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Mini Hi-Fi
Component
System

Operating Instructions

MHC-GNV111D
MHC-GNV99D

Summary of Contents for MHC-GNV111D

Page 1: ... 2005 Sony Corporation 2 584 727 11 2 Mini Hi Fi Component System Operating Instructions MHC GNV111D MHC GNV99D ...

Page 2: ... the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product This label is located on the rear exterior 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 meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines fo...

Page 3: ...a particular point on a disc 34 Scan Slow motion Play Freeze Frame Using the on screen display to search for a title chapter scene track index album file 35 Searching by scene 37 Picture Navigation Disc Various functions Changing the sound subtitle language 38 Adjusting the angle image 42 Adjusting the delay time between the picture and sound 44 A V SYNC Restricting playback of the disc 45 CUSTOM ...

Page 4: ...spectrum analyzer display 80 Adjusting the brightness of the front panel display 80 Changing the power illuminator 81 Viewing information about the disc in the front panel display 81 Viewing information about the disc in the on screen display 83 Checking the date information of JPEG image files 84 Optional Components Hooking up optional components 85 Listening to audio from a connected component 8...

Page 5: ...ing on the area The Control Menu items may differ depending on the area The following symbols are used in this manual 1 MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 is a standard format defined by ISO MPEG which compresses audio data 2 DivX is a video file compression technology developed by DivXNetworks Inc 3 DivX DivX Certified and associated logos are trademarks of DivXNetworks Inc and are used under license 4 Exc...

Page 6: ...an play back DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD Rs DVD RWs recorded in the following formats DVD VIDEO format DATA DVD format that contains DivX video files that conforms to UDF Universal Disk Format The system cannot play back the following discs CD ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format Data part of CD Extras Super Audio CDs DVD Audio discs DVD RAMs DVD VIDEOs with a different region code DVD ROMs DVD Rs DVD RWs DVD ...

Page 7: ...y or physical condition of the disc or the characteristics of the recording device The disc will not be played back if it has not been correctly finalized For more information see the operation instructions for the recording device A disc created in Packet Write format cannot be played back Note on playback operations of DVD VIDEOs and VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVD VIDEOs and VIDEO CDs...

Page 8: ...he system play back DivX video files only Any data other than DivX video files such as MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files are not played back Copyrights This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other l...

Page 9: ... your system using the supplied cords and accessories page 100 Getting Started Hooking up the system 5 4 4 3 6 1 1 7 2 2 AM loop antenna FM lead antenna Surround speaker Right Surround speaker Left Unit Front speaker Right Front speaker Left Center speaker continued ...

Page 10: ...nals on the speakers 3 Connect the center speaker Connect the speaker cord of the center speaker to the CENTER SPEAKER terminal as shown below 4 Connect the FM and AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect it 5 Connect the video input jack of your TV to the VIDEO OUT jack with the supplied video cord FRONT SPEAKER R L White Red SURR SPEAKER R L Blue Grey Black Red 3 Black Red 3 CENTER SP...

Page 11: ...omatically 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 8 Except for Latin American and Russian models Set the color system to PAL or NTSC depending on the color system of your TV The default setting for color system is different depending on the area Each time you perform the procedure below the color syste...

Page 12: ...peaker pads to the bottom of the speakers to stabilize the speakers and to prevent them from slipping To Press Turn the TV on or off TV 1 Switch the TV s input source between the TV and other input sources TV VIDEO Select the TV channels TV CH or numeric buttons Adjust the volume of the TV speaker s TV VOL When carrying the unit Do the following procedure to protect the disc mechanism Use buttons ...

Page 13: ...rs away from the wall If the subwoofer is placed in the 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 subwoofer away from the center of the room or eliminate the cause of the standing wave by placing a bookshelf against the wall etc Tip You can enjoy 5 1 channel surround sound while playing a DVD VIDEO T...

Page 14: ... in power saving mode page 79 You can set the initial settings of LANGUAGE SETUP TV TYPE and SPEAKER SETUP step by step in QUICK SETUP After performing the QUICK SETUP the system is ready for playing back of movies music CDs etc To perform further speakers settings see Speaker settings on page 49 1 Turn on your TV and select the video input 2 Press 1 to turn on the system Note Make sure that the h...

Page 15: ...layback is stopped The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select SETUP then press ENTER 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select QUICK then press ENTER The LANGUAGE SETUP display appears in the on screen display 4 Do the same procedures as step 5 to 8 of Performing QUICK SETUP Notes The guide message appears at the bottom of on screen display when you turn on the...

