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3-859-547-13(1)
Compact-Hi-Fi
Stereo System
Operating Instructions
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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.
MHC-G101 Serial No. ____________________________
Model No.
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MHC-G101
©1997 by Sony Corporation
MHC-G101. 3-859-547-13. EN
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CAUTION WARNING The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. INFORMATION This equipment has been tested and found to To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection Do not install the applianc
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T able of Contents Getting Started The Tape Deck Step 1: Hooking up the system ............ 4 Recording a CD by specifying track order ................................................ 17 Step 2: Setting the time ......................... 5 Step 3: Presetting radio stations .......... 6 Sound Adjustment Connecting optional outdoor antenna .............................................. 7 Adjusting the sound ............................ 18 Selecting the Preset Equalizer Basic Operations menu ...
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Getting Started Step 1: Hooking up the system Do the following procedures 1 to 3 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories. To complete the setup, do steps 2 and 3 also. FM antenna Right speaker Left speaker MHC-G101 rear panel Connect the speakers. 1 Connect the speaker cords to the SPEAKER jacks of the same color . Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise. Black (Õ) Red (Ô) 4 MHC-G101. 3-859-547-13. EN
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FM ANTENNA 75 0HM Connect the FM antenna. 2 Step 2: Setting the Extend the FM lead time antenna horizontally. You must set the time beforehand to use the timer function. 1,3,5 2,4 Connect the AC power cord to a 3 wall outlet. Inserting two R03 (size AAA) batteries into the remote 1 Press CLOCK SET for a few seconds, when the power is off. Tip With normal use, the batteries should last for about “– – : – –” appears. six months. When the remote no longer operates the system, replace both batt
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Setting the time (continued) Step 3: Presetting 5 Press CLOCK SET. radio stations The clock starts working. You can preset up to 30 stations. To light up the display Press TIMER SET when the power is off. 4 3,5 The light on the display turns on for five seconds. To check the clock when the power is on Press CLOCK SET. The clock is displayed for a few seconds. 12 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display. Each time you press the button, the band changes as foll
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FM ANTENNA 75 0HM ANT GND 4 Press PRESET + or – and select the Connecting optional preset number you want. outdoor antenna Preset number TUNED PRESET EQ Connect the outdoor antenna to improve the FLAT ROCK POPS JAZZ reception. MHz FM antenna Connect the optional FM outdoor antenna. You can also use the TV antenna instead. 5 Press MEMORY. The station is stored. Screw clamp 6 Repeat steps 1 to 5 to store other stations. To tune in a station with a weak signal 75-ohm coaxial Press )± or 0 rep
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Basic Operations To Do this Playing a CD Stop play Press p. Pause Press áP. Press again to resume play. You can play up to three CDs continuously. Select a track Press )± or 0 (or DISC 1–3 VOLUME 1 + or = on the remote). Find a point in Press and hold down )± a track or 0 during play and release it at the desired point. Select a CD Press DISC 1 – 3 or DISC SKIP. Remove or Press ¤. exchange the CD Adjust the Turn VOLUME (or press VOL volume + or – on the remote). Tips • Pressing áP when the po
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Basic Operations 2 Press ¤ and insert a CD on the disc Recording a CD tray. Use a TYPE I (normal) tape. With the label side up. When you 64 p 2,3 play a single CD, place it on the inner circle of the tray. 3 Press ¤. The disc tray closes. 4 Press one of the DISC 1 – 3 buttons to select a CD. 5 1 5 Press r on deck A. Recording starts. 1 Press p6 and insert a blank tape into deck A. 6 Press áP. CD play starts. With the side you want to record on facing forward To stop recording Press p6 on deck A
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To listen to non-preset radio stations Listening to the radio Press )± or 0 repeatedly to tune –– Preset Tuning in the desired station. Tips Firstly preset radio stations in the tuner’s • Pressing TUNER/BAND when the power is off memory (see page 6). automatically turns the power on and tunes to the last received station (One Touch Play). • You can switch from another source to the tuner POWER 12 VOLUME just by pressing TUNER/BAND (Automatic Source Selection). • To improve broadcast reception,
