Sony MZ-NH700 manual

3-266-469- 11 (1) Por table MiniDisc Recor der Operating Instructions Rec order Opera tion _ ________________________ ___ _ Softw are Operati on _ _________________________ ___ _ page 10 page 86 © 2004 Sony Cor poration MZ-NH700 “W ALKMA N” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphon e Stereo products. is a trademark of[...]

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 , table cloths , cur tains, etc. 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 v[...]

3 Notice for users On the supplied sof twa r e • Copyright laws pr ohibit reprodu cing the softwa re or the m anual acc ompanying it in whole or in part, or renting the softw are without the p ermission of th e copyrigh t holder . • In no e ven t will SONY be liable f or any fi nancial damage, or loss of prof its, includi ng claims made b y thi[...]

4 T able of contents About availa ble functions and supp lie d manuals .... ............... ........... ............... ............ .... 8 Recorder Operation Looking at controls . ........... ............... ............ ...... 11 Getting started ............ ........... ............... ............ .. 14 Recordin g a disc righ t away! ..... .....[...]

5 Editing recorde d track s .............. .... ........... .... ..... 44 Before edit ing ....... .............. ............... ........... .............. ............... .......... ........44 Adding tit les (Title) ..... .............. ............... ........... .............. ........... ...............4 4 Assigning tracks or grou p s as a new [...]

6 Software Operation What you can do with MD Simpl e Burner/ SonicStag e ............... ........... ............... ............ .. 86 Installing .. ........... ............... ............ ............... ...... 88 Providin g the requi red system en vironment ...... ........... .............. ............... . 88 Installing the software o nto you[...]

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8 About available f unctions and supplied manuals This se ction explains t he functions of this portab le MiniDisc re corder and the manual s that have been suppl ied with it. Pl ea se refer to th e m an ual that appl ie s t o ea ch use of the record er . The “Wha t you can do with the Hi-MD Walkman” flyer This flyer expla ins t he major featur[...]

9 Software Operation (pages 86 to 110 ) This sectio n explains the installati on and basic opera tions of the s upplied SonicStage/MD Simple Bu rner softwa re. SonicStage Help This is an onl i ne hel p t hat you can view on your co mputer scre en. Online help explains the deta iled opera tions and informati on about So nicStage software. Y ou c an [...]

10 Checking the supplied accessor ies Opti cal ca ble (e xcept Canad a and Me xico mo dels) ( 1) CD-R OM (SonicStage /MD Simple Burn er) (1)* Batt ery carr ying c ase (1) Carr y i n g pouch (1) * Do not pla y a C D -ROM o n an audio CD pla ye r . A C po w er adaptor (1 ) Remot e co nt rol (1) Dedicated USB cable (1) NH-7WMAA Nickel metal hydri de r[...]

11 Recor der Op eration Looking at controls The recor der A Displa y w i ndow B T MARK/REC (+ N ) butt on C Jog dial D 5-way co nt ro l ke y E DC IN 3V jack F X (paus e) but ton G x (stop) • CANCEL/CHG b utton H OPEN switch I GR OUP button J •N A VI/ MENU butto n Pre ss li ghtly t o go to the N A VI (nav igation) settin g mode (page 38). Pres s[...]

12 L LINE IN (OPT) jack M MIC (PLUG IN PO WE R) jack There is a tactile dot be side the MIC (PLUG IN PO WER) jack. N HOLD switch Slide the switch in the directio n of the arrow to disab le the buttons on the record er . T o pre vent t he bu ttons f rom bein g acci de nt al ly op er at ed wh en you carry the recorde r , use this function. O i (headp[...]

13 The headphones/earphones wit h a remote control A Clip B HOLD switch T o pre ven t the b uttons from be ing accide nt ally operat ed w h en you carry the reco rder , use this functi on. C (group) +, – bu ttons D V olu me control (V OL +, –) T urn to adj ust the v olume. E NX (pla y , paus e) button F x (stop) b utton G . , > buttons 1 4 5[...]

14 Getting star ted Char ge the rechargeab le battery before using. 1 Insert the recha r geable battery . 2 Charging t he r echar ge able batt ery . 1 Connect the AC pow er ad aptor to DC IN 3V on t he recorder and the AC p ower adaptor t o a wal l ou tlet. 2 Press x • C A NCEL/C HG . “Charging” flashe s, e appear s in the displa y , and char[...]

15 z Full charging of a compl et el y disc ha rged recha rgeable ba ttery takes about 2 hours. Charging tim e may vary dependi ng on the batter y condition. 3 Make connections and unlock the controls. 1 Conne ct the headphones /e arph ones with t he remote control to i . 2 Slide HOLD to the op posite direction of the ar r ow ( . ) o n th e recor de[...]

