Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MZ-N510CK Sony
Go to page of 108
3-249-513- 72 (1) Por table MiniDisc Recor der Operating Instructions Rec order Opera tion _ ________________________ ___ _ Softw are Operati on _ _________________________ ___ _ page 11 page 72 © 2003 Sony Cor poration MZ-N510CK “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 ra in or moisture. T o preve nt fir e, do not cov er the ventil ation of th e apparatus wit h news papers , table cloths , curtains, et c . And don’t plac e l ig ht ed candles on the appa ratus.
3 This equ ipment has bee n tested and foun d to comply with the limits fo r a Class B digit al de vice, p ursuant to P art 1 5 of th e FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide rea so nable prote ct io n aga inst harmful interfe re nc e in a resi de nt ial installati on.
4 Notice for users On the supplied sof tware • Copy righ t la ws pr ohib it repr oduc ing the soft ware or t he manua l ac comp an yi ng it in wh ol e or in p ar t , or re nting the softwa re without the pe rmission of t he copyrig ht ho lder .
5 T able of con tents Recorder Operations Lookin g at controls .......... ............... ........... .... 12 Getting started ......... ............ ... ............ .... ... .... 15 Recordin g an MD righ t away! ...... ............... .... 17 Playing a n MD right away! .
6 Editing re corded tracks ....... ........... ............... . 37 Before e diting ........... ........... ............... .............. ........... ............... ..........37 Labelin g recordings (Name) ........... ........... ............... ...
7 Power sourc es .............. ............... ............ ....... 56 Battery life ............... .... ... ........... .... ... ........... .... .... ... ........... .... ... .... . 56 Addition al inf ormati on .......... ... ............ .... ....
8 Software Operation What is a Net MD? ....... ........... ................ ........ 73 Basic Ope rations ..... ............... ............ ............ 74 Basic opera tio na l flow us in g the Net MD ..... ... .... ........... ... .... ........... .
9 Other in formation ..... ............... ............ ........... 90 Settings and Precaution s .... .............. ............... ........... .............. ........... . 90 Setting s accordin g to O S ..... .... ... ........... .... ... ..........
10 Befor e using this product This manual e xplains the rec order operations and th e installation a nd basic use of the supplie d SonicStage s of tware.
11 Checking the supplied accessories CD-ROM (S onicStage V er. 1.5 and Net M D Simple Bu rn er V er . 1.1) ( 1) * Car battery cor d (1 ) Car conn ecti ng pack (1) Carryi ng case wi th V elcro st rips (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 ndications 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 bein g played o r recorded .
14 The headphones/earphones with a r em ote control A Cli p B HOLD switch T o pre vent th e buttons from being acci dental ly oper ated wh en you carry the reco rder, use this function. C (gro up) +, – butto n D Head phones/ear phones Can be re placed with op tional headph ones/earph ones.
15 Getting star ted Connect the A C po wer adaptor to the recor der and operat e it on A C current. Y ou ca n also operat e the recor der on a dry bat tery . 1 Connect the AC power adaptor . . to a wall outlet to DC IN 3V AC power adapt or Ins ert a si ze-AA alkali ne dry batter y (minus terminal fir st ).
16 2 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 of the arrow ( . ) to unlo ck the con tr o ls. Battery life For d etails, re fer to “Batte ry life” (page 56).
17 Recording an M D right away! This sect ion ex plains the ba sic procedur e for making di gital recordin gs using an optical cabl e connected t o a CD player , Digital TV or other digital equi pmen t. For other rec ord ing operati ons, see “V ario us ways of r ecording” (pa ge 22).
18 2 Make connections. (Inser t the cables fir mly and completely into the appr opriate jacks.) 3 Record an MD. 1 Set the s ound source yo u want to rec ord to pause. 2 While th e rec ord er is stopped, hold down REC • T MARK and p res s N . The re co rder star ts re cording .
19 If the recording does not start • Make s ure the record er is not l ocked (pages 12, 16). • Make s ure the MD is not record-pro tected (pages 1 7, 58). • Prem astere d M Ds canno t be reco rded over. Notes • Do not change the recha r geable battery durin g opera tion e ven if the record er is connect ed to A C power adaptor.
