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Sony MZ-R909 User's Manual

1. page 44 The play mode can also be selected when the recorder is stopped Notes e All program settings are lost when the lid of the recorder is opened e If the recorder is stopped and left inactive for 5 minutes in the middle of a programming operation the tracks selected up to that point are entered as the program e You cannot switch the group mode on or off while programming tracks e If you turn the group mode on during program play the program play is canceled 47 48 CA AAA To adjust the sound quality Digital Sound Preset You can make adjustments to the sound quality to suit your taste and then store two sets of these adjustments Control Selecting the sound quality Factory settings of the Digital Sound Preset Factory settings of the Digital Sound Preset are the followings e SOUND 1 bass 1 treble 0 e SOUND 2 bass 3 treble 0 To select a preset sound On the recorder 1 Press the jog dial turn the dial until SOUND flashes in the display and then press the dial again 2 Turn the jog dial until SOUND 1 or SOUND 2 flashes in the display and then press the dial On the remote control 1 Press SOUND repeatedly to select SOUND 1 or SOUND 2 appears in the display Adjusting the sound quality On the recorder 1 While playing press the jog dial turn the dial until SOUND flashes in the display and then press the dial
2. The fragmentation of data may cause sound dropout while searching because the tracks are played in higher speed than normal playback 83 Messages Tf the following error messages flash in the display window check the chart below Error message Meaning Remedy BANK FULL e The name bank is almost full and cannot store the phrase you tried to enter gt Delete some phrases from the name bank and then reenter the new phrase BLANKDISC e An MD with no recording on it is inserted BUSY e You tried to operate the recorder while it was accessing the recorded data gt Wait until the message goes out in rare cases it may take a few minutes Data Save e The MD player is recording information sounds from the memory to the disc gt Wait until this process is completed Do not expose the player to any physical shock nor disrupt power supply DISC ERR The disc is damaged or does not contain proper recording or editing data gt Reinsert the disc If this fails rerecord DISC FULL e The remaining recording time on the disc is 12 seconds SP stereo 24 seconds LP2 stereo or monaural 36 seconds LP4 stereo or less gt Replace the disc EMPTY You tried to erase data in the name bank but no data have been recorded Hi DC in e Voltage of the power supply is too high The supplied AC power adaptor or the recommended car battery cord is not used gt Use the supplied
3. MARK OFF appears in the display The track mark is erased and the two tracks are combined When you erase a track mark the date time and name assigned to the mark are also erased Notes e When you erase a track mark between the two tracks that are registered into different groups the second track is re registered into the group containing the first track In addition if you combine a track that is registered to a group with a track that is not registered to a group the second track takes the same registration setting as the first track However when the group function is on you can only combine tracks within the selected group e You cannot erase track marks according to the system limitations For details see System limitations page 83 Erasing tracks or groups CANCEL To erase a track Note that once a recording has been erased you cannot retrieve it Make sure of the track you are erasing 1 While playing the track you want to erase press the jog dial turn the dial until EDIT flashes in the display and then press the dial again The recorder plays the selected track repeatedly 2 Turn the jog dial until Je Erase flashes in the display and then press the dial Erase OK appears and PushENTER flashes in the display To cancel erasing press CANCEL 3 Press the jog dial again The track is erased and the next track starts to play All the tracks after
4. From Here factory setting The remaining recordable time on the disc will appear in the display when you press END SEARCH Notes e The setting will remain even after the power is turned off e If you start recording while the recorder is in play pause mode the recording will begin from the point at which it is paused e When the group mode is turned on recording always starts after the current contents Recording from a microphone Stereo microphone not supplied 1 Connect a stereo microphone to the MIC PLUG IN POWER jack The recorder changes to microphone input automatically 2 Insert a recordable MD and then press and slide REC to the right For other operations see Recording an MD right away page 22 To stop recording Press W For more information on stereo microphones see Optional accessories page 88 To select microphone sensitivity 1 While the recorder is recording or stopped press the jog dial 2 Turn the jog dial until MIC SENS flashes in the display and then press the jog dial 3 Tum the jog dial until SENS HIGH or SENS LOW appears in the display When recording a soft or a sound in the distance set to SENS HIGH When recording a loud or a sound at close range set to SENS LOW 4 Press the jog dial Notes e You cannot record through the microphone while an optical cable is connected to the LINE IN OPT jack In
5. The following sounds can be selected Display Alarm sound TIMER 1 Classical music 1 TIMER 2 Classical music 2 TIMER 3 Beeps 5 Press the jog dial The alarm sound is set 6 Turn the jog dial to select the elapsed time One rotation of the control changes the elapsed time setting TIME by 1 minute within a range of 1 to 99 minutes To change the time quickly keep turning the jog dial 7 Press the jog dial Melody timer is set The time remaining until the alarm is shown in the display while the recorder is stopped or play paused To check the time remaining on the alarm while playing Follow steps 1 to 3 again The remaining time and the selected sound appear in the display To cancel setting the alarm Press CANCEL On the remote control DISPLAY Ih Ur Control gt 1 While the recorder is stopped playing or play paused press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more 2 Turn the control towards k or B gt gt until M TIMER flashes in the display and then press W 3 Turn the control towards k or gt gt until ON flashes in the display and then press W e lights up in the display and the alarm sound can be selected 4 Turn the control towards k or B PPI to select the alarm sound cosTimeR 1 eS The following sounds can be selected Display Alarm sound TIMER 1 Classical music 1 TIMER 2 Classical music 2 TIMER 3 Beeps
6. DISPLAY amp Control a an On the recorder 1 Press the jog dial turn the dial until OPTION flashes in the display and then press the dial again 2 Turn the jog dial until BEEP flashes in the display and then press the dial 3 Turn the jog dial until BEEP OFF flashes in the display and then press the dial On the remote control 1 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more 2 Turn the control towards k or B gt gt until OPTION flashes in the display and then press W 3 Turn the control towards k or b gt gt gt until BEEP flashes in the display and then press W 4 Turn the control towards k or b gt gt gt until BEEP OFF flashes in the display and then press W To turn on the beep sound Select BEEP ON in step 3 on the recorder and then press the jog dial Select BEEP ON in step 4 on the remote control and then press W Adjusting the contrast of the display window Contrast adjustment You can adjust the contrast of the display window on the recorder Jog dial 1 While the recorder is stopped press the jog dial turn the dial until OPTION flashes in the display and then press the dial again 2 Turn the jog dial until CONTRAST flashes in the display and then press the jog dial 3 Turn the jog dial to adjust the contrast and then press the jog dial Note You cannot adjust the contrast with the remote con
7. earphones or the remote control Dirty plugs may cause sound distortion or intermittent breaks in the sound Notes on batteries Incorrect battery usage may lead to leakage of battery fluid or bursting battery To prevent such accidents observe the following precautions e Install the and poles of the batteries correctly e Do not try to recharge dry battery e When the recorder is not to be used for a long time be sure to remove the batteries e If a battery leak should develop carefully and thoroughly wipe away battery fluid from the battery compartment before inserting new ones Note on mechanical noise The recorder gives off mechanical noise while Operating which is caused by the power saving system of the recorder and it is not a problem To protect a recorded MD To record protect an MD slide open the tab at the side of the MD In this position the MD cannot be recorded To record again slide the tab back so the tab is visible Tab ay l Recorded material is protected Back of the MD Recorded material is not protected Note on digital recording This recorder uses the Serial Copy Management System which allows only first generation digital copies to be made from premastered software You can only make copies from a home recorded MD by using the analog line out connections Premastered software such as CDs or MDs S S X Digital recording 19 H Home No
8. 3 Turn the control towards K or towards B gt PPI repeatedly until Name Bank flashes in the display and then press W 4 Enter the phrase you want to store then press W for 2 seconds or more Entry appears in the display and the phrase is stored Storing phrases while labeling 1 Follow steps 1 to 5 On the remote control in Labeling recordings page 57 to enter a phrase 2 After entering the phrase press MI for 2 seconds or more Entry appears in the display and the cursor flashes after the phrase you just stored You can then continue with labeling operation You can store phrases from a previously labeled track group or disc Do the procedure Relabeling recordings page 59 and display the track group or disc name that contains the phrase that you want to store Pull and turn the control towards VOL or VOL to move the cursor to the right of the phrase and then press Il for 2 seconds or more Then press M for 2 seconds or more to store the phrase Retrieving phrases Note Phrases stored in the name bank cannot be retrieved by the procedure described in Searching for a phrase by displaying the stored phrase one by one To retrieve a phrase from the name bank follow the procedure described in Searching for a phrase by its first letter of a phrase 61 62 Searching for a phrase by displaying the stored phrase one by one 1 Follow steps
9. 4 Change the current year by turning the jog dial and then press the dial The digit of the month flashes 5 Repeat step 4 to enter the current month date hour and minute When you press the jog dial to enter the minute the clock starts operating If you make a mistake while setting the clock Press CANCEL and set the clock again from step 1 You can skip a step by pressing the jog dial To display the current time When the recorder is not operating or while recording press the jog dial turn the dial until DISPLAY appears in the display and then press the dial again Turn the jog dial until Clock flashes in the display and then press the dial again The current time appears in the display To display the time in the 24 hour system While setting the clock press T MARK To display the time in the 12 hour system press T MARK again To maintain the correct time Once you set the clock it will keep correct time as long as the recorder is connected to a power source such as the rechargeable battery alkaline dry battery or AC power adaptor However if no power source is connected the clock setting will change back to the factory setting after about 3 minutes When changing the rechargeable battery or alkaline dry battery make sure to do it within 3 minutes Notes Make sure the time is correctly set if you want the time stamp to be accurately recorded for an important recording e Under
10. 5 Press W The alarm sound is set 6 Turn the control towards k or Bb PPI to select the elapsed time coaTime e1 One rotation of the control changes the elapsed time setting TIME by 1 minute within a range of 1 to 99 minutes To change the time quickly turn and hold the control towards Ke or PPI 7 Press W The alarm is set The time remaining until the alarm is shown in the display while the recorder is stopped or play paused To check the time remaining on the alarm while playing Follow steps to 3 again The remaining time and the selected sound appear in the display To cancel setting the alarm Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more To cancel Melody Timer Select OFF in step 3 and then press the jog dial on the recorder or W on the remote control To stop the alarm Press any button Note that the button s original function will not activate at this time e If you end the procedure after step 3 the previous alarm setting is automatically used e After sounding for one minute the alarm will automatically stop and the alarm setting will be canceled If the alarm sounds during stop mode then the power will automatically turn off 10 seconds after the alarm stops If the alarm stops while an MD is playing the playback will continue uninterrupted 71 72 Notes e The settings will be lost when you start recording The timer will begin counting down using the fac
11. Cause Solution e The disc is record protected PROTECTED appears gt Slide the tab page 77 e Recording level is too small to record when recording manually gt Pause the recorder and adjust the recording level A Premastered MD is inserted P B ONLY appears when recording gt Insert a recordable MD e The recorder is operated when it is on a battery charging stand gt Remove the recorder from the battery charging stand e You tried to turn the group mode on while setting the program gt Turn the group mode on before setting the program The recorder overwrites existing materials when record The record starting position setting REC Posi is set to From Here gt Set REC Posi setting to From End NO SIGNAL e There is no digital signal from the portable CD player appears in the gt When recording digitally from a portable CD player use the AC display when power adaptor and disable the anti skip function such as ESP recording from a on the CD player page 24 portable CD player There is no e The AC power adaptor was unplugged or a power outage occurred recording on the during recording MD after a recording operation The lid does not The power sources have been disconnected during recording or open editing or the battery have been exhausted gt Set the power sources again or replace the exhausted battery with new ones
12. Please note however that the recorder will become full charged when the total time on the stand the time up until you removed it and the time after you returned it to the stand reaches approximately 6 hours even if the CHARGE lamp does not go off 21 22 Recording an MD right away Connect to a digital source using an optical cable to make digital recordings Digital recording is possible even from digital equipment with different sampling rates such as a DAT deck or a BS tuner using the built in sampling rates converter see Note on digital recording page 77 To record from an analog source see Recording with analog input line cable required page 28 To record a track into an existing group see Recording tracks using the Group Function Group mode recording page 30 It is recommended to use the supplied AC power adaptor when recording Make connections Insert the cables firmly and completely into the appropriate jacks CD player MD Portable CD player DVD player etc video player etc to a wall outlet 4 toDIGITALOUT 4 OPTICAL Optical Optical plug mini plug AC power adaptor Optical cable toDCIN3V 7 to LINE IN OPT Specifying the recording position Jog dial While the recorder is stopped press the jog dial turn the dial until OPTION flashes in the display and then press the dial again Turn the jog dial until REC P
13. e a e e N 3 ke Display window 11 32 45 55 70 T MARK button 39 56 67 END SEARCH button 23 31 60 Battery compartment 19 REC record switch 23 28 HOLD switch at the rear 20 74 Terminals for attaching dry battery case 20 DC IN 3V jack 19 22 OPEN button 21 B play enter button 23 25 56 H pause button 23 25 36 43 56 kea gt REW FE buttons 23 25 32 43 56 68 E stop CHG button 21 23 25 40 48 56 fi aa E E Sl GROUP CANCEL button 31 43 56 61 Jog dial MENU ENTER 11 29 40 42 56 70 LINE IN OPT jack 22 28 MIC PLUG IN POWER jack 34 The MIC PLUG IN POWER jack has a tactile dot VOL button 25 56 The VOL button has a tactile dot Q headphones earphones LINE OUT jack 20 40 53 The display window of the recorder 1 Character information display 11 37 45 55 70 Displays the disc and track names date error messages track numbers etc 2 Group indication 31 43 57 3 Timer indication 70 4 Disc indication 32 45 55 70 Shows that the disc is rotating for recording playing or editing an MD 5 Play mode indication 45 Shows the play mode shuffle play program play repeat play etc of the MD 6 Battery indication 19 75 Shows approximate battery condition 7 SYNC
