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Sony MDS-E12 Mini Disc Player

1. V L OVER OVER Level of the output signal Press L M ff fF FF FF fF fF I OVER R M a a a eee OO OO CCCG x Not displayed if PLAY MODE is PROGRAM or SHUFFLE when On of Next Tr Play Next Track Play is selected You can check the remaining time Press TIME Each press of the button changes the display as follows Track number and elapsed time of the current track default display DREAM Bi 2m3as Cc eee OU COCO R a a a C4 IC Vy Press Track number and remaining time of the current track DREAM BERR REE gt ek UO U Co j OVER R E E E E E E UU UUU AAA Press Remaining time of all recorded tracks DREAM 24m47 s5s OVER Press OVER Press SCROLL when disc time information is displayed The track name appears and scrolls While the track name is scrolling press the button again to pause scrolling and again to continue scrolling 13 Sed JO uoIpuny pue uono Getting Started 14 After Unpacking Check the supplied accessories e Remote commander remote RM DRI1E 1 e AA size R6 batteries 2 e Connecting cable control S cable 1 Ins
2. SGW 6bulkeld Repeating a specitic portion within a track Repeat A B Play You can specify a portion within a track to play repeatedly This is convenient to study language or memorize words Note that the portion that you specity must be within the bourdaries of a single track I While the recorder is playing press A B at the starting point point A of the portion to be played repeatedly REPEAT A B lights up RU REPEAT A B m CACC LFE NSN 2 Continue playing the track or use gt gt to locate the ending point point B of the portion to be played repeatedly then press A lt B again The specified portion repeats To stop Repeat A B Play Press REPEAT or W To set a new starting point and ending point during Repeat A B Play Specify the starting point and ending point by the same operation You can also set A B Repeat in the Setup Menu of the recorder 1 Press MENU NO during play until Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS until Repeat Mode appears at the display window then press AMS 3 Turn AMS until A B Repeat then press AMS The display window returns to the track number and time display normal display during play then REPEAT A B lights up and A B flashes IL A EPAI REPEAT A B 7I N 7 EE CACCIA OVER 4 Press AMS at th
3. You can check the remaining recordable time on the MD Press TIME when the total number of tracks and recorded time are displayed Each press of the button changes the display as follows Total number of tracks and total recorded time default display SONGS 15r 46m085 L OIC D G a G S G E G S ID ICID G I Iii R Co Co C OVER lt Press Total number of tracks and remaining recordable time on the MD recordable MDs only SONGS m52s Press L OVER RE E Ea Ee Ee ead Ea Ed Eg ES En eo EE ES Ea EE S x Not shown for the premastered discs 11 SHed JO UOIPUN pue uono Sed JO UOIPUN pue U01 e907 While the recorder is recording Press LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR or DISPLAY repeatedly to change the display Each press of the button changes the display as follows Track number and recorded time of the current track default display No Name 1647 3m05s gt OO M E E E E E E E C4 a M E E E E E E mn Press Sampling frequency is indicated only when the digital signal is input FS 44 1KHZ 167 3m236 gt REC L eee R M E E E E E E E E E E Jh Press Level of the input signal Input Level Coax 12 0dB OVER
4. or Tab Shift Tab repeatedly the character you want to clear appears press Enter lt Set Key gt flashes in the display Press Delete Key Clear appears and the key assignment is cleared To clear all key assignments 1 2 3 Do steps 1 to 3 of Assigning a character on this page Press Ctrl Alt and Delete simultaneously All Reset appears in the display Press Enter Complete appears and all assignments are cleared To cancel the operation Press Esc Keyboard Operations English Keyboard Layout Press the same number MENU NO A CUE as for the track number SCROLL A PAUSE to be played For track numbers greater than 11 A B REPEAT VARI SPEED TIME PLAY MODE DISPLAY CHAR FADER UNDO EJECT REPEAT MUSIC SCAN Divide a track f Naming a Print Scroll Pause track or MD Move a track Screen Lock MARK LOCATE VARISREED 4 Insert Home inal Num Erase a Lock track Page Delete End DE p J Combine CLEAR VARISREED tracks Caps Lock gt j Z x c V B N M lt gt t d Snit L Shift lt gt Ctrl Alt je Ctrl I gt E gt H or YES Aa Kd gt gt Press the same number as for the track number to be played Ke Shift Tab press 0 for 10 Rec Shift Enter MUSIC SYNC
5. 48 4 Turn AMS or press 44 1 repeatedly until the track name when copying the track name or Disc when copying the disc name flashes in the display press AMS or YES When No Name is displayed The selected track or disc has no name and copying cannot be completed Empty Name will be displayed 5 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until the correct selection below appears press AMS or YES Name Selection Only the section without a name Copy Only No Name is copied No Name All names are to be overwritten Copy All Overwrite Complete appears for a few seconds and copying is complete To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or E Note e Copying of all names cannot use the Undo function so make sure to be careful before completing the copying e When a track name of a track recorded in MDLP LP2 or LP4 is copied onto a track recorded in stereo or monaural the LP stamp indicating an MDLP recording is copied to the beginning of the track and displayed Adding date and time to the name of recorded tracks Auto Calender The internal clock in the recorder allows you to automatically add the time and date to the name of tracks 1 Press MENU NO twice while the recorder is stopped Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until A Calendar appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until t
6. SHUFFLE or M ACCESS pages 32 33 34 PLAY MODE changes automatically to CONTINUE and recording pauses When Cannot Copy flashes The mini disc recorder conforms to the Serial Copy Management System MDs recorded through the digital input connector cannot be copied to other MDs through the digital output connector page 65 19 SGW uo BuipIo y SGW uo BuipIov y The digital output connectors of the mini disk recorder output the signal input from the digital input connectors as it is during recording or recording pause Use an input monitor function page 22 when only a built in sampling rate converter is used 20 Recording for long times In addition to normal stereo recording this recorder has two long time recording modes LP2 and LP4 When recording in LP2 stereo mode you can record 2 times the normal recordable time and in LP4 Stereo mode you can record 4 times the normal recordable time In addition the recordable time for monaural recording is approximately double the stereo recording time Note MDs recorded in MD LP LP2 or LP4 Stereo mode cannot be played back on a recorder that does not support MD LP mode In addition you cannot perform S F Edit for MDs recorded in MD LP mode MENU NO YES PHONE LEVEL LOCATE auto CUE pala Q f f EE O MINIDISC RECORDER MDS E12 AMS 1 Do steps 1 to 5 of Recording on an MD on page 18 2 Press M
7. Creating Your Own Program Program Play You can pick out the tracks that you like and specify the playback order in a program containing up to 25 tracks MENU NO lt a gt gt CLEAR AMS 1l Programming the tracks T While the recorder is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt P gt 1 repeatedly until Program of Setup Menu appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until the track number you want to add to the program appears then press AMS or use the number button s to enter the track directly Programmed track number and track order Total time of programmed play Number of programmed tracks If you entered the wrong track number Press lt 4 repeatedly until the wrong track number flashes then do step 3 above again or press CLEAR to erase the track number To enter a track number over 26 Use gt 25 For details see page 29 4 Repeat step 3 to enter other tracks The entered track is added to the location where the 0 flashes Each time you enter a track the total program time appears in the display 5 Press YES Complete appears and the program is completed 6 Turn AMS or press I lt gt gt I repeatedly to select Play Mode then press AMS or YES 7 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly to select Program then press AMS or YES
8. Marking track numbers automatically Automatic Track Marking When recording from a CD player or MD recorder connected to the DIGITAL IN connector the recorder marks track numbers in the same sequence as the source When recording from other sources connected to the DIGITAL IN connector or a source connected to the ANALOG IN jacks do the procedure below to mark track numbers automatically However if you hear much noise from the sources of tapes or radios the recorder cannot mark track numbers 1 While the recorder is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt P gt repeatedly until Track Mark appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly to select the setting then press AMS or YES Automatic tracking marking Select Turned on at input level Level Sync Turned on at the interval Interval of the fixed time Turned off Off 4G Press MENU NO To set the level of input signals for Automatic Track Marking of Level Sync The recorder marks a track number whenever the input of a signal at the set level or below continues for at least 1 5 seconds and a signal at the set level or above is also input T While the recorder is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until Tr Mark Level appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt P gt repeat
9. through a digital to digital connection Examples are as follows e You can make a copy of a commercially available digital sound program for example a CD or MD but you cannot make a second copy from the first generation copy e You can make a copy of a digital signal from a digitally recorded analog sound program for example an analog record or a music cassette tape or from a digital satellite broadcast program but you cannot make a secons copy from the first generation copy 1 A first genaration copy means the first recording of a digital audio source through the recorder s digital input connector For example if you record from a CD player connected to the DIGITAL IN connector that copy is a first generation copy Notes The restrictions of the Serial Copy Management System do not apply when you make a recording through the analog to analog connections Trouble shooting Should you have trouble with your MD recorder first unplug the unit then plug it back in and check It while using this troubleshooting guide Should the problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer The recorder does not operate or operates poorly gt The MD may be dirty or damaged Replace the MD The recorder does not play gt Moisture has formed inside the recorder Take the MD out and leave the recorder in a warm place for several hours until the moisture evaporates gt Be sure that the power is on gt The recorder may n
10. 4 After the point is determined press AMS or YES Complete appears and normal display is returned Notes e If the point MARK is not determined Mark Rehear of Setup Menu does not appear e Adjustment of the point in Rehearsal cannot be moved over the track To locate the marked point When LOCATE is pressed play pauses in the determined marked point You can start playing again from the same location Notes e When one of the following operations is performed Mark is released To play Locate set Mark again Eject the disc Perform Edit Menu Record e During the programmed play if the LOCATE is pressed though the Track in which the marked point is not included to the playing program No Program is displayed e Locate does not function during shuffle Play and Multi access Play Pausing After Each Track Auto Pause You can set the MD recorder so that it pauses automatically at the beginning of the next track after play back of each track This is convenient to record one track only or several uncontinuous tracks AUTO CUE Press AUTO CUE repeatedly until A PAUSE appears at the display window Or press A CUE A PAUSE 17 a A PAUSE mm JLILIZ IN ICICI CACC Co co OVER To stop Auto Pause Press AUTO CUE repeatedly until A PAUSE at the display window disappears Or press A CUE A PAUSE 3
11. 4 Press MENU NO 53 suoipun 19410 suoipun 19410 Using a Timer By connecting a timer not supplied to the recorder you can start and stop playback recording operations at specified times For further information on connecting the timer or setting the starting and ending times refer to the instructions that came with the timer MENU NO YES Playing an MD using a timer I Do steps 1 to 4 of Playing an MD on page 27 2 Press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 3 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until Timer appears in the display press AMS or YES 4 Turn AMS or press 44 1 repeatedly to select Play press AMS or YES Press MENU NO Ul 6 Set the timer as required e When you have set the time for start of playback the recorder turns off by timer When the specified time arrives the recorder turns on and starts playing e When you have set the time for the end of playback playback continues When the specified time arrives timer turns off and the recorder stops playing e When you have set the time for both the start and end of playback the recorder turns off by timer When the starting time arrives the recorder turns on and starts playing When the ending time arrives timer turns off and the recorder stops playing 7 Selecting play mode pages 32 and 33 When you only want to listen to certain tracks create a program a
12. INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT Precautions On safety e Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet unplug the recorder and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further e Caution The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard On power sources e Before operating the recorder check that the operating voltage of the recorder is identical with your local power supply The operating voltage is indicated on the nameplate at the rear of the recorder The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off If you are not going to use the recorder for a long time be sure to disconnect the recorder from the wall outlet To disconnect the AC power cord grasp the plug itself never pull the cord e AC power cord must be changed only at the qualified service shop On condensation If the recorder is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lenses inside the recorder Should this occur the recorder may not operate properly In this case remove the MD and leave the recorder turned on for several hours until the moisture evaporates On cleaning Clean the cabinet panel and controls
13. OVER Press gt ee O UO R M E a a E E E E OVER You can check the remaining recordable time on the MD Press TIME when the track number and recorded time are displayed Each press of the button changes the display as follows Track number and recorded time of the current track default display No Name 167 3m05S_ gt REC Lee CIC IC IL IL IL Rs a Recordable time S7 pices No Nam 10m55s cc REC L EE E E E E U l R E E a ee L OVER Press OVER 12 While the recorder is playing Press LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR or DISPLAY repeatedly to change the display Each press of the button changes the display as follows Track number and elapsed time of the current track default display DREAM 2r 2m3as gt L fF Fo gg Coq Rs a a a a a E O Ly rs Press The contents of a program only when ROGRAM lights up VL Zaes il 223 57 SECURE EREE gt ee R M a ee E C4 LA Press x Only when On of Next Tr Play of Setup Menu is selected NextNo Name 4r 4mi4s L E U E A A A ee ee ee A E E E a a a U E C Vy Press 0 NESI name REAM L E dd E C R E A E eee Press OVER PROGRAM OVER
14. flashing Name Full No Change No Disc No Name No Program Premastered ProgramFull REMOTE Meaning The Auto Cut function is on page 22 A new blank or erased MD has been inserted An attempt was made to make a second copy from a digitally dubbed MD The MD is a commercially recorded disc and cannot be edited An attempt was made to edit the MD during Program or Shuffle Play An attempt was made to edit an MD recorded in LP2 or LP4 stereo The MD is full The recorder cannot do the specified operation The change of recording level or Fade In Fade Out operations were not properly made due to the recorder being moved damage to the disc dirt etc The Setup Menu settings have been lost Or the contents recorded by the timer have disappeared over time and are not available for saving to disc or the playback condition was not stored the last time the recorder was used When the power is turned on this flashes for about four seconds This flashes while the memory is storing the contents of editing using Multi access play to edit the track order The limitation on the number of characters that can be input for naming has been reached A maximum of approximately 1 700 characters can be input While changing recording levels AMS or YES were pushed without the level change being made so that no changes were recorded There is no MD in the recorder The track or disc has no name An attempt wa
15. 20 2 to 0 dB to 18dB oo to 12dB to 12dB Stereo Mono Long 2 Long 4 On Off Level Sync Off Interval 72 to 48dB 1 to 10 min On Off On Off On Off 6 to 20 sec 3 to 10 min Resume Off Resume Play Resume next Off Play Rec Factory setting Continue Off 72dB 6 sec OdB OdB OdB OdB OdB OdB Stereo On Level Sync 72dB 1 min Off Off Off 6 sec 3 min Resume Off Off Page s 33 34 27 32 33 34 31 31 31 32 38 38 29 37 36 28 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 22 23 23 23 23 23 48 21 53 53 53 36 36 36 54 54 54 Menu item Relay Play Pause Next Tr Play Date Time Parallel Keyboard Calendar Function Turns relay function off Sets relay playback function Sets relay record function Enables eject during playback Disables eject during playback Reserve the next track during play Sets display of date Sets and confirms assignment of parallel input output terminal Selects the type of keyboard Assigns characters to keyboard Sets clock and date Edit Menu Table The following table provides a quick guide to the various editing functions that can be performed To access the Edit Menu Press MENU NO to display Edit Menu Note The available menu items may vary depending on the current status of the recorder Menu item Sub item Function Name Nm In Names track or
