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Operating Instructions

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Page 1: ...__________________________ Software Operation ______________________________ page 12 page 102 2004 Sony Corporation MZ NHF800 WALKMAN is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone Stereo products is a trademark of Sony Corporation Portable MiniDisc Recorder MZ NHF800 ...

Page 2: ...e rear of the disc compartment lid and the model number is located at the top and bottom Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No MZ NHF800 Serial No Product registration Please register this product on line at www sony com walkmanreg http www sony com walkmanreg Proper registration will enable us to ...

Page 3: ...r or an experienced radio TV technician for help You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment The validity of the CE marking is restricted to only those countries where it is legally enforced mainly in the countries EEA European Economic Area Declaration of Conformity Trade Name SONY Model No MZ NHF800...

Page 4: ...i MD Net MD ATRAC ATRAC3 ATRAC3plus and their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation Microsoft Windows Windows NT and Windows Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries IBM and PC AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc in the United States an...

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Page 6: ...ow to use the menu items 27 List of menus 29 Various ways of recording 32 Before recording 32 Viewing various information 33 Recording from a microphone 35 Recording from a TV or radio Analog Recording 37 Selecting the recording mode 37 Adjusting the recording level manually 38 Adding track marks while recording 39 Using the group function when recording 40 To start stop recording in sync with the...

Page 7: ... 70 Changing the displayed menu items Menu Mode 70 Protecting your hearing AVLS 70 Turning off the beep sound 71 Storing the settings for individual discs Disc Memory 71 Starting the playback quickly Quick Mode 72 Selecting the disc mode Disc Mode 73 Adjusting the contrast of the display window Contrast Adjustment 74 Changing the operational direction of the display 74 Various way to use the radio...

Page 8: ...8 Additional information 81 Precautions 81 Specifications 83 Troubleshooting and explanations 85 Troubleshooting 85 Messages 93 Explanations 97 ...

Page 9: ...ing MD Walkman operations Simple mode 108 Recording by computer operations Standard mode 109 Using SonicStage 111 Importing audio data 111 Transferring audio data from your computer to the MD Walkman 113 Transferring back audio data from the MD Walkman to your computer 115 Using SonicStage Help 118 Referring to SonicStage Help 120 Other information 122 Uninstalling SonicStage MD Simple Burner 122 ...

Page 10: ...rder Operation pages 12 to 101 This section explains all of the recorder functions It also gives details on the problems you may encounter while using the recorder and how to solve them and about what to do when a message appears in the display When you encounter any problems or need more explanation Refer to Troubleshooting and explanations page 85 Learning more about Hi MD Hi MD is a new MiniDis...

Page 11: ...erted The displayed items in the illustrations that appear in this section may differ from the actual items displayed by the software Explanations in this section assume familiarity with basic Windows operations For details on the use of your computer and the operating system please refer to the respective manuals Explanations in this section cover general Hi MD Net MD products For this reason som...

Page 12: ...ian model 1 Headphones for USA model 1 When using this unit remember to follow the precautions below in order to avoid warping the cabinet or causing the unit to malfunction Note Make sure not to sit down with the unit in your back pocket Make sure not to put the unit into a bag with the remote control or the headphones earphones cord wrapped around it and then subject the bag to strong impact ...

Page 13: ...go to the NAVI navigation setting mode page 47 Press for 2 seconds or more to go to MENU setting mode page 27 K USB cable connecting jack 1 4 3 qs qd qf qg 2 5 6 7 qa 9 8 q Operation Function Press NENT 1 play enter Press towards find the beginning of the previous track rewind Press towards find the beginning of the next track fast forward Press towards VOL 1 or VOL volume 1 There are tactile dots...

Page 14: ...p when the operation mode of the recorder is in Hi MD mode and MD lights up when the operation mode is in MD mode D REC indication Lights up during recording or file transfers from the computer When flashing the recorder is in record standby mode E Battery indication Shows the approximate remaining battery power If the battery is weak the indication becomes empty and starts flashing F Disc indicat...

Page 15: ...p H HOLD switch To prevent the buttons from being accidentally operated when you carry the recorder use this function I DISPLAY button J P MODE button K SOUND button B C D E A F G H I J K Operation Function Press NX ENT play pause enter Slide towards find the beginning of the previous track rewind Slide towards find the beginning of the next track fast forward Operation Function Press BAND select ...

Page 16: ...dication B PRESET indication C Character information display D Sub play mode Repeat play indications E SND sound and SUR surround indications F Battery level indication G Track number Band Preset number display H Main play mode indications 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 ...

Page 17: ...1Connect the headphones earphones with the remote control to i 2Slide HOLD to the opposite direction of the arrow on the recorder or the remote control to unlock the controls AC power adaptor To DC IN 3V To a wall outlet e E 2 Insert a LR6 size AA alkaline dry battery E end first 3 Close the lid 1 Slide OPEN to open the battery compartment lid Using a dry battery HOLD Connect firmly To i Connect f...

Page 18: ...io Unit approx hours JEITA Stop the recorder before replacing the battery When using a 1GB Hi MD disc the continuous recording time may be shortened if you repeatedly make short recordings When you use the radio it is recommended that you use a new alkaline dry battery since more power is consumed by the radio than by MiniDisc playback Note Battery life1 Hi MD mode When using a 1GB Hi MD disc Unit...

