BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

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Hooking up the audio components

European Model

mains lead

to mains

Amplifier, etc.

CD player, DBS tuner

CD player, DBS tuner, etc.1), Digital amplifier, DAT deck, MD deck, etc.2) Voltage selector mains lead

Other Model

CD player, DBS tuner, etc.1), Digital amplifier, DAT deck, MD deck, etc.2)
Digital equipment with a DIGITAL OUT connector only Digital equipment with both DIGITAL IN and OUT connectors

Required cords

A Audio connecting cords (2) (supplied)
When connecting an audio connecting cord, be sure to match the colour-coded pins to the appropriate jacks: white (left) to white and red (right) to red.

White (L) White (L)

Jacks (connectors) for connecting audio components

For European model

Connect Amplifiers CD players or DBS tuners To the ANALOG IN/OUT jacks DIGITAL COAXIAL IN jack or DIGITAL OPTICAL IN connector DIGITAL OPTICAL IN/ OUT connectors

Red (R)

B Optical cables (2 for European model/3 for other model) (only one supplied)
When connecting an optical cable, insert the cable plugs straight in until they click into place. Do not bend or tie the optical cables.
Digital amplifiers, DAT decks, or another MD deck

For other model

Connect Amplifiers CD players or DBS tuners To the ANALOG IN/OUT jacks DIGITAL OPTICAL IN1) connector DIGITAL OPTICAL IN1)/ OUT connectors
C Coaxial digital connecting cable (for European model only) (1) (not supplied)
Digital amplifiers, DAT decks, or another MD deck 1)
There is no distinction of IN1 and IN2 connectors.

Hookup considerations

Turn off the power of all components before making any connections. Do not connect any mains lead until all the connections are completed. Be sure the connections are firm to prevent hum and noise.
Setting the voltage selector (only on the model supplied with a voltage selector)
Check that the voltage selector on the rear panel of the deck is set to the local power line voltage. If not, set the selector to the correct position using a screwdriver before connecting the mains lead to mains.

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To connect the mains lead
Connect the mains lead of the deck to mains.
If you use a timer, connect the mains lead to the socket of the timer.
Connecting a personal computer to the deck (Net MD)
By installing the supplied software OpenMG Jukebox onto your computer, you can transfer digital music contents saved on the hard disc of your computer to (Check Out) and from (Check In) an MD. For details on the installation and operation of OpenMG Jukebox, refer to the instruction manual or the online help for OpenMG Jukebox. Be sure to install the OpenMG Jukebox software to your computer before you connect the MD deck and your computer.
Inserting batteries into the remote
Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries into the battery compartment with the + and properly oriented to the markings. When using the remote, point it at the remote sensor on the deck.
When the remote no longer operates the deck, replace both batteries with new ones.

Computer

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. If you dont use the remote for an extended period of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

Required cord

USB cable (supplied)
Do not use a USB hub or USB extension cable between the MD deck and the computer. Be sure to connect the MD deck directly to the computer with the supplied USB cable. Make sure the USB connector is straight when you insert it. Inserting it at an angle may damage the connector parts. Be sure to install the OpenMG Jukebox software to the computer before you connect the MD deck and the computer by the USB cable. Otherwise, the computer may select an inappropriate driver for the MD deck when you connect them, and the MD deck may not work correctly. The [Add New hardware wizard] may appear when you connect the MD deck to the computer. If this happens, click [Cancel]. Sound output is not supported when you connect the MD deck to the computer by the supplied USB cable alone. To output sound from the MD deck to the speakers of the connected computer, use the supplied audio connecting cord (a stereo mini-plug is provided on both ends) or a resistance-free, equivalent commercially available product to connect the ANALOG OUT jack on the MD deck with the analogue input jack on the computer. Do not disconnect the USB cable while the Net MD function is on. Be sure to turn off the Net MD function before disconnecting the USB cable. Disconnecting the USB cable is recommended other than when connecting and operating the MD deck from your computer.

Using the Net MD function
1 Turn on the computer. 2 Press ?/1 to turn on the deck.
The STANDBY indicator turns off.
3 Load an MD into the slot. 4 Press NET MD.
The Net MD function is activated and Net MD appears.
5 Start up and operate OpenMG Jukebox

on the computer.

6 Quit OpenMG Jukebox after use. 7 Press NET MD to turn off the Net MD

function.

When the Net MD function is on, only the following buttons on the MD deck can be operated. EJECT A NET MD ?/1 However, note that these buttons may not function when the deck is in certain statuses. When the Net MD function is turned on, the following functions are cancelled or the settings are cleared: Repeat Play, Shuffle Play, Programme Play Group function Sleep Timer Auto Space, Auto Pause Pitch Control When Check USB appears in the display, check the USB connection of the deck and the computer. You cannot perform editing operations on the checked out tracks other than Moving recorded tracks on page 31 and Naming a track or an MD on page 31 using this deck.
Operations you may want to do during recording
To Stop recording Pause recording Resume recording after pausing3) Eject the MD 3) Press x X H or X EJECT A after stopping recording

Recording to an MD

If the MD has been partially recorded, recording starts after the recorded tracks.
1 Turn on the amplifier and programme
source, and select the source on the amplifier.
2 Press ?/1 to turn on the deck.
The track number increases by one.
3 Load a recordable MD into the slot

(page 20).

To change the display while recording
4 Press INPUT repeatedly to select the
input jacks (connector) connected to the programme source.
When the source is connected to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN connector1) DIGITAL OPTICAL IN1 or IN2 connector2) ANALOG IN jacks 1) 2) European model only Other model only Set INPUT to OPT OPT1 or OPT2
Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR (or DISPLAY) repeatedly to change the display. Each press of the button changes the display cyclically as follows:
Note that, depending on the status of the deck, the display may not conform with the cycle shown below.
DIGITAL COAXIAL IN jack1) COAX ANALOG
Track number and recorded time of the current track t Track number and remaining recordable time4) on the MD t Level of the input signal (setting value of the recording level) t Sampling frequency indication5)
4) 5) Time shown in the display differs depending on the setting of REC MODE. FS -- kHz appears while the analogue signal is input.

5 Press REC z.

The deck changes to recording pause.
6 If necessary, adjust the recording level.
For details, see Adjusting the recording level on page 16.

7 Press H or X, then start playing the
desired source to record.
Recording tracks in groups

Group Function

How is group information recorded?
When recording using the Group function, the group management information is automatically recorded on the MD as the disc name. Specifically, a character string such as the following is written in the disc name recording area.

Disc name recording area

0 ; Favorites // ; Rock // ; Pops //.
What is the Group function?
The Group function allows you to play, record and edit the tracks on an MD in groups. This is convenient for managing multiple CD albums recorded in MDLP mode onto a single MD. The Group function is turned on and off by pressing GROUP ON/OFF.

Group Function: Off

1 The disc name is Favorites. 2 Tracks 1 to 5 are registered in the Rock group. 3 Tracks 6 to 9 are registered in the Pops group.

