Sony MZ-NF810CK Bedienungsanleitung

3-254-313- 11 (1) FM/AM Por table MiniDisc Recor der Operating Instructions Recorder Operat i on _ ______________________ ______ _ Softwa re Operation _ ______________________ ______ _ page 13 page 90 ©2003 Sony Corporation MZ-NF810CK “W ALKMA N” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphon e Stereo products. is a tradem[...]

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 , table cloths , cur tains, etc. And don’t plac e l ig ht ed candles 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 as v[...]

3 This equ ipme nt has bee n tested and foun d to comply with the limits fo r a Class B digit al de vice, p ursua nt to P art 1 5 of th e FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide rea so nabl e pr ot e ction aga inst harmful interfe re nc e in a resi de nt ial installati on. This equipment g enerates, uses, an d can ra diate r adio fr equ en[...]

4 • Soni cS t a ge, Op en MG an d the O pe nMG logo, MagicGa te, Net MD and the Ne t MD log o are t ra dem ar ks of So ny Corporation. • Micr os of t, Windows, W ind ows NT an d Windo w s Med ia are tr ad ema rk s or register ed t ra dem ar ks of Micr os oft Corp orati on in the Un ited Stat es an d /or othe r co untri es . • IBM an d PC/A T [...]

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6 T able of co ntents Recorder Operations Looking at controls .............. ... ............ .... ........ 14 Getting started ........ ............ ........... ............... . 18 Recordi ng an MD right a way! . ............ ............ 21 Playing an MD righ t away! ...... .... .... ........... .... . 24 Listening to the radio .......... .......[...]

7 Playing an MD withi n your car stereo system 39 Before insta lla ti on .............. ... .... .... .......... .... .... ........... ... .... ........... ... .... . 39 Installa tion ........... ........... ............... .............. ........... .............. ........... ..... 39 Connecti on .......... ........... ............... .......... .[...]

8 Using the gro up func tion ............ .... ........... ..... 51 What i s the group fu nction? ............ ............... ........... .............. ........... ... 51 Recordin g tracks u sing the grou p function ....... ............... ........... ..........51 Recordin g a track to a new group ........ ........... .............. ........... .[...]

9 Various w ay to use the rad io .. ............ ........... 71 Presettin g radio statio ns automatically ........... ........... .............. ............ 71 Presettin g ra dio manu al ly .......... .... ... ........... .... ... ........... .... ... ........... .... . 71 Listenin g to the pr eset radio sta tions ............... .............. ..[...]

10 Software Operation What is a Net MD? ........... ........... ............... ..... 91 Basic Ope rations ......... ........... ................ ........ 92 Basic opera tio na l flow us in g the Net MD ........ ........... .... ... ........... .... ...92 Provid ing the requ ired system environment ............. .......... ............... ... 93 Sy[...]

11 Other in formation ......... ........... ................ ..... 108 Settings and Precaution s .... .............. ........... ............... .............. .......... 108 Setting s accordin g to O S ..... .... ... ........... .... ... ........... .... ... ........... ... 108 For use r s w it h Open MG Jukeb ox, S onicSt ag e, or So nicSt age Pr[...]

12 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 pag es indicated belo w . When usin g the r ecorder Recorder Operation (pages 13 to 89) Pages 13 to 89 in thi s ma nual e x pl ain the[...]

13 Checking the supplied accessories Optical cable ( 1) CD-ROM (S onicS tage V er . 1.5) (1) * Car battery cor d (1 ) Car conn ecti ng pack (1) Carryi ng case wi th V elcro s trips (1) Carrying case with a belt clip (1) (Canadia n model only) ∗ Do not play a CD- ROM on an audio CD playe r. A C p ower a d ap to r ( 1) Batt ery ch argi ng st and (1[...]

14 Looking at controls The recor der A x • CANCEL/CHG butto n B Display windo w C Battery compa rtment D GR OUP button E REC (r ec ord) sw i t ch F T er minal s for attach ing dr y ba ttery case G T er minal s for atta ch ing t he b attery charging st and H DC IN 3V jack I X butto n J OPEN switch K END SEARCH button L T MARK b utton M HOLD switch[...]

15 The display window of t h e recor der A : Indic ation f or rem aini ng play ing time of th e current tra ck or of the dis c : Indicat ion for remain ing recordab le time of the d isc B T ime display C Battery in dication Sho ws approximate battery cond iti on. D Disc in dication Sho ws that the disc is rotating for reco rding, playi ng or e diti[...]

