Sony MHC-GX8800 - Mini Stereo System Operating Instructions Manual Download

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MHC-GN800 4-244-569-

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Mini Hi-Fi
Component
System

Operating Instructions

4-244-569-

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MHC-GN900
MHC-GN800
MHC-GN700/GX8800
MHC-GN600

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. 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.

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Page 1: ... GN700 GX8800 MHC GN600 2003 Sony Corporation Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit 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 Downloaded From Disc Player com Sony Manuals ...

Page 2: ...a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee ...

Page 3: ...kers SS GN800 Surround speakers SS RS800 The MHC GN700 MHC GX8800 consists of the following components Tuner CD player Stereo cassette deck Amplifier main unit HCD GN700 HCD GX8800 Speaker System Front speakers SS GN800 Surround speakers SS RS800 The MHC GN600 consists of the following components Tuner CD player Stereo cassette deck Amplifier main unit HCD GN600 Speaker System Front speakers SS GN...

Page 4: ... the CD display 24 Other Features Enhancing the video game sound Game Sync 25 Mixing video game sound with other sound source Game Mixing 25 Singing along 25 Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer 26 Waking up to music Daily Timer 26 Optional Components Hooking up optional components 28 Listening to audio from a connected component 29 Recording on a connected component 29 Connecting external antennas...

Page 5: ...9 13 14 18 19 21 22 23 26 27 32 REC PAUSE START qk 17 18 25 REPEAT 8 11 12 SURROUND MHC GN900 GN600 only w 22 SURROUND SPEAKER MODE except for MHC GN900 GN600 w 20 TAPE A B ek 16 17 TUNER BAND el 14 15 TUNER MEMORY 7 14 VOLUME ws 20 30 SYMBOLS 1 power 1 hH play qa x stop qs X pause qd go backward qf go forward qf m rewind qg M fast forward qg V v B b q A A Eject A es A B Eject B ql List of Button ...

Page 6: ...D MHC GN900 GN600 only qs 22 SURROUND SPEAKER MODE except for MHC GN900 GN600 qs 20 SLEEP 1 26 TAPE A B qa 16 17 TUNER BAND qk 14 15 TUNING wa 14 15 TUNING ws 14 15 VOL 8 20 SYMBOLS 1 power 4 nN play wg X pause 5 x stop 6 go backward wd go forward wf m rewind wa M fast forward ws M m qg A M P Z ALPHABETICAL ORDER Subwoofer LINK indicator 2 20 MATRIX SURR 1 indicator 3 20 MATRIX SURR 2 indicator 4 ...

Page 7: ...ion Black Stripe Red Solid 3 Surround speaker Right MHC GN800 GN700 GX8800 only Black Stripe Blue Solid 3 Insert only the stripped portion Main Unit Subwoofer MHC GN800 only 1 Connect the front speakers Connect the speaker cords to the FRONT SPEAKER terminals Red L R _ Blue 2 Connect the surround speakers MHC GN800 MHC GN700 and MHC GX8800 only Connect the speaker cords to SURROUND SPEAKER termina...

Page 8: ...GE SELECTOR 240V Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally AM loop antenna 5 For models equipped with a voltage selector set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the position of your local power line voltage 6 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet The 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 y...

Page 9: ... 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote 2 Press M or m repeatedly to select CLOCK SET and then press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote 3 Do the same procedure as steps 3 to 6 above Note The clock settings are cancelled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs Front speaker L Front speaker R 45º Surround speaker L Surround speaker R Main Unit Subwoofer 0 3m Positioning the spe...

Page 10: ...t on the inner circle of the tray 3 Press hH Tip You cannot change the play mode during playback To change the play mode press x to stop playback Other Operations To Stop playback Pause playback Select a track Find a point in a track Select a CD when playback is stopped Switch to CD function from another source To play All CDs in the disc tray continuously The CD you have selected in the original ...

Page 11: ...D ROMs CD Rs recordable CDs and CD RWs rewritable CDs Do this Press REPEAT repeatedly to select REP 1 or REP 1 2 Press REPEAT until REP or REP 1 disappears from the display Press DISC SKIP EX CHANGE Press OPEN CLOSE Z Track number Playing time LINK LINK ALL DISCS SURR EFFECT V GROOVE B A Disc tray number The disc must be in the ISO 9660 level 1 level 2 or Joliet format ISO 9660 Format The most com...

