Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MZ-NH600 Sony
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3-266-466- 13 (1) Por table MiniDisc Recor der Operating Instructions Rec order Operat ion _ ________________________ ___ _ Softw are Operati on _ _________________________ ___ _ page 10 page 84 © 2004 Sony Cor poration MZ-NH600 “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 , cur tains, etc. And don’t plac e l ig ht ed candles on the appa ratus.
3 Notice for users On the supplied sof twa re • Copyright laws pr ohibit re produ cing the softwa re or the m anua l acc ompanyi ng it in whole or in part, or renting the softw are without the p ermission of th e copyrigh t hold er.
4 T able of contents About available fun ctions and su pplied manua ls ........... ........... ............... ............ ........... ............... . 8 Recorder Operation Looking at controls ........ ............ ........... .............. 11 Getting started .
5 Editing recorde d track s .................. ........... .... ..... 4 0 Before edit ing .......... ........... ............... ........... .............. ............... .......... ........40 Adding tit les (Title) ............ ............... .....
6 Software Operation What you can do with MD Simpl e Burner/ SonicStag e ............... ........... ............... ............ .. 84 Installing .. ........... ............... ............ ............... ...... 86 Providin g the requi red system en vironment .
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8 About available f unctions and supplied manuals This se ction expl ains t he funct ions of this por table MiniDi sc re cord er and th e manua ls that have been suppl ied wi t h it . Pl ea se ref er to the man ual that appl ie s t o ea ch use of the record er .
9 Software Operation (pages 84 to 108 ) This sectio n explains the installati on and basic ope rations of the s upplied SonicStage /MD Simple Bu rner soft ware. SonicStage Help This is an onl i ne help tha t yo u ca n view on your co mpu te r scre en.
10 Checking the supplied accessor ies Small clamp f ilters f or the A C po wer adap tor (2) Attach th e clamp f ilters when using the optional A C power a daptor (see page 64 ).
11 Recor der Op eration Looking at controls The recor der A x (stop) • CANCEL b utton B OPEN switch C Displa y w i ndow D T MARK/REC (+ N ) butt on E •N A VI/ MENU butto n Pre ss li ghtly t o go to the NA VI (nav igation) sett ing mode (page 34). Pres s for 2 second s or mo re to go t o the MENU setti ng mo de (page 21).
12 K USB ca ble co nnecti ng ja ck L LINE IN (OPT) jack M Battery co mpartment (at the b ottom) N HOLD switch Slide the switch in the directio n of the arrow to disab le the buttons on the record er . T o pr ev ent the butt ons fr om bein g acci de nt al ly op er at ed wh en you carry the recorde r , use this function.
13 Getting started 1 Insert an alkaline dry batter y . 2 Make connections and unlock the controls. 1 Conne ct the head pho nes/e arph ones to i . 2 Slide HOLD to the oppos ite direc ti on of the ar r ow ( . ) on the reco rder t o unl ock the con trols .
14 Hi-MD mode (Wh en using a 60/74/80- minute standard disc) (Unit: approx.hours)( JEIT A) MD mod e (Unit: approx.hours)( JEIT A) • Stop the recorder before replacing the battery . • It i s preferabl e to use th e re corder on hous e current ( using th e optional A C power adaptor) when re cording or editi ng.
15 Recording a disc right away! This section ex plains the bas ic pro cedu r e fo r m aki ng di gi ta l reco rdi n gs us i ng an optical cable connected to a C D player , Digital TV or oth er digital equipment. Mak e sure to use the optical cable. 1 Connect the optical cable t o the recor der and an external component.
16 2 Insert a recor dable disc. 1 Sli de OP EN to ope n t h e lid. 2 Insert a di s c wi th the label si de f acing front, and pres s the lid dow n to close . 3 Confirm the operation mode. This re co rder has two ope rat io n m od es, “ H i- M D mod e” and “MD m ode”.
17 4 Recor d a disc. 1 Sele ct and pa use the sound so urc e to be record ed. 2 Make s u re that disc indi ca tion ha s stoppe d rot ating in th e di sp lay windo w on the rec orde r . 3 While the re corder is stopped , pres s and hold T MAR K /R EC an d press N ENT on the reco rder .
18 If the recording do es not s tart • Ma ke s u r e the r e co rd er is n o t loc ked ( pag es 12, 13). • Make sure the disc is n ot record-pro tected (pages 16, 62).