14. 33 Recording from a microphone ou cece 2 34 To select microphone sensitivity Adding track marks automatically at specified intervals Auto Time A OT 35 Adjusting the recording level manually Manual recording 36 Checking the remaining time or the recording position ee 37 ON the TECOrder iyisine arsi er eter N SEEE EATE Ss 37 On th remote Control strict 38 Setting the clock to stamp the recorded time c oooccicninicninnnccnnannnnnnnocnnins 39 Copying CD text information while recording Joint Text 40 Various ways of playback ommmcononcnnanenannananannas 42 Searching for a specific track or a position quickly Quick Search 42 Searching for a specific track while monitoring track numbers or track names Index Search oooooonccnocccoconononononnonnncnnccnnoo 42 Searching for a specific point while monitoring the elapsed time Time Search aii ota 43 Using the Group Function Group mode coococccnonicconocononananonncicancnnnnono 43 Listening to tracks in a specific group group mode playback 43 Selecting and playing desired groups Group skip mode 44 Changing a play mode oo eee cseeeeeseeeeetseecseeseeesceecseeseeesaeeeaees 45 Onithe T cOrde ri woe ce Ae ee are ae ai ere e eee 45 On the remote Control iener inin a aE iEn Ene a 46 To adjust the sound quality Digital Sound Preset oooionninnnnninicccnos 48 Selecting the sound quality 0 cece esesee
15. AC power adaptor or the recommended car battery cord HOLD The recorder is locked gt Slide HOLD against the arrow to unlock the recorder page 74 LINE OUT e You pressed VOL while the AUDIO OUT parameter was set to LINE OUT gt Use the jog dial to set the AUDIO OUT parameter to HeadPhone page 26 LOW BATT e Batteries are weak gt Charge the rechargeable battery or replace the dry battery page 75 84 Error message MEM OVER Meaning Remedy e You tried to record with the recorder placed where it receives continuous vibration gt Put the recorder on a stable place and start recording again MENU e You pressed a key on the remote control while selecting a menu on the recorder You pressed a key on the recorder while selecting a menu on the remote control NAME FULL e You tried to enter more than 200 letters to label a single track or disc e You tried to enter a total of more than 1700 letters for track or disc names gt Enter a shorter name for the track group or disc page 55 or set the LP Stamp setting to Stamp OFF so that LP is not added at the beginning of the track name page 29 NO BATT The rechargeable battery is not inserted gt Insert a rechargeable battery NO COPY e You tried to make a copy from a disc that is protected by the Serial Copy Management System You cannot make copies from a digitally conn
16. If noise is produced it is recommended that you record in normal stereo or LP2 mode to obtain better sound quality AAA Ee Recording tracks using the Group Function Group mode recording END SEARCH DISPLAY Va Control AN What is the group function group mode It is a function that allows you to separate tracks on a disc into different groups for playback recording and editing When the Group mode is OFF Disc Track number 1 2 3 When the Group mode is ON Disc Group 1 Track Track Track number number number 1123 1 2 1 2 roup 2 Group 3 3 4 It is convenient for managing multiple CD albums recorded in MDLP LP2 stereo LP4 stereo mode onto a single MD How is group information recorded When recording in group mode the group information is written to the disc name recording area This information consists of text strings that are written as shown in the following example Disc name recording area Example 0 Favorites 1 5 Rock 6 9 Pops Disc name Favorites Group name for tracks 1 to 5 Rock Group name for tracks 6 to 9 Pops Therefore the above character string is displayed in its entirety as the disc name if you load an MD recorded in group mode into a system that does not support group mode or if you try to edit the contents of a disc on thi
17. M TIMER page 71 a IN OFF gt ON TIMER 1 lt E gt TIMER2 lt gt TIMER 3 V GROUP 4 A GROUP OFF lt H gt GROUP ON V PERSONAL A I Entry lt gt Erase V SEARCH A 4 Pressing M Index lt gt Time lt gt Turing the control V OPTION 7 AVES lt BEEP AVLS OFF lt H gt AVLS ON BEEP ON lt F gt BEEP OFF D Appears only when the recorder is played and then stopped while in group mode Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more on the remote control to cancel a menu operation 17 18 Menus and menu items selected while the recorder is playing SI Name lt GP Name lt gt Name Bank lt Ja Move gt GP Move gt M TIMER page 71 p or lt gt ON SPEED page 50 y y de Erase TIMER 1 lt gt TIMER 2 GROUP OFF lt H gt GROUP ON 5 PERSONAL 4 f Entry lt E gt Erase Index lt gt Time SEARCH 4 OPTION q AVLS lt BEEP y AVLS OFF lt gt AVLS ON BEEP ON y lt E gt TIMER 3 Pressing W lt gt Turing the control lt H gt BEEP OFF 1 Appears only when the recorder is played and then stopped while in group mode Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more on the remote control to cancel a menu operation Menus and
18. Recordable recorded digital MD MD recording Microphone record player tuner etc with analog output jacks Analog recording Home recorded MD Digital recording JH H Recordable No Recordable MD digital MD recording 77 78 Note on maintenance Clean the terminals periodically with a cotton swab or a soft cloth as illustrated Terminals If you have any questions or problems concerning your recorder please consult your nearest Sony dealer If a trouble occurred when the disc was in the recorder we recommend that the disc be left in the recorder when you consult your Sony dealer so that the cause of trouble may be better understood Troubleshooting Should any problem persist after you have made these checks consult your nearest Sony dealer Symptom The recorder does not work or works poorly Cause Solution e Audio sources may not be securely connected gt Disconnect the audio sources once and connect them again pages 22 28 The HOLD function is turned on HOLD appears in the display when you press an operation button on the recorder gt On the recorder disable HOLD by sliding the HOLD switch to the opposite direction of the arrow pages 20 74 The lid is not firmly closed gt Close the lid until it clicks Then press OPEN to open the lid e Moisture has condensed inside the recorder gt Take the MD out and leave the r
19. TIMER 3 HeadPhone lt H gt LINE OUT A ft gt Pressing the jog dial SOUND lt gt Turing the jog dial page 48 p 4 sounp oFF lt gt sounn 1 lt gt souND2 13 14 continued from the last page dio E A Entry lt 28 gt Erase V SYNC REC A SYNC OFF lt H gt SYNC ON i PE V gt Pressing the jog dial MIC SENS lt gt Turing the jog dial A y SENS HIGH lt gt SENS LOW V OPTION p AVLS lt gt BEEP k gt REC Posi lt gt LP Stamp lt gt CONTRAST page 73 AVLS OFF lt gt AVLS ON From Here lt H gt From End CLOCK SET page 39 BEEP ON lt BEEP OFF Stamp ON lt H gt Stamp OFF D Appears only when the recorder is played and then stopped while in group mode 2 Does not appear when the supplied remote control is connected to the YLINE OUT jack 3 Selectable only when the group mode is turned off Press CANCEL on the recorder to cancel a menu operation Menus and menu items selected while the recorder is playing x 4 ga Name lt 2 gt E5 Name lt amp gt Name Bank lt gt
20. You tried to turn on the group function while programming gt Turn the group function on before programming TEMP OVER Heat has built up in the recorder gt Let the recorder cool down TOC Edit The MD player is recording information track start and end position from the memory to the disk gt Wait until this process is completed Do not expose the player to physical shock nor disrupt power supply TR FULL e Track number 254 has been reached gt Erase unnecessary tracks page 68 TrPROTECT e You tried to record or edit on a track that is protected from erasing gt Record or edit on other tracks A A _ __ Ty Specifications Audio playing system MiniDisc digital audio system Laser diode properties Material GaAlAs Wavelength A 790 nm Emission duration continuous Laser output less than 44 6 uW This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the lens surface on the optical pick up block with 7 mm aperture Recording and playback time When using MDW 80 Maximum 160 min in monaural Maximum 320 min in stereo Revolutions 350 rpm to 2 800 rpm CLV Error correction ACIRC Advanced Cross Interleave Reed Solomon Code Sampling frequency 44 1 kHz Sampling rate converter Input 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Coding ATRAC Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding ATRAC3 LP2 ATRAC3 LP4 Modulation system EFM Eight to Fourteen Modulation Number of
21. a while or disconnect the power source reconnect it and then press any of the operation buttons Ass System limitations The recording system in your MiniDisc recorder is radically different from those used in cassette and DAT decks and is characterized by the limitations described below Note however that these limitations are due to the inherent nature of the MD recording system itself and not to mechanical causes Symptom TR FULL appears even before the disc has reached the maximum recording time 60 74 or 80 minutes and the recording cannot be done Cause When 254 tracks have been recorded on the disc TR FULL appears regardless of the total recorded time More than 254 tracks cannot be recorded on the disc To continue recording erase unnecessary tracks TR FULL appears even before the disc has reached the maximum track number or recording time Repeated recording and erasing may cause fragmentation and scattering of data Although those scattered data can be read each fragment is counted as a track In this case the number of tracks may reach 254 and further recording is not possible To continue recording erase unnecessary tracks Track marks cannot be erased The remaining recording time does not increase even after erasing numerous short tracks When the data of a track is fragmented the track mark of a fragment under 12 seconds long recorded in SP stereo 2
22. e The lid is not firmly closed gt Close the lid until it clicks Then press OPEN to open the lid No sound comes through the headphones earphones The headphones earphones plug is not firmly connected gt Plug in the plug of the headphones earphones firmly to the remote control Plug in the plug of the remote control firmly to O LINE OUT e Volume is too low gt Adjust the volume by pressing VOL e The plug is dirty gt Clean the plug The AUDIO OUT parameter for the LINE OUT jack is set to LINE OUT gt Set to HeadPhone Symptom Volume cannot be Cause Solution AVLS is on turned up gt Set AVLS to AVLS OFF page 72 An MD is not e Playback mode is changed played normally gt Use the jog dial on the recorder or press RPT ENT on the remote control to change back to the normal play An MD is not e Disc playing stopped before it came to the last track played from the gt Press B for 2 seconds or more to start playing or press the first track control towards k repeatedly on the remote The group mode is turned on gt Turn the group mode off and play from the first track press B for 2 seconds or more to start playing or press the control towards K lt repeatedly on the remote e The disc information has been stored to the Personal Disc Memory gt Erase the disc information from the Personal Disc Memory Playback soun
23. group mode turns on 2 While playing a track within a group whose order you want to change press the jog dial turn the dial until EDIT flashes in the display and then press the dial again 3 Turn the jog dial until 4 Move flashes in the display and then press the jog dial You can now move the selected group 4 Turn the jog dial to select the destination point on the disc and then press the dial On the remote control DISPLAY la Li Control wm 1 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more 2 Turn the control towards k or b gt gt gt until GROUP flashes in the display and then press W 3 Turn the control towards K or Bb PP until GROUP ON appears in the display and then press W The group mode turns on 4 While playing a track within a group whose order you want to change press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more 5 Turn the control towards k or ePi until EDIT flashes in the display and then press W 6 Turn the control towards k or B PP i until GP Move flashes in the display and then press W 7 Turn the control towards k or B gt gt to select a destination point on the disc and then press W Adding a track mark You can add track marks so that the part after the new track mark is counted as a new track The track numbers will increase as follows A Track marking Track numbers increase 1 While playing or pausing an MD press T MARK
24. menu items selected while the recorder is recording EDIT 4 gt Pressing W lt gt Turing the control de Name lt GP Name lt H gt Name lt gt Name Bank D Appears only when the recorder is played and then stopped while in group mode Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more on the remote control to cancel a menu operation Getting started Charge the rechargeable battery before using Even if the rechargeable battery is not charged you can use the recorder as long as the AC power adaptor is connected Insert the rechargeable battery Insert the rechargeable battery minus end first Charging the rechargeable battery a gt How to assemble the battery charging stand Make sure all the parts of the battery charging stand are firmly attached XN To a wall outlet A Supplied AC power adaptor NS O Connect the supplied AC power adaptor to DC IN 3V Place the recorder on the battery charging stand Full charge takes about 6 hours and then the CHARGE lamp will go off when charging completes Make sure to check the CHARGE lamp lights up 19 20 Do not operate the recorder when you place it on the battery charging stand or during the charging If you do so it may cause the recorder to malfunction or prevent the battery from charging Using the dry battery Attach the dry battery case to the recorder Inse
25. on the recorder at the point you want to mark MARK ON appears in the display and a track mark is added The track number will increase by one e The quick search function quickly searches for specific track or position at which you wish to add track mark You can search the track or position while monitoring either the track number or name or elapsed time page 42 e If you add a track mark in a group the track number is added in the group To add track marks while recording except while synchoro recording Press T MARK on the recorder at the point you want to add a track mark You can use Auto Time Stamp to add track marks automatically at specified intervals except while digital recording page 35 67 68 Erasing a track mark When you record with analog line input unnecessary track marks may be recorded where recording level is low You can erase a track mark to combine the tracks before and after the track mark The track numbers will change as follows A Erase a track mark 1 es Track numbers decrease 1 While playing the track with the track mark you want to erase press Hl to pause 2 Find the track mark by pressing Ke slightly For example to erase the third track mark find the beginning of the third track 00 00 appears in the display MARK appears in the display for 2 seconds 3 Press T MARK to erase the mark while MARK appears in the display
26. optical cable gt Use an optical cable to connect the devices The connected portable CD player does not supports CD TEXT gt Connect a portable CD player D E999 etc that supports CD TEXT page 40 The inserted CD does not support CD TEXT gt Insert a CD that supports CD TEXT 81 82 Symptom VOL or Digital Sound Preset does not function Cause Solution The AUDIO OUT parameter is set to LINE OUT gt Set the AUDIO OUT parameter to HeadPhone page 26 The disc cannot edit on other component The component does not support LP2 stereo or LP4 stereo gt Edit on other component that support LP2 stereo or LP4 stereo Momentary noise is heard e Due to the special digital audio compression technology used in LP4 stereo mode momentary noise may occur on very rare occasions with certain sound sources gt Record in normal stereo or LP2 stereo mode The group function group mode group skip mode does not operate e While using a disc that has no group information an attempt was made to turn the group mode on No Group appears gt Use a disc with a group information e When selecting program play an attempt was made to turn the group mode on gt Turn the group mode on before selecting program play The display window is not normal The recorder was disconnected from the power source gt Let the recorder sit for
27. or monaural page 29 M TIMER M TIMER Setting the alarm Melody timer page 70 AUDIO OUT Selecting LINE OUT jack output page 53 SOUND Selecting SOUND 1 or SOUND 2 Digital Sound Preset page 48 SPEED Changing the playback speed during play page 50 GROUP Turning the group function on and off page 31 PERSONAL PERSONAL Entering or erasing the disc information in the Personal Disc Memory page 51 SYNC REC Selecting ON or OFF of synchro recording page 32 TIME MARK Selecting the Auto Time Stamp setting page 35 MIC SENS Selecting the microphone sensitivity page 34 SEARCH Selecting Index search searching while monitoring track numbers or track names or Time search searching while monitoring the elapsed time page 42 OPTION OPTION e AVLS Automatic Volume Limiter System Selecting AVLS ON or AVLS OFF page 72 BEEP headphones earphones beep Selecting BEEP ON or BEEP OFF page 73 e REC Posi Selecting the start point when recording page 33 e LP Stamp Selecting Stamp ON LP will be added at the beginning of the track name or Stamp OFF page 29 e CONTRAST Adjusting the contrast of the display page 73 e CLOCK SET Setting the clock page 39 1 The menu items that can be selected vary according to t
