Sony MZ-N510CK manual

3-249-513- 72 (1) Por table MiniDisc Recor der Operating Instructions Rec order Opera tion _ ________________________ ___ _ Softw are Operati on _ _________________________ ___ _ page 11 page 72 © 2003 Sony Cor poration MZ-N510CK “W ALKMA N” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphon e Stereo products. is a trademark o[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to ra in or moisture. T o preve nt fir e, do not cov er the ventil ation of th e apparatus wit h news papers , table cloths , curtains, et c . 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 liquid s, such as [...]

3 This equ ipment has bee n tested and foun d to comply with the limits fo r a Class B digit al de vice, p ursuant to P art 1 5 of th e FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide rea so nable prote ct io n aga inst harmful interfe re nc e in a resi de nt ial installati on. This equipment g enerates, uses, an d can radiate r adio frequen c y e[...]

4 Notice for users On the supplied sof tware • Copy righ t la ws pr ohib it repr oduc ing the soft ware or t he manua l ac comp an yi ng it in wh ol e or in p ar t , or re nting the softwa re without the pe rmission of t he copyrig ht ho lder . • In no e v ent will SONY be liable for an y financial dam age, or loss of pro f its, including cla i[...]

5 T able of con tents Recorder Operations Lookin g at controls .......... ............... ........... .... 12 Getting started ......... ............ ... ............ .... ... .... 15 Recordin g an MD righ t away! ...... ............... .... 17 Playing a n MD right away! ........... ............ ....... 20 Various w ays of recording .......... .....[...]

6 Editing re corded tracks ....... ........... ............... . 37 Before e diting ........... ........... ............... .............. ........... ............... ..........37 Labelin g recordings (Name) ........... ........... ............... .......... ............... ...37 Labelin g ........... .............. ............... ........... ....[...]

7 Power sourc es .............. ............... ............ ....... 56 Battery life ............... .... ... ........... .... ... ........... .... .... ... ........... .... ... .... . 56 Addition al inf ormati on .......... ... ............ .... ....... 57 Precautions ...... .... ........... ............... .......... ............... ........... .[...]

8 Software Operation What is a Net MD? ....... ........... ................ ........ 73 Basic Ope rations ..... ............... ............ ............ 74 Basic opera tio na l flow us in g the Net MD ..... ... .... ........... ... .... ........... ...74 Provid ing the requ ired system e nvironment .. .............. ............... ..........75 Sy[...]

9 Other in formation ..... ............... ............ ........... 90 Settings and Precaution s .... .............. ............... ........... .............. ........... . 90 Setting s accordin g to O S ..... .... ... ........... .... ... ........... .... ... .... ........... . 90 For use r s w it h OpenMG Jukeb ox, S onicStage, or SonicStage Pre[...]

10 Befor e using this product This manual e xplains the rec order operations and th e installation a nd basic use of the supplie d SonicStage s of tware. For details on t he various operations, r ef er to the pag es indicated belo w . When usin g the recorder Recorder Operation (pages 11 to 71) Pages 11 to 71 in this manual explain th e use of the [...]

11 Checking the supplied accessories CD-ROM (S onicStage V er. 1.5 and Net M D Simple Bu rn er V er . 1.1) ( 1) * Car battery cor d (1 ) Car conn ecti ng pack (1) Carryi ng case wi th V elcro st rips (1) ∗ Do not play a CD- ROM on an audio CD playe r. A C powe r ad aptor (1) Head phones /e arpho nes wi th a remo te control (1 ) Dedi ca ted USB ca[...]

12 Looking at controls The recor der A Display windo w B GR OUP button C X (pau se ) button D END SEARCH button E MENU butt on F OPEN button G VOL + * , – button * VO L + has a tact ile dot. H 4-wa y contro l k ey ENTER • N * . , > (sea rch/AMS) x • CANCEL/CHG (stop/cancel / char ge) * N has a ta ct ile dot. I REC (record) • T MARK butto[...]

13 The display window of t h e recor der A MONO (monaural) indication B LP mode indicatio n C Sound i ndications D Disc in dication Sho ws that the disc is rotating for reco rd ing or playin g an MD. E Lev el meter Sho ws the vo lume of the MD bein g played o r recorded . F Disc nam e /track nam e in di cation Ligh ts up w hen labe ling a disc o r [...]

14 The headphones/earphones with a r em ote control A Cli p B HOLD switch T o pre vent th e buttons from being acci dental ly oper ated wh en you carry the reco rder, use this function. C (gro up) +, – butto n D Head phones/ear phones Can be re placed with op tional headph ones/earph ones. E V olu me Con t rol (VOL+, – ) T urn to adjust the vol[...]

