Sony MZ-RH10 manual

Printed in Malays ia © 2005 Sony Corporation 2-588-601- 11 (1) Operatin g Instructi ons MZ-RH 10 Recor der Operatio n ____ _______ Software Operatio n ____ _______ Hi-MD W alkman Por table MD Recor der “W ALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Cor poration to represent Headphone S tereo products. is a trademark of Sony Cor poration. This wa[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock haza rd, do not expose the unit to r ain or moisture. T o pre vent f ire, do not cov er the ventil a tion o f the ap paratus wit h ne w s papers , table cl oths, cur tains, etc . And don’t plac e lighted candles on the appa ratus. T o p re vent f ire or shoc k haza rd, do n ot place obje cts f ille d with liqu ids, suc[...]

3 This equ ipme nt has been test ed and foun d to comply with the limi ts for a Cla ss B digit al de vice, pu rsua nt t o P art 1 5 of the FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide reasonabl e protect ion against harmful interfe rence in a resident ial installati on. This eq uipment generat es, uses, and can ra diate rad io frequ ency energy[...]

4 Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable i n the E uropean Union and other E uropean countries with separate collection s ystems) This sy mbol on th e product or on its packag ing indicate s that this p roduct s hall not be treated as househ old waste . Inst ead it sh all be ha nded over to t he app licable collectio n po[...]

5 • SonicSt age and So nicStage logo are tradem arks or regi stere d tradema rks of Sony Corpor ation. • MD Sim ple Bu rner, O penMG , “ Magic Gate ” , “ Magic Gate Memor y St ick ” , “ Memory Stic k ” , Hi-MD, Net MD, A TRAC, A TRA C3, A TRAC3plus and their log os are tr adema rks of Sony Corporation. • Micr osof t, W indo ws, Wi[...]

6 T able of contents About availa ble functio ns and supplie d manuals .... ....... ........... ........ ........ ........... ........ .. 10 Recorder Operation Looking at contro ls ..... ........... ............... ............ .. 14 Getting started ............ ....... ........ ........... .............. 17 Recordin g a disc right away! ..... ....[...]

7 Editing recorde d tracks ...... ............ ............... ..... 46 Before edit ing .......... .................. ................... .................. .................. ...........46 Adding title s (Title Input) ......... ................... .................. .............. ........... ....46 Assigning tracks or group s as a new group (Grou[...]

8 Software Operation What you can do with Sonic Stage/ MD Simp le Burner ... ........... ................... ................... .......... 90 Installing .. ................... ................... ............... ...... 92 Providin g the r equired s ystem en vironmen t ......... ........... ............... ........... . 9 2 Installing the soft ware[...]

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10 About available f unctions and supplied manuals This se ction explai ns the fun ctions of this port able Min iDisc re corder and the m anuals t hat have been suppl ied wit h it. Please refer to th e manual that appl ies to each use of the record er . The “Wha t you can do with the Hi -MD Walkman” flyer This flyer e xplains the major fe ature[...]

11 Software Operation (pages 90 to 116) This sectio n expl ains the installati on and bas ic operatio ns of the s upplied So nicStage/MD Simple Bu rner so ftware . SonicStage Help This is an onl ine help tha t you can vi ew on your compu ter scre en. Online help ex plains t he det ailed ope ratio ns and inform ation about So nicSta ge soft ware. Y [...]

12 Checking the supplied accessor ies Optic a l ca ble (e xcept for the Nor th Am eric an mode l) (1) Clamp f ilters (small-s ize) • for the No rth American a nd Chinese mode ls (2) • for th e Europea n, Austr alian, Ho ng Kong and Korean m odels (3) CD-R OM (SonicStag e/MD Simpl e Burner) (1 )* Carr ying po uch (1) * Do not play a CD-ROM on an[...]

13 Recor der Operati on How t o use the s uppl ied clamp fi lters When using the re corder co nnected to th e comp uter, make sure to attac h the c lamp filter s in the way de scribed. (Y ou must attach a cla mp f ilter to c omply with the applicable EMC standards.) It is unnecessa ry to att ach the c lamp f ilters if you u se the unit without conn[...]

14 Looking at contr ols The recor der A MIC (PLUG IN PO WER) jack 1) B LINE IN (OPT) jack C HOLD switch Slide the switch in the direction of the arro w to disa ble the b uttons on the record er . T o pre vent t he but tons fro m bein g acci dent all y operat ed when you carry the recorde r , use this functio n. D Display windo w E OPEN switch F Jog[...]

15 The display window of t he recor der A Opera ting cond ition in dication display area Displa ys the indi cation s of each operat ing condit ion. x : stop N : play X : paus e m : fast rewind M : fast fo rward . , > : A MS : record /record p ause B Selecte d operatin g condition display area Displays the operati ng mode, pla y mode, or selected[...]

16 The earphones with a r emote control A VOL (volume) +, – cont rol B HOLD switch Slide the switch in the direction of the arro w to disa ble the b uttons on the remote contr ol. T o prev ent the b uttons from being acci dentall y operated when you carry the reco rder, use t his funct ion. C Clip D (gro up) +, – button E NX (play , pause) butt[...]

