Sharp MD-MT170E, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...will guide you in operating your SHARP product MODEL MD MT170E OPERATION MANUAL If you require any advice or assistance regarding your Sharp product please visit our web site www sharp co uk support Customers without Internet access may telephone 08705 274277 during office hours or 01 676 0648 if telephoning from Ireland 0101 ...

Page 2: ...ble for digital recording AD M1DC Connection cable for digital recording AD M2DC Earphones x 1 AC Adaptor RADPA8058AWZZ x 1 Connection Cable for analogue re cording x 1 Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride battery AD N55BT x 1 Battery Carrying Case x 1 Parts and equipment mentioned in this operation manual other than those detailed above are not included The AC adaptor may be different from the one i...

Page 3: ... a MiniDisc 11 Connections 12 Basic Operation Recording 13 15 Playback 16 17 Hold Function 17 Page Useful Features Advanced Playback 18 19 Advanced Recording 20 25 Checking Displays 26 27 Changing Default Settings 28 Advanced Features Titling a MiniDisc 29 31 Editing a Recorded MiniDisc 32 34 Listening through Another System 35 References Other Features and Caution 36 MiniDisc System Limitations 3...

Page 4: ...r supplied with the MD MT170E must not be used with other equipment To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose this appliance to dripping or splashing liquids No objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus Never use an AC adaptor other than the one specified Otherwise problems or serious hazards may be cre ated Caution When recording important selections make a pr...

Page 5: ...expo sure to hazardous radiation Laser Diode Properties Material GaAIAs Wavelength 785 nm Pulse time Read mode 0 8 mW Continuous Write mode max 10 mW 0 5S min cycle 1 5S Repetition Notes Recording and playback of any material may require consent which SHARP is unable to give Please refer particularly to the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956 the Dramatic and Musical Performers Protection Act 195...

Page 6: ...ding Level Name Select Button 14 16 18 30 10 Open Lever 11 11 Stop Power Off Hold Button 15 16 17 12 Rechargeable Battery Cover 8 13 Play Pause Button 15 16 14 Level Meter 14 15 Stereo Recording Indicator 20 16 Long play Recording Mode Indicator 20 17 Repeat Indicator 19 18 Monaural Mode Indicator 20 19 Record Indicator 14 20 Disc Mode Indicator 21 Synchro Recording Indicator 22 22 Total Track Num...

Page 7: ... is extremely high Places with strong magnetic fields such as TVs or loudspeakers Places exposed to vibration Places where sand can easily enter the inside of the unit beaches etc If the unit is used near radio tuners or TVs noise and or picture interference may result If you experience these problems move the unit away from such devices Do not wear your earphones when you are crossing streets or ...

Page 8: ...en the portable MD is turned on or operating the battery will not be charged For information about the battery life see the battery item in the Specifications on page 43 Do not force the battery cover open too far AC 230V 50 60Hz To the DC IN 5V socket Insert from the side 1 Insert the rechargeable battery A rechargeable battery other than the AD N55BT cannot be charged 2 Plug the AC adaptor into ...

Page 9: ... power failure occurs whilst playing a disc using the AC adaptor disconnect it from the wall socket Otherwise playback may start automatically when the electricity sup ply resumes Charge the battery within the range of 5 C 35 C 41 F 95 F The unit can be left in the charg ing state after it is completed Carry the battery in the supplied case Apply the case on the end Use the specified battery AD N5...

Page 10: ... alkaline battery at the same time do not remove either of them If you do when the unit is in the play mode playback will stop When in the recording mode the recorded contents will be erased and the power may be disconnected Do not replace the battery or the rechargeable battery during operation Do not use a rechargeable battery nickel cad mium battery etc in the battery case If the unit is not us...

Page 11: ...ause damage to the unit If resist ance is felt remove the MiniDisc and reload it The lid cannot be opened if TOC is displayed refer to the instruction on page 13 Recording prevented Recordable When you record on a MiniDisc check that the erase prevention tab is set to the Recordable position 1 Slide the OPEN lever to release the com partment door 2 Lift it up 3 Insert a MiniDisc as shown 4 Close t...

