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3-243-699-E1(1)
Portable
MiniDisc Recorder
Operating Instructions
“WALKMAN” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
MZ-R910
©2002 Sony Corporation
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D REC indication B Operating Instructions Lights up while recording. Flashes when standing by for recording. Looking at the controls E SYNC (synchro-recording) indication The numbers are keyed to the illustrations in the Lights up while synchro-recording. English text (pages 9 to 11). F Play mode indication The recorder Shows the play mode of the MD. A Display window G Level meter B T MARK button Shows the level of the MD being played. C Battery compartment H LP2 (LP2 stereo), LP4 (LP4 stereo)
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menu of the functions List of menus recorder/the remote Menu functions control To use menu items on the recorder, press the jog MIC SENS/— Selecting the microphone dial to enter the menu, turn the dial to select the sensitivity (page 11). item, and then press the dial again to confirm —/SEARCH Selecting the search mode the menu. (Index search/Time search) To use menu items on the remote control, press (page 13). DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more, turn the control repeatedly to select the i
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Notes on rechargeable battery B Preparing The supplied battery charging stand can be used only with this recorder. Any other models cannot be charged. Getting started! Do not use the supplied battery charging stand See the illustrations in English text (pages 12 to charge any other battery besides the and 16). supplied one or the one designated for it (NH- Charge the rechargeable battery before using. 14WM). Even if the rechargeable battery is not charged, Though the battery chargin
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3 Record an MD. B MD recording 1While the recorder is stopped, press the jog dial. Recording an MD right 2Turn the jog dial until “SYNC REC” flashes in the display, and then press away! (Synchro- to enter. recording) 3Turn the jog dial until “SYNC ON” See the illustrations in English text (pages 16 flashes in the display, and then press and 17). to enter. This section explains the basic procedure for To cancel synchro-recording, select making digital recordings using an optical cable “
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2) A new track mark is added at the point when “Data Save” or “TOC Edit” flashes while data you press X again to resume recording while of the recording (the track’s start and end pausing; thus the remainder of the track will be points, etc.) is being recorded. Do not move or counted as a new track. jog the recorder or disconnect the power 3) If you open the lid while “REC-Posi” is set to source while the indication is flashing in the “From End”, recording will begin from the top display.
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B MD playing To Do this Go backwards Keep pressing .. while playing Turn and hold the control towards . on the remote Playing an MD right control. away! Go forward Keep pressing >. Turn See the illustration in English text (page 21). while playing and hold the control towards N> on the remote If you want to use the rechargeable battery, be control. sure to recharge them before playing (page 4). Pause Press X. Press X on the 1 Insert an MD. remote control. Press X again to resume play
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B Various ways of 1) You can erase unnecessary marks after recording recording (“Erasing a track mark” (page 27)). 2) When the sound source is a CD or an MD 3) With a sound source other than a CD or an Connecting digital MD. (optical) and analog (line) 4) The recorder pauses automatically when it inputs encounters a section with no audio signal for 3 The recorder selects digital or analog input seconds or more. according to how the sound source is hooked Notes up. Track mark may be copi
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4 Turn the jog dial until “Stamp OFF” Long-time recording flashes in the display, and then press to enter. (MDLP) If you want “LP:” added, select “Stamp ON” in See the illustration in English text (page 25). this step, and then press the jog dial. Select each recording mode according to the Notes recording time that you want. It is recommended that you use the AC power Stereo recording is possible at 2 times (LP2) or adaptor for MDLP recordings. 4 times (LP4) the normal recording time
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You can change the character string by 3 Play the source sound. performing the procedure of “Relabeling To stop recording, press x. recordings” in “Labeling/relabeling recordings” The material that was recorded up until x was (page 18). However, if you rewrite this pressed is entered as a new group. character string by mistake, you may be unable to use the group function of that MD. Notes Recording a track into an The group function setting is stored even if you existing group eject th
