Sony MZ-NHF800 User Manual

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Portable MiniDisc Recorder MZ-NHF800

3-266-571-91(1)

Portable MiniDisc Recorder

Operating Instructions

Recorder Operation _____________________________ Software Operation _____________________________

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

MZ-NHF800

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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 clot hs, 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 t his product. Please consult with your local authority.

Caution

The use of optical instruments with this product will incre as e eye hazard.

CAUTION RADIATION WHEN OPEN

AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM CAUTION — CLASS 1M INVISIBLE

LASER RADIA TION 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 So ny deal er regarding this product. Model No. MZ-NHF800 Serial No.

Product registration

Please register this pr oduct 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, ser vi ces 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 Gate wa y Blv d. Fort My er s, FL 33913

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Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY Model No.: MZ-NHF800 Responsible Party: S ony El ect ronics Inc. Address: 16450 W. Bernardo Dr, San Diego, CA 92 127 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 operat i on.

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 pr ot ection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radi ate radio frequency energy and, if not installe d and used in accordance wit h the instructio n s , ma y 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 televisio n 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 reloc ate the receiving

antenna.

— Increase the separation betw een the

equipment and re ceiver.

— Connect the equipment into an outlet

on a circuit different fro m that to which the receiver is connec te d.

— Consult the deal er or an exper ienced

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.

RECYCLING NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES

Nickel Metal Hydride batteries are recyclable. You can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collect io n and recycling locat io n nearest you.

For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable batteries, call toll free 1-800-822-883 7 or visit http://www.rbrc.org/

Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking Nickel Metal Hydride batteries.

The validity of the CE marking is restricted to only those countries where it is legally enforced, mainly in the countries EEA (Europ ea n Economic Area).

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Notice for users

On the supplied software

• Copyright la ws pr ohibi t repr oduci ng th e

software or t he man ual acco mp an yi ng i t in whole or in part , or renting the software without the permission of the copyright holder.

• In no event will SONY be liable for an y

financial damage, or lo ss of profits, including claims made by third parties, arising out of the use of the software supplie d with this recorder.

• 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

recorder cann ot be us ed with eq ui pme nt other than that wh ic h i s so designated.

• Please note that, due to continued ef fort s

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

• Operation of this recorder with software

other than that provided is not covered by the warranty.

• SonicStag e and SonicStage logo ar e

trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• MD Simple Burner, OpenMG, “Magic

”, “MagicGate Memory Stick”,

Gate

“Memory Stick”, Hi-MD, Net MD,

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

• Microsoft , Windows, Windows NT and

Windows Media are tradema rk s or registered trademar ks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and /or other countr i es.

• IBM and PC/ AT are registered

trademarks of Inter n a tional Business Machines Corporation.

• Macintosh i s a t ra demark of Apple

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

• MMX and Pe nt i um are trademarks or

registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

• All other trademarks and registered

trademarks ar e trademarks or registe red trademarks of their respective holders.

• ™ and ® marks are omitted in this

manual.

• CD and music-related data from

Client Software, copyright 2000-2003 Gracenote. Th i s product and serv i ce may practice one or m ore of the following U.S. Patents: #5,987,525; #6,061,68 0; #6,154,773 , #6,161,132, #6,230,192, #6,230,207, #6,240,459, #6,330,593 and ot her patents issued or pending. Gracenote and CDDB are registered trademarks of Gracenote. The Gracenote logo and logotype, the Gracenote CDDB logo, and the

“Powered by Gracenote” logo are

trademarks of Gracenote.

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About available functions and supp lie d

manuals ...........................................................10

Recorder Operation

Looking at controls .............................................13

Getting started ....................................................17

Recording a disc right away! ..............................19

Playing a disc right away! ...................................23

Listening to the radio ..........................................25

Using menus ........................................................27

How to use the menu items ......................... ..................... .... .... ...................27

List of menus ......................... ... .... .... ..................... .... .... ..................... .... .... .29

Various ways of recording .................................. 32

Before recording .........................................................................................32

Viewing various information ......................................................................33

Recording from a microphone ....................................................................35

Recording from a TV or radio (Analog Recording) ................................... 37

Selecting the recording mode ......................................................................37

Adjusting the recording leve l manu a lly ................................... ...................38

Adding track marks while recording ...........................................................39

Using the group function when recording ..................................................40

To start/stop recording in sync with the sound source

(Synchro-recording) ...............................................................................42

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Various ways of playback ...................................43

Viewing various information ......................................................................43

Selecting the play mode ..............................................................................45

Searching for a track (Search) .....................................................................51

Adjusting the sound (Virtual-Surround • 6-Band Equalizer) ......................52

Editing recorded tracks ......................... .............55

Before editing ..............................................................................................55

Adding titles (Title) .....................................................................................55

Assigning tracks or groups as a new group (G rou p Set) ..................... ........59

Releasing a group setting (Group Release) .................................................61

Moving recorded tracks or groups (Move) .................................................61

Erasing tracks and the entire disc (Erase) ...................................................64

Dividing a track (Divide) ............................................................................67

Combining tracks (Combine) ..................................... ...................... ... .... ....6 8

Formatting the disc (Format) .......................................................................69

Other operations .................................................70

Changing the displayed menu items (Menu Mode) ....................................70

Protecting your hearing (AVLS) .................................................................70

Turning off the beep sound .........................................................................71

Storing the settings for individual discs (Disc Memory) ............................71

Starting the playback quickly (Quick Mode) ..............................................72

Selecting the disc mode (Disc Mode) .........................................................73

Adjusting the contrast of the display window (Contrast Adjustment) ........74

Changing the operational directio n of t he display ......................................74

Various way to use the radio ..............................75

Presetting radio stations automatically ........................................................75

Presetting radio manually ............................................................................75

Listening to the preset radio stations ...........................................................76

Receiving stations in another country .........................................................76

Using the recorder with a computer ..................77

What you can do through connection with a computer ...............................77

Connecting the recorder to your computer ..................................................77

Storing non-audio data to a disc ..................................................................79

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Additional information ........................................81

Precautions ..................................................................................................81

Specifications ..............................................................................................83

Troubleshooting and explan ations .....................85

Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................85

Messages .....................................................................................................93

Explanations ................................................................................................97

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Software Operation

What you can do with MD Simple Burner/

SonicStage ....................................................102

Installing ........................................................... 104

Providing the required system environment ..............................................104

Installing the software onto your computer ...............................................105

Using MD Simple Burner ............................ .......107

Before using MD Simple Burner ..............................................................107

Recording using MD Walkman operations (Simple mode) ......................108

Recording by computer operations (Standard mode) ................................109

Using SonicStage ................................... ...........111

Importing audio data .................................................................................111

Transferring audio data from your computer to the MD Walkman ..........113

Transferring back audio data from the MD Walkman to your computer ..115

Using SonicStage Help ..............................................................................118

Referring to SonicStage Help ....................................................................120

Other information ..............................................122

Uninstalling SonicStage/MD Simple Burner ............................................122

On copyright protection ............................................................................123

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................124

Index ..........................................................................................................127

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About available functions and supplied manuals

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

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” flyer

Using the recorder

Yo u can enjoy recording from a CD player or a microphone, then enjoy listening to the recordings that you made.

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

Recorder Operation (pages 12 to 101)

This section explains all of the recorder functions. It also gives details on the problem s you may encounter while using the recorder and how to solve them, and about what to do when a message appears in the display.

, When you encounter any problems or need more

explanation

Refer to “Troubleshoo ting and explanations ” (page 85).

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Using the recorder while it is connected to a computer

The supplied So ni cStage software allows y ou t o t ransfer audio data be tween the recorder and the computer. The supplied MD Simple Burner software allows you to record audio data to the recorder.

Audio CDs

Internet

Music files

Software Operation (pages 102 to 126)

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

SonicStage Help

This is an online help tha t yo u 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 encount er any problems while using th e SonicStage.

Notes on the “Software Operation” section

In Software Operations sect io n, “Net MD” re fers to t he reco rder with a standar d dis c insert ed and “Hi-

•

MD” refers to the recorder with a Hi-MD disc or a standard disc in Hi-MD mode inserted.

•The displayed item s in th e il lustrations that appear in th is section may diff er f ro m 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 syste m, ple a se refer to the r es pe ct ive manuals.

•Explanations in this section cover general Hi-MD /Ne t MD pr oducts. For this reason, some

explanations (and some illustration s) ma y not be applicable to your Hi-MD/Net MD. Please r efe r to the operating instructions of your Hi-M D/Ne t MD a s well.

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Checking the supplied accessories

AC po w er adaptor (1)

Earphones (for Canadian

Remote control (1)

Dedicated USB ca ble (1)

Headphones (for USA model) (1)

model) (1)

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

* Do no t pla y 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.

•Make sure not to put the unit into a bag with

the remote control or the headphones/ earphones cord wrapped around it and then subject the bag to strong impact.

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Looking at controls

The recorder

5 6

qs qd

Recorder Operation

A Display window B T MARK/REC (+N) button C Jog dial

D 5-way control key

Operation Function

Press NENT Press towards . find the beginning

play, enter

of the previous track, rewind

Operation Function

Press towards > find the beginning

Press towards

VOL + VOL –.

There are tactil e dots beside the NENT and

VOL + buttons.

of the next track, fast forward

volume

E DC IN 3V jack F X (pause) button G x (stop) • CANCEL/CHG button H OPEN switch I GROUP button J •NAVI/ MENU button

Press lightly to go to the NAVI (navigation) settin g mode (page47). Press for 2 seconds or more to go to MENU setting mode (page 27).

K USB cable connect ing jack

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L LINE IN (OPT) jack

123456

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M MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack

There is a tactile dot beside the MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack.

N HOLD switch

Slide the switch in the direction of the arrow to disable the buttons on the recorder. To prevent the buttons from being accide nt al ly oper at ed when you carry the recorder, use this function.

O i (headphones/earphones) jack

The display window of the recorder

A Character information display

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

B SYNC (synch ro-r ec or ding ) i ndi cat ion C Hi-MD/MD indication

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

D REC indication

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

E Battery indication

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

F Disc indication

Shows that the disc is rotating for recording or playing.

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

LP2, LP4, MONO ) i ndi cation

H Sub play mode/Repeat play

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

I Main play mode indications

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

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The headphones/earphones with a remote control

B C

D E

A VOL +, – buttons

Press to adjust th e volume.

B Jog lever (NX/ENT, ., > •

BAND, TUNE – , TUNE +) When using an MiniDisc

Operation Function

Press

NX/ENT play, pause, enter

Slide towards

find the beginning of the previous track, rewind

find the beginning of the next track, fast forward

When using the radi o

Operation Function

Press BAND Slide towards

TUNE – Press towards

TUNE +

select a band tune backwards

tune forward

C Display window D x (stop) button E (group) +, –

F RADIO ON/OFF button

Press to turn on or off the ra di o.

G Clip H HOLD switch

To prevent the buttons from being accidentally operated when you carry the recorder, use this function.

I DISPLAY button J P-MODE/ button K SOUND button

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The display window of the remote control

12 3 4

876

A Disc indication B PRESET indication C Character information display D Sub play mode/Repeat play

indications

E SND (sound) and SUR (su rr ound)

indications

F Battery level indicatio n G Track number/Band/Preset number

display

H Main play mode indications

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Getting started

Connect the AC power adaptor and operate it on AC current. You can also operate the recorder on the dry battery.

Connect the AC power adaptor

To a wall outlet

AC power adaptor

Using a dry battery

battery compartment lid.

To DC IN 3V

2 Insert a LR6 (size AA) alkaline

dry battery E end first.

3 Close the lid.1 Slide OPEN to open the

Make connections and unlock the controls.

1Connect the headpho nes /earphones

with the remote control to i.

Connect

firmly

2Slide HOLD to the opposite direction of

the arrow (.) on the recorder or the remote control to unl ock the controls.

HOLD

To i

Connect firmly

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Note

It is preferable to use the recorder on house current when recording or editing. When powering the reco rder wi th a ba tter y, make sure to use a new alkaline dry battery.

When to replace the dry battery

You can check the battery condition on the display window of the recorder or the remote control.

Battery power decreasing

Weak battery

The battery is drained. “LOW BATTERY” flashes in the display on the recorder (“LOW BATT” on the remote control), and

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

Battery life

the power goes off.

Hi-MD mode (When using a 1GB HiMD disc)

(Unit: approx.hours)(JEITA2))

When Linear

Hi-SP Hi-LP

PCM

Recording

2.5 3.5 4.5

continuously Playing

11 18.5 21.5

continuously

When using a Sony LR6 (size AA) “STAMINA” alkaline dry battery (produced in Japan)

Measured in accordance with the JEI T A (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Associa tion) standard.

Hi-MD mode (When using a 60/74/8 0 minute standard disc)

(Unit: approx.hours)(JEITA)

When Linear

Hi-SP Hi-LP

PCM

Recording continuously

589.5

Playing 9.5 17 20

MD mode

(Unit: approx.hours)(JEITA)

When

Recording

LP2

Stereo

7.5 9.5 11

LP4 Stereo

continuously Playing

continuously

20.5 24 26

When using the radio

(Unit: approx.hours)(JEITA)

When

FM/AM TV/Wb

(weather)

Using the radio

Notes

18.5 17

•Stop the recorder before replacing the battery.

•When using a 1GB Hi-MD disc, the

continuous recording time may be shortened if you repeatedly make short recordi ngs.

•When you use the radio, it is reco mmended

that you use a new alkaline dry battery since more power is consumed by the radio than by MiniDisc playback.

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Recording a disc right away!

This section explains the basic procedu re fo r m a king digital recordings us ing an optical cable connected to a CD player, Digital TV or other digital equipment. Make sure to use the optical cable.

Note that you cannot record a radio broadcast that is being received on the remote control.

Make connections.

the appropriate jacks.)

1Connect the AC power adaptor to the

recorder and a house cu rrent.

To a wall outlet

To a digital (optical) out jack

(Insert the cables firmly and completely into

2Connect the optical cable to the

recorder and an external component.

CD player, MD player, DVD video player, etc.

Optical plug Optical mini-

AC power adaptor

To LINE IN

To DC IN 3V

Note

Make sure to disconnect the dedica te d US B c able befor e reco rd ing.

(OPT)

Optical cable*

plug

∗ See “Optional accessories”

(page 84).

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Insert a recordable disc.

1Slide OPEN t o op en the lid. 2Insert a disc with the label si de f acing

front, and press the lid down to close.

Make sure to check the record-protect tab is closed.

Confirm the operation mode.

This recorder has two operation modes, “Hi-MD mode” and “MD mode”. The operation mode is automatically recognized whenever the disc is inserted. After you insert a disc, check the operation mode on the disp l ay window of the record er.

“Hi-MD” lights up when the operation mode is Hi-MD and “MD” lights up when the operation mode is MD.

• When using a 1GB Hi-MD disc, the operation mode will only be Hi-MD.

• When using a standard disc (60/74/80 minutes), the operation mode can be set as follows.

Disc condition Operation mode

Blank disc The mode set for “Disc Mode” in the m enu .

The disc contains material recorded in

Refer to “Selecting the disc mode (Disc Mode)” (page 73) for the “Disc Mode” setting.

Hi-MD mode

MD mode

The “Disc Mode” is fac tory set to “Hi-MD”. If you want to use the disc on another com ponent that does not support Hi-MD, set the “Disc Mode” to “MD” to use the disc in MD mode.

Hi-MD

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Record a disc.

1Select and pause the sound source to

be recorded.

PAUSE

Connected component

2Make sure that disc indication has

stopped rotating in the di splay window on the recorder.

Make sure that disc indication has stopped.

3While the recorder is stop ped, press

and hold T MARK/REC and pre ss NENT on the recorder.

“REC” lights up and re cording starts.

T MARK/REC

NENT

To Press

Stop Press x.

Pause Press X

Remove the disc Press x and open the lid. (The lid does not open while

A track mark is added at the point where you press X again to re sum e re cordi ng while pausing; thus the remainder of the track will be counted as a new track.

Press X again to resume recording.

“SYSTEM FILE WRITING” flashi ng in the display.)

4Play the source you want to reco rd.

If you insert a previously recorde d disc, the record ing starts after the existing contents. Track marks are automatical ly a dded at the same point as the sound source , a nd the contents are reco r d ed together as a group.

PAUSE

Connected component

continued

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If the recording does not start

•Make sure t h e recorder is n o t locked (pag es

14, 17).

•Make sure the disc is not record-protected

(pages 20, 82).

•Premastered discs cannot be recor de d over.

Notes

•When you record on a 1GB Hi-MD disc,

connect the AC power adaptor to the recorder or use a new alkaline dry battery (battery level indication shows ). When you attempt to start recording on a 1GB Hi-MD disc, “NotENOUGH POWER TO REC” may appear and recording cannot be done even if the battery level indi cation sho w s sufficient remaining power while the recorder is stopped or playing. This is because of a mechanism that disables recording when the remaining battery power is estimated by the recorder to be insufficient due to the high power consumption required for 1GB Hi-MD disc recording.

