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    3-239-099- 41 (1) Por table MiniDisc Recor der Operating Instructions Rec order Opera tion _ ________________________ ___ _ Softw are Operati on _ _________________________ ___ _ page 11 page 68 © 2003 Sony Cor poration MZ-S1 “W ALKMA N” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphon e Stereo products. is a trademark of So[...]

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    2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to r ain or moisture. T o prev ent fir e, do not cov er the ventil ation of th e apparatus wit h news papers , table cloths , cur tains, etc. And don’t plac e l ig ht ed candles on the appa ratus. T o pre vent fir e or sh ock haza rd, do not place obje cts fi lled with liquid s, such as v[...]

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    3 This equ ipment has bee n tested and foun d to comply with the limits fo r a Class B digit al de vice, p ursuant to P art 15 of th e FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide rea so nable prote ct io n aga inst harmful interfe re nc e in a resi de nt ial installati on. This equipment g enerates, uses, an d can radiate r adio frequen c y en[...]

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    4 Notice for users On the supplied sof tware • Copy righ t la ws pr ohib it repr oduc ing the soft ware or t he manua l ac comp an yi ng it in wh ol e or in p ar t , or re nting the softwa re without the pe rmission of t he copyrig ht ho lder . • In no e v ent will SONY be liable for an y financial dam age, or loss of pro f its, including cla i[...]

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    6 T able of co ntents Recorder Operations Looking at the con trol s .......... ............ .... ........ 12 Getting started! ........... ........... ................ ........ 15 Reco r d ing an M D r i ght away ! (Synchro -recording) . ............... ................ ........ 17 Playing an MD righ t away! ...... .... .... ........... .... . 22 Va[...]

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    7 Editing re corded tracks ........... ............ ........... 37 Labeling /re la belin g re co rdi ng s ........ .... ... .... ........... .... ... .... ........... ... .... . 37 Labeli ng recordings ............ .............. ........... ............... ........... ........ 38 Relabelin g reco rdi ng s ................ ........... .... ... ....[...]

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    8 Software Operation What is a Net MD? ........... ........... ............... ..... 69 Basic Ope rations ............. ........... ............... ..... 70 Basic opera tio na l flow us in g the Net MD ........ ........... .... ... ........... .... ...70 Provid ing the requ ired system e nvironment ............. .......... ............... ... 71 Sy[...]

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    9 Other in formation ............. ........... ............... .... 86 Settings and Precaution s .... .............. ............... ........... .............. ........... . 86 Setting s accordin g to O S ..... .... ... ........... .... ... ........... .... ... .... ........... . 86 For use r s w it h OpenMG Jukeb ox, S onicStage, or SonicStage Pre[...]

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    10 Befor e using this product This manual e xplains the rec order operations and th e installation a nd basic use of the supplie d SonicStage s of tware. For details on t he various operations, r ef er to the pag es indicated belo w . When usin g the recorder Recorder Operation (pages 11 to 66) Pages 11 to 66 in this manual explain th e use of the [...]

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    11 Checking the supplied accessories Supplied a ccessories A C power a daptor (1) Head phones/e ar pho nes (1) Dedica ted USB cabl e (1 ) CD-ROM (S onicStage V er . 1.5) (1) * Hand strap (1) Blan k Minidis c (1) ∗ Do not play a CD-ROM on an audio CD player . Recor der Op eration[...]

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    12 Looking at the contr ols Front of the r ecorder A Display windo w B GROUP /CA NCEL button C MENU/ENTER button D DC IN 3V jack E Buc kle F T MARK/REC b utton G END SEARCH b utton H USB co nne cting jack I LINE IN (OPTICAL) j ack J i (headp hones/ea rp hones) jac k 6 7 1 2 3 5 8 9 q; 4[...]

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    13 Rear of the recorder A Hand st r ap a ttachment po int B HOLD switch C X (pause ) but ton D Buckle E Battery c ompartment lid F OPEN switch G 5 way thumb con trol key Push th e ke y in any of th e four direc tions or pres s do wn the x but ton for variou s operation s. N * (play) . / > (sea rch/AMS) x (stop) VOL +* /– *There is a tact ile d[...]

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    14 The display window of the r ecorder A MON O (m onau ral) in dicat ion B LP mode indicati on C Mega bass indication D Disc i ndi ca tion Shows that the di sc is rotatin g for record ing, pl aying or edit ing an MD. E Lev e l meter Shows the volume of the MD being play ed or rec orded. F REC REMAIN/REMAIN (remaining time/track s) in dica tio n Lig[...]

