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DM-S500 (En)

Action

Meaning

Displayed Message

An attempt is made to record digital signal from
a source using other sampling frequency than
38kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz.

The optical fiber cable is unplugged or loose.
(The connector is not connected.)

An attempt is made to record digital signal from
a source while its digital copy has been prohib-
ited by SCMS.

There is no recordable area on the disc.

An attempt is made to record a 256th track.

An attempt is made to assign a title with more
characters than usable.

The disc does not contain any recordings.

The disc does not contain any tracks but has a
disc title.

The

TOC*1

data of the disc is being read.

The data related to editing or recording is being
written in the disc.

The contents of

UTOC*2

are abnormal.

An attempt is made to perform editing beyond
the restrictions, for example to erase a track
which is too short.

This is a message for confirming if editing can
really be executed.

The Mini Disc is in the

“WRITE PROTECT”

condition.

A playback-only Mini Disc is loaded.

A CD corresponding to CD-TEXT has not been
inserted into the CD player.

The CD player is not connected via an optical
fiber cable.

Title copying may not be possible, depending
on the disc.

Displayed messages and actions to be taken against them

In case of difficulty

UNLOCK

SCMS ON

DISC FULL

TITLE FULL

BLANK DISC

NO TRACKS

READING

WRITING

DISC ERROR

CAN'T EDIT

? (blinking)

PROTECTED

PLAY ONLY

CAN'T LOAD

CAN'T COPY

Use analog recording.

™

Connect the optical fiber cable correctly.

Use analog recording.

™

Use another recordable disc.

More than 255 tracks cannot be recorded per
disc.

Refer to “Total number of title characters”.

‚

When playback is required, use a recorded
disc.

The disc can be used for recording without
any problem.

This is a normal operation.

Perform

“QUICK ERASE”

to delete all titles

“

ALL?”

. If this is not possible, use another

disc.

Perform editing following the restrictions.

Press the

ENTER

key to execute editing.

Release the

“WRITE PROTECT”

condition.

Load a recordable Mini Disc.

Set a CD corresponding to CD-TEXT into the
CD player.

Connect the CD player with an optical fiber
cable and match the REC INPUT of the MD
recorder.

The titles of this disc can not be copied.
(Replace the disc.)

Summary of Contents for DM-S500

Page 1: ...MINIDISC RECORDER B60 3554 00 K P T M MC 98 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 97 12 KENWOOD CORPORATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL DM S500 JA ...

Page 2: ...l is set to the voltage that prevails in the area to which the unit is shipped Before connecting the power cord to your AC outlet make sure that the setting position of this switch matches your line voltage If not it must be set to your voltage in accordance with the following direction Move switch lever to match your line voltage with a small screwdriver or other pointed tool AC voltage selector ...

Page 3: ... A single track can be split into two by inserting an additional track number Combining two tracks Two tracks can be merged into a single track by deleting a track number Erasing tracks Music tracks or an entire disc you do not want to listen to can be erased or all titles are erased Convenient editing features This unit incorporates a high performance 1 bit DAC for playback with a high sound qual...

Page 4: ...ramming tracks in a desired order 18 Repeated playback 20 TIME DISPLAY key 21 Recording 22 Analog recording 22 Digital recording 24 Synchro recording with CD player 26 Editing 27 Selecting the editing function type 27 Changing tracks during playback TRACK MOVE 28 Moving several tracks at a time QUICK MOVE 30 Dividing a track during playback TRACK DIVIDE 32 Combining tracks during playback TRACK CO...

Page 5: ...tion manual The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a CLASS B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment may cau...

Page 6: ...AL OUTPUT OPTICAL Digital component CD player etc Audio cord System control cord The above illustration is simply an example The actual connected equipment may vary depending on the sales region AV CONTROL CENTER sold separately or receiver sold separately To SYSTEM CONTROL terminal REC OUT PLAY IN Connect to TAPE 1 MD or TAPE 2 MONITOR terminal 1 Connection to the TAPE 1 MD jacks 1 The following ...

Page 7: ...m control operations between the connected devices When hooking this unit up with the System SERIES 21 read the instruction manuals supplied with the AV CONTROL CENTER sold separately or the receiver sold separately Notes Notes 1 Do not connect system control cords to any components other than those specified by KENWOOD It may cause a malfunction and damage your equipment 2 Be sure the system cont...

