Sony MZ-NF610 manual

3-255-343- 11 (1) FM/AM Por table MiniDisc Recor der Operating Instructions Recorder Operat i on _ ______________________ ______ _ Softwa re Operation _ ______________________ ______ _ page 13 page 84 ©2003 Sony Corporation MZ-NF610 “W ALKMA N” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphon e Stereo products. is a trademar[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to ra in 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 , curtains, 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[...]

3 This equ ipm ent has bee n tested and foun d to comply with the limits fo r a Class B digit al de vice, p ursua nt to P art 1 5 of th e FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide rea so nable pr otect io n against harmful interfe re nce in a residential installati on. This equipment generates, uses, an d can ra diate r adio fr equ ency ener[...]

4 • Soni cS t a ge, Op en MG an d the Ope nMG logo, MagicGa te, Net MD and the Ne t MD log o are t ra dem ar ks of Sony Corporation. • Micr os of t, Windows, W ind ows NT an d Windo w s Med ia are trad ema rk s or register ed t ra de mar ks of Micros of t Corp orati on in th e Un ited Stat es an d /or othe r co untri es . • IBM an d PC/A T ar[...]

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6 T able of co ntents Recorder Operations Looking at controls .............. ........... .... .... ........ 14 Getting started ........ ............ ............... ........... . 18 Recordi ng an MD right a way! ......... ........... ..... 22 Playing an MD righ t away! ...... .... .... ........... ..... 25 Listening to the radio .......... ........[...]

7 Editing re corded tracks ................... ........... .... 40 Before editin g .......... ... ........... .... .... ... ........... .... ... .... ........... ... .... ........... . 40 Labeling recordings (N ame) ............ ............... ........... .............. ........... . 40 Labeli ng ........ ............... ........... ..............[...]

8 Other ope rations ...... ............... ............ ............ 53 Useful se ttings ............... ............... .......... ............... .............. ........... .......53 How to use the menu items .......... ........... .............. ............... ..........55 Turning off the beep sound .................. ........... ..............[...]

9 Troublesh ooting and e xplanation s ......... ....... 72 Troubles and solut ions .......... ........... ............... .............. ........... ............ 72 While cha rging ................ ........... ............... ........... .............. ........... . 72 While rec ording ........... ........... .............. ............... ........[...]

10 Software Operation What is a Net MD? ........... ........... ............... ..... 85 Basic Ope rations ................. ........... ............... . 86 Basic opera tio na l flow us in g the Net MD ................ .......... .... .... ... .......86 Provid ing the requ ired system environment ............. .......... ............... ... 87 Sys[...]

11 Other in formation ..... ............... ............ ......... 1 02 Settings and Precaution s .... .............. ........... ............... .............. .......... 102 Setting s accordin g to O S ..... .... ... .... ........... ... .... .... .......... .... .... ...... 102 For use r s with Op enMG Ju keb ox, Son ic Stage, or Soni cS tage Pr[...]

12 Befor e using this product This manual e xplains the r ecorder operations and the installati on and basic use of th e supplie d Soni cSt a ge softwar e. For deta ils on t he vari ous ope ratio ns , refer to the pag es indicated belo w . When usin g the r ecorder Recorder Operation (pages 13 to 82) Pages 13 to 82 in this manua l explain th e use [...]

13 Checking the supplied accessories Battery c arrying case (1) CD-ROM (S onicS tage V er . 1.5) (1) * ∗ Do not play a CD- ROM on an audio CD playe r. A C p ower a d ap to r ( 1) Head ph ones wi th a re mote contr ol (1) (for USA model) NH-7WMAA Nickel metal hydrid e rech argeab l e battery (1) Dedica ted USB c able (1) Earphones wi th a remote c[...]

14 Looking at contro ls The recor der A Display windo w B GR OUP button C X (pau se ) butto n D END SEARCH button E MENU butt on F OPEN button G VOL + * , – button * VO L + has a tact ile dot. H 4-wa y contro l k ey ENTER • N * . , > (sea rch/AMS) x • CANCEL/CHG (stop/cancel / char ge) * N has a ta ct ile dot . I REC (record) • T MARK bu[...]

15 The display window of t h e recor der A MONO (monaural) indication B LP mode indicatio n C Sound i ndica tions D Disc in dication Sho ws that the disc is rotatin g for reco rd ing or pl ayi n g an MD . E Lev el meter Sho ws the v olume of the MD be ing played o r reco rded . F Disc nam e /track nam e in di catio n Ligh ts up w hen labe ling a di[...]

16 The headphones/earphones with a r em ote control A VOL +, – b utton s Press to adjust th e v olume. B Jog le ver ( . • NX /ENT • > , TUNE – • B AND • TUNE +) NX / ENT (t o press) : pla y , pause, ente r . (to slide towa rds): REW > (to slide to w ards): FF B AND (to press): se lect a band TUNE – (to sli de towa rds): tune bac[...]

17 The display window of t he remote contr ol A Disc in dication B PRESET indication C Char acter i nformati on dis play D Play mode indicatio n E SOUND indication F Battery le vel indicat ion G T rack numb er/Ban d/Pres et num ber displa y H Grou p indi ca tion F H G B AC D E[...]