16 The headphones/earphones with a r em ote control A V O L+, – b utton s Press to adjust the v olume. B Jog le ver ( . • NX /ENT • > , TUNE – • B AND • TUNE +) NX / ENT (to press) : pla y , pause, ente r . (to slide towa rds): REW > (to slide to w ards): FF B AND (to press): se lect a band TUNE – (to sli de towa rds): tune back[...]

17 The display window of t he remote contr ol A Disc in dication B PRESET indication C Char acter i nformati on dis play D Play mode indicatio n E SOUND indication F Battery le vel indicatio n G T rack numb er/Ban d/Pres et num ber displa y H Grou p indi ca tion F H G B AC D E[...]

18 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 d[...]

19 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 ol. 1 Conne ct the head pho nes/e arph ones with t he remote control to i . 2 Slide HOLD to the op pos ite direc ti on of the ar r ow ( . ) to unlock the co ntrol s. 1 2 Using [...]

20 z Y ou can als o char ge t he r echar ge able 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 ad aptor to DC IN 3V on the re corder , and then press x • CANCEL/ CHG while the recorder is st opped . “Charging” and e appear in the di s p lay and charging st arts. F ull cha rging takes a bo[...]

21 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 other digital equi pmen t. For other rec ord ing operati ons, see “V arious w ays of r ecording” (pa ge 28). Note that y ou cannot recor d a r adio br oadcast that is bei[...]

22 2 Make connections. (Inser t the cables fir mly and completely into the appropriate jacks.) 3 Record an MD. 1 Set the s ound sou rce yo u want to record to pause. 2 While th e rec ord er is stopp ed, press and slid e RE C. REC in d icati on lights up and re co rdin g starts. 3 Play the sourc e y ou wa nt to record. T rack marks ar e au to matica[...]

23 If the recording does not start • Make s ure the record er is not l ocked (pag es 14, 19). • Make s ure the MD is not record-pro tected (pages 2 1, 75). • Prem as te red M Ds ca nno t be reco rd ed over. Notes • Do not change the recha rgeable battery durin g opera tion e ven if the record er is conn ected to A C power adaptor. The o pe [...]

24 Playing an MD right away! 1 Inser t an MD. 1 Sli de OP EN to ope n t h e lid. 2 Insert an MD with t he la bel side f acing front, and pres s the lid dow n to close . 2 Play an MD. 1 Press N on the rec ord er . Press th e jo g lev er ( NX ) on th e remote control . A short beep sounds in the hea dp hones/ earphon es. 2 Press VOL + or – to adj u[...]

25 If the play does not start Make sure t he recorder i s no t lo ck ed (pages 14, 19). Note The play ba ck so und ma y ski p if: • the r ecorder recei ves s tronger contin uous shock. • a dirty or scratche d MD is played. T o Operation on the recorder Oper ation on the remot e control Pause Press X . Press X again to resu m e pl ay . Pres s th[...]

26 Listening to the radio Y ou can list en to the radi o through the bui lt-in digita l tuner in t he remote con trol. W ith the USA model , you can also l isten to TV and weather b roadcasts. Y ou cannot use the r ecorder t o record a radio br oadcast that is being received on the remote c ontrol. 1 T ur n on the r adio. 1 Pres s RA DI O ON/OFF. T[...]

27 T o im prove the broadcast reception • For F M/TV/Wb(weather): Extend the headp ho nes/ ea rp hones cord, w hi ch act as the FM ant enna . • For AM : O r ien t th e bui lt- in A M antenna inside the re m ot e cont r ol horizonta lly to obta in opti mum AM recept ion. If an FM broadcast is hard to tune in Press SOUND repe atedly until “L oc[...]

28 V a rious ways of reco rding Viewing var ious info r mat ion Y ou ca n ch eck th e r ema in in g t im e , track numbe r, etc . when r ecor di ng o r duri ng stop. Group-re lated items appear only when a trac k with gr oup settin gs is play ed and the n stop pe d. On the recorder 1 Press MENU. 2 Press . or > repeatedly until “DISP L A Y” a[...]

29 On the remote cont rol 1 Pres s DISPL A Y. Each t ime yo u pres s the b utton, the disp lay ch an ges as follows: Display window on the remote control Displ ay: C / D Note Depending on whe th er the group func ti on is used or not , th e oper a tin g conditi ons, and the disc se tti ngs, you may not be a ble to se le c t certa in ind icat ion s [...]

