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Mini Hi-Fi
Component
System

Operating Instructions

3-862-493-11(1)

MHC-FR10 / F150 / F250AV

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.

Summary of Contents for MHC-F150 - Mini Hi Fi System

Page 1: ...tructions 3 862 493 11 1 f MHC FR10 F150 F250AV 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 ...

Page 2: ...correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modifications n...

Page 3: ...g specific tracks Delete bank 31 Grouping your favorite CDs 32 Labeling a CD 33 Locating a specific CD 34 Playing highlights of the CD 36 The Tape Deck Recording on a tape manually 37 Recording a CD by specifying track order 38 DJ Effects Looping part of a CD 40 Flashing part of a CD 40 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 41 Selecting the audio emphasis 42 Selecting surround effects 43 Enjoying D...

Page 4: ...peaker Right 2 7 1 1 1 3 2 4 5 6 3 2 MHC F150 F250AV only MHC F250AV only 1 Connect the front speakers Connect the speaker cords to the SPEAKER jacks of the same color Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise Note The type of speakers supplied vary according to the model you purchased see Specifications on page 56 Insert only the stripped portion Black Red R L ...

Page 5: ...ennas to prevent noise Notes Do not place the rear surround speakers on top of a TV This may cause distortion of the colors in the TV screen Be sure to connect both left and right rear surround speakers Otherwise the sound will not be heard 3 MHC F250AV only Connect the center surround speaker Connect the speaker cords from the center surround speaker to the appropriate CENTER SPEAKER jacks Connec...

Page 6: ...You can reinforce the bass sound by connecting an optional super woofer to the super woofer connector VOLTAGE SELECTOR 110 120V 220 240V To attach the speaker pads Attach the supplied speaker pads to the bottom of the speakers to stabilize the speakers and prevent them from slipping Front speaker Center surround speaker MHC F250AV only Inserting two size AA R6 batteries into the remote for MHC F25...

Page 7: ... Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound Dolby Pro Logic Surround is a decoding system standardized in TV programs and movies Dolby Pro Logic Surround improves the sound image by using four separate channels These channels manipulate the sound to be heard and enhance the action as it happens on the screen For MHC FR10 MHC F150 In addition to the front speakers connecting the supplied rear speakers provides...

Page 8: ...ce the rear surround speakers facing each other at about 60 to 90 cm 2 to 3 feet above your listening position Step 2 Setting up the surround speakers continued Center surround speaker Rear surround speaker 60 to 90 cm 2 to 3 feet Adjusting the speaker volume For MHC F250AV only To enjoy Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound turn the Dolby Pro Logic mode on then adjust the volume of each speaker using th...

Page 9: ...he volume of the test tone Front left b Center b Front right V Rear B 3 From your listening position press CENTER LEVEL and REAR LEVEL on the remote to adjust the volume The volume levels from each speaker must become the same 4 Press T TONE ON OFF when you are done adjusting The test tone turns off Tip If you turn VOLUME or press VOLUME on the remote all the speaker volumes change Note The test t...

Page 10: ... is on do the following 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SET 2 Turn the jog dial to select SET CLOCK 3 Press ENTER 4 Perform steps 2 through 5 above Step 4 Presetting radio stations You can preset the following number of stations 2 band model 20 for FM 10 for AM 3 band model 20 for FM 10 for MW and 10 for SW or LW depending on the model you purchased Step 3 Setting the time continued Power ALL 1 DISC S PROGRAM...

Page 11: ...he preset number Start over from step 1 To change the AM tuning interval Except for the European model The AM tuning interval is factory set to 9 kHz 10 kHz in some areas To change the AM tuning interval tune in any AM station first then turn off the power While holding down the ENTER button turn the power back on When you change the interval AM preset stations will be erased To reset the interval...

Page 12: ...er or Disc Memo see page 33 for details at the loading position appears in the display As you turn the jog dial the disc number or Disc Memo changes If you have already inserted discs the disc number at the playing position appears When you turn the jog dial the displayed disc number changes to the one at the loading position 2 1 3 7 4 ALL 1 DISC S PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT1 TEXT DELETE FILE DISC GRO...

