Sony MZ-N1 manual

3-234-039- 13 (1) Por table MiniDisc Recor der Oper ating I nstr ucti ons ©2002 Sony Corporation MZ-N1 “W ALKMAN” is a trademark of Sony Cor poration.[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock haza rd, do not expose the unit to ra in or moisture. T o pre vent f ire, do not cov er the ventil a tion of the ap paratus wit h news papers , table cloths , curtains, etc . And don’t plac e l ig ht ed candles on the appa ratus. T o p rev ent fi re or shock ha zard, do not place obje cts f illed with liquids, such as [...]

3 This equ ipment has bee n tested and foun d to comply with the limits for a Class B digit al de vice, p ursua nt to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide r easonable pr otection against harmful interfe rence in a resident ial installati o n . This equipment generates, uses, and can radiat e radio frequ ency energy and, [...]

4 • OpenMG an d its logo ar e trad emark s of Son y Corporat ion. • US and forei gn pa tents lic ence d from Dolby Labor atories . • All ot her trad emark s and regis tered trade marks are tra demar ks or regis tered trade marks of the ir resp ective hold ers. • ™ and ® mark s are omitt ed in this manu al. This operatin g instruct ions e[...]

5 Notice for users On the supplied sof tware • Copyright laws pr ohibit re produ cing the softwa re or t he m anua l acc ompanyi ng it in whole or in part, or renting the softw are without t h e permiss ion of the copyrigh t hol der . • In no event will SONY be liabl e for any fi n ancial damage , or loss of prof its, includi ng claims made by [...]

6 T able of co ntents Overview ........... ............... ........... ............... ..... 10 Looking at controls .. ................... ............... ..... 12 Getting started . ................... ............... ........... . 15 Reco rdin g an M D righ t aw ay! (S ynch ro- recordi ng) ...... ............... ........... ................ ......[...]

7 Various w ays of pl ayback ....... ............ ........... 40 Searching for a specific track or a position quickly (Quick Searc h) .... 40 Using t h e grou p function (Group Mode) ........... ............... ........... ........ 40 Listening to tracks using the group fu nction (Grou p Mode Pl a yback) .... ........... .................. ........[...]

8 Other ope ration ............ ............... ............ ........ 67 Using th e alarm (Melody Tim er) ........... ........... ............... ........... ..........67 Storing the settings fo r individ ual discs (Personal D isc Me mory) .......69 Erasing the disc infor mation ......... .............. ........... .................. ....... 69 Pro[...]

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10 Over view What you can do with your Net MD W alkman Y ou can eas ily transf er digital a udio files fr o m your c omputer to the MiniDisc us ing this produc t, and ca rry i t anywhere t o enjoy . 1 Store dig ital audio files on your computer *. 2 Transf er the files to the MiniDisc Walkman. 3 Listen to your MiniDisc Walkman. Audio CDs MP3, WA V [...]

11 Notes on use The r ecordi ng ma y not be co mplet ed pr operly or the recorde d data may be lo st if: — you take the disc out of the recorder , remove th e recorde r from the USB cradle, or unpl ug t he USB cable du ring read ing or wri ting of data. — the disc you used was subject ed to static electrici ty or elect r ical noise. Checking th[...]

12 Looking at controls The recor der A END SEARCH button B Display windo w C VOL U M E + / – buttons The VOLUM E + bu tton h as a ta ctile dot . D Battery compa rtment E T MARK b utton F HOLD switch (at the rear) G T erm inals for attach ing dry ba ttery case H DC IN 3V jack I USB cr adl e conn ecting j ack J Contr ol bar • Mov es the cursor in[...]

13 P MIC (PL UG IN PO WER) jack Ther e is a tac tile do t bes ide t he MIC (PLU G IN POWER ) jac k. Q REC (record) switch R i (head phon es/ear phone s)/LIN E OUT jack The display window of t he recor der A Char acter inf ormati on displa y Displa ys the di sc a nd t rack nam es, date, e rror m es sages, trac k num bers , etc. B Grou p indica tion [...]

14 The headphones/earphones with a r emote control A DISPLA Y button B PLA Y MODE button C RPT/E NT (rep eat/e nter ) but ton D SOUND button E X (pau se) butt on F Cli p G Contr ol ( . / N> ) N> : play , AMS, FF . : REW T urn or turn and h old to play , fast forw ard or re wind. Y ou c an qui ckly fast fo rward or rewin d w ith ou t lis ten i[...]