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    15 Getting star ted! 1 Inser t an alkaline dry batter y . e E Insert an LR6 (SG) alka line dry bat tery mi nus e nd first . Lift up the buc kl e and the batter y compart ment lid t o open. Close the lid and t he buckl e. Using on a house current Conne ct the A C p o we r ad aptor . It is pref erable to use th e reco rd er on house cu rrent wh en re[...]

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    16 2 Connect the headphones/ earphones and unlock the HOLD control. 1 2 3 HOLD to i Connect fi rmly . Headp hones/earphones 1 Pull off the rub ber cap t hat cov ers th e i jack. 2 Connect the he adphones/ea rphones to the i jack. 3 Sli d e t h e HOLD swit ch in the di recti on show n in the ill u s t ratio n below :[...]

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    17 Recording an M D right away! (Synchr o-recor ding) This sect ion ex plains the ba sic procedur e for making di gital recordin gs using an optical cabl e connected t o a CD player , Digital TV or other digital equi pment. (F or further i nformatio n, see “System limitati ons” (page 52)) Duri ng synchro-r ecording, the recorder st arts and sto[...]

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    18 3 Close the buckle. 2 Make connections. (Inser t the cables fir mly and completely into the appr opriate jacks) to a wal l outlet Optica l plug Optica l mini-plu g to LI NE IN (OPT ICAL) to DC IN 3V AC power a daptor ∗ See “Optio nal accesso ries” (page 64 ) CD player , MD pl ayer , DVD video p layer , etc . Portable CD player , etc. to a [...]

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    19 3 Recor d an MD. 1 While the re corder is stopped , p res s MENU. Menu items appe ar in t he dis play . 2 Press . or > repeat edl y until “SYNC-R” fl ash es in the display , an d then p ress EN TER. 3 Press . or > repeat edl y until “ON” f las he s in the display, and then pres s EN TE R. 4 Press N while pre ssing REC. The re corde[...]

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    20 If the recording does n ot start • Make sure the re co rd er is not loc ked (pa ge 16, 47). • Make sure the MD is not record-protecte d (page 50). • Premast ered MDs ca nnot be recorde d over . About the DSP TYP E-R for A T RAC “TYPE-R” is a high-level Sony specification used in the Digital Signal Processor (DSP), whic h is the heart o[...]

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    21 • For longer recording , follo w st ep 1 of “ Lo ng- time rec o r ding (MDLP)” (p age 26) to sele ct the r ecording mode , and then start the procedure of sync hro- r e co rd ing. • LINE IN (OPTICAL) j ack is for both digital and a nalog inp ut. The re corder automa tically recogniz e s the type of line cabl e and switche s to digital or[...]

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    22 Playing an MD right away! 1 Inser t an MD. Befo re you o pen the M D disc li d, ope n the buck le f ir s t. 1 Slide t he OPEN sw itch to th e direction of t he ar row sh own in the illus trat ion below. 2 Insert an MD with the label side f acing front, and pres s the lid down to close . 3 Close the buckle.[...]

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    23 2 Play an MD. 1 Pre ss N . A sho rt beep sounds i n the head phones/ earphone s. 2 Press VO L +/– to adj us t t he vo lume. The v olume will be shown in the disp lay . T o stop play , press x . A long beep sounds i n the headph ones/ earphones. After you press x on the recorder to st op, the recorde r will aut o ma ticall y tu r n of f in abou[...]

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    24 V a rio us ways of recor ding Note on digital and analog recor ding (Digital i n put and analog input) The input ja ck of this recor der works as b oth digital and analog input jack s. Connect the recor der to a CD pla yer or a casset te record er usin g eith er digi tal (op tical) input o r analog (line ) input. T o record, see “Rec ording an[...]

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    25 Recording i n analog (Analog Recording) The sou nd will be inpu t from the conn ected equip ment as an ana log signal , but recorded digita lly to the dis c. T o conn ect to a sound s our ce, an option al line ca ble is requ ired. When con nectin g the ca ble, make sure to insert th e connectors f irmly . 1 Pres s N while pre ssing REC. REC indi[...]

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    26 Long-time recor ding (MDLP) Select each reco rd in g mode accord ing to the reco rding time that you want. Ster eo reco rding is possib le at 2 ti mes (LP2) o r 4 times (LP 4) the norma l (stere o) recording time . Monaural record ing at 2 tim es n or mal record ing time is a lso possible. MDs rec or ded in mon aur al, LP2, or LP4 mode c an be p[...]

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    27 4 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “OFF ” flashes in th e display , and then press ENTER. If yo u want “LP:” added , select “O N” in this ste p, and then press ENTER. Note “LP:” i s added to t racks check ed-out in L P stereo fr om you r computer regardless of the “LP S tamp” setting. If you want to delete “LP:”, do the [...]

