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Mini HI-FI

Component

System

Operating Instructions

MHC-GTR88

MHC-GTR77

MHC-GTR55

MHC-GTR33

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To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do

not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.

To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the

ventilation opening of the apparatus with

newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc.

Do not place the naked flame sources such as

lighted candles on the apparatus.

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do

not expose this apparatus to dripping or

splashing, and do not place objects filled

with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

As the main plug is used to disconnect the

unit from the mains, connect the unit to an

easily accessible AC outlet. Should you

notice an abnormality in the unit, disconnect

the main plug from the AC outlet

immediately.

Do not install the appliance in a confined

space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.

Do not expose batteries or apparatus with

battery-installed to excessive heat such as

sunshine, fire or the like.

Excessive sound pressure from earphones

and headphones can cause hearing loss.

The unit is not disconnected from the mains

as long as it is connected to the AC outlet,

even if the unit itself has been turned off.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this

product will increase eye hazard.

This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1

LASER product. This marking is located on

the rear exterior.

For customers in Australia

Disposal of Old

Electrical &

Electronic

Equipment

(Applicable in the

European Union

and other European

countries with

separate collection

systems)

Note on DualDiscs

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product

which mates DVD recorded material on one

side with digital audio material on the other

side. However, since the audio material side

does not conform to the Compact Disc (CD)

standard, playback on this product is not

guaranteed.

Music discs encoded with

copyright protection

technologies

This product is designed to playback discs

that conform to the Compact Disc (CD)

standard. Recently, various music discs

encoded with copyright protection

technologies are marketed by some record

companies. Please be aware that among

those discs, there are some that do not

conform to the CD standard and may not be

playable by this product.

WARNING

The recorded music is limited to private

use only. Use of the music beyond this

limit requires permission of the copyright

holders.

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“WALKMAN” and “WALKMAN” logo

are registered trademarks of Sony

Corporation.

MICROVAULT is a trademark of Sony

Corporation.

MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology

and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS

and Thomson.

Windows Media is a registered trademark

of Microsoft Corporation in the United

States and/or other countries.

“Memory Stick” is a trademark of Sony

Corporation.

About this manual

The instructions in this manual are for

models MHC-GTR88, MHC-GTR77,

MHC-GTR55 and MHC-GTR33.

In this manual, the MHC-GTR88 is used

for illustration purposes unless stated

otherwise.

The MHC-GTR88 consists of:

–Unit HCD-GTR88

– Speaker System

• Front speakers SS-GTR88

• Satellite speakers SS-RSR88

• Subwoofers SS-WGR88

The MHC-GTR77 consists of:

–Unit HCD-GTR77

– Speaker System

• Front speakers SS-GTR77

• Satellite speakers SS-RSR77

• Subwoofers SS-WGR77

The MHC-GTR55 consists of:

–Unit HCD-GTR55

– Speaker System

• Front speakers SS-GTR55

• Subwoofer SS-WGR55

The MHC-GTR33 consists of:

–Unit HCD-GTR33

– Speaker System

• Front speakers SS-GTR33

• Subwoofer SS-WGR33

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Table of Contents

About this manual ....................... 3

Guide to parts and controls.......... 5

Hooking up the system

securely .................................. 10

Positioning the speakers ............ 14

Setting the clock ........................ 17

Playing an AUDIO CD/MP3

disc......................................... 18

Listening to the radio................. 20

Transferring onto an USB

device..................................... 21

Listening to music of an USB

device..................................... 26

Playing a tape ............................ 29

Using optional audio

components ............................ 30

Adjusting the sound................... 30

Changing the display ................. 31

Creating your own program....... 33

— Program Play

Presetting radio stations............. 34

Recording onto a tape ................ 35

Creating your own sound

effect ...................................... 36

Singing along............................. 37

Using the Timers ....................... 37

Troubleshooting......................... 40

Messages.................................... 46

Precautions................................. 48

Specifications............................. 49

Compatible USB devices with

this system.............................. 54

Getting Started

Basic Operations

Other Operations

Additional Information

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Guide to parts and controls

This manual mainly explains operations using the unit, but the same operations can also

be performed using the buttons on the remote having the same or similar names.

Unit

Front view

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Top view (For African and Pan Asian models only)

1 "/1 (on/standby) (page 13, 21,

38, 46)

Press to turn on the system.

The STANDBY indicator lights up

when the system is turned off.

B DISPLAY (page 32, 40)

Press to change the information on

the display.

C METER MODE (page 32, 45)

Press to select the preset meter

display.

D OPTIONS (page 24, 31)

Press to change the display,

subwoofer level, USB and MP3

BOOSTER+ settings.

