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MD MICRO SYSTEM OPERA TION MANU AL MODEL MD-M3H Pa g e SPECIAL NO TES .............................................. 1 A CCESSORIES ................................................. 2 PRECA UTIONS ................................................. 2 NAMES OF CONTR OLS AND INDICA T ORS .... 3-5 PREP ARA TION FOR USE .............................. 6-8[...]
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TERMS OF GU ARANTEE Shar p Electronics (UK) Ltd. ("Shar p") guarantees to provide f or the repair , or at its option the replace- ment, of this product subject to the conditions listed below:- 1. This guarantee shall only apply to f aults which are due to inferior workmanship or materials. It does not cov er faults or damage caused b y ac[...]
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1 NO TE FOR USERS IN THE U .K. The mains lead of this product is fitted with a non- rewireab le (moulded) plug incorporating a 3A fuse. Should the fuse need to be replaced, a BSI or AST A approved BS 1362 fuse mark ed or and of the same rating as abo ve, which is also indicated on the pin f ace of the plug must be used. Alwa ys refit the fuse cover[...]
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2 AM loop aerial × 1 ■ General ● Please ensure that the equipment is positioned in a well v entilated area and ensure that there is at least 10cm (4") of free space along the sides and back. There must also be a minimum of 20cm (8") of free space on the top of the unit. ● Do not use oil, solv ents, petrol, paint thinners or insecti[...]
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3 ■ Fr ont panel 1. P ower On/stand-b y Button 2. (MD) Display Button 3. Timer Stand-by Indicator 4. MD Compornent 5. (MD) Record Button 6. (CD/MD/TUNER) Memory Button 7. (CD/MD) Stop Button (TUNER) T uning Down Button 8. (CD/MD) Play/P ause Button (TUNER) T uning Up Button 9. Function Selector Buttons 10. CD Eject Button 11. (RDS) Programme T yp[...]
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(Continued) 4 ■ Displa y window 1. Level Meters 2. Character Information Displa y 3. Surround Indicator 4. Extra Bass Indicator 5. FM Stereo Indicator 6. FM Stereo Mode Indicator 7. (CD/MD) Disc Indicator 8. (CD/MD) T rack Indicator 9. (CD/MD/TUNER) Memory Indicator 10. (CD/MD) Repeat Indicator 11. (CD/MD) Play/P ause Indicator 12. (MD) T OC Indi[...]
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(Continued) 5 ■ Remote contr ol 1. Remote Control T ransmitter LED 2. (RDS) Programme T ype/T raffic Informa- tion Search Button 3. (RDS) Station Selector Button 4. Clock Button 5. Surround Button 6. Timer Button 7. Name/T OC Edit Button 8. Sleep Button 9. (TUNER) Preset Up/Down Buttons 10. Extra Bass Button 11. Preset Equalizer Button 12. (MD) D[...]
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6 PREP ARA TION FOR USE ■ Aerial connection ■ Speaker connection ● Unplug the A C power lead fr om the AC socket before connecting or disconnecting an y com- ponent. Connect each speaker wire to the SPEAKER ter- minals as shown. Use speakers with an impedance of 4 ohms or more, as lo wer impedance speakers can damage the unit. Caution: ● Be[...]
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7 (Continued) ■ Removing the speaker grilles ■ Connecting the A C power lead Connect the AC po wer lead to the A C INPUT sock et, then connect the AC po wer lead plug to an A C sock et. Notes: ● Unplug the AC po wer lead from the A C soc k et if the unit will not be in use for a prolonged period of time. ● Nev er use a pow er lead other tha[...]
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8 15 ● 2 "AA" size batt eries (UM/SUM-3, R6, HP-7 or similar) 15 Remote sensor 0.2 m - 6 m (8" - 20") (Continued) ■ Remote control ■ T o change the brightness of the dis- play (Remote control) When bright When dark Ï ● When inser ting or removing the batteries, push them towards the battery terminal. ● Installing the [...]
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9 SETTING THE CLOCK 4,6,8 2 1 3,5,7 , 9 1 Press the ON/ST AND-BY button to turn the power on. 2 Press the CLOCK button. DISC TOC TRACK MEMORY RANDOM TOTAL REMAIN REC kHz MHz SLEEP 3 Within 5 seconds, press the ENTER button. DISC TOC TRACK MEMORY RANDOM TOTAL REMAIN REC kHz MHz SLEEP 4 Press the or button to select the time displa y mode. DISC TOC T[...]
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10 SOUND CONTR OL ■ V olume (Main unit operation) When the VOLUME control is turned clockwise, the v olume will increase. When it is turned anti-clock- wise, the v olume will decrease. (Remote control operation) Press the VOLUME button to increase the v olume and the V OLUME button to decrease the v olume. ■ Pre-programmed equalizer FLAT VOCAL [...]
