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OPERATION MANUAL

[English]

1st Edition (Revised 1)
Serial No. 800001 and Higher (UC)
Serial No. 600001 and Higher (CED)

MD RECORDER

MDS-B5

Summary of Contents for MDS-B5

Page 1: ...OPERATION MANUAL English 1st Edition Revised 1 Serial No 800001 and Higher UC Serial No 600001 and Higher CED MD RECORDER MDS B5 ...

Page 2: ...n this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment The shielded interface cable recommended in this manual must be used with this equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules CAUTION As the laser beam used in this MD deck is harmful to the eyes do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified pe...

Page 3: ...EARTHED IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Green and yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal in the pl...

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Page 5: ...ding Procedure 4 2 4 3 Display Information During Recording 4 4 4 4 Adding Disc and Track Titles 4 5 4 5 Procedure of Direct ATRAC Data Copying 4 6 4 6 Restrictions on Digital Copying 4 7 Continued Chapter 4 Recording Chapter 5 Playback 5 1 Overview of Playback Procedures 5 1 5 2 Playback Procedures 5 2 5 2 1 Playing From the First Track on the MD 5 2 5 2 2 Locating a Specific Point Search 5 2 5 2...

Page 6: ... 6 8 2 End Trimming 6 14 Chapter 7 Setup Menu 7 1 The Overview of the Setup Menu 7 1 7 2 LevelSync Setting Track Marking Function 7 2 7 3 Setting Up for Timer Activated Function 7 3 7 4 Setting the Playback Resume Mode 7 4 7 5 Setting the RS 232C Interface 7 5 7 6 Setting the Auto Cue Function 7 6 7 7 Setting the Rehearsal Playback Function 7 7 7 8 Setting the EOM Function 7 8 7 9 Reading the Hour...

Page 7: ...e tracks on the MD You can use the rehearsal function to precisely position edit points on a track as you monitor the sound Unlike tracks on an analog cassette or DAT tape specific MD tracks or an entire MD can be erased instantly Text entry You can use the supplied wire connected remote controller or an IBM keyboard to enter titles for recorded discs and tracks Title data which can total 1 792 ch...

Page 8: ... menu to specify the length of the portion to be repeated and the interval between the end of one repeat and the start of another RAM Edit function You can do temporary editing such as dividing combining and moving the tracks on the MD without overwriting the TOC information The results of the RAM edit function will be lost when the MiniDisc is ejected You can use the RAM edit function on pre mast...

Page 9: ...connector on the rear panel You can select any of four pin assignments for the REMOTE 25P connector depending on the application When the deck is controlled by external control signals you can disable the operation buttons and controls on the front panel by using the Kill Local function RS 232C interface The MDS B5 can be controlled by a personal computer or other external equipment connected to t...

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Page 11: ...ack and volume control 5 A MODE button Selects the cueing mode The following are selected in sequential order each time you press this button OFF The cueing function is disabled Playback starts when you press the PLAY PAUSE button or select a track using the AMS control A PAUSE When you press the PLAY PAUSE button or select a track using the AMS control the MD deck locates the beginning of the tra...

Page 12: ... AMS control 0 EDIT NO button Press to display the Edit menu or cancel an editing function AMS control Turn to locate the beginning of a track When using the Edit menu or the Setup menu turn this control to select the menu item and press it to select the setting Search buttons 0 Hold down this button during playback to scan backward while monitoring the sound Hold down this button during playback ...

Page 13: ...ining multiple MDS B5 decks for copying ATRAC compression data at the maximum of about four times the normal recording rate You can copy the same data simultaneously on up to ten MDS B5 decks 2 REMOTE 25P connector Connects to external equipment for remote control 13 1 25 14 You can choose any of four pin assignments depending on the purpose See Pin assignments for REMOTE 25P connector on page A 3...

Page 14: ...ed and lowered to below 6 dB then recorded from both channels The MODE switch just mixes the input and output signals and has nothing to do with the monoaural recording mode based on the MiniDisc format For the monoaural recording mode see To record in monoaural mode on page 4 2 Note If a signal is recorded from only one ANALOG IN connector in monaural mode the recording level will be 6 dB lower t...

Page 15: ...back DISPLAY changing the display mode 4 Title entry buttons NAME entering title entry mode CAPS uppercase letters numbers symbols SML lowercase letters numbers symbols π unmarked button space button character numeric buttons 60 buttons The CAPS and SML buttons light up when activated Installing batteries in the remote controller Insert two R6 size AA batteries making sure the batteries are aligne...