30 6 Pres s an d sl i de REC. The reco rder stan ds by for rec ordi ng . 7 Play the s ource you want to rec ord. The reco rder star t s re cord ing autom atica lly w hen it re ce ives the playing sou nd. “R EC” l ight up in the disp lay . T o st o p re c o rd i n g Press x . z When there is no s ound fr om the player for about 3 second s during[...]

31 4 Pres s . or > repeat edly to sele ct the de si re d reco rdi ng m ode, and the n press ENT E R. 5 Press and sl i de R E C. 6 Play t he source yo u want to rec or d. T o stop recording Pres s x . The r ec orde r keep s the set t ing of th e record ing mod e when yo u reco rd t he ne xt time. z Audio com pone nt s that suppor t the LP2 stereo[...]

32 Recording f rom a microphone 1 Conne c t the st er eo micr op hone to th e MI C (P LU G IN P OWER ) j a c k. The reco rder cha nges to micr op hone input automatica lly . 2 Pres s an d sl i de REC. T o select microph one sensitivit y 1 While the reco rder i s recordi ng or stopp ed, pres s MEN U. 2 Press . or > repeatedly until “REC SET” [...]

33 Adding track marks w h il e re c o rd in g Y ou can ad d t ra ck marks (tr ack numbe r) while re cordin g. Adding track marks manually 1 While t he reco rder i s re cord in g, press T MA RK (p ress P-MO D E / on the remote contr ol). Adding track marks au to m a ti c al ly (Auto T im e Mar k) Use this featur e to add tra ck mark s automatically [...]

34 Notes • If you add a track ma rk by pressing T MARK or X (pause), et c., while re cording, Auto Time Mark w ill begi n autom atically addi ng a trac k mark e ach ti me the se lect ed tim e inter val has elapsed . • The setting wi ll be lost w hen the reco rding stopped . Adjusting the recor ding level manually The sound le vel is adjust ed a[...]

35 V a rious ways of playb ack In this se ction, the operation using th e remote contr ol is mainly e xplained. For details o n operations done on the recorder , see t he pa ges ind icat ed for each oper ation . Viewing various information Y ou can ch ec k the tra ck or disc na me, trac k num ber, the elapse d play i ng t im e of the current t rack[...]

36 Selecting the pl ay mode Y ou ca n sel ect fr om the variou s pla y modes us in g t he P-MO D E / button . 1 Pres s P- MODE/ repeat edly . Each time you p ress the b utton, the play m od e chan ges as follows: Display window on the remote control For the recorder operation, see page 62 . Playing a tra ck repeated ly (Repea t Play) Y ou ca n us e[...]

37 T o play the bookm arked tracks 1 Dur in g pl ayba ck, pres s P-M O D E / repeatedly un til “ TrPLA Y?” appear s in the dis pl ay . 2 Press th e j og l ever . The Bookmarked tracks s tart playing, starting wi th the smallest track numbe r . T o eras e a b ookmark Whil e p laying the trac k f or whic h yo u want to er ase t he book m a rk, pr[...]

38 3 Slide the jog le ver repeate dly to select the su rr ound mode . Each time you sl ide the jog le ver , A and B ch an ge a s fo llows: 4 Press th e jog le ver to enter the selec te d surr ound mode . Selecting the sound quality (6-Band Equali z er) 1 During playback, pre ss SOUND repeatedly t o select “SOUND”. 2 Press an d hold SOUND for 2 [...]

39 Playing an MD within yo ur car stereo system Be fo re ins t a l lat io n Do not i ns tall th e r eco rd er in a loca tion whi ch : • inte rfe r es w ith you r dr iving . • may be da nger ous fo r pass en gers . • int erferes with open ing of th e gl ov e bo x or asht ra y . • is a near hea t s our ce. • is exposed to direc t sunli g h [...]

40 2 Wipe the surfa ce o f the c ons ole b ox, an d then at tach the ca rryi ng case t o th e co nsol e box wi t h th e su pp lie d V el c ro st ri ps . 3 Wipe the flat su rface wher e t he rotar y c omm a nder w i l l b e plac ed , and t hen attach the rotary c ommander to the su rface with the supplied V elcro strips . Notes • Make sure the car[...]

41 Connection T o lis t en to the pla yer th r ou gh y our ca r cass ette de ck, co nnec t it as fo ll ows: When the po wer is tu rned on, the LED lamp on th e supplied c ar battery cord li ghts up. Playing an MD within y our car stereo system For operat ion of the rot ary co mmander , see pa ge “The rotary command er” (pa ge 42) 1 Turn down th[...]

