Sony LBT-G200K User manual

3-856-770-11 (1)
1996 by Sony Corporation
Compact
Hi-Fi Stereo System
Operating instructions
LBT-G200K
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WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose
the unit to rain or moisture.
To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to
qualified personnel only.
Laser component in this product is capable of emitting radiation
exceeding the limit for Class 1.
English
CLASS1LASERPRODUCT
LUOKAN1LASERLAITE
KLASS1LASERAPPARAT
This appliance is classified as a
CLASS 1 LASER product.
The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
MARKING is located on the rear
exterior.
This caution
label is located
inside the unit.
CAUTION
ADVARSEL
VARNING
ADVARSEL
AVATTAESSA JA SUOJALUKITUS OHITETTAESSA
DLET ALTTIINA LASERSÄTEILYLLE.
VARO!
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LASERSTRÅLING NÄR DENNA DELÄR OPPNÅD
OCH SPÄRREN ÄR URXOPPLAD.
USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING NÅR DEKSEL ÅPNES
UNNGÅ EKSPONERING FOR STRÅLEN.
USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING NÅR
SIKKERHEDSAFBRYDERE ER UDEAF FUNKTION.
UNDGÅ UDS ÆTTELSE FOR STRÅLING.
INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN.
AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.
Welcome !
Thank you for purchasing the Sony Hi-Fi Component System. This
series is packed with fun features. Here are just a few:
• DBFB (Dynamic Bass Feedback) system that boosts low frequency
range audio to provide deep, powerful bass sound
• A preset feature, that lets you store and recall up to 40 of your
favourite radio stations
• A graphic equalizer that lets you adjust the audio quality to fit five
music types
• A sleep timer that lets you set the CD player, tape player or radio
to turn off whenever you want
• A dual tape deck that lets you record from the radio, CD player or
from the other tape deck and relay play from both decks
• A remote that lets you control the music from your seat

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Chapter 1: Setting Up
Connecting the Stereo 4
Inserting the Batteries 6
Setting the Clock 6
Chapter 2: the CD Player
Playing a CD (normal play) 7
Playing Tracks in Random Order (shuffle play) 8
Playing Tracks in the Desired Order (programme play) 8
Playing Tracks Repeatedly (repeat play) 9
Chapter 3: the Radio
Listening to the Radio 10
Presetting Radio Stations 11
Playing Preset Radio Stations 11
Chapter 4: the Tape Player
Playing a Tape 12
Recording a CD 12
Recording a CD: Specifying Tape Length (time edit) 13
Recording From the Radio 14
Recording From Another Tape (dubbing) 14
Chapter 5: Sound Adjustment
Adjusting the Sound 15
Selecting the Audio Emphasis 15
Adjusting the Audio Emphasis 16
Making Your Personal Audio Emphasis File (personal file) 16
Chapter 6: Additional Features
Falling Asleep to Music 17
Microphone Mixing 17
Karaoke: Singing Along 18
Connecting Optional Equipment 18
For Your Information
Precautions 19
Troubleshooting Guide 19
Maintenance 20
Specifications 20
Index to Parts and Controls 21
Index 22
Table of
Contents

Chapter 1: Setting Up
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FM 75
AM
FM 75
AM
Chapter 1:
Setting
Up
Connecting the
Stereo
Use the illustrations below to connect your
stereo.
If you want to connect any optional
components to the stereo, see “Connecting
Optional Equipment” in Chapter 6.
STEP 1 Connecting the
Speakers
1Twist the speaker cable coating and
strip it from the end of the cable.
2Connect the right speaker to R
connectors and the left speaker to L
connectors with the red cords to + and
the black cords to –.
To improve the AM reception
After you connect the AM aerial, connect a
6- to 15- meter (20- to 50- feet) insulated
wire to the AM terminal. Connect the y
terminal to ground.
Important
Ground the external aerial from yterminal
against lightning with the screw clamp. To
prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the
ground wire to a gas pipe.
Connecting the Stereo
Inserting the Batteries
Setting the Clock
75-ohm coaxial cable
(not supplied)
Ground wire
AM loop aerial (supplied)
STEP 2 Connecting the
Aerial
*Note: Extend it horizontally
To improve the FM reception
Connect an outdoor FM aerial to the FM
75Ω terminal, using a 75-ohm coaxial cable.
Important
Ground the external aerial from yterminal
against lightning with the screw clamp. To
prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the
ground wire to a gas pipe.
FM wire aerial*
(supplied)
Ground wire
Insulated wires (not
supplied)
screw
clamp
STEP 3 Adjusting the
Operating Voltage
Before connecting the power, set
VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the position of
the local power line voltage.
red
black
L
FM 75
AM
screw
clamp
VOLTAGE SELECTOR
110-120V 220-240V

