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MiniDisc Deck MDS-W1
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3-862-570-12(1)
MiniDisc Deck
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Operating Instructions
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Mode d’emploi
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Manual de instrucciones
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Manual de Instruções
MDS-W1
1998 by Sony Corporation
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WARNING Precautions Welcome! Thank you for purchasing the Sony To prevent fire or shock On safety MiniDisc Deck. Before operating the Should any solid object or liquid fall hazard, do not expose the unit deck, please read this manual into the cabinet, unplug the deck and thoroughly and retain it for future to rain or moisture. have it checked by qualified personnel reference. To avoid electrical shock, do before operating it any further. not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified On po
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking ........................................................................................................................... 4 Hooking Up the System .................................................................................................... 4 Setting the Clock ................................................................................................................ 6 Recording on an MD .....................................................
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Getting Started Getting Started Unpacking Hooking Up the System Check that you received the following items: • Audio connecting cords (2) Overview • Optical cable (1) This section describes how to hook up the MD deck to • Remote commander (remote) RM-D21M (1) an amplifier or other components such as a CD player • Sony R6 (size-AA) batteries (2) or DAT deck. Be sure to turn off the power of each component before connection. Inserting batteries into the remote LINE (ANALOG) DIGITAL You can co
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Getting Started When using the coaxial digital connecting cable Hookups Connecting the deck to an amplifier MD deck Digital component Connect the amplifier to the LINE (ANALOG) IN/ DIGITAL DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL IN IN1 IN2 OUT OUT jacks using the audio connecting cords (supplied), COAXIAL OUT 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. MD deck
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Getting Started 5 Repeat Step 4 to enter the month, year, hour, and minute. Setting the Clock “ ” appears in the display and the clock is set. Once you set the MD deck’s internal clock, the MD deck will automatically record the date and time of all z For precise time and date stamping of recordings recordings. When playing a track, you can display the Reset the time at least once a week. date and time the track was recorded (see page 24). In addition, you can also use the timer recording Note f
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Basic Operations Basic Operations Basic Operations Recording on an MD 9 5,8,10,13 4 5,8,10,13 9 2 STANDBY EJECT RELAY MD SYNC EJECT ¤ ¤ AB OUTPUT PHONE LEVEL REC MENU/NO AMS ± MENU/NO AMS ± REC YES YES ) r DISPLAY TIMER ) r 0 0 A-INPUT B-INPUT PHONES á P p á Pp A TIME/CHAR B TIME/CHAR CLEAR CLEAR PUSH ENTER PUSH ENTER Selects the deck (A or B) for which sound is to be output. 14 6,7,11,12 14 You can record on both decks. Turn on the amplifier and play the program source y
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Basic Operations Press A-INPUT or B-INPUT repeatedly until the program 4 source you want to record appears in the display. Press A-INPUT when you record on deck A or press B-INPUT when you record on deck B. With the remote, press DECK A or DECK B to select the deck, then press INPUT. Recording the sound of a component connected to the deck To record through Press A-INPUT or B-INPUT to select DIGITAL OPTICAL IN1 OPT1 DIGITAL OPTICAL IN2 OPT2 DIGITAL COAXIAL IN COAX LINE (ANALOG) IN ANLG Recordin
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Basic Operations Basic Operations z You can select SET UP menu Press MENU/NO twice to display SET UP menu. with the remote 5 Press MENU SELECT repeatedly until the desired menu appears, then press YES Turn AMS to select “REC MODE”, then press AMS. to enter it. 6 Monitor audio during recording Turn AMS to select the mode you want to record in, then press The monitor signal does not 7 AMS. become monaural, even if you set the recording level to “MONO”. To record in Select Note Stereo sound STEREO
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Basic Operations When “TOC Writing” appears in Do not disconnect the deck from the power source immediately after the display recording The deck is currently updating the If you do, recorded material may not be saved to the MD. To save the Table Of Contents (TOC). Do not material, after recording, press ¤ EJECT to take out the MD or change the move the deck or pull out the AC deck to standby by pressing 1/u. “TOC Writing” will appear at this time. power cord. Changes to an MD After “TOC Writ
