Sony MZ-M10 manual

Printed in Malays ia © 2005 Sony Corporation 2-638-632- 11 (1) Operatin g Instructi ons MZ-M1 0 Recor der Operatio n ____ _______ Software Operatio n ____ _______ Por table MD Recor der “W ALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Cor poration to represent Headphone S tereo products. is a trademark of Sony Cor poration. This warranty is v alid[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock haza rd, do not expose the unit to r ain or moisture. T o pre vent f ire, do not cov er the ventil a tion o f the ap paratus wit h newspapers , tableclot hs, curta ins, etc. And d on’ t place ligh ted cand les on th e appa ratus. T o p re vent f ire or shoc k haza rd, do n ot place obje cts f ille d with liqu ids, such[...]

3 This equ ipme nt has been test ed and foun d to comply with the limi ts for a Cla ss B digit al de vice, pu rsua nt t o P art 1 5 of the FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide reasonabl e protect ion against harmful interfe rence in a resident ial installati on. This eq uipment generat es, uses, and can ra diate rad io frequ ency energy[...]

4 Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable i n the E uropean Union and other E uropean countries with separate collection s ystems) This sy mbol on th e product or on its packag ing indicate s that this p roduct s hall not be treated as househ old waste . Inst ead it sh all be ha nded over to t he app licable collectio n po[...]

5 • Soni cSt age a nd the So nicS tage log o ar e tradem arks or regi stere d tradema rks of Sony Corpor ation. • MD Sim ple Bu rner, O penMG , “ Magic Gate ” , “ Magic Gate Memor y St ick ” , “ Memory Stic k ” , Hi-MD, Net MD, A TRAC, A TRA C3, A TRAC3plus and their log os are tr adema rks of Sony Corporation. • Micr osof t, W in[...]

6 T able of contents About availa ble functio ns and supplie d manuals .... ....... ........... ........ ........ ........... ........ .. 10 Recorder Operation Looking at contro ls ..... ........... ............... ............ .. 14 Getting started ............ ....... ........ ........... .............. 17 Recordin g a disc right away! ..... ....[...]

7 Editing recorde d tracks ...... ............ ............... ..... 46 Before edit ing .......... .................. ................... .................. .................. ...........46 Adding title s (Title Input) ......... ................... .................. .............. ........... ....46 Assigning tracks or group s as a new group (Grou[...]

8 Software Operation What you can do with Sonic Stage/ MD Simp le Burner ... ........... ................... ................... .......... 86 Installing .. ................... ................... ............... ...... 88 Providin g the r equired s ystem en vironmen t ......... ........... ............... ........... . 8 8 Installing the soft ware[...]

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10 About available f unctions and supplied manuals This se ction explai ns the fun ctions of this port able Min iDisc re corder and the m anuals t hat have been suppl ied wit h it. Please refer to th e manual that appl ies to each use of the record er . The “Wha t you can do with the Hi -MD Walkman” flyer This flyer e xplains the major fe ature[...]

11 Software Operation (pages 86 to 112) This sectio n expl ains the installati on and bas ic operatio ns of the s upplied So nicStage/MD Simple Bu rner so ftware . SonicStage Help This is an onl ine help tha t you can vi ew on your compu ter scre en. Online help ex plains t he det ailed ope ratio ns and inform ation about So nicSta ge soft ware. Y [...]

12 Checking the supplied accessor ies Optic a l ca ble (e xcept for the Nor th Am eric an and Me xican m odel s) (1) Clamp f ilters (small-s ize) • for the North Americ an mode l (1) • for th e Europea n, Austr alian, Ho ng Kong and Korean m odels (2) CD-R OM (SonicStag e/MD Simpl e Burner /Hi-MD W A V Importer fo r Mac) ( 1 )* Carr ying po uch[...]

13 Recor der Operati on How t o use the s uppl ied clamp fi lters When using the re corder co nnected to th e comp uter, make sure to attac h the c lamp filter s in the way de scribed. (Y o u must attach a clamp f ilter to comply with th e applicab le EMC standards.) It is unnecessa ry to att ach the c lamp f ilters if you u se the unit without con[...]

14 Looking at contr ols The recor der A MIC (PLUG IN PO WER) jack 1) B LINE IN (OPT) jack C HOLD switch Slide the switch in the direction of the arro w to disa ble the b uttons on the record er . T o pre vent t he but tons fro m bein g acci dent all y operat ed when you carry the recorde r , use this functio n. D Display windo w E OPEN switch F Jog[...]

15 The display window of t he recor der A Opera ting cond ition in dication display area Displa ys the indi cation s of each operat ing condit ion. x : stop N : play X : paus e m : fast rewind M : fast fo rward . , > : A MS B Selecte d operatin g condition display area Displays the reco rding mode, play mode, or selected men u item, etc . C SYNC[...]

16 The earphones with a r emote control (e xcept for the Nor th American model) A VOL (volume) +, – cont rol B HOLD switch Slide the switch in the direction of the arro w to disa ble the b uttons on the remote contr ol. T o prev ent the b uttons from being acci dentall y operated when you carry the reco rder, use t his funct ion. C Clip D (gro up[...]

