Sony MZ-N420D manual

3-263-411- 11 (1) Por table MiniDisc Player Operating Instructions Pla yer Operati on _ ___________________________ ___ _ Softw are Oper ation _ _________________________ ___ _ page 11 page 32 © 2004 Sony Cor poration MZ-N420D “W ALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphon e Stereo products. is a trademark of So[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to r ain or moisture. T o pre vent fir e, do not co ver the ventil ation of the apparatu s with ne w s papers , table cloths , cur ta i ns , etc. And don’t plac e l ig ht ed candles on the appa ratus. T o p re vent f ire or shoc k haza rd, do not place obje cts f illed with liquids, such [...]

3 This equ ipment has bee n tested and foun d to comply with the limits for a Class B digit al de vice, pursu ant to P art 1 5 of t he FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide rea so nable prote ct io n aga inst harmful interfe re nc e in a resi de nt ial installati on. This equi pment generates, uses, an d can radiate r adio frequen c y en[...]

4 Notice for users On the supplied sof tware • Copy righ t la ws pr ohib it repr oduc ing the soft ware or t he manua l ac comp an yi ng it in wh ol e or in par t , or re nting the softwa re without th e permission of the copyrig ht ho lder . • In no e v e n t will SONY be liable for an y financial dam age, or loss of pro f its, including cla i[...]

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6 T able of co ntents Player Operations Looking at the con trol s .......... ........ .... .... ....... . 12 Getting started! ............... ........... ............ ........ 14 Playing an MD righ t away! ...... .... .... ........ ... .... . 16 Various ways of playb ack .............. ........ ........ 18 Selecti ng the pla y mode ................[...]

7 Software Operation What yo u can do with MD Simple Burner/ SonicStage ......... ........... ........... ............ ....... .... 32 What you can do w ith MD Sim ple Burner .......... .......... ........ ........ 32 What y ou can do with Sonic Stage ............ ........... .......... ........... ..... 32 Basic op erationa l flow using an MD Walk[...]

8 Other i nformation ............ ....... ............ ........... . 49 Uninst alling Son icStage/MD Si mple Burne r .... ........... ....... ........... .......49 On cop yright pr otection ....... ........... ........... ........... ....... ........... ........... ...50 Trou bleshootin g ........ ........... ........... ....... ........... .......[...]

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10 Befor e using this pr oduct This man ual explains th e pl ay er operatio ns and the inst al l at i on and basic use of the supp li ed soft wa re. For detai ls on t h e variou s op erations, ref er to the pages i ndicated bel ow . When using the pla yer Player Operation (p ages 11 to 31) Pages 11 to 31 in th is m an ual explain all of the pl aye [...]

11 11 Checking the supplied accessories Head phones/e ar pho nes (1) Dedica ted USB cabl e (1 ) CD-ROM (S onicStage V er. 2.0 and MD Si m p l e Bu rner V er . 2.0) (1 ) * Reco rdable disc (US A and C anada mode ls only ) (1) ∗ Do not play a CD- ROM on an audio CD playe r. Play er Operation[...]

12 Looking at the contr ols This model come s in two designs with different sha pe s a nd na me s f or the buttons. Front of the player A Display windo w B V O L (V O L UME ) +* and – b u tton ∗ The V OL (V OLUME ) + button has a tactil e dot. C 4-po si tion co ntro l k ey ENT/ NX ( ENTER/ NX ) (ente r /p l ay/pa use)* . and > (searc h/AMS) [...]

13 Back of the player A OPEN button B Hand strap hole Use th e ho le to attach y our own st ra p. C Battery c ompartment lid The display window of t he player A Disc in dication B Group mode in dication Lights up w he n gr oup mode is on . C T rack nu mber display D Battery le vel indicat ion Sho ws approximate batte ry cond iti on. E Play mode ind[...]

14 Getting star ted! 1 Inser t an alkaline dr y batter y . When t o r eplace the batter y Y ou can ch eck the bat te ry co n dition thro ug h the battery in di ca tor while usi n g the p l aye r . Battery po wer decreasing r W ea k ba ttery r The bat t er y has gone out . “LoBA TT” flashes in th e di s play , and th e po wer goe s of f. Notes ?[...]

15 2 Make connections and unlock the contr ols. 1 Conne ct the headphones /e arph ones to i . 2 Slide HOLD in the opposite direc ti on of the arrow indic ate d on t he pl ayer (HOL D . ) to unlock t he control. HOLD to i Connect firm ly.[...]

16 Playing an MD right away! 1 Inser t an MD. 1 Pres s OPEN to op en the l i d. 2 Insert an MD to t he di rec tion of the arro w wit h th e labe l si de fa cing fron t, and press the l id do wn to close. 2 Play an MD. 1 Press NX . 2 Press VOL + or – to adj us t t he vo lume. The v o lume indica tor app ears in t he display allowing you t o check [...]

