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MHC-VX888 4-232-653-

(1)

Mini Hi-Fi
Component
System

Operating Instructions

4-232-653-12 (1)

MHC-VX888

01COV_MHC-VX888.p65 GB

3/13/01, 5:22 PM

Summary of Contents for MHC-VX888

Page 1: ...1 MHC VX888 4 232 653 11 1 Mini Hi Fi Component System 2001 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 4 232 653 12 1 MHC VX888 01COV_MHC VX888 p65 GB 3 13 01 5 22 PM 1 ...

Page 2: ...mplifier TA DX80 Speaker System Front Speakers SS VX888 Surround Speakers SS RS80V Don t throw a battery dispose it as the injurious wastes This system can play the following discs VIDEO CDs Audio CDs Disc logo Contents Audio Video Audio moving pictures Disc size 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm Play time 74 min 20 min 74 min 20 min Note on VIDEO CDs This system conforms to VIDEO CDs without PBC functions Ve...

Page 3: ...e Picture Effect 17 Tuner Presetting radio stations 18 Listening to the radio Preset Tuning 19 Tape Loading a tape 20 Playing a tape 20 Recording to a tape CD Synchro Recording High Speed Dubbing Recording Manually Program Edit 21 Timer recording radio programs 22 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 24 Selecting the sound system 24 Selecting the audio emphasis effect 24 Adjusting the graphic equa...

Page 4: ...AME e 30 GAME EQ rs 8 24 30 GROOVE ra 24 KARAOKE PON wl 26 MD VIDEO 9 29 32 MIC 1 2 wg 26 MIC LEVEL wh 26 MOVIE EQ eh 8 24 30 MUSIC EQ rf 8 24 30 P FILE ek 25 PICTURE EFFECT wd 17 PHONES jack qs Connect the headphones PLAY MODE eg 11 13 14 22 33 REC PAUSE START qg 21 22 27 REPEAT ef 12 14 SHUTTLE qa 12 13 SPECTRUM es 26 SURROUND SPEAKER MODE wk 24 TAPE A B 8 20 21 27 TUNER BAND 7 18 19 21 TUNER ME...

Page 5: ...ound Broad Amplifier The items are arranged in alphabetical order Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details LED 1 24 LED Display 2 24 SURROUND SPEAKER LEVEL 4 24 SURROUND SPEAKER MODE 3 24 1 2 3 4 02TOC_MHC VX888 p65 GB 3 13 01 5 23 PM 5 ...

Page 6: ...DEO ek 29 32 MOVIE EQ wa 8 24 30 MUSIC EQ wh 8 24 30 NEXT ea 12 16 17 Numeric buttons eh 13 16 17 ON SCREEN qa 15 PREV ea 12 16 17 PICTURE EFFECT wj 17 P FILE wd 25 REPEAT 9 12 14 RETURN O qg 12 SLEEP 1 27 SURROUND SPEAKER MODE wk 24 SPECIAL MENU 0 15 17 SPECTRUM eg 26 SELECT qd 12 TAPE A B rs 20 21 27 TUNER BAND r 18 19 21 TV 1 4 9 TV VIDEO 8 9 TV VOL 6 9 TV CH 7 9 VOL w 24 28 Adjusts the volume ...

Page 7: ... s power cord to a wall outlet 3 Connect the speakers Connect the speaker cords of front speakers to the SPEAKER jacks as below 4 Connect the surround speaker Connect the surround speaker cords to the SPEAKER jacks of the sound broad amplifier 1 1 2 3 8 4 7 7 5 6 AM loop antenna Front speaker Left Front speaker Right FM antenna Surround speaker Right Surround speaker Left Sound Broad Amplifier Mai...

Page 8: ...he demonstration appears in the display When you press 1 the system turns on and the demonstration automatically ends If the supplied adaptor on the plug does not fit your wall outlet detach it from the plug only for models equipped with the adaptor 9 Set the color system according to your TV while the power is off The color system of your TV NTSC PAL AUTO When your TV automatically changes the co...

Page 9: ...until LOCK appears 3 Release 1 first then release CD 4 Unplug the AC power cord Press TV 1 TV VIDEO TV CH TV VOL AA R6 batteries Inserting the batteries into the remote control Using the remote To Turn the TV on or off Switch the TV s video input Change the TV Channel Adjust the volume of the TV speaker Tip When the remote no longer operates the system replace both batteries with new ones Note If ...

