Sony MZ-N510 manual

3-249-510- 12 (1) Por table MiniDisc Recor der Operating Instructions Rec order Operat ion _ ________________________ ___ _ Softw are Operati on _ _________________________ ___ _ page 11 page 68 © 2002 Sony Cor poration MZ-N510 “W ALKMA N” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphon e Stereo products. is a trademark of [...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to r ain or moisture. T o prev ent fir e, do not cov er the ventil ation of th e apparatus wit h news papers , table cloths , c urtains, etc . And don’t plac e lighted candl es on the appa ratus. T o pre vent fir e or sh ock haza rd, do not place obje cts fi lled with liqu ids, such as va[...]

3 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 the p ermission of th e copyrigh t hol der . • In no event will SONY be liabl e for any fi nancial damage, or loss of prof its, includi ng claims made b y th[...]

4 T able of co ntents Recorder Operations Looking at controls .............. ........... ............... . 12 Getting started .... ............ ............... ........... ..... 15 Recordi ng an MD right a way! ......... ........... ..... 18 Playing an MD righ t away! ...... ................ ........ 21 Various ways of reco rding .............. ...[...]

5 Editing re corded tracks ................... ........... .... 33 Before editin g ............. ........... ............... ........... .............. ........... ............ 33 Labeling recordings (N ame) ..... ........... .............. ............... ........... ........ 3 3 Labeli ng ........ ............... ........... .............. ......[...]

6 Power sou rces ............. ............... ............ ........ 53 Battery lif e .......... ........... ............... .............. ........... ............... ..........53 Additio nal informatio n ......... ........... ........... ..... 54 Precau tions ..... ............... ........... .............. ........... ............... ...........[...]

7 Software Operation What is a N et MD? ............ ........... ............... .... 69 Basic Opera tions .............. ........... ............ ....... 70 Basic op erational flo w using the Net MD .............. .............. ............... . 70 Providin g the required system envi ronment .............. .......... ............... . 71 System r[...]

8 Other i nformation ........ ............... ............ ........ 86 Settin gs and Precau tions .......... .............. ........... ............... ........... ..........86 Settin gs according to OS ....... .............. ........... .............. ........... .......86 For users with O penMG Juke box, Son icStage, or SonicStag e Premium instal[...]

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10 Befor e using this product This manual e xplains the r ecorder operations and the installati on and basic use of th e supplie d Soni cSt a ge softwar e. For deta ils on t he vari ous ope ratio ns , refer to the pag es indicated belo w . When usin g the r ecorder Recorder Operation (pages 11 to 67) Pages 11 to 67 in this manua l explain th e use [...]

11 Checking the supplied accessories Optical cable (1) Battery c arrying case (1) CD-ROM (S onicS tage V er . 1.5) (1) * Carr ying cas e with a belt clip (1 ) (Eur opean mod el onl y) ∗ Do not play a CD- ROM on an audio CD playe r. A C p ower a d ap to r ( 1 ) Head phones /e arpho nes w ith a remo te con tr o l (1 ) NH-7WMAA Nickel metal hydrid e[...]

12 Looking at contro ls The recor der A Display windo w B GR OUP button C X (pau se ) butto n D END SEARCH butt on E MENU butt on F OPEN button G VOL + * , – button * VO L + has a tact ile dot. H 4-wa y contro l k ey ENTER • N * . , > (sea rch/AMS) x • CANCEL/CHG (stop/cancel / char ge) * N has a ta ct ile dot . I REC (record) • T MARK b[...]

13 The display window of t h e r ecorder A MONO (monaural) indication B LP mode indicatio n C Sound i ndica tions D Disc in dication Sho ws that the disc is rotatin g for reco rd ing or pl ayi n g an MD . E Lev el meter Sho ws the v olume of the MD be ing played o r reco rded . F Disc nam e /track nam e in di catio n Ligh ts up w hen labe ling a di[...]

14 The headphones/earphones with a r em ote contr ol A Cli p B HOLD switch T o pre vent th e butt ons from being acci dental ly oper ated w hen you carry the reco rder , use this function. C (gro up) +, – butt on D Head phone s/ear phone s Can be re plac ed with op tion al headph ones /ear phones. E V olu me C o nt rol ( VOL+, – ) T urn to adju[...]

15 Getting star ted Charg e the rechar geabl e battery befor e using. Ev en if the rech arge able battery is not char ged, you can use the re corder as lo ng as the A C po wer adaptor is connec ted. 1 Inser t the rechargeable batter y Using the dr y batter y Inser t one LR 6 ( size A A ) alk al in e dr y bat te ry (not sup plie d) in stea d of th e[...]

