Sony MZ-R910 User Manual

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3-243-699-E1(1)

Portable MiniDisc Recorder

Operating Instructions

“WALKMAN” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

MZ-R910

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B Operating Instructions

Looking at the controls

The numbers are keyed to the illustrations in the English text (pages 9 to 11).

The recorder

A Display window B T MARK button C Battery compartment D END SEARCH button E V OLUME +*/– buttons

*The VOLUME + button has a tactile dot.

F Terminals for attaching dry battery case. G DC IN 3V jack H GROUP/CANCEL button I OPEN button J 5-way control key

• For basic operations

Press N* to play/enter. Press ./> to rewind/fast forward. Press X to pause. Press CHGx to stop/c h arge.

*The N button has a tactile dot.

• For moving the cursor and entering

selected items (during text entry and other settings).

K Jog dial (MENU/ENTER)

Press to enter the menu, turn to select, and then press to enter.

L LINE IN (OPT) jack M MIC (PLUG IN POWER) * jack

*There is a tactile dot beside the MIC

(PLUG IN POWER) jack.

N REC (record) switch O HOLD switch (at the rear) P i/LINE OUT jack

The display window of the recorder

A Character information display

Displays the track, group, or disc name*, date, error messages, track numbers, etc.

*Names appear only with MDs that ha ve

been labeled.

B Group indication C Disc indication

Shows that the disc is rotating for recording, playing or editing an MD.

D REC in dication

Lights up while recording. Flashes when standing by for recording.

E SYNC (synchro-recording) indication

Lights up whi le s ynchro-re co rding.

F Play mode indication

Shows the play mode of the MD.

G Level meter

Shows the level of the MD being played.

H LP2 (LP2 stereo), LP4 (LP4 stereo),

MONO (monaural) indication

I Sound indication

Lights up when Digital Sound Preset is on.

J Battery level indication

Shows approximate batter y condition . While chargi n g th e rec har g eabl e b atte r y, this indication show s the charging condition.

K Melody ti mer in dication

The headphones/earphones with a remote control

A DISPLAY button B PLAYMODE button C RPT/ENT(repeat/enter) button D SOUND button E X (pause) button F x (stop/enter) button G Clip H Control (./N>)

N>: play, AMS, FF .: REW

Turn or turn and hold to play, fast forward, rewind, etc.

I Control (VOL +/–)

Pull and turn to adjust the volume.

J Display window K HOLD switch

The display window of the remote control

A Disc indication B Track number display C Character information display D Play mode indication E SOUND indication F Battery level indication G REC in dication H Group indication I Melody ti mer in dication

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List of menus

Menu functions

To use menu items on the recorder, press the jog dial to enter the menu, turn the dial to se lect the item, and then press the dial again to confirm the menu. To use menu items on the remote control, press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more, turn the control repeatedly to select the item, and then press x to confirm the menu.

menu of the recorder/the remote control

EDIT/EDIT Selecting editing oper at io n s

DISPLAY/— Displaying elapsed playing

PLA Y MODE /—Selecting the play mode

RecVolume/— Selecting t he automatic or

REC MODE/— Selecting the recording mode

M-TIMER/ M-TIMER

AUDIO OUT/—Selecting i/LI N E O U T jack

SOUND/— Selecting “SOUND 1”,

—/SPEED Changing the playback speed

—/GROUP Turning the group function

PERSONAL/ PERSONAL

SYNC REC/— Selecting “SYNC ON” or

TIME MARK/—Selecting the A u to Time

functions

(labeling tracks, groups, or discs, erasing tracks, groups, or discs, etc.) (pages 19 to

28).

time, remaining playing time, etc.

(repeat play, shuffle play, etc.) (page 15).

manual recording level adjustment (page12).

(SP stereo, LP2 stereo, LP4 stereo, or monaural) (page9).

Setting the alarm (Melody timer) (page 29).

output (page 18).

“SOUND 2,” or “SOUND OFF” (Digital Sound Preset) (page 16).

during play (page 17).

on and off (page 14). Entering or erasing the disc

information in the Personal Disc Memory (page 30).

“SYNC OFF” when synchrorecording (page 5).

Stamp setting (page 11).

menu of the recorder/the remote control

MIC SENS/— Selecting the microphone

—/SEARCH Selecting the search mode

OPTION/ OPTION

OPTION/— • REC-Posi

functions

sensitivity (page 11).

(Index search/Time search) (page 13).

• AVLS (Automatic Volume Limiter System) Selecting “AVLS ON” or “AVLS OFF”.

• BEEP Selecting “BEEP ON” or “BEEP OFF” for both “MAIN UNIT” or “REMOTE” for the recorder (page 30). Selecting “BEEP ON” or “BEEP OFF” for the remote control.

Selecting the start point when recording (page 10).

• LP Stamp Selecting “Stamp ON” or “Stamp OFF” (page 9).

• CONTRAST Adjusting the contrast of the display.

•CLOCK SET Setting the clock (page 10).

To check the menus and menu items that can be selected at each menu level, see the following pages in English text.

Menus while the recor de r is :

— stopped, see pages 81 and 82. — pla ying, see page 83. — recording, see page 84.

Menus while the remote control is:

— stopped, see page 85. — playing or recording, see page 86.

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B Preparing

Getting started!

See the illustrations in English text (pa ge s 12 and 16). Charge the rechargeable battery before using. Even if the rechargeable battery is not charged, you can use the recorder as long as the AC power adaptor is connected.

1 Insert the nickel metal hydride

rechargeable batt ery (NH-14WM) into the recorder with the minus end first. To use the recorder with an alkaline dry battery, insert the dry battery into the dry battery case and attach it to the recorder.

2 Charging the rechargeable battery.

1Assemble the battery charging stand.

Make sure all the parts of the battery charging stand are firmly at tached.

2Connect the AC power adaptor to

the battery ch arging stand an d the AC adaptor to a wall outlet.

3Place the recorder on the battery

charging stand. V erify that the CHARGE lamp lights up. Full charging takes about six hours. Whe n it is completed, the charge lamp goes off. Do not operate the re corder when you place it on the battery charging stand or during the charging. If you do so, it may cause the recorder to malfunction or prevent the batt er y from charging.

3 Connect the headphones/earphones with

the remote control to the recorder and slide HOLD to unlock the cont rol .

For models supplied with the AC plug adaptor

If the AC power adaptor does not fit the wall outlet, use the AC plug adaptor.

Notes on rech ar g e a bl e b a ttery

• The supplied battery charging stand can be

used only with this recorder. Any other models cannot be charged.

• Do not use the supplied battery charging stand

to charge any other battery besides the supplied one or the one designated for it (NH14WM).

• Though the battery charging stand and the

battery may become hot during the charging procedure, this pos es no danger.

• Be sure to use the suppli ed AC power adap tor.

• If you are recharging the battery for the first

time or after a long period of disuse, the battery may not char ge up t o its rat ed capac ity. This is a normal characteristic. After you use and recharge the battery a few times, it will return to its normal charge capacity.

• When the battery life of a fully charged

rechargeable battery beco me s a bout half the normal life, replace it.

• If the recorder will not be used for a long

period of time, disconnect the AC power adaptor from a wall outlet and re m ove the recorder from the battery charging stand.

• Please note the following points when

charging the battery directly with the AC power adaptor. —If you press CHGx im me diately after

charging has complet ed , c h arging will begin again. If this happens, press CHGx again to stop the charging operation since the battery is already ful ly ch arged.

—Charging stops when you try to operate the

recorder during charging.

Notes on dry battery

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

• Insert the + and – poles of the battery

correctly.

• Do not try to recharge the battery.

• When the recorder is not be used for a long

time, be sure to remove the ba tte r y.

• If a battery leak should develop, carefully and

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

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B MD recording

Recording an MD right away! (Synchrorecording)

See the illustrations in English text (pages 16 and 17).

This section explains the basic procedure for making digital recordings using an optical cable connected to a CD player, BS tuner or other digital equipment. The record er st arts and s tops recording in sync with the sour ce sound. Track marks are added whenever they appear in the sound source. It is recommended to use the AC power adaptor when recording. To record from a cassette deck, radio, etc. t“Recording in analog (Analog Recor di ng) ” (page 8) To record using a group mode t “Recording tracks using the group function (Gr oup Mode Recordi n g )” (page 9 )

1 Insert an MD.

1Press OPEN to open th e lid. 2Insert an MD with the label side

facing front, and press the lid to

close. Insert an recordable MD when recording.

2 Make connections. (Insert the cables

firmly and comple tely into the appropriate jacks.)

1Connect the LINE IN (OPT) jack of

recorder to the digital (optical) out

jacks of the source with a optica l

cable.

The recorder switches to digital

input autom atically.

2Connect the DC IN 3V j ac k of the

recorder to a wall outlet with the AC

power adaptor. When the recorder has different sound sources connected at the same time, the recorder switches to the digital, microphone, or analog inp ut in this order of priority.

3 Record an MD.

1While the recorder is sto pped, press

the jog dial.

2Turn th e jog di al un til “ SYNC REC”

flashes in the display, and then press to enter.

3Turn the jog dial until “SYNC ON”

flashes in the display, and then press to enter. To cancel synchro-recording, select “SYNC OFF” in this step.

4Press and slide REC to the right.

“REC” and REC lamp on t he REC switch ligh t up and recor ding starts.

5Play the source you want to record .

To stop recording, press x.

After you press x to stop, the recorder will automatically turn off in about 10 seconds (when using batteries) or abo ut 3 minutes (when using AC power adaptor).