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    28 How is group informat io n rec ord ed? When r ecording in group mode, t he group informatio n is written to the disc name recor ding ar ea. This inform atio n co nsist s of text s t rings that are written as sh own in the follo wing exa mp le. Disc name re cordin g ar ea Theref ore, the above chara ct e r string is displaye d in its entir ety as[...]

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    29 Recording a tra c k into an existing gr oup • T urn gr ou p mode on. • Inse rt a di sc with gro up setting s . 1 Press GR OU P. “ ” fl ashes in the dis pl ay and you can sel e ct a group dire ctly (Grou p Skip M ode) (page 33). 2 Within 5 sec onds, press . or > repea t edly until the grou p you want the trac k to belong to a ppe ars. [...]

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    30 Notes • The setting wil l remain even af ter the powe r is turned of f. • If you start r e cordi ng while the recorder is in play-paus e mo de , th e reco rd i ng will begin from th e point at whi c h it is paused even when the “R-P os i” is set to “Fr End”. Adding track marks automatically (Auto Time Mark) Use this f eature to add t[...]

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    31 Adjusting the r ecor ding level manually (Manual Recording) When y ou record, th e sound level is adjusted au tomatically . If necessary , you can set t he recording leve l manually durin g both anal og a nd digital re co rding. 1 Pres s REC whi le pres sing X . The re corder st ands by for reco rding. 2 Press ME NU. 3 Pres s . or > repeatedl[...]

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    32 Checking the r emaining recor dable time Y ou ca n ch eck the rema ining time, tr ack numbe r , et c . when recor di ng o r during stop. Group-re lated items appear only when a trac k with grou p settings is played and the n stopped. 1 While the reco rder i s recordi ng or stopp ed, press MEN U. 2 Press . or > repeat edly until “DISP ” fl[...]

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    33 V a r ious ways of playback Using the group function (Gr oup Mode) The r ec o r de r can operate vario us play back wit h a dis c whic h has gr oup settings. F o r mor e i nformation on group mode , s ee “Recor ding tracks using the group fu nction (Group Mod e Recordi ng)” (page 27 ) Listen ing to tracks in a specific gr oup (Group Mode Pl [...]

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    34 • Inser t a dis c w i t h group setti ng s. 1 Press GR OUP. “ ” flas hes in the display a nd groups become se le ct ab le. 2 W ithin 5 seconds , pr ess . or > repeat edly to se le ct your desir ed group, an d then press ENTE R. The reco rder start s playing fro m th e first track in th e gr ou p. Note If no operation is pe r fo rm e d w[...]

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    35 On B / A Normal /(none) All the tr acks ar e play ed once. r AllRep / All the tr acks ar e play ed repea tedl y . r 1 Rep / 1 A sing le tr ac k is played rep ea tedly . r Shuf.R / Shuf After the currently sel ected track fin is hes playing, the remaining tracks ar e pl ay ed repeate dl y i n random order . z Y ou can specify play m ode for a sel[...]

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    36 Checking the r emaining time or the playing position Y ou can chec k the track nam e, disc name, etc. du ring playbac k. Group-r elated item s appear only wh en a tr ack with g roup settin gs is played. 1 While the reco rder i s playing , press MENU. 2 Press . or > repeat edly until “DISP ” flashe s in the displ ay , and then pr es s EN T[...]

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    37 Editi ng r ecorde d tracks Y ou can edi t your re cordings by adding/ erasing track mark s or labelin g tracks an d MDs. Prema stered MDs c annot be edited. • Y ou can not edit tr acks on an MD tha t is record-p rotected. B efore editin g tracks, close the tab on the side of the MD (page 50). • If you perform an editing ope r ation whi le pl[...]

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    38 Labeling re cordings 1 Insert a disc and do the f ollo wing oper ations : T o label a track Start pl aying or recor ding a track you want to labe l, and la bel th e trac k while playi ng or re cordin g oper ations . T o label a group T urn group m od e on (page 28) and start pl ay ing or reco rding a track withi n t he g roup you want to la be l[...]

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    39 Relabeling recordings 1 Insert a dis c an d do the follo win g oper ations: T o relabel a tr ack Star t pla ying a track you want to relab el, an d chan ge a tr ack nam e duri ng p layback ope ra tion. T o relabel a group Turn group mod e on (pa ge 2 8) and start playin g or re cording a track with i n t h e group yo u w a nt to rel a bel, and c[...]

