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MiniDisc Deck
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Operating Instructions
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Mode d’emploi
MDS-PC2
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WARNING Declaration of Conformity For the customers in Canada To prevent fire or shock Trade name: SONY hazard, do not expose the CAUTION Model No.: CAV-50C TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO unit to rain or moisture. Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG Address: 1 Sony Drive, Park Do not install the appliance in a confined WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, Ridge, NJ. 07656 USA space, such as a bookcase or built-in RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET Telephone No.: 201-930-6970 cabine
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started 4 Editing Recorded MDs 29 Before You Start the Hookup 4 Erasing Tracks 30 Hooking Up the Audio Components 5 Dividing Tracks 32 Combining Tracks 33 Moving Tracks 33 Location and Function of Parts 8 Naming Tracks or MDs 34 Remote Parts Description 8 Undoing the Last Edit 37 Front Panel Parts Description 10 Using the Display 11 Other Functions 38 Fade In and Fade Out Recording 38 Recording on MDs 13 Falling Asleep to Music (Sleep Timer) 39 Notes on Recording 13 Abo
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Before You Start the Getting Hookup Started Checking the supplied accessories This MD deck comes with the following items: • Audio connecting cords This chapter provides information on (pin-plug · 2 y pin-plug · 2) (2) the supplied accessories, things you • Optical cable (1) should keep in mind while hooking • Remote commander (remote) RM-D35M (1) up the system, and how to connect • R6 (size-AA) batteries (2) • Connector (RS-232C y monaural mini-jack)* (1) various audio components to the MD • Mo
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Getting Started Hooking Up the Audio Components AC power cord LINE (ANALOG) DIGITAL CONTROL A1 IN OUT (OPTICAL) IN1 IN2 OUT L R (VARIABLE) MD DIGITAL DIGITAL (OPTICAL) (OPTICAL) OUT IN OUT IN OUT L R Amplifier, etc. Digital amplifier, etc. DAT deck, MD deck, CD player, DBS tuner, etc. Required cords Things you should keep in mind while hooking up the system Audio connecting cords (2) (supplied) When connecting an audio connecting cord, be sure to match the • Turn off the power to all components
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Getting Started Hooking Up the Audio Components Connecting audio conponents to CONTROL A1 jacks Monaural (2P) mini-plug cords (not supplied) For information on connections through the CONTROL A1 jacks, see page 39. Connecting the AC power cord Connect the AC power cord of the deck to a wall outlet. Note Do not connect the AC power cord to a switched outlet. Connecting a personal computer Connect the MD deck to a personal computer using a monaural mini-plug cord (2-pin) (supplied) and a connector
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Getting Started GB 7
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Remote Parts Description Location and Function of ` / 1 EJECT Parts wd Z 1 This chapter tells you about the MENU/NO YES CLEAR ws location and function of the various 2 buttons and controls on the supplied DISPLAY SCROLL REC FADER wa 3 remote and the front panel. Further NAME IN PLAY MODE details are provided on the pages w; NAME CHAR 4 indicated in the parentheses. & ! ? ABC DEF It also tells you about the information 1 2 3 that appears in the display window. GHI JKL MNO 5 4 5 6 PRS TUV WXY 7 8
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Location of Parts and Brief Explanations 1 ?/1 (power) switch (14, 22) qh z button (15, 17, 18) Press to turn the deck on. When you turn the deck on, Press to record on the MD, monitor the input signal, or the ?/1 switch indicator on the deck turns off. When mark track numbers. you press the switch again, the deck turns off and the qj T.REC button (19) indicator lights up red. Press during recording pause to start Time Machine 2 CLEAR button (27, 35) Recording. Press to cancel the selection. q
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Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations Front Panel Parts Description 1 2 3 4 5 ? /1 Z NX .> PHONES x INPUT z qa q; 9 8 7 6 1 ?/1 (power) switch (14, 22) 6 z button (15, 17, 18) Press to turn the deck on. When you turn the deck on, Press to record on the MD, monitor the input signal, or the switch indicator turns off. When you press the mark track numbers. switch again, the deck turns off and the indicator 7 x button (15, 22, 30) lights up red. Press to stop play, stop recording, or c
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Location of Parts and Brief Explanations Using the Display The display window shows information about the MD or While the deck is stopped track. This section describes the information that appears Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change the display. for each deck status. Each press of the button changes the display as follows: Total number of tracks and total ` / 1 Z recorded time (default display) 15 46m 08s DISPLAY SCROLL Press Remaining recordable time on the MD (recordable MDs only)* -27m
