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Component
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Operating Instructions
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MHC-RX100AV
©1997 by Sony Corporation
3-859-541-13(1)

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  • Page 1 Mini Hi-Fi Component System Operating Instructions MHC-RX100AV ©1997 by Sony Corporation 3-859-541-13(1)
  • Page 2 WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Getting Started Step 1: Hooking up the main unit ... 4 Step 2: Setting up your speakers ... 5 Step 3: Setting the time ... 8 Step 4: Presetting radio stations ... 9 Connecting optional AV components ... 10 Basic Operations Playing a CD ...
  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Getting Started Step 1: Hooking up the main unit / Connect the FM/AM aerials. Set up the AM loop aerial, then connect it. Extend the FM lead aerial horizontally. AM loop aerial (supplied) AM loop aerial FM lead aerial Inserting two size AA (R6) batteries into the remote With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months.
  • Page 5: Step 2: Setting Up Your Speakers

    When carrying this system Do the following to protect the CD mechanism. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display. 2 Hold down PLAY MODE and press POWER so that “LOCK” appears in the display. Step 2: Setting up your speakers Connecting the supplied rear and centre speakers enables you to fully enjoy Dolby Pro...
  • Page 6: Connecting The Speakers

    Connecting the speakers Right rear surround speaker Right front speaker Connect the front speakers. Connect the speaker cords to the FRONT SPEAKER jacks of the same colour. Keep the speaker cords away from the aerials to prevent noise. Insert only the stripped portion. Red* (‘) Black* (’) * The colour of your speaker cords might be...
  • Page 7: Adjusting The Speaker Volume

    Connect the centre speaker. Connect the speaker cords to the CENTER SURROUND SPEAKER jacks of the same colour. Keep the speaker cords away from the aerials to prevent noise. Insert only the stripped portion. Red* (‘) Black* (’) * The colour of your speaker cords might be different.
  • Page 8: Step 3: Setting The Time

    Step 2: Setting up your speakers (continued) Press PRO LOGIC “PRO LOGIC ON” appears. Press T.TONE ON/OFF on the remote. The test tone is heard from the speakers in the following order. Adjust the volume of the test tone. Front (left) n Center n Front (right) Rear From your listening position, press CENTER LEVEL (+/-) and REAR...
  • Page 9: Step 4: Presetting Radio Stations

    Note When setting the time, set the equalizer display to anything other than Spectrum analyzer pattern 3 (See “To change the equalizer display” on page 34). Step 4: Presetting radio stations The 3 band model lets you preset up to 40 stations, 20 for FM, 10 for MW and 10 for LW.
  • Page 10: Connecting Optional Av Components

    Step 4: Presetting radio stations (continued) To tune in a station with a weak signal Press TUNING MODE repeatedly to select “MANUAL” in step 2, then turn the jog dial to tune in the station. To change the preset number Start over from step 1.
  • Page 11: Connecting A Vcr

    Connecting an MD deck for analog recording Make sure to match the colour of the plugs and the connectors. To listen to the sound of the connected MD deck, press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD” appears. To the audio output To the audio input of the MD deck of the MD deck Notes...
  • Page 12: Connecting Outdoor Aerials

    Connecting optional AV components (continued) Connecting outdoor aerials Connect the outdoor aerial to improve the reception. FM aerial Connect the optional FM outdoor aerial. You can also use the TV aerial instead. IEC standard socket connector (not supplied) Earth lead (not supplied) AM aerial Connect a 6- to 15- meter (20- to 50- feet) insulated wire to the AM aerial terminal.
  • Page 13: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations Playing a CD — Normal play You can play up to three CDs in a row. POWER § º ‚ º ª · π § π 1/ALL DISCS DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE CD ( · D.SKIP ª · ª ·...
  • Page 14 Playing a CD (continued) Do this Press π (p on the remote). Stop play Press ·∏ (P on the remote). Pause Press again to resume play. Select a track During play or pause, turn the jog dial clockwise (to go forward) or counterclockwise (to go back) and release it when you reach the desired...
  • Page 15: Recording A Cd

