Sony MZ-NHF800 manual

3-266-529- 33 (1) Por table MiniDisc Recor der Operating Instructions Recorder Operat i on _ ______________________ ______ _ Softwar e Operation _ ______________________ ______ _ page 10 page 102 © 2004 Sony Corporation MZ-NHF800 “W ALKMA N” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphon e Stereo products. is a trademark o[...]

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 , cu r ta i ns , etc. And don’t plac e l ig ht ed candles on th e appa ratus. T o pre vent fir e or sh ock haza rd, do not place obje cts fi lled with liquid s, such[...]

3 Notice for users On the supplied sof twa r e • Copyright laws pr ohibit reprodu cing the softwa re or the m anual acc ompanying it in whole or in part, or renting the softw are without the p ermission of th e copyrigh t holder . • In no e ven t will SONY be liable f or any fi nancial damage, or loss of prof its, includi ng claims made b y thi[...]

4 T able of contents About availa ble functions and supp lie d manuals .... ............... ........... ............... ............ .... 8 Recorder Operation Looking at controls . ........... ............... ............ ...... 11 Getting started ............ ........... ............... ............ .. 15 Recordin g a disc righ t away! ..... .....[...]

5 Various wa ys of playbac k ............... ........... ......... 43 Viewing va rious inform ation ........ ........... .............. ............... ........... ...........43 Selecting the play mod e ............ ........... ............... ........... .............. ...............4 5 Searching for a track (Se arch) ....... ............... ....[...]

6 Additiona l information ........... ........... ................ .. 80 Precautions ...... .... .............. ........... ............... .......... ............... ........... ............ 80 Specifica tions ...... .......... ............... ............... .......... ............... ........... ............ 82 Troublesho oti ng and explanati on[...]

7 Software Operation What y ou can d o with MD Simple Bu rner/ SonicStage ............... ........... ............... ........... 102 Installing .............. ........... ............ ............... ....... 104 Providin g the required system enviro nment . .............. ............... .......... ......104 Installing the software o nto your comp[...]

8 About available f unctions and supplied manuals This se ction explains t he functions of this portab le MiniDis c recorder and the manua ls that have been suppl ied with it. Pl ea se refer to th e m an ual that appl ie s t o ea ch use of the record er . The “What you can do w ith the Hi -MD Walkman” flyer This flyer e xplains the maj or featu[...]

9 Software Operation (pages 102 to 126) This sectio n explains the installati on and basic opera tions of the s upplied SonicStage/MD Simple Bu rner softwa re. SonicStage Help This is an onl i ne hel p t ha t you can view on your co mputer scre en. Online help explains the detai led opera tions and informatio n about So nicStage software. Y ou c an[...]

10 Checking the supplied accessor ies Optic al cable (1 ) Clamp f ilters (2) For deta ils on the use of the clam p fi lt ers, refer to “How to use the sup plied clamp filter s” suppl ie d with this unit . CD-R OM (SonicStage /MD Simple Burn er) (1)* Batt ery carr ying c ase (1) Carr y i n g pouch (1) * Do not pla y a C D- ROM o n an audio CD pl[...]

11 Recor der Op eration Looking at controls The recor der A Displa y w i ndow B T MARK/REC (+ N ) butt on C Jog dial D 5-way co nt ro l ke y E DC IN 3V jack F X (paus e) but ton G x (stop) • CANCEL/CHG b utton H OPEN switch I GR OUP button J •N A VI/ MENU butto n Pre ss li ghtly t o go to the N A VI (nav igation) settin g mode (page 47). Pres s[...]

12 L LINE IN (OPT) jack M MIC (PLUG IN PO WE R) jack There is a tactile dot be side the MIC (PLUG IN PO WER) jack. N HOLD switch Slide the switch in the directio n of the arrow to disab le the buttons on the record er . T o pre vent t he bu ttons f rom bein g acci de nt al ly op er at ed wh en you carry the recorde r , use this function. O i (headp[...]

13 The headphones/earphones wit h a remote control A V OL +, – bu ttons Press t o ad just the volum e. B Jog lever ( NX /ENT, . , > • B AND, TUNE – , TUNE +) When usi n g an MiniDi sc When usi n g the radio C Displa y w i ndow D x (stop) b utton E (group ) +, – F RADIO ON/OFF b utton Press t o tu rn o n or off the ra dio. G Clip H HOLD s[...]

14 The display window of the r emote contr ol A Disc i ndi ca tion B PRESET indica tion C Characte r in fo rmation displ ay D Sub pl ay mo de/Repea t play indications E SND (s ound) and SUR ( su rround) indications F Battery lev el indication G Track number/ Band/Preset nu mber disp lay H Main play mode indicatio ns 12 3 4 8 7 6 5[...]

15 Getting started Charge the rechargeable batter y before using. 1 Insert the r echargeable batt ery . 2 Charging the rechar geable battery . 1 Conne ct the AC po wer adaptor t o DC IN 3V on the rec ord er and the AC power adapto r to a wa ll o ut let. 2 Press x • CANCEL/ CHG. “Cha rgin g” fla shes, e appe ars in the displ ay , an d ch argin[...]

16 z Full c harging of a co mpletely di schar ged rechargeable bat te r y takes about 2 hou rs. Charging time ma y vary depend ing o n the battery condi tion. 3 Make conn ect ions and unlock the contr ols. 1 Connect the headphon es/earphones with t he remote control to i . 2 Slide H OLD to th e opposite d irection of the arrow ( . ) on the recorder[...]

17 For models sup plied with the AC plug adaptor If the AC po wer adaptor does not f it the wall outlet, use the A C plug adaptor . When usi ng the dr y ba tter y Insert on e LR6 (size AA) alkali ne dry battery ( not supplied) in stead of the recha r geab le battery . • Make s ure not to operate the recorder whil e changi ng the rec hargeabl e ba[...]

