Sony MZ-N910 Bedienungsanleitung

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    3-253-938- 11 (1) Por table MiniDisc Recor der Operating Instructions Recorder Operat i on _ ______________________ ______ _ Softwa re Operation _ ______________________ ______ _ page 11 page 92 ©2003 Sony Corporation MZ-N910 “W ALKMA N” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphon e Stereo products. is a trademark of So[...]

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    2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to r ain or moisture. T o prev ent fir e, do not cov er the ventil ation of th e apparatus wit h news papers , tabl e cl oths, cur tains , etc. And don’t plac e l ig ht ed can dles on the appa ratus. T o pre vent fir e or sh ock haza rd, do not place obje cts fi lled with liqu ids, such a[...]

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    3 Notice for users On the supplied sof twa re • Copyright laws pr ohibit re produ cing the softwa re or t he m anua l acc ompanyi ng it in whole or in part, or renting the softw are without the p ermission of th e copyrigh t hol der. • In no event will SONY be liabl e for any fi nancial damage, or loss of prof its, includi ng claims made b y th[...]

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    4 T able of co ntents Recorder Operation Looking at controls .............. ... ............ .... ........ 12 Getting started ........ ............ ........... ............... . 16 Recordi ng an MD right a way! ......... ........... ..... 19 Playing an MD righ t away! ...... .... .... ........... .... . 23 Various ways of reco rding .............. [...]

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    5 Editing re corded tracks ................... ........... .... 39 Before editin g .......... ... ........... .... .... .......... .... .... ... ........... .... ... ........... .... . 39 Labeling a track or a disc (Nam e) .... ........... .... ... ........... .... ... ........... .... . 39 Labeli ng ........ ............... ........... ...........[...]

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    6 Other ope rations ...... ............... ............ ............ 54 Useful settin gs ............... ............... .............. ........... .............. ........... .......54 How to use the menu items .......... ........... .............. ........... ..............57 Settin g the clock to stamp the recorded time ...... .............. ....[...]

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    7 Troublesh ooting and e xplanation s ......... ....... 77 Troubles hooting .. ............... ........... .............. ........... ........... .............. ..... 77 While cha rging ............. .............. ............... ........... .............. ........... . 77 While rec ording ........... ........... .............. ........... .......[...]

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    8 Software Operation What is a Net MD? ........... ........... ............... ..... 93 Basic Ope rations ..... ............ ............... ........... . 94 Basic opera tio na l flow us in g the Net MD ........ ........... .... ... ........... .... ...94 Provid ing the requ ired system environment ............. .......... ............... ... 95 Sy[...]

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    9 Other in formation ..... ............... ............ ......... 110 Settings and Precaution s .... .............. ........... ............... .............. .......... 110 Setting s accordin g to O S ..... .... ... ........... .... ... ........... .... ... ........... ... 110 For use r s w it h Open MG Jukeb ox, S onicSt a g e, or So nicSt age Pr[...]

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    10 Befor e using this product This manual e xplains the rec order operations and the installati on and basic use of th e supplie d Soni cSt a ge sof twar e. For de ta ils on the various ope ratio ns , r ef er to the pages indicated belo w . When usin g the r ecorder Recorder Operation (pages 11 to 91) Pages 1 1 to 91 in thi s manual explain the use[...]

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    11 Checking the supplied accessories Optical cable ( 1) CD-ROM (S onicS tage V er . 1.5) (1) * Car ry in g pouc h/ca rr yi ng cas e w i th a be lt cl ip (1 ) ∗ Do not play a CD-ROM on an audio CD player . A C power a dapt or (1) Batter y ch arging s ta n d (1) Head phone s/e ar phone s with a remot e control (1) NH-14WM N i ck el met al hydrid e [...]

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    12 Looking at controls The recor der A END SEARCH button B T MARK b utton C Battery compa rtment D Display windo w E GR OUP button F x • CHG b utton G HOLD switch Slide the switch in the directio n of the arro w to disable t he butto ns on the record er . T o pr ev ent the butt ons fr om bein g acci de nt all y op er at ed wh en you carry the rec[...]

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    13 N Jog dial (M E NU /E N TER ) O Hand st rap hole Use th e ho le to att a ch your own st ra p. P Dedicat ed US B ca ble c onn ecting jack Q LINE IN (OP T) jack R MIC (PL UG IN PO WER) jack Ther e is a tactil e dot besid e the MIC (PLU G IN POWER ) jac k. S REC (record) switch T i (head ph ones /e arph one s)/ LIN E OUT jack The display window of [...]

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    14 The headphones/earphones with a r em ote control A V olume co ntrol (V OL +, –) T urn to adjust the volume. B x (stop) b utton C Jog le ver ( NX /EN T, . , > ) NX / ENT (to press) : pl ay , pause , enter . (to slide towa rds): REW > (to s lide tow ards): FF D Display windo w E (gro up ) +, – F Clip G HOLD switch Slide the switch in the[...]

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    15 The display window of t he remote contr ol A Disc in dication B T rac k nu mbe r d isplay C Char acter i nformati on dis play D Play mode indicatio n E SOUND indication F Battery le vel indicatio n G Grou p indi ca tion H Bookmark indication I Melody t imer indication 1 2 Using the clip for the remote control It may be hard f or y ou to r ead th[...]

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    16 Getting star ted Char ge the rechar g eab le ba tter y b efore usin g. Ev en if the rec har geab le batter y is not char ged, you can use t he recorder a s long as the A C po wer adapto r is connecte d. 1 Inser t the rechargeable batter y . 2 Char ge the rechargeable batter y . 1 Connect the AC pow er ad aptor to the batter y ch arging sta nd an[...]

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    17 3 Remo ve the re cor der from the batter y chargi ng s tan d. For models supplied with the AC plug adaptor If the AC power ada ptor does not fit the w all out let, u se t he AC plug adapt or . 3 Make connections and unlock the contr ols. 1 Conne ct the head pho nes/e arph ones with t he remote control to i /LINE OU T. 2 Slide HOLD to the op pos [...]

