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Page 2: ...Portable MiniDisc Recorder Operating instructions MZ R30 1996 by Sony Corporation 3 858 529 23 2 ...

Page 3: ...e more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the 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 You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual ...

Page 4: ...an easily dub a digital source such as a CD on an MD Sampling rate converter This unit enables you to record programs from digital equipment using other sampling rates such as a BS tuner or DAT deck Long time recording with monaural sound You can record up to 148 minutes on a disc using monaural recording Position pointer The display shows you the current location on the disc Date and time stamp f...

Page 5: ...ng 13 Checking the remaining time or the recording position 14 Setting the clock to stamp the recorded time 15 Various ways of playback 16 Selecting the track number or track name directly 16 Playing tracks repeatedly 16 Emphasizing bass DIGITAL MEGA BASS 17 Protecting your hearing AVLS 17 Checking the remaining time or the playing position 18 Locking the controls 18 Connecting to a stereo system ...

Page 6: ... on a lithium ion rechargeable battery 24 Using on dry batteries 25 Additional information 26 Precautions 26 Troubleshooting 28 System limitations 30 Error messages 31 Specifications 33 What is MD 34 Looking at the controls 36 ...

Page 7: ...l input page 11 1 1 Slide OPEN and open the lid 2 Insert a recordable MD with the label side facing up and press the lid down to close 2 to LINE OUT to LINE IN OPTICAL R red L white AC power adaptor supplied CD player cassettecorder etc source to DC IN 6V Line cable RK G129 not supplied to a wall outlet Use the connecting cords without an attenuator To connect to a portable CD player having a ster...

Page 8: ...ress p to stop Then slide REC p and open the lid 2 1 A new track is added at the point where you pressed P and the recording will be marked with the new track number when you resume recording 2 Once you open the lid the point to start recording will change to the beginning of the first track When recording on a recorded MD check the point to start recording on the display If the recording does not...

Page 9: ...batteries see pages 24 25 Make connections Insert an MD 1 2 to a wall outlet headphones with a remote controller supplied to2 REMOTE AC power adaptor supplied to DC IN 6V 2 Insert an MD with the label side facing up and press the lid down to close 1 Slide OPEN and open the lid ...

Page 10: ...en the lid 2 1 To go backward or forward quickly without listening press P and keep pressing or 2 Once you open the lid the point to start play will change to the beginning of the first track I f t h e p l a y d o e s Make sure the recorder is not locked page 18 z The recorder automatically switches to play the stereo or monaural sound according to the recorded sound To stop play press p A long be...

Page 11: ... r k e d after more than 2 seconds of silence when the recorder is paused while recording Y o u c a n e r a s e u n n e c e s s a r y m a r k s a f t e r r e c o r d i n g E r a s i n g a t r a c k m a r k p a g e 2 1 A d j u s t e d a u t o m a t i c a l l y C a n a l s o b e a d j u s t e d m a n u a l l y A d j u s t i n g t h e r e c o r d i n g l e v e l p a g e 1 3 Difference connection Inpu...

Page 12: ... s o f a d i g i t a l s o u r c e o n a n M D B e f o r e s y n c h r o r e c o r d i n g m a k e c o n n e c t i o n s t o t h e d i g i t a l s o u r c e w i t h a d i g i t a l c a b l e a n d t h e p o w e r s o u r c e a n d i n s e r t a r e c o r d a b l e M D 1 Slide SYNCHRO REC to ON SYNC appears in the display 2 Slide REC to the right while pressing its button The recorder stands by for...

Page 13: ... a u r a l s o u n d T h e r e c o r d i n g t i m e b e c o m e s d o u b l e t h e n o r m a l 1 W h i l e p r e s s i n g P s l i d e R E C t o t h e r i g h t T h e r e c o r d e r s t a n d s b y f o r r e c o r d i n g 2 P r e s s M O D E M o n o R E C a p p e a r s i n t h e d i s p l a y a n d t h e r e c o r d e r s w i t c h e s t o m o n a u r a l r e c o r d i n g P r e s s M O D E a g...

Page 14: ...l m e t e r i n t h e d i s p l a y a d j u s t t h e r e c o r d i n g l e v e l b y p r e s s i n g o r S e t t h e l e v e l s o t h a t i t h i t s t h e s e c o n d i n d i c a t o r f r o m t h e t o p w h e n t h e r e c o r d e r r e c e i v e s t h e m a x i m u m s o u n d N o t e T h e r e c o r d i n g l e v e l s h o u l d b e a d j u s t e d w h i l e t h e r e c o r d e r i s i n s ...

Page 15: ...a m e 1 D i s c n a m e 2 C u r r e n t d a t e 3 A E l a p s e d t i m e R e m a i n i n g t i m e f o r r e c o r d i n g R e m a i n i n g t i m e a f t e r t h e c u r r e n t l o c a t i o n C u r r e n t t i m e 3 Position pointer shows the current location on the MD Record indicator DISPLAY Record indicator l i g h t s u p f l a s h e s a c c o r d i n g t o t h e l o u d n e s s o f t h e ...

