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Summary of Contents for MHC-GX25 - Stereo Mini System

Page 1: ...erial numbers are located on the rear of the unit Record the serial number in the space provided below Rei_r to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No Serial No DIGi _L AUDiO MHC GX45 GX35 GX25 MHC RG440S RG330 RG310 RG220 2003 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...y and ifnol installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause barmt_l interference to radio communications However lhere is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular inslall_tion If this equipment does cause harmt l in_er ference to radio or television reception which can be deiermined by turning tile equipment off and on Ike user is encouraged to try to correct ...

Page 3: ...ment Adjusting the sound 18 Using the sub woofer 18 MHC GX45 and RG440S only Selecting the sound effect 18 Selecting the surround effect 19 Enhancing video game sound 19 Game Sync Mixing video game sound with other sound source 19 Game Mixing Timer Falling asleep to music 20 Sleep Timer Waking up to music 20 Dairy Timer Timer recording radio programs 21 Display Turning off the display 22 Power Sav...

Page 4: ...t play CD ROMs CD Rs CD RWsotherthanthoserecordedin he following lbrmats music CD format MP3 lbrmat that conforms lo ISO9660 I Level l Level 2 Joliet 2 Romeo 2 or Multi Session 3 A disc that has a non standard shape e g card heart A disc with paper or stickers on it A disc hat has the adhesive cellophane tape or a sticker still left on it 1A logical format of files mid folders on CD ROMs defined b...

Page 5: ...take a longer time to start playback a disc recorded with complicated tree structure a disc recorded in Multi Session a disc to which data can be added non finalized disc Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to playback discs that contbnn m the Compact Disc CD stm_dard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are mar...

Page 6: ...left MHC GX45 and MIIC_RG440S only Connect the speakers Connect the right and left speaker cords to the SPEAKER temlinals as shown below insert only the stripped portion Connect the sub woofer speaker MHC GX45 and MHC RG440S only Connect the speaker cords to the SUB WOOFER OUT jack and SUB WOOFER CONTROL jack as shown below SUB WOOFER OUT jack _ BlacldStnpe Q 6GB ...

Page 7: ...voltage selector set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the local power line voltage Rel_r lo 1he print on your system s VOLTAGE SELECTOR for available settings VOLTAGE SELECTI_ Saudi Arabian model 120 127 V Note If you do nol use the remole tbr a long period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion Tip With normal use lhe batteries should lasl for abou_ six illonl...

Page 8: ...s unlikely to occur Notes Always place the subwootar vertically keeping it a few centimeters away from the wal If the subwoofer is placed in 1he center of a room 1he bass could be extremely weakened This is due to 1he influence of the standing wave of the room If this happens move the subwoot_r away tkom _he center oflhe morn or eliminate the cause oflhe standing wave by placing a bookshelf agains...

Page 9: ...h tap_ sca s ot _pasf_ on it as this m_y couse malfunction Do not forcibly press the disc tray closed _vithyour finger as this may cause trialftlnetion i Normal PlaylShuffle Play This syslem lets you play audio CDs and discs with MP3 audio tracks MP3 audio tracks cannot be played on MttC GX25 and MHC R 3220 except for European and Russian models Disc_aynumbe Tra knumber C nL I Disc indicator Playi...

Page 10: ...m Play order you want them to be played see Creating your own program on page 12 M ItC GX45 GX35 RG440S RG330 RG31 fi and MHC RG220 European and Russian models only Press ID Other operations To DO this Stop play Press I Pause Press II Press again to resume play Select a track Press _ or _ repeatedly Select an album Press ALBUM or repeatedly of MP3 1 aRer step 2 Find a point in a Keep pressing _ or...

Page 11: ...ks and albums that can be contained on a single disc is 30 I Playback is possible up to 8 levels MP3 audio tracks are played back in the order that they are recorded on the disc Depending on the encoding writing software recordthg device or the recording media used at the time an MP3 audio track is recorded you may encounter such problems as disabled playback sound interruptions and noise Repeat P...

Page 12: ...esired track number appears Disc tray number Selected track number O Program additional discs or tracks TO program Repeat steps Other discs 3 and 5 Other tracks onthe 4 and 5 same disc Other tracks on 3 to 5 other discs 7 Press I _ Program Play starts Other operations To DOthis Cancel Program Press PLAY MODE in stop Play mode repeatedly until PGM disappears Clear a track t_om Press CLEAR in stop m...

Page 13: ...r I I IZ n IF 8 1 If TUNED does not appear and the scanning does not stop Set the frequency of the desired radio station as described in sleps 2 and 6 of qVlanual tuning preset page 13 3 PressTUNER MEMORY A preset number appears Preset number r lgr 10PU FU 4 Press PRESET I or _ or IHH on the unit repeatedly to select the desired preset number Press ENTER 6 Repeat steps I through 5 to store other s...

Page 14: ...ress I Q on the unit When you change the interval all the AM preset stations are erased To reset the interval repeat the same procedure Note You cannel change the AM tuning interval ill the Power Saving Mode Tips Tile preset stamens are retained for about a day even i fyou disconnect the power cord or if apower Pailurc Occurs TO improve the reception adjust the supplied antennas or connect an exte...

