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Sony PCLK-MN10A User's Manual

1. Reload button Click to refresh the 14 Track Name display and 15 Disc Information display uoneledaid Jacket display Displays an image of your choice bitmapped or JPEG file page 53 Click to select all tracks on the MD Function Tree display Click on the icon of the MD to play The icon flashes while the selected disc is being loaded During this time no M crew operations can be initiated You can drag the boundary to resize the display box Disc property button Click to enter the properties of the currently selected MD Artist Enter the name of the artist URL Enter the URL of the website that is displayed when the URL button in the Main bar is clicked Genre Enter the music genre Play mode button Play mode button appears only when your system stereo component is equipped with an MD changer ALL DISCS Plays all MDs loaded in the system stereo component 1 DISC Plays a single MD MD SEAMLESS ON OFF Selects seamless play mode or normal play mode Repeat mode selector Selects a repeat mode REPEAT Plays a single MD repeatedly REPEAT 1 Plays a single track repeatedly REPEAT OFF Turns the repeat function off Print button Click to activate the Label Maker software continued 15 16 10 11 Internet search button Initiates a search for websites based on keywords
2. uoneledaid Jacket display Displays an image of your choice bitmapped or JPEG file page 45 Click to select all tracks on the CD Function Tree display Click on the icon of the CD to be played The icon flashes while the selected disc is being loaded During this time no M crew operations can be initiated You can drag the boundary to resize the display box Disc property button Click to enter the properties of the currently selected CD Artist Enter the name of the artist URL Enter the URL of the website that is displayed when the URL button in the Main bar is clicked Genre Enter the music genre Play mode button Play mode button appears only when your system stereo component is equipped with a CD changer ALL DISCS Plays all CDs loaded in the system stereo component 1 DISC Plays a single CD Repeat mode selector Selects a repeat mode REPEAT Plays a single CD repeatedly REPEAT 1 Plays a single track repeatedly REPEAT OFF Turns off the repeat function Internet search button Initiates a search for websites based on keywords entered in the dialog box Notes e To view websites we recommend that you use Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver 4 0 or higher or Netscape Navigator Ver 4 0 or higher as your Internet browser e Internet access is necessary for viewing websites For details on how to gain access to the Internet consult the manufacturer of your comp
3. suonerdo aw Bbumuopod Combine Combining No 2 andNo 3 into No 2 To cancel the combination click uus continued 67 68 4 To enter the combination sequence of the two tracks shown in the Combine dialog box click 8 The selected tracks are joined To reverse the sequence of the tracks in the Combine dialog box click NOV Combining the track being played with the track that immediately follows 1 2 3 Open the MD window page 14 Play the first track that you want to combine page 46 Click the MD edit button iis The Combine dialog box appears Rehearsal playback is performed for about 4 seconds of a segment consisting of the last 2 seconds or so of the first track and the first 2 seconds or so of the second track To cancel the combination click uus To enter the combination sequence of the two tracks shown in the Combine dialog box click The selected tracks are joined To reverse the sequence of the tracks in the Combine dialog box click X Notes To deselect a track click in an empty area within the MD window e g the empty area within the Time display The track being played can only be combined with the track that immediately follows it If two tracks are selected in the Track Name display they are combined no matter what track is being played Erasing part of a track You can erase a portion of a track Note While th
4. continued 55 56 Recording from a CD to an MD manually 1 Open the Rec window page 34 2 Click the Manual button page 35 3 Click the System recording mode button in the Rec window to make settings for the MD changer page 36 System recording mode button appears only when your system stereo component is equipped with an MD changer Otherwise proceed to step 4 4 Click the REC button The MD recorder changes to record pause mode 5 Click 4 or the Fader button in the MD window Recording to the MD starts To start recording with the fade in effect click the Fader button 6 Play the CD in the CD window that you want to record to the MD page 40 To stop recording click _j in the MD window If you click the Fader button the fade out effect is recorded and the MD recorder changes to record pause mode O Tip SmartSpace TrackMarklevelSync and Fade can be set with the Set up button page 37 Adjusting the recording level 1 Open the Rec window page 34 2 Click the Manual button page 35 3 Click in the CD window 4 Click the REC button The newly added track is highlighted in orange in the Track Name display in the MD window and the MD recorder changes to record pause mode 5 Click the Recording level adjustment button page 37 The Rec Level Adjust dialog box appears and a red line points to the peak level Drag the slider to adjust the recording level 6 Click Ias If you want to cancel
5. 3 Track Number Track Name display Click to select the track to play A Time display Click to select the time display mode Display mode Display contents Total Time Total playing time of all tracks on the CD Elapsed Time Elapsed playing time of the current track Track Remain Remaining playing time of the current track Disc Remain Remaining playing time of the CD 5 CD operation buttons Play button m Pause button m Stop button CA ams PREV and NEXT buttons AMS Automatic Music Sensor This function searches for the beginning of a track CD window To view the CD window click the CD icon in the Tool bar page 7 Use this window to operate the CD player page 40 4 58 3 58 Y TUNER Ceramic A 533 L AM 04 Entourage cae FM Fi 240 ANAL a 3 20 OPTIC e a 3 26 TAPE atching Time 4 22 cal Pre 3 36 amp 10 3 334 TARE 235 Pie 12 A 305 v ri Total Time 51 44 7 Repeat OFF 1 CD operation panel Play button ar Pause button Stop button mt as AMS PREV and NEXT buttons sm me Reverse and fast forward buttons AMS Automatic Music Sensor This function searches for the beginning of a track 2 EJECT button 10 Reload button Click to refresh the 11 Track Name display and 12 Disc Information display
6. Divide 0 700 4 36 To cancel the divide click lt j 4 Adjust the division point Each click on i or IJ in the Divide dialog box moves the division point by 1 frame intervals 1 frame 1 86 second during stereo recording You can also slide to the left or right to adjust the division point Rehearsal playback starts again from the new division point In Monaural and LP2 stereo mode 2 frame intervals In LP4 stereo mode 4 frame intervals 5 When the adjustment is completed click The track is divided into two Combining tracks You can combine two tracks into one track Note While this dialog box is displayed the MD cannot be operated by the system stereo component 1 2 Open the MD window page 14 Select two tracks you want to combine from the MD window Click the track number of the first track and then click the track number of the second track while holding down the CTRL key Notes e If you select the first track only and then proceed to step 3 the system assumes the second track to be that which immediately follows e You cannot select and combine three or more tracks e You cannot combine tracks recorded in different recording modes Click the MD edit button da The Combine dialog box appears Rehearsal playback is performed for about 4 seconds of a segment consisting of the last 2 seconds or so of the first track and the first 2 seconds or so of the second track
7. Autocopy in the Edit menu The images are pasted into the template area without changing the aspect ratio To make the image round or square Select the image in the label creation area and click Round or Square in the Edit menu You can change the size of an image in the label creation area but not in the template area To rotate the image 90 degrees Select the image in the label creation area and click Rotate in the Edit menu To change the size of the image Select the image and drag the frame To change the size without changing the aspect ratio drag the image while holding down the SHIFT key To switch the positions of overlapping images or texts Select the image or text in the label creation area and then click Front or Back in the Overlap menu to bring the selected image or text to the front or move it to the back suoneido qn Bbuiuopod To realign multiple images Select images while pressing down the SHIFT key or drag the images you want to realign and then click Align Display Evenly Condense or Expand If you selected Align click the type of alignment from among Align to Left Align to Right Align to Top Align to Bottom Align to Center Vertical and Align to Center Horizontal If you selected Display Evenly Condense or Expand select the orientation by clic
8. Jayndwo y bunpedo 95 96 Erasing file albums or folders 1 2 5 Open the File window page 28 Click the folder containing the file album that you want to erase To erase a file album that is not contained in a folder click File Album at the top of the Function Tree display Select the file album or folder in the Track Name display that you want to erase Two or more file albums or folders can be selected at the same time by clicking them while holding down the CTRL key Click The Erase dialog box appears Click TNS Erasing a music file To erase a music file select it in the Track Name display and click the Notes e File albums displayed in the Main bar cannot be erased e Erasing a folder also erases all file albums contained within it Assigning names to file albums You can assign names to file albums and the tracks contained in them As in the case of MDs track names can be entered from another application page 50 and the completed file album and track name data can be used by other applications page 52 1 Open the File window page 28 2 Click the file album name in the Function Tree display that you want to name and then click the File Information display To assign a name to a track click the track name of the track in the Track Name display The edit mode for entering the name is activated 3 Input a file album name or track name Right clicking in the edit mode opens up
9. on your computer Otherwise proceed to step 4 3 Click the CD in the list that you want to play The selected CD appears in the Disc Information display 4 Click the Track Number Track Name display in the CD or PC CD bar A list of tracks appears 5 Click the track in the list that you want to play Sequential playback of the tracks starts with the selected track Listening to a CD using the CD or PC CD window The same basic steps below are used to listen to a CD loaded in the system stereo component and a CD loaded in the CD ROM drive of your computer 1 Open the CD window or the PC CD window pages 10 24 2 Click or double click the CD in the Function Tree display that you want to play A list of the tracks on the selected CD appears in the Track Name display 3 Click the track number of the track in the Track Name display that you want to play Playback of the track also starts when you double click the track number 4 Click in the CD window only if you clicked a track number in step 3 Sequential playback of the tracks begins with the track selected in step 3 Note If you play a CD using the PC CD window no audio signal will be output from the PC link kit if the Enable digital CD audio for this CD ROM drive check box is not selected under the CD Music tab in the Multimedia Properties dialog box on your computer l ed q gt oun bunerodo 41 42 Assigning names