•Before making a recording while using the AC

power adaptor, always insert a new alkaline dry battery into the recorder f irst to ensure th at the recording operation com p letes successfully.

•Make sure to place the recorder at a stable,

vibration-free place during record i n g.

•If you start recording when the disc indication

is still rotating in the display, the first few seconds of the material may not be rec or de d. Make sure that the disc indication has stopped rotating before you start recording.

•Do not change the dry battery durin g

operation even if the recorder is connected to AC power adaptor. The operation may stop.

•Do not move or jog the recorder or disconnect

the power source while recordi n g or “SYSTEM FILE WRITING” is flashing in th e display. If you do, the data recorded up to that point may not be recorded to the disc , or data on the disc may be damaged. “SYSTEM FILE WRITING” flashes while data of the recording (the track’s start and end points, etc.) is being recorded.

•Recording cannot be done when the disc does

not have enough space for recording.

•If the power supply is disrupted (i.e. the

battery is removed or becomes exhausted or the AC power adaptor is disconnected) during a recording or editing operation, or while “SYSTEM FILE WRITING” appears in the display, then it will not be possible to open the lid until power is restored.

•Note the following when recording from a

portable CD player: —Some portable CD players may not be

capable of digital out when the AC power adaptor is disconnected. If this is the case, connect the AC power adaptor to the portable CD player and use it on AC power as the power source.

—On some portable CD players, optical

output may not be possible when using an anti-skip function (e.g., ESP* or G-PROTECTION). If this is th e c ase, turn off the anti-skip function.

∗ Electr onic Sh oc k Prote c tion

•The recorder is factory set to make a new

group whenever recording is done. If you do not want to make a group, set “ :REC” to “ :REC Off” (page 41).

•To start recording from a specific point on the

disc, pause the recorder at the desired point, and then start recording from that point.

•You can monitor the sound during rec or ding.

Connect the headphones/ea rp hone s with remote control to i and adjust the volume by pressing VOL + or – on the remote control (pressing the 5-way control key towards VOL + or – on the recorder). This does not affect the recording level.

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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 recorder. Press the jog lever (NX/ENT) on the remote control.

A short beep sounds in the headphones/ earphones when you operate.

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

2Press the 5-way control key towards

VOL + or – to adjust the volume on th e recorder. Press VOL + or – to adjust the volum e on the remote control.

The volume will be shown in the display.

Jog dial

GROUP

VOL +, –

Jog lever (NX/ ENT, ., >)

+, –

To stop play, press x.

A long beep sounds in the headphones/earphones when you operate. Playback starts from the point

you last stopped playing.

10 seconds (when using batteries) or about 3 minutes (when using an AC power adaptor).

After you stop the recorder, the recorder will automatically turn off in about

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To Operation on the recorder Operation on the remote

control

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

resume play.

Press the jog lever (NX/ENT). Press the jog lever again to resume play.

Select a track directly viewing track number or name

Find the beginning of the current track

Find the beginning of the next track

Go backwards or forward while playing

Turn the jog dial to select a track, and th en p ress NENT to enter.

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 >.

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

—

Slide the jog lever towards .. Slide the jog lever towards . repeatedly until you reach the beginning of the desired track.

Slide the jog lever towards >.

Slide and hold the jog lever towards . or >.

Search for a point in a track while viewing the elapsed time (Time

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

While pausing, slide and hold the jog lever towards . or >.

search) Search for a specific

track while viewing track numbers (Index

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

While the recorder is st op p ed, slide and hold the jog lever towards . or >.

search) Cue to the next or

previous group while playing a tra ck in a group (Group skip)

Start with the first track of the disc

Press GROUP, and then press the 5-way control key towards . or >.

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

Remove the disc Press x and open the lid.

Cues to the beginning of every 10th tr a ck du ri ng pla yba c k of the disc w ith no group settings.

Once you open the lid, the point to start pl ay will c ha nge to the beg inning of the first track.

Press + or – button

While the recorder is st op p ed, press

the jog lever (NX/ENT) for

2 seconds or more.

Press x and open the lid.

If the play does not start

Make sure the recorder i s not lo cked (pages 14,

17).

Note

The playback sound may skip if:

•the recorder is subject to strong, repeated

shocks.

•a dirty or scratched disc is playe d.

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

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Listening to the radio

You can enjoy radio programs with the built-in digital tuner in the rem ote control.

While listening to the radio

• Controls on the recorder cannot be used to operate the tuner. Only the remote control can be used.

• Radio programs cannot be recorded on the recorder.

Turn on the radio.

1Press RADIO ON/OFF.

The radio turns on.

“PRESET” is displayed, press

If P-MODE/ to ma ke it di sappear

from the display.

2Press the jog lever repeatedly to select

the band.

Each time you press the jog lever, the indication changes as follows: USA model: “FM” t “AM” t “TV”

Canadian model: “FM” t “AM”

t “Wb” (weather)

3Slide the jog lever towards TUN E + or

TUNE – repeatedly to tune in the desired radio station.

VOL +, –

Jog lever (BAND, TUNE –, TUNE +)

To turn off the radio

Press RADIO ON/OFF or x.

4Press VOL +, – to adjust the volum e.

RADIO ON/OFF

P-MODE/

SOUND

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To tune in a station quickly

In step 3, slide and hold t he jog lever until the frequency indication begins to change. The remote control automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station.

To i m prove the broadcast reception

• For FM: Extend the hea dphones/

earphones cord, which act as the FM antenna.

• For AM: Orient the built-in AM

antenna inside the remote control horizontally to obtain optimum AM reception.

If an FM broadcast is hard to tune in

Press SOUND repeatedly until “Local” appears in the display. The noise will be reduced.

When you cannot operate the radio

Make sure the remote control is not

(pages 15, 17).

locked

Notes

•The radio will not operate if the remote

control is not connected to the record er.

•The volume of radio and MiniDisc can be

adjusted individually using the supplied remote control.

•Playback or recording stops when you use the

radio.

•There is a DC-DC converter attached to the

remote control cord.

•Do not place the remote control close to

another electronic device, such as the recorder itself, another radio, a TV, a mobile phone, or a computer, as this may cause noise in the reception.

•When you use the radio, it is reco mmended

that you use a new alkaline dry battery since more power is consumed by the radio than by MiniDisc playback.

•If you turn on the radio while the record er is

off, the radio will not begin operating immediately even when “QuickMode” is set to “Quick On”.

When listening to an AM program, keep the remote control awa y from the DC-DC converter, otherwise, noise may be heard.

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Using menus

How to use the menu items

The recorder ha s m any menus with usefu l f unctions for recording, playback, ed it i ng, et c. To set the menu items, do the following procedure. If you are doing a menu operation fo r the first time after pu rchasing the recorder, “Menu Mode” flashes in the display. Before the menu operation, you can set “Menu Mode” to “Simple” (only basic menu items appea r) or “Ad vanced” (all menu items appear). Refer to “Changing the displayed menu items (Menu Mode)” (page 70) for menu mode setting.

On the remote control

DISPLAY

Jog lever

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

2 Slide the jog lever repeate dl y to sele ct th e ite m. 3 Press the jog lever to enter the selection. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3.

The setting will be entered when you press the jog lever at the last.

To return the preceding setting

Press x.

To cancel the operation while setting

Press x for 2 seconds or more.

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On the recorder

NAVI/MENU

5-way control key (NENT)

Jog dial

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

2 Turn the jog dia l to select the item. 3 Press the 5-way cont rol 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.

To cancel the operation while setting

Press x for 2 seconds or more.

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List of menus

The following table shows the menu items that you can select. Some items can be set with both the recorder and the remot e control, an d some can be set wi th either the recorder or the remote control. Items listed under “Menu 1” are the sel ectable items which ap pear when you enter t he menu, and items list ed under “Menu 2” ar e th e selectable items which appear when you select an item in Men u 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 70).

Note

Different indication may be displayed depe nding on the operating conditions and dis c se tt ings.

Menus of the remote control

Menu 1 Menu 2 Function Site

Edit Title* Adding a track name, artist nam e, album name,

: Set* Assigns recorded tracks or groups to a new

: Release* Releases group settings. page 61 Move* Changes the order of tracks or gr oups. page 61 Erase Erases trac ks, gro ups , or t he en ti re d isc cont en ts. page 64 Format* Formats the disc and restores it to th e condition

MainPMode Normal Selects tracks by category, such as track name or

Group Artist Album Bookmark

Option Menu Mode Changes the menu items that are di spl ay ed. page 70

AVLS* Sets a limit on the maximum volume to protect

Beep* Turns the beep sound on or off. page 71 Disc Mem* Stores the recorder settings (Disc Me mo ry). page 71 QuickMode* Sets the recorder to start playback quickly Disc Mode Selects MD mode or Hi-MD mode when a blank

group name, or disc name.

group.

it was in at the time of purchase (in Hi-MD mode only).

group name.

your hearing.

disc is inserted.

page

page 55

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page 69

page 45

page 70

. page 72

page 73

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Menus of the recorder

Menu 1 Menu 2 Function Site

Edit Title* Adding a track name, a rtist n ame, alb um name,

: Set* Assigns recorded tracks or groups to a new

: Release* Releases group set ti ngs. page 61 Move* Changes the order of tracks or groups. page 63 Erase Erases tracks, groups, or the enti re di sc

Format* Formats the disc and restores it to the condition

Display Lap Time Displays various information such as the

RecRemain (while recording and stopped)/ 1 Remain (while playing)

AllRemain Title1/Title2 Sound* Codec/

TrackMode*

SubPMode Normal Selects the type of pl ay, such as single-track

1 Track Shuffle A-BRepeat*

Sound Normal Customizes the surround or equalizer mode

V-SUR Sound EQ

Useful* Search* Searches for tracks by track name, group name,

group name, or disc name.

group.

contents.

it was in at the time of purchase (in Hi-MD mode only).

recorder status, et c. in the display window.

play or shuffle play.

settings.

artist name, or album name.

page

page 57

page 60

page 66

page 69

page 34, page 43

page 50

page 53

page 51

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Menu 1 Menu 2 Function Site

REC Set REC Mode Se lec ts the rec or din g m ode (P CM, Hi-SP, or

Hi-LP for Hi-MD mode/SP, LP2, LP4, or

monaural for MD mode). RECVolume* Ma nually adjusts the recording l evel. page 38 MIC AGC* Sets the microphone recording level

adjustment mode. MIC Sens* Sets the microp h one sensitivity to suit the

source sound. Time Mark* Ad ds track marks automatically in a specific

time interval .

:REC* Sets the recorde r to create a new group with

each recording operati on (Group Recording). SYNC REC* Simplifies operations during digital recording

(Synchro-Recording).

Option Menu Mode Changes the displayed menu items. page 70

AVLS* Sets a limi t on t he maximu m v olu me to prote ct

your hearing. Beep* Turns the beep sound on or off. page 71 Disc Mem* Stores the reco rder settings (Disc Memory). page 72 QuickMode* Sets the recorder to start pla yback quickly. page 73 Disc Mode Selects from MD mode or Hi-MD mode when

a blank disc is inser ted. Contrast* Adjusts th e contrast of the display wi ndow on

the recorder. Jog Dial* Changes the operational direction on the

display whe n turning the jo g dial.

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page 39

page 40

page 42

page 70

page 73

page 74

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Various ways of recording

Before recording

Selecting the operation mode

This recorder has two operation modes, “Hi-MD mode” a nd “ MD mode”. The operation mode is automatically recognized whenever the disc is inserted. After you insert a d is c, check the operation mode on the di splay window of the recorder.

“Hi-MD” lights up when the operation mode is Hi-MD and “MD” lights up when the operation mode is MD.

When you insert a standard disc (b lank) into the recorde r, you can use th e D isc Mode function to specify use of the disc in Hi-MD mode or MD mode. If you want to use the di sc recorded on this unit on another component that does not support Hi-MD, record the disc with “Disc Mode” in the menu set to “MD”. Refer to “S el ecting the disc mode (Disc Mode)” (page 73) for details.

Selecting the Menu Mode

If the “Simple” menu mode is selected, some menu items will not be displaye d. If you cannot find certain menu items while operating the recorder, make sure that the menu mode is set to “A dvanced”. For details on selecting the menu mode, see “Changing the di s p l ayed menu items (Menu Mode) ” (page 70).

Notes

•When you record on a 1GB Hi-MD disc,

connect the AC power adaptor to the recorder or use a new alkaline dry battery (battery level indication shows ). When you attempt to start recording on a 1GB Hi-MD disc, “NotENOUGH POWER TO REC” may appear and recording cannot be done even if the battery level indication sho w s su fficient remaining power while the rec order is st opped or playing. This is because of a mechanism that disables recording when the remaining battery power is estimated by the recorder to be insufficient due to the high power consumption required for 1GB Hi-MD disc recording.

•Before making a recording while using the AC

power adaptor, always insert a ne w alk al ine dry battery into the reco rder f irst to ensu re that the recording o peration completes successfully.

•Recording may not occur if the ded ic a te d

USB cable is connected to the reco rd er. Make sure to disconnect the dedicated USB cabl e before recording.

•If you start recording when the disc indication

is still rotating in th e display, the first few seconds of the material will not be recorded. Make sure that the disc indication has stopped rotating before you start recording.

•Do not move or jog the recorder or disconnect

the power source while recording or “SYSTEM FILE WRITING” is flashing in the display. If you do, the data recorded up to that point may not be recorded to the disc , o r data on the disc may be damaged. “SYSTEM FILE WRITING” flashes while data of the recording (the track’s start and end points, etc.) is being recorded.

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Viewing various information

You can check the remaining time, track number, etc. when recording or during stop.

DISPLAY

Track number • Group name and album

name (Hi-MD)

• Group name and trac k name (MD)

Track number Selected sound mode

name and its indication

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

1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly.

Each time you press the button, the display chan ges as follows.

Display window on the remote control

The indications have the following meanings:

: Disc name

: Track name

: Group name

: Artist name

: Album name

While the recorder is stopped A/B

Track number Elapsed time Track number • Remaining time for

The number of tracks in the disc

recording and remaining free space (Hi-MD)

• Remaining time for recording (MD)

Disc name

While recording A/

Track number Elapsed time Track number Remaining time for

recording.

Track number • Group name and album

name (Hi-MD)

• Group name and trac k name (MD)

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

Notes

•When using the disc in Hi-MD mode, the free

space will show as “2.0MB” when the remaining recording tim e be c ome s “–0:00:00”. This is a system limitation, “2.0MB” being the capacity of the reserve domain.

•Depending on the group settings, the

operating conditions, and the disc settings, you may not be able to select certain indications or the indication s ma y ap pe ar differently.

If you want to check the playing position or track name while playi ng, see “ V ie wing v ari ous information” (page 43).

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On the recorder

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

5-way control key (NENT)

1 Enter the menu and select “Display”. 2 Turn the jog dial until the in formation

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

Each turn changes the display as follows. Lap Time t RecRemain t AllRemain t Title1/Title2 (Hi-MD) t Sound When you pres s NENT, the selected information appears at C, D and E.

Display window on the recorder

The indications have the fo llowing meanings:

: Disc name

: Track name

: Group name

: Artist name

: Album name

While the recorder is stopped C/D/

CD E

Group number and track number

Numbers of tracks after the current track

•Disc name and artist name (HiMD)

•Disc name

Sound mode name

Track number appears if the track is no t in a group.

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

Elapsed time • Track name

• Remaining time for recording / remaining free space (Hi-MD)

• Remaining time for recording (MD)

Remaining time after the current location in the disc.

• Group name and album name

(Hi-MD)

• Group name

(MD)

Indication of the selected sound mode

and artist name (HiMD)

•Track name(MD)

• “RecRemain” and “FreeSpace” (Hi-MD)

• “RecRemain” (MD)

“AllRemain”

Track name

(none)

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While recording C/D/E

CD E

Group number and track number

•Disc name and artist name (HiMD)

•Disc name (MD

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

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

Elapsed time Level meter

Remaining time for recording.

• Group name and album

name (Hi-

MD)

)

• Group name

(MD)

“RecRemain”

Track name

Recording from a microphone

Stereo microphone*

NAVI/MENU

T MARK/REC

5-way control key (NENT)

∗ See “Optional accessories” (page 84).

Jog dial

To MIC (PLUG IN POWER)

Notes

•When using the disc in Hi-MD mode, the free

space will show as “2.0MB” when the remaining recording time becomes “–0:00:00”. This is a syst e m limitation, “2.0MB” being the capacity of the reserve domain.

•Depending on the group settings, the

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

1 Connect the stereo microphone to the

MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack.

2 Press NENT while pressing

T MARK/REC to start recording.

To select microphone sensitivity

You can select the microphone sensitivity depending on the volume of the sound source.

1 While the recorder is recording or

stopped, enter th e m enu and select “REC Set” - “MIC Sens”.