16 2 Char ge the rechargeable batter y . 1 Connect the AC power adapt or to DC IN 3V. 2 Press x • CANCEL/ CHG while the recorde r is stopped. “Char ge” f lashe s, e appea rs in the displ ay , and ch arging starts . When ch arging is comp leted, the battery i ndicatio n disappear s. Full ch argi ng of a comp letely disc harged rechar geable ba[...]

17 3 Make connections and unlock the contr ols. 1 Conne ct the head phones /earph ones with t he remote control to i . 2 Slide HOLD to the oppos ite direc tion of the ar row ( . ) to unlock the co ntrols. Batter y life For det ail s, re fer t o “B at tery lif e” (pag e 53) When recording (Unit: Approx . hours) When pla ying (Unit: Approx . hour[...]

18 Recor ding an MD right away! This sect ion expl ains the bas ic procedure for making digi tal recordi ngs using an op tical cable connected to a CD player , Digital TV or other digital eq uipment. F or other re cording oper ations, see “V arious ways of rec ording” (page 23) . 1 Inser t an MD. 1 Pres s OPEN to op en the li d. 2 Insert an MD [...]

19 2 Make connections. (Insert the cables firmly and completely int o the appropriate jacks.) 3 Recor d an MD. 1 Set the sound sourc e you wan t to re cord to pause . 2 While the recorder i s stopped , hold down REC • T MARK and pre ss N . The re corder starts recordi ng . 3 Play t he sourc e you want to record. Track marks are au tomati ca lly a[...]

20 If the recording does n ot star t • Ma ke s u r e the r eco rd er is not loc ked ( pag es 12, 17). • Make sure the MD is not record-protec ted (pages 18, 55) . • Premastere d MDs cannot be recorded over . Notes • Do not change the rechar geab le battery durin g operatio n ev en if the r ecorder i s connecte d to AC power adaptor . T he o[...]

21 Playing an MD right aw ay! 1 Inser t an MD. 1 Pres s OPEN to ope n the lid. 2 Insert an MD with th e label si de faci ng front, and press t he l id down to close. 2 Play an MD. 1 Press N on the re corder. (Pre ss NX on the remo te cont rol. ) A short bee p so und s in the head phone s/ earphone s. 2 Press VO L + or – to adjust the volume on th[...]

22 If the play does no t start Make sure t he recorder i s not lo c ked (pages 12 , 17). Note The playback soun d may skip if: • the recor de r receives stronger conti nuou s shock. • a dirty or scratc hed MD is pla yed. T o Oper at ion on th e recor der Operatio n on t h e re m ote control Pause Pre ss X . Press X ag a in to resum e play . Pre[...]

23 V arious ways of recor ding Viewing various information Y ou can check the remaining time, track numbe r , etc. whe n re cordin g or du ri ng stop. G roup -r ela te d i te m s appe ar onl y when a tr ack w ith gr oup setti ngs i s play ed and th en stopped . 1 Press ME NU. 2 Pres s . or > repeatedly unti l “DISP ” appear s in th e displ a[...]

24 T o start/stop recor ding in sync with the sound source (Synchro- recording) Durin g synchro- record i n g, the record er starts a nd stops re cord ing in sync w ith th e sound so urce . W h e n r ec ording f rom digital eq uipme nt (s uch as a CD play er), you can omit o perating both the recorder and th e so un d source , an d easily m ak e di[...]

25 Long-time recor ding (MDLP) Sele ct each recor ding mo de acc ording to the recording time that you want. Stereo reco rding is possib le at 2 times (LP2) or 4 times (LP4) the normal (stereo) recording t ime. Monaural recordin g at 2 times normal recording time is also possible. MDs recorded in monaural, LP2, or LP4 mode can be played back onl y [...]

26 Notes • It is recommen ded th at you us e the AC power adaptor for long record i n gs. • When yo u recor d in LP4 m ode, mom entary noise may be produced o n very rar e occas ions with cer tain sou nd sources . This is becaus e of the spec ial dig i tal audio compressi on technol ogy that enab le s a recording ti me 4 times l onger t han nor[...]

27 Adding track marks au to m a ti c ally (Auto T i m e Stamp) Use this featur e to add tra ck marks automatically at specif ied interv als when recording through the analo g input connector . This functi on is con veni en t f or recording long period of t ime, such as lectu res, m eeting s, etc. 1 While the rec order i s record ing or in record in[...]

