SONY MHC-GX45 - Owner's Manual Immediate Download

4-245-555-12(1)

Mini Hi-Fi

Component

System

Operating Instructions

Owner's Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial number

in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer

regarding this product.

Model No. ______________

Serial No. ______________

MHC-GX45/GX35/GX25

MHC-RG440S/RG330/RG310/

RG220

2GB

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not

expose the unit to rain or moisture.

To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the

apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc.

And don't place lighted candles on the apparatus.

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects

filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

This appliance is

classified as a CLASS 1

LASER product. This

label is located on the

rear exterior.

Don't throw away the battery with

general house waste, dispose of it

correctly as chemical waste.

NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE

U.S.A.

This symbol is intended to alert the

user to the presence of uninsulated

"dangerous voltage" within the

product's enclosure that may be of

sufficient magnitude to constitute a

risk of electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the

user to the presence of important

operating and maintenance (servicing)

instructions in the literature

accompanying the appliance.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will

increase eye hazard.

WARNING

This equipment has been tested and found to comply

with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to

provide reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there

is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause

harmful interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equipment off

and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is

connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications

not expressly approved in this manual could void your

authority to operate this equipment.

Note to CATV system installer:

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system

installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that

provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in

particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be

connected to the grounding system of the building, as

close to the point of cable entry as practical.

NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN CANADA

CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE

THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN

EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER

OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY

INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.

Except for European model

ENERGY STAR® is a U.S.

registered mark. As an ENERGY

STAR® partner, Sony Corporation

has determined that this product

meets the ENERGY STAR®

guidelines for energy efficiency.

WARNING

Do not install the appliance in a confined space,

such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.

3GB

How to use this manual........................... 4

Playable discs.......................................... 4

Getting Started

Hooking up the system............................ 6

Setting the clock...................................... 8

CD/MP3 Play

Loading a disc ......................................... 9

Playing a disc .......................................... 9

-- Normal Play/Shuffle Play

Playing repeatedly................................. 11

-- Repeat Play

Creating your own program .................. 12

-- Program Play

Tuner

Presetting radio stations ........................ 13

Listening to the radio ............................ 14

-- Preset Tuning

-- Manual Tuning

Using the Radio Data System (RDS).... 15

(European model only)

Tape Play

Loading a tape....................................... 16

Playing a tape ........................................ 16

Tape Recording

Recording your favorite CD tracks on a

tape.................................................. 17

-- CD-TAPE Synchro Recording

Recording on a tape manually............... 17

-- Manual Recording

Sound Adjustment

Adjusting the sound .............................. 18

Using the sub woofer ............................ 18

(MHC-GX45 and RG440S only)

Selecting the sound effect..................... 18

Selecting the surround effect ................ 19

Enhancing video game sound ............... 19

-- Game Sync

Mixing video game sound with other

sound source ................................... 19

-- Game Mixing

Timer

Falling asleep to music ......................... 20

-- Sleep Timer

Waking up to music.............................. 20

-- Daily Timer

Timer recording radio programs........... 21

Display

Turning off the display ......................... 22

-- Power Saving Mode

Viewing information about the disc in the

display ............................................ 23

Changing the Power illuminator........... 24

(MHC-GX45/GX35/RG440S/

RG330/RG310 and MHC-RG220

(European and Russian models)

only)

Optional Components

Hooking up optional components......... 25

Troubleshooting

Problems and remedies ......................... 26

Messages............................................... 28

Additional Information

Precautions............................................ 29

Specifications........................................ 30

List of button locations and reference

pages............................................... 35

Table of Contents

4GB

· This manual mainly explains operations using

the remote, but the same operations can also

be performed using the buttons on the unit

having the same or similar names.

· The following symbols are used in this

manual.

· MHC-GX45/GX35/RG440S/RG330/RG310

and MHC-RG220 (European and Russian

models) are the models used for illustration

purposes.

You can play back the following discs on this

system. Other discs cannot be played back.

List of playable discs

* MHC-GX45/GX35/RG440S/RG330/RG310 and

MHC-RG220 (European and Russian models) only

Discs that this system cannot

play

·CD-ROMs

· CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded in

the following formats:

music CD format

MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660*

Level 1/Level 2, Joliet*2, Romeo*2 or

Multi Session*

· A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g.,

card, heart).

· A disc with paper or stickers on it.

· A disc that has the adhesive, cellophane tape,

or a sticker still left on it.

*1 A logical format of files and folders on CD-ROMs,

defined by ISO (International Standard

Organization)

*2 Up to 31 characters can be displayed.

*3 Multi Session

This is a recording method that enables adding of

data using the Track-At-Once method.

Conventional CDs begin at a CD control area called

the Lead-in and end at an area called Lead-out. A

Multi Session CD is a CD having multiple sessions,

with each segment from Lead-in to Lead-out

regarded as a single session.

CD-Extra: This format records audio (audio CD

data) on the tracks in session 1 and data on the tracks

in session 2.

Mixed CD: This format records data on the first

track and audio (audio CD data) on the second and

subsequent tracks of a session.

How to use this manual

Symbol

Meaning

Functions that can be used with

audio CDs

Functions that can be used with

MP3

Playable discs

Format of

discs

Disc logo

Contents

Audio CDs

Audio

CD-R/CD-RW

(audio data)

Audio

CD-R/CD-RW

(MP3 files*)

Audio

5GB

Notes on CD-R and CD-RW

· This system can play CD-R/CD-RW discs

edited by the user. However, note that

playback of some discs may not be possible

depending on the recording device used for

recording or the disc condition.

· Discs recorded on CD-R/CD-RW drives may

not be played back because of scratches, dirt,

recording condition or the driver's

characteristics.

· CD-R and CD-RW discs that have not been

finalized (processing to allow play by a

normal CD player) cannot be played.

· CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in multi-

session that have not ended by "closing the

session" are not supported.

· The system may be unable to play MP3

format files that do not have the extender

".MP3".

· Attempting to play non-MP3 format files that

have the extender ".MP3" may result in noise

or malfunction.

· With formats other than ISO 9660 level 1 and

2, folder names or file names may not be

displayed correctly.

· The following discs take a longer time to start

playback.

a disc recorded with complicated tree

structure.

a disc recorded in Multi Session.

a disc to which data can be added (non-

finalized disc).

Music discs encoded with

technologies

This product is designed to playback discs that

conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard.

Recently, various music discs encoded with

by some record companies. Please be aware that

among those discs, there are some that do not

conform to the CD standard and may not be

playable by this product.

Cautions when playing a disc

that is recorded in Multi

Session

· If the disc begins with a CD-DA session, it is

recognized as a CD-DA (audio) disc, and

playback continues until an MP3 session is

encountered.

· If the disc begins with an MP3 session, it is

recognized as an MP3 disc, and playback

continues until a CD-DA (audio) session is

encountered.

· The playback range of an MP3 disc is

determined by the tree structure of files

produced by analyzing of the disc.

· A disc with a mixed CD format will be

recognized as a CD-DA (audio) disc.