Page 13: ...pendently see Playing your favorite CD independently You can display the original Disc Memos instead of the disc numbers see Labeling a CD to locate it easily when you start playing When you select a CD TEXT disc the disc title is displayed instead of the disc number 5 Insert a disc with the label side facing right Notes Make sure you have inserted the disc into each slotatarightangletotherotaryta...

Page 14: ... of the MD deck Connecting an MD deck for analog recording Make 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 Note If you cannot select MD even when you have pressed FUNCTION press while holding down FUNCTION when the power is turned off VIDEO will be switched to MD To return to VIDEO do the same p...

Page 15: ...nd the connectors To listen to the sound of the connected VCR press while holding down FUNCTION when the power is turned off This switches the MD function to VIDEO Once you enable the VIDEO function just press FUNCTION repeatedly until VIDEO appears Note If the sound is distorted when selecting VIDEO or you want to switch back to MD repeat the operation described above for switching to VIDEO ...

Page 16: ...lated wire not supplied Screw clamp Ground wire not supplied Ground wire not supplied Insulated wire not supplied Screw clamp Connecting outdoor antennas Connect the outdoor antenna to improve the reception FM antenna Connect the optional FM outdoor antenna You can also use the TV antenna instead Jack type A Jack type B IEC standard socket connector not supplied Screw clamp Ground wire not supplie...

Page 17: ...ease it when you reach the desired CD Press V on the remote to move 10 CDs ahead or v to move 10 CDs back During play or pause press on the remote repeatedly to go forward or 0 on the remote repeatedly to go back until you reach the desired track During play press and hold down on the remote to go forward or 0 0 on the remote to go back and release it at the desired point Press CONTINUE repeatedly...

Page 18: ...d disc press CONTINUE twice so that NEXT disappears Tips Pressing CD P when the power is off automatically turns the power on and starts CD playback if there is a CD in the slot One Touch Play You can switch from another source to the CD player and start playing a CD just by pressing CD P Automatic Source Selection If there is no CD in the player NO DISC appears With the side you want to record fa...

Page 19: ...re to start from the front side If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low level high frequency signals press DOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR appears after pressing CD SYNCHRO Note You cannot listen to other sources while recording Disc number or Disc Memo Listening to the radio Preset Tuning Preset radio stations in th...

Page 20: ...urn VOLUME or press VOLUME VOL on the remote To listen to non preset radio stations from front panel only Use manual or automatic tuning in step 2 For manual tuning press or 0 repeatedly For automatic tuning press and hold or 0 Tips Pressing TUNER BAND when the power is off automatically turns the power on and tunes to the last received station One Touch Play You can switch from another source to ...

Page 21: ...en 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 To record non preset stations use and in step 2 to tune in the desired station manually When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low level high frequency signals press DOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR appears after pressing r REC If noise is heard while recor...

Page 22: ...IRECTION repeatedly to select A to play one side Select ß to play both sides To play both decks in succession select RELAY relay play 3 Press TAPE A or TAPE B Press TAPE A or TAPE B 9 to play the reverse side The tape starts playing For MHC F250AV You can also use TAPE A or TAPE B ª on the remote Press TAPE A or TAPE B ª again to play the reverse side For MHC FR10 and MHC F150 You can also use TAP...

Page 23: ... 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 unit is placed near a television In this case we recommend moving the unit fa...

Page 24: ...ent lengths the tape in each deck reverses independently If you select RELAY the tapes in both decks reverse together 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 Recording from a tape High speed Dubbing You can use TYPE I normal or TYPE II CrO2 tapes The recording level is automatically adjusted 1 Press and insert a reco...

Page 25: ...ng the CD display You can check the remaining time of the current track or that of the CD The CD Player Power DISPLAY DEMO During playback n Playing time on the current track µ Track title 2 µ Clock display for a few seconds µ Effect name or EFFECT ON OFF µ Name of spectrum analyzer display pattern 1 For labeled CD or CD with CD TEXT 2 CD with CD TEXT 3 TOC Table of Contents displays current disc ...

