Limited Warranty (US Only)
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... telephone numbers for frequently asked questions: To locate the servicer or dealer nearest you enter into a service contract with the Sony Partnership within the Warranty period must take the Product, or deliver the Product freight prepaid, in either its option, at no...Product (including any accessories) against defects in Japan 4-557-172-02 General Stereo/Hifi Components/Tape Decks ® CD Players/Mini Disc Players/Audio Systems Hifi Audio LIMITED WARRANTY Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this Product is determined to be presented to obtain warranty service. REPAIR...
... telephone numbers for frequently asked questions: To locate the servicer or dealer nearest you enter into a service contract with the Sony Partnership within the Warranty period must take the Product, or deliver the Product freight prepaid, in either its option, at no...Product (including any accessories) against defects in Japan 4-557-172-02 General Stereo/Hifi Components/Tape Decks ® CD Players/Mini Disc Players/Audio Systems Hifi Audio LIMITED WARRANTY Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this Product is determined to be presented to obtain warranty service. REPAIR...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...dedicated audio players. It sounds as if you can find the capability in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 10 The Super Audio CD catalog includes labels as diverse as if the musicians are playing in your...to name just a few. But you 're transported from landmark jazz and classical recordings of stereo and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a passion for beautiful music, beautifully reproduced. Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-...
...dedicated audio players. It sounds as if you can find the capability in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 10 The Super Audio CD catalog includes labels as diverse as if the musicians are playing in your...to name just a few. But you 're transported from landmark jazz and classical recordings of stereo and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a passion for beautiful music, beautifully reproduced. Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... optimize playback picture quality. Two heads for SP speed and two for high fidelity stereo sound. VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps" your network provides no Ethernet cable near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. They also enable better...-DE50 for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to play . And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. The Sony Guide to look for: VHS Hi-Fi. If your local channel line-up. Some movies...
... optimize playback picture quality. Two heads for SP speed and two for high fidelity stereo sound. VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps" your network provides no Ethernet cable near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. They also enable better...-DE50 for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to play . And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. The Sony Guide to look for: VHS Hi-Fi. If your local channel line-up. Some movies...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...then the more complete audio-visual experience. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Today, thousands of audio. Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left) results in movie theaters. In the mid 1970s, Dolby Laboratories introduced a movie theater sound system called Dolby Stereo. Suddenly, you could rent a VHS Hi... About Surround Sound Surround sound began in the movies, with just one channel of movies include Dolby Stereo sound tracks. During the production of movie sound tracks, this system encoded or "matrixed" the Left, Center, Right and Surround channels onto just two channels of the...
...then the more complete audio-visual experience. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Today, thousands of audio. Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left) results in movie theaters. In the mid 1970s, Dolby Laboratories introduced a movie theater sound system called Dolby Stereo. Suddenly, you could rent a VHS Hi... About Surround Sound Surround sound began in the movies, with just one channel of movies include Dolby Stereo sound tracks. During the production of movie sound tracks, this system encoded or "matrixed" the Left, Center, Right and Surround channels onto just two channels of the...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...broadcasts and on free, over -the-air digital television broadcasting. But don't worry. You need a receiver with the Dolby Digital system. The movie sound tracks now approach the sound quality of digital distribution formats, including DVD, digital cable, DIRECTV digital satellite broadcasting ..., or "discrete." More channels. The LFE channel is often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to mono, for a dynamic, high-impact soundstage. You'll hear full frequency response,...
...broadcasts and on free, over -the-air digital television broadcasting. But don't worry. You need a receiver with the Dolby Digital system. The movie sound tracks now approach the sound quality of digital distribution formats, including DVD, digital cable, DIRECTV digital satellite broadcasting ..., or "discrete." More channels. The LFE channel is often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to mono, for a dynamic, high-impact soundstage. You'll hear full frequency response,...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...discs (although without the benefit of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver is the brains of analog stereo TV broadcasts. It's where you 'll use Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-music..... (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. Older decoders can deliver the extended frequency response and heightened ...
...discs (although without the benefit of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver is the brains of analog stereo TV broadcasts. It's where you 'll use Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-music..... (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. Older decoders can deliver the extended frequency response and heightened ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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This problem is the consistency of sound from one speaker to the next. Matched speakers from the same series in two-channel stereo. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 33 But the most full-range speakers. You want to consider the space you have for consistency is..."crossover frequency" to blend successfully with a big, bass-heavy speaker on the right. Instead of getting a true stereo image, you get an ever-shifting blur of consistent sound, consider a mis-matched stereo system with most important consideration is bad enough in the manufacturer's lineup! In multi-channel home theater...
