Timer; Falling Asleep To Music; Sleep Timer; Waking Up To Music - Sony MHC-GNX100, MHC-GNX90, MHC-GNX88, MHC-GNX80, MHC-GNX77, MHC-GNX70, MHC-GX9900, MHC-GNX66, MHC-GNX60 Operating Instructions Manual

Timer

Falling asleep to music

— Sleep Timer

You can set the system to turn off at a preset
time, so that you can fall asleep to music.
Use buttons on the remote for the operation.
Press SLEEP repeatedly.
Each time you press the button, the minute
display (the turn-off time) changes cyclically as
follows:
AUTO* t 90min t 80min t 70min
t ... t 10min t OFF
* The system automatically turns off in 100 minutes or
after the current disc or tape finishes playing.
Other operations
To Do this
Press
Check the SLEEP once.
remaining time**
Press
Change the time SLEEP repeatedly to select
to turn off the time you want.
Press
Cancel the Sleep SLEEP repeatedly until
Timer "SLEEP OFF" appears in the
display.
** You cannot check the remaining time if you select
"AUTO".
Notes
• During CD Synchro Recording, do not set the Sleep
Timer to "AUTO".
• When the Sleep Timer is activated, "SLEEP" lights
up in the display.
Tip
You can use the Sleep Timer, even if you have not set
the clock.

Waking up to music

— Play Timer

You can wake up to music at a preset time. Make
sure you have set the clock (see "Setting the
clock" on page 13).
Use buttons on the remote for the operation.
1
Prepare the music source you want to
play back.
• Disc: Load a disc. To start from a specific
track, make a program (see "Creating
your own program" on page 17).
• Tape: Load a tape with the side you want
to play back facing forward.
• Radio: Tune in the preset station you
want (see "Listening to the radio" on
page 21).
2
Press VOLUME +/– to adjust the
volume.
3
Press CLOCK/TIMER SET.
"SET" appears in the display, then "PLAY
SET?" flashes in the display.
4
Press ENTER.
"ON" appears and the hour indication
flashes in the display.
5
Set the time to start playback.
Press –. or >+ repeatedly (or turn
.> on the unit clockwise or
counterclockwise) to set the hour, then
press ENTER.
The minute indication flashes in the
display.
Press –. or >+ repeatedly (or turn
.> on the unit clockwise or
counterclockwise) to set the minute, then
press ENTER.
6
Set the time to stop playback following
the same procedure as step 5.
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