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3-254-313- 11 (1) FM/AM Por table MiniDisc Recor der Operating Instructions Recorder Operat i on _ ______________________ ______ _ Softwa re Operation _ ______________________ ______ _ page 13 page 90 ©2003 Sony Corporation MZ-NF810CK “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 This equ ipme nt has bee n tested and foun d to comply with the limits fo r a Class B digit al de vice, p ursua nt to P art 1 5 of th e FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide rea so nabl e pr ot e ction aga inst harmful interfe re nc e in a resi de nt ial installati on.
4 • Soni cS t a ge, Op en MG an d the O pe nMG logo, MagicGa te, Net MD and the Ne t MD log o are t ra dem ar ks of So ny Corporation. • Micr os of t, Windows, W ind ows NT an d Windo w s Med ia are tr ad ema rk s or register ed t ra dem ar ks of Micr os oft Corp orati on in the Un ited Stat es an d /or othe r co untri es .
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6 T able of co ntents Recorder Operations Looking at controls .............. ... ............ .... ........ 14 Getting started ........ ............ ........... ............... . 18 Recordi ng an MD right a way! . ............ ............ 21 Playing an MD righ t away! .
7 Playing an MD withi n your car stereo system 39 Before insta lla ti on .............. ... .... .... .......... .... .... ........... ... .... ........... ... .... . 39 Installa tion ........... ........... ............... .............. ........... .
8 Using the gro up func tion ............ .... ........... ..... 51 What i s the group fu nction? ............ ............... ........... .............. ........... ... 51 Recordin g tracks u sing the grou p function ....... ............... .........
9 Various w ay to use the rad io .. ............ ........... 71 Presettin g radio statio ns automatically ........... ........... .............. ............ 71 Presettin g ra dio manu al ly .......... .... ... ........... .... ... ........... .... ..
10 Software Operation What is a Net MD? ........... ........... ............... ..... 91 Basic Ope rations ......... ........... ................ ........ 92 Basic opera tio na l flow us in g the Net MD ........ ........... .... ... ........... .... .
11 Other in formation ......... ........... ................ ..... 108 Settings and Precaution s .... .............. ........... ............... .............. .......... 108 Setting s accordin g to O S ..... .... ... ........... .... ... ........... .
12 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 Soni cSt a ge sof twar e.
13 Checking the supplied accessories Optical cable ( 1) CD-ROM (S onicS tage V er . 1.5) (1) * Car battery cor d (1 ) Car conn ecti ng pack (1) Carryi ng case wi th V elcro s trips (1) Carrying case with a belt clip (1) (Canadia n model only) ∗ Do not play a CD- ROM on an audio CD playe r.
14 Looking at controls The recor der A x • CANCEL/CHG butto n B Display windo w C Battery compa rtment D GR OUP button E REC (r ec ord) sw i t ch F T er minal s for attach ing dr y ba ttery case G T.
15 The display window of t h e recor der A : Indic ation f or rem aini ng play ing time of th e current tra ck or of the dis c : Indicat ion for remain ing recordab le time of the d isc B T ime display C Battery in dication Sho ws approximate battery cond iti on.
16 The headphones/earphones with a r em ote control A V O L+, – 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 .
17 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.
18 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. 1 Inser t the rechargeable batter y 2 Char ge the rechargeable batter y .
19 For models supplied with the AC plug adaptor If the AC power ada ptor does not fit the w all out let, u se t he AC plug adapt or . 3 Make connections and unlock the contr ol. 1 Conne ct the head pho nes/e arph ones with t he remote control to i . 2 Slide HOLD to the op pos ite direc ti on of the ar r ow ( .
20 z Y ou can als o char ge t he r echar ge able ba ttery b y connect ing the A C po wer adapto r directl y to t he recorder . Connect the A C po wer ad aptor to DC IN 3V on the re corder , and then press x • CANCEL/ CHG while the recorder is st opped .
21 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 arious w ays of r ecording” (pa ge 28).
22 2 Make connections. (Inser t the cables fir mly and completely into the appropriate jacks.) 3 Record an MD. 1 Set the s ound sou rce yo u want to record to pause. 2 While th e rec ord er is stopp ed, press and slid e RE C. REC in d icati on lights up and re co rdin g starts.