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    18 z Y ou can als o char ge t he r echar g eab le ba ttery b y connect ing the A C po wer adapto r directl y to t he recorder . Connect the A C po wer adap tor to DC IN 3V on the re co rd er , and then press x • CHG while the recorder is sto pped. “Charging” and e appear in the di s p la y and charging st arts. F ull ch arging take s about 3.[...]

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    19 Recording an M D right away! This sect ion ex plains the ba sic procedur e for making di gital recordin gs using an optical cabl e connected t o a CD player , Digital TV or o ther dig ital equ ipme nt. Make s ure to use th e o ptic al c able . It is recommended t o use the reco rder with the A C po wer adaptor when recordin g. For o ther recordi[...]

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    20 2 Make connections. (Inser t the cables fir mly and completely into the appropriate jacks.) Note It is recomm en ded tha t you c onne c t the AC po wer adapt or directly to the r ecor de r while rec or din g. If you reco rd u sing the batte ry charging stand, make sur e that the fu lly ch arged rechargeabl e batt ery is inserte d in the recorder[...]

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    21 Note If you record on a previousl y recorded d isc, the record er is factory set to overwrite the entire cont ents of the dis c. If you w ant the re cording to s tart after the exi sting content s, do the p rocedure “ Recording without o v erwriting ex i s ti ng material ” (p ag e 59) befo re doi n g step 3, “Reco rd an MD. ” (page 20). [...]

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    22 Notes • Do not change the rechar geabl e battery durin g operatio n ev en if the r ecorder i s connecte d to the AC power adapto r . The ope ratio n may stop. • “TOC Edit” flash es while d ata of th e record ing (the track ’s start and end points, etc.) is being recorded. Do not move or j og the recorder or disco nnect the po we r sour[...]

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    23 Playing an MD right aw ay! 1 Inser t an MD. 1 Pres s O P EN to ope n the lid. 2 Insert an M D t o the dire ctio n of the arrow wit h t he la bel side fa ci ng front, and press the lid dow n to close. 2 Play an MD. 1 Pre ss N on the reco rder . Pres s th e jo g lever ( NX ) on the remote c ontrol. A short bee p so und s in the head phone s/ earph[...]

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    24 If the play does no t start Make sure t he recorder i s not lo c ked (pages 1 2 , 17). Note The playback soun d may skip if: • the recor de r rece ives stronger co nti nuous shock. • a dirty or scr at c hed Mini Disc is pl ayed. T o Oper at ion on th e recor der Operatio n on t h e re m ote control Pause Pre ss X . Press X ag a in to resum e[...]

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    25 V arious ways of recor ding Viewing various information Y ou can check the remaining time, track number , etc. w he n re cordin g or du ring stop. G roup -r ela te d i te ms ap pe ar onl y when a tr ack w ith gr oup setti ngs i s play ed and th en stopped . On the recorder 1 Pres s the jo g dial . 2 Turn the jog dial u ntil “DI S P LA Y” app[...]

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    26 On the re mote co ntrol 1 Press DI SPLA Y. Each time you p ress the b utton, the disp la y change s as follo ws. Display window on the remote control Displa y: D / E Note Depending on the gr oup se tt ings , the operating conditio ns, and the disc s ettin gs, you may not be able to se lect certa in indic ations or th e indica tio ns may ap pe ar[...]

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    27 7 Play t he source yo u want to rec or d. The re corder starts recordi ng automatically wh en it recei ves the playi n g sound . T o stop recording Pres s x . z When th ere is no sou nd from the playe r for about 3 se con ds dur in g synchro- r ecor di ng, the record e r goes in to the standby mod e automa t ically . Wh en the so und c ome s fro[...]

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    28 4 T u rn the jo g d i al to se le ct th e de sire d recording mode, and then p ress the jog dial to enter the selectio n . 5 Press an d sli de REC to start record ing. 6 Play the s ource you want to rec ord. T o st o p re c o rd i n g Press x . The reco rd er keeps the s et ting of the record ing m ode wh en you re cord the nex t time. z Audio c[...]

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    29 Recording fr om a microphone 1 Con nect th e ster eo m icroph one t o the MIC (PLUG IN PO WER) jack . The re corder changes to mi cropho ne input automatic ally . 2 Press and sl i de R E C to star t record ing. T o select micr ophone sensitiv ity 1 While the rec order i s record ing or stop ped, p ress t he jog di al. 2 T urn the jog dial until [...]

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    30 Adding track marks while recor ding Y ou ca n ad d tra ck m a rks ( track nu mbe r) while reco rding to di vide th e material i nto sepa ra te pa rt s. Adding trac k marks manually 1 While the re co rder is r ec ordi ng , pr ess T MARK (press P MODE/ on the remot e co nt rol). Adding trac k marks automatica lly (A uto Time Mark) Use this f eatur[...]

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    31 z “T” appe ars before th e time display on the recorder fo r track marks added by Aut o Time Mark, and “T ” appears afte r the time displ ay on the r emo te cont rol. Notes • If you add a track mar k by pre ssin g T MARK or X , etc. wh ile recording , Auto T ime Mark will be gin aut omatically adding t rack mark each ti me th e sele ct[...]

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    32 V ar iou s wa ys of pl ayb ack This se ct io n expl ains th e op erat i ons that are done on the rem ote con trol. For details on ope rat ions d on e on t he r ecorde r, see the pa ge s indi ca ted for eac h operat ion. Viewing var ious info r mat ion Y ou can check the tr ack nam e, disc nam e, etc. du ring pl aybac k. Gro up-r elate d item s a[...]

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    33 Playing a track rep eatedly (Rep eat Pla y) Y ou can us e t h e repeat fu nc tion for norm al play, single-tr ack play , shu ffle play , and p ro gram pl ay mode . 1 While pl ayin g in t h e selec te d play mode, pr ess P MODE/ for 2 second s or more. appear s in the dis pl ay . T o cancel repeat play Press P MODE/ fo r 2 seco nds or mor e . z B[...]

