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4-239-217-11(2)
MiniDisc Deck
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Operating Instructions ________________________
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Mode d’emploi ______________________________i
MDS-JB980
©2002 Sony Corporation
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WARNING About this manual To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not Conventions expose the unit to rain or moisture. Controls in these instructions are those on the deck; To prevent fire, do not Cover the ventilation of the these may, however, be substituted by controls on the apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. supplied remote that are similarly named, or, when And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. different, appear in the instructions within To prevent fi
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Table of Contents Dividing recorded tracks List of Button Locations and — Divide Function......................... 28 Reference Pages Combining recorded tracks — Combine Function..................... 29 Main unit.................................................4 Moving recorded tracks Remote control........................................5 — Move Function .......................... 30 Naming a track or an MD Getting Started — Name Function .......................... 30 Hooking up the audio comp
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List of Button Locations and Reference Pages Illustration number How to use this page r Use this page to find the location of buttons and other PLAY MODE qj (20) (42) RR parts of the system that are mentioned in the text. Name of button/part Reference page Main unit ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS ?/1 1 (9) (19) (25) A - M N - Y H wa (9) (19) (41) (43) AMS wg (13) (20) (26) (38) (42) X wa (9) (20) (43) NET MD 3 (8) x wa (9) (20) (25) (41) (43) CLEAR wf (23) (32) (42) PHONE LEVEL qg (20)
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List of Button Locations and Reference Pages Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER AyB qs (19) ` / 1 CD SYNCHRO STANDBY 7 (17) wf A 1 CD SYNCHRO START 7 (17) CD SYNCHRO STOP 7 (18) CLEAR 6 (23) (32) (42) DISPLAY ws (9) (20) wd 2 FADER 3 (39) GROUP ON/OFF ql (10) (22) (33) ws 3 GROUP SKIP ql (11) (22) (33) wa INPUT wd (9) 4 Letter/number buttons 5 (20) (32) w; LEVEL +/– qa (15) (20) MENU/NO w; (13) (20) (25) (38) (42) MUSIC SYNC 8 (17) NAME EDIT/SELECT wa (31) 5 PLAY MODE 2 (19) (41) REC MODE wd (12)
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Getting Started Hooking up the audio components mains lead AC B to mains 1) Amplifier, etc. CD player, DBS CD player, DBS tuner, etc. , tuner Digital amplifier, DAT deck, 2) MD deck, etc. 1) Digital equipment with a DIGITAL OUT connector only 2) Digital equipment with both DIGITAL IN and OUT connectors C Coaxial digital connecting cable (1) Required cords (not supplied) A Audio connecting cords (2) (supplied) When connecting an audio connecting cord, be sure to match the colour-coded pins to
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Getting Started Jacks (connectors) for Connecting a personal connecting audio computer to the deck components (Net MD) Connect To the Amplifiers ANALOG IN/OUT jacks By installing the supplied software OpenMG CD players or DBS DIGITAL COAXIAL IN Jukebox onto your computer, you can transfer tuners jack or DIGITAL digital music contents saved on the hard disc of OPTICAL IN connector your computer to (Check Out) and from (Check Digital amplifiers, DAT DIGITAL OPTICAL IN/ In) an MD. For det
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Required cord Using the Net MD function USB cable (supplied) 1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press ?/1 to turn on the deck. The STANDBY indicator turns off. Notes 3 Load an MD into the slot. Do not use a USB hub or USB extension cable 4 Press NET MD. between the MD deck and the computer. Be sure to The Net MD function is activated. The NET connect the MD deck directly to the computer with the supplied USB cable. MD button lights up and “Net MD” appears Make sure the USB connector is straight
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Recording to MDs Operations you may want to do Recording to MDs during recording To Press Recording to an MD Stop recording x Pause recording X If the MD has been partially recorded, Resume recording after H or X recording starts after the recorded tracks. 1) pausing 1 Turn on the amplifier and programme Eject the MD EJECT A after stopping source, and select the source on the recording amplifier. 1) The track number increases by one. 2 Press ?/1 to turn on the deck. To change the display
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How is group information Recording tracks in recorded? groups When recording using the Group function, the — Group Function group management information is automatically recorded on the MD as the disc name. Specifically, a character string such as the What is the Group function? following is written in the disc name recording The Group function allows you to play, record area. and edit the tracks on an MD in groups. This is Disc name recording area convenient for managing multiple CD alb
