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3-255-343- 32 (1) FM/AM Por table MiniDisc Recor der Operating Instructions Rec order Opera tion _ ________________________ ___ _ Softw are Operati on _ _________________________ ___ _ page 11 page 80 © 2002 Sony Cor poration MZ-NF610 “W ALKMA N” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphon e Stereo products.
2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to r ain or moisture. T o prev ent fir e, do not cov er the ventil ation of th e apparatus wit h news papers , table cloths , curtains , etc . And don’t plac e l ig ht ed candles on the appa ratus.
3 Notice for users On the supplied sof twa r e • Copyright laws pr ohibit reprodu cing the softwa re or the m anual acc ompanying i t in whole or in part, or renting the softw are without the p ermission of th e copyrigh t holder .
4 T able of co ntents Recorder Operations Looking at controls .............. ... ............ .... ........ 12 Getting started ........ ............ ........... ............... . 16 Recordi ng an MD right a way! ......... ........... ..... 20 Playing an MD righ t away! .
5 Editing re corded tracks ........... ............ ........... 38 Before editin g .. .... .... ........... ... .... ........... ... .... ........... .... ... ........... .... ... .... . 38 Labeling recordings (N ame) ............ ............... ....
6 Other ope rations .................. ........... ............... . 51 Useful settin gs ............... ............... .............. ........... .............. ........... .......51 How to use the menu items .......... ........... .............. ..
7 Troublesh ooting and e xplanation s ......... ....... 69 Troubles and solut ions .......... ........... ............... ........... .............. ........... . 69 While cha rging ............. .............. ............... ........... ............
8 Software Operation What is a Net MD? ........... ........... ............... ..... 81 Basic Ope rations ..... ............ ............... ........... . 82 Basic opera tio na l flow us in g the Net MD ........ ........... .... ... ........... .... .
9 Other in formation ..... ............ ............... ........... 98 Settings and Precaution s .... .............. ........... ............... .............. ........... . 98 Setting s accordin g to O S ..... .... ... ........... .... ... ..........
10 Befor e using this product This manual e xplains the rec order operations and the installati on and basic use of th e supplie d SonicStage s oftware.
11 Checking the supplied accessories Optical cable ( 1) Battery c arrying case (1) CD-ROM (S onicStage V er . 1. 5) (1 ) * Carrying case with a belt clip (1) ∗ Do not play a CD- ROM on an audio CD playe r.
12 Looking at controls The recor der A Display windo w B GR OUP button C X (pau se ) button D END SEARCH button E MENU butt on F OPEN button G VOL + * , – button * VO L + has a tact ile dot. H 4-wa y contro l k ey ENTER • N * . , > (sea rch/AMS) x • CANCEL/CHG (stop/cancel / char ge) * N has a ta ct ile dot.
13 The display window of t h e recor der A MONO (monaural) indication B LP mode indicatio n C Sound i ndication s D Disc in dication Sho ws that the disc is rotating for reco rd ing or playin g an MD. E Lev el meter Sho ws the vo lume of the MD be ing played o r recorded .
14 The headphones/earphones with a r em ote control A VOL +, – b utton s Press to adjust the v olume. B Jog le ver ( . • NX /ENT • > , TUNE – • B AND • TUNE +) NX / ENT (to press) : pla y , pause, ente r .
15 The display window of t he remote contr ol A Disc in dication B PRESET indication C Char acter i nformati on dis play D Play mode indicatio n E SOUND indication F Battery le vel indicatio n G T rac.
16 Getting star ted Char ge the rechar g eab le ba tter y b efore usin g. Ev en if the rec har geab le batter y is not char ged, you can use t he recorder a s long as the A C po wer adapto r is connecte d.
17 2 Charge t he r echar geable battery . 1 Conne ct the AC po wer adaptor t o DC IN 3V. 2 Pre ss x • CANCEL/CHG w hile th e rec order is stopped. “Charge” flashes, e a ppe ar s i n th e di spl ay , and cha r gi ng st art s. Wh en c har ging is completed , th e battery indica tion disapp ear s.