Page 19: ...control 1 Make connections Insert the cables firmly and completely into the appropriate jacks 1Connect the AC power adaptor to the recorder and a house current 2Connect the optical cable to the recorder and an external component Make sure to disconnect the dedicated USB cable before recording Note To LINE IN OPT Optical plug Optical mini plug CD player MD player DVD video player etc To a wall outl...

Page 20: ...n using a standard disc 60 74 80 minutes the operation mode can be set as follows Make sure to check the record protect tab is closed Disc condition Operation mode Blank disc The mode set for Disc Mode in the menu 1 The Disc Mode is factory set to Hi MD If you want to use the disc on another component that does not support Hi MD set the Disc Mode to MD to use the disc in MD mode 1 Refer to Selecti...

Page 21: ...ng contents Track marks are automatically added at the same point as the sound source and the contents are recorded together as a group PAUSE Connected component Make sure that disc indication has stopped T MARK REC NENT PAUSE Connected component To Press Stop Press x Pause Press X1 Press X again to resume recording 1 A track mark is added at the point where you press X again to resume recording w...

Page 22: ...or SYSTEM FILE WRITING is flashing in the display If you do the data recorded up to that point may not be recorded to the disc or data on the disc may be damaged SYSTEM FILE WRITING flashes while data of the recording the track s start and end points etc is being recorded Recording cannot be done when the disc does not have enough space for recording If the power supply is disrupted i e the batter...

Page 23: ...ress the 5 way control key towards VOL or to adjust the volume on the recorder Press VOL or to adjust the volume on the remote control The volume will be shown in the display To stop play press x A long beep sounds in the headphones earphones when you operate Playback starts from the point you last stopped playing After you stop the recorder the recorder will automatically turn off in about 10 sec...

Page 24: ...ide the jog lever towards Go backwards or forward while playing Press and hold the 5 way control key towards or Slide and hold the jog lever towards or Search for a point in a track while viewing the elapsed time Time search While pausing press and hold the 5 way control key towards or While pausing slide and hold the jog lever towards or Search for a specific track while viewing track numbers Ind...

Page 25: ...ss RADIO ON OFF The radio turns on If PRESET is displayed press P MODE to make it disappear from the display 2Press the jog lever repeatedly to select the band Each time you press the jog lever the indication changes as follows USA model FM t AM t TV t Wb weather Canadian model FM t AM 3Slide the jog lever towards TUNE or TUNE repeatedly to tune in the desired radio station 4Press VOL to adjust th...

Page 26: ...t operate if the remote control is not connected to the recorder The volume of radio and MiniDisc can be adjusted individually using the supplied remote control Playback or recording stops when you use the radio There is a DC DC converter attached to the remote control cord When listening to an AM program keep the remote control away from the DC DC converter otherwise noise may be heard Do not pla...

Page 27: ... only basic menu items appear or Advanced all menu items appear Refer to Changing the displayed menu items Menu Mode page 70 for menu mode setting 1 Press and hold DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more to enter the menu 2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select the item 3 Press the jog lever to enter the selection 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 The setting will be entered when you press the jog lever at the last...

Page 28: ...e 5 way control key NENT to enter the selection 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 The setting will be entered when you press the 5 way control key NENT at the last To return the preceding setting Press x To cancel the operation while setting Press x for 2 seconds or more On the recorder 5 way control key NENT NAVI MENU Jog dial x ...

Page 29: ...ntrol Menu 1 Menu 2 Function Site page Edit Title Adding a track name artist name album name group name or disc name page 55 Set Assigns recorded tracks or groups to a new group page 59 Release Releases group settings page 61 Move Changes the order of tracks or groups page 61 Erase Erases tracks groups or the entire disc contents page 64 Format Formats the disc and restores it to the condition it ...

Page 30: ...t to the condition it was in at the time of purchase in Hi MD mode only page 69 Display Lap Time Displays various information such as the recorder status etc in the display window page 34 page 43 RecRemain while recording and stopped 1 Remain while playing AllRemain Title1 Title2 Sound Codec TrackMode SubPMode Normal Selects the type of play such as single track play or shuffle play page 50 1 Trac...

Page 31: ... Recording page 40 SYNC REC Simplifies operations during digital recording Synchro Recording page 42 Option Menu Mode Changes the displayed menu items page 70 AVLS Sets a limit on the maximum volume to protect your hearing page 70 Beep Turns the beep sound on or off page 71 Disc Mem Stores the recorder settings Disc Memory page 72 QuickMode Sets the recorder to start playback quickly page 73 Disc ...

Page 32: ...POWER TO REC may appear and recording cannot be done even if the battery level indication shows sufficient remaining power while the recorder is stopped or playing This is because of a mechanism that disables recording when the remaining battery power is estimated by the recorder to be insufficient due to the high power consumption required for 1GB Hi MD disc recording Before making a recording wh...

Page 33: ...sc settings you may not be able to select certain indications or the indications may appear differently z If you want to check the playing position or track name while playing see Viewing various information page 43 A B Track number Elapsed time Track number Remaining time for recording and remaining free space Hi MD Remaining time for recording MD The number of tracks in the disc Disc name DISPLA...

Page 34: ...rder 5 way control key NENT NAVI MENU Jog dial C D E Group number and track number Elapsed time Track name and artist name Hi MD Track name MD Group number and track number Remaining time for recording remaining free space Hi MD Remaining time for recording MD RecRemain and FreeSpace Hi MD RecRemain MD Numbers of tracks after the current track Remaining time after the current location in the disc ...

