Sony MHC-WZ5 manual

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    ©2003 Sony Cor poration 4-246-845- 13 (1) Mini Hi-Fi Component System Oper a ti ng Inst ructions MHC-WZ50 MHC-WZ5[...]

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    2 GB To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to ra in or m oi st ur e. To prevent fir e , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with ne ws papers, table-clo ths, curta ins, e tc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s on the appa r at us. To prevent fire or sho ck haz ard, do not place objects filled wit h liq u ids [...]

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    3 GB How to use this manu al ............. ........ ... ... 4 Playable discs ....... .......... ........... ........ ...... 4 Getting Started Hooking up the sy stem........... ....... .......... 6 Setting the cloc k ............. ........ ........... ...... 8 CD/MP3 – Play Loading a disc ......... .... ....... .... ... .... ....... ... 8 Playing [...]

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    4 GB • This manual mainly expla ins operations using the remot e, but the s ame operatio ns can also be perf or med u sing the bu tt on s on th e CD player ha ving the same or simila r nam es . • The foll owing symbols are used i n this manua l. You ca n pl ay back t he f ollow i ng discs on this system. Other discs c annot be pla yed ba ck. Li[...]

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    5 GB Notes on CD-R and CD-RW • This syst em can p lay CD-R /CD-RW discs edit ed by the us er . How e ver, not e t ha t playb ack of so me di sc s may no t be pos s ible depend ing on the reco rding device use d for recordin g or the dis c condition. • CD-R and CD-RW disc s tha t ha ve not bee n finalized (processin g to allow pl ay by a norm al[...]

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    6 GB Perform th e following procedures 1 to 5 to hook up your s yste m us ing the s upplie d cord s and accessorie s. Austr alian model i s used for illustra tion purpo se. Preparation Place t he componen ts as s hown be low. 1 Connect the system control cables to the SYSTEM CONTROL con nectors on the tape d eck. Conn ect to the sa me n u m be red [...]

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    Getting Started 7 GB 3 Connect the FM and AM antennas. Set up the AM loop ante nna, then co nnect it. Note Keep the anten n as away from the s peaker cords. 4 For models with a voltage selector, set VOLTAGE SE LE CTOR to the local power line vo lt age. 5 Connect the power cord to a wall outl et. The demonstration appear s in the display. When yo u [...]

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    8 GB Use bu tt o ns on th e r em o te for th e oper at i on. 1 Press ?/1 to turn o n the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. 3 Press . or > repeatedly to set the hour. 4 Press EN TER . 5 Press . or > repeatedly to set the minute. 6 Press EN TER . The cloc k s tarts wo rk ing. To adjust the clock 1 Press CLO C K/ T IM ER SE T. 2 Press . or > r[...]

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    CD/MP3 – Play 9 GB This syste m le t s yo u pl ay audio CD s a nd discs with MP 3 au dio tra cks. Example: When a disc is loaded 1 Press CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE/DIR EC TI ON on the CD player in stop mode repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display. 3 Press nN . Other operations * You may not be able to search bet ween mult iple files.[...]

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    10 GB You ca n play all the t racks or a sing le tr ack on a disc re peat ed ly. Use b utton s on t he C D play er f or th e oper ati on. Usin g t he di s pla y wind ow Press REPE AT/FM MODE during p layback until “REP ” or “REP1” ap pears. REP: For all the trac ks on the d isc up to five times. REP1: For a si ngle track only. To cancel Rep[...]

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    CD/MP3 – Play 11 GB Other operations Tips • The program you m ade remains a f te r Progr a m Pl a y finishes. To pl ay the sa me progr am again, pr ess CD, then p ress nN . Howev e r, the progra m is clea red when you open th e dis c tra y. • “– –.– –” appears whe n the tot al CD pr ogr a m tim e exceeds 100 minutes, or when you s[...]

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    12 GB You c an pres et up to 20 FM stat ions an d 10 AM statio ns . You ca n then tun e i n an y of thos e statio ns simpl y by select in g t he c orre sp ond ing pres et n umber. Use b utton s on t he C D play er f or th e oper ati on. Automatic tuning preset You can automat icall y tune in all o f the st ati ons that ca n be rece ived in yo ur ar[...]

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    T uner 13 GB Other Operations To improve tuner reception When tu ner re ce ption i s po or, set CD pl ay er powe r of f by CD power mana ge fun ction . CD power is fac t or y se t to on. 1 Pres s CD. 2 Pres s ?/1 to turn off th e sy s tem. 3 Pres s ?/1 while holding x . “CD POWER OFF” appears. To set the CD power on Repeat the procedur e abov e[...]

