MD COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM MODEL MD-MX10H OPERATION MANUAL Thank you for purchasing this SHARP product. To obtain the best performance from this product, please read this manual carefully. It will guide you in operating your SHARP product. MD-MX10H MD Compact Component System consisting of MD-MX10H (main unit) and CP-MX10H (speaker system). CONTENTS Page SPECIAL NOTES ................................................................ 1 ACCESSORIES .........................................................
SPECIAL NOTES NOTE FOR USERS IN THE U.K. The mains lead of this product is fitted with a non-rewireable (moulded) plug incorporating a 3A fuse. Should the fuse need to be replaced, a BSI or ASTA approved BS 1362 fuse marked or and of the same rating as above, which is also indicated on the pin face of the plug must be used. Always refit the fuse cover after replacing the fuse. Never use the plug without the fuse cover fitted.
ACCESSORIES Remote control × 1 "AA" size battery (UM/SUM-3, R6, HP-7 or similar) × 2 AC power lead × 1 FM aerial × 1 AM loop aerial × 1 Note: Parts and accessories mentioned in this operation manual other than those in the drawing are not included. PRECAUTIONS ■ General ■ Care of compact discs ● Please ensure that the equipment is positioned in a well ventilated area and ensure that there is at least 10cm (4") of free space along the sides and back.
NAMES OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ■ Front panel 1 2 9 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. On/Stand-by Button Timer Stand-by Indicator Name/TOC Edit Button Timer/Delete Button Tuning Down/Review Button 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. CD Compartment Record Button Track Edit Button CD 0 MD Edit Start Button CD Open/Close Button CD Stop Button 4 10 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 MD Stop Button MD Play/Pause Button Tuning Up/Cue Button Display (Demo) Button MD Compartment 14 21 3 15 16 22 23 24 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 12 8 13 11.
(Continued) ■ Display window 2 3 4 56 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. FM Stereo Indicator FM Stereo Mode Indicator Track Edit Indicator Play/Pause Indicator Repeat Indicator TOC Indicator Level Meters Digital Recording Indicator CD Indicator MD Indicator 19 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
(Continued) ■ Remote control 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28.
PREPARATION FOR USE Unplug the AC power lead from the AC socket before connecting or disconnecting any component. ■ Aerial connection ■ Speaker connection 1 AM loop aerial FM aerial 2 Left Right Black Red 1 Supplied FM aerial 2 Red 3 Connect the FM aerial wire to the FM 75 OHMS socket and position the FM aerial wire in the direction where the strongest signal can be received. Supplied AM loop aerial Connect the AM loop aerial wire to the AM LOOP socket.
(Continued) ■ Placing the system 10 cm (4") ■ Demo mode 10 cm (4") DISPLAY (DEMO) 10 cm (4") 10 cm (4") When the AC power lead is first connected, the unit will enter the demonstration mode and the words will scroll across the display continuously. To cancel the demonstration mode: Be sure to keep space between the units for ventilation. Keep the top and the back of this unit at least 10 cm (4") away from the wall. When in the demonstration mode, press the DISPLAY (DEMO) button.
(Continued) ■ Remote control ■ To change the brightness of the display ● 2 "AA" size batteries (UM/SUM-3, R6, HP-7 or similar) Remote sensor DIMMER When bright Lights up When dark Goes out 0.2 m - 6 m (8" - 20') 15 15 ● When inserting or removing the batteries, push them toward the battery terminal. ● Installing the batteries incorrectly may cause the unit to malfunction. Ï 1 Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on. 2 Press the DIMMER button.
SETTING THE CLOCK ON/STAND-BY 6 Adjust the hour by turning the jog dial. MEMORY/ ENTER ● When the jog dial is turned one click clockwise, the time will increase by 1 hour. When it is turned one click anticlockwise, the time will decrease by 1 hour. Keep turning the jog dial to change the time continuously. ● When the 12-hour display is selected, “AM” will change automatically to “PM”. Jog dial 7 Press the MEMORY/ENTER button. 8 Adjust the minutes by turning the jog dial.
