Sony MEX-1HD Operating Instruction

Audio Library

3-242-073-13 (1)

Audio Library System

System

Operating Instructi on s Mode d’emploi

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the unit. Record these numbers in the spa ce provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. MEX-1HD Serial No.

For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual. En ce qui concerne l’installation et les connexions, consulter le manuel d’installation/raccordement fourni.

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MEX-1HD

Warning

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Welcome !

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.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.

Thank you for purchasing this Sony Audio Library Syst em .

• Storage of about 2000 tracks on the internal HDD using the latest compression technique (ATRAC3)*

• High-speed recording at a maximum speed 8 times*

faster than the normal speed

• Quick track search from the track list rearranged by the number o f times played back or in alphabetical or der

• Sorting out recorded tracks into albums and folders

• Creating a Pla y List folders for col lecting your favorite tracks

• Data transfer to an “MG Memory Stick” or a Network Walkman

• Playback of MP3 file*

stored on a CD-R/RW

or “Memory Stick”

• Car G-PRO T ECTION

•ID3 tag*

version 1 and version 2 (text only) information (displayed when an MP3 file is played)

• CD TEXT information (displayed when a CD TEXT disc*

• Gracenote CDDB Service

is played)

pre-installed

Music Recognition

• Optional controller accessory

Wireless rotary commander RM-X6S

Notes

• The recorded music is limited to private use only. Use of the music beyond this limit requires permission of the copyright holders.

• Sony is not responsible for music files that are not saved on this unit due to unsuccessful recording from CD or music downloading.

• Sony is not responsible for any files that are damaged or erased from the hard disc.

*1 Analog signals from the AUX terminal or FM/AM

reception cannot be recorded.

*2 Available only for MP3 files using MPEG1 Audio

Layer-3 with a sampling frequency of 44.1kHz.

*3 ID3 tag is an MP3 file that contains information

about album name, artist name, track name, etc.

*4 A CD TEXT disc is an audio CD that includes

information such as the disc name, artist name, and track names. This information is recorded on the disc.

Car G-PROTECTION

G-PRO TECTION is origin all y developed for W alkman and performs supreme skip -free against sho ck. C ar G-P ROTE CTIO N is de si gned and tuned for car au dio based on the technology of original G-PROTECTION. Car GPROTECTION creates comfortable au di o reproduction with supreme skip-free and the same time, it extends the concept and the value of G-PROTECTION from Walkman to car audio.

Specification of Car G-PROTECTION

Car G-PROTECTION has following specification. (a) Re-focus within 0.5 sec., if there is a missed data. (b) Read data with double speed or more.

Limitation of Car G-PROTECTION

Car G-PROTECTION performs supreme skipfree but it doesn’t mean th at it can guarantee the perfect skip-free. Some skips may occur by continuous vibrat ion and/or the installat i on condition of this unit.

• OpenMG and its logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• “MagicGate Mem ory Stick,” , “Memory Stick,” , are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• “MagicGate” and are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• This product includes fonts owned by ELISA Font Project under lic ense.

• “POBox” and are trademarks of So ny Corporation.

• Car G-PROTECTION and are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• US and foreign patents licensed fr om D olby Laboratories.

• “WALKMAN” is trademark of Sony Corporation.

Gracenote Mus i c recognition techn ol ogy and related data are provided by Gracenote and the Gracenote CDDB

Music Recognition ServiceSM. Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related cont ent delivery. For more information visit www.gracenote.com

Gracenote is CDDB, Inc. d/b/a “Gracenote.” CD and music-related data from Gracenote CDDB Music Recogniti on Service

2002 Gracenote. Gracenote CDDB Client Software © 2000, 200 1, 2002 Gracenote. U.S . Patents Numbers #5 , 987,525; #6,061,680 ; #6,154,773 , a nd o th er pa te nt s i ssue d o r pend in g. Devices manufactured under license for the following Open Globe, Inc. United Sta tes P aten t: #6,304,523.

CDDB is a registered t rademark of Gracenot e. The Gracenote logo and logotype, the Gracenote CDDB logo and lo got ype, and the “Powered by Gracenote CDDB” logo are trademarks of Gracenote. Music Recognition Service and MRS are service marks of Gracenote.

All other trademar ks and registered trad em arks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Table of Contents

Location of controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Getting Started

Resetting the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Detaching the front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Initial settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Deactivating the Demonstration display . . . .9

Basic operations

Listening to a track on a CD . . . . . . . 10

Listening to the radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Recording audio CDs onto

the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Listening to tracks on the HDD. . . . . 13

Listening to audio files. . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

List display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Function menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Checking the inf ormation on the contents

selected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

CD/HDD/“MG Memory Stick”

Playing a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Playing the tracks on CD automatically. . . .20

Playing tracks re peatedly

— Repeat Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Playing trac ks in random orde r

— Shuffle Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Locating a folder/album/track by name

— List-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Searching a track you want to listen to . . . .22

Collecting favorite tracks

— Play List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Radio

Storing stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM) . . . . . . .24

Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Storing only desired stations

— Manual Preset Memory . . . . . . . . . . .26

Labeling a radio station

— Station Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Locating a station by name

— List-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Recording and Editing HDD

Recording an album/track onto the HDD

— Track recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Labeling a folder/album/track

— Name In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Creating a folder/album. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Moving recorded folder/album/track

— Move function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Erasing a folder/album/track

— Erase function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using “MG Memory Stick”

Transferring a track to an “MG Memory Stick”

— Check-Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Returning a track to the HDD from an “MG

Memory Stick”

— Check-In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Moving a track to an “MG Memory Stick”

— Move-Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Returning audio files to the H DD

— Move-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Importing audio fil es in to the HDD

— Import. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Storing data onto the HDD

— Backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Restoring data into a “Memory Stick”

— Restore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Labeling an album. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Changing the order of audio files in an “MG

Memory Stick”

— Move function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Erasing audio files in an “MG Memory Stick”

— Erase function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Formatting an “MG Memory Stick” . . . . . . 41