17 Getting started Charge the rechar geable battery befor e using. 1 Insert the r echargeable batt ery . 2 Charging the rechar geable batter y . 1 Conne ct the AC power a daptor t o DC I N 3V on the rec order and the AC power adapto r to a wall outlet. 2 Press x • CANCEL/ CHG. “Charging ” appears in the di splay , and char ging starts . When [...]

18 z • If th e display disappea rs after a short ti me, the rechar geable b attery i s suf ficientl y charg ed. • If the rec hargeabl e battery is complete ly drained at th e start o f char ging, it wil l ta ke about 3. 5 hours for the recha rgeable battery become suff icientl y charged. The charging time may vary , de pending on the cond ition[...]

19 4 Unlock the control. Slide HOLD to the opposite dire ction of the arro w ( . ) on th e reco rder o r the remote contr ol to unlock t he control s. For models sup plied with the AC plug adaptor If the AC power ada ptor do es no t fit the w all outlet, u se the A C plug adaptor . • When th e rechar geable batt ery is b eing charged, the c hargi[...]

20 When pl ayi ng contin uously i n Hi-MD mod e (Unit: approx.hours)( JEIT A) When pl ayi ng cont inu ousl y in MD mode (Unit: approx.hours)( JEIT A) • Stop the recorder before rep lacing the batte ry . • When using a 1 GB Hi-M D disc, th e continuo us recordi ng time may b e shortened if you r epeatedly make short reco rdings. Battery life 1) [...]

21 Recording a disc right away! This sectio n explains t he basic pro cedure fo r making digital recordings using an optical cable connected to a C D player , Digital TV or othe r digital equipment. Mak e sure to use the optical c able. Record ing cannot be done in MD mode when you record direct ly with this recor der without using a computer . Y o[...]

22 2 Insert a recor dable di sc. 1 Slide OPE N to open the l id. 2 Insert a di sc with the labe l side facing front, and press the lid dow n to close . 3 Confirm the operation mode. This re corder has two opera tion mo des, “H i-MD mod e” and “MD mod e”. The op eration mode is a utomaticall y recogniz ed whene ver the disc is inse rted. Aft[...]

23 4 Recor d a disc. 1 Sele ct and paus e the sound so urce to be record ed. 2 Make sur e that t he x indicat ion appears in the display window. 3 While the recorder is stopped, pres s the j og dial ( N / ENT) while pre ssing REC(+ N )/T MARK. “REC ” lights up a nd recordi ng starts. 4 Play th e sourc e you want to reco rd. If you insert a prev[...]

24 • When yo u record on a 1GB Hi-MD disc, connect t he A C power ad aptor to th e recorder , charg e the rechar geable battery full y (battery level indication shows ), or use a new alkaline dry battery (batte ry lev el indicat ion shows ). When you a ttempt to st art recording on a 1GB Hi-MD dis c, “NO T ENOUGH POWER T O REC” ma y appear an[...]

25 Playing a disc ri ght away! 1 Insert a recor ded disc. 1 Slide O PEN to open the li d. 2 Inser t a di sc with t he la bel side f aci ng front, and pre ss the lid d own to close. 2 Play a disc. 1 Pres s the jog dial ( N /EN T) o n the recorde r . Pre ss NX on the remot e control. 2 Press VO L + or – to adjust the volume on the rec order . T urn[...]

26 The playback sound may skip if: • the record er is subject to st rong, repea t ed shocks. • a dirt y or scra tche d disc is pl aye d. When using a disc in Hi -MD mode, sou nd may drop out for a maxim um of about 12 seconds . T o Operation on the recorder Operation on the remote control Stop Press x . Press x . Pause Press X . Press X ag ain [...]

27 Using me nus How to use the menu items The r ecorde r has many me nus with useful f unction s for reco rding, playbac k, editi ng, etc. T o set the menu it ems, do th e follo wing pro cedure. If you a re doing a men u operat ion for t he first time after pu rcha sing the re cord er , “Men u Mode ” appea rs in the dis play . Before the m enu [...]

28 List of menus The follo wing table sho ws the menu items th at you can select. Me nu items c an be set wit h the reco rder only . Items l isted under “M enu 1” are the select able item s whic h appea r when y ou enter th e menu, and item s listed u nder “M enu 2” are the select able item s which appear w hen you select a n item in Menu 1[...]

29 REC Settin gs REC Mode Selects the re cording mode (PCM, Hi- SP or Hi-LP). page 34 REC Level* Manually a djusts the reco rding level. page 35 MIC AGC* Sets th e microphon e recordin g level adjustmen t mode . page 33 MIC Sens* Sets the microp hone sens iti vity to suit the source sound. page 32 T ime Mark* Adds trac k mark s automat ically in a [...]

30 V a rious ways of r ecor ding Before r ecording About the operation m ode This reco rder has two opera tion m odes , “Hi-M D mode” a nd “MD mode”. The operation mode is automat ically recogn ized w henever the dis c is insert ed. After y ou inser t a disc, ch eck the oper atio n mode on the disp lay windo w of the reco rder . Y ou can re[...]

31 Viewing various information Y ou can check the remaining time, track number , et c. when re cordin g or duri ng stop. 1 Enter the men u and sel ect “Dis play”. 2 T urn t he jog dial to select the info rmatio n you wan t, and the n press the jog dial to ent er the se lection. Each turn sel ects the menu item as follo w s: While the recorder i[...]

