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3-864-150-11(1)
MiniDisc Deck
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Operating Instructions EN
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Mode d’emploi
MDS-JB920
1998 by Sony Corporation
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For the customers in Canada WARNING CAUTION This symbol is intended to alert the user TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO to the presence of important operating To prevent fire or shock NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG and maintenance (servicing) WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, hazard, do not expose the unit instructions in the literature RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET to rain or moisture. accompanying the appliance. UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY To avoid electrical shock, do INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE CAUTION not
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On operation TABLE OF CONTENTS If the deck is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture may Getting Started condense on the lenses inside the deck. Unpacking ............................................................................................................................. 4 Should this occur, the deck may not Hooking Up the System ......................................................................................................4 op
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Getting Started Getting Started Unpacking Hooking Up the System Check that you received the following items: • Audio connecting cords (2) Overview • Optical cable (1) This section describes how to hook up the MD deck to • Remote commander (remote) RM-D17M (1) an amplifier or other components such as a CD player • R6 (size-AA) batteries (2) or DAT deck. Be sure to turn off the power of each component before connection. Inserting batteries into the remote S-LINK LINE DIGITAL CONTROL A1 (ANA
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Getting Started When using the coaxial digital connecting cable Hookups Connecting the deck to an amplifier Digital component MD deck Connect the amplifier to the LINE (ANALOG) IN/ DIGITAL DIGITAL COAXIAL OPTICAL COAXIAL OPTICAL COAXIAL OUT jacks using the audio connecting cords (supplied), IN IN2 IN1 OUT OUT IN OUT making sure to match the color-coded cords to the appropriate jacks on the components: red (right) to red and white (left) to white. Be sure to make connections firmly to prevent h
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Getting Started Connecting the CONTROL A1 Control About the CONTROL A1 Control System System • Connect the CONTROL A1 cables in series to the CONTROL A1 jacks on the back of each component. This MD deck is compatible with the CONTROL A1 Be sure to connect a CONTROL A1 compatible Control System. amplifier (receiver) to take advantage of the The CONTROL A1 Control System was designed to automatic function selection feature. simplify the operation of audio systems composed of separate Sony componen
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Getting Started Basic Functions of the Setting the Clock CONTROL A1 Control System Once you set the MD deck’s internal clock, the MD deck will automatically record the date and time of all recordings. When playing a track, you can display the Automatic function selection date and time the track was recorded (see page 24). When you connect CONTROL A1 compatible Sony Time on this deck is displayed on a 12-hour clock (USA components using CONTROL A1 cables, the function and Canadian models only) o
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Getting Started 3 Repeat Step 2 to enter the month, day, year, hour, Changing the date and/or time and minute. 1 With the deck in standby status (the STANDBY USA and Canadian models indicator lights red), press SCROLL/CLOCK SET down for about 2 seconds until the month (or day) indication in the display starts flashing. 2 Press SCROLL/CLOCK SET or AMS repeatedly European model until the item you want to change flashes. 3 Turn AMS to change the contents of the selected item. z For precise time and
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Basic Operations Basic Operations Basic Operations Recording on an MD 3 2 5 47 REC LEVEL MENU/ AMS ± YES NO DIGITAL ANALOG 5 4 6 – + STANDBY REC MODE INPUT 3 7 DIGITAL STEREO OPT1 2 8 OPT2 COAX CLEAR MONO ANALOG 9 1 TIMER 10 0 PUSH ENTER REC REC OFF PLAY MEGA MUSIC SCROLL/ DISPLAY/ CONTROL SYNC CLOCK SET CHAR 0 ) r PHONES PHONE LEVEL EJECT FADER PLAY MODE REPEAT TIME ¤ á Pp 0 10 86 Turn on the amplifier and play the program source you want 1 to record. Press 1/u. 2 The STANDBY
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Basic Operations Press r REC. 6 The deck becomes ready to record. Adjust the recording level. 7 When recording through the DIGITAL COAXIAL IN, OPTICAL IN1, or IN2 connector Adjust the outer REC LEVEL (DIGITAL) control so that the peak level meter in the display is a maximum of 0 dB. For details, see page 15. When recording through the LINE (ANALOG) IN jacks Setting the inner REC LEVEL (ANALOG) control at 4 is satisfactory for most purposes. For details, see page 15. Press á or P. 8 Recording s