Group Function: On

Disc Group 1 Track Group 2 Track
Therefore, when an MD recorded using the Group function is loaded on a system that does not support the Group function or on this deck with the Group function turned off, the above character string is displayed in its entirety as the disc name. Note that if you perform the procedure for Renaming a track or an MD on page 33 and rewrite this character string by mistake, you may be unable to use the Group function of that MD.1)
1) The GROUP ON/OFF button flashes. To use the Group function again, first perform the procedure for Releasing the registrations of all tracks on an MD on page 37 and release the registrations of all tracks on the MD.
Operations using the Group function Playing only the tracks in the desired group (page 23) Naming a group (page 34) Creating a new group and registering tracks (page 35) Releasing group registrations (page 36)
MDs recorded using the Group function of this deck 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 deck.
The Group function setting is stored even if you eject the MD or turn off the deck. When the Group function is activated, tracks which are not registered to a group are not displayed and cannot be played. You cannot change the group order. If you load a disc with group management information written in other than the proper format, the GROUP ON/OFF button flashes. In this case you cannot use the Group function.
Recording into a new group
You can create new groups by CD album or artist, etc.
Recording into an existing group
You can add tracks to an existing group.
1 Do steps 1 to 4 of Recording to an MD

on page 10.

2 Press GROUP ON/OFF.
The GROUP ON/OFF button lights up.

3 Press REC z.

New Group flashes and the deck changes to recording pause.

When recording from a CD player or MD deck connected to a DIGITAL IN connector, the deck marks track numbers in the same sequence as the source. When recording from other sources connected to the DIGITAL IN connector or a source connected to the ANALOG IN jacks, do the procedure below to mark track numbers automatically. However, you cannot mark track numbers automatically if the sound source to be recorded is noisy (e.g., tapes or radio programmes).
1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/
2 Turn AMS (or press./>
repeatedly) until Setup? appears, then press AMS or YES.
3 Turn AMS (or press./>
repeatedly) until T.Mark LSyn(c) appears, then press AMS or YES.
4 Turn AMS (or press./>
repeatedly) to select the setting, then press AMS or YES.
To Turn on Automatic Track Marking Turn off Automatic Track Marking L.SYNC lights up. Select T.Mark LSyn(c) (factory setting) T.Mark Off
When you select T.Mark LSyn(c),

5 Press MENU/NO.

To change the trigger level for Automatic Track Marking
Do the procedure below to change the signal level that triggers Automatic Track Marking.
Erasing blank portions automatically (Smart Space/ Auto Cut)
The Smart Space function lets you make the blank spaces between tracks 3 seconds long automatically. If the Smart Space function is on and there is no sound input for about 3 seconds or more (but less than 30 seconds) while recording, the deck replaces this silence with a blank of about 3 seconds and continues recording.
No sound input for less than 30 seconds Off
repeatedly) until LS(T) appears, then press AMS or YES.
repeatedly) to select the level, then press AMS or YES.
You can set the level at any value between 72 dB and 0 dB, in 2 dB increments (50 dB is the factory setting).
Tips for automatic track marking
When recording from a CD player or an MD deck connected to the DIGITAL IN connector, the entire material might be recorded as a single track in the following cases: When you consecutively record the same track two or more times using single-track repeat play. When you consecutively record two or more tracks with the same track number but from different CDs or MDs. When you record tracks from certain CD or multi-disc players. A track number might not be marked for tracks less than 4 seconds long (in Stereo mode, Monaural mode, and LP2 Stereo mode) or 8 seconds long (in LP4 Stereo mode) during recording. When recording from a component connected to the ANALOG IN jacks with T.Mark Off selected or when recording from a DAT deck or DBS tuner connected to the DIGITAL IN connector, the entire material may be recorded as a single track. When recording from a DAT deck or DBS tuner connected to the DIGITAL IN connector, the deck will mark a track number whenever the sampling frequency of the input signal changes, regardless of the track marking parameter setting (T.Mark LSyn(c) or T.Mark Off).

2 Play the portion of the programme
source with the strongest output.
3 Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR (or
DISPLAY) repeatedly until the level of the input signal appears.
4 While monitoring the sound, turn AMS
(or press LEVEL +/ repeatedly) to raise the recording level to its highest level without turning on the two rightmost indicators on the peak level meters.
Avoid turning on these indicators
5 Stop playing the programme source. 6 To start recording, continue from step 7
of Recording to an MD on page 10.
The recording level can only be increased up to +12.0 dB (for analogue recording) or +18.0 dB (for digital recording) (0.0 dB is the factory setting). Therefore, if the output level of the connected component is low, it may not be possible to set the recording level to maximum.
Monitoring the input signal (Input Monitor)
You can monitor the selected input signal even when you are not recording it.
Starting recording with 6 seconds of prestored audio data

Time Machine Recording

When recording from an FM or satellite broadcast, the first few seconds of material are often lost due to the time it takes you to ascertain the contents and press the record button. To prevent the loss of this material, the Time Machine Recording feature constantly stores the most recent audio data in a buffer memory. This lets you record the sound from 6 seconds before starting recording, as shown in the illustration below:
When you press AMS in step 3 End of the source to be recorded Time 6 seconds
1 Press EJECT A 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 analogue input is selected
The analogue signal input from the ANALOG IN jacks is output to the DIGITAL OUT connector after A/D conversion, and then to the ANALOG OUT jacks and PHONES jack after D/A conversion. AD DA appears in the display during this time.
When a digital input is selected
The digital signal input from the DIGITAL IN connector is output to the DIGITAL OUT connector after passing through the sampling rate converter, and then to the ANALOG OUT jacks and PHONES jack after D/A conversion. DA appears in the display during this time.

When TrProtected appears in the display
You cannot perform editing operations on protected tracks (tracks checked out from a USB connected computer, etc.) other than Moving recorded tracks on page 31 and Naming a track or an MD on page 31 using this deck.
When Cannot Edit appears in the display
You cannot edit the MD in Shuffle or Programme Play mode. Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both PGM and SHUF disappear.

Erasing recordings

Erase Function
The MD deck lets you erase unwanted tracks quickly and easily. The three options for erasing recordings are:
Erasing a single track (Track Erase Function) Erasing all tracks (All Erase Function) Erasing a portion of a track (A-B Erase Function)
repeatedly) until the track number you want to erase appears.

4 Press AMS or YES.

Complete! appears. The track following the erased track starts to play. If the erased track is the last one on the MD, the track preceding the erased track starts to play.

Erasing a single track

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 all the tracks following the erased one are renumbered.
Example: Erasing track 2. Track number 1 Original tracks Erase track 2
To avoid confusion when erasing more than one track, start erasing from the highest numbered track. This way you will avoid renumbering the tracks that you plan to erase. If you erase all the tracks within a group, the group is also erased at the same time as all the tracks within that group.

Erasing all the tracks

All Erase Function
Do the procedure below to erase all the tracks, track names, and disc name at once.
1 While the deck is stopped, playing, or

paused, press MENU/NO.

