Sony MZ-R900 Bedienungsanleitung

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Inhaltsverzeichnis der Gebrauchsanleitungen

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    3-220-298- 23 (1) Por table MiniDisc Recor der Oper ating I nstr u ctions ©2000 Sony Corporation MZ-R900[...]

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    2 T o prevent fire or shock haza r d, do not expose the unit to r ain or moisture. T o av oid electrical sh oc k, do not open the cabinet. Refer ser vicing to qualified personnel only . Caution The use of op tical instr uments with this produc t will increas e e y e hazard. CA UTION — I NVI SIB LE LAS ER RADIA TION WHEN OPEN A V OID EXPOSURE TO B[...]

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    3 This equ ipment has bee n tested and foun d to comply with the limits for a Class B digit al de vice, p ursua nt to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide r easonable pr otection agai nst harmful interfe rence in a resident ial installati o n . This equipment generates, uses, and can radiat e radio frequ ency energy and,[...]

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    4 T able of co ntents Looking at controls .......... ............... ........... ....... 8 Getting started! ... ............ ............... ........... ..... 13 Recordi ng an MD rig ht away! ......... ............... . 16 Playing an MD righ t away! ...... ............ ............ 1 9 Various ways of re cording .............. ........... ..... 21 [...]

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    5 Various w ays of pl ayback ........... ............ ....... 34 Selectin g a track directly ............... .......... ................... .............. ........... . 34 Changi ng the pl a y back ord er ........... ............... ........... .............. ........... . 34 On the recorde r . .................. .............. ........... ........[...]

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    6 Power sou rces ............. ............... ............ ........ 57 Battery lif e .............. .................. ............... ........... .......... ............... ...57 Additio nal info rmation ............ ................... ..... 58 Precau tions .. ........... ........... .............. ........... .................. ............... [...]

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    8 Looking at controls See pages in ( ) for more d etails. The recor der A END SEARCH button ( 1 7 ) (47) B Battery compa rtment (13) C Jog l e ver (L ) (MENU/ ENTER ) (11) (20) (2 5) (34) (4 3) (53) D VOL +/ – butt on (19) (47) E REC MODE button (23) F REC indi cator (29) G T erm i nals for at t ach i ng dry ba ttery case ( 14) H SYNCHRO REC ON/O[...]

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    9 The display window of t he recor der A Alarm indicatio n (53) B Charact er informa tion displ ay (29) (34) Displa ys the di sc and t rack nam es, date, e rror mes sages, trac k numbers , etc. C AM /PM in dicati on (30 ) Lights up al ong with the time indica tion in the 12 -hour system . D T ime displ ay (29) (40) Sho ws th e recorded time, curre [...]

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    10 The headphones/earphones with a r emote control A DISP LA Y button (29) ( 38) (46) (48) (53) B PLA YMOD E b utton (35) (4 8) C RPT/E NT (rep eat/e nter ) butt on ( 36) (37) D SOUND button (36) E Cli p F X (pau se) button (19) (48) (51) G Control ( . / N> ) (12) (19 ) (36) ( 46) (48) (51) ( 53) N> : play , AMS, FF . : REW H Control (V OL +/[...]

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    11 Before using the r ecorder Ho w to use the j og lever The t wo jog l ev ers on t he rec order can be u sed to perform v ariou s oper ations du ring play back, re cording, ed iting, an d when the recor der is sto pped. Jog lever funct i o ns Jog lever (L) (MENU/ENTER) • Select i ng an d entering the m enu items. Y ou can us e var ious fun ction[...]

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    12 • Selectin g a track d irectly . While playing an MD, you can sele ct the ne xt tr ack b y lo oking at the t rack number an d track name i n th e display . T o selec t a track, fl ip the jog le ver (L) unti l the desi red track app ears, and then pr ess the lever . Jog lever (R) ( N / . / > ) • Play: Press the jog lev er (R) ( N ). • AM[...]

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    13 Getting star ted! Charg e t he rechar geable battery be fore using. Even if the rechar geable battery is not cha rged, you can use the recorder as long as the A C powe r adaptor is con nected. 1 Inser t the r echar geable battery 2 Charging t he rec har geable battery 1 Conne ct the suppli ed AC power adaptor . 2 Pre ss x / CHARGE. “ Cha rgi n[...]

