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2002 Sony Corporation

4-668-815-

11(1)

User’s Guide

CD-RW/DVD-ROM
Drive

MPD-AP20U

Summary of Contents for MPD-AP20U

Page 1: ... 2002 Sony Corporation 4 668 815 11 1 User s Guide CD RW DVD ROM Drive MPD AP20U ...

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Page 3: ...RECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM VORSICHT SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GEOFFNET NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN The MPD AP20U is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is located on the bottom cover Bei diesem MPD AP20U handelt es sich um ein Laser Produkt der Klasse 1 Das Etikett mit der Aufschrift LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT befindet sich auf der Unterseite d...

Page 4: ... of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Note If you have any questions about this product you may call the telephone number listed in the Pr...

Page 5: ...7 or visit http www rbrc org Caution Do not handle damaged or leaking Lithium Ion batteries Pour les utilisateurs aux Etats Unis et au Canada RECYCLAGE DES ACCUMULATEURS AUX IONS DE LITHIUM Les accumulateurs aux ions de lithium sont recyclables Vous pouvez contribuer à préserver l environnement en rapportant les piles usées dans un point de collection et recyclage le plus proche Pour plus d inform...

Page 6: ...re of the computer or other devices incompatibility with special hardware operating problems caused by improper installation of software loss of data discs or other accidental or incidental damage that might occur when using this product The guarantee and user support for this product are valid only within the countries or sales regions specified on the warranty card Copyright laws prohibit the co...

Page 7: ...Using Discs 22 Inserting a disc into the drive 22 Ejecting a disc from the drive 23 Accessing disc data from your computer 24 Creating CDs Using the Provided Software 25 Watching DVDs Using the Provided Software 25 Using Memory Stick 26 Inserting a Memory Stick into the drive 26 Ejecting a Memory Stick from the drive 26 Accessing Memory Stick data from your computer 27 Listening to Music Using the...

Page 8: ...to all the track in a folder in random order Folder shuffle 42 Listening to selected tracks in the desired order Program 43 Listening to a playlist 45 Advanced Playback Functions 46 Displaying track information 46 Adjusting the tone SOUND function 47 Limiting the volume AVLS function 48 Preventing accidental operation HOLD function 48 Miscellaneous CDs and DVDs 49 Compatible discs 49 CD R and CD R...

Page 9: ...9 Warranty Card After Sales Service 63 Warranty card 63 After sales service 63 Specifications 64 Product and Support Information 66 Sony global sites information 66 Technical support 67 ...

Page 10: ...yer a Memory Stick reader writer and more CD R CD RW CD ROM L O V E L O V E L O V E L O V E MP3 WAV 1 MP3 WAV 1 Music CDs 1 For details about MP3 and WAV files see Compatible discs and files page 33 Write data to CD R RW discs Creating CDs see page 25 Creating CDs see page 25 Listening to music see page 28 Using Memory Stick see page 26 Listen to music Backup ...

Page 11: ...tching DVDs Connect the drive to your computer and enjoy your favorite DVD Video Watching DVDs see page 25 Power management features Depending on the status of the drive the drive power is automatically turned on off or the internal battery recharged Power see page 34 Using Memory Stick The drive comes standard with a Memory Stick slot Using Memory Stick see page 26 ...

Page 12: ... G4 Cube iMac eMac or iBook PowerBook G3 or G4 OS Mac OS 9 or X ver 10 1 9 2 2 and 10 1 5 recommended RAM 64 MB or more USB connector1 Note The requirement outlined above are the ones necessary for smooth writing to CD R and CD RW discs When using the MPD AP20U CD RW DVD ROM drive features make sure that your system meets the necessary requirements of the software that you are using For details re...

Page 13: ...e control provided 5 Manual ejection lever located on the bottom of the drive Used when the drive is off and you want to open the cover Push the lever in the direction of the arrow to open 6 LOCK switch Used to lock the EJECT and SOUND buttons For example even if you press the EJECT button when listening to music the cover does not open Slide the switch in the direction of the arrow to lock the bu...

Page 14: ...ing accidentally opened during operation the drive is equipped with a powered ejection mechanism Therefore when the drive is off the cover does not open Also depending on the software that you are using when you press the EJECT button there may be a lag of a few seconds before the cover opens For details see Ejecting a disc from the drive page 23 3 Cradle connector located on the bottom of the dri...