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    34 Listening to tracks in a desired sequence (P rogram Pla y) 1 Whil e pl ay ing, pr ess P MODE/ repeated ly until “PGM” appears in the disp lay . 2 Slide the jog le ver repeate dly to select a track, and then press to enter that track. 3 Repeat step 2 t o prog ram m ore tra cks. Y ou ca n pr ogra m up to 20 tr ac ks. 4 After pr ogramming the t[...]

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    35 4 Pre ss th e j og l ever to e n t er th e selec te d surrou nd mode. Selecting the sound quality (6-Band Equalizer) 1 While playing, press SOUND repeatedly to select “SOUND. ” 2 Press SOUND fo r 2 seconds or more. 3 Sl ide the jo g l ever rep ea te dly to sel e ct the so und m od e. Each time you slide the jog lev er , A and B cha nge as f [...]

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    36 Changing playback speed (Digital Pitch Control) The sp ee d cont ro l fun ct ion is us eful fo r langua ge study and ot her pu rp ose. T hi s funct io n ch anges the play back speed withou t chan gi ng the play back p itch. The pl ayba ck s peed can be varied fr om +100% t o –50% th e norm a l speed , in 13 step s. 1 While pl ay ing, pr ess DI[...]

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    37 4 Slid e th e jog lever repeated ly unt i l “ON” app ears in the d ispla y , and th en pres s the jog lever . , appears . 5 Sl ide the jo g l ever rep ea te dly to sel e ct the al ar m soun d, and the n pr ess the jog le ver . Y ou can se l ec t fro m three ki nd s of sounds . 6 Sl ide the jo g l ever rep ea te dly to sel e ct the el ap sed [...]

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    38 Connecting to a stereo system (LINE OUT) Y ou can lis ten to the pl ayba ck soun d fro m conn ec te d com po nent . Co nnect th e i / LINE O U T jack of th e reco rder to the LINE I N ja cks of an amp l ifier or a ta pe play e r with a lin e ca ble. When con nectin g a line ca bl e to the i / LINE O UT jack of the r ecord er , b e sur e to set t[...]

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    39 Editi ng r ecorde d tracks This sectio n explains the operations th at are don e on th e re cord er . For det ai l s on oper ations done on t he remot e contr ol, se e the pag es indi ca ted fo r eac h oper at io n. Befor e editing Y ou can edi t your re cord ings by addi ng/ erasing track mark s or labelin g tracks an d MDs. Notes • Premas te[...]

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    40 Labeling Y ou can label a tr ack or d isc w hile the recor der is s topped , reco rding or playi ng. Note that if you label a track while the record er is st op ped, the tr ac k mus t b e t he curren tly sele cted . 1 Press the jo g di al . 2 T urn the jog di al un til “ED I T” appear s in the d ispl ay , and then press the jog dial. 3 T urn[...]

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    41 7 Rep eat ste p 6, and then e nt er all char ac ters of the l a bel name. 8 Pres s the jo g dial for 2 sec onds or mor e . A track or disc is labele d. Note When th e record i ng is st opped while lab eling a track or a disc duri ng recordin g, or whe n the recordin g mo ves on to the ne xt track while label ing a trac k, the inpu t at tha t poi[...]

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    42 Moving recor ded tracks (Move) Y ou ca n ch ange t he ord er of the re corde d tracks. Note T o m ove tracks in a disc wit h gro up setti ngs, see page 51. Exampl e Move tr ac k C (track numb er 3) from t he third to t he se cond tr ack. 1 While pl aying t he trac k you wan t to move , press the jo g dial. 2 T urn the jog di al un til “ED I T?[...]

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    43 Dividing a track (Divide) Y ou can divide a trac k wi th a track mark , crea ting a new track f rom the part follo wing the tr ack mark. Y ou can also make f ine adjust ments to the track mark position before making the actual div ision. The trac k numbers will incr ease as foll ows. This function c an be set wit h th e reco rd e r only . Note Y[...]

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    44 T o add track ma rks whil e recording (except while synchro-recording) Press T M AR K on the r ecor de r (P MODE/ on the r emote control) at the point y ou want to a dd a track mark. Y ou c an us e Auto Time Mark to ad d track marks automati ca lly at speci fied inter v als (ex cept while digi tal record ing) (page 30). Combining tracks (Combine[...]

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    45 T o erase a track Note tha t on ce a r ecording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it. Make sure of the trac k yo u are eras ing. 1 Whil e p la yi ng the trac k yo u want to eras e, p re ss th e jog d ia l. 2 T urn the jog di al until “EDIT” appear s in t he dis play , and then pr ess the jo g di a l. 3 T urn the jo g dial until “ Erase?[...]

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    46 Using th e gro up fun ction What is the gr oup function? The grou p func tion is pr ovided to al l ow playba ck of disc s wi th group se tting s. The group fu nction is convenient fo r playba ck of MD s on which several albums or C D sing l e s ha ve been r ec orded in MDLP (LP2/ L P4) mod e. What is a disc with group settings? The rec order ca [...]

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    47 Recording a tra ck to an existing gr oup Y ou can ad d a t r a ck to an e xisti ng group . 1 Pres s GR OUP and press . or > until the group you wa nt to a dd a trac k to app ears in the di sp lay . 2 Whil e pressi ng GROUP, pres s and slide RE C. 3 Play the so urce sou nd. z • T o add a track that is curr ently play ing to a group, stop or [...]

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    48 Selecting the pla y mode for gro up play (Gr oup P lay Mode) The shuffle pl ay a nd pro gram pl ay funct io n ca n be use d duri ng group pl ay mode. 1 Press P MODE/ repeate dly . After normal pl aybac k, the f ol lowing play modes are dis played. Repeat p lay f or t he sele cted gro up play mode (Gr oup Repeat Play) 1 While pl aying i n the sel[...]

