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3-860-928-11(1)
Compact Hi-Fi
Stereo System
Operating Instructions
LBT-V4800R
©1997 by Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1 3-860-928-11(1) Compact Hi-Fi Stereo System Operating Instructions LBT-V4800R ©1997 by Sony Corporation...
  • Page 2 WARNING This system can play To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not the following discs: expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. VIDEO CDs Audio CDs Disc logo Do not install the appliance in a confined space,...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Getting Started The Tape Deck Step 1: Hooking up the system .... 4 Recording on a tape manually ... 37 Step 2: Setting the time ......6 Recording CDs by specifying the track order ..........38 Step 3: Presetting radio stations ..7 Connecting optional AV DJ Mix components ........

  • Page 4: Getting Started Step 1: Hooking Up The System

    Getting Started Step 1: Hooking up the system Follow steps 1 through 7 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories. AM loop antenna Right speaker Left speaker FM antenna To the video input Connect the speakers. Connect the FM/AM antennas.
  • Page 5 Note Connect the video input jack of your Be sure to turn off the system before changing the TV to the VIDEO OUT jack with the SYSTEM SELECT setting. supplied video connecting cable. Connect the power cord to a wall outlet.

  • Page 6: Step 2: Setting The Time

    Step 1: Hooking up the system Step 2: Setting the (continued) time Using the remote You can use the shaded buttons shown below to operate Sony TV. You must set the time before using the timer functions. TV POWER TV/VIDEO TV VOL +/–...

  • Page 7: Step 3: Presetting Radio Stations

    Step 3: Presetting Press TUNING +/– to select the preset number you want. radio stations DOLBY NR TUNED STEREO AUTO You can preset up to 30 stations, 20 for FM ALL DISC S and 10 for AM. 3,5 1 POWER POWER Press ENTER/NEXT.

  • Page 8: Connecting Optional Av Components

    Connecting a VCR Connecting optional Be sure to match the color of the plugs and AV components the connectors. To listen to the sound of the connected VCR, press FUNCTION repeatedly until “VIDEO” appears. To enhance your system, you can connect By connecting the audio output jacks of your optional components.
  • Page 9 Connecting outdoor antennas Connect an outdoor antenna to improve the reception. FM antenna Connect an optional FM outdoor antenna. You can also use the TV antenna instead. Screw clamp 75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied) Ground wire (not supplied) AM antenna Connect a 6 to 15 meter (20 to 50 feet) insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal.

  • Page 10: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations Playing a VIDEO CD Turn on your TV and select the video input. You can play both VIDEO CDs without PBC Refer to the operating instructions functions (Ver 1.1) and VIDEO CDs with PBC supplied with your TV if you need help. functions (Ver 2.0).
  • Page 11 Tips Do this • Pressing · while the system is off automatically Stop playback Press p (or π on the remote). turns on the system and starts VIDEO CD Pause Press P (or ∏ on the remote)* playback if there is a VIDEO CD on the tray (One Press again to resume playback.

  • Page 12: Playing A Cd

    Playing a CD Press 6 OPEN and place a CD on the disc tray. — Normal Play If the disc is not placed properly it will not be recognized. You can play up to five CDs in a row. With the label side up.
  • Page 13 Do this Stop playback Press p (or π on the remote). Pause Press P (or ∏ on the remote). Press again to resume playback. Select a track During playback or pause, turn the jog dial clockwise (to go forward) or counterclockwise (to go backward) and release it when you reach the desired track.

  • Page 14: Recording A Cd/Video Cd

    Recording a CD/VIDEO Close the front cover. Press DISC SKIP repeatedly until the disc number you want to record — CD Synchro Recording appears in the playing position indicator. The CD SYNC button lets you record audio sources from a CD/VIDEO CD to a tape Press CD SYNC.

  • Page 15: Listening To The Radio

    Listening to the radio Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “PRESET” appears in the — Preset Tuning display. MANUAL n AUTO n PRESET Before using this function, preset radio stations in the tuner’s memory (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations”). Press TUNING +/– (or ≠/± on the remote) to tune in the desired STEREO/MONO preset station.

