Sony MHC-EC98Pi Leaflet

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MHC-EC98Pi/EC78Pi/EC68Pi.GB.3-294-665-11(1)
WARNING
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 news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. 
And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled 
with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
Install this system so that the power cord can be 
unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the event 
of trouble.
Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such 
as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
Batteries or batteries installed apparatus shall not be 
exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the 
like.
Hooking up the system securely
Except for customers in the U.S.A. 
and Canada
This appliance is classified 
as a CLASS 1 LASER 
product. This marking 
is located on the rear 
exterior.
NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN 
THE U.S.A.
This symbol is intended to alert the 
user to the presence of uninsulated 
“dangerous voltage” within the 
product’s enclosure that may be of 
sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk 
of electric shock to persons. 
This symbol is intended to alert the 
user to the presence of important 
operating and maintenance (servicing) 
instructions in the literature 
accompanying the appliance.
Owner’s Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of 
the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided 
below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony 
dealer regarding this product.
Model No.                                        
Serial No.                                         
CAUTION
The use of optical instruments with this product will 
increase eye hazard.
WARNING
This equipment has been tested and found to comply 
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant 
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed 
to provide reasonable protection against harmful 
interference in a residential installation. This equipment 
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy 
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the 
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio 
communications. However, there is no guarantee that 
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If 
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio 
or television reception, which can be determined by 
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged 
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the 
following measures:
 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
 Increase the separation between the equipment and 
receiver.
 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit 
different from that to which the receiver is connected.
 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV 
technician for help.
CAUTION
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications 
not expressly approved in this manual could void your 
authority to operate this equipment.
FM lead antenna
(Extend it horizontally.)
AM loop antenna
Wall socket
When carrying this system
1
Remove a disc to protect the CD mechanism.
2
Press   on the unit to turn off the system and 
confirm that “STANDBY” stops flashing.
3
Unplug the power cord.
Speakers
Insert only the 
stripped portion 
of the cord.
Solid (Blue/)
Solid (Black/)
Basic Operations
Adjusting the sound
To adjust the volume
Press VOLUME +/ (or turn the VOLUME control on 
the unit) .
To add a sound effect
To
Press
Generate a more dynamic 
sound (Dynamic Sound 
Generator X-tra)
DSGX  on the unit.
Set the sound effect
EQ .
To turn on the subwoofer (MHC-EC98Pi only)
Press SUBWOOFER ON/OFF  on the unit until 
“SUBWOOFER” appears. The volume of the subwoofer is 
linked to the front speakers.
Playing a CD/MP3 disc
1
Select the CD function.
Press FUNCTION +/ (or FUNCTION on the unit) 
 repeatedly.
2
Place a disc.
Press  (open/close)  on the unit, and place a disc 
with the label side up on the disc tray. 
To close the disc tray, press  (open/close)  on the 
unit.
Do not force the disc tray closed with your finger, as 
this may damage the unit.
3
Start playback.
Press  (play) .
To
Press
Pause playback
 (pause) . To resume play, 
press the button again.
Stop playback
 (stop) .
Select a folder on an 
MP3 disc
 +/ (select folder) .
Select a track or file / (go back/go forward) 
(or / on the unit) .
Find a point in a 
track or file 
Hold down / (rewind/fast 
forward)  during playback, and 
release the button at the desired 
point.
Select Repeat Play
REPEAT  repeatedly until 
“REP” or “REP1” appears.
To change the play mode
Press PLAY MODE  repeatedly while the player is 
stopped. You can select normal play (no display or “
” for all MP3 files in the folder on the disc), shuffle play 
(“SHUF” or “  SHUF*” for folder shuffle), or program 
play (“PGM”).
* When playing a CD-DA disc, 
 (SHUF) Play performs the same 
operation as normal (SHUF) Play.
Notes on Repeat Play
 All tracks or files on a disc are played repeatedly up to five times. 
 “REP1” indicates that a single track or file is repeated until you stop 
it.
Notes on playing MP3 discs
 Do not save other types of tracks or files or unnecessary folders on a 
disc that has MP3 files.
 Folders that have no MP3 files are skipped.
 MP3 files are played back in the order that they are recorded onto 
the disc.
 The system can only play MP3 files that have a file extension of 
“.MP3”.
 If there are files on the disc that have the “.MP3” file extension, 
but that are not MP3 files, the unit may produce noise or may 
malfunction.
 The maximum number of:
 folders is 150 (including the root folder).
 MP3 files is 255.
 MP3 files and folders that can be contained on a single disc is 300.
 folder levels (the tree structure of files) is 8.
 Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing software, recording 
device, and recording media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible 
MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play 
at all.
Notes on playing multisession discs
 If the disc begins with a CD-DA (or MP3) session, it is recognized 
as a CD-DA (or MP3) disc, and playback continues until another 
session is encountered.
 A disc with a mixed CD format is recognized as a CD-DA (audio) 
disc.
Listening to the radio
1
Select “TUNER FM” or “TUNER AM.”
Press FUNCTION +/ (or FUNCTION on the unit) 
 repeatedly.
2
Select the tuning mode.
Press TUNING MODE  repeatedly until “AUTO” 
appears.
3
Tune in the desired station.
Press +/ (or TUNING +/ on the unit) .
Scanning stops automatically when a station is tuned 
in, and then “TUNED” and “ST” (for stereo programs) 
appear.
To stop automatic scanning
Press  (stop) .
To tune in a station with a weak signal
If “TUNED” does not appear and the scanning does 
not stop, press TUNING MODE  repeatedly until 
“MANUAL” appears, and then press +/ (or TUNING 
+/ on the unit)  repeatedly to tune in the desired 
station.