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Recording to MDs Recording into a new group Recording into an existing group You can create new groups by CD album or artist, etc. You can add tracks to an existing group. 1 Do steps 1 to 4 of “Recording to an MD” 1 Do steps 1 to 4 of “Recording to an MD” on page 9. on page 9. 2 Press GROUP ON/OFF. 2 Press GROUP ON/OFF. The GROUP ON/OFF button lights up. The GROUP ON/OFF button lights up. 3 Press REC z. 3 Press GROUP SKIP repeatedly until the “New Group” flashes and the deck changes group y
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Notes on recording Recording tips After recording — Recording for long times/Marking track numbers/Smart Space/Adjusting Press EJECT A to remove the MD or press the recording level/Checking the ?/1 to turn off the deck. remaining recordable time/Input “TOC” or “TOC Writing” starts flashing. The monitor TOC is updated and recording is completed. Before disconnecting the mains lead All of the functions described here can be used MD recording is completed when the MD Table even when the Gro
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Recording to MDs Tips Marking track numbers while The MDLP indicator lights up when you select LP2 or LP4 in step 2 above. recording The deck is set at the factory to add “LP:” at the — Manual/Automatic Track Marking beginning of a track name automatically. This indication is displayed when the track is played on a You can mark track numbers either manually or deck that does not support long-time recording. To turn off this function, do the following procedure. automatically while rec
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To change the trigger level for Erasing blank portions Automatic Track Marking automatically (Smart Space/ Do the procedure below to change the signal Auto Cut) level that triggers Automatic Track Marking. 1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/ The Smart Space function lets you make the NO. blank spaces between tracks 3 seconds long automatically. If the Smart Space function is on 2 Turn AMS (or press ./> and there is no sound input for about 3 seconds repeatedly) until “Setup?” appear
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Recording to MDs Tips 4 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to select the setting, then You can adjust the recording level without changing the display. In this case, skip step 3 above. While press AMS or YES. adjusting the recording level, the level of the input To Select signal appears for about three seconds. You can adjust the recording level by pressing Turn on Smart Space S.Space On (factory LEVEL +/– on the remote repeatedly during and Auto Cut setting) recording or recording pa
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Monitoring the input signal Starting recording with (Input Monitor) 6 seconds of prestored You can monitor the selected input signal even when you are not recording it. audio data 1 Press EJECT A to eject the MD. — Time Machine Recording 2 Press INPUT repeatedly to select the When recording from an FM or satellite jacks (connector) where the signal you broadcast, the first few seconds of material are want to monitor is being input. often lost due to the time it takes you to 3 Press REC
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Recording to MDs Synchro-recording with Synchro-recording with a the audio component of Sony CD player — CD Synchro-recording your choice — Music Synchro-recording When the deck is connected to a Sony CD player or Hi-Fi component system, you can The Music Synchro-recording allows you to easily copy the contents of CDs to the MD automatically synchronize recording to the MD using the deck’s remote. Because the MD deck with the playing of the selected remote operates both the MD deck and t
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If the CD player does not start You can change the CD during CD Synchro- recording. playing 1 Press x on the CD player’s remote. Some CD players may not respond when you 2 Change the CD. press CD SYNCHRO START on the remote. Press X on the CD player’s remote instead to 3 Press H on the CD player’s remote. start play on the CD player. The MD deck resume recording. By reprogramming the MD’s remote, you can use Operations you may want to do the procedure above to perform synchro-recording
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Playing MDs Playing MDs Playing an MD — Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat Loading an MD Play 1 Turn on the amplifier and select MD on Load an MD as illustrated below. the amplifier. With the labelled side up 2 Press ?/1 to turn on the deck. The STANDBY indicator turns off. 3 Load an MD. 4 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display. Select To play Blank (no PLAY The MD in the original order With the arrow pointing MODE indication) toward the deck SHUF The tracks
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Other Operations You can adjust the analogue signal level output to the PHONES jack and the ANALOG OUT jacks. To Do the following: 1 While the deck is playing, press DISPLAY/ Stop play Press x. CHAR (or DISPLAY) repeatedly until the Pause play Press X. line output adjustment display appears. Resume play Press H or X. 2 Turn AMS (or press LEVEL +/– after pausing repeatedly) to adjust the output signal 1) Go to the next or Turn AMS clockwise (or press level. a succeeding > repeatedly). You
