Aiwa AM-NX1 manual

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    3-253-939- 11 (1) Por table MiniDisc Recor der Operating Instructions Rec order Opera tion _ ________________________ ___ _ Softw are Operation _ _________________________ ___ _ page 9 page 42 ©2003 Sony Cor poration AM-NX1[...]

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

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    4 T able of co ntents Recorder Operation Looking at controls .............. ... ............ .... ........ 10 Getting started ........ ............ ............... ........... . 13 Playing an MD righ t away! .......... .... ........... .... . 16 Various ways of playbac k ...... ................ ........ 18 Viewin g vario us info rmat ion ..........[...]

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    5 Other op erations ........... ........... ................ ....... 25 Useful sett ing s ............ .... ........... .... ... ........... .... ... .... ........... ... .... ........... . 25 How to use the menu items . .... ... .... ........... ... .... .... .......... .... .... ........ 26 Turning off the bee p sound ............ .............. [...]

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    6 Software Operation What is a Net MD? ........... ........... ............... ..... 43 Basic Ope rations ......... ........... ................ ........ 44 Basic opera tio na l flow us in g the Net MD ..... ... .... .... .......... .... .... ..........44 Provid ing the requ ired system e nvironment ............. .......... ............... ... 4 5 [...]

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    7 Other in formation ......... ........... ................ ....... 60 Settings and Precaution s .... .............. ............... ........... .............. ........... . 60 Setting s accordin g to O S ..... .... ... ........... .... ... ........... .... ... .... ........... . 60 For us ers with OpenMG Juke box, SonicS tage, Son icStage Premi um[...]

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    8 Befor e using this product This manual e xplains the rec order operations and th e installation a nd basic use of the supplie d SonicStage s of tware. For details on t he various operations, r ef er to the pag es indicated belo w . When usin g the recorder Recorder Operation (pages 9 to 40) Pag es 9 to 40 i n thi s m anua l e xplain t he use of t[...]

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    9 Checking the supplied accessories CD-ROM (S onicStage V er . 1.5) (1) * Car ry in g pouch (1) ∗ Do not play a CD-ROM o n an audi o CD pla ye r. A C p ower a da ptor (1) Batter y ch ar g i ng s tand (1) Head phones/e ar phones with a remot e control (1) NH-14WM N i ck el metal hydrid e rechargeabl e battery (1) Dedi ca ted USB cab l e (1 ) Dry b[...]

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    10 Looking at controls The recor der A Battery compa rtment B T er minals for at ta ch ing a battery charging st and C T er minals for at ta ch ing a dry batte ry case D DC IN 3V jack E OPEN switch F Hand strap hole Use the hole to attach your own st rap. G Dedicated USB cable c onnecting jack H CHARGE/D A T A indicator I i (head phones/ea rphones)[...]

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    11 The headphones/earphones wit h a remote control A V olu me contro l (V OL+, – ) T urn to adj ust the v olume. B x (stop) b utton C NX /ENTER button: p lay , pause, enter D Displa y w i ndow E (group ) +, – F > : FF . : RE W G Clip H 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 bu[...]

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    12 The display window of the r emote contr ol A Disc i ndi ca tion B Track number di splay C Characte r in fo rmation displ ay D Play mode indi cation E SOUND indication F Battery lev el indication G Grou p i ndi c ation Using the clip for the remote control It may be hard f or you to r ead the indicat ion s i n the display if the remo te control i[...]

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    13 Getting star ted Charg e the rech arge able battery be fore using. Ev en if the rechar geable battery is not char ged, you can use the re corder as lo ng as the A C po wer adaptor is connected . 1 Inser t the r echar geable battery . 2 Charge t he r echar geable batter y . 1 Conne ct the AC po wer adaptor t o the batter y charging st and a nd th[...]

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    14 3 Remove th e recorder from the ba tter y chargin g stand. For model s suppl ied with t he A C plug ad aptor If the AC po wer adaptor doe s not fit the wall outlet, use the AC plug adaptor. 3 Make connections and unlock the controls. 1 Connect the headphon es/earphones with t he remote control to i . 2 Slide H OLD to th e opposite d irection of [...]

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    15 z Y ou can also char g e th e rech ar geab le b atte ry b y connecti ng the A C powe r adapto r directl y to th e recorder . Connect th e headphones/earp hone s wit h the remo te contro l to i . Connect the A C powe r adaptor to DC IN 3V on the rec order, and then press x on the remote control whi le the recorder is stopped. “Charging” an d [...]