15 Getting star ted Connect the A C po wer adaptor to the recor der and operat e it on A C current. Y ou ca n also operat e the recor der on a dry bat tery . 1 Connect the AC power adaptor . . to a wall outlet to DC IN 3V AC power adapt or Ins ert a si ze-AA alkali ne dry batter y (minus terminal fir st ). Close the lid. Slide OP EN to op en th e b[...]

16 2 Make connections and unlock the controls. 1 Connect the headphon es/earphones with t he remote control to i . 2 Slide H OLD to th e opposite d irection of the arrow ( . ) to unlo ck the con tr o ls. Battery life For d etails, re fer to “Batte ry life” (page 56). (Unit: Approx. hours) LR6 (SG) alkaline dry battery Normal LP2 LP4 Recor ding [...]

17 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 ario us ways of r ecording” (pa ge 22). 1 Inser t an MD. 1 Pres s O P EN to ope n the lid. 2 Insert a[...]

18 2 Make connections. (Inser t the cables fir mly and completely into the appr opriate jacks.) 3 Record an MD. 1 Set the s ound source yo u want to rec ord to pause. 2 While th e rec ord er is stopped, hold down REC • T MARK and p res s N . The re co rder star ts re cording . 3 Play the sourc e y ou wa nt to record. T rack marks ar e au to ma ti[...]

19 If the recording does not start • Make s ure the record er is not l ocked (pages 12, 16). • Make s ure the MD is not record-pro tected (pages 1 7, 58). • Prem astere d M Ds canno t be reco rded over. Notes • Do not change the recha r geable battery durin g opera tion e ven if the record er is connect ed to A C power adaptor. The o pe rat[...]

20 Playing an MD right away! 1 Inser t an MD. 1 Pres s OPEN to ope n the lid. 2 Insert an MD with the label side f acing front, and pres s the lid down to close . 2 Play an MD. 1 Press N on the rec ord er . (Press NX on the remote c ont rol .) A short beep sou nds in the hea dp hones/ earphon es. 2 Press VOL + or – to adj us t t he vo lume on the[...]

21 If the play does not start Make sure t he recorder i s not l o ck ed (pages 12, 16). Note The play ba ck so und ma y ski p if: • the r ecorder recei ves str onger contin uous shock. • a dirty or scratche d MD is play ed . T o Operation on the recorder Oper at ion on the re mote control Pause Press X . P ress X aga in to resu m e pl a y . Pre[...]

22 V a rio us ways of recor ding Viewing var ious info rmat ion Y ou ca n ch eck the rema ining time, tr ack numbe r , et c . when recor di ng o r during stop. Group-re lated items appear only when a trac k with grou p settings is played and the n stopped. 1 Press MENU. 2 Press . or > repeat edly until “DISP” appea rs in the disp lay , and t[...]

23 T o start/stop recor ding in sync with the sound source (Synchro-r ecording) Duri n g synchr o- re cording, the recorder starts a nd sto ps re cordin g in sy nc with th e sound so urce. Whe n re cording f ro m digi ta l e qui pm ent (such as a CD pl ay er), you ca n omit operat ing bot h the re corder and the so und source, an d easily make digi[...]

24 Long-time recor ding (MDLP) Select each reco rd in g mode accord ing to the reco rding time that you want. Ster eo reco rding is possib le at 2 ti mes (LP2) o r 4 times (LP 4) the norma l (stere o) recording time . Monaural record ing at 2 tim es n or mal record ing time is a lso possible. MDs rec or ded in mon aur al, LP2, or LP4 mode c an be p[...]

25 Notes • It is rec ommended that you use the A C po wer adaptor fo r long recordin gs. • When you recor d in LP 4 mo de, momentary noise ma y be produc ed on v ery ra re occas ions with certain s ound sources. Thi s is because of the sp ecial digit al audio co mpression technology tha t e n ab le s a re cord i ng ti me 4 times long er than no[...]

26 Adding trac k marks automatica ll y (Auto Time Mark) Use this f eature to add tr ack marks automatic ally at specif ied inte rvals when record ing through t he analog inpu t con necto r . T his fun ction is convenie nt for recording long period of time, such as lect ures, meetin gs, et c. 1 While the reco rder i s recordi ng or in recor ding pau[...]

27 Adjusting the r ecor ding level manually The sound le vel is adjus ted automatically while re cordin g. If necessa r y , you can set the recordi ng lev el manually durin g both ana lo g an d digital re cording. 1 While pr essing X , press REC • T MARK. The re corder st ands by for reco rding. 2 Press ME NU. 3 Pres s . or > repeatedly until [...]

