Sharp MD-S301, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...MD MS200 HYOSHI PORTABLE MINIDISC PLAYER MODEL MD S301 OPERATION MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ONVENIENT OPERATION OF THE UNIT 13 15 USING EXTERNAL UNITS 16 WHAT IS A MINIDISC 17 TROUBLESHOOTING 17 18 ERROR MESSAGES 19 MAINTENANCE 20 SPECIFICATIONS 20 21 LIMITED WARRANTY Back cover AC Adaptor x 1 RADPA3406AFZZ Remote Control Unit x 1 RRMCW0024AFZZ Stereo Headphones x 1 RPHoH0168AFZZ Rechargeable lithium Ion Battery AD S30BT UBATi0060AFSA Carrying Bag x 1 UBAGC0076AFSA Note Parts and equipme...

Page 3: ...ar 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 ...

Page 4: ...leaving the unit in the following places Places exposed to direct sunlight for many hours especially in cars with the doors and windows closed or near heaters The cabinet may deform change color or the unit may malfunction Places exposed to water Places exposed to excessive dust Places where temperatures are ex cessively high or low Places bathrooms where the humidity is extremely high Places with...

Page 5: ...battery is used in a cold environment the operating time will decrease Since the rechargeable battery is vulnerable to damage please note the following Do not carry the battery in your pocket or in a bag together with metal objects keys coins jewelry etc The battery may short out and generate significant amounts of heat Do not short circuit the terminals as they will become very hot and will dam a...

Page 6: ...on Battery Compartment Remote control unit 1 Character Time Information Display 2 Disc Mode Indicator 3 Total Track Number Display 4 Track Number Indicator 5 Battery Indicator 6 Repeat Indicator R 7 Random Indicator 8 Headphones Jack 9 Hold Switch 10 Play Mode Button 11 Volume Buttons 12 Bass Button 13 Display Button 14 Play Pause Button 06 15 Stop Power Off Button 16 Fast Reverse Fast Forward But...

Page 7: ...ully charged the POWER indicator will go out 1 2 POWER SOURCE Notes After charging is complete the AC adaptor may be left connected For example when charging at night The battery will not be charged when ever the power to the main unit is turned on If the operation in step 5 is performed without inserting the rechargeable bat tery the POWER indicator will flash for 5 seconds This is normal Do not ...

Page 8: ... alkaline bat tery case combined with the rechargeable battery will result in extended playback times Use one commercially available al kaline battery LR6 AA size 1 Insert the battery into the battery case 1 Open the case cover 2 Insert the battery according to the polarity marked on the inside of the battery case Then close the case cover 2 Attach the battery case to the main unit 1 Match the con...

Page 9: ...ion After playback of the last track has fin ished the unit will stop automatically 4 Press the VOLUME button to in crease the volume and the VOLUME button to decrease the volume 5 Adjust the bass level Each time the BASS button is pressed the tone will be switched as follows The most recent volume or bass set tings are saved when the power is turned off Note Whenever any button is pressed the rem...

Page 10: ...e unit is not to be used imme diately after a MiniDisc has been in serted or when you plan to carry the unit turn off the power or cancel the auto play function Otherwise the auto play function will be activated and the battery will run down When a MiniDisc is inserted if any re sistance is felt do not force the Mini Disc into the unit It may cause more problems If resistance is felt remove the Mi...

Page 11: ...ayback 2 Press and hold down the 0 4 4 button for audible fast forward or press and hold down the 5 button for audible fast reverse 3 Normal playback will resume when the 5 or 0 4 4 button is released Notes When the end of the last track is reached during fast forward the unit will enter the pause mode When the beginning of the first track is reached during fast reverse the unit will enter the pla...

Page 12: ...atically You cannot select the order of the tracks After all of the tracks have been played once each in random order the unit will stop automatically During random play or repeat play of a single track cue and review of the pre vious or next tracks are not possible During random play the unit cannot find the beginning of any track which has been played RANDOM R 1 R No display Random play Repeat p...

