Sony DHC-MD373, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Mini Hi Fi Component System 3 867 542 13 1 1999 Sony Corporation DHC MD373 ...

Page 2: ... Saving the power in standby mode 9 Basic Operations Playing a CD 10 Recording a CD on an MD CD MD Synchro Recording 11 Playing an MD 12 Listening to the radio Preset Tuning 13 Recording from the radio Manual Recording 14 The CD Player Playing CD tracks repeatedly Repeat Play 16 Playing CD tracks in random order Shuffle Play 16 Programming CD tracks Programme Play 17 Using the CD display 18 Labell...

Page 3: ... Move Function 40 Dividing recorded tracks Divide Function 41 Combining recorded tracks Combine Function 42 Undoing the last edit Undo Function 44 Sound Adjustment Reinforcing the bass sound DBFB 45 Selecting the Preset Equalizer menu 45 Other Features Labelling the preset stations Station Name 46 Using the Radio Data System RDS European model only 47 Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer 48 Waking ...

Page 4: ...ds to the SPEAKER terminals on the unit and to the terminals on the speakers as below Keep the speaker cords away from the aerials to prevent noise R L 2 Connect the FM AM aerials Set up the AM loop aerial then connect it AM FM 75 COAXIAL AM loop aerial Right speaker DHC MD373 rear panel FM aerial Left speaker Black Grey 3 Insert this portion AM loop aerial Extend the FM wire aerial horizontally ...

Page 5: ...ze AA batteries into the remote e E e E Tip With normal use the batteries should last for about six months When the remote no longer operates the system replace both batteries with new ones Notes If you do not use the remote for a long period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage Be sure to insert the batteries in correct direction Do not mix new batteries with...

Page 6: ...shes 3 Press or to set the hour 4 Press ENTER YES or CURSORt The minute indication flashes 5 Press or to set the minute 6 Press ENTER YES The clock starts If you make a mistake Press CURSORT or t repeatedly until the incorrect item flashes then set it again To change the preset time You can change the preset time while the system is off 1 Press DISPLAY to display the clock 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET ...

Page 7: ...TO appears 3 Press TUNING or The frequency indication changes and the scanning stops when the system tunes in a station TUNED and STEREO for a stereo programme appear 4 Press MENU NO on the remote 5 Press or on the remote repeatedly until P Memory appears then press ENTER YES on the remote A preset number appears in the display The stations are stored from preset number 1 Preset number 6 Press ENT...

Page 8: ... want to erase 5 Press ENTER YES Complete appears When you erase a preset number the preset number decreases by one and all preset numbers following the erased one are renumbered To change the AM tuning interval except for the European model The AM tuning interval is factory set to 9 kHz 10 kHz in some areas To change the AM tuning interval tune in any AM station first then turn off the system Whi...

Page 9: ...is off deactivate the Power Saving Mode 1 x H X M m DISPLAY To activate Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY The clock display disappears Tips Each time you press DISPLAY in the Power Saving Mode the display switches between the Power Saving Mode and the clock display 1 indicator lights up even in the Power Saving Mode Note When the timer is set the Power Saving Mode does not function Press DISPLAY whe...

Page 10: ...utomatic Source Selection You can start playing from the desired track in step 2 1 Press MD CD m or M repeatedly until the desired track appears 2 Press CD HS Or press the numeric buttons on the remote The playback automatically starts To enter track numbers 10 or over press 10 and the track number To enter 0 use the 10 0 button Notes Do not use a CD with tape seals or paste on it as this may dama...

Page 11: ...u play a single CD place it on the inner circle of the tray 3 Press CD Z to close the disc tray 4 Press CD MD SYNC The MD deck stands by for recording and the CD player pauses for play 5 Press MD HS Recording starts When the recording is completed the CD player and the MD deck stop automatically To stop recording Press MD x Before inserting an MD When the system is on make sure the MD indicator is...

Page 12: ...stem Do not pull out the mains lead before updating the TOC while TOC is lit or while updating the TOC while TOC is flashing to ensure a complete recording If the MD becomes full during recording The CD player and the MD deck stop automatically Note If the MD is record protected C11 and Protected appear alternately and the MD cannot be recorded Remove the MD then slide the record protection tab to...

Page 13: ...desired point Remove the MD Press MD Z Adjust the volume Turn VOLUME Before inserting an MD When the system is on make sure the MD indicator is off If the MD indicator is lit red another MD is already inserted Press MD Z and remove the MD Tips You can start playing from the desired track in step 2 1 Press MD CD m or M repeatedly until the desired track appears 2 Press MD HS Or press the numeric bu...

