MD Editing

Editing tips.. 23 Registering tracks in groups.. 23 Group Function Labeling an MD/group/track. 25 Name Function Creating a new group.. 27 Create Function Releasing group registrations.. 28 Release Function Erasing recordings.. 29 Erase Function Moving recorded tracks. 31 Move Function Combining recorded tracks. 32 Combine Function Dividing recorded tracks.. 33 Divide Function Undoing the last edit.. 34 Undo Function Changing the recorded level after recording... 34 S.F Edit Function

CD Play

Loading a disc... 7 Playing a disc.. 7 Normal Play/Shuffle Play/ Repeat Play Creating your own program.. 8 Program Play Labeling a CD... 9 Disc Memo

MD Play

Loading an MD..11 Playing an MD.. 11 Normal Play/Shuffle Play/ Repeat Play Programming MD tracks..12 Program Play Playing only the tracks in the desired group.. 13

MD Recording

Before you start recording.. 14 Recording a CD on an MD.15 CD-MD Synchro Recording/ High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording Recording a tape on an MD. 16 TAPE-MD Synchro Recording Recording on an MD manually. 17 Manual Recording Starting recording with 6 seconds of prestored audio data. 18 Time Machine Recording Marking track numbers.. 19 Making a space between tracks 3 seconds long automatically. 20 Smart Space Adjusting the recording level. 21
Presetting radio stations. 36 Listening to the radio.. 37 Preset Tuning Manual Tuning Labeling the preset stations. 38 Station Name Using the Radio Data System (RDS). 39 (European model only)

Tape Play

Loading a tape.. 39 Playing a tape.. 40

continued

Tape Recording
Recording your favorite CD/MD tracks on a tape.. 40 CD/MD-TAPE Synchro Recording Recording on a tape manually.. 41 Manual Recording

Additional Information

Precautions.. 61 System limitations of MDs. 63 Specifications.. 64 List of button locations and reference pages.. 66

Sound Adjustment

Adjusting the sound.. 42
Falling asleep to music. 42 Sleep Timer Waking up to music.. 43 Daily Timer Timer recording radio programs. 44

Display

Turning off the display. 46 Power Saving Mode Viewing information about the disc in the display.. 46
Optional Personal Computer
Connecting a personal computer to the system.. 48 Listening to the sound of a connected personal computer.. 49 About the supplied M-crew. 50 About the supplied SonicStage for Sony Net MDs... 51

Optional Components

Hooking up optional components. 52 Listening to audio from a connected component.. 53 Recording with optional components and this system.. 53

Playback starts. When the playing of the last track in the group finishes, the MD deck stops automatically.
If you select a group that does not have any tracks registered and press MD NX, playback starts from the first track of the first group on the MD.
You can change play mode (Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat Play/Program Play) only for the tracks in the group. To select the desired play mode, select the play mode before step 3. You can perform the operations described under Playing an MD (page 11) and Programming MD tracks (page 12) only for the tracks in the group.
When you use a partially recorded MD
You cannot record while overwriting the recorded tracks. Recording starts after the recorded tracks. If you want to erase the recorded tracks, erase the tracks using Erase Function (page 29).
Before you start recording
MDs (MiniDisc) let you digitally record and play music with high quality sound. Another feature of MDs is track marking. The track marking feature lets you quickly locate a specific point or easily edit the recorded tracks. However, depending on the source you record, the recording method and the way the track numbers are recorded differ.

Note on MD track numbers

On an MD, the track numbers (track sequence), track start and end point information, etc., are recorded in the TOC*3 area independent of the sound information. You can edit recorded tracks quickly by modifying the TOC information.
When the source you record from is:
CDs loaded in this systems CD player The MD deck performs digital recording.*1 Track numbers are automatically marked as on the original CD. However, track numbers are not marked depending on the track (page 63). Other digital components connected to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack The MD deck performs digital recording.*1 Track numbers are marked differently depending on the source you record. This systems tuner or other analog components connected to the ANALOG IN jacks The MD deck performs analog recording.*2 A track number is marked at the beginning of a recording only, but when you turn on the Level Synchro Recording Function (page 19), track numbers are automatically marked in sync with the level of the input signal. A personal computer Only tracks that have been checked out using the Net MD function can be recorded from a personal computer.

