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Corporation.

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About this manual

The instructions in this manual are for
models MHC-GTR8, MHC-GTR7,
MHC-GTR6 and MHC-GTR6H. In this
manual, the MHC-GTR8 is used for
illustration purposes unless stated
otherwise.

The MHC-GTR8 consists of:

– Unit

Latin American and Mexican models
only

HCD-GTR8

Other models

HCD-GTR8B

– Speaker System

Latin American and Mexican models
only
• Front speakers

SS-GTR8

• Surround speakers SS-RSR8
• Subwoofers

SS-WGR8

Other models
• Front speakers

SS-GTR8B

• Surround speakers SS-RSR8B
• Subwoofers

SS-WGR8B

The MHC-GTR7 consists of:

– Unit

Latin American and Mexican models
only

HCD-GTR7

Other models

HCD-GTR7B

– Speaker System

Latin American and Mexican models
only
• Front speakers

SS-GTR7

• Surround speakers SS-RSR7
• Subwoofer

SS-WGR7

Other models
• Front speakers

SS-GTR7B

• Surround speakers SS-RSR7B
• Subwoofer

SS-WGR7B

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Summary of Contents for MHC-GTR6

Page 1: ... 2009 Sony Corporation 4 132 090 12 1 Mini HI FI Component System Operating Instructions MHC GTR8 MHC GTR7 MHC GTR6 MHC GTR6H ...

Page 2: ...sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product This marking is located on the rear exterior For customers in Australia Disposal of Old Electrical Electronic Equipment Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separat...

Page 3: ...e MHC GTR8 is used for illustration purposes unless stated otherwise The MHC GTR8 consists of Unit Latin American and Mexican models only HCD GTR8 Other models HCD GTR8B Speaker System Latin American and Mexican models only Front speakers SS GTR8 Surround speakers SS RSR8 Subwoofers SS WGR8 Other models Front speakers SS GTR8B Surround speakers SS RSR8B Subwoofers SS WGR8B The MHC GTR7 consists of...

Page 4: ...D GTR6 Other models HCD GTR6B Speaker System Latin American and Mexican models only Front speakers SS GTR6 Surround speakers SS RSR6 Other models Front speakers SS GTR6B Surround speakers SS RSR6B The MHC GTR6H consists of Unit HCD GTR6H Speaker System Front speakers SS GTR6H ...

Page 5: ...models Using optional components 31 Adjusting the sound 31 Changing the display 33 Viewing information in the display 34 Creating your own program 36 Program Play Presetting radio stations 38 Recording onto a tape 39 Except for Latin American and Mexican models Creating your own sound effect 40 Singing along 41 Using the timer 42 Troubleshooting 44 Messages 51 Precautions 52 Specifications 54 Comp...

Page 6: ... using the buttons on the unit but the same operations can also be performed using the buttons on the remote having the same or similar names Unit Front view MHC GTR8 MHC GTR7 only Top view wg wh wf wa ws 7 wd qh q 9 w ql qk 2 1 3 5 6 4 7 9 8 q qa qs qd qf qg qh qj wj wk ...

Page 7: ...Latin American and Mexican models page 21 Press to select the TUNER function Press to select the FM or AM band TUNER FM For Latin American and Mexican models only page 21 Press to select FM band TUNER AM For Latin American and Mexican models only page 21 Press to select AM band TAPE Except for Latin American and Mexican models page 30 Press to select the TAPE function VIDEO page 31 Press to select...

Page 8: ... to exchange other discs during playback M PHONES jack pages 45 55 Connect the headphones N USB A pages 27 28 36 Press to select the USB device connected to the A port A indicator page 11 A port pages 24 28 36 37 48 Connect an optional USB device O PC IN L R jacks page 31 Connect the audio output of the computer to these jacks using an audio cord not supplied You can then output audio through this...