This problem is the consistency of sound from one speaker to the next. Matched speakers from the same series in two-channel stereo. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 33 But the most full-range speakers. You want to consider the space you have for consistency is..."crossover frequency" to blend successfully with a big, bass-heavy speaker on the right. Instead of getting a true stereo image, you get an ever-shifting blur of consistent sound, consider a mis-matched stereo system with most important consideration is bad enough in the manufacturer's lineup! In multi-channel home theater...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... diagrams. DVD packages like Sony's DVD Dream systems simplify connections by building the DVD player and A/V receiver into a single component. Audio Connections Line-Level Analog Audio. In stereo, the Right and Left are the most common audio connections in a home theater system, hooking up . These .... Left plugs and jacks are generally color-coded red for Right and white for example in choosing connections when your A/V receiver. The Sony Guide to do the job. Home Theater Connections Connecting a home theater is called either an "RCA" or "pin" plug. This ...
... diagrams. DVD packages like Sony's DVD Dream systems simplify connections by building the DVD player and A/V receiver into a single component. Audio Connections Line-Level Analog Audio. In stereo, the Right and Left are the most common audio connections in a home theater system, hooking up . These .... Left plugs and jacks are generally color-coded red for Right and white for example in choosing connections when your A/V receiver. The Sony Guide to do the job. Home Theater Connections Connecting a home theater is called either an "RCA" or "pin" plug. This ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... the surround channels already encoded in the digital domain. The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. The classic system that shape and enhance a signal when it 's a completely separate channel. In the "discrete" case, it 's still in ...videocassettes and laserdiscs, many TV dramas and sports broadcasts. Picture quality is a digital output from conventional, stereo sources, Sony engineers have captured the sound of Sony developments that reproduce both halls. Digital Concert Hall. Digital Signal Processing (DSP). This is lost whenever...
... the surround channels already encoded in the digital domain. The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. The classic system that shape and enhance a signal when it 's a completely separate channel. In the "discrete" case, it 's still in ...videocassettes and laserdiscs, many TV dramas and sports broadcasts. Picture quality is a digital output from conventional, stereo sources, Sony engineers have captured the sound of Sony developments that reproduce both halls. Digital Concert Hall. Digital Signal Processing (DSP). This is lost whenever...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...recorders and displays. Enables you to connect video equipment to rediscover your A/V receiver at high signal quality. The Sony Guide to maintain picture quality. System that fills their own power amplifier. Shows each scanning line in "lines of resolution." Projection. Satellite Speaker. ... A compact speaker that project onto a translucent screen. The highest quality sound source available today, Super Audio CD supports both stereo and multi-channel music reproduction. Plasma. A flat panel television display type in which plasma gas pixels glow when excited by ...
...recorders and displays. Enables you to connect video equipment to rediscover your A/V receiver at high signal quality. The Sony Guide to maintain picture quality. System that fills their own power amplifier. Shows each scanning line in "lines of resolution." Projection. Satellite Speaker. ... A compact speaker that project onto a translucent screen. The highest quality sound source available today, Super Audio CD supports both stereo and multi-channel music reproduction. Plasma. A flat panel television display type in which plasma gas pixels glow when excited by ...
MHCGX450 Instructions (tuner portion of Stereo System)
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..." disappear from step 2. If "TUNED" does not appear and the scanning does not stop Set the frequency of the stations that time, "TUNED" and "STEREO" (for a station. Start over from the display. 4 Press - Scanning stops automatically when a station is tuned in the display. 4 Press - A ...the desired station. 5 Press TUNER MEMORY. Automatic tuning preset You can automatically tune in all of the desired radio station as the system scans for an FM stereo program) appear. or + (or TUNING - The frequency changes as described in "Manual tuning preset" (page 15). A preset...
..." disappear from step 2. If "TUNED" does not appear and the scanning does not stop Set the frequency of the stations that time, "TUNED" and "STEREO" (for a station. Start over from the display. 4 Press - Scanning stops automatically when a station is tuned in the display. 4 Press - A ...the desired station. 5 Press TUNER MEMORY. Automatic tuning preset You can automatically tune in all of the desired radio station as the system scans for an FM stereo program) appear. or + (or TUNING - The frequency changes as described in "Manual tuning preset" (page 15). A preset...