Using Network Walkman

Connecting a Network Walkman . . . . . . . . 41

Transferring a t ra ck t o a N etwork Walkman

— Check-Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Returning a track to the HDD from a Network

Walkman

— Check-In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Changing order of audio files in a Network

Walkman

— Move function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Erasing audio files i n N et w or k Walkman

— Erase function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Formatting a Network Walkman. . . . . . . . . 45

Sound effect

Sound list display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Setting the Dynami c Soundstage Organizer

— DSO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Setting the equalizer

— EQ7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Adjusting the bas s and treble

— BAS/TRE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Adjusting the balance

— BAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Adjusting the fader

— FAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Adjusting the subw oofer volume

— SUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Setting the loudness

— LOUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Other Function

Quickly attenuating the sound. . . . . . . . . . . 51

Changing the sound and display settings

— Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Selecting the spectrum analyzer . . . . . . . . . 54

Editing the library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Installing/Uninstalling Gracenote

Connecting auxiliary audio equipment . . . . 56

Using the rotary commander. . . . . . . . . . . . 57

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

CDDB

Additional Information

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Removing the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Notes on MP3 files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Notes on “Memory Stick”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Error displays/Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Location of controls

hen the front panel is opened

REC

MEX-1HD

When the front panel is removed

a L (left) dial

Rotate to: – Adjust the volume – Select a sound item Press to: – Display the sound menu – Enter a setting – Cancel the list display

b SOURCE button

To select the source.

c DSPL button 10, 13, 14, 20, 27, 30, 32,

d Display window e MENU button

To display the menus.

f OPEN (CLOSE) button 14, 18, 41 g CD Z (eject) button 10, 18 h RELEASE button 8 i OFF (Stop/Power of f) button* 8, 10,

14, 18

j Receptor for remote commander k F1/F2/F3 buttons

These buttons have different functions depending on the si tu at ion.

l FUNCTION button

To change the function menu.

m z REC button

For record settings/to start recording.

n R (right) dial

Rotate to: – Receive preset stations – Skip tracks – Select a menu item Press to: – Display the list – Enter a setting

o Z (OPEN/CLOSE) 8, 19, 42 p “MG Memory Stick” Slot q LED (“MG Memory Stick”)

Lights up while the unit is accessing the “MG Memory Stick.”

r LED (HDD)

Lights up while the unit is accessing the HDD.

s LED (I/O)

Lights up while the unit is accessing the Digital I/O.

t Digital I/O terminal (4 pins)

To connect to the Network Walkman, etc.

u RESET button 8

* Warning when installing in a car without

an ACC (accessory) position on the ignition switch

After turning off the ignit ion, be sure to press

(OFF) on the unit for 2 seconds to turn off the

clock display. Otherwise, the clock display does not turn off and causes batte ry drain.

Getting Started

Resetting the unit

Before operating the unit for the first time, or after replacing the car battery or chan gi ng the connections, you must reset the unit. Remove the front panel and pres s the RESET button with a pointed object, such as a ball-point pen.

RESET button

Note

Pressing the RESET button will er ase the clock setting and some stored information.

Detaching the front panel

Notes

• If you detach the panel while the unit is still turned on, the power will turn off automatically.

• Do not drop or put excessive pressure on the front panel and its display window.

• Close the front panel before you detach it.

• Do not subject the front panel to heat/high

temperature or moisture. Avoid leaving it in a parked car or on the dashboard/rear tray.

Tip

When carrying the front panel with you, use the supplied front panel case.

Attaching the front panel

Attach part A of the front panel to part B of the unit as illustrated and push the left side into position until it clicks.

You can detach the front panel of this unit to protect the unit from being stolen.

Caution alarm

If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF position without removing the front panel, the caution alarm wi ll beep for a few seconds.

1 Press (OFF)*.

CD, HDD, “MG Memory Stick” playback or radio reception stops (the key illumination and display remain on).

* If your car has no ACC position on the ignition

switch, be sure to turn the unit off by pressing (OFF) for 2 seconds to avoid car battery drain.

2 Press (RELEASE) to open up the front

panel and pull it off towards you.

(OFF)

(RELEASE)

Notes

• Do not put anything on the inner surface of the front panel.

• Do not detach the front panel during the eject operation. If the front panel is detached during eject, operation will stop.

To remov e the disc with the fro nt panel detached: through hole C, press Z (OPEN/CLOSE) inside the unit with a pointed object, such as a ballpoint pen.

Initial settings

The following settings are required before you operate the unit for the first time, after replacing the car batt ery, o r chan gi ng t he c onn ec tio n. If t he date or the time on the unit is not set correctly, the HDD may trace the playback history incorrectly.

1 Press the RESET button (pag e 8) . 2 Attach th e fro n t p anel (page 8).

3 Rotate th e R dial to se l e ct AM Step

“9K” or “10K,” then press the R dial.

The AM (FM) tuning interval is fact ory-se t to “10K.” If the frequency allocation sy ste m of your country is based on 9 kHz (50 kHz) interval, set to “9K.”

4 Set the date and time.

1 Rotate the R di al to se l ect the year,

then press the R dial.

2 Rotate the R di al to se l ect the

month, then press the R dial.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to set the

day, hour, minute.

The set date and time are displayed and the clock appear s.

Deactivating the Demonstration display

In the default setting, Demonstration is set to “On” (to active the demonstration display). After initial setting, you must set Demonstration to “Off.”

1 Press (MENU). 2 Rotate the R dial to select “Di spl ay,”

then press the R dial.

3 Rotate the R dial to sele ct

“Demonstration,” then press the R dial.

4 Rotate the R dial to select “O f f,” then

press the R di al.

5 Press (F3) ().

The normal display appears.

When you set the date and time after the initial settings

Press (MENU) and select “Time S et” in “Set up ,” then press the R dial.

Note

During the date and time setting, if Demonstration display appears, press the R dial to display the date and time setting display.

Tips

• The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication.

• The “AM” or “PM” indication is automatically

switched depending on the set hour.

• The indication for the day of the week changes automatically according to the date.

• If you press (F1) in step 4, the cursor moves to the previous item.

Basic operations

Listening to a track on a CD

1 Press .

The front panel slides down and the disc tray slides out automatically.

