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You can adjust the sound by raising or lowering 
the levels of specific frequency ranges, then 
store up to three personal files (P FILE) in the 
memory.
Before operation, first select the audio emphasis 
you want for your basic sound.
Use buttons on the unit for the operation.

1

Press EQ BAND repeatedly to select a 
frequency band, then turn – EQ + to 
adjust the level.

2

Press and hold P FILE.

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 as the  
personal file you selected in step 3.

Other operations

Press SURROUND on the unit.

Each time you press the button, the display 
changes as follows:

SURROUND ON (SURR)

Y

SURROUND OFF (off)

You need to connect a video game machine (see 
“Hooking up optional components” on page 34).

Press GAME on the unit.

Tips

• In the standby mode, the system automatically turns 

on.

• The GAME EQ is automatically selected (page 24).

• These operations cannot be performed in Power 

Saving Mode (page 30).

Adjusting the graphic 
equalizer and storing

To

Press

Call up a 
personal file 

P FILE repeatedly to select the 
desired personal file number.

Cancel a personal 
file 

EFFECT ON/OFF repeatedly 
until “EFFECT OFF” appears.

Frequency level

Frequency band

Selecting the surround 
effect

Enhancing video game 
sound

— Game Sync

Summary of Contents for MHC-RV22

Page 1: ... 2004 Sony Corporation 2 595 611 13 1 Mini Hi Fi Component System Operating Instructions MHC RV555 RV55 MHC RV222 RV22 ...

Page 2: ...ith liquids such as vases on the apparatus This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product This marking is located on the rear exterior Don t throw away the battery with general house waste dispose of it correctly as chemical waste ENERGY STAR 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 fo...

Page 3: ...Recording on a tape manually 23 Manual Recording Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 24 Selecting the sound effect 24 Adjusting the graphic equalizer and storing 25 Selecting the surround effect 25 Enhancing video game sound 25 Game Sync Mixing video game sound with other sound source 26 Game Mixing Singing along Karaoke 26 Timer Falling asleep to music 28 Sleep Timer Waking up to music 28 Play T...

Page 4: ...4GB Troubleshooting Problems and remedies 37 Messages 40 Additional Information Precautions 41 Specifications 43 Glossary 45 List of button locations and reference pages 46 ...

Page 5: ...onal standard for the logical format of files and folders on a CD ROM There are several specification levels In Level 1 file names must be in the 8 3 format no more than eight characters in the name no more than three characters in the extension MP3 and in capital letters Folder names can be no longer than eight characters There can be no more than eight nested folder levels Level 2 specifications...

Page 6: ...take a longer time to start playback a disc recorded with complicated tree structure a disc to which data can be added non finalized disc Note on playback operations of VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers Since this system plays VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed some playback features may not be avail...

Page 7: ...RV55 terminals as shown below 2 Connect the surround speakers MHC RV555 RV55 only Connect the speaker cords to SURROUND SPEAKER terminals as shown below Getting Started Hooking up the system AM loop antenna Front speaker right Front speaker left FM lead antenna Surround speaker right Surround speaker left MHC RV555 RV55 only R L Black Stripe Red Solid 3 Insert only the stripped portion Red Black R...

Page 8: ...ll socket detach the supplied plug adaptor only for models equipped with an adaptor Note Install this system so that the power cord can be unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the event of trouble 7 Set the color system to PAL or NTSC depending on the color system of your TV while the power is off Use buttons on the unit for the operation Notes You cannot set the color system in Power Sav...

Page 9: ...ace both batteries with new ones Attaching the speaker pads Attach the supplied speaker pads to the bottom of the speakers to stabilize the speakers and prevent them from slipping Front speaker Left 4 Right 4 When carrying this system Perform the following procedure to protect the CD mechanism Use buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Make sure that all discs are removed from the system 2 Hold d...

Page 10: ...ET 3 Press or repeatedly to set the hour 4 Press ENTER 5 Press or repeatedly to set the minute 6 Press ENTER The clock starts working To adjust the clock 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SET 2 Press or repeatedly to select CLOCK SET then press ENTER 3 Do the same procedures as step 3 to 6 above Notes The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs You cannot set ...

Page 11: ...as this may cause malfunction This system lets you play VIDEO CDs audio CDs and discs with MP3 audio tracks Before playing a VIDEO CD turn on your TV and select the video input Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your TV if you need help You can play both VIDEO CDs without PBC functions Ver 1 1 and VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 Example When a disc is loaded 1 Press CD or FUNCT...