18 3 Make connections and unlock the controls. 1 Connect the headphon es/earphones with t he remote control to i . 2 Slide H OLD to th e opposite d irection o f the arrow ( . ) to unlo ck the con trols. Battery life For d etails, re fer to “Batte ry life” (page 64) When recording (Unit: Approx.
19 When pla ying (Unit: Approx . hours) When using t h e radio (Unit: Approx . hours) Batt eri es SP Ster eo LP2 Ster eo LP 4 Ster eo NH -7WMAA nickel m etal hydride re chargeab le battery 14.5 15.5 17.5 LR6 (SG) Sony alka li ne dry battery 36 42.5 48 Batt eri es FM/ AM NH -7 WMAA ni ckel metal hydri de rechar geable ba ttery 7.
20 Recor ding an MD right away! This sect ion expl ains the bas ic procedure for making digi tal recordi ngs using an op tical cable connected to a CD player , Digital TV or other digital eq uipment. F or other re cording oper ations, see “V arious w ays of record ing” (page 27).
21 2 Make connections. (Insert the cables firmly and completely int o the appr opr iate jacks.) 3 Recor d an MD. 1 Set the sound sourc e you want to re cord to pause . 2 While the re cor der is stopped, hol d down REC • T MA RK an d press N . The re corder starts recordi ng .
22 If the recording does n ot start • Ma ke s u r e the reco rder is n o t locked ( pages 12, 18). • Make sure the MD is not record-protec ted (pages 20, 66). • Premast ered MDs ca nnot be recorde d over . Notes • Do not change the rechar geabl e battery durin g operatio n ev en if the r ecorder i s connecte d to AC power adaptor .
23 Playing an MD right aw ay! 1 Inser t an MD. 1 Pres s O P EN to ope n the lid. 2 Insert a n MD with the lab el side fa cing front, and press the lid d own to clos e. 2 Play an MD. 1 Press N on the reco rder . (Press t he jo g lev er ( NX ) on the remote c ontrol.
24 If the play does no t start Make sure t he recorder i s not lo c ked (pages 1 2 , 18). Note The playback soun d ma y skip if: • the recor de r rece ives stronger co nti nuous shock. • a dirty or scratc hed MD is played. T o Oper at ion on th e recor der Operatio n on t h e re m ote control Pause Pre ss X .
25 Listening to the radio Y o u can en j oy radi o p rogram s with th e b ui lt-in dig ital tun er in the remote cont ro l. Wh il e lis tenin g to th e ra d i o • Controls on the record e r cannot be us ed t o ope rate the tuner . Only the remote cont r ol can b e used.
26 T o improve the broadcast reception • For FM: Exte nd t he headphones / earpho nes cord , whic h act as the FM ante nna. • For AM: Orient the buil t-in AM antenna inside the remote contr ol horizontal ly to obtain opt imum AM recept ion.
27 V arious ways of recor ding Viewing various information Y ou can check the remaining time, track number , etc. w he n re cordin g or du ring stop. G roup-rela ted items ap pear only when a tr ack w ith gr oup setti ngs i s play ed and th en stopped .
28 On the remote contro l 1 Press DI SPLA Y. Each time you p ress the b utton, the disp la y change s as follo ws: Display window on the remote control Displa y: C / D Note Depending on whethe r the g.
29 6 Pres s N whi le pres sing REC • T MARK. The re corder st ands b y for reco rding. 7 Play t he sou rce you want to rec ord. The re corder starts recordi ng automatically wh en it recei ves the playi n g sound. “REC ” light up in the displ ay .
30 4 Press . or > repeated ly to select the desired r ecording mode, and the n pr es s ENTER. 5 Press N wh ile pressing REC • T MARK. The reco rding start s . 6 Play the s ource you want to r ec ord. T o st o p rec ord ing Press x . The reco rder keeps th e s etting of the record ing mode wh en you reco rd the next time.