17 Getting started Charge the rechar geable battery befor e using. 1 Insert the r echargeable batt ery . 2 Charging the rechar geable batter y . 1 Conne ct the AC power a daptor t o DC IN 3V on the rec order and the AC power adapto r to a wall outlet. 2 Press x • CANCEL/ CHG. “Charging ” appears in the di splay , and char ging starts . When c[...]

18 z • If th e display disappea rs after a short ti me, the rechar geable b attery i s suf ficientl y charg ed. • If the rec hargeabl e battery is complete ly drained at th e start o f char ging, it wil l ta ke about 2. 5 hours for the recha rgeable battery become suff icientl y charged. The charging time may vary , de pending on the cond ition[...]

19 4 Unlock the control. Slide HOLD to the opposite dire ction of the arro w ( . ) on th e reco rder o r the remote contr ol to unlock t he control s. For models sup plied with the AC plug adaptor If the AC power ada ptor do es no t fit the w all outlet, u se the A C plug adaptor . • When th e rechar geable batt ery is b eing charged, the c hargi[...]

20 When pl ayi ng contin uously i n Hi-MD mod e (Unit: approx.hours)( JEIT A) When pl ayi ng cont inu ousl y in MD mode (Unit: approx.hours)( JEIT A) • Stop the recorder before rep lacing the batte ry . • When using a 1 GB Hi-M D disc, th e continuo us recordi ng time may b e shortened if you r epeatedly make short reco rdings. Battery life Whe[...]

21 Recording a disc right away! This sectio n explains t he basic pro cedure fo r making digital recordings using an optical cable connected to a C D player , Digital TV or othe r digital equipment. Mak e sure to use the optical c able. Record ing cannot be done in MD mode when you record direct ly with this recor der without using a Windo ws compu[...]

22 2 Insert a recor dable di sc. 1 Slide OPE N to open the l id. 2 Insert a di sc with the labe l side facing front, and press the lid dow n to close . 3 Confirm the operation mode. This re corder has two opera tion mo des, “H i-MD mod e” and “MD mod e”. The op eration mode is a utomaticall y recogniz ed whene ver the disc is inse rted. Aft[...]

23 4 Recor d a disc. 1 Sele ct and paus e the sound so urce to be record ed. 2 Make sur e that t he x indicat ion appears in the display window. 3 While the recorder is stopped, pres s the j og dial ( N / ENT) while pre ssing REC(+ N )/T MARK. “REC ” lights up a nd recordi ng starts. 4 Play th e sourc e you want to reco rd. If you insert a prev[...]

24 • When yo u record on a 1GB Hi-MD disc, connect t he A C power ad aptor to th e recorder , charg e the rechar geable battery full y (battery level indication shows ), or use a new alkaline dry battery (batte ry lev el indicat ion shows ). Whe n you attemp t to start recording on a 1GB Hi-MD dis c, “NO T ENOUGH POWER T O REC” ma y appear an[...]

25 Playing a disc ri ght away! 1 Insert a recor ded disc. 1 Slide O PEN to open the li d. 2 Inser t a di sc with t he la bel side f aci ng front, and pre ss the lid d own to close. 2 Play a disc. 1 Pres s the jog dial ( N /EN T) o n the recorde r . Pre ss NX on the remot e control. 2 Press VO L + or – to adjust the volume on the rec order . T urn[...]

26 The playback sound may skip if: • the record er is subject to st rong, repea t ed shocks. • a dirt y or scra tche d disc is pl aye d. When using a disc in Hi -MD mode, sou nd may drop out for a maxim um of about 12 seconds . T o Operation on the recorder Op eration on the remote control Stop Press x . Press x . Pause Press X . Press X ag ain[...]

27 Using me nus How to use the menu items The r ecorde r has many me nus with useful f unction s for reco rding, playbac k, editi ng, etc. T o set the menu it ems, do th e follo wing pro cedure. If you a re doing a men u operat ion for t he first time after pu rcha sing the re cord er , “Men u Mode ” appea rs in the dis play . Before the m enu [...]

28 List of menus The follo wing table sho ws the menu items th at you can select. Me nu items c an be set wit h the reco rder only . Items l isted under “M enu 1” are the select able item s whic h appea r when y ou enter th e menu, and item s listed u nder “M enu 2” are the select able item s which appear w hen you select a n item in Menu 1[...]

29 REC Settin gs R EC Mode Selects the reco rding mode ( PCM, Hi- SP or Hi-LP). page 34 REC Level* Manually a djusts the reco rding level. page 35 MIC AGC* Sets th e microphon e recordin g level adjustmen t mode . page 33 MIC Sens* Sets the microp hone sens iti vity to suit the source sound. page 32 T ime Mark* Adds track marks aut omatic ally in a[...]

30 V a rious ways of r ecor ding Before r ecording About the operation m ode This reco rder has two opera tion m odes , “Hi-M D mode” a nd “MD mode”. The operation mode is automat ically recogn ized w henever the dis c is insert ed. After y ou inser t a disc, ch eck the oper atio n mode on the disp lay windo w of the reco rder . Y ou can re[...]