18 Getting star ted Char ge the rechar g eab le ba tter y b efore usin g. Ev en if the rec har geab le batter y is not char ged, you can use t he recorder a s long as the A C po wer adapto r is connecte d. 1 Inser t the rechargeable batter y Using th e dry batter y Inser t on e LR6 (s iz e A A ) alka line dry ba tter y (not su pplie d) inst ead of [...]

19 2 Charge t he rechargeable batter y . 1 Conne ct the AC po wer adap tor to DC I N 3V. 2 Pre ss x • CANCEL/CHG w hile th e rec order is st opp ed. “Charge” flashes, e appe ars in the di spl ay , and cha r gi ng s tar t s. When c har g in g is completed , th e ba tte ry indicati o n di sap p ear s. Full cha rging of a comple te ly d ischa rg[...]

20 3 Make connections and unlock the controls. 1 Connect the he adphon es/ea rphones with t he remote control to i . 2 Slide H OLD t o th e opposi te d irectio n of the arrow ( . ) to u n lo ck th e con tro ls . Battery life For d etails, re fer to “Batte ry life” (page 67) When recording (Unit: Approx. h ours) Batteries SP Stereo LP2 Stereo LP[...]

21 When pla ying (Unit: Approx . hours) When using t he radio (Unit: Approx . hours) Batt eri es SP Ster eo LP2 St ereo LP4 Ster eo NH -7WM AA nickel met al hydride rechargea ble battery 14.5 15.5 17.5 LR6 (SG) Sony alka line dr y ba ttery 36 42.5 48 Batt eri es FM/AM TV/Wb(weather) (USA model o nly) NH -7WM AA nickel met al hydride rechargea ble b[...]

22 Recor ding an MD right away! This sect ion expl ains the bas ic procedure for making digi tal recordi ngs using an op tical cable connected to a CD player , Digital TV or other digital eq uipment. F or other re cording oper ations, see “V arious w ays of record ing” (page 29). Note that y ou cannot recor d a radio br oa dcast that is bei ng [...]

23 2 Make connections. (Insert the cables firmly and completely int o the appropriate jacks.) 3 Recor d an MD. 1 Set the sound sourc e you wan t to re cord to pause . 2 While the re cor der is s top ped , hold down REC • T MARK and pre ss N . The re corder starts recordi ng . 3 Play t h e so urce yo u wa n t to reco rd . Track marks are au tomati[...]

24 If the recording does n ot star t • Ma ke s u r e the r eco rd er is not loc ked ( pag es 14, 20). • Make sure the MD is not record-protec ted (pages 22, 69) . • Premastere d MDs cannot be recorded over . Notes • Do not change the rechar geab le battery durin g operatio n ev en if the r ecorder i s connecte d to AC power adaptor . T he o[...]

25 Playing an MD right aw ay! 1 Inser t an MD. 1 Pres s O P EN to ope n the lid. 2 Insert a n MD with the lab el side fa cing front, and press t he l id down to close. 2 Play an MD. 1 Press N on the re corder. (Press t he jo g lev er ( NX ) on the remote c ontrol.) A short bee p so und s in the head phone s/ earphone s. 2 Press VO L + or – to ad [...]

26 If the play does no t start Make sure t he recorder i s not lo c ked (pages 14 , 20). Note The playback soun d may skip if: • the recor de r receives stronger conti nuou s shock. • a dirty or scratc hed MD is pla yed. T o Oper at ion on th e recor der Operatio n on t h e re m ote control Pause Pre ss X . Press X ag a in to resum e play . Pre[...]

27 Listening to the radio Y ou can liste n to the r adio throu gh the b uilt-in digital tu ner in the remote cont rol. W ith the USA model, you can also list en to TV and weather br oadcasts . Y ou cannot use the recor der to recor d a radio broadcast that is being received on the remote control. 1 T ur n on the radio. 1 Press RA DIO ON/OF F. The r[...]

28 T o improve the broadcast reception • For FM /TV/Wb ( wea ther) : Extend the headph ones /ear phones cor d, w hich act as th e FM ant enna. • For AM: Orient the b uil t- in AM antenna inside the remote contr ol horizontal ly to obtain o ptimum AM recept ion. If an FM broadcast is hard to tune in Press SOUND repeate dly until “Local” appe[...]

29 V arious ways of re cor ding Viewing various information Y ou can check the remaining time, track numbe r , etc. whe n recordi n g or du ri ng stop. G roup -r ela te d i te ms ap pe ar onl y when a tr ack w ith gr oup setti ngs i s play ed and th en stopped . On the recorder 1 Press ME NU. 2 Pres s . or > repeatedly unti l “DISP ” appear [...]

30 On the re mote co ntrol 1 Press DI SPLA Y. Each time you p ress the b utton, the disp l a y ch anges as fol l ows: Display window on the remote control Displa y: C / D Note Depending on whethe r the group fu nction is used or not, the ope r ating c ondi tions, and the disc set tings, you ma y not be abl e to s elect certain indi cati ons or the [...]

31 6 Pres s N whi le pres sing REC • T MARK. The re corder st ands b y for reco rding. 7 Play t he source yo u want to rec or d. The re corder starts recordin g automatically when it recei ves th e playi n g sound . “REC ” light up in the displ ay . T o stop recording Pres s x . z When th ere is no sou nd from the playe r for about 3 se con d[...]