20 Playing an MD right away! 1 Inser t an MD. 1 Pres s OPEN to ope n the lid. 2 Insert an MD with the label side f acing front, and pres s the lid down to close . 2 Play an MD. 1 Press N on the rec ord er . (Press NX on the remote c ont rol .) A short beep sou nds in the hea dp hones/ earphon es.
21 If the play does not start Make sure t he recorder i s not l o ck ed (pages 12, 16). Note The play ba ck so und ma y ski p if: • the r ecorder recei ves str onger contin uous shock. • a dirty or scratche d MD is play ed . T o Operation on the recorder Oper at ion on the re mote control Pause Press X .
22 V a rio us ways of recor ding Viewing var ious info rmat ion Y ou ca n ch eck the rema ining time, tr ack numbe r , et c . when recor di ng o r during stop. Group-re lated items appear only when a trac k with grou p settings is played and the n stopped.
23 T o start/stop recor ding in sync with the sound source (Synchro-r ecording) Duri n g synchr o- re cording, the recorder starts a nd sto ps re cordin g in sy nc with th e sound so urce.
24 Long-time recor ding (MDLP) Select each reco rd in g mode accord ing to the reco rding time that you want. Ster eo reco rding is possib le at 2 ti mes (LP2) o r 4 times (LP 4) the norma l (stere o) recording time . Monaural record ing at 2 tim es n or mal record ing time is a lso possible.
25 Notes • It is rec ommended that you use the A C po wer adaptor fo r long recordin gs. • When you recor d in LP 4 mo de, momentary noise ma y be produc ed on v ery ra re occas ions with certain s ound sources.
26 Adding trac k marks automatica ll y (Auto Time Mark) Use this f eature to add tr ack marks automatic ally at specif ied inte rvals when record ing through t he analog inpu t con necto r . T his fun ction is convenie nt for recording long period of time, such as lect ures, meetin gs, et c.
27 Adjusting the r ecor ding level manually The sound le vel is adjus ted automatically while re cordin g. If necessa r y , you can set the recordi ng lev el manually durin g both ana lo g an d digital re cording. 1 While pr essing X , press REC • T MARK.
28 V ar ious wa ys of pl ayback Viewing var ious information Y ou ca n ch eck the track o r dis c name, track number , the elapsed playing time of the cu rrent trac k, the numb er of the trac ks recor de d on t he MD , th e gr oup name , an d the tota l number of tracks i n a group.
29 Selecting the play mode Y ou can se l e ct from v arious play modes such as repeat pla y , shu f fle pl ay , or bookm ar k play . 1 While the rec order i s playi ng, pr ess MENU. 2 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “P-MODE ” flash es in t he displa y , and then pr es s ENTER aga in.
30 T o play the bookm arked tracks 1 During playbac k, press M ENU. 2 Press . or > repeat edly until “P-MODE” ap pears in the di splay , and then press ENTER. 3 Press . or > repeat edly until “ T rPLA Y” appears in t he display , and then press ENTER.
31 Adjusting the sound quality Y ou can c ha nge the preset so und quality and sto re the re sults in “SOUND1” or “SOUND2”. 1 While pl aying, press MENU . 2 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “SOU ND” app ears in the dis play , an d then press ENTER .
32 Playing an MD within your car stereo system Before i nstallation • Do not install the recorder in a location which: — in t erferes w i th your driving . — m ay b e da ngerous fo r passenge rs. — inte r f eres wit h openin g of the glo ve bo x or ashtra y .
33 2 Wi pe t he surf ace of the cons ole bo x, and then a ttach t he car rying c ase to t he cons ole box wi th the supplie d V elcro stri ps. 3 Wi pe the flat su rfac e where the rot ary com mander wi ll be p laced, and th en atta ch the rotary comman der to the su rface with t he supplied V elcro strip s.
34 Connection T o l isten to the pl ayer thr ough you r car cassett e deck, c onnect it as follo ws: When t he po we r is turned on, t he LE D lamp on th e su pplied car ba ttery cord ligh t s up .
35 2 Set the tape se lector t o the normal ( TYPE I) posit ion and the DOLBY NR, REPEA T or BLANK SKIP switch to OF F if they a re equipped. 3 Inser t th e car connect ing pack i nt o th e car casse tte d eck. 4 Start playb ack on th e car cassett e deck.