31 Viewing various information Y ou can check the remaining time, track number , et c. when re cordin g or duri ng stop. 1 Enter the men u and sel ect “Dis play”. 2 T urn t he jog dial to select the info rmatio n you wan t, and the n press the jog dial to ent er the se lection. Each turn sel ects the menu item as follo w s: While the recorder i[...]

32 While recording • When a dis c used i n Hi-MD mo de is i nserted in the r ecorder , the free sp ace will sho w as “2.0M B” when the remaining record ing time becomes “– 00:00”. Thi s is a system limita tion, “2.0M B” being the cap acity of the reserve dom ain. • Depending on th e group settin gs, the operati ng conditio ns, and[...]

33 2 Turn the jog dia l to selec t “Sens Hig h” or “Sen s Low”, and then press the jog dial to ent er the se lection. Sen s High: W hen re cordin g a soft sound or a sound with a nor mal volume. Sens Low: When reco rdin g with a loud o r close-r ange soun ds, such as thos e during an oral re cordin g or a music co ncer t. When recordin g wi[...]

34 Recording f rom a TV or radio (Analog Recording) This se ction explains how to record fro m equipm ent with analog ou tput, suc h as a casset te reco rder, radi o, or TV . 1 Make co nnec tion s. Use t he ap pro priat e connec ting cor d to suit th e source equipment. For detail s, see “O ptional a ccessori e s” (page 6 8). 2 Press the jog di[...]

35 z Audio com ponents that sup port the line arPCM, Hi-SP and Hi-LP mode are indicat ed b y the or logo mark. • It is rec ommended tha t you use t he A C power adaptor for long reco rdings. • It is rec ommended that you use the recor der to edit (dividing or co mbining) long tracks recorded in linea rPCM. Tr ansferrin g such tracks an d editin[...]

36 Adding track marks while recor ding Y ou ca n add tra ck mark s (track nu mber) while reco rding to di vide the material i n to separate p arts, tha t allo w you to go to speci fic track quickl y and easi ly . Whil e the rec order is record ing, pre ss REC(+ N )/T MARK at the point you want to add a track mar k. Use this f eature to add track ma[...]

37 Recording without creating a new gr oup The re corder is fa ctor y se t to auto mati cally crea te a n e w grou p for each recor ding. T o r ecord w ithout creating a ne w grou p, set t he recor der as follo ws. While the reco rder i s st opped , ent er the menu and select “R EC Settings ” - “Grou p REC” - “Off”. What is the group fu[...]

38 T o start/stop recording in sync with the sound source (Synchro- recor ding) When m aki ng a di gital re cor ding (e.g ., from a CD), this fun ction automatic ally star ts and stop s the r ecorder in synchr onizati on with the s ound sour ce. This elim inates the need for separate operat ion of the r ecorde r and the soun d source . Whil e the r[...]

39 V a rious w ays of playback Viewing various information Y ou can chec k the tr ack n ame, di sc name, etc. d uring playba ck. 1 Enter the men u and sel ect “Dis play”. 2 T urn t he jog dial to select the info rmatio n you wan t, and the n press the jog dial to ent er the se lection. Eac h turn sele cts t he dis pla y as follo w s. “Lap T i[...]

40 Selecting the pl ay mode Y ou ca n listen to tracks in v ariou s play mode s. Th e pl ay mo de can c onsi st of a combi nation of Main play mo de, Su b play mode a nd Repeat pl ay . • Main play mode : select s the play back unit, su ch as tra cks or group s • Sub p lay mode: selects t he type of play • Repeat play: selec ts Repeat play Sel[...]

41 Listening t o tracks by a specific ar tist (Artist Play) (in Hi-MD mode o nly) If the track data inclu des the artist name, you can li sten to t racks by a s pecif ic artis t only . 1 Do st ep 1 and se lect “Ar tist Pla y” in step 2 of “P laying tracks in Ma in play mode” ( page 40). A list of the artists on the dis c appear s in alph ab[...]

42 2 T urn the jog dial to selec t a track, and then press the jog dia l to en ter the select ion. T o erase bookmarks Whil e playing t he track for whi ch you want to era se the bookm ark, pre ss the jog dial for 2 second s or more. By specify ing Sub pla y modes , you can listen to tracks s e lected i n Main pl ay mode in v arious ways . For exa [...]

43 T o cancel Repe at Play Sele ct “Of f” in step 2. Searching f or a track (Search) Y ou can ea sily se arch for a tra ck by track name, group na me, a rtist na me, or a lb um name. 1 Pres s SEARC H. 2 T urn t he jog dial to select the item you w ant to u se for sear chin g, an d then p ress the jo g dial to en ter . 3 If you sel ect “b y Tr[...]

44 • After st ep 4, Bo okmark pl ay is ca nceled . • After st ep 4, A-B R epeat p lay is cancel ed. • During a se arch, u nlabele d tracks appear at the end of each list . • During a search , ungrouped tracks are placed togeth er as “Group - -” and appear at the end of the list of groups. • Dur ing a search , tracks w ithout ar tist n[...]