10. 4 0 or higher as your Internet browser e Internet access is necessary for viewing websites For details on how to gain access to the Internet consult the manufacturer of your computer continued 25 26 Time display Click EJ to select the time display mode Display mode Display contents Total Time Total playing time of all tracks on the CD Elapsed Time Elapsed playing time of the current track Track Remain Remaining playing time of the current track Track Name display Displays the track name Click the track number to select it Click the track name to modify it page 42 Right click the track name to display a pop up menu and then select Save to CSV file to save the disc and track names to a CSV Comma Separated Value formatted file page 44 You can also copy and paste text that has already been entered page 42 Disc Information display Displays the disc number and disc name Click the disc name to modify it page 42 Right click the disc name to display a pop up menu and then select Save to CSV file to save the disc and track names to a CSV Comma Separated Value formatted file page 44 You can also copy and paste text that has already been entered page 42 Close button Click to close the PC CD window Note To deselect the currently selected track click on an empty area in the Time display AudioFile bar To vie
11. Rec window icon in the Tool bar page 7 Use this window to record to an MD from the CD player tuner optional external component connected to a system stereo component or other sources pages 54 59 60 62 The recording destination window on the right is always the MD window The recording source window on the left can be selected from the Function Tree display The Rec window has a different appearance in synchro recording mode and in manual recording mode In synchro recording mode it is possible to record from a CD PC CD or file album Synchro recording mode Y TUNER M Total Time 1 REC button Starts recording the tracks and radio stations that have been entered in the right side destination window 2 Add button Adds the tracks that have been selected in the left side source window to the right side destination window Undo button i Deletes specified tracks from the destination window before the REC button is clicked g Manual button 8 Selects manual recording mode Synchro speed change button Changes the synchro speed to NORMAL normal speed or HIGH high speed Recording Mode display STEREO Stereo recording MONO Monaural recording LP2 2 x 2 x normal recording time stereo recording LP4 4x 4 x normal recording time stereo recording The monaural recording time is about twice that of stereo Erase recycle bin butt
12. To erase the track being played proceed to step 3 without selecting a track 3 Click the MD edit button II The Erase dialog box appears Erase Okey to delete selected track To cancel the erasure click us 4 To erase the selected tracks click All the selected tracks are erased If you did not select a track the track being played is erased Dragging tracks to ii to erase them 1 Open the MD window page 14 2 Select the track in the Track Name display in the MD window that you want to erase To erase only one track click the track number To erase multiple tracks click the track numbers in sequence while holding down the CTRL key 3 Drag the selected tracks and drop them on the MD edit button 1 All the selected tracks are erased Erasing all tracks You can erase all the tracks recorded on an MD and the all the track and disc names registered for the MD l 1 Open the MD window page 14 2 While the MD is stopped and no track has been selected drag the Disc Information display of the disc to be erased page 17 and drop it on the MD edit button il To erase all the tracks on an MD while the MD is stopped and no track has been selected do the following 1 Click i 2 A dialog box appears Follow the instructions that appear Note To deselect the currently selected track click on an empty area i e a place with no button or function key in the Time display suoneido qn Bbu
13. a pop up menu that lets you copy and paste previously entered text data 4 Press the ENTER key The name that you typed in is entered and the system becomes ready for input of the next name Tip You can also use the above steps to assign names to folders 493Nduwiod y buneiodo 97 98 Adding an image to the File Jacket display You can add one jacket image bitmapped or JPEG file for each file album 1 Open the File window page 28 2 Drag a bitmapped image file from the Explorer and drop it onto the Jacket display The bitmapped image will appear in the Jacket display Tips The bitmapped image file that is dragged and dropped is copied to the Jacket folder default location C Program Files M_crew Jacket which is located in the same folder as the M crew application When the image in the Jacket folder is deleted the image in the Jacket display will not disappear To delete the Jacket display image right click the Jacket display and then click Initialize image The image file in the Jacket folder on the other hand is not affected when the Jacket display image is deleted Note If you add a JPEG image to the Jacket display while playing a file album the track being played may be interrupted Do not add a JPEG image to the jacket display especially when recording to an MD Doing so will cause distortion in the recorded sound Using the disc library The names of discs and track are sav
14. image right click the Jacket display and then click Initialize image The image file in the Jacket folder on the other hand is not affected when the Jacket display image is deleted suonesdo qn Bbuiuopod 53 54 Recording to an MD Recording from a CD to an MD Before you begin You cannot record to a write protected MD Slide the write protect tab on the MD to enable writing Before you begin the recording double click the disc icons of all the MDs to be recorded to This will cause the system to upload TOC information necessary for the recording operation Click on the Recording Mode display page 35 to select the recording mode W Tip You can also record from a PC CD to an MD using the same procedure described below Synchro recording from a CD to an MD 1 2 3 Open the Rec window page 34 Click the Synchro button page 36 Only for certain system components Click the Synchro speed change button page 35 Click the destination MD in the Function Tree display in the MD window The names of the tracks on the MD appear in the Track Name display in the MD window If the track names do not appear double click the destination MD Click the source CD in the Function Tree display in the CD window The names of the tracks on the CD appear in the Track Name display in the CD window If the track names do not appear double click the source CD 6 Drag the number of the track you want to re
15. in the MD window If you click the Fader button the fade out effect is recorded and the MD recorder changes to record pause mode Adjusting the recording level 1 2 3 4 Open the Rec window page 34 Click the desired function audio source in the Function Tree display and start playing the source that you want to record Click the REC button Click the Recording level adjustment button page 37 The Rec Level Adjust dialog box appears and a red line points to the peak level Drag the slider to adjust the recording level Note While recording to an MD do not click any icon other than the TIMER icon in the Tool bar Recording will halt if you do suoneido qn Bbuiuopod 63 64 Editing recorded MDs Moving tracks You can rearrange the order of tracks on an MD but you cannot move tracks from one MD to another Note While this dialog box is displayed the MD cannot be operated by the system stereo component 1 Open the MD window page 14 2 Click the number of the track in the Track Name display in the MD window that you want to move The name of the track is highlighted in yellow Note You can move only one track per move operation If you select more than one track the move function is disabled 3 Click the MD edit button EJ The Move dialog box appears Move Moving No ze To cancel the move click uus 4 Click 3 to select the number to which you want the select
16. operations page 46 _ N o 5 uoneiedaid Function Name display Disc Information display Click to select the MD to play MDs other than MD1 are available only when your system stereo component is equipped with an MD changer Track Number Track Name display Click to select the track to play Time display Click to select the time display mode Display mode Display contents Total Time Total playing time of all tracks on the MD Elapsed Time Elapsed playing time of the current track Track Remain Remaining playing time of the current track Disc Remain Remaining playing time of the MD MD operation buttons D Play button m Pause button m Stop button rea me AMS PREV and NEXT buttons AMS Automatic Music Sensor This function searches for the beginning of a track 13 MD window To view the MD window click the MD icon in the Tool bar page 7 Use this window to perform MD operations page 46 2 Best Selection MD X m Total Time 18 22 v Repeat OFF E ERINI EE rT 1 MD operation panel las Play button av Pause button Stop button s aa AMS PREV and NEXT buttons m me Reverse and fast forward buttons AMS Automatic Music Sensor This function searches for the beginning of a track 2 EJECT button 14
17. the setting click Hausa Making settings for manual recordings 1 Open the Rec window page 34 2 Click the Manual button 3 Click the Set Up button to display the Set Up dialog box Set Up 7 Smart Space _lorr Fon Track Mark Level Syne Jorr Fon Gre 4 Make settings for each items Make space between each tracks equal If this function is set to ON during manual recording any space between tracks that is longer than 30 seconds will be automatically shortened to 3 seconds Click ON to activate this function or OFF to deactivate it 2 Assign track numbers to each track automatically If this function is set to ON when an input signal level goes below the preset level track space detecting level for more than 2 seconds and goes above the preset level again a track number is assigned to the track Click ON to activate this function or OFF to deactivate it Click z to select track space detecting level to assign track number continued suonerdo aw Bbumuopod 57 58 Adding the fade in effect or fade out effect The beginning of a track becomes louder gradually or the end of a track fades away gradually When or is clicked once end point of fade in or begining point of fade out moves by 0 1 second When is draged to left or right the begining point or end point moves as you drag 5 click ON Set Up dialog closes If you want to cancel
18. to 15 seconds 5 Set the fade in curve type Select Curvel Curve2 or Curve3 6 When the adjustment is completed click Updating of the track begins Adding the fade out effect after recording You can add a fade out effect at the end of a track The fade out can range from 1 second to 15 seconds Notes e The fade out effect cannot be added to a track that was recorded in an LP mode LP2 or LP4 e While this dialog box is displayed the MD cannot be operated by the system stereo component Before you begin Please note that it is impossible to undo the results of this MD edit operation 1 Open the MD window page 14 2 Select the track in the Track Name display in the MD window for which you want to add the fade out effect 3 Click the MD edit button te The Fade out dialog box appears and Rehearsal playback of the track starts suoneido qn Bbumuopod Fade out Start Point To cancel the fade out procedure click Sausa continued 73 74 4 Adjust the fade out starting and ending points in three steps 1 Drag in Start Point to roughly locate the starting point 2 Drag in Rate to fine tune the starting point 3 Click or to adjust the position in increments of 0 1 second within a range of 1 to 15 seconds 5 Set the fade out curve type Select Curvel Curve2 or Curve3 6 When the adjustment is completed click Updating of the track begins Changing the recording leve
19. yellow box Close button Click to close the OTHERS window k PC CD bar To view the PC CD bar click PC CD in the Function Name display page 5 in the Main bar Use this bar to operate a CD in the CD ROM drive of your computer page 40 1 Function Name display N Disc Information display The name of the selected CD appears in the Disc Information display CDs other than CD1 are available only when you use multiple CD ROM drives on your computer 3 Track Number Track Name display Click to select the track to play A Time display Click to select the time display mode Display mode Display contents Total Time Total playing time of all tracks on the CD Elapsed Time Elapsed playing time of the current track Track Remain Remaining playing time of the current track 5 PC CD operation buttons Play button m Pause button D Stop button E AM PREV and NEXT buttons AMS Automatic Music Sensor This function searches for the beginning of a track uoneiedad 23 PC CD window To view the PC CD window click the PC CD icon in the Tool bar page 7 Use this window to operate the CD loaded in the CD ROM drive in your computer page 40 a A 5 236 lt 02 2 53 pus c Ni 2 37 G 04 i zy 05 a 2 43 06 Great is Grea 2 58 g 07 e a 235 amp 08 h 2 57 09 orical Prese 2 52 10 3