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2 Turn the jog dial until “Sens High” or

“Sens Low” ap pears in the display, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

Sens High: W h en recording soft sound or a sound wi th a nor mal volume. Sens Low: When recording with a loud or close-range sounds, such as those during an oral recording or a music concert.

To change the microphone recording level adjustment mode

When recordin g with a microphone, you can select automatic adjustment mode which sets the microphone recording le vel to suit the sound sour ce.

1 While the recorder is recording or

stopped, enter the menu and select “REC Set” - “MIC AGC”.

2 Turn the jog dial until “Stan dard” or

“LoudMusic” ap pears in the displ ay, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

Standard: When recording a sound source with a normal volume, such as a conversation or soft music. LoudMusic: When recording a sound source with a comparatively high volume, such as a musi c concert or a practice session with a musical instrument.

Notes

•The record er automatically switches input in

the following order; optical input, microphone input, and analog input. You cannot record through the microphone while an optical cable is connected to the LINE IN (OPT) jack.

•You cannot set the “MIC AGC” setting if you

are recording with the recording level manually adjusted (page 38).

•The microphone may pick up the opera ti ng

sound of the recorder itself. Use the microphone away from the recorder in suc h cases. Please note that the sound of recorder operations may be picked up if the microphone that you use has a short connector.

•Only the left-channel sound is recor de d whe n

a monaural microphone is used .

•Make sure not to touch the plug or the cord of

the microphone when recording with the AC power adaptor connected. Doing so may introduce noise into the recor di ng.

•When recording a normal volume sound (soft

music, etc.), set “MIC A GC” to “St and ard”. If an unexpectedly loud sound is input when “MIC AGC” is set to “LoudMusic”, the recorded volume thereafter may drop very low, depending on the sound source.

When “MIC AGC” is set to “L oudMusic”,

•

sound can be recorded with less dis tor tion during high volume input, and with natural volume transitions similar to those of the original.

•When using a plug-in power-type

microphone, the microphone can be ope rated even when its power switch is turned off since power is supplied from the recorder itself.

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Recording from a TV or radio (Analog Recording)

This section explains how to record from equipment with analog output, such as a cassette recorder, radio, or TV. This operat i on can be done on t he recorder only.

TV, cassette recorder, etc.

To LINE OUT jacks, etc.

Selecting the recording mode

Select each re cording mode acco rding to the recording time that you want.

Discs recorded in Hi-MD or M D (MDLP) mode can be played back only on MD players or recorders with Hi-MD or MD (MDLP) playback mode.

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

L (white)

T MARK/

REC

5-way control key (NENT)

R (red)

Line cable RK-G129, RK-G136, etc.

To LINE IN (OPT)

1 Make connection s.

Use the appropr i at e connecting cord to suit the source equipment. For details, see “O ptional accessori es” (page 84).

2 Press NENT while pressing

T MARK/REC to start recording.

3 Play the source you wa nt to rec ord.

5-way control key (NENT)

1 While the recorder is stopped, enter

the menu and select “REC Set” “REC Mode”.

2 Turn the jog dial to select th e desired

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

The recorder keeps the setting of the recording mode when you record the next time.

When recording on a disc used in HiMD mode

Recording mode

Linear PCM stereo

Display Recording

time

PCM • Approx. 28

min. on an 80minute standard di s c

• Approx. 94 min. on a 1GB Hi-MD disc

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Recording mode

Hi-SP stereo

Display Recording

time

Hi-SP • Approx. 140

min. on an 80minute standard disc

• Approx. 475 min. on a 1GB Hi-MD disc

Hi-LP stereo

Hi-LP • Approx. 610

min. on an 80minute standard disc

• Approx. 2,040 min. on a 1GB Hi-MD disc

When recording a disc used in MD mode

Recording mode

Display Recording

time

SP stereo SP Approx. 80

min.

LP2 stereo LP2 Approx. 160

min.

LP4 stereo LP4 Approx. 320

min.

Monaural

MONO Approx. 160

min.

For better sound quality, r ecor d in nor mal stereo (SP

If you record a stereo source in monaural, the sounds from left and right will be mixed.

When using an 80-minute recordable disc

) or LP2 stereo mode.

Audio components that support the linear PCM stereo, Hi-SP stereo and Hi-LP ster eo mode are indicated by the or logo mark. Audio components that support the LP2 stereo and LP4 stereo mode are indicated b y the

or logo mark.

Notes

•It is recommended that you use the AC power

adaptor for long recordings.

•When you record in LP4 mode, momentary

noise may be produced on very rare occasions with certain sound sources. This is because of the special digital audio compr e ssion technology that enables the long time recording. If noise is produced, it is recommended that you record in normal stereo or LP2 mode to obtain better sound quality.

•It is recommended that you use the recorder to

edit (dividing or combining) long tracks recorded in linear PCM stereo. Transferring such tracks and editing them on a computer may require an extremely long time.

Adjusting the recording level manually

The recording level is adjusted automatically while recording. If necessary, you can set the reco rding level manually during bo th analog and digital recording.

T MARK/REC

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

5-way control key (NENT)

1 Press NENT, while pressing

T MARK/REC and X. The recorder st ands by for recording.

2 Enter the menu and se l ect “REC Set”

- “RECVolume” - “Manual”.

3 Play the source.

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4 While observing the lev el meter in t he

display, adjust the recording level by turning the jog dial.

Set the level so that the meter segments light up around –12dB segment. If a high sound level causes the level meter to reach the OVER segment, lower the recording level. Each level mete r shows the foll owing. Upper — L channel input level Lower — R channel input level

–12dB OVER

5 Press X again to start recording.

If your source is an extern ally connected component, play the source to the beginni ng of th e material to be reco rded, an d then start recording.

To switch back to automatic level control

Select “Auto(AGC)” in step 2.

Notes

•You cannot adjust the left and right channe l

levels separately.

•Once you stop recording, the recorder will

revert to automatic recording level adjustment mode the next time you start a recording operation.

•To adjust the recording level manually during

synchro-recording, do steps 1 to 4 of the procedure in this sec tion with “SYNC REC” is set to “SYNC Off”. Afterwards, set “SYNC REC” setting to “SYNC On”, and start recording (page 42) .

Adding track marks while recording

You can add track marks (track number) while recording to divide the material into separate parts, that allow you to go to specific track quickly and easily.

T MARK/REC

5-way control key (NENT)

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

Adding track marks manually

While the recorder is recording, press T MARK at the point you want to add a track mark.

Adding track marks automatically (Auto Time Mark)

Use this feature to add track marks automatically at specifie d inter vals when recording through the analog input connector or a microphone. This function is convenient for recording long period of time, such as lectures, meetings, etc.

1 While the recorder is recording or in

recording pause, enter the menu and select “REC Set” - “Time Mark” “On”.

2 Turn the jog dial until the desired

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

One rotation changes the time setting (Time:) by 1 minute, with in the range of 1 to 60 minutes.

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To cancel Time Mark

Select “Off” in step 1.

Using Time Mark to add track marks while recording

When the elapsed recording time exceeds the time interval for Time Mark:

The recorder adds track marks at the point you set the time interval and from that point the recorder adds a track mark whenever the time interval has elapsed.

Example: Eight minutes of recording has been compl et ed when the Time Mark time interval is set to 5 minutes. A track mark will be added at the 8minute point (after the start of recording) and after each 5-minute interval thereafter.

When the time interval set for Time Mark exceeds the elapsed recording time:

The recorder adds track marks w hen the set Time Mark time interval has elapsed.

Using the group function when recording

What is the group function?

The group function is provided to allow playback of discs with group settings. The group function is convenient for playback of discs on which several albums or CD singles ha ve been recor ded.

What is a disc with group settings?

The recorder can operate various functions in units of gro up; that is tracks that have been recorded on a disc as part of separate groups, as shown below.

Before group settings are made

Disc

Group 1

2 4 5 6 7 8 1213 14 153

Group 2

Group 3

Example: Three minutes of recording has been compl et ed when the Time Mark time interval is set to 5 minutes. A track mark will be added at the 5minute point (after the start of recording) and after each 5-minute interval thereafter.

“T” appears before the time display for track marks added by Time Mark.

Notes

•If you add a track mark by pressing T MARK

or X, etc. while recording, Time Mark will begin automatical ly ad d in g track mark each time the selected time interval as elapsed.

•The setting is canceled when you connect a

digital optical cable to the recorder.

Track 1 to 5 are assigned to group 1. Track 8 to12 are assigned to group 2. Track 13 to15 are assigned to group 3.

Track 6 to 7 are assigned to no group.

After group assignments have been made

Disc Group 1 Group 3

2345 6

Tracks that were not assigned to a group are treated as being part of “Group - -”.

Group 2

712345123

You can create a maximum of 255 groups on a Hi-MD disc or a st andard disc in HiMD mode and 99 groups on a standard disc in MD mode.

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Note

It will not be possible to make a group setting if the tracks, groups and disc name on a disc exceed the maximum num b er that can be input (in MD mode only).

T MARK/REC

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

GROUP

5-way control key (NENT)

To create a new group automatically when recording

The recorder is factory set to create a new group automatically when recording. This is conv eni ent wh en reco rding se ver al CDs in succession. You can check the gro up recording setting as follows.

While the recorder is stopped, enter the menu and select “REC Set” - “ :REC” “ : REC On”.

Recording tracks to an existing group

You can add a track to an existing gr oup.

Adding a new track at the end of the selected group

1 While the record er is stopped and the

group to which you want to add a track is selected, press NENT while pressing T MARK/REC and GROUP.

2 Play the sound source.

A new track will be adde d at th e end of the current contents within the group.

Adding a track at a desired position within the selected group

1 While the recorder is play-paused at

the point within th e gr oup where you want to add a new track, press NENT while pressi ng T MARK/ REC and GROUP.

2 Press X to start recording and play

the sound sour ce.

To record without creating a new grou p

Select “ :REC Off”

procedure above.

at the end of the

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To start/stop recording in sync with the sound source (Synchro-recording)

During synchr o-recording, the st arting and stopping of recor d i ng occurs are synchronized with the sound source. This simplifies digital recordings (e.g., from a CD player) since th e need to operate the recorder or the sound source is eliminated. Synchro-recording is only possible with the optical cable connected.

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

5-way control key (NENT)

1 Make connections.

Use the appropriate optical cable to suit the source equipment. F or details, see “Optional ac cessories” (pag e84).

2 While the recorder is stopped, enter

the menu and select “REC Set” “SYNC REC” - “SYNC On”.

Notes

•The pause function cannot be turne d on or off

manually during synchro-rec ording.

•Do not switch the “SYNC REC” setting while

recording. Recording may not be done properly.

•Even when there is no sound on the sound

source, there may be cases when recordi ng does not pause automatically during synchrorecording due to the noise level emitted from the sound source.

•If a silent portion is encount ere d f or

approximately 2 seconds during synchrorecording from a sound source oth er tha n a CD or an MD, a new track mark is automatically adde d at th e p oi n t wh ere th e silent portion ends.

When there is no sound from the player for about 3 seconds during synchro-recording, the recorder goes into the standby mode automatically. When the sound comes from the player again, the recorder resumes synchrorecording. If the recorder is kept in th e st an dby mode for 5 minutes or longer, the recorder stops automatically.

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Various ways of playback

Viewing various information

You can chec k th e tr ac k nam e, di sc nam e, etc. during playback.

DISPLAY

1 While playin g, press DISPLAY.

Each time you press DISPLAY, the display chan ges as follows.

Display window on the remote control

The indications have the following meanings:

: Disc name

: Track name

: Group name

: Artist name

: Album name

Track number • Group name and album

Track number Selected sound mode

Track number • Codec, track mode, and

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

Note

Depending on the group settings, the oper a ting conditions, and the disc setti ngs, you may not be able to select ce r tain indications or the indications may appear differently.

If you want to check the remaining time or the recording position while recor ding or in stop mode, see “Viewing various information” (page 33).

name (Hi-MD)

• Group name and trac k name (MD)

name and its indication

bitrate (Hi -MD)

• Track mode (MD)

On the recorder

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

Display window A/B

Track number Elapsed time Track number • Track name and artist

The number of tracks in the disc

name (Hi-MD)

•Track name (MD) Disc name

5-way control key (NENT)

1 While playing, enter the menu and

select “Display”

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2 Turn the jog dial until the in formation

you want appears in th e 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 (Hi-MD) t Sound t Codec (Hi-MD)/ Trac kMode (MD) When you pres s NENT, the selected information appears at C, D and E.

Display window on the recorder

The indications have the fo llowing meanings:

: Disc name

: Track name

: Group name

: Artist name

: Album name

Display window C/D/E

CD E

Group number and track number

• Track name and artist name (HiMD)

• Track name (MD)

Elapsed time • Track name

Remaining time of the current track

and artist name (HiMD)

• Track name (MD)

“1 Remain”

CD E

Numbers of tracks after the current track

•Disc name and artist name (HiMD)

•Disc name (MD)

Sound mode name

• Codec (Hi-MD)

• (none) (MD)

Track number appears if the track is no t in a group.

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

Remaining time after the current location in the disc.

• Group name and album name (Hi-

MD)

• Group name

(MD)

Indicati on of the selected sound mode

•Track mode, and bitrate (HiMD)

•Track mode (MD)

“AllRemain”

Track name

(none)

• “Codec” (HiMD)

• “TrackMode” (MD)

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Selecting the play mode

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

• Main play mode: sel ects the playback

unit, such as tracks or groups

• Sub play mode: sel e cts the typ e of play

• Repeat play: selects Repeat play

P-MODE/

Jog lever

+, –

Playing tracks in Main play mode

1 While playing, enter the menu and

select “MainPMode”. The Main play mode display appears.

2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select

the desired play mode, and then press the jog lever to enter the selection.

Each time you slide the jog lever, A changes as follows. When you press the jog lever, B appears in the display.

Indication A/B

Normal/ (none)

Group/ Group play (Tracks in the

Artist/

Album/

Bookmark/ Bookmark play

Appears only for discs used in Hi-MD mode.

Playing tracks in a group (Group Play)

Play mode

Normal play (Al l tracks are played once.)

selected group are played.)

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

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

(Bookmarked tracks are played.)

1 While playing a track in the desired

group, do step 1 and select “Group” in step 2 of “Playing tr acks in Main play mode” (page 45).

2 Press + or – to select a desired

group. The recorder plays the tracks in th e

selected group, from the first track to the last tr a ck.

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 While playin g t he tr ack o f the des ire d

artist, do step 1 and select “Artist” in step 2 of “Playing tracks in Main play mode” (page 45).

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2 Press + or – to sel ect a desired

artist. The recorder plays the tracks by the

same artist on the disc, from the first track to the last track, in recorded order.

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 tra cks of a selected album only.

1 While playing the track in the desired

album, do step 1 and se lect “Album” in step 2 of “Playing tracks in Main play mode” (page 45).

2 Press + or – to sel ect a desired

album. The recorder plays the tracks in the

selected album, fro m the first track to the last track, in recorded order.

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 play the bookmarked tracks

Do step 1 and select “ B ookmark” in step 2 of “Playing trac ks in Main play mode” (page 45).

The recorder plays the bookmarked tracks in the order of their tr ack numbers.

To erase bookmarks

While playing the track for which you want to erase t he bookmark, press the jog lever for 2 seconds or more.

Playing tracks in Sub play mode

By specifying Sub play m odes, you can listen to tracks selected in Main play mode in various ways. For example, by selecti ng “Group” in Main play mode and “SHUF” in Sub play mode, the record er will play the tracks in the selected group i n random order.

Press P-MODE / repeate dl y. Each time you press the button, the play

mode changes as follows.

Sub play mode indication

To bookmark the tracks

1 While playing the track you want to

bookmark, press the jog lever for 2 seconds or more.

Bookmark flashes.

The first track of the bookm ark play is set.

2 Repeat step 1 to bookmark the other

tracks.

Indication Play mode

(none) Normal play (All tracks

1 Single-track play (A single

SHUF Shuffle play (All tracks in

A(A-B )

“A- ” does not appear when the “Menu M ode” is set to “Simple”.

are played once.)

track is played.)

the selected Main Play Mode are play ed in random order.)

A-B Repeat play (Tracks

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

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

You can liste n to a specific section within a track repeatedly by s electing the s tarting point A, and ending point B. Make sure that points A and B are within the same track.

On the recorder

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

1 While playing a track that contains

the section you want to repeat, press P-MODE/ repeatedly until “A-” flashes in the display.

2 Press the jog lever at the starting poin t

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

the display.

3 Press the jog lever 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 sliding the jog lever towards > during A-B Repeat play.

Note

If the recorder comes to the end of the last track on the disc while you are selectin g 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.

Press P-MODE/ for 2 seconds or more.

appears in the display.

To cancel Repeat Play

Press P-MODE/ for 2 seconds or more until disappears in the display.

5-way control key

(., >,

NENT)

GROUP

Playing tracks in Main play mode

1 While playing, press NAVI/MENU.

The recorder enters navigation mode and the Main play m ode display appears.

