Sharp MD-MT888H manual

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01/8/30 1 .fm 2 MD-MT888 H Impor tant In troduction -Access ories- Accessories Notes: Remote control x 1 Earphones x 1 AC adaptor (RADPA8046AWZZ) x 1 Battery carrying case x 1 Rechargeable nick- el-metal hydride battery (AD-N55BT) x 1 Battery charger x 1 Connection cabl e (for analog ue re- cording) x 1 Connection cabl e (for digital record- ing) x[...]

01/8/30 1.fm 3 MD-M T888H Impor tant In troduction -Contents- Contents „ Important Introduction Pag e Spec ial N otes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Names of Contr ols and I ndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 9 „ Preparation Usi[...]

01/8/30 1 .fm 4 MD-MT888 H Impor tant In troduction -Specia l Notes- Special N otes „ Wa r n i n g s z The supplied A C adaptor contains no user serviceable par ts . Ne ver remov e covers unless quali fied to do so. It contains dangerous v oltages, alw a ys remove mains plug from the main outlet sock et before an y ser vice operation or when not [...]

01/8/30 1.fm 5 MD-M T888H Impor tant In troduction -Specia l Notes- z At full v olume, prolonged listening to a personal stereo ma y dam age the user's hearing. This model complies with the law if used with the correct ear phones (m odel number RPHOH0004A WZZ). If the ear phones a re damaged in any wa y , please order using the model number gi[...]

01/8/30 1 .fm 6 MD-MT888 H Impor tant In troduction -Precautions- Precautions „ Important z Do not wear your ear phones when you are crossing streets or near traffic. z Do not play the unit at a high vol ume. Hearing exper ts advise against ext ended listening at high v olume le v- els . z If y ou experience ringing in your ears , reduce the vol-[...]

01/8/30 1.fm 7 MD-M T888H Impor tant In troduction -Names of Controls and Indicator s- Names of Contr ols and Indicat or s „ Main unit Reference p age 1. Synchr onised Recor ding Button . . . . . . . . . . . (28) 2. Mode Butt on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( 19, 26, 29) 3. V o lume Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

01/8/30 1 .fm 8 MD-MT888 H Impor tant In troduction -Names of Controls and Indicator s- Names of Controls and Indicator s (con tin u ed) „ Remote control unit Reference pa ge 1. Earphones So cket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (22) 2. Record But ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (19, 31) 3. V olume Buttons . . . . . .[...]

01/8/30 1.fm 9 MD-M T888H Impor tant In troduction -Names of Controls and Indicator s- Men u button ope ration V arious operations are performed by moving the M but- ton on the remote control all around or pressing it. Menu d ispl ay When the unit enters the men u mode, the initial l etter of each menu will be display ed in the first line and the c[...]

01/8/30 2 .fm 10 MD-MT888 H Prepar ation -Using with the Rechargeable Bat tery- Using with the Rechar g eable Ba ttery „ Chargin g When the rechargeable battery is used f or the first time or when you want to use it after a long period of dis use, be sure to charge it ful ly . z When the por tab le MD is turned on or operating, the battery will n[...]

01/8/30 2.fm 11 MD-M T888H Prepar ation -Using with the Rechargeable Bat tery- „ Display of remaining amount of battery When the unit is set on the charger , the rem aining amount of battery is displa yed. „ Charging time Char ging is completed in about 3 hours, and the dis- pla y of r emaining amount o f battery wil l go out. 90 % of charging [...]

01/8/30 2 .fm 12 MD-MT888 H Prepar ation -Using with the A C Adaptor- Using with the A C Adaptor Caution: z If the A C adaptor is not used f or a long per iod of time, be sure to remov e the plug from the sock et f or safety . z Inser t each plug fully . Note: When the power f a ilure occurs whilst pla ying back music using the A C adaptor , unplug[...]

01/8/30 2.fm 13 MD-M T888H Prepar ation -Using with the Alk aline Batter y/Inser ting a MiniDisc - Using with the Alkaline Battery Use one commercially av ailable alkaline battery (LR6, AA size). When using the alkaline battery , be sure to insert the rechar geable battery also. Caution: Do not put a rechargeabl e batter y (nic kel-cadmium bat- ter[...]

01/8/30 2 .fm 14 MD-MT888 H Prepar ation -Connections- Connecti ons You can recor d your favourite CD s or tapes to MD.[...]