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    40 1 Whil e t he r ecorder is st op ped, press MENU. 2 Press . or > repeat edly until “EDIT” flashe s in th e displ ay , and then press ENTER. 3 Press . or > repeat edly until “G:Se t” flas hes in the dis play , and then press ENTER. The track number of the first track (“STR”) a ppears i n the displa y . 4 Press . or > repeat e[...]

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    41 3 Pres s x . 4 Press ME NU. 5 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “ED IT” fl ashes in the di sp lay , and then press ENTER . 6 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “G:Rls” flash es in the disp lay , and press ENTER. “G:R ls?” and “E NTER” appear in the displ ay . 7 Press ENTER. The gr oup se tting of the selec ted grou p is re leased [...]

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    42 Moving a track to a diff erent group • Inser t a dis c w i t h group setti ng s 1 Press GROUP for 2 seconds or mo re . “ ” light s up in t he di splay group mode t ur ns on. 2 While pl aying the trac k you want to move , press MENU. 3 Press . or > repeat edly until “EDIT” flashe s in th e displ ay , and then pres s ENTER. The reco r[...]

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    43 Adding a track mark Y ou can add track marks so that the part after the n ew track mar k is counted as a ne w track. The track numbers will incr ease as f ollo ws: Y ou ca nnot a dd a tr ack mar k on a track that ha s been check ed-out from yo ur comp uter . 1 While pl aying or pausin g an MD, press T MARK on th e recorder at t he point you w an[...]

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    44 z When you er ase a t rack m ark, nam e ass igned to the ma r k is a l so e r as ed. Notes • When you erase a trac k mark between th e two consecuti ve tracks tha t are regi stered into dif feren t group s wh ile gr oup m ode i s of f, th e secon d track is re-regi s te r ed i nto th e group containi ng the f irs t tr ack. In addi tio n, if yo[...]

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    45 4 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “ED IT” fl ashes in the di sp lay , and then press ENTER . “ ” and “D : Name” flash in th e displ ay . 5 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “ ” and “D : Ers” flash in th e disp lay , and t hen press ENTE R . “Erase ?” and “ ENTER” ap pear alternate ly in the disp lay . 6 Press ENTE R[...]

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    46 Other Operatio ns Protecti ng your hearing (A VLS) The A VLS (Automatic V olume Limiter Syst em ) functi o n keeps down the maxim um volume to protec t your ears. 1 Press MENU. 2 Press . or > repeat edly until “OPTI ON” flashes in the disp l ay , an d then pr es s EN T ER again. 3 Press . or > repeat edly until “A VLS” fl ashes in [...]

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    47 Locking the contr ols (HOLD) T o pre vent th e buttons f rom being acci dental ly oper ated wh en you c arry t he recorder , use this fu nction. 1 Move HOLD in the direction of the . . T o unl ock the controls Move HOL D in th e opposite di re ction of the ar row to unl oc k the control s . HOLD[...]

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    48 Power sou rces Y ou ca n us e the recorde r on house cur re nt or LR6 (size A A) alkalin e dr y b attery (not supplie d). It is pref erable to use the record er on house cu rrent when r ec ording fo r a long time . When t o r eplace the batter y When t he dry batt ery is we ak, fla shing r or “LoBA TT” app ears in the disp la y. Re pl ac e t[...]

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    49 Addit io nal information Precautions On safety • Do not put any foreign obje cts in th e DC IN 3V jack. • K eep t he te rminals on th e r ecorder a way fr om metall ic o bj ects or su rf aces. Suc h co ntac t ma y short- circuit th e ter minals and caus e dangerous hea t ge ne rati on. On water r esist ance • Before open ing or cl osi ng t[...]

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    50 Caring f or others Keep the v olume at a moderate l e vel. T his will allow you to hear outside sounds and to be consider at e of the peo ple around you. On the M iniDisc cartridge • When c arrying or storin g the MiniDis c, keep it in its ca se. • Do not break ope n th e shutter . • Do not pl ace the cartr idge where i t will be subject t[...]

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    51 Note on mainte nanc e Clean t he termina ls periodi cally wit h a cotton swab or a soft clo th as illu strated. If you have any questions or proble ms concer ning your reco rder , please consul t your nearest Son y deal er . (If a trouble o ccurred when the disc was in the r ecorder , we recommen d that the disc be left in the record er when you[...]

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    52 System limitations The re co rding syste m in your Min i Disc recor der is radically d if fer en t from those us ed in cassette and D A T decks and is characterized b y the limitat ions described below . Note, ho wever , that the se limitations a re due to the inherent natur e of the MD record ing system itself and not to mechani cal causes. Sym[...]

