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4-228-655-11(1)
MiniDisc Deck
Operating Instructions
MDS-S41
ª 2000 Sony Corporation
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WARNING Welcome! INFORMATION Thank you for purchasing the Sony To prevent fire or shock This equipment has been tested and found MiniDisc Deck. Before operating the hazard, do not expose the to comply with the limits for a Class B deck, please read this manual unit to rain or moisture. digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the thoroughly and retain it for future FCC Rules. These limits are designed to To avoid electrical shock, reference. provide reasonable protection against do not open the
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started 4 Editing Recorded MDs 28 Before You Start the Hookup 4 Erasing Tracks 29 Hooking Up the Audio Components 5 Dividing Tracks 31 Combining Tracks 32 Moving Tracks 32 Location and Function of Parts 8 Naming a Track or MD 33 Front Panel Parts Description 8 Undoing the Last Edit 36 Remote Parts Description 10 Using the Display 11 Other Functions 37 Fade In and Fade Out 37 Recording on MDs 13 Falling Asleep to Music (Sleep Timer) 38 Notes on Recording 13 Recording on
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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 (2) This chapter provides information on • Optical cable (1) the supplied accessories, things you • Remote commander (remote) RM-D29M (1) should keep in mind while hooking • R6 (size-AA) batteries (2) up the system, and how to connect various audio components to the MD Inserting batteries into the remote deck. Be sure to read this chapter Insert two
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Getting Started Hooking Up the Audio Components BEEP switch (page 45) AC power cord LINE DIGITAL BEEP (ANALOG) IN OUT IN L ON OFF R MD DIGITAL OUT IN OUT L R Amplifier, etc. Digital amplifier, 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 before making color-coded pins to the appropria
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Getting Started Hooking Up the Audio Components Setting the voltage (only on models supplied with a voltage selector) Make sure the voltage selector on the rear panel of the deck is set to the voltage of the local power supply. If not, use a screwdriver to change it to the correct position before connecting the AC power cord to a wall outlet. Example VOLTAGE SELECTOR 110–120V 220–240V Connecting the AC power cord Connect the AC power cord of the deck to a wall outlet. Note Do not connect the
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Getting Started 7
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Front Panel Parts Location and Description Function of Parts This chapter tells you about the location and function of the various buttons and controls on the front panel and the supplied remote. Further details are provided on the pages indicated in the parentheses. It also tells you about the information that appears in the display window. 1 ~/1 (power) switch (14, 21) Press to turn the deck on. When you turn the deck on, the switch indicator turns off. When you press the switch again, the d
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Location of Parts and Brief Explanations 1 2 3 4 5 678 90 qa EJECT Z ` / 1 X x z N . AMS > LEVEL/ SCROLL DISPLAY/CHAR MENU/NO YES mM PLAY MODE REPEAT INPUT • • CLEAR PUSH ENTER DIGITAL ANALOG ql qk qj qh qg qf qdqs 6 EJECT Z button (15, 21) qg CLEAR button (26, 34) Press to eject the MD. Press to cancel the selection. 7 MENU/NO button (14, 29, 38) qh REPEAT button (23, 24) Press to display “Edit Menu” or “Setup Menu.” Press to play tracks repeatedly. 8 N button (15, 21) qj PLAY MODE button (24)
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Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations Remote Parts Description 1 ~/1 (power) switch (14, 21) Press to turn the deck on. When you turn the deck on, the ~/1 switch indicator on the deck turns off. When ` / 1 you press the switch again, the deck turns off and the ws Z 1 indicator lights up red. 2 CLEAR button (26, 34) MENU/NO YES CLEAR Press to cancel the selection. wa 2 3 FADER button (37) DISPLAY SCROLL FADER Press to perform Fade-in Play/Recording or Fade-out w; 3 Play/Recording. NA
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Location of Parts and Brief Explanations Using the Display qg ./> buttons (14-16, 21, 25, 29, 34, 38) The display window shows information about the MD or Press to locate tracks, adjust the recording level, or track. This section describes the information that appears select a menu item. for each deck status. qh z button (15-17) LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR Press to record on the MD, monitor the input signal, or mark track numbers. Z ` / 1 N X x z qj T.REC button (18) . > Press during recording pause to
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Location of Parts and Basic Amplifier Operations Using the Display While the deck is stopped While the deck is playing Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR (or DISPLAY) repeatedly to Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR (or DISPLAY) repeatedly to change the display. change the display. Each press of the button changes the display as follows: Each press of the button changes the display as follows: Track number and elapsed time of Total number of tracks and total the current track (default display) recorded time (defaul
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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 to 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 EJECT Zz N X x to monitor an
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Recording on MDs 9 If necessary, locate the point on the MD to start To prevent accidental erasure of the recorded recording from. material If you want to record on a new MD or start recording To make it impossible to record on an MD, slide the from the end of the recorded portion, go to step 10. record-protect tab in the direction of the arrow (see illustration below) to open the slot. To enable recording, To record over from the beginning of an existing MD close the slot. track Turn AMS (or p
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Recording on MDs Adjusting the Recording Recording Tips Level Do the procedure below to adjust the recording level. LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR EJECT Z z LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR AMS Z ` / 1 N X x z . > Z ` / 1 N X x z mM . > mM INPUT MENU/NO AMS YES 1 Do steps 1 to 10 of “Recording on an MD” on pages Checking the remaining recordable time 14 and 15. on the MD 2 Play the portion of the program source with the Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR (or DISPLAY) repeatedly. strongest output. While the deck is The following in
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Recording on MDs Marking Track Numbers While Recording (Track Marking) You can mark track numbers either manually or Erasing blank portions automatically automatically while recording. By marking track (Smart Space/Auto Cut) numbers at specific points, you can quickly locate the The deck can be set to automatically erase any blanks that points later or edit the MD easily. are produced when the signal is interrupted during recording. The function which activates (Smart Space or z Auto Cut) depe
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Recording on MDs Marking Track Numbers While Recording Starting Recording With Six (Track Marking) Seconds of Prestored Audio To change the trigger level for Automatic Track Data (Time Machine Recording) Marking Whenever the deck is in recording pause, the deck’s Do the procedure below to change the signal level that buffer memory continuously stores the latest six seconds triggers Automatic Track Marking. worth of audio data. When you press AMS (or T.REC), 1 While the deck is stopped, press ME
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Recording on MDs Synchro-recording With the Synchro-recording With a Audio Component of Your Sony CD Player Choice (Music Synchro-recording) (CD Synchro-recording) Z When the deck is connected to a Sony CD player or Hi-Fi Z component system, you can easily copy the contents of The Music Synchro-recording allows you to automatically CDs to the MD using the deck’s remote. As the same synchronize recording on the MD deck with the playing remote operates both the MD deck and the CD player or of the
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Recording on MDs Synchro-recording With a Sony CD Player (CD Synchro-recording) Operations you may want to do during CD Synchro-recording To Press Stop recording CD-SYNC STOP Pause recording CD-SYNC STANDBY or CD PLAYER X Locate the next track to be CD PLAYER ./> recorded during recording pause Resume recording after CD-SYNC START or CD PLAYER pausing X Check the remaining DISPLAY (page 12) recordable time on the MD z You can use the remote of the CD player during CD Synchro- recording Press To