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    14 3 Make connections and unlock the control 1 Connect the headphon es/earphones with t he remote c ontrol i /LIN E OUT. 2 Slide HOLD t o the direction of the arr ow ( . ) in the illus t ration t o unlock the controls. 1 2 4 3 Using the dry battery Insert a LR6 (siz e AA) alkalin e dry batter y . T o oper ate the reco rder for the l ongest pos sibl[...]

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    15 4 Inser t an MD (Use a recor dable MD for recor ding.) 1 Pres s OPEN to open the lid. 2 Insert a n MD w ith the label side facing front, and press t he lid d own to clos e. Notes • If you press x / CHARGE im mediat ely after charging has complet e d, charging will begin again. If this ha ppens, press x /CHARGE agai n to stop the char ging oper[...]

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    16 Recor ding an MD right away! Connect t o a digital sour ce using a n optical cable to make digita l recordi ngs. Digital rec ording is possi ble e ven from di gital equipme nt with dif ferent sampl ing rates, suc h as a D A T deck or a BS tuner , using the b uilt-in samplin g rates c on vert er (see “ Note on d i gi tal record ing ” (page 59[...]

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    17 2 Recor d an MD 1 Press and slide REC to the r ight. “ REC ” ligh ts up and recording start s . 2 Play the CD or tape you w ant to record. T o stop recording, press x . After you press x , the r ecorder will automa tically turn off in about 10 secon ds (when usi ng batteries) or about 5 mi nutes (when using AC power adaptor). If the recordin[...]

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    18 • Y ou can make digital recording only from a n opti c al type ou tput. • When recor ding from a p o rtable C D player , set th e CD play er to pause, an d then do the recording procedure o n the reco rder . • Note the followi ng wh en recording from a portable C D player: — Some porta ble CD players may not be capable of digi tal out un[...]

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    19 Playing an MD right aw ay! 1 Play an MD 1 Press th e j og lever (R ) ( N ). T urn t he con trol towar ds N> on the re m ote contr ol. A short bee p s ound s i n the headphone s / earpho nes when you operate on t he remote contro l. 2 Press VO L +/– to adjust the volume . Pull an d turn the c ontro l towards V OL +/ – on the remo te con tr[...]

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    20 G-PR O TECTION function The G-PR OTECTION function has been developed to provide excellent protect ion against sound ski pping during many active uses. This fun c tion provide s a higher level of shock prote c tion during pla yback than the tradit ional one. If the play does no t star t Make s u r e the recorder is not l ocked (page 55 ). When u[...]

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    21 V arious ways of recor ding T wo ways of connecting to a sound sour ce The input j ack of this re corder works as b o th digital a nd analog in put jacks. Co nnect the recor der to a CD pla yer or a cass ette record er using eith er digital (op tical) inpu t or analog (line) inp ut. T o re cord, see “ Record ing an MD r ight away! ” (page 16[...]

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    22 Recording wit h analog input (line cable requir ed) The soun d will be sent fro m the conn ected equipme nt as analog s i gna l but will be r ecorded digi tally on the di sc. 1 Insert a recordable MD, and then press and slide REC to the right. “ REC ” and the REC indi cator light up in the display and the rec ording star ts. 2 Play th e sour[...]

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    23 Recording for long times Sele ct ea ch re cordi ng mode a ccording to the recording time that you want. Stereo record ing is possible a t 2 times (LP2) or 4 times (LP4) the normal recordin g time. MDs recorded in m onaural, LP2, or LP4 mode can be pl ayed back on ly on MD playe r s or rec orders with mona ural, LP2, or LP4 pl ayback mode . 1 Pre[...]

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    24 T o start/stop recor ding in sync with the source player (Synchro- recor ding) Y ou ca n easily make di gital reco rdings of a di gita l source on an MD. Befor e synchro- record ing, make connections to the digi tal source with a digital cable, and in sert a reco rdable MD . 1 Slide SYNCHR O REC to ON. “ SYNC ” appears i n the di splay . “[...]