Press ENTER/START.

Press START flashes. The MD deck stands by for recording and the CD player pauses for play.

SYNC REC NORM

Press ENTER/START while Press START flashes.
Recording starts. When the recording is completed, the CD player and the MD deck stop automatically.

To stop recording

Press x.
To record using the Group Function
Press GROUP repeatedly until GROUP appears after step 2. Press GROUP SKIP repeatedly until New Group or the desired group appears after step 5.
Recording a tape on an MD
TAPE-MD Synchro Recording
You can make an analog recording of a tape on an MD. You can use TYPE I (normal) tape. Use buttons on the unit for the operation.
Recording a CD on an MD and a tape at the same time
Load a recordable tape, then select DUAL SYNC in step 4. Even if the MD or the tape ends part-way through the recording, the other continues recording.
Load a recordable MD. Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE and load a tape you want to record. Press SYNCHRO MODE repeatedly until TAPEtMD SYNC appears. Press ENTER/START.
To record only your favorite CD tracks
You can record only your favorite CD tracks using the Program Play. Between steps 2 and 3, perform steps 1 to 5 of Creating your own program (page 8).
Press START flashes. The MD deck stands by for recording and the tape deck pauses for play.
You cannot pause the recording. If the MD play mode is set to the Repeat Play or Shuffle Play, the play mode switches to Normal Play in step 5. The following items are either inoperative or cannot be used during High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording: The Auto Cut Function The recording level specified in the Setup menu

SYNC REC

Tape playback side
Press DIRECTION repeatedly until g appears to record on one side or h (or j) to record on both sides. Press ENTER/START while Press START flashes.
For details about LP2/LP4 recording, see Recording for long times on page 22. For details about CD-MD Synchro Recording, see page 22. Depending on the disc, CD-TEXT information may also be recorded (except when you record on an MD and a tape at the same time).
Recording starts. When the recording is completed, the tape deck and the MD deck stop automatically.
Recording on an MD manually

Manual Recording

You can record just the portions you like from a CD, or other connected component.

High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording
When recording an entire CD as is or in the programmed track order, you can record at higher speed than normal (approximately 4 normal speed).
If you cannot use High-Speed CDMD Synchro Recording

When Retry flashes

MDs recorded in MDLP Stereo mode cannot be played back on the system that does not support MDLP mode.
Even if the recording mode is set to MONO, the sound from the speakers are output as recorded in the source (in stereo when recording the stereo source). You cannot use S.F Edit and some other MD edit functions for tracks recorded in MDLP mode. Some MDs recorded in MDLP Stereo mode are edited so that LP: is displayed to indicate that playback is not possible when an attempt is made to play back these MDs on a system that does not support MDLP mode. However, this system supports MDLP mode, so LP: is not displayed when these MDs are played back.
A reading failure has occurred, and the system is trying to read the data again. If the retry was successful, the system continues with High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording. If the condition of the inserted CD or the system is poor, and retry fails, High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording is disabled. In this case, Retry and NORM flash in the display and the MD deck automatically starts recording in normal CD-MD Synchro Recording. Note that monitoring of the recorded signal is not possible when this occurs.
LP4 stereo mode (4 long time recording mode) achieves a long stereo recording time by use of a special compression system. When placing emphasis on sound quality, Stereo recording or LP2 stereo recording (2 long time recording mode) is recommended. You can mix the recording mode in an MD. The selected recording mode is kept even after recording has finished. To change the recording mode, press REC MODE on the unit repeatedly.
You cannot record over existing tracks. The new tracks are recorded after the existing tracks. When recording all the tracks on a CD, be sure to use a recording MD with a longer remaining time than the CD play time. You cannot pause recording during CD-MD Synchro Recording and High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording. If the MD play mode is set to Repeat Play or Shuffle Play, it automatically switches to Normal Play. The following items are either inoperative or cannot be used during High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording: The Auto Cut Function The recording level specified in the Setup menu There is no sound from the tape output jack during High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording.

