Operating Instructions MiniDisc Deck MDS-JA555ES

Recording on MDs
20
GB
6 Press START.
The deck starts recording and the CD player starts
playback.
The track number and elapsed recording time of
the track appear in the display.
If the CD player does not start playing
Some CD player models may not respond when
you press START on the remote of the deck. Press
P on the remote of the CD player instead.
7 Press STOP to stop synchro-recording.
To pause recording
Press STANDBY or CD PLAYER P.
To restart recording, press START or CD PLAYER P.
A new track number is marked each time you pause
recording.
Notes
• When the deck’s remote controls the CD player with a
mode selector, set the selector to CD1.
• The deck may not automatically mark track numbers
when recording from some CD players.
z You can use the remote of the CD player during
synchro-recording
When you press p, the CD player stops and the deck
pauses for recording.
When you press P, the CD player pauses and the deck
pauses for recording.
To restart synchro-recording, press ·.
z You can change CDs during synchro-recording
Do the following steps instead of Step 7 above.
1 Press p on the remote of the CD player.
The deck pauses for recording.
2 Change the CD.
3 Press · on the remote of the CD player.
Synchro-recording restarts.
z You can also do synchro-recording with a Sony video
CD player
Using the procedure for synchro-recording with a Sony
CD player, you can do synchro-recording with a Sony
video CD player also.
To select the video CD player, press button number 2
while pressing down the 1/u switch on the remote
before starting the procedure.
To select the CD player again, press button number 1
while pressing down the 1/u switch.
The deck is factory set to a CD player for synchro-
recording.
z You can check the remaining recordable time on the
MD
Press TIME (see page 23).
z During synchro-recording, the deck copies CD text
information (CD text and disc memos) as it is to the
MD (Disc Memo Copy Function)
The Disc Memo Copy function operates when you make
a synchro-recording from a Sony CD player connected
with a control A1 cable to the MD deck.
Notes
• The Disc Memo Copy Function may not operate for
extremely short CD tracks.
• Text information may not be copied for some CDs.
Making a synchro recording from a CD
player connected with a control A1 cable
You can make a synchro recording from a Sony CD
player with a CONTROL A1
jack connected with a
control A1
cable to the MD deck.
1 Turn on the amplifier and set the source selector
to CD.
2 Do Steps 2 to 8 of “Recording on an MD” on
pages 9 and 10.
3 Set the CD player to the play mode (e.g., Program
Play or Shuffle Play) you want to use to record to
the MD deck.
4 Set the CD player to playback pause mode.
(· and P both light up.)
5 Press r REC on the deck.
The MD deck stands by for recording.
6 Press P on the deck.
CD player pause is canceled and recording starts.
When CD play finishes, recording stops.