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Basic Operations To stop recording Press p6 on deck A. Recording from the Tips radio • To record non-preset stations, press )± or 0 repeatedly to tune in the desired station. • If noise is heard while recording an AM radio, You can record the radio program on a tape rotate or reposition the unit. by calling up a preset station. Use a TYPE I (normal) tape. 12 4 3 1 Press TUNER/BAND to select the band you want. 2 Press PRESET + or – to tune in a preset station. 3 Press p6 and insert a blank tape
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To play both decks in succession (relay play) Playing a tape You can listen to one side of the tapes in deck B and deck A in succession. Use a TYPE I (normal) tape. When the tape in deck B finishes playing, the tape in deck A starts playing. 2 VOLUME 1 Press p6 on deck B and insert a recorded tape in deck B. 2 Press á on deck B. The tape on deck B starts playback. 3 Press p6 on deck A and insert a recorded tape in deck A. 4 Press P and á on deck A. The tape on deck A is paused and automaticall
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Basic Operations To stop recording Press p6 on deck A and B. Recording from a tape — Dubbing Use a TYPE I (normal) tape. 2 413 5 1 1 Press p6 and insert a blank tape in deck A and a recorded tape in deck B. With the side you want to play/record on facing forward 2 Press TAPE. “TAPE” appears in the display. 3 Press P on deck A. 4 Press r on deck A. Deck A stands by for recording. 5 Press á on deck B. The tape starts dubbing. 13 MHC-G101. 3-859-547-13. EN
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The CD player To repeat Press Playing the CD tracks Only one REPEAT repeatedly until track “REPEAT 1” appears in the repeatedly display while playing the track you want to repeat. –– Repeat Play All the tracks REPEAT repeatedly until on the current “REPEAT 1 DISC” appears in CD the display. This function lets you repeat a single CD or all CDs in normal play, Shuffle Play and All the tracks REPEAT repeatedly until Program Play. on all CDs “REPEAT ALL DISC” appears in the display. 2 To cancel Repe
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Playing the CD tracks Programming the CD in random order tracks –– Shuffle Play –– Program Play You can play all the tracks on one CD or all You can make a program of up to CDs in random order. 32 tracks from all the CDs in the order you want them to be played. 2,5 3 21 1 Press CD and place a CD on the disc p tray. 71 4 2 Press SHUFFLE. “SHUFFLE” appears, then all the tracks (P p play in random order. =+ CLEAR To cancel Shuffle Play Press SHUFFLE so that “SHUFFLE” disappears. Tips • You can star
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Programming the CD tracks (continued) Playing only the beginning of each track 4 Press )± or 0 to select a track. — Music Scan Selected track The begining of each track on all the CDs in 1 PROGRAM the CD tray play for 10 seconds. PRESET EQ 23 FLAT ROCK POPS JAZZ (P p =+ Selected disc M.SCAN 5 Press PROGRAM. The track is programmed. The last programmed track appears. 6 To program additional tracks, repeat steps 3 to 5. Skip step 3 if you select a track from the same disc. 7 Press áP. To play o
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The Tape Deck 4 Press áP. Recording a CD by CD play starts. specifying track order –– Program Edit To stop recording Press p6 on deck A and p on the CD player. You can record tracks from all the CDs in the To cancel Program Edit order you want. When programming, make Press PROGRAM so that “PROGRAM” sure the playing times for each side do not disappears. exceed the length of one side of the tape. 4 p 3 2 1 Follow step 1 – 6 in “Programming the CD tracks” (see p.15). 2 Press p6 and insert a blank
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Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound Selecting the Preset Equalizer menu You can listen to music with strong bass. The Preset Equalizer enables you to select the DBFB sound characteristic among four sound effects according to the sound you are listening to. PRESET EQ To reinforce the bass sound Press DBFB (Dynamic Bass Feedback). The lamp on the button lights up. To select the sound characteristic Press the button again to cancel DBFB. Press PRESET EQ repeatedly to select your desired sound effe
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N Other Features Falling asleep to music Waking up to music — Sleep Timer — Wake-up Timer You can let the system turn off at a preset time, so you can sleep to the music. You can You can wake up to music at a preset time. preset the time to be turned off by 10 Make sure you have set the clock (see page 5). minutes. Make sure you have set the clock (see page 5). 7 6 3,4 2 SLEEP (P p =+ 4,5 Press SLEEP on the remote. “SLEEP” appears. Each time you press the button, the minute 1 Prepare the music
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Waking up to music (continued) 5 Set the time to stop playback. Press )± or 0 to set the hour, then press TIMER SET. The minute indication starts flashing. PRESET EQ FLAT ROCK POPS JAZZ MHz Press )± or 0 to set the minute, then press TIMER SET. The start time, followed by the stop time, the music source and volume appear, then the original display appears. 6 Press TIMER MODE. “TIMER” appears. 7 Press POWER to turn off the power. To check the setting Press TIMER SET. The start time and the s
