Sony WALKMAN MZ-NH1 manuel d'utilisation

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    3-266-450- 13 (1) Por table MiniDisc Recor der Operating Instructions Recorder Operat i on _ ______________________ ______ _ Softwar e Operation _ ______________________ ______ _ page 12 page 98 © 2004 Sony Corporation MZ-NH1 “W ALKMA N” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphon e Stereo products. is a trademark of So[...]

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    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 , cu r ta i ns , etc. And don’t plac e l ig ht ed candles on th e appa ratus. T o pre vent fir e or sh ock haza rd, do not place obje cts fi lled with liquid s, such[...]

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    3 This equ ipment has bee n tested and foun d to comply with the limits fo r a Class B digit al de vice, p ursuant to P art 15 of th e FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide rea so nable prote ct io n aga inst harmful interfe re nc e in a resi de nt ial installati on. This equipment g enerates, uses, an d can radiate r adio frequen c y en[...]

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

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    6 T able of contents About availa ble functions and supp lie d manuals .... ............... ........... ............... ............ .. 10 Recorder Operation Looking at controls ..... ............... ........... .............. 13 Getting started .... ........... ................ ........... .......... 17 Recordin g a disc righ t away! ......... ...[...]

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    7 Various wa ys of playbac k ............... ........... ......... 43 Viewing va rious inform ation ........ ........... .............. ............... ........... ...........43 Selecting the play mod e . ............... ........... .............. ........... ............... ...........44 Searching for a track (Se arch) ........... ........... ....[...]

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    8 Troublesho oti ng and explanati ons ............... ...... 80 Troubles hooting .. .............. ............... ........... .............. ........... .............. ......... 80 Message s ......... .............. ........... ............... ........... .............. ........... ............... . 88 Explanat ions ........ .............. .......[...]

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    9 Software Operation What y ou can d o with MD Simple Bu rner/ SonicStage ............... ............... ........... ............. 98 Installing .............. ........... ............ ............... ....... 100 Providin g the required system enviro nment . .............. ............... .......... ......100 Installing the software o nto your com[...]

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    10 About available f unctions and supplied manuals This se ction explains t he functions of this portab le MiniDis c recorder and the manua ls 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 “What you can do with the Hi-M D W alkm an” flyer This flyer expla ins th e major fea[...]

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    11 Software Operation (pages 98 to 122 ) 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 ha t you can view on your co mputer scre en. Online help explains the detai led opera tions and informatio n about So nicStage software. Y ou c a[...]

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    12 Checking the supplied accessor ies Optic al cable (1 ) CD-R OM (SonicStage /MD Simple Burn er) (1)* Carry ing pouc h (e xcept USA mode l) (1) * Do not pla y a C D- ROM o n an audio CD pla ye r . A C po w er adaptor (1) Batt e ry char gi n g stand (1) Remot e co nt rol (1) Dedicated USB cab le (1) LIP-4WM Lithium- ion rechargea ble battery ( 1) R[...]

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    13 Recor der Op eration Looking at controls The recor der A x (stop) • CANCEL b utton B Displa y w i ndow C OPEN switch D Battery c ompartment E 5-way co nt ro l ke y F MENU butto n G GR OUP button H T MARK butto n I X (paus e) but ton J z REC (record) switch /lamp K LINE IN (OP T) jack L MIC (PL UG IN PO WER) jack Ther e is a tactil e dot besid [...]

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    14 O HOLD switch (at t he rear) Slide the switch in the directio n of the arro w to disable t he button s on the record er . T o pre vent t he bu ttons f rom bein g acci de nt all y op er at ed wh en you carry the recorde r , use this function. P CHG (Charge) lamp The display window of the r ecorder A Disc i ndi ca tion Shows that the di sc is rota[...]

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    15 The headphones/earphones wit h a remote control A Displa y w i ndow B Jog lever ( NX • ENTER, . , > ) C Clip D x (stop) • CANCEL b utton E V OL +, – bu ttons F HOLD switch Slide the switch in th e direct ion of the arro w (a yello w mark appears) to disabl e t h e button s on the rem ot e cont rol. T o pre vent t he b uttons from being [...]

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    16 The display window of the r emote contr ol A Characte r in fo rmation displ ay B Battery le vel in dication C Disc in di ca tion D SND (s ou nd), SUR (sur r oun d) indications 12 3 4[...]

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    17 Getting started Charge the rechargeable batter y before using. 1 Insert the r echargeable batt ery . 2 Charging the rechar geable battery . 1 Conne ct the AC po wer adaptor t o the batter y charging st and a nd th e AC power ada ptor to a wall outlet. 2 Place the rec ord er on the battery chargi ng s tan d. Pres s th e recorder on t o the batter[...]