Edit Menu appears in the display.
repeatedly) until All Erase? appears, then press AMS or YES.

After ERASE

All Erase?? appears in the display.

3 Press AMS or YES.

Complete! appears.
repeatedly) until Tr Erase? appears, then press AMS or YES.
If you perform the above operations when the Group function is on, not only the tracks within the group, but all the tracks on the MD will be erased.

-Rehearsal- and Point A ok? alternate in the display and the deck repeatedly plays a few seconds of the track before the point A.
In steps 5 and 7, if you want to shift point A or point B by a certain number of seconds or minutes, press m/M repeatedly. You can change the unit by which the counter advances when you turn AMS (or press./> repeatedly).
If Impossible appears in the display, you cannot erase a portion of a track. This happens when you have edited the same track many times. This is due to a technical limitation of the MD system and is not a mechanical error.

Dividing recorded tracks

Divide Function
You can use this function to mark track numbers after recording. The total number of tracks increases by one and all the tracks following the divided ones are renumbered.
Example: Dividing track 2 into two tracks. Track number 1 Original tracks
Dividing a track after selecting the track
repeatedly) until Divide? appears, then press AMS or YES.
repeatedly) until the number of the track you want to divide appears.

After DIVIDE

Divide track 2 into track B and C 4
or YES at the dividing point.
-Rehearsal- appears in the display and the deck repeatedly plays a few seconds of the track from the point AMS or YES was pressed.
5 Press AMS or YES again if the dividing

point is correct.

Complete! appears and the deck starts to play the newly created track. Note that new track has no name.
If the point is not correct
Adjust the point by turning AMS (or by pressing./> repeatedly) while monitoring the sound, and then press AMS or YES when you locate the desired point. You can shift the point by 1-frame1) intervals (1 frame = 1/86 second).
1) You can shift the point by 2-frame intervals on the track recorded in Monaural mode or LP2 Stereo mode, and by 4-frame intervals on the track recorded in LP4 Stereo mode.
In step 5, if you want to shift the dividing point by a certain number of seconds or minutes, press m/ M repeatedly. You can change the unit by which the counter advances when you turn AMS (or press./> repeatedly). You can divide tracks while recording. For details, see Marking track numbers while recording on page 14.

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. You can also use this function to erase unnecessary track numbers.
Example: Combining track 3 to track 1. Track number Original tracks
repeatedly) until Combine? appears, then press AMS or YES.
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.
repeatedly) until the number of the second track of the two to be combined appears, then press AMS or YES.

After COMBINE

Complete! appears and the deck starts to play the combined track.
Example: Combining track 1 to track 4. Original tracks
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 modes (stereo, MONO, LP2 or LP4) cannot be combined. If both of the combined tracks have a track name, the name of the second track is erased. If Impossible appears in the display, the tracks cannot be combined because repeated editing has been done to the track(s). This is a technical limitation of the MD system and is not a mechanical error.

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 tracks

Naming a track or an MD

Name Function
You can enter a name for a recorded MD as well as for individual tracks. Names can consist of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. A total number of about 1,700 characters can be stored for all the names on the MD. The following procedure is for entering names when the Group function is off. To name a group, see Naming a group on page 34.

After MOVE

However, when naming an MD recorded using the Group function, be sure to name the disc with the Group function on so as not to rewrite the group management information by mistake.

To play only specific tracks, create a programme (see Creating your own programme on page 24). To specify the time for the end of playing, press H to start playing, then go to step 3.
3 Set TIMER on the deck to PLAY. 4 Set the timer as required. 5 After you have finished using the timer,
set TIMER on the deck to OFF.
It may take about 30 seconds after the deck is turned on until recording starts. When recording at a specified time using the timer, be sure to take this time into account when setting the recording start time. Contents recorded by timer recording are recorded to the MD the next time you turn on the deck. At this time, TOC flashes. Do not unplug the mains lead or move the MD deck while TOC is flashing in order to ensure the correct recording. When the remaining time on the MD runs out during timer recording, the recording stops at that point and the MD deck switches to stop mode. During timer recording, new material is recorded from the end of the recorded portion on the MD. However, when timer recording is set with the Group function on but no group is specified, the material is recorded into a new group.
Recording to an MD using a timer
1 Do steps 1 to 6 of Recording to an MD

2 Press x.

If you want to specify the time for the end of recording, do step 7 of Recording to an MD on page 10.
3 Set TIMER on the deck to REC. 4 Set the timer as required. 5 After you have finished using the timer,
set TIMER on the deck to OFF. Then change the deck to standby mode by plugging the mains lead of the deck into mains or set the timer to continuous operation.
If TIMER is left at REC, the deck will automatically start recording the next time you turn on the deck.

Selecting keyboard type

The first time you connect a keyboard, you need to select the keyboard type.

Setting the keyboard

You can use any IBM1)-compatible keyboard2) with a PS/2 interface. You can select a keyboard with either an English or Japanese keyboard layout. When you use a keyboard with a different layout, you need to assign characters to the keys. For details, see Assigning characters to keyboard keys on page 45.

1) 2) IBM is the registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Power consumption must be 120 mA or less.
repeatedly) until Keyboard? appears, then press AMS or YES.
repeatedly) until Type appears, then press AMS or YES.
Connecting a keyboard to the MD deck
Connect the keyboard connector to the KEYBOARD jack on the front panel of the deck.
To use the keyboard with English keyboard layout Japanese keyboard layout 1) Select US (factory setting1)) JP
You can connect or disconnect the keyboard at any time regardless of whether the deck is turned on or off.
You can also recall the factory setting by pressing CLEAR.

6 Press MENU/NO.

Naming a track or MD using the keyboard
If you use a keyboard, you can quickly enter or edit names. While editing a name, you can move the cursor in jumps or scroll the name.
Operating the deck using the keyboard
Operations using the keyboard
As the keyboard substitutes for the following functions MENU/NO H X x GROUP SKIP AMS or. AMS or > YES m M CLEAR Press
Shortcut to the naming procedure
1 Press [Enter] while the deck is in one of
the operating modes listed below, depending on what you want to name:
[Esc] [F1] [F2] [F3] [F8] [F10] [F11] [F12] [T] [t] [Delete]

2 Enter a name.

In addition to letter keys, you can also use the keys shown in the following table.

