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Mini Hi-Fi
Component
System

4-239-875-12(2)

MHC-RG66
MHC-RG55S
MHC-RG55

Operating Instructions

Summary of Contents for MHC-RG55

Page 1: ...1 Mini Hi Fi Component System 4 239 875 12 2 MHC RG66 MHC RG55S MHC RG55 2002 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ... t throw away the battery with general house waste dispose of it correctly as chemical waste ExceptforEuropeanmodels ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark As an ENERGY STAR Partner Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency Table of Contents List of Button Locations and Reference Pages Main unit 4 Sub woofer 5 Remote Control 6 Getting St...

Page 3: ...f the display Power Saving Mode 24 Using the CD display 24 Other Features Enhancing video game sound Game Sync 25 Changing the spectrum analyzer display 25 Mixing video game sound with other sound source Game Mixing 25 Singing along 26 Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer 27 Waking up to music Daily Timer 27 Optional Components Hooking up optional components 29 Listening to audio from a connected c...

Page 4: ...7 24 EDIT 6 20 EFFECT ON OFF 3 22 ENTER qs 11 13 15 20 23 27 28 FM MODE 6 16 GAME wk 25 GAME EQ wa 22 GAME MIXING ws 25 GROOVE 2 22 M Z MD VIDEO wl 30 MIC jack 1 wg 26 MIC LEVEL control 1 wg 26 MOVIE EQ 7 22 MUSIC EQ 4 22 P FILE ql 23 PHONES jack qf PLAY MODE 6 12 13 20 REC PAUSE START qk 19 20 26 REPEAT 6 12 SPECTRUM 6 25 SURROUND SPEAKER MODE 2 8 21 TAPE A B e 17 19 TUNER MEMORY 6 14 15 TUNER BA...

Page 5: ...List of Button Locations and Reference Pages 5GB Sub woofer MHC RG55S only ALPHABETICAL ORDER A Z Indicator 1 21 ON OFF 2 21 1 2 ...

Page 6: ...IP ql 12 EFFECT ON OFF qa 22 ENTER qf 11 13 15 20 23 27 28 GAME qk 25 M Z MD VIDEO 9 30 P FILE qd 23 PRESET 5 14 16 PRESET EQ qg 22 SLEEP 1 27 SURROUND 0 23 TAPE A B 8 17 19 TUNER BAND qh 14 16 19 TUNING 5 14 16 VOL 7 BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 1 power 4 M 5 5 x 5 nN 5 X 5 5 m 5 v V b B qs 5 6 7 8 9 0 qa qs 1 2 3 4 qd qf qg qh ql qk qj ...

Page 7: ...stem Perform the following procedure 1 to 5 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories AM loop antenna Sub woofer speaker Front speaker Right Front speaker Left Surround speaker Right Surround speaker Left MHC RG66 only MHC RG55S only continued ...

Page 8: ...na horizontally 1 Connect the front speakers Connect the speaker cords to the SPEAKER jacks as shown below Insert only the stripped portion R L 3 Connect the FM AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect it Jack type A FM75 AM For MHC RG55S Connect the sub woofer speaker Connect the speaker cords to the SUB WOOFER OUT jack and SUB WOOFER CONTROL jack as shown below SUB WOOFER CONTROL jack...

Page 9: ...ponents See page 29 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 Notes Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise 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 surrou...

Page 10: ...like in your room To obtain a better bass reproduction we recommend you to place the woofer on a solid floor where the resonance is unlikely to occur Notes Always place the woofer vertically keeping a few centimeters from away the wall If the woofer is placed in the center of a room the bass could be extremely weakened This is due to the influence of the standing wave of the room If this happened ...

Page 11: ...k 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote 2 Press v or V repeatedly to select CLOCK SET then press ENTER 3 Do the same procedures as step 3 to 6 above Note The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs To insert additional discs press DISC SKIP EX CHANGE to rotate the disc tray 3 Press Z OPEN CLOSE to close the disc tray CD Loading a CD 1 Press Z OPE...

