Sharp MD-MT821 User Manual Download

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Page 2: ...INIDISC SYSTEM LIMITATIONS 38 ERROR MESSAGES 39 MAINTENANCE 40 SPECIFICATIONS 40 41 0 Remote Control Unit x 1 RRMCW0043AFSD 0 Headphones RPHOH0185AFZZ x 1 0 AC Adaptor RADPA3489AFZZ x 1 0 Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery AD T51 BT x 1 UBATl0088AFSA Note 0 Battery Case GCASZ0086AFSA x 1 0 Analog Cable QCNWG0382AFZZ x 1 0 Optical Digital Cable x 1 QCNWG0422AFZZ 0 Carrying Bag UBAGCOO83AFSA x 1 0 Han...

Page 3: ... 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 generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not in stalled and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that i...

Page 4: ...Storing the unit Avoid using or leaving the unit in the following places Places exposed to direct sunlight for many hours especially in cars with the doors and windows closed or near heat ers The cabinet may deform change color or malfunction Places exposed to water Places exposed to excessive dust Places where temperatures are exces sively high or low Places bathrooms where the humidity is extrem...

Page 5: ... battery may short out and generate significant amounts of heat Do not short circuit the terminals as they will become very hot and will damage the battery Do not dip the battery in water do not dis pose of it in a fire and do not take it apart To avoid damaging the battery and shortening its service life please note the followina Do not drop or subject the battery to shock Do not insert objects m...

Page 6: ...mber Indicator 16 Record Track Mark Button h 17 Mode Button 18 Bass Delete Button 19 Enter Fast Play Synchro Button 20 Volume Cursor Up Button 21 Volume Cursor Down Button 22 Edit Auto Mark Time Mark Button 23 Display Character Select button 24 Fast Reverse Fast Forward Record ing Level Control Name Select Shuttle Switch 25 Stop Power Off Button 26 Play Pause Button 27 Open Lever 28 Headphones Jac...

Page 7: ... to use it af ter a long period of non use be sure to charge it fully 1 2 3 4 0 0 Open the rechargeable battery compart ment cover Insert the rechargeable battery 0 Insert the side with the arrow first Close the rechargeable battery compart ment cover Plug the AC adaptor into the AC outlet and then insert the plug on the AC adap tor cord into the DC IN 5V jack 0 About 4 seconds later B will flash ...

Page 8: ...eable battery at the same time the MD can play much longer than with only one battery power source 0 Use one commercially available alkaline battery LR6 AA size 1 Make sure that a fully charged recharge able battery is inserted 0 Do not use the unit if it only has an alkaline battery in it 2 Insert the battery into the battery case 1 Open the case cover 2 Insert the battery according to the polari...

Page 9: ...g cable i n optical output jack using the optical digital cluded with this unit cable included with this unit Usinq an opti 0 Main equipment CD player MD player radio cassette player etc 0 Cable required Analog cable included cal signal to transfer the music to a Minidisc allows very high quality recording 0 Main equipment CD player MD player with this unit To the line output jacks on a stereo DSS...

Page 10: ...ure Slide the accidental erase prevention tab located on the side of the disc in the direc tion indicated bv the arrow 0 0 0 When making important recordings it is recommended that you use the AC adaptor A fully charged rechargeable battery should be loaded into the unit 0 Then even if a power failure occurs the power source will switch over to the re chargeable battery automatically 0 When using ...

Page 11: ...from the source makes the reading swing somewhere between 4 dB and 0 dB 0 To record from a CD first adjust the recording level Then put the equip ment connected to this unit into the playback stand by mode Press the ENTER SYNC button Begin playback on the source equip ment 0 Recording will begin automatically To interrupt recording When the source equipment is stopped the unit will enter the synch...

Page 12: ... commercially available music D If a MiniDisc is protected against acci dental erasure page 9 about the recording level B If the recording level is too low the play back sound volume may be too low to hear well If it is too high the playback sound may be greatly distorted Since digitally recorded CDs have a large dy namic range the volume can vary tre mendously from very soft to extremely loud do ...

Page 13: ...impossible In the following cases digital recording is impossible even if you are using digital cables When you attempt to make a new digital recording from a track that was digitally re corded on a MiniDisc 0 MiniDiscs are designed so that only first generation digital copies can be made Further digital copies are prevented by the SCMS Serial Copy Management System fFGj aq Digital cable 1 E 5 CD ...

Page 14: ...tification marks can be cre ated while recording Page 15 4 Move the t REC LEVEL w shuttle switch to adjust the recording level OdB 4dB 0 Adjust the recording level so that the maximum sound volume from the source makes the reading swing be tween 4 dB and 0 dB 0 When the recording level display is changed from MIC H 21 to MIC L 20 the sound will be interrupted mo mentarily This is normal 5 Press th...

Page 15: ...steps 1 4 in the Mic synchro recording section 2 Press the I button 0 Recording will start To interrupt a recording Press the I1 button while recording 0 The unit will enter the recording stand by mode 0 To resume recording press the I but ton again The track number will be increased by one each time you interrupt a record ing To stop recording Press the U OFF button Notes 0 If you want to use a m...

