Sony MZ-N710 manual

3-249-502- 12 (1) Por table MiniDisc Recor der Operating Instructions Recorder Operat i on _ ______________________ ______ _ Softwa re Operation _ ______________________ ______ _ page 11 page 80 ©2002 Sony Corporation MZ-N710 “W ALKMA N” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphon e Stereo products. is a trademark of So[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to r ain or moisture. T o prev ent fir e, do not cov er the ventil ation of th e apparatus wit h news papers , tabl e cl oths, cur tains , etc. And don’t plac e l ig ht ed can dles on the appa ratus. T o pre vent fir e or sh ock haza rd, do not place obje cts fi lled with liqu ids, such a[...]

3 Notice for users On the supplied sof twa re • Copyright laws pr ohibit re produ cing the softwa re or t he m anua l acc ompanyi ng it in whole or in part, or renting the softw are without the p ermission of th e copyrigh t hol der. • In no event will SONY be liabl e for any fi nancial damage, or loss of prof its, includi ng claims made b y th[...]

4 T able of co ntents Recorder Operations Looking at controls .............. ... ............ .... ........ 12 Getting started ........ ............ ........... ............... . 16 Recordi ng an MD right a way! ......... ........... ..... 20 Playing an MD righ t away! ...... .... .... ........... .... . 23 Various ways of reco rding ..............[...]

5 Editing re corded tracks ................... ........... .... 36 Before editin g .......... ... ........... .... .... .......... .... .... ... ........... .... ... ........... .... . 36 Labeling recordings (N ame) ............ ............... ........... .............. ........... . 36 Labeli ng ........ ............... ........... ..............[...]

6 Other ope rations ...... ............... ............ ............ 50 Useful settin gs ............... ............... .............. ........... .............. ........... .......50 How to use the menu items .......... ........... .............. ........... ..............52 Turning off the beep sound .................. ........... ..............[...]

7 Software Operation What is a N et MD? ............ ........... ............... .... 81 Basic Opera tions .......... ............... ............ ....... 82 Basic op erational flo w using the Net MD .............. .............. ............... . 82 Providin g the required system envi ronment .......... .............. ........... ..... 83 System r[...]

8 Other i nformation ............ ........... ............... ..... 98 Settin gs and Precau tions .......... .............. ........... ............... ........... ..........98 Settin gs according to OS ....... .......... ............... ........... .............. .......98 For users with O penMG Juke box, Son icStage, or SonicStag e Premium instal[...]

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10 Befor e using this product This manual e xplains the rec order operations and the installati on and basic use of th e supplie d Soni cSt a ge sof twar e. For de ta ils on the various ope ratio ns , r ef er to the pages indicated belo w . When usin g the r ecorder Recorder Operation (pages 11 to 78) Pages 11 to 78 in this manua l explain th e use[...]

11 Checking the supplied accessories Optical cable ( 1) CD-ROM (S onicS tage V er . 1.5) (1) * Carry ing po uch or c arryi ng cas e wi th a b elt c lip ( 1) ∗ Do not play a CD- ROM on an audio CD playe r. A C p ower a d ap to r ( 1) Batt ery ch argi ng st and (1) Head phone s/ea rpho nes wi th a remote c ontrol (1) NH-10WM Ni ckel met al hydrid e[...]

12 Looking at controls The recor der A x • CANCEL/CHG butto n B Display windo w C Battery compa rtment D GR OUP button E REC (r ec ord) sw i t ch F T er minal s for atta ch ing dry ba ttery case G T er minal s for atta ch ing t he b attery charging st and H DC IN 3V jack I X butto n J OPEN switch K END SEARCH button L T MARK b utton M HOLD switch[...]

13 The display window of t h e recor der A : Indic ation f or rem aini ng play ing time of th e current tra ck or of the dis c : Indicat ion for remain ing recordab le time of the d isc B T ime display C Battery in dication Sho ws approximate battery cond iti on. D Disc in dication Sho ws that the disc is rotating for reco rding, pl aying or e diti[...]

14 The headphones/earphones with a r em ote control A V olume Contr ol (V OL+, –) T urn to adjust the volume. B x (stop) b utton C Jog le ver ( . • NX /ENT • > ) NX / ENT (to press) : pla y , pause, ente r . (to slide towa rds): REW > (to slide to w ards): FF D Display windo w E (gro up ) +, – F Clip See “Us ing the clip f or the re[...]

15 The display window of t he remote contr ol A Disc in dication B T rac k nu mbe r d isplay C Char acter i nformati on dis play D Play mode indicatio n E SOUND indication F Battery le vel indicatio n G Grou p indi ca tion H Bookmark indication 1 2 Using the clip for the remote control It may be hard fo r you to r ead the indi cations in the d isp [...]

16 Getting star ted Char ge the rechar g eab le ba tter y b efore usin g. Ev en if the rec har geab le batter y is not char ged, you can use t he recorder a s long as the A C po wer adapto r is connecte d. 1 Inser t the rechargeable batter y 2 Char ge the rechargeable batter y . 1 Connect the AC pow er ad aptor to the batter y ch arging sta nd an d[...]