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Page 17: ...ight used in the deck can cause damage to your eyes If the MD deck needs to be inspected contact Sony service personnel Caution The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard Condensation Bringing in the MD deck from a cold place or turning on the room heating may cause moisture to condense on the lens within the MD deck resulting in abnormal operation If this occurs lea...

Page 18: ... Examples To an analog mixing console or amplifier Analog audio signals To an external remote controller Remote signal MDS B5 To the supplied remote controller Remote signal To a personal computer Remote signal To an analog mixing console or tape recorder Analog audio signals To a CD player DAT or MD recorder Digital audio signals To an MD recorder or other digital recording device 120 V AC for th...

Page 19: ... last sub deck in the chain must be specified as the end deck in the Setup menu Specifying an MDS B5 as the main sub or end deck To specify an MDS B5 as the main sub or end deck when using the direct ATRAC data copy function do the following Setup menu procedure 1 Press the EDIT NO button while holding down the STOP button The Setup menu appears in the display window 2 Turn the AMS control until t...

Page 20: ...deck The supplied keyboard template has the same key indications found on the front panel of the deck Be sure to remove the cap from the KEY BOARD connector when connecting a keyboard Specifying the keyboard type Use the Setup menu to specify the keyboard type 1 Press the EDIT NO button while holding down the STOP button The Setup menu appears in the display window 2 Turn the AMS control to displa...

Page 21: ...tion To prevent damage to the contents of a disc and to enjoy clear sound permanently take the following precautions when handling a MiniDisc Do not open the shutter to expose the disc If you do so the data on the disc may be damaged Store MiniDiscs in a proper location Do not place the cartridge where it will be subject to extremes of sunlight temperature moisture or dust Cleaning the MiniDisc Ge...

Page 22: ...ay back a disc recorded at 20 dB from the full bit Adjust the output level of the ANALOG OUT connectors with the PLAYBACK CH 1 CH 2 level controls 2 Input an audio signal to the ANALOG IN connectors and during recording or recording pause adjust the output level for the ANALOG OUT connectors with the RECORD CH 1 CH 2 level controls Note Adjust the PLAYBACK and RECORD level controls with a flat scr...

Page 23: ...the AES EBU connectors DIN Coaxial Selects digital input from the SPDIF IN connectors 5 Press the EDIT NO button to exit from the Setup menu Recording track numbers automatically During analog or AES EBU signal input Use the LevelSync function to automatically record a track number whenever the deck detects an inaudible portion To set the LevelSync function see 7 2 LevelSync Setting Track Marking ...

Page 24: ...he STOP button To stop recording temporarily Press the PLAY PAUSE button To resume recording press the PLAY PAUSE button again To eject the disc Press the STOP button to stop the MD then press the EJECT button Preventing accidental erasure Slide the record protect tab to open the slot To allow recording again slide the tab to close the slot To record in monoaural mode The monouaral recording mode ...

Page 25: ...o record sources such as 32 and 48 kHz DAT or satellite broadcasts from the digital input connectors Time machine recording To activate time machine recording press the AMS control on the front panel or the T REC button on the remote controller while the deck is in recording pause mode Recording takes place starting with the first 6 seconds maximum of audio data that has been stored in the buffer ...

Page 26: ...d time More than 255 tracks cannot be recorded on the disc Disc Full lights up before the maximum number of track is reached Fluctuations in emphasis within tracks are sometimes interpreted as track intervals incrementing the track count The total recorded time and the remaining time on the disc may not equal the maximum recording time 60 or 74 minutes Recording is done in minimum units of 2 secon...

Page 27: ...troller 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the entire title appears in the display To change a character entry Press the 0 or button to the character to be changed The character will flash Press the CANCEL button and repeat the step 2 and 3 5 Press the NAME button to record the title on the disc To cancel the title entry process Press the p button Note If Protected appears in the display The record prot...

Page 28: ...arts If you selected the ErrCheckOn the sub deck and end deck automatically begin error checking after direct ATRAC data copying finishes When error checking finishes DupComplete appears 8 Press the AMS control or the ENTER YES button The sub and end decks write the TOC information onto the disc then exit from the Edit menu Notes Direct ATRAC data copying copies TOC related character data such as ...

Page 29: ... the input signal An MD which contains analog signals recorded on a consumer MD recorder can used to make a first generation digital copy No restrictions are placed on digital copying of MD recordings made on professional MD recorders as long as the recording is made on an MDS B5 When copying analog signals you can use the LevelSync track marking function to record track numbers automatically See ...