28 V ar ious wa ys of pl ayback Viewing var ious information Y ou ca n ch eck the track o r dis c name, track number , the elapsed playing time of the cu rrent trac k, the numb er of the trac ks recor de d on t he MD , th e gr oup name , an d the tota l number of tracks i n a group. 1 Whil e pl ay ing, press M EN U. 2 Press . or > repeat edly un[...]

29 Selecting the play mode Y ou can se l e ct from v arious play modes such as repeat pla y , shu f fle pl ay , or bookm ar k play . 1 While the rec order i s playi ng, pr ess MENU. 2 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “P-MODE ” flash es in t he displa y , and then pr es s ENTER aga in. 3 Pres s . or > r epe atedly to sele ct pl ay mode, and [...]

30 T o play the bookm arked tracks 1 During playbac k, press M ENU. 2 Press . or > repeat edly until “P-MODE” ap pears in the di splay , and then press ENTER. 3 Press . or > repeat edly until “ T rPLA Y” appears in t he display , and then press ENTER. “ RepOFF” app ears . 4 Select “ Rep ON” (pla yi ng the book mark play repe a[...]

31 Adjusting the sound quality Y ou can c ha nge the preset so und quality and sto re the re sults in “SOUND1” or “SOUND2”. 1 While pl aying, press MENU . 2 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “SOU ND” app ears in the dis play , an d then press ENTER . 3 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “SE T ” ap pears in the d isplay , and then pre[...]

32 Playing an MD within your car stereo system Before i nstallation • Do not install the recorder in a location which: — in t erferes w i th your driving . — m ay b e da ngerous fo r passenge rs. — inte r f eres wit h openin g of the glo ve bo x or ashtra y . — is a ne ar heat sourc e. — is e xposed to dire ct sunl ight, exces siv e dus[...]

33 2 Wi pe t he surf ace of the cons ole bo x, and then a ttach t he car rying c ase to t he cons ole box wi th the supplie d V elcro stri ps. 3 Wi pe the flat su rfac e where the rot ary com mander wi ll be p laced, and th en atta ch the rotary comman der to the su rface with t he supplied V elcro strip s. Notes • Make sure the car rying case is[...]

34 Connection T o l isten to the pl ayer thr ough you r car cassett e deck, c onnect it as follo ws: When t he po we r is turned on, t he LE D lamp on th e su pplied car ba ttery cord ligh t s up . Playing an MD within your car st ereo system For o peration of the rotary commander , see page “ The rotary command er” (page 3 5) 1 T urn do w n th[...]

35 2 Set the tape se lector t o the normal ( TYPE I) posit ion and the DOLBY NR, REPEA T or BLANK SKIP switch to OF F if they a re equipped. 3 Inser t th e car connect ing pack i nt o th e car casse tte d eck. 4 Start playb ack on th e car cassett e deck. 5 Star t M D pl ay back. 6 Adjust the volume. If no sound is he ard or the c ar connect ing pa[...]

36 Fuse Replacement If the recorder does no t operate, check the fuse. If it is blo wn, replace i t as follo ws: 1 T urn off the recorder an d remove the ciga re tte lighter pl ug f r om the cigare t te li gh ter sock et. 2 Remove the plug end b y turning it counterclockwi se. 3 Remove the defe ctiv e fus e f ro m the plug. 4 Insert a ne w fuse int[...]

37 Editi ng r ecorde d tracks Befor e editing Y ou can edi t your re cordings by adding/ erasing track mark s or labelin g tracks an d MDs. Notes • Premas te red M Ds cannot be edited . • Close t he record-pro tect tab on the side of the MD before editing. • The reco rder is re cordin g edi ting res ul ts whi le “TOC Edit” is flash ing in[...]

38 4 Press . or > repeat edly until the fo ll o wing item ap pears in th e disp lay , and t hen pr ess EN TER. The cursor fla shes in the lette r input area an d th e track, group, or d isc i s ready t o be la bel e d. 5 Pres s V OL + o r – to se lect a let ter an d press EN TER. The s elected lett er appea rs and the cursor mo ves to the next[...]

39 Example Move t rac k C (track number 3) fr om the third to th e se co n d tr a ck . 1 Whil e p la yi ng th e track you want to mov e, pres s MENU. 2 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “EDIT” ap pears in the displ ay , and then press ENTER . The reco rder play s the select e d track repea tedly . 3 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “Move” [...]