16. play recording etc will be displayed whenever the recorder enters that status and you press LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR or DISPLAY or TIME until you change the format to another see the following sections for details When you insert an MD Disk name SONGS 15r 46m08s R CI IC j l OVER Total number of tracks Total recorded time The track name is displayed instead of the disc name during play When the MD or the track has no name No Name is displayed While the recorder is stopped Press LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR or DISPLAY repeatedly to change the display Each press of the button changes the display as follows Total number of tracks and recorded time default display SONGS 15r 46m085 L Cc CI R Co Co r OVER The contents of a program only when PROGRAM lights up BERR as 12m855 PROGRAM L OVER Level of the input signal Ineut Coax L R COOCOO AAA Le OD LL pes Clock display present time display 2000 s 18 08 44 Press L Co C CIC 4 R 9 YY OVER OVER
17. seconds then pauses the recording Auto Cut appears in the display during this time Do the procedure below to turn Smart Space and Auto Cut on or off 1 While the recorder is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt 4 gt gt i repeatedly until Smart Space appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly and select On for automatic operation and Off for no automatic operation then press AMS or YES 4G Press MENU NO Note e If you start recording with no signal input Smart Space and Auto Cut will not operate until the signal is input regardless of the setting Smart Space does not affect the order of the track numbers being recorded even if the blank space occurs in the middle of a track Auto Cut is automatically turned on or off in tandem with Smart Space If you turn off the recorder or disconnect the AC power cord the recorder will store the last setting and recall it the next time you turn on the recorder Marking Track Numbers While Recording Track Marking You can mark track numbers either manually or automatically while recording By marking track numbers at specific points you can quickly locate the points later or edit the MD easily MENU NO YES Marking track numbers manually Manual Track Marking Press at the point where you want to add a track number while recording
18. then gradually decrease the level at the end of the track Notes e The Undo function cannot be used to return the overwritten data to its original condition Be sure to make a backup copy before using 5 F Edit e Tracks recorded by MD LP cannot be altered with S F Edit If change is attempted Cannot Edit appears on the display MENU NO YES PHONE LEVEL POWER PHONES WF ELJ O een ee Es LJ SONTO KEYBOARD MINIDISC RECORDER MDS E12 Changing the level of a whole track 1 Press MENU NO when the recorder is stopped Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt P gt repeatedly until S F Edit appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until Tr Level appears in the display press AMS or YES 4 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until the track number of the track to be changed appears in the display press AMS or YES Level 0dB appears in the display 5 While monitoring to the playback Turn AMS or press k lt gt gt i repeatedly until the desired level is heard Level can be changed in 2dB units from 12dB to 12dB When the playback level is at the highest setting be sure to adjust the level so that the right hand indicator of the peak level meter does not light Level Za Ga me ae es es ee RS a eee Co VER This indicator should not illuminate Press AMS or YE
19. OUT COAXILAL IN CD player or DAT recorder MD recorder Mixer O O gt Flow of signal When the remote is used as the wired remote Use the supplied control S cable to connect the jack at the front of the remote with the control jack of the recorder When the recorder and remote are connected by the control S cable infrared rays are not emitted from the remote and infrared rays are not received by the recorder When the remote is used as the wireless remote unplug from the jacks of the recorder and remote 1 Prepare necessary connecting cables e Audio connecting cable pin type White White Left L Right R e Audio connecting cable XLR type C tl Kate e Coaxial digital connecting cable VMC 10 L M e Control S cable accessory Mini jack e Relay record play cable RK G136 Stereo Minijack type Stereo Mini jack type 2 Connect MWhen connecting with analog components Use the connectors and switch in the figure below ANALOG BLANCE ANALOG UNBLANCE I O terminal I O terminal OUTPUT LEVEL selector Change the INPUT selector on the front panel depending on the type of the input connector to be used Connector to which the Position to adjust the INPUT program source is selector connected UNBAL IN UNBAL PERO BALIN BAL XLR type X A signal is output to both the UNBAL and BAL output terminals regardless of the setting of the INPUT switch x
20. R DENNA DEL R PPNAD STR LEN R FARLIG ADVARSEL SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRALING N R DEKSEL PNES UNNG EKSPONERING FOR STR LE FIGYELEM A BURKOLAT MEGBONT SAKOR L THAT S L THATATLAN L ZERSUG R L PHET KI A K SZ L KB L VAKODJON A K ZVETLEN L ZERSUG RT L For customers in Canada This ClassB digital apparatus complies With Canadian ICES 003 CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE ATTENTION POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UNPROLONGATEUR UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORITIE DE COURANT SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECOUVERT Setting the voltage selector voltage selector equipped models only Check that the voltage selector on the rear panel is set to the local power line voltage If not set the selector to the correct position using a screwdriver before connecting the AC power cord to a wall outlet 230V 120V VOLTAGE SELECTOR Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No Serial No IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT
21. REPEAT until REPEAT lights up at the display window NIZ ome REPEAT ICAC L D ACACA When you play an MD the recorder repeats the tracks as follows When the play modeis The recorder repeats Normal play page 27 All the tracks in sequence Shuffle play page 32 All the tracks in random order Program Play page 33 All the tracks in the program in sequence To resume normal play Press REPEAT until REPEAT at the display window turns off You can also set Repeat All Play in the Setup Menu of the recorder 1 Press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS to select Repeat Mode then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS to select Repeat ALL then press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO Repeating the current track Repeat 1 Play The current track is repeated Press REPEAT until Repeat 1 appears at the display window INI REPEAT 1 ICAC l CJAC When you play an MD Repeat 1 Play starts To resume normal play Press REPEAT until REPEAT 1 at the display window turns off You can also set Repeat 1 Play in the Setup Menu of the recorder 1 Press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS to select Repeat Mode then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS to select Repeat 1 then press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO 31 SGW 6bulkeld
22. SAIN p p102 4 HuljIpy SCI p p102 4 HuljIpy Erasing all tracks on an MD ALL ERASE All tracks on the MD and the all name are erased T Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped playing or paused Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until All Erase appears then press AMS or YES All Erase appears in the display 3 Press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and all the track names and disc name are erased To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or E Erasing a portion of a track A B Erase You can easily erase a portion of a track by specifying the starting and ending points of the erasure This is convenient for erasing the unwanted portions of recordings of satellite or FM broadcasts Example Erasing portion B2 of the second track AAA BBB ccc BI B2 B3 _ 7 a ae AAA BBB tajece BI B3 T Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped playing or paused Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt 4 gt gt i repeatedly until A B Erase appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt P gt repeatedly until the number of the track containing the portion to be erased appears then press AMS or YES Rehearsal and Point A ok alternate in the display and the recorder repeatedly plays the portion of the track from the point where AMS or YE
23. You can check the recording time during play MENU NO YES AMS lt lt gt gt I Press the Menu NO button twice during stop Setup Menu is displayed 2 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly to display Calendar and press AMS The portion of Year flashes 3 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly to set the Year and press AMS The portion of Year lights up and the portion of Month flashes ly ZO00FEZ aN2 13 00 4 Similarly with step 3 set Month Day Hour and Minute in this order After Complete is displayed for several seconds and disappears the clock starts to work Resetting the clock 1 Do steps 1 to 2 of Setting the Clock on this page 2 Press AMS or lt gt gt repeatedly to flash the portion to be changed 3 Turn AMS or press lt 1 repeatedly for setting and press AMS 4 After setting press AMS or lt gt repeatedly to flash the portion of Minute and press AMS or YES Watching the clock When the power is on you can watch the clock Press DATE PRESENT When DATE PRESENT is pressed once the date and time are displayed for about 2 seconds and they are returned to the original display e If you want to record more precise recording time set the clock once a week Checking the recording time If the built in clock is set the recording time Is recorded on the MD You can check the recording time at th
24. appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press k gt Pi repeatedly to select Output Level then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press k lt PPI repeatedly to adjust the output level press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO You can make EJECT not function during play or pause to avoid ejecting the MD by mistake 1 Press MENU NO twice during stop Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press K lt gt Pi repeatedly to select Play Pause then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press k lt PP1 repeatedly to select 4 Disable then press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO To function EJECT select amp Enable in step 3 28 Playing a Specific Track While the recorder is playing pause or stopped use the procedure below to quickly play any track AMS NUMBER BUTTONS 44 1 AMS Locating a track with AMS To go to Do the following The next or a succeeding Turn AMS clockwise or press track during play PPI repeatedly A preceding track Turn AMS counterclockwise during play or press K repeatedly The beginning of the Turn AMS counterclockwise current track during play A specific track while the recorder is stopped or press F once 1 Turn AMS or press K lt d PPI repeatedly until the track number appears in the display 2 Press AMS or Pll Automatic Music Sensor To locate the last track of the MD quickly While the rec
25. broadcast PHONES Q 3 POWER MINIDISC RECORDER MDS E12 AMS 1 Do steps 1 to 7 of Recording on an MD on page 18 The recorder changes to recording pause 2 Start playing the program source 3 Press AMS or T REC at the point where you want to start recording Recording starts with the 6 seconds of prestored data in the buffer memory then continues recording via the buffer memory thereafter To stop Time Machine Recording Press W Note The storage of data in the buffer memory starts from the moment the recorder changes to recording pause Thus if you start recording less than 6 seconds worth of data will be recorded from the buffer memory Synchro recording With the Audio Component of Your Choice Music Synchro recording The Music Synchro recording allows you to automatically synchronize recording on the MD recorder with the playing of the selected ogram source The Track Marking function however will differ according to the program source For details see Marking Track Numbers While Recording on page 23 MUSIC SYNC 1 Do steps 1 to 6 of Recording on an MD on page 18 2 Press MUSIC SYNC The recorder changes to recording pause 3 Start playing the program source Recording starts automatically To stop Music Synchro recording Press W Note During Music Synchro recording Smart Space and Auto Cut page 22 will operate regardless of t
26. duration of the track e You may find it impossible to name a track while recording over an existing track Tracks created by editing may exhibit sound dropouts as you re searching for a point while monitoring the sound Some tracks cannot be combined with others Tracks may not be combined if they have been edited Track numbers are not marked correctly Incorrect assignment or marking of track numbers may result when CD tracks are divided into several smaller tracks during digital recording Depending on the material recorded when Track Mark of the Setup Menu was set to Level Sync and the track number automatically assigned during recording the track number may not have been accurately assigned TOC Reading appears for a long time If the inserted recordable MD is brand new TOC Reading will appear in the display for a longer period than for already used MDs The correct recorded playing time may not be displayed during playback of MDs recorded in monaural mode Guide to the Serial Copy Management System Digital audio components such as CDs MDs and DATs make it easy to produce high quality copies of music by processing music as a digital signal To protect copyrighted music sources this recorder uses the Serial Copy Management System which allows you to make only a single copy of a digitally recorded source through digital to digital connections You can make only a first generation copy
27. forward or in reverse When you reach the point you want release the button Notes e If the disc reaches the end while you re pressing P the recorder stops e Tracks that are only a few seconds long may be too short for monitoring For such tracks play the MD at normal speed Locating a point by observing the time indication High speed search Press down lt lt gt during play pause You won t hear playback When you reach the point you want release the button then press Pll When Over appears in the display The disc has reached the end while you re pressing gt gt Turn AMS counterclockwise or press K or press lt 4 to go back Playing Tracks Repeatedly Repeat Play You can play an entire MD repeatedly This function can be used with Shuffle Play to repeat all the tracks in random order or with Program Play to repeat all the tracks in the program You can also repeat a specific track or portion within a track Repeat play cannot be performed during Multi access play page 34 MENU NO 0 OS D AMS Note If you turn off the recorder or disconnect the AC power cord the recorder will store the last setting of the repeat play Repeat All or Repeat 1 and recall it the next time you turn on the recorder However A B Repeat is canceled Repeating all the tracks on the MD Repeat All Play All tracks are repeated Press
28. not be in Edit Menu or Set up Menu Relay recording is always at New Track Rec In relay recording it is not possible to record overwrite Parallel Input Output D sub 9 pin female When a simple circuit is connected to the parallel in out terminals remote control is available By connecting input terminal and GND each function assigned to each terminal can work These output terminal are open collector output The LEDs can be lit on to show the status of the unit Example of input output terminals circuit Output circuit example Input circuit example Input pins pins 1 to 5 MDS E12 Output pins pins 7 to 9 I GND pin 6 j pin 6 The standard settings PRESET or user settings USER can be selected by the Set up Menu The following chart shows input output of the terminals and functions of the standard setting Pin Number Set up Menu names PINI PIN2 PINS AMS PIN4 PINS gt cxd POUTI POUT2 POUTS O CO NIA OT He GO N e The Set up Menu can be used to set user settings assigning the following functions to PIN to PINS and POUT 1 to POUT 3 The input output of each pin is fixed 5 1 OO00O OOOO 9 6 PIN1 to PIN5 Input pins PLAY PAUSE PLAY PAUSE STOP REC AMS AMS FF REW MARK LOCATE EJECT MUSIC SYNC T REC Fader PLAY 1 Track PLAY 20 Track PLAY OFF Same function as the remote s PLAY Same function as
29. or press PROGRAM after step 5 for the remote PROGRAM lights up at the display window JL aN 1 7 7 ZAS SSS OVER 8 Press DII Program replay starts To stop Program Play Press W To resume normal play While the recorder is stopped press CONTINUE in the remote PROGRAM at the display window turns off The program remains even after Program Play ends or is stopped Press Pil to play from the beginning of the program again If the play is stopped the program will not be lost Notes e If the MD is ejected the program will be lost e The display shows m s when the total playing time of the program exceeds 255 minutes e ProgramFull appears when you try to program 26 th track e The set program will be lost when you try record or edit operation Checking the order of tracks in the program While the recorder is stopped and PROGRAM lights up press LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR or DISPLAY repeatedly The first several tracks in the program appear in the display To see the rest of the program After the first several tracks in the program appear by the above procedure turn AMS clockwise or press repeatedly 33 SGW 6bulkeld SGW 6bulkeld Changing the contents of the program While the recorder is stopped and PROGRAM lights up do steps 1 and 2 of Programming the tracks on page 33 fol
