sony hcd grx8 user manual

I know this is not the group to post to but I'm going mad trying to find the
thing I want & google isn't helping so please forgive me
I'm looking for a user manual for a sony grx8 hifi. Can someone point me in
the right direction or better still send me a copy?
Cheers Susie

 

It probably doesn't help, but I note that for the search "user manual
sony grx8 hifi", Google comes up with just one site:
http://service.city.tomsk.net/manuals/profi10.html

and a Copernic search come up with that one plus these two:
http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/HIFI2650/PageEmail.htm
http://www.coffeysound.com/forum/

Who was saying that Google is better?

 

heh, it depends on the search phrase.

 

Actually, searching for "sony hcd grx8 manual", Copernic gives many
refs, including these:
http://www.electronicsrepair.net/rec4.shtml
http://website.lineone.net/~harrison.elec/manuals.htm
http://www.user-service-manuals.com/Sony/HCD.shtml

and Google gives quite a number of refs also.

 

Yes I realised too late that the word hifi was unnecessary, when I
noticed the heading.

 

It's always worth trying different combinations if the first results prove
useless.

There was an item about Google either on CNN, or quite likely Fox News.
2 young students started it and kept improving and expanding the search
engine. They're both from Russia. They now have a large company that
employs 1,000 people. They still look young, and don't seem to have let
their success all go to their heads.
It seems that Google is about to go onto the stock market. Pretty good
going from very small beginnings. They like their employees to have fun,
they showed one of them riding down the hallway on an electric scooter, and
have a kitchen staff to supply good food.

E. Scrooge

 

hey there
Thanks heaps for the replies am investigating now.
I note some I have already tried & either thay refer to a chat group which
mentioned the search phrase (quite a few in spanish/Brazilian) or I have to
pay or they don't have the manual after saying they do>
But as I said there are some sites I havent tried so here's hoping
Thanks all

 

What can't you do on it (the stereo) that you need the manual for?
Some of the nice friendly people here (are there any left?!) might be
able to figure it out for you.

 

Ummmmm weeeeellllllllllll I can only get 1 channel & suspect the antanae
needs adjusting or needs a special 1 added apart from a cable shoved into 1
of 4 holes. Put the selected channels into memory so I dont have to find
the station I want just press a button. Balance the speakers (Im a dairy
farmer) 2 in the pit 1 in the dry room. 2 name a few
Cheers

 

I will check to see if we have a Service manual at work as these manual do
some times has a small user section.

The 4 Holes 2 might be for a FM Antenna and the other for the AM loop
Antenna..

Some use just a Long wire and some use the 300 ohm Ribbon cable one, these can
be brought in most Radio/TV & DSE Shops..

 

My night in shining armour. The areal looks like a single wire thingy that
pops into 1 of the holes move it around & you get reception of sorts but it
gets an FM station thru an AM areal hole thingy.
Cheers S

 

If you get a longer piece of wire and put it into the FM plugs then it
might improve things.

 

What buttons do you have on the front? If there is no specific button
to store the channels in the numbered buttons then quite often it's
done by holding down the numbered button for a few seconds.

I assume you are using A & B speaker terminals on the back. There is
probably no easy answer to that one.

 

ok well I have a button that says memory/enter which gives me a big clue but
do you press this find the channel you want then press again (by the way
that diddn't work) A large dial with 1,2,3....... etc showing on the LCD
display as you turn it & I'm thinking this is a quick channel selector but
how to store the channels.
Will try a longer wire but honestly the 1 Ive got is 1 m long already.
Cheers Susie

 

By the way I have L&R speakers & 2 more surround sound ie 4 speakers but how
do I balance?

 

Years ago I improved the FM reception on my old stereo quite a lot. A 3
extension car aerial attached outside the lounge window did the job, the old
roof gutter type. Got rid of the mounting bracket leaving the 2 holes to
screw it straight into the outside window sill. Simple enough to wire it up
to the little FM plug that came with the stereo (but with nothing to connect
to it). Pushed plug back into FM fitting, and the FM signal meter would go
right up when getting a good station with the green stereo indicator light
coming on as well. After all if it's good enough for a car, I couldn't go
far wrong. Before attaching the aerial reception was crap with just a wire
attached to the plug. On the outside the aerial looks neat enough and is
hardly noticeable, it was a cheap enough solution given the good results as
well.

E. Scrooge

 

I would guess you first get it onto the station you want using the up
and down tuning buttons. Once you're listening to what you want to
store, press the memory/enter button then press the button you want to
store it in.

Do you have a digital camera?

 

huh?

Hop round from behind the bush, and just ask for some pictures of the
controls (including any behind a hidden panel as well) if that's what your
motive about the camera info is for.

E. Scrooge

 

Try 2 or 3 metres and poke it out the window if possible, a fixed aerial
would be best.

At a guess you tune in a station - hit memory/store button to lock it - then
hit a station select button, or do you have an 2 buttons with arrows for up
and down like a TV remote?

If the large dial with the numbers is your station select seperate from the
tuning setup. Then you might not be far off the mark. Tune in a station -
mem button to lock it - try the dial to number 1 (if that's for selecting
the programmed stations) - then hit the mem button again to assign the
station you've locked to number 1 on your station dial(?).

Only guessing, but might not be far off that. Once you've tuned the station
to be programmed it's got to lock it while you select a program button to
assign to it. Otherwise whatever is already aasigned to the program number
from new will just scamble your stations again. On some car stereos it's
tune - mem then a station button to lock it in.
BUT that program number/button would have to be selected within seconds of
the MEM button being used, for the locked station will onlly be stored in
MEMORY for a very short time - only long enough to get it assign to a
number/button (select) or whatever.

Apart from trying combinations, don't waste time while doing them. You
might strike the right one, but wasted too much time to set it up properly.

I hope that helps a bit.
Also how old is the stereo? If it's a recent model a sales bugger at an
appliance store might be good enough to show you the right steps to program
in the stations - offer to buy something cheap if the sales person can help
you out. Take in the details of make and model of your stereo. Even if
you see a similar looking Sony setup, you might be able to look at it's
manual to see how to lock in the stations.

E. Scrooge

 

You figured it out, so did I need to say more?