23 If the recording does not start • Make s ure the record er is not l ocked (pag es 14, 19). • Make s ure the MD is not record-pro tected (pages 2 1, 75). • Prem as te red M Ds ca nno t be reco rd ed over. Notes • Do not change the recha rgeable battery durin g opera tion e ven if the record er is conn ected to A C power adaptor.
24 Playing an MD right away! 1 Inser t an MD. 1 Sli de OP EN to ope n t h e lid. 2 Insert an MD with t he la bel side f acing front, and pres s the lid dow n to close . 2 Play an MD. 1 Press N on the rec ord er . Press th e jo g lev er ( NX ) on th e remote control .
25 If the play does not start Make sure t he recorder i s no t lo ck ed (pages 14, 19). Note The play ba ck so und ma y ski p if: • the r ecorder recei ves s tronger contin uous shock. • a dirty or scratche d MD is played. T o Operation on the recorder Oper ation on the remot e control Pause Press X .
26 Listening to the radio Y ou can list en to the radi o through the bui lt-in digita l tuner in t he remote con trol. W ith the USA model , you can also l isten to TV and weather b roadcasts. Y ou cannot use the r ecorder t o record a radio br oadcast that is being received on the remote c ontrol.
27 T o im prove the broadcast reception • For F M/TV/Wb(weather): Extend the headp ho nes/ ea rp hones cord, w hi ch act as the FM ant enna . • For AM : O r ien t th e bui lt- in A M antenna inside the re m ot e cont r ol horizonta lly to obta in opti mum AM recept ion.
28 V a rious ways of reco rding Viewing var ious info r mat ion Y ou ca n ch eck th e r ema in in g t im e , track numbe r, etc . when r ecor di ng o r duri ng stop. Group-re lated items appear only when a trac k with gr oup settin gs is play ed and the n stop pe d.
29 On the remote cont rol 1 Pres s DISPL A Y. Each t ime yo u pres s the b utton, the disp lay ch an ges as follows: Display window on the remote control Displ ay: C / D Note Depending on whe th er th.
30 6 Pres s an d sl i de REC. The reco rder stan ds by for rec ordi ng . 7 Play the s ource you want to rec ord. The reco rder star t s re cord ing autom atica lly w hen it re ce ives the playing sou nd. “R EC” l ight up in the disp lay . T o st o p re c o rd i n g Press x .
31 4 Pres s . or > repeat edly to sele ct the de si re d reco rdi ng m ode, and the n press ENT E R. 5 Press and sl i de R E C. 6 Play t he source yo u want to rec or d. T o stop recording Pres s x . The r ec orde r keep s the set t ing of th e record ing mod e when yo u reco rd t he ne xt time.
32 Recording f rom a microphone 1 Conne c t the st er eo micr op hone to th e MI C (P LU G IN P OWER ) j a c k. The reco rder cha nges to micr op hone input automatica lly . 2 Pres s an d sl i de REC. T o select microph one sensitivit y 1 While the reco rder i s recordi ng or stopp ed, pres s MEN U.
33 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 re cordin g. Adding track marks manually 1 While t he reco rder i s re cord in g, press T MA RK (p ress P-MO D E / on the remote contr ol).
34 Notes • If you add a track ma rk by pressing T MARK or X (pause), et c., while re cording, Auto Time Mark w ill begi n autom atically addi ng a trac k mark e ach ti me the se lect ed tim e inter val has elapsed . • The setting wi ll be lost w hen the reco rding stopped .
35 V a rious ways of playb ack In this se ction, the operation using th e remote contr ol is mainly e xplained. For details o n operations done on the recorder , see t he pa ges ind icat ed for each oper ation .
36 Selecting the pl ay mode Y ou ca n sel ect fr om the variou s pla y modes us in g t he P-MO D E / button . 1 Pres s P- MODE/ repeat edly . Each time you p ress the b utton, the play m od e chan ges as follows: Display window on the remote control For the recorder operation, see page 62 .
37 T o play the bookm arked tracks 1 Dur in g pl ayba ck, pres s P-M O D E / repeatedly un til “ TrPLA Y?” appear s in the dis pl ay . 2 Press th e j og l ever .
38 3 Slide the jog le ver repeate dly to select the su rr ound mode . Each time you sl ide the jog le ver , A and B ch an ge a s fo llows: 4 Press th e jog le ver to enter the selec te d surr ound mode . Selecting the sound quality (6-Band Equali z er) 1 During playback, pre ss SOUND repeatedly t o select “SOUND”.
