Sony MXD-D400 User Manual

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Operating Instructions

MXD-D400

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moi st u r e.

To prevent fire, do not cover the ventil at ion of the apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candle s on the apparatus.

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place obje c ts filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus

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

The following caution la be l is loc a te d inside the apparatus.

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

For the customer in the U.S.A.

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. MXD-D400 Seral No.

Caution

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

WARNING

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 protectio n aga i nst ha r mf ul interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and ca n r adia te radio frequency energy and, if not in sta ll ed 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 installa tion. If this equipment doe s ca use 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 rece iv i ng an tenna.

– Increase the separation betwe e n the equi pment and

receiver.

– Connect the equipment int o an outle t on a circ uit

different from tha t to w h i ch the receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experie nc ed radio/TV

technician for help.

CAUTION

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

IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR

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This symbol is intended to a lert the user to the presence of impo rtant operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

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Table of Contents

How to use this manual...........................4

Playable discs..........................................4

Getting Started

Unpacking...............................................7

Hooking up..............................................7

CD/MP3/MD – Play

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

Playing a CD...........................................9

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Search Play

Playing an MP3 file ..............................10

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Search Play

Loading an MD............................. .... ... .11

Playing an MD......................................12

—

Normal Play/Shuffle Play

Locating a specific track.......................13

—

AMS Function

Playing repeatedly.................................14

—

Repeat Play

Creating your own program.................. 14

—

Program Play

Playing only the tracks in th e desired

group...............................................15

Falling asleep to music..........................16

—

Sleep Timer

Changing the pitch of the MD ..............17

—

Pitch Control Function

Using the display...................................18

MD – Recording

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

Recording a CD on an MD...................20

— CD-MD Synchro Recording/High-

Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording

Recording on an MD manually .............21

—

Manual Recording

Starting recording with 6 seconds of

prestored audio data........................22

—

Time Machine Recording

Marking track numbers.........................23

Making a space between tracks 3 seconds

long automatically..........................24

—

Smart Space

Adjusting the recording level ...............25

—

Music Synchro-Recording

Recording the current CD track............ 27

—

REC-IT Function

Synchro-Recording with an external audio

equipment.......................................27

Fading in and out..................................28

—

Fader

Recording tips.......................................29

MD – Editing

Editing tips............................................ 30

Registering tracks in groups.................31

—

Group Function

Labeling an MD/group/track................ 32

—

Name Function

Creating a new group............................34

—

Create Function

Releasing group registrations............... 35

—

Release Function

Erasing recordings....................... .... ..... 36

—

Erase Function

Moving recorded tracks........................38

—

Move Function

Combining recorded tracks...................39

—

Combine Function

Dividing recorded tracks ......................40

—

Divide Function

Undoing the last edit.............................41

—

Undo Function

Changing the recorded level after recording 41

—

S.F Edit Function

Troubleshooting

Problems and remedies.........................43

Self-diagnosis display...........................44

Messages............................................... 45

Additional Information

Precautions............................................46

System limitations of MDs................... 47

Specifications........................................48

List of button locations and reference

pages...............................................49

How to use this manual

• Before operating the deck, connect your deck

by referring to

• This manual mainly explains operations using

the remote, but the same operations can also be performed using the buttons on the de ck having the same or similar names.

“Getting Started.”

Playable discs

You can play back the following discs on this deck. Other discs cannot be played back.

List of playable discs

Format of discs

Audio CDs Audio

MD Audio

CD-R/CD-RW Audio

Disc logo Contents

Notes on CD-R and CD-RW

• This deck can play C D -R/CD-RW discs edited by the user. However, note that playback of some di s cs may not be possible depending on th e recording device used for recording or th e di sc condition.

• CD-R and CD-RW discs that ha ve not been finalized (pro cessing to allow play by a normal CD player) cannot be played.

• The deck may be unable to play MP3 format files that do not have the extender “.MP3” at the end of the file nam e.

• Attempting to play non-MP3 format files that have the extender “.MP3” may res ult in noise or malfunction.

• The recommended bit rate for playing MP3 files is 128kbps or more.

• Playback of dtsC Ds or reco rd ing f ro m di gi tal dtsCDs to MDs is not supported.

Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies

This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protect io n t echnologies are marketed by some record compani es. Plea se be awar e that among those discs, there are some tha t do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this prod uct.

You can play MP3 files on the deck. For details, see “Playing a disc with MP3 files” on page 5.

Discs that this deck cannot play

• CD-ROMs (PHOTO CDs included)

• CD-Rs/CD-RWs o ther tha n thos e re corded in the following formats: – music CD format – MP3 format that co nforms to ISO9660 *

Level 1/Level 2, Romeo or Joliet

* A logical format of files and folders on CD-ROMs,

defined by ISO (International Standard Organization)

Playing a disc with MP3 files

About MP3 files

MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3) is a standard technology an d fo rmat for c ompre ss ing a sou nd sequence. The file is com pressed to about 1/ 10 of its original size. Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear are not co m pressed. Playback of same M P3 files may not be possible, depending on the recording. The encoding method (i.e., the bit rate selected for encoding) will affect the sound quality of the MP3 files created. The bit r ate typicall y used for MP3 files is 128 kbps.

About ID3 tags

An ID3 tag is song in formation (such as track name, album title, and artist name) that is attached to MP3 fi l es.

Notes on discs

You can play MP3 files recorded on CD-ROMs, CDRs (recordable CDs), and CD-RWs (rewritable CDs). The disc must be in the ISO 9660 format, or Joliet or Romeo in the expansion form at . You can use a disc recorded in Multi Session

ISO 9660 Format The most common intern a tional standard for the logical format of the files an d folders on a CD -ROM. There are several specification levels. In Level 1, file names must be in the 8.3 format (no more than eight characters in the name, no more than th ree charact ers in the extension “.MP3”) and in capital letters. Folder names can be no longer than eight characters. There can be no more than eight nested folder levels. Level 2 specifications al low file n ames up to 31 char acters long. For Joliet or Romeo in the expansion format, make sure of the contents of the writin g soft ware, etc.

Multi Session This is a recording method that enable s a dding of data using the Track-At-Once met h o d. Conventional CDs be gin at a CD control area called the Lead-in and end at an area called Lead-out. A Multi Session CD has multiple sessions, with each Lead-in to Lead-out segment regarde d as a sing le session. CD-EXTRA: A format in which CD-DA (audio) data are recorded in the tracks of s es sio n 1 an d com put er data in the tracks of session 2. Mixed CD: A format in which computer data are

level 1 or level 2

recorded in the first track and CD-DA (audio) data in the following tracks with in a se ssion.

Notes

• With format othe r th an ISO 9660 le ve l 1, fol de r names or file names may not be displayed correctly.

• When naming, be sure to add the file extension “.MP3” to the file name.

• If you add the exte nsi on “. MP 3” to a file ot he r th an MP3, the unit cannot recognize the file properly and will generate random noise that could damage your speakers.

• The following discs take a longer time to start playback. – a disc recorded with a complicated tree st r u cture. – a disc recorded in Multi Session.

Cautions when playing a disc that is recorded in Multi Session

CD-DA (audio) data or MP3 files stored on a Multi Session CD may be subject to some res tric ti ons on playback. – If the disc begins with a CD-D A se ssion, it is

recognized as a CD-DA (audio) disc, and playback continues until an MP3 session is encountered.

– If the disc begins with an MP 3 se ssion, it is

recognized as an MP3 disc, and playback continues until a CD-DA (audio) session is encountered.

– The playback range of an MP3 disc is determined by

the tree structure of files produced by analyzing of the disc.

– A disc with a mixed CD format will be recognized as

a CD-DA (audio) disc.

The playback ord er of the MP3 files

The playback order of the folders and fil es as follows.

Folder (album)

MP3 files (tracks)

Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5

Notes

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

• When you insert a dis c wit h ma ny tr e es , it tak es a longer time to s tar t play back. We recom mended th at you make only one or two trees for each disc.

• The maximum number of MP3 files and folders is 300, and the maximum number of folde rs is 150 (including the root folder and empty folders).

• If the maximum number of folders or MP3 files is exceeded, the additional fold er/MP3 files are not recognized. For example, if you insert the disc with 151 folders, the player reads only 150 fo lde rs.

• The CD player can play th e M P3 fil es in a folde r whose depth in the folder tree is up to 8.

Tip

To specify a desired playback order, before the folder or file name, input the order by number (e.g .,

“01”, “02”), then recor d contents onto a disc. (The order differs depending on the writing software.)

Note on playback of MP3 files

Depending on the encoding/writing software, recording device, or the record ing media used at the time an MP3 file is recorded, you may encounter such problems as disabled playback, soun d inte rr uptions, and noise.

About the information displayed for MP3 files

• The level meter do es not function during

playback.

• The following ID tags are displayed:

track name/album title/artist name.

• When ID3 tags ar e displayed, the I D 3

indicator lights up.

• When MP3 files are played, the track name is

displayed as foll ow s : ID3v1/ID3v2/file name

• Depending on the disc, ID tags may not be

displayed.

• ID tags cannot be displayed while the deck is

stopped.

• The display of so me characters in vol u m e

labels, album titles or tr ack name is not supported. These characters are replaced by spaces or by characters special t o the system.

Getting Started

Unpacking

Check that you received the following items:

• Audio connection cords (2)

• Remote commander (remote) (1 )

• Sony R6 (size-A A ) batteries (2)

Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries into the remote

Hooking up

Perform the following procedures 1 to 5 to hook up your de ck us ing th e sup pli ed cord s an d accessories.

to a wall outlet

TAPE/MD

REC OUT

AV Amplifier

Signal flow

DIGITAL

OPTICAL IN

DIGITAL

OPTICAL OUT

Getting Started

Note

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

Tip

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

1 Prepare the cords.

• Audio connection cords (supplied) (2)

White

(L)

Red

(R)

• Optical ca ble (not supplie d) (2)

White

(L)

Red

(R)

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2 Connect the deck to an amplifier.