* GROUP flashes. To use the Group Function again, first perform the procedure for Releasing all groups on an MD (page 28) and release the registrations of all tracks on the MD.
MDs recorded using the Group Function of this system can be used with other system that supports the Group Function. However, note that the Group Function operations of other system may differ from the operations for this system.
If Group Full! appears during operation
You cannot start recording because there is insufficient character space for group management. Delete unnecessary characters (disc title or track titles) until group recording is possible (page 26).
How is group information recorded?
When recording using the Group Function, the group management information is automatically recorded on the MD as the disc title. Specifically, a character string such as the following is written in the disc title recording area.
Disc title recording area
0 ; Favourites // ; Rock // ; Pops //. 3
1 The disc title is Favorites. 2 Tracks 1 to 5 are registered in the Rock group. 3 Tracks 6 to 9 are registered in the Pops group.
The Group Function setting is stored even if you eject the MD or turn off the system. When the Group Function is on, tracks which are not registered to a group are not displayed and cannot be played. You cannot change the group order. The new group is added after any existing groups with tracks registered. When you newly record a track into an existing group, the new track is added after any existing tracks in the group. Up to 99 groups can be registered on a single MD. When you newly record a track into an existing group, the track numbers following the newly recorded track may change when the Group Function is turned off. If you load a disc with group management information written in other than the proper format, GROUP flashes. In this case you cannot use the Group Function.
Labeling an MD/group/ track

Name Function

You can create titles for your recorded MDs, tracks, and groups as follows.

To label a group

Press GROUP repeatedly until GROUP appears, then press GROUP SKIP repeatedly until the desired group appears. Press NAME EDIT/SELECT while the total number of tracks within the desired group is displayed.
Use Name Function. You can input a total of approximately 1,700 characters for the disc title, track titles and group titles on a single MD. When labeling an MD recorded using the Group Function, be sure to label the disc with the Group Function on so as not to rewrite the group management information by mistake. For details on the group management information, see How is group information recorded? on page 24.

To shift the point by minute or second intervals in steps 6 and 8, press m or M repeatedly to flash minute, second, or frame indication, then press. or >.

Minute Second

Moving recorded tracks

Move Function

You can use this function to change the order of any track on the disc. When you move tracks, the tracks are automatically renumbered.
Example: Moving track 3 to position 2
Track number 1 Original A tracks
When you move a track to a track number that is registered into a group, the moved track is re-registered into the group. In addition, if you move a track that is registered into a group to a track number that is not registered into a group, the group registration of the moved track is released. However, when the Group Function is on, you can only move tracks within the selected group.

After MOVE

Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD. Press MENU/NO. Press. or > repeatedly until Move? appears, then press ENTER/ YES.
Press. or > repeatedly until the desired track number to move appears, then press ENTER/YES. Press. or > repeatedly until the new track position appears.
Original track number New track position
Complete! appears for a few seconds and the moved track starts playing.
Combining recorded tracks

Combine Function

You can use this function to combine 2 tracks into a single track. The total number of tracks decreases by one and all tracks following the combined ones are renumbered.
Example: Combining track 3 to track 1
Track number 1 Original tracks
Press. or > repeatedly until the first track number of the two to be combined appears, then press ENTER/ YES.
For example, to combine track 1 to 4, select 4.

