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MHC-GN88D 4-248-439-

(1)

Mini Hi-Fi
Component
System

Operating Instructions

4-248-439-12 (1)

MHC-GN88D
MHC-GN77D

Summary of Contents for MHC-GN77D

Page 1: ...MHC GN88D 4 248 439 12 1 1GB Mini Hi Fi Component System Operating Instructions 4 248 439 12 1 MHC GN88D MHC GN77D 2003 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...ciency The following caution label is located inside the apparatus This system incorporates Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic II adaptive matrix surround decoder and the DTS Digital Surround System Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc DTS and DTS Digita...

Page 3: ...22 Searching for a title chapter track index album file 24 continued DVD Various functions Changing the sound subtitle language 26 Adjusting the angle image 29 Restricting disc playback CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL 32 Speaker settings SPEAKER SETUP 36 List of items that can be displayed and selected by disc type 39 System setup item list 40 Tuner Presetting radio stations 41 Listening ...

Page 4: ... Enhancing the video game sound Game Sync 55 Mixing video game sound with other sound source Game Mixing 55 Singing along Karaoke 55 Mixing and recording sounds 56 Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer 57 Waking up to music Daily Timer 57 Optional Components Hooking up optional components 59 Listening to audio from a connected component 60 Recording on a connected component 61 Connecting external an...

Page 5: ...on this system Your system has a region code printed on the back of the system and will only play DVDs labeled with identical region code DVDs labeled ALL will also be played on this system If you try to play any other DVD the message Playback prohibited by area limitations will appear on the TV screen Depending on the DVD no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD is pro...

Page 6: ...CD having multiple sessions with each segment from Lead in to Lead out regarded as a single session 3 CD Extra This format records audio audio CD data on the tracks in session 1 and data on the tracks in session 2 Notes on discs This system can play CD R CD RW discs edited by the user However note that playback of some discs may not be possible depending on the recording device used for recording ...

Page 7: ...g a disc that is recorded in Multi Session This system can play Multi Session CDs when an MP3 audio track is contained in the first session Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks recorded in later sessions can also be played back This system can play Multi Session CDs when a JPEG image file is contained in the first session Any subsequent JPEG image files session recorded in later sessions can also be pl...

Page 8: ...Reference Pages ALPHABETICAL ORDER A D wl r e ra ea es ed ej eh ef eg el ek rg rs rd rf rj rk rh wg wh wj wk L M N O qh qk qj w ql wa ws W X 0 K 4 5 6 1 2 3 7 8 9 How to use page 8 9 Use page 8 9 to find the location of buttons and other parts of the system that are mentioned in the text Main unit Illustration number r PLAY MODE 7 15 22 23 45 64 67 R R Name of button part Reference page O R E G OP...

Page 9: ... 67 DVD TOP MENU ef 18 EFFECT ON OFF wa 47 ENTER ea 14 16 18 30 32 37 41 45 46 49 50 53 54 57 58 67 GAME rj 55 59 60 GAME EQ e 47 GAME MIXING rh 44 55 GROOVE ql 47 KEY CONTROL 2 wj 56 MD VIDEO rg 60 MUSIC EQ es 47 MOVIE EQ wg 47 NEXT ej 16 Numeric button q 18 19 23 25 28 32 35 P FILE wk 49 PLAY MODE qf 15 22 23 45 64 67 PRESET ej 41 42 PRESET ek 41 42 PREV ek 16 REPEAT qs 20 21 RETURN O el 19 20 2...

Page 10: ...er Right FM antenna Surround speaker Left L R Insert only the stripped portion Black Stripe Red Solid 3 Surround speaker Right Black Stripe Gray Solid 3 Insert only the stripped portion Main Unit Center Speaker 1 Connect the front speakers Connect the speaker cords to the FRONT SPEAKER terminals Red _ L R Gray 2 Connect the surround speakers Connect the speaker cords to SURROUND SPEAKER terminals ...

Page 11: ...nnection and set COMPONENT OUT to PROGRESSIVE in Adjusting the TV screen page 30 You can use an optional S Video cord to connect the S VIDEO input jack on your TV to the S VIDEO OUT jack of this system Gray Solid 3 Black Stripe 3 Connect the center speaker Connect the speaker cords to the CENTER SPEAKER terminals Insert only the stripped portion R L 4 Connect the FM and AM antennas Set up the AM l...

