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4-246-076-11(1)
Compact Disc
Recorder
Operating Instructions
Owner’s Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. 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-W500C/W100
©2003 Sony Corporation
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For the customers in the U.S.A. WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. This symbol is intended to alert the user to This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER the presence of unins
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Table of Contents Getting Started Recording/Editing Unpacking ............................................. 6 Before Recording ................................ 20 Hooking Up the System ........................ 6 Synchro-Recording a CD to CD-R or CD-RW ......................................... 22 This Unit Can Use the Following Discs 7 Recording on a CD-R or CD-RW Manually ....................................... 25 Basic Operations Adjusting the Recording Level ............ 27 Playing a CD ......
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On condensation in the unit Welcome If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact may condense on the lenses inside the unit. Should this occur, the unit may not operate properly. In this Disc Recorder. Before operating the unit, case, remove the CD, CD-R, or CD-RW and leave the please read this manual thoroughly and retain it unit turned on for about an hour until the moisture for future re
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Note on discs Note on High-Speed With the following kinds of discs, you may Synchro-Recording experience a reading failure or noise when recorded to a CD-R or CD-RW. When recording a CD, certain conditions – Discs with adhesive labels attached to them may cause the sound to dropout, noise in the – Irregularly shaped discs (for example, heart or star recording, or even unwanted tracks on the shaped) CD-R or CD-RW. If this happens, clean the – Discs with heavy printing on only one section (may CD
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Getting Started Hooking Up the System Unpacking This section describes how to hook up the unit Check that the following items are included: to an amplifier. Be sure to turn off the power of • Audio connecting cords each component before making the Phono plug × 2 (red/white) y Phono plug × connections. 2 (red/white) (2) • Remote commander (remote) (1) Connecting the unit to an • R6 (size AA) batteries (2) amplifier Connect the amplifier to the ANALOG IN/ Inserting batteries into the OUT jacks us
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Getting Started Connecting the AC power This Unit Can Use the cord Following Discs Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet. The unit can use three types of discs as follows: Notes • Be sure to place the player on a flat, horizontal Audio CDs place. If the player is left on a slanted position, it Discs with these logos can be played by may cause a malfunction or damage the player. both DECK A (the CD player section) and DECK B (the CD-R or CD-RW recording section) of the unit. Audio CD-R Discs
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Basic Operations 6 Press H. Playing a CD The unit starts playing. Adjust the volume on the amplifier. This unit has two decks. In this manual, the CD player section is just To Do the following: called DECK A, and the CD-R and CD-RW Press x. Stop playback recording section is called DECK B. Press X. Press the button again or Pause playing When using the remote, set DECK A/DECK B press H to resume playing. to DECK A to operate DECK A (the CD player Select the disc Press one of the DISC 1-5 buttons
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Basic Operations Notes Playing a disc with MP3 • You cannot play both decks simultaneously. If you start playing a disc while playing a disc on another deck, the playback of former deck stops. files • You can play unfinalized CD-Rs or CD-RWs only in DECK B. For the detailed explanation about finalizing, see “Finalizing a CD-R or CD-RW” on About MP3 files page 29. • Be sure to close the disc trays when the unit is not MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3) is a standard in use to prevent dust and dirt from e
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Notes The playback order of the MP3 files • With formats other than ISO 9660 level 1, folder The playback order of the folders and files is as names or file names may not be displayed correctly. follows: • When naming, be sure to add the file extension “.MP3” to the file name. Folder (album) • If you add the extension “.MP3” to a file other than 1 MP3, the unit cannot recognize the file properly and 1 will generate random noise that could damage your MP3 files (tracks) speakers. • The following
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Basic Operations Tip 1 Turn on your amplifier and adjust the To specify a desired playback order, before the folder volume to the minimum. or file name, input the order by number (e.g., “01”, 2 Set your amplifier’s input selector to “02”), then record contents onto a disc. (The order select this unit. differs depending on the writing software.) Note on playback of MP3 files 3 Press POWER. Depending on the encoding/writing software, 4 Press OPEN/CLOSE (or one of the DISC recording device, or the