31 1 Make co nnections. Use the app ropriate co nnecting cor d to suit the source equipment * . When connec ting the cabl e, mak e su re to inse rt the conn ectors firml y . ∗ For det ails, see “Option al accessori es” (page 68) 2 Pres s N whi le pres sing REC • T MARK.
32 Using Auto Time Mark to add track marks w hile recording When the elapsed recording time exceeds the time in terv al for Auto Time Mar k: The reco rder adds track mark s at the poi nt you set th e time interv al and fro m that point th e recorder adds a track mark whene ver the time interv al has elaps ed.
33 7 While observing the lev el meter in t he display , adjust the reco rding lev el by press ing . or > . Set the le vel so that th e maximum input lig hts up the fifth segme nt on the le vel meter . If the si xth segment lig ht s up , lower the level by pressing .
34 V ar ious w ays of playba ck In thi s section, the o peration using the remote co ntrol is mainly explained . For details on operations do ne on the recor der , see th e pages i ndicated for each operation.
35 For the reco r der operation , see page 54. Playing a track rep eatedly (Rep eat Pla y) Y ou can us e t h e repeat fu nc tion for norm al play , si ng le-play , and shuffl e pl ay mode . 1 During pla yback in the se lected play mode , pre ss and hold P-M O D E / for 2 se conds or m or e.
36 Adjusting tr eble or bass (Digital Sound Preset) Y ou ca n ad just the tre ble and bass to sui t your ta st e. The player can st or e two s ets of trebl e-bass adjus tm ents, which ca n then be se lected late r during playback .
37 4 Press t he jog lev er to enter . The soun d setti ng s are sa ved and the playb ack display a ppe ars again. T o cance l the setting Press SOUND repe atedly until no thing appear s in t he dis play i n step 1. T o cance l the procedure Press and hold the D ISPLA Y button or x button fo r 2 second s or m ore.
38 Editing r ecord ed tracks This se ct io n expl ains the oper at i ons that are done on the record e r . Fo r de ta ils on operations done on the remote co ntrol, see the pa ge s indi ca ted for eac h operat ion. Before edi ting Y ou ca n ed it your recor di ng s b y add ing/ erasing track marks or labeling tra cks and MDs.
39 4 Pres s . or > repeatedly unti l the follo wing item appe ars in the disp lay , and t hen press ENT ER . The curs or flas he s in the let t e r input area a nd the track, gro up, or disc is ready to be labeled. 5 Press V OL + or – to select a lett er and press ENTER.
40 Moving recor ded tracks (Move) Y ou ca n ch ange the ord er of the recor ded tracks. Note T o m ov e tr acks in a disc with gro up settings, see page 48. Exampl e Move tr ac k C (track numb er 3) from t he third to t he se cond track. 1 While pl aying the trac k you want to move, pres s M E N U .
41 Dividing a track directly 1 While pl aying or pausin g an MD, press T MA R K on the re co rder at the point you w ant to mark. “MK ON” appe ars i n the di spl ay , and a trac k m ar k i s a dde d.
42 3 Pres s T MARK t o er ase the ma rk . “MK OFF” ap pe ars in the di s play . The tr ac k mark is er ased and th e tw o track s ar e c ombined. z When you e rase a trac k mark, the date, tim e, and name assi gned to the mark are also erased.
43 T o erase the whole disc Y ou can qu i c kly er as e all the tr a cks and data of t he MD at the same time. Note tha t on ce a r ecording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it. Be sure to check the con te nts of the di sc bef ore y ou erase it . 1 Play t he d is c y ou want to erase t o check t h e conten ts.
44 Using th e gro up fun ction What is the gr oup function? The grou p function is pr ovide d t o allo w playba ck of discs wi th group setting s. The group fu nction is convenient fo r playback of MD s on which several albums or CD sing l e s ha ve been r ec orded in MDLP (LP2/L P4) m od e.