Page 9: ...ord onto a tape REC TIMER page 43 Press to set the Recording Timer Z Display pages 11 33 34 51 Meter display page 34 wj OPERATION DIAL pages 13 19 25 28 33 37 40 Turn to select a track file or folder Turn to select a setting wk Except for Latin American and Mexican models PUSH Z OPEN CLOSE page 30 Press to insert or eject a tape Tape deck pages 30 39 43 50 Remote 1 1 on standby pages 13 43 44 50 P...

Page 10: ...ges 13 18 19 23 24 28 33 36 37 38 39 40 Press to enter the selection G DISC SKIP pages 20 36 Press to select a disc USB SELECT pages 28 36 Press to select the USB device connected to the A port or B port H select folder pages 19 28 36 39 Press to select a folder I VOLUME pages 19 21 27 31 42 45 Press to adjust the volume The VOLUME button has a tactile dot Use the tactile dot as a reference when o...

Page 11: ...e 42 I Lights up when NIGHT MODE is turned on page 32 J Indicates the activated sound effect pages 31 40 Note LINK MATRIX SUR 1 and MATRIX SUR 2 light up for MHC GTR8 and MHC GTR7 only K Indicators for the TUNER function pages 21 38 L Lights up when there is a tape in the tape deck M Indicators for the disc tray page 19 lights up when a disc is selected 1 2 and 3 light up when there is are disc s ...

Page 12: ...ot supplied to connect to the audio output jacks of an optional component such as a TV or VCR C Speakers The speaker connectors are color coded with their respective speaker terminals on the unit Getting Started 1 A B C C E D 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 To FM lead antenna 2 To AM loop antenna 3 To front speaker right 4 To front speaker left 5 To surround speaker right 6 To surround speaker left 7 To subwoofer...

Page 13: ... to a wall outlet The demonstration appears in the display When you press 1 the system turns on and the demonstration automatically ends If the supplied adaptor on the plug does not fit your wall outlet detach it from the plug only for models equipped with an adaptor Using the subwoofer s MHC GTR8 MHC GTR7 only You can use the subwoofer s to enhance the bass 1 Press SUBWOOFER ON OFF on the unit to...

Page 14: ...ze the speakers and to prevent them from slipping For MHC GTR8 only Attach the supplied subwoofer front panel pads on the bottom of the subwoofers to stabilize the subwoofers and to prevent them from slipping Using the remote Attaching the speaker pads E e E e Attaching the subwoofer front panel pads When carrying the unit Do the following procedure to protect the disc mechanism Use the buttons on...

Page 15: ...eaker right E Subwoofer F Unit Place the front speakers at an angle of 45 degrees from your listening position MHC GTR8 only MHC GTR7 only MHC GTR6 only MHC GTR6H only There are 2 ways to place the front speakers Example 1 Example 2 Note Place the speakers at least 0 3 meter away from the unit 45 C E F E D B A 0 3 m 0 3 m 45 C F E D B A 0 3 m 0 3 m F B D 45 A C 0 3 m 0 3 m 45 A F B 0 3 m 0 3 m 45 ...

Page 16: ...acer A and the front right speaker is within the stopper of the Spacer A 3 Insert the pins of the Spacer B supplied to the catcher holes on the front right speaker 4 Stack the surround right speaker horizontally on the front right speaker Make sure the catcher holes of the surround right speaker is inserted to the pins of the Spacer B and the surround right speaker is within the stopper of the Spa...

Page 17: ...ront right speaker Make sure the catcher holes of the surround right speaker is inserted to the pins of the Spacer A and the surround right speaker is within the stopper of the Spacer A 4 Check that both the front right and surround right speaker horn are at the same side Make sure the horns are near to the unit Turn the SONY emblem on the front right and surround right speaker to horizontal posit...

Page 18: ...m 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET The hour indication flashes in the display If PLAY SET flashes in the display press or repeatedly to select CLOCK SET then press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to set the hour 4 Press ENTER The minute indication flashes in the display 5 Press or repeatedly to set the minute 6 Press ENTER The clock starts functioning Note The clock settings are cancelled when you disconnect t...