SOUND CONTROL ■ Volume ■ Extra bass (X-BASS) (Main unit) (Remote control) (Main unit) X-BASS (Remote control) X-BASS X-BASS 0 15 MAX (Main unit operation) When the VOLUME control is turned clockwise, the volume will increase. When it is turned anti-clockwise, the volume will decrease. Press the X-BASS button to emphasise the bass region of the frequency spectrum. ● "X-BASS ON" will appear.
COMPACT DISC OPERATION ■ CD playback 1 1 Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on. 2 Press the CD ■ button. 3 Press the 7 button to open the disc tray. 4 Place the CD on the disc tray, label side up. 3,5 ● Be sure to place 8 cm (3") CD in the middle of the disc tray. 6 5 Press the 7 button to close the disc tray. ● The total number of tracks and the total playing time will be displayed.
MINIDISC OPERATION 1 Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on. ■ MiniDisc playback 2 Press the MD ■ button. 3 Load a MiniDisc in the direction indicated by the arrow on the MiniDisc, with the labelled side facing up. ● The disc name will be displayed only when it has been programmed. Label side up 3 Disc name ● The total number of tracks and the total playing time on the MiniDisc will be displayed. 2 Total number of tracks 1 4 Total playing time 4 Press the MD 06 button.
CONVENIENT CD AND MINIDISC OPERATIONS To listen again to the track being played: (Main unit operation) ■ APSS (Auto Program Search System) Turn the jog dial anti-clockwise during playback. MD 06 (Remote control operation) Press the CD 5 or MD 5 button for less than 0.5 seconds during playback. jog dial To move to the beginning of the next track: (Main unit operation) Turn the jog dial clockwise during playback. CD 06 (Remote control operation) Press the CD 4 or MD 4 button for less than 0.
(Continued) 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for any other tracks. Up to 20 ■ APMS (Automatic Programmable Music Selector) tracks (P-20) can be programmed. 6 (CD operation) Press the CD ■ button. 1,6 MD H 7 MD 06 (MiniDisc operation) 2,4 Press the MD ■ button. 3 7 Total number of tracks CD 06 Total playing time 7 (CD operation) 1,6 Press the CD 06 button to start playback of the programmed selections. CD H (MD operation) Press the MD 06 button to start playback of the programmed selections.
(Continued) ■ Repeat and random play Repeat play After the last track has been played, playback will return to the first track and begin again. Random play When the CD 06 or MD 06 button is pressed, all of the tracks will be played at random, and then playback will stop. (The same track will not be played back twice.) To cancel repeat or random play: P-MODE Press the P-MODE button until the " R " or "RANDOM" display disappears.
(Continued) ■ Switching the time display ■ Changing the display during MiniDisc playback Each time the TIME button is pressed during playback or when in the pause mode, the display will change. Each time the DISPLAY button is pressed during playback or when in the pause mode, the display will change as described below. DISPLAY TIME DISPLAY 1 The elapsed playing time for current track will be displayed. TRACK No display 2 The remaining playing time for the current track will be displayed.
RADIO OPERATION Manual tuning: ■ Tuning Press the TUNING (X or W) button as many times as required to adjust the frequency shown on the display to the frequency of the desired station. 4 Auto tuning: When the TUNING (X or W) button is pressed for more than 0.5 seconds, scanning will start automatically and the tuner will stop at the first receivable broadcast station. ● When radio interference occurs during auto scan tuning, auto scan tuning may stop automatically at that point.
(Continued) To recall a memorised station: ■ Preset tuning Turn the jog dial or press the PRESET (X or W) button for less than 0.5 seconds to select the desired station. ● The stations (preset channel number, frequency and frequency band) which have been stored in memory will appear in the display in numerical order, irrespective of the frequency bands. You can store up to 40 stations in memory (40 stations consisting of any combination of AM and FM stations you like) and recall them.
RECORDING ■ Differences from tape recordings ■ About track numbers You cannot record music on the reverse side of a MiniDisc. MiniDiscs are single sided and should only be inserted with the correct side up. When recording from a CD New track numbers will be created automatically according to the original tracks (Synchro mark function). CD First trac Track A MiniDisc First track You don't need to search for the starting point at which to record.
