Sony MDS-S37 manual

MiniDisc Deck Operating Instructions GB F © 1996 by Sony Corporation MDS-S37 3-858-293- 21 (1)[...]

2 W ARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The laser component in this product is capable of emitting radiation exceeding the limit for Class 1. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of un[...]

3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking .............................................................................................. 4 Hooking Up the System ....................................................................... 4 Recording on an MD ................................................................................. 6 Playing[...]

Getting Started 4 Hooking Up the System Overview This section describes how to hook up the MD deck to an amplifier or other components such as a CD player or DAT deck. Be sure to turn off the power of each component before connection. What cords will I need? • Audio connecting cords (supplied) (2) • Optical cable (not supplied) (2) Getting Star[...]

Getting Started 5 Hookups • Connecting the deck to an amplifier Connect the amplifier to the LINE (ANALOG) IN/OUT jacks using the audio connecting cords (supplied), making sure to match the color-coded cords to the appropriate jacks on the components: red (right) to red and white (left) to white. Be sure to make connections firmly to prevent hum [...]

Basic Operations 6 Recor ding on an MD Basic Operations 1 Turn on the amplifier and play the program source you want to record. 2 Press POWER. The POWER indicator turns off. 3 Insert a recordable MD. With the arrow pointing this way With the label side up If the MD has a recorded material on it, the deck will automatically start recording from the [...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 7 Take out the MD § after stopping recording fl (or P ). Press the button again to resume recording. 6 Press r . The deck becomes ready to record. 7 When recording the analog input signal, adjust the recording level with REC LEVEL. The fourth dot is satisfactory for most purposes. For details, refer to “Adjusti[...]

Basic Operations 8 Playing an MD 1 Turn on the amplifier and set the source selector to the position for MD deck. 2 Press POWER. The POWER indicator turns off. 3 Insert an MD. You can locate and play back a track while the deck is stopped 1 Turn AMS (or press = or + ) until the number of the track you want to play appears. 2 Press AMS or fl (or ·[...]

Recording on MDs 9 Recording on MDs Notes on Recor ding If “Protected” appears in the display The MD is record-protected. Close the slot to record on the disc (see “To protect an MD against accidental erasure” on page 7). If “Din Unlock” flashes in the display • The digital program source is not connected as you set with INPUT in Step[...]

Recording on MDs 10 Monitoring the input signal (Input Monitor) Before starting recording, you can monitor the selected input signal through the deck’s output connectors. 1 Press § to remove the MD. 2 Set INPUT according to the input signal you want to monitor. When INPUT is at ANALOG The analog signal input through LINE (ANALOG) IN is output to[...]

Recording on MDs 11 Recording Over Existing T racks Follow the procedure below to record over existing material just as you would on an analog cassette tape. 1 Do Steps 1 to 5 in “Recording on an MD” on page 6. 2 Turn AMS (or press = or + ) until the number of the track to be recorded over appears. 3 To record from the start of the track, conti[...]

Recording on MDs 12 Marking T rack Number s While Recording (T rack Marking) You can mark track numbers either manually or automatically. By marking track numbers at specific points, you can quickly locate the points later using the AMS Function or Editing Functions. To cancel Automatic Track Marking 1 Press EDIT/NO during recording or recording pa[...]

Recording on MDs 13 Synchr o-Recording With Audio Equipment of Y our Choice g By using the MUSIC SYNC button on the remote, you can automatically start recording in sync with the signal input from the program source through the LINE (ANALOG) IN jacks or the DIGITAL IN connector (Music Synchro-Recording). The method of marking track numbers differs,[...]

Recording on MDs 14 Synchr o-Recor ding With a Sony CD Player g By connecting your deck to a Sony CD player or Hi-Fi Component System, you can easily dub CDs onto MDs using the CD synchro buttons on the remote. If your deck is connected to a Sony CD player by a digital input cable, track numbers are automatically marked as appear on the original re[...]

Playing MDs 15 Using the Display You can use the display to check disc and track information such as the total track number, total playing time of the tracks, remaining recordable time of the disc and disc name. When you insert an MD, the disc name, total number of tracks, and total disc playing time appear in the display as follows: Playing MDs ?[...]

Playing MDs 16 You can check the track name at any time while playing an MD Press SCROLL. Since the display shows up to 12 characters at a time, press SCROLL again to see the rest of the track title if the title has 13 characters or more. Press SCROLL again to pause scrolling, and again to continue scrolling. Locating a Specific T rack You can quic[...]

Playing MDs 17 Locating a Particular P oint in a T rack You can also use 0 and ) to locate a particular point in a track during playback or playback pause. Playing T racks Repeatedly You can play tracks repeatedly in any play mode. Press REPEAT. “REPEAT” appears in the display. The deck repeats the tracks as follows: When the MD is played in No[...]

Playing MDs 18 Repeating a specific portion (A-B Repeat) Z You can play a specific portion of a track repeatedly. This might be useful when you want to memorize lyrics. Note that you can only repeat a portion within the boundaries of a single track. 1 While playing a disc, press A ˜ B at the starting point (point A) of the portion to be played rep[...]

