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4-233-692-12(2)
Compact Disc
Recorder
Operating Instructions
Owner’s Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel. Record the serial number
in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer
regarding this product.
Model No. Serial No.
RCD-W1
©2001 Sony Corporation
01COV_RCD-W1.p65 1 01.2.26, 1:42 PM
Actual page number: RCD-W1 (US) 4-233-692-12(2)
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This symbol is intended to alert the WARNING user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not product’s enclosure that may be of expose the unit to rain or moisture. sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified This symbol is intended to alert the personnel only. user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servici
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On cleaning Precautions • Fingerprints or dust on the disc may cause poor sound reproduction or sound dropout. On safety • Before playing a disc, clean it with a cleaning • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. cabinet, unplug the recorder and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. • The use of optical instruments with this product will increase the risk of eye hazard. On power sources • Before operating the re
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Contents Getting Started Recording on CDR Unpacking ............................................. 5 Recording a CD to CD-R or CD-RW disc .................................. 15 Hooking Up the System ........................ 5 Recording a CD to CD-R or This Recorder Can Use the Following CD-RW disc at High Speed .......... 16 Discs ................................................ 6 Recording on a CD-R or CD-RW disc Manually .................. 18 Basic Operations Finalizing a CD-R or CD-RW disc ....
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Getting Started Started Getting Started Unpacking Hooking Up the System Check that you received the following items: Overview • Audio connecting cord (2) • Remote commander (remote) (1) This section describes how to hook up the CD recorder to an amplifier. Be sure to turn off the • Size AA (R6) batteries (2). power of each component before making the connections. Inserting batteries into the Use the audio connecting cord (supplied) (2). remote When you turn off the Relay Play (page 13), You can
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Hookups This Recorder Can Use the Connecting the recorder to an Following Discs amplifier Connect the amplifier to the ANALOG IN/ The recorder can use three types of discs as OUT jacks using the audio connecting cords follows: (supplied), making sure to match the color- coded cords to the appropriate jacks on the components: red (R) to red and white (L) to white. Be sure to make connections firmly to prevent hum and noise. Discs with the logo above (Audio CD) can be CD played by both DECK A (the
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Basic Operations Basic Operations To Do the following: Playing a CD Stop playback Press x. Pause playing Press X. Press the button again or This recorder has two decks. When using the press H to resume playing. remote, set SELECT to CD for operations on Select a track Press AMS* > (or press > DECK A (the CD player section), or to CDR on the remote ). for operations on DECK B (the CD-R or CD- Go to the Press AMS . (or press . on RW recording section). beginning of the the remote). In this manual
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Checking the information of Using the display the disc When you check the total number of tracks and Each time you press the TIME button while the total playing time of the disc while the recorder recorder is playing, the front panel display for is stopped, the information appears as follows: any deck that has a disc inside shows information as follows: DECK A DECK A The track number and playing time are displayed. DECK B The track number and remaining time of the track currently being played ar
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Basic Operations For details on finalizing, refer to page 20, and page Checking the remaining 21 for unfinalizing. recordable time Tip When you placed an unfinalized CD-R or CD- Whenever you change the operation status of the RW in the DECK B, you can also check the recorder, the display automatically changes to reflect remaining recordable time. The information that status. For example, if you change to CD playback, details about CD playback, such as track appears as follows: number and playin
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To locate Do the following: Locating a Specific Track Stop playback Press x. The next or During playback, press AMS* > You can quickly locate any track while playing succeeding (or press > on the remote a disc by using the AMS . and > tracks repeatedly) until you find the track. (Automatic Music Sensor) on the deck, . The beginning During playback, press AMS . and > buttons on the remote, or number of the current or (or press . on the remote buttons on the remote. preceding tracks repeatedly) un
