4-226-483-12 (1) Mini Hi-Fi Component System Operating Instructions Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. MHC-BX9/DX9 MHC-BX7/DX7 MHC-BX5/DX5 © 2000 Sony Corporation Serial No.
INFORMATION WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior. NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE U.S.A.
Table of Contents Getting Started Step 1: Hooking up the system ............ 4 Step 2: Setting the time ......................... 7 Step 3: Presetting radio stations .......... 8 Saving the power in standby mode ..... 9 Basic Operations Playing a CD ......................................... 10 Recording a CD .................................... 12 Listening to the radio ........................... 13 Recording from the radio .................... 14 Playing a tape ........................................
Getting Started Step 1: Hooking up the system Do the following procedure 1 to 5 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories. Surround speaker* (Right) AM loop antenna Surround speaker* (Left) FM antenna 3 4 2 1 5 Front speaker (Right) Front speaker (Left) * MHC-BX7/DX7 only. 2 Connect the surround speaker 1 Connect the speakers. Connect the speaker cords of front speakers to the SPEAKER jacks as below. (MHC-BX7/DX7 only). Connect the speaker cords to SURROUND SPEAKER jacks.
Notes 4 For models with a voltage selector, • Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise. • The type of speakers supplied varies according to the model you purchased (see “Specifications” on page 45). set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the position of your local power line voltage. VOLTAGE SELECTOR 230 - 240V 3 Connect the FM/AM antennas. Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it. Jack type A 120V AM loop antenna 220V Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally.
Step 1: Hooking up the system (continued) Inserting two size AA (R6) batteries into the remote To attach the front speaker pads Attach the supplied front speaker pads to the bottom of the speakers to stabilize the speakers and prevent them from slipping. e E e E Tip With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months. When the remote no longer operates the system, replace both batteries with new ones.
Step 2: Setting the time 3 Press ENTER. The minute indication flashes. You must set the time before using the timer functions. The clock is on a 24-hour system for the European model and a 12-hour system for other models. The 24-hour system model is used for illustration purposes. 1 2,4 œ P = + 0 ) ( P 4 Press . or > repeatedly to set the minute. 5 Press ENTER. The clock starts working. p 3,5 p Tip If you’ve made a mistake, start over from step 1.
2 Step 3: Presetting radio stations Scanning stops when the system tunes in a station. “TUNED” and “STEREO” (for a stereo program) appear. You can preset 20 stations for FM and 10 stations for AM. ?/1 (Power) 1 Press and hold + or – (or TUNING +/– on the remote) until the frequency indication starts to change, then release. 3 MHz STEREO TUNED 3 Press TUNER MEMORY. A preset number appears in the display. The stations are stored from preset number 1.
To tune in a station with a weak signal Press + or – (TUNING +/– on the remote) repeatedly to tune in the station manually. To set another station to the existing preset number Saving the power in standby mode (For European and North American models only) Start over from step 1. After step 3, turn SHUTTLE until it clicks to select the preset number you want to store the other station. You can lower the power consumption to minimum (Power Saving Mode) and save energy in standby mode.
Basic Operations 1 Playing a CD — Normal play Press Z OPEN/CLOSE and place a CD on the disc tray. If a disc is not placed properly, it will not be recognized. You can play up to three CDs in a row. With the label side up. When you play a CD single, place it on the inner circle of the tray. DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE ?/1 (Power) 2 1 PLAY MODE To insert additional discs, press DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE to rotate the disc tray. 2 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons. The disc tray closes and play starts.
To Do this Tips Stop play Press x. Pause Press X. Press again to resume play. Select a track During play or pause, press > (to go forward) or . (to go back). Find a point in a track Turn SHUTTLE clockwise (to go forward) or counterclockwise (to go back) until it clicks and hold. Release it when you reach the desired point (or press and hold down M or m on the remote).
3 Recording a CD — CD Synchro Recording Then, press Z OPEN/CLOSE again to close the disc tray. When the CD you want to record is not selected, press DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE repeatedly to select the CD you want. The CD SYNC HI-DUB button lets you record from a CD to a tape easily. You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO2)* tapes. The recording level is adjusted automatically.* With the label side up. When you play a CD single, place it on the inner circle of the tray.
1 Listening to the radio –– Preset Tuning Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display. Preset radio stations in the tuner's memory first (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations”). Every time you press the button, the band changes as follows: FM y AM 2 ?/1 (Power) STEREO/ MONO 1 Turn SHUTTLE until it clicks (or press PRESET +/– on the remote) to tune in the preset station you want. Turn counterclockwise (or press PRESET – on the remote) for lower preset numbers.