Page 35: ... recording You can select the microphone sensitivity depending on the volume of the sound source 1 While the recorder is recording or stopped enter the menu and select REC Set MIC Sens C D E Group number and track number Elapsed time Level meter Group number and track number Remaining time for recording RecRemain Disc name and artist name Hi MD 1 Disc name MD 1 1 Track number appears if the track ...

Page 36: ... When using a plug in power type microphone the microphone can be operated even when its power switch is turned off since power is supplied from the recorder itself The recorder automatically switches input in the following order optical input microphone input and analog input You cannot record through the microphone while an optical cable is connected to the LINE IN OPT jack You cannot set the MI...

Page 37: ...ed in Hi MD or MD MDLP mode can be played back only on MD players or recorders with Hi MD or MD MDLP playback mode 1 While the recorder is stopped enter the menu and select REC Set REC Mode 2 Turn the jog dial to select the desired recording mode and then press NENT to enter the selection The recorder keeps the setting of the recording mode when you record the next time When recording on a disc us...

Page 38: ...y require an extremely long time Adjusting the recording level manually The recording level is adjusted automatically while recording If necessary you can set the recording level manually during both analog and digital recording 1 Press NENT while pressing T MARK REC and X The recorder stands by for recording 2 Enter the menu and select REC Set RECVolume Manual 3 Play the source Hi SP stereo Hi SP...

Page 39: ...he procedure in this section with SYNC REC is set to SYNC Off Afterwards set SYNC REC setting to SYNC On and start recording page 42 Adding track marks while recording You can add track marks track number while recording to divide the material into separate parts that allow you to go to specific track quickly and easily While the recorder is recording press T MARK at the point you want to add a tr...

Page 40: ...rack mark by pressing T MARK or X etc while recording Time Mark will begin automatically adding track mark each time the selected time interval as elapsed The setting is canceled when you connect a digital optical cable to the recorder Using the group function when recording What is the group function The group function is provided to allow playback of discs with group settings The group function ...

Page 41: ...to an existing group Adding a new track at the end of the selected group 1 While the recorder is stopped and the group to which you want to add a track is selected press NENT while pressing T MARK REC and GROUP 2 Play the sound source A new track will be added at the end of the current contents within the group Adding a track at a desired position within the selected group 1 While the recorder is ...

Page 42: ...ro recording the recorder goes into the standby mode automatically When the sound comes from the player again the recorder resumes synchro recording If the recorder is kept in the standby mode for 5 minutes or longer the recorder stops automatically The pause function cannot be turned on or off manually during synchro recording Do not switch the SYNC REC setting while recording Recording may not b...

Page 43: ... may appear differently z If you want to check the remaining time or the recording position while recording or in stop mode see Viewing various information page 33 1 While playing enter the menu and select Display A B Track number Elapsed time Track number Track name and artist name Hi MD Track name MD The number of tracks in the disc Disc name DISPLAY A B Track number Group name and album name Hi...

Page 44: ...up number and track number Elapsed time Track name and artist name Hi MD Track name MD Track name and artist name Hi MD Track name MD Remaining time of the current track 1 Remain Numbers of tracks after the current track Remaining time after the current location in the disc AllRemain Disc name and artist name Hi MD 1 Disc name MD 1 Group name and album name Hi MD 2 Group name MD 2 Track name Sound...

Page 45: ... 1 and select Group in step 2 of Playing tracks in Main play mode page 45 2 Press or to select a desired group The recorder plays the tracks in the selected group from the first track to the last track Listening to tracks by a specific artist Artist Play in Hi MD mode only If the track data includes the artist name you can listen to tracks by a specific artist only 1 While playing the track of the...

Page 46: ...Repeat step 1 to bookmark the other tracks To play the bookmarked tracks Do step 1 and select Bookmark in step 2 of Playing tracks in Main play mode page 45 The recorder plays the bookmarked tracks in the order of their track numbers To erase bookmarks While playing the track for which you want to erase the bookmark press the jog lever for 2 seconds or more By specifying Sub play modes you can lis...

Page 47: ...on to repeat tracks in all play modes except when selecting A B Repeat play Press P MODE for 2 seconds or more appears in the display To cancel Repeat Play Press P MODE for 2 seconds or more until disappears in the display Playing tracks in Main play mode 1 While playing press NAVI MENU The recorder enters navigation mode and the Main play mode display appears 2 Turn the jog dial to select the des...

Page 48: ...selection The name of the group to which current track belongs appears in the display The recorder plays the tracks in that group from the current track to the last track z You can cue to the start of a group While playing press GROUP on the recorder and press the 5 way control key towards or to select a desired group Listening to tracks by a specific artist Artist Play in Hi MD mode only If the t...

Page 49: ...rent track to the last track z You can cue to the first track of the next or previous album While playing press GROUP on the recorder and press the 5 way control key towards or Listening to selected tracks only Bookmark Play You can bookmark tracks on a disc and play them only The sequence of bookmarked tracks cannot be changed To bookmark the tracks 1 While playing the track you want to bookmark ...

Page 50: ... section within a track repeatedly by selecting the starting point A and ending point B Make sure that points A and B are within the same track 1 While playing a track that contains the section you want to repeat enter the menu and select SubPMode A BRepeat A flashes in the display 2 Press NENT at the starting point A Point A is entered and B flashes in the display 3 Press NENT at the ending point...

Page 51: ...ess NENT to enter A list of tracks for the selected group artist or album appears in the display 4 Turn the jog dial to select the desired track and then press NENT to enter the selection The selected track starts playing After step 4 Main play mode and Sub play mode will be canceled Repeat play will function During a search unlabeled tracks will appear at the end of each list While the recorder i...