45 T o cance l the s etting Select “Norma l” in st ep 1. T o modify and store the sound (For mo dels excep t European models ) Y ou can modi fy the so und and st ore the results in “Custom 1” and “Cust om 2”. 1 Do st eps 1 and s elect “C ustom 1” or “Cu stom 2” in s tep 2 of “Selec ting the so und qual ity (6-Ba nd Equalize r)[...]

46 Editing r ecord ed tracks Before edi ting • When you edit the co ntents of a 1GB Hi-MD disc, connect th e A C power adap tor to the recorder , charg e the rechar geable battery fully (bat tery level indic ation sh o ws ), or use a new alkaline dry battery (b attery lev e l indicati on shows ). When you atte mpt to edit on a 1GB Hi-MD disc, “[...]

47 About t he character palette Duri ng oper ations on t he recor der , char acte rs can be s elec ted f rom t he character p alette in the disp lay windo w . The characte r palette has the follo w ing conf igurat ion. Sinc e onl y a pa rt of t he cha racte r palett e is visib le on the displ ay , use th e contro ls or button s to move the cu rsor [...]

48 3 T urn the jog dial downwar d. The cursor sh ifts from th e letter input area to the char acter pa lette. 4 Select a lette r and press the jo g dial to ente r . The selected l etter appears in the letter input are a and the cursor moves to the ne xt inp ut position . The button s used for ch aracter i nput and their f u nctions are liste d belo[...]

49 Assigning tracks or groups as a new group (Group Set) W ith this fun ction , you can assig n exi sti ng tra cks or group s to a new gr oup, and al so you ca n assi gn a trac k that curre ntly belo ngs to no g roup to an exi sti ng gr oup. Y ou can create a maximu m of 255 groups on a dis c used in Hi- MD mode and 99 grou ps on a disc us ed in MD[...]

50 3 T urn the jog d ial to s elec t th e nu mb er of the desire d last t rack, and the n pres s th e jog dia l to e nter . This sele cts the la st tr ack of the n ew grou p and t he group c an be labe led. If the disc c ontains gr oups, on ly the last trac k nu mber of ea ch g rou p is disp laye d. 4 Label a group (see “ Add ing titles (T itle I[...]

51 If the se lect ed tr ack is no t in th e group, the name of the currently sele cted trac k appears with “ B ” in the displ ay . 2 If you ar e moving a trac k from insi de a group to outsid e the group, or if there is n o group on a disc, skip th is step. If you are moving a tr ack to a dif ferent grou p, t urn t he jog di al to select the de[...]

52 Erasing tracks and the entir e disc (Erase) Note that on ce a recorded item has been erased, it cann ot be recovered. Make sure t o confirm the con tents of the selected item before erasing i t. When er asing track s that have been transferred from the Windows com puter When yo u try to eras e track s that have been transf erred from the Wi ndow[...]

53 1 Play t he disc you w ant to eras e to check t he cont en ts. 2 Pres s x . 3 Enter the me nu to sel ect “Edit” - “Erase ” - “All T r Erase” . “ALL T RA CKS WILL B E ERA SED” appe ars in the d isplay . 4 T urn the jog dial to select “ OK”, and then p ress the jo g dial to er ase the whole disc. “SYST EM FI LE WRI T IN G” [...]

54 T o add track ma rks while recording (except while synchro-recording) Press T M ARK on t he recor der at the point you wa nt to add a track mar k. Y ou ca n use the “T ime Ma rk” setti ng to add track mar ks automatica lly at specif ied interv als (except wh ile digita l recordi ng) (page 3 6). Combining tracks (Combine) When yo u reco rd wi[...]

55 For matting the disc (Format) When u sing a di sc in Hi-M D mode , you can us e the F ormat fun ction to r esto re a disc to th e conditio n it was in at the time of pu rchase . Y ou can use this functi on only when using a disc in Hi-M D mode. • By formattin g a disc, all data (including non- audio data) will be erased. If you th ink a disc c[...]

56 Other op eratio ns Changing the displayed menu items (Menu Mode) Y ou can specif y the display of all items in the m enu ( Advanced m ode) or onl y basic items (Simp le mode). Refer to “List of me nus” (p age 2 8) to check the menu items that cannot be display ed. 1 Enter the menu and select “Option ” - “Menu Mode ”. 2 T urn the jo g[...]

57 Storing the setti ngs for individual discs (Disc Memor y) The re corder is fa ctor y se t to automatically store settings for ea ch disc. The re corder aut omatical ly st ores the setting s for a disc and r etrie ves them when ever the disc is inserted . The f ollowing se tting can be stored : • Bookmark • “Custom 1” a nd “Custom 2” [...]

58 Selecting the di sc mode (Disc Mode) Whe n you inse rt a 60/74/ 80-m inute standa rd disc (blank) in to the re corder, you can u se this function to speci fy use of the disc in Hi-MD mode or MD mode. When recordi ng on this r ecorder with out using a computer , set “Disc Mode” to “H i-MD ”. Re cor ding is no t po ssib le if “Disc M ode[...]