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    14 GB Tips • To i mprove br oadcast recepti on, adj ust t he suppli ed antennas , or c onnect a commerci ally a vailabl e external antenna . • When a n FM s tereo program has st atic noise, press REPEAT/FM MODE repeatedly until “MONO” appears. There wil l be no stereo e ffect, bu t the recep tion wi ll im prove. • Press TUNING MODE repeat[...]

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    Ta p e – P l a y 15 GB Receivi ng RDS broa dca st s Simply select a station from the FM band. When you tune in a s tation th at provid es RDS service s, the sta tion name ap pears in the display . To check the RDS information Each time yo u press DISPLAY, th e display chan ges cycl ical l y as follo ws: Station n ame* t Fre quency t Progra m type[...]

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    16 GB You ca n us e TYP E I ( norma l) tape . 1 Load a tape. 2 Press T APE A/ B. 3 Press PLAY MODE/DI RECTI ON on the CD player repeatedly to select “ g ” to play one side. Select “ j ” to play both sides. Select “REL AY” (Relay Play) * to play both decks in succession. 4 Press nN . The tape st ar ts play ing. * Relay pl ay alway s foll[...]

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    T ape – Recor ding 17 GB You can rec or d a w h ole CD on a ta pe . You ca n us e TYPE I (normal ) tape. Th e recordi ng level is adjusted automatical ly. Use butt ons on the CD pl ay er for th e op erati on. 1 Load a recordable tap e into deck B. 2 Press TAPE A/B to select deck B, then press nN repeatedly to select recor ding side . And pr ess x[...]

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    18 GB You can r ecord just t he p ortio ns yo u like from a CD, tape or rad io pr ogram on a tape. You ca n also re cord f ro m con ne cted comp onents (see “Hoo king up op tion al compo ne nts” on page 25) . Use b utton s on t he C D play er f or th e oper ati on. 1 Load a recordable tape into deck B. 2 Press TAPE A/B to select deck B, th en p[...]

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    Sound Adjust men t 19 GB You can reinfor ce th e ba ss and create a mor e power fu l soun d. The GROOVE setting is ideal for music sources, and the V-GROOVE setting is ideal for v ideo sour ces ( movie s, et c.). Press GROOVE. Each time you pre ss th e bu tto n, th e di sp lay chan ges cycl ical l y as follo ws: GROOVE t V-GROOVE t GROOVE OFF (off)[...]

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    20 GB Press SURROUND. “SURR ” ap pea rs in th e disp l ay. To cancel the surround effect Pres s SURR OUND ag ain unt il “SURR” disa ppears . You c an ad just t he s ound by r aisin g or l owe ring the lev e l s of sp ecif i c fr eq uency range s, t hen store a personal fi le (P FILE) i n the memory. Befo re ope ratin g, fi rst se lect the b[...]

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    Timer 21 GB You can set the syst em to turn off aft er a certain time, s o th at you can fall as leep to m u sic. Use buttons on the remote for the operati on. Press SLEEP. Each time yo u press the b utton, the minu te displ ay (t he turn -off time) c hange s cycli cally as follow s: OFF t AUTO* t 90 min t 80min t 70min t … t 10min * The s ystem [...]

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    22 GB Other operations Note s • You ca nno t acti vate th e Dail y Tim er an d time r recor d ing at the same tim e. • If you us e the Daily Time r and the Sleep Ti mer at the same time , the Sleep Timer has pri o rity. • If the system is on at the preset ti me, th e Daily Timer will not be act ivat ed. • You canno t use the opt ional com p[...]

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    Displa y 23 GB Other operations Notes • You cannot a ct iva te the D a ily T i me r and ti me r reco rd ing at th e sa me time . • If you use t he timer re cording and t he Sleep T imer at the same tim e, the S le ep Timer h as pri or ity . • If the sys tem is on at th e prese t time , the tim er recordin g will not be activated . • The vol[...]

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    24 GB Press DIMMER repeated ly to select the desired setting while the system is on. The d ispla y chan ges cy clic ally as fo llows : DIMMER OFF t DIMMER 1 t DIMME R 2 t DIMMER 3* * DIM MER 3 is the da rk es t. You can check t he playing time and remaining time of the current tr ack or that of the d isc. When a CD-TEX T dis c or a dis c wit h MP3 [...]