28. phrase is retrieved Searching for a phrase by its first letter 1 When labeling a track group or disc turn the jog dial in the letter input area until the first letter of the desired phrase appears 2 Press END SEARCH to search so that the phrase corresponding to the letter appears 3 Press M to move the cursor from the letter input area to the character palette and then turn the jog dial until the desired phrase flashes in the display 4 Press the jog dial while the desired phrase flashes in the display The phrase is selected and lights up in the letter input area 5 Press the jog dial for 2 seconds or more The selected phrase is retrieved Erasing phrases 1 While the recorder is stopped press the jog dial turn the dial until EDIT appears and then press the dial again 2 Turn the jog dial until BankErase appears and then press the dial 3 Turn the jog dial until the phrase you want to erase flashes in the display and then press the dial Erase appears and the phrase is erased To cancel the operation Press CANCEL to cause CANCEL lights up and PushENTER to flash in the display and then press the jog dial On the remote control DISPLAY Bo Control Storing phrases into the name bank Name Bank function 1 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more 2 Turn the control towards k or towards B gt Pl until EDIT flashes in the display and press W
29. recorded on or over like cassette tapes To record you must use a recordable MD Premastered MDs Premastered MDs are recorded and played like regular CDs A laser beam focuses on the pits in the surface of the MD and reflects the information back to the lens in the recorder The recorder then decodes the signals and plays them back as music Recordable MDs Recordable MDs which use magneto optical MO technology can be recorded again and again The laser inside the recorder applies heat to the MD demagnetizing the magnetic layer of the MD The recorder then applies a magnetic field to the layer This magnetic field corresponds exactly to the audio signals generated by the connected source The north and south polarities equate to digital 1 and 0 The demagnetized MD adopts the polarity of the magnetic field resulting in a recorded MD How the MiniDisc got so small The 2 5 inch MiniDisc encased in a plastic cartridge that looks like a 3 5 inch diskette see illustration on page 88 uses a new digital audio compression technology called ATRAC Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding To store more sound in less space ATRAC extracts and encodes only those frequency components actually audible to the human ear Quick Random Access Like CDs MDs offer instantaneous random access to the beginning of any music track Premastered MDs are recorded with location addresses corresponding to each music selec
30. step 3 and then press the jog dial 29 30 e If you set the recorder so that LP is not added at the beginning of the track you will be able to enter longer track names by using the full length of the text string page 55 e Audio components that support the LP2 stereo or LP4 stereo modes are indicated by the MDLP or MDLP logo marks e You can achieve high sound quality and rich tones when recording in SP stereo or monaural thanks to the newly developed DSP TYPE R for ATRAC Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding What is the newly developed DSP TYPE R for ATRAC TYPE R is a high level Sony specification used in the Digital Signal Processor DSP which is heart of the MiniDisc sound This technology gives the MiniDisc recorder twice the signal processing capability as previous MiniDisc Walkman models producing a sound quality close to that of MiniDisc decks Notes e It is recommended that you use the supplied AC power adaptor for long recordings During monaural recording of a stereo sound source connected through the digital optical input jack you can still monitor the recorded sound in stereo by using headphones or earphones connected to the Q LINE OUT jack e When you record in LP4 mode momentary noise may be produced on very rare occasions with certain sound sources This is because of the special digital audio compression technology that enables a recording time 4 times longer than normal
31. the one erased are automatically renumbered To erase a part of a track Add track marks at the beginning and the end of the part you want to erase then erase the part page 67 To erase the whole disc You can quickly erase all the tracks and data of the MD at the same time Note that once a recording has been erased you cannot retrieve it Be sure to check the contents of the disc before you erase it 1 Play the disc you want to erase to check the contents and then press Mi to stop 2 Press the jog dial turn the dial until EDIT flashes in the display and then press the lever again 3 Turn the jog dial until eS Erase flashes in the display and then press the dial AllErase appears and PushENTER flashes in the display To cancel erasing press CANCEL 4 Press the jog dial again TOC Edit flashes in the display and all the tracks will be erased When erasing is complete BLANKDISC flashes and 00 00 appears in the display To erase a group Note that once a recording has been erased you cannot retrieve it Be sure to check the contents of the group before you erase it 1 Press GROUP for 2 seconds or more 27 lights up in the display and the group mode turns on 2 Follow steps 1 and 2 of the procedure described under On the recorder in Selecting and playing desired groups Group skip mode page 44 to check the contents of the grou
32. the supplied AC power adaptor e When a rechargeable battery is charged for the first time or charged after a long period of disuse battery life may be shorter than usual Repeat discharging and recharging a few times The battery life should return to normal The rechargeable battery can be recharged approximately 300 times 2 Insert an MD with the label side facing front and press the lid down to close e When the battery life of a fully charged rechargeable battery becomes about half the normal life replace it e Make sure to remove the recorder from the battery charging stand and disconnect the AC power adaptor from the wall outlet as soon as charging is complete Keeping it connected to the power source for a long time may reduce the operating efficiency of the battery e Please note the following points when charging the battery directly with the supplied AC power adaptor If you press W CHG immediately after charging has completed charging will begin again If this happens press W CHG again to stop the charging operation since the battery is already fully charged Charging stops when you try to operate the recorder during charging e If you remove the recorder from the battery charging stand for more than 3 or 4 seconds while it is charging and then return it to the stand the CHARGE lamp will not go off until approximately 6 hours later no matter how many hours the recorder had been on the stand till then
33. the volume push back the control VOL gt gt To stop play press W Control Py A long beep sounds in the headphones earphones when you operate on the remote control Playback starts from the point you last stopped playing To start playback from the beginning of the disc press B for 2 seconds or more on the recorder or turn and hold the control towards B gt PI for 2 seconds or more on the remote control After you press M to stop the recorder will automatically turn off in about 10 seconds when using batteries or about 5 minutes when using AC power adaptor To Press Beeps in the headphones earphones Find the beginning of the current kK Turn the control towards K on the remote track control Three short beeps Find the beginning of the next bP Turn the control towards B gt PPI on the remote track control Two short beeps Go backwards while playing Press and hold K lt Turn and hold the control towards K lt 4 on the remote control Go forward while playing Press and hold PI Turn and hold the control towards B gt PPI on the remote control Pause H Continuous short beeps Press IM again to resume play Remove the MD E and open the lid D If you press k during the first track of the disc the recorder goes to the beginning of the last track on the disc 2 If you press PI during the last track of the disc the recorder goes to the beginning of the fi
34. this case disconnect the optical cable from the LINE IN OPT jack The recorder automatically switches input in the following order optical input microphone input and analog input The microphone may pick up the operating sound of the recorder itself Use the microphone away from the recorder in such cases Do not use a microphone with a short connector as this may cause the operating sound of the recorder to be picked up A A A Adding track marks automatically at specified intervals Auto Time Stamp Use this feature to add track marks automatically at specified intervals when recording through the analog input connector or a microphone Jog dial 1 While the recorder is recording or in recording pause press the jog dial 2 Turn the jog dial until TIME MARK flashes in the display and then press the dial 3 Turn the jog dial until the desired time interval flashes in the display Select one of the following intervals Display Time OFF 5 min ON Approx 5 min 10 min ON Approx 10 min 15 min ON Approx 15 min 4 Press the jog dial To cancel Auto Time Stamp Select OFF in step 3 and then press the jog dial or stop recording Using Auto Time Stamp to add track marks while recording After you set the time interval in step 4 the recorder will begin adding a track mark whenever the time interval has elapsed For example if an Auto Time Stamp interv
35. to pause and then do the recording procedure on the recorder e Note the following when recording from a portable CD player Some portable CD players may not be capable of digital out unless powered by the AC power If this is the case connect the AC power adaptor to the portable CD player and use it on AC power as the power source On some portable CD players optical output may not be possible when using an anti skip function e g ESP If this is the case turn off the anti skip function Electronic Shock Protection G e LINE IN OPT jack is for both digital and analog input The recorder automatically recognizes the type of line cable and switches to digital or analog input e The recording level is adjusted automatically To adjust the level manually see Adjusting the recording level manually Manual recording page 36 e You can monitor the sound during recording Connect the supplied headphones earphones with remote control to LINE OUT and adjust the volume by pressing VOL This does not affect the recording level Playing an MD right away Play an MD Press B gt Turn the control towards b gt PPI on the remote control A short beep sounds in the headphones earphones when you operate on the remote control Press VOL to adjust the volume Pull and turn the control towards VOL on the remote control The volume will be shown in the display After you adjust
36. within the group even when group mode is on Jog dial 1 While the recorder is stopped press the jog dial turn the dial until EDIT flashes in the display and then press the dial again 2 Turn the jog dial until Py Set flashes in the display and then press the jog dial 001 flashes in the display 3 Turn the jog dial until the number or name of the desired first track flashes in the display and then press the jog dial This selects the first track of the new group Even when the group mode is on track numbers appear according to their order on the disc not their order within the group 4 Turn the jog dial until the number or name of the desired last track flashes in the display and then press the jog dial This selects the last track of the new group 5 Follow steps 4 to 7 of Labeling recordings page 55 to label a group Notes e In step 3 the first track must either be the first track of an existing group or a track that does not belong to a group e When selecting the last track in step 4 make sure the track comes after the one selected in step 3 The last track must either be the last track of an existing group or a track that does not belong to a group 63 To release a group setting GROUP 1 Press GROUP for 2 seconds or more 4 lights up in the display and the group mode turns on 2 Follow s
37. 1 and 2 On the remote control in Labeling recordings page 57 and then turn the control towards Htdl or B gt PPI until s de Name GP Name or gt Name appears in the display Then press W Press IM repeatedly until the phrase stored in the recorder s memory appears in the display Turn the control towards F or B Pl repeatedly Turning the control causes the phrases stored in the recorder s memory to appear one by one Press W slightly while the phrase you want is shown in the display and then press M for 2 seconds or more The cursor flashes after the phrase you just retrieved Searching for a phrase by its first letter of a phrase 1 When labeling a track group or disc turn the control towards k d or Bb PPI until the letter which the desired phrase begins with flashes in the display Press Ill to search so that the phrase corresponding to the letter appears Turn the control towards B gt gt gt Huntil the desired phrase flashes in the display Turning the control causes all the other phrases stored in the name bank appear one by one After all the phrases have appeared the characters in the character palette appear in the display one by one 4 Press M while the phrase you want is shown in the display and then press E for 2 seconds or more The cursor flashes after the phrase you just retrieved Erasing phrases 1 2 While the recorder is sto
38. 4 seconds long recorded in LP2 stereo mode or monaural mode or 48 seconds long recorded in LP4 stereo mode cannot be erased You cannot combine tracks recorded in different recording modes e g a track recorded in stereo and a track recorded in monaural nor can you combine a track recorded with digital connection and a track recorded with analog connection Tracks of under 12 seconds 24 seconds or 48 seconds in length are not counted and so erasing them may not lead to an increase in the recording time The total recorded time and the remaining time on the disc may not total the maximum recording time 60 74 or 80 minutes Normally recording is done in minimum units of approximately 2 seconds in SP stereo 4 seconds in LP2 stereo mode or monaural or 8 seconds in LP4 stereo mode When recording is stopped the last unit of recording always uses this unit of 2 seconds 4 seconds or 8 seconds even if the actual recording is shorter Likewise when recording is restarted after the stop the recorder will automatically insert a blank space amounting to 2 seconds 4 seconds or 8 seconds before the next recording This is to prevent accidental erasing of a previous track whenever a new recording is started Therefore the actual recording time will decrease whenever a recording is stopped by a maximum of 6 seconds 12 seconds or 24 seconds The edited tracks may exhibit sound dropout during search operations
39. 6 size AA battery or car battery e For use in your house For the supplied battery charging stand use the AC power adaptor supplied with this recorder Do not use any other AC power adaptor since it may cause the recorder to malfunction Polarity of the plug e The recorder is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the recorder itself has been turned off e If you are not going to use this recorder for a long time be sure to disconnect the power supply AC power adaptor dry battery rechargeable battery or car battery cord To remove the AC power adaptor from the wall outlet grasp the adaptor plug itself never pull the cord On heat build up Heat may build up in the recorder if it is used for an extended period of time This however is not a malfunction On installation e Never use the recorder where it will be subjected to extremes of light temperature moisture or vibration e Never wrap the recorder in anything when it is being used with the AC power adaptor Heat build up in the recorder may cause malfunction or damage On the headphones earphones Road safety Do not use headphones earphones while driving cycling or operating any motorized vehicle It may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas It can also be potentially dangerous to play your recorder at high volume while walking especially at pedestrian crossings You
40. AY for 2 seconds or more Notes e When the recording is stopped while labeling a track a group or a disc during recording or when the recording moves on to the next track while labeling a track the input at that point is entered automatically e LP is automatically added at the beginning of the track name for tracks recorded in MDLP mode page 29 You can store phrases that you often use in tracks page 59 Relabeling recordings Follow the steps corresponding to the labeling method until the track group or disc is ready to be labeled Enter a new character over the one you want to change then keep pressing the jog dial for 2 seconds or more on the recorder and keep pressing W for 2 seconds or more on the remote control Notes e You cannot relabel premastered MDs or label MDs that have not been recorded e The recorder is able to display but cannot label using Japanese Katakana characters e The recorder cannot rewrite a disc or track name of more than 200 letters that was created by another device AAA A A A AAA Storing phrases frequently used in labeling Phrases that you often use in track group or disc labeling can be stored in the recorder s memory There are two ways to store phrases storing a phase using the Name Bank function or storing a phrase into the letter palette while performing the labeling procedure into the letter palette Approximately 40 phrases of about 10 characters e