30. play Next Track Play A desired one track can be reserved for the next track by turning Next Tr Play Next Track Play of Setup Menu to On 1 2 au kh UW Press MENU NO twice during stop Setup Menu appears in the display Turn AMS or press k lt gt gt i repeatedly to select Next Tr Play then press AMS or YES Turn AMS to select On then press AMS or YES Press MENU NO Press Pl Press DISPLAY LEVEL CHAR until the reservation of the next track to play appears Nex uZzNo Name 3m28s Turn AMS or press k gt gt i repeatedly to select a track number to be reserved in the flashing track number display then press AMS After reservation the flashing of the track number stops ZPN When the play of the track number reserved in step 7 starts the flashing of the track number display starts again Repeat the operation in step 7 to reserve the next track number Notes e Tracks cannot be reserved when PLAY MODE is PROGRAM SHUFFLE or M ACCESS e The reserved track cannot be located by AMS 30 If AMS is turned the reserved track is canceled a mode is set to select a new reserved track Locating a Particular Point Ina Track You can locate a particular point in a track during play or play pause Locating a point while monitoring the sound Search Press down lt lt gt gt during play You will hear intermittent playback as the disc goes
31. specifications are subject to change without notice Exterior dimensions Q Qe ino Ozez SH Wwa TaTivavd Rack mounting This recorder can be rack mounted on a standard EIA 19 inch rack After removing the four feet the unit can be mounted in a rack To remove the for feet attached to the bottom of the recorder use a pair of tweezers or similar tool to remove the plastic pin set at the center of each foot The feet can be detached after the pin has been removed Units mm 69 uO eULIOJU EUOIPpY uO eULIOJU EUONIPpY Setup Menu Table The following table provides an overview of the various Setup Menu items including their parameters factory setting and reference page s in the manual To access the Setup Menu Press MENU NO twice with the recorder stopped Startup Menu appears in the display Note The menu items available when MENU NO is pressed may vary according to the current status of the recorder Menu item Program M Access Play Mode Repeat Mode A Cue Level A Cue Offset Music Scan Mark Rehear Direct Mark Output Level Input Level Coax Input Level BAL BAL In L R Input Level UNBAL UNBAL In L R Rec Mode Smart Space Track Mark Tr Mark Level Interval A Calendar Peak Hold End Of Tr Disc EOT Play EOD REC Resume Mode T
32. the connected channel of the mixer Press POWER to turn on the recorder Insert an MD If necessary turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly to locate the track you want to start playing from If you want to play from the first track go to step 6 Press gt Il The recorder starts playing Operations you may want to do during play To Press or turn Stop play E Pause play il Resume play after pausing Pll Locate a succeeding track Locate the beginning of the current track or AMS clockwise or press Pl repeatedly AMS counterclockwise or press k repeatedly a preceding track Eject the MD LJ ces After stopping play amp To play the MD on which LP2 LP4 stereo recording or MONO recording has been performed By pressing Pll in step 6 above LP2 LP4 or MONO lights up depending on the mode recorded on the lower left of the display window OO M REC L COCO MONO LP24 R COCO To use headphones Connect them to PHONES jack Turn PHONE LEVEL to adjust the volume 21 SGW 6bulkeld You can adjust the analog signal output level 1 While the recorder is playing press LEVEL DISPLAY CHA or DISPLAY repeatedly until the line output adjustment display appears 2 Turn AMS or press LEVEL repeatedly to adjust the output signal level You can use Setup Menu to adjust the analog output level 1 Press MENU NO twice Setup Menu
33. the power is turned on Timer of the Setup Menu is set to Play or Rec Set Timer to Off Although neither play or recording are set there is still output from the recorder Relay of the Setup Menu is set to Play or Rec Set Relay to Off When the suggested measures above do not solve the problem remove the power plug then plug it back in again 65 uo eULIOJU EUOIPpY uo ewojuj EUOIPpY Self Diagnosis Function Message code Din Unlock The recorder s self diagnosis function automatically checks the condition of the MD recorder when an error occurs displays message Refer to the table below to perform the indicated countermeasure If after two or three attempts the problem persists consult your nearest Sony dealer Message code Protected Cannot copy C12 Cannot copy C41 REC Error Read Error TOC Error 66 Cause Remedy The inserted MD is record protected gt Take out the MD and close the record protect slot page 19 The external CD ROM or video CD player is playing back a disk in a format that cannot be played back gt Remove the disk and insert a playable music CD The sound source is a copy of a commercial music software or a CD R recorded CD gt Because of the serial copy management system the copy cannot be made see page 65 Copies also cannot be made from CD Rs the recordin
34. the remote ote ce Indicates tips for making the task easier and hints TABLE OF CONTENTS Location and Function of Parts 5 Front Panel Descriptions iiss crdtwsssmiieuveseiawness 6 Rear Panel Descriptions ssisscisiestnee oi iiciaoeteisneens 7 Remote DeSCh DHONS ren n aa E 8 Display Window Descriptions 0 cece eee 10 Using the Display Window sioemiir eane 11 Getting Started wcccccccccsssssses L4 Alter Wa CINE urronr arianna TA 14 Hooking Up the Audio Component 15 DOES the CLOCK seisonnan e 17 Recording on MDS sss LO Recording on an MD hernest 18 Notes on RESTIN nesrin tate etasatetndeatnaeas 19 Recording for long times essesesseserssreeerserersrrerersesee 20 Adjusting the Recording Level ccccececeeeseeeeees 21 Kecordine T1DS Basecsristamcsdahduteetannsst sie ERS 22 Marking Track Numbers While Recording Track Marking Fesscaduiousseinineni 23 Starting Recording With 6 Seconds of Prestored Audio Data Time Machine Recording 24 Synchro recording With the Audio Component of Your Choice Music Synchro recording 25 Synchro recording With a Sony CD Player CD Synchro recording sssesesesesssseseserseseseseseeses 25 Playing MDS ssssssssnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 27 Play ine an MD crnina vette Lt Playing a Specie Track marrre 29 Locating a Particular Point in a Track 30 Playing Tracks Repeatedly Repeat Play 000 31 Playing Tr
35. the remote s PAUSE Same function as the recorder s PLAY PAUSE Same function as the recorder s STOP Same function as the recorder s REC Same function as rotation of AMS to the clockwise one click Same function as rotation of AMS to the counterclockwise one click Same function as the recorder s FF Same function as the recorder s REW Same function as the recorder s MARK Same function as the recorder s LOCATE Same function as the recorder s EJECT Same function as the remote s M SYNC Same function as the remote s T REC Same function as the remote s FADER Same function as the number buttons 1 to 20 of the remote No Operation POUT1 to POUTS Output pins REC PLAY PAUCE NO DISC EOT EOD OFF Grounded when the recorder s REC indicator lights Grounded when the recorder s B indicator lights Grounded when the recorder s H indicator lights Grounded when the recorder s is turned on and is not inserted disc Grounded while EOT messege is on Grounded while EOD messege is on Constantly floating 5 suoipuny jeuUluLM L ULed Jey suolpun jeuIuLM L ULed Jey Electrical specifications Input terminal Input system Make contact Input on voltage 0 5V or less Input off voltage 3V or more Open Terminal voltage 5V Input pulse width 100msec or more Input withstand voltage 0 5 to 10V Output terminal Output system NPN transistor
36. until the number of the track to be moved appears then press AMS or YES Turn AMS or press I lt gt gt i repeatedly until the new track position appears then press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and the track is moved The recorder begins playback of the moved track To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or E 44 Dividing Tracks DIVIDE This function allows you to divide recorded material that has multiple tracks but only one track number or to set a new beginning point in the middle of a track Example Dividing the second track AAA BBB ccc BI B2 BI B2 When you divide a track the total number of tracks are automatically increased by one and renumbered Dividing a track after selecting a track 1 Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped playing or paused Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until Divide appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until the number of the track you want to divide appears then press AMS or YES Rehearsal appears press AMS or YES and a few seconds of the track from that point repeatedly play back 4 While monitoring the sound turn AMS or press lt lt gt P gt i repeatedly to locate the dividing point The position is moved one frame f at a time one frame 1 86 sec Monaural tracks or tracks recorded in LP2 stereo move tw
37. with a soft cloth slightly moistened with mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine If you have any questions or problems concerning your recorder please consult your nearest Sony dealer Handling MDs The MD is enclosed in a cartridge to protect the disc from debris or fingerprints and to make it easy to handle However the presence of debris or a warped cartridge may inhibit the disc from operating properly To ensure that you can always listen to the highest quality music follow the precautions below e Do not touch the internal disc directly Forcing the shutter open may damage the internal disc e Be sure to stick the labels supplied with the md to the appropriate positions The shape of the labels may vary depending on the MD brand Proper Location of the labels Shutter Where to keep thge MDs Do not place the cartridge where it may be exposed to direct sunlight or extremely high heat and humidity Regular maintenance Wipe dust and debris from the surface of the cartridge with a dry cloth About This Manual Conventions e Controls in the instructions are those on the recorder these may however be substituted by controls on the remote that are similarly named or when different appear in the instructions within brackets e The following icons are used in this manual gt Indicates a procedure that s requires use of
38. writing The portion Already written cannot be returned to its original state but cancellation can be made with the following steps I During writing press W Stop MENU NO or CLEAR Edit Stop will be appear in the display then No will flash When No is displayed press MENU NO YES or AMS to continue the overwriting Turn AMS until YES appears on the display Pressing YES or AMS stops the overwriting of the data Press MENU NO to continue the overwriting of data Notes Do not move the recorder or remove the AC power plug during this operation The recording information will be damaged and a good recording will not be made Level change cannot be made with LP2 or LP4 mode recording tracks Do not use damaged or dirty MDs The recording sometimes cannot be properly completed Repeated change of level will result in a deterioration of sound quality If the level has been changed once and then changed again to the original level the recording level will not actually be returned to the original state The Undo function cannot be used to return a track where the level has been changed to its original level 51 SCIN p p102 4 6ulzIpy Other Functions This chapter explains other useful functions that are available on the MD recorder 52 Fade IN and Fade Out You can use Fade in Play to gradually increase the signal level to the ANALOG OUT jacks and the PHONES jac
39. 7 SGW pulejd SGW 6bulkeld Making Track Play Start Soon Auto Cue You can skip the portion from the beginning of a track to actual sound playing start This is convenient to add a sound during video editing postrecording l UFFLE PROGRAM AUTO CUE Oo00 0 00000000 1 Press AUTO CUE repeatedly until A CUE lights up at the display window Or press A CUE A PAUSE N17 aoe gt ICICI es a E ae c OVER 2 When you turn AMS to select a track number in which you want to start playing soon then press AMS or press Number buttons the recorder searches the first portion w here the sound of the track is made and play pauses 3 When P11 is pressed play starts instantaneously To stop Auto Cue Press AUTO CUE until A CUE at the display window disappears Or press A CUE A PAUSE 38 Auto Pause and Auto Cue Portion of track Portion of sound E Auto Pause I hmh l l Auto Cue Io 4 E You can select the level threshold level of a sound in the Auto Cue position The recorder finds the first point to which a sound of 72dB or more is output from the beginning of a track and play pauses You can select the level of a sound at the pause point among 5 levels 72 dB 68 dB 60 dB 54 dB and 48 dB 1 While the recorder is stopped press MENU NO twice
40. AMS Ul Turn on the mixer and program source Select the source on the mixer Press POWER to turn on the recorder Insert a recordable MD ues A W N P Use INPUT to select the position that corresponds to the input jacks connector connected to the program source If the source is connected to the connector or jacks Display to be selected DIGITAL COAXIAL COAX ANALOG UNBAL UNBAL ANALOG BAL BAL 6 If necessary locate the point on the MD to start recording from If you want to record on anew MD or start recording from the end of the recorded portion go to step 7 e To record over from the beginning of an existing MD track Turn AMS or press F lt PPl repeatedly until the number of the track to be recorded over appears e To record over from the middle of an MD track Turn AMS or press F lt gt Pl repeatedly until the number of the track to be recorded over appears then press Il to start playback Press Pil again at the point you want to start recording from 7 Press The recorder changes to recording pause 8 If necessary adjust the recording level For details see Adjusting the Recording Level on page 21 9 Press Pil Recording starts 10 Start playing the program source Operations you may want to do during recording To Press Stop recording Pause recording Pil Resume recording after Pil Eject the MD after stopping recording amp Changing display during recording Press
41. Ctrl Enter Effective only during track playback or while choosing a track All tracks are erased at once when stopped While track is playing back or during track selection tracks are erased one by one Keyboard Operations 10 Keyboard Layout MENU NO AMS PUSH MARK ENTER AMS gt i ieee J Enter Enter for track numbers over 11 Press the same number as for the track number to be played press 0 for 10 63 pueogAsa gt e Hbuisp Aapsod9y GW 3y Huljzes9doO Additional Information This chapter provides additional information that will help you understand and maintain your MD recorder 64 System Limitations The recording system of your MD or Mini disc recorder is radically different from those use din cassette and DAT recorders and is characterized by the limitations described below Note however that these limitations are due to the inherent nature of the MD recording system itself and not to mechanical causes Disc Full appears in the display even before the MD has reached the maximum recording time When too many tracks have been recorded in the MD Disc Full appears regardless of the total recorded time More than 256 tracks cannot be recorded on the MD To continue recording erase unnecessary tracks or use a second recordable MD Disc Full appears before the maximum number of tracks or the maximum recording time has been reached Fluctuations
42. ENU NO twice Set Up Menu is displayed 3 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly to display Rec Mode and press AMS 4 Turn AMS to select record mode and press AMS or YES To record in Display to be selected Stereo Stereo Monaural Mono LP2 stereo Long 2 LP4 stereo Long 4 a a a a LP2 LP4 or MONO lights up on the lower left of the display gt 1 REC LC I RO 5 Press MENU NO window by the selected mode 6 Do steps 6 to 10 of Recording on an MD on page 18 Hidden LP is recorded at the beginning of tracks during MD LP recording This is a confirmation stamp indicating no play when play is performed by the non MD LP component The stamp is not displayed by playable MD LP components but is displayed when play is performed by the non MD LP component If the name of the MD LP recorded track is copied as the name of the MONO or STEREO recorded track LP is displayed page 48 Adjusting the Recording Level You can adjust the recording level for both analog and digital recording MENU NO YES LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR AMS 1 Do steps 1 to 7 of Recording on an MD on page 18 2 Play the portion of the program source with the strongest output 3 Press LEVEL DISPLAY CHR or DISPLAY repeatedly until the level of the input signal appears 4 Turn AMS or press LEVEL repeatedly to adjust the reco
43. LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR DISPLAY repeatedly For the contents of display see Using the Display Window on page 12 When you pause recording The track number increases by one For example if you pause recording while recording track 4 the track number will be 5 when you resume recording To prevent accidental erasure of the recorded material To make it impossible to record on an MD slide the record protect tab in the direction of the arrow see illustration below to open the slot To enable recording close the slot Record protect tab l N Slide in the direction of arrow You can play the tracks you have just recorded Press Pll or AMS immediately after stopping recording The recorder starts to play from the first track of the material just recorded You can play from the first track of the MD after recording 1 Press W again after stopping recording 2 Press Pill The recorder starts to play from the first track of the MD Notes e You can t record over existing material when Shuffle Play page 32 Program Play page 33 or Multi access Play page 34 has been selected Impossible appears in the display at this time Notes on Recording When Protected is displayed The MD is record protected To record on the MD slide the tab to close the slot see To prevent accidental erasure of the recorded material on page 19 When the record protect slot is closed and recording i
44. MD Nm Erase Erases name Nm AllErs Erases all names Nm Copy Copies name Nm AllCopy Tr Erase Erases a track Move Moves a track Combine Combines tracks Divide Divides a track A B Erase Erases a portion of a track All Erase Erases all the tracks on an MD M Tr Erase M Tr Combin S F Edit Tr Level Fade In Fade Out Undo Undoes the last edit operation Setup Enters Setup Menu Last Mode Memory Parameters Off Play Rec Enable Disable On Off YYYY MM DD MM DD YYYY DD MM YYYY Mode User Mode Preset Type US JP 10 Key Assign Gives the same name to all tracks Erases consecutive tracks at one time Combines consecutive tracks at one time Changes the overall recorded level after recording Records over a track using Fade in Recording Records over a track using Fade out Recording Factory setting Off Enable Off YYYY MM DD 46 49 49 48 48 41 44 43 45 42 42 42 43 50 51 51 50 Page s 56 56 56 28 28 30 17 17 17 57 57 59 59 59 62 17 Reference page This function remembers the last mode of the recorder after power was turned off When the power is turned on again playback begins under the same conditions However when the MD is ejected the following functions are not applied e Setting of Program track numbers and track order e Setting of Multi access track numbers and track order e Setting of Variable Speed Play e MARK po
45. MENU mode is cleared 6 AMS control MARK ENTER button Turn to locate tracks adjust the recording level select the input characters or select a menu item and a setting value YES button Press to carry out the selected operation LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR button Press to display INPUT or OUTPUT level and disc or track information select the type of characters to be input and change to time display 9 TIME button Press to change time information on the disc or track LOCATE button Press to locate pre marked positions 16 17 18 19 11 AUTO CUE button Press to set AUTO CUE AUTO PAUSE or OFF 12 PHONE LEVEL control Use to adjust the volume of the headphones KEYBOARD jack Connect a keyboard to this jack Remote sensor Receives the infrared signal of the remote for remote operations 4 EJECT button Press to eject the MD VARI SPEED button Press to turn on and off VARI SPEED VARI SPEED button Press to increase play speed at 0 5 step when VARI SPEED is on VARI SPEED button Press to decrease play speed at 0 5 step when VARI SPEED is on CLEAR button Press to cancel the selection lt gt backward forward button Press to lacate a portion whithin a track change the contens of a program or change the input character Il play pause button Press to start play and pause or resume play or recording E stop button Press to stop play or recording or cancel the selected o
46. O twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt P gt 1 repeatedly until Keyboard appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt P gt repeatedly until Type appears in the display press AMS or YES 4 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly to select the setting press AMS or YES To use the keyboard with Select English keyboard layout US factory setting Japanes keyboard layout JP 10 keyboard layout 10 Key In step 4 pressing CLEAR before AMS or YES will reset the factory settings 5 Press MENU NO 59 pueogAa gt e Huisp Aapsod90y GW 3y Huljzes9do Naming a Track or MD Using the Keyboard You can easily enter or edit names Short cut to the naming procedure l To give a name to a track or MD do the following To name a track Press Num Lock while the desired track number is displayed and the recorder is stopped playing paused or recording To name a MD Press Num Lock when no track number is displayed and the recorder is stopped A flashing cursor appears in the display and the characters can be entered 2 Enter the name For more on editing during entry refer to the chart below 3 Press the Enter key or Num Lock key The disc or track name is displayed from its beginning Operations you may wish to do while naming a track or MD To Press Cancel the operation Esc Switch between uppercase and Caps Lock o
47. Pepsosey HuljIpy SAIN Pepsosey HuljIpy Naming a Track or MD NAME You can enter a name for a recorded MD as well as for individual tracks Names can consist of uppercase and lowercase letters numbers and symbols A total number of 1 700 characters can be stored for all names on the MD LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR MENU NO YES CLEAR AMS lt lt gt gt LETTER NUMBER NAME CHAR NUM CLEAR lt gt PI lt lt gt gt Notes If you name a track while it is being recorded be sure to finish the naming operation before the track ends If the track ends before you finish the entered character data will be discarded and the tracks will remain unnamed Also you can t name tracks while the recorder is recording over existing material 46 Naming a Track or MD using the controls on the recorder T Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped playing or paused Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS until Name appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS until Nm In appears then press AMS or YES When naming is being made during recording the cursor flashes and characters can be entered Please proceed to step 5 4 Turn AMS until the track number when naming a track to Disc when naming the MD flashes then press AMS or YES When the cursor flashes characters can be entered The track number flashes the tra
48. S Edit OK appears in the display 7 Press AMS or YES Overwriting of the track is started S F Edit appears during overwriting The overwriting of the track takes approximately as long as the playback time of the track or longer Complete is displayed when overwriting is finished To Use Fade In Fade Out 1 2 Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped Edit Menu appears in the display Turn AMS or press I lt P1 repeatedly until S F Edit appears in the display press AMS or YES Turn AMS or press k 1 repeatedly until Fade In or Fade Out appears in the display press AMS or YES Turn AMS or press k 1 repeatedly until the track number of the desired track appears in the display press AMS or YES Time 5 0s appears in the display While listening to the playback Turn AMS or press lt lt gt PI repeatedly to adjust the fade in or fade out times the section to fade in or fade out is played back repeatedly Fade time is adjustable in 0 1 second intervals from 1 to 15 seconds You cannot set the time longer than the track Press AMS or YES Edit OK appears in the display Press AMS or YES Rewriting of the track is started During overwriting S F Edit appears When writing is finished Complete will appear for a few seconds To cancel the operation In steps 1 to 5 press MENU NO E To force a stop during
49. S was pressed 4 While monitoring the sound turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly to locate the starting point of the portion to be erased point A The position is moved one frame f at a time one frame 1 86 sec Monaural tracks or tracks recorded in LP2 stereo move two frames at a time LP4 stereo tracks move four frames at a time To quickly choose point A Press lt lt P in step 4 repeatedly to select frame second or minute The selected unit flashes in the display 42 5 Repeat step 4 until point A plays properly 6 Press AMS or YES to enter point A Point B set appears and playback from point A begins 7 Continue playing the track or press gt gt to locate the ending point of the portion to be erased point B then press AMS or YES A B Ers and Point B ok alternate in the display and a few seconds of the track before point A and after point B play back repeatedly Repeat step 4 until B has been correctly located 9 Press AMS or YES to enter point B Complete appears for a few seconds and the portion between A and B is erased To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or E Note When Impossible is displayed the portion of the track cannot be erased After repeated editing of a track it may become impossible to erase a portion of the track any further This is a technical limitation of the MD system and is not a mechanical error Erasing consecutive trac
50. SONY Mini disc Recorder MDS E12 Operating Instructions MDLP Thank you very much for purchasing this Sony product Sony products are designed with safety in mind If electrical products are used incorrectly however there is a risk of death or serious injury so be sure to obey the following to avoid accidents 2000 Sony Corporation 2 347 245 11 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS WEP ING sessie 9 Location and Function of Parts 5 Getting Started 0 15 Recording on MDs 18 Playing MDS sssrinin 27 Editing Recorded MDS 40 Other Functions 0 52 Operating the MD Recorder Using a Keyboard 4 59 Additinal Information 64 Notice for the Customers in the United Kingdom IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Blue Neutral Brown Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured g
51. Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press I lt gt gt i repeatedly until A Cue Level appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press k lt 1 repeatedly until the level to be set appears then press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO xe You can slide the stop position by Auto Cue to make the room of the start portion and adjust a slight gap 1 While the recorder is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press I lt gt P gt i repeatedly to select A Cue Offset then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press k gt P gt i repeatedly to select a set value to slide within 1 second 86 frames then press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO Notes e You cannot slide over the track number e You can slide each frame Sliding is made to the position of frames with a multiple of 2 for monaural or stereo recorded tracks and with a multiple of 4 for LP4 stereo recorded tracks Fractions are omitted Changing Playback Speed Variable Speed Play You can adjust the play time by changing the speed of play You can adjust the speed of a track in the normal range of 12 5 You can play late at up to 12 5 of normal speed in this case a pitch is low and fast at up to 12 5 of normal speed in this case a pitch is high Note MDLP recorded tracks cannot be played faster than normal speed When you play an MD containing the MDLP recorded tracks adj
52. ack number and elapsed recording time of the track appear in the display If the CD player doesn t start playing Some CD players may not respond when you press CD CYNC START Press IH on the CD player s remote instead to start playing on the CD player 25 SGW uo BuipIo y SGW uo HuipIo y Operations you may want to do during CD Synchro recording To Press Stop recording CD SYNCHRO STOP Pause recording CD SYNCHRO STANDBY Locate the next track to CD PLAYER k PP be recorded during recording pause Resume recording CD SYNCHRO START after pausing Check the remaining TIME of the recorder recordable time on the MD You can use the remote of the CD player during CD Synchro recording Press To change the And change the recorder to CD player to a Recording Play i Recording pause Stop H Recording pause Pause xe You can change CDs during CD Synchro recording 1 Press W on the CD player s remote 2 Change the CD 3 Press E gt on the CD player s remote Recording resumes Notes e When performing CD Synchro recording with a CD player with a mode selector be sure to set the selector to CD1 e When you record tracks from certain CD or multi disc players the entire material may be recorded as a single track 26 Playing MDs This chapter explains the various ways to play MDs Playing an MD POWER AMS Ul amp Turn on the mixer Adjust the fader or level of
53. acks in Random Order Shuffle Play 32 Creating Your Own Program Program Play 33 Storing the Located Track to Start Play Instantaneously Multi access Play 34 Setting Play start position After Play Is Stopped Resume Play agucsaiscsvecustcarinueledcapense tease saspansiies 36 Returning to the Specified Point Locate Play 36 Pausing After Each Track Auto Pause 0 37 Making Track Play Start Soon Auto Cue 38 Changing Playback Speed Variable Speea Tlay ennienni NA 39 Editing Recorded MDS uses 40 Before you Start edine osrstenie 40 Erasing tracks ERASE Jrnnermanataara nenn 41 Combining Tracks COMBINE seesseerseseseserersns 43 Moving Tracks MOY E s sicssccsicessiietnsvadavuesionstcsusess 44 Dividing Tracks DIVIDE eee eeeeceeeeeeees A5 Naming a Track or MD NAMB eee 46 Undoing the Last Edit UNDO 50 Changing Recorded Level after Recording SIP dii oretan tad dnatat nealeaiu ics 50 Other FUNCTIONS sscssscsseesscesesseesssass D2 Fade IN and Fade Out Z maenna 52 Notification of the track end and the disc end End OF mac k D i Vaene na 53 Using a TIMMS Esch ieinczlnacsscsadach ae a ea rein 54 Rear Panel Terminal Functions 55 Control terminal functions ccccceesecceeeessseeeeeeens 55 Remote Terminal Functions cccccccccccssssssseeeeeeees 55 Parallel Input Output enron 57 RIC aa a eda aaa tine 58 Operating the MD Recor
54. ck begins to play back automatically so the track can be confirmed and the track name entered Am In Tr21 EI 7 5 Press LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR repeatedly to select the character type To select Uppercase letters Press repeatedly until A appears in the display Lowercase letters a appears in the display Numbers 0 appears in the display Symbols appears in the display Symbols which can be used amp lt gt _ ta In Tr21 7 N To enter a space Press while the cursor is flashing However the first character of the name cannot be a space 6 Turn AMS to select the character The selected character flashes Nm In Tr21 Prka To change a selected character Repeat steps 5 and 6 Press AMS The selected character is entered and is continuously displayed The cursor moves to the next position and again flashes Nm In Tr21 TN Repeat steps 5 to 7 to enter the rest of the name To change a character Press lt gt repeatedly until the character to be changed flashes then repeat steps 5 to 7 To erase a character Press lt lt PP repeatedly until the character to be erased flashes then press CLEAR Press YES Complete appears in the display and the name is entered To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or E Naming a track or MD using the remote 1 Naming a track or disc is done by the following operations Naming a track While the track
55. d The track name of the first track becomes the name of the combined track 1 Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped playing or paused Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until M Tr Combin appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until the number of the first track to be combined appears then press AMS or YES The display for selecting the second track appears 4 Turn AMS or press 44 1 repeatedly until the number of the final track to be combined appears then press AMS or YES M Tr Com OK appears with the numbers of the first X and last tracks also appearing as X gt X 5 Press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds then the display returns to normal 43 SCIN p p102 4 HuljIpy SCI p p102 4 HuljIpy Moving Tracks MOVE This function lets you change the order of any track Example Moving the second track after the third track AAA BBB ccc DDD AAA 2 jece 3 BBB DDD After you move a track the tracks are automatically renumbered 1 Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped playing or paused Edit Menu appears in the display Turn AMS or press k lt gt gt i repeatedly until Move appears in the display press AMS or YES Turn AMS or press I lt gt gt i repeatedly
56. d editing has been done to the track s This is a technical limitation of the MD system and is not a mechanical error e It is impossible to use the Undo function when combining multiple tracks so make sure to be careful before completing the combination Combining two tracks COMBINE Example combining the second track and fourth track AAA BBB Gee DDD _ saw ae The track name of the first track becomes the name of the combined track T Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped playing or paused Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until Combine appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until the number of the first track of the two to be combined appears then press AMS or YES The display for selecting the second track appears and the recorder repeatedly plays the portion where joining will occur several seconds of the end of the first track and the beginning of the track following it 4 Turn AMS or press 44 1 repeatedly until the number of the second track of the two to be combined appears then press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and the tracks are combined The recorder begins to play the combined track To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or E Combining consecutive tracks Multi track combine Multiple consecutive tracks are combine
