entering the track number You can also select the track you want using the remote during Normal Play Press the number button s on the remote To enter a track number over 10 1 Press 10 2 Enter the corresponding digits for the same number of flashing in the display To enter 0 press 10 0 Example To enter track number 30 press...

Page 14: ...ode press or to select a track 2 Press NX or CD N on the remote The PBC OFF indicator lights up and playback starts from the selected track Still images such as the menu screens will not be shown To return to PBC playback press x in stop mode then press NX or CD N on the remote Tips When appears on the TV screen you have pressed an invalid button When you press NEXT on the remote during menu playb...

Page 15: ...play them You can synchro record the programmed tracks onto a cassette tape page 22 1 Press FUNCTION or FUNCTION or on the remote repeatedly until CD appears then load a disc 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly until PROGRAM appears 3 Press one of DISC 1 5 or DISC SKIP to select a disc 4 Press or repeatedly until the desired track number appears When programming an MP3 press ALBUM or to sele...

Page 16: ...U in stop mode 2 Press 1 to select 1 TIME SEARCH 3 Press the number buttons 1 10 0 to enter the time in minutes for the section you want To enter 10 minutes Press 1 and 10 0 The selected elapsed time appears on the TV screen To reenter the time Press CLEAR then press the number buttons again 4 Press SELECT Playback starts from the selected time To program Repeat steps Other tracks on the same disc...

Page 17: ...irst frame of tracks 1 through 9 on the current disc are displayed 3 Press the number buttons 1 9 to select the track you want To display the next 9 tracks Press NEXT The first frame of tracks 10 through 18 are displayed When there are more tracks in the disc appears in the upper right corner of the TV screen To display previous tracks press PREV Note If you press SPECIAL MENU to active Time Searc...

Page 18: ...ps 5 and 6 while the preset number flashes 5 Press TUNING repeatedly to select the desired preset number 6 Press TUNER ENTER COMPLETE appears 7 Repeat steps 1 through 6 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 MODE repeatedly until MANUAL appears 3 Pres...

Page 19: ...et the interval repeat the same procedure Note You cannot change the AM tuning interval in Power Saving Mode page 31 Tips The preset stations are retained for half 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 m...

Page 20: ...CD power manage function page 19 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 FM MODE repeatedly until MONO appears There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until AUTO appears in step 2 above then press TUNING The frequency indi...

Page 21: ...tape deck stops automatically after repeating the sequence five times Other operations Searching for the beginning of the current or the next track AMS During playback press m or M or or on the remote repeatedly for the number of songs you want to skip forward or backward The search direction forward or back and number of songs being skipped 1 to 9 appear AMS Automatic Music Sensor Tape Play Loadi...

Page 22: ... B stands by for recording When you want to record on the reverse side press h 4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to record on one side Select j or RELAY to record on both sides 5 Press X Recording starts To stop recording Press x To record a disc by specifying track order You can record only your favorite disc tracks using Program Play Between steps 2 and 3 perform steps 2 to 6 of Creating ...

Page 23: ...d component on page 37 1 Load a recordable tape into deck B 2 Press FUNCTION or FUNCTION or on the remote or TUNER BAND repeatedly to select the desired source to record CD To record from this system s CD player TAPE A To record from this system s tape deck A TUNER To record from this system s tuner GAME To record from the connected video game machine to GAME INPUT AUDIO L R jacks MD or VIDEO To r...

Page 24: ...to j or RELAY when the tapes you use have different lengths the tapes in each deck reverses independently For recording from the radio If noise is heard while recording from the radio move the respective antenna to reduce the noise You can reinforce the bass and create a more powerful sound Press X GROOVE Each time you press the button the display changes as follows X GROOVE ON on Y X GROOVE OFF o...

Page 25: ...menu Press a direct equalizer button you want The preset effect name appears See the chart Music menu options Music menu options SUR appears if you select an effect with surround effects Other operations Tip You can also select the preset effect including the personal file by pressing FILE SELECT on the remote repeatedly Making a personal audio emphasis file Personal File To Do this Call up a pers...

Page 26: ... 2 Press GAME MIXING Each time you press the button the level of the game sound changes cyclically as follows MIXING LOW t MIXING MID t MIXING HIGH t MIXING OFF Note If you start recording while Game Mixing is activated Game Mixing is canceled To record the mixed sound press GAME MIXING after step 4 of Recording on a tape manually on page 23 and then press X to start the recording Tips The GAME MI...

Page 27: ...ice deviates from the center the voice on the source is singing in high soprano or tenor Tip You can connect two microphones to MIC 1 and MIC 2 jacks at the same time Mixing and recording sounds 1 Prepare the sound source you want to mix Then load a recordable tape in deck B 2 Press FUNCTION or FUNCTION or on the remote repeatedly to select the source you want to record 3 Press z REC Deck B stands...

Page 28: ...f the microphone If you want to record your voice through the microphone only you can do so by selecting the disc function and not playing a disc 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 ...

Page 29: ...n page 19 2 Turn VOLUME or press VOL on the remote to adjust the volume 3 Press c CLOCK SET or CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote SET appears and DAILY SET flashes 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 ENTER The minute indication flashes Press M m repeatedly to set the minute then press ENTER 6 Set the ti...

Page 30: ...o 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 ENTER 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 to be recorded e g ...

Page 31: ...e 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 The clock is displayed only if you set the clock Note You cannot perform the following operations in Power Saving Mode setting the clock page 10 changing the AM tuning interval page 19 turning on the system by pressing the function butto...

Page 32: ...conds t Effect status The elapsed playing time may not be displayed in some cases such as during still image playback Checking the total playing time and titles VIDEO CD CD MP3 Press DISPLAY in stop mode Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows Total number of tracks or albums and total playing time of the current disc t CD TEXT disc title or volume label or Album n...

