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4-241-664-12(1)
Compact Disc
Recorder
Operating Instructions
Owner’s Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel. Record the serial number
in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer
regarding this product.
Model No. RCD-W3 Serial No.
RCD-W3
©2002 Sony Corporation
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NOTICE FOR THE CAUTION WARNING CUSTOMERS IN CANADA The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye CAUTION: To prevent fire or shock hazard. TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, hazard, do not expose the As the laser beam used in this CD DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED unit to rain or moisture. player is harmful to eyes, do not AC PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION To avoid electrical shock, attempt to disassemble the cabinet. CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualif
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On cleaning Precautions • Fingerprints or dust on the disc may cause poor sound reproduction or sound dropout. On safety • Before playing a disc, clean it with a cleaning • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. cabinet, unplug the recorder and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. • The use of optical instruments with this product will increase the risk of eye hazard. On power sources • Before operating the re
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Contents Getting Started Recording on CDR Unpacking ............................................. 5 Recording a CD to CD-R or CD-RW disc at Normal Speed ...... 14 Hooking Up the System ........................ 5 Recording a CD to CD-R or This Recorder Can Use the Following CD-RW disc at High Speed .......... 15 Discs ................................................ 6 Recording on a CD-R or CD-RW disc Manually .................. 17 Basic Operations Auto/Manual Track Increment ............ 18 Play
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Getting Started Started Getting Started Unpacking Hooking Up the System Check that you received the following items: Overview • Audio connecting cord (2) • Remote commander (remote) (1) This section describes how to hook up the CD recorder to an amplifier. Be sure to turn off the • Size AA (R6) batteries (2). power of each component before making the connections. Inserting batteries into the Use the audio connecting cord (supplied) (2). remote RCD-W3 You can control the recorder using the suppl
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Hookups This Recorder Can Use the Connecting the recorder to an Following Discs amplifier Connect the amplifier to the ANALOG IN/ This recorder can use three types of discs as OUT jacks using the audio connecting cords follows: (supplied), making sure to match the color- coded cords to the appropriate jacks on the components: red (R) to red and white (L) to white. Be sure to make connections firmly to prevent hum and noise. Discs with the logo above (Audio CD) can be played by both DECK A (the C
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Basic Operations Basic Operations To Do the following: Playing a CD Stop playback Press x. Pause playing Press X. Press the button again or This recorder has two decks. When using the press H to resume playing. remote, set SELECT to CD for operations on Select a track Press AMS* >. DECK A (the CD player section), or to CDR Press AMS .. Go to the for operations on DECK B (the CD-R or CD- beginning of the RW recording section). current track or In this manual, the CD player section is just the pr
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Checking the information of Using the display the disc When you check the total number of tracks and Each time you press the TIME button while the total playing time of the disc while the recorder recorder is playing, the front panel display for is stopped, the information appears as follows: any deck that has a disc inside shows DECK A information as follows: DECK A The track number and playing time are displayed. DECK B The track number and remaining time of the track currently being played ar
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Basic Operations The TOC indicator Checking the remaining When you put an unfinalized CD-R disc or CD- recordable time RW disc in the disc tray, the TOC indicator When you placed an unfinalized CD-R or CD- lights up. RW in the DECK B, you can also check the For details on finalizing, refer to page 19, and page remaining recordable time. The information 20 for unfinalizing. appears as follows: Note Before using the remote, set SELECT to CDR When you put a CD or finalized CD-R disc in a disc tray
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Playing directly using the Locating a Specific Track number buttons You can quickly locate any track while playing You can playback a track directly by using the a disc by using the AMS . and > number buttons. Press the track number you (Automatic Music Sensor) on the deck, . want to play. The track will be played shortly and > buttons on the remote, or number after you press the number buttons. If the buttons on the remote. number is 2 digits, press the second digit immediately after you press
