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3-868-000-13(1)
Portable
MiniDisc Recorder
GB
Operating Instructions ________________________
ES
Manual de instrucciones ______________________
MZ-B50
©2000 Sony Corporation
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This equipment has been tested and found WARNING to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the To prevent fire or shock hazard, do FCC Rules. These limits are designed to not expose the unit to rain or provide reasonable protection against moisture. harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, To avoid electrical shock, do not uses, and can radiate radio frequency open the cabinet. Refer servicing to energy and, if n
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GB 3-GB
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Table of contents Preparing a power source ................................6 Recording an MD right away! ...........................8 Playing an MD right away! ..............................11 Various ways of recording ..............................13 VOR (Voice Operated Recording) .......................................................13 Recording from a microphone ..............................................................14 Recording from externally connected equipment ....................
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Editing recorded tracks ..................................26 Adding a track mark ............................................................................. 26 Track marking to divide a recording .............................................. 26 Track marking important points .................................................... 26 Erasing a track mark ............................................................................ 27 Erasing tracks .................................................
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Preparing a power source This section explains how to prepare the recorder for battery-powered operation. For information on connecting the recorder to an AC power outlet, see page 32. 1 Insert dry batteries. Back of the recorder E e Press and slide the battery Insert two LR6 (size AA) Close the lid. compartment lid as shown in alkaline dry batteries (not the illustration. supplied). Notes • Do not use manganese dry batteries. If you do, recording may not be possible. Insert the e and E pol
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Charging the built-in battery for the clock When you use the recorder for the first time or after a long period of disuse, charge the built-in battery for the clock. After setting the clock, leave the dry batteries installed for about more than two hours so that the built-in battery is automatically charged. You can use the recorder while charging. Note that various settings, such as clock, return to the factory settings if you take out dry batteries while charging. Once charged, the recorde
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Recording an MD right away! Use the built-in microphones to record in stereo. Make sure the record-protect tab on the disc is closed (page 42). The use of new alkaline dry batteries is recommended. The recording may not be possible if you use manganese dry batteries. 1 Insert a recordable MD. 1 Slide OPEN to open the lid. 2 Insert a recordable MD with the label side facing up, and press down hard on the lid (at the center of the front edge as shown above) to close it firmly. 2 Select the m
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3 Select the recording mode. 1 Slide REC MODE to STEREO. When you set the REC MODE switch to MONO, the recording will be in monaural, but the recording time will be two times longer than in stereo. Make sure not to switch the recording mode while recording. REC MODE 4 Record an MD. 1 Press zREC. built-in “REC” and “STEREO” appears, REC microphones indicator lights up, and then recording starts. xSTOP You can monitor the recording conditions, such as the recording position, through the di
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To Press Remove the MD xSTOP to stop recording and open the lid. (The lid does not open while “TOC Edit” flashing in the display.) 1) The REC indicator flashes during recording pause. Track marks are not added while recording with microphones, even when the recorder is paused. Make sure not to switch the recording mode If the recording does not start while recording. If you do, recording may not Make sure the recorder is not locked occur. (page 25). Make sure the MD is not record-pro
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Playing an MD right away! You can play recordable MDs or premastered MDs. Sound output from the built-in speaker is monaural, but stereo listening is possible through the supplied headphones/earphones with a remote control. 1 Insert an MD. 1 Slide OPEN to open the lid. 2 Insert an MD with the label side facing up, and press down hard on the lid (at the center of the front edge as shown above) to close it firmly. 2 Play an MD. 1 Press NPLAY. speaker xSTOP 2 Turn VOL to adjust the volume. The
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To listen in stereo Connect the supplied headphones/earphones with a remote control to the i jack on the recorder. On the remote control, use the >N button to start playback, the xSTOP button to stop the recorder, and the VOL control to adjust the volume. If you are using the remote control, you will hear short beeps whenever you press the >N button, and a long beep whenever you press the xSTOP button. To Press (Beeps in the headphones/earphones) Find the beginning of the .REVIEW/AMS once (Pr
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Various ways of recording z VOR automatically turns off when you press VOR (Voice Operated the xSTOP button to stop recording. Recording) Notes VOR causes the recorder to automatically You cannot record with the built-in record when there is sound, and to pause microphones while an optional microphone is when there is no sound. This allows you connected to the MIC (PLUG IN POWER) to record without troublesome button jack or an optical cable (not supplied) is operations. connected to
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Notes You cannot record through the externally Recording from a connected microphone while an optical cable microphone is connected to the LINE IN (OPTICAL) jack. The recorder automatically selects the Connect a stereo microphone (ECM-717, recorder input in the following order of etc.; not supplied) to the MIC (PLUG IN priority; optical input, externally connected POWER) jack. The recorder input microphone input, analog (line) input, and automatically switches to the externally bui
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Recording from externally connected equipment The input jack of this recorder works as both digital and analog input jacks. Connect the recorder to a CD player or a cassette recorder using either digital (optical) input or analog (line) input. To record, see “Recording with digital (optical) input (optical cable required)” (page 16) to record using digital (optical) input and “Recording with analog (line) input (line cable required)” (page 17) to record using analog (line) input. LINE IN (OP
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z Recording with digital When you record in monaural, you can record twice as much as in stereo (page 19). (optical) input (optical cable When recording from digital media, track required) marks in the original are copied automatically to the MD. Connect to a digital source using an optical cable (not supplied) to make Notes digital recordings. Digital recording is You can make a digital recording only from an possible even from digital equipment with optical type output. differen
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3 Play the source sound. Recording with analog (line) For other operations on recording, see input (line cable required) “Recording an MD right away!” (page 8). Connect the recorder with a line cable (not supplied) to make analog recording. z The sound will be sent from the When you record in monaural, you can record connected equipment as analog signal but twice as much as in stereo (page 19). will be sent recorded digitally on the disc. Note CD player, A track mark is added at the poin
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4 Play the source sound. To start/stop recording The recorder starts recording when it in sync with the source receives the playing sound. player To stop recording, press xSTOP. (Synchro-recording) z You can easily make digital recordings of When you record in monaural, you can record a digital source on an MD. twice as much as in stereo (page 19). You cannot pause manually during synchro- Before synchro-recording, make recording. connections to the digital source with a When there
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Recording in monaural Setting the clock to for double the normal stamp the recorded recording time time For longer recordings, choose to record in To stamp the date and time on the MD monaural. The recording time becomes when you record, you first need to set the double the normal. clock. ./> xSTOP REC MODE zREC CLOCK SET (bottom) NPLAY 1 Slide REC MODE to MONO. 1 Light up the display by pressing 2 Insert a recordable MD and press xSTOP, and then press CLOCK SET zREC. at the button of th
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If you make a mistake while setting the clock Checking the remaining Press xSTOP, and set the clock again time or the recording from step 1. You can skip a step by position pressing NPLAY. You can check the remaining time, track number, etc. when recording or during To display the current time stop. When the recorder is not operating or while recording, press DISPLAY DISPLAY repeatedly until the current time appears in the display. To display the time in the 24- hour system While settin