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Page 31: ... starts MD playback immediately without cueing AUTO mode indication To start playback instantly You can memorize the beginning of selected tracks into theMDdeck sbuilt inmemoryinordertobeginplayback the instant you press the PLAY PAUSE button See 5 8 Starting Playback Instantly Multi Access Function on page 5 11 To play a single track To prevent the unintentional playback of the next track you can...

Page 32: ... track number and time information of the current track appear in the display To stop playback Press the STOP button To stop playback temporarily Press the PLAY PAUSE button To resume playback press the PLAY PAUSE button again To eject the disc Press the STOP button to stop playback then press the EJECT button 5 2 2 Locating a Specific Point Search To find a specific point on the MD use the 0 and ...

Page 33: ...EHEARSAL button during playback The MD deck plays the track starting from the point at which you pressed the REHEARSAL button If you press the REHEARSAL button while the MD deck is stopped The MD deck locates the first track on the MD or the beginning of the track you selected To change the playback portion during rehearsal playback Turn the AMS control You can change the time unit for adjusting t...

Page 34: ...eck is stopped To start playback or to locate the beginning of the specified track press the PLAY PAUSE button 5 3 2 Locating the Beginning of a Track AMS During playback or playback pause turn the AMS Automatic Music Sensor control to quickly skip to any track before or after the current one Turn the AMS control clockwise to go to a higher track number or turn it counterclockwise to go to a lower...

Page 35: ...ontrol until F08 NextPlayOff appears 3 Press the AMS control The indication flashes to show that you can change the setting 4 Turn the AMS control clockwise to change the display to NextPlayOn then press the AMS control Turning the AMS control counterclockwise changes the display back to NextPlayOff 5 Press the EDIT NO button to exit from the Setup menu While you have selected the next track in Ne...

Page 36: ... M i n i D i s c 001 00 25 21 v Elapsed playing time and title of the current track M i n i D i s c 001 00 09 45 v Playing time and title of the next track M i n i D i s c 002 00 00 05 Display information during Program Play and Instant Playback During Program Play and Instant Playback the MD deck displays the program list before it displays the next track s information Remaining playing time of t...

Page 37: ... F03 Repeat Off or Repeat On 3 Press the AMS control The indication flashes to show that you can change the setting 4 Turn the AMS control clockwise to display Repeat On then press the AMS control The REPEAT indication lights Turning the AMS control counterclockwise changes the setting back to Repeat Off 5 Press the EDIT NO button to exit from the Setup menu Pressing the PLAY PAUSE button starts t...

Page 38: ...enu appears in the display 2 Turn the AMS control until menu item F02 Continue Shuffle Program or Multi Access appears 3 Press the AMS control The indication flashes to show that you can change the setting 4 Turn the AMS control clockwise to display Program then press the AMS control PROGRAM lights up in the display Turning the AMS control clockwise displays Continue Shuffle Program and Multi Acce...

Page 39: ... NO button until all the tracks in the program are deleted 4 Turn the AMS control to select a track then press the AMS control The position for the second track begins flashing Repeat this step to program up to 25 tracks 5 Press the ENTER YES button to complete the program To specify track numbers using the numeric buttons In step 4 use the numeric buttons on the remote controller or a keyboard to...

Page 40: ... indication flashes to show that you can change the setting 4 Turn the AMS control clockwise to display Shuffle then press the AMS control SHUFFLE lights up in the display Turning the AMS control clockwise displays Continue Shuffle Program and Multi Access in sequence Turning the control counterclockwise displays the same items in reverse sequence 5 Press the EDIT NO button to exit from the Setup ...

Page 41: ...the EDIT NO button while holding down the STOP button The Setup menu appears in the display 2 Turn the AMS control until menu item F02 Continue Shuffle Program or Multi Access appears 3 Press the AMS control The indication flashes to show that you can change the setting 4 Turn the AMS control clockwise to display Multi Access then press the AMS control MULTI ACCESS and 1 single track play light up...

Page 42: ...rack begins flashing Repeat this step to specify up to 10 tracks 5 Press the ENTER YES button to complete the track specification procedure To specify track numbers using the numeric buttons In step 4 use the numeric buttons on the remote controller or a keyboard to enter track numbers After entering a track number the next track position begins flashing immediately To change a part of the track l...

Page 43: ...ess the AMS control SPEED lights in the display Turning the AMS control counterclockwise changes the display back to VariSpeedOff 5 Press the EDIT NO button to exit from the Setup menu After selecting the playback speed press the PLAY PAUSE button to start playback 5 9VaryingthePlaybackSpeed Variable SpeedPlayback SPEED indication 1 5 2 3 4 p P 0 r V a r i S p e e d O n F07 To select the playback ...

