filename[F:\My Document\MDSS50\4230403132\4230403132\4230403132MDSS50U2\GB01COV-U2.fm] masterpage:Right 4-230-403-13(2) MiniDisc Deck Operating Instructions Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. 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.
filename[F:\My Document\MDSS50\4230403132\4230403132\4230403132MDSS50U2\GB02REG-U2.fm] masterpage:Left (3 column) CAUTION WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior. The following caution label is located inside the unit.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB02REG-U2TOC.fm] masterpage:Left (3 column) Table of Contents Parts Identification Main unit ................................................. 4 Remote control........................................ 5 Getting Started Hooking up the audio components ......... 6 Recording to MDs Recording to an MD................................ 8 Notes on recording ..................................
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB03PAR-U2.fm] masterpage:Left (3 column) Parts Identification The items are arranged in alphabetical order. Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB03PAR-U2.fm] masterpage:Left (3 column) AyB qs (16) CD PLAYER . (go back)/> (go forward) ql (15) CD-SYNCHRO STANDBY/START/STOP 7 (14) (15) CLEAR 6 (18) (24) DISPLAY ws (8) (12) FADER 3 (28) INPUT wf (8) Letter/number buttons 5 (17) (25) LEVEL +/– qa (12) MENU/NO w; (10) (18) (20) MUSIC SYNC 8 (14) NAME EDIT/SELECT wa (24) PLAY MODE 2 (16) REC MODE wg (9) REPEAT qd (16) SCROLL wd (17) T.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB04GET-U2.fm] masterpage:Left (3 column) Getting Started Hooking up the audio components PC LINK AC power cord (Except for North American model) to a wall outlet Amplifier, etc. CD player, DBS tuner, etc.1) 1) Digital equipment with a DIGITAL OUT connector only Required cords Hookup considerations A Audio connecting cords (2) (supplied) • Turn off the power of all components before making any connections.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB04GET-U2.fm] Setting the voltage selector (only on models supplied with a voltage selector) Notes • Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place. • Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing, particularly when replacing the batteries. • Do not use a new battery with an old one. • Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or lighting apparatus. Doing so may cause a malfunction.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] masterpage:Left (3 column) Recording to MDs 9 Start playing the program source. Recording to an MD Operations you may want to do during recording If the MD has been partially recorded, recording starts after the recorded tracks.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] Notes on recording After recording Press Z to remove the MD or press ?/1 (power) to turn off the unit. “TOC” lights up, or either “TOC” or “STANDBY” starts flashing. The TOC is updated and recording is completed. Before pulling out the power cord Converting digital sampling rates automatically A built-in sampling rate converter automatically converts the sampling frequency of various digital sources to the 44.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] masterpage:Left (3 column) Recording tips (continued) Marking track numbers while recording Tips — Manual /Automatic Track Marking • During recording to an MD in LP2 or LP4 Stereo mode, the MD LP indicator lights up when you press z in step 3 above. • The deck is set at the factory to add “LP:” at the beginning of a track name automatically.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] 4 Press MENU/NO. When you set Automatic Track Marking to on, “L.SYNC” lights up. The deck marks a track number whenever the input signal level drops to –50 dB1) (the trigger level for Automatic Track Marking) or below for at least 1.5 seconds. 1) Factory setting To change the trigger level for Automatic Track Marking 1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/ NO twice. “Setup Menu” appears in the display.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] Recording tips (continued) 1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/ NO twice. “Setup Menu” appears in the display. 2 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until “S.Space On” appears, then press AMS or YES. 3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to select the setting, then press AMS or YES. To Select Turn on Smart Space and Auto Cut S.Space On (factory setting) Turn off Smart Space and Auto Cut S.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] Monitoring the input signal (Input Monitor) You can monitor the selected input signal even when you are not recording it. 1 Press Z to eject the MD. 2 Press INPUT repeatedly to select the jacks (connector) where the signal you want to monitor is being input. When an analog input is selected The analog signal input from the ANALOG IN jacks is output to the ANALOG OUT jacks and PHONES jack.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] Synchro-recording with the audio component of your choice — Music Synchro-recording The Music Synchro-recording allows you to automatically synchronize recording to the MD deck with the playing of the selected program source. The Track Marking Function, however, will differ according to the program source. For details, see “Marking track numbers while recording” on page 10.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] Operations you may want to do during CD Synchro-recording To Press Stop recording CD-SYNCHRO STOP on the remote Pause recording CD-SYNCHRO STANDBY on the remote masterpage:Left (3 column) Notes • When performing CD Synchro-recording with a CD player with a mode selector, be sure to set the selector to CD1.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] masterpage:Left (3 column) Playing MDs Repeat Play Operations Loading an MD Load an MD as illustrated below. With the labeled side up To Do the following Repeat only one track Press REPEAT repeatedly until “Repeat 1” appears in the display. Repeat all tracks Press REPEAT repeatedly until “Repeat All” appears in the display. Cancel Repeat Play Press REPEAT repeatedly until “Repeat Off” appears in the display.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] masterpage:Left (3 column) To Press or turn Using the MD display Find a point in a track Press and hold M or m during play2) or play pause 3) and release it at the desired point. To change the display during playing, press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly. Eject the MD Z after stopping play 1) 2) 3) Automatic Music Sensor When you locate a point while monitoring the sound.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] Creating your own program — Program Play You can pick out the tracks that you like and specify the playing order in a program containing up to 25 tracks. Programing the tracks 1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/ masterpage:Left (3 column) 5 Press YES. “Complete!!” appears and the program is completed. 6 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PGM” lights up in the display. 7 Press NX (or N). Program Play starts.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] masterpage:Left (3 column) Editing Recorded MDs Changing the contents of the program Before editing While the deck is stopped and “PGM” lights up, do steps 1 and 2, followed by one of the procedures below: You can edit an MD only when: To Do the following: Check the following, before editing. Erase a track Press m/M repeatedly until the number of the unwanted track flashes, then press CLEAR.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] Erasing recordings (continued) Erasing a single track masterpage:Left (3 column) Erasing all the tracks on an MD — All Erase Function — Track Erase Function You can erase a track simply by selecting its track number. When you erase a track, the total number of tracks on the MD decreases by one and al the tracks following the erased one are renumbered. Example: Erasing track 2.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] 3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until the number of the track containing the portion to be erased appears, then press AMS or YES. “-Rehearsal-” and “Point A ok?” alternate in the display and the deck repeatedly plays several seconds of the track before the point AMS or YES was pressed. 4 While monitoring the sound, turn AMS (or press .
