Sony CMT-M100MD User Manual

Micro Hi-Fi Component System

Operating Instructions

4-236-994-12(2)

CMT-M100MD

Warning

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

To prevent fire, do not Cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.

US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories.

This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. This label is located on the rear exterior.

Table of Contents

The following caution label is located inside the apparatus.

Don’t throw away the battery with general house waste, dispose of it correctly as chemical waste.

IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE, OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT.

Parts Identification

Main unit ................................................... 4

Remote Control ......................................... 5

Getting Started

Hooking up the system..............................6

Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries

into the remote .................................... 7

Setting the clock ........................................ 8

Saving power in standby mode ................. 8

Loading a CD ............................................ 9

Playing a CD

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/

Repeat Play ......................................... 9

Programming CD tracks

— Programme Play .......................... 11

Using the CD display .............................. 12

Labelling a CD — Disc Memo ............... 13

MD – Play

Loading an MD ....................................... 15

Playing an MD

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/

Repeat Play ....................................... 15

Programming MD tracks

— Programme Play .......................... 17

Playing only the tracks in the desired

group................................................. 18

Using the MD display ............................. 19

MD – Recording

Before you start recording....................... 19

Recording tracks in groups

— Group Function............................ 20

Recording a CD on an MD ..................... 22

— CD-MD Synchro Recording/ High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording

Recording a tape on an MD

— TAPE-MD Synchro Recording ... 24

Recording on an MD manually

— Manual Recording ....................... 25

Starting recording with 6 seconds of

prestored audio data

— Time Machine Recording ............ 25

Recording tips ......................................... 26

— Recording for long times/ Marking track numbers/Smart space/ Adjusting the recording level

MD – Editing

Before you start editing ........................... 30

Labelling an MD

— Name Function ............................ 30

Labelling a group

— Name Function ............................ 32

Registering recorded tracks into a new

group

— Create Function ........................... 33

Releasing group registrations

— Release Function ......................... 34

Erasing recordings................................... 35

— Erase Function/Track Erase Function/All Erase Function/ A-B Erase Function

Moving recorded tracks

— Move Function ............................ 37

Dividing recorded tracks

— Divide Function ........................... 38

Combining recorded tracks

— Combine Function ....................... 39

Undoing the last edit

— Undo Function ............................. 40

Changing the recorded level after recording

— S.F Edit Function......................... 41

Tuner

Presetting radio stations .......................... 43

Listening to the radio

— Preset Tuning............................... 44

Labelling the preset stations

— Station Name ............................... 45

Using the Radio Data System (RDS)* .... 45

Tape – Play

Loading a tape ......................................... 46

Playing a tape .......................................... 46

Tape – Recording

Recording a CD on a tape

— CD-TAPE Synchro Recording .... 46

Recording an MD on a tape

— MD-TAPE Synchro Recording ... 47

Recording on a tape manually

— Manual Recording ....................... 48

Sound Adjustment

Adjusting the sound ................................ 49

Timer

Falling asleep to music

— Sleep Timer ................................. 49

Waking up to music

— Daily Timer ................................. 50

Timer recording radio programmes ........ 51

Optional Components

Hooking up the optional components ..... 53

Additional Information

Precautions .............................................. 54

System limitations of MDs ..................... 56

Troubleshooting ...................................... 57

Self-diagnosis display ............................. 61

Specifications .......................................... 63

* European model only

Parts Identification

The items are arranged in alphabetical order. Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details.

