Sony MZDH710 User Manual

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Operating Instructions

MZ-DH710

Hi-MD Walkman

Portable MD Player

“WALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone Stereo products.

is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

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WARNING

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

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

To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers, table cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus.

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

Certain countries may regulate disposal of the battery used to power this product. Please consult with your local authority.

Caution

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

CAUTION RADIATION WHEN OPEN

AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM

CAUTION — CLASS 1M INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN

DO NOT VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS

— INVISIBLE LASER

Information

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

For customers who purchased this product in the USA

Owner’s Record

The serial number is located at the rear of the disc compartment lid and the model number is located at the top and bottom. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. MZ-DH710 Serial No. _____________________

Product registration

Please register this product on line at www.sony.com/walkmanreg <http://www.sony.com/walkmanreg>

Proper registration will enable us to send you periodic mailings about software upgrades, new products, services and other important announcements. Thank you.

If you have any questions about this product, contact:

— http://www.sony.com/

walkmansupport

— Sony Network Portable Audio

Support Line 1-(866)-456-7669

— Sony Customer Information

Services Center 12451 Gateway Blvd. Fort Myers, FL 33913

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY Model No.: MZ-DH710 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Address: 16450 W. Bernardo Dr, San Diego, CA 92127 USA Telephone No.: 858-942-2230

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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

— Reorient or relocate the receiving

antenna.

— Increase the separation between the

equipment and receiver.

— Connect the equipment into an outlet

on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

— Consult the dealer or an experienced

radio/TV technician for help.

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

Notice for users

On the supplied software

• Copyright laws prohibit reproducing the

software or the manual accompanying it in whole or in part, or renting the software without the permission of the copyright holder.

• In no event will SONY be liable for any

financial damage, or loss of profits, including claims made by third parties, arising out of the use of the software supplied with this player.

• In the event a problem occurs with this

software as a result of defective manufacturing, SONY will replace it. However, SONY bears no other responsibility.

• The software provided with this player

cannot be used with equipment other than that which is so designated.

• Please note that, due to continued efforts

to improve quality, the software specifications may be changed without notice.

• Operation of this player with software

other than that provided is not covered by the warranty.

• The ability to display the languages on

the software will depend on the installed OS on your PC. For better results, please ensure that the installed OS is compatible with the desired language you want to display. — We do not guarantee all the

languages will be able to be displayed properly on the software.

— User-created characters and some

special characters may not be displayed.

• Depending on the type of the text and

characters, the text shown on the software may not be displayed properly on the device. This is due to: — The capability of the connected

device.

— The device is not functioning

normally.

• SonicStage and SonicStage logo are

trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• MD Simple Burner, OpenMG, “Magic

Gate

”, “MagicGate Memory Stick”,

“Memory Stick”, Hi-MD, Net MD,

ATRAC, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus and their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT and

Windows Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and /or other countries.

• IBM and PC/AT are registered

trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.

• Macintosh is a trademark of Apple

Computer, Inc. in the United States and/ or other countries.

• Pentium is a trademark or registered

trademark of Intel Corporation.

• All other trademarks and registered

trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

• ™ and ® marks are omitted in this

manual.

• CD and music-related data from

Client Software, copyright 2000-2004 Gracenote. This product and service may practice one or more of the following U.S. Patents: #5,987,525; #6,061,680; #6,154,773, #6,161,132, #6,230,192, #6,230,207, #6,240,459, #6,330,593, and other patents issued or pending. Services supplied and/or device manufactured under license for following Open Globe, Inc. United States Patent 6,304,523. Gracenote is a registered trademarks of Gracenote. The Gracenote logo and logotype, and the “Powered by Gracenote” logo are trademarks of Gracenote.