2 Place a CD (labeled side up).

Set the CD on the disc tray until it clicks.

3 Push the disc tray.

T o stop playback

Press (OFF).

When a CD is already inserted

Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select “CD,” and playback starts automatically.

To play back a CD auto matically

Set “CD Auto Play” (p age 20) to “On.” The unit aut omati call y play s ba ck a CD when t he disc tray is closed .

Playback starts automatically.

Notes

• Do not put any foreign objects between the front panel and the unit. The front panel cannot close and possible damage may occur to the unit.

• Do not place more than 1 disc on the disc tray.

• The disc tray and front panel closes automatically

after the caution alarm beeps.

To adjust the volume level

Rotate the L dial.

To switch the display items

Press (DSPL).

To locate a specific point in a track — Manual searching

Press (FUNCTION) repeatedly to display the function menu “m” and “M.”

(F1) (m) : To search backward (F2) (M) : To search forward

Press and hold (F1) or (F2). Release when you have found the desired point.

To locate a specific track — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS)

Rotate the R dial.

L: To locate a preceding track

or the beginni ng poin t of the current track

R: To locate a succeeding track

Listening to the radio

1 Press (SOURCE) to select “FM” or

“AM.”*

2 Rotate th e R dial to sel e ct the desi red

station.

You can select the station only when the station is store d in the preset memory (page 24 or 26).

* When AM reception has been canceled, “AM” is

not displayed while you are selecting the source. To activate the AM reception, set “AM Skip” to “Off” (page 51).

To adjust the volume level

Rotate the L dial.

To stop listening to the radio

Press (OFF).

To receive a station automatically — Automatic tuning

Press (FUNCTION) repeated ly to display the function menu “ SEEK” and “SEEK .”

(F1) ( SEEK) :To search for preceding stations (F2) (SEEK ) : To search for succeeding

Press (F1) or (F2). Scanning stops when the unit rece ives a sta tion.

To receive the desired frequency — Manual tuning

Press (FUNCTION) repeated ly to display the function menu “ SEEK” and “SEEK .”

(F1) ( SEEK) : To search for a lower frequency (F2) (SEEK ) : To search for a higher frequency

Press and hold (F1) or (F2). Release when the unit receives the desire d frequency.

stations

Recording audio CDs onto the HDD

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

“CD.”

Note

If no CD is inserted, you cannot select “CD” as the source.

2 Press .

The record setting display appears.

REC

3 Adjust settings for recording.

1 Press (F1) repeatedly to select the

recording bit rate, “132K” or “105K.”

2 Press (F2) repeatedly to select the

recording spee d, “HI-REC” or “×1-REC.”

4 Press .

Recording start s. CD playback starts automatically when all tracks are recor ded.

To stop recording

Press (F1) (x).

REC

To listen to the radio while recording

Press (SOURCE) r epeatedly to select “FM” or “AM.” Each time you press (SOURCE), the source changes as foll ows: FM t AM t AUX* t CD t FM When you select “CD,” the track being recorded is played.

* If “AUX” is not displayed when selecting the source,

set “AUX Skip” in “Setup” to “Off” (page 56).

In the default setting, REC Continue is set to “On” (to conti nue recording after ignition is turned off, and turn off the unit automatically after recording has completed). For details, see “Changing the sound and display settings” on page 51.

Listening to tracks on the HDD

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

“HDD.”

Playback starts automatically from the first track in the last album recorded on the HDD.

Note

When you use the HDD for the first time, or when there is nothing recorded on the HDD, you cannot select “HDD” as the source. In this case, record a CD onto the HDD.

2 Press the R dial to display the list.

Each time you press the R dial, the list display changes as follows: Album name list t Track name list t normal playba ck display

3 Rotate th e R dial to sel e ct the desi red

track, t h en press the R dial.

Playback starts.

To adjust the volume level

Rotate the L dial.

To locate a specific point in a track — Manual searching

Press (FUNCTION) repeated ly to display the function menu “m” and “M.”

(F1) (m) : To search backward (F2) (M) : To search forward

Press and hold (F1) or (F2). Release when you have found the desired point.

To locate a specific track — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS)

Rotate the R dial.

L: To locate a preceding track

or the beginni ng poin t of the current track

R: To locate a succeeding track

To switch the display items

Press (DSPL).

To stop playback

Press (OFF).

Listening to audio files

1 Press (OPEN).

The front panel slides down automatically.

2 Insert an “MG Memory Stick” until it

clicks.

3 Press (OPEN) again.

The front panel i s closed.

4 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

“MEMORY STICK.”

Playback starts automatically.

To adjust the volume level

Rotate the L dial.

To switch the display items

Press (DSPL).

To stop playback

Press (OFF).

When an “MG Memory Stick” is already inserted

Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select “MEMORY STICK.” Playback starts automatically.

Note

If no “MG Memory Stick” is inserted, you cannot select “MEMORY STICK” as the source.

Tip

“NO CONTENTS” will be displayed when there are no audio files that can be played back.

To locate a specific point in a track — Manual searching

Press (FUNCTION) repeatedly to display the function menu “m” and “M.”

(F1)

(m): To search backward (M): To search forward

(F2)

Press and hold (F1) or (F2). Release when you have found the desired point.

To locate a specific track — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS)

Rotate the R dial.

L: To locate a preceding

track or the beginning point of the current track

R: To locate a succeeding track

Menu display

You can change the funct i on m odes or the various setting s of the unit acco rd in gly.

R dial

To change the settings

Example: To set “Screen Saver” to “Auto”

1 Press (MENU).

indicates you are in the first level of the menu settings

indicates there ar e other le vels below the current level

2 Rotate the R dial to select “Display,”

then press the R dial.

indicates you are in the second level of the menu settings

Tip

Menu items appear depending on the source selected. For details, see “C hanging the sound and display settings” on page 51.

indicates there are other levels above and below the current level

3 Rotate the R dial to select “Screen

Saver,” then press the R dial.

indicates you are in the third level of the menu settings

indicates there are other levels above the current level

4 Rotate the R dial to select “Auto, ” then

press the R dial.

