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MHC-GN70 4-246-556-

(3)

Mini Hi-Fi
Component
System

Operating Instructions

4-246-556-

(3)

MHC-GN70V

Summary of Contents for MHC-GN70V

Page 1: ...MHC GN70 4 246 556 11 3 1GB Mini Hi Fi Component System Operating Instructions 4 246 556 11 3 MHC GN70V 2003 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...wspapers table cloths curtains etc And don t place lighted candles on the apparatus To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Don t throw away the battery with general house waste dispose of it correctly as chemical waste ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark As an ENERGY STAR partner Sony Corporation has determined that this product mee...

Page 3: ...t playback of some discs may not be possible depending on the recording device used for recording or the disc condition Disc recorded on CD R CD RW drives may not be played back because of scratches dirt recording condition or the driver s characteristics CD R and CD RW discs that have not been finalized processing to allow play by a normal CD player cannot be played back The system may be unable ...

Page 4: ... VIDEO CD Resume Play 17 Tuner Presetting radio stations 18 Listening to the radio Preset Tuning 19 Manual Tuning 19 Tape Loading a tape 20 Playing a tape 20 Recording to a tape CD Synchro Recording Recording Manually Program Edit 21 Timer recording radio programs 22 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 24 Selecting the sound system 24 Selecting the preset effect 24 Adjusting the graphic equalizer...

Page 5: ...ording sounds 31 Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer 32 Waking up to music Daily Timer 32 Optional Components Hooking up optional components 34 Listening to audio from a connected component 35 Recording on a connected component 35 Connecting external antennas 36 Troubleshooting Problems and remedies 37 Messages 40 Additional Information Precautions 41 Specifications 42 Glossary back page ...

Page 6: ...ODE 7 12 15 17 22 40 Power illuminator ea 26 PUSH ENTER q 11 14 15 18 22 23 25 26 32 33 REC PAUSE START qk 21 22 31 REPEAT 8 13 SURROUND SPEAKER MODE w 24 TAPE A B r 20 21 31 TUNER BAND ra 18 19 TUNER MEMORY 7 18 VOLUME ws 26 37 SYMBOLS 1 power 1 hH play qa x stop qs X pause qd go backward qf go forward qf m rewind qg M fast forward qg V v B b q A A Eject A ed A B Eject B ql List of Button Locatio...

Page 7: ...NG rs 21 30 38 KARAOKE MPX ql 30 KEY CONTROL 2 w 31 MD VIDEO rd 35 37 MOVIE EQ wf 24 MUSIC EQ wl 24 NEXT eh 15 17 Numeric buttons q 14 17 ON SCREEN qd 28 P FILE wg 25 PLAY MODE ea 15 17 22 40 PRESET ed 18 19 PREV eg 15 17 REPEAT qs 13 RETURN O ef 15 SELECT qg 14 SLEEP 1 32 SPECIAL MENU ej 16 17 40 SPECTRUM el 26 SURROUND SPEAKER MODE e 24 TAPE A B 6 20 21 TUNER BAND rg 18 19 TUNING qj 18 19 TV CH ...

Page 8: ...t L R _ Black Stripe Red Solid 3 Surround speaker Right Black Stripe Blue Solid 3 1 Connect the front speakers Connect the speaker cords to the FRONT SPEAKER terminals Red L R _ Blue 2 Connect the surround speakers Connect the speaker cords to SURROUND SPEAKER terminals Note Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise 1 3 2 2 6 5 1 4 FM antenna Main Unit Insert only the stripped...

Page 9: ... automatically ends If the supplied adaptor on the plug does not fit your wall outlet detach it from the plug only for models equipped with an adaptor 7 Set the color system according to your TV while the power is off The color system of your TV NTSC PAL AUTO Your TV automatically changes the color system according to the input signal To connect the optional components See page 34 To attach the sp...