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    53 The playing time of a checked -out trac k is different f ro m the time th at appea rs on yo ur computer monitor . This is due to a calculatio n discrepancy betwee n the reco rder an d the co mputer . Y ou cannot chec k out track s that will fill u p the remaining record ing time on the di sc . (For e x am p le, you cannot ch eck-out tra cks that[...]

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    54 T roubl eshooting Should any pro blem persist af ter you have made these che cks, consul t yo ur nearest Sony dealer. Refer t o “Messa ges” ( page 62) a s well. Symptom Caus e/Solution The re co rder does not wor k or works poorl y . • A ud io source s m ay n ot be s ec urely conn ec ted. , Discon nect the au di o so urces once and connect[...]

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    55 The reco rder doe s not w ork or works poor ly . • The dis c i s record -p rotected (“SA VED” a p p ears). , Slide the t ab (pa ge 5 0). • Recordi ng le vel i s too s mall to recor d (when re cordin g manually). , Pa use the rec order an d ad just the rec ordin g l e vel. • A Premast ered MD i s inser ted (“Pb ONL Y” appea rs) when[...]

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    56 An M D is not play ed from th e first tr ack. • Disc playing stopped b efore it came t o the last track . , Pres s N for 2 sec onds or mor e t o st a rt playing. • G r oup mode is turn ed on. , T urn group mode off and p lay from the first t rack (pr ess N for 2 se conds or mo re to start playi ng) . Play b ack sound skips. • The re corder[...]

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    57 List of menus Menu functions Pres s MENU, and pre ss . or > . Menu on the recor der 1) 1) The menu item s that can be selected vary accordi ng to the on/off status of grou p mode or the o pe rating status of the reco rder. Functions EDIT Select in g ed iting opera tio ns (labelin g, era sing tracks , d is cs , or gr ou ps, etc.) (pa ge 38 to [...]

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    58 T a bles of Me nu s The men us provided on th e recorder for ea ch operating s t at us a re sh o wn on t hi s and the follo wing pages. Each chart sho ws the v arious menus and the menu items that can b e select ed at e ac h menu le vel . Se e “List of me nus ” (page 5 7 ) for details on men u ope ra tio n s. Men us and m enu it em s togg le[...]

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    59 1) Appears only when the recor de r is in group m ode and a gro up oth er than “GP --” is selected. 2) Appears only when the recorde r is in group m ode. 3) Selectable only when group mod e is turned off. Press CANCEL on the recorder to canc el a menu operation. A VLS OPTION BEEP R-Posi 3) LPStmp OFF ON FrHere Fr End ON OFF ON OFF OFF SYNC-R[...]

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    60 Menus and m enu item s select ed w hi le the recorder is playing 1) Appears only when the recorder is in group mod e and a group other than “ GP --” is se lected. 2) Appears only when the recorder is in group mod e . Press CANCEL on the recorder to cancel a menu operation. ON OFF EDIT T:Move A VLS OPTION BEEP OFF ON LapTim T :Name G:Name 1) [...]

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    61 Menu s and men u i tems se lect ed whi l e the r ecor der is r ecor ding 1) Appears only when the recorde r is in group m ode. 2) App ears only when the recorder is in stan dby mode. Press CANCEL on the recorder to canc el a menu operation. EDIT A VLS OPTION OFF ON OFF TimeMK 5 min 10 min 15 min OFF SYNC-R ON LapTim T :Name G:Name 1) D:Name DISP[...]

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    62 Messages If the followin g messages fla sh in the disp lay window , check the messa ges belo w . Error messag e Meaning /Remedy BL A NK • An M D with no reco rding o n it is in se rted. BUSY • Y ou tried to operate the recorder while it was acce ss in g th e rec or ded data. , W ait unt il the message goes out (in rare cases, it may take a f[...]

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    63 FULL • Y ou tried to enter more than 200 le tters to label a s ingle t rack o r dis c. • Y ou tried to en ter a total of more than 1,700 letters for tr ack or disc names . , Enter a shorte r name for the track, gr oup, or dis c (page 37), or set the “LPStmp” setting to “OFF” so that “LP:” is not added at th e begi nnin g of th e [...]

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    64 Specifications MD Recor d e r Audio pla ying system MiniDisc digi ta l audio system Laser diode proper ti es Material: GaAlAs MQW W av eleng th: λ = 790 nm Emission dura ti on: c ont inuous Laser output : le ss th an 44.6 µW (This ou t put is the v alue measur ed at a dis ta nce of 200 mm from the lens surface on the optical pick-up b lock wit[...]

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    65 Explanations Differ e nce bet w een digi tal (optical ) and analo g (line) input s The input j ack of this rec order works as both digital a nd analog input j acks. Connect the recor der to a CD pla yer or a cass et te recorder u si ng e i th er digital (op tical) inpu t o r analog (lin e) input. T o r ecord, see “R ecording an MD right a way![...]

