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Specifications

AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS

POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL
HARMONIC DISTORTION
With 6 

 loads, both channel driven from 120

- 10 000 Hz; rated 50 W per channel-
minimum RMS power, with no more than
10 % total harmonic distortion from 250
milliwatts to rated output.

Other Specifications

CD player section

System

Compact disc digital audio system

Laser diode properties

Material: GaAlAs
Wave length: 780 nm
Emission duration: Continuous
Laser output: Less than 44.6 µW
(This output is the value measured at a distance of
about 200 mm from the objective lens surface on
the optical pick-up block with 7 mm aperture.)

Spindle speed

200 r/min (rpm) to 500 r/min (rpm) (CLV)

Number of channels

2

Frequency response

20 - 20 000 Hz +1/–2 dB

Wow and flutter

Below measurable limit

Radio section

Frequency range

FM: 87.6 - 108 MHz
AM: 530 - 1 710 kHz

Antenna

FM: Lead antenna
AM: Loop antenna

Cassette-corder section

Recording system

4-track 2 channel stereo

Fast winding time

Approx. 100 s (sec.) with Sony cassette C-60

Frequency response

TYPE I (normal): 100 - 10 000 Hz

General

Speaker

Woofer: 13 cm (5 

1

inches) dia.,

Tweeter: 5 cm (2 inches) dia.,

, cone type (2)

Inputs

LINE IN jacks (2 phono jacks):
Sensitivity 220 mV

Outputs

Headphones jack (stereo minijack):
For 8 - 32 

 impedance headphones

Speaker terminals: For supplied 6 

impedance speaker

Power output (excluding US model)

50 W + 50 W (at 6 

, 10 % harmonic

distortion)

Power requirements

For personal component system:
120 V AC, 60 Hz
For remote control: 3 V DC, 2 size AA (R6)
batteries

Power consumption

AC 110 W

Dimensions

Player: approx. 285 

×

 322 

×

 408 mm (w/h/d)

(11 

1

4

 

×

 12 

3

4

 

×

 16 

1

8

 inches)

Speaker: approx. 200 

×

 316 

×

 250 mm (w/h/d)

(7 

7

8

 

×

 12 

1

2

 

×

 9 

7

8

 inches)

Mass

Player: approx. 7.7 kg (16 lb. 16 oz.)
Speaker: approx. 3.15 kg (6 lb. 15 oz.)

Supplied accessories

Remote control (1)
FM lead antenna (1)
AM loop antenna (1)

Design and specifications are subject to change without
notice.

Optional accessories

Sony MDR headphone series

Summary of Contents for PHC-Z10 Primary

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions 3 048 920 11 1 2000 Sony Corporation PHC Z10 Personal Component System ...

Page 2: ... television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the ...

Page 3: ...ting your own program Program Play The Radio 19 Presetting radio stations 20 Playing preset radio stations The Audio Emphasis 21 Selecting the audio emphasis SOUND MEGA BASS 23 Displaying the spectrum analyzer The Timer 24 Setting the clock 25 Waking up to music 27 Timer recording radio programs 30 Falling asleep to music Setting Up 31 Hooking up the system 35 Saving power 36 Connecting optional c...

Page 4: ...the CD tray Note Place one CD each only on the CD tray If you place one CD over another and close the CD tray you will not be able to pull out the tray 2 Press DISC CHANGE to turn the CD tray and place second and third CD on the CD tray 3 Press Z CD OPEN CLOSE to close the CD tray Playing a CD Basic Operations 2 4 1 3 Z CD OPEN CLOSE 1 3 DISC CHANGE With the label side up Z CD OPEN CLOSE ...

Page 5: ...ess CD u DISC 1 DISC 2 or DISC 3 on the remote Tips You can change a CD while playing another Press Z CD OPEN CLOSE to pull out the CD tray and change the CD Press Z CD OPEN CLOSE again to close the CD tray Next time you want to listen to a CD just press CD u The player turns on automatically and starts playing the CD Notes Do not pull out the CD tray by hand as that may cause trouble or malfuncti...

Page 6: ...cy digits begin to change in the display The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station If you can t tune in a station press the button repeatedly to change the frequency step by step Listening to the radio Display 1 2 Indicates an FM stereo broadcast BAND RADIO AUTO PRESET CD TUNE m M CD TAPE m M TAPE TUNE P R E S E T C D MULTI JOG C D P R E S E T ...