5 Press (MENU).

The normal display appears.

List display

The radio station names or the folder/alb um/track names are displayed depending on the source selected. You can simply select an item on the list to play or listen to.

SOURCE

To select the item

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

the source (CD , HDD, ME MOR Y STICK, FM, AM or AUX*).

* If “AUX” is not displayed when selecting the

source, set “AUX Skip” in “Setup” to “Off” (page

56).

2 Press the R dial.

The name list display appears.

Each time you press the R dial, the list display changes as foll ows:

, or :

HDD

Album (disc* t Normal playback display t Album (disc*

RADIO

) name list t Track name list

) name list

The station nam e list appears*

*1 Available only when you select “CD.” *2 Available only when station is stored.

3 Rotate the R dial to select th e desired

item.

4 Press the R dial.

The selected item is played/received.

Tip

You can use functions such as Move or Erase for the selected item by pressing (MENU).

MEMORY STICK

R dial

To display the folder name list, or source list

Display the album name list in step 2, then press (F1) (). Each time you press (F1), the list display changes as foll ows: Album name list t Folder name list t Source list

List structure

: Storage folder

:Play List folder

:Sort folder

MEX-1HD

HDD

Memory Stick FM AM AUX Digital I/O

001 Album

001 TRACK 002 TRACK

001 Folder001

001 Album

001 TRACK 002 TRACK

002 Album

002 Play List 003 Artist 004 Time Stamp 005 Title 006 Access Ranking 007 Less Access Ranking 008 History 009 Recycle Bin 010 DATA

Function menu

The followin g items are displayed depending on the situation

You can change the various settings or modes easily with the function menu. Some specific functions frequently used are assi gned to the function buttons (F1) to (F3) according to the source selected.

SOURCE

F1F2

FUNCTIONF3

To switch the function menu

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

the source (CD, HDD, ME MOR Y STICK, FM, AM o r AUX*).

* If “AUX” is not displayed when selecting the

source, set “AUX Skip” in “Setup” to “Off” (page

56).

2 Press (FUNCTION) repeatedly to

display the function menu.

Function menu

3 Press (F1) to (F3) to adjust the

settings for the functions and modes.

Each time you pr ess (FUNCTION), the function menu changes as follows;

RADIO

F1: >SEEK BTM F2: SEEK. t LOCAL t F3: AM/FM

, or :

HDD

F1: m REP F2: M t SHUF t F3:

* : available only when you select “HDD.”

CDDB/CD TEXT: available only when you are playing back a CD TEXT disc. CDDB: available only when y ou are playing back an audio CD where multiple possible matches of different title information are found in the Gracenote CDDB

AUX

F1: F2: F3:

MEMORY STICK

database.

During radio reception or playback

SEEK/SEEK : searches for radio stations manually or automatically. BTM: stores stations with the strongest signals. LOCAL: changes the local mode to “On” or “Off.” FM/AM: switches the radio band to AM or FM. m/M: searches for a desired point in the track. REP: changes th e repeat playback mode. SHUF: changes the shuffle playback mod e.

: changes the folder. CDDB/CD TEXT: changes displayed title information (CD TEXT or Gracenote CDDB information) during CD TEXT disc playback (see “Notes on Gr acenote CDDB

” on page 20).

CDDB: changes displayed title information during playback of a n audio CD where multiple possible matches of dif ferent tit le informat ion are found in the Gracenote CDDB

database.

: changes the SA pattern (Spectrum

analyzer).

: changes the sc reen saver pattern. : changes the display to “On” or “Off.”

During the menu setting operation

: to return to the prev ious display.

: to return to the normal display. CANCEL: to cancel the item or the mode selected. ENTER: to confirm the item selected. ALL: to select all i tem s or cancel all selected items. CREAT E: to create a new Folder/Album.

On the list display

: to return to the prev ious display.

B: to receive the station or start playback.

: to return to the normal display.

During the Name In operation

: to move the cursor to th e left.

: to move the cu rsor to the right. ENTER: to store the characters entered. CLEAR: to erase a c har acter entered. CANCEL: to eras e all characters enter ed.

During the REC setting operation

132K/105K: to change the recording bit rate. HI-REC/×1-REC: to select high-speed or normal speed recordin g.

: to return to the normal display. ALL: to confirm or cancel all selected items. x: to stop recording. CREAT E: to create a new Folder/Album.

continue to next page t

During the sound setting operation

: to return to the previous display.

: to return to the normal display. INIT: to restore the default settings. TUNE: to move to the tuning display. LPF: to move to the low-pass filter display. HPF: to move to the high-pass filter display.

Checking the information on the contents selected

You can confirm the available HDD free space, or the restricti ons to Check-In/O ut, etc.

1 Press the R dial to display the desire d

item list you want to check.

2 Rotate the R dial to select th e it em ,

then press (MENU).

3 Rotate the R dial to select

“Information,” then pr es s th e R dial.

The information display appears. The items listed below are displayed

according to the source selected : – Remaining HDD free space

– The number of fol ders, albums and tracks – Check-In/Out is available/not available – Move-In/Out is available/not available – Import is available/not available – Playback tim e – Recording bit rate (- - - kbps/Variable bit

rate)

– The date and time that the item has been

created – The restriction for playback count – The restriction for playback valid period

Notes

• The playing time of a track which has not been played back may be displayed as “--.”

• In certain cases, the album name of the track which has not been played back may not be displayed.

• There may be a discrepancy between the playing time displayed and the actual playing time.

• When checking a CD with a complex MP3 structure, only the contents (folders and files) in the folder currently selected are displayed. To display the content information of another folder, select the corresponding folder accordingly.

R dial

CD/HDD/“MG Memory Stick”

Playing a track

When playing a music CD, a track recorded on the HDD or “MG Memory Stick,” text information (folder name, album name, track name, artist name etc.) is displayed.

Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select “CD,” “HDD” or “MEMORY STICK.”

Playback starts automatically.

Note

When no media such as a CD or an “MG Memory Stick” is inserted, or no audio file is on the HDD, corresponding source indications such as “CD,” “HDD” or “MEMORY STICK” do not appear in the display while selecting.