  • Page 16: Recording From The Radio

    Recording from the Press TUNING +/– to tune in a preset station. radio Preset number You can record a radio program on a tape by DOLBY NR TUNED tuning in a preset station. You can use TYPE I STEREO PRESET (normal) or TYPE II (CrO ) tapes.

  • Page 17: Playing A Tape

    Tips Playing a tape • If you want to record on the reverse side, press ª so the indicator on the ª button (for the reverse side) lights up green. • When you record on both sides, be sure to start from the front side.
  • Page 18 Playing a tape (continued) Tips • Pressing · or ª while the system is off automatically turns on the system and starts tape playback if there is a tape in the deck (One Touch Press 6 EJECT and insert a Play).

  • Page 19: Recording From A Tape

    Recording from a Press P. Dubbing starts. tape When dubbing ends, decks A and B automatically stop. — High-speed Dubbing You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II To stop dubbing (CrO ) tapes. Press p on deck A or B. Tips POWER •...

  • Page 20: Singing Along: Karaoke

    Singing along: Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down the microphone level. Karaoke Connect an optional microphone to the MIC 1 jack. You can sing along with any stereo CD or When you use two microphones at the tape by turning down the singer’s voice. You same time, connect the other one to the need to connect an optional microphone.
  • Page 21 Adjusting the microphone echo Turn ECHO LEVEL to adjust the echo effect. To cancel the echoing Turn ECHO LEVEL to MIN. Adjusting the key Press ˜ or n (or KEY CONTROL n/ ˜ on the remote). You can adjust the key higher or lower in 13 halftone steps (–3.0 to 3.0).

  • Page 22: The Video Cd/Cd Player Playing A Video Cd With Pbc Functions (Ver 2.0)

    The VIDEO CD/CD Player Playing a VIDEO CD Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions (Ver 2.0). with PBC functions All of the following indicators light up and a PBC menu appears on your TV. (Ver 2.0) AUTO PBC ––...

  • Page 23: Using The Cd Display

    To cancel PBC Play Using the CD display Press PBC OFF/ON on the remote repeatedly until the AUTO PBC indicator goes off. Still images, such as the menu screens, will not be shown. You can check the remaining time of the current track or the whole CD.

  • Page 24: Using The On-Screen Display

    • During stop mode in Program Play Using the on-screen PROGRAM STOP display NTSC DNR NORMAL COMET TOTAL 10.04 1. DISC 1-3 You can check the current operating status 2. DISC 2-4 and disc information of VIDEO CDs or audio 3.
  • Page 25 • During menu playback of a VIDEO CD ON SCREEN 3 display with PBC functions During playback, this screen displays the operating status. SCENE 1 0.55 During stop mode, it displays information about the CD(s) on the disc tray. • In Normal or Shuffle Play 1 Elapsed time of the scene 2 Scene number CONTINUE...

  • Page 26: Locating A Specific Part Of A Disc

    Locating by Scene Locating a specific Number part of a disc –– Scene Search On VIDEO CDs with PBC functions (Ver 2.0), –– Special Menu the menu screens, moving pictures, and still pictures are divided into “scenes” and each This player has 5 different search features. scene has an assigned scene number.
  • Page 27 To stop playback Press the numerical buttons (1 – 10/ Press π. 0) on the remote to select the index you want. To check the scene number during The selected index number appears on playback the TV screen. Press ON SCREEN repeatedly to select the Selected index number ON SCREEN 3 display mode.
  • Page 28 Locating a specific part of a disc Locating the track you (continued) want Locating by elapsed time –– Disc Digest You can select the track you want by viewing –– Time Search the first frame of each track. Up to 9 different This function lets you use elapsed time as a tracks can be displayed on the TV screen at guide to find a certain parts of a VIDEO CD...
  • Page 29 Locating a section within To display the next 9 tracks Press NEXT +. The first frame of tracks 10 a track through 18 are displayed. –– Track Digest When there are more tracks in the disc, “±” appears in the upper right corner of You can have the CD player divide a VIDEO the TV screen.