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    25 Recording without overwriting existing mater ial If you w ish to avoid ov e rwritin g the curr ent con ten ts of an MD, do the follo w i n g procedure. All new materi al will then b e recorded fr o m the end of the curren t conten ts. 1 While the reco rder i s st opped , pre ss the jog le ver (L). 2 Flip the jog le ver (L) repeat edly until “ [...]

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    26 Notes • Y ou cannot record throu gh the microphone while an opti cal cable is co nnected to th e LINE IN (OPT) j ack. The re corder automa ticall y swit ches in put in the f ollo wing order; optical inpu t, microphone input, and analog i nput. • The m icrophone may pi c k up the operating sound of the recorde r itself. Use the microphone awa[...]

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    27 Usi ng Au to Time Stamp to a dd track marks while recording After you set the time interv al in step 4, the re corder wil l begin a dding a track mark whene ver t h e time interv al has elaps ed. For example, if an Au to T im e Stamp interv al of 5 min u te s is set, and 8 minute s of recordin g has al ready be en don e, then a track m ark will [...]

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    28 5 While observ ing the le vel meter in the display , adjust the r ecording le vel b y flipping the jog l ev e r (L). Set the l ev el so that the inp ut lights up around the fifth s e gment on the lev el meter . If the ma ximum input lig hts up the ninth s egment, lo w e r the le vel. Recording does n o t start in this step . If your s ource is a[...]

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    29 Display window on the recorder z The di splay that appea rs on the remote con trol is dif ferent fro m the ones on the r ecorder . See “ On the re mote control ” (p age 29) to check the displa y t hat appears on the remot e control . T o know the recording condition The i ndica tor ligh ts u p or fl ashes according to the reco rding conditio[...]

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    30 In stop mode T rack number/Elapse d time r T rack numbe r/T rack name 1) r Number of tra cks in the disc/Disc name 1) r — /Curre nt time 2) 1) Appears on ly if the track has been labele d. 2) Appears onl y when th e cloc k is set. z • If you want to chec k the playing position or track name while playing, see page 41. • The disp lay tha t [...]

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    31 If you make a mist ake while setting t he clock Pres s x , and set the cl ock again from step 2. Y ou c an skip a step by press ing the jog lever (L ). T o display the cu rr en t time When t he re corder is not op erating o r while recordin g, press t he jog le ver (L), flip th e le ver until “ DISPLA Y ” appears in the dis p l ay , and the [...]

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    32 1 Press an d slide REC to the rig ht to start recordin g on the re corder, and start pla y i n g the CD in the p o rtable CD pl ayer . “ SYNC ” , “ RE C ” and “” lights up in the di splay . “ CD TEXT ” appea rs for a few second s, then “ 001 TEX T? ” an d “ PushENTER ” alte rnate in the disp lay . “ NO TEXT ” appears [...]

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    33 Notes • The CD te xt copying function can only be used wit h components with the logo shown below . • The CD te xt copying function can only be used wit h CDs that s upport CD-TEXT . • The RK -TXT1 CD text connectin g cable is desig ned for exclusive use w ith this re corder and Sony portable CD pl ayer (D-E990, etc.). Do not use a connect[...]

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    34 V ari ous way s of pl ayback Selecting a tr ack direct ly Y ou ca n select a desi red track di rectly by using th e jog lev e r (L). 1 Flip the jog le ver ( L) until the desired trac k appears in th e display , and then press the jog le ver (L). The sel ected track nam e appears in the dis play and the r ecorder st arts playi ng by pressing the [...]

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    35 Indicat ion A / B (Pla y mode ) Normal / — (All th e tracks are play ed onc e.) r AllRep eat / (All the t racks are play ed rep eatedl y .) r 1 T rack / 1 (A sing le track is play ed.) r 1 Repea t / 1 (A sing le track is play ed rep eatedl y .) r Shuffle / SHUF (A fter the curre ntly select ed track finishes playing, the remainin g tracks are [...]

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    36 Display window on the remote control Indicat ion (Pl ay mode) — (Al l the trac ks ar e pla yed on ce.) r 1 (A sing le track is play ed.) r SHUF (After the curre ntly sele cted t rack f inishes p layi ng, th e rema i ning t racks are play ed in random order) r PGM (Tracks are pl ayed in the order t hat you speci f ie d.) Creating a Program (Pr [...]