Main unit

wa w;

CD disc tray qs (9) CD NX 3 (9, 11) Cover qj Display window 4 ENTER/START qd (22, 24, 46,

47) FM MODE qg (44) FUNCTION wa (9, 11, 13, 15, 17,

18, 21, 25, 26, 31–39, 41, 46, 48, 53)

GROUP indicator 2 ( 18, 21, 22,

32–34) MD insertion slot 5 MD NX 3 (15, 17, 18, 21, 25)

qh qg qf

PHONES jack qk PLAY MODE/DIRECTION qh

(9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 24, 30,

46–48) REC MODE qd (26) Remote sensor 6 REPEAT qg (10, 16) SYNCHRO MODE qd (22, 24,

46, 47) TAPE nN w; (46–48) TUNER BAND ql (43, 44) TUNING MODE qh (43, 44) TUNING +/– 8 (44) VOLUME +/– 0

56 7

0 qa

qs qd

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

?/1 (power) 1 (8, 20, 30, 43,

44, 50, 52)

Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE 7 (46) m/M 8 (10, 16, 37, 39, 43,

44, 46)

l/L 8 (10, 11, 13,

16–18, 26, 31, 33–38, 40, 41,

43)

x 8 (10, 16, 21, 23–25, 29,

46–48)

Z MD 9 (15, 16, 20, 30) Z CD qa (9, 10) z MD qd (21, 25, 28, 40) z TAPE qd (48) X TAPE qf (46, 48)

Remote Control

Parts Identification

qh qg

qd qs

qa 0 9

BASS/TRE 8 (49) CD NX wd (9, 11) CLEAR wa (11, 13, 17, 31, 45) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT qg

(50, 52)

CLOCK/TIMER SET 2 (8, 50,

51) CURSOR T/t 5 (8, 13, 31) DISPLAY ws (8, 11, 12, 17, 19,

21, 45) DSG 9 (49) ENTER/YES 4 (8, 11, 14, 17,

25, 26, 30, 33–35, 37, 38, 40,

41, 43, 45, 50, 51) FM MODE qj (44) FUNCTION qs (9, 11, 13, 15, 17,

18, 21, 25, 26, 31–39, 41, 46,

48, 53) GROUP wl (18, 20, 22, 32–34)

1 2

3 4

GROUP SKIP qk (18, 22, 32, 34) MD z 0 (21, 25, 28) MD NX wj (15, 17, 18, 21, 25) MENU/NO qf (14, 26, 30,

32–35, 37–41, 43)

NAME EDIT/SELECT 3 (13,

30, 32, 45)

Number buttons w; (10, 13, 16,

31, 44)

PLAY MODE wg (9, 11, 13, 15,

17, 30) REPEAT wh (10, 16) SCROLL wk (14, 19, 32, 33) SLEEP qh (49) TAPE nN 7 (46–48) TUNER BAND 6 (43, 44) TUNING MODE ql (43, 44) VOL +/– wf

qj qk ql

w; wa

ws wd

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

@/1 (power) 1 (8, 20, 30, 43,

44, 50, 52)

m/M 5 (10, 16, 37, 39, 43,

44, 46)

x qa (10, 16, 21, 23–25, 29,

46–48)

./> qd (8, 10, 11, 13,

16–18, 26, 31, 33–38, 40, 41, 43, 49–51)

–/+ qd (44)

Getting Started

Hooking up the system

Perform the following procedure 1 to 3 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories.

AM loop aerial

FM aerial

Left speakerRight speaker

1 Connect the speakers.

Connect the speaker cords to the SPEAKER terminals on the system as the following.

Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries into the remote

Getting Started

Left speaker cord

Right speaker cord

2 Connect the FM/AM aerials.

Set up the AM loop aerial, then connect it.

AM loop aerial

Extend the FM lead aerial horizontally

Tip

When the remote no longer operates the system, replace both batteries with new ones.

Note

If you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

3 Connect the mains lead to the mains.

The demonstration appears in the display. If the plug of the mains lead does not fit

your mains, detach the supplied plug adaptor. To turn on the system, press ?/1.

Setting the clock

Saving power in standby

1 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the

remote.

Proceed to step 5 when you set the clock for the first time.

3 Press . or > on the remote

repeatedly until “CLOCK SET” appears.

4 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.

The hour indication flashes.

5 Press . or > on the remote to set

the hour.

6 Press ENTER/YES or CURSORt on

the remote.

The minute indication flashes.

7 Press . or > on the remote to set

the minute.

8 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.

The clock starts working.

