Sony PCLK-MN10A User Manual

M-crew

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PCLK-MN10A

2001 Sony Corporation

• Duplication of any or all of the contents of this software and instruction manual or lending of this software to third parties without the express permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited by copyright law.

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• Should any manufacturing defects occur, Sony’s responsibility shall be limited solely to replacing said defective merchandise.

• This software is approved for use only with the specified equipment.

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Getting started

Overview .............................................. 4

System requirements .................. 5

Preparation

Checking the supplied items.............. 6

Connections .......................................... 7

Setup procedure for your

computer’s system .............. 9

Installing the software ...................... 22

Installing M-crew ...................... 22

Installing PictureGear Label

Maker .................................. 24

Installing Acrobat Reader

4.05 ...................................... 25

Uninstalling the software ......... 26

Starting up the software ................... 27

Starting up the software ........... 27

Quitting the software................ 27

Additional Information

Using the on-line manual ................. 28

Using Help.......................................... 29

Troubleshooting................................. 30

Specifications of CAV-MN10 ........... 32

About this manual

This manual shows how to install the M-crew software and how to use the online manual and helps. For the latest information, refer to the “Readme.txt” file on the supplied CD-ROM.

Getting started

Overview

M-crew (ver. 1.05E) allows you to control Sony system stereo components equipped with a PC LINK jack. Through M-crew, you can perform the functions listed below.

Playback

• Use the computer to operate the playback function on CD and MD decks.

• Enjoy audio files stored on the computer.

• Play a CD in the CD-ROM drive (only when the connected system stereo does not have any controls for the CD player).

• Tune in radio stations using the computer.

Recording/editing

• Input disc and track names from the computer keyboard.

• Edit MDs on the computer screen.

• Record from a CD to an MD through easy drag-and-drop operations.

• Record easily from a radio to an MD.

Other operations

• Create virtual media for the management of audio files.

• Keep track of played and recorded tracks through a Disc Library.

• Access related websites while enjoying tracks.

• Access related websites while enjoying radio programs.

• Set playback and recording timers.

• Print out MD labels.

Notes

• In this manual, the term “system stereo component” refers specifically to component stereo systems (incorporating CD and MD decks) and discrete MD decks that support PC-LINK connections.

• The M-crew functions that operate on your computer will depend on the system stereo components connected to your computer.

• You can use this software to operate only system stereo components connected directly to the computer.

System requirements

The following hardware and software are necessary to use the M-crew (ver. 1.05E) software.

s IBM PC/AT or compatible (This software does not run on the Apple

Macintosh.)

s CPU* s Video board and display driver:

s Hard disk space: 20 MB*

s CD-ROM drive* s USB port: 1 or more s OS: Windows 98/Windows 98SE/Windows 2000/

s Media player: Windows Media Player (Before you can use the

s Video monitor: VGA (800 × 600 pixels), 65,536 colors or more.

*1The operation of M-crew is not guaranteed on some computers with Pentium-

*2Another 15 MB of hard disk space is required to install PictureGear Label

*3If your CD-ROM drive is connected to your computer through a SCSI

: Intel Pentium II 233 MHz/Celeron 300A or higher

compatible CPU chips, such as the AMD K6 (e.g., sound skipping may occur during playing of an audio file).

Maker.

controller (including PCMCIA card type), you will be able to install the Mcrew software, but you will not be able to play an audio CD in the CD-ROM drive.

VGA (800 × 600 pixels), 65,536 colors or more.

or more (When installing both M-crew

and on-line manual.)

Windows Me (This software does not run on Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95 or Windows NT.)

M-crew software, you must first install Windows Media Player (version 6.4 or higher) into your computer.)

Note

The PC LINK connector is not compatible with a CONTROL A 1 or A 1 II, or CONTROL I connector. If your system stereo has a CONTROL A 1 or A 1 II connector, you must use the PCLK-MD2 Connecting Kit (not supplied).

Preparation

Checking the supplied items

Make sure all of the following items are included with your M-crew. If anything is missing, please contact the shop where you made your purchase or your nearest Sony dealer.

• PC connecting adaptor CAV-MN10 (1)

PC LINK (Mini DIN 6P) connector

Note

The model name “PCLK-MN10” is printed on the adapter unit.

