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RCD-W1 (US) 4-233-692-12(2)

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©2001  Sony Corporation

Operating Instructions

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel. Record the serial number
in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer
regarding this product.

Model No.

Serial No.

4-233-692-12(2)

Compact Disc
Recorder

RCD-W1

 01COV_RCD-W1.p65

01.2.26, 1:42 PM

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Summary of Contents for RCD-W1 Operating Instructions (primary manual)

Page 1: ... s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No Serial No 4 233 692 12 2 Compact Disc Recorder RCD W1 01COV_RCD W1 p65 01 2 26 1 42 PM 1 ...

Page 2: ... is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more 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 NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN CANADA C...

Page 3: ...ty after being wiped with a cleaning cloth wipe it again with a slightly moistened cloth Then wipe off the residual moisture with a dry cloth Do not use solvents such as benzene thinner commercially available cleaners or antistatic spray intended for vinyl LPs Note on High Speed CD to CD R or CD RW Synchro Recording Certain CD conditions may cause sound dropout or noise in the recording results or...

Page 4: ...Your Own Program Program Play 12 Alternating Discs from One Tray to the Other Relay Play 13 Playing Both Deck Simultaneously Dual Play 14 Recording on CDR Recording a CD to CD R or CD RW disc 15 Recording a CD to CD R or CD RW disc at High Speed 16 Recording on a CD R or CD RW disc Manually 18 Finalizing a CD R or CD RW disc 20 Unfinalizing a CD RW disc 21 Erasing a single track of CD RW disc 22 E...

Page 5: ...foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries Do not expose the remote sensor to direct light from the sun or lighting apparatus Doing so may cause a malfunction If you don t use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion TAPE MD IN Amplifier CD IN Hooking Up the System Overview This s...

Page 6: ...ypes of discs as follows Discs with the logo above Audio CD can be played by both DECK A the CD player section and DECK B the CD R or CD RW recording section of the recorder Discs with the logo above Audio CD R are recordable only one time When you finalize page 20 the disc you can play it in either DECK A the CD player section or DECK B the CD R or CD RW recording section and you can play it in a...

Page 7: ...select the track you want to play using the display 2Press H See Using the Display on page 8 Tips You can remove and load discs while playing another disc Press A of the deck that is not currently playing to open that tray and remove or load a disc Notes You can play unfinalized CD R or CD RW discs only in DECK B If you attempt to play an unfinalized disc in the DECK A a DISC ERROR message will ap...

Page 8: ... and remaining recordable time of the CD R or CD RW disc The track number and playing time are displayed The the total remaining time of the disc is displayed The track number and remaining time of the track currently being played are displayed Checking the information of the disc Each time you press the TIME button while the recorder is playing the front panel display for any deck that has a disc...

Page 9: ...laced an unfinalized CD R or CD RW in the DECK B you can also check the remaining recordable time The information appears as follows When using the remote set SELECT to CDR for operations on DECK B On the TOC and CD R RW indicator The CD R RW indicator shows which type of recordable disc is in DECK B and whether the recordable disc has been already finalized The CD R RW indicator The TOC indicator...

Page 10: ...digit Example When you press 1 or 2 etc 1 appears on the front panel display If you don t press the second digit immediately track 1 will be played shortly after 1 appears on the front panel display Locating a Specific Track You can quickly locate any track while playing a disc by using the AMS and Automatic Music Sensor on the deck and buttons on the remote or number buttons on the remote When us...

Page 11: ... press m or M on the remote repeatedly and hold until you find the point Playing Tracks Repeatedly Repeat Play You can play tracks repeatedly in any play mode Before using the remote set SELECT to CD for operations on DECK A or to CDR for operations on DECK B 1 Each time you press REPEAT on the remote the REPEAT indicator in the front panel display lights and toggles as REPEAT REPEAT 1 and then li...

Page 12: ...lready been played Note REPEAT 1 is canceled if you set Shuffle Play Creating Your Own Program Program Play You can specify the playback order of the tracks on a disc to create your own programs containing up to 20 tracks Before using the remote set SELECT to CD for operations on DECK A or to CDR for operations on DECK B Note You cannot create a program containing tracks from both DECK A and DECK ...

Page 13: ...elay Play When there is a disc in each deck you can alternately play the decks so that when one disc is finished the other will begin to play automatically for continuous play between the 2 decks When using the remote set SELECT to CD for operations on DECK A or to CDR for operations on DECK B Press RELAY until RELAY appears in the display When the disc in DECK A has played through to the end DECK...

Page 14: ...lay on the inner circle of DECK A and DECK B Press A of the decks again to close the disc trays 3 Press H The recorder starts playing Adjust the volume on the amplifier To stop Dual Play Press x Note The front panel display will show you the sound level of the deck A or B you operated last If you want to see the other deck s sound level press H of the other deck during playback In this case the he...