Note

If you record on a previously recorded disc, the recorder is factor y set to overwrite the entire contents of the disc. If you want the record ing to start after the existing contents, do the procedure “Recording without overwritin g existing material” (page 10) be fo r e step 3, “Record an MD.” (this page).

To Do this

Record from the end of the current contents

Record over partway through the previous recording

Pause Press X.

Remove the MD Press x, then press OPEN to

If “REC-Posi” is set to “From End”, recording operations will always start from the end of the previously recorded mater ia l wit hout pressing END SEARCH.

If “REC-Posi” is set to “From Here”, press E N D SEARCH, and then press and

slide REC to the right . If “REC-Posi” is set to “From End”, press and slide REC to the right .

Press N, > , or . to find the start point of recording and press x to stop. Then press and slide REC to the right .

Press X again to resume recording.

open the lid.

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A new track mark is added at the point when you press

X again to resume recording while

pausing; thus the remainder of the track will be counted as a new track.

If you open the lid while “REC-Posi” is set to “From End”, recording will begin from the top of the disc the next time you record. Check the point to start r eco r ding on the disp lay.

If the recording does not start

• Make sure the recorder is n o t locked.

• Make sure the MD is not record-protected.

• Premastered MDs cannot be recorded over.

About the DSP TYPE-R for ATRAC

“TYPE-R” is a high-level Sony specification used in the Digital Signal Processor (DSP), which is the hear t of the MiniDisc so un d. This technology gives the MiniDisc recorder twice the signal processing capa bility as previous MiniDisc Walkman models. MDs recorded with this specification, “TY PE -R”, produce near-MiniDisc deck-quality sound on MD players that support the specification. Even on MD players that do not support the specification, it produces higher quality sound than MDs recorded on ordinary MD pl ayer s. This function works only when recording or playing in normal stereo. “TYPE-R” does not work when the recorder is in MDLP mode .

Notes

• The pause function cannot be turned on or off

manually during synchro- rec or ding. Press

to stop recording.

• Do not switch the “SYNC REC” setting while

recording. Recording may not be done properly.

• Even when there is no recorded sound on the

sound source, there may be cases when recording does not pause automatically during synchro-recording due to the noise level emitted from the sound source.

• If a silent portion is encountered for

approximately 2 seconds during synchrorecording from a sound source other tha n a CD or an MD, a new track mark is automatically add ed a t th e p oi n t w here the silent portion ends.

• Synchro-recording cannot be done if the

connecting cord is not an optic al cable , or if the cable is connected to the MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack.

• You cannot change the recording mode during

recording.

• “Data Save ” or “T OC Edit” fl ashes whi le data

of the recording (the track’s start and end points, etc.) is being recorded. Do not move or jog the recorder or disconnect the power source while the indication is fla shi ng in the display.

• The lid does not open until “TOC Edit”

disappears in the display.

• 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 “TOC Edit” appears in the display, then it will not be possible to open the lid until power is restored.

• Y ou can make a digital recording only from an

optical type output.

• When recording from a portable CD player,

set the CD player to pause, and then do the recording procedure on the recorder.

• Note the following when recording from a

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

capable of digital out unless powered by the AC power. 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 GPROTECTION). If this is the case, turn off the anti-skip function.

* Electronic Shock Protection

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B MD playing

Playing an MD right away!

See the illustration in English text (page 21). If you want to use the rechargeable battery, be

sure to recharge them before playing (page4).

1 Insert an MD.

1Press OPEN to open the lid. 2Insert an MD with the label side

facing front, and press the lid to

close.

2 Start playing.

1Press N on the recorder. Turn the

control toward s N> on the

remote control.

A short beep sounds in the

headphones/earphones.

2Press VOLU ME +/– on the recorder

to adjust the volume. Pull and turn

the control towards VOL + or

towards VOL – on the remote

control.

To stop play, press x.

After you press x to stop, the recorder will automatically turn off in about 10 secon ds (when using batteries) or abo ut 3 minutes (when using AC power adaptor).

Playback starts from the point you last stopped playing. To start playback from the beginning of the disc, press the recorder, or turn and hold the control towards remote control.

To Do this

Select the track directly viewing the track number or name.

Find the beginning of the current track

Find the beginning of the next track

N for 2 seconds or more on

N> for 2 seconds or more on the

Turn the jog dial and press to enter.

Press .. Turn the control towards . on the remote

control. Press >. Turn the contro l

towards N> on the

remote control.

To Do this

Go backwards while playing

Go forward while playing

Pause Press X. Pr e ss X on the

Remove the MD Press x. Press x on the

If you press . twice continueous ly whi le playing the first track o f t h e d is c, th e recorder goes to the beginning of teh last track o n the disc.

If you press > during the last tra ck o f the disc, the recorder goes to the beginning of the first track on the disc.

Once you open the lid, the point to start play will change to the beginning of the fi r st tr a ck (except when the disc information has been stored in the Persona l D isc Memory).

If the playback does not start

Make sure the recorder is not locked. If it is locked, slide the HOLD switch in the opposite direction of the arrow.

Suppressing the skips of the sound (GPROTECTION)

The G-PROTECTION function was developed to provide a higher level of shock resistance than that of existing players in order to allow the recorder to be used while jogging.

Note

The playback sound may skip if:

• the recorder receives stronger continuous

shock.

• a dirty or scratched MiniDisc is played.

When using the headphones/earphones connect them directly to the re corder

1 Press the jog dial, turn th e di al until

“AUDIO OUT” flashes in the disp lay, and then press the dial again.

2 Turn the jog dial until “HeadPhone”

appears in the display.

3 Press the jog dial again.

Keep pressing .. Turn and hold the control towards . on the remote control.

Keep pressing >. Turn and hold the control towards N> on the remote control.

remote control. Press X again to re sume play.

remote control. Then press OPEN to open the lid.

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B Various ways of

recording

Connecting digital (optical) and analog (line) inputs

The recorder selects digital or analog input according to how the sound source is hooked up.

Input

Digital

Difference

Connectable source

Usable cord Op t ic al cable

Signal from the source

Track marks

Recorded sound level

(optical) input

Equipment with an digital (optical) output jack

(with an optical or an optical-mini plug)

Digital Analog

Marked

(copied) automatically

• at the sam e positions as the source.

• after more than 2 seconds of blank or low level segment.

• when recording is paused while synchrorecording.

Same as the source. You can also adjust it manually. (Digital REC level control)

Analog (line) input

Equipment with an analog (line) output jack

Line cable (with 2 phono plugs or a stereo-mini plug)

Even when a digital source (such as a CD ) is connected, the signal sent to the recorder is analog.

Marked

• after more than 2 seconds of blank or low level

segment.

•while the recorder is paused while recording.

• automatically

at specified intervals when the Auto time stamp is on.

You can erase

unnecessary marks after recording.

Adjusted automatically. You can also adjust it manually.

You can erase unnecessary marks after recording (“Erasing a track mark” (page 27)).

When the sound source is a CD or an MD

With a sound source other than a CD or an MD.

The recorder pauses automatically when it encounters a section with no audio signal for 3 seconds or more.

Notes

Track mark may be copied incorrectly:

• when you record from some CD players or

multi disc players using dig ital (optical) input.

• when the source is in shuffle or program play

mode while recording using dig ita l ( optical) input. In this case, play the source in nor m al play mode.

• when recording programs with audio that is

digitally broadcast (e.g., digital TV) are recorded through the digital (optical) input.

Recording in analog (Analog Recording)

See the illustration in Englis h text (pag e 24). The sound will be sent from the connected

equipment as analog si gnal b ut wil l be re cord ed digitally on the disc.

1 Connect the LINE IN (OPT) jack of the

recorder to the line output jack of the source with an line cable (not suppl ied). The recorder switches to analog input automatically.

2 Conne c t th e power sourc e.

To use on A C power, see “Recording an MD right away!”.

3 Pre s s an d slide REC to the right.

“REC” and the REC lamp lights up and recording starts.

4 Play the sound source.

Note

If you temporarily stop a recording operation by pressing X, a new track mark will be added at that point when you press X again to resume recording. The recording resumes on a new track.

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Long-time recording (MDLP)

See the illustration in English text (page 25). Select each recording mode according to the

recording time that you want. Stereo recording is possible at 2 ti m es ( LP2) or 4 times (LP4) the normal recording time (MDLP mode). MDs recorded in monaural or

MDLP mode can be played back only on MD components with monaural or MDLP mode.

1 P res s the jog dial. 2 Turn th e jog dial until “REC MODE ”

flashes in the display, and then press to enter.

3 Turn the jog dial to select the desired

recording mode. The recording mode can be select ed

from “(none)” (standard stereo mode), “LP2” (2 “LP4” (4 and “MONO” (monaural).

´ normal recording mode), ´ normal recording mode),

4 Press and slide REC to the right.

Recordin g s tarts.

5 Sta rt t he sound source.

When you do not want “LP:” added at the beginning of the track

When recording in MDLP mode, this recorder adds “LP:” at the front of every track name automatically. “LP:” appears when you try to play or edit these tracks on a recorder or player that does not support MDLP mode (but not on a recorder or player that supports MDLP mode). If you change the recorder setting so that “LP:” is not added, you'll be able to enter longer track names by using the entire text string.

1 While the recorder is s topped, press the

jog dial.

2 Turn th e jog dial until “O PTION”

flashes in the display, and then press to enter.

3 Turn the jog dial until “ LP St am p”

flashes in the display, and then press to enter.

4 Turn the jog dial until “S tamp OFF”

flashes in the display, and then press to enter.