Page 12: ...ystem in the Power Saving Mode see Turning off the display on page 50 When you playback a VIDEO CD recorded in a different color system from the one you set to the system the picture image may be distorted To connect optional components See page 59 R6 AA batteries Inserting two R6 size AA batteries into the remote Operating a Sony TV You can use the following buttons on the remote to operate a Son...

Page 13: ...e center of a room the bass could be extremely weakened This is due to the influence of the standing wave of the room If this happens move the sub woofer away from the center of the room or eliminate the cause of the standing wave by placing a bookshelf against the wall etc Surround speaker 60 to 90 cm Center surround speaker 4 Notice for carrying this system Do the following to protect the DVD me...

Page 14: ...s steps 3 to 6 above Note The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs Selecting a language You can change the on screen display language 1 Turn on your TV and select the video input 2 Press 1 to turn on the system 3 Press DVD to switch the function to DVD 4 Press DVD SETUP on the remote in stop mode The Setup Menu appears on the on screen display...

Page 15: ... Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc When playing a DVD DVD VIDEO CD CD MP3 JPEG When you play a CD single place it on the inner circle of the tray When playing a VIDEO CD When playing an audio CD ALL DISCS SURR EFFECT V GROOVE B A CD LINK LINK DISC Disc presence indicator When playing an MP3 audio tracks ALL DISCS SURR EFFECT V GROOVE B A LINK LINK MP3 DISC Disc presence in...

Page 16: ...ll discs in the order you want them to be played back see Creating your own program on page 22 Other Operations To Stop playback Pause playback Select a track or chapter Select an album of MP3 audio tracks Locate a point quickly in fast forward or fast reverse2 Lock Search Watch frame by frame Slow motion play 1 3 Select a disc when playback is stopped Switch to DVD function from another source Ex...

Page 17: ...r speakers You are recommended not to save other type of tracks or unneccessary album on a disc that has MP3 audio tracks The disc recorded with complicated tree structure takes a longer time to start playback When the disc is inserted the system reads all the tracks in that disc If there are many albums or non MP3 audio tracks on the disc it may take a longer time for playback to begin or for the...

Page 18: ...lect the desired album before entering the number To enter a track number over 10 1 Enter the corresponding digits To enter 0 press 10 0 2 Press ENTER Example To play track number 30 press 3 and 10 0 then press ENTER To play MP3 audio track number 100 press 1 10 0 and 10 0 then press ENTER Playing DVDs using the menu Some DVDs have menus to help you enjoy the DVDs You can play DVDs using these men...

Page 19: ...d track Still images such as the menu screens will not be shown To return to PBC playback press x twice then press hH Playing JPEG Image Files You can play JPEG image files on CD ROMs CD Rs or CD RWs However the discs must be recorded according to ISO9660 level 1 level 2 or Joliet format for the system to recognize the files You can also play discs recorded in Multi Session See the instructions of...

Page 20: ... Each time you press M during slide show the speed time changes cyclically as follows FF1 M slow t FF2 M normal t FF3 M high t The FF3 M is faster than FF2 M and FF2 M is faster than FF1 M To rotate the current image Rotate the current image using or Each time you press the image turns clockwise by 90 Each time you press the image turns counterclockwise by 90 Notes Slide show can play in only one ...

Page 21: ... play repeatedly ALL repeats all the files on the current disc or repeats all the files in the current album2 x When playing a VIDEO CD audio CD or MP3 audio tracks in PGM mode OFF does not play repeatedly ALL repeats Program Play 4 Press ENTER Repeat Play starts 1 When SHUFFLE ALL is selected you cannot set Repeat Play to ALL 2 When CONTINUE ALBUM is selected for MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image f...

Page 22: ...u want appears 5 Press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote The track is programmed The program step number appears 6 To program additional tracks repeat steps 4 and 5 7 Press hH Program Play starts Using the on screen display Use buttons on the remote for this operation 1 Press DVD DISPLAY The Control Menu appears 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly until PGM appears in the display The Program...