39 Playing an MD within yo ur car stereo system Be fo re ins t a l lat io n Do not i ns tall th e r eco rd er in a loca tion whi ch : • inte rfe r es w ith you r dr iving . • may be da nger ous fo r pass en gers . • int erferes with open ing of th e gl ov e bo x or asht ra y .
40 2 Wipe the surfa ce o f the c ons ole b ox, an d then at tach the ca rryi ng case t o th e co nsol e box wi t h th e su pp lie d V el c ro st ri ps . 3 Wipe the flat su rface wher e t he rotar y c omm a nder w i l l b e plac ed , and t hen attach the rotary c ommander to the su rface with the supplied V elcro strips .
41 Connection T o lis t en to the pla yer th r ou gh y our ca r cass ette de ck, co nnec t it as fo ll ows: When the po wer is tu rned on, the LED lamp on th e supplied c ar battery cord li ghts up.
42 3 Insert the car connec ting pack int o the car casse tte deck. 4 Start pl aybac k on the ca r ca sset t e de ck. 5 Star t MD pla yback. 6 Ad ju st th e vol u m e. If no soun d is he ard o r th e c ar conn ect i ng pa ck is e je cted , ch an ge pl ay ba ck d ire ct io n on th e car c as sette d eck.
43 Fuse Replacement If the re cor der d oes no t op erate, ch eck th e fuse . If it is blown , r epl a ce it as f ol lows: 1 T urn of f the recorder and remov e the ciga rette l ighter pl ug from th e cigare tte lighte r socke t. 2 Remove the plug end b y turning it c ounterclockwise.
44 Editing r ecord ed tracks This se ct io n expl ains th e op erat i ons that are done on the rec o r de r . For deta i ls 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 recordi n g s by adding/ erasing track marks or labeling tra cks and MDs.
45 4 Pres s . or > repeatedly unti l the follo wing item appe ars in the disp lay , an d then pres s EN T ER. The curs or flas he s in the let t e r input area a nd the trac k, gro up , or disc is ready to be labeled. 5 Press V OL + or – to select a lett er and press ENTER.
46 Moving recor ded tracks (Move) Y ou ca n ch ange t he ord er of the re corde d tracks. Note T o m ove tracks in a disc wit h gro up setti ngs, see page 55. Exampl e Move tr ac k C (track numb er 3) from t he third to t he se cond tr ack. 1 While pl aying t he trac k you want to move, pres s M E N U .
47 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 tr ack mark. Y ou can also make f ine adjust ments to the track mark position before making the actual division. This function c an be set wit h th e reco rd e r only .
48 T o add track ma rks whil e recording (except while synchro-recording) Press T MAR K on the r ecor der (p ress P-MODE/ on the remote contro l) at the point you wa nt to add a tr ack mark. Y ou c an us e Auto Time Mark to ad d track marks automati ca lly at speci fied inter v als (ex cept while digi tal record ing) (page 33).
49 Erasing tracks and a whole disc contents (Erase) Y ou can er ase unne ce ssary t ra cks or al l tracks in a disc. Notes • When you erase groups , see page 57. • Y ou cannot erase tracks that hav e been checked out fro m your co mpu ter . Y ou cannot erase a n enti re disc i f it co ntains a chec ked-out track .
50 T o e rase th e whole d isc Y ou ca n qu ickly e rase all th e t ra ck s and data of the MD at the same ti me. Note that onc e a recording has been er ased, you c annot retrieve it. Be sur e to che c k the conte nt s of the disc b efore you erase it.
51 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 on ven i e nt for pl aybac k of MDs on which se veral alb ums or CD single s have been recor de d in MD LP (LP2/LP4) mode.
52 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 While press ing GR OUP, pr ess an d slide REC.
53 Repeat p lay f or the select ed group pla y mode (Group Repeat Play) 1 Dur ing pla yback in the sel ected g roup mode , pre ss and hol d P-MO D E / for 2 se cond s or mo r e. “ ” ap pear s i n th e disp l ay . Playb ack re peat s in th e r es pect ive grou p pl a y mode.