Page 16: ...ying a DVD VIDEO a VIDEO CD a JPEG image file or a DivX video file turn on your TV and select the video input Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD some operations may be different or restricted Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc When playing a DVD VIDEO When playing a VIDEO CD playback without PBC function Disc Playback Loading a disc When you play back a 8 cm disc such a...

Page 17: ...aying time Disc tray number Track number Disc presence indicator Disc playing indicator Disc tray number Disc presence indicator Disc playing indicator Elapsed playing time To Do this Stop playback Press x Pause playback Press X Press X again or H or nN on the unit to resume playback Select a track1 chapter or video file Press or repeatedly or turn on the unit clockwise or counterclockwise during ...

Page 18: ...wice then press H or nN on the unit To resume playback of the disc that is played back previously Multi disc Resume This system can stores the point where you stopped the playback of the disc for up to 40 discs and resumes playback when you insert the same disc again If you store a playback resume point for the 41st disc the playback resume point for the first disc will be deleted To activate this...

Page 19: ...domly 4 Press ENTER Shuffle Play starts SHUF lights up in the display and indicator lights up in green when TRACK or ON is selected To cancel Shuffle Play Press CLEAR or select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu disappears from the on screen display Notes Shuffle Play only available for the tracks on the current disc You cannot perform Shuffl...

Page 20: ...es not play back repeatedly ALL DISCS repeats all the tracks of all the discs ONE DISC repeats all the tracks on the current disc TRACK repeats the current track x When playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD OFF does not play back repeatedly ALL DISCS repeats all the tracks or files of all the discs ONE DISC repeats all the albums on the current disc ALBUM repeats the current album TRACK1 repeats the curre...

Page 21: ...heir playing time are different You cannot select TRACK when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to IMAGE JPEG Tip You can also change the Repeat Play setting when the playback is stopped You can make a program of up to 99 steps in the order you want them to be played back You can only program the tracks from the current disc 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press M or m repeat...

Page 22: ...llow steps 1 to 3 of Creating your own program 2 Select the programmed step number you want to delete by using M or m Then press CLEAR The selected step is deleted The following steps is shifted up To delete all of the programmed steps in the program list 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of Creating your own program 2 Press M and select ALL CLEAR 3 Press ENTER Notes The REPEAT setting is automatically change...

Page 23: ...c 2 Press M and m or and or the numeric buttons to select the title or item you want to play back 3 Press ENTER You can play back DVD RWs in VR mode either according to the originally recorded sequence or playlist created on the disc This function only available for DVD RWs in VR mode with playlist created 1 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2...

Page 24: ...turn to the previous menu Press O RETURN Notes Depending on the VIDEO CD the menu may not appear in step 1 Depending on the VIDEO CD Press ENTER in step 3 may appear as Press H in the operating instructions supplied with the disc In this case press H or nN on the unit PBC Playback is canceled when Shuffle Play Program Play or Repeat Play is On To cancel playback with PBC functions 1 When playback ...

Page 25: ... the recording format About the Multi Session discs If MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files are recorded in the first session the system will also play back MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files in other sessions If audio tracks and image files in AUDIO CD format or VIDEO CD format are recorded in the first session only the first session will be played back MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files that...

Page 26: ...maximum number of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files on an album which can be recognized by this system is 600 when the MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUDIO MP3 or IMAGE JPEG 300 when MODE MP3 JPEG is set to AUTO The system may take longer time to play back when the track or file in another album is played back An album that does not include an MP3 audio track or JPEG image file is skipped The system w...

Page 27: ...ck it is recommended that you create albums with no more than two trees MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files recorded on DATA CDs CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWs can be played back on this system Playing an album of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files 1 Load a DATA CD on the disc tray The list of albums appears in the on screen display 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select the album you want then press H or ...

Page 28: ...dio track page 38 Playing an MP3 audio track 1 Load a DATA CD with MP3 audio tracks on the disc tray The list of the albums appears in the on screen display During playback of an album the album title is shaded 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select the album you want then press ENTER The list of the MP3 audio tracks of the selected album appears in the on screen display 3 Press M or m repeatedly to ...

Page 29: ...vious JPEG image file Press or repeatedly when the Control Menu is not displayed Note You can select the next album by pressing repeatedly until the last file of the current album and then press The first file of the next album is selected However you cannot select the previous album by pressing repeatedly To select the previous album select the album from the album list To rotate an image When an...