2 Turn the jog dial to select th e 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 i n th e di splay.

Indicatio n A/B

Normal/ (none)

Group/ G roup play (Tracks in the

Artist/

Album/

Bookmark/ Bookmark play (Bookmarked

Appears only for discs used in Hi-MD mode.

Play mode

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

selected grou p ar e played.)

Artist play (Tracks of a specified artist are pl ayed.)

Album play (Tracks in a specified album are playe d. )

tracks are played. )

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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 47).

2 When selectin g a track out of a grou p,

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 dis pl ay, and then pre ss NENT to enter.

A list of the tracks in the selected group appears in t h e display.

3 Turn the jog dial until the des i red

track appear s i n the display, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

The selected trac k st ar ts pl aying. The recorder plays from the selected track to the last track in the disc,

Playing tracks in a group (Group Play)

1 Do step 1 and select “Group” in step

2 of “Playing tracks in Main play mode” (page 47).

A list of the groups on a disc appears.

2 Turn the jog dial until the des i red

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 des i red

track appear s i n the display, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

The name of the group t o w hi ch current track belongs appears in the display. The recorder plays the trac ks in that group, from the current track to the last track.

You can cue to the start of a group. While playing, press GROUP on the recorder, and press the 5-way control key towards . or > to select a desired group.

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 47).

A list of the artists on the dis c appears in alphabetical or der.

2 Turn the jog dial until the des i red

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

A list of the tracks of the selected artist appear s i n re corded order.

3 Turn the jog dial until the des i red

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

The name of the artist of the current track appear s i n the display. The recorder plays the tracks by the same artist on the disc, from the current track to the last track.

You can cue to the first track of the next or previous artist. While playing, press GROUP on the recorder, and press the 5-way control key towards . or >.

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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 sele ct “Album” in step

2 of “Playing tracks in Main play mode” (page 47).

A list of the albums on the disc appears in alph abetical orde r.

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 th e display, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

The name of the album to which the current track belongs appears in the display. The recorder plays the tracks in that album, from the current track to the last track.

Y ou can cue to the first track of the next or previous album. While playing, press GROUP on the recorder, and press the 5-way control key towards . or >.

Listening to selected tracks only (Bookmark Play)

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

To bookmark the tracks

1 While playing th e tr ack 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 se le ct “B ookmark” in

step 2 of “Playing tracks in Main play mode” (page 47).

2 Turn the jog dial to se lect a track , and

then press NENT to enter the selection.

The recorder 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.

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Playing tracks in Sub play mode/Repeat Play

By specifying Sub pla y m od es, you can listen to tracks selected in Main play mode in various ways. For example, by selecti ng “Group” in Main play mode and “Shuffle” in Sub play mode, the recorder will play the tracks in the select ed group in random order.

1 Enter the menu and select

“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 foll ows. When you press NENT, B appears in the display.

Indication A/B

Normal/(none) N orm a l pl ay (A l l t racks

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”.

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 ar e played repeatedly.)

3 Turn the jog dial until “RepeatOn”

(playing a track repeatedly) or “RepeatOff” appear s in the display, and then press NENT to enter the selection (except when selecting A-B Repeat play).

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

You can listen to a specific sect io n within a track repeatedly by selecting the starting point A, and ending p oi nt B. Make sure that points A and B ar e w ithin the same track.

1 While playing a track that contains

the section you want to repeat, enter the menu and selec t “SubPMode” “A-BRepeat”.

“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.

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Searching for a track (Search)

You can easi l y search for a track by track name, group name, artist name, or album name. Artist names and album names can be viewed in the case of discs used in HiMD mode only. This operat i on can be done on t he recorder only.

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

4 Turn the jog dial to select th e desired

track, and then press NENT to ente r the selection.

The selected tr ack starts playing.

Notes

•After step 4, Main play mode and Sub play

mode will be canceled (Repeat play will function).

•During a search, unlabeled tracks will appear

at the end of each list.

•While the recorde r is sorting the selected

items, “SORTING” appears in the display. Wait until this indication disappears from the display before doing any operation.

5-way control key (NENT)

1 Enter the menu and select “Useful” -

“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 na m e 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 ot her than “by Track” in step 2, turn the j og di al to select the desired group, artist, or album, and then press NENT to enter.

A list of track s f or the sel ect ed gr oup, artist, or album appe ars in the display.

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Adjusting the sound (Virtual-Surround • 6Band Equalizer)

You can vary the virtual sound to create differe nt acous tics, o r modify the sound t o suit your taste and store it for later use. The following two effect can be selected.

V- SUR (Virtual-Surround VPT Acoustic Engine)

Provides 4 kinds of virt ual surround conditions.

6-BAND EQUALIZER

Provides 6 different sound qualities.

SOUND

3 Slide the jog lever repeate dly to select

the surround mode.

Each time you slide the jog lever, A and B change a s follows:

Studio SUR S Live SUR L Club SUR C Arena SUR A

4 Press the jog lever to enter the

selected surround mode.

VOL +, –

Jog lever

Varying the virtual sound to create different acoustics (Virtual-Surround)

1 While playing, press SOUND

repeatedly until “SUR” appears in th e display.

2 Press SOUND for 2 seconds or more.

Selecting the sound quality (6-Band Equalizer)

1 While playing, press SOUND

repeatedly until “SND” appears in the display.

2 Press SOUND for 2 seconds or more. 3 Slide the jog lever repeate dly to select

the sound mode.

Each time you slide the jog lever, A and B change a s follows:

Heavy SND H Pops SND P Jazz SND J Unique SND U Custom1 SND 1 Custom2 SND 2

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4 Press th e jog lever to ent e r the

selected sound mode.

On the recorder

To cancel the setting

Press SOUND repeatedly until the indication at B disappears.

To modify and store the sound

You can modify the so und and store the results in “Custom1” and “Custom2”.

1 Do steps 1 to 3 of “Selecting the

sound quality (6-Band Equalizer)” (page 52), and slide the jog lever until “Custom1” or “Cu st om 2” appears.

2 Press the jog lever. 3 Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select

the frequency.

Frequency (100 Hz) From the left, you can select 100 Hz, 250 Hz, 630 Hz, 1.6kHz, 4 kHz, or 10 kHz

4 Press VOL +, – repeatedly to a djust

the level.

Level (+10 dB) You can select from among seven levels. –10 dB, –6 dB, –3 dB, 0 dB, +3 dB, +6 dB, +10 dB

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

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

Varying the virtual sound to create different acoustics (Virtual-Surround)

1 Enter the menu and select “Sound” -

“V-SUR”.

2 Turn the jog dial repeatedly to select

the surround mode, and then press NENT to enter the selecteion.

Indication which represents each sound mode appears.

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 t o ad j ust the

level for each frequency.

6 Press th e jog lever to ent e r the

selection.

Note

Virtual-Surround and 6-Band Equalizer will not function during recording.

Each time you turn the jog dial, A changes as follows. When you press

NENT, B appears.

Studio VS Live VL Club VC Arena VA

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Selecting the sound quality (6-

Band Equalizer)

1 While playing, enter the menu and

select “Sound” - “Sound EQ”.

2 Turn the jog dial repeatedly to select

the sound mode and then press NENT to enter the selection.

Level of the each frequency (100 Hz - 10 kHz)

To m odi fy and sto re the sound

1 While the recor der is playing, enter

the menu and select “Sound” “Sound EQ” - “Custom1” or “Custom2”.

2 Press the 5-way control key towards

. or > to select the frequency.

Frequency (100 Hz) From the left, you can select 100 Hz, 250 Hz, 630 Hz, 1.6 kHz, 4 kHz, 10 kHz

Each time you turn the jog dial, A changes as foll ows. When you press

NENT, B appears.

Heavy SH Pops SP Jazz SJ Unique SU Custom1 S1 Custom2 S2

3 Turn the jog dial to adjust the level.

Level (+10 dB) You can select from among seven levels. –10 dB, –6 dB, –3 dB, 0 dB, +3 dB, +6 dB, +10 dB

4 After selecting the level, press

NENT to enter the selection.

To cancel the setting

Select “Normal”.

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Editing recorded tracks

Before editing

You can edit your recordings by adding/ erasing track marks or labeling tracks and discs.

Notes

•When you edit the contents of a 1GB Hi-MD

disc, connect the AC power adaptor to the recorder or use a new alkaline dry battery (battery level indication shows ). When you attempt to edit on a 1GB Hi-MD disc, “NotENOUGH POWER TO EDIT” may appear and editing cannot be done even if the battery level indication shows sufficient remaining power while the recorder is stopped or playing. This is because of a mechani sm that disables editing when the remaining battery power is estimate d by th e r ecorder to be insufficient du e to the high pow e r consumption required for 1GB Hi-MD disc editing.

•Before making an editing while using the AC

power adaptor, always insert a new alkaline dry battery into the recorder first to ensure that the editing operation completes successfully.

•Premastered discs cannot be edit ed.

•Close the record-protect tab on the side of the

disc before editing.

•Do not move or jog the recorder or disconnect

the power source while editin or “SYSTEM FILE WRITING” is flashing in the display. If you do, the data edited up to that point may not be re c o rded to t he disc, or data on t he disc may be damaged. “SYSTEM FILE WRITING” flas he s w hile the editing results are being recorded.

•While “SYSTEM FILE WRITING” is

flashing, the lid becomes locked.

Adding titles (Title)

You can add titles to tracks, gr oups and discs. You can add artist name s and alb um names to tracks on a disc used in Hi-MD mode.

Available characters

• Capital and sm al l letters of the alphabet

for English and European languages

• Numbers 0 to 9

• Symbols

European alphabets appear only for discs used in Hi-MD mode. The available symbols will differ for Hi-MD mode and MD mode (see “Ab out the characte r palette” (page 57)).

Maximum number of characters per name

Track names, group names , and disc name: Approx. 20 0 each (containing a mixture of all availabl e characters)

Maximum number of characters that can be input per disc

In Hi-MD mo de: A maximum of about 55,000 characters In MD mode: A maximum of ab out 1,700 characters

The number of titles that can be stored on a disc depends on the number of characters that are input for track names, group names, artist names, album names and disc name.

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Note

If you enter the symbol “//” between the characters in disc names such as “abc//de f”, you may be unable to use the group function (in MD mode only).

DISPLAY

P-MODE/

SOUND

VOL +, –

Jog lever (NX/ ENT, ., >)

+, –

Labeling

Y ou can label a track, group, or disc while the recorder is stopped, recording or playing. You can also label artist names and album names to tracks in a disc used in Hi-MD mode. Note that if you label a track name, an artist name, or an album name to a track while the recorder is stopped, the track must be the currently selected. You can label a group while the recorder is recording or playing a track in the group, or while a trac k i n th e gr oup is selected and the recorder is stopped.

1 Enter the menu and select “Edit” -

“Title”.

2 Select one of the following, and then

press the jog lever.

Title Display

Track name “Track” Group name “Group”

Artist name (to a track) Album name (to a

track) Disc name “Disc”

“Artist” “Album”

Appears only for discs used in Hi-MD mode.

3 Press VOL + or – repeat ed ly to select

a letter and press the jog lever to enter.

The selected lette r s to ps flashing and the cursor moves to the next input position.

The cursor flashes at the next input position.

The buttons and control used for character input and their functions are listed below.

Functions Operation

To move the cursor to the left or right.

To change the letter to the one before/next one.

To enter a letter. Press the jog lever

To enter a title. Press the jog lever

To switch between capital letters, small letters and numbers/ marks.

To display “_ (space)”, “:”, “/” or “–”.

To switch between capital letters and small lette r s .

To insert a blank space.

To delete a letter. Press –. To cancel labeling. Press x for 2

Slide the jog lever (., >)

Press VOL +, –.

(NX/ENT).

for 2 seconds or more (NX/ENT).

Press P-MODE/

Press SOUND.

Press +.

seconds or more.

4 Repeat step 3 and enter all characters

of the label name.

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5 Press the jog lever for 2 s econds or

more.

Note

When the recording is stopped or the rec or ding moves on to the next track while labeling titles during recording, the input at that point is entered automa tic ally.

On the recorder

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

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

Re-labeling

You can change the track name, artist name, album name, group name, or disc name by doing the procedure for “Labeling” (pag e 56).

To re-label a track name, artist name, or album name:

Start playing the track you want to relabel, and then change the track name, artist name, or album name while the recorder is play i ng, or while the recorder is stopped and the track to be re-labeled is currently selected.

To re-label a disc:

You can re-la bel the disc while the recorder is sto pped, recording, or p la yi n g.

Notes

•The recorder is able to display, but cannot

label using Japanese “Katakana” characters.

•The recorder cannot rewrite a disc or track

name of more than 200 let ters that was creat ed by another device (in MD mode only).

GROUP

About the character palette

During operations on the recorder, characters can be selected from the character palette in the display. The character palette has the following configuration.

Character palette for Hi-MD mode

Character palette for MD mode

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Letter input area

The cursor flashes.

Character palette

Since only a part of th e character palette is visible on the display, use the controls or buttons to move the curso r an d ente r characters.

Labeling

1 Enter the menu and select “Edit” -

“Title”.

2 Select one of the following, and then

press the jog dial.

Title Display

Track name “Track” Group name “Group”

Artist name (to a track) Album name (to a

track) Disc name “Disc”

Appears only for discs used in Hi-MD mode.

The cursor flashes in the letter input area.

The cursor flashes.

“Artist” “Album”

3 Press the 5-way control key towards

VOL –. The cursor shifts from the l ett er in put

area to the character palette.

The cursor and character alternate.

4 Select a letter using the 5-way control

key and press NENT to enter. The selected letter appears in the

letter input area and the cursor moves to the next input positi on.

The cursor flashes at the next input position.

The buttons used for character input and their functions are listed below.

Functions

To move the cursor in the character palette.

T o select a letter in the letter input area.

T o en te r a letter. Press NENT. T o en te r a title. Press NENT for 2

Operations

5-way control key

left

Turn the jog dial (move the cur s or to the right or left).

Turn the jog dial.

seconds or more.

right

down

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Functions

To insert a bla nk space.

To delete a letter. Press GROUP and

To cancel labeling. Press x for 2 seconds

To move the cursor from the letter input area to the character palette.

To move the cursor from the character palette to the lette r input area.

To switch between capital letters and small letters.

To display “_ (space)”, “:”, “/” or “–” at the inp ut position in the letter input area.

Functions of the buttons or the contro l ma y differ depending on when the cursor is in the letter input area or in the character palette.

Operations

Press GROUP and press the 5-way control key towards > at the same time.

press the control key towards . at the same time.

or more. Press the 5-way

control key towards VOL –.

Press x.

Press X.

5 Repeat step 4, and then enter all

characters of the l abel name.

6 Press NENT for 2 seconds or mor e.

Re-labeling

You can change the label of the disc, a group or a track by doing the procedure for “Labeling” (page 58).

Assigning tracks or groups as a new group (Group Set)

With this function, you can assign existing tracks or groups to a new group, and also you can assign a track that currently belongs to no group to an existin g group. You can create a maximum of 255 groups on a Hi-MD disc or a st andard disc in HiMD mode and 99 gr oups on a standard disc.

Disc

Track number

24567891011123

Disc

Group 1

378

2456 9101112

Group 1

Assigning tracks 1 to 3 to a new group Assigning group 1 and group 2 to a new group

Registration of non-consecutive tracks is not possible (for exam ple, track 3 and tracks 7 and 8 cannot be assigned to a new group). It is not possible to make a new group if the first track or last track of the group has been selected from the middle of an existin g group. Track numbers appea r according to their order on the disc, not their order within the group.

Group 2

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Notes

•When the total number of charact e rs in the

titles on a disc exceed the maximum that can be input: —If the disc is being used in Hi-MD mode,

you can make a group setting, but cannot add a group name in step 4.

—If the disc is being used in MD mode, you

cannot make a group setting.

•The tracks or groups must be sequential. If the

desired tracks or groups are not conse cu tive, you must move them to make them consecutive before you can assign them (“Moving recorded tracks or groups (Move)”, page 61).

DISPLAY

Jog lever

1 While the recorder is stopped, enter

the menu and select “Edit” - “ : Set”.

2 Slide the jog lever repeatedl y until the

number of the desired first track appears in the dis pl ay, and then pre ss the jog lever.

This sele c ts the first track of a new group. If the disc contains groups, only the first track number of each group is displayed.

4 Label a group (see “Adding titles

(Title)” (page 55)).

Notes

•In step 2, the first track mus t be eith er the f irs t

track of an existing group or a track that does not belong to a group.

•When selecting the last track in step 3, make

sure the track comes after the one select ed in step 2. The last tra c k must be either the last track of an existing group or a track that does not belong to a group.

On the recorder

Jog dial

5-way control key (NENT)

1 Enter the menu and select “Edit” -

“: Set”.

2 Turn the jog dial until the numb er of

the desired first trac k appears in the display, and then press NENT to enter.

