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4-242-051-11(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. Serial No.
RCD-W50C/W10
©2002 Sony Corporation
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CAUTION WARNING You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not your authority to operate this equipment. expose the unit to rain or moisture. WARNING To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the This equipment has been tested and found to comply apparatus with newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant And don't place lighted candles on the
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Contents Getting Started Recording/Editing Unpacking ............................................. 6 Notes on Recording ............................. 16 Hooking Up the System ........................ 6 Useful Tips for Recording ................... 16 This Unit Can Use the Following Discs 7 Synchro-Recording a CD to CD-R or CD-RW ......................................... 18 Recording on a CD-R or CD-RW Basic Operations Manually ....................................... 20 Adjusting the Recording Le
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On condensation in the unit Welcome If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact may condense on the lenses inside the unit. Should this occur, the unit may not operate properly. In this Disc Unit. Before operating the unit, please case, remove the CD, CD-R, or CD-RW and leave the read this manual thoroughly and retain it for unit turned on for about an hour until the moisture future refere
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Note on High-Speed Synchro-Recording Certain CD conditions may cause sound dropout or noise in the recording results, or even create unwanted tracks on the CD-R or CD-RW. If this happens, clean the CD as instructed in “On cleaning” above, and record material to the CD-R or CD-RW using normal speed Synchro-Recording only. Note on CD-R or CD-RW playback When you playback a CD-R or CD-RW recorded by a CD-R or CD-RW recorder, you may not be able to playback depending on the recording conditions (e.
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Getting Started Hooking Up the System Unpacking This section describes how to hook up the unit Check that the following items are included: to an amplifier. Be sure to turn off the power of • Audio connecting cords each component before making the Phono jack × 2 (red/white) y Phono jack × connections. 2 (red/white) (2) • Remote commander (remote) (1) Connecting the unit to an • Size AA (R6) batteries (2) amplifier Connect the amplifier to the ANALOG IN/ Inserting batteries into the OUT jacks us
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Getting Started Setting the voltage selector This Unit Can Use the (voltage selector equipped models only) Following Discs Check that the voltage selector on the rear The unit can use three types of discs as panel of the unit is set to the local power line follows: voltage. If not, set the selector to the correct position using a screwdriver before connecting Audio CD the AC power cord to a wall outlet. Discs with these logos can be played by both DECK A (the CD player section) VOLTAGE SELECTOR
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Basic Operations To Do the following: Playing a CD Stop playback Press x. Pause playing Press X. Press the button again or This unit has two decks. press H to resume playing. In this manual, the CD player section is just Select the disc Press one of the DISC 1-5 called DECK A, and the CD-R and CD-RW (for DECK A of buttons.* recording section is called DECK B. RCD-W50C) When using the remote, set SELECT to CD for Go to the next disc Press D. SKIP on the remote. operations on DECK A (the CD player
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Basic Operations Tips Using the Display • The disc titles and track titles are displayed as follows: When either of the detailed displays are selected, You can check information about the disc using the disc title appears whenever the unit is stopped. the front panel display. The title of the current track appears when a track is When using the remote, set SELECT to CD for playing. operations on DECK A, or to CDR for To label a disc and its tracks, see “Labeling Tracks/ Discs” on page 26. operat
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Display while playing Display while recording Press TIME repeatedly while recording. Each Press TIME repeatedly while the unit is time you press the button, the display for playing. Each time you press the button, the DECK B changes as follows: display for any deck that has a disc inside changes as follows: The track number and recording time of the track currently being recorded DECK A CD TEXT TOC REC The track number and playing time DECK B TRACK CD TEXT CD - RW CD TEXT DECK A TRACK TOC CD TEX
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Basic Operations The CD TEXT indicator Locating a Specific Track When you put a CD containing a CD text in the disc tray, “CD TEXT” lights up. You can quickly locate any track while playing When “CD TEXT” is framed in red in the a disc by using the AMS (Automatic Music display of DECK B, CD TEXT information is Sensor) dial on the deck, . and > not recorded. In this case, finalize the disc to buttons on the remote, or number buttons on record the information. the remote. If you remove the disc or