Page 30: ...ntains MP3 audio tracks the setting of MODE MP3 JPEG is AUDIO MP3 and the selected disc only contains JPEG image files You cannot play back JPEG image files and MP3 audio tracks at the same time if they are not contained in the same album When the playback duration of the JPEG image files is longer than the MP3 audio tracks the image slide show continues without sound When the playback duration of...

Page 31: ...G image files may take longer time to display than others which may make the duration seems longer that the option you selected Especially progressive JPEG image files or JPEG image files of 3 000 000 pixels or more Selecting a transition effect for image files in the slide show JPEG image file only When you play back a JPEG image file you can select the transition effect to be used when viewing t...

Page 32: ...n Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc driver and the recording software for details on the recording format DivX video files that the system can play back This system can play back files with extension AVI or DIVX that contain data in DivX format Notes The system may not play back a DivX video file when the file has been combined from two or more DivX video files The system cannot pla...

Page 33: ...rn on the unit counterclockwise To select the previous album select the album from the album list To return to the previous display Press O RETURN Notes If there are no DivX video files recorded on a DATA DVD a message appears to indicate that the disc is not playable Depending on the DivX video file the picture may pause or unclear In these case it is recommended that you create the file at a low...

Page 34: ...W in VR mode DivX video files and VIDEO CD only Press SLOW or SLOW repeatedly or turn SLOW on the unit clockwise or counterclockwise when the playback is paused To return to the normal playback press H or nN on the unit Each time you press SLOW or SLOW or turn SLOW on the unit clockwise or counterclockwise the playback speed changes as follow Playback direction 2 y 1 Opposite direction DVD VIDEO a...

Page 35: ...mage files press DISPLAY twice The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select the search item x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD RW in VR mode TITLE CHAPTER x When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC Playback TRACK INDEX x When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC Playback SCENE x When playing an AUDIO CD TRACK x When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio track ALBUM TRACK x When pla...

Page 36: ...laying time of the current title of the DVD VIDEO 1 Press DISPLAY The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select TIME TEXT T elapsed playing time of the current title is selected 3 Press ENTER T change to T 4 Input the time code using the numeric buttons then press ENTER For example to find the scene at 2 hours 10 minutes and 20 seconds after the beginning en...

Page 37: ...first scene of each track 2 Press ENTER The first scene of each chapter title or track appears in the on screen display as follows 3 Press M m to select a chapter title or track then press ENTER Playback starts from the selected scene To cancel searching Press O RETURN or DISPLAY Notes Depending on the disc you may not be able to select some items VIEWER appears in the display during Picture Navig...

Page 38: ...The number of audio tracks recorded on a disc are displayed Example 1 MAIN The main sound of the audio track 1 1 SUB The sub sound of the audio track 1 1 MAIN SUB The main and sub sound of the audio track 1 2 MAIN The main sound of the audio track 2 2 SUB The sub sound of the audio track 2 2 MAIN SUB The main and sub sound of the audio track 2 x When playing a VIDEO CD AUDIO CD or an MP3 audio tra...

Page 39: ...splaying the subtitles DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode and DivX video files only You can change the language of the subtitles while playing a disc or turn the subtitles on or off whenever you want with the discs which multilingual subtitles are recorded For example you can select the language you want and turn the subtitles on for better understanding Press SUBTITLE repeatedly during playback Each tim...

Page 40: ...m the displayed list x MENU DVD VIDEO only Select the language for the DVD menu x AUDIO DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the sound track Select the language from the displayed list When you select ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected x SUBTITLE DVD VIDEO only Switches the language of the subtitle Select the language from the displayed list When you select AUDIO FOLLO...

Page 41: ... night Note AUDIO DRC works only with Dolby Digital source x DivX Except for Latin American models Display the registration code for this system For more information go to http www divx com on the Internet Note When you select language in MENU AUDIO or SUBTITLE that is not recorded on the DVD VIDEO one of the recorded language is automatically selected Depending on the disc the language may not be...

Page 42: ...ct CUSTOM then press ENTER The LANGUAGE SETUP display appears in the on screen display 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select SCREEN SETUP then press ENTER 5 Press M or m repeatedly to select an item then press ENTER 6 Press M or m repeatedly to select a setting then press ENTER The default settings are underlined x TV TYPE DVD VIDEO only Select the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wi...

Page 43: ...e displayed on the TV screen The background colour or picture is displayed when the playback is stopped or while playing an AUDIO CD or MP3 audio tracks x BLACK LEVEL Latin American models only Select the black level setup level for the video signals output from the video jacks other than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks AUTO Output the video signal according to the color system of the disc either PAL or...