If you want “LP:” added, select “Stamp ON” in this step, and then press the jog dial .

Notes

• It is recommended that you use the AC power

adaptor fo r MDLP reco rdings.

• During monaural recording of a stereo sound

source connected through the digital (optical) input jack, you can still monitor the re corded sound in stereo by using headphones/ earphones connected the i/LINE OUT jack.

• When you record in LP4 stereo mode,

momentary noise may be produced on very rare occasions with certain sound sources. This is because of the special digital audio compression technology that en a ble s a recording time 4 times lo nge r than normal. If noise is produced, it is recommended that you record in normal stereo or LP2 s tereo mode to obtain better sound quality.

Recording tracks using the group function (Group Mode Recording)

See the illustrations in Engl ish text (pa ge s 26 and 27).

What is the group function (group mode)?

It is a function that allows you to separate tracks on a disc into different groups for playback, recording and editing. It is convenient for managing multiple CD albums recorded in MDLP (LP2 stereo/LP4 stereo) mode onto a single MD. You can create a maximum of 99 groups on a disc.

How is group information recorded?

When recording in group mode, the group information is writte n to the disc na me recording area automatically. Therefore, the character string written in the disc name recording area is displayed in its entirety as the disc name if you load an MD recorded in group mode into a system that does not support group mode, or if you try to edit the contents of a disc on this recorder with the group mode turned off.

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You can change the character string by performing the procedure of “Re la be li n g recordings” in “Labeling /relabeling recordi ngs” (page 18). However, if you rewrite this character string by mis take, you may be unable to use the group function of that MD.

Notes

• The group function setting is stored even if you

eject the MD or turn off the recorder.

• In group mode, the recorder treats all tracks

without group settings as belonging to the last group on the disc. The last group is indicated in the display window on the recorder as “Group – –”. Within a group, the tracks appear in their order on the disc, not their order within the group.

• Note that a group setting cannot be made if the

total character count for the tracks, groups and disc name on the disc exceed the maximum number that can be input.

To activate the group mode

To record tracks in group mode, you must first turn the group mode on before the start of recording.

On the recorder

1 Press GROUP for 2 seconds or more.

“G” and “GROUP ON” light up in the display and the group mode turns on. To cancel the group mode, press GROUP for 2 seconds or more.

On the remote control

1 Press D ISPL AY for 2 seconds or more. 2 Turn the control repeatedly until

“GROUP” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

3 Turn the control rep ea ted l y unt il

“GROUP ON” flashes in t he display, and then press x to enter. “G” lights up in the disp la y and the group mode turns on. T o can cel the group mode, se lect “GROUP OFF” in step 2.

Recording a track into a new group

• Turn the group mode on.

1 Press END SEARCH. 2 Press and slide REC to the right.

3 Play the source sound.

To stop recording, press x.

The material that was recorded up until x was pressed is entered as a new group.

Recording a track into an existing group

• Insert a disc w ith group settings.

• Turn the group mode on.

1 Press GROUP slightly.

“ ” flashes and you can select a group directly (group skip mode).

2 Within 5 seconds, press . or >

repeatedly until the group you want the track to belong to appears.

3 Pre s s an d slide REC to the right. 4 Play the source sound.

Newly reco rd ed track is added after the current conten ts.

Notes

• Even if “REC-Po si” is set to “From Here”,

newly recorded tracks are inserted after the existing tracks in the specified group without recording over the current contents.

• Group skip mode turns off automatically in

step

2 if nothing is done within 5 seconds. To

continue the procedure, do step 1 a gai n.

Recording without overwriting existing material

See the illustration in Englis h text (pag e 28). If you wish to avoid overwriting the current

contents of an MD, do the following procedure. All new material wi ll t hen be r ecorded from the end of the current contents.

1 While the recorder is stopped, press the

jog dial.

2 Turn the jog dial until “OPT ION ”

flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter.

3 Turn the jog dial repea t edl y until “REC-

Posi” flashes in the display, and then press to enter.

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4 Turn the jog dial repeat edly un t il “Fr om

End” flashes in the display, and then press to enter.

To start recording from the current point

Select “Fr o m Here” in step

Notes

• The setting will remain even after the power is

turned off.

• If you start recording while the recorder is in

play-paused, the reco rding wil l begi n from the point at which it is paused even when the “REC-Posi” is set to “Fro m E nd” .

Recording from a microphone

See the illustration in English text (page 29).

1 Connect a stereo microphone (ECM-

717, ECM-MS907, ECM-MS957, etc., not supplied) to the MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack.

2 Press and slide REC to the right.

To select microphone sensitivity

1 P res s the jog dial whil e the recorder is

stopped.

2 Turn the dial repeatedly until “MIC

SENS” flashes in the display, and then press to enter.

3 Turn the jog dial repe at edly to select

“SENS HIGH” (when recording a soft sound or a sound in the distance) or “SENS LOW”(when recording a loud sound or a sound at close range), and then press to enter.

Notes

• The recorder 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.

• The microphone may pick up the operating

sound of the recorder itself. Use th e microphone away from the recorder in such cases. Please note that the sound of record e r operations may be picked up if the microphone that you use has a short connector.

• Only the left-channel sound is recorded when

a monaural microphone is used.

Adding track marks automatically at specified intervals (Auto Time Stamp)

See the illustration in English text (page 30). Use this feature to a dd tr a ck marks

automatically at specified intervals when recording through the analog input connector or a microphone.

1 While the reco r d er is recording or in

recording pause, press the jog dial.

2 Turn the jog dial repeatedly until

“TIME MARK” flashes in the display, and then press to enter.

3 Turn the jog dial repeatedly until the

desired time interval flashes in the display, and then press to enter. Select one of the following intervals:

“OFF” “5 min. ON” (track marks are added in ever y 5 mi nutes.) “10 min. ON” (track marks are added in ever y 10 minutes) “15 min. ON” (track marks are added in ever y 15 minutes) To cancel the setting, select “OFF” in this step.

Notes

• Automatic track marking by Auto Time Stamp

starts when you add a normal track mark to the disc (i.e., by pressing T MARK or X, etc.).

• The setting will be lost when the recording

stopped.

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Adjusting the recording level manually (Manual Recording)

See the illustrations in English text (pa g e 3 1) . When you record, the sound level is adjusted

automatically. If necessary, you can set the level manually during both analog and digit al recording.

1 While hol ding down X, press and slide

REC to the right. The recorder stands by for recordi ng.

2 Press the jog dial. 3 Turn the jog dial until “RecVolume”

flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter.

4 Turn the jog dial until “Man ualREC”

flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter. To switch back to the automatic level adjustment, select “Auto REC” in this step.

5 Play the program source. 6 While observing the level meter in the

display, adjust the recording level by turning the dial. Set the level so that the meter segments light up between A (the fifth segment) and B (the ninth segment). If the level meter lights up to the right of B, reduce the input level. The upper level meter shows the L channel input level and the middle meter shows the R channel in p ut level.

If your source is an externally connected component, be sure to cue the source to the beginning of the materi al to be recorded before you start pl ayback.

7 Press X again to start recording.

Notes

• If you press x during recording operation, the

recorder will revert to automatic recording level adjustment mode the next time you st art a recording operation.

• “RecVolume” cannot be selected in step 3

during synchro-recording. To set the recording level manually during synchro-recordi ng, do the procedure below. 1 Do 1 and 2 of “Record an MD.” (step 3 of

“Recording an MD right away! (Synchrorecording)” (page 5)) and select “SYNC OFF” in 3.

2 Do steps 1 to 6 of manual recording

procedure. Then do the procedure of “Record an MD.” (step 3 of “Recording an MD right away! (Synchro-recording)”

(page 5)) again. Recording starts automatically whenever the source sound is played.

Setting the clock to stamp the recorded time

See the illustrations in Engli sh text (pa ges 33 and 34).

To stamp the date and time on the MD when you record, you first need to set the clock.

1 Press the jog dial while the record er is

stopped.

2 Turn the jog dial until “OPT ION ”

flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter.

3 Turn the jog dial until “CLOCK SET”

flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter. The digits of the year flash.

4 Change the current year by turning the

jog dial and press to enter. The digit of the month flashes.

5 Repeat steps 4 to enter the current

month, date, hour, and minute. When you press th e jo g dial to enter the minute, the clock starts ope rating.

If you make a mistake whi le setting the clock

Press . to go back wrongly entered item, and then enter the cor rect value. You can skip a step by pressing >.

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To display the current time

On the recorder

1 When the recorder is not operating or

while recording, press the jog dial.

2 Turn the dial until “DISPLA Y” appears

in the display, and then press to enter.

3 Turn the jog dial until “Clock” flashes

in the display, and then press to enter. The current time appears in the display.

On the remote control

1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly until

current time appears in the display.

To dis play the time in the 24-hour system

Press T MARK while setting the c loc k. To change the clock to the 12-hour system, press T MARK again.

To maintain the cor rect time

Once you set the clock, it will keep correct time as long as the recorder is connected to a power source, such as the rechargeable battery, alkaline dry battery, or AC power adaptor. However, if no power source is connected, the clock setting will change back to the factory setting after about 3 minutes. When changing the rechargeable batt ery or alkaline dry battery, make sure to do it within 3 minutes.

Notes

• Make sure the time is correctly set if you want

the time stamp to be accurately recorded for an important recording.

• Under normal conditions, the clock may vary

by about plus or minus 2 minutes per month.

B Various ways of

playback

Searching for a specific track or a position quickly (Quick Search)

See the illustrations in Engl ish text (pa ge 35). You can do two kinds of quick search.

