Sony VAIO Music Clip MC-S50, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...3 226 925 11 2 2001 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions MC S50 Personal Network Player ...

Page 2: ...y the warranty Program 2001 Sony Corporation Documentation 2001 Sony Corporation Sony VAIO the VAIO logo Music Clip OpenMG and the OpenMG logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation Microsoft Windows Windows NT Windows Media Windows Millennium Edition and their logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries US and foreign patents lice...

Page 3: ...mation 11 Advanced Operations Playing songs repeatedly MODE 12 Emphasizing the bass sound MEGA BASS 13 Protecting your hearing AVLS 14 Locking the controls HOLD 15 Playing back time limited music timeout contents 15 Using Music Clip player in combination with Windows Media Player 7 16 Other Information Precautions 18 Specifications 19 Troubleshooting 20 Glossary 22 Index Back cover This manual exp...

Page 4: ...h memory and carry it anywhere to enjoy 1 Store digital audio files on your computer 2 Transfer the files to Music Clip player 3 Listen to your Music Clip player USB connection MP3 and WAV and WMA files Audio CDs EMD Services To transfer a file in WMA format to your Music Clip player you need the Microsoft Windows MediaTM Player 7 It is not included in Music Clip player See page 16 for details ...

Page 5: ...ones 1 Headphones earphones extension cord 1 Neck strap 1 About the Serial Number The serial number provided for your device is required for the customer registration The number is located inside the battery compartment USB cable 1 CD ROM OpenMG Jukebox installation disc 1 MC S50 Operating Instructions 1 OpenMG Jukebox Operating Instructions 1 Serial Number ...

Page 6: ...x play stop button page 10 5 buttons pages 11 6 MEGA BASS AVLS button page 13 14 Parts and controls 7 Battery compartment page 7 8 Clip 9 Headphones jack page 10 0 HOLD switch page 15 qa USB connector page 9 Refer to the page numbers indicated in parentheses for details ...

Page 7: ...d battery Dispose of properly at end of life In some areas the disposal of batteries in household or business waste may be prohibited Please use the public collection system Keep away from children Inserting the battery 1 Open the battery compartment lid 2 Insert the LR03 size AAA alkaline battery supplied matching the and ends on the battery to those inside the battery compartment 3 Close the lid...

Page 8: ... strap too firmly or in the event of an accident the fixing protector of the neck strap is to be detached If you tighten the fixing ring moving too higher position on the neck strap or tie the neck strap with itself the fixing protector can not be detached and which may cause a damage in the player Do not move the position of the fixing ring and tie up the neck strap Move up the fixing ring Fixing...

Page 9: ...efore connecting Music Clip player When you connect Music Clip player to the computer for the first time the window for installing the driver appears Follow the instructions in the window Click OK when the dialog box that says the driver is not digitally signed appears in Windows 2000 Music Clip player is inactive while connected to the computer Use of this player with a USB hub or a USB extension...

Page 10: ... does not start The HOLD switch may be switched up Please release it down page 15 To stop playback Press Nx play stop z Tip The player does not have a power switch The player automatically turns off several seconds after it stops playing When you press Nx play stop button again Music Clip player is powered on automatically and starts playing from the last song you stopped playing Pressing Nx start...

Page 11: ...ation You can check play status battery life and other information on Music Clip player display Remaining battery life Play Volume indicators While playing the N icon and the song number appear While changing the volume VOL and the volume level appear Indication of Timeout contents Depending on the time limited rights associated with certain music content the playback period may expire The indicat...

Page 12: ...ngs continuously All Repeat all songs in random order Shuffle Repeat repeat mode off H1 To play songs repeatedly press MODE button repeatedly Each time you press the MODE button the repeat mode indicator changes as follows t H t t no indication Repeat mode indicator H1 H SHUF H No indicator To cancel Repeat Play Press MODE button repeatedly until the repeat indicator disappears SHUF H ...

Page 13: ...dicator changes as follows BASS 1 B BASS 2 B none Emphasizing the bass sound MEGA BASS Display indication BASS 1 BASS 2 none To cancel the MEGA BASS effect Press MEGA BASS AVLS button repeatedly until the MEGA BASS indicator disappears Sound quality MEGA BASS moderate effect MEGA BASS strong effect normal play Note If the sound becomes distorted when emphasizing the bass turn down the volume R MEG...