41. Display 0 O O Track Elapsed number time LapTime Track Remaining RecRemain number time for recording Numbers of Remaining GP Remain tracks after time after the current the current tracks in the location group within the group Numbers of Remaining AllRemain tracks after time after the current the current track location Current date Current Clock time Note Items may appear differently depending on the group mode s on off status the recorder s operating status or the recorder settings o The display that appears on the remote control is different from the ones on the recorder See On the remote control page 38 to check the display that appears on the remote control 37 38 To know the recording condition The indicator lights up or flashes according to the recording condition Recording condition While recording REC indicator lights up flashes according to the loudness of the source while recording with a microphone voice mirror Recording standby flashes Less than 3 minutes recording time available flashes slowly A track mark has been added when controlling by the recorder only goes off momentarily If you want to check the playing position or track name while playing see page 52 On the remote control DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY while recording or in stop mode Each time yo
42. For the example since track C will be moved to track 002 turn the jog dial until 002 flashes in the display 4 Press the jog dial again The track moves to the selected destination track To cancel moving Press CANCEL in step 3 On the remote control DISPLAY R a Control w 1 While playing the track you want to move press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more 2 Turn the control towards H 4 or B gt gt until EDIT flashes in the display and then press W The recorder plays the selected track repeatedly 3 Turn the control towards K or Bw PP i until Ja Move flashes in the display and then press W For the example 003 003 appears in the display 4 Turn the control towards k or B gt gt until the destination track number flashes in the display For the example 003 002 appears in the display To cancel moving press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more 5 Press W again The selected track moves just before the destination track Moving a track to a different group On the recorder GROUP Jog dial 1 While playing the track you want to move press GROUP for 2 seconds or more 4 lights up in the display the group mode turns on 2 Press the jog dial turn the dial until EDIT flashes in the display and then press the dial again The recorder plays the selected track repeatedly 3 Turn the jog dial until Je Move flash
43. NCEL letter input area Buttons Functions To move the cursor from the Press character palette to the letter Turn input area H To move the cursor from the T MARK To display and character palette to the letter repeatedly at the input input area position in the letter input To move the cursor upward Es in the character palette 1 Functions of a button may vary depending on To move the cursor from the Whether it is asea in the letter input area or the gt character pa ette E E ut aS the 2 If phrases are stored in the name bank the first p 4 phrase stored appears in the display page 59 To move the cursor downward in the character 6 Repeat step 5 and then enter all palette characters of the label name kea To move the cursor to the T Press the jog dial for 2 seconds or gt left or right OTe The disc is labeled You can store phrases that you often use in tracks page 59 Labeling a track or a group during playback 1 To label a track insert a disc and play the track you want to label To label a group insert a disc turn the group mode on and play the group you want to label page 43 2 Press the jog dial turn the dial until EDIT flashes in the display and then press the dial again Jd Name flashes in the display 3 To label a track press the jog dial while Je Name is flashing To label a group turn the jog dial until 4 Name f
44. S O NY 3 234 030 12 1 Portable MiniDisc Recorder Operating Instructions Mini We eS isa DLP O MZ R909 2001 Sony Corporation To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only Do not install the appliance in a confined space such as a bookcase or built in cabinet To prevent fire do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers table cloths curtains etc And don t place lighted candles on the apparatus To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Certain countries may regulate disposal of the battery used to power this product Please consult with your local authority Caution The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard CAUTION INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM For Customers in Australia If the supply cord of the AC power adaptor is damaged the AC power adaptor must be returned to the manufacturer or his agent for the cord to be replaced Information IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT The CE mark on the unit is valid only for products marke
45. accessories page 88 1 Insert a recordable MD and then press and slide REC to the right REC and the REC indicator on the recorder light up in the display and the recording starts 2 Play the source you want to record For other recording operations see Recording an MD right away page 22 LINE IN OPT jack is for both digital and analog input The recorder automatically recognizes the type of line cable and switches to digital or analog input Note If you temporarily stop a recording operation by pressing M a track mark will be added at that point when you press Ell again to resume recording The recording continues from on a new track RE Long time Recording Select each recording mode according to the recording time that you want Stereo recording is possible at 2 times LP2 or 4 times LP4 the normal SP stereo recording time Monaural recording at 2 times normal recording speed is also possible MDs recorded in monaural LP2 or LP4 mode can be played back only on MD players or recorders with monaural LP2 or LP4 playback mode REC Jog dial 1 Press the jog dial turn the dial until REC MODE flashes in the display and then press the dial again 2 Turn the jog dial to select the desired recording mode Recording Display Recording mode window time on the recorder SP stereo SP approx 80 min LP2 stereo LP2 approx 160 min LP4 stere
46. ach with a total character count of about 600 can be stored in the recorder s memory The actual number will depend on the length of each phrases On the recorder Haa Pl CANCEL END SEARCH Jog dial Storing phrases into the name bank Name Bank function 1 Press the jog dial turn the dial until EDIT flashes in the display and then press the dial again 2 Turn the jog dial until Name Bank flashes in the display and then press the dial 3 Enter the phrase you want to store and then press the jog dial for 2 seconds or more Entry appears in the display and the phrase is stored 59 60 Storing phrases while labeling a track group or disc 1 Follow steps 1 to 6 of Labeling recordings page 55 to enter a phrase 2 After entering the phrase press CANCEL to remove the cursor from the character palette to the letter input area and then press END SEARCH for 2 seconds or more Entry appears in the display and the cursor flashes after the phrase you just stored You can then continue with labeling operation o You can store phrases from a previously labeled track group or disc Do the procedure Relabeling recordings page 59 and display the track group or disc name that contains the phrase that you want to store Press kE PP1 repeatedly to move the cursor to the right of the phrase Then press END SEARCH for 2 seconds or more to store the phra
47. again 2 Turn the jog dial until SOUND 1 or SOUND 2 flashes in the display The display shows the currently selected T treble and B bass sound setting Select T or B pressing Mi to move the cursor downward or IM to move the cursor upward You can change the adjust the item in which the cursor is flashing ES gt reza STEREO py When you adjust treble select T When you adjust bass select B 3 Turn the jog dial to adjust the sound level The cursor moves Position 2 4 0 3 The sound can be adjusted in 8 steps 4 3 0 42 3 Press M to move the cursor from T to B from the middle row to the bottom row in the display and press H to move the cursor from B to T from the bottom row to the middle row in the display To switch between SOUND 1 to SOUND 2 move the cursor to the top row by pressing IM while the cursor is flashing on the T row and then turn the jog dial 4 Press the jog dial The sound settings are saved and the playback display appears again You can also use the kK or BP buttons to adjust the sound level of T and B in step 3 On the remote control 1 Press SOUND repeatedly to select SOUND 1 or SOUND 2 pans qra ay 83 46 gt sou 2 During playback press SOUND for 2 seconds or more The recorder changes to B bas
48. al of 5 minutes is set and 8 minutes of recording has already been done then a track mark will be added at a point equivalent to 13 minutes 8 5 after the start of recording and every 5 minutes thereafter Tf however the Auto Time Stamp interval is longer than the elapsed recording time then a track mark will be added when the Auto Time Stamp interval has elapsed For example if the Auto Time Stamp interval is set at 5 minutes but only 3 minutes of recording has been done then a track mark will be added at the 5 minute point after the start of the recording and every 5 minutes thereafter T appears before the time display on the recorder for track marks added by Auto Time Stamp and T appears after the time display on the remote control Notes e Automatic track marking by Auto Time Stamp starts when you add a normal track mark to the disc i e by pressing T MARK or II etc e The setting will be lost when the recording stopped 35 36 AAA SEA Adjusting the recording level manually Manual recording When you record the sound level is adjusted automatically If necessary you can set the recording level manually with the Digital REC level control during both analog and digital recording REC H Jog dial 1 While holding down MI press and slide REC to the right The recorder stands by for recording 2 Press the jog dial turn the dial until RecVolume flashes in the disp
49. and play the track you want to label To label a group insert a disc turn the group mode on and play the group you want to label page 44 2 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more 3 Turn the control towards k or gt gt until EDIT flashes in the display and then press W Jd Name flashes in the display 4 To label a track press W while Je Name is flashing To label a group turn the control towards k or B gt PPI until GP Name flashes in the display and then press W The track or group is ready to be labeled 5 Follow steps 5 to 7 of Labeling a disc during stop Labeling a track a group or a disc during recording To label a group you must turn the group mode on before the start of recording page 44 1 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more during recording 2 Turn the control towards k or B gt gt until EDIT flashes in the display and then press W Je Name flashes in the display 3 To label a track press MW while Jd Name is flashing To label a group press the control towards k or B gt PPI until GP Name flashes in the display then press W To label a disc press the control towards Htdl or B gt PPI until gt Name flashes in the display then press W The track group or disc is ready to be labeled 4 Follow steps 5 to 7 of Labeling a disc during stop page 57 To cancel labeling Press DISPL
50. ay and then press the dial again 2 Turm the jog dial until SYNC ON flashes in the display and then press the dial Synchro recording indication SYNC appears in the display SYNC does not appear if optical cable is not connected to the recorder 3 Press and slide REC to the right The recorder stands by for recording Play the source sound The recorder starts recording when it receives the playing sound To stop recording Press W To cancel synchro recording Follow the procedure until SYNC OFF flashes in the display in step 2 and then press the jog dial e When there is no sound from the player for about 3 seconds during synchro recording the recorder goes into the standby mode automatically When the sound comes from the player again the recorder resumes synchro recording If the recorder is kept in the standby mode for 5 minutes or longer the recorder stops automatically e For longer recording follow step 1 of Long time Recording page 29 to select the recording mode and then start the procedure of synchro recording Notes e The pause function cannot be turned on or off manually during synchro recording Press W to stop recording Do not switch the SYNC REC setting while recording Recording may not be done properly e Even when there is no recorded sound on the sound source there may be cases when recording does not pause automatically during
51. ay window on the remote control Indication Track number Elapsed time v Track number Track name The number of tracks in the group Group name v The number of tracks in the disc Disc name Recorded time Note Items may appear differently depending on the group mode s on off status the recorder s operating status or the recorder settings e If you want to check the remaining time or the recording position while recording or in stop mode see page 38 e The display that appears on the recorder is different from the ones on the remote control See On the recorder page 52 to check the display that appears on the recorder AA AA E Connecting to a stereo system LINE OUT Connect the LINE OUT jack of the recorder to the LINE IN jacks of an amplifier or a tape player with a line cable For more information on line cables see Optional accessories page 88 The output is analog The recorder plays the MD digitally and sends analog signals to the connected equipment Portable DAT Stereo system recorder etc tone Stereo mini plug 2 phono plugs R L red white RK RK G136 G129 to O LINE OUT Jog dial When connecting a line cable to the LINE OUT jack of the recorder be sure to set the AUDIO OUT parameter for the OYLINE OUT jack 1 Press the jog dial turn the dial until AUDIO OUT flashes in the display and th
52. c during stop To label a disc that contains group settings you must turn the group mode on before doing the labeling procedure 1 Insert a disc continued 55 2 While the recorder is stopped press O Buttons Functions the jog dial turn the dial until EDIT Press flashes in the display and then press Turn the dial again 5 8 x s To enter a letter in the gt Name flashes in the display character palette Press the jog dial e enter the text a 4 a rare etter input area Press for The disc is ready to be labeled SECON fone os Letter input area VOL To insert a blank space before the cursor in the letter input area To move the cursor to the right in the character palette VOL To delete a letter in the letter Character palette input area To move the cursor to the Press M to shift the cursor from the left in the character palette letter input area to the character palette Jog dial To select a character in the letter input area Turn Press H tdl or PI to select a letter To scroll the character and press B to enter palette in the palette Turn The selected letter appears in the To enter a letter Press letter input area and the cursor moves To enter a name Press for 2 to the next input position The buttons seconds or more used for character input and their GROUP To cancel labeling in the functions are listed below CA
53. channels 2 stereo channels 1 monaural channel Frequency response 20 to 20 000 Hz 3 dB Wow and Flutter Below measurable limit Inputs Microphone stereo mini jack minimum input level 0 25 mV Line in stereo mini jack minimum input level 49 mV Optical Digital in optical digital mini jack Outputs YLINE OUT stereo mini jack dedicated remote control jack 194 mV 10 kohm Maximum output DC 2 Headphones 5 mW 5 mW 16 ohm Power requirements Sony AC Power Adaptor connected at the DC IN 3V jack 120 V AC 60 Hz U S A Canadian and Taiwan model 230 V AC 50 60 Hz Europe continental model 240 V AC 50 Hz Australian model 220 V AC 50 Hz Chinese model 230 240 V AC 50 Hz U K and Hong Kong model 220 V AC 50 Hz Argentina model 110 220 V AC 60 Hz Korean model 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Other models Nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery NH 14WM A 1 2V 1350 mAh MIN Ni MH LR6 size AA alkaline battery Battery operation time See Battery life page 75 Dimensions Approx 78 9 x 72 0 x 17 1 mm w h d 31 8 x 27 8 x 11 16 in Mass Approx 110 g 3 9 0z the recorder only DThe LINE IN OPT jack is used to connect either a digital optical cable or a line analog cable The LINE OUT jack connects either headphones earphones or a line cable 3 Measured in accordance with JEITA Supplied accessories AC power adaptor 1 Headphones earphones with a remote control d Battery chargi
54. d skips The recorder is placed where it receives continuous vibration gt Put the recorder on a stable place e A very short track may cause sound to skip Sound has a lot of static Strong magnetism from a television or such device is interfering with operation gt Move the recorder away from the source of strong magnetism Cannot find the track marks e You pressed IM after pressing K4 lt 4 or PPI gt Press IM before turning the jog dial or pressing k d or PPI The rechargeable battery does not start charging The rechargeable battery cannot be fully charged The rechargeable battery has been inserted incorrectly or the AC power adaptor has been connected incorrectly gt Insert the battery correctly or connect the AC power adaptor correctly The terminals of the battery charging stand is dirty gt Clean the terminals with a dry cloth The clock loses time or the display flashes The recording date was not stamped onto the disc The built in battery for the clock is weak gt Connect the AC power adaptor to DC IN 3V on the recorder and the wall outlet to charge the built in battery After charging set the clock again page 39 Note that the clock may gain or lose up to about 2 minutes per month under normal condition e The clock is not set gt Set the clock page 39 CD text information cannot be recorded The cable connecting the devices is not an
