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MHC-RV7    4-240-085-

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Mini Hi-Fi
Component
System

© 2002 Sony Corporation

Operating Instructions

4-240-085-

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MHC-RV7

Summary of Contents for MHC-RV7

Page 1: ...1GB MHC RV7 4 240 085 12 1 Mini Hi Fi Component System 2002 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 4 240 085 12 1 MHC RV7 ...

Page 2: ...ents Audio Video Audio moving pictures Disc size 12 cm 12 cm Play time 74 min 74 min Note on VIDEO CDs This system conforms to VIDEO CDs without PBC functions Ver 1 1 and VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 of VIDEO CD standards You can enjoy two kinds of playback according to the disc type A VIDEO CD with CD audio tracks may not play properly Disc type You can VIDEO CDs without Enjoy video playb...

Page 3: ... Playing a tape 18 Recording to a tape CD Synchro Recording High Speed Dubbing Recording Manually Program Edit 19 Timer recording radio programs 20 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 22 Selecting the speaker system 22 Selecting the preset effect 22 Adjusting the graphic equalizer and storing the personal file 23 Selecting the cinema space effect 23 Other Features Changing the spectrum analyzer d...

Page 4: ...el 22 OPEN CLOSE Z 6 9 10 P FILE rd 23 PHONES jack w 32 PLAY MODE ed 9 11 12 13 PICTURE EFFECT rg 16 REC PAUSE START qh 19 20 24 25 REPEAT qd 10 12 14 SPECTRUM 8 24 SHUTTLE qa 10 11 14 SURROUND SPEAKER MODE e 22 TAPE A B eh 18 19 TUNER BAND ej 17 TUNER MEMORY ed 17 VOLUME qs 25 32 BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 1 1 hH wf x qf X wj qk wk M ql m wh v V b B r List of Button Location and Reference Pages ALPHABET...

Page 5: ...22 GAME MIXING rd 19 24 KARAOKE PON ql 25 KEY CONTROL 2 w 25 MD VIDEO rf 30 32 MOVIE EQ wf 22 MUSIC EQ wl 22 NEXT ej 11 15 Numeric buttons q 11 15 ON SCREEN qd 29 P FILE wg 23 PICTURE EFFECT ea 16 PLAY MODE es 9 11 12 13 PRESET ef 17 PREV eh 15 REPEAT qs 10 12 14 RETURN O eg 10 SELECT qg 10 SLEEP 1 26 SPECIAL MENU ek 15 SPECTRUM r 24 SURROUND SPEAKER MODE e 22 TAPE A B 6 18 19 TUNER BAND rh 17 TUN...

Page 6: ...e speaker cords to the FRONT SPEAKER jacks 2 Connect the surround speaker Connect the speaker cords to SURROUND SPEAKER jacks Note Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise L R _ 3 Connect the FM and AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect it Insert only the stripped portion Black Stripe Red Solid 3 AM loop antenna Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally FM75 AM Su...

Page 7: ...ase 1 first then release CD 4 Unplug the AC power cord Surround speaker L Surround speaker R Do this Press 1 while holding down GAME EQ The color system is set to NTSC Press 1 while holding down MUSIC EQ The color system is set to PAL Press 1 while holding down MOVIE EQ The color system is set to AUTO R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT 4 Connect the video input jack of your TV to the VIDEO OUT jack with the ...

Page 8: ...f the TV Note Depending on the TV you may not be able to control your TV or to use some of the buttons above E e e E AA R6 batteries Setting the clock 1 Turn on the system 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote When you set the time for the first time proceed to step 5 3 Press V or v repeatedly to select CLOCK SET 4 Press ENTER 5 Press V or v repeatedly to set the hour 6 Press ENTER 7 Press V or v ...

Page 9: ...Select ALL DISCS Normal Play 1 DISC ALBUM Normal Play SHUFFLE ALL DISCS Shuffle Play SHUFFLE 1 DISC SHUFFLE ALBUM Shuffle Play PROGRAM Program Play Depending on VIDEO CDs with PBC function Ver 2 0 the disc does not change 4 Press hH Tip You cannot change the play mode during playback Other Operations To Stop playback Pause playback Select a track or scene 2 VIDEO CD CD MP3 files To play All VIDEO ...

Page 10: ... as the menu screens will not be shown Playing a VIDEO CD continued To Find a point in a track or scene Select a VIDEO CD when playback is stopped Switch to CD function from another source Play repeatedly Repeat Play Cancel Repeat Play Exchange other VIDEO CDs while playing Remove the VIDEO CD 1 There may be some disturbance in the video image 2 Only when PBC function is set to off or when playing...

Page 11: ...tons on the remote To enter menu number 11 or above first press 10 then press numeric buttons To enter 0 use the10 0 For example to enter track number 30 press 10 then 3 and 10 0 To play The tracks on all CDs in random order The tracks on the CD you have selected in random order The tracks on all CDs in the order you want them to be played see Programming the VIDEO CD CD tracks on page 12 3 Press ...

