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Summary of Contents for SS-CT560

Page 1: ... s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No Serial No MHC MGSIOAV MHC MG31OAV MHC MG I 10 0 2001 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...one or more of the followmg measures Reorient or relocate the recewng antenna Increase the separation between the eqmpment and recewer Connect the eqmpment mto an outlet on a cncutt different from that to which the recewer ISconnected Consult the dealer or an expertenced radio TV techntclan for help The shlelded Interface cable recommended m this manual must be used wth this equtpment m order to c...

Page 3: ...ng radio programs 23 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound DBFB GROOVE V GROOVE 24 Selecting the sound effect 24 Selecting the surround effect 25 Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound 25 Selecting the sound formation Multi room selector 25 mpp m _II ____ Other Features Enhancing video game sound Game Sync 26 Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer 26 Wakmg up to music Daily Timer 26 _ _ _ _ i _ _LIX_...

Page 4: ...29 KEYBOARD 1NPuT ack q 27 LINK fl 25 MENU q 16 18 4 PHONES Jack q PLAY MODE q 14 22 PRESET EQ q 24 PRO LOGIC q I 1 25 PUSH OPEN Front cover q 12 REAR q 25 REC PAUSE START j 2 I 22 REPEAT j 14 STEREO MONO q 19 SURROUND fl 25 SURROUND MODE q 25 TAPE A B q 20 TIMER SELECT q 23 27 TIMER SET q ll 23 26 TUNER BAND q 18 VIDEO IN Jack q 29 VIDEO MD q 28 VOLUME conti 01 q 1 BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS deck A q l ...

Page 5: ...MODE q 14 22 PRESET EQ q 24 PRO LOGIC q I 1 25 REAR q I I REPEAT q I 4 SCROLL q 17 SLEEP ijj 26 SURROUND q 25 TAPE A B q 20 TESTTONE q 11 TUNER BAND q IS VIDEO MD q 28 VOL I q BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS I O power q play l II pause q n stop q I44 go back q 44 rewmd q H fast forward q HI go forward q tDISC DISC r q q continued 5 ...

Page 6: ... 19 ENTER q 11 15 18 22 26 28 34 GAME q 26 29 GROOVE i j 24 PLAY MODE q 14 22 PRESET EQ q 24 REPEAT q 14 SCROLL q 17 SLEEP q 26 SURROUND q 25 TAPE A B q 20 TUNER BAND q 18 VIDEO MD q 28 VOL q BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 1 I O power q t play Ia II pause q n stop ljjj I44 go back q 44 rewmd q W fast forward q W go forward q DISC DISC q q ...

Page 7: ... your system usmg the supplied cords and f 9 AM loop antenna Rear surround speaker Right FM antenna Center surround speaker Rear surround speaker Left MHC MGSlOAV ISthe model used for illustration purpose MHC MGS lOAV MG3 1OAV only MHC MC5 1OAV only ...

Page 8: ...AR Jacks on the unit and to the Jacks on the rear surround speakers as shown below Insert only the stripped portion Red 0 q Connect the center surround speaker MHC MG510AVIMG310AV only Connect the speaker cords to the SURROUND SPEARER CENTER Jacks on the unit as shown below Insert only the stripped portion Red 0 B k 0 q Connect the sub woofer MHC MGJlOAV only Connect the speaker cords to the SURRO...

Page 9: ...trons on page 35 l The MHC MGl 10 speaker system ts not magnettcally shtelded Therefore leave a space of 5 to 10 cm or more when placmg the front speakers next to a televtston Extend the FM antenna horlzontally q Connect the power cord to a wall outlet The demonstration appears m the display When you press I b the system turns on and the demonstration automatically ends Note on placement Be sure t...

Page 10: ... of the room The rear speakers may be placed on both sides of the listening position 0 or behind the listening position 0 Tip For MHC MG310AV customers you can connect an optmnal sub woofer speaker see page 30 Setting the center speaker Attach the supplied speaker pads to the bottom of the center surround speaker to stabilize the speaker and prevent it from slippmg I I I ki b Place the center surr...

Page 11: ... when you fimsh adjusting The test tone turns off Note The test tone feature works only for Dolby Pro Logtc Surround sound 1 Turn on the system 2 Press TIMER SET When you set the clock for the first time go t to step 5 9 0 3 Press Itl or W repeatedly to fn select CLOCK SET B 4 Press ENTER 3 P 5 Press W or W repeatedly to set the hour 6 Press ENTER 7 Press W or H repeatedly to set the mmute 8 Press...

Page 12: ...ights up even m the Power Savmg Mode l The timer functions mthe Power SavmgMode Note You cannot setthe time m the Power Saving Mode To cancel the Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY once to show the demonstration or twice to show the clock display Front over 2 Turn DISC ACCESS or press DlSC or DISC on the remote until you find the disc slot where you want to msert a disc while checkmg the disc number ...