Connect the amplifier to the ANALOG IN/ OUT jacks using the audio connecting cords (supplied), making sure to match the color-coded cords to the appropriate jacks on the components: red (right) to red and white (left) to white. Be sure to make connections firmly to prevent hum and noise.

Amplifier

MXD-D400

ANALOG

OUT

TAPE/MD

OUT

Signal flow

Connecting the deck to a digital component such as a digital ampl ifier , CD player, or an MD deck

Connect the digital component (digital amplifier, CD player, MD deck or DAT deck, etc.) to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN/ OUT connectors on the deck with an optical cable (not supplie d) .

Be sure to insert the plug until it clicks into place.

4 Turn on the amplifier and set the

source selector to the position for this deck.

5 To turn on the deck, press ?/1.

The STANDBY indicator turns off.

Tips

• If “Din Unlock” and “C71” alternate in the display, the optical cable is not connected properly. Check that the connections are secure.

• A built-in sa mpl ing r a te converter automatically converts the sampling frequency of various digital sources to the 44.1 kHz sampling rate of this deck. This allows you to record source such as 32- and 48kHz DAT or satellite broadcasts, as well as compact discs and MDs.

3 Connect the power cord to a wall

outlet.

CD/MP3/MD – Play

Loading a CD

1 Press OPEN/CLOSE. 2 Place a disc with the label side up on

the disc tray.

Playing a CD

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Search Play

CD/MP3/MD – Play

When you pl ay a 8 c m di sc, plac e it on the inner circle of the tray.

3 Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the

disc tray.

If you press H instead of OPEN/CLOSE, the disc tray will cl ose and playback will start automatically.

Notes

• Do not use a disc with tape, seals or paste on it as th is may cause malfunction.

• Do not forcibly press the disc tray closed with your finger, as this may cause malfunc tion.

m/M

Example: When a CD is loaded

Total number of track

X x

Total playing time

1 Set to CD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode

repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display.

Select To play

No display (Normal Play)

SHUFFLE (Shuffle Play)

PROGRAM (Program Play)

The tracks on the disc in original order.

All tracks on the disc in random order.

The tracks on the disc in the order you want them to be played (see “Creatin g your own program” on page 14).

3 Press H.

Note

You cannot change the play mode during pla yback.

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Other operations

To Do this

Stop play Press x. Pause Press X. Press again to resume

Find a point in a track (Search)

Find a point quickly by observing the display (Highspeed Search)

Remove a disc Press OPEN/CLOSE on the deck.

Tip

If “—Over—” appears while you are pressing M, the disc has reached to its end. Press m or . (or turn AMS counter clockwise) to go back.

Note

Tracks that are only a few seconds long may be too short to scan using the search function.

play. Keep pressing m or M during

playback and release it at the desired point.

Keep pressing m or M during playback pause until you find the desired point.

There is no sound output during this operation.

Playing an MP3 file

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Search Play

Example: When an MP3 disc is loaded

MP3

Playing the desired album

1 Set to CD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode

repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display.

Select To play

No display (Normal Play)

ALBUM (ALBUM Play)

SHUFFLE (Shuffl e Play)

ALBUM SHUFFLE (Album Shuffle Play)

PROGRAM (Program Play)

The tracks on the disc in original order.

All MP3 audio tracks in the album on the disc you have selected in original order.

All tracks on the disc in random order.

The MP3 audio tracks in the album on the disc you have selected in random order.

The tracks on the disc in the order you want them to be played (see “Creating your own program” on page 14).

3 Press ALBUM/GROUP – or +

repeatedly until the desired album number appears.

When using the butt ons on the deck, press ALBUM (“ALBUM SELECT” appears) and turn AMS.

4 Press H.

Playing the desired track in the album

1 Do step 1 to 3. (see “Playing the

desired album” on page 10)

When using the butt ons on the deck, press ALBUM. “ALBUM SELECT” disappears.

2 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS on the deck) until the desired title or track number appears.

3 Press H.

Notes

• If no album CD is played while in “ALBUM” mode, CDs are played in t he same way as in “Nor mal Play ” mode.

• If you do not select an album, playback starts from the first track of the f irst album.

• You cannot change the play mode during playback.

• “0.00” appears when skipping a portion of ID3 tag ver.2 (at the beginning of the track). Skip time changes depending ID3 tag ver.2 capacity.

Other operations

See “Other operations” on page 10.

Loading an MD

Insert an MD.

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

With the arrow pointing toward the deck.

Tip

When you insert an MD while the de ck is in sta ndby mode, the disc tray will close and the deck will turn on automatically.

CD/MP3/MD – Play

Playing an MD

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play

m/M

Example: When a MD is loaded

Other operations

To Do this

Stop play Press x. Pause Press X. Press again to resume

X x

Find a point in a track (Search)

Find a point quickly by observing the display during playback pause (High-speed Search)

Remove a MD Press EJECT on the deck.

Tip

If “—Over—” appears during High-speed Search, th e disc has reached to its end. Press m or . (or turn AMS counter clockwise) to go back.

Notes

play. Keep pressing m or M during

playback and release it at the desired point.

Keep pressing m or M until you find the desired point.

There is no sound output during this operation.

• If the disc reaches the end during Search, the deck stop.

• Tracks that are on l y a few seconds long m ay be too short to scan using the search function.

Total number of track

Total playing time

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode

repeatedly (or turn AMS) until the mode you want appears in the display.

Select To play

No display (Normal Play)

SHUFFLE (Shuffle Play)

PROGRAM (Program 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 “Creating your own program” on page 14).

3 Press H.

Note

You cannot change the play mode during pla yba c k.

Locating a specific track

— AMS Function

CD/MD

Number buttons

./>

Playing a track by entering the track number

You can also sele ct th e desired track using the remote during Normal Play. Press the number button(s). Playback automatically starts.

To enter a track number over 10

1 Press >10 once if it is a 2-digit track number,

and twice if it is a 3-digit track number.

2 Enter the corresponding digits for the same

number of “–” flashing in the display. To enter 0, press 10/0.

Examples:

• To enter 6 while “– – –” flashes in the display, press 10/0, 10/0 and 6.

• To enter 100 while “– – –” flas he s in the display, press 1, 10/0 and 10/0.

CD/MP3/MD – Play

AMS (CD)

AMS (MD)

Set to CD or MD in CD MD select switch.

You can quickly locate any tra ck by using the AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) cont rol on the deck, . and > buttons on the remote, or number buttons on th e remote.

To locate Do this

The next or succeeding tra cks

The beginning of the current or preceding tracks

A specific track by using AMS

Tips

• To go quickly to the beginning of the last track, press . (or turn AMS counter clockwise) in stop mode.

• To pause playing at the beginning of a track, press . or

During playback, press > (or turn AMS clockwise) until you find the track.

During playback, press . (or turn AMS counter clockwise) until you find the track.

While the deck is stopped, press

> (or turn AMS), then

. or press H (or AMS).

> (or turn AMS) after pausing playback.

Playing repeatedly

Creating your own

— Repeat Play

You can play all t he tra cks or a singl e trac k on a disc.

1 Set to CD or MD in CD MD select

switch.

2 Press REPEAT during playback until

“REPEAT” or “REPEAT 1” appears.

REPEAT: For all the tracks on the disc. REPEAT 1: For a single track only.

To cancel Repeat Play

Press REPEAT repeatedly until both “REPEAT” and “REPEAT 1” disappear.

Tip

You can perform Repeat Play dur ing Shuffle Play or Program Play. In Shuffle Play mode, all the tracks are shuffled and played back repeatedly. In Program Play mode, programmed tracks are played back repeatedly.

program

— Program Play

You can make a program of up to 25 steps.

2 4

CLEAR

6 3

1 Set to CD or MD in CD MD select

switch.

2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode

repeatedly until “PROGRAM” appears.

3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until the desired title or track number appears.

Selected track number

AL: When you select “AL” in MP3 Play, all

MP3 audio tracks in the album you have selected in or ig i nal order.

4 Press YES (or AMS).

The track is program m ed. The step number appears, followed by the last programmed track number.

5 To program additional tracks, repeat

steps 3 and 4.

6 Press H.

Program Play st arts.

ALBUM GROUP +/–

Total playing time

Other operations

To Do this

Cancel Program PlayPress PLAY MODE in stop

Check the program order

Select the desired tracks using the number buttons

Add a track to the end of the program

Program an MP3

Erase the prog ram Pres s CL E AR in step 4. Eac h

Tips

• The program you made rem a ins a f te r Progr a m Pl a y finishes. To play the same program again, press H. However, the program is cleared when you open the disc tray, eject the MD or pull out the power cord.

• “– – –:– –” appears when the total playing time of the CD exceeds 100 minutes or when the tota l pl ay ing time of the MD exceeds 1,000 minutes.

• “– – –:– –” appears when the MP3 files are programed. The total playing tim e cannot be displayed during MP3 Play.

mode repeatedly until both “PROGRAM” and “SHUFFLE” disappear.

Press . or > repeatedly (or turn AMS) in pause mode.

Press number buttons instead of performing steps 3 – 4.

Perform steps 3 – 4 in stop mode.

Press ALBUM/GROUP – or + (or press

AMS) to select album, before

step 3.

time you press the button, a track is cleared from the end of the program.

ALBUM, then turn

Playing only the tracks in the desired group

This function allows you to listen only to your favorite tracks which you have regist ered into a group. For details of the Group Function, see “Registering tracks in groups” on page 31.

2 5 4

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press GROUP ON/OFF in stop mode

repeatedly until “GROUP ON” appears.