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    16 Playing an MD right away! 1 Inser t an MD. 1 Pres s OPEN to ope n the lid. 2 Insert an MD to t he di rec tion of the arro w with the label si de fa cing f ront, and press the l id do wn t o cl os e. 2 Play an MD. 1 Press NX /ENTER on th e rem ot e control. A short beep sou nds in the hea dphones/ earph ones when you oper ate. 2 T urn th e vo lum[...]

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    17 If the play does not start Make sure t he recorder i s no t lo ck ed (pages 11, 14). Note The play ba ck so und ma y ski p if: • the r ecorder recei ves s tronger contin uous shock. • a dirty or scratched MiniDisc is pla yed. T o Op eration Pause Press NX . Pres s NX again to resume play . Find the be ginning of th e current tra ck Press . .[...]

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    18 V ar ious wa ys of pl ayback This se ct io n expl ains the oper at i ons that are done on the re mote contro l . For detail s on ope rations d one on the recor der , see the pa ge s indi ca ted for ea c h operat ion. Viewing var ious info rmat ion Y ou can chec k the track nam e, disc name, etc. du ring playbac k. Group-r elated item s appear on[...]

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    19 Playing a track rep eatedly (Rep eat Pla y) Y ou can us e t h e repeat fu nc tion for norm al play , si ng le-track pl ay , shu f fle play , and p ro gram play mode . 1 While pl aying i n t h e select e d play mode, pr ess P MODE/ for 2 second s or more. appear s in the dis pl ay . T o cancel repeat play Press P MODE/ for 2 seconds or more . z B[...]

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    20 Adjusting the sound (V irtual-Surr ound • Digital Sound Equalizer ) Y ou ca n vary th e vi r tual sound to cre ate dif feren t acous tics, o r modify t he soun d to suit y our taste and store it for later use. The follo wing two ef fect ca n be selected. V -SUR (Vir tual-Surround) Provides 4 ki nd s of virtual s ur ro und conditions. Digital S[...]

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    21 T o modify and store the sound Y ou c an mo dify the so un d and store the results in “USER”. 1 Do steps 1 to 3 of “Selecting th e sou nd quality (Di gital So und Equali zer)” (pag e 20), and press . or > r epeatedly until “USER” app ears. 2 Press NX /ENTER. 3 Press . or > repeatedly to select the frequency . 4 T u rn th e v ol[...]

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    22 T o return to the preceding setting Press x . z Once you open the lid, the pla ybac k spe ed rev erts to the normal speed (0%). Note When u sing digital speed control, you may hear noise or an echo in the play ba ck .[...]

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    23 Using t he g rou p func tion What is the group function? The group func tion is pro vided to allo w play back of di scs with gr oup sett ings. The grou p functi on is c o n v enient fo r play b ack of MDs on which se veral alb ums or C D single s ha ve been rec orded in MDLP (LP2/LP4) mode. What is a disc with group set tings ? The r ec o r de r[...]

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    24 Selecting the pla y mode for gro up play (Gr oup P lay Mode) The shuffle pl ay a nd program pl ay funct io n ca n be used duri ng group play mode. 1 Press P MODE/ repeate dly . After no r m al pl ayback, the f o l lowing play modes ar e dis played. Repeat p la y for the sele cted gro up play mode (Gr oup Repeat Play) 1 While pl aying in the sel [...]

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    25 Other ope ration s Useful settings The reco rder has many men us with us eful fu nctions for operat ion. The follo wing table sho ws the menu items that you can select. Categor y Function What it d oes Site page General operat ions Beep on/o ff T urns the bee p sound on or off. page 26 Po wer sa ving Maximizes the battery life. page 26 Pla ying [...]

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    26 How to use the me n u items T o set th e menu items, do th e follo wing procedure. On the remo te contro l: 1 Press DISPLA Y f or 2 secon ds or more to enter the menu. 2 Press . or > repeated ly to sel e ct the it em. 3 Press NX /ENTER to enter the selectio n. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3. The setting will be entered when you press NX /ENTER at the[...]

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    27 Starting the playbac k quickl y (Quick M ode) After pressing the pl ay back button or cuein g to the track, th e playback ca n st ar t quic kly . 1 While the rec order is stop ped or playing, enter the menu a nd select “OPT ION” - “P ower M ode ”. 2 Sele ct “Q UICK”. T o switch back to the no rm al set ting Sele ct “NOR MAL”. Not[...]