SOURCE CDZOPEN

To Do this

Stop playback Pr es s (OFF). Eject the disc Press . Skip tracks

–Automatic

Music Sensor

Fast-forward/ reverse –Manual Search

Open the front panel

FUNCTIONOFF F2

Rotate the R dial.

Press (FUNCTION) to display the function menu, then press and hold (F1) or (F2) and release at the desired point .

Press (OPEN).

R dial

To remove the disc, press down the center spindle, and lift up th e edge of the disc from the relief in the disc tray.

Notes

• Do not touch the lens in the disc tray.

• Do not use a commercially available lens cleaner.

• Depending on the recording method used on the

disc, it may take a minute or more before playing the first track.

• Depending on the condition of the disc, it may not

play back (page 61, 62).

• CD-R or CD-RW discs should be finalized.

• When the R dial is rotated while the first (or last)

track on the disc is being played, playback skips to the last (or first) track on the CD.

• If the last track on the disc is over, playback restarts

from the first track of the disc.

The playback order of MP3 files

The playback order of the folders a nd files is as follows. Example:

Folder (album)

MP3 file (track)

To eject the “MG Memory Stick,” push in the “MG Memory Stick” lightly, then pull out.

Notes

• There is a delay of a few seconds after you press Z

(OPEN/CLOSE) before the disc tray is ejected.

• Insert the “MG Memory Stick” in the correct

direction.

• Do not forcefully remove the “MG Memory Stick.”

• The following tracks cannot be Checked-Out:

– A track whose allowable number of Check-Out

count is 0 (zero)

– A track whose playback period has expired

Tree 1 (root)

Notes

• A folder that does not include an MP3 file is skipped.

• Max i mum folder number: 255 (including the roo t

folder and empty folders)

• The maximum number of MP3 files and folders that can be contained in a disc: 512 If a file/folder name contains many characters, this number may become less than 512.

• The maximum number of trees which can be played is 8.

• If ATRAC3 files and MP3 files are in the “MG Memory Stick,” only ATRAC3 files are played back (MP3 files are not played back or displayed).

• Do not store MP3 files in the HIFI folder or CONTROL folder of the “MG Memory Stick” as they cannot be played or recognized.

Tip

To specify a desired playback order, before the folder or file name, input the order by number (e.g., “01,” “02”), then record contents onto a disc. (The order differs depending on the writing software.)

Tree 2

Tree 3

Tree 4

Tree 5

Display items

When the folder/album (disc)/track changes, any prerecorded title of the new folder/album (disc)/ track is automatically displayed.

Each time you press (DSPL), items change in order as follows.

When playing back a track on the HDD

Items

1 AClock/S.A. BTrack name/Artist name

CTrack number/Elapsed playing time AClock/S.A. BAlbum name/Artist name

CTrack name/Artist name

3 AAlbum name/Artist name BTrack name/

Artist name time

AFolder name BAlbum name/Artist name CTrack name/Artist name

AFolder name BTrack name/Artist name

CTrack number/ Elapsed play in g time

6 AClock/S.A. BFolder name

CTrack name/Artist name

CTrack n um ber/Elaps ed playing

• When a CD TEXT disc is pl a ye d ba c k, C D T EXT has priority over Gracenote CDDB ® information. To change CD TEXT to Gracenote CDDB information, press (FUNCTION) repeatedly to display “CDDB,” then press (F3) (CDDB).

• Gracenote CDDB If title information is incorrect, you can edit it with this unit (page 30) or Mobile Library Manager (page 54).

Notes on MP3

• If an MP3 file has an ID3 tag, the ID3 tag information has priority o ver other information.

• When an MP3 file is being played back, the disc volume name and the folder name will be displayed instead of the folder name and the artist name respectively.

• ID3 tag applies only to version 1 and version 2 (text only). If ID3 tag information ver.1 and 2 are contained, ver.2 information will be displayed.

• In the following cases, elapsed playing time may not be displayed accurately. – when an MP3 file of VBR (variable bit rate) is

played

– duri ng fast-forward/reverse

data may contain inaccuracies.

Playing the tracks on CD automatically

When you close the disc tray after inserting a CD, the unit automatically starts playing back from the first track of the CD.

Notes

• The names of music files on an “MG Memory Stick” are displayed in the format compliant with ISO 9660 (page 62).

• When a folder, album or disc has no name, those number (such as Track 001) is displayed.

• Some charact ers can not be di splayed.

• For some CD TEXT discs with very many

characters, information may not scroll.

• A track name is displayed when you play back MP3 files, a track on the HDD, “MG Memory Stick,” or when you play back a CD TEXT disc.

Notes on Gracenote CDDB

• When an audio CD is played back, the Gracenote

Music Recognition ServiceSM (CD data

CDDB base) on the unit is accessed (while accessing, “Accessing Gracenote CDDB” appears) and the title information (disc name/artist name/track name) is displayed. “Accessing Gracenote CDDB” appears, only when the CD first starts playing.

R dial

1 Press (MENU). 2 Rotate the R dial to select “Setup,”

then press the R dial.

3 Rotate the R dial to select “CD Auto

Play,” then press the R dial.

4 Rotate the R dial to select “On,” then

press the R dial.

5 Press (F3) ().

The normal display appears.

T o canc el Auto Play

Select “Off” in step 4.

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play

The unit can repeat a track, an album, or a folder when the item being played reaches th e end. The followi ng repeat options are av ailable:

• Track Repeat — to repeat a track.

• Album Repeat*

• Folder Repeat*

1 During playback, press (FUNCTION)

repeatedly to display the function menu “REP.”

2 Press (F1) (REP) repeatedly to select

the desired Repeat Play mode .

Repeat Play starts . Each time you pr ess (F1), the Repeat Play mode changes as follows: Track Repeat t Album Repeat* Folder Repeat*

*1 Available only when you select “HDD.” *2 Available only when you select “HDD” or when you

are playing back an MP3 file.

To return to the normal playback mode

Select “Repeat Off” in step 2.