NAVI/ MENU

3 Slide the jog lever repeatedl y until the

number of the desired last track appears in the dis pl ay, and then pre ss the jog lever.

This sele c ts the last track of the n ew group and th e grou p can be la bele d. I f the disc contains groups, only the last track number of each group is displayed.

3 Turn the jog dial until the numb er of

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

4 Label a group (see “Labeling”

(page 58)).

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Releasing a group setting (Group Release)

Select a group you want to release and check the contents (see “Playing t racks in a group (Group Pl ay)” (page 45)).

DISPLAY

Jog lever

1 Select a group t hat you want to

release and check the contents (see page 45).

2 Press x. 3 Enter the menu and select “Edit” -

“ : Re le ase”. “Release?” and “PushENTER”

appear in the display.

4 Press the jog lever to release a group.

The group setting of the selected group is released.

On the recorder

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

2 Enter the menu and select “Edit” -

“ : Re le ase”. “Group Release?” and “PUSH

YES:ENTER NO:CANCEL” appear alternately in the display.

3 Press NENT to release a group.

Moving recorded tracks or groups (Move)

You can change the orde r of the recorded tracks or groups .

DISPLAY

Jog lever

Changing the order of a track on a disc

When you move tracks, track numbers are automatically renumbered.

Example

Move track C (track number 3) from the third to the second track.

A CDB

Before moving

5-way control key (NENT)

1 Do steps 1 and 2 of “Releasing a

group settin g (Group Relea se)” on the remote control procedures (page 61).

A BDC

After moving

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1 While playing the track you want to

move, enter the menu and select “Edit” - “Move” - “ : Move”.

The selected track number appears in the display.

2 Slide the jog lever repeatedl y until the

destination track number flashes in the display.

For the example, since track C will be moved to track “02”, slide the jog lever until “003 t Tr02” appears in the display.

3 Press the jog lever to enter the

selection. The track moves to the sel ect ed

destination track.

Moving a track in a disc with group setting

You can move a track from one group out of the group or to anoth er group. You can also move a track that does not belong to a group to an existing gro up.

Disc

Group 1

4123

Disc

Group 1

4123

Group 2

Moving track number 2 in group 1 to track number 3 in group 2

Group 2

Group 3

35 62

545 123

Group 3

1 Do step 1 of “Changing the order of a

track on a disc” (page 61).

2 When moving a track out of a group,

skip this step. When moving a track into a different group, slide the jog lever repeatedly until the destination group appears in the display, and then press the jog lever.

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3 Slide the jog le ver repeatedly until th e

destination track number appears in the display, and then press the jog lever to enter the selection.

Example: When moving the track to the track number “03” in the second group (GP02).

On the recorder

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

Changing the order of a group on a disc

1 While playing a track within a group

whose order you want to change, enter the menu and select “Edit” “Move ” - “ : Move”.

The group numbe r t o which the currently playing track belongs appears in the middle row of the display.

2 Slide th e jog lever to select the

destination point on the disc, and then press the jog lever to enter the selection.

Example: When moving the first group (01) to the second group (02).

If the track or group has been labeled, slide the jog lever towards > to make the track or group name appear in the disp la y dur ing operation. Slide the jog lever towards . to return to the track or group number display.

Note

If all tracks are moved out of the group, the group automatically disappears from the disc.

5-way control key (NENT)

Changing the order of a track on a disc

1 While playing th e tr ack you want to

move, enter the menu and select “Edit” - “Move ” - “ : Move”.

2 Turn the jog dial until the destination

track number flashes in the display.

3 Press NENT to enter the selection.

The track moves to the selected destina tion track.

Moving a track in a disc with group settings

1 Do step 1 of “Changing the order of a

track on a disc” (page 63).

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2 When moving a track out of a group,

skip this step. When moving a track to a different group, turn the jog di al until the destination grou p appears in the display, and then press NENT.

3 Turn the jog dial until the dest in at ion

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

Changing the order of a group on a disc

1 While playing a track within a group

whose order you wa nt to change, enter the menu and select “Edit” “Move” - “ : Move”.

2 Turn the jog dia l to select the

destination point on the disc, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

Example: Moving the first group in the disc (Group01) to the position between the second (Group02) and the third (Group03) group.

Erasing tracks and the entire disc (Erase)

You can erase unnecess ar y t racks or all tracks on a disc.

When erasing tracks that have been transferred from the computer

If you erased trac ks t hat have been transferred from the computer, the transfer authorizatio n of the tr acks will be as follows.

• If the tracks were transferred in Hi-MD

mode, the transfer authorization of the tracks are restored automatically when you insert the disc into the recorder and then connect the r ecorder to the computer.

• If the tracks were transferred in MD

mode, the transfer authorization of the tracks is lost. If you do not want to lose the transfer authorization, restore the authorization by transferring the tracks to the computer again before erasing them.

Note

You cannot erase non-audio data (for example, text data or image data) on the disc used in HiMD mode.

DISPLAY

If the track or group has been labeled, press the 5-way control key towards > to make the track or group name appear in the d is p lay during operation. Press the control key towards . to return to the track or group number display.

Jog lever

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To erase a track

Note that once a recording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it. Make sure of the track you are erasing.

1 While playing th e tr ack you want to

erase, enter the m enu and select “Edit” - “Erase” - “ : Erase”.

“Erase OK?” and “PushENTER” appear in the display.

2 Press the jog lever to erase the track.

The track is eras ed and the next track starts to play. All the trac k s after the one erased are aut omatically renumbered.

Note

If all tracks in a group are erased, the gr oup is automatically delete d f ro m the disc.

To erase a part of a track

Add track marks at the beginning and the end of the part you want to erase, then erase the part (page 67).

To erase a group

You can eras e t r acks in a selecte d group.

Note that once a recording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it. Be sure to check the contents of the group before you erase it.

4 Press the jog lever to erase the gr oup.

The group is erased.

To erase the whole disc

You can quickly erase all the tracks and data of the disc at the same time.

Note that once a recording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it. Be sure to check the contents of the disc before yo u erase it.

In case of a Hi-MD di sc or standard disc in Hi-MD mode, o nl y audio data is erased. Other data such as text or image data will not be erased.

1 Play the disc you want to erase to

check the conte nts.

2 Press x. 3 Enter the menu and select “Edit” -

“Erase” - “AllEras e” . “Erase OK?” and “PushENTER”

appear in the display.

4 Press the jog lever to erase the whole

disc. “SYS WRITE” appears in the display,

and all the tracks w i l l be erased. When erasing completes, “NO TRACK” appears in the di splay in Hi-MD mode and “BLANKDISC” and “00:00” appear in MD mode.

1 Select a group you want to eras e and

check the contents (see page 45).

2 Press x. 3 Enter the menu and select “Edit” -

“Erase” - “ : Erase”. The group name an d “E rase OK?”

appear, and “PushENTER” appear in the display.

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On the recorder

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

5-way control key (NENT)

To er ase a track

1 While playing the track you want to

erase, enter the menu and select “Edit” - “Erase” - “ : Eras e”.

“Erase OK?” and “P U SH YES:ENTER NO:CANCEL” appear in the display. If the selected track was transferred from the compute r, “TrkFromPC Erase OK?” appe ar s i n t h e display.

2 Press NENT to erase the track .

To er ase a group

1 Select a group you want to er ase and

check the contents (see page 48).

2 Press x. 3 Enter the menu and select “Edit” -

“Erase” - “ : Erase”. “Group Erase OK?” and “PUSH

YES:ENTER NO:CANCEL” appear in the display. If the selected group contains tracks that have been transfer red from the computer, “TrkFromPC Erase O K? ” appears in the display.

4 Press NENT to erase the group.

The group is erased.

To er ase t he wh ol e disc

1 Play the disc you want to e ra se to

check the content s.

2 Press x. 3 Enter the menu and select “Edit” -

“Erase” - “AllErase”. “ALL TRACK Erase OK?” and

“PUSH YES:ENTER NO:CANCEL” appear in the disp la y. If the disc contain s tracks that have been transferred from the computer, “TrkFromPC Erase OK?” appears in the display.

4 Press NENT to erase t he whole

disc. “SYSTEM FILE WRITING” appears

in the display, and all the tracks will be erased. When erasing completes, “NO TRACK” ap pears in the display in Hi-MD mode and “BL A NKD ISC” and “00:00” appe ar in MD mode.

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Dividing a track (Divide)

You can divide a track with a track mark, creating a new track from the part following the track mark. The track numbers will increase as follows. This operat i on can be done on t he recorder only.

Dividing a track directly

While playing or pausing, press T MARK on the recorder at the point you want to mark. “MARK ON” appears in th e display, and a track mark is adde d. The track number will increase by one.

Notes

•You cannot add a track mark on a track that

has been transferred from your computer.

•You cannot divide a track that has been

recorded in Hi-MD mode using the MD Simple Burner software.

•The Bookmark setting will be erased if you

carry out the Divide function.

•You cannot divide a track at its beginning or

end.

•You cannot divide a track if after the division

causes the total number of tracks on the disc to exceed the maximum allowed (2,047 tracks for a disc used in Hi-MD mode or 254 tracks for a standard disc).

1 342

Track marking

231 4 5

Track numbers increase.

T MARK

To add track marks while recording (except while synchro-recording)

Press T MARK on the recorder (press P-MODE/ on the remote control) at the point you want to add a tr ack mark. You can use Time Mark to add track marks automatically at specified intervals (except while digital recording) (page 39).

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Combining tracks (Combine)

When you record with an alog (line ) inp ut, unnecessary track marks may be recorded where record ing level is low. You can erase a track mark to combine the tracks before and after the track mark. The track numbers will change as follows. This operation can be done on the recorder only.

Notes

•You cannot erase a track mark on a tra ck that

has been transferred from your c omputer.

•You cannot erase a track mark on a tra ck that

has been recorded in Hi-MD mode using the MD Simple Burner software.

•You cannot combine tracks record ed in

different recordi n g mod e.

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Erase a track mark

132

Track numbers decrease

T MARK

2 Find the track mark by pressing the 5-

way control key towards . slightly.

For example, to erase the third track mark, find the beginning of the third track. “00:00” ap pears in the display. “MARK” appe ar s in the display for a few seconds.

3 Press T MARK to erase the mark.

“MARK OFF” appears in the displ ay. The track mark is erased and the two tracks are combined.

When a track mark is erase d when you comb ine two tracks, the recording date and title of the second track changes to those of the first track.

Note

When you erase a track mark between the two consecutive tracks that are assigned into different groups, the second track is re-assigned into the group containing the first trac k . In addition, if you combine a track that is assigned to a group with a track that is not assigned to a group (two consecutive tracks), the second track takes the same registration setting as the first track.

5-way control key (.)

1 While playing the track with the track

mark you want to erase, press X to pause.

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Formatting the disc (Format)

When using a disc in H i - MD mode, you can use the Format function to restore a disc to the condition it was in at the time of purchase. Y ou can use this fu nction only when using a disc in Hi-MD mo de.

Disc type

1GB Hi-MD disc

60/74/80minute standard disc

Notes

•By formatting a disc, all data (including non-

audio data) will be erased. If you think a disc contains such data, insert the disc into the recorder and connect the recorder to the computer to check the contents of the disc.

•If you format a disc, the transferred tracks on

the disc will also be erased and the number of transfer authorizations for those tr acks will be decreased by one. To prevent the reduction in transfer authoriz ations, restore the tr ansfer authorization by transferring the tracks to the computer again before formatt ing the disc.

•The operation mode se t in th e “Disc Mode”

menu is applied to a blank 60/74/80-minute standard disc used on the recorde r even if a different operation mode was selected in the SonicStage software or a different operation mode appeared on the display af te r the disc was formatted by the SonicStage software.

After disc formatting

“NO TRACK” appears. All data including non-audi o data will be erased.

NOTE: Transfer authorization of the transferred tracks can be restored by inserting the disc into the recorder and connecting the recorder to the computer.

“BLANKDISC” appears. All data including non-audi o data will be erased. You can then use the disc ag ain in ei ther MD mode or Hi-MD mode.

NOTE: Transfer authorization of the transferred tracks will decrease by one.

DISPLAY

Jog lever

1 While the recorder is stopped, enter

the menu and sele ct “Edit” “Format”.

2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until

“YES” appears i n the display, and then press the jog lever to enter the selection.

When formatting completes, “NO TRACK” appears in the dis pl ay i f a 1GB Hi-MD disc is inserted in the recorder, or “BLANKDISC” appears if a standard disc in Hi-MD mode is inserted.

On the recorder

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

5-way control key (NENT)

1 While the recorder is stopped, enter

the menu and sele ct “Edit” “Format”.

2 Turn the jog dial until “YES” appears

in the display, and then p ress NENT to enter the selection.

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Other operations

Changing the displayed menu items (Menu Mode)

You can specify the display of all items in the menu (Advanced mode) or only basic items (Simple mode). Refer to “List of menus” (page 29) to check the menu items that cannot be displayed.

DISPLAY

Jog lever

1 Enter the menu and select “Option” -

“Menu Mode”.

2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until

“Simple” or “Advanced” appears in the display, and then press the jog lever to enter the selection.

On the recorder

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

Protecting your hearing (AVLS)

The AVLS (Automatic Volume Limiter System) func tion keeps down the maximum volume to protect your ears.

DISPLAY

Jog lever

1 Enter the menu and select “Option” -

“AVLS”.

2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until

“AVLS On” appears in the disp lay, and then press the jog lever to enter the selection.

When you try to turn the volume too high, “AVLS” appears in th e di splay. The volume is kept to a moderate level.

To cancel the AVLS

Select “AVLS Off” in step 2.

On the recorder

5-way control key (NENT)

1 Enter the menu and select “Option” -

“Menu Mode”.

2 Turn the jog dial until “Simple” or

“Advanced” appears in the display, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

5-way control key (NENT)

1 Enter the menu and select “Option” -

“AVLS”.

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2 Turn the jog dial until “AVLS On”

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

Turning off the beep sound

You can tur n of f / on th e be ep so un d on th e recorder and the remote control.

DISPLAY

Jog lever

1 Enter the menu and select “Option” -

“Beep”.

2 Slide the jog lever repe at edly until

“Beep Off” appears i n th e display, and then press the jog lever to enter the selection.

To turn on the beep sound

Select “Beep On” in step 2.

On the recorder

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

5-way control key (NENT)

1 Enter the menu and select “Option” -

“Beep”.

2 Turn the jog dial until “Beep Off”

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

Storing the settings for individual discs (Disc Memory)

The recorder is factory set to automatically store settings for each disc. The recorder automatically stores the settings for a disc and retrieves them whenever the disc is in serted. The following setting can be stored:

• Bookmark

• “Custom1” and “Custom2” settings of

6-Band Equalizer

You can check the setting as follows.

DISPLAY

Jog lever

1 Remove the disc from the recorder,

enter the menu and s el ect “Option” “Disc Mem”.

2 Slide the jog lever repe at edly “On”

appears in the display, and then press the jog lever to enter the selection.

To set the recorder so that disc settings are not stored

Select “Off” in step 2.

Erasing the disc information

1 Insert the disc whose information is

to be erased and verify its contents.

2 Select “1MemErase” in step 2.

The disc informa t ion is erased.

When “Disc Mem” is set to “On”, “Disc Mem” (“Disc Memory” on the recorder) appears whenever a disc for which settings have been stored is inserted.

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Notes

•Settings for up to 64 discs can be store d. Any

settings stored afterwards will replace the settings with the lowest frequency of use among the 64. The numbers of discs that can be stored depend on the numbers of tracks recorded on the discs. More tracks reco rd ed per disc means fewer discs can be stored.

•If you try to erase the disc info rm a tion of a

disc that have never been stored, “NoDiscMem” (“NO DISC MEMOR Y” on the recorder) appears in the display for a few seconds.

On the recorder

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

5-way control key (NENT)

Starting the playback quickly (Quick Mode)

The recorder is factory set to quickly sta rt playback after the pl ayback button is pressed. You can check the setting as follows.

DISPLAY

Jog lever

1 While the recorder is stopped or

playing, enter the menu and select “Option” - “QuickMode”.

2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until

“Quick On” appe ars in the display, and then press the jog lever to enter the selection.

1 Remove the disc from the re corder,

enter the menu and select “Option” “Disc Mem”.

2 Turn the jog dial until “On” appears

in the displ ay, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

Erasing the disc in formation

1 Insert the disc whose information is

to be erased and verify its contents.

2 Select “1MemErase” in step 2.

If you will not use the recorder for a long time

Select “Quick Off” in st ep 2. Yo u can minimize battery drain while the recorder is not be in g used.

Notes

•When the quick mode is set to “Q uic k On” ,

the power remains on withi n the recorder e ve n when nothing appears in the display. When the battery becomes completely drain e d , the internal power supply of th e recorde r turns of f automatically.

•If you press NENT on the recorder after

listening to the radio and turning off the power, it will take for a little while for sound to be output. This is because the recorde r is reading the disc informatio n .