17 3 Remo ve the re cor der from the batter y chargi ng s tan d. For models supplied with the AC plug adaptor If the AC power ada ptor does not fit the w all out let, u se t he AC plug adapt or . 1 2 Using the dry battery Atta ch the dry batte r y case to the reco rder . Insert the bat ter y mi nus end first. Insert a LR6 (siz e AA) alkalin e dry b[...]

18 3 Make connections and unlock the control. 1 Connect the he adphon es/ea rphones with t he remote control to i . 2 Slide H OLD t o th e oppo site d irectio n of the arrow ( . ) to u nlo ck th e con tro ls . z Y ou can als o char ge t he r echar g eab le ba ttery b y connect ing the A C po wer adapto r directl y to t he recorder . Connect the A C[...]

19 Battery life For det ail s, refe r to “B atte ry li f e” (page 6 3). When recording (Unit: Approx. hours ) When pla ying (Unit: Approx . hours ) Batt eri es SP Stereo LP2 Stereo LP4 Stereo NH-10WM nickel metal hydri de rechar geable battery 7.5 9.5 13 LR6 (SG) Sony alka li ne dry ba t te ry 12.5 16 19 NH-10WM nickel metal hydri de rechar gea[...]

20 Recor ding an MD right away! This sect ion expl ains the bas ic procedure for making digi tal recordi ngs using an op tical cable connected to a CD player , Digital TV or other digital eq uipment. F or other re cording oper ations, see “V arious ways of rec ording” (page 25) . 1 Inser t an MD. 1 Sli de OP EN to ope n t h e lid. 2 Insert an M[...]

21 2 Make connections. (Insert the cables firmly and completely int o the appropriate jacks.) 3 Recor d an MD. 1 Set the sound sourc e you wan t to re cord to pause . 2 While the re corder i s s top ped, pres s and slide R EC. REC in dic a ti on li gh ts up and recor ding starts. 3 Play t h e so urce yo u wa n t to reco rd . Track marks are au toma[...]

22 If the recording does n ot star t • Ma ke s u r e the r e co rd er is n o t loc ked ( pag es 12, 18). • Make sure the MD is not record-protec ted (pages 20, 65). • Premast ered MDs cannot be recorded over . Notes • Do not change the rechar geabl e battery durin g operatio n ev en if the r ecorder i s connecte d to AC power adaptor . T he[...]

23 Playing an MD right aw ay! 1 Inser t an MD. 1 Slide O P EN to ope n th e li d. 2 Insert a n MD with the lab el side fa cing front, and press t he l id down to close. 2 Play an MD. 1 Press N on the re corder. Press th e jog lev er ( NX ) on the remote c ontrol. A short bee p so und s in the head phone s/ earphone s. 2 Press VO L + or – to ad ju[...]

24 If the play does no t start Make sure t he recorder i s not lo c ked (pages 1 2 , 18). Note The playback soun d may skip if: • the recor de r rece ives stronger co nti nuous shock. • a dirty or scratc hed MD is pla yed. T o Oper at ion on th e recor der Operatio n on t h e re m ote control Pause Pre ss X . Press X ag a in to resum e play . P[...]

25 V arious ways of recor ding Viewing various information Y ou can check the remaining time, track number , etc. w he n re cordin g or du ring stop. G roup -r ela te d i te ms ap pe ar onl y when a tr ack w ith gr oup setti ngs i s play ed and th en stopped . On the recorder 1 Press ME NU. 2 Pres s . or > repeatedly unti l “DI SPL A Y ” app[...]

26 On the re mote co ntrol 1 Press DI SPLA Y. Each time you p ress the b utton, the disp la y change s as follo ws: Display window on the remote control Displa y: C / D Note Depending on whethe r the group fu nction is used or not, the ope rat ing c ondi tions, and the disc set tings, you ma y not be abl e to s elect certain indi cati ons or the in[...]

27 6 Press and sl i de R E C. The re corder st ands b y for reco rding. 7 Play t he source yo u want to rec or d. The reco rder star s recordi n g automatically wh en it recei ves the playi n g sound . “REC ” light up in th e displ ay . T o stop recording Pres s x . z When th ere is no sou nd from the playe r for about 3 se con ds dur in g sync[...]

28 4 Press . or > r epe at edl y to select the desired r ecording mode, and the n pr es s ENT ER. 5 Pres s an d sl i de REC. 6 Play the s ource you want to rec ord. T o st o p re c o rd i n g Press x . The reco rd er keeps the s et ting of the record ing m ode wh en you re cord the nex t time. z Audio compo ne nts th at support the LP 2 ste r e [...]

29 Recording fr om a microphone 1 Con nect th e ster eo m icroph one t o the MIC (PLUG IN PO WER) jack . The re corder changes to mi cropho ne input automatic ally . 2 Press and sl i de R E C. T o select micr ophone sensitiv ity 1 While the rec order i s record ing or stopped, pr ess MENU. 2 Pres s . or > repeatedly unti l “REC SET ” ap pear[...]