57. der Using a KEV DO GIO iriiria Set ine the keyboard onsomarso iiion 59 Naming a Track or MD Using the Keyboard 60 Operating the Recorder Through the Keyboard 61 Assigning Characters to Keyboard Keys 0 62 Keyboard Operations English Keyboard Layout 63 Keyboard Operations 10 Keyboard Layout 63 Additional Information sasssa 64 Dy teni LIDIA LIONS oaa T series 64 Trouble shoning ie a a a a ts 65 Self Didgn sis FUNCION siccis ne 66 Display Messaees an ieee ee 67 DDECHICATL ONS eshsesadsgnosdessinsasons deeboacsandieeassssvescuanmenagncess 68 Extenor dimensions is eee ie AAS 69 Edit Menu TADS dargains e A A 70 Setup Ment TIDE scia 71 Last ModE MENOR rosia ra ES 72 Sed JO UOIPUN pue U01 e907 Front Panel Descriptions 1 5il6 7 8 9 i101 LEV L DISPLAY CHAR CEHI eI Gili D 1 POWER button Press to turn the recorder on When you press the button again the recorder turns off 2 INPUT selector Use to select the input jack or connector of the program source to be recorded MD insertion slot Insert the MD as illustrated below With the labeled side up With the arrow pointing towards the recorder 4 Display window Shows various information MENU NO button Press to display Edit Menu or Setup Menu Also the
58. desired editing operation and track number are selected by turning the AMS confirmation is made by pressing it It is also used to erase part of a track or to specify the division of a track YES This can be used instead of pressing AMS lt lt PP Press to specity the unit minute second or frame which playback is advanced when the AMS control is turned You can also use these buttons to locate the end point of the portion to be erased For more information on the functions of each button refer the page on the editing operations About indication which appears during editing When Protected appears in the display The MD s record protect slot is open and editing cannot be made Slide the record protect tab to close the slot For more details see the section To prevent accidental erasure of the recorded material on page 19 About indications which appear after editing When TOC lights up in the display The material that has been edited has not yet been recorded to the MD Remove the MD or turn off and then turn on power to the recorder the edited material will be written to disc When TOC Writing flashes in the display The edited material is being recorded to the MD Do not disconnect the power supply and do not move the MD the sound material may not be recorded properly Erasing Tracks ERASE By specifying the number of a track to be erased or the section to be deleted All
59. diting is performed for sending without recording editing results l play pause display Displays during play or pause 6 Record and record mode display REC display Lights up during recording or pausing Record mode display Lights up MONO for monaural recording LP2 for double length stereo recording and LP4 for 4 time length stereo recording in record mode or mode when the playing track is recorded 10 Le a aa a ae C c OVER Level meter display Displays the loudness of the sound of play or recording VARI SPEED display Lights up when the VARI SPEED function is selected 9 MARK display Lights up when the position MARK of a located point is selected REPEAT display Displays REPEAT when all track repeat is selected REPEAT1 when one track repeat is selected and REPEAT A B when A B repeat is selected 11 Play mode display Displays SHUFFLE when shuffle play is selected PROGRAM when program play is selected and M ACCESS when multi access play is selected Using the Display Window The display window shows information about the MD or track This section describes the information that is displayed for each recorder status LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR TIME DISPLAY The display format that you ve selected in each of the recorder statuses
60. e When the BALANC output XLR type terminals is used the output level can be changed by the OUTPUT LEVEL selector 15 popes Hui popes Hui Position of selector Output level 4dBu A signal of 20 dB at the level meter is output at the level of 4 dBu 10dBU A signal of 20 dB at the level meter is output at the level of 10 dBu The specifications of the BALANCE I O connector are shown below Input terminal Output terminal XLR 3 31 equivalent XLR 3 32 equivalent 1 GND 1 GND 2 HOT 2 HOT 3 COLD 3 COLD M When connecting with digital components CD player DAT recorder other MD recorders mixer with a coaxial digital input connector When this recorder is connected with a CD player MD recorder or DAT recorder digital recording is possible Use a coaxial digital connecting cable that can be purchased separately When the coaxial digital cable is used MD recorder Digital component DIGITAL COAXIAL gt Flow of signal A sampling rate converter is mounted in this recorder All digital input signals are converted to the sampling frequency 44 1 kHz of an MD recorder for recording Therefore this allows you to record sources such as 32 or 48 kHz DAT or satellite broadcasts as well as CDs and MDs 3 Connect the power cord 16 Setting the Clock A clock is built in this recorder The recording time is recorded automatically on the disc to set the clock in advance
61. e button Press to pause or resume play or recording record button Press to record on the MD monitor the input signal or mark track numbers MUSIC SYNC button Press to start Music Synchro recording T REC button Press to start Time Machine Recording LEVEL button Press to adjust the recording level or output level of analog play FADER button Press to perform Fade in Play Recording or Fade out Play Recording Control S jack Can be used as the wired remote by connecting with the control S jack in the rear of the recorder using a supplied cable If the plug is connected to the jack the remote does not radiate infrared rays SHed JO UOIPUN pue U01 e907 SHed JO UOIPUN pue uono Display Window Discriptions REPEAT 1 A B a as as ep ae ee V SPEED MARK Le a a FS a es ae as 1 Disc track and time display Displays MD information the set contents of Edit Menu or Setup Menu and time information 2 AUTO PAUSE and AUTO CUE display Lights up when AUTO PAUSE or AUTO CUE is selected TOC EDIT display Displays TOC when record contents or edit contents are not recorded on MD Flashes TOC when they are recorded on MD TOC is displayed during edit operation 4 RAM display Lights up in RAM edit mode in which temporary e
62. e display window during play I Select a track for which you want to check the recording time Select a track by K lt 1 during stop Select a track by F PPI or Number during play or pause of play 2 Press DATE RECORDED No Date is displayed if the clock is not set or for the track recorded by a component without a function of recording the recording time Selecting the order of year month and day of clock display You can select the order of the year month and day of clock display from the following three ways 1 Press MENU NO twice during stop Setup Menu is displayed 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly to display Date Time and press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly to select the order of the year month and day and press AMS or YES Order of year month and day Yate Time YYYY MM DD Order of month day and year Yate Time MM DD YYYY Order of day month and year Yate Time DD MM YYYY G Press MENU NO 17 popes Hui Recording on MDs This chapter explains the various ways to record to an MD as well as how to mark track numbers and perform synchro recording with other components 18 Recording on an MD If the MD has recorded material on it the recorder will automatically start recording from the end of the recorded portion POWER INPUT LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR TIME TSHNGONANAR ETT TTT pe E a OQ
63. e starting point point A of a portion to be played repeatedly 5 Continue playing the track or use PF to locate the ending point point B of the portion to be played repeatedly then press AMS again Note A B Repeat does not work during Shuffle Play or Multi access Play 32 Playing Tracks in Random Order Shuffle Play When you select Shuffle Play the recorder plays all the tracks on the MD in random order MENU NO AMS I Press SHUFFLE while the recorder is stopped SHUFFLE lights up at the display window NI 4 ee SHUFFLE JiS A ICAC OVER 2 Press gt Shuffle Play starts To resume normal play from Shuffle Play Press CONTINUE while the recorder is stopped SHUFFLE at the display window turns off You can locate tracks during Shuffle Play Turn AMS or press K lt gt P To locate the next track or a later track to be played turn AMS clockwise or press F PP1 To locate the beginning of the current track turn AMS counterclockwise or press lt q Note that you can t locate and play the tracks that have already been played once You can also set Shuffle Play in the Setup Menu of the recorder 1 Press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS to select Play Mode then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS to select Shuffle then press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO
64. e to the end of track durring playback or to the end of disc during recording Notification of the track end being Playback End Of track Notification of the disc end being Recorded End Of Disc The time for this indication can be set both for the remaining playback time of a track factory setting of six seconds or for the remaining time on a disc during recording factory setting of three minutes 1 Press MENU NO twice Setup menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until End Of Tr Disc appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly to On for notification Off for no notification press AMS or YES G Press MENU NO To select the time for notification of the end of track 1 Press MENU NO twice Setup menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press K lt gt P repeatedly until EOT Play appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press Kk PP1 repeatedly to select the desired time from 6 to 20 seconds press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO To select the time of notification to end of disc during recording 1 Press MENU NO twice Setup menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press k gt Pi repeatedly until EOD Rec appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press Kk PP1 repeatedly to select the desired time from three to ten minutes press AMS or YES
65. ed to the disc s TOC RAM editing The results of editing are not recorded but are only temporarily edited for output RAM editing allows for the editing of record protected discs or premastered discs Editing operation methods are common Notes e To protect music copyright premastered MD that has been RAM edited cannot be digitally recorded e RAM editing is a temporary edit only so the contents of editing cannot be written to disc When the disc is removed the contents of editing is not saved e Recording and S F EDIT cannot be made in RAM edit mode To select RAM editing Insert a disc while pressing W STOP RAM lights up in the display wait Nv JUL 71s OVER To select DISC editing Remove the disc once The RAM indication on the display will disappear and the mode is returned to DISC editing Using buttons and control for editing operations The buttons and control of the recorder can be used as described below to erase divide move or combine tracks Note When a name is given to a track or disc the functions of the buttons and control described below will change For more details see the section Naming track or MD page 46 MENU NO YES AMS lt lt gt gt MENU NO When pressed Edit Menu appears on the display and editing operations can be selected If the button is pressed during editing editing is canceled AMS The
66. edly to select the level at any value from a range of 72 dB 68 dB 60 dB 54 dB and 48 dB then press AMS or YES G Press MENU NO To set the interval time of Automatic Track Marking The recorder marks a track number at intervals at the set time T While the recorder is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until Interval appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly to select the time at any value from a range of 1 minute to 10 minutes then press AMS or YES Note When the track number of program sources CD or MD changes a track number changes automatically or you want to change the track number by REC the recorder marks a track number at the interval of the fixed time from the beginning of the changed track number Additional information on Automatic Track Marking e When recording from a CD player or MD recorder connected to the DIGITAL IN connector the entire material may be recorded as a single track in the following cases When you consecutively record the same track two or more times using single track repeat play When you consecutively record two or more tracks with the same track number but from different CDs or MDs When you record tracks from certain CD or multi disc players In either case divide tracks after recording page 45 If the source is an MD a
67. erates as YES in other cases as H For example press F9 then 2 and 0 for track number 20 or press F9 twice then 1 0 and 3 for track number 103 Note When a track has not been selected and are pressed Cannot Edit will appear on the display Operations using the 10 key pad Button or function AMS PUSH MARK ENTER MENU NO YES AMS F a AMS PP Play track number 1 Play track number 2 Play track number 3 Play track number 4 Play track number 5 Play track number 6 Play track number 7 Play track number 8 Play track number 9 Play track number 10 Key Num Lock i i 1 N CO NI OY 1 A bod O d j d G d j ad f d G d j ad f d f d O 3 0 61 pueogAs gt e Huisp Aapsod0y GW 3y HuljessdoC pueogAa gt e Huisp Aapsod90y GW 3y Huljes9do Assigning Characters to Keyboard Keys Assigning a character If your keyboard layout is not that of an English or Japanese keyboard the display may show the wrong characters or no characters at all when you press the keys In this case you must assign characters to the keys 1 2 While the recorder is stopped press Esc twice Setup Menu appears in the display Press 1 or Tab Shift Tab repeatedly until Keyboard appears press Enter Press 1 or Tab Shift Tab repeatedly
68. erations e Turned off the recorder or ejected the MD e Disconnected the AC power cord Also if M TR Combine Nm All Copy or S F Edit have been used for editing the Undo function cannot return the tracks or disc to the original condition T Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt 4 gt gt i repeatedly until Undo appears in the display Undo will not appear if no editing has been done 3 Press AMS or YES One of the following messages will appear depending on the last edit operation Last edit operation Erasing a track Erasing all the tracks on an MD Erasing a portion of a track M essage Erase Undo Erasing consecutive tracks Dividing a track Divide Undo Combining tracks Combine Undo Moving a track Move Undo Naming a track or MD Copying a track or disc name Renaming a track or MD Erasing a track or disc name Erasing all the names on the MD 4 Press AMS or Yes Complete appears for a few seconds and the MD is restored to the condition that existed before the edit operation Name Undo To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or E 50 Changing Recorded Level after Recording S F Edit With this function you can change the recorded level of a track The new level overwrites the original recording the Fade In Fade Out function gradually increase the level a the beginning of a track
69. erting batteries into the remote Insert two AA size R6 batteries with the and properly oriented to the markings into the battery compartment When to replace the batteries Under normal conditions the batteries should last for about six months When the remote no longer operates the recorder replace both batteries with new ones Notes e If you use the batteries incorrectly they may leak liquid or be blown up Be sure to obey the following points Do not mistake and terminals Do not use a new battery with an old one or batteries of different types together Do not recharge the batteries If you don t use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries If the batteries are leaking wipe to clean the battery compartment before replacing with new ones e Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or lighting apparatus Doing so may cause a malfunction Hooking Up the Audio Components Hook up a mixer CD player DAT recorder and other components to the MD recorder Be sure to turn off the power of each component to do so INPUT Lt DIGITAL CTRL S 1 H PA Eve eN o f ffeuen ar aise 3 e A 230V O 3 etA O pea 9 ty a J VOLTAGE o z e C S t_ L_ _ EE To power outlet Remote or control component External b control component MDS E12 External b control component dj DIGITAL DIGITAL COAXILAL
70. first track and repeat play will not be made 58 RS 232C D sub 9 pin male The recorder can be controlled externally through the use of other devices connected through this terminal For protocols please consult your dealer Operating the MD Recorder Using a Keyboard This chapter explains simple ways to name a track or MD using an optional keyboard as well as how to operate the MD recorder directly through the keyboard Setting the keyboard You can use any IBM compatible keyboard with a PS 2 interface You can select a keyboard with either an English or Japanese key layout When you use a keyboard with a different layout you will have to assign characters to the keys For details see Assigning Characters to Keyboard Keys on page 58 IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Note Some keyboards may not work normally if they draw excessive electrical current Please use keyboards with a draw of 120mA or less MENU NO YES KEYBOARD AMS Connecting a keyboard to the MD recorder Connect the keyboard to the KEYBOARD port on the front panel of the recorder Please turn off the power before connecting the keyboard to the recorder Connecting the keyboard with the recorder power on can result in malfunctions Selecting keyboard type The first time you connect a keyboard you must select the keyboard type T While the recorder is stopped press MENU N