19 Playing a disc ri ght away! 1 Insert a recor ded disc. 1 Slide O P EN to ope n th e li d. 2 Inser t a disc with t he label side f acing front, and press t he l id down to close. 2 Play a disc. 1 Pres s th e 5-way control ke y ( N ENT) on the rec orde r .
20 If the play does not s tart Make sure t he recorder i s not lo c ked (pages 1 2 , 13). The playbac k soun d may skip if: • the recor der r ece ives stronger co nti nuous shock. • a dirty or scr at ch ed disc is pla ye d. When usin g a disc in Hi-MD mode, the sound may drop out fo r a ma xim um of about 12 seconds.
21 Using me nus How to use the menu items The r ec orde r ha s ma ny me nus wit h usefu l f un ctio ns for re co rdin g, play back, ed iting, et c. T o set the me nu items, do th e followi ng procedure. If you a re doi n g a men u oper ation fo r the first time afte r pu rc ha sing th e reco rder, “Men u Mode” fla shes in the di splay .
22 List of menus The follo wing table s hows t he menu items that you can select . Menu items can b e set with the reco rder onl y . Items l isted under “Men u 1” are th e se lect ab le item s whi.
23 Sound Normal Custo m iz es th e e qua li ze r m ode settings. page 38 Sound EQ Useful * Search* Search es for t rack s by track n ame, group n ame, artist name, or album nam e. page 38 REC Set REC Mode Selects the recording mode (P CM, Hi-S P, or Hi-LP for Hi-MD mode/SP, L P2, LP4, or monau ral for MD m ode ).
24 V a rious ways of reco rding Before r ecordi ng Selecting the op erati on mo de This reco rder has tw o ope rat ion m o d es, “Hi-M D m ode” a nd “ MD m ode ”. The operation mode is automat i call y recogn ized when ever the di s c is in sert ed .
25 Viewing various information Y ou can check the remaining time, track number , etc. w he n re cordin g or du ring stop. 1 Enter the men u an d se lec t “D isplay ”. 2 Turn the jog dial un til t he info rma tion you w ant ap pears in the displa y , and then press N ENT to enter the selecti on.
26 While recording A / B / C • When using the disc in Hi- MD mo de, the free space wil l show as “2.0MB” when the rem ai n ing reco rd ing ti me be co mes “–0:00: 00” . Thi s is a syste m limitati on, “2.0MB” b eing the ca pacity of the reser ve doma in.
27 Selecting the r ecor ding mode Sele ct each recor ding mo de acc ording to the recording time that you want. Discs r eco rded in Hi-MD or MD (MDLP) mode c an be played back only on MD pl ayers or recorders with Hi-MD or MD (MDLP) pla yback mode. 1 While the rec order is stop ped, e nter the m en u and se lect “R E C Se t” - “REC Mode” .
28 Adjusting the recor ding level manually The recording le vel is adju sted automatic al ly whil e reco rd in g. If necess ary , you c an set th e reco rdin g l evel manua l ly dur ing bo th ana log and d igital record ing. 1 Pres s and ho ld T MAR K/REC a nd pres s X .
29 Adding track marks w h il e re c o rd in g Y ou can ad d t ra ck marks (tr ack numbe r) while recording to div ide the materia l into separa te part s, th at allo w you to go to speci f ic track qu i c kly and ea sily . While the reco rder is recordin g, pre ss T MAR K at the poi n t you want to add a track mark .
30 Using the group function when recor ding What is the g roup function? The grou p func tion is pr ovided to al l ow playba ck of disc s wi th group se tting s. The group fu nction is convenient fo r playba ck of disc s on whi ch several albums or C D sing l e s hav e been rec orded.
31 Y ou can ad d a t r a ck to an e xisti ng group . Adding a new track at th e end of th e selec ted gr oup 1 While th e record er is stoppe d and the group to whic h yo u want to add a trac k is selec ted, pres s N ENT wh i l e pressi ng T MARK /RE C and G R OUP.
32 • The pause fu nc tio n cannot be turned on or off manuall y dur ing synch ro-recor ding. • Do not switch the “ SYNC REC ” setting w hile recording .