15 Getting star ted Charg e the rechar geable batte ry before usi ng. Even if the rechar geable battery is not cha rged, you can use the recorder as lo ng as the A C powe r adaptor is con nected. 1 Inser t the rechargeable batter y . e E Insert the rec harge able batter y minu s end fi rst. NH-14WM 1 2 4 3 Using the dry battery Attach th e d ry b a[...]

16 2 Char ging the rechargeable batter y . 1 Connect the AC power adapt or to the USB cradle and the AC adaptor to a wall outlet. 2 Place the reco rder o n the U SB cradl e. While p ressing do wn on t he record er , tilt it ba ckward to fit it ont o the USB cradl e. 3 Verify that the ch arge lamp lights up. Full cha rging takes about three a nd a h[...]

17 3 Make connections and unlock the contr ol. 1 Conne ct the head phones /earph ones with t h e remo te cont rol to i /L INE OU T. 2 Slide HOLD to the direc tion of t he a rrow ( . ) in the illust ration to un lock the contr ols. z Y ou can also charge the battery by connecti ng the A C power adaptor directly to th e recorder . Connect the AC powe[...]

18 • If during operation the recor der stops with “ LOW B A TT ” in th e disp lay , ch arge th e recha rgeable batter y . Y ou may be able to operate t he record er for a while wit hout charging, howev e r , if you operate the recorder unti l the recha rgeable batt ery is co mplete ly discharge d, you m ay n ot be a ble to rech arge it again [...]

19 Recording an M D right away! (Synchr o-recor ding) This sect ion expla ins the ba sic proc edure for m aking di gital recordin gs using an optic al cable conn ected to a CD player , Digit al TV or other digital equi pment. F or further inf ormation, see “ Sy stem limit ations ” ( page 77 ). While sync hro-reco rding, the recor der starts and[...]

20 2 Make connections. (Inser t the cables fir mly and completely into the appropriate jacks.) 3 Record an MD. 1 While th e recorder is stopp ed, press the jog dial. Menu items app ear in the displa y . 2 T urn the jog dia l until “SYNC REC” flashe s in the disp lay , and then pre ss to enter . 3 T urn the jog dia l until “SYNC ON” flashe s[...]

21 T o stop recording, flip the control bar towards x . After you flip the bar towards x to stop, the recorde r will auto maticall y turn off in about 10 second s (when us ing batteries) or about 3 mi nutes (when usin g AC po we r adaptor ). T o cancel synchr o -recording Turn the jog dial until “ SYNC OFF ” flashes in th e display in step 3 , [...]

22 T o know the recording condition The REC LED lights up or flashes accord ing t o the rec ordi ng cond ition. About the DSP TYP E-R for A TRAC “ TYPE-R ” is a hi gh-level Sony speci fication used in the Di gital Signal P rocessor (DSP ), which i s heart of the M iniDis c sound. This technology gives the MiniDis c recorder twic e the signa l p[...]

23 z • When ther e is no sound from th e player for about 3 secon ds during syn chro-re cording , the recorder g oes i nto t he stan dby mode automa tically. When the sound comes from the player ag ain, the reco rder resume s synchro -recording. If the recorder is kept in the stand by mode for 5 minute s or longer, the record er stops autom atica[...]

24 T ransferring songs fr om the computer to the MiniDi sc (Check-out) 1 Install the supplied OpenMG Jukebox software onto your computer . For details, refer t o the OpenMG Jukeb ox oper ating instruc tions. Note When you conne ct the recor der to your co mputer for the first time, make sure to inst all the “ OpenMG Jukebox s oftware ” and “ [...]

25 3 Recor d audio data to the OpenMG Jukebox. For details, refer to the O penMG Jukebox op erating instructions. The di splay wind ow on the r ecord er will b e sho wn as below . 4 T ransfer the music file to the r ecor der (Check-out). For details, refer t o the OpenMG Juke box operat ing instructi ons. Notes • Only the VOLUME +/ – b uttons o[...]

26 Playing an MD right away! 1 Inser t an MD. 1 Pres s OPEN to open th e lid. 2 Insert an MD with t he label si de facing front, and press the li d down to cl ose. 2 Play an MD. 1 Press N on the rec order . T urn the c ontrol tow ards N> on the remote contro l. A short beep sounds in the hea dphon es/ earph ones wh en you oper ate. 2 Press VOLUM[...]