54 Notes • Y ou can create a maxi mu m of 99 gro ups on a disc. It is not possibl e to make a group setting if the trac ks, gro ups a nd dis c name on a disc conta in mo re tha n the ma xi mum num be r of characte rs that can b e stored. • The trac ks or groups m ust be sequenti al.
55 3 Press ME NU. 4 Pres s . or > until “EDIT” appear s in t he dis play , and then pr ess ENTER . 5 Pres s . or > until “ : Relea se” ap pear s i n the dis play , and press ENTER. “Relea se?” a nd “Push ENTER” appear alte rnatel y in the displ ay .
56 3 Press . or > un ti l “M ove” appear s in the d ispl ay , and then p re ss ENTER. 4 Press . or > until “ : Mov e” appear s in the d ispl ay , and then p re ss ENTER. 5 When m ovi ng a t rack o ut of a gr oup , skip this step. When m oving a tr ack int o a dif ferent group, pr ess .
57 T o erase a group 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. Be sure to check the con te nts of the group before you erase it. Note Y ou cannot er ase tracks that ha v e been c hecked out fro m your c omp uter.
58 Other op erations Useful settings The re co rder has many m en us wit h us ef ul fu nc tion s f or recor di ng, p la y b ack, edi t ing, et c. The follo wing table s hows the menu items that you can select.
59 Displa y Vi e w i n g informatio n Displays v arious in formation su ch as the r emaining time, etc . in the displa y w i nd ow . recorde r pages 28 and 65 remote contro l pages 29 and 35 Editing Labelin g (Name) Labels track s, gr oups , or th e di s c.
60 How to use the me nu items T o set the menu item s, do the following proce dure . On the recorder: 1 Press MENU to en ter the menu. 2 Press . or > to se le ct th e it em . 3 Press ENTER to ent er the selection. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3. The setting will be entered when you press ENTER at th e l as t.
61 T urning off t he beep sound Y ou can set t he beep so th at it is not emitted when the r ec orde r a nd th e r emote con trol are op er ated . 1 Enter the menu an d select “OPTION” - “BEEP”. 2 Sele ct “BEEP OF F” . T o tur n on the beep sou nd Sele ct “BEE P ON”.
62 Selecting the pla y mode 1 Enter the m enu and se lect “PL A Y MODE”. 2 Sele ct the desired play m ode. 3 Select “RepeatON” (play in g a track repeat edly ) or “Rep eatOF F” . When yo u sel ect “R epeat ON” , “ ” appear s on B a nd t he playba ck repeat s wi th the play m ode s elect ed in step 2 .
63 Playing a track in group play 1 Do st ep s 1 and 2 of “Sel ect in g t he play m o de” (pag e 62 ) and se lect “ :Normal” i n step 2 . T o cu e to the star t o f a group (Group Skip ) 1 During playb ack, pr ess G ROUP. 2 Press . or > . For details and the remote control operation, see page 52.
64 Selecting the sound qua lity (6- Band Equal izer) 1 While playing , enter the menu and select “SOUND” - “ SOUND EQ”. 2 Press . or > r epe at edl y to select th e SOUND mode. Each time you pr ess . or > , A and B ch an ge a s fo llows: 3 Press ENTER to enter the selection.
65 Notes • When the power mod e i s set to “QUIC K”, th e 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 life. For this r ea so n, it is recomm e nde d tha t you charge the batt ery daily .
66 Labeling ( Name) 1 Enter the m enu and se le ct “ED I 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 re ady to b e labe le d. 3 T urn the volume contro l repeatedly to select a letter and pres s t he jog le ver .
67 Moving a trac k in a disc wit h group setting 1 Whil e p la yi ng the trac k yo u want to move enter th e m e nu and s el ec t “EDI T” - “Move” - “ : Move”.
68 T o erase a group 1 Selec t a gr ou p you want to erase an d check t he co nten ts (see “ T o cu e to th e start of a gr oup (Gr oup Sk ip) ” (page 52 )). 2 Press x to stop. 3 Enter the m enu and se le ct “ED I T” - “Eras e” - “ : Eras e” .
69 Lis t of me nu s Menus on th e recorder Items liste d und er “M en u 1” ar e th e s elec ta bl e i te m s whic h ap pear when you pres s the MENU butt on, items list ed under “Menu 2” a re .
