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MD MICRO SYSTEM

OPERATION MANUAL

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MD-M3H

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SPECIAL NOTES .............................................. 1
ACCESSORIES ................................................. 2
PRECAUTIONS ................................................. 2
NAMES OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .... 3-5
PREPARATION FOR USE .............................. 6-8
SETTING THE CLOCK ...................................... 9
SOUND CONTROL ......................................... 10
COMPACT DISC OPERATION ........................ 11
MINIDISC OPERATION ................................... 12
CONVENIENT CD AND MD OPERATIONS .... 13-15
RADIO OPERATION .................................. 16-17
RDS (Radio Data System) OPERATION ... 18-27

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RECORDING .............................................. 28-31
EDITING ..................................................... 32-38
TIMER OPERATION ................................... 39-41
USING EXTERNAL UNITS ........................ 42-43
WHAT IS A MINIDISC? ................................... 44
MINIDISC SYSTEM LIMITATIONS .................. 45
TROUBLESHOOTING ................................ 45-46
ERROR MESSAGES ....................................... 47
RESETTING THE MICROCOMPUTER ........... 48
MAINTENANCE .............................................. 48
SPECIFICATIONS ........................................... 49

CONTENTS

Thank you for purchasing this SHARP product.
To obtain the best performance from this product,
please read this manual carefully. It will guide you
in operating your SHARP product.

MD-M3H MD micro system consisting of
MD-M3H MD (Main unit) and
CP-M3H (Speaker system).

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Summary of Contents for MD-M3

Page 1: ...OPERATION 18 27 Page RECORDING 28 31 EDITING 32 38 TIMER OPERATION 39 41 USING EXTERNAL UNITS 42 43 WHAT IS A MINIDISC 44 MINIDISC SYSTEM LIMITATIONS 45 TROUBLESHOOTING 45 46 ERROR MESSAGES 47 RESETTING THE MICROCOMPUTER 48 MAINTENANCE 48 SPECIFICATIONS 49 CONTENTS Thank you for purchasing this SHARP product To obtain the best performance from this product please read this manual carefully It will...

Page 2: ...e this product was purchased Proof of purchase must be provided 4 The guarantee does not cover carriage costs jewelled styli audio tapes compact discs or batter ies 5 In the unlikely event of this product requiring repair please contact the supplier from whom it was purchased Where this is not possible please contact the Sharp Customer Information Centre on the telephone number given below 6 No pe...

Page 3: ... not simply over the lead wires IFYOU HAVE ANY DOUBT CONSULT A QUALI FIED ELECTRICIAN SERVICE INFORMATION In the unlikely event of your equipment requiring repair please contact the dealer or supplier from whom it was purchased Where this is not pos sible please contact the telephone number listed below You will then be given details of how to obtain ser vice 0345 125387 Please note all calls will...

Page 4: ...ety Warning The voltage used must be the same as that speci fied on this unit Using this product with a higher voltage other than which is specified is dangerous and may result in a fire or other type of accident causing damage SHARP will not be held respon sible for any damage resulting from use of this unit with a voltage other than that which is specified Volume control The sound level at a giv...

Page 5: ...n 15 RDS Station Selector Button 16 MD Eject Button 17 CD MD Track Up Cue Button TUNER Preset Up Button 18 CD MD Track Down Review Button TUNER Preset Down Button 19 CD 0MD Normal Speed Edit Button 20 CD 0MD High Speed Edit Button 21 Surround Button 22 Preset Equalizer Button 23 Extra Bass Button 24 Headphone Socket 25 Volume Control Rear panel 1 Speaker Terminals 2 FM 75 Ohms Aerial Socket 3 AM L...

Page 6: ...EON Indicator 20 RDS Traffic Information Indicator 21 RDS Programme Type Indicator 22 RDS Dynamic PTY Indicator 23 Timer Record Timer Play Indicator 24 CD Indicator 25 MD Indicator 26 MD Record Indicator 27 AM PM Indicator 28 Sleep Indicator Speaker section 1 Tweeter 2 Woofer 3 Speaker Grille 4 Bass Reflex Duct 5 Speaker Terminals 3 1 2 4 5 8 L R OVER RDS ST DISC TOC SURROUND X BASS TRACK MEMORY R...