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    28 T urning on/off the bac klight The b acklig ht of t he di splay wi ndo w of the remote contr ol can b e set t o rema in on or off. 1 While the re corder is s topped, enter the menu and select “OPTION” - “B ACKLIGHT”. 2 Select th e desired ite m. Storing the settings f or individua l discs (Playbac k Information Memory) The recor der can [...]

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    29 Lis t of menu s Menus on th e recorder Items li st e d under “Men u 1” are the selec ta bl e i te m s which appe ar when you pres s DISP LA Y fo r 2 seconds or m ore. Item s li s te d under “Me nu 2” are the sel e ctable items whi ch a ppear when yo u select an item i n Menu 1, and “M en u 3” are the se l ect a ble items whi ch a ppe[...]

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    30 Power sou rces Y ou ca n use the re corder on h ouse current or as fo llows. • a nic kel metal hydride rec har geable batt ery NH- 14WM • LR6 (s i ze AA) alka l in e dry battery (used with the su pplied dry battery cas e) It is pref er able to use th e re corder on house current when rec ording for a long time . Wh en powering th e record er[...]

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    31 Addit io nal information Precautions On safety Do not put any foreign objects i n the DC IN 3V jack. On po wer sources • Use house curre nt , nickel metal hydride rechar g ea ble battery , LR6 (size AA) battery , or car batt er y . • For use in y our house: For the supplied battery charging stand, use the A C power adaptor supplied with this[...]

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    32 • Though the battery c har ging stand and t he batter y may become h ot during t he charging proc edur e, thi s poses no dange r . • If you cha rge the batte ry for the first time or aft e r a lo ng peri od of di s use, th e batt e r y may not ch arge up to it s rated capacity. Th is is a normal char acteristic. After you us e and rech a rge[...]

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    33 On mai ntenance Clean the ter minals periodically with a cott on s wab or a soft cl ot h as illustrated . If you have any questions or proble ms concer ning your recor der , please consul t your nearest Aiwa dealer . (If a trouble occurred when the disc was in the reco rd er , we recommend t hat the di sc be left in the reco rder when you consul[...]

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    34 Specifications Audio pla ying system MiniDisc digi ta l audio system Laser diode proper ti es Material: GaAlAs W av eleng th: λ = 790 nm Emission dura ti on: c ont inuous Laser output : le ss th an 44.6 µW (This ou t put is the v alue measur ed at a distanc e of 200 mm from the le ns surface on the optical pick-up b lock with 7 m m aperture.) [...]

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    35 T rou bleshootin g and explanat io ns T roubleshooti ng If a pr oblem occ urs durin g recorder operation, follo w the st eps desc ribed be low befo re consulting the nearest Aiwa dealer . If any mess ages appear , it is recommended to tak e note s. 1 Check to see if the proble m is listed in “T roubleshooti ng” . Che ck “M essages” (pa g[...]

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    36 While play ing The batte ry charging stand a nd the re corder be come hot duri ng the charging procedur e. • T his is no rmal and poses n o danger. Sympto m Cause/Remedy An MD is not played nor mally . • R ep eat play is se lected. , Press P MODE/ for 2 seconds or more t o chan ge back to t he nor mal play (page 18). • Playback mode is cha[...]

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    37 While using gro up function Other s Sympt om Cause/Remedy The group funct i on d oes not oper ate. • Whil e us in g a di sc without grou p setting, an at t em p t was made to select s ome group-relate d menu. , Use a dis c w i t h gr ou p setting. Sympt om Cause/Rem edy The reco rder doe s not w ork or works poor ly . • The re cha r g eab le[...]

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    38 The re co rder does not wor k or works poorl y . • T he d isc is damag ed o r do es not contain pr op er recordin g or editing dat a. , Reinsert the disc. Rer ecord the disc. If the error me ssage still appe ars, repl ace it wit h an other di sc. • There is an i nternal malfun ction in the s ystem. , Remove the ded icated USB c able from th [...]

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    39 Messages If the fol l owin g er ror messag es flash in the di splay wind ow on t he r emote cont rol, check the c hart bel ow . Error mes sag e Meaning/Reme dy BLANKDISC • An MD with n o reco rd ing on it is inserted. Cann otCHG • Y ou trie d to charge the ba ttery at a pla ce with a temp erature outs ide the spec if ied range for the reco r[...]