18 MD mode (Unit: approx.hours)( JEIT A) When pl aying continuous ly Hi-MD mode (When using a 1GB Hi- MD disc) (Unit: approx.hours )( JEIT A) Hi-MD mode (Whe n us in g a 60/74/80- minute standard disc) (Unit: approx.hours)( JEIT A) MD mode (Unit: approx.hours)( JEIT A) When usi ng the rad io (Unit: approx.hours)( JEIT A) • Stop th e recorder befo[...]

19 Recording a disc right away! This sectio n explai ns the bas i c pro cedu re fo r m aking digit al reco rdi n gs us ing an optical cable connected to a C D player , Digital TV or other dig ital equipment. Mak e sure to use the optical cable. Note that you cannot recor d a radio broadcast that is being received on the remote contr ol. 1 Make conn[...]

20 2 Insert a r ecordable disc. 1 Slide OPE N to open t h e lid. 2 Insert a di s c wi th the l abe l side facing front, and pr es s t he li d dow n to close. 3 Confirm the operation mode. This re co rder has two ope ration mod es, “Hi-MD m ode” and “M D m ode”. The op er ation mode is a utomatically re cognized whene ver the di sc is insert[...]

21 4 Recor d a disc. 1 Sele ct and pa use the sound so urc e to be record ed. 2 Make s u re that dis c indi cation has stoppe d rot ating in the display wi ndo w on the rec orde r . 3 While the re corder is stopped , pres s and hold T MAR K /R EC an d press N ENT on the reco rder . “REC ” lights up and reco rding starts. 4 Play th e source yo u[...]

22 If the recording do es not start • Ma ke s u r e t he reco rd er is not l o c ked (pag es 12, 16). • Make sure the disc is n ot record-pro tected (pages 20, 81). • Premast ere d dis cs cannot be recorded over . • When yo u record on a 1GB Hi-MD disc, connect t he A C po wer ad apt or to the record er , charg e th e rec hargeabl e bat t e[...]

23 Playing a disc ri ght away! 1 Insert a recor ded disc. 1 Slide O P EN to ope n th e li d. 2 Insert a d isc with the label si de faci ng front, and press t he lid do wn to clos e. 2 Play a disc. 1 Pres s th e 5-way control ke y ( N ENT) on the rec orde r . Pres s th e jo g lev er ( NX /ENT ) on th e remote c ontrol. A sho rt beep sounds i n the h[...]

24 If the play does not s t art Make sure t he recorder i s not lo c ked (pages 12 , 16). The playbac k soun d m a y skip if: • the recorde r is subject to strong, repeated shocks. • a dirty or scratch e d disc is played. When using a disc in Hi-MD mode , sound may drop out for a maxim um of ab out 12 se c onds . T o Operation on the recorder O[...]

25 Listening to the radio Y ou can enjoy radio programs with the bu i lt-in digital tuner in the remote control. While listening to the radio • Controls on the recor der cannot be used to operate the tuner. Only the remote control can be used. • Radio programs cannot be recor ded on the recorder . 1 T urn on the radio. 1 Press RA DIO ON/OF F. T[...]

26 T o tune in a station qu ickly In step 3 , slide a nd hol d the jog le v er unti l the freq uency indicati on begins to ch ange. The remote cont rol automatically scans the rad io frequen ci es and stop s w h en it f inds a cl ear sta tion. T o improve the broadcast reception • For FM: Exte nd t he h ea dphones/ earpho nes cord , whic h act as[...]

27 Using me nus How to use the menu items The r ec order has ma n y m e nus with use fu l f un ctions for re cording, pl ay back, editi ng, et c. T o set the me nu items, do th e followi ng procedure. If you a re doing a m en u operatio n for the first t ime after purc hasing th e re corder, “Menu Mode” fla shes in the di splay . Before the men[...]

28 1 Press and hold NA VI/MENU for 2 seconds or more to enter the menu. 2 T u rn the jo g dial to selec t the ite m . 3 Press the 5- way control key ( N ENT) to e n te r the selec tio n . 4 Repeat st ep s 2 and 3. The setting will be entered when you press the 5 -way control k ey ( N ENT) at th e la st . T o return the preceding setting Press x . T[...]

29 List of menus The follo wing table shows the menu items tha t you can selec t. Some items can be set w i th both the record er and the re mote contr ol, and some can be s et with eit her the record er or the remote contr ol. Items li st e d under “Men u 1” are the selec ta bl e items whic h ap pear when you enter the menu , and items list ed[...]

30 Menus of t h e recorder Menu 1 Menu 2 Function Site page Edit Titl e* Addin g a track n ame, ar tist name , alb um name, group nam e, or di sc name. page 57 : Set* Assigns recorded tracks or group s to a new group. page 60 : Release* Releases grou p settings. page 61 Move* Chang es the order of tracks or groups. p age 63 Erase Erases track s , g[...]

31 REC Set REC Mode Se le c ts the rec or din g m ode (P CM, H i-S P, or Hi-LP for Hi-MD mode/SP, L P2, LP4, or monau ral for MD m ode ). page 37 RECV olum e* Manu al ly adjusts the recordi ng l e vel. page 38 MIC AGC* Sets the m ic rop hone recordi ng l evel adjust men t mo de . page 36 MIC Se ns* Sets th e microp hone sen sitivity to su it the so[...]

32 V a rio us ways of recor ding Before r ecordi ng Selecting the op erati on mo de This recorder h as t w o ope ration m o d es, “Hi-M D m ode” and “M D m ode ”. The operation mode is automat i call y recogn ized when ever the di s c is in serted. After y ou insert a dis c, ch eck the oper a tion mo de on the di spla y w in do w of the rec[...]