First track number

Press. or > repeatedly until the second track number of the two to be combined appears.
Second track number to be continued New track number

After COMBINE

Example: Combining track 1 to track 4

Original tracks

Complete! appears for a few seconds. Playback of the track starts.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD. Press MENU/NO. Press. or > repeatedly until Combine? appears, then press ENTER/YES.
When you combine two tracks that are registered into different groups, the second track is reregistered into the group containing the first track. In addition, if you combine a track that is registered to a group with a track that is not registered to a group, the second track takes the same registration setting as the first track. However, when the Group Function is on, you can only combine tracks within the selected group. Tracks recorded in different recording modes (stereo, LP2, LP4 or MONO) cannot be combined. If both of the combined tracks have track titles, the title of the second track is erased.

Press MENU/NO in stop mode. Press. or > repeatedly until Undo? appears.
Changing the overall recording level
Undo? does not appear when there is no editing function that can be canceled.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD. Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly until both PGM and SHUF disappear. Press MENU/NO. Press. or > repeatedly until S.F Edit? appears, then press ENTER/ YES. Press. or > repeatedly until Tr Level? appears, then press ENTER/ YES.
Following message appears depending on the last edit.

Editing Message

Labeling discs or tracks Erasing the titles Creating a new group Releasing a group Releasing all groups Deleting a portion of a track Deleting a track Deleting all the tracks Moving tracks Dividing a track Combining tracks

Name Undo?

Group Undo?
Erase Undo? Move Undo? Divide Undo? Combine Undo?
Press. or > repeatedly until the track number you want to change the recording level appears, then press ENTER/YES.

Level 0dB appears.

You cannot undo the S.F Edit Function.
While monitoring the sound, press. or > repeatedly to change the recorded level.
The recording level can be changed from 12 dB to +12 dB, in 2 dB steps. Change to the optimum level while making sure that OVER does not appear in the display at the loudest portion.

Time5.0s appears.

While monitoring the sound, press. or > repeatedly to change the Fadein or Fade-out recording time.
The system plays the portion that will be recorded over using Fade-in or Fade-out Recording. You can set the time at any value between 1.0 second and 15.0 seconds, in 0.1 second steps. You cannot set the time longer than the track.

S.F Edit OK? appears.

The system 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.
The system starts recording over the existing track. S.F Edit: ** % appears while the track is being recorded. When the recording finishes, Complete! appears.

To cancel the operation

Press MENU/NO during step 4 through 8. After pressing ENTER/YES in step 9 to start recording, you cannot interrupt the operation.
Fade-in and Fade-out Recording
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD. Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly until both PGM and SHUF disappear. Press MENU/NO. Press. or > repeatedly until S.F Edit? appears, then press ENTER/ YES. Press. or > repeatedly until Fade In? or Fade Out? appears, then press ENTER/YES.

Do not disconnect the mains lead or move the system while recording is in progress. This may damage the recording data preventing recording from being performed properly. You cannot change the recording level of the tracks recorded in MDLP mode. Repeatedly changing the recording level results in poor sound quality. The recording level will not return to the exact original level once the recording level has been changed even if it returned to the original level. The recording level cannot be changed while the timer is activated. You cannot undo the S.F Edit Function even if you use the Undo Function.
Press ENTER/YES. Repeat steps 1 through 7 to preset other stations.
Presetting radio stations
You can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations. You can then tune in any of those stations simply by selecting the corresponding preset number.
Press TUNING MODE to stop scanning.

Manual tuning preset

You can manually tune in and store the radio frequency of the desired stations.

Automatic tuning preset

You can automatically tune in all of the stations that can be received in your area and then store the radio frequency of the desired stations.
Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM. Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until AUTO and PRESET disappear from the display. Press m or M repeatedly to tune in the desired station. Press MENU/NO. Press + or repeatedly until Memory? appears, then press ENTER/YES.
Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM. Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until AUTO appears in the display. Press m or M.
The frequency changes as the system scans for a station. Scanning stops automatically when a station is tuned in. At that time, TUNED and STEREO (for stereo program only) appear.
If TUNED does not appear and the scanning does not stop
The preset number flashes. Perform steps 6 and 7 while the preset number flashes.
Press + or repeatedly to select the desired preset number. Press ENTER/YES. Repeat steps 1 through 7 to preset other stations.
Set the frequency of the desired radio station as described in steps 2 and 3 of Manual tuning preset (page 36).