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Tips To Do the following: • The function of AMS control changes according to Stop playback Press x. the ALBUM SELECT indicator in the display. When the indicator is off, the AMS control selects tracks. Pause playing Press X. Press the button again or When the indicator lights up, the AMS control press H to resume playing. selects albums. Press ALBUM to turn the ALBUM Select the disc Press one of the DISC 1-5 buttons. SELECT indicator on or off. (for DECK A of • You can start playing from a speci
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Basic Operations Tips Using the Display • When either of the detailed displays are selected, the disc, track, and album titles are displayed as follows: You can check information about the disc using – The disc or album title appears whenever the unit the front panel display. is stopped. When using the remote, set DECK A/DECK B – The title of the current track appears when a track to DECK A to operate DECK A, or to DECK B is playing. to operate DECK B. To label a disc and its tracks, see “Labeli
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DECK B DECK B When you placed an unfinalized CD-R or CD- The track number and playing time CD TEXT DISC RW in DECK B, you can also check the DECK A ALBUM TRACK REC TOC remaining recordable time by pressing TIME. DISC DECK B TRACK CD TEXT CD - RW The information appears as follows: The total track number and total playing time CD TEXT DISC ALBUM DECK A The track number and remaining time of the TRACK TOC REC DISC DECK B track currently being played TRACK CD TEXT CD - RW CD TEXT DISC ALBUM DECK A
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Basic Operations Display for disc information Locating a Specific Track of DECK B The indicators show which type of recordable You can quickly locate any track while playing disc is in the disc tray, and whether the a disc by using the AMS (Automatic Music recordable disc has been already finalized. Sensor) dial on the deck, . and > TOC indicator buttons on the remote, or number buttons on the remote. CD TEXT DISC When using the remote, set DECK A/DECK B ALBUM DECK A TRACK to DECK A to operate D
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To locate Do the following: Locating a Particular The next or During playback, turn AMS succeeding clockwise while the ALBUM Point in a Track Z tracks SELECT indicator in the display is turned off (or press > on the You can locate a particular point in a track remote repeatedly) until you find the during playback or playback pause. track. When using the remote, set DECK A/DECK B The beginning During playback, turn AMS of the current or counterclockwise while the to DECK A to operate DECK A, or t
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Basic Operations Repeating only the current Playing Tracks/Discs track Repeatedly (Repeat Play) Z While the track you want to repeat is being played, press REPEAT repeatedly until You can play tracks repeatedly in any play “REP1” lights up. mode. When using the remote, set DECK A/DECK B to DECK A to operate DECK A, or to DECK B To stop Repeat Play to operate DECK B. Press x. To cancel Repeat Play DECK A/DECK B Press REPEAT repeatedly until “REP” and REPEAT “REP1” goes off. Notes • When the unit
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2 Press H. Playing in Random Order “;” appears in the display while the unit is “shuffling” the tracks, and the track is (Shuffle Play) played. You can have the unit “shuffle” tracks and play them in random order. To stop Shuffle Play When using the remote, set DECK A/DECK B Press x. to DECK A to operate DECK A, or to DECK B To cancel Shuffle Play to operate DECK B. While the unit is stopped, press PLAY MODE H H until “SHUF” goes off. Tip To play from the beginning of the current track again, tu
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Basic Operations 4 To program additional tracks, repeat Creating Your Own step 3 (steps 2 to 3 for DECK A of RCD- W500C). Program (Program Play) 5 Press H to start Program Play. The unit starts playing tracks in the You can specify the playback order of the programmed order. tracks and MP3 files on a disc to create your own programs containing up to 25 steps. To program all tracks on the When using the remote, set DECK A/DECK B selected disc (DECK A of RCD- to DECK A to operate DECK A, or to DEC
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Recording/Editing About recording MP3 files Before Recording • MP3 files are converted to audio CD format before being recorded to the disc. Thus the amount of data may increase too much to record on a single disc. About recordable discs • As this unit recognizes the copyright information •A recordable disc is an audio CD-R or Audio CD- for MP3 files, there are following restrictions. RW with the following logo. – You can perform only Normal speed Synchro- Recording. You cannot make a manual rec
