Onkyo MB-S1 Instruction Manual

Hard Disk Music Library

MB-S1

Contents

Before using 2

Instruction Manual

Thank you for purchasing the Onkyo Hard Disk Music
Library.
Please read this manual thoroughly before making
connections and plugging in the unit. Following the
instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain
optimum performance and listening enjoyment from
your new Hard Disk Music Library. Please retain this
manual for future reference.

Facilities and connections 8

Operation 16

Carry Tunes 45

Appendix 54

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE.

CAUTION:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE
PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.

Important Safeguards

WARNING

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral
triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to
alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

AVIS

RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE

OUVRIR

NE PAS

1. Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions
should be read before the appliance is operated.

2. Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions
should be retained for future reference.

3. Heed Warnings – All warnings on the appliance and in the
operating instructions should be adhered to.

4. Follow Instructions – All operating and use instructions
should be followed.

5. Cleaning – Unplug the appliance from the wall outlet before
cleaning. The appliance should be cleaned only as recom­mended by the manufacturer.

6. Attachments – Do not use attachments not recommended by
the appliance manufacturer as they may cause hazards.

7. Water and Moisture– Do not use the appliance near water –
for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laun­dry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the
like.

8. Accessories – Do not place the appliance on an unstable cart,
stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The appliance may fall, causing
serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the
appliance. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table
recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the appliance.
Any mounting of the appliance should follow the
manufacturer’s instructions, and
should use a mounting accessory
recommended by the manufac­turer.

9. An appliance and cart combina­tion should be moved with care.
Quick stops, excessive force, and
uneven surfaces may cause the
appliance and cart combination to
overturn.

10. Ventilation – Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided
for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the appliance
and to protect it from overheating, and these openings must not
be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked
by placing the appliance on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar
surface. The appliance should not be placed in a builtin installa­tion such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is pro­vided. There should be free space of at least 5 cm (2 in.) and an
opening behind the appliance.

11. Power Sources – The appliance should be operated only from
the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you
are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult
your appliance dealer or local power company.

12. Grounding or Polarization – The appliance may be equipped
with a polarized alternating current line plug (a plug having one
blade wider than the other). This plug will fit into the power
outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to
insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the
plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace
your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the
polarized plug.

PORTABLE CART WARNING

S3125A

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13. Power-Cord Protection – Powersupply cords should be
routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by
items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention
to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where
they exit from the appliance.

14. Lightning – For added protection for the appliance during a
lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for
long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and discon­nect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to
the appliance due to lightning and power-line surges.

15. Overloading – Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords,
or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of
fire or electric shock.

16. Object and Liquid Entry – Never push objects of any kind
into the appliance through openings as they may touch danger­ous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or
electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the appliance.

17. Servicing – Do not attempt to service the appliance yourself as
opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous volt­age or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service
personnel.

18. Damage Requiring Service – Unplug the appliance form the
wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel
under the following conditions:

A. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged,
B. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the appli-

ance,

C. If the appliance has been exposed to rain or water,
D. If the appliance does not operate normally by following the

operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are cov­ered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of
other controls may result in damage and will often require ex­tensive work by a qualified technician to restore the appliance
to its normal operation,

E. If the appliance has been dropped or damaged in any way, and
F. When the appliance exhibits a distinct change in performance

– this indicates a need for service.

19. Replacement Parts – When replacement parts are required, be
sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified
by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the
original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire,
electric shock, or other hazards.

20. Safety Check – Upon completion of any service or repairs to
the appliance, ask the service technician to perform safety
checks to determine that the appliance is in proper operation
condition.

21. Wall or Ceiling Mounting – The appliance should be mounted
to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer.

22. Heat – The appliance should be situated away from heat
sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appli­ances (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

23. Liquid Hazards – The appliance shall not be exposed to drip-
ping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as
vases shall be placed on the appliance.

Precautions

1. Recording Copyright

Recording of copyrighted material for other than personal use is
illegal without permission of the copyright holder.

2. Power

WARNING

BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE FIRST TIME,
READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY.

The voltage of the available power supply differs according to
country or region. Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area
where this unit will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., AC
230 V, 50 Hz or AC 120 V, 60 Hz) written on the rear panel.
Turning off the standby button does not shut off the power com­pletely. So the power cord should be removed from the AC outlet
when the unit is not used for a prolonged time.

3. Do not touch this unit with wet hands

Do not handle this unit or power cord when your hands are wet or
damp. If water or any other liquid enters the case, take this unit to
an authorized service center for inspection.

4. Location of this unit

Place this unit in a well-ventilated location.
Take special care to provide plenty of ventilation on all sides of this
unit especially when it is placed in an audio rack. If ventilation is
blocked, this unit may overheat and malfunction.
Do not expose this unit to direct sunlight or heating units as this
unit’s internal temperature may rise and shorten the life of the
pickup.
Avoid damp and dusty places and places directly affected by vibra­tions from the speakers. In particular, avoid placing the unit on or
above one of the speakers.
Be sure this unit is placed in a horizontal position. Never place it on
its side or on a slanted surface as it may malfunction.
Do not place near tuners or TV sets.
If placed next to a TV or tuner, it may cause reception interference
resulting in some noise in the TV or tuner output.

5. Care

From time to time you should wipe the front and rear panels and the
cabinet with a soft cloth. For heavier dirt, dampen a soft cloth in a
weak solution of mild detergent and water, wring it out dry, and
wipe off the dirt. Following this, dry immediately with a clean
cloth.
Do not use rough material, thinners, alcohol or other chemical sol­vents or cloths since these could damage the finish or remove the
panel lettering.

6. Points to remember

If this unit is brought from a cold environment to a warm one or is
in a cold room that is quickly heated, condensation may form on the
pickup, preventing proper operation. In this case, remove the disc
and leave the power ON for about one hour to remove the conden­sation.
When transporting this unit, be careful not to bump it.

DANGER:

INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTER­LOCK FAILED OR DEFEATED. AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE
TO BEAM.

CAUTION:

THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS
OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES
OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.

For U.S. model

The laser is covered by a housing which prevents exposure during
operation or maintenance. However, this product is classified as a
Laser Product by CDRH (Center for Devices and Radiological
Health) which is a department of the Food and Drug Administra­tion. According to their regulations 21 CFR section 1002.30, all

manufactures who sell Laser Products must maintain records of
written communications between the manufacturer, dealers and
customers concerning radiation safety. If you have any complaints
about instructions or explanations affecting the use of this product,
please feel free to write to the address on the back page of this
manual. When you write us, please include the model number and
serial number of your unit.
In compliance with Federal Regulations, the certification, identifi­cation and the period of manufacture are indicated on the rear
panel.

FCC INFORMATION FOR USER

CAUTION:

The user changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment.

NOTE:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installa­tion. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equip­ment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer­ence by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.

Declaration of Conformity

We,

ONKYO EUROPE
ELECTRONICS GmbH
INDUSTRIESTRASSE 20
82110 GERMERING,
GERMANY

declare in own responsibility, that the ONKYO product described
in this instruction manual is in compliance with the corresponding
technical standards such as EN60065, EN55013, EN55020 and
EN61000-3-2, -3-3.

GERMERING, GERMANY

I. MORI

ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH

Memory Preservation

This unit does not require memory preservation batteries. A
built-in memory power back-up system preserves the contents
of the memory during power failures and even when the unit is
unplugged. The unit must be plugged-in in order to charge the
back-up system.
The memory preservation period after the unit has been un­plugged varies depending on climate and placement of the
unit. On the average, memory contents are protected over a
period of a few weeks after the last time the unit was un­plugged. This period is shorter when the unit is exposed to a
highly humid climate.

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Precautions

For Canadian model

NOTE: THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS COMPLIES

WITH CANADIAN ICES-003.
For models having a power cord with a polarized plug:

CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH

WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

Modele pour les Canadien

REMARQUE: CET APPAREIL NUMÉRIQUE DE LA

CLASSE B EST CONFORME À LA NORME NMB-003 DU
CANADA.

Sur les modèles dont la fiche est polarisée:

ATTENTION: POUR ÉVITER LES CHOCS

ÉLECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE
DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA
PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU’AU FOND.

For European model

This unit contains a semiconductor laser system and is classified as
a “CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT”. So, to use this model properly,
read this Instruction Manual carefully. In case of any trouble,
please contact the store where you purchased the unit. To prevent
being exposed to the laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure.

“CLASS 1 LAS ER
PRODUCT”

This label on the rear panel states that:

1. This unit is a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT and employs a laser
inside the cabinet.

2. To prevent the laser from being exposed, do not remove the
cover. Refer servicing to qualified personnel.

For British model

Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply
cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service per­sonnel.

IMPORTANT

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

Blue : Neutral
Brown : Live

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus 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.

IMPORTANT

A 5 ampere fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be
replaced, please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5
amperes and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362. Check
for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse.
IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR THE
SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME, THEN THE FUSE
SHOULD BE REMOVED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DIS­POSED OF SAFELY. THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE
ELECTRICAL SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED
INTO ANY 13 ampere SOCKET.

If in any doubt, please consult a qualified electrician.

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Contents

Before using

Important Safeguards......................................... 2

Precautions ......................................................... 3

Contents .............................................................. 5

Main Features ...................................................... 6

Supplied accessories ......................................... 7

Before using this unit ......................................... 7

Installing the remote controller batteries ......................... 7

Using the remote controller.............................................. 7

Facilities and connections

Parts names and functions................................ 8

Connecting the MB-S1 ..................................... 12

Connecting to other components ................................... 13

Notes on CD and the internal hard disk drive .... 14

Rules for recording digital input ..................... 15

Operation

Understanding the basic operations before

using the MB-S1........................................... 16

Turning on the power ..................................................... 18

Switching the CD player and HDD ............................... 18

Opening the CD tray ...................................................... 18

Setting date and time ....................................... 19

Setting date and time ...................................................... 19

Displaying the date and time (Remote controller only) .... 19

Listening to an audio CD or CD-R .................. 20

Listening to an audio CD or CD-R ................................ 20

Stopping playback .......................................................... 20

Selecting the track .......................................................... 20

Reversing and fast forwarding ....................................... 20

Playing tracks repeatedly (remote controller only) ....... 20

Switching the display information ................................. 21

Recording .......................................................... 22

Recording an audio CD or CD-R synchronously ............. 22

Dubbing all tracks on a CD (CD dubbing) .................... 23

Dubbing a track on a CD ................................................ 23

Recording audio signals from external devices ............. 24

Adjusting the recording level (Analog input only) ....... 25

Listening to tracks recorded on the HDD....... 26

Listening to tracks recorded on the HDD ...................... 26

Stopping the playback .................................................... 26

Selecting a track you want to listen to ........................... 26

Reversing and fast forwarding ....................................... 26

Playing tracks in a group in random order .................... 26

Playing tracks repeatedly ............................................... 26

Switching the display information ................................. 27

Naming tracks recorded on the HDD .............. 28

Entering the name of a track .......................................... 28

Entering characters ......................................................... 28

Selecting a genre ............................................................ 29

Erasing tracks recorded on the HDD .............. 30

Erasing a track ................................................................ 30

Erasing an entire group .................................................. 31

Creating a play list ............................................ 32

Creating a play list.......................................................... 32

Listening to tracks using a play list................ 34

Listening to tracks using a play list ............................... 34

Stopping the playback .................................................... 34

Selecting the track you want to listen to ........................ 34

Reversing and fast forwarding ....................................... 34

Playing tracks in a play list in random order ................. 35

Playing tracks in a play list repeatedly .......................... 35

Exiting the play list playback mode............................... 35

Editing the play lists ......................................... 36

Naming a play list .......................................................... 36

Moving a track within a play list ................................... 37

Deleting a track in a play list ......................................... 37

Deleting a play list.......................................................... 38

Using various playback features..................... 39

Playing track in sorted order .......................................... 39

Marking a track as you favorite (FAVORITE IT function) .... 40

Playing your favorite tracks only ................................... 40

About combination of play modes ................................. 41

Displaying track information ......................................... 41

Using timer functions ....................................... 42

Setting a timer ................................................................ 42

Specifications ................................................... 44

Carry Tunes

Overview of the supplied Carry Tunes software .... 45

System Requirements ...................................... 46

Setting the PC ................................................... 46

Installing the device driver ............................................. 46

Confirming the installation of the device driver ............ 50

Installing the Carry Tunes ................................ 51

Install Procedure ............................................................. 51

Using Carry Tunes ............................................ 52

Registering MP3 files with Carry Tunes........................ 52

Main operations .............................................................. 52

Transferring MP3 music files to the MB-S1 ................. 53

Appendix

Troubleshooting guide ..................................... 54

Main unit and remote controller .................................... 54

Playback.......................................................................... 54

Recording/Editing .......................................................... 54

Timer ............................................................................... 54

Others.............................................................................. 55

Carry Tunes .................................................................... 55

If one of the messages shown below appears ................ 55

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Main Features

■ Encoding the music files on an audio CD in

(*1)

MP3 format

and decoding the MP3 music

files

• You can record tracks on an audio CD in MP3 format. The
tracks are compressed approximately 1/10 in data size
when using the standard 128 kbps bit rate

(*2)

.

• Available encoding bit rates are no compression (PCM),
96 kbps, 128 kbps, and 192 kbps.

• You can display and edit the ID3 tag

(*3)

information

including song title, album title, and artist name.

• You can record from the built-in CD player, digital input
and analog input. In addition, you can record (transfer) the
tracks stored on your PC through USB interface.

