JVC RD-MD5 User Manual

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POWERED WOOFER CD-MD SYSTEM

RD-MD5

INSTRUCTIONS

For Customer Use:

Enter below the Model No. and Serial No.
which are located either on the rear, bot­tom or side of the cabinet. Retain this
information for future reference.

Model No.
Serial No.

LVT0107-006A

[B]

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Warnings, Cautions and Others

IMPORTANT

DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fit­ted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is
too short to reach a power point, then obtain an a ppropriate safety
approved extension lead or consult your dealer.

BE SURE

as originally fitted.
If nontheless the mains plug is cut off ensure to remove the fuse

and dispose of the plug immediately, to avoid a possible shock haz­ard by inadvertent connection to the mains supply.

If this product is not supplied fitted with a mains plug then follow the
instructions given below:

IMPORTANT:
DO NOT

the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured green or
green-and-yellow.

The wires in the mains lead on this product are coloured in accor­dance with the following code:

As these colours may not correspond with the coloured markings
identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows:

The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal
which is marked with the letter N or coloured black.

The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the termi­nal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red.

IF IN DOUBT - CONSULT A COMPETENT ELECTRICIAN.

for the U.K.

to replace the fuse only with an identical approved type,

make any connection to the terminal which is marked with

Blue : Neutral
Brown : Live

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS

REPRODUCTION OF LABELS

1 CLASSIFICATION LABEL, PLACED ON EXTERIOR SURFACE

2 WARNING LABEL, PLACED INSIDE THE UNIT

1 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

DANGER:

2

or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam.

CAUTION:

3

able parts inside the Unit; leave all servicing to qualified service
personnel.

Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed

Do not open the top cover. There are no user service-

Caution — switch!

Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. The
switch in any position does not disconnect the mains line. The power
can be remote controlled.

Caution: Proper Ventilation

To avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to prevent damage, locate the apparatus as follows:
1 Front: No obstructions and open spacing.
2 Sides/ Top/ Back: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions below.
3 Bottom: Place on the level surface. Maintain an adequate air path for ventilation by placing on a stand with a height of 10 cm or

more.

Front view

15 cm

15 cm

CAUTION

To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.:

1 Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet.
2 Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

Side view

15 cm

15 cm

15 cm

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RD-MD5

10 cm

10 cm

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

“SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT”

This equipment has been disigned and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment,
care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured.

✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮

Do read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment.
Do ensure that all electrical connections (including the mains plug, extension leads and interconnections between pieces of

equipment) are properly made and in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Switch off and withdraw the mains plug
when making or changing connections.

Do consult your dealer if you are ever in doubt about the installation, operation or safety of your equipment.
Do be careful with glass panels or doors on equipment.

✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮

DON’T continue to operate the equipment if you are in any doubt about it working normally, or if it is damaged in any way–switch
off, withdraw the mains plug and consult your dealer.

DON’T remove any fixed cover as this may expose dangerous voltages.
DON’T leave equipment switched on when it is unattended unless it is specifically stated that it is designed for unattended opera-

tion or has a standby mode.
Switch off using the switch on the equipment and make sure that your family know how to do this.

Special arrangements may need to be made for infirm or handicapped people.
DON’T use equipment such as personal stereos or radios so tha t you are distracted from the requirements of traffic safety. It is

illegal to watch television whilst driving.
DON’T listen to headphones at high volume as such use can permanently damage your hearing.
DON’T obstruct the ventilation of the equipment, for example with curtains or soft furnishings.
Overheating will cause damage and shorten the life of the equipment.
DON’T use makeshift stands and NEVER fix legs with wood screws — to ensure complete safety always fit the manufacturer’s

approved stand or legs with the fixings provided according to the instructions.
DON’T allow electrical equipment to be exposed to rain or moisture.
ABOVE ALL

— NEVER let anyone, especially children, push anything into holes, slots or any other opening in the case -this could result

in a fatal electrical shock.;

— NEVER guess or take chances with electrical equipment of any kind
— it is better to be safe than sorry!

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Thank you for purchasing the JVC Powered Woofer CD-MD System.
We hope it will be a valued addition to your home, giving you years of enjoyment.
Be sure to read this instruction manual carefully before operating your new stereo system.
In it you will find all the information you need to set up and use the system.
If you have a query that is not answered by the manual, please contact your dealer.

Features

Here are some of the things that make your System both powerful and simple to use.

■ The controls and operations have been redesigned to make them very easy to use, freeing you to just enjoy the music.

• With JVC’s COMPU PLAY you can turn on the System and automatically start the Radio, CD Player, MD

Player with a single touch.

■ The System is equipped with 10-cm dia. super woofers that provide powerful bass.

■ The System incorporates an Active Clear Sound circuitry to provide clear high frequency sounds in conjunction with

the bass level.

■ A 45-station preset capability (30 FM and 15 AM (MW/LW)) in addition to auto-seek and manual tuning.

■ Versatile CD options include repeat, random and program play.

■ Versatile MD Player provides playback function, recording function, editing function of the tracks in the MD, title function to give title to

the MD and tracks.

■ Timer functions; set the system to automatically come on, switch off.

How This Manual Is Organized

• Basic information that is the same for many different functions - e.g. setting the volume - is given in the section ‘Common Operations’,
and not repeated under each function.

• The names of buttons/controls and display messages are written in all capital letters: e.g. TUNER BAND, “CD NO DISC”.

• System functions are written with an initial capital letter only: e.g. Normal Play.

Use the table of contents to look up specific information you require.
We’ve enjoyed making this manual for you, and hope it serves you in enjoying the many features built into your System.

IMPORTANT CAUTIONS

1. Where to place the System

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• Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold. (Between 5°C and 35°C or 41°F and 95°F.)

• Leave sufficient distance between the System and a TV.

• Do not use the System in a place subject to vibrations.

2. Power cord

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• Do not handle the power cord with wet hands!

• Some power is always consumed as long as the power cord is connected to the wall outlet.

• When unplugging the System from the wall outlet, always pull the plug, not the power cord.

3. When carrying the System

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• Remove a CD on the tray.

• Disconnect all the cords from the System.

4.Malfunctions, etc.

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• There are no user serviceable parts inside. In case of system failure, unplug the power cord and consult your dealer.

• Do not insert any metallic object into the System.

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Features ............................................................................... 1

How This Manual Is Organized ..........................................1

IMPORTANT CAUTIONS ................................................1

Getting Started .........................................................2

Common Operations ................................................5

Using the Tuner ................................................. ... ... . 7

Using the CD Player ................................................ . 9

Using the MD Player (Listening to an MD)............11

Recording onto an MD............................................14

Using the MD Player (Editing) ...............................15

Listening to an Auxiliary Equipment.....................20

Table of Contents

1

Using the Timers ................................................... 21

Information on MDs (Minidiscs)............................ 22

MD Messages ......................................................... 23

Minidisc limitations..................... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... . 24

Rules of Digital Dubbing........................................ 24

Care And Maintenance .............................. ... .... ... . 25

Troubleshooting .................................................... 25

Specifications ....................................... ................. 26

Remote sensor

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Getting Started

Accessories

Check that you have all of the following items, which are supplied with the System.

Power Cord (1)
AM Loop Antenna (1)
Remote Control (1)
Batteries (2)

If any of these items are missing, contact your dealer immediately.

How To Put Batteries In the Remote Control

Match the polarity (+ and –) on the batteries with the + and – markings in the battery compartment.

R6P(SUM-3)/AA(15F)

CAUTION: Handle batteries properly.

To avoid battery leakage or explosion:

• Remove batteries when the Remote Control will not be used for a long time.

• When you need to replace the batteries, replace both batteries at the same time with new ones.

• Don’t use an old battery with a new one.

• Don’t use different types of batteries together.

Using the Remote Control

The Remote Control makes it easy to use many of the functions of the System from a distance of up to 7m (23 feet) away.
You need to point the Remote Control at the remote sensor on the System’s front panel.

Note: If you point the Remote Control from the slant direction, the above distance will be shortened.

2

Coaxial cable

FM outdoor antenna

(Not Supplied)

Turn the loop until you have the best reception.