Page 52: ... Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select the surround mode Each time you slide the jog lever A and B change as follows 4 Press the jog lever to enter the selected surround mode 1 While playing press SOUND repeatedly until SND appears in the display 2 Press SOUND for 2 seconds or more 3 Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select the sound mode Each time you slide the jog lever A and B change as foll...

Page 53: ...y 6 Press the jog lever to enter the selection Virtual Surround and 6 Band Equalizer will not function during recording Varying the virtual sound to create different acoustics Virtual Surround 1 Enter the menu and select Sound V SUR 2 Turn the jog dial repeatedly to select the surround mode and then press NENT to enter the selecteion Each time you turn the jog dial A changes as follows When you pr...

Page 54: ...ng enter the menu and select Sound Sound EQ Custom1 or Custom2 2 Press the 5 way control key towards or to select the frequency 3 Turn the jog dial to adjust the level 4 After selecting the level press NENT to enter the selection To cancel the setting Select Normal A B Heavy SH Pops SP Jazz SJ Unique SU Custom1 S1 Custom2 S2 A B Level of the each frequency 100 Hz 10 kHz Frequency 100 Hz From the l...

Page 55: ...connect the power source while editin or SYSTEM FILE WRITING is flashing in the display If you do the data edited up to that point may not be recorded to the disc or data on the disc may be damaged SYSTEM FILE WRITING flashes while the editing results are being recorded While SYSTEM FILE WRITING is flashing the lid becomes locked Adding titles Title You can add titles to tracks groups and discs Yo...

Page 56: ...ter stops flashing and the cursor moves to the next input position The buttons and control used for character input and their functions are listed below 4 Repeat step 3 and enter all characters of the label name Note Labeling Title Display Track name Track Group name Group Artist name to a track 1 Artist Album name to a track 1 Album Disc name Disc Jog lever NX ENT VOL x P MODE DISPLAY SOUND 1 App...

Page 57: ... the recorder is stopped and the track to be re labeled is currently selected To re label a disc You can re label the disc while the recorder is stopped recording or playing The recorder is able to display but cannot label using Japanese Katakana characters The recorder cannot rewrite a disc or track name of more than 200 letters that was created by another device in MD mode only About the charact...

Page 58: ...ursor moves to the next input position The buttons used for character input and their functions are listed below Title Display Track name Track Group name Group Artist name to a track 1 1 Appears only for discs used in Hi MD mode Artist Album name to a track 1 Album Disc name Disc The cursor flashes Letter input area Character palette The cursor flashes Functions1 Operations To move the cursor in ...

Page 59: ...existing group Track numbers appear according to their order on the disc not their order within the group To insert a blank space Press GROUP and press the 5 way control key towards at the same time To delete a letter Press GROUP and press the control key towards at the same time To cancel labeling Press x for 2 seconds or more To move the cursor from the letter input area to the character palette...

Page 60: ...peatedly until the number of the desired last track appears in the display and then press the jog lever This selects the last track of the new group and the group can be labeled If the disc contains groups only the last track number of each group is displayed 4 Label a group see Adding titles Title page 55 In step 2 the first track must be either the first track of an existing group or a track tha...

Page 61: ...easing a group setting Group Release on the remote control procedures page 61 2 Enter the menu and select Edit Release Group Release and PUSH YES ENTER NO CANCEL appear alternately in the display 3 Press NENT to release a group Moving recorded tracks or groups Move You can change the order of the recorded tracks or groups When you move tracks track numbers are automatically renumbered Example Move...

Page 62: ...k You can move a track from one group out of the group or to another group You can also move a track that does not belong to a group to an existing group 1 Do step 1 of Changing the order of a track on a disc page 61 2 When moving a track out of a group skip this step When moving a track into a different group slide the jog lever repeatedly until the destination group appears in the display and th...

Page 63: ...n Slide the jog lever towards to return to the track or group number display If all tracks are moved out of the group the group automatically disappears from the disc Changing the order of a track on a disc 1 While playing the track you want to move enter the menu and select Edit Move Move 2 Turn the jog dial until the destination track number flashes in the display 3 Press NENT to enter the selec...

Page 64: ...isplay Erasing tracks and the entire disc Erase You can erase unnecessary tracks or all tracks on a disc When erasing tracks that have been transferred from the computer If you erased tracks that have been transferred from the computer the transfer authorization of the tracks will be as follows If the tracks were transferred in Hi MD mode the transfer authorization of the tracks are restored autom...

Page 65: ... erase and check the contents see page 45 2 Press x 3 Enter the menu and select Edit Erase Erase The group name and Erase OK appear and PushENTER appear in the display 4 Press the jog lever to erase the group The group is erased You can quickly erase all the tracks and data of the disc at the same time Note that once a recording has been erased you cannot retrieve it Be sure to check the contents ...

Page 66: ...hat have been transferred from the computer TrkFromPC Erase OK appears in the display 4 Press NENT to erase the group The group is erased To erase the whole disc 1 Play the disc you want to erase to check the contents 2 Press x 3 Enter the menu and select Edit Erase AllErase ALL TRACK Erase OK and PUSH YES ENTER NO CANCEL appear in the display If the disc contains tracks that have been transferred...

Page 67: ...a track if after the division causes the total number of tracks on the disc to exceed the maximum allowed 2 047 tracks for a disc used in Hi MD mode or 254 tracks for a standard disc While playing or pausing press T MARK on the recorder at the point you want to mark MARK ON appears in the display and a track mark is added The track number will increase by one To add track marks while recording exc...