Page 10: ...time start over from step 2 Note The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs Saving the power in standby mode Press DISPLAY repeatedly when the power is off Each time you press the button the system switches cyclically as follows Demonstration t Clock t Power Saving Mode Tips The 1 indicator light up even in the Power Saving Mode The timer works ...

Page 11: ...3 Press one of the DISC 1 3 buttons If you press nN when CD is selected as the function press CD and the disc tray is closed play starts from the VIDEO CD loaded on tray whose disc tray number appears in the display Tip You cannot change the play mode during playback Other Operations To Stop playback Pause Select a track or scene 2 VIDEO CD CD When you play a VIDEO CD CD single place it on the inn...

Page 12: ...t the desired point Press one of the DISC 1 3 buttons or DISC SKIP EX CHANGE or D SKIP on the remote Press CD or DISC 1 3 Automatic Source Selection Press Z OPEN CLOSE Press DISC SKIP EX CHANGE Press REPEAT repeatedly to select REPEAT 3 or REPEAT 1 2 4 Press REPEAT until REPEAT or REPEAT 1 disappears from the display Playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions Ver 2 0 PBC Play You can use menus on your ...

Page 13: ...in the display Select ALL DISCS 1 DISC SHUFFLE ALL DISCS SHUFFLE 1 DISC PROGRAM 2 Press one of the DISC 1 3 buttons If you press nN when CD is selected as the function press CD and the disc tray is closed play starts from the CD loaded on tray whose disc tray number appears in the display Tip You cannot change the play mode during playback Other Operations To Stop playback Pause Select a track Fin...

Page 14: ...o select REPEAT 1 or REPEAT 1 2 Press REPEAT until REPEAT or REPEAT 1 disappears from the display Press DISC SKIP EX CHANGE Press Z OPEN CLOSE Track number Total playing time including selected track Disc tray number 4 Press or repeatedly until the track you want appears in the display 5 Press ENTER The track s is are programmed The program step number appears followed by the total playing time 6 ...

Page 15: ...T discs the CD TEXT indication appears in the display Press DISPLAY Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows During normal playback Playing time on the current track t Remaining time on the current track t Remaining time on current CD 1 DISC mode or display ALL DISCS mode t Title name of the current track 1 t Clock display for eight seconds t Effect status VIDEO CDs...

Page 16: ...ating by elapsed time Time Search 1 Press SPECIAL MENU 2 Press 1 to select 1 TIME SEARCH 3 Press the numeric buttons 1 10 0 to enter the time in minutes for the section you want The selected elapsed time appears on the TV screen To reenter the time Press CLEAR and then press numeric buttons again 4 Press nN Playback starts from the selected time Locating the track you want Disc Digest You can sele...

Page 17: ... from that point Resume play is not cancelled when you turn off the system Resume Play is not available for an audio CD 1 While playing a VIDEO CD press x to stop playback RESUME appears on your TV screen If RESUME does not appear Resume Play is not available 2 Press nN The player starts playback from the point you stopped the VIDEO CD in step 1 To view from the beginning of the VIDEO CD When RESU...

Page 18: ...station with a weak signal Press M or m TUNING on the remote repeatedly to tune in the station manually To change the AM tuning interval The AM tuning interval is factory set to 9 kHz 10 kHz in some areas To change the AM tuning interval select any AM station 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 wil...

Page 19: ...u want To Turn off the radio Press 1 To listen to non preset radio stations Press M or m or TUNING on the remote repeatedly for manual tuning or press and hold M or m or TUNING on the remote for automatic tuning Tips When an FM program is noisy press FM MODE so that MONO appears in the display There will be no stereo effect but the reception will improve To improve broadcast reception reorient the...

Page 20: ...he power is off automatically turns the power on and TAPE is selected as a function When the system is in the power saving mode this function does not work When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low level high frequency signals press DOLBY NR so that DOLBY NR appears When a tape tapes is are inserted corresponding presence indicators light up Searching for the beginning of a track AMS During pl...

Page 21: ...cord on both sides Press REC PAUSE START If you are recording manually press nN to start playing the source Recording starts Tips 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 If you want to record from the reverse side press TAPE A B to select deck B after step 1 Press nN to start playback of th...

Page 22: ...ss REC PAUSE START Recording starts To Cancel Program Edit Clear a track from the end Tip To check the required tape length for recording a CD press EDIT until EDIT flashes after you have loaded a CD and pressed CD The required tape length for the currently selected CD appears followed by the total playing time for side A and side B respectively Tape Select Edit Note You cannot use Tape Select Edi...