(Continued) ■ Recording from a CD onto a MiniDisc (One-Touch Editing) To cancel the operation: A CD can be recorded to a MiniDisc, starting from the first track, with one-touch operation. To stop recording: Before pressing the CD 0 MD EDIT START button, press the CD ■ button. Press the MD ■ button. ● Playback and recording will stop and the track numbers will be written on the MiniDisc.
(Continued) ■ Track editing from a CD onto a MiniDisc 6 Press the CD 0 MD EDIT START button. You can record several consecutive tracks, starting from the first track of a CD, to a MiniDisc. 0 REC MD H ● The CD loaded will be recorded in order, starting from the first track. When a MiniDisc runs out of recording space or when a CD has been completely recorded, the CD and the MiniDisc will stop automatically. ● Recording will begin, starting from the first track of CD.
(Continued) ■ APMS recording from a CD onto a MiniDisc ■ To record without using One-Touch Editing MD H MD H 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 Select tracks for APMS playback (page 14). 2 Load a recordable MiniDisc. 3 Press the CD 0 MD EDIT START button. ● APMS playback will start, and recording will start automatically. ● Programmed tracks will be recorded in order. After the unit has finished recording the last track, recording will stop automatically.
(Continued) To stop recording: ■ Recording from the built-in radio onto a MiniDisc MD ■ Press the MD ■ button. The recording will stop and the track number will be written on the MiniDisc. 5 To record the track number whilst recording: The recording is performed as a single track. To identify different sections of a recording, you can increase the track number at any point during the recording process. To create a new track number whilst in the recording mode, press the ● REC button.
EDITING 6 After entering all of the characters in the name, press ■ What the editing function can do the NAME/TOC EDIT button. You can create original discs using the MiniDisc editing function, on which you can change the order of the tracks and you can create disc or track names. ● Playback-only MiniDiscs cannot be edited. ● Tracks (up to 255 tracks per disc) can be named.
(Continued) To erase a track name: ■ To create a track name 1 2 After performing steps 1 to 2. Press the TIMER/DELETE button for 2 seconds or more. ● "NAME CLEAR" will flash. TIMER/DELETE 1,5 2,4 3 Press the MEMORY/ENTER button. Notes: ● Up to 40 characters can be entered. ● This function cannot be used in the random play mode and APMS play mode. ● If you create a track name whilst recording the track, make sure you finish entering the name before you finish recording the track.
(Continued) ■ To change disc names and track names ● To add a character: (Example: To change "BET" to "BEST") TIMER/DELETE NAME/TOC EDIT 3 MD ■ 1 To change disc names, perform steps 1 - 3 on page 24. To change track names, perform steps 1 - 2 on page 25. 2 2 Press the 3 or 2 button to flash the character at the place you want to add a letter. MEMORY/ ENTER DISC Jog dial ● To cancel the operation, press the MD ■ button. 3 Select the character you want to add, using the jog dial.
(Continued) ■ Divide ■ Combine A single track can be divided into two at any desired position. Two consecutive tracks can be combined into one track. ● The numbers of the tracks which come after the newly divided track will be automatically increased by one. ● The numbers assigned to the tracks following the combined tracks will be decreased by one automatically.
(Continued) To combine two non-contiguous tracks: ■ Move (Example: the first and third tracks) Move the third track to the second track using the MOVE function. Then, combine the first and second tracks using the COMBINE function. A designated track can be moved to any desired position. ● The numbers assigned to the tracks following the track which is moved will be adjusted automatically.
(Continued) ■ Erase ■ All Erase Tracks you want to erase can be erased one at a time. All of the tracks you want to erase can be erased at once. ● Once all of tracks have been erased, they cannot be recovered. Double-check the tracks before erasing them. ● Once a track has been erased, it cannot be recovered. Double-check the track number before erasing it.
