Sony MHC-GRX5 User Manual Download

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Mini Hi-Fi
Component
System

Operating Instructions

3-862-008-11(1)

MHC-GRX9000 / RX900
MHC-GRX7 / GRX7J
MHC-RX77 / RX77S / R700
MHC-GRX5 / RX66

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel. Record the serial
number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your
Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No.

Serial No.

Summary of Contents for MHC-GRX5

Page 1: ...1 f MHC GRX9000 RX900 MHC GRX7 GRX7J MHC RX77 RX77S R700 MHC GRX5 RX66 Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No Serial No ...

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

Page 3: ...out interruption 24 The Tape Deck Recording on a tape manually 25 Recording a CD by specifying track order 26 DJ Effects Looping part of a CD 28 Flashing part of a CD 28 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 29 Selecting the audio emphasis 30 Selecting the surround effect 32 Adjusting the graphic equalizer 32 Making a personal audio emphasis file 33 Other Features Using the Radio Data System RDS 35...

Page 4: ...Step 1 Hooking up the system Do the following procedure 1 to 5 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories Getting Started Note The type of speakers supplied vary according to the model you purchased see Specifications on page 47 1 AM loop antenna Front speaker Left Front speaker Right Insert only the stripped portion Black Red FM antenna 1 5 2 1 4 3 1 ...

Page 5: ...pressing DISPLAY DEMO when the system power is turned off The demo mode is also deactivated when you set the time FM75 AM FM75 AM COAXIAL Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally 2 5 4 Connect the FM AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect it Jack type A Jack type B continued AM loop antenna Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally AM loop antenna 3 VOLTAGE SELECTOR 2 2 0 V 1 2 0 V 230 2...

Page 6: ...e speakers to stabilize the speakers and prevent them from slipping Inserting two size AA R6 batteries into the remote Tip With normal use the batteries should last for about six months When the remote no longer operates the system replace both batteries with new ones Note If you do not use the remote for a long period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage When...

Page 7: ...EMO when the power is off Note The previous explanation shows 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 continued Step 3 Presetting radio stations You can preset the following number of stations 2 band model 20 for FM ...

Page 8: ...ial 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 Eastern models The AM tuning interval is fa...

Page 9: ... 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 unit s remote to perform play pause and stop operations Note If you cannot select MD even when you have p...

Page 10: ...utput of the VCR Notes Do not place the 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 surround speakers Otherwise the sound will not be heard Connecting a VCR Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors To listen to the sound of the connected VCR hold down FUNCTION and press when the power is turned...

Page 11: ...ecting outdoor antennas Connect the outdoor antenna to improve the reception FM antenna Connect the optional FM outdoor antenna You can also use the TV antenna instead Jack type A Jack type B y FM75 AM COAXIAL IEC standard socket connector not supplied Screw clamp Ground wire not supplied FM75 AM y 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied Screw clamp Ground wire not supplied FM75 AM y Insulated wire not ...

Page 12: ...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 inner circle of the tray 2 1 Disc tray number Playing time Track n...

Page 13: ...Y MODE repeatedly until ALL DISCS appears Remove the CD Press Exchange other Press DISC SKIP CDs while EX CHANGE playing Adjust the Turn VOLUME or press VOL 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 b...

Page 14: ...cator 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 start from the front side If you start from ...

Page 15: ... until the band you want appears in the display The bands you can receive vary depending on the model you purchased 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 or on the re...

Page 16: ... 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 is noisy press STEREO MONO so that MONO appears in the disp...

Page 17: ... 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 to...

Page 18: ... deck One Touch Play You can switch from another source to the tape deck just by pressing TAPE A or TAPE B or 9 Automatic Source Selection When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low level high frequency signals press DOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR appears When dubbing tapes originally recorded with Dolby NR the dubbed tape is automatically played with Dolby NR Searching for the beginning of a track ...

Page 19: ...t 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 the tape in deck A You can use TYPE I normal or TYPE II CrO2 tapes The recording level is automatically adjusted 1 Press and ins...

Page 20: ...ISPLAY DEMO again the clock display appears for eight seconds then the display returns to the previous indication Using the CD display You can check the remaining time of the current track or that of the CD The CD Player DISPLAY DEMO 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...

Page 21: ...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 22: ... 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 PLAY MODE r...

Page 23: ... 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 disc 7 Press CD P All the tracks play in the order you selected c...

Page 24: ...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 25: ... 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 26: ...s 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 12 1 2 4 1 5 6 3 8 10 You can record tracks from all the CDs in the order you want When progra...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...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 MUSIC MENU or while holding FLASH on the remote to select different flash lengths FLASH 1 20 To use LOOP and FLASH together Press and hold both LOOP...

Page 29: ...aphic equalizer if the bass is too strong Adjust the bass slowly while listening to music so that you can monitor the effect of the adjustment Cancelling GROOVE sets DBFB to DBFB and flattens the equalizer curve To cancel the DBFB level press DBFB until the indication disappears Adjust the equalization to obtain the effect you desire To listen through the headphones Connect the headphones to PHONE...

Page 30: ... store your own effects MHC GRX9000 RX900 GRX7 GRX7J MHC RX77 Canadian model only MHC GRX9000 RX900 GRX7 GRX7J MHC RX77 Canadian model MHC R700 GRX5 RX66 RX77S MHC RX77 except for Canadian model 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 name appears in the display See the chart Music menu options 3 Press ENTER NE...