Page 68: ...owards slightly For example to erase the third track mark find the beginning of the third track 00 00 appears in the display MARK appears in the display for a few seconds 3 Press T MARK to erase the mark MARK OFF appears in the display The track mark is erased and the two tracks are combined z When a track mark is erased when you combine two tracks the recording date and title of the second track ...

Page 69: ...ppeared on the display after the disc was formatted by the SonicStage software 1 While the recorder is stopped enter the menu and select Edit Format 2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until YES appears in the display and then press the jog lever to enter the selection When formatting completes NO TRACK appears in the display if a 1GB Hi MD disc is inserted in the recorder or BLANKDISC appears if a s...

Page 70: ...nced appears in the display and then press NENT to enter the selection Protecting your hearing AVLS The AVLS Automatic Volume Limiter System function keeps down the maximum volume to protect your ears 1 Enter the menu and select Option AVLS 2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until AVLS On appears in the display and then press the jog lever to enter the selection When you try to turn the volume too h...

Page 71: ...corder automatically stores the settings for a disc and retrieves them whenever the disc is inserted The following setting can be stored Bookmark Custom1 and Custom2 settings of 6 Band Equalizer You can check the setting as follows 1 Remove the disc from the recorder enter the menu and select Option Disc Mem 2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly On appears in the display and then press the jog lever to...

Page 72: ...Mode The recorder is factory set to quickly start playback after the playback button is pressed You can check the setting as follows 1 While the recorder is stopped or playing enter the menu and select Option QuickMode 2 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until Quick On appears in the display and then press the jog lever to enter the selection If you will not use the recorder for a long time Select Qu...

Page 73: ...D appears in the display and then press the jog lever to enter the selection Even if you select MD as the Disc Mode setting the operation mode can only be Hi MD when using a 1GB Hi MD disc The operation mode set in the Disc Mode menu is applied to a blank 60 74 80 minute standard disc used on the recorder even if a different operation mode was selected in the SonicStage software or a different ope...

Page 74: ... display on the remote control Changing the operational direction of the display When you turn the jog dial clockwise the display scrolls downward This is the factory setting You can change the factory setting to scroll in the opposite direction This operation can be done on the recorder only 1 Enter the menu and select Option Jog Dial 2 Turn the jog dial until Reverse appears in the display and t...

Page 75: ...rder of low to high starting with preset number 1 When storing finishes A stops flashing Presetting radio manually If the automatic presetting function fails to find the station that you want because of poor reception do the steps below to manually store the radio station to a preset number 1 Press RADIO ON OFF to turn on the radio If PRESET is displayed press P MODE to make it disappear from the ...

Page 76: ...try The frequency step differs according to the geographical region If you cannot tune in stations clearly while in another country try changing the frequency step to match that of the particular region 1 Press RADIO ON OFF to turn on the radio 2 Press and hold DISPLAY until A Preset appears in the display 3 Slide the jog lever repeatedly until Step appears in the display and then press the jog le...

Page 77: ...de and from the headphones earphones connected to the recorder during MD mode Connecting the recorder to your computer When you connect the dedicated USB cable directly to the USB connecting jack on the recorder power bus power is supplied from the USB port of the computer This allows the recorder to be used without power being supplied from the battery When using Windows 2000 Professional Be sure...

Page 78: ...ected to the computer it is recommended that you connect the AC power adaptor or insert a new alkaline dry battery as a precaution against power failures disconnection of the dedicated USB cable or other unforeseen occurrences We do not assure the results should there be a mis operation transfer failures or destruction of audio data caused by unforeseen occurrences If you disconnect the dedicated ...

Page 79: ...sc refer to the next page When you insert a disc in Hi MD mode into the recorder and make connection with the computer the recorder is recognized as an external device and can be viewed on the Windows Explorer You can use the recorder in the same way as other devices When the SonicStage software is active the recorder is not recognized as a data storage device If you format a disc on the computer ...

Page 80: ...he disc Free space 60 minute standard disc 219 MB 229 965 824 bytes 832 KB 851 968 bytes 218 MB 229 113 856 bytes 74 minute standard disc 270 MB 283 312 128 bytes 832 KB 851 968 bytes 269 MB 282 460 160 bytes 80 minute standard disc 291 MB 305 856 512 bytes 832 KB 851 968 bytes 290 MB 305 004 544 bytes Hi MD disc 964 MB 1 011 613 696 bytes 832 KB 851 968 bytes 963 MB 1 010 761 728 bytes ...

Page 81: ...ild up in the recorder may cause malfunction or damage On the headphones earphones Road safety Do not use headphones earphones while driving cycling or operating any motorized vehicle It may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas It can also be potentially dangerous to play your recorder at high volume while walking especially at pedestrian crossings You should exercise extreme cauti...

Page 82: ...ery fluid from the battery compartment before inserting new ones On mechanical noise The recorder gives off mechanical noise while operating which is caused by the power saving system of the recorder and it is not a problem To protect a recorded disc To record protect a disc slide open the tab at the side of the disc In this position the disc cannot be recorded To record again slide the tab back s...

Page 83: ...equency 44 1 kHz Sampling rate converter Input 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Coding Hi MD ATRAC3plus Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding 3 plus MD ATRAC ATRAC3 LP2 LP4 Modulation system Hi MD 1 7RLL Run Length Limited PRML Partial Response Maximum Likelihood MD EFM Eight to Fourteen Modulation Frequency response 20 to 20 000 Hz 3 dB Inputs MIC stereo mini jack minimum input level 0 13 mV LINE IN OPT 1 ste...

