Sony MDS-E52 manual

Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) 2-346-702- 12 (1) MiniDisc Recor der Operating Instructions  1998 by Sony Sound Tec Corporation MDS-E52 1/01_MDS-E52.12E 99.1.29, 10:19 AM 1[...]

2 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) On cleaning Clean the cabinet, panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine. If you have any questions or problems concerning your recorder, please con[...]

3 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking ...................................................................................................................... ..... 4 Connection ......................................................................................................[...]

Getting Started 4 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) IN CTRL-S IN COAXIAL OUT IN COAXIAL OUT DIGITAL IN L R OUT LINE ( ANALOG ) ç ç ç ç ç ç Ç ç ç RS-232C REMOTE ANALOG INPUT SELECTOR ANALOG (BAL) OUTPUT LEVEL ANALOG (BAL) UNBAL BAL -10dBu +4dBu R IN L R OUT L Getting Started Connection[...]

Getting Started 5 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) What cords will I need? • Audio connecting cords (pin type) • Optical cable • Coaxial digital connecting cable • Control-S cord (mini jack type) Connection Connecting the recorder to an analog component such as a mixer, etc. Two kinds of connection as follows a[...]

Basic Operations 6 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Recor ding on an MD Basic Operations 1 Turn on the mixer and program source. 2 Press U . 3 Insert a recordable MD. ON OFF STANDBY EJECT INPUT DISPLAY/CHAR DIGITAL CO AX OPT ANALOG REC MODE AMS ( PUSH ENTER ) NO EDIT YES MONO STEREO A . SP ACE/A . PA USE PLAY MODE REPE[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 7 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) 6 Press r . The recorder stands by for record. 7 When recording the analog input signal, adjust the recording level with REC LEVEL. The fourth dot is satisfactory for most purposes. For details, refer to “Adjusting the Recording Level” on page 11.[...]

Basic Operations 8 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Playing an MD 1 Turn on the mixer and adjust the fader or level control of the corresponding channel. 2 Press U . 3 Insert an MD. You can locate and play back a track while the recorder is stopped 1 Turn AMS (or press = or + on the remote) until the number of the desi[...]

9 Recording on MDs Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Recording on MDs Notes on Recording If “Protected” appears in the display The MD is record-protected. Close the slot to record on the disc (see “To protect an MD against accidental erasure” on page 7). If “Din Unlock” flashes in the display • The digital[...]

Recording on MDs 10 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Monitoring the input signal (Input Monitor) Before starting recording, you can monitor the selected input signal through the recorder’s output connectors. 1 Press § EJECT to remove the MD. 2 Set INPUT according to the input signal you want to monitor. When INPUT i[...]

11 Recording on MDs Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Recording Over Existing T racks Follow the procedure below to record over existing material just as you would on an analog cassette tape. 1 Carry out Steps 1 to 5 in “Recording on an MD” on page 6. 2 Turn AMS (or press = or + ) until the number of the track to be[...]

Recording on MDs 12 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Marking T r ack Numbers While Recording (T rack Marking) You can mark track numbers either manually or automatically. By marking track numbers at specific points, you can quickly locate the points later using the AMS Function or Editing Functions. To display “LEVEL[...]

13 Recording on MDs Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Synchr o-Recording With Audio Equipment of Y our Choice g By using the MUSIC SYNC button on the remote, you can automatically start a Synchronized recording with the signal input from the program source through the input jacks. The method of marking track numbers dif[...]

Recording on MDs 14 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Synchr o-Recor ding With a Sony CD Player g By connecting your recorder to a Sony CD player, you can easily dub CDs onto MDs using the CD synchro buttons on the remote. If your recorder is connected to a Sony CD player by a digital input cable, track numbers are auto[...]

15 Playing MDs Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Using the Display You can use the display to check disc and track information such as the total track number, total playing time of the tracks, remaining recordable time of the disc and disc name. When you insert an MD, the disc name, total number of tracks, and total dis[...]

16 Playing MDs Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) You can check the track name at any time while playing an MD Z Press SCROLL on the remote. Since the display shows up to 12 characters at a time, press SCROLL again to see the rest of the track title if the title has 13 characters or more. Press SCROLL again to pause scro[...]

17 Playing MDs Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Locating a P articular Point in a T rack You can also use 0 and ) to locate a particular point in a track during playback or playback pause. Playing T r acks Repeatedly You can play tracks repeatedly in any play mode. Press REPEAT. “REPEAT” appears in the display. The[...]