Page 12: ...be able to search between multiple tracks Furthermore the playing time may not be displayed correctly depending on the MP3 audio tracks 3 All the tracks on the CD are played back repeatedly up to five times You cannot select REP and ALL DISCS SHUF at the same time 4 The current track is played back repeatedly until REP 1 is cancelled Tips When you press CD or one of the DISC 1 3 buttons to switch ...

Page 13: ...or repeatedly until the track you want appears in the display Track number Total playing time including selected track LINK LINK ALL DISCS SURR EFFECT V GROOVE B A Disc tray number 5 Press PUSH ENTER The track s is are programmed The program step number appears followed by the total playing time 6 Program additional discs or tracks To program Other discs Other tracks on the same disc Other tracks ...

Page 14: ...ur area and store your favourite stations manually Manually tune in and store the radio frequency of your favourite stations Do this Setting presets through automatic tuning Setting presets through manual tuning 4 Press or or PRESET or on the remote repeatedly to select the preset number you want to store 5 Press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote Complete appears in the display The station is stor...

Page 15: ...ction Do this Follow the procedure described in Setting presets through manual tuning Start over from step 1 After step 3 press or or PRESET or on the remote repeatedly to select the preset number you want to store the other station Preset number Frequency Listening to the radio You can listen to a radio station either by selecting a preset station or by manually tuning in the station Listening to...

Page 16: ...E A B while the power is off the power turns on automatically and TAPE is selected as a function 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 backward and the number of songs being skipped 1 9 app...

Page 17: ...nt 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 For recording from the radio If noise is heard while recording from the r...

Page 18: ...lect j or RELAY to record on both sides 9 Press REC PAUSE START Recording starts Recording to a tape continued To Cancel Program Edit Clear a track from the end Tip To check the required tape length for recording a CD press EDIT 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 respectiv...

Page 19: ...eck B Make sure the tape is in forward direction 7 Press 1 to turn off the power When the recording starts the volume level is set to the minimum To Check the setting Change the setting Cancel timer operation Notes If you do not turn off the power before the preset time the timer recording does not function The power will turn on 15 seconds before the preset time Do this Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT o...

Page 20: ...sound mode you want Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows LINK1 t MATRIX SURR2 1 LINK Reproduces the same sound with different output levels 2 MATRIX SURR MATRIX SURR 1 Reproduces a wide range of sound that can actually sense the size of the room 3 MATRIX SURR 2 Reproduces a wide range of sound that can actually sense the size of the room The surround sound is re...

Page 21: ...rth and Latin American models only Adjusting the graphic equalizer and storing the personal file You can adjust the sound by raising or lowering the level of specific frequency band then store up to three personal files P FILE in the memory Before adjustment select the preset effect you want for your basic sound 1 Press or repeatedly to select a frequency band or surround effect then press M or m ...

Page 22: ... GN600 only Press SURROUND Each time you press the button the display changes as follows SURROUND ON Y SURROUND OFF MHC GN800 GN700 GX8800 only 1 Press or repeatedly to select SURROUND then press M or m repeatedly to adjust the surround effect 2 Press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote Note When you select certain sound effects the surround effect may be cancelled Adjusting the graphic equalizer an...

Page 23: ... as follows PATTERN 1 t PATTERN 2 t PATTERN 3 t PATTERN 4 t PATTERN OFF Notes When you turn VOLUME or press VOL on the remote power illuminator shows the current volume level During the demonstration display you can turn on or off power illuminator by pressing ILLUMINATION Turning off the display Power Saving Mode The demonstration display and the clock display can be turned off to minimize the am...

Page 24: ... albums and the total playing time5 t Disc title3 or title of the current album4 t Clock display for a few seconds t Effect status Press DISPLAY repeatedly when playback is stopped during Program Play and there is a program Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows The last track number of the program and the total playing time6 t Total number of programmed tracks fo...

Page 25: ...ctive while the power is on even if the function is changed Notes Game Mixing is cancelled when you press REC PAUSE START Game Mixing does not function during CD Synchro Recording Singing along You can sing along with any stereo CD or tape You need to connect an optional microphone 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down the microphone volume 2 Connect an optional microphone to MIC jack 3 Start playi...

