Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RG441 Sony
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©2004 Sony Corporation 4-252-491- 16 (1) Mini Hi-Fi Component System Oper a ting Inst ructions Owner’ s Record The model and seri al number s are locat ed on the re ar of the unit. Re cord the seria l number in the space provi de d be low. Refer to the m whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regardin g this product.
2 GB To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to rain or m oi st ur e. To prevent fir e , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with news p apers, tabl e-cloths, cur tains, etc . And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s on the appar atu s.
3 GB NOTICE FOR THE CUSTO MERS IN THE U.S.A. (MHC-GX 750 only) If you hav e any quest ions about this produc t, you m ay call; Sony Customer Inf orma ti on S ervi ce Cent er 1-800-222-7669 or http:// www. sony .com/ The Numb er below is for t he FCC re lated matt ers only.
4 GB How to use this manual ........ ........ ........... 5 Playab le disc s ......... ... ........ ... ........ ... .... .... 5 Getting Started Hookin g up the sys tem.. .... ....... .... ....... .... 7 Settin g the clo ck ..... ........... ....... .
5 GB This manu al mainl y ex plains op erations using the rem ot e, but the same op eratio ns can also be perfor m ed using th e bu ttons on th e un it havi ng the same or similar names. You can play ba ck the foll ow ing disc s on th i s system . O t her disc s c annot be played ba ck.
6 GB Notes on CD-R a nd CD-RW • Som e C D - Rs or CD -RWs can not be pl ay ed on this syst em depending upo n the re co rd in g qual ity or ph ysic al c ondi tio n of the disc , or the charac teri sti cs of t he re cordi ng de vice . Furthe rmor e, the disc wi ll not play if it has not been corr ectly finali zed.
Getting Started 7 GB Perfor m th e fo llow in g pr oc edur es 1 to 5 to h ook up your sy stem us i ng the suppl ied cor ds and access ories. A mode l equ ipped with a sub w oofer is us ed for illus tration purpos e. 1 Connect the fro nt speakers. Connect the right and left speaker cords to the SPEAKER termin als as shown below.
8 GB 3 Connect the FM and AM anten nas. Set up th e A M l oop antenna , then co nn ect it. Plug type A Plug type B Plug type C Note Keep the anten n as away from th e spea ker cords. 4 For models with a voltage selector, set VOLTAGE S ELECTOR to the local power line voltage.
Getting Started 9 GB Attaching the front speake r pads Attach t he suppli ed s peaker p ads to th e bo ttom of the sp eakers t o s ta bilize th e spea ke rs and prevent th em f rom slip pi ng .
10 GB Use bu tt o ns on the r em o te for the op erati 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.
CD/MP3 – Play 11 GB Use butto ns on the un it for t he operatio n. 1 Press Z . 2 Place a disc with the label sid e up on the disc tray. To inse rt a ddition al di scs, pr ess DISC SKIP/EX-CHANGE to rotate the disc tray. 3 Press Z again to cl ose the disc t ray.
12 GB 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly in stop mode until the mod e you want appears in the display. 3 Press N . Other operations * You may not be able to se arch betwee n multiple files. Also, the ti me ma y not be displayed co rre c tly for some f iles.
CD/MP3 – Play 13 GB Notes • You cannot change t he play m ode durin g playbac k. • Som e time may be n eeded to start playb ack of di scs recorded in c om plex configura tions such as ma ny layers. • When t he dis c is i nserted, the pl ayer reads all t he tracks on that di sc.
14 GB You c an mak e a pr ogram of up t o 25 st eps fr om all the d iscs in the orde r you wan t to play them. You ca n sync hro re co rd t he pr ogra mm ed trac k s onto a cas sette tape ( page 19). MP3 aud io trac ks can not be pl ay ed on MHC-GX250 , MHC-RG121 and MHC-RG1 00.
T une r 15 GB You c an pr eset up to 20 FM st atio ns an d 10 AM station s. You can t h e n tune in any of those stations simply by s electing th e correspond ing preset numb er.
16 GB To change the AM tuning interval (except for European, Russian and Saudi Arabian models and Australian model MHC-RG444S) The AM tu ni ng interv al is fact or y-pres et to 9 kHz ( o r 1 0 kHz fo r some areas). To change the AM tuni ng int erval, tu ne in any AM stat ion first, then t urn off th e syst em.