3 Press ALBUM/GROUP – or + (or

GROUP SKIP) repeatedly until the desired group appears.

4 To start playing from a specific track in

the group, press . or > repeatedly (or turn AMS) until the desired track appears.

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

5 Press H.

Playback star t s. When the playing of the last track in the

group finishes , t he M D deck stops automatically.

CD/MP3/MD – Play

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Note

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

Tip

You can change play mode (Normal Play/Shuffle Play/ Repeat Play/Program Play) only for the tracks in the group. To select the desired play mode, select the play mode before step 3.

H, playback starts from th e first

Falling asleep to music

— Sleep Timer

You can set the deck to turn off after a certain time, so that you ca n fall asleep to music. You can specify the t ime until the deck tur ns off by 30 minutes.

SLEEP

Press SLEEP.

Each time you press the button, the minute display (the turn-o ff time ) chang es c yclical ly as follows: SLEEP OFF t 30min t 60min t 90min t 120min

Other operations

To Press

Check the remaining time

Change the time to turn off

Cancel the Sleep Timer Function

SLEEP once.

SLEEP to select the time you want.

SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP OFF” appears.

Changing the pitch of the MD

— Pitch Control Function

You can change the pitch of the MD by lowering the playback speed. The tone falls at lower pitches.

2,5

3,4

CLEAR

3,4

Setting the pitch automatical ly i n steps (Auto Step Control Function)

You can lower the pitch by up to 36 steps. (One octave equals 12 steps.)

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO repeatedly until

“Setup Menu” appears.

3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “Pitch” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

4 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) to select the desired step value, then press YES (or AMS).

5 Press MENU/NO.

Finely controlling the pitch (Fine Contr ol Function)

You can fine cont rol the playing spee d in 0. 1% increments from -87.5% to 0.0%.

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO repeatedly until

“Setup Menu” appears.

3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “Pfine” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

4 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) to select the desired value, then press YES (or AMS).

5 Press MENU/NO.

To recall the factory setting

Press CLEAR while setting the value.

Notes

• The playing sound drops out momentarily when you change the fin e control value.

• The fine control value reverts to “0.0%” (factory setting) and the step valu e returns to “0” (factory setting) when you turn off the deck or ejec t the MD.

• When a dot (.) appears to the right of the step value in the pitch display, this indicates th at you ha ve performed fine adjustment (see this page) and the pitch value is between steps. The ste p and fine control values are linked; changi ng one value also changes the other.

CD/MP3/MD – Play

Using the display

You can use the d i splay to check di sc and track information such as total track number, total playing time of the tracks, track number and remaining time of the current track, remaining recordable time of the MD, and disc name.

• When eithe r of the detailed displ ay is selected, the disc name appears whenever the deck is stopped. The name of the current track appears when a track is playing. If the CD has no text information or no title is recorded on the MD, “No Name” appears instead.

• If you insert a CD containing CD TEXT data, “CD TEXT” light up in the display.

• To scroll a long name , pres s SC R O LL. Pres s SCROLL again to pause scrolling, an d again to continue scroll.

• When you load a disc with MP3 files, the total playing time is not displayed .

DISPLAY

TIME

Changing the display

Each time you press DISPLAY while the deck is stopped or playing, you can change the display as follows: CD/MD divide d dis play t Detailed display for CD player section t Detailed display for MD player section

CD/MD divi ded display

Detailed display for CD player section

Detailed display for MD deck section

Checking the remaining t im e and titles

Press TIME during Normal Play.

Each time you press t he button, the display changes cyclical l y as follows:

x When playing a CD

Current track number and elapse d playing time

t Current track number and remaining time t Remaining time of the current disc*1

x When playing an MD

Current track number and elapse d playing time

t Current track number and remaining time t Remaining time of the MD

These are not displayed during MP3 Play.

When the Group Function is on, the remaining time of all tracks in the group is displayed.

Checking the remaining recordable time of the MD

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press TIME in stop mode.

Each time you press t he button, the display changes cyclical l y as follows: Total number of tracks and the total playing

t Remaining recordable time

time (recordable MD only)

Tips

• Whenever you ch an ge the op era tion status of the deck, the display autom atically changes to reflect that status.

When the Group Function is on, the total number of groups (when no group is selected) or the total number of tracks and the to ta l pla y ing time within the group (when a group is selected) are displa ye d.

MD – Recording

Before you start recording

MDs (MiniDisc) let you digitally record and play music with high quality sound. Ano th er feature of MDs is t ra ck marking. The trac k marking feature let s yo u quickly locate a specific point or easily edit the re corded tracks. However, depending on the source you record, the recording me thod and the way the track numbers are reco rd ed differ.

When the source you record from is:

• CDs loaded in this deck’s CD player

– The MD deck per f o r m s digital recordin g. – Track numbers are automatic al ly marked as

on the original CD. However, track numbers are not marked depending on the track (page 5).

• Other digital components connected to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack

– The MD deck per f o r m s digital recordin g. – Track numb er s are marked differently

depending on the source you record.

• Other analog components connected to the ANALOG IN jacks

– The MD deck performs analog recor ding. – A track number is marked at the beginning of

a recording only, but when you turn on the Level Synchro Recording Function (page 23), track numbers are automatically marked in sync with the level of the input signal.

Note on MD track numbers

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

When recording MP-3 format files on a CD-R or CD-RW

Only normal-sp eed CD synchro record i ng i s supported. This is because the digital signal of the MP3 file is first converted to an analog signal before it is recorded.

About recording errors

• With the follow in g ki nds of discs, you may experience a reading failure or noise when recorded on an MD:

– Discs with adhesive la bels atta ched to th em – Irregularly sh aped discs (for example,

heart- or star- shaped)

– Discs wit h printed text co ncentrat ed on one

side only – Scratched discs – Dirty discs – Warped discs

• If the following occurs during CD playback or recording, a reading error may occur or noise may be produced in the recorded results:

– The disc tray or other part of the deck is

bumped.

– The deck is place d on an uneven or soft

surface.

– The deck is located near a speaker, door, or

other source of vibrat ion.

• If the above reading errors occur, an extra soundless tra ck may be created. You can erase these extra tracks us in g Erase Function (page 36).

* For details on the limitations of digital recording,

see “System limitations of MDs” on page 47.

**TOC: Table Of Contents

MD – Recording

continued

After recording

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

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

Before pulling out the 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 pull out the mains lead before updating the TOC or while updating the TOC (while “TOC” lights up or flashes) 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.

Tab

Slide the tab

• If the MD is record protected, “C 11” and “Protected” appear alternately and the MD cannot be recorded. Remove the MD, then slide the record protection tab to the closed position.

Recording a CD on an MD

— CD-MD Synchro Recording/High-

Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording

You can record a whole CD on an MD. You can select the recording time by switching the recording m ode. In addition to recording at norma l speed, you can also record at high speed (approximately 4× normal speed). When using the remote, switch the function to MD.

GROUP

ON/OFF SKIP

x X

1 Load a recordable MD. 2 Load a CD you want to record. 3 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select

the recording mode.

Select the desired recording time.

To record in Select Recording time*

Stereo Blank (No

indicator) LP2 Stereo LP2 120 minutes LP4 Stereo LP4 240 minutes Monaura l MONO 120 minute s

*Maximum recording time using a 60 -minute

MD.

60 minutes

4 Press CD SYNCHRO NORMAL or HIGH.

To record using High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording, press H IG H .

The MD deck stands by for recording and the CD player pauses for play.

5 After “New Track” is displayed, press

H or X on the MD deck.

Recording starts. When the recording is completed, the CD

player and the MD deck stop automatically.

To stop recording

Press x.

To record using the Group Function

Press GROUP ON/OFF repeatedly until “GROUP ON” appears after step 2. Press ALBUM/GROUP – or + (or GROUP SKIP) repeatedly unti l “New Group” or the desi red group appears afte r step 4.

To record only your favorite CD tracks

You can record only your favorite CD tracks using the Program Play. Between steps 2 and 3, perform steps 1 to 5 of “Cr eating your own program” (page 14).

About recording MP3 files

• When recording MP3 files, the files are converted to audio CD format. This may cause the data volume to increase beyond the capacity of the disc.

• To protect copyrighted music contents, the following restrictions are applied when recording MP3 file s on the deck:

1)Only normal-speed CD synchro recording is

supported.

2)The digital signal of the MP3 files is converted to

an analog signal before it is recorded.

3)The recording level canno t be ad justed.

• During recording, the elapsed time for the CD and MD on the display may differ slightly. This does not constitute a probrem.

Notes

• You cannot pause the r ecor ding.

• If the MD play mode is set to the Shuffle Play or Program Play, the play mode switches to Normal Play in step 5.

Tips

• For details about LP2/LP4 recording, see “Recording for long times” on page 29.

• For details about High-Speed C D -MD Sy nc hr o Recording, see page 29.

Recording on an MD manually

— Manual Recording

You can record just the portions you like from a CD, or other conn ected component. When using the remote, switch the function to MD.

GROUP

ON/OFF SKIP

1 Load a recordable MD. 2 Press INPUT repeatedly to select the

desired source to record.

• CD: To record from this deck’s CD player.

• OPT: To record from the digital component connected to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack.

• ANALOG: To record from the analog component connected to the ANALOG IN jacks.

3 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select

the recording mode.

Select the desired recording time.

To record in Select Recording time*

Stereo Blank (No

indicator) LP2 Stereo LP2 120 minutes LP4 Stereo LP4 240 minutes Monaural MONO 120 minutes

*Maximum record ing time using a 60-minute

MD.

60 minutes

4 Press REC z.

The MD deck stand s by for recording.

5 Press H, then start playing the

desired source to record.

MD – Recording

continued

To stop recording

Press x.

