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Sony MZ-NHF800 User's Manual

1. O Numbers Remaining AllRemain of tracks time after after the the current current location in track the disc e Disc e Group Track name name and name and artist album name Hi name Hi MD MD e Disc e Group name name MD MD Sound Indication of none mode the selected name sound mode e Codec e Track e Codec Hi Hi mode and MD MD bitrate Hi TrackMode e none MD MD MD e Track mode MD Display window O Group Elapsed time Track name number and artist and track name Hi number MD Track name MD e Track Remaining 1 Remain name and time of the artist current track name Hi MD e Track name MD 1 Track number appears if the currently selected track is not in a group 2 This does not appear when Menu Mode is set to Simple page 70 3 The disc name appears when the currently selected track is not in a group D Selecting the play mode You can listen to tracks in various play modes The play mode can consist of a combination of Main play mode Sub play mode and Repeat play e Main play mode selects the playback unit such as tracks or groups e Sub play mode selects the type of play e Repeat play selects Repeat play Jog lever S Playing tracks in Main play mode 1 While playing enter the menu and select Main
2. Dividing a track Divide cceeeeeessessesscesceececeeceecceceeseeseeseeseeaeesecsecneenecee 67 Combining tracks Combine 0 0 eee eeeeeeeseeeeceeceeceeceseeseeseeaeeneeaeeeeseeneeees 68 Formatting the disc Format 0 cccecesesceseesseseeseeeeaeceeceeceeeeeceeceeeeeeeeeeneeae 69 Other Operations c cceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeseeseeseeses ZO Changing the displayed menu items Menu Mode ce eeceeeeeeteeeeeeees 70 Protecting your hearing AVLS oo ccc eesesesseeseseeeeeeesceeseeeceeeeseenaeeeeaeeas 70 Turning off the beep sound ae Storing the settings for individual discs Disc Memory eee 71 Starting the playback quickly Quick Mode cececeseeeeseseeeeseeeeeeeseees 72 Selecting the disc mode Disc Mode 0 c eeecsceseseeeecseeseeeeceeceeeeeeeeeaeeaeeaes 73 Adjusting the contrast of the display window Contrast Adjustment 74 Changing the operational direction of the display ccc eeeseeeee teens 74 Various way to use the radio sccscsseeeeeeenseneeees 7D Presetting radio stations 00 eee Listening to the preset radio stations Using the recorder with a computer 76 What you can do through connection with a computer ce eeeeeeteeeeee 76 Connecting the recorder to your COMPULET 0 0 eects eteeectetseeeeeteteeeees 76 Storing non audio data to a disc wo ee eeeeseeeeseesceeeeeeeseeeceeseeetseeeeseeeseeeaes 78 Additional informati
3. T new Group P Erase __________ All Erase Get CD info New Group Information of an audio CD album name track title etc will be reflected in the track list Recording mode drop down menu CLOSE To close the display as shown on page 109 click here CD operating section Use these controls to confirm the tracks on audio CD to be recorded To deselect all tracks click here Erase To select all tracks click here All Erase Check boxes Remaining time of the inserted MD Check the box of the tracks that you want to record Using SonicStage Importing audio data This section explains how to record and store audio data from an audio CD to My Library of SonicStage on the hard disk drive of your computer You can record or import music from other sources such as the Internet and your computer s hard disk Refer to SonicStage Help for details e Only audio CDs with a SiE mark can be used with SonicStage e We do not guarantee normal operation in the case of the copy controlled CDs Source indication sF Music Source A Format Bit Rate 1 start up SonicStage Select Start All Programs SonicStage SonicStage Programs in the case of Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition Windows 98 Second Edition SonicStage starts up and the main window appears You can also start SonicStage with double clic
4. To LINE IN page 83 To DC IN 3V OPT Make sure to disconnect the dedicated USB cable before recording continued 19 20 A Insert a recordable disc slide OPEN to open the lid insert a disc with the label side facing front and press the lid down to close Make sure to check the record protect tab is closed EJ Confirm the operation mode This recorder has two operation modes Hi MD mode and MD mode The operation mode is automatically recognized whenever the disc is inserted After you insert a disc check the operation mode on the display window of the recorder Hi MD lights up when the operation mode is Hi MD and MD lights up when the operation mode is MD Q 1 Hi MD 2 QQ Qnise e When using a 1GB Hi MD disc the operation mode will only be Hi MD e When using a standard disc 60 74 80 minutes the operation mode can be set as follows Disc condition Operation mode Blank disc The mode set for Disc Mode in the menu The Disc Mode is factory set to Hi MD If you want to use the disc on another component that does not support Hi MD set the Disc Mode to MD to use the disc in MD mode The disc contains material Hi MD recorded in Hi MD mode The disc contains material MD recorded in MD mode D Refer to Selecting the disc mode Disc Mode page 73 for the Disc Mode setting Record a disc
5. 1 Connect your MD Walkman to the computer For details about connections see Recorder Operation Do not disconnect the power source or the dedicated USB cable before the transfer has completed 2 Select the transfer destination from the Transfer Destination list on the right side of the screen and click Transfer The screen is switched to the Transfer Hi MD or Net MD screen 3 Click the tracks you want to transfer in the My Library list on the left side of the screen To transfer more than one track hold down the Ctrl key while selecting the tracks To transfer all tracks of the album click the album continued 113 4 i necessary change the transfer mode As the default setting tracks in the OpenMG PCM ATRAC3 ATRAC3plus format will be transferred in the same format and bit rate normal transfer If the device connected to the computer does not support the above format the format and bit rate will be converted to those of the device In some case this process may take time If you want to change the format and bit rate click Transfer Mode in the center of the screen to display Transfer Mode Settings dialog box 5 Click a Transfer of the tracks selected in step 3 begins To stop transferring Click R When transferring to a Hi MD Walkman If you want to play the transferred tracks on a Net MD Walkman that does not support Hi MD select Net MD for the mode operation mode on the right s
6. 60 e When the total number of characters in the titles on a disc exceed the maximum that can be input If the disc is being used in Hi MD mode you can make a group setting but cannot add a group name in step 4 If the disc is being used in MD mode you cannot make a group setting e The tracks or groups must be sequential If the desired tracks or groups are not consecutive you must move them to make them consecutive before you can assign them Moving recorded tracks or groups Move page 61 DISPLAY Jog lever A 1 While the recorder is stopped enter the menu and select Edit Set 2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until the number of the desired first track appears in the display and then press the jog lever This selects the first track of a new group If the disc contains groups only the first track number of each group is displayed Tt rit TR Ole AAN 3 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until the number of the desired last track appears in the display and then press the jog lever This selects the last track of the new group and the group can be labeled If the disc contains groups only the last track number of each group is displayed 4 Label a group see Adding titles Title page 55 e In step 2 the first track must be either the first track of an existing group or a track that does not belong to a group e When selecting the last track in
7. Select and pause the sound source to Make sure that disc indication has be recorded stopped rotating in the display window on the recorder Make sure that disc indication has stopped Q Q Hi MD 00 BOrisr While the recorder is stopped press Play the source you want to record and hold T MARK REC and press If you insert a previously recorded disc BENT on the recorder the recording starts after the existing e J contents REC lights up and recording starts Track marks are automatically added at T MARK REC the same point as the sound source and the contents are recorded together as a group Connected component To Press Stop Press W Pause Press HED Press II again to resume recording Remove the disc Press W and open the lid The lid does not open while SYSTEM FILE WRITING flashing in the display D A track mark is added at the point where you press Ill again to resume recording while pausing thus the remainder of the track will be counted as a new track 21 22 If the recording does not start e Make sure the recorder is not locked pages 12 16 e Make sure the disc is not record protected pages 20 81 e Premastered discs cannot be recorded over e When you record on a 1GB Hi MD disc connect the AC power adaptor to the recorder charge the rechargeable battery fully battery level indication shows zz or use a new alkaline dry battery b
8. Shuffle in Sub play mode the recorder will play the tracks in the selected group in random order 1 Enter the menu and select SubPMode 2 Turn the jog dial to select the desired play mode and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection Each time you turn the jog dial changes as follows When you press BENT appears in the display Indication 0 8 Play mode are played once Normal none Normal play All tracks 1 Track 1 Single track play A single track is played Shuffle SHUF Shuffle play All tracks in the selected Main Play Mode are played in random order A BRepeat A B Repeat play Tracks A A B G between the selected points A and B are played repeatedly 1 A BRepeat does not appear when the Menu Mode is set to Simple 3 Turn the jog dial until RepeatOn playing a track repeatedly or RepeatOff appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection except when selecting A B Repeat play Listening to a section of a track repeatedly A B Repeat You can listen to a specific section within a track repeatedly by selecting the starting point A and ending point B Make sure that points A and B are within the same track 1 While playing a track that contains the section you want to repeat enter the menu and select SubPMode A BRepeat A flashes in the display 2 P
9. Press W and open the lid 2 Press W and open the lid 1 Cues to the beginning of every 10th track during playback of the disc with no group settings 2 Once you open the lid the point to start play will change to the beginning of the first track If the play does not start Make sure the recorder is not locked pages 12 16 The playback sound may skip if e the recorder is subject to strong repeated shocks e a dirty or scratched disc is played When using a disc in Hi MD mode sound may drop out for a maximum of about 12 seconds Listening to the radio You can enjoy radio programs with the built in digital tuner in the remote control While listening to the radio Controls on the recorder cannot be used to operate the tuner Only the remote control can be used Radio programs cannot be recorded on the recorder 1 Turn on the radio Press RADIO ON OFF Press the jog lever repeatedly to select The radio turns on the band FM or AM If PRESET is displayed press P MODE G to make it disappear from the display Slide the jog lever towards TUNE or Press VOL to adjust the volume TUNE repeatedly to tune in the desired radio station RADIO ON OFF P MODE G Jog lever BAND SS SOUND TUNE TUNE N p To turn off the radio Press RADIO ON OFF or W 25 26 To tune in a station quickly In step 3 slide and hold the jog lever until t
10. To delete a letter Press Fy To cancel labeling Press Ml for 2 seconds or more Title Display Track name Track Group name Group Artist name to a track Artist Album name to a Album track Disc name Disc 1 Appears only for discs used in Hi MD mode 4 Repeat step 3 and enter all characters of the label name 5 Press the jog lever for 2 seconds or more When the recording is stopped or the recording moves on to the next track while labeling titles during recording the input at that point is entered automatically Re labeling You can change the track name artist name album name group name or disc name by doing the procedure for Labeling page 56 To re label a track name artist name or album name Start playing the track you want to re label and then change the track name artist name or album name while the recorder is playing or while the recorder is stopped and the track to be re labeled is currently selected To re label a disc You can re label the disc while the recorder is stopped recording or playing e The recorder is able to display but cannot label using Japanese Katakana characters e The recorder cannot rewrite a disc or track name of more than 200 letters that was created by another device in MD mode only On the recorder 5 way control key PENT ea PPI VOL About the
11. 99 Note on digital recording This recorder uses the Serial Copy Management System which allows only first generation digital copies to be made from premastered software You can only make copies from a home recorded disc by using the analog line out connections Premastered software such as CDs or MDs Microphone record player tuner etc with analog output jacks 9 an Analog recording Digital recording i amp C Home recorded disc LI Home Recordable recorded digital disc n g disc recording Digital recording Recordable E disc digital disc recording Restrictions on the editing of tracks transferred from your computer This unit was designed so that editing functions i e adding track marks and erasing track marks do not function for tracks that have been transferred from your computer This is to prevent the loss of transfer authorization by the transferred tracks To edit these tracks first transfer them into the computer and then edit them on the computer About the DSP TYPE S for ATRAC ATRAC3 This recorder supports DSP TYPE S a specification for high level Sony MiniDisc decks equipped with digital signal processors DSP This specification allows the recorder to produce high quality sound from tracks recorded in MDLP mode Since it retains DSP TYPE R support the recorder produces superior results during recording or playback in SP normal stereo mode Suppressing the skips of the sound
12. G PROTECTION The G PROTECTION function was developed to provide a higher level of shock resistance than that of existing players 100 Difference between digital optical and analog line inputs The input jack of this recorder works as both digital and analog input jacks Connect the recorder to a CD player or a cassette recorder using either digital optical input or analog line input To record see Recording a disc right away page 19 to record using digital optical input and Recording from a TV or radio Analog Recording page 37 to record using analog line input optical mini plug page 19 Difference Digital optical input Analog line input Connectable Equipment with a digital optical output Equipment with an analog line source jack CD player DVD player etc output jack Casette deck radio record player etc Usable cord Optical cable with an optical or an Line cable with 2 phono plugs or a stereo mini plug page 37 Signal from the source Digital Analog Even when a digital source such as a CD is connected the signal sent to the recorder is analog Track marks Marked copied automatically e at the same positions as the source when the sound source is a CD or an MD e after more than 2 seconds of no sound page 97 or low level segment with a sound source other than a CD or an MD e when the recorder is paused 3 seconds of no sound is
13. are being recorded e While SYSTEM FILE WRITING is flashing the lid becomes locked Adding titles Title You can add titles to tracks groups and discs You can add artist names and album names to tracks on a disc used in Hi MD mode Available characters e Capital and small letters of the alphabet for English and European languages Numbers 0 to 9 Symbols 1 European alphabets appear only for discs used in Hi MD mode 2 The available symbols will differ for Hi MD mode and MD mode see About the character palette page 57 Maximum number of characters per name Track names group names and disc name Approx 200 each containing a mixture of all available characters Maximum number of characters that can be input per disc In Hi MD mode A maximum of about 55 000 characters In MD mode A maximum of about 1 700 characters The number of titles that can be stored on a disc depends on the number of characters that are input for track names group names artist names album names and disc name 55 56 If you enter the symbol between the characters in disc names such as abc def you may be unable to use the group function in MD mode only DISPLAY P MODE G SOUND VOL Jog lever B gt Hl ENT kea gt gt Labeling You can label a track group or disc while the recorder is stopped recording or playing You can also label artist
14. repeatedly until the desired preset number appears in the display 6 Press the jog lever to enter the selection A long beep sounds in the headphones earphones PRESET W and preset number disappear in the display a Listening to the preset radio stations You can simply tune the station by selecting the preset number RADIO ON OFF P MODE G Jog lever BAND TUNE TUNE 1 Press RADIO ON OFF to turn on the radio 2 Press the jog lever repeatedly to select the band FM or AM 3 Press P MODE G so that PRESET appears in the display 4 Slide the jog lever towards TUNE or TUNE repeatedly until the desired preset number appears in the display In case of double digit preset numbers the band is indicated in the display by F for FM and A for AM 75 76 Using the recorder with a computer What you can do through connection with a computer To use the recorder connected to a computer you must install the software from the supplied CD ROM For details on the installation procedure refer to the Software Operation section When using the supplied softwares For detailed explanations see the Software Operation section or online help e Transfer audio data between the computer and the recorder The supplied SonicStage software enables you to transfer audio data between the recorder and the computer When a disc used in Hi MD mode is
15. the power stays on inside recorder even when there is no operation causing the rechargeable battery life to shorten page 72 If the rechargeable battery is not fully charged the battery may become drained after a while If this happens charge the rechargeable battery again page 15 Even when fully charged the life of the battery is only about half what it normally is e The useful life of the rechargeable battery may be ending gt Replace the rechargeable battery with the new one The recorder becomes hot during the charging procedure e This is normal and poses no danger While recording Symptom NotENOUGH POWER TO REC appears and recording cannot be done on a 1GB Hi MD disc Cause Remedy e Recording is not possible when using a 1GB Hi MD disc even when the battery level indication shows enough power remaining while the recorder is stopped or playing This is because of a mechanism that disables recording when the remaining battery power is estimated by the recorder to be insufficient due to the high power consumption required for 1GB Hi MD disc recording gt Connect the AC power adaptor to the recorder or insert a fully charged rechargeable battery or a new alkaline dry battery The remaining recording time appears as 0 00 00 and recording cannot be done even though 2 0MB of free space is displayed This is a system limitation 2 0MB is the capacity of the re
16. 53 V SUR settings Sound EQ Useful Search Searches for tracks by track name group name page 51 artist name or album name Menu 1 Menu 2 Function Site page REC Set REC Mode Selects the recording mode PCM Hi SP or page 37 Hi LP for Hi MD mode SP LP2 LP4 or monaural for MD mode RECVolume Manually adjusts the recording level page 38 MIC AGC Sets the microphone recording level page 36 adjustment mode MIC Sens Sets the microphone sensitivity to suit the page 35 source sound Time Mark Adds track marks automatically in a specific page 39 time interval G REC Sets the recorder to create a new group with page 40 each recording operation Group Recording SYNC REC Simplifies operations during digital recording page 42 Synchro Recording Option Menu Mode Changes the displayed menu items page 70 AVLS Sets a limit on the maximum volume to protect page 70 your hearing Beep Turns the beep sound on or off page 71 Disc Mem Stores the recorder settings Disc Memory page 72 QuickMode Sets the recorder to start playback quickly page 73 Disc Mode Selects from MD mode or Hi MD mode when page 73 a blank disc is inserted Contrast Adjusts the contrast of the display window on page 74 the recorder Jog Dial Changes the operational direction on the page 74 display when turning the jog dial 31 Various ways of recording Before r
17. 544 bytes Hi MD disc 964 MB 832 KB 963 MB 1 011 613 696 bytes 851 968 bytes 1 010 761 728 bytes 1 This is space that is used for managing the files on the disc 2 The size of the disc management space changes according to the operating conditions of your computer and other factors Therefore the actual space available for use may be lower than that displayed by Windows Explorer 80 Additional information Precautions On safety Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN 3V jack On power sources e Use house current nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery or LR6 size AA battery e For use in your house use the AC power adaptor supplied with this recorder Do not use any other AC power adaptor since it may cause the recorder to malfunction Polarity of the plug e Connect the AC power adaptor to an easily accessible AC outlet Should you notice an abnormality in the AC power adaptor disconnect it from the AC outlet immediately e The recorder is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the recorder itself has been turned off e If you are not going to use this recorder for a long time be sure to disconnect the power supply AC power adaptor dry battery or rechargeable battery To remove the AC power adaptor from the wall outlet grasp the adaptor plug itself never pull the cord On heat build up Heat may build u
18. Disc Mem 2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until On appears in the display and then press the jog lever to enter the selection To set the recorder so that disc settings are not stored Select Off in step 2 Erasing the disc information 1 Insert the disc whose information is to be erased and verify its contents 2 Select 1MemErase in step 2 The disc information is erased When Disc Mem is set to On Disc Mem Disc Memory on the recorder appears whenever a disc for which settings have been stored is inserted 71 e Settings for up to 64 discs can be stored Any settings stored afterwards will replace the settings with the lowest frequency of use among the 64 The numbers of discs that can be stored depend on the numbers of tracks recorded on the discs More tracks recorded per disc means fewer discs can be stored e If you try to erase the disc information of a disc that have never been stored NoDiscMem NO DISC MEMORY on the recorder appears in the display for a few seconds On the recorder Jog dial 5 way control key BENT 1 Remove the disc from the recorder enter the menu and select Option Disc Mem 2 Turn the jog dial until On appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection Erasing the disc information 1 Insert the disc whose information is to be erased and verify its contents 2 Sele