  • Page 30: Playing A Video Cd From Where It Was Last Stopped

    Locating a specific part of a disc Playing a VIDEO CD (continued) from where it was To switch to the digest of another track during Track Digest last stopped Press PREV – or NEXT + during Track Digest; however, this does not work during Shuffle ––...

  • Page 31: Reducing Distortion Of The Picture With Advanced Dnr

    To play a VIDEO CD from the Reducing distortion beginning • Press · while “RESUME” is not flashing. of the picture with • Press ˆ RETURN again while advanced DNR “RESUME” is flashing. Notes You can select the level of the advanced DNR •...

  • Page 32: Setting The Sharpness

    Setting the sharpness Adding trails to moving pictures –– Active Picture –– COMET You can make the picture more active by emphasizing the outline of the picture to get a You can set the unit to add trails to moving sharper picture.

  • Page 33: Playing Cd Tracks Repeatedly

    Playing CD tracks Playing CD tracks in repeatedly random order — Repeat Play — Shuffle Play This function lets you repeat a single CD or You can play all the tracks on one CD or all all CDs in Normal Play, Shuffle Play, and the CDs in random order.

  • Page 34: Programming Cd Tracks

    Playing CD tracks in random order Programming CD (continued) tracks To cancel Shuffle Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until –– Program Play “SHUFFLE” or “PROGRAM” disappears from the display. The tracks continue playing You can create a program of up to 32 tracks in their original order.
  • Page 35 To cancel Program Play Place CDs and close the front cover. Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM” or “SHUFFLE” disappears Press FUNCTION repeatedly until from the display. “CD” appears in the display. Press Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until Check the program CHECK on the remote “PROGRAM”...

  • Page 36: Playing Cds Without Interruption

    Playing CDs without interruption –– CD Non-Stop Play You can play CDs without pausing between tracks. You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs. Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display. Press CD NON-STOP so the indicator on this button lights up. Press ·.

  • Page 37: The Tape Deck Recording On A Tape Manually

    The Tape Deck Recording on a tape Press P on deck B. Recording starts. manually Start playing the source to be recorded. You can record from CDs, tapes, or the radio as you like. For example, you can record just the songs you want or begin recording from the middle of the tape.

  • Page 38: Recording Cds By Specifying The Track Order

    Recording CDs by Place CDs and close the front cover. specifying the track Insert a blank tape into deck B. order Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display. — Program Edit You can record tracks from all the CDs in the Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until order you want.
  • Page 39 Selecting the tape length Press P to insert a pause at the end automatically of side A. “P” appears in the display and the total — Tape Select Edit playing time resets to “0.00” in the You can check the most suitable tape length display.

  • Page 40: Dj Mix

    DJ Mix Looping part of a CD Flashing part of a CD — CD Loop — CD Flash With the loop function, you can repeat part of With the flash function, you can “flash” the a CD during playback. This lets you create CD sound during playback.

  • Page 41: Waving The Equalizer

    Waving the equalizer — Wave With the Wave function, you can fluctuate the graphic equalizer automatically while listening to a source. This effect can be used with any source, but it cannot be recorded. WAVE Jog dial Press and hold WAVE while listening to a source at the point you want to start the Wave function, and release to resume normal playback.

  • Page 42: Sound Adjustment Adjusting The Sound

    Sound Adjustment Notes Adjusting the sound • The music sound will be distorted when you use the DBFB system with the graphic equalizer if the bass is too strong. Adjust the bass slowly while listening to the music so you can monitor the You can reinforce the bass, create a more effect of the adjustment.

  • Page 43: Selecting The Audio Emphasis

    Music menu options Selecting the audio “SUR ” appears if you select an audio emphasis with a surround effect. emphasis Press To select GEQ 4/$ MENU 1 MENU 2 The audio emphasis menu lets you select the GEQ “/” ROCK MOVIE sound characteristics according to the music GAME...