40 Divi ding a trac k direct ly 1 While pl aying or paus in g an MD, pres s T MARK on the re corder a t the poin t yo u want to ma rk . “MK O N” appears i n the displa y , an d a track m ar k is added. T he t ra ck numb er will increa se by one. T o add track ma rks while recording (except while synchro-recording) Press T M ARK on the rec or de[...]

41 Note When you erase a tra ck mark bet ween the two consecu tive tracks t hat are ass igned into different grou ps, the second t rack is re-assi gned into th e group cont aining the first t rack. In additi on, if you combine a track th at is assigned to a group with a tra c k tha t is not ass ign ed to a group (two cons ecuti ve tracks) , th e se[...]

42 T o e rase the whole d isc Y ou ca n qu ickly erase all th e t ra cks and data of the MD at the same ti me. Note that onc e a recording has been er ased, you cannot retrieve it. Be sur e to che c k the conte nt s of the disc b efore you erase it. 1 Play the di s c you want to erase to check the co ntents . 2 Press x t o stop. 3 Press MENU. 4 Pre[...]

43 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 o n v enient fo r play b ack of MDs on which se veral alb ums or C D single s ha ve been rec orded in MDLP (LP2/LP4) mode. What is a disc with group set tings ? The r ec o r de r[...]

44 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 Press N wh ile pressing REC • T MARK. 3 Play th e s our ce sound. Newly reco rded trac k is added aft e r the current conte n ts in the gro[...]

45 Selecting the play mode for group pla y (G roup Pla y Mode) The s hu f fle pl ay and repeat p la y fu nction can be used during group p lay mode . 1 Press ME NU. 2 Pres s . or > until “P-MODE” appear s in t he displ ay , and then pre ss ENTER . 3 Pres s . or > r epe atedly to sele ct th e play mode, a nd t he n press ENTER . After nor [...]

46 Notes • Y ou can create a maxi mu m of 99 groups on a disc. It will not be poss ibl e to make a group settin g if the trac ks, gr oups a nd dis c name on a disc exc eed th e maximum num ber that can be input. • The trac ks or groups must be sequential . If the desire d tracks or gr oups are no t con secutiv e, you mus t move them to make the[...]

47 4 Pres s . or > until “EDIT” appear s in t he displ ay , and then pre ss ENTER . 5 Pres s . or > until “G : Rls” appear s in th e displ ay , and p ress ENTER . “G : R ls?” an d “EN TER” app ear alternate ly in the disp lay . 6 Press ENTER. The gr oup se tting of the selec ted grou p is re leased . T o return the preceding s[...]

48 3 Press . or > until “Move” appear s in the displ ay , and then press ENTER. 4 Press . or > until “ T : Mov e” appear s in the displ ay , and then press ENTER. 5 When m ovi ng a t rack out of a group , skip this step. When m oving a trac k int o a dif ferent group, pr ess . or > until th e destina tion group app ears in the disp[...]

49 5 Pres s . or > to sele ct the dest i nati on point on the d isc, and the n press ENTER. T o return the preceding set tings Pres s x . T o c ancel moving Press ME NU. T o erase a gr o up 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 th[...]

50 Other op erations Useful settings The re co rder has many m en us with usef ul fu nctions f or rec ording, p la yb ack, editin g, etc. The follo wing table s hows the menu items that you can select. Category Function What it does Site page General operations Beep on/ off T urns th e beep s ound on or of f. page 52 Recording Synchro- Recording Si[...]

51 How to use the men u items T o set the menu items, do the fo ll owing proce dure . 1 Press MENU to ente r the menu . 2 Pres s . or > to sele ct the item. 3 Press ENTER to enter the selection. 4 Repeat st ep s 2 and 3. The se tting will b e ente red when you pr ess ENTER at the last. T o return the preceding set t ing Press x . T o cancel the [...]

52 T urning off the beep sound Y ou ca n tur n on/off t he beep sound on t he record er and the re mote con trol. 1 Ente r the menu a nd se lect “ OPTION ” - “BEEP” . 2 Sele ct “OFF”. T o tur n on the bee p sound Select “ ON”. Recor ding without over writing existing material If you wish to a voi d recordin g ov er the curren t cont[...]

53 Notes • When the power mode i s set to “QUIC K”, the 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 lif e. For th is r ea so n, it is recomm e nde d tha t you charge the battery daily . • If no recorder operation (includ ing opening or closing of the lid) occu r s[...]