Page 12: ...sc tray number Disc presence indicator Track number Playing time Playing a CD Normal Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play This system lets you play the CD in different play modes Switch to CD function from another source Press DISC 1 3 Automatic Source Selection Remove a CD Press Z OPEN CLOSE Exchange other CDs while playing Press DISC SKIP EX CHANGE Play repeatedly Repeat Play Press REPEAT during play u...

Page 13: ... program step number appears followed by the total playing time Clear a track from the end Press CLEAR on the remote in stop mode Tips The program you made remains after Program Play finishes To play the same program again press CD then press hH or nN on the remote appears when the total CD program time exceeds 100 minutes or when you select a CD track whose number is 21 or over Press PLAY MODE re...

Page 14: ...NER MEMORY A preset number appears in the display The stations are stored from preset number 1 Preset number 4 Press or or PRESET or on the remote repeatedly to select the desired preset number 5 Press ENTER 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to store other stations Tuner Presetting radio stations You can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations You can then tune in any of those stations simply by select...

Page 15: ...the preset number you want to store the other station Tune in a station with a weak signal Set another station to an existing preset number To change the AM tuning interval except for the 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 system While holding down ENT...

Page 16: ... non preset radio station Manual Tuning 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press m or M or TUNING or on the remote repeatedly to tune in the desired station Tips To improve broadcast reception adjust the supplied antennas When an FM stereo program has static noise press FM MODE repeatedly until MONO appears There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve Press and hol...

Page 17: ... you are not familiar with the RDS system check with 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 To check the RDS information Each time you press DISPLAY the display changes cyclically as follows Station name t Freque...

Page 18: ...e sequence five times Other Operations To Do this Stop play Pause Press X Press again to resume play Fast forward or rewind Press m or M Remove the cassette Press Z Searching for the beginning of the current or the next track AMS To go forward Press during playback when H lights TAPE A or TAPE B 1 appears Press during playback when h lights TAPE A or TAPE B 1 appears To go back Press during playba...

Page 19: ...TION repeatedly to select g to record on one side Select j or RELAY to record on both sides Note You cannot listen to other sources while recording continued Press REC PAUSE START and then start playing the desired source to record 6 Press REC PAUSE START Recording starts To stop recording Press x Tips If you want to record from the reverse side press TAPE A B to select deck B after step 1 Press h...

Page 20: ...our then press B The minute indication starts flashing Press v or V repeatedly to set the minute then press ENTER Recording to a tape continued Recording a CD by specifying track order Program Edit When programing make sure the playing time for each side do not exceed the length of one side of the tape 1 Load a CD and load a recordable tape into deck B 2 Press CD 3 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until...

Page 21: ...er and Timer recording at the same time Sound Adjustment Selecting the sound system MHC RG66 only You can enjoy different sounds by selecting the sound mode you want Press SURROUND SPEAKER MODE to select the sound you want LINK Reproduces the same sound with the different output level MATRIX SURR Reproduces a wide range of sound that actually can sense the size of the room Using the sub woofer MHC...

Page 22: ...sic menu Press MUSIC EQ MOVIE EQ or GAME EQ or PRESET EQ on the remote repeatedly to select the preset you want The preset name appears See the chart Sound effect options You can select from a variety of effects for each equalizer You can select all of the effects in order To cancel the effect Press EFFECT ON OFF repeatedly until EFFECT OFF appears Sound effect options SURR appears if you select a...

Page 23: ... select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound 1 Press b or B repeatedly to select a frequency band then press v or V to adjust the level Frequency band Frequency level 2 Press and hold P FILE on the unit A personal file number appears 3 Press P FILE repeatedly to select P FILE 1 3 you want to store the equalizer setting 4 Press ENTER COMPLETE appears This setting is automatically stored...

Page 24: ...lay t Clock display t No display Power Saving Mode The clock is displayed only if you set the clock Tip The timer continues to operate in Power Saving Mode Using the CD display Checking the remaining time Press DISPLAY repeatedly during play Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows Elapsed playing time on the current track t Remaining time on the current track t Rem...