30 Adding trac k marks manually 1 While the re co rder is r ec ordi ng , pr ess T MARK (press P MODE/ on the remot e co nt rol). Adding trac k marks automatica lly (A uto Time Mark) Use this f eature to add tr ack marks automatic ally at specif ied inte rvals when record ing thr ough t he analo g inpu t conn ector or a mic ropho ne. Th is fun ction[...]

31 Adjusting the r ecor ding level manually The sound le vel is adjus ted automatically while re cordin g. If necessa ry , you can set the recordi ng lev el manually durin g both ana lo g an d digi t al reco rdin g. 1 While pr essing X , press an d slide REC. The re corder st ands b y for reco rding. 2 Press ME NU. 3 Pres s . or > repeatedly unt[...]

32 V ar iou s wa ys of pl ayb ack In thi s section, the o peration using the remote co ntrol is mainly explained . For details on opera tions do ne on the recorde r , see th e pag es i ndicat ed fo r ea ch op erat ion. Viewing var ious info r mat ion Y ou ca n ch eck th e t ra ck or dis c nam e, track number , the elapsed playing time of the cu rre[...]

33 For the recorder operation, see page 54. Playing a track rep eatedly (Rep eat Pla y) Y ou can us e t h e repeat fu nc tion for norm al p lay , single-p lay , shuffle play , and prog ram play mode. 1 During pla yback in the se lected play mode , pre ss and hol d P MODE / for 2 se cond s or mo r e. appear s in the dis pl ay . T o cancel repeat pla[...]

34 Listening to tracks in a desired sequence (P rogram Pla y) 1 Duri n g playba ck, pres s P MODE/ re peatedly until “PGM” appears in the disp lay . 2 Slide the jog le ver repeate dly to select a track, a nd the n press th e jog le ver to enter that track . 3 Repeat step 2 t o prog ram m ore tra cks. Y ou ca n pr ogra m up to 20 tr ac ks. 4 Aft[...]

35 4 Pre ss th e j og l ever to e n t er th e selec te d surrou nd mode. Selecting the sound quality (6-Band Equalizer) 1 During playback, press SOUND repeatedly to select “SOUND”. 2 Press and ho ld SO UN D for 2 s econ ds or mor e. 3 Sl ide the jo g l ever rep ea te dly to sel e ct the so und m od e. Each time you slide the jog lev er , A and [...]

36 Editing r ecord ed tracks This se ct io n expl ains th e op erat i ons that are done on the rec orde r . For de tails on operat i ons do ne on th e r ecord er, see the pages i ndi cat ed for each o perat i o n . Before edi ting Y ou ca n ed it your recordi n g s by adding/ erasing track marks or labeling tra cks and MDs. Notes • Premast ered M[...]

37 4 Pres s . or > repeatedly unti l the follo wing item appe ars in the disp lay , an d then pres s EN T ER. The curs or flas he s in the let t e r input area a nd the trac k, gro up , or disc is ready to be labeled. 5 Press V OL + or – to select a lett er and press ENTER. The sel e cted let t e r appear s an d the cursor mo ves to t he next [...]

38 Moving recor ded tracks (Move) Y ou ca n ch ange t he ord er of the re corde d tracks. Note T o m ove tracks in a disc wit h gro up setti ngs, see page 47. Exampl e Move tr ac k C (track numb er 3) from t he third to t he se cond tr ack. 1 While pl aying t he trac k you wan t to move, pres s M E N U . 2 Press . or > repeatedly until “EDI T?[...]

39 Dividing a track (Divide) Y ou can divide a trac k wi th a track mark , crea ting a new track f rom the part follo wing the tr ack mark. Y ou can also make f ine adjust ments to the track mark position before making the actual division. This function c an be set wit h th e reco rd e r only . Note Y ou cannot add a track mark on a track that ha s[...]

40 T o add track ma rks whil e recording (except while synchro-recording) Press T MAR K on the r ecor der (p ress P MODE/ on the remote cont rol) at th e point you wa nt to add a tr ack mark. Y ou c an us e Auto Time Mark to ad d track marks automati ca lly at speci fied inter v als (ex cept while digi tal record ing) (page 29). Combining tracks (c[...]

41 track . I n th is case , ch eck in th e tr ack or tra cks to the co mp uter. T o erase a track Note tha t on ce a r ecording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it. Make sure of the trac k yo u are eras ing. 1 Whil e p la yi ng the trac k yo u want to eras e, p ress M ENU. 2 Pres s . or > repeatedly unti l “EDIT” ap pears in the displ ay[...]

42 T o e rase th e whole d isc Y ou ca n qu ickly e rase all th e t ra ck s and data of the MD at the same ti me. Note that onc e a recording has been er ased, you c annot retrieve it. Be sur e to che c k the conte nt s of the disc b efore you erase it. 1 Play th e di s c to check th e cont en ts. 2 Press x to stop. 3 Press MENU. 4 Press . or > [...]