Page 7: ...set Equalizer Button 12 MD Display Button 13 Enter Button 14 Clear Button 15 Character Select Buttons 16 CD MD TUNER Memory Button MD CD Section 17 CD MD Time Display Button 18 CD MD Play Mode Button 19 CD MD Track Down Review Button 20 CD MD Track Up Cue Button 21 MD Record Button 22 CD MD Stop Button 23 CD MD Play Pause Button 24 Power On stand by Button 25 Dimmer Button 26 Function Selector But...

Page 8: ...et bare speaker wires touch each other as this may damage the amplifier and or speak ers Right speaker Left speaker Red Red Black Black LEFT RIGHT RATESD SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 4 OHMS MIN 1 2 3 Supplied FM aerial Connect the FM aerial wire to the FM 75 OHMS socket and position the FM aerial wire in the direc tion where the strongest signal can be received Supplied AM loop aerial Connect the AM loop aer...

Page 9: ...urn the power on and enter the stand by mode to cancel the demonstration mode and to enter the low power consumption mode Note When the unit is in the low power consumption mode the display will disappear To return to the demonstration mode Set the DEMO switch to ON Then turn the power on and enter the stand by mode 1 Remove the lower part of the speaker grille first 2 Remove the upper part of the...

Page 10: ...used for long periods of time This will prevent potential damage due to battery leakage Caution Do not use rechargeable batteries nickel cadmium battery etc Notes concerning use Replace the batteries if the operating distance is reduced or if the operation becomes erratic Periodically clean the transmitter LED on the remote control and the sensor on the main unit with a soft cloth Exposing the sen...

Page 11: ...o PM automatically 7Press the ENTER button DISC TOC TRACK MEMORY RANDOM TOTAL REMAIN REC kHz MHz SLEEP 8 Adjust the minutes by pressing the or button DISC TOC TRACK MEMORY RANDOM TOTAL REMAIN REC kHz MHz SLEEP When the button is pressed once the time will increase by 1 minute When the button is pressed once the time will decrease by 1 minute The hour setting will not advance even if min utes advan...

Page 12: ...P AM PM 0 1 2 29 30 MAX Main unit Remote control Extra bass X BASS Press the X BASS button to emphasise the bass region of the frequency spectrum X BASS ON will appear Press the X BASS button again to cancel the extra bass mode X BASS OFF will appear Surround When the EQUALIZER button is pressed the cur rent mode setting will be displayed To change to a different mode press the EQUALIZER button re...

Page 13: ...e unit will stop automatically To interrupt playback Press the 0 6 button 6 will appear Press the 0 6 button again to resume playback from the same point To stop playback Press the button After use Press the ON STAND BY button to enter the stand by mode Caution Do not open the CD compartment during play back or whilst paused Keep foreign objects out of the CD compartment Subjecting the unit to sho...

Page 14: ...p automatically To interrupt playback Press the 0 6 button 6 will appear Press the 0 6 button again to resume playback from the same point To stop playback Press the button To remove a MiniDisc Press the 7 MD EJECT button Notes IfTV or radio interference occurs when using the MD move the unit away from the TV or radio Although MiniDiscs will not normally skip due to vibration you may hear a skip i...

Page 15: ...layback random or repeat play will start at that point When using repeat play be sure to press the button after you are through listening Otherwise the disc will play continuously To listen again to the track being played Press the 5 3 button for less than 0 5 seconds during playback To move to the beginning of the next track Press the 2 4 button for less than 0 5 seconds during playback To skip a...

Page 16: ...he CLEAR button whilst the MEMORY indicator is flashing Each time the button is pressed one track will be cleared beginning with the last track pro grammed To cancel the APMS Whilst the unit is stopped in the APMS mode press the CLEAR button to turn off the MEMORY dis play The programme contents will be erased When you open the CD compartment or a MiniDisc is ejected the APMS mode will be can cell...

Page 17: ...REMAIN REC TOTAL REMAIN Notes During random play the total remaining playing time cannot be displayed Depending on a CD or MD to be played the play ing time display may not match the total playing time which is indicated on the CD or MD jacket as the time between the tracks is not included Changing the display during MD playback Each time the DISPLAY button is pressed during playback or when in th...

