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To tune in a station with a weak
signal

Press + or – repeatedly in step 2 to tune in the
station manually.

To set another station to the exist
preset number

Start over from step 1. After step 3, turn the
jog dial to select the preset number you want
to store the other station.

You can add a new preset number after the
last preset number.

To erase a preset station

1

Keep pressing TUNER MEMORY until a
preset number flashes in the display.

2

Turn the jog dial to select the preset
number you want to erase.
Select “ALL ERASE” when you want to
erase all the preset stations.

3

Press ENTER.

“COMPLETE!!” appears.
When you erase a preset number, the preset
number decreases by one and all preset
numbers following the erased one are
renumbered.

To change the AM tuning interval

(Except for European and Middle
Eastern models)

The AM tuning interval is factory set to 9 kHz
(10 kHz in some areas). To change the AM tuning
interval, tune in any AM station first, then turn off
the power. While holding down the TUNER
MEMORY button, press

1/u

to turn the power back

on. When you change the interval, AM preset
stations will be erased. To reset the interval, repeat
the same procedure.

Tip

The preset stations are retained for half a day even if
you unplug the power cord or if a power failure
occurs.

TUNED

STEREO

–

+

0

g

)

≠

+

–

+

POWER SAVE/DEMO

(STANDBY)

DISPLAY

Saving the power in
standby mode

(U.S.A., Canadian and European
models only)

You can lower the power consumption to a
minimum (Power Saving Mode) and save
energy in the standby mode.

/

Press POWER SAVE/DEMO
(STANDBY) when the power is off.

The system switches to the Power Saving
Mode and the clock display disappears.
The system is powering on/off by
pressing

1/u

.

Tips

• Each time you press POWER SAVE/DEMO

(STANDBY) in the Power Saving Mode, the
display switches between the Power Saving Mode
and the demo mode.

•

1/u

indicator and timer indicator (when the timer

is set) light up even in the Power Saving Mode.

• The timer works in the Power Saving Mode.

Notes

• You cannot set the time in the Power Saving

Mode.

• One Touch Play function does not work in the

Power Saving Mode.

To cancel the Power Saving Mode

Press DISPLAY.

The clock display appears.

1/u

(Power)

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Summary of Contents for MHC-NX1

Page 1: ... 3 867 106 12 1 MHC NX1 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: ...etween 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 modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN CANADA CAUTION TO...

Page 3: ... Tape Deck Recording on a tape manually 22 Recording a CD by specifying track order 23 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 25 Selecting the audio emphasis 26 Changing the brightness of the display 27 Selecting the surround effects 27 Adjusting the graphic equalizer 28 Making a personal audio emphasis file 29 Other Features Using the Radio Data System RDS 30 Falling asleep to music 32 Waking up to...

Page 4: ...tem vertically Be sure to place the A V control amplifier on top of the CD player stereo cassette deck Front speaker Left Front speaker Right FM antenna AM loop antenna Note on installing Be sure to place the A V control amplifier on top as shown in the illustration When the A V control amplifer is placed under the CD player stereo cassette deck noise may be produced when playing tapes ...

Page 5: ...ker cords to the FRONT SPEAKER jacks as below Note Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise continued To disconnect AM loop aerial Extend the FM lead aerial horizontally Jack type B AM loop aerial Extend the FM lead aerial horizontally 3 Connect the FM AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect it Jack type A Note Set up the AM loop antenna as far as possible from th...

Page 6: ...MO STANDBY other models while the system is off Tip You can reinforce the bass sound by connecting an optional super woofer to the super woofer connector To attach the front speaker pads Attach the supplied front speaker pads to the bottom of the 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 sh...

Page 7: ...r DEMO STANDBY other models when the power is off To change the time 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 2 Press V or v to select the SET CLOCK 3 Press ENTER 4 Perform steps 2 through 5 above Note The clock settings are cancelled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power f...

Page 8: ...ve vary depending on the model you purchased Be sure to check which bands you can receive Every time you press this button the band changes as follows 2 band model FM AM 3 band model FM n MW n SW or FM n AM n UKV STEREO PLUS is displayed when you select UKV 2 Press and hold or until the frequency indication starts to change then release Scanning stops when the system tunes in a station TUNED and S...

Page 9: ... down the TUNER MEMORY button press 1 u to turn the power back on When you change the interval AM preset stations will be erased To reset the interval repeat the same procedure Tip The preset stations are retained for half a day even if you unplug the power cord or if a power failure occurs TUNED STEREO 0 g POWER SAVE DEMO STANDBY DISPLAY Saving the power in standby mode U S A Canadian and Europea...

Page 10: ...ons The disc tray closes and play starts If you press or CD on the remote play starts from the CD loaded on the tray whose button is lit green 1 1 2 3 4 5 ª π ª π π 0 P p ª ª p CD p P 0 V v b B 0 g 1 2 3 4 5 ª π ª π π PLAY MODE VOLUME π Playing a CD Normal play Basic Operations Track number Disc tray number Playing time With the label side up When you play a CD single place it on the inner circle ...

