3-220-298-03(1) /Operating Instructions WALKMAN MZ-R900 ©2000 Sony Corporation
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2 MENU/ENTER • EDIT 43 44 46 48 51 DISPLAY 30 40 PLAY MODE 35 RecVolume 29 M-TIMER AUDIO OUT 54 i/LINE OUT 42 SOUND 37 PERSONAL 40 TIME MARK 28 MIC SENS AVLS 27 AVLS ON/OFF 56 BEEP REC-Posi CLOCK SET 14 57 26 32
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AC 1 e E 2 AC x/CHARGE AC DC IN 3V 1 AC 2 x/CHARGE Charging e 3 3 AC 16 30 x/CHARGE
3 1 3 4 2 1 LOCK RELEASE 3 HOLD 4 1 OPEN 2 17
• x/CHARGE x/CHARGE • • • • • • 18 AC
DAT BS 71 24 1 CD MD DVD CD AC DC IN 3V 1 LINE IN (OPT) POC-15B 2 1 REC END SEARCH REC x REC 2 CD AC 10 5 19
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1 1 N N> x VOL / 2 VOL / VOL / x x AC 10 5 1) . . > N> 2) . . 2) > N> X OPEN 1) 2) 3) 57 X . .
40 LP2 LP2 80 LP4 LP4 160 MONO 80 56 VOL +/– 1 AUDIO OUT LINE OUT 2 HeadPhone 3 z LP2 LP4 • • 22 AC
2 CD LINE IN 2 19 LINE IN 24 LINE IN LINE OUT 19 24 CD • CD MD • CD MD •2 • 2 • 28 • 3 ( ( ) ) 45 45 REC 29 29 • CD • CD MD ( ) • BS CS 23
1 REC REC 2 REC CD 19 z LINE IN (OPT) CD LINE IN L R X 1 RK-G129 REC LINE IN (OPT) (REC) CD RK-G136 24
• i/LINE OUT • LP4 2 (LP2) 4 4 (LP4) LP2 2 REC MODE REC CD 1 REC MODE 1) LP2 LP4 2) CD 80 160 320 160 LP2 LP4 MONO 1) LP2 2) 80 2 REC REC 3 z x LP2 LP4 • AC 1 SYNCHRO REC DC IN 3V • LP2 LP2 LP4 LP4 ON End ¢¢7 LP: 25
SYNC SYNC 2 REC 3 1 2 x z REC-Posi • • 3 3 5 • 25 From End 4 1 3 • SYNCHRO REC • • • • CD MD 2 1 • MIC PLUG IN POWER • 26 From Here
1 2 ECM-717 ECM-MS907 ECM-MS957 MIC SENS SENS 3 HIGH SENS LOW SENS HIGH SENS LOW 4 • LINE IN (OPT) • REC MIC (PLUG IN POWER) 1 REC 19 27
2 OFF 4 8 5 8 3 1 5 5 5 5 2 TIME MARK z OFF T 3 T OFF 4 28 — 5min. ON 5 10min. ON 10 15min.
5 5 9 < REC REC X , + 5 9 6X 5 1X REC z x 2 RecVolume • 3 ManualREC X 5 6 ManualREC • 2 Auto REC 4 29
3 2 B A A B 1) REC 2) 3) 3) 1) RecRemain 2) 1 AllRemain DISPLAY 3) Clock 2 z 31 LapTime < REC m RecRemain m AllRemain 1) m Clock 1) 3 ( ) z 40 30
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2 x DISPLAY X CLOCK 24 X 1 12 2 CLOCK SET 00y 1m 1d 3 3 4 3 3 0 32
1 CD CD CD CD CD CD SYNC REC CD TEXT 001 TEXT? PushENTER CD CD D-E990 CD CD CD REC NO TEXT 2 RK-TXT1 PushENTER MD REC 3 x LINE IN(OPT) i/LINE OUT MD 4 2 3 5 x RK-TXT1 000 TEXT? PushENTER i/REMOTE x NO TEXT CD D-E990 6 LINE OUT (OPTICAL) PushENTER POC-15B 33
7 • TOC Edit z CD D-E01 D-E990 D-E880 D-E770 D-F700 2000 9 1 CD • CD TEXT CD x TOC Edit • CD RK-TXT1 • • • CD RK-TXT1 CD • CD z CD RK-TXT1 MD VOL +/– 34 • CD MD
1 1 1 PLAY MODE 2 A B z 1 A B 35
A/ B 4 Normal /— 2 3 < m 5 AllRepeat/ 2 m 1 Track/1 1 m 1 Repeat/ 1 1 m z • • • Shuffle/SHUF 20 39 m Shuf.