Page 15: ... What is the Radio Data System Radio Data System RDS is a broadcasting service hat allows radio stations to send additional intbrmation along with he regular program signal RDS is available only on FM stations Note RDS may not work properly if _he station you are tuned ill is no_ transmitling lhe RDS signal properly or if the signal is weak Not all FM stations provide RDS service nor do lhey provi...

Page 16: ... the li ont side of deck A deck B plays lhe front side lhen slops Other operations To DOthis Stop play Press I Pause Press II Press again to resume play Fast forward or Press _ or _1 _ rewind Remove a t_pe Press PUSH _ on the unit Searching for the beginning of the current or the next track AMS To go forward Press _ during playback TAPE A or TAPE B 1 appears To go back Press _ during playback TAPE...

Page 17: ...connected components see Hooking up optional components on page 25 1 Load a recordable tape into deck B 2 Press CD TAPE A B TUNER BAND or GAME MD or GAME to select the desired source to record CD To record li om his system s CD player Tape To record from this system s tape deck A Tuner To record t_om this system s tuner Game To record from the connected video game machine to GAME INPUT AUDIO L R j...

Page 18: ...he effect from the music menu Press PRESET EQ or EQ or MUSIC EQ MOVIE EQ or GAME EQ on the unit repeatedly to select the preset you desire The preset name appears in the display See the chart Sound et l_ct options for MHC GX25 and MIlC RG220 except for European and Russian models To cancel the sound effect Press EFFECT ON OFF on the unit or ON OFF for MHC GX25 and MIlC RG220 except for European an...

Page 19: ...he desired source sound Press GAME MIXING on the unit Each time you press the button he level of lhe game sound changes cyclically as follows MIXING LOW _ MIXING MID MIXING HIGH _ MIXING OFF n o Note If you start recording while Gmne Mixing is activated _ Game Mixing is canceled To record the mixed sound _ GAME MIXING on tile unit a_er step 3 of _ press Recording on a t_pe manually ml page 17 and ...

Page 20: ... you want to play CD Load a disc To start from a specific track make a program see Creating your own program on page 12 Tape Load a tape Tuner Tune in lhe preset radio station see Listening to the radio on page 14 2 Press VOL or turn VOLUME control on the unit to adjust the volume 3 Press CLOCK TIMER SET until DALLY SET appears 4 Press ENTER ON appears and lhe hour indic3tion flashes 5 6 7 Set the...

Page 21: ...To timer record you must first preset the radio station see Presetting radio stations on page 13 and set the clock see Setting the clock on page 8 1 Tune in the preset radio station see Listening to a preset station on page 14 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET DAILY SET appears 3 Press 141 1or _ repeatedly to select REC SET then press ENTER ON appears and lhe hour indication flashes 4 Set the time to start ...

Page 22: ...lay window and buttons lighting and flashing even when lhe system power is of 0 and lhe clock display can he turned offto minimize lhe amount of power consumed during stm_dhy Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is off until the demonstration display or the clock display disappears To cancel Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY while the system is off Each time you press the butt...

Page 23: ...S or program play mode or when playing back MP3 audio tracks 3When you play back a track wfih an ID3 tag ver 1 ver 1 0 or 1 1 the ID3 tag appears The ID3 tag displays only the track title intb_nation Checking the total playing time and titles CD Press DISPLAY in stop mode Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows a When a CD is in Normal Play mode TOC display I or lo...

Page 24: ...ss ILLUMINATION Each time you press _he button the power illuminator changes cyclically as follows For MHC GX45 GX35 RG440S RG330 RG310 PATTERN I _ PATTERN 2 PATTERN 3 PATTERN 4 4 PATTERN 5 FLT _ PATTERN OFF No display For MHC RG220 European and Russian models On _ Off No display 24 _ ...

Page 25: ...o these jacks You can d_en output audio through this system VIDEO OUT jack Use a video cable not supplied 1o connect the video input of TV to this jack Notes The video game machine image nay appear on the TV screen even if the system is turned off See Selectthg the surround eft_ct on page 19 for video game sound effects If you press GAME on the unit while the system is of the system turns on the t...

Page 26: ...d timer settings pages 21 and 22 again The clock setting radio presetting timer is canceled Redo tile following Setftng the clock page 8 presetting radio stations page 13 Check _he se_ting page 21 Timer recording radio programs page 21 There is no sound Press VOL _ or turn VOLUME control on the unit clockwise Make sure the headphones are no_ connected Check the speaker connections page 6 There is ...

Page 27: ...atedly until both PGM and SHUF disappear to return to Normal Play MP3 audio track cannot be played back Recording was no_ performed according to the ISO 9660 level or level 2 furmab Joliet or Romeo in the expansion format The MP3 audio track does not have the extension MP3 The data is not stored in MP3 format Discs containing files other than MPEG I Audio Layer 3 files cannot be played MP3 audio t...

Page 28: ...record playback heads are m_gnetised Demagnetise them page 30 The tape does not record No cassette is loaded Load a cassette The tab has been removed from the cassette Cover file broken tab with adhesive t_pe p_ge 30 The t_pe has wound to the end One of the following messages may appear or flash in the display during operation CD MP3 NO DISC There is no disc in tile player OVER You have reached ti...