32 1) Appea rs when the Ma in play mode is set to “Group Play” . 2) If the cas e of an MP3 tra ck that supports VBR (Var iable Bit Ra te), th e bit rate that a ppears here may no t match the one dis played by the SonicSt age software. 3) Appears for tracks that h ave time stamp information. 4) The ti tle that is displ ayed varie s accordi ng to[...]

33 2 Turn the jog dia l to selec t “Sens Hig h” or “Sen s Low”, and then press the jog dial to ent er the se lection. Sen s High: W hen re cordin g a soft sound or a sound with a nor mal volume. Sens Low: When reco rdin g with a loud o r close-r ange soun ds, such as thos e during an oral re cordin g or a music co ncer t. When recordin g wi[...]

34 Recording f rom a TV or radio (Analog Recording) This se ction explains how to record fro m equipm ent with analog ou tput, suc h as a casset te reco rder, radi o, or TV . 1 Make co nnec tion s. Use t he ap pro priat e connec ting cor d to suit th e source equipment. For detail s, see “O ptional a ccessori e s” (page 7 0). 2 Press the jog di[...]

35 z Audio com ponents that supp ort the linear PCM, Hi-SP and Hi-LP mode are indicat ed b y the or logo mark. • It is rec ommended tha t you use t he A C power adaptor for long reco rdings. • It is rec ommended that you use the recor der to edit (dividing or co mbining) long tracks recorded in linea r PCM. T ransferring such tracks and editin [...]

36 Adding track marks while recor ding Y ou ca n add tra ck mark s (track nu mber) while reco rding to di vide the material i n to separate p arts, tha t allo w you to go to speci fic track quickl y and easi ly . Whil e the rec order is record ing, pre ss REC(+ N )/T MARK at the point you want to add a track mar k. Use this f eature to add track ma[...]

37 Recording without creating a new gr oup The re corder is fa ctor y se t to auto mati cally crea te a n e w grou p for each recor ding. T o r ecord w ithout creating a ne w grou p, set t he recor der as follo ws. While the reco rder i s st opped , ent er the menu and select “R EC Settings ” - “Grou p REC” - “Off”. What is the group fu[...]

38 T o start/stop recor ding in sync with the sound source (Synchro- recor ding) When m aki ng a di gital re cor ding (e.g ., from a CD), this fun ction automatic ally star ts and stop s the r ecorder in synchr onizati on with the s ound sour ce. This elim inates the need for separate operat ion of the r ecorde r and the soun d source . Whil e the [...]

39 V a rious w ays of playback Viewing various information Y ou can chec k the tr ack n ame, di sc name, etc. d uring playba ck. 1 Enter the men u and sel ect “Dis play”. 2 T urn t he jog dial to select the info rmatio n you wan t, and the n press the jog dial to ent er the se lection. Eac h turn sele cts t he dis pla y as follo w s. “Lap T i[...]

40 Selecting the pl ay mode Y ou ca n listen to tracks in v ariou s play mode s. Th e pl ay mo de can c onsi st of a combi nation of Main play mo de, Su b play mode a nd Repeat pl ay . • Main play mode : select s the play back unit, su ch as tra cks or group s • Sub p lay mode: selects t he type of play • Repeat play: selec ts Repeat play Sel[...]

41 Listening t o tracks by a specific ar tist (Artist Play) (in Hi-MD mode o nly) If the track data inclu des the artist name, you can li sten to t racks by a s pecif ic artis t only . 1 Do st ep 1 and se lect “Ar tist Pla y” in step 2 of “P laying tracks in Ma in play mode” ( page 40). A list of the artists on the dis c appear s in alph ab[...]

42 2 T urn the jog dial to selec t a track, and then press the jog dia l to en ter the select ion. T o erase bookmarks Whil e playing t he track for whi ch you want to era se the bookm ark, pre ss the jog dial for 2 second s or more. By specify ing Sub pla y modes , you can listen to tracks s e lected i n Main pl ay mode in v arious ways . For exa [...]

43 T o cancel Repe at Play Sele ct “Of f” in step 2. Searching f or a track (Search) Y ou can ea sily se arch for a tra ck by track name, group na me, a rtist na me, or a lb um name. 1 Pres s SEARC H. 2 T urn t he jog dial to select the item you w ant to u se for sear chin g, an d then p ress the jo g dial to en ter . 3 If you sel ect “b y Tr[...]

44 • After st ep 4, Bo okmark pl ay is ca nceled . • After st ep 4, A-B R epeat p lay is cancel ed. • During a se arch, u nlabele d tracks appear at the end of each list . • During a search , ungrouped tracks are placed togeth er as “Group - -” and appear at the end of the list of groups. • Dur ing a search , tracks w ithout ar tist n[...]

45 T o cance l the s etting Select “Norma l” in st ep 1. T o modify and store the sound (For mo dels excep t European models ) Y ou can modi fy the so und and st ore the results in “Custom 1” and “Cust om 2”. 1 Do st eps 1 and s elect “C ustom 1” or “Cu stom 2” in s tep 2 of “Selec ting the so und qual ity (6-Ba nd Equalize r)[...]