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CAUTION: Make all connections before plugging the System into an AC power outlet.

Connecting the FM Antenna

FM broadcast reception is made with the telescopic antenna. Fully
extend and turn it to obtain the best reception.

Cable wire

If reception is poor, connect an FM outside antenna (not supplied)
as follows.

'LVFRQQHFW#WKH#FDEOH#ZLUH#IURP#WKH#)0#:80RKP#&2$;,$/#WHUPL0
QDO#RQ#WKH#EDFN#RI#WKH#6\VWHP1#7KHQ/#FRQQHFW#D#:80RKP#DQWHQQD#ZLWK
FRD[LDO#W\SH#FRQQHFWRU#+,(&#RU#',178#658,#WR#WKH#)0#:80RKP#&20
$;,$/#WHUPLQDO1

CAUTION: To avoid noise, keep antennas away
from the System, the connecting cord and the AC
power cord.

Connecting the AM (MW/LW) Antenna

AM loop antenna (Supplied)

Attach the AM loop to its base by snapping the tabs on the
loop into the slot in the base.

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CAUTION: Make all connections before plugging the System into an AC power outlet.

Connecting Auxiliary Equipment

Connect an (not supplied) signal cord between the AUX IN terminal on the System and the output terminals of your auxiliary equipment (e.g.
turntable). You can listen to this source.

Stereo mini plug

Signal cord
(not supplied)

Connecting the AC Power Cord

Firmly insert the supplied AC power cord into the AC inlet on the back of the Unit.

Pin-plug x 2

Turntable (with built-in equalizer)
(not supplied)

AC IN

CAUTIONS:

• ONLY USE THE JVC POWER CORD PROVIDED WITH THIS SYSTEM TO AVOID MALFUNCTION OR DAM­AGE TO THE SYSTEM.

• BE SURE TO UNPLUG THE POWER CORD FROM THE OUTLET WHEN GOING OUT OR WHEN THE SYS­TEM IS NOT IN USE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

Power cord

Now you can plug the AC power cord into the wall outlet, and your System is at your command!!

COMPU PLAY

JVC's COMPU PLAY feature lets you control the most frequently used System functions with a single touch.
With One Touch Operation you can play a CD, an MD, or turn on the radio with a single press of the play button for that function. One Touch
Operation turns the power on for you, then starts the function you have specified. If the System is not ready (no CD in place, for example), the
System still powers on so you can insert a CD.
How One Touch Operation works in each case is explained in the section dealing with that function.
The COMPU PLAY buttons are:

On the Unit

CD 6 button
TUNER BAND button

6

MD
AUX button

button

On the Remote Control

CD 6 button
TUNER BAND button

6

MD
AUX button

button

4

or

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SUPER

WOOFER

VOLUME+,–

Common Operations

ACTIVE CLEAR SOUND

SUPER

WOOFER

VOLUME+,–

ACTIVE CLEAR

SOUND indicator

STANDBY

indicator

MID+,–

DISPLAY

ACS
VOLUME+,–

TREBLE+,–

Turning the Power On and Off

Turning the System On ——————

Press the button.

The display comes on and the “STANDBY” indicator goes out.
The System comes on ready to continue in the mode it was in when
the power was last turned off.

PHONES

VOLUME+,–

MID/TREBLE

DISPLAY
/CHARA.

For private listening

Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack. No sound
comes out of the speakers.
Be sure to turn down the volume before connecting or putting on
headphones.

Adjusting the Super Woofer Vol­ume

or

or

For example, if the last thing you were doing was listening to a

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CD, you are now ready to listen to a CD again. If you wish, you
can change to another source.
If you were listening to the Tuner last, the Tuner comes on play-

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ing the station it was last set to.

Turning the System Off ——————

Press the button again.

The "STANDBY" indicator lights up and the display is blank, ex­cept for the clock display.

or

or

Some power is always consumed even though power is turned

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off (called Standby Mode).
To switch off the System completely, unplug the AC power

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cord from the AC outlet. When you unplug the AC power cord,
the clock will be reset to 0:00 after about 5 minutes, and preset
Tuner stations will be erased after about 24 hours.

Adjusting the Volume

You can adjust the volume level between 0 and 50.

You can adjust the bass level between BASS 1 (minimum) and
BASS 6 (maximum). You can use this effect only for playback.

Press the SUPER WOOFER VOLUME + button to increase the
bass level or press the SUPER WOOFER VOLUME – button to de­crease it.

or

Note: This function is not effective when the headphones are in

use.

Tone Control (MID/TREBLE)

You can control the tone by changing the mid and the treble be­tween –6 and +6. (0: Flat)

Using the Unit ———————————

1. Press the MID/TREBLE button to select MID

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or TREBLE.

Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows.

Current sound source (e.g. FM103.50MHz)=MID 0=
TREBLE 0=(back to the beginning)

Press the VOLUME + button to increase the volume or press the
VOLUME – button to decrease it.
When you keep pressed the VOLUME + or – button, the VOLUME
indication changes rapidly.

CAUTION: DO NOT start playing any source with­out first setting the VOLUME control to minimum
position, as a sudden blast of sound can damage
your hearing, speakers and/or headphones.

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2. Press the VOLUME + or – button within 4

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seconds to adjust the mid/treble level.

Using the Remote Control —————

Press the MID+ or MID– button to adjust the mid level between
MID – and MID +6.
Press the TREBLE+ or TREBLE– button to adjust the treb le level
between TREBLE – and TREBLE +6.

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ACS (Active Clear Sound) Effect

The Active Clear Sound circuitry emphasizes the high frequency
range level in conjunction with the bass level so that you can obtain
clear sound at high frequencies. You can use this effect only for
playback.

To get the effect, press the ACTIVE CLEAR SOUND button on
the Unit or the ACS button on the Remote Control.
The "ACS" indicator lights up and "ACS ON" appears on the dis­play for 3 seconds.
The "ACTIVE CLEAR SOUND LEVEL" indicator on the Unit will
light when the Active Clear Sound effect is activated because of
great bass level.
To cancel the effect, press the same button again.
The "ACS" indicator goes out and "ACS OFF" appears on the dis­play for 3 seconds.

ACS indicator

or

or

Note: This function is not effective when playing in monaural.

Showing the Time (CLOCK)

While the power is turned on, you can see the current time (clock)
at any time.

Press the DISPLAY/CHARA. button on the Unit or the DISPLAY
button on the Remote Control. Each time the button is pressed, the
display changes as follows.

Current sound source (e.g. FM103.50MHz)=Remaining time of
the MD (if an MD is inserted)=Clock=(back to the beginning)

Note: To let work the clock, you need to set the clock beforehand.

(See "Setting the Clock" on page 21.)

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Number Keys

You can listen to FM and AM (MW/LW) stations. Stations can be
tuned in manually, automatically, or from preset memory storage.

Before listening to the radio:

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• Check that the AM loop antenna is correctly connected.

• Fully extend the FM telescopic antenna.

Using the Tuner

AUTO PRESET
FM MODE
TUNER BAND

4

(See page 3).

¢

When the System is in use, the display
shows other items as well.
For simplicity, we show here only the
items described in this section.

4

One Touch Radio —————————

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SOD\LQJ#WKH#VWDWLRQ#\RX#ZHUH#ODVW#WXQHG#WR1

■ <RX#FDQ#VZLWFK#IURP#DQ\#RWKHU#VRXQG#VRXUFH#WR#WKH#UDGLR#E\#

SUHVVLQJ#WKH#781(5#%$1'#EXWWRQ1

Tuning In a Station

TUNER BAND

JOG dial

¢

JOG dial: Turn it to the right or left to increase or decrease the

Number keys: To select P 5, press 5.

3.Turn the antenna for best reception.

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For an FM broadcast, turn the FM telescopic antenna. If reception
is poor, connect an FM outdoor antenna (not supplied) instead of the
FM telescopic antenna. (See page 3.)
For an AM (MW/LW) broadcast, place the AM loop antenna for
good reception (near the window, for example) and turn it to obtain
the best reception.