33 Viewing various information Y ou can check the remaining time, track number , etc. w he n re cordin g or du ring stop. 1 Pres s DISPL A Y repea tedly . Each t ime yo u pres s the b utton, the disp lay changes as fol l o ws. Display window on the remote control The indicatio ns have the follo wing mean ings: : Disc n ame : T r ac k na me : Group [...]

34 1 Enter the m enu and select “D i sp lay”. 2 T urn the jog dial until the informatio n you want ap pears in the disp lay , and then press N ENT to en ter the select ion. Each turn chan ges the display a s follo ws. Lap Time t RecRe m ai n t AllRemain t T it le1/T itle2 (Hi-MD) t Sound When yo u pres s N ENT, th e s e le c t e d informatio n [...]

35 While recording C / D / E • When using t he disc in Hi-MD mode , the free space will sho w as “2.0MB ” when the remai ning reco rding time become s “–0:00:00 ”. This is a syste m lim itation, “2.0MB” being the capacity o f the reserv e domain. • Dependin g on the group settings, the operating conditions, an d the disc s e tting[...]

36 2 T urn the jog dial un til “Sens H igh” or “Sens Low” appe ars in th e di splay , and the n press N ENT to enter the select ion. Sens H ig h: When recordin g so ft sound or a so und with a nor m a l vol ume . Sens L ow: When r ecordi ng with a loud or c l os e-range so und s, such as thos e during an ora l record ing or a musi c co ncer[...]

37 Recording fr om a TV or radio (Analog Recording) This sectio n explains how to r ecord from equ ip m en t with anal og o ut put, such as a casset te reco rder , radio, o r TV . This operat i o n can be don e on the record er only . 1 Make co nnections. Use the app ropriate co nnecting cor d to suit the source equ ipment. For detai l s, se e “O[...]

38 When recording a di sc used in MD mode z Audio comp onents that support th e linear PCM stereo, Hi- SP stere o and Hi-LP ster eo mode are indica ted by the or l ogo m ark. Audio co mponents that support the LP 2 stereo and LP4 stere o mod e are in d i cat ed by the or logo m ark. • It is re commended th at you use the AC power adaptor for long[...]

39 4 While observing the lev el meter in t he display , adjust the reco rding lev el b y tu rn ing th e j og dial . Set the le vel so that th e meter segm ents l ight up aroun d –12d B segme nt. If a high s ound level causes the level meter to reach the O VE R se gment, lowe r the recording leve l. Each le vel mete r s h ows the fo ll owing. Uppe[...]

40 T o cancel Time M ark Select “O ff” in st ep 1. Using Time Mark to add track marks while recording When the elapsed recording time exceeds the time in terv al for Time Mark: The reco rder adds track mark s at the point you set th e time interv al and fro m that point th e recorder adds a track mark whene ver the time interva l has elapsed . [...]

41 It will not be possible to make a grou p setting if the tracks, groups and dis c name on a disc exceed th e max i mum number that can be input (in MD mod e onl y). The r ecorder is factor y set to create a new group automatica lly when recordi ng. This is con veni ent wh en reco rding se ver al CDs in succ e ssion. Y o u ca n check th e gr o u p[...]

42 T o start/stop recor ding in sync with the sound source (Synchro- recording) Durin g synchro- record i n g, the start ing and sto ppi n g of recording occ urs are synchr onized wi th the so und source. This simplif ies digital re cordings (e.g., from a CD pla yer ) since the ne ed to o perate the record er or the so und source is eliminated . Sy[...]

43 V a r ious ways of playback Viewing various information Y ou can chec k th e tr ac k nam e, di sc name , etc. d uring pla yback. 1 While pl aying, press DISP LA Y. Each t ime yo u pres s DISPL A Y, the disp lay changes as fol l o ws. Display window on the remote control The indicatio ns have the follo wing mean ings: : Disc name : T r ac k na me[...]

44 2 T urn the jog dial until the informatio n you want ap pears in the disp lay , and then press N ENT to en ter the select ion. Each turn chan ges the display a s follo ws. Lap Time t 1 Remain t AllRemain t T itle1/T itle2 (Hi-MD) t Soun d t Codec (Hi-MD)/ Tra ck M od e ( M D ) When yo u pres s N ENT, th e s e le c t e d informatio n appe a rs at[...]

45 Selecting the play mode Y ou can listen to tracks in va rious play modes. The play mode can consist of a comb ination of M ain play mode, Sub play mode and Rep eat play . • Main play mode: selec t s t h e pl a yback unit, s uch as tr acks or gr oups • Sub p l ay mo d e : selec ts the ty pe of p lay • Repe at play : selec ts Rep eat pl ay 1[...]

46 2 Press + or – to se l ect a desired artist. The reco rder play s th e t racks by the same artis t on the disc, from the f irst track to the last track , in recorded orde r . Listening to track s of a selected album (Albu m Play) (in Hi-MD mode only) If th e track dat a includes t he album name, you can l isten to track s of a se lected alb um[...]

47 Listening to a section of a track repeatedly (A-B Repeat ) Y o u can lis te n to a spe cific sec t ion wi th in a track repe atedly b y selectin g the startin g poin t A, and ending point B . Make sure that points A and B are within th e same track. 1 While playin g a tr ack tha t cont ains the se ction you want to repeat, pres s P-MODE/ re peat[...]

48 Play i ng trac k s in nor m a l m ode (Normal Play) 1 Do step 1 and select “Normal” i n step 2 of “P laying tracks in M a in play mode ” (page 47). 2 When s electin g a track o ut of a gr oup, skip this step. When s elect ing a t rack wit hin a group, turn the jog dial until the group that the d es ired track be lo ng s to appear s in th[...]