Listening to the radio (continued) To listen to non-preset radio stations Use manual or automatic tuning in step 2. For manual tuning, press + or – (or TUNING +/– on the remote) repeatedly. For automatic tuning, press and hold + or – (or TUNING +/– on the remote). Tips Recording from the radio You can record the radio program on a tape by calling up a preset station. You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO2)* tapes. The recording level is adjusted automatically.
3 Press Z and insert a recordable tape into deck B. With the side you want to record facing forward Playing a tape You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO2)* tapes. You can also use the ./> (AMS** function) button to quickly search for songs you want to hear. To select either deck A or B, press TAPE A/B repeatedly. * MHC-BX9/DX9 only ** AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) 4 Press REC PAUSE/START. Deck B stands by for recording. 5 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to record on one side.
Playing a tape (continued) 1 2 Press TAPE A/B repeatedly to select deck A or B. Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to play one side. Select j to play both sides. To play both decks in succession, select RELAY (relay play).* 4 Do this Stop play Press x. Pause Press X. Press again to resume play.
Recording from a tape 4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to record on one side. Select j (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 5 Press REC PAUSE/START. — High-speed Dubbing You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO2)* tapes. The recording level is adjusted automatically.* Dubbing starts. To stop dubbing * MHC-BX9/DX9 only Press x. ?/1 (Power) 1 DOLBY NR 4 Tips • When you dub on both sides, start recording from the front side.
The CD Player Using the CD display You can check the remaining time of the current track or that of the CD. When a CD TEXT disc is loaded, you can check the information stored on the disc, such as the titles or artist names. When the unit detects CD TEXT discs, the “CD-TEXT” indication appears in the display. ?/1 (Power) , Press DISPLAY.
Playing the CD tracks repeatedly –– Repeat Play This function lets you repeat a single CD or all CDs in normal play, Shuffle Play and Program Play. ?/1 (Power) 1 1 Press CD, then place a CD. 2 Press REPEAT during playback until “REPEAT” appears in the display. “REPEAT ALL” scrolls in the display and Repeat Play starts. Do the following procedure to change the repeat mode.
Playing the CD tracks in random order –– Shuffle Play To cancel Shuffle Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “SHUFFLE” or “PGM” disappears from the display. The tracks continue playing in their original order. To select a desired CD You can play all the tracks on one CD or all CDs in random order. ?/1 (Power) 2 DISC 1~3 1 3 > 1 Press CD, then place a CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “SHUFFLE 1 DISC” or “SHUFFLE ALL DISCS” appears in the display.
Programming the CD tracks 1 Press CD, then place a CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM” scrolls and “PGM” appears in the display. 3 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons to select a CD. –– Program Play You can make a program of up to 32 tracks from all the CDs in the order you want them to be played. ?/1 (Power) 3 To program all the tracks on a CD at once, proceed to step 5 while “AL” appears on the display. 2 4 Press . or > repeatedly until the track you want appears in the display.
Programming the CD tracks (continued) To cancel Program Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PGM” or “SHUFFLE” disappears from the display. To Press Check the program CHECK on the remote repeatedly. After the last track, “CHECK END” appears. Clear a track from the end CLEAR on the remote in stop mode. Clear a specific track in stop mode CHECK on the remote repeatedly until the number of the track to be erased lights up, then press CLEAR.
The Tape Deck Recording on a tape manually 4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to record on one side. Select j (or RELAY) to record on both sides. You can record from CD, tape, or radio as you like. For example, you can record just the songs you want or record from the middle of the tape. The recording level is adjusted automatically.* 5 Press REC PAUSE/START. Recording starts. 6 * MHC-BX9/DX9 only ?/1 (Power) 2 DOLBY NR 4 Press nN to start playing the source to be recorded.
Recording a CD by specifying track order — Program Edit You can record tracks from all the CDs in the order you want. When programming, make sure the playing times for each side do not exceed the length of one side of the tape. DOLBY NR ?/1 (Power) 2 4 1 EDIT 1 Place a CD and insert a recordable tape into deck B 2 Press CD. 3 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM” scrolls and “PGM” appears in the display. 4 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons to select a CD.
9 Repeat steps 5 and 6 for tracks from the same disc or steps 4 to 6 for tracks from another disc to program the remaining tracks to be recorded on side B. 10 Press CD SYNC HI-DUB. Deck B stands by for recording and the CD player stands by for playback. REC PAUSE/START button blinks. 11 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to record on one side. Select j (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 12 Press REC PAUSE/START. Recording starts. To stop recording Press x.
