Sony GX255 manual

©2005 Sony Cor poration 2-580-011- 14 (1) Mini HI-FI Component System Oper ating Inst ructions Owner’ s Record The model and serial numbers are l ocated on the rear of t he unit. Re cord the ser i al number in the space provide d below. Refer to the m whenever you c all upon your Sony deale r regardin g this pro duct. Model No. ________ ______ S[...]

2 GB To reduce the risk of fire or ele ctric shock, do not expose this appara tus to rain or moisture. To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation of the appar atus wi th ne wspape rs, tabl eclo ths, cu rtai ns, etc. And do not place lighte d candles on the ap paratus . To reduce t he risk of fire or el ectric s hock, do n ot place obj[...]

3 GB How to use this manu al .......... ........... ...... 4 Playable discs ....... .......... ........... ........... ... 4 Getting Started Hooking up the sy stem........... ........... ...... 6 Setting the cloc k ............. ........... ........ ...... 9 CD/MP3 – Play Loading a disc ......... ........... ........... ....... . 10 Playing a dis[...]

4 GB Thi s manual mainly expl ains operat ions usi ng the remote , but the sa me operatio ns can also be perf ormed using the butt ons on the unit havi ng the same or similar names. You ca n play bac k the f ollowi ng discs on this system. Other discs c annot be pla yed back . List of playabl e discs * Playb ack is possib le only on Mexi can model.[...]

5 GB Notes on C D-R and CD -RW • Som e CD-R s or CD- RWs ca nnot be p layed on thi s system depe nding upo n the r ecord ing quality or ph ysical conditi on of the dis c, or the ch arac terist ics of the recor din g device . Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not been corre ctly finaliz ed. For more information , see the op erating ins[...]

6 GB Perform th e following procedures 1 to 6 to hoo k up you r syste m usin g the supp lied co rds an d accessories. A model equip ped with a s ub woofer is us ed for illus tration pur pose. 1 Connect the front speakers. Conn ect the r ight and le ft spea ker co rds t o the SPEAKER terminals as shown below. 2 Connect the su b woofer. (MHC-GX555/RG[...]

Getting Started 7 GB 3 Connect the FM and AM antennas. Set up the AM loop ante nna, then conn ect it. Plug type A Plug type B Note To prevent noise pic kup, kee p the an tennas awa y from the spea ker cords. 4 (Mexican model only) Connect th e video input jack of your TV to the V IDEO OUT jack with th e video cable (supp lied) . When using a TV Tur[...]

8 GB 6 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet . The dem onstra tion ap pear s in the dis play. When you pres s ?/1 , the system tur ns on and the demonstration auto matically ends. If the pl ug does not f it the wall socket, detach the su pplied plug adapt or (only for mode ls equi pped wit h an adaptor ). Inserting two R6 ( size AA) batteries int[...]

Getting Started 9 GB Placi ng the sub woo fer (MHC-G X555/R G575S/RG4 75S only) To obtai n a bette r bass re produ ction , we recom men d you to pl ace th e sub wo ofer o n a sol id fl oor wher e re sonanc e is un like ly to occur . Notes • Always pl ace the sub woofe r verticall y, keeping it a few centi meters away fr o m the wall . • If the [...]

10 GB Use bu ttons on the un it for the opera tion. 1 Press Z . 2 Place a disc with the label side up on the disc t ray. To in sert add itio nal di scs, press D ISC SKIP/EX-CHANGE to rotate t he disc tray. 3 Press Z again to close the disc tray. Note s • Do not use a d isc with tape, s eals or p aste on it as th is may c ause malfun ction . • D[...]

CD/MP3 – Play 11 GB 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly in stop mode unt il the mode you want appea rs in the display. 3 Press N . Other operations Sele ct To play ALL DISCS (No rma l Play ) All discs in th e disc tray continuo usly. 1DISC (No rma l Play ) The tra cks on t he d isc you have selec ted in or igi nal order. ALBM (No rma l Play ) All MP3 au[...]