Page 18: ...al is found during auto scan tuning the station will be skipped To stop the auto tuning press the TUNING X or W button again When an RDS Radio Data System station is tuned in the frequency will be displayed first and then the RDS indicator will light Finally the sta tion name will appear 5 To receive an FM stereo transmission press the TUNER BAND button so that the ST indica tor on the display lig...

Page 19: ...X or W button for more than 0 5 seconds The station preset number will flash and the pro grammed stations will be tuned in sequentially for 5 seconds each 2 Press the PRESET X or W button again to stop the memory scan at the desired station To erase all memorised stations When the unit is in the stand by mode hold and press theTUNER andTUNING X buttons and then press the ON STAND BY button PRESET ...

Page 20: ...s or music etc When tuned to an FM station which provide the RDS service the RDS will appear the station frequency and then the station name if sent is displayed The TP Traffic Programme will appear on the display when the received broadcast carries traffic announcements and the TA Traffic Announce ment will appear whilst a traffic announcement is being received EON will appear whilst the EON Enha...

Page 21: ...s and faiths in volving a God or Gods the nature of existence and ethics PHONE IN Involving members of the public ex pressing their views either by phone or at a public forum TRAVEL Features and programmes con cerned with travel to near and far des tinations package tours and travel ideas and opportunities Not for use for Announcements about problems delays or roadworks affecting imme diate travel...

Page 22: ...n whilst it is scanning for sta tions The stations that have already been stored in memory will be kept there To erase all of the contents of preset memory The unit is in the stand by mode Hold down the TUNER button and the TUNING X button and then press the ON STAND BY button PRESET CLR will appear After performing this operation all of the preset memory information will be erased Notes Only RDS ...

Page 23: ... the station select operation Press the STATION button whilst STATION and SELECT appear alternately To specify station names and select stations manually station select You can receive for a desired station by specifying the station name BBC R1 BBC R2 etc from among the stations that have been stored in memory ASPM is convenient for storing stations in memory Before starting this operation you mus...

Page 24: ...s Therefore when you are choosing a station name from the presets the same station name may be encountered more than once In a certain area or during certain time periods the station names selected using the station se lect function may temporarily be different from the name of the station you are actually receiv ing Continued 2 1 3 4 5 2 1 3 4 5 1 Press the STATION button 2 Within 6 seconds press...

Page 25: ...raffic programme If you select traffic programme TP as the programme type in step 5 to receive only radio sta tions which broadcast traffic programmes the TP will appear However this does not necessarily mean that you will hear any traffic announcements at that time When a traffic announcement is actually being made the TA will appear When both the TP and TA will appear an an nouncement is being m...

Page 26: ...racters will be displayed steadily for 4 seconds and then it will scroll across the display If you tune into a station which is not broadcast ing any radio text even if it is an RDS station when you switch to the radio text position NO RT will be displayed Whilst radio text data is being received or when the text contents change RT will be displayed Notes for RDS operation If any of the following ...

Page 27: ...PTY indicates that the PTY for the station tuned in or the PTY referenced in the EON data is assessed whenever the programme changes and may be changed Note When PTYI appears if you press the DISPLAY MODE button to display the programme type you can check the type of pro gramme you are actu ally receiving EON PTY PTYI Lights up Goes out Meaning Tuned into a dynamic PTY station Tuned into a static ...

Page 28: ... station the unit will automatically switch to that station and TI will flash 6 When the traffic announcement is over the unit will automatically return to the original station you were tuned to Note If the EON button is pressed when EON is not displayed NO EON will appear for 5 seconds to indicate that the unit cannot enter the EON stand by mode Checking the stand by mode setting When in the EON ...

Page 29: ...tion The unit returns to the original station When the unit switches automatically to other network station if there is any problem with this station or the station cannot be received properly WEAK SIG will appear and the unit will return to the original station Even if the unit switches from the station you are listening to directly to one other network station which is in the preset memory if th...

