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Summary of Contents for MDS-S707

Page 1: ...3 862 832 11 1 MiniDisc Deck Operating Instructions Mode d emploi MDs s707 1998 by Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...etice of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons b CAUTION _ _ _utio_ed that any changes or ___ fi_tion not expressly approved in _ _a_ual could void your authority to operate this equipment Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit Record the serial numb...

Page 3: ...icons are used in this manual _ Indicates a procedure that requires use of the _nnote Indicates tips formaking the task easier and hints TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Hooking Up the System 4 Connecting Optional AV Components 5 Recordingon an MD 6 Playingan MD 8 Recordingon MDs Notes on Recording 9 Useful Tips for Recording 9 Recording Over Existing Tracks 11 Adjusting the Recording Level 11 Ma...

Page 4: ...dels suppliedwith a MAIN POWERswitch Set MAIN POWER on the rear of the unit to ON The unit is turned on in standby mode MAIN POWER Connect the audio connecting cords Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors Be sure to make connections firmly to prevent hum and noise Connect the optical cable Take the caps off the connectors and then insert the plugs until they click into place ...

Page 5: ...the connectors and then insert the plugs until they click into place To the DIGITAL IN connector of the component A built in sampling rate converter automatically converts the sampling frequency ofvarious digital sources to the 44 1 kHz sampling rate of your ME deck This allows you to record sources such as 32 and 48 kHz DAT or satellite broadcasts as well as compact discs and other MDs Note When ...

Page 6: ...lsideup pointing this way If the MD has a recorded material on it the deck will automatically start recording from the end of the last recorded track Set INPUT to the corresponding input connector To record through Set INPUT to DIGITAL IN DIGITAL LINE ANALOG IN ANALOG Set REC MODE to the mode you want to record in i To record in Set RE MODE to Stereo sound STEREO Monaural Sound 2 MONO t If you swi...

Page 7: ...he program source Do not disconnect the deck from the power source immediately after recording If you do recorded material may not be saved to the MD To save the material after recording press _to take out the MD or change the deck to standby by pressing I b TOC will flash in the display at this time After TOC stops flashing and goes out you can pull out the AC power cord To Press Stop recordIng I...

Page 8: ... Mini System and set the source selector to the position for ME deck Press 116 The STANDBY indicator turns off Insert an MD With the arrow With the label side up pointing this way Press I l or MD _ The deck starts playing Adjust the volume on the amplifier To Do the following Stopplaying PressII Pause playing Press 1 41 or MD II Press t_ button again to resumeplaying Go to thenext track TurnAMSclo...

Page 9: ...cks quickly by modifying the TOC information TOC Table Of Contents When TOC flashes in the display The deck is currently updating the Table Of Contents TOC Do not move the deck or pull out the AC power cord Changes to an MD made through recording are saved only when you update the TOC by ejecting the MD or changing the deck to standby by pressing l _ The MD deckusesthe SCMS SerialCopyManagement Sy...

Page 10: ...o DIGITAL and the source is connected through DIGITAL IN The silence is replaced with a blank of about 3 seconds and the deck continues recording Note that the tracks before and after this three second space may be recorded as a single track with a single track number To turn off the Smart Space FOnction and Auto Cut Function 1 During recording pause press EDIT NO repeatedly until S Space appearsi...

Page 11: ...ding 3 Continue from Step 6 in Recording on an MD on page 7 Note You cannot record from the middle of an existing track when the PROGRAM or SHUFFLE is on Adjusting the Recording Level When recording with INPUT at ANALOG and the signal input through LINE ANALOG IN jacks use REC LEVEL to adjust the recording level before starting recording You cannot adjust the recording level during digital recordi...

Page 12: ...want to mark track numbersafter you ve finishedrecording Use the Divide Function see Dividing Recorded Tracks on page 25 Note If you turn off the deck or disconnect the AC power cord the deck will recall the last setting LevelSync on or off of the Automatic Track Marking Function the next time you turn on the deck Marking track numbersautomatically Automatic Track Marking The deckadds track marks ...

Page 13: ...press Endof the program AMS in Step3 sourceto be recorded Press AMSto start Time Machine Recording Recording of the program source starts with the 6 seconds of audio data stored in the buffer memory _ _ To stop Recording Time Machine Press IL Note The deck starts storing audio data when the deck is in recording pause and you start playing the program source With less than 6 seconds of playing of t...