Chapter 1: Setting Up
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FM aerial (supplied)
STEP 4 Connecting the
Power
Connect the mains lead to a wall outlet
after you have made all the above
connections.
Plug adaptor
If the plug of the unit does not fit into a
wall outlet, attach the supplied adaptor
onto the plug.
to a wall outlet
STEP 4
STEP 2
STEP 1
STEP 3
Right speaker
AM loop aerial (supplied)
!Do this connection last!
to a wall outlet
Left speaker

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Inserting the
Batteries
Install two R6 (size AA) batteries in the
supplied remote for remote control.
1Open the lid.
2Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries.
Match the + and – to the diagram in the
battery compartment.
3Close the lid.
Battery life
You can expect the remote to operate for
about six months (using Sony SUM-3 (NS)
batteries) before the batteries run down.
When the batteries no longer operate the
remote, replace all the batteries with new
ones.
To avoid battery leakage
If you are not going to use the remote for a
long time, remove the batteries to avoid
damage caused by corrosion from battery
leakage.
Setting the Clock
The built-in clock shows the time in the
display.
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1Keep pressing CLOCK SET until the
hour indicator begins flashing.
2Set the current hour by pressing 4or $
(CURSOR CONTROL) until the correct
hour appears.
3Press CLOCK ENTER/NEXT .
The minutes indicator begins flashing.
4Set the current minute by pressing 4or
$until the correct minute appears.
5Press CLOCK ENTER/NEXT.
Use the time signal to set the clock
accurately.
“OK” appears in the display and the
clock starts running.
To check the time while power is on
Press DISPLAY.
The current time appears for a few seconds.
To correct the clock setting
Repeat steps 1 to 5.
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flashing
flashing
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DISPLAY
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Chapter 2: the CD Player
Playing a CD (normal play)
Playing Tracks in Random
Order (shuffle play)
Playing Tracks in the
Desired Order
(programme play)
Playing Tracks Repeatedly
(repeat play)
Chapter 2:
the CD
Player
4Press §OPEN/CLOSE again.
The disc number appears in the display.
5Press CD ·(or (on the remote).
Play starts from the beginning of the
CD.
6Adjust the volume.
Turn VOLUME clockwise to turn up the
volume, or counterclockwise to turn
down. (Or press VOL +/– on the
remote.)
To check the remaining or total
playing time
Press DISPLAY repeatedly.
Each time you press DISPLAY while
playing a CD, the display changes as
follows.
One Touch Play feature
Press CD ·(or (on the remote) when
the power is off. You can listen to the CD
without pressing any other buttons when a
CD is in the player.
If you press CD ·while other source is
selected, the CD player is selected and the
play starts automatically.
Playing a CD (normal
play)
After you insert a CD, you can play all
tracks in the original order consecutively
(normal play). Besides, you can play them
in four modes: normal, shuffle, programme
or repeat.
Before you play the CD, decrease the sound
level by turning the VOLUME control
counterclockwise, to prevent damage to the
speakers.
1Press FUNCTION on the remote
repeatedly until “CD” appears in the
display.
CD is selected.
2Press §OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc
tray.
3Holding the CD by the edge, place the
CD on the disc tray with the label side
up. (When you play an 8-cm CD, place it
without an adaptor on the inner circle of
the disc tray.)
To
Stop play
Pause
Resume play
Remove the CD
Press
p
P
CD ·or P
§OPEN/CLOSE
$
Playing time on the current
track
$
Remaining time on the
current track
$
Remaining time on the CD
$
Clock (appears for a few
seconds)
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DISPLAY
≠0
)±
P
2,4
1
Music calendar
Playing time
Track number
5
p
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Chapter 2: the CD Player
SYSTEM
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Locating a Specific Track
You can quickly locate any track while
playing or pausing a CD.
Locating a Particular Point
in a Track
You can locate a particular point in a track
while playing or pausing a CD. Use the
buttons on the unit to operate this feature.
Playing Tracks in
Random Order
(shuffle play)
You can play all the tracks on a CD in
random order.
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CONTINUE
1Press FUNCTION on the remote
repeatedly until “CD” appears in the
display.
2Press SHUFFLE on the remote or press
PLAY MODE on the unit repeatedly
until “DISC SHUFFLE” appears in the
display.
3Press CD ·(or (on the remote).
“ J” appears and then all the tracks
play in random order.
To skip to the next track, press )±.
To replay the current track, press
0≠. You cannot replay the
previous track.
To stop playing
Press p.
To cancel shuffle play
Press CONTINUE on the remote or press
PLAY MODE twice.
Playing Tracks in the
Desired Order
(programme play)
You can programme up to 32 tracks in the