16 For models supp lied w ith the AC plug adaptor If the AC po w er adaptor does not f it the wall outle t, use the A C p lu g ad aptor . When us i ng the dr y battery Inser t on e LR6 (size AA) al ka line dry batt ery (not suppli ed) ins tead o f the rechargea ble battery . • Make sur e no t to ope rate the re co rder whil e changing th e rech a[...]

17 MD mo d e (Unit: approx. hour s) (JEI T A ) When pla ying contin uously Hi- M D m ode (W he n using a 1G B H i - MD disc) (Unit: approx.hours) ( JEIT A ) Hi-MD mode (When using a 60/74/80- minute standard disc) (Unit: approx. hour s) (JEI T A ) MD mo d e (Unit: approx. hour s) (JEI T A ) • Stop the record er be fo re rep la ci ng the ba tter y[...]

18 Recor ding a disc right away! This section e xplains the basic proced ur e for m aking digit al reco rdings using an optical cable conn ected to a CD player , Digital TV or other digital equipment. Mak e sure to use the optical cable. 1 Make connections. (Inser t the cable s firmly a nd completely into the ap propriate jac ks.) 1 Connect the AC [...]

19 2 Insert a recor dable disc. 1 Slide O P EN to ope n th e li d. 2 Inser t a disc with th e label side f acing front, and press t he lid d own to clos e. 3 Confirm the operat ion m ode. This r ecorder has two op eration mo des, “Hi-MD mode” and “M D mode”. T he o peration mode is au tomatically rec ognized whene ver the d isc is inse rted[...]

20 4 Record a disc. 1 Select an d pau se the sound sou rce t o be r ecorded. 2 Make su re that disc indicat io n has stopped rotating in the display window on the recorder . 3 While th e rec ord er is stopped, pr es s and hold T M A RK/ R EC and p res s N ENT on the record er . “REC” lig hts up an d recordi ng start s. 4 Play the sourc e y ou w[...]

21 If the recording does not start • Make s ure the record er is not l ocked (pages 12, 15). • Make s ure the disc i s not record -protected (pages 1 9, 65). • Prem astere d d i scs cann o t be reco rded over. • When you record on a 1GB Hi- MD disc , connect the A C po wer ad aptor to the recorder , char ge the rech argeable battery fully ([...]

22 Playing a di sc right away! 1 Insert a r ecorded disc. 1 Sli de OP EN to ope n t h e l i d. 2 Insert a di s c wi th the l abe l side facing front, and pres s the lid down to close . 2 Play a disc. 1 Pres s t h e 5- way cont r o l key ( N ENT) on the recorder . Press NX on the remote c ont rol . A short beep sou nds i n the hea dp hones/ earph on[...]

23 If the play does not sta r t Make sure t he recorder i s not l o ck ed (pages 12, 15). The playback sound may ski p if: • the rec order is subj e ct to str ong, repeated shocks. • a dirty or scratche d disc is pl ayed. When usin g a disc in Hi-MD mode, sound ma y drop o ut for a m aximum of a bout 12 secon ds. T o Operation on th e recor der[...]

24 Using me nus How to use the m enu items 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. T o set th e menu items, do th e follo wing procedure. If you a re doing a menu op eration for the first time after pu rchasing the re corder , “Menu Mode” fl ashes in the di s pl ay . Befor e the menu [...]

25 List of menus The follo wing table sho ws the menu items that you can select. Men u items can be set with the re corder o nl y . Items li st e d under “Men u 1” are the selec ta b l e i te m s wh ich appear w h e n you enter the menu , and items list ed under “Men u 2” a r e th e selectabl e i te m s w h ich appear w hen you sele ct an i[...]

26 Sound Normal Customiz es the equalizer mod e settings. page 42 Sound E Q Useful * Search * Searche s for tracks by tra c k name, group na me, artist n ame, or alb um name. page 42 REC Set REC Mode Selects the recording mode (PCM, Hi-SP, or Hi-LP for H i-MD mode/SP, LP2, LP4, or monaural fo r MD mo de ). page 31 RECV olu me* Manually ad ju sts th[...]

27 V arious ways of recor ding Before r ecording Selecting the oper ation m ode This r ecorder has two op eration mo de s, “Hi-MD mode” and “MD mode”. The operation mode i s automatically recogn ized wh enev er the di sc is in serted . After you insert a di sc , check the ope r ation mo de on the di splay window o f the re corder. Wh en y o[...]

28 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 . 1 Enter the m enu and select “D i sp lay”. 2 T urn the jog dial until the informatio n you want ap pears in the disp lay , and then press N ENT to en ter the select ion. Each turn chan ges the display a s follo ws. [...]

29 While recording A / B / C • When using t he disc in Hi-MD mode , the free space will sho w as “2.0MB ” when the remaini ng rec or din g tim e becomes “–0:00:00 ”. This is a syste m lim itation, “2.0MB” being the capacity o f the reserv e domain. • Dependin g on the group settings, the operating conditions, an d the disc s e tti[...]

