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    GRABADOR/REPR ODUCT OR MINIDISC PORTÁTIL BÄRBAR MINISKIVINSPELARE GRA V ADOR PORTÁTIL DE MINIDISCO PORT ABLE MINIDISC RECORDER MODELO MODELL MODELO MODEL MD-MT180H MANU AL DE MANEJO BRUKSANVISNING MANU AL DE OPERAÇÃO OPERA TION MANU AL ESP AÑOL ······ Consulte las páginas i al vi y S-1 al S-42. SVENSKA ······ Hänvisa till sidorn[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_1 .fm E-1 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH ENGLISH Impor tant I ntr oduction -Intr oduction/Contents- Intr oduction Contents Pag e Important Intr oduction Spec ial Not es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Optional Accessories . . . . . .[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_1. fm E-2 MD-M T180H ENGLISH Impor tant I ntr oduction -Special N otes/Access ories/Option al Access ories- Special No tes US and f oreign patent s licensed from Dolby Laboratories . The A C adaptor supplied with the MD-MT180H m ust not be used with other equipment. When record ing impor tant selection s, make a preliminary test to e[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_1 .fm E-3 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH Impor tant I ntr oduction -Names of Contr ols and Indicators- Names of Contr ols and Indicators Main un it Refer ence page 1. R ecord/ T r ack Ma rk Bu tton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 2 2 2. M enu/Ch arge Butt on . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 , 12, 20, 26 3. B ass/Delete Button . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_1. fm E-4 MD-M T180H ENGLISH Impor tant I ntr oduction -Names of Contr ols and Indicators- Displa y panel Reference page 1. L evel Mete r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2. S ter eo Rec ording Indic ator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8 3. Long-pl ay/Reco rding Mode Ind icator . . . . . . . . 18 4. R e[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_1 .fm E-5 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH Impor tant I ntr oduction -Preca utions- Precautions Important T o av oid accide ntal electric sh ock or other possib le prob l ems, observe the precautions listed below . Do no t disass emble or modi fy the uni t. Do not drop or s ubject the uni t to shoc k. Do not use the un it near open flames . Do no [...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_2. fm E-6 MD-M T180H ENGLISH P o wer Sour ce -Using wit h the Rechargeable Bat tery- Using with the Rec hargeab le Battery Chargi ng th e recharg eabl e bat tery When the rechargeable battery is use d f or the first time or when you want to use it after a long p eriod of disuse, be sure to charge it fully . After the rechargeable bat[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_2 .fm E-7 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH P o wer Sour ce -Using with th e A C Adaptor- Abou t chargi ng ti me After abou t 3.5 hour s have p assed, " " will go out. The battery is char ged up to 90% if it is completel y disc harged. T o charge the batter y fully , continue charging f o r about 2 more hours. In this case , you do not ne[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_2. fm E-8 MD-M T180H ENGLISH P o wer Sour ce -Using wit h the Alkalin e Battery - Using with the Alkaline Batter y If y ou use the separately av ailable battery case (AD- M18BC) and the supplied recharge able battery at the same time, the MD can play much longer than with only one source of battery power . Use one commerc ially a vai[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_2 .fm E-9 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH Preparation -Inser ting a MiniDisc - Inserting a MiniDisc Notes: Do not place the MiniDisc under the holder . If any resistance is f elt, do not force the MiniDisc into the unit, as it may cause damage to the unit. If resis- tance is felt, remov e the Mi niDisc and reload it. The lid cannot be opened if &[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_2. fm E-10 MD-M T180H ENGLISH Preparation -Connections- Conn ec tio ns You can re c ord your f avourite CDs or tapes to MD. When recor ding, it is recommended to use the AC adapt or and also install the battery . Should the power failure occ ur, the power source would be automatically s witched to the batt ery. DIGIT AL OUT L E F T R[...]

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    01/10/11 180H_E_3 .fm E-11 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH Basic Operation -Recor ding- Recor ding Befo re recording Cancel the hol d mode . The por table MD does not wor k whilst in the hold mode. As f or the details, see page 15. 1 Press the REC button. 2 Begin playback on the st ereo system connected to th is por table MD. 3 Press the REC LEVEL or button to [...]

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    01/10/11 180H_E_3. fm E-12 MD-M T180H ENGLISH Basic Operation -Recor ding- Notes: Changing th e volume l ev el whilst recordin g does not aff ect the record ing. Y o u cannot adjust the bas s lev el whilst recording. Complete the o peration within 7 seconds whilst select ing the men us. T o interrupt recor ding Press the button. T o resume recordin[...]

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    01/10/11 180H_E_3 .fm E-13 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH Basic Operation -Recor ding- Recording (continued) About the T OC After any recording or editing function, "TOC" (T able Of Contents) is displa yed. T o finalise t he rec ording or editing function, turn t he pow er off . Duri ng this process "T OC" will flash and " TOC EDIT!&qu[...]