3 Press [Enter].

The whole name appears in the display.
Operations you may want to do while naming a track or MD
To Cancel the operation Press on the keyboard [Esc]
Editing using the keyboard
You can edit the tracks using the following keys. The only keys that can be used for the editing operations below are the independent keys located beside the numeric keys. (You cannot use keys that are operated while holding down the Shift key.)
Operations while the deck is stopped and a track is selected
To Move the track [Back Space] Erase the track1) Combine tracks Press [*] [] [+]
Switch between uppercase [Caps Lock] and lowercase letters Move the cursor Scroll the name Erase the character at the cursor position Erase the character preceding the cursor
[T] or [t] [Page Up] or [Page Down] [Delete]

Moisture has formed inside the deck. Take the MD out and leave the deck in a warm place for several hours until the moisture evaporates. The deck is not on. Press ?/1 to turn on the deck. The deck may not be connected to the amplifier correctly. Check the connection (page 6). The MD is inserted in the wrong direction. Slide the MD into the disc slot with the label side up and the arrow pointing toward the slot (page 20). The MD may not be recorded. Replace the disc with one that has been recorded. You cannot play an MD with the Group function on if there are no tracks with group registrations.
The sound has a lot of static.
Strong magnetism from a television or a similar device is interfering with operations. Move the deck away from the source of strong magnetism.
Sound is not produced from the headphones.
The restrictions of the Serial Copy Management System do not apply when you make a recording through the analogue-to-analogue connections.
Adjust the headphones level with PHONE LEVEL (page 21).
The deck does not record.
The MD is record-protected. Slide the recordprotect tab and close the slot. The deck is not connected properly to the programme source. Check the connection (page 6). Select the correct programme source using INPUT. The recording level is not adjusted properly. Adjust the recording level (page 16). A premastered MD is inserted. Replace it with a recordable MD. There is not enough time left on the MD. Replace it with another recordable MD with fewer recorded tracks, or erase unnecessary tracks (page 27). There has been a power failure or the mains lead has been disconnected during recording. Data recorded to that point may be lost. Repeat the recording procedure.
The deck does not perform Synchro-recording with a CD player or video CD player.

Self-diagnosis function

The decks 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.

C11/Protected

The inserted MD is record-protected. , Take out the MD and close the record-protect slot (page 13).

C12/Cannot Copy

You tried to record a CD with a format that the external device connected to the deck does not support, such as CD-ROM or video CD. , Remove the disc and insert a music CD.

C13/REC Error

The remote supplied with the MD deck is not set correctly. Reset the remote.
A message and a three- or five-digit alphanumeric code alternate in the display.

TrProtected

There is no MD in the deck.

No Name

The track or disc has no name.

Premastered

An attempt was made to record or edit to a premastered MD.

Setup menu table

Menu item T.Mark LS(T) Auto S.Space P.Hold F.in F.out Pitch Pfine Ain Opt12) or Opt1) Opt22) or Coax1) Aout Sleep Display Keyboard? LPstamp 1) 2) For European model For other model Reference page 13

Specifications

MiniDisc digital audio system Disc MiniDisc Laser Semiconductor laser ( = 780 nm) Emission duration: continuous Laser output MAX 44.6 W1) 1) This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick-up Block with 7 mm aperture. Laser diode Material: GaAlAs Revolutions (CLV) 400 rpm to 900 rpm Error correction ACIRC (Advanced Cross Interleave Reed Solomon Code) Sampling frequency 44.1 kHz Coding ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding)/ATRAC 3 Modulation system EFM (Eight-to-Fourteen Modulation) Number of channels 2 stereo channels Frequency response 5 to 20,000 Hz 0.3 dB Signal-to-noise ratio Over 98 dB during play Wow and flutter Below measurable limit System

Inputs

ANALOG IN Jack type: phono Impedance: 47 kilohms Rated input: 500 mVrms Minimum input: 125 mVrms DIGITAL OPTICAL IN Connector type: square optical Impedance: 660 nm (optical wave length) DIGITAL COAXIAL IN (European model only) Jack type: phono Impedance: 75 ohms Rated input: 0.5 Vp-p, 20%

Outputs

PHONES ANALOG OUT Jack type: stereo phone Rated output: 28 mW Load impedance: 32 ohms Jack type: phono Rated output: 2 Vrms (at 50 kilohms) Load impedance: over 10 kilohms Connector type: square optical Rated output: 18 dBm Load impedance: 660 nm (optical wave length)

DIGITAL OPTICAL OUT

General
Power requirements European model: Other model: 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz 110 120/V AC, 50/60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector 15 W (0.4 W in standby mode) 285 mm (w/h/d) incl. projecting parts and controls 3.1 kg
Power consumption Dimensions (approx.) Mass (approx.)

Supplied accessories

Audio connecting cords (2) Optical cable (1) OpenMG Jukebox CD-ROM (1) Operating instructions for OpenMG Jukebox (1) Remote commander (remote) (1) R6 (size-AA) batteries (2) USB cable (1) The optional accessories for this deck are subject to change without notice. For details, consult your nearest Sony dealer. US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories. Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia

SONY JE780 This manual is translated from the original Japanese version, it is best understood by looking at the numbered steps in the Japanese manual while reading along with the English. RECORDING (page 14) 1-Turn on of source of recording power 2-Choose output source 3-Turn power on JE470 4-Insert recordable MD 5-Press input button to choose source of recording 6-Press REC button 7-Adjust recording level if necessary, see page 18 8-Press the PLAY or PAUSE button on unit then begin playback on recording source GROUP RECORDING (page 15) 1-Follow steps 1-5 of RECORDING 2-Press GROUP ON/OFF button 3-Press REC button "New Group" will display and unit will be in record ready mode 4-Follow steps 7-9 of RECORDING To record in a new group after recording is complete press the STOP button until the disc name and number of groups display then repeat steps 3-4 NOTE-If when pressing REC button "Group Full!" displays there is not enough character memory to record a group. Erase any unnecessary character information. -One MD can contain 99 groups RECORDING INTO AN EXISTING GROUP (page 16) 1-Follow steps 1-5 of RECORDING 2-Press GROUP ON/OFF button 3-Press GROUP SKIP button to display the group you want to record into 4-Press REC button "New Track" will display 5-Follow steps 7-9 of RECORDING MDLP RECORDING (page 17) 1-Follow RECORDING steps 1-5 2-Press REC MODE button to choose one of the following: Stereo(no display)/LP2/LP4/MONO TURNING LP STAMP ON/OFF (page 17) 1-When playback is stopped pause or active press 2-Turn AMS DIAL (remote forward/back) to display or YES button 3-Turn AMS DIAL (remote forward/back) to display STAMP OFF then press AMS or YES button 4-Turn AMS DIAL (remote forward/back) to display AMS or YES button 5-Press MENU/NO button MENU/NO button SETUP? then press AMS LP STAMP ON or LP LP STAMP ON then press
ADJUSTING RECORDING LEVEL (page 18) 1-Follow steps 1-6 of RECORDING 2-Playback the highest level of the material being recorded
3-Press the LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR button (DISPLAY button on remote) to display INPUT LEVEL 4-Turn the AMS dial (LEVEL + - button on remote) to adjust the recording level. Set the level so that it does enter into the OVER area on level meter 5-Playback the material to be recorded 6-To start recording at this point follow step 8 of RECORDING ADJUSTING LEVELS WHILE IN PLAYBACK OR PAUSE MODE (page 18) 1-Press MENU/NO button when in playback or pause 2-Turn the AMS dial (press remote<> button) to display SETUP? then press AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial (press remote<> button) to choose recording source Ain/Opt1/Opt2 then press AMS dial or YES button 4-Turn the AMS dial (press remote<> button) to adjust recording level then press AMS dial or YES button 5-Press MENU/NO button USING THE PEAK HOLD FUNCTION (page18) 1-Press MENU/NO button when in play or stop mode 2-Turn the AMS dial (press remote<> button) to display SETUP? then press AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial (press remote<> button) to display P.Hold Off then press AMS dial or YES button 4-Turn the AMS dial (press remote<> button) to display P.Hold On then press AMS dial or YES button 5-Press MENU/NO button MONITORING THE INPUT SOUND (page 19) You can input the sound being input into the deck without recording 1-Press EJECT to remove MD 2-Press INPUT to select the source of sound to be monitored 3-Press REC To stop source monitoring press STOP USING SMART SPACE AND AUTO CUT FUNCTIONS (page 19) (CUTTING OUT SILENCE AUTOMATICALLY) Smart Space: If during recording 30 seconds or less of silence are detected the silence will be automatically cut to three seconds. Auto Cut: If during recording 30 seconds or more of silence is detected the silence will be automatically cut to three seconds and unit will enter record pause 1-When playback is stopped press MENU/NO button 2-Turn the AMS dial (press remote<> button) to display SETUP? then press AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial (press remote<> button) to display "S.Space On" then press AMS dial or YES button 4-Turn the AMS dial (press remote<> button) to display "S.Space On" or "S.Space Off" then press AMS dial or YES button 5-Press MENU/NO button