Page 33: ... screen display changes cyclically as follows ON SCREEN 1 t ON SCREEN 2 t ON SCREEN OFF No display except for Time Search Disc Digest ON SCREEN display 1 2 1 2 KARAOKE effect status KARAOKE PON MPX L MPX R or STEREO 3 Play mode or AUTO PBC All discs One disc Album AUTO PBC appears for a VIDEO CD with PBC functions Changing the Power illuminator LBT XGV80 only Changing the spectrum analyzer display...

Page 34: ... played back by this system 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 deck 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...

Page 35: ...ack Use a supplied video cord to connect an optional component such as a TV to this jack You can then output video to that component from the connected video game through this system D PHONO IN L R jacks Use audio cords not supplied to connect an optional component such as a turntable to these jacks You can then record or listen to analogue audio from that component through this system Optional Co...

Page 36: ... system is on the function switches to GAME and the equalizer automatically switches to the GAME in the same manner Listening to an MD deck or VCR etc 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 35 2 Press FUNCTION or FUNCTION or on the remote or MD VIDEO LBT XGV50 only repeatedly until MD or VIDEO appears Start playing the connected component Notes Holding down FUNCTION a...

Page 37: ...onnected component Making an analog recording from an analog component on a tape 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 35 2 Start recording manually See Recording on a tape manually on page 23 Making an analog recording 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 35 2 Start recording Refer to the operating instructions provided with connected...

Page 38: ...d on the system see step 6 of Hooking up the system page 8 Press DISPLAY twice while the system is off The demonstration disappears appears in the display A power interruption has occurred Set the clock page 10 and timer settings pages 29 and 30 again The clock setting radio presetting timer is canceled Redo the following Setting the clock page 10 Presetting radio stations page 18 Waking up to mus...

Page 39: ...ess NX or CD N on the remote to start play Disc access from tuner function takes a long time Set CD POWER ON by CD power manage function page 19 The sound skips Wipe the disc clean page 42 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 ba...

Page 40: ...dirty Clean them page 43 The record playback heads are magnetised Demagnetise them page 43 The tape does not erase completely The record playback heads are magnetised Demagnetise them page 43 There is excessive wow or flutter or the sound drops out The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty Clean them page 43 Noise increases or the high frequencies are erased The record playback heads are magnetised ...

Page 41: ...nd of MP3 audio track while pressing M during playback or pause PUSH STOP You have pressed PLAY MODE during playback STEP FULL You tried to program 26 or more tracks steps READING The system is reading the TOC information of the disc Some buttons are not available TAPE NO TAB You cannot record the tape because the tab has been removed from the cassette NO TAPE There is no tape in the tape deck Tim...

Page 42: ...ot operate properly Remove the disc and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the system take out any disc If you have any questions or problems concerning your system please consult your nearest Sony dealer Notes on discs Before playing clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Do not use solvents such as benzene thin...

Page 43: ...leaning 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 Amplifier section Mexican models LBT XGV80 The following measured at AC 127 V 60 Hz DIN power output rated 145 2 145 2 watts 6 ...

Page 44: ...tion 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 ohms unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10 7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range 530 1 710 kHz with the tuning interval set at 10 kHz 531 1 602 kHz with the tuning interval set at 9 kHz Antenna AM loop antenna Antenna terminals External antenna terminal Inte...

Page 45: ...Playback Playback using the menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions You can enjoy simple interactive software using the menu playback function Playback Control PBC Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs Ver 2 0 to control playback By using menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions you can enjoy playing simple interactive programs programs with search functions and so on This system...

Page 46: ...ed to about 1 140 of its original size Consequently a 12 cm VIDEO CD can contain up to 74 minutes of moving pictures VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear are not compressed VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the audio information of conventional audio CDs There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs Ver 1 1 You can play only m...

Page 47: ...36 GAME INPUT VIDEO jack 1 qk 36 GAME MIXING 1 e 26 ILLUMINATION 1 4 33 KARAOKE MPX 1 ed 27 MD VIDEO 2 ea 36 MEMORY qs 18 MIC 1 MIC 2 jacks 1 wg 27 MIC LEVEL 1 wh 27 P FILE eh 25 PHONES jack qg PHONO 2 e 36 PLAY MODE wf 12 15 Power illuminator 5 33 PUSH OPEN wd 11 12 Remote sensor 3 REPEAT wf 15 List of button locations and reference pages How to use this page Use this page to find the location of...

Page 48: ...l 6 12 29 X GROOVE ql 24 1 power 1 8 19 29 36 c CLOCK SET 0 10 29 30 X pause qd 21 22 26 27 h H play qd wl 21 22 27 x stop qd wl 21 22 27 m M rewind fast forward qd wl 21 z REC qf 23 27 go back go forward qj 12 M m cursor eg 10 25 29 m M rewind fast forward el 12 NX play pause el 12 27 x stop el 12 19 A EJECT Z Z B EJECT eject wa 21 1 Except for LBT XGV50 2 LBT XGV50 only S Z BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS ...

Page 49: ...17 REPEAT qg 15 SELECT wk 14 16 SLEEP qk 29 SPECIAL MENU 5 16 17 SURROUND qa 26 TUNER BAND qd 18 19 20 23 TUNING wg 18 19 20 TV CH 3 9 TV VIDEO 4 9 TV VOL 2 9 VOL 9 12 29 1 power 1 8 19 29 M m cursor 0 10 25 29 X pause wd 12 21 22 26 27 x stop wf 12 21 22 27 m M rewind fast forward wg 12 21 go back go forward wj 21 CD N play wk 12 27 KEY CONTROL 2 wh 27 RETURN O qf 14 TAPE A nN play qs 21 27 TAPE ...

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