Page 11: ...there is no CD in the player CD NO DISC appears in the display When a disc tray holding a CD is selected or playing the DISC 1 5 button for that tray lights green Note Do not use force to close the disc tray as this may cause CD player trouble Always close the tray by pressing the appropriate CD 1 5 1 2 5 4 3 Press π p on the remote Press P on the remote Press again to resume play During play or p...

Page 12: ...s ª so that ª for reverse side lights up 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 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 Notes You cannot listen to other sources while recording Dolby NR is off...

Page 13: ...n preset radio stations Use manual or automatic tuning 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 When the system is in the Power Saving Mode the One Touch Play function does not work You can switch from another source to the radio ...

Page 14: ...red station manually When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low level high frequency signals press DOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR lights up after pressing REC PAUSE START in step 6 If noise is heard while recording from the radio move the respective antenna to reduce the noise Note Dolby NR is off and DIRECTION A or RELAY is ß when the mains AC power supply is switched off Recording from the radio W...

Page 15: ...ess DECK A ª or DECK B ª on the remote AMS Automatic Music Sensor 1 Press and insert a recorded tape into deck A or B 2 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to play one side Select ß to play both sides To play both decks in succession select RELAY relay play 3 Press Press ª to play the reverse side The tape starts playing The deck stops automatically after repeating the sequence five times Relay...

Page 16: ...the television Dolby NR is off and DIRECTION A or RELAY is ß when the mains AC power supply is switched off DOLBY NR Playing a tape continued To Do this Stop play Press π or p on the remote Fast forward Press on the remote while playing the front side or 0 while playing the reverse side Rewind Press 0 on the remote while playing the front side or while playing the reverse side Remove the cassette ...

Page 17: ...verse 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 on 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 Dolby NR is off and DIRECTION A or RELAY i...

Page 18: ...ght seconds µ Effect P FILE name or EFFECT ON OFF With CD TEXT discs only certain characters cannot be displayed When the disc contains more than 20 tracks CD TEXT is not displayed from track 21 on When programme mode is selected the track number of the last track in the programme and the total number tracks in the programme number of steps are displayed Tip Pressing and holding DISPLAY for 2 seco...

Page 19: ...e used during shuffle play To repeat All the tracks on the current CD All the tracks on all CDs up to five times Only one track Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until 1 DISC appears in the display PLAY MODE repeatedly until ALL DISCS appears in the display REPEAT repeatedly until REPEAT 1 appears in the display while playing the track you want to repeat You can play all the tracks on one CD or all CDs i...

Page 20: ... power 1 2 3 4 5 7 To cancel Shuffle Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE or PROGRAM disappears from the display To select a desired CD Press DISC 1 5 Tips You can start Shuffle Play during normal play by pressing PLAY MODE repeatedly to select SHUFFLE To skip a track turn the jog dial clockwise or press on the remote Playing the CD tracks in random order continued ...

Page 21: ...ears from the display To Press Check the programme Clear a track from the end Clear a specific track Add a track to the programme Clear the entire programme Tips The programme you made remains in the CD player even after it has been played back Press to play the same programme again If appears instead of the total playing time during programming this means you have programmed a track number which ...

Page 22: ...ELAY to record on both sides 5 Press REC PAUSE START Recording starts 6 Start playing the source to be recorded To Press Stop recording π on the deck B Pause recording REC PAUSE START Tips If you want to record from the reverse side press ª so that ª for reverse side lights up When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low level high frequency signals press DOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR lights up after...

Page 23: ...ar followed by the total playing time 7 To programme additional tracks to be recorded on side A repeat steps 4 to 6 Skip step 4 to select tracks from the same disc PROGRAM 3 PROGRAM Recording a CD by specifying track order Programme Edit Track number Disc number The last programmed track Total playing time continued You can record tracks from all the CDs in the order you want When programming make...

Page 24: ...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 9 Repeat steps 5 and 6 for tracks from the same disc or steps 4 to 6 for tracks from another disc to programme the remaining tracks to be recorded on side B 10 Press CD SYNC Deck B stands by for recording and the CD player stands by for playback for front...

Page 25: ...DBFB and flattens the equalizer curve To cancel the DBFB level press DBFB until the indication disappears To listen through the headphones Connect the headphones to PHONES jack No sound will come from the speakers Note If you have connected a super woofer please note that sound comes from the super woofer even when the headphones are connected Turn off the power of the super woofer when using head...

Page 26: ...pears in the display See the chart Music menu options 3 Press ENTER The personal file function lets you store your own effects see Making a personal audio emphasis file on page 29 Tip When using the remote pressing V v displays the last effect chosen and you can select a new effect in the music menu Effect ROCK POP SOUL HOUSE R B ACTION ROMANCE SF DRAMA SPORTS SHOOTING RACING RPG BATTLE ADVENTURE ...

Page 27: ...OFF Selecting surround effects You can enjoy surround effects Press SURROUND repeatedly to select the surround effect you desire Every time you press the button the display changes as follows SURROUND ON SUR SURROUND OFF off Tip If you want to memorize the effect store it into a personal file see Making a personal audio emphasis file on page 29 Note When you choose other sound effects the surround...