42 3 Insert the car connec ting pack int o the car casse tte deck. 4 Start pl aybac k on the ca r ca sset t e de ck. 5 Star t MD pla yback. 6 Ad ju st th e vol u m e. If no soun d is he ard o r th e c ar conn ect i ng pa ck is e je cted , ch an ge pl ay ba ck d ire ct io n on th e car c as sette d eck. T o re m ove the ca r conn ectin g pack, pr es[...]

43 Fuse Replacement If the re cor der d oes no t op erate, ch eck th e fuse . If it is blown , r epl a ce it as f ol lows: 1 T urn of f the recorder and remov e the ciga rette l ighter pl ug from th e cigare tte lighte r socke t. 2 Remove the plug end b y turning it c ounterclockwise. 3 Remove the defecti ve fuse from the plug. 4 Insert a new fuse [...]

44 Editing r ecord ed tracks This se ct io n expl ains th e op erat i ons that are done on the rec o r de r . For deta i ls on operations done on the remote co ntrol, see the pa ge s indi ca ted for eac h operat ion. Before edi ting Y ou ca n ed it your recordi n g s by adding/ erasing track marks or labeling tra cks and MDs. Notes • Premast ered[...]

45 4 Pres s . or > repeatedly unti l the follo wing item appe ars in the disp lay , an d then pres s EN T ER. The curs or flas he s in the let t e r input area a nd the trac k, gro up , or disc is ready to be labeled. 5 Press V OL + or – to select a lett er and press ENTER. The sel e cted let t e r appear s an d the cursor mo ves to t he next [...]

46 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 55. 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 want to move, pres s M E N U . 2 Press . or > repeatedly until “EDI T?[...]

47 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 division. This function c an be set wit h th e reco rd e r only . Note Y ou cannot add a track mark on a track that ha s [...]

48 T o add track ma rks whil e recording (except while synchro-recording) Press T MAR K on the r ecor der (p ress P-MODE/ on the remote contro l) at the point you wa nt to add a tr ack 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 33). Combining tracks (Co[...]

49 Erasing tracks and a whole disc contents (Erase) Y ou can er ase unne ce ssary t ra cks or al l tracks in a disc. Notes • When you erase groups , see page 57. • Y ou cannot erase tracks that hav e been checked out fro m your co mpu ter . Y ou cannot erase a n enti re disc i f it co ntains a chec ked-out track . I n th is case , ch eck in th [...]

50 T o e rase th e whole d isc Y ou ca n qu ickly e rase all th e t ra ck s and data of the MD at the same ti me. Note that onc e a recording has been er ased, you c annot retrieve it. Be sur e to che c k the conte nt s of the disc b efore you erase it. 1 Play th e di s c to check th e co nten ts. 2 Press x to stop. 3 Press MENU. 4 Press . or > [...]

51 Using t he g rou p func tion What is the group function? The group func tion is pro vided to allo w play back of di scs with gr oup sett ings. The grou p functi on is c on ven i e nt for pl aybac k of MDs on which se veral alb ums or CD single s have been recor de d in MD LP (LP2/LP4) mode. What is a disc with group set tings ? The r ec o r de r[...]

52 Recording a track to an existing group Y ou ca n ad d a track to an existin g group . 1 Press G R OUP, and th en pres s . or > until the g ro up yo u want to add a trac k to appear s i n the displ ay . 2 While press ing GR OUP, pr ess an d slide REC. 3 Play th e s our ce so und. Newly reco rd ed trac k is add ed aft e r the current conte n ts[...]

53 Repeat p lay f or the select ed group pla y mode (Group Repeat Play) 1 Dur ing pla yback in the sel ected g roup mode , pre ss and hol d P-MO D E / for 2 se cond s or mo r e. “ ” ap pear s i n th e disp l ay . Playb ack re peat s in th e r es pect ive grou p pl a y mode. Playing gr oups in a desired sequence (Gr oup Program Pla y) Do th e pr[...]

54 Notes • Y ou can create a maxi mu m of 99 gro ups on a disc. It is not possibl e to make a group setting if the trac ks, gro ups a nd dis c name on a disc conta in mo re tha n the ma xi mum num be r of characte rs that can b e stored. • The trac ks or groups m ust be sequenti al. If the desire d tracks or gr oups are not conse cu tive, you m[...]

55 3 Press ME NU. 4 Pres s . or > until “EDIT” appear s in t he dis play , and then pr ess ENTER . 5 Pres s . or > until “ : Relea se” ap pear s i n the dis play , and press ENTER. “Relea se?” a nd “Push ENTER” appear alte rnatel y in the displ ay . 6 Press ENTER. The gr oup se tting of the sele cted grou p is re leased . T o [...]