71. g was not made properly gt Set the recorder on a stable surface and repeat the recording procedure The inserted MD is dirty smudges fingerprints etc scratched or substandard in MEMORY NG LASER NG quality gt Replace the MD and repeat the recording procedure The recorder could not read the information on the MD properly gt Eject the MD and insert it again The recorder could not read the information on the MD properly gt Insert another MD gt If possible erase all the tracks on the MD page 42 Cause Remedy The sporadic appearance of this message is caused by the digital signal being recorded This will not affect the recording While recording from a digital source the connection cable was unplugged or the digital source was turned off gt Reconnect the cable or turn the digital component s power back on A problem occurred with the internal information needed to actuate the recorder gt Consult your nearest Sony dealer A problem has occurred with the laser pickup gt There is the possibility that a malfunction has occurred Consult your nearest Sony dealer Display Messages The following table explains the various messages that appear in the display Please also see the recorder s Self Diagnosis function on page 66 Message Auto Cut Blank Disc Cannot Copy Cannot Edit Disc Full Impossible Incomplete Initialize flashing Memorizing
72. he correct selection below appears press AMS or YES Date and time is to be added Selection to tracks Yes On No Off G Press MENU NO Note When adding the name of a track recorded by Auto Calendar be would not record the LP stamp indicating an MDLP recording Renaming a track or MD 1 To rename a track or disc name do the following e To rename a track While the track number is displayed and the recorder is stopped playing paused or recording press NAME e To rename a disc When the total number of tracks is displayed and the recorder is stopped press NAME The disc name is displayed 2 Press CLEAR and the displayed track name or disc name is erased 3 Rename the track or disc Do steps 5 to 8 of Naming a track or MD using the controls on the recorder on page 46 or steps 2 to 4 or Naming a track or MD using the remote on page 47 G Press NAME Erasing a track or disc name Name Erase Use this function to erase the name of a track or disc 1 Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped playing or paused Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press k gt gt i repeatedly until Name appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press k lt gt gt l repeatedly until Nm Erase appears in the display press AMS or YES 4 Turn AMS or press k gt P gt i repeatedly until the track number when the erasing the track name or D
73. heir setting Synchro recording With a Sony CD Player CD Synchro recording When the recorder is connected to a Sony CD player or Hi Fi component system you can easily copy the contents of CDs to the MD using the recorder s remote As the same remote operates both the MD recorder and the CD player or CD player section of the component system make sure to place the MD recorder and the CD player as close together as possible Note e Some CD players do not allow you to synchronize CD recording with the remote of the recorder In this case use music synchro recording on this page to synchronize recording on the CD player and recorder e To operate the recorder and CD player unplug from the jacks of the recorder and remote and use the remote as the wireless remote page 15 Goog OOOO 00000 0000 OLOKO G amp G G5 CD CO CD SYNC START CD SYNC CD SYNC STOP STANDBY CD PLAYER au kaa gt r 1 Turn on the mixer amplifier and the CD player and select CD on the mixer amplifier 2 Do steps 3 to 6 of Recording on an MD on page 18 3 Insert a CD into the CD player and select the playback mode Shuffle Play Program Play etc on the CD player 4 Press CD SYNC STANDBY The CD player changes to play standby and the MD recorder changes to recording standby 5 Press CD SYNC START The recorder starts recording and the CD player starts playing The tr
74. his chapter provides information on the functions of the control and remote rear panel terminals Control terminal functions Control terminal CTRL S Mini jack type This recorder allows external control by connecting system controller to the CTRL S terminal as remote Control functions The functions are the same as for the recorder s remote Also when a plug is inserted into the CTRL S terminal the reception of infrared signals is stopped Remote Terminal Functions RELAY PLAY REC Stereo mini jack type With the recorder connected to other recorders the end of recording or playback on the first unit passes a control signal to the RELAY terminal so that recording or playback automatically begins in the second unit By making the connection a loop continuous playback is also possible Connection for relay playback or recording Connection between the first recorder set to RELAY OUT and the second recorder set to RELAY IN is by a stereo mini plug cable RK G136 etc When more than two recorders are connected both RELAY OUT and RELAY IN are connected in the same way The input and output signals are relayed by the direct connection between the output signal terminal of the first recorder and the input signal terminal of the second recorder Though this connection an input signal are relayed to all the other recorders as well likewise the output signal is relayed through the direct connection with the
75. ications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For customers in the Europe The laser component in this product is capable of emitting radiation exceeding the limit for Class 1 This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT The following caution label is located inside the unit CAUTION visiBLe eh INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN ete EXPOSURE TO B ADVARSEL synLiac oG ne LASERSTRALING VED ABNING UNDG UDSAETTELSE FOR STRALIN VORSICHT sicHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GEOFFNET NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN VARO N KYV JA N KYM T N AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA LASERS TEILYLLE L KATSO S TEESEEN VARNING SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTRALNING N
76. imer 70 Function Creates a program Creates a program Selects Play Mode Selects repeat mode Sets the level for detecting the start of track Adjusts the position of the start of auto cue Adjusts playback time of music scan Adjusts position of mark Mark poistion time is directly input Adjusts analog signal output level Adjusts the level of the input from the COAXIAL terminal Adjusts the level of the input from the BALANCE terminal Adjust difference between left and right output of BALANCE signal Adjusts the level of the input from the UNBALANCE terminal Adjust difference between left and right output of UNBALANCE signal Selects recording mode Sets Smart Space and auto cut Sets track marking method Sets base level for auto track marking Sets constant time interval of auto track marking Automatically writes time to name during recording Indicates the highest level of the input signal Indicates time to end of track in playback end of disc in recording Sets time of indication of end of track in playback Sets time of indication of end of disc in recording Turns off resume mode Play starts position of previous stop Play starts next track of previous stop Turns off timer function Starts playback when power is turned on Starts recording when power is turned on Parameters Continue Shuffle Program M Access Repeat Off Repeat All Repeat 1 A B Repeat 72 to 48dB 1 sec 6 to 20 sec
77. in emphasis within tracks are sometimes interpreted as track intervals increasing the track count and causing Disc Full to appear The remaining recording time does not increase even after erasing a number of short tracks Tracks under 12 seconds in length in stereo mode are not counted so erasing them may not lead to an increase in recording time In stereo recording mode For monaural and LP2 stereo the length is 24 seconds for LP4 stereo it is 48 seconds The total recorded time and the remaining recordable time on the MD may not total the maximum recording time Recording is in minimum units of 2 seconds each in stereo mode no matter how short the material The contents recorded may therefore be shorter than the maximum recording capacity Disc space may be further reduced by scratches on the disc which are automatically deleted further reducing time In stereo recording mode For monaural and LP2 stereo the length is 4 seconds for LP4 stereo it is 8 seconds Limitations when recording over an existing track e The correct remaining recordable time on the MD may not be displayed e You may find it impossible to record over a track if that track has already been recorded over several times If this happens erase the track e The remaining recording time may be shortened out of proportion to the total recorded time e Recording over a track to eliminate noise is not recommended since this may shorten the
78. int e RAM edit contents Functions of the Setup Menu such as level ON OFF time etc will remain uo eULIOJU EUOIPpY Printed in Japan
79. isc when erasing the disc name flashes press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and the name is erased To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or E Erasing all names on the MD Name All Erase You can erase all the track names and disc name on an MD in a single operation I Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped playing or paused Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until Name appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until Nm All Ers appears in the display press AMS or YES Nm All Ers appears in the display 4 Press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and all names on the MD are erased To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or E All the recorded tracks and names of an MD can also be erased at the same time For details see Erasing all the tracks on an MD on page 42 49 SCIN p p102 4 6ulzIpy SCI p p102 4 HuljIpy Undoing the Last Edit UNDO You can undo the last edit operation and restore the contents of the MD to the condition that existed before the operation Please note however that you cannot undo an edit operation if you performed any of the following operations after the edit e Pressed REC on the recorder e Pressed MUSIC SYNC or STANDBY MUSC SYNC on the remote e Performed other editing op
80. k the remote sensor does not receive infrared rays PARALLEL connector D sub 9 pin female Connects a component with simple circuits for the remote operations of the functions preset in the recorder 11 RELAY OUT connector 12 REELAY IN connector Plays or records successively by connecting multiple recorders and sending a control signal RS 232C connector D sub 9 pin male Connects a component that controls the recorder from outside VOLTAGE SELECTOR Except for the USA CA models Select 120V or 230V according to the local power line voltage Refer to page 2 SHed JO uoIpuny pue U01 e907 Sed JO UOIPUN pue U01 e907 Remote Descriptions LA M ACCESS nispLAY TIME MENJ NO YES PLAY MODE 5 ESIR A NAME IN CLEAR SCR NAME CHAR NUM M Ni lE lole LEVEL a_u M Di RM DR1 X S ARS RISS l aS SONY 1 amp EJECT button Press to eject the MD 2 PLAY MODE button Press to select multi access normal play Shuffle Play or Program Play Letter track number input buttons Press to input letters numbers symbols or select track numbers 4 A B button Press to select Repeat A B Play REPEAT button Press to select ALL repeat one track repeat or repeat off 6 NAME button Press to add the name or change the name of a track or MD CHAR button P
81. k at the start of playback Fade out Play gradually reduces the signal level at the end of playback Fade in recording gradually increases the signal level at the start of recording Fade out recording gradually decreases the signal level at the end of recording PLAY MODE Cs O OE 1 I gt 25 100000 HO O OOO 0k ee x o z mis z kepad by m 20 iS z Fm z z m Bo VS 2 lt 4 o nS om Fa 2 lt 8 E e z 3 FADER Note The level of the signal output from the DIGITAL OUT connector does not change in Fade in Play or Fade out Play Fade in Play and Fade in Recording During pause play for Fade in Play or recording pause for Fade in recording press FADER Fade in begins Fade lt 4 5 0s appears in the display with the lt flashing The recorder performs Fade in for five seconds until the counter shows 0 0s Fade out Play and Fade out Recording During pause play for Fade out Play or recording pause for Fade out recording press FADER Fade out begins Fade gt 5 0s appears in the display with the flashing The recorder performs Fade out for five seconds until the counter shows 0 0s When Fade out is complete the recorder is paused automatically Notification of the track end and the disc end End Of Track Disc This function gives an indication by a flashing message in the display when there is very little remaining tim
82. k number to be located then turn AMS 2 unomoos OOF 4 Similarly with step 3 set minutes seconds and frames in order to locate a point Complete appears and Mark lights up at the display window then normal display is returned You can slide a position for each frame f 1 frame 1 86 seconds Monaural or LP2 stereo tracks move two frames at a time LP4 stereo tracks move four frames at a time To set quickly press lt lt gt gt repeatedly in step 4 Change units advanced when AMS is turned or lt lt gt P is pressed to frames seconds or minutes Fine adjusting the marked point Rehearsal You can fine adjust the determined point while monitoring the sound of play T While the recorder is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly to select Mark Rehear then press AMS or YES Rehearsal flashes and play is repeated for several seconds from the already determined point Rehearsal 38m43s04F 3 Turn AMS or press lt 4 gt gt i repeatedly to move the location of a track You can slide a position for each frame f 1 frame 1 86 seconds Moraural or LP2 stereo tracks move two frames at a time LP4 stereo tracks move four frames at a time To set quickly press lt lt 4 P repeatedly in step 4 Change units advanced when AMS is turned or k PPI is pressed to frames seconds or minutes
83. ks Multitrack Erase Consecutive tracks can be specified to be deleted at one time 1 Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped playing or paused Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until M Tr Erase appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until the number of the first track to be erased appears then press AMS or YES 4 Turn AMS or press lt 4 gt gt i repeatedly until the number of the last track to be erased appears then press AMS or YES M Tr Ers OK appears with the numbers of the first X and last tracks also appearing as X Ers 5 Press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and the tracks selected in steps 3 and 4 are erased To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or E Combining Tracks COMBINE This allows you to combine any two tracks into a single track The two tracks do not have to be consecutive to be combined Tracks from the end of the track order can be combined with those in the front Several independently selected portions of tracks can be combined into a single track When two tracks are combined the tracks are reordered and unneeded track numbers are deleted Notes e Only tracks of the same recording mode stereo monoural LP2 stereo or LP4 stereo can be combined e If Impossible appears in the display the tracks can t be combined because repeate
84. lowed by one of the procedures below To Do the following Press lt lt gt gt repeatedly until the number of the unwanted track flashes then press CLEAR Press CLEAR repeatedly until all the track numbers disappear Erase a track Erase all tracks Add a track atthe Press lt lt repeatedly until 0 flashes beginning of the before the first track number then do program steps 3 to 5 of Programming the tracks on page 33 Add a track in the Press lt lt PP repeatedly until the middle of the track number which will precede the program new track flashes Press AMS to display flashing 0 then do steps 3 to 5 of Programming the tracks on page 33 Add a track to the Press repeatedly until 0 flashes end of the program after the last track number then do steps 3 to 5 of Programming the tracks on page 33 Press 4 lt gt gt repeatedly until the number of the track to be changed flashes then do steps 3 to 5 of Programming the tracks on page 33 Replace a track 34 Storing the Located Track to Start Play Instantaneously Multi access Play The begining of track is prestored in memory and play starts instantaneously when the track is selected Up to 10 tracks can be stored in memory The function below cannot work in Multi access Multi access is based on single play This function is used to instantaneously play the track specified by the Number key on the rem
85. nal name type Analog OUT XLR 3 32 BAL equivalent PHONES Standard stereo jack Analog OUT Pin jack UNBAL Digital OUT Pin jack COAXIAL OdBu 0 775Vrms 68 Emission duration continuous MAX 44 6 uW 1 This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick up Block with 7 mm aperture Material GaAlAs 400 rpm to 900 rpm CLV ACIRC Advanced Cross Interleave Reed Solomon Code 44 1 kHz ATRAC Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding ATRAC 3 EFM Eight to Fourteen Modulation Two stereo channels 5 to 20 000 Hz 0 3dB Over 98dB during playback Below measurable limit Input Reference Maximum impedance input level input level 30kQ 4dBu 24dBu 47kQ 4dBu 12dBu 75Q 0 5 Vp p 20 Reference Load output level impedance Maximum Greater than 24 10dBu 600Q level change over 0 to 10mW 320 level variable Maximum Greater than 8dBu 10kQ 0 5 Vp p 75Q at 75Q General Power requirements Where purchased USA and Canada 120V AC 60 Hz Other countries 120V or 230V AC Selectable 50 60 Hz Power consumption 18W Dimensions approx 482 x 44 x 290 mm 19 x 154 x11 sin w h d including projecting parts MASS approx 3 5 kg 7 lbs 12 oz Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C Storage temperature 5 C to 60 C Accessories See page 14 US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories Design and
