Document Outline

• To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
• CAUTION
  • INFORMATION
  • CAUTION
  • For the customers in Canada CAUTION
• Table of Contents
  • CD-like performance
  • An array of special features
  • State-of-the-art technology
  • Multi-purpose input and output jacks
• What Is the MiniDisc?
  • How the MiniDisc got so small
    • Premastered MDs
    • Recordable MDs
    • ■ Recording Mechanism
    • ■ Parts Making Up a MiniDisc
  • How Quick Random Access and the TOC systems work
  • How the Shock-Resistant Memory works
• Unpacking
  • Checking the supplied accessories
  • Installing batteries into the remote commander
  • Notes on installation
    • Do not throw away the carton and the packing material
  • Checking the operating voltage
    • 1 Open the remote commander cover.
    • 2 Insert two Sony SUM-3 (NS) batteries with correct polarity.
    • On battery life
    • On handling
  • Remote commander
• Hooking Up the System
  • Notes on the optical digital input/output jacks
  • Hooking up a Sony Mini Hi-Fi Component System
  • Hooking up other audio equipment
    • Hooking up other audio equipment with digital output (for digital recording)
    • Hooking up other audio equipment without digital output (for analog recording)
    • Hooking up an amplifier with digital input, DAT deck or another MiniDisc recorder
• Setting the Clock
• Playing an MD (Normal Play)
  • Playing an MD from the first track
  • SONGS
    • To Stop play momentarily
  • Locating the beginning of a track (AMS)
• Playing an MD (Normal Play)
  • Locating a desired position (Search)
    • To forward scan the disc
    • To backward scan the disc
    • To go forward or backward quickly
  • Displaying the titie and remaining playing time of a track
    • Press DISPLAY while the current track is playing.
  • Displaying the recording date
• Playing Tracks Repeatedly
  • Playing tracks repeatedly
    • To play tracks repeatedly during shuffle or program play
    • To stop repeated playback
    • To cancel the repeat function
    • Press REPEAT repeatedly until “REPEAT” lights up.
  • Playing a specified portion repeatedly (A-B Repeat)
• (Music Scan)
  • While the unit is stopped, press M.SCAN.
  • Press A.SPACE once.
  • To cancel the auto space function
  • Digital recording
    • Press POWER.
  • ISr-i
    • 3 Press INPUT SELECTOR until “Digital in” lights up.
  • Digital in
    • Press REC#(«).
    • Press^ll(^orll).
    • Play the sound source (CD player, etc.) to be recorded.
    • Playing back tracks just recorded
    • Analog recording
      • 10 Press ■ to stop recording.
      • To check the remaining time on the disc
      • To stop recording temporarily
      • To eject a disc
    • Adjusting the recording level
      • 1 Press REC • {•) to put the unit into recording pause.
      • Play the sound source to be recorded.
    • To protect a MiniDisc against accidental erasure
    • finalo9 in
    • Automatic track marking
    • Manuai track marking
      • Set the amplifier function selector to CD.
      • For digital recording, press INPUT SELECTOR until "Digital In" lights up.
      • Insert a CO into the CO player.
      • 5 Select the playback mode (shuffle play, program play, etc.) on the CD player.
      • Press CD-SYNC/START.
      • Press CD-SYNC/STOP to stop recording.
      • To temporarily stop recording
      • To check the remaining time on the disc.
      • Successive CD synchro>recording of another CD
      • 2 Change the CD.
      • 3 Press ►" on the remote commander of the CD. Synchfo-rocordir^g restarts.
    • Erasing recordings (ERASE Function) (see page 36)
    • Dividing recorded tracks (DIVIDE Function) (see page 39)
    • Erasing a single track
      • Press YES.
      • To cancel the ERASE Function
  • Erasing tracks successively
    • Press or or numeric
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    • Press until “Erase?” lights up.
    • Press YES.
    • To erase the next track, press until “Erase?" lights up.
    • Press YES.
    • Repeat steps 4 and 5 to erase other successive tracks.
    • To cancel the ERASE Function
    • To cancel the ERASE Function
    • Press YES when the correct position is found.
    • To cancel the DIVIDE Function
    • To undo a track division
    • Changing the step interval in step 5
    • Press until “Combine?” lights up.
    • Press YES.
    • Verify the tracks, then press YES.
    • To cancel the COMBINE Function
    • To undo a track combination
    • Press or ^ or numeric
    • Press until “Move?” lights up.
    • 4 Press (
    • Press ,43 K i or numeric
    • To cancel the MOVE Function
    • Press YES.
    • Labeling a track
    • Labeling a disc
      • Entering iowercase ietters
      • Entering uppercase ietters
      • Entering numbers
      • Entering symbols { »,?,¥, etc.)
      • If you enter the wrong character
      • To cancel the title function
      • Making a correction after entering a title
• Specifications
  • Supplied accessories
  • Optional accessories
• Display Messages
• System Limitations
• Guide to the Serial Copy Management System
• Index