30 2 T urn the jog dial un til “Sens H igh” or “Sens Low” appe ars in th e di splay , and the n press N ENT to enter the select ion. Sens H ig h: When re cording a so ft sound or a so und with a nor m a l vol ume . Sens L ow: When r ecordi ng with a loud or c l os e-range so und s, such as thos e during an ora l record ing or a musi c co nc[...]

31 Recording fr om a TV or radio (Analog Recording) This sectio n explains how to r ecord from equ ip m en t with anal og o ut put, such as a casset te reco rder , radio, o r TV . This operat i o n can be don e on the record er only . 1 Make co nnections. Use the app ropriate co nnecting cor d to suit the source equ ipment. For detai l s, se e “O[...]

32 When recording a di sc used in MD mode z Audio comp onents that support th e linear PCM stereo, Hi- SP stere o and Hi-LP ster eo mode are indica ted by the or logo mark. Audio co mponents that support the LP 2 stereo and LP4 stere o mod e are in d i cat ed by the or logo m a rk. • It is recommended th a t you use the AC power adaptor for long [...]

33 4 While observing the lev el meter in t he display , adjust the reco rding lev el b y tu rn ing th e j og dia l . Set the le vel so that th e meter segm ents l ight up aroun d –12d B segme nt. If a high s ound level causes the level meter to reach the O VE R se gment, lowe r the recording leve l. Each le vel mete r s h ows the fo ll owing. Upp[...]

34 T o cancel Time M ark Select “O ff” in st ep 1. Using Time Mark to add track marks while recording When the elapsed recording time exceeds the time in terv al for Time Mark: The reco rder adds track mark s at the point you set th e time interv al and fro m that point th e recorder adds a track mark whene ver the time interva l has elapsed . [...]

35 It will not be possible to make a grou p setting if the tracks, groups and dis c name on a disc exceed th e max i mum number that can be input (in MD mod e onl y). The r ecorder is factor y set to create a new group automatica lly when recordi ng. This is con veni ent wh en reco rding se ver al CDs in succ e ssion. Y o u ca n check th e gr o u p[...]

36 T o start/stop recor ding in sync with the sound source (Synchro- recording) Durin g synchro- record i n g, the start ing and sto ppi n g of recording occ urs are synchr onized wi th the so und source. This simplif ies digital re cordings (e.g., from a CD pla yer ) since the ne ed to o perate the record er or the so und source is eliminated . Sy[...]

37 V a r ious ways of playback Viewing various information Y ou can chec k th e tr ac k nam e, di sc name , etc. d uring pla yback. 1 While playin g, ente r the m enu and select “Displ ay ” 2 Turn the jog dial until t he informa tion you w ant ap pears in the displa y , and then press N ENT to e n te r the selecti on. Eac h tu rn changes th e d[...]

38 Depending on the gr oup se tt ings , the operating conditio ns, and the disc settin gs, you may not be able to se lect certa in indic a ti ons or the indica tio ns may appear differentl y. z If you want to ch e ck t he r e ma ining time or the recording pos ition while recording or in sto p mode, se e “V iewing various i nformation” (page 28[...]

39 Playing tracks i n normal mode (Nor mal Play) 1 Do step 1 and sele ct “Norma l” in step 2 of “Play in g t ra cks in Main play mode” ( pag e 38). 2 When selec ting a track out of a group, skip this step . When selecti ng a track within a grou p, turn t he jo g dial un til th e group that the desired track belo ngs to appear s in t he disp[...]

40 Listening to track s of a selected album (Albu m Play) (in Hi-MD mode only) If th e track dat a includes the album nam e, you can l isten to track s of a selected alb um only . 1 Do step 1 and se lect “Alb um” in step 2 of “P laying tracks in M a in play mode ” (page 38) . A list of the alb ums on the disc appear s in alphabet i cal orde[...]

41 By s pecify ing Su b play modes, you ca n listen t o tracks sele cted in Main pl ay mode in various wa ys. For example, by sel ec ting “Group” in Main pla y mode and “S hu ff le” in Su b play m o de, the recor der will play the tracks in the selected gr oup in random orde r . 1 Enter the me nu and select “SubPM ode”. 2 T urn the jog [...]

42 Searching for a track (Search) Y ou ca n ea sily search f or a t ra ck by track name, gr oup name, ar tis t na m e, or al bum name. Artis t names and alb um names can be viewed in t h e c ase of discs us ed in Hi- MD mod e only . 1 Enter the m enu and select “U s eful” - “Sea rch”. 2 T u rn the jo g dial to selec t the ite m you want to [...]

43 2 Turn the jog dia l r ep eatedly to se lect the so und mode an d th en press N ENT to enter the selection. Each time you turn the jog dial, A change s as fol low s. When y ou press N ENT, B ap pe ars. T o modify and st ore the sound Y ou c an m o dify the so un d and store th e results in “Custom1” and “Cu stom2”. 1 While playin g, ente[...]