E REC TIMER (page 38)

Press to set the Recording Timer.

F Remote sensor (page 41)

G OPERATION DIAL (page 18, 24,

27, 30, 31, 34, 36, 38)

Turn to select a setting in the

OPTIONS menu.

Turn to select a track, file or folder.

H +/– (select folder) (page 18,

27, 33)

Press to select a folder.

NX (play/pause) (page 18, 26,

27, 33, 34, 35, 42, 44)

Press to start or pause playback.

m/M (rewind/fast forward)

(page 18, 27)

Hold down to find a point in a track

or file.

./> (go back/go forward)

(page 18, 27, 33)

Press to select a track or file.

TUNING +/– (page 20)

Press to tune in the station you want.

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x (stop) (page 18, 23, 27, 41, 46)

Press to stop playback.

I Function buttons:

CD (page 13, 18, 22, 33, 35)

Press to select the CD function.

USB (page 23, 24, 26, 27, 33)

Press to select the USB function.

TUNER/BAND (page 20, 21)

Press to select the TUNER function.

Press to select the FM or AM band.

PC (Except for African and Pan

Asian models) (page 23, 30)

Press to select the PC function.

TAPE/PC (For African and Pan

Asian models only) (page 23, 29,

30)

Press to select the TAPE function or

PC function.

J RETURN (page 19, 27, 31)

Press to return to the parent folder.

Press to exit search mode.

Press to return to the previous

display in the OPTIONS menu.

K USB A (page 26, 28, 33)

Press to select the USB device

connected to the A port.

A indicator

A (PLAY) port (page 23, 24,

26, 27 28, 43)

Connect an optional USB device.

L DISC 1 – 3 (page 18, 33, 35)

Press to select a disc. Press to switch

to the CD function from other

function.

M Disc tray (page 13, 18, 21, 22, 41,

46)

N PHONES jack (page 40, 45)

Connect the headphones.

O MIC jack (page 37, 40)

Connect an optional microphone.

MIC LEVEL (page 37, 40)

Turn to adjust the microphone

volume.

P USB B (page 21, 24, 26, 28, 33)

Press to select the USB device

connected to the B port.

B indicator

Lights up in red when transferring to

the connected optional USB device.

B (REC/PLAY) port (page 21,

22, 23, 24 26, 27, 38, 42, 43)

Connect and transfer to an optional

USB device.

Q REC TO USB B (page 22, 23, 24)

Press to transfer onto the connected

optional USB device which is

connected to the B port.

R Z OPEN/CLOSE (page 13, 18,

41)

Press to insert or eject a disc.

S DISC SKIP/EX-CHANGE

(page 13, 19)

Press to select a disc during CD tray

open.

Press to exchange other discs during

playback.

T ENTER (page 18, 21, 22, 31, 33,

34, 36)

Press to enter the settings.

U MASTER VOLUME (page 18, 26,

29, 30, 40)

Turn to adjust the volume.

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V ERASE (page 27)

Press to erase audio files and folders

from the connected optional USB

device.

W PRESET EQ (page 30, 36),

GROOVE (page 30),

EQ BAND/SURROUND

(page 30, 36)

Press to select the frequency band

and surround sound effect.

X SUBWOOFER (page 30)

Press to turn on and off the

subwoofer.

The SUBWOOFER indicator lights

up when the subwoofer is turned on.

Y Display (page 31)

Z (For African and Pan Asian

models only)

Tape deck

wj (For African and Pan Asian

models only)

z (record) (page 35)

Press to record onto a tape.

B (play) (page 29, 35)

Press to start tape playback.

* The B button has a tactile dot. Use the

tactile dot as a reference when operating

the system.

m/M (rewind/fast forward)

(page 29)

Press to rewind/fast forward a tape.

x Z (stop/eject) (page 29, 35)

Press to stop tape playback.

Press to insert or eject a tape.

X (pause) (page 29, 35)

Press to pause tape playback.

Remote RM-AMU053

1 "/1 (on/standby) (page 17, 38)

Press to turn on the system.

B CLOCK/TIMER SELECT

(page 38, 46)

CLOCK/TIMER SET (page 17,

38)

Press to set the clock and the timers.

C REPEAT/FM MODE (page 18,

21, 27, 45)

Press to listen to a disc, an USB

device, a single track or file

repeatedly.

Press to select the FM reception

mode (monaural or stereo).

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D USB (page 23, 24, 26, 27, 33)

Press to select the USB function.

CD (page 18, 22, 33, 35)

Press to select the CD function.

TUNER/BAND (page 20)

Press to select the TUNER function.