MHCGX450 Instructions (tuner portion of Stereo System)
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There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will improve. • Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until "MONO" appears. The frequency indication changes and scanning stops when the system tunes in step 3 above, then press - Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (European model only) What is.... Tips • To improve broadcast reception, adjust the supplied antennas, or connect a commercially available external antenna. • When an FM stereo program has static noise, press FM MODE repeatedly until "AUTO" appears in a station (Automatic Tuning). • To record the radio programs...
There will be no stereo effect, but the reception will improve. • Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until "MONO" appears. The frequency indication changes and scanning stops when the system tunes in step 3 above, then press - Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (European model only) What is.... Tips • To improve broadcast reception, adjust the supplied antennas, or connect a commercially available external antenna. • When an FM stereo program has static noise, press FM MODE repeatedly until "AUTO" appears in a station (Automatic Tuning). • To record the radio programs...
MHCGX450 Instructions (tuner portion of Stereo System)
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...function, just press VIDEO/MD. To return to "VIDEO", do the same procedure. • When you press GAME on the unit while the system is on, the function switches to GAME and the equalizer automatically switches to . Transmitter OFF ON NOISE FILTER B R A AUDIO IN L DC...OUT jack (stereo mini jack) 30GB Listening to a connected VCR 1 Connect the audio cords. If noise occurs when the transmitter is on page 29. 2 Press VIDEO/MD. See "Hooking up the transmitter 1 Set the transmitter by the following procedures. Start playing the connected component. Transmitter (MHC-GX750 only)...
...function, just press VIDEO/MD. To return to "VIDEO", do the same procedure. • When you press GAME on the unit while the system is on, the function switches to GAME and the equalizer automatically switches to . Transmitter OFF ON NOISE FILTER B R A AUDIO IN L DC...OUT jack (stereo mini jack) 30GB Listening to a connected VCR 1 Connect the audio cords. If noise occurs when the transmitter is on page 29. 2 Press VIDEO/MD. See "Hooking up the transmitter 1 Set the transmitter by the following procedures. Start playing the connected component. Transmitter (MHC-GX750 only)...
MHCGX450 Instructions (tuner portion of Stereo System)
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...the transmitter, the transmitter can be sure to ON. Connecting to the AUDIO IN B jack, the switch has no effect. • If stereo mini jack is connected to LINE OUT and the NOISE FILTER is up a noise. In such case, place the transmitter away from the speaker may... optional component to OFF. • When the transmitter is placed on . In this case, set to approximately 30.5 m (100 feet) without the system picking up off . Otherwise, you to the surroundings. Transmitter is recommended. when using the transmitter. Radio waves generated such as on the unit. - ...
...the transmitter, the transmitter can be sure to ON. Connecting to the AUDIO IN B jack, the switch has no effect. • If stereo mini jack is connected to LINE OUT and the NOISE FILTER is up a noise. In such case, place the transmitter away from the speaker may... optional component to OFF. • When the transmitter is placed on . In this case, set to approximately 30.5 m (100 feet) without the system picking up off . Otherwise, you to the surroundings. Transmitter is recommended. when using the transmitter. Radio waves generated such as on the unit. - ...
MHCGX450 Instructions (tuner portion of Stereo System)
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...the headphones jack. • Change the radio frequency using the CHANNEL selector on the transmitter, then press WIRELESS on the system. A stereo FM program cannot be received. ("TUNED" or "STEREO" flashes in the display.) • Set the proper band and frequency (page 15). • Connect the antenna properly...8226; Check the connection of the connected optional component. If the system still does not operate properly after performing the above measures, reset the system as far away from the cassette. Transmitter (MHC-GX750 only) There is connected to turn down the volume of the...
...the headphones jack. • Change the radio frequency using the CHANNEL selector on the transmitter, then press WIRELESS on the system. A stereo FM program cannot be received. ("TUNED" or "STEREO" flashes in the display.) • Set the proper band and frequency (page 15). • Connect the antenna properly...8226; Check the connection of the connected optional component. If the system still does not operate properly after performing the above measures, reset the system as far away from the cassette. Transmitter (MHC-GX750 only) There is connected to turn down the volume of the...
MHCGX450 Instructions (tuner portion of Stereo System)
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...INPUT VIDEO (phono jack): 1Vp-p, 75 ohms MIC (phone jack) (MHC-RG555 only): sensitivity 1 mV, impedance 10 kilohms Outputs PHONES (stereo mini jack): accepts headphones of 6 to 16 ohms CD player section System Laser Frequency response Wavelength Signal-to-noise ratio Dynamic range Compact disc and ...177;0.5 dB) 780 - 790 nm More than 90 dB More than 90 dB Tape deck section Recording system Frequency response Wow and flutter 4-track 2-channel, stereo 50 - 13,000 Hz (±3 dB), using Sony TYPE I cassettes ±0.15% W. RMS (NAB) ±0.2% W. output level 1Vp-p, unbalanced, ...
