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MINIDISC DECK MODEL
MD-R2
OPERATION MANUAL
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS CAUTION 12 Outdoor Antenna Grounding - If an outside antenna is connected to the receiver, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as All the safety and operating instructions should be read to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up before the appliance is operated, and should be retained for static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, future reference. ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information with regard to proper Electrical energy can
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FEATURES Recordings start automatically when the external Supports various types of digital/analog equipment Two digital input jacks and two analog input jacks are built sound source starts to produce sound. Comes with a sound synchro recording function, which allows in. They allow the unit to be connected to stereos or head- phone stereos. the unit to automatically begin recording when the external equipment starts playing back. Lets you make MiniDisc recordings easily. DAT tapes can be digital
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NAMES OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ■ Front panel 12 34 5 6 7 8 11 TOC DISC TRACK DATE 12 4 0dB OVER TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AM 9 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 REMAIN PM 15 16 17 18 19 20 MONO LP PRGM RANDOM TIMER REC CLOCK 10 13 14 1516 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 1. TOC Indicator: TOC 16. Repeat Indicator: R 33. Input Select Button 2. Total Time Indicator 17. Remaining Time Indicator 34. Program Button 3. Disc Name Indicator 18. Random Play Indicator 35. Jog Dial (Next/P
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REMOTE CONTROL ■ Names of controls 1. Remote Control Transmitter Window 1 2. Direct Key Buttons 3. Play Mode Button 4. Music Scan Button 5. Input Select Button 6. Display Button 7. Time Button 2 12 8. Auto Mark Button 13 3 9. Track Down/Review Button: 5 / 4 14 10. Track Up/Cue Button: 4 / 2 5 15 11. Power Button 6 12. Program Button 16 13. Clear Button 7 17 14. Synchro Record Button: ● 8 18 15. Record Cancel Button 9 16. Record Mode Button 19 10 17. Record Button: ● 11 18. Play/Pause B
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CONNECTIONS ■ Digital and analog connections This unit can be connected to your equipment by making a digital or analog connection. ● When recording the playback signals from other equipment using this unit Digital connection Analog connection Digital equipment with an optical output jack Equipment with line output jacks or a head- or a coaxial output jack phone jack Stereo system, CD player, MD player, MD recorder, CD player, headphone stereo, radio cassette player, DAT, DSS tuner, etc. stereo
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(Continued) ■ When making a digital connection ■ When making an analog connection When connecting the unit to equipment When connecting the unit to equipment that has square/round optical jacks: that has line jacks: Connect the other equipment to the “OPTICAL Connect the other equipment to the “ANALOG jacks” on the back of this main unit. jacks” on the back of this main unit. MD/CD player, etc. OPTICAL ANALOG LINE OUT LINE IN OUT IN 1 L L To the optical When it’s output jack a round R R optical
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(Continued) ■ Connecting the AC power cord If you will not be using this unit for a prolonged period of time, unplug the AC power cord from the AC outlet. Even when the power is turned off, a small amount of current is still consumed. AC 120 V, 60 Hz To an AC outet ■ How to turn the power on or off POWER POWER Press the or button. POWER POWER CLOCK ● When the power is turned on, the display will change. ● Press it again to turn the power off. ■ How to read the display Various messages, describin
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SETTING THE CLOCK When recording, the date and time are recorded on the Minidisc (page 15). ENTER DELETE/CLEAR POWER ■ Setting the date TIMER 1 Press the POWER button to turn the power on and press the TIMER button. 2 Within 10 seconds, turn the jog dial until “TIME ADJUST” appears. 3 Within 10 seconds, press the ENTER button. ● The unit will enter the date setting mode. 1 4 Set the “year” using the jog dial. ● When you turn the jog dial and let go, the year will change 2 up or down by one. ● T
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(Continued) ■ Setting the time ENTER DELETE/CLEAR After step 7, described in the “Setting the date” section TIMER 8 Set the “hour” using the jog dial. ● When you turn the jog dial and let go, the hour will change up or down by one. When you turn and hold it, the hour will change continuously. ● The clock uses the 12-hour system. Pay attention to the AM or PM indicator in the display. AM 0:00 → midnight, PM 0:00 → noon 9 Press the ENTER button to set the “hour”. 10Adjust the “minute” using the jo
