Document Outline

• MJ-d508
  • IMPORTANT
  • IMPORTANT
  • Features of the MJ-D508 MD Recorder
  • Hints on Installation
  • About Minidiscs
    • Playback-only MD
    • Recordable MD
    • A recording made from any source via analog inputs can be digitally copied once only.
  • Connecting Up.
  • Front Panel
    • m POWER ON/OFF
    • 3 EDIT/NO.
    • 3 NAME (pp.32-33)
    • 3 DIGITAL REC LEVEL /
    • [1 ANALOG REC LEVEL (p.20)
    • 3 DIGITAL NR (p.18, 21, 42)
    • 01 A-B(p.22,39)
    • 0 NAME CLIP (p.34)
    • 0 DISPLAY/CHARA
    • 01 Remote control sensor
    • 0 Display (p.13)
    • 01 ◄◄ and ►► (p.17)
    • 0 ► (p.15)
  • Display
    • Load an MD.
    • Press ► (play button) to start playback.
    • Enter track number you want to play from.
  • Skipping Tracks
    • Press or on the remote, or turn the jog dial on the recorder to skip a track.
  • Skipping Time
    • Press TIME SKIP on the remote, or ENTER on the front panel during playback or while the disc is paused.
    • Press or on the remote, or turn the jog dial on the recorder to skip time.
  • Fast-Forwarding/ReversSng
    • Press and hold « or for high-speed reverse and forward playback.
  • Displaying Disc Information
    • Press DISPLAY/CHARA to switch the kind of disc information displayed.
  • Reducing Noise during Playback
    • Press DIGITAL NR to switch Digital Noise Reduction on.
  • »igital Input
    • Insert a recordable MD.
    • Z Use the INPUT SELECTOR to choose one of the digital inputs.
    • 3 Prepare the source you're going to record.
    • 4 Press • REC.
    • Press ► (play) or ii (pause) to start recording.
    • Start playing the source.
  • Recording Using the Analog Inputs
    • Insert a recordable MD.
    • Use the INPUT SELECTOR to choose analog input.
    • Prepare the source you're going to record.
    • Press • REC.
    • Turn the ANALOG REC LEVEL dial to adjust the recording level.
    • 6 Press ► (play) or ll (pause) to start recording.
    • 7 Start playing the source again from the beginning.
  • Reducing Noise during Recording
    • Press DIGITAL NR before recording.
    • Record in the normal way.
  • Starting a Recording Automatically
    • Prepare for analog- or digital-input recording.
    • Press SYNCHRO REC.
    • Start playing the source material.
  • Playing Things Again
    • To repeat a track or all tracks: Press REPEAT to select a repeat mode.
    • To loop a segment of the disc:
  • Playing Tracks at Random
    • Press RANDOM during playback or when the disc is stopped.
  • Programming the Track Order
    • Make sure the recorder is stopped, then press PROGRAM.
    • Enter the track numbers in the order you want them played.
    • Press ► (play) to start playback.
  • Playing Non-Stop Music
    • During playback, or in stop mode, press REC/PLAY MODE.
    • Turn the jog dial until the display reads Medley Off.
    • a Press the jog dial (ENTER) to switch to Medley On.
    • 4 Press ► (play) to start playback (if necessary).
  • Fading Out and Fading In
    • Press FADER during playback to pause the disc.
    • Press FADER again to resume playback.
  • Track
    • Press HI-LITE.
    • When you recognize the track you want to play in full, press ► (play).
    • During playback, press REC/PLAY MODE.
    • Turn the jog dial until the display reads Mono Normal.
    • Press the jog dial (ENTER) to switch to Mono Fast.
  • Using a Timer for Future Playback
    • Switch on the MJ-D508.
    • Set the TIMER switch to PLAY.
    • Load an MD into the recorder.
    • Set the timer.
  • Fading In Using a Timer
    • Load a disc and press REC/PLAY MODE.
    • Turn the jog dial until you see Fader Off in the display.
    • Press the Jog dial (ENTER) to switch to Fader On.
    • Set the TIMER switch to PLAY.
    • Set your audio timer.
  • Setting the Digital Recording Level
    • After selecting one of the digital inputs, press REC/PLAY MODE.
    • Press the jog dial (ENTER).
    • Turn the jog dial to adjust the recording level up or down.
    • Press the jog dial (ENTER) again to input the level.
  • Recording Over Unwanted Material
    • Press • (REC).
    • Press ^ (play) or ii (pause) to start recording.
  • Recovering Lost Time
    • With the recorder already in record-pause mode, press • REC to switch on recovery recording.
    • Press ► (play) or il (pause) to start recording.
  • Automatically Numbering Tracks
    • With the recorder in stop mode, press REC/PLAY MODE.
    • Turn the jog dial until you see A.mark -50dB displayed.