19. Help when you use SonicStage 3 If the problem cannot be solved after checking the above references Check the following table and then consult your nearest Sony dealer Computer e Manufacturer e Model e Type Desktop type Laptop type Name of operating system RAM capacity Hard disk drive containing SonicStage MD Simple Burner and audio data e Capacity of the drive e Free space Version of the software e SonicStage Ver 2 x e MD Simple Burner Ver 2 02 Error Message if one appear If an externally connected CD ROM drive is used e Manufacturer e Model e Type CD ROM CD R RW DVD ROM Other Type of connection to the computer PC card USB IEEE1394 Other If another device with USB connection is used e Name of the device or devices 1 To check the SonicStage software version go to Help About SonicStage in the SonicStage window 2 To check the MD Simple Burner software version go to CONFIG Version in the MD Simple Burner window 124 The software cannot be installed onto your computer Problem The installation was not successful Cause Remedy You are using an OS that does not support this software See page 104 for more details All windows applications are not closed If you start the installation while other programs are running a malfunction may occur This is especially true for programs that require la
20. If after step 1 you still cannot solve the problem consult your nearest Sony dealer While charging Symptom Cause Remedy The rechargeable e The rechargeable battery has been inserted incorrectly or the AC battery does not start charging The rechargeable battery cannot be fully charged power adaptor has been connected incorrectly gt Insert the rechargeable battery correctly or connect the AC power adaptor correctly e Because of the battery s characteristics the capacity of the rechargeable battery may be smaller than normal when it is used for the first time or after a long period of disuse gt Charge and discharge the battery several times The normal battery life will be restored e The rechargeable battery is drained nothing appears in the display window gt Charge the rechargeable battery It takes one minute after pressing W e CANCEL CHG for an indication to appear and charging to start If charging does not start even after a minute disconnect the AC power adaptor from the recorder connect it again and press ll e CANCEL CHG e The surrounding temperature is too high or too low CHARGE 5 C 35 C 41F 95F appears in the display gt Charge the battery at a temperature of 5 C 41 F to 35 C 95 F The rechargeable battery has become drained even when the recorder was not used for a while e The quick mode was set to Quick On gt If you set the quick mode to Quick On
21. REC may appear and recording cannot be done even if the battery level indication shows sufficient remaining power while the recorder is stopped or playing This is because of a mechanism that disables recording when the remaining battery power is estimated by the recorder to be insufficient due to the high power consumption required for 1GB Hi MD disc recording Before making a recording while using the AC power adaptor always insert a fully charged rechargeable battery or a new alkaline dry battery into the recorder first to ensure that the recording operation completes successfully Recording may not occur if the dedicated USB cable is connected to the recorder Make sure to disconnect the dedicated USB cable before recording e If you start recording when the disc indication is still rotating in the display the first few seconds of the material will not be recorded Make sure that the disc indication has stopped rotating before you start recording Do not move or jog the recorder or disconnect the power source while recording or while DATA SAVE or SYSTEM FILE WRITING is flashing in the display If you do the data recorded up to that point may not be recorded to the disc or data on the disc may be damaged DE Viewing various information You can check the remaining time track number etc when recording or during stop DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly Each time you press the button the
22. The selected track starts playing e After step 4 Main play mode and Sub play mode will be canceled Repeat play will function e During a search unlabeled tracks will appear at the end of each list e While the recorder is sorting the selected items SORTING appears in the display Wait until this indication disappears from the display before doing any operation 51 Adjusting the sound Virtual Surround 6 Band Equalizer You can vary the virtual sound to create different acoustics or modify the sound to suit your taste and store it for later use The following two effect can be selected V SUR Virtual Surround VPT Acoustic Engine Provides 4 kinds of virtual surround conditions 6 BAND EQUALIZER Provides 6 different sound qualities Varying the virtual sound to create different acoustics Virtual Surround 1 While playing press SOUND repeatedly until SUR appears in the display 2 Press SOUND for 2 seconds or more 3 Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select the surround mode Studio Each time you slide the jog lever and change as follows fA Studio SUR S Live SUR L Club SUR C Arena SUR A 4 Press the jog lever to enter the selected surround mode Selecting the sound quality 6 Band Equalizer 1 While playing press SOUND repeatedly until SND appears in the display 2 Press SOUND for 2 seconds or more 3 Slide the jog
23. Topics An explanations of the selected item The list of the words that you searched Display 1 Click Search to open the Search window 2 Type in the words 3 Click List Topics A list of the words that were searched is displayed 4 Click to select the desired item among those displayed 5 Click Display An explanation of the selected item is displayed 119 Referring to SonicStage Help Click Contents on the left side of the Help window to view a list of items for each operation Click on any items for details Importing audio data to the computer To Import audio data from the Internet SonicStage Help Importing Tracks Purchasing Tracks from a Music Service Site Import audio files on the computer in SonicStage Importing Tracks Importing Music Files Listening to audio data on the computer To Listen to audio data from the CD drive or My Library SonicStage Help Music Playback Playing Back an Audio CD or Playing Back a Track in My Library Listen to audio data on the MD Walkman connected to the computer Music Playback Playing Back a Track on a Device Media Managing and editing imported tracks To Change information related to CD information downloading SonicStage Help Changing SonicStage Settings Changing Settings for Getting CD information Edit an album Delete the tr
24. W for 2 seconds or more nn List of menus The following table shows the menu items that you can select Some items can be set with both the recorder and the remote control and some can be set with either the recorder or the remote control Items listed under Menu 1 are the selectable items which appear when you enter the menu and items listed under Menu 2 are the selectable items which appear when you select an item in Menu 1 It is possible to display all menu items only when Menu Mode is set to Advanced Menu items with an asterisk are not displayed when Menu Mode is set to Simple For details see Changing the displayed menu items Menu Mode page 70 Different indication may be displayed depending on the operating conditions and disc settings Menus of the remote control Menu 1 Menu 2 Function Site page Edit Title Adding a track name artist name album name page 55 group name or disc name E Set Assigns recorded tracks or groups to a new page 59 group Release Releases group settings page 61 Move Changes the order of tracks or groups page 61 Erase Erases tracks groups or the entire disc contents page 64 Format Formats the disc and restores it to the condition page 69 it was in at the time of purchase in Hi MD mode only MainPMode Normal Selects tracks by category such as track name or page 45 Grou
25. You tried to record more than 2 047 tracks on a disc in Hi MD mode or more than 254 tracks on a disc in MD mode gt Erase unnecessary tracks page 65 TrkFromPC e You tried to combine or divide tracks that were transferred from the NO EDIT computer gt You cannot combine or divide transferred tracks e You tried to combine or divide tracks that were recorded in Hi MD mode using the MD Simple Burner software gt You cannot combine or divide tracks recorded in Hi MD mode with the MD Simple Burner software TrkFromPC e You tried to record in the middle of a protected track that has been NO REC transferred from the computer You tried to record in the middle of a track that was recorded in Hi MD mode with the MD Simple Burner software gt You cannot record new material in the middle of a protected track or a track that was recorded in Hi MD mode with the MD Simple Burner software Sa Y Explanations About Hi MD Hi MD is a new MiniDisc format Incorporating the new ATRAC3plus audio compression technology Hi MD is a new recording format that delivers longer recording times than ordinary MDs Hi MD discs can also be used as a computer storage medium for non audio data such as text and images For more details on Hi MD refer to the supplied flyer What you can do with the Hi MD Walkman About ATRAC3plus ATRAC3plus is an enhanced version of ATRAC3 Compared to ATRAC3 used in LP2 and LP4 mode of the record
26. able to select certain indications or the indications may appear differently If you want to check the playing position or track name while playing see Viewing various information page 43 33 On the recorder Jog dial 5 way control key BENT 1 Enter the menu and select Display 2 Turn the jog dial until the information you want appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection Each turn changes the display as follows Lap Time RecRemain gt AllRemain Title1 Title2 Hi MD Sound When you press BENT the selected information appears at 6 and O Display window on the recorder The indications have the following meanings G Disc name Jd Track name Group name Artist name Album name 34 While the recorder is stopped e Group Elapsed time Track name number and artist and track name Hi number MD e Track name MD Group e Remaining RecRemain number time for and and track recording FreeSpace number remaining Hi MD free space RecRemain Hi MD MD e Remaining time for recording MD Numbers Remaining AllRemain of tracks time after the after the current current location in track the disc e Disc e Group Track name name and name and artist album name name Hi Hi MD MD e Group e Disc name name MD Sound Indication of none mode th
27. again NO e You selected bookmark play without setting bookmarks BOOKMARK gt Set bookmarks page 46 TRACK Message Meaning Remedy NO DIGITAL You tried to make a copy from a disc that is protected by the Serial Copy COPY Management System You cannot make copies from a digitally connected source which was itself recorded using digital connection gt Use analog connection instead page 37 NO DISC e You tried to play or record with no disc in the recorder gt Insert a disc NO DISC e You tried to erase a setting in the Disc Memory on a disc that contains no MEMORY settings in the Disc Memory page 71 NO GROUP e You tried to release a group setting with a disc that has no groups gt Insert a disc with group settings e You selected Fy Erase with a disc without group setting gt You cannot erase groups with a disc with no groups NO INPUT e The recorder could not detect digital input signals SIGNAL gt Make sure that the source is connected firmly page 19 NO NAME e You tried to select Artist in the Main play mode with a disc that has no artist name information e You tried to select by Artist in the Search function with a disc that has no artist name information NON You selected Py Move or Fy Erase or you tried to label a group GROUPED while the recorder is stopped or while playing a track that does not belong TRACK to a gr
28. at a place with a temperature 5 C 35 C outside the specified range for the recorder 41F 95F gt Charge the battery at a temperature of 5 C 41 F to 35 C 95 F SLOW on the remote control Charging e The rechargeable battery is being charged DATA SAVE e The recorder is writing information to the disc such as the recorded data or editing information gt Wait until the message disappears from the display 93 94 Message Meaning Remedy DC IN TOO Voltage of the power supply is too high The supplied AC power adaptor or HIGH the recommended car battery cord is not used gt Use the supplied AC power adaptor or the recommended car battery cord DISC FULL e Recording may not be done if the remaining recordable time on the disc is 48 seconds or less gt Replace the disc D L READY MD Simple Burner is now ready to record an audio CD to the disc in the recorder using Simple mode Refer to Software Operation section EJECT DISC e The recorder has finished communicating with the computer and it is safe to OK eject the disc from the recorder or disconnect the dedicated USB cable End The recorder reached to the end of the disc while playing or pressing PPA ERROR e There is an internal malfunction in the system gt Restart the operation by doing steps 1 to 3 on page 91 ERROR XX There is an internal malfunction in the system gt Restar
29. battery is not charged gt Charge the rechargeable battery e The volume is low gt Turn up the volume e No disc is inserted gt Insert a recorded disc The HOLD function is turned on HOLD appears in the display when you press an operation button on the recorder gt On the recorder disable HOLD by sliding the HOLD switch to the opposite direction of the arrow pages 12 16 The lid is not firmly closed gt Close the lid until it clicks Then slide OPEN to open the lid e Moisture has condensed inside the recorder gt Take the disc out and leave the recorder in a warm place for several hours until the moisture evaporates e The AC power adaptor is not firmly connected gt Connect the AC power adaptor firmly to the DC IN 3V jack on the recorder e The rechargeable battery or dry battery is weak LOW BATTERY flashes or nothing appears gt Charge the rechargeable battery replace the dry battery with a new one or use the supplied AC power adaptor The disc is damaged or does not contain proper recording or editing data gt Reinsert the disc Rerecord the disc If the error message still appears replace it with another disc e There is a built in malfunction in the system e While operating the recorder received a mechanical shock too much static abnormal power voltage caused by lightning etc gt Restart the operation as follows 1 Disconnect all the power sources and the dedicated USB c
30. cassette deck or amplifier Cause Remedy e There is no R channel output if the cassette deck or an amplifier is connected with a monaural cord gt Make sure to use a stereo connecting cord If however the connected equipment is monaural there will be no R channel sound output even with a stereo connecting cord While editing Symptom Cause Remedy NotENOUGH e Editing is not possible when using a 1GB Hi MD disc even when the POWER TO EDIT battery level indication shows enough power remaining while the appears and editing cannot be done on a 1GB Hi MD disc recorder is stopped or playing This is because of a mechanism that disables editing when the remaining battery power is estimated by the recorder to be insufficient due to the high power consumption required for 1GB Hi MD disc editing gt Connect the AC power adaptor to the recorder or insert a fully charged rechargeable battery or a new alkaline dry battery The lid does not open e The power sources have been disconnected during recording or editing or the battery have been exhausted gt Set the power sources again or replace the exhausted battery with new ones Editing cannot be done e The power source has been disconnected or a power outage has occurred during editing gt The editing done to that point is not saved to the disc Do the editing operation again Non audio data cannot be erased e Non audio data ca
31. display changes as follows Display window on the remote control A B a nn The indications have the following meanings amp Disc name ge Track name Group name Artist name Album name While the recorder is stopped O O Q Track number Elapsed time Track number Remaining time for recording and remaining free space Hi MD e Remaining time for recording MD The number of Disc name tracks in the disc Q Track number Group name and album name Hi MD e Group name and track name MD Selected sound mode name and its indication Track number 1 The disc name appears when the currently selected track is not in a group 2 This does not appear when Menu Mode is set to Simple page 70 While recording O O Q Track number Elapsed time Track number Remaining time for recording Track number Group name and album name Hi MD e Group name and track name MD 1 The disc name appears when the currently selected track is not in a group e When using the disc in Hi MD mode the free space will show as 2 0MB when the remaining recording time becomes 0 00 00 This is a system limitation 2 0MB being the capacity of the reserve domain e Depending on the group settings the operating conditions and the disc settings you may not be
32. encountered while synchro recording Marked automatically e after more than 2 seconds of no sound page 97 or low level segment e when the recorder is paused while recording Recorded sound level Same as the source Can also be adjusted manually Digital REC level control Adjusting the recording level manually page 38 Adjusted automatically Can also be adjusted manually Adjusting the recording level manually page 38 1 You can erase unnecessary marks after recording Combining tracks Combine page 68 Track marks may be copied incorrectly e when you record from some CD players or multi disc players using digital optical input e when the source is in shuffle or program play mode while recording using digital optical input In this case play the source in normal play mode e when programs with audio that is digitally broadcast e g digital TV are recorded through the digital optical input 101 What you can do with MD Simple Burner SonicStage What you can do with MD Simple Burner MD Simple Burner allows you to record music tracks from an audio CD in the CD drive of your computer to an MD Walkman without first recording the music tracks to the computer MD Walkman Audio CD What you can do with SonicStage SonicStage allows you to import audio data to your computer from music sources such as audio CDs and the Internet and then transfer the a
33. letter input area To switch between Press HU capital letters and small letters 1 Functions of the buttons or the control may differ depending on when the cursor is in the letter input area or in the character palette 5 Repeat step 4 and then enter all characters of the label name 6 Press BENT for 2 seconds or more Re labeling You can change the label of the disc a group or a track by doing the procedure for Labeling page 58 Eem Assigning tracks or roups as a new group Group Set With this function you can assign existing tracks or groups to a new group and also you can assign a track that currently belongs to no group to an existing group You can create a maximum of 255 groups on a Hi MD disc or a standard disc in Hi MD mode and 99 groups on a standard disc Disc Track number Group 1 Group 2 Assigning tracks 1 to 3 to a new group Assigning group 1 and group 2 to a new group Disc Group 2 ae Group 1 a 1 2 13 4 5 6 78910112 Registration of non consecutive tracks is not possible for example track 3 and tracks 7 and 8 cannot be assigned to a new group It is not possible to make a new group if the first track or last track of the group has been selected from the middle of an existing group Track numbers appear according to their order on the disc not their order within the group 59
34. make the track or group name appear in the display during operation Press the control key towards I lt to return to the track or group number display eee Erasing tracks and the entire disc Erase You can erase unnecessary tracks or all tracks on a disc When erasing tracks that have been transferred from the computer If you erased tracks that have been transferred from the computer the transfer authorization of the tracks will be as follows If the tracks were transferred in Hi MD mode the transfer authorization of the tracks are restored automatically when you insert the disc into the recorder and then connect the recorder to the computer If the tracks were transferred in MD mode the transfer authorization of the tracks is lost If you do not want to lose the transfer authorization restore the authorization by transferring the tracks to the computer again before erasing them You cannot erase non audio data for example text data or image data on the disc used in Hi MD mode DISPLAY Jog lever To erase a track Note that once a recording has been erased you cannot retrieve it Make sure of the track you are erasing 1 While playing the track you want to erase enter the menu and select Edit Erase Ja Erase Erase OK and PushENTER appear in the display If the selected track was transferred from the computer TrkFromPC and Erase OK appear in
35. names and album names to tracks in a disc used in Hi MD mode Note that if you label a track name an artist name or an album name to a track while the recorder is stopped the track must be the currently selected You can label a group while the recorder is recording or playing a track in the group or while a track in the group is selected and the recorder is stopped 1 Enter the menu and select Edit Title 2 Select one of the following and then press the jog lever 3 Press VOL or repeatedly to select a letter and press the jog lever to enter The selected letter stops flashing and the cursor moves to the next input position The cursor flashes at the next input position SS amaA E Ta OA The buttons and control used for character input and their functions are listed below Functions To move the cursor to the left or right Operation Slide the jog lever kaa gt gt I To change the letter to the one before next one Press VOL To enter a letter Press the jog lever BIVENT To enter a title Press the jog lever for 2 seconds or more B gt HI ENT To switch between capital letters small letters and numbers marks Press P MODE G To display 5966 99 eepo _ space Press SOUND To switch between capital letters and small letters Press SOUND To insert a blank Press Fy space
36. not affect the recording level Playing a disc right away 1 Insert a recorded disc Slide OPEN to open the lid insert a disc with the label side facing front and press the lid down to close Play a disc Press the 5 way control key BENT Press the 5 way control key towards on the recorder VOL or to adjust the volume on the Press the jog lever B gt HI ENT on the recorder remote control Press VOL or to adjust the volume A short beep sounds in the headphones on the remote control earphones when you operate The volume will be shown in the display 5 way control key BENT Jog dial kea PPI VOL VOL __ AS x amp k Jog lever B gt HI QA ENT Kd gt gt NNN Ne Zz To stop play press W A long beep sounds in the headphones earphones when you operate Playback starts from the point you last stopped playing After you stop the recorder the recorder will automatically turn off in about 10 seconds when using batteries or about 3 minutes when using an AC power adaptor 23 24 resume play To Operation on the recorder Operation on the remote control Stop Press Ml Press W Pause Press Il Press Ill again to Press the jog lever B gt II ENT Press the jog lever again to resume play Select a track directly viewing track number or name Turn the jog dial to select a track and then press B gt ENT to enter Find the beginning of the current