Page 15: ...oid the risk of fire electric shock or malfunction only use the supplied AC power adapter to connect the drive 3 USB connector Used to connect to the USB port of your computer 4 Extension You can fold the extension when you are not using the cradle Bottom 1 1 Battery case Open the lid to insert batteries For details see Inserting batteries into the cradle page 35 ...

Page 16: ...You can now use the drive with your computer Using the drive on internal power The drive is equipped with an internal battery enabling you to use the drive on internal power without being connected to a power outlet However before you can do this you need to charge the battery For details see Charging the internal battery page 20 Preparation To the power outlet To the computer s USB connector AC p...

Page 17: ... need to do is set the drive on the cradle when you want to use it with your computer no reconnections necessary 1 Attaching the ferrite clamp You need to attach the provided ferrite clamps at both ends of the cradle s USB cable Note Ferrite clamps serve to reduce the noise generated by cables in compliance with local standards Make sure that the clamps are properly attached Cradle Wind once 8 cm ...

Page 18: ... follows Using the cradle with batteries If you insert batteries rechargeable into the cradle battery case you can use the cradle without connecting it to the power outlet For details see Power page 34 To the power outlet To the computer s USB connector AC power adapter Power cord USB cable ...

Page 19: ...rated here the drive comes on and the CHARGE BUSY indicator lights green You can now use the drive with your computer Removing the drive from the cradle Press the cradle s release button then remove the drive from the cradle 1 2 3 Push the drive down Bottom 1 Slide the connector cover 2 Align the front of the drive with the extension ...

Page 20: ... charge it z If you recharge the internal battery after using it charge time may be shorter than 4 hours The internal battery is also charged when you set the drive on the cradle and the cradle is connected to the power outlet For details about the internal battery see Power page 34 1 Connect the drive to the power outlet Charging starts The internal battery is charged in the background during ope...

Page 21: ...reaching full charge The indicator disappears The charge indicator is animated to simulate charging Verifying the internal battery charge When you disconnect the AC power adapter from the drive and turn the control knob right the current internal battery charge appears on the remote control display When the internal battery is fully charged appears on the display ...

Page 22: ...r portion of the disc until you hear a click Note Be sure that the edge of the disc fits under the ridge at the top of the spring loaded vibration damper located at the left rear of the disc compartment See the illustration above 3 Close the cover Basic Operation Press at the point marked PUSH Disc Disc label facing up Vibration damper ...

Page 23: ...ter you can also open the cover by moving the disc icon to the Trash icon z Depending on the status of your computer and the drive there may be a lag of a few seconds before the cover open Sometimes you may have to eject the disc from the software rather than open the drive by pressing the EJECT button Except when writing to a disc if the EJECT button is ineffective you can open the drive by pushi...

Page 24: ...e click the icon below z The drive letter assigned to the drive depends on your computer In the example G The folders and or files on the disc are displayed With Macintosh When you insert a disc into the drive a disc icon appears on the desktop of your Macintosh computer Double click this icon to display the files and or folders on the disc Example Windows XP My Computer window ...

Page 25: ...You can use the programs on the software disc accompanying the drive to watch DVD Video discs For details about the installation procedures various functions and operation procedures refer to the software manuals1 USB 1 1 connectors When you connect the drive to a USB 1 1 compliant connector video and audio may be choppy during playback This occurs because playback is limited by the lower data tra...

Page 26: ...ange data on the Memory Stick is being accessed 1 Push the Memory Stick 2 Move your hand away and remove the Memory Stick When you move your hand away Memory Stick partially comes out so that you can remove it Insert the Memory Stick in the direction of the v until you hear a click Memory Stick busy indicator z With Macintosh computers even if you eject the Memory Stick from the drive the icon cor...

Page 27: ... Double click the icon below z The drive letter assigned to the drive depends on your computer In the example H The folders and or files on the Memory Stick are displayed With Macintosh When you insert a Memory Stick into the drive an icon appears on the desktop of your Macintosh computer Double click this icon to display the files and or folders on the Memory Stick Example Windows XP My Computer ...

Page 28: ...yer Remote control part names and functions Front 1 2 3 1 Display Displays information such as the remaining charge of the internal battery number and elapsed time of the current track etc Page 33 2 Control knob Allows you to start playback control the volume etc Page 32 3 x stop button Press to stop playback Page 32 ...