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 on ven i e nt for pl aybac k of MDs on which se veral alb ums or CD single s have been recor de d in MD LP (LP2/LP4 ) mode. What is a disc with group set tings ? The r ec o r de [...]

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 While press ing GR OUP, pr ess an d slide REC. 3 Play th e s our ce so und. Newly reco rd ed trac k is add ed a ft e r the current conte n t[...]

45 Repeat p lay f or the select ed group pla y mode (Group Repeat Play) 1 Dur ing pla yback in the sel ected g roup mode , pre ss and hol d P MODE / for 2 se cond s or mo r e. “ ” ap pe ars i n th e displ ay . Playb ack re peat s in th e r es pect ive grou p pl a y mode. Playing gr oups in a desired sequence (Gr oup Program Pla y) Do th e pr oc[...]

46 Notes • Y ou can create a maxi mu m of 99 gro ups on a disc. It is not possibl e to make a group setting if the trac ks, gro ups a nd dis c name on a disc conta in mo re tha n the ma xi mum num be r of characte rs that can b e stored. • The trac ks or groups m ust be sequenti al. If the desire d tracks or gr oups are not conse cu tive, you m[...]

47 3 Press ME NU. 4 Pres s . or > until “EDIT” appear s in t he dis play , and then pr ess ENTER . 5 Pres s . or > until “ : Relea se” ap pear s i n the dis play , and press ENTER. “Relea se?” a nd “Push ENTER” appear alte rnatel y in the displ ay . 6 Press ENTER. The gr oup se tting of the sele cted grou p is re leased . T o [...]

48 3 Press . or > un ti l “M ove” appear s in the d ispl ay , and then press ENTER. 4 Press . or > until “ : Move” appear s in the d ispl ay , and then press ENTER. 5 When m ovi ng a t rack o ut of a gr oup , skip this step. When m oving a tr ack int o a dif ferent group, pr ess . or > until the destina tion gr oup app ea rs in th [...]

49 For the remote control operation, see page 59. T o erase a group 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 the group before you erase it. Note Y ou cannot er ase tracks that ha v e been c hecked out fro m your c omp uter. Y ou cann ot[...]

50 Other op erations Useful settings The re co rder ha s m any men us with us ef ul fu nc tion s f o r rec ordi ng , pla yb ack, edi ting, etc. The follo wing table s hows the menu items that you can select. Some items can be set with both the rec order and the r emote contro l, and some can be set with eith er the recorde r or the remote co ntrol.[...]

51 Pla ying Limiting t he maximum vol u me Sets a limit on the ma ximum volu me to p rotect your hearin g. re corde r pa ge 57 remote contro l page 5 7 Displa y Vi e w i n g informatio n Displays v arious in formation su ch as the r emaining time, etc . in the displa y w i nd ow . recorde r pa ges 25 and 57 remote contro l pages 26 and 32 Editing L[...]

52 How to use the me nu items T o set the menu item s, do the following proce dure . On the recorder: 1 Press MENU to en ter the menu. 2 Press . or > to se le ct th e it em . 3 Press ENTER to ent er the selection. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3. The setting will be entered when you press ENTER at th e l as t. On the remo te co ntro l: 1 Pre ss and ho l [...]

53 T urning off t he beep sound Y ou can set t he beep so th at it is not emitted when the r ec orde r a nd th e r emote con trol are op er ated . 1 Enter the menu an d select “OPTION” - “BEEP”. 2 Sele ct “BEEP OF F” . T o tur n on the beep sou nd Sele ct “BEE P ON”. Recording without overwriting existing material If you w i s h to [...]

54 Selecting the pla y mode For d etails and r emote control op eration, see page 32. 1 Enter the m enu and se lect “PL A Y MODE”. 2 Sele ct the desired play m ode. 3 Select “RepeatON” (play in g a track repeat edly ) or “Rep eatOF F” . When yo u sel ect “R epe at O N ” , “ ” appear s on B a nd t he playba ck repeat s wi th the [...]

55 T o cu e to the star t o f a group ( Group Skip ) 1 During playb ack, pr ess G ROUP. 2 Press . or > . For the details and the remote control operation, see page 44. Selecting the play m ode for group play (Group Play Mode) 1 Do st ep s 1 to 2 of “S elec t in g th e pl ay mode” ( pag e 54 ). The foll owin g gr ou p play mo de appear s afte[...]

56 2 Press . or > r epe at edl y to select th e SOUND mode. Each time you pr ess . or > , A and B ch an ge a s fo llows: 3 Press ENTER to enter the selection. T o cancel the setting Select “SOUND OF F” in step 1. T o modify and store your sound 1 During playba c k, enter the menu a nd se lect “SOUND” - “SOUND EQ” - “CUSTOM1” o[...]

57 Notes • When the power mod e i s set to “QUIC K”, th e 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 life. For this r ea so n, it is recomm e nde d tha t you charge the batt ery daily . • If no recorder operation (includ ing openin g or closing of the lid) oc cu [...]