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PLAYING A MINIDISC ■ Playback EJECT DISPLAY/CHARACTER 1 Switch the external unit to the MD unit input. 2 Load a MiniDisc in the direction indicated by the arrow on the MiniDisc, with the label side facing up. (Insert the MiniDisc firmly, until a click is heard.) 3 Press the 06 button to start playback. ● The “ 0 ” indicator will light up. DISPLAY ● When the last track has been played back, this unit will stop automatically. TIME ● To stop playback before the last track has finished playing, pres
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(Continued) ■ Track number selection (Remote control operation) 12 3 4 Specify a track number, and playback will start from that track. 56 7 8 To select a track number directly: 9 10/0 10 Press the desired DIRECT KEY button. ● Playback will start from the specified track. ● To select any track number from the 11th to the 99th track ■ 11th track to 99th track After pressing , enter the track number by pressing the numbers on the keypad. Example: 28th track → ■ To select any tra
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(Continued) ■ Cue and review Hold down the 2 button during playback for audible fast for- ward, or hold down the 3 button during playback for audible fast reverse. ● Normal playback will resume when the 3 or 2 button is released. ● When the beginning of the first track is reached, normal playback will start. ● When the end of the last track is reached, “DISC END” will light, and the unit will pause. If you want to listen to a portion of a track again, press and hold the 3 button to return to the
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(Continued) ■ APMS (Automatic Programmable Music Selector) PROGRAM DELETE/CLEAR TIMER 1 Press the PROGRAM button while in the stop mode. ● Programs cannot be set or canceled while in the playback or pause mode. 2 Select a desired track number by pressing the DIRECT KEY button on the remote control. 12 3 4 ● Repeat steps 1 and 2 for any track. 56 7 8 Up to 20 tracks can be programmed. ● If the total program playing time exceeds 199 minutes and 9 10/0 10 59 seconds, “— : —” will appear. However, t
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(Continued) ■ Music scan play When the MUSIC SCAN button on the remote control is pressed MUSIC PROGRAM SCAN while in the stop mode, music scan play will start, previewing the tracks from the first to last in order. ● “M.SCAN PLAY” will appear. To stop music scan play: Press the ■ button. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 4 0dB OVER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 To program selected tracks during music scan play: (Music scan program selection) 1 During mus
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RECORDING ■ Differences from tape recordings You cannot record music on the reverse side You can check the total or remaining of a MiniDisc. recordable time (possible recording) before recording. MiniDiscs cannot be incorrectly inserted, i.e. upside This lets you plan a recording session so that the down. (Page 35) last song will not come to an abrupt end before it has finished. (Page 17) The date and time of a recording are You don’t need to search for the starting automatically saved with t
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(Continued) ■ Note about making digital copies MiniDiscs are designed so that further copies cannot be made from digitally recorded MiniDisc tracks. This is a specification Playback Recording of the SCMS (Serial Copy Management System). Digital cable CD player, MD player, etc. Digitally recorded MiniDisc Digital cable Playback Recording Analog recording is possible. ■ How to select the inputs Press the INPUT SELECT button to select the input from About the recording level which you want to recor
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(Continued) ■ Sound synchro recording RECORD INPUT REC LEVEL DISPLAY/CHARACTER SELECT MIN MAX When music is played on another piece of equipment, such as a stereo, that is connected to this unit, this unit will automatically start recording on the MD. 1 Insert a recordable MiniDisc. 2 Press the INPUT SELECT button to select the input. (Page INPUT 16) SELECT ● If you will be recording from the analog input, adjust the SYNC REC DISPLAY recording level after selecting the input. REC CANCEL REC 3 Pr
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(Continued) ■ To record for a long time in the monaural mode (monaural long-play mode) When a recording is made in the monaural long-play mode, it REC can be twice as long as the recording time available for a stereo MODE recording. The monaural long-play mode is very useful for record- ing songs that were originally recorded in monaural, or for record- ing talk programs. Press the REC MODE button on the remote control. ● Each time the button is pressed, the display will switch be- tween the ste
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(Continued) ■ To create your own track numbers while RECORD recording By creating your own track numbers while recording, you can mark and later search for any passage you wish. (You can also create your own track numbers during digital recording.) Press the RECORD (REC) button during recording at the point where you want to create a track number. ● After the track number has been written on the disc, the recording will continue. REC Note: ● If you use the MD editing function, the recorded trac