Page 29: ...on Press to adjust the playback tone according to the type of music that you are listening to Page 47 6 X pause button Press to pause playback Page 32 7 Headphone jack Connect your headphones to this jack 8 HOLD switch Locks the controls on the remote control to prevent accidental use Page 48 Note You may not be able to use the remote control provided with this drive with other CD players Further ...

Page 30: ...Stick into the drive You can insert any CD or Memory Stick disc containing MP3 files into the drive 3 Turn the control knob on the remote control Playback starts z For details about compatible discs and files see Compatible discs and files page 33 For details about how to select files see Listening to Music Files page 38 If you disconnect the remote control during playback playback stops To power ...

Page 31: ...ob of the remote control and turning it z If you are unable to raise the volume and AVLS appears on the display of the remote control repeatedly press the remote control SOUND button until the display shows AVLS OFF For details see Limiting Volume AVLS function page 48 Raise the volume Lower the volume ...

Page 32: ...Return to previous tracks during playback or pause Go to the next track during playback or pause Go to succeeding tracks during playback or pause Rewind during playback or pause Fast Forward during playback or pause Procedure Maintain turned until playback of the first track starts Press Press Turn once Turn successively1 Turn once2 Turn successively2 Maintain turned Maintain turned 1 If you are o...

Page 33: ...format written to CD R RW discs Music files written to CD R RW MP3 WAV files Music files written to DVD R RW MP3 WAV files Music files stored on Memory Stick MP3 WAV files z Depending on the device used for recording the settings of the writing software and the media type you may not be able to play back some recordings with the drive For details about the types of music files that you can play ba...

Page 34: ...rify the remaining charge of the internal battery be sure that the drive is not connected to the AC power adapter When the drive is connected to the AC power adapter the remaining charge indicator does not appear on the remote control display The remaining charge indicator is only a gauge It is not meant to accurately reflect the remaining charge of the internal battery In other words one bar does...

Page 35: ...nnecting it to a power outlet Compatible batteries sold separately Rechargeable batteries AA nickel metal hydride Ni MH batteries AA nickel cadmium Ni Cd batteries Notes The cradle is not a battery charger To recharge batteries use a proper battery charger sold separately The cradle does not support any type of dry cell batteries Inserting batteries 1 Open the lid of the battery case on the bottom...

Page 36: ...se similar batteries i e do not use rechargeable and dry cells batteries together Because the batteries may leak remove the batteries from the cradle and store them if you do not intend to use the cradle on battery power for an extended period of time When you replace the batteries be sure to replace the eight batteries Mixing new and old batteries may cause them to leak ...

Page 37: ...3 5 hours 1 When all playback is performed in the same playback mode 2 1 sided double layered disc Number of discs that can be written CD R3 CD RW3 Internal battery approx 9 discs approx 8 discs When internal battery and cradle batteries are used together Ni MH batteries approx 26 discs approx 21 discs Ni Cd batteries approx 14 discs approx 10 discs 3 The number of discs that can be consecutively ...

Page 38: ...e with the drive see Music Files page 52 Selecting folders and files Selecting a folder 1 During music file playback press the remote control DISPLAY button until folder name appears on the remote control display 2 Turn the control knob or N to select the desired folder Playback of the files in the selected folder starts Selecting a file 1 During MP3 playback if the remote control display does not...

Page 39: ... MP3 file Notes If you insert a disc and a Memory Stick into the drive at the same time the contents of the disc are played back first In the case of music CDs the disc is recognized as one folder and the tracks as files Folders that do not contain music files are skipped The drive can display file and folder names of up to 64 alphanumeric characters Joliet extension To be able to listen to the fi...

Page 40: ...playback all Listen to all the tracks in a folder folder 1 Listen to one track only single Listen to all the tracks in random order all SHUF Listen to all the tracks in a folder in random order folder SHUF1 Listen to selected tracks in the desired order PGM 1 A music CD is considered to be a single folder RPT ENT button Press it after selecting a playback mode with the PLAY MODE button to loop pla...

Page 41: ...mode pressing the RPT ENT button results in all the tracks on your disc to be repeated Similarly in folder playback all the tracks in the folder are repeated Pressing the RPT ENT button during playback Listening to all the files in a folder Folder playback Press the PLAY MODE button repeatedly until folder appears on the remote control display Repeat indicator Playback mode ...