• • — 5 < m 1 1 RPT/ENT 1 m SHUF z m PGM 39 1 PGM PLAYMODE 2 2 RPT/ENT SOUND .
2 SOUND 2 • BASS SOUND SOUND1 SOUND TREBLE 2 SOUND2 • SOUND1 SOUND2 SOUND OFF BASS T B TREBLE 3 .
z • • 7 • DISPLAY 100% x 1 DISPLAY 2 2 . N> SPEED 3 x .
2 PERSONAL 2 Entry? . N> Erase Entry? x Erase OK 3 Entry OK No Entry! 2 DISPLAY • 20 20 • x 1 DISPLAY 2 2 .
2 DISPLAY LapTime < m 1 Remain 1 m 1 DISPLAY AllRemain DISPLAY m RecDate 3 C C/D B A D < / m 1) / A B m 1) / 1) m 1 —/ 2) 2) 1) 3) 3) 2) 1) z 2) • 30 3) z • 40 41
1 AUDIO OUT LINE OUT 2 LINE OUT RK-G129 RK-G136 i/LINE OUT • i/LINE OUT LINE OUT AUDIO OUT • DAT i/LINE OUT OUT LINE IN AUDIO LINE OUT • R RKG136 L RKG129 i/LINE OUT i/LINE OUT i/LINE OUT OUT 42 AUDIO i/ LINE OUT • HeadPhone i/LINE OUT AUDIO OUT HeadPhone
1 EDIT Name 1 2 Erase Erase OK? PushENTER • TOC Edit x • 3 71 • TOC Edit 1 • TOC Edit 44 1 x 43
x 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 1 1 x 2 T MARK EDIT 1 T MARK Name 3 MARK ON Erase AllErase? PushENTER x ) T MARK 4 TOC Edit BLANKDISC 44 28
• LP2 LP4 SORRY LINE IN • SORRY 1 1 2 1 3 4 2 1 3 X T MARK 1 X 2 .
DISPLAY :C 2 A B C D C 2 x A C B D 1 DISPLAY 2 . N> EDIT x x Name 2 1 . N> Move 1 EDIT 3x 003 Name 4 2 .
4 200 X 1 1700 1) 800 VOL • • /– . > A Z > 1 . • • . > 0 9 " 2 .
• 1 2 • LP2 LP4 LP: EDIT Name 3 DISPLAY 4 PLAYMODE 47 4 6 X x 1 EDIT Name 1 2• x • 2 DISPLAY Name 2 . EDIT N> x Name 3 47 4 6 3x 4 x 48 .
1 X 1) VOL 2 DISPLAY /– 2 . N> x EDIT . N> 1 N> Name . . N> 3x 2 y y y 4 48 2 DISPLAY 4 6 2 1 PLAYMODE DISPLAY EDIT N> x 1) Name 52 5 2• 4 x DISPLAY • 2 6x 2 . .
• • LP2 LP4 LP: DISPLAY 2 EDIT 2 1 3 x 10 40 600 2 VOL +/– • X • • 200 1 47 2 X 2 Entry! 50
z 3 1 50 X VOL +/– 4 2 X EDIT 1 EDIT 1 2 VOL +/– 1 Name Bank 3 2X 2 X Entry! 3 1 1 EDIT 2 1 BankErase Name Name 3 Erase! 2X EMPTY 51
EDIT x 1 DISPLAY 2 . N> x EDIT DISPLAY 2 X . N> Name Bank x \ 3 x 2 Entry! x 1 48 2 X 1 2 Entry! Name Name x z 2X 50 3 X . .
