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3-866-900-13(1)
MiniDisc Deck
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Operating Instructions EN
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Mode d’emploi
MDS-JA555ES
1999 by Sony Corporation
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interference by one or more of the For the customers in the WARNING following measures: United States – Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. To prevent fire or shock – Increase the separation between the hazard, do not expose the unit equipment and receiver. – Connect the equipment into an outlet to rain or moisture. on a circuit different from that to To avoid electrical shock, do which the receiver is connected. not open the cabinet. Refer – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/T
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On operation TABLE OF CONTENTS If the deck is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture may Getting Started condense on the lenses inside the deck. Unpacking ............................................................................................................................. 4 Should this occur, the deck may not Hooking Up the System ......................................................................................................4 op
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Getting Started Getting Started Unpacking Hooking Up the System Check that you received the following items: • Audio connecting cords (2) Overview • Remote commander (remote) RM-D39M (1) This section describes how to hook up the MD deck to • R6 (size-AA) batteries (2) an amplifier or other components such as a CD player or DAT deck. Be sure to turn off the power of each component before connection. Inserting batteries into the remote You can control the deck using the supplied remote. LIN
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Getting Started When using the coaxial digital connecting cable Hookups Connecting the deck to an amplifier Digital component MD deck DIGITAL IN DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL Connect the amplifier to the LINE(ANALOG) IN/OUT COAXIAL OPT1 OPT2 COAXIAL OPTICAL COAXIAL jacks using the audio connecting cords (supplied), IN OUT making sure to match the color-coded cords to the appropriate jacks on the components: red (right) to red and white (left) to white. Be sure to make connections firmly to prevent hum a
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Getting Started Connecting the CONTROL A1 Control About the CONTROL A1 System Connect monaural (2P) mini-plug cables in series to the Control System CONTROL A1 jacks on the back of each component. This MD deck is compatible with the CONTROL A1 You can connect up to ten CONTROL A1 compatible Control System. components in any order. However, you can connect The CONTROL A1 Control System was designed to only one of each type of component (i.e., 1 CD player, 1 simplify the operation of audio system
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Getting Started Basic Functions of the Setting the Clock CONTROL A1 Control System Once you set the MD deck’s internal clock, the MD deck will automatically record the date and time of all recordings. When playing a track, you can display the Automatic function selection date and time the track was recorded (see page 24). When you connect CONTROL A1 compatible Sony Time on this deck is displayed on a 12-hour clock (USA components using control A1 cables (not supplied), and Canadian models only)
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Getting Started 4 Repeat Step 3 to enter the month, day, year, hour, Changing the clock setting(s) and minute. 1 Do steps 1 and 2 above. USA and Canadian models 2 Press AMS or 0/) repeatedly until the setting you want to change flashes. 3 Turn AMS to change the setting, then press AMS or YES. European model 4 To complete the setting, press AMS or 0/) repeatedly until all items stop flashing. z For precise time and date stamping of recordings Reset the time at least once a week. Note If the AC po
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Basic Operations • • Basic Operations Basic Operations Recording on an MD 2 5,8 6,7 10 AMS± DIGITAL REC LEVEL ANALOG MENU/NO PUSH ENTER YES 5 4 6 STANDBY – 3 7 + 2 8 9 CLEAR 1 0 10 0) L R TIMER OPEN/CLOSE REC REC OFF PLAY PITCH DISPLAY/ INPUT CONTROL SCROLL CHAR REPEAT PHONE LEVEL OPT1 PHONES OPT2 COAX • ANALOG ¤ ( P p r FILTER FADER PLAY MODE TIME MIN MAX 4 3 11 9 Turn on the amplifier and play the program source you want 1 to record. Press 1/u. 2 The STANDBY indicator turns off. Pres
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Basic Operations Press MENU/NO twice to display “Setup Menu”. 5 Turn AMS to select “Setup 17”, then press AMS. 6 Turn AMS to select the mode you want to record in, then press 7 AMS. 1 To record in Select* Stereo sound Stereo Rec 2 Monaural sound* Mono Rec 1 * You cannot select the mode during recording or recording pause. 2 * In the monaural recording, you can record about two times longer than in the stereo recording. Press MENU/NO. 8 Press r REC. 9 The deck becomes ready to record. Adjust the