For FM For AM (MW/LW)

Band, Frequency, Preset channel

preset number.

To select P 15, press +10 then 5.
To select P 20, press +10 once then press 10.

FM mode
indicator

1. Press the TUNER BAND button.

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The Band and Frequency you were last tuned to appear on the
display.
Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM
and AM (MW/LW).

or

AM FM

2. Select a station using one of the following

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methods.

Manual Tuning

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Press the
to frequency until you find the station you want.

Auto Tuning

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If you press and hold the
more, the frequency changes down, or up, automatically until a
station is found.

Preset Tuning (Possible only after presetting

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stations)

Select the desired preset number (displayed as "P XX" on the
display) using the JOG dial or the number keys on the Remote
control. After 1 second the display will show the preset
number's band and frequency.

4 or ¢ button repeatedly to move from frequency

or

OR

4 or ¢ button for one second or

OR

7

(After 1 second)

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Presetting Stations

Presetting Stations

You can preset up to 30 FM stations and up to 15 AM (MW/LW)
stations.
Note: Preset numbers may have been set to factory test frequen-

cies prior to shipment. This is not a malfunction. You can
preset the stations you want into memory by following one
of the presetting methods below.

Manual Presetting —————————

STORED

STORED

or

or

FM=30,AM=15

When changing the Band

When changing the Band

1. Select a band by pressing the TUNER

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BAND button.

2. Press the 4 or ¢ button to tune in a sta-

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tion.

3. Press the SET button.

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The youngest blank preset number will blink. "P 1" will blink
for the first time.

4. Turn the JOG dial to the right or left to

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select the preset number.

5. Press the SET button.

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"STORED" appears and, after 2 seconds, the display returns to
the broadcast frequency display.

6. Repeat above steps 1 to 5 for each station

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you want to store in memory with a preset
number.

To cancel the presetting, press the CANCEL button in step 3 or 4.
To change the preset stations, repeat the same steps as above.

FM=30,AM=15

To Change the FM
Reception Mode

When you are tuned in an FM broadcast, the "STEREO" indicator
lights up and you can hear stereo effects.
If an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noisy, you can select
Monaural mode. Reception improves, but you lose any stereo effect.

Press the FM MODE button on the Remote
Control so that the "MONO" indicator lights
up on the display.

"MONO" indicator goes out. "MONO" indicator lights.

To restore the stereo effect, press the FM MODE button on the
Remote Control so the "MONO" indicator goes off.

• If you select other FM station, the “MONO” indicator goes out.

Auto Presetting ——————————

In each band, you can automatically preset FM-30, AM (MW/LW)­15 stations. Preset numbers will be allocated as stations are found,
starting from the lowest station and moving up the frequency.

or

or

1. Select a band by pressing the TUNER

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BAND button.

2. Press the AUTO PRESET button on the

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Remote Control for more than two sec­onds.

3. Repeat steps 1-2 for the other band.

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If you want to change the preset stations, carry out the Manual

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Presetting for the desired preset numbers.

CAUTION: If the System is unplugged or if a pow­er failure occurs, the preset stations will be
erased after about 24 hours. If this happens, you
will need to preset the stations again.

(for 2 seconds)

8

Track number

Playback time

Total track number Total playback time

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Number Keys

PROGRAM

When the System is in use, the display shows other items as well.
For simplicity, we show here only the items described in this section.

You can use Normal, Random, Program or Repeat Play. Repeat
Play can repeat all the tracks or just one of the tracks on the CD.
Here are the basic things you need to know to play a CD and locate
the different tracks on it.

Using the CD Player

0

CD

4

REPEAT
RANDOM
CD

6

¢
7

CD

6

The Quickest Way To Start a CD Is With the
One Touch Operation

Press the CD6 button.

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• The power is automatically turned on. If a CD is already
inserted, it will start playing from the first track.

• If no CD is inserted, "CD NO DISC" appears on the display
and the CD Player remains in Stop mode.

To Insert a CD

1. Press the 0 CD button on the Unit.

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The tray opens.

2. Place a CD, with its label side up as shown

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below.

DISPLAY/CHARA.
JOG dial

CD

0

4

¢

7

Play mode indicator

CD indicator

Track number, Playing
time, Preset number

Music calender

Repeat
indicator

OVER indicator which lights up if the
number of tracks of the CD exceeds 20.

Basics of Using the
CD Player-Normal Play

To Play a CD—————————————

1. Insert a CD.

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2. Press the CD6 button.

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The first track of the CD begins playing.

• The track number that has been played disappears from the
music calender.

• The CD Player automatically stops when the last track of the
CD has finished playing.

To stop playing the CD, press the
The following information for the CD is displayed.

7 button.

3. Press the 0 CD button again to close the

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tray.

• To clo se the tray and play the CD, you can press the CD6 but­ton.

• When you press the button to turn off the System, the tr ay will
be automatically closed, if it is open.
You can place an 8 cm (3'') CD without an adaptor.

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If the CD cannot be read correctly (because it is scratched, for

■

example), " 0 0:00" appears on the display.
You can insert a CD while listening to the other source.

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To stop playing and remove the CD, press the
open the tray.
To pause, press the CD6 button. The playback time blinks on
the display.
To cancel pause, press the same button again. Play continues
from the point where it was paused.

0CD button to

Locating a Track with Remote Con­trol Directly —————————————

During playback or in Stop mode, press the number keys on the Re­mote Control to directly play a track.
To directly play the track 5, press 5.
To directly play the track 15, press +10 then 5.
To directly play the track 20, press +10 once then press 10.

To Select a Track ——————————

During playback, press the 4 or ¢ button or turn the JOG dial
to select the track you want.
The selected track starts playing.

• Press the
click to skip to the beginning of the next track.

¢ button once or turn the JOG dial to the right b y 1

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• Press the 4 button or turn the JOG dial to the left by 1 click
to skip to the beginning of the track being played. Press the
button twice quickly or turn the JOG dial to the left by 2 clicks
quickly to skip to the beginning of the previous track.

You can also select a track in Stop mode with the same buttons and
the JOG dial.
When the button is pressed or the JOG dial is turned, the selected
track and its playback time appear on the display. To play the CD
after selecting a track, just press the CD6 button.

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Search Play ————————————

Holding down the 4 or ¢ button, during playback, will fast for­ward/backwards the CD so you can quickly find a particular pas­sage in the track you are listening to. During Search Play, you can
hear the sound of approx. one forth level.

Programming the
Playing Order of the Tracks

You can program the playing order of the tracks using the Remote
Control.

■ You can program up to 20 tracks in any desired order including

the same tracks.

■ You can only make a program when the CD Player is stopped.

1. Insert a CD.

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2. Press the CD6 button.

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3. Press the 7 button to stop the CD.

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4. Press the PROGRAM button.

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The System enters the programming mode and the
“PROGRAM” indicator lights up.

5. Press the number keys to select the track

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to program.

To select the track 5, press 5.
To select the track 15, press +10 then 5.
To select the track 20, press +10 once then press 10.

• Example: for track 2, press 2

Program order number

To delete all the tracks in the program, press the
peatedly until all the tracks are cleared. Turning off the power or
pressing the
grammed tracks.
To exit Program mode once, while the CD Player is stopped,
press the PROGRAM button to light off the "PROGRAM" indica­tor. To restore Program mode, in Stop mode, press the same button
to light on the "PROGRAM" indicator.

Notes:

• If the total playback time of the programmed tracks exceeds 99
minutes 59 seconds, the total playback time will go out on the
display.

• When the CD contains more than 21 tracks:
When you try to program a track number exceeding 20 (for
example the 25th track), the total playback time indication will
go out, though programming is possible.

0CD button to open the tray will also clear the pro-

7 button re-

To Modify the Program ———————

Modify the contents of the program while the CD Player is stopped.
Each time you press the 7 button, the last track in the program is de­leted. To add new tracks to the end of the program, repeat above
steps 5 and 6.

Random Play

The tracks will play in no special order when you use this mode.

1. Press the RANDOM button on the Remote

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Control.

The "RANDOM" indicator lights up on the display.

2. Press the CD6 button.

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The tracks are played in random order once.