• Index search — Searching quickly while

monitorin g th e tr ack numbers or track names.

• Time search — Searching quickly while

monitoring the elapsed time.

Selecting the search mode

The search mode can be selected only on the remote control while the re cord e r is st opped, playing, or play-paus ed. The reco rder is f acto ry set to “Index”.

1 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more. 2 Turn the control repe atedly until

“SEARCH” flashes in the displa y, and then press x to enter.

3 Turn the control repe atedly until

“Index”(in dex search) or “T ime”(time search) flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

Searching for a specific track while monitoring track numbers or track names (Index Search)

To do an index search, set the search mode to “Index” in advance (page 13).

On the recorder

1 Turn the jog dial unti l the desired track

appears in the display, and then press the dial.

The selected track name appears in the display and the recorder starts playing by pressing the jog dial. If the track has no name, the track number appears in the display.

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On the remote control

1 Press X while playing a disc. 2 Turn and hold the control until the

desired tr ack number or track name appears in the display.

3 Press X to cancel the pause.

Playback starts from the selected track.

Searching for a specific point while monitoring the elapsed time (Time Search)

To do a time search, set the search mode to “Time” in advance (page 13).

On the recorder

1 Press X while playing a disc. 2 Keep pressing . or > until the

desired point appears in the display.

3 Press X to cancel the pause.

Playback starts from the selected point.

On the remote control

1 Press X while playing a disc. 2 Turn and hold the control until the

desired point appears in the display.

3 Press X to cancel the pause.

Playback starts from the selected point.

Using the group function (Group Mode)

See the illustrations in English text (pages 36 to

37). The recorder can operate various playback with

a disc which has group setting.

Listening to tracks in a specific group (Group Mode Playback)

• Insert a disc w ith group settings.

On the recorder

1 Start playback.

2 Press GROUP for 2 seconds or more to

turn the group mode on. Playback stops at the end of the last

track in the selected group. For details on selecting another group, see “Selecting and pl aying groups (Group Skip Mode)” (page 14).

On the remote control

1 Start playback. 2 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more. 3 Turn the control repeatedly until

“GROUP” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

4 Turn the control repeatedly until

“GROUP ON” flashes in the display, and then press x to turn the group mode on.

To turn off the group function

• On the recorder

Press GROUP for 2 seconds or more again.

• On the remote control

Select “GROUP OFF” in step

Note

In group mode, the recorder treats all tracks without group settings as belong ing to the last group on the disc. The last group is indicated in the display window on the reco rder as “Group – –.” Within a group, the tracks appear in their order on the disc, not their order within the group.

Selecting and playing groups (Group Skip Mode)

Operations are possible regardless of whether group mode is on or off. However, playback on the recorder will differ, depending on whether group mode is on or off.

• When group mode is on:

Playback starts from the first track of the selected group and ends with the last track in the group.

• When group mode is off:

Playback starts from the first track of the selected group and ends with the last track on the disc.

• The following proce dure is use d w he n

group mode is on.

• Insert a disc w ith group settings.

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On the recorder

1 Press GROUP slightly while playing.

“ ” flashes in th e display and the group become selectable.

2 Within 5 second s, tu rn th e jo g dial to

select your desired group, and the n press to enter. The recorder starts playing from the first track in the group.

On the remote control

1 While the recorder is playing, press and

hold PLAYMODE until “– – –” flashes in the display.

The group skip mode turns on.

2 Within 5 second s, turn the control

repeatedly to select your desired group.

Note

If no operation is performed within 5 seconds after step 1, the group skip mode will be canceled and you will not be able to perform step 2 thereafter. To continue with step 1 at this point, repeat from the beginning of the procedure.

Changing a play mo de

See the illustrations in English text (pages 38 to

40). Settings can be stored to the Personal Disc

Memory.

Selecting a play mode

On the recorder

1 While the recorder is pl aying, press the

jog dial.

2 Turn the jog dial unti l “P LAY MODE”

flashes in the display, and then press to enter.

3 Turn the jog dial to select the play

mode, and then press to e nt er.

play mode/indication

“Normal”/“(none)” (All the tracks are played on c e)

“AllRepeat”/“ ” (All the tracks are played re peatedly)

“1 Track”/“1” (A single track is played)

“1 Repeat”/“ 1” (A single track is played re peatedly)

“Shuffle”/“SHUF ” (A fter currently se lect ed t ra ck f i n ishes playing, th e remainin g tracks are played in random or der)

“Shuf. Rep”/“ SHUF” (After current ly s elected track finishes playing, the remaining tracks are played repeatedly in random order)

“PGM”/“PGM” (Tracks a r e played in the order t h at you specified)

“PGMRepeat”/“ PGM” (tracks are play ed repeatedly in the order that you specified).

On the remote control

1 Press PLAYMODE during playback.

Each time you press this butt on, the play mode changes as follows.

“(none)” (All the tracks are played once)

“1” (A single track is pl ayed)

“SHUF”(After currently selected track finishes playing, the remaining track s are played in random order)

“PGM ” (Tracks are played in the order that you specified).

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2 If you want to repeat playback in th e

selected play mode, press RPT/EN T . “ ” appears in the display.

Creating a Program (Program Play)

You can set the program with up to 20 tra c ks.

On the recorder

1 Press the jog dial while “PGM” flash e s

in the display at step 2 of “Selecting a play mode”.

2 Turn the jog dial to select a track, and

then press to enter a track number.

3 Repea t step 2 to program more tracks. 4 Press the jog dial for 2 seconds or more.

On the remote control

1 While the recorder is playing, press

PLAYMODE repeatedly until “PGM” flashes in th e display.

2 Turn the control repeated ly to sele ct a

track, and then press RPT/ENT to enter a track number.

3 Repea t step 2 to program more tracks. 4 Press RPT/ENT for 2 seconds or more.

Notes

• All program settings are lost when the lid of

the recorder is opened.

• If you turn group mode on or off during the

setting of a program, program setting mode will be canceled, but the program contents up to that point will remain.

• You cannot turn group mode on or off while

programming tracks.

• If you turn group mode on during program

play, the program play is canceled.

Adjusting treble and bass (Digital Sound Preset)

See the illustrations in Engli sh text (pa ges 40 and 42).

You can adjust the treble and bass to suit your taste. The recorder can store two sets of treblebass adjustments, which can then be selected later during playback. The sound can be adjusted in 8 steps (–4, –3, ...±0, ...+2, +3). Sett in g s can be stor ed to the Personal Disc Memory.

Selecting the sound quality

Factory settings of the Digital Sound Preset are as follows:

• “SOUND1” : bass +1, treble ±0

• “SOUND2”: bass +3, treble ±0

On the recorder

1 Press the jog dial. 2 Turn the jog dial until “S OU ND”

flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter.

3 Turn the jog dial until “S OU ND 1” or

“SOUND 2” flashes in the display, and then press to enter.

On the remote control

1 Press SO UND on the remote control

repeatedly to select “SOUND 1” or “SOUND 2”.

Adjusting the sound quality

On the recorder

1 Press the jog dial. 2 Turn the jog dial until “SOUND”

flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter.

3 Turn the jog dial until “SOUND 1” or

“SOUND 2” flashes in the display. The display sho ws the currentl y select ed T (treble) and B (bass) settings .

4 Select “T” or “B” pressing x or X.

You can change the adjust of the item in which the cursor is flashing.

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5 Turn the jog dial to ad just the sound

level.

To move the cursor between “T” to “B”:

Press x or X.

To s witch between “SOUND 1” to “SOUND 2”:

Press X repeatedly to move the cursor to the top row, and then turn the jog dial.

6 P res s the jog dial to enter.

The sound settings are saved and the playback display ap pears again.

On the remote control

1 Press SOUND on the remote control

repeatedly to select “SOUND 1” or “SOUND 2”.

2 During playback, press SOUND for 2

seconds or more. The recorder changes to B - set ti ng mode. Pressing the SOUND button for 2 seconds again c hanges th e record er back to T-setting mode.

3 Turn the control repeatedly to adjust th e

bass or treble.

To switch “B” and “T”:

Press SOUND for 2 seconds or more.

To s witch “SOUND 1” and “SOUND 2”:

Press SOUND for a short time.

4 Press x to enter.

To cancel the Digital Sound Preset

• On the recorder

Select “SOUND OFF” in step 3.

• On the remote cont rol

Press SOUND repeatedly until nothing appears in the display.

Notes

• Digital Sound Preset becomes inoperative

when the “AUDIO OUT” parameter for the i/LINE OUT jack is set to “LINE OUT ”. In this case, set the “AUDIO OUT” to “HeadPho ne” (page 7 ).

• When you use the Digital Sound Preset, the

sound may break or become distorted depending on the settings or the track. In this case, change the settings of the sound quality.

• Changing to another Digital Sound Preset

during a recording operation will not affect the quality of recorded sound.

To change playback speed (Speed Control)

See the illustrations in Engl ish text (pa ge s 42 and 44).

The playback speed can be adjusted in 7 ste ps (80%, 85%, ...100%, 105%, 110%). Setting can be stored to th e Personal Disc Memory.

1 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more

during playback .

2 Turn the control repe atedly until

“SPEED” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

The recorder changes to speed-setting mode.

3 Turn the control repeatedly to selec t th e

playback speed. “+” shows the normal speed and the cursor shows the playback speed you are selecting.

4 Press x to set the playback speed.

“S” appears in the disp lay when the speed is changed.

Notes

• The playback sound will be affected by the

playback speed.

