Sony MDS-E10, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ration MDS E10 Operating Instructions Mini disc Recorder TABLE OF CONTENTS Thank you very much for purchasing this Sony product Sony products are designed with safety in mind If electrical products are used incorrectly however there is a risk of death or serious injury so be sure to obey the following to avoid accidents interstage Phistersvej 31 2900 Hellerup Danmark Telefon 3946 0000 fax 3946 004...

Page 2: ... No ___________ Serial No ___________ 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 CAUTION You are cautioned that any changes or modification not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment INFORMATION This equipment h...

Page 3: ...corder for a long time be sure to disconnect the recorder from the wall outlet To disconnect the AC power cord grasp the plug itself never pull the cord AC power cord must be changed only at the qualified service shop On condensation If the recorder is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lenses inside the recorder Should thi...

Page 4: ...shape of the labels may vary depending on the MD brand Where to keep thge MDs Do not place the cartridge where it may be exposed to direct sunlight or extremely high heat and humidity Regular maintenance Wipe dust and debris from the surface of the cartridge with a dry cloth Shutter Proper Location of the labels About This Manual Conventions Controls in the instructions are those on the recorder t...

Page 5: ...ntane ously Multi access Play 34 Setting Play Start Position After Play Is Stopped Resume Play 36 Returning to the Specified Point Locate Play 36 Pausing After Each Track Auto Pause 37 Making Track Play Start Soon Auto Cue 38 Changing the Playback Speed Variable Speed Play 39 Editing Recorded MDs 40 Before you start editing 40 Erasing Tracks ERASE 41 Combining Tracks COMBINE 43 Moving Tracks MOVE ...

Page 6: ...6 Location and Function of Parts ...

Page 7: ... display 9 TIME button Press to change time information on the disc or track 0 LOCATE button Press to locate pre marked positions AUTO CUE button Press to set AUTO CUE AUTO PAUSE or OFF PHONE LEVEL control Use to adjust the volume of the headphones KEYBOARD jack Connect a keyboard to this jack Remote sensor Receives the infrared signal of the remote for remote operations Z EJECT button Press to ej...

Page 8: ...COAXIAL input jack Inputs as a digital signal the sound of the connected component 5 DIGITAL COAXIAL output jack Outputs an a digital signal the contents of the MD of the recorder to the connected component 6 DIGITAL OPTICAL input connector Inputs as a digital signal the sound of the connected component 7 DIGITAL OPTICAL output connector Outputs an a digital signal the contents of the MD of the re...

Page 9: ...Press to select the type of characters to be input NUM button Press to input numbers 7 H play button Press to start play 8 locating tracks button Press to locate tracks adjust the recording level or select a menu item and a setting value 9 m M backward forward button Press to locate a portion within a track change the contents of a program or change the input character 0 CD SYNCHRO button Press to...

Page 10: ...on Press to record on the MD monitor the input signal or mark track numbers MUSIC SYNC button Press to start Music Synchro recording T REC button Press to start Time Machine Recording LEVEL _ button Press to adjust the recording level or output level of analog play FADER button Press to perform Fade in Play Recording or Fade out Play Recording Control S jack Can be used as the wired remote by conn...

Page 11: ...g play or pause 6 Record and record mode display REC display Lights up during recording or pausing Record mode display Lights up MONO for monaural recording LP2 for double length stereo recording and LP4 for 4 time length stereo recording in record mode or mode when the playing track is recorded 7 Level meter display Displays the loudness of the sound of play or recording 8 VARI SPEED display Ligh...

Page 12: ...e track name is displayed instead of the disc name during play When the MD or the track has no name No Name is displayed While the recorder is stopped Press LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR or DISPLAY repeatedly to change the display Each press of the button changes the display as follows 1 5 4 6 m 0 8 s T r S O N G S 4 S 1 2 m 3 5 s 4 1 7 5 C o a x 0 0 d B I n p u t L e v e l Total number of tracks and recorde...