27 If the play does not start Make sure t he recorder is not lo cked (p ages 17, 72). Suppressing the skips of the sound (G-P RO TEC TION ) The G-PRO TECTION f unction was developed to provide a higher lev el of shock r esistance than that of exis ting play ers. Note The play back sound may ski p if: • the r ecorder rece iv es stronger con tinuou[...]

28 V a rious ways of reco rding Note on digital and analog r ecording (Digital input and analog input) The input ja ck of this r e corder wo rks as b oth digital and analog input jacks. Connect the recor der to a CD playe r or a ca sset te re corder usin g eit her d igital ( optic al) i nput o r analog (line) input. T o record, see “ Recordi ng a[...]

29 Recording i n analog (Analog Recording) The s ound wi ll be se nt from t he conn ected e quip ment a s analog signal but will be r ecorded digit ally on t he disc. T o connec t to a soun d sour ce, an op tional line ca ble is requi red. When conn ectin g the ca ble, make sure to in sert the connectors f irmly . 1 Press and sl ide RE C to th e ri[...]

30 Long-time recor ding (MDLP) Select each reco rding mode accordin g to the reco rding time th at you w ant. Ster eo reco rd ing is po ssib le at 2 time s (LP2) o r 4 times (LP4) the norma l (stere o) recordin g time. Mon aural record ing a t 2 tim es nor mal re cord ing time is a lso possib le . MDs rec orded in mon aural, L P2, or LP4 mode c an [...]

31 Note “ LP: ” is add ed to tr acks ch ecked-out in LP stereo fr om your com puter regardless of the “ LP Stamp ” setti ng. If y ou want to del ete “ LP: ” , do t he procedur e “ Re labeling recordings ” ( page 53) . z • Audio compo nents that support the LP 2 stereo or LP4 stereo m o des are indicated b y the or logo marks. • [...]

32 How is group informat ion rec o rd e d? When r ecordi ng in gr oup m ode, t he grou p informatio n is writ ten to the d isc name recording area automatic a lly . This in form at io n co nsis ts o f text stri ng s that are written as sho wn in the follo wing exa m p le . Disc name recor ding ar ea Theref ore, th e above chara cter st ring i s dis[...]

33 T o cance l group mode • On the re corder Press G R OU P for 2 s econd s or mor e. • On th e re mo te co ntrol Select “ GR O UP OFF ” in step 3. Recording a tra ck into a new group • This fun ction ca n be ope rated o n the record er o nly . • T ur n grou p mode on . 1 Press END SEARCH while the record er is st opped. 2 Press and sli[...]

34 3 T u rn the jog di al repe ated ly unti l “ REC-Posi ” flashes in th e display , and the n pres s to ente r . 4 T u rn the jog di al repe ated ly unti l “ From End ” flashes in the displ ay , and the n pres s to ente r . T o star t recording over the current contents Select “ From He re ” in step 4 . z T o tempora rily record withou[...]

35 Adding track marks automatically (Auto Time Stamp) Use this featur e to add track marks automatically at specif ied interv als when recording th rough the analog in put conne ctor or a micro phone. • This func tion can be s et with the record er o nly . 1 While the reco rder is recordin g or i n recor ding pau se, press the j og dial. 2 T urn [...]

36 Adjusting the recor ding level manually (Manual recor ding) When you rec ord, the sound le vel is adjusted a utomatically . If necessa ry , you can set the recordi ng le vel manually during both analog an d digi tal re cordin g. • This funct ion can be se t with th e record er onl y . 1 While flip ping the bar towards X , pres s and sli de REC[...]

37 Checking the remaini ng recor dable time Y ou can check the remaining time, track number , et c. when re cordin g or duri ng stop. G roup -rela ted ite ms ap pear onl y when a tr ack with gr oup sett ings is play ed and th en stoppe d. On the recorder 1 Pres s the jog di al. 2 Turn the dial until “ DISPL A Y ” flashes in the disp lay , and t[...]

38 Note Items ma y appear differently depe nding on group m ode ’ s on /off s tat us, the re co rder ’ s operatin g status , or t he rec order se ttings . z • The displa y that appear s on the remote contr ol is dif ferent fro m the ones on th e recorder . See “ On the re mote control ” (page 38) to ch eck the dis play that a p pears o n [...]

