Kenwood DM-SG7 manual

MINIDISC RECORDER B60-4366-00 00 MA (T) 9902 KENW OOD CORPORA TION INSTRUCTION MANUAL DM-SG7 AP[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 2 Before applying power Before applying power Caution : Read this page carefully to ensure safe operation. Units are designed for operation as follows. U.S.A. and Canada ................................................................... AC 120 V only Australia .............................................................................[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 3 Before applying power Contents Before applying power ......................................................................................................... 2 Safety precautions ............................................................................................................. .2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .......................[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 4 Before applying power Please read all of the safety and operating instructions before operating this appliance. Adhere to all warn- ings on the appliance and in the instruction manual. Follow all the safety and operating instructions. These safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 1. Power sources – [...]

DM-SG7(EN) 5 Before applying power 16.Servicing – The user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described in the instruction manual. All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel. 17.Power lines – An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric [...]

DM-SG7(EN) 6 Before operation Before operation Unpacking Unpack the unit carefully and make sure that all accessories are put aside so they will not be lost. Examine the unit for any possibility of shipping damage. If your unit is damaged or fails to operate, notify your dealer immediately. If your unit was shipped to you directly, notify the shipp[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 7 Before operation This unit is audio equipment based on the Mini Disc format. The Mini Disc (MD) is an application of the optical and magneto-optical technology and has the capability to record signals on discs.The operability of the MD is equivalent to the Compact Disc (CD). The MD uses optional non-contact system so the recordings are[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 8 Before operation Installation position The MD recorder is very sensitive to vibrations. It should be installed in a position subject to as small vibration as possible. Memory backup The memory storage is held for about a day after the power cord has been unplugged from the power outlet. In case the power supply has stopped or the power[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 9 Before operation Unplug power cord Note related to transportation and movement Before transporting or moving this unit, carry out the following operations. 1. With no disc loaded in the unit, press the (on/standby) key to on. 2. Wait a few seconds and verify that the display shown appears. 3 . Press the (on/standby) key to off (standby[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 10 MD system The Mini Disc system has the features as summarized in the following. 1 Like CD (Compact Disc), playback can be started from any position. (Random access) 2 It uses a disc with a diameter of 64 mm that is accommodated in a cartridge. 3 Two types of discs can be used. (playback only discs, recordable / playable discs). 4 Up t[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 11 MD system Sound-skip prevention memory During playback, this unit always stores signals in memory temporarily to prevent sound from being skipped in case of vibration. As a result, even when the data from the optical pickup is interrupted due to vibration, etc., the music will not be interrupted because the memory holds the data for s[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 12 L R DIGITAL IN OPTICAL SYSTEM CONTROL REC IN PLAY OUT 1 2 DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL DIGITAL IN OPTICAL SYSTEM CONTROL L R PLAY REC MD 1 System connections Make connection as shown below. When con- necting the related system components, refer also to the instruction manuals of the related components. Caution: Do not plug in the power lead[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 13 System connections Note on connection of optical-fiber cable The optical-fiber cable is designed for use in the connection of the CD player (DP-SG7). The digital signal transmission makes it possible to record the high-quality sound of CDs without degrada- tion. ¶ Insert the optical-fiber cable straight into the connector until it cl[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 14 REPEAT ( − dB) MANUAL REMAIN TOTAL SINGLE  TITLE • • • • • • • • • • R L ∞ 3 0 1 30 10 5 SEARCH PGM DIGITAL 1 2 C.T. MONITOR CD TEXT O.T.E . 8 ¶ 4    1 ¢ ¡ 7 0 3 minidisc recorder rec level O.T.E. D.R.I.V.E. on/standby 2 7 1 DM-SG7 36 45 ! 0 9 8 disc loading[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 15 Names and functions of parts Remote control unit 2 Numeric keys : Press to specify the desired track number. * : Used at the time of title input for selection of charac- ters and symbols. ty 3 (on/standby) key : Press to turn the unit on or off (standby). 1 Display/recording operation keys One-Touch Edit (O.T.E.) key ª : Press to rec[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 16 Operation of remote control unit 1 Remove the cover . Insert batteries. 2 3 Close the cover . ¶ Insert two R6 (“AA”-size) batteries following the polarity indications. The unit can be turned on by plugging the power cord into a power outlet and pressing the (on/ standby) key of the remote control unit. After the unit has been tur[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 17 Playback of Mini Disc Use the following procedure to play a MD in the original order of tracks from track No. 1. 1 T urn the unit ON. Playback of Mini Disc Playing tracks in order from track No. 1 ¶ In a few seconds, playback starts from track No, 1. 3 Start playback. 2 Load a Mini Disc. ¶ Insert the minidisc correctly into the slot[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 18 Playback of Mini Disc 1 Let the “PGM” indicator go off. Playback from desired track 2 Select the desired track number . Press the numeric keys as shown below... To enter track No. 23 : 0 , 0 , 3 To enter track No. 40 : 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 , ) ¶ If the “PGM“ indicator is lit, press the P.MODE/CHAR- ACTER key of the remote control un[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 19 Playback of Mini Disc Searching in a track Skipping tracks Ejecting the disc ¶ Playback restarts from the position with which the key is released. ¶ If forward or reverse search is started during play-pause, the disc can be searched at a high speed but sound is not output. ¶ When the reverse search is started during the program mod[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 20 Playback of Mini Disc 1 Press the TITLE SEARCH key . 2 Select the desired title. 3 Start playback. ¶ With a track to which no title has been assigned, the track number and “ • • • • • • ” are displayed. Preparation 3 4¢  To smaller track No. To larger track No. TITLE SEARCH To abort operation, press the TITLE SEAR[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 21 Programming Programming 1 Let the “PGM” indicator light. Use the following procedure to program desired tracks in a desired order. (up to 32 tracks) Preparation ¶ Load a disc. ¶ Enter stop mode. ¶ Up to 32 tracks can be programmed. More than 32 tracks cannot be selected. ¶ If you made a mistake, press the CLEAR/DELETE key and [...]