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    40 Explanations Restrictions on the editing of tracks check ed out from your computer This unit was designe d so that edi ti ng fun ct io ns (i.e., eras in g track s , addi ng t rac k m arks, and erasing t rac k marks) do not funct io n f or tr acks that have been checked ou t from your comput er . This is to prevent the loss of c he ck -in authori[...]

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    42 Recording audio data to your computer Y o u can re cord audio data to yo ur computer from sources s uch as audio CDs and the I nternet (page 50). On the computer Listening Y ou can listen to an audio CD in the CD- ROM dri ve o f yo ur co mputer , or audi o data in the hard di sk drive (page 57). Inte rnet Audi o CDs[...]

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    43 What is a Net MD? Net MD is a stand ard tha t enables th e transf er of audio data from a compute r to a MiniDisc de vice. T o use this Net MD wi th your computer requires a so ftware applic ation called “Son icSt age”. SonicStage s oftware pro vides a data base for managin g audio data in the computer and functions f or playing the audio da[...]

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    44 Basic Operat i ons Basic operational f low using the Net MD The fo llowing is t h e basic st eps tha t y o u will ta ke fo llowing th e purc h as e of you r record er . Thro ugh these steps , you will pr epare and set up your com puter for u se of your rec order as a Net MD. Do th e follo wing steps, an d refer to t he indicated page s for detai[...]

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    45 Providing the r eq uir ed system envir onment System requirements The f ol l owing har dware and sof tw ar e ar e required i n or der to use the So nicStage sof t wa re for the Ne t MD. This so f tware is not suppor ted by the following environments : • Macintosh • W indows XP versions other tha n Hom e Edi ti on or Prof essio nal • W indo[...]

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    46 Installing the softwar e onto your computer This section e x plains t he inst allat ion of the So nicSta ge V er .1.5 software suppli ed with y our Net MD. Before installing the software 1 Make sur e t o not e th e following before ins ta lli ng t he so ftware. Do not connec t the de dicat ed US B cable before the installation! The Soni cSt age [...]

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    47 Installing SonicStage V er .1.5 1 T urn on your compute r and start u p W indo ws. 2 Insert the installation CD-R OM for SonicStage into the CD-R OM drive of your c omputer . The setu p program st arts up autom a tically and the So nicStage V er .1.5 inst a llation window appe ars. 3 Click to select [SonicStage 1.5]. T o u se this softwa re with[...]

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    48 4 Follo w the displayed instructions. Read t he inst ructions careful ly . The installati on may tak e 20 to 30 minutes, depen ding on your sys tem en viro nment (page 6 9). 5 After the installation is completed, click [Restart] to restart the compu ter . Make sur e to r estart your c omput er only after the insta llation has compl eted. W as t [...]

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    49 Connecting the Net MD to your computer After the s oftware insta llation is compl eted, connect the Net MD to your comput er . Refer to the operating i nstructions of t he Net MD as well . 1 Insert a recordable disc into the Net MD. 2 Make the power source and th e dedicated USB cable conn ectio ns with the Net MD and the computer . 3 Check the [...]

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    50 Storing audio data to your computer This se ct ion ex pl ai ns ho w t o re cord and st or e au di o data fro m an aud io CD to th e hard di sk drive of your com put e r . The proc edure in this se ction is used to rec ord all tracks o n an a ud io CD. T o reco rd only speci fic trac ks from a CD, or fr o m ot he r sound sour ce s, see the onl in[...]

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    51 Recording audio CDs to the hard disk drive In Soni cS tage V er .1. 5, th e ha rd disk drive is called th e “M usic Drive”. The Musi c D r i ve manag es all audio d ata st ored b y SonicS tage. 1 Insert the audio CD that yo u want t o record i nto the CD -R OM dri ve of your comp uter . The CD w i ndow ap pe ars in the dis pl ay . Note When [...]

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    52 4 Click in the middle of the recording window and select the recording mode. Whe n re cording da ta in LP2 mode : select A T RAC3 132kbps Whe n re cording da ta in LP4 mode : select A T RAC3 66kbps 5 If the list panel is not displayed, click . List panel s a ppear under th e re cording wi nd o w . The cont ents of the audio CD appe ar in t he le[...]