33 V a rious ways of playb ack Viewing various information Y ou can chec k th e tr ac k nam e, di sc name , etc. d urin g pla yback . 1 While playin g, ent er the m enu and select “Displ ay ” 2 Turn the jog dial un til t he info rma tion you w ant ap pears in the displa y , and then press N ENT to enter the selecti on.
34 Depending on the gr oup se tt ings , the operating conditio ns, and the disc s ettin gs, you may not be able to se lect certa in indic ations or th e indica tio ns may ap pe ar differe ntl y .
35 Playing tracks i n norm al mode (Nor mal Play) 1 Do step 1 and sele ct “Norma l” in step 2 of “Play in g t ra cks in Mai n pl ay mode” ( pag e 34).
36 Listening to track s of a selected album (Albu m Play) (in Hi-MD mode only) If th e track dat a incl udes the al bum nam e, you can l isten t o t ra ck s of a se le cted alb um only . 1 Do step 1 and se lect “Alb um” in step 2 of “P laying tracks in Main pl ay mode ” (p age 34).
37 By s pecify ing Su b play modes, you ca n listen t o tracks sele cted in Main pl ay mode in various wa ys. For example, by sel ec ting “G r ou p” in Main pla y mode and “S hu ff le” in Su b play m o de, the r ecor der will pl ay the tracks in the selected group in random orde r .
38 Searching for a track (Search) Y ou ca n ea sily se arch for a t ra ck by track name, gr oup na m e, ar tist nam e, or al bum name. Artis t names and alb um names can be viewed in t h e c ase of di sc s used in Hi- MD mod e only . 1 Enter the m enu and se lect “U s eful” - “Sea rch” .
39 2 Turn the jog dia l r ep eate dl y t o se lect the so und m od e and th en press N ENT to enter the selection. Each time you turn the jog dial, A change s as fol low s. When y ou press N ENT, B ap pe ars. T o modify and st ore the sound Y ou c an m o dify the so un d and st ore the results in “Custom1” and “Cu stom2”.
40 Editing r ecord ed tracks Before edi ting Y ou ca n ed it your recordi n g s by adding/ erasing track marks or labeling tra cks and discs. • When you edit the co nten t s o f a 1GB Hi-MD disc, use a new alkaline dry ba tte r y (b atte r y level indication shows ) or conne ct the optional AC p ower a daptor to t he recorder .
41 About t he charact er palette Duri n g oper ations on the rec or der, char acters ca n be s electe d from th e character p alette in th e display . The characte r palette has the follo wing conf igu ration.
42 2 Select one o f the follo wing, and the n press the jo g di al . The cursor fla shes in the lette r input area to the ch ar acte r pa lette . 3 Press the 5- way con t ro l key to war ds VO L – . The cursor sh if ts f rom the letter in put area to the ch ar acte r pa lette .
43 5 Rep eat ste p 4, and then e nt er all char ac ters of the l a bel name. 6 Pres s N ENT fo r 2 sec ond s or m or e . When th e recor di ng is stoppe d or the rec o rd ing moves on t o the next t rack while labe ling ti tles during recording, the i nput at that p oint i s enter e d au toma tically.
44 • When the to tal num be r of ch ar a cte rs in th e title s on a dis c exc ee d th e maxi mum tha t c an be input: —If the disc is being used in Hi-M D mode, you can make a group se tt ing, but cannot add a group na me in st ep 4. —If the disc is being use d in MD mode, you canno t ma ke a grou p set tin g.
45 3 Enter the me nu and select “Edit ” - “ : Releas e”. “Grou p Re l e ase?” an d “P U SH YES:ENTER NO:CANC EL” appear alternate ly in the disp lay . 4 Pres s N ENT to re le as e a grou p. The gr oup se tting of the sele cted grou p is re leased .
46 Y ou can move a trac k fr om on e group out of the grou p or to ano th er group . Y ou c an also mov e a track that does not belong to a gro up to a n exi sting group. 1 Do st ep 1 of “Cha ngin g th e order of a trac k on a d isc” (pag e 45). 2 When m ovi ng a t rack o ut of a gr oup , skip this step.
47 Erasing tracks and the entire disc (Erase) Y ou can er ase unne ce ssary t ra cks or al l trac ks o n a dis c. When e rasing t racks tha t have been trans ferred from the comput er If you erased track s that h av e been trans ferre d fr om t he c omp uter, the transfer a uthori zati on of th e tra cks wi ll be as foll ows.