...INPUT VIDEO (phono jack): 1Vp-p, 75 ohms MIC (phone jack) (MHC-RG555 only): sensitivity 1 mV, impedance 10 kilohms Outputs PHONES (stereo mini jack): accepts headphones of 6 to 16 ohms CD player section System Laser Frequency response Wavelength Signal-to-noise ratio Dynamic range Compact disc and ...177;0.5 dB) 780 - 790 nm More than 90 dB More than 90 dB Tape deck section Recording system Frequency response Wow and flutter 4-track 2-channel, stereo 50 - 13,000 Hz (±3 dB), using Sony TYPE I cassettes ±0.15% W. RMS (NAB) ±0.2% W. output level 1Vp-p, unbalanced, ...
MHCGX450 Instructions (tuner portion of Stereo System)
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...net per speaker Front speaker SS-RG121 for MHC-RG121 Speaker system Speaker units Super Tweeter: Woofer: Tweeter: ...MHC-GX750 Carrier frequency Channel CHANNEL 1: CHANNEL 2: CHANNEL 3: Modulation Power source Audio input 913.4 - 914.6 MHz 913.4 MHz 914.0 MHz 914.6 MHz FM stereo DC 9 V: supplied AC power adaptor (AC-GSX100) phono jacks/stereo mini...MHC-GX750/RX550: 230 watts MHC-GX450: 265 watts MHC-GX250: 205 watts Canadian models: MHC-GX750: 280 VA MHC-GX450: 330 VA MHC-GX250: 260 VA European and Russian models: MHC-RG444S: 275 watts 0.25 watts (at the Power Saving Mode) MHC...
...net per speaker Front speaker SS-RG121 for MHC-RG121 Speaker system Speaker units Super Tweeter: Woofer: Tweeter: ...MHC-GX750 Carrier frequency Channel CHANNEL 1: CHANNEL 2: CHANNEL 3: Modulation Power source Audio input 913.4 - 914.6 MHz 913.4 MHz 914.0 MHz 914.6 MHz FM stereo DC 9 V: supplied AC power adaptor (AC-GSX100) phono jacks/stereo mini...MHC-GX750/RX550: 230 watts MHC-GX450: 265 watts MHC-GX250: 205 watts Canadian models: MHC-GX750: 280 VA MHC-GX450: 330 VA MHC-GX250: 260 VA European and Russian models: MHC-RG444S: 275 watts 0.25 watts (at the Power Saving Mode) MHC...
MHCGX450 Instructions (tuner portion of Stereo System)
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... 327 × 425 mm Transmitter (MHC-GX750 only) Approx. 136 × 100 × 103 mm Mass North American models: HCD-GX750: Approx. 10.5 kg HCD-GX450: Approx. 10.0 kg HCD-GX250: Approx. 10.0 kg HCD-RX550...MHC-GX750 only) (1) AC adaptor (MHC-GX750 only) (1) Connecting cord phono plug-stereo miniplug (1m) (MHC-GX750 only) (1) Speaker pads MHC-GX750/GX450/ RG551S/RG444S/ RX550 (12) MHC-GX250/RG555/ RG441/RG333/RG222/ RG221/RG121/RG100 (8) Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. MHC-RG100: Other models: MHC-RG555: MHC-RG551S: MHC-RG441: MHC-RG222: MHC-RG221: MHC...
... 327 × 425 mm Transmitter (MHC-GX750 only) Approx. 136 × 100 × 103 mm Mass North American models: HCD-GX750: Approx. 10.5 kg HCD-GX450: Approx. 10.0 kg HCD-GX250: Approx. 10.0 kg HCD-RX550...MHC-GX750 only) (1) AC adaptor (MHC-GX750 only) (1) Connecting cord phono plug-stereo miniplug (1m) (MHC-GX750 only) (1) Speaker pads MHC-GX750/GX450/ RG551S/RG444S/ RX550 (12) MHC-GX250/RG555/ RG441/RG333/RG222/ RG221/RG121/RG100 (8) Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. MHC-RG100: Other models: MHC-RG555: MHC-RG551S: MHC-RG441: MHC-RG222: MHC-RG221: MHC...