86. nd of recording the recorder turns off by timer When the starting time arrives the recorder turns on and starts recording When the ending time arrives timer turns off and the recorder stops recording When finished using a timer for recording If TIMER of the Setup Menu is left on REC the recorder will automatically start recording every time power is turned on When timer recording is not desired set TIMER to OFF Be sure that power to the recorder is turned on within one week after recording using a timer When the power is turned on the recorded material is recorded to the MD If power is not turned on over a period of time the recorded contents may disappear When this happens Initialize flashes in the display when power is turned on Notes e It may take about 30 seconds after the recorder is turned on until recording starts When recording at a specified time using the timer be sure to take this time into account when setting the recording start time e During timer recording new material is recorded from the end of the recorded portion of the MD e Material recorded during timer recording will be saved to the disc the next time you turn on the recorder TOC Writing will flash in the display at that time Do not disconnect the power cord or move the recorder while the indication flashes e Timer recording will stop if the disc becomes full Rear Panel Terminal Functions T
87. number is displayed and the recorder is stopped playing paused or recording press NAME Naming a disc When the total number of tracks is displayed and the recorder is stopped press NAME The cursor flashes and the characters can be entered 2 Repeatedly press CHAR or NUM to select the character type Character type Display Uppercase letters or symbols Selected AB Lowercase letters or symbols Selected ab Numbers or symbols Selected 12 Symbols which can be used 3 Press letter number to enter the characters After you enter a character the cursor shifts rightward and waits for the input of the next character 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter the rest of the name To change a character Press lt lt gt gt repeatedly until the character to be changed flashes press CLEAR to erase the character then repeat steps 2 and 3 5 Press YES Complete appears in the display and the name is entered To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or E 47 SCIN p p102 4 HuljIpy SAIN Pepsosey bHuljIpy Copying names Name Copy You can copy track or disc names to other tracks within the disc 1 Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped playing or paused Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until Name appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until Nm Cop
88. o frames at a time LP4 stereo tracks move four frames at a time To quickly find a point Press lt lt PP repeatedly in step 4 to select the position by frame second or minute The selected unit flashes in the display 5 Repeat step 4 until you ve located the proper dividing point 6 Press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds the track is divided and the recorder begins to playback the new track The new track is not given a new track name To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or E You can divide tracks while recording For details see Marking Track Numbers While Recording on page 23 Dividing a track after selecting the dividing point I While the recorder is playing press CII at the point where you want to divide the track 2 Press MENU NO Edit Menu appears in the display 3 Turn AMS or press lt gt gt i repeatedly until Divide appears in the display press AMS or YES 4 if needed refer to step 4 of Dividing a track after selecting a track on page 45 and adjust the position 5 Press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds the track is divided and the recorder begins to play back the new track The new track is not given a new track name To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or E You can divide tracks while recording For details see Marking Track Numbers While Recording on page 23 45 SCIN
89. open collector On residual voltage 0 5V or less On maximum inflow 100mA current Withstand voltage 20V Using Fader Play By connecting the fader of the mixer to the terminal on the recorder which is set as the Fader PLAY of the parallel input starting play and pause at the beging of the next track are synchronized to the fader of the mixer This can be used in the mixer equipped with fader remote function in which position lowest position is OFF and the other position are ON In the recorder AMS and PAUSE are carried out when the fader is OFF and PLAY is carried out when the fader is ON Notes on Fader PLAY e Operation on the final track number When you want to continue to use Fader PLAY from the last track number select the beginning of the track to use recorder manually AMS cannot be used for the last track number because it is aware that there is no next track number SO for the final track number momentarily turn the fader to the OFF position e To repeat one track To repeat only one track with Fader PLAY select the desired track with PROGRAM Mode and set the REPEAT Mode to REPEAT ALL In normal operation the one track repeat setting is operated by AMS which is the operating standard for making the next track one track repeat If the fader is set to OFF the operation is done by AMS and the beginning of the next track will cause the settings to revert to initial settings for the
90. order is stopped turn AMS counterclockwise or press k once If you locate a track while the recorder is stopped or paused The recorder will still be stopped or paused at the beginning of the located track Playing a track by entering the track number Press the number button s to enter the track number of the track you want to play To enter a track number over 26 1 Press gt 25 See the examples below for the number of presses 2 Enter the corresponding digits To enter 0 press 10 instead Examples e To play track number 30 press gt 25 then 3 and 10 e To play track number 108 press gt 25 twice then 1 10 and 8 If you enter a track number while the recorder is paused The recorder will be paused at the beginning of the track Locating a point by monitoring the beginning of each track f Music Scan If M SCAN is pressed during stop the beginning of each track is played sequentially only at the set fix time Press E gt for the track you want to monitor You can adjust the play time for the beginning of a track by MUSIC SCAN 1 Press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press k lt PP1 repeatedly to select Music Scan then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS until the desired time of 6 to 20 seconds appears in the display then press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO 29 SGW 6bulkeld SGW 6bulkeld Reserving the next track during
91. ot be correctly connected to the amplifier Check the connection gt The MD is inserted in the wrong direction Slide the MD into the disc slot with the label side up and the arrow pointing toward the slot gt The MD may not be recorded Replace the disc with one that has been recorded The sound has a lot of static gt Move the recorder away from sources of strong magnetism such as televisions The recorder does not record gt THe MD is record protected Slide the record protect tab to close the slot gt The recorder is not connected properly to the program source Check the connection gt Select the correct program source using INPUT gt The recording level is not adjusted properly Adjust the recording level gt A premastered MD is inserted Replace it with a recordable MD gt There is not enough time left on the MD Replace it with another recordable MD with fewer recorded tracks or erase unnecessary tracks gt There has been a power failure or the AC power cord has been disconnected during recording Data recorded to that point may be lost Repeat the recording procedure The recorder does not perform synchro recording with a CD player gt The remote supplied with the MD recorder is not set correctly Reset the remote The keyboard does note operate gt Disconnect the keyboard turn off power to the recorder and reconnect the keyboard The recorder begins playback or recording when
92. ote track selected by AMS of the recorder Therefore Record Variable speed play lt lt gt gt backward forward Repeat Play Auto Pause Auto Cue Mark and Locate function are invalid CONTINUE MENU NO NUMBER BUTTONS PHONES MINIDISC RECORDER MDS E12 CLEAR AMS lt lt gt gt Programming access play tracks T While the recorder is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly to select M Access then press AMS or YES The display window displays the access play track in the program No 1 2 Ol OmO0s 3 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly to select a track number you want to store then press AMS or YES Or press the Number buttons to directly enter the track number Programmed track order Programmed track number NO 1575 6 f 3m285 yp Time of playing the programmed track If you entered the wrong track number Press lt 4 repeatedly until the wrong track number appears and turn AMS or press F gt P to enter a correct track number Press CLEAR to erase the track order so that the track order is moved up To enter a track number over 26 Use gt 25 For details see page 29 4 Repeat step 3 to store the track you want to access 5 Press YES Complete appears and the track order and track number to be stored are completed 6 Turn AMS or press k lt gt gt I repeatedly
93. other recorders Connection for relay play and recording Set RELAY of Setup Menu to OFF To relay the input output signal in PLAY or REC the same operating conditions as for input monitor page 22 are applied and there are restrictions on operations Note Please set the input selector of the recorder front panel in accordance with the connection to the input terminal 55 suolpun jeuIuLM L ULed Jey Cabling for Relay From divide Input signal equipment To mixer Output signal By the connection above the input and output signals are ralayed but for reasons of the system the input signal is cut off for about 2 seconds when recording is relay If you want to perform overlap recording without a blank connect the input signal as shown below From divide gt Input signal equipment From divide gt equipment Input signal V From divide equipment Input signal 56 Relay Playback Carry out steps 1 to 4 with all recorders connected 1 Press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until Relay appears in the display press AMS or YES Turn AMS or press k 1 repeatedly select Play press AMS or YES Press MENU NO UJ Start play on the first unit a ul A When the first recorder finishes pla
94. peration record button Press to record on the MD monitor the input signal or mark track numbers PHONES jack Connect headphones to this jack Rear of the Recorder 1 1 ANALOG BALANCE input terminal XLR type Inputs as an analog signal the sound of the component connected by an XLR connecting cable 2 OUTPUT LEVEL BALANCE selector Changes the output level of the BALANCE ANALOG BALANCE output terminal XLR type Outputs as an analog signal the contents of the MD of this recorder to the component connected by an XLR connecting cable 4 ANALOG UNBALANCE input jacks Inputs as an analog signal the sound of the component connected by a pin type connecting cable ANALOG UNBALANCE output jacks Outputs as an analog signal the contents of the MD of this recorder to the component connected by a pin type connecting cable 6 ANALOG INPUT LEVEL control Can adjust the level of analog input in a range of 15 dB Normally this control is used in the position 0 dB of center click DIGITAL COAXIAL input jack Inputs as a digital signal the sound of the connected component PARALLEL RELAY OUT IN o odao 0 4lSilelz 8 9 no Mina n3 14 DIGITAL COAXIAL output jack Outputs an a digital signal the contents of the MD of the recorder to the connected component 9 CONTROL S jack Connects the remote or control equipment If the plug is connected to the jac
95. press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly to select Resume Mode then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly to select from the following three edit modes Resume Off No resume play is performed Resume Play Play starts from the position of previous stop Resume Next Play starts from the beginning of the next track of the previously stopped track Press AMS or YES G Press MENU NO Note Resume Play becomes OFF forcibly and does not work during Shuffle Play or Multi access Play If you use Resume Play again reset by the above procedure 36 Returning to the Specified Point Locate Play You can repeatedly locate the desired setting point MENU NO YES LOCATE To mark the desired point MARK The following two ways can be used to determine the point I Press AMS MARK during play The play time when AMS is pressed is determined the specified point MARK lights up at the display window A MARK 2T 4mO09Q D gt ee I E ave R M a E a E ee ee ZEN S ly 2 Specify numeric directly for the track number and play time to set the point 1 While the recorder is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press I lt gt Pi repeatedly to select Direct Mark then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS to display the trac
96. r hold down Shift while entering letters for lowercase letters uppercase Move the cursor lt or gt Erase the character at the cursor Delete position Erase the character preceding Back Space the cursor Tf you have assigned characters to keys using Shift see page 62 the characters you assigned have priority Undoing the naming of a track or MD 1 Press F11 Name Undo appears 2 Press Enter Press Esc to cancel the operation 60 Using the Edit Menu 1 Ul Do the following to name a track or MD To name a track or MD Press Esc while the recorder is stopped playing or paused To name a track during recording Press Esc during recording Edit Menu appears in the display Press 1 or Tab Shift Tab repeatedly until Name appears then press Enter While the recorder is recording a flashing cursor appears in the display and you can enter a name for the track being recorded In this case please go to step 5 Press 1 or Tab Shift Tab repeatedly until Nm In appears then press Enter Press 1 or Tab Shift Tab repeatedly until the track number when naming a track appears or Disc when naming the MD flashes then press Enter Characters can be entered Enter the name Press Enter or Num Lock Complete appears for a few seconds and the naming is completed Operating the Reco
97. rder Through the Keyboard You can operate the MD recorder by using the keyboard keys This allows you to control the recorder and edit MDs without using the recorder buttons and controls or the remote For more detail on the functions below see Front Panel Descriptions on pages 6 or Remote Description on pages 8 and 9 Operations using the US or JP keyboards Button or function Key MENU NO Esc AMS or PPI T or Tab AMS or Ke LU or Shift Tab gt H or YES Enter REC Shift Enter MUSIC SYNC Ctrl Enter H Space lt lt gt gt gt VARI SPEED F1 VARI SPEED Page Up VARI SPEED Page Down MARK Insert LOCATE Home TIME F3 PLAY MODE F5 SCROLL F6 LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR F7 DISPLAY Selecting track numbers over 11 F9 FADER F10 Undoing the last editing F11 see page 50 EJECT F12 REPEAT Print Screen ASB Scroll Lock M SCAN Pause CLEAR Delete Name track or MD Num Lock see page 60 Divide track Move track Erase track Combine tracks Button or function Play track number 1 Play track number 2 Play track number 3 Play track number 4 Play track number 5 Play track number 6 Play track number 7 Play track number 8 Play track number 9 Play track number 10 Key mi l n l ee nl nl n ee ol NIA OT HB w N e bod O d j d G d j a f d f d j ad d m O In Edit Menu and Setup Menu Enter op
98. rding level Adjust the recording level so that two rightmost indicators on the peak level meters do not light up when the play level is the highest level Input Level Coax 5 0dB gt O m i m Y O G G S G S E A E Y S B E E E A E A VER R CAICICICICICAICACMAICICICICICIAIC AC Avoid turning on these indicators Ul Stop playing the program source 6 To start recording continue from step 9 of Recording on an MD on page 18 You can adjust the recording level using the remote F During recording or recording pause press LEVEL repeatedly You can use Setup Menu to adjust the recording level 1 During recording or recording pause press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press K lt PPI repeatedly to select Input Level Coax Input Level BAL or Input Level UNBL then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press k lt PPI repeatedly to adjust the recording level then press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO The balance of the left and right recording levels can be adjusted in Setup Menu during analog input 1 Press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press K lt PP1 repeatedly to select BAL In L R or UNBAL In L R then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press K lt PP 1 to adjust the balance When you turn AMS clockwise the level on the L side decreases relatively for R When you t
99. reen or green and yellow For customers in the U S A To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL This symbol is intended to alert AN the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons This symbol is intended to alert AN the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modification not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment INFORMATION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio commun