48 3 Enter the m enu and se le ct “Ed it” - “Era se ” - “ : Eras e” . “Grou p E rase OK?” and “PUSH YES: ENTER N O:C ANCE L” ap pear in the di splay . If the sel ec ted grou p cont ai n s tracks that have been tr an sfer red fr om the comp uter , “T rkFr omPC ERA SE OK?” ap pear s in th e di s play .
49 Dividing a track (Divide) Y ou can divide a trac k wi th a track mark , crea ting a new track f rom the part follo wing the trac k mark. The track numbers will increase as follows. • Y ou cannot add a tr ack mark on a track th at has been transfe rred f rom yo ur com puter.
50 1 While playing the tr ack with the track mark you wan t t o er ase, pr ess X to paus e. 2 Find the track mark by pr essin g the 5- way cont r o l key towards . slightl y . For examp le, to e rase th e thi rd t rack mark , find the beginni n g of the th ir d track .
51 1 While the rec order is stop ped, e nter the m en u and se lect “E dit” - “For mat”. 2 T urn the jog dial until “YES” appear s in the disp lay , and then pres s N ENT to enter t he selection.
52 Other op erations Changing the displayed menu items (Menu Mode) Y o u can specify t he displ ay of all it ems in the menu (Adv a nced mode ) or only basi c items (Simp le mode). Refer to “Li st of m enus” (page 22) to check the menu items that cannot be display ed.
53 T ur ning off t he beep sound Y ou can turn off/on t he b eep so und. 1 Enter the me nu and select “ Option” - “Beep ”. 2 T urn t he jog di al unt il “Bee p Of f” appear s in t he dis play , and then pr ess N ENT to enter the selection.
54 • Settings for up to 64 discs can be store d. Any settings st or ed after wards will repl ace t he settin gs with t he lowest fr equency of u se among th e 64. The numbers of disc s th at can be stored depend on the numbers of tracks recorded on the di s cs .
55 Selecting the disc mode (Disc Mode) When yo u inse rt a 60 /74/80 -minute standard disc (blank) into the reco rder , you ca n u se th is fun cti on to s peci fy us e of the disc i n H i-M D m ode or MD mo de.
56 Changing the operational dir ection of the display When you tur n th e jo g dia l cl oc kwis e, the display scrolls do wnward. This i s the factory se tting. Y ou can ch an ge t he fact ory setting to sc roll in the opposite directi on. 1 Enter the menu and sele ct “O p tion ” - “Jog Dial”.
57 Using t he r ecorde r with a computer What you can d o through connecti on with a computer T o use the rec order co nnect ed to a computer , you must inst all the soft ware from the supplied CD-R OM. For d etails on the i ns talla tio n proc edure , ref er to th e “Softw ar e Operat io n” sectio n.
58 1 Insert a record able dis c into the record er . 2 Make co nnecti ons as follo ws. 1 Conn ec t the dedi ca ted USB cabl e to the r ecorde r and to t he com puter . 2 Make sure the reco rder is sto ppe d and HOLD is release d. 3 Chec k th e conn ection s.
59 Storing non-audio data to a disc If you c onn ect th e rec orde r t o a co mpu t er with a disc in Hi-MD mode inse rted, the disc i s reco gniz ed as st orage medi a by the Windows Explorer, allowing you to sto re non- audio da ta suc h as te xt data or imag e data .
60 The storage spa ce for each disc (for m at ted with the recorder/the Soni cSta ge sof twar e) Disc type T otal siz e Di sc management space 1)2) 1) This is spac e that is use d for managing the files on the disc. 2) The size of the disc management spac e changes acco rding to the operating conditions of your computer and other factors.
61 Addit io nal information Precautions On safety Do not put any foreig n objects i n the DC IN 3V jack (The A C p o wer ad ap to r is an opti o nal accessory ). On po wer sou rces • Use house curr en t o r LR6 (size AA) batt ery . • If you a re no t goin g to use th is reco rder for a long time, be sure to di sc onnect the power supply .
62 On batte r y Incorrect battery u sage may lead to leaka ge of battery flui d or bursting batt e ry . T o prevent such ac cidents, o bserve the follo wing precau tions: • Install the + and – p ole s of the b atte r y correctly . • When the recorder i s no t t o be used fo r a lon g time, be sure to re move th e ba tter y .