Page 8: ... from here 4 TIME DISPLAY key 5 Mini Disc insertion slot Insert a minidisc 6 Eject 0 key Press to unload the Mini Disc 7 SHUTTLE 4 knob Use to skip disc tracks during playback During editing this knob is used to select track numbers title and characters q 8 REC LEVEL keys This key is used to adjust the recording level 9 REC INPUT key This key is used to switch the recording input source 0 REC key ...

Page 9: ...e character group CHECK SPACE key e This key is used to check the program contents During title input it is used to insert a blank space character CLEAR DELETE key w This key is used to clear the program During title input it is used to delete a character 7 REC INPUT Recording input key This key is used to switch the recording input source 8 MONITOR key The sound of the unit connected to DIGITAL 2...

Page 10: ...use in operation checking and their service life may be short 2 When the remote controllable distance becomes short replace both of the batteries with new ones 3 If direct sunlight or the light of a high frequency fluorescent lamp inverter type etc is incident to the remote sensor malfunction may occur In such a case change the installation position to avoid malfunction Notes Notes Remote sensor 6...

Page 11: ...d to select the playback mode Skip icons 4 When selected the next track in the icon direction is played 10key Pad icon This icon switches to the Numeric Icon menu screen Power icon This icon is used to turn the unit on or off You can use this icon only when you select IR in the setup menu Rec icon This icon is used for recording PGM icon This icon is used for program playback Edit icon This icon i...

Page 12: ...lected select the Setup icon to display the Setup menu Confirm Return Tuner Set Up Main Menu MD Return Tuner Set Up Main Menu MD MD Edit Mode PGM 10key Title Search Setup MD System Control IR Select Select MD at the Setup menu screen 1Use the joystick to select the MD icon 2Press the ENTER key to set the entry Select the control mode at the Setup MD menu screen 1Use the joystick to select the cont...

Page 13: ...n of remote control unit Example of instruction text in this manual Press select the key Press the P MODE key RC operation Illustration GRC operation GRC 151 GRC 102 or GRC 101 Illustration of GRC operation in this manual ENTER ENTER 1 P MODE CHARACTER ENTER PGM P mode ENTER ENTER Notes on the remote control operating instructions in this text When using the GRC you can return to the previous menu...

Page 14: ...rection of the arrow Main unit Main unit Main unit For U S A and Canada For other countries ON STANDBY 3 ON STANDBY POWER In a few seconds playback starts from track No 1 Insert the minidisc correctly into the slot of this unit READING blinks while the unit checks the contents of the disc If a title has been assigned to the disc that title will be displayed S T A N D B Y dB N O D I S C R L 3 0 1 3...

Page 15: ... track No 23 0 Enter 0 Enter 3 Enter To listen from an intermediate position of a track GRC operation RC operation Listening from an intermediate position of the title being played 3 Press Enter 3 Enter in this order To select a different title during listening GRC operation RC operation Return the previous menu and select the icon P MODE CHARACTER A ABC DEF 1 2 3 GHI JKL MNO 4 5 6 PRS TUV WXY 7 8...

Page 16: ... key is pressed once during playback the track being played will be played from the beginning If it is pressed within 2 seconds from the start of a track the previous track to the current track will be played from the beginning To pause playback Each press pauses and plays the MD alternately To stop playback Main unit Forward search Reverse search To skip forward To skip backward E J E C T N O D I...

Page 17: ...dB TITLE 0 0 2 T I T L E R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 SEARCH dB TITLE 0 0 1 T I T L E R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 SEARCH Characters flow toward the left Characters flow toward the left Track played Let the PGM indicator go off Title Searching a desired track by its title TITLE SEARCH Keys and control used in the operations described on this page PGM goes off TITLE SEARCH 4 3 Title Search ENTER ENTER ENTER Playback of ...

Page 18: ...eat steps 1 and 2 above dB TOTAL SINGLE 0 0 0 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 PGM PGM lights up dB 0 1 2 P 0 1 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 PGM Selected track Programmed order Keys and control used in the operations described on this page 2Select track numbers in the order you want to play them P MODE CHARACTER A ABC DEF 1 2 3 GHI JKL MNO 4 5 6 PRS TUV WXY 7 8 9 QZ f F H I 100 0 10 i j P MODE CHARACTER 3 PGM P mode ENTER ...