Page 13: ...e display as follows 1 0 m 5 5 s N o N a m e 1 6 3 m 0 5 s T r N o N a m e Track number and recorded time of the current track default display Recordable time Press Press While the recorder is playing Press LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR or DISPLAY repeatedly to change the display Each press of the button changes the display as follows A n l g 6 0 d B O u t p u t L e v e l D R E A M S O N G S 4 4 m 1 4 s T r ...

Page 14: ... 3 s T r D R E A M Track number and elapsed time of the current track default display Track number and remaining time of the current track Remaining time of all recorded tracks Press Press Press z Press SCROLL when disc time information is displayed The track name appears and scrolls While the track name is scrolling press the button again to pause scrolling and again to continue scrolling ...

Page 15: ...remote no longer operates the recorder replace both batteries with new ones Notes If you use the batteries incorrectly they may leak liquid or be blown up Be sure to obey the following points Do not mistake 3 and terminals Do not use a new battery with an old one or batteries of different types together Do not recharge the batteries If you don t use the remote for an extended period of time remove...

Page 16: ...the recorder and remote are connected by the control S cable infrared rays are not emitted from the remote and infrared rays are not received by the recorder When the remote is used as the wireless remote unplug from the jack of the recorder and remote 1 Prepare necessary connecting cables Audio connecting cable pin type White White Left L Left L Right R Right R Red Red Optical Digital connector c...

Page 17: ... using an optical digital connecting cable Take the caps off the connectors and insert the cable plugs securely MD recorder Digital component DIGITAL OUT IN OPTICAL DIGITAL Ç Ç ç Flow of signal When the coaxial digital cable is used MD recorder Digital component IN COAXIAL OUT DIGITAL DIGITAL OUT IN COAXIAL Ç Ç ç Flow of signal z A sampling rate converter is mounted in this recorder All digital in...

Page 18: ...connector or jacks DIGITAL OPTICAL connector OPTICAL DIGITAL COAXIAL jacks COAX ANALOG UNBAL jacks ANALOG 6 If necessary locate the point on the MD to start recording from If you want to record on a new MD or start recording from the end of the recorded portion go to step 7 To record over from the beginning of an existing MD track Turn AMS or press repeatedly until the number of the track to be re...

Page 19: ... off the recorder or disconnect the AC power immediately after recording the recording will be lost When PLAY MODE is PROGRAM SHUFFLE or M ACCESS pages 32 33 34 PLAY MODE changes automatically to CONTINUE and recording pauses When Cannot Copy flashes The mini disc recorder conforms to the Serial Copy Management System MDs recorded through the digital input connector cannot be copied to other MDs t...

Page 20: ... 4 Turn AMS to select record mode and press AMS or YES To record in Display to be selected Stereo Stereo Monaural Mono LP2 stereo Long 2 LP4 stereo Long 4 LP2 LP4 or MONO lights up on the lower left of the display window by the selected mode 5 Press MENU NO 6 Do steps 6 to 10 of Recording on an MD on page 18 Hidden LP is recorded at the beginning of tracks during MD LP recording This is a confirma...

Page 21: ...t and right recording levels can be adjusted in Setup Menu during analog input 1 Press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press repeatedly to select Anlg In L R then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press to adjust the balance When you turn AMS clockwise the level on the L side decreases relatively for R When you turn it counterclockwise the level on the R side decreases f...

Page 22: ... interruption as described below Smart Space If the signal is interrupted for less than 30 seconds Smart Space replaces the blank portion with a blank space of about 3 seconds then continues the recording Smart Space appears in the display during this time Auto Cut If the signal is interrupted for about 30 seconds Auto Cut replaces the blank portion with a blank space of about 3 seconds then pause...

Page 23: ...ove is also input 1 While the recorder is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press repeatedly until Tr Mark Level appears then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press repeatedly to select the level at any value from a range of _72 dB _68 dB _60 dB _54 dB and _48 dB then press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO To set the interval time of Automatic Track Marking The re...

