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Mini Hi-Fi
Component
System

Operating Instructions

3-862-018-11(1)

MHC-GRX10AV
MHC-RX110AV

Summary of Contents for MHC-GRX10AV

Page 1: ...1 Mini Hi Fi Component System 1998 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 3 862 018 11 1 f MHC GRX10AV MHC RX110AV ...

Page 2: ...liance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN CANADA CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE This stereo system is equipped with the Dolby B type noise reductio...

Page 3: ...hout interruption 28 The Tape Deck Recording on a tape manually 29 Recording a CD by specifying track order 30 DJ Effects Looping part of a CD 32 Flashing part of a CD 32 Using the drum pads 33 Using the beat functions 34 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 36 Selecting the audio emphasis 37 Selecting surround effects 38 Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound 39 Adjusting the graphic equalizer 4...

Page 4: ... horizontally AM loop antenna Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally AM loop antenna Step 1 Hooking up the main unit Getting Started AM loop antenna FM antenna Connect the FM AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect it Jack type A Jack type B ...

Page 5: ... display Step 2 Setting up your speakers Connecting the supplied rear and center surround speakers enables you to fully enjoy Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound Dolby Pro Logic Surround is a decoding system standardized in TV programs and movies Dolby Pro Logic Surround improves the sound image by using four separate channels These channels manipulate the sound to be heard and enhance the action as it...

Page 6: ...oise Note The type of speakers supplied vary according to the model you purchased see Specifications on page 53 2 Place the center speaker so it is placed about the same height as the front speakers A Align the center surround speaker with the front speakers or place it slightly back from the position of the front speakers B A B 3 Place the rear surround speakers facing each other at about 60 to 9...

Page 7: ...AR SURROUND SPEAKER jacks Connect the solid cords to the red jacks and connect the striped cords to the black jacks Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise Notes Do not place the rear surround speakers on top of a TV This may cause distortion of the colors in the TV screen Be sure to connect both left and right rear surround speakers Otherwise the sound will not be heard Ins...

Page 8: ...h a voltage selector Connect the power cord to a wall outlet Demo mode appears in the display 3 Step 2 Setting up your speakers continued 4 Deactivate the demo mode by pressing DEMO when the system power is turned off The demo mode is also deactivated when you set the time Tip You can reinforce the bass sound by connecting an optional super woofer to the super woofer connector Adjusting the speake...

Page 9: ... PRO LOGIC ON appears 2 Press T TONE ON OFF on the remote The test tone is heard from the speakers in the following order Adjust the volume of the test tone Front left b Center b Front right V Rear B 3 From your listening position press CENTER LEVEL and REAR LEVEL on the remote to adjust the volume The volume levels from each speaker must become the same 4 Press T TONE ON OFF when you are done adj...

Page 10: ...ws you how to set the time while the power is off To change the time while the power is on do the following 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SET 2 Turn the jog dial to select SET CLOCK 3 Press ENTER NEXT 4 Perform steps 2 through 5 above 2 Step 4 Presetting radio stations You can preset the following number of stations 2 band model 20 for FM 10 for AM 3 band model 20 for FM 10 for MW and 10 for SW or LW depend...

Page 11: ...ber appears in the display 4 Turn the jog dial to select the preset number you want 5 Press ENTER NEXT The station is stored 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to store other stations To tune in a station with a weak signal Press or repeatedly in step 2 to tune in the station manually To change the preset number Start over from step 1 To change the AM tuning interval Except for the European Russian and Middle ...

Page 12: ...ing You can record from CD into the MD deck digitally by connecting an optical cable To the DIGITAL IN jack of the MD deck Connecting an MD deck for analog recording Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors To listen to the sound of the connected MD deck press FUNCTION repeatedly until MD appears Tip When you connect a Sony MD deck you can use the MD P and p buttons on this uni...