49 Listening to t rac ks of a selected album (Album Play) (in Hi-MD mode only ) If th e track data includes t he album name, you ca n lis ten to tracks of a se lected album only . 1 Do st ep 1 and select “A l b um” in step 2 of “Play in g t ra cks in Main play mode” ( pag e 47). A list of the albums o n the disc appear s in alph ab etical o[...]

50 Playing tracks in Sub play mode/Repeat Play By specify ing Sub play mod es, you can listen to tracks selec ted in Main pla y mode in va rious ways. For examp le , by se le ct i ng “Group ” in Main play mo de and “Shuf fle” in Sub play mode, the recorder will play the track s i n th e selected gr oup in rando m order. 1 Ente r the menu an[...]

51 Searching f o r a track (Search) Y ou can ea si ly sear ch for a track b y track name, group name, a rtist name, or alb um name. Art ist names and album na mes can be vi ewe d in th e case of discs used i n Hi- MD mode only . This operat i o n can be don e on the record er only . 1 Enter the me nu and select “ Useful” - “Searc h”. 2 T ur[...]

52 Adjusting the sound (V irtual-Surr ound • 6- Band Equalizer) Y ou ca n vary th e vi r tual sound to cre ate dif feren t acous tics, o r modify t he soun d to suit y our taste and store it for later use. The follo wing two ef fect ca n be selected. V -SUR (Vir tual-Surround VPT Acou stic Engi ne) Provides 4 ki nd s of virtual s ur ro und condit[...]

53 4 Pre ss the j og lever to e n t er the sele cted sound mode. T o cance l the setting Press SOUND repe atedly until t he indication at B disappea rs. T o modify and store the sound Y ou c an mo dify the so un d and store the results in “Custom1” and “Custom2”. 1 Do st ep s 1 to 3 of “Sel ec ting the sound qualit y (6- Band Equa lizer )[...]

54 Selecting the sound qua lity (6- Band Equal i zer) 1 While playing , enter the menu and selec t “ Sou nd” - “Sound EQ ”. 2 T urn the jog dial re peatedly to sel ec t the so un d m od e and then pre ss N ENT to enter th e selection. Each time you tu rn the jog dial, A chan ge s as follows. W he n you press N ENT, B appea rs . T o modify a[...]

55 Editi ng r ecorde d tracks Befor e editing Y ou can edi t your re cordings by adding/ erasing track mark s or labelin g tracks an d disc s. • When you edit th e conte nt s of a 1GB Hi-M D disc, conn ec t the A C po wer adaptor to the recorder , charge the recha rg eabl e battery fully (batter y le v el indication shows ), or use a new alkaline[...]

56 If you enter the s ymbol “//” between t he charact ers in disc names such as “abc//de f”, you may be unable to use the group function (in MD mode o nly). Y ou can label a track, grou p, or disc while the rec or der is stoppe d, recording or playi ng. Y ou can al so label artis t n am e s and alb um names to track s in a disc used in Hi-M[...]

57 When th e recor di ng is stopped or the record ing mov es on to the n ext tra ck while la b e li ng titl e s during recording, the i nput at that p oint is enter e d au tomatically. Y ou ca n chang e the tr ack na me, art ist name, alb um name, grou p name, or disc name by doin g t he procedure f or “Labeli ng ” (page 56). T o re-l a bel a t[...]

58 Since on ly a part of th e ch aracter pale t te is visib le on t he d is pl a y , us e the controls or butt ons to move the curso r an d ente r charac ters. Labeling 1 Enter the m enu and select “Ed it” - “T itle”. 2 Select one o f the follo wing, and then press the jo g di al . The cursor fla shes in the lette r input area . 3 Press the[...]

59 5 Rep eat step 4, and th en e nter all char ac ters of the l a bel name. 6 Pres s N ENT fo r 2 seconds or m or e . Re-labeling Y ou ca n chang e the la bel of the di sc, a grou p or a t rack by doi ng the proced ure for “ Labelin g” (page 58) . Assigning tracks or groups as a new group (Group Set) W ith this funct ion , you can as sign exist[...]

60 • When the total nu mber of c haracters in the title s o n a disc exceed th e m aximum that c an be input: —If the disc is being used in Hi- M D mode , you can make a group se tt ing, but c ann ot add a group na me in st ep 4. —If the disc is being use d in MD mode, you canno t ma ke a grou p set tin g. • The trac ks or groups must be se[...]

61 Releasing a group setting (Gr oup Release) Sele ct a gr oup yo u want to rel ease and check t he con t e nts (see “Pla ying tr acks i n a group (G roup Play )” (pa ge 45) ). 1 Sele ct a gr oup th at yo u want to rele as e and check th e co ntents (see page 45) . 2 Pres s x . 3 Enter the me nu and select “Edit ” - “ : Releas e” . “R[...]

62 1 While pl aying the trac k you want to mov e , enter the menu a n d se lect “Edit ” - “Mo ve” - “ : Mov e”. The s elected track number appears in the display . 2 Slide the jog le ver repeatedl y until the destinat ion track numb er flashes in the display . For the example , since track C will be move d to track “02”, slide the j[...]

63 3 Slide the jog le ve r repeat edly until the desti nation track num be r ap pears in the display , and then press th e jog lev er to enter the selecti on. 1 While playin g a tr ack wit hin a g roup whose order you wa nt to c hange, enter the menu and select “Edit” - “M ove” - “ : Move ”. The gr ou p number t o which the currently pl[...]

64 2 When m ovi ng a t rack out of a group , skip this step. When m oving a tr ack to a dif fere nt group, tu rn the jog dial un t il th e destina tion group app ears in the disp lay , and t hen pr ess N ENT. 3 T urn the jog dial until the destination track number appear s in the displ ay , and the n press N ENT to enter the select ion. Changing t [...]