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    49 Editing groups This sectio n explains the operations th at are don e on th e re cord er . For det ai l s on oper ations done on t he remot e contr ol, se e the pag es indi ca ted fo r eac h oper at io n. Assigning trac ks or groups as a new gr oup (Gr oup Setting) W ith this functi on , you can as sign exi s ting tr a cks or gr o ups to a ne w g[...]

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    50 5 T urn the jog di al un til the num ber of the des ired la st tr ac k appe ars i n t h e display, and then press the jog di al t o enter the selectio n . This se le ct s the last tra c k of the n ew grou p and the grou p can be la b e l e d. 6 Label a gro up ( se e “L abel in g recor d ed group s ” (p age 50)). T o cancel the procedure Pres[...]

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    51 Moving a track in a d isc wit h group se tting Y ou can mo ve a t r ack from on e group ou t of th e grou p or to anoth er gro up. Y ou ca n also move a trac k that doe s not belo ng to a grou p to an exi sting g roup. 1 Whil e p la yi ng the trac k yo u want to move, press th e jog dial . 2 T urn the jog di al until “EDIT” appear s in t he [...]

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    52 Changing the or der of a gr oup on a disc (Gr oup Move) 1 While playing a track within a group whos e or der yo u wa nt to cha ng e, press the jo g di al . 2 T urn the dial until “EDI T” app e ars in the displ ay , and th en press th e jog dial . 3 T urn the jo g di al un til “M ove” appear s in the d ispl ay , and then press the jog dia[...]

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    53 4 T urn the jog di al until “EDIT” appear s in t he dis play , and then pr ess the jo g di a l. 5 T urn the jo g dial until “ Erase” appear s in t he dis play , and then pr ess the jo g di a l. 6 T urn t he jog dial un til “ : Erase” appear s in t he dis play , and then pr ess the jo g di a l. The gr ou p name and “G P Erase?” ap[...]

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    54 Other op erations Useful settings The re co rder ha s m any men us with us ef ul fu nc tion s f o r rec ordi ng , pla yb ack, edi ting, etc. The follo wing table s hows the menu items that you can select. Some items can be set with both the rec order and the r emote contro l, and some can be set with eith er the recorde r or the remote co ntrol.[...]

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    55 Pla ying Sel e c t in g th e play mode Select s t he play m o de, su ch as repeat play , pro gr am pla y , etc. re cord er page 60 remote contro l page 3 2 Cha ngi ng the sound qu ality Custo mizes the surr ound or equaliz er mode setti ngs. reco rder page 62 remote contro l page 3 4 Cha ngi ng the play back speed V aries the play back s peed wi[...]

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    56 Ed itin g Labe ling (Name) Labels t ra ck s, group s, or th e disc. recorder page 39 (track and disc ) page 50 (gro up) remote cont rol page 40 (track and disc ) page 66 (gro up) Movi ng Ch anges the or der of tracks or grou ps. recor der page 42 (track ) page 51 (gro up) remote cont rol page 66 Erasi ng Erase s tra ck s, group s, or th e entir [...]

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    57 How to use the menu items T o set the me nu items, do th e followi ng procedure. On the recorder: 1 Press the j og dial to e nter the menu. 2 T urn the jo g di al to se lect th e i te m. 3 Press the jog dial to e nter the se lection. 4 Repeat st ep s 2 and 3 . The se tting will b e ente red whe n you pr ess the jog dia l at the las t. On the rem[...]

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    58 Setting the cl ock to stamp the recorded time T o stam p the da te and ti m e on the M D when you re cord, you f irst need to set the clock. O nc e you se t the cl oc k, the record er w il l in cl ude a t im e stamp each time you record some thing. The recording date is not re cord ed for tracks that are checke d ou t from you r com p uter. This[...]

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    59 Changing the op erational direction of the displa y Wh en you turn th e jog dial downwar d, the display s crolls do wnward. This is the factor y se tting . Y ou c an chan ge th e factory sett in g to scro ll in th e opposi t e dire ction. This function c an be set wit h th e reco rd e r only . 1 Enter the menu an d select “OPTION” - “J OG [...]

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    60 Creating a ne w gr oup when recording By slidin g REC to the righ t, you ca n set the recorder to creat e a ne w gro up automatical ly each time you record. This is convenient wh en re cord ing several CDs in succ essi on . This fun ct ion ca n be set w it h th e re cord er only . 1 While the re corder is s topped, enter the menu and select “R[...]

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    61 T o erase bookmarks Whil e p laying the trac k f or whic h yo u want to er ase the b ook m ar k, pres s t he j og lever for 2 sec o n ds o r m ore . For the details and the remote control operation, see page 33. Listening to trac ks in a desired sequenc e (Program Play) 1 Selec t “Prog ra m ” in step 2 of “Select i ng the pl ay m o de” ([...]

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    62 Adjusting the sound (Virtual- Surr o und • 6-Band Equalizer) V ar ying the virtual sound to create different acoustics (Virtual-Surround) 1 Enter the menu an d select “SOUND” - “V -SUR”. 2 T urn the jo g di al re pe ated ly to selec t the su rrou nd m ode, and then press t he jog dial to enter the selecte io n. Each time you tu rn the [...]

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    63 3 Press VOL + or – to adjus t the level. 4 After select i ng the lev el, pres s th e jo g di al to enter . T o cance l the s etting Select “SOUND OFF”. For details and the remote control operation, see page 34. Cha n gi n g pl ayba ck spe e d (Digital Pitch Control) 1 While the rec order i s play ing, e nter the m en u and se lect “U S E[...]

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    64 Pr otecting yo ur hearing (A VLS) The A VLS (Automatic V olume Limiter Syst em ) fu ncti o n keep s down the maxim um volum e to pr ot ec t your ear s . 1 Ente r the me nu a nd se lect “O PTI ON ” - “A VLS”. 2 Selec t “A VLS ON”. When you try to turn the v olume too high , “A VLS” appear s in the dis play . The vo lume is kept to[...]