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    01/10/11 180H_E_3. fm E-14 MD-M T180H ENGLISH Basic Operation -Playbac k - P l ay b a ck T o interrupt pla yback Press the button. T o resume playbac k , press the button again. T o stop pla ybac k Press the :OFF/HOLD button. If the unit is not operated f or at least 2 minutes whilst in the stop mode, the power will shut off automa tically . T o tu[...]

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    01/10/11 180H_E_3 .fm E-15 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH Basic Operation -Pla yback/Hold F unc tion- Play back (continued) Bass cont rol Each time the BA SS button is pressed, the tone will be s witched as f ollows. Notes: Y ou cannot change the bass setting whilst selecting men us. Reduce the volume before start ing to pla y . MiniDiscs, compared to or dinar[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_4. fm E-16 MD-M T180H ENGLISH Useful Features -Advanced Pla y back- Ad vanc ed Pla yback T o locate the desired portion Nor mal pla yback will resume when t he or but- ton is released . When the end of the last trac k is reac hed during fast f orward, the unit will enter the pause mode. When the beginning of the first trac k is reach[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_4 .fm E-17 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH Useful Features -Advanced Pla y back- Adv anced Pla yb ac k (continued) T o pla y at doubl e speed Press the ENTER/SYNC button whilst a MiniDisc recorded in the monaural mode is being play ed. If a t rack r ecorded in t he stereo mod e is reached dur ing fa st playbac k, the f ast playbac k mode will be [...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_4. fm E-18 MD-M T180H ENGLISH Useful Features -Adv anced Recor ding- Ad vanc ed Recor ding Long-pla y recor ding 2 times and 4 times long recor ding Double or quadr uple time of stereo recording is possib le. Monaural recording In monaural, y ou can record twice as long as the stereo recording. A track recorded in monaural can be pla[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_4 .fm E-19 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH Useful Features -Adv anced Recor ding- Adv anced Recording (contin u ed) Notes: T racks can be recorded in s tereo recording mode, 2 times long recor ding mode, and 4 times long recording mode on one MiniDisc. In monaural rec ording, the sound on the right and left channels is mixed e ven if the input so[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_4. fm E-20 MD-M T180H ENGLISH Useful Features -Adv anced Recor ding- Pla yback s ound-actuated reco rding Recording automatically star ts or pauses by detecting sound from the stereo system (Synchronised recording). T o interrupt recording When the stereo system is stopped, the unit will enter the synchro recording pause mode. When p[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_4 .fm E-21 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH Useful Features -Adv anced Recor ding- Adv anced Recording (contin u ed) T o start recor ding from th e middle of a tr ack Y ou can erase a por tion of a track and make a new recording. All of the tracks that f ollow the newly recorded track will be erased. Note: T o keep a trac k after the point y ou wa[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_4. fm E-22 MD-M T180H ENGLISH Useful Features -Adv anced Recor ding- T o c reat e your own tr ack numbers Y ou can create your own trac k numbers at any point. Whilst recording, press the REC button at the point where y ou want to create track n umb ers. The track number will be increased by one. One trac k number will be added ev er[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_4 .fm E-23 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH Useful Features -Adv anced Recor ding- Adv anced Recording (contin u ed) About trac k number s T rack numbers may not be created in proper places, depending on the source to be recorded from , such as signals with noise. The track numbers on the play back side m a y not match the tr a c k numbers recorde[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_4. fm E-24 MD-M T180H ENGLISH Useful Features -Chec king Displays- Chec king Displa ys T o check the elapsed time and remaini ng time of the track Notes: If the d isc name or the tr ack name was not origi nally recorded on the MiniDisc , "NO NAME" will be displa yed. Elapsed p laybac k time and remai ning pla yback t ime ma[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_4 .fm E-25 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH Useful Features -Chec king Displays- Checking Displa ys (continued) T o displa y the pla ying time of an individual trac k Chec king the remai ning amount o f battery level The remaining amount of batter y lev el is shown b y the batter y indicator ( ) during operation. When the batter y is completely di[...]

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    01/10/11 180H_E_5. fm E-26 MD-M T180H ENGLISH Useful Features -Changing Default Sett ings- Changing Default Settin gs (*) indicates default setting. Beep sound Y ou can eliminate the confirmation sound that beep s when yo u press a butt on. Au t o p l a y Y ou can make the unit not pla y automati cally when y ou inser t a pla yback -only MiniDisc o[...]

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    01/10/11 180H_E_5 .fm E-27 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH Adv anced Features -T itling a M iniDi sc- Titling a MiniDisc Creating disc and trac k names Load a MiniDisc to be named. A playbac k only o r record- ing pre vented MiniDisc cannot be edited. 1 <Disc name> <Track name> Whilst in th e stop mode, press the MENU/CHRG button to select "EDI[...]

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    01/10/11 180H_E_5. fm E-28 MD-M T180H ENGLISH Adv anced Features -T itling a M iniDi sc- T o erase a ch aracter Press the VOL+ o r V OL- button to mov e the curso r to the character y ou want to erase, and then press the BASS butt on. T o enter a space Press the V OL+ button to mo ve the cursor to the right. Note: One disc name and up to 255 trac k[...]