58 For details and the remote contr ol operation, see page 25. Labeling ( Name) 1 Enter the m enu and se le ct “ED I T” - “Name” 2 Select one o f the follo wing: The cur sor appears i n the displ ay and the track, grou p, or disc is re ady to be labeled. 3 T urn the volume contro l repeatedly to select a letter and pres s t he jog le ver . [...]

59 For details and the recorder operation, see page 38. Moving a trac k in a disc wit h group setting 1 Whil e p la yi ng the trac k yo u want to move enter th e m e nu and s el ec t “EDI T” - “Move” - “ : Move”. 2 When moving a tr ac k out o f a gr ou p, skip this step . When moving a tr ac k into a di fferent group, sl ide the jog le [...]

60 T o erase a group 1 Selec t a gr ou p you want to eras e an d check t he co nten ts (see “ T o cu e to t he start of a gr oup (Gr oup Sk ip) ” (page 44 )). 2 Press x to stop. 3 Enter the m enu and se le ct “ED I T” - “Eras e” - “ : Er as e”. “GP Eras e?” an d “Pu shEN T ER” appear altern atel y in the dis pl ay . 4 Press [...]

61 Lis t of me nu s Menus on th e recorder Items liste d und er “M en u 1” ar e th e s elec ta bl e i te m s whic h ap pear whe n you pres s t he MENU butt on, items list ed under “Menu 2” a re the selecta ble items which appear when you sel e ct an item i n Men u 1, and “Men u 3” are the sel ectabl e items wh i c h appear whe n you sel[...]

62 On the re mote co ntrol REC SET REC M ODE SP (factory setting) y LP2 y LP4 y MONO RecV ol um e Auto REC (fa ctory se tting ) y Manual RE C TIME MARK OFF (factory setting) y ON MIC SENS SENS HIGH (factory s etting) y SEN S LO W : REC : REC ON y : REC OFF (factory setting) SYNC RE C SYNC OFF (fac tory se tting ) y SY NC ON OPTION A VLS A V LS OFF [...]

63 Power sour ces Y ou can us e the rec orde r on ho use cu rrent or as follo ws. In the recorder … — a nickel metal hydride rechargeable batt ery NH-10 WM W ith bat tery case … — an LR6 (s i ze AA) alkal in e dry batt ery It is prefer able to use th e record er on house curren t when r ecordi ng for a long time. When using a batt ery , mak[...]

64 Additi ona l informatio n Precauti o ns On safety Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN 3 V jack. On power sources • Use ho use curre nt, nickel m etal hyd ride rechar geable batt ery , LR6 (si ze AA) batte ry , or c ar ba tter y . • For use in your house: For the supplied batt ery charging stand, use the A C power adaptor supplied wit[...]

65 On the dr y batt er y case The suppli ed dry battery c a se is designa t ed for this re co rder on ly. On the MiniDisc car tridge • When carry ing or st oring the M iniDisc, k eep it in its case. • Do not br eak o pen the shutter. • Do not p lace the cartridge where it will b e subjec t to light, e xtreme temp er atures , moistur e or dust[...]

66 Specifications Audio pla ying system MiniDisc digi ta l audio sy ste m Laser diode proper ties Material: GaAlAs W av ele ngth: λ = 790 nm Emission dura ti on: c ont inuous Laser output : le ss th an 44.6 µW (This ou t put is the v alue measur ed at a dis ta nce of 200 mm from the lens surface on th e optical pick-up b lock with 7 m m ap erture[...]

67 T rou bleshootin g and explan at ions T roubles and solutions If you find any tr ou bles ope ratin g the re cord er, follow the step s be low . 1 Che c k t hi s s ectio n , “Troubles an d so lutio ns” (p ag e 67). Y ou may find the so lutio n of yo ur trou ble on “M essag es” (pa ge 73) as we ll. Ch eck th e info rma tio n. 2 If you can [...]

68 Record ing ca nno t be done c orrect ly . • Au dio so ur ce s ma y no t be sec ur ely c onn ecte d. , Disco nnect th e au dio s our c es onc e and co nnect th em ag ain (pages 17, 18, 21). • There i s no di gital sign a l f ro m the po rt ab le CD pl ay er . , Wh en re cord ing d igita lly from a po rtab le CD play er, use the A C po wer ada[...]

69 While playing “TR FUL L” appe ars even before the di sc has r each ed t he maximum recording time (60, 7 4, or 80 minutes) and th e record ing cann ot be done. • T his is due to the MiniDisc syste m limitation. When 254 tracks have been re co rded on the d is c, “TR FULL” appea rs regar dl es s of the tot al recorded t ime. More than 2[...]

70 While Edit ing No s ound com es through th e headph ones/ earp hone s. • The headp hones /ea rp hon es pl ug i s no t firmly co nne cted . , Plug in th e pl ug of the headph ones /earph ones firmly to th e remote contr ol . Plug in the plug of th e r emote c o ntr ol f irmly to i . • The plug is d irty . , Cle an the plug. The re co rder ski[...]

