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2-593-177-11(1)
Wireless Stereo
Headphone System
Operating Instructions
MDR-RF885RK
© 2005 Sony Corporation
MDR-RF885RK. 2-593-177-11(1). GB
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WARNING Welcome! To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not Thank you for purchasing the Sony expose the unit to rain or moisture. MDR-RF885RK Wireless Stereo Headphone System. Before operating the unit, please read To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not this manual thoroughly and retain it for future place objects filled with liquids, such as reference. vases, on the apparatus. Some features are: • Wireless system that allows you to listen to a To avoid electrical shock, do not open the program f
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Notes on receiving Table of contents performance Getting started This system utilizes very high frequency signals Unpacking ...................................................... 4 in the 800 MHz band so the receiving Charging the supplied rechargeable performance may deteriorate due to the battery ...................................................... 4 surroundings. The following examples illustrate Setting up the transmitter ............................ 7 conditions that may reduce the recep
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TUNING TUNING OPEN POWER POWER N Getting started Charging the supplied rechargeable battery Unpacking The supplied rechargeable nickel-metal hydride Check that you have the following items: battery is not charged from the first time you use it. Be sure to charge it before use. • The headphones (1) To charge the headphones, place them on the transmitter. 1 Open the battery compartment lid. • The transmitter (1) 2 Insert the supplied rechargeable nickel-metal hydride battery into the battery compa
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TUNING OPEN POWER 3 Close the battery compartment lid. contact point contact pin 4 Connect the supplied AC power adaptor to the transmitter. Transmitter When the indicator does not light in red Check if the headphones are rested on the transmitter correctly. The indicator will not light 1 2 3 RL A B OFF ON NOISE FILTER CHANNEL DC IN 9V INPUT in red and if the headphones’ contact point does to DC IN 9V jack not meet the transmitter’s contact pin resulting in no charge. Remove the headphones and
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Charging and usage hours Notes on Battery • Do not charge a dry battery. 1 Approx. Approx. usage time* • Do not carry a dry battery together with coins charging hours MDR-RF885RK or other metallic objects. It can generate heat if the positive and negative terminals of the 2 3 16 hours* 7 hours* battery accidentally come into contact with 1 metallic objects. * at 1 kHz, 1 mW+1 mW output 2 • If you are not going to use the unit for a long * hours required to fully charge empty battery 3 time, remo
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B To connect to LINE OUT or REC OUT jacks Setting up the transmitter Transmitter 1 Connect the transmitter to audio/ video equipment. Select one of the hookups below depending on the jack type: 1 2 3 RL A B OFF ON A To connect to a headphone jack NOISE FILTER CHANNEL DC IN 9V INPUT to INPUT B jack Transmitter Connecting cord (supplied) 1 2 3 RL A B OFF ON NOISE FILTER CHANNEL DC IN 9V INPUT to INPUT A jacks Left channel Right channel (white) (red) Right channel Left channel to LINE OUT or REC
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C To connect to TV, etc. 2 Connect the supplied AC power If noise occurs when the transmitter is adaptor to the transmitter. connected to your TV or VCR, set the NOISE FILTER switch to ON. Transmitter Transmitter 1 2 3 RL A B OFF ON NOISE FILTER CHANNEL DC IN 9V INPUT to DC IN 9 V jack 1 2 3 RL A B OFF ON NOISE FILTER CHANNEL DC IN 9V INPUT to INPUT A jacks AC power adaptor Right channel Left channel to an AC (supplied) (red) (white) outlet Connecting cord Notes (supplied) • Use only the suppl
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N Operating the system 3 Select the radio frequency with the CHANNEL selector switch. Listening to a program Before listening To prevent your ears from being damaged, first lower the volume. 1 Turn on the audio/video equipment connected to the transmitter. If the transmitter is connected to the 1 2 3 RL A B OFF ON NOISE FILTER CHANNEL DC IN 9V INPUT headphone jack, set the volume control of the audio source equipment as high as possible but not so high that the audio signal becomes distorted. 1
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TUNING OPEN POWER Sending RF signals from the transmitter 5 Turn up the volume to a moderate The transmitter starts sending RF signals level with the VOL control. automatically when it detects an audio signal from the equipment connected. Press the TUNING button briefly for If it does not detect an audio signal for more than automatic tuning of the headphones. about four minutes, the transmitter will stop If you do not receive a clear audio sending RF signals, and the power indicator will signal
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Effective coverage of Replacing the ear pads the transmitter The ear pads are replaceable. If the ear pads become dirty or worn out, replace them as The maximum distance is up to approximately illustrated below. 100 m without the system picking up any The ear pad is not commercially available. You interference. However, the distance may vary can order replacements from the store where you according to the surroundings and environment. purchased this system, or at your nearest Sony If the system
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N Additional information Troubleshooting Precautions Problem Solution • If the transmitter is not to be used for a long No sound/ Check the connection of the audio/ period of time, disconnect the AC power Muffled video equipment or the AC power adaptor from the AC outlet by holding the sound adaptor. plug. Do not pull on the cord. Check that the audio/video • Do not leave the wireless stereo headphone equipment is turned on. system in a location subject to direct sunlight, If the transmitter is
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Problem Solution Specifications Distortion If the transmitter is connected to the headphone jack, reduce the volume of the connected audio/video General equipment. Carrier frequency Change the radio frequency with the 863.5 – 864.5 MHz CHANNEL selector switch on the transmitter. Channel Ch1, Ch2, Ch3 The headphones’ power indicator Modulation FM stereo light is weak or turned off. Frequency response • Charge the supplied rechargeable 20 – 20,000 Hz battery or if the power indicator is Transmitte
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Deutsch Svenska Härmed intygar Sony Corp. att detta högtalarsystem står i Hiermit erklärt die Sony Corporation, dass sich dieses Gerät in överensstämmelse med de väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga Übereinstimmung mit den grundlegenden Anforderungen und den relevanta bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv 1999/5/EG. anderen relevanten Vorschriften der Richtlinie 1999/5/EG befindet. Erläuterungen dazu finden Sie unter folgendem URL: Mer information finns på webbadressen: http://www.compliance.sony.