Page 14: ...Manual Tuning Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until AUTO appears in step 2 then press TUNING or The frequency indication changes and the scanning stops when the system tunes in a station Automatic Tuning To cancel Automatic Tuning Press TUNING MODE Tips Pressing TUNER BAND when the system is off automatically turns on the system and tunes in the last received station One Touch Play You can switch fro...

Page 15: ...D Tips If noise is heard while recording an AM radio programme move the AM loop aerial to reduce the noise or connect a ground wire to the U terminal see page 53 If you select MONO in step 3 the MD is recorded in monaural format For details see Monaural recording on page 34 You can adjust the recording level to the desired volume after performing step 5 see page 33 Before pulling out the mains lea...

Page 16: ... Press REPEAT until REPEAT or REPEAT 1 disappears Playing CD tracks in random order Shuffle Play You can play all the tracks on a CD in random order z m M Z x Z HS x 1 HS 2 3 1 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE appears 3 Press CD HS Shuffle Play starts To cancel Shuffle Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE and PGM disappear Tips You ca...

Page 17: ...he track in the programmed sequence The number of the last programmed track appears followed by the total playing time of the programme If you have made a mistake you can clear the last programmed track from the programme by pressing CLEAR Total playing time 5 To programme additional tracks repeat steps 3 and 4 6 Press H All the tracks play in the order you selected To check the total number of pr...

Page 18: ...uring Programme Play To Do this Cancel Programme Play Press x then press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PGM and SHUFFLE disappear Add a track to the programme in stop mode Do steps 3 and 4 Erase the entire programme Press x when Programme Play is in stop mode To select the desired track using the remote Press numeric buttons instead of performing steps 3 to 5 To enter track numbers 10 or over press 10...

Page 19: ...4 7 2 3 5 4 1 Press CD to switch the function to CD Make sure the total number of tracks and the total playing time appear in the display in stop mode If SHUFFLE or PGM appears in the display press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both disappear Total number of tracks Total playing time In stop mode t CD disc title x Artist name x Total number of tracks and total playing time x Clock display x Effect na...

Page 20: ...in step 4 stops flashing and the cursor shifts to the right Cursor 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 to complete the entire title If you make a mistake Press CURSORTor t until the character you want to change flashes then repeat steps 3 to 5 To erase a character Press CLEAR while the character is flashing You cannot insert characters 7 Press ENTER YES to complete the labelling procedure The disc title is stor...

Page 21: ...YES All Erase appears 3 Press ENTER YES again to erase disc titles Complete appears and all disc titles are erased To cancel erasing Press MENU NO during steps 1 and 2 Note To ensure that disc titles are not erased from memory have the system connected to mains power at least once a month The MD Deck Play Playing MD tracks repeatedly Repeat Play You can repeat an MD in normal play Shuffle Play and...

Page 22: ...ears in the display Selected track number Playing time of the selected track Playing MD tracks in random order Shuffle Play You can play all the tracks on an MD in random order z m M Z x Z HS x 1 HS 3 2 1 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until MD appears 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE appears in stop mode 3 Press MD HS Shuffle Play starts To cancel Shuffle Play Press MD xto stop Shuffle Pla...

Page 23: ...s programmed Step appears followed by the number of the track in the programmed sequence The number of the last programmed track appears followed by the total playing time of the programme If you have made a mistake you can clear the last programmed track from the programme by pressing CLEAR Press CLEAR in stop mode Each time you press the button the last programmed track is erased To select the d...

Page 24: ...he current track x Remaining time on the MD x Track title of the current track x Clock x Effect name No Name appears when no track title is labelled In stop mode t Total number of tracks and total playing time x Remaining recordable time Only for a recordable MD Disc title appears for a pre mastered MD x Disc title x Clock x Effect name No Name appears if no disc title is labelled Tips You can che...

Page 25: ...r details on the limitations of digital recording see page 55 2 If a digital component is not connected to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack using a digital connecting cable the MD deck performs analogue recording Note on MD track numbers On an MD the track numbers track sequence track start and end point information etc are recorded in the TOC 3 area independent of the sound information You can edit re...

