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Sony MHC-ZX10 Operating Instructions Manual

Sony MHC-ZX10 Operating Instructions Manual

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Mini Hi-Fi
Component
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Operating Instructions

Owner'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-ZX10
©2000 Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1: Operating Instructions

    Operating Instructions Owner’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.
  • Page 2 AMERICA ® NERGY is a U.S. registered mark. ® NERGY Partner, Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ® guidelines for energy efficiency. This stereo system is equipped with the Dolby B-type noise reduction system*. * Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Getting Started Step 1: Hooking up the system ... 4 Step 2: Setting the time ... 6 Step 3: Presetting radio stations ... 8 Saving the power in standby mode ... 10 Basic Operations Playing a CD ... 11 Recording a CD ...

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Getting Started Step 1: Hooking up the system Follow steps 1 through 3 of the following procedure to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories. Front speaker (Right) Connect the front speakers. Connect the speaker cords of the front speakers to the FRONT SPEAKER jacks as below.
  • Page 5 Connect the FM/AM antennas. Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it. Jack type A Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally. AM loop antenna Jack type B Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally. AM loop antenna Connect the power cord to a wall outlet. If the supplied adapter on the plug does not fit your wall outlet, detach it from the plug (only for models equipped with an adapter).

  • Page 6: Step 2: Setting The Time

    Step 1: Hooking up the system (continued) To attach the front speaker pads Attach the supplied front speaker pads to the bottom of the speakers to stabilize the speakers and prevent them from slipping. Inserting two size AA (R6) batteries into the remote With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months.
  • Page 7 Move the multi stick toward v or V repeatedly to set the hour. Move the multi stick toward B. The minute indication flashes. Move the multi stick toward v or V repeatedly to set the minute. Press PUSH ENTER. To cancel the menu operation Press MODE SELECT.

  • Page 8: Step 3: Presetting Radio Stations

    Step 3: Presetting radio stations You can preset a total of 30 stations (20 for FM and 10 for AM). (Power) . > Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM. Press and hold m or M until the frequency indication starts to change, then release.
  • Page 9 To tune in a station with a weak signal Press m or M repeatedly in step 2 to tune in the station manually. To set another station to an existing preset number Start over from step 1. After step 5, press . or >...

  • Page 10: Saving The Power In Standby Mode

    Saving the power in standby mode You can lower the power consumption to a minimum (Power Saving Mode) and save energy in the standby mode. (Power) DISPLAY , Press DISPLAY repeatedly when the power is off. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows: t Demonstration t clock Power Saving Mode T...

  • Page 11: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations Playing a CD — Normal Play You can play up to five CDs in a row. CD NX Multi stick (Power) . > PUSH ENTER DISC SKIP . > CD N MODE SELECT ENTER VOL +/– Press one of the A 1~5 buttons and place a CD on the disc tray.
  • Page 12 Playing a CD (continued) Do this Press x. Stop play Press CD NX (or X on the Pause remote). Press again to resume play. Select a track During play or pause, press > (to go forward) or . (to go back). Press and hold down M or m Find a point in a track...

  • Page 13: Recording A Cd

    Recording a CD — CD Synchro Recording The CD SYNC button lets you record from a CD to a tape easily. You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO ) tapes. The recording level is adjusted automatically. TAPE B N indicator TAPE B n Multi stick (Power)

  • Page 14: Listening To The Radio

    Recording a CD (continued) To stop recording Press x. To cancel the menu operation Press MODE SELECT. Tips • If you want to record from the reverse side, press TAPE B n to light its indicator after pressing CD SYNC. •...
  • Page 15 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM. Press . or > repeatedly to tune in the desired preset station. Preset number* Frequency * When only one station is preset, “ONE PRESET” appears in the display. Do this Press ?/1. Turn off the radio Adjust the volume Turn VOLUME (or press...

  • Page 16: Recording From The Radio

    Recording from the radio You can record the radio program on a tape by calling up a preset station. You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO level is automatically adjusted. (Power) TAPE B n Press TUNER/BAND to select FM or Press .

  • Page 17: Playing A Tape

    Tips • If you want to record from the reverse side, press TAPE B n to light its indicator after pressing REC PAUSE/START in step 4. • 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.
  • Page 18 Playing a tape (continued) Press A A or A B and insert a recorded tape in deck A or B. Insert with the side you want to play facing forward. Tape presence indicator lights in the display. Tape presence indicator Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select “TAPE A”...
  • Page 19 Tips • Pressing TAPE A (or TAPE B) N or n when the power is off automatically turns the power on and starts tape playback if there is a tape in the deck (One Touch Play). When the system is in the Power Saving Mode, the One Touch Play function does not work.

  • Page 20: Recording From A Tape

    Recording from a tape — High-speed Dubbing You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO tapes. The recording level is automatically adjusted. (Power) Press A A and A B and insert a recorded tape in deck A and a recordable tape in deck B.

  • Page 21: The Cd Player

    The CD Player Using the CD display You can check the remaining time of the current track or that of the CD. When a CD TEXT disc is loaded, you can check the information stored on the disc, such as the disc titles or artist names.