39 2 T urn the jog dial until “ OPTION ” flashes in the disp lay , and then p ress to enter . 3 T urn the j og dial until “ CLOCK SET ” flashes in the disp lay , and then p ress to enter . The di gits of the ye ar flas h. 4 Cha nge th e curren t year by turning the jo g dial, and then press to enter . The di git of the month flash es. 5 Rep[...]

40 V ari ous w ay s of pl ayba ck Searching for a specific track or a posi tion quickly (Quick Sear ch) Y ou ca n do two ki nds of qui ck se arch. • Index search — Search ing qu ickl y while monitori n g the tr ack numbers o r track names . • Time search — Sear ching qui ckly while monitori ng the elapsed time . Selecting the search mode Th[...]

41 2 Press GROUP for 2 s econd s or m ore to turn gr oup mode on. Play back s tops at the en d of the last trac k in the se lecte d grou p. For de tails on s electing an other grou p, se e “ Selecting a nd playi ng grou ps (Gr oup Sk ip Mode) ” (page 4 1). On the remote cont rol 1 Star t playba ck. 2 Pres s DISPLA Y for 2 seco nds or mor e. 3 T[...]

42 • Inser t a disc wi th grou p setti ngs. On the recorder 1 Press GR OUP slightl y while playing. “” flashes in the disp lay a nd the groups becom e se lectab le. 2 Within 5 seco nds, tu rn the jog dial to selec t your des ired gr oup, and then pres s to ente r . The reco rder start s playin g fro m the first track in the grou p. z Y ou can[...]

43 Indicat ion A / B (Pla y mode ) Normal /— (A ll th e tracks are play ed onc e.) r AllRep eat / (All th e tra cks are play ed rep eatedl y .) r 1 T rack /1 (A single track is play ed.) r 1 Repea t / 1 ( A sing le tr ack is play ed rep eatedl y .) r Shuffle /S HU F (A fter the curre ntly select ed trac k finishes playing, the remainin g tracks a[...]

44 On the re mote co ntrol 1 While the re corder i s playi ng, press PLA Y MO DE re peated ly unti l “ PGM ” flashes in the disp lay . 2 T u rn the co ntrol r epeat edly to sele ct a trac k number , and then press RP T/ ENT to enter a t rack number . 3 Repeat step 2 t o prog ram m ore tra cks. 4 Press R PT/ENT for 2 seco nds or more. The prog r[...]

45 On the remote cont rol 1 Press SOUND repe atedly to s e lect “ SOUND 1 ” or “ SOUND 2 ” appears in the display . Adjusting the sound quality On the recorder 1 While the reco rder i s pl aying, press the jo g dial. 2 Turn the dial until “ SOU ND ” flashe s in the displ ay , and then p ress to ent er . 3 T urn the jog di al unti l “ [...]

46 3 T u rn the con trol r epeated ly to adjus t the bass or the tr eble. T o s witch “ B ” (bass) and “ T ” (treb le): Press SOUND for 2 seconds or more. T o s witch “ SOUND 1 ” and “ SOUND 2 ” : Press SOUND for a short time. 4 Press x to en ter. The so und set tings ar e saved and the playba ck di splay ap pear s again . T o cance[...]

47 4 Pres s x to se t the playback sp eed. z The set tings can be sto red to t he Personal Dis c Memory (page 69). Notes • The playback sound will be affected by the playba ck speed. • All setting s will be lost when you r emove the disc from the reco rder (e xcept when t he setting is st ored t o the Persona l Di sc Memory). Checking the remai[...]

48 4 Press the jog d ial t o enter . The dis play ch anges a s fol lows. The ite m sel ected in step 3 appe ars in sect ion C in the display . Display window on the recorder Indication: Selected item ( C )/ A / B Note Items m ay not be s electable depend ing on group m ode ’ s on/off status or the record er ’ s operatin g status . z The displa [...]

49 Connecting to a ster eo system (LINE OUT) Conn ect the i /LINE O UT ja ck of th e record er to t he LINE IN jacks of an amplifie r or a tape player wi th a line cable . The ou tput is an alog . The reco rder play s the MD digi tall y and send s analog signa ls to the co nnect ed eq uipme nt. When c onnec ting a line ca ble to the i / LINE OU T j[...]