Page 15: ...shortly 3 Press A of DECK A and place a CD on the disc tray Press A of DECK A again to close the disc tray 4 Press CD SYNCHRO NORMAL CD SYNCHRO appears and REC flashes in the front panel display DECK B stands by for recording and DECK A stands by for playing 5 Press H on the front panel or on the remote to start recording Recording starts DECK A and DECK B will automatically stop after recording T...

Page 16: ...st possible recording and OPC appears on the display shortly 3 Press A of DECK A and place a CD on the disc tray Press A of DECK A again to close the disc tray 4 Press CD SYNCHRO HIGH CD SYNCHRO appears and REC flashes in the front panel display DECK B stands by for recording and DECK A stands by for playing 5 Press H on the front panel or on the remote to start recording High Speed recording star...

Page 17: ...W CD with adhesive labels attached to them Irregularly shaped CDs for example heart or star shaped CDs with printed text concentrated on one side only Old CDs Scratched CDs Dirty CDs Warped CDs When TOC WRITE flashes in the display the recorder is currently updating the table of contents TOC Do not move the recorder or pull out the AC power cord If the following occurs during CD playback or record...

Page 18: ...erial Copy Management System which allows only first generation digital copies to be made of premastered software via the recorder s digital input Therefore you may not be able to record a CD R or CD RW digitally through OPTICAL IN depending on the content being record For recording from ANALOG IN with no track data the track number will be increased when the recorder receives silence for 3 second...

Page 19: ... so that the OVER indicator on the level is not normally appears Notes The frequency of SRC is 32 kHz 48 kHz Audio signals of specially encoded discs may not be properly recorded When the SRC indicator lights up The SRC Sample Rate Converter indicator lights up Sample Rate Converter is in use When a non standard incoming signal is received and it will be converted to standard 44 1 kHz for CD playb...

Page 20: ...econds Erasing enters standby mode FINALIZE 2 Press H while the FINALIZE indicator is flashing Finalizing starts During finalizing TOC WRITE appears in the display and the remaining time for finalizing appears in the display When the finalizing process is finished the total track number and the total playing time appear in the display and the TOC red indicator lights off Notes The TOC red indicato...

Page 21: ...zing enters standby mode 2 Press the PLAY button while the UNFINALIZE indicator is flashing Unfinalizing starts During unfinalizing TOC ERASE appears in the display and the remaining time for unfinalizing appears in the display When the unfinalizing process is finished the total track number and the total playing time appears in the display and the TOC red indicator lights off Notes The TOC red in...

Page 22: ...ters in standby mode 2 Press H while LAST TR ERASE is flashing The last track erasing starts During the last track erasing LAST ERASE appears in the display and the remaining time for erasing the last track appears in the display When this process is finished the total track number and the total playing time appears in the display Notes The TOC red indicator appears on the front panel display if t...

Page 23: ... enters in the standby mode 2 Press PLAY while DISC ERASE is flashing Entire disc erasing starts During erasing DISC ERASE appears in the front panel display and the remaining time for entire disc erasing appears in the display When this process is finished 0 0 00 appears in the display Notes The TOC red indicator appears on the front panel display if the disc you put in the DECK B has not been fi...

Page 24: ...itations when recording over an existing track The correct remaining recording time may not be displayed You may find it impossible to record over a track if that track has been recorded over several times already The remaining recording time may be shortened out of proportion to the total recorded time Recording over a track to eliminate noise is not recommended since this may shorten the duratio...

Page 25: ... The player does not start playing Insert a disc Place the disc properly Clean the disc Place the disc with the label side up Moisture condensation has formed inside the recorder Take the disc out and leave the recorder turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates Press POWER to turn the recorder on DECK B the CD R and CD RW recording section The recorder does not operate or operates ...

Page 26: ...0 5 dB Signal to noise ratio Over 96 dB during playback Dynamic range More than 93 dB during playback Inputs ANALOG IN Phono jacks impedance 47 kilohms Rated input 330 mVrms Minimum input 125 mVrms DIGITAL OPTICAL IN Square optical connector jack Optical wavelength 660 nm Outputs ANALOG OUT Phono jacks impedance 47 kilohms Rated output 2 Vrms Load impedance over 10 kilohms OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT Squa...

Page 27: ...27 RCD W1 US 4 233 692 12 2 Actual page number Additional Information 07ADD_RCD W1 p65 01 2 26 1 44 PM 27 ...

Page 28: ...28 RCD W1 US 4 233 692 12 2 Actual page number Sony Corporation Printed in Korea 07ADD_RCD W1 p65 01 2 26 1 44 PM 28 ...

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