Page 44: ...acks and JPEG image files in DATA CD 1 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select A V SYNC then press ENTER The options for A V SYNC appear in the on screen display 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select the setting you want The default setting is underlined OFF does not adjust ON adjusts the difference between sound an...

Page 45: ...isc you want to set the playback restriction If the disc is playing press x to stop playback 2 Press DISPLAY when playback is stopped The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER The options for PARENTAL CONTROL appear in the on screen display 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select the ONt then press ENTER x If you have not en...

Page 46: ...ss ENTER 3 Enter a new 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER 4 To confirm your password re enter it using the numeric buttons then press ENTER Playing the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc for which Custom Parental Control is set The CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display appears in the on screen display 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the numeric b...

Page 47: ...ng the numeric buttons then press ENTER The display for setting the playback limitation level appears in the on screen display If you make a mistake entering your password Press before you press ENTER and input the correct number 5 Press M or m repeatedly to select STANDARD then press ENTER The options for STANDARD appear in the on screen display 6 Press M or m repeatedly to select a geographic ar...

Page 48: ...s set 1 Insert the disc and press H or nN on the unit The display for entering your password appears in the on screen display 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER Playback starts Notes Depending on the disc type the Control Menu will show different items When you play back DVD VIDEOs which do not have the Parental Control function playback cannot be limited on t...

Page 49: ...GE SETUP display appears in the on screen display 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select SPEAKER SETUP then press ENTER Standard Code number Argentina 2044 Australia 2047 Austria 2046 Belgium 2057 Brazil 2070 Canada 2079 Chile 2090 China 2092 Denmark 2115 Finland 2165 France 2174 Germany 2109 India 2248 Indonesia 2238 Italy 2254 Japan 2276 Korea 2304 Malaysia 2363 Mexico 2362 Netherlands 2376 New Zea...

Page 50: ...nderlined Notes When adjusting speakers setting the sound may cut off for a moment Depending on the settings of other speakers the optional subwoofer may output the excessive sound When you play back a DVD VIDEO that does not have subwoofer output recorded note that no sound is produced from the subwoofer even if SUBWOOFER is set to YES When you connect an optional subwoofer make sure you have set...

Page 51: ...kers distance the sound may cut off for a moment If each of the front or surround speakers are not placed at an equal distance from your listening position set the distance of the closest speaker Do not place the surround speakers farther away from your listening position than the front speakers Depending on the input stream the DISTANCE setting may not be effective FRONT 3 0m1 Front speaker dista...

Page 52: ...2Press 13Repeat step 7 to 12 to adjust LEVEL SURROUND setting 14Press M or m repeatedly to select TEST TONE then press ENTER 15Press M or m repeatedly to select OFF then press ENTER Note When you adjust the speaker settings the sound cut off for a moment Tips To adjust the speaker level without listening to the test tone skip step 5 6 14 and 15 To change the volume of all speakers at one time pres...

Page 53: ...t source connected to this system Hold down SLEEP and press numeric buttons CLEAR or ALBUM to select the TV s input source connected to this system The selected TV s input source is memorized into the remote L 0 0 dB Set this between 6 dB and 6 dB in 1 dB increments R 0 0 dB Set this between 6 dB and 6 dB in 1 dB increments OFF The test tone is not emitted from the speakers ON The test tone is emi...

Page 54: ...VE format 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select DVD or press DVD on the unit 2 Press PROGRESSIVE on the unit repeatedly Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows P AUTO t P VIDEO t INTERLACE x P AUTO PROGRESSIVE AUTO Select this when your TV accepts progressive signals and the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks The system automatically detects the softw...

Page 55: ... TV naturally during the video output is in progressive format the progressive signals needs to be converted to match the software type of your DVD VIDEO Notes When you play back video based software in progressive signal format sections of some types of images may appear unnatural due to the conversion process when you connect your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks The image from VIDEO OUT and ...

Page 56: ...ack to be played back TIME TEXT Checks the elapsed playing time and the remaining time Input the time code for picture and music searching DVD VIDEO DVD RW in VR mode FILE JPEG image files and DivX video files only Selects the file to be played back DATE JPEG image files only Displays the date information REPEAT Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks all files one title chapter track album or...

Page 57: ...e track to play back in the order you want SHUFFLE AUDIO CD and VIDEO CD only Plays back the track in random order VOCAL DVD VIDEO AUDIO CD and VIDEO CD only Turns the guide vocal on or off for Dolby Digital Karaoke format disc DVD VIDEO Listen to the vocals VIDEO CD AUDIO CD VOCAL SELECT DVD VIDEO AUDIO CD and VIDEO CD only Changes the vocal type MODE MP3 JPEG MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image file...