Page 16: ... which is created when a silence lasts for 3 seconds or more during synchro recording 0 Track number which is created bv the timed auto mark function Example when the setting is for 5 minutes 1 When making a mic synchro recording 1 Track Track Track Track Track number 1 number 2 number 3 number 4 number 5 I I A A 1 If a silence lasts for 3 seconds or 1 more a timed auto mark will be created 5 minu...

Page 17: ...of an existing track You can erase a portion of a track that has been already recorded and make a new recording Warning 0 All of the tracks that follow the newly re corded track will be erased 1 During playback press the II button at the point where you want to begin re recording 2 Press the REC button 0 To cancel the operation press the U OFF button 3 Press the ENTER SYNC button 0 All of the trac...

Page 18: ...e actual remain ing time Page 38 Notes n To create your own track numbers while recording You can create your own track numbers at special points in a recording so that these points can easily be found later At any point where you want to create a track number while recording press the REC button Remote control move the shuttle switch to BASS 0 The track number will be written on the disc and the ...

Page 19: ... to select ALL ERASE 0 ALL ERASE can also be selected by holding down the EDIT button for at least 2 seconds 2 Press the ENTER SYNC button 0 To cancel the operation press the B OFF button 3 Press the ENTER SYNC button again 0 All of the track numbers track names and disc names will be erased Notes 0 Once a track has been erased it can not be recovered Double check the track number before erasing i...

Page 20: ...rom digital inputs CDs MiniDiscs only Track numbers will be created automatically for each track at the same point where track numbers already exist on the CD or MiniDisc Synchro marker function First track Second track Third track I f back 1 TrackA 1 T r a c k B 1 TrackC First track Second track Third track Track A Track B Track C The track numbers on the playbackside may not match the track numb...

Page 21: ...t and then remove the MiniDisc The edited contents can be stored on the disc after several editing steps have been performed w When is the TOC recorded The revised TOC will be recorded on the disc automatically when you press the U OFF button while in the stop mode this will also turn the power to this unit off The power will be turned off after the TOC has been recorded on the disc Caution While ...

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Page 23: ...nd 0 Insert each plug securely all the way the battery will run down in 0 Since the main unit and the AC adap 0 Be sure to hold the plug when remov tor can heat up during use you should ing it If you pull on the cord it may avoid allowing the unit to be in direct break or the unit may malfunction contact with your skin for any length Interrupted sound of time 0 This product is designed to eliminat...

Page 24: ...egin playback 2 Move and hold the shuttle switch at H for audible fast forward or move and hold the shuttle switch at H1 for audible fast reverse 3 Normal playback will resume when the shuttle switch HI or m is released Notes When the end of the last track is reached during fast forward the unit will enter the pause mode When the beginning of the first track is reached during fast reverse the unit...

Page 25: ...art mal play playback Notes Notes 0 0 Depending on the contents recorded on a MiniDisc it may be difficult to hear them 0 If a track recorded in the stereo mode is reached during fast playback the fast playback mode will be canceled 0 To re enter the fast playback mode press the ENTER SYNC button 0 To interrupt fast playback Press the I button during playback 0 0 When the II button is pressed agai...

Page 26: ...e of the track During playback press the DISP button Remote control press the DISPLAY shuttle switch 0 Each time the button is pressed the dis play will change as follows 11 n Track name m_vil 0 02 _ Elapsed playback time 11 V 1 track 3 43 Remaining play time II To display the playing time of an individual track While in the stop mode move the shuttle switch to H1 or w to display the track number ...

Page 27: ...ter the newly divided track will be automatically increased by one Combine Page 28 Two consecutive tracks can be combined into 1 2 one track 3 4 A j B c C 0 The numbers assigned to the tracks following the 1 2 3 combined tracks will be decreased by one auto matically A j B j c Disc Track name Page 28 Discs and tracks up to 255 tracks per disc can be named Since track names are displayed when the b...

Page 28: ...new fourth track and the old fourth track will become the new fifth track W Divide 1 Start playing the track you want to di vide into two Press the I1 button at the point where you want to divide the track 0 The unit will enter the pause mode 2 Press the EDIT button to select DI VIDE To divide the fourth track 3 Press the ENTER SYNC button 0 To cancel the operation press the U OFF button Confirmin...

Page 29: ...e second track name will be used In the following cases tracks cannot be combined Tracks recorded in the monaural long play mode and tracks recorded in the stereo mode Tracks recorded from digital inputs and tracks recorded from analog inputs Tracks whose recording time is less than 12 seconds H Disc name 0 Discs can be named using a maximum of 100 characters 0 Up to 1 700 characters approximately...

Page 30: ... right W Track name Up to 100 characters can be entered for each name 1 Play the track which you want to name and press the I1 button 0 The unit will enter the pause mode 2 Press the EDIT button to select TRACK NAME Track number that you want to give a track name 3 Press the ENTEWSYNC button 0 The unit will enter the character input mode 0 To cancel the operation press the U OFF button 4 Perform s...

