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3-862-115-11(1)
Personal
Component
System
Operating Instructions
PMC-222V
1998 by Sony Corporation
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This player can play the following Warning discs: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do • VIDEO CD not expose the player to rain or Disc logo: moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open Contents: Audio & video signals the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. • Audio CD Disc logo: WARNING Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. Contents: Audio signals only There are 2 types of CDs in size — 12 cm and 8 cm. Their longest play t
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Basic Operations Table of contents Basic Operations 4 Playing an audio CD 6 Playing a VIDEO CD 8 Listening to the radio 10 Playing a tape 12 Recording on a tape The CD Player (Audio CD) The Tape Player 14 Using the display 26 Recording through a microphone/Using as a PA 15 Locating a specific track system 16 Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) The KARAOKE 17 Playing tracks in random order 27 Singing along the KARAOKE (Shuffle Play) 18 Creating your own program (Program Play) Setting Up 20 Pl
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Basic Operations Playing an audio CD 3 1,2 For hookup instructions, see pages 28 - 30. 1 Press 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE down to open the lid of the CD compartment and place the CD on the CD compartment. With the label side up 2 Close the lid of the CD compartment. Display 3 Press ^ (direct power-on). The player plays all the tracks once. Track number Playing time 4 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations POWER^p 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE VOLUME +, – PREV = , NEXT + Tip To Press Next time you want to adjust the volume VOLUME +, – listen to a CD, just press ^ . The player turns on stop playback p automatically and starts playing the CD. pause playback ^ Press the button again to resume play after pause. go to the next track NEXT + go back to the previous track PREV = remove the CD 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE turn on/off the player POWER Basic Operations 5
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Playing a VIDEO CD 4 1 2,3 For hookup instructions, see pages 28 - 30. 1 Set the COLOR SYSTEM at the rear to “NTSC” or “PAL” according to the color system of your TV. 2 Press 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE down to open the lid of the CD compartment and place the VIDEO CD on the CD compartment. With the label side up 3 Close the lid of the CD compartment. 6 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations Display 4 Press ^ (direct power-on). The player starts playing the VIDEO CD. Use these buttons for additional operations POWER ^p 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE VOLUME +, – PREV = , NEXT + Tips To Press • Next time you want to play a VIDEO CD, just adjust the volume VOLUME +, – press ^ . The player stop playback p turns on automatically and starts playing the pause playback ^ VIDEO CD. Press the button again to • NTSC system countries: resume play after pause. Japan, Korea, Taiwan, go to the
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Listening to the radio 21 For hookup instructions, see pages 28 - 30. Display 1 Press BAND until the band you want appears in the display (direct power-on). Indicates an FM stereo 2 Hold down TUNING + or – until broadcast the frequency digits begin to change in the display. The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station. If you can't tune in a station, press the button repeatedly and change the frequency step by step. 8 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations POWER VOLUME +, – Tips To Press • If the FM broadcast is adjust the volume VOLUME +, – noisy, press PLAY MODE•MONO/ST turn on/off the radio POWER until “Mono” appears in the display and the radio will play in To improve broadcast reception monaural. FM • Next time you want to listen to the radio, just Keep the FM aerial as horizontal as possible (see page press BAND. The player 29). turns on automatically and starts playing the previou
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Playing a tape 2 1 For hookup instructions, see pages 28 - 30. 1 Press p6 to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Use TYPE I (normal), TYPE II (high position) and TYPE IV (metal) tapes. Close the compartment. With the side you want to play facing you 2 Press ( . The player turns on (direct power-on) and starts playing. 10 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations POWER p6 0 , ) P VOLUME +, – Tip To Press Next time you want to adjust the volume VOLUME +, – listen to a tape, just press ( . The player stop playback p6 turns on automatically and starts playing the fast-forward or rewind the tape ) or 0 tape. pause playback P Press the button again to resume play after pause. eject the cassette p6 turn on/off the player POWER Basic Operations 11