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Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations Using the Display While the deck is playing Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change the display. Each press of the button changes the display as follows: Track number and elapsed time of the current track (default display) 2 3m 33s Press Track number and remaining time of the current track 2 -1m 25s Press Track name* DIARY Press When the track has no name, “No Name” appears, followed by the * default display. z You can check the track name at an
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Recording on MDs Notes on Recording Recording on MDs About indications which appear while recording When “Protected” and “C11” alternate in the This chapter explains the various display ways to record on an MD, as well as The record-protect slot is open and the MD is record- how to mark track numbers and protected. To record on the MD, slide the tab to close the perform synchro-recording with other slot. For details, see “To prevent accidental erasure of the recorded material” on page 15. comp
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Recording on MDs Notes on Recording Recording on an MD The operations for normal recording are explained below. Automatic conversion of digital sampling If the MD has recorded material on it, the deck will rates during recording automatically start recording from the end of the recorded A built-in sampling rate converter automatically converts portion. the sampling frequency of various digital sources to the 44.1 kHz sampling rate of the MD deck. This allows you ` / 1 to monitor and record sour
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Recording on MDs 8 Press MENU/NO. To prevent accidental erasure of the recorded material 9 If necessary, locate the point on the MD to start To make it impossible to record on an MD, slide the recording from. record-protect tab in the direction of the arrow (see If you want to record on a new MD or start recording illustration below) to open the slot. To enable recording, from the end of the recorded portion, go to step 10. close the slot. To record over from the beginning of an existing MD tra
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Recording on MDs Adjusting the Recording Recording Tips Level Do the procedure below to adjust the recording level. ` / 1 Z EJECT Z ` / 1 MENU/NO YES Z DISPLAY DISPLAY – + INPUT H X z x z – + . > ./> H X + m M z x – . > + m M REC LEVEL +/– – Checking the remaining recordable time on the MD 1 Do steps 1 to 10 of “Recording on an MD” on pages Press DISPLAY repeatedly. 14 and 15. While the deck is The following information appears 2 Play the portion of the program source with the strongest output.
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Recording on MDs 3 Press z. Erasing blank portions automatically (Smart Space/Auto Cut) When “Analog In” is selected The analog signal input from the LINE (ANALOG) IN The deck can be set to automatically erase any blanks that jacks is output to the DIGITAL (OPTICAL) OUT are produced when the signal is interrupted during connector after A/D conversion, and then to the LINE recording. The function which activates (Smart Space or (ANALOG) OUT jacks after D/A conversion. “AD - Auto Cut) depends on
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Recording on MDs Marking Track Numbers While Recording (Track Marking) You can mark track numbers either manually or 4 Press MENU/NO. automatically while recording. By marking track The deck marks a track number whenever the input numbers at specific points, you can quickly locate the signal level drops to –50 dB (the trigger level for points later or edit the MD easily. Automatic Track Marking) or below for at least 1.5 seconds. ` / 1 To change the trigger level for Automatic Track Z Marking M
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Recording on MDs Starting Recording With Six Synchro-recording With the Seconds of Prestored Audio Audio Component of Your Data (Time Machine Recording) Choice (Music Synchro-recording) Whenever the deck is in recording pause, the deck’s The Music Synchro-recording allows you to automatically buffer memory continuously stores the latest six seconds synchronize recording on the MD deck with the playing worth of audio data. When you press T.REC, the of the selected program source. The Track Mark
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Recording on MDs Synchro-recording With a Sony CD Player Operations you may want to do during CD (CD Synchro-recording) Synchro-recording When the deck is connected to a Sony CD player or Hi-Fi To Press component system, you can easily copy the contents of CDs to the MD using the deck’s remote. As the same Stop recording CD-SYNC STOP remote operates both the MD deck and the CD player or Pause recording CD-SYNC STANDBY CD player section of the component system, make sure to place the MD deck and