70 On the re mote co ntrol REC SET R EC MODE SP (factory setting) y LP2 y LP4 y MONO RecV ol um e Auto REC (fa ctory se tting ) y ManualRE C TIME MARK OFF (factory setting) y ON MIC SENS SENS HIGH (fa.
71 V arious way to use t he radio Presetti ng radio stations automaticall y Y ou can au t o matica l l y prese t ra dio stati ons who se rece ption is good . Once a statio n i s pre se t, you can tune it in at any time simply by selecting the p reset numb er .
72 6 Press th e jog le ver to enter the select ion. A long bee p soun ds in the headph ones/ e arpho ne s. “P RESE T”, “ M ”, an d pr eset n umb er dis appe ar in the display . Listening to t he preset radio stations Y ou ca n si m ply tu ne t he statio n by selec ting the pr es et num ber .
73 Power sour ces Y ou can us e the rec orde r on ho use cu rrent or as follo ws. In the recorder … — a nickel metal hydride rechar geable batt ery NH-10 WM W ith bat tery case … — an LR6 (size AA) alkal i n e dry batt ery It is prefer able to use th e record er on house curren t when r ecordi ng for a long time.
74 Additi ona l informatio n Precauti o ns On safety Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN 3V jack. On power sources • Use ho use curre nt, nickel m etal hyd ride rechar geable batt ery , LR6 (si ze AA) batte ry , or c ar ba tter y .
75 On the dr y batt er y case The suppli ed dry battery c a se is designa t ed for this re co rder on ly . On the MiniDisc car tridge • When carry ing or st oring the M iniDisc, k eep it in its case.
76 Specifications MD recorder Audio pla ying system MiniDisc digi ta l audio sy ste m Laser diode proper ties Material: GaAlAs W av ele ngth: λ = 790 nm Emission dura ti on: c ont inuous Laser output : le ss th an 44.
77 Car kit Car connecting pack Frequency resp onse : 50 to 20 ,00 0Hz (Differs depend ing on your car casse tte de ck ) Dimens ions: Appro x. 102.4 × 12.1 × 63.8 m m (w/h/d) (4 1 / 8 × 1 / 2 × 2 5 / 8 i n.) Mass : Appr ox. 42 g (1.5 oz ) Cord lengt h: Appr ox.
78 T roublesh ooting and exp lanations T roubl es and solutions If you find any tro ub les op er at ing the re corde r, follow the steps below . 1 Check this s ection, “T roubles and solutions” (p age 78). Y ou may find the sol ution of you r trou ble o n “M essage s” (pag e 84) as wel l.
79 Reco rd ing c ann ot be done c orre ctly . • Audio sour ces may not be securel y connec t e d. , Disc onn ect the audio sou rces onc e and co nnec t them agai n (pag es 2 2, 31) . • The re is no di gital si gn al fr om t he p orta bl e CD pla y er.
80 While play ing “TR FU LL ” appe ars ev en befo re the dis c has rea ched t he maximum recor ding time (6 0, 74, or 80 minut es) an d the record ing c ann ot be done. • This is due t o the MiniDisc system limit ation. When 254 tracks have been recor d e d on th e di sc , “TR FU L L” appe ars r egard less of the tota l recorded time.
81 While Editing No so und com es thro ug h t he headph ones / earph ones. • The he adpho nes/ ea rpho nes pl ug is not firml y co nnec ted. , Plug in the plug of the headph ones/earphones f irmly to the remote contro l. P lu g in the plug of the re mot e c ontro l firmly to i .
82 While using gr oup function Whil e us ing t he ra dio Tra c k m a r k s cannot be e rase d. • This is du e to the MiniDisc system limi tations. When the d ata of a track is f ragment ed, the trac.
83 Other s e flas hes in t he displa y on the remote contro l and the ra dio do es not oper ate. • The rech argeabl e b attery or the al kaline dr y batter y i s us ed up. — Char ge the batter y or re place the ba ttery wi th ne w LR6 (size AA) alkalin e dry battery (page 18).
84 Messages If the followin g error messages flash in th e display windo w , check the char t below . Error mess age Mea ning/Rem edy A VLS • A VLS is set to “A VLS ON” so th at the vol ume will not incr ease anymore . , Set A VLS to “A VLS OFF” (p age 65) .