36 Fuse Replacement If the recorder does no t operate, check the fuse. If it is blo wn, replace i t as follo ws: 1 T urn off the recorder an d remove the ciga re tte lighter pl ug f r om the cigare t te li gh ter sock et. 2 Remove the plug end b y turning it counterclockwi se.
37 Editi ng r ecorde d tracks Befor e editing Y ou can edi t your re cordings by adding/ erasing track mark s or labelin g tracks an d MDs. Notes • Premas te red M Ds cannot be edited . • Close t he record-pro tect tab on the side of the MD before editing.
38 4 Press . or > repeat edly until the fo ll o wing item ap pears in th e disp lay , and t hen pr ess EN TER. The cursor fla shes in the lette r input area an d th e track, group, or d isc i s ready t o be la bel e d. 5 Pres s V OL + o r – to se lect a let ter an d press EN TER.
39 Example Move t rac k C (track number 3) fr om the third to th e se co n d tr a ck . 1 Whil e p la yi ng th e track you want to mov e, pres s MENU. 2 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “EDIT” ap pears in the displ ay , and then press ENTER . The reco rder play s the select e d track repea tedly .
40 Divi ding a trac k direct ly 1 While pl aying or paus in g an MD, pres s T MARK on the re corder a t the poin t yo u want to ma rk . “MK O N” appears i n the displa y , an d a track m ar k is added.
41 Note When you erase a tra ck mark bet ween the two consecu tive tracks t hat are ass igned into different grou ps, the second t rack is re-assi gned into th e group cont aining the first t rack.
42 T o e rase the whole d isc Y ou ca n qu ickly erase all th e t ra cks and data of the MD at the same ti me. Note that onc e a recording has been er ased, you cannot retrieve it. Be sur e to che c k the conte nt s of the disc b efore you erase it. 1 Play the di s c you want to erase to check the co ntents .
43 Using t he g rou p func tion What is the group function? The group func tion is pro vided to allo w play back of di scs with gr oup sett ings. The grou p functi on is c o n v enient fo r play b ack of MDs on which se veral alb ums or C D single s ha ve been rec orded in MDLP (LP2/LP4) mode.
44 Recording a track to an existing group Y ou ca n ad d a track to an existin g group. 1 Press G R OUP, and th en pres s . or > until the g ro up yo u want to add a trac k to appear s i n the displ ay . 2 Press N wh ile pressing REC • T MARK. 3 Play th e s our ce sound.
45 Selecting the play mode for group pla y (G roup Pla y Mode) The s hu f fle pl ay and repeat p la y fu nction can be used during group p lay mode . 1 Press ME NU. 2 Pres s . or > until “P-MODE” appear s in t he displ ay , and then pre ss ENTER .
46 Notes • Y ou can create a maxi mu m of 99 groups on a disc. It will not be poss ibl e to make a group settin g if the trac ks, gr oups a nd dis c name on a disc exc eed th e maximum num ber that can be input. • The trac ks or groups must be sequential .
47 4 Pres s . or > until “EDIT” appear s in t he displ ay , and then pre ss ENTER . 5 Pres s . or > until “G : Rls” appear s in th e displ ay , and p ress ENTER . “G : R ls?” an d “EN TER” app ear alternate ly in the disp lay . 6 Press ENTER.
48 3 Press . or > until “Move” appear s in the displ ay , and then press ENTER. 4 Press . or > until “ T : Mov e” appear s in the displ ay , and then press ENTER. 5 When m ovi ng a t rack out of a group , skip this step. When m oving a trac k int o a dif ferent group, pr ess .
49 5 Pres s . or > to sele ct the dest i nati on point on the d isc, and the n press ENTER. T o return the preceding set tings Pres s x . T o c ancel moving Press ME NU. T o erase a gr o up Y ou can er ase track s in a sele ct e d group . Note tha t on ce a r ecording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it.
50 Other op erations Useful settings The re co rder has many m en us with usef ul fu nctions f or rec ording, p la yb ack, editin g, etc. The follo wing table s hows the menu items that you can select. Category Function What it does Site page General operations Beep on/ off T urns th e beep s ound on or of f.
51 How to use the men u items T o set the menu items, do the fo ll owing proce dure . 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 when you pr ess ENTER at the last.