To record using the Group Function

Press GROUP ON/OFF repeatedly until “GROUP ON” ap pears after step 2. Press ALBUM/GROUP – or + (or GROUP SKIP) repeatedly until “New Group” or the desired group appears a ft er step 3.

Notes

You cannot record over existin g tracks. The new tracks are recorded after the existing tracks.

Tips

• You can check the remaining record able t ime on t he MD during recording by pressing TIME.

• For details about LP2/LP4 recording, see “Recording for long times” on page 29.

• You can adjust the recording level (page 25).

Starting recording with 6 seconds of prestored audio data

— Time Machine Recording

When recording from an FM or satellite broadcast, the first few seconds of ma terial are often lost due to the time it t akes you to ascertain the contents and pr es s the record button. T o prevent the loss of this material, the Time Machine Rec ording fea ture con stantly stores th e most recent audio data in a buffer me mory. This lets you record the sound from 6 seconds before starting recording, as shown in the illustration below:

Start recording (step6)

seconds

Beginning of the source to be recorded

Stop Recording

Time

Recorded portion

1 Load a recordable MD. 2 Press INPUT repeatedly to select the

desired source to record.

3 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select

the recording mode.

Select the desired recording time.

To record in Select Recording time*

Stereo Blank (No

indicator) LP2 Stereo LP2 120 minutes LP4 Stereo LP4 240 minutes Monaural MONO 120 minutes

*Maximum recording time using a 60-m inute

MD.

60 minutes

4 Press z.

The MD deck stands by for recording.

5 Start playing the desired source to

record.

6 Press T.REC at the desired point to

start recording.

To stop Time Machine Recording

Press x.

Note

The MD deck starts storing audio dat a whe n the d eck stands by for recording in step 4 and you start playing the source. If less than 6 seconds have passed when you press T.REC (or AMS), Time Machine Recording starts with less than 6 seconds of audio da ta .

Tip

For details about LP2/LP4 record ing, see “Recording for long times” on page 29.

Marking track numbers

After recording

Use the Divide Func ti on (page 40).

At any point during recor ding

— Track Mark

You can mark track numbers during manual recording of any sour ce.

Press z during manual recording at the point you want to add a track mark.

Presetting to automatically mark track numbers before recording

— Level-Synchro Recording

The Level Synchro Re cor di ng Function is factory set to on, so the track numbers are automatically marked. Track numbers are automatically marked when the input signal is continuously below a certain level for more th an two seconds and t h en exceeds that leve l. If “L.SYNC” does not appear during recordi ng, turn on the Level Synchro Recording as follows.

MD – Recording

2,5

3,4

continued

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO repeatedly until

“Setup Menu” appears.

3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “T.Mark” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

4 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “T.Mark LSync” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

“L.SYNC” lights up.

5 Press MENU/NO.

To continue recording, follow the procedures described for each typ e of recording.

Other operations

To Do this

Turn off the Level Synchro Recording Function

Change the trigger lever fo r Level Synchro Recording*

* When the recording source is tape or rad io progr a m

and the track numbers are not ma rk ed prop erly because of noise, set this level higher so that track numbers are marked easily. The factory se tting is “–50 dB”.

Notes

• Track numbers are not ma r ked depending on the track.

• When recording a CD, track numbers are marked where you paused recording. In addition, the tracks might be recorded as the same single track with a single track number when the same single track of the same CD is recorded repeatedly .

In step 4, press . or > repeatedly (or turn AMS) until “T.Mark Off” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

After step 2, press . or > repeatedly (or turn AMS) until “LS(T)” appears, then pres s YES (or AMS). Press . or > repeated ly (or turn AMS) to select the level between –72 dB and 0 dB (in 2 dB steps), press YES (or AMS), then press MENU/NO.

Making a space between tracks 3 seconds long automatically

—Smart Space

Smart Space: Lets you make the blank spaces between tracks 3 seconds long automatic ally while maki ng a digital rec ording from a CD. Fo r other types of reco rding, if the Smart Space Function is on and t here is no sound input fo r about 3 seconds or m o r e (but less than 30 second s ) w hi le recording, the MD deck replaces this sil ence with a blank of about 3 seconds and continues recor di ng. The Smart Space Function is factory set to on.

No sound input for less than 30 seconds

Off

Replaced with a blank of 3 seconds and recording continues

Auto Cut: When the Smart Space Function is on, if there is no sound input for 30 seconds or more, the MD deck replaces this silence with a blank of about 3 seconds and enters recording pause.

No sound input for 30 seconds or more

Off

Replaced with a blank of 3 seconds and recording pauses

Adjusting the recording level

2,5

3,4

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO repeate dl y until

“Setup Menu” appears.

3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “S.Space Off” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

4 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “S.Space On” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

5 Press MENU/NO.

To continue recording, follow the procedures described for each type of recording.

To turn off the Smart Space Function

In step 3, press . or > repeatedly (or turn AMS) until “S.Spa ce On” appears, then p re ss YES (or AMS). In step 4, press . or > repeatedly (or turn AMS) until “S.Spa ce Off” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

When recording on an MD, you can adju st the recording level to the desired volume. You can adjust the recording level n ot only when making an analog recording, but also when making a digital recording from a CD, etc. Adjusting the analog recording level can be performed using the buttons on the deck only .

Adjusting the recording level when making an analog recording

1 Press INPUT repeatedly until

“ANALOG” appears.

2 Press REC z.

The MD deck stand s by for recording.

3 Start playing the desired source to

record.

4 Turn REC LEVEL on the deck to adjust

the recording level.

Adjust to the optimum level while making sure that “OVER” does not appear in the display at the loudest portion.

Adjust the level so as not to light up “OVER”.

MD – Recording

ANALOG

continued

5 Stop playing the sound source.

To continue recording, follow the procedures described for each typ e of recording.

Adjusting t he recording level when making a digital recording

4,7

5,6

6 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) to adjust the recording level.

Adjust to the optimum level while making sure that “OVER” does not appear i n the display at the loudest portion.

7 Press MENU/NO. 8 Stop playing the sound source.

Tips

• You can also adjust the recording lev el d uring recording.

• Once adjusted, the recording level is maintained until you adjust it again.

• You cannot adju st the recording level during CDMD Synchro Recording.

• You cannot adju st the recording level during MD playback.

5,6

4,7

1 Press INPUT repeatedly until “CD” or

“OPT” appears.

2 Press REC z.

The MD deck stand s by for recording.

3 Start playing the desired source to

record.

4 Press MENU/NO repeatedly until

“Setup Menu” appears.

5 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “CD” or “OPT” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

Recording the current CD

Synchro-Recording with

track

— REC-IT Function

You can record specific tracks on a CD whi le listening to them. This function allows you to put only the tracks you like onto the MD.

1 Set to CD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press H to start playback.

Make sure that the MD deck section is stopped.

3 Press REC-IT when you hear a track

you want to record.

Play returns to the start of the track and recording start s. The recording stops at the end of the t rack, but CD playba ck contin ues from the next track.

To stop Recording

Press x.

Note

• Make sure that the remaining record able ti me on the MD is longer than the playing time of the CD tr a ck.

• The recording level specified in the Setup Menu is not applied during REC-IT Recording. The initial reference level (0.0 dB) is used instead.

• During MP3 playback, REC-IT Recording cannot be made. For details about the MP3 recording, See “When recording MP-3 format files on a CD-R or CD-RW” on page 19

an external audio equipment

— Music Synchro-Recording

By using the MUSIC S Y NC button on the remote, you can automatically st art recordin g in sync with a CD in the deck or the signal input from the progra m source connected to t he deck.

1 Do steps 1 to 4. (see “Recording on an

MD manually” on page 21).

2 Switch the function to MD. 3 Press MUSIC SYNC.

“REC” and “SYNC” flash and the deck changes to recording pause.

4 Start playing the program source you

want to record.

The deck starts re cording automatically.

To stop Music Synchro-Recording

Press x.

Note

When Music Synchro-Recording, the Smart Space Function and the Auto Cut Function tur n on automatically regardless of th eir setting (“O n” or “Off”).

MD – Recording

Fading in and out

—Fader

You can gradually i ncrease the recording level at the beginning of a recording (fade-in recording) or gradually decrease the recording level at the end of a recording (fade- out recording).

FADER

Fade-out recording

During recording pause, press FADER at the position where you want to start fadeout recordi n g.

B flashes and the d eck performs the fade-out recording until the counter reaches

Tip

You can set the duration of fade-in and fade-out recording independently (page 42) .

“0.0s.”

Fade-in recording

During recording pause, press FADER at the position where you want to start fade-in recording.

b flashes and the deck performs the fade-in recording until the counter reaches

“0.0s.”

Recording tips

High-Speed CD-MD Syn chr o Recording

Recording for long times

This deck has two long time recording modes: LP2 and LP4 (MDLP recordin g). Press REC MODE to select the recording mode. Refer to each pages about recording (pa ges 20 and 21). MDs recorded in MDLP Stereo mode are played back only on the deck with the following marks.

MDs recorde d i n MDLP St er eo mo de ca nn ot be played back on the deck that does not support MDLP mode.

Notes

• Even if the reco r ding mode is set to “MONO”, the sound from the speakers are output as recorded in the source (in stereo when recording the stereo source).

• Some MDs recorded in MDLP Stereo mode are edited so that “LP:” is displayed to indicate that playback is not possible when an attempt is made to play back these MDs on a deck that does not support MDLP mode. However, this deck supports MDLP mode, so “LP:” is not displayed when these MDs are played back.

Tips

• LP4 stereo mode (4 × long ti me recording mode) achieves a long stereo recording time by use of a special compression deck. When placing emphasis on sound quality, Stereo recordin g or LP2 ste r e o recording (2× long time recording mode) is recommended.

