Sony ZS-M35 manual

Personal MiniDisc System Operating Instructions 3-867-609- 11 (1) ©1999 Sony Corporation ZS-M35[...]

Introduction 2 Warning To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the player to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to a[...]

Basic Operations 3 Introduction T able of contents Basic Operations 4 Playing a CD 6 Recording a whole CD (Synchr onized recor ding) 8 Playing an MD 10 Listening to the radio The CD Player•The MD Player 12 Using the display 15 Checking CD text information 17 Locating a specific track 18 Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) 19 Playing tracks in[...]

Basic Operations 4 Playing a CD Basic Operations For hookup instructions, see pages 57 - 59. 1 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE down to open the CD compartment and place the CD on the CD compartment. 2 Close the lid of the CD compartment. 3 Press CD u (CD N on the remote). The player turns on (direct power-on) and the player plays all the tracks once. With [...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 5 Use these buttons for additional operations To Press adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the remote) stop playback CD x pause playback CD u (CD X on the remote) Press the button again to resume play after pause. go to the next track > go back to the previous track . remove the CD Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE t[...]

Basic Operations 6 Recor ding a whole CD (Synchronized recording) Display 3 4 2 1 For hookup instructions, see pages 57 - 59. 1 Insert a recordable MD (direct power-on). 2 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE and place the CD on the CD compartment. Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE again to close the CD compartment. 3 Press CD x . With the label side up With the label si[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 7 To Press stop recording MD x or CD x turn on/off the player POWER If “CD>MD OK?” alternates with time display There is not enough space on the MD to record the whole CD. If it is all right to record as much as possible and cancel recording of some tracks, press YES•ENTER. To stop recording, press NO•CA[...]

Basic Operations 8 Playing an MD For hookup instructions, see pages 57 - 59. 1 Insert the MD (direct power-on). 2 Press MD u (MD N on the remote). The player plays all the tracks once. With the label side up Display Playing time Track number 1 2 Insert in the direction of the arrow After “TOC Reading” is displayed, the disc name will be display[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 9 Use these buttons for additional operations To Press adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the remote) stop playback MD x pause playback MD u (MD X on the remote) Press the button again to resume play after pause. go to the next track > go back to the previous track . remove the MD Z turn on/off the p[...]

Basic Operations 10 Listening to the radio For hookup instructions, see pages 57- 59. 1 Press RADIO BAND until the band you want appears in the display (direct power-on). 2 Hold down TUNE + or TUNE – until the frequency digits begin to change in the display. The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear stat[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 11 Use these buttons for additional operations Tips • If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MONO/ ST•REPEAT (MODE on the remote) until “Mono” appears in the display and radio will play in monaural. • Next time you want to listen to the radio, just press RADIO BAND. The player turns on automatically and star[...]

The CD Player•The MD Player 12 Using the display You can check information about the CD and MD using the display. The CD Player•The MD Player DISPLAY During stop (CD) The total track number and playing time are displayed. During play (CD) The current track number and playing time are displayed. To check the remaining time Press DISPLAY. To disp[...]

The CD Player•The MD Player 13 The CD Player•The MD Player During stop (MD) The total track number and playing time are displayed. To check the remaining recording time on the MD Press DISPLAY. Total playing time Total track number Disc name Tip The disc name is displayed only with the MDs that have been electronically labelled. If the MDs not [...]

The CD Player•The MD Player 14 Tip The track name is displayed only with the MDs that have been electronically labeled. If the MDs not labeled, the indication only will be displayed. Note During repeat play (page 18), shuffle play (page 19) and program play (page 20), the number of tracks left and remaining time on the MD will not be displayed. D[...]

The CD Player•The MD Player 15 The CD Player•The MD Player Checking CD text information You can display the CD text (the disc name, the artist name, the track name, etc.) when this information is recorded on the CD. During stop (CD) The total track number and playing time are displayed. DISPLAY Total playing time Disc name/ artist name Tips •[...]

The CD Player•The MD Player 16 During play (CD) The current track number and the track name are displayed first, then the current track number and the playing time are displayed. If you press DISPLAY, indications in the display change as follows: To display Press DISPLAY the current track number and once remaining time on the current track the nu[...]

The CD Player•The MD Player 17 The CD Player•The MD Player Locating a specific track You can quickly locate any track on a CD or an MD using the number/character buttons. You can also find a specific point in a track while playing a CD or an MD. Number/character buttons . , > To locate Press a specific track directly the number/character but[...]