ADDING TRACK MARKS WHILE RECORDING (page 20) Tracks can be added manually or automatically MANUALLY MARKING TRACKS -When in recording mode press the REC button at any point to create a track mark AUTO TRACK MARKING When recording CDs or MDs digitally track marks will be inserted automatically but for other kinds of digital or analog recording follow the steps below. Due to noise that occurs with radio and tapes the auto function will not operate with those formats. 1-When playback is stopped press MENU/NO button 2-Turn the AMS dial (press remote<> button) to display SETUP? then press AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial (press remote<> button) to display T.Mark Lsync then press AMS dial or YES button 4-Turn the AMS dial (press remote<> button) to choose one of two settings: T.Mark LSyn or T.Mark Off 5-Press MENU/NO button SETTING THE INPUT SIGNAL LEVEL THAT WILL DETERMINE WHEN TRACK MARKS ARE CREATED (page 20) 1-When playback is stopped press MENU/NO button 2-Turn the AMS dial (press remote<> button) to display SETUP? then press AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial (press remote<> button) to display LS(T) then press AMS dial or press YES button 4-Turn the AMS dial (press remote<> button) to set the incoming signal level, level can be set from -72dB to 0dB in 2 dB increments then press AMS dial or YES button 5-Press MENU/NO button TIME MACHINE RECORDING (page 21) 1-Follow steps 1-6 of "Recording" (page 14) 2-Begin playback on source of recording 3-Press the AMS dial or T.REC button on remote at the point recording will begin. The recording will begin from the 6 seconds of stored memory -To stop Time Machine recording press the STOP button SYNCH RECORDING WITH AN EXTERNAL SOURCE (page 21) remote control 1-Follow steps 1-6 of "Recording" (page 14) 2-Press MUSIC SYNC button, unit will enter record pause 3-Begin playback on source of recording, recording will begin automatically SYNCHRO RECORDING WITH A SONY BRAND CD PLAYER (page 22) -The remote will control the CD player as well as the deck so place the CD unit near the MD deck. This operation will not work with all Sony CD players. 1-Turn the power on on the CD player and choose CD 2-Follow steps 1-6 of "Recording" (page 14) 3-Insert CD into CD player and choose method of playback 4-press CD SYNCHRO STANDBY button, the CD player will enter play-pause and the 780 will enter record pause mode 5-Press CD SYNCHRO STANDBY button

playback will begin on the CD player and recording will begin -Some CD players will not respond to pressing the CD SYNCHRO START button. Press the PAUSE button on the CD player remote to begin playback. -To stop recording press CD SYNCHRO STOP button -To pause recording press CD SYNCHRO STANDBY button -To re-start paused recording press CD SYNCHRO START You can also use the buttons on the CD player remote to control operations: -Press PLAY to begin recording on the 780 and playback on the CD player -Press STOP to put the 780 in pause and stop the CD -Press PAUSE to pause recording and playback You can change CDs while recording: 1-Press STOP on the CD player remote 2-Change CD 3-Press PLAY on CD player remote to begin recording again This unit can synch record with a Video CD player Press and hold the remote power button while pressing the number 2, to return to the normal mode press and hold the remote power button while pressing the number 1. For CD players with a MODE SELECTOR choose CD1 to synch record PLAYING AN MD (page 23) 1-Turn on amplifier or system stereo power 2-Choose MD as playback source 3-Turn the 780 power on 4-Insert an MD 5-To play a track other than the first turn the AMS dial or remote FORWARD/BACK keys to choose desired track 6-Press PLAY key 7-Adjust volume on amp ADJUST ANALOG PLAYBACK LEVELS (page 24) 1-WHen in playback press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR button or DISPLAY button on remote to show the level adjustment display 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote LEVEL+/- buttons to adjust levels ADJUSTING LEVELS IN SETUP MENU (page 24) 1-When on playback press MENU button 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "setup?" then press AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Aout" then press AMS dial or YES button 4-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote LEVEL+/- buttons to adjust levels then press YES button or AMS dial 5-Press MENU button -Turning off main power or ejecting MD will cause levels to revert to 0 TURNING OFF DISPLAY (page 24) The display can be set up to turn off when in playback, pressing the STOP or PAUSE buttons will cause the display to show again 1-Press MENU button 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "set up?" then press YES button or AMS dial 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Display On" then press YES button or AMS dial 4-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Display Off" then press YES button or AMS dial 5-Press MENU button CHECK TRACK TITLES DURING PLAYBACK (page 24)
Press the SCROLL button to display and scroll titles, press SCROLL again to stop scrolling or press again to re-start scrolling PLAYING BACK ONLY A SPECIFIC GROUP (page 24) 1-Follow steps 1-4 of PLAY AN MD 2-Press GROUP ON/OFF button 3-Press GROUP SKIP button to choose desired group 4-To choose a specific track in a group turn the AMS dial or remote FORWARD/BACK keys to choose desired track 5-Press PLAY 6-Adjust volume on amp CHOOSING A TRACK DIRECTLY USING THE NUMBER KEYS (page 25) 1-Press the >10 key on remote 2-Enter the track number on the keys as follows: If track number 30 on a 50 track disc is desired press: >10, 3, 10/0 If track number 30 on a 200 track disc: >10, 10/0, 3, 10/0 SEARCHING THROUGH A TRACK (page 26) SEARCHING WHILE LISTENING Press the FOR/BACK buttons while in playback HIGH SPEED SEARCH Press FOR/BACK while playback is paused REPEAT MODE (page 26) Repeat can be used in combination with shuffle and program play, it can also repeat a single track or portion of one. ALL REPEAT Press REPEAT button until REP shows, this mode can be used with regular/shuffle/program playback -To stop repeat press STOP -To return to normal playback press REPEAT until REP disappears REPEAT ONE TRACK (page 27) Press REPEAT until REP 1 displays while track to be repeated is playing -To stop press STOP -To return to normal playback press REPEAT until REP or REP1 disappears REPEAT A PORTION OF A TRACK (page 27) 1-While in playback press A-B BUTTON at starting point (A) of the portion to be repeated 2-Let playback continue and at the end (B) of the portion to be repeated press A-B BUTTON again -To stop A-B repeat press REPEAT or CLEAR button ADJUSTING THE POSTION OF THE A-B REPEAT The start point can be switched to replace the end point and a new end point can be chosen 1-When in A-B repeat mode press A-B BUTTON and the current end point will become the start point 2-Continue or advance playback to the point where the new end will be marked then press A-B BUTTON SHUFFLE PLAYBACK (page 27) 1-When playback is stopped press PLAY MODE until SHUF displays 2-Press PLAY button

