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Sony MDS-JB930 User's Manual

1. 1 While the deck is stopped and no track number appears in the display press MENU NO Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Tum AMS or press lt bb repeatedly until Undo appears Undo doesn t appear if no editing has been done 3 Press AMS or YES One of the following messages appears depending on the last edit operation Last edit operation Message Erasing a track Erasing all the tracks on an MD Erase Undo Erasing a portion of a track Dividing a track Divide Undo Combining tracks CombineUndo Moving a track Move Undo Naming a track or MD Copying a track or disc name Renaming a track or MD Name Undo Erasing a track or disc name Erasing all the names on the MD 42 4 Press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and the MD is restored to the condition that existed before the edit operation To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or W Other Functions This chapter explains other useful functions that are available on the MD deck Changing the Pitch Pitch Control Function You can change the MD playback speed pitch The tone rises at higher pitches and falls at lower pitches When you ve set the pitch to a value other than the factory setting the PITCH CONTROL button lights amber during play PITCH CONTROL AMS
2. suolpung 19430 suolpuny 12430 Using a Timer By connecting a timer not supplied to the deck you can start and stop playback recording operations at specified times For further information on connecting the timer or setting the starting and ending times refer to the instructions that came with the timer TIMER PLAY MODE gt Playing an MD using a timer 1 Do steps 1 to 3 of Playing an MD on page 26 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly or one of the PLAY M ODE buttons once to select the play mode you want To play only specific tracks create a programme see page 30 To specify the time for the end of playback press gt to start playing then go to step 3 3 Set TIMER on the deck to PLAY 4 Set the timer as required e When you have set the time for the start of playback the deck turns off When the specified time arrives the deck turns on and starts playing e When you have set the time for the end of playback playback continues When the specified time arrives the deck stops playing and turns off e When you have set the time for both the start and end of playback the deck turns off When the starting time arrives the deck turns on and starts playing When the ending time arrives the deck stops playing and turns off 5 after you have finished using the timer set TIMER on the deck to OFF 46 Recording on an MD using
3. 17 18 19 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 fo Milha haha o stallosy pig RECMODE miT a ik A 2826 pices PHONELEVEL KEYBOAD cod rete EJECT L gt e 27 26 25 24 23 2221 20 19 118 17 16 15 INPUT selector 18 20 21 55 Use to select the input jack or connector of the programme source to be recorded REC LEVEL control 20 Turn to adjust the recording level REC button 19 20 22 25 42 Press to record on the MD monitor the input signal or mark track numbers E button 19 26 46 Press to stop play or recording or cancel the selected operation II button 7 19 25 26 Press to pause play or recording Press again to resume play or recording button 7 19 25 27 29 30 46 Press to start play EJECT button 19 20 26 Press to eject the MD lt lt gt P buttons 8 28 30 31 33 35 36 39 Press to locate a portion within a track change the contents of a programme or change the input character MD insertion slot 18 26 Insert the MD as illustrated below With the labelled side up With the arrow pointing towards the deck 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DISPLAY CHAR button 14 15 20 30 39 e Press when the deck is stopped to display disc information or the contents of a programme e Press during recording
4. 518 pseog oy e Buisn Pa GW 24 Pungessdo pseog oy e Buisn Pa GW ou Pungejsdo Assigning Characters to Keyboard Keys Assigning a character If your keyboard layout doesn t match the system settings the display may show the wrong characters or no characters at all when you press the keys In this case you need to assign characters to the keys 1 While the deck is stopped press Esc twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Press tV or Tab Shift Tab repeatedly until Keyboard appears then press Enter 3 Press f1 or Tab Shift Tab repeatedly until Assign appears then press Enter 4 Press tV or Tab Shift Tab repeatedly until the character you want to assign appears If the character has already been assigned User appears If it has not been assigned Default appears 5 Press Enter lt Set Key gt flashes in the display 6 Press the key to be assigned to on the keyboard Key Change appears and the selected character is assigned to the key If Same Key appears The same character is already assigned to the key If Remove old assign appears A different character is already assigned to the key Press Enter to clear the current assignment and assign the new character Press Esc to cancel Notes e You can assign a character with Shift only for symbol and number keys e You can t assig
5. Before You Start the Hookup Checking the supplied accessories This MD deck comes with the following items e Audio connecting cords 2 e Optical cable 1 Remote commander remote RM D33M 1 e R6 size AA batteries 2 Inserting batteries into thmate Insert two R6 size AA batteries with the and properly oriented to the markings into the battery compartment When using the remote point it at the remote sensor J on the deck Q When to replace the batteries Under normal conditions the batteries should last for about six months When the remote no longer operates the deck replace both batteries with new ones Notes Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries Do not use a new battery with an old one Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or lighting apparatus Doing so may cause a malfunction e If you don t use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion Hooking Up the Audio Components CONTROL A11 Mains lead DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL IN IN2 IN1 OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL Amplifier CD player DBS tuner Digital etc amplifier DAT deck MD deck etc Digital equipment with a DIGITAL OUT connector only Digital equipment with both DIGITAL IN and OUT connector
6. Cannot Edit An attempt was made to edit the MD during Programme or Shuffle Play Or the MD is record protected Disc Full The MD is full page 54 Impossible The deck cannot do the specified Initialize flashing operation pages 19 and 36 The Setup Menu settings have been lost Or the contents recorded by timer have disappeared over time and are not be available for saving to disc or Programme Play could not be activated since the programme has disappeared over time The message flashes for about four seconds when you turn on the deck by pressing I Name Full The naming capacity of the MD has reached its limit about 1 700 characters No Disc There is no MD in the deck No Name The track or disc has no name No Program You tried to start Programme Play when no programme exists Premastered An attempt was made to record on a premastered MD ProgramFull The programme contains the maximum number of tracks You cannot add any more tracks REMOTE The MD is being controlled by an Smart Space external device connected to the deck The Smart Space function is on page 21 TOC Reading The deck is checking the TOC Table Of Contents on the MD If REMOTE appears under other circumstances turn off the deck then turn it on again 578 uoleu0ju euonIppy UO CULOJU BUONIPPY Edit Menu Table The following table provides a quick guide
7. It also tells you about the information that appears in the display window 105 Front Panel Parts Descriptions ml no le la ln 2 N oo an 1 1 power switch 18 26 55 57 Press to turn on the deck When you turn on the deck the STANDBY indicator turns off When you press the switch again the deck turns off and the indicator lights up PITCH CONTROL button 16 43 44 Press to set the MD playback speed pitch When you ve set the pitch to a value other than 0 factory setting the button lights amber during play FILTER button 47 Press to select the type of the digital filter TIME button 14 16 20 25 Press to display the remaining time Remote sensor 4 Point the remote towards this sensor B for remote operations Display window 8 14 16 20 39 43 Shows various information CLEAR button 30 31 39 Press to cancel the selection MENU NO button 8 21 22 30 42 45 49 Press to display Edit Menu or Setup Menu AMS control 8 19 21 23 26 27 30 45 49 Turn to locate tracks set the clock select the input characters or select a menu item and a setting value YES button 8 21 22 30 42 45 49 Press to carry out the selected operation REC MODE selector 18 Use to set the REC MODE to STEREO or MONO 12 13 14 15 16
8. gt Take out the MD and close the record protect slot page 19 C13 REC Error The recording was not made properly gt Set the deck in a stable surface and repeat the recording procedure The inserted MD is dirty with smudges fingerprints etc scratched or substandard in quality gt Replace the disc and repeat the recording procedure C13 Read Error The deck could not read the TOC on the MD properly gt Take out the MD and insert it again C14 Toc Error The deck could not read the TOC on the MD properly gt Insert another disc gt If possible erase all the tracks on the MD page 35 C71 Din Unlock The sporadic appearance of this message is caused by the digital signal being recorded This will not affect the recording While recording from a digital component connected through the DIGITAL IN connector the digital connecting cable was unplugged or the digital component turned off gt Connect the cable or turn the digital component back on 59 8 uoleuojuy euonIppy uopewoyju BUONIPPY Index A AMS 27 Audio connecting cord 4 5 Auto Cut 21 Auto Pause 32 Auto Space 31 Automatic Track Marking additional information 23 how to 22 trigger level 22 B Battery 4 Blank erasing during recording See Smart Space and Auto Cut inserting during play See Auto Space C CD Synchro recording 24 Clock setting 8 Combining 37 CONTROL All
9. Q You can change the duration of Fade in and Fade out Play Recording 1 While the deck is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press ka bbl repeatedly to select the setting then press AMS or YES To change the duration of Select Fade in Play Recording Fin Fade out Play Recording F out 3 Turn AMS or press kK bbl repeatedly to select the duration then press AMS or YES Both the Fade in and Fade out durations can be set in 0 1 second steps 4 Press MENU NO Falling Asleep to Music Sleep Timer You can set the deck so that it turns off automatically after specified minutes MENU NO AMS YES 1 While the deck is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until Sleep Off appears in the display then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press 44 1 repeatedly to select the setting then press AMS or YES To Select Turn on Sleep Timer Sleep On Turn off Sleep Timer Sleep Off factory setting 4 Tum AMS or press I lt gt gt I repeatedly until Sleep 60min appears in the display then press AMS or YES 5 Tum AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly to select the time to be turned off 30min 60min factory setting 90min or 120min then press AMS or YES 6 Press MENU NO 45
10. Setting the pitch automatically in steps Auto Step Control Function You can increase the pitch by up to 2 steps or lower the pitch by up to 48 steps One octave equals 12 steps 1 While the deck is playing press PITCH CONTROL repeatedly until Pitch appears in the display 2 Tum AMS until the desired step value appears To recall the factory setting Press CLEAR while setting the value Notes When you change the step value the playback sound drops out momentarily The step value returns to 0 factory setting when you turn off the deck or eject the MD e When a dot appears to the right of the step value in the pitch display this indicates that you have performed fine adjustment see the next page and the pitch value is between steps The step and fine control values are linked 43 suo IpunI 12410 suolpuny 12430 eee Changing the Pitch Pitch Control Function Finely controlling the pitch Fine Control Function You can fine control the playback speed in 0 1 increments from 98 5 to 12 5 1 While the deck is playing press PITCH CONTROL repeatedly until Pfine appears in the display 2 Turn AMS until the desired value appears To recall the factory setting Press CLEAR while setting the value Q You can use Setup Menu to change the pitch During play select Pitch to set the pitch automatically in steps or Pfine to finely cont
11. factory setting Turn off Smart Space and Auto Cut S Space Off 4 Press MENU NO Notes e If you start recording with no signal input Smart Space and Auto Cut will not operate regardless of the setting Smart Space does not affect the order of the track numbers being recorded even if the blank space occurs in the middle of a track e Auto Cut is automatically turned on or off in tandem with Smart Space e If you turn off the deck or disconnect the mains lead the deck will store the last setting S Space On or S Space Off and recall it the next time you turn on the deck e If the deck continues recording pause for about ten minutes after the Auto Cut activated recording stops automatically 218 SAW uo buipsoDoy sa uo bBuipioDoy Marking Track Numbers While Recording Track Marking You can mark track numbers either manually or automatically while recording By marking track numbers at specific points you can quickly locate the points later or edit the MD easily MENU NO AMS YES RECO Marking track numbers manually Manual Track Marking Press REC at the point where you want to add a track number w hile recording Marking track numbers automatically Automatic Track Marking When recording from a CD player or MD deck connected to the DIGITAL IN connector the deck marks track numbers in the same sequence as the source When recor