order you want them to be played.
Use the buttons on the remote to do this
operation.
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until
“CD” appears in the display.
2Press PROGRAM.
“PROGRAM” appears in the display.
3Press =or +to choose a track.
The disc number, track number and the
total playing time appear.
4Press PROGRAM.
The chosen track is programmed and its
number lights up in the music calendar.
If the track number disappears before
you press PROGRAM, go back to step 3.
To programme additional tracks, repeat
steps 3 and 4.
Note
•If “- - . - - ” appears instead of the total
playing time, this means
–you have programmed a track
number which exceeds 20.
–the total time has exceeded 100
minutes.
5Press (.
All the tracks play in the order you
chose.
*1After the last track appears, “CHECK
End” appears in the display.
*2“P” appears in the display and the total
playing time is reset to 0.00.
*3The programme is erased.
To
Check the
programme
Programme a pause
Stop play
Cancel the
programme play
Erase a track from
the end
Erase a specific
track
Erase the entire
programme
Press
CHECK repeatedly*1
P*2
p
CONTINUE*3
CLEAR in stop mode
CHECK repeatedly
so the number of the
track lights up, and
press CLEAR
ponce in stop mode
To locate
the next or
succeeding
tracks
the current or
preceding
tracks
Press
)± (or +on the
remote) repeatedly until
you find the track
≠0 (or =on the
remote) repeatedly until
you find the track
To locate a
point
While
monitoring the
sound
Quickly by
observing the
display during
pause
Press
)± (forward) or
≠0 (backward) and
hold down until you find
the point.
)± (forward) or
≠0 (backward) and
hold down until you find
the point. You will not
hear the sound during
this operation.
p
3
PLAY MODE ≠0/)±
1
CLEAR
CHECK
CONTINUE
3
52,4
p
P
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Chapter 2: the CD Player
To change the order of programmed
tracks
Erase the entire programme and create a
new one.
The whole programme is erased also when:
•you select other play modes.
•you remove the CD.
Playing Tracks
Repeatedly (repeat
play)
You can choose between two different
repeat play modes. One repeats all the
tracks in the current play mode; the other
repeats a single track. Repeat play functions
during any playing modes.
Repeating all the tracks
Press REPEAT once so that “REPEAT”
lights up in the display.
Repeating a single track (in normal
play only)
Press REPEAT twice while playing the
desired track so that “REPEAT 1” lights up
in the display.
To cancel repeat play
Press REPEAT so that “REPEAT” or
“REPEAT 1” disappears from the display.
REPEAT
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Chapter 3: the Radio
Listening to the Radio
Presetting Radio Stations
Playing Preset Radio
Stations
Chapter 3:
the
Radio
3Press TUNING (+/–).
The tuner starts scanning radio
frequencies, and stops when it finds a
clear station. “TUNED” appears in the
display window. “STEREO” also
appears if the FM station tuned is
broadcasting in stereo.
4If you don’t want to listen to the station
selected, press TUNING (+/–) to restart
the scan.
When the desired station is not
tuned in
Automatic tuning may skip the stations
with weak signal and continue scanning
without a stop. In this case, tune in the
station manually.
1Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
“TUNING” appears in the display.
2Press TUNING (+/–) repeatedly until
the desired station is tuned in.
To improve AM broadcast reception
Reorient the supplied AM loop aerial for
AM (MW and SW).
To change the AM tuning interval
The AM tuning interval is preset to 9 kHz
(10 kHz in some areas) in the factory. If you
need to change the interval, do as follows:
1Turn on the power.
2Change the band to AM.
3Turn off the power.
4Turn the power back on while pressing
TUNING MEMORY.
After changing the AM tuning interval,
reset the preset AM radio stations.
When an FM programme is not clear to
receive
Press STEREO/MONO on the remote so
that “MONO” appears in the display. There
will be no stereo effect, but the reception
will improve. Press STEREO/MONO on
the remote again to restore the stereo effect.
One Touch Play feature
Press TUNER/BAND (or BAND on the
remote) when the power is off or when you
are listening to another sound source.
You can start listening to the last received
station without pressing any other buttons.
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1
2
BAND
STEREO/MONO
SYSTEM
POWER – ON
VOLUME
Listening to the
Radio
When you want to play a radio
programme, you can have the tuner
automatically scan the radio frequencies
and tune in the stations with clear signals.
This feature saves you time in searching for
stations with clear signals.
However, stations with weak signals may
be skipped by automatic tuning. Manually
tune in the ones skipped by automatic
tuning.
1Press TUNER/BAND (or BAND on the
remote) repeatedly until the band you
want appears in the display.
As you press this button, the band
changes as follows:
zFM zMW zSW
2Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
“AUTO TUNING” appears in the
display.