Page 19: ...ing the eject key The entire program is cleared dB P 1 4 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 PGM Checking the order of tracks Each press displays the next track in the program dB 0 1 4 P 0 3 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 PGM PGM blinks Operate in stopped condition 1 2 A ABC DEF 1 2 3 GHI JKL MNO 4 5 6 PRS TUV WXY 7 8 9 QZ f F H I 100 0 10 i j CHECK SPACE CLEAR DELETE P MODE CHARACTER P MODE CHARACTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 10 100...

Page 20: ...ey again REPEAT PGM Preparation Enter stop mode PGM REPEAT PGM All of the programmed tracks will be repeated In case only one track is programmed only that track will be repeated PGM lights up REPEAT lights up PGM goes off REPEAT lights up ENTER ENTER REPEAT 3 P MODE CHARACTER REPEAT 3 Playback of Mini Disc RC operation GRC operation RC operation GRC operation Perform the procedure in Programming ...

Page 21: ...ord mode 1 SINGLE Elapsed recording time of the track being re corded 2 TOTAL Total elapsed time at the time of recording 3 REMAIN Remaining recording time of disc TIME DISPLAY key This key allows to switch the mode of time display BLANK DISC is displayed if the disc does not contain any recording NO TRACKS is displayed if the disc has a title dB REMAIN TOTAL SINGLE 0 0 1 1 2 3 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 D...

Page 22: ... 0 1 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 DIGITAL 1 2 Each press switches the mode 1 ANALOG Analog stereo mode 2 DIGITAL 1 3 DIGITAL 2 4 MONO Analog mono long time mode Adjust so that the 0 dB segments of the level meter light occasionally Decrease the level if the red segments of the peak level meter light The recording level can be adjusted with the 1 and keys of the remote control unit MANUAL dB A T T 1 2 d B R L...

Page 23: ... example when recording classic music the track number may be incremented by 1 after such a section In this case cancel the track number later It is recommended to use the MANUAL mode when recording such a kind of music At the time of digital recording the track number automatically is incremented by one on the basis of the information of the digital signal There is no detection of unrecorded part...

Page 24: ...Y DIGITAL 1 2 REPEAT dB SINGLE 0 0 1 0 0 1 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 Load a CD in the CD player Open the write protect tab of the Mini Disc to make it recordable y Load the Mini Disc Check the remaining recording time Select the CD input on the AV CONTROL CENTER or receiver DIGITAL 1 or 2 lights up When the EDIT key is pressed during recording a track number is inserted in that position Digital recording ...

Page 25: ... eject the Mini Disc Main unit only While WRITING is displayed do not apply shock or vibration to the unit because information is being written on the Mini Disc N O D I S C WRITING EJECT Information is being written Mini Disc has been ejected 5 Note Note Note Keys and control used in the operations described on this page dB 0 0 1 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 MONITOR In regard to the MONITOR key When the samp...

Page 26: ...cording in the middle Select the CD input on the AV CONTROL CEN TER or receiver Preparation Connect the CD player to OPTICAL 1 6 Select the CD input on the AV control center or receiver Open the write protect tab of the Mini Disc to make it recordable y Load the Mini Disc Recording Put the CD player in pause mode Select the desired CD track with the 4 or key Put the MD recorder in record pause mod...

Page 27: ...allows to move the displayed characters to the left or right so that other information which has been hidden can be displayed This leftward or rightward movement of the display characters is referred to as scrolling Erasing a single track during playback TRACK ERASE Erasing all tracks on a disc ALL ERASE fl Example of scrolling D C B A C B A Combining tracks during playback TRACK COMBINE A B C D E...

Page 28: ... Track to be moved Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds Each press of the 4 keys switches the operation 1 DIVIDE 2 COMBINE 3 ERASE 4 MOVE Preparation Play the track to be moved Changing tracks during playback TRACK MOVE Keys and control used in the operations described on this page EDIT 4 SET 4 SET Edit Edit ENTER ENTER Set ENTER ENTER ENTER Set ENTER To increase tra...

Page 29: ...being written Mini Disc has been ejected 4 Display after execution EDIT NOW Editing COMPLETE When editing is completed successfully CAN T EDIT When editing is impossible Note Note Note When this operation has been performed unintentionally return to the status before editing can be made by EDIT CANCEL operation To delete the edited contents EDIT CANCEL When the following key operation is performed...