  • Page 22: Playing The Cd Tracks Repeatedly

    Playing the CD tracks repeatedly –– Repeat Play This function lets you repeat a single CD or all CDs in Normal Play, Shuffle Play and Program Play. (Power) Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display, then place a CD. Press MODE SELECT repeatedly to select “Set Up Mode”, then press PUSH ENTER.

  • Page 23: Playing The Cd Tracks In Random Order

    Playing the CD tracks in random order –– Shuffle Play You can play all the tracks on one CD or all CDs in random order. Multi stick (Power) PUSH ENTER DISC 1~5 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display, then place a CD.

  • Page 24: Programming The Cd Tracks

    Programming the CD tracks –– Program Play You can make a program of up to 32 tracks from all the CDs in the order you want them to be played. (Power) Multi stick PUSH ENTER CD N MODE SELECT ENTER VOL +/–...

  • Page 25: To Check The Program

    To program additional tracks, repeat steps 5 through 7. Skip step 5 to select tracks from the same disc. Press PUSH ENTER. Press CD NX. All the tracks play in the order you selected. To cancel the menu operation Press MODE SELECT. To cancel Program Play 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”...

  • Page 26: The Tape Deck

    The Tape Deck Recording on a tape manually You can record from CD, tape, or radio as you like. For example, you can record just the songs you want or record from the middle of the tape. The recording level is adjusted automatically. (Power) .

  • Page 27: Recording A Cd By Specifying Track Order

    Tips • If you want to record from the reverse side, press TAPE B n to light its indicator after pressing REC PAUSE/START in step 3. • When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low-level high-frequency signals, do the following procedure after pressing REC PAUSE/START in step 3.
  • Page 28 Recording a CD by specifying track order (continued) Place a CD and insert a recordable tape into deck B. Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display. Press MODE SELECT repeatedly to select “Set Up Mode”, then press PUSH ENTER.

  • Page 29: To Stop Recording

    Move the multi stick toward b or B repeatedly to select “Direction Set Up ?”, then press PUSH ENTER. Move the multi stick toward b or B repeatedly to select “1 Way” to record on one side, or “Cycle” (or “Relay”) to record on both sides, then press PUSH ENTER.

  • Page 30: Dj Effects

    Recording a CD by specifying track order (continued) Selecting tape length automatically —Tape Select Edit You can check the most suitable tape length for recording a CD. Note that you cannot use Tape Select Edit for discs containing over 20 tracks. Insert a CD.

  • Page 31: Flashing Part Of A Cd

    Flashing part of a CD — Flash With the Flash function, you can “flash” the CD sound during playback. This lets you create original recordings. , Press and hold FLASH on the remote during playback at the point you want to start the Flash function, and release to resume normal play.

  • Page 32: Selecting The Preset Audio Effect File

    Adjusting the sound (continued) To reinforce lower bass sound (V-GROOVE) Press V-GROOVE. The lower bass frequency of the music you are listening to is powerfully reinforced, DBFB is automatically set to full strength, the equalizer curves changes, loudness increases and the V-GROOVE button lights. Press V-GROOVE again to return to the previous level.
  • Page 33 Press MODE SELECT repeatedly to select “Sound Mode”, then press PUSH ENTER. Move the multi stick toward b or B repeatedly to select “File Select”, then press PUSH ENTER. Move the multi stick toward b or B repeatedly to select the preset you desire.

  • Page 34: Changing The Spectrum Analyzer Display

    Changing the spectrum analyzer display You can enjoy changing the display while listening to the music. (Power) Press MODE SELECT repeatedly to select “Set Up Mode”, then press PUSH ENTER. Move the multi stick toward b or B repeatedly to select “Display Set Up ?”, then press PUSH ENTER.

  • Page 35: Selecting Surround Effects

    Selecting surround effects You can enjoy surround effects. (Power) , Press CINEMA SPACE repeatedly to select the surround effect you desire. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows: t CINEMA SPACE* SURROUND ON** SURROUND OFF * CINEMA SPACE is the surround effect for movies.

  • Page 36: Controlling The Graphic Equalizer

    Controlling the graphic equalizer You can control the sound by raising or lowering the levels of specific frequency ranges. Before operation, first select the audio effect you want for your basic sound. (Power) Select the audio effect you want for your basic sound (see “Selecting the preset audio effect file”...

  • Page 37: Creating A Personal Audio Effect File

    Creating a personal audio effect file — Personal file You can create a personal file of audio patterns (surround effect and graphic equalizer) and store them in the memory of the unit. The personal files can later be used when you listen to a favorite tape, CD, or radio program.

  • Page 38: Other Features

    Other Features Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (For European model only) What is the Radio Data System? Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal. This tuner offers convenient RDS features like station name display and location of stations by program type.
  • Page 39 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “TUNER” appears in the display. Press MODE SELECT repeatedly to select “Set Up Mode”, then press PUSH ENTER. Move the multi stick toward b or B repeatedly to select “TUNER Set Up ?”, then press PUSH ENTER. Move the multi stick toward b or B repeatedly to select “PTY Select ?”, then press PUSH ENTER.