20. 2 53 TEE 2 40 oe ee 231 ma 38 34 1 Repeat OFF 1 CD operation panel kaasi Play button an Pause button Stop button mt aaj AMS PREV and NEXT buttons s Reverse and fast forward buttons AMS Automatic Music Sensor This function searches for the beginning of a track 2 EJECT button 3 Reload button Click to refresh the 10 Track Name display and 11 Disc Information display uoneledaid Jacket display Displays an image of your choice bitmapped or JPEG file page 45 Click to select all tracks on the CD Function Tree display Click on the icon of the CD to be played You can drag the boundary to resize the display box Disc property button Click to enter the properties of the currently selected CD Artist Enter the name of the artist URL Enter the URL of the website that is displayed when the URL button in the Main bar is clicked Genre Enter the music genre Repeat mode selector Selects a repeat mode REPEAT Plays a single CD repeatedly REPEAT 1 Plays a single track repeatedly REPEAT OFF Turns off the repeat function Internet search button Initiates a search for websites based on keywords entered in the dialog box Notes To view websites we recommend that you use Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver 4 0 or higher or Netscape Navigator Ver
21. D icon Click to display the MD window page 14 TUNER icon Click to display the TUNER window page 19 OTHERS icon Click to display the OTHERS window page 22 5 TIMER icon Click to display the Timer window page 39 If the clock has not been set yet the Clock Set dialog box page 106 will appear The time must be set before the Timer window can be displayed N co 5 Note M crew does not support this function for certain system stereo components even if those components have a timer function continued 10 File icon Click to display the File window page 28 Disc Library icon Click to display the Disc Library window page 32 Rec window icon Click to display the Rec window page 34 Option icon Click to display the Option dialog box page 38 PC CD icon only when connected to an MDS series MD deck Click to display the PC CD window page 24 _ CD bar i To view the CD bar click CD in the Function Name display page 5 g in the Main bar Use this bar during CD player operations page 40 9 1 Function Name display 2 Disc Information display Click to select the CD to play The name of the selected CD appears in the Disc Information display CDs other than CD1 are available only when your system stereo component is equipped with a CD changer
22. Frequency display 4 Tuner operation buttons B Wy BAND button Preset up button E Preset down button URO URL button Click to open the website set to the current preset number page 90 Notes e To view websites we recommend that you use Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver 4 0 or higher or Netscape Navigator Ver 4 0 or higher as your Internet browser e Internet access is necessary for viewing websites For details on how to gain access to the Internet consult the manufacturer of your computer To view the TUNER window click the TUNER icon in the Tool bar TUNER window i page 7 Use this window to operate the tuner page 86 Q S cD MD Y TUNER 1s AM ANAL OPTIC TAPE 1 Tuner operation buttons sone BAND button Click to select a band a __ Preset up button Preset down button j EDIT button Click to open the Edit dialog box page 90 Use the Edit dialog box to edit the preset station settings 2 Reload button Click to refresh the system stereo component preset information displayed in 7 Preset display continued 19 20 Jacket display Displays an image of your choice bitmapped or JPEG file for each preset number page 89 Function Tree display Displays the currently selected band You can drag the boundary to resize the display box Internet search button Ini
23. Jacket display Tips The bitmapped image file that is dragged and dropped is copied to the Jacket folder default location C Program Files M_crew Jacket which is located in the same folder as the M crew application e When the image in the Jacket folder is deleted the image in the Jacket display will not disappear To delete the Jacket display image right click the Jacket display and then click Initialize image The image file in the Jacket folder on the other hand is not affected when the Jacket display image is deleted jejd a oun Pbunedo 45 46 Performing MD operations Listening to an MD Listening to an MD using the MD bar 1 2 Display the MD bar page 13 Click the Disc Information display on the MD bar A list of MDs appears An MD list is displayed only when your system stereo component is equipped with an MD changer Otherwise proceed to step 4 Click the MD in the list that you want to play MD text data are read in Click the Track Number Track Name display in the MD bar A list of tracks appears Click the track in the list that you want to play Sequential playback of the tracks starts with the selected track Listening to an MD using the MD window 1 Open the MD window page 14 2 Click the MD in the Function Tree display that you want to play A list of the tracks on the selected MD appears in the Track Name display 3 Click the track number of the tra
24. S ONY 4 231 460 12 1 M crew Version 1 05E On line Manual PCLK M N10A 2001 Sony Corporation e Duplication of any or all of the contents of this software and instruction manual or lending of this software to third parties without the express permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited by copyright law e Sony cannot be held liable in any way for monetary losses lost profits or claims from third parties arising from the use of this software e Should any manufacturing defects occur Sony s responsibility shall be limited solely to replacing said defective merchandise e This software is approved for use only with the specified equipment e Sony reserves the right to change software specifications without prior notice Program 2001 Sony Corporation Documentation 2001 Sony Corporation 2001 Sony Corporation All rights reserved e M crew PictureGear and VAIO are the registered trademarks of Sony Corporation e Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are the registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation e IBM and PC AT are the registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation e Macintosh is the registrated trademark of Apple Computer Inc e Adobe and Adobe Acrobat Reader are the trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated e Other companies and product names are the trademarks or the registered trademarks of each company Table of contents Preparation Fu
25. acket display 89 Editing preset numbers csccceeeeeeeseees 90 Operating the computer Listening to file albums c cscs 92 Registering music files to a file alb m nerreidh atei 92 Listening to file albums using the AudioFile bar cccee 93 Listening to file albums using the File window Editing a file album ccsccsseseeeetesteseees Creating a new file album or folder 94 Moving music files cccceseeseseeeeees 95 Erasing file albums or folders 96 Assigning names to file albums 97 Adding an image to the File Jacket display sorsa nret n eea oe Taa Using the disc library cccccceeeesseseeeees Viewing the disc library a Searching the disc library Recording disc information in the disc library 0 ceeeceseeestesteeetees Erasing data in the disc library Setting optional items 0 0 0 Setting the audio input from the COMPUEEL o eeeeseeeseseteteteteesesesenees 103 Choosing an Internet search ENGINE areia 104 Creating an original genre 105 Using the timers How to use the timers cscccccesessesseseeeees 106 Setting the time Setting the playback timer 107 Setting the recording timer 109 Enabling the timers ccccseseees 112 Preparation Functional restrictions that vary with the connected system stereo component The functions that can b
26. ames with text data from another application You can use a text editor such as Notepad to enter track names in advance and then use the data to assign names to all tracks in a single operation 1 Type in the track names as shown in the example below using Notepad or other text editing software Example Track name of the third track lt ENTER gt Track name of the fourth track lt ENTER gt Track name of the fifth track lt ENTER gt Track name of the eighth track lt ENTER gt Copy the text and paste it to the clipboard using the editing menu of the text editing software The copy and paste procedure may vary according to the text editing software For details refer to the instructions provided with the text editing software Click the track name of the track in the Track Name display that you want to name Following the example text given in step 1 click the third track The edit mode for entering track names is activated Right click to display a pop up menu and click Paste In this example the track names created and copied through the text editing software are entered as the track names of the third to eighth tracks Notes e Disc and track names are saved to the hard disk in your computer Do not delete move or modify the folder in which these names are stored Disc and track names are displayed only within M crew and not on any of the system stereo components Names disc memos that are saved on a system st
27. cause the system to upload TOC information necessary for the recording operation 1 Open the Rec window page 34 2 Click the Synchro button page 36 3 Click the source file album in the Function Tree display in the File window The tracks registered in the file album are displayed in the Track Name display in the File window If the files to be recorded are stored in a folder double click the folder to open it 4 Drag the number of the track you want to record from the Track Name display in the File window and drop it into the Track Name or Disc Information display in the MD window The dropped track appears in orange in the Track Name display in the MD window which indicates that it is a track to be recorded You can register a track to be recorded by selecting the track and clicking the Add button Repeat the procedure from step 3 to specify other tracks for recording Two or more tracks can be selected at the same time by clicking the desired track numbers while holding down the CTRL key To specify all tracks on the file album drag and drop the file album icon from the File Information display into the MD window Repeat the procedure from step 3 to record from more than one file album Note If the tracks that you have dragged and dropped cannot be contained on a single MD the dragging operation is canceled and the message Insufficient free recording space appears 5 Click the REC button in the Rec windo
28. cellation eraser button Click to display the Erase dialog box page 96 Time display Click to select a time display mode Display mode Display contents Total Time Total playing time of all tracks being displayed in the Track Name display Elapsed Time Elapsed playing time of the current track Track Remain Remaining playing time of the current track Track Name display Displays the track name Click the track number to select it Click the track name to modify it page 97 Right click the track name to display a pop up menu and then select Save to CSV file to save the disc and track names to a CSV Comma Separated Value formatted file You can also copy and paste text that has already been entered page 97 You can also register a music file by dragging it from Explorer and dropping it into the Track Name display File Information display Displays a folder name and an album name Click the folder name or album name to modity it page 97 Right click to display a pop up menu and then select Save to CSV file to save the file and track names to a CSV Comma Separated Value formatted file You can also copy and paste text that has already been entered page 97 Display mode selector i Click bed to select the display mode for file and track names Display mode Display contents 3 gt Title Name Track name File Name File name Title Name File Name Track and fil