Page 19: ...ck or file Press m or M or on the remote repeatedly during playback For AUDIO CD you can also turn OPERATION DIAL then press ENTER TRACK SEARCH Select a folder on an MP3 disc Press repeatedly Search for an MP3 file by its folder name and file name and start playback the MP3 file TRACK SEARCH 1 Turn OPERATION DIAL to select the folder you want then press ENTER 2 Turn OPERATION DIAL to select the fi...

Page 20: ... MP3 file to start playback The disc will not be played back if it has not been correctly finalized To Do this Select a disc Press one of the DISC 1 3 buttons or DISC SKIP on the remote repeatedly Switch to CD function from another source and start playback automatically Press one of the DISC 1 3 buttons Automatic Source Selection Exchange other discs while playing Press DISC SKIP EX CHANGE Select...

Page 21: ...first session Any subsequent MP3 files recorded in later sessions can also be played back If the first session is recorded in AUDIO CD format only the first session will be played back Listening to the radio Use buttons on the remote for the operation 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM band You can also use TUNER FM or TUNER AM on the unit to select FM or AM band For Latin American a...

Page 22: ...al antenna To reduce static noise on a weak FM stereo station Press FM MODE on the remote repeatedly until MONO lights up in the display There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve Transferring onto an USB device You can transfer music from a sound source to an optional USB device by connecting it to the B port on the unit The audio format of files transferred by this system is M...

Page 23: ...he disc you want to transfer on the disc tray 3 Select the track or MP3 file you want to transfer then start play back 4 Press REC TO while the selected track or MP3 file is being played back USB lights up and REC flashes in the display Push ENTER appears in the display 5 Press ENTER Transferring starts from the beginning of the track or file when Don t Remove USB Device appears in the display Whe...

Page 24: ...your optional component connected to the VIDEO AUDIO IN jack In this case connect it to the PC IN jack and repeat steps 2 to 5 in Analog Transferring You can easily transfer the audio files from an USB device to another USB device 1 Connect a transferable USB device to the B port as shown below then connect the USB device you want to transfer to A port 2 Press or USB on the remote to select the US...

Page 25: ...ontinues to play Note USB does not lights up for Latin American and Mexican models When listening to music from a Sony Ericsson mobile phone or when transferring music from this system to the mobile phone you can select the playback source or transferring destination as follows internal memory of the mobile phone Memory Stick 1 Connect the mobile phone to the B port on the unit and press USB B 2 P...

Page 26: ...ferred MP3 files on an USB device will be about 50 MB when music is transferred from a standard AUDIO CD It will take about 3 minutes to transfer these MP3 files from the USB device connected to A port to another USB device connected to B port While transferring from an MP3 disc AUDIO CD or USB device no sound is output CD TEXT information is not transferred in the created MP3 files Transferring s...

Page 27: ...c stored in the USB device The audio formats that can be played back by this system are MP3 AAC and WMA only See Compatible USB devices with this system page 58 for a list of USB devices that can be connected to this system Files with copyright protection Digital Rights Management cannot be played back by this system Files downloaded from an online music store may not be played back on this system...

Page 28: ... file Press m or M or on the remote repeatedly USB To Do this Search for an audio file by its folder name and file name and start playback the audio file TRACK SEARCH 1 Turn OPERATION DIAL to select the folder you want then press ENTER 2 Turn OPERATION DIAL to select the file you want then press ENTER To return to the previous operation press RETURN Find a point in a file Hold down m or M or m M o...

Page 29: ...y mode when the system is turned on again playback starts from the beginning of the audio file Be sure to turn off the system before removing the USB device Removing the USB device while the system is turned on may corrupt the data on the USB device Do not save other types of files or unnecessary folders on an USB device Folders that have no audio files are skipped The system can recognize up to 1...