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    18 z • Displa y changes as f ollows : “CHG:--min” t “CHG: 60min” (60 minu tes to end of charging) t “CHG:59min ” t ... t “CHG: 0 0min” t No display (CHG lamp goes off) When the CHG lamp goes of f, the battery is about 80 % charged and the reco rder can th en be used. • If th e CHG lamp turns off after a short time, the re ch arg[...]

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    19 z Operations c an be done on the recor de r or the remote control while char ging. Ho wever , the remai ning charging time wil l n ot be disp layed during th is time. For models sup plied with the AC plug adaptor If the AC po wer adaptor does not f it the wall outlet, use the A C plug adaptor . • Make sure to ins ert the recha rgea b le bat te[...]

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    20 Recor ding a disc right away! This section explains the basic procedure for making digital recordings using an optical cable conn ected to a CD player , Digital TV or other d igital 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 pow e[...]

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    21 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 do wn to clos e. 3 Place th e rec ord er on the battery chargi ng s tan d. Make sure to check the record -protect tab is closed. continued[...]

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    22 3 Confirm the operation mode. This re co rder has two ope ration mod es, “Hi-MD m ode” and “M D m ode”. The op er ation mode is a utomatically re cognized whene ver the di sc is insert ed. After you i nsert a disc, chec k t he o peration mo de o n t he display w in dow of th e recorder. • When using a 1GB Hi-MD disc, the opera tion mod[...]

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    23 4 Recor d a disc. 1 Sele ct and pa use the sound so urc e to be record ed. 2 Make s u re that dis c indi cation has stoppe d rot ating in the display wi ndo w on the rec orde r . 3 While the re corder is stopped , pres s and slide z REC on th e rec ord er . “REC ” and the REC l am p l igh t up and rec ording s tarts. 4 Play th e source yo u [...]

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    24 If the recording do es not start • Ma ke s u r e t he reco rd er is not l o c ked (pag es 14, 18). • Make sure the disc is n ot record-pro tected (pages 21, 78). • Premast ere d dis cs cannot be recorded over . T o know the recording condition The REC lamp lights up or flashes accor ding to the recordi ng co ndition. • Make su re to plac[...]

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    25 Playing a disc ri ght away! 1 Insert a recor ded 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 do wn to clos e. 2 Play a disc. 1 Pres s th e 5-way control ke y ( N ENT) on the rec orde r . Pres s th e jo g lev er ( NX • ENTER ) on the remot e co nt r ol . A sho rt beep sounds i[...]

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    26 If the play does not s t art Make sure t he recorder i s not lo c ked (pages 14 , 15, 18). The playback soun d ma y skip i f: • the rec order is subj ected to s trong, repe ated shocks. • a dirty or scratch e d disc is played. When usin g a dis c in Hi-MD mod e, the sound may drop out fo r a ma xim um of about 12 seconds. T o Operation on th[...]

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    27 Using me nus How to use the menu items The me nus provide us ef ul function s f or recording , playback , and e di ting, etc. T o s et the menu items, do the follo wing procedure. If you a re doing a m en u operatio n for the first t ime after purc hasing th e re corder, “Menu Mode” fla shes in the di splay . Before the menu operation, you c[...]

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    28 1 Press MENU to enter t he menu. 2 Press the 5- way control key towards FR or FF to sel ect th e item. 3 Press the 5- way control key ( N ENT) to e n te r the selec tio n . 4 Repeat st ep s 2 and 3. The setting wi ll be entered whe n you press the 5 -way control k ey at the last. T o return the preceding setting Press x • CANCEL. T o cancel th[...]

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    29 List of menus The follo wing table shows the menu items tha t you can selec t. Some items can be set w i th both the record er and the re mote contr ol, and some can be s et with eit her the record er or the remote contr ol. Items li st e d under “Men u 1” are the selec ta bl e items whic h ap pear when you enter the menu , and items list ed[...]

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    30 REC Sett ings REC M ode Select s t he recording mod e (PCM, Hi-SP, or Hi- LP for Hi-MD mode/SP, LP2, LP4, or monaural for MD mode). page 36 REC V olume* Manuall y adjusts th e record ing le vel. page 38 MIC AGC* Sets the microphon e recording level adjustment mode. page 35 MIC S ens* S e ts the mic r o p hone sen sitivity to su it the source sou[...]

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    31 Menus of t he recorder Menu 1 Menu 2 Function Site page Edit* F o r mat * F ormats the disc an d rest ores it to the condi tio n it was in at the time of purc hase (in Hi-MD mode onl y). page 64 Display Lap Time Displays various information s uch as the recor der stat us, etc. in the d isplay windo w . page 34 RecR emain Clock Useful* Audio Out*[...]