55. da Move lt gt E Move V de Erase DISPLAY 4 A LapTime lt EH gt 1Remain lt E gt GP Remain lt gt AllRemain lt gt Rec Date V en A Normal lt gt AllRepeat lt H gt 1Track lt E gt 1Repeat lt H gt Shuffle V PGMRepeat lt H gt PGM lt Z gt Shuf Rep M TIMER page 70 q A OFF gt ON TIMER 1 lt 2 gt TMER2 lt gt TIMER 3 V id A LINE OUT lt H gt HeadPhone V SOUND page 48 q f SOUND OFF lt P gt SOUND 1 lt F gt SOUND 2 PERSONAL 4 Entry OPTION q AVES lt BEEP y AVLS OFF lt 2 gt AVLS ON BEEP ON gt BEEP OFF lt gt _ Erase gt Pressing the jog dial lt gt Turing the jog dial 1 Appears only when the recorder is played and then stopped while in group mode 2 Does not appear when the supplied remote control is connected to the LINE OUT jack Press CANCEL on the recorder to cancel a menu operation 15 16 Menus and menu items selected while the recorder is recording EDIT dd Name lt E Name lt E gt E Name lt H gt Name Bank DISPLAY 4 LapTime lt RecRemain lt E gt Clock Auto REC lt E gt ManualREC REC MODE pl Rec Volume 4 SP lt gt LP2 lt gt LP4 lt gt MONO
56. during a time search the recorder will pause at beginning of the first track or the last track respectively par a e a a l a r U U a a Ol Using the Group Function Group mode The recorder can operate various playback with a disc which has group setting For more information on the group mode see Recording tracks using the Group Function Group mode recording page 30 GROUP Jog dial DISPLAY PLAYMODE g Control Listening to tracks in a specific group group mode playback On the recorder 1 Insert a disc which has group settings into the recorder and play the disc 2 Press GROUP for 2 seconds or more 17 and GROUP ON light up in the display and the group mode turns on Playback stops at the end of the last track in the selected group For details on selecting another group see Selecting and playing desired groups Group skip mode page 44 43 44 On the remote control 1 Insert a disc which has group settings into the recorder and play the disc 2 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more turn the control towards Ke or B gt PPI until GROUP flashes in the display and then press W 3 Turn the control towards F or BPP i until GROUP ON flashes in the display and then press W The elapsed time of the track and G group mode appears in the display and then group mode turns on Playback stops at the end of the last track in the selected group Fo
57. e order of a group on a disc Group move 06 Om the TECOMdeD area cel vada TCs 66 On the remote Control nidos 67 Adding a track mark 67 Erasing a track mark 68 Erasing tracks or groups 68 RS A A OA 68 To erasethe Whole disc mimica 69 To erase a group Other Operation ccocononnnnenonennnnnnnnonananaanananazznas ZO Suppressing the skips of the sound G PROTECTION cuca do 70 Using the alarm Melody Timer cooooncnnncnicnonanononccncncnncnnnn cnn cacnncnanncnnns 70 On the TEC dE ivetcas 70 On the remote control 71 Protecting your hearing AVLS 12 On the recorder ni las 72 Ont the remote Control tia ada 72 Turning off the beep sound oo eeeeeenetseeecseeeeseeeeseesesetseeeaeees 73 On the TEC OTdER ee acs ina Re TETTA 73 On the remote control ocre caos dese esses cacteavancesoes 73 Adjusting the contrast of the display window Contrast adjustment 73 Locking the controls HOLD cocoonicnicicccoconccoconoconcnnnonanrconnnnnonnnanonncnncnos 74 Power SOUFC8S occccocconocan na 7D Battery lie ic cl elec neta shales 75 Additional information ccsssccsssnsesecnssensneesnces 76 PLeCautiONns hoi ti sete dete aie sen Se E A eae eral 76 Troubleshooting ii Dee aa eden han 79 System limitations it dia 83 MESSAR S aan tai irc 84 PEC ICAO ii ra 87 Whatisan MD ii iii 88 J Looking at controls See pages in for more details The recorder N
58. ecorder in a warm place for several hours until the moisture evaporates The rechargeable battery or dry battery is weak LOW BATT flashes or nothing appears gt Charge the rechargeable battery or replace the dry battery with the new one page 19 or connect the supplied AC power adaptor to the recorder The rechargeable battery or dry battery have been inserted incorrectly gt Insert the battery correctly page 19 e You pressed a button while the disc indication was rotating quickly gt Wait until the indication rotates slowly e When recording digitally from a portable CD player you did not use AC power or did not disable the anti skip function such as ESP page 24 The analog recording was made using a connecting cord with an attenuator gt Use a connecting cord without an attenuator page 28 The AC power adaptor was unplugged during recording or a power outage occurred e While operating the recorder received a mechanical shock too much static abnormal power voltage caused by lightning etc gt Restart the operation as follows 1 Disconnect all the power sources 2 Leave the recorder for about 30 seconds 3 Connect the power source The disc is damaged or does not contain proper recording or editing data gt Reinsert the disc Rerecord the disc If the error message still appears replace it with another disc 79 Symptom The recorder does not work or works poorly
59. ected source which was itself recorded using digital connection gt Use analog connection instead page 22 NO DISC e You tried to play or record with no disc in the recorder gt Insert an MD No Entry e You tried to erase a setting in the Personal Disc Memory on a disc that contains no settings in the Personal Disc Memory NO SIGNAL The recorder could not detect digital input signals gt Make sure that the source is connected firmly page 22 NO TEXT e You tried to use the CD text copying function to copy a track or disc name from a CD that has no text data page 40 P B ONLY e You tried to record or edit on a pre mastered MD P B stands for playback gt Insert a recordable MD PROTECTED e You tried to record or edit on a MD with the tab in the record protect position gt Slide the tab back page 77 85 86 Error message SORRY Meaning Remedy e You tried to erase the track mark at the beginning of the first track e You tried to erase a track mark to combine tracks the recorder cannot combine a track recorded in stereo and in mono for example e You tried to overwrite a track marks e You tried to set Digital Sound Preset while the AUDIO OUT parameter was set to LINE OUT gt Use the jog dial to set the AUDIO OUT parameter to HeadPhone page 26 e You tried to press MI or T MARK during synchro recording e
60. electing a play mode page 45 2 Turn the jog dial to select a track 3 Press the jog dial to enter a track number 4 Repeat step 2 and 3 to program more tracks 5 Press the jog dial for 2 seconds or more The program is set and the playback starts from the first track o The program play setting will be remain in memory even after playback finished or is stopped e You can set the program play up to 20 tracks e The settings can be stored to the Personal Disc Memory page 51 e You can specify the playback mode for a selected group when the group mode is on To activate the group mode see Selecting and playing desired groups Group skip mode page 44 The play mode can also be selected when the recorder is stopped Notes e All program settings are lost when the lid of the recorder is opened e If the recorder is stopped and left inactive for 5 minutes in the middle of a programming operation the tracks selected up to that point are entered as the program e If you try to switch the group mode on or off while programing tracks SORRY appears in the display and the group mode does not change e If you turn the group mode on during program play the program setting is canceled On the remote control You can select various play mode using the PLAYMODE and RPT ENT buttons on the remote control PLAYMODE RPT ENT G Control 0 Selecting a play mode 1 Press PLAYMODE while t
61. en press the dial again 2 Turn the jog dial until LINE OUT flashes in the display and then press the dial 53 54 Notes e If the AUDIO OUT parameter for the Q LINE OUT jack is set to LINE OUT VOL or Digital Sound Preset will not function e The AUDIO OUT parameter for the 9 LINE OUT jack cannot be set to LINE OUT when the remote control is connected e When you connect the headphones earphones directly to the recorder set the AUDIO OUT parameter for the LINE OUT jack to HeadPhone Editing recorded tracks You can edit your recordings by adding erasing track marks or labeling tracks and MDs Premastered MDs cannot be edited Notes on editing Do not move or jog the recorder while TOC Edit is flashing in the display e You cannot edit tracks on an MD that is record protected Before editing tracks close the tab on the side of the MD page 77 e If you perform an editing operation while playing be sure not to turn the power off until TOC Edit disappears in the display e The lid does not open until TOC Edit disappears in the display after editing e When the group mode is on editing can be performed only for the tracks registered into the selected group TOC Table of Contents 5 _ A __ A 2 E Labeling recordings You can name tracks discs and groups using the recorder s character palette You can name t
62. es in the display and then press the dial 4 Turn the jog dial until the destination group flashes in the display and then press the jog dial 5 Turn the jog dial until the number of the destination track within the group flashes in the display and then press the jog dial 65 66 On the remote control DISPLAY I Ur Control a on 1 While the track you want to move is playing press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more 2 Turn the control towards F or b gt PP until GROUP flashes in the display and then press W 3 Turn the control towards K lt or b gt PPI until GROUP ON appears in the display and then press W The group mode turns on 4 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more 5 Turn the control towards F or BPP until EDIT flashes in the display and then press W The recorder plays the selected track repeatedly 6 Turn the control towards K lt or b gt PP until Jd Move flashes in the display and then press W T Turn the control towards Fea or b gt gt gt until the destination group flashes in the display and then press E 8 Turn the control towards K lt or b gt gt gt until the number of the destination track within the group flashes in the display and then press a A A AT Changing the order of a group on a disc Group move On the recorder GROUP Jog dial 1 Press GROUP for 2 seconds or more 4 lights up in the display and the
63. f the previously recorded material page 33 2 A track mark is added at the point where you press Ill again to resume recording while pausing thus the remainder of the track will be counted as a new track 3 If you open the lid while REC Posi is set to From Here recording will begin with the first track the next time you record Check the point to start recording on the display If the recording does not start e Make sure the recorder is not locked pages 20 74 e Make sure the MD is not record protected page 77 Premastered MDs cannot be recorded over For models supplied with the AC plug adaptor If the AC power adaptor does not fit the wall outlet use the AC plug adaptor Notes e Data Save or TOC Edit flashes while data of the recording the track s start and end points etc is being recorded Do not move or jog the recorder or disconnect the power source while the indication is flashing in the display e The lid does not open until TOC Edit disappears in the display e If the power supply is disrupted i e the battery is removed or becomes exhausted or the AC power adaptor is disconnected during a recording or editing operation or while TOC Edit appears in the display then it will not be possible to open the lid until power is restored e You can make digital recording only from an optical type output e When recording from a portable CD player set the CD player
64. ff and as the name of a group when group mode is on 41 42 Various ways of playback Searching for a specific track or a position quickly Quick Search kea gt gt i il Jog dial DISPLAY Control You can do two kinds of quick search Index search Searching quickly while monitoring the track numbers or track names e Time search Searching quickly while monitoring the elapsed time Selecting the search mode The search mode can be selected only on the remote control while the recorder is stopped playing or play paused 1 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more 2 Turn the control towards F or BPP until SEARCH flashes in the display and then press W 3 Turn the control towardsK lt or BPP i until Index index search or Time time search flashes in the display and then press W The recorder is factory set to Index Searching for a specific track while monitoring track numbers or track names Index Search To do an index search do the procedures Selecting the search mode and select Index in step 3 On the recorder 1 Turn the jog dial until the desired track appears in the display and then press the dial The selected track name appears in the display and the recorder starts playing by pressing the jog dial If the track has no name the track number appears in the display On the remote control 1 Press Ill while playing a d
65. he recorder is playing Each press of the button changes the play mode indication as shown below and starts playback in the selected play mode Display window on the remote control Play mode indication HUF 777 m53 12 52 Indication Play mode All the tracks are played once lt 1 A single track is played SHUF After the currently selected track finishes playing the remaining tracks are played in random order PGM Tracks are played in the order that you specified Creating a Program Program play 1 While the recorder is playing press PLAYMODE repeatedly until PGM flashes in the display 2 Turn the control towards k or B PP to select a track number Sn PEH671 Track Program number number 3 Press RPT ENT to enter a track number 4 Repeat step 2 and 3 to program more tracks 5 Press RPT ENT for 2 seconds or more Repeat play 1 Press RPT ENT during playback GS appears in the display and the recorder plays as the selected play mode repeatedly e The program play setting will be remain in memory even after playback finished or is stopped e You can set the program play up to 20 tracks The settings can be stored to the Personal Disc Memory page 51 e You can specify the playback mode for a selected group when the group mode is on To activate the group mode see Selecting and playing desired groups Group skip mode
66. he on off status of group mode or the operating status of the recorder For the DISPLAY pages 38 and 53 PLAYMODE page 46 RPT repeat page 47 and SOUND page 48 menu functions on the remote control use the respective buttons Tables of Menus on the recorder The menus provided on the recorder for each operating status are shown on this and the following pages Each chart shows the various menus and the menu items that can be selected at each menu level See Menu functions page 11 for details on menu operations Menus and menu items toggle in the display Menus and menu items selected while the recorder is stopped continued to the next page EDIT 4 A E gt Name lt gt Ej Set k gt E Release lt gt Name Bank lt gt BankErase V Erase lt gt Erase DISPLAY 4 A LapTime lt 2 gt RecRemain k gt GP Remain lt 2 gt AllRemain lt 12 gt Clock V ea A Normal lt gt AllRepeat lt 3 gt 1Track lt H gt 1Repeat lt H gt Shuffle V PGMRepeat lt gt PGM lt F gt Shuf Rep REC ae A sp lt m gt LP4 lt 2 gt MONO V M TIMER page 70 1 oF gt oN TIMER 1 lt 5 gt TIMER2 lt gt
67. he source player Synchro recording page 32 2 Do steps 1 to 5 of manual recording procedure Then do the procedure from step 1 and select SYNC ON in step 2 of of the synchro recording procedure page 32 Recording starts automatically whenever the source sound is played EAN Checking the remaining time or the recording position You can check the remaining time track number etc when recording or during stop Group related items appear only when a track with group settings is played and then stopped On the recorder REC indicator Jog dial 1 Press the jog dial turn the dial until DISPLAY flashes in the display and then press the dial 2 Turn the jog dial until the information you want flashes in the display The display changes as follows LapTime The elapsed time of the lt current track v RecRemain The remaining time after the current track in the group v GP Remain The remaining time after the current track in a group v AllRemain The remaining time after the current track Clock Current time Note Items may not be selectable depending on the group mode s on off status or the recorder s operating status 3 Press the jog dial The display changes as follows Items in step 2 will appear in section in the display If you select LapTime in step 2 nothing will appear on in this step Display window on the recorder
68. hose information is to be erased and verify its contents Do steps 1 and 2 until Erase flashes in the display and then press the jog dial on the recorder or W on the remote control Erase OK appears in the display and the disc information is erased If you try to erase the disc information of a disc that have never been stored No Entry appears in the display for 2 seconds Notes e The settings for up to 20 discs can be stored Any settings stored afterwards will replace the settings for the least used disc among the 20 e If you use another minidisc recorder to edit or add tracks to a disc whose settings have been stored on the recorder the disc will no longer be recognizable by the recorder and the stored information will become useless In this case store the settings again 51 52 AA AA O A O AA Checking the remaining time or the playing position You can check the track name disc name etc during playback Group related items appear only when a track with group settings is played and then stopped On the recorder Jog dial 1 While the recorder is playing press the jog dial turn the dial until DISPLAY flashes in the display and then press the dial again 2 Turn the jog dial until the information you want flashes in the display Each time you turn the dial the display changes as follows LapTime The elapsed time v 1 Remain The remaining time of the current t