Page 84: ...ed to connect either a digital optical cable or a line analog cable 2 Measured in accordance with JEITA US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Optional accessories Optical Cable POC 151HG POC 152HG POC MZ1 POC MZ2 POC 15B POC 15AB POC DA12SP Line Cable RK G129 RK G136 Stereo Microphones ECM MS907 ECM MS957 Nickel metal...

Page 85: ...is is because of a mechanism that disables recording when the remaining battery power is estimated by the recorder to be insufficient due to the high power consumption required for 1GB Hi MD disc recording Connect the AC power adaptor to the recorder or insert a new alkaline dry battery The remaining recording time appears as 0 00 00 and recording cannot be done even though 2 0MB of free space is ...

Page 86: ...ile recording in monaural This is normal During digital recording the sound will be stereo in the headphones earphones even though the recorded sound is monaural Momentary noise is heard when recording Due to the special digital audio compression technology used in LP4 stereo mode momentary noise may occur on very rare occasions with certain sound sources Record in SP or LP2 mode The lid does not ...

Page 87: ...h 254 on a standard disc or 2 047 on a disc used in Hi MD mode and further recording is not possible To continue recording erase unnecessary tracks Symptom Cause Remedy While playing Symptom Cause Remedy A disc is not played normally Repeat play is selected Press P MODE to change back to the normal play page 45 Playback mode is changed Enter the Main play mode or Sub play mode to change back to th...

Page 88: ... because the tracks are played in higher speed than normal playback There is no R channel sound output when playing a track recorded from a cassette deck or through an amplifier or when listening to sound from a cassette deck or amplifier There is no R channel output if the cassette deck or an amplifier is connected with a monaural cord Make sure to use a stereo connecting cord If however the conn...

Page 89: ...mode SP stereo 12 seconds or less LP2 stereo Monaural 24 seconds or less LP4 stereo 48 seconds or less You cannot combine tracks recorded in different recording modes e g a track recorded in stereo and a track recorded in monaural nor can you combine a track recorded with digital connection and a track recorded with analog connection The disc cannot edit on other component The component does not s...

Page 90: ... port of the computer Network communication has failed Disconnect the dedicated USB cable wait at least 2 seconds and then reconnect it If the recorder is still not recognized disconnect the dedicated USB cable restart the computer and then connect the dedicated USB cable again Even though the recorder is recognized by the computer it does not operate normally A USB hub is used Connect the dedicat...

Page 91: ...ng media For details on the disc size see page 80 You cannot operate the recorder PC MD appears You cannot operate the recorder while the recorder is connected to the computer Symptom Cause Remedy Others Symptom Cause Remedy Some menu items cannot be displayed Menu Mode is set to Simple Set the Menu Mode to Advanced to display all the menu items The recorder does not work or works poorly The volum...

Page 92: ...ed from the power source Let the recorder sit for a while or disconnect the power source reconnect it and then press any of the operation buttons When using with the AC power adaptor the display window of the recorder will remain faintly lit for some time even after the recorder is stopped This is due to the MiniDisc system limitation The recorder turns off 3 minutes after the recorder has stopped...

Page 93: ...udes characters that cannot be input on the recorder CANNOT OPERATE You tried to press X or T MARK during synchro recording CANNOT RECORD OR PLAY There is no audio data that can be played on the recorder The audio data or disc management file has been damaged Erase the whole disc page 65 or perform the Format function page 69 CANNOT SET You tried to make the Time Mark setting during synchro record...

Page 94: ...o 255 groups on a disc used in Hi MD mode or 99 groups on a standard disc on a disc Keep the group number within 255 or 99 HOLD The recorder is locked Slide HOLD against the arrow to unlock the recorder page 17 IN MENU You pressed a key on the remote control while selecting a menu on the recorder You pressed a key on the recorder while selecting a menu on the remote control LOW BATTERY A battery i...

Page 95: ... tried to record on a 1GB Hi MD disc with insufficient battery power for recording page 85 Connect the AC power adaptor to the recorder or insert a new alkaline dry battery NO TITLE You tried to select Album in the Main play mode with a disc that has no album name information You tried to select by Album in the Search function with a disc that has no album name information NO TRACK You tried to pl...

Page 96: ... DATA ERROR The recorder cannot read the disc information correctly Insert another disc If it is no problem to erase the entire disc do so page 65 TRACK FULL You tried to record more than 2 047 tracks on a disc in Hi MD mode or more than 254 tracks on a disc in MD mode Erase unnecessary tracks page 65 TrkFromPC NO EDIT You tried to combine or divide tracks that were transferred from the computer Y...

Page 97: ...g except in the case of Hi MD discs that support Hi MD mode only When using a blank disc set the Disc Mode setting to select either Hi MD or MD About Linear PCM Linear PCM is a digital non compressed audio coding system You can enjoy high quality sound equal to that of CDs by recording in this mode The meaning of no sound No sound describes a recorder condition in which the input level is about 4 ...

Page 98: ... 2 When transferring 5 minute tracks Codec Bit rate 1GB Hi MD disc 80 minute standard disc 74 minute standard disc 60 minute standard disc Linear PCM 1 4Mbps 1 hour and 34 minutes 28 minutes 26 minutes 21 minutes ATRAC3plus 256kbps 7 hours and 55 minutes 2 hours and 20 minutes 2 hours and 10 minutes 1 hour and 45 minutes ATRAC3plus 64kbps 34 hours 10 hours and 10 minutes 9 hours and 25 minutes 7 h...