DJ Effects Looping part of a CD Flashing part of a CD — Loop — Flash With the loop function, you can repeat part of a CD during playback. This lets you create original recordings. With the flash function, you can “flash” the CD sound during playback. This lets you create original recordings.
Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound Note The V-GROOVE function will be automatically cancelled, when you select GROOVE. To listen through the headphones You can reinforce the bass, create a more powerful sound, and listen with headphones. ?/1 (Power) Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack. No sound will come from the speakers. GROOVE V-GROOVE PHONES To reinforce lower bass sound (V-GROOVE) Press V-GROOVE. “V-GROOVE ON” appears in the display.
Selecting the audio emphasis , Press b/B (or MENU +/– on the remote) to select the preset you want. The audio emphasis menu lets you select the sound characteristics according to the sound you are listening to. To select USER FILE Selecting the effect from music menu ?/1 (Power) b/B The preset name appears in the display. See the chart “Music menu options”. Press v. To cancel the effect Press V (or ON/OFF on the remote) repeatedly so that “EFFECT OFF” appears in the display.
Changing the spectrum analyzer display Selecting the surround effect You can enjoy the surround effect. You can enjoy changing the display while listening to the music. ?/1 (Power) ?/1 (Power) SURROUND Function indicator , Press SURROUND. SPECTRUM Every time you press the button, the display changes as follows: , Press SPECTRUM.
Adjusting the graphic equalizer 3 You can adjust the sound by raising or lowering the levels of specific frequency ranges. Tip Before operation, first select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound. ?/1 (Power) 1 b/B v/V 1 Press EQ EDIT. 2 Press b/B to select the frequencies, then press v/V to adjust the level. Frequency band 30 3 Frequency level Press ENTER. This setting is automatically stored as USER FILE.
Other Features Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (For European model only) What is the Radio Data System? Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal. This tuner offers convenient RDS features like station name display and location of stations by program type. RDS is available only on FM stations.
Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (continued) DRAMA Radio plays and serials 1 Press PTY while listening to the radio. CULTURE Programs about national or regional culture, language and social concerns 2 Turn SHUTTLE until it clicks to select the program type you want. See the “List of program types” section below. 3 Press ENTER. The unit starts searching the preset RDS stations (“SEARCH” and the selected program type are shown alternately in the display).
LEISURE Programs on recreational activities such as gardening, fishing, cooking, etc. JAZZ Jazz programs COUNTRY Country music programs NATION M Programs featuring the popular music of the country or region Singing along: Karaoke (Except European and North American model) You can sing along with any stereo CD or tape by turning down the singer’s voice. You need to connect an optional microphone.
Singing along: Karaoke (continued) 4 Start playing the music and adjust the volume. 5 Adjust the microphone volume by turning MIC LEVEL. 1 Do the procedures for singing along (steps 1 to 5 on page 33 and 34). Then, insert a recordable tape in deck B. 2 Press one of the function buttons you want to record from (e.g., CD). When you want to record from TAPE A, press TAPE A/B repeatedly until TAPE A is selected.
Falling asleep to music Waking up to music — Daily Timer — Sleep Timer You can let the system turn off at the preset time, so you can sleep to the music. You can preset the time to be turned off by 10 minutes. You can wake up to music at a preset time every day. Make sure you have set the clock (see “Step 2: Setting the time” on page 7). 3 SLEEP hH S l L s CLOCK/ TIMER SELECT 4,5,7 , Press SLEEP.
Waking up to music (continued) 4 8 Press . or > repeatedly to select “DAILY 1 (or 2)”, then press ENTER. “ON” appears and the hour digits flash in the display. Press ENTER. The type of timer (DAILY 1 or DAILY 2), followed by the start time, stop time and the music source, appears, then the original display appears. 9 Turn off the power. To check the setting 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT and press . or > repeatedly to select the respective mode (DAILY 1 or DAILY 2), then press ENTER on the remote.
Timer-recording radio programs 4 Set the time to start recording. Press . or > repeatedly to set the hour, then press ENTER. The minute indication starts flashing. To timer-record, you must preset the radio station (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations” on page 8) and set the clock (see “Step 2: Setting the time” on page 7) beforehand. 2 CLOCK/ TIMER SELECT 3,4 REC Press . or > repeatedly to set the minute, then press ENTER. The hour indication flashes again.