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Only the left-channel sound is recorded when 4 Turn the jog dial repeatedly until “From a monaural microphone is used. End” flashes in the display, and then press to enter. To start recording from the current point Adding track marks Select “From Here” in step 4. automatically at Notes specified intervals (Auto The setting will remain even after the power is turned off. Time Stamp) If you start recording while the recorder is in See the illustration in English text (page 30). play
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“RecVolume” cannot be selected in step 3 during synchro-recording. To set the recording Adjusting the recording level manually during synchro-recording, do level manually (Manual the procedure below. Recording) 1 Do 1 and 2 of “Record an MD.” (step 3 of “Recording an MD right away! (Synchro- See the illustrations in English text (page 31). recording)” (page 5)) and select “SYNC When you record, the sound level is adjusted OFF” in 3. automatically. If necessary, you can set the level
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To display the current time B Various ways of playback On the recorder 1 When the recorder is not operating or while recording, press the jog dial. Searching for a specific 2 Turn the dial until “DISPLAY” appears track or a position in the display, and then press to enter. 3 Turn the jog dial until “Clock” flashes quickly (Quick Search) in the display, and then press to enter. See the illustrations in English text (page 35). The current time appears in the display. You can do two kinds of
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On the remote control 2 Press GROUP for 2 seconds or more to turn the group mode on. 1 Press X while playing a disc. Playback stops at the end of the last 2 Turn and hold the control until the track in the selected group. desired track number or track name For details on selecting another group, appears in the display. see “Selecting and playing groups 3 Press X to cancel the pause. (Group Skip Mode)” (page 14). Playback starts from the selected track. On the remote control 1 Start playbac
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On the recorder 3 Turn the jog dial to select the play mode, and then press to enter. 1 Press GROUP slightly while playing. play mode/indication “ ” flashes in the display and the “Normal”/“(none)” (All the group become selectable. tracks are played once) 2 Within 5 seconds, turn the jog dial to m select your desired group, and then “AllRepeat”/“ ” (All the press to enter. tracks are played repeatedly) The recorder starts playing from the first m track in the group. “1 Track”/“1” (A singl
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2 If you want to repeat playback in the selected play mode, press RPT/ENT. Adjusting treble and “ ” appears in the display. bass (Digital Sound Preset) Creating a Program (Program See the illustrations in English text (pages 40 Play) and 42). You can set the program with up to 20 tracks. You can adjust the treble and bass to suit your taste. The recorder can store two sets of treble- On the recorder bass adjustments, which can then be selected 1 Press the jog dial while “PGM” flashes late
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Changing to another Digital Sound Preset 5 Turn the jog dial to adjust the sound during a recording operation will not affect level. the quality of recorded sound. To move the cursor between “T” to “B”: Press x or X. To change playback To switch between “SOUND 1” to speed (Speed Control) “SOUND 2”: Press X repeatedly to move the cursor See the illustrations in English text (pages 42 to the top row, and then turn the jog dial. and 44). 6 Press the jog dial to enter. The playback speed c
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B Editing recorded tracks Connecting to a stereo You can edit your recordings by adding/erasing track marks or labeling tracks and discs. system (LINE OUT) Premastered MDs cannot be edited. See the illustration in English text 45. Notes on editing Connect the i/LINE OUT jack of the recorder You cannot edit tracks on an MD that is record to the LINE IN jacks of an amplifier or a tape -protected. Before editing tracks, close the tab recorder with a line cable (RK-G129 or RK- on the side of
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About the character palette 3 Turn the jog dial until “EDIT” flashes in During operations on the recorder, characters the display, and then press to enter. can be selected from the character palette in the 4 Turn the dial until the following item display. appears in the display, and then press to Since only a part of the character palette is enter. visible on the display, use the 5-way control key to move the cursor and enter characters. When labeling a track: For configuration of the cha
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1) Functions Operations Functions Operation To display “:”, “–” Press T MARK. To change the letter to the Turn the control and “/” repeatedly at one before/next one. (./N>). the input position in To insert a blank space to Press DISPLAY. the letter input area. type in a new letter. To cancel labeling in Press CANCEL. To cancel labeling. Press DISPLAY for the letter input area. 2 seconds or more. 1) To delete a letter and Press Functions of the buttons and control may differ move back all fo