• Sorting feature using the file information including ID3
tags is available for various playback modes.

• You can mark any tracks you like as your favorites and
play only the favorite tracks.

■ Playing audio CDs and CD-Rs

• You can play CD-Rs containing audio data in MP3 format
as well as ordinary audio CDs.

• You can copy the MP3 files recorded on a CD-R to the
internal hard disk drive (HDD) 10 times faster than when
recording tracks from an audio CD (when using the
QUICK REC feature).

*1 MP3

An audio compression format that is part of MPEG1 image
compression technology.

*2 bit rate

The maximum amount of data that can be processed by a system per
second.
Bit is the minimum unit expressed by 0 or 1 in digital data.
kbps is the abbreviation of kilobit per second. The larger the bit rate
is used, the greater the encoded file size is.

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*

ID3 tag

The area for storing character information on MP3 file.
You can add up to 128 bytes of character information such as album
title and artist name. Each information will be limited to 30
characters long. The information entered in the ID3 tag area can be
displayed and edited on the player which supports ID3 tag.

Digital controller board & Firmware are developed
and provided by QPICT, Inc.

■ Longer hours recording with the internal
hard disk drive (HDD)

• FDB (Fluid Dynamic Bearing) motor employed in the
HDD section has the lowest vibration characteristics
suited for motor-driven audio devices. This enables
stability in playback.

• You can record and play MP3 music files many hours
using the HDD. Approximately 350 hours of music can be
recorded onto the 20GB HDD when using standard 128
kbps bit rate.

• Timer recording feature allows you to record long hour
programs even while you are away from the MB-S1.

■ Transferring music files from PC to the
MB-S1

• The MP3 files stored on PC can be transferred to the MB­S1 through USB interface using the Carry Tunes (attached
file transfer software).

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Supplied accessories

30˚

30˚

Check that the following accessories are supplied with the MB-S1.

Batteries (AA, R6 or UM-3) × 2

CD-ROM × 1

(Carry Tunes Installer Disc)

Audio connection cables × 2Remote controller × 1

USB cable × 1

Before using this unit

Installing the remote controller batteries

1. Remove the battery compartment cover by pressing
and sliding the cover.

2. Insert two AA (R6 or UM-3) batteries into the battery
compartment. Carefully follow the polarity diagram
(positive (+) and negative (–) symbols) inside the
battery compartment.

cable × 1

Instruction manual × 1
Warranty card × 1

Using the remote controller

Point the remote controller toward the remote control sensor.

Remote control sensor

MB-S1

3. After batteries are installed and seated correctly,
replace the compartment cover.

Notes:

• Do not mix new batteries with old batteries or different kinds of
batteries.

• To avoid corrosion, remove the batteries if the remote controller
is not to be used for a long time.

• Remove dead batteries immediately to avoid damage from
corrosion. If the remote controller does not operate smoothly,
replace both the batteries at the same time.

• The life of the batteries supplied is about six months but this will
vary depending on usage.

Approx. 16 feet

(5 meters)

Notes:

• Place the unit away from strong light such as direct sunlight or
inverted fluorescent light which can prevent proper operation of
the remote controller.

• Using another remote controller of the same type in the same
room or using the unit near equipment which uses infrared rays
may cause operational interference.

• Do not put objects on the remote controller. Its buttons may be
pressed by mistake and drain the batteries.

• Make sure the audio rack doors do not have colored glass.
Placing the unit behind such doors may prevent proper remote
controller operation.

• If there is any obstacle between the remote controller and the
remote control sensor, the remote controller will not operate.

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Parts names and functions

Front panel

The numbers within the brackets are the pages where the part or function is introduced.

1

STANDBY/ON

ON

STANDBY

USB

K

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

IHG FEDC B A 0 9

J

FAVORITE IT

EXTERNAL INPUT

3

PLAY MODE

MENU/EXIT

C D HDD

4

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

OPERATION

5

62

EDIT/CLEAR

NOYES

PLAY LIST

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

STOP PLAY PAUSE

/

MB-S

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7

1

1

STANDBY/ON button [18]

Turns on the MB-S1 or places it in the standby state.

2

MENU/EXIT button [19, 25, 42]

Switches the menu mode. Press this button while selecting any
menu item to exit the menu.

3

PLAY MODE/YES button [28, 30-32, 39, 40]

Used together with the MULTI JOG dial to switch play mode.

4

MULTI JOG dial [32, 36]

Used for selecting the group number (folder). When setting any
mode, this dial is used for selecting the parameters for the mode.
Also, press this dial to confirm the entry.

5

EDIT/CLEAR/NO button [29-31]

Press this button to enter the state for setting modes or parameters.
When you are asked to select Yes or No, this button works as NO
selection. While editing ID3 tag information, this button works as
CLEAR button for canceling the entry.

6

PLAY LIST button [34, 36-38]

Used together with the jog dial to switch the play lists. You can
store up to 100 play lists on memory of the MB-S1.

7

STOP button [20, 26, 34]

Stops the playback of a CD or the HDD, or stops recording.

8

PLAY/ PAUSE button [20, 26, 34, 36]

Starts playing or recording tracks on a CD or the HDD.
Press this button while playing or recording to pause the MB-S1.
Press it again to resume playing or recording.

9

button [20, 26, 29, 34]

Press to locate the beginning of the next track. Hold down to fast
forward.

10

button [20, 26, 29, 34]

Press to locate the beginning of the current or previous track. Hold
down to reverse.

11

HDD button [18, 26, 34]

Activates the HDD section.

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12

CD button [18, 20]

Activates the CD player section.

13

EXTERNAL INPUT [24]

Selects the external input source.
The input sources switches between ANALOG, DIGITAL-1
(optical), and DIGITAL-2 (coaxial).

14

REC MODE button [22-24]

Switches the recording mode.
The recording modes switchs between MP3 128kbps, MP3
192kbps, PCM, and MP3 96kbps.

15

HDD REC button [22-24]

Puts the MB-S1 in the recording standby state. Press it again to
select the group which the recorded tracks will belong to.

16

FAVORITE IT button and indicator [40]

Marks the currently selected or played track as your favorite.
Pressing the button again unmarks the track.

17

CD DUBBING button [23]

Copies whole CDs onto the MB-S1’s HDD with ease.
When you copy the CD containing MP3 files, one group (folder) on
the CD will be copied on to the HDD.

18

TEXT button [28, 36]

Enters the mode for entering and editing characters.

19

DISPLAY button [28, 29, 41]

Switches the information displayed in the display area (TITLE,
ALBUM, ARTIST, GENRE, DATE, GROUP). Displays the letter
you entered while editing information.

20

(open/close) button [18, 20]

Opens and closes the CD tray.

21

USB port [12, 47]

Connects the MB-S1 to your PC. You can transfer MP3 audio files
from a PC to the MB-S1’s HDD using the Carry Tunes PC
software.
The MB-S1 supports the hot plug capability, allowing you to
connect or disconnect without turning the PC off.

Parts names and functions

Front panel display

The numbers within the brackets are the pages where the part or function is introduced.

2 3 4 5 61

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8

E09 A B C D

1

PLAY MODE indicators

The indicator showing the current play mode lights.

2

FAVORITE indicator

Lights while your favorite tracks are played.

3

CD mode indicator

Lights when you are playing a CD.

4

HDD mode indicator

Lights when you are playing tracks recorded on the hard disk drive.
“QUICK” lights when the quick recording mode is operating. (See
page 25.) “MP3” lights when the tracks are recorded in MP3
format.

5

DIGITAL 1/2, ANALOG indicators

Lights when the DIGITAL 1 (optical), DIGITAL 2 (coaxial), or
ANALOG (analog) is selected for input source.

6

NAVI indicator

Lights when the display shows the current position of the track
played.

7

PLAY LIST indicator

Lights when the tracks registered with the play list are played.

11

RANDOM indicator

Lights when the tracks on the hard disk drive are played in random
order.

12

T.PLAY and T.REC indicators [42]

Lights when the timer recording or playing operation is reserved.

13

TOTAL, SINGLE, and REMAIN indicators [21, 27]

Lights when the playing time information is shown in the multi
function display.

14

MP3, PCM, 96, 128, and 192 indicators

Shows the encode mode for the current track. When you play the
MP3 track, “MP3” indicator lights with “96,” “128,” or “192”
indicator according to the track bit rate.

15

Level indicator

Shows the audio level for the current track or the position currently
playing. When in the group mode, the left level meter shows the
position of the current group to the all groups while the right level
meter shows the position of the current track to the group.

8

Shows the display mode for the multi function display.

9

10

Lights when the tracks are played repeatedly. “REPEAT 1” lights
when the single track is played repeatedly.

TITLE, ALBUM, ARTIST, GENRE, and
DATE indicators [41]

Multi function display

REPEAT/REPEAT 1 indicator

9

Parts names and functions

/

Remote controller

The numbers within the brackets are the pages where the part or function is introduced.

1

36

8

7

0

B

E
G

I

J

45 2

9

A

D

C

F

H

K

L

6

DISPLAY button [29, 36, 41]

Press to change the display mode.

7

CLOCK button [19, 21, 27]

Press to display the current day of the week and time.

8

EXT INPUT button [25]

Press to select the external input source.
With each press of the button, the input source switches between
ANALOG, DIGITAL 1, and DIGITAL 2.

9

OPERATION buttons [18, 21]

CD: Turns the operation mode into the CD mode.
HDD: Turns the operation mode into the HDD mode.

10

HDD REC button [22, 25, 27]

Press to enter the recording standby state. Then press again to select
the target recording group.

11

REC MODE button [22, 25]

Press to select the recording mode.
With each press of the button, the recording mode switches in the
order of MP3 128kbps, MP3 192kbps, PCM, and MP3 96kbps.

M

1

ON button [18]

Press to turn the MB-S1 on and off.

2

STANDBY button [18]

Press to turn the MB-S1 into the standby state.

3

DIMMER button [21, 27]

Press to change the brightness of the display.

4

COUNTER button [21, 27]

Press to change the displayed information for playing time.

5

SCROLL button [21, 27, 29]

Press to scroll the display.

10

12

Press to start playing or recording. Press this button while playing
or recording to pause, the MB-S1. Press the button again to resume
playing or recording.

13

Press to stop playing or recording.

14

While playing, press to jump to the beginning of the current track
and the next track respectively. While stopped, press to select the
track you want to play.

15

When you want to play tracks in random order, press this button to
set the random play. The “RANDOM ON” lights in the display
area.

16

When you want to play a track or tracks repeatedly, use this button
to select the repeat playback mode.

17

Press to switch the playback mode.

ALBUM: Displays the album information.
ARTISTS: Displays the artist information.
GENRE: Displays the genre information.
DATE: Displays the date information.
GROUP: Displays the group information.
PLAYLIST: Displays the play list information. [35, 36]

(play/pause) button [21, 27]

(stop) button [21, 27]

/ button [21, 27, 29]

RANDOM button [26, 27, 35]

REPEAT button [20, 21, 26, 27, 35]

PLAY MODE buttons [39]

Parts names and functions

18

ADD TO PLAY LIST button [33]

Press to add the current track to the play list.

19

SELECT button [21, 25, 27, 29]

Select the track or the group number (folder) using the

/
buttons. While setting any mode, used for selecting the parameters
for a mode.

20

Alphabetic letters/Symbols/Numeric (1 to 10)
buttons [21, 27, 29, 37]

Numeric: Press to select the track you want to play.
Alphabetic letters/SYMBOL/Numeric: Press to enter the name

of the disc, artist, or track.

CLEAR: Press to cancel the letter.
ENTER: Press to enter and confirm the letter while editing the

disc, artist, or track names.
TEXT: Press to enable editing the disc, artists, or track names.

21

FAVORITE IT button [41]

Press to mark the current track as your favorite. Press again to
unmark the track.

22

FAVORITE MODE button [41]

Press to turn the favorite mode on and off. In the favorite mode,
only the tracks marked as your favorite are played.

23

Genre buttons [39]

Press to select the genre for playing the tracks registered with
respective genres.

Rear panel

DIGITAL

DIGITAL

INPUT

L

R

INPUT

ANALOG

OUTPUT

L

R

OPTICAL

12 4

1

Analog input/output terminals (ANALOG)

Connect the analog devices such as tuner or cassette tape deck, and
the analog output from the digital devices such as CD player and
others.

2

Digital input terminals (DIGITAL INPUT)

Connect the digital output from the digital devices such as CD
player, DVD player, MD player and others. Optical (OPTICAL)
and coaxial (COAXIAL) terminals are available.

3

Connect the Onkyo products equipped with the
terminals.

connection terminals ( REMOTE CONTROL)

OUTPUT

2

1

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

REMOTE CONTROL

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

3

connection

MODEL NO.

MB-S

1

4

Digital output terminal (DIGITAL OUTPUT)

Connects the digital output from the MB-S1 to the digital input
terminals on digital recording devices such as an MD recorder, CD
recorder, or DAT deck.
Under the SCMS copyright protection system, the output signal is
limited to the signals from an audio CD or the audio signals of MP3
data recorded on an CD-R.

Note:

The audio signals from data recorded on the MB-S1 hard disk drive
is not output digitally.

* SCMS is a copy guard system for protecting copyrights. See

page 15 for details.

11

Connecting the MB-S1

Here is an explanation of how to connect the main components to
the MB-S1 in the standard manner. There are many ways that any
one component can be connected, and it is up to you to decide
which method best fits your situation. The directions given here are
only one option and should only be thought of as such. It is best to
fully understand the nature of each connector and terminal as well
as each of your components and their features to ascertain which
method of connection is best.