Page 26: ...procedure to change the repeat mode To cancel Repeat Play Press REPEAT repeatedly so that REPEAT OFF appears in display To repeat Press All the tracks on CONTINUE repeatedly the current CD until 1 DISC appears in the display All the tracks on CONTINUE repeatedly all all CDs until ALL DISCS appears in the display Only one track REPEAT repeatedly until REPEAT 1 appears in the display while playing t...

Page 27: ...uffle Play Press CONTINUE Tips You can start Shuffle Play by pressing SHUFFLE while playing To skip a track press on the front panel or on the remote You can specify another disc during 1 DISC Shuffle Play Turn the jog dial to specify the next disc After all the tracks on the current disc are played in random order the next disc starts playing To skip to the next disc right away press ENTER while ...

Page 28: ...order appear in the display 6 Program additional discs or tracks 7 Press CD P All the tracks play in the order you selected To exit the program mode Press CONTINUE Power Programmed disc Playing order Programmed track CONTINUE CLEAR CHECK 2 1 7 4 5 3 Track number Disc number ALL 1 DISC S PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT1 TEXT DELETE FILE DISC GROUP SYNC TRACK ART MONO STEP STEREO GROUP FILE PLUS ONE DOLBY NR...

Page 29: ...rack END appears Press CHECK until the track or disc you do not want appears then press CLEAR Press CLEAR Each time you press the button the last track or disc will be cleared Press and hold CLEAR until CLEAR is displayed Follow the programming procedure Playing your favorite CD independently Plus One Play When you insert a disc into the PLUS ONE slot you can play the disc independently from other...

Page 30: ...ge the disc before the rotary table comes to a complete stop If you do you may injure your hand or damage the disc The PLUS ONE slot comes to the loading position 4 Insert a disc into the PLUS ONE slot 5 Close the front cover The player starts playing the disc in the PLUS ONE slot To cancel Plus One Play Press PLUS ONE The indicator on the PLUS ONE button goes off The disc number in the display ch...

Page 31: ...4 to delete more tracks To recover all the tracks you have deleted 1 Press p to stop playback 2 Hold down CLEAR until ALL ON appears in the display Tip The deleted tracks are skipped even in the Shuffle or Program Play mode when the whole disc containing a Delete Bank is programmed as one step Power Disc number Track number 2 1 3 4 ALL 1 DISC S PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT1 TEXT DELETE FILE DISC GROUP S...

Page 32: ...to start playing the discs in the selected group To switch to another disc in the same group Use the jog dial To cancel group playback Press the corresponding group key again to turn off its indicator GROUP OFF appears momentarily in the display and playback continues Tips When a CD is filed in a group the GROUP FILE and respective group number indicators appear in the display whenever that CD is ...

Page 33: ...ing a CD Disc Memo You can label each disc using up to 11 characters When you select a CD TEXT disc the first 11 characters of the disc title are stored as a disc memo Whenever you load the labeled CD the label Disc Memo appears in the display 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears 2 Turn the jog dial until the disc number to which you want to label appears When you label a disc with the fro...

Page 34: ... for the CD TEXT disc is no longer stored disappears each time the CD is removed Note that you cannot change the Disc Memo of a CD TEXT disc You can label discs while the front cover is open Locating a disc by scanning each disc title Memo Scan You can locate a disc you want to play quickly by scanning the Disc Memos see page 33 in the display and starting playback Note that you cannot use this fu...

Page 35: ...MEMO SEARCH again Tip If there are no more Disc Memos starting with the character input in Step 3 the unit automatically changes to the next input character when you press 0 or 3 Press ENTER when the Disc Memo of the disc you want to play appears The disc is set to the playing position and the player starts playing In Program Play mode the disc will be added to the end of the program Note If NO EN...

Page 36: ...by pressing CD or 0 or on the remote During play of disc highlights you can move to an earlier or later highlight song by pressing or on the remote During play of disc highlights you can use Repeat Play function To repeat all the highlight songs keep pressing REPEAT until REPEAT appears To repeat only the current highlight song keep pressing REPEAT until REPEAT 1 appears If you press HI LIGHT whil...

Page 37: ...n low level high frequency signals press DOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR appears after pressing r REC Note Pressing FUNCTION with TAPE B selected starts silent recording blank recording You can record from CD tape or radio as you like For example you can record just the songs you want or record from the middle of the tape The recording level is adjusted automatically 1 Insert a blank tape into deck B 2 ...

