DOLBY NR VOLUME AUTO ALL DISC S Wide display is used for LBT-LV80 and normal display is used for LBT-LV60. Normal display is used for illustration purposes. The instructions in this manual describe the controls on the player. You can also use the controls on the remote if they have the same or similar names as those on the player.
Table of Contents Getting Started DJ Effects Step 1: Hooking up the system .... 4 Looping part of a CD ......38 Step 2: Setting the time ......7 Flashing part of a CD ......38 Step 3: Presetting radio stations ..8 Sound Adjustment Basic Operations Adjusting the sound ......
Getting Started Step 1: Hooking up the system Follow steps 1 through 6 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories. AM loop antenna Right speaker Left speaker FM antenna The above illustration is of the LBT-LV60. Connect the speakers.
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If your TV automatically changes the Connect the FM/AM antennas. color system according to the input Set up the AM loop antenna, then signal: connect it. The factory setting (AUTO) automatically changes the color system of the video output Extend the FM wire according to the color system of the current antenna horizontally.
Step 1: Hooking up the system Using the remote (continued) You can control Sony TVs using the buttons below. Connect the power cord to a wall outlet. TV ?/1 VIDEO The demonstration appears in the TV VOL display. When you press ?/1, the...
Step 2: Setting the If you make a mistake, start over from step 1. time To change the time The previous explanation shows you how to set the time while the power is off. To change the time You must set the time before using the timer while the power is on, do the following: functions.
Step 3: Presetting Press TUNING +/–. The frequency indication changes and radio stations scanning stops when the system tunes in a station. “TUNED” and “STEREO” (for a stereo program) appear. You can preset up to 30 stations, 20 for FM Wide display and 10 for AM.
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To tune in a station with a weak signal Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “MANUAL” appears in step 2, then press TUNING +/– to tune in a station. To store another station on an existing preset number Start over from step 1. After step 4, press TUNING +/–...
Basic Operations Playing a VIDEO CD Turn on your TV and select the video input. Refer to the instructions included with your TV for details. You can play both VIDEO CDs without PBC functions (Ver. 1.1) and VIDEO CDs with Press PUSH OPEN and place a PBC functions (Ver.
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Tips Do this • Pressing HX while the system power is off Stop playback Press x. automatically turns on the system and starts Pause Press HX (or X on the VIDEO CD playback if there is a VIDEO CD on remote)* .
Playing a CD Press PUSH OPEN and place a CD on the disc tray. — Normal Play If the disc is not placed properly, it will not be recognized. You can play up to five CDs in a row. With the label side up.
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Tips Do this • Pressing HX while the system power is off Stop playback Press x. automatically turns on the system and starts CD Pause Press HX (or X on the remote). playback if there is a CD on the tray (One Touch Press HX again to resume Play).
Close the front cover. Recording a VIDEO CD/CD Press DISC SKIP repeatedly until the number of the disc you want to — CD Synchro Recording record from appears in the playing This function lets you easily record from a position indicator. CD to a tape.
Listening to the Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly until the desired band appears in radio the display. Each time you press this button, the — Preset Tuning band changes as follows: FM y AM Before using this function, preset radio stations in the tuner’s memory (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations”...
Listening to the radio Recording from the (continued) radio Do this Turn off the radio Press ?/1. Adjust the volume Turn VOLUME (or press You can record a radio program onto a tape VOL +/– on the remote). by tuning in a preset station. You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO ) tapes.
Tips Press TUNING +/– to tune in the • When you want to record on the reverse side, desired preset station. press h after pressing z REC in step 5 so that the indicator on the h button (for the reverse Wide display side) lights up green.
Playing a tape Press A EJECT Z (or Z B EJECT) and insert a recorded tape. With the side you want to play facing forward You can play any type of tape, TYPE I (normal), TYPE II (CrO ), or TYPE IV (metal). The deck automatically detects the tape type.
To search for the beginning of a Recording from a track (AMS) Press M to search forward or m to search tape backward when playing the front side (or vice-versa when playing the reverse side). — High-speed Dubbing When you use the remote, . or >. The search direction, + (forward) or –...
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Recording from a tape (continued) Press DIRECTION repeatedly until g appears to record on one side, or j (or RELAY) to record on both sides. Press X. Dubbing starts. When dubbing ends, decks A and B automatically stop. To stop dubbing Press x on deck A or B.
The VIDEO CD/CD Player Playing a VIDEO CD Start playing a VIDEO CD with the PBC functions (Ver. 2.0). with the PBC A PBC menu appears on your TV and “PBC” appears in the display. functions (Ver. 2.0) Turn the jog dial to select a number ––...