Page 30: ...ther input source you eject the MiniDisc you enter the stand by mode Do NOT unplug the power lead whilst the TOC is being recorded TOC is flashing and do NOT impart shock to the unit Otherwise TOC will not be correctly recorded and consequently proper playback may not be possible About track numbers When recording from a CD New track numbers will be created automatically according to the original ...

Page 31: ...C FULL will be displayed and the CD and MD will stop To check the remaining time available for recording 1Press the MD button 2Load a MiniDisc 3Press the DISPLAY button to find a time fol lowed by hyhone The total the number of tracks previously recorded and the available time remaining will be dis played 4 seconds later the unit will return to the original display To cancel the operation Before p...

Page 32: ...utton the repeat mode will be cancelled automatically and APMS recording start To stop recording Press the button Playback and recording will stop and the track numbers will be written to the MiniDisc It is not possible to pause in the recording mode To record without using One Touch Editing Without using one touch recording the following operation allows you to record from the first track 1 Press...

Page 33: ...so that the AM broadcast can be tuned in most clearly During recording you cannot change the station 5 Press the 0 6 button To stop recording Press the button After the track number has been written on the MiniDisc the recording will stop To record the track number whilst record ing The recording is performed as a single track To identify different sections of a recording you can increase the trac...

Page 34: ...ange the order of the tracks and you can create disc or track names Playback only MiniDiscs cannot be edited ERASE ALL ERASE Tracks you want to erase can be erased one at a time or all at once Once a track has been erased it cannot be recovered Double check the track number before erasing it Page 38 A B C A B D E D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E 5 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 35: ...rforming steps 1 to 3 1Press the CLEAR button for 2 seconds or more NAME CLEAR will flash 2Press the ENTER button Notes Up to 40 characters can be entered This function cannot be used in the random play mode and APMS play mode 1 Press the button after pressing MD button The total number of tracks and the total playing time on an MD will appear 2 Press the NAME TOC EDIT button and then select DISC ...

Page 36: ...e next character s type is the same as the previous character step 3 can be skipped 6 After entering all of the characters in the name press the NAME TOC EDIT button REC SLEEP The track name will be recorded The unit will return to normal playback Press the 0 6 button in the pause mode the unit woll return to normal playback To erase a track name After performing steps 1 to 2 1Press the CLEAR butt...

Page 37: ...modify excess 40 characters if they were entered using some other equipment In this case erase the name and then enter a new name Example To change BESUT to BEST 1 To change disc names perform steps 1 3 on page 33 To change track names perform steps 1 2 on page 34 2 Press the or button to make the character you want to erase begin flashing To cancel the operation press the button 3 Press the CLEAR...

Page 38: ...ble to make any further divisions of tracks Page 45 This function cannot be used in the random play mode and APMS play mode 3 4 H 1 2 2 Remote control operation 1 Whilst in the stop mode select the second of the two adjacent tracks you want to combine pressing the 5 3 or 2 4 button Or start playing the second of the two tracks you want to combine and then press the 0 6 button 2 Press the NAME TOC ...

Page 39: ...o move pressing the 5 3 or 2 4 button Or start playing the track to be moved and then press the 0 6 button 2 Press the NAME TOC EDIT button and within 10 seconds select MOVE pressing the or button 3 Within 10 seconds press the ENTER button 3 5 H 1 2 1 2 4 Remote control operation Continued To combine two non contiguous tracks Example the first and third tracks Move the third track to the second tr...

Page 40: ...t playing the track to be erased and then press the 0 6 button 2 Press the NAME TOC EDIT button and within 10 seconds select ERASE pressing the or button 3 Within 10 seconds press the ENTER button To cancel the operation press the button 4 Press the ENTER button again The track is erased and the unit is stopped at the beginning of the next track Note Once a track has been erased it cannot be recov...

Page 41: ... REC SLEEP PLAY DISC TOC TRACK MEMORY RANDOM TOTAL REMAIN REC SLEEP PLAY 8 Press the or button to set the minute to stop then press the ENTER button DISC TOC TRACK MEMORY RANDOM TOTAL REMAIN REC SLEEP PLAY DISC TOC TRACK MEMORY RANDOM TOTAL REMAIN REC SLEEP PLAY PLAY 9 Rotate the VOLUME control to adjust the sound volume I Be careful not to turn the volume up too high 10 Press the ON STAND BY butt...