• Be sure to always refer to the instructions that came with
the component that you are connecting.

• Do not plug in the power cord until all connections have
been made.

• For input jacks, red connectors (marked R) are used for the
right channel, and white connectors (marked L) are used for
the left channel.

• Do not bind audio/video connection cables with power cords
and speaker cables. Doing so may adversely affect the
picture and sound quality.

• Digital output terminals on the MB-S1 are only designed to
output the digital signals. When you use analog output
signals, be sure to use the analog output terminals with
audio connection cables.

DIGITAL

DIGITAL

INPUT

OPTICAL

OUTPUT

2

1

OPTICALCOAXIAL

REMOTE CONTROL

L

L

R

R

OUTPUT

INPUT

ANALOG

• Insert all plugs and connectors securely. Improper
connections can result in noise, poor performance, or
damage to the equipment.

Improper connection

Inserted completely

• When using one of the optical input jacks, remove the
protective cap and keep it safely. When the jack is not used,
replace the protective cap.

• When using an optical input jack, always use an optical
fiber cable.

Optical digital input terminal

An optical digital input terminal is equipped
with a protection cap. When connecting, remove
this cap. When not using, put the cap back on
the terminal.

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

MODEL NO.

MB-S

1

LRR L

6

Audio
connection
cable

1 2

LRLR

Analog
output

Analog

input

terminal Analog output Digital

Amplifier

4 3

LR

Tuner,

cassette tape deck

PC

cable

Coaxial
digital cable

CD/DVD/MD player CD/MD recorder

output

Optical digital cable

:

Signal flow

Note:

The audio signal recorded
on the MB-S1’s hard disk
drive is not output digitally.

Digital input

5

12

USB Cable

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

ON

USB

DISPLAY

Front panel

Connecting the MB-S1

ON

STANDBY

USB

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

MB-S

1

OPERATION

MULTI JOG

PLAY MODE

MENU/EXIT

PUSH TO ENTER

PLAY LIST

EDIT/CLEAR

NOYES

STANDBY/ON

STOP PLAY PAUSE

/

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

EXTERNAL INPUT

FAVORITE IT

C DHDD

Connecting to other components

Here are detailed explanations of how to connect the main
components to the MB-S1. When connecting, refer to the diagram
on page 12.

1 Connecting to an amplifier

Connect the analog terminals on the MB-S1 to the terminals such as
TAPE or MD on the amplifier.

Notice:

When you connect the MB-S1 to the Onkyo TX-L5, use the HD
terminal on the rear panel of the TX-L5.

2 Connecting an external CD or DVD

player

When connecting a CD player, DVD player, CS tuner, or DAT deck
equipped with digital output terminals (OPTICAL/COAXIAL), you
can record the input source digitally using the MB-S1.

Connect the digital output terminals on a CD player, DVD player or
others to the DIGITAL INPUT (OPTICAL/COAXIAL) terminals
using audio digital cables. Use the optical digital cable for
OPTICAL terminal and the coaxial digital cable for COAXIAL
terminal.

When connecting devices, be sure to use the digital cable
commercially available.

4 Connecting an analog audio device

such as AM/FM tuner or cassette tape
deck

When connecting the audio output from an analog audio device
such as an AM/FM tuner, cassette tape deck, or video deck to the
MB-S1, you can record the audio signal onto the HDD.

Connect the analog output terminals on the analog audio device to
the ANALOG INPUT terminal on the MB-S1.

Notes:

• Insert the plugs and connectors securely. Remember that
improper connections can result in noise or malfunctions.

• Do not bundle the audio cables together with power cords or
speaker cables. Doing so may cause deterioration of the audio
signal.

• When you place the MB-S1 near a TV, the picture on the TV
may become poor and the output sound from the MB-S1 may be
distorted. In this case, place the unit away from the TV.

5 Connecting the power cord

Plug the power cord into a wall outlet.
After connecting the power cable, the MB-S1 enters the standby
state.

3 Connecting a digital audio recorder

such as an MD recorder or CD recorder

When connecting a CD recorder, MD recorder, or DAT deck
equipped with digital input terminals (OPTICAL), you can perform
digital recording to the external digital recorder.

Connect the DIGITAL OUTPUT terminal (OPTICAL) on the MB­S1 to a digital recorder such as a CD recorder or MD recorder. Use
an optical digital audio cable.

When connecting devices, be sure to use an optical digital cable
commercially available.

Notes:

• When you copy the audio source digitally, certain restrictions
will be applied (page 15).

• Do not bundle the audio cables together with power cords or
speaker cables. Doing so may cause deterioration of the audio
signal.

• When you place the MB-S1 near a TV, the picture on the TV
may become poor and the output sound from the MB-S1 may be
distorted. In this case, place the unit away from the TV.

• When you connect the digital audio output on a DVD player to
the DIGITAL INPUT terminals on the MB-S1, set the output
type to PCM on the DVD player.
However, the PCM output setting is not available on some DVD

players. In this case, the audio signal will not be output even if
the DVD player and the MB-S1 are connected.

“STANDBY”
indicator lights.

The date indication
blinks.

6 Connecting the Onkyo receiver TX-L5

Use the supplied cable to connect the terminal to the
terminal of the MB-S1. Connecting the cable only does not
make the system operational. You must also connect the audio
connection cables as well.

When you make
operations.

The terminals are only effective if they are used in conjunction
with an Onkyo amplifier with an
component other than an Onkyo component with an
Doing so may damage the MB-S1.

The functions of the left and right
Connect to either one.

connections, you can perform the following

connector. Do not connect to a

connector.

terminals are the same.

13

Notes on CD and the internal hard disk drive

Notes on discs

■ Notes on playing discs

Use the discs compatible with IEC standards such as the
CD with the logo (right) printed on it. You can also use
CD-Rs containing MP3 audio data.

Do not play CD-Rs intended for computer use or non-audio
compact discs. Doing so may cause high-pitched noises or other
unpredictable results that may damage speakers, amplifiers, and
other connected components.

Never use heart-shaped, octagonal, or other special shaped discs as
they may damage the internal mechanisms of the MB-S1.

■ Handling discs

Be careful not to touch the data side of the disc (the side that does
not have printing on it). Always hold discs by the edges or by using
the hole in the middle.

■ Cautions for disc storage

Do not store discs in locations exposed to direct sunlight, near heat
emitting devices, and other locations of excessive heat, or locations
of extremely low temperatures. Also, always store discs properly in
their protective cases.

Note on the internal hard disk drive

■ Handling the hard disk drive

Do not shake or carry around the MB-S1 while playing the
tracks recorded on the hard disc drive. Doing so may damage
the internal hard disk drive.

■ Notes on the data and track recorded on

Never place labels or stickers on the data side or label side of the
discs. Also, do not write on the discs or allow them to become
scratched.

■ Cautions when using rented compact
discs

Do not use discs that have cellophane tape attached to them or
rental compact discs that have rental labels attached. If the tape is
sticking out or peeling off, the disc may not be able to be ejected
and the MB-S1 may become damaged.

■ Cleaning

Dirt and contaminants on discs can obstruct the pickup of the
signals and lead to deterioration the sound. When dirty, clean the
data side with a soft dry cloth, wiping from the inside of the disc
toward the outside.

If the dirt is excessive, soak the cloth in water, wring it out, and
then wipe the disc surface clean. Next, using a soft dry cloth, wipe
the moisture form the disc surface. Do not use conventional record
cleaners or antistatic agents. Also, never use benzene, thinners, or
other volatile agents as they may damage the disc surface.

the MB-S1’s HDD

Onkyo shall not be liable for the loss of the data and tracks recorded
on the MB-S1’s HDD, regardless of the cause of failure or trouble.

If the HDD is replaced with the new one or initialized at MB-S1’s
repair, all the data and tracks stored on the HDD will be lost. Onkyo
shall not be liable for any damages resulting from the loss of the
data and tracks on the HDD.

If you want to avoid the loss of the data and tracks, save the original
CDs and store the original data and tracks on other media.

Condensation

When moving the MB-S1 from a cold location to a hot location,
when quickly heating a cold location with a furnace, or other
similar situation, condensation may occur. This may not only
cause improper operation of the device, but may also damage
the discs and components. If condensation has occurred, leave
the MB-S1 until the condensation disappears without turning
the power on. Using the MB-S1 with the condensation
occurred may cause failure. If you will not use the MB-S1, then
eject any disc inside.

14

Rules for recording digital input

For processing digital audio signals, the MB-S1 employs the copy
guard systems which places limitations on recording and playing.
These limitations are intended for protecting the copyrights and
restricting the actions which violate copyright laws.

SCMS (Guide to the serial copy management system)

This system is designed for permitting only one generation of digital­to-digital copying (the recording of the original digital signals as they
are) between digital audio devices.

• When recording from the digital output terminals on the
MB-S1

1. When the digital audio data from the MB-S1 is recorded as an
analog input source on an MD using MD recorder, the digital
signal on the MD can be recorded digitally onto another MD.

MB-S1 MD recorder

Analog recording

MD

MD player MD recorder

❍ Digital recording
❍ Analog recording

• When recording from the digital audio signals from the
internal CD player section or other external digital audio
devices

1. The digital audio signal on a CD-R/RW recorded digitally from
the CD cannot be copied to the MB-S1’s HDD. When you
record such digital signals, connect the signals to the analog
input terminals.

CD player CD recorder

Digital recording

CD-R

HDD CD

MB-S1 (HDD)

CD DUBBING

2. When the digital audio data from the CD section of the MB-S1
is recorded as a digital input source on an MD using MD
recorder, the digital signal on the MD cannot be recorded
digitally onto another MD. If you want to record the digital
signal on the MD, perform analog input recording.

MB-S1 (CD) MD recorder

Digital recording

MD

MD playerMD recorder

Digital recording

❍ Analog recording

Note:

Music performances and media including radio programs, CDs,
records, music tapes, and original music cassettes, music elements of
lyrics and melodies are equally protected by the copyright law.
Therefore, to sell, transfer, distribute, and lease those music media
above, and use them as BGM in public space such as stores are
prohibited.

2. When the digital audio signal on the CD was recorded from an
MD as an analog input source, you can record the audio signal
on the CD digitally using the digital input terminals on the MB­S1.

CD player MD recorder

Analog recording

MD

MD playerMB-S1

❍ Digital recording
❍ Analog recording

The materials you recorded using the MB-S1 are for private use
only. Under the copyright law, you cannot use recorded materials
without permission from the copyright holder.

15

Understanding the basic operations before
using the MB-S1

The MB-S1 allows you to play audio CDs or CD-R discs containing
MP3 music files just like ordinary CD players. In addition, the MB­S1 can store the music data on its hard disk drive (HDD), allowing
you to enjoy the various playback functions such as long-hour
playback or play list playback.

■ Managing the music information on the
MB-S1

The MB-S1 manages the music information in groups and tracks.
The number of the group and track is shown on the display when

the “GROUP” indicator lights.
When using the MB-S1 for playing CDs, only the number of the

group and track is displayed and you can select the tracks according
to the group or the track number. When using or playing the tracks
recorded on the MB-S1’s HDD, the various music information is
available, including the name of album and artist, genre, date, and
favorite marking, as well as the number of the group and track.
Registering additional track information enables you to sort the
track, play only the favorite tracks, display the tracks information,
and select the track according to the track information.

■ Typical uses for the MB-S1

1. Playing an audio CD with the CD player section.

For more information, see “Understanding playing features for
the CD player section” on this page and “Listening to an audio
CD or CD-R” on pages 20 and 21.

6. Playing tracks on the HDD using a play list.

For more information, see “Understanding playing features for
the internal HDD section” on this page, “Understanding the play
list” on the next page, “Listening to tracks recorded on the
HDD” on pages 26 and 27, and creating and using a play list on
pages 32-38.

■ Understanding playing features for the
CD player section

The CD player section of the MB-S1 allows you to play audio CDs and
CD-R discs containing music files encoded in PCM or MP3 format.

You can select and play a track by its group or the track number. Use
the MULTI JOG dial to select a group and the
buttons to select a track number.

• When playing an audio CD

One CD = One group
The total tracks on the CD = The number of tracks

The number of tracks

• When playing a CD-R containing MP3 files

The number of folders on the CD-R = The group number
The number of files in each folder = The number of tracks

/

2. Playing a CD-R containing MP3 music files with the
CD player section.

For more information, see “Understanding playing features for
the CD player section” on this page and “Listening to an audio
CD or CD-R” on pages 20 and 21.

3. Recording tracks from the CD player section onto the
internal HDD and playing them.

For more information, see “Understanding playing features for
the internal HDD section” on this page, and “Recording” and
“Listening to tracks recorded on the HDD” on pages 22-27.

4. Recording tracks from an external component such
as an MD player to the HDD and playing them.

For more information, see “Understanding playing features for
the internal HDD section” on this page, “Connecting the MB­S1” on pages 12 and 13, and “Recording” and “Listening to
tracks recorded on the HDD” on pages 22-27.

5. Transferring MP3 files from the PC to the MB-S1 and
playing them.

For more information, see “Understanding playing features for
the internal HDD section” on this page, “Listening to tracks
recorded on the HDD” on pages 26 and 27, and “Overview of
the supplied Carry Tunes software” on page 45.

The number of groups

* Sorting track order and random playback are not available for

the CD player section. If you want to use these features, the
tracks from the CD or CD-R must be recorded onto the internal
HDD.

The number of tracks

■ Understanding playing features for the
internal HDD section

In the HDD section, you can record from the CD player of the MB­S1, MD players, and other external components, as well as play
MP3 files transferred from your PC. You can select and play the
tracks by the group or the track number. Additionally, you can
select and play the tracks by the album title, artist name, genre, date
and favorite marking.
Making a play list allows you to play the tracks recorded on the
HDD in your favorite order.