29. ck in the Track Name display that you want to play Playback of the track also starts when you double click the track number 4 Click in the MD window only if you clicked a track number in step 3 Sequential playback of the tracks begins with the track selected in step 3 l suonerdo aw Bbumuopod 47 48 Assigning names to MDs Assigning disc or track names Before you begin e Only alphanumeric characters and the symbols listed below can be used in disc and track names 17 G amp 4 1 lt gt 2 _ All other characters will not be correctly displayed e Disc or track names cannot be recorded or edited on a write protected MD To do so first slide the write protect tab on the MD to enable writing 1 Open the MD window page 14 2 Click the MD in the Function Tree display that you want to name and then click the Disk Information display To assign a name to a track click the track name of the track in the Track Name display The edit mode for entering the name is activated 3 Input the name Right clicking in the edit mode opens up a pop up menu that lets you copy and paste previously entered text data 4 Press the ENTER key The name that you typed in is entered and the system becomes ready for input of the next name Note Disc and track names are saved to both the MD and your computer s hard disk If you modify the name of a track on the system stereo component the track name may no l
30. cket display image is deleted J un y buneIrdoC 89 Editing preset numbers 1 Open the TUNER window page 19 2 Click in the TUNER window The Edit dialog box appears Edit frequency Pee TUNED A S Preset Memory No 3 Set individual items 90 Select the radio band Click to select a band Select the preset number to be edited Click M on the right side of the PRESET No field The frequency station name stereo monaural and URL for the selected preset number will appear in the respective display fields Note The settings entered in the Edit dialog box are saved for the preset number selected in 7 and not for the preset number selected here Specify the frequency Click g on the right side of the Frequency field The TUNED indicator will glow when a station is received Hold down the mouse button for 2 seconds or longer to initiate auto scanning Scanning stops when a station is received or when you click in an empty area in the dialog box Select a reception mode only if FM was selected in Click to select STEREO or MONO Input the radio station name l 7 Click to enter a new radio station name Input the URL for the preset number Click to enter an URL website address that you want to associate with the cur
31. cord from the Track Name display in the CD window and drop it into the Track Name or Disk Information display in the MD window The dropped track appears in orange in the Track Name display in the MD window which indicates that it is a track to be recorded You can register a track to be recorded by selecting the track and pressing the Add button Repeat the procedure from step 4 to specify other tracks for recording Two or more tracks can be selected at the same time by clicking the desired track numbers while holding down the CTRL key To specify all tracks on a CD drag and drop the CD disc icon for example CD1 from the Disc Information display into the MD window Repeat the procedure from step 4 to record from more than one CD Note If the tracks that you have dragged and dropped cannot be contained on a single MD the dragging operation is canceled and the message Insufficient free recording space appears 7 Click the REC button in the Rec window Recording from the CD to the MD starts To stop recording click in the MD window suoneido aw Bbumuopod Deselecting tracks that have been selected for recording To deselect a track that has been selected for recording drag the track number from the Track Name display in the MD window and drop it into Alternatively you may click the track and then click the Undo button to cancel the track selection To cancel all selected tracks click in the MD window
32. e and then click Save to save the file The Save As dialog box closes 9 Print the label Click Page Setup in the File menu to select the page settings Click Print in the File menu and then click OK 10 Quit the Label Maker Click Exit in the File menu or click the X suoneido qn Bbuiuuopod 85 86 Operating the tuner Listening to the radio Listening to the radio using the TUNER bar 1 2 Display the TUNER bar page 18 Click the Radio Band display in the TUNER bar A list of the radio bands is displayed Click to select a band The selected band appears in the Radio Band display Click the Preset Number Radio Station Name display in the TUNER bar If the stations are named page 88 a list of the station names appears Otherwise a preset number list appears Click the preset number of the station that you want to listen to The station assigned to the preset number starts to play Listening to the radio using the TUNER window 1 Open the TUNER window page 19 2 Select a radio band Click in the TUNER window to change the radio band 3 Click the preset number in the Preset display of the radio station you want to listen to The station assigned to the preset number starts to play Jaun y Hune1doC 87 88 Assigning names to radio stations 1 Open the TUNER window page 19 2 Click the radio station name in the Pres
33. e names 12 Close button Click to close the File window Notes To deselect the currently selected track click on an empty area i e a place with no button or function key in the Time display In M crew the original music file is registered not a copy Therefore when you delete a registered music file or rename it using Explorer or another file management tool M crew will no longer be able to play that music file A dimmed track name indicates that some abnormality has happened to the track and that it cannot be played back by M crew M crew identifies and plays back music files according to the file name This key attribute must therefore never be changed 31 32 Disc Library window To view the Disc Library window click the Disc Library icon in the Tool bar page 7 Use this window to view or reuse data on the media that were played at least once before page 99 4 33 4 49 4 24 0 24 3 57 4 35 4 32 4 24 4 57 Rubber 4 44 Green Tail 14 Jacket display Displays the image assigned to the disc n Function Tree display Selects the medium within the disc library You can drag the boundary to resize the display box Disc property button Click to enter the properties of the currently selected disc library window Artist Enter the name of the artist URL Enter the URL of the website that is displayed when the URL button in the Main ba
34. e selected function Click to display and select a function The selectable functions will depend on the nature of the system stereo components connected to your computer URL button Opens the website for the selected disc or radio station Notes e To view websites we recommend that you use Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver 4 0 or higher or Netscape Navigator Ver 4 0 or higher as your Internet browser e Internet access is necessary for viewing websites For details on how to gain access to the Internet consult the manufacturer of your computer Volume control only when connected to certain system stereo components Adjusts the volume continued Tool bar switch Click to show or hide the Tool bar page 7 Help button Click to open Help see Using Help on page 29 of Operating Instructions for M crew Version 1 05E Minimize button Click to reduce the size of the window Close button Click to exit M crew Tool bar To view the Tool bar click the Tool bar switch page 6 in the Main bar The icons displayed and their positions depend on the stereo system component connected When you click a function icon in the Tool bar the system switches to the selected function and the corresponding window appears Note that only one window can be opened at a time uoneiedaid i Example 1 _ CD icon Click to display the CD window page 10 M
35. e used and the icons displayed on the M crew Tool bar depend on the system stereo component connected to your computer For example M crew may not support timer and CD TEXT information display functions for certain system stereo components even if those components have timer and CD TEXT information display functions For more information about the system stereo components that are compatible with M crew and the functions that are supported please go to the following URL on the World Wide Web http www sony co jp en Products homeaudio Notes e In this manual the term system stereo component refers specifically to component stereo systems incorporating CD and MD decks and discrete MD decks that support PC LINK connections The displays shown in this manual are those for a CMT PX3 stereo system Display Main bar The Main bar is referred to as the CD bar page 9 when CD is items and functions uoneiedaig selected in 2 Function Name display as the MD bar page 13 when MD is selected as the TUNER bar page 18 when TUNER is selected and as the OTHERS bar page 21 when OTHERS is selected SONY logo Drag the logo with the left mouse button to move the Main bar up or down Right click the logo to display a pop up menu Function Name display Displays the name of th
36. eak in the recorded sound In MD seamless mode playback is paused while the MD is changed Tracks recorded and played back in MD seamless mode will have no break in the recorded sound Recording level adjustment button i Opens the Rec Level Adjust dialog box pages 56 60 61 63 Set up button 3 5 Opens the Set Up dialog box for use of the following functions Smart Space The gaps between recorded tracks are trimmed to about 3 seconds Track Mark Level Sync Sets the gap detection level for automatic track marking Fader Sets the fade in fade out effect Recording Mode display STEREO Stereo recording MONO Monaural recording LP2 2 x 2 x normal recording time stereo recording LP4 4 x 4 x normal recording time stereo recording The monaural recording time is about twice that of stereo Erase recycle bin button Erases a recorded track Drag the track number from the Track Name display in the MD window and drop it into Close button Click to close the Rec window Note To deselect currently selected track click on an empty area i e a place with no button or function key in the Time display 37 Option dialog box To view the Option dialog box click the Option icon in the Tool bar page 7 Use this dialog box to enter settings for PC Input search engine and original genre 1 2 3 Option Search E
37. ed to the M crew disc library automatically after they have been recorded or played back The disc library like other functions appears in the Function Tree display Viewing the disc library 1 Open the Disc Library window page 32 2 Click the icon of the disc library in the Function Tree display that you want to view A list of the tracks stored in the selected disc library appears in the Track Name display 403Nduwi0d y buneiodo 99 E You can search through the disc library by specifying the type of a disc library and keyword as search keys 1 Open the Disc Library window page 32 2 Click E The Disc Library Search dialog box appears Search Cancel 3 Select the medium and the search category Item and enter the keyword Then click Search The Search Result Display dialog box appears Rack Rock Don t Stop Rock The ce Rock S Rock Rock Rock Rock 4 Click the field that you wish to view The Disc Library window for the selected data opens rej Tip The data storage media appear as icons in the Media field in the Search Result Display dialog box 100 Recording disc information in the disc library You can add artist names website URLs and genres to the disc library 1 Open the Disc Library window page 32 2 Open the window for the function audio source for which disc information is to be recorded 3 Click the icon The dialog b