Page 10: ... adjust the volume of the TV Note Depending on the TV you may not be able to control your TV or to use some of the buttons above R6 AA batteries E e e E TV 1 TV VOL TV CH TV VIDEO Press TV 1 TV VIDEO TV CH TV VOL Positioning the speakers Place the front speakers at an angle of 45 degrees from your listening position Notice for carrying this system Do the following to protect the CD mechanism Use b...

Page 11: ...e 5 Press M or m repeatedly to set the minute 6 Press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote The clock starts functioning To adjust the clock 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select CLOCK SET and then press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote 3 Do the same procedure as steps 3 to 6 above Note The clock settings are cancelled when you disconnect the power cord or if a pow...

Page 12: ...o input Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV if you need help You can play both VIDEO CDs without PBC functions Version 1 1 and VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Version 2 0 VIDEO CD CD MP3 When you play a CD single place it on the inner circle of the tray Playing time LINK LINK ALL DISCS SURR EFFECT V GROOVE B A VCD When playing a CD When playing MP3 audio tracks LINK LINK ALL DIS...

Page 13: ... or D SKIP on the remote To Switch to CD function from another source Play repeatedly Repeat Play Cancel Repeat Play Exchange other discs while playing Remove the disc Do this Press CD or one of the DISC 1 3 buttons Automatic Source Selection Press REPEAT repeatedly to select REP 8 or REP1 9 Press REPEAT until REP or REP1 disappears from the display Press DISC SKIP EX CHANGE Press OPEN CLOSE Z 1 D...

Page 14: ...nclude an MP3 audio track is skipped The maximum number of albums on a disc which can be recognize by this system is 256 The maximum number of MP3 audio tracks and album on the disc which can be recognize by this system is 512 Playback follows the recorded order of albums and tracks on the disc Depending on the encoding writing software recording device or the recording media used at the time an M...

Page 15: ... playback starts from the selected track Still images such as the menu screens will not be shown Press x in stop mode then press hH Press the numeric buttons on the remote To enter menu number 11 or above first press 10 then press numeric buttons To enter 0 use the 10 0 For example to enter track number 30 press 10 then 3 and 10 0 Track number Total playing time including selected track LINK LINK ...

Page 16: ... selected time Tip To exit from Time Search press x or SPECIAL MENU Do this Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until 1 DISC or ALL DISCS lights up in the display Press CLEAR on the remote when playback is stopped Repeat steps 4 and 5 3 to 5 6 Program additional tracks To program Other tracks on the same disc Other tracks on other discs 7 Press hH Other Operations To Cancel Program Play Clear a track from ...

Page 17: ...esuming playback from the point you stopped a VIDEO CD Resume Play The system memorizes the point where you stopped the disc so you can resume from that point Resume Play is not available for an audio CD and a disc with MP3 audio tracks 1 While playing a VIDEO CD press x to stop playback RESUME appears on your TV screen If RESUME does not appear Resume Play is not available 2 Press hH The system s...

Page 18: ...ion presets To Automatically tune in all of the stations that can be received in your area and store your favourite stations manually Manually tune in and store the radio frequency of your favourite stations Do this Setting presets through automatic tuning Setting presets through manual tuning 4 Press or or PRESET or on the remote repeatedly to select the preset number you want to store 5 Press PU...

Page 19: ...ns on automatically and TUNER is selected as a function Listening to the radio You can listen to a radio station either by selecting a preset station or by manually tuning in the station Listening to a preset station Preset Tuning Before tuning to preset stations be sure to preset them see Presetting radio stations on page 18 MHz Preset number Frequency 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM o...

Page 20: ...sequence five times If you press TAPE A B while the power is off the power turns on automatically and TAPE is selected as a function When a tape tapes is are inserted corresponding presence indicators light up Searching for the beginning of a track AMS During playback press or repeatedly for the number of songs you want to skip forward or backward The search direction forward or backward and the n...

Page 21: ...ure to start from the front side If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side For recording from the reverse side After step 1 press TAPE A B to select deck B and press hH twice to start playback of the reverse side Press x at the point where you want to start recording The TAPE B reverse side indicator lights up For recording from the radio If noise is heard w...