59 Changing the operational dir ection of the display Wh en you tu rn the jog dial downwar d, the display s crolls do wnward. This is the factor y setting . Y ou can c hange the factory setting to scroll in the opposi te dire ction . 1 Enter the me nu and sele ct “Opti on” - “Jog D ial”. 2 Turn the jog dia l to selec t “Reverse”, and th[...]

60 Usin g the recorder with a com puter What you can do through connection with a computer T o use the r ecorder connect ed to a computer , you must insta ll the s oftware from the supplied CD-R OM. For details on the i nstallatio n procedure , refer to the “S oftware Op eration” (page 86) sectio n (if you are using Windows) or the “H i- MD W[...]

61 Connecting the recor der to your computer When y ou con nect the s upplie d USB ca ble direc tly to the U SB co nnecting j ack on t he rec order, power (bus power) is su pplied from the USB port of the computer . T his allo ws the recorder to be used with out po w er being supplied from t he batte ry . When using Windows ME or W i ndows 98SE •[...]

62 4 Unplug the USB cabl e from th e computer or re mov e the disc from the record er . • If you use the rec order connecte d to the comput er , it is recommended tha t you insert a fully ch arge d recha rgeab le ba ttery as a precaution a gainst powe r fail ures, disconn ection of t he USB c able or o ther unforeseen occurren ces. W e do not ass[...]

63 Viewing non-audio data stored on the disc in the display window of the recor der (File List) When u sing a di sc in Hi-M D mode , you can view no n-audio da ta stored on the disc in th e di spla y wi ndo w of the recor der . The name an d size of f iles ar e disp laye d. • Up to 16 levels of direc tories ca n be viewed. • Up to 512 f iles or[...]

64 The storage spa ce for each disc (format ted with the recorder/the Soni cStage sof twa r e) Disc type T otal size Disc management space 1)2) 1) This is space t hat is used for managing the fil es on the disc. 2) The size of the disc management spac e changes acco rding to the operating conditions of your computer and other fa ctors. Therefore, t[...]

65 Addit ional information Precautions On safety Do not put any foreign ob jects in th e DC IN 3V jack. On po wer sources • Use house curre nt, nickel metal hydr ide rechar geable b attery , or LR6 (size AA) battery . • For use in your house : Use the AC po wer adaptor supp lied with this recorder . Do not use any othe r AC po wer adapt or sinc[...]

66 • Bec ause of the ba ttery’ s charac teris tics, the capacity of th e rechar geable bat tery ma y be smalle r than norma l when it i s us ed for the first time or after a lon g period of disuse. In this cas e, char ge and di schar ge th e batt ery several times. The norma l battery lif e will be restor ed. • If the c apacity of the r echar[...]

67 Specifications Audio pla ying system MiniDis c digital audi o system Systems Mini Disc system , H i-M D sy stem Laser diode properties Emis sion du ration: co ntinuous Laser output: l ess than 44.6 µW (This outpu t is the va lue measur ed at a distance of 200 mm f rom the le ns surface on the optica l pick-up blo ck with 7 mm apertur e.) Record[...]

68 Option al acces sories Optica l Cable POC-15B, PO C-15AB Li ne Ca ble RK-G129, R K-G136 MDR-ser ies Stereo Headphon es/earphone s* SRS-seri es Acti ve Speak ers Recorda ble MDs MDW -se ries Recordab le Hi-MD disc HMD1G Nickel metal hydr ide rechargeab le battery NH-10WM Y our dealer may not handl e some of th e abo ve listed accessor ies. Pl eas[...]

69 T rou bleshooting and explanat ions T roubleshooti ng If a pr oblem occurs d urin g reco rder o peratio n, foll ow the st eps describe d below be fore consulting th e nearest S ony d ealer . If an y messages ap pear , it is recommend ed to take note s. 1 Check to see if the problem is li sted in, “T roubleshooting ” (page 69 ). Che ck “Mes[...]

70 While r ecording Symptom Cause/Remedy “NO T ENOUGH PO WER TO REC” appears an d recor ding cannot be done on a 1GB Hi -MD disc. • Recording is not possible whe n using a 1G B Hi-MD disc e ven when the batt ery lev el i ndicatio n sho ws enough po w er r emaining while t he recorde r is stopped or pl aying. T his is becau se of a mech anism [...]

71 The l id doe s not op en after recor ding. • The lid does not open until “SYSTEM FILE WRITING ” disappea rs in the d isplay . “TRA CK FULL” appear s even bef ore the disc has reach ed the maximu m record ing time an d the record ing cannot be do ne. • This is due t o the Mini Disc system lim itation. Wh en 2,047 t racks (on a disc us[...]

72 Playback sound skip s. • The record er is placed where it receives continuo us vibrat ion. , Put the r ecorder on a stable pl ace. • A very short track may cause sound to skip. , T ry not to create a short tr ack. Momen tar y nois e is heard. • Due to the spec ial digital audi o compression te chnology used in LP4 mode , momentary noise ma[...]