52 T urning off the beep sound Y ou ca n tur n on/off t he beep sound on t he record er and the re mote con trol. 1 Ente r the menu a nd se lect “ OPTION ” - “BEEP” .
53 Notes • When the power mode i s set to “QUIC K”, 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 lif e. For th is r ea so n, it is recomm e nde d tha t you charge the battery daily .
54 List of menus Menus on the recorder Items l isted unde r “Menu 1” are the sele ctable item s which ap pear when you press M ENU, items listed und er “Men u 2” are th e selectabl e items w hich app ear when y ou select a n item in Menu 1, and “Menu 3” are the selectab le items which appea r when you select an ite m in Menu 2 .
55 OPTI O N A VL S OFF (fa ct ory setting) y ON BEEP OFF y ON (facto ry se tting) R-Pos i FrHe re (factor y setting ) y Fr End Power NOR M AL (factory set ti n g) y QUICK Menu 1 Menu 2 M e n u 3.
56 Power sou rces Y ou ca n use the re corder on h ouse current or an L R6 (s ize AA) al ka line dry bat te ry . It is pref er able to use th e re corder on house current when rec ording for a long time. When using a b attery , ma ke sure it is a ne w alkali ne dry batt ery to pre vent operat i o n s (e.
57 Addit io nal information Precautions On safety Do not put any foreign objects i n the DC IN 3V jack. On po wer sources • Use hous e current, LR6 (size AA) battery , or car batt ery . • For use in your house: Do not use any other A C powe r adaptor si nce it may cause the recorder to malfunct ion .
58 On cleaning • Clean th e recorder cas ing with a soft cloth slig htl y m o i s te ne d w ith water or a mild detergent solut ion. Do not use a ny type of abrasive pad, scou r ing powder or solvent s uch as alcohol or benz e ne as it may mar the finish of the cas ing.
59 Specifications 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 44.6 µW (This outpu t is the v alu e measur ed at a dist ance of 200 mm f r om the lens surfac e on the optica l pick-up blo ck with 7 mm aperture.
60 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 fo r detailed i nf or ma ti on ab out the accessori es in your country.
61 T rou bleshootin g and explanatio ns T roubles and solutions If you find any tr ou bles opera tin 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 61 ). Y ou may find the so lution of your trouble on “Messag es” (page 67) as well.
62 Record ing cannot be done c orrectly . • Audio so urces ma y no t be securely c onn ected. , Disco nnect the audi o s ources onc e an d connect them ag ain (pages 16, 18 ).
63 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. • This is due to the MiniDis c system limita tion. When 254 t racks have been rec orded on th e disc, “TrFULL” a ppears regardl ess of the total r ecord ed t ime.
64 While Edit ing No s ound com es through th e headph ones/ earp hones. • The hea dp hones/earp hones plug is no t firml y co nnected. , Plug in the pl ug of the headphon es/earphones f irmly to t he remote contr ol . Plug in the plug of th e r emote c o ntr ol f irmly to i .
65 While using gro up function Tr a c k ma rk s canno t be er ased. • This is d ue to the MiniDis c system limita tions. When th e data of a track is f ragmented , the trac k mark of a fra gment und.
66 Other s Sympt om Cause/R emedy The re co rder does not wor k or works poorl y . • T he r ec hargeable bat t er y is not charged. , Charge the re chargeable ba ttery . • The vol ume is low . , T urn up th e volume. • No disc is inserted. , Inse rt a record ed d is c.
67 Messages If the fol l owing er ror messag es flash in the di s play window , che ck the char t be low . Error message Me aning/Re m edy A VLS • A VLS i s set to “ON” so that t he volume will not i ncrease anymore. , Set A V LS to “OFF ” (page 53).
68 LoB A TT • Battery is we ak. , Repl ace th e dry ba ttery (p age 15). MEM O RY • Y ou t ri e d to record wi th th e record er p la ce d where it re ceiv es conti nuo us vibration. , Put the re corder on a stab le place, and start record i ng a gai n.
69 Rec ER R • Recor ding was not corr ect l y do ne. , Place t he r ec order at a plac e w i th no vibrations a nd record again. • The disc is soiled wit h an oil fi lm or fin ger prints, is scratched, or is not a s tandard disc. , T ry r ec ording again w i t h another dis c.