Page 22: ...to a tape continued 8 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to record on one side Select j or RELAY to record on both sides 9 Press REC PAUSE START Recording starts To Cancel Program Edit Clear a track from the end of the program Tip To check the required tape length for recording a disc press EDIT after you have loaded a disc and pressed CD The required tape length for the currently selected dis...

Page 23: ...setting Change the setting Cancel timer operation Do this Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press M or m repeatedly to select REC SELECT Then press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote Start from step 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press M or m repeatedly to select TIMER OFF Then press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote Notes You cannot activate the Timer Recording and Daily Tim...

Page 24: ...isplay changes cyclically as follows LINK1 t MATRIX SURR2 1 LINK Reproduces the same sound with different output levels 2 MATRIX SURR Reproduces a wide range of sound that can actually sense the size of the room Selecting the preset effect Press MUSIC EQ MOVIE EQ or GAME EQ repeatedly to select the preset effect you want The preset effect name appears in the display See the chart Preset effect opt...

Page 25: ...M and m or and repeatedly to select the personal file number where you want to store the equalizer setting You can select from P FILE 1 to P FILE 3 4 Press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote The setting is stored automatically in the personal file number you selected in step 3 The previous setting stored at this memory location is erased and replaced by the new setting To call up the personal file ...

Page 26: ...r mode changes cyclically as follows PATTERN 1 t PATTERN 2 t PATTERN 3 t PATTERN 4 t PATTERN OFF Notes When you turn VOLUME or press VOL on the remote power illuminator shows the current volume level During the demonstration display you can turn on or off power illuminator by pressing ILLUMINATION Turning off the display Power Saving Mode The demonstration display and the clock display can be turn...

Page 27: ...ing time of the current track1 t Remaining time of the current disc2 t Title of the current track3 t Title of the current album for 2 seconds 4 t Clock display for 8 seconds t Effect status or Karaoke status5 x When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC function Version 2 0 Playing time of the current track6 t Clock display for 8 seconds t Effect status or Karaoke status5 Checking the total playing time and...

Page 28: ...rent disc3 12 or title of current track3 13 t Clock display for 8 seconds t Effect status or Karaoke status5 1 appears while MP3 audio track is played back 2 appears in the following cases while MP3 audio track is played back all play mode except 1 DISCS or ALBM mode 3 Only for CD TEXT disc and a disc with MP3 audio tracks 4 Only for a disc with MP3 audio tracks 5 When KARAOKE PON MPX L or MPX R i...

Page 29: ... MP3 status When playback is stopped During playback Displayed item STOP Playing time or remaining time of the current track or disc Displayed item Album title Current album title and track title Programmed disc and track numbers No display Displayed item Total playing time of current disc No display Displayed item Disc number or TOTAL No display Tips During playback of VIDEO CD and ON SCREEN 1 is...

Page 30: ...ING indicator lights up while Game Mixing is activated and it will remain active while the power is on even if the function is changed Notes If you press GAME MIXING during CD function the TV screen will display the video image from the component connected to the GAME INPUT jacks Game Mixing is cancelled when you press REC PAUSE START Game Mixing does not function during CD Synchro Recording Singi...

Page 31: ...ocal range You can adjust the key higher or lower in 13 halftone steps 26 6 Mixing and recording sounds You can mix sounds by playing one of the components and singing or speaking into a microphone The mixed sound can be recorded on a tape 1 Do the procedure for singing along steps 1 to 5 on page 30 Then insert a recordable tape in deck B 2 Press the function button of the source you want to recor...

Page 32: ...tedly to set the minute then press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote 6 Set the time to stop playback following step 5 above 7 Press M or m repeatedly until the music source you want appears The display change as follows t TUNER y CD PLAY T t TAPE PLAY T Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer You need to use the remote to activate the Sleep Timer You can set the system to turn off after a certain time...