• All settings will be lost when you remove the

disc from the recorder (except when the settings of the disc has been stored to the Personal Disc Memory).

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Connecting to a stereo system (LINE OUT)

See the illustration in Englis h text 45. Connect the i/LINE OUT jack of the rec or de r

to the LINE IN jacks of an amplifier or a tape recorder with a line cable (RK-G129 or RKG136, not supplied). The output is analog. The recorder plays the MD digitally and sends analog signa ls to the connected equipment.

When connecting a line cable to the

i/LINE OUT jack

When connecting a li ne ca ble (n ot su pplied ), be sure to set the “A UDIO OUT” p arameter for t he i/LINE OUT jack.

1 Press the jog dial. 2 Turn the dial until “AUDIO OUT”

flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter.

3 Turn the dial until “LINE OUT” flashes

in the display, and then press to enter.

Notes

• If the “AUDIO OUT” parameter for the i/

LINE OUT jack is set to “LINE OUT”, VOLUME +/– or Digital Sound Preset will not function.

• The “A UDI O OUT” paramet er for the i/

LINE OUT jack cannot be set to “LINE OUT” when the supplied remote control is connected.

• When you connect the headphones/earphones

directly to the rec o r der, set the “AUDIO OUT” parameter for the i/LINE OU T ja ck to “HeadPhone”.

B Editing recorded tracks

You can edit your recordings by adding/erasing track marks or labeling tracks an d d iscs. Premastered MDs cannot be edi te d.

Notes on editing

• Y ou cannot edit tracks on an MD that is record

-protected. Before ed itin g tr acks , clo se the ta b on the side of the MD.

• If you perform an editing operation while

playing, editing results will not be recor d ed until you stop the recorder and “TOC Edit” disappears in the display.

• Do not move or jog the record er w h ile “TOC

Edit”* is flashing in the display.

• The lid does not open until “TOC Edit”

disappears in the displa y after editing.

• When the group mode is on, editing can be

performed only for the tracks registered into the selected group.

* TOC = Table of Contents

Labeling/relabeling recordings

See the illustrations in English text (pages 46 to

49). You can name tracks, groups and discs using

the recorder’s character palette.

Available characters

• Capital and small letters of the Englis h

alphabet.

• Numb ers 0 to 9

• ! " # $ % & ( ) * . ; < = > ? @ _ `

+ – ' , / : _(space)

Numbers of characters you can input

Track, group, or disc name: Approx. 200 each (all available characters are mixed).

Numbers of characters you can input in a disc

Alphanumeric characters/symbols only Approx. 120 titles of about 10 characters each (a maximum of about 1,700 le tt er s)

The number of titles that can be stored on a disc depends on the number of characters tha t a r e input for track names, group names, and disc name.

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About the character palette

During operations on the recorder, characters can be selected from the charact er pal ette i n the display. Since only a part of the character palette is visible on the display, use the 5-way control key to move the cursor and enter characters. For configuration of the character palette, see page 46 in English text.

Notes

• “NAME FULL” appears when you try to

enter more than 1,700 characters on a disc. Enter a shorter name for the track, group, or disc, or set the “LP Stamp” setting to “Stamp OFF” so that “LP:” is not be added at the beginning of the track name.

• When labelin g a disc which has been

recorded using the group function, make sure group mode is on in order to prevent the group management informa ti on from being overwitten by mistake.

• If you enter the symbol “//” between the

characters in disc names such as “abc // def,” you may be unable to use the group function.

Labeling recordings

On the recorder

1 Insert a disc and do the followings.

To label a track:

Start playing or recording the track you want to labe l, and then lab el the track while the recorder is playing or recording.

To label a group:

Turn the group mode on (page 14) and start play in g or recording the track within the group you want to label , and then label the group wh ile the recorder is playing or recording.

To label a disc:

Label a disc wh ile the recorder is stopped or recording. If you label a disc with group settings, turn the group mode on (page 14).

2 While the recorder is s topped, press the

jog dial.

3 Turn the jog dial until “ EDIT” flash es in

the displa y, and then press to ente r.

4 Turn the dial until the following item

appears in the display, and then press to enter.

When labeling a track:

“:Name”

When labeling a group:

“:Name” When labeling a disc: “:Name” The cursor flashes in the letter input area and the track, group, or disc is ready to be labeled.

5 Press x.

The cursor shifts from the letter input area to the character palette.

6 Select a letter with the 5-way control

key and press N to enter. The selected letter appears in the letter input area an d the cursor moves to the next input position. The buttons us ed for charac ter i nput a nd their functions are listed be low.

Functions

To mo ve the cursor in the character palette.

To select a character in the letter input a re a.

To enter a letter. Press N.

To mo ve the cursor from the letter input area to the character palette.

To mo ve the cursor from the character palette to the lett er input area.

To enter a name. Press N or the jog dial

To insert a blank space before the cursor in the letter input are a .

To delete a letter in the letter input are a .

Operations

5-way control key. Turn the jog dial (move the cursor upward or downward)

Turn the jog dial.

Press the jog dial. Press x.

Press CANCEL.

for 2 second or more. Press VOLUME +.

Press VOLUME –.

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Functions

To dis pl ay “:”, “–” and “/” repeatedly at the input position in the letter input area.

To cancel labeling in the letter input area.

Functions of the buttons and control may differ depending on where the cursor is in the letter input area or the character palette.

If phrases are stored in t he name ba nk, the firs t phrase stored appears in th e display (page 21).

Operations

Press T MARK.

Press CANCEL.

7 Repeat step 6, and then enter all

characters of the label name.

8 Press down the jog dial for 2 seconds or

more. The disc is labeled.

On the remote control

1 Insert a disc.

See step 1 of “On th e reco rde r” t o ch e ck the varieties of name you can label (page 19).

2 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more. 3 Turn the control repeatedly until

“EDIT” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

4 Turn the control repea tedly until the

following item appears in the display, and then press x to enter.

When labeling a track:

“:Name” When labeling a group: “GP : Name”

When labeling a disc:

“:Name”

5 Turn the control repeated ly to sele ct a

letter and press x to enter. The selected le tter st ops flas hing and t he cursor moves to the next input position.

Functions Operation

To switch between katakana, capital letters, small letters, n um b er s / symbols and phrases

To move the cursor to the left or right.

Press X

Pull and turn the control (VOL +/–).

Functions Operation

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

To insert a blank space to type in a new letter.

To cancel lab eling. Press DISPLAY for

To delete a letter and move back all following letters to the left.

If phrases are stored in the n ame bank, the fi rst phrase stored appears in the display (page 21).

Turn the control (./N>).

Press DISPLAY.

2 seconds or more. Press

PLAYMODE.

6 Repeat step 5 and enter all characters of

the label name.

7 Keep pressing x for 2 se conds or

longer. The track or disc is labeled.

To cancel labeling

Press CANCEL on the recorder. Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more on the remote control.

Notes

• When the recording is stopped while labeling

a track, a group, or a disc during recording, or when the playback moves on to the next track while labeling a track during playback, the input at that point is entered automatically.

• “LP:” has automatically been added at the

beginning of the track names for tracks recorded in MDLP mode.

• You cannot label or relabel the premaster e d

disc.

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Relabeling recordings

On the recorder

1 Insert a disc and do the following.

To relabel a track:

Start playing a track you want to relabel, and change a track name while the recorder is playing.

To relabel a group:

Turn the group mode on (page 14) and start playing or recording a track within the group you want to relabel, and change the group name while the recorder is playing or re cording.

To relabel a disc:

Relabel the disc while th e recorder is stopped or recording.

If you relabel a disc with group settings, turn the group mode on (page 14).

2 Follow steps 2 to 4 of “Labeling

recordings” (page 19) to display a track, group, or di s c name.

3 Follow steps 5 to 8 of “Labeling

recordings” (page 19), and then keep pressing the jog dial for 2 seconds or more.

On the remote control

1 Insert a disc and do the following.

See step 1 of “On the recorder”to check the variet ies of name you can relabel.

2 Follow steps 2 to 4 of “On the rem ote

control” (page 20) in “Labeling recordings” to display a track, group, or disc name.

3 Follow steps 5 to 7 of “On the rem ote

control” (page 20) in “Labeling recordings”, and then keep pressing the x for 2 seconds or more.

To cancel labeling

Press CANCEL on the recorder. Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more on the remote control.

Notes

• Track and disc titles that were entered in

English katakana characters will a ppe a r in Roman letters on minidisc pla ye r s tha t do not support the display of katakana ch ara cters. Such titles wi ll be marked with a “^ ” at the beginning and the end.

• You c annot relabel premastered MDs or lab el

MDs that have not been r eco rd ed .

• The recorder cannot rewrite a track, group, or

disc name of more than 200 letters tha t was created by another device.

Storing phrases frequently used in labeling (Name Bank Function)

See the illustrations in Engl ish text (pa ge 50). Phrases that you often use while labeling can be

stored in the recorder’s memory. Approximately 25 phrases of about 10 characters each (with a total character count of about 400) can be stored in the phrase bank. The actual number will depend on the length of each phrases.

Storing phrases while labeling a track or disc

You can store phrases in three ways.

• Storing phrases while labeling a track, group, or disc:

You can store phrases while labeling a track, group, or disc by doing the procedure “Label ing recordings” (page 19).

• Storing phrases from a previously labeled track, group, or disc:

You can store an existing track, group, or disc name as a phrase.

• Inputting and storing phrases:

You can store frequently us ed phrases in advance, and then retrieve and use them when labeling a track, grou p, or disc .

Storing phrases while labeling a track or disc

On the recorder

1 Follow steps 1 to 7 of “La be li ng

recordings” (page 19) to enter a phrase.

