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MHC-EC99/EC79/EC69/EC99T/EC79T/EC69T.GB.4-131-117-11(1)

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Page 2: ...with battery installed to excessive heat such as sunshine fire or the like The unit is not disconnected from the mains as long as it is connected to the AC outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard This appliance is classified as a...

Page 3: ...e battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste By ensuring these batteries are disposed of correctly you will help prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of the battery The recycling of the materials will help to conser...

Page 4: ...yright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product The recorded music is limited to private use only Use of the music beyond this limit requires permission of the copyright holders License and Trademark Notice WALKMAN and WALKMAN logo are registered...

Page 5: ... Program Play 17 Listening to the radio 18 Playing a tape MHC EC99T EC79T EC69T only 20 Recording onto a tape MHC EC99T EC79T EC69T only 20 Playing a file of a USB device 21 Using optional audio components 23 Adjusting the sound 24 Changing the display 24 Using the timers 25 Additional Information Troubleshooting 27 Messages 32 Precautions 35 Specifications 37 Playable USB devices 40 ...

Page 6: ...ls This manual mainly explains operations using the remote but the same operations can also be performed using the buttons on the unit having the same or similar names MainUnit 1 MHC EC99T EC79T EC69T only 2 MHC EC99 EC99T only 1 2 ...

Page 7: ...tion from other function USB button page 22 Press to select the USB function DSGX button page 24 Press to select the sound effect select folder button page 16 20 22 Press to select a folder stop button page 16 18 22 31 32 Press to stop playback TUNING button page 18 31 Press to tune in the desired station go forward button page 16 22 Press to select a track or file fast forward button page 16 22 3...

Page 8: ...to select a track or file rewind button page 16 22 Press to find a point in a track or file play pause button page 13 15 22 30 Press to start or pause playback select folder button page 16 20 22 Press to select a folder EQ button page 24 Press to select the sound effect DISPLAY button page 14 18 24 31 Press to change the information on the display MHC EC99 EC99T only SUBWOOFER ON OFF button page 2...

Page 9: ...k or file repeatedly Press to select the FM reception mode monaural or stereo TUNER BAND button page 18 Press to select the TUNER function Press to select FM or AM reception mode FUNCTION button page 15 17 18 22 23 Press to select the function rewind fast forward button page 16 22 33 Press to find a point in a track or file stop button page 16 18 22 Press to stop playback ENTER button page 14 18 1...

Page 10: ...ss to pause playback go back go forward button page 14 16 17 22 26 Press to select a track or file tuning button page 18 Press to tune in the desired station USB button page 22 Press to select the USB function CD button page 15 17 Press to select the CD function TUNER MEMORY button page 19 Press to preset the radio station PLAY MODE TUNING MODE button page 16 17 18 19 28 Press to select the play m...

Page 11: ... FM lead antenna Extend it horizontally AM loop antenna To right speaker High freq To right speaker Low freq To wall outlet Solid Blue Solid Black To left speaker High freq Solid Red Solid Black To left speaker Low freq MHC EC69 EC69Tonly MHC EC99 EC99T only Continued ...

Page 12: ...id floor where resonance is unlikely to occur at least a few centimeters away from the wall away from the center of the room or place a bookshelf against a wall to avoid generating a standing wave Voltageselector For models with a voltage selector set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the local power line voltage Power Connect the power cord to a wall outlet If the plug does not fit the wall outlet detach the s...

Page 13: ...e or mix different types of batteries If you do not use the remote for a long period of time remove the batteries to avoid damage from battery leakage and corrosion Batteries installed devices shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine fire or the like When carrying this system Use buttons on the unit 1 Remove all discs to protect the CD mechanism 2 Press CD to select the CD function ...

Page 14: ... to select CLOCK and then press ENTER 3 Set the time Press repeatedly to set the hour and then press ENTER 4 Use the same procedure to set the minutes Note The clock settings are lost when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs Todisplaytheclockwhenthesystem isoff Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the clock is displayed The clock is displayed for about 8 seconds ...

Page 15: ... finger as shown below To close the disc tray press on the unit Do not force the disc tray closed with your finger as this may damage the unit If the discs are currently stopped press DISC SKIP To change discs while in other functions press DISC 1 3 on the unit CAUTION DO NOT place a disc here as it may cause the system to malfunction 3 Start playback Press or on the unit To exchange other discs d...