To adjust the clock

Start over from step 2.

mode

Even if the system is off, the system consumes power to display the clock and to stay responsive to commands from the remote. The power saving mode is introduced to reduce the amount of power consumed during standby.

In this mode, the clock is not displayed.

To change to power saving mode, press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly while the system is off until the demonstration and the clock display disappear.

To change the display

Press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly while the system is off.

Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows:

Demonstration mode t Clock display* t Power saving mode

* The clock is displayed only when you have set the

clock.

To cancel power saving mode

Press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly while the system is off until the demonstration or the clock display appears.

Tip

The timer continues to operate during power saving mode.

Loading a CD

1 Press Z CD.

The disc tray opens.

2 Place a CD with the label side up on the

disc tray.

When you play a CD single (8 cm CD), place it on the inner circle of the tray.

3 Press Z CD again to close the disc

tray.

Note

If you press Z CD to open or close the disc tray while listening to another sound source, the CD icon lights up even if there is no CD in the tray. To turn off the CD icon, press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to CD.

Playing a CD

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat

Play

This system lets you play the CD in different play modes.

Track number Playing time

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to CD.

2 Press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION (or

PLAY MODE on the remote) in stop mode repeatedly until the mode you want appears.

Select To play

No display (Normal Play)

SHUF (Shuffle Play)

PGM (Programme Play)

The tracks on the CD in original order.

All tracks on the CD in random order.

The tracks on the CD in the order you want them to be played (see “Programming CD tracks” on page 11).

3 Press CD NX.

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Playing a CD (continued)

Other operations

To Do this

Stop play Pause Press CD NX. Press again to

Select a track Press l or L (or . or

Find a point in a track

Play repeatedly (Repeat Play)

Remove the CD Press Z CD.

Tip

You can start playing from the desired track in Normal Play or Programme Play. Press l or L (or . or > on the remote) repeatedly until the desired track number appears after step 2. Or, press number buttons on the remote. Play automatically starts.

Press x.

resume play.

> on the remote) repeatedly until you find the desired track.

Keep pressing m or M during play and release it at the desired point.

Press REPEAT repeatedly during play until “REP” or “REP1” appears. REP: For all the tracks on the CD up to five times. REP1: For a single track only. To cancel playing repeatedly, press REPEAT repeatedly until both “REP” and “REP1” disappear.

To enter track number 10 or higher on the remote

1 Press >10. 2 Enter the corresponding number buttons.

To enter 0, press 10/0.

Example:

To enter track number 30, press >10, then 3 and 10/0.

Programming CD tracks

— Programme Play

You can make a programme of up to 25 tracks.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to CD.

2 Press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION (or

PLAY MODE on the remote) in stop mode repeatedly until “PGM” appears.

3 Press l or L (or . or > on

the remote) repeatedly until the desired track number appears.

Selected track number

4 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.

The track is programmed. “Step” appears, followed by the number of

the track in the programmed sequence. The last programmed track number appears, followed by the total playing time of the programme. If you made a mistake, you can clear the last programmed track from the programme by pressing CLEAR on the remote.

Last programmed track number

Playing time of the selected track

Total playing time

5 To programme additional tracks, repeat

steps 3 and 4.

6 Press CD NX.

Other operations

To Do this

Check the programme order

Check the total number of programmed tracks

Cancel Programme Play

Add a track to the end of the programme in stop mode

Erase a track Press CLEAR on the remote in

Select the desired track using the number buttons on the remote

Press l or L (or . or > on the remote) repeatedly during Programme Play.

Press DISPLAY on the remote in stop mode. The total number of programmed steps appears, followed by the last programmed track number and the total playing time of the programme.

Press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION (or PLAY MODE on the remote) in stop mode repeatedly until both “PGM” and “SHUF” disappear.

Perform steps 3 and 4.

stop mode. Each time you press the button, the last programmed track is erased.

Press number buttons instead of performing step 3 through 5. To use number buttons, see page 10.

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Programming CD tracks (continued)

Using the CD display

Tips

• The programme you made remains after Programme Play finishes. To play the same programme again, press CD NX. However, the programme is cleared after you remove the CD.