Page 42: ...andom order Shuffle playback Press the PLAY MODE button repeatedly until all and SHUF appear on the remote control display Listening to all the track in a folder in random order Folder shuffle Press the PLAY MODE button repeatedly until folder and SHUF appear on the remote control display Single playback indicator Shuffle playback indicator Shuffle playback indicator ...

Page 43: ...on repeatedly until the name of the playlist appears on the remote control display Then turn the control knob N until PROGRAM appears on the remote control display 2 Press the RPT ENT button Program the desired tracks 3 Turn the control knob or N until you reach the desired track z The Song title part of the display changes depending on the information accompanying songs and files 4 Press the RPT ...

Page 44: ...on the track and playback numbers are displayed When playing back the programmed tracks 1 Press the PLAY MODE button repeatedly until PGM blinks on the remote control display 2 Press the RPT ENT button repeatedly Each time that you press the RPT ENT button the track and playback numbers are displayed Notes After you program the 64th track in step 4 above the track number of the first track that yo...

Page 45: ...n m3u to disc or Memory Stick before you insert them into the drive For details see Playlist files page 53 1 During playback press the remote control PLAY MODE button until the playlist file name appears on the remote control display 2 If there are several playlists on your media turn the control knob N until the desired playlist appears on the remote control display 3 Press the remote control RPT...

Page 46: ...ong title information the file name appears Press the DISPLAY button Track number Song title1 Artist name 1 If there is no song title information the file name appears Press the DISPLAY button again Remaining tracks Album title Artist name Press the DISPLAY button again Folder number Folder name Notes During folder playback the track number and remaining tracks in the folder are displayed Only alp...

Page 47: ...ntrol or on the drive itself Each time that you press the button the remote control display changes as follows NORMAL Normal BASS 11 Bass1 BASS 21 Bass2 ROCK Rock JAZZ Jazz DANCE Dance LATIN Latin Note If your music sounds distorted lower the volume x x x x x x BASS 1 and BASS 2 are displayed here 1 These two settings boost the bass of your music upon output BASS 2 is stronger than BASS 1 ...

Page 48: ...ess the SOUND button repeatedly until AVLS OFF appears on the remote control display Note Using the SOUND and AVLS functions at the same time may distort your music If so lower the volume 1 AVLS Automatic volume limiter system Preventing accidental operation HOLD function You can prevent accidental operation of the remote control buttons by using the HOLD function Appears when you attempt to raise...

Page 49: ... Type Symbol Music CD CD Extra Video CD CD TEXT 1 The drive can only read these discs Depending on the discs devices and settings used in writing the discs the drive may not be able to read some discs Notes Only use round discs with the drive Using odd shaped discs stars hearts etc can damage the drive We do not guarantee proper operation when writing to or playing back 99 minute discs We do not g...

Page 50: ...ls refers to the Software Quick Start Guide as well as the user s guide and Help for each program on the software disc High speed CD RW discs The drive can write to High Speed CD RW discs Data written to High Speed CD RW discs can be read by common CD ROM drives Note CD R RW drives that do not display the High Speed CD RW logo cannot be used to write to High Speed CD RW discs When writing or appen...

Page 51: ...fter you are only be able to play DVD Video whose region code matches the one set the fifth time Note Do not attempt to make unauthorized changes to the region code Any problems that result from doing so is not under warranty Memory Stick On Memory Sticks Memory Stick is a new compact portable and versatile IC recording medium with a data capacity that exceeds a floppy disk Memory Stick is special...

Page 52: ...ive you must fulfill the following conditions Files Formats MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 44 1 kHz 32 Kbps to 320 Kbps File name extension mp3 RIFF WAV MPEG PCM 44 1 kHz 16 bits 2 channels File name extension wav Playlist M3u format File name extension m3u Notes Files name extensions must be either mp3 or wav If you affix an extension to a file that does not match its actual format the drive cannot pla...

Page 53: ...create playlists with basic tools such as text editors Simply create a file with an m3u extension where you specify the music file paths their locations on the media and names then write it to a disc or save it on a Memory Stick containing the music files Note The drive only recognizes the following path delimiters and Examples of playlists Complete paths The path is specified from the root of the...

Page 54: ... 1 compliant product usually 8 or less 1 When using a DVD ROM drive the maximum transfer rate of 10800 KB s 2 The USB EHCI device driver is supplied with currently available PCI adapter cards that supports Hi Speed USB Microsoft also released the USB EHCI device driver for Windows XP For details contact your adapter dealer or consult the Microsoft Corporation Web site Removing the Device Driver Wi...