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11 COMP A CT DISC OPERA TION ■ CD pla yback DISC TOC TRACK MEMORY RANDOM TOTAL REMAIN REC kHz MHz SLEEP Total number of tracks Total playing time TOTAL Flash 2 1 6 6 1 2 H H PUSU CLOSE 3 45 1 Press the ON/ST AND-BY button to turn the pow er on. 2 Press the CD button. 3 Press the 7 CD EJECT b utton to open the CD compar tment. 4 Place the CD on th[...]
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12 MINIDISC OPERA TION ■ MD pla ybac k 2 1 4 7 4 H 1 2 H 3 DISC MEMORY RANDOM TOTAL REMAIN REC kHz MHz SLEEP Disc name 1 Press the ON/ST AND-BY button to turn the power on. 2 Press the MD button. 3 Load a MiniDisc in the direction indicated by the arrow on the MiniDisc, with the labeled side f ac- ing up. ● The total number of trac ks and the t[...]
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13 06 2 4 5 3 5 3 2 4 06 CONVENIENT CD AND MD OPERA TION ■ APSS (A uto Program Sear ch Sys- tem) APSS automatically locates the beginning of any track. ■ Repeat and random play 1 Select the desired programme source , CD or MD button. 2 Press the P-MODE button. ● Each time this button is pressed, the mode will change in the f ollowing order : [...]
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14 ■ APMS (Automatic Pr ogrammable Music Selector) 1 Select the desired programme source , CD or MD , by pressing the CD or MD button. 2 Press the MEMOR Y button. MEMORY MEMORY REC 3 Press the 5 3 or 2 4 button. MEMORY REC Selected track number 4 Press the ENTER button. MEMORY Playback order 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for an y other tr acks up to 20 [...]
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15 DISPLAY DISPLAY ■ Switching the time displa y Each time the TIME b utton is pressed during play- back or when in the pause mode , thd ∫ ispla y will change. TIME (Remote control operation) The elapsed playing time f or current track will be display ed. REC No display The remaining pla ying time for the current track will be displayed. REMAIN[...]
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16 RADIO OPERA TION 2,3,5 1 1 2,3,5 4 ■ T uning 1 Press the ON/ST AND-BY button to turn the power on. 2 Press the TUNER (BAND) button. 3 Press the TUNER (BAND) button to select the desired frequency band. (FM ST , FM or AM) 4 Press the TUNING ( X or W ) button to tune into the desired station. Manual tuning: Press the TUNING ( X or W ) button as [...]
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17 (Continued) 2,4 2,4 3 3 ■ Preset tuning Y ou can store up to 40 stations in memory (40 sta- tions consisting of any combination of AM and FM stations you lik e) and recall them. T o enter stations into memory: 1 P erform steps 1 - 5 in the "T uning" section. 2 Press the MEMOR Y b utton. MEMORY MEMORY 3 Within 5 seconds, press the PRE[...]
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18 Descriptions of the PTY (Programme T ype) codes, TP (T raffic Programme) and T A (T raffic Announce- ment) With the MD-M3H, you can search f or and receive the f ollowing PTY , TP and T A signals. NEWS: Shor t accounts of f acts, e vents and publicly e xpressed views, repor tage and actuality . AFF AIRS: T opical programme e xpanding or en- larg[...]
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19 (Continued) SCIENCE: Programmes about the natural scien- ces and technology . V ARIED: Used for mainly speech-based pro- grammes usually of light-entertain- ment nature, not cov ered by other cat- egories. Examples include: quizz es. panel games, personality interviews. POP M: Commercial music, which would gener-ally be considered to be of cur- [...]
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20 (Continued) ■ ASPM (Auto Station Pr ogram Memory) It is recommended that you store stations in memory using ASPM. (This memor y can be used f or PTY searches , sta- tion select and EON switching.) When the ASPM button is pressed, whilst tuned to the FM band, the RDS (Radio Data System) func- tion will automatically search for ne w RDS stations[...]
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21 (Continued) 2,3 1 1 2,3 4,6 4,6 5 5 5 Within 6 seconds, press the PRESET ( X or W ) button to select a desired station name y ou want. ● Each time the button is pressed, the station name will appear . If the button is held down f or more than 0.5 seconds, the station name will continu- ously change. 6 Whilst the selected station name is flashi[...]
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22 T o try to store a station name again, if the wrong name was stored in memory b y mis- take: When you store station names in memory using the ASPM function, the correct station names ma y not actually be stored if there is lots of noise or if the RDS station signal is too weak. In this case, try storing station names in memor y using the f ollow[...]