46 Editing r ecord ed tracks Before edi ting • When you edit the co ntents of a 1GB Hi-MD disc, connect th e A C power adap tor to the recorder , charg e the rechar geable battery fully (bat tery level indic ation sh o ws ), or u se a new alkaline dry battery (b attery lev e l indicati on shows ). When you attempt to edit on a 1GB Hi-MD disc, “[...]

47 Character palette The characte r palette has the follo w ing conf igurat ion. For the Asian, African, Australian and tou rist models Av ailable characters • Cap ital a nd sm all l ett ers of the E ngl ish alphabe t • Numbers 0 to 9 • Symbols * * The available symbol s will differ for Hi-MD mode an d MD m ode (see “Char acter pa lette” [...]

48 • If you ente r the symbol “/ /” between th e characte rs in d isc na mes such a s “abc/ /def”, you ma y be u nable to use the group fu nction (in MD mod e only). • For the Asian, Afri can and tourist mo dels, Chinese charact ers can be disp layed b ut canno t be input. Y ou c an input Chines e characte rs with t he Soni cStage softw[...]

49 5 Rep eat step 4, and then e nter all char acte rs of the la bel na me. 6 Pres s the jog di al for 2 s eco nds or more to enter the ti tle . Re-labeling Y ou can change the titles by doing the proc edure for “ Labelin g” (pa ge 48). • The reco rder i s able to dis play , but can not label u sing J apanese “Katakana” charact ers. • Th[...]

50 • When the total number of c haracter s in the title s on a disc exc eed the m aximum tha t can be input: —If the disc is being used in Hi- MD mode, you can make a group se tting, but cannot add a group na me in step 4. —If the disc is being use d in MD mode, you canno t make a group settin g. • The trac ks or groups must be sequential. [...]

51 4 T urn the jog dial to select “ OK”, and then p ress th e jog dial to release a grou p. The gr oup sett ing of t he s elec ted grou p is relea sed . Moving recor ded tracks or groups (Move) Y ou can cha nge the orde r of the r ecorded trac ks or grou ps. Y ou can m ove a trac k from one group to anot her or from ins ide a grou p to outs ide[...]

52 1 While playing a track wi thin a gr oup whos e order yo u want to cha nge, enter th e menu and s elect “Edit ” - “Mov e” - “Gr oup Mo v e”. The nam e of the grou p to which the currentl y selected tra ck belongs appear s on the 3r d line in th e display . 2 T urn the jo g di al to se lec t the destinat ion position, and then press t[...]

53 1 Whil e playing the track yo u want to eras e, enter th e menu an d selec t “Edit ” - “Erase ” - “T rack Eras e”. 2 T urn the jog dial to select “ OK”, and then p ress the jo g dial to er ase the track. The track is er ased and the next track st arts to pl ay . All th e tra cks a fter t he one er ased ar e auto matica lly renum [...]

54 Dividing a track (Divi de) Y ou can d i vide a tr ack with a tr ack mark, creat ing a new track from the pa rt follo wing the track ma rk. Y ou can also make f ine adj ustments to t h e track mark position b efore making t he actual division. The tr ack num bers will increase as fo llows. Y ou cannot d i vide a track i f: • the tr ack has b ee[...]

55 T o add track ma rks while recording (except w hile synchro-recording) Pres s T MARK o n th e rec order at the point you w ant to ad d a trac k mark. Y ou can use the “Time Mark” setting to add track marks a utomatical ly at speci fi ed interv als (e x cept while digit a l record ing) (page 3 6). Combining tracks (Combine) Wh en you re cord [...]

56 Formatting the disc (Format) When using a dis c in Hi-M D mode, you can use t he Format fu nction to restore a disc t o the condi tion it wa s in at the time of purc hase. Y o u can use this func tion only when using a disc in Hi-MD mode. • By f ormatting a disc, all data ( including no n- audio data ) will be erased. If you thi nk a disc cont[...]

57 Other opera tions Changing the displayed menu items (Menu Mode) Y ou can specif y the display of al l items in the me nu ( Adv anced m ode) o r only ba sic items (Si mple mode). Refer to “Lis t of menus” (page 28) to check the menu i tems tha t can not be disp laye d. 1 Enter the me nu and sele ct “Opti on” - “Menu Mo de”. 2 T urn t [...]

58 Preserving battery power (EL Light) W ith this fu nction, you can set the display windo w to turn of f automat ically or to stay lit dur ing battery -pow ered operat ion. Power cons umption is reduc ed when the display turns o ff automat ically . 1 Enter the menu and select “Option ” - “EL Light”. 2 T urn t he jog dial to selec t “Aut [...]

59 1 Rem ove the disc f rom th e record er, enter the menu a nd select “ Option” - “Disc Mem ory”. 2 Turn the jog dia l to selec t “On”, an d then p ress th e jog dial to enter the selecti on. T o set the recorder so t hat disc settings are not stored Sele ct “Of f” in step 2. Erasing the disc infor mation 1 Insert the disc wh ose i[...]

60 Selecting the di sc mode (Disc Mode) Whe n you inse rt a 60/74/ 80-m inute standa rd disc (blank) in to the re corder, you can u se this function to speci fy use of the disc in Hi-MD mode or MD mode. When recordi ng on this r ecorder with out using a computer , set “Disc Mode” to “H i-MD ”. Re cor ding is no t po ssib le if “Disc M ode[...]