38. ed track moved 5 click ON The track that you selected in step 2 moves to the track number specified in step 4 Moving a track by drag and drop operation 1 2 Open the MD window page 14 Drag the number of the track in the Track Name display in the MD window that you want to move and drop it at the desired destination Moving a track that is being played 1 2 3 Open the MD window page 14 Play the track that you want to move page 46 Click the MD edit button The Move dialog box appears To cancel the move click gsl Note Verify that the track you want to move is indicated in the Move dialog box Select the new number to which you want to move the track Click is The track being played moves to the track number specified in step 4 Note To deselect a track click in an empty area in the MD window e g the empty area in the Time display l suonerdo aw Bbumuopod 65 66 Dividing tracks You can divide a single track into two tracks Note While this dialog box is displayed the MD cannot be operated by the system stereo component 1 Open the MD window page 14 2 Play the track you want to divide page 46 Note Only the track being played can be divided 3 Click the MD edit button a where you want to divide the track The division point is selected temporarily The Divide dialog box appears and Rehearsal playback starts from the position you clicked
39. entered in the dialog box Notes e To view websites we recommend that you use Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver 4 0 or higher or Netscape Navigator Ver 4 0 or higher as your Internet browser e Internet access is necessary for viewing websites For details on how to gain access to the Internet consult the manufacturer of your computer MD edit buttons E Undo button Click to cancel the most recent edit action performed except during a data entry or S F edit operation MOVE button Click to open the Move dialog box page 64 COMBINE button Click to open the Combine dialog box page 67 A B ERASE button Click to open the A B Erase dialog box page 69 DIVIDE button Click to open the Divide dialog box page 66 FADE IN button Click to open the Fade in dialog box page 71 FADE OUT button Click to open the Fade out dialog box page 73 LEVEL SHIFT button Click to open the Level Shift dialog box page 75 ERASE recycle bin button Click to open the Erase dialog box page 76 12 Total Time Disc space Free space Disc Capacity display uoneiedaid already used 13 15 16 Disc space to be used Time display Click bed to select the time display mode Display mode Display contents Remain Time Total remaining recording time of the MD Total Time Total playing time of all tracks
40. ereo component appear only on that component and not in M crew If you name a CD containing CD text the CD text information will no longer be displayed afterwards If you want to view the CD text information click the Reload button in the CD or PC CD window page 10 24 Please note that clicking the Reload button will cause all discs and track names assigned to the CD to be deleted jejd a y buneIed S 43 44 Using disc and track name data in other applications Saving disc and track names entered in M crew to a CSV Comma Separated Value formatted file allows this data to be used in database software spreadsheets and other software 1 Open the CD window or the PC CD window pages 10 24 2 Right click the Track Name display A pop up menu appears 3 Click Save As CSV File in the pop up menu A Save As dialog box appears 4 Input a CSV file name and click Save The CSV file is saved and becomes available for use in database software or spreadsheets O Tip M crew cannot read CSV files but it can record disc and track names that have been created by and input from another application page 43 Adding an image to the CD or PC CD Jacket display You can add one jacket image bitmapped or JPEG file for each disc 1 Open the CD or PC CD window page 10 24 2 Drag a bitmapped image file from the Explorer and drop it onto the 8 PP 8 P p Jacket display The bitmapped image will appear in the
41. es 17 G amp 4 1 lt gt 2 _ All other characters will not be correctly displayed Disc or track names cannot be recorded or edited on a write protected MD To do so first slide the write protect tab on the MD to enable writing Type in the track names as shown in the example below using Notepad or other text editing software Example Track name of the third track lt ENTER gt Track name of the fourth track lt ENTER gt Track name of the fifth track lt ENTER gt Track name of the eighth track lt ENTER gt Copy the text and paste it to the clipboard using the editing menu of the text editing software The copy and paste procedure may vary according to the text editing software For details refer to the instructions provided with the text editing software Click the track name of the track in the Track Name display that you want to name Following the example text given in step 1 click the third track The edit mode for entering track names is activated 4 Right click to display a pop up menu and click Paste In this example the track names created and copied through the text editing software are entered as the track names of the third to eighth tracks Note Disc and track names are saved to both the MD and your computer s hard disk If you modify the name of a track on the system stereo component the track name may no longer match the one displayed in M crew To correctly display track names
42. et display in the TUNER window that you want to name The edit mode for entering the name is activated 3 Input the name Right clicking in the edit mode opens up a pop up menu that lets you copy and paste previously entered text data 4 Press the ENTER key The name you entered is saved Notes e The names you entered are saved to your computer s hard disk Do not delete move or modify the folder in which the names are stored e Radio station names are displayed only in M crew and not on the system stereo component Names entered on the system stereo component are displayed only on the component and not in M crew Adding an image to the TUNER Jacket display You can add one jacket image bitmapped or JPEG file for each preset number 1 Open the TUNER window page 19 2 Drag a bitmapped image file from the Explorer and drop it onto the Jacket display The bitmapped image will appear in the Jacket display Tips The bitmapped image file that is dragged and dropped is copied to the TUNER Jacket folder default location C Program Files M_crew Jacket which is located in the same folder as the M crew application When the image in the Jacket folder is deleted the image in the TUNER Jacket display will not disappear To delete the TUNER Jacket display image right click the Jacket display and then click Initialize image The image file in the Jacket folder on the other hand is not affected when the TUNER Ja
43. everse and fast forward buttons AMS Automatic Music Sensor This function searches for the beginning of a track A Jacket display Displays an image of your choice bitmapped or JPEG file page 98 Click to select all tracks in a file album uogeiedad Function Tree display Click on the icon of the file album to play You can drag the boundary to resize the display box Disc property button Set the properties of the track or file album currently displayed Click this button with no track name selected to set the properties of the file album Click this button with a track name selected to set the properties of the track Track properties can only be set in the File window Artist Enter the name of the artist URL Enter the URL of the website that is displayed when the URL button in the Main bar is clicked Genre Enter the music genre File edit buttons i Create new folder button Click to create a new folder Multiple File Album can be placed inside a folder E Create new file album button Click to create a new File Album i File registration button Click to register a music file Repeat mode selector Selects a repeat mode REPEAT Plays a single file album repeatedly REPEAT 1 Plays a single track repeatedly REPEAT OFF Turns the repeat function off continued 29 30 N 10 Can
44. g a file album Music files registered to My Album can be moved to newly created file albums or folders for easier management of the music files Creating a new file album or folder 1 Open the File window page 28 2 Click the top of the Function Tree display File Album The window for creating a new file album or folder appears a Total Time Repeat OFF 3 Click ad or B A new file album or folder will be created in the Function Tree display Tip To create a new file album in a folder open the File window with the folder selected 94 Moving music files 1 Open the File window page 28 2 Click the file album in the Function Tree display with the music file to be moved 3 Drag the track number of the track to be moved in the Track Name display and drop onto the destination file album in the Function Tree display To select multiple tracks at the same time click the track numbers while holding down the CTRL key Tips e Multiple file albums can be placed within a single folder for easier management e To add a new file album to a folder select the folder and click Td e You can also move file albums with the same procedure used to move music files File albums can be moved to the end of another folder or the Function Tree display Notes e A music file cannot be moved to another file album while it is being played e Folders cannot be moved e My Album cannot be moved nor erased
45. gnification from the drop down list in the main window To select another template Click Open Template in the File menu The Open Template dialog box opens Select the file and click Open to display the template in the main window suonerdo aw Bbumuopod The templates available are 3 5 inch floppy disk 3 5 inch MO disk Hi8 8mm video cassette CD R DV Memory stick MD Mini DV VHS video cassette and Audio cassette 3 Click Add Image in the File menu The Add Image dialog box opens continued 79 80 4 Select the file containing the image of your preference and then click Open The main window appears again with the image displayed on the image palette located at the right side of the window The table below lists the file formats supported by the Label Maker and their file extensions File format File extension Bitmap BMP JPEG JPG TIFF TIF FlashPix FPX GIF GIF Mavica JPG Slipclip BMP 16 bit colour 5 Place the image Drag the desired image from the image palette onto the label creation area WI Md PictureGear Label Maker File Edt Overlap Arange Help leles alcala LTE plete Bf HENE E E as EE EEA n Press F1 to show the Help Asur E S A X MINT Corto Panes add New Hardware jaddi 2A 9 30PM To place the images automatically Select the images and click
46. he audio input from the computer The following setting must be made when you play or record from CDs in the CD ROM drive of the computer or from music files on the hard disk of your computer The PC Input tab in the Option dialog box specifies the input terminal of the system stereo component that is connected to the audio output terminal analog digital of the PC cabling kit Notes e Before setting the audio input make sure that the input terminal that you want to specify in the PC Input tab is correctly connected to the PC link kit e For certain system stereo components If the PC Input setup is not made your computer continues to play CDs or music files even if you select another function 1 Open the Option dialog box page 38 2 Click the PC Input tab A list of the system stereo component input terminals appears The actual input terminals that are displayed depend on the audio equipment connected Option PG Input Search Engine Original Genre AUDIO FILE F OPTICAL IN L ANALOG IN 3 Select the input terminal and click j Clicking a button selects it Clicking it again deselects it Jayndwo y buneIedCS 103 Choosing an Internet search engine Choose the Internet search engine to be used to locate the websites registered to the Internet search buttons in the various function windows 1 Open the Option dialog box page 38 2 Click the Search Engine tab A lis