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    01/10/11 180H_E_5 .fm E-29 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH Adv anced Features -T itling a M iniDi sc- Titling a MiniDisc (continued) T o a dd char acters Stamping title s from anot her MiniDisc Bef ore stamping When there ar e 2 MiniDiscs o n which the sa me tracks are recorded, you can tr ansfer the character inf ormation (disc and t rac k names ) of the Mas t[...]

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    01/10/11 180H_E_5. fm E-30 MD-M T180H ENGLISH Adv anced Features -T itling a M iniDi sc- Note: If the total number of trac ks on the master M iniDisc does not match that on the MiniDisc f or stamping, the unit will display "Can'tST A MP" and turn off the power . If this happens, adjust the total number of trac ks on t he newly record[...]

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    01/10/11 180H_E_5 .fm E-31 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH Adv anced Features -Editing a Recorded MiniDisc- Editing a Recor ded MiniDisc T o erase o ne trac k at a time T o erase al l of the trac ks at once Caution: Once a track h a s been erased, it cannot be reco v- ered. Check the track number before erasing it. 1 Start playing the track to be erased, and pr[...]

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    01/10/11 180H_E_5. fm E-32 MD-M T180H ENGLISH Adv anced Features -Editing a Recorded MiniDisc- T o divide a tra ck T o combine tr acks 1 Start playing t he track to be divid ed into two. Press the button at the point where yo u want to divide the track. 2 Press the MENU/CHRG button repeatedly to se- lect "EDIT". 3 Press the E NTER/SYNC bu[...]

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    01/10/11 180H_E_5 .fm E-33 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH Adv anced Features -Editing a Recorded MiniDisc- Editing a Recorded MiniDisc (continued) T o m ove a track When a track h a s a name bef ore dividing: The two ne w tracks wil l have t he sam e name. Ho wev er , in the "T OC F ULL" condition, the second t rac k m a y not be named. T o tal numbe[...]

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    01/10/11 180H_E_5. fm E-34 MD-M T180H ENGLISH Adv anced Features -Listening thr ough Another System- Listening thr ough A nother Syste m Listening through a stereo system Notes: It is recommended that the volume le vel of t h e Mini- Disc unit be set to maximum when listening through a stereo system. When recording with stereo system, eliminate the[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_6 .fm E-35 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH References -Other Features and Caution- Other Features and Caution Resu ming auto play When y ou stop playb ack a nd repla y the Mini Disc withou t removi ng it, pla ybac k starts fr om the poi nt y ou stopped it. Once you remo ve th e MiniDisc, playbac k star ts from the first track. The un it pro vides[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_6. fm E-36 MD-M T180H ENGLISH References -MiniDisc S ystem Limitatio ns- MiniDisc System Limitations The unit may have the follo wing symptoms whilst recording or editing. The unit is not out of order. SYMPT OM LIM ITAT IONS "DISC FULL " or "TOC FULL" appears even though t he MiniDisc still has re- cording time le[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_6 .fm E-37 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH References -Error Messages - Err or Messa g es Number or symbol appears in (*) position. ERROR MES- SAGE S MEANING BATT EMPTY The batt ery h as r un do wn. BLANK MD Nothing is recorde d. (Replace th e disc with a recorded disc.) Can't COPY You trie d to record from a copy pr ohib- ited MiniDisc. (Re[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_6. fm E-38 MD-M T180H ENGLISH References -Error Messages - Number or sy mbol appears in (*) position. ERROR MES- SAGES MEANING NO SIGNAL Poor con nection of the digital cable. No outp ut signal comes out f rom the connect ed unit to playba c k. (Use the AC power for the c onnected unit.) The i nput signal h as improper s am- pling f [...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_6 .fm E-39 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH References -T r oubleshooting- T r oubleshoot ing Many potent ial "problems" c an be resolved by the o w ner witho ut calling a service t echnician. I f something seems to be wrong with this produ c t, che ck the following before c alling your author ised SHARP dealer or servic e centre. The un[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_6. fm E-40 MD-M T180H ENGLISH References -T ro ubleshooting/Maintenance- If trou ble oc curs When this product is subjected to strong e xternal interfer- ence (mechanical shock, e xcess iv e static electr icity , abnormal supply voltage due to light ning, etc.) or if it is operated incorrectly , it ma y malfunction. If such a p roble[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_6 .fm E-41 MD-MT180 H ENGLISH References -Specifications- Specifications As a part of our policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to make design and specification chang- es for product improvement without prior notice. T he performanc e specification fi gur es indicated are nom inal values of production units. Ther[...]

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    01/10/5 180H_E_6. fm E-42 MD-M T180H ENGLISH References -Specifications- Battery li fe: Input sensitivity: Output le vel: When using the comm ercially av ailable alkaline bat- ter y , an optional batter y case is req uired. The continuous recording time is f or analogue inputs when the volume le vel is set to "V OL 0". The continuous pla [...]

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