DM-SG7(EN) 22 Programming T o add a track to the program ¶ When a track No. is selected, the track will be added to the end of the existing program. ¶ The input operation is aborted if the P.MODE/CHARAC- TER key is not pressed while the indicator is blinking. T o clear tracks from the program (Operate in stopped condition.) Clearing all tracks Cl[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 23 Programming T o repeat only the programmed tracks T o repeat the entire disc 1 Program the tracks to be repeated. 1 Let the “PGM” indicator light. 4 Start playback. 2 Select the desired track. 3 Let the “REPEAT” indicator light. T o stop repeated playback Press the REPEAT key again. Repeated playback 7 REPEAT P.MODE CHARACTER [...]

DM-SG7(EN) 24 The input jacks connected with audio cords ac- cept analog signals. This unit records the analog signal from the REC IN jacks by converting it into digital signal. (This recording is simply referred to as analog recording.) Recording (analog input) Preparation 1 Set the amplifier’ s input selector to the source to be recorded. ¶ Op[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 25 Recording (analog input) Start recording. Recording is not possible if the following characters are displayed. “ DISC FULL ” : Disc is full Erase undesired tracks. ‚ “ PROTECTED ” : The accidental erasure protect tab is open. Close it. 9 “ PLAY ONLY ” : A playback-only Mini Disc is loaded. Load a recordable Mini Di[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 26 Recording (digital input) 1 Select the “DIGIT AL 1 (or 2)”. When this unit and CD player are connected with an optical fiber cable, the digital signal input through the DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL) jack can be recorded in a digital form (this recording is hereinafter referred to as digital recording). Enjoy high sound quality of digital r[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 27 Recording (digital input) T o pause recording Play the CD player . 4 ¶ To record music with a margin from the beginning, it is recommended to start the CD playback after the time display of the MD recorded has started the count. During CD recording, the track number is sometimes incremented by 1 when the CD starts to be played. This [...]