61 Selecting the displ ay language Y ou can select the language use d in the displa y window . The lang uag es a vail abl e will de pend on mode l that you pu rcha sed. For the European and Nor th American m odels Engli sh (fact ory setti ng), Frenc h, Ger man, Ita lian and Spa nish For the Asian, African, Australian and tou rist models Japa nese, [...]

62 Usin g the recorder with a com puter What you can do through connection with a computer T o use the r ecorder connect ed to a computer , you must insta ll the s oftware from the supplied CD-R OM. For details on the i nstallatio n procedure , refer to the “S oftware Op eration” sectio n. When us ing the sup plied software For detai led explan[...]

63 Connecting the recor der to your computer When yo u connect the dedi cated US B cable directly to the USB connectin g jack on the recorde r , power ( b us po wer) is suppl ied from t he USB po rt o f the computer . This a llows the record er to be used w ithou t power being supp lied fr om the batte ry . When using Windows ME or W i ndows 98SE ?[...]

64 • If you use the rec order connecte d to the comput er , it is recommended tha t you insert a fully ch arge d recha rgeab le ba ttery as a precaution a gainst powe r fail ures, disconn ection of t he dedic ated USB c able or other unforese en occurrences . W e do not assur e the result s should the re be a mis- operati on, tran sfer failures, [...]

65 Viewing non-audio data stored on the disc in the display window of the recor der (File List) When u sing a di sc in Hi-M D mode , you can view no n-audio da ta stored on the disc in th e di spla y wi ndo w of the recor der . The name an d size of f iles ar e disp laye d. • Up to 16 levels of direc tories ca n be viewed. • Up to 512 f iles or[...]

66 The storage spa ce for each disc (format ted with the recorder/the Soni cStage sof twa r e) Disc type T otal size Disc mana gement space 1)2) 1) This is space t hat is used for managing the fil es on the disc. 2) The size of the disc management spac e changes acco rding to the operating conditions of your computer and other factors. Th erefore, [...]

67 Addit ional information Precautions On safety Do not put any foreign ob jects in th e DC IN 3V jack. On po wer sources • Use house curre nt, nickel metal hydr ide rechar geable b attery , or LR6 (size AA) battery . • For use in your house : Use the AC po wer adaptor supp lied with this recorder . Do not use any othe r AC po wer adapt or sinc[...]

68 • If the c apacity of the r echargeable batte ry drops to ha lf the normal a mount, repl ace with the ne w one. • If the r ecorder will be unused fo r a lo ng time , remov e the rechargeab le battery and remov e the AC power ada ptor f rom th e wal l outl et. On th e dry ba tter y case The supplie d dry battery case is de signated fo r this [...]

69 Specifications Audio pla ying system MiniDis c digital audi o system Laser diode properties Material: GaAlAs W avelength: λ = 790 nm Emis sion du ration: co ntinuous Laser output: l ess than 44.6 µW (This outpu t is the va lue measur ed at a distance of 200 mm f rom the le ns surface on the optica l pick-up blo ck with 7 mm apertur e.) Recordi[...]

70 Option al acces sories Optica l Cable POC-15B, PO C-15AB Li ne Ca ble RK-G129, R K-G136 Stereo M icrophones ECM-MS90 7, ECM-MS957 MDR-ser ies Stereo headphon es/earph ones* SRS-seri es Acti ve Speak ers Recorda ble MDs MDW -se ries Recordab le Hi-MD disc HMD1G Nickel metal hydr ide rechargeab le battery NH-14WM Y our dealer may not handl e some [...]

71 T r oublesho oting and explan ations T roubleshooting If a pr oblem occurs d urin g reco rder o peratio n, foll ow the st eps describe d below be fore consulting th e nearest S ony d ealer . If an y messages ap pear , it is recommend ed to take note s. 1 Check to see if the problem is li sted in, “T roubleshooting ” (page 71 ). Che ck “Mes[...]

72 While r ecording Symptom Cause/Remedy “NO T ENOUGH PO WER TO REC” appears an d recor ding cannot be done on a 1GB Hi -MD disc. • Recording is not possible when using a 1GB Hi-MD disc even when the batter y lev el indication shows enou gh power remaining while the recorde r is stopped or pl aying. Thi s is becaus e of a mechani sm that disa[...]

73 Recordi ng cannot be done cor rectly . • Record ing may no t be done if the re maining re cordable ti me on the disc is 48 seconds or less (“DISC FULL” appe ars). , Replac e the dis c. The l id doe s not op en after recor ding. • The l id do es no t open unti l “SYSTE M FILE WRITIN G” dis app ear s in the d isplay . “TRA CK FULL”[...]

74 Playback sound skips. • The reco rder is placed where it rec ei ves continu ous vibration. , Put t he re corde r on a stab le p lace. • A very short track m ay cause sound t o skip. , T ry not to cr eate a shor t track. Momen tar y nois e is heard. • Due to the special di gital audio compression tec hnology used i n LP4 mode , momentary no[...]

