Sony MDS-JE480 User Manual

4-238-553-11(1)

MiniDisc Deck

Operating Instructions

MDS-JE480

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 newspapers, 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 bookcase or built in cabinet.

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

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.

About this manual

Controls in these instructions are those on the deck. However, these may be substituted by controls on the supplied remote that are similarly named, or, when different, appear in the instructions within parentheses.

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.

List of Button Locations and Reference Pages

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

Remote control........................................5

Getting Started

Hooking up the audio components ......... 6

Recording to MDs

Recording to an MD................................8

Notes on recording..................................8

Recording tips

— Recording for long times/Marking track numbers/Smart Space/Adjusting the recording level/Checking the remaining recordable time/Input

monitor..............................................9

Starting recording with 6 seconds of

prestored audio data

— Time Machine Recording..........13

Synchro-recording with the audio

component of your choice

— Music Synchro-recording ..........13

Synchro-recording with a Sony CD player

— CD Synchro-recording...............13

Playing MDs

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

Playing an MD

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat

Play ................................................. 15

Creating your own programme

— Programme Play ........................16

Editing Recorded MDs

Erasing recordings

— Erase Function........................... 18

Dividing recorded tracks

— Divide Function......................... 19

Combining recorded tracks

— Combine Function..................... 20

Moving recorded tracks

— Move Function .......................... 21

Naming a track or an MD

— Name Function.......................... 21

Changing the recorded level after

recording

— S.F EDIT ................................... 23

Undoing the last edit

— UNDO ....................................... 24

Other Functions

Fading in and fading out....................... 25

Falling asleep to music

— Sleep Timer ............................... 25

Additional Information

Precautions............................................ 26

Note on MDs ........................................ 26

System limitations ................................ 26

Troubleshooting.................................... 28

Self-diagnosis function ......................... 28

Display messages.................................. 29

Setup menu table .................................. 30

Specifications........................................ 30

List of Button Locations and Reference Pages

How to use this page

Use this page to find the location and buttons and other parts of the system that are mentioned in the text.

Main unit

ALPHABETICAL ORDER

A - M

AMS ql (10) (16) (18) (21) (23)

(25)

CLEAR qk (17) (22) Display window qd EJECT A 4 (8) (16) (17) INPUT qf (8) LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR qs (8)

(16) (21)

MD (insertion slot) 2 MDLP (indicator) 3 (9) (16) MENU/NO 8 (9) (10) (11) (21)

P - Z BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

PLAY MODE q; (15) PUSH ENTER ql (10) REC MODE qh (9) (16) REC z qj (8) REPEAT qa (15) STANDBY (indicator) 1 (8) (15) YES 9 (16)

Illustration number

PLAY MODE

Name of button/part Reference page

0 (15)

?/1 1 (8) (15) (17) H 5 (8) (15) X 6 (8) (16) x 7 (8) (16) (17) m/M qg (16) (18)

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

MDLP

qj qk

AMS

Remote control

A - L

AyB qs (15) CD-SYNCHRO STANDBY 7 (14) CD-SYNCHRO START 7 (14) CD-SYNCHRO STOP 7 (14) CLEAR 6 (17) (22) DISPLAY ws (8) (12) FADER 3 (25) GROUP ON/OFF GROUP SKIP INPUT wd (8) Letter/number buttons 5 (22) LEVEL +/– qa (12)

ws wa

List of Button Locations and Reference Pages

` / 1

M - Z

MENU/NO w; (10) (17) (18) MUSIC SYNC 8 (13) (24) NAME EDIT/SELECT wa (22) PLAY MODE 2 (15) REC MODE wd (9) (16) REPEAT qd (15) SCROLL ws (16) T.REC qj (13) YES 4 (10) (16) (18)

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

?/1 1 (8) (15) (17) X 9 (8) (16) x 0 (8) (16) (17) m/M qf (16) (19) ./ > qg (9) (12) (18) z qh (8) H qk (8) (15) A wf (8) (16) (17)

1) These features is not available for this model.