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On the recorder

Jog dial

5-way control key (NENT)

NAVI/ MENU

1 Enter the menu and select “Option” -

“QuickMode”.

2 Turn the jog dial until “Quick On”

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

Selecting the disc mode (Disc Mode)

When you insert a 60/74/80-minute standard disc (blank) into the recorder, you can use t his fu n cti on t o s pe ci fy us e of the disc in Hi-MD mode or MD mode. If you want to use the di sc recorded on this unit on another component that does not support Hi-MD, record the disc with “Disc Mode” in the menu set to “MD”.

DISPLAY

2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until

“Hi-MD” or “MD” appears in the display , and t hen pre ss the jog le ve r to enter the selection.

Notes

•Even if you select “MD” as the “Disc Mode”

setting, the operation mode can only be “HiMD” when using a 1GB Hi-MD disc.

•The operation mode s et in th e “Disc Mode”

menu is applied to a blank 60/74/80 -m in u te standard di sc used on the recorder even if a different operation mode was selected in the SonicStage software or a different operation mode appeared on the display after the disc was formatted by the SonicStage soft ware.

On the recorder

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

5-way control key (NENT)

1 Enter the menu and select “Option” -

“Disc Mode”.

2 Turn the jog dial until “Hi-M D ” or

“MD” appears i n the di splay, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

Jog lever

1 Enter the menu and select “Option” -

“Disc Mode”.

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Adjusting the contrast of the display window (Contrast Adjustment)

You can adjust the contrast of the display window on the record er. This operation can be done on the recorder only.

Jog dial

NAVI/ MENU

5-way control key (NENT)

1 While the recorder is stopped, enter

the menu and select “Option” “Contrast”.

2 Turn the jog dial to adjust the

contrast, and then pre ss NENT to enter the selection.

Note

You cannot adjust the contrast of the display on the remote control.

Changing the operational direction of the display

When you turn th e jo g dial cl ockw i se, the display scrolls downwa rd. This is the factory setting. You can change the factory setting to scroll in the opposite direction. This operation can be done on the recorder only

Jog dial

5-way control key (NENT)

NAVI/ MENU

1 Enter the menu and select “Option” -

“Jog Dial”.

2 Turn the jog dial until “Reverse”

appears in the dis play, and then press NENT to enter the selection.

To tu r n the setting to normal

Select “Default” in st ep 2.

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Various way to use the radio

Presetting radio stations automatically

You can auto m atically preset radio stations whose reception is good. Once a station is preset, you ca n tune it in at any time simply by selecting the preset number. Up to 40 stations can be preset, 30 for FM and 10 for AM. (If your unit is the USA model, yo u can preset 51 stations, 30 for FM, 10 for AM, 7 for TV and 4 for weather.)

RADIO ON/OFF

DISPLAY

Jog lever

(BAND, TUNE –, TUNE +)

1 Press RADIO ON/OFF to turn on the

radio.

2 Press the jog lev er repeate dly to select

the band. USA model: “FM”t“AM” t “TV”

Canadian model: “FM”t“AM”

t “Wb (weather)”

3 Press and hold DISPLAY until “A

Preset” appears in the display.

4 Press the jog lever.

Scanning starts.

Presetting radio manually

If the automati c presetting fun c t i on fails to find the station that you want because of poor receptio n, do the steps below to manually store the radio stati on to a preset number.

RADIO ON/OFF

P-MODE/

Jog lever

(BAND, TUNE –, TUNE +)

1 Press RADIO ON/OFF to turn on the

radio. If “PRESET” is disp la yed, press

P-MODE/ to make it disappear from the display.

2 Press the jog lev er repeate dly to select

the band. USA model: “FM”t“AM” t “TV”

Canadian model: “FM”t“AM”

t “Wb (weather)”

3 Slide the jog lever towards TUNE +

or TUNE – repeatedly to tune the desired radi o st ation.

4 Press and hold the jo g lever until

“M” and the pres et number flash in the display.

The station frequencies are stored in memory in order of low to high, starting with preset number 1. When storing finish es, “A” stops flashing.

5 Slide the jog lever towards TUNE +

or TUNE – repeatedly until the desired preset num ber appears in the display.

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6 Press the jog lever to enter the

selection. A long beep sounds in the

headphones/earphones. “PRESET”, “M”, and preset number disappear in the display.

Listening to the preset radio stations

You can simply tune the st at ion by selecting the pres et number.

RADIO ON/OFF

Receiving stations in another country

The frequency step di ffers a ccording to the geographical regi on. If you cannot tune in stations clearly while in another country, try changing the frequency step to match that of the particular region.

RADIO ON/OFF

DISPLAY

P-MODE/

Jog lever

(BAND, TUNE –, TUNE +)

1 Press RADIO ON/OFF to turn on the

radio.

2 Press the jog lever repeatedly to select

the band. USA model: “FM”t“AM” t “TV”

Canadian model: “FM”t“AM”

t “Wb (weather)”

3 Press P-MODE/ so that

“PRESET” appears in the display.

4 Slide the jog lever towards TUNE +

or TUNE – repeatedly until the desired pres et number appears in the display.

Jog lever

(BAND, TUNE –, TUNE + )

1 Press RADIO ON/OFF to turn on the

radio.

2 Press and hold DISPLAY until “A

Preset” appears in the display.

3 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until

“Step” appears in the display, and then press the jog lever.

4 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until

“Step10k” or “Step9k” ap pears in the display.

The frequency inter val for each step is as follows.

Band Step10k Step9k

FM 100 kHz 50 kH z AM 10 kHz 9 kHz

5 Press the jog lever to enter the

selection.

Note

After changing the frequency interval, you need to preset radio station.

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Using the recorder with a computer

What you can do through connection with a computer

To use the recorder connected to a computer, you must install the software from the supplied CD-ROM. For details on the installatio n pr ocedure, refer to the “Software Op eration” sec t i on.

When using the supplied softwares

For detailed explanations, see the “Software Op eration” sec t i on or online help.

• Transfer audio data between the computer and the recorder

The supplied SonicStage software enables you to tran sf er audio data between the rec order and the comput er. When a disc used in Hi-MD mode is inserted in the recorder, tracks recorded with a microphone or fro m a CD player to the recorder can be migrated to your computer.

• Record directly from a CD to an MD

The supplied MD Simple Burner software enables you to record a CD in the computer’s CD-ROM drive directly to a disc in the recorder.

When using the disc in the recorder as a storage device

When using a disc in Hi-MD mode, the recorder appe ars in th e W indo ws Ex plorer as an external drive, allowing y ou to transfer non- audio data such as t ext and image files. For details, refer to “Storing non-audio data to a disc” (page79).

Connecting the recorder to your computer

When you connect the dedicated USB cable directly to the USB connecti ng jack on the recorder, power (bus power) is supplied from the USB port of the computer. This allows the recorder to be used without power be ing supplied from the battery.

Notes

•When using Windows 2000 Professional

Be sure the dedicated USB cabl e is disconnected before turning on or restarting the computer. If the dedicated USB cable is connected at this tim e , but then disconne cted afterwards, the computer may not recognize the recorder the next ti me you connect the dedicated USB cable. When the computer does not recognize the recorder, disconnect the dedicated USB cabl e, resta rt the comp uter , and then reconnect the dedicated USB cable. The problem described here may be res olved by updating your Windows operating system so that it contains all th e latest features.

•When using Windows ME or Windows 98SE

If you connect the recorder to the computer with the disc mode on the record er se t to “HiMD” (factory setting), and then insert a 60/74/ 80-minute standard disc, the opera tion mode of the disc may automatically change to HiMD mode even if you do not record anything.

•When using Windows ME or Windows 98SE

When you disconnect the dedicated USB cable, the me ss age “Unsafe Removal of Device” appears in the computer display. This is not a problem. Merely click “OK” to make the message disappear.

If you play audio files using the software, the sound is output from the computer speakers during Hi-MD mode and from the headphones/ earphones connected to the recorder during MD mode.

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Computer

When you unplug the dedicated USB cable from the computer or remove the disc from the recorder

Be sure to remove th e reco rder or the di sc as follows. If not, damage to the data may occur.

To the USB port

Dedicated USB cable

To the USB cable connecting jack

1 Insert a recordable disc into the

recorder.

2 Make connections as follo w s.

1 Connect the dedicated USB cable to

the recorder and to the computer.

2 Make sure the recorde r is sto ppe d

and HOLD is released.

3 Check the connections.

When the connections have been properly made, “PC – –MD” appears in the display.

1 Make sure that “REC” is not

displayed in the display window on the recorder.

2 Press x on the recorder.

“EJECT DISC OK” appears in the display. Depending on the conditions, it may take some time until “EJECT DISC OK” appears in the di splay.

3 Unplug the dedicated USB cabl e

from the computer or remove the disc from the recorder.

Notes

•If you use the recorder connecte d to the

computer, it is recommended that you connect the AC power ad ap t o r or ins ert a new alkaline dry battery as a precaution against power failures, disconnection of the dedicated USB cable or other unforeseen occurren ces . We do not assure the results shou ld there be a misoperation, transfer failures, or destruction of audio data caused by unforeseen occurre nc es .

•If you disconnect the dedicated USB cable

from the recorder and want to reconne ct it, make sure to wait at leas t 2 seco nds before connecting it again.

•Make sure to place the recorder at a stable,

vibration-free place during recording.

•Make sure not to connect the recorder to your

computer during recording or playi ng.

•The system may malfunction if your computer

changes to system suspend, sleep , o r hibernation mode while connec ti ng to the recorder. Make sure to disable any changes to suspend, sleep, or hibernati on mode.

•Make sure not to connect the recorder and the

computer through a USB hub.

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•We do not ensu re troubl e-free oper atio n on all

computers that satisfy the system requirements.

Storing non-audio data to a disc

If you connect the rec order to a computer with a disc in Hi-MD mode inserted, the disc is recognized as storage media by the Windows Explorer, allowing you to store non-audio data such as text data or image data. For the storage space for each disc, refer to the next page.

When you insert a disc in Hi-MD mode into the recorder and make connection with the computer, the recorder is recognized as an ext er nal device and can be viewed on the Windows Explorer. You can use the recorder in the same way as other devices.

Notes

•When the SonicStage software is active, the

recorder is not recognized as a data storage device.

•If you format a disc on the computer, make

sure to format the disc using the Sonic Stage software.

•Make sure not to delete the file management

folder (HMDHIFI folder and HI-MD.IND folder) on the Windows Explorer.

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The storage space for each disc (formatted with the recorder/the SonicStage software)

Disc type Total size Disc management

60-minute standard di s c

74-minute standard di s c

80-minute standard di s c

219 MB (229,965,824 bytes)

270 MB (283,312,128 bytes)

291 MB (305,856,512 bytes)

Hi-MD disc 964 MB

(1,011,613,696 bytes)

This is space that is used for managing the files on the disc.

space

832 KB (851,968 bytes)

Free space

218 MB (229,113,856 bytes)

269 MB (282,460,160 bytes)

290 MB (305,004,544 bytes)

963 MB (1,010,761,728 bytes)

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Additional information

Precautions

On safety

Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN 3V jack.

On power sources

•Use house current or LR6 (size AA) battery.

•For use in your house: use the AC power

adaptor supplied with this recor der. Do not use any other AC power adaptor since it may cause the recorde r to malfunction.

Polarity of the plug

•Connect the AC power adaptor to an easily

accessible AC outlet. Should you notice an abnormality in the AC power adaptor, disconnect it from the AC outlet immediate ly.

•The recorder is not disconnected from the AC

power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the recorder itself has been turned off.

•If you are not going to use this recorder for a

long time, be sure to disconnect the power supply (AC power adaptor or dry battery). To remove the AC power adaptor from the wall outlet, grasp the adaptor plug itself; never pull the cord.

On heat build-up

Heat may build up in the recorder if it is used for an extended period of time. This, however , is not a malfunction.

On installation

•If you use the recorder at a place subject to

static or electrical noise, the recordin g may not be properly done or the recorded data may be lost. If you perform a transfer operation at such a place, the track’s t r an sf er au thorization may be lost.

•Never use the recor de r where it will be

subjected to extre me s of light, te mperatur e, moisture or vibration.

•Never wrap the recorder in anything when it is

being used with the AC power adaptor. Heat build-up in the recorder may cause malfunction or damage.

On the headphones/earphones

Road safety

Do not use headphones/earphones while driving, cycling, or operating any motorized vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas. It can also be potentia lly dangerous to play your recorder at high volume while walking, especially at pedestrian crossings. You should exercise extreme caution or discontinue use in pot en ti a l ly hazardous situations.

Preventing hearing damage

Avoid using headphones/earphones at high volume. Hearing ex pe rt s ad v ise ag ainst continuous, loud and extended play. If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce the volume or discontinue use.

Caring for others

Keep the volume at a moder ate level. This will allow you to hear outside sounds and to be considerate of the people around you.

On the remote control

The supplied remote control is designed for use with this recorder only. The recorder cannot be operated with a remote control that was supplied with another device.

On the MiniDisc cartridge

•When carrying or storing the MiniDisc , keep

it in its case.

•Do not break open the shutter.

•Do not place the cartridge where it will be

subject to light, extreme temper at ures, moisture or dust.

•Attach the supplied disc label on ly in the

space designated for it on the disc. Do not stick it on any other disc surface.

On cleaning

•Clean the recorder casing with a soft cloth

slightly moistened with water or a mil d detergent solution. Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzene as it may mar th e finish of the casing.

•Wipe the disc cartridge with a dry cloth to

remove dirt.

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•Dust on the lens may prevent the unit from

operating properly. Be sure to close the disc compartment lid a f te r inserting or ejecting a disc.

•To obtain the best sound quality, use a dry

cloth to wipe the plugs of the headphones/ earphones or the remote control. Dirty plugs may cause sound distortion or inte r mi tte nt breaks in the sound.

On battery

Incorrect battery usage may lead to leakage of battery fluid or bursting battery. To prevent such accidents, observe the following precautions:

•Install the + and – poles of the batter y

correctly.

•When the recorder is not to be used for a long

time, be sure to remove the battery.

•If a battery leak should develop, carefully and

thoroughly wipe away battery fluid from the battery compartment before inserting new ones.

On mechanical noise

The recorder gives off mechanical noise while operating, which is caused by the power-saving system of the recorder and it is not a problem.

To protec t a recorded disc

To record-protect a disc, slide open the tab at the side of the disc. In this positi on, the disc cannot be recorded. To record again, slide the tab back so the tab is visible.

On maintenance

Clean the terminals periodically with a c otton swab or a soft cloth.

If you have any questions or problems concerning your recorder, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. (If a trouble occurred when the disc was in the r ecorder , we recommen d that the disc be left in the re corder wh en you consul t your Sony dealer so that the cause of trouble may be better understood.)

Back of the disc

Tab

Recorded material is protected.

Recorded material is not protected.

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Specifications

MD recorder

Audio playing system

MiniDisc digital audio system

Laser diode properties

Material: GaAlAs Wavelength: λ = 790 nm Emission duration: continuous Laser output: less than 44.6 µW (This output is the value mea sure d at a distan ce of 200 mm from the lens surface on the optical pick-up block with 7 mm aperture .)

Recording and play back time

When using HMD1G (1GB disc):

Maximum 34 hours in Hi-LP stereo

When using MDW-80 in Hi-MD mode:

Maximum 10 hours and 10 min. in Hi-LP stereo

When using MDW-80 in MD mode:

Maximum 160 min. in monaur al Maximum 320 min. in LP4 stereo

Revolutions

350 rpm to 3,000 rpm (CLV)

Error correction

Hi-MD:

LDC (Long Distance Code)/BIS (Burst Indicator Subcode)

MD:

ACIRC (Advanced Cross Interleave Reed Solomon Code)

Sampling frequency

44.1 kHz

Sampling rate converter

Input: 32 kHz/44.1 kHz/48 kHz

Coding

Hi-MD:

ATRAC3plus (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding 3 plus)

MD:

ATRAC ATRAC3 — LP2/LP4

Modulation system

Hi-MD:

1-7RLL (Run Length Limited)/PRML (Partial Response Maximum Likelihoo d)

MD:

EFM (Eight to Fourteen Modulati on)

Frequency response

20 to 20,000 Hz ± 3 dB

Inputs

MIC: stereo mini-jack

(minimum input level 0.13 mV)

LINE IN (OPT)

stereo mini-jack for analog input (minimum input level 49 mV) optical (digital) mini-jack for optical (digital) input

Outputs

i2): stereo mini-jack (dedicated remote control

jack)

Maximum output (DC)

Headphones:

5 mW + 5 mW (24 Ω) (USA model) 5 mW + 5 mW (16 Ω) (Canadian model)

Radio

Frequency range

USA model:

FM: 87.5 - 108.0 MHz AM: 530 - 1,710 kHz (10 kHz step)

531 - 1,710 kHz (9 kHz step) TV: 2 - 13 CH WEATHER: 1 - 7 CH

Canadian model:

FM: 87.5 - 108.0 MHz AM: 530 - 1,710 kHz (10 kHz step)

531 - 1,710 kHz (9 kHz step)

Antenna

FM/TV/WEATHER:

Headphones/earphones cord ant en na

AM:

Built-in ferrite bar antenna

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General

Power requirements

Sony AC Power Adaptor connected at the DC IN 3V jack:

120 V AC, 60 Hz (Models for USA, Canada, Mexico, and Taiwan) 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz (Models for continental Europe and Chile) 240 V AC, 50 Hz (Model for Australia) 230 V AC, 50 Hz (Models for U.K. and Hong Kong) 115 V/230 V AC, 50/60 Hz (Other models)

The recorder:

LR6 (size AA) alka line ba ttery AC power adaptor DC 3V

Operating temperature

+5°C (+41°F) to +35°C (+95°F)

Battery operation time

See “Battery life” (page 18)

Dimensions

Approx. 81.0 × 29.2 × 78.9 mm (w/ h/d)

/4 × 113/16 × 31/8 in.) (excluding projecting

parts and controls)

Mass

Approx. 103 g (3.7 oz) (the recorder only)

The LINE IN (OPT) jack is used to connect

either a digital (optical) cable or a line (analog) cable.