Press to select the FM or AM band.

FUNCTION (page 23, 29, 30)

Press to select a function.

E ./> (go back/go forward)

(page 17, 18, 27, 33, 38)

Press to select a track or file.

m/M (rewind/fast forward)

(page 18, 27)

Press to find a point in a track or file.

+/– (tuning) (page 20, 34)

Press to tune in the station you want.

N (play) (page 18, 26, 33, 34,

42, 44)

Press to start playback.

X (pause) (page 18, 27)

Press to pause playback.

x (stop) (page 18, 20, 23, 27)

Press to stop playback.

F ENTER (page 17, 33, 38)

Press to enter the settings.

G DISC SKIP/USB SELECT

(page 18, 23, 28, 33)

Press to select a disc.

Press to select the USB device

connected to the USB A or B port.

H +/– (select folder) (page 18,

27, 33)

Press to select a folder.

I VOLUME +/–* (page 18, 20, 26,

29, 30, 38)

Press to adjust the volume.

* The VOLUME + button has a tactile dot.

Use the tactile dot as a reference when

operating the system.

J EQ (page 30, 36)

Press to select a preset EQ effect.

K CLEAR (page 34)

Press to delete the last step from the

program list.

L TUNER MEMORY (page 34)

Press to preset the radio station.

M PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE

(page 19, 20, 22, 28, 33, 34, 35,

42)

Press to select the play mode of an

AUDIO CD, MP3 disc or an optional

USB device.

Press to select the tuning mode.

N DISPLAY (page 17, 32, 40)

Press to change the information on

the display.

O SLEEP (page 37)

Press to set the Sleep Timer.

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Hooking up the system securely

(For MHC-GTR88 only)

1 To AM loop antenna

2 To FM lead antenna

3 To front speaker (right)

4 To front speaker (left)

5 To satellite speaker (right)

6 To satellite speaker (left)

7 To subwoofer (right)

8 To subwoofer (left)

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SELECTOR

AMAM

FMFM

COAXIALCOAXIAL

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(For MHC-GTR77, MHC-GTR55, MHC-GTR33 only)

* MHC-GTR77 only

1 To AM loop antenna

2 To FM lead antenna

3 To front speaker (right)

4 To front speaker (left)

5 To satellite speaker (right)

6 To satellite speaker (left)

7 To subwoofer (right)

8 To subwoofer (left)

9 To subwoofer

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A Antennas

Find a location and an orientation that

provide good reception, and then set up

the antennas.

• The FM 75 Ω COAXIAL jack varies

according to models.

• Keep the antennas away from the

speaker cords, the power cord and the

USB cable to avoid picking up noise.

B PC IN L/R jack

Use an audio cord (not supplied) to

connect the audio output of the optional

audio component to these jacks. You can

then output audio through this system.

C Speakers

The speaker connectors are color-coded

with their respective speaker terminals on

the unit as follow:

* For MHC-GTR88, MHC-GTR77 only

Example

Notes

• Be sure to use only the supplied speakers.

• Be sure to connect the speakers securely and

correctly. When connecting speaker cords,

insert the connector straight into the

terminals.

D VOLTAGE SELECTOR

For models equipped with a voltage

selector, set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to

the local power line voltage.

Depending on the model, the VOLTAGE

SELECTOR may differ.

E Power

Connect the power cord to a wall socket.

The demonstration appears in the display.

If the supplied adaptor on the plug does

not fit your wall outlet, detach it from the

plug (only for models equipped with an

adaptor).

Speaker terminals Speaker connector

Front Speaker White

Satellite Speaker* Grey

Subwoofer Purple

Extend the FM lead

antenna horizontally

AM loop

antenna

R

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FRONT SPEAKER

White

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Slide and remove the battery

compartment lid, then, insert the two

supplied R6 (size AA) batteries, E side

first, matching the polarities shown

below.

Notes

• Do not mix an old battery with a new one or

mix different types of batteries.

• If you do not use the remote for a long period

of time, remove the batteries to avoid damage

from battery leakage and corrosion.

(For MHC-GTR33 only)

Attach the supplied speaker pads at each

corner on the bottom of the speakers to

stabilize the speakers and to prevent them

from slipping.

Using the remote

Attaching the speaker pads

When carrying the unit

Do the following procedure to protect

the disc mechanism.

Use the buttons on the unit for the

operation.

1 Press "/1 to turn on the system.

2 Press CD.

3 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to open

the disc tray and remove the

disc.

4 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE again to

close the disc tray. Wait until

“CD NO DISC” appears in the

display.