45 Recording a tra c k to an existing gr oup Y ou can ad d a t r a ck to an e xisti ng group . 1 Press GR OUP, and then pr ess . or > until the group you want to add a tr a c k to ap pears in the di sp lay . 2 Pres s N while pressi ng REC • T MARK.
46 Repeat p la y for the sele cted gro up play mode (Gr oup Repeat Play) 1 Duri ng playback in the sele cted group mode, pr es s and hold P- M O D E / for 2 seco nds or more. “ ” app ears in the di sp lay . Playba ck repeats in th e re spective group pl a y mode.
47 Notes • Y ou can create a m aximum of 99 groups on a disc. It will not be po ssible to make a group setting if the tr acks , groups and disc name on a disc contain mo re than the maximum number of charac te r s tha t can be stor e d. • The tracks or groups m ust be sequent ial.
48 3 Press MENU. 4 Press . or > until “E DIT” appear s in the displ ay, and then pre ss ENTER. 5 Press . or > until “ G : Rls” appear s in the displ ay, and press ENTER. “G : Rls? ” and “ENTER ” appear alte rnately in the d isplay .
49 3 Pres s . or > until “Mov e” appear s in t he dis play , and then pr ess ENTER . 4 Pres s . or > until “T : Move” appear s in t he dis play , and then pr ess ENTER . 5 When moving a track ou t o f a gr ou p, skip this step . When moving a track int o a di fferent grou p, pres s .
50 5 Press . or > to se le ct the destina tion point on t he disc, an d then press EN TER. T o return the preceding settings Press x . T o cancel mo ving Press x for 2 seconds or more. For the r emote control operation, see page 59 . T o e rase a group Y ou ca n er ase tracks i n a se lected grou p.
51 Other ope ration s Useful settings The r ec order has ma ny menus with u se ful functio ns f or re cording, pl ayback, ed it i ng, et c. The follo wing table shows the menu items that you can select. Some items can be set with both the record er and the re mote contr ol, and some can be s et with eit her the record er or the remote contr ol.
52 Displa y Vi e w i n g informatio n Di sp lays various informatio n such as th e remaining time, et c. in the di splay wi nd ow . recor de r pa ge s 27 and 34 remote contr ol page 28 and page 57 Ed iting La be ling (Name) Labels trac ks , grou ps, or the disc.
53 How to use the menu items T o set the menu items, do the fo ll owing proce dure . On the r ecor der: 1 Press MENU to ente r the menu . 2 Pres s . or > to sele ct the item. 3 Press ENTER to enter the selection. 4 Repeat st ep s 2 and 3. The se tting will b e ente red whe n you pr ess ENTER at the last.
54 T urning off the beep sound Y ou ca n tur n on/off t he beep soun d on the record er and the re mote con trol. 1 Ente r the menu and se lect “ OPTIO N” - “BEEP” .
55 3 Sele ct “R e pON” (pla ying a trac k repeate dly) o r “RepOFF ”. When you se lect “Re pON”, “ ” appear s on A and the pla yba ck repeats with th e play mode selected in step 2.
56 Adjusting treble or bass (Digital Sound Preset) For d etails and r emote control op eration, see page 36. Selecting the sound qua lity 1 Enter the menu an d select “SOUND” - “SOUND1” or “SOUND2 ” . T o cancel Digital Soun d Preset Sele ct “OFF ”.
57 Notes • When the power mode i s set to “QUI CK”, the powe r remains on within the recorder ev en when nothing appe a rs in the disp la y. This leads to a s hor te r bat te ry l ife. For th is r ea so n, it is recomm e nde d tha t you charge the battery daily .
58 Labeling ( Name) 1 Enter the m enu and select “EDI T” - “Name” 2 Select one o f the follo wing: The cur sor appears i n the displ ay and the track, grou p, or disc is ready to be labele d. 3 Press V OL + or – re pe atedly to selec t a letter a nd press t he jog lev er .