1 VOL+/– 1 2X X 3 x 1 DISPLAY 2 EDIT x 2 . N> BankErase x 3 .
5 6 1 99 MELODY:2 3 MELODY : 1 MELODY : 2 MELODY : 3 7 1 2 M- 3 TIMER 3 ON x , DISPLAY 4 TIME:01 TIME:01 99 TIME:99 1 1 x 1 DISPLAY 54 2
2 . 3 7x N> M-TIMER x . N> x . N> ON 3 , 4 DISPLAY 3 2 OFF x TIME:01 99 TIME:99 1 1 5x z • 6 .
— AVLS HOLD 1 AVLS HOLD 2 1 HOLD AVLS ON HOLD AVLS 2 56 AVLS OFF .
1 2 BEEP 3 BEEP OFF 3 BEEP ON 57
… NH-14WM LP2 LP4 21 23 26 30 35 38 53 60 66 NH-14WM4) … 3 5) 4) 5) 1) 1) 2) JEITA 3) (JEITA2)) 4) 100 5) LR6(SG) 3) LP2 8 10.
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? HOLD 17 56 HOLD DC IN 3V AC 16 17 LOW BATT e E 17 BLANK DISC 1 2 3 30 RPT/ENT 36 37 PLAYMODE 1 1 .
1 — AC 16 19 24 CD CD ESP PROTECTED 29 P/B ONLY 12 24 48 DISC FULL 64 X .
32 --y--m--d 19 CD CD D-E990 CD CD CD CD AUDIO LINE OUT i/LINE OUT CD D-E990 CD CD i/LINE OUT OUT LP4 33 AUDIO OUT HeadPhone 22 LP2 63
DAT (60 74 254 80 ) TR FULL 1 TR FULL 1 254 ( ) 12 12 24 LP2 LP4 48 2 LP4 4 (60 74 LP2 8 80 ) 2 2 4 2 8 4 4 8 8 6 24 64 12
BLANK DISC DISC ERR 12 DISC FULL 24 48 64 Data Save TOC Edit 70 1 BUSY 200 NAME FULL 1700 AC Hi DC in AC HOLD HOLD 56 LOW BATT 16 17 MEM OVER LINE IN NO COPY SCMS 24 NO DISC NO SIGNAL LINE IN 65
P/B ONLY PROTECTED 71 SORRY i/LINE OUT OUT AUDIO LINE OUT 1 OUT i/LINE AUDIO OUT HeadPhone 22 — CD X T MARK TEMP OVER TR FULL 254 254 TrPROTECT — MENU LINE OUT i/LINE OUT OUT AUDIO LINE OUT VOL +/– i/ AUDIO OUT LINE OUT HeadPhone 22 — NO TEXT CD — EMPTY BANK FULL 600 66
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0.25mV 49mV 1) i/LINE OUT2) 5mW+5mW 16 LINE OUT ( ) 194mV 10k GaAIAsMQW =790nm NH-14WM ( MDW-80 3 1 160 320 58 350rpm 2800rpm(CLV) ACIRC 44.1kHz 32kHz/44.1kHz/48kHz 78.9 17.1 / / 72.0 mm 80.0 20.5 / / JEITA3) 75.
NH-14WM BC-9HM y POC-5/10/15AB y POC-5/10/15B yL 7 POC-DA12SP ( ) y ( 2) RK-G129 y RK-G136 CD RK-TXT1 CPA-8 DCC-E230 ECM-717 ECMMS907 ECM-MS957 MDR-D77/D55 MDR-E888SP SRS-Z500/Z750/ Z1000 ( )ES MD MD-4CPMN/V MD MD-4SCPL/N MD MZP-1 RM-WMC1 i/LINE OUT 69
1 64mm MD CD ATRAC Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding CD TOC EDIT TOC Table Of Contents BS :32kHz, DAT:48kHz MD 44.
SCMS MD CD LINE IN CD MD MD MD MD MD MD 71
English Operating Instructions Looking at the controls The numbers are keyed to the illustrations in the Japanese text (pages 11 to 13). The recorder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q; qa qs qd qf qg qh qj qk ql w; END SEARCH button Battery compartment Jog lever (L) (MENU/ENTER) VOL (volume) +/– buttons REC MODE button REC indicator Terminals for attaching dry battery case.