28 Adjusting the recor ding level manually The sound le vel is adjust ed automaticall y while r ecor di ng. If ne cess ar y , yo u can se t the recordin g le vel manual ly duri ng both analog and di gi ta l rec or ding . 1 While press ing X , press REC • T MARK. The reco rder stan ds by for rec ordi ng . 2 Press MENU. 3 Press . or > repeatedly[...]

29 V arious ways of playback Viewing various information Y ou can ch eck the tr a ck or dis c na me, trac k num ber, the elapse d play i ng t im e of the current t rack, the n umber of the tr acks recor ded on the M D, the group name , and the total number of tracks in a group. 1 While pl ayin g, press MENU. 2 Pres s . or > repeatedly unti l “[...]

30 Selecting the pl ay mode Y ou ca n se lect fr om various pl ay mode s such a s repe at play , shuf fle play , or book m ar k pl ay . 1 While the reco rder i s playing , press MENU. 2 Press . or > repeatedly until “P-MODE ” flashe s in th e displ ay , a nd then pr es s EN T ER aga in. 3 Press . or > re pe ated ly to sele ct play mode, a[...]

31 T o play the bookm arked tracks 1 During playb ack, pr ess MENU. 2 Press . or > r epeate dly until “P-MODE” appea rs in th e display , and then press EN TER. 3 Press . or > repe at e dly unt il “ T rP LA Y” ap pe ars in the d i spl ay , an d then press ENTER. “ RepOFF ” appears. 4 Select “ RepON” (playing t he bookm ark pla[...]

32 Adjusting the sound qualit y Y o u can change the preset sound qua lity and stor e the results in “SOUND1” or “SOUND2”. 1 Whil e pl ay ing, pr ess M EN U . 2 Press . or > repeatedly until “SOUND” appears in th e display , and then press ENTER. 3 Press . or > repeatedly until “SET ” appear s in the displ ay , and then press [...]

33 Editi ng recor ded tracks Befor e editing Y ou can edi t your re cord ings by addi ng/ erasing track mark s or labelin g tracks an d MDs. Notes • Premaste red MDs canno t be edit ed . • Close t he record-pro tect tab on the side o f the MD before editing. • The reco rder is re cording edi ting res ults while “TOC Edit” is flash ing in [...]

34 4 Press . or > repeatedly until the fo ll o wing item ap pears in th e disp lay , an d then pr ess EN TER. The cursor fla shes in the lette r input area an d th e track , group, or disc is ready t o be la bel e d. 5 Pres s V OL + o r – to se lect a let ter an d press EN TER. The s elected lett er app ears and the cursor mo ves to the next i[...]

35 Example Move t rack C (track numbe r 3) from the third to th e second track . 1 Whil e p layi ng th e trac k you wa nt to mov e, pres s MENU. 2 Pres s . or > repeatedly unti l “EDIT ” ap pe ars in th e di s play , and then press ENTER . The reco rder play s the selec ted trac k repea tedly . 3 Pres s . or > repeatedly unti l “Move”[...]

36 Divi ding a trac k direct ly 1 While pl ay ing o r pausin g an MD , pres s T MARK o n the re corder at the poin t yo u w a nt to mark . “MK ON” ap pear s in the displa y , an d a track m ark is ad ded. T he t ra ck numb er will increa se by one. T o add track ma rks while recording (except while synchro-recording) Press T M AR K on t he r ec[...]

37 Note When you erase a tra ck mark b etween the two consecu tive tracks t hat are as signed in to different grou ps, th e second t rack is re-assi gned into th e group cont aining the first t rack. In additi on, if you com bine a track th at is assign ed to a group with a tra c k tha t is not ass ign ed to a group (two cons ecutive tracks), the s[...]

38 T o e rase th e whole d isc Y ou ca n qu ickly e rase all th e t ra ck s and data of the MD at the same ti me. Note that onc e a recording has been er ased, you c annot r etrieve it. Be sur e to che c k the conte nts of the disc b efore you erase it. 1 Play the di s c you want to erase to check the co ntents . 2 Press x to stop. 3 Press MENU. 4 [...]

39 Using t he grou p function What is the group function? The group func tion is pro vided to allo w play back of di scs with gr oup sett ings. The grou p functi on is c on ven i e nt for pl aybac k of MDs on which se veral alb ums or C D single s have been recor de d in MD LP (LP2/LP4) mode. What is a disc with group set tings ? The r ec orde r ca[...]

40 Recording a track to an existing group Y ou ca n ad d a track to an existin g group . 1 Press G R OUP, and th en pres s . or > until the g ro up you want to add a trac k t o ap pears in the displ ay . 2 Press N while press ing R EC • T MARK. 3 Play th e s ource so und. Newly reco rded trac k is add ed afte r the current conten ts in the gro[...]

