Sony MZ-NH900 manual

1 Recording with the Sony MZ-NH-900 Set-Up Steps for MD Mode Only The HiMD recorders can record in two formats: the higher quality HiMD format or the Standard MD SP format. They can also record on both the old, “MD” discs and the new HiMD discs. The separate set-up steps for the Hi-MD mode follow these below. These steps are for MD Disc mode, N[...]

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3 Perform these steps with No Disc in the Recorder: 3. + 3. ..[...]

4 4. Set to Advanced Menu Mode Press and hold the Navi/Menu button for 2 seconds until the menu window activates. Rotate the circular jog wheel until the word, "Option," is blinking. Press down on the small ENTER button (the button in the middle of the Jog wheel) to select “Option.” Rotate the jog wheel until the word "Advanced&q[...]

5 10. Slip the mic back into the shock mount and attach the fake fur jacket. The Rode NT-4 mic is very sensitive to hand-holding and the slightest amount of wind. Unless you are mounting it on a mic stand indoors, the results are likely to be disappointing without a shock mount/zepplin. 11. Its best to turn ON the mic before plugging it in to the R[...]

6 place it in pause and then use the menu to change to Manual Record level. Push the RED REC button down and slide the button to the right to put the recorder in instant record mode (auto gain). Press on the PAUSE BUTTON. Press and hold the Navi/Menu button for 2 seconds until the menu window activates. Rotate jog wheel until "REC Set" is[...]

7 19. Playing Recordings. Insert the disc, press the left or right edge of the ENTER button to shuffle through your tracks. 20. Prevent accidental erasure of recorded discs by sliding the white tab on the rear edge of the disc until the slot is open. 21. Disc Capacities: A standard MD disk has a capacity of 74-80 minutes recorded in SP mode. (Don&a[...]

8 Sony MZ-NH-900 Hi-MD and MD format Recorder Set-Up Steps for HiMD Record Mode Only The HiMD recorders can record in two formats: the HiMD format which can create a 16bit PCM file on HiMD disks and the older MD SP format which uses compression. Most users will want to record on HiMD formatted disks because, in addition to better quality, one can t[...]

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10 Perform these steps with No Disc in the Recorder: 4. Set to Advanced Menu Mode, Press and hold the Navi/Menu button for 2 seconds until the menu window activates. Rotate the circular jog wheel until the word, "Option," is blinking. Press down on the small ENTER button (the button in the middle of the Jog wheel) to select “Option.” [...]

11 The “EOR” Steps E DIT, O PTION and R ECORD SET 6. Depending on the type and state of your disk, follow one of these steps: a) If you are recording onto new or blank 1GB HiMD disk, go to step 8. b) If you are recording on a 1GB HiMD disk that you wish to remove all previous tracks from before you begin, press and hold the Navi/Menu button for[...]

12 8. There are two suggested recording modes PCM and HiSP, PCM is the highest quality mode. A 1GB disk will hold 92 minutes at the PCM quality and 8 hours at the HiSP quality. An older, smaller MD disk will hold 38 minutes of PCM quality and 74 minutes of HiSP quality. a) To Set Record Mode to PCM. Press and hold the Navi/Menu button for 2 seconds[...]

13 12. Its best to turn ON the mic before plugging it in to the Recorder. The switch is on the Mic body ON. When the NT4 is switched ON, the red battery status light should illuminate for about 1 second and turn off. If the L.E.D. remains illuminated significantly longer, the battery should be replaced. Life expectancy for a high quality alkaline b[...]

14 You can change the record level as the deck while recording if necessary. 16. To start recording, press again on the Pause button. When you are ready to stop recording, press on the PAUSE button again. Try to not stop the recorder with the STOP button unless you are taking a break because this will take the deck out of Manual Record Level mode. [...]

15 USB Cable Transfer of MZ-NH-900 Sound files using Sonic Stage 3.2 The below steps are for PC compatible only not for the Mac Compatible HiMD recorders There should be PC computers in MIT B-18 and B-56 with the necessary software installed. 1. Your material must have been made with a PC compatible HiMD recorder like the NH-900 on a HiMD-formatted[...]

16 folder if you want every file in that folder. When you are sure you have selected all of the one's you want, click the Red Transfer button (left facing arrow). The transfer process takes about 40-50 minutes for the transfer and wav conversion of a full 1GB disk. 10. Be very careful to not disconnect the HiMD recorder or its power or the PC?[...]

17 Making PC and Mac Compatible Data Disks with Nero These steps assume you have already created .wav files on a PC that are ready to be saved to disk. If any of your sound files is larger than 700mb, use a DVD-R blank. DVD-R will hold a little over 4.3 GB. 1. Launch Nero by double-clicking on its icon on the desktop. 2. Steps for making a data CD-[...]

18 i) At the prompt regarding burning option, select “Burn without multi-session.” j) While it is burning, click in the box for “verify written data.” Importing/Splitting the files into Logic 4. On the Mac desktop, drag the folder named, "DragToYour HardDrive" to make a copy of it onto a partition of your FireWire Hard drive. 5. O[...]