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Page 45: ...ntil menu item F09 Disc Edit or Ram Edit appears 3 Press the AMS control The indication flashes to show that you can change the setting 4 Turn the AMS control to select the editing mode Turning the control clockwise to select Disc Edit and counterclockwise to select Ram Edit 5 Press the AMS control to exit from the Setup menu The function of the ENTER YES button during editing operations In Disc E...

Page 46: ...ct the editing function You can do the following editing functions during Rehearsal playback 005 Divide Dividing tracks 008 01 CP In Recording cue points 009 01 HT In Trimming of the starting portion of a track 010 01 ET In Trimming of the ending portion of a track 6 1 5 Undo Function If you make a mistake in erasing or moving a track the Undo function allows you to cancel the results of the last ...

Page 47: ...rack during playback or playback pause 1 Press the ERASE button Rehearsal playback of the displayed track starts 2 Enter the number of the track to be erased with the numeric buttons 3 Press the ENTER button Complete appears and the specified track is erased To erase all tracks on an MD You can erase all tracks on an MD using the buttons on the front panel 1 Press the EDIT NO button while the MD d...

Page 48: ...tion The track will be divided at the top position of the rehearsal playback Pressing the 0 button allows you to change the unit for shifting the top position of the rehearsal playback You can choose the unit from F frame S second or M minute 7 Press the AMS control Complete appears and the deck starts to play back the divided track for confirmation To divide a recorded track using the remote cont...

Page 49: ...l Playback on page 5 3 for details 2 Press the EDIT NO button 3 Turn the AMS control until 005 Divide appears 4 Press the AMS control Complete appears and the deck starts to play back the divided track for confirmation Notes If Impossible indication appears you can not divide the track you specified Repeating the division of tracks may produce a track which cannot be divided This is the restrictio...

Page 50: ...o be combined and the rehearsal playback of the currently displayed track starts 6 Turn the AMS control to select the latter track 7 Press the AMS control Complete appears and the deck starts to play back the combined track for confirmation To combine tracks using the remote controller When you play back the former track to be combined you can use the remote controller or the keyboard to combine t...

Page 51: ...ved to 6 Turn the AMS control to select the track number where the track will be moved to The track moves to the track number you selected 7 Press the AMS control Complete appears and the deck starts to play back the moved track for confirmation 8 After confirming press the STOP button To move tracks using the remote controller While the track you want to move is played you can use the remote cont...

Page 52: ...the track to be entitled appears 5 Turn the AMS control to select Disc to enter a disc name or the track number to enter a track title then press the AMS control The display for entering a title appears When a track number is selected the track starts to play repeatedly 6 Turn the AMS control until the first character of the title appears then press the control to enter the character Presse the AM...

Page 53: ...l 3 Turn the AMS control to select Nm All Ers then press the AMS control Nm ALL Ers appears to ask whether you want to erase all titles on the disc 4 Press the AMS control again All titles on the disc are erased Complete appears followed by No Name To copy a title 1 Press the EDIT NO button while the MD deck is stopped playing or in playback pause The Edit menu appears 2 Turn the AMS control until...

Page 54: ... The rehearsal playback starts for locating the marking point 6 Turn the AMS control to locate the cue point to be marked The beginning of rehearsal playback will be the cue point to be marked Pressing the 0 button allows you to change the unit for shifting the top position of the rehearsal playback You can choose the unit from F frame S second or M minute 7 Press the AMS control Complete appears ...

Page 55: ...r in the track you selected appears and the rehearsal playback starts from that cue point 5 Turn the AMS control to select the cue point number and then press the AMS control Complete appears and the deck starts to play back for confirmation 6 After confirmation press the STOP button To erase all cue points 1 Press the EDIT NO button while the MD deck is stopped playing back or in playback pause T...

Page 56: ...rack to be trimmed appears 4 Turn the AMS control to select the track to be trimmed When you want to trim all the tracks on the MD select the HT In All indication instead of a track number 5 Press the AMS control Rehearsal playback starts from the rise in the audio signal detected according to the Autocue threshold level set in the Setup menu 6 Turn the AMS control to specify the trimming point Th...

Page 57: ...MS control The display for selecting the track whose specification is to be erased appears The specified track begins playing repeatedly 5 Turn the AMS control to select the track then press the control Complete appears and playback starts for confirming the results of the operation To erase all head trimming specifications on a disc 1 Press the EDIT NO button while the MD deck is stopped playing ...

Page 58: ... you to specify the trimming point 6 Turn the AMS control to specify the amount to be trimmed Pressing the 0 button allows you to select F frame S second or M minute as the unit for adjusting the end of Rehearsal playback 7 Press the AMS control Complete appears and playback starts for confirming the results of the operation To trim the end of a track during Rehearsal playback Locating the trimmin...