Page 12: ...he tracks on the disc you have selected in random order ALBM SHUF Shuffle Play The MP3 audio tracks in the album on the disc you have selected in random order When playing a non MP3 disc Album Shuffle Play performs the same operation as 1DISC SHUF Play PGM Program Play The tracks on the disc in the order you want them to be played see Creating your own program on page 15 To Do this Stop play Press...

Page 13: ...r manage function page 19 To play a track by entering the track number You can also select the track you want using the remote during Normal Play Press the number button s To enter a track number over 10 1 Press 10 2 Enter the corresponding digits for the same number of flashing in the display To enter 0 press 10 0 Example To enter track number 30 press 10 then press 3 and 10 0 Resuming playback f...

Page 14: ... or to select a track 2 Press N The PBC OFF indicator lights up and playback starts from the selected track Still images such as the menu screens will not be shown To return to PBC playback press x in stop mode then press N Tips When appears on the TV screen you have pressed an invalid button When you press NEXT during menu playback or while playing moving pictures the next scene on the disc appea...

Page 15: ...o play them You can synchro record the programmed tracks onto a cassette tape page 22 1 Press CD or FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to CD 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly in stop mode until PGM appears 3 Press DISC SKIP or DISC 1 3 or DISC SKIP EX CHANGE on the unit to select a disc 4 Press or repeatedly or turn l L on the unit until the desired track number appears When programming the MP3...

Page 16: ...inning of the disc Time Search 1 Press SPECIAL MENU in stop mode 2 Press 1 to select 1 TIME SEARCH 3 Press the number buttons to enter the time in minutes for the section you want To enter 10 minutes Press 1 and 10 0 The selected elapsed time appears on the TV screen To reenter the time Press CLEAR and then press the number buttons again 4 Press N Playback starts from the selected time Note Time S...

Page 17: ...he first frame of tracks 1 through 9 on the current disc are displayed 3 Press the number buttons 1 9 to select the track you want To display the next 9 tracks Press The first frame of tracks 10 through 18 are displayed When there are more tracks in the disc appears in the upper right corner of the TV screen To display previous tracks press Note If you press SPECIAL MENU to activate Time Search or...

Page 18: ... preset number appears 6 Press or or TUNING or on the unit repeatedly to select the desired preset number 7 Press ENTER 8 Repeat steps 2 through 7 to store other stations Manual tuning preset You can manually tune in and store the radio frequency of the desired stations 1 Press TUNER BAND or FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to tuner 2 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM 3 Pres...

Page 19: ... the AM preset stations are erased To reset the interval repeat the same procedure Note You cannot change the AM tuning interval in Power Saving Mode page 30 Tips The preset stations are retained for about a day even if you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs To improve broadcast reception adjust the supplied antennas or connect a commercially available external antenna You can ...

Page 20: ...to access the disc In this case set CD POWER ON by CD power manage function page 19 Tips To improve broadcast reception adjust the supplied antennas or connect a commercially available external antenna 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 TUNING MODE repeatedly until AUTO appears i...

Page 21: ...ss N or hH on the unit The tape starts playing Press the button again to play the reverse side 1 The tape deck stops automatically after repeating the sequence five times 2 Relay Play always follows this cyclic sequence up to five times then stops Deck A front side t Deck A reverse side t Deck B front side t Deck B reverse side For MHC RV222 RV22 1 Load a tape To play both decks in succession pres...

Page 22: ...pe You can use TYPE I normal tape The recording level is adjusted automatically Use buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Load a recordable tape into deck B then press TAPE A B repeatedly to select deck B 2 MHC RV555 RV55 only Press PLAY MODE repeatedly to select g to record on one side Select j or RELAY to record on both sides When you want to record from the reverse side press hH twice or unti...

Page 23: ...ble tape into deck B then press TAPE A B repeatedly to select deck B 2 MHC RV555 RV55 only Press PLAY MODE repeatedly to select g to record on one side Select j or RELAY to record on both sides When you want to record from the reverse side press hH twice or until the TAPE B reverse side indicator lights up Then press x 3 Press one of the following buttons to select the desired source to record CD ...