56 3 Press . or > un ti l “M ove” appear s in the d ispl ay , and then p re ss ENTER. 4 Press . or > until “ : Mov e” appear s in the d ispl ay , and then p re ss ENTER. 5 When m ovi ng a t rack o ut of a gr oup , skip this step. When m oving a tr ack int o a dif ferent group, pr ess . or > until the destina tion gr oup app ea rs i[...]

57 T o erase a group Y ou can er ase track s in a sele ct e d group . Note tha t on ce a r ecording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it. Be sure to check the con te nts of the group before you erase it. Note Y ou cannot er ase tracks that ha v e been c hecked out fro m your c omp uter. Y ou cann ot era se a grou p if it con tai ns a c heck ed-o[...]

58 Other op erations Useful settings The re co rder has many m en us wit h us ef ul fu nc tion s f or recor di ng, p la y b ack, edi t ing, et c. 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 ntro[...]

59 Displa y Vi e w i n g informatio n Displays v arious in formation su ch as the r emaining time, etc . in the displa y w i nd ow . recorde r pages 28 and 65 remote contro l pages 29 and 35 Editing Labelin g (Name) Labels track s, gr oups , or th e di s c. recorde r page 44 (track and disc ) page 5 5 (gro up) remote contro l page 66 (track , disc,[...]

60 How to use the me nu items T o set the menu item s, do the following proce dure . On the recorder: 1 Press MENU to en ter the menu. 2 Press . or > to se le ct th e it em . 3 Press ENTER to ent er the selection. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3. The setting will be entered when you press ENTER at th e l as t. On the remo te co ntro l: 1 Pre ss and ho l [...]

61 T urning off t he beep sound Y ou can set t he beep so th at it is not emitted when the r ec orde r a nd th e r emote con trol are op er ated . 1 Enter the menu an d select “OPTION” - “BEEP”. 2 Sele ct “BEEP OF F” . T o tur n on the beep sou nd Sele ct “BEE P ON”. Recording without overwriting existing material If you w i s h to [...]

62 Selecting the pla y mode 1 Enter the m enu and se lect “PL A Y MODE”. 2 Sele ct the desired play m ode. 3 Select “RepeatON” (play in g a track repeat edly ) or “Rep eatOF F” . When yo u sel ect “R epeat ON” , “ ” appear s on B a nd t he playba ck repeat s wi th the play m ode s elect ed in step 2 . Listening to select ed trac[...]

63 Playing a track in group play 1 Do st ep s 1 and 2 of “Sel ect in g t he play m o de” (pag e 62 ) and se lect “ :Normal” i n step 2 . T o cu e to the star t o f a group (Group Skip ) 1 During playb ack, pr ess G ROUP. 2 Press . or > . For details and the remote control operation, see page 52. Selecting the play m ode for group play (G[...]

64 Selecting the sound qua lity (6- Band Equal izer) 1 While playing , enter the menu and select “SOUND” - “ SOUND EQ”. 2 Press . or > r epe at edl y to select th e SOUND mode. Each time you pr ess . or > , A and B ch an ge a s fo llows: 3 Press ENTER to enter the selection. T o cancel the setting Select “SOUND OF F” in step 1. T [...]

65 Notes • When the power mod e i s set to “QUIC K”, th e powe r remains on within the recorder ev en when nothing appe a rs in the disp la y. This leads to a s hor te r bat te ry life. For this r ea so n, it is recomm e nde d tha t you charge the batt ery daily . • If no recorder operation (includ ing openin g or closing of the lid) oc cu [...]

66 Labeling ( Name) 1 Enter the m enu and se le ct “ED I T” - “Name” 2 Select one o f the follo wing: The cur sor appears i n the displ ay and the track, grou p, or disc is re ady to b e labe le d. 3 T urn the volume contro l repeatedly to select a letter and pres s t he jog le ver . The s elected letter stops flashin g and the curs or move[...]

67 Moving a trac k in a disc wit h group setting 1 Whil e p la yi ng the trac k yo u want to move enter th e m e nu and s el ec t “EDI T” - “Move” - “ : Move”. 2 When moving a tr ac k out o f a gr ou p, skip this step . When moving a tr ac k into a di fferent group, sl ide the jog le ver until th e dest in at ion grou p appe ars in t he[...]