Page 12: ...ckets Analogue connection To the wall socket Red To Right White To Left Supplied connection cable To connect to a stereo system with a DIGITAL OUT or OPTICAL OUT socket Digital connection Compared to analogue connection recording it allows high quality recording Some audio systems do not have a DIGITAL OUT socket Check before connecting If the audio system has only one pair of sockets they are usu...

Page 13: ...instructions below Otherwise tracks may not be recorded properly To prevent recorded MiniDiscs from being erased accidentally Slide the accidental erase prevention tab located on the side of the MiniDisc in the direction indicated by the arrow The MiniDisc will then be protected against accidental erasure To add a recording to such a MiniDisc slide the acciden tal erase prevention tab back to its ...

Page 14: ...ding level Analogue recording Adjust the recording level so that the maximum sound volume from the source makes the reading swing somewhere between 4 dB and 0 dB Level meter indicator Digital recording You can adjust the level in 1dB increments between 12dB and 12dB 12dB to 12dB Once you adjust the digital recording level the setting is retained even after the recording stops For cancel lation ins...

Page 15: ...ording from being lost it is not possible to remove the MiniDisc whilst TOC is dis played To update the recorded contents of the MiniDisc Press the OFF HOLD button whilst in the stop mode The power turns off after recorded contents have been updated on the MiniDisc 5 Press the MENU CHRG button repeatedly to select REC MODE 6 Press the ENTER SYNC button 7 Press the MENU CHRG button repeatedly to se...

Page 16: ...off automatically To turn off the power Press the OFF HOLD button whilst in the stop mode Volume control Press the VOL button to increase the volume and the VOL button to decrease the volume L R Right channel Left channel To the PHONES socket 1 Insert the earphones plug into the PHONES socket 2 Insert a MiniDisc page 11 3 Press the button Playback starts automatically with a playback only MiniDisc...

Page 17: ...places such as on trains or buses reduce the volume Hold Function The present operation condition can be kept even if other buttons are accidentally pressed in a place such as a crowded train Press the HOLD button for 2 seconds or more If the battery is inserted or the AC adaptor is connected you can set this function even when the power is turned off To cancel the hold mode Press and hold down th...

Page 18: ...ack To skip a number of tracks at one time press the or button repeatedly until the desired track number is shown When you press the button playback starts from the beginning of the track For audible fast forward Press and hold down the button during playback For audible fast reverse Press and hold down the button during playback To move to the beginning of the next track Press the button during p...

Page 19: ... and play tracks auto matically You cannot select the order of the tracks After all of the tracks have been played once in random order the unit will stop automatically During random random repeat or single track repeat play you can forward or reverse the MiniDisc only within the track being played During random play the unit cannot find the beginning of any track which has been played Repeat play...

Page 20: ...s The recording mode remains unchanged until a new mode is selected Complete the operation within 7 seconds whilst selecting the menus 1 When a recording is paused press the MENU CHRG button repeatedly to select REC MODE 2 Press the ENTER SYNC button 3 Press the MENU CHRG button repeatedly to select the desired recording mode 4 Press the ENTER SYNC button The mode will be set automatically after 7...

Page 21: ...und Since the sound is selected based on psychoacoustics masking the sound quality is not impaired This unit is equipped with the ATRAC3 com pressing system that can reduce the sound data to 1 10 or 1 20 of its original size By employing this system 2 times and 4 times long recordings are enabled in stereo mode About the recording mode You can select the recording mode from stereo recording 2 time...

Page 22: ...y starts A new track number is created when the recording resumes 1 Press the REC button 2 Begin playback on the stereo system con nected to this portable MD 3 Press the REC LEVEL or button to ad just the recording level see page 14 4 Press the PAUSE button on the stereo sys tem to enter the playback pause mode Select the starting point for your recording and press the PAUSE button 5 Press the MEN...