• USB cable (1)

• Optical digital connecting cable (1)

• M-crew CD-ROM (1)

• Operating instructions (1)

• Warranty card (1)

Connections

Connecting your personal computer with a system stereo component

Use the supplied PC connecting adaptor, USB cable, and optical digital connecting cable to connect your personal computer with a system stereo component. The diagram below shows an example of the MDS-PC3 connected with a computer.

With the plug correctly oriented, insert it fully into the jack.

Computer

MDS-PC3

To the computer’s USB port

To the optical digital audio input jack

Optical digital connecting cable

To the PC LINK jack

USB cable

PC connecting

To the DIGITAL OUT jack

To an analog audio input jack

adaptor

To the USB connector

Make sure to connect the PC connecting adapter directly to your computer. Do not connect via a USB hub.

Notes

• Make sure each plug is straight when you insert it. Inserting it at an angle may damage the connector parts.

• Connect the USB connector directly to the computer's USB port with the supplied USB cable. If you connect the two units via a USB hub, the computer may not be able to control the connected system component or the sound may not be output properly.

• If you connect the DIGITAL OUT jack on the PC connecting adaptor to the

optical digital audio input connector on a system stereo component through the supplied optical digital connecting cable fitted with a rectangular connector, you will be able to enjoy audio files stored on your computer’s hard disk or CDs in your computer’s CD-ROM drive on the system stereo component. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the system stereo component for connection details.

• By connecting an active speaker system to the ANALOG OUT jack (stereo

mini-jack) on the PC connecting adaptor through an audio connecting cord (not supplied), you can listen to the audio output from your computer through the active speaker system. Do not, however, connect this jack to the analog input connector on a system stereo component. Due to the incompatibility between the components, noise may be generated as a result.

Setup procedure for your computer’s system

The following procedure is for Windows 98/98SE. Some parts of the procedure may differ depending on which operating system you are installing the driver to. See page 15 for Windows 2000, and page 17 for Windows Me.

Setting up for Windows 98/98SE

1 Installing the USB driver

Start up Windows, and then quit any active applications.

1 Hook up the system (page 7).

“Add New Hardware Wizard” appears.

Note

It may be necessary to install three or more drivers for certain devices before installing the PCLK-MN10-dedicated driver. The name of each device for which a driver must be installed will appear in the dialog box.

A driver must be installed for this device

Installing the standard driver supplied with Windows

for a device other than the PCLK-MN10

When requested to do so, click “Next,” and then select “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)” option. Then follow the instructions displayed by the wizard. Be sure to have on hand the Windows 98/98SE CD-ROM containing the required driver.

Installing the PCLK-MN10-dedicated driver

When “PCLK-MN10” appears in the dialog box, click “Next,” and then load the M-crew CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

2 Select “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)”

and click “Next.” A dialog box for selecting the search location appears.

3 Check “Specify a location:” and enter “D:\Driver.”

Note

The drive name (“D:” in step 3) depends on your computer’s configuration. Enter the name of the CD-ROM drive of your computer. If you do not know the drive name, click “Browse” after selecting “Specify a location:.” The following window appears. Double-click “M_crew” under My Computer, and then select “Driver” and click “OK.”

4 Click “Next.”

A dialog box appears, indicating that the copying of files has been completed.

Note

During the installation of the USB driver, the following dialog box may appear. If it does, click “OK” and go to the next step.

5 Click “Finish.”

The installation is complete.

2 Verifying the status of the installed device

Be sure to check the status of the installed device after you have installed its driver.

1 Open the Control Panel.

In the Start menu, point to “Settings” and click “Control Panel”.

2 Double-click the System icon.

The “System Properties” dialog box appears.

3 Click the “Device Manager” tab.

Make sure that the following items are listed in the “Device Manager” window. — “SONY LINK KIT” under “SONY PCLK USB Driver” — “USB Audio Device” under “Sound, video and game

controllers”

— “USB Human Interface Device” under “Human Interface

Devices”

— “USB Composite Device” and “Generic USB Hub” under

“Universal Serial Bus controllers”

4 Click “OK” to close the “System Properties” dialog box.

3 Setting the multimedia parameters on your computer

You must set the multimedia parameters on your computer before you can output audio from a CD in your computer’s CD-ROM drive or a MIDI file stored on your computer’s hard disk through the system stereo component connected to your computer.

1 Open the Control Panel.

In the Start menu, point to “Settings” and click “Control Panel”.

2 Double-click the Multimedia icon.

The “Multimedia Properties” dialog box appears.

3 Click the “Audio” tab, and then select “USB Audio Device” for

“Preferred device:” in the “Playback” group box.