To skip a track during playback, press the ¢ button or turn
the JOG dial to the right to jump to the next track in the random se­quence. Press the
back to the start of a track being played.
To exit Random Play mode, press the RANDOM button to light
off the "RANDOM" indicator after pressing the 7 button to stop the
CD Player, press the
power.

4 button or turn the JOG dial to the left to jump

0CD button to open the tray, or turn off the

Repeating Tracks

(After 2 seconds)

Total playback time of the programmed tracks

6. Repeat step 5 to select the other tracks for

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the program.

You can see the total playback time of programmed tracks on
the display. Also, you can see the programmed tracks on the
music calender.
To cancel the last track programmed, press the 7 button once.

7. Press the CD6 button.

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The System plays the tracks in the order you have programmed
them.

■ You can skip to a particular program track by pressing the 4

or ¢ button or by turning the JOG dial during Program Play.

To confirm the programmed tracks while the CD player is
stopped, press the

tracks making up the program will successively be displayed in the
programmed order.

4 or ¢ button or turn the JOG dial; the

You can repeat the tracks or individual track as many times as you
like.

Press the REPEAT button on the Remote Control.

The Repeat indicator changes with each press of the button, as
shown below.

= ALL =blank display = (back to the beginning)

: Repeats one track.
ALL : In Normal Play mode, repeats all the tracks.

In Program Play mode, repeats all the tracks in the
program.
In Random Play mode, repeats all the tracks in ran­dom order.

To exit Repeat mode, press the REPEAT button until the Repeat
indicator on the display goes out.

■ In Random Play, as a matter of course, cannot be selected.

■ Repeat mode remains in effect even when you change the play

mode.

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Track number

Playing time

Total track number

Total playback time

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Number Keys

PROGRAM

When the System is in use, the display shows other items as well.
For simplicity, we show here only the items described in this section.

You can use Normal, Random, Program or Repeat Play in the same
way as for CD Player. Repeat Play can repeat all the tracks or just
one of the tracks on the MD.
Here are the basic things you need to know to play an MD and locate
the different tracks on it.

Using the MD Player

0

MD

4

DISPLAY
RANDOM

REPEAT
MD

¢
7

6

MD

6

4

The Quickest Way To Start an MD Is With the
One Touch Operation

Press the MD6 button.

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• The power is automatically turned on. If an MD is already
inserted, it will start playing from the first track.

• If no MD is inserted, "MD NO DISC" appears on the display
and the MD Player remains in Stop mode.

To Insert an MD

Insert an MD into the MD slot.

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Insert it with its label side up and the # or ] mark of the MD
directs as shown in the figure.
The MD is automatically drawn inside the MD Player.
When the function is set to MD, the display automatically
changes as follows.
Loading=TOC Reading=Disc title, if it is given=Total track
number and total playback time (e.g.: MD 28 55:45)

• The music calender also appears on the display.

MD slot

(Listening to an MD)

DISPLAY/CHARA.
JOG dial

MD

0

¢

7

• The tracks in the MD appear on the music calender.

• The track number that has been played disappears from the
music calender.

• The MD Player automatically stops when the last track of the
MD has finished playing.
If the track has the title, the track title will be displayed before

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playing the track.
You can give the disc title and the track title as required. (See
page 18.)

To stop playing the MD, press the
formation for the MD is displayed after the disc title appears for 2
seconds if it is given.

To stop playing and remove the MD, press the
to eject the MD.
To pause, press the MD
the display.
To cancel pause, press the same button again. Play continues
from the point where it was paused.

Play mode indicator

Music calenderMD indicator

6 button. The playback time blinks on

Track number, Playing time,
Preset number

OVER indicator which lights
up if the number of tracks of
the MD exceeds 20.

7 button. The following in-

Repeat indicator

0MD button

MD

You can insert an MD while listening to the other source.

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Basics of Using the
MD Player - Normal Play

To Play an MD ———————————

1. Insert an MD.

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2. Press the MD 6 button.

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The first track of the MD begins playing.

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Displaying the Disc/Track Title ———

You can display the disc title of the MD in Stop mode and the track
title during playback.

Displaying the Disc Title:

In Stop mode, press the DISPLAY/CHARA. button on the Unit or
the DISPLAY button on the Remote Control.
Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows.

Total track number and total playback time=Disc title=Remaining
time (recordable capacity) of MD (e.g. REM. 23:00)=Clock=(back
to the beginning)

During playing back, press the DISPLAY/CHARA. button on the
Unit or the DISPLAY button on the Remote Control.
Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows.

Track number and playback time for the track being played

Track title=Remaining time (recordable capacity) of MD

=

(e.g. REM. 23:00)=Clock=(back to the beginning)

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Locating a Track with Remote Con­trol Directly ————————————

During playback or in Stop mode, press the number keys on the Re­mote Control to directly play a track.
To directly play the track 5, press 5.
To directly play the track 15, press +10 then 5.
To directly play the track 20, press +10 once then press 10.

To Select a Track —————————

During playback, press the 4 or ¢ button or turn the JOG dial
to select the track you want.
The selected track starts playing.

• Press the ¢ button once or turn the JOG dial to the right by 1
click to skip to the beginning of the next track.

• Press the 4 button or turn the JOG dial to the left by 1 click
to skip to the beginning of the track being played. Press the
4 button twice quickly or turn the JOG dial to the left by 2
clicks quickly to skip to the beginning of the previous track.

You can also select a track in Stop mode with the same buttons and
the JOG dial.
When the button is pressed or the JOG dial is turned, the selected
track and its playback time appear on the display. To play the MD

6

after selecting a track, just press the MD

button.

Search Play ————————————

Holding down the 4 or ¢ button, during playback, will fast for­ward/backwards the MD so you can quickly find a particular pas­sage in the track you are listening to. During Search Play, you can
hear the sound of approx. one forth level.

6. Repeat step 5 to select the other tracks for

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the program.

You can see the total playback time of programmed tracks on
the display. Also, you can see the programmed tracks on the
music calender.

• To cancel the last track programmed, press the 7 button
once.

7. Press the MD6 button.

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The System plays the tracks in the order you have programmed
them.

7

button re-

4

■ You can skip to a particular program track by pressing the

or ¢ button or by turning the JOG dial during Program Play.

■ To stop playing, press the

To confirm the programmed tracks while the MD player is
stopped, press the 4 or ¢ button or turn the JOG dial; the

tracks making up the program will successively be displayed in the
programmed order.
To delete all the tracks in the program, press the
peatedly until all the tracks are cleared. Turning off the power or

0

pressing the
grammed tracks.
To exit Program mode once, while the MD Player is stopped,
press the PROGRAM button to light off the "PROGRAM" indica­tor. To restore Program mode, in Stop mode, press the same button
to light on the "PROGRAM" indicator.

Notes:

• If the total playback time of the programmed tracks reaches
150 minutes, the total playback time will go out on the display.

• When you programmed the 21st track, the OVER indicator will
light up.

MD button to eject the MD will also clear the pro-

7

button once.

Programming the
Playing Order of the Tracks

You can program the playing order of the tracks using the Remote
Control.

■ You can program up to 32 tracks in any desired order including

the same tracks.

■ You can only make a program when the MD Player is stopped.

1. Insert an MD.

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2. Press the MD6 button.

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3. Press the 7 button to stop the MD.

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4. Press the PROGRAM button.

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The System enters the programming mode and the "PRO­GRAM" indicator lights up.

5. Press the number keys to select the track

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to program.

To select the track 5, press 5.
To select the track 15, press +10 then 5.
To select the track 20, press +10 once then press 10.

• Example: for track 2, press 2.

Program order number

To Modify the Program ———————

Modify the contents of the program while the MD Player is stopped.
Each time you press the 7 button, the last track in the program is de­leted. To add new tracks to the end of the program, repeat above
steps 5 and 6.

Random Play

The tracks will play in no special order when you use this mode.

1. Press the RANDOM button on the Remote

■

Control.

The "RANDOM" indicator lights up on the display.

2. Press the MD6 button.

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The tracks are played in random order once.