About available functions and supplied manuals 8

Player Operation

Looking at controls ............................................. 11

Getting started ....................................................13

Playing a disc right away! ...................................15

Using menus ........................................................17

How to use the menu items .........................................................................17

List of menus ...............................................................................................18

Various ways of playback ...................................19

Viewing various information ......................................................................19

Selecting the play mode ..............................................................................20

Searching for a track (Search) .....................................................................24

Selecting the sound quality (6-Band Equalizer) .........................................25

Other operations ................................................. 27

Changing the displayed menu items (Menu Mode) ....................................27

Protecting your hearing (AVLS) .................................................................27

Turning off the beep sound .........................................................................28

Storing the settings for individual discs (Disc Memory) ............................28

Starting the playback quickly (Quick Mode) ..............................................29

Selecting the disc mode (Disc Mode) .........................................................30

Adjusting the contrast of the display window (Contrast Adjustment) ........30

Changing the operational direction of the display ......................................31

Using the player with a computer ...................... 32

What you can do through connection with a computer ..............................32

Connecting the player to your computer .....................................................32

Storing non-audio data to a disc ..................................................................34

Additional information ........................................ 36

Precautions ..................................................................................................36

Specifications ..............................................................................................38

Troubleshooting and explanations ..................... 39

Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................39

Messages .....................................................................................................44

Explanations ................................................................................................46

Software Operation

What you can do with SonicStage/MD Simple

Burner ..............................................................50

Installing ............................................................. 52

Providing the required system environment ................................................52

Installing the software onto your computer .................................................53

Using SonicStage ................................................ 55

Importing audio data ...................................................................................55

Transferring audio data from your computer to the MD Walkman ............57

Transferring back audio data from the MD Walkman to your computer ....59

Writing audio data to a CD-R/CD-RW disc ................................................62

Using SonicStage Help ................................................................................64

Referring to SonicStage Help ......................................................................66

Using MD Simple Burner ..................................... 68

Before using MD Simple Burner ................................................................68

Recording using MD Walkman operations (Simple mode) ........................69

Recording by computer operations (Standard mode) ..................................70

Other information ................................................ 72

Uninstalling SonicStage/MD Simple Burner ..............................................72

On copyright protection ..............................................................................73

Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................74

Index ............................................................................................................77

About available functions and supplied manuals

This section explains the functions of this portable MiniDisc player and the manuals that have been supplied with it. Please refer to the manual that applies to each use of the player.

Learning more about Hi-MD

“Hi-MD” is a new MiniDisc format with advanced capabilities over the standard MD format.

The “What you can do with the Hi-MD Walkman”

Using the player

You can enjoy listening to the recorded disc.

flyer

This flyer explains the major features of Hi-MD Walkman and how it differs with standard MD Walkman.

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Refer to “Troubleshooting and explanations” (page 39).

Using the player while it is connected to a computer

The supplied SonicStage software allows you to transfer audio data between the player and the computer. The supplied MD Simple Burner software allows you to record audio data to the player.

Audio CDs

Internet

Music files

Software Operation (pages 50 to 76)

This section explains the installation and basic operations of the supplied SonicStage/MD Simple Burner software.

SonicStage Help

This is an online help that you can view on your computer screen. Online help explains the detailed operations and information about SonicStage software. You can also refer to online help if you encounter any problems while using the SonicStage.

Notes on the “Software Operation” section

•

In Software Operations section, “Net MD” refers to the player with a standard disc inserted and “HiMD” refers to the player with a Hi-MD disc or a standard disc in Hi-MD mode inserted.

• The displayed items in the illustrations that appear in this section may differ from the actual items

displayed by the software.

• Explanations in this section assume familiarity with basic Windows operations. For details on the use

of your computer and the operating system, please refer to the respective manuals.

• Explanations in this section cover general Hi-MD/Net MD products. For this reason, some

explanations (and some illustrations) may not be applicable to your Hi-MD/Net MD. Please refer to the operating instructions of your Hi-MD/Net MD as well.

Checking the supplied accessories

Earphones (1)

Dedicated USB cable (1)

CD-ROM (SonicStage/MD Simple Burner) (1)* Recordable disc (1)

*Do not play a CD-ROM on an audio CD player.

Note

When using this unit, remember to follow the precautions below in order to avoid warping the cabinet or causing the unit to malfunction.

Make sure not to sit down with the unit in your back pocket.

Looking at controls

The player

Player Operation

A OPEN switch B Display window C DOWNLOAD button

This button allows you to record music tracks from an audio CD in the CD drive of your computer to an MD Walkman using the supplied MD Simple Burner software (page 69).