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To locate Do the following: Locating a Particular The next or During playback, turn AMS succeeding clockwise (or press > on the Point in a Track Z tracks remote repeatedly) until you find the track. You can locate a particular point in a track The beginning During playback, turn AMS during playback or playback pause. of the current or counterclockwise (or press . on preceding tracks the remote repeatedly) until you find Before using the remote, set SELECT to CD the track. for operations on DECK
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Basic Operations Notes Playing Tracks/Discs • When the unit has repeated tracks in the same play mode five times, playback stops. Repeatedly (Repeat Play) Z • When “ALL DISCS SHUFFLE” (page 14) is selected, you cannot repeatedly play all tracks on the disc (for DECK A of RCD-W50C). You can play tracks repeatedly in any play mode. Before using the remote, set SELECT to CD Repeating only the current for operations on DECK A, or to CDR for track operations on DECK B. While the track you want to re
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2 Press H. Playing in Random Order “;” appears in the display while the unit is “shuffling” the tracks, and the track is (Shuffle Play) played. You can have the unit “shuffle” tracks and play them in random order. To stop Shuffle Play When using the remote, set SELECT to CD for Press x. operations on DECK A, or to CDR for To cancel Shuffle Play operations on DECK B. While the unit is stopped, press PLAY MODE H H until “SHUFFLE” goes off. Tip To play from the beginning of the current track again,
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Basic Operations To program all tracks on the Creating Your Own selected disc After displaying the first track number in Step Program (Program Play) 3 above, turn AMS counterclockwise (or press . on the remote) to select “AL” instead of a You can specify the playback order of the track number. tracks on a disc to create your own programs containing up to 25 tracks. To stop Program Play When using the remote, set SELECT to CD for Press x. operations on DECK A, or to CDR for To cancel Program Play
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Recording/Editing Notes on Recording Useful Tips for Recording • You cannot record over existing material. The unit When using the remote, set SELECT to CDR. automatically starts recording from the end of any existing material. SBM • Make sure that the remaining recordable time on the CD-R or CD-RW is longer than the playing time of a source CD, especially if you want to record all the tracks on the CD. • If a message appears in the display, refer to “Messages” on page 29. • With the following k
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Recording/Editing If “Auto Cut” appears in the Insert the silence into the display (Auto Cut Function) end of the song (The function of adding Post Gap) There has been no sound input for about 30 seconds during recording. The 30 seconds of You can insert the silence of 2 seconds between silence are replaced by a blank of about 3 the songs, when recording more than two tracks seconds and the unit changes to recording at once. The silence is inserted according to the pause. following situations. I
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Notes Synchro-Recording a CD • You cannot pause recording in Synchro-Recording. • If Repeat Play has been set, it is automatically to CD-R or CD-RW canceled. • If you start the recording when Shuffle play is set, Shuffle play is automatically canceled. You can easily make digital recordings from a • Smart Space, Auto Cut, and SBM functions do not CD to a CD-R or CD-RW. Before recording, work during Synchro-Recording. see “Notes on Recording” on page 16. To • The recording level is set to 0.0 dB
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Recording/Editing 1 Press POWER. High-Speed Synchro- Recording 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE of DECK B and place a recordable CD-R or CD-RW on You can easily make digital recordings from a the disc tray. Press OPEN/CLOSE of CD to a CD-R or CD-RW, faster than normal DECK B again to close the disc tray. speed Synchro-Recording. You cannot monitor the recorded signal while recording. When using the remote, set SELECT to CDR. H With the label side up “TOC Reading” appears. The unit starts to x CD SYNCHRO HIGH
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3 Press INPUT repeatedly to select the Recording on a CD-R or input connector. CD-RW Manually To record through Turn on the indicator OPTICAL You can start recording from the end of the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN existing material. Before recording, see “Notes ANALOG ANALOG IN on Recording” on page 16. When using the remote, set SELECT to CDR. To record the disc in DECK A, turn off “OPTICAL” or “ANALOG.” • After recording, you must finalize the disc. Until the disc is properly finalized, it cannot 4 Pre
