Sony MDS-JE500 manual

MiniDisc Deck Operating Instructions GB F © 1996 by Sony Corporation MDS-JE500 3-856-651- 21 (1)[...]

2 Pr ecautions On safety • The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the deck and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. On power sources • Before operating the deck, check that the operating voltage of the deck [...]

3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking .............................................................................................. 4 Hooking Up the System ....................................................................... 4 Recording on an MD .......................................................... 6 Playing an MD ................[...]

Getting Started 4 Getting Started Hooking Up the System Overview This section describes how to hook up the MD deck to an amplifier or other components such as a CD player or DAT deck. Be sure to turn off the power of each component before connection. What cords will I need? • Audio connecting cords (supplied) (2) • Optical cable (not supplied) [...]

Getting Started 5 Hookups Connecting the deck to an amplifier Connect the amplifier to the LINE (ANALOG) IN/OUT jacks using the audio connecting cords (supplied), making sure to match the color-coded cords to the appropriate jacks on the components: red (right) to red and white (left) to white. Be sure to make connections firmly to prevent hum and [...]

Basic Operations 6 Recor ding on an MD Basic Operations With the arrow pointing this way With the label side up If the MD has a recorded material on it, the deck will automatically start recording from the end of the last recorded track. To record through Set INPUT to LINE (ANALOG) IN DIGITAL ANALOG DIGITAL IN To record in Set REC MODE to Monaural [...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 7 6 Press r REC. The deck becomes ready to 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. 8 Press · or P . Recording starts. 9 Start playing the prog[...]

Basic Operations 8 Playing an MD 1 Turn on the amplifier and set the source selector to the position for MD deck. 2 Press POWER. The POWER indicator changes from red to green. 3 Insert an MD. You can locate and play back a track while the deck is stopped 1 Turn AMS (or press = or + ) until the number of the track you want to play appears. 2 Press A[...]

Recording on MDs 9 Recording on MDs Notes on Recor ding 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 program source is not connected as you set with INPUT in Step[...]

Recording on MDs 10 Monitoring the input signal (Input Monitor) Before starting recording, you can monitor the selected input signal through the deck’s output connectors. 1 Press § EJECT to remove the MD. 2 Set INPUT according to the input signal you want to monitor. When INPUT is at ANALOG The analog signal input through LINE (ANALOG) IN is out[...]

Recording on MDs 11 Recording Over Existing T racks Follow the procedure below to record over existing material just as you would on an analog cassette tape. 1 Do 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 recorded over appears. 3 To record from the start of the track, conti[...]

Recording on MDs 12 Marking T rack Number s 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 cancel Automatic Track Marking 1 Press EDIT/NO during recording or recording pa[...]

Recording on MDs 13 Synchr o-Recording With Audio Equipment of Y our Choice g By using the MUSIC SYNC button on the remote, you can automatically start recording in sync with the signal input from the program source through the LINE (ANALOG) IN jacks or the DIGITAL IN connector (Music Synchro-Recording). The method of marking track numbers differs,[...]

Recording on MDs 14 Synchr o-Recor ding With a Sony CD Player g By connecting your deck to a Sony CD player or Hi-Fi Component System, you can easily dub CDs onto MDs using the CD synchro buttons on the remote. If your deck is connected to a Sony CD player by a digital input cable, track numbers are automatically marked as appear on the original re[...]

Recording on MDs 15 5 After you have finished using the timer, set TIMER on the deck to OFF. Then place the deck in standby status by plugging the AC power cord of the deck into a wall outlet or set the timer to continuous operation. • If TIMER is left at REC, the deck will automatically start recording the next time you turn the deck on. • If [...]

Playing MDs 16 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 disc playing time appear in the display as follows: Playing MDs ?[...]

Playing MDs 17 You can check the track name at any time while playing an MD Press SCROLL. 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 scrolling, and again to continue scrolling. Locating a Specific T r ack You can qui[...]