41 Selecting the play mode f or group pla y (Group Pla y Mode) The s hu ffle play and repea t pla y func tion can be used during group play mo de. 1 Press ME NU. 2 Pres s . or > until “P-MODE” appear s in t he displ ay , and then pre ss ENTER . 3 Pres s . or > repe ate dl y to sele ct th e pl ay mo de , and the n pres s ENTER . After nor [...]

42 Notes • Y ou can create a maxi mu m of 99 gro ups on a disc. It will not be poss ibl e to make a group settin g if the trac ks, gr oups a nd dis c name on a disc exc eed th e maxi mum num ber th at can be input. • The trac ks or groups m ust be sequenti al. If the desire d tracks or gr oups are no t con secutive, you mus t move them to make [...]

43 4 Pres s . or > until “EDIT” appear s in t he displ ay , and then pre ss ENTER . 5 Pres s . or > until “G : Rls” appear s in t he displ ay , and p ress ENTER . “G : R ls?” an d “EN TER” app ear alternate ly in the disp lay . 6 Press ENTER. The gr oup se tting of the selec ted grou p i s re leased . T o return the preceding [...]

44 3 Press . or > un til “Move” appear s in the d ispl ay , and then pre ss ENTER. 4 Press . or > until “T : Mo ve” appear s in the d ispl ay , and then pre ss ENTER. 5 When m ovi ng a t ra ck out of a group , skip this step. When m oving a tr ack int o a dif ferent group, pr ess . or > until the destina tion gr oup app ears in th [...]

45 5 Pres s . or > to sele ct the dest ination p oint on the d isc, a nd then press ENTER. T o return the preceding set tings Pres s x . T o c ancel m oving Pres s x for 2 sec onds o r mor e. T o erase a group Y ou can er ase track s in a sele ct e d group . Note tha t on ce a reco rding has been erased, you cannot retri eve it. Be sure to check[...]

46 Other op erations Useful settings The re co rder h as m any men us with us ef ul fu nc tion s f o r rec ordi ng , play b ack, edi t ing, et c. The follo wing table s hows t he menu items that you can select . Category Function What it does Site page General operations Beep on/ off T urns th e beep sound o n or o ff. pa ge 49 Recording Synchro- R[...]

47 Editing Moving Changes the or der o f tracks or g roups. pa ge 3 4 (tra ck) page 4 3 (gro up) Erasin g Erase s t ra cks, gr ou ps, or th e en tire dis c conten t s . page 3 7 (trac k and disc) page 4 5 (gro up) Assigni ng tracks to gr oups Assigns reco rded t ra cks or gr oups t o a new group. page 41 Releasing a group Releases group settings. p[...]

48 How to use the me nu items T o set the menu item s, do the following proce dure . 1 Press MENU to enter the menu. 2 Press . or > to se le ct the it em . 3 Press ENTER to ent er the selection. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3. The setting will be entered when you press ENTER at th e las t. T o return the preceding setting Press x . T o cancel the operat[...]

49 T urning off t he beep sound Y ou can tur n on /of f the bee p soun d o n the record er and th e remot e control . 1 Enter the menu an d select “OPTI ON” - “BEEP”. 2 Selec t “OFF ”. T o tur n on the beep sound Select “ON” . Recording without overwriting existing material If you w i s h to avoid reco rd ing over the curr ent conte[...]

50 Notes • When the power m ode is set to “QUI CK”, the power remains on withi n the recorder e ven when nothi ng ap pe ars in the display . This leads to a sh orter b attery life. For th is reaso n, it is recom m ended tha t you c harge the ba ttery dail y . • If no r ecorder op eration (in cluding open ing or closin g of the lid) occur s [...]

51 Lis t of me nu s Menus on th e recor der Items l ist ed und er “Me nu 1” ar e t he se le ct able it ems w hi ch a ppea r wh en yo u pr es s MEN U, items lis te d u nder “Menu 2” a re t he selectable items which a p pear wh en y o u se le ct an it em in Men u 1, an d “Menu 3” are th e select able item s whi ch app ear whe n you se lec[...]

52 OPTION A VLS OFF (factory settin g) y ON BEEP OFF y ON (factory setting) R-Posi FrHere (fact ory setti ng) y Fr End Power NORMAL (factory settin g) y QUICK Menu 1 M e nu 2 Menu 3[...]

53 Power sour ces Y ou can us e the rec orde r on ho use cu rrent or as follo ws. — a nickel metal hydride rechar geable batt ery NH-7WMA A — an LR6 (s i ze AA) alkal in e dry batt ery It is prefer able to use th e record er on house curren t when r ecordi ng for a long time. When using a batt ery , make su re it is a fu lly ch arged re ch arge[...]