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    37 2 Dur i ng playback, press SOUN D for 2 second s or more. The re corder cha nges to ba ss-setti ng mode. Pressing the SOUND button for 2 se conds again changes the recorder ba ck to tre ble-setti ng mode. 3 T urn the contr o l o n the remote contr ol tow a r ds . or towards N> repeatedly to adjust the bass or the treble. Pressing the SOUND bu[...]

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    38 T o change playback speed (Speed Contr ol) The pl ayback s peed can be adjust ed in 7 steps (80 %, 85%, ...100 %, 105%, 110% ). 1 Press DISPLA Y for 2 seco nds or more during playback. 2 T urn the control t o w ards . or N> until “ SPE ED ” flashes in the disp lay , and the n press x . The recorder ch anges to speed-sett ing mode. 3 T urn[...]

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    39 On the r ecorder 1 While the reco rder i s st opped , playi ng, or play- paused, p ress the jog lever (L ). 2 Flip the jog le ver (L) until “ PERSONAL ” flashes in the di splay , and the n press t he le ver . “ Entry? ” flashes in th e display . 3 Pre ss the jog lever (L ). “ Entry OK ” appear s in the dis play and t he disc se t tin[...]

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    40 Checking the r emaining time or the playing position Y ou can c heck the track nam e, disc name, etc. du ring playbac k. On th e recor der 1 While the re corder is playi n g , press the jog l ev e r (L), flip the le ver until “ DISPLA Y ” flas hes in the displ ay , and t hen p ress t he le ve r agai n. 2 Flip the jog le ver (L) until the inf[...]

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    41 On the remote c ontrol 1 Press DISPLA Y wh i l e playing. Each t ime you press DI SPLA Y, the disp lay changes as follows. Display window on the remote control Indicat ion C / D T rack number/Elapsed t ime r T rack number/T rack name 1) r The nu mber of trac ks in the disc/ Disc name 1) r — /Recor ded time 2) 1) Appears only i f the track h as[...]

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    42 Notes • If the “ A UDIO OUT ” parameter for the i / LINE OU T jack is set to “ LINE OUT ” , VOL +/ – or Digital Sound Prese t will not function. • The “ A U DIO OUT ” param eter f or the i / LINE OUT jack cannot be s et to “ LINE OUT ” when the re mote contro l is c onnecte d. • When yo u connect t he hea dphones/earphone[...]

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    43 Editi ng re cor ded tracks Y ou can edi t your re cordings by adding/ erasing track mark s or labeling tracks and MDs. Prema stered MDs can not be edite d. Notes on editing • Do not mov e or jog the reco rder whil e “ TO C Edit ” * is flashin g i n the display . • Y ou can not edit tracks on an MD that is record-p rotected . Before editi[...]

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    44 3 Flip the jog le ver (L) until “ :E r a s e ” flashes in the disp lay , and then pre ss the le ver . “ AllErase ? ” and “ Pus hENTER ” appear alternatel y in the displ ay . T o can cel erasi ng, pres s x . 4 Press th e jog le ver (L) agai n. “ TOC Edit ” f lashes in the disp lay , and al l the tr acks wil l be erased . When e ra[...]

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    45 3 Press T MARK to er ase the mark . “ MARK OFF ” appears i n t he dis play . The t rack mark i s erased and th e t wo tracks are combined. z When you erase a tra ck mark, the date , t ime, and name assigned to th e mark a re also e rased. Notes • Y ou cannot erase a track m ark that has bee n writte n track m arks reco rded in d iffe rent [...]

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    46 On the remote contr ol 1 Whil e playing the tr ack yo u want t o move press D ISPLA Y fo r 2 seconds or more, t u r n t h e control tow ards . or towards N> until “ EDIT ” flashes in the display , and then press x . “ :N a m e ” flas hes i n the d ispl ay and th e recorder plays th e sel ected trac k repeat edly . 2 T urn the control [...]

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    47 4 Flip the jog le ver (L) to selec t a letter and pre ss the lev er to en ter . The s elect ed l etter stops flashing and the curs or mov es to the next input position. 5 Repea t step 4 an d enter all charac ters of t he label nam e. T o cancel l abeling, pre ss x . 6 Press the jog le ver (L) for 2 seconds or mo re . Th e track or d isc is la be[...]