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Basic Operations Locating a Particular Playing Tracks Point in a Track Repeatedly (Repeat Play) You can also use the m and M buttons to You can play tracks repeatedly in any play locate a particular point in a track during mode. playback or playback pause. Before using the remote, set SELECT to CD Before using the remote, set SELECT to CD for operations on DECK A, or to CDR for for operations on DECK A, or to CDR for operations on DECK B. operations on DECK B. REPEAT m/M 1 Each time you press R
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Playing in Random Order Creating Your Own (Shuffle Play) Program (Program Play) You can have the recorder “shuffle” tracks and You can specify the playback order of the play them in random order. tracks on a disc to create your own programs containing up to 20 tracks. Before using the remote, set SELECT to CD for operations on DECK A, or to CDR for Before using the remote, set SELECT to CD operations on DECK B. for operations on DECK A, or to CDR for operations on DECK B. Note You cannot create
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Basic Operations To erase the last programmed track Alternating Discs from One Press CLEAR on the remote. Each time you press the button, the last programmed track is Tray to the Other (Relay erased. Play) Tip The program remains even after Program Play ends. When there is a disc in each deck, you can When you press H, you can play the same program again. alternately play the decks so that when one disc is finished, the other will begin to play Notes automatically for continuous play between the
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Recording on CDR “TOC” starts to flash. The recorder starts to Recording a CD to CD-R or read the TOC (Table of Contents) data and shows the type of the disc in the deck on the CD-RW disc at Normal Speed front panel display. (Normal Speed Synchro-Recording) 3 Press A of DECK A and place a CD on the disc tray. Press A of DECK A again You can easily make digital recordings from a to close the disc tray. CD to a CD-R, or CD-RW, making track 4 Press CD SYNCHRO NORMAL. numbers in the same sequence as
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Recording on CDR “TOC” starts to flash. The recorder starts to Recording a CD to CD-R or read the TOC (Table of Contents) data and shows the type of the disc in the deck on the CD-RW disc at High Speed front panel display. 3 Press A of DECK A and place a CD on (High Speed Synchro-Recording) the disc tray. Press A of DECK A again You can easily make digital recordings from a to close the disc tray. CD to a CD-R, or CD-RW, faster than normal 4 Press CD SYNCHRO HIGH. Synchro-Recording, making track
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Notes • You cannot record over existing material. The recorder automatically starts recording from the end of the existing material. • Make sure that the remaining recordable time on the CD-R or CD-RW is longer than the playing time of the CD, especially if you want to record all the tracks on the CD. • You cannot pause recording in Synchro-Recording. • If the play mode is set to Repeat Play, it automatically switches to normal play in step 4. • If you set “Program Play,” you cannot use the Hig
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Recording on CDR 5 Adjust the recording level (ANALOG IN Recording on a CD-R or only), if necessary. For details, see “Adjusting the Recording Level” on CD-RW disc Manually page 18. You can start recording from the end of the 6 Press H. existing material. 7 Start playing the sound source you When using the remote, set SELECT to CDR want to record. for operations on DECK B. To perform Synchro-Recording, see “Recording a CD to CD-R or CD-RW disc at To pause recording Normal Speed” on page 14 or “
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Adjusting the Recording Auto/Manual Track Level (ANALOG IN only) Increment You can adjust the recording level using the REC LEVEL control on the front panel. Adjust Press LEVEL SYNC to select how tracks will the recording level so that the “OVER” be numbered on the recorded disc. indicator on the level is not normally appears. The “OVER” indicator If rec level is too loud, “OVER” appears in the LEVEL SYNC front panel. When the SRC indicator lights up • The Auto mode will add track numbers The S
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Recording on CDR 2 Press H while the “FINALIZE” Finalizing a CD-R or CD- indicator is flashing. RW disc Finalizing starts. During finalizing, “ TOC WRITE” appears in the display and the Finalizing completes the recording of a disc. It remaining time for finalizing appears in the enables you to play the disc on other players. display. When the finalizing process is (The player must be CD-RW compatible. ) finished, the total track number and the total When a recording is finished, a CD-R or CD- pl
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2 Press the PLAY button while the Unfinalizing a CD-RW “UNFINALIZE” indicator is flashing. Unfinalizing starts. During unfinalizing, disc “TOC ERASE” appears in the display and the remaining time for unfinalizing appears A CD-RW disc is both recordable and in the display. When the unfinalizing rewritable. However, the process of rewriting process is finished, the total track number or erasing is different from of cassette tapes. and the total playing time appears in the display and the TOC (re