68 T o erase a group 1 Selec t a gr ou p you want to erase an d check t he co nten ts (see “ T o cu e to th e start of a gr oup (Gr oup Sk ip) ” (page 52 )). 2 Press x to stop. 3 Enter the m enu and se le ct “ED I T” - “Eras e” - “ : Eras e” . “GP Eras e?” an d “Pu shEN T ER” appear altern atel y in the dis pl ay . 4 Press t[...]

69 Lis t of me nu s Menus on th e recorder Items liste d und er “M en u 1” ar e th e s elec ta bl e i te m s whic h ap pear when you pres s the MENU butt on, items list ed under “Menu 2” a re the selecta ble items which appear when you sel e ct an item i n Men u 1, and “Men u 3” are the sel ectabl e items wh i c h appear whe n you sel e[...]

70 On the re mote co ntrol REC SET R EC MODE SP (factory setting) y LP2 y LP4 y MONO RecV ol um e Auto REC (fa ctory se tting ) y ManualRE C TIME MARK OFF (factory setting) y ON MIC SENS SENS HIGH (factory s etting) y SEN S LO W : REC : REC ON y : R EC OFF (factory setting) SYNC RE C SYNC OFF (fac tory se tting ) y SY NC ON OPTION A VLS A VLS OFF ([...]

71 V arious way to use t he radio Presetti ng radio stations automaticall y Y ou can au t o matica l l y prese t ra dio stati ons who se rece ption is good . Once a statio n i s pre se t, you can tune it in at any time simply by selecting the p reset numb er . Up to 40 st ation s can be pr eset , 30 for FM a nd 10 f or A M. (I f yo ur un it is the [...]

72 6 Press th e jog le ver to enter the select ion. A long bee p soun ds in the headph ones/ e arpho ne s. “P RESE T”, “ M ”, an d pr eset n umb er dis appe ar in the display . Listening to t he preset radio stations Y ou ca n si m ply tu ne t he statio n by selec ting the pr es et num ber . 1 Press RADIO ON/OFF to turn on the radi o. 2 Pre[...]

73 Power sour ces Y ou can us e the rec orde r on ho use cu rrent or as follo ws. In the recorder … — a nickel metal hydride rechar geable batt ery NH-10 WM W ith bat tery case … — an LR6 (size AA) alkal i n e dry batt ery It is prefer able to use th e record er on house curren t when r ecordi ng for a long time. When using a batt ery , mak[...]

74 Additi ona l informatio n Precauti o ns On safety Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN 3V jack. On power sources • Use ho use curre nt, nickel m etal hyd ride rechar geable batt ery , LR6 (si ze AA) batte ry , or c ar ba tter y . • For use in your house: For the supplied batt ery charging stand, use the A C power adaptor supplied with[...]

75 On the dr y batt er y case The suppli ed dry battery c a se is designa t ed for this re co rder on ly . On the MiniDisc car tridge • When carry ing or st oring the M iniDisc, k eep it in its case. • Do not br eak o pen the s hutter. • Do not p lace the cartridge where it will b e subjec t to light, e xtreme temp er atures , moistur e or du[...]

76 Specifications MD recorder Audio pla ying system MiniDisc digi ta l audio sy ste m Laser diode proper ties Material: GaAlAs W av ele ngth: λ = 790 nm Emission dura ti on: c ont inuous Laser output : le ss th an 44.6 µW (This ou t put is the v alue measur ed at a dis ta nce of 200 mm from the lens surface on th e optical pick-up b lock with 7 m[...]

77 Car kit Car connecting pack Frequency resp onse : 50 to 20 ,00 0Hz (Differs depend ing on your car casse tte de ck ) Dimens ions: Appro x. 102.4 × 12.1 × 63.8 m m (w/h/d) (4 1 / 8 × 1 / 2 × 2 5 / 8 i n.) Mass : Appr ox. 42 g (1.5 oz ) Cord lengt h: Appr ox. 1.5 m Ca r ba tt e r y co rd Input voltage: DC 12 V/24 V (only for negativ e # ground[...]

78 T roublesh ooting and exp lanations T roubl es and solutions If you find any tro ub les op er at ing the re corde r, follow the steps below . 1 Check this s ection, “T roubles and solutions” (p age 78). Y ou may find the sol ution of you r trou ble o n “M essage s” (pag e 84) as wel l. Che ck the informatio n. 2 If you ca nn ot solve th [...]