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    32 V a rio us ways of recor ding Before r ecordi ng Selecting the op erati on mo de This recorder h as t w o ope ration m o d es, “Hi-M D m ode” and “M D m ode ”. The operation mode is automat i call y recogn ized when ever the di s c is in serted. After y ou insert a dis c, ch eck the oper a tion mo de on the di spla y w in do w of the rec[...]

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    33 While the recorder is stopped A / B / C While recording A / B / C • When using t he disc in Hi-MD mode , the free space will sho w as “2.0 MB” when the remainin g recording time bec o me s “–0:00 :00” . This is a system lim itation, “2.0MB” being the capacit y of the reserv e domain. • Depending on the group settings, the opera[...]

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    34 z If you want to check the play ing position or track na me while playing, see “V iewing v arious inform ation” (pag e 43). 1 Enter the m enu and select “D i sp lay”. 2 Press the 5- way control key towards FR or FF until the info rmat io n you want ap pe ars in the disp l ay , and the n press th e control ke y to enter the select ion. Ea[...]

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    35 Y ou can se lect the micro phone sensit i vity depend ing on the volum e of the sound sour ce. 1 While the rec order is record ing or stop ped , enter the m en u and select “REC Set ” - “MIC Sens” (“RE C Settings” - “MIC Sens” on the re mote cont rol). 2 Press the 5-way cont r o l key towards FR or FF (tu rn the jog dial on the r[...]

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    36 Recording f rom a TV or radio (Analog Recording) This se ct io n expl ai ns ho w to rec or d from equipm e nt with analo g ou tput, such as a casset te record er , radio, o r TV . This ope ra tion can be don e on the record er only . 1 Make co nnecti ons. Use t he app ropriat e conn ecting cord to suit th e source equip ment. For detail s, see ?[...]

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    37 When recording on a disc u sed in MD mod e z Audio com ponents that support the lin ear PCM stereo, Hi -SP stereo an d Hi- LP stereo mo d e a re indicate d by th e or logo mark s. Audio com pone nt s tha t supp ort the LP2 stereo and LP4 s tereo mode are indica ted by the or logo marks. • It is rec ommended that y ou use the AC power adap tor [...]

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    38 Adjusting the recor ding level manually The recording le vel is adju sted automatic al ly whil e reco rd in g. If necess ary , you c an set the re co rding level manua l ly dur ing both anal og a nd digital record ing. 1 While press ing X , pr ess and slide z REC. The reco rder stan ds by fo r r ecording . 2 Enter the menu and select “REC Set?[...]

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    39 Adding track marks w hil e re co rdin g Y ou can ad d t ra ck marks (tr ack numbe r) while recording to div ide the materia l into separa te part s, that allo w yo u to go t o speci f ic track qu i c kly and ea si l y . While the reco rder is recordin g, press T MAR K at the point yo u wa nt to add a track mark . Use this featur e to add tra ck [...]

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    40 Using the group function when recor ding What is the group function? The grou p function is pr o vide d to allow playba ck of discs wi t h group se ttings. The group fu nction is convenient fo r playback of disc s on which several albums or C D sing l e s hav e been rec or ded. What is a disc with group settings? The rec order ca n operat e var [...]

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    41 Y ou can add a track t o an existin g group. This operat i o n can be don e on the record er only . Adding a new track at th e end of th e selec ted gr oup 1 While th e recorder is stopp e d and the group to wh ich you want to add a trac k is se lected, sl id e z REC to the ri g h t whil e p r essin g GROUP. 2 Play th e so und sour ce . A new tr[...]

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    42 • The pause fu nc tio n ca nnot be turne d on or off manuall y during synch ro-recording. • Do not switch the “ SYNC REC ” setting w hile recording . Recording may not be done prop erly . • Even when there is no sou nd on the soun d source, t here may b e cases when re cording does not pa use au tom atically during syn chro- reco r din[...]

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    43 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 pl aying, press DISP LA Y. Each t ime yo u pres s DISPL A Y, the disp lay changes as fol l o ws. The indicatio ns have the follo wing mean ings: : Disc name : T r ac k na me : Group nam e : Arti st nam e : Albu[...]

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    44 • Depending on th e group settings, the operati ng c ondi tions, and the disc sett ings, you may not be ab le to se le ct ce rta in indicati ons or the indi cations may appear dif ferentl y . • The rema ini ng battery charge/batte r y sta tus appear s ab out one mi nute after the start of playbac k. The r ema inin g battery charge may not be[...]

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    45 Playing tracks i n normal mode (Nor mal Play) 1 Do s tep 1 and s elect “Norm al Play” in step 2 of “Playi ng tracks in Main pl ay mode” ( pag e 44). 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 [...]

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    46 Listening to track s of a selected album (Albu m Play) (in Hi-MD mode only) If th e track dat a includes t he album name, you can l isten to track s of a se lected alb um only . 1 Do st ep 1 and sele ct “Album Play” in step 2 of “Pla ying tracks in Main pl ay mode ” (page 44) . A list of the alb ums on the disc appear s in alphabet i cal[...]