Page 23: ...perations To Return to Normal Play Cancel Program Play Clear a track from the end of the program Notes Program Play function is not available for DVD and JPEG image file When you switch the play mode to PGM while REP1 is selected REP1 is automatically canceled Tip The program you made remains in the system s memory even after Program Play finishes Press hH to play the same program again 1 Program ...

Page 24: ...ter track index album file You can search a title DVD chapter DVD track audio CD VIDEO CD MP3 index VIDEO CD and album MP3 audio tracks JPEG and file JPEG image files As titles tracks albums chapters indexes and files are assigned unique numbers on the disc you can select the number you want from the Control Menu on the on screen display You can also search for a particular point using the time co...

Page 25: ... audio CD VIDEO CD or MP3 audio track input the playing time of the current track using the time code Tip You can change the display to show playing time or remaining time For details see checking the playing time remaining time and titles DVD VIDEO CD CD MP3 JPEG page 51 Searching for a chapter index Use buttons on the remote for this operation 1 Press DVD DISPLAY The Control Menu appears on the ...

Page 26: ...the same language is displayed twice or more times the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats 4 Press ENTER To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears Notes For discs not recorded in multiple audio format you cannot change the sound During DVD playback the sound may change automatically Tip You can select the audio setting by pressing AUDIO on th...

Page 27: ...select language you want then press ENTER The subtitles are displayed in the selected language When 4 digit is displayed they represent the language code see Language code list on back page To cancel the SUBTITLE setting Select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears Note Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the subtit...

Page 28: ...selected language code 4 digit is displayed the next time you select OTHERS t x OSD on screen display Switches the display language on the screen Select the language from the displayed list x DVD MENU DVD only Select the language for the DVD menu x AUDIO DVD only Switches the language of the sound track Select the language from the displayed list x SUBTITLE DVD only Switches the language of the su...

Page 29: ...or lights in green on the on screen display This means that you can change the viewing angle For example while playing a scene of a train in motion you can display the view from either the front of the train the left window of the train or from the right window without having the train s movement interrupted Use buttons on the remote for this operation 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback The Contr...

Page 30: ... model 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select an item then press ENTER 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select a setting then press ENTER x TV TYPE DVD only Select the aspect ratio of the connected TV 16 9 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN 16 9 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN Note Depending on the DVD 4 3 LETTER BOX may be selected automatically instead of 4 3 PAN SCAN or vice versa Select SCREEN SETUP CUSTOM SETU...

Page 31: ...een saver If you turn on the screen saver the screen saver image appears when you leave the system in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes or when you play an audio CD or MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files except during slide show for more than 15 minutes The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting Press any DVD related button to turn off the screen saver O...

Page 32: ...ss ENTER 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL Enter password then press ENTER V VIDEO CD C Restricting disc playback CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL PARENTAL CONTROL Preventing playback of specific discs CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL You can set the playback restrictions so that the system will not play inappropriate discs You can set the same Custom P...

Page 33: ...ou to enter a new 4 digit password Limiting playback by children DVD only Parental Control You can limit the playback of some DVDs according to a predetermined level such as the age of the users The same password is used for both Custom Parental Control and Parental Control When a limited scene is played back that scene is skipped or replaced with a preset scene Use buttons on the remote for this ...

Page 34: ... on page 35 using the numeric buttons 7 Press M or m repeatedly to select LEVEL then press ENTER The option for LEVEL appears 8 Press M or m repeatedly to select the level you want then press ENTER The Parental Control setting is completed The lower the value the more strict the limitation If you make a mistake Press or RETURN O to go back to the previous screen To turn off the Setup Menu Press DV...

Page 35: ... If the Resume Play mode is canceled the level returns to the original level Tip If you forgot your password remove the disc and repeat steps 1 to 3 of Limiting playback by children for DVD only page 33 When you are asked to enter your password enter 199703 using the numeric buttons on the remote then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password After you enter a new 4 digi...

Page 36: ...t a setting then press ENTER x SIZE When you do not connect center speaker surround speakers or sub woofer or you move the surround speakers set the parameters for CENTER SURROUND and SUBWOOFER Since the front speaker setting is fixed you cannot change it FRONT CENTER SURROUND SUBWOOFER Notes Depending on the settings of other speakers the sub woofer may output the accessive sound When you play a ...