32 4 Press . or > r epe ated l y to select the desire d recording mode , and the n pr es s EN T ER. 5 Press N while press ing REC • T MARK. The reco rdi ng s tarts . 6 Play the s ource you want to rec ord. T o s t o p re c ord i n g Press x . The reco rder keeps th e s et ting of the record ing m ode wh en you re cord the nex t time. z Audio c[...]

33 1 Make co nnect i on s. Use the app ropr i at e conn ecting cord to suit the source equipment * . When connec ting t he cabl e, mak e su re to inse rt th e co nnect ors firm l y . ∗ For det ails, see “Option al accessori es” (page 71) 2 Pres s N whi le pres sing REC • T MARK. The reco rding sta rts. 3 Play t he source yo u want to rec or[...]

34 Using Auto Time Mark to add track marks w hile recording When the elapsed recording time exceeds the time in terval for A uto Time Mar k: The reco rder adds track m ark s at the point you set the time interv al and fro m that point th e recorder adds a track mark whene ver the time interv al has elapsed . Exampl e: Eigh t mi nu tes of reco rding[...]

35 7 While observing th e lev el meter in t he display , adjust the re cording le vel b y press ing . or > . Set the le vel so that th e maximum input lig hts up th e fifth s egme n t on the le vel meter . If the si xth segm ent li g hts up , lower the level by pressing . . Re c or d i ng d o e s no t s ta rt in th is st ep . If your sou rc e is[...]

36 V ar iou s wa ys of pl ayb ack In thi s section, the o peration using the remote co ntrol is mainly explained . For details on opera tions do ne on the recorde r , see th e pag es i ndicat ed fo r ea ch op eratio n. Viewing var ious info r mat ion Y ou ca n ch eck th e t rack or dis c nam e, track number , the elapsed playing time of the cu rren[...]

37 For the recorder operation, see page 56. Playing a track rep eatedly (Rep eat Pla y) Y ou can us e t h e repeat fu nction for norm al play , sing le-p la y , and shuffle pl ay mode . 1 During pla yback in the se lected play mode , pre ss and hol d P -MODE / for 2 se cond s or mo r e. appear s in the dis pl ay . T o cancel repeat play Press and h[...]

38 Adjusting tr eble or bass (Digital Sound Preset) Y ou ca n ad just th e t re ble an d ba ss to sui t your ta st e. The play er can stor e two sets of trebl e-bass adjustm ents , wh ich can then be se lected later d uring playback. Selecting the sound quality Factor y se ttings Facto ry settings of the Digital So und Preset ar e as foll ows: • [...]

39 4 Press t he jog lev er to enter . The soun d setti ng s are sa ved and th e playb ack dis play appe ars agai n. T o cance l the s etting Press SOUND repe atedly until no thing appear s in t he dis play i n step 1. T o cance l the p rocedure Press and hol d the D ISPLA Y button or x button fo r 2 sec onds or mor e. For the recorder operation, se[...]

40 Editing r ecord ed tracks This se ct io n expl ains th e op erat i ons th at are done on the rec orde r . For de tails on operations done on the remote co ntrol, see the pa ge s indi ca ted for eac h operat ion. Before edi ting Y ou ca n ed it your recordi ng s by addin g/ erasing trac k marks or labeling tracks and MDs. Notes • Premast ered M[...]

41 4 Pres s . or > repeatedly unti l the follo wing item appe ars in the disp lay , an d then pr ess ENT ER. The curs or flas he s in the let t e r input area a nd the tr ac k, group , or disc is ready to be labeled. 5 Press V OL + or – to select a lett er and press ENTER. The sel e cted let te r appear s and the cursor mo ves t o the next inp[...]

42 Moving recor ded tracks (Move) Y ou ca n ch ange t he ord er of the re corde d tracks. Note T o m ove tracks in a disc wit h gro up setti ngs, see page 50. Exampl e Move tr ac k C (track nu mb e r 3) from the third to t he se co nd tr ac k. 1 While pl ay ing t he tr ac k you wan t to move, press M ENU . 2 Press . or > repeatedly until “EDI [...]

43 Dividing a track direct ly 1 While pl ayin g or pausing an MD, press T MARK on th e reco rder at t he point you w ant to mark. “MK ON” appe ars i n the di spl ay , and a track m ark is a dde d. The trac k numb er will i ncr ease by one. T o add track mar ks wh ile recording (except w hile synchro-recording) Pres s T MARK o n the r ecorder at[...]

44 3 Pres s T MA RK to er ase the ma rk . “MK OFF” ap pe ars in th e dis play . The tr ac k mark is er ased and th e t w o track s ar e c omb ined. z When you e rase a tra c k ma r k, th e date, tim e, and name assi gned to the mar k are als o erased . Note When you erase a trac k mark bet w e en the two consecu tive tracks th at are ass igned [...]

45 T o erase the whole disc Y ou can qu ickly er ase all the track s an d data of t he MD at the same time. Note tha t on ce a reco rding has been erased, you cannot retri eve it. Be sure to check the con tents of the di sc bef ore y ou erase it. 1 Play t he disc y ou w ant t o er as e to check t h e conten ts. 2 Pres s x to stop . 3 Press ME NU. 4[...]

46 Using th e group fun ction What is the gr oup function? The grou p func tion is pr ovide d t o al l ow playba ck of disc s wi th group se tting s. The group fu nction is convenient for pl ayba ck of MD s on which several albums or C D sing l e s ha ve been rec orded in MDLP (LP2/L P4) m od e. What is a disc with group settings? The rec order ca [...]

