Sony MXD-D4 manual

4-229-644- 15 (1) Compact Disc MiniDisc Deck  2000 by Sony Corporation MXD-D40 MXD-D4 Operating Instructions[...]

2 WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The laser component in this product is capable of emitting radiation exceeding the limit for Class 1. This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLA[...]

3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking ........................................................................... 4 Hooking Up the System .................................................... 4 Playing a CD ............................................................ 6 Playing an MD ........................................................ 7[...]

Getting Started 4 Unpacking Check that you received the following items: • Audio connecting cords (2) • Remote commander (remote) (1) • Sony R6 (size-AA) batteries (2) • Power plug adaptor (1) (Singaporian model only) Inserting batteries into the remote You can control the deck using the supplied remote. Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries by[...]

5 Getting Started Hookups Connecting the deck to an amplifier Connect the amplifier to the ANALOG IN/OUT jacks using the audio connecting cords (supplied), making sure to match the color-coded cords to the appropriate jacks on the components: red (right) to red and white (left) to white. Be sure to make connections firmly to prevent hum and noise. [...]

Basic Operations 6 Basic Operations Playing a CD 1/u § § 0) ≠± ≠± r p P · 0) p P · PHONE LEVEL PHONES MIN MAX MENU/ NO YES CLEAR PUSH ENTER REC AMS EJECT OPEN/CLOSE NORMAL CD SYNCHRO HIGH CLEAR TIME PLAY MODE DISPLAY INPUT PLAY MODE TIME/CHAR PUSH ENTER CD AMS REC-IT STANDBY MD MD LP REC MODE 2 3 4 1 Turn on the amplifier and set the sour[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 7 Playing an MD 1/u § § 0) ≠± ≠± r p P · 0) p P · PHONE LEVEL PHONES MIN MAX MENU/ NO YES CLEAR PUSH ENTER REC AMS EJECT OPEN/CLOSE NORMAL CD SYNCHRO HIGH CLEAR TIME PLAY MODE DISPLAY INPUT PLAY MODE TIME/CHAR PUSH ENTER CD AMS REC-IT STANDBY MD MD LP REC MODE 2 3 4 1 Turn on the amplifier and set the sou[...]

Basic Operations 8 Recor ding a CD to an MD (CD-MD Synchr o-Recor ding) 1/u § § 0) ≠± ≠± r p P · 0) p P · PHONE LEVEL PHONES MIN MAX MENU/ NO YES CLEAR PUSH ENTER REC AMS EJECT OPEN/CLOSE NORMAL CD SYNCHRO HIGH CLEAR TIME PLAY MODE DISPLAY INPUT PLAY MODE TIME/CHAR PUSH ENTER CD AMS REC-IT STANDBY MD MD LP REC MODE 1 2 5 3 4 6 1 Press 1/u[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 9 Rear of the disc Do not disconnect the deck from the power source immediately after recording If you do, recorded material may not be saved to the MD. To save the material, after recording, press § EJECT to take out the MD or turn off the deck. “ TOC Writing ” will flash at this time. After “ TOC Writing ?[...]

Basic Operations 10 Recor ding a CD to an MD at High Speed (High-Speed CD-MD Synchr o-Recording) 1 Press 1/u . The STANDBY indicator turns off. 2 Insert a recordable MD. 3 Press § OPEN/CLOSE to insert a CD. Press the button again to close the CD tray. 4 Press PLAY MODE to select the playing mode of the CD (normal play or Program Play). 5 Press CD [...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 11 If “– Retry –” flashes in the display after you press · or P in step 6 A reading failure has occurred, and the deck is trying to read the data again. • If the retry was successful, the deck continues with High-Speed CD-MD Synchro-Recording. • If the condition of the inserted CD or the deck is poor, [...]

Playing CDs and MDs 12 Playing CDs and MDs Using the Display You can use the display to check disc and track information such as the total track number, total playing time of the tracks, track number and remaining time of the current track, remaining recordable time of the MD, and disc name. AMS DISPLA Y TIME TIME/CHAR AMS 1 / u SELECT Changing the[...]