Page 13: ...ctor not supplied Screw clamp Ground wire not supplied FM75 AM y 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied Screw clamp Ground wire not supplied To the audio output of the VCR Connecting a super woofer speaker You can connect an optional super woofer speaker Connecting a VCR Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors To listen to the sound of the connected VCR press FUNCTION repeatedly un...

Page 14: ...B Important If you connect an outdoor antenna ground from y terminal with the screw clamp To prevent a gas explosion do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe FM75 AM y Insulated wire not supplied Screw clamp Ground wire not supplied Ground wire not supplied FM75 AM COAXIAL y Insulated wire not supplied Screw clamp Connecting optional AV components continued ...

Page 15: ... insert a third disc press DISC SKIP EX CHANGE to rotate the disc tray 2 Press one of the DISC 1 3 buttons The disc tray closes and play starts If you press CD P or CD on the remote when the disc tray is closed play starts from the CD loaded on the tray whose button is lit green Basic Operations You can play up to three CDs in a row With the label side up When you play a single CD place it on the ...

Page 16: ...l ALL DISCS appears Remove the CD Press Exchange other Press DISC SKIP CDs while EX CHANGE playing Adjust the Turn VOLUME or press volume VOLUME on the remote Tips Pressing CD P when the power is off automatically turns the power on and starts CD playback if there is a CD in the tray One Touch Play You can switch from another source to the CD player and start playing a CD just by pressing CD P or ...

Page 17: ...D player stands by for playback The indicator on TAPE B for front side lights up 4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side Select ß or RELAY to record on both sides 5 Press P PAUSE Recording starts To stop recording Press p Tips If you want to record from the reverse side press TAPE B 9 to light its indicator after pressing CD SYNC When you record on both sides be sure to star...

Page 18: ...sed Be sure to check which bands you can receive Every time you press the button the band changes as follows 2 band model FM AM 3 band model FM n MW n SW or FM n MW n LW 4 band model FM n MW n LW n UKV STEREO PLUS is displayed when you select UKV 2 Turn the jog dial or press TUNING or on the remote to tune in the desired preset station To Do this Turn off the radio Press Adjust the volume Turn VOL...

Page 19: ...ns from front panel only Use manual or automatic tuning in step 2 For manual tuning press or repeatedly For automatic tuning press and hold or Tips Pressing TUNER BAND when the power is off automatically turns the power on and tunes to the last received station One Touch Play You can switch from another source to the radio just by pressing TUNER BAND Automatic Source Selection When an FM program i...

Page 20: ... ß or RELAY to record on both sides 6 Press P PAUSE Recording starts To stop recording Press p Tips If you want to record from the reverse side press TAPE B 9 to light its indicator after pressing r REC When you record on both sides be sure to start from the front side If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side To record non preset stations use and in step 2 ...

Page 21: ...following sequence Deck A front side Deck A reverse side Deck B front side Deck B reverse side 3 Press TAPE A or TAPE B DECK A or DECK B ª on the remote Press TAPE A or TAPE B 9 to play the reverse side Press DECK A or DECK B ª again on the remote to play the reverse side The tape starts playing Tips Pressing TAPE A or TAPE B or 9 when the power is off automatically turns the power on and starts t...

Page 22: ... Or press or on the remote The search direction forward or back and number of songs being skipped 1 9 appear in the display Example searching forward 2 songs AMS Automatic Music Sensor Notes The AMS function may not operate correctly under the following circumstances When the unrecorded space between songs is less than 4 seconds long If completely different information is recorded on the left and ...

Page 23: ...art recording from the front side If you record from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side If you set DIRECTION to ß when the tapes you use have different lengths the tape in each deck reverses independently If you select RELAY the tapes in both decks reverse together You don t have to set DOLBY NR since the tape in deck B is automatically recorded in the same state as th...