Page 30: ...1 0 0 1 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 Track No to be moved Selected track No Keys and control used in the operations described on this page 1Press the EDIT key 2Select the Q MOVE 3Set it Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds Each press of the 4 keys switches the operation 1 Q MOVE 2 Q ERASE EDIT 4 SET 4 SET ENTER Edit Edit ENTER ENTER ENTER Set ENTER ENTER To decrease track No To...

Page 31: ...the unit because information about recording and editing is being written to the Mini Disc N O D I S C WRITING EJECT Information is being written Mini Disc has been ejected 4 Note Note Note 1Select the move destination 2Set it 3Execute the move dB MANUAL TITLE 0 0 4 0 0 5 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 dB MANUAL o k 2 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 Example for moving between tracks No 4 and No 5 Example for moving the sele...

Page 32: ...viding a track during playback TRACK DIVIDE 1Press the EDIT key 2Select DIVIDE 3Set it Keys and control used in the operations described on this page If no preview is to be performed press the ENTER key once and then go to step 4 1Set to track divide mode 2Preview execution 3Perform fine adjustment of the division point 4Decide the division point Repeated playback from the division point will be p...

Page 33: ...n has been performed unintentionally return to the status before editing can be made by EDIT CANCEL operation ª There is no blank space left between the two tracks Track division may sometimes be impossible due to the limitations of the MD standard 4Execute the track divide operation Up to 255 track numbers can be inserted additionally by repeating 1 to 4 for each of them Image of preview A B 1 2 ...

Page 34: ...en go to step 4 Connecting tracks 2 and 5 Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds Each press switches the operation 1 DIVIDE 2 COMBINE 3 ERASE 4 MOVE Keys and control used in the operations described on this page 2Select COMBINE 1Press the EDIT key 2Select COMBINE 3Set it If the operation is started during playback it pauses automatically Present title Next title EDIT 4...

Page 35: ...rox 2 sec or longer Track No and title of the second track are cleared Track No and title of the first track are left Eject the Mini Disc Main unit only While WRITING is displayed do not impact or move the unit because information about record ing and editing is being written to the Mini Disc N O D I S C WRITING EJECT Information is being written Mini Disc has been ejected 5 Note Note Note Display...

Page 36: ...trol used in the operations described on this page Refer to the right to erase all titles To delete all titles All of the tracks are erased together with the disc title Press the SET key and the ENTER key in this order while ALL is displayed 1Select the title to be erased 2Set it 3Repeat steps 1 and 2 above 4End the selection dB MANUAL E R A 0 5 0 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 dB MANUAL 0 0 5 6 R L 3 0 1 30 1...

Page 37: ...is displayed do not impact or move the unit because information about recording and editing is being written to the Mini Disc N O D I S C WRITING EJECT Information is being written Mini Disc has been ejected 4 Note Note Note Display after execution EDIT NOW Editing COMPLETE When editing is completed successfully CAN T EDIT When editing is impossible A B D 1 2 4 3 C Image of erasing several tracks ...

Page 38: ...r move the unit because information about recording and editing is being written to the Mini Disc N O D I S C WRITING EJECT Information is being written Mini Disc has been ejected 3 Note Note Note Each press of the 4 keys switches the operation 1 DIVIDE 2 COMBINE 3 ERASE 4 MOVE Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds The track being played is erased together with its tr...

Page 39: ... left after erasing is filled by subsequent tracks which move along A B C 1 2 5 3 4 A B C 1 2 4 3 Track No is adjusted Execute TRACK ERASE once Part to be erased A B C 1 2 5 A B 1 2 3 C 3 4 Should be approx 2 sec or longer Part to be erased Execute TRACK DIVIDE twice Should be approx 2 sec or longer TRACK ERASE Eject the Mini Disc Main unit only While WRITING is displayed do not impact or move the...

Page 40: ...es on previous characters but use the CLEAR DELETE function To advance In case of disc title In case of track title dB MANUAL TOTAL TITLE D I S C R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 Select the desired track No How to edit titles Keys and control used in the operations described on this page With repeated operation while 2 or 3 is being displayed the track No or the preset title PRE1 to 9 will be selected Each press...