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] Dividing recorded tracks (continued) 4 While monitoring the sound, turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to locate the dividing point. You can shift the starting point by 1-frame1) intervals (1 frame = 1/86 second). The time indication (minute, second, and frame) of the current point is displayed and the deck plays several seconds of the track to that point repeatedly.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] 2 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until “Combine ?” appears, then press AMS or YES. 3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until the number of the first track of the two to be combined appears, then press AMS or YES. The display for selecting a second track appears and the deck plays the portion where joining will occur (the end of the first track and the beginning of the second track following it) repeatedly.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] Naming a track or MD (continued) masterpage:Left (3 column) 8 Repeat steps 5 to 7 to enter the rest of the name. 3 Turn AMS until “Nm In ?” appears, then press AMS or YES. While the deck is recording, a flashing cursor appears in the display and you can enter a name for the track being recorded. In this case, go to step 5.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] 3 Enter a character using letter/number buttons. If you have selected uppercase or lowercase letters 1 Press the corresponding letter/number button repeatedly until the character to be entered flashes. Or, press the button once and press ./> repeatedly. To select symbols, press . repeatedly while “A” is flashing. 2 Press M. The flashing character is entered and lights continuously and the cursor shifts to the right.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] Naming a track or MD (continued) Erasing a track or disc name masterpage:Left (3 column) Changing the recorded level after recording Use this function to erase the name of a track or disc. — S.F EDIT 1 While the deck is stopped, playing, You can change the volume of recorded tracks using S.F (Scale Factor) Edit. The original track is recorded over at the new recording level.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] 6 Press AMS or YES. “S.F Edit OK?” appears in the display. 7 Press AMS or YES. The deck starts recording over the existing track. “S.F Edit(:) ** %” appears while the track is being recorded. An amount of time that is roughly equal to or longer than the playback time of the track is required when recording over the track. When the recording finishes, “Complete!!” appears. Fade-in and Fade-out Recording 1 Press MENU/NO.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] masterpage:Left (3 column) Other Functions Undoing the last edit — UNDO You can undo the last edit operation and restore the contents of the MD to the condition that existed before the operation. Note, however, that you cannot undo an edit operation if you perform any of the following operations after the edit: • Start recording. • Press MUSIC SYNC on the remote. • Change the recorded level after recording (S.F Edit).
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] masterpage:Left (3 column) Tip Tip Do the following procedure to specify the fade-in or fade-out duration for playback or recording. You can check the remaining time. Once you turn on Sleep Timer, the remaining time is displayed when you select “Sleep” in Setup Menu. 1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/NO twice. “Setup Menu” appears in the display. 2 Turn AMS (or press .
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] masterpage:Left (3 column) Additional Information Precautions If you have any questions or problems concerning your deck, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. On safety • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the deck and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. • Caution – The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] “ Disc Full” appears before the maximum number of tracks is reached Fluctuations in emphasis within tracks are sometimes interpreted as track intervals, incrementing the track count and causing “Disc Full” to appear.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] System limitations (continued) You can make only a first-generation copy2) through a digital-to-digital connection. Examples are as follows: • You can make a copy of a commercially available digital sound program (for example, a CD or MD), but you cannot make a second copy from the first-generation copy.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] Self-diagnosis function The deck’s self-diagnosis function automatically checks the condition of the MD deck when an error occurs, then issues a threeor five-digit code and an error message on the display. If the code and message alternate, find them in the following table and perform the indicated countermeasure. Should the problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] Display messages (continued) masterpage:Left (3 column) Setup menu table No Disc There is no MD in the deck. No Name The track or disc has no name. ProgramFull! The program contains the maximum number of tracks. You cannot add any more tracks. REMOTE The MD is being controlled by an external device connected to the deck.1) S.F Edit! You attempted to perform another operation while in S.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] Outputs PHONES ANALOG OUT Jack type: stereo phone Rated output: 10 mW Load impedance: 32 ohms Jack type: phono Rated output: 2 Vrms (at 50 kilohms) Load impedance: over 10 kilohms General Power requirements U.S.A.
filename[F:\My Document\mdss50\4230403131\4230403131\423040313MDSS50U2\GB05OPE-U2.fm] masterpage:Left (3 column) Using the beeps (continued) One continuous beep (low) • During recording or recording pause, the peak level meters have exceeded the recommended level (“OVER” lights up).1) • You cannot change the play mode. Consecutive short beeps (low)2) followed by single short beeps (low) every few seconds The deck has changed to recording pause. 1) The beep has no effect on recording results.