Other Operations

Do this
Press MENU/NO. Press + or repeatedly until Memory? appears, then press ENTER/YES.
Tune in a station with a weak signal Set another station to the existing preset number
Follow the procedure described in Manual tuning preset (page 36). After step 5, press + or repeatedly to select the preset number you want to store the station.

Preset number

TUNED STEREO AUTO

Adjusting the bass and treble
You can perform this operation only using the remote.

To Press

Press BASS/TRE repeatedly to select BASS or TREBLE.
Check the SLEEP once. remaining time** Change the time to turn off SLEEP repeatedly to select the time you want.
Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows: BASS y TREBLE
Press. or > repeatedly to adjust the level while BASS or TREBLE appears.
Cancel the Sleep SLEEP repeatedly until SLEEP Timer Function OFF appears. ** You cannot check the remaining time if you select AUTO.
Do not set to AUTO during Synchro Recording on an MD or a tape.
You can use the Sleep Timer, even if you have not set the clock.

Waking up to music

Daily Timer
You can wake up to music at a preset time. Make sure you have set the clock (see Setting the clock on page 6). You can perform this operation only using the remote.
Press ?/1 to turn off the system.
Prepare the sound source you want to play.
CD: Load a disc. To start from a specific track, make a program (see Creating your own program on page 8). MD: Load an MD. To start from a specific track, make a program (see Programming MD tracks on page 12). Tape: Load a tape (see Playing a tape on page 40). TUNER: Tune in the preset radio station (see Listening to the radio on page 37).
Check the settings/ 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER activate the timer/ SELECT. cancel the timer 2 Press. or > repeatedly until TIMER SEL? appears, then press ENTER/YES. 3 Press. or > repeatedly until DAILY ON? or DAILY OFF? appears, then press ENTER/ YES. Change the setting Start over from step 1. If you made a mistake, press TCURSOR in step 5 to 7 to select the setting you want to change, then change the setting.
Cancel both Daily Timer and Timer Recording

1 Press CLOCK/TIMER

SELECT.

2 Press. or >

repeatedly until TIMER OFF? appears, then press ENTER/YES.
Press VOL + or to adjust the volume. Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. Press. or > repeatedly until DAILY SET? appears, then press ENTER/YES. Set the time to start playing.

Sound Adjustment/Timer

Press. or > repeatedly to set the hour, then press ENTER/YES. The minute indication flashes. Press. or > repeatedly to set the minute, then press ENTER/YES.
Set the time to stop playing following the same procedure as step 5. Press. or > repeatedly until the desired sound source appears.
Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows:
t TUNER y CD PLAY T t TAPE PLAY y MD PLAY T