  • Page 44: Adjusting The Audio Emphasis

    Adjusting the audio Press GEQ 4/$ to adjust the level. emphasis DOLBY NR ALL DISC S You can adjust the audio emphasis using the graphic equalizer and surround effect. 2 3,4 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other frequency bands. Press ENTER when finished.

  • Page 45: Making A Personal Audio Emphasis File

    Making a personal Press ENTER. The adjusted sound effects are stored audio emphasis file under the selected file number. Any settings previously stored at this — Personal File memory location are erased and replaced by the new settings. You can create personal files of audio patterns (surround effect and graphic To call up the personal file equalizer) and store them in the unit's...

  • Page 46: Other Features Mixing And Recording Sounds

    Other Features Tips Mixing and recording • If acoustic feedback (howling) occurs, move the microphone away from the speakers or change the sounds direction of the microphone. • If you want to record your voice through the microphone only, you can do so by selecting the CD source and not playing a CD.

  • Page 47: Falling Asleep To Music

    Falling asleep to Waking up to music music — Wake-up Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time — Sleep Timer everyday. Make sure you have set the clock (see “Step 2: Setting the time”). You can set the system to turn off at a preset time, so you can fall asleep listening to music.
  • Page 48 Waking up to music To check the setting (continued) 1 Press the timer button you have set, DAILY 1 or DAILY 2. 2 “TIMER OFF” appears in the display. Press TUNING +/– to select DAILY 3 Press DAILY 1 or DAILY 2 again. 1 or DAILY 2, then press ENTER/ NEXT.

  • Page 49: Timer-Recording Radio Programs

    Timer-recording radio Set the time to start recording. Press TUNING +/– to set the hour, then programs press ENTER/NEXT. The minutes indication flashes. To timer-record, you must preset the radio DOLBY NR station (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations”) and set the clock (see “Step 2: ALL DISC S Setting the time”) beforehand.

  • Page 50: Additional Information Precautions

    — the tape does not record your stereo system, please consult your nearest Make sure to clean the tape heads before you start Sony dealer. an important recording or after playing an old tape. Use separately sold dry-type or wet-type cleaning cassette.

  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    If color irregularity is observed Should any problem persist, consult your again… nearest Sony dealer. Place the speakers farther away from the TV set. General The display starts flashing as soon as you plug in the power cord even though you haven’t turned on the system...
  • Page 52 DAILY 1, DAILY 2, and REC do not appear The CD tray does not rotate. when you press t/CLOCK SET. •A CD is not placed properly. •Set the timer correctly. A CD will not play. •Set the clock. •The CD is not lying flat in the disc tray. The remote does not function.

  • Page 53: Specifications

    Tuner Specifications Severe hum or noise (“TUNED” or “STEREO” flashes in the display. •Adjust the antenna. Amplifier section •The signal strength is too weak. Connect Continuous RMS power output an external antenna. 80 + 80 watts (5 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% A stereo FM program cannot be received in THD) stereo.
  • Page 54 Tape player section Recording system 4-track 2-channel stereo Frequency response (DOLBY NR OFF) 60 – 13,000 Hz (±3 dB), using a Sony TYPE I cassette 60 – 14,000 Hz (±3 dB), using a Sony TYPE II cassette Wow and flutter ±0.15% W.

  • Page 55: Glossary

    VIDEO CD Glossary A compact disc which contains moving pictures. VIDEO CDs contain compact picture information using the MPEG 1 format, one of Auto Pause the world wide standards of digital compact An automatically pauses according to the technology. The picture information is signal encoded on the disc while playing a compressed about 120 times.

  • Page 56: Index

    5 Program Edit 38 the system 4 Program Play 34 Protecting recordings 50 VIDEO CD/CD player 10, 12, 22 Radio stations W, X, Y, Z presetting 7 tuning in 15 Wake-up timer 47 Wave 41 Sony Corporation Printed in Thailand...

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