18 Playing MDs Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Repeating a specific portion (A-B Repeat) Z You can play a specific portion of a track repeatedly. This might be useful when you want to memorize lyrics. Note that you can only repeat a portion within the boundaries of a single track. 1 While playing a disc, press A ˜ B [...]

19 Playing MDs Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Cr eating Y our Own Pr ogr am (Progr am Play) You can specify the playback order of the tracks on an MD and create your own programs containing up to 25 tracks. You can program the same track repeatedly While the track number appears in the display, press AMS as many time[...]

20 Playing MDs Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Useful T ips When Recording Fr om MDs to T ape g The Auto Space and Auto Pause Functions described in this section make recording from MDs to tape more easy. Inserting blank spaces while recording to tape (Auto Space) The Auto Space Function inserts a 3-second blank space[...]

21 Playing MDs Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Erasing a single track You can erase a track simply by specifying the respective track number. When you erase a track, the total number of tracks on the MD decreases by one and all tracks following the erased one are renumbered. Since erasing merely updates the TOC, there[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 22 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Dividing Recorded T r acks (Divide Function) With the Divide Function you can assign a track number at places that you want to randomly access afterwards. Use this function to add tracks to MDs recorded from an analog source (and therefore contain no track number[...]

23 Editing Recorded MDs Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Combining Recorded T r acks (Combine Function) Use the Combine Function while the recorder is stopped, playing or in pause to combine consecutive tracks on a recorded MD. This function is useful for combining several songs into a single medley, or several indepen[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 24 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) 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 1 2 3 4 1 [...]

25 Editing Recorded MDs Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) 7 Repeat Steps 4 to 6 until you have entered the entire title. If you entered the wrong character Press 0 or ) until the character to be corrected starts flashing, and repeat Steps 4 to 6 to enter the correct character. To erase a character Press 0 or ) until the[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 26 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Labeling tracks and MDs with the remote 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until you have entered the entire title. If you entered the wrong character Press 0 or ) until the character to be corrected starts flashing. Press CLEAR to erase the incorrect character, then enter t[...]

27 Editing Recorded MDs Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) 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 [...]

Additional Information 28 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) ON OFF STANDBY EJECT INPUT DISPLAY/CHAR DIGITAL COAX OPT ANALOG REC MODE AMS ( PUSH ENTER ) NO EDIT YES MONO STEREO A . SP ACE/A . PAUS E PLAY MODE REPEAT REC LEVEL PHONE LEVEL 5 4 3 2 1 0 6 7 8 9 MIN MAX 10 PHONES IN RS-232C CTRL-S IN COAXIAL OUT IN OPTICAL OU[...]

Additional Information 29 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Additional Information Meaning A new (blank) or erased MD has been inserted. An attempt was made to make a second copy from a digitally dubbed MD (see page 33.) An attempt was made to edit the MD during Program, Shuffle, or Normal Play. The connected digital so[...]

Additional Information 30 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) “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 ma[...]

Additional Information 31 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Additional Information Specifications System MiniDisc digital audio system Disc MiniDisc Laser Semiconductor laser ( λ = 780 nm) Emission duration: continuous Laser output Less than 44.6 µW* * This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the[...]

Additional Information 32 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) 1 U (power) switch 2 Disc compartment 3 Display 4 0 / ) (fast forward/rewind) buttons 5 AMS control 6 EDIT/NO button 7 YES button 8 REC LEVEL control 9 PHONE LEVEL control 0 Remote sensor !¡ § EJECT button !™ INPUT selector ON OFF STANDBY EJECT INPUT DISPLA[...]

Additional Information 33 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Additional Information Guide to the Serial Copy Management System This MD recorder uses the Serial Copy Management System, which allows only first-generation digital copies to be made of premastered software via the recorder’s digital input jack. An outline o[...]

Additional Information 34 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) 3 You can record a DAT tape or MD recorded via the DAT or MD recorder’s analog input jack onto another DAT tape or MD via the DAT or MD recorder’s digital output jack. You cannot, however, make a second-generation DAT tape or MD copy via the DAT or MD recor[...]

Additional Information 35 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Additional Information 1/28-36_MDS-E52.12E 99.1.29, 10:22 AM 35[...]

Additional Information 36 Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1) Sony Corporation Printed in Japan 1/28-36_MDS-E52.12E 99.1.29, 10:22 AM 36[...]