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23 (Continued) 6 Whilst the selected programme type is flashing (within 4 seconds), press the PTY .TI SEARCH (PTY .TI) button again. DISC TOC TRACK MEMORY RANDOM TOTAL REMAIN REC kHz MHz SLEEP DISC TOC TRACK MEMORY RANDOM TOTAL REMAIN REC kHz MHz SLEEP ● After the name of the selected programme type has been lit f or 2 seconds, "SEARCH"[...]
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24 PRESET ( X W ) PRESET ( X W ) (Continued) ■ T o manually recall the stations stored in memory ■ T o switch the display Each time the DISPLA Y MODE button is pressed whilst an FM station is tuned in, the display will switch as f ollows: MHz Radio text (RT) Programme type (PTY) Station name (PS) Frequency Each time you press the PRESET ( X or [...]
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25 2 4 3 (Continued) 5 When a programme of the type specified starts on an ON (other network) station, the unit will automatically s witch to the station broadcasting the selected programme type , and "PTY" will flash. 6 When the programme specified f or the ON sta- tion is ov er , the unit will automatically retur n to the original stati[...]
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26 (Continued) 2 4 3 ■ EON-TI (Main unit operation) 1 T une in the desired RDS station (when a sta- tion name is being display ed). 2 Press the EON button when "EON" appears . ● "PTY TI" and "SELECT" will appear alter nately for about 6 seconds . 3 Whilst they are being displa yed, select the TI (T raffic Informati[...]
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27 (Continued) In the f ollowing cases, the EON stand-b y mode will be cancelled. ● Press the ON/ST AND-BY button to enter the stand-by mode . ● When the unit is switched to another band in the EON stand-b y mode ● When you change the FM station whilst in the EON stand-by mode ● When a preset call is made Notes: ● During the same programm[...]
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28 ■ Differences from tape recor dings Y ou cannot recor d music on the re- verse side of a MiniDisc. MiniDiscs are single sided and should only be inser ted with the correct side up. Y ou don’t need to sear ch for the start- ing point at which to record. The unit automatically finds the point at which recording can star t. Recording will star [...]
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29 ■ Recor ding from a CD onto a MiniDisc (One-T ouc h Editing) A CD can be recorded to a MiniDisc, starting from the first trac k, with a one-touch operation. Caution: ● Recording will begin, star ting from the first track of CD . ● After recording (all of the trac ks that can be recorded), the unit will stop automatically . ● When a recor[...]
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30 ■ APMS recording CD 0 MD EDIT (HIGH /NORMAL) H 4 1 H 1 3 4 2 2 3 H 1 Select tracks f or APMS playbac k. (Page 14) 2 Load a recordable MiniDisc. 3 Press the CD 0 MD EDIT (HIGH or NORMAL) button. ● APMS playbac k will star t, and recording will star t automatically . ● Programmed trac ks will be recorded in order . After the unit has finishe[...]
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31 3 2 3 4 4 H H 5 5 ■ Recording fr om the b uilt-in radio onto a MiniDisc 1 T une in to the desired station. (pages 16 - 17.) 2 Load a recordable MiniDisc. 3 Press the ● REC button. ● The unit will enter the recording stand-by mode. 4 Check the recordab le time by pressing the DIS- PLA Y button. Note: ● Before recording an AM broadcast, en[...]
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32 DIVIDE A single trac k can be divided into two at an y desired position. ● The numbers of the tracks which come after the newly divided tr ack will be automatically increased by one. (Page 36) 12 3 12 34 AB C D AB C D MO VE A designated track can be mo ved to any desired position. ● The numbers assigned to the trac ks follo w- ing the track [...]
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33 ■ T o create a disc name A name f or the whole disc. Disc names are displa yed when an MD is inserted. NAME/ TOC EDIT CLEAR ENTER DISPLAY / (Remote control operation) 6 Press the ENTER button to enter the character . REC SLEEP ● Repeat steps 4 to 6 abov e to enter the charac- ters in the name. When the ne xt character’ s type is the same a[...]
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34 1 During playback or in the pause mode , press the NAME/T OC EDIT button. REC SLEEP 2 Within 10 seconds, press the ENTER button. TRACK REC SLEEP TRACK ● The unit will enter the character input mode. ● The trac k you are listening to will be play ed repeatedly . 3 Press the DISPLA Y b utton to select the type of characters. 4 Select the chara[...]
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35 ■ T o change disc names and trac k names T o add a character: Example: T o chang e “BET” to “BEST” 1 T o change disc names, perf orm steps 1 - 3 on page 33. T o change track names , perf or m steps 1 - 2 on page 34. 2 Press the or button to make the char acter at the place you w ant to add a letter begin flash- ing. ● T o cancel the [...]
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36 ■ Divide ■ Combine 1 Pla y the track which you w ant to divide into two , and press the 0 6 button at the point where you w ant to divide the track. ST 2 Press the NAME/T OC EDIT button, and within 10 seconds, select “DIVIDE” pressing the or button. 3 Within 10 seconds, press the ENTER b utton. ● T o cancel the operation, press the ■[...]