Page 7: ...ad antenna and connect the FM outdoor antenna not supplied page 33 AM Keep the AM loop antenna as far as possible from the player and reorient it Tips The FM1 and FM2 bands have the same functions You can store the stations you want separately in FM1 and FM2 If the FM broadcast is noisy press MODE until MONO appears in the display and the radio will play in monaural Next time you want to listen to...

Page 8: ...s 31 34 1 Press Z PUSH OPEN CLOSE to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape Use TYPE I normal tape only 2 Press TAPE N The player turns on direct power on and starts playing 2 1 1 With the side you want to play facing you Display B TAPE Z PUSH OPEN CLOSE ...

Page 9: ...PE N The player turns on automatically and starts playing the tape To Do this adjust the volume Turn VOLUME press VOL on the remote stop playback Press x fast forward or rewind Press M TAPE or the tape TAPE m select the deck Press DECK A B eject the cassette Press Z PUSH OPEN CLOSE turn on off the player Press POWER POWER VOLUME M TAPE TAPE m x Z PUSH OPEN CLOSE COUNTER RESET DECK A B ...

Page 10: ...2 Select the program source you want to record To record from the CD player insert a CD see page 4 and press x on the CD section To record from the radio tune in the station you want see page 6 To record from a tape insert a recorded tape into deck A and press x on the TAPE section 3 1 2 2 2 With the side you want to record on facing you Display B CD TAPE Z PUSH OPEN CLOSE BAND RADIO AUTO PRESET ...

Page 11: ... deck B and press x on the tape section 2 Press z X and then TAPE N Use these buttons for additional operations Tips Adjusting the volume or the audio emphasis see page 21 will not affect the recording level If the AM program makes a whistling sound after you ve pressed z X in step 3 press MODE to select the position that most decreases the noise When recording from two or three CDs the player pau...

Page 12: ... of tracks left and twice remaining time on the CD the current track number and three times playing time For a track whose number is more than 20 the remaining time appears as Tip When two or three CDs are placed select the CD you want to check information about by pressing DISC CHANGE DISC 1 DISC 2 or DISC 3 on remote DISPLAY Current CD number Total track number Total playing time Checking the to...

Page 13: ...he player use M CD or CD m a point while observing Press forward or the display backward in pause and hold down until you find the point on the player use M CD or CD m Note You cannot locate a specific track if SHUF or PGM is lit in the display Turn off the indication by pressing x on the CD section Tip When you locate a track numbered over 10 press 10 first then the corresponding number buttons E...

Page 14: ...e CD to be played 3 Press CD u to start repeat play Playing two or three CDs repeatedly 1 Press MODE until ALL DISCS appears in the display 2 Press REPEAT until REPEAT appears in the display 3 Press CD u to start repeat play On the remote Playing a single track repeatedly 1 Press REPEAT until REPEAT 1 appears in the display 2 Press DISC 1 DISC 2 or DISC 3 to select the CD to be played The player s...

Page 15: ... tracks see steps 1 3 on page 17 2 Press REPEAT until REPEAT appears in the display 3 Press CD u to start repeat play To cancel repeat play Press REPEAT until REPEAT disappears from the display On the remote Playing tracks of a single CD in random order repeatedly 1 Press MODE until SHUF appears in the display 2 Press REPEAT until REPEAT appears in the display 3 Press DISC 1 DISC 2 or DISC 3 to se...

Page 16: ... tracks of two or three CDs in random order 1 Press MODE until ALL DISCS SHUF appears in the display 2 Press CD u to start shuffle play To cancel shuffle play Press MODE until SHUF disappears from the display CD u DISC CHANGE MODE On the remote Playing tracks of a single CD in random order 1 Press MODE until SHUF appears in the display 2 Press DISC 1 DISC 2 or DISC 3 to select the CD to be played ...

Page 17: ...our own program Program Play You can make a program of up to 20 tracks from all the CDs in the order you want them to be played continued DISC CHANGE MULTI JOG CD u CD number Track number Playing order On the remote 1 Press MODE until ALL DISCS PGM appears in the display 2 Press DISC 1 DISC 2 or DISC 3 to select the CD 3 Press the number buttons for the tracks you want to program in the order you ...

Page 18: ... Press x on the CD section once if the CD is stopped and twice if the CD is playing The current program will be erased Then create a new program following the programing procedure Creating your own program Program Play continued Tips You can play the same program again since the program is saved until you open the CD tray You can record your own program 1 After you ve created the program insert a ...