59 Moving a track in a disc with group setting 1 Whil e p la yi ng th e track you want to move enter th e m e nu and select “EDI T” - “M o ve” - “ : Move”.
60 T o erase a group 1 Selec t a gr ou p you want to eras e and check t he conten ts (see “T o cue to the start of a gr oup (Group Sk ip)” (page 45 )). 2 Press x t o st op. 3 Enter the m enu and select “EDI T” - “Eras e” - “ : Er ase”.
61 Lis t of menu s Menus on th e recorder Items l ist ed und er “M enu 1” ar e t he se le ct abl e it ems whi ch a ppea r wh en yo u pres s MEN U, items lis te d under “Menu 2” are the s el ec.
62 On the remote contro l R-SET R - MODE SP (factory setting) y LP2 y LP4 y MONO RecV o l Auto (factory setting) y Manual T ime Mk MK OFF (fact or y se ttin g ) y MK ON G-REC G-OFF (fact or y se tti n.
63 V arious way to use t he radio Presetti ng radio stations Y ou can preset up to 40 radio s tations (30 for FM and 10 for AM). 1 Press RADIO ON/OFF t o turn on th e radi o. If “PR ESE T” is display ed, pr ess P- MODE/ to make it disa ppear from the display .
64 Power sou rces Y ou ca n use the re corder on house cu rrent or as fo llows. — a nicke l metal hydr id e re chargeable battery N H - 7W MAA — an L R6 ( size AA) alka line dry battery It is pref er able to use th e recorder on house current when rec ording f or a long time.
65 Addit io nal information Precautions On safety Do not put any foreign object s in the DC IN 3V jack. On po wer sources • Use house curre nt , nickel metal hydride rechar g ea ble battery , LR6 (size AA) battery , or car batt er y .
66 On the M iniDisc cartridge • When c arrying or stor ing the MiniDis c, keep it in its ca se. • Do not break ope n th e shutter . • Do not pl ace the cartr idge where i t will be subject t o light, e xtreme tem peratures, moistur e or dust. • Attach the suppl ie d MD la be l only in the space de sign ated for it on the disc.
67 Specifications MD reco rde r Audio pla ying system MiniDis c digital audio syst em Laser diode properties Material: GaAlAs W avelength: λ = 790 nm Emis sion duration : continuous Laser output: less t han 44.
68 Option al accessor ies Optica l Cable POC-15B, P OC-15AB, POC-DA12SP MDR-ser ie s ste r e o headp hones/earphones * SRS-series acti ve speak ers Y our dealer may not h andle some of the a bove listed accessories. Please ask the dealer for detailed i nf or ma ti on about the accesso ri es in your country.
69 T rou bl eshooting and explanatio ns T roubles and solutions If you find any tr ou bles opera ti n g the record er , follow the st ep s below . 1 Che c k t hi s s ection, “Troubles an d solutio ns ” (page 69). Y ou may find the so lution of your troubl e on “Mess ages” (page 75) as w ell.
70 Record ing cannot be done c orrectly . • Audi o so urces ma y no t be securely c onn ected. , Disco nnect the au di o s our ces once an d connect them ag ain (pages 18, 21 ).
71 While playing “T rFULL” ap pears even before the disc has r eached t he maximum recording time (60, 7 4, or 80 minutes) and th e record ing cann ot be done. • T his is due to the MiniDisc syste m limitation. When 2 54 tracks have been rec orded on th e disc, “TrFULL” a ppears regar dless of the total r ecord ed t ime.
72 While Edit ing No s ound com es through th e headph ones/ earp hones. • The headp hones/ea rp hones plug is no t firml y co nnected. , Plug in the pl ug of the headphon es/earphon es firmly to the remote contr ol . Plug in the plug of th e r emote c o ntr ol f irmly to i .