37. of the disc Recorded material is not protected On maintenance Clean the terminals periodically with a cotton swab or a soft cloth If you have any questions or problems concerning your recorder please consult your nearest Sony dealer If a trouble occurred when the disc was in the recorder we recommend that the disc be left in the recorder when you consult your Sony dealer so that the cause of trouble may be better understood 81 82 Specifications MD recorder Audio playing system MiniDisc digital audio system Laser diode properties Material GaAlAs Wavelength A 790 nm Emission duration continuous Laser output less than 44 6 uW This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the lens surface on the optical pick up block with 7 mm aperture Recording and playback time Refer to page 98 for details When using HMD1G 1GB disc Maximum 34 hours in Hi LP stereo When using MDW 80 in Hi MD mode Maximum 10 hours and 10 min in Hi LP stereo When using MDW 80 in MD mode Maximum 160 min in monaural Maximum 320 min in LP4 stereo Revolutions 350 rpm to 3 000 rpm CLV Error correction Hi MD LDC Long Distance Code BIS Burst Indicator Subcode MD ACIRC Advanced Cross Interleave Reed Solomon Code Sampling frequency 44 1 kHz Sampling rate converter Input 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Coding Hi MD Linear PCM 44 1 kHz 16 bit PCM ATRAC3plus Adaptive TRansform
38. on the radio while the recorder is off the radio will not begin operating immediately even when QuickMode is set to Quick On Using menus E Oa u O U OUUU U How to use the menu items The recorder has many menus with useful functions for recording playback editing etc To set the menu items do the following procedure If you are doing a menu operation for the first time after purchasing the recorder Menu Mode flashes in the display Before the menu operation you can set Menu Mode to Simple only basic menu items appear or Advanced all menu items appear Refer to Changing the displayed menu items Menu Mode page 70 for menu mode setting On the remote control DISPLAY 2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select the item 3 Press the jog lever to enter the selection 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 The setting will be entered when you press the jog lever at the last To return the preceding setting Press W To cancel the operation while setting Press W for 2 seconds or more 27 28 On the recorder NAVI MENU 5 way control key BENT Jog dial HiMD we Hi SP 2 Turn the jog dial to select the item 3 Press the 5 way control key BENT to enter the selection 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 The setting will be entered when you press the 5 way control key BENT at the last To return the preceding setting Press W To cancel the operation while setting Press
39. step 3 make sure the track comes after the one selected in step 2 The last track must be either the last track of an existing group or a track that does not belong to a group On the recorder Jog dial 5 way control key BENT 1 Enter the menu and select Edit 64 Set 2 Turn the jog dial until the number of the desired first track appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter Hi MD 2 awa EZS Hi SP 3 Turn the jog dial until the number of the desired last track appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter 4 Label a group see Labeling page 58 eee Releasing a group setting Group Release Select a group you want to release and check the contents see Playing tracks in a group Group Play page 45 DISPLAY 1 Select a group that you want to release and check the contents see page 45 2 Press W 3 Enter the menu and select Edit Release Release and PushENTER appear in the display 4 Press the jog lever to release a group The group setting of the selected group is released On the recorder 2 oe 5 way control key BENT 1 Do steps and 2 of Releasing a group setting Group Release on the remote control procedures page 61 2 Enter the menu and select Edit Release Group Release and PUSH YES ENTER NO CANCEL appear alternately in the
40. the display 2 Press the jog lever to erase the track The track is erased and the next track starts to play All the tracks after the one erased are automatically renumbered If all tracks in a group are erased the group is automatically deleted from the disc To erase a part of a track Add track marks at the beginning and the end of the part you want to erase then erase the part page 67 To erase a group You can erase tracks in a selected group Note that once a recording has been erased you cannot retrieve it Be sure to check the contents of the group before you erase it 1 Select a group you want to erase and check the contents see page 45 2 Press W 3 Enter the menu and select Edit Erase 4 Erase The group name and GP Erase appear and PushENTER appear in the display If the selected group contains tracks that have been transferred from the computer TrkFromPC and Erase OK appear in the display 4 Press the jog lever to erase the group The group is erased To erase the whole disc You can quickly erase all the tracks and data of the disc at the same time Note that once a recording has been erased you cannot retrieve it Be sure to check the contents of the disc before you erase it In case of a Hi MD disc or standard disc in Hi MD mode only audio data is erased Other data such as text or image data will not be erased 1 Play the disc you
41. want to erase to check the contents 2 Press W 3 Enter the menu and select Edit Erase AllErase AllErase and PushENTER appear in the display If the disc contains tracks that have been transferred from the computer TrkFromPC and Erase OK appear in the display 4 Press the jog lever to erase the whole disc SYS WRITE appears in the display and all the tracks will be erased When erasing completes NO TRACK appears in the display in Hi MD mode and BLANKDISC and 00 00 appear in MD mode 66 On the recorder ass w VAN o o o 5 way control key BENT To erase a track 1 While playing the track you want to erase enter the menu and select Edit Erase Jd Erase Erase OK and PUSH YES ENTER NO CANCEL appear in the display If the selected track was transferred from the computer TrkFromPC Erase OK appears in the display 2 Press BENT to erase the track To erase a group Select a group you want to erase and check the contents see page 48 Press W WN Pe Enter the menu and select Edit Erase 4 Erase Group Erase OK and PUSH YES ENTER NO CANCEL appear in the display If the selected group contains tracks that have been transferred from the computer TrkFromPC Erase OK appears in the display 4 Press BENT to erase the group Th
42. 0 Other information cccccccseesceceneccueceseesensesnssenszes L22 Uninstalling SonicStage MD Simple Burner 00 0 eeceeeseeeeeeeeteeeeeeeees 122 On copyright protection sirscreitan aiene i n e roere 123 TroubleshOoting 25 0 terine EE S 124 About available functions and supplied manuals This section explains the functions of this portable MiniDisc recorder and the manuals that have been supplied with it Please refer to the manual that applies to each use of the recorder Learning more about Hi MD Hi MD is a new MiniDisc format with advanced capabilities over the standard MD format The What you can do with the Hi MD Walkman flyer This flyer explains the major features of Hi MD Walkman and how it differs with standard MD Walkman Using the recorder You can enjoy recording from a CD player or a microphone then enjoy listening to the recordings that you made sony Recorder Operation pages 10 to 101 This section explains all of the recorder functions It also gives details on the problems you may encounter while using the recorder and how to solve them and about what to do when a message appears in the display Portable MiniDisc Recorder gt When you encounter any problems or need more explanation Refer to Troubleshooting and explanations page 84 Using the recorder while it is connected to a computer The supplied SonicSt
43. 1 of Changing the order of a track on a disc page 61 2 When moving a track out of a group skip this step When moving a track into a different group slide the jog lever repeatedly until the destination group appears in the display and then press the jog lever 3 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until the destination track number appears in the display and then press the jog lever to enter the selection Example When moving the track to the track number 03 in the second group GP02 E pz gt GPO20 amp Changing the order of a group on a disc 1 While playing a track within a group whose order you want to change enter the menu and select Edit Move 4 Move The group number to which the currently playing track belongs appears in the middle row of the display 2 Slide the jog lever to select the destination point on the disc and then press the jog lever to enter the selection Example When moving the first group 01 to the second group 02 2GP 01 2 If the track or group has been labeled slide the jog lever towards PI to make the track or group name appear in the display during operation Slide the jog lever towards k to return to the track or group number display If all tracks are moved out of the group the group automatically disappears from the disc On the recorder Jog dial NAVI MENU 5 way control key BENT Changing the order of a
44. 4 of the procedure in this section with SYNC REC is set to SYNC Off Afterwards set SYNC REC setting to SYNC On and start recording page 42 eee Adding track marks while recording You can add track marks track number while recording to divide the material into separate parts that allow you to go to specific track quickly and easily BS va 5 way control key PENT Jog dial Adding track marks manually While the recorder is recording press T MARK at the point you want to add a track mark Adding track marks automatically Auto Time Mark Use this feature to add track marks automatically at specified intervals when recording through the analog input connector or a microphone This function is convenient for recording long period of time such as lectures meetings etc 1 While the recorder is recording or in recording pause enter the menu and select REC Set Time Mark On 2 Turn the jog dial until the desired time interval appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection One rotation changes the time setting Time by minute within the range of 1 to 60 minutes 39 To cancel Time Mark Select Off in step 1 Using Time Mark to add track marks while recording When the elapsed recording time exceeds the time interval for Time Mark The recorder adds track marks at the point you set the time interval and from
45. 48 kbps 45 hours 13 hours and 12 hours and 10 hours and 30 minutes 30 minutes 10 minutes ATRAC3 132kbps 16 hours and 4 hours and 4 hours and 3 hours and 30 minutes 50 minutes 30 minutes 40 minutes ATRAC3 105kbps 20 hours and 6 hours and S hours and 4 hours and 50 minutes 10 minutes 40 minutes 40 minutes ATRAC3 66kbps 32 hours and 9 hours and 9 hours 7 hours and 50 minutes 50 minutes 20 minutes 1 Approximate time 2 When transferring 5 minute tracks When using a disc in MD mode When recording on the recorder Recording time standard disc standard disc Recording Codec 80 minute 74 minute 60 minute mode on the Bit rate standard disc standard disc standard disc recorder SP ATRAC 292kbps_ 80 minutes 74 minutes 60 minutes LP2 ATRAC3 2 hours and 40 2 hours and 28 2 hours 132kbps minutes minutes LP4 ATRAC3 66kbps_ 5 hours and 20 4 hours and 56 4 hours minutes minutes MONO Monaural 2 hours and 40 2 hours and 28 2 hours monaural minutes minutes When transferring from the Recording time1 2 computer Codec Bit rate 80 minute 74 minute 60 minute standard disc ATRAC stereo 292kbps 80 minutes 74 minutes 60 minutes ATRAC3 132 105kbps 2 hours and 40 2 hours and 28 2 hours minutes minutes ATRAC3 66kbps 5 hours and 20 4 hours and 56 4 hours minutes minutes 1 Approximate time 2 When transferring 5 minute tracks
46. ANOS 0084HN ZW 49p4109 4 ISIQIUI 91qEHO0d S O N Y 3 266 529 33 1 Portable MiniDisc Recorder Operating Instructions Recorder Operation Software Operation page 102 Unuennn AUDIO Wis MDLP Ar HiMD Migi WALKMAN is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone Stereo products We unrkman is a trademark of Sony Corporation MZ NHF800 2004 Sony Corporation To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Do not install the appliance in a confined space such as a bookcase or built in cabinet To prevent fire do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers table cloths curtains etc And don t place lighted candles on the apparatus To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Certain countries may regulate disposal of the battery used to power this product Please consult with your local authority Caution The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard CAUTION INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM CAUTION CLASS 1M INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN DO NOT VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS Information IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE PRO
47. Acoustic Coding 3 plus MD ATRAC ATRAC3 LP2 LP4 Modulation system Hi MD 1 7RLL Run Length Limited PRML Partial Response Maximum Likelihood MD EFM Eight to Fourteen Modulation Frequency response 20 to 20 000 Hz 3 dB Inputs MIC stereo mini jack minimum input level 0 13 mV LINE IN OPT stereo mini jack for analog input minimum input level 49 mV optical digital mini jack for optical digital input Outputs Q stereo mini jack dedicated remote control jack Maximum output DC Headphones 3 mW 3 mW 16 Q European models 5 mW 5 mW 16 Q Other models Radio Frequency range Models for Europe and China FM 87 5 108 0 MHz AM 531 1 602 kHz Other models FM 87 5 108 0 MHz AM 530 1 710 kHz Antenna FM Headphones earphones cord antenna AM Built in ferrite bar antenna General Power requirements Sony AC Power Adaptor connected at the DC IN 3V jack 120 V AC 60 Hz Models for USA Canada Mexico and Taiwan 230 V AC 50 60 Hz Models for continental Europe and Chile 240 V AC 50 Hz Model for Australia 230 V AC 50 Hz Models for U K and Hong Kong 115 V 230 V AC 50 60 Hz Other models The recorder Nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery NH 7WMAA 1 2V 700 mAh MIN Ni MH LR6 size AA alkaline battery AC power adaptor DC 3V Operating temperature 5 C 41 F to 35 C 95 F Battery operation time See Battery life page 17 Dimensions Appro
48. D mode only If the track data includes the artist name you can listen to tracks by a specific artist only 1 Do step 1 and select Artist in step 2 of Playing tracks in Main play mode page 47 A list of the artists on the disc appears in alphabetical order 2 Turn the jog dial until the desired artist name appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter A list of the tracks of the selected artist appears in recorded order 3 Turn the jog dial until the desired track appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection The name of the artist of the current track appears in the display The recorder plays the tracks by the same artist on the disc from the current track to the last track You can cue to the first track of the next or previous artist While playing press GROUP on the recorder and press the 5 way control key towards k d or PPI Listening to tracks of a selected album Album Play in Hi MD mode only If the track data includes the album name you can listen to tracks of a selected album only 1 Do step 1 and select Album in step 2 of Playing tracks in Main play mode page 47 A list of the albums on the disc appears in alphabetical order 2 Turn the jog dial until the desired album name appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter A list of the tracks in the selected album appears in recorded order 3 Turn the jog dial unti
49. DUCT OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT For customers who purchased in Australia New Zealand The supply cord of AC power adaptor can not be replaced if cord is damaged AC power adaptor should be discarded The validity of the CE marking is restricted to only those countries where it is legally enforced mainly in the countries EEA European Economic Area Notice for users On the supplied software Copyright laws prohibit reproducing the software or the manual accompanying it in whole or in part or renting the software without the permission of the copyright holder In no event will SONY be liable for any financial damage or loss of profits including claims made by third parties arising out of the use of the software supplied with this recorder In the event a problem occurs with this software as a result of defective manufacturing SONY will replace it However SONY bears no other responsibility The software provided with this recorder cannot be used with equipment other than that which is so designated Please note that due to continued efforts to improve quality the software specifications may be changed without notice Operation of this recorder with software other than that provided is not covered by the warranty The ability to display the languages on the software will depend on the installed OS on your PC For better results please ensure that the installed OS is compati
50. MD Simple Burner Programs in the case of Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition Windows 98 Second Edition There are other ways to start up MD Simple Burner as follows Double click the MD Simple Burner icon in the task tray or right click and select Show Standard Mode e Double click the T MD Simple Burner shortcut icon on the desktop The window for recording all tracks on the CD REC STOP To start recording all tracks on the CD as a new group click here To stop recording click Stop Total time of the k selected tracks of CD MD icon Disc name MD EL S S lleles Hi MD Tne Diso Name Remaining a zoe Hise G 14656 Remaining Album name CD recording time of Artist name CD the inserted MD OPEN To open the display as shown on page 110 click here Recording mode drop down menu 109 110 The window for recording selected tracks from an audio CD CONFIG Track information Click here to do the following CD Set the CD ROM drive View version information for MD Simple Burner Confirm CD information registered in the CDDB Total time of the Artistname selected tracks of CD Track information MD REC Disc name You can change the STOP MD track name and track number Album Title Track 01 Track 02 4 40 Track 03 6 02 Track 04 4 32 Track 05 731 Track 06 3 24 Track 07 4 27 Track 08 4 58 Track 09
51. MD disc Hi SP Hi LP stereo Hi LP Approx 610 min on an 80 minute standard disc Approx 2 040 min on a 1GB Hi MD disc When recording a disc used in MD mode Recording Display Recording mode time SP stereo SP Approx 80 min LP2 stereo LP2 Approx 160 min LP4 stereo LP4 Approx 320 min Monaural MONO Approx 160 min 1 For better sound quality record in normal stereo SP or LP2 stereo mode 2 If you record a stereo source in monaural the sounds from left and right will be mixed 3 When using an 80 minute recordable disc Audio components that support the linear PCM stereo Hi SP stereo and Hi LP stereo mode are indicated by the miMD or HieMD logo mark Audio components that support the LP2 stereo and LP4 stereo mode are indicated by the MDLP or MDLP logo mark e It is recommended that you use the AC power adaptor for long recordings e When you record in LP4 mode momentary noise may be produced on very rare occasions with certain sound sources This is because of the special digital audio compression technology that enables the long time recording If noise is produced it is recommended that you record in normal stereo or LP2 mode to obtain better sound quality e It is recommended that you use the recorder to edit dividing or combining long tracks recorded in linear PCM stereo Transferring such tracks and editing them on a computer may
52. PMode The Main play mode display appears 2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select the desired play mode and then press the jog lever to enter the selection Each time you slide the jog lever changes as follows When you press the jog lever appears in the display ron Liat Indication Play mode AS Normal Normal play All tracks are none played once Group Group play Tracks in the selected group are played Artist Artist play Tracks of a specified artist are played Album Album play Tracks in a specified album are played Bookmark Bookmark play 6 Bookmarked tracks are played 1 Appears only for discs used in Hi MD mode Playing tracks in a group Group Play 1 While playing a track in the desired group do step and select Group in step 2 of Playing tracks in Main play mode page 45 2 Press or to select a desired group The recorder plays the tracks in the selected group from the first track to the last track Listening to tracks bya specific artist Artist Play in Hi MD mode only Tf the track data includes the artist name you can listen to tracks by a specific artist only 1 While playing the track of the desired artist do step and select Artist in step 2 of Playing tracks in Main play mode page 45 continued 45 46 2 Press or to select a desired artist Th
53. able 2 Leave the recorder for about 30 seconds 3 Connect the power source 91 92 Symptom The display window is not normal Cause Remedy e The recorder was disconnected from the power source gt Let the recorder sit for a while or disconnect the power source reconnect it and then press any of the operation buttons When using with the AC power adaptor the display window of the recorder will remain faintly lit for some time even after the recorder is stopped e This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation The recorder turns off 3 minutes after the recorder has stopped in order to allow the charging time to be calculated The operation mode of the blank 60 74 80 minute standard disc differs from the mode following formatting or the mode selected in the SonicStage software When using a blank 60 74 80 minute standard disc in the recorder the operation mode set in the Disc Mode menu is applied gt Use the Disc Mode menu to change the operation mode as desired Messages If the following messages flash in the display window on the recorder check the chart below Message Meaning Remedy AVLS NO e AVLS is set to AVLS On and so the volume cannot rise higher VOLUME gt Set AVLS to AVLS Off page 70 OPERATION BLANKDISC e A disc with no recording on it is inserted BUSY WAIT The recorder is accessing disc informatio