54 List of menus Menus on the recorder Items l isted unde r “Menu 1” are the sele ctable item s which ap pear when you press M ENU, items listed und er “Men u 2” are th e selectabl e items w hich app ear when y ou select a n item in Menu 1, and “Menu 3” are the selectab le items which appea r when you select an ite m in Menu 2 . Note Di[...]

55 OPTI O N A VL S OFF (fa ct ory setting) y ON BEEP OFF y ON (facto ry se tting) R-Pos i FrHe re (factor y setting ) y Fr End Power NOR M AL (factory set ti n g) y QUICK Menu 1 Menu 2 M e n u 3[...]

56 Power sou rces Y ou ca n use the re corder on h ouse current or an L R6 (s ize AA) al ka line dry bat te ry . It is pref er able to use th e re corder on house current when rec ording for a long time. When using a b attery , ma ke sure it is a ne w alkali ne dry batt ery to pre vent operat i o n s (e.g., recor ding and editing ) from fai lin g d[...]

57 Addit io nal information Precautions On safety Do not put any foreign objects i n the DC IN 3V jack. On po wer sources • Use hous e current, LR6 (size AA) battery , or car batt ery . • For use in your house: Do not use any other A C powe r adaptor si nce it may cause the recorder to malfunct ion . • Connect th e A C power adaptor to an eas[...]

58 On cleaning • Clean th e recorder cas ing with a soft cloth slig htl y m o i s te ne d w ith water or a mild detergent solut ion. Do not use a ny type of abrasive pad, scou r ing powder or solvent s uch as alcohol or benz e ne as it may mar the finish of the cas ing. • Wipe the disc cartridge with a dry cloth to remov e dirt . • Dust on th[...]

59 Specifications Audio pla ying system MiniDis c digital audio syst em Laser diode properties Material: GaAlAs W avelength: λ = 790 nm Emis sion duration : continuous Laser output: less t han 44.6 µW (This outpu t is the v alu e measur ed at a dist ance of 200 mm f r om the lens surfac e on the optica l pick-up blo ck with 7 mm aperture.) Record[...]

60 Option al accessor ies Optica l Cable POC-15B, P OC-15AB, POC-DA12SP MDR-ser ie s ste r e o headp hones/earphones * SRS-series acti ve speak ers Y our dealer may not h andle some of the a bove listed accessories. Please ask the dealer fo r detailed i nf or ma ti on ab out the accessori es in your country. ∗ When using optional headphones, u se[...]

61 T rou bleshootin g and explanatio ns T roubles and solutions If you find any tr ou bles opera tin g the record er , follow the st ep s below . 1 Che c k t hi s s ection, “Troubles an d solutio ns ” (page 61 ). Y ou may find the so lution of your trouble on “Messag es” (page 67) as well. Ch eck the info rmatio n. 2 If you can not solve th[...]

62 Record ing cannot be done c orrectly . • Audio so urces ma y no t be securely c onn ected. , Disco nnect the audi o s ources onc e an d connect them ag ain (pages 16, 18 ). • There i s no d i gi ta l sig na l from the port ab le CD player. , Wh en record i ng digita lly from a portable C D player, use the A C po wer adapt or and disabl e th [...]

63 While playing “T rFULL” ap pears even before the disc has r eached t he maximum recording time (60, 7 4, or 80 minutes) and th e record ing cann ot be done. • This is due to the MiniDis c system limita tion. When 254 t racks have been rec orded on th e disc, “TrFULL” a ppears regardl ess of the total r ecord ed t ime. More than 2 54 tr[...]

64 While Edit ing No s ound com es through th e headph ones/ earp hones. • The hea dp hones/earp hones plug is no t firml y co nnected. , Plug in the pl ug of the headphon es/earphones f irmly to t he remote contr ol . Plug in the plug of th e r emote c o ntr ol f irmly to i . • The plug i s d ir t y . , Cle an the pl ug. The re co rder skip s [...]

65 While using gro up function Tr a c k ma rk s canno t be er ased. • This is d ue to the MiniDis c system limita tions. When th e data of a track is f ragmented , the trac k mark of a fra gment under 12 seconds long (re co rded in SP ster eo ), 24 second s l on g (recorde d i n LP2 stereo mo de or monaur al mode), or 48 s econds long (recorded i[...]

66 Other s Sympt om Cause/R emedy The re co rder does not wor k or works poorl y . • T he r ec hargeable bat t er y is not charged. , Charge the re chargeable ba ttery . • The vol ume is low . , T urn up th e volume. • No disc is inserted. , Inse rt a record ed d is c. • The HOLD f unc tion is turned on (“HOLD” appears in the display wh[...]