To reduce static noise on a weak FM stereo 
station
Press FM MODE  repeatedly until “MONO” appears 
to turn off stereo reception.
Changing the display
To
Press
Change 
information on 
the display*
DISPLAY  repeatedly when the 
system is turned on.
Change Display 
mode (See below.)
DISPLAY  repeatedly when the 
system is turned off.
* For example, you can view CD/MP3 disc information, such as;
 track or file number during normal play.
 track or file name (“ ”) during normal play.
 artist name (“ ”) during normal play.
 album or folder name (“
”) during normal play.
 total playing time while the player is stopped.
The system offers the following display modes.
Display mode
When the system is off,
Power Saving 
Mode
1)
The display is turned off to conserve 
power. The timer and clock continue 
to operate.
Clock
2)
The clock is displayed.
1)
 You cannot set the clock in Power Saving Mode.
2)
 The clock display automatically turns to Power Saving Mode after 
eight seconds.
Notes on the display information
 Characters that cannot be displayed appear as “_”.
 The following are not displayed;
 total playing time for an MP3 disc.
 remaining playing time for an MP3 file.
 The following are not displayed correctly;
 elapsed playing time of an MP3 file encoded using VBR (variable 
bit rate).
 folder and file names that do not follow either ISO9660 Level 1, 
Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format.
 The following are displayed;
 total playing time for a CD-DA disc during normal play.
 remaining playing time for a track.
 ID3 tag information for MP3 files when ID3 version 1 and 
version 2 tags are used (ID3 version 2 tag information display has 
priority when both ID3 version 1 and version 2 tags are used for a 
single MP3 file).
 up to 15 characters of ID3 tag information using uppercase letters 
(A to Z), numbers (0 to 9), and symbols (‘< > * + , – / @ [ \ ] _).
Note on DualDiscs
A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates 
DVD recorded material on one side with digital 
audio material on the other side. However, since the 
audio material side does not conform to the Compact 
Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not 
guaranteed.
Music discs encoded with copyright 
protection technologies
This product is designed to playback discs that conform 
to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various 
music discs encoded with copyright protection 
technologies are marketed by some record companies. 
Please be aware that among those discs, there are some 
that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be 
playable by this product.
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents 
licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
Subwoofer 
(MHC-EC98Pi only)
Connect the subwoofer to 
the SUBWOOFER jack with 
the subwoofer cable.
Subwoofer (MHC-EC98Pi only)
Place the subwoofer vertically to obtain a better bass reproduction. 
Also, position the subwoofer:
 on a solid floor where resonance is unlikely to occur.
 at least a few centimeters away from the wall.
 away from the center of the room or place a bookshelf against a 
wall, to avoid generating a standing wave.
Speaker pads
Attach the supplied speaker pads to the bottom of the front speakers 
and subwoofer to prevent slipping.
Front speakers: 
4 pads for each speaker
Subwoofer: 
4 pads (MHC-EC98Pi only)
Left speaker (High freq.)
Solid (Red/)
Solid (Gray/)
Right speaker
(High freq.)
Power
Connect the power cord to a wall socket.
If the plug does not fit the wall socket, 
detach the supplied plug adaptor (only 
for models equipped with an adaptor).
Right speaker
(Low freq.)
Left speaker (Low freq.)
* MHC-EC98Pi only



This manual mainly explains operations using the 
remote, but the same operations can also be performed 
using the buttons on the unit having the same or similar 
names.
Before using the system
To use the remote
Slide and remove the battery compartment lid , and 
insert the two R6 (size AA) batteries (supplied),  side 
first, matching the polarities shown below. 
Notes on using the remote
 With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months.
 Do not mix an old battery with a new one or mix different types of 
batteries.
 If you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove the 
batteries to avoid damage from battery leakage and corrosion.
 Batteries installed devices shall not be exposed to excessive heat such 
as sunshine, fire or the like.
To set the clock
1
Turn on the system.
Press  (on/standby)  to turn on the system.
2
Select the clock set mode.
Press TIMER MENU . The hour indication flashes. 
If “PLAY SET” flashes, press /  repeatedly to 
select “CLOCK,” and then press   (enter) .
3
Set the time.
Press /  repeatedly to set the hour, then press 
 (enter) . The minute indication flashes.
Use the same procedure to set the minutes.
Note
The clock settings are lost when you disconnect the power cord or if a 
power failure occurs.
*
Using optional audio components
To connect an optional headphones
Connect headphones to the PHONES jack  on the 
unit.
To connect an optional component
Connect additional audio source components to the 
AUDIO IN jack  on the unit using an analog audio 
cord (not supplied). Turn down the volume on the 
system, and then select the AUDIO IN function.
To connect a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adaptor
Connect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adaptor to the 
DMPORT  on the unit. You need to connect the 
DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adaptor to an optional audio 
device (portable audio player, etc.).
Notes on DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adaptor
 Available DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adaptors vary in each area.
 Do not connect an adaptor other than the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT 
adaptor.
 Do not connect or disconnect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adaptor 
to/from the DMPORT  while the system is on.
 When using a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adaptor that has video 
output function, connect the adaptor directly to the TV.
 For details about the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adaptor, refer to the 
operating instructions supplied with your DIGITAL MEDIA PORT 
adaptor.
Antennas
Find a location and an orientation that provide good 
reception, and then set up the antenna.
Keep the antennas away from the speaker cords and the 
power cord to avoid picking up noise.
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