47 Recording a tra ck to an existing gr oup Y ou can ad d a track t o an exist i ng gro up . 1 Press GR OUP, and then pr ess . or > until the group you want to add a tr a c k t o a p pea rs in th e d i spl ay . 2 Pres s N while pressi ng REC • T MARK. 3 Play the so urce s ound. Newly rec or de d trac k i s ad ded af t er the cu rren t co nten [...]

48 Repeat p lay f or t he sele cted gro up play mode (Gr oup Repeat Play) 1 Duri ng play back i n the select ed grou p mode, pr es s and h old P-M ODE/ for 2 seco nds or more. “ ” app ea rs in th e di spla y . Playba ck rep ea ts in th e resp ective group pl a y mod e. Editing gr oups This se ct io n expl ains th e op erat i ons th at are done [...]

49 Notes • Y ou can cre ate a m aximum of 99 groups o n a disc. It will not be po ssible to ma ke a grou p setting if the tr acks , groups and disc name on a disc contain mo re than the ma xi mum number of charac te r s that can be stor e d. • The tracks or gr oups must be sequentia l. If t he desired tra ck s or groups are not c onsecutive, yo[...]

50 3 Press MENU. 4 Press . or > until “EDIT” appear s in the d ispl ay , and then pre ss ENTER. 5 Press . or > until “G : Rls” appear s in the d ispl ay , and pres s ENTER. “G : Rls? ” and “E NTER ” appea r alte rnately in the d isplay . 6 Press E NTER. The grou p set ting of the sel e cted group is re leased. T o return the p[...]

51 3 Pres s . or > until “Mov e” appear s in t he displ ay , and then pre ss ENTER . 4 Pres s . or > until “T : Move” appear s in t he displ ay , and then pre ss ENTER . 5 When moving a trac k out o f a gr ou p, skip this step . When moving a trac k into a di fferent grou p, pres s . or > until the dest in ation gr ou p appe ars i [...]

52 5 Press . or > t o se le ct th e destina tion po int on t he dis c, and t hen press EN TER. T o return the preceding settings Press x . T o cancel mo ving Press x for 2 se conds or mor e. For the remote control operation, see page 61 . T o e rase a group Y ou ca n er ase tra cks in a se lecte d grou p. Note that onc e a recording has been er [...]

53 Other ope ration s Useful settings The r ec orde r ha s ma ny me nus with usefu l f un ctio ns for reco rdin g, pl ay back, ed iting, et c. The follo wing table shows the menu items that you can selec t. S ome items can be set with both the reco rder and the re mote contr ol, and some can b e set with eit her the reco rder or the remote contr ol[...]

54 Displa y Vi e w i n g informatio n Di sp lays various informatio n such as the remaining time, etc. in the di splay wi nd ow . recor der pages 29 and 36 remote contr ol page 3 0 and page 59 Ed itin g Labe ling (Name) Labels trac ks , gr ou ps, or the disc. recor der page 4 0 (track and disc) page 5 0 (group ) remote contr ol page 60 Moving Ch an[...]

55 How to use the menu items T o set the menu items, do th e foll owing pro cedure . On the recorder: 1 Press MENU to ente r the menu . 2 Pres s . or > to sele ct the item. 3 Press ENTER to enter the selection. 4 Repeat st eps 2 a nd 3 . The se tting will b e ente red whe n you pr ess ENTER at the last. T o return the preceding setting Press x .[...]

56 T urning off the beep sound Y ou ca n turn on/o ff the beep sound on t he record er and the re mot e contr ol . 1 Ente r the me nu a nd se lect “O PTI ON ” - “BEEP” . 2 Sele ct “OFF ”. T o tur n o n the bee p sound Select “O N ”. Recording without over writing existing material If you wish to a voi d record ing ov er the curren t[...]

57 3 Sele ct “R e pON” (pla ying a tr ac k repeate dly) o r “RepOFF ”. When you se lect “Re pON”, “ ” appear s on A and the pla yba ck repeats with th e play mode selected in step 2. Listening to sele cted tra cks only (Book mark Pl ay) T o bookmark the tracks 1 While pla yin g the track you want to bookma rk , pre ss an d ho ld N f[...]

58 Adjusting treble or bass (Digital Sound Preset) For d etails and remo te control oper ation, see page 38. Selecting the sound qua lity 1 Enter the m enu and select “SOUND” - “SOUND1” or “SOUND2”. T o cancel Digital Soun d Preset Sele ct “OFF ”. Adjusting the sound qua lity 1 Enter the m enu and select “SOUND” - “SET”. 2 P[...]

59 Notes • When the power mod e is set to “QUIC K”, th e powe r remains on within the recorder e v en when nothing appe a rs in the disp la y. This leads to a s hor te r bat te ry lif e. For th is r easo n, it is recomm e nde d tha t you charge the batt ery daily . • If no recorder operation (includ ing openin g or closing of the l id) occu[...]

60 Labeling ( Name) 1 Enter the m enu and se lect “EDI T” - “Name” 2 Select one of the follo wing: The cur sor appears i n the displ ay and the track, grou p, or disc is re ady to be la be le d. 3 Pres s V OL + or – re peated l y t o select a letter a nd press t he jog le ver . The s elected letter stops flashi ng and the curs or move s t[...]