63 Specifications Audio pla ying system MiniDis c digital a udi o system Laser diode properties Material: GaAlAs W avelength: λ = 790 n m Emis sion d uration : con tinuous Laser output: less t han 44.
64 Option al acc essor ies A C powe r adaptor A C-ES 3010K (S ingapore, Aus tralia and New Zea land models) A C-E30H G (othe r models) Optica l Cable POC-151HG, P OC-152HG, POC -MZ1, POC-MZ2 , POC-15B.
65 T r ou bleshootin g and explanat ions T roubleshooting If a pr oblem occ urs durin g recorder operatio n, follo w the steps describe d belo w before consulting th e nearest Son y dealer . If any mes sages appear , it is recommended to take note s. 1 Check to see if the proble m is listed in , “Tro ubleshooting ” (page 65).
66 Recordi ng can not be done cor r ect ly . • Aud io sourc es m ay no t be sec ure ly c onn ected. , Discon nect t he audio s ources once and conne ct them ag ain (pages 15 a nd 26). • The re i s no dig it al signa l from the port ab le CD playe r .
67 The to t al re cor ded ti me and the remai ning time on th e di sc m ay no t to tal the maxi mu m re cording time (60, 74, or 80 minutes) . • T hi s is due to the Mi ni Disc system limitati on (i n MD m ode onl y).
68 While play ing Symptom Cause/Remedy A disc is not playe d normal ly . • Repeat play is select ed. , Enter the Sub play m ode to c hange back to the normal p lay (page 37). • P layback mo de is change d. , Ente r th e Ma in pl a y mo d e or S ub p l ay mo d e to chan g e ba ck to th e normal p lay (page 3 7).
69 There is no R- channel sound output wh en playi ng a trac k record ed fro m a casset te deck or through an ampl ifier, or when listenin g to sou nd from a cas sette de ck or a mplif ier . • Ther e is no R-c han nel outpu t if the cassett e de c k or an am pl ifier is conn ected with a monau ral cord.
70 T r ac ks canno t be combine d. • This is due to the Mini Disc sy ste m limitation s. Whe n the tr acks are scattere d an d the lengt h of e ac h tra c k is short *, you ma y not be a ble to combine th e tracks. * Comb ini ng tr acks of th e f ollowing lengths may not be p ossi ble.
71 While using gro up function Symptom Cause/Rem edy The grou p fun ction does not oper ate. • While usin g a disc without gr oup setting , an attempt wa s made to select some g roup-relate d men u. , Use a disc wit h gro up setting . A track c annot be record ed to a new group.
72 Y ou can not tra nsfe r tracks that will f ill up the remai ning recordi ng ti m e on the disc. • The mi nimum reco rdable tim e on a disc is normally 2 seconds in stereo, 4 secon ds in LP 2 stere o mode, and 8 sec on ds in LP4 stereo mode.
73 The re corder does not work or works poorly . • The disc i s dama ged or does not co ntain proper reco rding or ed iting data. , Reinsert the disc. Rer ecord the disc. If the error message stil l appear s, replac e it wit h an other di sc. • There i s a bu ilt-in malfu nction in the system.
74 Messages If the followin g messages flash in the displa y window , check the chart below . Message Meaning/Remedy A VLS NO VO L U M E OPERA TION • A VLS is set to “A VLS On ” and so the v olume ca nnot ri se high er . , Set A VLS to “A VLS Of f” (page 52).
75 DISC FULL • Record ing may no t be done if the re maining r ecordable time on t he disc is 48 seconds or less. , Replac e the disc. D-L RE ADY • MD Sim pl e Burner is now read y to re co rd an audio CD to the disc in the reco rder usi ng Simp le mode ( see “Soft ware Op eration ”).
76 NO GROUP • Y ou tri ed to rele ase a grou p set ti ng wi th a disc that ha s no gro ups. , Insert a d isc with g roup settings. • Y ou selecte d “ : Erase ” with a di sc with out grou p setting. , Y ou cann ot erase grou ps with a disc w i th no groups.
77 REA D ER ROR • The reco rder canno t read th e dis c in form atio n co rrectly. , Reinsert the disc. REC ER ROR • Recordi ng was not cor rec tly do ne. , Plac e t he reco rder at a plac e w i th no vib ratio ns an d record again. • The disc is soiled with an o il film or finger pr ints, is scratche d, or i s not a standard disc .