Page 58: ...splayed language list SUBTITLE Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list TV TYPE1 16 9 4 3 LETTER BOX 4 3 PAN SCAN COLOR SYSTEM2 AUTO PAL NTSC SCREEN SAVER ON OFF BACKGROUND JACKET PICTURE GRAPHICS BLUE BLACK BLACK LEVEL3 ON OFF BLACK LEVEL COMPONENT OUT 3 OFF ON 4 3 OUTPUT FULL NORMAL PAUSE MODE AUTO FRAME TRACK SELECTION OFF AUTO MULTI DISC RESUME ON OFF AUDIO DRC OFF ...

Page 59: ...ts up in the display If TUNED does not lights up and the scanning does not stop Set the frequency of the radio station you want as described in step 2 of Manual tuning preset 3 Press MENU Memory flashes in the display 4 Press ENTER A preset number flashes in the display The stations are stored from preset number 1 5 Press PRESET repeatedly or turn PRESET on the unit clockwise or counterclockwise t...

Page 60: ...rn off the system 3 Hold down ENTER and then press 1 to turn on the system AM 9k STEP or AM 10k STEP appears in the display When you change the interval all the AM preset stations are erased To reset the interval repeat the same procedure Note You cannot change the AM tuning interval in the Power Saving Mode page 79 Tips The preset stations are retained for half a day even if you unplug the power ...

Page 61: ...repeatedly to select TUNER FM or TUNER AM or press TUNER BAND on the unit repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press TUNING repeatedly or turn TUNING on the unit clockwise or counterclockwise to tune in the station you want Tips When an FM stereo program has static noise press FM MODE repeatedly until MONO lights up in the display There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve To record ...

Page 62: ...ack both sides or RELAY 2 Relay Play to play back both decks in succession 4 Press H or nN on the unit The tape starts playing Press H or nN on the unit again to play back the reverse side 1 The playback stops automatically after repeating the sequence five times 2 Relay Play follows this cyclic sequence up to five times then stops Deck A front side t Deck A reverse side t Deck B front side t Deck...

Page 63: ...recording level is adjusted automatically Use buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Load a recordable tape into Deck B 2 Press DVD and load a disc you want to record 3 Press CD SYNC SYNC lights up in the display and REC flashes in the display Deck B standby for recording 4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to record on one side or j or RELAY to record on both sides 5 Press REC PAUSE START R...

Page 64: ...tep 1 of Recording your favorite tracks on a disc into a tape page 63 press TAPE A B repeatedly until TAPE B appears in the display Press nN repeatedly until TAPE B reverse side indicator lights up to start playback of the reverse side Press x at the point you want to start recording When you record on both sides be sure to start from the front side If you start from the reverse side recording sto...

Page 65: ... If noise is heard while recording from the radio move the respective antenna to reduce the noise For recording from a disc to a tape manually You can turn clockwise or counterclockwise to select tracks during recording pause mode after step 4 and before step 6 of Recording on a tape manually on page 64 For recording from the tape If you set the direction to j or RELAY when the tapes you use have ...

Page 66: ...y bands 4 Press ENTER A user equalizer number flashes in the display 5 Turn OPERATION DIAL clockwise or counterclockwise to select a user equalizer number 1 3 you want to store the equalizer setting 6 Press ENTER This setting is automatically stored as the user equalizer setting you selected in step 5 The previous setting stored at this memory location is erased and replaced by the new setting To ...

Page 67: ...y output 2 sound channels where as the number of sound channels during playback of the DVD VIDEO is depend on audio format selection During other functions the system would only output 2 sound channels 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 Pe...

Page 68: ... light up in the display when V M DIM is selected With the sound flash function you can flash the sound output The sound cuts off periodically Use the buttons on the unit for the operation Hold down SOUND FLASH during playback The flashing effect is activated To cancel the flashing effect Release SOUND FLASH To change the sound flash speed Hold down SOUND FLASH and turn OPERATION DIAL clockwise or...

Page 69: ...ment from one speaker to another speaker by turning the X ROUND JOG clockwise or counterclockwise To cancel the X ROUND effect Press X ROUND OFF X ROUND OFF appears in the display Notes If you cannot get the sound effect you want check the speaker connections When the headphones are connected to the PHONES jack X ROUND mode automatically turned off and you cannot change the setting When the X ROUN...