The display window of the remote control 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Track number display Character information display Disc indication Alarm indication Play mode indication Battery indication REC indication SOUND indication How to use the jog lever See the illustrations in the Japanese text (page 14). The two jog levers on the recorder can be used to perform various operations during playback, recording, editing, and when the recorder is stopped.
How to use the control on the remote control See the illustrations in the Japanese text (page 15). Play/AMS/FF/REW: Turn or turn and hold the control towards . or N> Volume adjustment: Pull and turn the control towards VOL + or –. BPreparing Getting started! See the illustration in the Japanese text (pages 16 and 17). 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.
Notes on rechargeable battery BMD recording Recording an MD right away! See the illustrations in the Japanese text (page 19). Connect to a digital source using an optical cable to make digital recordings. Digital recording is possible even from digital equipment with different sampling rates, such as a DAT deck or a BS turner, using the built-in sampling rates converter. To record from an analog source, see “Recording with analog input (line cable required).
To stop recording, press x. Notes After you press x, the recorder will automatically turn off in about 10 seconds (when using batteries) or about 5 minutes (when using AC power adaptor). • If the power supply is disrupted (i.e. the battery is removed or becomes exhausted or the AC power adaptor is disconnected) during a recording or editing operation, or while “TOC Edit” appears in the display, then it will not be possible to open the lid until power is restored.
BMD playing Playing an MD right away! See the illustrations in the Japanese text (page 21). If you want to use the rechargeable battery, be sure to recharge them before playing (page 74). 1 Start playing. 1 Press the jog lever (R)(N). Turn the control towards N> on the remote control. A short beep sounds in the headphones/earphones. 2 Press VOL +/– on the recorder to adjust the volume. Pull and turn the control towards VOL + or towards VOL – on the remote control. To stop play, press x.
BVarious ways of recording Connecting digital (optical) and analog (line) inputs The recorder selects digital or analog input according to how the sound source is hooked up.
Note If you temporarily stop a recording operation by pressing X, a new track mark will be added at that point where you pressed X again to resume recording. The recording continues from a new track. Before synchro-recording, be sure to make digital connection and insert a recordable MD. Note that track marks are automatically marked at the same positions as the source. 1 Recording for long times See the illustration in Japanese text (page 25).
To start recording from the current point. Select “From Here” in step 2. Notes • If you start recording while the recorder is in play-pause mode, the recording will begin from the point at which it is paused. • The setting will remain even after the power is turned off. Recording from a microphone Adding track marks automatically at specified intervals (Auto Time Stamp) See the illustration in the Japanese text (page 28).
Adjusting the recording level manually (Manual recording) Setting the clock to stamp the recorded time See the illustration in the Japanese text (page 29). See the illustrations in the Japanese text (page 32). When you record, the sound level is adjusted automatically. If necessary, you can set the level manually. To stamp the date and time on the MD when you record, you first need to set the clock. Note 1 Adjust the recording level while the recorder is in standby mode.
Copying CD text information while recording (Joint Text) 5 CD text connecting cable, CD that support CD-TEXT, and CD player that support Joint Text required. See the illustration in the Japanese text (pages 33 and 34) By connecting the recorder to a Sony portable CD player that supports Joint Text (the CD text copying function) (D-E990, etc.), you can copy track and disc names automatically during recording.
BVarious ways of playback Changing the playback order See the illustrations in the Japanese text (pages 35 to 37). Steeings can be stored to the Personal Disc Memory. On the recorder Selecting a play mode 1 While the recorder is playing an MD or stopped, press the jog lever (L), flip until “PLAY MODE” flashes in the display, and then press the lever again. 2 Flip the jog lever (L) to select the play mode, and then press the lever.
Notes on program setting. • All program settings are lost when the disc is removed from the recorder. • If the recorder is stopped and left inactive for 5 minutes in the middle of a programming operation, the tracks selected up to that point are entered as the program.