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    66 The mea ning of “no s ound” “No soun d” de scr ibes a recorder con dition in which th e i nput level is about 4.8 m V during analog inpu t or l ess th an –8 9 dB du ring optical (digi tal) i npu t (with 0 dB as full bit (the maximum re co rdable level for a MiniDisc)). Note on digital recording This rec order uses the Serial Copy Ma na[...]

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    68 Recording audio data to your computer Y o u can re cord audio data to yo ur computer from sources s uch as audio CDs and the I nternet (page 76) . On the computer Listening Y ou can listen to an audio CD in the CD- ROM dri ve o f yo ur co mputer , or audi o data in the hard di sk drive (page 83). Inte rnet Audi o CDs[...]

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    69 What is a Net MD? Net MD is a stand ard tha t enables th e transf er of audio data from a compute r to a MiniDisc de vice. T o use this Net MD wi th your computer requires a so ftware applic ation called “Son icSt age”. SonicStage s oftware pro vides a data base for managin g audio data in the computer and functions f or playing the audio da[...]

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    70 Basic Operat i ons Basic operational f low using the Net MD The fo llowing is t h e basi c st eps tha t y o u will ta ke fo llowing th e purc h a s e of you r record er . Thro ugh these steps , you will pr epare and s et up your com puter for u se of your r ecorder as a Net MD. Do th e follo wing steps, an d refer to t he indicated page s for de[...]

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    71 Providing the r eq uir ed system envir onment System requirements The f ol l owing har dware and sof tware are requi re d in order to us e th e SonicStage s of t wa re for the Ne t MD. This so f tware is not suppor ted by the following environme nt s: • Macintosh • W indows XP versions other tha n Hom e Edi ti on or Prof essio nal • W indo[...]

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    72 Installing the softwar e onto your computer This section e x plains t he inst allat ion of the So nicSta ge V er .1.5 software suppli ed with y our Net MD. Before installing the software 1 Make sur e t o not e th e following before ins ta lli ng t he so ftware. Do not connec t the de dicat ed US B cable before the installation! The Soni cSt age [...]

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    73 Installing SonicStage V er .1.5 1 T urn on your compute r and start u p W indo ws. 2 Insert the installation CD-R OM for SonicStage into the CD-R OM drive of your c omputer . The setu p program st arts up autom a tically and the So nicStage V er .1.5 inst a llation window appe ars. 3 Click to select [SonicStage 1.5]. T o u se this softwa re with[...]

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    74 4 Follo w the displayed instructions. Read t he inst ructions careful ly . The installati on may tak e 20 to 30 minutes, depen ding on your sys tem en viro nment (page 9 5). 5 After the installation is completed, click [Restart] to restart the compu ter . Make sur e to r estart your c omput er only after the insta llation has compl eted. W as t [...]

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    75 Connecting the Net MD to your computer After the s oftware insta llation is compl eted, connect the Net MD to your comput er . Refer to the operating i nstructions of t he Net MD as well . 1 Insert a recordable disc into the Net MD. 2 Make the power source and th e dedicated USB cable conn ectio ns with the Net MD and the computer . 3 Check the [...]

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    76 Storing audio data to your computer This se ct ion ex pl ai ns ho w t o re cord and st or e au di o data fro m an aud io CD to the h ard di sk drive of your com put e r . The proc edure in this se ct ion is used to rec or d all tracks on an a ud io CD. T o reco rd only speci fic trac ks from a CD, or fr o m ot he r sound sour ce s, see the onl i[...]

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    77 Recording audio CDs to the hard disk drive In Soni cS tage V er .1. 5, th e ha rd disk drive is called th e “M usic Drive”. The Musi c Dri ve manag es all audio d ata st ored b y Soni cStage . 1 Insert the audio CD that yo u want t o record i nto the CD -R OM dri ve of your comp uter . The CD w i ndow ap pe ars in the dis pl ay . Note When y[...]

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    78 4 Click in the middle of the recording window and select the recording mode. Whe n re cording da ta in LP2 mode : select A T RAC3 132kbps Whe n re cording da ta in LP4 mode : select A T RAC3 66kbps 5 If the list panel is not displayed, click . List panel s a ppear under th e re cording wi nd o w . The cont ents of the audio CD appe ar in t he le[...]

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    79 Labeling audio data After reco rding has complete d, you can label t he audio data i n the Music Driv e. Once audio data in the Mus ic Dri ve is labeled, th e label informatio n will b e tr an sf erred to a disc alon g with the audi o dat a, allo wing y ou to vi ew the dat a on yo ur Net MD. 1 Start u p SonicSt age (pa ge 76) and clic k (Mus ic [...]