Page 24: ... time and the number of tracks on a CD Press DISPLAY in the stop mode If you press DISPLAY again the clock display appears for eight seconds then the display returns to the previous indication Power nPlaying time on the current track µ Remaining time on the current track µ Remaining time on current CD 1 DISC mode or PLAY display ALL DISCS mode µ Clock display for eight seconds µ Effect P FILE name...

Page 25: ...the following procedure to change the repeat mode To cancel Repeat Play Press REPEAT so that REPEAT or REPEAT 1 disappears from the display To repeat Press All the tracks on PLAY MODE repeatedly the current CD until 1 DISC appears in the display All the tracks on PLAY MODE repeatedly all CDs until ALL DISCS appears in the display Only one track REPEAT repeatedly until REPEAT 1 appears in the displ...

Page 26: ...he CDs in the player 1 DISC shuffles the CD whose DISC indicator is green 3 Press CD P J appears and then all the tracks play in random order To cancel Shuffle Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE or PROGRAM disappears from the display The tracks continue playing in their original order To select a desired CD Press DISC 1 3 Tips You can start Shuffle Play during normal play by pressing PL...

Page 27: ...ace a CD 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PROGRAM appears in the display 3 Press one of the DISC 1 3 buttons to select a CD 4 Turn the jog dial until the desired track appears in the display 5 Press ENTER NEXT The track is programmed The program step number appears followed by the total playing time 6 To program additional tracks repeat steps 3 to 5 Skip step 3 to select tracks from the same dis...

Page 28: ...rogram twice while playing Tips The program you made remains in the CD player even after it has been played back Press CD P to play the same program again If appears instead of the total playing time during programming this means you have programmed a track number which exceeds 20 the total playing time has exceeded 100 minutes Programming the CD tracks continued 2 3 1 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly ...

Page 29: ... signals press DOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR appears after pressing r REC When recording from a CD you can use the jog dial to select tracks during rec pause mode after pressing r REC in step 3 and before pressing P PAUSE in step 5 You can record from CD tape or radio as you like For example you can record just the songs you want or record from the middle of the tape The recording level is adjusted au...

Page 30: ...ER NEXT The track is programmed The program step number appears followed by the total playing time 7 To program additional tracks to be recorded on side A repeat steps 4 to 6 Skip step 4 to select tracks from the same disc 8 Press P on the remote to insert a pause at the end of side A P appears in the display and the total playing time resets to 0 00 in the display 11 EDIT 1 2 4 5 6 8 10 You can r...

Page 31: ...or SHUFFLE disappears from the display Tip When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low level high frequency signals press DOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR appears after pressing CD SYNC Selecting tape length automatically Tape Select Edit You can check the most suitable tape length for recording a CD Note that you cannot use Tape Select Edit for discs containing over 20 tracks 1 Insert a CD 2 Press FUN...

Page 32: ... the CD sound during playback This lets you create original recordings Press and hold FLASH during playback at the point you want to start the Flash function and release to resume normal play To adjust the flash length Turn the jog dial while holding FLASH or press SELECT or while holding FLASH on the remote to select different flash lengths FLASH 1 20 To use LOOP and FLASH together Press and hold...

Page 33: ...nd you desire You can select from a variety of different drum sounds The name of the drum sound appears in the display The sound you select will be stored in pad A or B To create a drum roll Hold down both PAD A and B on the front panel Turn the jog dial counterclockwise for PAD A or clockwise for PAD B To adjust the volume of the pads Press BEAT LEVEL repeatedly to select the level you desire Eac...

Page 34: ...PM 60 160 To change the beat pattern Turn the jog dial while holding BEAT SELECT or press SELECT or on the remote to select the pattern you desire The name of the beat pattern appears in the display To cancel the beat Press BEAT ON OFF Make sure the button s indicator turns off To change the beat volume Press BEAT LEVEL repeatedly to select the level you desire Each time you press the button the l...

