SONY MDS-JE470 - Owner's Manual Immediate Download

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MiniDisc Deck

Operating Instructions

MDS-JE770

MDS-JE470

Owner's Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in

the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding

this product.

Model No.____________

Serial No.____________

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To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not

expose the unit to rain or moisture.

To prevent fire, do not Cover the ventilation of the

apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc.

And don't place lighted candles on the apparatus.

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects

filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

This appliance is classified

as a CLASS 1 LASER

product.

This label is located on the

rear exterior.

The following caution label is located inside the

apparatus.

Don't throw a battery, dispose it as

the injurious wastes.

For customers in the U.S.A.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to

the presence of uninsulated "dangerous

voltage" within the product's enclosure that

may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute

a risk of electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to

the presence of important operating and

maintenance (servicing) instructions in the

literature accompanying the appliance.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications

not expressly approved in this manual could void your

authority to operate this equipment.

WARNING

This equipment has been tested and found to comply

with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to

provide reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there

is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause

harmful interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equipment off

and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following

measures:

-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

-- Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is

connected.

-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

ENERGY STAR® is a U.S.

registered mark.

As an

ENERGY STAR® Partner,

Sony Corporation has determined

that this product meets the

ENERGY STAR® guidelines for

energy efficiency.

WARNING

IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE

FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR

CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY

NATURE, OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES

RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE

PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT.

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For customers in Canada

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian

ICES-003.

CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE

THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN

EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER

OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY

INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.

The instructions in this manual are for models MDS-

JE770 and MDS-JE470. The MDS-JE770 is the model

used for illustration purposes. Any difference in

operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example,

"MDS-JE770 only".

Conventions

Controls in these instructions are those on the deck;

these may, however, be substituted by controls on the

supplied remote that are similarly named, or, when

different, appear in the instructions within

parentheses.

About this manual

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Main unit ................................................. 6

Remote control........................................ 7

Getting Started

Hooking up the audio components ......... 8

Recording to MDs

Recording to an MD.............................. 11

Recording tracks in groups

(MDS-JE770 only)

-- Group Function.......................... 12

Notes on recording ................................ 13

Recording tips ....................................... 14

-- Recording for long times/Marking

track numbers/Smart Space/Adjusting

the recording level/Checking the

remaining recordable time/Input

monitor

Starting recording with 6 seconds of

prestored audio data

-- Time Machine Recording .......... 18

Synchro-recording with the audio

component of your choice

-- Music Synchro-recording .......... 18

Synchro-recording with a Sony CD player

-- CD Synchro-recording............... 18

Playing MDs

Loading an MD..................................... 20

Playing an MD -- Normal Play/Shuffle

Play/Repeat Play ............................ 20

Playing only the tracks in the desired

group (MDS-JE770 only)............... 22

Creating your own program

-- Program Play ............................. 22

Tips for recording from MDs to tape

(MDS-JE770 only) ......................... 24

Editing Recorded MDs

Erasing recordings

-- Erase Function........................... 25

Dividing recorded tracks

-- Divide Function......................... 27

Combining recorded tracks

-- Combine Function ..................... 28

Moving recorded tracks

-- Move Function .......................... 28

Naming a track or an MD

-- Name Function .......................... 29

Naming a group (MDS-JE770 only)

-- Name Function .......................... 31

Registering recorded tracks into a new

group (MDS-JE770 only)

-- Create Function ......................... 32

Releasing group registrations

(MDS-JE770 only)

-- Release Function ....................... 32

Changing the recorded level after

recording -- S.F EDIT ................... 33

Undoing the last edit -- UNDO ........... 34

Table of Contents

Parts Identification

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Other Functions

Changing the Pitch (MDS-JE770 only)

-- Pitch Control Function............... 35

Fading in and fading out ....................... 36

Falling asleep to music

-- Sleep Timer................................ 36

Using a timer (MDS-JE770 only) ......... 37

Using the CONTROL A1

control

system (MDS-JE770 only) ............. 38

Operating the MD Deck Using

a Keyboard (MDS-JE770 only)

Setting the keyboard ............................. 39

Naming a track or MD using the

keyboard ......................................... 40

Operating the deck using the

keyboard ......................................... 40

Assigning characters to keyboard

keys ................................................. 41

Additional Information

Precautions ............................................ 42

Note on MDs......................................... 42

System limitations................................. 42

Troubleshooting .................................... 44

Self-diagnosis function ......................... 44

Display messages .................................. 45

Setup menu table................................... 46

Specifications ........................................ 47