Measured in accordance with JEITA.

US and foreign patents licensed fro m Dolby Laboratories.

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Optional accessories

Optical Cable

POC-151HG, POC-152HG, POC-MZ1, POC-MZ2, POC-15B, POC-15AB, POCDA12SP

Line Cable

RK-G129, RK-G136

Stereo Microphones

ECM-MS907, ECM-MS957

Nickel metal hydride rechargeable batt e ry

NH-7WMAA MDR-series Stereo Headphones/e arphones* SRS-series Active Speakers Recordable MDs MDW-series Recordable Hi-MD disc

HMD1G Your dealer may not handle some of the above

listed accessories. Please ask the dealer for detailed information ab out the accessories in your country.

∗ When using optional headphones, use only

headphones/earphones with stereo mini plugs. You cannot use headphones/ earphones with micro plugs.

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Troubleshooting and explanations

Troubleshooting

If a problem occurs during recorder operation, follow the steps described below before consulting the nearest Sony dealer. If any messages appear, it is recommended to take notes.

1 Check to see if the problem is listed in, “Troubleshooting” (page 85).

Check “Messages ” (page 93) for the problem as well.

2 If after step 1 yo u st i ll ca nnot solve the problem, c onsult your nearest Sony dealer.

While recording

Symptom Cause/Remedy

“NotENOUGH POWER TO REC” appears and recording cannot be done on a 1GB Hi-MD disc.

The remaining recording ti me ap pears as “–0:00:00” and recording cannot be done, even though

2.0MB of free space is displayed.

The recorder always creates a new gr o up when recording.

The first few seconds of a track cannot be recorded.

• Recording is not possi ble whe n usin g a 1G B Hi-MD disc even when the battery lev el indication shows enough power remaining while the recorder is stopped or playing. This is because of a mechanism that disables recording when the remaining battery power is es tim ated by th e recor der to be in suf f icie nt du e to the high power consumption required for 1GB Hi-MD disc recording. , Connect the AC power adaptor to the recorder or insert a new

alkaline dry battery.

• This is a system limitation. 2.0MB is the capacit y of th e reserve domain.

• The group recor din g (“ :REC”) is set to “ : REC On”. (You cannot overwrite tracks.) , Set the group recording set ti ng t o “ :REC Off” (page 41).

• If you start recording while the disc indication is rotating, data will not be recorded to the first few seconds of the first track. , Wait until the disc indication stops rotating before you start

recording.

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Symptom C au se/Remedy

Recording cannot be done correctly.

Stereo sound is heard in the headphones/ earphones while recording in monaural.

Momentary noise is heard when recordin g.

The lid does not open after recording.

“TRACK F UL L” appears even before the disc has reached the maximum recording time and the recording cannot be done.

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

• Audio sources may not be securely c onnected. , Disconnect the audio sources once and connect them again

(pages 19 and 37).

• There is no digital signal from the port able CD player. , When recording digitally from a portable CD player, use the

AC power adaptor and disable the anti-skip funct ion (such as ESP) on the CD player (page22).

• The analog recording was made using a connecting cord with an attenuator. , Use a connecting cord without an attenuator.

• Recording level is too small to record (when adjusting the recording level manually). , Pause the recorder and a djust the recording level (page 38).

• The recorder is connected to the computer. , Disconnec t the recorder from the computer when reco rdi ng.

• The power sources was disconnect ed or a power outage occurred during recording. , The recording result is no t r ecorded on the disc. Make

recording aga in .

• The premastered disc is insert ed. , Replace to the recordable disc.

• Recording may not be done if the r emainin g record able ti me on the disc is 48 seconds or less (“DISC FULL” ap pe ars). , Replace the disc.

• This is normal. During digital recording, the sound will be stereo in the headphones/earphones, even though the recorded sound is monaural.

• Due to the special digital au di o compression technology used in LP4 stereo mode, momentary noise may occur on very rare occasions with certain soun d sourc e s. , Record in SP or LP2 mode .

• The lid does not open until “ SY S TE M FIL E WRITING” disappears i n th e display.

• This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation. When 254 tracks (on a standard disc) or 2,047 tracks (on a di sc used in Hi-MD mode) have been recorded on the disc, “TRACK FULL” appears regardless of the total recorded time. More than 254 or 2,047 tracks cannot be recorded on the disc. , To continue recording, erase unnec essary tracks.

• This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation (in MD mode only). Tracks of under 12 seconds (in SP stereo), 24 seconds (in LP2 stereo mode or monaural), or 48 seco nds (i n LP4 stereo mode) in length are not counted and so erasing them may not le ad to an increase in th e recording time.

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Symptom Cause/Remedy

The total recorded time and the remaining time on the disc may not total the maximum recordi ng time (60, 74, or 80 minutes).

“TRACK FULL” appears even before the disc has reached the maximum track number or recording time.

• This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation (i n MD m ode onl y). Normally, recording is done in minimu m units of approximately 2 seconds (in SP stereo), 4 seconds (in LP2 stere o m ode or monaural), or 8 seconds (in L P4 ste re o mode). When recording is stopped, the last unit of recor ding always uses this unit of 2 seconds, 4 seconds, or 8 seconds even if the act ual recording is shorter. Likewise, when record in g is restarted after the stop, the recorder will automatically insert a blank space amounting to 2 seconds, 4 se cond s, or 8 sec onds bef ore t he ne xt re cor ding. (Thi s is to prevent accidental eras ing of a previous track whenever a new recording is started). Therefore, the actual recording time will decrease whenever a recording is stopped by a maximum of 6 seconds, 12 seconds, or 24 seconds.

• This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation. Repeated recording and erasing may cause fragmentation and scattering of data. Although those scatte re d data can be read, each fragment is counted as a track. In this case, the number of tracks may reach 254 (on a standard disc) or 2,047 (o n a di sc use d in Hi -MD m ode ) and further r ecording is not pos s ible. , To continue recording, erase unnecessary tracks.

While playing

Symptom Cause/Remedy

A disc is not played normally.

A disc is not played from the first track.

Playback sound skips.

Sound has a lot of static.

The volume of the recorded track is low.

Volume cannot be turned up.

• Repeat play is selected. , Press P-MODE/ to change back to the normal play (page 45).

• Playback mode is changed. , Enter the Main play mode or Sub play mode to change back to the

normal play (page 45).

• Disc playing stopped before it came to the last track. , Press the jog lever (NX/ENT) on the remote control or p r ess the

5-way control key (NENT) for 2 seconds or more to start playing.

• The recorder is plac ed where it receives continuous vibration. , Put the recorder on a stable pl ac e.

• A very short track may cause sound to skip. , Try not to create a short track .

• Strong magnetism from a television or such device is inte rfe ri ng w ith operation. , Move the recorder away from the source of strong magnetism.

• The track was recorded in analog mode (in digit al mode, the recording level is aut om at ically set to the same le vel as that of the sound source). Or you used a connecting cord with an attenuator. , Use a correct connecti n g cord without an atte nu ator .

• The recording level was low. , Adjust th e recording level m anually while recording (p age 3 8).

• AVL S is on. , Release AVLS settings (page 70).

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Symptom Cause/Remedy

No sound comes through the headphones/ earphones.

The disc cannot be played on another component

The recorder skips to the next or previous group (or skips several tracks ahead or behind) when you press the 5-way control key towards . or >.

The edited tracks may exhibit sound dropout during search operations.

There is no Rchannel sound output when playing a track recorded from a cassette deck or through an amplifier, or when listening to sound from a cassette deck or amplifier.

• The headphones/ earphones plug is not firmly connected. , Plug in the plug of the headphones/earphones firmly to the remote

control. Plug in the plug o f the remote control firmly to i.

• The plug is dirty. , Clean the plug.

• The component doe s not sup port Hi-MD. , Discs used in Hi-MD

supports Hi-MD.

• You pressed GROUP before pressing the 5-way control key towards . or >. , The recorder returns to normal if no operation is made for 5

seconds.

• This occurs due to the MiniDisc system limitation. The fragmentation of data may cause sound dropout while searching because the tracks are played in higher speed than normal playback.

• There is no R-channel output if the cassette deck or an amplifier is connected with a mon au ral cord. , Make sure to use a stereo connecting cord. If, however, the

connected equipment is monaural, there will be no R-channel sound output even with a stereo connect in g cord.

mode can be played only on components that

While editing

Symptom Cause/Re medy

“NotENOUGH POWER TO ED IT” appears and editing cannot be done on a 1GB Hi-MD disc.

• Editing is not possibl e when using a 1GB Hi-MD disc even when the battery level indication shows enough power r em a ining while the recorder is stopped or playing. This is because of a me chanism that disables editing when the remai n in g b att er y power is estimated by the recorder to be insufficient due to the high power consumption required for 1GB Hi-MD disc editing. , Connect the AC power adaptor to the recorder or ins er t a new

alkaline dry batte ry.

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Symptom Cause/ Remedy

The lid does not open.

Editing cannot be done.

Non-audio data cannot be erased

Tracks cannot be combined.

The disc cannot edi t on other component.

• The power sources have been disconnected during recording or editing, or the battery have been exhausted. , Set the power s o urces again, or r ep l ace the exhausted battery with

new ones.

• The power source has been disconnect ed or a power outage has occurred during editing. , The editing done to that poin t is no t saved to the disc. Do the

editing operation again.

• Non-audio data cannot be erased with the Erase function. , Confirm the contents by connecting the recorder to your computer.

If it is okay to delete the contents, the n pe rform the Format function (page 69).

• This is due to the MiniDisc system limitations. When the tracks are scattered and the length of ea ch t rac k is short*, you may not be able to combine the tracks.

* Combining tracks of the following lengths may not be possible.

Hi-MD mode

Linear PCM stereo: 9 seconds or less Hi-SP stereo: 8 seconds or less Hi-LP stereo: 32 seconds or less

MD mode

SP stereo: 12 seconds or less LP2 stereo/Monaural: 24 sec onds or less LP4 stereo: 48 seconds or less

• You cannot combine tracks re cor ded i n di f f eren t reco rdi n g mod es, e .g ., a track recorded in stereo and a track recorded in monaural; nor can you combine a track recorded with digital connection and a track recorded with an alog connection.

• The component does not suppor t MDL P or H i-MD. , Edit on other component that supp ort M DLP or Hi-MD.

While using group function

Symptom Cause/Remedy

The group function does not operate.

A track cannot be recorded to a new group. A new group cannot be created.

• While using a disc without group sett ing, an att empt was made to select some group-related menu. , Use a disc with group sett ing.

• This is due to the MiniDisc system limitations (in MD mode only). Group information has been written to the area where the disc name is stored. The disc name and track names are recorded in the same area, which can store a maxim um of approximately 1,700 characters. If the total number exceeds this amount, a new group cannot be created even though group mode is on. It is also impossible to make group settings at this time.

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While usin g the radio

Symptom Cause/Remedy

The radio does not operate.

e flashes in the display on the remote control and the radio does not operate.

• The supplied remote cont rol is connected to other unit th an this recorder. The supplied remote control should be used with this recorder only.

• After confirming that “NO DISC” has disappeared from the display on the remote control, press RADIO ON/OFF again on the remote control.

• The alkaline dry battery is used up. , Replace the batt er y with a new one (page 17).

While the recorder is connected to the computer

Symptom Cause/Remedy

The recorder is not recognized by the computer.

Even though the recorder is recognized by the computer, it does not operate normally.

The recorder cann ot be used as a stora ge device.

The playing time of a transferred t rack is different from the time that appear s on your computer monitor.

• The dedicated USB c ab le is not firmly connected. , Connect the dedicated USB cable firmly to the recorder and the

computer.

• A USB hub is used. , Connect the dedicated USB cable directly to the USB port of the

computer.

• Network commu n ic ation has failed. , Disconnect the dedicated USB cable, wait at least 2 seconds, and

then reconnect it. If the recorder is still not recognized, disconnect the dedicate d USB cab le, r estart t he co mputer, and then connect the dedicated USB cable again.

• A USB hub is used. , Connect the dedicated USB cable directly to the USB port of the

computer.

• You are using the recorder at a place with vibration. , Use the recorde r at a place with no vibration.

• The SonicStage or MD Simple Burner software is active. , Close the SonicStage or MD Simple Burner software.

• A standard disc is inserted . , Insert a disc used in Hi-MD mode. Only discs used in Hi-MD mode

can be used as a sto rage media.

This is due to a calculation discrepancy between the recorder and the computer.

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Symptom Cause/Remedy

You cannot tr an s fer tracks that will fill up the rema ining recording time on the disc.

The disc size displaye d on the computer is not the same as the disc size printed on the disc.

You cannot operate the recorder (“PC – –MD” appears).

• The minimum recordabl e tim e on a disc is normally 2 seconds in stereo, 4 seconds in LP 2 st ereo mode, and 8 second s i n LP4 st ereo mode. When you transfer a track from your computer, the record er needs a 2-second (or 4- or 8-second) space for a track even if the track is under 2 seconds (or 4 or 8 seconds) in length. Also, the recorder inserts a 2-second (or 4 -or 8-seco nd) spa ce in bet w ee n tr acks during transfer operation. For this reason, the recorder needs an additional 6 seconds (or 12 or 24 seconds) for each track. This reduces the maximum recording tim e for each track by 6 seconds (or 12 or 24 seconds) during transfer operation (i n MD mo de only).

• The diffe rence is du e to the us e of the bi nary s ystem to ind icat e the dis c size on the computer and the decimal system to express the disc size on the disc and other recording me di a. For de tail s on th e disc size, see page 80.

• You cannot operate the recorder while the recorder is connected to the computer.

Others

Symptom Cause/Remedy

Some menu items cannot be displayed.

The recorder does not work or works poorly.

• “Menu Mode” is set to “Simple”. , Set the “Men u M ode” to “Advanced” to dis play all the menu

items.

• The volume is lo w. , Turn up the vo lume.

• No disc is inserted. , Insert a recorded disc.

• The HOLD function is turned on (“HOLD” ap pe ars in the display when you press an operation button on the recorder). , On the recorder, disa ble HOLD by sliding the HOLD switch to the

opposite direction of the arrow

• The lid is not firmly closed. , Close the lid until it clicks. Then slide OPEN to open the lid.

• Moisture has co ndensed inside th e r ecorder . , T ake th e disc o ut and le av e the rec order in a warm p lace f or se v eral

hours until the moisture evaporates.

• The AC power adaptor is not firmly connected. , Connect the AC power adaptor f irmly to the D C I N 3V jack on th e

recorder.

• The alkaline dry battery is w e ak (“ LOW BATTERY” flashes or nothing appears). , Replace the dry battery with a new one, or use the supplied AC

power adaptor.

(pages 14, 17).

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Symptom Cause/Remedy

The recorder does not work or works poorly.

The display window is not normal.

When using with the AC power adaptor, the display window of the recorder will remain faintly lit for some time eve n after the recorder is stopped.

The operation mode of the blank 60/74/ 80-minute standard disc differs from the mode following formatting or the mode selected in th e SonicStage software.

• The disc is damaged or does not contain proper reco rdi ng or editing data. , Reinsert the disc. Rerecord the di sc. If th e error message still

appears, replace it with another disc.

• There is a built-in malfunction in the system.

• While opera ti ng, the recorder received a mechanical shock, too much static, abnormal power voltage ca used by lightning, etc. , Restart the operation as follows.

1 Disconnect all the power sou rces and the dedicated USB cable. 2 Leave the recorder for about 30 seconds. 3 Connect the power source.

• The recorder was disconnected from the power source . , Let the recorder sit for a while, or disconnect the power source,

reconnect it, and then press any of the operation buttons.

• This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation. The recorder turns off 3 minutes after the recorde r has sto ppe d in order to allow the charging time to be calculated.