Page 24: ... Seconds of Prestored Audio Data Time Machine Recording Whenever the recorder is in recording pause the recorder s buffer memory continuously stores the latest 6 seconds worth of audio data When you press AMS or T REC the recording then starts with the data in the buffer memory Time Machine Recording thus allows you to avoid missing the beginning of material recorded live from an FM or satellite b...

Page 25: ... CD player section of the component system make sure to place the MD recorder and the CD player as close together as possible Note Some CD players do not allow you to synchronize CD recording with the remote of the recorder In this case use music synchro recording on this page to synchronize recording on the CD player and recorder To operate the recorder and CD player unplug from the jacks of the ...

Page 26: ...mote of the CD player during CD Synchro recording Press To change the And change the recorder to CD player to H Recording Play x Recording pause Stop X Recording pause Pause z You can change CDs during CD Synchro recording 1 Press x on the CD player s remote 2 Change the CD 3 Press H on the CD player s remote Recording resumes Notes When performing CD Synchro recording with a CD player with a mode...

Page 27: ...top play x Pause play 7 Resume play after pausing 7 Locate a succeeding track AMS clockwise or press repeatedly Locate the beginning of AMS counterclockwise or the current track or press repeatedly a preceding track Eject the MD After stopping play A z To play the MD on which LP2 LP4 stereo recording or MONO recording has been performed By pressing 7 in step 6 above LP2 LP4 or MONO lights up depen...

Page 28: ... appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press repeatedly to select Output Level then press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press repeatedly to adjust the output level press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO z You can make EJECT not function during play or pause to avoid ejecting the MD by mistake 1 Press MENU NO twice during stop Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press repeatedly to select Play Paus...

Page 29: ... The recorder will still be stopped or paused at the beginning of the located track Playing a track by entering the track number Z Press the number button s to enter the track number of the track you want to play To enter a track number over 26 1 Press 25 See the examples below for the number of presses 2 Enter the corresponding digits To enter 0 press 10 instead Examples To play track number 30 p...

Page 30: ...ck number Notes Tracks cannot be reserved when PLAY MODE is PROGRAM SHUFFLE or M ACCESS The reserved track cannot be located by AMS If AMS is turned the reserved track is canceled a mode is set to select a new reserved track Locating a Particular Point in a Track You can locate a particular point in a track during play or play pause Locating a point while monitoring the sound Search Press down m M...

Page 31: ...ou play an MD the recorder repeats the tracks as follows When the play mode is The recorder repeats Normal play page 27 All the tracks in sequence Shuffle play page 32 All the tracks in random order Program Play page 33 All the tracks in the program in sequence To resume normal play Press REPEAT until REPEAT at the display window turns off z You can also set Repeat All Play in the Setup Menu of th...

Page 32: ... at the starting point point A of a portion to be played repeatedly 5 Continue playing the track or use M to locate the ending point point B of the portion to be played repeatedly then press AMS again Note A B Repeat does not work during Shuffle Play or Multi access Play Playing Tracks in Random Order Shuffle Play Z When you select Shuffle Play the recorder plays all the tracks on the MD in random...

Page 33: ...ocation where the 0 flashes Each time you enter a track the total program time appears in the display 5 Press YES Complete appears and the program is completed 6 Turn AMS or press repeatedly to select Play Mode then press AMS or YES 7 Turn AMS or press repeatedly to select Program then press AMS or YES or press PROGRAM after step 5 for the remote PROGRAM lights up at the display window 8 Press 7 H...

Page 34: ...e Located Track to Start Play Instantaneously Multi access Play The begining of track is prestored in memory and play starts instantaneously when the track is selected Up to 10 tracks can be stored in memory The function below cannot work in Multi access Multi access is based on single play This function is used to instantaneously play the track specified by the Number key on the remote track sele...