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2 After entering the phrase, press

CANCEL to remove the cursor from the character p alette to the letter input area.

3 Press END SEARC H for 2 secon ds or

more. “Entry!” appears in the displ ay and the cursor flashes after the phrase you just stored.

4 If you continue labeling operation, do

steps 5 to 8 of “La beling recordings” (page 19).

On the remote control

1 Follow steps 1 to 6 of “On the remote

control” (page 20) in “ L abeling recordings” to ent er a phra se.

2 After entering the phrase, press X for 2

seconds or more.

3 If you continue labeling operation, do

steps 5 to 7 of “On the remote control” (page 20) in “Labeling recordings”.

Storing phrases from a previously labeled trac k, group , or disc

On the recorder

1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of “Relabeling

recordings” (page 21) and display the track, group, or disc name tha t c ont ai ns the phrase that you want to store.

2 Press ./> repeatedly to move the

cursor to the right of the phrase .

3 Press END SEARCH for 2 seconds or

more to store the phrase.

On the remote control

1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of “On the remote

control” (page 21) in “Relabeling recordings” (page 21) and display the track, group, or disc name tha t c ont ai ns the phrase that you want to store.

2 Pull and turn the control towa rds V OL +

or VOL – to mov e the cursor to the right of the phrase.

3 Press X for 2 seconds or more to store

the phrase.

Entering and storing phrases

On the recorder

1 Press the jog dial. 2 Turn the dial until “EDIT” flashes in the

display, and then press to enter.

3 Turn the jog dial until “ N a me Bank”

flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter.

4 Follow steps 5 to 8 of “Labeling

recordings” (page 19) to enter a phrase. “Entry!” appears in the displa y a nd the phrase is stored.

On the remote control

1 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more. 2 Turn the control repeatedly until

“EDIT” flashes in the display, and press x to enter.

3 Turn the control r epe at edly unt il “N ame

Bank” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

4 Do steps 5 to 7 of “On the remote

control” (page 20) in “ L abeling recordings” to ente r a phrase.

Note

If you have entered and then stored a phrase, you cannot retrieve it by following the procedure of “Searching a phrase by displaying the stored phrase one by one”. When you retrieve a stored phrase, follow the procedure of “Searching for a phrase by its first letter.”

Using a retrieved phrase for labeling

There are two ways to retrieving phrases for labeling.

• Searching for a phrase by displaying the stored phrase:

You can retrieve a phrase by keyword, and then use the phrase in a new label.

• Searching for a phrase by its first letter:

You can retrieve a phrase by its first letter, and then use the phrase in a new label.

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Searching for a phrase by displaying the stored phrase

On the recorder

1 Follow steps 1 to 4 of “Labeling

recordings” (page 19). A track, group or disc is read y to be labeled.

2 Press END SEARCH so that the phrase

stored in the recor der’s memory appears in the display.

3 Press x to move the cursor from the

letter input are a to the character palette.

4 Turn the jog dial until t he desire d phrase

flashes in the display. Turning the jog dial causes the phrases stored in the recorder’s memory to appear one by one in sequential or de r.

5 Pr ess th e jog dial while the phra se you

want flashes in the display. The phrase is selected and li ght s up in the letter i np ut area.

6 Press the jog dial for 2 seconds or more.

The phrase is retrieved.

7 If you c ont inue labeling operation, do

steps 5 to 8 of “Labeling recordings” (page 19).

On the remote control

1 Follow steps 1 to 4 of “On the rem ote

control” (page 20) in “Labeling recordings”.

2 Press X repeatedly until the phrase

stored in the recor der’s memory appears in the display.

3 Turn the control repeatedly.

Turning the control causes the phrases stored in the recorder’s memory to appear one by one.

4 Press x slightly while the phrase you

want is shown in the display.

5 If you c ont inue labeling operation, do

steps 6 to 7 of “On the remote control” (page 20) in “Labeling recordings”.

Searching for a phrase by its first letter

On the recorder

1 Follow steps 1 to 5 of “La be li ng

recordings” (page 19). A track, group or disc is ready to be labeled.

2 Turn the jog dial until the letter which

the desired phrase begins with.

3 END SEARCH to search so that the

phrase corresponding to the lett er appears.

4 Press x to move the cursor from the

letter input area to the character pale tt e.

5 Turn the jog dial until the desired phrase

flashes in the display an d th en press the jog dial. The phrase is selected and lights up in the letter inpu t area.

6 Press th e jo g dial for 2 seconds or more.

The selected phrase is retrieved.

7 If you c ont inue labeling operation, do

steps 5 to 8 of “Labeling recordi ngs” (page 19).

On the remote control

1 Follow steps 1 to 5 of “On the remote

control” (page 20) in “Labeling recordings”.

2 When labeling a track, group, or disc,

turn the control repeat edly until the letter which the desired phr ase begins with flashes in the display.

3 Press X repeatedly to search so that the

phrase corresponding to the lett er appears.

When the letter appears, turn the control towards N> until the desired phrase appear one by one.

4 Press x while th e phrase you want is

shown in the display.

5 Press x for 2 seconds or more. 6 If you c ont inue labeling operation, do

steps 5 to 7 of “On the remote control” (page 20) in “Labeling recordings”.

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Erasing phrases

On the recorder

1 While the recorder is stopped, press the

jog dial.

2 Turn the dial until “EDIT” ap pears, and

then press to enter.

3 Turn the jog dial unti l “Bank Erase”

appears, and then press to ent er.

4 Turn the jog dial until the phrase you

want to erase flashes in the display, and then press to enter.

“Erase!” appears and the phra se is erased.

On the remote control

1 While the recorder is stopped, press

DISPLA Y for 2 seconds or more.

2 Turn the control repeatedly until

“EDIT” flashes in the display, and press x to enter.

3 Turn the control repeatedly until

“BankErase” appears in the display, and then press x to enter.

4 Turn the control repea tedly until the

phrase you want to erase ap pears, and then press x to enter.

To cancel the operation

Press CANCEL on the recorder. Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more on the remote control.

Registering tracks or groups as a new group (Group Setting)

See the illustrations in English text (pa g e 5 4) . Do the following procedure to register tracks or

groups as a new group. The tracks or groups must, however, be sequential. If the desired tracks or groups are not consecutive, you must move them to mak e th em consecutive before you can register them (“Moving recorded tracks”, page 25). The operation of this function depends on whether group mode is on or off.

• When group mode is ON:

Several groups are registered as one group. A track without group setting can be registered to an existing group.

• When group mode is OFF:

Several tracks are regist ered as one group.

The following section explains the operation when group mode is on.

On the recorder

1 Press GROUP for 2 seconds or more to

turn the group mode on.

2 While the recorder is stopped, press the

jog dial.

3 Turn the jog dial until “EDIT” flashes in

the display, and then press to enter.

4 Turn the jog dial until “ : Set”

flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter.

5 Turn the jog dial until the num be r or

name of the desired first track flashes in the display, and then press to enter.

This selects the first tr ack of the new group. Even when the group mode is on, track numbers appear according to their order on the disc, n ot their ord er within the group.

6 Turn the jog dial until the num be r or

name of the desired last track flash es in the display, and then press to enter. This select s th e last track o f the new group.

7 Follow steps 4 to 8 of “Labeling

recordings” (page 19) to label a group.

On the remote control

1 Follow the procedure of “To activate the

group mode” (page 10) to turn the group mode on.

2 While the recorder is stopped, press

DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more.

3 Turn the control repeatedly until

“EDIT” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

4 Turn the control repeatedly until

“GP:Set” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

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5 Turn the control repeatedl y until the

number or name of the desired first track flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

6 Turn the control repeatedl y until the

number or name of the desired last track flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

7 Follow steps 5 to 7 of “On the rem ote

control” (page 20) in “Labeling recordings” to label a group.

Notes

• In step 5, the f irs t track must be ei ther th e fi rst

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

• When selecting the last trac k in step 4, make

sure the track comes after the one selected in step 5. The last track must be eit h er the last track of an existing group or a track that does not belong to a group.

To release a group setting

See the illustrations in English text (page 55).

On the recorder

1 Press GROUP for 2 seconds or more to

turn the group mode on.

2 Play a group that you want to rele ase

and check the contents (“Selecting and playing groups (Group Skip Mode)” (page 14)).

3 Press x. 4 P res s the jog dial. 5 Turn the jog dial until “ EDIT” flash es in

the displa y, and then press to ente r.

6 Turn the jog dial until “ : Release”

flashes in the display, and press to enter. “Release?” and “PushENTER” appear in the display.

7 P res s the jog dial to enter.

The group setting of the selected group is released.

On the remote control

1 Follow the procedure of “To activate the

group mode” (page 10) to turn the group mode on.

2 Pla y a group that you want to release

and check the conten ts (see “Selecti n g and playing groups (Group Skip Mode)” (page 14)).

3 Press x. 4 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more. 5 Turn the control repe atedly until

“EDIT” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

6 Turn the control repe atedly until

“GPRelease” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

7 Press x to enter.

Moving recorded tracks

See the illustrations in Engl ish text (pa ge 56). You can change the order of the recorded

tracks.

On the recorder

1 Wh il e playing the track you want to

move, press the jog dial.

2 Turn the jog dial until “ EDIT” flash es in

the displa y, and then press to ente r.

3 Turn the jog dial until “ : Move”

flashes in the display, and then press to enter. The selected track number or name of the group that t he se lect ed t r ack be long s flashes in the display. If the track has been labeled, press > to make the track name appear in the display. Press . to display the track number again.

