User manual SONY MHC-RV5

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] You can reinforce the bass and create a more powerful sound. Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows: GROOVE ON* t V-GROOVE ON* t GROOVE OFF * The volume switches to power mode, the equalizer curve changes, and the "GROOVE" or "V GROOVE" lights up. The system turns on 15 seconds before the preset time. When you used the Sleep Timer, Daily Timer and Timer recording will not turn on the system until the Sleep Timer turns it off. Selecting the effect from the music menu Press MUSIC EQ, MOVIE EQ or GAME EQ repeatedly to select the preset you desire. You can adjust the sound by raising or lowering the levels of specific frequency ranges, then store up to three personal files (P FILE) in the memory. Select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound first. "SURR" appears if you select an effect with surround effects. This setting is automatically stored as the personal file you selected in step 3. PlayStation 1, 2 and other video game music sources The demonstration display (display window and buttons lighting and flashing even when the system power is off) and the clock display can be turned off to minimize the amount of power consumed during standby (Power Saving Mode). Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is off until the demonstration display or the clock display disappears. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows: C. When you select other sound effects, the surround effect will be canceled. (MHC-RV6 only) Press SURROUND SPEAKER MODE to select the sound mode you want. Each time you press the button, the display switches cyclically as follows: Demonstration display t Clock display* t No display (Power Saving Mode) * The clock is displayed only if you set the clock. LINK : Reproduces the same sound with the different output level. MATRIX SURR : Reproduces only the reverberation components with the vocals removed. You cannot perform the following operations in Power Saving Mode. You can check the remaining time of the current track or the entire CD. When a CD-TEXT disc or a disc with MP3 files is loaded, you can also check the information recorded on the disc, such as the titles. Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows: Total number of tracks or albums and total playing time*1 t Disc title*2 or title name of the current folder*3 t Clock display (for eight seconds) t Effect status *1 The total playing time is not displayed for a disc with MP3 files. *2 With CD-TEXT discs (certain characters cannot be displayed) or a disc with MP3 files. [. . . ] Clean the tape heads after every 10 hours of use. Be sure to clean the tape heads before you start an important recording or after playing an old tape. Use a separately sold dry-type or wet-type cleaning cassette. Demagnetize the tape heads and the metal parts that have contact with the tape every 20 to 30 hours of use with a separately sold demagnetizing cassette. [. . . ]