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Basic Operations Locating a Particular Playing Tracks Point in a Track Repeatedly (Repeat Play) You can also use the m and M buttons to You can play tracks repeatedly in any play locate a particular point in a track during mode. playback or playback pause. Before using the remote, set SELECT to CD When using the remote, set SELECT to CD for for operations on DECK A, or to CDR for operations on DECK A, or to CDR for operations on DECK B. operations on DECK B. AMS ./> REPEAT 1 Each time you press
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Playing in Random Order Creating Your Own (Shuffle Play) Program (Program Play) You can have the recorder “shuffle” tracks and You can specify the playback order of the play them in random order. tracks on a disc to create your own programs containing up to 20 tracks. When using the remote, set SELECT to CD for operations on DECK A, or to CDR for Before using the remote, set SELECT to CD operations on DECK B. for operations on DECK A, or to CDR for operations on DECK B. Note You cannot create a
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Basic Operations To erase the last programmed track Alternating Discs from One Press CLEAR on the remote. Each time you press the button, the last programmed track is Tray to the Other (Relay erased. Play) Tip The program remains even after Program Play ends. When there is a disc in each deck, you can When you press H, you can play the same program again. alternately play the decks so that when one disc is finished, the other will begin to play Notes automatically for continuous play between the
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Tip Playing Both Deck As well as the analog connections illustrated in the left column, you can also enjoy the Dual Play function Simultaneously (Dual Play) when you connect the recorder to amplifiers using the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT connections of the recorder. If you have 2 amplifiers in different locations in your house, you can connect the recorder to each amplifier and play two discs simultaneously on both DECK A and DECK B. When using the remote, set SELECT to CD for operations on DECK A, or
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Recording on CDR Recording on CDR “TOC” starts to flash. The recorder starts to Recording a CD to CD-R or read the TOC (Table of Contents) data and shows the type of the disc in the deck on the CD-RW disc front panel display. When you place a CD-RW in the deck, the (Synchro-Recording) recorder optimizes itself for the best possible recording and “OPC” appears on You can easily make digital recordings from a the display shortly. CD to a CD-R, or CD-RW, making track numbers in the same sequence as
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“TOC” starts to flash. The recorder starts to Recording a CD to CD-R or read the TOC (Table of Contents) data and shows the type of the disc in the deck on the CD-RW disc at High Speed front panel display. When you place a CD-RW in the deck, the (High Speed Synchro-Recording) recorder optimizes itself for the best possible recording and “OPC” appears on You can easily make digital recordings from a the display shortly. CD to a CD-R, or CD-RW, faster than normal Synchro-Recording, making track nu
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Recording on CDR Notes • You cannot record over existing material. The recorder automatically starts recording from the end of the existing material. • Make sure that the remaining recordable time on the CD-R or CD-RW is longer than the playing time of the CD, especially if you want to record all the tracks on the CD. • You cannot pause recording in Synchro-Recording. • If the play mode is set to Repeat Play, it automatically switches to normal play in step 4. • If you set “Program Play,” you c
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5 Adjust the recording level (ANALOG IN Recording on a CD-R or only), if necessary. For details, see “Adjusting the Recording Level” on CD-RW disc Manually page 19. You can start recording from the end of the 6 Press H. existing material. 7 Start playing the sound source you When using the remote, set SELECT to CDR want to record. for operations on DECK B. To perform Synchro-Recording, see “Recording a CD to CD-R or CD-RW disc” on To pause recording page 15 or “Recording a CD to CD-R or CD- Pre
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Recording on CDR Adjusting the Recording Level (ANALOG IN only) You can adjust the recording level using the REC LEVEL control on the front panel. Adjust the recording level so that the “OVER” indicator on the level is not normally appears. The “OVER” indicator If rec level is too loud, “OVER” appears in the front panel. When the SRC indicator lights up The SRC (Sample Rate Converter) indicator lights up Sample Rate Converter is in use. When a non-standard incoming signal is received and it wil
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2 Press H while the “FINALIZE” Finalizing a CD-R or CD- indicator is flashing. RW disc Finalizing starts. During finalizing, “ TOC WRITE” appears in the display and the Finalizing completes the recording of a disc. It remaining time for finalizing appears in the enables you to play the disc on other players. display. When the finalizing process is (The player must be CD-RW compatible. ) finished, the total track number and the total When a recording is finished, a CD-R or CD- playing time appear