• You can mix the recording mode in an MD.

• The selected recording mode is kept even after recording has finished. To change the reco rd ing mode, press REC MODE repeatedly.

When recording an entire CD as is or in the programmed track order, you can record at higher speed tha n nor m al (approximately 4 × normal speed).

If you cannot use High-Speed CDMD Synchro Recording

A reading failure has occurred, and t he deck is trying to read the da ta again.

• If the ret ry was su ccessf ul, the deck co ntinue s with High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording.

• If the condition of the inserted CD or the deck is poor, and retry fails, High-Speed CD -MD Synchro Recordin g is di sabled. In this case, “Retry” and “NOR MAL” fl as h i n t he di sp lay and the MD deck automatically starts recording in normal CD-MD Synchro Recording. Note the monitoring of the recorde d signal is not p ossible when this occurs.

Notes

• You cannot recor d ove r exi sti ng tr a ck s. The ne w

tracks are reco rd ed after the existin g tra c k s.

• When recording all the tracks on a CD, be s ure to use

a recording MD with a lon g e r remaining time than the CD play time.

• You cannot pa use r ecordi ng dur ing CD- MD Sync hro

Recording and High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording.

• If the CD play mode is set to Repeat Play or Shuffle

Play, it automa tically switches to Normal Play.

• The following items are either inoperative or cannot

be used during High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording:

– The Auto Cut Function – The recording level specified in the Setup me nu

• There is no sound output during High-Speed CD-MD

Synchr o R e cording.

MD – Recording

MD – Editing

Editing tips

Before you start editing

You can edit an MD only when:

• The MD is recordable.

• The MD play mode is Normal Play. Check the followi ng, before editing.

1 Check the tab of the MD to be edited.

Slide the tab to close the slot. If the MD is protected, you cannot edit the MD.

2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until

both “SHUFFLE” and “PROGRAM” disappear.

You can edit the MD only in Normal Play mode. You cannot edit the MD in Shuffle or Program Play mode.

To quit while editing

Press MENU/NO.

Operation buttons for Editing

MENU/NO

./>

YES

After editing

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

“TOC” star t s flashing. T he TOC is up dated and editing is completed.

Before pulling out the mains lead

MD editing 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 pull out the mains lead before updating the TOC or while up da ting the TOC (while “TOC” lights up or flashes) to ensure a complete editing.

Registering 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. For example, you can register tracks 1 to 5 on an MD to the “Rock” gr oup, and tracks 6 t o 9 t o the “Pops” group. Then yo u can listen to the tracks in only the desired group, add new tracks to a group, and perform other operations. In addition, the Group F unction can be easily turned on and off s imply by pressing GROUP ON/OFF.

Track number

Group Function: Off

Track number

Operations using the Group Function

• Playing only the tracks in the desired group (page 15)

• Recording a CD (page 20)

• Recording on an MD manually (page 21)

• Starting recording wit h 6 seconds of prestored audio data (page22)

• Labeling a group (page 32)

• Registering recorded tracks into a new group (page 35)

• Releasing group registrations (page 35)

Note

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

How is group information recorded?

When recording using the Group Fu nction, the group management information is automatically recorded on the MD as the disc title. Specifically, a character string such as the following is written in the disc title recording area.

Disc title recording area

MD – Editing

Group 1

When the group function is turned on, track numbers within groups are renumbered, starting from track 1. In the above figure, for example, tracks 4 to 7 are renu mbered to 1 to 4 when the group function is turned on.

Group 2

Group Function: On

0 ; F a v ourites // 1 – 5 ; Roc k // 6 – 9 ; P ops // ...

231

1The disc title is “Favorites”. 2Tracks 1 to 5 ar e r egi stered in the “Rock”

group.

3Tracks 6 to 9 ar e registered in the “Pops”

group.

continued

Therefore, when an MD recorded using the

Group Function is loaded on a deck that does not support the Group Function or on this deck with the Group Function turned off, the above character string is di splayed in i ts entir ety as the disc title.

Note that if you rewrite this character string by mistake using th e Nam e Function, you may be unable to use the Group Function of that MD.

* “GROUP ON” flashes. To use the Group Function

again, first perform the procedure for “Rel easing all groups on an MD” (page 36) and release the registrations of all tracks on the MD.

If “Group Full!” appears during operation

You cannot start r ecording because there is insufficient character space for group management. D elete unnecessary characters (disc title or track titl es) until gro up recordi ng is possible (page 34).

Notes

• The Group Functi on se tting is stored even if you eject the MD or turn off the deck.

• When the Group Function is on, tracks which are not registered to a group are not displayed and cannot be played.

• You cannot change the group order.

• The new group is added aft er any ex isting groups with tracks registered.

• When you newly recor d a tra c k into an ex isting group, the new track is added after any existing tracks in the group.

• Up to 99 groups can be registered on a single MD.

• When you newly recor d a tra c k into an ex isting group, the track numbers following the newly recorded track may change when the Gro up Function is turned off.

• If you load a disc with gr oup management information written in other than the proper format, “GROUP ON” flashes. In this case you cannot use the Group Function.

Labeling an MD/group/ track

— Name Function

You can create titles for your recorded MDs, tracks, and groups as follo w s.

After recording

Use Name Function. You can input a total of approximately 1,700 characters for the d isc title, track titles and group titles on a sin gle MD.

When labeling an MD recorded using the Group Function, be sure to label the disc with the Group Function on so as not to rewrite the group management information by mistak e.

For details on the gro up management information, see “How is group information recorded?” on page 31.

Labering using the buttons on the remote

SCROLL

2,3

6 4

GROUP ON/OFF

./>

m/M

CLEAR

ALBUM GROUP +/–

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch.

2 Perform the following procedure

depending on what you want to label: To label a track

Press . or > repeatedly until the desired track numb er appears, then press NAME EDIT/SELECT.

To label an MD

Press NAME EDIT/SELECT while the total number of tracks (or groups when the Group Function is on) is displayed.

To label a group

Press GROUP ON/OFF repeatedly until “GROUP ON” appears, then press ALBUM/GROUP – or + rep ea te dl y until the desired group appears. Press NAME EDIT/SELECT while the total number of tracks within the desired group is displayed.

The cursor starts flashing.

3 Press NAME EDIT/SELECT to select

the desired type of character.

Character type Select

Alphabet (upper cases)/ blank space/symbols

Alphabet (lower cases)/ blank space/symbols

Numbers Selected 12

Selected AB

Selected ab

4 Enter a character.

Character type Do this

Alphabet Press the corresponding

Numbers Press the corresponding

Blank space Press 10/0. ´ – / , . ( ) : ! ? Press 1 repeatedly. & + < > _ = “ ; # $

% @ `

letter button (or . or >) repeatedly until the character to be entered flashes, then press M.

number buttons.

Press 1, then press . or > repeatedly.

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter the rest of

the name.

6 Press YES.

To change the character

In step 3 or 4, press m or M repeatedly until the character to be changed flashes, press CLEAR to erase the character, then repeat steps 3 and 4.

To add a character

After steps 1 and 2, press m or M until the cursor comes to th e point you want to add a character, then proceed to step 3.

Labering using the buttons on the deck

1 Press MENU/NO repeatedly until “Edit

Menu” appears.

2 Turn AMS until “Nm In?” appears in the

display and press AMS.

3 Turn AMS to select “Disc” to label an MD, or

to specify the track or group to label. While recording, go to step 5.

4 Press AMS or YES.

A flashing cursor appears in the display. The deck starts playing and you can name a track while monitoring the sound.

5 Press TIME to change the type.

Character type Select

Alphabet (upper cases) “A” Alphabet (lower cases) “a” Numbers “0” Symbols “ ´ ”

6 Turn AMS to select the character.

The selected character flashes. Letters, numbers, symbols, and a space appear in sequential order as you turn AMS. To enter a space, press AMS while the cursor is flashing. (You cannot select a space for the first character to the title.)

7 Press AMS to enter the select character.

The selected character stops flashing and the cursor flashes waiting for the input of the next character.

8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 until you have entered

the entire title.

9 Press YES.

continued

MD – Editing

Note

If you enter the symbol “//” between the characters in disc titles such as “abc//def”, you may be unable to use the Group Function.

Tips

• You can label a track title during playback. The playback repeats until you fin ish la be li ng.

• During the CD-MD Synchro Recording (page 20), CD-TEXT info rm a tion is recorded automatically.

Checking the titles

Creating a new group

— Create Function

1 3

4,6

To check the disc titles, press SCROLL in stop mode. To check the track title, press SCROLL during playback. The title appears scrolling in the display. To check the group titles, press GROUP ON/ OFF repeatedly in stop mode until “GROUP ON” appears, press ALBUM/GROUP – or + (or GROUP SKIP) re peatedly until the des ir ed group appears, then press SCROLL. To stop scrolling, press SCROLL. Press the button again to resume scrolling.

Erasing the titles

1 To erase group titles, press GROUP

ON/OFF repeatedly in stop mode until “GROUP ON” appears.

2 Press MENU/NO in stop mode. 3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “Nm Erase?” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

4 Press . or > repeatedly until

“Disc” (to erase the disc title), the track title or the group title appears

5 Press YES (or AMS).

“Complete!” ap pears.

Note

You cannot erase the title of a group that does not have any tracks registered.

4,6

The Create Function allows you to create a new group without registering any tracks, or to create a new group and regi ster one or more consecutive tracks into that group. Only tracks that have not yet been registered into any group can be registered . For details on the Grou p Function, see “Registering trac ks in groups” on page 31.

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press GROUP ON/OFF repeatedly until

“GROUP ON” appears.

3 Press MENU/NO. 4 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “Gp Create?” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

5 Perform steps 3 to 6 of “Labeling an

MD/group/track” (page 32).