Tips

• To select the Repeat Play mode in another way,

press (MENU) during playback, then set “Repeat” in “Play Mode” to “Off,” “Track,” “Album” or “Folder” accordingly (page 52).

• Repeat Play mode order changes according to the

source selected.

— to repeat an album.

— to repeat a folder.

FUNCTIONF1

t Repeat Off

Playing tracks in random order

— Shuffle Play

Tracks on an album, a folder (or a disc) are played in random order. The following shuffle options are available.

• Album Shuffle* current album in random order.

• Folder Shuffle* current folder in random order.

• Shuffle All — to pla y all tracks in all f olders in random order.

1 During playback, press (FUNCTION)

repeatedly to display the function menu “SHUF.”

2 Press (F2) (SHUF) repeatedly to select

the desired Shuffle Play mode.

Shuffl e Play starts. Each time you press (F2), the Shuffle Play mode changes as fol l ows: Album Shuffle* Shuffle All t Shuffle Off

*1 Available only when you select “HDD.” *2 Available only when you select “HDD” or you are

playing back an MP3 file.

To return to the normal playback mode

Select “Shuffle Off” in step 2.

Note

“Shuffle All” will not shuffle tracks between CD, “MG Memory Stick” and HDD.

Tips

• To select the “SHUF” mode in another way, press

(MENU) during playback, then set “Shuffle” in “Play Mode” to “Off,” “Album,” “Folder” or “A ll” accor dingly (page 52).

• Shuffle Play mode order changes according to the source selected.

— to play the tracks in the

F2 FUNCTION

t Folder Shuffle*2 t

Locating a folder/album/track by name

— List-up

You can select and pl ay back the desired music file from the folder/album/track name list.

R dial

Searching a track you want to listen to

You can find a desired track by searching it by items such as title, artist names, etc.

SOURCE F1

R dial

1 During playback, press the R dial.

The album name list display appears.

Each time you press the R dial, the list changes as foll ows: Album (disc*) name list t Track name list t Normal playback display t Album (disc*) name list

* Available only when you select “CD.”

2 Rotate the R dial to select th e desired

item, then press the R dial .

Playback starts.

To select a folder

Display the album name list in step 1, then press (F1) ().

Note

In the case of CD TEXT discs, some letters cannot be displayed.

Tips

• When the selected item is available, the function menu ( B) appears.

• “ B” is displayed to the left of the title being played.

• If you press (F2) in step 1, playback starts from

Album 001/Trac k 001. Ex.) When Folder 003 is selected The unit starts playback from the first track (Track

001) in the first album (Album 001) in Folder 003.

1 Press (SOURCE) to select “HDD.” 2 Press the R dial, then press (F1) ()

to display the folder name list.

3 Rotate the R dial to select the desired

sort folder, then press the R dial.

Sort type Explanation

Folder 001 plays back recorded albums/

Play List plays back only albums/tracks

Artist creates albums for each artist

Time Stamp sorts the tracks by the r ecorded

Title sorts the tracks according to

Access Ranking

tracks sequentially.

registered to a Play List . For details on how to register a track, see “Coll ecting favorite tracks” on page 23.

and sorts the tracks according to the artist.

time. “Normal” rearranges tracks in the order of recorded time. “Reverse” rearranges tracks in reverse order.

their titles. “ABC” rearranges tracks in alphab etical order. “Reverse” rearranges tracks in reverse order.

sorts 50 or 10 of the most frequently played tracks. “T op 50,” or “T o p10 ” rank s t he tracks in order. “Top50 (Count down),” or “Top10 (Count down)” ranks the tracks in reverse order.

Sort type Explanation

Less Access Ranking

History “Normal” rearr anges tracks in

sorts 50 or 10 of the least frequently played tracks. “Bottom50,” or “Bottom10” ranks the tracks in order. “Bottom50 (Count Down),” or “Bottom10 (Count Down)” ranks the tracks in reve rs e order.

order of most recently played tracks. “Reverse” rearranges tracks in reverse order of most recently played tr acks.

4 Rotate th e R dial to sel e ct the desi red

search item, then press the R dial.

5 Rotate th e R dial to sel e ct the desi red

track, t h en press the R dial.

The normal display appears.

Tip

The unit sequentially plays back tracks in the album in which the selected t rack is included.

Collecting favorite tracks

— Play List

Collecting your favorite tracks in the Play List folder enables you to play them back just by selecting the Play List.

SOURCE MENUF1

R dial

Registering a track in the Play List

1 Press (SOURCE) to select “HDD.” 2 Press (MENU). 3 Rotate the R dial to select “Pl ay List,”

then press the R dial.

4 Rotate the R dial to select “Entry,” then

press the R di al.

The track name list app ea rs .

5 Rotate the R dial to select the track

you want to register, then press the R dial.

The selected track i s m arked with “ .” To cancel the item being se le ct ed, press the R dial again.

6 Repeat step 5 until you finish selecting

all the tracks you want to register.

7 Press (F1) (ENTER).

Select a Play List folde r /a lbum on which you want to regi st er your favorite track .

8 Rotate the R dial to select the d esired

Play List folder, then press the R dial.

9 Rotate the R dial to select the d esired

Play List album, then press the R dial.

The normal display appears.

Tips

• In the default setting, all tracks are selected in the track name list. To select specific tracks, press (F2) (ALL) to cancel the selection first.

• You can register up to 400 tracks in an album (Play List).

• To create a ne w Pla y Li st f old er , pres s (F2) (CREATE)

then assign a name in step 8.

Radio

The unit can store up to 2 0 FM stations and 10 AM stations.

Caution

When tuning in statio ns while driving, use the Best Tuning Memory to prevent accidents .

Storing stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM)

The unit selects the stations with the strongest signals within the selected band, and stores them in order of freq uency.

SOURCE MENU

F3 F1

Erasing the stored station

1During radio reception, press th e R

dial.

The preset station name list appears.

2Rotate the R dial to select the

station you want to erase, then press (MENU).

3Rotate the R dial t o se l ect “Erase,”

then press the R dial.

4Rotate the R dial to select “OK,”

then press the R dial.