17 Suppressing the skip of the sound (G-PRO TECTION) The G-PR O TECTION function w as developed to p rovide a hig her lev el of s hock resi stance than that o f exist ing players in o rder to allo w the player to b e used while joggin g. Note The play ba ck so und ma y ski p if: • the pl ayer recei ves stronger continuou s shock. • a dirty or s[...]

18 V ar ious wa ys of pl ayback Selecting the pl ay mode Y ou ca n select various play mode s such as norm al pl ay , sing le-tr ack pl ay (1 T rk), or shuf fle play (Shu f f). Y ou can also sel e ct repeat p lay with the selected pl ay mode. 1 Press MENU . 2 Press . or > rep eatedly until “P-MODE” appears in the disp lay , and the n pr ess [...]

19 Adjusting tr eble or bass (Digital Sound Pr eset) Y ou can adjust the trebl e and bass to suit you r tas te. The player ca n store two sets of treble -bass adjus tments, which can then be selected la te r during pl ay back. Selecting the sound quality Factor y settings Fact ory setti ngs of the dig ital so und preset are as follo ws: •“ SOUN[...]

20 T o cancel the procedure Press M EN U. T o return the preceding settings Press x /CANCEL. Note When using a di gita l sound pre se t, the sound may break or beco me dist orted if the volume is turned up too high, depending on the settings or the tr ack. In th is cas e, chang e the sett ings o f th e sound quali ty.[...]

21 Using t he g rou p function What is the group function? The group func tion is pro vided to al low play back of di scs with gr oup sett ings. The grou p functi on is co n ven i e nt fo r play b ack of MDs on whi ch se veral alb ums or CD single s ha ve been rec or ded in MDLP (LP2/LP4) mode. What is a disc with group set ting s? The p la yer can[...]

22 Selecting the pla y mode f or gro up play (Gr oup Pla y Mode) The sh uffle pl ay a nd repeat play function can be us ed during grou p play mode. 1 Press MENU. 2 Press . or > unt il “P-MODE” appear s in the displ ay , and th en press ENT/ NX . 3 Press . or > repeatedl y to sele ct th e play mode, and t hen pr ess ENT/ NX . After nor m a[...]

23 Other O peratio ns Viewing various information Y ou can ch eck t he t rac k n ame , di sc name, etc. d uring playback . Group-re lated items appea r only when a trac k with grou p setti ngs is played. 1 Press ME NU. 2 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “DISP” a ppear s in the d ispl ay , and then press ENT/ NX . 3 Pres s . or > repeatedly [...]

24 Starting the playback quickly (Quick Mode) Aft er pres sing the playba ck b utt on or cuei n g to the tr ack, t h e play ba ck can st a rt quickly. 1 Press MENU. 2 Press . or > rep eatedly until “OPTIO N ” ap pears i n the displ ay , and the n pr ess ENT/ NX . 3 Press . or > rep eatedly until “Power” ap pears in the di s play , and[...]

25 Protecti ng your hearing (A VLS) The A VLS (Automatic V olume Li miter System) functio n sets a m a ximum volume level to protec t y our ears. 1 Press ME NU. 2 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “OPT ION” appea rs in the disp lay , and the n press ENT / NX . 3 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “A VLS” ap pe ars in th e displ ay , and then[...]

26 Additi ona l informatio n Precauti ons On safety • Do not carry or stor e the dry ba tt ery in th e same pla ce w ith metallic ob jects such as coins, key rings , or necklaces. Th is may cause a short -circuit and t he generatio n of heat. • Incorrect ba tt ery usage may caus e the ba tt ery fluid to leak or b attery to b urst. T o prev ent [...]

27 On clea ning • After wiping the play er casi ng wit h a soft cloth s lightly m oistened w ith water, wipe it again with a dry cloth. Do not use any t ype of abrasive pad, scouring po wder or solvent suc h as al cohol or benzene a s this may ma r the f ini sh on the casi ng. • W ipe the di sc cartr idge wit h a dry cloth to remov e dirt. • [...]

28 Specifications MD Play er Audio pla ying system MiniDisc digi ta l audio system Laser diode proper ti es Material: GaAlAs W a vele ngth: λ = 790 nm Emission dura ti on: c ont inuous Laser output : le ss th an 44.6 µW (This ou t put is th e v alue measur ed at a di s tance of 200 mm from the obje c tive lens surface on the optical pic k- up blo[...]

