3-866-217-11(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. 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 ......................... 6 Step 3: Presetting radio stations .......... 7 Connecting optional AV components ............................... 8 Connecting outdoor antennas .............. 9 Basic Operations Playing a CD ......................................... 10 Recording a CD .................................... 12 Listening to the radio ........................... 13 Recording from the radio ..........
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. AM loop antenna FM antenna 5 Right speaker Left speaker 2 3 1 4 Insert only the stripped portion. R L 1 Connect the speakers. Connect the speaker cords to the SPEAKER jacks of the same color. Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise.
2 Connect the FM/AM antennas. Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it. Jack type A AM loop antenna 4 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet. The demonstration appears in the display. If the plug on this unit does not fit your wall outlet, attach the supplied plug adaptor (for Asian model). Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally. AM 5 Deactivate the demonstration mode by pressing DISPLAY/DEMO when the system is turned off.
Step 2: Setting the time You must set the time before using the timer functions. You can set the time while the system is off. For European models, the clock is on a 24-hour system. For other models, the clock is on a 12-hour (AM/PM) system. The 12-hour system model is used for illustration purpose. 1 2,4 DISPLAY/DEMO 2 Press = or + repeatedly to set the hour. 3 Press ENTER/NEXT. The minute indication flashes. 4 Press = or + repeatedly to set the minute. 5 Press ENTER/NEXT.
3 Step 3: Presetting radio stations Press TUNER MEMORY. A preset number flashes in the display. You can preset up to 30 stations, 20 for FM and 10 for AM. VOLUME ALL DISCS ß Preset number 1/u (power) 2 1 2 4 Press ENTER/NEXT. The station is stored. 5 Repeat steps 1 to 4 to store other stations. To tune in a station with a weak signal When the desired station is skipped during automatic tuning, press – or + repeatedly in step 2 to tune in the station manually.
Step 3: Presetting radio stations (continued) To erase a preset number 1 Press and hold TUNER MEMORY until the preset number flashes in the display. 2 Press = or + repeatedly to select the preset number you want to erase. If you want to erase all preset numbers, select “ALL ERASE”. 3 Press ENTER/NEXT. When you erase a preset number, the total number of preset stations decreases by one. You can add a new preset number after the last preset number.
Connecting an MD deck for analog recording Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors. To listen to the sound of the connected MD deck, press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD” appears. To the input of the MD deck To the output of the MD deck Connecting outdoor antennas Connect the outdoor antenna to improve the reception. FM antenna Connect the optional FM outdoor antenna. You can also use the TV antenna instead.
Basic Operations Connecting outdoor antennas (continued) Playing a CD AM antenna — Normal play Connect a 6- to 15- meter (20- to 50- feet) insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal. Leave the supplied AM loop antenna connected. You can play up to three CDs in a row.
1 Press 6 OPEN/CLOSE and place up to two CDs on the disc tray. If a disc is not placed properly, it will not be recognized. With the label side up. When you play a single CD, place it on the inner circle of the tray. To insert a third disc, press DISC SKIP/ EX-CHANGE to rotate the disc tray. 2 Press one of the DISC 1 – 3 buttons. Disc tray number Playing time Do this Stop play Press p. Pause Press CD (P (or P on the remote). Press again to resume play.
2 Recording a CD — CD Synchro Recording Then press again to close the disc tray. If the disc number you want to record is not displayed, press DISC SKIP/EXCHANGE repeatedly so that it appears. The CD SYNC button lets you record from a CD to a tape easily. You can use a TYPE I (normal) tape. 1/u (power) TAPE B 9 p 5 3 Press 6 OPEN/CLOSE and place a CD. With the label side up. When you play a single CD, place it on the inner circle of the tray. 3 Press CD SYNC.
Listening to the radio 1 –– Preset Tuning Preset radio stations in the tuner’s memory first (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations” on page 7). 1/u (power) 2 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display. Every time you press this button, the band changes as follows: FM ˜ AM 2 1 Press = or + repeatedly to tune in the desired preset station. Press = for lower preset numbers. Press + for higher preset numbers.
Listening to the radio (continued) Tips • Pressing TUNER/BAND when the system is off automatically turns the system on and tunes in the last received station (One Touch Play). • You can switch from another source to the radio just by pressing TUNER/BAND (Automatic Source Selection). • When an FM program is noisy, press STEREO/MONO so that “MONO” appears in the display. There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will improve. Press the button again to restore the stereo effect.
3 Press § and insert a blank tape into deck B. With the side you want to record facing forward Playing a tape You can use a TYPE I (normal) tape. To select either deck A or B, press DECK A ( or DECK B ( on the remote. TAPE B 9 1/u (power) 4 3 3 p PAUSE Press REC. Deck B stands by for recording. The indicator on TAPE B ( (for front side) lights up. Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 6 Press PAUSE. Recording starts.
Playing a tape (continued) 1 Press § and insert a recorded tape in deck A or B. You can play the reverse side only on deck B. If you use only deck A, go to step 3. To Do this Stop play Press p. Pause Press PAUSE (or P on the remote). Press again to resume play. Fast-forward Press ). Rewind Press 0. Remove the cassette Press §. Adjust the volume 2 Tips Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to play one side. Select ß* to play both sides.
3 Recording from a tape Press PAUSE. Recording starts. 4 Press TAPE A (. You can use a TYPE I (normal) tape. To stop recording 1/u (power) 4 TAPE B ( p 2 Press p. Tip If you want to record from the reverse side, press TAPE B 9 to light its indicator after pressing REC in step 2. 1 TAPE B 9 31 Press § and insert a recorded tape in deck A and a blank tape in deck B. Basic Operations 1 With the side you want to play/record facing forward 2 Press REC. Deck B stands by for recording.