50 Editing r ecor ded t racks Y ou ca n edit yo ur recor dings by add ing/ erasing track marks or labeling tracks and MDs . Premas tere d MDs cannot be edited. • Y ou cannot edit trac ks on an MD tha t is record-prot ected. Before e diting trac k s, clo se the t ab on t he side of th e MD (page 7 5). • If you perfo rm an editing operation whil [...]

51 Labeling recordings On the recorder 1 Insert a dis c and do the follo wing oper ation s. T o label a trac k: Star t playi ng or re cord ing the track you want to label, and th en label th e trac k while t he reco rder is pl aying or record ing. T o label a group: Turn group mod e on (page 3 2) and start pl aying or re cording the track with in t[...]

52 The button s used for charact er inpu t and their f u nctions a r e listed below . 7 Repe at step 6, and the n ente r all charac ters of the labe l name . 8 Press the jog di al for 2 s econd s or more . Th e dis c is lab ele d. On the remote contr ol 1 Insert a disc and do the following opera tions. T o la bel a tra ck: Start pl aying or recordi[...]

53 5 Turn the contr ol repea tedl y to selec t a lett er and press x to enter . The sel ected let ter st ops flash ing and the curso r moves to the next input posit ion. 6 Repeat step 5 and ent er all character s of the labe l name. 7 Keep pressing x for 2 seconds o r more. A track, group, or disc is labe led. T o cance l label ing • On the re co[...]

54 On the remote control 1 Insert a disc and do the f ollowing. T o re labe l a t rack: Start playin g the track you want to rel abel, and cha nge the t rack nam e while t he recorder is p laying . T o relabel a g roup: T u rn group mode on ( page 32) and star t playing th e track within the group you want to re label or s tart re cordin g a track [...]

55 • St orin g phrase s fr om a prev iousl y labeled track, group, o r disc: Y ou can sto re an e xist ing track , grou p, or di sc name as a phrase . • Inputting and st oring phrase s: Y ou c an st ore fr eque ntly us ed p hras es in advance, an d then ret rieve and use them when labe ling a tr ack, gr oup, or d isc. Sto rin g p hra ses w hi l[...]

56 On the remote control 1 Press DISPLA Y for 2 seconds or more. 2 T urn the control rep eatedly u ntil “ EDIT ” flashes in t he displ ay , an d press x to ente r . 3 T urn the control rep eatedly u ntil “ Name Bank ” fl ashes in the d ispla y , and then press x to enter . 4 Do steps 5 and 6 of “ On th e remot e contro l ” in “ L abel[...]

57 Searching for a phrase by its first le tter On the re cor der 1 Follow steps 1 and 5 of “ Labeling record ings ” (page 51). A tra ck, group or disc i s ready t o be labeled. 2 T urn the jog dia l until the lette r wh ich the de sire d phra se begin s wit h. 3 Press END SEARCH to search so that the phr ase corres ponding to th e letter appea [...]

58 Registering tracks or groups as a new group (Group Set ting) Do the following pr oced ure to register track s or group s as a new grou p. The track s or group s mu st, however , be sequen tia l. If the de sire d track s or gr oups are not cons ecut i ve, you mus t mov e them to ma ke them cons ecuti ve bef ore you can reg ister them ( “ Moving[...]

59 5 Turn the jog dial u ntil the nu mber of the desired fir st track f lashes in th e disp lay , an d then pres s to ente r . This sele cts the f irst track o f the ne w grou p. Even whe n grou p mode is on , track numb ers a ppear accordi ng to their order on the disc, no t their order within the group. 6 Turn the jog dial u ntil the nu mber of t[...]

60 7 Press the jog d ial t o enter . The grou p set ting of the select ed group is re leased. On the remote control 1 Press DISPLA Y for 2 seconds or more. 2 T urn the control rep eatedly u ntil “ GR OUP ” flashes in t he displ ay , an d then press x to enter . 3 T urn the control rep eatedly u ntil “ GR OUP ON ” appears in t he disp lay an[...]

61 3 T urn the jog dial until “ : Move” flashes in the disp lay , and then p ress to enter . The selecte d track nu mber flashes in the middle ro w of the di splay . If the track ha s been labele d, press > to make the track name appear in the dis play . Pre ss . to display the trac k num ber agai n. 4 T urn the jog dial unti l the destinati[...]