D X (pause) button E •SEARCH/ MENU button

Press lightly to go to the SEARCH setting mode (page 24). Press for 2 seconds or more to go to the MENU setting mode (page 17).

F x (stop) • CANCEL button G Jog dial

H 5-way control key

Operation Function

Press NENT

Press towards . find the beginning

Press towards > find the beginning

Press towards

VOL + VOL –.

There are tactile dots beside the NENT and

VOL + buttons.

play, enter

of the previous track, rewind

of the next track, fast forward

volume

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I Battery compartment (at the bottom) J USB cable connecting jack

K HOLD switch

Slide the switch in the direction of the arrow to disable the buttons on the player. To prevent the buttons from being accidentally operated when you carry the player, use this function.

L i (earphones) jack

The display window of the player

A Character information display

Displays the disc and track names, date, error messages, track numbers, etc.

B Hi-MD/MD indication

“Hi-MD” lights up when the operation mode of the player is in HiMD mode and “MD” lights up when the operation mode is in MD mode.

C REC indication

Lights up during file transfers from the computer. When flashing, the player is in record standby mode.

D Battery indication

Shows the approximate remaining battery power. If the battery is weak, the indication becomes empty and starts flashing.

E Disc indication

Shows that the disc is rotating for playing.

F Track mode (PCM, Hi-SP, Hi-LP, SP,

LP2, LP4, MONO) indication

G Sub play mode/Repeat play

indications Shows the selected Sub play mode (single-track play, shuffle play, etc.) or Repeat play.

H Main play mode indications

Shows the selected main play mode (group play, bookmark play, etc.).

Getting started

Insert an alkaline dry battery.

battery compartment lid.

2Insert a size-AA alkaline

dry battery (minus terminal first).

3Close the lid.1 Slide OPEN to open the

Make connections and unlock the controls.

1Connect the earphones to i. 2Slide HOLD to the opposite direction of

the arrow (.) on the player to unlock the controls.

HOLD

To i

Connect firmly

When to replace the dry battery

You can check the battery condition on the display window of the player.

Battery power decreasing

Weak battery

The battery is drained. “LOW BATTERY” flashes in the display, and the power goes off.

The battery level indication is approximate. It may be more or less than the indication depending on the operating condition or the operating environment

Note

Make sure to use an alkaline dry battery. If you use a dry battery other than alkaline dry battery, the battery life may become shorten.

Battery life

When playing continuously in Hi-MD mode

(Unit: approx. hours) (JEITA2))

Disc type Linear PCM Hi-SP Hi-LP MP3

1GB Hi-MD disc 9.5 16.5 19.5 19.0

60/74/80-minute

8.5 16.0 19.0 18.5

standard disc

When using a new Sony LR6 (size AA) alkaline dry battery (produced in Japan)

Measured in accordance with the JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association) standard.

Tracks transferred at 128 kbps.

When playing continuously in MD mode

Disc type

60/74/80-minute

18.0 21.5 23.5

standard disc

Note

Stop the player before replacing the battery.

(Unit: approx. hours) (JEITA)

LP2 LP4

Playing a disc right away!

Insert a recorded disc.

1Slide OPEN to open the lid. 2Insert a disc with the label side facing

front, and press the lid down to close.

Play a disc.

1Press the 5-way control key (NENT)

on the player.

A short beep sounds in the earphones when you operate.

2Press the 5-way control key towards

VOL + or – to adjust the volume on the player.

The volume will be shown in the display.

5-way control key (NENT, ., >, VOL +, –)

To stop play, press x.

A long beep sounds in the earphones when you operate. Playback starts from the point you last stopped playing. After you stop the player, the player will automatically turn off in about 10 seconds.

Jog dial

X x

To Operation on the player

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

Select a track directly

Turn the jog dial to select a track, and then press NENT to enter.

viewing track number or name

Find the beginning of the current track or the previous track

Find the beginning of

Press the 5-way control key towards .. Press the 5-way control key towards . repeatedly until you reach the beginning of the desired track.