5 Hold down DISC SKIP/

EX-CHANGE and then press

"/1 until “STANDBY” appears

in the display. Then, “MECHA

LOCK” appears in the display.

6 Unplug the AC power cord.

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Positioning the

speakers

You can place your speakers as shown

below or by using Line Array Speaker

System (page 15).

A Unit

B Front speaker (left)

C Front speaker (right)

D Satellite speaker (left)*

E Satellite speaker (right)*

F Subwoofer (left)*

G Subwoofer (right)*

H Subwoofer**

* For MHC-GTR88/MHC-GTR77 only

** For MHC-GTR55/MHC-GTR33 only

Place the front speakers at an angle of

45 degrees from your listening position.

MHC-GTR88 only

MHC-GTR77 only

MHC-GTR55 only

MHC-GTR33 only

Note

Place the speakers at least 0.3 meter away from

the unit.

45

DF

A

GECB

0.3 m 0.3 m

45

0.3 m 0.3 m

A

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AC

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45

B

0.3 m 0.3 m

45

B

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(For MHC-GTR88 only)

To create a party environment, we

recommend that you install your speakers

using Line Array Speaker System. Line

Array Speaker System provides a wide

sound space that suitable for large room

like a hall.

1 Attach the supplied speaker pads

for subwoofer and satellite speaker

as shown below to stabilize the

speakers and to prevent them from

slipping.

Subwoofer

Satellite Speaker

2 Insert the pins of the Spacer A

(supplied) to the catcher holes on

top of the subwoofer.

3 Stack the front right speaker

horizontally on top of the

subwoofer. Make sure the catcher

holes of the front right speaker is

inserted to the pins of the Spacer A.

4 Insert the pins of the Spacer B

(supplied) to the catcher holes on

the front right speaker.

Installing the Line Array

Speaker System

Speaker

pad

Speaker

pad

Speaker

pad

Catcher

hole

Spacer A

Subwoofer

Front right

speaker

Subwoofer

Spacer

A

Catcher

hole

Front right

speaker

Spacer B

Subwoofer

Catcher hole

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5 Stack the satellite right speaker

horizontally on the front right

speaker. Make sure the catcher

holes of the satellite right speaker is

inserted to the pins of the Spacer B.

6 Check that both the front right and

satellite right speaker horn are at

the same side. Make sure the horns

are near to the unit.

Turn the SONY emblem on the front

right and satellite right speaker to

horizontal position.

7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 to install

another subwoofer, front left

speaker and satellite left speaker.

Positioning the Line Array Speaker

System

A Unit

B Front speaker (left)

C Front speaker (right)

D Satellite speaker (left)

E Satellite speaker (right)

F Subwoofer (left)

G Subwoofer (right)

Notes

• For maximum listening effect, we recommend

you to place the speakers with the horn near to

the unit.

• Place the speakers at least 0.3 meter away

from the unit.

Satellite

right

speaker

Spacer B

Subwoofer

Front right

speaker

Catcher

hole

Satellite right

speaker

Front right

speaker

Subwoofer

SONY emblem

Horn

A

G

C

E

F

B

D

0.3 m0.3 m

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Setting the clock

You cannot set the clock in Power Saving

Mode.

Use the buttons on the remote for this

operation.

1 Press "/1 to turn on the system.

2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET.

If “PLAY SET” appears on the

display, press ./> repeatedly to

select “CLOCK SET” and then press

ENTER.

3 Press ./> repeatedly to set

the hour, and then press ENTER.

4 Press ./> repeatedly to set

the minutes, and then press

ENTER.

Note

The clock settings are cancelled when you

disconnect the power cord or if a power failure

occurs.

To display the clock when the

system is turned off

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the clock

is displayed. The clock is displayed for a

few seconds.

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Playing an AUDIO CD/

MP3 disc

1

Press CD.

2 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE.

To place additional discs, slide the disc

tray with your finger as shown above.

To close the disc tray, press Z OPEN/

CLOSE on the unit again.

Do not forcibly push the disc tray to

close it as this may damage the unit.

CAUTION

DO NOT place a disc here, as it may cause

the system to malfunction.

The disc tray cannot be opened during USB

transferring and erasing.

3 Press NX (or press N on the

remote) to start playback.

4 Turn MASTER VOLUME (or

press VOLUME +/– on the

remote) to adjust the volume.

Other operations

Basic Operations

To Do this

Pause playback Press NX (or X on the

remote). To resume play,

press the button again.

Stop playback Press x.

Select a folder on

an MP3 disc

Press +/– repeatedly.

Select a track or

file

Press m. or

M> (or ./>

on the remote)

repeatedly during

playback.