65 Note tha t on ce a r ecording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it. Make sure of the trac k yo u are eras ing. 1 Whil e p la yi ng th e track you want to eras e, en t er th e menu and sel ect “Edit ” - “Era se” - “ : Er ase”. “Eras e O K ? ” and “PushENT ER” appear in t he displa y . If the se lected trac k was transfe rre[...]

66 T o erase a track 1 While pl aying the trac k you want to eras e, ente r the me nu and s elect “Edit ” - “Erase” - “ : Eras e” . “Eras e OK?” and “P U SH YES: ENTER NO:C ANCEL” ap pear in the di splay . If the selected trac k was transfe rred from th e co mputer , “TrkFrom PC Erase OK ?” appear s i n t he d isplay . 2 Pre[...]

67 Dividing a track (Divide) Y ou can divide a track wi t h a trac k mark, crea ting a new t rack f rom the part follo wing the track mark. The track numbers will increase as fo llows. This operat i o n can be don e on the record er only . • Y ou cannot add a tr ack mark on a track th at has been transferred f rom your com puter . • Y ou can no[...]

68 Combining tracks (Combine) When yo u reco rd wit h anal og (l ine) i nput, unnece ssary track marks may be recor ded wher e re cording l evel is low . Y ou can erase a tr ack mark to com bine the trac ks befo re and after t he tr ack mark. The trac k numbers wil l change as fo l lows. This ope ra tion can be don e on the record er only . • Y o[...]

69 For matting the disc (Format) When u sing a disc in Hi -MD mode, y ou can us e the F ormat fun ction t o resto re a disc to th e condition it w as in at the time of pu rc hase. Y ou can use this functi on only when using a disc in H i - MD mode. • By formattin g a disc, all data (includi ng non- audio data) will b e erase d. If you th ink a di[...]

70 Other op erations Changing the displayed menu items (Menu Mode) Y o u can specif y the dis play of all items in the m enu (Advance d mode) or only ba sic items (Simp le mode). Refer to “Li st of m enus” (page 29) to check the menu items that cannot be display ed. 1 Enter the m enu and sele ct “O p tion” - “Menu Mode”. 2 Slide the j o[...]

71 2 Turn the jog dial u ntil “A VLS On ” appear s in t he displ ay , and then pre ss N ENT to enter the selection. T ur ning of f the beep sound Y ou can tur n of f /o n th e be ep so un d on th e record er and th e remot e control . 1 Enter the me nu and select “ Option” - “Beep ”. 2 Slid e th e jog lever repeated ly until “Be ep O [...]

72 • Settings for up to 64 di scs can be stored. Any settings st or ed after wards will repl ace t he settin gs with the lowest fr equency of use among th e 64. The nu mbe r s of disc s th at can be stored depend on th e num be rs of tracks recorded on the di s cs . More tr acks recorded per disc m eans f ewer discs can be stor e d. • If you tr[...]

73 1 Enter the me nu and select “ Option” - “Quick Mode”. 2 T urn t he jog di al un til “Q uick On” appear s in t he displ ay , and then pre ss N ENT to enter the selection. Selecting the disc mode (Disc Mode) When yo u inse rt a 60/ 74/80-m inute standard disc (blank) into the reco rder , you ca n u se th is fun cti on to s peci fy us [...]

74 Adjusting the contr ast of the display window (Contrast Adjustment) Y ou ca n ad just the cont r as t of the display wind ow on th e r ecorder . This ope ra tion can be don e on the record er only . 1 While the re corder is s topped, enter the menu and select “Option” - “Con t r ast”. 2 T urn the jog d ial to adjust the contr as t, an d [...]

75 V arious way to us e th e radio Presetti ng radio stations Y ou can preset up to 40 radio st ations (30 for FM and 10 for AM). 1 Press RADIO ON/OFF t o turn on th e radi o. If “PRE SET” is displ aye d, pr ess P-MODE/ to make it disappear from the di splay . 2 Press the j og lev er repeate dly to select the ba nd ( “FM” or “AM ”) . 3 [...]

76 Usin g the recorder wit h a co m pu te r What you can do through connection with a computer T o use t he r ecorder co nne cted to a computer , you must install the software from the supplied CD-R OM. For details on the i nstallation pr ocedure, refer to the “Softwar e Operati on” section. When us i ng the supplied softwares For detai le d ex[...]

77 1 Insert a recordable di sc into the record er . 2 Make co nnection s as follows. 1 Connect the dedi cated USB cable t o the reco rder and to th e c omputer . 2 Make sure the recorder is stopped and HOLD is relea sed. 3 Check the conn ecti ons. When t he conn ection s ha ve be en prope rl y ma de, “PC – –MD” app ears in the display . Whe[...]

78 • It i s not possibl e to charge t he rechargeable battery in th e reco rd er while using the b us po wer co nn ecti o n. • W e d o not ensur e trouble -free operatio n on all com puters that s atisfy th e sys tem requir e me nts. Storing non-audio dat a to a disc If you co nnect the rec or der to a comput e r with a disc in Hi-MD mode in se[...]

79 The storage space for each disc (for matted with the recorder/the SonicStage sof tware) Disc type T o tal size Disc management space 1)2) 1) This is space tha t is use d for ma naging the files on the disc . 2) The si ze of the disc m anagement sp ace changes a ccording to the o perating condi tions of your computer and other factor s. There f o[...]

80 Additi ona l 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 current, nickel metal hydride rechar geable batt ery , or LR6 ( size AA) batt ery . • For use in your house : use the AC po wer adapt or suppl ie d w ith th is recorder . Do not use an y other A C po wer adapto[...]