44 Editing r ecord ed tracks Before edi ting Y ou ca n ed it your recordi ngs by adding/ erasing track marks or labeling tra cks and discs. • When you edit the co nten t s o f a 1GB Hi-MD disc, conn ect the AC power adaptor to the recorder , charge the re char gea ble b atter y full y (bat tery lev el indication shows ), or use a new alkaline dr [...]

45 About t he character palette Duri n g operations on the recorde r , char acters ca n be s electe d from th e character p alette in th e display . The characte r palette has the follo wing conf igur ation. Sinc e only a part of the ch aracte r pale tte is visib le on the dis play , use the co ntrols or button s to move the cursor an d enter chara[...]

46 2 Select one o f the follo wing, and then press the jo g di al . The cursor fla shes in the lette r input area . 3 Press the 5- way control key towards VO L –. The cursor sh if ts f rom the letter in put area to the charac te r pa lette. 4 Select a letter us ing the 5-way control ke y and pres s N EN T to enter . The selected l etter appears i[...]

47 5 Rep eat step 4, and th en e nter all char ac ters of the l a bel name. 6 Pres s N ENT fo r 2 seconds or m or e . When th e recor di ng is stopped or the record ing moves on t o the next track while labeling ti tles during recording, the i nput at that point is enter e d au tomatically. Y ou ca n chang e the tr ack na me, art ist name, alb um n[...]

48 • When the total num ber of chara c te rs in the title s o n a disc exceed th e m aximum that c an be input: —If the disc is being used in Hi-M D m ode , you can make a group se tt ing, but cannot add a group na me in st ep 4. —If the disc is being use d in MD mode, you canno t ma ke a grou p set tin g. • The trac ks or groups must be se[...]

49 Releasing a group setting (Gr oup Release) Sele ct a gr oup yo u want to rel ease and check t he con t e nts (see “Pla ying tr acks i n a group ( G r ou p Play)” (pa ge 39) ). 1 Sele ct a gr oup th at yo u want to rele as e and check th e co ntents (see page 39) . 2 Pres s x . 3 Enter the me nu and select “Edit ” - “ : Releas e” . ?[...]

50 2 T urn the jog dial until the destination track numbe r flashes in t he display . For the example , since track C will be mov e d to tra ck “0 2”, tu rn the jog di al until “02” appears in the display . 3 Press N ENT to enter the selec tio n . The tra ck moves to th e se lected destinat ion track. Y ou can move a trac k fr om on e group[...]

51 z If the t rack or group has be en labeled, pr e ss the 5-w ay co ntrol ke y to wa rds > to mak e the track or gro up na me app ear in the display during oper a tio n. Press the control key towards . to retur n to the track or grou p number dis play . If all tracks are moved out of the group, the group automatically disappears fro m the disc.[...]

52 Y ou ca n er ase tracks i n a se lected grou p. 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 group before y ou erase it. 1 Selec t a gr ou p you want to eras e and check the co ntents (see pag e 39). 2 Press x . 3 Enter the m enu and select “Ed it ” - “Era se ” - “ : Er[...]

53 Dividing a track (Divide) Y ou can divide a track wi th a trac k mark, crea ting a new t rack f rom the part follo wing the track mark. The track numbers will increase as fo llows. • Y ou cannot add a tr ack mark on a track th at has been transferred f rom your com puter . • Y ou can not divide a track th at has be e n recorded in Hi-M D mod[...]

54 Combining tracks (Combine) When yo u reco rd wit h anal og (l ine) i nput, unnece ssary track marks may be recor ded wher e re cording l e vel is low . Y ou can erase a tr ack mark to com bine the trac ks befo re and after t he tr ack mark. The trac k numbers wil l change as fo l lows. • Y ou cannot erase a tra c k ma rk on a tra ck th at has [...]

55 For matting the disc (Format) When u sing a disc in Hi -MD mode , y ou can us e the F ormat fun ction t o resto re a disc to th e condition it w as in at the time of pu rc hase. Y ou can use this functi on only when using a disc in H i - MD mode. • By formattin g a disc, all data (includi ng non- audio data) will b e erase d. If you th ink a d[...]

56 Other op erations Changing the displayed menu items (Menu Mode) Y o u can specif y the dis play of all items i n the m enu (Advance d mode) or only ba sic items (Simp le mode). Refer to “Li st of m enus” (page 25) to check the menu items that cannot be display ed. 1 Enter the m enu and sele ct “O p tion” - “Menu Mode”. 2 T urn the jo[...]

57 T ur ning of f the beep sound Y ou can turn of f/ on the bee p sound. 1 Enter the me nu and select “ Option” - “Beep ”. 2 T urn t he jog di al unti l “Bee p Of f” appear s in t he displ ay , and then pre ss N ENT to enter the selection. T o tur n on the beep sou nd Sele ct “Beep On” in step 2. Storing the sett ings for individual[...]