73 While using gro up function While using the radio Tr a c k ma r k s canno t be er ased. • This is due to the Min iDisc system l imitations. When the data of a track is f ragmented , the track ma .
74 Other s e flashes in the disp l a y on the remote c ontrol a nd the rad io does not operat e. • The r echar geable b attery or th e alka line dr y batte ry is used up . — Charge the batte ry or replace t he battery with ne w LR6 (size AA) al kaline dry ba ttery (page 16).
75 Messages If the fol l owing er ror messag es flash in th e di s play window , che ck the char t be lo w . Error message Me aning/Re m edy A VLS • A VLS is set to “ ON” so t hat t he volume will not i ncre as e an y mo re. , Set A V LS to “OFF” (page 57).
76 LoB A TT • Battery is we ak. , Repl ace th e dry ba ttery (page 16). MEM O RY • Y ou t ri ed to record w ith the re co rder place d where it re ceives conti nuo us vibration. , Put the re corder on a stab le place, and start recor d i ng a gai n.
77 Rec ER R • R ec or ding was not corr ect l y do ne. , Place t he r ec order at a plac e w i th no vibration s and recor d again. • T he disc is soil ed with an oil f ilm or f inger prin ts, is scratch ed, or is not a s tandard disc. , T ry r ec ording again w i th another di s c.
78 Explanations Differ ence between di gital (optical) and analog (line) inputs The input ja ck of this recor der works as both digital an d analog input ja cks. Connect the recor der to a CD pla yer or a casset te reco rder usi ng eit her digi tal ( optica l) input or analo g (line ) i np ut.
79 The meani ng of “no soun d” “No sound” d esc ri bes a rec orde r condition in whi ch the inp ut l evel is about 4.8 mV du ring analo g inp ut or le ss tha n –89 dB during optical (dig ital) input (with 0 dB as fu ll bit (the maximum recordable lev el for a MiniDisc)).
80 Recording audio data to your computer Y o u can re cord audio data to yo ur computer from sources s uch as audio CDs and the Internet (pa ge 88) . On the computer Listening Y ou can listen to an audio CD in the CD- ROM dri ve o f yo ur co mputer , or a udi o data in the hard di sk drive (page 95).
81 What is a Net MD? Net MD is a stand ard tha t enables th e transf er of audio data from a compute r to a MiniDisc de vice. T o use this Net MD wi th your computer requires a so ftware applic ation called “Son icSt age”.
82 Basic Operat i ons Basic operational f low using the Net MD The fo llowing is the bas i c steps th at you will tak e fo llowing th e purc h a s e of you r reco rd er . Thro ugh these st eps, you will prepare and s et up your c omputer fo r use of you r recorder as a Net MD.
83 Providing the r eq uir ed system envir onment System requirements The f ol l owing har dware and sof tware are req ui re d i n order to use th e SonicStage software for the Ne t MD.
84 Installing the softwar e onto your computer This section e x plains t he inst allat ion of the So nicSta ge V er .1.5 software suppli ed with y our Net MD. Before installing the software 1 Make sur e t o not e th e following before ins ta lli ng t he so ftware .
85 Installing SonicStage V er .1.5 1 T urn on your compute r and start up W indows . 2 Insert the installation CD-R OM for SonicStage into the CD-R OM drive of your c omputer . The setu p program st ar ts up automa tically and the So nicStage V er .1.
86 4 Follo w the displayed instructions. Read the in struct ions care fully . The installati on may tak e 20 to 30 minutes, depen ding on your sys tem environment (page 10 7). 5 After the installation is completed, click [Restart] to restart the compu ter .
87 Connecting the Net MD to your computer After the s oftware insta llation is compl eted, connect t he Net MD to your c omputer . Refer to the operating i nstructions of t he Net MD as well . 1 Insert a recordable disc into the Net MD. 2 Make the power source and th e dedicated USB cable co n nection s with the Net MD and the computer .
