Sony DTC-690 manual

1 3-756-209- 21 (1) Operating Instructions DTC-690 © 1993 by Sony Corporation[...]

2 W ARNING Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. Owner's Record The model number is located on the rear exterior and serial number is on the rear. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony deale[...]

3 Before using the DAT deck Warning ............................................................................................ 2 Digital audio tape ............................................................................ 3 Precautions ...................................................................................... 4 Features ...........[...]

4 Precautions On safety • Operate the unit only on 120 V AC, 60 Hz. • The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off. • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel be[...]

5 ) 7£ 8 1¡ $› •‡ 0 4 28 5 3 1 6 7 9 10 - ON – STANDBY POWER REC OFF PLAY TIMER OPEN/CLOSE PHONES LEVEL O1 O AUTO START ID WRITE ERASE RENUMBER PAUSE ERASE WRITE ERASE WRITE SKIP ID END ID AMS INPUT REC MODE COUNTER MODE LONG ANALOG OPT COAXIAL REC LEVEL REC MUTE REC L R STANDARD Refer to the pages indicated in parenthesis for details. Fr[...]

6 ¶ 4¢ £8 • 1¡ 7 MUSIC SCAN 12 3 45 6 78 9 CLEAR 0 DISPLAY MODE MARGIN RESET SKIP PLAY REPEAT 1/ALL CHECK ENTER OPEN/ CLOSE RMS MODE RESET COUNTER 7 END ID buttons WRITE: Press to write the ID signifying the end of playback or recording. (40) ERASE: Press to erase the end ID. (42) 8 Remote sensor Receives the signal from the remote commander.[...]

7 e Tape operating buttons 7 (stop): Press to stop recording or playback. 3 (play): Press to start palyback or recording. 8 PAUSE (pause): Press to stop for a moment during recording or playback. To restart recording or playback, press this button again or press the 3 button. If the unit is left in the pause mode for about 10 minutes, it will autom[...]

8 ¶ 4¢ £8 • 1¡ 7 MUSIC SCAN 12 3 45 6 78 9 CLEAR 0 DISPLAY MODE MARGIN RESET SKIP PLAY REPEAT 1/ALL CHECK ENTER OPEN/ CLOSE RMS MODE RESET COUNTER u DISPLAY MODE button Changes the display mode. (10) i MARGIN RESET button Press to reset the margin of peak level. "– –" appears at the MARGIN display. (23) o REPEAT 1/ALL button Pre[...]

9 Remote Commander Operation Each button on the remote commander functions in the same way as those having the same name on the front panel. However, the following operations cannot be performed using the remote commander. Use the front panel controls instead. • Turning the power on and off • Selecting digital(optical/coaxial)/analog input sour[...]

10 Display Window Ç To turn off the display window When the power is turned on, the display window also is turned on. During recording or playback, all display or some parts of the display can be turned off as follows: This operation can be performed only with the remote commander. Each time you press the DISPLAY MODE button, the display changes a[...]

11 Fig. Î 1 Tape operation indicators REC : Lights during recording or in the record-pause mode. Flashes in the record muting mode. 3 : Lights during recording or playback. It also lights in the record-pause, the play-pause mode or in the record muting mode. 8 : Lights in the record-pause mode or in the play-pause mode. 2 LONG play mode indicator [...]

12 8 MUSIC SCAN indicator Lights after you press the MUSIC SCAN button to listen to the beginning of each selection successively. 9 RMS (Random Music Sensor)/AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) indicators Show the number of selections to be skipped ahead or behind in the AMS operation. When designating a selection directly by the numeric button and the 3 [...]

13 ABS TIME REHEARSAL REPEAT 1 ALL DIGITAL IN SKIP ID START ID START ID SHIFT AUTO RENUMBER WRITE ERASE SKIP ID WRITE ERASE L R – dB 60 OVER OPTICAL COAXIAL 32 KHZ 44.1 KHZ 48 KHZ DISPLAY OFF AUTO H S S dB M 40 20 8 6 4 30 2 0 MARGIN REMAINING RMS AMS CAUTION STEP PGM NO. MUSIC SCAN SKIP END ID WRITE ERASE REC LONG 12 e Sampling frequency indicat[...]

14 R DIGITAL IN/OUT OPTICAL LINE IN L IN OUT IN COAXIAL R LINE OUT L Rear Panel Jacks ‰ 1 LINE IN (line input) jacks (phono jack) Connect to the recording outputs of an amplifier. Signals supplied by the amplifier can be recorded using the sampling frequency of 48 kHz in the standard play mode or 32 kHz in the long play mode. 2 LINE OUT (line out[...]