58 • Settings for up to 64 di scs can be stored. Any settings st or ed after wards will repl ace t he settin gs with the lowest fr equency of use among th e 64. The nu mbe rs of disc s th at can be stored depend on th e num be rs of track s recorded on the di s cs . More tr acks recorded per disc m eans f ewer discs can be stor e d. • If you tr[...]

59 • Even if you select “MD” as the “D isc Mode ” setting, the o pe rati on mo de can only be “Hi- MD” when using a 1GB Hi-MD dis c. • The oper ati on mode set in th e “Di sc Mode” menu is applied to a blank 60/74/80-min ute standa rd disc u se d on the rec order ev en if a different operation mode was se le ct e d in the SonicS[...]

60 Usin g the recorder wit h a co m pu te r What you can do through connection with a computer T o use t he r ecorder co nne cted to a computer , you must install the software from the supplied CD-R OM. For details on the i nstallation pr ocedure, refer to the “Softwar e Operati on” section. When us i ng the supplied softwares For detai le d ex[...]

61 1 Insert a recordable di sc into the record er . 2 Make co nnection s as follows. 1 Connect the ded icated USB cable t o the reco rder and to t he c omputer . 2 Make sure the recorder is stopped and HOLD is relea sed. 3 Check the conn ecti ons. When t he conn ection s ha ve be en prope rl y ma de, “PC – –MD” app ears in the display . Whe[...]

62 • W e d o not ensur e trouble -free operatio n on all com puters that s atisfy th e sys tem requir e me nts. Storing non-audio dat a to a disc If you co nnect the rec or der to a comput e r with a disc in Hi-MD mode in serte d , th e disc is reco gni zed a s st orag e me di a b y the Windo ws Exp lorer , allowin g yo u to store non-au dio data[...]

63 The storage space for each disc (for matted with the recorder/the SonicStage sof tware) Disc type T otal size Disc management space 1) 1) This is space tha t is use d for ma na gi ng the files on the disc. Free space 60-mi nute standa rd di sc 219 MB (229,965 ,8 24 bytes) 832 KB (851,968 bytes) 218 M B (229,113 ,8 56 byte s) 74-mi nute standa rd[...]

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 current, nickel metal hydride rechar geable batt ery , or LR6 ( size AA) batt ery . • For use in your house : use the AC po wer adapt or suppl ie d w ith th is recorder . Do not use an y other A C po wer adapt[...]

65 • Because of the ba ttery’ s character istics, t he capaci ty of the rech ar geable ba tt ery may be smal le r th a n n or m a l w h e n it is us ed for the first time or after a long pe r iod of dis use. In this case, cha rge and disc harge the ba tte r y several times. Th e normal bat tery life will be restored. • If the capacity o f the[...]

66 Specifications Audio pla ying system MiniDisc digi ta l audio system Laser diode proper ti es Material: GaAlAs W av eleng th: 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 the optical pick-up b lock with 7 mm aperture.) R[...]

67 Optio nal access ories Optical Cab le POC-151HG, P OC-152HG, POC-MZ 1, POC-MZ 2, POC-15B, POC-15AB , POC- DA12SP Line C able RK-G129, RK- G1 36 Stereo M icrophones ECM-MS 907, ECM-MS957 MDR-s e ries Stereo Hea dphones/earphones* SRS-seri es Activ e Speake rs Re cordab le MDs MD W -se ries Re cordab le Hi-M D dis c HMD1G Y our dealer may not ha n[...]

68 T ro ubl eshooting an d exp lanations T roubleshooting If a prob l em occurs dur ing record er operatio n , fo llow th e steps desc ribed below bef ore consul t ing the neares t Sony dealer . If a ny me ssages app ear, it is reco mmended to ta k e notes. 1 Che c k to se e if the pro b lem is li sted i n , “ Trou b lesho o t i ng” (p a g e 68[...]

69 While reco rding Symptom Cause/ Remed y “NotENOUGH PO WER T O REC” appear s and recor ding cannot be done o n a 1GB Hi-MD disc. • R ec ording is not possible whe n usin g a 1GB H i-MD disc e ven when the batter y lev e l in di ca tion shows en ou g h po wer remaini ng while t he recorder is stoppe d or playing. Thi s is bec au se of a mech[...]

70 Stereo sound is heard in the headpho nes/ earpho nes while recordi ng in mo naural. • This is normal. D uring digita l recording, the sound wi l l be stereo in the headp hon es/earphones, even though the recor ded sound is monaur al. Momentar y noise is heard w he n recording. • Due to the special digital au di o compression techno logy used[...]

71 While playing Symptom Cause/Re med y A disc is no t pl ay ed normal ly . • R e peat play is sel ected. , Enter the Sub play mode to change bac k to the no rma l pl ay (page 4 1). • P l ay back mod e is ch anged. , Enter t he Main play m ode or Sub play mode to change back to the norma l play (page 41). A disc is no t pl ay ed from th e fir s[...]