Page 26: ...r the recorded tracks z m M Z x Z HS x 1 HS 8 7 6 x H 1 X M m 2 3 1 3 4 Selected track number Playing time of the selected track 4 Press ENTER YES on the remote The track is programmed Step appears followed by the number of the track in the programmed sequence The number of the last programmed track appears followed by the total playing time of the programme Last programmed track number Total play...

Page 27: ...cord protection tab to the closed position see page 25 Labelling titles during recording If CD TEXT lights up or flashes during recording you can record the CD TEXT information on to the MD as follows Automatically during recording If you record on an unrecorded or completely erased see page 38 MD when CD TEXT is lit the CD TEXT information is automatically recorded Manually during recording When ...

Page 28: ...MD during recording by pressing DISPLAY on the remote Note If you pause recording during CD recording a track number is recorded at that point Also note that the tracks might be recorded as the same single track with a single track number when the same single track of the same CD is recorded repeatedly Starting recording with 6 seconds of prestored audio data Time Machine Recording When recording ...

Page 29: ... recorded tracks To stop Time Machine Recording Press MD x Before pulling out the mains lead MD recording is completed when the MD Table of Contents TOC is updated The TOC is updated when you eject the MD or press 1 to turn off the system Do not pull out the mains lead before updating the TOC while TOC is lit or while updating the TOC while TOC is flashing to ensure a complete recording Note The M...

Page 30: ...ng Level Synchro Recording The Level Synchro Recording function is factory set to on so the track numbers are automatically marked If LEVEL SYNC does not appear during recording turn on the Level Synchro Recording as follows Track numbers are automatically marked when the input signal is continuously below a certain level for more than two seconds and then exceeds that level Note You can not mark ...

Page 31: ...he point you want to add a track mark The tracks following the added one are renumbered Making a space between tracks 3 seconds long Smart Space The Smart Space function lets you make the blank spaces between tracks 3 seconds long automatically while making a digital recording from a CD For other types of recording if the Smart Space function is on and there is no sound input for about 3 seconds o...

Page 32: ...0 seconds or more Auto Cut appears and the MD deck replaces the silence with a blank of about 3 seconds and switches to recording pause Press H to restart the recording To stop recording Press MD x To turn off Smart Space and Auto Cut functions 1 Press MENU NO on the remote during recording pause Setup appears then press ENTER YES on the remote 2 Press or on the remote repeatedly until S Space On ...

Page 33: ...NTER YES 5 Press or to adjust the recording level The recording level can be adjusted from 12 to 12 While monitoring the sound adjust to the optimum level while making sure that OVER does not appear in the display at the loudest portion The level meter appears in the display while adjusting the level The left channel is on the top and the right channel is on the bottom Adjust the level so that OVE...

Page 34: ...ereo Rec or Mono Rec appears then press ENTER YES 5 Press or repeatedly until Mono Rec appears then press ENTER YES MONO lights up 6 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the desired sound source e g TUNER to record 7 Press z REC The MD deck stands by for recording 8 Press MD HS Recording starts The sound source is heard as is e g stereo sound when recording a stereo broadcast from the speakers To s...

Page 35: ...rack 4 etc Undo Cancelling the last edit page 44 Use this function to cancel the last edit and restore the contents of the MD to the condition before the edit Before editing You can edit an MD only when The MD is recordable The MD play mode is normal play Check the following before editing 1 Check the tab of the MD to be edited If the MD is protected C11 and Protected appear alternately and the MD...

Page 36: ...edly to select the desired character To enter a blank space Press CURSORt without pressing or You cannot enter a space as the first character To enter a symbol You can use the following 24 symbols _ 5 Press CURSORt The character you selected in step 4 stops flashing and the cursor shifts to the right 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 to complete the entire title If you make a mistake Press CURSORT or t until ...

Page 37: ...ss or repeatedly until Name All Ers appears then press ENTER YES 4 Press or repeatedly until the desired title to erase appears then press ENTER YES Complete appears and the title is erased To cancel erasing Press MENU NO To return to the condition before labelling or erasing You can return to the original condition immediately after labelling or erasing a title see page 44 Erasing recordings Eras...

Page 38: ...en the track was recorded or edited on another deck and is protected To erase the track press ENTER YES while Erase appears Erasing all tracks You can erase the disc title all recorded tracks and their titles at once x H 1 X M m 2 3 4 3 3 1 1 Press MD to switch the function to MD 2 Press MENU NO to display Edit Menu 3 Press or repeatedly until All Erase appears then press ENTER YES All Erase appea...