-To return to normal playback press PLAY MODE until SHUF disappears PROGRAM PLAYBACK (page 28) Up to 25 tracks can be programmed 1-When playback is stopped press PLAY MODE until PGM displays 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose the desired track number then press the AMS dial or the YES button -The number buttons on the remote can also be used to choose tracks 3-Repeat step 2 for all desired tracks 4-Press PLAY -To stop program play press the STOP button -To confirm the track numbers programmed press the LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR button or the DISPLAY button on the remote -To erase programmed tracks press CLEAR when playback is stopped, each time it is pressed the last programmed track will be erased -To return to normal playback press PLAY MODE until PGM disappears -Even after playback is completed the programmed track information will remain AUTO SPACE FUNCTION FOR RECORDING MDS TO TAPE (page 29) The auto space function creates a 3 second space on the tape at the points where tracks exist on the MD. This is useful for skipping to the beginning of tracks on the tape during playback. 1-When playback is stopped press MENU/No button 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Setup?" then press the AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Auto off" then press the AMS dial or YES button 4-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons choose the set up mode then press the AMS dial or YES button For AUTO SPACE ON choose "Auto Space" For AUTO SPACE OFF choose "Auto Off" 5-Press MENU/NO -The AUTO SPACE setting is saved even if the power is turned off or the unit is unplugged AUTO PAUSE (page 29) In this mode the unit will pause after one track is finished playing 1-When playback is stopped press MENU/NO button 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Setup?" then press the AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Auto Off" then press the AMS dial or YES button 4-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons choose the set up mode then press the AMS dial or YES button For AUTO PAUSE ON choose "Auto Pause" For AUTO PAUSE OFF choose "Auto Off" 5-Press MENU/NO To begin playback after auto pause press PLAY button[ The AUTO SPACE setting is saved even if the power is turned off or the unit is unplugged EDITING MDS (page 30) The MENU/NO, YES, FORWARD/BACK and AMS dial are the controls used for editing -The following error messages may display when attempting to edit:
"C11/PROTECTED"- The protection tab on the MD is locked "TrPROTECTED"- An MD may have been recorded by NetMD and cannot be edited "CANNOT EDIT"- If playback is set to shuffle or program editing cannot be done "TOC"- The contents of an MD are not yet saved to the disc do not turn off power, eject disc or unplug unit "TOC Writing"- The contents of an MD are being saved to the disc, do not turn off power, eject disc or unplug unit ERASE A TRACK (page 31) Erasing a single track 1-When in play/pause or stop mode press MENU/NO 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Tr Erase?" then press the AMS dial or YES button Playback on the song displayed will begin 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to display the track number of the song to be erased 4-Press the AMS dial or YES button "Complete!" will display when operation is complete -To quit before the final step press STOP Erasing all tracks (page 32) All tracks will be erased along with the disc name 1-When in play/pause or stop mode press MENU/NO 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "All Erase?" then press the AMS dial or YES button 3-Press the AMS dial or YES button "Complete!" will display when operation is complete -To quit before the final step press STOP ERASE A PORTION OF A TRACK (page 32) 1-When in play/pause or stop mode press MENU/NO 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "A-B Erase?" then press the AMS dial or YES button Playback will begin 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose the track that will be partially erased 4-While listening to the track press the AMS dial or YES button to choose the starting point of the section to be erased (point A). "-Rehersal-" and "Point A ok?" will both flash as the first few second up to point A will repeatedly playback 5-When point A is set correctly press AMS dial or YES once more, "Point set B" will display -WHEN POINT A IS NOT SET CORRECTLY: While listening to the few seconds of repeated playback turn the AMS dial or use remote FOR/BACK keys to adjust point A then press AMS or YES (adjustment is done in 1/86 of a second- 1f 1 frame units) 6-Continue playback and at the ending point (point B) press AMS dial or YES button "A-B Ers" and "Point B" will both flash, the track information between A and B will repeat 7-When point B is set correctly press AMS dial or YES button "Complete!" will display -WHEN POINT B IS NOT SET CORRECTLY:

While listening to the few seconds of repeated playback turn the AMS dial or use remote FOR/BACK keys to adjust point A then press AMS or YES ( adjustment is done in 1/86 of a second- 1f 1 frame units) -Changing the adjustment units for control of erasure points Press the FOR/BACK buttons on the main unit to switch between Frames/seconds/minutes when making adjustments to point A or B -To quit before the final step press STOP DIVIDE A TRACK (page 33) Pick a track and choose point to divide at 1-When in play/pause or stop mode press MENU/NO 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Divide?" then press the AMS dial or YES button Playback will begin 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose the track that will be divided 4-While listening to the track press the AMS dial or YES button to choose the point the track will be divided at "-Rehearsal-" will flash, a few seconds after the point the AMS/YES button were pressed will repeat allowing for fine adjustment of the dividing point 5-If the point of division is correct press AMS or YES button "Complete!" will display IF THE POINT OF DIVISION IS NOT CORRECT: While listening to the few seconds of repeated playback turn the AMS dial or use remote FOR/BACK keys to adjust division point then press AMS or YES (adjustment is done in 1/86 of a second- 1f 1 frame units) -Changing the adjustment units for control of erasure points Press the FOR/BACK buttons on the main unit to switch between Frames/seconds/minutes when making adjustments to division point -To quit before the final step press STOP -Tracks can be divided while recording, see section on track marking page 20 COMBINING TRACKS (page 33) 1-When in play/pause or stop mode press MENU/NO 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Combine?" then press the AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose the first track that will be combined, the display for choosing the second track will show and the end portion of the first track and the beginning portion of the second track will play and repeat. 4-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose the second track that will be divided then press the AMS dial or YES button on remote. "Complete!" will display and playback will begin on the newly combined track -To quit before the final step press STOP MOVE A TRACK (page 34) 1-When in play/pause or stop mode press MENU/NO 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "move?" then press the AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose the track that will be moved then press the AMS dial or YES button on remote.
4-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose the position for the track to be moved to (the track will be moved to the position after the track chosen in this step) then press the AMS dial or YES button on remote. "Complete!" will display and playback will begin on newly moved track. -To quit before the final step press STOP NAMING A TRACK OR DISC (page 34) Using upper and lower case alphabet letters, numbers, symbols and Japanese Katakana a disc can hold up to 1700 characters. For naming a group see page 37. -The 780 cannot display or enter Japanese Kanji or hiragana 1-When in play/pause or stop mode press MENU/NO 2-Turn the AMS dial to choose "Nm In?" then press the AMS dial or YES button If titling while recording skip to step 4 3-Turn the AMS dial to choose the track number to be titled or "Disc" to title a disc then press the AMS dial or YES button The cursor will flash and unit will enter character entry mode, if a track number was chosen the track will playback and repeat 4-Press the LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR button to choose the type of character to be entered: "A" Roman alphabet capital "a" Roman alphabet lower case "0" numerals "`" symbols "A" Katakana -To create a space when titling press the FORWARD arrow key once, the first character of a title cannot be a space. 5-Turn the AMS dial to choose the desired character, the character will flash. To change a still flashing character repeat steps 4-5. 6-Press the AMS dial, the character will stop flashing and the cursor will advance to the next position. 7-Repeat steps 4-6 for each character, -To change any character press the FORWARD/BACK buttons to highlight the desired character then follow steps 4-6 again. -To erase a character press the FORWARD/BACK buttons to highlight the desired character then press the CLEAR button 8-Press the YES button to save finished titling information, "Complete!" will display -To quit before the final step press STOP TITILING USING THE REMOTE (page 35) 1-To title a track: Press NAME EDIT/SELECT when the track to be titled is in playback, pause, stopped or record mode -To title a disc: Press NAME EDIT/SELECT when playback is stopped the cursor will flash and unit will enter character entry mode 2-Press NAME EDIT/SELECT to choose type of character to be entered: "Selected AB" Roman alphabet capital/symbols "Selected ab" Roman alphabet lower case/symbols "Selected A" symbols "Selected 12" numerals

3-To enter the desired characters from the Alphabet/Katakana group: press the corresponding letter/katakana key repeatedly on the remote, or press the FOR/BACK keys to scroll through all the letters. -To choose symbols press BACKWARD button when "A" is displayed -Press FORWARD button after the correct character is chosen and the cursor will move to the next position. -To choose numbers press the corresponding number button, after it is pressed the cursor will move to the next position 4-Repeat steps 2-3 to enter all characters -To change a character: press the FOR/BACK buttons to select the character to be changed, press CLEAR and then repeat steps 2-3 to reenter character 5-Press the YES button to save finished titling information, "Complete!" will display -To quit before the final step press STOP CHANGING A TITLE (page 36) 1-To change a title: When the track number is displayed press NAME EDIT/SELECT button -To change a disc name: Press NAME EDIT/SELECT button when playback is stopped 2-Press and hold the CLEAR button until all title information is erased 3-Follow steps 4-7 of titling on the main unit or steps 2-4 of titling with the remote to enter a new title 4-Press YES button ERASE A NAME (page 36) 1-Press NAME EDIT/SELECT when in playback, pause, stopped or record mode "Edit Menu" will display 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Nm Erase?" then press the AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial to choose the track number to be erased or "Disc" to erase the disc title then press the AMS dial or YES button "Complete!" will display -To quit before the final step press STOP TITILING A GROUP (page 37) TITLING A GROUP ON THE MAIN UNIT 1-When playback is stopped press GROUP ON/OFF button 2-Press GROUP SKIP button to choose the group to be titled 3-Press MENU/NO button, "Edit Menu" will display 4-Turn AMS dial to choose "Nm In?" then press AMS dial or YES button 5-Turn AMS dial to choose "Gp (number of group) " then press AMS dial or YES button, the cursor will flash and unit will enter character entry mode 6-Follow steps 4-7 of titling on the main unit -To quit before the final step press STOP TITILING USING THE REMOTE 1-When playback is stopped press GROUP ON/OFF button 2-Press GROUP SKIP button to choose the group to be titled 3-When playback is stopped press NAME EDIT/SELECT the cursor will flash and unit will enter character entry mode 4-Follow steps 2-4 of titling with the remote -To quit before the final step press STOP

CHANGING A TITLE (page 37) 1-When playback is stopped press GROUP ON/OFF button 2-Press GROUP SKIP button to choose the group to be renamed 3-When playback is stopped and the group to be renamed is displayed press NAME EDIT/SELECT 4-Follow steps 2-4 of Changing a Title ERASING A GROUP TITLE (page 37) 1-When playback is stopped press GROUP ON/OFF button 2-Press GROUP SKIP button to choose the group title to be erased 3-Press MENU/NO button, "Edit Menu" will display 4-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Nm Erase? "then press the AMS dial or YES button 5-Turn the AMS dial to choose the track number to be erased or "Disc" to erase the disc title then press the AMS dial or YES button "Complete!" will display -To quit before the final step press STOP CREATING A NEW GROUP (page 38) 1-When playback is stopped press GROUP ON/OFF button 2--Press MENU/NO button, "Edit Menu" will display 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Gp Create?" then press the AMS dial or YES button 4-Follow steps 4-7 of titling on the main unit or steps 2-4 of titling with the remote to enter a new group title 5-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose the first track to be registered into the group then press the AMS dial or YES button 6-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose the last track to be registered into the group then press the AMS dial or YES button. To register only one track press the AMS dial or YES button once more "Complete!" will display -To create a group without registering tracks turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "None" at step 5 then press the AMS dial or YES button RELEASE A GROUP (page 38) A single group can be erased but the tracks will remain the same 1-When playback is stopped press GROUP ON/OFF button 2-Press GROUP SKIP button to choose the group to be released 3-Press MENU/NO button, "Edit Menu" will display 4-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Gp Release?" 5-Press the AMS dial or YES button "REL Gp (group number)" will display 6-Press the AMS dial or YES button once more "Complete!" will display RELEASE ALL GROUPS ON A DISC (page 38) 1-When playback is stopped press GROUP ON/OFF button 2-Press MENU/NO button, "Edit Menu" will display 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Gp All Release?" press the AMS dial or YES button