Page 99: ...ours LP4 ATRAC3 66kbps 5 hours and 20 minutes 4 hours and 56 minutes 4 hours MONO monaural Monaural 2 hours and 40 minutes 2 hours and 28 minutes 2 hours When transferring from the computer Recording time1 2 2 When transferring 5 minute tracks Codec Bit rate 80 minute standard disc 74 minute standard disc 60 minute standard disc ATRAC3 132kbps 2 hours and 40 minutes 2 hours and 28 minutes 2 hours ...

Page 100: ...on the computer About the DSP TYPE S for ATRAC ATRAC3 This recorder supports DSP TYPE S a specification for high level Sony MiniDisc decks equipped with digital signal processors DSP This specification allows the recorder to produce high quality sound from tracks recorded in MDLP mode Since it retains DSP TYPE R support the recorder produces superior results during recording or playback in SP norm...

Page 101: ...r DVD player etc Equipment with an analog line output jack Casette deck radio record player etc Usable cord Optical cable with an optical or an optical mini plug page 19 Line cable with 2 phono plugs or a stereo mini plug page 37 Signal from the source Digital Analog Even when a digital source such as a CD is connected the signal sent to the recorder is analog Track marks1 1 You can erase unnecess...

Page 102: ...ording the music tracks to the computer SonicStage allows you to import audio data to your computer from music sources such as audio CDs and the Internet and then transfer the audio data stored in your computer to an MD What you can do with MD Simple Burner What you can do with SonicStage Audio CD MD Walkman Audio CD MD Walkman Internet Music files in the MP3 WAV formats Import Transfer ...

Page 103: ...ge 105 SonicStage MD Simple Burner Connecting an MD walkman to your computer see Recorder Operation Recording music tracks from an audio CD in the CD drive of your computer page 107 Importing audio data to your computer page 111 Connecting an MD walkman to your computer see Recorder Operation Transferring audio data from your computer page 113 Listening to an MD ...

Page 104: ...nal users install Service Pack 3 or later version before using the software System requirements Computer IBM PC AT or Compatible CPU Pentium II 400 MHz or higher Pentium III 450 MHz or higher is recommended Hard disk drive space 200 MB or more 1 5 GB or more is recommended The amount space will vary according to Windows version and the number of music files stored on the hard disk RAM 64 MB or mor...

Page 105: ...software will co exist with the new version You will still be able to use music data registered by an older software version even after SonicStage has been installed As a precaution we recommend that you back up your music data To back up the data refer to Backing Up My Library Backing Up Data to a Disk on SonicStage Help If the MD Walkman is connected to the computer with the USB cable make sure ...

Page 106: ...nicStage and MD Simple Burner may differ from those in the illustration above The installation may take 20 to 30 minutes depending on your system environment Make sure to restart your computer only after the installation is completed Was the installation successful If any trouble occurs during the installation see Troubleshooting page 124 Click Install SonicStage and MD Simple Burner ...

Page 107: ...ord an entire CD or only the first track without launching MD Simple Burner Standard mode page 109 You can launch MD Simple Burner to record using computer operations Record an entire CD or selected tracks Only audio CDs with a mark can be used with MD Simple Burner We do not guarantee normal operation in the case of the copy controlled CDs You cannot record in simple mode while the MD Simple Burn...

Page 108: ...ng starts All tracks on the CD are recorded as a new group To stop recording Click on the computer display While the first track is being recorded you can use x stop button to stop on the MD Walkman Setting the recording mode Before starting recording right click the MD Simple Burner icon in the task tray and then select in recording mode Recording first track only Before starting recording right ...

Page 109: ... Simple Burner icon in the task tray or right click and select Show Standard Mode Double click the MD Simple Burner shortcut icon on the desktop The window for recording all tracks on the CD OPEN To open the display as shown on page 110 click here Disc name MD Total time of the selected tracks of CD CD icon MD icon Album name CD Recording mode drop down menu Remaining recording time of the inserte...

Page 110: ...eselect all tracks click here All Erase Check boxes Check the box of the tracks that you want to record To select all tracks click here Get CD info Information of an audio CD album name track title etc will be reflected in the track list CD operating section Use these controls to confirm the tracks on audio CD to be recorded CONFIG Click here to do the following Set the CD ROM drive View version i...

Page 111: ...d CDs 1 Start up SonicStage Select Start All Programs SonicStage SonicStage Programs in the case of Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition Windows 98 Second Edition SonicStage starts up and the main window appears z You can also start SonicStage with double click SonicStage icon on the desktop 2 Insert the audio CD that you want to record into the CD drive of your computer The source...

Page 112: ...Bit Rate on the right side of the screen CD Recording Format My library dialog box will appear The dialog box will ask you to select the format and bit rate for recording the audio CD 6 Click The recording of the tracks selected in step 4 starts To stop recording Click z If CD information such as album title artist name and track names could not be obtained automatically click CD Info on the right...

Page 113: ... see Recorder Operation Do not disconnect the power source or the dedicated USB cable before the transfer has completed 2 Select the transfer destination and click Transfer on the right side of the screen The screen is switched to the Transfer Hi MD or Net MD screen 3 Click the tracks you want to transfer in the My Library list on the left side of the screen To transfer more than one track hold do...