Playing MDs 19 Cr eating Y our Own Pr ogr am (Progr am Play) You can specify the playback order of the tracks on an MD and create your own programs containing up to 25 tracks. ·∏ p ≠ AMS ± PLAY MODE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • p ·∏ r § 0 ) Number buttons 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly (or PROGRAM once) until [...]

Editing Recorded MDs 20 Editing Recorded MDs Playing MDs Notes on Editing You can edit the recorded tracks after recording, using the following functions: • Erase Function allows you to erase recorded tracks simply by specifying the corresponding track number. • Divide Function allows you to divide tracks at specified points so that you can qui[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 21 Erasing a single track You can erase a track simply by specifying the respective track number. When you erase a track, the total number of tracks on the MD decreases by one and all tracks following the erased one are renumbered. Since erasing merely updates the TOC, there is no need to record over material. To avoid confusio[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 22 Dividing Recor ded T r acks (Divide Function) With the Divide Function you can assign a track number at places that you want to randomly access afterwards. Use this function to add tracks to MDs recorded from an analog source (and therefore contain no track numbers), or to divide an existing track into multiple portions. Whe[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 23 Combining Recorded T racks (Combine Function) Use the Combine Function while the deck is stopped, playing or in pause to combine consecutive tracks on a recorded MD. This function is useful for combining several songs into a single medley, or several independently recorded portions into a single track. When you combine two t[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 24 Moving Recorded T racks (Move Function) Use the Move Function to change the order of any track. After you move a track, the track numbers between the new and old track positions are automatically renumbered. Example: Moving track C to track position 2 12 3 4 14 Track number 3 A B C D AC B D 2 Moving Track C moves to track po[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 25 6 Repeat Steps 3 to 5 until you have entered the entire title. If you entered the wrong character Press 0 or ) until the character to be corrected starts flashing, and repeat Steps 3 to 5 to enter the correct character. To erase a character Press 0 or ) until the character to be erased starts flashing, then press EDIT/NO. To[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 26 Labeling tracks and MDs with the remote 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until you have entered the entire title. If you entered the wrong character Press 0 or ) until the character to be corrected starts flashing. Press CLEAR to erase the incorrect character, then enter the correct one. 5 Press NAME again. The entered title appears o[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 27 Changing an existing title Z 1 Press NAME, then do the following: 2 Keep pressing CLEAR (or EDIT/NO on the deck) until the current title is erased. 3 Enter the new title. Do Steps 3 to 6 of “Labeling Recordings” on page 24, or Steps 2 to 4 of “Labeling tracks and MDs with the remote” on page 26. 4 Press NAME. Erasing[...]

Additional Information 28 Message Blank Disc Cannot Copy Cannot EDIT Disc Error Disc Full Impossible Name Full NO DISC No Track Protected Retry Retry Error Sorry STANDBY (flashing) Additional Information Display Messages The following table explains the various messages that appear in the display. Meaning A new (blank) or erased MD has been inserte[...]

Additional Information 29 The deck does not record. / The MD is record-protected (“Protected” appears). Close the record-protect slot (see page 7). / The deck is not connected properly to the sound source. Make connections properly to the sound source. / The recording level is not adjusted properly (in case of input through LINE (ANALOG) IN). T[...]

Additional Information 30 Specifications System MiniDisc digital audio system Disc MiniDisc Laser Semiconductor laser ( λ = 780 nm) Emission duration: continuous Laser output Less than 44.6 µW* * This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick-up Block with 7 mm aperture. Laser diode p[...]

Additional Information 31 Beep Output During Operations Your deck can output various beeps to allow you to verify deck operations by sound. The beeps are output from both the deck itself and the headphones. Operation The deck has been turned off. The deck has been turned on. One short beep (high) Two short beeps (high) r was pressed but the MD is f[...]

Additional Information 32 Guide to the Serial Copy Management System This MD deck uses the Serial Copy Management System, which allows only first-generation digital copies to be made of premastered software via the deck’s digital input jack. An outline of this system appears below: 1 You can record from digital program sources (CDs, DATs or prema[...]

Additional Information 33 3 You can record a DAT tape or MD recorded via the DAT or MD deck’s analog input jack onto another DAT tape or MD via the DAT or MD deck’s digital output jack. You cannot, however, make a second-generation DAT tape or MD copy via the DAT or MD deck’s digital output jack. MD deck CD player Tuner Turntable Cassette dec[...]

Additional Information 34 Index Inde x A A-B repeat 18 AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) 16 Audio connecting cord 4, 5, 32 Auto cut 10 Auto pause 20 Auto space 20 B Beep output 31 C CD synchro-recording 14 Changing an existing title 27 order of programmed tracks 19 Checking order of programmed tracks 19 remaining recordable time on the MD 9, 15 Cleaning[...]

Additional Information 35 Names of controls Buttons A ˜ B 17 Alphabet/Number 16, 19, 26 A.SPACE 20 CD PLAYER P 14 CHAR 26 CLEAR 19, 26 CONTINUE 18, 19 DISPLAY 14, 15 DISPLAY/CHAR 9, 15, 24 EDIT/NO/YES 10, 12, 20, 22 to 24, 27 M.SCAN 16 MUSIC SYNC 13 NAME 26 NUM 26 PLAY MODE 18, 19 PROGRAM 19 REPEAT 17 SCROLL 15 SHUFFLE 18 STANDBY 14 START 14 STOP [...]

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