GROUP

ON/OFF SKIP

z x

. >

m M

Getting Started

Hooking up the audio components

AC power cord

to a wall outlet

Amplifier, etc.

CD player, DBS tuner

Required cords

A Audio connecting cords (2) (supplied)

When connecting an audio connecting cord, be sure to match the color-coded pins to the appropriate jacks: white (left) to white and red (right) to red.

White (L) White (L)

Red (R) Red (R)

B Optical cables (only one supplied)

• When connecting an optical cable, take the caps off

the connectors and insert the cable plugs straight in until they click into place.

• Do not bend or tie the optical cables.

Hookup considerations

• Turn off the power of all components before

making any connections.

• Do not connect any AC power cord until all the

connections are completed.

• Be sure the connections are firm to prevent hum

and noise.

Jacks (connectors) for connecting audio components

Connect To the

Amplifiers ANALOG IN/OUT jacks

CD players or DBS tuners

DIGITAL OPTICAL IN connector

Other connections

To connect the AC power cord

Connect the AC power cord of the deck to a wall outlet.

Note

If you use a timer, connect the AC power cord to the outlet of the timer.

Inserting batteries into the remote

Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries into the battery compartment with the + and – properly oriented to the markings. When using the remote, point it at the remote sensor on the deck.

Tip

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

Notes

• Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or

humid place.

• Do not drop any foreign object into the remote

casing, particularly when replacing the batteries.

• Do not use a new battery with an old one.

• Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or

lighting apparatus. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

• If you don’t use the remote for an extended period of

time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

Getting Started

Recording to MDs

Recording to an MD

If the MD has been partially recorded, recording starts after the recorded tracks.

Turn on the amplifier and program

source, and select the source on the amplifier.

Press ?/1 to turn on the deck.

The STANDBY indicator turns off.

Load a recordable MD into the slot

(page 15).

Press INPUT repeatedly to select the

input jacks (connector) connected to the program source.

When the source is connected to the

DIGITAL OPTICAL IN connector

ANALOG IN jacks A-IN

Press REC z.

The deck changes to recording pause.

Adjust the recording level if necessary.

For details, see “Adjusting the recording level” on page 12.

Press H or X.

Recording starts.

Start playing the program source.

Operations you may want to do during recording

To Press

Stop recording x Pause recording X

Resume recording after

pausing Eject the MD EJECT A after stopping

1) The track number increases by one.

Set INPUT to

D-IN

H or X

recording

To change the display while recording

Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR (or DISPLAY) repeatedly to change the display.

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

Track number and recorded time of the current track t Remaining recordable time

on the

MD t Level of the input signal t Track

name

2) Time shown in the display differs depending on the setting of REC MODE.

3) “No Name” appears when the track has no name.

Notes on recording

After recording

Press EJECT A to remove the MD or press ?/1 to turn off the deck.

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

Before disconnecting the AC power cord

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 deck. Do not disconnect the AC power cord before updating the TOC (while

“TOC” is lit) or while updating the TOC (while “TOC Writing” is flashing) to ensure a

complete recording.

Automatic conversion of digital sampling rates

A built-in sampling rate converter automatically converts the sampling frequency of various digital sources to the 44.1 kHz sampling rate of the MD deck. This allows you to monitor and record sources such as 32 or 48 kHz DAT tape or satellite broadcasts, as well as the CDs and MDs.

To prevent accidental erasure of the recorded material

To protect an MD recording, slide the recordprotect tab in the direction of the arrow (see illustration below) to open the slot. To enable re-recording, close the slot.

Record-protect tab

Slide in the direction of arrow

Recording tips

— Recording for long times/Marking track numbers/Smart Space/Adjusting the recording level/Checking the remaining recordable time/Input monitor

Recording for long times

This deck has two long time recording modes: LP2 and LP4 (MDLP recording). When recording in LP2 Stereo mode, you can record 2 times the normal recordable time, and in LP4 Stereo mode, you can record 4 times the normal recordable time. In addition, the recordable time for monaural recording is approximately double the stereo recording time. LP4 Stereo mode (4 mode) achieves a long stereo recording time by using a special compression system. When placing emphasis on sound quality, Stereo recording or LP2 Stereo recording (2 time recording mode) is recommended.