12. repeatedly to change the display Each press of the button changes the display as follows Total number of tracks and total recorded time default display The contents of a programme only when PROGRAM lights up Press Q You can check the remaining recordable time on the MD Press TIME Each press of the button changes the display as follows Total number of tracks and total recorded time default display Total number of tracks and remaining recordable time on the MD recordable M Ds only Press Not shown for the premastered discs While the deck is recording Press DISPLAY CHAR or DISPLAY repeatedly to change the display Each press of the button changes the display as follows Track number and recorded time of the current track default display 1 Lsync 6 we Er FS kHz appears while the analog signal is input Vy Press DF digital filter display Press You can check the remaining recordable time on the MD Press TIME Each press of the button changes the display as follows Track number and recorded time of the current track default display Track number and remaining recordable time on the MD Q The Peak Hold Function freezes the peak level meters at the highest level reached by the input signal 1 While
13. single track The two tracks need not to be consecutive nor chronological Y ou can combine several tracks into a single medley or several independently r ecor ded por tions into a single track When you combine two tracks the total number of tracks decr eases by one and all tracks following the combined track ar erenumber ed Example Combining the second track and the fourth track 1 AAA 2 BBB 3 CCC 4 DDD IJAMA EEE ccc BBB DDD If both of the combined tracks have a track name the name of the second track is erased 1 While the deck is stopped playing or paused press MENU NO Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Tum AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until Combine appears then press AMS or YES 3 Tum AMS or press 44 1 repeatedly until the number of the first track of the two to be combined appears then press AMS or YES The display for selecting a second track appears and the deck plays the por tion wher e joining will occur the end of the first track and the beginning of the track following it r epeatedly 4 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until the number of the second track of the two to be combined appears then press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and the tracks arecombined Thedeckstar ts to play the combined track To cancel the operation Press MENU NO orl Q You can undo the combination For
14. 0 Operations using ten keys While a track is selected you can edit the track directly with the following ten keys You can also start playing by MENU NO Esc AMS or PI f or Tab AMS or Ke or Shift Tab C I or YES Enter REC O Shift Enter MUSIC SYNC Ctrl Enter B Space lt a F gt gt I gt PITCH CONTROL F1 FILTER F2 TIME E3 PLAY MODE F5 SCROLL F6 DISPLAY CHAR F7 Selecting the track number over 10 F9 FADER F10 Undoing the last edit see page 42 F11 EJECTS F12 REPEAT Print Screen AB Scroll Lock M SCAN Pause CLEAR Delete In Edit Menu and Setup Menu Enter operates as YES button in other cases as E gt M buttons xFor example press F9 then 2 and 0 for track number 20 or press F9 twice then 1 0 and 3 for track number 103 entering the track number using ten keys To Press Name the track or MD Num Lock see page 50 Divide the track Move the track Erase the track H Combine tracks Play track number 1 1 Play track number 2 2 Play track number 3 3 Play track number 4 4 Play track number 5 5 Play track number 6 6 Play track number 7 7 Play track number 8 8 Play track number 9 9 Play track number 10 0 Note If you press or when no track is selected Cannot Edit appears
15. 1 to 3 of Synchro recording With a Sony CD Player on page 24 N Set the CD player to playback pause mode 3 Press REC on the deck The MD deck changes to recording pause 4 Press gt or Il on the deck The deck starts recording and the CD player starts to play When CD play finishes recording stops 2 568 SAW uo buipsoDoy Playing MDs This chapter explains the various ways to play MDs 26 Playing an MD The operations for normal play are explained below Vo AMS EJECTS D HE 1 Turn on the amplifier and select MD on the amplifier 2 Press 1 0 to turn on the deck The STANDBY indicator turns off w Insert an MD 4 if necessary turn AMS clockwise or press gt gt I repeatedly to locate the track you want to start playing from If you want to play from the first track go to step 5 5 Press gt The deck starts to play 6 Adjust the volume on the amplifier Operations you may want to do during play To Press or turn Stop play a Pause play i Resume play after pausing Cc orl Locate a succeeding track AMS clockwise or press DPI repeatedly Locate the beginning of the AMS counterclockwise or press current track or a preceding 4 repeatedly track Eject the MD EJECT after stopping play Adjust the analog output REC LEVEL ANALOG OUT level between 20 0 dB and LEVEL rep
16. 25 Press to enter standby for CD Synchro recording lt P gt buttons 8 28 31 35 36 40 Press to locate a portion within a track change the contents of a programme or shift the cursor to the right lt P gt buttons 8 16 19 21 22 26 27 30 32 34 38 40 42 45 49 Press to locate tracks or select a menu item and a setting value button 19 26 27 29 30 46 Press to start play NAME button 40 41 Press to add the name or change the name of a track or MD CHAR button 40 Press to select the type of characters to be input NUM button 40 Press to input numbers 22 23 24 25 26 REPEAT button 28 29 Press to play tracks repeatedly A lt gt B button 29 Press to select Repeat A B Play CONTINUE button 29 30 46 Press to resume normal play SHUFFLE button 29 46 Press to select Shuffle Play PROGRAM button 30 46 Press to select Programme Play DISPLAY button 14 15 20 30 Press to select the information to be displayed in the window SCROLL button 16 Press to scroll the name of a track or MD TIME button 14 16 20 25 Press to display the remaining time MENU NO button 8 21 22 30 38 40 42 45 49 Press to display Edit Menu or Setup Menu YES button 8 21 22 30 38 40 42 45 49 Press to carry out the selected operation EJECT amp button 19 20 26 Press to eject the M
17. Repeat All Play current track See Repeat 1 Play S Sampling rate converter 18 SCMS See Serial Copy Management System Scrolling the name 16 Serial Copy Management System 18 Shuffle Play 29 Sleep Timer 45 Smart Space 21 Supplied accessories 4 T Table of contents See TOC Time Machine Recording 23 Timer playing 46 recording 46 TOC 17 34 U V W X Y Z Undoing 42 61 UO CULOJU BUONIPPY
18. Smart Space and Auto Cut on or off On Off On 21 P Hold Turns Peak Hold on or off On Off Off 15 M Scan Sets the duration of Music Scan 6 to 20s 6s 27 Adjustable in 2 dB steps 58 Menu item Sub item Function Parameters Factory setting Reference page s Fin Sets the duration of Fade in Play and Recording 1 0 to 15 0s 5 0s 45 F out Sets the duration of Fade out Play and Recording 1 0 to 15 0s 5 0s 45 Pitch Changes the playback speed by auto steps 48 to 2 0 43 Pfine Fine controls the playback speed 98 5 to 12 5 0 0 44 Sleep Sets the duration of Sleep Timer 30 60 90 120min 60min 45 Sleep Turns Sleep Timer on or off On Off Off 45 Keyboard Type Selects the type of the keyboard connected to the deck US JP US 49 Assign Assigns a character to the keyboard connected to the deck 52 Clock Set Sets the clock o 8 To recall a factory setting Press CLEAR while selecting the paameter Self Diagnosis Function The deck s self diagnosis function automatically checks the condition of the MD deck when an err or occurs then issues a three digit code and an err or message on the display If the code and message alternate find them in the following table and perform the indicated countermeasur e Should the problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer Three digit code Message C11 Protected Cause Remedy The inserted MD is record protected
19. beginning of the located track Q You can change the duration of Music Scan 1 While the deck is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press K lt BP1 repeatedly until M Scan appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press k BP1 repeatedly to select the duration then press AM Sor YES You can set the duration within a range of six to twenty seconds in one step 4 Press MENU NO Playing a track by entering the track number Press the number button s to enter the track number of the track you want to play To enter a track number over 25 1 Press gt 25 2 Enter the corresponding digits To enter 0 press 10 instead Examples To play track number 30 press gt 25 then 3 and 10 To play track number 108 press gt 25 twice then 1 10 and 8 Cr you enter a track number while the deck is stopped or paused The deck will still be stopped or paused at the beginning of the track 278 SAW 6bulkeld sal bBui eld Locating a Particular Point in a Track You can locate a particular point in a track during play or play pause Locating a point while monitoring the sound Press down lt lt gt gt during play You will hear intermittent playback as the disc goes forward or in reverse When you reach the point release the button Notes e
20. lt gt gt i repeatedly until Tr Erase appears then press AMS or YES The deck starts to play the track indicated by the number in the display 3 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until the track number you want to erase appears 4 Press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and the track is erased The track following the erased track starts to play If the erased track is the last one on the MD the track pr eceding the erased track star ts to play To cancel the operation Press MENU NO orl Q If Erase 27 appears in step 4 above The track has been record protected on another MD deck If you still want to erase the track press AMS or YES again while the indication appears Q To avoid confusion when erasing more than one track Start erasing from the highest numbered track This way you ll avoid renumbering the tracks that you plan to erase Q You can undo the erasure For details see Undoing the Last Edit on page 42 Erasing all the tracks on an MD Do the pr ocedure below to erase all the tracks track names and disc name at once 1 While the deck is stopped playing or paused press MENU NO Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press 44 1 repeatedly until All Erase appears then press AMS or YES All Erase appears in the display 3 Press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and all the tracks track names and dis
21. the timer About the CONTROIAII Contool System This MD deck is compatible with the CONTROL A1II Control System The CONTROL A1II Control System was designed to simplify the operation of audio systems composed of separate Sony components CONTROL A1 connections provide a path for the transmission of control signals which enable automatic operation and control features usually associated with integrated systems Currently CONTROL A1II connections between a Sony MD deck CD player amplifier receiver and cassette deck provide automatic function selection and synchro recording In the future the CONTROL AlI connection will work as a multifunction bus allowing you to control various functions for each component Note The CONTROL A1II Control System is designed to maintain upward compatibility as the Control System is upgraded to handle new functions In this case however older components will not be compatible with the new functions 6 CONTROL A1Il and CONTROL A1 compatibility The CONTROL Al control system has been updated to the CONTROL All which is the standard system in the SONY 300 disc CD changer and other recent Sony components Components with CONTROL Al jacks are compatible with components with CONTROL A1I and can be connected to each other Basically the majority of the functions available with the CONTROL A1 control system will be available with the CONTROL A1I control system However when making connections bet
22. the deck is stopped or playing press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS until P Hold Off factory setting appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS to select P Hold On then press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO To turn off the Peak Hold Function select P Hold Off in step 3 above Q You can use the remote to turn the Peak Hold Function on or off Press P HOLD to display P Hold On or P Hold Off While the deck is playing Press DISPLAY CHAR or DISPLAY repeatedly to change the display Each press of the button changes the display as follows Track number and elapsed time of the current track default display The contents of a programme only when PROGRAM lights up tz DISC mo PROGRAM 1 7 4 IB oo 40 30 18 12 8 4 2 OovER DISC Press 15 sued JO uopuny pue uone Syed JO uoIpuna pue uoge07 Using the Display po You can check the remaining time Checking the pitch control value Press TIME Each press of the button changes the display as follows Press PITCH CONTROL repeatedly to change the Track number and elapsed time of the display current track default display Each press of the button changes the display as follows Track number and elapsed time of the current track default display during play Track numbe