Press the 5-way control key towards >.

the next track

Go backwards or

Press and hold the 5-way control key towards . or >.

forward while playing

Search for a point in a track while viewing the

While pausing, press and hold the 5-way control key towards . or >.

elapsed time (Time search)

Search for a specific track while viewing

While the player is stopped, press and hold the 5-way control key towards . or >.

track numbers (Index search)

Start with the first track

While the player is stopped, press NENT for 2 seconds or more.

of the disc Remove the disc Press x and open the lid.

Once you open the lid, the point to start play will change to the beginning of the first track.

Note

The playback sound may skip if:

• the player receives stronger continuous shock.

• a dirty or scratched disc is played.

When using a disc in Hi-MD mode, the sound may drop out for a maximum of about 12 seconds.

Using menus

How to use the menu items

The player has many menus with useful functions for playback. To set the menu items, do the following procedure. If you are doing a menu operation for the first time after purchasing the player, “Menu Mode” flashes in the display. Before the menu operation, you can set “Menu Mode” to “Advanced” (all menu items appear) or “Simple” (only basic menu items appear). Refer to “Changing the displayed menu items (Menu Mode)” (page 27) for menu mode setting.

5-way control key (NENT)

Jog dial

x • CANCEL

1 Press and hold MENU for 2 seconds or more to enter the menu.

2 Turn the jog dial to select the item. 3 Press the 5-way control key (NENT) to enter the selection. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3.

The setting will be entered when you press the 5-way control key (NENT) at the last.

To return the preceding setting

Press x • CANCEL.

To cancel the operation while setting

Press x • CANCEL for 2 seconds or more.

List of menus

The following table shows the menu items that you can select. Items listed under “Menu 1” are the selectable items which appear when you enter the menu, and items listed under “Menu 2” are the selectable items which appear when you select an item in Menu 1. It is possible to display all menu items only when “Menu Mode” is set to “Advanced”. Menu items with an asterisk (*) are not displayed when “Menu Mode” is set to “Simple”. For details, see “Changing the displayed menu items (Menu Mode)” (page 27).

Note

Different indication may be displayed depending on the operating conditions and disc settings.

Menu 1 Menu 2 Function Site

Display Lap Time Displays various information such as the

1 Remain

AllRemain

Title1/Title2

Sound*

Codec/ TrackMode*

Play Mode MainPMode Selects tracks by category, such as track name

SubPMode Selects the type of play, such as single-track

Repeat Repeats playback.

Sound Normal Plays with normal sound quality. page 25

Sound EQ Customizes the sound quality.

Option Menu Mode Changes the displayed menu items. page 27

AVLS* Sets a limit on the maximum volume to protect

Beep* Turns the beep sound on or off. page 28

Disc Mem* Stores the player settings (Disc Memory). page 28

QuickMode* Sets the player to start playback quickly. page 29

Disc Mode Selects MD mode or Hi-MD mode when a

Contrast* Adjusts the contrast of the display window on

Jog Dial* Changes the operational direction on the

player status, etc. in the display window.

or group name.

play or shuffle play.

your hearing.

blank disc is inserted.

the player.

display when turning the jog dial.

page

page 19

page 20

page 27

page 30

page 31

Various ways of playback

Viewing various information

You can check the track name, disc name, etc. during playback.

5-way control key (NENT)

Jog dial

1 While playing, enter the menu and

select “Display”.

2 Turn the jog dial until the information

you want appears in the display, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

Each turn changes the display as follows. “Lap Time” t “1 Remain” t “AllRemain” t “Title1/Title2 (HiMD)” t “Sound” t “Codec (HiMD)/TrackMode (MD)” When you press NENT, the selected information appears at A, B and C.

Display window

The indications have the following meanings:

: Disc name

: Track name

: Group name

: Artist name

: Album name

Display window A/B/C

AB C

Group number and track number

Elapsed time • Track name

and artist name (HiMD)

• Track name (MD)

• Track name and artist

Remaining time of the current track

“1 Remain”

name (HiMD)

• Track name (MD)

Numbers of tracks after the current track

Remaining time after the current location in

“AllRemain”

the disc.