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    48 On the remote contr ol Labeling a disc durin g st op 1 Insert a disc. T o lab el a disc that is al ready in th e record er , press x to s top. 2 Press D ISPLA Y for 2 seconds or more. 3 T urn the control t o w ards . or to wards N> until “ EDIT ” flashes in the di splay , and then press x . “ :N a m e ” flas hes in the dis play . 4 Pr[...]

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    49 Labeling a track or a disc dur ing r ecor ding 1 Pres s DISPLA Y fo r 2 second s or more dur ing re cording. 2 Turn the cont rol towards . or tow a r ds N> until “ EDIT ” flashe s in the displ ay , and then p ress x . “ :N a m e ” fl ashes in the di splay . 3 T o label a t rac k, press x . T o label a disc, press the control tow a r d[...]

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    50 z Y ou can store phrases from a previously la be led track or disc. Do the procedur e “ Relabeli ng recordings ” (page 49) and dis play the track or disc na me that contai ns the phrase that you want to store. Press V OL +/ – repeatedly to move the curs or to the right of th e phrase. Th en press X for 2 seconds or mo r e to stor e the phr[...]

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    51 3 Flip the jog le ver (L) until the phrase you w ant to erase a ppears, and then press t he lev er (L). “ Erase! ” ap pears and t he phrase is eras ed. If no phras e is stored in t he phras e bank, “ EMPTY ” ap pears in the di splay . T o cancel the operation, press x . On the remote c ontrol Storing phrases w hile labeling 1 Do th e pro[...]

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    52 Searching by the first letter of a phrase 1 When labeli ng a track or disc, pu ll and tur n the control to wa rds V O L + or t owa rds V OL – to move the curs or to the le tter which the desired phrase begins wi t h. 2 Press X t o se arch. The ph rase for th at letter appe ars in the dis play . If th ere are two or m ore phr ases th at start w[...]

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    53 Other operati on Setting the alarm (Melody Timer) Y ou c an set the ala r m to go off in 1 to 99 minutes. On the r ecorder 1 While the reco rder i s st opped , playi ng, or play- paused, p ress the jog lever (L ). 2 Flip the jog le ver (L) until “ M- TIMER ” flashes in th e display , and pres s the l e ver . 3 Flip the jog le ver (L) until ?[...]

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    54 3 T urn the control t o w ards . or to wards N> unti l “ ON ” flashes in the di splay , and then press x . , light s up in th e displa y . 4 T urn the control t o w ards . or to wards N> to se lect the ela psed time. One ro tation of th e control cha nges the elapse d time setting (TIME :) b y 1 minute, with in a range of 1 to 99 minut[...]

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    55 Protecti ng your hearing (A V LS) The A VLS (Automatic V olume Limite r Syst em) funct ion ke eps dow n the maximum v olume to prote ct your ears. 1 Press the jog le ver , flip the lev er until “ AV L S ” flas hes in the disp lay , and then p ress the lever again. 2 Flip the j og le ver until “ AV L S O N ” flashes in the disp lay , and [...]

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    56 T ur ning of f the beep sound Y ou ca n turn off the beep soun d in the headph ones/ear phones. 1 Press the jog le ver (L). 2 Flip the jog le ver (L) until “ BEEP ” flash es in the disp l ay an d then press the jog l ev e r (L). 3 Flip the jog le ver (L) until “ BEEP OFF ” flas hes in the displ ay , and th en pres s the le ver . T o tur [...]

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    57 Power sour ces Y ou can use the record er on house cu rrent or as fol lo ws. In the record er … — a nickel metal hyd ride recharg eable batte ry NH-1 4WM (s upplied) W ith supplied battery case … — LR6 (s ize AA) alkalin e dry battery (not su pplied) It is preferab le to use th e recorder on house current w hen r ecording for a long time[...]

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    58 Additi onal info rmation Precauti ons On safety Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN 3 V jack. On power sources • Use ho use current, nickel metal hydride rechar geable bat tery , LR6 (size AA) battery , or c ar b atter y . • For use in your house: Use the A C power adaptor supplied with t his recorder . Do not use any other AC po wer[...]