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    47 Listening to trac ks or groups in a desired sequence (Program Play) Y ou can listen to tracks or groups in a desir ed sequence. Programming tracks (T rack Program) 1 Do st ep 1 and select “Pr ogram Play ” in step 2 o f “P laying tracks in M ain play m o de” (page 44). 2 Turn the jog dial u ntil “T rack ” appear s in t he displ ay , a[...]

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    48 Listening to a secti on of a track repeatedly (A-B Repeat) Y ou can listen to a speci f i c section within a trac k repeatedly b y sele cting the st arting point A, an d ending point B. Make sure tha t point s A and B a r e with in the sa m e track. 1 Whil e pl ay ing a track th at con tains the sec tio n you want to rep ea t, press P-MODE repea[...]

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    49 • After st ep 4, Main pl ay mode and S ub play mode will be cancel ed (Rep eat play will function) . • During a search, unlabe led tracks wi ll appear at the end of each li st . • While t he recorder is sorting the selected items, “SOR TING” appears in th e dis play . W ait unt il thi s indication disappea rs from the display bef or e [...]

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    50 3 T u rn the jo g d i a l to sele ct the so und mode. Each time you tu rn the jog dial, A and B ch an ge as follows: 4 Press the j og dial to enter the sele cted sound m o de. T o cancel the se tting Press SOUND repeate dly until “Normal” appe ar s i n A and the indicatio n at B disapp ears. T o modify and sto re the sound Y ou can modify t [...]

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    51 Changing playback speed (Speed Control) The S p ee d Control fun ction is usef ul fo r langu age study an d ot he r purpose. Th is funct ion cha nges th e play back spe ed with out ch anging t he pl ayback p itch . The p la yback speed can be varied from +100 % to –50% the nor mal speed, in 1 3 steps. 1 While playin g, ente r the m enu and sel[...]

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    52 2 Enter the m enu and select “U s eful” - “Aud i o Out”. 3 Press the 5- way control key towards FR or FF unti l “Line Out ” ap pears in the displa y , and then press the contro l ke y to enter the sel ec tio n . • If the “Audi o Out” parameter for the i /LINE OUT jack is se t to “Line Out”, V irtual Surroun d or 6-Band E qu[...]

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    53 Editi ng r ecorde d tracks Befor e editing Y ou can edi t your re cordings by adding/ erasing track mark s or labelin g tracks an d disc s. • Premaste red discs cannot be edit ed . • Close t he record-pro tect tab on the side of the disc befor e edit ing (page 7 8). • Do not mov e or jog the re corder or disco nnect the power source while [...]

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    54 Character palette The ch ar ac ter palette has the following configurat ion. For the Asian, African and tour ist mo dels A vailable characters • Capital and s mall letters of the English alph abet • Numbe rs 0 to 9 • Symb ols * * The available symbols will differ fo r Hi-MD mode and MD mode (see “Character palette” on page 54) . Maximu[...]

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    55 • If yo u enter the s ymbol “/ /” between the charact ers in di sc names su ch as “abc/ /def”, you may be unable to use the gr oup f unc ti on (in MD mode only). • On the rem ote control fo r the As ia n, African and tourist mo dels, Chinese char acte r s c an be displaye d but cannot be input . Y o u ca n inpu t Chines e character s[...]

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    56 The button s and contro l u sed for character in put and their functions are listed belo w . 5 Repea t st e p 3 and 4 ente r all charac ters of the labe l title. 6 Press the jog dial for 2 s ec onds or more. When the rec or din g is stopped or the recordi ng moves on to the next trac k w hile la beling titles during recor din g, the input at tha[...]

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    57 Assigning tracks or groups as a new group (Group Set) W ith this function , you can as sign exi s ting tr a cks or gr o ups to a ne w gr oup, and al so you can assi gn a tr ack t hat curre nt l y belongs to no g roup to an exi s ting gr oup. Y ou can create a max imum of 255 gr oups on a H i-MD disc or a st andard d isc in Hi- MD mo de and 99 gr[...]

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    58 4 Label a gro up ( se e “ Addin g t itl es (T itle)” ( page 53)). • In step 2, the f irs t track must b e either th e fi rst track of an exis tin g g ro up or a tra ck th at d o es not belon g to a group . • When sel ecting th e last tr ack in st ep 3, mak e sure the track co mes a ft er th e on e s ele cted in step 2. The last track mus[...]

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    59 2 T urn the jog dial until the destination track number flashes in the display . For t he e xample , sinc e trac k C wil l be moved to track “02” , turn the jog dial unti l “ 02” flashes i n th e di s play . 3 Press the jog dial to e nter the selecti on. The track mo ves to the selected destinatio n track. Y ou can mo ve a t r ack from o[...]