Page 35: ... song s BPM after pressing AUTO BPM varies for each song AUTO BPM stops automatically when it encounters a blank of or greater than 1 5 seconds It will however resume automatically when the music begins again AUTO BPM stops automatically when you turn the jog dial while holding BEAT SPEED Using the BEAT JAM function This function automatically synchronizes the sounds of PAD A and B with the sound ...

Page 36: ... use the DBFB system with the graphic equalizer if the bass is too strong Adjust the bass slowly while listening to music so that you can monitor the effect of the adjustment Cancelling GROOVE sets DBFB to DBFB and flattens the equalizer curve To cancel the DBFB level press DBFB until the indication disappears Adjust the equalization to obtain the effect you desire To listen through the headphones...

Page 37: ...uations Video games Personal file Selecting the audio emphasis The audio emphasis menu lets you select the sound characteristic according to the sound you are listening to The personal file function see Making a personal audio emphasis file lets you store your own effects 1 Press FILE SELECT The last effect chosen appears in the display 2 Use the jog dial to select the preset you desire The preset...

Page 38: ...ustics of a concert hall THEATER Reproduces the acoustics of a movie theater ENHANCED THEATER Reproduces the acoustics of a large movie theater DSP OFF Turns off the DSP mode The indicator on the front panel s DSP button lights up Tip If you want to memorize the effect store it into a personal file see Making a personal audio emphasis file Note When you choose other sound effects the surround effe...

Page 39: ...N OFF on the remote while playing a program source The indicator on the front panel s PRO LOGIC button lights up To cancel the Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound Press PRO LOGIC or PRO LOGIC ON OFF on the remote again to turn off the indicator on the front panel s PRO LOGIC button Notes You can t use both Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound and the DSP surround effects at the same time When recording the s...

Page 40: ... effect for future use store it in a personal file See Making a personal audio emphasis file Adjusting the graphic equalizer You can adjust the sound by raising or lowering the levels of specific frequency ranges Before operation first select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound 2 3 4 6 1 Select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound see Selecting the audio emphasis 2 Press G...

Page 41: ... the personal file you desire 3 Press ENTER NEXT Making a personal audio emphasis file Personal file You can create a personal file of audio patterns surround effect and graphic equalizer and store them in the memory of the unit Later call up an audio pattern to play a favorite tape CD or radio program Create up to five audio files Before operation first select the audio emphasis you want for your...

Page 42: ...ns for details on RDS services in your area Receiving RDS broadcasts Simply select a station from the FM band When you tune in a station that provides RDS services the station name appears in the display Using the Radio Data System RDS For European model only What is the Radio Data System To check the RDS information Each time you press DISPLAY the display changes as follows n Station name µ Frequ...

Page 43: ...ams about national or regional culture DRAMA Radio plays and serials EDUCATION Educational programs such as how to programs and advice INFORMATION Programs about consumer affairs medical advice and weather LIGHT MUSIC Classical music such as instrumentals vocal and choral works M O R MUSIC Easy listening middle of the road music NEWS News programs OTHER MUSIC Music such as jazz rhythm and blues an...

Page 44: ... CD or tape by turning down the singer s voice You need to connect an optional microphone 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down the microphone control level 2 Connect an optional microphone to MIX MIC 3 Press KARAOKE PON MPX repeatedly to obtain the karaoke effect you desire Every time you press the button the display changes as follows KARAOKE PON n MPX R n MPX L EFFECT OFF ON N The h indicator ap...

Page 45: ...y from the speakers or change the direction of the microphone If you want to record your voice through the microphone only you can do so by selecting the CD function and not playing a CD Notes If you press EFFECT or recall a sound effect the karaoke mode is cancelled The instrumental sound may be reduced as well as the singer s voice when the sound is recorded in monaural The singer s voice may no...

Page 46: ...DAILY 1 appears 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer You can let the system turn off at the preset time so you can sleep to the music You can preset the time to be turned off by 10 minutes Press SLEEP Every time you press the button the minute display the turn off time changes as follows AUTO n 90min n 80min n 70min n n 10min n OFF n AUTO When you choose AUTO The power turns off whe...