The CD Player Using the CD display Playing the CD tracks repeatedly You can check the remaining time of the current track. –– Repeat Play DISPLAY/DEMO This function lets you repeat a single CD or all CDs in normal play, Shuffle Play and Program Play. PLAY MODE REPEAT / Press DISPLAY/DEMO during playback.
Playing the CD tracks in random order –– Shuffle Play To cancel Shuffle Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “SHUFFLE” or “PROGRAM” 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 the CDs in random order. Press DISC 1 – 3. Tips 2 + 3 1 • You can start Shuffle Play during normal play by pressing PLAY MODE repeatedly to select “SHUFFLE”. • To skip a track, press +.
Programming the CD tracks 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display, then place CDs on the disc tray. –– Program Play 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM” appears in the display. 3 Press one of the DISC 1 – 3 buttons or DISC SKIP/EX-CHANGE repeatedly to select a CD. 4 Press = or + repeatedly until the desired track appears in the display. You can make a program of up to 32 tracks from all the CDs in the order you want them to be played.
6 To program additional tracks, repeat steps 3 to 5. Skip step 3 to select tracks from the same disc. 7 Press CD (P (or CD ( on the remote). Tips • The program you made remains in the CD player even after it has been played back. Press CD (P to play the same program again. • If “--.--” appears instead of the total playing time during programming, this means: – you have programmed a track number which exceeds 20, or – the total playing time has exceeded 100 minutes.
The Tape Deck Recording on a tape manually 4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side. Select ß (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. 5 Press PAUSE. 4 TAPE B 9 p 3 2 Recording starts. 6 Start playing the source to be recorded. To Press Stop recording p. Pause recording PAUSE.
Recording CDs by specifying the track order 1 Follow steps 1 to 6 in “Programming the CD tracks” (see page 20). 2 Press § and insert a blank tape into deck B. 3 Press CD SYNC. — 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. 4 TAPE B ( p 5 3 Deck B stands by for recording and the CD player stands by for playback.
Recording CDs by specifying the track order (continued) Selecting tape length automatically — Tape Select Edit You can check the most suitable tape length for recording a CD. Note that you cannot use Tape Select Edit for discs containing over 20 tracks. DISC SKIP/ EX-CHANGE 3 1 2 1 Place a CD on the disc tray. If the disc number you want to record is not displayed, press DISC SKIP/ EX-CHANGE repeatedly so that it appears. 2 24 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display.
Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound You can reinforce the bass and listen with headphones. PHONES DBFB Selecting the audio emphasis The audio emphasis menu lets you select the sound characteristic according to the sound you are listening to. FILE SELECT DISPLAY/DEMO To reinforce bass (DBFB) Press DBFB*. “DBFB ” appears in the display. To cancel DBFB, press DBFB so that “DBFB ” disappears from the display.
Other Features Selecting the audio emphasis (continued) To change the spectrum analyzer display Press DISPLAY/DEMO repeatedly to select one of the displays below. Pattern 1 Falling asleep to music — 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.
Waking up to music 2 Turn VOLUME to adjust the volume. 3 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. — Daily Timer “SET (DAILY1)” appears. 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 6). The 12-hour system model is used for illustration purpose. 9 3 4,5,7 4,5,8 12 SLEEP VOLUME ALL DISCS ß 4 Press = or + to select DAILY 1 or 2, then press ENTER/NEXT. “ON” appears and the hour digits flash in the display.
Waking up to music (continued) 7 Press = or + repeatedly until the music source you want appears. The indications change as follows: n TUNER ˜ CD PLAY ˜ TAPE PLAY N 8 Press ENTER/NEXT. The type of timer (“DAILY1” or “DAILY2”) appears, followed by the start time, the stop time and the music source, then the original display appears.
4 To check the setting Press ENTER/NEXT. “ON” appears and the hour digits flash in the display. Press TIMER SELECT and press = or + to select “TUNER REC”, then press ENTER/NEXT. To change the setting, start over from step 1. 1 2 REC SLEEP To cancel the timer operation VOLUME ALL DISCS ß 5 Press TIMER SELECT and press = or + to select “TIMER OFF”, then press ENTER/NEXT. Set the time to start recording. Notes Press = or + repeatedly to set the hour, then press ENTER/NEXT.
Additional Information Precautions Notes on CDs Before operating the system, check that the operating voltage of your system 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.
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. Troubleshooting If you run into any problem using this system, use the following check list.
Troubleshooting (continued) There is severe hum or noise. •A TV or VCR is placed too close to the system. Move the system away from the TV or VCR. “0:00” (or “12:00AM”) flashes in the display. •A power failure occurred. Set the clock and timer settings again. The timer does not function. •Set the clock correctly. “DAILY1”, “DAILY2” and “REC” do not appear when you press the TIMER SELECT button. •Set the timer correctly. •Set the clock. The remote does not function.
Tape Deck Tuner 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 30). • The tape has reeled to the end. Severe hum or noise (“TUNED” or “STEREO” flashes in the display). •Adjust the antenna. •The signal strength is too weak. Connect the external antenna. 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 31).
Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS: (U.S.A. model only) POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: with 6 ohm loads both channels driven, from 70 – 20,000 Hz; rated 50 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output.
Tuner section Other models FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner Speaker system Speaker units Woofer: Tweeter: Nominal impedance Dimensions (w/h/d) FM tuner section Tuning range Antenna Antenna terminals Intermediate frequency 87.5 – 108.0 MHz FM lead antenna 75 ohm unbalanced 10.
N Index Normal Play 10 O A Adjusting the sound 25 the volume 11, 13, 16 Antennas 5, 9 Automatic Source Selection 11, 14, 16 B Batteries 5 C CD player 10, 12, 18 CD Synchro Recording 12 Clock setting 6 Connecting.