15 Connecting Cords There are following three types of connecting jacks at the rear of the deck. Each type of jack requires a different type of connecting cord. For LINE IN/OUT (analog input/ output) jacks Å Use the supplied or an optional audio signal connecting cord such as RK- C710HS, RK-C715HS, RK-C910ES, RK- C915ES etc. Note Red plugs and jac[...]

16 R DIGITAL IN/OUT OPTICAL LINE IN L IN OUT IN COAXIAL R LINE OUT L Connection Examples If your amplifier is not equipped with digital signal jacks a) CD player b) DAT deck c) Amplifier d) to a wall outlet A) When recording via digital-to-digital connection, connect a DAT deck (the digital input) to DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL of the DTC-690. B) When reco[...]

17 R DIGITAL IN/OUT OPTICAL LINE IN L IN OUT IN COAXIAL R LINE OUT L If your amplifier is equipped with digital signal jacks a) CD player b) DAT deck c) Amplifier d) to a wall outlet Note If “PROH” appears on the display, recording via digital-to-digital connection cannot be performed. In this case, connect the sound source equipment using LINE[...]

18 ) 8 1¡ $› •¶ £ 7 1 Turn on the power. 2 Press 0 OPEN/CLOSE. The indicator appears on the display. 3 Insert the cassette. A) Insert the cassette beyond the silver line. B) Tab facing fowards you. C)Window side up. 4 Press 0 OPEN/CLOSE. The indicator appears on the display. To remove the cassette Press 0 OPEN/CLOSE. On a digital audio tape [...]

19 Before Recording Blank Section and Sound Muted Portion With conventional analog audio tapes, the tape portion on which no recording ever has been made and the portion on which a recording has been made but the sound is muted are treated the same, since no sound can be heard from these portions. However, with DAT cassette, you should know that th[...]

20 Before Recording Absolute Time Codes Ç The absolute time indicates the position of the tape, giving the time elapsed from the beginning. A) ABS time B) the position being playing back C)selection The absolute time codes correctly written on the tape can be used in various convenient ways during playback. Recording absolute time codes When you r[...]

21 ) 8 1¡ $› •¶ £ 7 Recording 1 Make sure that the TIMER switch is set to the OFF position, and turn on the power. 2 Insert a cassette and press the 0 OPEN/CLOSE button to load the cassette (Page 18). 3 Locate the position at which you want to start recording. To start recording from the beginning of the tape, press the 1 button. (Press the [...]

22 ) 8 1¡ $› •¶ £ 7 Note on the recording from the beginning of the tape When you start recording from the beginning of the tape, create a 4 second- muted portion by using record muting function (Page 25). Otherwise, when locating the first selection with the 4 or 1 button, the first portion of the first selection may not be played back. To [...]

23 If the unit is left in the record-pause mode for more than 10 minutes during digital recording The record-pause mode will be released automatically, and the unit will enter the stop mode. (The "-DA" indicator appears on the display.) In this case, press the ¶ REC to set the unit to record-pause mode. If the cable is disconnected or th[...]

24 Recording B Long-play mode ı According to the input signal, recording/ playback in the long-play mode can be performed as follows. LONG long play (32 kHz) long play (32 kHz) standard play (the same as input signal) STANDARD standard play (48 kHz) standard play (32 kHz) standard play (the same as input signal) Input signal Analog input signal Di[...]

25 ) 8 1¡ $› •¶ £ 7 Creating a Sound Muted Portion (Record Muting) 1 During recording or record-pause mode, press the • • • • • REC MUTE button where a sound muted portion is required. The REC indicator flashes and the record muting is activated. After about 4 seconds, the REC indicator shows a steady light, and the 8 indicator lig[...]

26 48 KHZ S M PGM NO. AMS End Search If the previous recording was applied to the middle of the tape, you must locate exactly the last point of the recorded area, and start the new recording from this point. This will prevent leaving a blank section on the tape. If you want space between the last recording and the new recording, use the • REC MUT[...]

27 Sub Codes In addition to the ordinary audio signals, various control codes called sub codes can be recorded on the DAT cassette tapes to ease recording and reproducing operation. Å A)The sub codes are recorded. B) Audio signals are recorded. A desired selection can be called up or time information can be displayed using the sub codes, for examp[...]

28 Sub Codes Start ID ı This signal indicates the start of a music selection. You can locate the position of the start ID precisely. This signal should be written at the beginning of the selection. A) Selection B)Start ID Program number Ç This signal gives a number to selection. You can record it where the start ID is written. By designating this[...]

29 Things that can be done Locating a selection (AMS function) Listening to the first portion of selections sequentially (Music Scan) Choosing a selection directly Programming desired selections in a desired order (RMS play) Skipping the portion not desired Looking for the position at which the recording or playback ends Required sub code(s) Start [...]