69. isc The playback will pause 2 Turn and hold the control towards kaa or BPP until the desired track number or track name appears in the display 3 Press Ill to cancel the pause Playback starts from the selected track o e If you do the procedures while the recorder is shuffling the tracks shuffle play starts from the track that you selected e If the recorder reaches to the first or the last track on the disc as you are turning the jog dial or the control it will return to the last track or the first track respectively Searching for a specific point while monitoring the elapsed time Time Search To do a time search do the procedures of Selecting the search mode and select Time in step 3 On the recorder 1 Press IM while playing a disc The playback will pause 2 Keep pressing k or PI until the desired point appears in the display 3 Press Hl to cancel the pause Playback starts from the selected point On the remote control 1 Press MI while playing a disc The playback will pause 2 Turn and hold the control towards kea or BPP until the desired point appears in the display 3 Press Hl to cancel the pause Playback starts from the selected point e If you do the procedures while the recorder is shuffling the tracks shuffle play starts from the track that you selected e If you reach the first or the last track on the disc while turning the jog dial or the control
70. l repeat single repeat and shuffle repeat On the recorder Jog dial Selecting a play mode 1 While the recorder is playing press the jog dial turn the dial until PLAY MODE flashes in the display and then press the dial again 2 Turn the jog dial to select the play mode and then press the dial Each time you turn the dial the display item indicated by changes as shown below Pressing the jog dial while the item is flashing changes its play mode The new mode then appears in the window indicated by G indicates that repeat play has been activated for playback Display window on the recorder When you turn the jog dial changes continued 45 46 Indication Play mode Normal All the tracks are played once AllRepeat G All the tracks are played repeatedly 1 Track 1 A single track is played 1 Repeat G 1 A single track is played repeatedly Shuffle SHUF After the currently selected track finishes playing the remaining tracks are played in random order Shuf Rep G SHUF After the currently selected track finishes playing the remaining tracks are played repeatedly in random order PGM PGM Tracks are played in the order that you specified PGMRepeat S PGM Tracks are played repeatedly in the order that you specified Creating a Program Program play 1 Press the jog dial while PGM flashes in the display in step 2 of S
71. lashes in the display and then press the dial The track or group is ready to be labeled 4 Follow steps 5 to 7 of Labeling a disc during stop Labeling a track a group or a disc during recording To label a group you must first turn the group mode on before the start of recording page 43 1 While recording press the jog dial turn the dial until EDIT flashes in the display and then press the dial again Ja Name flashes in the display 2 To label a track press the jog dial while Je Name is flashing To label a group turn the jog dial until 4 Name flashes in the display then press the dial To label a disc turn the jog dial until 2 Name flashes in the display then press the dial The track group or disc is ready to be labeled 3 Follow steps 5 to 7 of Labeling a disc during stop To cancel labeling Press CANCEL to cause CANCEL to light up and PushENTER to flash in the display and then press the jog dial Notes e When the recording is stopped while labeling a track a group or a disc during recording or when the playback moves on to the next track while labeling a track the input at that point is entered automatically e LP is automatically added at the beginning of the track name for tracks recorded in MDLP mode page 29 On the remote control DISPLAY PLAYMODE i ie Control a Labeling a disc during stop T
72. lay and then press the dial again 3 Turn the jog dial repeatedly until ManualREC flashes in the display and then press the dial To switch back to the automatic control follow the procedure from step 2 again then turn the jog dial until Auto REC flashes in the display and then press the dial Play the source a A While observing the level meter in the display adjust the recording level by turning the jog dial Set the level so that the meter segments light up between O and O If O lights up reduce the input level Each level meter shows the following Upper L channel input level Lower R channel input level Recording does not start in this step If your source is an externally connected component be sure to cue the source to the beginning of the material to be recorded before you start playback 6 Press IM again to start recording To switch back to automatic level control Select Auto REC in step You can adjust the recording level manually even during recording Notes e If you press W during recording operation the recorder will revert to automatic recording level adjustment mode the next time you start a recording operation e RecVolume cannot be selected in step 2 during synchro recording To set the recording level manually during synchro recording do the procedure below 1 Select SYNC OFF in step 2 of To start stop recording in sync with t
73. layer or a cassette recorder using either digital optical input or analog line input To record see Recording an MD right away page 22 to record using digital optical input and Recording with analog input line cable required page 28 to record using analog line input Difference between digital optical and analog line inputs sound level Can also be adjusted manually Digital REC level control Adjusting the recording level manually Manual recording page 36 Difference Digital optical input Analog line input Connectable Equipment with an digital optical Equipment with an analog line source output jack output jack Usable cord Optical cable with an optical or an Line cable with 2 phono plugs optical mini plug page 22 or a stereo mini plug page 28 Signal from Digital Analog the source Even when a digital source such as a CD is connected the signal sent to the recorder is analog Recorded Marked copied automatically Marked automatically track e at the same positions as the source e after more than 2 seconds of numbers when the sound source is aCD or an blank or low level segment MD e when the recorder is paused e after more than 2 seconds of blank or while recording low level segment with a sound e automatically at specified source other than a CD or an MD intervals when the Auto Time e when the recorder is paused during Stamp is on synchr
74. me is copied Follow steps 2 and 3 to copy each new track name that appears Press M on the recorder at the point you want to stop recording 000 TEXT appears and PushENTER flashes in the display If you don t want to copy the disc name information press Mi again The disc name is not copied and the operation ends NO TEXT appears at this time if no disc name information exists in the CD In this case the operation ends without copying the disc name Press the jog dial Disc name scrolls and then disc name appears and PushENTER flashes in the display Press the jog dial TOC Edit flashes Afterwards the disc name scrolls in the display Tf the disc or track name appears in the display in step 1 the music tracks and CD text information on some CDs are automatically recorded from start to finish If the CD is this type press M on the recorder at the point you want to stop recording or after all tracks have been recorded TOC Edit flashes Afterwards the disc name scrolls in the display Notes e If you copy disc name information to a disc with a previously recorded disc name the old disc name will be overwritten with the new one e When the CD text copying function is on various settings and editing functions cannot be accessed with the jog dial e To record CD text information as a single group using the CD text copying function turn the group mode on before step 1
75. n accordance with the JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association standard 4 When using a 100 fully charged rechargeable battery 5 When using a Sony LR6 SG STAMINA alkaline dry battery produced in Japan When playing Unit approx hours JEITAD Batteries SP LP2 LP4 Stereo Stereo Stereo nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery NH 14WM A 24 27 31 LR6 SG 34 40 45 Sony alkaline dry battery NH 14WM A 64 75 84 nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery One LR6 SG 1 Measured in accordance with the JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association standard 2 When using a 100 fully charged rechargeable battery 3 When using a Sony LR6 SG STAMINA alkaline dry battery produced in Japan When to replace the batteries When the dry battery or rechargeable battery is weak flashing 4 or LOW BATT appears in the display Replace the dry battery or charge the rechargeable battery The battery level indicator is approximate It may be more or less than the indication depending on the operating condition Note Stop the recorder before replacing battery 75 76 Additional information Precautions On safety Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN 3V jack On power sources e Use house current nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery LR
76. ng LINE OUT lt gt HeadPhone SOUND page 48 1 i SOUND OFF lt gt souND 1 lt gt SOUND 2 TIME MARK q OFF lt gt 5min ON lt F gt 10 min ON lt P gt 15 min ON SYNC REC 4 SYNC OFF lt gt gt SYNC ON MIC SENS 4 SENS HIGH lt H gt SENS LOW OPTION gt Pressing the jog dial AVLS lt gt Turing the jog dial AVLS OFF lt gt AVLS ON D Appears only when the recorder is played and then stopped while in group mode 2 Does not appear when the supplied remote control is connected to the LINE OUT jack 3 Selectable only when the group mode is turned off Press CANCEL on the recorder to cancel a menu operation Tables of menus on the remote control The menus provided on the remote control for each operating status are shown on this and the following pages Each chart shows the various menus and the menu items that can be selected at each menu level See Menu functions page 11 for details on menu operations Menus and menu items toggle in the display Menus and menu items selected while the recorder is stopped EDIT p I gt Name Pset C gt GPRelease lt H gt Name Bank lt gt BankErase
77. ng stand Assembly needed 1 Rechargeable battery 1 Dry battery case 1 Rechargeable battery carrying case 1 Carrying pouch carrying case with a belt clip d AC plug adaptor Except Europe China and HongKong model 1 Optical cable 1 US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories Design and specifications are subject to change without notice 87 88 Optional accessories Optical Cable POC 151HG POC 152HG POC MZ1 POC MZ2 POC 15B POC 15AB POC DA12SP Line Cable RK G129 RK G136 Stereo Microphones ECM 717 ECM MS907 ECM MS957 Stereo Headphones earphones MDR EX70LP MDR Q33LP MDR A110LP CD text connecting cable RK TXT1 Active Speakers SRS Z500 Recordable MDs MDW series You cannot use the following accessories with this recorder MD label printer MZP 1 IC memory Repeat learning MD controller RPT M1 Your dealer may not handle some of the above listed accessories Please ask the dealer for detailed information about the accessories in your country Whether you should plug the headphones earphones directly to LINE OUT on the main unit or to a remote control use only headphones earphones with stereo mini plugs stereo mini plugs micro plug What is an MD How MiniDisc works MiniDisc MD comes in two types premastered prerecorded and recordable blank Premastered MDs recorded at music studios can be played back almost endlessly However they can t be
78. normal conditions the clock may vary by about plus or minus 3 minutes per month 39 Pa A e nl Copying CD text information while recording Joint Text CD text connecting cable CD that support CD TEXT and CD player that support Joint Text required By connecting the recorder to a Sony portable CD player that supports Joint Text the CD text copying function D E999 etc you can copy track and disc names automatically during recording In addition to the CD text connecting cable RK TXT1 make sure to connect the recorder to the portable CD player with an optical cable REC Jog dial SALA To LINE IN OPT jack To gt LINE OUT jack RK TXT1 not supplied To REMOTE jack Portable CD player D E999 etc To LINE OUT OPTICAL jack POC 15B etc not supplied 40 Press and slide REC to the right to start recording on the recorder and start playing the CD in the portable CD player SYNC and REC light up in the display CD TEXT appears for a few seconds then 001 TEXT appears and PushENTER flashes in the display NO TEXT appears at this time if no track name information exists in the CD In this case the track name will not be copied Press the jog dial Track name scrolls and then the track name appears and PushENTER flashes in the display Press the jog dial Track name scrolls in the display while the na
79. o LP4 approx 320 min Monaural MONO approx 160 min 1 For better sound quality record in normal stereo SP stereo or LP2 stereo mode 2 If you record a stereo source in monaural the sounds from left and right will be mixed 3 Items selected by the jog dial 4 When using an 80 minute recordable MD 3 Press and slide REC to the right 4 Play the source you want to record To stop recording press E The recorder switches back to stereo recording when you record the next time When you do not want LP added automatically at the beginning of a track When LP is added to the beginning of a track LP is displayed whenever an attempt is made to play or edit the disc on a unit that does not support MDLP mode This display lets you know that playback or editing of the track is not possible on the machine being used The recorder is factory set to add LP Stamp ON at the start of each track If you do not want LP to be added at the beginning of tracks do the procedure below 1 While the recorder is stopped press the jog dial turn the dial until OPTION flashes in the display and then press the dial again 2 Turn the jog dial until LP Stamp flashes in the display and then press the jog dial 3 Turn the jog dial until Stamp OFF flashes in the display and then press the jog dial If you want LP added select Stamp ON in
80. o label a disc that contains group settings you must turn the group mode on before doing the labeling procedure 1 Insert a disc continued 57 2 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more while the recorder is stopped 3 Turn the control towards F or B gt gt until EDIT flashes in the display and then press W gt Name flashes in the display 4 Press W The disc is ready to be labeled Turn the control towards F lt or B gt gt to select a letter and press W to enter The selected letter stops flashing and the cursor moves to the next input position Buttons Functions Press Turn H To switch between capital letters small letters numbers marks and phrases Control VOL To move the cursor to the left or right Control To change the letter to Ha the one before next one gt PP DISPLAY To insert a blank space to type in a new letter To cancel labeling by Press for 2 seconds or more PLAYMODE To delete a letter and move back all following letters to the left D Tf phrases are stored in the name bank the first phrase stored appears in the display page 59 6 Repeat step 5 and enter all characters of the label name 7 Keep pressing M for 2 seconds or more The disc is labeled 58 To cancel labeling Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more Labeling a track or a group during playback 1 To label a track insert a disc
81. o recording the recorder You can erase unnecessary marks pauses automatically when it after recording Erasing a track encounters a section with no audio mark page 68 signal for 3 seconds or more You can erase unnecessary marks after recording Erasing a track mark page 68 Recorded Same as the source Adjusted automatically Can also be adjusted manually Adjusting the recording level manually Manual recording page 36 Note Track marks may be copied incorrectly e when you record from some CD players or multi disc players using digital optical input e when the source is in shuffle or program play mode while recording using digital optical input In this case play the source in normal play mode e when recording BS or CS programs through digital optical input 28 A AA AA AAA Recording with analog input line cable required The sound will be sent from the connected equipment as analog signal but will be recorded digitally on the disc To connect to a sound source an optional line cable is required When connecting the cable make sure to insert the connectors firmly CD player cassette recorder etc source to LINE OUT t 4 L white R red Line cable Use the connecting cords without an attenuator To connect to a portable CD player having a stereo mini jack use the RK G136 connecting cord For more information on connecting cords see Optional