* For tracks not containing the album title, artist name, genre,

date or favorite marking, you cannot use the sort feature with
the ALBUM, ARTIST, GENRE or DATE button and the
favorite track playback feature. In this case, the tracks will be
sorted and played by group and track number.

* When you create or edit the play list, select the tracks by group

and track number. For more information on play list, see
“Understanding Play List.”

16

Understanding the basic operations before using the MB-S1

MB-S1

Playlist 1

Group No.

1

Track No.

13

2

32

3

54

Playlist 2

Playlist 3

Playlist 4

The MB-S1 will find the tracks on the
play list through the HDD in the order
defined in the list and play them.

Each track can contain the
following information used
for playback and display.

• Track Title

• Album Title

• Artist Name

• Genre

• Date

• Favorite Marking

Group 1 Group 2

Group 3

HDD

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

■ Understanding the play list

You can create a play list compiled by choosing your favorite tracks
on the HDD. You can also name the play list and easily switch the
play list when playing.

The track information registered in the play list is just a reference to
the actual track information stored on the HDD. Therefore, editing
or deleting a play list will not change or delete the track information
stored on the HDD. If the track in a play list contains additional
information such as album title and others, the additional
information will be displayed when selecting or playing tracks.

For more information on creating and using a play list, see pages
32-38.

* You can create up to 100 play lists.

17

Understanding the basic operations before using the MB-S1

STANDBY/ON button

STANDBY/ON

ON

STANDBY

USB

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

(open/close) button

FAVORITE IT

OPERATION buttons

Turning on the power

Press the STANDBY/ON button on the MB-S1 to turn on the
power. Pressing it again causes the MB-S1 to enter the standby
state. When using the remote controller, pressing the ON button
turns on the power and pressing the STANDBY button causes the
MB-S1 to enter the standby state.

STANDBY / ON STANDBY / ON

ON

STANDBY

ON

STANDBY

Remote controller

STANDBY button

EXTERNAL INPUT

PLAY MODE

MENU/EXIT

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

OPERATION

C D HDD

EDIT/CLEAR

NOYES

PLAY LIST

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

STOP PLAY PAUSE

/

MB-S

ON button

1

Switching the CD player and HDD

The MB-S1 can play the tracks on an audio CD or a CD-R
containing music files as well as the tracks recorded on the hard
disk drive (HDD). To switch the playing source, use the
OPERATION buttons.

Pressing the CD button activates the CD player, and the MB-S1
enters the CD mode. The CD,
indicators light orange. In the CD mode, you can play audio CDs
and CD-R discs using the buttons on the MB-S1 or remote
controller.

OPERATION

C D HDD

STOP, and PLAY/ PAUSE

Remote controller

OPERATION
buttons

Standby state: The state entered when the current time is
displayed in the display area. If you have not set the current time,
“-- : --” is displayed (see the next page).

Power-on state: The state entered when the STANDBY/ON
button on the MB-S1, or the ON button on the remote controller, is
pressed while in the standby state. In the power-on state, you can
operate the MB-S1. After pressing the button, “HDD MUSIC
LIBRARY” indication scrolls in the display area. Then, the total
number of groups and the total number of tracks on the HDD is
displayed, and the same mode indicators light that were lit the last
time the MB-S1 was turned off. When the CD mode is active,
“Reading Media” is displayed in the display area and the loading of
the CD starts. After the CD loading process has finished, the
number of groups and tracks, and the total recorded time for the
CD appears in the display.

When the HDD section is activated, the same group indicator lights
as when the MB-S1 turned off last time.

Pressing the HDD button activates the HDD section, and the MB­S1 enters the HDD mode. The HDD,

STOP, and

PLAY/ PAUSE indicators light green. In the HDD mode,

you can play the music files recorded on the internal HDD.

OPERATION

C D HDD

Remote controller

Opening the CD tray

Press the (open/close) button on the MB-S1
to open the CD tray.

Note:

No button operates for a few seconds immediately after the power is
turned on. Remember to operate the MB-S1 after the loaded
information is displayed.

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Setting date and time

YES button

STANDBY/ON

ON

STANDBY

USB

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

FAVORITE IT

MULTI JOG dial

EDIT/CLEAR

EXTERNAL INPUT

PLAY MODE

MENU/EXIT

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

OPERATION

C D HDD

NOYES

PLAY LIST

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

STOP PLAY PAUSE

/

MB-S

1

CLOCK button

DISPLAY button

Setting date and time

1. Enter the menu mode.

MENU/EXIT

Pressing the MENU/EXIT button displays the
menu items in the display area.

2. Select the clock setting menu.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

MULTI JOG

Rotate the MULTI JOG dial to select the clock
setting menu (“Clock Setting?”).

The menu items are displayed in the following
order: Clock Setting?, Timer Setting?,
AnaRecSetting?.

Press the MULTI JOG dial.

MENU button

buttons

/

Set the month, day, hour and minute using the
same procedure above.
The day of the week will be automatically set.

You can highlight any item (year, month, day,
hour, and minute) to set them using the

/ buttons.

4. Confirm the setting.

PLAY MODE

YES

Press the YES button to confirm the setting. The
second is displayed and the clock starts.

5. Restore the normal indication.

Press the MENU/EXIT button or STOP button.

PUSH TO ENTER

3. Set the date and time.

MULTI JOG

Rotate the MULTI JOG dial to select the year.

PUSH TO ENTER

MULTI JOG

Press the MULTI JOG dial to enter the year.

PUSH TO ENTER

The highlight moves to the month.

Displaying the date and time (Remote controller only)

Press the CLOCK button on the remote controller. With each press
of the CLOCK button, the displayed information changes as
follows.

Remote

controller

Return to the normal indication.

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Listening to an audio CD or CD-R

PLAY PAUSE

/

STANDBY/ON

ON

STANDBY

USB

Listening to an audio CD or CD-R

1. Set a disc.

Press the (open/close) button to open the
CD tray. Place the disc on the tray with the
label facing upward.

When setting a single-sized CD, place it on
the inner well.

Press the

(open/close) button to close the tray.

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

DISPLAY button

(open/close) button

MULTI JOG dial

FAVORITE IT

EXTERNAL INPUT

OPERATION button

Selecting the track

While playing or pausing, pressing the
button locates the beginning of the current track,
and pressing it twice locates the beginning of
the previous track. Then each press of the

previous track.
Each press of the button carries you to

the beginning of the next track.

button

STOP

button

PLAY MODE

EDIT/CLEAR

STOP PLAY PAUSE

/

MB-S

1

MENU/EXIT

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

OPERATION

C D HDD

NOYES

PLAY LIST

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

/

buttons

button locates the beginning of another

2 Activate the CD player section.

OPERATION

C D HDD

Press the CD button.

3. Start playing.

PLAY PAUSE

/

Press the PLAY/ PAUSE button.

lights in the display area and
playback starts.
When playback finishes, the CD player

automatically stops.

Press the

PLAY/ PAUSE button

while playing to pause the playback. The

indicator lights. Press it again to
resume playback from the position where

the playback paused.

Stopping playback

STOP

Press the STOP button.
Pressing the

PLAY/ PAUSE button
starts playback from the beginning of the
track which was played when the STOP
button was pressed.

Press the STOP button twice to display the
track information and stop playback.

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Reversing and fast forwarding

During playback, hold down the or

button for 0.5 seconds or longer to reverse
or fast forward the current track. At first, reverse and
fast forward is eight times faster than normal speed
playback, and then will be 16, 32, and 64 times faster.
When the reverse or fast-forward comes to your
desired position, release the

or
button to resume normal playback.
The sound is not output while reversing or fast
forwarding. While reversing, when the MB-S1 comes
to the beginning of the track, the playback of that track
starts in normal speed. While fast forwarding, when the
MB-S1 comes to the beginning of the next track, the
playback of the next track starts in normal speed.

Playing tracks repeatedly (remote controller only)

Pressing the REPEAT button on the remote controller displays the
current setting of the repeat playback. Each press of the REPEAT
button switches the repeat playback mode in the following order:
Repeat All, Repeat 1, Repeat Off.

Remote

controller

Repeat All: Plays all the tracks on a CD
repeatedly. When you select this mode,
“REPEAT” indicator lights. When playing a CD
containing MP3 files, all the tracks in the
selected group (folder) are played repeatedly.

Repeat 1: Plays the current track repeatedly.
When you select this mode, “REPEAT 1”
indicator lights.

Repeat Off: Turns off the repeat playback
mode.

Listening to an audio CD or CD-R

Switching the display information

Each press of the COUNTER button on the remote controller
switches the information displayed in the display area.

When stopped

Playing time for the first track on the CD

The total track number and the total playing time for the CD

When the disc title is longer than the display area

When you play a CD that contains text data, press the SCROLL
button on the remote controller to display the whole title
sequentially.

Using the remote controller

When paused or during playback

The elapsed time for the currently played track

The remaining time for the currently played track

Switches to the clock display.

Selects the track you
want to listen.

While playing or paused, press the button once
to locate the beginning of the current track. Press
this button twice to locate the beginning of the
previous track. Press it again to locate the
beginning of another previous track.
While playing or paused, press the
to locate the beginning of the next track. Then,
each press of this button locates the beginning
of another next track.

button

Selects a group when
listening to a CD.

Plays a track by directly entering the
track number.

Pressing the button selects the digit you are
entering.

The button enters 10 or 0.

Example:

Track Number The button to be pressed

8
10
34 , ,

Changes the brightness of the display area.*

Switches the displayed information in the display area.

Scrolls to display the whole disc
title longer than the display area.

Activates the CD player section.

Plays or pauses a track.

Press the
track. While playing, press
the

/

button to start playing a

/

button to pause playback.

Stops playback.

Plays tracks repeatedly (see page

20).

* Changing the brightness of the display area

Each press of the DIMMER button changes the
brightness of the display area as follows:
The display area is slightly dimmed. → The display
area is dimmed. → The display area is dimmed and
indicators other than the ON indicator on the front
panel are turned off. → The display area is turned on
and all indicators light.

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Recording

PLAY PAUSE

/

Notice:

Available recording modes and speeds depend on the data or format
for recording source. For more information, see table on page 25.

STANDBY/ON

ON

STANDBY

USB

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

HDD REC button

FAVORITE IT

EXTERNAL INPUT

STOP

PLAY MODE

MENU/EXIT

C D HDD

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

OPERATION

button

EDIT/CLEAR

NOYES

PLAY LIST

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

STOP PLAY PAUSE

/

MB-S

button

1

(open/close) button

Recording an audio CD or CD-R synchronously

1. Set the CD on the CD tray.

For setting the CD, see page 20.

2. Activate the CD player.

OPERATION

C D HDD

Press the CD button.

3. Select a recording mode.

REC MODE

CD DUBBING
button

5. Select a target group for recording.

6. Start recording.

REC MODE
button

OPERATION
button

HDD REC

PLAY PAUSE

/

buttons

/

Press the HDD REC button again to select a
target group for recording. You can select
Current or New for the target group.

Current: The new recording will be added
to the end of the existing group containing
recorded tracks.

New: The new recording will be recorded as
the first track for a new group.

Press the PLAY/ PAUSE button to
start recording.

After recording until the end of the CD, the
MB-S1 stops automatically.

Press the REC MODE button to select the
desired recording mode. The recording mode
switches to the next one with each press of the
button.

PCM: Records the signal on CD without compression. You will get
better sound quality than MP3 formats, but the size of music files is
larger, occupying more space on the HDD.

MP3 96kbps: The size of music files will be 3/4 of those recorded
in 128kbps, and you can store more files on the HDD.

MP3 128kbps: The size of music files will be 1/10 of those recorded
in PCM mode.

MP3 192kbps: The size of music files will be 1.5 times larger than
those recorded in 128kbps. You can store fewer files on the HDD,
but will get better sound quality than 96kbps and 128kbps.

4. Put the MB-S1 into the recording standby state.

HDD REC

Press the HDD REC button. The MB-S1 enters
the CD synchronous recording standby state.
The display area will change to

.

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Using the remote controller

Do the following steps in numeric order.

1. Activate the
CD player.

3. Put the MB­S1 into the
recording
standby
state.

4. Select a
target group
for
recording.

2. Select a
recording
mode.

5. Start
recording

Recording

Dubbing all tracks on a CD (CD dubbing)

1. Set the CD on the CD tray.

For setting the CD, see page 20.

2. Stop the CD or HDD.

STOP

Press the

STOP button.

3. Select a recording mode.

(See step 3 on the previous page.)

REC MODE

Press the REC MODE button to select the
desired recording mode. The recording mode
switches to the next one with each press of the
button.

4. Start the CD dubbing.

CD DUBBING

Tip:

If you want to stop the CD synchronous recording or the CD
dubbing during operation, press the STOP button.

Press the CD DUBBING button to start the CD
dubbing. The group to which the recorded tracks
will be added is automatically created to the
HDD.

Dubbing a track on a CD

1. Set the CD on the CD tray.

For setting the CD, see page 20.

2. Activate the CD player.

OPERATION

C D HDD

Press the CD button.

3. Select a recording mode.

(See step 3 on the previous page.)

REC MODE

Press the REC MODE button to select the
desired recording mode. The recording mode
switches to the next one with each press of the
button.

4. Select a track you want to record.

Press the or button to select a
track you want to record.

5. Put the MB-S1 into the recording
standby state.

HDD REC

Press the HDD REC button. The MB-S1 enters
the CD synchronous recording standby state.
The display area will change to

.