72 There is no R- channe l so und output when p laying a t rack recorde d from a cass e tte deck or through an amplifier , or when l is t en ing to sound from a cassette deck or ampl if ier. • Ther e is no R -ch annel output if t he c assette deck or an am pli fier is connect ed with a mona ura l co rd . , Make su r e to use a st er eo connec ti [...]

73 Tracks cannot be combined . • Y ou cann ot c om bine tracks reco rde d in d ifferen t recording mode s, e.g., a trac k recor ded in st ereo an d a trac k recor ded in m onaural; nor can you com bine a trac k recorded w it h dig ital connect ion and a trac k recorde d with analog c onne ction. The disc ca nno t edit on ot her co mponent . • T[...]

74 The pl aying time of a tran sferred t rack is different f rom the time th at appea rs on your co m put er monitor . This is d ue to a ca lculatio n discrepanc y between the recor der and th e comput er . Y ou can not tra nsfe r tracks that will f ill up the remai ning recordi ng ti m e on the disc. • The mi nimum reco rdable tim e on a disc is[...]

75 The re corder does not work or works poorly . • The A C po w e r adaptor i s not firmly c onnected. , Con nect the A C pow er adapt or firmly to the DC IN 3V jack on the recorde r . • The re ch ar gea ble battery or dry ba ttery is weak (“ L OW BA TT E R Y” flashes o r nothing ap pears). , Char ge the re char g ea ble ba tt er y , repl a[...]

76 Messages If the followin g messages flash in the displa y window , check the chart below . Message Meaning/Remedy A VLS NO VO L UM E OPERA TION • A VLS is set to “ A VLS On ” a nd so th e volum e can not rise higher . , Set A VLS to “A VLS Off” (page 56). BLANKDISC • A disc with no recording on it is in serted. BUSY W AIT A MOMENT ?[...]

77 DC IN TOO HIGH • V oltage of t he po wer sup ply is too high (The sup pl ied A C power adapt or or the recom m e nded car batter y cor d is not used). , Use the s u pp lied A C po w er adaptor or th e recommend ed car batte ry cord. DISC FULL • Record ing may not be done i f the rema ining rec ordable time on the disc is 48 seconds or less. [...]

78 NO DIGIT AL COPY • Y ou tri ed to make a copy from a disc t h a t is pro tected by the Serial Co py Managem ent System. Y ou ca nnot m ake copies from a digital ly conn ected source whic h was itse lf recorded us ing digita l connection. , Use anal og connection i nste a d (page 31). NO DISC • Y ou tri ed to pla y or re cord with no disc in [...]

79 PR OT ECTED DISC • Y o u tried to record or e dit on a di sc wi th the tab in th e re cord-protect position. , Slide the tab ba ck (page 65) . PUSH STOP BUTTON • Y ou tr ied to op en the lid by slid ing the OP EN sw itch whil e the reco rder was storing disc info rmation with th e de di ca ted USB cable con nec ting the record er t o a c omp[...]

80 Explanations About Hi-MD “Hi-MD” is a new MiniDi sc format. Incorpora ting the new A TRAC3plus audio c ompression tec hnology , Hi- MD is a new recording format that del i vers longe r recording ti mes than ordi nary MDs. Hi -MD discs can also be used as a comput e r storage medi um for non-audio data su ch as text and im ages. For more deta[...]

81 List of the recor din g time for each d isc When using a disc in Hi-MD mode When recording on the recorder Recor ding tim e 1) 1) Approxima te tim e Recordi ng mod e on the recorder Codec/ Bit rate 1GB Hi-MD disc 80-minute standard disc 74-minute standard disc 60-minute standard disc PCM Linear PCM / 1.4Mbps 1 hour a nd 34 minut es 28 minutes 26[...]

82 When using a disc in MD m ode When recording on the recor der Recording time 1) 1) Approxim ate time Recording mode on the recorder Codec/ Bit rate 80-minute standard disc 74-minute standar d disc 60-minute standard disc SP A TRAC/292kbp s 80 minutes 7 4 minutes 6 0 minutes LP2 A TRA C3/ 132kbps 2 h ours a nd 40 minut es 2 hours and 28 minut es [...]

83 Note on digital recording This recor de r use s the Se ria l C o py Man ag em e nt Sy stem, which allows only first-gener at ion di git al copies to be m ade fr om prem aste red so ftw are. Y ou can only mak e copi es fro m a ho me-reco rded d is c by using the an al o g (l in e out ) connectio n s. Restrictions on the editing of tracks transf e[...]

84 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 (lin e) input. T o record , see “R eco rd in g a disc righ t a w ay! ” (p age 1[...]

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86 What you can do with MD Sim ple Bur ner/SonicStage MD Simple Burner allo ws you to record musi c tracks fr om an audio CD in the CD driv e of your compute r to an MD W a lkman, without f irst recordi ng the music trac ks to the compu ter . Sonic Stage all ows yo u to impor t aud i o data to your computer from music so urces su ch as audio CD s a[...]