61 Moving a track i n a disc wit h group sett ing 1 Whil e p layi ng th e trac k you wa nt to move enter th e m e nu and s el ec t “EDI T” - “Move” - “ : Move”. 2 When moving a trac k out o f a gr ou p, skip this step . When moving a trac k into a di fferent group, sl ide the jog le ver until th e dest in ation gr ou p appe ars i n t he[...]

62 T o erase a group 1 Selec t a gr ou p you want to eras e an d check t he co nten ts (see “ T o cu e to the start of a gr oup (Gr oup Sk ip) ” (page 47 )). 2 Press x to stop. 3 Enter the m enu and se lect “EDI T” - “Eras e” - “ : Er ase”. “GP Eras e?” an d “Pu shEN T ER” appear altern atel y in the dis pl a y . 4 Press the[...]

63 Lis t of me nu s Menus on th e recorder Items l ist ed und er “Me nu 1” ar e t he se le ct able it ems w hi ch a ppea r wh en yo u pr es s MEN U, items lis te d u nder “Menu 2” a re t he selectable items which a p pear wh en y o u se le ct an it em in Men u 1, an d “Menu 3” are th e select able item s whi ch app ear whe n you se lect[...]

64 On the re mote co ntrol R-SET R -MODE SP (fac tory setting) y LP2 y LP4 y MONO RecV o l Auto (fac tory s ett ing) y Ma nual T ime Mk MK OFF (fact or y se ttin g ) y MK ON G-REC G-OFF (factor y setting) y G-ON SYNC-R OFF (factory setting) y ON OPTION A VLS OFF (factory settin g) y ON BEEP OFF y ON (facto ry setting) R-Posi FrHere (factory setting[...]

65 V arious way to use the radio Presetti ng radio stations automaticall y Y ou can au t o matica l l y preset ra dio stati ons who se rece ption is good . Once a statio n i s p rese t, you can tune it in at any time simply by selecting th e preset numb er . Up to 40 st ation s can be pr eset , 30 for FM a nd 10 f or AM. (I f yo ur un it is the USA[...]

66 6 Press th e jog le ver to enter the select ion. A long bee p soun ds in the head ph ones/e arpho ne s. “P RESE T”, “ M ”, an d pr eset n umb er dis appe ar in the display . Listening to t he preset radio stations Y ou ca n si m p ly tu ne t he statio n by selec ting the pr es et num ber . 1 Press RADIO ON/OFF to turn on th e radi o. 2 P[...]

67 Power sour ces Y ou can us e the rec orde r on ho use cu rrent or as follo ws. — a nickel metal hydride rechar geable batt ery NH-7WMA A — an LR6 (si ze AA) alkal i n e dry batt ery It is prefer able to use th e record er on house curren t when r ecordi ng for a long time. When using a batt ery , make su re it is a fu lly ch arged re ch arge[...]

68 Additi ona l informatio n Precauti o ns On safety Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN 3V jack. On power sources • Use ho use curre nt, nickel m etal hydride rechar geable batt ery , LR6 (si ze AA) batte ry , or c ar ba tter y . • For use in your house : Do n ot use any other AC power adaptor sinc e it m ay cause the recorder to malfu[...]

69 On the MiniDisc car tridge • When carry ing or st oring the M iniDisc, k eep it in its case. • Do not br eak o pen the s hutter. • Do not p lace the cart ridge where it will be subjec t to light , e xtreme temp eratur es , moistu re or dust . • Attach the supp lied MD label only in th e space de signated for it on the d isc. Do not stick[...]

70 Specifications MD re co rd e r Audio pla ying system MiniDisc digi tal audio sy stem Laser diode proper ties Material: GaAlAs W av ele ngth: λ = 790 nm Emission dura ti on: c ont inuous Laser output : le ss than 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 th e optical pick-up b lock with 7 [...]

71 Design an d spec ific ations ar e s u bj ec t to change witho ut notic e. Optio nal ac cess orie s Optical Cab le POC-15B, POC-15AB , POC-D A12SP MDR-s eries st ereo hea dphones/e arphones* SRS-seri es acti ve s peakers Y our dealer may not ha ndl e some of the above liste d acc es sori es. Please ask the d eal er fo r detailed info rm ation abo[...]

72 T roublesh ooting and exp lanations T roubl es and solutions If you find any tro ub les op er at i ng the re corde r, follow the steps below . 1 Check this s ection, “T roubles and solutions” (p age 72). Y ou may find the sol ution of you r trou ble o n “M essage s” (pag e 78) as wel l. Che ck the informatio n. 2 If you ca nn ot solve th[...]

73 Reco rd ing c ann ot be done c orre ctly . • Audio so urces may not be secur ely conn ec ted. , Disconn ect t he audio sou rces onc e and co nnec t them agai n (pag es 2 0, 23) . • The re is no digi t al sign al fr om the p orta bl e CD pl a yer . , When recor ding digital ly from a p ortabl e CD pl ayer, use th e A C power ad apto r and dis[...]

74 While play ing “TrFULL” appe ars ev en befo re the dis c has rea ched t he maximum recor ding time (6 0, 74, or 80 minut es) an d the record ing c ann ot be done. • This is due t o the MiniDisc system limit ation. When 254 tracks have been r ecord ed on t he dis c, “TrFULL ” appe ars r egardle ss of the total reco rded time. More than [...]