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Recording on a tape 3 1 For hookup instructions, see pages 28 - 30. 1 Press p6 to open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) and TYPE II (high position) tapes only. With the side you want to record on facing you 2 Select the program source you want to record. Display To record from the CD player, insert a CD (see page 4) and press p . To record from the radio, press BAND and tune in the station you want (see page 8). 12 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations 3 Press r to start recording. (( is depressed automatically and play starts.) Use these buttons for additional operations POWER p6 P Tips To Press • Adjusting the volume or stop recording p6 the audio emphasis (see page 31) will not affect pause recording P the recording level. Press the button again to • If the AM program resume recording. makes a whistling turn on/off the player POWER sound after you’ve pressed r in step 3, move the AM loop aerial connected to the player as fa
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The CD Player (Audio CD) Using the display DISPLAY ENTER/MEM You can check information about the audio CD using the display. Checking the total track number and playing time Press DISPLAY•ENTER/MEM in stop mode. If the CD has more than 12 tracks, “OVER 12” appears in the display. Total playing time Total track number Music calendar Checking the remaining time Press DISPLAY•ENTER/MEM while playing a CD. The track numbers in the music calendar disappear after they are played. To display Press DISP
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The CD Player (Audio CD) Locating a specific track You can quickly locate any track using the number buttons. You can also find a Number specific point in a track while playing an buttons audio CD. PREV = NEXT + Note To locate Press You cannot locate a a specific track directly the number button of the specific track if track “SHUF” or “PGM” is lit in the display. Turn off a point while listening to NEXT + (forward) or the indication by the sound PREV = (backward) pressing p . while playing and
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Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) Number You can play tracks in an audio CD buttons repeatedly in normal, shuffle or program play modes (see pages 17 – 19). MODE SELECT ( p 1 Press p . “CD” appears in the display. 2 Press MODE (PLAY MODE•MONO/ST on the player) until the repeat mode you want appears in the display. To repeat Select a single track REP 1 all the tracks REP ALL tracks in random order SHUF REP programed tracks PGM REP 3 Do either of the following to start repeat play: • When yo
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The CD Player (Audio CD) Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle Play) You can play tracks in an audio CD in random order. MODE SELECT ( p On the player 1 Press p . 1 Press p . “CD” appears in the display. 2 Press PLAY MODE• MONO/ST 2 Press MODE until “SHUF” appears in the display. repeatedly until “SHUF” appears in 3 Press SELECT ( to start shuffle play. the display. 3 Press ^ . To cancel Shuffle Play Press MODE until “SHUF” disappears from the display. The CD Player (Audio CD) 17
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Creating your own program (Program Play) Number You can arrange the playing order of up buttons to 20 tracks on an audio CD. MODE SELECT ( p On the player 1 Press p . 1 Press p . 2 Press PLAY MODE• “CD” appears in the display. MONO/ST until 2 Press MODE until “PGM” appears in the display. “PGM” appears in the display. 3 Press the number buttons for the tracks you want 3 Press the PREV = to program in the order you want. You can or NEXT + then program up to 20 tracks. press DISPLAY• ENTER/MEM fo
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The CD Player (Audio CD) Tips To cancel Program Play • You can play the same Press MODE until “PGM” disappears from the program again, since display. the program is saved until you turn off the power or open the lid To check the order of tracks before play of the CD Press DISPLAY•ENTER/MEM on the player. compartment. • You can record your Every time you press the button, the track number own program. After appears in the programed order. you’ve created the program, insert a blank tape and press
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Playing a multiplex CD On multiplex CDs, different sounds are recorded for the left and right channels. You can select either the left or the right channel and hear the sound of the selected channel. In this case, the stereo effect will be lost. ST/L/R Tip Press ST/L/R while playing a multiplex CD. You can do the same Each time you press the button, the indication and operation using a sound you hear change as follows: VIDEO CD. Press Indication You will hear once L-CH left channel sound twice R