To skip a track during playback, press the ¢ button or turn
the JOG dial to the right to jump to the next track in the random se-

4

quence. Press the
back to the start of a track being played.
To exit Random Play mode, press the RANDOM button to light
off the "RANDOM" indicator after pressing the
MD Player, press the 0MD button to eject the MD, or turn off the
power.

button or turn the JOG dial to the left to jump

7

button to stop the

(After 2 seconds)

Total playback time of the
programmed tracks

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Repeating Tracks

You can repeat the tracks or individual track as many times as you
like.

Press the REPEAT button on the Remote
Control.

The Repeat indicator changes with each press of the button, as
shown below.

= ALL= blank display = (back to the beginning)

: Repeats one track.

ALL : In Normal Play mode, repeats all the tracks.

In Program Play mode, repeats all the tracks in the
program.
In Random Play mode, repeats all the tracks in ran­dom order.

To exit Repeat mode, press the REPEAT button until the Repeat
indicator on the display goes out.

■ In Random Play, as a matter of course, cannot be selected.

■ Repeat mode remains in effect when you change the play mode.

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Remaining time

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Recording onto an MD from any of the sound sources is simple. Just
insert an MD to the Unit, have the source ready, make one or two
settings, and you are ready to record. For each source, the procedure
is a little bit different so we explain each separately. But first, here
are a few things to make your recordings better.

Recording onto an MD

MD

DISPLAY

CD

6

MD

6

When the System is in use, the display shows other items as well.
For simplicity, we show here only the items described in this section.

6

CD

6

MD REC

7

Things To Know Before You Start

Recording —————————————

It should be noted that it may be unlawful to re-record

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pre-recorded tapes, records, or discs without the con­sent of the owner of copyright in the sound or video
recording, broadcast or cable programme and in any
literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work embodied
therein.
Carefully read the “Rules of Digital Dubbing” on page

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24.

The MD Recorder supports the following sampling frequency

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for the CD Player of the Unit as a digital source.
Sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz.
The recording level, which is the volume at which the new MD

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is being made, is automatically set correctly, so it is not affected
by the VOLUME level of the System. Nor it is affected by ad­justing the sound effects. Thus, during recording you can adjust
the sound you are actually listening to without affecting the re­cording level.
Note that it takes 10 seconds until the MD REC button becomes

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effective after the MD has been inserted.
The accidental erasure prevention knob is provided on the back

■

of an MD cartridge to prevent accidental erasure or recording.
It must be set to the close position beforehand.

Accidental erasure prevention knob

Close

For recording or
editing

When you stick an adhesive label onto the MD cartridge, adhere

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it securely. If it peels off, ejection trouble, etc. will occur.

Open

For protecting
erasure

Preparation Before Recording ———

Be sure that the MD is not the Play-only type one.

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Be sure that the accidental erasure prevention knob of the MD

■

cartridge is set to the close position. Otherwise, "DISC PRO­TECTED" will appear when you try to record a signal to the MD.
Be sure that the MD has enough space for recording. If not, car-

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ry out ALL ERASE or ERASE function to erase all the tracks
or desired tracks in the MD. (See pages 17 and 18.) You can
check the recordable remaining time of the MD in Stop mode or
during recording by pressing the DISPLAY/CHARA. button on
the Unit or the DISPLAY button on the Remote Control.

DISPLAY
/CHARA.

MD REC indicator

MD indicator

(See "Checking the Remaining Time of the MD for CD Synchro
Recording" mentioned on page 15.)

Track number, Playing time

Music calender

OVER indicator which lights
up if the number of tracks of
the MD exceeds 20.

Standard Recording

You can record from the tuner or an auxiliary equipment to an MD
as follows.

1. Insert a MD with its label side up.

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2. Prepare one of the sources.

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Tuner: Tune in to a station.
AUX IN:Press the AUX button and play the auxiliary equip-

ment.

• For recording from the CD, see "CD Synchro Recording"

on page 15.

3. Press the MD REC button on the Unit to

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start recording.

The “MD REC” indicator lights up on the display and the track
number is increased by 1. When recording starts, the remaining
time (recordable capacity) appears on the display.

4. Press the 7 button to stop recording.

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The “MD REC” indicator goes out and "UTOCwriting" appears on
the display, indicating that the recording is successfully completed.
Then, the MD stops.

• If the MD becomes full before pressing the
recording will be terminated after indicating “UTOCwriting”.

To pause the recording, press the MD REC button on the Unit.
The “MD REC” indicator starts blinking on the display and the
track number is increased by 1 for the next recording.
To cancel pause, press the MD REC button on the Unit again.
The “MD REC” indicator lights up on the display and recording
resumes.

Checking the Remaining Time of the
MD for Tuner/AUX Recording ————

You can see the recordable remaining time of the MD in Stop mode.
In Stop mode, press the DISPLAY/CHARA. button on the Unit
or the DISPLAY button on the Remote Control. Each time you
press the button, the display changes as follows.
Sound source=Remaining time (recordable capacity) of MD (e.g.
REM. 23:00)=Clock=(back to the beginning)

7 button, the

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Track A Track B Track C Track D

JOIN

Track C Track DTrack A + Track B.

Track No.

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Track Marking for Tuner/AUX Re­cording ———————————————

• Whenever no sound at the playback side continues for 3 or
more seconds, the track number at the MD side is automati­cally increased by 1.

• The track number at the MD side is automatically increased b y
1 by pressing the SET button on the Unit at the desirable loca­tion.

CD Synchro Recording

Everything on the CD goes onto the MD in the order it is on the CD,
or according to the order you have set in the program. (See page 10
for programming the CD tracks.)

1. Insert an MD with its label side up.

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2. Insert a CD. (See page 9.)

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3. Press the CD6 button and then press the

■

7

button to stop the CD.

4. Press the MD REC button on the Unit.

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The “MD REC” indicator lights up on the display and the track
number is increased by 1.
Then the digital recording from the CD to the MD starts. The
playback remaining time for the track being played and the re­maining time of the MD appear on the display.

Playback remaining time of CD

• After the CD Player has played the entire CD or all the pro­grammed tracks, "UTOCwriting" appears on the display, indi­cating that the recording is successfully completed. Then, the
MD and the CD stops.

• When the MD becomes full before the CD Player finishes play­back, the MD stops after indicating "UTOCwriting".

Remaining time of MD

One Track Recording ————————

1. Insert an MD with its label side up.

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2. Play the track on the CD you wish to

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record.

3. Press the MD REC button on the Unit.

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The CD Player returns to the beginning of that track and the
track is recorded on the MD. After recording, the CD Player and
MD Player automatically stop.

Checking the Remaining Time of the
MD for CD Synchro Recording ———

You can see the recordable remaining time of the MD in Stop mode
or during the CD Synchro Recording.

In Stop mode, press the DISPLAY/CHARA. button on the Unit
or the DISPLAY button on the Remote Control. Each time you
press the button, the display changes as follows.
Total track number and total playback time for the MD=Remaining
time (recordable capacity) of MD (e.g. REM. 23:00)=Clock= (back
to the beginning)

During the CD Synchro Recording, press the DISPLAY/
CHARA. button on the Unit or the DISPLAY button on the Remote
Control. Each time you press the button, the display changes as fol­lows.
Playback remaining time for the CD's track being played and the re­maining time of the MD=Track number of the CD and the MD
(e.g.: CD 1>MD 19)=CD's track number and its playback
time=Clock=(back to the beginning)

Track Marking for CD Synchro Re­cording ———————————————

Whenever playback advances from one track to another, the track
number at the MD side is automatically increased by 1.

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In addition to its recording and play functions, the MD Player comes with editing functions. You can divide, join, move, or erase the recorded
tracks in the MD as required. Also, you can give a disc title to the MD and track titles to the tracks in the MD.

Dividing tracks (DIVIDE function)

This involves adding a track mark (see Note) at some point during
the track which is to be made into the start of an additional track so
that the original track is divided into two tracks.

Using the MD Player (Editing)

Joining tracks (JOIN function)

This involves erasing a track mark and turning two adjoining tracks
into one track.

Track No.