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Basic Operations Basic Operations Dubbing an MD (MD Synchro-Recording) 12 42 STANDBY EJECT RELAY MD SYNC EJECT ¤ ¤ AB OUTPUT PHONE LEVEL REC MENU/NO AMS ± YES MENU/NO AMS ± YES REC 0 ) r DISPLAY TIMER 0 ) r A-INPUT B-INPUT PHONES á P p á P p A TIME/CHAR B TIME/CHAR CLEAR CLEAR PUSH ENTER PUSH ENTER 55 The MD Synchro-Recording Press 1/u. Function lets you dub an MD in 1 The STANDBY indicator turns off. deck A to an MD in deck B. When you want to dub from Insert a recorded MD
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Basic Operations z You can copy the disc* and Press MD SYNC. track titles from the MD in 4 The MD SYNC indicator turns on and deck B becomes ready to deck A to the MD in deck B (Title Copy Function) record. If the MD in deck A has a disc For All Tracks Dubbing and Program Dubbing, title or track titles, they are all “DUBBING : All” and “OK??” appear, then deck A changes to recorded on the MD in deck B. playing pause at the start of the first track to be recorded. However, if the MD in deck B For
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Basic Operations Basic Operations Playing an MD 2 3 STANDBY EJECT RELAY MD SYNC EJECT ¤ ¤ AB OUTPUT PHONE LEVEL REC MENU/NO AMS ± YES MENU/NO AMS ± YES REC 0 ) r DISPLAY TIMER 0 ) r A-INPUT B-INPUT PHONES á P p á P p A TIME/CHAR B TIME/CHAR CLEAR CLEAR PUSH ENTER PUSH ENTER Selects the deck (A or B) for which sound is to be 4 output. You can use both decks for Turn on the amplifier and set the source selector to the position playback. 1 for MD deck. When using the controls
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Recording on MDs Recording on MDs • Even while recording an analog source or a DAT or satellite broadcast, you can mark track numbers if Notes on Recording “LEVEL SYNC ON” is selected in SET UP menu If “Protected!! ” and “C11” appear in the display “LEVEL SYNC” (see “Marking Track Numbers The MD is record-protected. Close the slot to record While Recording” on page 17). on the disc (see “To protect an MD against accidental • When recording from DAT or satellite broadcasts erasure” on page 10).
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Recording on MDs When a digital input (OPT1, OPT2, COAX, A-MD or B-MD) is selected Useful Tips for Recording After passing through the Sampling Rate Converter (SRC), the digital signal input to deck A OUTPUT MENU/NO MENU/NO or deck B is output to the DIGITAL OPTICAL ¤ EJECT A-INPUT B-INPUT ¤ EJECT r REC r REC OUT connector, and after D/A conversion to the LINE (ANALOG) OUT jacks and PHONES jack. ¤ EJECT ¤ EJECT Set A-INPUT and B-INPUT to the combinations AMS ± AMS ± marked with “¨” in the ta
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Recording on MDs To turn on the Smart Space Function and Auto Cut If “Auto Cut” appears in the display Function again (Auto Cut) 1 Do Steps 1 and 2 in “To turn off the Smart Space There has been no sound input for about 30 seconds Function and Auto Cut Function” above. during recording. The 30 seconds of silence are 2 Turn AMS to select “SMART SPACE ON”, then replaced by a blank of about 3 seconds and the deck press AMS. changes to recording pause. 3 Press MENU/NO. If the deck continues pausing
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< > Recording on MDs Recording Over Existing Tracks Marking Track Numbers While Recording Follow the procedure below to record over existing material just as you would on an analog cassette tape. You can mark track numbers either manually or automatically. By marking track numbers at specific AMS ± points, you can quickly locate the points later using the AMS Function or Editing Functions. ¤ EJECT ¤ EJECT AMS ± AMS ± 0 ) r 0 ) r r REC AMS ± r REC á P p á P p EJECT EJECT ¤ ¤ AMS ± AM
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< > Recording on MDs • In all other cases: If “LEVEL SYNC ON” is selected in SET UP menu Starting Recording With “LEVEL SYNC”, the deck marks a new track number 6 Seconds of Prestored Audio whenever the signal drops to the specified level or below for about 1.5 seconds or longer, then rises to a Data (Time Machine Recording) specified level. When recording from an FM or satellite broadcast, the Set the “LEVEL SYNC” in SET UP menu to “ON” or first few seconds of material are often lost due to the
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< > Recording on MDs 3 Press AMS (or T.REC) to start Time Machine Recording. Synchro-Recording With Audio Recording of the program source starts with the Equipment of Your Choice 6 seconds of audio data stored in the buffer memory. (Music Synchro-Recording) Z To stop Time Machine Recording By using the MUSIC SYNC button on the remote, you Press p. can automatically start recording in sync with the signal input from the program source. The method of marking track numbers differs, Note depending o
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Recording on MDs Notes • During Relay Recording, the SET UP menu and the source Recording on Two MDs you want to record are set automatically according to Continuously (Relay Recording) deck A. • When the MD in deck A becomes full, recording on deck B You can make a continuous recording that beings on (which is currently stopped) begins. (Relay Recording cannot be performed when deck B is an MD in deck A and ends on an MD in deck B. playing, recording or editing.) • When Relay Recording has fini