The CD Player•The MD Player 18 Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) You can play tracks repeatedly in normal, shuffle or program play modes. To repeat Do this a single track 1 Play the track you want. 2 Press REPEAT until “REP 1” appears in the display. all the tracks 1 Start normal play. 2 Press REPEAT until “REP ALL” appears in the d[...]

The CD Player•The MD Player 19 The CD Player•The MD Player Playing tracks in random or der (Shuffle Play) You can play tracks in random order. Tip During shuffle play, you cannot select the previous track by pressing . . On the remote Press MODE until “SHUF” appears in the display. SHUF/PGM CD u MD u Before you begin, make sure that the CD [...]

The CD Player•The MD Player 20 Cr eating your own program (Program Play) You can arrange the playing order of up to 20 tracks on a CD or an MD. On the remote Press MODE until “PGM” appears in the display, then press the number/character button to select the track. Tip If you made a mistake, press NO•CANCEL and re-enter the track number usin[...]

The CD Player•The MD Player 21 The CD Player•The MD Player Tips • If the program play is finished, the program is saved. You can play the same program again by pressing u . • If you open the lid of the CD compartment, the program is erased. • If you take out the MD, the program is erased. • During play, total programed time cannot be di[...]

The Radio 22 Pr esetting radio stations You can store radio stations into the player’s memory. You can preset up to 20 stations, 10 for each band in any order. The Radio YES ENTER RADIO BAND 1 Press RADIO BAND until the band you want appears in the display. 2 Hold down AUTO PRESET until “Auto Preset” flashes in the display. The stations are s[...]

The Radio 23 The Radio To label the preset station 1 According to the procedure on page 24, tune in the station you want to label. 2 Press EDIT for 2 seconds. 3 Input the name of the station (up to 12 characters). For details, see step 3 on page 45. To Use move the cursor > or . select the characters the number/character buttons erase the charac[...]

The Radio 24 Playing pr eset radio stations Once you’ve preset the stations, use the number/character buttons to tune in your favorite stations. 1 Press RADIO BAND until the band you want appears in the display. 2 Press the number/character buttons of the station you want. The preset number and the station name are displayed, then the preset numb[...]

Recording 25 Recording Recor ding the track you ar e listening to (Synchronized recording of a single track – REC IT) You can record the track you are listening to from its beginning using the TO TOP or TO END button. Recording 1 Insert a recordable MD. 2 Insert the CD and play the track you want to record. 3 To record at high speed, press HIGH S[...]

Recording 26 Recording the track you are listening to (Synchronized recording of a single track – REC IT) (continued) If “CD>MD OK?” alternates with time display There is not enough space on the MD to record the whole program. If it is all right to record as much as possible and cancel recording of some tracks, press YES•ENTER. To stop r[...]

Recording 27 Recording Recor ding the tracks you pr ogramed (Synchronized recording of the tracks you programed) You can record the tracks you programed. SHUF/PGM 1 Insert a recordable MD. 2 Insert the CD you want to record and press CD x . 3 Press SHUF/PGM until “PGM” appears in the display. 4 Press the number/character buttons for the tracks [...]

Recording 28 Notes • After you stop recording, do not disconnect the AC power cord or move the player while “TOC EDIT” is flashing in the display. If you do so, recording may not be done properly. • If you turn up the volume too high, sound skipping may occur. Tips • To record over the previous recording, see page 33. • Once the clock i[...]

Recording 29 Recording Recor ding from the radio or a CD You can record from the radio or a CD to an MD using the REC button. You can start or stop recording at any point you want. You can also pause recording. RADIO BAND Recording from the radio When receiving conditions are good, track marks are added on the MD automatically: – when there is no[...]

Recording 30 To pause recording Press MD u (MD X on the remote). Press the button again to resume recording. Recording from a CD Track marks on the source CD are recorded on the same positions on the MD. Track marks are also added automatically on the MD when you pause recording. If unnecessary track marks are added, erase them after recording (see[...]

Recording 31 Recording Extending the recor ding time (Monaural recording) If you choose to record in monaural, the recording time becomes double the normal mode; however, the recorded sound will lose the real sound presence to some extent. Choose the recording mode accordingly. LINE/LINE LEVEL 1 Prepare the music source you want to record. Source D[...]

Recording 32 To stop recording Press MD x . To pause recording Press MD u (MD X on the remote). Press the button again to resume recording. Tips • When you record a program of a station whose name is labeled on this player, the station name is recorded automatically as the track name (up to 50 names) (page 23). • Once you have stopped recording[...]