Page 37: ...s ENTER 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select ON then press ENTER You will hear the test tone from each speaker in sequence 5 From your listening position adjust the value of BALANCE and LEVEL using M and m or and The test tone is emitted from selected speakers during LEVEL or BALANCE adjustment 6 Press ENTER when you finish adjusting 7 Press M or m repeatedly to select TEST TONE then press ENTER 8 ...

Page 38: ...adjust BALANCE and LEVEL The default settings are underlined OFF ON Note When you adjust the level of the sub woofer set TEST TONE to OFF Adjust the level of the center speaker 6 dB to 6 dB 1 dB increments Adjust the level of the surround speakers 6 dB to 6 dB 1 dB increments Adjust the level of the sub woofer 10 dB to 10 dB 1 dB increments Adjust the balance between the front left and right speak...

Page 39: ...me code for picture and music searching AUDIO DVD only Change the audio format setting SUBTITLE DVD only Display the subtitles Change the subtitles language ALBUM JPEG image file only Select the album of JPEG image files to be played FILE JPEG image file only Select the JPEG image file to be played DATE JPEG image file only Display the date information ANGLE DVD only Changes the angle PLAY MODE Se...

Page 40: ...6 dB LEFT SURROUND 0 dB 6 dB 6 dB RIGHT SUBWOOFER 0 dB 10 dB 10 dB FRONT 6 steps left or right OFF ON System setup item list When you press DVD SETUP on the remote the following settings are displayed The default settings are underlined LANGUAGE SETUP page 27 OSD DVD MENU AUDIO SUBTITLE SCREEN SETUP page 30 TV TYPE SCREEN SAVER BACKGROUND COMPONENT OUT Select the language you want to use from the ...

Page 41: ...Manually tune in and store the radio frequency of your favourite stations Do this Setting presets through automatic tuning Setting presets through manual tuning 5 Press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote Complete appears in the display The station is stored 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to store other stations Setting presets through manual tuning 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press M ...

Page 42: ...y 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 Preset number Frequency Listening to a preset station Preset Tuning Before tuning to preset stations be sure to preset them see Presetting radio stations on page 41 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press or or PRE...

Page 43: ...he 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 number of songs being skipped 1 9 appear in the di...

Page 44: ...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 while recording from the radio move the respective a...

Page 45: ... is are programmed The program step number appears 6 To program additional tracks repeat steps 3 to 5 Skip step 3 to select tracks from the same disc 7 Press CD SYNC Deck B standby for recording The REC PAUSE START indicator flashes 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 Edi...

Page 46: ... the Timer Recording and the Sleep Timer at the same time the Sleep Timer has priority If the system is on at the preset time the Timer Recording and Daily Timer will not be activated The volume is reduced to minimum during Timer Recording Do not operate the system from the time the system turns on until the recording starts about 15 seconds before the preset time Tip The system turns on 15 second...

Page 47: ...he equalizer curve changes to suit the movie source 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 options To cancel the effect Press EFFECT ON OFF repeatedly until EFFECT OFF appears in the display Preset effect options MENU Effect button MUSIC ROCK EQ POP JAZZ...

Page 48: ...ld only produce 2 sound channels where as the number of sound channels during DVD s playback is depend on audio format selection This setting is ideal when you want to listen to the original sound from the source PRO LOGIC Performs Pro Logic decoding The source recorded in 2 channels is decoded into 4 1 channels PLII MOVIE Performs Pro Logic II Movie mode decoding This setting is ideal for movie e...

Page 49: ...y to adjust the level 4 Press and hold P FILE until the personal file number appears in the display Frequency band Frequency level LINK LINK ALL DISCS SURR EFFECT V GROOVE B A V VIDEO CD C 5 Press 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 6 Press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote The setting i...

Page 50: ... not functions Setting the time Changing the AM tuning interval except for Saudi Arabian models Pressing a function button to turn the power on Switching the function of MD VIDEO Changing DVD POWER settings page 42 Changing the color system Changing the spectrum analyzer display 1 Press AMP MENU SPECTRUM appears in the display 2 Press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote The last selected spectrum ap...