Page 23: ...g after that point See Editing a Recorded MiniDisc page 34 1 During playback press the button at the point where you want to begin recording 2 Press the REC button To cancel the operation press the OFF HOLD but ton 3 Press the ENTER SYNC button All of the tracks and track names will be erased fol lowing the point where the playback is paused 4 Press the MENU CHRG button repeatedly to select REC MO...

Page 24: ...il the next operation can be resumed Recording tracks as a single track You can record several pieces of music as a single track by disabling the auto marker function When a recording is paused or whilst recording Notes When making digital recordings using a CD player or an MiniDisc player track numbers will be created auto matically regardless of the setting of the auto marker function Complete t...

Page 25: ...tal recording You cannot copy a MiniDisc that you recorded from digital inputs to another MiniDisc or DAT It is prevented by the SCMS Serial Copy Management System Recording from analogue inputs is not affected 1 Track numbers are created automatically during re cording via the analogue connection when a silence of 1 second or more is detected Auto marker func tion A series of tracks can be record...

Page 26: ...tal playing time 1 During playback press the MENU CHRG button repeatedly to select DISPLAY 2 Press the ENTER SYNC button 3 Press the MENU CHRG button Each time the button is pressed the display will change as follows Track number Elapsed playback time Track name Remaining playback time A B C D 1 Whilst in the stop mode press the MENU CHRG button repeatedly to select DIS PLAY 2 Press the ENTER SYNC...

Page 27: ... will not correctly display the remaining capacity for approximately 10 seconds after the power has been turned on When the AC adaptor or a separately available car adaptor is used the battery indicator will not be shown The number of bars shown in the battery indicator may increase or decrease depending on the operation being performed This is normal 1 Whilst in the stop mode press the or button ...

Page 28: ... cancelled the storage time cannot be adjusted If this unit is used with the AC adaptor the storage time will be 40 seconds regardless of the settings The storage time varies depending on the recording mode Digital recording level D L MODE 1 The digital recording level you set will be kept even after cancelling recording D L MODE 2 Every time you cancel recording the level will return to D L 0dB W...

Page 29: ...operation press the OFF HOLD button 5 Press the button repeatedly to select the type of characters Cursor The first 3 characters in the group of the selected characters will be displayed for about 1 second 6 Press the or button repeatedly to se lect the letter 7 Press the ENTER SYNC button to enter it Position where the next letter will be entered 8 To enter more letters repeat steps 5 7 9 When th...

Page 30: ...to be entered is decreased since the informa tion of the recording mode is stored by the track Characters symbols 1 Put the unit in the character input mode Perform steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press the VOL or VOL button to move the cursor to the character before which you want to add a new character 3 Select the character to add Perform steps 5 7 on page 29 4 Press the MENU CHRG button TOC will be dis...

Page 31: ...y MiniDisc 2 What is a MiniDisc for stamping A MiniDisc that contains the same tracks in the same or der as the master MiniDisc Make sure that the total number of tracks of the master MiniDisc and the one for stamping are the same Master MiniDisc operation 1 Insert a master MiniDisc Do not mistake the master MiniDisc for the target one 2 Whilst in the stop mode press the MENU CHRG button repeatedl...

Page 32: ...ress the MENU CHRG button repeatedly to select ERASE 5 Press the ENTER SYNC button To cancel the operation press the OFF HOLD but ton 6 Press the ENTER SYNC button again The track will be erased 7 To erase other tracks repeat steps 1 6 Note Complete the operation within 7 seconds whilst se lecting the menus 1 Whilst in the stop mode press the MENU CHRG button repeatedly to select EDIT 2 Press the ...

Page 33: ...ion press the OFF HOLD but ton 6 Press the ENTER SYNC button again The track will be divided into two tracks and the unit will be paused at the beginning of the second of the two new tracks 1 Start playing the last of the two tracks to be combined and press the button 2 Press the MENU CHRG button repeatedly to select EDIT 3 Press the ENTER SYNC button 4 Press the MENU CHRG button repeatedly to sel...