DIVIDE

Track A Track B Track C Track D

Track A Track B Track C Track D

15

Track A Track B Track C Track D

Track No.

ALL

ERASE

New tracks can be recorded.

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Moving tracks (MOVE function)

Tracks can be moved around so that they are in the desired se­quence.

Track No.

MOVE

Track A Track B Track C Track D

Track A Track C Track D Track B

Erasing tracks (ERASE function)

This enables unnecessary tracks. Narration, etc. to be erased speed­ily. The erased parts do not remain as silences but are closed up by
the subsequent tracks.

Track No.

Erasing
Track B

Track A Track B. Track C Track D

Track A Track C Track D

New tracks can
be recorded.

Erasing all the tracks (ALL ERASE
function)

All the tracks can be erased at once without recording fresh material
over them.

Giving titles to discs and tracks
(TITLE function)

A title consisting of up to 32 characters can be given to a disc and a
track. The title given appears in the display window.

Note: Track marks
These marks are provided to locate the start of each track. Whatever
lies between one track mark and the next is considered to a track.
and the numbers of the tracks (called “track numbers”) are dis­played in the sequence in which they are to be played.

CANCEL

MD6

SET ENTER

When the System is in use, the display shows other items as well.
For simplicity, we show here only the items described in this section.

TITLE
JOG dial

EDIT

0 MD

Dividing Tracks
(DIVIDE Function)

■ Use the Unit to carry out this function.

1. Insert an MD to be edited with its label side up.

■

2. Press the MD6 button and then 7 button

■

to set the function to MD.

The track numbers and total playback time are displayed.

3. Press the EDIT button until "DIVIDE ?" is

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displayed.

Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows.
Current display=DIVIDE=JOIN=MOVE=ERASE=ALL
ERASE=(back to the beginning)

4. Press the SET button.

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Playback time of the track

Track number, Playing time

MD indicator

6. Press the SET button at the point where

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the track is to be divided.

• The selected track is divided into two tracks and the track
number in the music calender will increase by 1.

• The recording lasting for 4 seconds starting where the track
was divided is repeatedly played for your reference.
Movement is possible within the POSITION-128 to 128 range
(about 8 seconds before or after the position). Turn the JOG
dial to adjust the position to be divided. The recording lasting
for 4 seconds starting from the position to which the dividing
point has been moved is repeatedly played.

7. Press the SET button.

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Music calender

OVER indicator which lights up if the
number of tracks of the MD exceeds 20.

5. Select the track number to be divided.

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Press the 4 or ¢ button or turn the JOG dial to select the
track.
The selected track is automatically played.

Track to be divided

8. Press the ENTER button.

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The selected track is divided into two tracks and the number of
tracks increases by 1. The new total track number and the total
playback time appear on the display.

9. Press the 0MD button to complete editing.

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The MD is ejected after "UTOCwriting" is displayed.

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Track to be moved

Destination track Track to be moved

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• You can also complete editing operation by pressing the
button to turn off the power.

To cancel the operation, press the CANCEL button in step 4, 5,
or 7 until the display returns to the original display before editing
the track.
Note: While “UTOCwriting” is displayed, do not disconnect the

power cord or subject the Unit to the vibration to avoid in­correct recording.

Joining Tracks
(JOIN Function)

■ Use the Unit to carry out this function.

1. Insert an MD to be edited with its label side up.

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2. Press the MD6 button and then 7 button

■

to set the function to MD.

The track numbers and total playback time are displayed.

3. Press the EDIT button until "JOIN ?" is dis-

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played.

Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows.
Current display

ERASE

=

4. Press the SET button.

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5. Select the track number to be joined.

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Press the 4 or ¢ button or turn the JOG dial to select the track.

DIVIDE=JOIN=MOVE=ERASE=ALL

=

(back to the beginning)

Selected trackTrack to be joined

3. Press the EDIT button until "MOVE ?" is dis-

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played.

Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows.
Current display=DIVIDE=JOIN=MOVE=ERASE=ALL

ERASE=(back to the beginning)

4. Press the SET button.

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5. Select the track number to be moved.

■

Press the 4 or ¢ button or turn the JOG dial to select the
track.
Example: Track number 12.

6. Press the SET button.

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7. Select the destination to which the track is

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to be moved.

To select the track number, press the 4 or ¢ button or turn
the JOG dial to select the track.
In this example, the 12th track will move to the 14th track.
(Since, the 12th track is lost, the upper tracks than the 12th one
will be shifted toward the younger tracks.)

6. Press the SET button.

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7. Press the ENTER button.

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The selected track and the previous track are joined and the
number of tracks decreases by 1. The new total track number
and the total playback time appear on the display.

8. Press the 0MD button to complete editing.

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The MD is ejected after “UTOCwriting” is displayed.

• You can also complete editing operation by pressing the

button to turn off the power.

To cancel the operation, press the CANCEL button in step 4, 5,
or 6 until the display returns to the original display before editing
the track.
Note: While "UTOCwriting" is displayed, do not disconnect the

power cord or subject the Unit to the vibration to avoid in­correct recording.

Moving Tracks
(MOVE Function)

■ Use the Unit to carry out this function.

1. Insert an MD to be edited with its label side

■

up.

2. Press the MD6 button and then 7 button

■

to set the function to MD.

The track numbers and total playback time are displayed.

8. Press the SET button.

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9. Press the ENTER button.

■

The selected tracks are moved. The total track number and the
total playback time appear on the display.

10.

Press the 0MD button to complete editing.

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The MD is ejected after "UTOCwriting" is displayed.

• You can also complete editing operation by pressing the
button to turn off the power.

To cancel the operation, press the CANCEL button in step 4
through 8 until the display returns to the original display before ed­iting the track.
Note: While "UTOCwriting" is displayed, do not disconnect the

power cord or subject the Unit to the vibration to avoid in­correct recording.

Erasing Tracks
(ERASE Function)

■ Use the Unit to carry out this function.

1. Insert an MD to be edited with its label side

■

up.

17

Cursor

Cursor

Title name area Characters to be input

Alternates

Track to be given the title

Cursor

Title name area Characters to be input

Alternates

Cursor

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2. Press the MD6 button and then 7 button

■

to set the function to MD.

The track numbers and total playback time are displayed.

3. Press the EDIT button until "ERASE ?" is

■

displayed.

Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows.
Current display= DIVIDE= JOIN= MOVE= ERASE=
ALL ERASE

4. Press the SET button.

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5. Select the track number to be erased.

■

Press the 4 or ¢ button or turn the JOG dial to select the
track.

6. Press the SET button.

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7. Press the ENTER button.

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The selected track is erased and the number of tracks decreases
by 1. The new total track number and the total playback time ap­pear on the display.

(back to the beginning)

=

Track to be erased.

5. Press the ENTER button.

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All the tracks in the MD are erased and "BLANK DISC" is kept
displayed.

6. Press the 0MD button to complete editing.

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The MD is ejected after "UTOCwriting" is displayed.

• You can also complete editing operation by pressing the
button to turn off the power.

To cancel the all erasing, press the CANCEL button in step 4.
Note: While "UTOCwriting" is displayed, do not disconnect the

power cord or subject the Unit to the vibration to avoid in­correct recording.

Giving Titles to MD (DISC TI­TLE/TITLE Function)

You can give a disc title to the MD and a track title to the tracks in
the MD. Any title name can be given up to 32 characters using the
provided character sets.
The disc title you have given will be displayed in the following cases.

• When you insert the MD while the function is set to MD.

• When you press the MD
function to MD.

Once you have given the title to the tracks, the track title will be dis­played before playing the track.

Since the procedure to give title is the same as for the disc title

■

and track title except for step 4, both functions are explained to­gether here.
Use the Unit to carry out these functions.

■

button and then 7 button to set the

6

8. Press the 0 MD button to complete editing.

■

The MD is ejected after “UTOCwriting” is displayed.

• You can also complete editing operation by pressing
the button to turn off the power.

To cancel the operation, press the CANCEL button in step 4, 5,
or 6 until the display returns to the original display before editing
the track.
Note: While “UTOCwriting” is displayed, do not disconnect the

power cord or subject the Unit to the vibration to avoid in­correct recording.