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    60 z If the track or grou p has been labeled, slide the jog le ver to wards > to ma ke the track or group nam e appear in t he display du r ing operatio n. Slide th e jog le ver towards . to return to the tr a ck or group nu mber display . If all track s are moved out of the group, the group aut oma ti cally disappears f r om the dis c. Erasing [...]

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    61 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. 1 Sele ct a group yo u want to er a se and check the con tents (see page 45). 2 Pres s x . 3 Enter the me nu and select “Edit ” - “Erase ” - “Group Era[...]

  • Page 62

    62 Dividing a track (Divi de) Y ou can di vide a t rack with a t rack ma rk, creat in g a ne w t ra ck from the pa rt follo wing the t rack mark. Y ou can also make f ine adjustments to the track mark position b efore making the a ctual division. The tr ac k numbers w i ll in cr ease as fo ll ows. • Y ou cannot add a tra ck ma rk on a trac k th a[...]

  • Page 63

    63 2 Press the 5-way cont r o l key towards FR or FF (tu rn the jog dial on the remote contr ol) to adjust t he point to divide. Pres sing th e contro l ke y (tur ning th e jog di al ) moves the dividi ng p oint forw ard or ba ckwards. The d ivi ding point can be mo v ed up to a maximum of 8 second s forwar d or backw ards from the poin t T MARK wa[...]

  • Page 64

    64 2 Find the track mark by pr essing the 5- way cont r o l key towards FR slightly . For examp le, to e rase th e third t rack mark , f ind th e beginning of the th ird track . “ 00: 00 ” appears i n t h e d isplay . “MA R K ” ap pears in the di splay for a few second s. 3 Pres s T MARK t o er ase the ma rk . “MARK OFF” appears i n th [...]

  • Page 65

    65 1 While the rec order i s stop ped, ent er the m en u and select “E dit” - “For mat”. 2 T urn the jog dial until “YES” appear s in the displ ay , and then p ress the jog dial to enter the selectio n. When formattin g completes, “NO TRACK” appe ar s i n the display if a 1GB Hi-MD disc is inserted in t he recorder , or “BLANKDISC[...]

  • Page 66

    66 Other op erations Changing the displayed menu items (Menu Mode) Y ou can specif y the displ ay of all it ems in the m enu (Advance d mode) or only ba sic items (Simp le mode). Refer to “Li st of m enus” (page 29) 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 jog[...]

  • Page 67

    67 T urning off t he beep sound Y ou can tur n of f /o n th e be ep so un d on th e record er and th e remot e control . 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 the dial t o enter the se lection. T o tur n on the beep sou nd Sele ct “Beep [...]

  • Page 68

    68 Storing the sett ings for individual discs ( Disc Memor y) The recorder i s factory set to autom atically st or e settings fo r each disc . The re co rder autom atically st or es the settin gs for a disc and re tri ev es them whene v er the disc is inserted. The follo wing setti ng can be stored: • Prog ram pl ay • Bookmark • “Custom1”[...]

  • Page 69

    69 Starting the pl ayback quickly (Quick Mode) The recorder is f act ory set to quic kly start play ba ck after t h e playba ck butt o n i s pres sed. Y ou can ch ec k the sett i ng as fol l o ws. 1 While the rec order is stop ped or playing, enter the menu a nd select “Opt i on ” - “Quick Mo de”. 2 T urn t he jog di al un til “Q uick On?[...]

  • Page 70

    70 • Even if you se lect “MD” as the “Disc Mode” settin g, the ope r a tio n mo d e can only be “Hi- MD” when using a 1GB Hi-MD disc. • The oper a tion mode set in th e “ D isc Mode” menu is appl ied to a blank 60/74/80-minut e standard d isc used on the recorder even if a dif f ere nt operatio n mode wa s selected in the Sonic [...]

  • Page 71

    71 2 T urn t he jog di al unti l “Re verse” appear s in t he displ ay , and then pre ss to enter t he selection. T o t urn the s etting t o nor mal Sele ct “Defau l t ” in step 2. Setting the clock T o stamp th e recorded dat e and time on the disc, you first need to set th e clock. Once yo u set th e cloc k, the recorder will incl ude a ti[...]

  • Page 72

    72 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 “S of twar e Operati on” section. When us i ng the supplied softwares For detai le d [...]

  • Page 73

    73 Power (bus power) is s upp lied from the USB port of the computer . This allo ws the recor de r to be used wi th ou t po we r be ing supplied fr om the rechar g eable battery . 1 Insert a recordable di sc into the record er . 2 Make su re the rec order is stoppe d and HOLD i s released, and the n connect the dedicated USB cab l e to the record e[...]

