User manual SONY MHC-GN1000D

[. . . ] To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. [. . . ] You can manually tune in and store the frequency of your favourite stations. Tune in a station with a weak signal Stop scanning during automatic tuning Cancel presetting Use the buttons on the unit for the operation. The preset stations are retained for half a day even if you unplug the power cord or if a power failure occurs. If you press TUNER/BAND on the unit while the system is turned off, the system turns on automatically and "TUNER" is selected as the function except during Power Saving Mode. You can listen to a radio station either by selecting a preset station, or by manually tuning in the station. Before tuning to preset stations, be sure to preset them first (see "Presetting radio stations" on page 51). For Preset Tuning, you can use the numeric buttons to select a preset station. Press the numeric button(s) to enter the preset number and then press ENTER. When an FM stereo program has static noise, press FM MODE repeatedly until "MONO" lights up in the display. To record the radio programs, see "Recording onto a tape manually" (page 55) or "Timer recording radio programs" (page 70). Push b (Z A) or B (B Z) on the unit according to its direction to open the selected deck. With the side you want to play back or record facing forward The playback stops automatically after repeating the sequence five times. Relay Play follows this cyclic sequence up to five times, then stops: Deck A (front side) t Deck A (reverse side) t Deck B (front side) t Deck B (reverse side) Push b (Z A) or B (B Z) on the unit according to its direction when playback is stopped. Press DIRECTION on the unit repeatedly to select "g" to play back one side, "j"1) to play back both sides or "RELAY"2) (Relay Play) to play back both decks in succession. Do not push b (Z A) or B (B Z) on the unit while playing a tape, otherwise the tape could be damaged. When a tape is inserted, the corresponding presence indicator lights up in the display. If you press TAPE A/B on the unit while the system is turned off, the system turns on automatically and "TAPE A" or "TAPE B" is selected as the function except during Power Saving Mode. If you press H (or nN on the unit) when the TAPE A function is selected and there is no tape in Deck A, the system automatically switches to the TAPE B function when there is a tape in Deck B and vice versa. Recording your favorite disc onto a tape You can record a whole disc onto a tape. The CD Synchro Recording function cannot perform under the following conditions: ­ During playback of the disc. When CD Synchro Recording starts, ­ the setting for Repeat Play changes to "REPEAT OFF". When you record from a VIDEO CD, PBC playback is automatically canceled. [. . . ] The overall picture quality increases and still images, text, and horizontal lines appear sharper. This is a recording method that enables adding of data using the Track-At-Once method. Conventional CDs begin at a CD control area called the Lead-in and end at an area called Lead-out. A Multi Session disc is a disc having multiple sessions, with each segment from Lead-in to Lead-out regarded as a single session. [. . . ]