54. acks Managing Tracks and Albums Creating Editing Albums Change the destination directly for track storage Changing SonicStage Settings Changing the Location for Saving Recorded Files 120 Backing up audio data We recommend that you back up your music data as a precaution against hard disk crashes or computer replacement To Back up audio data in My Library SonicStage Help Backing Up My Library Backing Up Data to a Disk Look up about SonicStage backup Backing Up My Library FAQ About SonicStage Backup Tool Troubleshooting To Look up troubleshooting procedure SonicStage Help Additional Information Troubleshooting When you want to know To Look up unknown words SonicStage Help Additional Information Glossary Look up the kinds of audio data that can be managed by SonicStage Overview Content Handled Within SonicStage Look up the kinds of functions that can be used with SonicStage Overview Features 121 122 Other information Uninstalling SonicStage MD Simple Burner To uninstall SonicStage MD Simple Burner follow the procedures below 1 Click Start Control Panel Settings Control Panel in the case of Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition Windows 98 Second Edition 2 Double click Add Remove Programs 3 Click SonicS
55. age software allows you to transfer audio data between the recorder and the computer The supplied MD Simple Burner software allows you to record audio data to the recorder Audio CDs Internet Music files WA Software Operation pages 102 to 126 This section explains the installation and basic operations of the supplied SonicStage MD Simple Burner software SonicStage Help This is an online help that you can view on your computer screen Online help explains the detailed operations and information about SonicStage software You can also refer to online help if you encounter any problems while using the SonicStage Notes on the Software Operation section e In Software Operations section Net MD refers to the recorder with a standard disc inserted and Hi MD refers to the recorder with a Hi MD disc or a standard disc in Hi MD mode inserted e The displayed items in the illustrations that appear in this section may differ from the actual items displayed by the software e Explanations in this section assume familiarity with basic Windows operations For details on the use of your computer and the operating system please refer to the respective manuals e Explanations in this section cover general Hi MD Net MD products For this reason some explanations and some illustrations may not be applicable to your Hi MD Net MD Please refer to the operating instructions of your Hi MD Net MD as well Chec
56. and then press BENT to enter the selecteion Indication which represents each sound mode appears gpm gs 01 25ni se z Ji ABCD Each time you turn the jog dial changes as follows When you press BENT appears A Studio VS Live VL Club VC Arena VA 53 Selecting the sound quality 6 Band Equalizer 1 While playing enter the menu and select Sound Sound EQ 2 Turn the jog dial repeatedly to select the sound mode and then press BENT to enter the selection Level of the each frequency 100 Hz 10 kHz gpm 01 25zi se J ABCD Each time you turn the jog dial changes as follows When you press BENT appears Q Heavy SH Pops SP Jazz SJ Unique SU Custom1 S1 Custom2 2 To modify and store the sound 1 While the recorder is playing enter the menu and select Sound Sound EQ Custom or Custom2 2 Press the 5 way control key towards kaa or PPI to select the frequency Customi H MD Frequency 100 Hz From the left you can select 100 Hz 250 Hz 630 Hz 1 6 kHz 4 kHz 10 kHz 3 Turn the jog dial to adjust the level HiMD os Level 10 dB You can select from among seven levels 10 dB 6 dB 3 dB 0 dB 3 dB 6 dB 10 dB 4 After selecting the level press B ENT to enter the selection To cancel the setting Select Normal E
57. ark Add Divide 67 Erase Combine 68 Transferring to the MD Walkman 113 to your computer 115 Printed using VOC Volatile Organic Compound free vegetable oil ink http www sony net Printed in Malaysia U Uninstalling 122 USB cable 10 USB port 104 vV Virtual Surround 52 W Windows 2000 Professional 104 109 111 118 122 Windows 98 Second Edition 104 109 111 118 122 Windows Media Player 104 Windows Millennium Edition 109 111 118 122 Windows XP Home Edition 104 Windows XP Media Center Edition 104 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 104 Windows XP Professional 104 WMA 104 3 26652933 1
58. assette recorder radio or TV This operation can be done on the recorder only TV cassette recorder etc To LINE OUT jacks etc 4 4 4 R red Line cable RK G129 RK G136 etc control key BENT 1 Make connections Use the appropriate connecting cord to suit the source equipment For details see Optional accessories page 83 2 Press B gt ENT while pressing T MARK REC to start recording 3 Play the source you want to record ee Selecting the recording mode Select each recording mode according to the recording time that you want Discs recorded in Hi MD or MD MDLP mode can be played back only on MD players or recorders with Hi MD or MD MDLP playback mode Jog dial 5 way control key BENT 1 While the recorder is stopped enter the menu and select REC Set REC Mode 2 Turn the jog dial to select the desired recording mode and then press BENT to enter the selection The recorder keeps the setting of the recording mode when you record the next time When recording on a disc used in Hi MD mode Recording Display Recording mode time Linear PCM PCM e Approx 28 stereo min on an 80 minute standard disc e Approx 94 min on a 1GB Hi MD disc continued 37 38 Recording Display mode Hi SP stereo Recording time e Approx 140 min on an 80 minute standard disc Approx 475 min on a 1GB Hi
59. attery level indication shows zz When you attempt to start recording on a 1GB Hi MD disc NotENOUGH POWER TO REC may appear and recording cannot be done even if the battery level indication shows sufficient remaining power while the recorder is stopped or playing This is because of a mechanism that disables recording when the remaining battery power is estimated by the recorder to be insufficient due to the high power consumption required for 1GB Hi MD disc recording Before making a recording while using the AC power adaptor always insert a fully charged rechargeable battery or a new alkaline dry battery into the recorder first to ensure that the recording operation completes successfully e Make sure to place the recorder at a stable vibration free place during recording e If you start recording when the disc indication is still rotating in the display the first few seconds of the material may not be recorded Make sure that the disc indication has stopped rotating before you start recording e Do not change the rechargeable battery during operation even if the recorder is connected to AC power adaptor The operation may stop e Do not move or jog the recorder or disconnect the power source while recording or while DATA SAVE or SYSTEM FILE WRITING is flashing in the display If you do the data recorded up to that point may not be recorded to the disc or data on the disc may be damaged e Recordi
60. ble with the desired language you want to display We do not guarantee all the languages will be able to be displayed properly on the software User created characters and some special characters may not be displayed Depending on the type of the text and characters the text shown on the software may not be displayed properly on the device This is due to The capability of the connected device The device is not functioning normally e SonicStage and SonicStage logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation e MD Simple Burner OpenMG Magic Gate MagicGate Memory Stick Memory Stick Hi MD Net MD ATRAC ATRAC3 ATRAC3plus and their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation Microsoft Windows Windows NT and Windows Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries IBM and PC AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc in the United States and or other countries Pentium is a trademark or registered trademark of Intel Corporation All other trademarks and registered trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and marks are omitted in this manual CD and music related data from Gracenote Inc copyright 2000 2003 Gracenote Gracenote CDDB Client S
61. character palette During operations on the recorder characters can be selected from the character palette in the display The character palette has the following configuration Character palette Character palette for Hi MD mode for MD mode ABCDEFGH ABCDEFGHI JKLMNOPQR JKLMNOPQR STUVWXYZ STUVWXYZ abcdefgh i abcdefgh i ikImnopar ik mnopar StUVWXYZ StUVWXYZ 012345678 012345678 OPERETES OPTE gt amp amp AAAAAARGE lt gt O _ EEE 1 ID 00000aU UU UyPBaadaa aaced e ii 11006666 guuduyby 61 eE O X lt gt foo Whe US A iN isis I s 57 Letter input area The cursor flashes 77 SSS Sav ABCDEFGH tise JKLMNOPQR Character palette Since only a part of the character palette is visible on the display use the controls or buttons to move the cursor and enter characters Labeling 1 Enter the menu and select Edit Title 2 Select one of the following and then press the jog dial Title Display Track name Track Group name Group 3 Press the 5 way control key towards VOL The cursor shifts from the letter input area to the character palette The cursor and character alternate Hi MD MIBCDEFGH tise JKLMNOPQR 4 Select a letter using the 5 way control key and press B gt ENT to enter The selected letter appears in the letter input area and the cursor moves to the next input positi
62. cks you want to transfer to your computer 4 Click MES in the middle of the screen The transferring of the tracks selected in step 3 starts 115 To stop transferring Click e Tracks transferred to the MD Walkman from another computer cannot be transferred back to My Library on your computer Importing tracks recorded on a Hi MD Walkman to your computer Tracks that have been recorded on a Hi MD Walkman can be imported to My Library of SonicStage on your computer only once Only tracks recorded in Hi MD mode 1 Insert recordable disc into the Hi MD Walkman and connect the device to your computer 2 Select the transfer destination from the Transfer Destination list on the right side of the screen and click Transfer 3 Click the tracks you want to transfer in the Hi MD list on the right side of the screen To transfer more than one track hold down the Ctrl key while selecting the tracks To transfer all tracks of the group click the group 4 Click ME in the middle of the screen The Import dialog box appears 5 Specify the transfer destination in the dialog box To import tracks to a new album select Import to a new album and enter the desired album name in the text box To add the tracks to an existing album in My Library select Import to an existing album and click Browse to select the album 6 Click OK The importing of the tracks selected in step 3 s
63. connection e We do not ensure trouble free operation on all computers that satisfy the system requirements Le a a a Storing non audio data to a disc If you connect the recorder to a computer with a disc in Hi MD mode inserted the disc is recognized as storage media by the Windows Explorer allowing you to store non audio data such as text data or image data For the storage space for each disc refer to the next page When you insert a disc in Hi MD mode into the recorder and make connection with the computer the recorder is recognized as an external device and can be viewed on the Windows Explorer You can use the recorder in the same way as other devices e When the SonicStage software is active the recorder is not recognized as a data storage device If you format a disc on the computer make sure to format the disc using the SonicStage software e Make sure not to delete the file management folder HMDHIFI folder and HI MD IND file on the Windows Explorer The storage space for each disc formatted with the recorder the SonicStage software Disc type Total size Disc management Free space space 2 60 minute 219 MB 832 KB 218 MB standard disc 229 965 824 bytes 851 968 bytes 229 113 856 bytes 74 minute 270 MB 832 KB 269 MB standard disc 283 312 128 bytes 851 968 bytes 282 460 160 bytes 80 minute 291 MB 832 KB 290 MB standard disc 305 856 512 bytes 851 968 bytes 305 004
64. ct 1 MemErase in step 2 O Starting the playback quickly Quick Mode The recorder is factory set to quickly start playback after the playback button is pressed You can check the setting as follows DISPLAY Jog lever 1 While the recorder is stopped or playing enter the menu and select Option QuickMode 2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until Quick On appears in the display and then press the jog lever to enter the selection If you will not use the recorder for a long time Select Quick Off in step 2 You can minimize battery drain while the recorder is not being used e When the quick mode is set to Quick On the power remains on within the recorder even when nothing appears in the display When the battery becomes completely drained the internal power supply of the recorder turns off automatically If you press B gt ENT on the recorder after listening to the radio and turning off the power it will take for a little while for sound to be output This is because the recorder is reading the disc information On the recorder Jog dial a 5 way control key BENT 1 Enter the menu and select Option QuickMode 2 Turn the jog dial until Quick On appears in the display and then press B ENT to enter the selection Selecting the disc mode Disc Mode When you insert a 60 74 80 minute standard disc blank into the recorder you can
65. ct Normal in step 2 of Playing tracks in Main play mode page 47 2 When selecting a track out of a group skip this step When selecting a track within a group turn the jog dial until the group that the desired track belongs to appears in the display and then press BENT to enter A list of the tracks in the selected group appears in the display 3 Turn the jog dial until the desired track appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection The selected track starts playing The recorder plays from the selected track to the last track in the disc Playing tracks in a group Group Play 1 Do step and select Group in step 2 of Playing tracks in Main play mode page 47 A list of the groups on a disc appears 2 Turn the jog dial until the desired group appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter A list of the tracks in the selected group appears 3 Turn the jog dial until the desired track appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection The name of the group to which current track belongs appears in the display The recorder plays the tracks in that group from the current track to the last track Key You can cue to the start of a group While playing press GROUP on the recorder and press the 5 way control key towards K lt or PPI to select a desired group Listening to tracks by a specific artist Artist Play in Hi M
66. de in various ways For example by selecting Group in Main play mode and SHUF in Sub play mode the recorder will play the tracks in the selected group in random order Press P MODE G repeatedly Each time you press the button the play mode changes as follows Sub play mode indication Indication Play mode none Normal play All tracks are played once 1 Single track play A single track is played SHUF Shuffle play All tracks in the selected Main Play Mode are played in random order A A B Repeat play Tracks A B G between the selected points A and B are played repeatedly 1 A does not appear when the Menu Mode is set to Simple Listening to a section of a track repeatedly A B Repeat You can listen to a specific section within a track repeatedly by selecting the starting point A and ending point B Make sure that points A and B are within the same track 1 While playing a track that contains the section you want to repeat press P MODE G repeatedly until A flashes in the display 2 Press the jog lever at the starting point A Point A is entered and B flashes in the display 3 Press the jog lever at the ending point B Point B is entered A B and G lights up and the section between point A and B starts playing repeatedly You can reset points A and B by sliding the jog lever towards P during A B Rep
67. de or Hi MD mode NOTE Transfer authorization of the transferred tracks will decrease by one e By formatting a disc all data including non audio data will be erased If you think a disc contains such data insert the disc into the recorder and connect the recorder to the computer to check the contents of the disc If you format a disc the transferred tracks on the disc will also be erased and the number of transfer authorizations for those tracks will be decreased by one To prevent the reduction in transfer authorizations restore the transfer authorization by transferring the tracks to the computer again before formatting the disc The operation mode set in the Disc Mode menu is applied to a blank 60 74 80 minute standard disc used on the recorder even if a different operation mode was selected in the SonicStage software or a different operation mode appeared on the display after the disc was formatted by the SonicStage software DISPLAY Jog lever J While the recorder is stopped enter the menu and select Edit Format Slide the jog lever repeatedly until YES appears in the display and then press the jog lever to enter the selection When formatting completes NO TRACK appears in the display if a 1GB Hi MD disc is inserted in the recorder or BLANKDISC appears if a standard disc in Hi MD mode is inserted On the recorder 5 way control key Jog dia
68. dedicated USB cable restart the computer and then reconnect the dedicated USB cable The problem described here may be resolved by updating your Windows operating system so that it contains all the latest features e When using Windows ME or Windows 98SE If you connect the recorder to the computer with the disc mode on the recorder set to Hi MD factory setting and then insert a 60 74 80 minute standard disc the operation mode of the disc may automatically change to Hi MD mode even if you do not record anything e When using Windows ME or Windows 98SE When you disconnect the dedicated USB cable the message Unsafe Removal of Device appears in the computer display This is not a problem Merely click OK to make the message disappear Computer To the USB port Dedicated USB cable To the gt USB cable connecting jack 1 Insert a recordable disc into the recorder 2 Make connections as follows Connect the dedicated USB cable to the recorder and to the computer Make sure the recorder is stopped and HOLD is released 3 Check the connections When the connections have been properly made PC MD appears in the display When you unplug the dedicated USB cable from the computer or remove the disc from the recorder Be sure to remove the recorder or the disc as follows If not damage to the data may occur 1 Make sure that REC is not displayed in the di
69. display 3 Press B gt ENT to release a group T Moving recorded tracks or groups Move You can change the order of the recorded tracks or groups DISPLAY Jog lever Jj a Changing the order of a track on a disc When you move tracks track numbers are automatically renumbered Example Move track C track number 3 from the third to the second track B cy ob Before moving a e BY OD After moving 61 1 While playing the track you want to move enter the menu and select Edit Move Jd Move The selected track number appears in the display Seria Ta o 2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until the destination track number flashes in the display For the example since track C will be moved to track 02 slide the jog lever until 003 Tr02 appears in the display lt Ett amp og3 gt 1 Oe 3 Press the jog lever to enter the selection The track moves to the selected destination track Moving a track in a disc with group setting You can move a track from one group out of the group or to another group You can also move a track that does not belong toa group to an existing group Disc Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 a3 Moving track number 2 in group 1 to track number 3 in group 2 Group 2 Group 3 1 Do step
70. diting recorded tracks ee Before editing You can edit your recordings by adding erasing track marks or labeling tracks and discs e When you edit the contents of a 1GB Hi MD disc connect the AC power adaptor to the recorder charge the rechargeable battery fully battery level indication shows drzza or use a new alkaline dry battery battery level indication shows dr a When you attempt to edit on a 1GB Hi MD disc NotENOUGH POWER TO EDIT may appear and editing cannot be done even if the battery level indication shows sufficient remaining power while the recorder is stopped or playing This is because of a mechanism that disables editing when the remaining battery power is estimated by the recorder to be insufficient due to the high power consumption required for 1GB Hi MD disc editing Before making an editing while using the AC power adaptor always insert a fully charged rechargeable battery or a new alkaline dry battery into the recorder first to ensure that the editing operation completes successfully Premastered discs cannot be edited Close the record protect tab on the side of the disc before editing e Do not move or jog the recorder or disconnect the power source while editing or SYSTEM FILE WRITING is flashing in the display If you do the data edited up to that point may not be recorded to the disc or data on the disc may be damaged SYSTEM FILE WRITING flashes while the editing results
71. e group is erased To erase the whole disc 1 Play the disc you want to erase to check the contents 2 Press W 3 Enter the menu and select Edit Erase AllErase ALL TRACK Erase OK and PUSH YES ENTER NO CANCEL appear in the display If the disc contains tracks that have been transferred from the computer TrkFromPC Erase OK appears in the display 4 Press BENT to erase the whole disc SYSTEM FILE WRITING appears in the display and all the tracks will be erased When erasing completes NO TRACK appears in the display in Hi MD mode and BLANKDISC and 00 00 appear in MD mode Dividing a track Divide You can divide a track with a track mark creating a new track from the part following the track mark The track numbers will increase as follows This operation can be done on the recorder only e You cannot add a track mark on a track that has been transferred from your computer e You cannot divide a track that has been recorded in Hi MD mode using the MD Simple Burner software e The Bookmark setting will be erased if you carry out the Divide function e You cannot divide a track at its beginning or end e You cannot divide a track if after the division causes the total number of tracks on the disc to exceed the maximum allowed 2 047 tracks for a disc used in Hi MD mode or 254 tracks for a standard disc A Track marking Track numbers i
72. e recorder plays the tracks by the same artist on the disc from the first track to the last track in recorded order Listening to tracks ofa selected album Album Play in Hi MD mode only If the track data includes the album name you can listen to tracks of a selected album only 1 While playing the track in the desired album do step 1 and select Album in step 2 of Playing tracks in Main play mode page 45 2 Press or to select a desired album The recorder plays the tracks in the selected album from the first track to the last track in recorded order Listening to selected tracks only Bookmark Play You can bookmark tracks on a disc and play them only The sequence of bookmarked tracks cannot be changed To bookmark the tracks 1 While playing the track you want to bookmark press the jog lever for 2 seconds or more Bookmark flashes The first track of the bookmark play is set 2 Repeat step 1 to bookmark the other tracks To play the bookmarked tracks Do step 1 and select Bookmark in step 2 of Playing tracks in Main play mode page 45 The recorder plays the bookmarked tracks in the order of their track numbers To erase bookmarks While playing the track for which you want to erase the bookmark press the jog lever for 2 seconds or more Playing tracks in Sub play mode By specifying Sub play modes you can listen to tracks selected in Main play mo