Page 28: ...ualizer 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 3 3 2 Note If you choose another menu of audio emphasis other than EFFECT OFF the adjusted sound effect is lost To retain the adjusted sound effect for future use store it in a personal file See Making a personal audio emphas...

Page 29: ...nal 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 programme Create up to five audio files Before operation first select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound 1 Obtain the sound effect you want by using the ...

Page 30: ...s convenient RDS features like station name display and location of stations by programme type RDS is available only on FM stations Note RDS may not work properly if the station you are tuned to is not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal strength is weak Not all FM stations provide RDS service nor do they provide the same type of services If you are not familiar with the RDS syst...

Page 31: ...in a public forum TRAVEL Programmes about travel Not for announcements that are located TP TA LEISURE Programmes on recreational activities such as gardening fishing cooking etc 1 Press EDIT PTY while listening to the radio 2 Turn jog dial to select the programme type you want See the List of programme types section below 3 Press ENTER The unit starts searching the preset RDS stations SEARCH and t...

Page 32: ... 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 on the remote 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 ...

Page 33: ...etting start over from step 1 To cancel the timer operation Press TIMER SELECT and press V or v to select TIMER OFF then press ENTER Tip The power turns on 15 seconds before the preset time 0 P p ª ª p V v b B TIMER SELECT Waking up to music Daily Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time every day Make sure you have set the clock see Step 2 Setting the time 1 Prepare the music source you wa...

Page 34: ...t to the minimum To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT and press V or v to select REC then press ENTER To change the setting start over from step 1 To cancel the timer operation Press TIMER SELECT and press V or v to select TIMER OFF then press ENTER Note If the power is on at the preset time the recording will not be made Timer recording radio programmes To timer record you must preset the radi...

Page 35: ... use the MD and p buttons on this unit s remote to perform play and stop operations To the audio input of the MD deck To the audio output of the MD deck Connecting audio components Select one of the following connections depending on the equipment to be connected and method of connecting Refer to the instructions of each component Connecting an MD deck for digital recording You can record from CD ...

Page 36: ...cted VCR press VIDEO Refer to the instructions of each component To super woofer Connecting a super woofer speaker You can connect an optional super woofer speaker Connecting audio components continued Connecting a microphone You can connect an optional microphone to the MIC jack Adjust the microphone volume by turning MIC LEVEL 0 g MIC LEVEL MIC ...

Page 37: ...optional FM external antenna You can also use the TV antenna instead Jack type A Jack type B AM antenna Connect a 6 to 15 meter 20 to 50 feet insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal Leave the supplied AM loop antenna connected Jack type A Jack type B Insulated wire not supplied 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied IEC standard socket connector not supplied Note Set up the AM loop antenna as far as ...

Page 38: ...ll 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 service shop On placement Place the stereo system in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build up in the stereo system Do not place the uni...

Page 39: ...e VOLUME clockwise The headphones are connected Insert only the stripped portion of the speaker cord into the SPEAKER jack Inserting the vinyl portion of the speaker cord will obstruct the speaker connections There is no audio output during timer recording 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...

Page 40: ...off the TV set once then turn it on after 15 to 30 minutes If the colour irregularity still persists place the speaker farther away from TV set PROTECT and PUSH POWER appear alternately A strong signal was input Press 1 u to turn off the power leave the system turned off for a while then press 1 u again to turn on the power Speakers Sound comes from one channel or unbalanced left and right volume ...

Page 41: ...high frequencies are erased The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize them see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 39 After pressing ª 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 Tuner There is severe hum or noise TUNED or STEREO flashes ...

Page 42: ...ayer section Recording system 4 track 2 channel stereo Frequency response 40 13 000 Hz 3 dB DOLBY NR OFF using Sony TYPE I cassette 40 14 000 Hz 3 dB using Sony TYPE II cassette Wow and flutter 0 15 W Peak IEC 0 1 W RMS NAB 0 2 W Peak DIN Specifications Amplifier section For the U S model AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION with 6 ohm loads both channels driven fr...

Page 43: ... kHz Antenna AM loop antenna Antenna terminals External antenna terminal Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Speaker Front Speaker SS NX1 Speaker system 2 way bass reflex type magnetically shielded type Speaker units Woofer 17 cm 63 4 in cone type Tweeter 2 5 cm 1 in dome type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 210 x 402 x 285 mm 83 8 x 157 8 x 111 8 in Mass Approx 7 0 kg 15 lb 7 oz net p...

Page 44: ... Speakers 36 Station name 30 T U V W X Y Z Timer falling asleep to music 32 timer recording 34 waking up to music 33 Troubleshooting 39 Tuner 12 30 Tuning interval 8 N Normal Play 10 O One Touch Play 11 13 16 P Q Personal file 29 Playing a CD 10 a preset radio station 12 a tape 15 tracks in random order Shuffle Play 19 tracks in the desired order Programme Play 20 tracks repeatedly Repeat Play 19 ...

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