87 Software Opera tion Basic operational flow using an MD W alkman Providing the r equired system envir onment (page 88) Installing the softwar e onto your computer (page 89) SonicStage MD Simple Burner Connecting an MD walkman to your computer (see “Recorder Operation”) Recording m usic tr ac ks from an audio CD in the CD drive of your compute[...]

88 Installi ng Providi ng t he required system envir onment The follo wing syst em env ironment is requ ired in order to use the SonicS tage/MD Simple Burner software fo r the MD W alkman. This software is not suppor ted by th e follo w ing envi ronments: • OSs other th an the in dic a te d above • Persona ll y co nstructed PCs or opera tin g s[...]

89 Installing t h e software onto your computer Before installing the software • Make su re to close any viru s-chec k so ftware, as s uch software usually de mands a la rge amount of sys tem resour ce s. • When you use the MD W alkman, mak e sure to i nstall the sof tware with th e supplied CD- RO M . — I f O penMG Jukeb o x , Soni cS tage o[...]

90 3 Click [Install SonicStage and MD Simple Burner] and then follow th e displayed instructions. Read the ins tructions carefull y . Depe ndi ng on your region , the button s o ther than [In st al l Son icStage an d M D Si m ple Burner] may d iffer fr om those in the illustratio n above . The ins ta ll a tion may take 20 to 30 m i n u tes, dependi[...]

91 Using MD Si mple Bur ner Before using MD Simple Burner MD Sim ple Burner al l o ws you to record m usic tracks fr om an audio CD i n th e CD dri ve of your computer to the MD W a lkman. There are two ways to r ec ord from an audio CD. • Simple mode (page 92) Y ou can use MD W alkma n operations to rec ord an enti re CD or only the f irst trac [...]

92 Recor ding usin g M D W alkman op erat ion s (S imp le mo de ) 1 Insert a recordab le disc into the MD W alkman and then connect the MD W a lkm an to the computer . For detai l s about conn ect i on s, see the “R ec order Opera tion” sectio n . Do not di sc onne c t the po we r sour ce or th e dedi ca te d USB cab le befo re th e tr an sfer [...]

93 Recording by computer operations (Standard mode) T o start MD S imple Burner, clic k [Start] – [Al l Programs]* – [MD Simple Burner] – [MD Simple Bu rner]. ∗ [Program s] in the case of Windo ws 200 0 Professional/ W in do ws M illennium Editio n/W indows 98 Second Ed ition z Ther e are oth e r ways to sta r t up MD Sim ple Burn er as fol[...]

94 The windo w f or r ecording selected trac k s from an audio CD [Erase] Disc name (MD) T r a c k inform ation (CD) Album Title Recordi ng mode drop down me nu [REC/ STOP] T rac k informatio n (MD) Y ou can ch ange the track n ame and tr ack number [CLOSE] T o cl ose the disp lay as shown on page 93, cl i ck her e. [New Grou p] Remainin g time of [...]

95 Using Son icStage Importing audio data This s ect ion explains how to re co rd and store au dio data from an audio CD to M y Li br ary of Soni cS tage on the har d di s k dri ve of yo ur com p uter . Y ou ca n record or impo rt music from ot her sou rces s uch as th e Inter net and your comp uter’ s ha rd d isk. Refe r to SonicSt age Help for [...]

96 4 If necessary , click to uncheck tracks you do not want to record. If you un ch ecked a box by mista ke, click it again to re store the chec k. T o ch ec k all boxes, click . T o un ch eck all boxes, cl ic k . 5 If necessary , chan ge th e format and bit rate for audio CD rec ording. When you clic k [Format/Bit Rate] on the rig ht side of the s[...]

97 T r ansf erring audio data from your computer to the MD W alkma n Audio d ata stored in My Library o f SonicStag e can be trans f erred to your MD W al kman an infi ni te number of times. 1 Connect your MD W alk man to the computer . After making the connectio ns, “Hi-MD” or “Net MD” is display ed in the T ransfer Destinati on list in th[...]

98 4 If necessary , change the tran sfer mo de. As the def ault setting , tracks in the Open MG (LPCM/A TRAC3/A TRAC3 plus) format will be t ransferred in th e same format and bit rate (normal transfe r). If the device co nn ected to the co mputer does not suppor t the a bove for m at, the forma t and bit ra te will be converted to thos e of th e d[...]

99 T r ansf erring back audio data fr om the MD W alkman to your computer Audi o d ata that has be en transferre d from your co mputer and s tored on the M D can be transf erred back to M y Li b rary of SonicS ta ge o n yo ur computer. 1 Connect your MD W alk man to the computer . For detail s a bout connec t ions, see “Rec order Opera t ion”. [...]