Page 38: ... the disc you select has Disc Memo it appears and then switches to the following display 6 Press ENTER to program the track The programmed track and corresponding step playing order appear in the display Programmed disc Playing order Programmed track ALL 1 DISC S PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT1 TEXT DELETE FILE DISC GROUP SYNC TRACK ART MONO STEP STEREO GROUP FILE PLUS ONE DOLBY NR RELAY NEXT CD TEXT HI L...

Page 39: ...ack or disc Press CHECK repeatedly to display the step you want to clear then press CLEAR To clear the entire program Press and hold CLEAR To exit the program mode Press CONTINUE Tips If a track is cut off during recording on both sides because the tape ended while recording on the A side the track will automatically be recorded from the beginning on the B side When you want to reduce the hiss noi...

Page 40: ... 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 play To adjust the flash length Turn the jog dial while holding FLASH or MHC F250AV only press or while holding FLASH on the remote to select different flash lengths FLASH 1 20 To ...

Page 41: ...m with the graphic equalizer if the bass is too strong Adjust the bass slowly while listening to music so that you can monitor the effect of the adjustment Cancelling GROOVE sets DBFB to DBFB and flattens the equalizer curve To cancel the DBFB level press DBFB until the indication disappears Adjust the equalization to obtain the effect you desire To listen through the headphones Connect the headph...

Page 42: ...osen appears in the display 2 Use the jog dial to select the preset you desire The preset name appears in the display See the chart Music menu options 3 Press ENTER To cancel the effect Perform the previous operations selecting EFFECT OFF in step 2 Music menu options SUR appears if you select an effect with surround effects Power 2 3 1 ALL 1 DISC S PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT1 TEXT DELETE FILE DISC GRO...

Page 43: ...ANCED THEATER Reproduces the acoustics of a large movie theater DSP OFF Turns off the DSP mode The indicator on the front panel s DSP button lights up Note When you choose other sound effects the surround effects will be canceled MHC FR10 and MHC F150 Press SUR to turn the surround effect on or off Every time you press the button the display changes as follows Note When you choose other sound effe...

Page 44: ...ote while playing a program source The indicator on the front panel s PRO LOGIC button lights up To cancel the Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound Press PRO LOGIC or PRO LOGIC ON OFF on the remote again to turn off the indicator on the front panel s PRO LOGIC button Notes You can t use both Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound and the DSP surround effects at the same time When recording the sound be sure to ...

Page 45: ...ces If you are not familiar with the RDS system check with your local radio stations for details on RDS services in your area Receiving RDS broadcasts Simply select a station 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 DEMO the display changes as follows n Station name µ Freq...

Page 46: ...onal culture DRAMA Radio plays and serials EDUCATION Educational programs such as how to programs and advice INFORMATION Programs about consumer affairs medical advice and weather LIGHT MUSIC Classical music such as instrumental vocal and choral works M O R MUSIC Easy listening middle of the road music NEWS News programs OTHER MUSIC Music such as jazz rhythm and blues and reggae POP MUSIC Popular ...

Page 47: ...ng karaoke of multiplex CD or tape select MPX R or MPX L 4 Start playing the music and adjust the volume 5 Adjust the microphone volume by turning MIC LEVEL When you are done Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and disconnect the microphone from MIX MIC then press KARAOKE PON MPX repeatedly so that h disappears Note With some songs vocals may not be cancelled when you select KARAOKE PON You can sing along with ...

Page 48: ... 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 the CD function and not playing a CD Notes If you recall a sound effect the karaoke mode is cancelled The instrumental sound may be reduced as well as the singer s voice when the sound is recorded in monaural The singer s voice may not be reduced when only a f...

Page 49: ...r You can let the system turn off at the preset time so you can sleep to the music You can preset the time to be turned off by 10 minutes For MHC F250AV For MHC FR10 and MHC F150 Press SLEEP Every time you press the button the minute display the turn off time changes as follows AUTO n 90min n 80min n 70min n n 10min n OFF n AUTO When you choose AUTO The power turns off when the current CD or tape ...