6. Select a target group for recording.

HDD REC

Press the HDD REC button again to select a
target group for recording. You can select
Current or New for the target group.

Current: The new recording will be added to
the end of the existing group containing
recorded tracks.

New: The new recording will be recorded as the
first track for a new group.

7. Start dubbing a track on a CD.

CD DUBBING

Pressing the CD DUBBING button locates the
beginning of the selected track and starts
recording automatically.

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Recording

PLAY PAUSE

/

STANDBY/ON

ON

STANDBY

USB

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

Recording audio signals from external devices

1. Confirm the connections between the MB­S1 and the external device.

For details, see “Connecting the MB-S1” on pages 12 and 13.

REC MODE button

button

MULTI JOG dial

PLAY MODE

EDIT/CLEAR

STOP PLAY PAUSE

/

MB-S

1

FAVORITE IT

EXTERNAL INPUT

MENU/EXIT

C D HDD

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

OPERATION

NOYES

PLAY LIST

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

HDD REC button

EXTERNAL INPUT button

5. Adjust the recording level. (Analog input
only)

MULTI JOG

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to adjust the
recording level with playing the input source.

2. Select an input source.

EXTERNAL INPUT

Press the EXTERNAL INPUT button repeatedly.

DIGITAL-1: When connected to the DIGITAL
INPUT1 (OPTICAL) terminals

DIGITAL-2: When connected to the DIGITAL
INPUT2 (COAXIAL) terminals

ANALOG: When connected to the ANALOG
input terminals (When you record the input
source recorded at higher recording level, such
as analog records, do the steps in “Adjusting the
recording level” on page 25.)

3. Select a recording mode.

(See the step 3 on page 22.)

REC MODE

Press the REC MODE button to select the
desired recording mode. The recording mode
switches to the next one with each press of the
button.

For more information, see table on page 25.

PUSH TO ENTER

The optimum recording level is the one at
which the red segments of the level meter
lights occasionally.

Tip:

A track number automatically increments when the input level is
below the threshold. You can set this threshold level as necessary. To
set the threshold level, press the
Marking” appears in the display. Then, press the

/ buttons. “TR

/

button to select the threshold level from the preset level of 1 to 9.

6. Select a target group for recording.

HDD REC

Press the HDD REC button again to select a
target group for recording. You can select
Current or New for the target group.

Current: The new recording will be added
to the end of the existing group containing
recorded tracks.

New: The new recording will be recorded as
the first track for a new group.

7. Start recording.

PLAY PAUSE

/

Press the PLAY/ PAUSE button and
start playback on the external device
simultaneously.

4. Put the MB-S1 into the recording standby
state.

HDD REC

Press the HDD REC button. The MB-S1 enters
the CD synchronous recording standby state.
The display area will change to

.

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Notice:

• About maximum recording time

The maximum recording time is 6 hours per group.
The recording time will be displayed up to 99 hours 59 minutes
59 seconds. When the recording lasts longer than the maximum
time above, the indication will be “ -- : -- : -- .”

• While waiting an input signal, “Signal Wait” appears.

Recording

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Using the remote controller

Do the following steps in numeric order.

1. Select an
input
source.

3. Put the MB­S1 into the
recording
standby
state.

5. Select a
target group
for
recording.

Input source and recording format

The available recording formats and speeds depend on the external
device and input source as follows:

2. Select a
recording
mode.

6. Start
recording.

4. Adjusting
the
recording
level.

Adjusting the recording level (Analog input only)

1. Enter the menu mode.

MENU/EXIT

Press the MENU/EXIT button. A menu item
appears in the display area.

2. Select the menu for adjusting recording level.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select
“AnaRecSetting?” and press the MULTI JOG
dial to confirm. “Norm” or “Low” blinks
slowly.

When recording from the CD player section of the MB-S1

Operation

Input
source

Audio CD

MP3 CD *
(a CD-R con­taining MP3 en­coded tracks)

1

*

Duplicated CDs and CD-Rs containing MP3 files are limited to

Recording mode

PCM

MP3
96/128/192kbps

1

MP3 (Same as the
source track)

(REC MODE)

QUICK
indication

Quick Rec *
(approx. 5X
speed)

Normal speed

Quick Rec *
(approx. 20X
speed)

Recording level

2

2

—

—

—

private use only. Duplicated CD-Rs and CD-RWs created with
an audio CD-R recorder cannot be recorded on the MB-S1
under SCMS restriction.

*2 When using Quick Rec feature, the sound is not output.

When recording from external audio devices

Operation

Input
source

DIGITAL-1
DIGITAL-2
ANALOG

Recording mode

(REC MODE)

PCM
MP3
96/128/192kbps

QUICK
indication

Normal speed

Recording level

—

Available

(Analog only)

3. Select the adjusting level range.

MULTI JOG

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the level

PUSH TO ENTER

range of either “Norm” or “Low.”
Norm (Normal): Select when you record an

analog input source from digital audio devices
such as CD, DVD, or MD.

Low: Select when you record an analog input
source with higher output level such as analog
records. The level for the Low setting is
attenuated 12 dB from the Norm level.

After selecting the level range, press the MULTI
JOG dial to confirm it.

4. Confirm the level setting.

Press the MULTI JOG dial to confirm the
recording level setting.

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Listening to tracks recorded on the HDD

PLAY PAUSE

/

STOP

button

PLAY MODE

MENU/EXIT

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

OPERATION

C D HDD

EDIT/CLEAR

NOYES

PLAY LIST

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

STOP PLAY PAUSE

/

MB-S

1

/ buttons

STANDBY/ON

ON

STANDBY

USB

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

DISPLAY button

FAVORITE IT

EXTERNAL INPUT

OPERATION button

button

Listening to tracks recorded on the HDD

1. Activate the HDD section.

OPERATION

C D HDD

Press the HDD button.

2. Start playback.

PLAY PAUSE

/

Stopping the playback

STOP

Selecting a track you want to listen to

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Press the PLAY/ PAUSE button to
start playing from the group and track you

selected last time.
in the display area. If you want to change
the group, turn the MULTI JOG dial to
select a group you want to play.
After playing the last track in the last group,
the MB-S1 automatically stops.
During playback, press the
PAUSE button to cause the MB-S1 to pause.

lights in the display
area. Press it again to resume playback from
the position where you pressed the
PLAY/ PAUSE button.

Press the STOP button. When stopped, pressing
the

PLAY/ PAUSE button resumes
playback from the beginning of the track at which
you pressed the
Pressing the

STOP button.

STOP button twice locates the first

track of the current group, then the MB-S1 stops.

During playback or when paused, pressing
the

button once locates the

beginning of the current track. Pressing the

button twice locates the beginning
of the previous track and another press of
the button locates the beginning of another
previous track.
Each time you press the
playback starts at the next track.

PLAY/

button,

lights

Reversing and fast forwarding

During playback, hold down the or

button for 0.5 seconds or longer to reverse
or fast forward the current track. At first, reverse and
fast forward is eight times faster than normal speed
playback, and then will be 16, 32, and 64 times faster.
When the reverse or fast-forward comes to your
desired position, release the
button to resume normal playback.
The sound is not output while reversing or fast
forwarding. While reversing, when the MB-S1 comes
to the beginning of the track, the playback of that track
starts in normal speed. While fast forwarding, when the
MB-S1 comes to the beginning of the next track, the
playback of the next track starts in normal speed.

Playing tracks in a group in random order

Remote

controller only

Pressing the RANDOM button on the remote
controller displays the current setting for random
playback. Each press of the RANDOM button
switches the setting between “Random On” and
“Random Off.”

Random On: Plays the tracks in the current group in
random order. When you select Random On, the
“RANDOM” indicator lights.

Random Off: Disables the random playback
function.

Playing tracks repeatedly

Remote

controller only

Pressing the REPEAT button on the remote
controller displays the current setting of the repeat
playback. Each press of the REPEAT button
switches the repeat playback mode in the
following order: Repeat All, Repeat 1, Repeat Off.

Repeat All: Plays all tracks in the current group
repeatedly. When you select this mode,
“REPEAT” indicator lights.

Repeat 1: Plays the current track repeatedly.
When you select this mode, “REPEAT 1”
indicator lights.

Repeat Off: Turns off the repeat playback mode.

or

Listening to tracks recorded on the HDD

Switching the display information

Each press of the COUNTER button on the remote controller switches the information displayed in the display area. While the text
information is displayed using the DISPLAY button, the information below will not be displayed.

When stopped

Playing time for the first track in the current group

The total track number and the total playing time for the current group The remaining time for the current track

When the disc title is longer than the display area

Press the SCROLL button on the remote controller to display the
whole title sequentially.

When paused or during palyback

The elapsed time for the current track

Using the remote controller

Switches to the clock display.

Selects the track
you want to listen to.

While playing or paused, press the button once
to locate the beginning of the current track. Press
this button twice to locate the beginning of the
previous track. Press it again to locate the
beginning of another previous track.
While playing or paused, press the
locate the beginning of the next track. Then, each
press of this button locates the beginning of
another next track.

button to

Plays tracks in random order.

Selects a group.

Plays a track by directly entering
the track number.

Pressing the button selects the digit you are
entering.
The

Example:

button enters 10 or 0.

Track Number The button to be pressed

8

10

34 , ,

Changes the brightness of the display area*.

Switches the displayed information in the display area.

Scrolls the whole disc title longer
than the display area.

Activates the HDD section.

Plays or pauses a track.

Press the
track. While playing, press the
button to pause.

/

button to start playing a

Stops playback.

Plays tracks repeatedly.
(See page 26.)

* Changing the brightness of the display area

Each press of the DIMMER button changes the
brightness of the display area as follows:
The display area is slightly dimmed. → The display
area is dimmed. → The display area is dimmed and
indicators other than the ON indicator on the front
panel are turned off. → The display area is turned on
and all indicators light.

/

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Naming tracks recorded on the HDD

MULTI JOG dial

STANDBY/ON

ON

STANDBY

USB

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

DISPLAY button

FAVORITE IT

PLAY MODE/
YES button

EXTERNAL INPUT

EDIT/CLEAR/NO button

PLAY MODE

EDIT/CLEAR

NOYES

PLAY LIST

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

STOP PLAY PAUSE

MENU/EXIT

C D HDD

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

OPERATION

/

MB-S

1

TEXT button

Entering the name of a track

For the tracks recorded on the HDD, you can enter the track
information such as track title, album title and genre. Stop playback
before you enter the track information.
Entered information can be used when creating and editing a play list.

1. Activate the HDD section.

OPERATION

C D HDD

Press the HDD button.

2. Select the track to which you want to
enter the information.

For selecting a track, see page 26.

3. Enter the editing mode.

TEXT

Press the TEXT button. The editing mode
appears telling you which text will be edited.

OPERATION
button

/ buttons

5. Enter the characters.

When the editing mode is Title In?, Album In? and Artist In?, see
“Entering characters” below. When the editing mode is Genre In?,
see “Selecting a genre” on the next page.

6. Confirm the entry and exit the editing
mode.

PLAY MODE

YES

or

TEXT

Entering characters

When the editing mode is Title In?, Album In? and Artist In?, you can
enter the character information using the following procedures.

Press the YES button or the TEXT button to
confirm the entry.

“Complete!” appears in the display area.

4. Select the editing mode you want.

MULTI JOG

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the editing
mode. The editing mode changes in the

PUSH TO ENTER

MULTI JOG

following order: Album In?, Artist In?, Genre
In?, Date In?, Title In?.

Press the MULTI JOG dial to confirm the
editing mode you select.

PUSH TO ENTER

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1. Selecting a character you want to enter.

DISPLAY

Press the DISPLAY button repeatedly to change
the type of character to be entered.

Display Type of character to be entered

A] Upper-case letter (A-Z)

a] Lower-case letter (a-z)

1] Numbers (0-9)/Symbols

↑] Same letter or symbol as you entered

before

space A-Z, a-z, 0-9, Symbols, All displays

Tip:

If you want to insert space, enter the

sign.

Naming tracks recorded on the HDD

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

2. Selecting a letter you want to enter.

MULTI JOG

Turning the MULTI JOG dial displays each

PUSH TO ENTER

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

letter for the current character type.

Pressing the MULTI JOG dial confirms the
letter and you can enter the next digit.

3. Moving to a digit.

Pressing the button focuses the
previous letter. Pressing the
focuses the next letter.

button

4. Deleting a letter.

EDIT/CLEAR

NO

Selecting a genre

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Press the EDIT/CLEAR button to delete the
current letter.

When the editing mode is Genre In?, you can
select a genre name by turning the MULTI JOG
dial. The 24 genres shown below are available
for your selection.

Press the MULTI JOG dial to confirm the selection.

(Undefined), Alternative, Blues/R&B, Books &
Spoken, Children's Music, Classical, Country,
Dance, Data, Easy Listening, Electronic, Folk,
Hip Hop/Rap, Holiday, House, Industrial, Jazz,
New Age, Pop, Religious, Rock, Soundtrack,
Trance, World, Other

Using the remote controller

Do the following steps in numeric order.

2. Select a track for which you
want to edit information.

Press the SELECT / buttons to select a group, and
press the

7. Enter a letter.

: Select a number-entering mode using the DISPLAY

button to enter “1.” In any other mode, pressing the“1”
button enters nothing.

-

: When you select a number-entering mode using
the DISPLAY button, you can enter any number. When
you select a lower-case mode or an upper-case mode, you
can enter the letters given above the button.

: Press this button to enter a symbol regardless of the

mode selected with the DISPLAY button.

