3-858-293-21(1) MiniDisc Deck Operating Instructions GB F MDS-S37 © 1996 by Sony Corporation
WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. The laser component in this product is capable of emitting radiation exceeding the limit for Class 1. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
Welcome! Thank you for purchasing the Sony MiniDisc Deck. Before operating the deck, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. About This Manual Conventions • Controls in the instructions are those on the deck; these may, however, be substituted by controls on the remote that are similarly named or, when different, appear in the instructions within brackets. • The following icons are used in this manual: Indicates a procedure that requires use of the remote.
Getting Started Unpacking Check that you received the following items: • Audio connecting cords (2) • Remote commander (remote) RM-D7M (1) • Sony SUM-3 (NS) batteries (2) Inserting batteries into the remote Hooking Up the System Overview This section describes how to hook up the MD deck to an amplifier or other components such as a CD player or DAT deck. Be sure to turn off the power of each component before connection. You can control the deck using the supplied remote.
Getting Started Hookups • Connecting the deck to an amplifier Connect the amplifier to the LINE (ANALOG) IN/OUT jacks using the audio connecting cords (supplied), making sure to match the color-coded cords to the appropriate jacks on the components: red (right) to red and white (left) to white. Be sure to make connections firmly to prevent hum and noise.
Basic Operations Recording on an MD 2 3 6 5 8 § 0 ·∏ ) p r REC MODE POWER STEREO NO PLAY MODE SCROLL DISPLAY /CHAR YES MONO ± • DIGITAL ANALOG REC LEVEL • • • • 0 4 1 2 3 • PUSH ENTER MAX • MIN • • • • LEVEL • • AMS ≠ HEADPHONES • INPUT EDIT • REPEAT 10 7 Turn on the amplifier and play the program source you want to record. Press POWER. The POWER indicator turns off. Insert a recordable MD.
Basic Operations When ”TOC“ flashes in the display Press r. The deck becomes ready to record. 8 9 Press fl (or ·). Recording starts. When recording the analog input signal, adjust the recording level with REC LEVEL. The fourth dot is satisfactory for most purposes. For details, refer to “Adjusting the Recording Level” on page 11. Start playing the program source. Do not disconnect the deck from the power source immediately after recording If you do, recorded material may not be saved to the MD.
Basic Operations Playing an MD 2 3 4 § 0 ) ·∏ p r REC MODE POWER STEREO NO PLAY MODE SCROLL DISPLAY /CHAR ± • DIGITAL ANALOG REC LEVEL • • • • • 0 • PUSH ENTER MAX • MIN • • • Connect the headphones. MONO • AMS LEVEL • EDIT ≠ HEADPHONES • INPUT • REPEAT YES 10 Adjust the headphone volume. 1 2 Turn on the amplifier and set the source selector to the position for MD deck. 3 Insert an MD. Press POWER. The POWER indicator turns off.
• Thedigitalprogramsourceisnotconnectedasyouset with INPUT in Step 4 on page 6. Tocontinue,connecttheprogramsourceproperly. • Theprogramsourceisnoton. Turnontheprogramsource. Depending on source being recorded, track numbers are marked in following ways: When the deck is recording or in recording pause, digital signals input through DIGITAL IN are output to DIGITAL OUT with the same sampling rate.
Recording on MDs Monitoring the input signal (Input Monitor) Before starting recording, you can monitor the selected input signal through the deck’s output connectors. 1 Press § to remove the MD. 1 During recording pause, press EDIT/NO repeatedly until “S.Space?”appearsinthedisplay. 2 PressYES. 3 Press EDIT/NO to display “S. Space OFF.” 2 Set INPUT according to the input signal you want to monitor.
Recording on MDs Recording Over Existing Tracks Adjusting the Recording Level Follow the procedure below to record over existing material just as you would on an analog cassette tape. When recording with INPUT at ANALOG and the signal input through LINE (ANALOG) IN jacks, use REC LEVEL to adjust the recording level before starting recording. You cannot adjust the recording level during digital recording.
Recording on MDs To cancel Automatic Track Marking Marking Track Numbers While Recording (Track Marking) You can mark track numbers either manually or automatically. By marking track numbers at specific points, you can quickly locate the points later using the AMS Function or Editing Functions. r EDIT/NO § 0 ) ·∏ p YES • When you want to mark track numbers after you‘ve finished recording • • • * Thesignallevelmustremainlowfor2ormoreseconds beforeanewtracknumberismarked.