75 While editing Symptom Cause/Remedy “NO T ENOUGH POWER T O EDIT” appear s and edit ing cannot be done on a 1GB Hi-MD disc. • Editing is not pos sibl e when usin g a 1GB Hi-M D disc ev en when the battery le ve l indi cation sh ow s enoug h po wer rem aining wh ile th e record er is stopped or playing. Th is is because of a m echanism th at [...]

76 A new grou p canno t be crea ted. • This is due to the Mini Disc system limitations (in MD mo de only). Group information has been written to the a rea where the disc name is stored . The d isc n ame and trac k na mes are recorded in the sa me area, which ca n store a maxi mum of appr oximately 1, 700 charact ers. If the total number e xceeds [...]

77 The recor der can not be used as a stor age device. • The SonicSt age or MD Simple Bur ner software is active. , Close the Son icStage or MD Simp le Burner software . • A disc whi ch is not used in Hi- MD mode is inse rted. , Insert a d isc used in H i-MD mo de. Only discs us ed in Hi -MD mode ca n be used as a storage med ia. The pl aying t[...]

78 The reco rder doe s not work or works poorly . • The rechargeabl e battery is not charged. , Char ge the r echar geab le batter y . • The v olume is low . , T urn up the v olume. • No disc is inserted. , Insert a re corded disc. • The HOLD fun ction is turned on (“ HOLD” appe ars in the displa y when yo u press an opera tion button o[...]

79 Messages If th e foll ow ing messa ges fl ash in th e dis play windo w on the rec orde r , check the ch art belo w . The o peratio n mode of the bla nk 60/74/80- minute st andard disc dif f ers f rom the mode following form atting or the mode se lected in t he SonicStage software. • When usi ng a blank 60/7 4/80-minute sta ndard disc in the re[...]

80 CANNO T RECORD OR PLA Y • There is no audio da ta that can be played on the recorder. • The audio data or disc mana gement file has been damage d. , Erase the w hole disc (pag e 53) or perform the Format fu nction (page 56). CANNO T SET • Y ou tried to set “T ime Mark” during synchro-recording. • Y o u selec ted “RE C Level” whil[...]

81 GROUP FULL • Y ou tried to cre ate a 256th group on a disc used in Hi-M D mode or 100th group on a disc use d in MD mode. , Y ou can creat e only up t o 255 group s (on a disc used in Hi-MD mode) or 99 groups (on a disc used in MD mode) on a disc. Keep the group number wi thin 25 5 or 99. HOLD • The reco rder i s locked. , Slid e HOLD aga in[...]

82 NO TRACK • Y ou tri ed to play a di sc with no reco rded trac ks. , Insert a recorded disc. NO TRA C K IS SELECTED • Y o u selecte d “Track Move” or “Track Erase” , or you tried to label a tr ack witho ut fi r st se lectin g a tr ack. , Do the editing operat ion again a fter sele cting the de sired track f irst. P/B ONL Y DISC • Y [...]

83 TOC DA T A ERR OR • Th e reco rder canno t read the d isc i nformat ion correc tly . , Inse rt anot her dis c. , If it is no problem to era se the enti re disc, do so (page 53) . TRACK FULL • Y ou tried to re cord mor e than 2,04 7 tracks on a disc used in Hi-MD mode. , Erase un necessary tracks (page 53) . TRK FR OM PC NO EDIT • Y ou trie[...]

84 Explanations About Hi-MD “Hi-MD” is a ne w MiniDisc fo rmat. Incorpora ting the n ew A TRAC3plus audio compress ion techno logy , Hi- MD is a new recording f ormat that del i vers longe r record ing times than or dinary M Ds. Hi-MD discs ca n also be used as a comput er storage medi um for non-audi o data such as text and images. Thi s recor[...]

85 About “ System File” The syst em f ile is space on the d isc that is used to s tore info rmatio n othe r than au dio f iles ; for in stance, track numbe rs. If the MiniDis c were a book, the system file w ould corresp ond with the index or table of cont ents. The reco rder rewrites the syste m f ile when ev e r an operatio n such as record i[...]

86 When using a disc in MD mode Y ou cannot re cord in MD mo de on th is recorder. About recordable audio formats The audi o format s that c an be recorded on this recorder va ry accord ing to the di sc type an d record ing method. Che ck the following tab le for detail s. When transferring from the computer Recording time 1)2) 1) Approx imat e tim[...]

87 Note on digital recording This recor der uses the Ser ial Copy Managem ent System , which allows only first-generat ion digital copies to be made fr o m prem astered s oftware . Y ou can o nly mak e copies from a home-record ed dis c by using the an alog (line ou t) connec tion s. Restrictions on the editing of tracks transferred from your compu[...]

88 Differ ence b etween digital (optical) and analog (line) i nputs The input ja ck of thi s recorder works as both digita l and anal og input ja cks. Connect the recor d er t o a CD pla yer or a casset te re corder using ei ther digi tal ( optical) input or a nalog (lin e) inp ut. T o record, see “Re cordi ng a di sc righ t aw ay!” (pag e 21) [...]

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90 What you can do with SonicStage/ MD Sim ple Bur ner Sonic Stage allo ws you to imp ort aud io dat a to your comput er from music so urce s such as audio CD s and th e Interne t, and then transfer the audio da ta stored i n your com puter to an MD. MD Simple Burner allo ws you to record music track s from an audio CD in the CD d ri ve of your com[...]