23. to eliminate noise is not recommended since this may shorten the dur ation of the track You may find it impossible to name a tr ack while recor ding over an existing track Tracks created through editing may exhibit sound dropout as you re searching for a point while monitoring the sound Some tracks can t be combined with others Tracks may not be combined if they have been edited Track numbers are not marked correctly Incorrect assignment or marking of tr ack numbers may result when CD tracks are divided into several smaller tracks during digital recording Also when the Automatic Track Marking is activated during recording track numbers may not be marked as in the original depending on the programme source TOC Reading appears for a long time If the inserted r ecordable MD is brand new TOC Reading appears in the display longer than for MDs that have already been used The correct recorded playing time may not be displayed during playback of MDs recorded in monaural mode Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the deck use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer The deck does not operate or operates poorly gt The MD may be dirty or damaged Replace the MD The deck does not play gt Moisture has formed inside the deck Take the MD out and leave the deck in a warm pl
24. upper case and lower case letters numbers and symbols A total number of 1 700 characters canbestor ed for all the names on the MD MENU NO AMS YES CLEAR lt lt gt gt MENU NO YES Letter number buttons NAME CLEAR CHAR NUM kaa gt r ma Aaa Note If you name a track while it is being recorded be sure to finish the naming operation before the track ends If the track ends before you finish the entered character data will be discarded and the track will remain unnamed Also you can t name tracks while the deck is recording over existing material Naming a track or MD using the controls on the deck 1 Press MENU NO while the deck is in one of the operating statuses listed below depending on what you want to name To name Press while the deck is A track or the MD Stopped playing or paused The track being recorded Recording the track Edit Menu appears in the display Turn AMS until Name appears then press AMS or YES While the deckisr ecor ding a flashing cursor appears in the display and you can enter a name for the track being recorded In this case go to step 5 Turn AMS until Nm In appears then press AMS or YES Turn AMS until the track number when naming a track or Disc when naming the MD flashes then press AMS or YES A flashing cursor appears DNE 45 Sia AIN em 6
25. 7 30 40 Press to input letters or numbers M SCAN button 27 Press to scan a track within a range of six to twenty seconds A SPACE button 31 32 Press to insert a three second blank space between tracks or to pause play after each track PHOLD button 15 Press to turn on or off the Peak Hold Function CLEAR button 30 31 40 41 Press to cancel the selection button 19 26 46 Press to stop play or recording or cancel the selected operation Il button 19 26 Press to pause play or recording Press again to resume play or recording button 19 20 22 42 Press to record on the MD monitor the input signal or mark track numbers MUSIC SYNC button 24 42 Press to start Music Synchro recording 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 T REC button 23 Press to start Time Machine Recording REC LEVEL ANALOG OUT LEVEL buttons 20 26 Press to adjust the recording or analog output level FADER button 44 45 Press to perform Fade in Play Recording or Fade out Play Recording CD PLAYER II button 25 Press to pause the CD play Press again to resume CD play CD PLAYER I lt gt Pi buttons 25 Press to locate tracks on the CD CD SYNC STOP button 25 Press to stop CD Synchro recording CD SYNC START button 24 25 Press to start CD Synchro recording CD SYNC STANDBY button 24
26. 78 B oo 40 30 1812 8 4 2 00 Press DISPLAY CHAR repeatedly to select the character type To select Press repeatedly until Uppercase letters A appears in the display uam Lowercase letters a appears in the display Numbers 0 appears in the display pr Symbols appears in the display 45 678 40 30 18 12 8 4 2 OOVER To enter a space Press DP while the cursor is flashing 6 9 Turn AMS to select the character The selected character flashes WW 45 8 67 a TOC EDIT me dB 00 40 30 18 12 8 4 2 oover hy To change a selected character Repeat steps 5 and 6 Press AMS The selected characterisenter ed and lights continuously The cursor shifts to the right flashes and waits for the input of the next character mie 45 8 ait K me dB 0040 30 18 12 8 4 2 OOVER R Repeat steps 5 to 7 to enter the rest of the name To change a character Press lt gt repeatedly until the character to be changed flashes thenr epeatsteps5 to 7 To erase a character Press lt gt repeatedly until the character to be erased flashes then pr ess CLEAR Press YES The whole name appears in the display To cancel the operation Press MENU NO orl Q You can undo the naming of a track or MD For details see Undoing the Last Edit on page 42 3968 SAW pepiosey bunipa saN pepiodey
27. ANOS 0 69 SAIWN Paa sau SONY 3 866 712 23 1 MiniDisc Deck Operating Instructions Mode d emploi Manual de instrucciones Manual de instru es US nS Mio M DS J B930 1999 by Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT The following caution label is located inside the unit CAUTION INTERLOCKS DEFEATED AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM ADVARSEL USYNLIG LASERSTRALING VED ABNING NAR SIKKERHEDSAFBRYDERE ER UDE AF FUNKTION UNDGA UDSAETTELSE FOR STRALING VORSICHT UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRANLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GE FFNET UND SICHEREITSVERRIEGELUNG BERBR CKT NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN VARO AVATTAESSA JA SUOJALUKITUS OHITETTAESSA OLET ALT TINA NAKYMATTOMALLE LASERSATEILYLLE ALA KATSO SATEESEEN VARNING OSYNLIGLASERSTRALING NAR DENNA DEL AR PPNAD OCH SPARREN AR URKOPPLAD BETRAKTA EJ STRALEN ADVERSEL USYNLIG LASERSTRALING NAR DEKSEL APNES OG SIKKERHEDSLAS BRYTES UNNGA EKSPONERING FOR STRALEN VIGYAZAT A BURKOLAT NYITASAKOR LATHATATLAN LEZERSU GARVESZELY KERULJE A BESUGARZAST INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND AA46 IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY D
28. Bunipa Naming a Track or MD Naming a track or MD using the remote j 1 Press NAME while the deck is in one of the operating statuses listed below depending on what you want to name To name Press while the deck is A track Playing paused recording or stopped with the track number displayed The MD Stopped with no track number displayed A flashing cursor appears in the display 2 Select the character type To select Press Uppercase letters CHAR repeatedly until Selected AB appears in the display Lowercase letters CHAR repeatedly until Selected ab appears in the display Numbers NUM repeatedly until Selected 12 appears in the display w Enter a character If you ve selected uppercase or lowercase letters 1 Pressthecor responding letter number button repeatedly until the character tobeenter ed flashes Or press the button onceand pr ess lt P gt repeatedly Toselect symbols pr ess kK repeatedly while A is flashing 2 Press PP The flashing character isenter ed and lights continuously and the cursor shifts to the right If you ve selected numbers Press the cor responding number button The number is enter ed and the cursor shifts to the right 40 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter the rest of the name To change a character Press lt P gt repeatedly until the character to be changed flashes pr ess CLEAR to erase the character the
29. Control System 6 7 D Digital filter 47 Displaying disc name 15 pitch control value 16 recorded date 16 remaining recordable time 14 15 total number of tracks 14 total recorded time 14 track name 15 Dividing after selecting the point 37 after selecting the track 36 Erasing aname 41 a portion of a track 35 atrack 34 allnames 41 all tracks 35 60 F G H Fade in Play 44 Recording 44 Fade out Play 45 Recording 45 I J Input Monitor 20 K Keyboard assigning characters 52 naming a track or MD 50 operating the deck 51 setting 49 L Level input signal 15 output signal 15 26 recording 20 Locating particular point 28 tracks 27 M Manual Track Marking 22 MD MiniDisc ejecting 19 20 26 premastered 14 recordable 14 18 record protect tab 19 Monitoring input signal See Input Monitor Moving 38 Music Scan 27 Music Synchro recording 24 N Naming copying 40 how to 39 renaming 41 O Optical cable 4 5 P Q Pausing after each track See Auto Pause play 26 recording 19 Peak Hold Function 15 Peak level meters 20 Pitch Control Function 43 Playing entering the number 27 from the first track 26 specific track See Locating Programme Play changing the contents 31 checking the contents 30 programming 30 R Recording howto 18 19 mode 18 over existing tracks 19 Remote 4 Repeat A B Play 29 Repeat All Play 28 Repeat 1 Play 29 Repeating a portion See Repeat A B Play alltracks See
30. D 13 Syed JO uoipuny pue uone Syed JO uoIpuna pue uoge07 Using the Display The display window shows information about the MD or track This section describes the information that appears for each deck status PITCH CONTROL TIME o O O IN O ce o ST ETC DOS JEE SCROLL DISPLAY CHAR SCROLL TIME DATE DISPLAY RECORDED Number buttons P HOLD kaa rri Note The display format that you ve selected in each of the deck statuses play recording etc will appear whenever the deck enters that status and you press DISPLAY CHAR or DISPLAY or TIME until you change the format to another see the following sections for details If you disconnect the mains lead however all the displays will revert to their default i e the factory set display the next time you turn on the deck When you insert an MD The following display appears Disc name Music calendar Total number Total recorded time of tracks Thetrack name appears instead of the disc name during play When theM D or thetrack has no name No Name appears kA music calendar shows all thetrack numbers within a grid if the M D is a premastered disc or without a grid iftheM D is a recordable disc If the total number of tracks exceeds 15 D appears to the right of number 15 in the music calendar 145 While the deck is stopped Press DISPLAY CHAR or DISPLAY
31. IRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT 238 Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Sony MiniDisc Deck Before operating the deck please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference About This Manual The instructions in this manual are for the MDS JB930 MiniDisc Deck Conventions e Controls in these instructions are those on the deck these may however be substituted by controls on the supplied remote that are similarly named or when different appear in the instructions within parentheses Example Turn AMS clockwise or press Pl repeatedly The following icons are used in this manual T Indicates a procedure that requires use of the remote koj Indicates hints and tips for making the task easier TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started 4 Before You Start the Hookup 4 Hooking Up the Audio Components 5 Setting the Clock 8 Location and Function of Parts 10 Front Panel Parts Descriptions 10 Remote Parts Descriptions 12 Using the Display 14 Recording on MDs 17 Notes on Recording 17 Recording on an MD 18 Adjusting the Recording Level 20 Recording Tips 20 Marking Track Numbers While Recording Track Marking 22 Starting Recording With Six Seconds of Prestored Audio Data Time Machine Recording 23 Synchro recording With the Audio Component of Your C
32. If the disc reaches the end while you re pressing PP the deck stops e Tracks that are only a few seconds long may be too short for monitoring For such tracks play the MD at normal speed Locating a point by observing the time indication Press down lt lt gt gt during play pause The elapsed playing time of the track appears in the display When you reach the point release the button No sound is output during this time When Over appears in the display The disc has reached the end while you re pressing gt Turn AMS counterclockwise or press k or press lt 4 to go back 28 Playing Tracks Repeatedly You can play an entire MD repeatedly This function can be used with Shuffle Play to repeat all the tracks in random order page 29 or with Programme Play to repeat all the tracks in the programme page 30 You can also repeat a specific track or portion within a track REPEAT ASB DADO 200 J E Note If you turn off the deck or disconnect the mains lead the deck will store the last setting of the repeat play Repeat All or Repeat 1 and recall it the next time you turn on the deck Repeating all the tracks on the MD Repeat All Play Press REPEAT repeatedly until Repeat All appears in the display When you play an MD the deck repeats the tracks as follows When the play mode is The deck repeats Normal play page 26 All th
33. a timer 1 Do the following steps of Recording on an MD on pages 18 and 19 as requested To specify the time for Do The start of recording Steps 1 to 7 then press E The end of recording Steps 1 to 10 Both start and end of recording Steps 1 to 7 then press E Set TIMER on the deck to REC Set the timer as required When you have set the time for the start of recording the deck turns off When the specified time arrives the deck turns on and starts recording When you have set the time for the end of recording recording continues When the specified time arrives the deck stops recording and turns off When you have set the time for both the start and end of recording the deck turns off When the starting time arrives the deck turns on and starts recording When the ending time arrives the deck stops recording and turns off After you have finished using the timer set TIMER on the deck to OFF Then change the deck to standby status by plugging the mains lead of the deck into a wall outlet or set the timer to continuous operation If TIMER is left at REC the deck will automatically start recording the next time you turn on the deck If you do not change the deck to standby status for more than a week after timer recording has finished the recorded contents may disappear Make sure to change the deck to standby status within a week after timer recording is completed The TOC