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    Optional Com ponents 25 GB To enhance your system, you can connect optio n al components. Refer to the operatin g instr uctions provid ed w i t h ea ch com p onent . A CD DIGITAL (OPTICAL) OU T jack (European and Australian models only) Use a digit al optical cable (s quare, not suppli ed) to co nn ect an opt iona l compon ent (s uch as an MD deck)[...]

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    26 GB 1 Connect the audio cords. See “ Hooki ng u p o pti onal com p onent s ” o n page 25. 2 Press MD (VIDEO) t o switch the functi on to M D or VI DEO. Start pl ayi n g the co nn ecte d co mpo nen t. Note If the sound is distorted or too loud when “V IDEO” is selected or you wa nt to s witch ba ck to “M D”, repeat the opera tio n desc[...]

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    T roub leshootin g 27 GB Should yo u enco unte r a p robl em with you r system , do the fo llow ing: 1 Make sure the power cord and speaker cords are corre ctly and firmly connected. 2 Find your problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicat ed corr ect ive act ion . If the p roblem persi sts aft er doing al l of the above, c o[...]

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    28 GB The remote does not function. • Re mo v e the o b s tacl e. • Move the rem ote closer to the system. • Poi nt the r emote a t the system’ s sens or. • Replace the batt eries (si ze AA/R6). • Locat e the system a way from the fl uorescent li ght. The system can not be turned on even though you have pre sse d ?/1 . • Make su re th[...]

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    T roub leshootin g 29 GB Tuner Severe hum or noise/stations c annot be recei ved. • Set the proper band an d fre que nc y (p ag e 12). • Connec t the ante nna p ro pe r l y (pag e 7). • Find a pla ce and a n orientat ion that provide good reception, then s et up t he ant enna aga in. If you cannot obta in good rece ption, we recom mend you co[...]

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    30 GB One of th e follo wing m es sage s ma y ap pear or flash in the disp lay du ring ope rat io n . CD/MP3 NO DISC There is no dis c in the pl ay er. OVER You have reached the end of the disc while pressing M durin g playba ck or pa use. Push STO P! You pressed PLAY MODE/DIRECTION on the CD player duri ng pla yba c k. Step Full! You tr ie d to pr[...]

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    Additiona l Inf ormation 31 GB On oper ating voltag e Before operati ng the sys tem, chec k that the oper ating voltage of your s ystem is ide ntical with t he volta ge of your local power suppl y. On safety • The unit is not disc onne c te d from the AC powe r source (ma ins) as long a s it is connected to the wall outlet, eve n if the u nit its[...]

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    32 GB To save a ta pe perm anentl y To preven t a ta pe from b eing acc idental ly record ed over, brea k off th e c as se tte ta b from side A or B as illustr ated. If you later wa nt to reuse t he tape for reco rding, cove r the broken ta b wit h adh esive tape . Befo re plac ing a casse tte in t he tap e deck Take up any sl ack in the tape. Othe[...]

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    Additiona l Inf ormation 33 GB OPTICAL CD DIGITAL OUT (European and Australi an m odels only) (Squa re optica l connect or jack, rear pane l) Wavelength 660 nm Tape deck section Recordi ng system 4-track 2-chan nel, stere o Frequency response 50 – 13,000 Hz (±3 dB), using Sony TYPE I cass ette s Wow and flutter ±0.15% W. Peak (I EC) 0.1% W. RMS[...]

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    34 GB Main unit CD 5 (9, 1 0, 17 , 18 ) CD SYNC 9 (17) Contro l le ve r 7 (7, 20) Deck A wh Deck B wd DIMMER w; ( 24) Disc tray ws DISPLAY ql (15, 23, 24) Display win dow wa EQ EDIT qk (20, 29) GROOVE 7 (1 9 ) Headphone jac k qs MD (VIDEO) 2 (26) MOVIE MODE 7 (19) MUSIC MODE 7 (19 , 20) PLAY MODE/DIRECTION qg (9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 30) PUSH ENTER 7 (8[...]

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    Additiona l Inf ormation 35 GB Remote control ALBUM +/– qf (9, 10) CD 9 (9, 10, 17, 18) CLEA R 8 (1 1) CLOCK/TIMER SELE CT 2 (22, 23) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (8, 21, 22) DIMMER 7 (24 ) DISPLAY 6 (15, 23, 24) EFFECT qh (19, 20) ENTER wa (8, 1 0, 12, 20, 22) GROOVE qg (19) MD (V ID E O ) ql (26) MOVIE MODE qa (19) MUSIC MODE qj (19, 20) PRESET –/+ 5 (1[...]

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    Sony Cor poration Printed in Malaysia[...]