4 Click the “CD Music” tab and check “Enable digital CD audio for

this CD-ROM device.”

Note

Depending on the version of Windows 98 (i.e., First Edition), this item may be grayed out and therefore inaccessible. If this is the case, restart your computer.

5 Click the “MIDI” tab and click “Microsoft GS Wavetable SW

Synth.”

Note

If “Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth” does not appear, restart your computer.

6 Click “OK” to close the “Multimedia Properties” dialog box.

Go to “Installing the software” on page 22.

Setup for Windows 2000

Note

Be sure to log on through the administrator’s account to install and set up a device.

1 Installing the USB driver

Start up Windows, and then quit any active applications.

1 Hook up the system (page 7).

“Found New Hardware Wizard” appears.

2 Click “Next.”

Note

A driver must be installed for this device

Installing the standard driver supplied with Windows

for a device other than the PCLK-MN10

When requested to do so, select “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended).” option. Then follow the instructions displayed by the wizard. Be sure to have on hand the Windows 2000 CD-ROM containing the required driver.

Installing the PCLK-MN10-dedicated driver

When “PCLK-MN10” appears in the dialog box, click “Next,” and then load the M-crew CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

3 Select “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)”

and click “Next.” A dialog box for selecting a search location appears.

4 Check only “CD-ROM drives” and click “Next.”

A dialog box for searching for the driver file appears.

5 Verify the search result, and then click “Next.”

A dialog box appears, indicating that the copying of files has been completed.

6 Click “Finish.”

The installation is complete. Go to “2 Verifying the status of the installed device” on page 19, and then “3 Setting the multimedia parameters on your computer” on page 20.

Setting up for Windows Me

1 Installing the USB driver

Start up Windows, and then quit any active applications.

1 Hook up the system (page 7).

“Add New Hardware Wizard” appears.

Note

Installing the standard driver supplied with Windows

for a device other than the PCLK-MN10

A driver must be installed for this device

Installing the PCLK-MN10-dedicated driver

When “PCLK-MN10” appears in the dialog box, go to step 2 after loading the M-crew CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

2 Check “Specify the location of the driver (Advanced)” optioin, and

then click “Next.” A dialog box for selecting the search location appears.

3 After selecting “Search for the best driver for your device.

(Recommended)” option, check “Specify a location” and enter “D:\Driver.” If “Removable Media (Floppy, CD-ROM...)” is checked, click the check box to deselect it.

Note

4 Click “Next.”

A dialog box for searching for the driver file appears.

5 Click “Next.”

A dialog box appears, indicating that the copying of files has been completed.

6 Click “Finish.”

The installation is complete.

2 Verifying the status of the installed device (for Windows 2000/

Windows Me)

Be sure to check the status of the installed device after you have installed its driver.

1 Open the Control Panel.

In the Start menu, point to “Settings” and click “Control Panel”.

2 Double-click the “System” icon.

The “System Properties” dialog box appears.

Note

If you cannot find the “System” icon, click “View all Control Panel options” (in the case of Windows Me).

3 (For Windows 2000 only) Click the “Hardware” tab. 4 Click the “Device Manager” tab. (For Windows 2000, click the

“Device Manager” button, instead) Make sure that the following items are listed in the “Device Manager” window. — “SONY LINK KIT” under “SONY PCLK USB Driver” — “USB Audio Device” under “Sound, video and game

controllers”

— “USB Human Interface Device” under “Human Interface

Devices”

— “USB Composite Device” and “Generic USB Hub” under

“Universal Serial Bus controllers”

Example: Window for Windows 2000

Note (for Windows Me only)

Depending on the configuration of your computer, may appear before the listed device. This, however, does not affect the operation of the system (the computer and system stereo component).

5 Click “OK” to close the “System Properties” dialog box.

3 Setting the multimedia parameters on your computer (for Windows

2000/Windows Me)

1 Open the Control Panel.

In the Start menu, point to “Settings” and click “Control Panel”.

2 Double-click the “Sounds and Multimedia” icon.

The “Sounds and Multimedia Properties” dialog box appears.

Note

If you cannot find the “Sounds and Multimedia” icon, click “view all Control Panel options” (in the case of Windows Me).

3 Click the “Audio” tab, and then select “USB Audio Device” and

“Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth” for the respective “Preferred device:” of the “Sound Playback” and “MIDI Music Playback” group boxes.