Playing CDs and MDs 13 Checking the track number and remaining time of the current track Press TIME repeatedly while playing a CD. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows: Detailed display for MD deck section When using the remote, set SELECT to MD. Checking the total track number, total disc playing time and remaining record[...]

Playing CDs and MDs 14 Number buttons Locating a Specific T rack You can quickly locate any track while playing a disc by using the AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) control on the deck, = and + buttons on the remote, or number buttons on the remote. When using the remote, set SELECT to CD or MD. · AMS · 1 / u > < ^ ^ SELECT >10 =/+ To locate[...]

Playing CDs and MDs 15 Playing T r acks Repeatedly (Repeat Play) Z You can play tracks repeatedly in any play mode. 1 / u SELECT REPEAT 1 Set SELECT to CD or MD. 2 Press REPEAT repeatedly until “ REPEAT ” appears in the display. The deck repeats the tracks as follows: When the disc is played in The deck repeats Normal play (pages 6 and 7) All t[...]

Playing CDs and MDs 16 Number buttons Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play) You can have the deck “ shuffle ” tracks and play them in random order. When using the remote, set SELECT to CD or MD. · PLA Y MODE · 1 While the deck is stopped, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “ SHUFFLE ” appears in the display. 2 Press · to start Shuffle Pla[...]

Playing CDs and MDs 17 2 Turn AMS until the desired track appears. 3 Press AMS. The track is programed. The number of the last programed track appears, followed by the total playing time of the program. 4 To program additional tracks, repeat steps 2 and 3. 5 Press · to start Program Play. To stop Program Play Press p . To cancel Program Play While[...]

Playing CDs and MDs 18 Changing the Pitch of the MD (Pitch Control Function) You can change the pitch of the MD by lowering the playback speed. The tone falls at lower pitches. AMS MENU/NO Setting the pitch automatically in steps (Auto Step Control Function) You can lower the pitch by up to 36 steps*. * One octave equals 12 steps. 1 Press MENU/NO t[...]

19 Recording on MDs Recording on MDs • Even while recording an analog source or a DAT or satellite broadcast, you can mark track numbers if “ T.Mark LSyn ” is selected in Setup Menu (see “ Marking Track Numbers While Recording ” on page 24). • When recording from DAT or satellite broadcasts with “ OPT ” selected by the INPUT button,[...]

Recording on MDs 20 Useful Tips for Recording When using the remote, set SELECT to MD. REC r TIME/CHAR § EJECT INPUT AMS MENU/NO Checking the remaining recordable time on the MD Press TIME/CHAR. • When you press the button repeatedly while the deck is stopped, the display alternates between total disc playing time and remaining recordable time o[...]

21 Recording on MDs To turn on the Smart Space Function and Auto Cut Function again 1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/NO twice to display “ Setup Menu. ” 2 Turn AMS to select “ S.Space Off, ” then press AMS. 3 Turn AMS to select “ S.Space On, ” then press AMS. 4 Press MENU/NO. Notes • When you turn off the Smart Space Function, [...]

Recording on MDs 22 5 Press REC r . The deck stands by for recording. 6 Adjust the recording level, if necessary. For details, see “ Adjusting the Recording Level ” on page 23. 7 Press · or P . Recording starts. 8 Start playing the sound source you want to record. To pause recording Press P . To resure recording, press the button again or pres[...]

23 Recording on MDs Adjusting the Recording Level You can adjust the recording level before starting recording. AMS MENU/NO 1 Do steps 1 to 5 in “ Recording on an MD Manually ” on page 21. 2 Play the portion of the sound source with the strongest signal level. 3 Press MENU/NO twice to display “ Setup Menu. ” 4 Turn AMS to select the program[...]

Recording on MDs 24 7 Press MENU/NO. 8 Stop playing the sound source. 9 To start recording, do the procedure starting from step 7 in “ Recording on an MD Manually ” on page 21. z You can also change the recording level by using the remote Z During recording pause, press REC LEVEL +/ – repeatedly. Note that the level cannot go above +12 dB. No[...]