Page 35: ... normal play While the recorder is stopped press CONTINUE on the remote M Access and 1 at the display window turn off z The program is stored until the MD is ejected If the play is stopped or Play Mode is changed and M Access turns off the program is stored If the multi access is selected again Memorizing flashes and the entered program is stored in memory Notes If the MD is ejected the program wi...

Page 36: ...tting point MENU NO YES LOCATE AMS MARK To mark the desired point MARK The following two ways can be used to determine the point 1 Press AMS MARK during play The play time when AMS is pressed is determined the specified point MARK lights up at the display window 2 4 m 0 9 s M A R K T r 2 Specify numeric directly for the track number and play time to set the point 1 While the recorder is stopped pr...

Page 37: ...tment of the point in Rehearsal cannot be moved over the track To locate the marked point When LOCATE is pressed play pauses in the determined marked point You can start playing again from the same location Notes When one of the following operations is performed Mark is released To play Locate set Mark again Eject the disc Perform Edit Menu Record During the programmed play if the LOCATE is presse...

Page 38: ...l of a sound in the Auto Cue position The recorder finds the first point to which a sound of _72dB or more is output from the beginning of a track and play pauses You can select the level of a sound at the pause point among 5 levels _72 dB _68 dB _60 dB _54 dB and _48 dB 1 While the recorder is stopped press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press repeatedly until A Cue...

Page 39: ...VEL DISPLAY CHAR 1 Press VARI SPEED during stop play or pause V SPEED lights up at the display window 2 Press VARI SPEED or _ to select desired speed You can adjust the speed of VARI SPEED when the display window is normal Using the Display Window on page 12 For other displays you can turn on and off VARI SPEED but cannot adjust the speed You can adjust it when normal display is returned by pressi...

Page 40: ... discs or premastered discs Editing operation methods are common Notes To protect music copyright premastered MD that has been RAM edited cannot be digitally recorded RAM editing is a temporary edit only so the contents of editing cannot be written to disc When the disc is removed the contents of editing is not saved Recording and S F EDIT cannot be made in RAM edit mode To select RAM editing Inse...

Page 41: ...the MD or turn off and then turn on power to the recorder the edited material will be written to disc When TOC Writing flashes in the display The edited material is being recorded to the MD Do not disconnect the power supply and do not move the MD the sound material may not be recorded properly Erasing Tracks ERASE By specifying the number of a track to be erased or the section to be deleted All t...

Page 42: ...r frames at a time To quickly choose point A Press m M in step 4 repeatedly to select frame second or minute The selected unit flashes in the display 5 Repeat step 4 until point A plays properly 6 Press AMS or YES to enter point A Point B set appears and playback from point A begins 7 Continue playing the track or press M to locate the ending point of the portion to be erased point B then press AM...

Page 43: ...lay press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press repeatedly until the number of the first track of the two to be combined appears then press AMS or YES The display for selecting the second track appears and the recorder repeatedly plays the portion where joining will occur several seconds of the end of the first track and the beginning of the track following it 4 Turn AMS or press repeatedly until the num...

Page 44: ...order is stopped playing or paused Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press repeatedly until Move appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press repeatedly until the number of the track to be moved appears then press AMS or YES 4 Turn AMS or press repeatedly until the new track position appears then press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and the track is moved...

Page 45: ...ereo tracks move four frames at a time To quickly find a point Press m M repeatedly in step 4 to select the position by frame second or minute The selected unit flashes in the display 5 Repeat step 4 until you ve located the proper dividing point 6 Press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds the track is divided and the recorder begins to playback the new track The new track is not given a...

Page 46: ...der 1 Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped playing or paused Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS until Name appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS until Nm In appears then press AMS or YES When naming is being made during recording the cursor flashes and characters can be entered Please proceed to step 5 4 Turn AMS until the track number when naming a track to Disc when ...