Playing a VIDEO CD with the PBC Using the CD functions (Ver. 2.0) (continued) display Tips You can check the remaining time of the • When appears on the TV screen, you have current track or that of the CD. pressed an invalid button.
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During Normal Play t Elapsed time on the current track Remaining time on the current track Remaining time on the current CD (1 DISC mode) or “--.--” (ALL DISCS mode) Clock display (for a few seconds) Effect (P FILE) name or “EFFECT ON/ OFF”...
• During playback of an audio CD in Using the on- Program Play mode screen display PLAY 0 : 20 DISC 2-10 PROGRAM You can check the current operating status 1. D 1 - 3 and disc information of VIDEO CDs or audio 2.
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• During stop mode of a VIDEO CD or 1 “RESUME” or no display audio CD in Program Play mode 2 “ACTIVE” or no display 3 Play mode* 4 Total track numbers of each disc STOP TOTAL 40 : 00 ACTIVE 5 Current disc number and total playing time of current disc...
Locating a specific Press 1 to select “1) SCENE SEARCH.” part of a disc “SCENE –” and the total number of scenes appear on the TV screen. –– Special Menu Total number of scenes This player has 4 different search features. SCENE- (1-312) Select the desired search feature from the...
Notes To stop playback • On some CDs, you may not be able to start Press x. playing from the scene you select because To use time search with VIDEO starting playback from certain scenes is prohibited. CDs with the PBC functions (Ver. In this case, play either starts from scene 1 2 .
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Locating a section within Locating a specific part of a disc (continued) a track To switch to a 12 frame display –– Track Digest You can switch the digest display from 9 to 12 You can have the CD player divide a VIDEO frames.
To switch to a 12 frame display Resuming playback You can switch the digest display from 9 to 12 frames. from the point you 1 Press SPECIAL MENU. stopped a VIDEO 2 Press 5. 3 Proceed with steps 2 and 3 of “Locating a section within a track.”...
Resuming playback from the point Setting the you stopped a VIDEO CD (continued) sharpness –– Active Picture While playing a VIDEO CD, press x to stop playback. This function emphasizes the outline of the “RESUME” appears on your TV screen. picture to create a sharper image.
Playing CD tracks Playing CD tracks repeatedly in random order — Repeat Play — Shuffle Play This function lets you repeat a single CD or You can play all the tracks on one or all CDs all CDs in Normal Play, Shuffle Play, and in random order.
Playing CD tracks in random order Programming CD (continued) tracks To cancel Shuffle Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “ALL –– Program Play DISCS SHUFFLE,” “1 DISC SHUFFLE,” or “PROGRAM” disappears from the display. You can create a program of up to 32 tracks The tracks continue playing in their original from all the CDs in the order you want them order.
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Place CDs and close the front cover. Press PLAY MODE once. The track is programmed. First “STEP” and the programmed playing order Press FUNCTION repeatedly until appear, then the total playing time “CD” appears in the display. appears. Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until Wide display “PROGRAM”...
Programming CD tracks Playing CDs (continued) without To cancel Program Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until interruption “PROGRAM,” “ALL DISCS SHUFFLE,” or “1 DISC SHUFFLE” disappears from the –– Non-Stop Play display. You can play CDs without pausing between Press tracks.
The Tape Deck Recording on a Press X. Recording starts. tape manually Start playing the source to be recorded. You can record from CDs, tapes, or the radio. For example, you can record just the desired songs or begin recording from the middle of a tape.
Recording CDs by Place CDs and close the front cover. specifying the Press Z B EJECT and insert a recordable tape into deck B. track order Press FUNCTION repeatedly until — Program Edit “CD” appears in the display. You can record tracks from all the CDs in the order you want.
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Press PLAY MODE once. Press DIRECTION repeatedly until g appears to record on one side, The track is programmed. First “STEP” and the programmed playing order or j (or RELAY) to record on appear, then the total playing time both sides. appears.
DJ Effects Looping part of a Flashing part of a — CD Loop — CD Flash With the Loop function, you can repeat part With the Flash function, you can “flash” the of a CD during playback. This lets you create CD sound during playback.
Sound Adjustment For a powerful sound (GROOVE) Adjusting the Press GROOVE. The volume switches to power mode, the sound sound effect changes, the super woofer level changes to “HIGH,” and the indicator on the GROOVE button lights up. Press GROOVE You can create a more powerful sound and again to return to the previous volume.
To cancel the audio emphasis Selecting the audio Press EFFECT (or FILE SELECT ON/OFF on the remote) repeatedly so that the indicator emphasis on the EFFECT button goes off. Music menu options The audio emphasis menu lets you select the “SUR ”...