01/8/30 2.fm 15 MD-M T888H Prepar ation -Connections-[...]

01/8/30 3 .fm 16 MD-MT888 H Basi c Operati on -Long Time Recording and Gr oup Rec or ding- Long T ime Recor ding and Gr oup Recor d ing „ Long time recording Since this MD por table recorder adopts the 4 times long recording mode, y ou can record many tracks on one MD (suppor ting MDLP). Up to 320 minutes of recording is possible on one MD (of 80[...]

01/8/30 3.fm 17 MD-M T888H Basi c Operati on -Gr oup Play back- Gr oup Pla ybac k Using a group-recorded MD , you can pla y back trac ks by the desired group (alb um s, ar tists, etc.). „ Playbac k of gr oup-recorded MD Example of group recording: Depending on the selection of the gr oup mode, play- bac k of a gr oup-recor ded MD changes as f oll[...]

01/8/30 3 .fm 18 MD-MT888 H Basi c Operati on -Recor ding- Recor ding[...]

01/8/30 3.fm 19 MD-M T888H Basi c Operati on -Recor ding- Notes: z Changing the volume le vel whilst recording does not aff ect the recording. z Y ou cannot adjust the bass lev el whilst recording. z After the group recording is performed, non-group trac ks will be mov ed behind the groups and trac k num- bers will be changed. 1 Plug the re mote co[...]

01/8/30 3 .fm 20 MD-MT888 H Basi c Operati on -Recor ding- Rec or ding ( c ont in ued) T o interrupt recor ding Mov e the M b ut ton to w ard . z Recording star ts by moving the M but ton toward again. z Y ou can perf or m the same operation by pressing the b utton on the main unit. z The trac k number will be increased by one each time the recordi[...]

01/8/30 3.fm 21 MD-M T888H Basi c Operati on -Recor ding- „ Adding trac k s to an existing gr oup z Complete the operati on within 25 seconds whilst selecting the menus . z If you press the CLEAR b utton during the operation, the pre vi ous displa y appears. z T o cancel the o perati on, mov e the M button to ward . About the T OC After any recor[...]

01/8/30 3 .fm 22 MD-MT888 H Basi c Operati on -Playbac k- P l ay b a ck[...]

01/8/30 3.fm 23 MD-M T888H Basi c Operati on -Playbac k- Notes: z If pow er f ailure occurs whilst pla ying a disc using the A C adaptor , disconnect it from the wall soc ket. Ot her- wise, pla y back ma y start automatically when electricity resumes. z If you connect t he AC adaptor without installing the rechargeable battery , pla yback ma y star[...]

01/8/30 3 .fm 24 MD-MT888 H Basi c Operati on -Playbac k- Pla ybac k (contin u ed) „ V olume control Press the V O LUME+ button to increase the v olume and the V OLUM E- button to decrease the volume . „ Bass control z Complete the operation wi thin 25 seconds whilst selecting the menus . z If y ou press the CLEA R b utton during the operati on[...]

01/8/30 4.fm 25 MD-M T888H Useful Fea t ures -Adv anced Playbac k- A dva n c e d P l ay b a ck „ T o locat e the desired por tion „ T o loca te the beginning of a track For audible fast forward: During playback, keep moving the M button toward . For audible fast reverse: During playback, keep moving the M button toward . z Normal playback will [...]

01/8/30 4 .fm 26 MD-MT888 H Useful Fea t ures -Adv anced Playbac k- Ad v anced Playbac k (continued) „ Random play or repeat pla y During pl aybac k, press the MODE b utton repeatedly to select the pl aybac k mode. Notes: z If the pla yback mode is selected whilst stopped, mov e the M b utton tow ard to start pla yback. z When "TOC" is [...]

01/8/30 4.fm 27 MD-M T888H Useful Fea t ures -Adv anced Playbac k- „ Intr o play Y ou can listen to the beginning of each trac k for 5 sec- onds in the recorded order . T o return to normal pla yback Mov e the M button toward . „ T o play at double speed A MiniDisc recor ded in the monaural mode can be play ed back at doub le speed audibly . (M[...]

01/8/30 4 .fm 28 MD-MT888 H Useful Fea t ures -Adv anc ed Recor ding- Ad v anced Recor ding „ Playbac k sound-actuated recording Recording automatically star ts or pauses by detecting sound from the stereo system (Synchronised recording). 1 Hold down the REC butt on for 2 se con ds or more. You can perform the sam e operation by simply press- ing[...]