Page 34: ...d have a name The first track name will be used However when the first track does not have a name the second track name will be used In the following cases tracks may not be combined 1 Play the track to be moved and press the button 2 Press the MENU CHRG button repeatedly to select EDIT 3 Press the ENTER SYNC button 4 Press the MENU CHRG button repeatedly to select MOVE 5 Press the ENTER SYNC butt...

Page 35: ...he analogue mode Character information will not be recorded Listening through a car stereo Notes Adjust the volume of both this portable MD and a car stereo Do not operate this portable MD whilst you drive a car It may distract your attention and cause a traffic acci dent Do not use any car adaptor except for the separately available AD CA20X Remove the battery when you power the unit from the car...

Page 36: ... for the first time or is charged after not being used for a long period the operating time may be shorter than normal The bat tery life will recover with normal use i e charging and discharging To avoid shortening the service life of the battery only recharge the battery after it has been completely dis charged If the rechargeable battery is used in a cold environ ment the operating time will be ...

Page 37: ...the remaining recording time The time may not increase even if you erase short tracks The total of the recorded time and the remaining time does not match the max imum recordable time One cluster approximately 2 seconds is the minimum unit for re cording For example a 3 second track uses 2 clusters approxi mately 4 seconds Therefore the actual recordable time may be shorter than the displayed time...

Page 38: ...because the disc is damaged Reload the Minidisc or replace it with an other one Can t REC Recording cannot be performed cor rectly due to vibration or shock ERROR MES SAGES MEANING Can tSTAMP Stamp function does not work Check the number of tracks Can tWRITE Cannot save the TOC information cor rectly to a MiniDisc DEFECT The disc is scratched If the recorded sound is not right retry recording or r...

Page 39: ...ce a track number is currently be ing located or updated the unit cannot accept your command Wait for a while and try the operation again ERROR MES SAGES MEANING TEMP OVER The temperature is too high Turn off the power and wait for a while TOC FORM There is an error in the recording sig nal Erase all of the tracks and then record again TOC FULL There is no space left for recording character inform...

Page 40: ...y a MiniDisc with data on it instead of a MiniDisc containing music When the operation buttons are pressed the unit does not respond Is the unit in the hold mode Is the battery exhausted Is the earphones plug inserted firmly Some sounds are skipped Is the battery exhausted Is the unit being subjected to excessive vibration The MiniDisc cannot be ejected Has the track number or character informatio...

Page 41: ... moved from a cool place to a warm place To remove condensation Remove the MiniDisc and leave the unit for approxi mately 1 hour The condensation should evaporate and the unit will work properly Maintenance Cleaning Clean the plugs and the connecting sockets If the plugs or sockets are dirty noise may be heard Cleaning will prevent noise Caution Do not use chemicals for cleaning petrol paint thin ...

Page 42: ...on 7 W AC adaptor Output power RMS 20 mW 10 mW 10 mW 0 2 T H D Charging time Approx 3 5 hours 90 Approx 5 5 hours fully charged When using the AC adaptor included with the unit Dimensions Width 76 mm 3 Height 22 9 mm 29 32 Depth 83 mm 3 9 32 Weight 148 g 0 33 lbs with rechargeable battery Input socket Line optical digital Output socket Earphones impedance 32 ohms Type Portable MiniDisc recorder Si...

Page 43: ...pprox 11 hours Continuous recording Approx 9 5 hours Continuous play Approx 13 hours Continuous recording Approx 12 5 hours Continuous play Approx 15 hours When using one commercially available high capacity AA size LR6 alkaline battery The rechargeable battery is in the unit discharged Continuous recording Approx 6 hours Continuous play Approx 15 5 hours Continuous recording Approx 9 5 hours Cont...

Page 44: ...aused by accident misuse fair wear and tear neglect tampering with the equipment or any attempt at ad justment or repair other than by a Service Facility ap pointed by Sharp 5 In the unlikely event of a defect occuring the product must be returned to the Company s repair centre with proof of purchase A postage paid label and a fault re port form are supplied with the product for this purpose It is...