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    80 T ransferring audio data from your computer to the Net MD (Check-out) Audi o da ta stored on the M usic Drive can be tran sf er red to your N et MD. This proce ss is called “ C heck-out”. The n umber of times a tr ack can be checke d out is re stricted in th is soft ware f or the pr otect ion of c opyri ghts (p age 98). Checki ng out audio f[...]

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    81 3 Click in the middle of the display and select the recor d i ng mo de ( pa g e 78). Standard tr ansfer mode: Da ta are transferr ed in the forma t of the or iginal fi les. Maximum a vailable t ransfer space: All data are trans ferred in LP4 mode. SP transfer mode: All da ta a re co n verted and tr ansferred in n or mal stereo mode. S e lect thi[...]

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    82 Notes • Once a check -out ( or chec k- in) ha s sta r te d, do not disc on nect the dedicated USB cable or power source unt il th e check-out oper ation has c o m p le te d. Th es e ac tion s may damage the dat a or caus e the syst em to ma lfunction. • Make sure not to bump the Net M D after chec k- out ha s st arted. If you do, the content[...]

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    83 Listening to an MD Y ou can listen to an MD o n the Net MD while it is connected to your computer . When disc onnect ed from your com puter , the Net MD can be use d as an ordina ry MiniD isc de vice . For de tails on Net MD oper ations, refer to the “Reco rder Operations” se ction. Listening to an MD wit h the Net MD connected to the comp u[...]

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    84 Advanced ope ration s Using other functions! Using the Sonic Stage online help This man ual explains onl y the b as i c operations of the S on icStage soft ware. Howev er, the soft ware has a host of oth er funct ions that al low you to carry ou t v arious operat ions, s uch as imp or t in g audio files from th e Internet, cl as sifying and m a [...]

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    85 Viewing online help Let’ s find out how to use th e on line help first. An expl ana tion on the use of the onl in e help can al so be found in th e online help . 1 Double click [Overvie w] in the le ft-hand frame. 2 Click [About t his Help f ile]. The explan ation will a ppe ar in the righ t- ha nd frame. 3 Read the text. Scroll th e display i[...]

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    86 Other informat ion Settings and Pr ecautions Settings accor ding to OS The settings and precautions will differ according to the operating system bein g used. Check th e i te m s that apply to yo ur system. For Windows XP use rs Restrictions whe n ru nning t he Son icSt age softwa re unde r Windo ws XP • T o instal l this software , you must l[...]

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    87 For Windo ws Millennium Edi t ion users When us ing SonicS tage under Windows Millennium Edition If you u se the “Syste m Restore ” func tion in W indows “Sy stem T ools”, audi o data manage d by SonicS tage may beco me corrupte d a nd rendered unp layable. Bef or e execut in g the system re st or ation proced ure, you shoul d f ir st ba[...]

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    88 For users with OpenMG J ukebox , SonicStage, or SonicStage Premium inst alle d on their computer Note Confirm wh et he r any tracks have been che cked o ut from your com p uter . If tracks have been c hecked out fro m O pe nMG Jukebox, an e ar l ier version of So ni cS tage, or SonicStage Premium, it may n ot be possible to ch eck those tracks b[...]

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    89 Precautions on the co-existence of SonicStage V er . 1.5 with OpenMG Ju kebox V er .2.2 or S o nicStag e Premium • Make sure the OpenMG Jukebox V er .2.2 icon is n ot displayed in the ta sk tray . If it is, the N et MD may not be recognized by your c omputer . • Audio data reco rd ed on the com puter are stored in a common file and use d by [...]

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    90 Uninstalling the SonicSt age software T o un in st al l th e SonicStage s oftware, follow th e pr oc edures bel ow . For Window s XP use r s Log on with a us er name with “Computer Adminis trator” as an attr ibute. Refer to the operating instr uctions of your c omputer for deta ils on logging on as an administra tor . 1 Click [Start]–[Cont[...]

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    91 2 Double-click [Add/Re m ove Programs]. The Ad d/ Re mov e Pr ogr ams Proper ti es w i ndow ap pe ars. 3 Click [SonicStage 1.5.XX] in th e list of programs for automatic removal, and then c lick [Add/Remove]. 4 Click [OpenMG Secure Module 3.1]* in the list of programs for automatic remov al, and then click [Add/Remove]. Do as in st r ucted by th[...]

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    92 T roubl eshooting Please do the follo wing steps if you encounter a problem while usin g the SonicStage softwar e. In case a me ssage appea rs, it is recom m ended th at y ou wr ite it down. Step 1: Chec k the symptoms in this “T roubleshooting” sec tion. A v ari ety of infor mati on can a lso be found in the op erat ing p roce dures a nd ?[...]

