User manual SONY HCD-GX8800

[. . . ] 4-244-569-11 (1) Mini Hi-Fi Component System Operating Instructions Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located at 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. Serial No. MHC-GN900 MHC-GN800 MHC-GN700/GX8800 MHC-GN600 © 2003 Sony Corporation 1GB MHC-GN800 4-244-569-11 (1) 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. [. . . ] The search direction, + (forward) or ­ (backward), and the number of songs being skipped (1~9) appear in the display. Example: searching forward 2 songs ALL DISCS SURR EFFECT V - GROOVE LINK * AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) B A Note * Relay Play follows this cyclic sequence: Deck A (front side) t Deck A (reverse side) t Deck B (front side) t Deck B (reverse side) The AMS function may not operate correctly under the following circumstances: ­ When the unrecorded space between songs is less than 4 seconds long. ­ When the unit is placed near a television. 16GB MHC-GN800 4-244-569-11 (1) Recording to a tape ­­ CD Synchro Recording/Recording Manually/Program Edit You can record from a CD, tape, radio or other connected components. The recording level is adjusted automatically. Steps Recording from a CD (CD Synchro Recording) Insert a recordable tape into deck B. Press a function button for the recording source. Load the CD or tape (or other audio sources), or tune to the station you want to record. Recording Manually 1 2 3 4 Tape DECK B stands by for recording. REC PAUSE/START indicator flashes. 5 6 7 Tips Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select "g" to record on one side. Select "j" (or RELAY) to record on both sides. If you are recording manually, press hH to start playing the source (for CD or Tape). Recording starts. Press x to stop recording. · When you record on both sides, be sure to start from the front side. If you start from the reverse side, recording stops at the end of the reverse side. · For recording from the reverse side: After step 1, press TAPE A/B to select deck B and press hH twice to start playback of the reverse side. Press x at the point where you want to start recording. The TAPE B reverse side indicator lights up. · For recording from the radio: If noise is heard while recording from the radio, move the respective antenna to reduce the noise. · For recording from a CD to a tape manually: You can press > or . to select tracks during recording pause mode (after step 4 and before step 6). · You can mix the sound from the component connected to the GAME INPUT jacks with another function such as CD, tape, radio or MD connected to this system. To record the mixed sound, press GAME MIXING after step 4 of "Recording Manually" and then press REC PAUSE/START to start recording. Game Mixing does not function during CD Synchro Recording. Note You cannot listen to other sources while recording. continued 17GB MHC-GN800 4-244-569-11 (1) Recording to a tape (continued) To Do This Cancel Program Edit Recording a CD by specifying track order -- Program Edit You can record tracks from all the CDs in the order you want. When programing, make sure the playing times for each side do not exceed the length of one side of the tape. Clear a track from the end Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until "1 DISC" or "ALL DISCS" lights up in the display. Press CLEAR on the remote when playback is stopped. Tip 1 Insert a recordable tape into deck B, then press CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until "PGM" lights up in the display. To check the required tape length for recording a CD, press EDIT after you have loaded a CD and pressed CD. The required tape length for the currently selected CD appears, followed by the total playing time for side A and side B respectively (Tape Select Edit). Note 3 Press one of the DISC 1~3 button to select a CD. You cannot use Tape Select Edit for discs containing over 20 tracks or MP3 audio tracks. To program all the tracks on a CD at once, proceed to step 5 while "AL" appears in the display. Timer-recording radio programs To timer-record, you must preset the radio station (see "Presetting radio stations" on page 14) and set the clock (see "Setting the clock" on page 9) beforehand. 4 Press > or . repeatedly until the tracks you want appears in the display. 5 Press PUSH ENTER (or ENTER on the remote). The track(s) is (are) programmed. [. . . ] Besides, the discs which are not yet finalized at the end of recording, cannot be played back. Cleaning the cabinet Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with mild detergent solution. To save a tape permanently To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded over, break off the cassette tab. Refer to the instructions of the tape. On heat build-up · Although the unit heats up during operation, this is not a malfunction. · Place the unit in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build-up in the unit. If you use this unit at a large volume, the cabinet temperature of the top, side and bottom rises considerably. [. . . ]