For AUDIO CD, you can

also turn OPERATION

DIAL, then press

ENTER. (TRACK

SEARCH)

Find a point in a

track or file

1)

Hold down m. or

M> (or m/M on

the remote) during

playback, and release the

button at the point you

want.

Playback all the

tracks or files on

the disc(s) or in

the folder

2)

repeatedly

3)

(Repeat Play)

Press REPEAT on the

remote repeatedly during

playback until “REP”

lights up in the display.

Playback a single

track or file

repeatedly

4)

(Repeat Play)

Press REPEAT on the

remote repeatedly during

playback until “REP 1”

lights up in the display.

Select a disc Press one of the

DISC 1 – 3 buttons

(or DISC SKIP on the

remote repeatedly).

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1)

The elapsed playing time may not be

displayed correctly depending on the MP3

files.

2)

When “ ” or “ SHUF” is selected for

MP3 files.

3)

Playback repeatedly until you stop it.

You cannot select “REP” and “ALL DISC

SHUF” at the same time.

4)

A track or file is played back repeatedly until

you stop playback.

To change the play mode

Press PLAY MODE on the remote

repeatedly when playback is stopped. You

can select the following play mode.

* Each time you perform Shuffle Play, the

playing order may differ. If you turn off the

system in shuffle play mode, the system

changes the play mode back to normal play

mode.

Notes on playing discs

• The following discs/situations can increase

the time it takes to start playback:

– a disc recorded with a complicated tree

structure.

– a disc recorded in Multi Session.

– when the files in another folder have just

been played back.

• Do not save other types of files or unnecessary

folders on an MP3 disc.

To Do this

Search for an MP3

file by its folder

name and file

name and start

playback the MP3

file (TRACK

SEARCH)

1 Turn OPERATION

DIAL to select the

folder you want, then

press ENTER or NX.

2 Turn OPERATION

DIAL to select the file

you want, then press

ENTER or NX.

To return to the parent

folder, press RETURN.

Switch to CD

function from

another source

and start playback

automatically

Press one of the

DISC 1 – 3 buttons

(Automatically Source

Selection).

Exchange other

discs while

playing

Press DISC SKIP/

EX-CHANGE.

Select To play back

ALL DISC

(Normal Play)

The tracks or files on all

discs in original order.

1 DISC

(Normal Play)

The tracks or files on the

disc you have selected in

original order.

Select To play back

(Normal Play)

The MP3 files in the

folder on the disc you

have selected in original

order.

For AUDIO CDs, this

play mode performs the

same operation as

“1 DISC” play mode.

ALL DISC

SHUF*

(Shuffle Play)

The tracks or files on all

discs in random order.

1 DISC SHUF*

(Shuffle Play)

The tracks or files on the

disc you have selected in

random order.

SHUF*

(Shuffle Play)

The MP3 files in the

folder on the disc you

have selected in random

order.

For AUDIO CDs, this

play mode performs the

same operation as

“1 DISC SHUF” play

mode.

PGM

(Program Play)

The tracks or files on all

disc in the order you

want them to be played

back (see “Creating your

own program” on

page 33).

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• The system can only play MP3 files that have

a file extension of “.mp3”.

• The system can recognize up to

– 999 folders (including root folder).

– 999 MP3 files.

– 150 MP3

files on a single folder.

– 8 folder levels (tree structure of files).

• Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing

software, recording device, and recording

media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible

MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted

audio or may not play at all.

• The disc will not play if it has not been

correctly finalized.

• CD-TEXT information is not supported.

Notes on playing multisession discs

• This system can play back Multi Session discs

when an MP3 file is contained in the first

session. Any subsequent MP3 files recorded

in later sessions can also be played back.

• If the first session is recorded in AUDIO CD

format, only the first session will be played

back.

Listening to the radio

Use buttons on the remote for the

operation.

1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly

to select FM or AM band.

2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly

until “AUTO” lights up in the

display.

3 Press +/–.

You can also use TUNING +/– on the

unit.

Scanning stops automatically when a

station is tuned in, and then “TUNED”

and “ST” (for FM stereo programs

only) light up in the display.

Note

If “TUNED” does not light up and scanning

does not stop, see “To tune in a station with

a weak signal” below.

4 Press VOLUME +/– to adjust the

volume.

To stop automatic scanning

Press x.

To tune in a station with a weak

signal

Use buttons on the remote for the

operation.

1 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly

until “AUTO” and “PRESET”

disappear from the display.

2 Press +/– repeatedly to tune in the

station you want.

You can also use TUNING +/– on the

unit.

GROOVE

AUTO

TUNED

MHz

1

ST

2 3

REC

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