6 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “Assign None” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

Note

When creating a group without registering any tracks, you must enter the group title .

To register tracks into a group

In step 6, press . or > repeatedly (or turn AMS) to select the number of the first track you want to register, then press YES (or AMS).

When registeri ng only one track, press Y ES again. When regist er in g t w o or more tracks, press . or > (or turn AMS) repeatedly to select the n umber of th e last track yo u want to register, then press YES (or AM S).

Notes

• You cannot register the same track to more than one group.

• If you do not enter a group title in step 5, “Group ** (group number)” appears as the group title.

Tip

You can also register tracks that were recorded on a deck that does not support the Group Func tion.

Releasing group registrations

— Release Function

1 4

5,6

2 5

These functions al lo w you to release group registrations simply by specifying the group for which you want to rel ease the registrations . In addition, yo u can also rel ease the regi strations of all groups on an MD at once. For details on the group management information, see “Registering tracks in groups” on page 31.

MD – Editing

Releasing a single group

— Group Release Function

You can release a specified group and erase that group. (However, note that the t racks are not erased.)

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press GROUP ON/OFF repeatedly until

“GROUP ON” appears.

3 Press ALBUM/GROUP – or + (or

GROUP SKIP) repeatedly until the desired group appears.

4 Press MENU/NO.

continued

5 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “Gp Release?” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

“REL Gp** (selected group number)??” appears.

6 Press YES (or AMS).

Releasing all groups on an MD

— All Release Function

1 In step 5 above, press . or >

repeatedly (or turn AMS) repeatedly until “Gp All REL?” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

“All REL??” appears .

2 Press YES (or AMS).

Erasing recordings

— Erase Function

The MD deck lets you er as e unwanted tracks quickly and easily. You can restore the erased contents us in g the Undo function immediately after the erasing (page 41 ). H ow ever, you cannot restore the erased contents after performing other editing. Before erasing, make sure if it is al l right to erase the content. The three options for erasing recordings are:

• Erasing a single track (Track Erase Function)

• Erasing all tracks (A l l Er ase Function)

• Erasing a portion of a track (A-B Erase Function)

Erasing a sing le track

— Track Erase Function

When you erase a track, the total number of tracks on the MD decreases by one and all the tracks following the erased one are renumbered.

Example: Erasing track 2

Track number

Original tracks

After ERASE

As the track numbers are renumbered as above, it is recommended to erase from the latter tra cks when erasin g s ever al t r ack s, so as no t t o ch ange the track numberin g of unerased tracks.

Erase track 2

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO. 3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “Tr Erase?” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

Playback of the selected track starts.

4 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until the desired track number appears.

5 Press YES (or AMS).

“Complete!” appears. The track selected in step 4 is eras ed and playback of the following track s ta rts. When you erase the last trac k, the play back of the p revious tr ack starts.

Note

If you erase all the tracks within a group, the group itself is also erased.

Erasing a portion of a track

— A-B Erase Function

You can specify a por t ion within a track and erase the portion with ease. You can shift the desired portion by frame intervals. This function is convenient to erase the unneccessary parts recorded from satellite broadcast or radio programs.

* 1 frame is 1/86 sec o nd.

*, minute or second

MD – Editing

Erasing all tracks

— All Erase Function

You can erase all the contents recorded on an MD (the disc title, group titles, all recorded tracks and their tit l es) at once.

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO. 3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “All Erase?” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

“All Erase??” appea rs .

4 Press YES (or AMS) again.

Note

If you perform the above operation when the Group Function is on, not only the tracks within the group, but all the tracks on the MD are erased.

Example: Erasing a portion of track 2

Track number Original

tracks

After A-B ERASE

Point A

B A

A B (A + C)

B B

Point B

B C

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO. 3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “A-B Erase?” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

Playback star t s.

4 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until the desired track number appears.

5 While monitoring the sound, press YES

(or AMS) at the starting point of the portion to be erased (point A).

“—Rehearsal—” and “Point A ok?” appear alternately while the deck repeats a few seconds of a porti o n before point A.

continued

6 Press YES (or AMS) if point A is

correct.

“Point B set” appears and playback for setting the ending point of the portion to be erased (point B) starts.

If the point A is incorrect, press m or

repeatedly to flash minute, second, or frame

indication, then press

AMS).

. or > (or turn

Minutes

Second

Frame

Moving recorded tracks

— Move Function

You can use this function to change the order of any track on the disc. When you move tracks, the tracks are automatically renumb ered.

Example: Moving track 3 to position 2

Track number

Original tracks

You can shift the point by 1/86 second (1 frame) intervals.*

* You can shift the point by 2-frame in tervals (i n

Monaural mode and LP2 stereo mode) or by 4-frame intervals (in LP4 stereo mode).

7 Continue playback until the deck

reaches point B, then press YES (or AMS).

“A-B Ers” and “Poi nt B ok?” appear alternately and the deck repeats a portion of the few seconds before point A and after point B successively.

8 Press YES (or AMS) if point B is

correct.

“Complete!” a ppe ars f or a fe w seco nds an d the portion between point A and B is erased. Playback sta r ts from the beginning of the track.

If the point B is incorrect, press m or

M repeatedly to find the ending point of

the portion to be er ased (point B) while monitoring th e sound, then press Y E S (or AMS).

You can shift the point by 1/86 second (1 frame) intervals.*

* You can shift the point by 2-frame in tervals (i n

Monaural mode and LP2 stereo mode) or by 4-frame intervals (in LP4 stereo mode).

After MOVE

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO. 3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “Move?” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

Playback starts.

4 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until the desired track number to move appears, then press YES (or AMS).

5 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until the new track position appears.

Original track number

New track position

6 Press YES (or AMS).

“Complete!” appears for a few seconds and the moved track starts playing.

Note

When you move a track to a track number that is registered into a group, the move d track is re-regi stered into the group. In addition, if you mo ve a track that is registered into a group to a track number that is not registered into a group, the group registr a tion of the moved track is released. However, when the Gro up Function is on, you can only move tracks within the selected group.

Combining recorded tracks

— Combine Function

You can use this function to combine 2 tracks into a sing le track. Th e total num b er of tracks decreases by one and all tracks followin g th e combined ones are renumbered.

Example: Combining track 3 to track 1

Track number

Original tracks

After COMBINE

Example: Combining track 1 to track 4

Track number

Original tracks

5 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until the second track number of the two to be combined appears.

Second track

First track number

number to be continued

6 Press YES (or AMS).

“Complete!” appears for a few s econds. Playback of the track starts.

Notes

• When you combine two tracks that are regis tered into different groups, the second track is reregistered into the group containing the first tra c k. In ad dition, if you combine a track that is registered to a group with a track that is not registered to a group, the second track takes the same registr a tion setting as the first track. However, when the Group Function is on, you can only combine tracks within the se le c te d group.

• Tracks recorded in different recordin g modes (stereo, LP2, LP4 or MONO) cannot be combined.

• If both of the combined track s h ave track titles, th e title of the second track is era se d.

MD – Editing

After COMBINE

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO. 3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “Combine?” a ppears, then press YES (or AMS).

Playback starts.

4 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until the first track number of the two to be combined appears, then press YES (or AMS).

For example, to combine track 1 to 4, select

Dividing recorded tracks

— Divide Function

If the point to be divided is incorrect,

press m or M repeatedly to flash minute, second, or frame indicatio n, th en press

(or turn AMS).

. or

You can use this function to mark track numbers after recording. You can also use this func t io n when recording from tapes or radio pr ograms and track number s are not marked automatically, and want to mark tracks. The total number of tracks increases by one and all the tracks following the divided ones are renumbered.

Example: Dividing track 2 into two tracks

Track number

Original tracks

After DIVIDE

Divide track 2 into track B and C

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO. 3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “Divide?” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

Playback starts.

4 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until the desired track number to divide appears.

5 While monitoring the sound, press YES

(or AMS) at the point to be divided.

“—Rehearsal—” appears and the portion to be divided is played repeatedly.

6 Press YES (or AMS) again if the point to

be divided is correct.

“Complete!” a ppe ars f or a fe w seco nds an d the newly created track starts playing.

Minutes

Second

Frame

You can shift the point by 1/86 second (1 frame) intervals.*

* You can shift the point by 2-frame intervals (in

Monaural mode and LP2 stereo mode ) or by 4frame intervals (in LP4 stereo mode).

Note

If you divide a labeled track (page 32) into two tracks, only the first track ret a ins the track title.

Example:

The new track is not labeled.

Undoing the last edit

Changing the recorded

— Undo Function

You can use this function to cancel the last edit and restore the contents of the MD to th e condition befo re the edit. Note, however, tha t yo u cannot undo the edit if you do any of the follow i ng after the edit:

• Do another edit.

• Do the recordi ng procedure.

• Update the TOC by turning off the deck or ejecting the MD.

• Disconnect t he power cord.

1 Press MENU/NO in stop mode. 2 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “Undo?” appea r s .

“Undo?” does not appear when there is no editing function that can be canceled.

3 Press YES (or AMS).

Following message appears depending on the last ed it.

Editing Message

Labeling discs or tracks Erasing the titles Creating a new group

Releasing all group s Deleting a por tion of a

track Deleting a tra ck Deleting all the tracks Moving tracks Move Undo? Dividing a track Divide Undo? Combining tracks Combin Undo?

Name Undo?

Group Undo?Releasing a group

Erase Undo?

4 Press YES (or AMS) again.

level after recording

— S.F Edit Function

You can change the vol ume of recorded tracks. The original track is recorded over at the new recording level . When changing the recording level, you can select Fade-i n Recording to gradually in cr ease the sig nal lev el at th e st ar t of recording, or Fa de-out Recording to gradually decrease the si gnal level at the end of the recording.