• “--.--” appears when the total CD programme time exceeds 100 minutes, or when you select a CD track whose number is 21 or over.

Press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly.

When a CD TEXT disc is loaded, you can check the information recorded on the disc, such as the titles.

Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows:

During normal play

Current track number and elapsed playing time of the track t Current track number and remaining time of the track t Remaining time of the CD t Track title of the current track* t Clock t BASS level t TREBLE level

In stop mode

Total number of tracks and total playing time t CD disc title* t Clock t BASS level t TREBLE level

* If a CD that has no title is loaded, CD disc title is

skipped. When the CD contains more than 20 tracks, CD TEXT is not displayed from track 21 on.

Labelling a CD

— Disc Memo

You can label up to 50 CDs with titles of up to 20 symbols and characters. Whenever you load a labelled CD, the title appears.

Notes

• You cannot label a CD for which “TEXT” appears in the display.

• When labelling CDs for the first time, be

sure to erase all disc titles stored in the system memory (see “Erasing a disc title” on the next page).

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to CD.

If “SHUF” or “PGM” appears, press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION (or PLAY MODE on the remote) repeatedly until both disappear.

2 Press NAME EDIT/SELECT on the

remote in stop mode.

The cursor starts flashing.

3 Press NAME EDIT/SELECT on the

remote to select the desired type of character.

Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows:

Selected AB* (Upper cases) t Selected ab* (Lower cases) t Selected 12 (Numbers)

* Press number 1 repeatedly to display the

following symbols. ´ – / , . ( ) : ! ? In addition, when the symbols above appear, press l or L (or . or > on the remote) repeatedly to display the following symbols. & + < > _ = “ ; # $ % @ `

4 Enter a character.

If you selected uppercase or lowercase letters

1 Press the corresponding letter button

repeatedly until the character to be entered flashes.

Or, press the button once and press l or L (or . or > on the remote) repeatedly.

2 Press CURSORt on the remote.

The flashing character is entered and the cursor shifts to the right.

If you selected numbers

Press the corresponding number button. The number is entered and the cursor shifts

to the right.

To enter a blank space

1 Press NAME EDIT/SELECT on the

remote to select uppercase or lowercase letters.

2 Press 10/0 on the remote.

A blank space is entered and the cursor shifts to the right.

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter the rest

of the name.

To change a character

1 Press TCURSOR or CURSORt on

the remote repeatedly until the character to be changed flashes.

2 Press CLEAR on the remote to erase

the character, then repeat steps 3 and

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Labelling a CD (continued)

Erasing a disc title

6 Press ENTER/YES on the remote to

complete the labelling procedure.

To cancel labelling

Press MENU/NO on the remote.

Checking the disc titles

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to CD.

2 Press MENU/NO on the remote in stop

mode.

3 Press l or L (or . or > on

the remote) repeatedly until “Name Check?” appears, then press ENTER/ YES on the remote.

4 Press l or L (or . or > on

the remote) repeatedly to select the disc titles stored in the system memory between 01 and 50.

To check the current disc title

Press SCROLL on the remote in stop mode.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to CD.

2 Press MENU/NO on the remote in stop

mode.

3 Press l or L (or . or > on

the remote) repeatedly until “Name Erase?” appears, then press ENTER/ YES on the remote.

4 Press l or L (or . or > on

the remote) repeatedly to select the disc title you want to erase.

The disc title appears scrolling in the display.

“No Name” appears if no disc title is labelled.

5 Press ENTER/YES on the remote again.

“Complete!” appears.

To erase all disc titles, press l or L (or . or > on the remote) repeatedly until “All Erase?” appears in step 3, then press ENTER/YES on the remote twice.

To cancel erasing

Press MENU/NO on the remote during step 2 through 4.

Note

The disc titles are saved in the system memory for about a day even if you disconnect the mains lead or a power failure occurs.

MD – Play

Loading an MD

Insert an MD.