Page 29: ...lf do not touch the cabinet To prevent amM funcfion do nol cover the ventil_fion hole for the cooling Pan On operation If the system is brought directly from a cold to a warm Iocarion or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lens inside the CD player Should _his occur the system will lot operate properly Remove the disc and leave tl e system turned on for aboul an hour until t...

Page 30: ...ls refer to the instructions of the cleaning cassette DemagneUsing the tape heads Denlagnetise the tape leads and the metal parts that have contact with the tape after every 20 to 30 hours of use with a separately sold demagnetising cassette For delails refer to the instructions of the demagnetisti g cassette AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS MHC GX45 GX25 USA model only POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC D...

Page 31: ...ous RMS power ouqmt reference 60 60 watts 6 ohms at I kHz 1 1 THD Music power outpul rei_rence 120 120 walls 6 ohms at I kHz 1 1 THD Other models MHC RG440S The following mea _ured at AC 120 220 240 V 50 60 Hz DIN power output ra ed 80 gOwalls 6 ohms al 1 kHz DIN Cominuous RMS power outpm t_f_a_nce 100 _ 100 walls 6 ohms at I kHz 10 THD MHC RG330 The following measured at AC 120 127 220 240 V 50 6...

Page 32: ...dle Eastern and Philippine models 531 1 602 kHz with the tuning interval set al 9 k tz Other models 530 1 710 kHz with the tuning interval set at 10 k tz 531 1 602 kHz with the tuning interval set at 9 kHz Antenna AM loop antenna Antenna tel_minals External antenna terminal Intermediate equency 450 kHz Speaker North American models Front speaker SS RG440 for MHC GX45 GX25 Speakersystem 3 w_y 3 uni...

Page 33: ...220 or 230 350 mm 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Mass Approx 6 4 kg Adjustable with voltage selector Front speaker SS RG660 for MHC RG330 Korem_ model 220 V AC 60 Hz Speaker system 3 way 3 unit bass reflex Other models 120 V 220 V or 230 type 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Speaker units Adiustable with voltage Sub Woofer 15 cm cone type selector Woofer 15 cm cone lype Tweeter 5 cm cone type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensi...

Page 34: ...G440 Approx 9 0 kg HCD RG330 Approx 9 0 kg HCD RG310 Approx 9 0 kg HCD RG220 Approx 8 5 kg Other models HCD RG330 Approx 9 0 kg HCD RG220 Approx 8 5 kg Supplied accessories Remo_e Commander Batteries 2 AM loop antenna 1 FM lead anlenna Speaker pads MI IC GX45 RG440S 12 MHC GX35 GX25 RG330 RG310 RG220 _ Design and specifi carions are subject to change without notice 34G8 ...

Page 35: ... A B _ 16 17 DISC SKIP EX CItANGE _i 9 TUNER BAND _ 13 4 7 10 VOLUME control IJ_J 18 20 Disc tray I_ 9 DISPLAY _ 15 22 23 Display window _ EFFECT ON OFF _ 18 GAME _ 19 25 GAME EQ 1 7_ 8 GAME INPUT AUDIO L R jacks GAME INPUT VIDEO jack _ 25 GAME M XINC I t I9 GROOVE _ 8 28 BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS I _ power T _ 7 14 20 26 28 II pause 17_i 10 16 _ eject 1 _ 9 PUSH _ deck B eject I _1 16 m s op _ 10 16 17...

Page 36: ...Sub woofer MHC GX4S and MHC RG440S only I ALPHABETICAL ORDER Indicator E_ SUB WOOFER ON OFF _ 18 36G8 ...

Page 37: ... 25 GROOVE i_ 8 28 I ILLUMINATION _ 24 PLAY MODE _ 10 12 16 PRESET EQ I _l 18 PRESET I_I 13 14 REPEAT 21_ 1 1 SLEEP I _71 20 SURROUND _ _ 19 TAPE A B _ 16 17 TUNER BAND i_ 13 14 7 TUNER MEMORY I_l 13 TUNING _1 13 15 VOL i_ 18 20 BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS I I power _4 J 7 14 20 26 28 _l_l mD I_ rewind Past forward _ 10 16 141_1 I_ _1 go back go forward _ 8 10 13 16 20 _ play 11_ 10 lh pause _ 10 16 m s_o...

Page 38: ...2 13 20 21 EQ I _ 18 GAME Ii_0J 19 25 GROOVE _ 18 28 ON OFF _ 8 PLAY MODE If J 0 12 16 PRESET _ 15_ 13 14 REPEAT liE 1 I SLEEP 7_7 20 STEREO MONO _1 5 SURROUND 19 TAPE A B _ 16 17 TUNER BAND _7_ 13 14 17 TUNER MEMORY _ 13 TUNING _ 13 15 VOL fi IJ_J 18 20 BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS I I _ power _ 7 4 2 1 26 28 _ _41 1_ _ rewind t as_ _rward _ 00 16 l_Dq go back go forward _ s _o 13 16 20 play _ 10 16 pause...

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