Page 70: ...r press DVD on the unit 2 Turn MIC LEVEL on the unit to MIN to reduce the microphone volume and turn ECHO LEVEL on the unit to MIN to cancel the echo effect 3 Connect an optional microphone to MIC 1 or MIC 2 jack on the unit Connect another optional microphone if you want to sing in duet The Karaoke Mode is turned on KARAOKE MODE ON is displayed in the on screen display and m lights up in the disp...

Page 71: ...s ENTER The options for KARAOKE PON appear in the on screen display 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select ON then press ENTER The vocal is reduced Notes The singer s voice may not be reduced when only a few instruments are playing a duet is being played back the source has strong echoes or chorus the singer s voice deviates from the center the voice on the source is singing in high soprano or tenor ...

Page 72: ...ecting STEREO or L R 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice during Karaoke Mode is turned on while playing a disc The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select VOCAL then press ENTER The options for VOCAL appear in the on screen display 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select ON then press ENTER The vocal is turned on x During playback of a DVD VIDEO You can listen to th...

Page 73: ...ple Selecting the Vocals After you set the VOCAL to ON you can change the vocal type 1 Press DISPLAY once or twice during Karaoke Mode is turned on while playing a disc The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select VOCAL SELECT then press ENTER The options for VOCAL SELECT appear in the on screen display 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select the vocal type you...

Page 74: ...c The Control Menu appears in the on screen display 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select GUIDE MELODY then press ENTER The options for GUIDE MELODY appear in the on screen display 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select ON then press ENTER The guide melody is turned on Notes To turn off the guide melody select OFF in step 3 When playing a DVD VIDEO the function only work for Dolby Digital Karaoke forma...

Page 75: ...LEVEL To stop recording Press x After you have finished Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and disconnect the microphone from MIC 1 or MIC 2 jack Note During DVD function the Karaoke Mode is automatically turned on when you connect an optional microphone to MIC 1 or MIC 2 jack Tips For recording from the reverse side After step 3 press TAPE A B repeatedly to select TAPE B Press nN repeatedly until TAPE B rever...

Page 76: ...ME on the unit clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the volume 3 Press TIMER MENU 4 Press M or m repeatedly or turn on the unit clockwise or counterclockwise to select PLAY SET then press ENTER ON appears and the hour indication flashes in the display 5 Set the time to start playback Press M or m repeatedly or turn on the unit clockwise or counterclockwise to set the hour then press ENTER The m...

Page 77: ...er at the same time the Sleep Timer has priority The Play Timer will not be activated if the system is turned on or STANDBY flashes in the display Tips The system turns on 30 seconds before the preset time When Play Timer is selected PLAY lights up in the display To Do this Check the setting 1 Press TIMER MENU TIMERSELECT appears in the display 2 Press ENTER 3 Press M or m repeatedly or turn on th...

Page 78: ... e g TUNER FM 5 appears in the display in sequence before the original display returns 6 Load a recordable tape into Deck B Make sure the tape is in front side 7 Press DIRECTION on the unit repeatedly to select g to record on one side or j or RELAY to record on both sides For recording from the reverse side press FUNCTION or TAPE A B on the unit repeatedly to select TAPE B Then press H or nN on th...

Page 79: ...de Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is turned off until the demonstration display and the clock display disappears To cancel Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is turned off Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows Demonstration1 t Clock2 t No display Power Saving Mode 1 The display changes and the indicators flash...

Page 80: ...r counterclockwise to select the setting you want The display changes as follows X POS ON y X POS OFF The spectrum analyzer display will synchronize with the selected X ROUND effect 3 Press ENTER Use buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Press AMP MENU repeatedly to select DIMMER The last selected dimmer setting appears in the display 2 Turn OPERATION DIAL clockwise or counterclockwise to select...

Page 81: ...y as follows Disc information t Clock display1 for 8 seconds t Effect status for 8 seconds Checking the elapsed playing time remaining time and titles Press TIME TEXT repeatedly during playback Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD in VR mode When the menu or the title without a chapter is played back Elapsed playing time of the ...

Page 82: ...of the disc 4 When the Program Play or Shuffle Play is On the elapsed playing time and the remaining time of the disc would be skipped 5 The current album number and the current file number is displayed for 2 seconds before the display returns to elapsed playing time when you press TIME TEXT during display of title of the file 6 The current track number and current index number is displayed for 2 ...