75 While Editing No so und com es thro ug h the headph ones / earph ones. • The he ad phone s/ea rp hone s plug is not firml y conn ecte d. , Plug in the plug of the head phones/earphones f irmly to t he remote contro l. P lu g i n the plug of the re mot e c ontro l f irmly to i . • The plug is dirt y. , Clean the plug . The reco rder skip s to[...]

76 While using gr oup function Whil e us ing t he ra dio Tra c k m a r k s cannot be e rase d. • This is du e to the Mini Disc system limitat ions. When the d ata of a track is f ragment ed, the track ma rk of a fragme nt under 12 seco nds long (r ecor de d in SP s te re o ) , 24 se conds long (r eco rded in LP 2 ster eo mode or mona ural mod e),[...]

77 Other s e flas hes in t he displa y on the remote contro l and the ra dio do es not oper ate. • The rech argeabl e b attery or the al kaline dr y batter y i s us ed up. — Char ge t he batt ery or replace the ba ttery w ith ne w LR6 (size AA) alkalin e dry batte ry (page 18). Sympt om Caus e/Reme dy The reco rder doe s not w ork or works poor[...]

78 Messages If the followin g error messages flash in th e display windo w , check the char t below . Error mess age Mea ning/Rem edy A VLS • A VLS is se t to “ON” so that the vo lume will not increa se anymore. , Set A VLS to “OFF ” (pag e 59). FULL • Y ou trie d to set the 21s t bookmark. , Y ou c an set up to 20 book m a rks. Se t bo[...]

79 LoBA T T • Ba t tery is w ea k . , Replace th e dr y ba ttery (pa ge 18). ME M O R Y • Y ou tr ie d to reco rd wi t h t he r ecor d er pl ac ed wh ere it r ec eives cont inuous vibrat ion. , Put the re cord er on a s tabl e p lace , and s ta rt reco rd in g aga in. NO C H G • Y ou tr ie d to cha rge at a plac e wh er e th e t emp er at ur [...]

80 Rec ERR • Reco rdin g was no t corre ctly don e. , Plac e the r ecorde r at a place with no vibra tions a nd rec ord agai n. • The disc is soi led with an oil film or f in ger prints, i s scratched, or is not a st and ard dis c. , Try record in g agai n w i th anoth er di sc . SA VED • Y o u tried to re cord or edit on a MD with the tab in[...]

81 Explanations Differ e nce bet ween di gital (op tical) and an alog (line ) inputs The input j ack of this rec order works a s both digita l and analog input j acks. Connect the recor der to a C D pl ayer or a cass et te reco rder u si ng eith er di gital ( op tica l ) i npu t or an alog (line) input. T o record , see “R ecording an MD righ t a[...]

82 The mea ning of “no s ound” “No soun d” de scr ibes a reco rder con dition in w hic h th e i nput level is about 4.8 mV duri ng analog inpu t or l ess th an –8 9 dB durin g opt ic a l (di gi ta l) inpu t (with 0 dB as ful l bi t (the maximum re co rdabl e level for a MiniD isc)). Note on digital recording This rec order us es the Seria[...]

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84 Recording audio data to your computer Y o u can reco rd aud io data to yo ur com put er from sources s uch as au di o CDs and the I nte rnet (pa ge 92) . On the computer Listening Y ou can listen to an a udio CD in the CD- ROM dri ve o f yo ur co mput er , or audi o data in the hard di sk drive (page 99). Inte rnet Audi o CDs[...]

85 What is a Net MD? Net MD is a sta ndard tha t enable s the tr ansfer of audio data fro m a computer to a MiniDisc de vice. T o use this Ne t MD with your comput er 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 an d functions f or playing the audio [...]

86 Basic Operat i ons Basic operational f low using the Net MD The fo ll owin g is the b a s ic st ep s th at you wil l ta ke fo llow in g th e pu rc h as e of you r re c o rd e r. Thro ugh thes e steps , you will pr epar e and set up you r com puter for u se of y our rec order as a Net MD. Do th e follo wing steps, an d refer to t he indicated pag[...]

87 Providing the r eq uired system envir onment System requirements The f ol l owing har dware a nd sof tw ar e ar e req ui re d in or de r to use the So nicS tage sof t wa re for the Ne t MD. This so ftware is not suppor ted b y the following environments : • Macintosh • W indows XP versions other than Hom e Edition or Profes sio nal • W ind[...]

88 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 softwa re sup plied with your Net MD. Before installing the software 1 Make sur e t o not e th e following before ins ta lling t h e so ftware . Do not connec t the de dicat ed USB cable before the installation! The Soni cSt age [...]

89 Installing SonicStage V er .1.5 1 T urn on your compute r and sta rt up W indows . 2 Insert the installation CD-R OM for SonicStage into the CD-R OM driv e of your c omputer . The setu p prog ra m star ts up aut om atic ally and the So nicS ta ge V er .1. 5 in stall at i on window appe ars. 3 Click to select [SonicStage 1.5]. T o u se this so ft[...]

90 4 Follo w the displayed instructions. Read the in struct ions care fully . The installati on may tak e 20 to 30 minutes, dep en ding o n yo ur sys te m environm e nt (page 11 1). 5 After the installation is completed, click [Restart] to restart the comput er . Make sur e to r estart your c omput er only after the insta llation has compl eted. W [...]