12 GB Note s • On Mex ican model, you cannot per form the following oper ations – select ing the graphic ch annels of CD-Gs – displa ying CD -G image s wit h fading effects • On Mexican model , when you play back a CD-G, some ope ration may cause image dis tortion on the video outp ut. • You canno t chang e the play mode during playbac k.[...]

CD/MP3 – Play 13 GB You ca n make a pr ogram of up to 25 s teps f rom all the d iscs in the orde r you w ant to p lay them . You can sy nchr o recor d the prog ram med tr acks ont o a cassett e tape (page 18). 1 Press CD (or FUNCTION repeatedly) t o switch the fun ction to CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly in stop mode until “PGM” appears. 3 P[...]

14 GB You c an pres et up to 20 FM stat ions an d 10 AM statio ns. Yo u can then tune in an y of thos e statio ns simpl y by sele cting t he corre spond ing pres et num ber. Automatic tuning preset You can automat ically tune in all of t he stations that ca n be re ceived in your area and then st ore the ra dio fre quenc y of the de sired stati ons[...]

T une r 15 GB To change the AM tuning interval (except for European, Russian and Saudi Arabian models) The AM tuni ng interv al is fact ory- preset to 9 kHz (or 10 kH z for so me ar eas). To cha nge th e AM tuning interval, tu ne in any AM s tation first , then tu rn off th e system. Whil e holding TUNING MODE on the uni t, press ?/1 on the unit. W[...]

16 GB Listen ing to no n-preset radio station — Manual Tunin g 1 Press TUNER BAND (or FUNCTION repeatedly) to s witch the function to TUNER. 2 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select “FM” or “AM”. 3 Press TUNING MODE repeatedl y until “AUTO” an d “PRESET ” disappear from the display. 4 Press + or – (or turn – TUNING + on the uni[...]

Ta p e – P l a y 17 GB Use butto ns on the un it for t he operation. 1 Press TAPE A/B repeatedly to select deck A or B. 2 Press PUSH Z . 3 Load a recorded/recordable tape in deck A or B with the side you want to play/record facing forw ard. You ca n use TYP E I (normal ) tape . 1 Load a tape. To p lay bo th de cks i n suc cessi on, pr ess PLAY MO[...]

18 GB You ca n reco rd a w hole CD on a tap e. You ca n use TYP E I (nor mal) ta pe. The recording level is a djusted auto matically. Use bu ttons on the un it for the opera tion. 1 Load a recordable tape into deck B, then press TAPE A/B repeatedly to select deck B. 2 Press CD and load a disc you want to record. If you ha ve alrea dy lo aded the di[...]

T ape – Re cording /Sound Adju stment 19 GB You can reinfor ce th e bass and creat e a mo re power ful soun d. Press GROOVE on the unit. Each time you pre ss the bu tton, th e disp lay chan ges cycl ically as foll ows: GROOVE ON* t GROOVE OFF * The volume switches to power mode, the e qualizer curve changes, and “GROOVE” lights up. You can us[...]

20 GB You can adjus t the soun d by rais ing or lowe rin g the leve ls of spe cific frequ ency ranges, then store up to three pe rsonal f iles (P FILE) in the memory. Befo re op eratio n, fir st se lect t he aud io emp hasi s you wa nt for yo ur basic sound . Use bu ttons on the un it for the opera tion. 1 Press EQ BAND repeatedly to select a frequ[...]

Sound Adjust ment 21 GB You can sing alo ng by co nnecting a n option al micr opho ne. Use bu tton s on the unit for the opera tion. Enjoy ing kar aoke 1 Turn MIC LE VEL to M IN to turn down the microphon e control level. 2 Connect an opt ional mi crophone to MIC jack. 3 (Mexican model only) Press MULTIPLEX repeatedly to obtain the karaoke effect y[...]