Page 31: ...ct MHC GRX9000 RX900 GRX7 GRX7J MHC RX77 Canadian model Press EFFECT on the front panel or the remote repeatedly so that EFFECT OFF appears in the display MHC R700 GRX5 RX66 RX77S MHC RX77 except for Canadian model Press EFFECT on the remote repeatedly so that EFFECT OFF appears in the display Music menu options SUR appears if you select an effect with surround effects MHC GRX9000 RX900 GRX7 GRX7J...

Page 32: ...ress SURROUND to turn the surround effect on or off Every time you press the button the display changes as follows Tip for MHC GRX9000 RX900 GRX7 GRX7J and MHC RX77 Canadian model only 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 effects will be canceled SURROUND 1 Select the audio e...

Page 33: ...our basic sound 1 Obtain the sound effect you want by using the graphic equalizer and surround effect 2 Press P FILE MEMORY The personal file number appears in the display 4 3 2 3 Press or repeatedly to select a frequency band 4 Turn the jog dial to adjust level 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 6 Press ENTER NEXT when finished Note If you choose another menu audio emphasis other than EFFECT OFF the adjusted...

Page 34: ... sound effects are stored under the selected file number The settings previously stored at this memory location are erased and replaced by the new settings To call up the personal file 1 Press FILE SELECT 2 Use the jog dial to select the personal file you desire 3 Press ENTER NEXT Making a personal audio emphasis file continued ...

Page 35: ...your local radio stations for details on RDS services in your area Receiving RDS broadcasts Simply select a station from the FM band When you tune in a station that provides RDS services the station name appears in the display Using the Radio Data System RDS For European model only To check the RDS information Each time you press DISPLAY DEMO the display changes as follows n Station name µ Frequen...

Page 36: ... 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 and reggae POP MUSIC Po...

Page 37: ... Turn ECHO LEVEL to MIN 3 2 1 5 You can sing along with any stereo 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 foll...

Page 38: ...ophone away 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 vo...

Page 39: ...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 when the current CD or tape finishes playback for up to 100 minutes To check the remaining time Press SLEEP once To change the time to turn off Select the time you wan...

Page 40: ...Set the time to start playback Turn jog dial to set the hour then press ENTER NEXT The minute indication starts flashing Turn jog dial to set the minute then press ENTER NEXT The hour indication flashes again Waking up to music continued 6 Set the time to stop playback following the above procedure 7 Turn jog dial until the music source you want appears The indications change as follows n TUNER CD...

Page 41: ...o programs TIMER SELECT continued To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select the respective mode DAILY 1 or DAILY 2 then press ENTER 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 Tip The power turns on 15 seconds before the preset time ...

Page 42: ...starts the volume 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 Timer recording radio pr...

Page 43: ...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 44: ...on of the speaker cord will obstruct the speaker connections Before placing a cassette in the tape deck Take up any slack in the tape Otherwise the tape may get entangled in the parts of the tape deck and become damaged When using a tape longer than 90 minutes The tape is very elastic Do not change the tape operations such as play stop and fast winding etc frequently The tape may get entangled in ...

Page 45: ...he microphone away form the speakers or change the direction of the microphone The color irregularity on a TV screen persists Turn off the TV set once then turn it on after 15 to 30 minutes If the color irregularity 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 placem...

Page 46: ...requencies are erased The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize them see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 44 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 47: ...tions continued Other models MHC GRX9000 The following measured at AC 230 V 50 60 Hz DIN power output rated 130 130 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output reference 160 160 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD The following measured at AC 120 220 240 V 50 60 Hz DIN power output rated 140 140 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output reference 170 170 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD...

Page 48: ...hms Outputs MD VIDEO OUT voltage 250 mV phono jacks impedance 1 kilohms PHONES accepts headphones of 8 stereo phone jack ohms or more SPEAKER MHC RX66 GRX5 RX77 European models RX77S R700 accepts impedance of 6 to 16 ohms MHC RX900 GRX9000 GRX7 GRX7J RX77 Canadian models accepts impedance of 8 to 16 ohms SURROUND SPEAKER MHC RX77 Canadian models only accepts impedance of 16 ohms SUPER WOOFER excep...

Page 49: ... 5 kg net per speaker SS J50 for MHC RX77 European models MHC RX66 MHC GRX5 SS J50B for MHC R700 Speaker system 3 way bass reflex type Speaker units Woofer 15 cm cone type Tweeter 5 cm cone type Super Tweeter 2 cm dome type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 220 x 335 x 305 mm Mass Approx 4 kg net per speaker AM tuner section Tuning range 2 Band type North American models 530 1 710 k...

Page 50: ...h African models 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Thai models MHC GRX5 GRX7 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz MHC GRX9000 220 V AC 50 60 Hz Other models MHC GRX5 GRX7 GRX7J 110 120 V or 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz MHC GRX9000 120 V 220 V or 230 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption U S A models MHC RX66 140 watts Canadian model MHC RX66 120 watts MHC RX77 195 watts European and Russian models MHC RX77 RX77S R700 140 watts MHC R...

Page 51: ...ting the system 46 S Saving recordings 43 Selecting the audio emphasis 30 Setting the time 6 Shuffle Play 22 Sleep Timer 39 Sound adjustment 29 Speakers 4 10 Station name 35 T U V Timer falling asleep to music 39 timer recording 41 waking up to music 39 Troubleshooting 44 Tuner 7 15 Tuning interval 8 48 W X Y Z Wake up timer 39 A Adjusting the audio emphasis 30 the sound 29 the volume 13 15 18 Ant...

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