T une r 17 GB Listen ing t o no n-pr eset r adio sta tion — Manual Tuning 1 Press TUNER BAND (or FUNCTION repeatedly) to switch the functi on to tuner. 2 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select “FM” o r “AM”. 3 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “AUTO” and “PRESET ” disappear from the display.
18 GB Use bu tt o ns on the un it for the operat io n. 1 Press TAPE A/B repeatedly to select deck A or B. 2 Press PU SH Z . 3 Load a recorded/recordabl e tape in deck A or B with th e side you wan t to play/record facing forward. You ca n us e TYPE I (no r m a l) ta pe .
T ape – Play/T ape – Rec ord ing 19 GB Other operations Searching for the beginning of the current or the next track (AMS) 1) To go forward Press > (or turn l L on th e unit clockw i se ) durin g fo rwar d playbac k. “TAPE A (or TAPE B) >>> +1 ” appears.
20 GB To record a disc by specifying track order You ca n re cord on l y yo ur favor ite CD trac ks usin g Prog ram Pl a y. Bet w e en st ep s 3 and 4, perf or m step s 2 t o 6 of “Crea ting your own progra m” (pag e 14).
Sound Adjustme nt 21 GB To stop recording Press x . Note You cannot liste n to oth er sources whil e recording. Tips • For MHC-RG555 , when you record on both sides, be sure to star t from the fron t side. If you start f rom the re vers e si de, rec ord ing sto ps a t th e e nd of the re ver se side.
22 GB Sel ec ting t h e effect from th e music menu Pres s EQ (or PRE SET EQ on t h e u nit ) repeatedly to select the preset you desire. The pres et name ap pears i n the displ ay. See the chart “So u n d effect op tions” . To cancel the sound effect Press E FFECT ON/OFF o n the u nit.
Sound Adjustme nt 23 GB Press SURROUND on the unit. Each time you press th e bu tton, th e displa y chan ges as foll o ws: SURROUND ON (SURR) Y SURROUND OFF (off) You need to connec t a video gam e machine (see “Hooki ng up optio nal com ponents ” on page 29 ).
24 GB You ca n si ng alon g by c onnec tin g an opt io na l micro phone . 1 Turn MIC LEVEL o n the unit to MIN to turn down th e microphon e control level. 2 Connect an opt i onal micro phone to MIC. 3 Start playing th e music. 4 Adjust the mi c r op hone volum e by turning MIC LEV EL on the unit.
Tim er 25 GB You can set the syst em to turn off aft er a certain time, s o th at you can fall as le ep to mu si c. Press SLEEP. Each time yo u press t he button, the min ute displ ay (t he turn -off .
26 GB 8 Press EN TER. The type of timer (“PLAY TIMER”), the start t ime, the stop time, and the s ound source ap pear in tu rn, befo re the or iginal displa y re tu rn s. 9 Press ?/1 to turn o ff the sy stem. Other operations Note s • You cannot a ctivate the Play Ti mer and the Rec Time r at the sa me ti me.
Displa y 27 GB Other operations Notes • You cannot activ ate th e Play Timer an d the Rec Timer at the sa me tim e. • If you use the R ec Tim e r, the Pl ay Time r and th e Sleep Ti me r at the sa m e time, th e S le ep Time r ha s priority. • If the sy stem is on at t he preset time, the R ec Timer will not be acti va te d.
28 GB You can check t he playing time and remain ing time of the current track or th at of t he disc. Checkin g the r emain ing ti me and tit le s (CD/ MP 3) Press DIS PLAY duri ng Normal Pl ay.
Optional Com ponents 29 GB To enhance your system, you can connect option al componen ts. Refer to the operating instr uctions provid ed w i t h ea ch comp onent.
30 GB Note s • The video game ma chi ne image ma y ap pe ar on the TV screen even if th e sys te m is turned off. • See “Selecti ng the sur r ound effect” on page 23 for video game sound effects.
Optional Com ponents 31 GB 2 Connect the transm itter to a wall outle t using the supplie d AC power adapto r. The transmitt er automat ic al ly tu rn s on. Notes • When you connec t the tr an smi tt er to the analog out jacks, do n ot set the NOISE FILTER to ON.
32 GB Listening to audio using wireless sys tem 1 Start playing the connected component. 2 Press WIRELES S on the unit to switc h the functi on to W IRELESS. When the sound is distorted 1 Move CHANNEL 1–3 on the transmitter to select a radio frequency.