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    65 T urning on/off the bac klight The b ac klight of the disp lay wi ndow of the remote co ntrol c an be s et to remai n on or of f. This functi on can be set wit h the remote contr ol on ly . 1 While the rec order is stop ped, e nter the m en u and se lect “O P TIO N ” - “B A CKLIGHT” . 2 Sele ct the d esired item. Adju sting the co ntrast[...]

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    66 4 Repea t ste p 3 and ente r al l ch aracte rs of t he labe l nam e. 5 Press the jo g lever for 2 se conds or more. For details and t he recorder operation, see page 39. Labeling recorded groups 1 Select “ : Name” in s tep 2 of “Lab el i ng ( Name )” (p age 65) an d do step s 3 to 5 t o la bel a gr oup. For the details and the record er [...]

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    67 Erasi ng tr ac ks, th e entir e disc or groups (Erase) Erasing t racks 1 Whil e p la yi ng the trac k yo u want to eras e, enter th e men u an d sel ec t “EDIT” - “Erase ” - “ : Eras e”. “Erase OK? ” and “ Pus hEN T ER” appear in t he displ ay . 2 Press th e j og l ever t o eras e a tr ack. T o erase the whol e disc 1 Play t [...]

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    68 Using the alarm (Melody Timer) 1 Enter the menu and select “USEFUL” - “M -T IME R ” - “ ON” . , light s up in the di splay and the alarm s ound ca n be se le ct ed. 2 T urn the jo g di al re pe ated ly to selec t the alarm so und, a nd then p ress th e jog di al. See ste p 5 of “ Set ting th e al ar m (Melody Ti mer)” (pag e 37) [...]

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    69 Erasing the disc infor mation 1 Insert the disc whose informat ion is to be erased and ve ri fy its cont en t s. 2 Select “ Erase?” after step 1. “Erase OK” appear s in the displa y and the disc info rmation is erased. Note If you try to erase t he disc infor mation of a disc that have ne ver been stor e d, “No Entr y! ” appear s in [...]

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    70 List of menus Menus on the recorder Items l isted under “Men u 1” are th e se lectab le item s whi c h appea r wh en you pre ss the jo g dial, i tems listed und er “ Menu 2” are the se lectab le it ems w hi ch ap pear w hen you select an item in Menu 1, and “Menu 3” are th e selec tabl e items w hich a ppear w hen you select an item [...]

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    71 On the remote cont rol USEFUL PERSONAL Entry? y Erase? M-TIM ER O F F (fact ory se t ti ng ) y ON DPC — A UDIO OUT HeadPhone (f a ctory setting) y LINE OUT REC SET REC MOD E SP (fac tory se tting ) y LP2 y LP4 y MONO RecV olume Au to RE C ( factory s etting) y ManualREC TIME MA RK OFF (fa ctory se tting ) y ON MIC SENS SENS HIGH (facto ry sett[...]

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    72 Power sou rces Y ou ca n use the reco rd er on ho use cu rrent or as fo llows. • a nic kel m etal hydride rec hargeable batt ery NH- 14WM • LR6 (s i ze AA ) alka l in e dr y batte ry (used with the su pplied dry batter y cas e) It is pref er abl e to use th e re cord er on house curr ent when rec ording for a long time . Wh en p oweri n g th[...]

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    73 Addit io nal information Precautions On safety Do not put any foreig n objects i n the DC IN 3V jack. On po wer sou rces • Use house curre nt , nickel meta l hydride rechar g ea ble battery , LR6 (size AA) battery , or car batt er y . • For use in y our house: For the supplied battery charging stand, use the A C power adaptor supplied with t[...]

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    74 • If the c apacity of t he rechar geable b attery drops to ha lf the nor ma l amo unt, repl ace w ith the ne w one. On th e dry batter y c ase The supplie d dr y ba tte r y case is de si gnated fo r this rec or der on ly. On the M iniDisc car tridge • When c arrying or storin g the MiniDis c, keep it in its ca se. • Do not break ope n th e[...]

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    75 Specifications Audio pla ying system MiniDis c digital a udi o system Laser diode properties Material: GaAlAs W avelength: λ = 790 n m Emis sion d uration : con tinuous Laser output: less t han 44.6 µW (This outpu t is the v alu e measur ed at a dist ance of 200 mm f r om the le ns surfac e on the op tic a l pick-up blo ck with 7 mm aper tur e[...]

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    76 Y our dealer may not h andle some of the a bove listed accessories. Please ask the dealer for detailed informa ti on ab out the acce ssories in your country. ∗ When using op tional headph ones, u se only headp hone s/ ear phon es with stere o mi ni plugs. Y ou cannot u se hea dphones/ earphon es with mi cro pl ugs.[...]

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    77 T r ou bleshootin g and explanat ions T roubleshooting If a pr oblem occ urs durin g recorder operatio n, follo w the steps describe d belo w before consulting th e nearest Son y dealer . If any mes sages appear , it is recommended to take note s. 1 Check to see if the proble m is listed in , “Tro ubleshooting ” (page 7 7). Che ck “M essa [...]

  • Seite 78

    78 While r ecording The batte ry charging sta nd a nd the re cord er be come hot duri ng the charging pro cedur e. • Thi s i s no rmal and pos es n o da nger. Sympto m Cause/R emedy The re co rder ov erwrites e xisting mate rials wh en re cord. • The recor d start ing-position se ttin g (“REC-Posi” ) is se t to “Fro m Her e” . , Set “[...]

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    79 Recor ding stop s automatically in the mid dl e of a reco rdin g oper ation. • Y ou tried to overwr i te a tr ac k wh ic h i s ch ecked ou t from th e comp uter. (Track s t h at ar e c hec ked o ut from the co m pu ter cannot be ov erwritten. The record in g stops automatically .) , Check the che cked- out trac k back into the com pute r . , R[...]

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    80 While play ing Y ou cann ot che ck o ut tracks tha t will fil l up the remaining record ing t im e on the disc. • The mi nimum recordable time on a dis c is normall y 2 seconds in ster eo , 4 seco nd s in LP2 st ere o m ode, and 8 se cond s in LP4 ster eo mode. When yo u ch eck ou t a tr ack fro m you r comp ut er , the re corder n eeds a 2 -s[...]

