Sony MDS-501 - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents
Welcome!............................................................................. 4
What is the MiniDisc?......................................................... 5
Preparations
Precautions........................................................................... 6
Unpacking............................................................................ 7
Checking the supplied accessories................................. 7
Notes on installation....................................................... 7
Checking the operating voltage...................................... 7
Installing batteries into the remote commander............. 7
Should the front cover come off..................................... 7
Looking at the Controls........................................................8
Front panel......................................................................8
Remote commander........................................................9
Hooking Up the System..................................................... 10
Rear panel jacks............................................................10
Before you begin.......................................................... 10
Notes on the optical digital input/output jacks............. 10
Hooking up an analog-signal amplifîer........................11
Hooking up a digital-signal amplifier...........................12
Setting the Qock................................................................. 13
Listening to a MiniDisc (MD)
Playing an MD (Normal Play)............................................14
Playing an MD from the first track...............................14
Locating a specific track...............................................15
Locating the beginning of a track (AMS).....................15
Locating a position within a track (Search)..................16
Displaying the title and remaining playing
time of a track......................................................... 16
Displaying the recording date.......................................17
Playing Tracks in Random Order (SHUFFLE Play)..........18
Playing Tracks in a Specific Order (PROGRAM Play)...... 18
Playing Tracks Repeatedly.................................................20
Playing tracks repeatedly..............................................20
Playing a specified portion repeatedly (A-B Repeat).... 20
Scanning Tracks (Music Scan).......................................... 21
Inserting Spaces During Playback (Auto Space)............... 21
Pausing After Each Track (Auto Pause)............................ 22
Recording a MiniDisc
Before Recording............................................................... 22
Selecting the recording mode....................................... 22
To protect a MiniDisc against accidental erasure.........24
Input monitor function..................................................24
Recording........................................................................... 25
Recording a Digital Source................................................ 25
Recording From the Line (Analog) Input Jack.................. 28
Analog recording.......................................................... 28
Adjusting the recording level....................................... 29
CD Synchro-Recording...................................................... 30
Playing Back Tracks Just Recorded...................................31
Marking Track Numbers While Recording
(Track Marking)........................................................... 32
Marking track numbers manually (Manual Track
Marking)................................................................. 32
Marking track numbers automatically (Automatic
Track Marking)....................................................... 32
Editing a Recorded MiniDisc
Editing Functions for a Recorded MiniI3isc....................... 33
Erasing Recordings (Erase Function)................................ 34
Erasing a single track................................................... 34
Erasing an MD..............................................................35
Erasing a part of a track................................................35
Dividing Recorded Tracks (Divide Function)..................... 36
Combining Recorded Tracks (Combine Function)............ 38
Moving Recorded Tracks (Move Function).......................39
Labeling Recordings (Title Function)............................... 41
Turning off the title display..........................................41
Labeling a track with the front panel controls............. 41
Labeling an MD with the front panel controls............. 42
Labeling a track with the remote commander..............43
Labeling an MD with the remote commander..............43
Additional Information
Timer-Activated Recording and Playback......................... 45
Specirications..................................................................... 46
Display Messages...............................................................47
System Limitations.............................................................47
Guide to the Serial Copy Management System................. 48
Troubleshooting Guide.......................................................50
Index.................................................................................. 51
Note on procedures
Most of the procedures in this manual use the front panel
controls. Procedures that require use of the remote
commander are marked "Remote commander operation
only." When both sets of controls are applicable but are
represented by different marks, the front f>anel control
appears first, followed by the respective remote
commander control in parentheses.