Sony MDS-JE480, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... name 2 MDS JE480 4 238 553 15 1 2002 Sony Corporation 4 238 553 15 1 MiniDisc Deck Operating Instructions MDS JE480 Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located at 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 ____________ ...

Page 2: ... 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 ...

Page 3: ...e audio component of your choice Music Synchro recording 13 Synchro recording with a Sony CD player CD Synchro recording 13 Playing MDs Loading an MD 15 Playing an MD Normal Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play 15 Creating your own programme Programme Play 16 Editing Recorded MDs Erasing recordings Erase Function 18 Dividing recorded tracks Divide Function 19 Combining recorded tracks Combine Function 20...

Page 4: ...and buttons and other parts of the system that are mentioned in the text Main unit AMS ql 10 16 18 21 23 25 CLEAR qk 17 22 Display window qd EJECT A 4 8 16 17 INPUT qf 8 LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR qs 8 16 21 MD insertion slot 2 MDLP indicator 3 9 16 MENU NO 8 9 10 11 21 PLAY MODE q 15 PUSH ENTER ql 10 REC MODE qh 9 16 REC z qj 8 REPEAT qa 15 STANDBY indicator 1 8 15 YES 9 16 1 on standby 1 8 15 17 H 5 8 1...

Page 5: ...LAY ws 8 12 FADER 3 25 GROUP ON OFF 1 ql GROUP SKIP 1 ql INPUT wd 8 Letter number buttons 5 22 LEVEL qa 12 MENU NO w 10 17 18 MUSIC SYNC 8 13 24 NAME EDIT SELECT wa 22 PLAY MODE 2 15 REC MODE wd 9 16 REPEAT qd 15 SCROLL ws 16 T REC qj 13 YES 4 10 16 18 1 on standby 1 8 15 17 X 9 8 16 x 0 8 16 17 m M qf 16 19 qg 9 12 18 z qh 8 H qk 8 15 A wf 8 16 17 1 These features is not available for this model ...

Page 6: ...priate jacks white left to white and red right to red B Optical cables only one supplied When connecting an optical cable take the caps off the connectors and insert the cable plugs straight in until they click into place Do not bend or tie the optical cables Hookup considerations Turn off the power of all components before making any connections Do not connect any AC power cord until all the conn...

Page 7: ...ries 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 Tip When the remote no longer operates the deck replace both batteries with new ones Notes Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing par...

Page 8: ...ter stopping recording To change the display while recording Press LEVEL DISPLAY CHAR or DISPLAY repeatedly to change the display Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows Track number and recorded time of the current track t Remaining recordable time2 on the MD t Level of the input signal t Track name3 2 Time shown in the display differs depending on the setting of ...

Page 9: ...ollowing procedure 1 While the deck is stopped playing or paused press MENU NO 2 Turn AMS or press repeatedly until Setup appears then press PUSH ENTER or YES 3 Turn AMS or press repeatedly until LPstamp On factory setting appears then press PUSH ENTER or YES 4 Turn AMS or press repeatedly to select LPstamp Off and then press PUSH ENTER or YES 5 Press MENU NO To add LP automatically again select L...

Page 10: ...rs then press PUSH ENTER or YES 4 Turn AMS or press repeatedly to select the setting then press PUSH ENTER or YES 5 Press MENU NO When you set Automatic Track Marking to on L SYNC lights up The deck marks a track number whenever the input signal level drops to 50 dB1 the trigger level for Automatic Track Marking or below for at least 1 5 seconds 1 Factory setting To change the trigger level for Au...

Page 11: ...s 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 space of about 3 seconds and continues recording Auto Cut When the Smart Space function is on if there is no sound input for 30 seconds or more the deck replaces this silence with a blank space of about 3 seconds and enters recording pause 1 While the de...

Page 12: ...y until P Hold Off factory setting appears then press PUSH ENTER or YES 4 Turn AMS or press repeatedly to select P Hold On then press PUSH ENTER or YES 5 Press MENU NO To turn off the Peak Hold Function select P Hold Off in step 4 above Note The recording level can only be increased up to 12 0 dB for analog recording or 18 0 dB for digital recording 0 0 dB is the factory setting Therefore if the o...

Page 13: ...will differ according to the program source For details see Marking track numbers while recording on page 10 1 Do steps 1 to 4 of Recording to an MD 2 Press MUSIC SYNC on the remote The deck changes to recording pause 3 Start playing the program source Recording starts automatically Note During Music Synchro recording Smart Space and Auto Cut will operate regardless of their setting S Space On or ...

Page 14: ...y marked as they appear on the CD When the CD player is connected to the ANALOG IN jacks track numbers are automatically marked when T Mark LSyn has been selected page 10 When you resume recording after recording pause a new track number is automatically marked regardless of the track marking parameter setting T Mark LSyn or T Mark Off By reprograming the MD s remote you can use the procedure abov...