With the arrow pointing toward the deck

Before inserting an MD

When the system is on, make sure the MD icon does not appear. If it does, it means an MD is already loaded. Press Z MD to remove the MD.

With the label side up, and the shutter on the righthand side

Playing an MD

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat

Play

This system lets you play the MD in different play modes.

Track number Playing time

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to MD.

2 Press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION (or

PLAY MODE on the remote) in stop mode repeatedly until the mode you want appears.

Select To play

No display (Normal Play)

SHUF (Shuffle Play)

PGM (Programme Play)

The tracks on the MD in original order.

All tracks on the MD in random order.

The tracks on the MD in the order you want them to be played (see “Programming MD tracks” on page 17).

MD – Play

3 Press MD NX.

continued

Playing an MD (continued)

Other operations

To Do this

Stop play Press x. Pause Press MD NX. Press again to

Select a track Press l or L (or . or

Find a point in a track

Play repeatedly (Repeat Play)

Remove the MD Press Z MD.

Tip

resume play.

> on the remote) repeatedly until you find the desired track.

Keep pressing m or M during play and release it at the desired point.

Press REPEAT repeatedly during play until “REP” or “REP1” appears. REP: For all the tracks on the MD up to five times. REP1: For a single track only. To cancel playing repeatedly, press REPEAT repeatedly until both “REP” and “REP1” disappear.

To enter track number 10 or higher on the remote

1 Press >10. 2 Enter the corresponding number buttons.

To enter 0, press 10/0.

Example:

To enter track number 30, press >10, then 3 and 10/0.

Programming MD tracks

— Programme Play

You can make a programme of up to 25 tracks.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to MD.

2 Press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION (or

PLAY MODE on the remote) in stop mode repeatedly until “PGM” appears.

3 Press l or L (or . or > on

the remote) repeatedly until the desired track number appears.

Selected track number

4 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.

The track is programmed. “Step” appears, followed by the number of

the track in the programmed sequence. The last programmed track number appears, followed by the total playing time of the programme.

If you made a mistake, you can clear the last programmed track from the programme by pressing CLEAR on the remote.

Last programmed track number

Playing time of the selected track

Total playing time

5 To programme additional tracks, repeat

steps 3 and 4.

6 Press MD NX.

Other operations

To Do this

Check the programme order

Check the total number of programmed tracks

Cancel Programme Play

Add a track to the end of the programme in stop mode

Erase a track

Select the desired track using the number buttons on the remote

Press l or L (or . or > on the remote) repeatedly during Programme Play.

Press DISPLAY on the remote in stop mode. The total number of programmed steps appears, followed by the last programmed track number and the total playing time of the programme.

Press PLAY MODE/DIRECTION (or PLAY MODE on the remote) in stop mode repeatedly until both “PGM” and “SHUF” disappear.

Perform steps 3 and 4.

Press CLEAR on the remote in stop mode. Each time you press the button, the last programmed track is erased.

Press number buttons instead of performing step 3 through 5. To use number buttons, see page 16.

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MD – Play

Programming MD tracks (continued)

Playing only the tracks in

Tips

• The programme you made remains after Programme Play finishes. To play the same programme again, press MD NX. However, the programme is cleared after you remove the MD or press GROUP.

• “---.--” appears when the total MD programme time exceeds 1,000 minutes.

the desired group

This function allows you to listen only to your favourite tracks which you have registered into a group. For details of the Group Function, see page 20.

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch

the function to MD.

2 Press GROUP on the remote in stop

mode repeatedly until the GROUP indicator lights up.

3 Press GROUP SKIP on the remote

repeatedly until the desired group appears.

Proceed to step 5 when you start playing from the first track in the group.

4 To start playing from a specific track in

the group, press l or L (or . or > on the remote) repeatedly until the

desired track appears.

5 Press MD NX.

Play starts. When the playing of the last track in the group finishes, the MD deck stops automatically.

Tip

You can perform the operations described under “Playing an MD” (page 15) and “Programming MD tracks” (page 17) only for the tracks in the group.

Note

If you select and play a group that does not have any tracks registered, play starts from the first track of the first group on the MD.