62 5 T u rn the jog dial until the destin ation group f lashes in the di spla y , and then pres s to ente r . The grou p numbe r to which the curre ntly pl aying tr ack bel ongs flashes in the middle section of the disp lay . If the group has been la beled, pres s > to displa y the group name. Press . to retur n to the gr oup numb er di spla y .[...]

63 5 T urn the jog dial to select th e dest ination p oint on the d isc, a nd then pres s to en ter . On the remote contr ol 1 Press DISPLA Y for 2 seconds or more . 2 T urn the control repeated ly until “ GROUP ” flashe s in the displa y , and then pr ess x to enter . 3 T urn the control repeated ly until “ GROUP ON ” appea rs in the disp [...]

64 Erasing a track mark When yo u record wi th anal og (line) i nput, unnece ssar y track mark s may be rec orded wher e reco rdin g level is low . Y ou can erase a track m ark to co mbi ne the tr acks before and after the track mark. The tra ck numbers wi ll change as f o llo ws. Y ou ca nnot erase a trac k ma rk on a t rack that ha s been checked[...]

65 T o erase a t rack Note tha t once a reco rding has been erased, you cannot retrieve it. Make sure of the tr ac k you are eras ing. On the recorder 1 Whil e playi ng the trac k you wa nt to eras e, press the jog d ial. 2 Turn the dial until “ EDIT ” fl ashes in the di splay, and the n pres s to en ter . The reco rder plays the selec ted tra [...]

66 T o e rase a group Y ou ca n erase t rack s in a sel ected gr oup. Note that once a re cording has been er ased, you c annot retrieve it. Be sur e to chec k the conte nts of the group before y ou erase it. • This fu nctio n can be opera ted on the record er onl y . 1 Press GROUP for 2 seco nds or more to turn gr oup mod e on. 2 Selec t a group[...]

67 Other operati on Using the alarm (Melody Timer) Y ou can set t h e alarm ti me r to go off in 1 to 99 m inutes and se lect th ree differ ent alarm so unds. On the recorder 1 While the reco rder i s st opped , playi ng, or play- pause d, p ress th e jog dial. 2 T urn the jog dial until “ M-TIMER ” flas hes in th e displ ay , and press to ente[...]

68 3 T urn the control re peatedly until “ ON ” flashes in the display , and then pres s x to ent er. , light s up in th e displa y and the alarm s ound ca n be se lected . 4 T u rn the cont rol r epeated ly to select the alarm sound, and then pres s x to ente r . See ste p 4 of “ On th e re cord er ” for the va rieties of alar m sound. 5 T[...]

69 Storing the setti ngs for individual discs (Personal Disc Memory) The reco rder c an s tore the vari ous s ettin gs for ea ch disc, and th en retr iev e them automatically whenev er the disc is inserte d. The f ollowing se tting c an be st ored: • V olume • Playbac k mode • Grou p mode • Program pla y • Soun d qualit y ( Digi tal S oun[...]

70 Notes • The sett ings for up to 20 discs can be store d. Any setti ngs stored afterward s will repl ace the settin gs for the l east us ed disc among the 20. • If you add tra cks or perform an editing operati on (not in cluding la beling) to a disc whose se ttings have been stored on th e recorde r, the disc will no lo nger be recogni zable [...]

71 T ur ning off t he beep sound Using the re corde r, you ca n turn off the beep soun d on the re corde r and the rem ot e co nt rol. Us ing the r em ote con tr ol, you can t urn of f the beep so und on the remote contr ol only . On the recorder 1 Pres s the jog di al. 2 T urn the dial u ntil “ OPTION ” flash es in the displ ay , and then p re[...]

72 Adjusting the contr ast of the display window (Contrast Adjustment) Y ou ca n adjust the c ontras t of the dis play wind ow on the reco rder. 1 Whil e the rec orde r is stop ped, pr ess the jog dial. 2 T urn the dial until “ OPTION ” fla sh es in the di splay , and then press t o enter . 3 T urn the jog dial until “ CONTRAST ” flashes in[...]

73 Power sour ces Y ou can us e the rec orde r on ho use cu rrent or as fol lows. In the record er … — a nickel metal hyd ride rechar geable batt ery NH-14WM W ith supplied battery case … — LR6 (s ize AA) alkalin e dry ba ttery It is preferab le to use t he re corder on house current w hen r ecording for a lo ng time. When t o replace the b[...]

