Sony MXD-D3 manual

3-867-092- 13 (1) Compact Disc MiniDisc Deck  1999 by Sony Corporation MXD-D3 Operating Instructions[...]

2 WARNING 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 appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLA[...]

3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started ................................................................. 4 Unpa ckin g .................................................................................................... 4 Hooking Up the System ............................................................................. 4 Playing a CD ...............[...]

Getting Started 4 Unpacking Check that you received the following items: • Audio connecting cords (2) • Optical cable (1) • Remote commander (remote) RM-D37M (1) • Sony R6 (size-AA) batteries (2) • Power plug adaptor (1) (Singaporian model only) Inserting batteries into the remote You can control the deck using the supplied remote. Insert[...]

5 Getting Started 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 and[...]

Basic Operations 6 Basic Operations Playing a CD 2 3 4 ?1 / u § § 0) ≠ ± ≠ ± r p P · 0) p P · PHONE LEVEL PHONES MIN MAX MENU/ NO YES CLEAR PUSH ENTER REC AMS EJECT OPEN/CLOSE NORMAL CD SYNCHRO HIGH CLEAR TIME PLAY MODE DISPLAY INPUT PLAY MODE TIME/CHAR PUSH ENTER CD AMS REC-IT ST ANDBY MD 1 Turn on the amplifier a[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 7 Playing an MD 2 3 4 ?1 / u § § 0) ≠ ± ≠ ± r p P · 0) p P · PHONE LEVEL PHONES MIN MAX MENU/ NO YES CLEAR PUSH ENTER REC AMS EJECT OPEN/CLOSE NORMAL CD SYNCHRO HIGH CLEAR TIME PLAY MODE DISPLAY INPUT PLAY MODE TIME/CHAR PUSH ENTER CD AMS REC-IT ST ANDBY MD 1 Turn on the amplifier [...]

Basic Operations 8 Recor ding a CD to an MD (CD Synchro-Recor ding) 1 6 2 5 3 4 6 ? 1/u § § 0) ≠ ± ≠ ± r p P · 0) p P · PHONE LEVEL PHONES MIN MAX MENU/ NO YES CLEAR PUSH ENTER REC AMS EJECT OPEN/CLOSE NORMAL CD SYNCHRO HIGH CLEAR TIME PLAY MODE DISPLAY INPUT PLAY MODE TIME/CHAR PUSH ENTER CD AMS REC-IT ST ANDBY MD[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 9 Rear of the disc Do not disconnect the deck from the power source immediately after recording If you do, recorded material may not be saved to the MD. To save the material, after recording, press § EJECT to take out the MD or change the deck to standby by pressing 1 / u . “TOC Writing” will flash at this tim[...]

Playing CDs and MDs 10 Playing CDs and MDs 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, track number and remaining time of the current track, remaining recordable time of the MD, and disc name. TIME DISPLAY AMS AMS TIME/CHAR ?1 / u § § 0) ≠?[...]

Playing CDs and MDs 11 Checking the track number and remaining time of the current track Press TIME repeatedly while playing a CD. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows: No Name 5 2m54s No Name 5 -2m16s No Name -41m25s Detailed display for MD deck section When using the remote, set SELECT to MD. Checking the total track num[...]

Playing CDs and MDs 12 Number buttons Locating a Specific T rack You can quickly locate any track while playing a disc by using the AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) control on the deck, = and + buttons on the remote, or number buttons on the remote. When using the remote, set SELECT to CD or MD. AMS · ?1 / u § § 0) ≠ ± ≠ ±[...]

Playing CDs and MDs 13 Adjusting the Output Level You can adjust the level of the playback signal output from the LINE (ANALOG) OUT and PHONES jacks. MENU/NO AMS ?1 / u § § 0) ≠ ± ≠ ± r p P · 0) p P · = + 0 ) r P · p 1 / u > < + – ^ ^ LEVEL + / – 1 While the deck is stopped, playing, or pausing, press[...]

Playing CDs and MDs 14 Number buttons Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play) You can have the deck “shuffle” tracks and play them in random order. When using the remote, set SELECT to CD or MD. PLAY MODE · ?1 / u § § 0) ≠ ± ≠ ± r p P · 0) p P · 1 While the deck is stopped, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until ?[...]