22 GB You can set the sy stem to turn off after a cer tain time, so that you c an fall asle ep to musi c. Pres s SLEE P. Each time you p ress the bu tton, the minute disp lay (the turn -off tim e) c hange s cy clica lly as follows: AUTO* t 90MIN t 80MIN t 70M IN t … t 10MIN t OFF * The sys tem automat ically turns off in 100 minutes or after t he[...]

Timer 23 GB 8 Press ENTER. The type o f timer (“PLAY TIMER”), the start time, the s top time, a nd the sound source a ppear in turn, befo re the or igi nal displa y ret urns. 9 Press ?/1 to turn off the system. Other operations Notes • You ca nnot ac tivate t he Play Timer an d the Rec Timer at the same tim e. • If you use the Play Time r a[...]

24 GB Other operations Note s • You cann ot activ ate the Play Ti mer and the Rec Time r at the sam e ti me. • If you use the Rec Timer, th e Play Timer a nd the Sleep Ti mer at the sa me time, th e Sleep Timer has prior ity. • If the system is on at the preset time, the Rec Timer will not be act ivated. • The vol ume is reduce d to minim u[...]

Displa y 25 GB You can check the playing time and remaining time of th e current t rack or t hat of the disc. When a disc w ith MP3 audio tr acks is loaded , you ca n also ch eck t he infor mati on re cord ed on dis c, such as the ti tles . Chec king t he rema ining t ime and titles Press DISPLAY during Normal Play. Each time you pre ss the bu tton[...]

26 GB Press IL LUMINATION on the unit. Each time you p ress the bu tton, the power illuminato r changes cyclicall y as follows: MHC-GX555/RG575S/ RG475S/RG470 PATTER N 1 t PATTE RN 2 t PATTERN 3 t ILLUM OFF MHC-GX355/GX25 5/RG270/RG170 ILLUM ON y ILL UM OFF Press DISPLAY wh ile listening to the radio. Each tim e you pr ess the b utton, the displ ay[...]

Optional Compone nts 27 GB To enhance your system, you can connect option al components. Refer to the operating instr uctions provid ed with ea ch com pone nt. A No rth Ame rican m ode l is used for illus tration purpo se. A AUDIO IN jack Use audio c ord (n ot s uppli ed) to conne ct an optional anal og component (Portable Audio Player , etc. ) to [...]

28 GB Should you encou nter a pr oblem with your syst em, do the fo llowi ng: 1 Make sure the power cord and speaker cords are c orrectly and f irmly connected. 2 Find your prob lem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corrective action. If the problem persis ts after d oing all of the above, consu lt your nearest So ny dea[...]

T roubl eshootin g 29 GB The remote d oes not function. • Remov e the obstacl e. • Move t he remote closer to th e system . • Point the rem ote at t he sys tem’s sen sor. • Repla ce the batteri es (R6/si ze AA). • Locate t he system away from the fluoresce nt light . There is aco ustic feedba ck. • Reduce t he vol ume. • For Latin A[...]

30 GB The album name, track title and ID3 tag information do not appear correctly. • Use a disc that co nforms with ISO9 660 Level 1, Level 2 or Joli et i n the exp ansion form at. • The dis c ID3 tag is not ver. 1 nor ver. 2. • Only up to 30 char acters of ID3 tags a re displa yed. • The cha racters tha t can be displaye d by this system a[...]

T roubl eshootin g 31 GB One of the follo wing mess ages may appe ar or flash in the disp lay dur ing op eration . CD/MP3 NO DISC There is no di sc in the player or you have loaded a disc that c annot be playe d on this system (such as DVD, VCD, or CD-ROM without MP3 audio tracks, et c.). NO STEP All of the pr ogrammed tracks h ave been erased. OVE[...]

32 GB On oper ating vol tage Before ope rating the sys tem, check tha t the opera ting voltage of your system is ident ical with the volt age of your l ocal power supply. On sa fety • The unit is not disconn ected from th e AC power source (m ains) as long as it is c onnected to th e wall outle t, even if the uni t itsel f has been turned of f. ?[...]