88 Storing audio data to your computer This se ct ion ex pl ai ns ho w t o reco rd and st or e au dio d ata from an aud io CD t o the h ard disk drive of your com put e r . The proc edure in this se ction is used to rec ord all tracks o n an audio CD.
89 Recording audio CDs to the hard disk drive In Soni cS tage V er .1. 5, th e ha rd disk drive is called th e “Music Dr ive”. The Mus i c D r i ve manag es all audio d ata st ored b y SonicSt age. 1 Insert the audio CD that you want t o recor d into the CD -R OM dri ve of your comp uter .
90 4 Click in the middle of the recording window and select the recording mode. Whe n re cording da ta in LP2 mo de : select A T RAC3 132kbps Whe n re cording da ta in LP4 mo de : select A T RAC3 66kbps 5 If the list panel is not displayed, click . List panel s a ppear under th e re cording w i nd o w .
91 Labeling audio data After reco rding has complete d, you can labe l the audio data in the Music Driv e. Once audio data in the Mus ic Dri ve is labeled, th e label informatio n will b e tr an sf erred to a disc alon g with the audi o dat a, all ow ing you t o vie w the da ta on y our Net MD.
92 T ransferring audio data from your computer to the Net MD (Check-out) Audi o da ta stored on the M usic Drive can be tran sf erred to yo ur N et MD. This proce ss is called “ C heck-out”. The n umber of times a tr ack can be checke d out is re stricted in this soft ware f or the pr otect ion of c opyri ghts (p age 110).
93 3 Click in the middle of the display and select the recor d i ng mo de ( pa g e 90). Standard tr ansfer mode: Da ta are transfe rred in the fo rmat of the or iginal fi les. Maximum a vailable t ransfer space: All data are tra nsferred in LP4 mode. SP transfer mode: All da ta a re conv erted an d tr ansferred in n or mal st ereo mode.
94 Notes • Once a check -out ( or chec k- in) ha s sta r te d, do not disc on nect the dedicated USB cable o r power source unt il th e check-out oper at ion has c om pleted. These ac tion s may damage the dat a or caus e the syst em to ma lfunction.
95 Listening to an MD Y ou can listen to an MD o n the Net MD while it is connected to your computer . When disc onnect ed from your com puter , the Net MD c an be use d as a n ordi nary Min iDisc de vice . For de tails on Net MD oper ations, refer to the “Re corder Operations” se ction.
96 Advanced ope ration s Using other functions! Using the Sonic Stage online help This man ual explains onl y the basic oper ations of the Son icStage so ft w ar e.
97 Viewing online help Let’ s find out how to use th e on line help first. An expl ana tion on the use of the o nl in e he lp can al so be found in th e online help . 1 Double click [Overvie w] in the le ft-hand frame. 2 Click [About t his Help f ile].
98 Other informat ion Settings and Pr ecautions Settings accor ding to OS The settings and precautions will differ according to th e operating system bein g used.
99 For Windo ws Millennium Edi tion users When us ing SonicS tage under Windows Millennium Edition If you u se the “Syste m Restore ” func tion in W indows “Sy stem T ools”, audi o data manage d by SonicS tage may beco me corrup te d a nd rendered unp layable.
100 For users with OpenMG J ukebox , SonicStage, or SonicStage Premium inst alle d on their computer Note Confirm wh et he r any tracks have been che cked out from yo ur computer.
101 Precautions on the co-existence of SonicStage V er . 1.5 with OpenMG Ju kebox V er .2.2 or Soni cStage Premium • Make sure the OpenMG Jukebox V er .2.2 icon is not displaye d in the task tray. If it is, th e Net MD may not be recognized by your computer .
102 Uninstalling the SonicSt age software T o un in st al l th e SonicStage s oftware, fo llow th e pr oc edures bel ow . For Window s XP use r s Log on with a us er name with “Computer Admi nistrator” as an attr ibute. Refer to the operating instr uctions of your computer for deta ils on logging o n as an administra tor .