T rou bles hooting 33 GB Should yo u enco un ter a pro blem wi th your system , do the fo ll ow ing: 1 Make sure the power co rd and speaker cords are corre ctly and firmly connected. 2 Find your problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corr ect iv e ac ti on.
34 GB The remote does not function. • Remo v e the o b s tacl e. • Move th e rem ote closer to the syst em. • Poi nt th e remot e at the s ystem’ s senso r. • Replace the bat teries (R 6/size AA). • Locat e the system a way from the fl uorescent light.
T rou bles hooting 35 GB Tuner Severe hum or noise/stations cann ot be received. (“TUNED” or “STEREO” flashes in the di splay. ) • Set the proper band and fre que nc y (p ag e 15). • Conn ec t the ante nna p r o pe rl y (page 8). • Find a place a nd an orie ntation that provide good reception, then set up the a ntenna a gain.
36 GB One of th e follo w in g m essage s may ap pear or flash in the disp la y during operat ion. CD/MP3 NO DISC There is no disc in t he play er or y ou have l oaded a disc that canno t be played on this sys te m (suc h a s DVD, VCD, or CD-ROM wi thout MP3 audio tracks, et c.
Additiona l Inf ormation 37 GB On oper ating v oltage Before operati ng the system, check th at the operati ng voltage of your s ystem i s identical with t he voltage of your local power suppl y.
38 GB Cleani ng th e cabine t Clean the cab i ne t, panel and cont rol s with a soft cl oth slig htl y mois tene d wi th mild dete rg ent sol utio n. Do n ot use any type of abra si ve pad, sco uring po wder or solvent su ch as thinner, be nz ine or alcoho l.
Additiona l Inf ormation 39 GB MHC-GX450 Front speak er Contin uous RMS power outpu t (ref erence): 125 + 125 wa tts (6 ohm s at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Total harmo nic dist ortion less tha n 0.
40 GB MHC-RG222/RG221 The following me asur ed at AC 120, 127 , 220 , 240 V 50/60 Hz DIN powe r outpu t (rated): 10 0 + 100 wa tts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuo us RM S power out put ( r efe ren ce).
Additiona l Inf ormation 41 GB Speaker North American models: Front speaker SS -RG555 for MHC -GX750/ RX550 Speaker s ystem 3-way, 3-uni t, bass- reflex type Speake r un its Woofer: 15 cm, cone type Sub woofer: 15 cm, c one type Tweeter: 5 cm, cone type Nominal im pe da nce 6 ohms Dimension s (w/h /d ) Approx.
42 GB Other mode ls : Front speaker SS-RG555 for MHC-RG555/ RG551S/RG441 Speaker sys tem 3-way, 3-unit , bass- r e flex type Speaker uni ts Sub Woofer : 15 cm, cone type Woofer: 15 cm , cone type Tweeter: 5 cm, cone type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions (w/h/d) Approx.
Additiona l Inf ormation 43 GB Europ ean an d Rus si an models: MHC-RG444S: 275 watts 0.25 watt s (a t th e Powe r Saving Mode) MHC-RG333: 180 watts 0.25 watt s (a t th e Powe r Saving Mode) MHC-RG222: 110 watts 0.25 watt s (a t th e Powe r Saving Mode) MHC-RG121: 110 watts 0.
44 GB Main unit ALBUM + 1) qh (1 2, 14, 19) ALBUM – 1) wg (1 2, 14, 19) CD eg (9, 11, 14, 19, 2 0) CD SYNC wj (19) Deck A wk (18) Deck B qj (18, 19, 20, 24) DISC 1 – 3 q; (12, 14, 35) DISC SKIP/EX.
Additiona l Inf ormation 45 GB Sub w oofer ( MHC-GX75 0/GX45 0/RG55 1S/RG44 4S/RX550 only) Indicator 1 SUB WOOFER ON/ OFF 2 (21) ALPHABETICAL ORDER 12 conti nued.
46 GB Remote control ALBUM –* qd (12, 14) ALBUM +* qa (12, 14) CD qk (11, 14) CLEAR qg (14) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 2 (26, 27) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (10 , 25, 26) DISC SKIP q; ( 12, 14) DISPLAY wa (17, 27, 2.
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