30 ) 8 1¡ $› •¶ £ 7 Start ID The start ID indicates the beginning of each selection. You can start playback from the start ID position. (Page 28.) There are three ways to write start ID: • Writing automatically during recording • Writing manually at the desired position during recording • Writing manually at the desired position during[...]

31 ) 8 1¡ $› •¶ £ 7 Why 9 seconds or 18 seconds are necessary for writing a start ID ? A start ID requires 9 or 18 seconds to allow to be detected when rewinding/fast- forwarding a tape. (The speed is 200 times as fast as that of normal tape operation.) After the start ID is located, the tape returns to the beginning of the start ID if neces[...]

32 ) 8 1¡ $› •¶ £ 7 Writing Manually during Playback (Rehearsal Function) During playback, start ID can be written at the desired position more accurately than during recording. Make sure that the safety tab of the cassette is closed. 1 Press the 3 3 3 3 3 button to start playback. At the desired position, press the START ID WRITE button. Th[...]

33 Adjusting the Position The position of a start ID written during recording or by using the rehearsal function can be finely adjusted. You can shift the start ID position about 2 seconds (about 4 seconds in the long-play mode) backward or forward. To shift it for more than 2 seconds, first erase the start ID (see below) and rewrite it manually. 1[...]

34 ) 8 1¡ $› •¶ £ 7 Program Numbers Program numbers are the codes indicating the selection order. (Page 28.) There are two ways to write program numbers: • Writing automatically during recording • Renumbering automatically during playback or in the stop mode (Renumbering function) Writing Automatically during Recording When you proceed s[...]

35 ) 8 1¡ $› •¶ £ 7 Writing program numbers from the middle of the tape 1 To locate the last point of the previous recording, using the end search function. (Ppage 26) It is important to proceed with the end search function in order not to leave a blank section on the tape. 2 Make sure that the AUTO indicator is lit. If it is not lit, press [...]

36 ) 8 1¡ $› •¶ £ 7 Renumbering If you record from the beginning to the middle of a tape on which another recording has ever been applied, the same program number may be written twice on that tape. If you omit designating the next program number when recording from the middle of the tape, the succeeding program numbers are not written. In su[...]

37 Shifting Start IDs’ and Program Numbers Position The start ID position may not coincide exactly to the beginning of the selection, especially when the portion between selections is not clear. On such a tape, the very beginning of the selection cannot be located using the AMS function. If this happens, you can shift the start ID and program num[...]

38 The skip ID indicates the beginning of the portion to be skipped. When the skip ID is detected during playback, the tape skips to the next start ID position, and the normal playback resumes. (SKIP play) (Page 28.) You can write the skip ID during recording or write more accurately during playback. Writing during Recording Press the SKIP ID WRITE[...]

39 Note on the point where a skip ID is written Å During the rehearsal function, a skip ID will be written at the end of the repeated portion as illustrated. a) Repeated portion b) Point where you pressed SKIP ID WRITE c) Selection d) 3 seconds e) Skip ID (1second) f) Each time you press ¡ g) 0.3 sec. h)Each time you press 1 Normally, the repeate[...]

40 ) 8 1¡ $› •¶ £ 7 The end ID indicates the last position of the recording or playback. While recording on the same tape has been done several times, you can locate the point where the previous recording terminates quickly by using the end ID. When the end ID is detected during playback, the playback stops and the tape is rewound to the beg[...]

41 ) 8 1¡ $› •¶ £ 7 End ID 2 1 2 WRITE END ID 3 WRITE END ID a) 1, 3 REHEARSAL START ID SKIP ID S END ID WRITE 1 ¡ Writing during Playback (Rehearsal Function) • During playback, no end ID can be written on a blank section. • To write the end ID just before a blank section with the end search function, perform "Writing during Recor[...]

42 End ID Note on the point where an end ID is written Å During rehearsal function, an end ID is written at the end of the repeated portion as illustrated. a) Repeated portion b) Point where you pressed END ID WRITE c) Selection d) 3 seconds e) End ID (9 seconds) f) Each time you press ¡ g) 0.3 sec. h)Each time you press 1 Normally, the repeated [...]

43 ) 8 1¡ $› •¶ £ 7 Playback 1 Make sure that the TIMER switch is set to the OFF position, and then turn on the power. 2 Insert the cassette and press the 0 OPEN/CLOSE button to load the cassette. 3 Press the 3 (play) button. Playback begins. If an end ID is written on the tape or a blank section of more than 9 seconds is detected, playback [...]

44 Display Window Å Each time you press COUNTER MODE, the counter changes as follows. a) Absolute time b) Remaining time to the end of the whole tape (not to the end of the recorded portion)* c) Linear counter (tape running time) * When playing back a pre-recorded tape (software), remaining time to the end of the recorded portion appears. Notes ?[...]