25 Recording on MDs Set “ T.Mark ” in Setup Menu to “ LSyn ” or “ Off ” as follows: 1 Press MENU/NO twice to display “ Setup Menu ” while the deck is stopped. 2 Turn AMS to select “ T.Mark LSyn, ” then press AMS. 3 Turn AMS to select “ T.Mark LSyn ” or “ T.Mark Off, ” then press AMS. If you select “ T.Mark LSyn, ” ?[...]

Recording on MDs 26 Synchr o-Recording With an External Audio Equipment (Music Synchr o-Recording) Z By using the MUSIC SYNC button on the remote, you can automatically start recording in sync with a CD in the deck or the signal input from the program source connected to the deck. The method of marking track numbers differs, depending on the progra[...]

27 Recording on MDs 2 Start playing the program source you want to record. The most recent 6 seconds of audio data is stored in the buffer memory. 3 Press AMS (or T.REC) to start Time Machine Recording. Recording of the program source starts with the audio data stored in the buffer memory. To stop Time Machine Recording Press p . Note The deck star[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 28 Editing Recorded MDs Notes on Editing You can edit the recorded tracks after recording, using the following functions: • Track Erase Function allows you to erase recorded tracks simply by specifying the corresponding track number. • All Erase Function allows you to erase the contents of an entire MD. • A-B Erase Functi[...]

29 Editing Recorded MDs 3 Press AMS or YES. The display for erasing tracks appears and playback of the displayed track starts. 4 Turn AMS to select the track to be erased. 5 Press AMS or YES. When the track selected in step 4 has been erased, “ Complete! ” appears for a few seconds. The track following the erased track begins playing. (If you e[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 30 Dividing Recorded T r acks (Divide Function) With the Divide Function you can mark a track number at places that you want to randomly access afterwards. Use this function to add tracks to MDs recorded from an analog source (and therefore contain no track numbers), or to divide an existing track into multiple portions for loc[...]

31 Editing Recorded MDs Combining Recorded T racks (Combine Function) Use the Combine Function to combine tracks on a recorded MD. The two tracks to be combined need not to be consecutive and the latter track to be combined can be the track which comes before the former one in the track number order. This function is useful for combining several so[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 32 Moving Recorded T r acks (Move Function) Use the Move Function to change the order of any track. After you move a track, the track numbers between the new and old track positions are automatically renumbered. Example: Moving track C to track position 2 AMS MENU/NO YES 1 While the deck is stopped, playing, or pausing, press M[...]

33 Editing Recorded MDs 5 Press AMS or YES. “ Complete! ” appears for a few seconds and the moved track begins playing back. To cancel the Move Function Press MENU/NO or p . z You can undo the Move Function Use the Undo Function immediately after you moved the track (see page 37). Labeling Recordings (Name Function) You can create titles for yo[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 34 5 Press AMS or YES. A flashing cursor appears in the display. The deck starts playing and you can name a track while monitoring the sound. 6 Press TIME/CHAR to select the character type as follows: To select Press TIME/CHAR repeatedly until Uppercase letters “ A ” appears in the display Lowercase letters “ a ” appear[...]

35 Editing Recorded MDs Copying a track or disc title within an MD (Name Copy Function) You can copy a track or disc title to use it as a title of another track or the disc title within a disc. 1 Press MENU/NO to display “Edit Menu.” 2 Turn AMS to select “Name ?,” then press AMS or YES. 3 Turn AMS to select “Nm Copy ?,” then press AMS o[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 36 3 Press an alphabet/number button to enter a character. If you selected uppercase or lowercase letters 1 Press the corresponding letter/number button repeatedly until the character to be entered flashes. Or, press the button once and press =/+ repeatedly. 2 Press ) . The flashing character is entered and lights continuously [...]

37 Editing Recorded MDs Erasing all titles on an MD (Name All Erase Function) Use this function to erase all titles on an MD simultaneously. 1 While the deck is stopped, playing, or pausing, press MENU/NO to display “ Edit Menu. ” 2 Turn AMS to select “ Name ? ” , then press AMS or YES. 3 Turn AMS to select “ Nm AllErs? ” , then press A[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 38 3 Press AMS or YES. One of the following messages appears in the display, depending on the type of editing to be undone: Editing done Message Erasing a single track Erasing all tracks on an MD “ Erase Undo? ” Erasing a part of a track Dividing a track “ DivideUndo? ” Combining tracks “ CombinUndo? ” Moving a trac[...]