  • Page 74

    74 • If you use the rec o rd e r conn ected to the comput er, it is recommended tha t you i nse r t a fully ch arged rec hargeabl e battery as a precaution a gainst po wer fail ures, disconn e ction of the dedicated USB cable or other unforese en occurr ences. W e do not assur e th e results shou ld the r e be a m is- operati on, transfer f ailur[...]

  • Page 75

    75 The storage space for each disc (for matted with the recorder/the SonicStage sof tware) Disc type T otal size Disc management space 1)2) 1) This is space tha t is use d for ma naging the files on the disc . 2) The si ze of the disc m anagement sp ace changes a ccording to the o perating condi tions of your computer and other factor s. There f or[...]

  • Page 76

    76 Additi ona l informatio n Precauti o ns On safety Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN 6V jack. On power sources • Use house current or rechar geable battery . • For use in your house: F or the s upplied battery chargi ng stand, use the A C power adapt or supplie d with this r e co rd er. Do not use any other AC power adaptor since i [...]

  • Page 77

    77 • The battery ch ar ging stand and th e reco rd er may become hot du ring the charging procedure; this , ho wever poses no danger . • Because of the ba ttery’ s character istics, t he capaci ty of the rech ar geable ba tt ery may be smal ler than n ormal w hen it is used for the first time or after a long pe r iod of dis use. In this case,[...]

  • Page 78

    78 T o protect a recorded disc T o recor d- pr ot ect a disc, slide open the ta b at the side of the disc . In th is pos ition, the disc cannot be record ed . T o record again, sli de the tab ba ck so the t a b is visible . If you have any questions or problems concerning you r recorder , please con sult your nearest So n y dealer . (If a trouble o[...]

  • Page 79

    79 Inputs 1) MIC: st ereo min i-ja c k (mini mum inpu t l evel 0.25 mV) Line i n: stereo mini- j ack f or analo g input (mini mum inpu t l evel 49 mV) optica l ( d igi tal) mini-ja c k fo r opt ic al (digit al) input Outputs i /LINE OUT 2) : stereo mini-jac k (dedicated remo te control jack)/194 m V (10 k Ω ) Maxim um output (DC) 2) Headphone s: [...]

  • Page 80

    80 T roubl eshooting an d explanati ons T roubl eshooting If a prob l em occurs dur ing record er operation , fo llow th e steps desc ribed below bef o r e consul t ing the neares t Sony dealer . If a ny me ss ages appear, it is reco mmended to ta ke notes. 1 Che c k to se e if the pro b lem is li sted i n , “ Trou b lesho ot ing” (p age 80 ). [...]

  • Page 81

    81 While reco rding Symptom Cause/ Remed y The r em ainin g recor ding time ap pears as “– 0:00: 00” and record i ng cannot be done, e ven thoug h 2.0M B of fr ee space i s disp laye d. • This is a syst em li mi t at ion . 2.0MB is the capac ity of the reserve domain. The re corder al ways create s a new gr o u p when record in g. • The g[...]

  • Page 82

    82 The l i d does no t open after recor ding. • The lid does no t op en un til “SYSTEM FILE WR IT ING” disa pp ears in th e di splay . “TRA CK FULL” appear s e ven befor e th e disc ha s reached the maximu m recording time an d the rec ording cannot be done. • This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation. When 2 54 tracks (on a standar[...]

  • Page 83

    83 Playback sound skips. • T he recorder is placed where it rece i ves con t inuous vibrat ion. , Put the r eco r der on a stable pl ace . • A v ery short track may cause sound to skip. , T ry not to create a sho r t tr ac k. Sound has a lot of static. • Strong magneti sm from a telev ision or such de v i ce is interfer ing with ope rat ion. [...]

  • Page 84

    84 There is no R- channel sound outpu t whe n playin g a track recorded from a cass ette deck or throug h a n amplif ier , or when liste nin g to sound from a cass ette deck or ampl ifier . • There is n o R-channel output if the cassette deck or an amp l if ier i s conn ec te d with a mon aural cor d. , Make sure to use a ste re o connecting co r[...]

  • Page 85

    85 While using gro up function Symptom Cause / Remedy The grou p fun ction does not operate. • While using a di sc without group s etting, an attempt w as m a de to select some grou p-related menu. , Use a disc with gro up set ti ng . A track c annot be record ed to a new group. A new group cannot be create d. • This i s due to the MiniDisc sys[...]

  • Page 86

    86 Y ou can not tra nsfe r audio data from you r compute r that will f ill up the r emaining r ecording time on the di sc. • The minimum rec ordable t ime on a di sc is normal ly 2 seconds in stereo, 4 seconds in LP2 stereo mode, and 8 seconds in LP4 stereo mode. Whe n you transfer a trac k from your com put er, the recorde r nee ds a 2- second ([...]