Recording 33 Recording There are two ways of recording on a recorded MD. • To add to the previous recording. The previous recording will remain. • To record over the previous recording. The previous recording will be erased. Adding recording (the previous recording will remain) Insert a recorded MD, and start recording (pages 6, 29, 30 and 31).[...]

Editing recorded tracks on the MD 34 On the MD, track marks are inserted between the tracks. You can find the beginning of the tracks quickly using the track marks. You can change the positions of the track marks. For instance, you can divide a certain track into several tracks by adding track marks. You can also combine some tracks into a new long[...]

Editing recorded tracks on the MD 35 Editing recorded tracks on the MD You can also use the following functions • Erasing a single track t “Erasing recordings (Erase Function)” (page 36) • Erasing all tracks on an MD t “Erasing recordings (Erase Function)” (page 37) • Changing the order of the tracks t “Moving recorded tracks (Move [...]

Editing recorded tracks on the MD 36 Erasing r ecordings (Erase Function) You can quickly erase the recorded tracks or unnecessary portion in the track. Unlike a cassette-corder, blank portion will not remain after erasure. Here are three options to erase recordings: • Erasing a single track • Erasing all tracks on an MD • Erasing a portion o[...]

Editing recorded tracks on the MD 37 Editing recorded tracks on the MD Note After you stop recording, do not disconnect the AC power cord or move the player while “TOC EDIT” is flashing in the display. If you do so, recording may not be done properly. Erasing all tracks on an MD You can erase the disc name, all recorded tracks and their names a[...]

Editing recorded tracks on the MD 38 Erasing a portion of a track By using the Divide (page 39), Erase (page 36) and Combine (page 41) functions, you can erase specific portions of a track. Example: Erasing a portion of track A 1 Divide A into three parts (page 39). 2 Erase A#2 (page 36). 3 Combine A#1 and A#3 (page 41). Note After you stop recordi[...]

Editing recorded tracks on the MD 39 Editing recorded tracks on the MD Dividing r ecorded tracks (Divide Function) When recording from the radio, etc., track marks may not be added correctly. A number of tracks may be included in a single track. You can divide these tracks into separate tracks, and add a new track mark to each track. All tracks fol[...]

Editing recorded tracks on the MD 40 Note After you stop recording, do not disconnect the AC power cord or move the player while “TOC EDIT” is flashing in the display. If you do so, recording may not be done properly. 4 Press YES•ENTER. “Complete” appears in the display for a few seconds after the track is divided. The original track only[...]

Editing recorded tracks on the MD 41 Editing recorded tracks on the MD Combining r ecorded tracks (Combine Function) You can combine two adjacent tracks into a single one. Using the combine function, you can combine a number of fragmented recordings or delete the unnecessary track marks. All tracks following the combined track are renumbered. EDIT [...]

Editing recorded tracks on the MD 42 Note After you stop recording, do not disconnect the AC power cord or move the player while “TOC EDIT” is flashing in the display. If you do so, recording may not be done properly. Combining recorded tracks (Combine Function) (continued) 4 Press YES•ENTER. “Complete” appears in the display for a few se[...]

Editing recorded tracks on the MD 43 Editing recorded tracks on the MD Moving r ecor ded tracks (Move Function) You can change the order of the tracks. After you move the track, the track numbers are renumbered automatically. EDIT Track number 1 2 1 2 3 4 AD D Moving Track number of the C changes to 1 B C B A 3 4 C Number/character buttons YES ENTE[...]

Editing recorded tracks on the MD 44 Labeling r ecor dings (Name Function) Either during recording or after recording, you can label the MDs and the tracks you have recorded with letters, numbers and symbols. You can input up to about 1,700 characters into each MD. EDIT Labeling during recording • You can label both MDs and tracks during synchron[...]

Editing recorded tracks on the MD 45 Editing recorded tracks on the MD 3 Input the characters. 1 Press DISPLAY to select the character input mode. •Uppercase letters input mode: The ABC indicator lights up. •Lowercase letters input mode: The abc indicator lights up. 2 Input the name using the number/character buttons (page 46). 3 Press . to mak[...]

Editing recorded tracks on the MD 46 Labeling recordings (Name function) (continued) The characters you can input Numbers, letters and symbols are allocated to each number/character button. Each time you press the button, the character changes in the display as shown in the following table. Buttons Uppercase letters Lowercase letters input mode inp[...]

