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Help Guide

Home Audio System

MHC-V42D

The following explains how to use this system. Select a topic from the navigation pane.

This Help Guide mainly explains operations using the remote control, but the same operations can also be performed

using the controls on the system having the same or similar names.

Getting Started

Parts and controls

Main unit

Remote control

Playable discs or files on discs/USB device

Power source

Connecting the system to an AC outlet

Inserting batteries to the remote control

Turning the power on

Turning the power off (Standby mode)

Using the BLUETOOTH standby function

Auto Standby function

Hooking up TV
Quick Setup
Performing Quick Setup
Lighting function
Enjoying music with the illumination (Party Light/Speaker Light)
Demo mode
Deactivating the demonstration mode
Using Lock function
Deactivating the controls on the system（Child Lock）
Restricting playback of the disc (Parental Control)
Making connections
TV
Hooking up TV
Using the Control for HDMI function
USB device
Connecting with a USB device
BLUETOOTH® device
Pairing and connecting with BLUETOOTH devices
Connecting with an NFC-compatible device by One-touch (NFC)
External audio device
Listening to music of an external audio device, etc.
Listening to music
Disc
Playing a disc
Various operations for disc playback
Using play mode
Viewing information of a disc and USB device
USB device
Listening to music of a USB device
BLUETOOTH device
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Listening to music of a device via BLUETOOTH connection
Selecting the BLUETOOTH audio streaming playback quality (Codec)
Terminating the BLUETOOTH connection (After use)
Connecting this system with multiple BLUETOOTH devices (Multi-device connection)
Turning on or off the BLUETOOTH signal
Wired Party Chain function
Connecting multiple audio systems (Wired Party Chain function)
Enjoying music playback with multiple audio systems (Wired Party Chain function)
Setting a Wired Party Chain sound mode
Wireless Party Chain function
Enjoying wireless playback using multiple audio systems (Wireless Party Chain function)
Terminating the Wireless Party Chain function
Speaker Add function
Listening to music wirelessly with two systems (Speaker Add function)
External audio device
Listening to music of an external audio device, etc.
Adjusting the sound
Reinforcing bass sound and creating more powerful sound（MEGA BASS）
Selecting a sound field
Gesture Control
Controlling the operations using Gesture Control
Controlling the operations using Gesture Control
Using GESTURE CONTROL to operate playback, DJ Effect, sampler, and karaoke (GESTURE 1)
Using GESTURE CONTROL to control the key of your voice or music source (GESTURE 2)
Using dedicated apps
Using “Sony | Music Center”
What you can do with “Sony | Music Center”
Installing “Sony | Music Center”
Using Fiestable
What you can do with “Fiestable”
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Installing “Fiestable”
Achieving and sharing a Party People ranking and getting bonus features (Party King)
Using Voice Control via “Fiestable”
Creating party lighting atmosphere via “Fiestable”
Singing along: Karaoke
Singing karaoke
Various functions for karaoke
Various functions
Using the Voice Guidance
Listening to built-in sound demonstration
Enjoying sound from a guitar
Transferring music from a disc
Erasing audio files or folders on the USB device
Using the Sleep Timer
Settings menu
Information
About the indicators
Updating the pre-installed software
Parental Control area code list/Language code list
Customer support websites
Troubleshooting
What can I do to solve a problem?
What can I do to solve a problem?
About Self-diagnosis function
About messages
General
The power does not turn on.
The system has entered standby mode.
There is no sound.
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There is severe hum or noise.
The remote control does not function.
The color irregularity on a TV screen persists.
[CHILD LOCK] appears when you use any control on the system.
A clicking sound is heard when the system is turned on.
Disc/USB Playback
The disc tray does not open and [LOCKED] appears on the display.
The disc tray does not close.
The disc does not eject.
Playback does not start.
The sound skips during disc playback.
Playback does not start from the first track/file.
You cannot perform some functions such as Stop, Lock Search, Slow-motion Play, Repeat Play, or Shuffle Play.
Files cannot be played back.
The folder name, track name, file name and ID3 tag characters do not appear properly.
There is no sound during USB playback.
There is noise, skipping, or distorted sound during USB playback.
[READING] is displayed for an extended time, or it takes a long time before playback starts.
[NO FILE] appears on the display.
[OVER CURRENT] appears on the display.
The USB device is not recognized.
There is no picture.
Picture noise appears.
The aspect ratio of the TV screen cannot be changed.
The language for sound track, subtitles, or camera angles cannot be changed.
The subtitles cannot be turned off.
USB Transfer
Transferring results in an error.
Audio files or folders on the USB device cannot be erased.
BLUETOOTH Connection
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Pairing cannot be performed.
The BLUETOOTH device cannot detect the system, or [BT OFF] appears on the display.
Connection is not possible.
iPhone/iPod cannot be connected with the system.
The sound skips or fluctuates, or the connection is lost.
The sound of your BLUETOOTH device cannot be heard on this system.
There is severe hum, noise, or distorted sound.
Apps Control
Voice Control does not work properly.
Control for HDMI (“BRAVIA”)
The system does not turn on even when the TV is turned on.
The system turns off when the TV is turned off.
The system does not turn off even when the TV is turned off.
There is no picture/sound when connected to the HDMI OUT (TV) ARC jack.
No TV sound is heard from the system. [CODE 01] and [SGNL ERR] appear on the display.
No TV sound is output from the system.
The sound is output from both the system and the TV.
The Control for HDMI function does not work properly.
Gesture Control
The Gesture Control cannot be activated.
The Gesture Control does not operate properly.
Multiple systems playback
Wired Party Chain function cannot be activated.
[PARTY CHAIN] is flashing on the display.
Wired Party Chain function does not work properly.
BLUETOOTH device cannot be connected to the system during Wireless Party Chain function.
BLUETOOTH device cannot be connected to the system during Speaker Add function.
Karaoke
There is no microphone sound.
There is acoustic feedback.
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