73. e selected name sound mode 1 Track number appears if the currently selected track is not in a group 2 This does not appear when Menu Mode is set to Simple page 70 3 The disc name appears when the currently selected track is not in a group While recording O Group Elapsed time Level meter number and track number Group Remaining RecRemain number and time for track recording number e Disc name Group Track name and artist name and name Hi album MD name Hi e Disc name MD MD e Group name MD 1 Track number appears if the currently selected track is not in a group 2 The disc name appears when the currently selected track is not in a group e When using the disc in Hi MD mode the free space will show as 2 0MB when the remaining recording time becomes 0 00 00 This is a system limitation 2 0MB being the capacity of the reserve domain e Depending on the group settings the operating conditions and the disc settings you may not be able to select certain indications or the indications may appear differently Recording from a microphone Stereo microphone NAVI MENU T MARK REC 5 way control key ENT ia TOMIC PLUGIN Jog dial POWER See Optional accessories page 83 1 Connect the stereo microphone to the MIC PLUG IN POWER jack 2 Press B gt ENT while p
74. e tab in the record protect DISC position gt Slide the tab back page 81 PUSH STOP e You tried to open the lid by sliding the OPEN switch while the recorder was BUTTON storing disc information with the dedicated USB cable connecting the recorder to a computer gt Operation must be done only after pressing W and SYSTEM FILE WRITING has disappeared from the display READ e The recorder cannot read the disc information correctly ERROR gt Reinsert the disc REC ERROR e Recording was not correctly done gt Place the recorder at a place with no vibrations and record again e The disc is soiled with an oil film or finger prints is scratched or is not a standard disc gt Try recording again with another disc SYSTEM e The recorder is storing information track start and end position from the FILE memory to the disk WRITING gt Wait until this process is completed Do not expose the player to physical shock nor disrupt power supply TEMP OVER Heat has built up in the recorder REC STOP gt Let the recorder cool down TITLE FULL e You tried to enter more than 200 letters to label a single track group or disc e You tried to enter a total of more than approximately 55 000 letters in Hi MD mode or 1 700 letters in MD mode for titles TOC DATA e The recorder cannot read the disc information correctly ERROR gt Insert another disc gt If it is no problem to erase the entire disc do so page 65 TRACK FULL e
75. each fragment is counted as a track In this case the number of tracks may reach 254 on a standard disc or 2 047 on a disc used in Hi MD mode and further recording is not possible gt To continue recording erase unnecessary tracks While playing Symptom A disc is not played normally Cause Remedy e Repeat play is selected gt Press P MODE G to change back to the normal play page 45 e Playback mode is changed gt Enter the Main play mode or Sub play mode to change back to the normal play page 45 A disc is not played from the first track e Disc playing stopped before it came to the last track gt Press the jog lever B gt IE ENT on the remote control or press the 5 way control key BENT for 2 seconds or more to start playing Playback sound skips e The recorder is placed where it receives continuous vibration gt Put the recorder on a stable place e A very short track may cause sound to skip gt Try not to create a short track Sound has a lot of static e Strong magnetism from a television or such device is interfering with operation gt Move the recorder away from the source of strong magnetism The volume of the recorded track is low e The track was recorded in analog mode in digital mode the recording level is automatically set to the same level as that of the sound source Or you used a connecting cord with an attenuator gt Use a correct con
76. eat play If the recorder comes to the end of the last track on the disc while you are selecting point A the setting is canceled Playing tracks repeatedly Repeat Play You can use the Repeat play function to repeat tracks in all play modes except when selecting A B Repeat play Press PPMODE G for 2 seconds or more G appears in the display To cancel Repeat Play Press P MODE G for 2 seconds or more until G disappears in the display On the recorder Jog dial p a Sl MENU Sr 5 way a EY Hea PP GROUP BENT Playing tracks in Main play mode 1 While playing press NAVI MENU The recorder enters navigation mode and the Main play mode display appears 2 Turn the jog dial to select the desired play mode and then press BENT to enter the selection Each time you turn the jog dial changes as follows When you press BENT appears in the display raza i A B Indication Play mode QO Normal Normal play All tracks none after the selected track are played once Group 3 Group play Tracks in the selected group are played Artist Artist play Tracks of a specified artist are played Album Album play Tracks in a specified album are played Bookmark Bookmark play Bookmarked tracks are played 1 Appears only for discs used in Hi MD mode 47 48 Playing tracks in normal mode Normal Play 1 Do step 1 and sele
77. ecording Selecting the operation mode This recorder has two operation modes Hi MD mode and MD mode The operation mode is automatically recognized whenever the disc is inserted After you insert a disc check the operation mode on the display window of the recorder Hi MD lights up when the operation mode is Hi MD and MD lights up when the operation mode is MD 01 QQ OQnise When you insert a standard disc blank into the recorder you can use the Disc Mode function to specify use of the disc in Hi MD mode or MD mode If you want to use the disc recorded on this unit on another component that does not support Hi MD record the disc with Disc Mode in the menu set to MD Refer to Selecting the disc mode Disc Mode page 73 for details Selecting the Menu Mode If the Simple menu mode is selected some menu items will not be displayed If you cannot find certain menu items while operating the recorder make sure that the menu mode is set to Advanced For details on selecting the menu mode see Changing the displayed menu items Menu Mode page 70 e When you record on a 1GB Hi MD disc connect the AC power adaptor to the recorder charge the rechargeable battery fully battery level indication shows zz or use a new alkaline dry battery battery level indication shows za When you attempt to start recording on a 1GB Hi MD disc NotENOUGH POWER TO
78. ection Do not disconnect the power source or the dedicated USB cable before the transfer has completed 2 Insert the audio CD that you want to record into the CD drive of your computer The CDDB registration window appears when you use the CDDB for the first time You need to connect the computer to the Internet in order to use the CDDB 3 Press and hold TMARK REC and press B gt ENT on the MD Walkman The recording starts All tracks on the CD are recorded as a new group To stop recording Click gt Abort on the computer display While the first track is being recorded you can use MM stop button to stop on the MD Walkman Setting the recording mode Before starting recording right click the MD Simple Burner icon in the task tray and then select in recording mode Recording first track only Before starting recording right click the MD Simple Burner icon in the task tray and then select Recording settings Record Ist Track Only Setting when the CDDB has more than one item of information Right click the MD Simple Burner icon in the task tray and then select the setting by clicking CDDB 1 Multiple Matches User Selection A selection window is displayed No Resolve No CD information is downloaded First Choice The first item is downloaded 108 Recording by computer operations Standard mode To start MD Simple Burner click Start All Programs MD Simple Burner
79. en recorded on a disc as part of separate groups as shown below Before group settings are made Group 2 Group 3 6 7 8 panahiais Track 1 to 5 are assigned to group 1 Track 8 to12 are assigned to group 2 4 Track 13 to15 are assigned to group 3 Track 6 to 7 are assigned to no group After group assignments have been made Disc Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 cen ee Cees S 12 3 4 125 1 213 Tracks that were not assigned to a group are treated as being part of Group You can create a maximum of 255 groups on a Hi MD disc or a standard disc in Hi MD mode and 99 groups on a standard disc in MD mode It will not be possible to make a group setting if the tracks groups and disc name on a disc exceed the maximum number that can be input in MD mode only T MARK REC Jog dial ARS cits 5 way control key BENT To create a new group automatically when recording The recorder is factory set to create a new group automatically when recording This is convenient when recording several CDs in succession You can check the group recording setting as follows While the recorder is stopped enter the menu and select REC Set J REC 4 REC On To record without creating a new group Select REC Off at the end of the procedure above Recording tracks to an existing
80. er which attains a compression ratio 10 times higher than that of a CD ATRAC3plus used in Hi SP and Hi LP mode of the recorder achieves a higher compression ratio that is 20 times higher than that of a CD but with no loss in sound quality Hi MD mode and MD mode This recorder has two operation modes Hi MD mode and MD mode that are automatically recognized whenever a disc is inserted If you insert a blank disc the recorder allows you to specify either of these operation modes for disc recording except in the case of Hi MD discs that support Hi MD mode only When using a blank disc set the Disc Mode setting to select either Hi MD or MD About Linear PCM Linear PCM is a digital non compressed audio coding system You can enjoy high quality sound equal to that of CDs by recording in this mode The meaning of no sound No sound describes a recorder condition in which the input level is about 4 8 mV during analog input or less than 89 dB during optical digital input with 0 dB as full bit the maximum recordable level for a MiniDisc About System File The system file is space on the disc that is used to store information other than audio files for instance track numbers If the MiniDisc were a book the system file would correspond with the index or table of contents The recorder rewrites the system file whenever an operation such as recording adding or deletin
81. estesrsrstsrsenentersentsrres 33 Recording from a microphone sessssseseseessssesestrtststsrsesestsrserereerrssestststs 35 Recording from a TV or radio Analog Recording seseesesseeereessseeeee 37 Selecting the recording mode 0 eee ese seseeeeeeeseneeseeeeseeeeeesceesseeetseeeeees 37 Adjusting the recording level manually re Adding track marks while recording 00 0 eeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseneeeeeetseneens 39 Using the group function when recording 0 eee eseeeeseeseeeeseeetseeeeneees 40 To start stop recording in sync with the sound source Synchro recording nianna rena e e e 42 Various ways of playback c cssceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eee AS Viewing various information eee essescseseeeeseeeeseeseseeseessceeeseeeeseeaeees 43 Selecting the play Mode seire sedative E ERE EO ARR 45 Searching for a track Search ececeeccesessesseeeeeceeceeceeseeseeaeeaeeaeeaeeneeeeseeaee 51 Adjusting the sound Virtual Surround 6 Band Equalizer 0 52 Editing recorded tracks csccssesseseeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeees DD Before edith si seks kee soa as eat ete see Ge eE a ale oops 55 Adding tithes Title 5 vic sides tuetes tee cee he a he heca vette dati eouasbsesseseesievss 55 Assigning tracks or groups as a new group Group Set oo eeeeeeeee 59 Releasing a group setting Group Release oo eseeecreeeeneeseneeaeees 61 Moving recorded tracks or groups Move 61 Erasing tracks and the entire disc Erase
82. g track marks or moving tracks has been done SYSTEM FILE WRITING appears in the display when the recorder is rewriting the system file While the recorder is writing disc information make sure not to move or jog the recorder or disconnect the power source as this may cause the information to be incorrectly recorded or the disc contents to be lost 97 List of the recording time for each disc When using a disc in Hi MD mode When recording on the recorder Recording time Recording Codec 1GB Hi MD 80 minute 74 minute 60 minute mode on Bit rate disc standard standard standard the recorder disc disc disc PCM Linear PCM 1 hour and 34 28 minutes 26 minutes 21 minutes 1 4Mbps minutes Hi SP ATRAC3plus 7 hours and 2 hours and 2 hours and 1 hour and 45 256kbps 55 minutes 20 minutes 10 minutes minutes Hi LP ATRAC3plus 34 hours 10 hours and 9 hours and 7 hours and 64kbps 10 minutes 25 minutes 40 minutes When transferring from Recording time the computer Codec 1GB Hi MD 80 minute 74 minute 60 minute Bit rate disc standard standard standard disc disc disc Linear PCM 1 4Mbps 1 hour and 34 28 minutes 26 minutes 21 minutes minutes ATRAC3plus 256kbps 7 hours and 2 hours and 2 hours and 1 hour and 45 55 minutes 20 minutes 10 minutes minutes ATRAC3plus 64kbps 34 hours 10 hours and 9 hours and 7 hours and 10 minutes 25 minutes 40 minutes ATRAC3plus
83. ge Help allows you to search easily for information from a list of operations such as Importing Tracks or Transferring Tracks or from large list of keywords or by typing in words that might lead you to the appropriate explanations To display SonicStage Help Click Help SonicStage Help while SonicStage is running eip SonicStage Help Product Registration Product Support My Library Related Web Sites ZX haut Snniestane Y 00 00 00 SonicStage Help You can display SonicStage Help by selecting the following Start All Programs SonicStage SonicStage Help Programs in the case of Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition Windows 98 Second Edition e In SonicStage Help Device Media is the general term for the external device such as the MD Walkman the Network Walkman and the CD Walkman Follow the instructions of your internet provider regarding such things as recommended system environment when using EMD services 118 Understanding SonicStage Help The right side frame The left side frame 1 Double click Overview in the left side frame 2 Click About This Help File The explanation will appear in the right side frame 3 Read the text Scroll the display if necessary Click underlined words to jump to their explanations Searching for a word inside an explanation Search Type in the keyword List
84. ghtly to go to the NAVI navigation setting mode page 47 Press for 2 seconds or more to go to MENU setting mode page 27 M gt USB cable connecting jack 12 LINE IN OPT jack MIC PLUG IN POWER jack There is a tactile dot beside the MIC PLUG IN POWER jack lS 14 is 0 HOLD switch Slide the switch in the direction of the arrow to disable the buttons on the recorder To prevent the buttons from being accidentally operated when you carry the recorder use this function headphones earphones jack The display window of the recorder 5p H ERIZE oD 1 Character information display Displays the disc and track names date error messages track numbers ete 2 SYNC synchro recording indication 3 Hi MD MD indication Hi MD lights up when the operation mode of the recorder is in Hi MD mode and MD lights up when the operation mode is in MD mode 4 REC indication Lights up during recording or file transfers from the computer When flashing the recorder is in record standby mode Battery indication Shows the approximate remaining battery power If the battery is weak the indication becomes empty and starts flashing Disc indication Shows that the disc is rotating for recording or playing Track mode PCM Hi SP Hi LP SP LP2 LP4 MONO indication Sub play mode Repeat play indications Shows the
85. group You can add a track to an existing group Adding a new track at the end of the selected group 1 While the recorder is stopped and the group to which you want to add a track is selected press B gt ENT while pressing T MARK REC and GROUP 2 Play the sound source A new track will be added at the end of the current contents within the group Adding a track at a desired position within the selected group 1 While the recorder is play paused at the point within the group where you want to add a new track press BENT while pressing TMARK REC and GROUP 2 Press Ill to start recording and play the sound source 41 42 To start stop recording in sync with the sound source Synchro rec ording During synchro recording the starting and stopping of recording occurs are synchronized with the sound source This simplifies digital recordings e g from a CD player since the need to operate the recorder or the sound source is eliminated Synchro recording is only possible with the optical cable connected Jog dial 5 way control key BENT 1 Make connections Use the appropriate optical cable to suit the source equipment For details see Optional accessories page 83 2 While the recorder is stopped enter the menu and select REC Set SYNC REC SYNC On Key When there is no sound from the player for about 3 seconds during synchro recording the recorder goes into
86. he AC power adaptor does not fit the wall outlet use the AC plug adaptor When using the dry battery Insert one LR6 size AA alkaline dry battery not supplied instead of the rechargeable battery e Make sure not to operate the recorder while changing the rechargeable battery even if the recorder is connected to AC power adaptor The operation may stop e Charging and J may not appear in the display immediately after you connect the AC power adaptor and press ll CANCEL CHG The indication will however begin flashing after a few minutes and charging will begin e Because of the battery s characteristics the capacity of the rechargeable battery may be smaller than normal when it is used for the first time or after a long period of disuse In this case charge and discharge the battery several times The normal battery life will be restored e Charge the rechargeable battery at a temperature of 5 C 41 F to 35 C 95 F The charging time may vary according to the surrounding temperature e It is preferable to use the recorder on house current when recording or editing When powering the recorder with a battery make sure to use a fully charged rechargeable battery or a new alkaline dry battery When to charge the rechargeable battery or replace the dry battery You can check the battery condition on the display window of the recorder or the remote control q Battery power decreasing 4 Ca Wea
87. he MiniDisc system limitations in MD mode only Group information has been written to the area where the disc name is stored The disc name and track names are recorded in the same area which can store a maximum of approximately 1 700 characters If the total number exceeds this amount a new group cannot be created even though group mode is on It is also impossible to make group settings at this time While using the radio Symptom The radio does not operate Cause Remedy e The supplied remote control is connected to other unit than this recorder The supplied remote control should be used with this recorder only e After confirming that NO DISC has disappeared from the display on the remote control press RADIO ON OFF again on the remote control 89 90 Symptom flashes in the display on the remote control and the radio does not operate Cause Remedy The rechargeable battery is used up gt Charge the battery page 15 While the recorder is connected to the computer Symptom The recorder is not recognized by the computer Cause Remedy e The dedicated USB cable is not firmly connected gt Connect the dedicated USB cable firmly to the recorder and the computer e A USB hub is used gt Connect the dedicated USB cable directly to the USB port of the computer e Network communication has failed gt Disconnect the dedicated USB cable wait at leas
88. he frequency indication begins to change The remote control automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station To improve the broadcast reception e For FM Extend the headphones earphones cord which act as the FM antenna e For AM Orient the built in AM antenna inside the remote control horizontally to obtain optimum AM reception If an FM broadcast is hard to tune in Press SOUND repeatedly until Mono monaural appears in the display The noise will be reduced but the radio will play in monaural When you cannot operate the radio Make sure the remote control is not locked pages 13 16 e The radio will not operate if the remote control is not connected to the recorder The volume of radio and MiniDisc can be adjusted individually using the supplied remote control e Playback or recording stops when you use the radio There is a DC DC converter attached to the remote control cord When listening to an AM program keep the remote control away from the DC DC converter otherwise noise may be heard e Do not place the remote control close to another electronic device such as the recorder itself another radio a TV a mobile phone or a computer as this may cause noise in the reception e When you use the radio it is recommended that you use a fully charged rechargeable battery since more power is consumed by the radio than by MiniDisc playback e If you turn
89. ide of the screen after step 2 This operation mode can be selected only when using a standard disc in Hi MD mode for recording e A transfer will fail and an error message will appear in the following cases wWhen there is no enough free space on the disc wWhen the track is subject to playback restrictions During the transfer the system suspend sleep or hibernation function will not operate Depending on the type of the text and number of characters the text entered by SonicStage may not be displayed on the connected MD Walkman This is due to the limitations of the connected MD Walkman 114 nn Transferring back audio data from the MD Walkman to your computer Transfer J Destination list The My Library list List of tracks on the MD Transferring from the MD Walkman back to your computer Audio data that has been transferred from your computer and stored on the MD can be transferred back to My Library of SonicStage on your computer 1 Connect your MD Walkman to the computer For details about connections see Recorder Operation Do not disconnect the power source or the dedicated USB cable before the transfer has completed 2 Select the transfer destination from the Transfer Destination list on the right side of the screen and click Transfer The screen is switched to the Transfer Hi MD or Net MD screen 3 In the list on the right side of the screen click to select the tra