73 While editing Symptom Cause/Remedy “NO T ENOUGH POWER T O EDIT” appear s and edit ing cannot be done on a 1GB Hi-MD disc. • Editing is not possible wh en using a 1GB Hi-MD disc even when the battery le ve l indi cation sh ow s enoug h po wer rem aining wh ile th e record er is stopped or playing. Th is is because of a m echanism th at disa[...]

74 A new grou p canno t be creat ed. • This is due to the Mini Disc system limitations (in MD mo de only). Group i nformat ion has been wri tten to th e area wher e the disc name is sto red. The dis c name and t rack names are re corded in t he sa me area, which can s tore a max imum of appr oximat ely 1,70 0 cha ract ers. If the to tal num ber e[...]

75 The playi ng time of a tran sferr ed tra ck is different f rom the time th at appea rs on your co mputer monitor . This is d ue to a cal culati on discr epanc y between the record er a nd th e compute r . Y ou can not transfer tracks that will f ill up the remai ning recordi ng time on the disc. • The minimu m record able t ime on a d isc is n[...]

76 The reco rder doe s not work o r works poorly . • The li d is not f irmly closed. , Clo se th e lid unt il it cl icks . Then slide OPEN to ope n the li d. • Moisture has co ndensed inside the recorder (for example, w hen the recorde r has been brou ght in from a col d place to a warm place). , T ake the disc out a nd lea ve th e re corde r i[...]

77 Messages If the following mes sages a ppear in the displa y wind o w on th e record er , check the chart belo w . Message Meaning/Remedy A VLS NO VO L U M E OPERA TION • A VLS is se t to “On ” and so the v olume canno t rise higher . , Set A VL S to “Off” (page 56). BLANKDISC • A disc wi th no r ecordin g on it is insert ed. BUSY W A[...]

78 D A T A SA V E • The re corde r is wr iting inform ati on to the syste m file, s uch as th e reco rde d data or ed iting inf ormati on. , W ait u ntil t he messag e disapp ears f rom the display . DC IN TOO HIGH • V olt age of the power supply is too hi gh (The supplied AC power adap tor is not us ed). , Use t he supplie d AC power adap tor [...]

79 NO DIGIT AL COPY • Y ou tried to make a copy from a di sc that is prote cted by the Serial Co py Managem ent System. Y ou cannot make co pies from a digi tally connec ted sour ce wh ich wa s its elf re corde d using digital conn ection. , Use an alog conne ction instead (page 34) . NO DISC • Y ou tried to play or record wit h no disc in the [...]

80 READ ER ROR • The reco rder canno t read the disc info rmatio n correc tly . , Reinsert the disc. REC ERROR • Re cording was not correctly don e. , Plac e the reco rder at a pl ace wi th no vib rations and record again. • The disc is soiled wi th an oil film or finger prints, is scrat ched, or is not a standard disc. , T ry record ing agai[...]

81 Explanations About Hi-MD “Hi-MD” is a ne w MiniDis c format. Incorpo rating the new A TRAC3plus audio compressio n technology, Hi-MD is a new recording format that delivers longer recordin g times than ordina ry MDs. Hi-MD disc s can also be used as a compu ter storage medium for non-aud io data s uch as text and i mages. This recorder s upp[...]

82 Abo ut “Syste m File ” The syst em fi le is sp ace on the dis c that is used to store i nformat ion oth er than au dio f i les; for inst ance, trac k numb ers. If the MiniDisc were a book, the system file would correspo nd with the index or table of co ntents. The reco rder re writes the sys tem f ile whenev er an operati on suc h as reco rd[...]

83 When using a di sc in MD mode Y ou cannot record in MD mode on this rec order . About recordable audi o form ats The audio formats that ca n be re corded on this re corder var y accor ding to the dis c type a nd record ing method . Check the foll owing table for detai ls. When transferring from the Windows computer Recording time 1)2) 1) Approxi[...]

84 Note on digital recording This rec order uses the Se rial Copy Ma nagement System, w hich al lows only first-genera tion digi tal copies to be made from prema stered software. Y ou can only make cop ies from a home- recorded disc by using the anal og (line out) connec tions. Restrictions on the editing of tracks transferred from your Windows com[...]

85 Differ ence betw een digital (optical) and analog (line) input s The input j ack of this recorder w orks a s both digi tal and ana log input j acks. Connect th e recor der to a CD player or a cass ette reco rder using eith er digita l (optica l) inpu t or analog (lin e) input. T o record , see “Reco rdin g a disc right away!” (page 21 ) to r[...]

86 What you can do with SonicStage/ MD Sim ple Bur ner Refer to th e suppli ed “Hi-MD W A V Importer fo r Mac” op erating in struct ions for d etails on operat ions of the Hi-M D W A V Imp orter sof tware. Sonic Stage allo ws you to imp ort aud io dat a to your comput er from music so urce s such as audio CD s and th e Interne t, and then trans[...]

87 Software Opera tion Basic operational flow using an MD W alkman Providing the r equired system environm ent (page 88) Installing the softwar e onto your computer (page 89) SonicStage MD Simple Burner Importing audio data to your computer (page 91) Connecting an MD walkman to your computer (see page 61 on “Recor der Operation”) T ransferring [...]