DM-SG7(EN) 28 Recording (digital input) Digital recording on a Mini disc is not possible under the following conditions. 1 In case the source contains the copy prohibit code (SCMS – Serial Copy Management System). — “SCMS ON” is displayed and the unit enters the record-pause mode. 2 Locking to the reference clock is not possible. — “UNL[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 29 1 Play a CD. When a KENWOOD CD player equipped with a system control jack (DP-SG7) is connected to this unit via a system control cord, it is possible to select and record desired CD tracks from this unit. This function is referred to as O.T.E. (One Touch Edit). The synchronized recording with CD also possible in this configuration. R[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 30 1 SINGLE(+) : Elapsed time of a track. 2 SINGLE(–) : Remaining play time of a track. 3 TOTAL(+) : Total elapsed time of the MD. 4 TOTAL(–) : Total remaining time of the MD. 5 REMAIN : Remaining recording time of disc. 6 TITLE : Disc title indication (at the time of stop)/ Track title indication (at the time of play- back). In reco[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 31 Editing Editing After recording of a commercially-available re- cordable Mini Disc, the recording can be edited in various ways. Note that it is impossible to edit a playback-only Mini Disc. (Editing is not possible when “PGM” is lit.) Selecting the editing function type Reordering tracks by moving them Dividing a track, combining[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 32 Editing 1 Select “MOVE”. This procedure shows you how to play and move (insert) a track to the track number you desire. The surrounding tracks are renumbered automatically. Repeating this procedure lets you arrange the tracks in the order you desire. 2 Select the moving destination track. 1 Select the track number. 2 Set it. ( −[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 33 Editing 3 Execute the track reordering operation. ENTER Image of track moving A D FG C B E A EG D C B F D CF G B A E Inserted immediately before destination track When moved to a position before current position Selected destination Track to be moved during playback When moved to a position after current position Selected destination [...]

DM-SG7(EN) 34 Editing 1 Select the “Q.MOVE”. Moving several tracks at a time (QUICK MOVE) Use the following procedure to change the cur- rent order of tracks by selecting a desired order and moving the tracks together. (up to 255 tracks) Preparation ¶ Enter the stop mode. 2 Select the track you want to move. 1 Select a track number. 2 Set it. [...]