01/8/30 4.fm 29 MD-M T888H Useful Fea t ures -Adv anc ed Recor ding- T o interr upt recording z When the stereo s ystem is stopped, the unit will enter the synchro recording pause mode. When pla yback is resumed, the recording will be resum ed. z If a silence lasts f or 3 seconds or more, the recording will be paused (pause function does not work f[...]

01/8/30 4 .fm 30 MD-MT888 H Useful Fea t ures -Adv anc ed Recor ding- Ad vanced Rec or ding (continued) Notes: z T racks can be recorded in stereo record ing mode, 2 times long recording mode, and 4 times long recording mode on one MiniDisc. z In monaural recording, th e sound on the r ight and left channels is mixed e ven if the input source is in[...]

01/8/30 4.fm 31 MD-M T888H Useful Fea t ures -Adv anc ed Recor ding- „ T o cre ate y our own track number s Y ou can create your own trac k numbers at any point. Whilst recor ding, press the REC but ton at the point where y ou want to create track n umbers. The track number will be increased by one. z One trac k number will be added ev er y time [...]

01/8/30 4 .fm 32 MD-MT888 H Useful Fea t ures -Adv anc ed Recor ding- Ad vanced Rec or ding (continued) „ About trac k number s z T rac k numbers may not be created in proper places, depending on the source to be recorded from, such as signals with noise. z The trac k numbers on the pla yback side may not match the trac k numbers recorded on the [...]

01/8/30 4.fm 33 MD-M T888H Useful Fea t ures -Adv anc ed Recor ding- „ T o prevent recorded MiniDiscs fr om being erased acc identally Slide the accidental er ase prev ention tab , located on the side of the MiniDisc , in the direction indicated b y the arrow . The MiniDisc will then be protect ed against accidental erasure . T o add a recording [...]

01/8/30 4 .fm 34 MD-MT888 H Useful Fea t ures -Recording fr om a M icrop hone- Recor ding fr om a Micr ophone „ T o re cor d from a micr ophone 1 Connect a stereo microp hone to the MIC IN soc ket. 2 Insert a recordab le MiniDisc (page 13). 3 Hold down the REC button for 2 seco nds or mo re. You can p erform the sam e operation by simply pressing[...]

01/8/30 4.fm 35 MD-M T888H Useful Fea t ures -Recording fr om a M icrop hone- T o interrupt recor ding Mov e the M b utton toward . z Recording star ts by mo ving the M button tow ard again. z Y ou can perf or m the same operation b y pressing the b utton on the main unit. z The trac k number will be increased by one each time the recording is inte[...]

01/8/30 4 .fm 36 MD-MT888 H Useful Fea t ures -Recording fr om a M icrop hone- Recor ding from a Micr ophone (con tinued) „ Sound-actuated recording (Mic Syn- chr onis ed recor ding) The unit automatically pauses when the microphone does not pick up any sound for 3 seconds or more. (P ause function does not work for appro ximately 10 sec - onds a[...]

01/8/30 4.fm 37 MD-M T888H Useful Fea t ures -Recording fr om a M icrop hone- „ T rack inter v als When recording from the microphone, track n umbers will be created automatically at regular i nter v als (def ault set- ting: appro ximately e very 5 minutes). During a mic syn- chro recording, the unit pauses when a silence lasts for 3 seconds or m[...]

01/8/30 4 .fm 38 MD-MT888 H Useful Fea t ures -Chec king Displays- Checking Dis pla ys „ T o check the remaining recording time and the total playing time Whilst in the stop mode, hol d dow n the DISP but ton for 1 second or more. Each time the button is pressed, the display will change as f ollows. z Remaining recording time varies depending on [...]

01/8/30 4.fm 39 MD-M T888H Useful Fea t ures -Chec king Displays- „ T o check the elapsed time and remain- ing time of the track Whilst the play back or th e pla yback is paused, hold do wn the DISP button for 1 s econd or more . Each time the button is pressed, the display will change as fol lo ws. Notes: z If the disc name or the tr ack name w [...]

01/8/30 5 .fm 40 MD-MT888 H Adv an ce d Featur es -Titling a MiniDisc- Titling a MiniDisc z Load a MiniDisc to be named. A pla yback only or recording prev ented MiniDisc cannot be edited. z The group-recorded MD may not be edited properly with other equipment. „ Creating a disc name Whilst in t he stop mode, chec k that " T OT AL" is d[...]