"All REL?" will display 4-Press the AMS dial or YES button once more "Complete!" will display UNDO (UNDO THE LAST COMPLETED EDIT) The last completed edit can be undone so that the MD reverts to the state previous to the edit. In the following cases the UNDO function will not work: -If the record button was pushed -Another editing function was performed -The NetMD is turned ON -If the power was turned OFF or the MD was ejected -If the power cord was unplugged -If the S.F. EDIT was used to edit 1-When in play/pause or stop mode press MENU/NO 2- Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Undo?" 3-Press AMS dial or YES button Depending on the last edit performed one of the following messages will appear: 1 track erased/All tracks erased/partial track erased Erase Undo? Track divided Divide Undo? Track combined Combin Undo? Track moved Move Undo? Disc or track named/track renamed/name erased Name Undo? New group created/1 group released/All groups released Group undo? 4-Press the AMS dial or YES button "Complete!" will display -To quit before the final step press STOP ADJUSTING RECORDING LEVELS AFTER RECORDING IS COMPLETE S.F EDIT (page 39) The levels of already recorded tracks can be overwritten with new recording levels. Tracks recorded in MDLP cannot be adjusted with this function. 1-Press NAME EDIT/SELECT when in playback, pause, stopped or record mode "Edit Menu" will display 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "S.F Edit?" then press AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Tr Level?" then press AMS dial or YES button 4-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose the track to be adjusted then press AMS dial or YES button "Level 0dB" will display 5-While listening to the track playback turn the AMS dial to adjust the recording level -The levels can be adjusted from -12 dB to +12 dB in 2 Db increments 6-Press the AMS dial or YES button "Edit OK?" will display 7-Press the AMS dial or YES button "S.F Edit " will display while overwriting the previous levels, it will take about the same time to overwrite as the length of the recording. When overwriting is finished "Complete!" will display
USING FADE IN/FADE OUT (page 40) 1-When in play/pause or stop mode press MENU/NO 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "S.F Edit?" then press AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Fade In?" or "Fade Out?" then press AMS dial or YES button 4-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose the track to be edited then press AMS dial or YES button 5-While listening to the track playback turn the AMS dial to adjust the fade time The fade can be adjusted from 1 to 15 seconds in 0.1 second increments 6-Press the AMS dial or YES button "Edit OK?" will display 7-Press the AMS dial or YES button "S.F Edit" will display while overwriting, when overwriting is finished "Complete!" will display -To quit during steps 1-6 press STOP USING PITCH CONTROL (page 41) The pitch can be adjusted from OFF to -36 (1 octave is 12 steps) 1-When in play/pause or stop mode press MENU/NO 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Setup?" then press AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "pitch?" then press AMS dial or YES button 4-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to adjust the steps then press AMS dial or YES button 5-Press MENU/NO button -To reset playback to original settings press CLEAR at step 4 FINE ADJUSTMENT OF PITCH (page 42) Pitch can be adjusted from OFF to -87.5% in 0.1% increments 1-When in play/pause or stop mode press MENU/NO 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to "Setup?" then press AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to "Pfine" then press AMS dial or YES button 4-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to the steps then press AMS dial or YES button 5-Press MENU/NO button -To reset playback to original settings press CLEAR at step

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USING FADE IN/ FADE OUT (page 42) Fade In playback /recording When playback or recording is paused press the FADER button and Fade In will begin. "Fade 5.0s" will display and flash counting down to 0.0. Fade Out playback/recording When in playback or recording mode press FADER button and fade out will begin."Fade 5.0s" will display and flash counting down to 0.0. After reaching 0 it will automatically pause. CHANGING THE FADE TIME (page 43) The fade in/out time can be adjusted 1-When in Play. pause or stop mode press MENU/NO button. 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Setup?" then press AMS dial or YES button
3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose F.in or F. out, then press AMS dial or YES button 4-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to adjust the fade time then press AMS dial or YES button. The time can be adjusted in 0.1 second increments 5-Press MENU/NO button SLEEP TIMER (page 43) The unit can automatically shut off at a programmed time 1-When playback is stopped or during playback press the MENU/NO button 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Setup?" then press AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Sleep Off" then press AMS dial or YES button 4-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose Sleep On or Sleep Off then press AMS dial or YES button 5-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Sleep 60min" then press AMS dial or YES button 6-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose one of the following 30min/60min/off/90min/120min then press AMS dial or YES button 7-Press MENU/NO button To turn sleep timer off press "Sleep Off" TIMER PLAYBACK FUNCTION (page 44) A separate timer can be attached to the 780 for timer controlled playback and recording The timer is sold separately. 1-Follow steps 1-4 of Playback (page 23) 2-Press PLAY MODE button to choose type of playback 3-Turn the timer switch on the 780 to PLAY 4-Set the time on the timer -The 780 power will turn on automatically when the time for recording begins or turn off when playback is timed to end. 5-After timer playback is finished turn the timer switch to OFF TIMER RECORD FUNCTION 1-Follow the recording set up instructions on page 14 as follows: For record start time Steps 1-6, then press STOP button For record stop time Steps 1-9 For record start/stop time Steps 1-6, then press STOP button 2-Turn the timer switch on the 780 to RECORD 3-Set the time on the timer 4-After timer playback is finished turn the timer switch to OFF -ALWAYS turn the power on at least once within a week of timer recording in order for the TOC to save the recorded info to the disc. TITILING WITH A KEYBOARD (page 45) Any IBM PC PS/2 keyboard can be used to title discs Connect the keyboard to the port on the front of the 780 Set up system for using a keyboard 1-When playback is stopped press MENU/NO button 2-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Setup?" then press AMS dial or YES button 3-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Keyboard?" then press AMS dial or YES button 4-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose "Type" then press AMS dial or YES button

5-Turn the AMS dial or press the remote FOR/BACK buttons to choose JP (Japanese keyboard) or US (English keyboard) then press AMS dial or YES button 6-Press MENU/NO button CREATING DISC/TRACK TITLES (page 46) 1-For tracks titles: When the track number to be titled is displayed press the ENTER key -For disc titles: When all track numbers, or group numbers are displayed and playback is stopped press ENTER key 2-Enter characters 3-Press ENTER to save info KEYBOARD KEYS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ESC stop titling when in process Caps Lock switch between lower and upper case Hiragana/katakana key switch between hiragana and katakana Caps Lock enter roman alphabet arrow keys move cursor Page Up/Down to make name scroll Delete to erase the character above the cursor Back space to erase the character before the cursor USE THE EDIT MENU TO NAME (page 46) 1-To title a track or disc: Press Esc when stopped, playback or paused -To title a track during recording Press Esc key 2-Press F10/F11 key until "Nm In?" displays then press F12 -If done during recording characters can be entered from this step 3-Press F10/F11 key until the track number to be titled displays or "disc" then press F12, characters can now be entered 4-Enter name 5-Press F12 when finished OPERATING THE 780 WITH THE KEYBOARD (page 47) KEYBOARD KEYS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Esc Menu/No F11 AMS button/forward button F10 AMS button/back button F1 PLAY F2 PAUSE F12 YES button F3 STOP Back Arrow back button Forward Arrow forward button Delete CLEAR F8 GROUP SKIP OPERATING THE 780 WITH THE KEYS (page 47) KEYBOARD KEYS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS When a track is chosen and playback is stopped * key Move a track - key Erase a track + key Combine tracks When in playback / key Divide a track