45 Repeat Play These functions can be performed only with the remote commander. Playing a Selection Repeatedly Press the REPEAT 1/ALL button on the remote commander while the desired selection is played back. The REPEAT 1 indicator appears. After the selection is played back, the tape is rewound to the beginning of that selection automatically, and[...]

46 Automatic Music Sensor Operation When you press the 4 or ¢ button during playback or in the stop mode, playback will start from the beginning of the desired selection. When it is pressed in the pause mode, the deck enters the pause mode at the beginning of the designated selection. Press the 8 PAUSE or 3 (play) button to resume playback. For th[...]

47 Music Scan With the this function, you can listen to the first part of each selection. You can designate the scan time up to 15 seconds in steps of a second. The scan time is 8 seconds if the scan time is not desingated. (The designated time remains memorized even if you turn off the unit.) For this operation, the start ID codes must be written [...]

48 To listen to the beginning of a selection for more than the designated time Press the 3 (play) button while the selection you want to listen to is played back. While pressing the 3 button, the countdown at the MARGIN display stops, and the playback of that selection continues. To listen to an entire selection Press the MUSIC SCAN button while th[...]

49 Skip Play With this function, you can skip the undesired selection which the skip ID is written and listen to the only desired one. For this operation, the skip ID code(s) must be written on the tape. Press the SKIP PLAY button. The SKIP indicator lights. During playback, the tape skips to the next start ID position automatically when a skip ID [...]

50 Random Music Sensor (RMS) Operation The RMS function allows you to program the desired selections in the desired order. For the operation, program numbers must be written on the tape. This operation can be performed only with the remote commander. 1 Designate the desired selection by pressing the numeric button(s) in the stop mode. The selection[...]

51 ) 8 1¡ $› •¶ ˚ £ 7 Use a commercially available audio timer to activate recording or playback at a desired time. Read the operating instructions for the timer and the amplifier. Timer Activated Recording 1 Turn on the timer. 2 Turn on the DAT deck, and prepare for recording. (Follow steps of "recording" on page 21.) 3 Set the t[...]

52 ) 8 1¡ $› •¶ ˚ £ 7 Timer Activated Playback 1 Turn on the timer. 2 Turn on the DAT deck, and insert the cassette. 3 Set the timer to the desired time. Power to the amplifier and to the DAT deck is turned off. Leave the power switches of the equipment turned on. 4 Set the TIMER switch to the PLAY position. At the preset time, the power is[...]

53 Maintenance Cleaning the Cabinet Clean the cabinet, panels and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of abrasive and, scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine. Cleaning the Head Prolonged operation will cause contamination of the head. To make the best possible recording an[...]

54 Guide to the Serial Copy Management System This digital audio tape deck adopts the Serial Copy Management System. This system enables one generation of digital recording of prerecorded software via digital input/output. A summary of this system is as follows: 1 You can record a compact disc to a digital audio tape via digital input/output. But y[...]

55 2 You can record a digital audio tape recorded via analog input/output to another via digital input/output. But, you cannot make a second generation tape via digital input/output. Microphone amplifier Tuner Turntable Analog input/output DAT deck (playback) Optical digital cable Digital input/output DAT deck (playback) Coaxial digital cable or (R[...]

56 Symptom The tape is ejected after being loaded. The tape does not move. The sound is not heard. Recording cannot be made. The 0 OPEN/CLOSE does not function. The sound is not heard from the recorded tape. The CAUTION indicator lights, and no button does function. T roubleshooting Guide Cause The cassette is inserted incorrectly. For 4 seconds af[...]

57 Cause Insert a cassette tape with its safety tab at the record-impossible position. A new start ID cannot be written within 9 seconds (18 seconds in the long-play mode) from the end of another start ID. The start ID is not written correctly. The portion between the end of a start ID and the beginning of the following start ID is less than 9 seco[...]

58 T roubleshooting Guide Others Symptom Tape transport noise seems excessively loud in rewind or fastforward mode. The tape stops running suddenly. Unbalanced left and right volume. Increase of noise or deterioration of sound quality. After pressing 1 / ¡ or 4 / ¢ , the tape stops for a moment, and then starts running. Cause This situation depen[...]

59 Tape Digital audio tape Recording head Rotary head Recording time Standard: 120 minutes. Long-play mode: 240 minutes (with DT-120) Tape speed Standard: 8.15 mm/s, Long play mode: 4.075 mm/s Drum rotation Standard: 2,000 rpm, Long-play mode: 1,000 rpm Error correction Double Read Solomon code Tape Track pitch 13.6 µm (20.4 µm) Sampling frequenc[...]

60 Sony Corporation Printed in Japan[...]