100 T o stop transfer ring Click . Tracks transfer red to the M D W alkma n from anoth er compute r cannot be transferred ba ck to My Library on you r comp uter . Tracks that have been rec or ded on a Hi-M D W alkm an* c an be i mported to My L ib rary of SonicS tage on yo ur comput er only o nce. ∗ Onl y track s reco rded i n Hi- MD mod e 1 Inse[...]

101 T o stop importing Cli ck . Note • Y ou can not im port tracks that were recor de d in a Net MD mo de to your computer, or tracks that have been recorded on a device that does not suppo r t Hi-MD mo de. • Before impo rting tracks rec or de d on the Hi-MD W a lkman to the co mpu ter , click [P r ope r tie s] on the right side of the scr e en[...]

102 Using SonicStage Help SonicS tage Help provid es fur t her details on how to us e SonicStage . SonicStage H el p allo ws you to searc h easily for information fro m a list of ope rations, such as “Importing audio da t a” or “T ran sf erring audio da ta”, or from large lis t of k eywor ds, or by typing in words t ha t might lead yo u to [...]

103 1 Double click [Ov erv ie w] in the left-side frame. 2 Click [About Th is Help File]. The ex pl anation will appear in the r ig ht-side f rame. 3 Read the text. Scroll th e display if necessary . Click u nderlined words to jump to their explanat i ons. 1 Click [Search] to o pen t he “S earch” window . 2 T yp e in th e words. 3 Cli ck [List [...]

104 Referring to Soni cStage Help Click [C on tents] on th e le ft si de of the Help wi nd o w to vi ew a lis t o f ite ms for each operation. Click on an y items for detail s. Importing audio data to the computer T o SonicStage Help Impor t au di o data fr om t he Intern et [Im porting tracks ] – [ Pur chasing Tracks fro m a Music Serv i c e Sit[...]

105 W e r ecommend t hat you back up your m usic data a s a precautio n against ha rd disk cras hes or co mputer replac ement. Back in g u p audio data T o SonicStage Help Back up a udio data in M y Libr ary [B acking Up My Librar y] – [B ac king Up Dat a t o a Disk] Look up a bout SonicSt age backup [Backi ng Up My Libr ar y] – [F A Q-A bout S[...]

106 Other informat ion Uninstalling SonicStage/MD Simple Bur ner T o uninstall SonicStage/MD Simple Burner, follo w the procedures b elow . 1 Click [Start]–[Control Panel]*. ∗ [Setting s]–[Control Panel] in the case of Windo ws 200 0 Professional/ W in do ws M illennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition 2 Double-clic k [Add/Remov e Prog rams][...]

107 On copyright protection The OpenMG technology allo ws you to en joy digital music, while maint aining the copyri ght s o f i ts ho lders. Soni cSt age encryp t s au dio files in OpenMG format an d st or es them on the h ard disk of y our computer to pr ev ent unauthorized distribu tion. Restrictions on audio conte nt Hig h- quality digit al au [...]

108 T roubleshooting Please refe r to the follow in g s teps if you encounter a problem while u sing S onic St ag e/ MD Simple Burner. 1 Check the symptoms in this “T roubleshoot ing” section. 2 Check th e symptoms in SonicStage He lp when you use Son icStage. 3 If the probl em can not be solved after checkin g t he ab o ve references. Check th[...]

109 The software cannot be installed onto y our computer Problem Cause/Remedy The in s t allation was no t succes sful. Y ou ar e usi ng an OS tha t do es no t su pp ort thi s soft w are . t See page 88 for more det ails. All wind o ws app lications ar e no t closed. t If you s ta rt the instal la ti o n while othe r pr ograms are runni ng, a malfu[...]

110 Using a MD Walkman connected to the computer Problem Cause/Rem edy Y our computer does not recogn ize the MD W a lkman. The MD W alkman is not f irmly connected wit h the suppl ie d dedicated U S B cable to the co mputer . t Reconnect the MD W alkman to the compute r firmly . t Rem ove and re connect th e MD W alkm an. If the computer s till do[...]

111 Index Nume rics 6-Ban d Equali ze r 42 A Access ories opti onal 67 supplied 10 ATRAC 3plus 80 AVLS 56 B Batt ery batter y life 16 dry batt er y 16 rechar geable ba ttery 14 BEEP 57 Bookm ark add 40 play 40 C CD drive 88 CDDB 88 , 92 CD-RO M 89 Chargi ng 14 Chec king playing po sition 37 remain in g ti me 28 , 37 Clea ning 65 Combin ing track s [...]

112 P Play mode Main Play Mode 38 Repeat Play 41 Sub Play M ode 41 Q Quick mode 58 R Record ing adding t rac k m arks 33 analo g 31 digital 18 from micr op h on e 29 level 30 , 32 mode (Hi-MD/MDLP ) 31 Record ing mode 92 Recording mode (B i t rate) 96 , 100 Relab eling 47 S Search 42 Simple M ode 92 SonicStage 95 SonicStage Help 102 Start (s oft wa[...]

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