Page 12: ... 7 Press hH Other Operations To Cancel Program Play Clear a track from the end Add a track to the program when playback is stopped To program the MP3 files After step 3 press ALBUM repeatedly until the folder you want appears then go to step 4 Tips The program you made remains in the system s memory even after it has been played back Press hH to play the same program again If appears instead of th...

Page 13: ...ight characters There can be no more than eight nested folder levels Level 2 specifications allow file names and folder names up to 31 characters long Normal Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play This unit lets you play a disc with MP3 files in different play modes 1 Press CD 2 When playback is stopped press PLAY MODE repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display Select ALL DISCS Normal Play 1...

Page 14: ...n during SHUFFLE ALL DISCS 4 To repeat the current track you are playing Tips To select a file number using the remote press numeric buttons after step 3 Example If the folder contains 100 files or more to play file number 100 press 10 then 1 and 10 0 twice Pressing the CD while the power is off automatically turns the power on and CD is selected as the function except for Power Saving Mode Notes ...

Page 15: ...r the section you want The selected elapsed time appears on the TV screen To re enter the time Press CLEAR and then press numeric buttons again 4 Press nN Playback starts from the selected time Locating the track you want on a disc Disc Digest You can select the track you want by viewing the first frame of each track Nine different tracks can be displayed on the TV screen at one time 1 Press SPECI...

Page 16: ... RESUME appears in the display press x then press hH Notes Resume Play is not available in the Shuffle or Program Play modes Depending on where you stopped the VIDEO CD the player may resume playback from a different point Resume play is cancelled when you press numeric buttons PLAY MODE x DISC SKIP EX CHANGE or D SKIP on the remote or you remove the VIDEO CD you turn off the system you change the...

Page 17: ...ion first then turn off the power While holding down the ENTER button turn the power back on When you change the interval AM preset stations will be erased To reset the interval repeat the same procedure Preset number AUTO MHz Tips The preset stations are retained for half a day even if you unplug the power cord or if a power failure occurs Pressing TUNER BAND while the power is off automatically ...

Page 18: ... five times Pressing TAPE A B while the power is off automatically turns the power on and TAPE is selected as the function except for Power Saving Mode When a tape tapes is are inserted corresponding presence indicators light up Searching for the beginning of a track AMS During playback press or repeatedly for the number of songs you want to skip forward or backward The search direction forward or...

Page 19: ...t side If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side For recording from the reverse side After step 1 press TAPE A B to select deck B and press hH twice to start playback of the reverse side Press x at the point where you want to start recording The TAPE B reverse side indicator lights up High Speed Dubbing only If you set direction to j when the tapes you use h...

Page 20: ...y the total playing time for side A and side B respectively Tape Select Edit Note You cannot use Tape Select Edit for discs containing over 20 tracks or MP3 files Recording to a tape continued Timer recording radio programs To timer record you must preset the radio station see Presetting radio stations on page 17 and set the clock see Setting the clock on page 8 beforehand 1 Tune in the preset rad...

Page 21: ... the preset time Timer Recording will not function The power turns on 15 seconds before the preset time Do this Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press V or v repeatedly to select REC SEL Then press ENTER Start from step 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press V or v repeatedly to select TIMER OFF Then press ENTER ...

Page 22: ...ces the same sound with the different output level MATRIX SUR Reproduces a wide range of sound that actually can sense the size of the room Selecting the preset effect Press MUSIC EQ MOVIE EQ or GAME EQ or PRESET EQ on the remote repeatedly to select the preset effect you want The preset effect name appears in the display See the chart Preset effect options To cancel the effect Press EFFECT ON OFF...

Page 23: ...or b to select the personal file number P FILE where you want to store the equalizer setting 4 Press ENTER The setting is automatically stored as the personal file you selected in step 3 The previous setting stored at this memory location is erased and replaced by the new setting To call up the personal file Press P FILE repeatedly until the personal file number you want appears in the display Tip...

Page 24: ...uch as CD tape radio or an MD connected to this system 1 Select source sound you want 2 Press GAME MIXING Each time you press the button the level of the game sound and the display changes cyclically as follows MIXING LOW t MIXING MID t MIXING HIGH t MIXING OFF Tips To record the mixed sound press GAME MIXING after step 4 of Recording Manually on page 19 and then press REC PAUSE START to start rec...

Page 25: ...ect KARAOKE PON During KARAOKE PON the equalizer and cinema space effect settings cannot be changed If you press EFFECT ON OFF or recall a sound effect the karaoke mode is canceled The instrumental sound may be reduced as well as the singer s voice when the sound is recorded in monaural Karaoke can be used during CD function only The singer s voice may not be reduced when only a few instruments ar...