Playing CDs and MDs 15 2 Do either a) or b) to create a program: “Program In” appears in the display for a few seconds at the beginning of either of the following procedures. a) When using the controls on the deck Turn AMS until the track number you want flashes in the display. Until you press the AMS control to enter the next track, you can co[...]

Playing CDs and MDs 16 F alling Asleep to Music (Sleep Timer) You can let the deck turn off after the specified time, so you can sleep to the music. You can specify the time until the deck turns off by 30 minutes. MENU/NO AMS ?1 / u § § 0) ≠ ± ≠ ± r p P · 0) p P · 1 Press MENU/NO twice to display “Setup Menu.” [...]

17 Recording on MDs Recording on MDs • Even while recording an analog source or a DAT or satellite broadcast, you can mark track numbers if “T.Mark LSyn” is selected in Setup Menu (see “Marking Track Numbers While Recording” on pages 21 and 22). • When recording from DAT or satellite broadcasts with “OPT” selected by the INPUT butto[...]

Recording on MDs 18 Useful Tips for Recor ding When using the remote, set SELECT to MD. MENU/NO REC r § EJECT INPUT TIME/CHAR AMS · p ?1 / u § § 0) ≠ ± ≠ ± r p P · 0) p P · Checking the remaining recordable time on the MD Press TIME/CHAR. • When you press the button repeatedly while the deck is stopped, the [...]

19 Recording on MDs To turn on the Smart Space Function and Auto Cut Function again 1 Do Steps 1 and 2 in “To turn off the Smart Space Function and Auto Cut Function” above. 2 Turn AMS to select “S.Space On,” then press AMS. 3 Press MENU/NO. Notes • When you turn off the Smart Space Function, the Auto Cut Function is also turned off autom[...]

Recording on MDs 20 To pause recording Press P . To resure recording, press the button again or press · . Note Whenever you pause recording, the track number increases by one. For example, if you paused recording while recording on track 4, the track number increases by one and recording continues on the new track when restarted. To stop recording[...]

21 Recording on MDs 6 While monitoring the sound, turn AMS to adjust the recording level so that the OVER indication (red) of the peak level meters does not turn on, then press AMS. CD +2.5dB [Setup 08] Recording level can be adjusted within a range of – ∞ to +12 dB. 7 Press MENU/NO. 8 Stop playing the sound source. 9 To start recording, do the[...]

Recording on MDs 22 Set “T.Mark” in Setup Menu to “LSyn” or “Off” as follows: 1 Press MENU/NO twice to display “Setup Menu” while the deck is stopped. 2 Turn AMS to select “T.Mark LSyn,” then press AMS. 3 Turn AMS to select “T.Mark LSyn” or “T.Mark Off,” then press AMS. If you select “T.Mark LSyn,” “L.SYNC” light[...]

23 Recording on MDs Recording a CD to an MD at High Speed (High-Speed CD Synchr o-Recor ding) This function allows you to record a CD to an MD at four times the speed of normal CD Synchro-Recording. · · P P CD SYNCHRO HIGH ?1 / u § § 0) ≠ ± ≠ ± r p P · 0) p P · 1 Insert a recordable MD. 2 Insert a CD that y[...]

Recording on MDs 24 Synchr o-Recording With an External Audio Equipment (Music Synchr o-Recording) Z By using the MUSIC SYNC button on the remote, you can automatically start recording in sync with the signal input from the program source connected to the deck. The method of marking track numbers differs, depending on the program source being recor[...]