Page 24: ...ton the display changes cyclically as follows GROOVE ON t V GROOVE ON t GROOVE OFF The volume switches to power mode the equalizer curve changes and GROOVE or V GROOVE lights up Selecting the effect from the music menu Press EQ or PRESET EQ on the unit repeatedly to select the preset you desire The preset name appears in the display See the chart Sound effect options To cancel the sound effect Pre...

Page 25: ... stored as the personal file you selected in step 3 Other operations Press SURROUND on the unit Each time you press the button the display changes as follows SURROUND ON SURR Y SURROUND OFF off You need to connect a video game machine see Hooking up optional components on page 34 Press GAME on the unit Tips In the standby mode the system automatically turns on The GAME EQ is automatically selected...

Page 26: ...22 Tip Once Game Mixing is activated it will remain active while the power is on even if the source sound is changed You can sing along by connecting an optional microphone Enjoying Karaoke 1 Turn MIC LEVEL on the unit to MIN to turn down the microphone control level 2 Connect an optional microphone to MIC jack 3 Press KARAOKE MPX repeatedly to obtain the karaoke effect you desire Each time you pr...

Page 27: ...you want to record from the reverse side press hH twice or until the TAPE B reverse side indicator lights up Then press x 3 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 4 Press REC PAUSE START Deck B stands by for recording REC flashes 5 Press REC PAUSE START and then start singing speaking ...

Page 28: ...ee Creating your own program on page 15 Tape Load a tape with the side you want to play facing forward Tuner Tune in the preset radio station see Listening to the radio on page 19 2 Press VOLUME to adjust the volume 3 Press CLOCK TIMER SET 4 Press or repeatedly to select PLAY SET then press ENTER ON appears and the hour indication flashes 5 Set the time to start playing Press or repeatedly to set ...

Page 29: ...e buttons on the remote for the operation 1 Tune in the preset radio station see Listening to a preset station on page 19 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET 3 Press or repeatedly to select REC SET then press ENTER ON appears and the hour indication flashes 4 Set the time to start recording Press or repeatedly to set the hour then press ENTER The minute indication flashes Press or repeatedly to set the minute...

Page 30: ...ode Press DISPLAY while the system is off Each time you press the button the display switches cyclically as follows Demonstration display t Clock display t No display Power Saving Mode The clock is displayed only if you set the clock Note You cannot perform the following operations in Power Saving Mode setting the clock changing the AM tuning interval except for Saudi Arabian model turning on the ...

Page 31: ...conds t Effect status The elapsed playing time may not be displayed in some cases such as during still image playback Checking the total playing time and titles VIDEO CD CD MP3 Press DISPLAY in stop mode Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows x When a VIDEO CD CD MP3 is in Normal Play mode TOC display1 or total album number of the disc2 or total track number of th...

Page 32: ...ess the button the power illuminator changes cyclically as follows PATTERN 1 t PATTERN 2 t PATTERN 3 t PATTERN OFF You can check the current operating status and disc information during playback or in stop mode Depending on conditions some items are displayed and others are not Press ON SCREEN Each time you press this button the on screen display changes cyclically as follows ON SCREEN 1 t ON SCRE...

Page 33: ... system onto a video tape etc Otherwise the display information will also be recorded onto the video tape Noise may be heard when switching the on screen display While the deck is Displayed In stop mode of an MP3 audio track Album name In Program Play mode Programed disc and track number During playback of an MP3 audio track Current album name and track name In other conditions No display While th...

Page 34: ...VIDEO OUT jack Use a video cable not supplied to connect the video input of TV to this jack D VIDEO SAT IN L R jacks E VIDEO SAT OUT L R jacks MHC RV555 RV55 only Use audio cords not supplied to connect the audio output input of the optional component such as VCR MD deck or satellite tuner to these jacks You can then output audio through this system Optional Components Hooking up optional componen...

Page 35: ...peration Listening to a connected VCR 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 34 2 Press VIDEO SAT Start playing the connected component Listening to a connected satellite tuner MD deck etc 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 34 2 Press VIDEO SAT Hold down VIDEO SAT and press 1 This switches the VIDEO function to SAT Once you enable the...

Page 36: ... jack to your VCR 2 Start recording Refer to the operating instructions provided with connected component Making an analog recording on a connected component 1 Connect the optional audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 34 2 Start recording Refer to the operating instructions provided with connected component Recording on a connected component MHC RV555 RV55 only ...