79 Reco rd ing c ann ot be done c orre ctly . • Audio sour ces may not be securel y connec t e d. , Disc onn ect the audio sou rces onc e and co nnec t them agai n (pag es 2 2, 31) . • The re is no di gital si gn al fr om t he p orta bl e CD pla y er. , When r ecor ding di gital ly from a p ortable C D pl ayer, use th e A C power ad apto r and [...]

80 While play ing “TR FU LL ” appe ars ev en befo re the dis c has rea ched t he maximum recor ding time (6 0, 74, or 80 minut es) an d the record ing c ann ot be done. • This is due t o the MiniDisc system limit ation. When 254 tracks have been recor d e d on th e di sc , “TR FU L L” appe ars r egard less of the tota l recorded time. M o[...]

81 While Editing No so und com es thro ug h t he headph ones / earph ones. • The he adpho nes/ ea rpho nes pl ug is not firml y co nnec ted. , Plug in the plug of the headph ones/earphones f irmly to the remote contro l. P lu g in the plug of the re mot e c ontro l firmly to i . • The pl ug is dirt y. , Clean the plug . The reco rder skip s to [...]

82 While using gr oup function Whil e us ing t he ra dio Tra c k m a r k s cannot be e rase d. • This is du e to the MiniDisc system limi tations. When the d ata of a track is f ragment ed, the track ma rk of a fragme nt under 12 seco nds long (r ecor de d in SP s te re o) , 24 se co nds lo ng (reco rd ed in LP2 ster eo mode or mona ural mod e), [...]

83 Other s e flas hes in t he displa y on the remote contro l and the ra dio do es not oper ate. • The rech argeabl e b attery or the al kaline dr y batter y i s us ed up. — Char ge the batter y or re place the ba ttery wi th ne w LR6 (size AA) alkalin e dry battery (page 18). Sympt om Caus e/Reme dy The reco rder doe s not w ork or works poor [...]

84 Messages If the followin g error messages flash in th e display windo w , check the char t below . Error mess age Mea ning/Rem edy A VLS • A VLS is set to “A VLS ON” so th at the vol ume will not incr ease anymore . , Set A VLS to “A VLS OFF” (p age 65) . FULL • Y o u tried to set t he 21st bookmark. , Y ou c an set up to 20 bookm a [...]

85 MENU • Y ou presse d a ke y on the r emote cont rol wh ile se lecting a menu on the r ecorder . Y ou pre ssed a k ey on the re corder while se lectin g a menu on the remote control. N AME FULL • Y ou tried to en ter more than 200 l etters to lab el a single tr ack, grou p, or d isc. • Y ou tried t o enter a tota l of more than approximatel[...]

86 PR O TECTED • Y ou tried to re cord or edit on a MD with the tab in the record- protect posi tion. , Slide th e tab b ack (page 75). Push STOP • Y ou tried to open the lid while the recorder was stori ng disc informatio n. , Open the lid o nl y af ter pre ssing x and “TO C Ed it” has disa ppeared from the displa y . REA D E R R • Th e [...]

87 T rP R OTECT • Y ou tried to record or edit a track that is protected from erasing. , Record or ed it on oth er tr ac ks. • Y ou tried to edi t a tr ac k tha t ha s b een che cked out from a comp uter . , Check the track back in to the computer and then edit. Error message Meaning/Re m edy[...]

88 Explanations Differ ence between digital (optica l) and anal og (line) i nputs The input ja ck of this recor der works as both digital an d analog input ja cks. Connect the recor der to a CD pla yer or a casset te reco rder usi ng eit her digi tal ( optica l) input or analo g (line ) i np ut. T o reco rd, s ee “Rec or ding an M D rig ht away! [...]

89 The meani ng of “no soun d” “No sound” describes a rec orde r co ndition in which the inp ut level is about 4.8 mV du rin g analo g inp ut or le ss tha n –89 dB during op tical (dig it al ) inp ut (with 0 dB as fu ll bit (the maximum recordable lev el for a MiniDisc)). Note on digital recording This recor de r use s the Se ria l C o py[...]

90 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 98) . 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 105). Inte rnet Audi o CDs[...]

91 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[...]

92 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 rch a s e of you r rec o rd e r. Thro ugh thes e steps , you will pr epar e and set up you r com puter for u se of yo ur rec order as a Net MD. Do th e follo wing steps, a nd refer to t he indicated pa [...]

93 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 r equi 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 no t suppor ted b y the following environments : • Macintosh • W indows XP versions other than Hom e Edition or Profes sio nal • W i[...]

94 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 [...]

95 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[...]

96 4 Follo w the displayed instructions. Read t he inst ructio ns carefu lly . The installati on may tak e 20 to 30 minutes, depen ding o n your sys tem environme nt (page 11 7). 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 as[...]