Page 83: ...of the current scene x When playing a Super VCD without PBC function T Elapsed playing time of the current track x When playing an AUDIO CD or VIDEO CD without PBC function T Elapsed playing time of the current track T Remaining time of the current track D Elapsed playing time of the current disc D Remaining time of the current disc x When playing a DATA CD MP3 audio tracks T Elapsed playing time ...

Page 84: ...een display Exchangeable Image File Format is a digital camera image format defined by the Japan Electronics Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Notes If there is no date information or data is damaged on the disc the system cannot display the date information The format of date information varies depending on the area Checking the date informationofJPEGimage files 1 8 1 2 0 01 01 ...

Page 85: ...s H G F From the audio and video output jacks of the VCR To the audio input jacks of the VCR From the audio output jacks of the TV or satellite tuner TV or satellite tuner VCR To the component video input jacks of the TV or projector TV Subwoofer VCR TV TV or Projector To the video input jack of the TV To the audio input jack of the optional subwoofer To the S Video input jack of the TV continued ...

Page 86: ...tedly to select P AUTO or P VIDEO You can enjoy higher quality video images Note You cannot output video signal from the VIDEO INPUT VIDEO jack through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks of this unit F S VIDEO OUT jack Use an S video cord not supplied to connect the S video input jack of the TV to this jack You can enjoy higher quality video images Note You cannot output video signal from the VIDEO INP...

Page 87: ...ed or too loud when TV is selected change the function to SAT Listening to a connected VCR 1 Connect the audio and video cords See Hooking up optional components on page 85 2 Press VIDEO on the unit Start playing the connected VCR Note The video signal from the connected VCR only output through the VIDEO OUT jack of this unit Tip You can press FUNCTION repeatedly to select TV SAT or VIDEO 1 Connec...

Page 88: ...VCR 2 Start recording Refer to the operating instructions provided with connected component Note The audio signal from AUDIO OUT jack cuts off for a moment during some operations such as when you press SOUND FIELD AUDIO or KARAOKE MODE Connect an external antenna to improve the reception FM antenna Connect an optional FM external antenna You can also use the TV antenna instead AM antenna Connect a...

Page 89: ...r connections page 10 There is no audio output during Timer Recording The system is in pause mode in Slow motion Play or in Lock Search Press H or nN on the unit to start the playback There is no microphone sound Press VOLUME repeatedly or turn MASTER VOLUME on the unit clockwise or turn MIC LEVEL on the unit clockwise to adjust the microphone volume Make sure the microphone is connected to the MI...

Page 90: ...speaker only Depending on the disc the sound may come from the center speaker only There is no sound from the subwoofer Set the subwoofer level to the appropriate level No sound is produced from the subwoofer when you play back a DVD VIDEO that does not have subwoofer output recorded The software being played back has limited sound effects Check that the subwoofer is connected securely and correct...

Page 91: ... disc the playback stops at auto pause signal You cannot perform some functions such as Stop Lock Search Slow motion Play Repeat Play Shuffle Play or Program Play Depending on the disc you may not be able to do some of the operations above Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc MP3 audio track cannot be played back Recording was not performed according to the ISO 9660 Level 1 L...

Page 92: ...by Digital or MPEG audio format The sound loses stereo effect when you playback an AUDIO CD VIDEO CD MP3 audio track DivX video file or DVD VIDEO Unplug the microphone or press KARAOKE MODE repeatedly until m dissappears from the display Make sure the system is connected properly Picture There is no picture Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select DVD or press DVD on the unit Check that the system is c...

Page 93: ...pplied 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 cords as possible Try turning off surrounding electrical equipment A stereo FM program cannot be received in stereo Press FM MODE repeatedly until MONO disappears from the display Tape deck The tape does not record or playback or there is a decrease in s...

Page 94: ...ENTER It takes a few seconds to complete Do not press 1 when resetting the system Except for Parental Control settings Note If you have connected an optional subwoofer turn off the subwoofer before you reset the system When letters numbers appear in the display When the self diagnosis function is activated to prevent the system from malfunctioning a 5 character service number e g C 13 50 with a co...

Page 95: ...io track does not conform to MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 format The JPEG image file does not conform to DCF format The DivX video file does not conform to a DivX Certified profiles The MP3 audio track has the extension MP3 but it is not in MP3 format The JPEG image file has the extension JPG or JPEG but it is not in JPEG format The DivX video file has the extension AVI or DIVX but it is not in DivX forma...

Page 96: ...olume 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 In case color irregularity is observed on a nearby TV screen With the magnetically shielded type of speakers the speakers can be installed near a TV set However color irregularity may still be o...