Page 37: ... turn VOLUME control on the unit or turn MIC LEVEL on the unit to adjust the microphone volume Make sure the microphone is connected to the MIC jack on the unit correctly Sound comes from one channel or unbalanced left and right volume Place the speakers as symmetrically as possible Connect the supplied speakers Sound lacks bass Check that the speaker s and jacks are connected correctly There is s...

Page 38: ...o eject the disc Consult your nearest Sony dealer There is no picture Check that the player is connected securely Make sure you operate the TV correctly Make sure you set the color system correctly according to your TV color system Press CD Make sure that Game Mixing is canceled Play does not start Open the disc tray and check whether a disc is loaded Wipe the disc clean page 42 Replace the disc P...

Page 39: ...e speaker cords as possible Try turning off surrounding electrical equipment Set CD POWER OFF by CD power manage function page 19 A stereo FM program cannot be received in stereo Press FM MODE repeatedly until STEREO appears Tape deck The tape does not record or play or there is a decrease in sound level The heads are dirty Clean them page 42 The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize th...

Page 40: ...VER You have reached the end of the disc or the end of MP3 audio track while pressing M during playback or pause PUSH STOP You pressed PLAY MODE or SPECIAL MENU during playback READING The system is reading TOC information of the disc Some buttons are not available STEP FULL You tried to program 26 or more tracks steps Tape NO TAB You cannot record the tape because the tab has been removed from th...

Page 41: ...stem at a high volume the cabinet temperature of the top side and bottom rises considerably To avoid burning yourself do not touch the cabinet To prevent a malfunction do not cover the ventilation hole for the cooling fan In case color irregularity is observed on nearby a TV screen With the magnetically shielded type of speaker system the speakers can be installed near a TV set However color irreg...

Page 42: ...the cabinet Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as thinner benzine or alcohol To save a tape permanently To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded over break off the cassette tab from side A or B as illustrated If you later want to reuse the tape for recor...

Page 43: ...only impedance 1 kilohm SPEAKER accepts impedance of 6 to 16 ohms SURROUND SPEAKER MHC RV555 RV55 only accepts impedance of 24 ohms CD player section System Compact disc and digital audio system Laser Semiconductor laser λ 770 810 nm Emission duration continuous Frequency response 2 Hz 20 kHz 0 5 dB Signal to noise ratio More than 90 dB Dynamic range More than 90 dB Video color system format NTSC ...

Page 44: ...eflex type magnetically shielded type Speaker units Woofer 13 cm cone type Sub woofer 13 cm cone type Tweeter 5 cm cone type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 242 327 235 mm Mass Approx 4 1 kg net per speaker General Power requirements Saudi Arabian model 120 127 220 or 230 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector Thai model 220 V AC 50 60 Hz Other models 120 V 220 V or 23...

Page 45: ... screens displayed on the TV screen PBC Playback in addition to the video playback functions of Ver 1 1 discs Moreover you can play high resolution still pictures if they are included on the disc Scene On a VIDEO CD with PBC playback control functions the menu screens moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes Track Sections of a picture or a music piece on a CD VID...

Page 46: ...26 27 Remote sensor 4 SURROUND 8 25 TAPE A B eg 21 22 23 27 TUNER BAND eh 18 19 23 TUNING MODE ea 18 19 39 TUNING qk 18 19 TUNING wj 18 19 VIDEO SAT ed 23 35 VOLUME control wa 1 on standby 1 8 19 30 35 37 39 Z eject qf 11 PUSH Z deck B eject qg 21 M fast forward qk 8 12 22 H or hH play qk 12 21 22 X pause wj 8 12 22 x stop wj 12 22 27 39 m rewind wj 8 12 22 Z PUSH deck A eject es 21 MHC RV555 RV55...

Page 47: ...tons w 13 14 16 ON SCREEN 6 32 PLAY MODE wf 12 15 21 PREV ql 14 REPEAT 2 15 SELECT 9 SLEEP wg 28 SPECIAL MENU 7 16 TAPE ws TUNER BAND 5 18 19 TUNER MEMORY wd 18 TUNING MODE wf 18 19 VOLUME qf 28 1 on standby 1 8 29 m M rewind fast forward 8 12 22 N play 9 12 21 X pause 9 12 22 x stop 9 12 22 KEY CONTROL 2 qd 27 RETURN O qk 14 tuning ql 18 go back go forward ql 10 12 22 ALPHABETICAL ORDER A M N Z B...

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