71 While using gro up function Tr a c k m a r k s canno t be er ased. • This is due to the MiniDis c system l imitations. When the data of a track is f ragme nted , the trac k mark of a f ragme nt und er 12 sec onds long (re co rded in SP stereo ), 24 s ec onds l on g (rec or ded i n LP2 stereo mo de or mo naur al mode ), or 48 s econd s long (r [...]

72 Other s Sympt om Cause/R emedy The re co rder d oe s not wor k or works poorl y . • The r echarge able bat tery is no t charged . , Charge the re chargea ble ba ttery . • The vol ume is lo w . , T urn up the volume. • No disc is inserte d. , Inse rt a reco rded dis c. • The HOLD function is turn ed on (“HOLD” appears in the display w[...]

73 Messages If the fol l owing er ror me ss ages fl as h in the di s play wi nd ow , che ck the ch ar t below . Error message Me aning/Remedy A VLS • A VLS is set to “A VLS ON” so that the volume will not increase anym ore. , Set A VLS to “A VLS OFF” (page 57). FULL • Y ou tr ie d to se t the 21s t bo ok mark. , Y ou can set up to 20 bo[...]

74 MENU • Y o u pressed a k ey on the re mote contr ol whil e sel ecting a me nu on the rec orde r . Y ou pr es se d a key on the re cord er w hi le sele ct i ng a menu on the remote control. N AME FULL • Y ou tried to ente r more than 200 letters to la bel a single t rack, group, or dis c. • Y o u tried to ente r a total of more than approxi[...]

75 PR O TECT ED • Y ou tried to recor d or edit on a MD with the tab in the record- prot ect pos ition . , Slide th e tab back (pa ge 65). Push ST OP • Y ou tried to op en the lid while th e recorder w as storing disc informat ion. , Open t he l id onl y after pres si ng x and “TOC Ed i t” has disapp eare d from t he displ a y . READ ER R ?[...]

76 Explanations Differ ence between digital (optica l) and anal og (line) i nputs The input ja ck of this recor der works as both digital an d analog input ja cks. Connect the recor der to a CD pla yer or a casset te reco rder usi ng eit her digi tal ( optica l) input or analo g (line ) i np ut. T o reco rd, s ee “Rec or ding an M D rig ht away! [...]

77 Note T r ack mar ks may be copied inco rr ectly: • when you record f r om som e CD play e r s or mult i dis c player s usi ng dig ital (opt ical) in put. • when the sourc e is in shuffle or progr a m pla y mo de while rec ordin g usin g digita l (o ptic a l) inpu t. In this c ase, play the sour ce in nor mal play mo de. • when programs wit[...]

78 About the DS P TYPE-S for A TRAC This recorde r supp orts DSP TYPE -S, a spec ification for high-l evel Sony MiniDisc deck s equippe d wi th digital sig na l pro cessors (DSP). Th is specificatio n allows the recor der to pro duc e high-qua lity sound fro m tracks recor de d in MDLP mo de . Since it retain s DSP TYPE -R supp ort, the reco rde r [...]

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80 Recording audio data to your computer Y o u can reco rd aud io data to yo ur com put er from sources s uch as au di o CDs and the I nte rne t (page 88) . On the computer Listening Y ou can listen to an a udio CD in the CD- ROM dri ve o f yo ur co mput er , or audi o data in the hard di sk drive (page 95). Inte rnet Audi o CDs[...]

81 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 da tabase for manag ing audio data in the computer and functions f or playing the audio da[...]

82 Basic Operat i ons Basic operational f low using the Net MD The fo ll owin g is the b as ic st ep s th at y o u wil l tak e fo llow in g th e pu rc ha s e of you r re co rd er. Thro ugh thes e steps , you will pr epar e and set up you r com puter for u se of your rec order as a Net MD. Do th e follo wing steps, a nd refer to t he indicated pa ge[...]

83 Providing the r eq uired system envir onment System requirements The f ol l owing har dware a nd sof tw ar e ar e req ui re d in orde r to us e th e So nicS tage sof t wa re for the Ne t MD. This so ftware is n ot suppor ted b y the following environments : • Macintosh • W indows XP versions other than Hom e Edition or Profes sio nal • W i[...]

84 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 USB cable before the installation! The Soni cSt age [...]

85 Installing SonicStage V er .1.5 1 T urn on your compute r and start up W indows . 2 Insert the installation CD-R OM for SonicStage into the CD-R OM drive of your c omputer . The setu p prog ra m st ar ts up autom a tical ly and the So nicS ta ge V er .1. 5 in st allat i on window appe ars. 3 Click to select [SonicStage 1.5]. T o u se this so ftw[...]

86 4 Follo w the displayed instructions. Read the i nstruct ions ca refull y . The installati on may tak e 20 to 30 minutes, depen ding o n your sys tem environme nt (page 10 7). 5 After the installation is completed, click [Restart] to restart the compu ter . Make sur e to r estart your c omput er only aft er the insta llation has co mpleted. W as[...]