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    53 Labeling audio data After recor ding has comple ted, you can la bel the audio da ta in the Music Driv e. Once a udio data in the Music Driv e is labeled, the label informati on will be tran sferred to a d isc along with the audi o data, allo wing you to vi ew the data on your Net MD. 1 Start u p SonicSt age (pa ge 50) and click (Mus ic Dri ve ).[...]

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    54 T ransferring audio data from your computer to the Net MD (Check-out) Audi o da ta stored on the M usic Drive can be tran sf er red to your N et MD. This proce ss is called “ C heck-out”. The n umber of times a tr ack can be checke d out is re stricted in th is soft ware f or the pr otect ion of c opyri ghts (p age 71). Checki ng out audio f[...]

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    55 3 Click in the middle of the display and select the recor d i ng mo de ( pa g e 52). Standard tr ansfer mode: Da ta are transferr ed in the forma t of the or iginal fi les. Maximum a vailable t ransfer space: All data are trans ferred in LP4 mode. SP transfer mode: All da ta a re co n verted and tr ansferred in n or mal stereo mode. S e lect thi[...]

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    56 Notes • Make sur e not to dis connect the d edicated USB ca ble or power sourc e until the operation has compl eted once the che ck-out (or ch ec k- in) operatio n has begun. Failure to do th is may result in the loss of check-out a uthorization. Even if a check-out fails, the audi o f ile may be c onsidered c hecked out on the SonicS tage sid[...]

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    57 Listening to an MD Y ou can listen to an MD o n the Net MD while it is connected to your computer . When disc onnect ed from your com puter , the Net MD can be use d as an ordina ry MiniD isc de vice . For de tails on Net MD oper ations, refer to the “Re corder Operation” secti on. List ening to an M D with the Ne t MD con necte d to th e co[...]

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    58 Advanced ope ration s Using other functions! Using the Sonic Stage online help This man ual explains onl y the b as i c operations of the S on icStage soft w ar e. Ho wever, the soft ware has a host of oth er funct ions that al low you to carry ou t v arious operat ions, s uch as imp or t in g audio files from th e Internet, cl as sifying and m [...]

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    59 Viewing online help Let’ s find out how to use th e on line help first. An expl ana tion on the use of the onl in e help can al so be found in th e on line help. 1 Double click [Overvie w] in the le ft-hand frame. 2 Click [About t his Help f ile]. The explan ation will a ppe ar in the righ t-ha nd frame. 3 Read the text. Scroll th e display i [...]

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    60 Other informat ion Settings and Pr ecautions Settings accor ding to OS The settings and precautions will differ according to the operating system bein g used. Check th e i te m s that apply to yo ur sys tem. For Windows XP use rs Restrictions whe n ru nning t he Son icSt age softwa re unde r Windo ws XP • T o instal l this software , you must [...]

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    61 For Windo ws Millenn ium Edi tion use rs When us ing SonicS tage under Windows Millennium Edition If you u se the “Syste m Restore ” func tion in W indows “Sy stem T ools”, audi o data manage d by So ni cS tage may beco me corrupt ed a nd rendered unp layable. Bef or e execut in g the system re st or ation proced ure, you shoul d f irst [...]

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    62 For users with OpenMG J u ke box, SonicSta ge, SonicStage Pre m i um , or Sonic S ta ge S i mple B ur ner ins t a l led on t he ir comp uter Note Confirm wh et he r any tracks have been che cked o ut fr om your comp uter . If tracks have been c hecked out from OpenMG J ukeb ox, an earlier vers ion of SonicS tage, or SonicStage Premium, it may n [...]

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    63 Precautions on the co-existence of SonicStage V er . 1.5 with OpenMG Jukebo x V er .2.2 or S o nicStag e Premium • Make sure the OpenMG Jukebox V er .2.2 icon is no t displayed in the ta sk tray . If it is, the Net MD m ay not be recognized by y our computer . • Audio data reco rd ed on the com puter are stored in a common file and use d by [...]

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    64 Uninstalling the SonicSt age software T o un in st al l th e SonicStage s oftware, follow th e pr oc edures bel ow . For Window s XP use r s Log on with a us er name with “Computer Adminis trator” as an attr ibute. Refer to the operating instr uctions of your c omputer for deta ils on logging on as an administra tor . 1 Click [Start]–[Cont[...]