34. ace for several hours until the moisture evaporates gt The deck is not on Press I to turn on the deck gt The deck may not be connected to the amplifier correctly Check the connection gt The MD is inserted in the wiong direction Slide the MD into the disc slot with the labelled side up and the arrow pointing towards the slot gt The MD may not be recorded Replace the disc with one that has been r ecorded The sound has a lot of static gt Strong magnetism from a television or a similar device is interfering with operations Move the deck away from the source of str ong magnetism The deck does not record gt The MD is ecord protected Slide the record protect tab and close the slot gt The deck is not connected properly to the programme source Check the connection gt Select the corr ect programme source using INPUT gt The recording level is not adjusted properly Adjust the recording level gt A piemastered MD is inserted Replace it witha recordable MD gt There is not enough time left on the MD Replace it with another r ecordable MD with fewer recorded tracks or erase unnecessary tracks gt There has been a power failur e or the mains lead has been disconnected during recording Data recorded to that point may be lost Repeat the recording procedure The deck does not perform synchro recording with a CD player or video CD player gt The remote supplied with the MD deck is n
35. acks MENU NO AMS YES lt lt p gt CLEAR gt MENU NO YES DISPLAY PROGRAM Number buttons gt 25 CLEAR Haa gt i Aar a DeeoOU See Programming the tracks 1 While the deck is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until Program appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt P gt 1 repeatedly until the track number you want to add to the programme appears then press AMS or bb or use the number button s to enter the track directly If you entered the wrong track number Press lt gt gt repeatedly until the wrong track number flashes then do step 3 above again or press CLEAR to erase the track number If 0 flashes press lt lt 30 To enter a track number over 25 T Use gt 25 For details see page 27 To check the total playing time of the programme Press DISPLAY CHAR or DISPLAY 4 Repeat step 3 to enter other tracks The entered track is added to the location where the 0 flashes Each time you enter a track the total programme time appears in the display 5 Press YES Complete appears and the programme is completed 6 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly or PROGRAM once until PROGRAM lights up in the display 7 Press gt Programme Play starts To stop Programme Play Press W To r
36. ard Keys on page 52 Power consumption must be 120 mA or less KEYBOARD jack MENU NO AMS YES CLEAR Connecting a keyboard to the MD deck Connect the keyboard connector to the KEYBOARD jack on the front panel of the deck You can connect or disconnect the keyboard at any time regardless of whether the deck is turned on or off Selecting keyboard type The first time you connect a keyboard you need to select the keyboard type 1 While the deck is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Tum AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until Keyboard appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press 44 1 repeatedly until Type appears then press AMS or YES 4 Turn AMS or press lt bb repeatedly to select the setting then press AMS or YES To use the keyboard with Select English keyboard layout US factory setting Japanese keyboard layout JP You can also recall the factory setting by pressing CLEAR 5 Press MENU NO 49 pJeog o e Buisn Pa GW 24 Hureado pseog oy e Buisn Pa GW ou Pungejsdo Naming a Track or MD Using the Keyboard If you use a keyboard you can quickly enter or edit names While editing a name you can move the cursor in jumps or scroll the name Short cut to the naming procedure 1 Press Num Lock while the deck is in one of the opera
37. asing of a track or disc name For details see Undoing the Last Edit on page 42 Erasing all the names on the MD You can erase all the track names and the disc name on an MD ina single operation 1 While the deck is stopped playing or paused press MENU NO Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until Name appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until Nm AllErs appears then press AMS or YES Nm AllErs appears in the display 4 Press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and all the names on the MD are erased To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or E Q You can undo the erasing of all the names on the MD For details see Undoing the Last Edit on page 42 Q You can erase all the recorded tracks and names on the MD For details see Erasing all the tracks on an MD on page 35 41 SAW PopJo5y bunipa saN pepiodey Bunipa Undoing the Last Edit You can undo the last edit operation and restore the contents of the MD to the condition that existed before the operation Note however that you can t undo an edit operation if you perform any of the following operations after the edit e Press REC on the deck e Press 6 MUSIC SYNC or CD SYNC STANDBY on the remote e Turn off the deck or eject the MD e Disconnect the mains lead MENU NO AMS YES
38. ay In this case skip step 3 above While adjusting the recording level the level of the input signal appears for about three seconds Note The volume can only be increased up to 12 0 dB for analog recording or 18 0 dB for digital recording Therefore if the output level of the connected component is low it may not be possible to set the recording level to maximum 208 Recording Tips TIME MENU NO AMS YES INPUT EJECTS RECO Checking the remaining recordable time on the MD Press TIME repeatedly While the deck is The following information appears Stopped Total recorded time Remaining recordable time on the MD Recording Recorded time of the current track lt gt Remaining recordable time on the MD For details see pages 14 and 15 Monitoring the input signal Input Monitor You can monitor the selected input signal even when you re not recording it 1 Press EJECT to eject the MD 2 Set INPUT to the position that corresponds to the jacks connector where the signal you want to monitor is being input 3 Press REC When INPUT is set to ANALOG The analog signal input from the LINE ANALOG IN jacks is output to the DIGITAL OUT connector after A D conversion and then to the LINE ANALOG OUT jacks after D A conversion AD DA appears in the display during this time When INPUT is set to OPT1 OPT2 or COAX The digi
39. ck and C71 alternate in the display The digital component selected with the INPUT selector is not connected correctly Check the connection The selected digital component is not turned on Turn on the component When Cannot Copy appears in the display The MD deck uses the Serial Copy Management System MDs recorded through the digital input connector can t be copied on other MDs or DAT tapes through the digital output connector For details see Guide to the Serial Copy Management System on page 18 When TRACK flashes in the display The MD deck is recording over existing track s see Recording on an MD on page 18 The indication stops flashing when the deck reaches the end of the recorded portion About indications which appear after recording When TOC lights up in the display Recording has finished but the TOC Table of Contents on the MD has not been updated to reflect the recording results The recording will be lost if you disconnect the mains lead while the indication is on The TOC will be updated only when you eject the MD or turn off the MD deck When TOC Writing flashes in the display The deck is updating the TOC Do not disconnect the mains lead or move the deck while the indication flashes 1 8 sain uo buipioDoy sa UO bBuipioDoy ees Notes on Recording Automatic conversion of digital sampling rates during recording A built in sampling rate conve
40. cnamear eerased To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or Q You can undo the erasure For details see Undoing the Last Edit on page 42 Erasing a portion of a track You can easily eraseapor tion ofa track by specifying the star ting and ending points of theerasur e This is useful for erasing the unnecessary portions of a track recor ded from a satellite or FM br oadcast Example Erasing portion B2 of the second track IJAAA 2 BBB 3 CCC B1 B2 B3 TAM PIER Ecce B1 B3 1 While the deck is stopped playing or paused press MENU NO Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Tum AMS or press i lt bb repeatedly until A B Erase appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until the number of the track containing the portion to be erased appears then press AMS or YES Rehearsal and Point A ok alter nate in the display and the deck plays the first several seconds of the trackr epeatedly 4 While monitoring the sound turn AMS or press He gt gt repeatedly to locate the starting point of the portion to be erased point A The time indication m minute s second and f frame 1 86second of the cur rent pointis displayed and several seconds of the track fr om that point play backr epeatedly To find a point quickly Specify a unit minute second or frame by which the MDis advanced when
41. cording standby 5 Press CD SYNC START The deck starts recording and the CD player starts to play The track number and elapsed recording time of the track appear in the display If the CD player doesn t start playing Some CD players may not respond when you press CD SYNC START Press Hon the CD player s remote instead to start play on the CD player Operations you may want to do during CD Synchro recording To Press Stop recording CD SYNC STOP CD SYNC STANDBY or CD PLAYER H Pause recording Locate the next track to be CD PLAYER Ke gt gt i recorded during recording pause CD SYNC START or CD PLAYER H Resume recording after pausing Check the remaining recordable time on the MD TIME page 15 You can use the remote of the CD player during CD Synchro recording Press To change the deck to And change the CD player to gt Recording Play E Recording pause Stop i Recording pause Pause e During CD Synchro recording track numbers are marked in the following ways When the CD player is connected to the DIGITAL IN connector track numbers are automatically marked as they appear on the CD When the CD player is connected to the LINE ANALOG IN jacks track numbers are automatically marked when T Mark Lsyn has been selected page 22 When you resume recording after recording pause a new track number is automatically marked regardless of the track marking pa
42. deck 328 Editing Recorded MDs This chapter explains how to edit the tracks that have been recorded on an MD MENU NO AMS YES Brief descriptions of buttons and control used to edit MDs The buttons and the contr olbelow ar eusedto erase divide move or combine tracks on the MD Note The operation of these buttons and the control is different when naming a track or MD For details see Naming a Track or MD on page 38 MENU NO button While the deck is stopped playing or paused pr ess to edit tracks While editing pr ess to cancel editing AMS control Turn to select an editing operation or track number then pr ess to enter your selection Y ou can also use the contr ol to specify pointsinatrackforerasur eor track division YES button Press this button instead of the AMS contr ol to enter a selection lt A gt gt buttons Press to specify the unit minute second or frame by which the MD is advanced when the AMS contr ol is tur ned Y ou can also use these buttons to locate the end point of the portion to be erased For further details on the function of each button and contr ol see the sections on editing operations 338 SCI Pop1025y bBuiypa SCI pepiodey Bunipa About indication which appears while editing When Protected appears in the display The recor d protect slotis open T o edit the MD slide
43. details see Undoing the Last Edit on page 42 Note If Impossible appears in the display the tracks can t be combined because repeated editing has been done to the track s This is a technical limitation of the MD system and is not a mechanical error 378 SCI Pepiosey Bunipa saN pepiodey Bunipa Moving Tracks This function lets you changetheor der of any track Example Moving the second track after the third track 1 AAA 2 BBB 3 CCC 4 DDD 3 BBB 4 DDD After you move a track the tracksar erenumber ed automatically IJAMA zece 1 While the deck is stopped playing or paused press MENU NO Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press 44 1 repeatedly until Move appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press H lt bb repeatedly until the number of the track to be moved appears then press AMS or YES 4 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until the new track position appears then press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and the track is moved The deck starts to play the moved track To cancel the operation Press MENU NO orl Q You can undo the track move For details see Undoing the Last Edit on page 42 38 Naming a Track or MD You can entera name forar ecorded MD as well as for individual tracks Names can consist of