Page 13: ...tary table turns and the disc slot at the 8 loading posttton 1s set to the playing s position 0 Removing CDs After followtng step 1 of Loading a CD on page 12 remove the discs Then close the front cover Notes Always close the front cover except when you load or remove discs l Do not load an empty 8 cm CD adaptor It may damage the mm l Do not attach anythmg such as seals or sleeves to CDs It may da...

Page 14: ...LL DISCS SHUF Shuffle Play 1 DISC SHUF Shuffle Play PGM Program Play To play All CDs m the disc tray contmuously The CD you have selected m orlgmal order The tracks on all CDs m random order The tracks on the CD you have selected m random order The tracks on all CDs m the order you want them to be played see Programmg CD tracks on page 15 Other Operations pomt Turn DISC ACCESS to the right to go f...

Page 15: ...Do this Cancel Program Press PLAY MODE repeatedly plav until PC l disappears Check the Press I44 or W or HI or program HI on the remote repeatedly durmg Program Play Clear a track or Press CLEAR m stop mode 8 disc from the end Clear the entxe Press and hold CLEAR program Add tracks or Perform steps 3 to 5 discs to the program in stop mode l The program you made remams after Program Play fimshes To...

Page 16: ... followmg characters l Upper cases A Z l Numbers 0 9 l Symbols 7 Press W The character you selected m step 6 stops flashing and the cursor shifts to the nght 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to complete the entire title If you made a mrstake Press 44 or W until the character you want to change flashes then repeat steps 6 and 7 To erase a character Press CLEAR while the character 1s flashing You cannot inser...

Page 17: ... Press ENTER You can check the remammg time of the current track or the entire CD When a CD TEXT disc 1sloaded you can also check the mformatlon recorded on the disc such as the titles Press DISPLAY repeatedly 8 The display changes cyclically as follows During normal play Elapsed playmg time of the current track Remammg time of thecurrent track Track title CD TEXT disc only Clock display Effect st...

Page 18: ...ed 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 to store other stations To tune in a station with a weak signal Press ti or w repeatedly m step 2 to tune m the statron manually To set another station to an existing preset number Start over from step 1 After step 4 press w or w repeatedly to select the preset number you want to store the other station To change the AM tuning interval The AM tuning Interval 1sfactory set ...

Page 19: ...nnas or connect a commercially available external antenna Station Name You can label each preset station with up to 12 characters Station Name You can also label preset stations usmg an optronal keyboard see Labeling titles through the keyboard on page 27 1 Tune the desired station you want to label see Llstenmg to the radio on this page 2 Follow the same procedures as from steps 3 to 9 of Labelin...

Page 20: ...ions To Stop play Pause Do this Press W Press II PAUSE or II on the remote Press agam to resume play Fast forward or rewmd Press 4 or H Remove the cassette Press A Searching for beginning of a track AMS Press I44 or w or t 4 or w on the remote repeatedly durmg playback for the number of songs you want to skip forward or backward The display shows the number of tracks to be slupped The Automatic Mu...

Page 21: ...ress Insert the CD or tape or tune In the z DlSC or DISC on the remote station you want to record to select the CD you want to record Press CD SYNCHRO Press REC PAUSE START Deck B stands by for recording Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select to record on one srde Select C or RELAY to record on both sides Press REC PAUSE START Recording starts Start playmg the music source to be recorded To stop rec...

Page 22: ...ck appears 6 Press ENTER The track ISprogramed The programed track and corresponding step playmg order appear followed by the total playmg time 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the same disc or 4 to 6 for tracks from another disc to program additional discs or tracks 8 Press CD SYNCHRO Deck B stands by to record m the direction of the mdicatron The CD player pauses for play 9 Press DIRECTION repeatedly ...

Page 23: ...ing followmg the procedure in step 4 The start time appears followed by the stop time the preset radio station to be recorded e g TUNER FM 5 then the orlgmal display appears 6 Load a recordable tape Into deck B 7 Press l e to turn off the system When the recording starts the volume IS reduced to mmlmum Other Operations To Do th1 s Check the Press TIMER SELECT or CLOCK settmg TIMER SELECT on the re...

Page 24: ...VCDs etc Press GROOVE on the remote Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows GROOVE ON V GROOVE ON GROOVE OFF off Tip GROOVE and V GOOVE arefactory setto on The preset rnusx menu lets you select the sound charactensttcs according to the sound you are listemng to Selecting the effect from the music menu Press PRESET EQ repeatedly to select the preset you want The pre...

Page 25: ...ct the swround effect will be canceled MHC MG51 OAV MGBl OAV only You can enjoy Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound from Dolby Surround encoded l e vsuu video tapes Complete the setup and adjustments first see page 10 Press PRO LOGIC while playmg a program source Press PRO LOGIC again to cancel the Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound Notes l You cannot use both Dolby Pro Logtc Surround sound and other surro...

Page 26: ...EP repeatedly until SLEEP OFF aooears Daily Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time Make sure you have set the clock see Settmg the time on page 11 1 Prepare the music source you want to play l CD LoadaCD To startfroma specific track make a program see Programing CD tracks on page 1 5 l Tape Load a tape with the side you want to play facmg forward l Radio Tune m the preset station you want...