Page 19: ... preset a station with a weak signal manually 1 Press RADIO BAND AUTO PRESET until the band you want appears in the display 2 Press TUNE or TUNE to set the frequency to the station you want 3 Press and hold ENTER MEM for 2 seconds 4 Turn MULTI JOG until the preset number 1 to 10 you want for the station flashes in the display 5 Press ENTER MEM again On the remote 1 Press BAND to select the band 2 ...

Page 20: ...or the number buttons on the remote to tune in to your favorite stations MULTI JOG RADIO BAND AUTO PRESET 1 Press RADIO BAND AUTO PRESET to select the band 2 Turn MULTI JOG to tune in the stored station On the remote 1 Press BAND to select the band 2 Press the number button to tune in the stored station ...

Page 21: ...izing low and high range audio POP light bright sounds emphasizing high and middle range audio JAZZ percussive sounds emphasizing bass audio VOCAL the presence of vocals stressing middle range audio Off the whole dynamic range for music such as classical music MEGA BASS SOUND Selecting the audio emphasis SOUND MEGA BASS You can adjust the audio emphasis of the sound you are listening to The Audio ...

Page 22: ...lay To return to normal sound press the button again Getting the surround effect Press SURROUND SUR appears in the display You can get the surround effect without connecting surround speakers To return to normal sound press the button again Selecting the audio emphasis SOUND MEGA BASS continued ...

Page 23: ...the audio signal pattern you are listening to Each time the button is pressed the display changes Choose To display Peak hold input level of each band and at the same time the highest level of each band for a certain moment Normal input level of each band Peak the highest level of each band DECK A B BAND SPCANL COUNTER RESET LINE DISC 3 DISC 2 CD RADIO DISC 1 SURROUND DISPLAY SOUND SLEEP CLOSE POW...

Page 24: ...2 hour system AM12 00 midnight PM12 00 noon CLOCK ENTER MEM MULTI JOG Before you begin hook up the system see pages 31 34 1 Press and hold CLOCK until the hour digit flashes 2 Set the clock 1 Turn MULTI JOG to set the hour and press ENTER MEM 2 Turn MULTI JOG to set the minutes 3 Press ENTER MEM The clock starts from 00 seconds ...

Page 25: ... press STANDBY 1 Prepare the music source you want to play Source Do this CD Insert a CD RADIO Tune in a station TAPE Insert a tape LINE Turn on the equipment connected to LINE IN 2 Press TIMER to display the indication Do the following operations by checking the display 3 Turn MULTI JOG until the music source you want to play CD TAPE RADIO or LINE appears in the display and press ENTER MEM Note Y...

Page 26: ... and the player will enter the standby mode again To check change the waking up timer settings Press TIMER then ENTER MEM Each time you press ENTER MEM a stored setting is displayed in the set order To change the setting display the setting you want to change and re enter it To use the player before a timer playback starts If you turn on the player you can use it as usual in case of the radio if y...

Page 27: ...ss TIMER to display the indication Do the following operations by checking the display window 3 Turn MULTI JOG to display RADIO and REC and press ENTER MEM When recording from the component connected to the LINE IN jacks of the player turn MULTI JOG to display LINE and REC and press ENTER MEM Notes You cannot preset recording timer and waking up timer page 25 at the same time When recording from t...

Page 28: ...d the power goes off the player enters the recording standby mode At the preset time the power will go on and music will fade in and the recording will start Then music will fade out and the power will go off at the preset time and the player will enter the standby mode again To check change the recording timer settings Press TIMER then ENTER MEM Each time you press ENTER MEM a stored setting is d...

Page 29: ...e player before a timer recording starts If you turn on the player you can use it as usual Before the preset time tune in the station you want to record and turn off the power To stop timer recording Press POWER to turn off the power ...

Page 30: ...ver you cannot store different radio stations 1 Play the music source you want 2 Press SLEEP to display SLEEP 3 Press SLEEP to select the minutes until the player goes off automatically Each time you press the button the indication changes as follows 60 t 90 t 120 t OFF t 10 t 20 t 30 If 4 seconds have passed after you pressed SLEEP the minutes in the display are entered The preset time has passed...

Page 31: ... up the speakers Connect the red wire to the plus terminal and the black wire to the minus terminal 2 AM loop antenna 1 Speaker cords 3 To a wall outlet 2 FM lead antenna Notes Be sure to turn off the power of the player before connecting disconnecting the AC power cord Connect the supplied speakers to this player If you connect any other speakers or equipment a mal function may occur SPEAKER IMP ...