91 Software Opera tion Basic operational flow using an MD W alkman Providing the r equired system environm ent (page 92) Installing the softwar e onto your computer (page 93) SonicStage MD Simple Burner Importing audio data to your computer (page 95) Connecting an MD walkman to your computer (see page 63 on “Recor der Operation”) T ransferring [...]

92 Installi ng Providi ng the requir ed system environment The fo llowing syste m environment is required in order to use the S onicStag e V er . 3.0/M D Simple Burner V er . 2.0 s oftware f or the MD W alkman. This software is not suppor ted by the following envi ronments: • OSs other th an the indicate d above • Persona lly construct ed PCs o[...]

93 Installing t he software onto your computer Before installing the software • Make su re to clos e any viru s-chec k softwa re, as s uch soft ware usu ally de mands a large amount of system resource s. • When you use the MD W alkman, make sure to i nstall t he softw are with the supplie d CD- RO M . — If Op enM G Juk ebox , So nicS tage or [...]

94 4 Click [Install SonicStage and MD Simple Burner] and then follow th e displayed instructions. Read the ins tructions c arefully . Depe nding on y our region, the buttons oth er than [In stall Son icStage an d MD Sim ple Burner] may d iff er from those in the illust ration abov e. The ins tallation may take 20 to 30 minute s, depen ding on your [...]

95 Using Son icSta ge Importing audio data This s ection expla ins how to reco rd and st ore audio da ta from an audio CD to My Libr ary of Soni cStage on t he hard dis k drive of your comp uter . Y ou can also a ssign cover art for imported al bums. Y ou ca n reco rd or impo rt mus ic from ot her s ourc es s uch as the Inter net and your comp uter[...]

96 3 Point to [ Music Source] on the upper-left side of the screen and click [Impor t a CD]. The sc reen swi tches to the “Mu sic Source ” (Impo rting CD) scre en and all the tracks on the au dio CD are list ed. 4 If necessary , click to uncheck tracks you do not want to record. If you un checked a bo x by mistake, click it agai n to restor e t[...]

97 T r ansferring audio data fr om your computer to the MD W alk man Audio d ata stor ed in My Library o f Sonic Stage ca n be trans ferred to your MD W alkman a n infi nite number of times. 1 Insert a disc into the MD W alkman and connect the MD W alkman to your comp uter . Use the supplie d MD W alkman-dedicated USB cable to connect th e MD W a l[...]

98 4 If necessary , change the transfer mod e. As the def ault setting, t racks in the Op enMG (PCM/A TRAC3/A TRA C3plus) fo rmat will be t ransferr ed in the same format and bit rate (n ormal tran sfer). If the de vice co nnecte d to the co mputer d oes not s upport the above format, the forma t and bit rate will be con verted t o those of th e de[...]

99 T r ansferring back audio data f rom the MD W alkman to your computer Audi o data that has been transfer red from your co mpute r and store d on the M D can be transf erred ba ck to My Lib rary of So nicStage on your com puter . 1 Insert a disc into the MD W alkman and connect the MD W alkman to your comp uter . Use the supp lied dedicate d USB [...]

100 4 Click in the middle of the screen. The tra nsferri ng of the tra cks sel ected in st ep 3 starts . T o stop transfer ring Click . T o impor t cover art set usin g a camera-equipped Hi -MD W alkman to My Library If you are using a camera-equip ped Hi-MD W alk man in Hi -MD mode, you c an modify the cover art for any group transfer red from My [...]

101 4 Click in the middle of the screen. The “I mport” dia log bo x appear s. 5 Click [Y es]. The importin g of the tra cks sele cted in s tep 3 star ts. T o stop impor ting Cli ck . z When track s record ed in anal og are included on a Hi -MD, a d ialog bo x appears c on f irmi ng whether to sav e those tracks in W A V format. T o save the tra[...]

102 Writi ng audio data to a CD-R/CD-R W disc Y ou ca n write track s in My Libr ary of Son icStage t o a CD-R/CD -R W disc. Anal og tracks record ed on a Hi- MD device an d impor ted to My Library c an be w ritten to and enj oyed on a CD-R /CD-R W . The num ber of times data c an be written may be limit ed due to copyrig ht restric tions. 1 Point [...]

103 4 Click in the middle of the screen. The se lected al bums o r trac ks a ppear on the r ight side of th e sc reen ( the CD-R/C D- R W) as a tentati ve list of items to be writ ten. 5 Click in the right of the screen. The “Writing Se ttings” dialog bo x appear s allowing you to set optio ns for writ ing. 6 Click [OK]. Writi ng t o th e dis c[...]

104 Using SonicStage Help SonicS tage Hel p provides fur ther deta ils on how to use So nicStage . SonicS tage Help allo w s you t o search easily fo r informat ion from a list of operations , such as “ Importing Tracks” or “Transfe rring T racks ”, or from large lis t of keywords, or by typing in w ords th at migh t lead you to the appropr[...]

105 1 Double click [Ov ervie w] in the left-side frame. 2 Click [About Th is Help File]. The ex planat ion will appear in the rig ht-sid e frame. 3 Read the text. Scroll th e displa y if nec essary . Click u nderlined words to jump to their expl anations. 1 Click [Search] to o pen the “Search” wind o w . 2 T ype in th e wor ds. 3 Cli ck [Lis t [...]