Page 42: ... TOTAL REMAIN REC SLEEP REC DISC TOC TRACK MEMORY RANDOM TOTAL REMAIN REC SLEEP REC 8 Press the or button to set the minute to stop then press the ENTER button DISC TOC TRACK MEMORY RANDOM TOTAL REMAIN REC SLEEP REC DISC TOC TRACK TOTAL REMAIN REC SLEEP REC REC 9 Rotate the VOLUME control to adjust the sound volume Be careful not to turn the volume up too high 10 Press the ON STAND BY button to en...

Page 43: ...d during the sleep operation REC SLEEP 5 Press the ENTER button SLEEP DISC TOC TRACK MEMORY RANDOM TOTAL REMAIN REC SLEEP 6 The unit will enter the stand by mode automati cally after the preset sleep time has elapsed To cancel the sleep operation Press the ON STAND BY button to enter the stand by mode The sleep operation can also be cancelled as fol lows if you can not set the unit to the stand by...

Page 44: ...lug To LEFT Commercially available RCA lead AUX INPUT LEVEL RIGHT LEFT AUX INPUT LEVEL RIGHT LEFT Note When the audio output signal of an external unit is connected to this unit oscillation may occur In such a case disconnect either the input or output connection Headphones Notes Before plugging in or unplugging the headphones make sure the volume level is reduced Be sure your headphones have a 3 ...

Page 45: ...the AUX INPUT LEVEL control is set to Min no sound is obtained The maximum level should not exceed 0 dB 4 Adjust the sound level using the VOLUME buttons on the remote control or the VOLUME control on this main unit 4 4 2 1 2 1 MAX MIN AUX INPUT LEVEL 3 1 Press the ON STAND BY button to turn the power on 2 Load a recordable MD 3 Press the AUX button 4 Press the I REC button 5 Start playback on the...

Page 46: ...tiveTRansform Acoustic Cod ing ATRAC The ATRAC Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Cod ing is a new technol ogy that is designed to eliminate the information in sounds which you can not hear and to compress the remaining sound data so that the recording uses about 1 5 of the original sound information Sound data is analysed and filtered to take advantage of psycho acous ticmasking The acoustic quality of ...

Page 47: ...e combined A cluster about 2 seconds is normally the minimum unit of recording So even if a track is less than 2 seconds long it will use about 2 seconds of space on the disc Therefore the time actually available for recording may be less thanthe re maining time displayed If there are scratches on discs those sections will be auto matically avoided norecording will be placed in those sec tions The...

Page 48: ...or it may pick up noise If this hap pens try to move the unit from the place where the noise is picked up Correct the aerial direction Preset the channel again Redio programming Radio reception Symptom The remote control does not func tion or does not operate properly The power cannot be turned on from the remote control Possible cause The batteries polarity are not in serted properly The batterie...

Page 49: ... write the TOC again Remove any source of shock or vibration whilst writing Replace it with another disc Replace the disc with another recordable disc Meaning Nothing is recorded A track cannot be edited Recording cannot be performed correctly due to vibra tion or shock in the unit Timer recording is impossible or there is no available space on the MD A CD has not been loaded The disc data cannot ...

Page 50: ...he stand by mode 2 Press the ON STAND BY button whilst holding down the EQUALIZER button and the PLAY button Caution The operation explained above will erase all data stored in memory including clock and timer settings and tuner MD and CD presets 1 2 2 NO YES Correct Compact discs are fairly resistant to damage how ever mistracking can occur due to an accumulation of dirt on the disc surface Follo...

Page 51: ...tter Unmeasurable less than 0 001 W peak Signal noise ratio 95 dB 1 kHz Dynamic range 90 dB 1 kHz Audio channel Stereo 2 channels Monaural 1 channel playback only long time recording mode Compact disc player section Type Top open type compact disc player Signal readout Non contact 3 beam semi conductor laser pickup Rotation speed 200 500 rpm CLV Approx Error correction CIRC Cross Interleave Reed S...

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