Page 14: ...CD pauses and the deck pauses for recording To restartsynchro recording press CD 1 _ You check the recordable time the remaining can on MD Press DISPLAY seepage7 7 1 Set the function on the Mini System to CD 2 Do Steps 2 to 5 in Recording on an MD on page 6 to prepare the deck for recording 3 Insert a CD 4 Select the playback mode Shuffle Play Program Play etc on the Mini System 5 Press CD MD SYNC...

Page 15: ... an MD Using a Timer By connecting a timer not supplied to the deck you can start and stop recording operations at specified times For further information on connecting the timer and setting the starting and ending times refer to the instructions that came with the timer TIMER 2 3 4 0 b Do Steps 1 to 7 in Recording on an MD on pages 6and 7 If you want to specify the time for the start of recording...

Page 16: ...n the MD is updated and recorded contents are written to the MD when you turn the deck on H the recorded contents have disappeared STANDBY n flashes when you turn the deck on Notes s It may take about 30 seconds after the deck is turned on until recording starts When recording at a specified time using the timer be sure to take this time into account when setting the recording start time During ti...

Page 17: ...total disc playing time A music calendar showing all the track numbers appears within a grid if the ME is a premastered disc or without a grid if the MD is a recordable disc If the total track number exceeds 25 appears to the right of number 25 in the music calendar To label a recordable disc and its tracks see Labeling Recordings on page 28 Note When you insert a new MD or turn off the deck and t...

Page 18: ...ess SCROLL again to see the rest of the track title if the title has 13 characters or more Press SCROLL again to pause scrolling and again to continue scrolling Locating a Specific Track You can quickly locate any track while playing a disc by using AMS Automatic Music Sensor MD _ and MD I_1 _ _ F _w_ I I MD I_lqll MD I_1_1w m _o C _c _ n n f r i_1 i To locate Do the following The next or During p...

Page 19: ... _ _ To locate a point Press Wl_le monitoring the IWlW forward or _ backward sound and keep pressing until you find the point Quickly by observing _ or _ and keep pressing the display during until you find the point There is playback pause no sound output during this operation Notes If the disc reaches the end while you are pressing during playback pause OVER appears in the display Press _ or ME _...

Page 20: ...in normal play press REPEAT several times until REPEAT 1 appears in the display Playingin RandomOrder Shuffle Play You can have the deck shuffle tracksand play them in random order PLAYMODE MD I_ _ I go t _o C 3 _ _ml OE 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE appears in the display when the deck is stopped Press I ll or ME _ to start Shuffle Play _ appears in the display while the deck is shuf...

Page 21: ...mainsevenafter ProgramPlayends When you press I 11 you can play the same program again Notes The program created by the Program Play Function is lost when you turnoff the deck or disconnect the AC power cord The program is however recalled during timer playback The display shows m s instead of the total playing time when the total playing time of the program exceeds 160minutes I Checking the track...

Page 22: ... you want To play only specific tracks create a program see page 21 If you want to specify the time for the start of playback go to Step 4 If you want to specify the time for the end of playback press I _ to start playback then go to Step 4 If you want to specify the time for both start and end of playback go to Step 4 Set TIMER on the deck to PLAY Set the timer as required When you have set the t...

Page 23: ...DIT NO YES o I OOo oo AMS Erasinga single track You can erase a track simply by specifying the respective track number When you erase a track the total number of tracks on the MD decreases by one and all tracks following the erased one are renumbered Since erasing merely updates the TOC there is no need to record over material e_ To avoid confusion when erasing multiple tracks you should proceed i...

Page 24: ...sing unnecessary portions on an MD that you recorded from satellite or FM broadcasts Example Erasing a portion of track A Point A Point B Track 1 2 numberTl A I A I A B 1 A B l _ 1 2J 31 ErasingI I 0 0 o oo O EDIT NO nO AMS _ YES 1 While playing a disc press I n or MD II atthe starting point point A oftheportion tobe erased 2 3 4 5 PressEDIT NO repeatedly until A B Erase appearsin the display Pres...

Page 25: ...efore point A Specify point B so that it comes afterpoint A If Sorry appears in the display aportion of the track cannot be erased This sometimes happens when you ve edited the same track many times and is due to a technical limitation of the MD system not a mechanical error Dividing Recorded Tracks Divide Function With the Divide Function you can assign a track number at places that you want to r...