74 Additi onal info r mation Precauti ons On safety Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN 3 V jack. On power sources • Use ho use curre nt, nickel m etal hyd ride rechar geable bat tery , LR6 (size AA) batter y , or c ar b atter y . • For use in your house: For the supplied batt ery charging stand, use the A C power adaptor supplied with [...]

75 • T o obtain the best soun d qualit y , use a dry cloth t o wipe t he plugs of the head phones/ earphones or the remote cont rol. Dirty plug s may cause sound distort ion or interm ittent breaks in the s ound. Notes on batteries Incorrec t battery usage may lead to leak age of batter y fluid or bursting battery . T o prevent such acci dents, o[...]

76 Note on ma intenance Clean the te rminals periodi cally with a cotton swab or a soft cloth as illus trated . If you have any questions or problems concerning you r recorder, please consult your nearest So ny dealer . (If a trouble occur red when the di sc was in th e recorder , we r ecommend t hat the disc be left in t he recor der when you con [...]

77 System limitations The r ecordi ng sys tem in your Mi niDi sc recor der is r adic ally differe nt from th ose us ed in cassette and D A T decks and is chara cterized b y the limitati ons describ ed belo w . Note, ho weve r , that these limit ations are due to the inhere nt nature o f the MD rec ording system itself and not to mech anical cause s[...]

78 A track c annot be recorde d to a n ew group. A new gr oup cannot be creat ed. Group informa tion has been written to the ar ea where the disc n ame is stored. The disc name and track na mes are recorded in the same ar ea, which ca n store a ma x imum of approximately 1,700 charac ters. I f the total n umber exce eds this amo unt, a ne w group c[...]

79 T roubleshooting Sho uld any prob lem per sist aft er you have made these ch ecks , consul t your ne arest S ony deal er . Ref er to “ Messag es ” (pag e 90 ) as wel l. Sympt om Cause/So lution The re corde r does not w ork or wo rks poor ly . • Audi o source s ma y not be sec urely c onnec ted. , Disco nnect the audi o sourc es onc e and [...]

80 The re cord er does not wo rk or work s poorl y . • The r ecorder i s ope rated when it is on a bat tery c hargin g st and. , Remove the r ecord er fr om the batter y chargin g stand. • Y ou tried to turn g r oup mode on while setti n g the pr ogram. , T urn grou p mode on bef ore setti ng the progra m. • There is an internal malfunction i[...]

81 No so und com es thro ugh the headph ones / earph ones. • The head phone s/ea rpho nes plug is not firmly conn ecte d. , Plug in the plug of the h eadphones/ear phones fi rmly to the remote contr ol. Plug in the plug of the remot e control f irmly to i /LIN E O U T. • The plug is dirty. , Clean the plug . • The “ AUDI O OUT ” parameter[...]

82 List of menus Menu functi ons Press t he jog di al on the recorde r or pres s DISP LA Y for 2 seco nds or m ore on the remot e control to enter a menu. VO L U M E + / – or Digital Sound Preset does not funct ion or nois e is heard. • The “ A UD IO OUT ” parameter i s set to “ LINE OUT ”. , Set the “ A UDIO OUT ” parameter to “H[...]

83 RecV ol ume — Selecting the automati c or manual recording le vel adjust ment (pag e 36) . REC MODE — Select ing the recordi ng mode (SP st ereo , LP2 ste reo, LP4 s tereo, or mo naural ) (page 3 0). M-TIMER M-TIMER Setting the alarm (Mel ody timer) (page 67). A UDIO OU T — Selecti ng i / LINE O UT jac k output (pag e 49). SOUND — Select[...]

84 T a bles of Menus on the r ecorder The men us provide d on th e reco rder for each o perat ing st atus are shown on thi s and the follo wing pages. Each chart sho ws the va rious menus and the menu items t hat can be selected at each menu lev el. See “ Menu function s ” (p age 82 ) fo r det ails on menu operations . Menus a nd menu items tog[...]