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    81 Th e vo lu m e of th e record ed trac k is low . • The tra ck was re corde d in anal og mode (in dig ital mode, th e recording leve l is automati cally set to the same lev el as tha t of the soun d so urce ). O r y ou used a conne cting cord w i th an atten uato r . , Use a c or rect con nect ing co rd with out an atte nuat or. • The re cord[...]

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    82 While Edit ing There i s no R - channe l soun d output w he n playing a trac k record ed from a casset t e deck or throu gh an ampl ifier, or when listen ing to sound from a ca sse tte deck o r a mplifier . • There is no R-channel o utput if the cassette deck or an amplif ier is connected with a monaural cord. , Make sur e to us e a st e reo c[...]

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    83 While using gro up function Other s Sympt om Cause/ Remedy The group funct i on d oes no t oper ate. • While us in g a di s c with ou t group s etting , an at t em p t was made to select s ome group-relate d menu. , Use a dis c w i t h gr ou p setti ng. A tr ack cann ot be record ed to a ne w grou p. A ne w grou p ca nnot be crea ted. • This[...]

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    84 The re co rder d oe s not wor k or works poorl y . • The d isc is da mag ed or does not co ntain pr oper re cordin g or editing dat a. , Reinsert the disc. Rer ecord the disc. If the erro r message still appe ars, repl ace it wi th an other di sc. • There is an internal malfu nction in the s ystem. , Remove the ded icat e d USB c able fro m [...]

  • Seite 85

    85 Messages If the fol l owing er ror me ss ages fl as h in the di s play wi nd ow , che ck the ch ar t below . Error message Meaning/Remedy FULL • Y ou trie d to se t a 21s t bo ok mark. , Y ou can se t onl y up t o 20 bookm a rks. Keep the numb er of bookma rk s withi n 20 . A VLS • A VLS is set to “A VLS ON” and so the vo lume cannot ris[...]

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    86 LOW B A TT • Batte ri es ar e weak. , Charge the recha rgeabl e ba ttery o r repl ac e the dry batt er y (page 1 6). MEM OVER • Y o u t ri ed to rec ord w i th th e reco rder place d w her e it re ceives conti nuo us vibr ation. , Put the re corde r o n a stab l e pl ac e, and start rec ordi ng again. MENU • Y ou pressed a k ey on the re m[...]

  • Seite 87

    87 NO SET • Y ou tried t o set Digital Pitch Control while the “A UDIO OUT” parameter was set to “ LINE OUT”. , Use the j og dial to set the “A UDIO OUT” parameter to “Head Phone ”. • Y ou tri ed to make the following s ettings while re cording. — Persona l Disc Memory — Melo dy T imer — Digital Pitch Control — Recording[...]

  • Seite 88

    88 SEL Gro up • Y ou sel ected “ : N ame”, “ : Move”, or “ : Erase” w h ile the rec or de r is sto pped or w hi l e pl ay ing a t ra ck that do e s no t belo n g to a grou p. , Sele ct a tr ack wi thin a group you wa nt to edit, and t hen do t he edit in g op erat io n ag ain. SEL Track • Y o u sel ect e d “ : N am e ”, “ : Mo[...]

  • Seite 89

    89 Explanations Differ e nce bet w een digi tal (optical ) and analo g (line) input s The input j ack of this rec order works a s both digital a nd analog input j acks. Connect the recor der t o a C D pl a yer or a ca sset te reco rder usi n g either digi ta l ( op tica l ) i npu t or an al og (line) input. T o record , see “Rec ording an MD righ[...]

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    90 The mea ning o f “no s ound” “No sound” describ es a rec order c onditio n in which t he in put level is abo ut 4.8 mV d uring analog input or less than –89 dB durin g o pti cal (digi tal) inpu t (with 0 dB as f ull bit (the ma xim um rec ordab le level for a MiniDisc)). Note on digital recording This rec order us es the Seria l Copy M[...]

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    91 Suppressing the skips of the sound (G-PRO TECTIO N) The G-PRO T ECTION fun ction was developed to p rovide a higher l evel of shock resistanc e than that of existi ng pl ayers.[...]

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    92 Recording audio data to your computer Y o u can reco rd aud io data to yo ur com put er from sources s uch as au di o CDs and the I nte rne t (page 100 ). On the computer Listening Y ou can listen to an a udio CD in the CD- ROM dri ve o f yo ur co mput er , or audi o data in the hard di sk drive (page 107). Inte rnet Audi o CDs[...]

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    93 What is a Net MD? Net MD is a stand ard tha t enables th e transf er of audio data from a compute r to a MiniDisc de vice. T o use this Net MD wi th your computer requires a so ftware applic ation called “Son icSt age”. SonicStage s oftware pro vides a da tabase for manag ing audio data in the computer and functions f or playing the audio da[...]

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    94 Basic Operat i ons Basic operational f low using the Net MD The fo ll owin g is the b as ic st ep s th at y o u wil l tak e fo llow in g th e pu rc ha s e of you r re co rd er. Thro ugh thes e steps , you will pr epar e and set up you r com puter for u se of your rec order as a Net MD. Do th e follo wing steps, a nd refer to t he indicated pa ge[...]

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    95 Providing the r eq uired system envir onment System requirements The f ol l owing har dware a nd sof tw ar e ar e req ui re d in orde r to us e th e So nicS tage sof t wa re for the Ne t MD. This so ftware is n ot suppor ted b y the following environments : • Macintosh • W indows XP versions other than Hom e Edition or Profes sio nal • W i[...]

  • Seite 96

    96 Installing the softwar e onto your computer This section e x plains t he inst allat ion of the So nicSta ge V er .1.5 software suppli ed with y our Net MD. Before installing the software 1 Make sur e t o not e th e following before ins ta lli ng t he so ftware . Do not connec t the de dicat ed USB cable before the installation! The Soni cSt age [...]