4 Turn the jog dial until the destination

track number flas h es in the display.

5 Press the jog dial to enter.

The track moves to the selected destination track.

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On the remote control

1 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more. 2 Turn the control repeatedly until

“EDIT” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

3 Turn the control repeatedly until “

: Move” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

4 Turn the control repeated ly to select the

destination track number.

5 Press x to enter.

To cancel moving

Press CANCEL on the recorder. Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more on the remote control.

Note

If the disc has group settings, turn group mode on before moving a track. Moving a track with group mode off may affect the structure of the group.

Moving a track to a different group

See the illustration in English text (page 57).

On the recorder

1 Press G ROUP for 2 seconds or more to

turn the group mode on.

2 While pla yi ng the track you want to

move, press the jog dial.

3 Turn the jog dial until “EDIT” flashes in

the display, and then press to enter.

4 Turn the jog dial until “ : Move”

flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter.

5 Turn the jog dial until the destination

group flashes in the display, and then press to enter.

The group number to which the currently playing track belon gs flas he s in the middle section of the display. If the group has been labeled, press > to display the group name. Press . to return to the group number display.

6 Turn the jog dial until the number of the

destination track within th e group flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter.

The selected track number or name of the group that the selected track belongs flashes in th e display. If the track has been labeled, press > to make th e track name appear in the di sp la y. Press . to display the track number again.

On the remote control

1 Follow the procedure of “To activate the

group mode” (page 10) to turn the group mode on.

2 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more

while the track you wan t to move is playing.

3 Turn the control repeatedly until

“EDIT” flashes in the display, and then press x.

4 Turn the control repeatedly until “

: Move” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

5 Turn the control repea tedly until the

destination group flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

6 Turn the control repea tedly until the

number of the destination track within the group flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

To cancel moving

Press CANCEL on the recorder. Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more on the remote control.

Changing the order of a group on a disc (Group Move)

See the illustrations on Englis h text (p a ge 58).

On the recorder

1 Press GROUP for 2 seconds or more. 2 While playing a track within a group

whose order you want to change, press the jog dial.

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3 Turn the jog dial until “ EDIT” flash es in

the displa y, and then press to ente r.

4 Turn th e jog dial until “ : M ove”

flashes in the display, and then press to enter. The group number to which the currently playing tra ck belongs flashes in the middle section of the display. If the group has been labeled, press > to display the group name. Press . to return to the group numb er display.

5 Turn the jog dial to select the

destination point on the disc, and the n press to enter.

On the remote control

1 Follow the procedure of “To activate the

group mode” (page 97) to turn the group mode on.

2 While playing a trac k w it hin a group

whose order you want to change, press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more.

3 Turn the co ntrol repeatedly u ntil

“EDIT” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

4 Turn the control repeatedly until “GP :

Move” appears in the display and then press x to enter.

5 Turn the co ntrol repeatedly to s el ect a

destination point on the disc, and the n press x to enter.

To cancel moving

Press CANCEL on the recorder. Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more on the remote control.

Adding a track mark

See the illustrations in English text (page 59). You can add a track mark so that the part after

the new track mark is counted as new track. Y ou cannot add a track mark on a track that has been checked-out from your com pute r.

1 Wh il e pl aying or pausing an MD, press

T MARK on the recorder at the point you want to mark. “MARK ON” appears in the display, and the track mark is add ed .

To add track marks while recording (except while synchrorecording)

Press T MARK at the point you want to add a track mark. You can use Auto Time Stamp to add track marks automatically at specified intervals (excep t while digital recording) .

Erasing a track mark

See the illustrations in Engl ish text (pa ge 60). When you record with analog (line) input,

unnecessary track marks ma y be rec or de d where recording level is low. You can erase a track mark to combine the tracks before and after the track mark. You cannot erase a track mark on a track that has been checked-out from your computer.

1 While playing the track with the track

mark you want to erase, press X to pause.

2 Find the track mark by pressing .

slightly. “MARK” appears in the display for 2 seconds.

3 Press T MARK to erase the mark.

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

To cancel moving

Press CANC E L o n the recorde r. Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more on the remote control.

Notes

• When you erase a track mark between the two

consecutive tracks that are registered into different groups, the second track is reregistered into the group containing the first track. In addition, if you combine a track that is registered to a group with a track that is not registered to a group (two consecutive tracks), the second track takes the same registration setting (such as the recording date , track name, etc.) as the first track. However, when the group function is on, you can only combine tracks with in the selected group.

• You cannot erase track marks according to the

system limitations.

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Erasing tracks

See the illustration in English text (page 60). You can quickly erase recorded tracks, all the

tracks and data of the MD, or groups.

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

To Erase a track

On the recorder

1 While pla yi ng the track you want to

erase, press the jog dial.

2 Turn the jog dial repeatedly until

“EDIT” flashes in the display, and then press to enter.

3 Turn the jog dial until “ : Erase”

flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter.

“Erase OK?” a nd “PushEN TER” appe ar in the display.

4 Press the jog dial to enter.

The track is erased and the next track starts to play. All the tracks after the one erased are automatically renumbered.

On the remote control

1 While pla yi ng the track you want to

erase, press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more.

2 Turn the control repeatedly until

“EDIT” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

3 Turn the control repeatedly until “

: Erase” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

4 Press x to enter.

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.

To erase the whole disc

1 While the recorder is stopped, press the

jog dial.

2 Turn the jog dial until “EDIT” flashes in

the display, and then press to enter.

3 Turn the jog dial until “ : Erase”

flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter.

“AllErase?” and “PushENTER” appear in the display.

4 Press the jog dial to enter.

“TOC Edit” flashes in the display, and all the tracks will be erased. When erasing is complete, “BLANKDISC” flashes and “00:00” appears in the display.

To erase a group

1 Press GROUP for 2 seconds or more to

turn the group mode on.

2 Follow steps 1 and 2 of the procedure

described under “On the recorder” in “Selecting and playing desired groups (Group Skip Mode)” (page 97) to check the contents.

3 Press x to stop playback. 4 Press the jog dial, turn the dial un til

“EDIT” flashes in the display, and then press the dial again.

5 Turn the jog dial until “ : Erase”

flashes in the display, and then press the jog dial. The group name, “GP Er as e?” and “PushENTER” appe a r in the display.

6 Press the jog dial again.

The group is erased.

To cancel erasing

Press CANCEL on the recorder. Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more on the remote control.

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B Other operation

Setting the alarm (Melody Timer)

See the illustrations in English text (pages 63 and 64).

You can set the alarm to go off in 1 to 99 minutes. The alarm sounds even while the recorder is stopped.

The following sounds can be selecte d: “TIMER 1” : Classical music 1

“TIMER 2” : Classical music 2 “TIMER 3” : Beeps

On the recorder

1 Wh il e t h e re corder is stopped, playing,

or play-paused, press the jog dial.

2 Turn th e jog dial until “M - TIMER”

flashes in the display, and press to enter.

3 Turn the jog dial unti l “O N” flashes in

the displa y, and then press to ente r. , lights up in the display and the alarm sound can be sel ected.

4 Turn the jog dial repeatedly to select the

alarm sound, and then press to enter. The alarm sound is set.

5 Turn the jog dial repeatedly to select the

elapsed time. One rotation of the control changes the elapsed time setting (T IME :) by 1 minute, within a range of 1 to 99 minutes. To change the time quickly, keep turning the jog dial.

6 P res s the jog dial.

Melody timer is set. The time re maining until the alarm is shown in the displ ay while the reco rder is stopped or play-paused. To show the remaining time during play, do steps 1 to 3. After verifying the time , press CANCEL.

On the remote control

1 Wh il e the recorder is stopped, pla yi ng,

or play-paused, press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more.

2 Turn the control repe atedly until “M-

TIMER” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

3 Turn the control repe atedly until “ON”

flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

4 Turn the control repeatedly to selec t th e

alarm sound, and then press x to enter. The time is set.

5 Turn the control repeatedly to selec t th e

elapsed time. To cha nge the time quickly, turn and hold the co ntrol.

6 Press x to enter.

The Melod y timer is set. To show the remaining time during play,

do steps 1 to 3. After verifying the time, press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more.

To check the time remaining on the alarm while playing

Follow steps

on the remote control. The remaining time and the selected sound appear in the display. Press CANCEL on the recorder or DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more on the remote control after you checked.

To cancel setting th e alarm

Press CANCEL on the recorder, or press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more on the remote control.

To cancel Melody Timer

Select “OFF” in step

To stop the alarm

Press any button.

Notes

• The settings will be lost when you start

recording.

• The timer will begin counting down (using the

factory setting) from the moment you se le c t

“ON” in step

counting down again from the moment you

change the el a p s e d time in step

1 to 3 on the recorder or st eps 1 t o

3. The recorder will begin

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Storing the settings for individual discs (Personal Disc Memory)

See the illustrations in English text (pa g e 6 5) . The recorder can store the various settings for

each disc, and then retrieve them automatically whenever the disc is inser te d . D o the following procedure to store the volume, playback mode, group mode playback, playback order, sound quality (Digital Sound Preset), an d pla yba c k speed (Speed control) settings for a disc.

On the recorder

1 While the recorder is stopped, playing,

or play-paused, press to en te r.

2 Turn the jog dial until “PERS ONAL”

flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter.

“Entry?” flashes in the display.

3 Press the jog dial.

“Entry OK” appe ars in the display and the disc settings are s to red in the recorder.

On the remote control

1 While the recorder is stopped, playing,

or play-paused, press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more.