MD deck

An MD cannot be inserted. Insert the MD with the label side up and the arrow pointing toward the deck. The controls do not work. Replace the MD with a new one. Retry the operations after TOC or STANDBY turns off. If M-crew is active or present in the task tray at the bottom right of the screen, quit M-crew and then perform the operation. Play does not start. Replace the MD. Insert the MD and leave the system turned on for a few hours until the moisture evaporates. Press MD NX to start play. Press GROUP until GROUP disappears to cancel the Group Function. The sound skips. Replace the MD. Try moving the system to a place without vibration (e.g., on top of a stable stand). Try moving the speakers away from the system, or placing them on separate stands. When you listen to a track with bass sounds at high volume, the speaker vibration may cause the sound to skip. Insert the disc and wait for 10 to 20 minutes with the system turned on. Play does not start from the first track. Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both PGM and SHUF disappear to return to Normal Play. OVER appears. You have reached the end of the MD. Press and hold m or press. to return to the desired playing position. OVER lights up during recording. Adjust the recording level lower (page 21). Recording or editing was done, but the TOC is not updated. MD recording and editing contents are recorded to the MD when the MD is removed, so make sure you remove the MD after recording or editing (pages 15 and 23).
Recording is not possible. Remove the MD and slide the tab to close the slot (page 15). Connect the optional component properly (page 52). Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the recording source correctly. Replace with a recordable MD. Replace the MD with a recordable MD, or use the Erase Function to erase unnecessary tracks (page 29). Start recording again. High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording is not possible and the MD deck automatically starts recording in normal CD-MD Synchro Recording. Replace the MD. Move the system to a stable place. The sound from an MD you recorded is too low (or too high). Adjust the recording level (page 21). Sound leaks when recording in LP4 stereo mode. Record in stereo or LP2 stereo mode. When recording the sound from a CD, tape or optional component with music or audio on only one channel in LP4 stereo mode, the sound may leak to the empty channel. Track numbers are not marked on recorded MDs. You are recording sound with a lot of noise. Adjust so that track numbers are marked correctly.

Messages

One of the following messages may appear or flash in the display during operation.
Cannot Edit You tried to label a CD-TEXT disc. CD No Disc There is no disc in the player. Name Full There are already 50 disc titles stored in the system. OVER You have reached the end of the disc while pressing M during playback or pause. Step Full! You tried to program 26 or more tracks (steps).
Assign None All the tracks on an MD are registered into groups. Auto Cut The MD deck is pausing the recording because silence continued for 30 seconds or more during digital recording. Blank Disc The inserted recordable MD is new, or all tracks on the MD have been erased. Cannot Edit A pre-mastered MD is in the deck. You tried to edit in Program or Shuffle Play mode. The track is recorded in MDLP mode. Cannot REC A pre-mastered MD is in the deck. The function is switched to MD or PC. Cannot SYNC! There is no disc in the MD deck, or the MD is protected against erasure. There is no time remaining on the MD. Complete! The editing operation of the MD is completed. Disc Full! There is no time remaining on the MD. Eject The MD deck is ejecting the MD.
Group Full! An attempt was made to create a new group in excess of the maximum number of groups, or there are insufficient characters for updating the group management information. Impossible You tried to make an impossible editing operation. You cannot perform Net MD operations during timer playback. You cannot combine or erase the tracks due to the system limitations of MDs. Incomplete! Adjustment of the recording level after recording or Fade-in and Fade-out procedures have failed since the system was either subject to vibration or there is a damaged or dirty disc in the tray. Initialize The power was off for a long time, so the system is initializing itself. Name Full! There is no more space to store track, disc or group titles. No Change While attempting to change the recording level after recording, you pressed ENTER/YES without actually changing the recording level, so no change was made. No Disc There is no disc in the MD deck. OVER You have reached the end of the MD while pressing M during pause mode. Push STOP! You pressed an invalid button during playback. Rehearsal The MD is playing the specified point for confirmation during the A-B Erase Function and the Divide Function (pages 30 and 33). Retry A reading failure has occurred, and the system is trying to read the data again. S.F Edit! You attempted to perform another operation while in S.F Edit (changing the recording level after recording, Fade-in, Fade-out) mode.