01/8/30 5.fm 41 MD-M T888H Adv an ce d Featur es -Titling a MiniDisc- „ Creating a gr oup name Select the group mode. „ Creating a tr ac k name 1 Whilst in th e stop mode , pres s the M b ut ton . The un i t en ters th e m en u sel e c t m od e . 2 Move the M bu tton towar d or to se lect "N(NAME)" and pr es s it. 3 Move t he M button[...]

01/8/30 5 .fm 42 MD-MT888 H Adv an ce d Featur es -Titling a MiniDisc- Titling a MiniDisc (continued) „ T o erase a charac ter „ T o add characters „ T o ent er a space Press the VOLUME+ button to mov e the cu rsor to the right. „ Characters (symbols) Notes: z One disc name and up to 99 group names and 255 trac k names can be created per di[...]

01/8/30 5.fm 43 MD-M T888H Adv an ce d Featur es -Editing a Recorded MiniDisc- Editing a Recor ded MiniDisc „ T o era se one track at a time Y ou can erase one trac k at a time. Caution: Once a trac k has been erased, it cannot be recov- ered. Chec k the trac k number bef ore erasing it. Note: When all the tr acks in a g roup hav e been erased, t[...]

01/8/30 5 .fm 44 MD-MT888 H Adv an ce d Featur es -Editing a Recorded MiniDisc- Editing a Reco r ded MiniDisc (continued) „ T o divide a track Y ou can divide a tr ack into 2 tr acks . When a track has a name before dividing: The two new trac ks will hav e the same nam e. Howe ver , in the "T -FULL" condition, the second track ma y not [...]

01/8/30 5.fm 45 MD-M T888H Adv an ce d Featur es -Editing a Recorded MiniDisc- „ T o combine tra c ks T wo adjacent tracks can be combined. T o combin e two non-adj acent tracks: z First, put the two tracks ne xt to eac h other in the order y ou want using the M O VE function. Then combine them using the COMBINE function. z F or group-recorded tr[...]

01/8/30 5 .fm 46 MD-MT888 H Adv an ce d Featur es -Editing a Recorded MiniDisc- Editing a Reco r ded MiniDisc (continued) „ Moving a trac k to another group On a group-recorded MD , you can mov e a trac k to a dif- f erent group . (Group change) Notes: z When all the tracks in a g roup are moved to di ff erent groups, the group and the group name[...]

01/8/30 5.fm 47 MD-M T888H Adv an ce d Featur es -Editing a Recorded MiniDisc- „ Erasing a group On a group-recorded MD , you can erase all tr acks in a group at once . (Group erase) Caution: Once a group has been er ased, it cannot be recovered. Check carefully bef ore you erase it. Note: The GROUP ERASE function erases the gr oup and group name[...]

01/8/30 5 .fm 48 MD-MT888 H Adv an ce d Featur es -Editing a Recorded MiniDisc- Editing a Reco r ded MiniDisc (continued) „ Stamping titles from another MiniDisc Befo re stamping When there are 2 MiniDiscs on which the same trac k s are recorded, you can t ransf e r the character inf or mation (disc, gr ou p , and track names) of the master MiniD[...]

01/8/30 5.fm 49 MD-M T888H Adv an ce d Featur es -Editing a Recorded MiniDisc- Operation of the MiniDisc f or stamping Note: If this happ ens, adjust t he total number of tr acks on the newly record ed MiniDisc using the edi t operat ion. „ Creating a group bef ore recording Y ou can create a group in advance and record tracks in it. Note: Even i[...]

01/8/30 5 .fm 50 MD-MT888 H Adv an ce d Featur es -Editing a Recorded MiniDisc- Editing a Reco r ded MiniDisc (continued) „ Moving n on-group tracks t o after gr oup-recorded tr ac ks If non-group t racks are f ound in the middle of a group- recorded MD , they can be mov ed to after group-recorded trac ks . (Group arrange) Note: As the GR OUP ARR[...]

01/8/30 5.fm 51 MD-M T888H Adv an ce d Featur es -Hold Function- Hold Functi on If the battery is inser ted or the A C a daptor is connected, y ou can set this function e ven when the power is turned off . T o cancel the hold mode Press and hold down the (HOLD) button f or 2 seconds or more whilst the unit is in the hold mode. "oFF" will [...]