Page 59: ...rack begins playing repeatedly 5 Turn the AMS control to select the track then press the control Complete appears and playback starts for confirming the results of the operation To erase all end trimming specifications on a disc 1 Press the EDIT NO button while the MD deck is stopped playing or in playback pause The Edit menu appears 2 Turn the AMS control until 010 End Trim appears 3 Press the AM...

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Page 61: ...d 7 5 F14 Parity bit Parity bit setting RS 232C Parity Even Parity Odd Parity Off 7 5 F15 Stop Bit Stop bit length setting RS 232C Stop Bit 1 Stop Bit 2 7 5 F16 Levelsync threshold Threshold level for LevelSync LS T 50 dB adjustable range from 72 dB to 0 dB 7 2 F17 Levelsync width Detecting time for LevelSync LS W 1 5s adjustable range from 0 0s to 9 5s 1 step 0 5s 7 2 F18 Levelsync offset Margin ...

Page 62: ...he minimum length to detect ranging from 0 0 second to 9 5 seconds with reference to the input signals LevelSync offset function F18 Levelsync offset The LevelSync offset function allows you to adjust the margin between the position where the track number is marked and the rise in the audio signal You can tune finely the starting point of playback using this function You can shift up to 9 seconds ...

Page 63: ...MS control to select the timer activated mode from the values below Timer off Timer activated function is disabled Timer Play Timer activated playback is set Timer Rec Timer activated recording is set 5 Press the AMS control to affect the selection and exit from the Setup menu Notes After a head or end trimming operation be sure to update the TOC before performing timer activated playback In the c...

Page 64: ...l the menu item F11 Resume off Resume Play or Resume Next appears 3 Press the AMS control The indication flashes to show that you can change the setting 4 Turn the AMS control to select the playback resume mode from the values below Resume off Turns the playback resume mode off Resume Play Pressing the PLAY PAUSE button starts playback from where you stopped or paused playback Resume Next Pressing...

Page 65: ...rity Parity Odd Use odd parity Stop bit length setting F15 Stop Bit Stop Bit 1 Selects a stop bit length 1 Stop Bit 2 Selects a stop bit length 2 Note The RS 232C interface becomes active only when Dup Off is selected for menu F05 To set up for RS 232C interface 1 Press the EDIT NO button while holding down the STOP button The Setup menu appears in the display window 2 Turn the AMS control until t...

Page 66: ...ffset function F20 Autocue offset The AUTO CUE offset function allows you to adjust the margin between the position where the track number is marked and the rise in the audio signal You can tune finely the starting point of playback using this function You can shift up to 9 seconds 85 frames before or after the rise in the audio signal regarded as 0 second 0 frame factory setting Setting Up the AU...

Page 67: ...etting F22 Rehearsal interval You can set the interval for rehearsal playback in 0 5 second ranging from 0 0 second to 8 0 seconds The factory setting is 1 0 second Setting the rehearsal playback function 1 Press the EDIT NO button while holding down the STOP button The Setup menu appear 2 Turn the AMS control until the menu item you want to set up appears F21 RH L 2s00f Rehearsal playback time se...

Page 68: ...seconds for the Disc EOM function and ranging from 1 second to 35 seconds for the Track EOM function To set the EOM function 1 Press the EDIT NO button while holding down the STOP button The Setup menu appears 2 Turn the AMS control until the menu item you want to set up appears F23 D EOM 5sec Disc EOM function setting F24 T EOM 5sec Track EOM function setting 3 Press the AMS control The indicatio...

Page 69: ...Press the EDIT NO button while holding down the STOP button The Setup menu appears 2 Turn the AMS control until the menu item F25 S Accumulated spindle motor operating time L Accumulated laser diode operating time 3 After checking the meter press the EDIT NO button to exit the Setup menu Note When the BU block is replaced a new EEP ROM is installed and the hours meter is zeroed Since this resets t...

Page 70: ... Connection for Direct ATRAC Data Copying on page 3 3 Disabling the buttons on the front panel 1 Press the EDIT NO button while holding down the STOP button The Setup menu appears 2 Turn the AMS control until the menu item F26 Kill Almost or Kill All appears 3 Press the AMS control The indication flashes to show that you can change the setting 7 10 Disabling the Buttons While Controlling Remotely ...

Page 71: ...with a Phillips screwdriver from both side of the MD deck two screws on each side and the rear panel one screw allows you to open the top panel of the MD deck You may find the reset switch on the internal board Pressing the reset switch allows you to reset the microcomputer Note Do not press the reset switch in usual operations Use the reset switch only when the microcomputer hangs to cause the ma...