Editing recorded tracks on the MD 47 Editing recorded tracks on the MD During REC IT recording You can label a track name only. You can input up to 100 characters. 1 During recording, press EDIT. The display waits for the input of the characters. 2 According to steps 3 and 4 on page 45, label a track. 3 Press YES•ENTER. The name is labeled on the[...]

Editing recorded tracks on the MD 48 Labeling after recording To label an MD or a track, operate as follows. You can input up to 100 characters for each label. 1 When you label an MD, insert the MD you want to label and stop operation. When you label a track, play the track you want to label. 2 Press EDIT repeatedly until “Disc Name” or “Trac[...]

The Radio 49 The Audio Emphasis The Audio Emphasis Selecting the audio emphasis (SOUND/MEGA BASS) You can adjust the audio emphasis of the sound you are listening to. SOUND MEGA BASS Selecting the sound characteristic Press SOUND to select the audio emphasis you want. Each time the button is pressed, the display changes. Choose For Sound ROCK Rock?[...]

The Timer 50 Setting the clock “- -y - -m - -d” and “- -:- -” indications appear in the display until you set the clock. Once the clock is set, the recording date and time are stamped automatically (pages 7, 25 and 28). The Timer Tips • The time display system of this player is the 12-hour system. • You can set the clock of this player [...]

The Timer 51 The Timer 3 Set the time. 1 Press >10 AM/PM to select “AM” or “PM”. 2 Press the number/ character buttons to set the hour and minute digits. Example: To set 8:45, press 8 t 4 t 5. 4 Press YES•ENTER. The clock starts from 00 seconds. To display the time Press CLOCK. To go back to the previous display, press CLOCK again. Whe[...]

The Timer 52 STANDBY Before you begin, make sure “TIMER” is not displayed. If displayed, press STANDBY. 1 Prepare the music source you want to play. Source Do this MD Insert an MD. CD Insert a CD. RADIO Tune in the station. LINE Turn on the component tconnected to LINE IN. 2 Press TIMER. “TIMER” flashes in the display. Make the following se[...]

The Timer 53 The Timer Tip If you made a mistake, press NO•CANCEL. The setting entered last will be cleared. Re- enter it. 5 Set the timer to the hour and the minutes you want the music to go on. 1 Press >10 AM/PM to select “AM” or “PM”. 2 Press the number/character buttons to set the hour and the minutes. Example: To set 6:45, press 6[...]

The Timer 54 Falling asleep to music You can set the player to turn off automatically after 10, 20, 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes, allowing you to fall asleep while listening to music. SLEEP 1 Play the music source you want. 2 Press SLEEP until “SLEEP” appears in the display. 3 Press SLEEP to select the minutes for the sleeping timer. Each time yo[...]

The Timer 55 The Timer Timer -r ecor ding radio pr ograms You can set timer to record the radio at a certain time. You can also record from the component connected to the LINE IN jack of the player. Make sure you have set the clock (see “Setting the clock” on page 50). Before you begin, make sure “TIMER” is not displayed. If displayed, pres[...]

The Timer 56 5 Set the timer to the hour and the minutes you want to start recording. 1 Press >10 AM/PM to select “AM” or “PM”. 2 Press the number/character buttons to set the hour and the minutes. Example: To set 7:00, press 7 t 0 t 0. 3 Press YES•ENTER. 6 Set the timer to the hour and the minutes you want to stop recording. (Do as st[...]

Setting Up 57 Setting Up Setting Up Pr eparing the system According to the illustrations, connect the cords firmly. Wrong connections cause mal- functions. Connect the AC power cord last. 2 Antenna terminals 1 Inserting the back-up batteries Insert three size AA (R6) batteries (not supplied) into the battery compartment. These batteries work to sav[...]

Setting Up 58 Preparing the system (continued) Note Keep the AM loop antenna away as far as possible from the player. If you do not, noise may be heard. *Reorient the antenna to improve broadcast reception 2 Hooking up the antenna 1 Strip the coating from the end of the cable and twist the wires. 2 Connect the wires to the terminals. Setting up the[...]

Setting Up 59 Setting Up 3 Connecting the AC power cord Insert one end of the supplied AC power cord to the AC IN socket located at the rear of the player, and the other end to the wall outlet. About the demonstration mode The player enters the demonstration mode about 10 seconds after you connected the AC power cord to the wall outlet. Demonstrati[...]

Setting Up 60 Saving power Even when power is turned off, this player consumes about 6.5 W for time indication, timer operation and remote control reception. If you use the saving power function, you can reduce power consumption to less than 1 W. DISPLAY When power is turned off, press and hold DISPLAY for about 2 seconds. The player enters the low[...]