: You can enter “0” with this button after selecting a
number entering mode using the DISPLAY button. In any
other modes, this button works as a delete button.

: Press this button to confirm the letter.

/ buttons to select a track.

4. Select the mode.

* When you select “Genre In?”,

instead of steps 6 and 7, press the
SELECT
genre and press the ENTER
button to confirm it.

/ buttons to select a

Scroll the whole track name.

6. Select a type of character.

1. Activate the HDD section.

5. Confirm the editing mode.

3. Enter the character-editing
mode.

8. Exit the character-editing
mode.

* When the specific mode is not selected using the

DISPLAY button, each press of a letter or number
button switches the letters to be entered as below.

Example: in case of

button: A, B, C, a, b, c, 2

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Erasing tracks recorded on the HDD

STANDBY/ON

ON

STANDBY

USB

Erasing a track

1. Activate the HDD section.

OPERATION

C D HDD

Press the HDD button.

MULTI JOG dial

PLAY MODE/
YES button

PLAY MODE

MULTI JOG

MENU/EXIT

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

FAVORITE IT

EXTERNAL INPUT

PUSH TO ENTER

OPERATION

C D HDD

OPERATION
button

5. Press the MULTI JOG dial.

MULTI JOG

The erase confirmation message appears.

EDIT/CLEAR/NO button

EDIT/CLEAR

STOP PLAY PAUSE

NOYES

PLAY LIST

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

/

MB-S

1

/

buttons

2. Select the track you want to erase.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the group
and then press the

/ buttons to

select the track you want to erase.

3. Enter the edit/clear mode.

EDIT/CLEAR

NO

Press the EDIT/CLEAR button.

4. Select the one-track erase mode.

MULTI JOG

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select “1T Erase?.”

PUSH TO ENTER

6. Confirm the erase operation.

PLAY MODE

YES

Notice:

To cancel the erase operation before confirming, press the MENU/
EXIT or

STOP button.

Press the YES button. After “Erasing...” is
displayed, “Complete!” appears in the display
area.

PUSH TO ENTER

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Erasing tracks recorded on the HDD

Erasing an entire group

1. Activate the HDD section.

OPERATION

C D HDD

2. Select the group you want to erase.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the group
you want to erase.

3. Enter the edit/clear mode.

EDIT/CLEAR

Press the EDIT/CLEAR button.

Press the HDD button.

NO

4. Select the group erase mode.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select “1G Erase?”
and press the MULTI JOG dial to confirm the
selection. The MB-S1 enters the group erase
mode.

5. Press the MULTI JOG dial.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

The erase confirmation message appears.

6. Confirm the erase operation.

PLAY MODE

YES

Press the YES button. After “Erasing...” is
displayed, “Complete!” appears in the display
area.

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Creating a play list

STANDBY/ON

ON

STANDBY

USB

MULTI JOG dial

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

FAVORITE IT

PLAY MODE/YES button

PLAY MODE

EDIT/CLEAR

STOP PLAY PAUSE

/

MB-S

EXTERNAL INPUT

MENU/EXIT

C D HDD

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

OPERATION

NOYES

PLAY LIST

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

1

Creating a play list

You can create a play list which includes your favorite tracks. You
can choose tracks for a play list from the audio CD tracks or music
files recorded on the HDD.

You can create up to 100 play lists and add up to 100 tracks to each
play list.

1. Activate the HDD section.

OPERATION

C D HDD

Press the HDD button.

2. Select the track you want to add to a play list.

MULTI JOG

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the group
and use the

/ buttons to select

the track you want to add to a play list.

OPERATION
button

buttons

/

4. Select a play list.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

When the blinking play list is the one to which
you want to add a track, press the MULTI JOG
dial to confirm. When you want to select
another play list, turn the MULTI JOG dial to
select the play list. After selecting a play list,
press the MULTI JOG dial to confirm it.

When the “New” indication appears next to the
play list number, the play list contains no track.
And when the “3

P5T” indication appears next to

the play list number, the track you are going to
add will be added as a fifth track of the third
play list.

5. Select the position where you want to
add a track.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

3. Activate the play list creation mode.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

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Press the MULTI JOG dial. “Add PlayList”
appears in the display for a second, and then
changes to the indication for play list number
selection.

When you create a play list first time, “1p” blinks.
After second time, the play list number you
selected last time blinks.

If you want to add a track to the track number
blinking, press the MULTI JOG dial. If you

PUSH TO ENTER

want to add a track to another track number,
turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the track
number.

6. Confirm your selection.

PLAY MODE

YES

Notice:

To cancel the erase operation before confirming, press the MENU/
EXIT or STOP button.

Press the YES button or the MULTI JOG dial to
confirm your selection. “Complete!” appears in
the display area.

Creating a play list

■ Understanding the indication on play
lists

When creating a play list

When you create a play list for the first time, “1P New” appears.
“1P” means the first play list and “New” means that the play list

contains no tracks.
For subsequent play lists, the indication will be “2P New” and so
on.

“2P” means the second play list and “New” means that the play list
contains no tracks.

* If you delete a play list, the play list number is reserved until a

new play list is created. The renumbering for play list numbers
is not performed. When you create a subsequent play list, the
reserved play list number appears as a new play list number.

For example, if you have play lists No.1 through No.10 and
delete the play list No.3, when you create a play list next time,
“3P New” appears.

When adding tracks to a play list

When you add a track to an existing play list, for example, the first
play list containing 5 tracks, the indication will be “1P 6T.”

“1P” means the first play list and “6T” means the position to which
you are going to add a track. If you want to change the order of
playing tracks, change the track number.

* If you delete a track in a play list, the track number for the next

track of the deleted track is receded, and then the rest of the
tracks in the play list are renumbered accordingly. For example,
when you register 10 tracks (No.1 through No.10) in the first
play list and you delete the track No.3, the track No.4 is receded
to No.3 and the rest of the tracks in the play list is renumbered
accordingly, resulting in 9 tracks in the play list.

Using the remote controller

Do the following steps in numeric order.

3. Selecting a track.

2. Select a group.

Press the GROUP button
to activate the group
mode, and then press the
SELECT
select a group.

5. Select a play list
number.

7. Select a position where
you want to add a track.

/ buttons to

Scroll the whole track name.

1. Activate the HDD section.

When you want to cancel the operation,
press this button.

4. Activate the play list creation
mode.

6. Confirm the play list number.

8. Confirm the position where you
want to add a track.

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Listening to tracks using a play list

STOP

MULTI JOG dial

PLAY MODE

MENU/EXIT

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

OPERATION

C D HDD

EDIT/CLEAR

NOYES

PLAY LIST

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

STOP PLAY PAUSE

STANDBY/ON

ON

STANDBY

USB

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

FAVORITE IT

EXTERNAL INPUT

button

PLAY PAUSE

/

MB-S

1

/

button

Listening to tracks using a play list

1. Activate the HDD section.

OPERATION

C D HDD

Press the HDD button.

2. Activate the play list mode.

PLAY LIST

Press the PLAY LIST button.

3. Select the play list.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the play
list you want to use.

PLAY LIST button

/ buttons

OPERATION button

Stopping the playback

STOP

Press the STOP button. After the playback is
stopped, press the

PLAY/ PAUSE
button to start playing from the beginning of the
track where you pressed the STOP button.

Pressing the

STOP button twice locates the
first track of the current group and stops the
playback.

Selecting the track you want to listen to

During playing or paused, pressing the
button locates the beginning of the current track.
Pressing the
beginning of the previous track and another
press of the button locates the beginning of
another previous track.

Pressing the button locates the
beginning of the next track.

button twice locates the

4. Start playing.

PLAY PAUSE

/

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Press the

PLAY/ PAUSE button. The
playback starts from the first track in the
play list.

Reversing and fast forwarding

During playback, hold down the or

button for 0.5 seconds or longer to
reverse or fast forward the current track. At first,
reverse and fast forward is eight times faster
than normal speed playback, and then will be
16, 32, and 64 times faster. When the reverse or
fast-forward comes to your desired position,
release the
resume normal playback.
The sound is not output while reversing or fast
forwarding. While reversing, when the MB-S1
comes to the beginning of the track, the
playback of that track starts in normal speed.
While fast forwarding, when the MB-S1 comes
to the beginning of the next track, the playback
of the next track starts in normal speed.

or button to

Listening to tracks using a play list

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Playing tracks in a play list in random order

Remote

controller only

Pressing the RANDOM button on the remote
controller displays the current setting for
random playback. Each press of the RANDOM
button switches the setting between “Random
On” and “Random Off.”

Random On: Plays the tracks in the current play
list in random order. When you select Random
On, the “RANDOM” indicator lights.

Random Off: Disables the random playback
function.

Playing tracks in a play list repeatedly

Remote

controller only

Pressing the REPEAT button on the remote
controller displays the current setting of the
repeat playback. Each press of the REPEAT
button switches the repeat playback mode in the
following order: Repeat All, Repeat 1, Repeat
Off.

Repeat All: Plays all tracks in the current play
list. When you select this mode, “REPEAT ”
indicator lights.

Repeat 1: Plays the current track repeatedly.
When you select this mode, “REPEAT 1”
indicator lights.

Repeat Off: Turns off the repeat playback
mode.

Exiting the play list playback mode

PLAY MODE

YES

Press the PLAY MODE button. After the
“Group?” indication appears, press the MULTI
JOG dial. After the “Sorting” indication
appears, the MB-S1 enters the mode playing
tracks in the order according to the group name.
Also refer to the description on pages 39 to 41.

Using the remote controller

Do the following steps in numeric order.

Selects a track you want to
listen to.

Listening to tracks in the
current play list in random
order.

3. Select a play list.

1. Activate the HDD section.

4. Start playback.

Stop the playback.

Listening to tracks in the current play list
repeatedly.

2. Activate the play list mode.

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Editing the play lists

MULTI JOG dial

STANDBY/ON

ON

STANDBY

USB

EDIT/CLEAR/NO button

PLAY MODE/
YES button

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

FAVORITE IT

EXTERNAL INPUT

PLAY MODE

MENU/EXIT

C D HDD

PLAY LIST
button

EDIT/CLEAR

MULTI JOG

NOYES

PLAY LIST

PUSH TO ENTER

OPERATION

STOP PLAY PAUSE

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

STOP

button

/

MB-S

1

TEXT button

Naming a play list

1. Activate the play list mode.

PLAY LIST

Press the PLAY LIST button.

2. Select the play list.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the number
of the play list you want to name.

3. Activate the character-editing menu.

TEXT

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Press the TEXT button. “P.List Name” appears
in the display area. Press the MULTI JOG dial
to activate the play list naming mode.

4. Enter the play list name.

For entering character, see “Entering characters” on pages 28 and 29.
If you want to cancel naming, press the MENU/EXIT button.

MENU/EXIT button

OPERATION button

Using the remote controller

Do the following steps in numeric order.

Moving to a
digit.

2. Select a
play list.

6. Enter the
play list
name.
(See page

29.)

/ buttons

5. Confirm
the name
and exit.

1. Activate
the play
list mode.

7. Confirm
the name
and exit.

3. Activate
the
character­editing
menu.

4. Activate
the play list
naming
mode.

5. Confirm the entry.

PLAY MODE

YES

Press the YES button to confirm the name.
“Complete!” is displayed in the display area.

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Editing the play lists

Moving a track within a play list

1. Activate the play list mode.

PLAY LIST

Press the PLAY LIST button.

2. Select the play list.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the play list
number that contains the track that you want to
move.

3. Select the track you want to move.

Press the / button to select the
track you want to move.

Deleting a track in a play list

1. Activate the play list mode.

PLAY LIST

Press the PLAY LIST button.

2. Select the play list.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the play list
number that contains the track that you want to
delete.

3. Select the track you want to delete.

Press the / button to select the
track you want to delete.

4. Select the track-moving mode.

EDIT/CLEAR

NO

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Press the EDIT/CLEAR button and turn the jog
dial to select “TrNo.Change? (Track Number
Change?).”

5. Activate the track-moving mode.

PLAY MODE

YES

Press the YES button to activate the track­moving mode.

6. Select the position to which you want to
move the track.

MULTI JOG

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the track
position to which you want to move the track.

4. Select the one-track deleting mode.

EDIT/CLEAR

NO

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Press the EDIT/CLEAR button and turn the
MULTI JOG dial to select “1

T Clear?.”

5. Confirm the delete operation.

PLAY MODE

YES

Notice:

Editing or deleting a play list will not change or delete the track
information stored on the HDD.

Press the YES button to confirm the delete
operation. “Complete!” appears in the display
area.

PUSH TO ENTER

7. Confirm the position.

PLAY MODE

YES

Press the YES button to confirm the new track
position. “Complete!” appears in the display
area.

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Editing the play lists

EDIT/CLEAR/NO button

STANDBY/ON

ON

STANDBY

USB

Deleting a play list

1. Activate the play list mode.

PLAY LIST

Press the PLAY LIST button.

MULTI JOG dial

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

PLAY MODE/
YES button

FAVORITE IT

EXTERNAL INPUT

PLAY LIST button

PLAY MODE

EDIT/CLEAR

MULTI JOG

NOYES

MENU/EXIT

PLAY LIST

PUSH TO ENTER

OPERATION

C D HDD

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

STOP PLAY PAUSE

/

MB-S

1

2. Select the play list you want to delete.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the play list
number you want to delete.

3. Activate the play-list deleting mode.

EDIT/CLEAR

NO

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Press the EDIT/CLEAR button and turn the
MULTI JOG dial to select “1

P Clear?.”