The selected sta ti on is erased.

5Press (F3) ().

The normal reception display appe ars.

T o canc el er as ing

Select “Cancel” in step 4.

FUNCTION

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

“FM” or “AM.”

2 Press (FUNCTION) repeatedly to

display the function menu “BTM.”

3 Press (F1) (BTM).

B.T.M. starts. The normal reception display appe ar s w h e n stations are stored.

Notes

• If only a few stations can be received due to weak signals, some stored numbers will retain their former settings.

• When a number is indicated in the display, the unit starts storing stations from the one currently displayed.

• When AM reception has been canceled, “AM” is not displayed while you are selecting the source. To activate the AM reception, set “AM Skip” to “Off” (page 51).

Tip

To select the BTM mode in another way, press (MENU) during reception, then select “B.T.M.” in “Preset Edit” (page 52).

R dial

Receiving the stored stations

R dial

SOURCE

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

“FM” or “AM.”

2 Rotate th e R dial to sel e ct the desi red

station.

Display items

Station name*

Preset stat ion

Radio

number

band

* Displayed only when a name is assigned. For details

on assigning a name, see “Labeling a radio station” on page 26.

F2 FUNCTION

Frequency

If FM stereo reception is poor (Monaural mode)

1 During FM reception, press (MENU). 2 Rotate the R dial to sele ct “Receive

Mode,” then press the R dial.

3 Rotate the R dial to select “M ono,”

then press the R dial.

4 Rotate the R dial to select “O n,” then

press the R di al.

5 Press (F3) ().

The normal recepti on display appears. The sound improves, but becomes monaural.

To cancel the Monaural mode

Select “Off” in step 4.

Tip

If FM broadcasts are difficult to hear, set DSO to “Off” (see “Setting the Dynamic Soundstage Organizer” on page 46).

If interference occurs during FM reception (IF Auto mode)

This unit will automatically narrow the reception frequency to eliminate noise. In such cases, some FM broadcasts may become monaural while in the stereo reception mode. To always hear FM broadcasts in stereo, you can change the IF Auto setting and wid en th e fr eque nc y si gnal re cep tio n.

If preset tuning does not work (Local mode)

The Automatic Tuning function may stop frequently whe n there are many radio st at ions in the area. If this hap p ens, you can reduce the sensitivity of the tuner so that only relatively strong signals are tuned in.

1 During radio reception, press

(FUNCTION) repeatedly to display the function menu “LOCAL.”

2 Press (F2) (LOCAL) to select “Local

On.”

To cancel the local mode

Press (F2) to select “Local Off” in step 2.

1 During FM reception, press (MENU). 2 Rotate the R dial to sele ct “Receive

Mode,” then press the R dial.

3 Rotate the R dial to select “IF S wi tch,”

then press the R dial.

4 Rotate the R dial to select the d esired

item, then press the R dial.

Item Explanation

Wide Maximizes signal reception and

improves sound quality.

Auto Switches the mode

automatically.

5 Press (F3) ().

The normal recepti on display appears.

Storing only desired stations

— Manual Preset Memory

You can manually preset desired stations by specifying the frequency. The unit can store up to 2 0 FM stations and 10 AM stations.

SOURCE MENU

F1F2

Labeling a radio station

— Station Memo

You can assign a name to each radio station and store it in memory . The name of the station currently tuned in appears in the display. Y ou can assign a name using up to 31 characters per station.

MENUDSPL

FUNCTION

R dial

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

“FM” or “AM.”

2 Press (FUNCTION) repeatedly to

displa y t h e f unction men u “ SEE K ” and “SEEK .”

3 Press (F1) ( SEEK) or (F2)

(SEEK ) to tune in the station you want to store.

4 Press (MENU).

The menu display appears.

5 Rotate the R dial to select “Pr es et

Edit,” then press the R dial.

6 Rotate the R dial to select “M anual,”

then press the R dial.

7 Rotate the R dial to select the memory

number you want to store, then press the R dial.

The normal reception display appe ar s w h e n the station is stored.

Note

If you try to store another station on the same stored number, the previously stored station will be erased.

R dialL dial

1 Tune in the station you want to assign

a name.

2 Press (MENU).

The menu display ap pears.

3 Rotate the R dial to select “Name In,”

then press the R dial.

4 Rotate th e R dial to sel ect “Statio n

Memo,” the n press the R dial.

5 Enter charact ers.

1Rotate the R dial to select the

desired character type , the n pr ess the R dial.

As you ro tate the R di a l, the item c h anges as follows:

Item Explanation

ABC Alphabet (All caps) abc Alphabet (Small caps) 1234 Numbers ! ? # Symbo l (OK) t o store the charac t ers entered (<) to move the cursor to the left (,) to move the cursor to the right (CLR) to erase a character (NG) to cancel name editing ( ) to back to the character menu

2 Rotate the dial to sel ect th e desired

character, then press the R dial.

The entries proposed appear. To change the character types, rotate the R dial to select “ ,” th en press the R dial. Each time you press (DSPL), the alphabet letter string displayed change s th e type of letters as follows: All capital letters t the first letter in capitals t all small letters

3 Rotate the L dial to select the

desired entry proposed, then press the L dial.

When there is no en tr y pr oposed, follow steps 1 and 2 to finish entering the name. To move the cursor, rotate the R dial to select “<” or “,,” then press the R dial. To delete the entered character, rotate the R dial to select “CLR,” then press the R dial.

6 Rotate the R dial to sele ct “OK,” then

press the R dial.

The normal display appears.

To cancel labeling the station

Rotate the R dial to s e lect “NG” in step 6, then press the R dial.

Tips

• Simply overwrite or en te r “

• If no memory is remaining, “MEMORY FULL”

appears in the display, and you cannot assign a station name.

_” to corr ect or e r as e a n ame.

Locating a station by name

— List-up

You can locate a radio station by its assigned name. For details on how to name a station, see page 26.

R dial

1 During radio reception, press the R

dial.

The frequencies or names assigned to the stations appear.

2 Rotate the R dial to select the d esired

station, t hen press the R di al.