Setting Up 61 Setting Up Connecting optional components You can enjoy the sound from a TV or VCR through the speakers of this player. Be sure to turn off the power of each component before making connections. For details, refer to the instructions of the component to be connected. Connecting a TV or a VCR After finishing the connections, turn on th[...]

Setting Up 62 Recording the sound from the connected components 1 Insert a recordable MD. 2 Press LINE/LINE LEVEL on the top panel to display “LINE”. 3 Press REC/REC MODE. The player stands by for recording. 4 Press MD u . Recording starts. 5 Play the optional component connected to the LINE IN jack of the player. If the volume of the component[...]

63 Additional Information Pr ecautions On safety • As the laser beam used in the CD and MD player section is harmful to the eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the casing. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the player, unplug the player, and have it checked by qualified personnel before op[...]

Additional Information 64 • Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs. • Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as there can be a considerable rise in temperature inside the car.[...]

65 Additional Information Some tracks cannot be combined with others. Track combination may become impossible when tracks are under 12 seconds long. The total recorded time and the remaining time on the MD may not reach the maximum recording time (60, 74 or 80 minutes). Recording is done in minimum units of 2 seconds each, no matter how short the m[...]

Additional Information 66 Guide to the serial copy management system Digital audio equipment such as CDs, MDs, DATs, etc., copy music easily with high quality, for these products process music as a digital signal. The Serial Copy Management System allows you to make only a single copy of a recorded digital source through digital-to-digital connecti[...]

67 Additional Information Disc variation MDs come in two types: pre-mastered (pre-recorded) and recordable (blank). Pre-mastered MDs cannot be recorded on or over like cassette tapes. To record, you must use a “recordable MD.” Pre-mastered MDs Pre-mastered MDs are recorded and played like regular CDs. A laser beam focus on the pits on the surfa[...]

Additional Information 68 Features Long recording The MD uses a new digital audio compression technology called Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding (ATRAC). To store more sound in less space, ATRAC extracts and encodes only those frequency components actually audible to the human ear. Quick random access Like CDs, MDs offer instantaneous random acce[...]

69 Additional Information T r oubleshooting CD Player General MD Player Symptom There is no audio. The picture of your TV becomes unstable. Various indications appear in the display one after another. Noise is heard. The CD does not play./“No Disc“ lights in the display even when a CD is in place. The sound drops out. Noise is heard. An incompl[...]

Additional Information 70 Troubleshooting (continued) Symptom The MD does not play. The MD does not record. The recorded sound drops out. A stereo program cannot be received in stereo. The audio is weak or has poor quality. Radio MD Player Remedy • Take out the MD and leave the player in a warm place for several hours until the moisture evaporate[...]

71 Additional Information Symptom The timer does not operate. The remote does not function. Operation may become unstable depending on the power supply or other causes because this player employs a microcomputer to link each operation. If other troubles not described above occur, disconnect the AC power cord from the wall outlet and take out the ba[...]

Additional Information 72 If a problem occurs, one of the following error messages may flash in the display window. This message will flash I f Blank Disc you try to play an MD with no recording on it. Cannot Edit you try to use the combine function on the first track of the MD. Disc Error you inserted a damaged MD or an MD missing a TOC (informati[...]

73 Additional Information Specifications MD player section System Minidisc digital audio system Disc MiniDisc Laser diode properties Material: GaAlAs Wave length: 785 nm Emission duration: Continuous Laser output: Less than 44.6 µW (This output is the value measured at a distance of about 200 mm from the objetive lens surface on the optical pick-u[...]

Additional Information 74 General Speaker Full-range : 8 cm (3 in.) dia., 4 ohms cone type (2) Inputs LINE IN (stereo minijack): Sensitivity 436 mV/ 870 mV Outputs Headphones jack (stereo minijack) (1): For 32 ohms impedance headphones Power output (excluding US model) 5 W + 5 W (at 4 ohms, 10 % harmonic distortion in AC operation) Power requiremen[...]

75 Additional Information Index A Adjusting bass 49 volume 5, 9, 11 ATRAC 68 AUTO PRESET 22 B Batteries for the remote control 59 C CD player 12 Checking playing time a CD 12 an MD 14 Cleaning 64 Clock 50 Combine function 41 Connection AC power cord 59 antenna 58 optional components 61 Creating your own program 20 D Demonstration mode 59 Display 12[...]

Additional Information 76 Sony Corporation Printed in China[...]