85 MENU • Y ou presse d a ke y on the r emote cont rol wh ile se lecting a menu on the r ecorder . Y ou pre ssed a k ey on the re corder while se lectin g a menu on the remote control. N AME FULL • Y ou tried to en ter more than 200 l etters to lab el a single tr ack, grou p, or d isc.
86 PR O TECTED • Y ou tried to re cord or edit on a MD with the tab in the record- protect posi tion. , Slide th e tab b ack (page 75). Push STOP • Y ou tried to open the lid while the recorder was stori ng disc informatio n. , Open the lid o nl y af ter pre ssing x and “TO C Ed it” has disa ppeared from the displa y .
87 T rP R OTECT • Y ou tried to record or edit a track that is protected from erasing. , Record or ed it on oth er tr ac ks. • Y ou tried to edi t a tr ac k tha t ha s b een che cked out from a comp uter . , Check the track back in to the computer and then edit.
88 Explanations 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 (line ) i np ut.
89 The meani ng of “no soun d” “No sound” describes a rec orde r co ndition in which the inp ut level is about 4.8 mV du rin g analo g inp ut or le ss tha n –89 dB during op tical (dig it al ) inp ut (with 0 dB as fu ll bit (the maximum recordable lev el for a MiniDisc)).
90 Recording audio data to your computer Y o u can reco rd aud io data to yo ur com put er from sources s uch as au di o CDs and the I nte rne t (page 98) . On the computer Listening Y ou can listen to an a udio CD in the CD- ROM dri ve o f yo ur co mput er , or audi o data in the hard di sk drive (page 105).
91 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”.
92 Basic Operat i ons Basic operational f low using the Net MD The fo ll owin g is the b as ic st ep s th at y o u wil l tak e fo llow in g th e pu rch a s e of you r rec o rd e r. Thro ugh thes e steps , you will pr epar e and set up you r com puter for u se of yo ur rec order as a Net MD.
93 Providing the r eq uired system envir onment System requirements The f ol l owing har dware a nd sof tw ar e ar e r equi re d in orde r to us e th e So nicS tage sof t wa re for the Ne t MD.
94 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 .
95 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 prog ra m st ar ts up autom a tical ly and the So nicS ta ge V er .
96 4 Follo w the displayed instructions. Read t he inst ructio ns carefu lly . The installati on may tak e 20 to 30 minutes, depen ding o n your sys tem environme nt (page 11 7). 5 After the installation is completed, click [Restart] to restart the compu ter .
97 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 c able connection s with the Net MD and the computer .
98 Storing audio data to your computer This se ct ion ex pl ai ns ho w to reco rd an d st or e audi o d ata from an audi o CD to t he h ard di sk drive of your com put e r . The proc edur e in this se ct ion is us ed to rec or d al l tracks on an aud io CD .
99 Recording audio CDs to the hard disk drive In Soni cS tage V er .1.5, th e ha rd di sk d rive is called th e “M usi c D r ive”. The Mus ic Dr ive 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 .
100 4 Click in the middle of the recording window and select the recording mode. Whe n re cord ing da ta in LP2 m o de: select A T RAC3 132kbps Whe n re cord ing da ta in LP4 m o de: select A T RAC3 66kbps 5 If the list panel is not displayed, click .
101 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 Dri ve is la beled, the labe l information wil l be transferr ed to a disc a long with the audi o data, allo wing you to vi ew the data on your Net MD.
102 T ransferring audio data from your computer to the Net MD (Check-out) Audi o da ta stor ed on the M us i c D r ive can be transf er re d to yo ur N et MD. Th is pr ocess 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 120).
103 3 Click in the middle of the display and select the recordin g mod e (page 1 00). 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.
104 Notes • Once a check -out ( or chec k- in) ha s sta r te d, do not disc on nect the dedi cat ed USB cable or power source unt il th e check -o ut ope ration has co m p le te d. Th es e ac tion s may dama ge the dat a or caus e the syst em t o ma lfunct ion.
105 Listening to an MD Y ou can listen to an MD on 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.
106 Advanced ope ration s Using other functions! Using the Sonic Stage online help This man ual expl ai ns only the bas ic op er at io ns of the Sonic St age so ft ware.
107 Viewing online help Let’ s find out how to use th e on line h el p first. A n explana t io n on t h e us e of the onlin e help can al so be fo und in th e on line hel p . 1 Double click [Overvie w] in the le ft-hand frame. 2 Click [About t his Help f ile].