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    65 2 Double-click [Add/Re m ove Programs]. The Ad d/ Re mov e Pr ogr ams Proper ti es w i ndow ap pe ars. 3 Click [SonicStage 1.5.XX] in th e list of programs for automatic removal, and then c lick [Add/Remove]. 4 Click [OpenMG Secure Module 3.X]* in the list of programs for automatic remov al, and then click [Add/Remove]. Do as ins tructed by the [...]

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    66 T roubl eshooting Please do the follo wing steps if you encounter a problem while usin g the SonicStage softwar e. In case a me ssage appea rs, it is recom m ended th at yo u wr i te it down. Step 1: Chec k the symptoms in this “T roubleshooting” sec tion. A v ari ety of infor mati on can a lso be found in the op erat ing p roce dures a nd ?[...]

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    67 Comp ute r • Manu f ac turer: • Model : • T ype: D eskto p type / Lapt op typ e Name of opera ting system: RAM capaci ty: Har d di sk d rive (con ta i n i ng S onicStage and audio data) • Capac ity of the drive: • Free sp a ce: Inst al le d f older contai ni ng SonicStage ( if other than th e de fault folder ) 1) • Locatio n of the i[...]

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    68 If y our computer does not recognize the Ne t M D • Is the Net MD conne cted correctly to your computer ? — If the Net MD i s not fir mly connected to th e computer , the Net MD will not be recogni zed by your com p uter . — R ec on nect the dedi cated USB cab le. If the comp ut er still does no t rec ognize the N et MD, dis co nnect the N[...]

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    69 • If the installat io n see ms to be stopped It may tak e 30 minutes or more for t he installatio n to complete, depending on your compu t e r or CD-R OM dri ve. During the in stallation, watch out fo r the occurre nce of any o f the follo wing problems. • If the installation is still unsucce ssful after all that you ha ve done . — Th e in[...]

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    70 Information and expl an at ions Net MD F AQ This se ct ion introdu ce s frequently as k e d qu estions and a nswers on th e N et MD. On the Net MD What is a “N e t MD”? Net MD is a sp ecification tha t allows audio data in a co mputer to be tr ans ferred to a MiniDi s c throug h a USB cab le. Ti ll now , Mini Discs coul d be used to r ecord [...]

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    71 On copyri ght prot ectio n The OpenMG technology* allo ws you to enjo y digital music , while maintaini ng the copyri ght s o f its ho lders. Ope nM G Jukebox en cr ypts audio files in Ope nM G format and stores th em on the hard d isk of your comp uter to pre vent un authorized dist ributi on. * The copyrig ht protection tech nolo gy of this so[...]

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    72 Restrictions on aud io con tent High-quality digita l audio content is widely av ailable throug h musi c distr ibution serv ic es on th e Inte r net. T o p rotec t the co py ri ghts o f its hol ders fr om unau thor iz ed dis t ribution , some a udio conte nt is distributed w ith certai n re strictio ns o n re cording an d playback . For exampl e[...]

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    73 Glossary A TRAC3 A TRA C3, whic h stan ds for Ad apti ve T ransf orm Acous tic Co ding3, is aud io comp ression technology that satisf ies th e demand for hig h sound qual ity and high co mpression rate s. The A TRA C3 compression rate is approxima tely 10 times h igher than that of the Audio CD, resulti ng an increa sed data capac ity for the m[...]

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    74 Playlist A pla ylist i s lik e a cont ainer t hat can be used to ho ld and ca tego rize f iles stored in Musi c Drive. For example , b y m ak ing a “jazz ” pl ay list and the n put t i ng y our fav or ite j az z tracks into the pl ay list, you can pl ay all of the trac ks r epeatedly or che ck them all ou t at th e sa me time. Recording mode[...]

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    75 Index A Access ories opti onal 34 supplied 9 ATRAC3 70 , 73 Audio CD 42 , 51 B back u p 63 Backli ght 28 Batt ery batter y life 15 , 30 dry batt er y 14 rechar geable ba ttery 13 BEEP 26 C CD-RO M 45 Chargi ng 13 Chec k-in 70 , 73 Check -out 54 , 70 , 73 Clea ning 32 Conn ecting 49 when char g in g 13 copyri ght protecti on 71 D delete (softwar [...]

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    76 USB cable 9 V Virtual Surrou nd 20 W Windows 20 00 61 , 65 Windows 98 Second E dition 61 , 64 Windows Mi llen nium Edition 61 , 64 Windows XP 60 , 64 WMA 74 WMT 74[...]

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