Page 47: ...lowing operations Naming a track While the track number is displayed and the recorder is stopped playing paused or recording press NAME Naming a disc When the total number of tracks is displayed and the recorder is stopped press NAME The cursor flashes and the characters can be entered 2 Repeatedly press CHAR or NUM to select the character type Character type Display Uppercase letters or symbols S...

Page 48: ... indicating an MDLP recording is copied to the beginning of the track and displayed Copying the same name to all tracks and disc Name All Copy You can copy the same name simultaneously to all tracks and disc on the MD 1 Press MENU NO while the recorder is stopped playing or paused Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS until Name appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press rep...

Page 49: ...he display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press repeatedly until Nm Erase appears in the display press AMS or YES 4 Turn AMS or press repeatedly until the track number when the erasing the track name or Disc when erasing the disc name flashes press AMS or YES Complete appears for a few seconds and the name is erased To cancel the operation Press MENU NO or x Erasing all names on the MD Name All Er...

Page 50: ...erwriting of the track is started S F Edit appears during overwriting The overwriting of the track takes approximately as long as the playback time of the track or longer Complete is displayed when overwriting is finished Undoing the Last Edit UNDO You can undo the last edit operation and restore the contents of the MD to the condition that existed before the operation Please note however that you...

Page 51: ...tion In steps 1 to 5 press MENU NO x To force a stop during writing The portion Already written cannot be returned to its original state but cancellation can be made with the following steps 1 During writing press x Stop MENU NO or CLEAR Edit Stop will be appear in the display then No will flash When No is displayed press MENU NO YES or AMS to continue the overwriting 2 Turn AMS until YES appears ...

Page 52: ... RECORDED PRESENT M SCAN A PAUSE REPEAT NAME IN NAME CHAR CLEAR SCROLL T REC MUSIC SYNC STOP START CD PLAYER STANDBY FADER LEVEL RM DR1J CD SYNC NUM 25 B A A CUE FADER Note The level of the signal output from the DIGITAL OUT connector does not change in Fade in Play or Fade out Play Fade in Play and Fade in Recording During pause play for Fade in Play or recording pause for Fade in recording press...

Page 53: ...on press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO z To select the time for notification of the end of track 1 Press MENU NO twice Setup menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press repeatedly until EOT Play appears in the display press AMS or YES 3 Turn AMS or press repeatedly to select the desired time from 6 to 20 seconds press AMS or YES 4 Press MENU NO z To select the time of notification to end of disc ...

Page 54: ...teps 1 to 5 then press x The end of recording Steps 1 to 10 Both start and end of Steps 1 to 5 then press x recording 2 Press MENU NO twice Setup Menu appears in the display 3 Turn AMS or press repeatedly until Timer appears in the display press AMS or YES 4 Turn AMS or press repeatedly to select Rec press AMS or YES 5 Press MENU NO 6 Set the timer as required When you have set the time for start ...

Page 55: ... YES AMS KEYBOARD Connecting a keyboard to the MD recorder Connect the keyboard to the KEYBOARD port on the front panel of the recorder Please turn off the power before connecting the keyboard to the recorder Connecting the keyboard with the recorder power on can result in malfunctions Selecting keyboard type The first time you connect a keyboard you must select the keyboard type 1 While the recor...

Page 56: ... at the cursor Delete position Erase the character preceding Back Space the cursor If you have assigned characters to keys using Shift see page 58 the characters you assigned have priority z Undoing the naming of a track or MD 1 Press F11 Name Undo appears 2 Press Enter Press Esc to cancel the operation Using the Edit Menu 1 Do the following to name a track or MD To name a track or MD Press Esc wh...

Page 57: ...REPEAT Print Screen A B Scroll Lock M SCAN Pause CLEAR Delete Name track or MD Num Lock see page 56 Divide track Move track Erase track _ Combine tracks Button or function Key Play track number 1 1 Play track number 2 2 Play track number 3 3 Play track number 4 4 Play track number 5 5 Play track number 6 6 Play track number 7 7 Play track number 8 8 Play track number 9 9 Play track number 10 0 In ...