Recording on MDs 6 Synchro-Recording With Audio Equipment of Your Choice g 0 § ) ·∏ p r • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ≠ AMS ± 1 · P = + 0 ) p r T.REC By using the MUSIC SYNC button on the remote, you can automatically start recording in sync with the signal input from the program source through the LINE (ANALOG) IN jacks or the DIGITAL IN connector (Music Synchro-Recording).
Recording on MDs Synchro-Recording With a Sony CD Player 6 g By connecting your deck to a Sony CD player or Hi-Fi Component System, you can easily dub CDs onto MDs using the CD synchro buttons on the remote. If your deck is connected to a Sony CD player by a digital input cable, track numbers are automatically marked as appear on the original regardless of whether “LevelSync ON” or “LevelSyncOFF” is selected.
Playing MDs Playing MDs When you insert an MD, the disc name, total number of tracks, and total disc playing time appear in the display as follows: Using the Display You can use the display to check disc and track information such as the total track number, total playing time of the tracks, remaining recordable time of the disc and disc name.
Playing MDs You can check the track name at any time while playing an MD When you directly locate a track with a number over 25 Z Press SCROLL. Since the display shows up to 12 characters at a time, press SCROLL again to see the rest of the track title if the title has 13 characters or more. Press SCROLL again to pause scrolling, and again to continue scrolling. You must press >25 first, before entering the corresponding digits.
Playing MDs Locating a Particular Point in a Track You can also use 0 and ) to locate a particular point in a track during playback or playback pause. Playing Tracks Repeatedly You can play tracks repeatedly in any play mode.
Playing MDs Repeating a specific portion (A-B Repeat) Z You can play a specific portion of a track repeatedly. This might be useful when you want to memorize lyrics. Note that you can only repeat a portion within the boundaries of a single track. Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play) You can have the deck “shuffle” tracks and play them in random order. ·∏ PLAY MODE While playing a disc, press A˜B at the starting point (point A) of the portion to be played repeatedly. “REPEAT A-” flashes in the display.
Playing MDs You can program the same track repeatedly Creating Your Own Program (Program Play) While the track number appears in the display, press AMS as many times as you want. The program remains even after Program Play ends You can specify the playback order of the tracks on an MD and create your own programs containing up to 25 tracks. ·∏ When you press fl (or ·), you can play the same program again.
Editing Recorded Playing MDs MDs Editing Recorded MDs Useful Tips When Recording From MDs to Tape g The Auto Space and Auto Pause Functions described in this section make recording from MDs to tape more easy. 6 A.SPACE · P p Inserting blank spaces while recording to tape (Auto Space) The Auto Space Function inserts a 3-second blank space between each track while recording from MDs to tapes, allowing you to use the AMS function during later playback. Press A.SPACE repeatedly until “A.
Editing Recorded MDs Erasing a single track Erasing all tracks on an MD You can erase a track simply by specifying the respective track number. When you erase a track, the total number of tracks on the MD decreases by one and all tracks following the erased one are renumbered. Since erasing merely updates the TOC, there is no need to record over material. Erasing a recordable MD deletes the disc name, all recorded tracks, and titles (see page 27).
Editing Recorded MDs Dividing Recorded Tracks (Divide Function) With the Divide Function you can assign a track number at places that you want to randomly access afterwards. Use this function to add tracks to MDs recorded from an analog source (and therefore contain no track numbers), or to divide an existing track into multiple portions. When you divide a track, the total number of tracks on the MD increases by one and all tracks following the divided track are renumbered.
Editing Recorded MDs To cancel the Combine Function Combining Recorded Tracks (Combine Function) Press EDIT/NO or p. You can undo a track combination Use the Combine Function while the deck is stopped, playing or in pause to combine consecutive tracks on a recorded MD. This function is useful for combining several songs into a single medley, or several independently recorded portions into a single track.
Editing Recorded MDs Moving Recorded Tracks (Move Function) Labeling Recordings (Title Function) Use the Move Function to change the order of any track. After you move a track, the track numbers between the new and old track positions are automatically renumbered. You can create titles for your recorded MDs and tracks. Titles — which may consist of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols for a maximum of about 1,700 characters per disc — appear in the display during MD operation.
