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3-253-939-11(1)
Portable
MiniDisc Recorder
Operating Instructions
page 9
Recorder Operation _____________________________
page 42
Software Operation ______________________________
AM-NX1
©2003 Sony Corporation
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Information WARNING IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, To prevent fire or shock hazard, do INCIDENTAL OR not expose the unit to rain or CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF moisture. ANY NATURE, OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OR Do not install the appliance in a THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT. confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. The validity of the CE marking is restricted to only those countries where it To prevent fire, do not cover the
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Notice for users On the supplied software Copyright laws prohibit reproducing the software or the manual accompanying it in whole or in part, or renting the software without the permission of the copyright holder. In no event will SONY be liable for any financial damage, or loss of profits, including claims made by third parties, arising out of the use of the software supplied with this recorder. In the event a problem occurs with this software as a result of defective manufactur
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Table of contents Recorder Operation Looking at controls .........................................10 Getting started ...............................................13 Playing an MD right away! ..............................16 Various ways of playback ..............................18 Viewing various information ................................................................18 Selecting the play mode ........................................................................18 Playing a track repeat
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Other operations .............................................25 Useful settings ...................................................................................... 25 How to use the menu items ............................................................ 26 Turning off the beep sound ............................................................ 26 Preserving battery power (Power Save Mode) .............................. 26 Starting the playback quickly (Quick Mode) ............................
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Software Operation What is a Net MD? ..........................................43 Basic Operations ............................................44 Basic operational flow using the Net MD ............................................44 Providing the required system environment .........................................45 System requirements ......................................................................45 Installing the software onto your computer ..........................................46
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Other information ........................................... 60 Settings and Precautions ......................................................................60 Settings according to OS ................................................................ 60 For users with OpenMG Jukebox, SonicStage, SonicStage Premium, or SonicStage Simple Burner installed on their computer ................................................................. 62 Note on hard disk drive space ........................
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Before using this product This manual explains the recorder operations and the installation and basic use of the supplied SonicStage software. For details on the various operations, refer to the pages indicated below. When using the recorder 3-253-939-11(1) Recorder Operation (pages 9 to 40) Pages 9 to 40 in this manual explain the use of the Net MD as an ordinary Portable MiniDisc Recorder MiniDisc recorder. Operating Instructions Recorder Operation ____________________________ page 9 _ pag
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Recorder Operation Checking the supplied accessories AC power adaptor (1) Battery charging stand (1) Headphones/earphones with a remote control (1) Battery carrying NH-14WM Nickel metal Dedicated USB cable (1) case (1) hydride rechargeable battery (1) Dry battery case (1) CD-ROM (SonicStage Ver. 1.5) (1)* Carrying pouch (1) ∗ Do not play a CD-ROM on an audio CD player. 9
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Looking at controls The recorder A Battery compartment B Terminals for attaching a battery charging stand C Terminals for attaching a dry battery case D DC IN 3V jack E OPEN switch F Handstrap hole Use the hole to attach your own strap. G Dedicated USB cable connecting jack H CHARGE/DATA indicator I i (headphones/earphones) jack 10
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The headphones/earphones with a remote control A Volume control (VOL+, –) H HOLD switch Turn to adjust the volume. Slide the switch in the direction of the arrow (a yellow mark appears) to B x (stop) button disable the buttons on the remote C NX/ENTER button: play, pause, control. To prevent the buttons from enter being accidentally operated when you D Display window carry the recorder, use this function. E (group) +, – I SOUND button F >: FF J DISPLAY button .: REW K P MODE/ button G Cli
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Using the clip for the remote control It may be hard for you to read the indications in the display if the remote control is attached upside down with the clip in its current position. In this case, attach the clip in the opposite direction as shown below. 2 Attach the clip in the opposite direction. 1 Remove the clip. The display window of the remote control A Disc indication E SOUND indication F Battery level indication B Track number display G Group indication C Character information displa
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Getting started Charge the rechargeable battery before using. Even if the rechargeable battery is not charged, you can use the recorder as long as the AC power adaptor is connected. 1 Insert the rechargeable battery. Slide OPEN to open the Insert the NH-14WM Close the lid. battery compartment lid. rechargeable battery minus end first. 2 Charge the rechargeable battery. 1 Connect the AC power adaptor to the 2 Place the recorder on the battery battery charging stand and the AC charging stand.
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3 Remove the recorder from the battery charging stand. For models supplied with the AC plug adaptor If the AC power adaptor does not fit the wall outlet, use the AC plug adaptor. Using the alkaline dry battery Attach the dry battery case to the recorder. Insert the battery minus end first. Rear of the recorder Insert an LR6 (size AA) alkaline dry battery. To operate the recorder for the longest possible time, use the dry battery together with a fully charged rechargeable battery. 3 Make conn
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z Battery life You can also charge the rechargeable battery by See page 30. connecting the AC power adaptor directly to the recorder. Connect the headphones/earphones with the remote control to i. Connect the AC power adaptor to DC IN 3V on the recorder, and then press x on the remote control while the recorder is stopped. “Charging” and e appear in the display and charging starts. Full charging takes about 3.5 hours. Charging is complete when e disappears. Charging time may vary dependi
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Playing an MD right away! 1 Insert an MD. 1 Press OPEN to open the lid. 2 Insert an MD to the direction of the arrow with the label side facing front, and press the lid down to close. 2 Play an MD. 1 Press NX/ENTER on the remote control. A short beep sounds in the headphones/ earphones when you operate. 2 Turn the volume control towards VOL + or – on the remote control. The volume will be shown in the Volume control display. (VOL+, –) To stop play, press x. A long beep sounds in the headpho
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To Operation Pause Press NX. Press NX again to resume play. Find the beginning of the current track Press .. Press . repeatedly until you reach the beginning of the desired track. Find the beginning of the next track Press >. Go backwards or forward while playing Press and hold . or >. Search for a point in a track while While pausing, press and hold . or >. viewing the elapsed time (Time search) Search for a specific track while viewing While the recorder is stopped, press and hold track numb
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Various ways of playback This section explains the operations that AB are done on the remote control. For details Track number SP/LP mode of the on operations done on the recorder, see current track the pages indicated for each operation. Note Depending on the group settings, the operating conditions, and the disc settings, you may not Viewing various be able to select certain indications or the indications may appear differently. information You can check the track name, disc name, etc
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3 Repeat step 2 to program more tracks. 1) Indication Play mode You can program up to 20 tracks. PGM Tracks are played in the order that you (program play) 4 After programming the tracks, press specified. NX/ENTER for 2 seconds or more. 1) The program is stored and playback Group play mode ( ) appears whenever you play a disc with group settings. For more starts from the first track. details, see “Playing a track in group play” (page 23). z The program play setting will remain in memory
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AB Adjusting the sound CHURCH V-SUR C (Virtual-Surround • Digital Sound Equalizer) 4 Press NX/ENTER to enter the selected surround mode. You can vary the virtual sound to create different acoustics, or modify the sound to suit your taste and store it for later use. Selecting the sound quality The following two effect can be selected. (Digital Sound Equalizer) V-SUR (Virtual-Surround) Provides 4 kinds of virtual surround 1 While playing, press SOUND conditions. repeatedly to select “SOUND