87 Connecting the Net MD to your computer After the s oftware insta llation is compl eted, connect t he Net MD to your c omputer . 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 c able connection s with the Net MD and the computer . 3 Check the[...]

88 Storing audio data to your computer This se ct ion ex pl ai ns ho w to reco rd an d st or e audi o d ata from an audi o CD to t he h ard di sk drive of your com put e r . The proc edur e in this se ct ion is us ed to rec or d al l trac ks on an aud io CD . T o r eco rd onl y speci fic trac ks from a CD, or fr om othe r s oun d sour ces, se e the[...]

89 Recording audio CDs to the hard disk drive In Soni cS tage V er .1.5, th e ha rd di sk drive is called th e “M usi c D r ive”. The Mus ic Dr ive manag es all audio d ata st ored b y SonicSt age. 1 Insert the audio CD that you want t o recor d into the CD -R OM dri ve of your comp uter . The CD w i ndow ap pe ars i n t he di s play . Note Whe[...]

90 4 Click in the middle of the recording window and select the recording mode. Whe n re cord ing da ta in LP2 m o de: select A T RAC3 132kbps Whe n re cord ing da ta in LP4 m o de: select A T RAC3 66kbps 5 If the list panel is not displayed, click . List panel s a ppear und er th e re cord ing wi nd ow . The cont ents of the audio CD appe ar in t [...]

91 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 Dri ve is la beled, the labe l information wil l be transferr ed to a disc a long 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 88) a nd click (Music D riv e[...]

92 T ransferring audio data from your computer to the Net MD (Check-out) Audi o da ta stor ed on the M us i c Drive can be tran sferre d to yo ur N et MD. Th is proce ss is called “ C heck-out”. The n umber of times a tr ack can be checke d out is re stricted in this soft ware f or the pr otect ion of c opyri ghts (p age 110). Checki ng out aud[...]

93 3 Click in the middle of the display and select the recor d i ng mo de ( pa g e 90). Standard tr ansfer mode: Da ta are transfe rred in the fo rmat of the or iginal fi les. Maximum a vailable t ransfer space: All data are tra nsferred in LP4 mode. SP transfer mode: All da ta a re conv erted an d tr ansferred in n or mal st ereo mode. Se lec t th[...]

94 Notes • Once a check -out ( or chec k- in) ha s sta r te d, do not disc on nect the dedi cat ed USB cable or power source unt il th e check -o u t ope r ation has comp le te d. Th es e ac tion s may dama ge the dat a or caus e the syst em t o ma lfunct ion. • Make sure not to bump the Net M D after chec k- out ha s st arted. If you do, the c[...]

95 Listening to an MD Y ou can listen to an MD on the Net MD while it is connected to your computer . When disc onnect ed from your com puter , the Net MD c an be use d as a n ordi nary Min iDisc de vice . For de tails on Net MD oper ations, refer to the “Re corder Operations” se ction. Listening to an MD wit h the Net MD connected to the comp [...]

96 Advanced ope ration s Using other functions! Using the Sonic Stage online help This man ual expl ai ns only the bas ic op er at io ns of the Son icSt ag e soft w ar e. H owever , the soft ware has a host of oth er fun ctions that al low you to carry out v ario us opera tions, such as imp or t in g audi o files f ro m th e In ternet , clas si fyi[...]

97 Viewing online help Let’ s find out how to use th e on line h el p first. A n expl ana tion on t h e us e of the onlin e help can al so be fo und in th e on line hel p . 1 Double click [Overvie w] in the le ft-hand frame. 2 Click [About t his Help f ile]. The explan ation w ill a ppe ar in th e righ t-ha nd fr am e . 3 Read the text. Scroll th[...]

98 Other infor mat ion Settings and Pr ecautions Settings accor ding to OS The settings and precautions will differ according to th e operating system bein g used. Check th e i te m s that a ppl y t o your sys t em . For Windows XP use rs Restrictions whe n ru nning t he Son icSt age softwa re unde r Windows XP • T o instal l this software , you [...]

99 For Windo ws Millenn ium Edi tion users When us ing SonicS tage under Windows Mi llen nium 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 ma y be com e co rrup te d a nd rend er ed unp layabl e. Bef or e execut in g the s ys te m rest or ation p roced ure, yo u shoul[...]

100 For users with OpenMG J ukebox , SonicStage, or SonicStage Premium inst alle d on their computer Note Confirm wh et he r any track s have been che cked out fr om yo ur comp uter. If tracks have been c hecked o ut from Open M G J ukebox, an earlie r vers ion o f So nicS ta ge , or SonicStage Premium, it may n ot be possible to c heck those track[...]

101 Precautions on the co-existence of SonicStage V er . 1.5 with OpenMG Ju kebox V er .2.2 or Soni cStage Premi um • Make sure the OpenMG Jukebox V er .2.2 icon is not displa yed in th e task tra y . If it is, th e Net MD may not be recogniz ed by your c omputer. • Audio data reco rd ed on the com puter are store d in a co m mon file and used [...]