82. osi flashes in the display and press the jog dial Record an MD In order not to record over the current contents turn the jog dial until From End flashes in the display and then press the jog dial All new material will then be recorded after the end of the current contents To record over the current contents turn the jog dial until From Here flashes in the display and then press the jog dial The current contents will then be recorded over whenever new material is recorded Press and slide REC to the right REC and REC indicator on the REC switch light up and recording starts Play the CD or tape you want to record To stop recording press W After you press M to stop the recorder will automatically turn off in about 10 seconds when using batteries or about 5 minutes when using AC power adaptor To Record from the end of the current contents Press END SEARCH and then press and slide REC to the right Record over partway through the previous Press B Ht4 or PPI to find the start recording point of recording and press MM to stop Then press and slide REC to the right Pause H2 Press IM again to resume recording Remove the MD E and open the lid 3 The lid does not open while TOC Edit flashing in the display 23 24 1 By setting REC Posi to From End recording operations will always start from the end o
83. p settings into the recorder and play the disc and then press GROUP slightly 7 flashes in the display and the group skip mode turns on 2 Within 5 seconds turn the jog dial to select your desired group and then press the jog dial The recorder starts playing from the first track in the group You can also select a group using the k lt gt P1 buttons in step 2 On the remote control 1 Insert a disc which has group settings into the recorder and play the disc 2 Press and hold PLAYMODE until flashes in the display The group skip mode turns on 3 Within 5 seconds turn the control towards k or B gt PPI to select your desired group During playback on group mode playback of the desired group starts with the first track in the group and stops with the last track in the group During normal playback playback of the selected group starts with the first track in the group and stops with the last track on the disc Notes e If no operation is performed within 5 seconds after step 1 the group skip mode will be canceled and you will not be able to perform step 2 thereafter To continue with step 1 at this point repeat from the beginning of the procedure The group skip mode cannot be used with a disc that has no group settings The group skip mode operates regardless of whether the group mode is on or off Changing a play mode You can play tracks repeatedly in three ways al
84. p you want to erase Then press W 3 While the recorder is stopped press the jog dial turn the dial until EDIT flashes in the display and then press the dial again 4 Turn the jog dial until 3 Erase flashes in the display and then press the jog dial The group name and GP Erase appear and PushENTER flashes in the display To cancel erasing press CANCEL 5 Press the jog dial again The group is erased 69 70 Other operation Suppressing the skips of the sound G PROTECTION The G PROTECTION function was developed to provide a higher level of shock resistance than that of existing players in order to allow the recorder to be used while jogging Note The playback sound may skip if e the recorder receives stronger continuous shock e a dirty or scratched MiniDisc is played _ EA lt A A a e a ai Using the alarm Melody Timer You can set the alarm timer to go off in 1 to 99 minutes and select three different alarm sounds On the recorder Jog dial 1 While the recorder is stopped playing or play paused press the jog dial 2 Turn the jog dial until M TIMER flashes in the display and press the dial 3 Turn the jog dial until ON flashes in the display and then press the dial e lights up in the display and the alarm sound can be selected 4 Turn the jog dial repeatedly to select the alarm sound uan ON Es HIMES OS swe
85. page 31 The disc name will be copied as the name of the group You can monitor the sound during recording Connect the headphones earphones with remote control on to the CD text connecting cable and adjust the volume by pressing the VOL buttons on the recorder Connect the headphones earphones with remote control Notes The CD text copying function can only be used with components with the logo shown below JOINT TEXT CD gt MD Audio components that support the CD text copying function D EJO1 D EJ925 D EJ915 D EJ825 D EJ815 D EJ725 D EJ721 D EJ715 D EJ711 D FJ7STR Aug 2001 The CD text copying function can only be used with CDs that support CD TEXT COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO TEXT The RK TXT1 CD text connecting cable is designed for exclusive use with this recorder and Sony portable CD player D E990 etc Do not use a connecting cable of another make to copy CD text information The remote becomes inoperative when the CD text connecting cable RK TXT1 is connected to the recorder e Stopping or pausing playback on the CD player automatically causes recording on the recorder to pause A new track mark is automatically added when you resume recording e The track name of the track currently played will not be recorded if you stop or pause CD playback in the middle of the copying process on the recorder The name of the source CD is copied as the name of the disc when group mode is o
86. playback speed with the recorder The playback sound will be affected by the playback speed e All settings will be lost when you remove the disc from the recorder except when the setting is stored to the Personal Disc Memory zx _ eee A al Storing the settings for individual discs Personal Disc Memory The recorder can store the various settings for each disc and then retrieve them automatically whenever the disc is inserted The following setting can be stored e Volume e Playback mode e Group mode playback e Program play e Sound quality Digital Sound Preset e Playback speed Speed control On the recorder 1 While the recorder is stopped playing or play paused press the jog dial 2 Turn the jog dial until PERSONAL flashes in the display and then press the dial Entry flashes in the display STEREO 3 Press the jog dial Entry OK appears in the display and the disc settings are stored in the recorder On the remote control DISPLAY hr Ur Control gt 1 While the recorder is stopped playing or play paused press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more 2 Turn the control towards k or PP i until PERSONAL flashes in the display and then press M Entry flashes in the display 3 Press W Entry OK appears in the display and the disc settings are stored in the recorder Erasing the disc information Insert the disc w
87. pped press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more Turn the control towards F or towards B P until EDIT flashes in the display and press W Turn the control towards F lt or towards B gt gt gt gt repeatedly until BankErase appears in the display and then press W Turn the control towards F lt or towards B gt PPI repeatedly until the phrase you want to erase appears and then press W Erase appears in the display and the phrase is erased To cancel the operation Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more KE A Registering tracks or groups as a new group Group setting Do the following procedure to register tracks or groups A series of tracks or groups can be registered by selecting the starting and ending tracks or groups The tracks or groups must however be sequential If the desired tracks or groups are not consecutive you must move them to make them consecutive before you can register them Moving recorded tracks page 64 This function can be used at any time whether group mode is on or off _ Group _ Group_ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Making a new Making a new group group with with 2 groups tracks 1 to 3 y me Group Group 1 2 31415 6 7 819 e Registration of non consecutive tracks is not possible for example the 1 3 2 4 3 5 6 6 8 and then 9 e Tracks always appear according to their order on the disc not their order
88. r details on selecting another group see Selecting and playing desired groups Group skip mode page 44 o e You can also change the playback mode repeat play shuffle play or program play in the selected group After the procedures here follow the steps of Changing a play mode page 45 e In group mode pressing PH on the recorder or B gt PPI on the remote control during the last track of the group moves playback to the first track of the group and pressing k d on the recorder or the remote control during the first track of the group moves playback to the last track of the group e The settings can be stored to the Personal Disc Memory page 51 To turn off the Group function On the recorder press GROUP for 2 seconds or more again On the remote control select GROUP OFF in step 3 and then press W Note In group mode the recorder treats all tracks without group settings as belonging to the last group on the disc The last group is indicated in the display window on the recorder as Group Within a group the tracks appear in their order on the disc not their order within the group Selecting and playing desired groups Group skip mode With a disc which has group settings you can skip from the currently playing group to any other group on the disc You can select a desired group directly using the jog dial on the recorder On the recorder 1 Insert a disc which has grou
89. r for the Q LINE OUT jack is set to LINE OUT In this case set the AUDIO OUT to HeadPhone page 26 e When you use the Digital Sound Preset the sound may break or become distorted depending on the settings or the track Tn this case charge the settings of the sound quality e Changing to another Digital Sound Preset during a recording operation will not affect the quality of recorded sound To change playback speed Speed Control The playback speed can be adjusted in 7 steps 80 85 100 105 110 DISPLAY h Ur Control a ol 1 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more during playback 2 Turn the control towards H 4 or b gt PP i until SPEED flashes in the display and then press W The recorder changes to speed setting mode 3 Turn the control towards K lt or B PPI to select the playback speed shows the normal speed and the cursor shows the playback speed you are selecting Example while the playback speed is 95 of normal and the cursor appear alternately in the display 80 100 110 4 Press M to set the playback speed Display window on the remote control S appears to the right of the elapsed time during playback speeds other than normal Display window on the recorder S appears to the right of the track number The settings can be stored to the Personal Disc Memory page 51 Notes e You cannot change
90. rack v GP Remain The remaining time after the current location in the group v AllRemain The remaining time after the current location RecDate Recording date and time Note Items may appear differently depending on the group mode s on off status or the recorder s operating status 3 Press the jog dial The display changes as follows The item selected in step 2 appears in section in the display However if you select LapTime in step 2 section remains blank Display window on the recorder Indication O O O Q Track Elapsed time number LapTime Track Remaining 1 Remain number time of the current track Number of Remaining GP tracks after time after the Remain the current current track in the location in the group group Number of Remaining AllRemain tracks after time after the the current current track location in the group Recorded Recorded time RecDate date Note Items may not be selectable depending on the group mode s on off status or the recorder s operating status o The display that appears on the remote control is different from the ones on the recorder See On the remote control page 53 to check the display that appears on the remote control On the remote control DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY while playing Each time you press DISPLAY the display changes as follows Displ
91. racks or groups during playback discs during stop and all during recording Each name can be as long as 200 letters Each disc can hold up to 1 700 alphanumeric letters during playback or stop Available characters e Capital and small letters of the English alphabet e Numbers 0 to 9 I WRK lt gt _ _ space Notes e NAME FULL appears when you try to enter more than 1 700 characters on a disc Enter a shorter name for the track group or disc or set the LP Stamp setting to Stamp OFF when recording in MDLP mode so that LP is not be added at the beginning of the track name page 29 e When labeling a disc which has been recorded using the group function be sure to turn the group function on to avoid misoverwrite the group management information e If you enter the symbol between the characters in disc names such as abc def you may be unable to use the group function About the character palette The character palette appears in the display when the recorder is ready to accept character input The character palette has the following configulation ABCDEFGH JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 123 abcde f9hiikImnoparstuvwxyz 456 718 05 H x lt gt _ 0 789 The character palette will appear in the display as shown below The cursor flashes On the recorder 11 8 44 gt 1 END SEARCH GROUP CANCEL VOL Jog dial Labeling a dis
92. recorder can be used to perform various operations during playback recording editing and when the recorder is stopped Jog dial Turn to select Push to enter Display window while selecting the menu items Press the jog dial to display menu items in the display window on the recorder Turn the jog dial down to scroll downward and turn it up to scroll upward Press the jog dial while an item is flashing in the display to select it ODA es EDIT es wn DISPLAY e EDITS amp DISPLAY PLAY MODES DISPLAY smeo PLAY MODE sreo REC MODE stereo Turn the jog dial up to scroll Turn the jog dial down to the display upward scroll the display downward List of menus Menu functions Press the jog dial on the recorder or press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more on the remote control to enter a menu Menu onthe Menu on the Functions recorder remote control EDIT EDIT Selecting editing operations labeling erasing tracks discs or groups etc page 56 to 61 63 to 66 68 and 69 DISPLAY Displaying elapsed playing time remaining playing time etc page 38 and 52 PLAY MODE Selecting the play mode repeat play shuffle play etc page 45 RecVolume Selecting the automatic or manual recording level adjustment page 36 11 Menu on the recorder REC MODE Menu on the remote control Functions Selecting the recording mode SP stereo LP2 stereo LP4 stereo
93. rst track on the disc 25 3 You can turn off the beep sound page 73 4 Once you open the lid the point to start play will change to the beginning of the first track except when the disc information is stored to the Personal Disc Memory If the play does not start Make sure the recorder is not locked pages 20 74 When using the headphones earphones connect them directly to the recorder The VOL buttons and the Digital Sound Preset function may become inoperative In this case do the procedure below 1 Press the jog dial turn the dial until AUDIO OUT flashes in the display and then press the dial again 2 Turn the jog dial until HeadPhone flashes in the display 3 Press the jog dial again e The playback mode will switch automatically to match the recording mode of the material SP stereo LP2 stereo LP4 stereo or monaural e To play only the tracks in a certain group see Using the Group Function Group mode page 43 e The volume setting can be stored to the Personal Disc Memory page 51 Note If the power supply is disrupted i e the battery is removed or becomes exhausted or the AC power adaptor is disconnected when the recorder is operating the lid may not open until the power is restored Various ways of recording Two ways of connecting to a sound source The input jack of this recorder works as both digital and analog input jacks Connect the recorder to a CD p
94. rt the battery minus end first Insert a LR6 size AA alkaline dry battery To operate the recorder for the longest possible time use the dry battery together with a fully charged rechargeable battery Make connections and unlock the control connect firmly To LINE OUT Connect the headphones earphones Slide HOLD to the direction of the arrow with the remote control to gt LINE OUT gt in the illustration to unlock the controls 4 Insert an MD Use a recordable MD for recording D Press OPEN to open the lid SNe You can also charge the battery by connecting the supplied AC power adaptor directly to the recorder 1 Connect the supplied AC power adaptor to DC IN 3V on the recorder and then press M CHG while the recorder is stopped Charging and J appear in the display and charging starts Full charging takes about three and a half hours Charging is complete when J disappears Charging time may vary depending on the battery condition 2 Unplug the AC power adaptor from the AC power outlet Notes e The supplied battery charging stand can be used only with this recorder Any other models cannot be charged e Do not use the recorder to charge any other battery besides the supplied one or the one designated for it NH 14WM A e Though the battery charging stand and the battery may become hot during the charging procedure this poses no danger e Be sure to use