Erasing all the Tracks
(ALL ERASE Function)

Use the Unit to carry out this function.

■

1. Insert an MD to be edited with its label side

■

up.

2. Press the MD6 button and then 7 button

■

to set the function to MD.

The track numbers and total playback time are displayed.

3. Press the EDIT button until "ALL ERASE ?"

■

is displayed.

Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows.
Current display=DIVIDE=JOIN=MOVE=ERASE=ALL
ERASE=(back to the beginning)

4. Press the SET button.

■

1. Insert an MD to be edited with its label side

■

up.

2. Press the MD6 button and then 7 button

■

to set the function to MD.

The total track numbers and total playback time are displayed.

3. Press the TITLE button until "DISC TITLE ?/

■

TITLE ? (for track title)" is displayed.

Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows.
Current display=DISC TITLE=TITLE=(back to the begin­ning)

4. Press the SET button.

■

• For DISC TITLE:

• For TITLE (Track Title):

1 Select the track number to be given the title by pressing th e

or ¢ button or turning the JOG dial.

4

2 Press the SET button.

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5. Input a preferred title (up to 32 charac-

■

ters).

Use the following buttons to input a title.

[Title editing buttons and their functions] (see below)

Button Function
DISPLAY

/CHARA.

¢

4

Example: When input the title “N(space)1”

1. Display the letter N to be input by turning the JOG dial to
the right or left.

2. Select "N" (put the cursor to the letter N by turning the JOG
dial to the right or left).

3. Press the SET button.
The letter N is now displayed in the title area.

4. Select “(space)” and press the SET button.

5. Press the DISPLAY/CHARA. button until the numbers are
displayed.

6. Select “1” and press the SET button.
The title name "N(space)1" will be displayed.

Changes the type of characters to be input as fol­lows.
Upper-case letters and symbols

≠

Lower-case letters and symbols

≠

Numbers
Moves the cursor for the character to be input to

the right. When you try to move the cursor over
the characters on the display, five characters
scroll at a time. (e.g. ABCDE = FGHIJ)

Moves the cursor for the character to be input to
the left. When you try to move the cursor over
the characters on the display, five characters
scroll at a time. (e.g. FGHIJ= ABCDE)

Moves the cursor for the title name to the right.
Moves the cursor for the title name to the left.

+

Editing the Title Name:

• If the wrong character has been input, clear it using the
CANCEL button.

• To clear a particular character which has been input, use the

¢ or 4 button to align the cursor with the character, and

press the CANCEL button. Then, select the correct charac­ter and press the SET button.

6. Press the ENTER button.

■

7. Press the ENTER button again.

■

8. Press the 0MD button to complete editing.

■

The MD is ejected after "UTOCwriting" is displayed.

• You can also complete editing operation by pressing the

button to turn off the power.

To cancel the operation, press the CANCEL button in step 6.
Note: While "UTOCwriting" is displayed, do not disconnect the

power cord or subject the Unit to the vibration to avoid in­correct recording.

Giving a Track Title during Playback

You can give a track title during playback a track.

1. Press the TITLE button.

■

"TITLE ? " appears on the display.

2. Press the SET button.

■

3. Perform steps 5 - 8 mentioned above to

■

give a track title.

Note: Give a title before playback of the track is ended.

[Character Layout Table]

You can write album or song names to a disc, using the following characters:

Uppercase letters Lowercase letters Numbers

B C D

A

G

F

L

K

Q

P
U

V W X Y

Z

(space)

! # $

% &

+

/

: ; < =

>

? @ _ `

H
M N
R S T

’ ( )
, – .

E

I

J
O

b c d

a

g

f

l

k

q

p

u

v

h
m

r

w

z

(space)

% &

/
>

,, ,,

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+

, – .

: ; < =

? @ _ `

i

n

s t

x

e

j

o

y

1 2 3 4

0

6 7 8 9

5

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Listening to an Auxiliary Equipment

AUX

Listening to External
Equipment

You can listen to an auxiliary equipment.

First make sure that the auxiliary equipment is properly con-

■

nected to the System.(See page 4).

1. Set the volume level to minimum.

■

2. Press the AUX button.

■

"AUX" appears on the display.
To listen to the auxiliary equipment, start playing the auxiliary

■

equipment.

AUX

3. Adjust the volume to the desired listening

■

level.

4. Apply sound effects, if you wish.

■

Adjust the super woofer volume to reinforce the bass sound.

■

Press the ACS (ACTIVE CLEAR SOUND) button to activate

■

the ACS effect. (See "ACS (Active Clear Sound) Effect" on
page 6.)
Press the MID/TREBLE button to control the tone. (See "Tone

■

Control (MID/TREBLE)" on page 5.)

Note: For operation of the auxiliary equipment, refer to its In-

structions.

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The timers let you control listening and recording functions auto­matically.

Using the Timers

SLEEP

TIMER

When the System is in use, the display shows other items as well.
For simplicity, we show here only the items described in this section.

SET

Setting the Clock

• When you plug the AC power cor d into the wall outlet, the time
indication blinks on the display.

You can set the clock whether the System is on or off.
Use the Unit to set the clock.

Notes:

• The clock must be correctly set for the timers to work.

• The procedure must be completed within two minutes. Other­wise, the setting is cleared and must be repeated from the
beginning.

(for 2 seconds)

CANCEL
DISPLAY/CHARA.

JOG dial

Timer indicator

SLEEP indicator

ON time, OFF time, Source, Volume

Setting the Daily Timer

Once you have set the Daily Timer, the timer will be activated at the
same time every day. It can be cancelled and reactivate whenever
you wish.
The Timer indicator on the display shows when the Daily Timer you
have set is in effect.
Use the Unit to set the Daily Timer.
Note: Perform each setting within 30 seconds. Otherwise, setting

is cleared and the procedure must be repeated from the be­ginning.

1. Press the button to turn on the System.

■

2. Setting the ON time (Example: 12:15).

■

1. Press the TIMER button.
The Timer indicator lights up and the hour of the current
ON time blinks on the display.

1. Press the DISPLAY/CHARA. button on the

■

Unit for more than two seconds.

The hour indication rapidly blinks on the display.

2. Turn the JOG dial to set the hour.

■

Turn the JOG dial to the right or left to increase or decrease the
hour. Turning it rapidly advances or decreases the hour faster.

3. Press the SET button.

■

The minute indication rapidly blinks on the display.

4. Turn the JOG dial to set the minute.

■

Turn the JOG dial to the right or left to increase or decrease the
minute. Turning it rapidly advances or decreases the minute
faster.

5. Press the SET button.

■

The selected time is set and the seconds start counting from 0.

CAUTION: If there is a power failure, the clock
loses its setting after about 5 minutes. "0:00"
blinks on the display and the clock must be reset.

2. Turn the JOG dial to set the hour you want the Unit to come on.
Turn the JOG dial to the right or left to increase or decrease
the hour. Turning it rapidly advances or decreases the hour
faster.

3. Press the SET button.
The minute of the current ON time blinks on the display.

4. Turn the JOG dial to set the minute.

5. Press the SET button.
The hour of the current OFF time blinks on the display.

3. Setting the OFF time (Example: 13:15).

■

1. Turn the JOG dial to set the hour you want the Unit to be
turned off.

2. Press the SET button.

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Cartridge

Disc

Shutter

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The minute of the current OFF time blinks on the display.

3. Turn the JOG dial to set the minute.

4. Press the SET button.
The music source "TUNER" blinks on the display.

4. Selecting the music source.

■

1. Turn the JOG dial to select the music source you want to lis­ten to. The display changes as shown below.

=TUNER REC=CD=MD=(back to the begin-

TUNER
ning)

• When you select the "TUNER REC", the "REC" indicator
appears on the display.

2. Press the SET button.
The current volume setting blinks on the display.

5. Setting the volume level.

■

1. Turn the JOG dial to select the volume level.

-- : The current volume level will be used.
0 to 50: When the timer is turned on, the Volume will be

automatically set to the selected level.