Page 23: ...tion Notes You cannot activate the Timer recording and Daily Timer at the same time When you used the Sleep Timer Daily Timer and Timer recording will not turn on the system until the Sleep Timer turns it off If the power is on at the preset time the Timer recording does not work The power turns on 15 seconds before the preset time Do this Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press cursor V ...

Page 24: ...AKER LEVEL to adjust the surround speaker volume Notes If you turn VOLUME or press VOL on the remote all the speaker volume change The indicator on the sound broad amplifier will light green when the main unit is powered on and will light red when the main unit is on standby mode Selecting the audio emphasis effect The audio emphasis menu lets you select the sound characteristics according to the ...

Page 25: ...ect will be canceled Frequency band Frequency level Making a personal audio emphasis file Personal file You can create a personal file of sound effect settings surround effect and graphic equalizer and store them in the memory of the unit You can create up to three personal files Before operation first select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound 1 Obtain the sound effect you want by ch...

Page 26: ...n MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down the microphone control level 2 Connect an optional microphone to MIC 1 or MIC 2 3 Press KARAOKE PON Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows KARAOKE PON t MPX R t MPX L t KARAOKE OFF Only for CD The m indicator appears in the display when a karaoke mode is activated To sing karaoke by decreasing the vocal level of the music source sel...

Page 27: ...ough the microphone only you can do so by selecting the CD function and not playing a CD When high level sound signals are input the unit automatically adjusts the recording level to prevent distortion of the recorded sound signal Auto Level Control function Press SLEEP once SLEEP to select the time you want SLEEP repeatedly until SLEEP OFF appears Notes The instrumental sound may be reduced as we...

Page 28: ...set the minute then press ENTER The hour indication flashes again 6 Set the time to stop playback following steps 4 and 5 above 7 Press cursor V v repeatedly until the music source you want appears The indications change as follows t TUNER y CD PLAY T t TAPE PLAY T 8 Press ENTER The type of timer DAILY 1 or DAILY 2 followed by the start time stop time and the music source appears then the original...

Page 29: ...e VCR Press MD VIDEO Hold down MD VIDEO and press 1 when the power is on This switches the MD function to VIDEO Once you enable the VIDEO function just press MD VIDEO Optional components To the audio video output of a video game player To the video input of TV Optical cover holder To the audio output of your MD deck VCR To the DIGITAL IN jack of your MD deck To the audio input of your MD deck VCR ...

Page 30: ... press GAME your last selected GAME EQ preset effect ARCADE RACING or ADVENTURE will be restored Connecting external antennas Connect an external antenna to improve the reception FM antenna Connect an 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 suppl...

Page 31: ...t 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 Note on CD R CD RW playback Discs recorded on CD R CD RW drives may not be played back because of scratches dirt recording conditions or the drive s characteristics Besides the discs which are not yet finalized at t...

Page 32: ...use of short circuit PROTECT and PUSH POWER flash alternately Turn off the unit eliminate the short circuit problem and turn on the power again There is no audio output during timer recording There is severe hum or noise A TV or VCR is placed too close to the stereo system Move the stereo system away from the TV or VCR The sound from the connected source is distorted If VIDEO appears in the displa...

Page 33: ...ntly on page 31 The tape has reeled to the end The tape does not record nor play or there is a decrease in sound level The heads are dirty Clean them see Cleaning the tape heads on page 31 The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize them see Demagnetizing the tape heads on page 31 The tape does not erase completely The record playback heads are magnetized Demagnetize them see Demagnetizin...

Page 34: ...llowing measured at AC 120 220 240V 50 60 Hz DIN power output rated 160 160 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output reference 200 200 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD TA DX80 The following measured at AC 120 220 240V 50 60 Hz DIN power output rated 75 75 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output reference 100 100 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Inputs GAME VIDEO 1Vp p 75 ohms ph...

Page 35: ...ominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 250 x 385 4 x 326 mm Mass Approx 6 7 kg net per speaker Surround speaker SS RS80V Speaker system 2 way 2 unit bass reflex type magnetically shielded Speaker units Woofer 15 cm cone type Tweeter 4 cm cone type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 179 x 250 x 295 mm Mass Approx 3 5 kg net per speaker General Power requirements Australian mo...

Page 36: ...ns 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 contain ...

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