Page 27: ...me You can use the Sony KB 10 keyboard not supplied In prmclple you may use any IBM compatible keyboard with a PS 2 Interface However not all keyboards are guaranteed to work properly so we recommend usmg the KB 10 keyboard SCIBM 1s the registered trademark of lnternatlonal Busmess Machmes Corporation The power consumption must be 120 mA or less Note Hum or noise may enter the AM radio sound depen...

Page 28: ...em To the audio output lacks of an MD deck a VCR etc i 1 i I h To the digital Input lack of a digital component To Make a digltal recording from CD to MD Do this Connect an optIca cable Llsten to the analog Connect the audio cords sound ofa Press 5 lCHNIDEO MD connected VCR repeatedly until VIDEO appears LIsten to the analog With the system turned off sound of the press 5 lCH VIDEO MD connected MD...

Page 29: ...anel of the umt to the video input of a TV usmg the optional video cable To listen to the sound of the connected video game machme press GAME To the video Input of a TV To the video output of the wdeo game machme I To audio output of the video game machme Notes l The wdeo game machme Image may appear on the TV screen even if the system IS turned off l See Selectmg the sound effect on page 24 for v...

Page 30: ... the DVD player the DVD player When your DVD player has 5 1 channel analog outputs Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors To listen to the sound of the connected DVD player press 5 1CWVIDEO MD or 5 1CH on the remote until 5 lCH appears Note You cannot enjoy the 5 I channel surround sound if you connect a DVD player which does not have the 5 I channel analog outputs 30 ...

Page 31: ... cabmet To prevent a malfunction do not cover the ventilation hole for the cooling fan On operation If the system IS brought directly from a cold to a warm locatton or LSplaced m a very damp room moisture may condense on the lens mslde the CD player Should this occur the system will not operate properly Remove the CD and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the morsture evaporates l ...

Page 32: ...the speakers are connected correctly and firmly Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer General The display starts flashmg as soon as you plug m the power cord even though you have not turned on the system See step 6 of Hookmg up the system on page 9 l Press DISPLAY twce when the system LSturned off The demonstration disappears The clock setting radio presetting timer IS cancel...

Page 33: ...l Connect only one of the supplied speakers to each set of speaker termmals Connect the supplied speakers The sound comes from the center speaker only for MHCMG510AV MG310AV only l The source bemg played back IS monaural Press PRO LOGIC to turn off the Dolby Pro Logtc mode There IS no sound from the center speaker for MHC MG510AVIMG310AV only l Connect the speaker cords properly see page 8 There I...

Page 34: ...system enters standby mode automatically l The tape was not loaded correctly There IS severe hum or noise TUNED 01 STEREO flashes m the display l Adjust the antenna l The ugnal strength IS too weak Connect the external antenna l The supplied FM antenna recewes signals along Its entue length so make sure you extend It fully l Locate the antennas as far away from the speaker cords as possible l Cons...

Page 35: ...tmuous RMS power output 45 watts 8 ohms at 100 Hz 10 THD MHC MG31 OAV Front speaker Contmuous RMS power output 15 15 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Total harmomc distortton less than 0 09 8 ohms at 1 kHz 40 waus Center speaker Continuous RMS power output 25 watts 8 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Rear speaker Contmuous RMS power output 25 25 watts 8 ohms at I kHz 10 THD MHC MGl 10 Continuous RMS power output 1...

Page 36: ... 13 000 Hz 3 dB usmg Sony TYPE I cassette Wow and flutter 20 15 W Peak IEC 0 I W RMS NAB 0 2 W Peak DIN Tuner section FM stereo FM AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tunmg range Antenna Antenna termmals North Amertcan model Australian model Intermediate frequency AM tuner section Tumng range North Amertcan model Australian model Antenna Antenna termmals Intermediate frequency Speaker Front ...

Page 37: ...ss Approx I O kg net pet speaker Sub woofer MHC MG510AV only SS WG60 System Speaker system Passtve sub woofer Masmettcallv shtelded Speaker untt Wolfer I6 cm cone type Enclosure type Advanced SAW type Reproductton frequency range 20 245 Hz High frequency cut off frequency 245 Hz Dimenstons w h d Approx 205 x 383 x 3 I2 mm mcluding front grille Mass Approx 6 6 kg General Power requtrements North Am...

Page 38: ...Sony Corporation Pnnted In Chma http www world sony com ...

Page 39: ... WITH ALL FAULTS or consumables such as fuses or batteries This warranty ISvalid only In the United States Proof of purchase rn the form of a bill of sale or recerpted rnvorce whrch IS evidence that the unit IS withrn the Warranty period must be presented to obtain warranh service Thus warranty IS Invalid if the facton applied serial number has been altered or removed from the Product REPAIR OR RE...

Page 40: ...uctions completely before operating the appliance and keep this manual for future reference Carefully observe all warnings precautions and instructions on the appliance and in the operating instructions and adhere to them Sony Corporation 0 2000 Printed in China 3 229 192 31 i ...

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