78 Explanations About Hi-MD “Hi-MD” is a new Mi niDisc format. Incorpora ting the new A T RAC3plus audio c ompress ion tec hnology , Hi- MD is a new recording form at that del ivers longer re cording times than or dinary MDs. Hi -MD dis cs ca n also be used as a comput er storage medi um for non-a udi o data such as text and im ages.
79 List of the recording time for eac h disc When using a disc in Hi-MD mode When recording on the recorder Record ing time 1) 1) Approxima te tim e Recordi ng mod e on the recorder Codec/ Bit rate 1GB Hi-MD disc 80-minu te standard disc 74-minute standard disc 60-minute standard disc PCM Linear PCM / 1.
80 When using a disc in MD m ode When recording on the recor der Recor ding time 1) 1) Approxim ate tim e Recording mode on the recorder Codec/ Bit rate 80-minute standard disc 74-minute standar d dis.
81 Note on digital recording This recor de r use s the Se ria l C o py Man ag em e nt Sy stem, whic h a llows only first-ge ne r at ion di git al copies to be m ade fr om prem aste red so ftw are. Y ou can only mak e copi es fro m a ho me-reco rded d is c b y using the an al o g (l in e out ) connectio n s.
82 Differ ence between digital (optica l) and anal og (line) i nputs 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 (lin e) input.
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84 What you can do with MD Sim ple Bur ner/SonicStage MD Simple Burner allo ws you to record musi c tracks fr om an audio CD in the CD driv e of your compute r to an MD W a lkman, without f irst recor ding the music tr acks to the compu ter.
85 Software Opera tion Basic operational flow using an MD W alkman Providing the r equired system envir onment (page 86) Installing the softwar e onto your computer (page 87) SonicStage MD Simple Burn.
86 Installi ng Providi ng the requir ed system environment The follo wing syst em env ironment is requ ired in order to use the Soni cStage/MD Simple Burner software fo r the MD W alkman.
87 Installing t h e software onto your computer Before installing the software • Make su re to cl os e any viru s-ch ec k so ft wa re , as s u ch soft wa re usu al l y dem an ds a la rge amount of sys tem r esour ce s. • When you use the MD W alkman, mak e sure to i nstall the sof tware with th e supplied CD- RO M .
88 3 Click [Install SonicStage and MD Simple Burner] and then follow th e displayed instructions. Read the ins tructions carefull y . Depe ndi ng on your region , the buttons oth er than [ In stall Son icStag e and M D Sim pl e Burner] may d iffer fr om those in the illustra tion abov e.
89 Using MD Si mple Bur ner Before using MD Simple Burner MD Sim ple Burner allows you to re cord m usic tr acks fr om an au dio CD i n the CD drive of your computer to the MD W a lkman.
90 Recor ding usin g M D W alkman op erat ion s (S imp le mo de ) 1 Insert a recordab le disc into the MD W alkman and then connect the MD W a lkm an to the computer . For detai l s about co nnect i on s, se e th e “Rec order O pe rat io n” s ection .
91 Recording by computer operations (Standard mode) T o start MD S imple Burner, clic k [Start] – [Al l Programs]* – [MD Simple Burner] – [MD Simple Bu rner].
92 The windo w f or recor ding select ed trac ks from an audio CD [Erase] Disc name (MD) T r a c k info r m ati on (CD) Album T itle Recordi ng mod e drop down me nu [REC/ STOP] T rac k inf ormatio n (M D) Y ou can ch ange the track n ame and track number [CLOSE] T o cl ose the disp lay as s hown on page 91, cl i ck her e.
93 Using Son icStage Importing audio data This s ect ion expla in s how to re cord and st or e au dio da ta fr om an aud io CD to M y Librar y of Soni cS tage on t he hard dis k drive of your comp uter. Y ou ca n record or impo rt musi c from other sou rces s uch as t he Inter net an d your comp uter ’ s ha rd disk.
94 4 If necessary , click to uncheck tracks you do not want to record. If you un ch ecked a bo x by mista ke, cl ick it aga i n to re store t he c heck. T o ch ec k all boxe s, cl i ck . T o un ch eck al l bo xes, click . 5 If necessary , change th e format and b it rate for audio CD recordin g.