Editing Recorded MDs 3 Press DISPLAY/CHAR to select the character type as follows: 6 Repeat Steps 3 to 5 until you have entered the entire title. If you entered the wrong character To select Press DISPLAY/CHAR repeatedly until Uppercase letters “A” appears in the display Press 0 or ) until the character to be corrected starts flashing, and repeat Steps 3 to 5 to enter the correct character.
Editing Recorded MDs Labeling tracks and MDs with the remote 4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until you have entered the entire title. If you entered the wrong character Press 0 or ) until the character to be corrected starts flashing. Press CLEAR to erase the incorrect character, then enter the correct one.
Editing Recorded MDs Changing an existing title Z 1 Press NAME, then do the following: To change Make sure that the deck is A track title Playing, pausing the track whose title is to be changed, or stopped after locating the track whose title is to be changed A disc name Stopped with no track number appearing in the display 2 Keep pressing CLEAR (or EDIT/NO on the deck) until the current title is erased. 3 Enter the new title.
Additional Information Display Messages System Limitations The following table explains the various messages that appear in the display. The recording system in your MiniDisc deck is radically different from those used in cassette and DAT decks and is characterized by the limitations described below. Note, however, that these limitations are due to the inherent nature of the MD recording system itself and not to mechanical causes.
Additional Information “TOC Reading” appears for a long time If the inserted recordable MD is brand new, “TOC Reading” appears in the display longer than for MDs that have been used. Limitations when recording over an existing track • The correct remaining recording time may not be displayed. • You may find it impossible to record over a track if that track has been recorded over several times already. If this happens, erase the track using the Erase Function (see page 20).
Additional Information General Specifications System MiniDisc digital audio system Disc MiniDisc Laser Semiconductor laser (λ = 780 nm) Emission duration: continuous Laser output Less than 44.6 µW* * This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick-up Block with 7 mm aperture.
Additional Information Beep Output During Operations Your deck can output various beeps to allow you to verify deck operations by sound. The beeps are output from both the deck itself and the headphones. Rear of the deck DIGITAL LINE (ANALOG) IN Operation Beep sound The deck has been turned on. One short beep (high) The deck has been turned off. Two short beeps (high) An operation button was pressed with no MD loaded.
Additional Information Guide to the Serial Copy Management System This MD deck uses the Serial Copy Management System, which allows only first-generation digital copies to be made of premastered software via the deck’s digital input jack. An outline of this system appears below: 1 You can record from digital program sources (CDs, DATs or premastered MDs) onto a DAT tape or recordable MD via digital input jack on the DAT or MD deck.
Additional Information 3 You can record a DAT tape or MD recorded via the DAT or MD deck’s analog input jack onto another DAT tape or MD via the DAT or MD deck’s digital output jack. You cannot, however, make a second-generation DAT tape or MD copy via the DAT or MD deck’s digital output jack.
Additional Information Index Index A M, N A-B repeat 18 AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) 16 Audio connecting cord 4, 5, 32 Auto cut 10 Auto pause 20 Auto space 20 MD inserting 6, 8 premastered 15 recordable 6, 15 taking out 7, 8 Moving 24 Music scan 16 synchro-recording 13 B Beep output 31 O C CD synchro-recording 14 Changing an existing title 27 order of programmed tracks 19 Checking order of programmed tracks 19 remaining recordable time on the MD 9, 15 Cleaning 2 Combining 23 Optical cable 4, 5, 32 Op
Index Additional Information Names of controls Buttons A˜B 17 Alphabet/Number 16, 19, 26 A.SPACE 20 CD PLAYER P 14 CHAR 26 CLEAR 19, 26 CONTINUE 18, 19 DISPLAY 14, 15 DISPLAY/CHAR 9, 15, 24 EDIT/NO/YES 10, 12, 20, 22 to 24, 27 M.SCAN 16 MUSIC SYNC 13 NAME 26 NUM 26 PLAY MODE 18, 19 PROGRAM 19 REPEAT 17 SCROLL 15 SHUFFLE 18 STANDBY 14 START 14 STOP 14 T.
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