Page 97: ...empting to do so may damage the system Do not use such discs Cleaning the cabinet Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as thinner benzene or alcohol To save a tape permanently To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded over break off the tape tab from side A...

Page 98: ...R Voltage 250 mV impedance 47 kilohms TV SAT AUDIO IN L R voltage 250 mV 450 mV phono jacks impedance 47 kilohms MIC 1 2 sensitivity 1 mV phone jack impedance 10 kilohms Outputs AUDIO OUT Voltage 250 mV phono jacks impedance 1 kilohm 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 ohms PR CR 0 7 Vp ...

Page 99: ...etically shielded Speaker units Subwoofer 20 cm cone type Tweeter 2 5 cm horn type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 280 x 416 x 305 mm Mass Approx 7 1 kg net per speaker Surround speaker SS RSV111D Speaker system 2 way 2 units bass reflex type Speaker units Woofer 20 cm cone type Tweeter 2 5 cm horn type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 280 x 416 x 305 mm Mass Appro...

Page 100: ...ltage selector Power consumption MHC GNV111D 380 W MHC GNV99D 285 W Dimensions w h d Approx HCD GNV111D 280 371 398 5 mm HCD GNV99D 280 360 398 5 mm Mass Approx HCD GNV111D 16 1 kg HCD GNV99D 15 2 kg Supplied accessories Remote Commander 1 Batteries 2 AM loop antenna 1 FM lead antenna 1 Video cord 1 Front speaker pads 8 Surround speaker pads 8 Center speaker pads 4 Speaker cords 8m 2 MHC GNV99D on...

Page 101: ...ndic 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 Ger...

Page 102: ...xtracts the spatial properties of the original recording without adding any new sounds or tonal colorations Movie mode The Movie mode is for use with stereo television shows and all the programmes encoded in Dolby Surround The result is enhanced sound field directionality that approaches the quality of discrete 5 1 channel sound Music mode The Music mode is for use with any stereo music recordings...

Page 103: ...ng mode allow the contents to be programmed or edited DVD RW A DVD RW plus RW is a recordable and rewritable disc DVD RWs use a recording format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO format File A JPEG image file recorded on a DATA CD or a DivX video file on a DATA CD DATA DVD File is an exclusive definiton for this system A single file consists of a single image or movie Film based software Video b...

Page 104: ...in addition to the video playback function of Version 1 1 discs Moreover you can play high resolution still pictures if they are included on the disc Progressive format sequential scanning Compared to the Interlace format that alternately shows every other line of an image field to create one frame the Progressive format shows the entire image at once as a single frame This means that while the In...

Page 105: ...EO CDs also contain compact audio data Sound 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 Version 1 1 You can play back only moving pictures and sounds Version 2 0 You can play back high resolution still pictures and enjoy PBC functions T...

Page 106: ...8 SPEAKERS 1 70 TAPE A B ek 63 65 75 78 79 Tape lid ws es 62 TUNER BAND el 59 60 64 79 TUNING ql 59 61 TV SAT eh 64 79 87 90 VIDEO INPUT jacks wk 86 98 VIDEO eg 64 79 87 X ROUND buttons 3 69 WAVE FADER BALANCE RANDOM TWISTER X ROUND JOG 4 69 X ROUND OFF 1 69 1 power rs 12 14 60 77 78 87 89 94 Z OPEN CLOSE 5 12 15 17 90 91 nN play qs 17 18 22 24 26 27 29 30 32 34 43 48 62 65 75 78 89 91 go backward...

Page 107: ...Additional Information 107GB Top Panel Front Panel 4 6 5 7 1 2 3 wk wg wh wj X qj qk ql w wz ws wd rg rh rd ra el ej eg wl e ea es ed ef eh ek r rs rf 8 0 qa qs qd qf qg qh 9 ...

Page 108: ... wa 59 61 TV2 ql 12 TV CH 2 qg 12 TV CH 2 ws 12 TV VIDEO2 ef 12 TV VOL 1 2 qd 12 TV 12 2 12 VOLUME 1 qd 52 76 81 89 1 power 2 12 77 78 89 x stop qj 17 18 24 27 28 30 32 60 63 78 X pause qk 17 63 H1 play w 17 18 22 24 26 27 29 30 32 34 43 48 62 63 78 89 91 go forward qg 17 24 28 54 93 go backward ws 17 24 28 93 M fast forward qh 34 63 m rewind wa 34 63 M m wg 14 15 19 23 27 32 35 37 40 42 44 50 52 ...

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