Do steps 1 to 4 of “Recording to an MD”

on page 8.

Press REC MODE repeatedly to select

the recording mode.

To record in Set REC MODE to

Stereo Blank (No indicator)

LP2 Stereo LP2

LP4 Stereo LP4

Monaural MONO

long time recording

long

Do steps 5 to 8 of “Recording to an MD”

on page 8.

Tips

• The MDLP indicator lights up when you select LP2

or LP4 in step 2 above.

• The deck is factory set to add “LP:” at the beginning

of a track name automatically. This indication is displayed when the track is played on a deck that does not support long-time recording. To turn off this function, do the following procedure.

1 While the deck is stopped, playing, or

paused, press MENU/NO.

2 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly)

until “Setup?” appears, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly)

until “LPstamp On” (factory setting) appears, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

4 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly)

to select “LPstamp Off”, and then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

5 Press MENU/NO.

To a dd “LP:” automatically again, select “LPstamp On” in step 4 above.

Notes

• The recorded “LP:” is a stamp which appears to

indicate that the track cannot be played back when you try to play the track on a system that does not support MDLP mode. It does not appear for systems that support MDLP mode.

• When set to “On”, “LP:” is recorded as the track

name, so the number of characters that can be input to an MD is reduced. If you divide an “LP:” track using the Divide function, “LP:” is also added to the latter track.

• The selected recording mode is kept even after

recording is completed, so be sure to check the recording mode before recording.

• Tracks recorded in MDLP (LP2 or LP4) Stereo

mode cannot be played back on a system that does not support MDLP mode.

• Even if you press REC MODE during recording,

you cannot change the recording mode.

• Even if you press REC MODE repeatedly to select

MONO, the monitor signal during recording does not become monaural.

• You cannot use S.F Edit and some MD edit

functions for tracks recorded in MDLP mode.

continued

Recording to MDs

Recording tips (continued)

Marking track numbers while recording

— Manual/Automatic Track Marking

You can mark track numbers either manually or automatically while recording. By marking track numbers at specific points, you can easily locate the points later or edit the MD.

Marking track numbers manually (Manual Track Marking)

While recording, press REC z at the point where you want to add a track number.

Marking track numbers automatically (Automatic Track Marking)

When recording from a CD player or MD deck connected to a DIGITAL IN connector, the deck marks track numbers in the same sequence as the source. When recording from other sources connected to the DIGITAL IN connector or a source connected to the ANALOG IN jacks, do the procedure below to mark track numbers automatically. However, you cannot mark track numbers automatically if the sound of the source to be recorded is noisy (e.g., tapes or radio programs).

While the deck is stopped, press MENU/ NO.

Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until “Setup?” appears, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until “T.M ar k L Sy n ” appears, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to select the setting, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

To Select

Turn on Automatic Track Marking

Turn off Automatic Track Marking

T.Mark LSyn (factory setting)

T.Ma r k Of f

Press MENU/NO.

When you set Automatic Track Marking to on, “L.SYNC” lights up. The deck marks a track number whenever the input signal level drops to –50 dB

(the trigger level for Automatic Track Marking) or below for at least 1.5 seconds.

1) Factory setting.

To change the trigger level for Automatic Track Marking

Do the procedure below to change the signal level that triggers Automatic Track Marking.

While the deck is stopped, press MENU/ NO.

Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until “Setup?” appears, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until “LS(T)” appears, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to select the level, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

You can set the level at any value between –72 dB and 0 dB, in 2 dB increments (–50 dB is the factory setting).

Press MENU/NO.

Tips for automatic track marking

• When recording from a CD player or an MD deck

connected to the DIGITAL IN connector, the entire material might be recorded as a single track in the following cases:

— When you consecutively record the same track

two or more times using single-track repeat play.

— When you consecutively record two or more

tracks with the same track number but from different CDs or MDs.

— When you record tracks from certain CD or

multi-disc players.

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