4 Click “OK” to close the “Sounds and Multimedia Properties”

dialog box.

Setting up the CD-ROM drive

1 Open the Control Panel.

In the Start menu, point to “Settings” and click “Control Panel”.

2 Double-click System icon.

The “System Properties” dialog box appears.

3 (For Windows 2000 only) Click the “Hardware” tab. 4 Click the “Device Manager” tab. (For Windows 2000, click the

“Device Manager” button, instead.) The “Device Manager” dialog box appears.

5 Double-click“CDROM” (For Windows 2000, double-click “DVD/

CD-ROM drive” instead.)

6 Select the CD-ROM drive you want to use under “CDROM,” and

then click the “Properties” button. (For Windows 2000, double-click the CD-ROM drive under “DVD/CD-ROM drive” instead.) The “System Properties” dialog box of the selected CD-ROM drive appears.

Note

If necessary, you can select two or more CD-ROM drives in this procedure as long as the drives are connected to your computer.

7 Click the “Properties” tab. 8 Check “Enable digital CD audio for this CD-ROM device,” and

then click “OK.” The “System Properties” dialog box of the selected CD-ROM drive closes. (For Windows 2000 only) Click dialog box.

to close the “Device Manager”

9 Click “OK” to close the “System Properties” dialog box.

Go to “Installing the software” on page 22.

Installing the software

Use this procedure to install the M-crew software onto your computer’s hard disk. Be sure to start up Windows in advance.

Installing M-crew

1 Load the supplied M-crew CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of

your computer.

2 Double-click the (InstallDlg.exe) icon.

The setup window appears.

3 Click “Setting up M-crew” in the setup window.

The setup program starts up.

Note

The Windows Installer is necessary to install M-crew. If the Windows Installer is not installed on your computer, the following window appears. If this happens, click “Restart” to restart your computer. When you restart your computer, do not remove the CD-ROM.

4 Click “Next.”

5 Select one of the setup type options, and then click “Next.”

Complete: All the M-crew files on the CD-ROM will be installed.

This option does not allow you to specify the folder in which the M-crew files are installed. (Normally the files are installed in “C:\Program Files\M_crew” folder.)

Custom: You can specify the folder to which the M-crew files

are installed.

6 If you selected “Complete” in step 5, click “Install.”

The installation starts.

If you selected “Custom” in step 5, click “Next.”

You can specify the folder to which the files are installed.

7 When the dialog box indicating the completion of the installation

appears, click “Finish.”

Before starting M-crew

Open the “Readme” file and read it. To open the “Readme” file, go to the Start menu and select “Programs” and “M-crew,” and then click “Readme.”

Note

A folder is created as a result of the installation. This folder is used by the software. Do not erase, move, or change its contents.

Installing PictureGear Label Maker

Please note that when you install PictureGear Label Maker, any older version of PictureGear Label Maker that exists on your computer will be overwritten by the new version.

1 Click “Setting up PictureGear Label Maker” in the setup window

(see step 2 on page 22).

2 Follow the instructions that appear to install the application.

Installing Acrobat Reader 4.05

You must install Acrobat Reader 4.05 onto your computer before you can open up the on-line manual. After installing PictureGear Label Maker and restarting your computer, open the setup window again. (see step 2 on page 22).

1 Click “Setting up Acrobat Reader 4.05 (English)” in the setup

window. The “Acrobat Reader 4.05 Setup” window appears. Carefully read the contents that are displayed in the window.

If you do not want to install Acrobat Reader 4.05, click “Cancel.”

Note

If Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 is already installed on your computer, “Warning” is displayed. If this happens, uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader

3.0 and restart your computer. “Warning” will no longer appear, and you will be able to continue the installation.

2 Follow the instructions that appear to install the software.

After you have completed installation, click “EXIT” and remove the CD-ROM.

Uninstalling the software

When you no longer require M-crew, PictureGear Label Maker, or Acrobat Reader 4.05, uninstall the programs as follows:

1 Open the Control Panel.

In the Start menu, point to “Settings” and click “Control Panel”.

2 Double-click the “Add/Remove Programs” icon.

The “Add/Remove Programs Properties” window appears.

3 Select and click “M-crew,” “PictureGear Label Maker 4.1,” or

“Acrobat Reader 4.0” in the program list.

4 Click “Add/Remove.”

Uninstaller is activated and the software selected in step 3 is deleted automatically.