Page 55: ... Never move or lift the drive when it is connected to your computer Specifically do not subject the unit to vibrations or physical shocks while writing to a disc Do not use any AC adapter other than the one provided Using a different adapter could damage the drive Do not bend the USB cable sharply especially near the connectors Doing so may damage the cable or cause poor contact Operation and stor...

Page 56: ...rive on internal power Charge the internal battery at an ambient temperature of 5 to 35 C If the internal temperature of the drive exceeds 45 C charging of the internal battery stops automatically If you do not use the internal battery for an extended period of time it should be charged then discharged completely before being stored and so once a year to maintain its usability Connection to a USB ...

Page 57: ...abels to Memory Stick only use Memory Stick labels Do not use other types of labels When storing or carrying a Memory Stick keep it in its original case Avoid touching the connector or making it come in contact with metallic objects Do not drop bend or submit Memory Stick to external shock Do not disassemble or modify Memory Stick Avoid dropping liquids on Memory Stick Handling discs Only handle d...

Page 58: ...AC power adapter or USB cable may not be properly connected Verify that the connectors are firmly mated at the drive and computer ends See the Quick Start Guide to confirm that the connections are correct t The USB interface card may not be set up correctly Refer to the instructions provided with the USB interface card and perform the setup procedure again t With computers running Windows 98 SE or...

Page 59: ...not be finalized Therefore you may not be able to play it back or playback may take some time to start t Because of the disc device used in creating the disc and settings at the time of creation you may not be able to play back some discs with the drive t The drive may be malfunctioning for an unspecified reason Insert a pin like object such as a paper clip into the emergency reset hole next to th...

Page 60: ...ing used higher writing speeds may work better Changing the writing speed is done through the writing software t If the computer has a slow CPU you may need to use a slower writing speed t Disable any screensaver that may be running on the computer t Close any software that may be running other than the writing software Other software running while writing data can cause the data transfer rate to ...

Page 61: ...e control knob in the N direction until playback starts or open the cover of the drive t The drive is designed to stop the rotation of discs during playback to reduce power consumption This is not a malfunction t The drive is reading the information on the disc This is not a malfunction t If the writing software provided with the drive is installed on a computer with packet writing based writing s...

Page 62: ... computer speakers double click CD ROM double click the drive click the Properties tab and select the Enable digital CD audio for this CD ROM device check box If using Windows 98 SE on the Start menu point to Settings then click Control Panel In Control Panel double click Multimedia In the Multimedia Properties dialog box click the CD Music tab To enable CD audio from the computer speakers select ...

Page 63: ...We provide repair services as described in this manual and on the warranty card Please contact your supplier or repair service provider for details Repairs outside warranty If operation can be restored by repair we will repair the drive for a charge Repair requirements If the drive needs repair return it together with all supplied accessories USB cable and AC power adapter to your place of purchas...

Page 64: ...writing the discs the drive may not be able to read some discs Writing methods Track at once Disc at once Session at once Fixed packet writing Drive Data transfer rate Maximum 10800 KB s DVD ROM 8 2 Access time Average random stroke 160 ms 2 The maximum data transfer rate varies according to the performance of your computer Buffer underrun error protection technology Laser CD Type GH0780MA6CS Wave...

Page 65: ...n W H D Mass Approximately 330 g 0 7 lb drive only Internal battery Li ion Recharge time approx 4 hours5 6 Operation CD DA Playback approx 4 hours6 MP3 disc Playback approx 10 hours6 DVD Video Playback approx 1 5 hours6 CD R Writing approx 9 discs7 CD RW Writing approx 8 discs7 5 General indication of the amount of time required to fully charge the battery from the completely discharged condition ...

Page 66: ... Products purchased in Australia or New Zealand http www sony com au support asp Products purchased in Europe http www sonyisstorage com support Products purchased in Hong Kong http www sony com hk Electronics cp Products purchased in China http www sony com cn electronics edmh default1 html Products Purchase in Singapore http www sony com sg asianit Products purchased in Taiwan http www sony com ...

Page 67: ...omputer specifications CPU speed memory size OS version etc Writing software used version etc Local technical support service is available in the following sales regions For products purchased in the USA Sony Electronics Inc Monday to Saturday 8 00 a m 8 00 p m CT Toll Free 1 800 588 3847 Free telephone support is offered for 90 days from your first call For products purchased in Canada Sony of Ca...

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