54 Additi onal informatio n Precauti o ns On safety Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN 3V jack. On power sources • Use ho use curre nt, nickel m etal hydride rechar geable batt ery , LR6 (si ze AA) batte ry , or c ar ba tter y . • For use in your house : Do n ot use any other AC power adaptor sinc e it m ay cause the recorder to malfun[...]

55 On the MiniDisc car tridge • When carry ing or st oring the M iniDisc, k eep it in its case. • Do not br eak o pen the s hutter. • Do not p lace the cart ridge where it will be subjec t to light , e xtreme temp eratur es , moistu re or dust . • Attach the supp lied MD label only in th e space de signated for it on the d isc. Do not stick[...]

56 Specifications Audio pla ying system MiniDisc digi tal audio sy stem Laser diode proper ties Material: GaAlAs W av ele ngth: λ = 790 nm Emission dura ti on: c ont inuous Laser output : le ss than 44.6 µW (This ou t put is the v alue measur ed at a dis ta nce of 200 mm from the lens surface on th e optical pick-up b lock with 7 m m a perture.) [...]

57 T rou bleshootin g and explanat ions T roubles and solutions If you find any tr ou bles op e ra tin g th e re cord er, follow the step s be low . 1 Che ck this s ection , “Troubles an d solu tions ” (pag e 57). Y ou may find the so lutio n of yo ur trou ble on “M essag es” (page 63) as we ll. Ch eck th e info rma tio n. 2 If you can not [...]

58 Record ing ca nno t be done c orrect ly . • Au d i o so urce s m a y not be sec urel y c onnec ted. , Disco nnect th e au dio s our c es onc e and co nnect th em ag ain (pages 17, 19 ). • There i s no di gital signa l from th e port ab le CD pl ay er . , Wh en re cord ing d igita lly from a po rtab le CD play er, use the A C po wer adapt or [...]

59 While playing “T rFULL” ap pears even before the di sc has r each ed t he maximum recording time (60, 7 4, or 80 minutes) and th e record ing cann ot be done. • This is due to the MiniDis c system limita tion. When 254 t racks have been rec orde d on th e disc, “TrFULL” ap pears regardles s of the total r ecord ed t ime. Mo re than 2 5[...]

60 While Edit ing No s ound com es through th e headph ones/ earp hone s. • The headp hones /ea rp hon es pl ug i s no t firmly co nne cted . , Plug in th e pl ug o f the headph ones /earph ones firmly to th e remote contr ol . Plug in the plug of th e r emo te co ntr ol f irmly to i . • The plug is d irty . , Cle an the plug. The re co rder sk[...]

61 While using gro up function Tr a c k m a r k s canno t be er ased. • This is due to t he MiniDisc syst em limitations. When the data o f a track is f ragme nted , the trac k mark of a f ragme nt und er 12 sec onds long (re co rded in SP stereo ), 24 s ec onds l on g (rec or ded i n LP2 stereo mo de or mo naur al mode ), or 48 s econd s long (r[...]

62 Other s Sympt om Cause/R emedy The re co rder does not wor k or works poorl y . • T he r ec hargeab le batt ery is no t charged . , Charge the re chargea ble ba ttery . • The vol ume is lo w . , T urn up the volume. • No disc is inserte d. , Inse rt a reco rd ed disc. • The HOLD function is tu rn ed on (“HOLD” appears in the display [...]

63 Messages If the fol l owing er r or mess ages flash i n th e dis pl ay window , check the ch ar t be low . Error message Meaning/Re m edy A VLS • A VLS is set to “ON” so that t he volume will not i ncrease anymore. , Set A VLS to “OFF ” (page 50). FULL • Y ou tried to se t t he 21s t book m ar k. , Y ou can set up to 20 bookm arks. S[...]

64 LoB A TT • Battery is weak. , Repl ace th e dry b attery (page 15). MEM O RY • Y ou t ri ed to rec ord w i th the re cord er pla ce d wh ere it re ceives conti nuo us vibr at ion. , Put the re corde r o n a stab l e pl ace, and start recor di ng again. NO CH G • Y ou tri ed to charg e at a place w here t he temp eratur e is t oo high. , Ch[...]

65 Rec ER R • Recordi ng w as not corr ectly do ne. , Place t he r ec order at a pl ac e with no vi b ration s and r ec ord again. • The disc is soiled wit h an oil f ilm or f inger prints , is scratched, o r is not a s tandard disc. , T ry r ec ordi ng again wi t h an othe r di s c. SA VED • Y ou tried to record or e dit on a MD with the tab[...]