Notes on CDs

Before playing, clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. Do not use solvents such as benzene, thinner, commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs. Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight. When using discs that have glue or similar tacky substance on the label side of the disc or that used a special ink when the label was printed, there is a chance that the disc or label may become attached to parts inside this unit. When this occurs, it may not be possible to remove the disc, and may also cause this unit to malfunction. Be sure to check that the label side of the disc is not sticky before using. The following types of disc should not be used: Rental or used discs with attached seals where the glue extends beyond the seal. The perimeter of the seal on the disc is tacky. Discs that have labels printed using a special ink that feels tacky when touched. Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square, star) cannot be played on this unit. Attempting to do so may damage the unit. Do not use such discs.
To save a tape permanently
To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded over, break off the cassette tab from side A or B as illustrated.
Break off the cassette tab
If you later want to reuse the tape for recording, cover the broken tab with adhesive tape.
Before placing a cassette in the tape deck
Take up any slack in the tape. Otherwise, the tape may get entangled in the parts of the tape deck and become damaged.
When using a tape longer than 90 minutes
The tape is very elastic. Do not change the tape operations such as play, stop, and fast-winding frequently. The tape may get entangled in the tape deck.

Cleaning the tape heads

Clean the tape heads after every 10 hours of use. Be sure to clean the tape heads before you start an important recording or after playing an old tape. Use a separately sold dry-type or wet-type cleaning cassette. For details, refer to the instructions of the cleaning cassette.
Note on CD-R/CD-RW playback
Discs recorded on CD-R/CD-RW drives may not be played back because of scratches, dirt, recording condition or the drives characteristics. Besides, the disks, which are not yet finalized at the end of recording, cannot be played back.

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.
You can make a copy of a digital signal from a digitally recorded analog sound program (for example, an analog record or a music cassette tape) or from a digital satellite broadcast program, but you cannot make a second copy. * A first-generation copy means a digital recording of a digital signal made on digital audio equipment. For example, if you record from this systems CD player to the MD deck, you make a first-generation copy.

CD player section

Laser Semiconductor laser (CD: =780 nm) Emission duration: continuous 2 Hz 20 kHz

Frequency response

MD deck section
System Laser Minidisc digital audio system Semiconductor laser (=780 nm) Emission duration: continuous 44.1 kHz 5 Hz 20 kHz

Speaker

Speaker system Speaker units Woofer: Tweeter: Nominal impedance 2-way, bass-reflex type 10 cm dia., cone type 2.5 cm dia., balanced dome type 6 ohms
Sampling frequency Frequency response
Power requirements North American model: European model: Korean model: Other models: Power consumption European model: 120 V AC, 60 Hz 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz 220 V AC, 60 Hz V AC, 50/60 Hz

Tape deck section

Recording system Frequency response 4-track 2-channel stereo 60 10,000 Hz (3 dB), using Sony TYPE I cassettes 0.15% W. Peak (IEC) 0.1% W. RMS (NAB) 0.2% W. Peak (DIN)

Wow and flutter

Tuner section
FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range North American model: Other models: Aerial Aerial terminals Intermediate frequency AM tuner section Tuning range Pan-American model:
87.5 108.0 MHz (100 kHz step) 87.5 108.0 MHz (50 kHz step) FM lead aerial 75 ohms unbalanced 10.7 MHz

European model:

Other models:
Aerial Intermediate frequency
530 1,710 kHz (with the tuning interval set at 10 kHz) 531 1,710 kHz (with the tuning interval set at 9 kHz) 531 1,602 kHz (with the tuning interval set at 9 kHz) 530 1,710 kHz (with the tuning interval set at 10 kHz) 531 1,602 kHz (with the tuning interval set at 9 kHz) AM loop aerial, external aerial terminal 450 kHz
65 W 0.3 W or less (in Power Saving mode) Other models: 65 W Dimensions (w/h/d) incl. projecting parts and controls Amplifier/Tuner/Tape/MD/CD section: Approx. 345 mm Speakers: Approx. 247 mm Mass Amplifier/Tuner/Tape/MD/CD section: Approx. 5.6 kg Speakers: Approx. 2.3 kg net per speaker Supplied accessories Remote commander (1) R6 (size AA batteries) (2) FM wire aerial (1) AM loop aerial (1) USB cable (1) Operating Instructions (1) M-crew/SonicStage for Net MD CD-ROM (1) Warranty (1) Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.