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37 ■ Mo ve 4 Select the new tr ack position pressing the or button. ● T o cancel the operation, press the ■ button. 5 Press the ENTER button again. ● The trac k is mov ed, and the unit is stopped at the beginning of the new tr ack which has the same trac k number as selected number in step 1. Note: ● When a trac k has been mov ed, the oth[...]
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38 ■ Erase T o erase all of the tracks at once: 1 Press the ■ button. ● The total number of trac ks and the total pla ying time on an MD will appear . 2 Press the NAME/T OC EDIT button, and within 10 seconds, select “ALL ERASE” pressing the or button. 3 Within 10 seconds, press the ENTER button. ● T o cancel the operation, press the ■[...]
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39 TIMER OPERA TION ■ Timer playbac k Before timer pla yback, the follo wing preparations are required. I Load a CD , MD . I Preset the radio station. 1 Press the ON/ST AND-BY button to turn the power on. 2 Press the MD , CD , TUNER(BAND), A UX button to select desired function. 3 Press the TIMER button to select the timer play- back mode. DISC T[...]
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40 ■ Timer recording Bef ore timer recording, the follo wing preparations are required. ● Load a CD , a recordable MD . ● Preset the radio station. ● Before setting the timer , make sure that the clock setting is correct. (P age 9) 1 Press the ON/ST AND-BY button to turn the power on. 2 Press the CD , TUNER(BAND), A UX button to select desi[...]
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41 Sleep timer setting Timer playback (record) setting Timer playback (record) start 1 minute - 2 hours Desired time Sleep operation will automatically stop. End time Caution: In the follo wing cases, the timer recording function will not work. ● When a MiniDisc has not been inser ted. ● When a pla yback-only MiniDisc is inserted. ● When the [...]
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42 ■ Connecting external units Before connecting e xter nal units, set this unit to the stand-b y mode and turn off the power to the e xternal units. Connecting to stereos or MD/CD play ers (equipment which can output analogue signals) The other MD/CD player Commercially available lead wi th 3. 5 mm ( 1/ 8" ) s tere o mini-plug and RCA plugs[...]
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43 ■ Listening to sound from an e xter- nal unit T o listen to sound from an external unit connected to the analogue input terminals: ■ Manual recor ding Y ou can start recording by yourself whilst listening to the playbac k from other equipment (tuner or CD). 1 Press the ON/ST AND-BY button to turn the power on. 2 Press the A UX button. 3 Star[...]
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44 The disc is stored in a cartr idge. Y ou can handle it easily without worrying about dust, finger prints, etc. Howe ver , dust entering the opening of the car tridge, dir t on the car tridge, warping, etc. may cause malfunctions. Please note the f ollo wing. ■ Handling the MiniDisc Do not touch the disc directly! Do not open the shutter or tou[...]
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45 Even if the maxim um recording time of a MiniDisc has not been reached, “TOC FULL ” ma y be display ed. Even if the maxim um recording time of a MiniDisc has not been reached, “DISC FULL ” ma y be display ed. Even if se veral shor t tracks are erased, the remaining rec-ording time ma y not show an increase. T wo trac ks may not be combin[...]
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46 (Continued) Symptom ● A recording cannot be made. ● Even though a disc has been loaded, “MD NO DISC” or “READ ERR” is displa yed. ● Playbac k sounds are skipped. P ossible cause ● Is the MiniDisc protected against accidental erasure? ● Did you try to make recording on a play-bac k only MiniDisc? ● Can you see the “DISC FULL[...]
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47 When an error message is display ed, proceed as follo ws: Error messages BLANK MD CAN’T EDIT CAN’T REC CD NO DISC DISC FULL FOCUS ERR MD ERR MD NO DISC MECHA ERR* (*:Number or symbol) NAME FULL NO T A UDIO PLA YBA CK MD PRO TECTED READ ERR TEMP O VER T OC ERR* (*:Number or symbol) T OC FULL* (*:Number or symbol) T OC W ERR U T OC ERR* (*:S y[...]
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48 RESETTING THE MICROCOM- PUTER MAINTENANCE ■ Internal care ● Do not touch the Laser pickup lens . If finger prints or dust accumulate on the pic kup, clean it gently with a dry cotton swab . ■ External care ● P er iodically wipe the cabinet with a soft cloth and a diluted soap solution, then wipe with a dry cloth. ● Do not use chemicall[...]
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49 SPECIFICA TIONS As par t of our policy of continuous improv ement, SHARP reser ves the right to make design and speci- fication changes for product impro vement without prior notice. The performance specification figures indicated are nominal values of production units. There ma y be some deviations from these v alues in individual units. ● Ge[...]
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50 MEMO[...]