Page 31: ... the char acter where you want to add a new char acter 3 Preform steps 3 5 in the Disc name section 4 Enter the new character you want and press the EDIT button n Name stamp Master MiniDisc Prerecorded 2 The character information such as the disc name and track names is transferred MiniDisc I 1 Record the sound from the master MiniDisc onto a recordable MiniDisc Playback unit Recording unit Master...

Page 32: ... be canceled 7 Load the newly recorded MiniDisc into the MD MT821 0 To cancel the operation press the U OFF button 8 Press the ENTER SYNC button 0 The unit will finish recording the char acter information and enter the stop mode 1 w r i t i n g 1 0 1 COMPLETE j 0 If the total number of tracks on the mas ter MiniDisc does not match the total number of tracks on the newly recorded MiniDisc the unit ...

Page 33: ...ecording will be made in the ana log mode When you want to listen to a disc using a separate stereo system or radio cas sette player it is recommended that you adjust the volume on the MiniDisc unit to maximum The separately available cassette adap tor may not work depending on your car s stereo 4 Listening through commercially available headphones 3 5 mm diameter To the Cl jack 0 0 The battery li...

Page 34: ...ber of bars shown in the battery indicator may increase or decrease de pending on the operation being performed This is normal When the rechargeable battery and the al kaline battery are used at the same time the rechargeable battery is used first then the alkaline battery Since the battery indicator shows the re maining amount of the particular battery being used the number of bars will in crease...

Page 35: ...tton BEEP ON BEEP 1 will appear Press the MODE button Remote con trol move the shuttle switch to PLAY MODE 0 BEEP OFF BEEP 0 will appear and the confirmation sound will dis appear 0 To restore the confirmation sound se lect BEEP ON BEEP 1 Press the W OFF button 0 The normal display will reappear 3 Press the MODE button Remote con trol move the shuttle switch to PLAY MODE 0 Whenever the button is p...

Page 36: ...EP 0 will appear 2 Move the shuttle switch to m or m until AUTO Psave autoPS appears 3 Press the MODE button Remote con trol move the shuttle switch to PLAY MODE 0 Psave OFF PS off will appear and the auto power save function will be canceled 0 To restore the auto power save func tion select AUTO Psave autoPS 4 Press the U OFF button 0 The normal display will reappear About the sound skip guard me...

Page 37: ...When attaching a label to an MD cartridge be sure to note the following If the label is not attached properly the MiniDisc may jam inside the unit and it may not be possible to remove it 0 If the label peels off or partially lifts away re x place it with a new one 0 Do not put a new label s on top of an existing one 0 Attach the label only in the specified lo cation If it is not within the specifi...

Page 38: ...n The MiniDis c cannot be 0 Has the track number or character information been ejected written on the disc yet 0 Is the unit in the recording or editing mode 0 Is the MiniDis c protected against accidental erasure 0 Is the unit connected properly to the other equipment Recording and editing 0 Is the AC adaptor unplugged or did a power failure are impossible occur while recording or editing 0 Is th...

Page 39: ... recording a disc is displayed short tracks less time may not show an increase than 12 seconds long may not be included in the total For MiniDiscs on which repeated Two tracks may not be combined recording and editing operations were in editing performed the COMBINE function may not work A cluster about 2 seconds is normally the minimum unit of recording So even if a track is less than 2 seconds l...

Page 40: ...protection knob back to its original position l Load a recordable MD l A playback only MD was loaded and the REC button was pressed when the l Replace it with a recordable MD Power was off READ ERROR l The disc is damaged l Reload the disc or replace It l Replace it with another recorded disc l Since a track number is currently being located or written to the unit cannot l Wait for a while and try...

Page 41: ...ral Power source Power consumption Output power Charging time Battery life DC 3 6V Rechargeable lithium ion battery x 1 DC 5V AC adaptor AC 12OV 60 Hz DC 3 4V Battery case commercially available AA size alkaline battery x 1 DC 4 5V Separately available car adaptor AD CA20X for cars with a 12 24V DC negative ground electrical system 7W AC adaptor RMS 20 mW 10 mW 10 mW 0 2 T H D Approx 3 hours When ...

Page 42: ...annels Frequency response Rotation speed Error correction Coding Recording method Sampling frequency Wow and flutter MIC H 0 25 mV MIC L 2 5 mV 10 kohms 10 kohms LINE 100 mV 1 20kohms 1 Width 3 l 4 82 5 mm Height 13 16 20 7 mm Depth 3 l 16 77 9 mm 0 39 Ibs 177 g with rechargeable battery Line optical digital microphone powered by the main unit Headphones impedance 19 ohms remote control unit Porta...

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Page 44: ... sole and exclusive remedy available to the purchaser Correction of defects in the manner and for the period of time described herein shall constitute complete fulfillment of all liabilities and responsibilities of Sharp to the purchaser with respect to the Product and shall constitute full satisfaction of all claims whether based on contract neglegence strict liability or otherwise In no event sh...

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