Page 26: ...s M or m repeatedly to set the minute then press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote 6 Set the time to stop playback following step 5 above 7 Press M or m repeatedly until the music source you want appears The display changes as follows t TUNER y CD PLAY T t TAPE PLAY T Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer You need to use the remote to activate the Sleep Timer You can set the system to turn off at a ...

Page 27: ... timer operation Notes If you do not turn off the power before the preset time the Daily Timer does not function The power will turn on 15 seconds before the preset time Do this Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press M or m repeatedly to select DAILY SELECT then press PUSH ENTER or ENTER on the remote Start from step 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and press M or m repeatedly to...

Page 28: ...ame sound effects C CD DIGITAL OUT jack Use a digital optical cable square not supplied to connect the digital input of the optional MD deck to this jack You can then record digital audio from this system D MD VIDEO IN jacks Use audio cords not supplied to connect the audio output of the optional component such as MD deck or VCR to these jacks You can then output audio through this system E VIDEO ...

Page 29: ...deck 1 Connect the audio cords See Hooking up optional components on page 28 2 Hold down MD VIDEO and press 1 while the power is on Release 1 first then release MD VIDEO This switches the function from MD to VIDEO Start playing the connected VCR 1 Press GAME 2 Select the preset effect See Selecting the preset effect on page 21 To Make a digital recording from CD onto a connected MD deck Tip When y...

Page 30: ...re occurs for longer than half a day Redo Presetting radio stations on page 14 There is no sound Turn VOLUME clockwise The headphones are connected to the PHONES jack Insert only the stripped portion of the speaker cord into the SPEAKER terminal Inserting the vinyl portion of the speaker cord will obstruct the speaker connections There is no audio output during Timer Recording There is severe hum ...

Page 31: ...ISC ALBM or ALL DISCS appears MP3 audio track cannot be played back Recording was not performed according to the ISO 9660 level 1 level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format The MP3 audio track does not have the extension MP3 The data is not stored in MP3 format The discs containing tracks other than MPEG 1 2 and 2 5 Audio Layer 3 files cannot be played back MP3 audio tracks take a longer time to pl...

Page 32: ...na Set CD POWER OFF by CD power manage function page 15 A stereo FM program cannot be received in stereo Press FM MODE so that MONO disappears If the system still does not operate properly after performing the above measures reset the system as follows 1 Unplug the power cord 2 Plug the power cord back in 3 Press x AMP MENU and 1 at the same time 4 Press 1 to turn on the system The system is reset...

Page 33: ... prevent a malfunction do not cover the ventilation hole for the cooling fan If you have any questions or problems concerning your unit please consult your nearest Sony dealer On operation If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lens inside the CD player Should this occur the unit will not operate properly Remove ...

Page 34: ...d at AC 127V 60 Hz Mexican model only The following are measured at AC 120 220 240V 50 60 Hz except Mexican model DIN power output rated 170 170 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output reference 220 220 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD MHC GN800 SS WG800 The following are measured at AC 127V 60 Hz Mexican model only The following are measured at AC 120 220 240V 50 60 Hz except Mexican mo...

Page 35: ...r models 531 1 602 kHz with the interval set at 9 kHz 530 1 710 kHz with the interval set at 10 kHz Antenna AM loop antenna Antenna terminals External antenna terminal Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Speaker Front speaker SS GN900 MHC GN900 only Speaker system 2 way 3 unit bass reflex type Speaker units Woofer 16 cm cone type Tweeter 2 5 cm dome type Nominal impedance 4 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx...

Page 36: ...s MHC GN600 145 watts Dimensions w h d HCD GN900 GN800 GN700 GX8800 GN600 Approx 280 x 360 x 386 5 mm Mass HCD GN900 Approx 12 2 kg HCD GN800 Approx 13 6 kg HCD GN700 GX8800 Approx 11 4 kg HCD GN600 Approx 10 5 kg Supplied accessories AM loop antenna 1 Remote commander 1 Batteries 2 FM lead antenna 1 Front speaker pads 8 Surround speaker pads 8 MHC GN800 GN700 GX8800 only Subwoofer pads 4 MHC GN80...

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