47. is dialog box is displayed the MD cannot be operated by the systemstereo component 1 Open the MD window page 14 2 Play the part of the track that you want to erase page 46 Note Erasing part of a track can be done only while the track is playing 3 Click the MD edit button when the part that you want to erase begins playing The starting point point A of the erasure is temporarily set The A B Erase dialog box appears and Rehearsal playback is performed of a 2 second segment ending at point A suoneido aw Bbumuopod A B Erase 9 00 4 36 A r B A point Setting B point Setting amp 000 00 p lt ooo amp we SE To cancel the erasure click uus continued 69 70 4 Adjust the starting point point A Each click of or in the A B Erase dialog box moves point A by 1 frame interval 1 frame 1 86 second during stereo recording You can also slide to the left or right to adjust point A In Monaural and LP2 stereo mode 2 frame intervals In LP4 stereo mode 4 frame intervals When adjustment of point A is completed click 8 The track starts playing from point A Clicking sai Or gage MOVES the track position backwards or forwards allowing you locate the ending point point B of the erasure easily Click j when the part of the track that you want to erase finishes playing The ending point point B is set temporarily Rehearsal playback is pe
48. king Vertical or Horizontal continued 81 82 To add colour to the image Click Add Color in the File menu to open the Color dialog box Select the desired colour to display it on the image palette The colour like other images can be assigned to a template To delete an image Select the image you want to delete on the image palette and then click Delete in the Edit menu Enter the label text Click Text in the Edit menu or Al and click at the position where you want to start the text on the label creation area to open the Text dialog box Click Properties to specify the text attributes Text x Text OK Cancel Font Peguer fo Change Font Color Line Direction r Rotation Text Color Horizontal eo Background Ona ee Backgrot ji P Transparent cm Align r Spacing p s A we point Line Spacing 000 o o0 100 00 oint G Left C Center C Right Spacing 0 00 Hoo 100 00 To change the font Click Change Font to open the Font dialog box Select the font name style and size of your preference Then click QK To change the colour of the text Click the Text Color or Background button according to the colour of which you want to change the text or the background of the text The Color dialog box opens You can check the Transparent to use a transpa
49. l You can change the recording level setting of a track Notes e The recording level of a track that was recorded in an LP mode LP2 or LP4 cannot be changed e While this dialog box is displayed the MD cannot be operated by the system stereo component Before you begin Please note that it is impossible to undo the results of this MD edit operation 1 Open the MD window page 14 2 Select the track in the Track Name display in the MD window whose recording level you want to change 3 Click the MD edit button The Level Shift dialog box appears and Rehearsal playback of the track starts Level Shift A red line points to the peak level To cancel the recording level change click usl 4 Click to change the recording level The recording level can be adjusted within a range of 12 dB to 12 dB 5 When the desired recording level is attained click j Updating of the track begins suonerdo aw Bbumuopod i 75 76 Erasing tracks You can erase recorded tracks Note While this dialog box is displayed the MD cannot be operated by the systemstereo component 1 Open the MD window page 14 2 Select the track in the Track Name display in the MD window that you want to erase To erase only one track click the track number To erase multiple tracks click the track numbers in sequence while holding down the CTRL key To select all the tracks on an MD click the Jacket display page 15
50. muopod 77 Printing MD labels with Label Maker You can use Label Maker to print out disc and track names to MD labels Note Do not affix labels outside the designated area on the MD e g in the area near the shutter Be sure to affix the label within the embossed label boundary which varies in shape from one disc type to another Launching Label Maker 1 Open the MD window page 14 2 Select the MD in the Function Tree display for which you want to print a label The names of the tracks on the MD appear in the Track Name display in the MD window If the track names do not appear double click the MD in the Function Tree display 3 Click in the MD window Label Maker is started up You can now make a label Note is functional only if you have installed the Label Maker software O Tip Alternatively you can double click PicLabel located in the PictureGear folder default location C Program files Sony PictureGear Goodies to launch the Label Maker Creating labels with Label Maker You can create labels with graphics or text to print for MDs and other media 1 Open the MD window page 14 2 Click to launch the Label Maker A template of an MD label appears in the main display The disc and track names currently displayed in the MD window appear on the MD label If you want to print the label as it is shown on the MD label go to step 9 l To adjust the display size Select the zoom ma
51. n set the recording timer to record to an MD at a scheduled time of the day Note The recording timer and playback timer cannot be operated at the same time 1 Open the Timer window page 39 2 Click an item under the REC Timer field in the Timer window The item clicked dims SUN 0 46 AM TUNER 3 cick amp 2 in the Timer window The Timer Set dialog box opens Timer REC Timer Bank 1 To cancel the recording timer setup click Sausa continued seug 24 Buisn 109 110 4 Set individual items J Choose from among ONCE DAILY and WEEKLY Click J at the right end of the Mode field to choose Display Meaning ONCE Record once on a scheduled day of the week at a scheduled time DAILY Record at a scheduled time each day WEEKLY Record on a scheduled day of the week at a scheduled time each week Set the day of the week and time at which you want the system stereo component to start recording Use z to set a day of the week and minutes Then point to the position before the colon and set hours using f i Do not set a day of the week when in the DAILY recording mode Set the day of the week and time at which you want the system stereo component to stop recording Use to set a day of the week and minutes Then point to the position before the colon and set hours using g D
52. n the Function Tree display on the left 3 Use the TUNER window to tune in the radio broadcast that you want to record to the MD page 87 4 Click the destination MD in the Function Tree display in the MD window 5 Click the REC button in the Rec window The MD enters recording pause mode suoneido qn Bbuuuopaod 6 Click J in the MD window Recording from the tuner to the MD starts To stop recording click _j in the MD window Recording by drag and drop operation 1 Open the Rec window page 34 2 Click TUNER in the Function Tree display 3 Drag the station name from the TUNER window and drop it onto the destination MD in the MD window 4 Click 4 in the MD window continued 59 60 Adjusting the recording level 1 2 3 4 Open the Rec window page 34 Listen to the source radio in the TUNER window Click the REC button Click the Recording level adjustment button page 37 The Rec Level Adjust dialog box appears and a red line points to the peak level Drag the slider to adjust the recording level Note While recording to an MD do not click any icon other than the TIMER icon in the Tool bar Recording will halt if you do Recording music files from the PC to an MD Before you begin You cannot record to a write protected MD Slide the write protect tab on the MD to enable writing Before you begin the recording double click the disc icons of all the MDs to be recorded to This will
53. nctional restrictions that vary with the connected system stereo component 4 Display items and functions cceeeeee 5 Maiti bar siie stea iniaa Tool ar s ssssssssssssssisssesssissressrssssssressresn CD bar CD window MD bar cce creche tye Voss eles MD Wind OW iiiecccssceccscoccurscescsicissescendaceiss TUNER bar TUNER window Ra OTHERS batt yea RRE OTHERS Window cecscescsseseeseeesteseeees 22 AudioFile bar cccccccseesesseseeeteeeeeeees 27 File window 28 Disc Library window 32 Rec window 004 34 Option dialog box 38 Timer window 39 Operating the CD player Listening to a CD u ceseccesecesteseeeeteseesesteseenesens 40 Listening to a CD using the CD or PC CD bal eeecceecceeeseeeeeeteeees 40 Listening to a CD using the CD or PC CD window Assigning names to CDS cscseeseeeeeeeeeees Assigning track names with text data from another application 43 Using disc and track name data in other applications cccccees 44 Adding an image to the CD or PC CD Jacket display ccccsesecseeeee 45 Performing MD operations Listening to an MD ecceesceseeeteeseeeeteseees 46 Listening to an MD using the MD bat ccccsecesesesesteeeees 46 Listening to an MD using the MD Window csesesseseeeees 47 Assigning names to MDS ccccseeseeseeeeees 48 Assigning disc or track names 48 Assigning
54. ngine AUDIO FILE F OPTICAL IN I ANALOG IN _ PC Input tab Click to open the PC Input dialog box page 103 2 Search Engine tab Click to open the Search Engine Default Setting dialog box page 104 3 Original Genre tab Click to open the Original Genre Setting dialog box page 105 38 Timer window To view the Timer window click the TIMER icon in the Tool bar page 7 Use this window to set a timer pages 107 109 If the clock has not been set yet the Clock Set dialog box page 106 will appear The clock must be set before the Timer window can be displayed uoneiedaid Timer Play Timer ON OFF Start Source 0 02AM NOW REC Timer ON OFF Mod Start Source SUN 0 15 AM TUNER MD STEREO Timer set button Click to open the Timer Set dialog box pages 107 109 2 REC Timer display Displays the timer settings for recording 3 Play Timer display Displays the timer setting for playing 4 Close button Click to close the Timer window 39 40 Operating the CD player Listening to a CD Listening to a CD using the CD or PC CD bar 1 Display the CD or PC CD bar pages 9 23 2 Click the Disc Information display in the CD or PC CD bar A list of CDs appears A CD list is displayed only when your system stereo component is equipped with a CD changer or you use multiple CD ROM drives
55. o not set a day of the week when in the DAILY recording mode Select a function for recording Click R at the right end of the Source field to select a recording source function 5 Select one MD as the destination MD Click at the right end of the Rec field to select a recording destination function Functions MD2 MD3 and MD ALL are available only when your system stereo component is equipped with an MD changer Otherwise proceed to 6 Function Meaning MD ALL Record to all MDs in the MD deck beginning with MD1 the seamless mode is automatically selected for recording MD1 MD3 Record to only one MD in the MD deck 6 Select a recording mode Click Ej at the right end of the Rec Mode field to select a recording mode Recording mode Meaning STEREO Records in stereo MONO Records in monaural LP2 Records twice the normal length in stereo LP4 Records four times the normal length in stereo The duration of monaural recording is about twice that of stereo recording 5 Click ON The settings entered in step 4 are programmed on the item you clicked in step 2 Be sure to enable the timer to get it working page 112 l seug 84 Buisn Enabling the timers You can enable more than one recording timers at a time 1 Open the Timer window page 39 2 Click for the item which you want a timer to activate The i
56. on Erases a recorded track This function does not work when the system stereo component is in recording pause mode Deselects a track selected for recording Drag the track number from the Track Name display in the MD window and drop it into jj Close button Click to close the Rec window Note To deselect currently selected track click on an empty area i e a place with no button or function key in the Time display continued 35 36 Manual recording mode SF me mt ne et ne d me el ne ed aa L o 02 03 04 05 06 o7 f o8 f o9 f 10 i 412 Total Time i a ec 1 REC button Changes the unit to recording pause mode Click J in the MD window to start recording to the MD To start recording immediately click the Rec button before playing the source CD or sound file 2 Fader button Starts the fade in fade out effect 3 Synchro button Activates synchro recording mode 4 System recording mode button The system recording mode button appears only when your system stereo component is equipped with an MD changer ALL DISCS Recording is performed in sequence to all MDs loaded in the system stereo component 1 DISC Recording is performed to a single MD MD SEAMLESS ON OFF Selects MD seamless mode or normal recording mode When ALL DISCS and normal recording mode are selected playback will continue even while the MD is being changed resulting in a br