Page 25: ...celed To record the mixed sound press GAME MIXING after step 5 of Recording from a CD tape radio manually on page 19 and then press REC PAUSE START to start the recording Other Features Enhancing video game sound Game Sync You need to connect a video game machine see Hooking up optional components on page 29 Press GAME Tips In the standby mode the system automatically turns on The GAME EQ previous...

Page 26: ...and singing or speaking into a microphone not supplied The mixed sound can be recorded on a tape 1 Prepare the source you want to mix Then load a recordable tape in deck B 2 Press the function button of the source you want to record e g CD When you want to record from TAPE A press TAPE A B repeatedly until TAPE A is selected 3 Press REC PAUSE START Deck B stands by for recording REC flashes 4 Pres...

Page 27: ...eatedly until SLEEP OFF appears You cannot check the remaining time when you select AUTO Waking up to music Daily Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time Make sure you have set the clock see Setting the clock on page 11 1 Prepare the music source you want to play CD Load a CD To start from a specific track make a program see Programing CD tracks on page 13 Tape Load a tape with the side yo...

Page 28: ...ss 1 to turn off the system Other Operations To Do this Check the setting Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press v or V repeatedly to select the respective mode DAILY 1 or DAILY 2 then press ENTER Change the setting Start over from step 1 Cancel the timer Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press v or V repeatedly to select TIMER OFF then press ENTER Tip The system turns on 15 sec...

Page 29: ... To enjoy video game sound see Enhancing video game sound on page 25 or see Selecting the sound effect on page 22 for video game sound effects To the digital input jack of the MD deck MD deck From the audio output of the MD deck or VCR MD deck or VCR C CD DIGITAL OUT jack Use a digital optical cable square not supplied to connect the audio input of the optional MD deck to this jack You can then re...

Page 30: ...rds See Hooking up optional components on page 29 2 Press MD VIDEO Start playing the connected component Listening to a connected VCR 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 29 2 Press MD VIDEO Hold down MD VIDEO and press 1 This switches the MD function to VIDEO Once you enable the VIDEO function just press MD VIDEO Notes If you cannot select MD when you press MD VIDE...

Page 31: ...ting Problems and remedies If you have any problem using this system use the following check list First check that the power cord is connected firmly and the speakers are connected correctly and firmly Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer General The display starts flashing as soon as you plug in the power cord even though you haven t turned on the system see step 5 of Hooki...

Page 32: ...CD Player The disc tray does not close The CD is not placed properly The CD will not play The CD is not lying flat in the disc tray The CD is dirty The CD is inserted label side down There is moisture on the CD Play does not start from the first track The player is in program or shuffle mode Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PGM or SHUF disappears The disc tray does not open and LOCKED appears Cont...

Page 33: ...autions On operating voltage Before operating the system check that the operating voltage of your system is identical with the voltage of your local power supply On safety The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off Unplug the system from the wall outlet mains if it is not to be used for an ex...

Page 34: ...z 10 THD MHC RG55 The following measured at AC 120 220 230 240 V 50 60 Hz DIN power output rated 100 100 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output reference 120 120 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 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 mi...

Page 35: ...790 nm Signal to noise ratio More than 90 dB Dynamic range More than 90 dB CD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT Square optical connector jack rear panel Wavelength 660 nm Output Level 18 dBm Tape deck section Recording system 4 track 2 channel stereo Frequency response 50 13 000 Hz 3 dB using Sony TYPE I cassette Wow and flutter 0 15 W Peak IEC 0 1 W RMS NAB 0 2 W Peak DIN Tuner section FM stereo FM AM superhet...

Page 36: ...200 325 237 mm Mass Approx 3 6 kg net per speaker Sub woofer speaker SS WG99 for MHC RG55S Speaker system Passive sub woofer Speaker units Woofer 15 cm cone type Nominal impedance 12 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 210 325 239 mm Mass Approx 4 0 kg General Power requirements European model 230 V AC 50 60 Hz Australian models 230 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Mexican model 120 V AC 50 60 Hz Argentine models 220 V...

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