Page 72: ... edit the MD Cannot Undo The last operation is unable to cancel CP Full An attempt was made to specify more than 255 cue points Impossible The edit operation was invalid because of restriction on the system Name Full An attempt was made to enter more characters than the restriction No Cue Point No cue point was specified for the selected track No Head Trim No head trim setting was specified for th...

Page 73: ... the keyboard type 3 4 F13 Baud rate Setting the baud rate 7 5 F14 Parity bit Setting the parity bit 7 5 F15 Stop Bit Setting the stop bit length 7 5 F16 Levelsync threshold Setting the threshold level for the LevelSync function 7 2 F17 Levelsync width Setting the silent portion length to be detected in the LevelSync function 7 2 F18 Levelsync offset Setting the offset for the LevelSync function 7...

Page 74: ...CP All Ers Erasing all cue points on the disc 009 Head Trim Trimming the beginning of a track 6 12 HT In Specifying the trimming point for the head trim function HT Erase Erasing a head trimming point HT All Ers Erasing all the head trimming points on the disc 010 End Trim Trimming the end of a track 6 14 ET In Specifying the trimming point for the end trim function ET Erase Erasing an end trimmin...

Page 75: ... O 5V 14 O REC STATUS 15 O CUE STANDBY STATUS 16 O REW 17 O PLAY PAUSE STATUS 18 O EOM 19 I PREVIOUS JOG 1 20 I PLAY PAUSE 21 O ERROR STATUS 22 I Hi 23 I KILL LOCAL 24 25 O GND Pin Assignments for REMOTE 25P connector For auto signal output Pin number I O Function 1 I PLAY STOP play during make 2 I PAUSE 3 O PLAY STATUS 4 O CUE TALLY 5 O STOP STATUS 6 I NEXT JOG 1 7 I STOP 8 O DISC IN 9 I Low 10 I...

Page 76: ...PLAY 18 I No 10 PLAY 19 O PLAY STATUS 20 I PAUSE 21 O ERROR STATUS 22 I Low 23 I KILL LOCAL 24 25 O GND For edit operations Pin number I O Function 1 I EDIT 2 I CUE STANDBY 3 I FF 4 I DISPLAY 5 O STOP STATUS 6 I NEXT JOG 1 7 I STOP 8 O DISC IN 9 I Low 10 I Hi 11 I JOG PUSH 12 13 O 5V 14 I ENTER 15 O CUE STANDBY STATUS 16 I REW 17 O PLAY PAUSE STATUS 18 I REHEARSAL 19 I PREVIOUS JOG 1 20 I PLAY PAU...

Page 77: ...otocol Contents of menu set screen Items Contents Transmission rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 bauds Parity OFF ODD or EVEN Stop bit length Stop bit1 or Stop bit 2 1 Press the EDIT NO button on the deck while holding down the STOP button The Setup menu appears in the display window 2 Turn the AMS control to display the menu item you want to set F13 baud rate F14 parity bit or F15 stop bit 3 Press the AMS...

Page 78: ...As for practical figures at the SMPTE 29 97 Hz 9600 bit sec 11 bit 29 97 1 sec 29 12 byte 1 sec 9600 bit sec 11 bit 1 145 msec Namely in one frame the maximum number of bytes is 29 and its byte interval is 1 145 msec Upon reception of a command in one cycle the set uses the RTS CTS of hardware handshake to deassert that RTS 0 line so that it does not receive the next command block for subsequent 3...

Page 79: ...K No LOCATE must be output 1 The code of TRACK No LOCATE POINT PRESET is 023H according to List of Commands see page A 10 Converted into ASCII code 2 The following data is attached with this command DATA1 10 1 000 255 decimal number DATA2 100 This specifies the track number to be played back up to 255 tracks in one disc can be set 10 Second digit of the track number to be specified 1 First digit o...

Page 80: ...the EOM function outputs the status of the end of a track disc Turns on or off the AUTO DISPLAY displays the track title and time information alternately Misoperation prevention mode disables most of the buttons and controls on the MDS B5 Detects the model name and the software version Detects that the power is turned on Detects that the disc is inserted or not the type of the disc pre mastered or...

Page 81: ... ERASE Erases the current or specified track ALL ERASE Erases the contents of the disc at one time DIVIDE Divides a track COMBINE Combines tracks MOVE Change places of tracks 05EH 0D8H 0DCH 0DBH 0D7H 0D9H 013H 013H 017H 018H 019H Character information Editing functions Descriptions Reference commands Items 2 Functions not supported Inserting a disc Disc insertion is performed only through the manu...