29 T r ou bleshooti ng and expl anatio ns T roubles and solutions If you find any trou bles opera tin g the player, follow the step s be lo w . 1 Che c k t hi s s ection, “Troubles an d solutio ns ” (page 29 ). 2 If you can not solve the pro bl em af ter you made che cks, consul t yo ur nearest Sony deal er . While playing Sympt om Cause/Re med[...]

30 While using group function Other s No s ound com es through th e headph ones/ earp hones. • The headphones /earphones plug i s no t f irml y co nnected. , Plug in the pl ug of the headphon es/earphones f irmly to i . • V olume is too l o w . , Adjust the v olume by pressi ng V OL + or –. • The plug is dirty . , Cle an the plug . The pla [...]

31 Explanations About the DSP TYPE-S for A TRAC/A TRAC3 This player supp orts playback with the DSP TYPE -S specifi cation for high-level Sony MiniDisc decks eq uipped with digital signal processor s (DSP). This specificatio n allo ws tracks recor ded in MDLP m od e to be played bac k wit h hi gh qu ality sound. Since th is player also support s DS[...]

32 What you can do with MD Sim ple Bur ner/SonicStage MD Simple Burner allo ws you to record musi c tracks fr om an audio CD in the CD driv e of your personal computer to an MD W alkman, without f irst reco rding the musi c tracks to the compu ter . Sonic Stag e al l o ws yo u to impor t audio dat a to your comput er from mu si c sour ce s such as [...]

33 Software Opera tion Basic operational flow using an MD W alkman Providing the r equired system environm ent (page 34) Installing the softwar e onto your computer (page 35) SonicStage MD Simple Burner Connecting an MD walkman to your computer (page 36) Recording m usic tracks from an audio CD in the CD drive of your computer (page 37) Importing a[...]

34 Installi ng Providi ng the required system envir onment The fo l lowing sys te m environm e nt is required in or de r to use t he SonicSt ag e V er .2.0 /MD Simple Burner V er .2.0 soft ware for the MD W alkman. This software is not suppor ted by th e follo w ing envi ronments: • OSs other th an the in dic a te d above • Persona ll y co nstr[...]

35 Installing t he software onto your computer Before installing the software • Make su re to close any viru s-chec k so ftware, as s uch software usually de mands a la rge amount of sys tem resour ce s. • Even if Op enMG Jukebox, SonicStag e, SonicStage Premium, Soni cStage Simple Burner, or Net MD S imple Burner h as been pre viously installe[...]

36 Connecting the MD W alkman to your computer After the softw ar e in sta ll ation is completed, conne ct the MD W alkman to your computer . 1 Insert a recordab le disc into the MD W alkman. 2 Insert the new dry battery into the MD W alkman, and connect the MD W alkman to the computer using the supplied dedicated USB cable. 3 Chec k t he conn ect [...]

37 Using MD Si mple Bur ner Recording by computer operations MD Sim ple Burner allows you t o record musi c tracks from an au dio CD in the C D dri ve of you r pe rs onal comput e r to the MD W alkm an. T o start MD S imple Burner, click [Start] – [All Pro grams]* – [MD Simple Burner] – [MD Simple Bu rner]. ∗ [Program s] in the case of Wi n[...]

38 The windo w f or recording selected track s from an audio CD [Erase] Disc name (MD) T ra c k inform ation (CD) Album Title Recordi ng mode drop dow n li st [REC/ STOP] T rac k informatio n (MD) Y ou can chang e the track n ame and track number [CLOSE] T o clos e the displ ay as shown on page 37, cl i ck her e. [New Group ] Rema ining t ime o f t[...]

39 Using Son icStage Importing audio data This s ect ion explains how to re co rd and store au dio data from an audio CD to M y Li br ary of Soni cS tage on the har d di s k dri ve of your com p uter . Y ou ca n reco rd or i mport musi c from othe r sourc es suc h as t he Int ernet and yo ur comp uter’ s hard di sk. R e fer to So nicStage He lp f[...]

40 4 If necessary , click to uncheck tracks you do not want to record. If you un ch ecked a box by mista ke, click it again to re store the chec k. T o chec k all boxes, click . T o unch eck all boxes, cl ic k . 5 If necessary , change the format and bit rate fo r recording the audio CD. When you clic k [Format /Bit Rate] on th e right s ide of the[...]

41 T ransferring audio data from your computer to the MD W alk man Audio d ata stored in My Library o f SonicStag e can be trans f erred to your MD W alkm an an infi ni te number of times. 1 Connect your MD W alkman to the computer . After making th e connectio ns, “Net MD” i s displayed i n the T ransf er Destinatio n list in the upp er right [...]

42 5 Click . T ransf er of the t racks sele cted i n ste p 3 be gins. T o stop transferring Click . • A transfer will f ail and an error mess age will a ppear in th e follo wing cas es: —When there is no enou gh fre e spa ce on the MD dis c. —When the track is subje c t to pla yb ack restrictions. • During the tr a nsf e r, the system suspe[...]