57. on the MD Elapsed Time Elapsed playing time of the current track Track Remain Remaining playing time of the current track Disc Remain Remaining playing time of the MD Track Name display Displays the track names Click the track number to select it Click the track name to modify it page 48 Right click the track name to display a pop up menu and then select Save to CSV file to save the disc name track names to a CSV Comma Separated Value formatted file page 52 You can also copy and paste text that has already been entered page 48 Disc Information display Displays the disc number and disc name Click the disc name to modify it page 48 Right click the disc name to display a pop up menu and then select Save to CSV file to save the disc and track names to a CSV Comma Separated Value formatted file page 52 You can also copy and paste text that has already been entered page 48 Close button Click to close the MD window Note To deselect the currently selected track click on an empty area i e a place with no button or function key in the Time display 17 18 TUNER bar To view the TUNER bar select TUNER on the Function Name display in the Main bar page 5 Use this bar when operating the tuner page 86 1 Radio Band display Click to select a band 2 Preset Number Broadcasting Station Name display Click to select a preset station 3
58. onger match the one displayed in M crew To correctly display track names that have been modified on the MD click the Reload button in the MD window page 15 Assigning track names with the text data stored in the Disc Library Track names that have been assigned to a disc and stored in the Disc Library can be reassigned in a single operation to another disc with the same contents 1 Open the Disc Library window page 32 2 Right click the Track Name display A pop up menu appears 3 Click Copy all text information in the pop up menu The text information is temporarily stored 4 Open the MD window page 14 5 Right click the Track Name display A pop up menu appears 6 Click Paste all text information in the pop up menu Note Disc and track names are saved to both the MD and your computer s hard disk If you modify the name of a track on the system stereo component the track name may no longer match the one displayed in M crew To correctly display track names that have been modified on the MD click the Reload button in the MD window page 15 suoneido qn Bbuiuopod 49 50 Assigning track names with text data from another application You can use a text editor such as Notepad to enter track names in advance and then use the data to assign names to all tracks in a single operation Before you begin Only alphanumeric characters and the symbols listed below can be used in disc and track nam
59. ox for setting disc properties appears Disc Property Artist 4 Enter the artist name and URL choose the genre and then click Tips SiS The settings you entered are reflected in the disc library Artist names may be entered automatically in the case of CDs containing MP3 files or CDs containing CD text When entering an URL make sure the URL is related with the artist or the genre If you click the URL button in the Main bar while the disc is displayed the website of the URL will be displayed except for discs displayed in the disc library You can choose from a supplied set of 148 genres or from a set of six genres provided under the Original Genre tab in the Option dialog box page 38 Artist names may be entered automatically in the case of CDs containing MP3 files or CDs containing CD text Jandu y bunpeiodo 101 102 Erasing data in the disc library You can erase discs in the disc library one by one 1 2 4 5 Open the Disc Library window page 32 In the Function Tree display click the beginning part of the tree the letters MD CD or PCCD etc in which the disc to be deleted is contained Click the disc you want to erase To select multiple discs at the same time click the discs while holding down the CTRL key Click lll to display the Erase dialog box Click ia Note You cannot erase data that is currently being used Setting optional items Setting t
60. r is clicked Genre Enter the music genre 10 Print button Click to activate the Label Maker software for the MD Internet search button Initiates a search for websites based on keywords entered in the dialog box uoneledaid Notes e To view websites we recommend that you use Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver 4 0 or higher or Netscape Navigator Ver 4 0 or higher as your Internet browser e Internet access is necessary for viewing websites For details on how to gain access to the Internet consult the manufacturer of your computer Disc library search button Click to open the Disc Library Search dialog box page 100 Erase recycle bin button Click to erase discs in the disc library one at a time page 102 Track Name display Displays the track name Click the track number to select it Right click the track name to display a pop up menu and then select Save to CSV file to save the disc and track names to a CSV Comma Separated Value formatted file Disc Library Information display Displays the disc name and disc properties registered in the disc library Right click to display a pop up menu and then select Save to CSV file to save the disc and track names to a CSV Comma Separated Value formatted file Close button Click to close the Disc Library window 33 34 Rec window To view the Rec window click the
61. rent background colour To change vertical horizontal text direction Select Horizontal or Vertical under the Line Direction group box To rotate the text Select the desired angle under the Rotation group box To change the text alignment position Select Left Center or Right under the Align group box To change the text spacing Enter the desired line spacing and character spacing in points under the Spacing group box continued suonesdo qn Bbuiuuopod 83 84 7 Click OK The Text dialog box closes Wf Md PictureGear Label Maker Ele Edt Qvelep Arange Hep alelrjs alajalel 3 eA ee Bl po I eet Pec este Aaa Felt Bt Ba MOO a ITO a 120 AD TAD a L 4 Press F1 to show the Help Asur E S A X S A ComoiPanet BaddnewHardwere Ejaan E34 9 04PM To delete the text Select the text you want to delete in the label creation area and then click Delete in the Edit menu To rotate the text 90 degrees Select the text in the label creation area and click Rotate in the Edit menu To move overlapping texts to the front or back Select the text in the label creation area and click Front or Back in the Overlap menu 8 Save the label Click Save As in the File menu to open the Save As dialog box Select the folder input file nam
62. rent preset number Select the preset memory number to which the settings will be saved Select the preset memory number to which settings made in the Edit dialog box will be saved E 4 cick U fe The frequency 3 reception mode 4 FM only radio station name 5 and URL 6 are saved to the preset number selected in 7 for the radio band selected in 1 g 5 cick QS F The Edit dialog box disappears 91 92 Operating the computer Listening to file albums Music files must be registered to file albums before they can be played by M crew M crew can play the following kinds of music files e MP3 files e WAVE files e MIDI files Certain music files cannot be played back As a rule if Windows Media Player cannot play an MP3 file M crew cannot play it either Registering music files to a file album 1 Open the File window page 28 My Album appears in the Function Tree display 2 Click the icon of the file album in the Function Tree display to which you want to register a music file The File window appears 3 Click the icon The dialog box for registering music files appears 4 Select a music file and click Open The track name of the registered music file appears in the Track Name display Tips e You can also register a music file from the list in Explorer on your computer by dragging and dropping the track name onto M
63. rformed for about 4 seconds of a segment that begins about 2 seconds before point A and ends about 2 seconds after point B Adjust the ending point point B Adjust the location of point B using and IJ or as you did with point A When adjustment of point B is completed click j The part from point A to point B is erased Adding the fade in effect after recording You can add a fade in effect at the beginning of a track The fade in can range from 1 second to 15 seconds Notes e The fade in effect cannot be added to a track that has been recorded in an LP mode LP2 or LP4 e While this dialog box is displayed the MD cannot be operated by the system stereo component Before you begin Please note that it is impossible to undo the results of this MD edit operation 1 Open the MD window page 14 2 Select the track in the Track Name display in the MD window for which you want to add the fade in effect 3 Click the MD edit button ls The Fade in dialog box appears and Rehearsal playback of the track starts suoneido qn Bbumuopod Fade in Start Point a Rate To cancel the fade in procedure click Saus continued 71 72 4 Adjust the fade in starting and ending points in three steps 1 Drag in Start Point to roughly locate the starting point 2 Drag in Rate to fine tune the starting point 3 Click i or to adjust the position in increments of 0 1 second within a range of 1
64. t of search engines supported is displayed Option PG Input Search Engine Original Genre Search Engine Default Setting Yahoo Infoseek _ goo Z Lycos 3 Choose a search engine and click Click to select the appropriate item More than one search engines cannot be selected at the same time 104 Creating an original genre You can create your own original genres to categorize disc information in the disc library page 101 more efficiently Original genres that you create are added to the selection items displayed in the Genre field in the Disc Property dialog box 1 Open the Option dialog box page 38 2 Click the Original Genre tab The Original Genre Setting dialog box appears Option PG Input Search Engine Original Genre Original Genre Setting a 3 Input the genre name and click J The genre name entered in this dialog box is added to the Genre field in the Disc Property dialog box Jazndwoo y buneiodo 105 Using the timers How to use the timers Setting the time 1 Right click the SONY logo in the Main bar 2 Click Clock Set in the menu Clockset _ Set the day of the week Use z to set the day N Set the time Use faf to set the minutes Then point to the position before the colon and set hours using zi 3 Click JRE The entered time is set in the stereo s
65. tem will light up green The timer is enabled for items that are lit in green The playback or recording operation is performed for each item in accordance with the operating conditions set for them Note The recording timer and playback timer cannot be operated at the same time 112 Sony iine Sony Corporation http www world sony com
66. that have been modified on the MD click the Reload button in the MD window page 15 l suoneido qW Bbuiuopod 51 52 Using disc and track name data in other applications Saving disc and track names entered in M crew to a CSV Comma Separated Value formatted file allows this data to be used in database software spreadsheets and other software 1 Open the MD window page 14 2 Right click the Track Name display A pop up menu appears 3 Click Save As CSV File in the pop up menu A Save As dialog box appears 4 Input a CSV file name and click Save The CSV file is saved and becomes available for use in database software or spreadsheets O Tip M crew cannot read CSV files but it can record disc and track names that have been created by and input from another application page 50 Adding an image to the MD Jacket display You can add one jacket image bitmapped or JPEG file for each disc 1 Open the MD window page 14 2 Drag a bitmapped image file from the Explorer and drop it onto the Jacket display The bitmapped image will appear in the Jacket display Tips The bitmapped image file that is dragged and dropped is copied to the Jacket folder default location C Program Files M_crew Jacket which is located in the same folder as the M crew application When the image in the Jacket folder is deleted the image in the Jacket display will not disappear To delete the Jacket display