Page 82: ...GAL SENSE REQUEST POWER ON STATUS MODE CHANGE STATUS ERROR SENSE CAUTION SENSE ERROR DATA CLEAR CAUTION DATA CLEAR 8 INFORMATION RETURN 9 A TRACK No LOCATE POINT RETURN PGM TRACK NO RETURN PGM MODE RETURN B AUTO PAUSE AUTO CUE RETURN AUTO DISPLAY RETURN END OF MESSAGE TIME RETURN LEVEL SYNC RECORD RETURN TIMER PLAY RETURN AUDIO INPUT SELECT RETURN C SWITCH ENABLE RETURN D MECHA STATUS RETURN TRACK...

Page 83: ...This command is active only when the deck is stopped There is no command for inserting the disc since the disc insertion is possible only through manual operation Therefore you cannot insert the disc once ejected by command operation using an external remote controller Data 1 DATA1 000H STOP 001H CUE STANDBY 002H PAUSE ON 003H PAUSE OFF 004H EJECT disc ejection only active only when the deck is st...

Page 84: ... after sending DATA1 003H DATA2 10 1 000 255 in decimal number DATA3 100 When erasing a specific track while the deck is pausing send DATA1 003H CUE Command 016H Function Starts cueing while monitoring the sound in faster speed than normal playback Notes The cueing is possible only when the deck is playing The pitch of the playback sound does not change However the playback sound is chopped and yo...

Page 85: ...otes If the MOVE command is executed in the PLAY or PAUSE mode DATA 2 is required Sending this command in the PLAY mode could change the track numbers and may result in confusion If the MOVE command is executed in the STOP mode DATA 4 is required This command is not accepted in the RECORD mode RETURN command None TRACK LOCATE Command 01AH Function Skips the tracks in forward or reverse direction D...

Page 86: ... 5 If you want to assign Tr 9 8 and 7 to the slot 1 2 and 3 respectively without clearing the slots using the command 2DH the slot No 1 2 and 3 are overwritten and the slot No 4 and 5 remain resulting the setting of 9 8 7 4 5 If you clear the slots using the command 2DH before setting the setting results in 9 8 7 NEXT AMS SET Command 026H Function Sets the Next AMS function DATA 3 DATA1 10 1 DATA2...

Page 87: ... Also this function is active in repeat play or program play operation Further the use of TRACK No LOCATE command causes the PAUSE status to be set when the specified track is located AUTO CUE function When locating a track if there is a silent part at the beginning of track this function skips that part up to the sound rising part and pauses the deck This function is used in the PAUSE status at t...

Page 88: ...expects a simple control by an external timer device that turns on off the AC power supply DATA 1 DATA1 000H TIMER PLAY OFF 001H TIMER PLAY ON 002H TIMER PLAY RESUME PLAY 003H TIMER PLAY RESUME NEXT 004H TIMER REC 0FFH sense RETURN command 0B4H AUDIO INPUT SELECT Command 038H Function Selects the audio input The analog input and digital input can be selected DATA 1 DATA1 000H ANALOG INPUT 001H DIG...

Page 89: ...ne RETURN command 0D0H TRACK No STATUS SENSE Command 055H Function Demands to output current track number DATA None RETURN command 0D5H DISC STATUS SENSE Command 056H Function Demands to output information including a disc is inserted or not if it is premastered or recordable disc and if the record protect slot is open or not DATA None RETURN command 0D6H DISC NAME SENSE Command 057H Function Dema...

Page 90: ...RRENT TRACK REMAIN TIME SENSE Command 05CH Function Demands to output the remaining time from current point in PLAY or PAUSE mode to the end of track Note This function outputs the time in minute second only and the sub second time is not output DATA None RETURN command 0DCH TOTAL TRACK No TOTAL TIME SENSE Command 05DH Function Demands to output the total number of tracks and total time of a disc ...

Page 91: ...h tracks and disc on the disc DATA2 The first character set in DATA1 DATA3 The second character set in DATA1 DATA4 The third character set in DATA1 DATA5 The fourth character set in DATA1 DATA6 The fifth character set in DATA1 DATA7 The sixth character set in DATA1 DATA8 The seventh character set in DATA1 DATA9 The eighth character set in DATA1 Notes When you want to input a track title fewer than...

Page 92: ... MODE CHANGE STATUS Command 076H Function The deck notifies that the mode has changed as indicated with DATA1 DATA 1 DATA1 000H MECHA STATUS CHANGE Upon this request from the deck the controller should issue the MECHA STATUS SENSE 050H 003H TRACK EOM STATUS CHANGE The deck notifies that the track number has changed and EOM was output Issue the END OF MESSAGE TIME PRESET 032H Upon this request from...