106 Referring to Soni cStage Help Click [C ontents ] on the left side of the Help wi ndow to view a list of ite ms for eac h operation. Click on an y items for detail s. Importing audio data to the computer T o SonicStage Help Impor t audi o data fr om the Intern et [Impo rting T racks] – [P urchas ing Tr acks fr om a Musi c Serv ice Si te] Impor[...]

107 W e reco mme nd that you back up your m usic d ata as a pr ecauti on again st hard di sk cras hes or co mpute r re plac ement . Back ing up audio data T o SonicStage Help Back up audio data in My Libr ary [Bac king Up My Libr ary] – [B acking Up Data to a Disk] Look up about Soni cStage backup [Bac king Up My Libr ary] – [F AQ-About Sonic S[...]

108 Using M D Simple Bur ner Before usi ng MD Simple Burner MD Simple Burner allo ws you to record music track s from an audio CD in the CD d ri ve of your com puter to the MD W alkm an. There are t wo ways to r ecord fr om an audio CD. • Simple mo de (page 109) Y ou can use MD W alkman op erations to record a n entire CD or only t he fir st trac[...]

109 Recording using MD W alkman op erations (Simp le mode) 1 Insert a recordable disc into the MD W alkman and then connect the MD W alkman to the computer . For deta ils about conn ecti ons, see pag e 63 on “Rec order Ope rati on” s ection. Do not discon nect the power so urce or th e dedica ted USB cable befo re the tran sfer has completed. 2[...]

110 Recording by computer operations ( Standar d mode) T o sta rt MD Simple Bu rner, clic k [Start] – [All Programs]* – [MD Simple Burne r] – [MD Simple Burn er]. ∗ [Progra ms] in the case of Windows 2000 Professional/Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edi tion z There are other ways to start up MD Si mple Bu rner as follo ws: •[...]

111 The wind ow for recording selected t racks fro m an au dio CD [Era se] Disc name (MD) T rac k infor mati on (CD) Album T itle Record ing mode drop down m enu [REC/ STOP] T rack in forma tion (MD ) Y ou can ch ange t he track name a n d tr ack number [Close] T o clos e the dis play as s hown on page 110 , click here . [New G roup] Remainin g tim[...]

112 Other infor mation Uninstalling SonicStage/MD Simple Burner T o unins tall SonicSta ge/MD Simple Bur ner, follo w the procedures b elow . 1 Click [Start]–[Control Panel]*. ∗ [Setting s]–[Control Panel] in the case of Windows 2000 Profe ssional/Windows Millenni um Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition 2 Double-clic k [Add/Remove Programs]. 3 C[...]

113 On copyright protection The OpenMG technology a llo ws you to enjoy dig ital music, while mai ntaining th e copyri ghts of its ho lders. Restrictions on audio c ontent Hig h-qualit y digital au dio cont ent is wi dely available thro ugh mus ic distr ibution serv ices on the I nterne t. T o protec t the copyright s of its hol ders from unaut hor[...]

114 T roubleshooting Please refe r to the follo wing steps if you encounter a problem while using Sonic Stage/MD Simple Burner. 1 Check the symptoms in this “T roublesho oting” section. 2 Check th e symptom s in So nicStage Help when you use Son icSta ge. 3 If the probl em cannot be solved after che cking the ab ov e references, check the follo[...]

115 The software cannot be installed onto y our computer Problem Cause/Remedy The in stalla tion was no t succes sful. Y ou ar e using an OS that doe s not sup port this soft ware. t See page 92 fo r more detail s. All wind ows applicat ions are no t closed. t If you s tart the i nstalla tion whi le other pr ogram s are runni ng, a ma lfunction may[...]

116 Using a MD Walkman connected to the c omputer Problem Cause/Rem edy Y our comput er do es not recogn ize the MD W alkman . The MD W a lkman is not f irmly connected wit h the suppl ied dedica ted US B cable to the compu ter . t Reconnect the MD W alkman to the computer fi rmly . t Rem ov e and re conne ct the M D W alkm an. If the computer s ti[...]

117 Index A A-B Re peat 42 Access ories opti ona l 70 supplied 12 ATRAC 3pl us 84 AVLS 57 B Batt ery 17 , 18 Batt ery lif e 20 BEEP 57 Bookm ark 41 C CD drive 92 CDDB 92 , 109 CD- R/R W drive 92 CD-RO M 93 Chara cter p alett e 47 Chargi ng 17 Clamp f ilt er 13 Clea ning 68 Combin ing t racks 55 Comput er 62 Conn ecting 109 analog 34 comput er 63 di[...]

118 R Record ing analo g 34 digital 21 from micr ophone 32 level 33 , 35 recordi ng mode 34 Sync hro- recordin g 38 time 85 Record ing mode 109 Recording mode (Bit rat e) 96 S Simp le m ode 109 SonicStage 95 SonicStage Help 104 Start (s oftwar e) MD Si mple Burn er 110 SonicStage 95 Storag e space 66 System en vironment 92 System l imita tions 92 T[...]

119 This warr anty is v alid only in Canada.[...]