TIMER OPERATION 6 Turn the jog dial to set the minute to start, and then I Before setting the timer, make sure that the clock setting is correct (page 9). press the MEMORY/ENTER button. ■ Timer playback/Timer recording 1,10 TIMER 3 2 MD H MEMORY/ ENTER I If the ending time is not set manually, it will automatically be set for one hour after the starting time. Jog dial 7 Turn the jog dial to set the hour to stop, then press 2 CD H the MEMORY/ENTER button.
(Continued) To confirm the timer setting: 3 Press the SLEEP button to select the time. Press the TIMER/DELETE button once. ● The turn-on time, the turn-off time will be displayed. 1 2 (Maximum: 2 hours - Minimum: 30 minutes) The amount of sleep time can also be changed during the sleep operation. ● 2 hours-30 minutes → 30-minute intervals To cancel timer operation: Whilst in the timer stand-by mode, press the ON/STANDBY button to turn the power on.
USING EXTERNAL UNITS ■ Connecting external units Before connecting external units, set this unit to the stand-by mode and turn off the power to the external units. The other MD/CD player To the output/ headphone socket To the analogue output sockets LEFT Commercially available lead with 3.
(Continued) ■ Listening to sound from an external unit ■ Manual recording To listen to sound from an external unit connected to the analogue input terminals: You can start a recording manually whilst listening to playback from other external equipment (tape deck, tuner) connected to the auxiliary input. 3 6 1 MD H 7 6 1 2 4 4 2 3 MD H 7 4 1 2 4 1 1 Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on. 2 Press the AUX button.
WHAT IS A MINIDISC? The disc is stored in a cartridge. You can handle it easily without worrying about dust, fingerprints, etc. However, dust entering the opening of the cartridge, dirt on the cartridge, warping, etc. may cause malfunctions. Please note the following. ■ Handling the MiniDisc Do not touch the disc directly! Do not open the shutter or touch the disc directly. If the shutter is opened forcibly, it may break.
MINIDISC SYSTEM LIMITATIONS Even if the maximum recording time of a MiniDisc has not been reached, "TOC FULL" may be displayed. Even if the maximum recording time of a MiniDisc has not been reached, "DISC FULL" may be displayed. Even if several short tracks are erased, the remaining recording time may not show an increase. Two tracks may not be combined in editing. The total of the recorded time and time remaining on a disc may not add up to the maximum possible recording time.
(Continued) MiniDisc recording and playback Symptom Possible cause Remedy ● A recording cannot be made. ● Is the MiniDisc protected against accidental erasure? ● Did you try to make recording on a playback-only MiniDisc? ● Can you see the "DISC FULL" or "TOC FULL" message in the display? ● The disc is very dirty. ● Is the unit located near excessive vibrations? ● Has condensation formed inside the unit? ● Slide the accidental erase prevention tab back to its original position.
ERROR MESSAGES When an error message is displayed, proceed as follows: Error messages BLANK MD CAN'T COPY CAN'T READ ( :Number or symbol) CAN'T EDIT CAN'T REC CAN'T WRITE DISC FULL E-CD 20 E. OVER EDIT OVER Er-MD ( :Number or symbol) NAME FULL Meaning ● Nothing is recorded. (Neither music nor disc name is recorded.) ● You tried to record from a copy prohibited CD. ● The disc is damaged. ● TOC information cannot be read. ● MiniDisc not specified. ● A track cannot be edited.
MAINTENANCE ■ External care ● Periodically wipe the cabinet with a soft cloth and a diluted soap solution, then wipe with a dry cloth. ● Do not use chemically treated cleaning cloths or other chemicals. SPECIFICATIONS As part of our policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice. The performance specification figures indicated are nominal values of production units.
TERMS OF GUARANTEE Sharp Electronics (UK) Ltd. ("Sharp") guarantees to provide for the repair, or at its option the replacement, of this product subject to the conditions listed below:- 1. This guarantee shall only apply to faults which are due to inferior workmanship or materials. It does not cover faults or damage caused by accident, misuse, fair wear and tear, neglect, tampering with the product, or repair other than by a Service Facility appointed by Sharp. 2.