39 Editing Recorded MDs 6 Press AMS or YES. “ Edit OK? ” appears in the display. 7 Press AMS or YES. The deck starts recording over the existing track. “ S.F Edit ** % ” appears while the track is being recorded. An amount of time that is roughly equal to or longer than the playback time of the track is required when recording over the trac[...]

Additional Information 40 Pr ecautions On safety Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the deck and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. On power sources • Before operating the deck, check that the operating voltage of the deck is identical with your local power supply. The operating vo[...]

Additional Information 41 Display Messages The following table explains the various messages that appear in the display. Also, the deck has a Self- Diagnosis Function (see page 50). Message Meaning Blank Disc A new (blank) or erased MD has been inserted. Cannot Copy An attempt was made to make a second copy from a digitally dubbed MD (see page 45).[...]

Additional Information 42 Track numbers are not recorded correctly Incorrect assignment or recording of track numbers may result when CD tracks are divided into several smaller tracks during digital recording. Also, when the Track Marking Function is activated during recording, track numbers may not marked as in the original depending on the progra[...]

Additional Information 43 T roubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the deck, use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. CD player section The player does not start playing. / Insert a CD. / Place the CD properly. / Clean the CD. / Moisture condensation has formed inside the deck. Take the [...]

Additional Information 44 Specifications To prevent fire, do not Cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don ’ t place lighted candles on the apparatus. CD player section System Compact Disc digital audio system Laser Semiconductor laser ( λ = 780 nm) Emission duration: continuous Laser output Le[...]

Additional Information 45 Guide to the Serial Copy Management System This MD deck uses the Serial Copy Management System, which allows only first-generation digital copies to be made of premastered software via the deck ’ s digital input jack. An outline of this system appears below: 1 You can record from digital program sources (CDs, DATs or pre[...]

Additional Information 46 3 You can record a DAT tape or MD recorded via the DAT or MD deck ’ s analog input jack onto another DAT tape or MD via the DAT or MD deck ’ s digital output jack. You cannot, however, make a second-generation DAT tape or MD copy via the DAT or MD deck ’ s digital output jack. Digital input jack Line (analog) input j[...]

Additional Information 47 Index A, B AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) 14 Audio connecting cord 4, 45 Auto cut 20 C CD inserting 6 taking out 6 text 8, 10 Changing an existing title 36 display 12 Checking remaining time 13 playing time 12, 13 total number of tracks 12, 13 track name 12, 13 track number 12, 13 Cleaning 40, 51 Combining 31 D Display messa[...]

Additional Information 48 Names of controls Buttons Alphabet/Number 14, 35 CD SYNCHRO HIGH 10 CD SYNCHRO NORMAL 8 CLEAR 17, 33 DISPLAY 12 § EJECT 7, 20 FADER 27 INPUT 20 MENU/NO 18, 23, 28 MUSIC SYNC 26 NAME EDIT/SELECT 35 § OPEN/CLOSE 6 PLAY MODE 8 REC r (recording) 20 REC-IT 25 REC LEVEL +/ – 24 REC MODE 22 REPEAT 15 SCROLL 12 SLEEP 17 TIME(/[...]

Additional Information 49 T able of Setup Menus You can make various settings on this deck by using Setup Menus. Operation related to each menu were explained in the previous sections. The table below outlines each menu, including the various parameters and initial settings. Note The menus you can use while the deck is stopped, playing or recording[...]

Additional Information 50 Self-Diagnosis Function The deck has a self-diagnosis display. This function shows a three- or five-digit display (a combination of a letter and figures) and the corresponding message, so you can check the deck ’ s condition. If such a display appears, check the following table in order to resolve the problem. Should any[...]

Additional Information 51 Notes on CDs On handling CDs • To keep the disc clean, hold it along its edges only. Do not leave fingerprints on the surface. • Do not stick adhesive papers or tapes onto the disc. • Only regular circular discs can be used in this deck. Irregularly shaped discs, such as star- or heart- shaped discs, may damage the d[...]

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