2. Press the SET button.
The timer setting is completed and the display returns to the dis­play before you set the timer. The Timer indicator remains lit.

6. Before turning off the System, prepare the

■

music source selected in step 4.

TUNER: Tune in to the desired station.
TUNER REC: Tune in to the desired station and insert an MD

for recording the station.
CD: Insert a CD.
MD: Insert an MD.

7. Press the button to turn off the System.

■

To cancel the operation, press the CANCEL button in steps 2 ­4 and 5-1. Each time you press the CANCEL button, the display re­turns to the previous step one.
To cancel the timer, press the TIMER button. The Timer indica­tor goes out on the display.
To reactivate the cancelled timer, press the TIMER button to
light the Timer indicator. Then, press the SET button until the dis­play returns to the original display.
To confirm the timer settings, press the TIMER button twice
to cancel and reactivate the timer. Then, press the SET button re­peatedly to see the current timer settings (ON time, OFF time,
source, and volume).

To change the timer setting, repeat the setting procedure from
the beginning.

• When the timer turns on, the Timer indicator starts blinking
and the volume level gradually increases from 0 (zero) to the
preset level, except when you set the volume level to "– –" in
step 5.

CAUTION: If the System is unplugged, or a power
failure occurs, the timer setting will be lost. You
will need to reset the clock first, then the timer.

Setting the SLEEP Timer

Use the Sleep Timer to turn the System off after a certain number of
minutes when it is playing. By setting the Sleep Timer, you can fall
asleep to music and know that your System will turn off by itself
rather than play all night.

You can only set the Sleep Timer when the System is on and a

■

source is playing.

1. Play a CD, MD, or tune in to the desired sta-

■

tion.

2. Press the SLEEP button on the Remote

■

Control.

"SLEEP" appears on the
display.

3. Set the length of time you want the source

■

to play before shutting off.

• Each time you press the SLEEP button, it changes the number
of minutes shown on the display in this sequence:

30 = 60 = 90 = 120 = Cancelled (Original display)=

=

(back to the beginning)

After setting the number of minutes for the Sleep Timer, the display
will stop blinking and return to the display as before setting the
Sleep Timer. (The display is dimmed.)
The System is now set to turn off after the number of minutes you
set.

To Confirm the Sleep Time

When the SLEEP button is pressed, the remaining sleep time is dis­played. Wait until the display returns to the original display.

To Cancel the SLEEP Timer Setting

Press the SLEEP button until the original display appears on the dis­play. Turning off the System also cancels the SLEEP Timer.

If you are setting the Daily Timer, the System will be turned on

■

at the set time to wake you up.

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This is a new digital audio disc format: it has a diameter of 64 mm
and enables up to 74 minutes of playback and recording.

Information on MDs (Minidiscs)

The cartridge

The diameter of the disc itself is 64 mm, smaller than a CD single.
The disc sits inside a 68 × 72 mm cartridge, which also being pocket
size, makes minidiscs extremely handy for carrying and storage.
Since the disc is protected by the cartridge, dust and dirt cannot eas­ily get into it. And thanks to a shutter which is closed at all times
except during use, there is no need to worry about scratches or fin­ger marks, making the handling of minidiscs very simple.

22

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(dB)

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(Hz)

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Sound range and sensitivity of our ears

Sharp

»

Sensitivity
of our ears

«

Dull

Optical pickup

Sound jump
guard menory

During normal play When vibration has occurred

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Two types of minidisc

There are two types of minidisc, “recordable MDs” and “playback­only MDs.” The playback method for each is the same: a laser irra­diates the disc and the signal is read from the beam which comes
back. However, the recording method for each type is different.

Playback-only MD

This is the type used for commercially-available pre-recorded MDs,
on which recording cannot be done. Like a CD, data is recorded
based on the presence or absence of small indentations called pits.
A disc recorded with this format is called an “optical disc.”

SOUND

Recordable MDs

These are the so-called “blank” MDs you can use to make your own
recordings. Data is recorded by magnetism, which is easily proc­essed, so that recording can be done again and again. By using a la­ser to heat the disc, the magnetism is erased and the magnetic head
records the new data. Discs with this type of recording method are
called magneto-optical (MO) discs.

ATRAC (Adaptive Transform Acous­tic Coding)

Within recordings, there are sounds which cannot be readily heard.
For example, as the volume decreases, high-pitched sounds and
low-pitched sounds become difficult to hear. also, if a quiet sound
comes at the same time as or just after a loud sound, it will not be
heard. With minidiscs, data is compressed using a technology called
ATRAC (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding) which selectively
chooses sounds based on human sense of hearing characteristics.
With this technology, the recorded data is about one-fifth the vol­ume of the original data, allowing it to fit on a compact minidisc.

Sound skip guard memory

With the minidisc, the data of the track being played can be tempo­rarily stored up using a function called “sound skip guard memory”.
Even when data cannot be collected properly from the disc due to
shaking or vibrations, information is stored in the “sound skip guard
memory”, so that there is no break in the sound which is actually de­livered.

STOP

UTOC (User Table Of Contents)

In a minidisc, apart from the recorded tracks, there is the “UTOC”. In this area, information such as the position where each track is recorded,
the track divisions, and track order are listed. When music search is done, the UTOC is consulted, and the tracks are quickly found and played
back. When editing is done, only the UTOC is changed, so there is no need to re-record the tracks.

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UTOC

Track details

MD Messages

Contents

1. Track A: Page 9

2. Track B: Page 6

3. Track C: Page 10

÷
÷
÷

Messsage Meaning Action

BLANK DISC

23

A disc has been inserted with nothing
recorded on it.

Except when making a new recording,
replace the disc with one which has been
recorded on.

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Messsage Meaning Action

CANNOT JOIN

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DISC FULL

DISC PROTECTED

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NON AUDIO

CANNOT COPY

PLAYBACK MD

TRACK

PROTECTED

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The minidisc records information in an original format that differs from that of conventional cassette tapes or DATs. Since there are some lim­itations with this recording format, the following types of conditions may arise. These conditions arre not malfunctions.

“DISC FULL” is displayed, even though
the possible recording time is not used up.

“DISC FULL” is displayed, even though
the number of tracks and recording time
are not at the limit.

The JOIN function sometimes doesn’t work.
The remaining usable time on the disc

doesn’t increase even when tracks are
erased.

The sound skip during fast forward or fast
rewind.

The amount of recorded time on the disc
added to the amount of remaining time
falls shout of the disc’s total possible
recording time.

Minidisc limitations

Condition Cause

You have tried to join tracks which cannot
be joined.

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time. More than 254 tracks cannot be recorded on a disc.

When parts of the disc are erased and re-recorded, blank spots are created on the disc. When
recording to such a disc, one track of data is divided and recorded in the blank areas. During
recording, when these divided parts become numerous, the “DISC FULL” message may be
displayed. When a part of 8 seconds or less is created by division, that track cann ot be joined
by the JOIN function, and even if it is erased, the remaining usable time on the disc does not
increase. Tracks di vided into small pieces may skip when fast forward or fast rewind is done.

Minidiscs must have at least 2 seconds of continuous space in order to record. For this rea­son, the actual recording time of discs with a lot of short blank areas becomes shorter.

This is a limitation of the mi nidisc system.
See “Minidics limitations” on page 24.

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The following rules regarding copyright exist for dubbing to MDs from CDs or DATs through digital terminals.

Rules of Digital Dubbing

SCMS (Serial Copy Management System)

Minidiscs can record clear sound with low loss of quality from CDs or DATs through each component’s digital input/output terminal. However,
minidiscs are set up so that a disc recorded in this way cannot be recorded onto another min idisc through digital input/output terminals. I n other
words, you can not make a copy of a copy. This rule is called SCMS (Serial Copy Management System).
The recorder is designed in compliance with this rule. If you try to make a copy of a copy the error message “SCMS CANNOT COPY” is
displayed, and dubbing can not be done.

OK

DIGITAL

It should be noted that it may be unlawful to re-record pre-recorded tapes, records, or discs without the consent of the owner of copyright in the
sound or video recording, broadcast or cable programme and in any literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work embodied therein.

DIGITAL

NO

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