  • Page 87

    87 The re corder do es not work or works poorly . • The lid is not firmly close d. , Clos e the lid u nt il it clic k s. Then s lide OPE N to open the lid. • Moisture ha s condensed insi de the record er . , T ake t he di sc out and le ave the re cor der in a warm pl ac e for sev eral hours unt i l the moisture e vaporates. • Th e A C pow er [...]

  • Page 88

    88 Messages If the followin g messages flash in the displa y window on the remote contr ol, check the chart below . Message Meaning/Remedy A VLS NO VO L UM E OPERA TION • A VLS is set to “A V L S On” and s o the volum e c an not rise h igher . , Set A VLS to “A VLS Of f” (page 66). BLANKDISC • A disc with no recording on it is in serted[...]

  • Page 89

    89 D A T A SA VE • T he record er is writ ing info rmation to the syst em fil e, such as the reco rde d data or editin g inf o rm ati on. , W ait un til the m essa ge disa ppe ar s fr om the disp lay . DC IN TOO HIGH • V o ltage of the power supply is too high (The supplied A C powe r adaptor or the reco mm e nded car battery co rd is not used)[...]

  • Page 90

    90 NO BOOKMARKED TRA CK • Y ou selec te d boo kmark play witho ut settin g boo kmarks. , Set bookma r ks (page 46). NO DIGIT AL COPY • Y ou tri e d to make a copy from a disc that is prote c ted by the Serial Copy Manage m ent System. Y o u ca nno t make copies from a dig it ally conne cted sourc e which was i tself reco rded us ing di gita l c[...]

  • Page 91

    91 PUSH STOP BUTTON • Y o u tr i ed to open the lid by s li ding the O PEN sw it ch while th e recor d e r was storing disc infor mation with the ded icated USB cabl e c onn ecting the re cor der to a com p u ter . , Operation m ust be do ne on ly after pressing x and “SYSTEM FILE WRITIN G” has disappea r ed from the display . READ E RR OR ?[...]

  • Page 92

    92 TRK FR OM PC NO REC • Y ou tri ed to record in th e m id dle of a protecte d tr ack that has been transfe rre d from the comput er . • Y ou trie d to record in the mi ddle of a track that was recor ded in Hi-MD mode with the MD Simple Burner software. , Y ou c a nnot record ne w ma terial in the middle of a p rotected trac k or a trac k th a[...]

  • Page 93

    93 Explanations About Hi-MD “Hi-MD” is a ne w MiniDisc forma t. Incorpo rati ng the new A TRAC3plus audio compr es sio n te chn ology, Hi-MD is a ne w recordi ng f o rma t that delivers longer recordin g t im es tha n standa r d MD dis cs. Hi-MD discs can also be used a s a comput er sto rage medium for non- a udio data suc h a s text and im ag[...]

  • Page 94

    94 List of the recording time for each disc When usi ng a disc i n Hi-MD mode When recording on the recorder Recor ding time 1) 1) Approx imate ti me Recording mode 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 ho ur an d 34 minute s 28 minutes 2 6 mi[...]

  • Page 95

    95 When using a di s c in MD mode When recording on the recor der Recording time 1) 1) Approxima te tim e Recordi ng mod e on t he recorder Codec/ Bit rate 80-minute standard disc 74-minute standard disc 60-minute standard disc SP A TR AC/292kbps 80 minut es 74 minutes 60 minutes LP2 A TRA C 3 / 132kbps 2 hours and 4 0 minutes 2 hours and 28 minu t[...]

  • Page 96

    96 Note on digital recording This rec order uses the Serial Copy Ma nagement Sys tem, which al lo ws onl y f irst-generation digital copies to be made from prema stered software. Y ou can on ly make copies from a home- recorded disc by using the anal og ( lin e out) connections. Restrictions on the editing of tracks transf erred from your computer [...]

  • Page 97

    97 Differ e nce bet w een digi tal (optical ) and analo g (line) input s The input j ack of this rec order works as both digital a nd analog input j acks. Connect the recor der to a CD pla yer or a cass et te re corder usi n g e i th er d i gi tal (optical ) input or anal og (lin e) input. T o re cord, see “Re cording a di sc right away!” (pag [...]

  • Page 98

    98 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[...]

  • Page 99

    99 Software Opera tion Basic operational flow using an MD W alkman Providing the r equired system envir onment (page 100) Installing the softwar e onto your computer (page 101) 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 compu[...]

  • Page 100

    100 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 nstr uc t ed PCs or operating[...]

  • Page 101

    101 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 u ch software u su ally deman ds a large 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 . — If Op enMG J ukebox , Soni cS tage [...]

  • Page 102

    102 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 and M D Simple 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 nu tes, dependi ng[...]