Page 26: ...SET on the remote DAILY1 SET appears 4 Press V or v repeatedly to select DAILY1 SET or DAILY2 SET then press ENTER ON appears and the hour digits flash in the display 5 Set the time to start playback Press V or v repeatedly to set the hour then press ENTER The minute indication flashes Press V or v repeatedly to set the minute then press ENTER The hour indication flashes again 6 Set the time to st...

Page 27: ...nal display appears 9 Turn off the power To Check the setting Change the setting Cancel the timer operation Tip The power turns on 15 seconds before the preset time Note If you turn on the power before the preset time Daily Timer will not function Do this Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press V or v repeatedly to select the respective mode DAILY1 or DAILY2 then press ENTER Start from st...

Page 28: ...the display Checking the remaining time Press DISPLAY repeatedly during Normal Play Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows CD VIDEO CD without PBC function Ver 1 0 Disc with MP3 files Playing time of the current track t Remaining time of the current track or display while MP3 file is playing t Remaining time of the current CD 1 DISC or ALBUM mode or display except...

Page 29: ... check the current operating status and disc information of VIDEO CDs audio CDs or MP3 during playback or when playback is stopped Depending on conditions some items are displayed and others are not Press ON SCREEN on the remote Each time you press this button the on screen display changes as follow ON SCREEN 1 t ON SCREEN 2 t ON SCREEN OFF No display except for special menus ON SCREEN 1 2 display...

Page 30: ...lor of the plugs and the connectors To Make an analog recording from CD TAPE or TUNER on to a Mini Disc Record the audio and video signals from VIDEO CD on to a video tape Listen to the analog sound of a connected MD deck Listen to the connected VCR Notes Pressing the MD VIDEO while the power is off automatically turns the power on and MD is selected as a function If the sound is distorted or too ...

Page 31: ...rnal antenna to improve the reception FM antenna Connect an optional FM external antenna You can also use the TV antenna instead FM75 AM 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 FM75 AM Insulated wire not supplied ...

Page 32: ...cording There is severe hum or noise A TV or VCR is placed too close to the unit Move the unit away from the TV or VCR The sound from the component connected to the MD VIDEO jacks is distorted If VIDEO appears in the display when you press MD VIDEO switch to MD function see Note Connecting an MD deck VCR on page 30 appears in the display A power interruption occurred Set the clock and timer settin...

Page 33: ...r cannot be played MP3 files takes longer time to playback than others After the unit reads all files on the disc playback may take more time than usual if the number of folders or files on the disc is very large the folder and file organization structure is very complex The folder title track title and ID3 tag do not appear correctly The CD was not recorded in conformance ISO 9660 level 1 or leve...

Page 34: ...e hum or noise TUNED or STEREO flashes in the display Adjust the antenna The signal is too weak Connect an external antenna A stereo FM program cannot be received in stereo Press FM MODE so that MONO disappears If other troubles not described above occur reset the system as follows 1 Press x ENTER and 1 at the same time 2 Unplug the power cord 3 Plug the power cord back in 4 Press 1 to turn on the...

Page 35: ... please consult your nearest Sony dealer Notes on CDs Before playing clean the CD with a cleaning cloth Wipe the CD from the center out Do not use solvents Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight or heat sources Discs with non standard shapes e g heart square star cannot be played on this unit Attempting to do so may damage the unit Do not use such discs Note on CD R CD RW playback Discs recorded ...

Page 36: ...ONT SPEAKER accepts impedance of 6 to 16 ohms SURROUND SPEAKER accepts impedance of 24 ohms or more VIDEO CD CD player section System Compact disc and digital audio system Laser Semiconductor laser λ 795nm Frequency response 2 Hz 20 kHz 0 5 dB Wave length 795 nm Video color system format NTSC PAL Tape player section Recording system 4 track 2 channel stereo Frequency response 50 13 000 Hz 3 dB usi...

Page 37: ...m 2 way 2 unit bass reflex type magnetically shielded Speaker units Woofer 13 cm cone type Tweeter 5 cm cone type Nominal impedance 24 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 175 x 360 x 190 mm Mass Approx 3 6 kg net per speaker General Power requirements 220 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption 240 watts Dimensions w h d HCD RV7 Approx 280 x 360 x 445 mm Mass HCD RV7 Approx 11 0 kg Supplied accessories AM loop a...

Page 38: ...ctions of a picture or a music piece on disc Each track is assigned a track number to help you locate the track you want VIDEO CD A compact disc which contains moving pictures VIDEO CDs contain compact picture information using the MPEG 1 format one of the world wide standards of digital compact technology The picture information is compressed about 120 times Consequently a 12 cm VIDEO CD can cont...

Page 39: ...MHC RV7 4 240 085 11 1 Additional Information 39GB ...

Page 40: ...40GB MHC RV7 4 240 085 11 1 Sony Corporation Printed in India ...

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