• When using a blank 60/7 4/80-minute standard disc in t he recorder, the operation mode set in the “Disc Mode” menu is applied. , Use the “Disc Mode” menu to change the operati on m ode as

desired.

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Messages

If the following messages flash in the display window on the recorder, check the chart below.

Message Meaning/Remedy

AVLS NO VOLUME OPERATION

BLANKDISC • A disc with no recording on it is inserted. BUSY WAIT

A MOMENT

CANNOT EDIT

CANNOT OPERATE

CANNOT RECORD OR PLAY

CANNOT SET

DATA SAVE • The recorder is writi ng information to th e disc, such as the reco r ded data or

DC IN TOO HIGH

DISC FULL • Recording may not be do ne i f the remaining recordable time on the di sc is

• AV L S is set to “AV LS On” and so the volume cannot rise higher. , Set AVLS to “AVL S Off” ( p age 7 0).

• The recorder is accessi ng di sc in form ation.

• You tried to operate the recorder w hile it was accessin g the recorded data. , Wait until the message goes out (in rare cases, it may take a few

minutes).

• You selected, “ : Set”, “ : Release”, “M ove”, or “Erase” while recording.

• You tried to erase the trac k m ark at the beginning of the first track or group .

• You tried to erase a track mark to combine tracks the recorder cannot combine (a track rec orded in stereo and in mono, for exa mple).

• You tried to overwrite a track marks.

• You tried to change a title that includes characters the recorder cannot edit. , Editing titles cannot be done if the title includ es characters that cannot

be input on the recorde r.

• You tried to press X or T MARK during synchro-recording.

• There is no audio da ta that can be played on the recorder.

• The audio data or disc management file has been damaged. , Erase the whole disc (page 65) or pe rform the Format function

(page 69).

• You tried to make the Time Mark setting during synchro -re cording.

• You selected “RECVolume” while the recorder is not in recording-pause. , Set “RECVolume” while the recorder is in recording-pause.

• You tried to make the followin g s ettings whil e r ecording. — Disc Memory — Play mode — Recording mode — Recording level — Selection of “ :REC” in menu

editing inf or mation. , Wait until the message disappears from the display.

• Voltage of the po w er supply is t oo high (The supplied AC power adaptor or the recommended car ba t te r y cord is not used). , Use the supplied AC power adaptor or the recommended car batter y

cord.

48 seconds or less. , Replace the disc.

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Message Meaning/Remedy

D-L READY • MD Simple Burner is now ready to record an audio CD to the disc in the

EJECT DISC OK• The recorder has f inis he d co mmunica ti ng with the compu ter and it i s safe to

End • The recorder reached to the end of the disc while playi ng or pressing >. ERROR • There is an internal malfunction in the system.

ERROR XX • There is an internal malfunction in the system.

FORMAT ERROR DISC

GROUP FULL

HOLD • The recorder is locked.

IN MENU • You pressed a key on the remote control while selecting a menu on the

LOW BATTERY

MEMORY OVER

NAVI • You pressed a key on the remote control while selecting the Main play mode

NO BOOKMARK TRACK

NO DIGITAL COPY

NO DISC • Y ou tried to play or record with no disc in the reco rder.

NO DISC MEMORY

recorder using Simple mo de . (Refer to “Software Operatio n” section.)

eject the disc from the recorder or disconnect the dedicated USB cable.

, Restart the operation by doing steps 1 to 3 on page 92.

, Restart the operation by doing steps 1 to 3 on page 92. If the message

appears again , please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

• A disc with a format that the recorder does not support was inserted.

• A disc formatted on the computer was inser ted.

, Insert a standard MD or a disc used in Hi-MD mode. , When formatting a disc on the computer, make sure to use the

SonicStage software.

• You tried to create a 256th group on a disc used in Hi-MD mode or 100th group on a standard disc. , You can create only up to 255 groups (on a disc used in Hi-MD mode)

or 99 groups (on a standard disc) on a disc. Keep the group number within 255 or 99.

, Slide HOLD against th e ar r ow to unlock the recorder (page 17).

recorder.

• You pressed a key on the recorde r w hil e sele ct ing a menu on the remote control.

• A batte ry is weak. , Replace the dry ba ttery (page 17).

• You tried to record with the recorder placed where it receives continuous vibration. , Put the recorder on a stable place, and start recording again.

on the recorder.

• You selected bookmark play w i th out setting bookmarks. , Set bookmarks (pag e 46).

• You tried to make a copy from a disc that is protected by the Serial Copy Management System. You cannot make copies from a digitally con ne ct ed source which was itself recorded using di gi ta l co nne c ti on.

, Use analog connection instead (page 37).

, Insert a disc.

• You tried to erase a setting in the Disc Memory on a disc that contains no settings in the Disc Memory (page 71).

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Message Meaning/Remedy

NO GROUP • You tried to release a group setting with a di sc th at has no groups.

NO INPUT SIGNAL

NO NAME • You tried to select “Artist” in the Main play mode with a disc that has no

NON GROUPED TRACK

NotENOUGH POWER TO EDIT

NotENOUGH POWER TO REC

NO TITLE • You tried to select “A lbum” in the Main p lay mode with a disc that has n o

NO TRACK • You tried to play a disc with no recorded t rac ks.

NO TRACK IS SELECTED

P/B ONLY DISC

PC – –MD • The recorder is connected to the computer. PROTECTED

DISC

PUSH STOP BUTTON

, Insert a disc with group se tt ing s .

• You selected “ : Erase” with a disc without group setting. , You cannot erase groups with a disc with no groups.

• The recorder could not det ec t di gi ta l i nput signals. , Make sure that the source is connected firmly (page 19).

artist name information.

• You tried to select “by Artis t” in the Search fu nction with a disc that has no artist name information.

• You selected “ : Move” or “ : Erase”, or you tri ed t o la bel a group while the recorder is stopped or while playing a track that does not belong to a group. , Select a track w it hin a group you want to edit, and then do the editing

operation again.

• Y ou tried to edit the contents of a 1GB Hi-MD disc with insufficient battery power for editing (page 88). , Connect the AC power adaptor to t h e re corder or insert a new alkaline

dry battery.

• Y ou tried to record on a 1GB Hi-MD disc with insufficient battery power for recording (page 85). , Connect the AC power adaptor to t h e re corder or insert a new alkaline

dry battery.

album name information.

• You tried to select “by Album” in the Search function with a disc that has no album name information.

, Insert a recorded disc .

• You selected “ : Move” or “ : Erase”, or you tried to label a track without first s electing a trac k. , Do the editing operation again after selecting the desired track first.

• You tried to record or edit on a premaste re d di sc (P/B stands for “playback”). , Insert a recordable disc .

• You tried to record or edit on a disc with the tab in the record-protect position. , Slide th e tab back (page 82).

• Y o u tr ied to ope n the l id by slidi ng the OPEN swit ch whil e the recorde r was storing disc information wi th t he de dicated USB cable conne ct ing the recorder to a comput er. , Operation must be done only after pressing x and “SYSTEM FILE

WRITING” has disappea red from the display.

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Message Meaning/Remedy

READ ERROR

REC ERROR • Recording was not correctly done.

SYSTEM FILE WRITING

TEMP OVER REC STOP

TITLE FULL • You tried to enter more than 200 letters to label a single track, group, or

TOC DATA ERROR

TRACK FULL

TrkFromPC NO EDIT

TrkFromPC NO REC

• The recorder ca nnot read the disc information correctly.

, Reinsert the d is c .

, Place the recorder at a place with no vibrations and record again.

• The dis c is s o iled with an oil film or finger prints, is scratch ed, or is not a standard disc. , Try recording again with another disc.

• The recorder is storing info rm at ion (track start and end position) from the memory to the disk. , Wait until this process is completed . D o n ot expose the player to

physical shock, nor disrupt power supply.

• Heat has built up in the reco r d er. , Let the recorder coo l down.

disc.

• You tried to enter a total of mor e th an approximately 55,000 le tt ers (in HiMD mode) or 1,700 letters (in MD mode) for titles.

• The recorder ca nnot read the disc information correctly.

, Insert another disc. , If it is no problem to erase the en ti re di sc, do so (page 65).

• You tried to record more than 2,047 tracks on a disc in Hi-MD mode or more than 254 tracks on a disc in MD mode . , Erase unnecessary tracks (page 65).

• You tried to combine or divide trac ks that w e re tra nsferred from the computer. , You cannot combine or divide transferred tracks.

• You tried to combine or divide tracks that were recorded in Hi-MD mode using the MD Simple Burner software. , You cannot combine or divide tracks recorded in Hi-MD mode with the

MD Simple Burner software.

• You tried to record in the middle of a protected track that has been transferred from the com puter.

• You tried to record in the middle of a track that was recorded in Hi-MD mode with the MD Simple Burner software. , You cannot record new material in the middle of a protected track or a

track that was recorded in Hi - M D mode with the MD Simple B u rner software.

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Explanations

About Hi-MD

“Hi-MD” is a new MiniDisc forma t. Incorporating the new ATRAC3plus audio compression technology, Hi-MD is a new recording format that delivers longer recording times than ordinary MDs. Hi- MD di sc s can a lso be use d as a computer storage medium for non-audio data such as text and images. For more details on Hi-MD, refer to the supplied flyer “What you can do with the Hi-MD

About ATRAC3plus

ATRAC3plus is an enhanced version of ATRAC3. Compared to ATRAC3 (used in LP2 and LP4 mode of the recorder), which attains a compression ratio 10 times higher than that of a CD, ATRAC3plus (used in Hi-SP and Hi-LP mode of the recorder) achieves a higher compression ratio that is 20 times higher than that of a CD, but with no loss in sound quality.

“Hi-MD mode” and “MD mo de”

This recorder has two operation modes, “Hi-MD mo de” and “MD mode” that are automatically recognized whenever a disc is inserted. If you insert a blank disc, the rec or de r all ows you to specify either of these operation modes for disc rec or ding (except in the case of Hi-MD discs that support HiMD mode only). When using a blank disc, set the “D isc Mode” setting to select either “Hi-MD” or “MD”.

About Linear PCM

Linear PCM is a digital, non-compressed audio coding system. You can enjoy high-quality sound equal to that of CDs by recording in this mode .

The meaning of “no sound”

“No sound” describes a recorder condition in which the input level is about 4.8 mV during analog input or less than –89 dB during optical (di gital) input (with 0 dB as full bit (the maxi mum recordable level for a MiniDisc)).

Wa lkman”.

About “System File”

The system fi le is space on the di sc that is used to s to re information other than audio fi l es; for instance, track numbers. If the MiniDisc were a book, the system file would corresp ond with the index or table of contents. The recorder rewrites the system file whenever an operation such as recording, adding or deleting track marks, or moving tracks has been done. (“SYSTEM FILE WRITING” appears in the display when the recorder is rewriting th e system file.) While the recorder is writing disc in f or mation, make sure not to move or jog the recorder or disconnect the power source as this ma y cause the information to be incorrectly recorded or the disc contents to be lost.

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List of the recording time for each disc

When using a disc in Hi-MD mode

When recording on the

Recording time

recorder Recording

mode on the recorder

PCM Linear PCM/

Hi-SP ATRAC3plus/

Hi-LP ATRAC3plus/

When transferring from

Codec/ Bit rate

1.4Mbps

256kbps

64kbps

1GB Hi-MD disc

80-minute standard disc

1 hour and 34

28 minutes 26 minutes 21 minutes

minutes 7 hours and

55 minutes

2 hours and 20 minutes

34 hours 10 hours and

10 minutes

Recording time

the computer Codec/Bit rate 1GB Hi-MD

disc

80-minute standard disc

Linear PCM/1.4Mbps 1 hour and 34

28 minutes 26 minutes 21 minutes

minutes

ATRAC3plus/256kbps 7 hours and

55 minutes

2 hours and 20 minutes

ATRAC3plus/64kbps 34 hours 10 hours and

10 minutes

ATRAC3plus/ 48 kbps 45 hours 13 hours and

30 minutes

ATRAC3/132kbps 16 hours and

30 minutes

ATRAC3/105kbps 20 hours and

50 minutes

ATRAC3/66kbps 32 hours and

50 minutes

Approximate time

When transferring 5-mi nut e tr a ck s

4 hours and 50 minutes

6 hours and 10 minutes

9 hours and 50 minutes

74-minute standard disc

2 hours and 10 minutes

9 hours and 25 minutes

1)2)

74-minute standard disc

2 hours and 10 minutes

9 hours and 25 minutes

12 hours an d 30 minutes

4 hours and 30 minutes

5 hours and 40 minutes

60-minute standard disc

1 hour and 45 minutes

7 hours and 40 minutes

60-minute standard disc

1 hour and 45 minutes

7 hours and 40 minutes

10 hours and 10 minutes

3 hours and 40 minutes

4 hours and 40 minutes

9 hours 7 hours and

20 minutes

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When using a disc in MD mode

When recording on the recorder Recording time Recording

mode on the

Codec/ Bit rate

80-minute standard disc

74-minute standard disc

60-minute standard disc

recorder

SP ATRAC/292kbps 80 minutes 74 minutes 60 minutes LP2 ATRAC 3/

132kbps

LP4 ATRAC3/66kbps 5 hours and 20

MONO

Monaural 2 hours and 40

(monaural)

When transferring from the

2 hours and 40 minutes

minutes

2 hours and 28 minutes

4 hours and 56 minutes

2 hours and 28 minutes

Recording time

2 hours

4 hours

2 hours

1)2)

computer Codec/Bit rate 80-minute

standard disc

ATRAC3/132kbps 2 hours and 40

minutes

ATRAC3/105kbps 2 hours and 40

minutes

ATRAC3/66kbps 5 hours and 20

minutes

Approximate time

When transferring 5-minute tracks

74-minute standard disc

2 hours and 28 minutes

4 hours and 56 minutes

60-minute standard disc

2 hours

4 hours

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Note on digital recording

This recorder uses the Serial Copy Management System, which allows only first-generation digital copies to be made from premastered software. You c an only make copies from a home-recorded disc by using the analog (line out) connecti ons.

Premastered software such as CDs or MDs.

Microphone, record player, tuner, etc. (with analog output jacks).

Analog recording

Home-recorded disc

Digital recording

No digital recording

Recordable disc

Homerecorded disc

Digital recording

No digital recording

Recordable disc

Restrictions on the editing of tracks transferred from your computer

This unit was designed so that editing functions (i.e., adding track marks and erasing track marks) do not function for tracks that have been transferred from your computer. This is to prevent the loss of transfer authorization by the transferred tracks. To edit these tracks, first transfer them i n to the computer, and then e dit them on the computer.

About the DSP TYPE-S for ATRAC/ATRAC3

This recorder supports DSP TYPE-S, a specification for hig h-l evel Sony MiniDisc decks equipped with digital signa l pro ce ssors (DSP). This specification allows the recorder to produce high-quality sound from tracks recor de d in MDL P mo de . Since it retain s DSP TYPE-R support, the recorder produces superi or results during recording or playbac k in SP (no rm al ster eo) mode.

Suppressing the skips of the sound (G-PROTECTION)

The G-PROTECTION function was developed to provide a higher level of shock resistance than that of existing players.

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Sony MZ-NHF800 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of contents

Recorder Operation

Software Operation

About available functions and supplied manuals

Learning more about Hi-MD

Using the recorder

Using the recorder while it is connected to a computer

Looking at controls

Getting started

Recording a disc right away!

Playing a disc right away!

Listening to the radio

Using menus

How to use the menu items

On the remote control

On the recorder

List of menus

Menus of the remote control

Menus of the recorder

Various ways of recording

Before recording

Viewing various information

On the recorder

Recording from a microphone

To select microphone sensitivity

To change the microphone recording level adjustment mode

Recording from a TV or radio (Analog Recording)

Selecting the recording mode

Adjusting the recording level manually

Adding track marks while recording

Adding track marks manually

Adding track marks automatically (Auto Time Mark)

Using the group function when recording

To create a new group automatically when recording

Recording tracks to an existing group

To start/stop recording in sync with the sound source (Synchro-recording)

Various ways of playback

Viewing various information

On the recorder

Selecting the play mode

Playing tracks in Main play mode

Playing tracks in Sub play mode

On the recorder

Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play)

Searching for a track (Search)

Varying the virtual sound to create different acoustics (Virtual-Surround)

Selecting the sound quality (6-Band Equalizer)

On the recorder

Editing recorded tracks

Before editing

Adding titles (Title)

Labeling

On the recorder

Re-labeling

Assigning tracks or groups as a new group (Group Set)

On the recorder

Releasing a group setting (Group Release)

On the recorder

Moving recorded tracks or groups (Move)

Changing the order of a track on a disc

Moving a track in a disc with group setting

On the recorder

Changing the order of a group on a disc

Erasing tracks and the entire disc (Erase)

To erase a track

To erase a group

To erase the whole disc

On the recorder

Dividing a track (Divide)

Dividing a track directly

Combining tracks (Combine)

Formatting the disc (Format)

On the recorder

Other operations

Changing the displayed menu items (Menu Mode)

On the recorder