88 Installi ng Providi ng the requir ed system environment The fo llowing syste m environment is required in order to use the S onicStag e V er . 3.1/M D Simple Burner V e r . 2.0 s oftware f or the MD W alkman. This software is not suppor ted by the following envi ronments: • OSs other th an those indicated above • Persona lly construct ed PCs[...]

89 Installing t he software onto your computer Before installing the software • Make sure to clos e all Windows softwa re progr ams. Esp ecial ly , make su re to close any virus- chec k soft ware, a s such so ftware usual ly de mands a la rge amou nt of syst em reso urces. • When you use the MD W alkman, make sure to i nstall t he softw are wit[...]

90 4 Click [Install SonicStage and MD Simple Burner] and then follow th e displayed instructions. Read the ins tructions c arefully . Depe nding on y our region, the buttons oth er than [In stall Son icStage an d MD Sim ple Burner] may d iff er from those in the illust ration abov e. The ins tallation may take 20 to 30 minute s, depen ding on your [...]

91 Using Son icSta ge Importing audio data This s ection expla ins how to reco rd and st ore audio da ta from an audio CD to My Libr ary of Soni cStage on t he hard dis k drive of your comp uter . Y ou can also assign cover art for imported al bums. Y ou ca n reco rd or impo rt mus ic from ot her s ourc es s uch as the Inter net and your comp uter [...]

92 3 Point to [ Music Source] on the upper-left side of the screen and click [Impor t a CD]. The sc reen swi tches to the “Mu sic Source ” (Impo rting CD) scre en and all the tracks on the au dio CD are list ed. 4 If necessary , click to uncheck tracks you do not want to record. If you un checked a bo x by mistake, click it agai n to restor e t[...]

93 T ransferring audio data fr om your computer to the MD W alk man Audio d ata stor ed in My Library o f Sonic Stage ca n be trans ferred to your MD W alkman a n infi nite number of times. 1 Insert a disc into the MD W alkman and connect the MD W alkman to your comp uter . Use the supplied USB cable for the MD W alkman to connect the MD W alkman t[...]

94 4 If necessary , change the transfer mod e. As the def ault setting, t racks in the Op enMG (PCM/A TR A C3/A TRA C3plus) forma t will be t ransferr ed in the same format and bit rate (n ormal tran sfer). If the de vice co nnecte d to the co mputer d oes not s upport the above format, the forma t and bit rate will be con verted t o those of th e [...]

95 T ransferring back audio data fr om the MD W alkman to your computer Audi o data that has been transfer red from your co mpute r and store d on the M D can be transf erred ba ck to My Lib rary of So nicStage on your com puter . 1 Insert a disc into the MD W alkman and connect the MD W alkman to your comp uter . Use the supplied USB cable for the[...]

96 4 Click in the middle of the screen. The tra nsferri ng of the tra cks sel ected in st ep 3 starts . T o stop transfer ring Click . T o impor t cover art set usin g a camera-equipped Hi -MD W alkman to My Library If you are using a camera-equip ped Hi-MD W alk man in Hi -MD mode, you c an modify the cover art for any group transfer red from My L[...]

97 3 Click the tracks you want to transfer in the Hi-MD list on the right side of the screen. T o transf er more tha n one trac k, hold do wn the [Ctrl] k ey while selectin g the track s. T o trans fer all tracks of the group , click th e group. 4 Click in the middle of the screen. The “I mport” dia log bo x appear s. 5 Click [Y es]. The import[...]

98 Writi ng audio data to a CD-R/CD-R W disc Y ou ca n write track s in My Libr ary of Son icStage t o a CD-R/CD -R W disc. Anal og tracks record ed on a Hi- MD device an d impor ted to My Library c an be w ritten to and enj oyed on a CD-R /CD-R W . The num ber of times data c an be written may be limit ed due to copyrig ht restric tions. 1 Point t[...]

99 4 Click in the middle of the screen. The se lected al bums o r trac ks a ppear on the r ight side of th e sc reen ( the CD-R/C D- R W) as a tentati ve list of items to be writ ten. 5 Click in the right of the screen. The “Writing Se ttings” dialog bo x appear s allowing you to set optio ns for writ ing. 6 Click [OK]. Writi ng t o th e dis c [...]

100 Using SonicStage Help SonicS tage Hel p provides fur ther deta ils on how to use So nicStage . SonicS tage Help allo w s you t o search easily fo r informat ion from a list of operations , such as “ Importing Tracks” or “Transfe rring T racks ”, or from large lis t of keywords, or by typing in w ords th at migh t lead you to the appropr[...]

101 1 Double click [Ov ervie w] in the left-side frame. 2 Click [About Th is Help File]. The ex planat ion will appear in the rig ht-sid e frame. 3 Read the text. Scroll th e displa y if nec essary . Click u nderlined words to jump to their expl anations. 1 Click [Search] to o pen the “Search” wind o w . 2 T ype in th e wor ds. 3 Cli ck [Lis t [...]