44. ding from other sources connected to the DIGITAL IN connector or a source connected to the LINE ANALOG IN jacks do the procedure below to mark track numbers automatically 1 While the deck is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Tum AMS or press 44 1 repeatedly until T Mark Lsyn appears then press AMS or YES 228 3 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly to select the setting then press AMS or YES To Select Turn on Automatic Track Marking T Mark Lsyn factory setting Turn off Automatic Track Marking T Mark Off Press MENU NO The deck marks a track number whenever the input signal level drops to 50 dB the trigger level for Automatic Track Marking or below for at least 1 5 seconds To change the trigger level for Automatic Track Marking Do the procedure below to change the signal level that triggers Automatic Track Marking 1 2 3 4 While the deck is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display Turn AMS or press lt lt bb l repeatedly until LS T appears then press AMS or YES Turn AMS or press lt lt bb l repeatedly to select the level then press AMS or YES You can set the level at any value between 72 dB and 0 dB in 2 dB steps Press MENU NO Q Additional information on Automatic Track Marking When recording from a CD player or MD deck connected to the DIGITAL IN connector the en
45. dle of the number which will precede the new track programme flashes Press AMS to display flashing 0 then do steps 3 to 5 of Programming the tracks on page 30 Add a track to the Press PP repeatedly until 0 flashes after end of the the last track number then do steps 3 to 5 programme of Programming the tracks on page 30 Replace a track Press lt 4 bb repeatedly until the number of the track to be changed flashes then do steps 3 to 5 of Programming the tracks on page 30 Tips for Recording From MDs to Tape MENU NO AMS YES a n Inserting blanks between tracks during play Auto Space The MD deck can be set to automatically insert a three second blank between tracks during play This function is useful when you re recording from an MD to an analog tape since the three second blank enables you to use the Multi AMS function later to locate the beginning of tracks on the tape T While the deck is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS until Auto Off appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS to select the setting then press AMS or YES To Select Turn on Auto Space Auto Space Turn off Auto Space Auto Off factory setting 4 Press MENU NO You can use the remote to turn Auto Space on or off While the deck is stopped press A SPACE repeatedly u
46. e track Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Press tV or Tab Shift Tab repeatedly until Name appears then press Enter While the deck is recording a flashing cursor appears in the display and you can enter a name for the track being recorded In this case go to step 5 3 Press tV or Tab Shift Tab repeatedly until Nm In appears then press Enter 4 Press fV or Tab Shift Tab repeatedly until the track number when naming a track or Disc when naming the MD flashes then press Enter A flashing cursor appears Ul Enter a name 6 Press Enter or Num Lock The whole name appears in the display Operating the Deck Through the Keyboard You can operate the MD deck by using the keyboard keys This allows you to edit MDs and control the deck without using buttons and controls on the deck and on the remote Operations using the keyboard For details about each function see Front Panel Parts Descriptions on pages 10 and 11 or Remote Parts Descriptions on pages 12 and 13 As the keyboard substitutes for Press the following functions To Press Play track number 1 1 Play track number 2 2 Play track number 3 3 Play track number 4 4 Play track number 5 5 Play track number 6 6 Play track number 7 7 Play track number 8 8 Play track number 9 9 Play track number 10
47. e tracks in sequence Shuffle Play page 29 All the tracks in random order Programme Play page 30 All the tracks in the programme in sequence To stop Repeat All Play Press W To resume normal play Press REPEAT repeatedly until Repeat Off appears in the display Repeating the current track Repeat 1 Play While the track you w ant to repeat is being played press REPEAT repeatedly until Repeat 1 appears in the display Repeat 1 Play starts To stop Repeat 1 Play Press W To resume normal play Press REPEAT repeatedly until Repeat Off appears in the display Repeating a specific portion within a track Repeat A B Play You can specify one portion within a track to be played repeatedly Note that the portion that you specify must be within the boundaries of a single track 1 While the deck is playing press A B at the starting point point A of the portion to be played repeatedly REPEAT A lights up and B flashes in the display 2 Continue playing the track or press Db to locate the ending point point B then press AB REPEAT A B lights up and Repeat A B Play starts To stop Repeat A B Play and resume normal play Press REPEAT or CLEAR Q You can set a new starting point and ending point during Repeat A B Play You can change the current ending point to a new starting point then specify a new ending point to repeat a portion right after the current portion 1 D
48. eatedly 0 0 dB When you eject the MD or turn off the deck the output level is reset to the factory setting 0 0 dB Q To use headphones Connect them to PHONES jack Turn PHONE LEVEL or press REC LEVEL ANALOG OUT LEVEL repeatedly to adjust the volume Playing a Specific Track While the deck is playing or stopped use the procedure below to quickly play any track Number buttons gt 25 M SCAN Doo e Locating a track with AMS To go to Do the following The next or a succeeding track Turn AMS clockwise or press during play bb repeatedly A preceding track during play Turn AMS counterclockwise or press k repeatedly The beginning of the current Turn AMS counterclockwise or track during play press k once A specific track whilethe deck Turn AMS or press k lt gt gt I is stopped repeatedly until the track number you want to go to flashes in the display then press AMS or gt A specific track by scanning each track for six to twenty seconds Music Scan T Press M SCAN to start scanning When you find the track you want press gt to start playing Automatic Music Sensor OQ To locate the last track of the MD quickly While the deck is stopped turn AMS counterdockwise or press kea once if you locate a track while the deck is stopped or paused The deck will still be stopped or paused at the
49. ect m s or f The selected unit flashes in the display 5 Repeat step 4 until you ve located the dividing point 6 Press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and the track is divided The deck star ts to play thenewly cr eated track Note thatnew track has no name To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or You can undo the track division For details see Undoing the Last Edit on page 42 Q You can divide tracks while recording For details see Marking Track Numbers While Recording on page 22 Dividing a track after selecting the dividing point 1 While the deck is playing press AMS at the point you want to divide the track Divide and Rehearsal alternate in the display and the deck star ts to play fr om the selected point 2 If necessary do step 4 of Dividing a track after selecting the track on page 36 to finely adjust the dividing point 3 Press YES Complete appears for a few seconds and the track is divided The deck star ts to play thenewly cr eated track Note that new track has no name 17 To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or You can undo the track division For details see Undoing the Last Edit on page 42 You can divide tracks while recording For details see Marking Track Numbers While Recording on page 22 Combining Tracks This function allows you to combine any two tracks into a
50. esume normal play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly or CONTINUE once until PROGRAM turns off q The programme remains even after Programme Play ends or is stopped Press gt to play the programme again Notes If you turn off the deck or disconnect the mains lead the programme will be lost e The display shows m s when the total playing time of the programme exceeds 199 minutes e ProgramFull appears when you try to programme the 26th track Checking the contents of the programme While the deck is stopped and PROGRAM lights up press DISPLAY CHAR or DISPLAY repeatedly The first several tracks in the programme appear in the display To see the rest of the programme turn AMS or press H lt PI repeatedly Changing the contents of the programme While the deck is stopped and PROGRAM lights up do steps 1 and 2 of Programming the tracks on page 30 followed by one of the procedures below To Do the following Erase a track Press lt bb repeatedly until the number of the unwanted track flashes then press CLEAR Erase all tracks Press CLEAR repeatedly until all the track numbers disappear Add a track at the Press lt lt repeatedly until 0 flashes beginning of the before the first track number then do steps programme 3 to 5 of Programming the tracks on page 30 Add a track in the Press lt lt 4 P repeatedly until the track mid
51. he MD has reached the maximum recording time When 255 tracks have been recorded on the MD Disc Full appears regardless of the total r ecorded time More than 255 tr acks can t be recorded on the MD To continue recor ding erase unnecessary tr acks or use another recordable MD 54 Disc Full appears before the maximum number of tracks is reached Fluctuations in emphasis within tracks are sometimes interpreted as tr ack intervals incrementing the tr ack count and causing Disc Full to appear The remaining recording time does not increase even after erasing numerous short tracks Tracks under 12 seconds in length are not counted and so erasing them may not lead to an incr ease in the r ecording time The total recorded time and the remaining recordable time on the MD may not total the maximum recording time Recording is done in minimum units of 2 seconds each no matter how short the material The contents recorded may thus be shorter than the maximum recording capacity Disc space may also be further reduced by scratches Limitations when recording over an existing track The correct remaining recordable time may not be displayed You may find it impossible to record over a track if that track has been r ecorded over several times already If this happens erase the track see page 34 The remaining recordable time may be shortened out of proportion to the total r ecorded time e Recording over a track
52. hoice Music Synchro recording 24 Synchro recording With a Sony CD Player CD Synchro recording 24 Playing MDs 26 Playing an MD 26 Playing a Specific Track 27 Locating a Particular Pointin a Track 28 Playing Tracks Repeatedly 28 Playing Tracks in Random Order Shuffle Play 29 Creating Your Own Programme Programme Play 30 Tips for Recording From MDs to Tape 31 Editing Recorded MDs 33 Erasing Tracks 34 Dividing Tracks 36 Combining Tracks 37 Moving Tracks 38 Naming a Track or MD 38 Undoing the Last Edit 42 Other Functions 43 Changing the Pitch Pitch Control Function 43 Fade In and Fade Out 44 Falling Asleep to Music Sleep Timer 45 Using a Timer 46 Playing With Different Tones Digital Filter 47 Operating the MD Deck Using a Keyboard 49 Setting the Keyboard 49 Naming a Track or MD Using the Keyboard 50 Operating the Deck Through the Keyboard 51 Assigning Characters to Keyboard Keys 52 Additional Information 53 Precautions 53 Handling MDs 54 System Limitations 54 Troubleshooting 55 Specifications 56 Display Messages 57 Edit Menu Table 58 Setup Menu Table 58 Self Diagnosis Function 59 Index 60 Getting Started This chapter provides information on the supplied accessories things you should keep in mind while hooking up the system and how to connect various audio components to the MD deck Be sure to read this chapter thoroughly before you actually connect anything to the deck 4s
53. ions of the Serial Copy Management System don t apply when you make a recording through the analog to analog connections 18 Recording on an MD The operations for normal recording are explained below If the MD has recorded material on it the deck will automatically start recording from the end of the recorded portion Vo AMS RECMODE INPUT RECO 5 00 IN s Es o 060 2 EE EJECTS cil 1 Turn on the amplifier and programme source and select the source on the amplifier 2 Press 1 to turn on the deck The STANDBY indicator turns off w Insert a recordable MD 4 Set INPUT to the position that corresponds to the input jacks connector connected to the programme source Set INPUT to DIGITAL OPTICAL IN1 connector OPT1 If the source is connected to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN2 connector OPT2 DIGITAL COAXIAL IN jack COAX LINE ANALOG IN jacks ANALOG 5 Set REC MODE to the recording mode you want to record in To record in Set REC MODE to Stereo STEREO Monaural MONO Monaural mode allows you to record about twice as much material as stereo 6 If necessary locate the point on the MD to start To prevent accidental erasure of the recorded recording from material If you want to record on a new MD or start recording To make it impossible to record on an MD slide the from the end of the recorded portion go to step 7 record
54. l differ according to the programme source For details see Marking Track Numbers While Recording on page 22 MUSIC SYNC ooo 1 Do steps 1 to 6 of Recording on an MD on pages 18 and 19 2 Press MUSIC SYNC The deck changes to recording pause 3 Start playing the programme source Recording starts automatically To stop Music Synchro recording Press E Note During Music Synchro recording Smart Space and Auto Cut will operate regardless of their setting S Space On or S Space Off 24 Synchro recording With a Sony CD Player CD Synchro recording E CA When the deck is connected to a Sony CD player or Hi Fi component system you can easily copy the contents of CDs to the MD using the deck s remote As the same remote operates both the MD deck and the CD player or CD player section of the component system make sure to place the MD deck and the CD player as close together as possible TIME CD SYNC START CD SYNC STOP CD PLAYER HI CD PLAYER 44 gt gt i CD SYNC STANDBY 1 Turn on the amplifier and the CD player and select CD on the amplifier 2 Do steps 2 to 6 of Recording on an MD on pages 18 and 19 3 Insert a CD into the CD player and select the playback mode Shuffle Play Programme Play etc on the CD player 4 Press CD SYNC STANDBY The CD player changes to play standby and the MD deck changes to re