•Group name and album name (Hi-MD)

•Group name (MD)

Indication of the selected sound mode

• Track

mode, and bitrate (HiMD)

•Disc name and artist name (HiMD)

•Disc name (MD)

Sound mode name

• Codec (Hi-MD)

• (none) (MD)

• Track mode (MD)

Track number appears if the currently selected track is not in a group.

This does not appear when “Menu Mode” is set to “Simple” (page 27).

The disc name appears when the currently selected track is not in a group.

If the case of an MP3 track that supports VBR

2)4)

Track name

(none)

• “Codec” (HiMD)

• “TrackMode” (MD)

(Variable Bit Rate), the bit rate that appears here may not match the one displayed by the SonicStage software.

continued

Note

Depending on the group settings, the operating conditions, and the disc settings, you may not be able to select certain indications or the indications may appear differently.

Selecting the play mode

You can listen to tracks in various play modes. The play mode can consist of a combination of Main play mode, Sub play mode and Repeat play.

• Main play mode: selects the playback

unit, such as tracks or groups

• Sub play mode: selects the type of play

• Repeat play: selects Repeat play

Playing tracks in Main play mode

1 While playing, enter the menu and

select “Play Mode” - “MainPMode”. The Main play mode display appears.

2 Turn the jog dial to select the desired

play mode, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

Each time you turn the jog dial, A changes as follows. When you press NENT, B appears in the display.

5-way control key (NENT, ., >)

Jog dial

Indication A/B

Normal/ (none)

Group/ Group play (Tracks in a

Artist/

Album/

Bookmark/ Bookmark play

Appears only for discs used in Hi-MD mode.

Play mode

Normal play (All tracks after the selected track are played.)

specified group are played.)

Artist play (Tracks by a specified artist are played.)

Album play (Tracks in a specified album are played.)

(Bookmarked tracks are played.)

Playing tracks in normal mode (Normal Play)

1 Do step 1 and select “Normal” in step

2 of “Playing tracks in Main play mode” (page 20).

2 When selecting a track out of a group,

skip this step. When selecting a track within a group, turn the jog dial until the group that the desired track belongs to appears in the display, and then press NENT to enter.

A list of the tracks in the selected group appears in the display.

3 Turn the jog dial until the desired

track appears in the display, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

The selected track starts playing. The player plays from the selected track to the last track in the disc.

Listening to tracks in a specific group (Group Play)

1 Do step 1 and select “Group” in step

2 of “Playing tracks in Main play mode” (page 20).

A list of the groups on a disc appears.

2 Turn the jog dial until the desired

group appears in the display, and then press NENT to enter.

A list of the tracks in the selected group appears.

3 Turn the jog dial until the desired

track appears in the display, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

The selected track starts playing. The player plays the tracks in that group, from the selected track to the last track.

Tracks that do not belong to a group are placed together in “Group - -” and displayed at the last of the list of groups.

Listening to tracks by a specific artist (Artist Play) (in Hi-MD mode only)

If the track data includes the artist name, you can listen to tracks by a specific artist only.

1 Do step 1 and select “Artist” in step 2

of “Playing tracks in Main play mode” (page 20).

A list of the artists on the disc appears in alphabetical order.

2 Turn the jog dial until the desired

artist name appears in the display, and then press NENT to enter.

A list of the tracks of the selected artist appears in recorded order.

3 Turn the jog dial until the desired

track appears in the display, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

The selected track starts playing. The player plays the tracks by the same artist on the disc, from the selected track to the last track.

Tracks without artist name data are placed together in “ :__ (space)” and are displayed at the last of the list of artists.

Listening to tracks of a selected album (Album Play) (in Hi-MD mode only)

If the track data includes the album name, you can listen to tracks of a selected album only.

1 Do step 1 and select “Album” in step

2 of “Playing tracks in Main play mode” (page 20).

A list of the albums on the disc appears in alphabetical order.

2 Turn the jog dial until the desired

album name appears in the display, and then press NENT to enter.

A list of the tracks in the selected album appears in recorded order.

3 Turn the jog dial until the desired

track appears in the display, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

The selected track starts playing. The player plays the tracks in that album, from the selected track to the last track.