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Basic Operations Basic Operations Playing an MD 3 2 4 REC LEVEL MENU/ AMS ± YES NO DIGITAL ANALOG 5 4 6 – + STANDBY REC MODE INPUT 3 7 STEREO DIGITAL OPT1 2 8 OPT2 COAX CLEAR MONO ANALOG 9 1 TIMER 10 0 PUSH ENTER REC REC OFF PLAY MEGA MUSIC SCROLL/ DISPLAY/ CONTROL SYNC CLOCK SET CHAR 0 ) r PHONES PHONE LEVEL EJECT FADER PLAY MODE REPEAT TIME ¤ á P p 0 10 Turn on the amplifier and set the source selector to the position 1 for MD deck. Press 1/u. 2 The STANDBY indicator turns of
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Recording on MDs Recording on MDs • When recording from DAT or satellite broadcasts with the INPUT switch set at the respective digital Notes on Recording position, the deck automatically marks a track If “Protected” alternates with “C11” in the display number whenever the sampling frequency of the The MD is record-protected. Close the slot to record input signal changes regardless of the Setup Menu 02 on the disc (see “To protect an MD against accidental setting. erasure” on page 10). z You ca
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Recording on MDs Monitoring the input signal (Input Monitor) Useful Tips for Recording Before starting recording, you can monitor the selected input signal through the deck’s output connectors. INPUT DISPLAY/CHAR MENU/NO AMS ± 1 Press ¤ EJECT to remove the MD. 2 Set INPUT according to the input signal you want 0 ) r to monitor. ¤ á Pp When the INPUT switch is set at ANALOG The analog signal input through the LINE (ANALOG) IN jacks is output to the digital output TIME ¤ EJECT á p r REC connecto
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Recording on MDs Notes If “Smart Space” appears in the display • This function operates only for the digital signal input (Smart Space) through the digital input connector. There has been an extended silence of 4 to 30 seconds • The bit length is normally set to 20 bits, but you can select in length during recording. The silence is replaced from 24, 20 or 16 bits. with a blank of about 3 seconds and the deck continues • If you switch the bit length during recording, the sound drops out momentar
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Recording on MDs 4 Stop playing the program source. Adjusting the Recording Level 5 To start recording, do the procedure starting from You can adjust the recording level before starting Step 8 in “Recording on an MD” on page 10. recording. z The Peak Hold Function freezes the level meter REC LEVEL MENU/NO (DIGITAL/ANALOG) display at the highest level reached by the input signal To turn on the Peak Hold Function by Setup Menu 06 setting 0 ) r á Pp ¤ 1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/NO twic
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Recording on MDs To select “T.Mark Off” or “T.Mark LSyn” in Setup Menu 02, do the procedure below: Marking Track Numbers While Recording (Track Marking) 1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/NO twice to display “Setup Menu”. You can mark track numbers either manually or automatically. By marking track numbers at specific 2 Turn AMS to select “Setup 02”, then press AMS. points, you can quickly locate the points later using the AMS Function, or use various Editing Functions. 3 Turn AMS to selec
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Recording on MDs To stop Time Machine Recording Press p. Starting Recording With 6 Seconds of Prestored Audio Note Data (Time Machine Recording) The deck starts storing audio data when the deck is in recording pause and you start playing the program source. When recording from an FM or satellite broadcast, the With less than 6 seconds of playing of the program source first few seconds of material are often lost due to the and audio data stored in the buffer memory, Time Machine Recording starts
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Recording on MDs Synchro-Recording With Audio Synchro-Recording With a Sony Equipment of Your Choice CD Player Z (Music Synchro-Recording) By connecting your deck to a Sony CD player or Hi-Fi Component System, you can easily dub CDs onto MDs By using the MUSIC SYNC button, you can using the CD synchro buttons on the remote. If your automatically start recording in sync with the signal deck is connected to a Sony CD player by a digital input from the program source. input cable, track numbers ar
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Recording on MDs z You can check the remaining recordable time on the 6 Press START. MD The deck starts recording and the CD player starts Press TIME (see page 23). playback. The track number and elapsed recording time of the track appear in the display. z During synchro-recording, the deck copies CD text information (CD text and disc memos) as it is to the MD (Disc Memo Copy Function) If the CD player does not start playing The Disc Memo Copy function operates when you make Some CD player model
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Recording on MDs z You can set the duration of fade-in and fade-out recording independently Fading In and Out (Fader) 1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/NO twice to display “Setup Menu”. You can gradually increase the recording level at the 2 To set the duration of fade-in recording: beginning of a recording (fade-in recording) or Turn AMS to select “Setup 08”, then press AMS. gradually decrease the recording level at the end of a To set the duration of fade-out recording: recording (fade-o