  • Page 103

    103 Using MD Si mple Bur ner Before using MD Simple Burner MD Sim ple Burner al lo ws you t o record mu sic tracks from an au dio CD in the C D dri ve of your computer to the MD W a lkman. There are two ways to r ec ord from an audio CD. • Simple m ode ( pag e 104) Y ou can use MD W alkma n operations to rec ord an enti re CD or only the f irst t[...]

  • Page 104

    104 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” section . 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 [...]

  • Page 105

    105 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 w s Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Ed ition z Ther e are oth e r ways to sta r t up MD Sim ple Burn er as fol [...]

  • Page 106

    106 The windo w f or r ecording selected trac ks from an audio CD [Era se] Disc name (MD) T r a c k inform ation (CD) Album T itle Record i ng mode drop down m enu [REC/ STOP] T rack info rmation (MD ) Y ou can chan ge the track name and t rack number [CLOSE] T o cl ose the disp lay as shown on page 105 , cli c k here. [New G roup] Remainin g time [...]

  • Page 107

    107 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 ar y 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 i sk. Refer t o SonicSta ge Help f[...]

  • Page 108

    108 4 If necessary , click to uncheck tracks you do not want to record. If you un ch ecked a box by mista ke, cl ic k it again to restor e the check. 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[...]

  • Page 109

    109 T ransferring audio data fr om 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 alkm an an infi ni te number of times. 1 Connect your MD W alk man to the computer . For detail s a bout connec t io ns, see “Rec or de r Operatio n” . Do not disconnect the po we r source or th[...]

  • Page 110

    110 4 If necessary , change the tran sfer mo de. As the def ault setting , tracks in the OpenMG (PCM/A TRA C3/A TRAC3p lus) 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 support t he a bove for m at , the forma t and bit ra te will be converted to thos e of th e [...]

  • Page 111

    111 T ransferring 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 io ns, see “Rec or de r Operatio n” [...]

  • Page 112

    112 T o stop transfer ring Click . Tracks transfer red to the M D W alkma n from anoth er computer cannot be tr ansferred bac k to My Library on you r comp uter . Tracks that have been rec or ded on a Hi-MD W alkm an* can be impo rted to My Libra ry of SonicS tage on yo ur comput er only o nce. ∗ Onl y track s reco rded i n Hi- MD mod e 1 Insert [...]

  • Page 113

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

  • Page 114

    114 Using SonicStage Help SonicS tage Help provid es fur t he r details on how to us e So nicStage. So ni cS tage Help allo ws you to searc h easily for information fro m a list of ope rations, such as “Importing Tracks” or “Transfe rring Tracks”, or from large lis t of ke ywords, or by typing in wor ds that migh t lea d you to the appr opr[...]

  • Page 115

    115 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 ra me. 3 Read the text. Scroll th e display if necessary . Click u nderlined words to jump to their explanatio ns. 1 Click [Search] to o pen t he “S earch” window . 2 T yp e in the words . 3 Cli ck [List [...]

  • Page 116

    116 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 [Importi ng T racks ] – [Pur chasin g Tra cks from a Musi c Serv i c e S[...]

  • Page 117

    117 W e r ecommend t hat you back up your mu sic data a s a precaution 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 So[...]

  • Page 118

    118 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 Wi ndo ws 2000 Professi onal/W indo ws M illennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition 2 Double-clic k [Add/Remov e Prog rams].[...]

  • Page 119

    119 On copyright protection The OpenMG technology allo ws you to en joy digital music, while maint aining the copyri ght s o f its 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 content Hig h- quality digit al au di[...]

  • Page 120

    120 T roubl eshooting 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 the ab o ve references. Check th[...]

  • Page 121

    121 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 ppor t t hi s soft wa re . t See page 100 for more deta ils. 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 og rams are runni ng, a ma[...]

  • Page 122

    122 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 firmly connected with 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 does[...]

  • Page 123

    123 Index Nume rics 6-Ban d Equali ze r 49 A Access ories opti onal 79 supplied 12 AVLS 66 B Backli ght 67 Batt ery batter y life 19 rechar geable ba ttery 17 BEEP 67 Bookm ark add 46 play 46 C CD drive 100 CDDB 100 , 104 CD-RO M 101 Chargi ng 17 Chec king cloc k 71 playing po sition 43 remain in g ti me 32 , 43 Clea ning 77 Cloc k 71 Combin ing tr[...]

  • Page 124

    124 P Play mode Main play mode 44 Repeat play 48 Sub pl ay mode 47 Q Quick mode 69 R Record ing adding t rac k m arks 39 analo g 36 digital 20 from micr op h on e 34 level 38 MDLP mode 36 Record ing mode 104 Recording mode (Bit rate) 108 , 112 Relab eling 56 S Simp le Mo de 104 SonicStage 107 SonicStage Help 114 Speed Co ntrol 51 Start (s oft ware)[...]

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    Printed in Japan * 32664501 (1) 3* This warranty is v alid only in the United States.[...]