Kenwood DM-9090 manuale d’uso

MINIDISC RECORDER INSTRUCTION MANUAL DM-9090 B60-3491-00 JA (T) MC 98/12 1 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 97/12 1 1 10 9 8 7[...]

DM-9090 (En) 2 RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION Introduction Before applying power The marking is located on the rear panel and says that the component uses laser beams that have been classified as Class 1. It means that the unit is utilizing laser beams that are of a weaker class. There is no danger of hazardous radiation outside the uni[...]

DM-9090 (En) 3 Introduction ................................................................................................................... ....................... 2 Before applying power .......................................................................................................... ........... 2 Safety precautions ..................[...]

DM-9090 (En) 4 Unpacking Unpack the unit carefully and make sure that all accessories are put aside so they will not be lost. Examine the unit for any possibility of shipping damage. If your unit is damaged or fails to operate, notify your dealer immediately. If your unit was shipped to you directly, notify the shipping company without delay. Only [...]

DM-9090 (En) 5 IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS Please read all of the safety and operating instructions before operating this appliance. Adhere to all warnings on the appliance and in the instruction manual. Follow all the safety and operating instructions. These safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 1. Power sources – [...]

DM-9090 (En) 6 1 3 . Lightning – For added protection for this appliance during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the appliance due to lightning and power-line surges. 14.Abnormal smell – If [...]

DM-9090 (En) 7 Safety Precautions Do not touch the disc directly. Do not touch the disc by opening the shutter with your hand. The cartridge will be damaged if it is forced open. Handling of Mini Disc As the Mini Disc is accommodated inside a cartridge, it can be handled without caring about dust or fingerprint. However, stained or soiled cartridge[...]

DM-9090 (En) 8 Beware of condensation When water vapor comes into contact with the surface of cold material, water drops are produced. If condensation occurs, correct operation may not be possible, or the unit may not function correctly. This is not a malfunction, however, the unit should be dried. (To do this, turn the POWER switch ON and leave th[...]

DM-9090 (En) 9 MD system The Mini Disc system has the features as summarized in the following. 1 Like CD (Compact Disc), playback can be started from any position. (Random access) 2 It uses a disc with a diameter of 64 mm that is accommodated in a cartridge. 3 Two types of discs can be used. (playback only discs, recordable / playable discs). 4 Up [...]

DM-9090 (En) 10 R L SYSTEM CONTROL PLAY OUT OPT. COAX. REC IN 3 COAX. 1 COAX. 2 OPT. D I G I T A L L I N E PLAY OUT REC I N R L SYSTEM CONTROL SYSTEM CONTROL DIGITAL OUTPUT L R IN OUT PLAY MD/DAT REC DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT COMPACT PHONES OPTICAL COAXIICAL REC IN 3 COAX. 2 OPT. DIGITAL 1 COAX. PLAY OUT OPT. COAX. REC IN 3 COAX. 2 OPT. D[...]

DM-9090 (En) 11 About the system control connections Connecting system control cords after connecting a Kenwood audio component system lets you take advantage of convenient system control operations. There are two Kenwoood system control modes. Make connections according to the groups of terminal symbols shown below. [XS8] Mode : lets you combine F[...]

DM-9090 (En) 12 EDIT/ SPACE FADE/ DELETE INPUT MONITOR REC INPUT STEREO MINIDISC RECORDER DM-9090 TIMER POWER PHONES - O N – OFF LEVEL MIN MAX OFF PLAY REC SEARCH TITLE DISC LOADING MECHANISM High bit Rec. & Play D.R.I.V.E. 20bit Rec. D.R.I.V.E. & 24 bit D/A converter 0 1¡  4¢  8¶  73 ENTER U P DOWN PUSH SET SEARCH JOG DIAL RE[...]

DM-9090 (En) 13 1 POWER key : Press to turn the unit ON and OFF. : The unit may enter the standby mode when the POWER key is pressed to turn it ON. This is because the unit holds the memory that it has been put to the standby mode by the remote control unit in the last operation. 2 Remote control sensor 3 EDIT/SPACE keys ¤ EDIT: : Press to switch [...]

DM-9090 (En) 14 1 Numeric keys / Character editing keys Numeric keys 0-9 : : Press when selecting a track number directly. +10 : : Press when selecting a track number 10 or more. +100 : : Press when selecting a track number 100 or more. : These keys are also used to select a character or symbol during title editing. CHARACTER DELETE / CLEAR keys CH[...]

DM-9090 (En) 15 Operation of remote control unit 1 Remove the cover. Insert batteries. 23 Close the cover. ÷ Insert two R6 (“AA”-size) batteries following the polarity indications. To switch the power of the unit ON, plug the power cord into a wall outlet, press the POWER key of the main unit to ON and press the ON/STANDBY key of the remote co[...]