Page 33: ...er and Timer Recording at the same time If you use the Daily Timer and the Sleep Timer at the same time the Sleep Timer has priority If the system is on at the preset time the Daily Timer will not be activated Tip The systems turns on 15 seconds before the preset time Do this Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press M or m repeatedly to select DAILY SELECT then press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on...

Page 34: ...me sound on page 30 or see Selecting the preset effect on page 24 for video game sound effects C AUDIO OUT jacks Use audio cords not supplied to connect the audio input of the optional component to these jacks You can then output audio to the component from this system D MD VIDEO AUDIO IN jacks Use audio cords not supplied to connect the audio output of the optional component such as MD deck or VC...

Page 35: ...g the connected MD deck 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 34 2 Hold down MD VIDEO on the system and press 1 on the system while the power is on Release 1 first then release MD VIDEO This switches the function from MD to VIDEO Start playing the connected VCR 1 Press GAME 2 Select the preset effect See Selecting the preset effect on page 24 To Make an analog record...

Page 36: ...e reception FM antenna Connect an optional FM external antenna You can also use the TV antenna instead FM75Ω COAXIAL AM AM antenna Connect a 6 to 15 meter 20 to 50 feet insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal Leave the supplied AM loop antenna connected AM FM75Ω COAXIAL Insulated wire not supplied ...

Page 37: ...f you have set the timer redo Waking up to music on page 32 and Timer Recording radio programs on page 22 The radio presetting is canceled The power cord is disconnected or a power failure occurs for longer than half a day Redo Presetting radio stations on page 18 There is no sound Turn VOLUME clockwise The headphones is connected to the PHONES jack Insert only the stripped portion of the speaker ...

Page 38: ...ure condensation has built up Remove the disc and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates Disc access takes a longer time Set CD POWER ON by CD power manage function page 19 Playback does not start from the first track The system is in Program Play or Shuffle Play mode Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until 1 DISC ALBM or ALL DISCS appears MP3 audio track cannot be pla...

Page 39: ... the tape heads on page 42 Noise increases or the high frequencies are erased The record playback heads are magnetized See Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 42 Tuner There is severe hum or noise TUNED or STEREO flashes in the display Adjust the antenna The signal is too weak Connect an external antenna Set CD POWER OFF by CD power manage function page 19 A stereo FM program cannot be received i...

Page 40: ...k Step Full You tried to program 26 or more tracks steps Please Wait The system is doing initialization process Reading The system is reading information of this disc Some buttons are not available Not in Use You pressed an invalid button TAPE No Tab You cannot record the tape because the tab has been removed from the tape No Tape There is no tape in the tape deck TIMER OFF TIME NG The on time and...

Page 41: ...at a large volume the cabinet temperature of the top side and bottom rises considerably To avoid burning yourself do not touch the cabinet To prevent a malfunction do not cover the ventilation hole for the cooling fan If you have any questions or problems concerning your system please consult your nearest Sony dealer On operation If the system is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or ...

Page 42: ...mpact disc and digital audio system Laser Semiconductor laser λ 795nm Emission duration continuous Frequency response 2 Hz 20 kHz 0 5 dB Wave length 795 nm Video colour system format NTSC PAL Cleaning the tape heads Clean the tape heads after every 10 hours of use Make sure to clean the tape heads before you start an important recording or after playing an old tape Use separately sold dry type or ...

Page 43: ...er SS GN88D Speaker system 3 way 4 units bass reflex type magnetically shielded Speaker units Super Woofer 20 cm cone type Woofer 8 cm cone type Tweeter 5 cm cone type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 265 x 415 x 320 mm Mass Approx 8 7 kg net per speaker Surround speaker SS RS77V Speaker system 2 way 3 units bass reflex type magnetically shielded Speaker units Woofer 10 cm cone typ...

Page 44: ...PBC functions This system can play both versions Glossary Auto Pause An automatically pauses according to the signal encoded on the disc while playing a VIDEO CD If the system does not resume playback for a long time press hH to resume playback manually Menu Playback Playback using the menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Version 2 0 You can enjoy simple interactive software using...

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