Page 16: ... PLAY MODE repeatedly while the player is stopped You can select normal play no display for all discs or 1 DISC for a disc or for all MP3 files in the folder on the disc shuffle play SHUF for all discs shuffle 1 DISC SHUF for one disc shuffle or SHUF for folder shuffle or program play PGM When playing a CD DA audio disc SHUF Play performs the same operation as 1 DISC SHUF Play Notes on Repeat Play...

Page 17: ...evice and recording media cannot be guaranteed Incompatible MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play at all Notes on playing multisession discs If the disc begins with a CD DA or MP3 session it is recognized as a CD DA or MP3 disc and playback continues until another session is encountered A disc with a mixed CD format is recognized as a CD DA disc Creating your own program...

Page 18: ...suchas totaltracknumberoftheprogram Press DISPLAY repeatedly Listening to the radio 1 Select TUNER FM or TUNER AM Press TUNER BAND or FUNCTION repeatedly 2 Perform tuning For automatic scanning Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until AUTO appears and then press or TUNING on the unit Scanning stops automatically when a station is tuned in and TUNED and ST for stereo programs only appear If TUNED does no...

Page 19: ...ed to the selected preset number the station is replaced by the new stations 4 Press ENTER to store the station 5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 to store other stations You can preset up to 20 FM and 10 AM stations The preset stations are retained for about half a day even if you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs 6 To call up a preset radio station press TUNING MODE repeatedly until...

Page 20: ...press repeatedly to select the desired folder To record only your favorite CD tracks or MP3 files in your desired order perform steps 2 to 5 of Creating your own program page 17 Playing a tape MHC EC99T EC79T EC69T only Use buttons on the unit to play tape 1 Select the TAPE function Press FUNCTION repeatedly 2 Insert a tape Press and insert the tape into the cassette holder Make sure there is no s...

Page 21: ...otection Digital Rights Management cannot be played by this system Files downloaded from an online music store may not be played by this system BeforeusingtheUSBdevicewiththis system Refer to Playable USB devices page 40 for a list of USB devices that can be connected to this system Operation may not always be ensured even when using these USB devices When USB cable connection is necessary connect...

Page 22: ... finish reading the USB device The maximum number of audio files and folders that can be contained on a single USB device is 999 including the ROOT folder The maximum number of audio files and folders may vary depending on the file and folder structure Do not save other types of files or unnecessary folders on a USB device that has audio files Compatibility with all encoding writing softwares reco...

Page 23: ...extension m4a mp4 3gp Note that even when file names have the above file extensions if the actual files differ playing these files may generate a loud noise which could damage the speaker system and the system may malfunction Note on Repeat Play All files on a USB device are repeated until you stop playback Using optional audio components 1 Prepare the sound source Connect additional audio compone...

Page 24: ...y when the system is turned off For example you can view CD MP3 disc information or the USB device information such as track or file number during normal play track or file name during normal play artist name during normal play album or folder name during normal play total playing time while the player is stopped The system offers the following display modes Display mode When the system is off Pow...

Page 25: ...ID3 version 1 and version 2 tags are used ID3 version 2 tag information display has priority when both ID3 version 1 and version 2 tags are used for a single MP3 file up to 15 characters of ID3 tag WMA tag and AAC tag information using uppercase letters A to Z numbers 0 to 9 and symbols _ Using the timers The system offers two timer functions If you use both timers the Sleep Timer has priority Use...

Page 26: ... TIME appears and the hour indication flashes in the display 5 Use the same procedure as in step 4 to set the time to stop playback 6 Select the sound source Press repeatedly until the desired sound source appears and then press ENTER The display shows the timer settings 7 Turn off the system Press The system turns on 15 seconds before the preset time If the system is on at the preset time the Pla...

Page 27: ...r you have checked these above items and found to be all right reconnect the power cord and turn on the system If the issue persists contact your nearest Sony dealer General The system does not turn on Is the power cord plugged in Is the voltage selector set correctly to match the local power line voltage There is no sound Are the and speaker cords short circuited Are you using only the supplied s...

Page 28: ... the sound to skip Play does not start from the first track Return to Normal Play by pressing PLAY MODE repeatedly until both PGM and SHUF disappear Starting playback takes more time than usual The following discs can increase the time it takes to start playback a disc recorded with a complicated tree structure a disc recorded in multisession mode a disc that has not been finalized a disc to which...