Page 93: ...e PGM TRACK No PRESET 024H DATA 4 DATA1 10 1 DATA2 100 track No 001 to 255 DATA3 10 1 track order STEP 01 to 25 DATA4 10 1 program area 00 to 39 REQUEST command 024H MULTI ACCESS PRESET RETURN Command 0A5H Function Returns information for the MULTI ACCESS PRESET 025H DATA 3 DATA1 10 1 DATA2 100 track No 001 to 255 DATA3 10 1 slot No 1 10 REQUEST command 025H NEXT AMS RETURN Command 0A6H Function R...

Page 94: ... one second before the end of the track X 1 two seconds before the end of the track X 9 ten seconds before the end of the track LEVEL SYNC RECORD RETURN Command 0B3H Function Returns information for the setting of LEVEL SYNC RECORD function DATA 1 DATA1 000H LEVEL SYNC RECORD OFF 001H LEVEL SYNC RECORD ON REQUEST command 033H TIMER PLAY RETURN Command 0B4H Function Returns information for the sett...

Page 95: ... bit7 REC bit in RECORD mode bit6 TOC WRITING writing TOC on disc bit5 CUE bit during fast forward scan bit4 STOP bit in STOP mode bit3 REVERSE bit during fast rewind scan 001H PLAY 010H PAUSE ON 012H STOP 013H EJECT 014H DISC OUT disc has been ejected 023H CUE during fast forward scan 02BH CUE during fast rewind scan 052H TOC WRITING 080H REC STANDBY REC PAUSE Note Each bitX listed above expresse...

Page 96: ...in PLAY or PAUSE mode DATA 3 4 DATA1 000H Outputs minute second 002H Outputs minute second sub second DATA2 Minute 0 to 74 DATA3 Second 0 to 59 DATA4 Sub second 0 to 85 REQUEST command 058H CURRENT TRACK NAME RETURN Command 0D9H Function Returns information for the CURRENT TRACK NAME SENSE 059H DATA 9 DATA1 000H 1 to 8 characters from the beginning 002H 9 to 16 characters from the beginning 00BH 8...

Page 97: ...000 100 DATA4 10000 REQUEST command 05EH ERROR SENSE RETURN Command 0F8H Function Returns information for the ERROR SENSE 078H DATA 2 DATA1 DATA2 Note Read the above case as Example 1 05 2 50 In case of no error DATA1 0 0 DATA2 0 REQUEST command 078H ERROR code 1 04 An error occurred in RAM Random Access Memory write read memory CAUTION SENSE RETURN Command 0F9H Function Returns information for th...

Page 98: ...e CLV about 400 to 900 r p m Input connectors Analog input Connector XLR 3 FEMALE Input impedance Approx 10 kilohms balanced Reference level 4 dBs factory setting 4 dBs to 12dBs Digital input COAXIAL Connector RCA PHONO Input impedance 75 ohms Reference level 0 5 Vp p Digital input AES EBU Connector XLR 3 FEMALE Input impedance 110 ohms balanced Output connectors Analog output LINE Connector XLR 3...

Page 99: ... 95 dB with A weight filter when playing back premastered disc Total harmonic distortion Less than 0 05 at reference level 1 kHz when playing back recordable disc Less than 0 05 at reference level 1 kHz when playing back premastered disc Wow and flatter Below measurable limit 0 001 W Peak The reference level is the level at 20 dB from the full bit on the peak level meter scale Supplied accessories...

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Page 101: ...track 5 4 Locating the tracks after the current one 5 4 Locating the tracks before the current one 5 4 Preparing the next track to play 5 5 Rise in the audio signal 7 6 M Menu Edit menu 6 1 Menu item list A 1 Setup menu 7 1 MiniDisc Features 1 1 Handling 3 5 Record protect 4 2 MODE switch 2 3 MOVE function 6 7 N O NAME button 2 5 P Q Playback 5 1 Display information during playback 5 6 Instant pla...

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Page 103: ...des acquéreurs de l équipement décrit dans ce manuel Sony Corporation interdit formellement la copie de quelque partie que ce soit de ce manuel ou son emploi pour tout autre but que des opérations ou entretiens de l équipement à moins d une permission écrite de Sony Corporation Das in dieser Anleitung enthaltene Material besteht aus Informationen die Eigentum der Sony Corporation sind und ausschli...

Page 104: ...MDS B5 UC CED 3 859 105 11 1 Printed in Malaysia 1996 Sony Corporation Home AV Company Published by Home AV Company ...

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