55. m input 125 mVrms Connector type square optical Impedance 660 nm optical wave length Connector type square optical Impedance 660 nm optical wave length Jack type phono Impedance 75 ohms Rated input 0 5 Vp p 20 Outputs PHONES LINE ANALOG OUT DIGITAL OPTICAL OUT DIGIT AL COAXIAL OUT General Power requirements Power consumption Dimensions apppx Mass appiox Supplied accessories See page 4 Jack type stereo phone Rated output 28 mW Load impedance 32 ohms Jack type phono Rated output 2 Vrms at 50 kilohms Load impedance over 10 kilohms Connector type square optical Rated output 18 dBm Load impedance 660 nm optical wave length Jack type phono Rated output 0 5 Vp p at 75 ohms Load impedance 75 ohms 230 V AC 50 60 Hz 18 W 430 x 110 x 287 mm w h d incl projecting parts and controls 5 2 kg US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Display Messages The following table explains the various messages that appear in the display Messages ar e also displayed by the deck s Self Diagnosis function see page 59 Message Meaning Auto Cut The Auto Cut function is on page 21 Blank Disc A new blank or erased MD has been inserted Cannot Copy An attempt was made to make a second copy from a digitally dubbed MD page 17
56. n a character to the following keys Esc F1 F12 Back Space Tab Caps Lock Enter Shift Ctrl Alt Windows Space Application Print Screen Scroll Lock Pause Insert Delete Home End Page Up Page Down Num Lock f 4 and 1 H of the ten keys e Key Change doesn t appear in step 6 if you try to assign a character to one of the keys listed above or other keys for which input is not accepted 52 Clearing key assignments You can clear key assignments one at a time or all at once To dear a key assignment 1 Do steps 1 to 3 of Assigning a character on this page 2 Press f or Tab Shift Tab repeatedly until the character you want to clear appears only characters for which User is indicated then press Enter lt Set Key gt flashes in the display 3 Press Delete Key Clear appears and the key assignment is cleared To dear all key assignments 1 Do steps 1 to 3 of Assigning a character on this page 2 Press Ctrl Alt and Delete simultaneously All Reset appears in the display 3 Press Enter Complete appears and all assignments are cleared To cancel the operation Press Esc Additional Information This chapter provides additional information that will help you understand and maintain your MD deck system Precautions On safety Should any solid
57. n r epeat steps 2 and 3 5 Press NAME The whole name appears in the display To cancel the operation Press MENU NO orl You can undo the naming of a track or MD For details see Undoing the Last Edit on page 42 Copying a track or disc name You can copy an existing track or disc name and use it to name another track on the same disc or the disc itself 1 While the deck is stopped playing or paused press MENU NO Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until Name appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until Nm Copy appears then press AMS or YES 4 Turn AMS or press 44 gt gt i repeatedly until the number of the track when copying the track name or Disc when copying the disc name flashes then press AMS or YES to copy the selected name When No Name appears in the display The selected track or disc has no name 5 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until the number of the track when naming a track or Disc when naming a disc flashes then press AMS or YES to enter the copied name Complete appears for a few seconds and the name is copied To cancel the operation Press MENU NO orl Q When Overwrite appears in step 5 above The track or the disc selected in step 5 already has a name If you wish to replace the name press AMS or YES again while the indication appear
58. n starts flashing ite 8 4 Repeat step 3 to enter the month year hour and minute When you enter the minute the set date and time appear again followed by Complete and the clock settings are completed Changing the clock setting s 1 Do steps 1 and 2 above 2 Press AMS or lt lt gt gt repeatedly until the setting you want to change flashes 3 Turn AMS or press lt lt gt gt i repeatedly to change the setting then press AMS 4 To complete the setting press AMS or lt P gt repeatedly until the minute indication flashes then press AMS or YES Displaying the cust date and time You can display the current date and time any time while the power is on Press DATE PRESENT Each press of the button changes the display as follows r Current display Date Time Q For precise date and time stamping of recordings Reset the time at least once a week Note If the mains lead is disconnected for a long time the memorized clock settings will disappear and Initialize will flash in the display the next time you plug in and turn on the deck If this happens reset the clock Getting Started Qcs Location and Function of Parts This chapter tells you about the location and function of the various buttons and controls on the front panel and the supplied remote Further details are provided on the pages indicated in the parentheses
59. necting cable Some CONTROL A1II compatible components are supplied with a connecting cable as an accessory In this case use the connecting cable for your connection When using a commercially available cable use a monaural 2P mini plug cable less than 2 meters long with no resistance like the Sony RK G69HG Basic Functions of the CONTROL A11 Control System Automatic function selection When you connect CONTROL All compatible Sony components using control A1II cables not supplied the function selector on the amplifier or receiver automatically switches to the correct input when you press the play button on one of the connected components If you press E gt play button on the MD deck while the CD is playing the function selector on the amplifier switches from CD to MD Notes e This function only works when the components are connected to the amplifier or receiver inputs according to the names on the function buttons Certain receivers allow you to switch the names of the function buttons In this case refer to the operating instructions supplied with the receiver When recording do not play any components other than the recording source It will cause the automatic function selection to operate Synchro recording This function lets you perform synchro recording between the MD deck and selected source component 1 Set the source selector on the amplifier or receiver to the source component 2 Set the sou
60. ntil Auto Space or Auto Off appears in the display Notes e If you select Auto Space and record a selection containing multiple track numbers for example a medley or symphony blank spaces will be created on the tape in between the various sections e If you turn off the deck or disconnect the mains lead the deck will store the last setting Auto Space or Auto Off and recall it the next time you turn on the deck 318 SAW bBul eld sal 6bulkelg EESTI ESSE EE EEE Tips for Recording From MDs to Tape Pausing after each track Auto Pause You can set the MD deck so that it pauses after each track to give you time to locate the next track to be recorded 1 While the deck is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS until Auto Off appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS to select the setting then press AMS or YES To Select Turn on Auto Pause Auto Pause Turn off Auto Pause Auto Off factory setting 4 Press MENU NO To resume play after pausing Press Q You can use the remote to turn Auto Pause on or off While the deck is stopped press A SPACE repeatedly until Auto Pause or Auto Off appears in the display Note If you turn off the deck or disconnect the mains lead the deck will store the last setting Auto Pause or Auto Off and recall it the next time you turn on the
61. object or liquid fall into the cabinet unplug the deck and have it checked by qualified personnel before oper ating it any further On power sources e Before oper ating the deck check that the oper ating voltage of the deck is identical with your local power supply The operating voltage is indicated on the nameplate at the r ear of the deck e The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off e If you are not going to use the deck for a long time be sure to disconnect the deck fr om the wall outlet To disconnect the AC power cord mains lead grasp the plug itself never pull the cord e AC power cord mains lead must be changed only at the qualified service shop On condensation in the deck If the deck is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lenses inside the deck Should this occur the deck may not oper ate properly In this case remove the MD and leave the deck turned on for several hours until the moisture evaporates On the MiniDisc cartridge Do not open the shutter to expose the MD Donot place the cartridge wher e it will be subject to extremes of sunlight temperature moisture or dust On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild deter gent solution Do not use any type of abra
62. oint simply by adding a track mark at that point This is especially useful when you want to divider ecorded material which contains multiple tracks but only one track number see page 23 or when you want to locate a certain point in the track Example Dividing the second track 1 AAA 2 BBB 3 CCC B1 B2 1 AAA 2 BBB 3 4 CCC B1 B2 When you divide a track the total number of tracks increases by one and all tracks following the divided track are automatically r enumber ed Dividing a track after selecting the track 1 While the deck is stopped playing or paused press MENU NO Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt lt gt gt i repeatedly until Divide appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until the number of the track you want to divide appears then press AMS or YES Rehearsal appears and the trackstar ts to play 4 While monitoring the sound turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly to locate the dividing point The time indication m s and f ofthecur rent point is displayed and several seconds of the track from that point play backr epeatedly To find a point quickly Specify a unit minute second or frame by which the MDis advanced when you tur n AMS or press Ke PPI repeatedly To do this pr ess lt lt gt P instep 4r epeatedly to sel
63. on the MD is updated and recorded contents are written to the MD when you turn on the deck If the recorded contents have disappeared Initialize flashes when you turn on the deck Notes e It may take about 30 seconds after the deck is turned on until recording starts When recording at a specified time using the timer be sure to take this time into account when setting the recording start time e During timer recording new material is recorded from the end of the recorded portion on the MD Material recorded during timer recording will be saved to the disc the next time you turn on the deck TOC Writing will flash in the display at that time Do not disconnect the mains lead or move the deck while the indication flashes Timer recording will stop if the disc becomes full Playing With Different Tones Digital Filter This deck is equipped with the V C Variable Coefficient filters to allow you to adjust the tone to match your audio system listening environment and the source being played Note that the digital filters are effective only on the analog signals output from the LINE ANALOG OUT jacks and the PHONES jack FILTER 1 Press FILTER The currently selected filter appears in the display 2 Press FILTER repeatedly to select the filter you want Select To produce Standard factory setting An expansive sound of wide range S
64. ot set correctly Reset the r emote A message and a three digit alphanumeric code alternate in the display gt The Self Diagnosis Function is on See the table on page 59 The keyboard does not operate Disconnect the keyboar d then re connect it Note If the deck does not operate properly even after you ve attempted the prescribed remedies turn off the deck then re insert the plug into the power outlet D5 uopewoyju jeuonppY UO CULOJU EUOnIPPY Specifications System MiniDisc digital audio system Disc MiniDisc Laser Semiconductor laser 780 nm Laser output Laser diode Revolutions CLV Error correction Sampling fequency Coding Modulation system Number of channels Frequency esponse Signal to noise ratio Wow and flutter Inputs LINE ANALOG IN DIGIT AL OPTICAL IN1 DIGIT AL OPTICAL IN2 DIGIT AL COAXIAL IN 56 Emission duration continuous Less than 44 6 pW This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick up Block with 7 mm aperture Material GaAlAs 400 rpm to 900 rpm ACIRC Advanced Cross Interleave Reed Solomon Code 44 1 kHz ATRAC Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding EFM Eight to Fourteen Modulation 2 stereo channels 5 to 20 000 Hz 0 3 dB Over 100 dB during playback Below measurable limit Jack type phono Impedance 47 kilohms Rated input 500 mVrms Minimu