Page 50: ... original display appears 9 Turn off the power To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select the respective mode DAILY 1 or DAILY 2 then press ENTER To change the setting start over from step 1 To cancel the timer operation Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select TIMER OFF then press ENTER Tip The power turns on 15 seconds before the preset time ALL 1 DISC S PR...

Page 51: ...OFF then press ENTER Note If the power is on at the preset time the recording will not be made 1 Tune in the preset radio station see Listening to the radio 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET SET DAILY 1 appears 3 Turn jog dial to select REC then press ENTER ON appears and the hour digits flash in the display To timer record you must preset the radio station see Step 4 Presetting radio stations and set the c...

Page 52: ... the system from the wall outlet mains if it is not to be used for an extended period of time To disconnect the cord mains lead pull it out by 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 the qualif...

Page 53: ... portion of the speaker cord will obstruct the speaker connections Before placing a cassette in the tape deck Take up any slack in the tape Otherwise the tape may get entangled in the parts of the tape deck and become damaged When using a tape longer than 90 minutes The tape is very elastic Do not change the tape operations such as play stop and fast winding etc frequently The tape may get entangl...

Page 54: ...rs farther away from the TV set Speakers Sound comes from one channel or unbalanced left and right volume Check the speaker connection and speaker placement The sound comes from the center speaker only MHC F250AV only The source being played back is monaural Press PRO LOGIC to turn off the Pro Logic mode There is no sound from the center speaker MHC F250AV only Set the CENTER LEVEL to the appropri...

Page 55: ...requencies are erased The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize them see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 53 After pressing 9 or there is a mechanical noise EJECT appears in the display and the unit enters standby mode automatically The cassette tape was not inserted correctly Eject the tape and turn the power back on Tuner Severe hum or noise TUNED or STEREO flashes in the display ...

Page 56: ...ohms CENTER SPEAKER MHC F250AV accepts impedance of 8 ohms SUPER WOOFER Voltage 1 V impedance 1 kilohms AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS U S A models MHC F250AV POWER5 OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION with 8 ohm loads both channels driven from 70 20 000 Hz rates 100 watts per channel minimum RMS power with no more than 0 9 total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output MHC F150 POWER ...

Page 57: ... 1 W RMS NAB 0 2 W Peak DIN Tuner section FM stereo FM AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range 2 band models 87 5 108 0 MHz 3 band FM MW SW models 87 5 108 0 MHz 3 band FM MW LW models 87 5 108 0 MHz Antenna FM lead antenna Antenna terminals 75 ohm unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10 7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range 2 Band type North American models 530 1 710 kHz with the interv...

Page 58: ...ce 16 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 215 x 100 x 210 mm Mass Approx 1 1 kg net per speaker SS SRF1 for MHC F150 MHC FR10 Speaker system 1 way 1 unit bass reflex type Speaker units Full range 10 cm cone type Nominal impedance 16 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 117 x 170 x 150 mm Mass Approx 0 9 kg Center Speaker MHC F250AV only SS CN50 for MHC F250AV Speaker system 1 way 1 unit bass reflex type magnetic...

Page 59: ...els 150 watts Other models 250 watts Dimensions w h d Approx 280 x 375 x 455 mm Mass MHC F250AV F150 Approx 12 kg 26 lbs 7 oz MHC FR10 European models Approx 10 kg 22 lbs 1 oz Other models Approx 12 kg 26 lbs 7 oz Supplied accessories AM loop antenna 1 Remote for MHC F250AV RM SF250AV 1 for MHC FR10 F150 RM SF150 1 Batteries 2 FM lead antenna 1 Speaker cords 4 5 for MHC F250AV Front speaker pads 8...

Page 60: ...ding a CD 18 a radio program 21 timer recording 51 Repeat Play 26 Resetting the system 55 S Saving recordings 52 Selecting the audio emphasis 42 Setting the time 9 Shuffle Play 27 Sleep Timer 49 Sound adjustment 11 Speakers 4 7 15 Station name 45 Surround 43 44 T U V Test tone 8 Timer falling asleep to music 49 timer recording 51 waking up to music 49 Troubleshooting 53 Tuner 10 19 Tuning interval...

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