81 • Because of the ba ttery’ s character istics, t he capaci ty of the rech ar geable ba tt ery may be smal ler than n ormal w hen it is used for the first time or after a long pe r iod of dis use. In this case, cha rge and disc harge the ba tte r y several times. Th e normal bat tery life will be restored. • If the capacity o f the rec harg[...]

82 Specifications MD recorder Audio pla ying system MiniDisc digi ta l audio system Laser diode proper ti es Material: GaAlAs W av eleng th: λ = 790 nm Emission dura ti on: c ont inuous Laser output : le ss th an 44.6 µW (This ou t put is the v alue measur ed at a distanc e of 200 mm from the le ns surface on the optical pick-up b lock with 7 m m[...]

83 General P o wer requirements Sony AC Power Adaptor connec t ed at the DC IN 3V jack: 120 V AC, 60 Hz (Models for USA, Canada, Mexico, and T a iwa n) 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz (Models for cont inental Europe a nd Chile) 240 V AC, 50 Hz (Mo de l for Austr alia ) 230 V AC , 50 Hz (Mo de ls for U.K. and Hong Kong) 115 V / 230 V A C, 50/60 Hz ( Other models[...]

84 T ro ubl eshooting an d exp lanations T roubleshooting If a prob l em occurs dur ing record er operation , fo llow th e steps desc ribed below bef o r e consul t ing the neares t Sony dealer . If a ny me ss ages appear, it is reco mmended to ta ke notes. 1 Che c k to se e if the pro b lem is li sted i n , “ Trou b lesho ot ing” (p age 84 ). [...]

85 While reco rding Symptom Cause/ Remed y “NotENOUGH PO WER T O REC” appear s and recor ding cannot be done o n a 1GB Hi-MD disc. • R ecording is not possible whe n usin g a 1GB Hi-MD disc ev en when the batter y leve l in di ca tion shows en oug h power remai ni ng while t he recorder is stoppe d or playing. Thi s is bec au s e of a mech an[...]

86 Stereo sound is heard in the headpho nes/ earpho nes while recordi ng in mo naural. • Thi s i s normal. Du ring digital recording, the sound will be stereo in the headp hon es/earphones, even though the recor ded sound is monaur al. Momentar y noise is heard w he n recording. • Due to the spec ia l digi tal audio compressi on t echnology use[...]

87 While playing Symptom Caus e/ Rem ed y A disc is no t played normal ly . • Repeat pl ay is sel ected. , Press P-MODE/ to change back t o the norm a l pl a y (pa ge 45). • Playb ack mode is ch anged. , Enter the Main pla y m ode or Sub play mode to ch ange back to the normal pla y (p age 45). A disc is no t played from th e fir st track. • [...]

88 There is no R- channe l soun d output whe n playin g a track recorde d from a cass e tt e deck or through a n ampl ifier , or when listen in g to sound from a cas sette deck or amplifier . • Ther e is no R-chan nel ou tput i f the c asset te dec k or an amplif ier is connec te d with a monau r al cord. , Make sure to use a ster eo connec t ing[...]

89 Tracks cannot be combined . • This i s due to the MiniDi sc system limitat ions. When the tr acks are scattered a nd th e le ng th of each track is sho rt* , yo u ma y no t be able to combi ne the t racks. * Combining tr a c ks of the fol lowi ng le ngt hs may not be possible. Hi-MD m ode Linear PCM st ere o: 9 sec onds or less Hi-SP ster eo :[...]

90 e fl ashes in t he display on the remote co ntrol and the radio doe s not operat e. • Th e re ch argeable ba tt er y is used up. , Charge the ba ttery (page 1 5). While th e recorder is connected to the computer Symptom Cause/Remedy The r ecorder i s not recogni zed by the comput er . • The de di ca ted USB cable is no t firmly conn ected. ,[...]

91 The dis c size displa yed on the compute r is not the same as the disc size printed on the disc. • The dif f eren ce is due to the use of th e binary system to indic ate the di sc size on the computer an d the decimal syst em to express the disc size on the disc and ot her recording medi a. For deta ils on th e disc size, see page 79. Y ou can[...]

92 The display w indo w is not norm al. • T he recorder was discon ne ct ed from the power source. , Let the recor der sit for a wh ile, or d isconne ct the po wer sou rce, reconnec t it, an d then press any of the operation buttons. When usi ng with the A C po wer adapt or, the displ ay window of the recorder will remain f a intly lit f or some [...]

93 Messages If th e follo wing m essages flash i n the d isplay w indo w on the recor der , chec k the ch art belo w . Message Meaning/Remedy A VLS NO VOL U ME OPERA TION • A VLS is set to “A VLS On” an d so the volum e ca nn ot rise higher. , Set A V L S to “A VL S O ff” ( p a ge 70) . BLANKDISC • A disc with no record ing on it is in [...]

94 DC IN TOO HIGH • V oltage of the power supply is too h i gh (The supplied A C po wer adaptor or the recom m e nded car batter y cor d is not used). , Use the s u pp lied A C po w er adaptor or th e recommend ed car batte ry cord. DISC FULL • Recording may not b e done if th e remainin g recordab le time o n the disc is 48 seconds or less. , [...]

95 NO DIGIT AL COPY • Y ou trie d to ma k e a co py from a disc that is prot ec ted by the Serial Copy Manage ment System. Y ou cannot ma ke co pies from a digitally co nnected sour ce whi ch w as itse lf re corded usin g digi tal co nnecti on. , Use an alog con nection instea d (pa ge 37). NO DISC • Y ou t ried to play or record with no di sc [...]