97 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[...]

98 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 tracks 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 ce s, se e t h[...]

99 Recording audio CDs to the hard disk drive In Soni cS tage V er .1.5, th e ha rd di sk d rive 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[...]

100 4 Click in the middle of the recording window and select the recording mode. Whe n re cord ing da ta in LP2 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 t[...]

101 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 u p SonicSt age (pa ge 98) and click (M usic Dri ve[...]

102 T ransferring audio data from your computer to the Net MD (Check-out) Audi o da ta stor ed on the M us i c D r ive can be transf er re d to yo ur N et MD. Th is pr ocess 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 120). Checki ng out[...]

103 3 Click in the middle of the display and select the recordin g mod e (page 1 00). 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[...]

104 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 ut ope ration has co m p 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 [...]

105 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 Operations” se ction. Listening to an MD wit h the Net MD connected to the comp[...]

106 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 Sonic St age so ft ware. 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 fyi [...]

107 Viewing online help Let’ s find out how to use th e on line h el p first. A n explana t io n 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 i ll appe ar in th e righ t-ha nd fr am e . 3 Read the text. Scroll [...]

108 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[...]

109 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 unpla ya ble. Bef or e execut in g the s ys te m rest or ation p roced ur e, yo u sh [...]

110 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 OpenM G J ukeb ox, an ear l ie r vers ion o f So nicS ta ge , or SonicStage Premium, it may n ot be possible to c heck those tra[...]

111 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 tray. If it is, th e Net MD m ay not be recognized by your c omputer. • Audio data reco rd ed on the com puter are store d in a com mon file and used by [...]

112 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 proc edur es bel ow . 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]–[...]

113 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[...]

114 T roubl eshooting 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 ?[...]

115 Comp ute r • Manu facture r: • Model : • T ype: Deskto p type / Lapt op ty pe 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 of t he dr ive: • Free s pa 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) • Location of [...]

116 If y our computer does not recognize the Ne t MD • Is the Net MD conne cted co rrec tly to y ou r co mp uter? — If the Net MD i s not fir mly connected to th e computer , the Net MD will not be recogni zed by you r com p uter. — R ec onne ct the dedi cated U S B cable . I f the comp ut er still doe s not rec o g nize the N et MD, dis co n[...]

117 • If the installat io n see ms to b e 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 y o u have done . — T [...]

118 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 er s on th e N et M D. 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 [...]

119 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 content s. — A s si gn or relea se group s — Mov e trac ks or groups . • Things yo u ca nnot do o n the Net M D : — Add track marks (divid e)/erase tra ck marks (comb ine). — Delete t ra cks, gr ou ps, or th e en tire di sc [...]

120 On copyr ight protection The Ope nM G t ec hnol ogy* allows you to enj oy digit 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 MG fo rm a 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 bu tion . * The cop yr ight pro te ction[...]

121 Restrictions on au dio content Hig h- qual ity di g ital au dio co nt ent is w i de ly available thro ugh m usi c di st 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 ut horize d distr ibution, some aud io co nten t is di s tributed wi t h ce rtai n restri ct i ons on rec o r di n g and pla yb[...]

122 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 es sion 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 rate s. The A TRA C3 compression rate is approximately 1 0 times higher th an that of the Au dio CD, resultin g an increased data ca[...]

123 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 rate ca n be sel e cted for re cordin g an aud io CD or c onv ert ing MP 3 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 , 105 kbp s or 66 k bps. [...]

124 Index Numerics 6-Band E qua lizer 37 A Acce ssori es optional 77 supplied 13 ATRAC3 118 , 12 2 Audi o CD 90 , 99 Auto Time Mark 33 AVLS 65 B back u p 111 Battery battery life 20 dry ba ttery 19 recharg eabl e batt e r y 18 Bookma rk add 36 play 37 C Car stereo system 39 CD-ROM 93 Char ging 18 Check-i n 118 , 122 Checki ng playin g posi tion 35 [...]

125 N Name a disc 44 groups 55 tracks 44 Net MD 89 , 91 , 118 Net MD driver 116 No sound 89 O Online help 106 OpenMG 122 Open MG Juke box software 94 , 11 0 P Play mo de groups 52 tracks 36 Playlist 102 , 122 Pres etting radi o stati ons automat ic 71 manual 71 Program Pl ay 37 Q Quick m ode 64 R Radi o 71 Recor ding analog 31 digi tal 21 from mic [...]

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