Page 14: ...nds AVLS appears on the display This setting allows not to increase the volume above fixed level To cancel AVLS Press MEGA BASS AVLS button until the AVLS indicator disappears The AVLS Automatic Volume Limiter System function keeps down the maximum volume to protect your ears MEGA BASS AVLS ...

Page 15: ...yback a song with playback time restriction the timeout icon page 11 goes on If you try to playback a song whose playback period is already expired the timeout icon flashes and playback of the next song begins We recommended you to check in or delete the expired song in the player to the computer using the OpenMG Jukebox software OpenMG Jukebox will not playback the expired song and the expired so...

Page 16: ...cated plug in software This software has been already installed when the MC S50 driver was installed using the enclosed OpenMG Jukebox CD ROM Transferring copying a WMA file to your Music Clip player Music Clip player can only playback those WMA files that are listed in the Available File Formats in the Options dialog box on Windows Media Player 7 and are of 64 to 160 kbps Notes If you check Enabl...

Page 17: ...p player and click on the Copy Music button on Windows Media Player 7 window This starts copying the selected song and its title is added to the Music On Device window Refer to the online help of Windows Media Player 7 for details on copying music to a portable device Notes Songs checked out using the OpenMG Jukebox ATRAC3 and MP3 can also be listened on the Portable Device screen of Windows Media...

Page 18: ...nes Road Safety Do not use headphones while driving cycling or operating any motorized vehicle It may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in many areas It can also be potentially dangerous to play your player at high volume while walking especially at pedestrian crossings You should exercise extreme caution or discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations Preventing hearing damage Avoid u...

Page 19: ...Bit rate 64 160 kbps The files applied with the Microsoft Windows Media Right Manage are not supported Output Headphones jack Stereo mini jack Connector special mini jack USB 1 0 compliant General Power requirements LR03 Size AAA alkaline battery 1 USB bus power Battery life Approx 6 hours varies depending on bit rate volume etc Power consumption Approx 145 mW Dimensions approx Approx 22 4 99 0 25...

Page 20: ...e sound is distorted cCancel the MEGA BASS page 13 cImport audio files with a higher bps value The player does not function cIf Music Clip player is connected to the computer disconnect it cMake sure that the HOLD function is deactivated page 15 cIf the battery is weak replace it with a new one cCheck out songs to Music Clip player if 00 appears on the display The selected music data can not be pl...

Page 21: ...ou may be trying to check out 100 or more songs to Music Clip player The maximum number of songs that can be checked out to Music Clip player is 99 Your computer does not authenticate Music Clip player cThere is a communication error between your computer and Music Clip player Disconnect the USB cable reconnect it and then restart OpenMG Jukebox cYou are using a USB hub Music Clip player may not w...

Page 22: ...o transfer music files from a personal computer to an external device media such as Music Clip player Returning checked out music files to the same computer is to check in You cannot move checked out music files to another computer You can check out a music file check it back in and then check it out again an infinite number of times The SDMI rules provide that up to four copies of a music file ca...

Page 23: ...MG is based upon the SDMI standard Windows Media Audio One of the audio file formats which can be played back on the Microsoft Windows Media Player Installing the dedicated plug in software supplied with Music Clip player to your PC allows transferring WMA files from the Windows Media Player 7 to your Music Clip player and playing them back with it Windows Media Technology A technology including a...

Page 24: ...EGA BASS 13 MP3 22 N Neck strap 8 O OpenMG Jukebox 9 15 16 17 23 P Parts and controls 6 Playback 10 Precautions 18 R Repeat mode 12 S SDMI 23 Serial number 5 Specifications 19 T Time out contents 15 Transferring the songs 9 Troubleshooting 20 U Unpacking 5 USB 9 V Volume 10 W WAV 4 Windows MediaTM Player 7 4 16 17 Window Media Technologies WMT 23 WMA 4 16 23 Sony Corporation Printed in Japan ...