    Recording a CD — CD Synchro Recording The CD SYNCHRO 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. DISC SKIP POWER EX-CHANGE §...
  • Page 16: Listening To The Radio

    Recording a CD (continued) Tips • If you want to record from the reverse side, press ª so that ª (for reverse side) lights up. • 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 17 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display. The bands you can receive vary depending on the model you purchased. Be sure to check which bands you can receive. Every time you press this button, the band changes as follows: 3 band model: FM n MW n LW...
  • Page 18: Recording From The Radio

    Recording from the radio You can record the radio programme on a tape by calling up a preset station. You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO The recording level is automatically adjusted. POWER º ‚ ª · π...
  • Page 19: Playing A Tape

    Playing a tape You can use any type of tape, TYPE I (normal), TYPE II (CrO ) or TYPE IV (metal) , since the deck automatically detects the tape type. To select either deck A or B, press DECK A or DECK B on the remote. POWER DOLBY NR §...
  • Page 20: Recording From A Tape

    Playing a tape (continued) Tips • Pressing · or ª 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). • You can switch from another source to the tape deck just by pressing ·...
  • Page 21 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side. Select a (or RELAY) to record on both sides. Press ∏. Dubbing starts. To stop dubbing Press π on deck A or B. Tips • When you dub on both sides, start recording from the front side.
  • Page 22: The Cd Player Using The Cd Display

    The CD Player Using the CD display You can check the remaining time of the current track or that of the CD. DISPLAY/DEMO POWER Press DISPLAY/DEMO during playback. Each time you press the button during normal playback, the display changes as follows: n Playing time on the current track µ...
  • 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. DISC 1-3 POWER º ‚ ª · π § Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display, then place a CD.
  • Page 24: Programming The Cd Tracks

    Programming the CD tracks –– Programme Play You can make a programme of up to 32 tracks from all the CDs in the order you want them to be played. POWER · ª · ª · Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”...
  • Page 25: Playing Cds Without Interruption

    Press Check the CHECK on the remote programme repeatedly. After the last track, “CHECK END” appears. Clear a track from CLEAR on the remote in the end stop mode. Clear a specific CHECK on the remote track repeatedly until the number of the track to be erased lights up, then press CLEAR.
  • Page 26: The Tape Deck Recording On A Tape Manually

    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.
  • Page 27: Recording A Cd By Specifying Track Order

    Recording a CD by specifying track order — Programme Edit You can record tracks from all the CDs in the order you want. When programming, make sure the playing times for each side do not exceed the length of one side of the tape. POWER º...
  • Page 28 Recording a CD by specifying track order (continued) Press ∏ on the remote to insert a pause at the end of side A. “P” appears in the display and the total playing time resets to “0.00” in the display. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for tracks from the same disc or steps 4 to 6 for tracks from another disc to programme the remaining tracks to...
  • Page 29: Dj Effects

    DJ Effects Looping part of a CD — Loop With the loop function, you can repeat part of a CD during playback. This lets you create original recordings. LOOP jog dial POWER § Press and hold LOOP during playback at the point you want to start the Loop function, and release to resume normal play.
  • Page 30: Waving The Equalizer

    Waving the equalizer — Wave With the Wave function, you can fluctuate the graphic equalizer automatically. This effect can be used with any source, but it cannot be recorded. WAVE POWER Press and hold WAVE to start the Wave function, and release to resume normal listening.
  • Page 31: Sound Adjustment Adjusting The Sound

    Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound You can reinforce the bass, create a more powerful sound, and listen with headphones. POWER § º ‚ º ª · π § PHONES GROOVE DBFB To reinforce bass (DBFB) Press DBFB*. Every time you press the button, the display changes as follows: DBFB n DBFB...
  • Page 32: Selecting The Surround Menu

    Selecting the surround menu The surround menu lets you select the sound characteristic according to the sound you are listening to. To make the most out of this feature, be sure to connect the supplied rear and centre speakers (see page 7). POWER º...
  • Page 33: Enjoying The Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound

    Enjoying the Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound You can enjoy the Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound of videos that are Dolby Surround encoded (q). Complete the setup and adjustents first (see page 5). PRO LOGIC POWER PRO LOGIC º ‚ ª...
  • Page 34 Selecting the Audio Emphasis (continued) To cancel the effect Press EFFECT ON/OFF repeatedly (or MUSIC MENU ON/OFF on the remote) so that “EFFECT OFF” appears in the display. Music menu options “SUR ” appears if you select an effect with surround effects. MENU Effect button...
  • Page 35: Adjusting The Audio Emphasis

    Adjusting the audio emphasis You can adjust the audio emphasis using the graphic equalizer and surround effect. Adjusting the graphic equalizer You can adjust the sound by raising or lowering the levels of specific frequency ranges. Before operation, first select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound.
  • Page 36: Making A Personal Audio Emphasis File

    Making a personal audio emphasis 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. Later call up an audio pattern to play a favorite tape, CD, or radio programme. Create up to five audio files.
  • Page 37: Other Features

    Other Features Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (For Western 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 programme signal. This tuner offers convenient RDS features like station name display and location of stations by programme type.
  • Page 38 Locating a station by programme type (continued) Press ENTER/NEXT while the preset station number is flashing. To cancel PTY search Press PTY again. List of programme types (PTY) AFFAIRS Topical programmes that expand on current news. ALARM Emergency broadcasts. CULTURE Programmes about national or regional culture.
  • Page 39: Singing Along: Karaoke

    Singing along: Karaoke You can sing along with any stereo CD or tape by turning down the singer’s voice. You need to connect an optional microphone. POWER 2 1,5 Turn MIC LEVEL to 0 to turn down the microphone control level. Connect an optional microphone to MIX MIC.
  • Page 40: Falling Asleep To Music

    Mixing and recording sounds (continued) Press r. Press ∏. Press · to start playing the CD player (or tape deck A). Playback starts. Start singing along with the music. To stop recording Press p on deck B and the CD player. Tips •...
  • Page 41: Waking Up To Music

    Waking up to music — Wake-up Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time every day. Make sure you have set the clock (see “Step 3: Setting the time”). 4,5,6,7,8 TIMER SELECT Prepare the music source you want to play.
  • Page 42: Timer-Recording Radio Programmes

    Waking up to music (continued) To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select the respective mode (DAILY 1 or DAILY 2), then press ENTER/NEXT. To change the setting, start over from step 1. To cancel the timer operation Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select “OFF”, then press ENTER/NEXT.
  • Page 43 Turn jog dial to select REC, then press ENTER/NEXT. “ON” appears and the hour digits flash in the display. Set the time to start recording. Turn jog dial to set the hour, then press ENTER/NEXT. The minute indication starts flashing. Turn jog dial to set the minute, then press ENTER/NEXT.
  • Page 44: Additional Information Precautions

    • 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 45: 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 46 Troubleshooting (continued) 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. The sound from the connected source is distorted. •If “VIDEO” appears in the display when you press FUNCTION, switch the display to “MD”...
  • Page 47: Tape Deck

    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 44). •The tape has reeled to the end. The tape does not record nor play or there is a decrease in sound level.
  • Page 48: Specifications

    More than 90 dB More than 90 dB 600 nm –18 dBm 4-track 2-channel stereo 60 – 13,000 Hz (±3 dB), using Sony TYPE I cassette 60 – 14,000 Hz (±3 dB), using Sony TYPE II cassette ±0.15% W.Peak (IEC) 0.1% W.RMS (NAB)
  • Page 49 Approx. 280 x 330 x 366 Mass Approx. 10 kg Supplied accessories: AM loop aerial (1) Remote RM-SE2AV (1) Sony SUM-3 (NS) batteries (2) FM lead aerial (1) Speaker cords (5) Front speaker pads (8) Center speaker pads (4) Design and specifications are subject to change...
  • Page 50: Index

    Index Adjusting the audio emphasis 35 the sound 31 the volume 14, 17, 19 Aerials 4, 12 Automatic Source Selection 14, 17, 20 Batteries 4 CD player 13, 22 CD Synchro Recording 15 Clock setting 8 Connecting. See Hooking up D, E Display 7, 22, 34, 37 Dolby Pro Logic Surround...
  • Page 52 Sony Corporation Printed in Indonesia...

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