DM-9090 (En) 16 1 2 3 Use the following procedure to play a MD in the original order of tracks from track No. 1. Playback of Mini Disc Before playing a MD Load a Mini Disc. Turn the power ON. Start playback. ÷ In a few seconds, playback starts from track No, 1. ÷ If the “PGM” indicator is lit, press the CHARA. / P.MODE key of the remote contr[...]

DM-9090 (En) 17 1 2 3 Pressing the TITLE SEARCH key again cancels the current track number. Pressing the TITLE SEARCH key again cancels the track number selection mode. Preparation To smaller track No. To larger track No. Start playback. Select the desired title. Press the TITLE SEARCH key. Searching a desired track by its title (TITLE SEARCH) ÷ W[...]

DM-9090 (En) 18 1 1 2 Press the RANDOM key. Random playback Each press switches the mode. 1 Track mode : PGM goes off 2 Program mode : PGM lights up Each press switches the mode. 1 Track mode : PGM goes off 2 Program mode : PGM lights up “PGM” goes off ÷ Random playback is not possible in the program mode. 2 Enter the track mode. Enter the tra[...]

DM-9090 (En) 19 ÷ The track in the direction of the pressed button is skipped, and the selected track will be played from the beginning. ÷ When the 4 key is pressed once during playback, the track being played will be played from the beginning. ÷ To return to the beginning of the previous track to the current track, press the 4 key in less than [...]

DM-9090 (En) 20 1 Initiate the program mode. 2 3 1 Load a disc. 2 Put the MD recorder in stop mode. Programming Use the following procedure to program desired tracks in a desired order. (up to 32 tracks) Preparation Select track numbers in the order you want to play them. Start playback. 1 Select the track number to be played. 2 Set the input track[...]

DM-9090 (En) 21 ÷ When a track No. is entered, the track will be added to the end of the existing program. ÷ The input operation is aborted if the CHARA. / P.MODE key is not pressed while the indicator is blinking. ÷ The entire program is cleared. ÷ Each press displays the next track in the program. T o add a track to the program Checking the o[...]

DM-9090 (En) 22 1 Enter the track mode. 2 Enter the repeat mode. 3 Start playback. The programmed tracks can be played repeatedly. Put the MD recorder in stop mode. “REPEAT” lights up ÷ All of the programmed tracks will be repeated. ÷ In case only one track is programmed, only that track will be repeated. Preparation T o repeat only the progr[...]

DM-9090 (En) 23 Recording-related keys AUTO/MANUAL key This key is used to select whether track numbers are to be marked automatically during recording or they are to be marked manually during or after recording. The track num- bers can be used to locate the beginning of a track during playback or programming tracks. Select before starting recordin[...]

DM-9090 (En) 24 Each press switches the mode. 1 REC MODE : off 2 REC MODE : on ( “D.REC LEVEL?” displayed.) 1 Switch the REC MODE on. 2 Select the setting adjustment mode. 3 Set the selection (by pressing the JOG DIAL). 4 Adjust the setting value. The recording-related settings can be adjusted precisely by selecting the proper display modes. ÷[...]

DM-9090 (En) 25 When “D.REC LEVEL?” is selected (Valid during digital recording) When “AUTO TIME?” is displayed (Valid during analog recording) When “AUTO LEVEL?” is displayed (Valid during analog recording) When “F ADE TIME?” is displayed (Valid during digital recording) Pressing the SET key while “D.REC LEVEL?” is displayed in[...]

DM-9090 (En) 26 Adjust the settings if required. 1 2 1 Switch the REC MODE on. 2 Select the setting adjustment mode. 3 Set the selection (by pressing the JOG DIAL). Go to step 2 if setting adjustments are not required. The input jacks connected with audio cords accept analog signals. This unit records the analog signal from the REC IN jacks by conv[...]

DM-9090 (En) 27 Each press switches the mode. 1 goes off (AUTO) : Track numbers are marked automatically. £ 2 MANUAL : Track numbers can be marked as desired. £ 3 4 ÷ The unit enters record-pause mode automatically when the ¶ key is pressed. 6 5 1 Play the source to be recorded. 2 Press the ¶ key. 3 Adjust the recording level and balance. ÷ D[...]

DM-9090 (En) 28 1 Go to step 2 if setting adjustments are not required. To fade in and fade out the music. 2 3 4 1 Switch the REC MODE on. 2 Select the setting adjustment mode. 3 Set the selection (by pressing the JOG DIAL). Adjust the settings if required. Recording (DIGIT AL input) Recording is possible using recordable Mini Discs. When this unit[...]