Page 41: ...LE T I H J K R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 I The cursor moves and stands by for the next character input 3Execute title assignment 1Enter the title in memory 2Complete the operation The title is scrolled Eject the Mini Disc Main unit only N O D I S C WRITING EJECT Information is being written Mini Disc has been ejected 4 The display can be scrolled so that any character in a single group can be selected Input...

Page 42: ...ss the CLEAR DELETE key to erase the title delete the characters The cursor moves The correct character is selected The display can be scrolled so that any character in a single group can be selected Keys and control used in the operations described on this page The character keys can be used for direct selection of characters When the same key is pressed repeatedly the characters will change Exam...

Page 43: ... step 1 1 2 Select track No 2 with the 4 key and press the SET key P40 step 1 23 3 Select a preset title PRE display in the character group 3 using the P MODE CHARACTER key P41 step 2 13 4 Select PRE4 with the 4 key and press the SET key P41 step 2 23 5 Press the ENTER key and the TITLE INPUT key in this order P41 step 3 12 ENTER TITLE INPUT 0 RC operation When a preset title PRE1 to 9 is used at ...

Page 44: ...XT To copy the CD text When a disc corresponding to CD TEXT is inserted into a system connected CD player the recorded text information data and the tracks can be copied to the MD This operation is not possible when the CD character information contains a copy prohibition code t Preparation 1 Select the CD input on the AV CONTROL CENTER or receiver 2 Switch off the CD PGM mode 3 Stop the CD and th...

Page 45: ...t dust from penetrating inside the disc take the disc out of the unit immediately after completion of recording or playback US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation Safety Precautions What is CD TEXT CD TEXT is a standard for display of character information disc name track titles artist names etc recorded on a CD in addition to the music When this unit and a C...

Page 46: ... disc open Return the tab to the original position when you want to record signals on the disc Slide close Recording enabled Slide open Recording disabled Write protect tab Disc back side Note related to transportation and movement Before transporting or moving this unit carry out the following operations 1 With no disc loaded in the unit press the ON STANDBY key to on Check that no disc is presen...

Page 47: ...of ears Lowest frequencies Highest frequencies Several sec of data Digital memory Reproduced sound During playback this unit always stores signals in memory temporarily to prevent sound from being skipped in case of vibration As a result even when the data from the optical pickup is interrupted due to vibration etc the music will not be interrupted because the memory holds the data for several sec...

Page 48: ...ection the SCMS is a prescription that copying of digital signals as they are in the digital form between digital audio equipment is allowable only for one generation Three types of digital signals are usually used according to the sampling frequencies The sampling frequencies vary depending on the types of digital equipment as shown below 32 kHz Standard and long hour modes of DAT A mode broadcas...

Page 49: ...unction A short track may be created depending on the contents of the recorded source CD for example READING is displayed for a longer period than usual when a brand new recordable Mini Disc a virgin disc is loaded This is because the monaural recording and stereo recording use different formats and not a malfunction As the title recording areas are used on a per 7 character basis the total number...

Page 50: ... CD corresponding to CD TEXT has not been inserted into the CD player The CD player is not connected via an optical fiber cable Title copying may not be possible depending on the disc Displayed messages and actions to be taken against them In case of difficulty UNLOCK SCMS ON DISC FULL TITLE FULL BLANK DISC NO TRACKS READING WRITING DISC ERROR CAN T EDIT blinking PROTECTED PLAY ONLY CAN T LOAD CAN...

Page 51: ...l copy has been prohib ited by SCMS The recording level is too low in case of analog recording A playback only disc has been loaded The disc does not have a recordable area The REC INPUT key is not set to the actual input source If the amplifier is connected to this unit through a system control cord the amplifier s input selector is set to the MD input The recording level has not been adjusted A ...

Page 52: ...de More than 86 dB Wow flutter Less than measurable limit Analog input sensitivity input impedance 300 mV 70 kΩ Analog output level load impedance 1 2 V 3 2 kΩ Digital input Optical Wave length 660 nm 15 dBm 21 dBm General Power consumption 14 W Dimensions W 400 mm 15 3 4 H 100 mm 3 15 16 D 365 mm 14 3 8 Weight Net 3 7 kg 8 2 lb 1 KENWOOD follows a policy of continuous advancements in development ...

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