91 Connecting the Net MD to your computer After the s oftware ins tallation is compl eted, connect t he Net MD to your c omputer . Refer to th e 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 ections with the Net MD and the computer . 3 Check the[...]

92 Storing audio data to your computer This se ct ion ex pl ai ns ho w to reco rd and st or e au dio d ata from an aud io CD to th e hard di sk drive of your com put e r . The proc edur e in this se ction i s us ed to rec or d all trac ks on an audio CD. T o r ecord only speci fic trac ks from a CD, or fr o m ot he r soun d sour ce s, se e t he onl[...]

93 Recording audio CDs to the hard disk drive In Soni cS tage V er .1.5, th e hard d i sk d rive is called th e “M u sic Dr ive”. The Mus ic Dr ive manag es all audio d ata st ored b y SonicS tage. 1 Insert the audio CD that you want t o recor d into the CD-R OM dri ve of you r comp uter . Th e CD w i ndow ap pe ars i n t he di s pl ay . Note W[...]

94 4 Click in the middle of the recording window and select the recording mode. When re cord ing da ta in LP2 mo de: select A T RAC3 132kbps When re cord ing da ta in LP4 mo de: select A T RAC3 66kbps 5 If the list panel is not displayed, click . List panel s a ppear und er th e re cord ing wi nd ow . The cont ents of the audio CD appe ar in t he l[...]

95 Labeling audio data After reco rding has complete d, you can labe l the audio data i n the Music Driv e. Once audio data in the Mus ic Dri ve is labeled, th e label informatio n wi ll b e tr an sf er red to a disc alon g with the audi o dat a, all ow ing you t o vie w the da ta on y our Net MD. 1 Start u p SonicS tage (p age 92) a nd click (Mus [...]

96 T ransferring audio data from your computer to the Net MD (Check-out) Audi o da ta stor ed on the M us ic Dr ive can be tran sferre d to yo ur N et MD. This pr ocess is called “ C heck-out”. The n umber of times a track can be che cked out is restricted in this soft ware f or the pr otect ion of copyri ghts (p age 114). Checki ng out audio f[...]

97 3 Click in the middle of the display and select the recor d i ng mo de ( pa g e 94). Standard tr ansfer mode: Data are transferr ed in the forma t of the or iginal fi les. Maximum a vailabl e transfer space: All data are tra nsferred in LP4 m ode. SP transfer mode: All da ta a re con v erted an d tr ansferred in n or mal st ereo mode. Se lec t t[...]

98 Notes • Once a check -out ( or chec k- in) ha s sta r te d, do not disc on nect the dedi cat ed US B ca ble or power source unt il th e check -o u t ope r ation has comp le te d. T hes e ac tion s may da ma ge the dat a or caus e the syst em t o malf unct ion. • Make sure not to bump the Net M D after chec k- out ha s st arted. If you do, th[...]

99 Listening to an MD Y ou can listen to an MD on the N et MD while it is connected to your computer . When disc onnect ed from your com puter , the Net MD c an be use d as a n ordi nary Mini Disc de vice . For de tails on Net MD oper ations, refer to the “Re corder Operations” section. Listening to an MD wit h the Net MD connected to the comp [...]

100 Advanced ope ration s Using other functions! Using the Sonic Stage online help This man ual expl ai ns only the bas ic op er at io ns of the Son icSt ag e soft w ar e. Howev er, the soft ware has a host of oth er fun ctions that al low you to carry out v ario us opera tions, such as imp or t in g audi o files f ro m the In ter net , classi fyi [...]

101 Viewing online help Let’ s find out how to use th e on line hel p first. A n expl ana tio n on t he us e of the onl ine he lp can al so be fo und in th e on line hel p. 1 Double click [Overvie w] in the le ft-hand frame. 2 Click [About t his Help f ile]. The explan ation w i l l appear in the ri gh t-ha nd frame . 3 Read the text. Scroll th e[...]

102 Other in for mat ion Settings and Pr eca utions Settings accor ding to OS The settings and precautions will diffe r according to th e operating system bein g used. Check th e i te m s t hat appl y t o yo ur sys t em . For Windows XP use rs Restrictions whe n ru nning t he Son icSt age softwa re unde r Windows XP • T o instal l this software ,[...]

103 For Windo ws Millenn ium Edition users When using SonicS tage under Windows Mi llen nium Edition If you u se the “System Res tore ” functio n in W i ndo ws “Syste m T ools”, audio data man aged by SonicS tage ma y be com e co rrup te d a nd rend er ed unp laya bl e. Bef or e execut in g the s ys te m rest or ation p roced ur e, yo u sh [...]

104 For users with OpenMG J ukebox, SonicStage, or SonicStage Premium inst alle d on their comput er Note Confirm wh et he r any track s have been che cked out fr om yo ur comp uter. If tracks have been chec ked o ut fr om O pe nMG J ukeb ox, an ear lier vers ion o f So ni cS tage , or SonicStag e Premium, it may n ot be possible t o check those tr[...]

105 Precautions on the co-existence of SonicStage V er . 1.5 with OpenMG Jukebox V er .2.2 or Soni cStage Premi um • Make sure the OpenMG Jukebox V er .2.2 icon is not displa yed in th e task tray. If it is, th e Net MD m ay not be recogniz ed by your c omputer. • Audio data reco rd ed on the com puter are store d in a com mon file and used by [...]