Page 30: ...contain MP3 AAC WMA files or contains sub folders these are not erased USB transferring and erasing is disabled while the disc tray is open Playing a tape Except for Latin American and Mexican models You can use TYPE I normal tape 1 Press TAPE or FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly to select TAPE 2 Load a tape Push PUSH Z OPEN CLOSE to open the deck Push PUSH Z OPEN CLOSE again to close the deck 3 P...

Page 31: ...g the sound You can enjoy different sound effects by selecting the sound effect you want The volume switches to power mode and the equalizer curve changes MHC GTR8 MHC GTR7 only You can enjoy different sounds by selecting the sound mode you want Press SURR SP MODE repeatedly LINK Reproduces the same sound with different output levels LINK lights up in the display Adding a sound effect To Do this R...

Page 32: ... You can avoid pausing or resuming playback immediately when you press BREAK as follows Press BREAK during playback The volume is reduced smoothly until no sound and the playback is paused Press BREAK during pause The playback resumed and the volume increase smoothly Notes You can only select BREAK in CD USB and TAPE function This function is not available in stop mode This function is automatical...

Page 33: ...wn SOUND FLASH during playback The flashing effect is activated Release SOUND FLASH to cancel the effect To change the sound flash speed Hold down SOUND FLASH and turn OPERATION DIAL to change the sound flash speed 1 20 The power illuminator will synchronize with the selected SOUND FLASH effect Changing the display 1 Press OPTIONS 2 Turn OPERATION DIAL to select the item you want then press ENTER ...

Page 34: ...ou have selected Viewing information in the display Checking the elapsed playing time remaining time and titles Press DISPLAY repeatedly during playback The following information appears in the display When playing an AUDIO CD 1 Elapsed playing time of the current track 2 Remaining time of the current track 3 Remaining time of the current disc1 4 Clock display for few seconds 5 Effect name for few...

Page 35: ...ode 1 AUDIO CD Total number of tracks and total playing time Audio files Total number of files of the folders2 or total number of folders of the disc USB device 2 Clock display for few seconds 3 Effect name for few seconds 1 NO STEP appears in the display if you have not programmed the tracks or files 2 Appears only when play mode is selected Notes Some text characters may not be displayed If the ...

Page 36: ...lect a disc For USB function only Press USB A B or USB SELECT on the remote repeatedly to select the optional USB device connected to A port or B port 4 For audio files only Press repeatedly until the folder you want appears in the display To program all the audio files in the selected folder proceed to step 6 5 Select a track or file to program Press m or M or on the remote repeatedly until the t...

Page 37: ...ase operation remove the USB device from the A port or B port switch the USB memory select Tips The program you made remains in the system s memory even after it has been played back Press N to play back the same program again If appears instead of the total playing time during programming this means the total playing time has exceeded 100 minutes you have programmed an audio file the current disc...

Page 38: ...Press repeatedly to select the preset number you want If another station is already assigned to the selected preset number the station is replaced by the new stations 4 Press ENTER Complete appears in the display The station is stored 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 to store other stations You can preset up to 20 FM and 10 AM stations 6 To call up a preset radio station press TUNING MODE repeatedly until PR...

Page 39: ...ay Then press repeatedly to select the folder you want You can record tracks or files on all the discs in the order you want using Program Play Perform steps 2 to 6 of Creating your own program page 36 When programming make sure the playing times do not exceed the length of one side of the tape For Manual Recording and Sound Mixing Press the function button except TAPE to select the source you wan...

Page 40: ...tion may occur when you record from your optional component connected to the VIDEO AUDIO IN jack In this case connect it to the PC IN jack Creating your own sound effect You can adjust the sound by raising or lowering the level of specific frequency band then store up to three user equalizer settings in the memory 1 Press EQ BAND MEMORY repeatedly to select a frequency band or surround effect 2 Tu...