The normal recepti on display appears.

Tip

“ B” is displayed to the left of the station name being received.

Recording and Editing HDD

Overview of the HDD system

Recorded tracks on the HDD are sorted out by folders as foll ows: – When no folder is selected before recording, a

new empty album is created inside the “Folder 001” folder and recorded tracks are stored there automatically. (See “CDA” and “CDB” in the diagram.)

– When a certain fo l der is selected before

recording, a new empty album is created inside the selected fol d er and recorded tr acks are stored there automatically. (See “CDC” in the diagram.)

Example: “CDA” and “CD B”: No folder is selected.

“CDC”: “Folder 002” is s elected.

REC

Recording an album/track onto the HDD

— Track recording

You can select and reco rd onto the HDD an item you want from a CD.

SOURCE

1 Press (SOURCE) to select “CD.” 2 Press .

The record setting di splay appears.

Storage folder

REC

R dial

RECF3F2

Storage album

001

002

Notes

• The recorded music is limited to private use only. Use of the music beyond this limit requires permission of the copyright holders.

• Sony is not responsible for music files that are not saved on this unit due to unsuccessful recording from CD or music downloading.

• Sony is not responsible for any files that are damaged or erased from the hard disc.

001 (CDA)

002 (CDB)

001 (CDC)

Folder Album Track

001

002

001

Recording source informat ion (Selected track number/Total track number, Total track time)

To change the recording bit rate, press (F1). To change the recording speed, pres s (F2).

3 Rotate the R dial to select the

recording source information, then press the R dial.

4 Rotate the R dial to select the track

you want to record, t h en press the R dial.

The selected item is marked with “ .” To cancel the item being s elected, press the R dial again.

5 Repeat step 4 un til y ou fini sh select ing

all desired tracks.

6 Press (F3) ().

The record setting di splay reappears.

7 Press .

Track name being recorded

REC

Remaining timeProgress bar

Track number/ Elapsed playing time

Recording starts. Playback of a disc starts automatically when all tracks are recorded.

Notes

• If you cancel recording in the middle of a track, the

current track is not recorded. Previous tracks remain.

• The indi ca tion of record ing ti me on the recor ding

display is approximate.

• You can record up to 200 albums in a folder and up

to 2000 albums on the HDD.

• In the default setting, REC continue is set to “On”

(page 51).

• When an audio CD is played back, the Gracenote

Music Recognition ServiceSM (CD data

CDDB base) on the unit is accessed (while accessing, “Accessing Gracenote CDDB” appears) and the title information (disc name/artist name/track name) is displayed. If “No Match” appears after accessing, the Gracenote CDDB data for the disc. If you need title information, update the Gracenote CDDB the library” on page 54.

• When you record a CD TEXT disc, displayed title

information (disc name/artist name/track name) is recorded onto the HDD. Y ou can change the displayed title information (see “Notes on Gracenote

” on page 20).

CDDB

Tips

• In the default setting, all tracks are selected in the

track name list. To select specific tracks, press (F2) (ALL) to cancel the selection first.

• You can record up to 6000 tracks on the HDD.

• Each time you press (SOURCE) during recording,

the source changes in the order of FM t AM t AUX* t CD t FM. When you select the CD, the track being recorded will be played.

* If “AUX” is not displayed when selecting the source,

set “AUX Skip” in “Setup” to “Off” (page 56).

(CD data bas e) has no ma t che d

(CD data base) see “Editing

To change the recording speed

Press (F2) to select the recording speed in step

Item Explanation

×1-REC Re cords th e track a nd repr oduces

track sound simulta neously. (Normal speed recording)

HI-REC* Rec ords the track up to 8 time s

faster than normal speed recording. (High speed re cording)

* The default setting.

T o change the fol der/album to sto re the tracks

1 Rotate the R dia l to sel ect the

storage folder or storage album, then press the R dial in step 2.

To create a new folder, press (F2) (CREATE).

2 Rotate the R dia l to sel ect the

desired folder or album, then press the R dial.

To create a new album, press (F2) (CREATE).

To cancel recording

Press (F1) (x) in step 7.

To change the recording bit rate

Press (F1) to select the recording bit rate in step

Item Explanation

105K S ta ndard recording bi t rate. 132K* Offers bet ter sound quality. But

the audio files incr ease in size.

* The default setting.

Labeling a folder/album/ track

— Name In

Giving album titles, tracks titles, or artist names to the items recorded on the unit will help you create an easy acc ess music library.

SOURCE MENUDSPL

L dial

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

“HDD.”

2 Press (MENU). 3 Rotate the R dial to select “N ame In,”

then press the R dial.

4 Rotate the R dial to select th e desired

item, then press the R dial .

Item Explanation

Track To assign a name to a track Track Artist To assign an artist name to a

Album To assign a name to an album Album

Artist Folder To assign a name to a folder

track

To assign an artist name to an album

R dial

5 Enter charact ers.

1Rotate the R dial to select the

desired character type , the n pr ess the R dial.

As you ro tate the R di a l, the item c h anges as follows:

Item Explanation

ABC Alphabet (All caps) abc Alphabet (Small caps) 1234 Numbers ! ? # Symbol (OK) to store the characters entered (<) to move the cursor to the left (,) to move the cursor to the right (CLR) to erase a character (NG) to cancel name editing ( ) to return to the character menu

2Rotate the R dial to select the

desired character, then press the R dial.

The proposed ent ries appear. To change the character types, rotate the R dial to select “ ,” then press the R dial. Each time you press (DSPL), the alphabet letter string displayed changes th e t ype of letters as follows: All capital letters t the first letter in capitals t all small letters

3Rotate the L dial to select the

proposed entry you desired, then press the L dial.

When there is no proposed entry, follow steps 1 and 2 to finish entering th e name. To move the cursor, rotate the R dial to select “<” or “,,” then press the R dial. To delete the entered character, rotate the R dial to select “CLR,” then press the R dial.

6 Rotate the R dial to select “OK,” then

press the R dial.

The normal display appears.

T o canc el labe ling

Rotate the R dial to select “NG” in step 6, t h en press the R dial.

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