95 T r ansferring audio data fr om your computer to the MD W alkma n Audio d ata s tored in My Li brary o f Sonic Stag e can b e transfe rred to your MD W al kman a n infi ni te number of times. 1 Connect your MD W alk man to the computer . For detail s a bout con nect io ns, see “ Rec or de r Ope ra t ion” .
96 4 If necessary , change the tran sfer mo de. As the def ault setting , tracks in the OpenMG (PCM/A TRA C3/A TRA C3plus) format will be t ransferred in th e same format and bit rate (normal tran sfer).
97 T r ansferring back audio data fr om the MD W alkman to your computer Audi o d ata that ha s been trans f er red fr om your co mpu te r an d sto re d on the M D can be transf erre d ba ck to M y Li b rary of So nicS ta ge on your com p uter. 1 Connect your MD W alk man to the computer .
98 T o stop transfer ring Click . Tracks transfer red t o the M D W a lkman from anoth er comp uter c annot b e tra nsferred back t o My Library on you r comp uter. Tracks that have been rec or ded on a Hi-MD W alkm an* can be i m po rted to My Libra ry of SonicS tage o n yo ur c omput er on ly o nce.
99 T o stop impor ting Cli ck . Note • Y ou can not im port trac k s tha t were rec or de d in a Net MD mo de to your com pute r, or tracks that have been recorded on a device that does not suppo rt Hi-MD mode.
100 Using SonicStage Help SonicS tage H el p pr ovides fur t her de ta i ls on how to us e Soni cS tage . So ni cS tage H el p allo ws you to searc h easily for information f rom a list of op erations.
101 1 Double click [Ov erv ie w] in the left-side frame. 2 Click [About Th is Help File]. The ex pl anatio n wil l ap pear in the r ig ht -side fra m e. 3 Read the text. Scroll th e display if necessary . Click u nderl ined words to jum p to their expl anatio ns.
102 Referring to Soni cStage Help Click [C on tents ] on th e le ft si de of the H el p w i nd ow to view a list of ite ms for each operation. Click on an y items for detail s.
103 W e r ecomm end t hat you back up you r mu sic d ata as a prec aution against hard disk cr ashe s or co mputer replac ement. Back in g up audio data T o SonicStage Help Back up a udio dat a i n M .
104 Other infor mat ion Uninstalling SonicStage/MD Simple Bur ner T o uninstall SonicStage/MD Simple Burner, follo w the procedures below . 1 Click [Start]–[Control Panel]*. ∗ [Setting s]–[Con trol Panel] in the case of Windows 2000 Prof essiona l/Windo ws Millenni um Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition 2 Double-clic k [Add/Remove Programs].
105 On copyright protection The OpenMG technology allo ws you to enjoy digital music, while maint aining the copyri ght s of its ho ld ers. Son icSta ge encr ypt s au dio files in Op enM G f orm at an d stores them on the h ard disk of y our computer to prev ent unauthoriz ed distrib ution.
106 T roubleshooting Please refe r to the follo win g s teps if you encounter a problem while u sin g Sonic Stage/MD Simple Burner. 1 Check the symptoms in this “T roubleshoot ing” section. 2 Check th e sympt om s in So nicS t age He lp when yo u use Son icSta ge.
107 The software cannot be installed onto y our computer Problem Cause/Remedy The in s t allat io n was no t succes sful. Y ou ar e usi ng an OS tha t do es not su pp ort thi s soft w are . t See page 86 for more det ails. All wind ows applic at io ns are no t cl o sed.
108 Using a MD Walkman connected to the c omputer Problem Cause/Rem edy Y our comp uter does not recogn ize the MD W a lkman . The MD W alkman is not f irmly connec ted with the suppl ie d dedi ca ted US B cabl e to the co mpu te r . t Reconnect the MD W alkman to the compute r firmly .
109 Index Nume rics 6-Ban d Equali ze r 38 A Access ories opti onal 64 supplied 10 ATRAC 3plus 78 AVLS 52 B Batt ery batter y life 14 BEEP 53 Bookm ark add 36 play 36 C CD drive 86 CDDB 86 , 90 CD-RO .
110 R Record ing adding t rac k m arks 29 analo g 26 digital 15 from micr op h on e 26 level 28 mode (Hi-MD/MDLP ) 27 Record ing mode 90 Recording mod e (Bit rate) 94 , 98 Relab eling 43 S Search 38 S.
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