96 PR O TECTED DISC • Y o u tri ed to re co rd or edit on a disc with the tab in th e re co rd-protect position. , Slide the tab ba ck (page 81) . PUSH STOP BUTTON • Y o u t ried to ope n t he lid by sliding t he OPEN swi t ch while t he recorder was storing disc info rmation with th e de di cated USB cable con necting the record er t o a c omp[...]

97 Explanations About Hi-MD “Hi-MD” is a ne w MiniDisc forma t. Incorpo rati ng the new A TRAC3plus audio compr es sio n te chn ology, Hi-MD is a ne w recordi ng f o rma t that delivers longer recordin g t im es tha n ord inar y MDs. Hi- MD di scs can also be used as a compute r storage medium for non-audio data such as text a nd images. For mo[...]

98 List of the recording time for each disc When usi ng a disc i n Hi-MD mode When recording on the recorder Recor ding time 1) 1) Approx imate ti me Recording mode on the recorder Codec/ Bit rate 1GB Hi-MD disc 80-minute standard disc 74-minute standard disc 60-minute standard disc PCM Linear PCM/ 1.4Mbps 1 ho ur an d 34 minute s 28 minutes 2 6 mi[...]

99 When using a di s c in MD mode When recording on the recor der Recording time 1) 1) Approxima te tim e Recordi ng mod e on t he recorder Codec/ Bit rate 80-minute standard disc 74-minute standard disc 60-minute standard disc SP A TRAC/292kbps 80 m inutes 74 m in utes 60 minut es LP2 A TRA C 3 / 132kbps 2 hours and 4 0 minutes 2 hours and 28 minu[...]

100 Note on digital recording This rec order uses the Serial Copy Ma nagement Sys tem, which al lo ws onl y f irst-generation digital copies to be made from prema stered software. Y ou can on ly make copies from a home- recorded disc by using the anal og ( lin e out) connections. Restrictions on the editing of tracks transf erred from your computer[...]

101 Differ e nce bet w een digi tal (optical ) and analo g (line) input s The input j ack of this rec order works as both digital a nd analog input j acks. Connect the recor der to a CD pla yer or a cass et te re corder usi n g e i th er d i gi tal (optical ) input or anal og (lin e) input. T o re cord, see “Re cording a di sc right away!” (pag[...]

102 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 compute r to an MD W a lkman, without f irst recordi ng the music trac ks to the compu ter . Sonic Stage all ows yo u to impor t aud i o data to your computer from music so urces su ch as audio CD s [...]

103 Software Opera tion Basic operational flow using an MD W alkman Providing the r equired system envir onment (page 104) Installing the softwar e onto your computer (page 105) SonicStage MD Simple Burner Connecting an MD walkman to your computer (see “Recorder Operation”) Recording m usic tr ac ks from an audio CD in the CD drive of your comp[...]

104 Installi ng Providi ng t he required system envir onment The follo wing syst em env ironment is requ ired in order to use the SonicS tage/MD Simple Burner software fo r 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 uc t ed PCs or operating[...]

105 Installing t h e software onto your computer Before installing the software • Make su re to close any viru s-chec k so ftware, as s u ch software u su ally deman ds a large amount of sys tem resour ce s. • When you use the MD W alkman, mak e sure to i nstall the sof tware with th e supplied CD- RO M . — I f O penMG Jukeb o x , Soni c S ta[...]

106 3 Click [Install SonicStage and MD Simple Burner] and then follow th e displayed instructions. Read the ins tructions carefull y . Depe ndi ng on your region , the button s o ther than [In st al l Son icStage and M D Simple Burner] may d iffer fr om those in the illustratio n above . The ins ta ll a tion may take 20 to 30 m i nu tes, dependi ng[...]

107 Using MD Si mple Bur ner Before using MD Simple Burner MD Sim ple Burner al lo ws you t o record mu sic tracks from an au dio CD in the C D dri ve of your computer to the MD W a lkman. There are two ways to r ec ord from an audio CD. • Simple mode (page 108) Y ou can use MD W alkma n operations to rec ord an enti re CD or only the f irst trac[...]

108 Recor ding usin g M D W alkman op erat ion s (S imp le mo de ) 1 Insert a recordab le disc into the MD W alkman and then connect the MD W a lkm an to the computer . For detai l s about conn ect i on s, see the “R ec order Opera tion” section . Do not di sc onne c t the po we r sour ce or th e dedi ca te d USB cab le befo re th e tr an sfer [...]

109 Recording by computer operations (Standard mode) T o start MD S imple Burner, clic k [Start] – [Al l Programs]* – [MD Simple Burner] – [MD Simple Bu rner]. ∗ [Program s] in the case of Windo ws 200 0 Professional/ W in do w s Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Ed ition z Ther e are oth e r ways to sta r t up MD Sim ple Burn er as fol [...]

110 The windo w f or r ecording selected trac ks from an audio CD [Erase] Disc name (MD) T r a c k inform ation (CD) Album T i tle Recordi ng mode drop down me nu [REC/ STOP] T rack in formation (MD) Y ou ca n ch ange the track na me and trac k numb er [CLOSE] T o cl ose the disp lay as shown on page 109 , cli c k here. [New Group ] Rem aining t im[...]

111 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 ar y of Soni cS tage on the har d di s k dri ve of yo ur com p uter . Y ou ca n record or impo rt music from ot her sou rces s uch as th e Inter net and your comp uter’ s ha rd d i sk. Refer t o SonicSta ge Help f[...]

112 4 If necessary , click to uncheck tracks you do not want to record. If you un ch ecked a box by mista ke, cl ic k it again to restor e the check. T o ch ec k all boxes, click . T o un ch eck all boxes, cl ic k . 5 If necessary , chan ge th e format and bit rate for audio CD rec ording. When you clic k [Format/Bit Rate] on the rig ht side of the[...]