67 Messages If the fol l owing er ror messag es flash in the di s play window , che ck the char t be low . Error message Me aning/Re m edy A VLS • A VLS i s set to “ON” so that t he volume will not i ncrease anymore. , Set A V LS to “OFF ” (page 53). FULL • Y ou tried to se t the 21st bookm ar k. , Y ou c an set u p to 20 bookmark s. Se[...]

68 LoB A TT • Battery is we ak. , Repl ace th e dry ba ttery (p age 15). MEM O RY • Y ou t ri e d to record wi th th e record er p la ce d where it re ceiv es conti nuo us vibration. , Put the re corder on a stab le place, and start record i ng a gai n. NO CHG • Y ou trie d to ch arge at a pl ace wh ere th e temper ature i s too h igh. , Char[...]

69 Rec ER R • Recor ding was not corr ect l y do ne. , Place t he r ec order at a plac e w i th no vibrations a nd record again. • The disc is soiled wit h an oil fi lm or fin ger prints, is scratched, or is not a s tandard disc. , T ry r ec ording again w i t h another dis c. SA VED • Y ou tried to r ecord or edit on a MD with the tab i n th[...]

70 Explanations Differ ence between di g i tal ( optical) and analog (line) inputs The input ja ck of this recor der works as b oth digital and analog input jack s. Connect the recor der to a CD pla yer or a casset te record er usin g eith er digi tal (op tical) input o r analog (line ) i np ut. T o reco rd, see “Rec ording an M D r ight away!”[...]

71 The meani ng of “no soun d” “No sound” d esc ri bes a rec orde r co ndition in which the inp ut level is about 4.8 mV du ring analo g inp ut or le ss tha n –89 dB during optical (dig it al ) inp ut (with 0 dB as full 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[...]

72 Recording audio data to your computer Y o u can re cord audio data to yo ur computer from sources s uch as audio CDs and the I nternet (page 80). On the computer Listening Y ou can listen to an audio CD in the CD- ROM dri ve o f yo ur co mputer , or audi o data in the hard di sk drive (page 87). Inte rnet Audi o CDs[...]

73 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 data base for managin g audio data in the computer and functions f or playing the audio da[...]

74 Basic Operat i ons Basic operational f low using the Net MD The fo llowing is t h e basi c st eps tha t y o u will ta ke fo llowing th e purc h a s e of you r record er . Thro ugh these steps , you will pr epare and s et up your com puter for u se of your r ecorder as a Net MD. Do th e follo wing steps, an d refer to t he indicated page s for de[...]

75 Providing the r eq uir ed system envir onment System requirements The f ol l owing har dware and sof tware are requi re d in order to us e th e SonicStage s of t wa re for the Ne t MD. This so f tware is not suppor ted by the following environme nt s: • Macintosh • W indows XP versions other tha n Hom e Edi ti on or Prof essio nal • W indo[...]

76 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 US B cable before the installation! The Soni cSt age [...]

77 Installing SonicStage V er .1.5 1 T urn on your compute r and start u p W indo ws. 2 Insert the installation CD-R OM for SonicStage into the CD-R OM drive of your c omputer . The setu p program st arts up autom a tically and the So nicStage V er .1.5 inst a llation window appe ars. 3 Click to select [SonicStage 1.5]. T o u se this softwa re with[...]

78 4 Follo w the displayed instructions. Read t he inst ructions careful ly . The installati on may tak e 20 to 30 minutes, depen ding on your sys tem en viro nment (page 9 9). 5 After the installation is completed, click [Restart] to restart the compu ter . Make sur e to r estart your c omput er only after the insta llation has compl eted. W as t [...]

79 Connecting the Net MD to your computer After the s oftware insta llation is compl eted, connect the Net MD to your comput er . 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 cable conn ectio ns with the Net MD and the computer . 3 Check the [...]

80 Storing audio data to your computer This se ct ion ex pl ai ns ho w t o re cord and st or e au di o data fro m an aud io CD to the h ard di sk drive of your com put e r . The proc edure in this se ct ion is used to rec or d all tracks on an a ud io CD. T o reco rd only speci fic trac ks from a CD, or fr o m ot he r sound sour ce s, see the onl i[...]

81 Recording audio CDs to the hard disk drive In Soni cS tage V er .1. 5, th e ha rd disk drive is called th e “M usic Drive”. The Musi c Dri ve manag es all audio d ata st ored b y Soni cStage . 1 Insert the audio CD that yo u want t o record i nto the CD -R OM dri ve of your comp uter . The CD w i ndow ap pe ars in the dis pl ay . Note When y[...]