66 Explanations Differ enc e betwe en digital ( optical) and analog ( line) inputs The input ja ck of this recor der works as both digital and analog input ja cks. Connect the recor der to a CD pla yer or a casset te reco rder usi ng eit her digi tal ( optica l) inpu t or anal og (line ) i np ut. T o reco rd, s ee “Rec or ding an M D r ig h t awa[...]

67 The meani ng of “no sound” “No sound” describes a rec orde r condi tion in which the inp ut l evel is about 4.8 mV du rin g analo g inp ut or le ss tha n –89 dB during op tical (dig it al ) inp ut (with 0 dB as fu ll bit (the maximum recordable lev el for a MiniDisc)). Note on digital recording This recor de r use s the Ser ia l C opy [...]

68 Recording audio data to your computer Y o u can reco rd audio da ta to yo ur comput er from sources s uch as au dio CDs and the Interne t (page 76) . On the computer Listening Y ou can listen to an a udio CD in the CD- ROM dri ve of your co mput er , or audio data in the hard di sk drive (page 83). Inte rnet Audi o CDs[...]

69 What is a Net MD? Net MD is a stand ard that enables th e transfer of audio data from a computer to a MiniDisc de vice. T o use this Net MD with you r computer requir es a software application called “Son icSt age”. SonicStage s oftware pro vides a da tabase for manag ing audio data in the computer and functions f or playing the audio data i[...]

70 Basic Operat ions Basic operational f low using the Net MD The foll owin g is th e bas ic step s th at yo u wi ll ta ke fo llowin g th e pu rch ase o f yo ur re co rde r . Thro ugh thes e steps , you will pr epar e and set up you r com puter for u se of your rec order as a Net MD. Do th e follo wing steps, a nd refer to t he indicated pa ges for[...]

71 Providing the r eq uired system envir onment System requirements The f ollowing har dware a nd softwar e are r equire d in orde r to us e the Soni cStage soft ware for the Ne t MD. This so ftware is n ot suppor ted b y the following environments : • Macintosh • W indows XP versions other than Hom e Edition or Profes sional • W indows 2000 [...]

72 Installing the softwar e onto your computer This section e xplains the in stallation of th e SonicStage V er .1.5 software supplied with your Net MD. Before installing the software 1 Make sur e to note the following before installing the so ftwar e. Do not connec t the dedicated USB cable before the installation! The Soni cStage s oftware m ay n[...]

73 Installing SonicStage V er .1.5 1 T urn on your compute r and start up W indows . 2 Insert the installation CD-R OM for SonicStage into the CD-R OM drive of your c omputer . The setu p prog ram st arts up autom atic ally and the So nicS tage V er .1.5 inst allati on window appe ars. 3 Click to select [SonicStage 1.5]. T o u se this so ftwa re wi[...]

74 4 Follo w the displayed instructions. Read t he inst ructions carefu lly . The installati on may take 20 to 30 minutes, depen ding o n your system environment (page 9 5). 5 After the installation is completed, click [Restart] to restart the compu ter . Make sur e to restart your computer only after the insta llation has co mpleted. W as t he ins[...]

75 Connecting the Net MD to your computer After the s oftware insta llation is compl eted, connect t he Net MD to your c omputer . Refer to the operating i nstructions of t he Net MD as well . 1 Insert a recordable disc into the Net MD. 2 Make the power source and th e dedicated USB c able connection s with the Net MD and the computer . 3 Check the[...]

76 Storing audio data to your computer This se ction e xplai ns ho w to record an d store au dio data from an audi o CD to the hard disk drive of your com puter . The proc edur e in this se ctio n is used to recor d all trac ks on an audio CD. T o r ecord only speci fic tracks fr om a CD, or from ot her s ound s ources, see the onlin e help fo r de[...]

77 Recording audio CDs to the hard disk drive In Soni cStage V er.1.5, the hard disk drive is called the “Mu sic Dr ive”. The Music D rive manag es all audio d ata st ored b y SonicSt age. 1 Insert the audio CD that you want t o recor d into the CD -R OM dri ve of your comp uter . The CD w indow appe ars in t he displ ay . Note When you record [...]

78 4 Click in the middle of the recording window and select the recording mode. Whe n reco rding da ta in LP2 mo de: select A T RA C3 132 kbps Whe n reco rding da ta in LP4 mo de: select A T RA C3 66k bps 5 If the list panel is not displayed, click . List panel s appe ar under the re cord ing wind ow . The cont ents of the audio CD appe ar in t he [...]