25 Recording on MDs 2 Start playing the program source you want to record. The most recent 6 seconds (12 seconds in monaural mode) of audio data is stored in the buffer memory. 3 Press AMS (or T.REC) to start Time Machine Recording. Recording of the program source starts with the audio data stored in the buffer memory. To stop Time Machine Recordin[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 26 Editing Recorded MDs Notes on Editing You can edit the recorded tracks after recording, using the following functions: • Track Erase Function allows you to erase recorded tracks simply by specifying the corresponding track number. • All Erase Function allows you to erase the contents of an entire MD. • A-B Erase Functi[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 27 3 Press AMS or YES. The display for erasing tracks appears and playback of the displayed track starts. 4 Turn AMS to select the track to be erased. 5 Press AMS or YES. When the track selected in Step 4 has been erased, “Complete!!” appears for a few seconds. The track following the erased track begins playing. (If you er[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 28 Dividing Recorded T r acks (Divide Function) With the Divide Function you can mark 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 for loc[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 29 Combining Recorded T r acks (Combine Function) Use the Combine Function to combine tracks on a recorded MD. The two tracks to be combined need not to be consecutive and the latter track to be combined can be the track which comes before the former one in the track number order. This function is useful for combining several s[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 30 Moving Recorded T r acks (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 12 3 4 AB CD AB C D MENU/NO YES AMS ?1 / u § § 0) ≠ ?[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 31 5 Press AMS or YES. “Complete!!” appears for a few seconds and the moved track begins playing back. To cancel the Move Function Press MENU/NO or p . z You can undo the Move Function Use the Undo Function immediately after you moved the track (see page 35). Labeling Recordings (Name Function) You can create titles for you[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 32 5 Press AMS or YES. A flashing cursor appears in the display. 18 68m40s 6 Press TIME/CHAR to select the character type as follows: To select Press TIME/CHAR repeatedly until Uppercase letters “A” appears in the display Lowercase letters “a” appears in the display Numbers “0” appears in the display Symbols “!”[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 33 Copying a track or disc title within an MD (Name Copy Function) You can copy a track or disc title to use it as a title of another track or the disc title within a disc. Note that you can do this operation by using the controls on the deck only. 1 Press MENU/NO to display “Edit Menu.” 2 Turn AMS to select “Name ?,” t[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 34 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. To enter a space Press ) while the cursor is flashing. 5 Press NAME again. This complet[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 35 Undoing the Last Edit (Undo Function) You can use the Undo Function to cancel the last edit and restore the contents of the MD to the condition that existed before editing was done. Note, however, that you cannot undo an edit if you do any of the following after the edit: • Press the REC r button on the deck. • Press the[...]

Additional Information 36 System Limitations The recording system in your deck is radically different from those used in cassette and DAT decks and is characterized by the limitations described below. Note, however, that these limitations are due to the inherent nature of the MD recording system itself and not to mechanical causes. “Disc Full!!?[...]

Additional Information 37 “TOC Reading” appears for a long time If the inserted recordable MD is brand new, “TOC Reading” appears in the display longer than for MDs that have been used. Limitations when recording over an existing track • The correct remaining recording time may not be displayed. • You may find it impossible to record ov[...]

Additional Information 38 Specifications CD player section System Compact Disc digital audio system 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. Frequ[...]

Additional Information 39 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 40 Index A, B Adjusting output level 13 recording level 20 AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) 12 Audio connecting cord 4, 5, 39, 40 Auto cut 18 C CD inserting 6, 8 taking out 6, 9 text 8 Changing an existing title 34 display 10 order of programmed tracks 15 Checking remaining time 10, 11, 18 playing time 10, 11 total number of trac[...]

Additional Information 41 L Labeling an MD 31 a track 31 copying a title within an MD 33 with the remote 33 Locating a particular point in a track 12 a specific track 12 M, N MD inserting 7, 8 premastered 11, 36 recordable 8 taking out 7, 9 Moving 30 O Optical cable 4, 5, 39, 40 P, Q Pitch control 16 Playing CD 6 MD 7 normal play 6, 7 program play [...]

Additional Information 42 T able of Setup Menus You can make various settings on this deck by using Setup Menus. Operation related to each menu were explained in the previous sections. The table below outlines each menu, including the various parameters and initial settings. Note The menus you can use while the deck is stopped, playing or recording[...]

Additional Information 43 Self-Diagnosis Function The deck has a self-diagnosis display. This function shows a three-digit display (a combination of a letter and figures) and the corresponding message, so you can check the deck’s condition. If such a display appears, check the following table in order to resolve the problem. Should any problem pe[...]

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