Page 26: ...ed Tracks Combine Function Use the Combine Function while the deck is stopped playing or in pause to combine consecutive tracks on a recorded MD This function is useful for combining several songs into a single medley or several independently recorded portions into a single track When you combine two tracks the total number of tracks decreases by one and all tracks following the combined tracks ar...

Page 27: ... error Moving Recorded Tracks Move Function Use the Move Function to change the order of any track After you move a track the track numbers between the new and old track positions are automatically renumbered Example Moving track Cto track position2 Track _ 1 2 3 4 c D Movingl I _ Track Cmovesto _ _ 1 2 _ track position2 3 4 V 0 I I o I I I EDITINO _ AMS _ YES 1 Turn AMS until the track number you...

Page 28: ... the display 2 Press YES A flashing cursor appears in the display o T _ e 7 sss i 11111114 Is 1_1 lJ 3 4 5 Press DISPLAY CHAR to select the character type as follows To select PressDISPLAYICHAR repeatedly until Uppercase letters A appears inthe display Lowercase letters a appears in thedisplay Numbers 0 appears in thedisplay _ lZ 12 I_ 14 is Turn AMS to select the character J1 The selected charact...

Page 29: ...nged A disc name Stopped with no track number appearing in the display Erasingall titles on a disc Name Erase Function Use this function to erase all titles on an MD simultaneously 1 Press EDIT NO repeatedly while the deck is stopped until All Erase appears in the display 2 Press EDIT NO again Name Erase appears in the display 3 Press YES All titles are erased To cancel the Name Erase Function Pre...

Page 30: ...track number appearing in the display press EDIT NO repeatedly until Undo appears in the display Undo does not appear if no editing has been done 2 Press YES One of the following messages appears in the display depending on the type of editing to be undone Editing done Message Erasing a single track Erasing all tracks on an MD Erase Undo Erasing a portion of a track Dividing a track Combining trac...

Page 31: ...eck is radically different from those used in cassette and DAT decks and is characterized by the limitations described below Note however that these limitations are due to the inherent nature of the MD recording system itself and not to mechanical causes Disc Full lights up even before the MD has reached the maximum recording time 60 or 74 minutes When 255 tracks have been recorded on the MD Disc ...

Page 32: ...deck in a warm place for several hours until the moisture evaporates _The deck is not on Press b to turn the deck on i_The MD is inserted in the wrong direction Slide the MD into the disc compartment with the label side up and the arrow pointing towards the opening until the deck grips it The MD may not be recorded the music calendar does not appear Replace the disc with one that has been recorded...

Page 33: ...US and Canada 19 W Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding ATRAC Dimensions approx w h d ind projecting pure 280 x 90 x 285 mm EFM Eight to Fourteen Modulation 11 l x 3 5 ex 11 t in 2 stereo channels Mass approx 2 8kg 6 Fos 2 oz 5 to 20 000 Hz _ 0 3 dB Over 96 dB during playback Suppliedaccessories Below measurable limit Audio connecting cords 2 Optical cable 1 Inputs Jack type Input Rated Minimum impe...

Page 34: ...e or recordable MD via the digital input jack on the DAT or MD deck which is capable of handling a sampling frequency of 32 kHz or 48 kHz You can then record the contents of this recorded DAT tape or MD first generation onto another DAT tape or recordable MD via digital input jack on the DAT or ME deck to create a second generation digital copy Subsequent recording from the second generation copy ...

Page 35: ...a digital to digital connection I DAT deck or Playing I MD deck Digital output jack Line analog output jacks coaxial digital cord connecting cable Digital input jack Line analog input jacks Recording DAT deck or MD deck I Index A B A B erase 24 AMS Automatic Music Sensor 18 Audio connecting cord 4 34 35 Auto cut 10 C CD synchro recording 14 Changing an existing title 29 order of programmed tracks ...

Page 36: ...ual track marking 12 Troubleshooting 32 u v w x Y z Undoing the last edit 30 Names of controls Buttons CD MD SYNC STANDBY 14 3O CD MD SYNC START 14 CD MD SYNC STOP 14 DISPLAY 14 17 18 DISPLAY CHAR 9 17 18 28 EDIT NO YES 10 12 23 to3o MUSIC SYNC 15 3O PLAY MODE 20 21 22 REPEAT 20 SCROLL 17 18 _ eject 7 8 10 I tl play pause 7 8 11 18 20 21 22 MD _ play 7 8 1I 20 23 MD II pause 7 8 11 24 25 m stop 7 ...

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