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    97 Installing SonicStage V er .1.5 1 T urn on your compute r and start up W indows . 2 Insert the installation CD-R OM for SonicStage into the CD-R OM drive of your c omputer . The setu p prog ra m st ar ts up autom a tical ly and the So nicS ta ge V er .1. 5 in st allat i on window appe ars. 3 Click to select [SonicStage 1.5]. T o u se this so ftw[...]

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    98 4 Follo w the displayed instructions. R ead the i nstruct ions ca refull y . The installati on may tak e 20 to 30 minutes, depen ding o n your sys tem environme nt (page 11 9). 5 After the installation is completed, click [Restart] to restart the compu ter . Make sur e to r estart your c omput er only aft er the insta llation has co mpleted. W a[...]

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    99 Connecting the Net MD to your computer After the s oftware insta llation is compl eted, connect t he Net MD to your c omputer . Refer to the operating i nstructions of t he Net MD as well . 1 Insert a recordable disc into the Net MD. 2 Make the power source and th e dedicated USB c able connection s with the Net MD and the computer . 3 Check the[...]

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    100 Storing audio data to your computer This se ct ion ex pl ai ns ho w to reco rd an d st or e audi o d ata from an audi o CD to t he h ard di sk drive of your com put e r . The proc edur e in this se ct ion is us ed to rec or d al l trac ks on an aud io CD . T o r eco rd onl y speci fic trac ks from a CD, or fr om othe r s oun d sour ces, se e th[...]

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    101 Recording audio CDs to the hard disk drive In Soni cS tage V er .1.5, th e ha rd di sk drive is called th e “M usi c D r ive”. The Mus ic Dr ive manag es all audio d ata st ored b y SonicSt age. 1 Insert the audio CD that you want t o recor d into the CD -R OM dri ve of your comp uter . The CD w i ndow ap pe ars i n t he di s play . Note Wh[...]

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    102 4 Click in the middle of the recording window and select the recording mode. Whe n reco rd in g da ta in LP 2 m o de: select A T RAC3 132kbps Whe n re cord ing da ta in LP4 m o de: select A T RAC3 66kbps 5 If the list panel is not displayed, click . List panel s a ppear und er th e re cord ing wi nd ow . The cont ents of the audio CD appe ar in[...]

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    103 Labeling audio data After recor ding has comple ted, you can la bel the audio da ta in the Music Driv e. Once a udio data in the Music Dri ve is la beled, the labe l information wil l be transferr ed to a disc a long with the audi o data, allo wing you to vi ew the data on your Net MD. 1 Start up SonicStage (page 100) and click (Music Drive). ?[...]

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    104 T ransferring audio data fr om your computer to the Net MD (Check-out) Audi o da ta stor ed on the M us i c Drive can be tran sferre d to yo ur N et MD. Th is proce ss is called “ C heck-out”. The n umber of times a tr ack can be checke d out is re stricted in this soft ware f or the pr otect ion of c opyri ghts (p age 122). Checki ng out a[...]

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    105 3 Click in the middle of the display and select the recordin g mod e (page 1 02). Standard tr ansfer mode: Da ta are transfe rred in the fo rmat of the or iginal fi les. Maximum a vailable t ransfer space: All data are tra nsferred in LP4 mode. SP transfer mode: All da ta a re conv erted an d tr ansferred in n or mal st ereo mode. Se lec t this[...]

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    106 Notes • Once a check -out ( or chec k- in) ha s sta r te d, do not disc on nect the dedi cat ed USB cable or power source unt il th e check -o u t ope r ation has comp le te d. Th es e ac tion s may dama ge the dat a or caus e the syst em t o ma lfunct ion. • Make sure not to bump the Net M D after chec k- out ha s st arted. If you do, the [...]

  • Seite 107

    107 Listening to an MD Y ou can listen to an MD on the Net MD while it is connected to your computer . When disc onnect ed from your com puter , the Net MD c an be use d as a n ordi nary Min iDisc de vice . For de tails on Net MD oper ations, refer to the “Re corder Operation” se ction. Listening to an MD wit h the Net MD connected to the comp [...]

  • Seite 108

    108 Advanced ope ration s Using other functions! Using the Sonic Stage online help This man ual expl ai ns only the bas ic op er at io ns of the Son icSt ag e soft w ar e. H owever , the soft ware has a host of oth er fun ctions that al low you to carry out v ario us opera tions, such as imp or t in g audi o files f ro m th e In ternet , clas si fy[...]

  • Seite 109

    109 Viewing online help Let’ s find out how to use th e on line h el p first. A n expl ana tion on t h e us e of the onlin e help can al so be fo und in th e on line hel p . 1 Double click [Overvie w] in the le ft-hand frame. 2 Click [About t his Help f ile]. The explan ation w ill a ppe ar in th e righ t-ha nd fr am e . 3 Read the text. Scroll t[...]

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    110 Other infor mat ion Settings and Pr ecautions Settings accor ding to OS The settings and precautions will differ according to th e operating system bein g used. Check th e i te m s that a ppl y t o your sys t em . For Windows XP use rs Restrictions whe n ru nning t he Son icSt age softwa re unde r Windows XP • T o instal l this software , you[...]

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    111 For Windo ws Millenn ium Edi tion users When us ing SonicS tage under Windows Mi llen nium Edition If you u se the “Syste m Restore ” func tion in W indows “Sy stem T ools”, audi o data manage d by SonicS tage ma y be com e co rrup te d a nd rend er ed unp layabl e. Bef or e execut in g the s ys te m rest or ation p roced ure, yo u shou[...]

  • Seite 112

    112 For users with OpenMG J ukebox , SonicStage, or SonicStage Premium inst alle d on their computer Note Confirm wh et he r any track s have been che cked out fr om yo ur comp uter. If tracks have been c hecked o ut from Open M G J ukebox, an earlie r vers ion o f So nicS ta ge , or SonicStage Premium, it may n ot be possible to c heck those track[...]