Notes

• After uninstalling M-crew, the folders “Database” and “Jacket” created under

the M-crew folder (usually C:\Program Files\M_crew) and their files still remain on the hard disk. Delete them manually, if there is no more need for them.

• When you uninstall PictureGear Label Maker, the PictureGear Label Maker

installed through M-crew is deleted, as well as any other copy of PictureGear Label Maker that exists on your computer.

• When you uninstall the PictureGear Label Maker installed through M-crew,

the label printing function in PictureGear will stop functioning. If this happens, uninstall PictureGear, and then install PictureGear again.

Starting up the software

, In the Start menu, point to “Programs” and “M-crew”,

and then click “M-crew.”

The software starts up and the M-crew Main bar appears. The bar below is displayed immediately after M-Crew is started up (in this example, “CD” is selected as the system stereo function (component)).

Note

During MD recording, a dialog box appears to prompt you to stop recording or to start up M-crew.

Quitting the software

1 Click on the Main bar.

A dialog box for quitting the software appears.

2 Click “Do not shut off power.”

M-crew ends. If you want to turn off the system stereo component as well, click “Shut off power.”

Additional Information

Using the on-line manual

Before you can use the on-line manual, Acrobat Reader 4.05 (supplied by Adobe Systems Incorporated) must be installed on your computer. If it is not, do the procedure “Installing Acrobat Reader 4.05” (on page

25).

, To open the on-line manual, go to the Start menu, point to

“Programs” and “M-crew,” and then click “M-crew On-line manual.”

The cover page appears in the display.

Click to turn the pages

Click to exit the on-line manual

Double-click to display a page

Click to change the size of the displayed page

Using Help

Note

Help is provided only in English. Operating instructions in other languages can be found in the on-line manual.

Opening the Help table of contents

Click the Help button on the Main bar. The M-crew table of contents will appear.

Click to open Help

• Double-click to display the topics within .

• Click

• Click an underlined item in an explanation to display a related explanation on anther page.

Searching by Keyword

1 Click the “Index” tab in the above topic search dialog box. 2 Enter a word or phrase that you want to search for or select the

keyword by scrolling the list of keywords.

3 Click “Display.”

A topic containing the selected keyword appears in the right frame of the dialog box. If the “Topics Found” dialog box appears, select the appropriate topic andclick “Display.”

Finding topics with a certain word or phrase

1 Click the “Search” tab in the above topic search dialog box. 2 Enter a word or phrase that is related to the desired topic, and then

click “List Topics”. The topics that are found appear in the “Select Topics to display:” list box.

3 Select the appropriate entry and click “Display.”

A topic corresponding to the selected entry appears in the right frame of the dialog box.

to display an explanation of the given item.

Troubleshooting

If you experience any of the following difficulties while using this software, use this troubleshooting guide to remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. Please also refer to your computer’s manual, as well as the “Readme.txt” file installed on the hard disk with the software.

Problem Cause/countermeasure

The message “The PCLK-MN10A does not respond. Please check the connections.” appears.

No screen response or screen error.

Text input, recording, editing etc., cannot be done.

The USB connector on the PC connecting adaptor is not properly connected to the USB port on the computer.

t Check the USB connector connection. t Try disconnecting the USB cable from the PC

connecting adaptor and from the computer, and then connecting it again.

The PC LINK connector on the PC connecting adaptor is not properly connected to the system stereo component.

t Check the PC LINK connector connection. t Check that the AC power cord of the system

stereo component is connected to an AC outlet.

t Turn the power of the system stereo

component off and on, and then restart M-crew.

t Try disconnecting the USB cable from the PC

connecting adaptor and from the computer, and then connecting it again.

t Start up another often-used application and

verify that the computer functions properly.

t After uninstalling the M-crew software (page

26), try re-installing it (page 22).

The disc’s protect tab may be set to write-protect. t Slide the tab so that recording is possible. The MD may be a commercial playback-only MD

(an MD with prerecorded tracks). t Text input, recording, editing, etc., are not

possible on commercial playback-only MDs.

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Sony PCLK-MN10A User Manual

Table of contents

Getting started

Overview

System requirements

Preparation

Checking the supplied items

Connections

Setup procedure for your computer’s system

Installing the software

Installing M-crew

Installing PictureGear Label Maker

Installing Acrobat Reader 4.05

Uninstalling the software

Starting up the software

Starting up the software

Quitting the software

Additional Information

Using the on-line manual

Using Help

Troubleshooting