43 T r ansf erring back audio data fr om the MD W alkman to your computer Audi o d ata that has be en transferre d from your co mputer and s tored on the M D can be transf erred back to M y Li b rary of SonicS ta ge on yo ur computer. 1 Connect your MD W alkman to the computer . After making th e connectio ns, “Net MD” i s displayed i n the T r[...]

44 4 Click in the middle of the screen. The tra ns ferring of the t ra cks selecte d in step 3 star ts . T o stop transferring Click . Tracks transfer red to the M D W alkman from anoth e r compute r cannot be transferred ba ck to My Library on you r comp uter . Note[...]

45 Using SonicStage Help Soni cStage Hel p pro vid es fur ther deta ils o n ho w to use Soni cStage . So nicSt age He lp allo ws you to se arch easil y for info rmation fr om a list o f operations, such as “Importing aud io dat a” or “Transferrin g au dio data”, or fr om large list of keywords , o r by ty pi ng in words that might lead you [...]

46 1 Double click [Ov e rview] in th e left-side frame. 2 Click [About This Help File]. The explan ation will a ppear in the ri ght -side fram e. 3 Read th e text. Scr ol l the dis p la y if neces s ary . Click un der lined words to jump to thei r expl ana t ions. 1 Click [Sear ch] to open the “Searc h” windo w . 2 T ype in the wo rds. 3 Click [...]

47 Referring to SonicStage Help Click [Conte nts] on the left si de of the Hel p windo w to vie w a list of items for each operation. Click on a ny items fo r details . Importing audio data to the computer T o SonicStage Help Impo rt audio data fr om the Intern et [Importing trac ks ] – [Purc hasing Tracks from a Music Service S ite] Impo rt audi[...]

48 W e recomme nd that you ba ck up y our mu si c dat a a s a pr ec auti on aga in st ha rd disk cras he s or com put e r replacem ent . Back ing up a udio data T o SonicStage Help Back up au dio data in My Library [ B a cking Up My Libr ar y] – [Backi ng Up Data t o a Disk] Look up ab out SonicSta ge backup [ Backing Up M y Li br ar y] – [F AQ[...]

49 Other in formation Uninstalling SonicStage/MD Simple Burner T o uninst all SonicStag e/MD Simple Burner , follo w the proce dures belo w . 1 Click [Start]–[Control Panel]*. ∗ [Setti ngs] –[ C ontrol Panel] in the case of Windows 2000 Profess ion al/W i ndo ws Millenn ium Edition/ W in do w s 98 Second Edition 2 Double-click [ Add /Re move [...]

50 On copyright pr o tection The Ope nM G techno l ogy a llo ws you t o en joy digital musi c, w hi le m ai nt ai n ing the copyrig hts of its holde rs. Sonic St ag e encrypts aud io files in Ope nM G format an d stor es them on t he h ard disk of y our co mputer to pr event unau thorized di st r ibution . Restrictions on aud io con tent High-quali[...]

51 T roubleshooting Please refer to th e follo wing steps if you encounte r a problem while using Soni cSta ge/MD Simpl e Bu rner . 1 Check th e symptoms in this “T roubleshooting” section. 2 Check t he symp toms in Sonic St ag e Help when you u s e So nicStage. 3 If the problem ca nn ot be solved after checking the above references. Check t he[...]

52 The software cannot be ins talled onto your computer Problem Cause/Rem edy The installa tion was no t succes sful. Y ou are us ing an OS that do es not support thi s software. t See page 3 4 for more details . All windo ws applicat ions are not c losed. t If you s tart the i nstallation while other pro grams are running, a malf unction may occur[...]

53 Using a MD W alkman connected to the computer Problem Cause/Remedy Y our co mputer does not recognize the MD W alkman. The MD W alkman is no t firmly connected with t he supplied dedicated USB cable to the computer . t Reconnect the MD W alkman to th e computer f irmly . A disc is not inserted in the MD W alkman. t Check if a disc is in serted i[...]

54 Index A Acce ssories optional 28 supplied 11 AVLS 25 B Batter y li fe 14 C CD d rive 34 CDDB 34 CD-ROM 35 Cleaning 27 Connect ing 36 Copy right protec tion 50 D Digital Soun d Pre set 19 DSP TYPE-S 31 E EMD service 34 G G-PROTECTION 17 Group func tion 21 play 21 skip 21 H Hard disk free sp ace 34 HOLD 15 , 25 I Importing 39 Inde x search 17 Inst[...]

This warr anty is valid only in Canada.[...]

Pr inte d in Malay s i a * 326341111 (1) * This warranty is v alid on ly in the United States.[...]