106 Uninstalling t he SonicStage software T o un in st al l the Son i cSt a ge sof tware, fo llow the pr oc ed ures below . For Window s XP user s Log on with a us er name with “Computer Admi nistrator” as an attr ibute. Refer to th e operating instr uctions of your computer for deta ils on logging o n as an administra tor . 1 Click [Start]–[[...]

107 2 Double-click [Add /Re move Programs]. The Ad d/ Re move Program s Prop erties w i ndow ap pe ars. 3 Click [SonicStage 1.5.XX] in the list of programs for automa tic remov al, 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 ucte d by th[...]

108 T roubl eshooting Please do the follo wing steps if you encounter a problem while usin g the SonicSta ge softwar e. In cas e a me ss ag e ap pea rs, it is rec omm ended that yo u write it down. Step 1: Chec k the symptoms in this “T roubleshooting” section. A v ari ety of infor mati on can a lso be found i n the op erat ing p roce dures a n[...]

109 Com pute r • Manu facture r: • Model : • T ype: Deskto p type / Lapt op ty pe Name of opera ting system: RAM capaci ty: Har d di sk drive (contai ni ng S onic Stage and audi o da ta) • Capac ity o f the drive: • Free spa ce: Inst al le d f olde r co nt ai ning Son icStag e (if ot he r than the de faul t fol d er) 1) • Location of th[...]

110 If y our computer does not recognize the Ne t MD • Is the Net MD conne cted co rrec tly to your computer? — If the Net MD i s not f irmly connected to the computer , the Net MD will not be recogni zed by you r com p uter. — Rec onne ct the de dica te d U SB cable . If the co m p uter st ill doe s not rec ogni ze the Net MD, dis co nnect t[...]

111 • If the installat io n see ms to b e st opp ed 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 proble ms. • If the installation is still unsucce ssful after all that y o u have done . — T[...]

112 Information and explanations Net MD F AQ This se ct ion int ro duce s freq ue ntly as ked ques tions a nd ans wers on the Net M D. On the Net MD What is a “N e t MD”? Net MD is a sp ecificat i on t ha t allows au di o da ta in a co mput e r to be tr ans fer re d to a MiniDi s c throug h a US B cab le. Ti ll now , Mini Discs coul d be us ed [...]

113 On Editing Can checked-out trac ks be edited on the Net MD? • Things yo u ca n do on t he Net MD: — Label conte nts. — As sign or rel ea se group s — Mov e tr acks or groups . • Things yo u ca nnot do o n the Net M D: — Add track mar ks (div ide)/erase track marks (c ombine). — Delete tracks, gr oups, or the entir e disc con t en [...]

114 On copyr ight protection The Ope nM G t ec hno logy* allows you to enjoy digi t al mu si c , while m a intai ning the copyrig ht s of its ho l de rs. Op en MG Juke box enc rypt s aud io files in O pen MG form a t and store s t hem on t he h ard di sk of your co mpute r to pr event unau th or ized di st ribution . * The cop yr ight pro te ction [...]

115 Restrictions on au dio content Hig h- qual ity di g ital au dio co nt ent is w i de ly available thro ugh m us ic dist ributio n se rvic es on the I n t er ne t. T o pr otec t the copyrig ht s of its hold ers fr om una ut hor ize d di st r ibution, some aud io co nten t is di s tributed wi t h cert ai n rest ri ct i ons on rec ordin g and pla y[...]

116 Glossary A TRAC3 A TRAC3, which s ta nds for A d aptive T ran sf or m Aco us tic C odi ng 3, is au di o com pr es si on techno logy tha t satis fies th e dem an d for hi g h sound qual it y a nd hig h co mpr es sion rat e s. The A TRA C3 compression rate is approximately 1 0 times higher th an that of the Au dio CD, resultin g an increased da t[...]

117 Recording mode ( Bit rate) This is a measur e of data v ol ume per se cond. Th e rate is e xpre ssed in bps (bits per se cond) . In Soni cS tage , the bit r at e ca n be sele cted for recor di n g an aud io CD or c onv ert in g MP3 and W A V form at audi o files into A TR AC3 format fro m am on g thr ee r at es : 132 kbps , 105 kbp s or 66 k bp[...]

118 Index A Acce ssori es optional 71 supplied 13 ATRAC3 112 , 11 6 Audi o CD 84 , 93 Auto Ti me Mark 33 AVLS 59 B back u p 105 Bookma rk add 37 , 57 play 37 C CD-ROM 87 Char ging 19 Check-i n 112 , 116 Checki ng playin g posi tion 36 remain ing time 29 , 36 Check-o ut 96 , 112 , 116 Cleaning 69 Com bin in g tra cks 43 Connect ing 91 analo g 32 dig[...]

119 P Play mo de groups 47 tracks 36 , 38 Playlist 96 , 11 6 Pres etting radi o stati ons automat ic 65 manual 65 Q Quick m ode 58 R Radi o 65 Recor ding addin g track mark s 33 analog 32 digi tal 22 level 34 MDL P mode 31 without ove rw ri ti ng tracks 56 Record in g mode ( Bit rat e) 94 , 97 , 117 Record in g na vigatio n win dow 93 Rela beling 4[...]

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