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    59 Notes on batteries Incorrec t battery usage ma y lead to leakage of batter y fl uid or b u rsting battery . T o prevent such acci dents, o bserv e the foll owing precauti ons: • Install the + and – pol es of the batteries correct ly . • Do not try to recharge dry bat tery . • When the re corder is not to be used for a long time, be sure [...]

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    60 If you have any questions or problems concerning you r recorder , please consult your nearest So n y de aler . (If a troubl e occurre d when the di sc was in the r ecorder , we r ecommend t hat the disc be left in the recor der when you con sult your Sony dealer so that the c ause of troubl e may be better u nderstood.)[...]

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    61 T roubleshooting Sho uld any problem per sist after you have made t hes e checks, cons ult your neares t Sony deal er . Sympt om Cause/Solution The reco rder does not w ork or w orks poor ly . • Audi o sources ma y not be securely con nected. , Disco nnect the audi o sources onc e and connect t hem a gain (pages 16, 22). • The HOLD function [...]

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    62 The re corder doe s not wor k or works poorl y . • A Premastere d MD is inserted ( “ P/B O NL Y ” appear s) when reco rding. , Insert a recordable MD “ NO SI GN AL ” appe ars in the display when record ing from a porta ble CD player. • There is no di gital s ignal f rom th e portab le CD player . , When re cording digi tally from a p[...]

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    63 Play back s ound skips. • The recorder is placed wher e it receives continuous vibration. , Put th e recorder on a stable place . • A very sho rt track ma y cause soun d t o sk ip. Sound has a l ot of static. • St rong magnet ism from a te le vision or such de vice is inter fering with operatio n. , Mov e the reco rder aw ay from the sourc[...]

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    64 System limitations The re cording syst em in your M i ni Disc recorder is radically d if f erent from t hose used in cassette and D A T de cks and is c h aracterized b y the limitat ions descri bed belo w . Note, ho wev e r , tha t these li m i tations are due to t he inherent n ature of the MD record ing system itself and not to mechani c a l c[...]

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    65 Messages If the f ollowing error m essages fl ash in the displ ay window , check t he chart below . Error mes sage Meani ng/Remedy BLANKDISC • An MD with no recording on it is inserted . DISC ERR • The dis c is damaged or do es not contain pr oper recording or editin g data. , Reinsert the disc. If this fails, r e r e c ord. DISC FULL • Th[...]

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    66 NO COPY • Y ou tried t o make a copy from a disc that i s protecte d b y the Se rial Copy Mana gement Syst em. Y o u cannot make cop ies from a digital ly connected source whic h w as its elf recorded us ing digital connect ion. , Use a nalo g conn ecti on inst ead (pag e 16). NO DISC • Y o u tried to play or record with n o disc in the reco[...]

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    67 EMPT Y • Y ou tried to e rase data in the phras e bank but no data have been record ed. BANK FULL • Th e phrase ban k is almost full and canno t store the ph rase you tried to e nter . , Delete some phrase s from the phrase bank, and then reente r the new phrase . Error mes sage Meani ng/Remedy[...]

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    68 Specifications Audio pla ying system MiniDisc d igital audio syste m Laser diode proper ti es Material: GaAlAs W a veleng th: λ = 790 n m Emission dura tion: continuous Laser output : less than 44.6 µW (This ou tput i s the v alue measur ed at a di stance of 200 mm from the lens surface on the optical pick-up b lock with 7 mm aperture.) Record[...]

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    69 Optio nal access ories Optical Cab le POC-151HG, P OC-152HG, POC-MZ 1, POC-MZ 2, POC-1 5B, POC- 15AB, POC- DA12SP Line Ca ble RK-G129, R K-G136 Stereo Microph ones ECM-717, ECM-MS 907, ECM-MS 957 Stereo H eadphones/earphon es* MDR-D77, MDR-D 55 CD text connecti ng c able RK - TXT1 Active Speakers SRS-Z500 Re cordab le MDs MD W - series Y our dea[...]

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    70 How the M iniDisc got so small The 2.5- inch MiniDi sc, enca sed in a plas tic cartridge that look s like a 3.5-inch disket te (see illustrat i on on page 69 ), uses a new digital au dio comp ression technology calle d A TRAC (Adaptive TRansform Ac oustic Coding). T o store m ore sound in less space, A TRA C extrac ts and encodes only th ose fre[...]

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