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4-227-585-13(2)
MiniDisc Deck
GB
Operating Instructions
FR
Mode d’emploi
TM
S200
MDS-LSA1
2000 Sony Corporation
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WARNING Welcome! About This Thank you for purchasing the Sony To prevent fire or shock Manual MiniDisc Deck. Before operating the hazard, do not expose the Conventions deck, please read this manual unit to rain or moisture. • Controls in these instructions are thoroughly and retain it for future those on the deck; these may, This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 reference. however, be substituted by controls LASER product. on the supplied remote that are The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Location and Function of Parts 4 Editing Recorded MDs 27 Front Panel Parts Descriptions 4 Before You Start Editing 27 Remote Parts Descriptions 6 Erasing Tracks 28 Display Window Descriptions 8 Dividing Tracks 30 Combining Tracks 31 Moving Tracks 31 Getting Started 10 Naming Tracks or MDs 32 Before You Start the Hookup 10 Undoing the Last Edit 34 Hooking Up the i.LINK Components 11 Changing the Track Level After Recording (S.F Edit) 35 Recording on MDs 12 Recording on an MD 12
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Front Panel Parts Location and Descriptions 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 (12, 21) Press to turn on the deck. When you turn on the deck, the STANDBY indicator turns off. When you press the switch again, the
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Location and Function of Parts 123456 7 890qa A x DISPLAY REC MODE . > STANDBY LP H.A.T.S INPUT HIGH SPEED CD SYNCHRO REC z ?/1 qh qg qf qd qs 6 Display window (8, 16, 32, 35) qf HIGH SPEED indicator (20) Shows various information. For details, see “Display Lights up when the deck is in High-speed CD Window Descriptions” on page 8. Synchro-recording mode. 7 MD insertion slot (12, 21) qg REC MODE button (15) Insert the MD as illustrated below. Press to select one of the following four recording
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Location and Function of Parts Remote Parts Descriptions 1 ~/1 (power) switch (12, 21) wa ws 1 Press to turn on the deck. When you turn on the deck, the STANDBY indicator on the deck turns off. When REPEAT MD PLAY MODE AyB CLEAR you press the switch again, the deck turns off and the indicator lights up. ?/1 w; , 2 DISPLAY button (9, 13, 16, 20, 21, 24) –/, ABC DEF DISPLAY Press to select the information to be displayed in the 2 12 3 window. GHI JKL MNO SCROLL 3 SCROLL button (21) 3 Press to sc
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Location and Function of Parts qg MENU/NO button (15-19, 25, 26, 28-38) Press to display “Edit Menu” or “Setup Menu.” YES button (15-17, 19, 24-26, 28-38) Press to carry out the selected operation. qh ./> buttons (12, 15-19, 21, 22, 24-26, 28-38) Press to locate tracks, select a menu item and a setting value, or select the character to be input. qj X button (12, 20, 21) Press to pause play or recording. Press again to resume play or recording. qk N button (12, 19, 21, 22, 24) Press to start pla
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Location and Function of Parts Display Window Descriptions 12 3 654 1 Play mode indicators 5 L.SYNC indicator (18) Lights up during recording when the deck is in SHUF indicator (24) automatic track marking mode. Lights up when Shuffle Play is selected. 6 Information and menu display area (8, 9, 16, 32, 35) PGM indicator (24) • Displays parameters during editing or menu Lights up when Programme Play is selected. operations. REP indicators (23) • Displays the input level during recording or • “REP
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Location and Function of Parts While the deck is stopped While the deck is playing Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change the display. Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change the display. Each press of the button changes the display as Each press of the button changes the display as follows: follows: Total number of tracks and total recorded time Track number and elapsed time of the current (default display) track (default display) r r Remaining recordable time on the MD Track number and remaining playin
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Before You Start the Getting Hookup Started Checking the supplied accessories This MD deck comes with the following items: • i.LINK connecting cable (1) This chapter provides information on • Remote commander (remote) (1) the supplied accessories, things you should keep in mind while hooking Before using the supplied remote up the system, and how to connect i.LINK components to the MD deck. The supplied remote already contains a battery. Before Be sure to read this chapter using the remote, pul
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Getting Started Hooking Up the i.LINK Components CD Receiver, player, etc.* etc.* i.LINK i.LINK Mains lead i.LINK S200 v v You can connect the i.LINK components to either i.LINK S200 connector. * Required cords About optional i.LINK connecting cables i.LINK connecting cables (2) (only one supplied) Be sure to use the Sony i.LINK S200 connecting cables (4 pins-4 pins). About i.LINK components to be used in combination with the MD deck Things you should keep in mind while hooking up the system The