Page 41: ...ound effect is selected SUR lights up in the display Singing along You can sing along with any audio source that play back on this system 1 Turn MIC LEVEL on the unit to MIN to reduce the microphone volume 2 Connect an optional microphone to MIC jack 3 Start playing the music and adjust the volume 4 Turn MIC LEVEL to adjust the microphone volume If acoustic feedback howling occurs reduce the volum...

Page 42: ...to adjust the volume To start from a specific track or file create your own program page 36 For Recording Timer Tune in the preset radio station you want page 38 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET then press or repeatedly to select PLAY SET or REC SET then press ENTER ON appears and the hour indication flashes in the display 3 Set the time to start playback or recording transferring Press or repeatedly to se...

Page 43: ...ble USB device then proceed to step 6 5 Press m or M repeatedly to select USB REC or TAPE REC Then press ENTER The display will show the timer settings Connect a transferable USB device or load a recordable tape into tape deck 6 Press 1 to turn off the system Note Tape function is not available for Latin American and Mexican models To activate or check the timer again Unit Press REC TIMER turn OPE...

Page 44: ... cancelled The power cord is disconnected or a power failure occurred Redo Setting the clock page 18 If you have set the timer redo Using the timer page 42 Additional Information When the 1 indicator flashes Immediately unplug the power cord and check the following items If your unit has a voltage selector is the voltage selector set to the correct voltage Check the voltage for your region then ma...

Page 45: ...the correct time page 42 Cancel the Sleep Timer function page 42 You cannot select the Play Timer and the Recording Timer at the same time The remote does not function Remove the obstacles between the remote and the unit Move the remote closer to the unit Point the remote at the unit s sensor Replace the batteries R6 size AA Move the unit away from the fluorescent light There is acoustic feedback ...

Page 46: ... may cause a malfunction The disc does not eject You cannot eject the disc during CD USB Synchronized Transfer page 22 CD TAPE Synchro Recording page 39 or REC1 Transferring page 23 Press x to cancel the transferring then press OPEN CLOSE Z to eject the disc Consult your nearest Sony dealer Playback does not start Open the disc tray and check whether a disc is loaded Wipe the disc clean page 52 Re...

Page 47: ...A to Z Lower cases a to z Numbers 0 to 9 Symbols _ Other characters may not be displayed correctly USB device You cannot start transferring to an USB device The following problems may have occurred The USB device is not connected to the B port The USB device is full The number of audio files and folders on the USB device has reached the upper limit The USB device is write protected Transferring is...

Page 48: ...ed on this system Playback is not possible The sound skips There is noise A distorted sound is output Transferring stops before it is finished Over Current appears in the display A problem has been detected with the level of electrical current from the A port or B port Turn off the system and remove the USB device from the A port or B port Make sure there is no problem with the USB device If this ...

Page 49: ...back MP3 files in MP3 PRO format cannot be played back Some AAC files may not be played back correctly WMA files in Windows Media Audio Lossless and Professional format cannot be played back The data is not stored in MP3 WMA AAC format USB device formatted with file systems other than FAT16 or FAT32 are unsupported In case multiple partitions exist in USB device that is being used files may not be...

Page 50: ...e reverse side of the tape in tape deck The system only can play back front side of the tape in tape deck This is not a malfunction The system cannot record the reverse side of the tape in tape deck The system only can record front side of the tape in tape deck This is not a malfunction Optional components There is no sound Refer to General item There is no sound page 45 and check the condition of...

Page 51: ...is stopped Reading The system is reading information of the disc Some buttons are not available SET CLOCK You pressed CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote before the clock is set SET TIMER You pressed CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote before Play Timer or Recording Timer is set Step Full You tried to program more than 25 steps UNLOCKED The disc theft preventive function is released Except for Latin Ame...