    • Press the jog dial (ENTER) to change the level.
  • Manually Numbering Tracks during Recording
    • Wherever you want a new track to begin, press • REC to increase the track number in increments of one.
  • Recording Extra-Long Material
    • T Prepare for analog- or digital-input recording.
    • Press REC/PLAY MODE.
    • Turn the jog dial until you see Stereo displayed.
    • Press the jog dial (ENTER) to switch to Mono recording mode.
    • Press • REC, then ► (play) or ii (pause) to start recording.
  • Recording Fade Ins and Fade Outs
    • Press FADER during record-pause to fade in.
    • Press FADER during recording to fade out.
  • Using a Timer for Future Recording
    • 7 Switch on the timer, amplifier and the source component.
    • Switch on the MJ-D508.
    • Set the timer switch to REC.
    • Prepare for recording.
    • Set the timer.
    • Make sure the recorder writes the disc's UTOC within a week of timer recording.
  • Introduction
  • Naming a Disc
    • Remote control:
  • Naming.a Track
    • Press NAME again to input the disc name and exit the disc naming mode.
    • Select the track on the disc you want to name.
    • Press NAME.
    • Input the track name
    • Press NAME again to input the track name and exit the track naming mode.
  • Copying Track
  • Tracks
    • 7 Go to the track with the name you want to copy.
    • Press NAME CLIP to copy the currently displayed name into memory.
    • Go to the track that you want to copy the name to.
    • Press NAME to start editing the current track name.
    • Move the cursor to the position you want to insert the copied name.
    • Press NAME CLIP again.
    • Use the jog dial to select one of the previous three names stored, then press the jog dial (ENTER).
    • 8 Press NAME to leave the track name mode.
    • Use the and buttons to adjust the dividing point backwards or forwards.
    • Press the jog dial (ENTER) to confirm the divide point.
    • During playback of the later track of the two, press II (PAUSE).
    • Press EDIT/NO.
    • Turn the jog dial and until you see Combine.
    • Press the jog dial (ENTER) to select it.
    • Press the jog dial (ENTER) once more to input the combination.
  • Moving Tracks on a Disc
    • Press EDIT/NO while the disc is stopped.
    • Turn the jog dial until you see Move.
    • Press the jog dial (ENTER) to select it.
    • Use the jog dial or and buttons to select the track number you want to move.
    • Press ►► to move the cursor to the destination track number.
    • Use the jog dial or and »-i buttons to select a new track number.
    • Press the jog dial (ENTER) to move the track.
  • Reordering Tracks on a Disc
    • Program the track playback order.
    • Press EDIT/NO while the disc is stopped.
    • Press the jog dial (ENTER) to select it.
    • Press the jog dial again to reorder.
  • Erasing a Whole Disc.
    • Turn the jog dial until you see All Erase in the display.
    • Press the jog dial (ENTER) to select it.
    • Press the jog dial again to erase.
  • Erasing Individual Tracks
    • 7 Press EDIT/NO while the disc is stopped.
    • Turn the jog dial until you see Erase in the display.
    • o Press the jog dial (ENTER) to select it.
    • 4 Use the jog dial or the and buttons to select the track you want to erase.
    • Press the jog dial (ENTER) again to erase.
  • Erasing a Section of a Track
    • Set the start and end points of the section you want to erase.
    • Press EDIT/NO.
    • Turn the jog dial until you see A-B Erase or A-B Combine in the display.
    • Press the jog dial (ENTER) to select the function.
    • Push the jog dial or press ENTER on the remote to finalize the edit.
  • Undoing a Mistake
    • Press EDIT/NO when the disc is stopped.
    • Turn the jog dial until you see UNDO in the display.
    • Push the jog dial or press ENTER bn the remote.
    • Input by pushing the jog dial or pressing ENTER on the remote again.
  • Writing the UTOC
    • T Press EDIT/NO when the disc is stopped.
    • 2. Turn the jog dial until you see UTOC Write in the
    • display.
    • Press the jog dial (ENTER).
    • Press the jog dial (ENTER) again to write.
      • Analog in with Digital NR on
      • Digital In using the DAC of the IVIJ-D508
      • Analog out for analog cassette deck and digital player (above)
    • Make sure that if there's a disc in the recorder that it's stopped.
    • Press INPUT SELECTOR to select a DAC input.
    • Press DAC MODE to switch the DAC function on/off.
    • 4 If you are converting from analog to digital, adjust the level using the ANALOG INPUT LEVEL control.
    • Switch DIGITAL NR on/off as required.
  • Error Messages
  • Troubleshooting
    • Possible Causes
    • Remedy-
  • Specifications
    • U.S. and foreign patents licenced from Dolby Laboratories Licencing Corporation.
    • POWER-CORD CAUTION