90. indications Getting started Charge the rechargeable battery before using 1 Insert the rechargeable battery Slide OPEN to open the insert the NH 7WMAA Close the lid battery compartment lid rechargeable battery end first Charging the rechargeable battery Connect the AC power adaptor to DC IN Press li CANCEL CHG 3V on the recorder and the AC power Charging flashes appears in the adaptor to a wall outlet display and charging starts When charging is completed the battery To a wall outlet indication disappears AC power amp adaptor gy E CANCEL CHG After the charging has finished disconnect the AC power adaptor continued 15 16 Full charging of a completely discharged rechargeable battery takes about 2 hours Charging time may vary depending on the battery condition Make connections and unlock the controls Connect the headphones earphones Slide HOLD to the opposite direction of with the remote control to Q the arrow gt on the recorder or the remote control to unlock the controls Connect firmly Connect firmly For models with a voltage selector in the supplied AC power adaptor Before using the AC power adaptor set it to the voltage of the local AC power supply so that the A points to 115 V or 230 V Use a screw driver to turn the rotary switch For models supplied with the AC plug adaptor If t
91. inserted in the recorder tracks recorded with a microphone or from a CD player to the recorder can be migrated to your computer Record directly from a CD to an MD The supplied MD Simple Burner software enables you to record a CD in the computer s CD drive directly to a disc in the recorder When using the disc in the recorder as a storage device When using a disc in Hi MD mode the recorder appears in the Windows Explorer as an external drive allowing you to transfer non audio data such as text and image files For details refer to Storing non audio data to a disc page 78 If you play audio files using the software the sound is output from the computer speakers during Hi MD mode and from the headphones earphones connected to the recorder during MD mode Connecting the recorder to your computer When you connect the dedicated USB cable directly to the USB connecting jack on the recorder power bus power is supplied from the USB port of the computer This allows the recorder to be used without power being supplied from the battery e When using Windows 2000 Professional Be sure the dedicated USB cable is disconnected before turning on or restarting the computer If the dedicated USB cable is connected at this time but then disconnected afterwards the computer may not recognize the recorder the next time you connect the dedicated USB cable When the computer does not recognize the recorder disconnect the
92. ird track 00 00 appears in the display MARK appears in the display for a few seconds 3 Press T MARK to erase the mark MARK OFF appears in the display The track mark is erased and the two tracks are combined When a track mark is erased when you combine two tracks the recording date and title of the second track changes to those of the first track When you erase a track mark between the two consecutive tracks that are assigned into different groups the second track is re assigned into the group containing the first track In addition if you combine a track that is assigned to a group with a track that is not assigned to a group two consecutive tracks the second track takes the same registration setting as the first track eee Formatting the disc Format When using a disc in Hi MD mode you can use the Format function to restore a disc to the condition it was in at the time of purchase You can use this function only when using a disc in Hi MD mode Disc After disc formatting type 1GB NO TRACK appears Hi MD All data including non audio disc data will be erased NOTE Transfer authorization of the transferred tracks can be restored by inserting the disc into the recorder and connecting the recorder to the computer 60 74 80 BLANKDISC appears minute All data including non audio standard data will be erased You can disc then use the disc again in either MD mo
93. k P SonicStage icon on the desktop 2 Insert the audio CD that you want to record into the CD drive of your computer The source indication in the top left of the display changes to Record a CD 3 Click Music Source The contents of the audio CD appear in the music source list on the left side of the screen continued 111 4 i necessary click M to uncheck tracks you do not want to record If you unchecked a box by mistake click it again to restore the check To check all boxes click To uncheck all boxes click 5 ir necessary change the format and bit rate for audio CD recording When you click Format Bit Rate on the right side of the screen CD Recording Format My library dialog box will appear The dialog box will ask you to select the format and bit rate for recording the audio CD 6 Ciick a The recording of the tracks selected in step 4 starts To stop recording Click If CD information such as album title artist name and track names could not be obtained automatically click CD Info on the right side of the screen When you do this your computer must be connected to the Internet 112 Transferring audio data from your computer to the MD Walkman Audio data stored in My Library of SonicStage can be transferred to your MD Walkman an infinite number of times Transfer Destination list The My Library list Transfer Mode
94. k battery 4 The battery is drained __j LOW BATTERY flashes in the display on the recorder LOW BATT on the remote control and the power goes off The battery level indicator is approximate It may be more or less than the indication depending on the operating condition or the operating environment Battery life When recording continuously Hi MD mode When using a 1GB Hi MD disc Unit approx hours JEITA Batteries Linear Hi SP Hi LP PCM NH 7WMAA 3 4 5 5 2 LR6 2 5 3 5 4 5 1 Measured in accordance with the JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association standard 2 When using a 100 fully charged nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery 3 When using a Sony LR6 size AA STAMINA alkaline dry battery produced in Japan Hi MD mode When using a 60 74 80 minute standard disc Unit approx hours JEITA Batteries Linear Hi SP Hi LP PCM NH 7WMAA 2 5 4 5 5 5 LR6 5 8 9 5 17 18 MD mode Unit approx hours JEITA Batteries SP LP2 LP4 Stereo Stereo Stereo NH 7WMAA 4 5 6 6 5 LR6 75 9 5 11 When playing continuously Hi MD mode When using a 1GB Hi MD disc Unit approx hours JEITA Batteries Linear Hi SP Hi LP PCM NH 7WMAA 4 5 T3 9 LR6 11 18 5 21 5 Hi MD mode When using a 60 74 80 minute standard disc Unit app
95. king the supplied accessories AC power adaptor 1 Remote control 1 Headphones earphones 1 NH 7WMAA Nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery 1 Optical cable 1 Clamp filters 2 For details on the use of the clamp filters refer to How to use the supplied clamp filters supplied with this unit CD ROM SonicStage MD Simple Burner 1 Battery carrying case 1 Carrying pouch 1 Do not play a CD ROM on an audio CD player When using this unit remember to follow the precautions below in order to avoid warping the cabinet or causing the unit to malfunction e Make sure not to sit down with the unit e Make sure not to put the unit into a bag with in your back pocket the remote control or the headphones earphones cord wrapped around it and then subject the bag to strong impact Looking at controls The recorder 1 Display window 2 T MARK REC B button 3 Jog dial Operation Function find the beginning of the next track fast forward Press towards Press towards volume VOL or VOL There are tactile dots beside the B gt ENT and VOL buttons 5 DC IN 3V jack 6 H pause button 7 E stop CANCEL CHG button 8 OPEN switch 9 GROUP button Operation Function Press B gt ENT play enter Press towards find the beginning of the previous track rewind 10 NAVI MENU button Press li
96. l BENT 1 While the recorder is stopped enter the menu and select Edit Format Turn the jog dial until YES appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection 69 70 Other operations Changing the displayed menu items Menu Mode You can specify the display of all items in the menu Advanced mode or only basic items Simple mode Refer to List of menus page 29 to check the menu items that cannot be displayed DISPLAY Jog lever 1 Enter the menu and select Option Menu Mode 2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until Simple or Advanced appears in the display and then press the jog lever to enter the selection On the recorder Jog dial 7 5 way control key BENT 1 Enter the menu and select Option Menu Mode 2 Turn the jog dial until Simple or Advanced appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection De Protecting your hearing AVLS The AVLS Automatic Volume Limiter System function keeps down the maximum volume to protect your ears DISPLAY 1 Enter the menu and select Option AVLS 2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until AVLS On appears in the display and then press the jog lever to enter the selection When you try to turn the volume too high AVLS appears in the display The volume is kept to a moderate le
97. l the desired track appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection The name of the album to which the current track belongs appears in the display The recorder plays the tracks in that album from the current track to the last track You can cue to the first track of the next or previous album While playing press GROUP on the recorder and press the 5 way control key towards k or PPI Listening to selected tracks only Bookmark Play You can bookmark tracks on a disc and play them only The sequence of bookmarked tracks cannot be changed To bookmark the tracks 1 While playing the track you want to bookmark press B gt ENT for 2 seconds or more Bookmark flashes The first track of the bookmark play is set 2 Repeat step 1 to bookmark the other tracks To play the bookmarked tracks 1 Do step 1 and select Bookmark in step 2 of Playing tracks in Main play mode page 47 2 Turn the jog dial to select a track and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection The recorder plays the bookmarked tracks in the order of their track numbers To erase bookmarks While playing the track for which you want to erase the bookmark press BENT for 2 seconds or more 49 Playing tracks in Sub play mode Repeat Play By specifying Sub play modes you can listen to tracks selected in Main play mode in various ways For example by selecting Group in Main play mode and
98. le Burner software using the supplied CD ROM The software installation failed Disconnect the connected device and install the software again using the supplied CD ROM The supplied dedicated USB cable is disconnected Connect the supplied dedicated USB cable firmly The connections are made through a USB hub Operations are not guaranteed for USB hub connections Connect the MD Walkman directly to the USB connector on the computer Even though the dedicated USB cable is used to connect the MD Walkman to the computer the display on the MD Walkman does not indicate it is connected It takes time to recognize SonicStage Please wait The other application software is running Reconnect the supplied dedicated USB cable after a while If the computer still does not recognize the MD Walkman disconnect the MD Walkman restart the computer and connect the dedicated USB cable again Even though your computer recognize the MD Walkman it does not operate normally The supplied dedicated USB cable is disconnected Connect the supplied dedicated USB cable firmly The connections are made through a USB hub Operations are not guaranteed for USB hub connections Connect the MD Walkman directly to the USB connector on the computer 126 Index Numerics 6 Band Equalizer 52 A Accessories optional 83 supplied 10 ATRAC3plus 97 AVLS 70 B Battery battery life 17 dry bat
99. lever repeatedly to select the sound mode Each time you slide the jog lever and change as follows fa Heavy SND H Pops SND P Jazz SND J Unique SND U Custom1 SND 1 Custom2 SND 2 4 Press the jog lever to enter the selected sound mode To cancel the setting Press SOUND repeatedly until the indication at disappears To modify and store the sound You can modify the sound and store the results in Custom1 and Custom2 1 Do steps 1 to 3 of Selecting the sound quality 6 Band Equalizer page 52 and slide the jog lever until Custom or Custom2 appears 2 Press the jog lever 3 Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select the frequency Frequency 100 Hz From the left you can select 100 Hz 250 Hz 630 Hz 1 6kHz 4 kHz or 10 kHz 4 Press VOL repeatedly to adjust the level Level 10 dB You can select from among seven levels 10 dB 6 dB 3 dB 0 dB 3 dB 6 dB 10 dB 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the level for each frequency 6 Press the jog lever to enter the selection Virtual Surround and 6 Band Equalizer will not function during recording On the recorder Jog dial 5 way control key BENT Hea PP Varying the virtual sound to create different acoustics Virtual Surround 1 Enter the menu and select Sound V SUR 2 Turn the jog dial repeatedly to select the surround mode
100. limitation in MD mode only Tracks of under 12 seconds in SP stereo 24 seconds in LP2 stereo mode or monaural or 48 seconds in LP4 stereo mode in length are not counted and so erasing them may not lead to an increase in the recording time The total recorded time and the remaining time on the disc may not total the maximum recording time 60 74 or 80 minutes This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation in MD mode only Normally recording is done in minimum units of approximately 2 seconds in SP stereo 4 seconds in LP2 stereo mode or monaural or 8 seconds in LP4 stereo mode When recording is stopped the last unit of recording always uses this unit of 2 seconds 4 seconds or 8 seconds even if the actual recording is shorter Likewise when recording is restarted after the stop the recorder will automatically insert a blank space amounting to 2 seconds 4 seconds or 8 seconds before the next recording This is to prevent accidental erasing of a previous track whenever a new recording is started Therefore the actual recording time will decrease whenever a recording is stopped by a maximum of 6 seconds 12 seconds or 24 seconds TRACK FULL appears even before the disc has reached the maximum track number or recording time This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation Repeated recording and erasing may cause fragmentation and scattering of data Although those scattered data can be read
101. ly demands a large amount of system resources e When you use the MD Walkman make sure to install the software with the supplied CD ROM If OpenMG Jukebox SonicStage or Net MD Simple Burner is installed already the previous software will be overwritten by the new version The new version retains the functions of the older version but with new functions added If SonicStage Premium or SonicStage Simple Burner is installed already the previous software will co exist with the new version You will still be able to use music data registered by an older software version even after SonicStage has been installed As a precaution we recommend that you back up your music data To back up the data refer to Backing Up My Library Backing Up Data to a Disk on SonicStage Help If the MD Walkman is connected to the computer with the USB cable make sure to disconnect the USB cable first before installing the software 1 Turn on your computer and start up Windows 2 Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD drive of your computer The setup program starts up automatically and the installation window appears Depending on the region a window may appear asking you to select your country In this case follow the displayed instructions continued 105 3 Click Install SonicStage and MD Simple Burner and then follow the displayed instructions gme a Burner Read the instructions carefully Dependi
102. n The premastered disc is inserted gt Replace to the recordable disc Recording may not be done if the remaining recordable time on the disc is 48 seconds or less DISC FULL appears gt Replace the disc 85 Symptom Stereo sound is heard in the headphones earphones while recording in monaural Cause Remedy e This is normal During digital recording the sound will be stereo in the headphones earphones even though the recorded sound is monaural Momentary noise is heard when recording Due to the special digital audio compression technology used in LP4 stereo mode momentary noise may occur on very rare occasions with certain sound sources gt Record in SP or LP2 mode The lid does not open after recording The lid does not open until SYSTEM FILE WRITING disappears in the display TRACK FULL appears even before the disc has reached the maximum recording time and the recording cannot be done This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation When 254 tracks on a standard disc or 2 047 tracks on a disc used in Hi MD mode have been recorded on the disc TRACK FULL appears regardless of the total recorded time More than 254 or 2 047 tracks cannot be recorded on the disc gt To continue recording erase unnecessary tracks The remaining recording time does not increase even after erasing numerous short tracks This is due to the MiniDisc system
103. n A MOMENT e You tried to operate the recorder while it was accessing the recorded data gt Wait until the message goes out in rare cases it may take a few minutes CANNOT You selected Py Set Fy Release Move or Erase while EDIT recording e You tried to erase the track mark at the beginning of the first track or group e You tried to erase a track mark to combine tracks the recorder cannot combine a track recorded in stereo and in mono for example e You tried to overwrite a track marks e You tried to change a title that includes characters the recorder cannot edit gt Editing titles cannot be done if the title includes characters that cannot be input on the recorder CANNOT e You tried to press Il or T MARK during synchro recording OPERATE CANNOT e There is no audio data that can be played on the recorder RECORD OR The audio data or disc management file has been damaged PLAY gt Erase the whole disc page 65 or perform the Format function page 69 CANNOT SET You tried to make the Time Mark setting during synchro recording e You selected REC Volume while the recorder is not in recording pause gt Set RECVolume while the recorder is in recording pause e You tried to make the following settings while recording Disc Memory Play mode Recording mode Recording level Selection of Fy REC in menu CHARGE e You tried to charge the rechargeable battery
104. ncrease Dividing a track directly While playing or pausing press T MARK on the recorder at the point you want to mark MARK ON appears in the display and a track mark is added The track number will increase by one To add track marks while recording except while synchro recording Press T MARK on the recorder press P MODE G on the remote control at the point you want to add a track mark You can use Time Mark to add track marks automatically at specified intervals except while digital recording page 39 67 ee eee Combining tracks Combine When you record with analog line input unnecessary track marks may be recorded where recording level is low You can erase a track mark to combine the tracks before and after the track mark The track numbers will change as follows This operation can be done on the recorder only e You cannot erase a track mark on a track that has been transferred from your computer e You cannot erase a track mark on a track that has been recorded in Hi MD mode using the MD Simple Burner software e You cannot combine tracks recorded in different recording mode LULU Erase a track mark lL es Track numbers decrease 1 While playing the track with the track mark you want to erase press Hl to pause 2 Find the track mark by pressing the 5 way control key towards Ke slightly For example to erase the third track mark find the beginning of the th
105. necting cord without an attenuator e The recording level was low gt Adjust the recording level manually while recording page 38 Volume cannot be turned up e AVLS is on gt Release AVLS settings page 70 No sound comes through the headphones earphones The headphones earphones plug is not firmly connected gt Plug in the plug of the headphones earphones firmly to the remote control Plug in the plug of the remote control firmly to Q e The plug is dirty gt Clean the plug The disc cannot be played on another component The component does not support Hi MD gt Discs used in Hi MD mode can be played only on components that supports Hi MD The recorder skips to the next or previous group or skips several tracks ahead or behind when you press the 5 way control key towards k d or PP e You pressed GROUP before pressing the 5 way control key towards Ke or DPI gt The recorder returns to normal if no operation is made for 5 seconds The edited tracks may exhibit sound dropout during search operations e This occurs due to the MiniDisc system limitation The fragmentation of data may cause sound dropout while searching because the tracks are played in higher speed than normal playback 87 Symptom There is no R channel sound output when playing a track recorded from a cassette deck or through an amplifier or when listening to sound from a
106. ng cannot be done when the disc does not have enough space for recording e If the power supply is disrupted i e the battery is removed or becomes exhausted or the AC power adaptor is disconnected during a recording or editing operation or while DATA SAVE or SYSTEM FILE WRITING appears in the display then it will not be possible to open the lid until power is restored e Note the following when recording from a portable CD player Some portable CD players may not be capable of digital out when the AC power adaptor is disconnected If this is the case connect the AC power adaptor to the portable CD player and use it on AC power as the power source On some portable CD players optical output may not be possible when using an anti skip function e g ESP or G PROTECTION If this is the case turn off the anti skip function Electronic Shock Protection rey e The recorder is factory set to make a new group whenever recording is done If you do not want to make a group set F REC to Py REC Off page 41 e To start recording from a specific point on the disc pause the recorder at the desired point and then start recording from that point e You can monitor the sound during recording Connect the headphones earphones with remote control to Q and adjust the volume by pressing VOL or on the remote control pressing the 5 way control key towards VOL or on the recorder This does
107. ng on your region the buttons other than Install SonicStage and MD Simple Burner may differ from those in the illustration above The installation may take 20 to 30 minutes depending on your system environment Make sure to restart your computer only after the installation is completed Was the installation successful If any trouble occurs during the installation see Troubleshooting page 124 106 Using MD Simple Burner Before using MD Simple Burner MD Simple Burner allows you to record music tracks from an audio CD in the CD drive of your computer to the MD Walkman There are two ways to record from an audio CD Simple mode page 108 You can use MD Walkman operations to record an entire CD or only the first track without launching MD Simple Burner Standard mode page 109 You can launch MD Simple Burner to record using computer operations Record an entire CD or selected tracks e Only audio CDs with a alice mark can be used with MD Simple Burner e We do not guarantee normal operation in the case of the copy controlled CDs e You cannot record in simple mode while the MD Simple Burner in standard mode or OpenMG software SonicStage OpenMG Jukebox etc is active 107 Recording using MD Walkman operations Simple mode T insert a recordable disc into the MD Walkman and then connect the MD Walkman to the computer For details about connections see the Recorder Operation s