Optional components Connecting audio components Select one of the following two connections, depending on the equipment to be connected and method of connecting. Refer to the instructions of each component below. Connecting an MD deck for listening to music Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors. To listen to the sound of the connected MD deck, press MD (VIDEO).
Tip When you connect a Sony MD deck, you can use the MD N, X, and x buttons on this unit’s remote to perform play, pause, and stop operations. Note If you cannot select “MD” even when you have pressed MD (VIDEO), press ?/1 while pressing MD (VIDEO) when the power is turned off. “VIDEO” will be switched to “MD”. To return to “VIDEO” do the same procedure. However, you cannot switch from MD to VIDEO or from VIDEO to MD when the system is in the Power Saving Mode (see page 9).
Connecting external antennas Connect the external antenna to improve the reception. AM antenna Connect a 6- to 15- meter (20- to 50- feet) insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal. Leave the supplied AM loop antenna connected. Jack type A FM antenna Insulated wire (not supplied) Connect the optional FM external antenna. You can also use the TV antenna instead.
Additional Information Precautions Notes on CDs Before operating the unit, check that the operating voltage of your unit is identical with the voltage of your local power supply. • Before playing, clean the CD with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the CD from the center out. • Do not use solvents such as benzene, thinner, commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs.
Precautions (continued) Before placing a cassette in the tape deck Take up any slack in the tape. Otherwise the tape may get entangled in the parts of the tape deck and become damaged. When using a tape longer than 90 minutes The tape is very elastic. Do not change the tape operations such as play, stop, and fast-winding etc. frequently. The tape may get entangled in the tape deck. Cleaning the tape heads Clean the tape heads after every 10 hours of use.
There is severe hum or noise. •A TV or VCR is placed too close to the stereo system. Move the stereo system away from the TV or VCR. The sound from the connected source is distorted. •If “VIDEO” appears in the display when you press MD (VIDEO), switch the display to “MD” (see “Note: Connecting a VCR” on page 39). “0:00” (or “12:00 AM”) flashes in the display. •A power interruption occurred. Set the clock and timer settings again. The timer does not function. •Set the clock correctly.
Troubleshooting (continued) Tape Deck The tape does not record. •No tape in the cassette holder. •The tab has been removed from the cassette (see “To save a tape permanently” on page 41). •The tape has reeled to the end. The tape does not record nor play or there is a decrease in sound level. •The heads are dirty. Clean them (see “Cleaning the tape heads” on page 42). •The record/playback heads are magnetized. Demagnetize them (see “Demagnetizing the tape heads” on page 42).
Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS: (MHC-BX7 USA models only) POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION with 6 ohm loads both channels driven, from 120-10,000 Hz; rates 115 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output. Total harmonic distortion less than 0.
Specifications (continued) Inputs MD/VIDEO (AUDIO) IN: voltage 450 mV/250 mV, (phono jacks) impedance 47 kilohms MIC: sensitivity 1 mV, (phone jack) impedance 10 kilohms Outputs PHONES: accepts headphones of 8 (stereo mini jack) ohms or more FRONT SPEAKER: MHC-BX9/BX7/BX5/DX7/DX5: accepts impedance of 6 to 16 ohms MHC-DX9: accepts impedance of 4 to 16 ohms SURROUND SPEAKER: accepts impedance of (MHC-BX7/DX7 only) 16 ohms CD player section System Compact disc and digital audio system Laser Semiconductor la
Surround speaker SS-RS150 for MHC-BX7 (except Canadian model) Speaker system Full range, bass-reflex type, magnetically shielded Speaker units Full range: 8 cm, cone type Nominal impedance 16 ohms Dimensions (w/h/d) Approx. 270 x 108 x 200 mm (97/8 x 41/4 x 77/8 in.) Mass Approx. 2.0 kg net per speaker (4 1b. 7 oz.) Other models: Front speaker SS-DX9 for MHC-DX9 Speaker system 2-way, 3-unit, bass-reflex type Speaker units Woofer: 17 cm, cone type Tweeter: 2.
H, I, J Index A Adjusting the audio emphasis 28 the graphic equalizer 30 the sound 27 the volume 11, 13, 16 Antennas 5, 40 Automatic Source Selection 11 High speed dubbing 17 Hooking up optional components 38 the antennas 5, 40 the power 5 the speakers 4 the system 4 K Karaoke 33 L, M Loop 26 B Batteries 6 N Normal Play 10 C CD player 10, 18 CD Synchro Recording 12 Clock setting 7 Connecting.