Page 29: ...heck if USB MEMORY appears in the display There is noise skipping or distorted sound Turn off the system and reconnect the USB device then turn on the system The music data itself contains noise or the sound is distorted Noise may have entered during the recording process Delete the file and try recording again The bit rate used when encoding the files was low Send files encoded with higher bit ra...

Page 30: ... or on the unit to start play Files cannot be played back The audio file does not have the extension mp3 wma m4a mp4 or 3gp The audio file is a multiple track audio file The file is a video file The data is not stored in MP3 WMA AAC format The data is stored in WMA lossless AAC lossless format USB storage devices formatted with file systems other than FAT16 or FAT32 are unsupported If you use a pa...

Page 31: ... station and then turn off the system 2 Press DISPLAY to display the clock 3 While holding down TUNING press All the AM preset stations are erased To reset the interval to the factory preset repeat the procedure Toimprovetunerreception Turn off the CD player USB device power by using the CD USB power management function By default the CD USB power is turned on Use buttons on the unit to turn off t...

Page 32: ...ll user configured settings such as preset radio stations timer and the clock are deleted Messages One of the following messages may appear or flash in the front panel display during operation CANNOT LOCK The system cannot be locked after you have done the procedure of When carrying this system COMPLETE The radio preset operation ended normally DEVICE ERROR The USB device could not be recognized o...

Page 33: ...sing during playback or pause OVER CURRENT An over current from the USB port was detected PROTECT The following causes can be considered The voltage selector may not be set to the correct local power line voltage Speaker cords may be short circuited The ventilation holes may be blocked See If PROTECT appears on the display page 27 to check what to do if this message appears PUSH SELECT You tried t...

Page 34: ...u tried to select the timer when the Play Timer is not set TIME NG The Play Timer start and end times are set to the same time Display examples Display indicates 2 two 5 five 6 six 8 eight 0 zero A B D G H K M O Q R S Z ...

Page 35: ...sed discs with attached seals where the glue extends beyond the seal Discs that have labels printed using ink that feels tacky when touched Notes on discs Before playing wipe the disc with a cleaning cloth from the centre out to the edge Do not clean discs with solvents such as benzine thinner or commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs Do not expose discs to dir...

Page 36: ...disc and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates On heat buildup Heat buildup on the unit during operation is normal and is not cause for alarm Do not touch the cabinet if it has been used continuously at a high volume because the cabinet may have become hot Do not obstruct the ventilation holes On the speaker system This speaker system is not magnetically shield...

Page 37: ...after every 10 hours of use before you start an important recording or after playing an old tape Failure to clean the tape heads can cause degraded sound quality or an inability of the unit to record or play tapes For details refer to the instructions of the cleaning cassette Specifications Main unit Amplifier section The following measured at AC 230 V 50 60 Hz European and Russian models The foll...

Page 38: ...impedance MHC EC99 EC99T EC79 EC79T 8 Ω MHC EC69 EC69T 6 Ω SUBWOOFER MHC EC99 EC99T only impedance 4 Ω USB section Supported bit rate MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 WMA AAC 32 320 kbps VBR Sampling frequencies MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 WMA AAC 32 44 1 48 kHz USB port Maximum current 500 mA CD player section System Compact disc and digital audio system Laser Diode Properties Emission Duration Continuous L...

Page 39: ...ne type Woofer 130 mm cone type Tweeter 40 mm horn type Rated impedance High frequency 8 Ω Low frequency 8 Ω Dimensions w h d Approx 220 350 215 mm Mass Approx 3 2 kg Front Speaker SS EC69 for MHC EC69 except for European model EC69T Speaker system 2 way 2 driver speaker system Bass reflex Speaker unit Woofer 160 mm cone type Tweeter 40 mm horn type Rated impedance 6 Ω Dimensions w h d Approx 220 ...

Page 40: ...Supplied accessories Remote Commander 1 R6 Size AA batteries 2 FM lead AM loop antenna 1 Speaker pads MHC EC99 EC99T 8 and for SS WG99A Subwoofer 4 MHC EC79 EC79T EC69 EC69T 8 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Standby power consumption 0 5 W Halogenated flame retardants are not used in the certain printed wiring boards Playable USB devices You can use the following Son...

Page 41: ... other than that saved in the first partition of a hard disk drive Do not use USB devices other than these USB devices Operation of models not listed here is not guaranteed Operation may not always be ensured even when using these USB devices Some of these USB devices may not be available for purchase in certain areas When formatting the above models be sure to format using the model itself or the...

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