Page 16: ...s o p e r a t i n g If you make a mistake while setting the clock P r e s s p a n d s e t t h e c l o c k a g a i n f r o m s t e p 2 Y o u c a n s k i p a s t e p b y p r e s s i n g To display the current time W h e n t h e r e c o r d e r i s n o t o p e r a t i n g o r w h i l e r e c o r d i n g p r e s s D I S P L A Y r e p e a t e d l y u n t i l t h e c u r r e n t t i m e a p p e a r s i ...

Page 17: ...r e p e a t e d l y i n t h r e e w a y s a l l r e p e a t s i n g l e r e p e a t a n d s h u f f l e r e p e a t 1 P r e s s M O D E w h i l e t h e r e c o r d e r i s p l a y i n g a n M D E a c h t i m e y o u p r e s s M O D E t h e p l a y m o d e i n d i c a t i o n c h a n g e s a s f o l l o w s Play mode A l l t h e t r a c k s a r e p l a y e d o n c e A l l t h e t r a c k s a r e p ...

Page 18: ... m e t o p r o t e c t y o u r e a r s 1 S e t A V L S a t t h e b o t t o m o f t h e r e c o r d e r t o L I M I T W h e n y o u t r y t o t u r n t h e v o l u m e A V L S a p p e a r s i n t h e d i s p l a y T h e v o l u m e i s k e p t a t a m o d e r a t e l e v e l Notes I f t h e s o u n d i b a s s t u r n d o w n t h e v o l u m e M e g a B a s s f u n c t i o n s o u n d b e i n g r e...

Page 19: ...c o n t r o l l e r S l i d e H O L D i n t h e o p p o s i t e d i r e c t i o n o f t h e a r r o w t o u n l o c k t h e c o n t r o l s HOLD HOLD DISPLAY Position pointer shows the current location on the MD A B 1 T r a c k n u m b e r a p p e a r s w h e n t h e M D h a s n o t r a c k n a m e 2 R e m a i n i n g n u m b e r o f t h e d i s c w h e n t h e d i s c h a s n o n a m e 3 I f y o ...

Page 20: ... t p o u t p u t i s a n a l o g T h e M D d i g i t a l l y a n d t h e c o n n e c t e d e q u i p m e n t Note T h e M e g a B a s s d o s e n o t f u n c t i o n c a n c e l l e d w h e n t h e L I N E O U T j a c k c o n n e c t e d w i t h a l i n e Portable DAT recorder Stereo system etc Stereo mini jack R red L white RK G136 not supplied RK G129 not supplied to LINE OUT 2 phono plugs to LI...

Page 21: ... ERASE and slide REC to the right All Erase and Push Erase appear in the display alternately To cancel erasing press p 2 Press ERASE again Toc Edit flashes in the display When erasing finishes BLANK DISC appears Erasing tracks To erase a track Note that once a recording has been erased you cannot retrieve it Check the track number before erasing 1 Press ERASE while playing the track you want to er...

Page 22: ...he combined track whose mark has been erased is recorded with the date and time of the beginning of the first of the two combined tracks Adding a track mark You can add track marks so that the separated part after the track mark is as a new track The track numbers will increase as follows 1 2 3 4 4 4 1 2 3 4 1 While playing or pausing an MD press TRACK MARK on the recorder at the point you want to...

Page 23: ...NTER The recorder plays the selected track repeatedly For example above MV003n003 appears in the display 2 Rotate the vertical jog dial to select the new track position For example above rotate the jog dial until MV003n002 appears in the display To cancel moving press p 3 Press TITLE ENTER again Moving is completed and the recorder plays the moved track 1 2 3 4 Before moving Track A Track B Track ...

Page 24: ...d T o c a n c e l l a b e l i n g p r e s s p A v a i l a b l e c h a r a c t e r s Capital and small letters of the English alphabet Numbers 0 to 9 _ _ space T o r e l a b e l r e c o r d i n g s Do steps 1 and 2 to display the label of the track or MD Enter a new character over the one you want to change then press TITLE ENTER N o t e s You cannot relabel premastered MDs or label MDs that have n...

Page 25: ... Using on a lithium ion rechargeable battery Before using the supplied LIP 12 H lithium ion rechargeable battery for the first time charge it in the recorder 1 Connect the supplied AC power adaptor 2 Insert the LIP 12 H into the recorder and close the lid z Power sources z Power sources You can use the recorder on house current or as follows In the recorder a lithium ion rechargeable battery suppl...