DM-9090 (En) 29 6 Adjust the digital source recording level. 1 Play the source to be recorded. 2 Press the ¶ key. 3 Adjust the recording level. 5 ÷ The unit enters record-pause mode automatically when the ¶ key is pressed. 8 7 Recording is not possible if the following characters are displayed. “DISC FULL” : Disc is full Erase undesired tr[...]

DM-9090 (En) 30 The fade mode of the unit is switched on/off every time the FADE key is pressed. Recording with fade-in: When recording is initiated during stop (or pause) in the fade mode, recording starts from ATT = - ` , increases to the previously set recording level and continues at this level. Recording with fade-out: When recording is stoppe[...]

DM-9090 (En) 31 Editing Erasing desired tracks (QUICK ERASE) Some functions are limited due to the restrictions im- posed by the MD standard. Before considering the symp- toms as a sign of trouble with the unit, please read “Symptoms related to MD standard”. Q Limitation of functionality due to MD standard Editing titles r Titles can be assigne[...]

DM-9090 (En) 32 Editing The modes are switched by rotating the JOG DIAL. 1 DIVIDE? : Dividing a track 2 COMBINE? : Combining tracks 3 ERASE? : Erasing track(s) 4 MOVE? : Moving (reordering) tracks 1 Select the move destination (the new track number to be assigned to the track being played). 2 Set the selection (by pressing the JOG DIAL). Select the[...]

DM-9090 (En) 33 Editing 3 ÷ It takes a while until the execution completes. ÷ If you execute an editing operation by mistake, the condition before editing can be recovered by performing the “EDIT CANCEL” opera- tion. ‹ Execute the track reordering operation. Eject the Mini Disc. While “WRITING” is displayed, do not apply shock or vibrat[...]

DM-9090 (En) 34 Editing Select “Q.MOVE”. 1 Select “Q.MOVE”. 2 Set the selection (by pressing the JOG DIAL). The modes are switched by rotating the JOG DIAL. 1 Q. MOVE? : Moving (reordering) tracks 2 Q.ERASE? : Erasing track(s) ÷ Press the EDIT/SPACE key again to abort the editing operation. Select the track numbers to be moved. Selected tr[...]

DM-9090 (En) 35 Editing 1 Select the move destination track num- ber. 2 Set the movement destination (by press- ing the JOG DIAL). Select the move destination. Display when tracks are moved at the end of all tracks To increase track No. To decrease track No. Eject the Mini Disc . Execute the track reordering operation. ÷ It takes a while until the[...]

DM-9090 (En) 36 Editing Dividing the track being played (TRACK DIVIDE) The modes are switched by rotating the JOG DIAL. 1 DIVIDE? : Dividing a track 2 COMBINE? : Combining tracks 3 ERASE? : Erasing track(s) 4 MOVE? : Moving (reordering) tracks Use the following procedure to divide a track into two by inserting a track number in its middle. For exam[...]

DM-9090 (En) 37 Editing ÷ It takes a while until the execution completes. ÷ The track is divided into two tracks. ÷ The unit enters pause mode at the second track. ÷ There is no blank space left between the two tracks. ÷ Track division may sometimes be impossible due to the limitations of the MD standard. ÷ If you execute an editing operation[...]

DM-9090 (En) 38 Editing To combine the current track with the next track. The modes are switched by rotating the JOG DIAL. When pressed in play mode: 1 DIVIDE? : Dividing a track 2 COMBINE? : Combining tracks 3 ERASE? : Erasing track(s) 4 MOVE? : Moving (reordering) tracks Next track 1 Play one of the MD tracks to be com- bined. 2 Press the EDIT/SP[...]

DM-9090 (En) 39 Editing ÷ It takes a while until the execution completes. ÷ If editing has been started during playback, playback restarts automati- cally from the current track. ÷ Track combining may sometimes be impossible due to the limitations of the MD standard. ÷ If you execute an editing operation by mistake, the condition before editing[...]

DM-9090 (En) 40 Editing 1 Play a MD. 2 Press the EDIT/SPACE key to switch the editing mode on. Confirm that the track has been erased. Use the following procedure to erase a single track being played. Be careful in using this operation because a track cannot be recovered once it has been erased. Select “ERASE”. Execute the track erasure operati[...]

DM-9090 (En) 41 Editing Eject the Mini Disc. Information is being written. Mini Disc has been ejected. While “WRITING” is displayed, do not apply shock or vibration to the unit because information is being written on the Mini Disc. Track Nos. are adjusted. Track to be erased Image of track erasure N OD I S C WRITING EJECT Note Note 0 A B D 1 2 [...]