4. Confirm the delete operation.

PLAY MODE

YES

Press the YES button to confirm the delete
operation. “Complete!” appears in the display
area.

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Using various playback features

ON

STANDBY

USB

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

MB-S

1

OPERATION

MULTI JOG

PLAY MODE

MENU/EXIT

PUSH TO ENTER

PLAY LIST

EDIT/CLEAR

NOYES

STANDBY/ON

STOP PLAY PAUSE

/

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

EXTERNAL INPUT

FAVORITE IT

C D HDD

MULTI JOG dial

PLAY MODE button

PLAY PAUSE

/

button

Playing track in sorted order

You can use the information registered in tracks on the HDD to sort
the playback order.
For example, you can sort and play tracks in the following ways:

• In the order which groups and tracks were recorded onto the
HDD (without sorting)

• In alphabetical order of the track titles

• In alphabetical order of the album titles

• In alphabetical order of the artist name

• In alphabetical order of the genre

• In order from newer tracks according to the date information

1. Activate the play mode.

PLAY MODE

YES

Press the PLAY MODE button.

2. Select a play mode.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select a play
mode. While turning, the play mode changes in
the following order: Group?, Title?, Album?,
Artist?, Genre?, and Date?.

4. Start playback.

PLAY PAUSE

/

Press the PLAY/ PAUSE button to
start playback.

Using the remote controller

Do the following steps in numeric order.

2. Starts playback.

1. Press a play
mode button
you want to
execute.

3. Confirm the selection.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Press the MULTI JOG dial to confirm the play
mode selection. “Sorting” appears and then the
first track of the sorted order is displayed.

Select a genre.

Tip:

You can directly select one of the eight genres by using the remote
controller: BLUES/R&B, CLASSICAL, COUNTRY, FOLK,
JAZZ, POPS, ROCK, and SOUND TRACK.

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Using various playback features

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

PLAY PAUSE

/

MULTI JOG dial

STANDBY/ON

ON

STANDBY

USB

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

Marking a track as you favorite (FAVORITE IT function)

When you have your favorite tracks, you can mark them as favorites
together with the track information.
When you enable the favorite mode, you can play the tracks marked
as your favorites only.
You can use the favorite mode playback combining with the sorted
track playback function on the last page.

1. Mark a track as your favorite.

FAVORITE IT

While your favorite track appears in the display
area, press the FAVORITE IT button to mark
the track as your favorite. “Favorite On” appears
for 2 seconds and the FAVORITE indicator
lights in green.
You can mark a track as your favorite while the
track is being played.
Press the FAVORITE IT button again to unmark
the track.

PLAY MODE button

PLAY MODE

EDIT/CLEAR

STOP PLAY PAUSE

/

MB-S

1

FAVORITE IT

EXTERNAL INPUT

MENU/EXIT

C D HDD

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

OPERATION

NOYES

PLAY LIST

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

FAVORITE IT button

2. Activate the favorite mode.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select
“Favorite On?.”

3. Confirm the selection.

Press the MULTI JOG dial. “Sorting”
appears in the display area and tracks
marked as your favorite are selected.

button

Playing your favorite tracks only

1. Activate the play mode.

PLAY MODE

YES

twice

Press the PLAY MODE button twice.

The current setting appears.

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4. Start playback.

PLAY PAUSE

/

■ Disabling the favorite mode

In step 2 above, select “Favorite Off” and press the MULTI
JOG dial.

Press the PLAY/ PAUSE button to
start playback.

Using various playback features

About combination of play modes

■ When you combine the sorted tracks
mode and the favorite mode

Plays only favorite tracks from sorted tracks in sorted order.

■ When you use the random and repeat
playback feature

Plays tracks in random order and repeatedly.

Using the remote controller

Displaying track information

DISPLAY

Notice:

The MB-S1 does not support 2-byte character code. When you play
CDs or music files on the HDD which contain some 2-byte
character, the track information will not be displayed properly.

To switch the track information displayed such
as the track title or artist name for the current
track, press the DISPLAY button. With each
press of the button, a indicator in the left part of
the display lights one by one and the track
information you entered using the steps
described on pages 28 and 29 appears.

Using the remote controller

1. Mark a track as your
favorite.

2. Activate the favorite

mode.

Displays track
information.

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Using timer functions

MULTI JOG dial

STANDBY/ON

ON

STANDBY

USB

DISPLAY CD DUBBINGTEXT HDD REC REC MODE

PLAY MODE/YES button

PLAY MODE

FAVORITE IT

EXTERNAL INPUT

MENU/EXIT

C D HDD

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

OPERATION

EDIT/CLEAR

NOYES

PLAY LIST

HARD DISK MUSIC LIBRARY

STOP PLAY PAUSE

/

MB-S

1

Setting a timer

You can set four kinds of timer functions including timer playback
and timer recording.

For each timer setting, you can set the function like playing tracks
on the HDD, or playing and recording the source from external
devices with the date and the day of the week for activating timer.
You can also set a play list when playing and a target recording
group when recording.

1. Enter the menu mode.

MENU/EXIT

Press the MENU button. The menu appears in
the display area.

2. Select the timer setting menu.

MULTI JOG

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select “Timer

PUSH TO ENTER

Setting?” and press it to confirm the selection.

If “Clock Adjust” appears, set the clock. For
setting the clock, see page 19.

MENU/EXIT button

/ buttons

4. Set the timer function.

MULTI JOG

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the timer

PUSH TO ENTER

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Timer Function

HDD Play: Plays tracks on the HDD.
D-1 Rec: Records the audio signal from DIGITAL INPUT 1 input

terminals.
D-2 Rec: Records the audio signal from DIGITAL INPUT 2 input

terminals.
Ana Rec: Records the audio signal from ANALOG input terminals.

function for the timer setting.

After selecting the timer function, press the
MULTI JOG dial to confirm the timer function.

3. Select a timer setting number.

MULTI JOG

You can set up to four timer settings (T1-T4).

PUSH TO ENTER

MULTI JOG

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select a timer
setting number and press it to confirm the
selection.

PUSH TO ENTER

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5. Set the timer on or off.

MULTI JOG

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select “On” or

PUSH TO ENTER

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

“Off” and press it to confirm the selection.
When you set the timer to “Off,” the time

setting mode finishes.

Using timer functions

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

6. Set the start time and end time for the
timer setting.

MULTI JOG

• Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select hour for

PUSH TO ENTER

the start time. Press the MULTI JOG dial to
confirm the hour and the highlight moves to
the minute.

MULTI JOG

• After setting the start time for the timer
setting, the time one hour later than the start
time appears as the end time.

• Use the

/ buttons to move

the highlight forward or back.

PUSH TO ENTER

• The maximum recording time from the start
time to the end time is 5 hours 59 minutes
59 seconds.

7. Confirm the start time and the end time.

PLAY MODE

YES

Press the YES button to confirm the time. Then
the display changes to the indication of setting
the day of the week. At first, the current day of
the week blinks.

8. Set the day of the week.

10. Select a play list.

(Only when you select “HDD Play” for timer function in step 4.)

MULTI JOG

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select a play list

PUSH TO ENTER

and press it to confirm the selection.
If you have not created any play list, “Current”
appears and the last group which was played
before the timer activated will be played when
the start time comes.

After pressing the MULTI JOG dial, the timer
setting finishes and is enabled.

11. Select a target group for recording.

(Only when you select “D-1 REC,” “D-2 REC,” or “ANA REC.”)

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select a target
group for recording and press it to confirm the
selection. You can choose from “Current,”
“New,” or “Fix.”

Current: Set the target group to the group the
last time the recording or playback was
performed.

New: Create a new target group.
Fix: Select a target group from the existing

groups. Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select a
target group for recording and press it to
confirm the selection.

MULTI JOG

PUSH TO ENTER

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Saturday

Friday

Thursday

Use the / buttons to select the
day of the week for activating the timer setting
and press the MULTI JOG dial.

9. Confirm the day of the week.

PLAY MODE

YES

In step 4 above:

When you select “HDD PLAY,” go to step 10, “Select a play list.”
When you select “D-1 REC,” “D-2 REC,” or “ANA REC,” go to

the step 11, “Select a target group for recording.”
When the setting is completed, “T. PLAY” or “T. REC” lights.

Press the YES button to confirm the day of the
week.

Notes:

• A track number automatically increments when the input level
of the recording source is below the threshold. If you record a
track which contains longer silence section, a track number may
increment when the recording comes to the silence section. (See
the tips of step 4 on page 24.)

• If an operation is performed such as playing, recording and
others when the start time for the timer setting comes, the timer
function may not operate normally.

• The timer function will activate whether the MB-S1 is turned on
or in the standby state.

• When you record the source from an external audio device, turn
on the power of the device.

• You can set up to 4 timer settings. However, when a timer
setting already executed has not yet completed and the start time
for another timer setting comes, the latter timer setting will be
ignored.

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Specifications

CD-ROM Drive Unit: ATA Packet Interface (specified in SFF-8020) (E-IDE)

Hard Disk Drive Unit: AT Attachment 5 (ATA-5)

D/A Converter: Single bit (Crystal CS4341, 24 bit/96 kHz)
A/D Converter: Single bit (Crystal CS53L32A, 24 bit/96 kHz)
Connections: 1 Analog Output (stereo)

Frequency Response: 5 Hz - 20 kHz
Playback Harmonic distortion: 0.007 % (at 1 kHz, 0 dB)
Playback Dynamic range: 90 dB
Playback Signal to noise ratio: 90 dB
Recording Harmonic distortion: LPCM: 0.007 % (at 1 kHz, 0 dB), MP3: 0.018 % (at 1 kHz, 0 dB)
Recording Dynamic range: 90 dB
Recording Signal to Noise ratio: 90 dB
Channel Separation: 90 dB (playback)
Wow and Flutter: Below threshold of measurability
Output Level: 2.0 volts r.m.s.

Power Supply Rating &

Power Consumption
USA & Canadian models: AC120 V, 60 Hz, 27 W

Others models: AC120-240 V, 50/60 Hz, 24 W
Dimension (W.H.D,) 435 x 81 x 359 (17-1/8" x 3-3/16" x 14-1/8")
Weight 5.0 kg, 11.0 lbs

Industry Standard 5.25" Half Height Form Factor

Industry Standard 3.5" Half Height Form Factor
20GB

1 Analog Input (stereo)
2 Digital Input (optical)/(coaxial)
1 Digital Output (optical) (with Audio CD Playback only)
1 USB (Type B)

Specifications and features are subject to change without notice.

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Overview of the supplied Carry Tunes software

The supplied Carry Tunes software is designed for transferring MP3 music files. Though until now MP3 music files
have only been able to be played on PCs, Carry Tunes allows you to enjoy the music files easily and in high quality on
the MB-S1.

■ Plays MP3 music files

You can play MP3 music files with easy operation.

■ MP3 track information edit feature

You can add and edit the track information such as track title
and album title.

■ MP3 music file transfer feature

Using Carry Tunes, you can transfer MP3 music files from your
PC to the HDD on the MB-S1 through the USB interface,
allowing playback in high quality on the MB-S1. You can easily
select the MP3 music files to transfer using check boxes or the
CHECK ALL button.

* The music files you can play or transfer to the MB-S1 using

Carry Tunes are MP3 format files only.

■ Other features

Track list sort feature (You can sort the tracks easily by clicking
the information item title.)
Track data calculation feature (The total playing time and the
total size for selected files can be displayed.)
File transfer progression display feature (You can easily find the
file transfer status in the progress bar display. The progress
display in files or in sizes is available.)

Tip:

The supplied CD-ROM contains necessary software and sample
music files used in this manual.

What is a device driver?

A device driver is software installed in your PC to make the peripheral
devices available to the PC. Also simply called a “driver.”

What is a device?

A device means every PC peripheral.

• This instruction manual is written assuming that the reader is familiar with how to use a computer mouse and keyboard and other basic
operations of a personal computer.

• Onkyo will accept no responsibility for any losses caused by the use of this product.

• Onkyo will accept no responsibility for any damages or financial losses caused by the malfunction, misuse, or faulty operation of this
product.

• The contents of this instruction manual may be changed without notice and without Onkyo incurring and obligations.

• You may not lend or copy or reproduce this instruction manual, whole or in part, without the express consent of Onkyo.

• Carry Tunes is a registered trademark of Onkyo Corporation.

• Microsoft, Windows, Windows 98SE, Windows Me and Windows 2000 are registered trademarks of Microsoft corporation.

• Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel corporation.

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System Requirements

To transfer music files from a PC to the MB-S1, the following configuration is required.

• CPU: Intel Pentium II 233MHz or higher (recommended Intel Pentium III 450MHz or higher)

• HDD space: 60MB or more

• RAM: 64MB or more (recommended 128MB or more)

• CD-ROM drive (or equivalent)

• Windows 98SE/Me/2000

• Display resolution 800 x 600 or higher, and high color enabled.

• The sound device drivers installation. For more information on the sound device drivers, see Help for Windows you are using.

Be aware that even if the PC satisfies the requirements above, the MB-S1 may not operate properly depending on the specifications of the
PC or the environment in which the MB-S1 is used.

Setting the PC

When connecting the MB-S1 to your PC for the first time, you will need to install the device driver.

Installing the device driver

1. Turn on the PC.

Make sure the operating system successfully completes its
startup process.

2. Turn on the MB-S1.

3. Connect the MB-S1 to the PC using a
USB cable.

Connect the rectangular end
of the USB cable to the USB
connector on the front panel
of the MB-S1 and the flat side
of the USB cable to the USB
connector on your PC.