108. nnot be erased with the Erase function gt Confirm the contents by connecting the recorder to your computer If it is okay to delete the contents then perform the Format function page 69 Symptom Tracks cannot be combined Cause Remedy e This is due to the MiniDisc system limitations When the tracks are scattered and the length of each track is short you may not be able to combine the tracks Combining tracks of the following lengths may not be possible Hi MD mode Linear PCM stereo 9 seconds or less Hi SP stereo 8 seconds or less Hi LP stereo 32 seconds or less MD mode SP stereo 12 seconds or less LP2 stereo Monaural 24 seconds or less LP4 stereo 48 seconds or less e You cannot combine tracks recorded in different recording modes e g a track recorded in stereo and a track recorded in monaural nor can you combine a track recorded with digital connection and a track recorded with analog connection The disc cannot edit on other component The component does not support MDLP or Hi MD gt Edit on other component that support MDLP or Hi MD While using group function Symptom The group function does not operate Cause Remedy e While using a disc without group setting an attempt was made to select some group related menu gt Use a disc with group setting A track cannot be recorded to a new group A new group cannot be created e This is due to t
109. oftware copyright 2000 2003 Gracenote This product and service may practice one or more of the following U S Patents 5 987 525 6 061 680 6 154 773 6 161 132 6 230 192 6 230 207 6 240 459 6 330 593 and other patents issued or pending Gracenote and CDDB are registered trademarks of Gracenote The Gracenote logo and logotype the Gracenote CDDB logo and the Powered by Gracenote logo are trademarks of Gracenote Program 2001 2002 2003 2004 Sony Corporation Documentation 2004 Sony Corporation Table of contents About available functions and supplied manuals cicesciecccseccctewecceccveccevevatecscetencatevevevesciencs O Recorder Operation Looking at controls c csceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee LL Getting started ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeseeeeeeeees LD Recording a disc right away csscsseeesseeseeeeeeeee LO Playing a disc right away csecscesseseeneeeeeeeeeeeer 2D Listening to the radio ccsceseeeeeeenseeeeeneeneeeseeees 2D USING MENUS ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseesenees 27 How to use the Menu items ccccecesccessccessceesseccsseeeeseccessecessecesseeesseeeees 27 LsiSt OF MGMUS E E Sose bebe AEE E E EA 29 Various ways of recording sssssssssssssnennennnnnnnnenen OD Before TecOrding sosreroreereeene i e ae a A en aa 32 Viewing various information s seseseeessseessseesersretstsrssses
110. oistened with water or a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzene as it may mar the finish of the casing e Wipe the disc cartridge with a dry cloth to remove dirt e Dust on the lens may prevent the unit from operating properly Be sure to close the disc compartment lid after inserting or ejecting a disc e To obtain the best sound quality use a dry cloth to wipe the plugs of the headphones earphones or the remote control Dirty plugs may cause sound distortion or intermittent breaks in the sound On battery Incorrect battery usage may lead to leakage of battery fluid or bursting battery To prevent such accidents observe the following precautions e Install the and poles of the battery correctly e When the recorder is not to be used for a long time be sure to remove the battery e If a battery leak should develop carefully and thoroughly wipe away battery fluid from the battery compartment before inserting new ones On mechanical noise The recorder gives off mechanical noise while operating which is caused by the power saving system of the recorder and it is not a problem To protect a recorded disc To record protect a disc slide open the tab at the side of the disc In this position the disc cannot be recorded To record again slide the tab back so the tab is visible faa Recorded material is protected Back
111. on s cscsesesssseseseseseseeseseseees OO PLO CAlth ONS EEEE seek Fe a RA EEE 80 Specifications an aea e Meta i haere asia tenets 82 Troubleshooting and explanations 000011 84 TProubleSHOOtUn isk EET EEE antes Bede ls Me ete 8 84 AOE N EAE EN PEE EA E EAE S A EESE 93 Pxplanations tacse E EAEE AEE AE E ENEE E A E ERN EN 97 Software Operation What you can do with MD Simple Burner SOMICSCAGE ws eeseceseeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeseneseseeeseeess LOZ Installing secseceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeseeseeseesseseeseesss LOG Providing the required system environment ce eeeeseeseeeeteeeeneeeeeeaes 104 Installing the software onto your Computer ee ee eeseeeteeeeeeeseneeeeeees 105 Using MD Simple Burner csscsseeeeeeeeeeeeeesseeees LOZ Before using MD Simple Burner 000 ccc eeeeseceeeseeeeseeseseeeceesseeeaeeee 107 Recording using MD Walkman operations Simple mode 108 Recording by computer operations Standard mode ete eeeeeeeeeees 109 Using SonicStage sccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees LLL Importing audio data sreeeieeirernioten eeni era E ehe ier iisi i ia 111 Transferring audio data from your computer to the MD Walkman 113 Transferring back audio data from the MD Walkman to your computer 115 Using SonicStage Helpt airetan eeaeee a esiin aeee en 118 Referring to SonicStage Help 0 0 eeceessseeseeseseeseeesseeecseeseeesceesseeeeaeeae 12
112. on The cursor flashes at the next input position E Yay A ABCDEFGH I sP JKLMNOPQR The buttons used for character input and their functions are listed below Artist name to a track Artist Album name to a Album track Disc name Disc 1 Appears only for discs used in Hi MD mode The cursor flashes in the letter input area The cursor flashes ZZZ AA 58 Functions Operations To move the cursor 5 way control key in the character u palette t P left N CORN right down Turn the jog dial move the cursor to the right or left To select a letter in Turn the jog dial the letter input area To enter a letter Press B gt ENT Press BENT for 2 seconds or more To enter a title Functions Operations Press GROUP and press the 5 way control key towards PPI at the same time To insert a blank space Press GROUP and press the control key towards k at the same time To delete a letter Press ll for 2 seconds or more To cancel labeling To move the cursor from the letter input area to the character palette Press the 5 way control key towards VOL To move the cursor Press W from the character palette to the letter input area To display _ Press II space p at the input position in the
113. ort supports USB previously USB 1 1 Operating Factory installed System Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 Windows XP Media Center Edition Windows XP Professional Windows XP Home Edition Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition Windows 98 Second Edition Display High Color 16bit or higher 800 x 600 dots or better 1024x 768 dots or better is recommended Others e Internet access for Web registration EMD services and CDDB e Windows Media Player version 7 0 or higher installed for playing WMA files This software is not supported by the following environments e OSs other than the indicated above e Personally constructed PCs or operating systems e An environment that is an upgrade of the original manufacturer installed operating system e Multi boot environment e Multi monitor environment e Macintosh e We do not ensure trouble free operation on all computers that satisfy the system requirements The NTFS format of Windows XP Windows 2000 Professional can be used only with the standard factory settings e We do not ensure trouble free operation of the system suspend sleep or hibernation function on all computers e For Windows 2000 Professional users install Service Pack 3 or later version before using the software 104 Installing the software onto your computer Before installing the software e Make sure to close any virus check software as such software usual
114. oup gt Select a track within a group you want to edit and then do the editing operation again NotENOUGH You tried to edit the contents of a 1GB Hi MD disc with insufficient battery POWER TO power for editing page 88 EDIT gt Connect the AC power adaptor to the recorder or insert a fully charged rechargeable battery or a new alkaline dry battery NotENOUGH You tried to record on a 1GB Hi MD disc with insufficient battery power POWER TO for recording page 85 REC gt Connect the AC power adaptor to the recorder or insert a fully charged rechargeable battery or a new alkaline dry battery NO TITLE e You tried to select Album in the Main play mode with a disc that has no album name information e You tried to select by Album in the Search function with a disc that has no album name information NO TRACK e You tried to play a disc with no recorded tracks gt Insert a recorded disc NOTRACKIS You selected Pr Move or Pr Erase or you tried to label a track SELECTED without first selecting a track gt Do the editing operation again after selecting the desired track first P B ONLY e You tried to record or edit on a premastered disc P B stands for DISC playback gt Insert a recordable disc PC MD The recorder is connected to the computer 95 96 Message Meaning Remedy PROTECTED You tried to record or edit on a disc with th
115. p group name Artist Album Bookmark Option Menu Mode Changes the menu items that are displayed page 70 AVLS Sets a limit on the maximum volume to protect page 70 your hearing Beep Turns the beep sound on or off page 71 Disc Mem Stores the recorder settings Disc Memory page 71 QuickMode Sets the recorder to start playback quickly page 72 Disc Mode Selects MD mode or Hi MD mode when a blank page 73 disc is inserted 30 Menus of the recorder Menu 1 Menu 2 Function Site page Edit Title Adding a track name artist name album name page 57 group name or disc name E Set Assigns recorded tracks or groups to a new page 60 group E Release Releases group settings page 61 Move Changes the order of tracks or groups page 63 Erase Erases tracks groups or the entire disc page 66 contents Format Formats the disc and restores it to the condition page 69 it was in at the time of purchase in Hi MD mode only Display Lap Time Displays various information such as the page 34 RecRemain while recorder status etc in the display window page 43 recording and stopped 1 Remain while playing AllRemain Title1 Title2 Sound Codec TrackMode SubPMode Normal Selects the type of play such as single track page 50 1 Track play or shuffle play Shuffle A BRepeat Sound Normal Customizes the surround or equalizer mode page
116. p in the recorder if it is used for an extended period of time This however is not a malfunction On installation e If you use the recorder at a place subject to static or electrical noise the recording may not be properly done or the recorded data may be lost If you perform a transfer operation at such a place the track s transfer authorization may be lost Never use the recorder where it will be subjected to extremes of light temperature moisture or vibration e Never wrap the recorder in anything when it is being used with the AC power adaptor Heat build up in the recorder may cause malfunction or damage On the headphones earphones Road safety Do not use headphones earphones while driving cycling or operating any motorized vehicle It may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas It can also be potentially dangerous to play your recorder at high volume while walking especially at pedestrian crossings You should exercise extreme caution or discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations Preventing hearing damage Avoid using headphones earphones at high volume Hearing experts advise against continuous loud and extended play If you experience a ringing in your ears reduce the volume or discontinue use Caring for others Keep the volume at a moderate level This will allow you to hear outside sounds and to be considerate of the people around you On the remote control The supplied
117. pped enter the menu and select Option Contrast 2 Turn the jog dial to adjust the contrast and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection You cannot adjust the contrast of the display on the remote control SSS SSS eee Changing the operational direction of the display When you turn the jog dial clockwise the display scrolls downward This is the factory setting You can change the factory setting to scroll in the opposite direction This operation can be done on the recorder only Jog dial A 5 way control key BENT 1 Enter the menu and select Option Jog Dial 2 Turn the jog dial until Reverse appears in the display and then press BENT to enter the selection To turn the setting to normal Select Default in step 2 Various way to use the radio gt SSS Presetting radio stations You can preset up to 40 radio stations 30 for FM and 10 for AM RADIO ON OFF Jog lever BAND TUNE TUNE 1 Press RADIO ON OFF to turn on the radio If PRESET is displayed press P MODE G to make it disappear from the display 2 Press the jog lever repeatedly to select the band FM or AM Slide the jog lever towards TUNE or TUNE repeatedly to tune the desired radio station 4 Press and hold the jog lever until i and the preset number flash in the display em 87 50MHz 5 Slide the jog lever towards TUNE or TUNE
118. ransitions similar to those of the original e When using a plug in power type microphone the microphone can be operated even when its power switch is turned off since power is supplied from the recorder itself e The recorder automatically switches input in the following order optical input microphone input and analog input You cannot record through the microphone while an optical cable is connected to the LINE IN OPT jack e You cannot set the MIC AGC setting if you are recording with the recording level manually adjusted page 38 The microphone may pick up the operating sound of the recorder itself Use the microphone away from the recorder in such cases Please note that the sound of recorder operations may be picked up if the microphone that you use has a short connector Only the left channel sound is recorded when a monaural microphone is used Make sure not to touch the plug or the cord of the microphone when recording with the AC power adaptor connected Doing so may introduce noise into the recording When recording a normal volume sound soft music etc set MIC AGC to Standard If an unexpectedly loud sound is input when MIC AGC is set to LoudMusic the recorded volume thereafter may drop very low depending on the sound source Recording from a TV or radio Analog Recording This section explains how to record from equipment with analog output such as a c
119. remote control is designed for use with this recorder only The recorder cannot be operated with a remote control that was supplied with another device On charging e Do not charge any other battery beside the supplied one or the one designated for it NH 7WMAA e Be sure to use the supplied AC power adaptor e Charge the rechargeable battery at a temperature of 5 C 41 F to 35 C 95 F e The recorder may become hot during the charging procedure this however poses no danger e Because of the battery s characteristics the capacity of the rechargeable battery may be smaller than normal when it is used for the first time or after a long period of disuse In this case charge and discharge the battery several times The normal battery life will be restored e If the capacity of the rechargeable battery drops to half the normal amount replace with the new one e If the recorder will be unused for a long time remove the rechargeable battery and remove the AC power adaptor from the wall outlet On the MiniDisc cartridge e When carrying or storing the MiniDisc keep it in its case e Do not break open the shutter e Do not place the cartridge where it will be subject to light extreme temperatures moisture or dust e Attach the supplied disc label only in the space designated for it on the disc Do not stick it on any other disc surface On cleaning e Clean the recorder casing with a soft cloth slightly m
120. require an extremely long time Adjusting the recording level manually The recording level is adjusted automatically while recording If necessary you can set the recording level manually during both analog and digital recording T MARK REC Jog dial 5 way control key BENT 1 Press BENT while pressing T MARK REC and II The recorder stands by for recording 2 Enter the menu and select REC Set RECVolume Manual 3 Play the source 4 While observing the level meter in the display adjust the recording level by turning the jog dial Set the level so that the meter segments light up around 12dB segment If a high sound level causes the level meter to reach the OVER segment lower the recording level Each level meter shows the following Upper L channel input level Lower R channel input level t _t 12dB OVER 5 Press Ell again to start recording If your source is an externally connected component play the source to the beginning of the material to be recorded and then start recording To switch back to automatic level control Select Auto AGC in step 2 e You cannot adjust the left and right channel levels separately e Once you stop recording the recorder will revert to automatic recording level adjustment mode the next time you start a recording operation e To adjust the recording level manually during synchro recording do steps 1 to
121. ress BENT at the starting point A Point A is entered and B flashes in the display 3 Press B gt ENT at the ending point B Point B is entered A B and G lights up and the section between point A and B starts playing repeatedly You can reset points A and B by pressing the 5 way control key towards P during A B Repeat play Searching for a track Search You can easily search for a track by track name group name artist name or album name Artist names and album names can be viewed in the case of discs used in Hi MD mode only This operation can be done on the recorder only Jog dial A 5 way control key a ENT 1 Enter the menu and select Useful Search 2 Turn the jog dial to select the item you want to use for searching and then press B gt ENT to enter Display To by Track search by track name by Group search by group name by Artist search by artist name by Album search by album name 1 Appears only for discs used in Hi MD mode 3 If you select by Track in step 2 skip this step If you select an item other than by Track in step 2 turn the jog dial to select the desired group artist or album and then press B gt ENT to enter A list of tracks for the selected group artist or album appears in the display 4 Turn the jog dial to select the desired track and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection
122. ressing T MARK REC to start recording To select microphone sensitivity You can select the microphone sensitivity depending on the volume of the sound source 1 While the recorder is recording or stopped enter the menu and select REC Set MIC Sens continued 35 2 Turn the jog dial until Sens High or Sens Low appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection Sens High When recording soft sound or a sound with a normal volume Sens Low When recording with a loud or close range sounds such as those during an oral recording or a music concert To change the microphone recording level adjustment mode When recording with a microphone you can select automatic adjustment mode which sets the microphone recording level to suit the sound source 1 While the recorder is recording or stopped enter the menu and select REC Set MIC AGC 2 Turn the jog dial until Standard or LoudMusic appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection Standard When recording a sound source with a normal volume such as a conversation or soft music LoudMusic When recording a sound source with a comparatively high volume such as a music concert or a practice session with a musical instrument When MIC AGC is set to LoudMusic sound can be recorded with less distortion during high volume input and with natural volume t
123. rge amounts of system resources such as virus check software There is not enough hard disk space on your hard disk You need 200MB or more free space on your hard disk The installation appears to have stopped before it has completed Check for the appearance of an error message beneath the installation window Press the Tab key while holding down the Alt key If an error message has appeared press the Enter key The installation will resume If there is no message the installation is still in progress Wait a little while longer The progress bar on the display is not moving The access lamp has not lit for a few minutes The installation is progressing normally Please wait The installation may take 30 minutes or more depending on your CD drive or system environment 125 Using a MD Walkman connected to the computer Problem Your computer does not recognize the MD Walkman Cause Remedy The MD Walkman is not firmly connected with the supplied dedicated USB cable to the computer Reconnect the MD Walkman to the computer firmly Remove and reconnect the MD Walkman If the computer still does not recognize the MD Walkman disconnect the cable restart the computer and then make the connection again A disc is not inserted in the MD Walkman Check if a disc is inserted in the MD Walkman The Net MD driver is not be installed Install the SonicStage MD Simp
124. rox hours JEITA Batteries Linear Hi SP Hi LP PCM NH 7WMAA 4 7 5 9 LR6 9 5 17 20 MD mode Unit approx hours JEITA Batteries SP LP2 LP4 Stereo Stereo Stereo NH 7WMAA 7 5 9 10 LR6 20 5 24 26 When using the radio Unit approx hours JEITA Batteries FM AM NH 7WMAA 7 5 LR6 18 5 e Stop the recorder before replacing the battery e When using a 1GB Hi MD disc the continuous recording time may be shortened if you repeatedly make short recordings e When you use the radio it is recommended that you use a fully charged rechargeable battery since more power is consumed by the radio than by MiniDisc playback Recording a disc right away This section explains the basic procedure for making digital recordings using an optical cable connected to a CD player Digital TV or other digital equipment Make sure to use the optical cable Note that you cannot record a radio broadcast that is being received on the remote control Make connections insert the cables firmly and completely into the appropriate jacks Connect the AC power adaptor to the Connect the optical cable to the recorder and a house current recorder and an external component CD player MD player To a wall DVD video player etc outlet To a digital optical out jack 4 Optical plug Optical mini plug AC power adaptor Optical cable NI See Optional accessories