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Basic Operations Basic Operations When “TOC Writing” flashes in Do not disconnect the deck from the power source immediately after the display recording The deck is currently updating the If you do, recorded material may not be saved to the MD. To save the Table Of Contents (TOC). Do not material, after recording, press ¤ OPEN/CLOSE to take out the MD or move the deck or pull out the AC change the deck to standby by pressing 1 /u . “TOC Writing” will flash in the power cord. Changes to an MD
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• • Basic Operations Playing an MD 2 AMS± DIGITAL REC LEVEL ANALOG MENU/NO PUSH ENTER YES 5 4 6 STANDBY – 3 7 + 2 8 9 CLEAR 1 0 10 0) L R TIMER OPEN/CLOSE REC REC OFF PLAY PITCH DISPLAY/ INPUT CONTROL SCROLL CHAR REPEAT PHONE LEVEL OPT1 PHONES OPT2 COAX • ANALOG ¤ ( P p r FILTER FADER PLAY MODE TIME MIN MAX 3 4 Turn on the amplifier and set the source selector to the position 1 for MD deck. Press 1/u. 2 The STANDBY indicator turns off. Insert an MD and close the disc tray. 3 With the l
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Recording on MDs Recording on MDs • When recording from DAT or satellite broadcasts with the INPUT set at the respective digital position, Notes on Recording the deck automatically marks a track number If “Protected” alternates with “C11” in the display whenever the sampling frequency of the input signal The MD is record-protected. Close the slot to record changes regardless of the Setup Menu 02 setting. on the disc (see “To protect an MD against accidental erasure” on page 11). z You can mark
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Recording on MDs Monitoring the input signal (Input Monitor) Useful Tips for Recording Before starting recording, you can monitor the selected input signal through the deck’s output connectors. INPUT DISPLAY/CHAR MENU/NO AMS ± 1 Press ¤ OPEN/CLOSE to remove the MD. 2 Set INPUT according to the input signal you want 0) to monitor. ¤ ( P p r When the INPUT is set at ANALOG The analog signal input through the LINE(ANALOG) IN jacks is output to the TIME ¤ OPEN/CLOSE ( p r REC respective DIGITAL OU
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Recording on MDs Notes If “Smart Space” appears in the display • This function operates only for the digital signal input (Smart Space) through the digital input connector. There has been an extended silence of 4 to 30 seconds • The bit length is normally set to 20 bits, but you can select in length during recording. The silence is replaced from 24, 20 or 16 bits. with a blank of about 3 seconds and the deck continues • If you switch the bit length during recording, the sound drops out momentar
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Recording on MDs 4 Stop playing the program source. Adjusting the Recording Level 5 To start recording, do the procedure starting from You can adjust the recording level before starting Step 11 in “Recording on an MD” on page 10. recording. z The Peak Hold Function freezes the level meter MENU/NO DIGITAL REC LEVEL display at the highest level reached by the input signal To turn on the Peak Hold Function by Setup Menu 06 0) setting ¤ ( P p r 1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/NO twice to dis
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Recording on MDs To select “T.Mark Off” or “T.Mark LSyn” in Setup Menu 02, do the procedure below: Marking Track Numbers While Recording (Track Marking) 1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/NO twice to display “Setup Menu”. You can mark track numbers either manually or automatically. By marking track numbers at specific 2 Turn AMS to select “Setup 02”, then press AMS. points, you can quickly locate the points later using the AMS Function, or use various Editing Functions. 3 Turn AMS to selec
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Recording on MDs To stop Time Machine Recording Press p. Starting Recording With 6 Seconds of Prestored Audio Note Data (Time Machine Recording) The deck starts storing audio data when the deck is in recording pause and you start playing the program source. When recording from an FM or satellite broadcast, the With less than 6 seconds of playing of the program source first few seconds of material are often lost due to the and audio data stored in the buffer memory, Time Machine Recording starts
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Recording on MDs Synchro-Recording With Audio Synchro-Recording With a Sony Equipment of Your Choice CD Player Z (Music Synchro-Recording) Z By connecting your deck to a Sony CD player or Hi-Fi Component System, you can easily dub CDs onto MDs By using the MUSIC SYNC button, you can using the CD synchro buttons on the remote. If your automatically start recording in sync with the signal deck is connected to a Sony CD player by a digital input from the program source. input cable, track numbers
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Recording on MDs z You can check the remaining recordable time on the 6 Press START. MD The deck starts recording and the CD player starts Press TIME (see page 23). playback. The track number and elapsed recording time of the track appear in the display. z During synchro-recording, the deck copies CD text information (CD text and disc memos) as it is to the MD (Disc Memo Copy Function) If the CD player does not start playing The Disc Memo Copy function operates when you make Some CD player model