DM-SG7(EN) 35 Editing 3 Execute the track reordering operation. ENTER 1 1 3 24 2 3 45 6 7 25 26 27 28 29 23 24 124 3 23 6 24 26 27 28 29 57 25 Image for moving several tracks together Track No. Arrangement in the desired sequence (step 2 ) Display after execution “EDIT NOW !” : Editing “COMPLETE !” : When editing is completed suc- cessfully[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 36 Editing 1 Play the track to be divided. Use the following procedure to divide a track into two by inserting a track number in its middle. For example, by inserting an additional track number before the passage you are specially fond of, it is easy to skip to there when you play the disc later. Note that the track numbers of the tracks[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 37 Editing A B C 1 2 3 A B C 1 2 4 3 Image of track division Should be approx. 2 sec. or longer. Divided track (second half) Divided track (first half) Eject the Mini Disc. (Main unit only) While “WRITING” is displayed, do not im- pact or move the unit because information about recording and editing is being writ- ten to the Mini Dis[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 38 Editing 1 Play the title to be combined. Use the following procedure to combine two tracks into one by deleting a track number. This operation allows to connect several tracks or a piece of music divided into several parts. After this operation, the track numbers of tracks lo- cated after the combined tracks are decreased automaticall[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 39 Editing Image of track combination Execute the track combine operation. ¶ When this operation has been performed unintention- ally, return to the status before editing can be made by “EDIT CANCEL” operation. ‹ ¶ Track combining may sometimes be impossible due to the limitations of the MD standard. ENTER 4 A B D 1 2 3 A B D 1 2[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 40 Editing The selected track or all tracks can be erased while the player is stop mode. Be very careful in using this function because the erased tracks cannot be recov- ered once the entire Mini Disc has been erased. Select “Q. ERASE”. 1 Select the title to be erased. 2 Each press of the 4 ¢ keys switches the operation. 1 Q.ERASE?[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 41 Editing Execute the track erasure operation. ENTER 3 Image of erasing all tracks on a disc (ALL ERASE) ¶ When this operation has been performed unintention- ally, return to the status before editing can be made by “EDIT CANCEL” operation. ‹ Eject the Mini Disc. (Main unit only) 0 While “WRITING” is displayed, do not im- pac[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 42 Editing Use the following procedure to erase all of the MD tracks while the player is in stop mode. Be very careful in using this operation because the erased tracks cannot be recovered once the entire Mini Disc has been erased. Preparation 3 ¶ Play the title to be erased. : Keys and control used in the operations de- scribed on this[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 43 Editing The TRACK DIVIDE function can be used to turn the part you want to erase into a track, and that track can be erased with the TRACK ERASE function. Be careful in using this operation because a track cannot be recovered once it has been erased. T urn the part to be erased into one track. 1 Erasing a part of a track Use the TRACK[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 44 Editing 1 Activate the title input mode. When titles are assigned to a disc and its tracks, the titles cannot only be displayed during play- back but title search (searching a track by the title) is also made possible. The assigned titles can be changed or deleted with the same procedure. 1 Press the TITLE INPUT key. To abort operatio[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 45 Editing 2 Input the title. 1 Select a character group. Each press of the P.MODE/CHARACTER key switches under following the group. 1 A ~ Z , space (1 blank character) 2 a ~ z , space 3 0 ~ 9 , symbols, preset titles (9 types), and so on. ¶ The cursor can be moved to the left and right with the 1 ¡ keys. Preset title list : (Initial s[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 46 Editing 1 Perform step 1 of “Activate the title input mode.”. r 2 Change or delete characters one by one. 1 Move the character to the desired character (to be changed). Changing or deleting a title ( − dB) MANUAL TOTAL  TITLE K EN W V X Y R L ∞ 3 0 1 30 10 5 = >  W  O ( − dB) MANUAL TOTAL  TITLE K E NOV X Z R [...]

DM-SG7(EN) 47 Editing 3 Execute title change or deletion. 1 Enter the title in memory. Functions of the keys TITLE SEARCH key : At the time of title input, switching is possible between overwrite mode and insert mode. CHECK/SPACE key : Press to enter (insert) a space (one blank character) immediately before the character in the cursor position and [...]

DM-SG7(EN) 48 In case of difficulty 1 Load the CD text into the MD. 1 Press the TITLE INPUT key. Each press of the 4 ¢ keys switches the operation. 2 Select “TEXT LOAD”. TITLE INPUT 4¢  To return To advance 3 Set it. SET ( − dB) MANUAL TOTAL  TITLE D IS C ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ R L ∞ 3 0 1 30 10 5 ( − dB) MANUAL TOTAL  T[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 49 In case of difficulty In case of difficulty What appears to be a malfunction may not always be serious. If your unit should not perform as expected, consult the table below to see if the problem can be corrected before seeking help from your dealer or service representative. Operation to reset The microprocessor may fall into malfunct[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 50 In case of difficulty Action Meaning Displayed Message ¶ An attempt is made to record digital signal from a source using other sam- pling frequency than 38kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz. ¶ The optical fiber cable is unplugged or loose. (The connector is not con- nected.) ¶ Use analog recording. ¢ ¶ Connect the optical fiber cable cor- rec[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 51 In case of difficulty Other symptoms Remedy Cause Symptom ¶ The cords are connected errone- ously. ¶ No disc has been loaded. ¶ A non-recorded disc has been loaded. Sound is not output even when the play key is pressed. ¶ Connect the cords in accordance with “ System connections ”. @ ¶ Load a disc. & ¶ Load a prerecorded[...]

DM-SG7(EN) 52 In case of difficulty Specifications [Format] System ....................................................................................... Minidisc digital audio system Laser ........................................................................................... Semiconductor laser Recording method ..............................[...]