Page 26: ...hours Approx 6 5 hours Approx 15 hours Record ing2 Approx 5 hours 3 3 1 The battery life may be shorter due to operating conditions and the temperature of the location 2 When you record use a fully charged rechargeable battery 3 Recording time may differ according to the alkaline batteries When to replace the batteries When the dry batteries or rechargeable battery are weak flashing b or LOW BATT ...

Page 27: ...or Heat build up in the recorder may cause malfunction or damage z Additional information On the headphones Road safety Do not use headphones 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 exercis...

Page 28: ...utions Install the and poles of the batteries correctly Do not install new and used batteries or different kinds of batteries together Do not try to recharge dry batteries When the recorder is not to be used for a long time be sure to remove the batteries If a battery leak should develop carefully and thoroughly wipe away battery fluid from the battery compartment before inserting new ones For cus...

Page 29: ...ncorrectly b Install the batteries correctly page 25 You pressed a button while the disc indication was rotating quickly b Wait until the indication rotates slowly The recording volume is too low The recording was made using a connecting cord with an attenuator b Use a connecting cord without an attenuator page 6 The AC adaptor was unplugged during recording or a power outage occurred While operat...

Page 30: ...ressing or b Press P before pressing or The rechargeable battery has been inserted incorrectly or the AC power adaptor has been connected incorrectly b Insert the battery correctly or connect the AC power adaptor correctly The built in battery for a clock is weak b Connect the AC power adaptor to DC IN 6 V on the recorder and the wall outlet to charge the built in battery After charging set the cl...

Page 31: ...ks of under 12 seconds in length are not counted and so erasing them may not lead to an increase in the recording time Recording is done in minimum units of 2 seconds each no matter how short the material Even if the last unit of recording is less than 2 seconds it is counted as a unit of 2 seconds Then 2 seconds space is put before recording starts again to prevent the last unit of the previous t...

Page 32: ...ied AC power adaptor or the recommended car battery cord is not used b Use the supplied AC power adaptor or the recommended car battery cord The recorder is locked b Slide HOLD against the allow to unlock the recorder page 18 Batteries are weak b Charge the rechargeable battery or replace the dry batteries pages 24 25 You tried to record when there is no indication in the display and the recorder ...

Page 33: ... tried to record or edit on a MD with the tab in the record protect position b Slide the tab back page 27 You tried to erase a track mark while playing the MD or at the beginning of the first track You tried to erase a track mark to combine tracks the recorder cannot combine caused by system limitation Heat has built up in the recorder b Let the recorder cool down There is no more space for new da...

Page 34: ...o mini jack 0 22 0 78 mV Line in stereo mini jack 69 194 mV Optical Digital in optical digital mini jack Outputs Headphones stereo mini jack maximum output level 5 mW 5 mW load impedance 16 ohm Line out stereo mini jack 194 mV load impedance 10 kilohm General Power requirements Sony AC Power Adaptor supplied connected at the DC IN 6 V jack 120 V AC 60 Hz US model 230 240 V AC 50 60 Hz UK model 240...

Page 35: ...c field corresponds exactly to the audio signals generated by the connected source The north and south polarities equate to digital 1 and 0 The demagnetized MD adopts the polarity of the magnetic field resulting in a recorded MD Optional accessories Lithium ion rechargeable battery LIP 12 Micro plug adaptor Stereo mini plug n Micro plug PC MP1HG Optical Cable POC 151HG POC 152HG POC MZ1 POC MZ2 PO...

Page 36: ...ts actually audible to the human ear Quick Random Access Like CDs MDs offer instantaneous random access to the beginning of any music track Premastered MDs are recorded with location addresses corresponding to each music selection Recordable MDs are manufactured with a User TOC Area to contain the order of the music The TOC system is similar to the directory management system of floppy disks In ot...

Page 37: ...the rear 6 8 Display window 14 18 9 SYNCHRO REC synchro recording switch 11 0 MIC PLUG IN POWER jack 12 LINE IN OPTICAL jack 6 11 LINE OUT jack 19 DIGITAL MEGA BASS button 17 2 headphones REMOTE jack 8 Vertical jog dial 16 22 TRACK MARK button 21 ƒEND SEARCH button 7 ERASE button 20 search AMS button 7 9 play button 7 9 P pause button 7 9 VOLUME button 9 HOLD switch 18 REC record switch 7 p stop b...

Page 38: ... time indication in the 12 hour system 9 Mega bass indication 17 0 Battery indication 24 Shows battery condition REMAIN remaining time tracks indication 14 18 Lights up along with the remaining time of the track the remaining time of the MD or the remaining number of tracks REC DATE recorded current date indication Lights up along with the date and time the MD was recorded When only DATE lights up...

Page 39: ... to play While playing press the side to find beginning of the current or preceding tracks or to search backward or press the side to find the beginning of the succeeding tracks or to search forward 4 TRACK MARK button 21 5 P pause button 7 9 6 HOLD switch 18 Slide to lock the controls of the remote controller 7 p stop button 7 9 US model Other models ...

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