113 T r ansf erring audio data from your computer to the MD W alkma n 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 alk man to the computer . For detail s a bout connec t io ns, see “Rec or de r Operatio n” . Do not disconnect the po we r source or t[...]

114 4 If necessary , change the tran sfer mo de. As the def ault setting , tracks in the OpenMG (PCM/A TRA C3/A TRAC3p lus) format will be t ransferred in th e same format and bit rate (normal transfe r). If the device co nn ected to the co mputer does not support t he a bove for m at , the forma t and bit ra te will be converted to thos e of th e [...]

115 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 o n yo ur computer. 1 Connect your MD W alk man to the computer . For detail s a bout connec t io ns, see “Rec or de r Operatio n?[...]

116 T o stop transfer ring Click . Tracks transfer red to the M D W alkma n from anoth er computer cannot be tr ansferred bac k to My Library on you r comp uter . Tracks that have been rec or ded on a Hi-MD W alkm an* can be impo rted to My Libra ry of SonicS tage on yo ur comput er only o nce. ∗ Onl y track s reco rded i n Hi- MD mod e 1 Insert [...]

117 T o stop importing Cli ck . Note • Y ou can not im port tracks that were recor de d in a Ne t MD mo de to your computer, or tracks that have been rec orded on a device that does not suppo rt Hi-MD mode. • Before impo rting tracks rec or de d on the Hi-MD W a lkman to the compu ter , click [P r ope r tie s] on the right side of the scr e en [...]

118 Using SonicStage Help SonicS tage Help provid es fur t he r details on how to us e So nicStage. So ni cS tage Help allo ws you to searc h easily for information fro m a list of ope rations, such as “Importing Tracks” or “Transfe rring Tracks”, or from large lis t of ke ywords, or by typing in wor ds that migh t lea d you to the appr opr[...]

119 1 Double click [Ov erv ie w] in the left-side frame. 2 Click [About Th is Help File]. The ex pl anation will appear in the r ig ht-side f ra me. 3 Read the text. Scroll th e display if necessary . Click u nderlined words to jump to their explanatio ns. 1 Click [Search] to o pen t he “S earch” window . 2 T yp e in the words . 3 Cli ck [List [...]

120 Referring to Soni cStage Help Click [C on tents] on th e le ft si de of the Help wi nd o w to vi ew a lis t o f ite ms for each operation. Click on an y items for detail s. Importing audio data to the computer T o SonicStage Help Impor t au di o data fr om t he Intern et [Importi ng T racks ] – [Pur chasin g Tra cks from a Musi c Serv i c e S[...]

121 W e r ecommend t hat you back up your mu sic data a s a precaution against ha rd disk cras hes or co mputer replac ement. Back in g u p audio data T o SonicStage Help Back up a udio data in M y Libr ary [B acking Up My Librar y] – [B ac king Up Dat a t o a Disk] Look up a bout SonicSt age backup [Backi ng Up My Libr ar y] – [F A Q-A bout So[...]

122 Other informat ion Uninstalling SonicStage/MD Simple Bur ner T o uninstall SonicStage/MD Simple Burner, follo w the procedures b elow . 1 Click [Start]–[Control Panel]*. ∗ [Setting s]–[Control Panel] in the case of Wi ndo ws 2000 Professi onal/W indo ws M illennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition 2 Double-clic k [Add/Remov e Prog rams].[...]

123 On copyright protection The OpenMG technology allo ws you to en joy digital music, while maint aining the copyri ght s o f its ho lders. Soni cSt age encryp t s au dio files in OpenMG format an d st or es them on the h ard disk of y our computer to pr ev ent unauthorized distribu tion. Restrictions on audio content Hig h- quality digit al au di[...]

124 T roubleshooting Please refe r to the follow in g s teps if you encounter a problem while u sing S onic St ag e/ MD Simple Burner. 1 Check the symptoms in this “T roubleshoot ing” section. 2 Check th e symptoms in SonicStage He lp when you use Son icStage. 3 If the probl em can not be solved after checkin g the ab o ve references. Check th [...]

125 The software cannot be installed onto y our computer Problem Cause/Remedy The in s t allation was no t succes sful. Y ou ar e usi ng an OS tha t do es no t su pp ort thi s soft w are . t See page 104 for more deta ils. All wind o ws app lications ar e no t closed. t If you s ta rt the instal la ti o n while othe r pr og rams are runni ng, a mal[...]

126 Using a MD Walkman connected to the computer Problem Cause/Rem edy Y our computer does not recogn ize the MD W a lkman. The MD W alkman is not f irmly con nected with the suppl ie d dedicated U S B cable to the co mputer . t Reconnect the MD W alkman to the compute r firmly . t Rem ove and re connect th e MD W alkm an. If the computer s till do[...]

127 Index Nume rics 6-Ban d Equali ze r 52 A Access ories opti onal 83 supplied 10 ATRAC 3plus 97 AVLS 70 B Batt ery batter y life 17 dry batt er y 17 rechar geable ba ttery 15 BEEP 71 Bookm ark add 46 , 49 play 46 , 49 C CD drive 104 CDDB 104 , 108 CD-RO M 105 Chargi ng 15 Chec king playing po sition 43 remain in g ti me 33 , 43 Clea ning 81 Combi[...]

128 R Radio listen ing 75 turning on /o ff 25 Record ing adding t rac k m arks 39 analo g 37 digital 19 from micr op h on e 35 level 36 , 38 mode (Hi-MD/MDLP ) 37 Record ing mode 108 Recording mode (Bit rate) 112 , 116 Relab eling 57 S Search 51 Simp le Mo de 108 SonicStage 111 SonicStage Help 118 Start (s oft ware) MD Si mple Bur n er 109 SonicSta[...]