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    93 Comp ute r • Manu f ac turer: • Model : • T ype: De sktop type / Laptop type Name of opera ting system: RAM capaci ty: Har d di sk d rive (con ta i n i ng S onicStage and audio data ) • Cap acity of the dr ive: • Fr ee space: Inst al le d f older contai ni ng SonicStag e ( if ot he r than the defaul t fol d er) 1) • Location of th e [...]

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    94 If y our computer does not recognize the Ne t M D • Is the Net MD c onne cted correctly to your computer ? — I f the Net MD is no t firmly co nnected to the comp uter, the Net MD will not be recogni zed by your com p uter . — Reconne ct the dedica te d U SB cable. If the com p uter still does no t recognize the Net MD, dis co nnect the Ne [...]

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    95 • If the instal l at io n see ms to be stopped It may tak e 30 minutes or more for t he installatio n to complete, depending on your compu t e r or CD-R OM dri ve. During the in stallation, watch out fo r the occurre nce of any o f the follo wing problems. • If the installation is s t ill unsuc ce ssful aft er all that you ha ve done . — T[...]

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    96 Information and expl anations Net MD F AQ This se ct ion introdu ce s frequently asked question s a nd answers on the Net MD . On the Net MD What is a “N e t MD”? Net MD is a sp ecification tha t allows audio data in a computer to be tr ans ferred to a MiniDi s c throug h a USB cab le. Ti ll now , Mini Discs coul d be used to r ecord only a [...]

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    97 On Editing Can checked-out trac ks be edited on the Net MD? • Things yo u ca n do on the Net MD : — L abel con tents . — Assign or rel ea se groups — Mo ve trac ks or groups . • Things yo u ca nnot do on the N et M D : — Add t rack marks ( divide)/e rase track mark s (combine) . — D el ete tra ck s, grou p s, or the en ti r e disc [...]

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    98 On copyr ight protection The Ope nM G techno logy* allows you to enj oy di gi t al mu si c , while main ta i ni ng t he copyrig ht s of its holde rs . Op enMG Jukebox encrypts aud io files in Open MG format a nd store s t hem on the hard di sk of your co m put e r to prevent unauthor i zed distribution . * The cop yr ight pro te ction tec hno lo[...]

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    99 Restrictions on audio conte nt Hig h- quality digit al au dio conten t is w i de ly av aila bl e th rough mus i c di st ribution serv ic es on the I nt ernet. T o pr ot ec t the copyrights of i ts hol d ers from una uthorized di st r ibutio n, some aud io conten t is di s trib u t ed w i t h certain res t ri ct ions on recor ding and playb ack. [...]

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    100 Glossary A TRAC3 A TRAC3, which s ta nds for Adaptive T ran sform Aco us tic Coding3, is au dio compres si on techno logy that satis fies th e demand fo r hi g h sound qua l ity a nd high com pr ession rate s. The A TRA C3 compression rate is approximately 1 0 times higher th an that of the Audi o CD, resultin g an increased data capacity for t[...]

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    101 Recording mod e (Bit rate) This is a measur e of data v ol ume per se cond. The ra te is e xpre ssed in bps (bits per secon d). In Soni cS tage, the bi t r at e ca n be selected for re cording an aud io CD or converting MP3 and W A V for m at au dio f ile s i nt o A TR A C3 format from am on g three rates: 132 k bps, 105 kbp s or 66 k bps. In t[...]

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    102 Index A Acce ssories optional 64 supplied 11 ATRAC3 96 , 100 Audi o CD 68 , 77 Auto Time Mark 30 AVLS 46 B back u p 89 Battery battery life 15 , 48 dry ba ttery 15 Beep s ound 46 C CD-ROM 71 Check-i n 96 , 100 Checki ng playin g posi tion 32 remain ing time 32 , 36 Check-o ut 80 , 96 , 100 Cleaning 50 Connect ing 75 analo g 25 digital 18 copyri[...]

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    103 R Recor ding adding track mark s (Auto Time Mark) 30 digi tal 17 Group Mode Record ing 27 MDL P mode 26 without ove rw ri ti ng tra cks 29 Record in g mode (Bit rate) 78 , 81 , 10 1 Record in g na vigation window 77 Rela beling 39 S SDMI 101 SonicStage Premium 72 , 88 SonicSt a g e softwa re (earlier version) 72 , 88 star t (s oft ware) 76 Syst[...]

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    Pr inte d in Malay s i a This warranty is v alid only in the United States.[...]