65. pausing D gt or Il during recording does not become monaural Eject the MD EJECT amp after stopping You can t record over existing material when Shuffle Play page recording 29 or Programme Play page 30 has been selected Impossible appears in the display at this time When you pause recording The track number increases by one For example if you paused recording while recording track 4 the track number will be 5 when you resume recording 19 sain uo buipioDoy Adjusting the Recording Level You can adjust the recording level for both analog and digital recording DISPLAY CHAR REC LEVEL a 0 0 AN TE O ce Ea ooo C Tete ovo 33 Dent sa uo Bulpi0 04 1 Do steps 1 to 7 of Recording on an MD on pages 18 and 19 2 Play the portion of the programme source with the strongest output 3 Press DISPLAY CHAR or DISPLAY repeatedly until the level of the input signal appears 4 While monitoring the sound turn REC LEVEL or press REC LEVEL ANALOG OUT LEVEL repeatedly to raise the recording level to its highest level without turning on the two rightmost indicators on the peak level meters 1234 Avoid turning on these indicators 5 Stop playing the programme source 6 To start recording continue from step 9 of Recording on an MD on page 19 Q You can adjust the recording level without changing the displ
66. pline A sound that is clearly positioned and smooth Plain A fresh and powerful sound Analog A resonant and mellow sound The FILTER button lights green when a setting other than Standard is selected in DF digital filter display 9 You can use the remote to select the filter Press FILTER repeatedly until the filter you want appears in the display 47 suolpun 19430 suolpuny 18430 a Dn SE DS e 2 UUL Playing With Different Tones Digital Filter Q What is a V C Variable Coefficient filter A variable coefficient filter changes the sound characteristics of a signal by applying specific frequency cut off conditions Such filters are provided on digital devices such as CD players and MD decks to remove aliasing noise Note The change in sound characteristics caused by digital filters occur mainly in the inaudible range not the audible range as in the case of an amplifier 4g Operating the MD Deck Using a Keyboard This chapter explains simple ways to name a track or MD using an optional keyboard as well as how to operate the MD deck directly through the keyboard Setting the Keyboard You can use any IBM compatible keyboard not supplied with a PS 2 interface You can select a keyboard with either an English or Japanese keyboard layout When you use a keyboard with a different layout you need to assign characters to the keys For details see Assigning Characters to Keybo
67. protect tab in the direction of the arrow see illustration below to open the slot To enable recording T rd over from th inning of an existing MD Greco SEN S beg 9 9 close the slot track Turn AMS or press keq gt Pi repeatedly until the number of the track to be recorded over appears Bottom side of the MD Record protect tab To record over from the middle of an MD track Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until the number of the track to be recorded over appears then press D gt to start playback Press H at the point you want to start recording from 7 Press REC Slide in the direction The deck changes to recording pause of arrow 8 If necessary adjust the recording level For details see Adjusting the Recording Level on q To play the tracks you just recorded page 20 Press gt immediately after stopping recording 9 Press orll The deck starts to play from the first track of the material just Recording starts recorded 10 Start playing the programme source Q To play from the first track of the MD after recording 1 Press E again after stopping recording 2 Press D gt Operations you may want to do during recording The deck starts to play from the first track of the MD To Press Notes Stop recording a e If you switch REC MODE during recording or recording pause Pause recording i recording stops Even if you set REC MODE to MONO the monitor signal Resume recording after
68. r and remaining time of the current track Pitch value in steps Press Y You can check the track name at any time while playing Press SCROLL S 5 Press The track name appears and scrolls While the track name is If you want to change the pitch see Changing the Pitch on pages scrolling press the button again to pause scrolling and again to 43 and 44 continue scrolling Displaying the recorded date i When the internal clock has been set the deck automatically records the recording date and time of all recordings You can then check the recorded date and time of a track 1 Press lt gt or number buttons to locate the track you want to check 2 Press DATE RECORDED No Date appears if the internal clock has not been set or the track was recorded on another MD deck without a date and time stamp function 16 Recording on MDs This chapter explains the various ways to record on an MD as well as how to mark track numbers and perform synchro recording with other components Notes on Recording About indications which appear while recording When Protected and C11 alternate in the display The record protect slot is open and the MD is record protected To record on the MD slide the tab to close the slot For details see To prevent accidental erasure of the recorded material on page 19 When Din Unlo
69. rameter setting T Mark Lsyn or T Mark Off Q You can change CDs during CD Synchro recording 1 Press W on the CD player s remote 2 Change the CD 3 Press gt on the CD player s remote Recording resumes Q You can also perform synchro recording with a Sony video CD player By reprogramming the MD s remote you can use the procedure above to perform synchro recording with a Sony video CD player Press number button 2 while pressing down I on the MD deck s remote You can now operate the MD deck and the video CD player with the remote To control the CD player again press number button 2 while pressing down I on the MD deck s remote Q During CD Synchro recording the deck copies CD text information CD text and disc memos as it is to the MD Disc Memo Copy function The Disc Memo Copy function operates when you make a CD Synchro recording from a Sony CD player connected with a control A1II cable not supplied to the MD deck Notes When performing CD Synchro recording with a CD player with a mode selector be sure to set the selector to CD1 When you record tracks from certain CD or multi disc players the entire material may be recorded as a single track The Disc Memo Copy function may not operate for extremely short CD tracks e Text information may not be copied for some CDs Making a CD Synchro recording from a Sony CD player connected with a control A11 cable not supplied 1 Do steps
70. rce component to pause mode make sure both the gt and II indicators light together 3 Set the deck to recording pause mode 4 Press Il on the deck The source component is released from the pause mode and recording begins shortly thereafter When the playback ends from the source component recording stops Notes Do not set more than one component to the pause mode This MD deck is equipped with a special synchronized recording function that uses the CONTROL Al Control System see Making a CD Synchro recording from a Sony CD player connected with a control A1II cable not supplied on page 25 78 pees Hur poneis bugs Setting the Clock Once you set the MD deck s internal clock the MD deck will automatically record the date and time of all recordings When playing a track you can display the date and time the track was recorded see page 16 MENU NO AMS YES lt gt YES DATE PRESENT MENU NO kea gt i Aar wees 1 While the deck is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until Clock Set appears then press AMS The day indication starts flashing v t7 3 Turn AMS or press lt P gt repeatedly to enter the current day then press AMS The day indication stops flashing and the month indicatio
71. rol the pitch Notes When you change the fine control value the playback sound drops out momentarily e The fine control value reverts to 0 0 factory setting when you turn off the deck or eject the MD The step and fine control values are linked changing one value also changes the other 44 Fade In and Fade Out You can use Fade in Play to gradually increase the signal level to the LINE ANALOG OUT jacks and the PHONES jack at the start of playback Fade out Play gradually decreases the signal level at the end of playback Fade in Recording gradually increases the signal level at the start of recording Fade out Recording gradually decreases the signal level at the end of recording FADER Note The signal level output to the DIGITAL OUT connector does not change during Fade in Play nor Fade out Play Fade in Play and Fade in Recording During play pause for Fade in Play or recording pause for Fade in Recording press FADER 4 flashes in the display and the deck performs Fade in Play or Fade in Recording for five seconds factory setting until the counter reaches 0 0s Fade out Play and Fade out Recording During play for Fade out Play or recording for Fade out Recording press FADER gt flashes in the display and the deck performs Fade out Play or Fade out Recording for five seconds factory setting until the counter reaches 0 0s then pauses
72. rter automatically converts the sampling frequency of various digital sources to the 44 1 kHz sampling rate of the MD deck This allows you to monitor and record sources such as 32 or 48 kHz DAT tape or satellite broadcasts as well as the CDs and MDs Guide to the Serial Copy Management System Digital audio components such as CDs MDs and DATs make it easy to produce high quality copies of music by processing music as a digital signal To protect copyrighted music sources this deck uses the Serial Copy Management System which allows you to make only a single copy of a digitally recorded source through digital to digital connections You can make only a first generation copy through a digital to digital connection Examples are given as follows You can make a copy of a commercially available digital sound programme for example a CD or MD but you can t make a second copy from the first generation copy You can make a copy of a digital signal from a digitally recorded analog sound programme for example an analog record or a music cassette tape or from a digital satellite broadcast programme but you can t make a second copy from the first generation copy A first generation copy means the first recording of a digital audio source through the deck s digital input connector For example if you record from a CD player connected to the DIGITAL IN connector that copy is a first generation copy Note The restrict
73. s Required cords Audio connecting cords 2 supplied When connecting an audio connecting cord be sure to match the colour coded pins to the appropriate jacks white left to white and red right to red White L White L Red R Red R Optical cables 3 only one supplied When connecting an optical cable take the caps off the connectors and insert the cable plugs straight in until they click into place Do not bend or tie the optical cables Coaxial digital connecting cables 2 not supplied lt t T 1L1 Things you should keep in mind while hooking up the system Turn off the power to all components before making any connections Do not connect any mains lead until all the connections are completed Be sure the connections are firm to prevent hum and noise Jacks connectors for connecting audio components Connect To the Amplifiers LINE ANALOG IN OUT jacks CD players or DBS tuners DIGITAL COAXIAL IN jack or DIGITAL OPTICAL IN connector Digital amplifiers DAT decks DIGITAL COAXIAL IN OUT or another MD deck jacks or DIGITAL OPTICAL IN OUT connectors There is no distinction of IN1 and IN2 connectors 5S8 peyeys Hu 9 poneis bugs Hooking Up the Audio Components Connecting the mains lead Connect the mains lead of the deck to a wall outlet Note If you use a timer connect the mains lead to the outlet of
74. s in the display Q You can undo the copying of a track or disc name For details see Undoing the Last Edit on page 42 Renaming a track or MD 1 Press NAME while the deck is in one of the operating statuses listed below depending on what you want to rename To rename Press while the deck is A track Playing paused recording or stopped with the track number displayed The MD Stopped with no track number displayed A track or disc name appears in the display 2 Press down CLEAR until the selected name is erased completely 3 Do steps 5 to 8 of Naming a track or MD using the controls on the deck on page 39 or steps 2 to 4 of Naming a track or MD using the remote on page 40 4 Press NAME Erasing a track or disc name Use this function to erase the name of a track or disc 1 While the deck is stopped playing recording or paused press MENU NO Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Tum AMS or press 44 1 repeatedly until Name appears then press AMS or YES 3 Tum AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until Nm Erase appears then press AMS or YES 4 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until the number of the track when erasing the track name or Disc when erasing the disc name flashes then press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and the name is erased To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or W Q You can undo the er
75. sive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine If you have any questions or problems concerning your deck please consult your near est Sony dealer 5 368 uop eunoyju EUOHIPpY UO CULOJU EUONIPPY Handling MDs The MD is enclosed in a cartridge to protect the disc fr om debris or fingerprints and to make it easy to handle However the presence of debris or a war ped cartridge may inhibit the disc from operating properly To assure that you can always listen to the highest quality music follow the precautions below Do not touch the internal disc directly Forcing the shutter open may damage the internal disc Be sure to stick the labels supplied with the MD to the appropriate positions The shape of the labels may vary depending on the MD brand Proper location Shutter of the labels Where to keep the MDs Do not place the cartridge wher e it may be e xposed to direct sunlight or e xtremely high heat and humidity Regular maintenance Wipe dust and debris from the surface of the cartridge with a dry cloth System Limitations The recording system in your deck is radically different from those used in cassette and D AT decks and is characterized by the limitations described below Note however that these limitations ar e due to the inher ent nature of the MD recording system itself and not to mechanical causes Disc Full appears in the display even before t