Storing the settings for individual discs (Personal Disc Memory) See the illustrations in the Japanese text (pages 39 and 40). The recorder can store the various settings for each disc, and then retrieve them automatically whenever the disc is inserted. Do the following procedure to store the volume, the order of program play, sound quality (Digital Sound Preset), and playback speed(Speed control) settings for a disc.
BEditing recorded tracks You can edit your recordings by adding/ erasing track marks or labeling tracks and discs. Premastered MDs cannot be edited. Notes on editing • Do not move or jog the recorder while “TOC Edit”* is flashing in the display. • You cannot edit tracks on an MD that is record -protected. Before editing tracks, close the tab on the side of the MD. • If you perform an editing operation while playing, be sure not to turn the power off until “TOC Edit” disappears in the display.
Erasing a track mark Moving recorded tracks See the illustrations in the Japanese text (page 45). See the illustrations in the Japanese text (page 46). When you record with analog (line) input, unnecessary track marks may be recorded where recording level is low. You can erase a track mark to combine the tracks before and after the track mark. You can change the order of the recorded tracks. 1 2 3 While playing the track with the track mark you want to erase, press X to pause.
Labeling recordings See the illustration in the Japanese text (pages 47 and 48). You can name tracks during playback, discs during stop, and both during recording. Each name can be as long as 200 letters. Each disc can hold up to 1700 alphanumeric letters or 800 katakana characters during playback or stop. Available characters • Capital and small letters of the English alphabet. • Numbers 0 to 9 •! " # $ % & ( ) * .
4 6 Labeling a track or a disc during recording 1 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or longer during recording, turn the control towards . or towards N> until “EDIT” flashes in the display, and then press x. : Name” flashes in the display. “ 2 To label a track, press x. To label a disc, turn the control towards . or towards N> until : Name” flashes in the display, “ then press x. 3 Follow steps 4 to 6 of “Labeling a disc during stop” above. To cancel labeling, press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more.
Storing phrases frequently used in labeling (Phrase Bank) See the illustration in the Japanese text (pages 50 and 51) Phrases that you often use in track or disc labeling can be stored in the recorder’s memory. Approximately 40 phrases of about 10 characters each (with a total character count of about 600) can be stored in the phrase bank. The actual number will depend on the length of each phrases.
On the remote control Storing phrases while labeling 1 Do the procedure “Labeling on the remote control” in “Labeling recordings” (page 88) to enter a phrase. 2 After entering the phrase, press X for 2 seconds or more. “Entry!” appears in the display and the cursor flashes after the phrase you just stored. You can then continue with labeling operation.
BOther operation 3 Setting the alarm (Melody Timer) 4 See the illustrations in the Japanese text (pages 54 and 55). You can set the alarm to go off in 1 to 99 minutes. On the recorder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 While the recorder is stopped, playing, or play-paused, press the jog lever (L). Flip the jog lever (L) until “M-TIMER” flashes in the display, and press the lever. Flip the jog lever (L) until “ON” flashes in the display, and then press the lever. , lights up in the display.
BPower sources 1) You can use the recorder on … – house current. – a nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery (supplied). – dry battery (not supplied). It is preferable to use the recorder on house current when recording for a long time. When recording2) (JEITA3)) (Unit: approx. hours) Stereo NH-14WM 8 nickel metal hydride rechatgeable battery4) LR6(SG) alkaline dry batttery5) 7 4) LP2 LP4 10.
BAdditional information Messages If the recorder cannot carry out an operation, error messages may flash in the display window as follows. BLANK DISC : You tried to play an MD with no recording on it. DISC ERR : The recorder cannot read the MD (it is scratched or dirty). Reinsert the MD. If the same message still appears, replace the MD. DISC FULL : There is no more space to record on the MD. Data Save: The MD recorder is recording information (sounds) from the memory to the disc.
TR FULL: You tried to record more than 254 tracks. TrPROTECT : You tried to record over or edit a track which has been protected from being recorded over*. * Track-protected MiniDiscs — Some MD recorders will let you protect individual tracks from being recorded over. This recorder, however, does not offer this feature. EDITING You pressed a key on the recorder while editing on the remote control, or vice versa. LINE OUT You pressed VOL +/– while the “AUDIO OUT” parameter is set to “LINE OUT.
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