Page 58: ...ign appears A different character is already assigned to the key Press Enter to clear the current assignment and assign the new character Press Esc to cancel Notes You can assign a character with Shift only for symbol and number keys You can t assign a character to the following keys Esc F1 F12 Back Space Tab Caps Lock Enter Shift Ctrl Alt Windows Space Application Print Screen Scroll Lock Pause I...

Page 59: ...D Divide a track Press the same number as for the track number to be played press 0 for 10 Move a track or YES Erase a track Combine tracks TIME VARI SPEED DISPLAY CHAR FADER UNDO EJECT REPEAT MARK CLEAR VARISREED VARISREED LOCATE MUSIC SCAN A B REPEAT SCROLL Shift Tab Recz Shift Enter MUSIC SYNC Ctrl Enter Effective only during track playback or while choosing a track All tracks are erased at onc...

Page 60: ...of short tracks Tracks under 12 seconds in length in stereo mode are not counted so erasing them may not lead to an increase in recording time In stereo recording mode For monaural and LP2 stereo the length is 24 seconds for LP4 stereo it is 48 seconds The total recorded time and the remaining recordable time on the MD may not total the maximum recording time Recording is in minimum units of 2 sec...

Page 61: ...eneration copy Notes The restrictions of the Serial Copy Management System do not apply when you make a recording through the analog to analog connections Trouble shooting Should you have trouble with your MD recorder first unplug the unit then plug it back in and check It while using this troubleshooting guide Should the problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer The recorder does not opera...

Page 62: ...ot made properly Set the recorder on a stable surface and repeat the recording procedure The inserted MD is dirty smudges fingerprints etc scratched or substandard in quality Replace the MD and repeat the recording procedure Read Error The recorder could not read the information on the MD properly Eject the MD and insert it again TOC Error The recorder could not read the information on the MD prop...

Page 63: ...he memory is flashing storing the contents of editing using Multi access play to edit the track order Name Full The limitation on the number of characters that can be input for naming has been reached A maximum of approximately 1 700 characters can be input No Change While changing recording levels AMS or YES were pushed without the level change being made so that no changes were recorded No Disc ...

Page 64: ...e impedance input level input level Analog IN Pin jack 47kΩ _4dBu 12dBu UNBAL Digital IN Square 660 nm OPTICAL optical optical wave length Digital IN Pin jack 75Ω 0 5 Vp p COAXIAL 20 Output Terminals Terminal Terminal Reference Load name type output level impedance PHONES Standard 0 to 10mW 32Ω stereo jack level variable Analog OUT Pin jack Maximum Greater than UNBAL 8dBu 10kΩ Digital OUT Square _...

Page 65: ...mounted on a standard EIA 19 inch rack After removing the four feet the unit can be mounted in a rack To remove the for feet attached to the bottom of the recorder use a pair of tweezers or similar tool to remove the plastic pin set at the center of each foot The feet can be detached after the pin has been removed ...

Page 66: ... to 18dB 0dB 21 signal from the COAXIAL terminal Input Level OPT Adjusts the level of the input from _ to 18dB 0dB 21 the OPTICAL terminal Input Level Anlg Adjust the level of the input from _ to 12dB 0dB 21 the ANALOG terminal Anlg In L R Adjust difference between left and right 0dB 21 output of ANALOG signal Rec Mode Selects recording mode Stereo Stereo 20 Mono 20 Long 2 20 Long 4 20 Smart Space...

Page 67: ...s tracks 43 Divide Divides a track 45 A B Erase Erases a portion of a track 42 All Erase Erases all the tracks on an MD 42 M Tr Erase Erases consecutive tracks at one time 42 M Tr Combin Combines consecutive tracks at one time 43 S F Edit Tr Level Changes the overall recorded level after recording 50 Fade In Records over a track using Fade in Recording 51 Fade Out Records over a track using Fade o...

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