82 4 Click in the middle of the recording window and select the recording mode. W hen record ing data in L P2 m ode: select A T RAC3 132kbps Whe n re cording da ta in LP4 mode : select A T RAC3 66kbps 5 If the list panel is not displayed, click . List panel s a ppear under th e re cording wi nd o w . The cont ents of the audio CD appe ar in t he le[...]

83 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 Driv e is labeled, the label informati on will be tran sferred to a d isc along 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 80) and click (M usic Dri ve). [...]

84 T ransferring audio data from your computer to the Net MD (Check-out) Audi o da ta stored on the M usic Drive can be tran sf er red to your N et MD. This proce ss is called “ C heck-out”. The n umber of times a tr ack can be checke d out is re stricted in th is soft ware f or the pr otecti on of c opyri ghts (pag e 102). Checki ng out audio [...]

85 3 Click in the middle of the display and selec t the recor d i ng mo de ( pa g e 82). Standard tr ansfer mode: Da ta are transferr ed in the forma t of the or iginal fi les. Maximum a vailable t ransfer space: All data are trans ferred in LP4 mode. SP transfer mode: All da ta a re co n verted and tr ansferred in n or mal stereo mode. S e lect th[...]

86 Notes • Once a check -out ( or chec k- in) ha s sta r te d, do not disc on nect the dedicated USB cable or power source unt il th e check-out oper ation has c o m p le te d. Th es e ac tion s may damage the dat a or caus e the syst em to ma lfunction. • Make sure not to bump the Net M D after chec k- out ha s st arted. If you do, the content[...]

87 Listening to an MD Y ou can listen to an MD o n the Net MD while it is connected to your computer . When disc onnect ed from your com puter , the Net MD can be use d as an ordina ry MiniD isc de vice . For de tails on Net MD oper ations, refer to the “Reco rder Operations” se ction. Listening to an MD wit h the Net MD connected to the comp u[...]

88 Advanced ope ration s Using other functions! Using the Sonic Stage online help This man ual explains onl y the b as i c operations of the S on icStage soft ware. Howev er, the soft ware has a host of oth er funct ions that al low you to carry ou t v arious operat ions, s uch as imp or t in g audio files from th e Internet, cl as sifying and m a [...]

89 Viewing online help Let’ s find out how to use th e on line help first. An expl ana tion on the use of the onl in e help can al so be found in th e online help . 1 Double click [Overvie w] in the le ft-hand frame. 2 Click [About t his Help f ile]. The explan ation will a ppe ar in the righ t- ha nd frame. 3 Read the text. Scroll th e display i[...]

90 Other informat ion Settings and Pr ecautions Settings accor ding to OS The settings and precautions will differ according to the operating system bein g used. Check th e i te m s that apply to yo ur system. For Windows XP use rs Restrictions whe n ru nning t he Son icSt age softwa re unde r Windo ws XP • T o instal l this software , you must l[...]

91 For Windo ws Millennium Edi t ion users When us ing SonicS tage under Windows Millennium 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 may beco me corrupte d a nd rendered unp layable. Bef or e execut in g the system re st or ation proced ure, you shoul d f ir st ba[...]

92 For users with OpenMG J ukebox , SonicStage, or SonicStage Premium inst alle d on their computer Note Confirm wh et he r any tracks have been che cked o ut from your com p uter . If tracks have been c hecked out fro m O pe nMG Jukebox, an e ar l ier version of So ni cS tage, or SonicStage Premium, it may n ot be possible to ch eck those tracks b[...]

93 Precautions on the co-existence of SonicStage V er . 1.5 with OpenMG Ju kebox V er .2.2 or S o nicStag e Premium • Make sure the OpenMG Jukebox V er .2.2 icon is n ot displayed in the ta sk tray . If it is, the N et MD may not be recognized by your c omputer . • Audio data reco rd ed on the com puter are stored in a common file and use d by [...]

94 Uninstalling the SonicSt age software T o un in st al l th e SonicStage s oftware, foll ow the pr ocedures bel ow . For Window s XP use r s Log on with a us er name with “Computer Adminis trator” as an attr ibute. Refer to the operating instr uctions of your c omputer for deta ils on logging on as an administra tor . 1 Click [Start]–[Contr[...]

95 2 Double-click [Add/Re m ove Programs]. The Ad d/ Re mov e Pr ogr ams Proper ti es w i ndow ap pe ars. 3 Click [SonicStage 1.5.XX] in th e list of programs for automatic removal, 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 ucted by th[...]