Changing the overall recording level

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO. 3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “S.F Edit?” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

4 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “Tr Level?” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

Playback star t s.

5 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until the track number you want to change the recording level appears, then press YES (or AMS).

“Level 0dB” appears.

6 While monitoring the sound, press .

or > repeatedly (or turn AMS) to change the recorded level.

The recording level can be changed from –12 dB to +12 dB, in 2 dB steps. Change to the optimum level while making sure that “OVER” does not appear in the display at the loudest portion.

Adjust the level so as not to light up “OVER”.

MD – Editing

ANALOG

continued

7 Press YES (or AMS).

“Edit OK?” appears.

8 Press YES (or AMS) again.

The deck starts recording over the existing track. “S.F Edit ** %” appears while the track is being recorded. An amount of time that is roughly equal to or longer than the playback time of the track is required when recording over the tra ck. When the r ecording finishes, “Complete!” ap pears.

Fade-in and Fade-out Recording

1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO. 3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “S.F Edit?” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

4 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until “Fade In?” or “Fade Out?” appears, then press YES (or AMS).

Playback starts.

5 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn

AMS) until the track number you want to change the recording level appears, then press YES (or AMS).

“Time5.0s” appears.

6 While monitoring the sound, press .

or > repeatedly (or turn AMS) to change the Fa d e - i n or Fade-out recording time.

The deck plays the po rt i on t hat will be recorded over using Fade-in or Fade-out Recording. You can set the time at any value between 1.0 second and 15.0 seconds, in 0.1 second steps. You cannot set t he time longer than the track.

7 Press YES (or AMS).

“Edit OK?” appears.

8 Press YES (or AMS) again.

The deck starts recording over the existing track. “S.F Edit ** %” appears while the track is being recorded. When the recording finishes, “Complete!” appears.

To cancel the operation

Press MENU/NO during step 3 through 7. After pressing YES recording, you cannot interrupt the op eration.

Notes

• You cannot change the rec or ding level of the tracks recorded in MDLP mode.

• Repeatedl y changing the recording level results in poor sound quality.

• The recording level will not return to the exa c t original level once the recording level has been changed even if it returned to the original leve l.

• You cannot undo the S.F Ed it F unc ti on ev en if you use the Undo Function.

(or AMS) in step 8 to start

Troubleshooting

Problems and remedies

If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the deck, use this troubleshooting gu ide to help you remed y th e problem.

CD player section

The player does not start playing.

• Insert a CD.

• Place the CD properly.

•Clean the CD.

• Remove the CD, then leave the deck turned on for about an hour until the moisture evap or at e s.

MD deck section

The deck does not operate or operates poorly.

• The MD may be damaged (

appears)

. Take the MD out and in se r t it a g a in. If

“Read Error” remains, replace the MD.

The deck does not play back.

• Remove the MD, then leave the deck in a warm place for several hours until the moisture evaporates.

•Press

?/1 to turn the deck on.

• Slide the MD into the disc slot with the label side up and the arrow pointing towards the opening.

• Replace the disc with one that has been recorded .

The deck does not record.

• The MD is record-protected (

“C11” alternate).

tab to close the slot (page 20).

• Connect the optional component properly (page 7).

• Press INPUT repeatedly to select the recording source correctly.

• Readjust the r ecor d i ng le vel (page 25).

• A premastered MD is inserted. Replace with a recordable MD.

• There is not enough time left on the MD. Replace it with another recordable MD with fewer recorded tracks, or erase unnecessary tracks.

• There has been a power failu re or the AC power cord has been disconnected during recording. Data recorded to that point may be lost. Repeat the recording procedure.

“Read Error”

“Protected” and

Remove the MD and slide the

The deck does not edit.

• Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both “PROGRAM” and “SHUFFLE” disappear.

• Remove the MD and sl ide th e ta b to c lo se t he s l ot (page 20).

The sound has a lot of static.

• Stron g ma gne tism from a television or a similar device is interferin g wi th ope r a tions. Move the deck away from the source of strong mag net ism .

The three- or five letters appear.

• The Se lf-Diagnosis Function is on. Check the table on pa ge 44.

Troubleshooting

Others

No sound is output.

• Make the conne c ti ons prope r ly.

• Opera te the am plifier property.

• When using the headphones, turn PHONE LEVEL to turn up the output level.

The remote does not function.

• Make sure that th er e is no obstacl es between the deck and the remote.

• Point the remote at the remote sensor on the deck.

• Replace the batteries in the remote.

After you’ve attempted the prescribed remedies

If the deck still does not operate properly, or if other problems not described above occur, turn off the deck, then re insert the plug into th e power outlet. If the problem persists, r eset the deck as follo ws:

1 Turn off the deck and unplug the AC power

cord.

2 Reinsert the plug into the power outlet while

pressing down ?/1.

Should any prob le m persist even after res et ting the deck, consult yo ur nearest Sony dealer.

Self-diagnosis display

This deck has a Self-diagnosis display function to let you know if there is a deck malfunction. The display shows a code made up of three or five letters and a message alternately to show you the problem. To solve the problem refer to the following list. If any problem persists, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

C11/Protected

The MD is protected against erasure. cRemove the MD and slide the tab to close the slot

(page 20).

C12/Cannot Copy

You tried to record a CD with a format that the deck does not support, such as a CD-ROM or MD data. cReplace the playable disc.

C13/REC Error

Recording could not be performed proper ly. cMove the deck to a stable place, and start

recording over from the beginning. The MD is dirty or scratched, or the MD does not meet the standards. cReplace the MD and start recording over fr om the

beginning.

C13/Read Error

The MD deck cannot read the disc information properly.

cRemove the MD once, then inser t it a g a in.

C14/TOC Error

The MD deck cannot read the disc information properly.

cReplace the MD. cErase all the recorded contents of the MD using

the All Erase Function (page 37).

C41/Cannot Copy

The digitally dubbed material cannot be recorded digitally (page 47).

C71/Din Unlock

The digitally dubbed material cannot be recorded digitally (page 47).

A moment’s lighting is due to the sig na ls of the digital program being recorded. This does not affect the recorded material.

The digital optical cable is disconnected, or the power of the connected component is turned off while recording the digital audio from the component connected to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack.

cConnec t the digi tal optical cable, or turn on the

power of the connected component.

E0001/MEMORY NG

The component has internal problem. cConsult your ne a rest Sony deale r .

E0101/LASER NG

There is a problem with the laser pickup. cThe laser pi ck up ma y be dam a ged . C onsult your

nearest Sony dealer.

E0201/LOADING NG

There is a problem with the loading. cThe loading may be failed. Consult your neare st

Sony dealer.

Messages

One of the follow i n g me ssages may appear or flash in the display during operation.

Blank Disc

The inserted recordable MD is new, or all t racks on the MD have been erased.

Cannot Copy

An attempt was made to make a second copy from a digitally dubbed MD (page 47).

Cannot Edit

• You tried to edit in Program or Shuffle Play mode.

• The track is recorded in MD LP mode .

• The MD is record-protected.

CD Error!

An operational error has occurre d in th e CD pl ay er section. Wait a few seconds, and then try the operation again.

Disc Full!

The MD is full (see System Limitations on page 47).

Edit NOW

You pressed ?/1 while in S.F Edit (changing the recording level after recording, Fade-i n, Fad e-ou t) mode.

If you turn off the deck while in S.F Edit mode, any changes that you have made will not be made properly. Finish the changes and leave S.F Edit mode before turning off the deck.

Impossible

You tried to make an impossi ble edi ting operation (page 30).

Incomplete!

Adjustment of the recording level after recording or Fade-in and Fade-out procedures ha ve failed since the deck was either subjec t to vibra tio n or the re is a damaged or dirty disc in the tra y.

Initialize (flashing when you turn on the deck)

The power was off for a long time, so the deck is initializing itself.

Name Full!

The title capac ity of the MD has reached its limit (about 1,700 characters).

No Change

While attempting to change the recording level after recording, you pressed YES (or AMS) without actually changing the recording level, so no change was made .

—No Disc—

There is no disc in the MD deck, or no disc in the CD player.

No Name

The disc or track has not been labeled.

Premastered

An attempt was made to record on the premastered MD.

Retry

The deck is retrying reading data from the CD during High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording (page 29).

Step Full!

You tried to program more tracks (steps) .

TrProtected

Tracks and other data that have been checked out on Net MD equipment are protected, so you cannot use some of the MD editing functions.

Troubleshooting

Additional Information

Precautions

On safety

• AC power cord must be changed only at the qualified service shop.

• The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if th e unit itself has been turned of f.

On placement

• Do not place the deck in an incline d position.

• Do not place the deck in locations wh e re it is; – Extremely hot or cold – Dusty or dirty – Very humid – Subject to vibrations – Subject to direct sunlight. – near a Tuner, TV set or Video deck.

On condensation in the deck

If the deck is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture may condense on the lenses inside the deck. Should this occur, the deck may not oper at e property. In this case, remove the CD or MD and leave the deck turned on for about an hour un til the moisture evap or ates.

Notes on MDs

• Do not open the shutter to expose the MD. Close the shutter immediately if the shutter opens.

• Affix the label supplied with the disc only to the specified label indentatio n. Do not affix the label around the shutter or in other locations. Note that the shape of the indentation depends on the disc.

Notes on CDs

• Before playing, clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out.

• Do not use solvent s suc h as benze ne , thinne r , commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs.

• Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight.

• Do not use discs encircl ed wi th a prot ection ring. This may cause a malfunction to th e de ck .