79 Labeling audio data After reco rding has complete d, you can labe l the audio data in the Music Driv e. Once audio data in the Music Driv e is labeled , the label informatio n will be transfer red to a disc alon g with the audi o dat a, all ow ing you t o vie w the da ta on y our Net MD. 1 Start u p SonicSt age (pa ge 76) and click (Mus ic Dri v[...]

80 T ransferring audio data from your computer to the Net MD (Check-out) Audi o data stor ed on t he Musi c Drive can be tran sferre d to yo ur N et MD. This process is called “ C heck-out ”. The number of ti mes a track can be checked out is restricte d in this soft ware f or the pr otect ion of copyri ghts (p age 98) . Checki ng out audio fil[...]

81 3 Click in the middle of the display and select the recor ding mode ( page 78). Standard tr ansfer mode: Da ta are transfe rred in the fo rmat of the or iginal fi les. Maximum a vailable t ransfer space: All data are tra nsferred in LP4 mode. SP transfer mode: All da ta are con ve rted and transf erred in n ormal stereo mo de. Select this mode i[...]

82 Notes • Once a check -out (or check- in) has starte d, do not discon nect the dedicat ed USB cable or power source unt il the che ck-out oper ation has com plete d. These ac tions may da mage the dat a or cause th e syst em t o ma lfunct ion. • Make sure not to bump the Net MD after chec k-out has starte d. If you do, the contents of the rec[...]

83 Listening to an MD Y ou can listen to an MD on the Net MD while it is connected to your computer . When disc onnect ed from your com puter , the Net MD c an be use d as a n ordi nary Min iDisc de vice . For de tails on Net MD oper ations, refer to the “Re corder Operations” se ction. Listening to an MD wit h the Net MD connected to the comp [...]

84 Advanced ope ration s Using other functions! Using the Sonic Stage online help This man ual expl ains onl y the bas ic oper ations of the S onicSt age so ftwar e. Howev e r , the soft ware has a host of oth er fun ctions that al low you to carry out v ario us opera tions, such as imp ortin g audio files f rom th e Int ernet, cl assify ing a nd m[...]

85 Viewing online help Let’ s find out how to use the onli ne help first. A n explana tion on the us e of the o nline he lp can al so be fo und in the onli ne help . 1 Double click [Overvie w] in the le ft-hand frame. 2 Click [About t his Help f ile]. The explan ation w ill a ppear in the righ t-hand frame . 3 Read the text. Scroll th e display i[...]

86 Other infor mat ion Settings and Pr ecautions Settings accor ding to OS The settings and precautions will differ according to th e operating system bein g used. Check th e items t hat appl y to your system . For Windows XP use rs Restrictions whe n running the SonicSt age software unde r Windows XP • T o instal l this software , you must log o[...]

87 For Windo ws Millenn ium Edi tion users When us ing SonicStage und er Windows Millennium Edition If you u se the “System Res tore” function in W indows “System T ools”, audio data managed by SonicS tage may beco me corr upte d and rend ered unplaya ble. Bef ore executin g the sys tem re storat ion pro cedur e, you sh ould first back up a[...]

88 For users with OpenMG Jukebo x, SonicStage, or SonicStage Premium installed on their compu ter Note Confirm wh ether a ny tracks have been checked out from your com puter. If tracks have been chec ked out fr om Ope nMG J ukebox, an earl ier versi on of Soni cSta ge, or SonicStage Premium, it may n ot be possible to c heck those tracks back in wi[...]

89 Precautions on the co-existence of SonicStage V er . 1.5 with OpenMG Ju kebox V er .2.2 or Soni cStage Premi um • Make sure the OpenMG Jukebox V er .2. 2 icon is not displa yed in th e task tray. If it is, th e Net MD m ay not be recogniz ed by your c omputer. • Audio data reco rded on the com puter are store d in a common file and used by b[...]

90 Uninstalling the SonicSt age software T o un install the Son icSta ge softwar e, fo llow the proc edures below . For Window s XP use rs Log on with a us er name with “Computer Admi nistrator” as an attr ibute. Refer to the operating instr uctions of your computer for deta ils on logging o n as an administra tor . 1 Click [Start]–[Control P[...]

91 2 Double-click [Add/Re move Programs]. The Add/Re move Program s Prop erties w indow appe ars. 3 Click [SonicStage 1.5.XX] in the list of programs for automatic rem ov al, and then c lick [Add/Remove]. 4 Click [OpenMG Secure Module 3.1]* in the list of programs for automatic remov al, and then click [Add/Remove]. Do as in struc ted by the mes sa[...]