85 1) Appears only when group mode is on an d a group is selected. 2) Does not ap pear when the su pplied rem ote con trol is connect ed to t he i /LINE OUT jack. 3) Selectable only when the group mode is turned off . Press CANCEL on the recorder to cancel a menu operation. A VLS OPTION BEEP REC-Posi 3) LP Stamp A VLS OFF A VLS ON MAIN UNIT REMO TE[...]

86 Menus and m enu items selected w hile the recorder is playing 1) Appears onl y when a track withi n a group is being playe d while the recorde r is in group mode . 2) Does not ap pear when the suppl ied remote control is connected to the i /LINE OUT jack. Press CANCEL on the recorder to cancel a menu operation. MAIN UNIT REMO TE BEEP ON BEEP OFF[...]

87 Menu s and me nu item s sel ected while t he r ecor der is r ecor din g 1) Appears only when the recorde r is in group mode. 2) App ears only when the re corder is in re cording pause. 3) Does not ap pear when the su pplied rem ote con trol is connect ed to t he i /LINE OUT jack. Press CANCEL on the recorder to cancel a menu operation. :Name EDI[...]

88 T a bles of menus on th e remote co ntrol The men us provide d on th e remot e contr ol for ea ch ope rating status ar e shown on thi s and the follo wing pages. Each chart s hows th e various me nus and th e menu items th at can be selected at each menu lev el. See “ Me nu fun ctions ” (page 82 ) for d etai ls on menu operations . Menus a n[...]

89 Menus and m enu ite ms sele cted whil e the recorder is pl aying 1) App ears onl y when a track wi thin a group is being played wh ile th e recorde r is in group mode. Press DISPL A Y for 2 sec onds or mor e on the rem ote cont rol to cancel a menu o perat ion. Menu s and me nu item s sel ected while t he r ecor der is r ecor din g 1) Appears on[...]

90 Messages If the follo wing error messages flash in the displ ay windo w, check the chart b elow . Error mess age Mea ning/Reme dy B ANK FULL • The ch arac ter sto red in th e phra se ban k has r eached t o 400. , Delete some ph rases fr o m the name bank, and th en reent er the ne w phrase . BLANKDISC • An MD with no re cording on it is inse[...]

91 NAM E F U LL • Y ou tri ed to enter more than 200 l etters t o label a si n gle trac k, grou p, o r dis c. • Y ou tried t o enter a to tal of more than appr oximately 1, 700 letters for trac k or di sc name s. , Enter a s horter name for the tra ck, grou p, or di sc (page 5 0), or set th e “ LP St amp ” se tting to “ Stamp OF F ” so [...]

92 SORR Y • Y ou tried to erase the track mark at the beginning of the f irst track or grou p. • Y o u tried to erase a t rack mark to combine tra cks the rec order cann ot com bine (a t rack record ed in st ereo and in mo no, fo r exa m p le ) . • Y o u tried to ov erwrite a track mark s. • Y o u tried to set Digit al Sound Pre set while t[...]

93 Specifications Audio pla ying system MiniDis c digital a udio system Laser diode properties Material: GaAlAs W avelength: λ = 790 nm Emis sion d uration : con tinuous Laser output: less t han 44.6 µW (This outpu t is the va lue measure d at a distance of 200 mm f rom th e lens su rface on the optica l pick-up blo ck with 7 mm aperture.) Record[...]

94 Y our dealer may not hand le some of the abo ve listed accessor ies. Plea s e ask t he dealer for detailed informa tion about th e accesso ries in your country. ∗ When using op tional headph ones, u se only headp hones/earphon es with stere o mini plugs. Y ou cannot u se hea dphones/ earphon es with micro plugs. Explanations What is “Net M D[...]

95 Index A Access ories opti onal 93 supplied 11 Auto Time Stamp 35 AVLS 70 B Batt ery batter y lif e 18 dry batt ery 15 rechar geable 15 C Charge ing 16 Chec king cloc k 39 playing po sition 47 remain ing time 37 , 47 Check -out 24 Clea ning 74 Conn ecting analog 29 digi tal 20 to co mputer 24 when char ging 16 Conn ection 49 Contrast 72 D Digital[...]

Printed in Japan ® Portable Memory Stick Audio Player/ Portable MiniDisc Recorder LIMITED WARRANTY Sony Electronics Inc. (“Sony”) warrants this Product (including any accessories) against defects in material or workmanship as follows: 1. LABOR ✽ : For a period of 90 days from the date of purchase, if this Product is determined to be defectiv[...]