100. ress to select the type of characters to be input NUM button Press to input numbers gt play button Press to start play lt gt locating tracks button Press to locate tracks adjust the recording level or select a menu item and a setting value 9 lt lt P backward forward button Press to locate a portion within a track change the contents of a program or change the input character CD SYNCHRO button Press to operate the CD Synchro recording of a CD component 11 CD PLAYER button Press to pause or locate tracks the CD component 12 DISPLAY button Press to select the information to be displayed in the window TIME button Press to change the disc or track time information MENU NO button Press to display Edit Menu or Setup Menu The MENU mode is cleared YES button Press to carry out the selected operation DATE RECORDED PRESENT button Press to display the recorded time of a disc recorded by a component which contains a function of recording the recorded date or display the present time of a component which contains a clock function A CUE A PAUSE button Press to set AUTO CUE AUTO PAUSE or OFF M SCAN button Press to successively play the located tracks only for the set time SCROLL button Press to scroll the name of a track or MD CLEAR button Press to cancel the selection E stop button Press to stop play or recording or clear the MENU mode Il paus
101. s possible Protected may be displayed and recording may not be possible In this case press record again to enable recording When Din Unlock flashes e The digital component selected with the INPUT selector is not connected correctly Connect the component correctly e The selected digital component is not turned on Turn on the component Marking track numbers depends on the program source to be recorded e When the CD or MD is a program source and they are recorded through the digital input connector track numbers are marked similarly with the CD or MD as the program source However only one track number may be marked on the recorded portion as below A portion recorded by repeating the same track of the same disc by one track repeat Aportion recorded by continuing the same track number of a different disc When the MD is the program source a number for a track of 4 seconds or less may not be marked If the sampling frequency of the input connector changes when the DAT tape is a program source and it is recorded through the digital input connector track numbers are changed automatically When TOC indicator flashes Do not turn off the recorder disconnect the AC power or move the recorder when recording on the MD because the recording will be lost If you turn off the recorder or disconnect the AC power immediately after recording the recording will be lost When PLAY MODE is PROGRAM
102. s made to start Program Play when no program exists An attempt was made to record on a premastered MD The program contains the maximum number of tracks and no more can be added The recorder is being controlled by a connected external device Meaning During S F Edit change of sound level after recording Fade In Fade Out another operation was made During S F Edit no other operations Message S F Edit can be made The Smart Space function is on page 22 After the insertion of the MD the recorder is reading the recorded material The button for an operation which cannot be made during Multi access play was pressed DATE RECORDED of the remote was pressed with a track without the time and date recorded present Smart Space TOC Reading M Access No Date If REMOTE appears under other circumstances turn the recorder off then turn it on again 6 7 uo ewojuj EUOIPpY uo ewojuj EUOIPpY Specifications System Mini disc digital audio system Disc Mini disc Laser Semiconductor laser A 780nm Laser output Laser diode Revolutions Error correction Sampling frequency Coding Modulation system Number of channels Frequency response Signal to noise ratio Wow and flutter Input Terminals Terminal Terminal name type Analog IN XLR 3 31 BAL equivalent Analog IN Pin jack UNBAL Digital IN Pin jack COAXIAL Output Terminals Terminal Termi
103. s shown on page 33 When playback is to continue to a desired time and then stop press Pll and playback begins Note Because Multi access playback is based on single playback Multi access play is in valid by using Timer function When finished using a timer for playback If TIMER of the Setup Menu is left on PLAY playback will automatically begin every time power to the recorder is turned on When timer playback is not desired set TIMER to OFF 54 Recording on an MD using a timer 1 Do the following steps of Recording on an MD on page 19 To specify the time for Do Steps 1 to 5 then press W Steps 1 to 10 Steps 1 to 5 then press W the start of recording The end of recording Both start and end of recording 2 Press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 3 Turn AMS or press 4 1 repeatedly until Timer appears in the display press AMS or YES 4 Turn AMS or press I lt gt gt I repeatedly to select Rec press AMS or YES Press MENU NO Ul 6 Set the timer as required e When you have set the time for start of recording the recorder turns off by timer When the specified time arrives the recorder turns on and starts recording e When you have set the time for the end of recording recording continues When the specified time arrives timer turns off and the recorder stops recording e When you have set the time for both the start and e
104. signal even when you aren t recording it I Press amp to eject the MD 2 Use INPUT to select the program source to be monitored 3 Press e When UNBAL or BAL is selected by INPUT The analog signal input from the ANALOG IN jacks is output to the COAXIAL OUT connector after A D conversion and then to the ANALOG OUT jacks and PHONES jack after D A conversion AD DA appears in the display during this time e When COAXIAL is selected by INPUT The digital signal input from the DIGITAL IN connector is output to the DIGITAL OUT connector after passing through the sampling rate converter and then to the ANALOG OUT jacks and PHONES jack after D A conversion DA appears in the display during this time Stopping the input monitor Press W 22 Erasing blank portions automatically Smart Space Auto Cut The recorder can be set to automatically erase any blanks that are produced when the signal is interrupted during recording The function which activates Smart Space or Auto Cut depends on the length of the interruption as described below Smart Space If the signal is interrupted for less than 30 seconds Smart Space replaces the blank portion with a blank space of about 3 seconds then continues the recording Smart Space appears in the display during this time Auto Cut If the signal is interrupted for about 30 seconds Auto Cut replaces the blank portion with a blank space of about 3
105. to select Play Mode of Setup Menu then press AMS or YES 7 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly to select M Access then press AMS or YES Press M ACCESS after step 5 for the remote M Access and 1 Single Play light up and Memorizing during recording flashes then the normal screen is returned 5 7 MEemOrRTZIAS E Z RS SIS a ooo OVER Note If the MD is inserted when Multi access Play is selected Memorizing flashes and track numbers 1 to 10 in the track order are recorded and programmed automatically To stop Memorizing Press W stop when Memorizing is flashing Memorizing stops and Play Mode returns to normal play CONTINUE Multi access play Press the Number buttons on the remote you want to play the track order To play by the recorder Turn AMS to select the track order then press AMS To resume normal play While the recorder is stopped press CONTINUE on the remote M Access and 1 at the display window turn off xe The program is stored until the MD is ejected If the play is stopped or Play Mode is changed and M Access turns off the program is stored If the multi access is selected again Memorizing flashes and the entered program is stored in memory Notes e If the MD is ejected the program will be lost e ProgramFull appears when yo
106. track number may not be marked for tracks less than 4 seconds long during stereo LP2 stereo or monaural recording or less than 8 seconds during LP4 stereo recording 23 SGW uo BuipIo y SGW uo BuipIov y e When recording from a component connected to the ANALOG IN jacks with Track Mark Off selected or when recording from a DAT recorder or DBS tuner connected to the DIGITAL IN connector the entire material may be recorded as a single track When recording from a DAT recorder or DBS tuner connected to the DIGITAL IN connector the recorder will mark a track number whenever the sampling frequency of the input signal changes regardless of the track marking parameter setting You can mark track numbers even after recording has finished See Dividing Tracks on page 45 Note If you turn off the recorder or disconnect the AC power cord the recorder will store the last settings of Track Mark and recall them the next time you turn on the recorder 24 Starting Recording With 6 Seconds of Prestored Audio Data Time Machine Recording Whenever the recorder is in recording pause the recorder s buffer memory continuously stores the latest 6 seconds worth of audio data When you press AMS or T REC the recording then starts with the data in the buffer memory Time Machine Recording thus allows you to avoid missing the beginning of material recorded live from an FM or satellite
107. tracks or any number of tracks can also be erased Erasing a single track ERASE The track number is selected and the track is erased Example The second track track name BBB is to be erased AAA BBB ccc DDD AAA 2 jece 3 DDD When a track is erased the track numbers are automatically reassigned For example when track two is erased the previous track number three and all others after it move up one track number 1 Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped playing or paused Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until TrErase appears in the display press AMS or YES The track number is displayed and playback of the track begins 3 Turn AMS until the track number of the track to be erased is displayed or press K lt gt gt l repeatedly 4 Press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and then disappears The track selected in step 3 is erased and playback of the next track begins To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or E When ERASE is displayed during procedure 4 above The track has been record protected on another MD recorder If you still want to erase this track press AMS or YES again while the ERASE indication appears Erasing more than two tracks So that the track numbers do not change during the middle of operations the tracks are erased from the furthest back first 41
108. u try to program 11 th track e The set program will be lost when you try record or edit operation Checking the program T While the recorder is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt P gt repeatedly to select M Access then press AMS or YES 3 Press lt lt gt gt repeatedly for checking 4 Press MENU NO to return normal display Changing the contents of the program Do steps 1 to 2 of Checking the program and follow the procedures below To Do the following Press lt lt P repeatedly until the number of the unwanted track Erase a track appears then press CLEAR Press CLEAR repeatedly until all the track numbers disappear Press gt repeatedly until the track order in which 0 flashes then do step 3 of Programming access play Erase all tracks Add a track to the end of the program tracks on page 34 If 10 tracks are programmed ProgramFull appears and no addition is made Press lt lt P repeatedly until the changed track order appears then do Replace a track step 3 of Programming access play tracks on page 34 35 SGW 6bulkeld SGW 6bulkeld Setting Play Start Position After Play Is Stopped Resume Play After play is stopped by pressing STOP you can set play start position when play starts MENU NO YES AMS T While the recorder is stopped
109. until Assign appears press Enter Press T or Tab Shift Tab repeatedly until the character you want to assign appears If the character has already been assigned User appears If it has not been assigned Default appears Press Enter lt Set Key gt flashes in the display Press the key to be assigned on the keyboard Key change appears and the selected character is assigned to the key If Same Key appears The same character is already assigned to the key If Remove old assign appears A different character is already assigned to the key Press Enter to clear the current assignment and assign the new character Press Esc to cancel Notes e You can assign a character with Shift only for symbol and number keys e You can t assign a character to the following keys 62 Esc F1 F12 Back Space Tab Caps Lock Enter Shift Ctrl Alt Windows Space Application Print Screen Scroll Lock Pause Insert Delete Home End Page Up Page Down Num Lock 4 gt I 4 and on the 10 key 1 Depending on the keyboard some keys other than those above may also not be able to be assigned Clearing key assignments Key assignments can be cleared one at a time or all at once To clear a key assignment 1 2 Do steps 1 to 3 of Assigning a character on this page Press
110. urn it counterclockwise the level on the R side decreases for L Press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO xe Turn ANALOG INPUT LEVEL at the rear of the recorder to adjust the recording level of analog input ANALOG INPUT LEVEL A range of 15 dB can be adjusted by ANALOG INPUT LEVEL This adjustment can be used when the analog output level of connected components is too low or too high Normally use the range in the initialized center position OdB You can use a peak hold function The state of the peak level meter when the level of the input output signal is the highest can be stopped for display until the signal exceeding the level is input 1 Press MENU NO twice during stop or play 2 Turn AMS or press k Pl repeatedly until Peak Hold appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press k PP1 repeatedly to select On then press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO To cancel the peak hold function select Off at step 3 Note The volume can only be increased up to 12 dB for analog recording or 18 0 dB for digital recording Therefore if the output level of the connected component is low it may not be possible to set the recording level to maximum 21 SGW uo BuipIo y SGW uo BuipIov y Recording Tips INPUT MENU NO YES EJECT AMS e Monitoring the input signal Input Monitor You can monitor the selected input
111. ustment of the speed automatically 0 to 12 5 is made If you play an MD containing MDLP recorded tracks when fast speed is set the speed becomes 0 automatically VARI SPEED EVEL DISPLAY CHAR VARI SPEED VARI SPEED I Press VARI SPEED during stop play or pause V SPEED lights up at the display window 17 ome SPEED ICOC PEE SooocC AEN 2 Press VARI SPEED or to select desired speed You can adjust the speed of VARI SPEED when the display window is normal Using the Display Window on page 12 For other displays you can turn on and off VARI SPEED but cannot adjust the speed You can adjust it when normal display is returned by pressing DISPLAY CHAR and of the speed to be changed appears The speed changes in the unit of 0 5 of changed speed Display of track name Track number Play time converted for the changed speed The time display at the display window is also displayed during conversion for the changed speed To stop Variable Speed Play Press VARI SPEED to turn off V SPEED at the display window The display window also returns to normal display 39 SGW 6bulkeld Editing Recorded MDs This chapter explains the various editing methods that are available 40 Before you start editing RAM editing and DISC editing Two edit modes are available DISC editing The results of editing are record
112. y appears in the display press AMS or YES 4 Turn AMS or press 44 1 repeatedly until the track name when copying the track name or Disc when copying the disc name flashes in the display press AMS or YES When No Name is displayed The selected track or disc has no name 5 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until to the track number to be copied to when naming a track or Disc when naming a disc flashes in the display press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and copying is complete To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or E When Overwrite appears in step 5 A track name or disc name has already existed to the target track If you still want to copy the name press AMS or YES again while the indication is displayed Note When a track name of a track recorded in MDLP LP2 or LP4 is copied onto a track recorded in stereo or monaural the LP stamp indicating an MDLP recording is copied to the beginning of the track and displayed Copying the same name to all tracks and disc Name All Copy You can copy the same name simultaneously to all tracks and disc on the MD 1 Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped playing or paused Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS until Name appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press lt 4 gt gt i repeatedly until NM All Copy appears then press AMS or YES
113. y the second recorder begins play Play will continue in the same way for all other recorder if a cable is connected to the RELAY IN terminal Note For the relay signal to be received and playback to begin in all recorders the following conditions must be satisfied e A disc that is able to play back must be in the recorder e The recorder must be stopped e The recorders must not be in Edit Menu or Set up Menu If REPEAT is set the control signal is not transmitted and relay playback cannot be made Relay Recording Carry out steps 1 to 4 with all recorders connected 1 Press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press lt gt repeatedly until Relay appears in the display press AMS or YES Turn AMS or press k 1 repeatedly select Rec press AMS or YES Press MENU NO W Start recording on the first unit U A When the first recorder finishes recording the second recorder begins recording Recording will continue in the same way for all other recorders if a cable is connected to the RELAY IN terminal Note For the relay signal to be received and recording to begin in all recorders the following conditions must be satisfied e A recordable disc must be in the recorder e The recorder must be set input selector in accodance with the connection to the input terminal e The recorder must be stopped e The recorders must

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