01/8/30 5 .fm 52 MD-MT888 H Adv an ce d Featur es -Changing Default Settings- Changi ng Def ault Setting s z Complete the operation wi thin 25 seconds whilst selecting the menus . z If y ou press the CLEA R b utton during the operati on, the prev ious displa y appears. z T o cancel the operation, mov e the M button tow ard . (*) indicates def ault [...]

01/8/30 5.fm 53 MD-M T888H Adv an ce d Featur es -Changing Default Settings- „ Beep sound Y ou can eliminate th e confirmation soun d that beeps when y ou press a b utton. „ Au t o p l a y Y ou can mak e the unit n ot pla y automati c ally when y ou insert a pl aybac k-only MiniDisc or an acciden tal era sure protec ted MiniDisc. „ Au t o p o[...]

01/8/30 5 .fm 54 MD-MT888 H Adv an ce d Featur es -Listening thro ugh Another System- Listen ing th r o ugh An other System „ Listening thr ough a stere o system Notes: z It is recommended that the volume le vel of the MiniDisc unit be set to maximum when listening through a stereo system. z When recor ding with stereo system, eliminate the con- [...]

01/8/30 6.fm 55 MD-M T888H References -Other Features and Caution- Other Features and Caut ion „ Resuming auto play When y ou stop playbac k and replay the MiniDisc without removi ng it, pla yback starts from the point y ou stopped it. Once y ou remove the MiniDi sc, playbac k starts f r om the first track. The unit pr ovides the f ollowi ng func[...]

01/8/30 6 .fm 56 MD-MT888 H References -T roub leshooting- T r oublesho oting Many pot ential "problems" can be resolved by the owner wit hout calling a serv ice technician . If somethin g seems to be wrong with this pr odu ct, check th e fo llowing before calli ng your autho r is ed SHARP dealer or serv ice centre. The unit does not turn[...]

01/8/30 6.fm 57 MD-M T888H References -T roub leshooting- „ If tr ouble occurs When this product is subjected to s trong ext ernal interfer- ence (mechanical shock, e xcessive stati c electr icity , abnorm al supply voltage due to lightning, etc.) or if it is operated i ncorrec tly , it may malfunction. If suc h a pr oblem occur s, do the foll ow[...]

01/8/30 6 .fm 58 MD-MT888 H References -MiniDisc System Li mitations- MiniDisc System Limitations The unit may have the following symptoms whilst recording or editing. The unit is not out of order. SYMP TOM LIM ITATIO NS "D-FULL" or "T-FULL" appears even though the Min iDisc still has record ing time left. More than the limited [...]

01/8/30 6.fm 59 MD-M T888H References -Error Messages- Err or Messa g es Number or sy mbol appears in (*) position. ERROR MES- SAGES MEANING BLANK z Nothing is recorded. (Replace t he dis c with a recorded di sc. ) busy z A trac k is be i n g mov ed . Can'tC z You tried t o record from a copy pr ohib- ited Mi niDisc. z You tried to record sign[...]

01/8/30 6 .fm 60 MD-MT888 H References -Error Messages- Err or Messag es (continued) Number or symbol appears in (*) position. ERROR MES- SAGE S MEANING G-FULL z The total number of groups exceeds 99. (Erase unne cessary gr oup s.) HOLD z The unit is in th e hold mo de. LoBATT z The recharg eable or alkaline battery has ru n down. LOCKED z You remo[...]

01/8/30 6.fm 61 MD-M T888H References -Error Messages/Mainte nance- z If the operation is not accepted, "--" ma y be display ed on the main unit. F or details, ref er to the displa y on the remote con trol. Maintenance „ Cleaning Clean the plu gs and the connecting sockets. If the plugs or sockets are dir ty , noise may be heard. Cleani[...]

01/8/30 6 .fm 62 MD-MT888 H References -Specifications- Specifications As a part of our policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to make design and specifi cation chang- es for product im provement without prior notice. The perfo rmance specification figures indicated are nominal values of production units. There may be some devia[...]

01/8/30 6.fm 63 MD-M T888H References -Specifications- Battery li fe: Input sensitivity: Output level: Stere o 2 tim es lo ng 4 t imes long When using the rechargeable batter y (fully charged) included with the unit Continuou s recordin g: Approx. 8 hours Continuous play: Ap prox. 13.5 hours Continuo us recordi ng: Appr ox . 11 hours Continuous pla[...]

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