Table Of Contents - Sony MHC-1600 Operating Instructions Manual

Table of Contents

Safety Warning2
Table Of Contents3
How To Use This Manual4
Overview5
Precautions6
Preparations7
Installations7
Battery Installation7
Battery Life7
Connections8
Speaker Cord Connection8
Flat Cord Connection8
Am Antenna Connection/Fm Wire Antenna Connection8
For Better Fm Reception9
For Better Am Reception9
Power Connection9
Adding Other Components To Your System10
Vtr10
Dat10
Changing The Am Tuning Interval10
Clock Setting11
When A Power Interruption Occurs11
To Change The Frequency Display To The Time Display11
Audio Adjustment12
Volume Adjustment12
Sound Quality Adjustment12
To Activate Surround Effect For Stereo Sound12
Cd Playing13
Playing The Entire Disc13
To Play An 8 Cm (3-Inch) Cd13
Locating A Particular Selection - Automatic Music Sensor14
Locating A Particular Point In A Selection14
To Search While Monitoring The Sound14
To Search Quickly14
Information Display15
To Change The Time Display15
To Know The Total Playing Time Of The Disc15
Notes On Handling Discs15
Playing Repeatedly16
To Repeat All The Selections16
To Repeat A Single Selection16
To Cancel Repeat Play16
Playing In A Random Order - Shuffle Play17
To Play Only The Desired Selection In A Random Order18
To Delete A Selection18
To Put Back A Selection That You Deleted18
When You Press Repeat During Shuffle Play18
Playing Only The Desired Selection - Delete Play19
To Delete A Selection Before Play19
To Delete A Selection During Play19
Playing In A Desired Order - Program Play20
Programming Selections Directly20
If The Selection Number Is Greater Than 1020
To Resume Normal Play21
To Check The Program21
To Erase A Selection21
To Erase The Entire Program21
Disignating The Playing Order Of Up To 6 Discs - Multi-Disc Program22
To Program Selections22
To Play The Program23
To Erase A Selection From The End Of The Program23
Radio24
Tuning In Automatically24
Tuning In Manually24
Indicator On The Display24
Storing Stations25
If You Cannot Store A Station Successfully25
If You Selected The Wrong Preset Number25
To Change The Preset Station25
To Tune In A Preset Station26
To Tune In A Preset Station Directly26
Tape Playback27
When You Insert The Tape Into Both Decks27
How To Select The Direction Mode Setting27
To Reset The Counter27
Playing Back Automatically After Fast Winding - Auto Play28
Playing Both Decks In Succession - Relay Play29
Notes On Cassettes29
To Protect Recording29
To Re-Record The Cassette29
Locating The Beginning Of A Selection During Playback - Ams30
Using The Graphic Equalizer31
Making Use Of The Preset Equalizer Settings31
To Select The Preset Equalizer Setting With The Remote Commander31
When You Don't Want To Apply The Equalizer Effect31
Adjusting The Graphic Equalizer32
Storing Your Individual Graphic Equalizer Settings - Personal File33
Calling Up The Setting From The Personal File34
To Select The Personal File With The Remote Commander34
Recording - Deck B35
Inserting A Blank Space During Recording37
To Make A Blank More Than 4 Seconds37
To Make A Blank Within 4 Seconds37
Tape Dubbing From Deck A To Deck B38
Dubbing The Whole Tape38
To Stop Dubbing38
Note On The Direction Mode Setting39
When Dubbing Starts From The Reverse Side In The Relay Mode39
Dubbing Only Desired Selection Using Ams40
Cd Recording41
Fading Out At A Designated Point - Time Fade41
When Playback Ends43
To Start Playback Again43
To Cancel The Time Fade Function43
Recording The Entire Program On A Disc - Fade Edit44
Editing The Cd For Recording46
How The Time Edit Function Works46
How The Just Edit Function Works46
Time Edit And Just Edit Operations47
For Recording On Both Sides48
To Add Selections - Link Function48
To Choose The Desired Selections Preferentially49
Programming The Selections While Checking The Total Playing Time50
Timer-Activated Operation52
Timer Setting52
To Listen To The Radio53
To Record A Radio Program53
To Listen To A Cd53
To Change The Time And Program55
When You Do Not Want To Use The Timer Program55
When The Power Is Already On At The Preset Time55
On The Recording Side Of A Tape During Timer Recording55
Storing Volume Setting For Timer-Activated Operation - Wake Up Volume56
Sleep Timer Operation57
To Turn Off The System Before The Time Of The Sleep Timer Comes57
To Check The Remaining Time Of The Sleep Timer57
Microphone Mixing58
Recording The Sound Mixed With A Source58
Recording From A Microphone Only58
To Stop Howling - Acoustic Feedback58
Maintenance59
Cleaning The Heads And The Tape Paths59
Demagnetizing The Heads59
Cleaning Discs59
Specifications60
Troubleshooting Guide62
Radio Reception Problems62
Cassette Deck Operation Problems62
Cd Player Operation Problems63
General Problems63
Parts Identification66
Tuner/Amplifier/Cd Player Section Parts66
Cassette Deck Section Parts67
Remote Commander Parts68