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Portable MiniDisc Recorder MZ-B100
3-235-455-12(1)
Portable
MiniDisc Recorder
GB
Operating Instructions ________________________
ES
Manual de instrucciones ______________________
RU
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MZ-B100
©2001 Sony Corporation
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\020REG.fm] masterpage:Left Owner’s Record This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the The serial number is located at the rear of following two conditions: (1) This device the disc compartment lid and the model may not cause harmful interference, and number is located at the top and bottom. (2) this device must accept any Record the serial number in the space interference received, in
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\020REG.fm] masterpage:Right Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\020REGTOC.fm] masterpage:Left Table of contents Looking at the controls ....................................6 Preparing a power source ................................9 Recording an MD right away! .........................11 Playing an MD right away! ..............................14 Various ways of recording ..............................16 Recording for long times ................................................................
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\020REGTOC.fm] masterpage:Right Editing recorded tracks .................................. 32 Adding a track mark ............................................................................. 32 Track marking to divide a recording .............................................. 32 Track marking important points .................................................... 32 Erasing a track mark ............................................
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\030GET.fm] masterpage:Left Looking at the controls See pages in ( ) for more details. Front of the recorder How to attach the hand strap. 12 3456 78 qj qk ql 9q;qaqsqdqfqg qh w; wa ws wdwfwgwh A SPEED CONTROL dial (28) N TRACK MARK button (32) (33) B .REVIEW/AMS/>CUE/AMS O REC MODE switch (12) (16) (search /AMS) buttons (12) (15) (23) P GROUP button (23) (30) (37) (25) (31) (33) (34) (41) Q Speaker (14) C VOR indicator (1
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\030GET.fm] masterpage:Right Back of the recorder 1 4 2 5 36 A Battery compartment (9) E MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack (18) The MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack B CLOCK SET button (25) has a tactile dot. C SOUND button (27) F MIC SENS (H/L) switch (11) (17) D LINE IN (OPTICAL) jack (20) (21) The display window 1234567 8 9 q; qa qs qd A Character information display (16) G SYNC (synchro-recording) indication (27) (33) (24) Displays t
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\030GET.fm] masterpage:Left The remote control F A B C D G E H I J A Stereo mini plug B SOUND button (27) C TRACK MARK button (32) (33) D HOLD switch (9) (41) Slide to lock the controls of the remote control. E X (pause) button (15) F Headphones G x (stop) button (14) H >N buttons (15) The >N button has a tactile dot. I .REVIEW/AMS (15) J VOL control (14) The VOL control has a tactile dot. 8-GB model name1[MZ-B100] m
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\030GET.fm] masterpage:Right Preparing a power source This section explains how to prepare the recorder for battery-powered operation. For information on connecting the recorder to an AC power outlet, see page 43. 1 Insert dry batteries. Back of the recorder E e Press and slide the battery Insert one LR6 (size AA) Close the lid. compartment lid as shown in alkaline dry battery the illustration. (supplied with the world model
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\030GET.fm] masterpage:Left Charging the built-in battery for the clock When you use the recorder for the first time or after a long period of disuse, charge the built-in battery for the clock. After setting the clock, leave the dry batteries installed for about more than two hours so that the built-in battery is automatically charged. You can use the recorder while charging. When the built-in battery is charged, the settings,
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\030GET.fm] masterpage:Right Recording an MD right away! Use the built-in microphones to record in stereo. Make sure the record-protect tab on the disc is closed (page 54). The use of new alkaline dry battery is recommended. The recording may not be possible if you use manganese dry battery. 1 Insert a recordable MD. 1 Slide OPEN to open the lid. 2 Insert a recordable MD with the label side facing up, and press down on the l
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\030GET.fm] masterpage:Left 3 Select the recording mode. 1 Press REC MODE repeatedly until “STEREO” lights REC MODE up in the display. You can select normal stereo, LP2 stereo, LP4 stereo, or monaural as the recording mode. For details, see “Recording for long times” (page 16). The factory setting is normal stereo. The recording mode cannot be changed when recording is in progress. 4 Record an MD. 1 Press zREC. built-in “REC
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\030GET.fm] masterpage:Right To Operation 1) Pause Press XPAUSE while recording. Press XPAUSE again to resume recording. Remove the MD xSTOP to stop recording and open the lid. (Be sure that “TOC Edit” has disappeared from the display before opening the lid.) 1) The REC indicator flashes during recording pause. Track marks are not added while recording with microphones, even when the recorder is paused. The built-in micropho
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\030GET.fm] masterpage:Left Playing an MD right away! You can play recordable MDs or premastered MDs. Sound output from the built-in speaker is monaural, but stereo listening is possible through the supplied headphones with a remote control. 1 Insert an MD. 1 Slide OPEN to open the lid. 2 Insert an MD with the label side facing up, and press down on the lid (at the center of the front edge as shown above) to close it firmly.
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\030GET.fm] masterpage:Right To listen in stereo Connect the supplied headphones with a remote control to the i jack on the recorder. To Operation on the recorder Operation on the remote control (Beeps in the headphones) Find the beginning of Press .REVIEW/AMS. Press .. (Three short beeps) the current track or a Press .REVIEW/AMS Press . repeatedly until you 1) previous track repeatedly until you reach the reach the beginnin
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\040OPE.fm] masterpage:L0-Left Various ways of recording Recording A Recording Recording for long 1) 3) mode time times LP2 stereo LP2 approx. 160 min. Select each recording mode according to the recording time that you want. LP4 stereo LP4 approx. 320 Stereo recording is possible at 2 times min. (LP2) or 4 times (LP4) the normal 2) Monaural MONO approx. 160 (stereo) recording time. Monaural min. recording at 2 times norm
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\040OPE.fm] masterpage:Right Notes 2 Press REC MODE repeatedly until “LP:” will be added at the beginning of the “STEREO”, “LP2”, “LP4”, or track name of a track recorded in MDLP “MONO” lights up in the display. mode. For details on the recording mode, see It is recommended that you use the supplied “Recording for long times” (page 16). AC power adaptor for long recordings. During monaural recording of a stereo sound
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\040OPE.fm] masterpage:Left z When using a plug-in-power microphone, no Recording from a battery is needed for the microphone since microphone power is supplied by the recorder. If you are using the optional stereo microphone Connect a stereo microphone (ECM-717, ECM-717, set the switch on the microphone to etc.; not supplied) to the MIC (PLUG IN OFF to allow the recorder to provide power to POWER) jack. The recorder inp
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\040OPE.fm] masterpage:Right Recording from externally connected equipment The input jack of this recorder works as both digital and analog input jacks. Connect the recorder to a CD player or a cassette recorder using either digital (optical) input or analog (line) input. To record, see “Recording with digital (optical) input (optical cable required)” (page 20) to record using digital (optical) input and “Recording with analog
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filename[C:\SON_SSIAJX_102\MZ-B100\3235455121GBESRU\02GB- MZB100UCE\040OPE.fm] masterpage:Left 3 Press zREC. Recording with digital “REC” appears in the display, the (optical) input (optical cable REC indicator lights up, and the required) recording starts. Connect to a digital source using an 4 Play the source sound. optical cable (not supplied) to make For other operations on recording, see digital recordings. Digital recording is “Recording an MD right away!” possible even from digit