  • Page 40: Falling Asleep To Music

    Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (continued) CHILDREN Programs for young. SOCIAL Programs about people and the things that affect them. RELIGION Programs of religious contents. PHONE IN Programs where members of the public express their views by phone or in a public forum.

  • Page 41: Waking Up To Music

    Waking up to music — Daily Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time every day. Make sure you have set the clock (see “Step 2: Setting the time” on page 6). Multi stick PUSH ENTER Prepare the music source you want to play.
  • Page 42 Waking up to music (continued) Set the time to stop playback following step 7. Move the multi stick toward b or B repeatedly to select the music source you want. Each time you move the multi stick toward b or B, the display changes as follows. t TUNER y CD Play T t TAPE Play T Press PUSH ENTER.

  • Page 43: Timer-Recording Radio Programs

    Timer-recording radio programs To timer-record, you must preset the radio station (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations” on page 8) and set the clock (see “Step 2: Setting the time” on page 6) beforehand. Multi stick PUSH ENTER Tune in the preset radio station (see “Listening to the radio”...
  • Page 44 Timer-recording radio programs (continued) Set the time to stop recording following step 6. The start time appears, followed by the stop time, the preset radio station to be recorded (e.g., “TUNER FM 5”), then the original display appears. Insert a recordable tape. Turn off the power.

  • Page 45: Optional Components

    Optional components Connecting audio components Depending on the equipment to be connected and the method of connecting, select one of the following connections. Refer to the instructions of each component. Connecting an MD deck for digital recording You can record from CD into the MD deck digitally by connecting an optical cable.

  • Page 46: Connecting A Vcr

    Connecting audio components (continued) Connecting a super woofer speaker You can connect an optional super woofer speaker. To super woofer Connecting headphones Connect headphones to PHONES jack. No sound will come out of the speakers. (Power) PHONES Connecting a VCR Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors.

  • Page 47: Connecting Surround Speakers

    Connecting surround speakers Connect the speaker cords of the surround speakers to the appropriate SURROUND SPEAKER jacks. Connect the solid cords to the red jacks and connect the striped cords to the black jacks. Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise.
  • Page 48 Connecting external antennas (continued) AM antenna Connect a 6- to 15- meter insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal. Leave the supplied AM loop antenna connected. Jack type A Insulated wire (not supplied) Jack type B Insulated wire (not supplied)

  • Page 49: Additional Information

    • When you move the system, take out any discs. If you have any questions or problems concerning your stereo system, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. Notes on CDs • Before playing, clean the CD with a cleaning cloth.

  • Page 50: Troubleshooting

    First, check that the power cord is connected firmly and the speakers are connected correctly and firmly. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. General The display starts flashing as soon as you plug in the power cord even though you haven’t turned on the power...
  • Page 51 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. “--:--” appears in the display. • A power interruption occurred. Set the clock and timer settings again.

  • Page 52: Tape Deck

    Troubleshooting (continued) Tape Deck The tape does not record. • No tape in the cassette holder. • The tab has been removed from the cassette (see “To save a tape permanently” on page 49). • The tape has reeled to the end. The tape does not record nor play or there is a decrease in sound level.

  • Page 53: Specifications

    Recording system 4-track 2-channel stereo Frequency response 40 – 13,000 Hz (±3 dB), (DOLBY NR OFF) using Sony TYPE I cassette 40 – 14,000 Hz (±3 dB), using Sony TYPE II cassette Wow and flutter ±0.15% W.Peak (IEC) 0.1% W.RMS (NAB) ±0.2% W.Peak (DIN)
  • Page 54 Specifications (continued) Speaker (SS-ZX10) Speaker system 3-way, bass-reflex type, magnetically shielded type Speaker units Woofer: 17 cm, cone type Tweeter: 5 cm, cone type Super Tweeter: 4 cm, cone type Nominal impedance 8 ohms Dimensions (w/h/d) Approx. 250 x 375 x 285 mm Mass Approx.

  • Page 55: Parts Identification For The Remote

    Parts Identification for the remote You can also operate the system with the supplied remote. *: You can operate with the remote only. TUNER Remote Function Button(s) TUNER/BAND Selects FM or AM. ./> (+, –) Selects a preset number. Scans for a station or selects a preset station.

  • Page 56: Index

    Index Adjusting the parameter of cinema space 35 the sound 31 the volume 12, 15, 18 Antennas 5, 47 Automatic Source Selection 12, 15, 19 Batteries 6 CD player 11, 21-25 CD Synchro Recording 13 Clock setting 6 Connecting 4-6, 45-48 Daily Timer 41 Dimmer 34 Display 21...

  • Page 60: Items In "Sound Mode" And "Set Up Mode

    • Select “Mode End” to finish the menu operation. Cannot be selected during CD playback. Cannot be selected during CD program playback. Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia Set Up Mode CD Set Up ? TUNER Set Up ? TAPE Set Up ?

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