Page 39: ...cond 1 frame intervals To shift the point by second or minute intervals press m or M so that s or m flashes then press or 7 Repeat step 6 until point A is played correctly Point B Point A Original tracks Erasing a portion of a track A B Erase Function You can specify a portion within a track and erase the portion with ease You can shift the desired portion by frame minute or second intervals This ...

Page 40: ... A and B is erased To cancel A B Erase Press MENU NO Note If Impossible appears the specified portion cannot be erased 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 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 tra...

Page 41: ... moving recorded tracks see page 44 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 E g Dividing track 2 into two tracks 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 x H 1 X M m 2 1 3 4 6 3 4 5 3 4 5 1 Press MD to switch the function to MD 2 Press MENU NO to display Ed...

Page 42: ...urn to the original condition by using the Combine Function see this page Notes If you divide a labelled track page 36 into two tracks only the first track retains the track title E g 1 2 1 2 4 3 3 4 5 The new track is not labelled Impossible appears when you specify the division point at the beginning or end of a track Press or to shift the position Combining recorded tracks Combine Function You ...

Page 43: ...ears for a few seconds and the tracks are combined Play starts To cancel combining Press MENU NO To return to the condition before COMBINE You can return to the original condition immediately after combining the tracks see the next page You can also return to the original condition by using the Divide function Notes If both of the combined tracks have track titles the title of the second track is ...

Page 44: ...o display Edit Menu 2 Press or repeatedly until Undo appears Undo does not appear when there is no editing function that can be cancelled 3 Press ENTER YES One of the following messages appears depending on the last edit Editing done Message Labelling a track or an MD Name Undo Erasing labelled titles Erasing a single track Erase Undo Erasing all tracks Erasing a portion of a track Moving a track ...

Page 45: ...ges as follows t ROCK t POP t CLASSIC FLAT T DANCE T JAZZ T To cancel the Preset Equalizer Press MUSIC MENU repeatedly until FLAT appears Tips The Preset Equalizer menu is factory set to ROCK The Preset Equalizer effect is not recorded on an MD or a tape Sound Adjustment Reinforcing the bass sound DBFB You can listen to music with stronger bass tones or a more powerful sound x H 1 X M m DBFB Press...

Page 46: ... NAME EDIT on the remote The text input screen appears and the cursor flashes Cursor 5 Press CHARACTER on the remote repeatedly to select the desired type of character Each time you press the button the display changes as follow Blank space t A Upper cases t a Lower cases t 0 Numbers t Symbols t Blank space t 6 Press or on the remote repeatedly to select the desired character To enter a blank spac...

Page 47: ...mote repeatedly to erase the name 3 Press ENTER YES on the remote Using the Radio Data System RDS European model only What is the Radio Data System Radio Data System RDS is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular programme signal RDS is available only on FM stations Note RDS may not work properly if the station you are tuned in is not...

Page 48: ... change the time to turn off Select the time you want by pressing SLEEP To cancel the Sleep Timer function Press SLEEP repeatedly until SLEEP OFF appears Tip You can use the Sleep Timer even if you have not set the clock Note Do not set to AUTO during CD MD Synchro Recording Waking up to music Daily Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time Make sure you have set the clock see page 6 x H 1 X...

Page 49: ... over from step 1 To check the setting activate the timer Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT then press or until SET DAILY appears Then press ENTER YES To cancel the timer Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT then press or repeatedly until TIMER OFF appears Then press ENTER YES Tip When you connect the optional tape deck TC TX373 to the system you can activate the tape deck using the Daily Timer function without settin...

Page 50: ... flashes 4 Set the time to start recording Press or repeatedly to set the hour then press ENTER YES The minute indication flashes Press or repeatedly to set the minute then press ENTER YES 5 Set the time to stop recording following the procedure in step 4 6 When you record onto an MD select STEREO or MONO by pressing or then press ENTER YES The timer recording settings appear then the original dis...

Page 51: ...vel Synchro Recording functions do not operate You cannot activate Daily Timer and the recording timer at the same time Do not operate the system from the time the system turns on until the recording starts about 30 seconds before the preset time When you record on a brand new MD the first 15 seconds are not recorded If the system is on about 30 seconds before the preset time the timer recording w...