95. s setting mode Pressing the SOUND button for 2 seconds again changes the recorder back to T treble setting mode 00 B O 4 lt gt SOUND1 When you select bass setting mode B appears When you select treble setting mode T appears 3 Turn the control towards k or B gt gt repeatedly to adjust the bass or the treble Example While adjusting the bass The cursor moves Position 2 SOUND1 4 0 3 The sound can be adjusted in 8 steps 4 3 0 2 3 Pressing the SOUND button for 2 seconds or more toggles the display between SOUND 1 and SOUND 2 When you press SOUND for a short time while adjusting B bass or T treble the setting for that sound is entered and the display switches to the other sound setting 4 Press W The sound settings are saved and the playback display appears again To cancel the digital sound preset e On the recorder Select SOUND OFF in step 2 e On the remote control Press SOUND repeatedly until nothing appears in the display 49 e The settings can be stored to the Personal Disc Memory page 51 e Settings can also be changed while playback is momentarily paused Hl e If the recorder is not operated approximately for 5 minutes the current setting is stored and the display automatically switches to normal play mode Notes e Digital Sound Preset becomes inoperative when the AUDIO OUT paramete
96. s recorder with the group mode turned off Note that if you perform the procedure for Relabeling recordings of Labeling recordings page 59 and rewrite this character string by mistake you may be unable to use the group function of that MD Notes e The group function setting is stored even if you eject the MD or turn off the recorder e In group mode the recorder treats all tracks without group settings as belonging to the last group on the disc The last group is indicated in the display window on the recorder as Group Within a group the tracks appear in their order on the disc not their order within the group To activate the group mode To record tracks in group mode you must first turn the group mode on before the start of recording On the recorder 1 Press GROUP for 2 seconds or more 27 lights up and the group mode turns on To cancel the group mode press GROUP for 2 seconds or more again On the remote control 1 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more turn the control towards Htdl or B gt PPI until GROUP flashes in the display and then press W 2 Turn the control towards K lt or Bb gt gt until GROUP ON flashes in the display and then press W G lights up in the display To cancel the group mode select GROUP OFF in step 2 Recording a track into a new group 1 While the recorder is stopped press GROUP for 2 seconds or more 2 Pre
97. se Retrieving phrases You can retrieve a phrase stored in the recorder s memory anytime you want to use it in a track group or disc name There are two ways to retrieve a stored phrase by displaying the stored phrases one by one during the labeling procedure or by searching the name bank by the first letter of the desired phrase Note Phrases stored in the name bank cannot be retrieved by the procedure described in Searching for a phrase by displaying the stored phrase one by one To retrieve a phrase from the name bank follow the procedure described in Searching for a phrase by its first letter Searching for a phrase by displaying the stored phrase one by one 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of Labeling recordings page 55 and turn the jog dial until Jd Name E Name or gt Name flashes in the display Then press the jog dial 2 Press END SEARCH so that the phrase stored in the recorder s memory appears in the display 3 Press M to move the cursor from the letter input area to the character palette and then turn the jog dial until the desired phrase flashes in the display Turning the jog dial causes the phrases stored in the recorder s memory to appear one by one in sequential order 4 Press the jog dial while the phrase you want flashes in the display The phrase is selected and lights up in the letter input area 5 Press the jog dial for 2 seconds or more The
98. seeeeeescneteeeeeeseeees 48 Adjusting the sound quality oo ieee cseescsecseeeeseeetseeseneees 48 To change playback speed Speed Control 0 0 cece esceeereeeeeees 50 Storing the settings for individual discs Personal Disc Memory 51 On the TecOrdere cria 51 On the remote control 0 0 2 ccsicetsscescsdssacsecseesecetsersetsonsetsonaseasenseadons 51 Checking the remaining time or the playing position eee 52 On the reco dcir id 52 On the remote Control oooonnocnonccncnncnncnnnnnnnnananonananonananonc canario cncnncnns 53 Connecting to a stereo system LINE OUT cococnccnconocicininonicincnninonananno 53 Editing recorded tracks scsssesssssssesseseseeeeeeees DD Labeling recordings mt ra 55 Ofi the recordet aii 55 On the remote control 0 eeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeeeeeseeeeaeceecneeeeeseeeeeseenes 57 Storing phrases frequently used in labeling oooonncncnnnnnnicnnnnnnnncno 59 On the recorder On the remote control Registering tracks or groups as a new group Group setting 63 To release a group Setting eee cece E e EEEE REER 64 Moving recorded tracks aia 64 Orn th recorder ii Cote anzemeencees 64 On the remote contiol acen csciveevesncensseeenvendexcesensenneunessavccvereeannaeses 65 Moving a track to a different group oo ieee eee eteeeetecseeeeseteteeeeeseeeees 65 OM The PECOTUER 5 tt is 65 On the remote Control 00 ceceeeseeseeseeeeeteeeteeeeeeeeeeees 66 Changing th
99. should exercise extreme caution or discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations Preventing hearing damage Avoid using headphones earphones at high volume Hearing experts advise against continuous loud and extended play If you experience a ringing in your ears reduce the volume or discontinue use Caring for others Keep the volume at a moderate level This will allow you to hear outside sounds and to be considerate of the people around you On the MiniDisc cartridge e When carrying or storing the MiniDisc keep it in its case Do not break open the shutter Do not place the cartridge where it will be subject to light extreme temperatures moisture or dust e Attach the supplied MD label only in the space designated for it on the disc Do not stick it on any other disc surface On the dry battery case The supplied dry battery case is designated for this recorder only On cleaning e Clean the recorder casing with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water or a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzene as it may mar the finish of the casing e Wipe the disc cartridge with a dry cloth to remove dirt e Dust on the lens may prevent the unit from operating properly Be sure to close the disc compartment lid after inserting or ejecting an MD e To obtain the best sound quality use a dry cloth to wipe the plugs of the headphones
100. ss END SEARCH 3 Press and slide REC to the right 4 Play the source sound To stop recording press E The material that was recorded up until E was pressed is entered as a new group 31 Recording a track into an existing group 1 While the recorder is stopped press GROUP for 2 seconds or more 2 Press GROUP slightly 17 flashes in the display and you can select a group directly group skip mode page 44 3 Within 5 seconds press Htdl or DPI repeatedly until the group you want the track to belong to appears 4 Press and slide REC to the right 5 Play the source sound Notes e Even if REC Posi is set to From Here newly recorded tracks are inserted after the existing tracks in the specified group without recording over the current contents The group skip mode turns off automatically in step 3 if nothing is done within 5 seconds To continue the procedure do step 2 again To add a track that is playing to a group stop playing the track first and then do the procedure from step 4 AAA DA A To start stop recording in sync with the source player Synchro recording You can easily make digital recordings of a digital source on an MD Before synchro recording make connections to the digital source with a digital cable and insert a recordable MD CD players etc 1 While the recorder is stopped press the jog dial turn the dial until SYNC REC flashes in the displ
101. synchro recording indication 32 8 Level meter 36 45 9 STEREO SP stereo LP2 LP2 stereo LP4 LP4 stereo MONO monaural indication 29 10 Pause indication 11 Sound indication 48 Lights up when Digital Sound Preset is on 12 REC indication 23 36 Lights up while recording When flashing the recorder is in record standby mode 10 The headphones earphones with a remote control DISPLAY button 31 38 42 53 Control 25 31 1 7 laa PP 58 71 42 49 58 71 2 PLAYMODE button 44 47 58 BPP play AMS FF 3 RPT ENT repeat enter button 47 id REW 49 aa 7 turn a hold to play fast orward rewind etc Control VOL 25 58 4 SOUND button 49 El 5 Clip Pull and turn to adjust the volume 6 HE pause button 25 42 58 61 8 Display window 38 47 71 10 HOLD switch 20 74 11 IM stop button 25 31 42 58 71 DMay be used as the Enter button depending on the function The display window of the remote control Track number display 38 47 71 Character information display 38 47 53 71 Disc indication 38 47 71 Timer indication 71 Play mode indication 47 Battery level indication 38 47 71 REC indication 23 38 SOUND indication 49 N EE o NI o e Es e How to use the jog dial The jog dial on the
102. synchro recording due to the noise level emitted from the sound source e If a silent portion is encountered for approximately 2 seconds during synchro recording from a sound source other than a CD or an MD a new track mark is automatically added at the point where the silent portion ends e Synchro recording cannot be done if the connecting cord is not an optical cable or if the cable is connected to the MIC PLUG IN POWER jack e You cannot change the recording mode during recording Oe A AAA Recording without overwriting existing material If you wish to avoid recording over the current contents of an MD do the following procedure All new material will then be recorded from the end of the current contents The recorder is factory set to record over existing material Jog dial 1 While the recorder is stopped press the jog dial turn the dial until OPTION flashes in the display and then press the dial again 2 Turn the jog dial repeatedly until REC Posi flashes in the display and then press the dial 3 Turn the jog dial repeatedly until From End flashes in the display and then press the dial To start recording over the current contents Select From Here in step 3 33 34 o To temporarily record without recording over the current contents press END SEARCH before the start of recording The recording will begin after the last track even if REC Posi is set to
103. ted in the European Union Table of contents Looking at controls sscesesessessseesseeseeeseseseseseees Y How to use the jog dial aineet a eie e 11 LISO MEROS ti dl dt 11 Men UNICOS dia etario 11 Tables of Menus on the recorder oooooocnnccnoconononononnnonononnnonnncnnono nono 13 Tables of menus on the remote control ooooonoccnncninonionconnconccononnnonno 17 Getting started scsscscsssesesssnsessesesesssessseesesesees 19 Recording an MD right away sssssssssssesssnsees 22 Playing an MD right away comononcnnononenanaananananaas 2D Various ways Of recording mmmcmcnonnenananannanananna 27 Two ways of connecting to a sound Source oococcococccccoccnccocancconannonannnonos 27 Recording with analog input line cable required ieee 28 Long time Recording ooccconcnccncnncnnnnnccnnnconcnnonononn cnn nn cnn on crac narco aran ncncnons 29 When you do not want LP added automatically at the beginning of O EEE nevis ons oleecbanesentvassatvased 29 Recording tracks using the Group Function Group mode recording 30 To activate the group mode oo eee eteeeceeeseeeeeetetseeeeetseeeaes 31 Recording a track into a NEW group ocoococcoccoccnoconcnnconnonnonncnnonncnncnnone 31 Recording a track into an existing group eee eeeeteeeeeeeeeeee 32 To start stop recording in sync with the source player Syiichro recording nesie ea E R AA n 32 Recording without overwriting existing material
104. teps 1 and 2 of On the recorder in Selecting and playing desired groups Group skip mode page 44 and check the contents of the group you want to release Then press W 3 Press the jog dial turn the dial until EDIT flashes in the display and then press the dial again 4 Turn the jog dial until Py Release flashes in the display and press the jog dial Release appears and PushENTER flashes in the display 5 Press the jog dial The group setting of the selected group is released Moving recorded tracks You can change the order of the recorded tracks Example Move track C track number 3 from the third to the second track A B Cy Dd Before moving a ec BY D After moving On the recorder Jog dial 1 While playing the track you want to move press the jog dial turn the dial until EDIT flashes in the display and then press the dial again The recorder plays the selected track repeatedly 2 Turn the jog dial until JA Move flashes in the display and then press the dial The selected track number or name of the group that the selected track belongs when the group mode is turned on flashes in the display If the track has been labeled press PPI to make the track name appear in the display Press K lt to display the track number again 3 Turn the jog dial until the destination track number flashes in the display
105. tion Recordable MDs are manufactured with a User TOC Area to contain the order of the music The TOC Table of Contents system is similar to the directory management system of floppy disks In other words starting and ending addresses for all music tracks recorded on the disc are stored in this area This lets you randomly access the beginning of any track as soon as you enter the track number AMS as well as label the location with a track name as you would a file on a diskette O a Oo y O User TOC area Contains the order and start end points of the music O Music Data 89 Printed on 100 recycled paper using VOC Volatile Organic Compound free vegetable oil based ink http www sony net Sony Corporation Printed in Japan
106. tory setting from the moment you select ON in step 3 The recorder will begin counting down again from the moment you change the elapsed time in step 6 Protecting your hearing AVLS The AVLS Automatic Volume Limiter System function keeps down the maximum volume to protect your ears Jog dial DISPLAY In Cy as ae On the recorder 1 Press the jog dial turn the dial until OPTION flashes in the display and then press the dial again 2 Turn the jog dial until AVLS flashes in the display and then press the dial 3 Turn the jog dial until AVLS ON flashes in the display and then press the dial When you try to turn the volume too high AVLS appears in the display The volume is kept to a moderate level On the remote control 1 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more 2 Turn the control towards F or b gt PP until OPTION flashes in the display and then press W 3 Turn the control towards k or b gt Pri until AVLS flashes in the display and then press W 4 Turn the control towards k or gt gt until AVLS ON flashes in the display and then press W To cancel the AVLS Select AVLS OFF in step 3 on the recorder and then press the jog dial Select AVLS OFF in step 4 on the remote control and then press W I A A A Turning off the beep sound You can turn off the beep sound in the headphones earphones Jog dial
107. trol nor can you adjust the contrast of the display on the remote control 73 A A AA U Locking the controls HOLD To prevent the buttons from being accidentally operated when you carry the recorder use this function HOLD HOLD Slide HOLD in the direction of the On the recorder slide HOLD to lock the controls of the recorder On the remote control slide HOLD to lock the controls of the remote control To unlock the controls Slide HOLD in the opposite direction of the arrow 74 Power sources You can use the recorder on house current or as follows In the recorder a nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery NH 14WM A supplied With supplied battery case LR6 size AA alkaline dry battery not supplied It is preferable to use the recorder on house current when recording for a long time Battery life When recording Unit approx hours JEITA Batteries SP LP2 LP4 Stereo Stereo Stereo nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery NH 14WM A 8 5 11 14 LR6 SG 7 5 12 15 Sony alkaline dry battery5 NH 14WM A 20 28 37 nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery One LR6 SG D The battery life may be shorter due to operating conditions and the temperature of the location 2 When you record use a fully charged rechargeable battery Recording time may differ according to the alkaline batteries 3 Measured i
108. u press the button the display changes as follows Display window on the remote control Indication O While recording Track number Elapsed time Track number Remaining time for recording Current time In stop mode Track number Elapsed time v Track number Track name Number of tracks in the group Group name he Disc name v Current time Note Items may appear differently or may not be selectable depending on the group mode s on off status the recorder s operating status or the recorder settings o e If you want to check the playing position or track name while playing see page 53 e The display that appears on the recorder is different from the ones on the remote control See On the recorder page 37 to check the display that appears on the recorder AAA el Setting the clock to stamp the recorded time To stamp the date and time on the MD when you record you first need to set the clock Once you set the clock the recorder will include a time stamp each you record something If you don t want to include a time stamp on the track skip this operation Jog dial 1 Press the jog dial while the recorder is stopped 2 Turn the jog dial until OPTION flashes in the display and then press the dial 3 Turn the jog dial until CLOCK SET flashes in the display and then press the dial The digits of the year flash

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