• When using dis cs that hav e glu e or similar tacky substance on the label side of the disc or that used a special ink when th e labe l was printed, there is a chance that the disc or label may become attached to parts inside this unit. When this occurs, it may not be possible to remove th e d is c, and may also cause this unit to malfunctio n. B e sur e to check that the label side of the disc is not sticky before u sing. The following types of disc should not be used: – Rental or used discs with attached seals where the

glue extends beyond the seal. The perimeter of the seal on the disc is tacky.

– D i sc s tha t ha ve label s pri nte d using a special ink

that feels tacky when touched.

• CDs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square, star) cannot be played on this unit. Attempting to do so may damage the unit. Do not use such CDs.

Cleaning the cabinet

Clean the cabinet, panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent such as thinner, benzene or alcohol.

Label position

• Wipe the disc car tr idge wit h a dry cloth to remove dirt.

• Do not expose the MD to di rec t sunl ight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight.

Shutter

System limitations of MDs

The recording system in your MD deck has the limitations described belo w. Note, however, that these limitations are due to the inherent nature of the MD recording system itself, not to mechanical causes.

“Disc Full!” appears before the MD has reached the maximum recording time

When 255 tracks have been recorded on the MD, “Disc Full!” appears rega r dless of the total record e d time. More than 255 tracks cannot be record ed on the MD. To continue recordi ng, eras e unnecess ary track s or use another recordable MD.

“Disc Full!” appears before the maximum number of tracks (255) is reached

Fluctuations in em phas is within tracks are someti mes interpreted as track intervals, increasing the track count and causing “Disc Full!” to ap pe ar.

“Group Full!” appears in the display

• When the Group Function is on, “Group Full!” may be display ed if editin g is performe d. This means there are insufficient characters for group management. Delete any unnecessary disc titles, group titles or other characte rs .

• Even when the Group Function is off, the group management information is updated automatically when Move, Divide and other editing operations are performed, so “Group Full!” may be displayed.

The remaining recording time does not increase even after erasing numerous short tracks

Tracks shorter than 12 seconds* are not counted, so erasing them may not inc r ea se the recording time.

* During Stereo recording.

In Monaural or LP2 stereo mode: abo ut 24 se c onds In LP4 stereo mode: about 48 seconds.

“Impossible” appea rs wh en yo u use A-B Erase Function or Combine Function

This happens when you have edited the same track many times. This is due to a technical limitation of the MD deck and is not a mechanical error.

The total recorded time and the remaining time on the MD do no t a dd up to the maximum recording time

Recording is done in minimum units of 2 seconds* each, no matter how short the material. The recorded contents may be shorter than the ma ximum recording capacity. Disc space may a lso b e r educed by s cratches . * During Stereo recording.

In Monaural or LP2 stereo mode: about 4 secon ds In LP4 stereo mode: about 8 seconds.

The sound may drop-out while searching the edited tracks

Tracks created through editing ma y ex hibi t sound dropout during searching because high-speed playback requires time to search for the position on the disc when the tracks are not in order.

Track numbers cannot be marked

Even in the Level Synchro Recording, the track numbers may not be marked at the beginning of the track:

• if the input signal is below a certain fixed level for less than 2 seconds between tracks .

• if the input signal is below a certain fixed level for more than 2 seconds in the middle of the tr ack.

• if you record a tra c k tha t is 4 se co nds or le ss*.

* During Stereo, Monaural or LP2 ste reo reco rd ing

mode (In LP4 stereo recording mode: 8 seconds or less).

Extra tracks are created

When there is a long silence between CD tracks, an extra track may be created.

The number of tracks on the CD and the recorded MD is different

When there are short tracks on th e CD, t rack n um b ers may not be marked for these tracks, and the number of tracks recorded on the MD may differ fro m that of the CD.

Additional Information

continued

Guide to the Serial Copy Management System

Digital audio components, such as CDs, MDs, and DATs let you copy music easily with high quali ty by processing music as a digita l signal.

To protect the copyrighted mu sic pr ogr a ms, this deck uses the Serial Copy Management System that allows you to make only a single copy of a digitally recorded source through digital-to-d i gital connections.

You can make only a first generation

* through a digital-to-digital

copy connection.

For example:

1 You cannot make a second digital cop y via the

digital input jack onto ano ther DAT or MD deck from the first-gener ation copy recorded by the deck digitally.

2 You can make a copy of a digital signal from a

digitally recorded analogue so und programme (for example, an analogue record or a music cassette tape) or from a digital satellite broadcast programme, but yo u cannot make a second copy.

* A first-generation copy means a digital recording of

a digital signal made on digital audio equipment. For example, if you reco rd from t his de ck’s CD player to the MD deck, you make a first-g en era tion copy.

Specifications

CD player section

System Compact Disc digital

Laser Semiconductor laser

Frequency response 20 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.5 dB) Wow and flutter Below measureable limit

MD deck section

System MiniDisc digital audio system Disc MiniDisc Laser Semiconductor laser

Sampling frequency 44.1 kHz Frequency response 20 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.5 dB)

Inputs

Jack type Input

ANALOG IN DIGITAL

OPTICAL IN

Pin jack 47 kilohms 500 mVrms 250 m Vrms Squqre

optical connector jack

Outputs

Jack type Rated output Load

ANALOG OUT

DIGITAL OPTICAL OUT

PHONES

Pin jack 2 Vrms

Squqre optical connector jack

Stereo phone jack

General

Power requirements U.S.A. and Canada 120 V AC , 60 Hz Europe 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumption 19 watts

Dimensions (w/h/d) incl. projecting parts and controls

Mass Approx. 5.4 kg

Supplied accessorie s

See page 7. US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby

Laboratories. Design and specifications are subject to change

without notice.

audio system

(λ=780 nm)

(±0.001% W.PEAK)

(λ=780 nm) Emission duration: continuous

impedance

Optical wave length: 660 nm

Rated input

– –

(at 47 kilohms)

-18 dBm Optical wave

10 mW 32 ohms

Less than 1 watt (at the power saving mode)

Approx. 430 × 108 × 399 mm

Minimum input

impedance

Over 10 kilohms

length:660 nm

List of button locations and reference pages

Illustrati

How to use this page

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

Main unit

ALPHABETICAL ORDER

A – I

ALBUM wh (11, 15) AMS wa wg (10, 11, 12, 13, 14,

15, 17, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)

CD SYNCHRO NORMAL/HIGH

(20) CLEAR ws (15) Disc tray 3 (9) DISPLAY ql (18) Display window wf (18) EJECT 6 (12) GROUP ON/OFF 9 (15, 21, 22,

33, 34, 35) GROUP SKIP 0 (21, 22, 34, 35) INPUT qa (21, 22, 25, 26)

J – Z

MD slot 5 (11) MDLP indicator 7 (29) MENU/NO wd (17, 24, 25, 26, 30,

33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,

41, 42) OPEN/CLOSE 2 (9,10) PHONES jack es PHONE LEVEL ed(43) PLAY MODE qj wj (9, 10, 12,

14, 30) REC LEVEL qd (25) REC MODE 8 (20, 21, 23, 29) REC z qs (21, 25, 26) STANDBY indicator ef (8) TIME qk wk (18) YES w;(14, 17, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34,

35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)

on number

ALBUM wh (11, 15)

Name of button/part Reference page

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

?/1 (power/standby) 1 (8, 20,

30)

H (play) qf wl (9, 11, 12, 15,

20, 27)

X (pause) qh e; (10.12) x (stop) qg ea (10, 12, 21, 22,

23, 27)

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Additional Information

Remote control

ALPHABETICAL ORDER

A – M

ALBUM/GROUP -/+ qf (15, 21,

22, 33, 34, 35)

CD MD select wk (9, 10, 12, 13,

14, 15, 17, 18, 24, 25, 27, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)

CD SYNCHRO NORMAL/

HIGH wa (20) CLEAR 8 (15) DISPLAY wg (18) FADER ws (28) GROUP ON/OFF wd (15, 21, 22,

33, 34, 35) INPUT wj (21, 22, 25, 26) MENU/NO wf (17, 24, 25, 26, 30,

33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,

41, 42) MUSIC SYNC 9 (27)

N – Z

NAME EDIT/SELECT 6 (33) number buttons 7 (13, 15, 33) PLAY MODE 3 (9, 10, 12, 14,

30) REC MODE 2 (20, 21, 23, 29) REC-IT 0 (27) REPEAT qh (14) SCROLL wh (18, 34) SLEEP qg (16) T.REC qd (23) TIME 4 (18) YES 5 (14, 17, 24, 25, 26, 33,

34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,

42)

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

. / > (skip)qk (10, 11, 12,

13, 14, 15, 17, 24, 25, 26, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)

?/1 (power/standby) 1 (8, 20,

30)

m / M (search) qj (10, 12, 33) H (play) w; (9, 11, 12, 15, 20,

27)

X (pause) qa (10, 12) x (stop) qs (10, 12, 21, 22, 23,

27)

z (record) ql (23)

Additional Information

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Sony MXD-D400 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

How to use this manual

Playable discs

Getting Started

Unpacking

Hooking up

CD/MP3/MD – Play

Loading a CD

Playing a CD

Playing an MP3 file

Loading an MD

Playing an MD

Locating a specific track

Playing repeatedly

Playing only the tracks in the desired group

Falling asleep to music

Changing the pitch of the MD

Using the display

MD – Recording

Before you start recording

Recording a CD on an MD

Recording on an MD manually

Marking track numbers

Making a space between tracks 3 seconds long automatically

Adjusting the recording level

Fading in and out

Recording tips

MD – Editing

Editing tips

Registering tracks in groups

Labeling an MD/group/ track

Creating a new group

Releasing group registrations

Erasing recordings

Moving recorded tracks

Combining recorded tracks

Dividing recorded tracks

Undoing the last edit

Troubleshooting

Problems and remedies

Self-diagnosis display

Messages

Additional Information

Precautions

System limitations of MDs

Specifications

List of button locations and reference pages