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    113 Precautions on the co-existence of SonicStage V er . 1.5 with OpenMG Ju kebox V er .2.2 or Soni cStage Premi um • Make sure the OpenMG Jukebox V er .2.2 icon is not displa yed in th e task tra y . If it is, th e Net MD may not be recogniz ed by your c omputer. • Audio data reco rd ed on the com puter are store d in a co m mon file and used [...]

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    114 Uninstalling the SonicSt age software T o un in st al l the Son i cSt a ge sof tw ar e, fo llow the pr oc ed ures below . For Window s XP use rs Log on with a us er name with “Computer Admi nistrator” as an attr ibute. Refer to the operating instr uctions of your computer for deta ils on logging o n as an administra tor . 1 Click [Start]–[...]

  • Seite 115

    115 2 Double-click [Add/Re move Programs]. The Ad d/ Re move Program s Prop erties w i ndow ap pe ars. 3 Click [SonicStage 1.5.XX] in the list of programs for automatic rem ov al, and then c lick [Add/Remove]. 4 Click [OpenMG Secure Module 3.1]* in the list of programs for automatic remov al, and then click [Add/Remove]. Do as in st r ucte d by the[...]

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    116 T roubleshooting Please do the follo wing steps if you encounter a problem while usin g the SonicSta ge softwar e. In cas e a me ss age ap pears , it is rec omm ended that you write it down. Step 1: Chec k the symptoms in this “T roubleshooting” section. A v ari ety of infor mati on can a lso be found in the op erat ing p roce dures a nd ?[...]

  • Seite 117

    117 Comp ute r • Manu facture r: • Model : • T ype: D eskto p type / Lapt op typ e Name of opera ting system: RAM capaci ty: Har d di sk drive (contai ni ng Soni c Stage and audi o da ta) • Capac ity o f the drive: • Free spa ce: Inst al le d f olde r co nt aining Sonic St ag e (if ot her t han the de faul t fol d er) 1) • Loca tion of [...]

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    118 If y our computer does not recognize the Ne t MD • Is the Net MD conne cted co rrec tly to your computer? — If the Net MD i s not f irmly connected to the computer , the Net MD will not be recogni zed by you r com p uter. — Rec on nect the dedica ted USB cab le . I f the comp ut er still doe s not rec og nize the Net MD, dis co nnect the [...]

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    119 • If the installat io n see ms to be st opp ed It may tak e 30 minutes or more for t he installat ion to complete, depending on your compu t e r or CD-R OM dri ve. During the in stallation, watch out for the occurre nce of any o f the follo wing proble ms. • If the installation is still unsucce ssful after all that you ha ve done . — Th e[...]

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    120 Information and explanations Net MD F AQ This se ct ion int ro duce s freq ue ntly as ked ques tions a nd ans w ers on th e N et MD. On the Net MD What is a “N e t MD”? Net MD is a sp ecificat i on t hat a llows au di o da ta in a co mput e r to be tr ans fer re d to a MiniDi s c throug h a USB cable. Ti ll now , Mini Dis cs coul d be us ed[...]

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    121 On Editing Can checked-out trac ks be edited on the Net MD? • Things yo u ca n do on t he N et MD : — Label conte nts. — As si gn or relea se gr oups — Mov e tr acks o r grou ps. • Things yo u ca nnot do o n the Net M D : — Add track mar ks (div ide)/erase track marks (c ombine). — Delete track s, gr oups, or the entir e disc con [...]

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    122 On copyr ight protection The Ope nM G t ec hnol ogy* allows you to enjoy digi t al mu si c , while m a intai ni ng t he copyrig ht s of its ho l de rs. Op enM G Juke box enc rypt s audio files in O pen M G forma t and store s t hem on th e h ard disk of your com put e r to prevent unau thor i zed distri bution. * The cop yr ight pro te ction te[...]

  • Seite 123

    123 Restrictions on au dio content Hig h- qual ity di g ital au dio co nt ent is w i de ly available thro ug h m us ic dist r ibution se rvic es on the I nt erne t. T o prot ec t the copyr ig ht s of its hol d ers from una u t hor i ze d dist r ibutio n, some aud io co nten t is di s tributed wi t h ce rtai n restri ct i ons on rec ordin g and pla [...]

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    124 Glossary A TRAC3 A TRAC3, which s ta nds for A d aptive T ran sf or m Aco ustic C odi ng 3, is au dio co m pr ession techno logy tha t satis fies th e dem an d for hi g h sound qual it y a nd hig h co mpr es sion rat e s. The A TR AC3 compr ession rate is a pproximately 10 times higher than tha t of the Audio CD, resultin g an increased data ca[...]

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    125 Recording mod e (Bit rate) This is a measur e of data v ol ume per se cond. The ra te is e xpre ssed in bps (bits per secon d). In Soni cS tage , the bit rat e ca n be sele ct ed for re cor d i n g an aud io CD or c onverting MP3 and W A V for m at au dio files into A TRAC3 forma t fro m amon g three r at es : 132 k bps , 10 5 kbp s or 66 k bps[...]

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    126 Index Numerics 6-Band E qua lizer 35 A Acce ssori es optional 75 supplied 11 ATRAC3 120 , 12 4 Audi o CD 92 , 101 Auto Time Mark 30 AVLS 64 B back u p 113 Backl ight 65 Battery battery life 18 buil t-in b a tter y 16 dry ba ttery 17 BEEP 58 Bookma rk add 33 play 33 C CD-ROM 95 Char ging 16 Check-i n 120 , 124 Checki ng clock 58 playin g posi ti[...]

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    127 M Manu al record in g 31 MDL P 27 Melody Time r 36 Menus 70 Move g roups 51 tracks 42 MP3 124 Mus ic D rive 101 , 124 N Name a disc 39 groups 50 tracks 39 Net MD 93 , 120 Net MD driver 118 O Online help 108 OpenMG 124 Open MG Juke box software 96 , 11 2 P Personal D isc M emory 68 Play mo de groups 47 tracks 32 Playlist 104 , 124 Program Pl ay [...]

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