70 Explanations Differ ence between di g i tal ( optical) and analog (line) inputs The input ja ck of this recor der works as b oth digital and analog input jack s. Connect the recor der to a CD pla yer or a casset te record er usin g eith er digi tal (op tical) input o r analog (line ) i np ut.
71 The meani ng of “no soun d” “No sound” d esc ri bes a rec orde r co ndition in which the inp ut level is about 4.8 mV du ring analo g inp ut or le ss tha n –89 dB during optical (dig it al ) inp ut (with 0 dB as full bit (the maximum recordable lev el for a MiniDisc)).
72 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 I nternet (page 80). 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 audi o data in the hard di sk drive (page 87).
73 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”.
74 Basic Operat i ons Basic operational f low using the Net MD The fo llowing is t h e basi c st eps tha t y o u will ta ke fo llowing th e purc h a s e of you r record er . Thro ugh these steps , you will pr epare and s et up your com puter for u se of your r ecorder as a Net MD.
75 Providing the r eq uir ed system envir onment System requirements The f ol l owing har dware and sof tware are requi re d in order to us e th e SonicStage s of t wa re for the Ne t MD.
76 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.
77 Installing SonicStage V er .1.5 1 T urn on your compute r and start u p W indo ws. 2 Insert the installation CD-R OM for SonicStage into the CD-R OM drive of your c omputer . The setu p program st arts up autom a tically and the So nicStage V er .1.
78 4 Follo w the displayed instructions. Read t he inst ructions careful ly . The installati on may tak e 20 to 30 minutes, depen ding on your sys tem en viro nment (page 9 9). 5 After the installation is completed, click [Restart] to restart the compu ter .
79 Connecting the Net MD to your computer After the s oftware insta llation is compl eted, connect the Net MD to your comput er . 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 conn ectio ns with the Net MD and the computer .
80 Storing audio data to your computer This se ct ion ex pl ai ns ho w t o re cord and st or e au di o data fro m an aud io CD to the h ard di sk drive of your com put e r . The proc edure in this se ct ion is used to rec or d all tracks on an a ud io CD.
81 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 “M usic Drive”. The Musi c Dri ve manag es all audio d ata st ored b y Soni cStage . 1 Insert the audio CD that yo u want t o record i nto the CD -R OM dri ve of your comp uter .
82 4 Click in the middle of the recording window and select the recording mode. W hen record ing data in L P2 m ode: select A T RAC3 132kbps Whe n re cording da ta in LP4 mode : select A T RAC3 66kbps 5 If the list panel is not displayed, click . List panel s a ppear under th e re cording wi nd o w .
83 Labeling audio data After recor ding has comple ted, you can la bel the audio da ta in the Music Driv e. Once a udio data in the Music Driv e is labeled, the label informati on will be tran sferred to a d isc along with the audi o data, allo wing you to vi ew the data on your Net MD.
84 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 er red to your 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 th is soft ware f or the pr otecti on of c opyri ghts (pag e 102).
85 3 Click in the middle of the display and selec t the recor d i ng mo de ( pa g e 82). Standard tr ansfer mode: Da ta are transferr ed in the forma t of the or iginal fi les. Maximum a vailable t ransfer space: All data are trans ferred in LP4 mode.
86 Notes • Once a check -out ( or chec k- in) ha s sta r te d, do not disc on nect the dedicated USB cable or power source unt il th e check-out oper ation has c o m p le te d. Th es e ac tion s may damage the dat a or caus e the syst em to ma lfunction.
87 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 can be use d as an ordina ry MiniD isc de vice . For de tails on Net MD oper ations, refer to the “Reco rder Operations” se ction.
88 Advanced ope ration s Using other functions! Using the Sonic Stage online help This man ual explains onl y the b as i c operations of the S on icStage soft ware.
89 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 onl in e help 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].
90 Other informat ion Settings and Pr ecautions Settings accor ding to OS The settings and precautions will differ according to the operating system bein g used.
91 For Windo ws Millennium Edi t ion 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 corrupte d a nd rendered unp layable.
92 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 o ut from your com p uter .