125. sc name tracks in the disc Q Track number Group name and album name Hi MD e Group name and track name MD Selected sound mode name and its indication Track number Track number Codec track mode and bitrate Hi MD e Track mode MD 1 The disc name appears when the currently selected track is not in a group 2 This does not appear when Menu Mode is set to Simple page 70 Depending on the group settings the operating conditions and the disc settings you may not be able to select certain indications or the indications may appear differently If you want to check the remaining time or the recording position while recording or in stop mode see Viewing various information page 33 On the recorder 5 way control key BENT 1 While playing enter the menu and select Display continued 43 44 2 Turn the jog dial until the information you want appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection Each turn changes the display as follows Lap Time 1 Remain AllRemain Title1 Title2 Hi MD Sound Codec Hi MD TrackMode MD When you press BENT the selected information appears at 6 and O Display window on the recorder The indications have the following meanings G Disc name Jd Track name Group name Artist name Album name
126. selected Sub play mode single track play shuffle play etc or Repeat play Main play mode indications Shows the selected main play mode group play bookmark play etc The headphones earphones with a remote control 1 VOL buttons Press to adjust the volume 2 Jog lever B gt HI ENT lt DPI BAND TUNE TUNE When using an MiniDisc 6 RADIO ON OFF button Press to turn on or off the radio 7 Clip Operation Press BI I ENT Function play pause enter 8 HOLD switch To prevent the buttons from being accidentally operated when you carry the recorder use this function 9 DISPLAY button 10 P MODE G button Slide towards find the lea beginning of the previous track rewind Slide towards find the gt Pi beginning of the next track fast forward When using the radio Operation Function Press BAND select a band Slide towards tune backwards TUNE Press towards tune forward TUNE 4 stop button 3 Display window 5 fy group 11 SOUND button 13 14 The display window of the remote control 1 Disc indication 5 SND sound and SUR surround 2 PRESET indication indications ae 3 Character information display 6 Battery level indication 4 Sub play mode Repeat play 7 Track number Band Preset number indications display 8 Main play mode
127. serve domain The recorder always creates a new group when recording The group recording fy REC is set to fF REC On You cannot overwrite tracks gt Set the group recording setting to Py REC Off page 41 The first few seconds of a track cannot be recorded If you start recording while the disc indication is rotating data will not be recorded to the first few seconds of the first track gt Wait until the disc indication stops rotating before you start recording Recording cannot be done correctly Audio sources may not be securely connected gt Disconnect the audio sources once and connect them again pages 19 and 37 There is no digital signal from the portable CD player gt When recording digitally from a portable CD player use the AC power adaptor and disable the anti skip function such as ESP on the CD player page 22 The analog recording was made using a connecting cord with an attenuator gt Use a connecting cord without an attenuator Recording level is too small to record when adjusting the recording level manually gt Pause the recorder and adjust the recording level page 38 The recorder is connected to the computer gt Disconnect the recorder from the computer when recording The power sources was disconnected or a power outage occurred during recording gt The recording result is not recorded on the disc Make recording agai
128. space in between tracks during transfer operation For this reason the recorder needs an additional 6 seconds or 12 or 24 seconds for each track This reduces the maximum recording time for each track by 6 seconds or 12 or 24 seconds during transfer operation in MD mode only Symptom The disc size displayed on the computer is not the same as the disc size printed on the disc Cause Remedy The difference is due to the use of the binary system to indicate the disc size on the computer and the decimal system to express the disc size on the disc and other recording media For details on the disc size see page 79 You cannot operate the recorder PC MD appears e You cannot operate the recorder while the recorder is connected to the computer The lid does not open It happens if you disconnect the dedicated USB cable in the middle of a data transfer recording or editing operation on the computer but while the rechargeable battery is missing from the recorder or is drained gt Reconnect the dedicated USB cable or insert a fully charged rechargeable battery into the recorder and then press W Others Symptom Some menu items cannot be displayed Cause Remedy e Menu Mode is set to Simple gt Set the Menu Mode to Advanced to display all the menu items The recorder does not work or works poorly e The rechargeable
129. splay window on the recorder 2 Press W on the recorder EJECT DISC OK appears in the display Depending on the conditions it may take some time until EJECT DISC OK appears in the display 3 Unplug the dedicated USB cable from the computer or remove the disc from the recorder e If you use the recorder connected to the computer it is recommended that you connect the AC power adaptor or insert a fully charged rechargeable battery or new alkaline dry battery as a precaution against power failures disconnection of the dedicated USB cable or other unforeseen occurrences We do not assure the results should there be a mis operation transfer failures or destruction of audio data caused by unforeseen occurrences e If you disconnect the dedicated USB cable from the recorder and want to reconnect it make sure to wait at least 2 seconds before connecting it again e Make sure to place the recorder at a stable vibration free place during recording e Make sure not to connect the recorder to your computer during recording or playing e The system may malfunction if your computer changes to system suspend sleep or hibernation mode while connecting to the recorder Make sure to disable any changes to suspend sleep or hibernation mode e Make sure not to connect the recorder and the computer through a USB hub 77 e It is not possible to charge the rechargeable battery in the recorder while using the bus power
130. t 2 seconds and then reconnect it If the recorder is still not recognized disconnect the dedicated USB cable restart the computer and then connect the dedicated USB cable again Even though the recorder is recognized by the computer it does not operate normally e A USB hub is used gt Connect the dedicated USB cable directly to the USB port of the computer e You are using the recorder at a place with vibration gt Use the recorder at a place with no vibration The recorder cannot be used as a storage device e The SonicStage or MD Simple Burner software is active gt Close the SonicStage or MD Simple Burner software e A standard disc is inserted gt Insert a disc used in Hi MD mode Only discs used in Hi MD mode can be used as a storage media The playing time of a transferred track is different from the time that appears on your computer monitor This is due to a calculation discrepancy between the recorder and the computer You cannot transfer tracks that will fill up the remaining recording time on the disc e The minimum recordable time on a disc is normally 2 seconds in stereo 4 seconds in LP2 stereo mode and 8 seconds in LP4 stereo mode When you transfer a track from your computer the recorder needs a 2 second or 4 or 8 second space for a track even if the track is under 2 seconds or 4 or 8 seconds in length Also the recorder inserts a 2 second or 4 or 8 second
131. t the operation by doing steps 1 to 3 on page 91 If the message appears again please consult your nearest Sony dealer FORMAT e A disc with a format that the recorder does not support was inserted ERROR DISC e A disc formatted on the computer was inserted gt Insert a standard MD or a disc used in Hi MD mode gt When formatting a disc on the computer make sure to use the SonicStage software GROUP FULL You tried to create a 256th group on a disc used in Hi MD mode or 100th group on a standard disc gt You can create only up to 255 groups on a disc used in Hi MD mode or 99 groups on a standard disc on a disc Keep the group number within 255 or 99 HOLD e The recorder is locked gt Slide HOLD against the arrow to unlock the recorder page 16 IN MENU e You pressed a key on the remote control while selecting a menu on the recorder e You pressed a key on the recorder while selecting a menu on the remote control LOW e A battery is weak BATTERY gt Charge the rechargeable battery or replace the dry battery page 15 MEMORY e You tried to record with the recorder placed where it receives continuous OVER vibration gt Put the recorder on a stable place and start recording again NAVI e You pressed a key on the remote control while selecting the Main play mode on the recorder NO BATTERY Recharging was attempted with a non rechargeable battery inserted gt Insert a rechargeable battery and start the charging process
132. tage 2 x xx or MD Simple Burner 2 0 xx in the Currently Installed Programs list and then click Change and Remove Follow the displayed instruction and restart your computer The uninstallation is completed when the computer has restarted Change Remove in the case of Windows 2000 Professional Add Remove in the case of Windows Millennium Edition Windows 98 Second Edition When you install SonicStage Ver 2 x MD Simple Burner Ver 2 0 OpenMG Secure Module x x is installed at the same time Do not delete OpenMG Secure Module x x since it may be used by other software On copyright protection The OpenMG technology allows you to enjoy digital music while maintaining the copyrights of its holders SonicStage encrypts audio files in OpenMG format and stores them on the hard disk of your computer to prevent unauthorized distribution Restrictions on audio content High quality digital audio content is widely available through music distribution services on the Internet To protect the copyrights of its holders from unauthorized distribution some audio content is distributed with certain restrictions on recording and playback For example the playback period or playback count for the data may be limited 123 Troubleshooting Please refer to the following steps if you encounter a problem while using SonicStage MD Simple Burner 1 Check the symptoms in this Troubleshooting section 2 Check the symptoms in SonicStage
133. tarts 116 To stop importing Click R e You cannot import tracks that were recorded in a Net MD mode to your computer or tracks that have been recorded on a device that does not support Hi MD mode e Before importing tracks recorded on the Hi MD Walkman to the computer click Properties on the right side of the screen to confirm the status of the Import Settings check box it is checked by default Then do as follows To import tracks to My Library while deleting them on the Hi MD Walkman uncheck the box To edit imported tracks in SonicStage uncheck the box To import tracks to My Library while leaving the copy of them on the Hi MD Walkman check the box Tracks left on the Hi MD Walkman are treated the same as tracks that have been automatically transferred from the computer For this reason they cannot be divided or combined on the Hi MD Walkman e When you transfer tracks recorded in linear PCM on the Hi MD Walkman to a computer for editing dividing or combining in My Library the editing may take a long time depending on the length of the tracks and capabilities of your computer This is due to limitations in the MiniDisc system If you want to edit long tracks recorded in linear PCM we recommend that you do the editing on the Hi MD Walkman first and then transfer the edited data to a computer afterwards 117 Using SonicStage Help SonicStage Help provides further details on how to use SonicStage SonicSta
134. tery 17 rechargeable battery 15 BEEP 71 Bookmark add 46 49 play 46 49 CD drive 104 CDDB 104 108 CD ROM 105 Charging 15 Checking playing position 43 remaining time 33 43 Cleaning 81 Combining tracks 68 Connecting 107 108 analog 37 computer 76 digital 19 when charging 15 Contrast 74 Copyright protection 123 Data storage 78 Disc Mode 73 Divide 67 DSP TYPE S 100 E EMD service 104 Erasing a whole disc 65 groups 65 tracks 65 F Format 69 G G PROTECTION 100 Group erasing 65 moving 63 recording 40 releasing 61 setting 59 H Hard disk free space 104 Hi MD 97 HOLD 12 l Importing 111 Installing 104 L Labeling 56 Linear PCM 97 M Manual recording 38 MD Simple Burner 107 MDLP 37 Menu 29 Menu Mode 70 Move groups 62 tracks 61 My Library 111 N Net MD 107 0 OpenMG Secure Module x x 122 P Play mode Main Play Mode 45 47 Repeat Play 47 50 Sub Play Mode 46 50 Presetting radio stations 75 Q Quick mode 72 127 R Radio listening 75 turning on off 25 Recording adding track marks 39 analog 37 digital 19 from microphone 35 level 36 38 mode Hi MD MDLP 37 Recording mode 108 Recording mode Bit rate 112 116 Relabeling 57 S Search 51 Simple Mode 108 SonicStage 111 SonicStage Help 118 Start software MD Simple Burner 109 SonicStage 111 Synchro recording 42 System environment 104 System limitations 104 T Time Mark 39 Title 55 Track m
135. that point the recorder adds a track mark whenever the time interval has elapsed Example Eight minutes of recording has been completed when the Time Mark time interval is set to 5 minutes A track mark will be added at the 8 minute point after the start of recording and after each 5 minute interval thereafter When the time interval set for Time Mark exceeds the elapsed recording time The recorder adds track marks when the set Time Mark time interval has elapsed Example Three minutes of recording has been completed when the Time Mark time interval is set to 5 minutes A track mark will be added at the 5 minute point after the start of recording and after each 5 minute interval thereafter T appears before the time display for track marks added by Time Mark e If you add a track mark by pressing T MARK or Hl etc while recording Time Mark will begin automatically adding track mark each time the selected time interval as elapsed e The setting is canceled when you connect a digital optical cable to the recorder Using the group function when recording What is the group function The group function is provided to allow playback of discs with group settings The group function is convenient for playback of discs on which several albums or CD singles have been recorded What is a disc with group settings The recorder can operate various functions in units of group that is tracks that have be
136. the standby mode automatically When the sound comes from the player again the recorder resumes synchro recording If the recorder is kept in the standby mode for 5 minutes or longer the recorder stops automatically e The pause function cannot be turned on or off manually during synchro recording e Do not switch the SYNC REC setting while recording Recording may not be done properly e Even when there is no sound on the sound source there may be cases when recording does not pause automatically during synchro recording due to the noise level emitted from the sound source e If a silent portion is encountered for approximately 2 seconds during synchro recording from a sound source other than a CD or an MD a new track mark is automatically added at the point where the silent portion ends Various ways of playback E _ _ E gt _S Viewing various information You can check the track name disc name etc during playback DISPLAY 1 While playing press DISPLAY Each time you press DISPLAY the display changes as follows Display window on the remote control A B Ca The indications have the following meanings 3 Disc name ge Track name 2 Group name Artist name Album name Display window Q 8 Track number Elapsed time Track name and artist name Hi MD Track name MD Track number The number of Di
137. track Press the 5 way control key towards k Press the 5 way control key towards Ke repeatedly until you reach the beginning of the desired track Slide the jog lever towards Kd Slide the jog lever towards Ke repeatedly until you reach the beginning of the desired track Find the beginning of the next track Press the 5 way control key towards PI Slide the jog lever towards PI Go backwards or forward while playing Press and hold the 5 way control key towards k or PP Slide and hold the jog lever towards k lt or gt gt Search for a point in a track while viewing the elapsed time Time search While pausing press and hold the 5 way control key towards kea or DPI While pausing slide and hold the jog lever towards k or PPI Search for a specific track while viewing track numbers Index search While the recorder is stopped press and hold the 5 way control key towards F lt or DPI While the recorder is stopped slide and hold the jog lever towards k lt or PPI Cue to the next or previous group while playing a track ina group Group skip Press GROUP and then press the 5 way control key towards or PPI Press Fy or button Start with the first track of the disc While the recorder is stopped press B gt ENT for 2 seconds or more While the recorder is stopped press the jog lever B gt HI ENT for 2 seconds or more Remove the disc
138. track ona disc 1 While playing the track you want to move enter the menu and select Edit Move Jd Move HiMD Hi SP lt 5 2 Turn the jog dial until the destination track number flashes in the display Hi MD Hi SP Gi 3 Press BENT to enter the selection The track moves to the selected destination track Moving a track in a disc with group settings 1 Do step 1 of Changing the order of a track on a disc page 63 continued 63 64 2 When moving a track out of a group skip this step When moving a track to a different group turn the jog dial until the destination group appears in the display and then press B gt ENT Rainn RORHDO HiMD ce 36r 3 Turn the jog dial until the destination track number appears in the display and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection ZZZ Changing the order of a group on a disc 1 While playing a track within a group whose order you want to change enter the menu and select Edit Move Move 2 Turn the jog dial to select the destination point on the disc and then press B gt ENT to enter the selection Example Moving the first group in the disc Group01 to the position between the second Group02 and the third Group03 group SrSUEOR HIMD PO 6 rourd Hi SP If the track or group has been labeled press the 5 way control key towards PI to
139. udio data stored in your computer to an MD Audio CD MD Walkman 2 Import Internet Music files in the MP3 WAV formats 102 Basic operational flow using an MD Walkman Q MD Simple Burner Q SonicStage Providing the required system environment page 104 V Installing the software onto your computer page 105 Z Q Connecting an MD Importing audio data to walkman to your your computer page 111 computer see Recorder Operation Connecting an MD walkman to your Recording music tracks computer see Recorder from an audio CD in the Operation CD drive of your computer page 107 Q Transferring audio data from your computer page 113 Q Listening to an MD Installing eee al Providing the required system environment System requirements The following system environment is required in order to use the SonicStage MD Simple Burner software for the MD Walkman Computer IBM PC AT or Compatible e CPU Pentium II 400 MHz or higher Pentium III 450 MHz or higher is recommended e Hard disk drive space 200 MB or more 1 5 GB or more is recommended The amount space will vary according to Windows version and the number of music files stored on the hard disk e RAM 64 MB or more 128 MB or more is recommended Others e CD drive capable of digital playback by WDM e Sound Board e USB p
140. use this function to specify use of the disc in Hi MD mode or MD mode If you want to use the disc recorded on this unit on another component that does not support Hi MD record the disc with Disc Mode in the menu set to MD DISPLAY Jog lever 1 Enter the menu and select Option Disc Mode 2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until Hi MD or MD appears in the display and then press the jog lever to enter the selection e Even if you select MD as the Disc Mode setting the operation mode can only be Hi MD when using a 1GB Hi MD disc e The operation mode set in the Disc Mode menu is applied to a blank 60 74 80 minute standard disc used on the recorder even if a different operation mode was selected in the SonicStage software or a different operation mode appeared on the display after the disc was formatted by the SonicStage software On the recorder j Ess wu J 5 way control key PENT 1 Enter the menu and select Option Disc Mode 2 Turn the jog dial until Hi MD or MD appears in the display and then press BENT to enter the selection 73 a ee ee ee ee eee Adjusting the contrast of the display window Contrast Adjustment You can adjust the contrast of the display window on the recorder This operation can be done on the recorder only Jog dial 5 way control key BENT 1 While the recorder is sto
141. vel To cancel the AVLS Select AVLS Off in step 2 On the recorder Z NAVI Pa Ae MENU O23 5 way control key BENT 1 Enter the menu and select Option AVLS 2 Turn the jog dial until AVLS On appears in the display and then press BENT to enter the selection Turning off the beep sound You can turn off on the beep sound on the recorder and the remote control DISPLAY Jog lever 1 Enter the menu and select Option Beep 2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until Beep Off appears in the display and then press the jog lever to enter the selection To turn on the beep sound Select Beep On in step 2 On the recorder Jog dial P NAVI 7 MENU 5 way control key BENT 1 Enter the menu and select Option Beep 2 Turn the jog dial until Beep Off appears in the display and then press B ENT to enter the selection Storing the settings for individual discs Disc Memory The recorder is factory set to automatically store settings for each disc The recorder automatically stores the settings for a disc and retrieves them whenever the disc is inserted The following setting can be stored e Bookmark e Custom1 and Custom2 settings of 6 Band Equalizer You can check the setting as follows DISPLAY Jog lever 1 Remove the disc from the recorder enter the menu and select Option
142. x 81 0 x 29 2 x 78 9 mm w h d 34 4 x 1 3 16 x 3 s in excluding projecting parts and controls Mass Approx 103 g 3 7 oz the recorder only Approx 122 g 4 4 oz including the rechargeable battery The LINE IN OPT jack is used to connect either a digital optical cable or a line analog cable 2 Measured in accordance with JEITA US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Optional accessories Optical Cable POC 151HG POC 152HG POC MZ1 POC MZ2 POC 15B POC 15AB POC DA12SP Line Cable RK G129 RK G136 Stereo Microphones ECM MS907 ECM MS957 MDR series Stereo Headphones earphones SRS series Active Speakers Recordable MDs MDW series Recordable Hi MD disc HMD1G Your dealer may not handle some of the above listed accessories Please ask the dealer for detailed information about the accessories in your country When using optional headphones use only headphones earphones with stereo mini plugs You cannot use headphones earphones with micro plugs 83 84 Troubleshooting and explanations Troubleshooting If a problem occurs during recorder operation follow the steps described below before consulting the nearest Sony dealer If any messages appear it is recommended to take notes 1 Check to see if the problem is listed in Troubleshooting page 84 Check Messages page 93 for the problem as well

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