Page 32: ...rom the end of the cable and twist the wires 2 Connect the wires to the terminals Setting up the AM loop antenna AM loop antenna supplied FM antenna supplied Keep the antenna as horizontal as possible Reorient the antenna to improve broadcast reception Note Do not connect the outdoor antenna to the AM EXT ANT terminals ...

Page 33: ...he AM reception Connect a 6 to 15 meter 20 to 50 feet insulated wire not supplied to the AM antenna terminal Keep the wire as horizontal as possible near the window or outdoor You do not need to disconnect the supplied AM loop antenna FM outdoor antenna not supplied Earth Earth Insulated wire not supplied FM EXT ANT 75Ω AM EXT ANT FM EXT ANT 75Ω AM EXT ANT continued ...

Page 34: ...he display one after another The player also enters the demonstration mode if you do not operate the player for about one minute after you turned it on To exit the demonstration mode set the clock of the player page 24 4 Inserting batteries into the remote Insert two size AA R6 batteries not supplied Replacing batteries With normal use the batteries should last for about six months When the remote...

Page 35: ...eception If you use the saving power function you can reduce power consumption to less than 1 W When the power is off press and hold DISPLAY for about 2 seconds The player enters the lower power consumption standby mode To cancel the saving power To make the time indication appear press and hold DISPLAY for about 2 seconds when the power is off DISPLAY ...

Page 36: ...and MiniDisc player recorder 1 Connect the LINE IN jacks of this player with the line output jacks of the MiniDisc player or other component using the audio connecting cable not supplied 2 Turn on the power of this player and the connected component 3 Press LINE and start playing sound on the connected component The sound from the connected component is output from the speakers TV VCR MiniDisc pla...

Page 37: ...age from the magnet When you move the player be sure to first remove the CD s otherwise you may not be able to take out the CD s later or trouble with the unit may occur On safety As the laser beam used in the CD player section is harmful to the eyes do not attempt to disassemble the casing Refer servicing to qualified personnel only Should any solid object or liquid fall into the player unplug th...

Page 38: ...ens inside the CD player section Should this occur the player will not operate properly In this case remove the CD and wait about an hour for the moisture to evaporate If the player has not been used for a long time set it in the playback mode to warm it up for a few minutes before inserting a cassette If you have any questions or problems concerning your player please consult your nearest Sony de...

Page 39: ...ephone or other equipment that emits radio waves near the player t Move the portable telephone etc away from the player Insert the CD with the label surface up Make sure that the CD tray is closed Place the CD with the label surface up Clean the CD Take out the CD and leave the CD tray open for about an hour to dry moisture condensation Make sure CD appears in the display window Reduce the volume ...

Page 40: ...PE appears in the display window Clean the erase head see page 41 The source which was recorded on TYPE II high position or TYPE IV metal tape using this unit is being played Record on TYPE I normal tape and play Make sure the tape is inserted properly Make sure the safety tab of the cassette is in place Clean the heads pinch rollers and capstans see page 41 Demagnetize the heads using a demagneti...

Page 41: ...mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine Cleaning the tape heads and tape path Wipe the heads the pinch rollers and the capstans with a cleaning swab slightly moistened with cleaning fluid or alcohol after every 10 hours of operation for optimum playback and recording quality To make the best possible recording however we rec...

Page 42: ...enna AM Loop antenna Cassette corder section Recording system 4 track 2 channel stereo Fast winding time Approx 100 s sec with Sony cassette C 60 Frequency response TYPE I normal 100 10 000 Hz General Speaker Woofer 13 cm 5 1 8 inches dia Tweeter 5 cm 2 inches dia 6 Ω cone type 2 Inputs LINE IN jacks 2 phono jacks Sensitivity 220 mV Outputs Headphones jack stereo minijack For 8 32 Ω impedance head...

Page 43: ...io 6 Locating a specific track 13 M N O MEGA BASS 22 P Q Playing a CD 4 a tape 8 preset radio stations 20 tracks repeatedly 14 Presetting radio stations 19 Program Play 17 R Radio stations playing 20 presetting 19 Recording on a tape 10 programed tracks 18 timer recording radio programs 27 Repeat Play 14 S Selecting audio emphasis 21 tracks 13 Setting the clock 24 Setting up 31 Shuffle Play 16 SOU...

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