Tracks without album name data are placed together in “ :__ (space)” and are displayed at the last of the list of albums.

Listening to selected tracks only (Bookmark Play)

You can bookmark tracks on a disc and play them only. The sequence of bookmarked tracks cannot be changed.

To bookmark the tracks

1 While playing the track you want to

bookmark, press NENT for 2 seconds or more.

Bookmark flashes.

The first track of the bookmark play is set.

2 Repeat step 1 to bookmark the other

tracks.

To play the bookmarked tracks

1 Do step 1 and select “Bookmark” in

step 2 of “Playing tracks in Main play mode” (page 20).

2 Turn the jog dial to select a track, and

then press NENT to enter the selection.

The player plays the bookmarked tracks in the order of their track numbers.

To erase bookmarks

While playing the track for which you want to erase the bookmark, press NENT for 2 seconds or more.

Playing tracks in Sub play mode

By specifying Sub play modes, you can listen to tracks selected in Main play mode in various ways. For example, by selecting “Group” in Main play mode and “Shuffle” in Sub play mode, the player will play the tracks in the selected group in random order.

1 Enter the menu and select

“Play Mode” - “SubPMode”.

2 Turn the jog dial to select the desired

play mode, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

Each time you turn the jog dial, A changes as follows. When you press NENT, B appears in the display.

Indication A/B

Normal/(none) Normal play (All tracks

1 Track/1 Single-track play (A

/SHUF Shuffle play (All tracks

Shuffle

A-BRepeat/ A- (A-B

“A-BRepeat ” does not appear when the “Menu Mode” is set to “Simple” (page 27).

Play mode

are played once.)

single track is played.)

in the selected Main Play Mode are played in random order.)

A-B Repeat play (Tracks

)

between the selected points A and B are played repeatedly.)

Listening to a section of a track repeatedly (A-B Repeat)

You can listen to a specific section within a track repeatedly by selecting the starting point A, and ending point B. Make sure that points A and B are within the same track.

1 While playing a track that contains

the section you want to repeat, do step 1 and select “A-BRepeat” in step 2 of “Playing tracks in Sub play mode” (page 23).

“A-” flashes in the display.

2 Press NENT at the starting point

(A). Point A is entered and “B” flashes in

the display.

3 Press NENT at the ending point (B).

Point B is entered, “A-B” and “ ” lights up, and the section between point A and B starts playing repeatedly.

You can reset points A and B by pressing the 5way control key towards > during A-B Repeat play.

Note

If the player comes to the end of the last track on the disc while you are selecting point A, the setting is canceled.

Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play)

You can use the Repeat play function to repeat tracks in all play modes except when selecting A-B Repeat play.

1 While playing, enter the menu and

select “Play Mode” - “Repeat”.

2 Turn the jog dial to select

“RepeatOn”, and then press the NENT to enter the selection.

appears in the display.

Searching for a track (Search)

You can easily search for a track by track name, group name, artist name, or album name.

5-way control key (NENT)

Jog dial

To cancel Repeat Play

Select “RepeatOff” in step 2.

1 Press “SEARCH”. 2 Turn the jog dial to select the item

you want to use for searching, and then press NENT to enter.

Display To

by Track search by track name

by Group search by group name

by Artist

by Album

Appears only for discs used in Hi-MD mode.

search by artist name

search by album name

3 If you select “by Track” in step 2,

skip this step. If you select an item other than “by Track” in step 2, turn the jog dial to select the desired group, artist, or album, and then press NENT to enter.

A list of tracks for the selected group, artist, or album appears in the display.

4 Turn the jog dial to select the desired

track, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

The selected track starts playing.

+ 55 hidden pages

Sony MZDH710 User Manual

Table of contents

Player Operation

Software Operation

About available functions and supplied manuals

Learning more about Hi-MD

Using the player

Using the player while it is connected to a computer

Looking at controls

Getting started

Playing a disc right away!

Using menus

How to use the menu items

List of menus

Various ways of playback

Viewing various information

Selecting the play mode

Playing tracks in Main play mode

Playing tracks in Sub play mode

Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play)

Searching for a track (Search)