Connecting Optional Equipment - Sony MHC-W55 Operating Instructions Manual

Connecting Optional
Equipment
For greater enjoyment of your stereo
system, you can connect other components
to the stereo. You can connect:
• an MD recorder
• a DAT deck
• a microphone
• headphones
• surround speakers
• a turntable
Connecting an MD
recorder or a DAT deck
Select one of the following two connections,
depending on the equipment to be
connected and the method of recording.
• an MD recorder or DAT deck for digital
recording
• an MD recorder or DAT deck for analog
recording
To connect an MD recorder or a DAT
deck for digital recording
You can record from the CD into the MD
recorder or DAT deck digitally.
an MD recorder
rear panel
or DAT deck
Connect
With
Digital IN jack of CD OPTICAL
the MD recorder or DIGITAL OUT using
DAT deck an optical cable
To connect an MD recorder or a DAT
deck for analog recording
You can record from the sound sources of
the stereo into the MD recorder or DAT
deck in analog sound.
You can also listen to the sound from the
MD recorder or DAT deck by pressing the
FUNCTION button repeatedly to select
MD.
rear panel
an MD recorder
or DAT deck
Connect
With
LINE IN jack of the
MD OUT jacks
MD recorder or
DAT deck
LINE OUT jack of
MD IN jacks
the MD recorder or
DAT deck
Use audio cords and make sure to connect
the plugs to jacks of the same colour.
Then press FUNCTION to select the sound
sources.
To connect other equipment with an
AU BUS connector
You can connect other Sony equipment
with AU BUS.
rear panel
Other Sony
Equipment
* You can use Automatic Source Selection,
Synchronized Recording and Timer
Recording with the connected equipment.
However, these features may not be
provided on some models.
Connecting a microphone
or headphones
You can connect a microphone (phone jack)
to the MIX MIC jack.
You can connect the headphones (stereo
phone jack) to the PHONES jack.
front panel
PHONES
MIX MIC
Connecting surround
speakers
You can connect surround speakers to the
SURROUND SPEAKER connectors.
Press SURROUND so that "SUR
appears in the display.
You can create the atmosphere of a movie
theatre or concert hall.
rear panel
rear speaker (left)
rear speaker (right)
Connecting a turntable
You can connect a turntable to MD IN jacks.
Before you connect, check which type of
turntable you have.
rear panel
a turntable
Connect with
Is the turntable
supplied with a
phono equalizer?
MD IN jacks
Yes
MD IN jacks using a
No
MM cartridge
equalizer and
connecting cable (not
supplied)
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