Page 51: ... the DVD TEXT or CD TEXT indication appears in the display Checking the playing time remaining time and titles Press DISPLAY during playback Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows x When playing a DVD Playing time of the current title t Remaining time of the current title t Playing time of the current chapter t Remaining time of the current chapter t Disc title1 t...

Page 52: ... VIDEO CD Total number of tracks on the disc and total playing time of the disc t Disc title1 t Clock display for eight seconds t Effect status t Sound field status t Karaoke effect status5 Disc with MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files Total number of albums in the disc2 or total number of tracks or files in the selected album3 t Clock display for eight seconds t Effect status t Sound field stat...

Page 53: ...rol Menu disappears Note Only alphabet letters numbers and some symbols can be displayed Depending on the type of disc being played the system can only display a limited number of characters Depending on the disc not all text characters are displayed 1 DVD 1 2 2 7 MAKING SCENE 1 8 3 4 T 1 3 2 5 5 DVD Time information Disc type Viewing information about the disc in the on screen display You can che...

Page 54: ...n the on screen display 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select DATE then press ENTER Exchangeable Image File Format is a digital camera image format defined by the Japan Electronics Information Technology Industries Association Note If there is no date information or data is damaged on the disc the system cannot display the date information Tip You can change the date display format in JPEG DATE of C...

Page 55: ...EO OUT jacks Therefore to view game images connect the system and your TV using only the supplied video cable You will view video images from DVD if you make S Video or component video connections Game Mixing is cancelled when you press REC PAUSE START Game Mixing does not function during CD Synchro Recording Singing along Karaoke You can sing along with any multiplex VIDEO CD or audio CD You can ...

Page 56: ... sound signals are input the system automatically adjust the recording level to prevent distortion of the recorded sound signals Auto Level Control Function 4 Start playing the music and adjust the volume 5 Adjust the microphone volume by turning MIC LEVEL To Use VIDEO CDs or DVDs Cancel karaoke mode Adjust the microphone echo Adjust the key Except JPEG image file Notes With some songs vocals may ...

Page 57: ...e clock Waking up to music Daily Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time every day Make sure you have set the clock see Setting the clock on page 14 1 Prepare the music source you want to play DVD Load a disc To start from a specific track make a program see Creating your own program on page 22 Tape Load a tape with the side you want to play facing forward Radio Tune in the preset station ...

Page 58: ...g 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 the remote Start fro...

Page 59: ... preset effect on page 47 for video game sound effects The video game machine image may appear on the TV screen even if the system is turned off If you press GAME while the system is off the system turns on the function switches to GAME and the equalizer also switches to the GAME EQ previously selected effect If you press GAME while the system is on the function switches to GAME and the equalizer ...

Page 60: ...EO AUDIO IN jacks Use audio cords not supplied to connect the audio output of the optional component such as MD deck or VCR to these jacks You can then output audio through this system E VIDEO OUT jack Use a supplied video cable to connect the video input of TV to this jack F COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack Use the optional video cable not supplied to connect component video input of the TV to these jack...

Page 61: ...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 Do This 1 Connect the optional optical cable from DVD DIGITAL OUT jack to digital audio input MD deck 2 Start recording Refer to operating instructions provided w...

Page 62: ... than half a day Redo Presetting radio stations on page 41 There is no sound Turn VOLUME clockwise The headphones are connected to the PHONES jack Insert only the stripped portion of the speaker cord into the SPEAKER terminal Inserting the vinyl portion of the speaker cord will obstruct the speaker connections There is no audio output during Timer Recording The system is in pause mode in slow moti...

Page 63: ...may cause problems with the system The disc does not eject You cannot eject the disc during CD Synchro Recording Press x to cancel the CD Synchro Recording then press OPEN CLOSE Z on the system to eject the disc Consult your nearest Sony dealer Play does not start Open the disc tray and check whether a disc is loaded Wipe the disc clean page 69 Replace the disc Place the disc that this system can ...

Page 64: ...or Joliet in the expansion format The MP3 audio track does not have the extension MP3 The data is not stored in MP3 format even though it has extension MP3 The discs containing tracks other than MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 files cannot be played back The system can play to a depth of 8 directories MP3 audio tracks take a longer time to playback than others After the system reads all tracks on the disc pl...