96 T roubl eshooting Please do the follo wing steps if you encounter a problem while usin g the SonicStage softwar e. In case a me ssage appea rs, it is recom m ended th at y ou wr ite it down. Step 1: Chec k the symptoms in this “T roubleshooting” sec tion. A v ari ety of infor mati on can a lso be found in the op erat ing p roce dures a nd ?[...]

97 Comp ute r • Manu f ac turer: • Model : • T ype: D eskto p type / Lapt op typ e Name of opera ting system: RAM capaci ty: Har d di sk d rive (con ta i n i ng S onicStage and audio data ) • Capac ity o f the driv e : • Free spa ce: Inst al le d f older contai ni ng SonicStag e ( if ot he r than the defaul t fol d er) 1) • Locatio n of[...]

98 If y our computer does not recognize the Ne t M D • Is the Net MD conne cted correctly to your computer? — If the Net MD i s not fir mly connected to th e computer , the Net MD will not be recogni zed by your com p uter . — Rec onnect the de dicated USB c ab le. If the comp ut er st il l doe s not recogni ze the Net MD, dis co nnect the Ne[...]

99 • If the installat io n see ms to be stopped It may tak e 30 minutes or more for t he installatio n to complete, depending on your compu t e r or CD-R OM dri ve. During the in stallation, watch out fo r the occurre nce of any o f the follo wing problems. • If the installation is still unsucce ssful after all that y o u have done . — Th e i[...]

100 Information and expl anations Net MD F AQ This se ct ion introdu ce s frequently asked question s a nd answers on the Net MD . On the Net MD What is a “N e t MD”? Net MD is a sp ecification tha t allows audio data in a computer to be tr ans ferred to a MiniDi s c throug h a USB cab le. Ti ll now , Mini Discs coul d be used to r ecord only a[...]

101 On Editing Can checked-out trac ks be edited on the Net MD? • Things yo u ca n do on the Net MD : — Label conte nts. — As sign or release gr oup s — Mov e trac ks or groups . • Things yo u ca nnot do on the N et M D : — Add track mar ks (div ide)/erase tra ck marks (c ombine). — Delete tracks, gr oups, or the entir e disc con tent[...]

102 On copyr ight protection The Ope nM G techno logy* allows you to enj oy di gi t al mu si c , while main ta i ni ng t he copyrig ht s of its holde rs . Op enMG Jukebox encrypts aud io files in Open MG format a nd store s t hem on the hard di sk of your co m put e r to prevent unauthor i zed distribution . * The cop yr ight pro te ction tec hno l[...]

103 Restrictions on audio conte nt Hig h- quality digit al au dio conten t is w i de ly av aila bl e th rough mus i c di st ribution serv ic es on the I nt ernet. T o pr ot ec t the copyrights of i ts hol d ers from una uthorized di st r ibutio n, some aud io conten t is di s trib u t ed w i t h certain res t ri ct ions on recor ding and playb ack.[...]

104 Glossary A TRAC3 A TRAC3, which s ta nds for Adaptive T ran sform Aco us tic Coding3, is au dio compres si on techno logy that satis fies th e demand fo r hi g h sound qua l ity a nd high com pr ession rate s. The A TRA C3 compression rate is approximately 1 0 times higher th an that of the Audi o CD, resultin g an increased data capacity for t[...]

105 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 bi t r at e ca n be selected for re cording an aud io CD or converting MP3 and W A V for m at au dio f ile s i nt o A TR A C3 form a t from among t hr ee r at es : 132 kbps, 105 kbp s or 66 k bps. [...]

106 Index A Acce ssories optional 60 supplied 11 ATRAC3 100 , 10 4 Audi o CD 72 , 81 Auto Time Mark 26 AVLS 53 B back u p 93 Bookma rk add 29 play 30 C Car stereo system 32 CD-ROM 75 Check-i n 100 , 104 Checki ng playin g posi tion 28 remain ing time 22 , 28 Check-o ut 84 , 100 , 104 Cleaning 58 Com bin ing track s 40 Connect ing 79 analo g 25 car [...]

107 P Play mo de groups 44 tracks 29 Playlist 84 , 10 4 Q Quick m ode 52 R Recor ding addin g track mark s 25 analog 25 digi tal 17 from mic rophone 25 level 27 MDL P mode 24 without ove rw ri ti ng tra cks 52 Record in g mode (Bit rate) 82 , 85 , 10 5 Record in g na vigation window 81 Rela beling 38 Rotar y co mman der 35 S SDMI 105 SonicStage Pre[...]

Pr inte d in Malay s i a This warranty is v alid only in the United States.[...]