Page 47: ...dure 7 Turn jog dial until the music source you want appears The indications change as follows n TUNER CD PLAY N n TAPE PLAY N 8 Press ENTER NEXT The type of timer DAILY 1 or DAILY 2 followed by the start time stop time and the music source appears then the original display appears 9 Turn off the power To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select the respective mode DAIL...

Page 48: ...lume level is set to the minimum To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select REC then press ENTER NEXT To change the setting start over from step 1 To cancel the timer operation Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select TIMER OFF then press ENTER NEXT Note If the power is on at the preset time the recording will not be made 1 Tune in the preset radio station se...

Page 49: ...system from the wall outlet mains if it is not to be used for an extended period of time To disconnect the cord mains lead pull it out by the plug Never pull the cord itself Should any solid object or liquid fall into the component unplug the stereo system and have the component checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further The AC power cord must be changed only at the qualified s...

Page 50: ...f the speaker cord will obstruct the speaker connections Before placing a cassette in the tape deck Take up any slack in the tape Otherwise the tape may get entangled in the parts of the tape deck and become damaged When using a tape longer than 90 minutes The tape is very elastic Do not change the tape operations such as play stop and fast winding etc frequently The tape may get entangled in the ...

Page 51: ...ity still persists place the speakers farther away from the TV set Speakers Sound comes from one channel or unbalanced left and right volume Check the speaker connection and speaker placement The sound comes from the center speaker only The source being played back is monaural Press PRO LOGIC to turn off the Pro Logic mode There is no sound from the center speaker Set the CENTER LEVEL to the appro...

Page 52: ...requencies are erased The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize them see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 50 After pressing 9 or there is a mechanical noise EJECT appears in the display and the unit enters standby mode automatically The cassette tape was not inserted correctly Eject the tape and turn the power back on Troubleshooting continued Tuner Severe hum or noise TUNED or STER...

Page 53: ...RROUND SPEAKER accepts impedance of 8 ohms SUPER WOOFER Voltage 1 V impedance 1 kilohms Amplifier section MHC RX110AV Canadian models Front Speaker Continuous RMS power output reference 120 120 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Total harmonic distortion less than 0 07 8 ohms at 1 kHz 65 W Center Surround Speaker Continuous RMS power output reference 25 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Rear Surround Speaker...

Page 54: ... 2 band models 87 5 108 0 MHz 3 band FM MW SW models 87 5 108 0 MHz 3 band FM MW LW models 87 5 108 0 MHz 4 band models 87 5 108 0 MHz Antenna FM lead antenna Antenna terminals 75 ohm unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10 7 MHz UKV tuner section 4 band model only Tuning range 65 0 74 0 MHz Stereo Plus AM tuner section Tuning range 2 Band type North American models 530 1 710 kHz with the interval se...

Page 55: ...er speaker Center Surround Speaker SS CN110 Speaker system 1 way 1 unit bass reflex type magnetically shielded Speaker units Full range 8 cm cone type Nominal impedance 8 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 280 x 110 x 170 mm Mass Approx 1 5 kg net For customers in Canada Use only the supplied SS SR110 rear surround speaker for connection to the REAR SURROUND SPEAKER connector the supplied SS CN110 cente...

Page 56: ...ystem 52 S Saving recordings 49 Selecting the audio emphasis 37 Setting the time 9 Shuffle Play 26 Sleep Timer 46 Sound adjustment 36 Speakers 5 9 12 Station name 42 T U V Test tone 8 Timer falling asleep to music 46 timer recording 48 waking up to music 46 Troubleshooting 50 Tuner 10 18 Tuning interval 11 54 W X Y Z Wake up timer 46 A Adjusting the audio emphasis 37 the sound 36 the volume 9 16 1...

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