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Recording on an MD Recording on MDs The operations for normal recording are explained below. If the MD has recorded material on it, the deck will automatically start recording from the end of the recorded This chapter explains the various portion. ways to record on an MD, as well as ?/1INPUT AHX x how to mark track numbers and A x perform synchro-recording with other . > components. See also “System ?/1 z Limitations” on page 41 before ./> REC z recording. 1 Press ~/1 to turn on the deck. The
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Recording on MDs z To play the tracks you just recorded Operations you may want to do during recording Press HX (or N) immediately after stopping recording. To Press The deck starts to play from the first track of the material just recorded. Stop recording x Pause recording HX (or X) z To play from the first track of the MD after recording 1 Press x again after stopping recording. Resume recording after pausing HX (or press N or X) 2 Press HX (or N). Change the display information DISPLAY (page
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Recording on MDs Notes on Recording About indications which appear while Guide to the Serial Copy Management recording System When “Protected” and “C11” alternate in the Digital audio programme, such as CDs, MDs, and DATs display make it easy to produce high-quality copies of music by The record-protect slot is open and the MD is record- processing music as a digital signal. protected. To record on the MD, slide the tab to close the To protect copyrighted music sources, this deck uses the slot.
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Recording on MDs Recording for Long Times z LP Stamp function works during recording in LP2 or LP4 In addition to normal stereo recording, this deck has two mode Z recording modes: LP2 and LP4. When recording in LP2 A track recorded in LP2 or LP4 mode is given an identification mode, you can record 2 times the normal recordable time, code which is displayed only when you attempt to play that track and in LP4 mode, you can record 4 times the normal on an MD deck which does not support LP modes
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Recording on MDs Adjusting the Recording Recording Tips Level Do the procedure below to adjust the recording level. DISPLAY ./> DISPLAY ./> A x . > ?/1 z A x . > ?/1 z ?/1 1 23 DISPLAY 1 Do steps 1 to 7 of “Recording on an MD” on page 45 6 12. 789 + >10 10 – /0 2 Play the portion of the programme source with the N Xxz strongest output. .> m M ./> MENU/NO YES 3 Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the level of the input signal appears. 4 While monitoring the sound, press ./> repeatedly (or press LEVE
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Recording on MDs Marking Track Numbers While Recording (Track Marking) Auto Cut You can mark track numbers either manually or If the signal is interrupted for about 30 seconds , Auto Cut automatically while recording. By marking track replaces the blank portion with a blank space of about numbers at specific points, you can quickly locate the three seconds, then pauses the recording. “Auto Cut” points later or edit the MD easily. appears in the display during this time. ./> Do the procedure be
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Recording on MDs Marking Track Numbers While Recording Starting Recording With 6 (Track Marking) Seconds of Prestored Audio 4 Press MENU/NO. Data (Time Machine Recording) Z When you have turned on Automatic Track Marking Whenever the deck is in recording pause, the deck’s in step 3 above, “L.SYNC” lights up in the display. buffer memory continuously stores the latest 6 seconds The deck marks a track number whenever the input worth of audio data. When you press T.REC, the signal level drops to –
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Recording on MDs Synchro-recording With the Synchro-recording With a Audio Component of Your Sony CD Player (Normal/ Choice (Music Synchro-recording) High-Speed CD Synchro-recording) Z By connecting the MD deck to a Sony CD player, you can Z copy the contents of CDs to MDs through simple The Music Synchro-recording allows you to automatically operations. You can select normal speed or high speed. synchronize recording kn the MD deck with the playing When you select high speed, the deck automati
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Recording on MDs Synchro-recording With a Sony CD Player (Normal/High-Speed CD Synchro-recording) z You can use the remote of the CD player to stop CD Synchro- 8 Press CD SYNCHRO. recording The CD player changes to play standby and the MD Press x. The deck stops recording and the CD player stops deck changes to recording standby. The HIGH SPEED playing. indicator on the MD deck and the ×2 or ×4 indicator in the MD deck display light up according to the z During CD Synchro-recording, track numb