108 Other infor mat 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.
109 For Windo ws Millenn ium Edi tion users When us ing SonicS tage under Windows Mi llen nium 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 ma y be com e co rrup te d a nd rend er ed unpla ya ble.
110 For users with OpenMG J ukebox , SonicStage, or SonicStage Premium inst alle d on their computer Note Confirm wh et he r any track s have been che cked out fr om yo ur comp uter.
111 Precautions on the co-existence of SonicStage V er . 1.5 with OpenMG Ju kebox V er .2.2 or Soni cStage Premi um • Make sure the OpenMG Jukebox V er .2.2 icon is not displa yed in th e task tray. If it is, th e Net MD m ay not be recognized by your c omputer.
112 Uninstalling the SonicSt age software T o un in st al l the Son i cSt a ge sof tw ar e, fo llow the proc edur es bel ow . For Window s XP use rs 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 .
113 2 Double-click [Add/Re move Programs]. The Ad d/ Re move Program s Prop erties w i ndow ap pe ars. 3 Click [SonicStage 1.5.XX] in the list of programs for automatic rem ov 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].
114 T roubl eshooting Please do the follo wing steps if you encounter a problem while usin g the SonicSta ge softwar e. In cas e a me ss age ap pears , it is rec omm ended that you write it down. Step 1: Chec k the symptoms in this “T roubleshooting” section.
115 Comp ute r • Manu facture r: • Model : • T ype: Deskto p type / Lapt op ty pe Name of opera ting system: RAM capaci ty: Har d di sk drive (contai ni ng Soni c Stage and audi o da ta) • Cap.
116 If y our computer does not recognize the Ne t MD • Is the Net MD conne cted co rrec tly to y ou r co mp uter? — If the Net MD i s not fir mly connected to th e computer , the Net MD will not be recogni zed by you r com p uter. — R ec onne ct the dedi cated U S B cable .
117 • If the installat io n see ms to b e st opp ed 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.
118 Information and explanations Net MD F AQ This se ct ion int ro duce s freq ue ntly as ked ques tions a nd ans w er s on th e N et M D. On the Net MD What is a “N e t MD”? Net MD is a sp ecificat i on t hat a llows au di o da ta in a co mput e r to be tr ans fer re d to a MiniDi s c throug h a USB cable.
119 On Editing Can checked-out trac ks be edited on the Net MD? • Things yo u ca n do on t he N et MD : — Label content s. — A s si gn or relea se group s — Mov e trac ks or groups . • Things yo u ca nnot do o n the Net M D : — Add track marks (divid e)/erase tra ck marks (comb ine).
120 On copyr ight protection The Ope nM G t ec hnol ogy* allows you to enj oy digit al mu si c , while m a intai ni ng t he copyrig ht s of its ho l de rs. Op enM G Juke box enc rypt s audio files in O pen MG fo rm a t and store s t hem on th e h ard disk of your com put e r to prevent unau thor i zed distri bu tion .
121 Restrictions on au dio content Hig h- qual ity di g ital au dio co nt ent is w i de ly available thro ugh m usi c di st r ibution se rvic es on the I nt erne t.
122 Glossary A TRAC3 A TRAC3, which s ta nds for A d aptive T ran sf or m Aco ustic C odi ng 3, is au dio co m pr es sion techno logy tha t satis fies th e dem an d for hi g h sound qual it y a nd hig h co mpr es sion rate s.
123 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 bit rate ca n be sel e cted for re cordin g an aud io CD or c onv ert ing MP 3 and W A V for m at au dio files into A TRAC3 forma t fro m amon g three r at es : 132 k bps , 105 kbp s or 66 k bps.
124 Index Numerics 6-Band E qua lizer 37 A Acce ssori es optional 77 supplied 13 ATRAC3 118 , 12 2 Audi o CD 90 , 99 Auto Time Mark 33 AVLS 65 B back u p 111 Battery battery life 20 dry ba ttery 19 re.
125 N Name a disc 44 groups 55 tracks 44 Net MD 89 , 91 , 118 Net MD driver 116 No sound 89 O Online help 106 OpenMG 122 Open MG Juke box software 94 , 11 0 P Play mo de groups 52 tracks 36 Playlist 1.
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