Additiona l Informa tion 33 GB Note s on dis cs • Before pla ying, clean the disc with a cleani ng cloth. Wipe the disc f rom the center out . • Do not use so lvents such a s benz ine, t hinner, commercia lly ava ilable cl eaners or anti-sta tic spra y intended for vin yl LPs. • Do not expose the di sc to d irect s unlight or heat sources suc[...]

34 GB Amplifier section AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS (MHC-GX555/GX 355 USA model only) MHC-GX555 POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 6 ohm lo ads, both c hannels dr iven, from 120 – 1 0,000 H z: rate d 145 watt s per cha nnel minimum RMS power, with no more than 10% total har monic distort ion from 250 mill iwatts to rate d output . MH[...]

Additiona l Informa tion 35 GB MHC-RG170 DIN power output (rated ): 20 + 20 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuous RMS power ou tput (r eference): 25 + 25 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Music power output (re ference): 50 + 50 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Other models: MHC-RG575S The following measure d at AC 120, 1 27, 220, 240 V 50/60 H z [...]

36 GB Tape deck section Record ing syst em 4-track 2-cha nnel, s tereo Frequency response 50 – 13, 000 Hz (±3 dB), using Sony TYPE I cassett es Wow and flutter ±0.15% W. Peak (IEC) 0.1% W. RMS (NAB) ±0.2% W. Peak (DIN) Tuner section FM stereo, FM/AM superhe terodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range North Americ an model: 87.5 – 108.0 MH z[...]

Additiona l Informa tion 37 GB European and R ussian models: Front speaker SS -RG475 for MHC -RG475S Speaker s ystem 3-way, 3- unit, b ass-reflex type Speake r u nits Woofer: 13 cm, cone typ e Sub woofer: 13 cm, cone type Tweeter: 5 cm, cone type Nominal im pedance 6 ohms Dimension s (w/h/d) Approx. 230 × 345 × 235 mm Mass Approx. 3.8 kg n et per[...]

38 GB Front speaker SS-RG475AV for MHC - RG270 Speaker sys tem 3- way, 3-unit , bass-reflex type, ma gnet ically shielde d type Speaker uni ts Woofer: 13 c m, cone type Sub woofer: 13 cm, cone type Tweeter: 5 cm, cone type Nominal i mpedance 6 ohms Dimensions (w/h/ d) Approx. 230 × 345 × 235 mm Mass Approx. 4.0 kg net pe r speaker Other models : [...]

Additiona l Informa tion 39 GB General Power req uirements North American model: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Europ ean and Russian models: 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz Australian m odel: 230 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Argentine mo del: 220 V AC, 50/60 Hz Mexican mod el: 127 V AC, 60 Hz Saudi Arabian model: 120 – 127, 220 or 230 – 240 V AC, 50/6 0 Hz Adju stable w ith v [...]

40 GB Main unit ALBUM +/ – qs (11, 13 , 18) AUDIO IN wl (18, 27) AUDIO IN jack wf (27) CD es (8, 10 , 13 , 18) CD SYNC wj (18) Deck A wg (17) Deck B qk (17, 18, 21) DISC 1 – 3 qa (11, 13, 30) DISC SKIP/EX-CHANGE qd (10, 11, 13, 18) Disc tray 0 (1 0) DISPLAY 3 (16, 24, 25) Display win dow 5 ECHO LEVEL 1) wa (21) EFFECT ON/OFF 4 (1 9) ENTER 4 (13[...]

Additiona l Informa tion 41 GB Remote control ALBUM + qa (11, 13) ALBUM – qd (11, 13) CD qk (10, 13) CLEA R qg (1 3) CLOCK/TIMER SELE CT 2 (23, 24) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (9, 22, 23) DISC SKIP q; (11, 13) DISPLAY wa (16, 24, 25) ENTER 9 (9, 1 3, 14, 22, 23) EQ qf (19) FM MODE 4 (16) FUNCTION 6 (10, 13, 1 4, 15 , 17, 27) PLAY MODE w; (11, 13, 17) REPEA[...]

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