Page 13: ...rack Remote control During playback press the DISPLAY but ton Each time the button is pressed the display will change as follows To check individual track names one by one Press the 5or 4button while in the stop mode Each time the button is pressed the name of the previous or next track will be dis played Note The display of elapsed time during playback may be different from the ac tual time on a ...

Page 14: ...f the particular battery being used the number of bars will in crease when the unit switches to the al kaline battery To prevent the unit from being operated by mistake To avoid operations being started by ac cidentally pressing the buttons use the hold function Move the HOLD switch to the safety posi tion direction indicated by the arrow When the unit is in the safety mode pressing the buttons wi...

Page 15: ...ect BEEP 1 3 Press the button The normal display will reappear To turn off the display backlight Remote control Whenever you press a button the display will light for about 4 seconds so that you can read it in the dark You can turn off the backlight 1 While in the stop mode Hold down the PLAY MODE button until SET UP appears When you release the button BEEP 1 or BEEP 0 will appear 2 Press the 5or ...

Page 16: ...the PLAY MODE button PS off will appear and the auto power save function will be canceled To restore the auto power save func tion select auto PS 4 Press the button The normal display will reappear About the sound skip guard memory During playback approximately 10 sec onds of information is stored in the semi conductor memory Therefore even when the pickup cannot read information for a second or t...

Page 17: ...headphones The battery life may be different de pending on the impedance of the head phones used Headphones can be connected directly to the main unit To the MD IN AUX 1 jack Optionally available MD to MD edit cable AD M5AC To the jack Before connecting any other equipment turn off the power to all units Connect the plugs securely Improper connections may cause noise or malfunctions Adjust the vol...

Page 18: ...artridge be sure to note the following If the label is not attached properly the MiniDisc may jam inside the unit and it may not be possible to remove it If the label peels off or partially lifts away replace it with a new one Do not put a new label on top of an existing one Attach the label only in the specified location If it is not within the specified area it may cause the disc to jam in the u...

Page 19: ... be wrong with this product check the following before calling your authorized SHARP dealer or service center PROBLEM CAUSE The unit does not turn on Is the AC adaptor disconnected Is the battery exhausted Is the unit in the safety mode Has condensation formed inside the unit Is the unit being influenced by mechanical shock or by static electricity No sound is heard from the headphones Is the volu...

Page 20: ...service contact your local Sharp authorized servicer E TEMP The temperature is too high Turn off the power and wait for a while E TOC E UTOC The disc is damaged Replace the disc Lo BATT The battery has run down Charge the rechargeable battery or replace the alkaline battery or use the AC adaptor for power No DISC A disc has not been loaded Load a disc POWER Improper power is being supplied Use one...

Page 21: ... terminals Wipe them with a dry cotton swab Never use water or alcohol Notes Do not use chemicals for cleaning ga soline paint thinner etc It may affect the quality or color Do not apply oil to the inside of the unit It may cause malfunctions When using the rechargeable battery fully charged included with the unit When using one commercially available high capacity AA size alkaline battery in the ...

Page 22: ...edance 19 ohms remote control unit MiniDisc Player Type Portable MiniDisc player Signal readout Non contact 3 beam semi conductor laser pick up Audio channels 2 Frequency response 20 20 000 Hz 3 dB Rotation speed Approx 400 900 rpm Error correction ACIRC Advanced Cross Interleave Reed Solomon Code Coding ATRAC Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding D A converter 1 bit Sampling frequency 44 1 kHz Modul...

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Page 24: ...he sole and exclusive warranties granted by Sharp and shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to the purchaser Correction of defects in the manner and for the period of time described herein shall constitute complete fulfillment of all liabilities and responsibilities of Sharp to the purchaser with respect to the Product and shall constitute full satisfaction of all claims whether based o...