76. tal signal input from the DIGITAL IN connector is output to the DIGITAL OUT connector after passing through the sampling rate converter and then to the LINE ANALOG OUT jacks and PHONES jack after D A conversion DA appears in the display during this time Erasing blank portions automatically Smart Space Auto Cut The deck can be set to automatically erase any blanks that are produced when the signal is interrupted during recording The function which activates Smart Space or Auto Cut depends on the length of the interruption as described below Smart Space If the signal is interrupted for less than 30 seconds Smart Space replaces the blank portion with a blank space of about three seconds then continues the recording Smart Space appears in the display during this time Auto Cut If the signal is interrupted for about 30 seconds Auto Cut replaces the blank portion with a blank space of about three seconds then pauses the recording Auto Cut appears in the display during this time Do the procedure below to turn Smart Space and Auto Cut on or off 1 While the deck is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Tum AMS or press lt lt gt gt i repeatedly until S Space On appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt lt bb repeatedly to select the setting then press AMS or YES To Select Turn on Smart Space and Auto Cut S Space On
77. the tab to close the slot For details see T oprevent accidental erasur e of ther ecor ded material on page 19 About indications which appear after editing When TOC lights up in the display Editing has finished but the TOC T able of Contents on the MD hasnotbeenupdatedtor eflecttheeditingr esults The editing will be lost if you disconnect the mains lead while the indication is on The TOC will be updated only when you eject the MD or tur noffthe MD deck When TOC Writing flashes in the display The deck is updating the TOC Do not disconnect the mains lead or move the deck while the indication flashes 34 Erasing Tracks You can erase a trackor par tofa track simply by specifying the number of the track or the portion within a track to be erased Y ou can also erase all the tracks onan MDatone time Erasing a track Specify the number of the track you want to erase Example Erasing the second track 1 AAA 2 BBB 3 CCC 4 DDD 1 AAA 2 CCC 3 DDD When you erase a track all the tracks after the one erased are automatically r enumber ed For example if you erase track number 2 the pr evious track number 3 becomes tracknumber2and the pr evious track number 4 becomes track number 3 and so on 1 While the deck is stopped playing or paused press MENU NO Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press
78. ting statuses listed below depending on what you want to name To name Press while the deck is A track Playing paused recording or stopped with the track number displayed The MD Stopped with no track number displayed A flashing cursor appears in the display 2 Enter a name Besides letter keys you can also use the keys shown in the following table 3 Press Enter or Num Lock The whole name appears in the display Operations you may want to do while naming a track or MD To Press Cancel the operation Esc Switch between uppercase and Caps Lock or Shift lowercase letters Move the cursor or gt Jump the cursor to the top of the name Home Jump the cursor to the end of the name End Scroll the name Page Up or Page Down Erase the character at the cursor Delete position Erase the character preceding the Back Space cursor Ifyou have assigned characters to keys using Shift see page 52 the characters you assigned have priority 50 q You can undo the naming of a track or MD 1 Press F11 Name Undo appears 2 Press Enter Press Esc to cancel the operation Using the Edit Menu 1 Press Esc while the deck is in one of the operating statuses listed below depending on what you want to name To name Press while the deck is A track or the MD Stopped playing or paused The track being recorded Recording th
79. tire material may be recorded as a single track in the following cases When you consecutively record the same track two or more times using single track repeat play When you consecutively record two or more tracks with the same track number but from different CDs or MDs When you record tracks from certain CD or multi disc players Also if the source is an MD a track number may not be marked for tracks less than four seconds long When recording from a component connected to the LINE ANALOG IN jacks with T Mark Off selected or when recording from a DAT deck or DBS tuner connected to the DIGITAL IN connector the entire material may be recorded as a single track When recording from a DAT deck or DBS tuner connected to the DIGITALIN connector the deck will mark a track number whenever the sampling frequency of the input signal changes regardless of the track marking parameter setting T Mark Lsyn or T Mark Off Q You can mark track numbers even after recording has finished See Dividing Tracks on page 36 Note If you turn off the deck or disconnect the mains lead the deck will store the last settings T Mark Lsyn or T Mark Off and the trigger level and recall them the next time you turn on the deck Starting Recording With Six Seconds of Prestored Audio Data Time Machine Recording Whenever the deck is in recording pause the deck s buffer memory contin
80. to display information on the track being recorded e Press during play to display information on the current track e Press during recording pause to adjust the recording level e Press while editing an MD to select the type of characters to be input SCROLL button 16 Press to scroll the name of a track or MD PLAY MODE button 29 30 46 Press to select Shuffle Play or Programme Play KEYBOARD jack 49 Connect a keyboard to this jack PHONE LEVEL control 26 Turn to adjust the volume of the headphones PHONES jack 26 Connect headphones to this jack TIMER selector 46 Use to set the timer for recording REC or playing PLAY Set to OFF to turn off the timer 11 sued JO UOIDUNY pue uoye07 Syed JO uoIpuna pue uogeo7 Remote Parts Descriptions EB DO COD D PLAYER 128 10 11 12 1 power switch 18 26 55 57 Press to turn on the deck When you turn on the deck the STANDBY indicator on the deck turns off When you press the switch again the deck turns off and the indicator lights up FILTER button 47 Press to select the type of the digital filter DATE PRESENT button 8 Press to display the current date and time DATE RECORDED button 16 Press to display the recording date and time Letter number buttons 16 2
81. to the various editing functions that you can perform using the Edit Menu To access the Edit Menu Press MENU NO to displa Edit Menu Note The available menu items may vary according to the current status of the deck Menu item Sub item Function Reference page s Name Nm In Names a track or an MD 39 Nm Erase Erases a name 41 Nm AllErs Erases all the names on an MD 41 Nm Copy Copies a name to a track or an MD 40 Tr Erase Erases a track 34 Move Moves a track 38 Combine Combines tracks 37 Divide Divides a track 36 A B Erase Erases a portion of a track 35 All Erase Erases all the tracks on an MD 35 Undo Undoes the last edit operation 42 Setup Enters Setup Menu below directly Setup Menu Table The following table provides an overview of the various Setup Menu items including their parameter s factory settings and refer ence page s in the manual To access the Setup Menu While the deck is stopped press MENU NO twice to displa Setup Menu Menu item Sub item Function Parameters Factory setting Reference page s Program Creates a programme 30 T Mark Turns Automatic Track Marking on or off Lsyn Off Lsyn 22 LS T Changes the trigger level for Automatic Track Marking 72 to 0dB 50dB 22 Auto Turns Auto Space and Auto Pause on or off Off Space Pause Off 31 32 S Space Turns
82. uously stores the latest six seconds worth of audio data When you press AMS or T REC the recording then starts with the data in the buffer memory Time Machine Recording thus allows you to avoid missing the beginning of material recorded live from an FM or satellite broadcast 1 Do steps 1 to 7 of Recording on an MD on pages 18 and 19 The deck changes to recording pause N Start playing the programme source 3 Press AMS or T REC at the point where you want to start recording Recording starts with the six seconds of prestored data in the buffer memory then continues recording via the buffer memory thereafter To stop Time Machine Recording Press E Note The storage of data in the buffer memory starts from the moment the deck changes to recording pause Thus if you start recording less than six seconds after changing to recording pause less than six seconds worth of data will be recorded from the buffer memory The same is true if the programme source had been playing for less than six seconds at the time you start recording 23 SAW uo Bulpi0d04 sa uo bBuipioDoy Synchro recording With the Audio Component of Your Choice Music Synchro recording The Music Synchro recording allows you to automatically synchronize recording on the MD deck with the playing of the selected programme source The Track Marking function however wil
83. uring Repeat A B Play press A lt B The current ending point changes to the new starting point point A REPEAT A lights up and B flashes in the display 2 Locate the new ending point point B and press AB REPEAT A B lights up and the deck starts to repeat the newly specified portion Playing Tracks in Random Order Shuffle Play When you select Shuffle Play the deck plays all the tracks on the MD in random order PLAY MODE gt T While the deck is stopped press PLAY MODE repeatedly or SHUFFLE once until SHUFFLE lights up in the display 2 Press gt Shuffle Play starts 3 appears while the deck is shuffling the tracks To resume normal play While the deck is stopped press PLAY MODE repeatedly or CONTINUE once until SHUFFLE turns off You can locate tracks during Shuffle Play Turn AMS or press K lt bbl repeatedly e To locate the next track or a later track to be played turn AMS clockwise or press PI repeatedly e To locate the beginning of the current track turn AMS counterclockwise or press k Note that you can t locate and play the tracks that have already been played once 29 SAW 6bulkeld sal bBui eld Creating Your Own Prog ramme Programme Play You can pick out the tracks that you like and specify the playback order in a programme containing up to 25 tr
84. ween components with CONTROL Al jacks and components with CONTROL A11 jacks the number of functions that can be controlled may be limited depending on the component For detailed information refer to the operating instructions supplied with the component s Connecting the CONTROL A1I Control System Comnect monaural 2P mini plug cables in series to the CONTROL All jacks on the back of each component You can connect up to ten CONTROL Alll compatible components in any order However you can connect only one of each type of component i e 1 CD player 1 MD deck 1 tape deck and 1 receiver You may be able to connect more than one CD player or MD deck depending on the model For detailed information refer to the operating instructions supplied with the respective component Example Amplifier CD player MD deck Tape deck Other Receiver component In the CONTROL A1II control system the control signals flow both ways so there is no distinction of IN and OUT jacks If a component has more than one CONTROL AlII jack you can use either one or connect different components to each jack Jacks and connection examples CD player OT a lt MD deck O On CONTROL A1 jacks and connections It is possible to make connections between CONTROL A1 and CONTROL A1l jacks For details regarding particular connections or setup options refer to the operating instructions supplied with component s About the con
85. you tur n AMS or press Ke PP repeatedly To do this pr ess lt lt gt gt instep 4r epeatedly to select m s or f The selected unit flashes in the display 35 SCI Pepiosey unpa SCI pepiodey Bunipa Erasing Tracks Ul Repeat step 4 until you ve located point A 6 Press AMS or YES to enter point A Point B set appears and several seconds of the track from point A play backr epeatedly 7 Continue playing the track or press gt gt to locate the ending point of the portion to be erased point B then press AMS or YES A B Ers and Point B ok alternate in the display and a few seconds of the trackbefor epoint A and after point B play backr epeatedly 00 Repeat step 4 until you ve located point B 9 Press AMS or YES to enter point B Complete appears for a few seconds and the portion between point A and Bis erased To cancel the operation Press MENU NO orl Q You can undo the erasure For details see Undoing the Last Edit on page 42 Note In the following cases Impossible appears and you can t erase a portion of a track The point B you entered comes before point A e After repeated editing of a track it may become impossible to erase a portion of the track any further This is a technical limitation of the MD system and is not a mechanical error 36 Dividing Tracks You can divide ar ecor ded track at any p

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