102 Referring to Soni cStage Help Click [C ontents ] on the left side of the Help wi ndow to view a list of ite ms for eac h operation. Click on an y items for detail s. Importing audio data to the computer T o SonicStage Help Impor t audi o data fr om the Intern et [Impo rting T racks] – [P urchas ing Tr acks fr om a Musi c Serv ice Si te] Impor[...]

103 W e reco mme nd that you back up your m usic d ata as a pr ecauti on again st hard di sk cras hes or co mpute r re plac ement . Back ing up audio data T o SonicStage Help Back up audio data in My Libr ary [Bac king Up My Libr ary] – [B acking Up Data to a Disk] Look up about Soni cStage backup [Bac king Up My Libr ary] – [F AQ-About Sonic S[...]

104 Using M D Simple Bur ner Before usi ng MD Simple Burner MD Simple Burner allo ws you to record music track s from an audio CD in the CD d ri ve of your com puter to the MD W alkm an. There are t wo ways to r ecord fr om an audio CD. • Simple mo de (page 105) Y ou can use MD W alkman op erations to record a n entire CD or only t he fir st trac[...]

105 Recording using MD W alkman op erations (Simp le mode) 1 Insert a recordable disc into the MD W alkman and then connect the MD W alkman to the computer . For deta ils about conn ecti ons, see pag e 61 on “Rec order Ope rati on” s ection. Do no t disconne ct the powe r source or the USB ca ble befo re the t ransfer ha s completed. 2 Insert t[...]

106 Recording by computer operations ( Standar d mode) T o sta rt MD Simple Bu rner, clic k [Start] – [All Programs]* – [MD Simple Burne r] – [MD Simple Burn er]. ∗ [Progra ms] in the case of Windows 2000 Professional/Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edi tion z There are other ways to start up MD Si mple Bu rner as follo ws: •[...]

107 The wind ow for recording selected t racks fro m an au dio CD [Era se] Disc name (MD) T rac k infor mati on (CD) Album T itle Record ing mode drop down m enu [REC/ STOP] T rack in forma tion (MD ) Y ou can ch ange t he track name a n d tr ack number [Close] T o clos e the dis play as s hown on page 106 , click here . [New G roup] Remainin g tim[...]

108 Other infor mation Uninstalling SonicStage/MD Simple Burner T o unins tall SonicSta ge/MD Simple Bur ner, follo w the procedures b elow . 1 Click [Start]–[Control Panel]*. ∗ [Setting s]–[Control Panel] in the case of Windows 2000 Profe ssional/Windows Millenni um Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition 2 Double-clic k [Add/Remove Programs]. 3 C[...]

109 On copyright protection The OpenMG technology a llo ws you to enjoy dig ital music, while mai ntaining th e copyri ghts of its ho lders. Restrictions on audio c ontent Hig h-qualit y digital au dio cont ent is wi dely available thro ugh mus ic distr ibution serv ices on the I nterne t. T o protec t the copyright s of its hol ders from unaut hor[...]

110 T roubl eshooting Please refe r to the follo wing steps if you encounter a problem while using Sonic Stage/MD Simple Burner. 1 Check the symptoms in this “T roublesho oting” section. 2 Check th e symptom s in So nicStage Help when you use Son icSta ge. 3 If the probl em cannot be solved after che cking the ab ov e references, check the foll[...]

111 The software cannot be installed onto y our computer Problem Cause/Remedy The in stalla tion was no t succes sful. Y ou ar e using an OS that doe s not sup port this soft ware. t See page 88 fo r more detail s. All Windows applicat ions are not closed. t If you s tart the i nstalla tion whi le other pr ogram s are runni ng, a ma lfunction may o[...]

112 Using a MD Walkman connected to the c omputer Problem Cause/Rem edy Y our comput er do es not recogn ize the MD W alkman . The MD W a lkman is not f irmly connected wit h the suppl ied USB ca ble t o the comp uter . t Reconnect the MD W alkman to the computer fi rmly . t Rem ov e and re conne ct the M D W alkm an. If the computer s till does no[...]

113 Index A A-B Re peat 42 Access ories opti ona l 68 supplied 12 ATRAC 3pl us 81 AVLS 56 B Batt ery 17 , 18 Batt ery lif e 20 BEEP 56 Bookm ark 41 C CD drive 88 CDDB 88 , 105 CD- R/R W drive 88 CD-RO M 89 Chara cter p alett e 47 Chargi ng 17 Clamp f ilt er 13 Clea ning 66 Combin ing t racks 54 Comput er 60 Conn ecting 105 analog 34 comput er 61 di[...]

114 R Record ing analo g 34 digital 21 from micr ophone 32 level 33 , 35 recordi ng mode 34 Sync hro- recordin g 38 time 82 Record ing mode 105 Recording mode (Bit rat e) 92 S Simp le m ode 105 SonicStage 91 SonicStage Help 100 Start (s oftwar e) MD Si mple Burn er 106 SonicStage 91 Storag e space 64 System en vironment 88 System l imita tions 88 T[...]

115 This warr anty is v alid only in Canada.[...]