Page 114: ... Click When transferring to a Hi MD Walkman If you want to play the transferred tracks on a Net MD Walkman that does not support Hi MD select Net MD for the mode operation mode on the right side of the screen after step 2 This operation mode can be selected only when using a standard disc in Hi MD mode for recording A transfer will fail and an error message will appear in the following cases When ...

Page 115: ...e or the dedicated USB cable before the transfer has completed 2 Select the transfer destination and click Transfer on the right side of the screen The screen is switched to the Transfer Net MD screen 3 In the Net MD list on the right side of the screen click to select the tracks you want to transfer to your computer 4 Click in the middle of the screen The transferring of the tracks selected in st...

Page 116: ... the tracks you want to transfer in the Hi MD list on the right side of the screen To transfer more than one track hold down the Ctrl key while selecting the tracks To transfer all tracks of the group click the group 4 Click in the middle of the screen The Import dialog box appears 5 Specify the transfer destination in the dialog box To import tracks to a new album select Import to a new album and...

Page 117: ...m on the Hi MD Walkman uncheck the box To edit imported tracks in SonicStage uncheck the box To import tracks to My Library while leaving the copy of them on the Hi MD Walkman check the box When you transfer tracks recorded in linear PCM on the Hi MD Walkman to a computer for editing dividing or combining in My Library the editing may take a long time depending on the length of the tracks and capa...

Page 118: ...e Help while SonicStage is running z You can display SonicStage Help by selecting the following Start All Programs SonicStage SonicStage Help Programs in the case of Windows 2000 Professional Windows Millennium Edition Windows 98 Second Edition In SonicStage Help Device Media is the general term for the external device such as the MD Walkman the Network Walkman and the CD Walkman Follow the instru...

Page 119: ...dow 2 Type in the words 3 Click List Topics A list of the words that were searched is displayed 4 Click to select the desired item among those displayed 5 Click Display An explanation of the selected item is displayed Understanding SonicStage Help Searching for a word inside an explanation The right side frame The left side frame An explanations of the selected item Type in the keyword to find tex...

Page 120: ...e Help Listen to audio data from the CD drive or My Library Music Playback Playing Back an Audio CD or Playing Back a Track in My Library Listen to audio data on the MD Walkman connected to the computer Music Playback Playing Back a Track on a Device Media Managing and editing imported tracks To SonicStage Help Change information related to CD information downloading Changing SonicStage Settings C...

Page 121: ...tage backup Backing Up My Library FAQ About SonicStage Backup Tool Troubleshooting To SonicStage Help Look up troubleshooting procedure Additional Information Troubleshooting When you want to know To SonicStage Help Look up unknown words Additional Information Glossary Look up the kinds of audio data that can be managed by SonicStage Overview Content Handled Within SonicStage Look up the kinds of ...

Page 122: ...mple Burner 2 0 xx in the Currently Installed Programs list and then click Change and Remove Follow the displayed instruction and restart your computer The uninstallation is completed when the computer has restarted Change Remove in the case of Windows 2000 Professional Add Remove in the case of Windows Millennium Edition Windows 98 Second Edition When you install SonicStage Ver 2 x MD Simple Burn...

Page 123: ...ur computer to prevent unauthorized distribution Restrictions on audio content High quality digital audio content is widely available through music distribution services on the Internet To protect the copyrights of its holders from unauthorized distribution some audio content is distributed with certain restrictions on recording and playback For example the playback period or playback count for th...

Page 124: ...system RAM capacity Hard disk drive containing SonicStage MD Simple Burner and audio data Capacity of the drive Free space Version of the software SonicStage Ver 2 x1 MD Simple Burner Ver 2 02 1 To check the SonicStage software version go to Help About SonicStage in the SonicStage window 2 To check the MD Simple Burner software version go to CONFIG Version in the MD Simple Burner window Error Mess...

Page 125: ...ce on your hard disk tYou need 200MB or more free space on your hard disk The installation appears to have stopped before it has completed Check for the appearance of an error message beneath the installation window t Press the Tab key while holding down the Alt key If an error message has appeared press the Enter key The installation will resume If there is no message the installation is still in...

Page 126: ...tConnect the supplied dedicated USB cable firmly The connections are made through a USB hub tOperations are not guaranteed for USB hub connections Connect the MD Walkman directly to the USB connector on the computer Even though the dedicated USB cable is used to connect the MD Walkman to the computer the display on the MD Walkman does not indicate it is connected It takes time to recognize SonicSt...

Page 127: ...orage 79 Disc Mode 73 Divide 67 DSP TYPE S 100 E EMD service 104 Erasing a whole disc 65 groups 65 tracks 65 F Format 69 G G PROTECTION 100 Group erasing 65 moving 63 recording 40 releasing 61 setting 59 H Hard disk free space 104 Hi MD 97 HOLD 14 I Importing 111 Installing 104 L Labeling 56 Linear PCM 97 M Manual recording 38 MD Simple Burner 107 MDLP 37 Menu 29 Menu Mode 70 Move groups 62 tracks...

Page 128: ...ecording 42 System environment 104 System limitations 104 T Time Mark 39 Title 55 Track mark Add Divide 67 Erase Combine 68 Transferring to the MD Walkman 113 to your computer 115 U Uninstalling 122 USB cable 12 USB port 104 V Virtual Surround 52 W Windows 2000 Professional 104 109 111 118 122 Windows 98 Second Edition 104 109 111 118 122 Windows Media Player 104 Windows Millennium Edition 109 111...

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