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MiniDisc Deck MDS-JE530
3-866-711-33(1)
MiniDisc Deck
GB
Operating Instructions
FR
Mode d’emploi
ES
Manual de instrucciones
MDS-JE530
1999 by Sony Corporation
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WARNING Welcome! Thank you for purchasing the Sony To prevent fire or shock MiniDisc Deck. Before operating the hazard, do not expose the deck, please read this manual unit to rain or moisture. thoroughly and retain it for future To avoid electrical shock, reference. do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. About This This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. Manual The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT The instructions in this manual are for MARKING is located o
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started 4 Editing Recorded MDs 30 Before You Start the Hookup 4 Erasing Tracks 31 Hooking Up the Audio Components 5 Dividing Tracks 33 Combining Tracks 34 Moving Tracks 35 Location and Function of Parts 8 Naming a Track or MD 35 Front Panel Parts Description 8 Undoing the Last Edit 39 Remote Parts Descriptions 10 Using the Display 11 Other Functions 40 Changing the Pitch (Pitch Control Function) 40 Recording on MDs 14 Fade In and Fade Out 41 Notes on Recording 14 Fallin
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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 r emote deck. Be sure to read this chapter Insert tw
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Getting Started Hooking Up the Audio Components CONTROL A1 Mains lead VOLTAGE SELECTOR Amplifier, CD player, DBS CD player, DBS tuner*, Digital etc. tuner amplifier, DAT deck, MD deck, etc.** Digital equipment with a DIGITAL OUT connector only * Digital equipment with both DIGITAL IN and OUT connectors ** 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 pow
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Getting Started Hooking Up the Audio Components Connecting the mains lead CONTROL A1 and CONTROL A1 compatibility The CONTROL A1 control system has been updated Connect the mains lead of the deck to a wall outlet. to the CONTROL A1 which is the standard system Note in the SONY 300 disc CD changer and other recent If you use a timer, connect the mains lead to the outlet of the Sony components. Components with CONTROL A1 timer. jacks are compatible with components with CONTROL A1 , and can be con
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Getting Started In the CONTROL A1 control system, the control signals Basic Functions of the CONTROL A1 flow both ways, so there is no distinction of IN and OUT Control System jacks. If a component has more than one CONTROL A1 Automatic function selection jack, you can use either one, or connect different When you connect CONTROL A1 compatible Sony components to each jack. components using CONTROL A1 cables (not supplied), Jacks and connection examples the function selector on the amplifier (or
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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 (15, 23, 47, 49) Press to turn the deck on. When you turn the deck on, the STANDBY indicator turns off. When you press the switch aga
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Location and Function of Parts 1 234 5 6 7 8 9 0 qaqsqd
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OPT STEREO ¥ ¥ ¥COAX ¥ MONO ¥ ANALOG MENU/ NO YES TIMER LEVEL/ FADER SCROLL DISPLAY/CHAR REC OFF PLAY PHONE LEVEL PHONES PLAY MODE REPEAT TIME CLEAR MIN MAX PUSH ENTER wgwf wd wswaw; ql qkqj qh qg qf 6 MD insertion slot (15, 23) qg X button (7, 16, 22, 23) Insert the MD as illustrated below. Press to pause play or recording. Press again to resume play or recording. With the labelled side up qh H button (7, 16, 22
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Location and Function of Parts Remote Parts Descriptions 1 ~/1 (power) switch (15, 23, 47, 49) Press to turn the deck on. When you turn the deck on, the STANDBY indicator on the deck turns off. When ` / 1 you press the switch again, the deck turns off and the ws A 1 indicator lights up. 2 CLEAR button (27, 28, 36-38, 51) MENU/NO YES CLEAR Press to cancel the selection. wa 2 3 FADER button (41, 42) DISPLAY SCROLL FADER Press to perform Fade-in Play/Recording or Fade-out w; 3 Play/Recording. NAM
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Location and Function of Parts Using the Display qs AyB button (26) The display window shows information about the MD or Press to select Repeat A-B Play. track. This section describes the information that appears for each deck status. qd REPEAT button (26) Press to play tracks repeatedly. SCROLL LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR qf m/M buttons (25-28, 32, 33, 36, 37) Press to locate a portion within a track, change the contents of a programme, or shift the cursor to the right. qg ./> buttons (16-19, 23, 24, 2
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Location and Function of Parts Using the Display While the deck is stopped While the deck is recording 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: Total number of tracks and total recorded Track number and recorded time of the time (default display) current track (default display) Pres
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Location and Function of Parts z z The Peak Hold Function freezes the peak level meters at the You can check the remaining time highest level reached by the input signal Press TIME. Each press of the button changes the display as 1 While the deck is stopped or playing, press MENU/NO twice. follows: “Setup Menu” appears in the display. Track number and elapsed time of the 2 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until “P.Hold Off” current track (default display) (factory setting) appears, then press
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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 16. components. When “Din
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Recording on MDs 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 A EJECT X REC MODE INPUT to monitor and record
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Recording on MDs Recording on an MD 6 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 7. 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. tr
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Recording on MDs Adjusting the Recording Recording Tips Level You can adjust the recording level for both analog and A EJECT MENU/NO YES INPUT digital recording. LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR AMS TIME AMS REC z Checking the remaining recordable time on the MD 1 Do steps 1 to 7 of “Recording on an MD” on pages Press TIME repeatedly. 15 and 16. While the deck is The following information appears 2 Play the portion of the programme source with the strongest output. Stopped Total recorded time y Remaining reco
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Recording on MDs Recording Tips When INPUT is set to OPT or COAX 3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to select The digital signal input from the DIGITAL IN the setting, then press AMS or YES. connector is output to the DIGITAL OUT connector To Select after passing through the sampling rate converter, and Turn on Smart Space and Auto Cut S.Space On (factory then to the LINE (ANALOG) OUT jacks and PHONES setting) jack after D/A conversion. “- DA” appears in the Turn off Smart Space and Auto Cut
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Recording on MDs Marking Track Numbers While Recording (Track Marking) You can mark track numbers either manually or 3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to select automatically while recording. By marking track the setting, then press AMS or YES. numbers at specific points, you can quickly locate the To Select points later or edit the MD easily. Turn on Automatic Track Marking T.Mark Lsyn (factory setting) MENU/NO YES REC z Turn off Automatic Track Marking T.Mark Off 4 Press MENU/NO. The deck
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Recording on MDs Marking Track Numbers While Recording Starting Recording With Six (Track Marking) Seconds of Prestored Audio z Additional information on Automatic Track Marking Data (Time Machine Recording) • When recording from a CD player or MD deck connected to the Whenever the deck is in recording pause, the deck’s DIGITAL IN connector, the entire material may be recorded as buffer memory continuously stores the latest six seconds a single track in the following cases: worth of audio data.