93 Precautions on the co-existence of SonicStage V er . 1.5 with OpenMG Ju kebox V er .2.2 or S o nicStag e Premium • Make sure the OpenMG Jukebox V er .2.2 icon is n ot displayed in the ta sk tray . If it is, the N et MD may not be recognized by your c omputer .
94 Uninstalling the SonicSt age software T o un in st al l th e SonicStage s oftware, foll ow the pr ocedures bel ow . For Window s XP use r s Log on with a us er name with “Computer Adminis trator” as an attr ibute. Refer to the operating instr uctions of your c omputer for deta ils on logging on as an administra tor .
95 2 Double-click [Add/Re m ove Programs]. The Ad d/ Re mov e Pr ogr ams Proper ti es w i ndow ap pe ars. 3 Click [SonicStage 1.5.XX] in th e list of programs for automatic removal, 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].
96 T roubl eshooting Please do the follo wing steps if you encounter a problem while usin g the SonicStage softwar e. In case a me ssage appea rs, it is recom m ended th at y ou wr ite it down. Step 1: Chec k the symptoms in this “T roubleshooting” sec tion.
97 Comp ute r • Manu f ac turer: • Model : • T ype: D eskto p type / Lapt op typ e Name of opera ting system: RAM capaci ty: Har d di sk d rive (con ta i n i ng S onicStage and audio data ) • .
98 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 fir mly connected to th e computer , the Net MD will not be recogni zed by your com p uter . — Rec onnect the de dicated USB c ab le.
99 • If the installat io n see ms to be stopped It may tak e 30 minutes or more for t he installatio n to complete, depending on your compu t e r or CD-R OM dri ve. During the in stallation, watch out fo r the occurre nce of any o f the follo wing problems.
100 Information and expl anations Net MD F AQ This se ct ion introdu ce s frequently asked question s a nd answers on the Net MD . On the Net MD What is a “N e t MD”? Net MD is a sp ecification tha t allows audio data in a computer to be tr ans ferred to a MiniDi s c throug h a USB cab le.
101 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 sign or release gr oup s — Mov e trac ks or groups . • Things yo u ca nnot do on the N et M D : — Add track mar ks (div ide)/erase tra ck marks (c ombine).
102 On copyr ight protection The Ope nM G techno logy* allows you to enj oy di gi t al mu si c , while main ta i ni ng t he copyrig ht s of its holde rs . Op enMG Jukebox encrypts aud io files in Open MG format a nd store s t hem on the hard di sk of your co m put e r to prevent unauthor i zed distribution .
103 Restrictions on audio conte nt Hig h- quality digit al au dio conten t is w i de ly av aila bl e th rough mus i c di st ribution serv ic es on the I nt ernet. T o pr ot ec t the copyrights of i ts hol d ers from una uthorized di st r ibutio n, some aud io conten t is di s trib u t ed w i t h certain res t ri ct ions on recor ding and playb ack.
104 Glossary A TRAC3 A TRAC3, which s ta nds for Adaptive T ran sform Aco us tic Coding3, is au dio compres si on techno logy that satis fies th e demand fo r hi g h sound qua l ity a nd high com pr ession rate s.
105 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 re cording an aud io CD or converting MP3 and W A V for m at au dio f ile s i nt o A TR A C3 form a t from among t hr ee r at es : 132 kbps, 105 kbp s or 66 k bps.
106 Index A Acce ssories optional 60 supplied 11 ATRAC3 100 , 10 4 Audi o CD 72 , 81 Auto Time Mark 26 AVLS 53 B back u p 93 Bookma rk add 29 play 30 C Car stereo system 32 CD-ROM 75 Check-i n 100 , 1.
107 P Play mo de groups 44 tracks 29 Playlist 84 , 10 4 Q Quick m ode 52 R Recor ding addin g track mark s 25 analog 25 digi tal 17 from mic rophone 25 level 27 MDL P mode 24 without ove rw ri ti ng t.
Pr inte d in Malay s i a This warranty is v alid only in the United States..
An important point after buying a device Sony MZ-N510CK (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Sony MZ-N510CK yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Sony MZ-N510CK - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Sony MZ-N510CK you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Sony MZ-N510CK will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Sony MZ-N510CK, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Sony MZ-N510CK.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Sony MZ-N510CK. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Sony MZ-N510CK along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