67. the setting click Fausa Notes While recording to an MD do not click any icon other than the TIMER icon in the Tool bar Recording will halt if you do If the MD runs out of space while tracks are being recorded from a CD the recording operation is halted Afterwards M crew may not function properly If this happens restart M crew If the number or name of previously recorded tracks are displayed in orange for too long M crew may fail to work properly after the recording operation is completed Be sure to restart M crew If CD or MD information is not displayed correctly after completing the recording click the Reload button to refresh the information When all tracks on a CD were selected by dragging the Disc Information display in the CD window to the MD window the tracks cannot be deselected individually To deselect the tracks you must deselect all of them by clicking in the MD window Recording from the tuner to an MD When you record from the tuner to an MD M crew enters the manual recording mode automatically You cannot select synchro recording mode Before you begin e You cannot record to a write protected MD Slide the write protect tab on the MD to enable writing e Before you begin the recording double click the disc icons of all the MDs to be recorded to This will cause the system to upload TOC information necessary for the recording operation 1 Open the Rec window page 34 2 Click TUNER i
68. tiates a search for websites based on keywords entered in the dialog box Notes e To view websites we recommend that you use Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver 4 0 or higher or Netscape Navigator Ver 4 0 or higher as your Internet browser e Internet access is necessary for viewing websites For details on how to gain access to the Internet consult the manufacturer of your computer URL display Displays the URL set to the selected preset station Preset display Click a preset number to select the preset station Click the station name to modify it page 88 Close button Click to close the TUNER window OTHERS bar To view the OTHERS bar select OTHERS in the Function Name display page 5 in the Main bar Use this bar when operating an external component connected to a system stereo component OPTICAL IN _ Function Name display Displays the name of the external component connected to the system stereo component uoneiedaid i 21 22 To view the OTHERS window click the OTHERS icon in the Tool bar page 7 Use this window to listen to the audio from external audio components connected to a system stereo component ANALOG cD 12 MD Y TUNER OPTICAL Function Tree display Click the external audio component that you want to listen to You can drag the boundary to resize the display box NI External Component display The currently selected component is enclosed in a
69. to CDs You can assign names to discs and tracks as well as assign names using text data from another application page 43 and use disc and track name data in other application page 44 1 Open the CD window or the PC CD window pages 10 24 2 Click the CD in the Function Tree display that you want to name and then click the Disc Information display To assign a name to a track click the track name of the track in the Track Name display The edit mode for entering the name is activated 3 Input the name Right clicking in the edit mode opens up a pop up menu that lets you copy and paste previously entered text data 4 Press the ENTER key The name that you typed in is entered and the system becomes ready for input of the next name Notes e Disc and track names are saved to the hard disk in your computer Do not delete move or modify the folder in which these names are stored Disc and track names are displayed only within M crew and not on any of the system stereo components Names disc memos that are saved on a system stereo component appear only on that component and not in M crew e If you name a CD containing CD text the CD text information will no longer be displayed afterwards If you want to view the CD text information click the Reload button in the CD or PC CD window page 10 24 Please note that clicking the Reload button will cause all discs and track names assigned to the CD to be deleted Assigning track n
70. track names with the text data stored in the Disc Library orere 49 Assigning track names with text data from another application 50 Using disc and track name data in other applications ccccee 52 Adding an image to the MD Jacket displ y sse eeens 53 Recording to an MD o sesceseescsseseeeeeeees 54 Recording from a CD to an MD 54 Recording from the tuner to an MD ee iio 59 Recording music files from the PC to an MDS oraa eiir anenraai 60 Recording to an MD from other audio SOUTCES seesesteeeteeteseeteees 62 Editing recorded MDS c ccscesesesseseesesteseens 64 Moving tracks 64 Dividing tracks 66 Combining tracks 67 Erasing part of a track csecseeeees 69 Adding the fade in effect after recording esesescestetestesteseeteseenees 71 Adding the fade out effect after LECOLING eseeescestesestesteseeteeeenees Changing the recording level i Erasing tracks s ississrssscisissrerikispsi Printing MD labels with Label Maker 78 Launching Label Maker 000 78 Creating labels with Label Maker 79 Operating the tuner Listening to the radio ccseeesseseeeetesteeees 86 Listening to the radio using the TUNER ar sceseecesceseetestesteseenes 86 Listening to the radio using the TUNER Window cseceseeeeseees 87 Assigning names to radio stations 88 Adding an image to the TUNER J
71. uter continued 11 12 Time display Click ea to select a time display mode Display mode Display contents Total Time Total playing time of all tracks on the CD Elapsed Time Elapsed playing time of the current track Track Remain Remaining playing time of the current track Disc Remain Remaining playing time of the CD Track Name display Displays the track names Click the track number to select it Click the track name to modify it page 42 Right click the track name to display a pop up menu and then select Save to CSV file to save the disc and track names to a CSV Comma Separated Value formatted file page 44 You can also copy and paste text that has already been entered page 42 Disc Information display Displays the disc number and disc name Click the disc name to modify it page 42 Right click the disc name to display a pop up menu and then select Save to CSV file to save the disc name track names to a CSV Comma Separated Value formatted file page 44 You can also copy and paste text that has already been entered page 42 Close button Click to close the CD window Note To deselect the currently selected track click on an empty area i e a place with no button or function key in the Time display MD bar To view the MD bar click MD in the Function Name display page 5 in the Main bar Use this bar when performing MD
72. w Recording from the PC to the MD starts To stop recording click j in the MD window suoneido aw GbunuOjLed Adjusting the recording level Open the Rec window page 34 Click the Manual button page 35 Click in the File window Click the REC button Click the Recording level adjustment button page 37 The Rec Level Adjust dialog box appears and a red line points to the peak level Drag the slider to adjust the recording level Note While recording to an MD do not click any icon other than the TIMER icon in the Tool bar Recording will halt if you do ukhwWN Fe 61 62 Recording to an MD from other audio sources Before you begin You cannot record to a write protected MD Slide the write protect tab on the MD to enable writing Before you begin the recording double click the disc icons of all the MDs to be recorded to This will cause the system to upload TOC information necessary for the recording operation Open the Rec window page 34 Click the Manual button page 35 Click the desired function audio source in the Function Tree display you want to record from Click the REC button in the Rec window MD recorder changes to record pause mode Start playing the source you want to record Click 4 or the Fader button in the MD window Recording from the selected source to the MD starts To start recording with the fade in effect click the Fader button To stop recording click _j
73. w the AudioFile bar click AudioFile in the Function Name display page 5 in the Main bar Use this bar to operate music files stored on your computer s hard disk page 92 File Information display Click to select the file album to play The name of the selected file album appears in the File Information display 2 Track Number Track Name display Click to select the track to play 3 Time display Click to select the time display mode Display mode Display contents Total Time Total playing time of all tracks in the file album Elapsed Time Elapsed playing time of the current track Track Remain Remaining playing time of the current track 4 Music files operation buttons D Play button g Pause button m Stop button Ce ams PREV and NEXT buttons AMS Automatic Music Sensor This function searches for the beginning of a track uoneiedaid 27 28 File window To view the File window click the File icon in the Tool bar page 7 and then click the file album in the Function Tree display Use this window to play the music files stored on your computer s hard disk page 92 LB 1 File album i nied ieil i ome FileMeci 9 Ot 02 03 4 04 v Y H Total Time Otis Repeat OFF JA operation panel Play button Pause button Stop button AMS PREV and NEXT buttons R
74. y Album or onto the Track Name display in the File window At this time you can drag and drop more than two files at once e The location of the actual music files does not change after they have been registered to a file album e To find out where music files are stored click the Display mode selector page 31 to change to the File Name display Listening to file albums using the AudioFile bar 1 Display the AudioFile bar page 27 2 Click the File Information display in the AudioFile bar A list of file albums appears 3 Click the file album in the list that you want to play The selected file album appears in the File Information display 4 Click the Track Number Track Name display in the AudioFile bar A list of tracks appears 5 Click the track in the list that you want to play Sequential playback of the tracks starts with the selected track Listening to file albums using the File window 1 Open the File window page 28 2 Click the file album that you want to play in the Function Tree display A list of the tracks in the selected file album appears in the Track Name display 3 Click the track number of the track you want to play in the Track Name display Double clicking the track number starts playback of the track 4 Click in the File window only if you clicked a track number in step 3 Playback starts in sequence with the track you clicked in step 3 Jayndwo y buneIedC 93 Editin
75. ystem 106 Setting the playback timer You can set the playback timer to turn on the system stereo component at a certain time every day play a given sound source and then shut down the system stereo component at the end of a specified playing time Note The recording timer and playback timer cannot be operated at the same time 1 Open the Timer window page 39 2 Click an item in the Play Timer field in the Timer window The item clicked dims ON OFF Start End Source 3 Click K in the Timer window The Timer Set dialog box appears Timer To cancel the playback timer setup click Sausa continued SUSU 24 Buisn 107 108 4 Set the individual items Set the time at which you want the system stereo component to start playing Use to set the minutes Then point to the position before the colon and set hours using i Set the time at which you want the system stereo component to stop playing Use to set the minutes Then point to the position before the colon and set hours using Select the function audio source to be played Click RJ on the right side of the Source field to select a function from the list 5 click WK The settings entered in the Timer Set dialog box are stored for the audio source specified in step 2 Be sure to enable the timer to get it working page 112 Setting the recording timer You ca

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