Page 15: ...ion The tracks in random order SHUF The tracks in the order you want Creating your own programme on page 16 PGM With the label side up With the arrow pointing towards the deck Repeat Play Operations To Do this Repeat only one track Press REPEAT repeatedly until REP1 lights up in the display Repeat all tracks Press REPEAT repeatedly until REP lights up in the display Cancel Repeat Play Press REPEAT...

Page 16: ...ck name is recorded press SCROLL on the remote The track name appears and scrolls While the track name is scrolling press the button again to pause scrolling and again to continue scrolling In stop mode Total number of tracks and total recorded time t Remaining recordable time2 on the MD recordable MDs only t Disc name1 1 No Name appears when the disc or track has no name 2 Time shown in the displ...

Page 17: ... MD the programme will be lost The display shows m s when the total playing time of the programme exceeds 1 000 minutes Step Full appears when you try to programme the 26th track Editing Recorded MDs Before editing You can edit an MD only when The MD is recordable The MD play mode is normal play To cancel the last edit Use Undo Function to cancel the last edit and restore the contents of the MD to...

Page 18: ...ars 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 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 2 Turn AMS or press repeatedly...

Page 19: ... then press PUSH ENTER or YES when you locate the desired ending point You can shift the point by 1 frame2 intervals 1 frame 1 86 second 2 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 Tip In step 5 and 7 if you want to shift point A or point B by a certain number of seconds o...

Page 20: ...red You can also use this function to erase unnecessary track numbers Example Combining track 3 to track 1 Example Combining track 1 to track 4 1 While the deck is stopped playing or paused press MENU NO Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS or press repeatedly until Combine appears then press PUSH ENTER or YES 3 Turn AMS or press repeatedly until the number of the first track of the two tra...

Page 21: ...ck is stopped playing recording or paused press MENU NO Edit Menu appears in the display 2 Turn AMS until Nm In appears then press PUSH ENTER or YES While the deck is recording a flashing cursor appears in the display and you can enter a name for the track being recorded In this case go to step 4 3 Turn AMS until the track number when naming a track or Disc when naming the MD flashes then press PU...

Page 22: ...g 2 Press M The flashing character is entered and lights continuously and the cursor shifts to the right If you have selected numbers Press the corresponding number button The number is entered and the cursor shifts to the right 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter the rest of the name To change a character Press m M repeatedly until the character to be changed flashes press CLEAR to erase the characte...

Page 23: ...ak level meters 6 Press PUSH ENTER or YES S F Edit OK appears in the display 7 Press PUSH ENTER or YES again The deck starts recording over the existing track S F Edit appears while the track is being recorded When recording over the track the amount of time required is roughly equal to or longer than the playback time of the track When the recording finishes Complete appears Fade in and Fade out ...

Page 24: ... quality The recording level will not return to the exact original level once the recording level has been changed even if it returned to the original level The recording level cannot be changed while the timer is activated You cannot undo any S F edit operation with the Undo Function You can undo the last edit operation and restore the contents of the MD to the condition that existed before the o...

Page 25: ...ess repeatedly until Setup appears then press PUSH ENTER or YES 3 Turn AMS or press repeatedly to select the setting then press PUSH ENTER or YES 4 Turn AMS or press repeatedly to select the duration then press PUSH ENTER or YES Both the Fade in and Fade out durations can be set in 0 1 second steps 5 Press MENU NO Fading in and fading out To change the duration of Select Fade in Recording F in Fad...

Page 26: ... panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine If you have any questions or problems concerning your deck please consult your nearest Sony dealer Precautions Do not touch the internal disc directly Forcing the shutter open may damage the internal disc Be sure to stick ...

Page 27: ... Also when the Automatic Track Marking is activated during recording track numbers may not be marked as in the original depending on the program source The correct recorded playing time may not be displayed during play of MDs recorded in monaural mode Guide to the Serial Copy Management System Digital audio components such as CDs MDs and DATs make it easy to produce high quality copies of music by...

Page 28: ...en a power failure or the AC power cord 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 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 The Self diagnos...

Page 29: ... during Program or Shuffle Play or to change the recording level of an MD recorded in LP2 or LP4 Stereo mode Disc Full The MD is full page 26 Impossible The deck cannot do the recording or editing operation pages 9 and 20 Incomplete The S F Edit changing the recording level after recording Fade in Fade out operation was not performed properly because the deck was moved while recording was in progr...

Page 30: ... 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 5 dB during play Signal to noise ratio Over 96 dB during play Wow and flutter Below measurable limit Inpu...

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Page 32: ...lename C Documents and Settings pc13 Desktop MDS JE480 PMRF Revise Model J9060101_4238553151MDSJE480CEL 4238553151 GB05OPE CEL fm Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia model name1 MDS JE480 model name 2 MDS JE470 4 238 553 15 1 ...