Playing MDs 18 Locating a Particular P oint in a T r ack You can also use 0 and ) to locate a particular point in a track during playback or playback pause. Playing T racks Repeatedly You can play tracks repeatedly in any play mode. • • • • • • • • • • ≠ ± REC Pp 0) r · 0 10 EJECT § 0/) Press REPEAT. “REPEAT” appears in[...]

Playing MDs 19 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 at the starting point (point A) of the portion to be played rep[...]

Playing MDs 20 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 times as you want. The program remains even after Program Play ends[...]

Playing MDs 21 Useful T ips When Recor ding 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 between each track while recording from MDs to tapes, allowin[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 22 Editing Recorded MDs Playing MDs 5 Set the timer as required. • When you have set the time for the start of playback, the deck turns off. When the specified time arrives, the deck turns on and starts playing. • When you have set the time for the end of playback, playback continues. When the specified time arrives, the de[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 23 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 is no need to record over material. To avoid confusio[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 24 Dividing Recor ded 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 numbers), or to divide an existing track into multiple portions. Whe[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 25 Combining Recorded T racks (Combine Function) Use the Combine Function while the deck 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 independently recorded portions into a single track. When you combine two t[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 26 Moving Recorded T racks (Move Function) Use the Move Function to change the order of any track. After you move a track, the track numbers between the new and old track positions are automatically renumbered. Example: Moving track C to track position 2 12 3 4 14 Track number 3 A B C D AC B D 2 Moving 1 Turn AMS until the trac[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 27 6 Repeat Steps 3 to 5 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 3 to 5 to enter the correct character. To erase a character Press 0 or ) until the character to be erased starts flashing, then press EDIT/NO. To[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 28 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 the correct one. 5 Press NAME again. The entered title appears o[...]

Editing Recorded MDs 29 Changing an existing title Z 1 Press NAME, then do the following: 2 Keep pressing CLEAR (or EDIT/NO on the deck) until the current title is erased. 3 Enter the new title. Do Steps 3 to 6 of “Labeling Recordings” on page 26, or Steps 2 to 4 of “Labeling tracks and MDs with the remote” on page 28. 4 Press NAME. Erasing[...]

Additional Information 30 Message Blank Disc Cannot Copy Cannot EDIT Disc Error Disc Full Impossible Name Full NO DISC No Track Protected Retry Retry Error Sorry STANDBY (flashing) Additional Information Display Messages The following table explains the various messages that appear in the display. Meaning A new (blank) or erased MD has been inserte[...]

Additional Information 31 “TOC Reading” appears for a long time If the inserted recordable MD is brand new, “TOC Reading” appears in the display longer than for MDs that have been used. Limitations when recording over an existing track • The correct remaining recording time may not be displayed. • You may find it impossible to record ov[...]

Additional Information 32 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 objective lens surface on the Optical Pick-up Block with 7 mm aperture. Laser diode p[...]

Additional Information 33 Guide to the Serial Copy Management System This MD deck uses the Serial Copy Management System, which allows only first-generation digital copies to be made of premastered software via the deck’s digital input jack. An outline of this system appears below: 1 You can record from digital program sources (CDs, DATs or prema[...]

Additional Information 34 3 You can record a DAT tape or MD recorded via the DAT or MD deck’s analog input jack onto another DAT tape or MD via the DAT or MD deck’s digital output jack. You cannot, however, make a second-generation DAT tape or MD copy via the DAT or MD deck’s digital output jack. MD deck CD player Tuner Turntable Cassette dec[...]

Additional Information 35 Index Names of controls Buttons A ˜ B 18 Alphabet/Number 17, 20, 28 A.SPACE 21 CD PLAYER P 14 CHAR 28 CLEAR 20, 28 CONTINUE 19, 20 DISPLAY 14, 16 DISPLAY/CHAR 9, 16 EDIT/NO/YES 10, 12, 22 to 26, 29 § EJECT 7, 8, 10 M.SCAN 17 MUSIC SYNC 13, 29 NAME 28 NUM 28 PLAY MODE 19 to 21 PROGRAM 20 r REC (recording) 7, 10, 12, 29 RE[...]

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