Page 52: ...ord not supplied z m M Z x Z HS x 1 HS Insert completely Not pushed in all the way N G OK Stereo mini plug To the audio input of a tape deck Portable MD etc Connecting the optional TC TX373 tape deck CD Synchro Recording and Timer Recording are possible when the TAPE CONTROL jacks are connected Refer to the operating instructions included with the TC TX373 tape deck for details TAPE CONTROL jack T...

Page 53: ...rcially available FM outdoor aerial or you can use a TV aerial instead AM COAXIAL FM 75 AM aerial Connect a 6 to 15 meter insulated wire to the AM aerial terminal Leave the supplied AM loop aerial connected AM COAXIAL FM 75 Important If you connect an outdoor antenna connect a ground wire to the U terminal To prevent a gas explosion do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe IEC standard socket ...

Page 54: ...is occur the system will not operate properly Remove the CD or MD and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the system take out any discs If you have any questions or problems concerning your system please consult your nearest Sony dealer On the speaker system This speaker system is not magnetically shielded and the picture on TV sets may become m...

Page 55: ...ing searching because high speed playback requires time to search for the position on the disc when the tracks are not in order Track numbers cannot be marked When LEVEL SYNC page 30 lights up in the display window during analogue recording the track numbers may not be marked at the beginning of the track if the input signal is below a certain fixed level for less than two seconds between tracks i...

Page 56: ...pe deck properly see page 52 Refer to the operating instructions included with the connected component and set the timer to the same time as the system s timer Theremotedoesnotfunction Remove the obstacle Move the remote closer to the system Point the remote at the system s sensor Replace the batteries R6 size AA Locate the system away from the fluorescent light PROTECT and PUSHPOWER appear altern...

Page 57: ...E disappears to return to normal play OVER appears Keep pressing MD CD m to return to the desired playing position MD Deck AnMDcannotbeinserted Insert the MD with the arrow side up and the arrow pointing toward the deck Thecontrolsdonotwork Replace the MD with a new one Retry the operations after TOC turns off Playdoesnotstart Replace the MD Insert the MD and leave the system turned on for a few h...

Page 58: ...set to the factory settings All the settings you made such as the preset stations clock timer and CD disc titles are cleared and must be set again Self diagnosis Display This system has a Self diagnosis display function to let you know if there is a system malfunction The display shows a code made up of three letters and a message alternately to show you the problem To solve the problem refer to t...

Page 59: ...ment System prevents making a digital copy see page 55 You cannot record a CD R C71 CheckOPT IN This appears momentarily because of the signal of the digital broadcast during recording cThere is no affect on the recorded contents No component is connected to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack or a digital component is not connected properly cConnect a digital component to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack prop...

Page 60: ...f 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick up Block with a 7 mm aperture Frequency response 2 Hz 20 kHz MD deck section System MiniDisc digital audio system Laser Semiconductor laser λ 780 nm Emission duration continuous Laser output Max 44 6 µW This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick up Block with a 7 mm apert...

Page 61: ...tion 70 watts during normal operation Approx 3 watts in standby mode clock displayed Approx 1 watt in standby mode clock not displayed Dimensions w h d incl projecting parts and controls Amplifier Tuner MD CD section Approx 215 150 330 mm Speaker Approx 170 275 235 mm Mass Amplifier Tuner MD CD section Approx 6 2 kg Speakers Approx 3 5 kg net per speaker Supplied accessories Remote 1 R6 size AA ba...

Page 62: ...he sound source buttons MD button CD button FUNCTION button Press to switch the sound source Each time you press this button the sound source changes as follows t CD t TUNER t OPTICAL IN TAPE T MD T LINE IN T BAND TUNER button Press to select the tuner for the sound source or to select the FM or AM band TAPE button 3 PLAY MODE button Press to select normal play Shuffle Play or Programme Play pages...

Page 63: ...tation 46 an MD 36 Level Synchro Recording 30 Listening to the radio 13 M Manual tuning 14 Messages 59 Move Function 40 Music menu 45 N Name Function 36 Normal Play 10 12 O One Touch Play 10 13 14 Optional equipments 52 53 P Q Playing a CD 10 16 an MD 12 21 tracks in random order Shuffle Play 16 22 tracks in the desired order Programme Play 17 22 tracks repeatedly Repeat Play 16 21 Power Saving Mo...

Page 64: ...g 28 Timer falling asleep to music 48 timer recording 50 waking up to music 48 Track marking 30 Track numbers 30 Troubleshooting 56 Tuning interval 8 U V W X Y Z Undo Function 44 Sony Corporation Printed in Japan Index continued ...