Page 52: ... play CD ROM CD R CD RW other than those recorded in AUDIO CD format or MP3 format conforming to ISO 9660 Level 1 Level 2 Joliet in the expansion format CD R CD RW recorded in multisession that have not ended by closing the session CD R CD RW of poor recording quality CD R CD RW that have scratches or are dirty or CD R CD RW recorded with an incompatible recording device CD R CD RW which is finali...

Page 53: ... the unit during operation is normal and is not a cause for alarm Do not touch the cabinet if it has been used continuously at a high volume because the cabinet may have become hot Do not obstruct the ventilation holes On the speaker system This speaker system is not magnetically shielded and the picture on nearby TV sets may become magnetically distorted In this situation turn off the TV wait 15 ...

Page 54: ...MS output power reference 110 W 110 W per channel at 24 Ω 1 kHz 10 THD Subwoofer RMS output power reference 160 W 160 W per channel at 6 Ω 100 Hz 10 THD MHC GTR7 HCD GTR7 HCD GTR7B The following are measured at Mexican model AC 127 V 60 Hz Other models AC 120 220 240 V 50 60 Hz Front Surround speaker Power Output rated 215 W 215 W at 6 Ω 1 kHz 1 THD at LINK MODE Front speaker RMS output power refe...

Page 55: ...ick up Block with 7 mm aperture Frequency response 20 Hz 20 kHz Signal to noise ratio More than 90 dB Dynamic range More than 88 dB Tape deck section Except for Latin American and Mexican models Recording system 4 track 2 channel stereo Tuner section FM stereo FM AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range North American and Brazilian models 87 5 108 0 MHz 100 kHz step Other models 87 5...

Page 56: ...unit Woofer 100 mm cone type Tweeter 40 mm piezo type Rated impedance 24 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 180 401 225 mm Mass Approx 3 0 kg net per speaker Subwoofer SS WGR8 SS WGR8B Subwoofer system 1 way 1 driver Bass reflex Speaker unit Subwoofer 250 mm cone type Rated impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 401 366 355 mm Mass Approx 8 0 kg For MHC GTR7 Front speaker SS GTR7 SS GTR7B Speaker syst...

Page 57: ... mm Mass Approx 6 5 kg net per speaker For MHC GTR6H Front speaker SS GTR6H Speaker system 2 way 3 driver Bass reflex Speaker unit Woofer 200 mm cone type 2 Tweeter 25 mm horn type Rated impedance 4 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 304 607 350 mm Mass Approx 11 0 kg net per speaker General Power requirements Mexican model 127 V AC 60 Hz Brazil model 127 V or 220 V AC 60 Hz adjustable with voltage sele...

Page 58: ...system You can use the following Sony USB devices and Sony Ericsson mobile phone on this system Verified Sony USB device Standby power consumption 0 5 W Halogenated flame retardants are not used in the certain printed wiring boards Product name Model name Walkman NWD B103 B105 B103F B105F NWD E023F E025F NWZ A815 A816 A816B A818 NWZ A726 A726B A728 A728B A729 NWZ A826 A828 A829 NWZ B133 B135 B133F...

Page 59: ... this system with the mobile phone turned on While the mobile phone is connected to this system do not insert or detach the memory card When connecting to this system set the data transfer mode of your mobile phone to File Transfer Mass Storage For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with the mobile phone Use the USB cable supplied with the mobile phone when connecting to the syst...

Page 60: ...M Manual Recording 39 40 Manual Transferring 22 MATRIX SURROUND 1 2 32 Meter display 34 MP3 BOOSTER 32 Multi Session 21 N NIGHT MODE 32 Non playable disc 52 Normal Play 20 29 O OPTIONS menu 33 P Play mode 20 29 Playable disc 52 Power Saving Mode 34 Preset effect 31 Presetting radio station 38 Program Play 36 R Radio station 21 REC1 Transferring 23 Remote 9 Repeat Play 19 28 S Shuffle Play 20 29 SO...

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