MD – Recording

Using the MD display

Press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly.

Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows:

During normal play

Current track number and elapsed playing time of the track t Current track number and remaining time of the track t Remaining time of the MD*1 t Track title of the current track*2 t Clock t BASS level t TREBLE level

In stop mode

Total number of tracks and total playing time* t Remaining recordable time (only for a recordable MD) t MD disc title*4 t Clock t BASS level t TREBLE level

*1When the Group Function is on, the remaining

time of all tracks in the group is displayed.

*2Track title is skipped when no track title is

labelled.

*3When the Group Function is on, the total number

of groups (when no group is selected) or the total number of tracks and playing time within the group (when a group is selected) are displayed. “---.--” appears when the total MD programme time exceeds 1,000 minutes.

*4MD disc title is skipped when no disc title is

labelled. When the Group Function is on, the group title is displayed.

Tips

• You can check a track title at any time during play. If you press SCROLL on the remote, a track title appears scrolling in the display. Press SCROLL on the remote at any point during the scroll display to stop the scrolling. Press SCROLL on the remote again to restart the scrolling.

• To label a disc or tracks, see “Labelling an MD” on page 30. To label a group, see “Labelling a group” on page 32.

Before you start recording

MDs (MiniDisc) let you digitally record and play music with high quality sound. Another feature of MDs is track marking. The track marking feature lets you quickly locate a specific point or easily edit the recorded tracks. However, depending on the source you record, the recording method and the way the track numbers are recorded differ.

When the source you record from is:

• This system’s CD player

– The MD deck performs digital recording.*

– Track numbers are automatically marked as

on the original CD.

• Other digital components connected to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack

– The MD deck performs digital recording.* – Track numbers are marked differently

depending on the source you record.

• This system’s tuner and other analogue components connected to the ANALOG IN jacks

– The MD deck performs analogue

recording.*

– A track number is marked at the beginning

of a recording, but when you turn on the Level Synchro Recording Function (see “Marking track numbers” on page 27), track numbers are automatically marked in sync with the level of the input signal.

*1For details on the limitations of digital recording,

see “System limitations of MDs” on page 56.

*2Even if you connect a digital component, the MD

deck performs analogue recording.

When you use a partially recorded MD

Recording starts after the recorded tracks.

MD – Recording

continued

Before you start recording (continued)

Note on MD track numbers

On an MD, the track numbers (track sequence), track start and end point information, etc., are recorded in the TOC*3 area independent of the sound information. You can edit recorded tracks quickly by modifying the TOC information.

*3TOC: Table Of Contents

After recording

Press Z MD to remove the MD or press ?/1 (power) to turn off the system.

“TOC” or “STANDBY” starts flashing. The TOC is updated and recording is completed.

Before pulling out the mains lead

MD recording is completed when the MD Table of Contents (TOC) is updated. The TOC is updated when you eject the MD or press ?/1 to turn off the system. Do not pull out the mains lead before updating the TOC or while updating the TOC (while “TOC” or “STANDBY” is flashing) to ensure a complete recording.

Protecting a recorded MD

To protect a recorded MD, slide the tab on the side of the MD to open the slot. In this position, the MD cannot be recorded. To record on the MD, slide the tab to close the slot.

Recording tracks in groups

— Group Function

What is the Group Function?

The Group Function allows you to play, record and edit the tracks on an MD in groups. This is convenient for managing multiple CD albums recorded in MDLP mode onto a single MD. The Group Function is turned on and off by pressing GROUP.

Group Function: Off

Disc

Track

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Group Function: On

Disc

Group 1

Track

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4

Group 2

Track

Tab

Slide the tab

Operations using the Group Function

• Playing only the tracks in the desired group (page 18)

• Labelling a group (page 32)

• Registering recorded tracks into a new group (page 33)

• Releasing group registrations (page 34)

Note

MDs recorded using the Group Function of this system can be used with other system that supports the Group Function. However, note that the Group Function operations of other system may differ from the operations for this system.

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