103 2 Double-click [Add/Re mo ve Programs]. The Ad d/ Re mov e Pr ogr ams Proper ties window appe ar s. 3 Click [SonicStage 1.5.XX] in the list of programs for automatic remov al, and then c lick [Add/Remove]. 4 Click [OpenMG Secure Module 3.1]* in the list of programs for automatic remov al, and then click [Add/Remove].
104 T roubl eshooting Please do the follo wing steps if you encounter a problem while usin g the SonicSta ge softwar e. In case a m e ssage appea rs, it is recom m ended th at y ou write it down. Step 1: Chec k the symptoms in this “T roubleshooting” section.
105 Comp ute r • Manu facturer: • Model : • T ype: Deskto p type / Lapt op ty pe Name of opera ting system: RAM capaci ty: Har d di sk dri ve (con taining Soni c Stage and aud io data) • Capac.
106 If y our computer does not recognize the Ne t M D • Is the Net MD conne cted correctly to your computer ? — If the Net MD i s not f irmly connected to the computer , the Net MD will not be recogni zed by your com p uter . — Rec on nect the de di ca ted USB cab le .
107 • If the installat io n see ms to be stopped It may tak e 30 minutes or more for t he installat ion to complete, depending on your compu t e r or CD-R OM dri ve. During the in stallation, watch out for the occurre nce of any o f the follo wing proble ms.
108 Information and expl anations Net MD F AQ This se ct ion introdu ce s frequent ly as k e d qu estions and a nswers on th e N et M D. On the Net MD What is a “N e t MD”? Net MD is a sp ecification tha t allows audio dat a in a co mputer to be tr ans ferred to a MiniDi s c throug h a USB cable.
109 On Editing Can checked-out trac ks be edited on the Net MD? • Things yo u ca n do on the Net MD : — Label conte nts. — As si gn or release group s — Mov e tr acks o r grou ps. • Things yo u ca nnot do on the N et M D: — Add track mar ks (div ide)/erase track marks (c ombine).
110 On copyr ight protection The Ope nM G techno logy* allows you to enj oy di gital music , wh ile maintai ni ng t he copyrig ht s of its holde rs . OpenMG Juke box encrypt s a ud io files in Op en MG format a nd store s t hem on the har d di sk o f y our compute r to prevent unauthor i zed distribution .
111 Restrictions on audio conte nt Hig h- quality dig ital audio conten t is widely available th rough mus i c di stribution se rv ices on the I nt ernet. T o pr ot ec t the copyrights o f i ts hol d ers from una uthorized di st r ib utio n, some aud io conten t i s dis tributed with ce rt ai n restricti ons on recor di ng and playbac k.
112 Glossary A TRAC3 A TRAC3, which s ta nds for Adaptive T ran sform Aco u s tic Coding3, is au dio compres si on techno logy that satis fies th e de mand for hi g h sound qua l ity a nd high com pr ession rate s.
113 Recording mod e (Bit rate) This is a measur e of data v ol ume per se cond. The ra te is e xpre ssed in bps (bits per secon d). In Soni cS tage, the bi t r at e ca n be selected for recordin g an a ud io CD or converting MP3 and W A V for m at au dio files into A TR AC3 format f ro m a m on g three rates: 132 k bps, 105 kbp s or 66 k bps.
114 Index A Acce ssories optional 68 supplied 11 ATRAC3 108 , 11 2 Audi o CD 80 , 89 Auto Time Mark 31 AVLS 57 B back u p 101 Bookma rk add 35 , 55 play 35 C CD-ROM 83 Char ging 17 Check-i n 108 , 112.
115 P Play mo de groups 45 tracks 34 , 36 Playlist 92 , 11 2 Pres etting radi o stati ons 63 Q Quick m ode 56 R Radi o 63 Recor ding addin g track mark s 31 analog 30 digi tal 20 level 32 MDL P mode 2.
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