2 Turn the control repeatedly until

“PERSONAL” flashes in the display, and then press x to enter.

3 Press x to enter.

To erase information

On the recorder

In step 3, turn the jog dial until “Era se?” flas hes in the display, and then press to enter.

On the remote control

In step 3, turn the c o ntro l u n ti l “E rase?” flashes in the display, and then press

Notes

• The settings for up to 20 discs can be stored.

Any settings stored aft erwards wil l replace t he settings for the least used disc among the 20.

• If you add tracks or perform an editing

operation (not includin g la beling) to a disc whose settings have been stored on the recorder, the disc will no longer be recognizable by the recorder and the stored

x to enter.

information will become useless. In this case, store the settings ag ai n.

Turning off the beep sound

See the illustrations in Engli sh text (page 67). Using the recorder, you can turn off the beep

sound on the recorder and the remote contr ol. Using the remote control, you can turn off the beep sound on the remote control only. To turn off the beep sound by using remote control, see “Menu functions” (page 90).

1 Press the jog dial. 2 Turn the jog dial until “OPT ION ”

flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter.

3 Turn the jog dial until “BEEP” flashes

in the display, and then press to enter.

4 Turn the jog dial until “MAIN UNIT” or

“REMOTE” flashes in the display, and then press to enter.

MAIN UNIT: when turning off the beep sound on the re co rder. REMOTE: when turning off the beep sound on the remote control.

5 Turn the jog dial until “B EE P OFF”

flashes in the dis p l ay, and then press to enter.

To turn on the beep sound

Select “BEEP ON” in step 5.

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B Power sources

You can use the recorder on …

— house current. — a nickel metal hydride rechargeable

battery (supplied).

— dry battery (not supplied).

It is preferable to use the recorde r on house current when recording for a long time. When using a battery, make sure it is a fully charged rechargeable battery or a new alkaline dry battery to prevent operations (e.g ., recording and editing.) from failing due to insufficient battery power.

Battery life

The battery life may be shorter due to operating conditions and the temper a ture of the lo cation.

When recording (JEITA1))

Batteries Stereo LP2 LP4

NH-14WM(A) nickel metal hydride rechargeable

battery LR6 alkaline dry

battery NH-14WM(A)

nickel metal hydride rechargeable batter y + one LR6

1)Measured value by the stan dard of JEITA(Japan Electronics and Information Technol ogy Industries Asso c iation).

2)When using a 100% fully char ge d rechargeable batter y.

3)When using a Sony LR6 (SG) “STAMINA” alkaline dry battery (produce d in Ja pa n) .

When playing (JEITA)

(Unit: approx. hours)

Batteries Stereo LP2 LP4

NH-14WM(A) nickel metal hydride rechargeable batt ery

LR6 alkaline dry battery

NH-14WM(A) nickel metal hydride rechargeable batt ery + one LR6

(Unit: approx. hours)

12 17 21

12 19 23

30 43 52

30 38 42

44 52 62

79 95 110

When to replace the batte ries

When the dry battery or rechargeable battery are weak, flashing r or “LOW BATT” appears in the display. Replace the dry battery or charge the rechargeable battery. The battery level indicator is approxim at e. It may be more or less than the indic at ion depending on the operating condition.

Note

Stop the recorder before replacing battery.

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B Additional information

Messages

If the recorder cannot carry out an operat ion, error messages may fl ash in th e display windo w as follows.

BANK FULL :

The phrase bank is almost full and cannot store the phrase you tried to enter.Delete some phrases from the phrase ban k , and then reenter the new phrase.

BLANKDISC :

You tried to play an MD with no recording on it.

BUSY :

You tried to operate the recorder while it was accessing the recorded data. Wait until the message goes out (in rare c as es , it may take a few minutes).

Data Save :

The MD recorder is recording information (sounds) from the memory to the disc. Wait until this process is completed. Do not expose the recorder to any physical shock, nor disrupt power supply.

DISC FULL :

There is no more space to record on the MD.

EMPTY :

You tried to erase data in the phrase bank but no data have been recorded.

Hi DC in :

The power supply is higher than required. Use the recommended power sources.

HOLD :

You tried to operate the recorder with the HOLD switch slid in the direction of th e arrow . Slide back the switch.

LINE OUT :

Y ou pres sed VOL +/– while the “AUDIO OUT” parameter is se t to “LINE OUT”. Use the jog dial to set the “AUDIO OUT” parameter to “HeadPhone”.

LOW BATT :

The rechargeable bat t ery or dr y battery is weak. Charge the rechargeable battery or replace the dry battery.

MEM OVER :

You started recording with the recorder receiving continuous vibration. Put the recorder on the stable place and st art recording again.

MENU :

You pressed a key on the remote control while select ing a menu on t h e recorder.

NAME FULL :

Y ou tried to enter more than 200 letters to label a single track or disc. You tried to enter a total of more tha n 1700 letters for track or disc names.

NO COPY :

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 connected sourc e which was itself recorded using the digital connection. Use the analog connection instead.

NO DISC :

You tried to play or record with no disc in the recorder.

No Entry! :

Y ou tried to erase a setting in the Personal Disc Memory on a disc that contains no settings in the Personal Disc Memory.

NO SIGNAL :

The recorder could not detect digital input signals. Make sure that the sou rc e is connected firmly. If the messag e appears while rec ording, pr e ss x to end recording.

NO TEXT :

You tried to use the CD text copying function to copy a track or disc nam e from a CD that has no text data.

NV ERROR :

Internal processing was not correctly done. Reinsert the disc or try repeating the recorder operation. If th e sa me mes sage appears again, a m echani cal p roble m may be the cause. In this case, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

P/B ONLY :

You tried to record or edit on a premastered MD (P/B stands for playback).

PROTECTED :

You tried to record or edit on an MD with its tab in the record-prot ect position.

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REC ERR :

The recording is not correctly done. Place the recorder at no vibration and record again. The disc is dirty (with oil stainer f inge r prints), scratched, or out of standard. Record again with another disc.

READ ERR :

The recorder cannot read the disc information corr e ctly. Reinsert the disc.

SORRY :

Y ou tired to set Digital Sound Preset while the “AUDIO OUT” parameter is set to “LINE OUT”. Use the jog dial to set the “AUDIO OUT” parameter to “HeadPhone”. You tried to erase a track mark while playing the MD or at the beginning of the first track. Y ou tried to eras e a track mark to comb ine tracks the recorder cannot com b ine (a track recorded in different recording mode such as in LP2 and LP4, or a track recorded through analog connecti on an d digital connection)*. You tried to overwrite a track mark. You tried to press MODE while synchro-recording or the joint text fu nction is active.

* If you have recorded or erased many times

on the same MD, the data of a single track may be scattered throughout the MD. When the data is scattered in groups of less than 12 seconds long, the recorder will not be able to combine the tracks.

X, T MARK or REC

TEMP OVER :

Heat has built up in the recorder. Wait until the recorder cools down.

TOC Edit :

The MD recorder is recording information (track star t a nd end position) from the memory to the disc. Wait until this process is comple te d. Do no t expose the recorder to physical shock, nor disrupt power supply.

TOC ERR :

The recorder cannot read the disc information correctly. Insert another disc . If it is no problem to erase all the contents of the disc, erase all (page 11 3 ) .

TR FULL:

Y ou tried to record more than 254 tracks.

TrPROTECT :

You tried to record over or edit a trac k which has been protected from being recorded over*.

* Track-protected MiniDiscs — Some MD

recorders will let you protect individual tracks from being recorded over. This recorder, however, does not offer this feature.

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Printed in Japan

Sony MZ-R910 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

B Operating Instructions

Looking at the controls

List of menus

B Preparing

Getting started!

B MD recording

B MD playing

Playing an MD right away!

Connecting digital (optical) and analog (line) inputs

Recording in analog (Analog Recording)

Long-time recording (MDLP)

When you do not want “LP:” added at the beginning of the track

Recording tracks using the group function (Group Mode Recording)

To activate the group mode

Recording a track into a new group

Recording a track into an existing group

Recording without overwriting existing material

Recording from a microphone

Adding track marks automatically at specified intervals (Auto Time Stamp)

Adjusting the recording level manually (Manual Recording)

Setting the clock to stamp the recorded time

Searching for a specific track or a position quickly (Quick Search)

Selecting the search mode

Searching for a specific track while monitoring track numbers or track names (Index Search)

Searching for a specific point while monitoring the elapsed time (Time Search)

Using the group function (Group Mode)

Listening to tracks in a specific group (Group Mode Playback)

Selecting and playing groups (Group Skip Mode)

Changing a play mo de

Selecting a play mode

Creating a Program (Program Play)

Adjusting treble and bass (Digital Sound Preset)

Selecting the sound quality

Adjusting the sound quality

To change playback speed (Speed Control)

Connecting to a stereo system (LINE OUT)

B Editing recorded tracks

Labeling/relabeling recordings

Labeling recordings

Relabeling recordings

Storing phrases frequently used in labeling (Name Bank Function)

Storing phrases while labeling a track or disc

Using a retrieved phrase for labeling

Erasing phrases

Registering tracks or groups as a new group (Group Setting)

To release a group setting

Moving recorded tracks

Moving a track to a different group

Changing the order of a group on a disc (Group Move)

Adding a track mark

Erasing a track mark

Erasing tracks

To Erase a track

To erase the whole disc

To erase a group

B Other operation

Setting the alarm (Melody Timer)

Storing the settings for individual discs (Personal Disc Memory)

Turning off the beep sound

B Power sources

B Additional information

Messages