To cancel the Synchronized Adjusting the Equalizer function Press SYNC EQ again so that the indicator audio emphasis goes off. The Synchronized Equalizer function is canceled also when: You can adjust the audio emphasis using the graphic equalizer and surround effect. –...
Adjusting the audio emphasis Activating the surround (continued) effect You can enjoy the surround effect. Press b/B repeatedly to select a SURROUND frequency band. Wide display DOLBY NR VOLUME ALL DISC S Normal display DOLBY NR VOLUME ALL DISC S Press v/V to adjust the level.
Making a personal Press P FILE MEMORY. A personal file number appears in the audio emphasis file display. Wide display — Personal File You can create personal files of audio DOLBY NR patterns (surround effect and graphic VOLUME equalizer) and store them in the system’s ALL DISC S memory.
Other Features Select Singing Reduce the singer’s KARAOKE PON voice on a CD or tape along: Karaoke Reduce the left channel MPX R on a multiplex CD or tape You can sing along with any stereo CD or Reduce the right MPX L tape by turning down the singer’s voice.
Adjusting the Mixing and recording microphone echo sounds ECHO LEVEL Turn ECHO LEVEL to adjust the echo effect. To cancel the echoing Turn ECHO LEVEL to MIN. Adjusting the key Prepare the microphone . Then, insert a recordable tape in deck B. Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the source you desire and set it to pause mode.
Singing along: Karaoke Falling asleep to (continued) music To stop recording Press x on deck B. — Sleep Timer Tips You can set the system to turn off at a preset • If acoustic feedback (howling) occurs, move the microphone away from the speakers or change the time, so you can fall asleep listening to music.
Waking up to Press c/CLOCK SET. “SET” appears and “DAILY” flashes in music the display. — Daily Timer Press TUNING +/– to select “DAILY,” then press ENTER/ You can wake up to music at a preset time NEXT. everyday. Make sure you have set the clock “ON”...
Waking up to music Timer-recording (continued) radio programs Press TUNING +/– until the desired music source appears. To timer-record, you must preset the radio The indication changes as follows: station (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations” TUNER t CD PLAY t TAPE PLAY on page 8) and set the clock (see “Step 2: Setting the time”...
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To cancel the timer operation Set the time to start recording. Press REC. Press TUNING +/– to set the hour, then “TIMER OFF” appears in the display. press ENTER/NEXT. Notes The minutes indication flashes. • The system turns on 15 seconds before the preset Wide display time.
Optional AV Components Connecting an MD deck Connecting audio for digital recording components You can record a CD to an MD digitally by connecting your MD deck using an optical cable. Refer to the instructions included with Connecting a turntable your MD deck for details.
To the audio outputs of the VCR of the VCR When you connect a Sony MD deck, you can use the MD N, X and x buttons on this system's remote to perform play, pause and stop operation. To the S VIDEO...
Connecting video components Connecting (continued) outdoor antennas Connecting a camcorder or video game Connect an outdoor antenna to improve the reception. Refer to the instructions of each Be sure to match the color of the plugs and component. the connectors. To listen to the sound from the connected camcorder or video game, FM antenna press FUNCTION repeatedly until “VIDEO...
• When you move the system, take out any discs. If you have any questions or problems concerning your stereo system, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. Detector slots continued...
Should any problem persist, consult your The tape is very elastic. Do not frequently change nearest Sony dealer. the tape operations such as play, stop, and fast- forwarding, etc. The tape may get entangled in the General tape deck.
VIDEO CD/CD Player There is severe hum or noise. • A TV or VCR is placed too close to the stereo system. Move the stereo system There is no picture. away from the TV or VCR. •Check that the player is connected correctly and securely.
Amplifier section magnetized. Demagnetize them (see page The following measured at AC 120/220/240 V, 54). 50/60 Hz (LBT-LV80) There is excessive wow or flutter, or the DIN power output (Rated) sound drops out. 240 + 240 watts •The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty.
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Frequency Response (DOLBY NR OFF) 40 - 13,000 Hz (±3 dB), Power Requirements 120 V, 220 V, or 230 - 240 using a Sony TYPE I V AC, 50/60 Hz cassette Adjustable with voltage 40 - 14,000 Hz (±3 dB),...
VIDEO CD Glossary A compact disc which contains moving pictures. VIDEO CDs contain compact picture information using the MPEG 1 format, one of Auto Pause the world wide standards of digital compact An automatic pause function which is technology. The picture information is activated according to the signal encoded on compressed about 120 times.
K, L Index Karaoke 44 Radio stations adjusting the key 45 presetting 8 adjusting the tuning in 15 microphone echo 45 Recording to reduce the vocals a radio program 16 Active Picture 30 (KARAOKE ) 44 a VIDEO CD/CD 14 Adjusting to sing along with a another tape (High-...