102 Uninstalling the SonicSt age software T o un in st al l the Son i cSt a ge sof tw ar e, fo llow the pr oc ed ures below . For Window s XP use rs Log on with a us er name with “Computer Admi nistrator” as an attr ibute. Refer to the operating instr uctions of your computer for deta ils on logging o n as an administra tor . 1 Click [Start]–[...]

103 2 Double-click [Add/Re move Programs]. The Ad d/ Re move Program s Prop erties w i ndow ap pe ars. 3 Click [SonicStage 1.5.XX] in the list of programs for automatic rem ov al, 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 ucte d by the[...]

104 T roubl eshooting Please do the follo wing steps if you encounter a problem while usin g the SonicSta ge softwar e. In cas e a me ss age ap pears , it is rec omm ended that you write it down. Step 1: Chec k the symptoms in this “T roubleshooting” section. A v ari ety of infor mati on can a lso be found in the op erat ing p roce dures a nd ?[...]

105 Comp ute r • Manu facture r: • Model : • T ype: Deskto p type / Lapt op ty pe Name of opera ting system: RAM capaci ty: Har d di sk drive (contai ni ng Soni c Stage and audi o da ta) • Capac ity o f the drive: • Free spa ce: Inst al le d f olde r co nt aining Sonic St ag e (if ot her t han the de faul t fol d er) 1) • Location of th[...]

106 If y our computer does not recognize the Ne t MD • Is the Net MD conne cted co rrec tly to your computer? — If the Net MD i s not f irmly connected to the computer , the Net MD will not be recogni zed by you r com p uter. — Rec on nect the dedica ted USB cab le . I f the comp ut er still doe s not rec og nize the Net MD, dis co nnect the [...]

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

108 Information and explanations Net MD F AQ This se ct ion int ro duce s freq ue ntly as ked ques tions a nd ans w ers on th e N et MD. On the Net MD What is a “N e t MD”? Net MD is a sp ecificat i on t hat a llows au di o da ta in a co mput e r to be tr ans fer re d to a MiniDi s c throug h a USB cable. Ti ll now , Mini Dis cs coul d be us ed[...]

109 On Editing Can checked-out trac ks be edited on the Net MD? • Things yo u ca n do on t he N et MD : — Label conte nts. — As si gn or relea se gr oups — Mov e tr acks o r grou ps. • Things yo u ca nnot do o n the Net M D : — Add track mar ks (div ide)/erase track marks (c ombine). — Delete track s, gr oups, or the entir e disc con [...]

110 On copyr ight protection The Ope nM G t ec hnol ogy* allows you to enjoy digi t al mu si c , while m a intai ni ng t he copyrig ht s of its ho l de rs. Op enM G Juke box enc rypt s audio files in O pen M G forma t and store s t hem on th e h ard disk of your com put e r to prevent unau thor i zed distri bution. * The cop yr ight pro te ction te[...]

111 Restrictions on au dio content Hig h- qual ity di g ital au dio co nt ent is w i de ly available thro ug h m us ic dist r ibution se rvic es on the I nt erne t. T o prot ec t the copyr ig ht s of its hol d ers from una u t hor i ze d dist r ibutio n, some aud io co nten t is di s tributed wi t h ce rtai n restri ct i ons on rec ordin g and pla [...]

112 Glossary A TRAC3 A TRAC3, which s ta nds for A d aptive T ran sf or m Aco ustic C odi ng 3, is au dio co m pr ession techno logy tha t satis fies th e dem an d for hi g h sound qual it y a nd hig h co mpr es sion rat e s. The A TR AC3 compres sion rate is a pproximately 10 times higher than that o f the Audio CD, resultin g an increased data ca[...]

113 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 bit rat e ca n be sele ct ed for re cor d i n g an aud io CD or c onverting MP3 and W A V for m at au dio files into A TRAC3 forma t fro m amon g three r at es : 132 k bps , 10 5 kbp s or 66 k bps[...]

114 Index Numerics 6-Band E qua lizer 34 A Acce ssori es optional 66 supplied 11 ATRAC3 108 , 11 2 Audi o CD 80 , 89 Auto Time Mark 29 AVLS 57 B back u p 101 Battery battery life 19 dry ba ttery 15 , 17 recharg eabl e batt e r y 16 Bookma rk add 33 play 33 C CD-ROM 83 Char ging 16 Check-i n 108 , 112 Checki ng playin g posi tion 32 remain ing time [...]

115 N Name a disc 36 groups 47 tracks 36 Net MD 77 , 81 , 108 Net MD driver 106 No sound 77 O Online help 96 OpenMG 112 Open MG Juke box software 84 , 10 0 P Play mo de groups 44 tracks 32 Playlist 92 , 11 2 Program Pl ay 34 Q Quick m ode 56 R Recor ding addin g track mark s 29 analog 28 digi tal 20 from mic rophone 29 level 31 MDL P mode 27 withou[...]

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