Flat side

USB cable

STANDBY/ON

ON

STANDBY

USB

DISPLAY

MB-S1

For the procedures after step 3, go to step 4 on the next page for Windows 98SE/Me, and go to step 4 on page 48 for
Windows 2000.

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Setting the PC

Windows 98SE/Me

4. The “Add New Hardware Wizard” window
appears on the PC display. Click “Next.”

5. Click “Next.”

8. Click “Next.”

9. Click “Finish.”

6. Insert the supplied CD-ROM (“Carry
Tunes Installation CD”) into the CD-ROM
drive of the PC.

If the “Carry Tunes Installation CD” window appears, click
“End” to close the window.

7. Select the “CD-ROM drive” check box to
specify a search location for the drivers,
and click “Next.”

10. Click “Next” to start searching the next
driver.

11. Click “Next.”

When you reinstall the drivers, select the “Specify a location”
check box and click “Browse” to select the folder containing the
device drivers. In the example above, “D:” represents the drive
letter for the CD-ROM drive.

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Setting the PC

12. Select the “CD-ROM drive” check box,
and click “Next.”

When you reinstall the drivers, select the “Specify a location”
check box and click “Browse” to select the folder containing the
device drivers. In the example above, “D:” represents the drive
letter for the CD-ROM drive.

13. Click “Next.”

Windows 2000

Continued from step 3 on page 46.

4. Start searching the hardware.

The “Found New Hardware Wizard” window appears on the PC
display. Click “Next.”

5. Click “Next.”

14. Click “Finish.”

This completes the device driver installation.

6. Select the “CD-ROM drive” check box to
specify a search location for the driver,
and click “Next.”

When you reinstall the device drivers, select the “Specify a
location” check box.

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Setting the PC

7. Insert the supplied CD-ROM (“Carry
Tunes Installation CD”) into the CD-ROM
drive of the PC, and click “OK.”

If the “Carry Tunes Installation CD” window appears, click
“End” to close the window.

If you select the “Specify a location” check box in step 6 above,
click “Browse” to select the folder containing the device
drivers. In the example above, “E:” represents the drive letter
for the CD-ROM drive.

8. Click “Next.”

10. Start searching the next device driver.

After the window below appears, click “Next.”

11. Click “Next.”

9. Click “Finish.”

12. Select the “CD-ROM drive” check box,
and click “Next.”

When you reinstall the driver, select the “Specify a location”
check box.

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Setting the PC

13. Click “OK.”

If you select the “Specify a location” check box in the step 12
above, click “Browse” to select the folder containing the device
drivers. In the example above, “E:” represents the drive letter
for the CD-ROM drive.

14. Click “Next.”

Confirming the installation of the device driver

1. Click “Start,” point to “Settings,” and
choose “Control Panel.”

2. Double-click the “System” icon.

3. Click “Hardware.” (Windows 2000 only)

4. Click the “Device Manager” tab.

When using Windows 98SE/Me

15 . Click “Finish.”

This completes the device driver installation.

Confirm these device drivers are installed.

5. Confirm the installed device drivers are
displayed in the dialog box.

Find “MBS1/HDR1 Command Driver,” “MBS1/HDR1 Data
Driver,” and “Generic USB Hub.”

Notes:

• Make sure that the sound device drivers are working properly.
For more information, refer to the documentation that comes
with your PC.

• When “Unknown device” appears under “Universal Serial Bus
Controller”, unplug the USB cable and plug it in again for the
MB-S1 to be recognized.

• For Windows Me, a green “? ” mark may appear next to “USB
Compatible Device” in the Device Manager tab, but this will
not effect the operation and function of the MB-S1.

• It may take about 15 seconds to recognize the USB Audio
device when you connect the USB cable or the PC starts up.
During this recognition process, do not start any application and
do not perform any operations on the PC. Do not unplug the
USB cable while any applications runs on the PC.

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Installing the Carry Tunes

Install Procedure

1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD­ROM drive of the PC.

The setup menu automatically appears. If the setup menu does not
appear automatically, double-click the “CtStart” file.

2. Click “Install” on the “Carry Tunes
Installation CD” window.

3. The “Welcome” window appears.

5. The “Choose Destination Location”
window appears. Click “Next.”

6. The “Select Program Folder” window
appears. Click “Next.”

Click “Next.”

4. The “Softoware License Agreement”
window appears. After you read it, click
“Yes.”

7. The “Setup Complete” window appears.
Click “Finish.”

This completes the installation procedures for Carry Tunes.

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Using Carry Tunes

Registering MP3 files with Carry Tunes

1. Start Carry Tunes.

Click “Start,” point to “Programs,” point to “Carry Tunes,” and
click “Carry Tunes.”
When the Carry Tunes icon
double-click the icon.

2. Drag the MP3 files you want to register
and drop them onto Carry Tunes.

The supplied CD-ROM contains sample MP3 files.
To use the sample MP3 files, insert the CD-ROM into the CD­ROM drive on the PC.
Click “Open Sample music folder” in the Carry Tunes
Installation CD dialog box to open the folder containing the
sample MP3 files. Do not drag and drop the files other than
MP3 files because they cannot be registered with the Carry
Tunes software.
To check if the file is an MP3 file, right-click the file to open
the property and make sure that the file extension is MP3.

* If the Carry Tunes Installation CD dialog box does not

appear automatically, open the CD-ROM, and double-click
the “CtStart” file.

is created on the desktop,

Open a music file.

3. The MP3 files you dropped are
displayed in the Carry Tunes screen.

Main operations

Marks files when
transferring or deleting

Currently
selected file

Click to display
information
including
shortcut keys or
version number.

Displays the total
number of marked files

Unmarks the
checkmark

Skips a
track
forward or
backward

Displays the total time
of marked files

Changes the
background color

Progress bar

Fast
forwards
or
reverses

Pauses
playback
of the
current
track

Playing time information (elapsed time,
remaining time) for the current track

Left-click to raise the
volume. Right-click to
lower the volume.
You can also click and
turn the dial to adjust the
volume level.

Maximizes or minimizes

Stops
playback
of the
current
track

Plays tracks
with marks

Minimizes
the display

Exits Carry Tunes

the track list table

Starts
transferring

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Using Carry Tunes

Transferring MP3 music files to the MB-S1

1. Make sure the MB-S1 is connected to
the PC properly.

When the connection is properly made, the display in the MB­S1 appears as shown below.

2. Select the MP3 files you want to transfer.

Click in the CHECK column on the track list to select or de­select a track.
To select all tracks on the track list, click the “CHECK ALL”
button. Click the “CLEAR” button to de-select all tracks.

3. Select the target group for transferring
MP3 files.

Click the “EXPORT TO.” “CURRENT” and “NEW” are
displayed alternately.
When you select “CURRENT,” selected MP3 files are transferred
to the group currently selected on the MB-S1.
When you select “NEW,” a target group is newly created on the
MB-S1 and selected MP3 files are transferred to the newly created
group.
Also confirm the display area on the MB-S1 for target group.

2. Mark a file to be
transferred

4. Start transferring

3. Select a target
group for
transferring

4. Click the “EXPORT” button to start
transferring.

The progress bar indicates the progression of file transfer.
On the MB-S1, the target group and track position in the group
to which a current file is being transferred to.

5. Transfer completes.

The transferred tracks disappear from the list, and the indication
on the MB-S1 showing file transfer completion appears.

6. Close the Carry Tunes software.

Click the checkmark located at the right bottom of the screen.
When you listen to the transferred MP3 files using the MB-S1,

remove the USB cable from the MB-S1.

Progress Bar

Notes on Carry Tunes:

• Some of MP3 files such as RIFF WAV format file are not
supported.

• When the tag information contained in MP3 file is broken or
invalid, Carry Tunes may not operate properly.

6. Close the Carry Tunes software

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Troubleshooting guide

If a problem occurs while you are using the remote controller, first
try to operate the controls on the front panel of the MB-S1 to make
sure that it is not due to a malfunction (or worn out batteries) in the
remote controller.

Main unit and remote controller

The power does not turn on.

• The power cord is not properly plugged in.
➞ Plug the power cord properly into a main’s power supply. (See

page 13.)

• The component where the power cord is plugged into is not
turned on.
➞ Turn on the component into which the power cord is plugged.

The buttons on both the MB-S1 main unit and the remote
controller do not function.

• The microcomputer inside the MB-S1 malfunctions.
➞ Press the STANDBY/ON button to turn the MB-S1 on again.

If this does not eliminate the problem, unplug the power cord
and plug it in again.

Playback

Playback does not start.

• Condensation is present inside the MB-S1.
➞ When condensation occurs or may occur, leave the MB-S1 in

room temperature for one to two hours before using. (See page

14.)

The playback skips.

• The MB-S1 is being subjected to vibrations.
➞ Place the MB-S1 in a more stable location.

The playback skips (CD).

• The disc is scratched.
➞ Replace the disc.

• The disc is dirty.
➞ Clean the disc. (See page 14.)

The disc is inserted, but the playback does not start.

• The disc is inserted upside down.
➞ Insert the disc with the label side up. (See page 20.)

• The disc is dirty.
➞ Clean the disc. (See page 14.)

• The disc is damaged.
➞ Replace the disc.

• A blank disc is inserted.
➞ Replace the disc with an audio CD or one that contains MP3

files. (See page 14.)

Locating a track on the disc takes too long (CD).

• The disc is dirty.
➞ Clean the disc. (See page 14.)

• The disc is damaged.
➞ Replace the disc.

When playing a track recorded from an analog input
source, the output is small (HDD).

• The recording level (REC LEVEL) setting is not appropriate.
➞ Adjust the recording level.
Set the recording level setting to “Norm.” (See pages 24, 25.)

• The recording level is set to “Low.”
➞ Set the recording level setting to “Norm.”

During playing MP3 files on the HDD, the bit rate is not
displayed (HDD).

• The bit rate for the track played is other than 96kbps, 128kbps,
or 192kbps.
➞ The MB-S1 does not display bit rates other than 96kbps,

128kbps, and 192kbps. (See page 9.)

• The bit rates for MP3 files recorded with variable bit rates may
not be displayed correctly.
➞ Use the constant bit rate when encoding music files in MP3

format.

Recording/Editing

Cannot record or nothing was recorded.

• The connection between the MB-S1 and the other device is not
proper.
➞ Confirm the connections. (See pages 12, 13.)

• The recording source is digital, but an optical or coaxial cable is
not connected to the MB-S1.
➞ Make sure that the cable is connected properly. (See pages 12,

13.)

• The recording source is protected with the copy guard system.
➞ You cannot record the input source protected with the copy

guard system. (See page 15.)

• While recording, the power cord was unplugged or the power
failed.
➞ Perform the recording again.

• The selection of the input source is not proper.
➞ Select the input source properly. (See page 24.)

Recorded sound is distorted.

• Recording is being affected by the television.
➞ Either turn off the television or move the MB-S1 away from

the television.

• The recording level is set to “Norm” when recording from
records.
➞ Set the recording level to “Low”. (See page 25.)

The text information cannot be entered.

• You tried to enter the text information for a CD.
➞ You cannot enter the text information for tracks on a CD.

Timer

The timer function activated, but the sound was not
output.

• The time set in the timer settings overlapped.
➞ When you use more than one timer setting, be sure not to

overlap the time set in timer settings.

• The volume was set at the lowest level.
➞ Set the volume at the appropriate level in advance.

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Troubleshooting guide

Others

The MB-S1 does not operate.

• The connections are incomplete.
➞ Make sure that all the cables are connected properly, including

connection cable and audio connection cables.

The remote controller does not work.

• The remote controller batteries are dead.
➞ Replace all the remote controller batteries with new batteries.

• The remote controller is being used outside of its operational
range.
➞ Use the remote controller within its operational range.

• There is an object between the MB-S1 and the remote controller
obstructing the signals.
➞ Remove or avoid the obstructing object.

Carry Tunes

The music files are not transferred.

• You are transferring music files that are not MP3 format.
➞ The Carry Tunes software can transfer only MP3 format music

files.

The MB-S1 is not recognized.

• The USB cable connection is incomplete.
➞ Make sure that the USB cable is connected properly.

• The device driver installation is incomplete.
➞ Confirm the device driver installation and install necessary

device drivers.

If one of the messages shown below appears

“(Undefined)”

There is no text data or undefined name in the current track.

“Clock Adjust”

The clock of this unit has not been set.

“Copy Protect”

An attempt was made to record copyright-protected material.

“Group Full”

An attempt was made to record more than 999 groups.

“HDD Check ...”

System error occurred. Wait for a while.

“HDD Check 999”

System error occurred. Do not operate the MB-S1 until the count
down is over.

“HDD Media Full”

The HDD is full.

“HDD Only”

This function is only available with HDD mode.

“HDD Track Full”

The number of tracks has reached the limit for input to the HDD.

“New#######Full”

An attempt was made to enter a new group that exceeds the
maximum group capacity.

“No Disc”

There is no disc in the MB-S1.

“No Favorite”

There are no tracks that have a "favorite it" marking.

“No Genre”

There are no tracks that have a genre.

“No Group”

There is no group data in the HDD.

“No Playlist”

There are no play lists.

“No Track”

There are no tracks in the group; or an appropriate track was not
found.

“Not Audio-CD”

The CD data format is not PCM or MP3.

“Not Available in this Source”

Will not work with the current input source.

“Not Available MP3CD”

The Rec Mode cannot be selected with CDs containing MP3 data.

“P.List Full”

An attempt was made to enter more than 100 tracks in the playlist.

“System Err...Please Power Off & On”

System error occurred. Press the STANDBY/ON button.

“Track Full”

An attempt was made to record more than 255 tracks.

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