92 T roubl eshooting Please do the follo wing steps if you encounter a problem while usin g the SonicSta ge softwar e. In case a me ssag e appea rs, it is recom mend ed th at you write it down. Step 1: Chec k the symptoms in this “T roubleshooting” section. A v ariety of infor mation can also be found in the ope ratin g procedu res and “Set t[...]

93 Comp ute r • Manu facture r: • Model : • T ype : Deskt op ty pe / La ptop ty pe Name of opera ting system: RAM capaci ty: Har d disk drive (con taining S onic Stage and aud io data ) • Capac ity of the dr iv e : • Free spa ce: Inst alled fo lder co ntaini ng Son icStag e (if othe r than the de fault fold er) 1) • Loca tion of the ins[...]

94 If y our computer does not recognize the Ne t MD • Is the Net MD conne cted co rrectly to your computer? — If the Net MD i s not f irmly connected to the computer , the Net MD will not be recogni zed by you r com puter. — Rec onne ct the de dicate d USB cable. If t he comp uter still doe s not rec ognize the Net MD, dis conn ect the N et M[...]

95 • If the installat ion seem s to be stopp ed It may tak e 30 minutes or more for t he installat ion to complete, depending on your compu ter or CD- ROM dri ve. During the in stallation, watch out for the occurre nce of any o f the follo wing proble ms. • If the installation is still unsucce ssful after all that you ha ve done . — Th e inst[...]

96 Information and explanations Net MD F AQ This se ction i ntrodu ces fr eque ntly as ked questi ons a nd answ ers on the Net M D. On the Net MD What is a “Net MD ”? Net MD is a spec ification t hat all ows audio da ta in a co mpute r to be tr ansfer red to a MiniDi sc throug h a USB cable . Ti ll now , Mi niDi scs cou ld b e used to rec ord o[...]

97 On Editing Can checked-out trac ks be edited on the Net MD? • Things yo u can do on the Net MD: — Label conte nts. — As sign or release gr oups — Mov e tr acks o r grou ps. • Things yo u cann ot do on th e Net MD : — Add track mar ks (div ide)/erase track marks (c ombine). — Delete track s, group s, or the ent ire disc contents .[...]

98 On copyr ight protection The Ope nMG techno logy* allows you to enjoy digi tal musi c, wh ile main taining t he copyrig hts of it s holde rs. Op enM G Jukebox encr ypts aud io files in Op enMG fo rma t and store s them on the h ard disk of your comput er to pr event unauthor ized distribu tion. * The cop yright prote ction techno logy of this so[...]

99 Restrictions on au dio content Hig h-qual ity dig ital au dio cont ent is w idely av aila ble th roug h musi c distr ibution se rvices on the I nterne t. T o pr otect t he copyrig hts of i ts hold ers from unaut horize d distr ibution, some audio co nten t is distr ibuted wit h certai n res tricti ons on recordi ng and playb ack. For example , t[...]

100 Glossary A TRAC3 A TRAC3, which s tands fo r Ad aptive T ransf orm A coustic Coding 3, is au dio co mpressi on techno logy tha t satis fies the dem and fo r hig h sound qualit y and hig h com pressi on rate s. The A TR A C3 compression rate is approximately 1 0 times higher th an that of the Au dio CD, resultin g an increased data capacity for [...]

101 Recording mod e (Bit rate) This is a measur e of data volume per secon d. The rate is exp ressed in bps (bits per second). In Soni cStage , the b it rate ca n be sele cted for recor ding an audio CD or c onv ertin g MP3 and W A V for mat au dio files into A T RAC3 format fro m amon g three r ates: 132 kbps, 105 kbp s or 66 kbps . In the case of[...]

102 Index A Acce ssori es optional 56 supplied 11 ATRAC3 96 , 100 Audi o CD 68 , 77 Auto Ti me Stamp 26 AVLS 50 B back u p 89 Bookma rk add 30 play 31 C CD-ROM 71 Char ging 16 Check-i n 96 , 100 Checki ng playin g position 29 remain ing time 23 , 29 Check-o ut 80 , 96 , 100 Cleaning 55 Com binin g tra cks 36 Connect ing 75 analo g 26 digital 19 whe[...]

103 P Play mo de groups 40 tracks 30 Playlist 80 , 10 0 Q Quick m ode 49 R Recor ding addin g track mark s 26 analog 26 digi tal 18 from mic rophone 26 level 28 MDL P mode 25 without overwriti ng tracks 49 Record ing mode (Bit rate ) 78 , 81 , 101 Record ing navig ation win dow 77 Rela beling 34 S SDMI 101 SonicStage Premium 72 , 88 SonicSt age sof[...]

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