Page 65: ...nnot be turned off The DVD prohibits turning off subtitles The angles cannot be changed Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD being played The DVD prohibits changing the angles continued The sound effect is difficult to hear when you are playing a Dolby Digital or MPEG sound track Make sure the sound field is set properly page 48 Check the speaker connections and settings pages 10 and 36 Depend...

Page 66: ... supplied FM lead antenna receives signals along its entire length so make sure you extend it fully Locate the antennas as far away from the speaker cord as possible Try turning off surrounding electrical equipment Set DVD POWER OFF by DVD power manage function page 42 A stereo FM program cannot be received in stereo Press FM MODE so that MONO disappears Problems and remedies continued Optional co...

Page 67: ... setup to the default settings perform reset as follows 1 Press DVD SETUP on the remote in stop mode The Setup Menu appears on the on screen display 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select RESET then press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select YES then press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote It takes a few seconds to complete Do not press 1 when resetting the system Not...

Page 68: ...d up in the system If you use this system 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 In case color irregularity is observed ...

Page 69: ...special ink that feels tacky when touched Discs with non standard shapes e g heart square star cannot be played on this system Attempting to do so may damage the system Do not use such discs Cleaning the cabinet Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with mild detergent solution To save a tape permanently To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded over break off the tape tab Refer to the inst...

Page 70: ... GAME AUDIO Voltage 250 mV phono jacks impedance 47 kilohms MD VIDEO AUDIO IN voltage 450 mV 250 mV phono jacks impedance 47 kilohms MIC sensitivity 1 mV phone jack impedance 10 kilohms Outputs AUDIO OUT Voltage 250 mV phono jacks impedance 1 kilohms VIDEO OUT max output level 1 Vp p phono jack unbalanced Sync negative load impedance 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms PB CB 0 7 Vp p 75 o...

Page 71: ...cm cone type Nominal impedance 8 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 230 x 81 x 121 mm Mass Approx 1 0 kg net per speaker Center Speaker SS CT88 for MHC GN88D Speaker system 1 way 2 unit bass reflex type magnetically shielded Speaker units Full range 8 cm cone type Nominal Impedance 8 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 268 x 107 x 117 mm Mass Approx 1 6 kg net per speaker Tape player section Recording system 4...

Page 72: ...GN77D 386 5 mm Mass HCD GN88D Approx 15 2 kg HCD GN77D Approx 12 9 kg Supplied accessories AM loop antenna 1 Remote commander 1 Batteries 2 FM lead antenna 1 Video cable 1 Front speaker pads 8 Center Surround speaker pads 12 Speaker cords 10 m 2 MHC GN77D only Speaker cord 3 5 m 1 MHC GN77D only Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Specifications continued ...

Page 73: ...lly and localizes sounds more precisely To take full advantages of Dolby Pro Logic Surround you should have one pair of surround speakers and a center speaker The surround speakers output monaural sound Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full bandwidth output channels from two channel sources This is done using an advanced high purity matrix surround decoder that extracts the spati...

Page 74: ...0 fields per second Index CD Video Index VIDEO CD A number that divides a track into sections to easily locate the point you want on a VIDEO CD or a CD Depending on the disc no indexes may be recorded Multi angle function Various angles or viewpoints of the video camera for a scene are recorded on some DVDs Multilingual function Several languages for the sound or subtitles in a picture are recorde...

Page 75: ... a single frame This means that while the Interface format can show 30 frames 60 fields in one second the Progressive format can show 60 frames in one second The overall picture quality increases and still images text and horizontal lines appear sharper This system is compatible with 525 progressive format Region Code This system is used to protect copyrights A region code is allocated on each DVD...

Page 76: ...dic 1408 Oriya 1535 Tonga 1067 Tibetan 1254 Italian 1417 Punjabi 1538 Turkish 1070 Breton 1257 Hebrew 1428 Polish 1539 Tsonga 1079 Catalan 1261 Japanese 1435 Pashto Pushto 1540 Tatar 1093 Corsican 1269 Yiddish 1436 Portuguese 1543 Twi 1097 Czech 1283 Javanese 1463 Quechua 1557 Ukrainian 1103 Welsh 1287 Georgian 1481 Rhaeto Romance 1564 Urdu 1105 Danish 1297 Kazakh 1482 Kirundi 1572 Uzbek 1109 Germ...

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