DM-9090 (En) 42 Editing Use the following procedure to erase desired tracks in stop mode. Be careful in using this operation because tracks cannot be recovered once they have been erased. 1 To erase all MD tracks. 1 Select “Q.ERASE”. 2 Set the selection (by pressing the JOG DIAL). 3 Set the selection (by pressing the JOG DIAL). To erase desired[...]

DM-9090 (En) 43 Editing End the selection of the tracks to be erased. 3 Image of track deleting (QUICK ERASE) While “WRITING” is displayed, do not apply shock or vibration to the unit because information is being written on the Mini Disc. Execute the track erasure operation. Eject the Mini Disc. ÷ It takes a while until the execution completes[...]

DM-9090 (En) 44 Editing 1 Select the item to be edited. The modes are switched by rotating the JOG DIAL. 1 DISC : Disc title 2 001 : Track title 3 PRE 1-PRE 9 : Preset title 4 ALL ERASE? : Erasing both disc and track titles 5 CDtext LOAD? : Preparing for CD text copy Characters usable in title editing The following alphabets and symbols (ASCII code[...]

DM-9090 (En) 45 Editing 2 The characters can be switched by rotating the JOG knob. 1 A to Z and space (a blank character): 2 a to z and space: 3 0 to 9, symbols, preset titles (x 9): One of the following character groups can be selected. 1 A to Z and space (a blank character): 2 a to z and space: 3 0 to 9, symbols, preset titles (x 9): Input the ti[...]

DM-9090 (En) 46 Editing To change or erase a title. 3 One of the following character groups can be selected. 1 A to Z and space (a blank character): 2 a to z and space: 3 0 to 9, symbols, preset titles (x 9): ÷ If the title to be changed is too long to be displayed on the display section, press the 1 or ¡ key to scroll the display so that the cha[...]

DM-9090 (En) 47 Editing CHARA. key: Press to switch the character groups on the character display. Manual search ( 1 , ¡ ) keys: Press to move the cursor during title input operation. When the cursor is (lower half only) : The input character is inserted before the character in the cursor position. When the cursor is : The input character replaces[...]

DM-9090 (En) 48 1 Transmit the CD text into the MD recorder. 3 Each press switches the mode. 1 TITLE not lit : TITLE INPUT mode is off 2 TITLE blinking : TITLE INPUT mode is on 2 Record tracks while copying the CD text. Eject the Mini Disc. While “WRITING” is displayed, do not apply shock or vibration to the unit because information is being wr[...]

DM-9090 (En) 49 F ADE key Upper row of level meter : The level information during fade-in and fade-out is displayed graphically. Lower row of level meter : The meter segments light according to the current R + L CH level. Level meter display during fade-in/fade-out Changing the displayed contents This key allows to switch the mode of time display. [...]

DM-9090 (En) 50 T imer operations 1 Turn the powers of the associated components ON. Playback or recording can also be activated at the desired time by using a commercially available timer. Audio timer Connect the power cords of the associated components so that their power can be turned ON through the audio timer. Also, be sure to read carefully t[...]

DM-9090 (En) 51 In case of difficulty What appears to be a malfunction may not always be serious. If your unit should not perform as expected, consult the table below to see if the problem can be corrected before seeking help from your dealer or service representative. Operation to reset The microprocessor may fall into malfunction (impossibility t[...]

DM-9090 (En) 52 Action Meaning Displayed Message NO DISC 001 UNLOCK 001 SCMS ON 001 NotAudio DISC FULL TITLE FULL BLANK DISC NO TRACKS READING WRITING DISC ERROR EDIT NOW! CAN’T EDIT ok? (blinking) PROTECTED PLAY ONLY CAN’T ACCESS CAN’T LOAD CAN’T COPY Displayed messages and actions to be taken against them ÷ Load a disc. ÷ The digital co[...]

DM-9090 (En) 53 Remedy Cause Symptom TOC *1 : All minidiscs contain a Table of Contents (TOC) in addition to sound signals. The TOC is similar to the table of contents in a book and contains information, such as track numbers, track length, and character information, that cannot be rewritten. W UTOC *2 : In addition to the TOC, minidiscs also conta[...]

DM-9090 (En) 54 Specifications [Format] System ....................................................................................... Minidisc digital audio system Laser ........................................................................................... Semiconductor laser Recording method ..................................................[...]

DM-9090 (En) 55 MEMO:[...]

For your records Record the serial number, found on the back of the unit, in the spaces designated on the warranty card, and in the space provided below. Refer to the model and serial numbers whenever you call upon your dealer for information or service on this product. Model Serial Number[...]