Yamaha MDX-793, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...U MDX 793 MINIDISC RECORDER LECTEUR ENREGISTREUR DE MINIDISC OWNER S MANUAL MODE D EMPLOI ...

Page 2: ...flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert you to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instruc...

Page 3: ...NT When connecting this product to accessories and or another product use only high quality shielded cables Cables supplied with this product MUST be used Follow all installation instructions Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA 3 NOTE This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations Part 15 ...

Page 4: ...The Monaural Record mode lets you record up to 148 minutes of audio onto one MD Timer playback and recording modes that let you start playback or recording at a preset time using an optional audio timer This is not possible if MD is a direct copy of another digital signal see page 25 for details regarding SCMS copy protection US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corpor...

Page 5: ...EL PHONES LEVEL INPUT 1 SEARCH 4 TIMER OFF PLAY REC NATURAL SOUND MINIDISC RECORDER MDX 793 fi fl _ Ÿ Remote Control A B S F SCROLL DISPLAY REPEAT PROG RNDM D E F 2 A B C 1 M N O 5 J K L 4 G H I 3 S T U 7 P Q R 6 0 Y Z 9 V W X 8 CHAR TITLE SET DELETE NUMBER SEARCH 1 INPUT M MARK MONO ST SKIP 4 PAUSE 8 PLAY REC STOP 7 SPACE 10 s MDX CD P SYNC TIME REC Ÿ fi fl ...

Page 6: ...ess while scrolling to pause the scroll TITLE 22 Press to activate or deactivate the title mode CHARA 22 Press repeatedly to select different types of characters when titling a disc track DELETE CANCEL 18 22 Press to cancel an edit function or to delete the selected character when titling a disc track EDIT 18 Press repeatedly to accesses the different edit modes SET ENTER 18 22 Press to confirm th...

Page 7: ...p recording or playback Press to cancel an edit or title input operation REPEAT 11 12 S F Press to select single track S or full disc F repeat Press to select when creating a disc track title A B Press to specify the A and B points for A B repeat Press to select when creating a disc track title Ÿ PROG 12 Press to activate or deactivate the program play mode Press to select when creating a disc tra...

Page 8: ...NE IN jacks on the MD recorder should be connected to the MD REC jacks on your amplifier The LINE OUT terminals on this unit are numbered 3 and the LINE IN jacks are numbered 4 When connecting this unit to a YAMAHA amplifier or receiver whose terminals are numbered 1 2 3 4 etc connect this unit s LINE OUT terminals to the input terminals numbered 3 and connect this unit s LINE IN terminals to the ...

Page 9: ... select track 3 press 3 To select track 13 press 10 then press 3 To select track 23 press 10 twice then press 3 To skip to the last track on the disc Turn the jog dial to the left when the display is showing the total tracks and total playing time A B S F SCROLL DISPLAY REPEAT PROG RNDM D E F 2 A B C 1 M N O 5 J K L 4 G H I 3 S T U 7 P Q R 6 0 Y Z 9 V W X 8 CHAR TITLE SET DELETE NUMBER SEARCH INPU...

Page 10: ...when you reach the end of the last track Search may not function correctly when there are several consecutive tracks consisting of only a few seconds apiece Switching the Display When you insert an MD the disc title is displayed automatically No Title appears if there is no disc title Pressing DISPLAY during stop or playback lets you display other information such as the remaining time and track t...

Page 11: ...tors Note Single track repeat is not available during random or program playback Full Disc Repeat Press S F REPEAT repeatedly to light the REPEAT F indicators To cancel Press S F REPEAT repeatedly to turn off the REPEAT F indicators Notes In program play mode the entire program is played repeatedly In random play mode the unit reshuffles the tracks and plays them again after each track plays once ...

Page 12: ...ress STOP to stop playback 2 Press PROG to light up the PROGRAM indicator 3 Program the desired track by pressing the corresponding numeric buttons Example To select track 3 press 3 To select track 13 press 10 then press 3 To select track 23 press 10 twice then press 3 The following display appears momentarily to show the step information The display then switches to the program status Repeat this...

Page 13: ...he original track is cleared from memory and the new track is programmed To cancel Press PROG to turn off the PROGRAM indicator eject the disc or set POWER to off Notes If the total time exceeds 255 minutes 255mOver is displayed instead of the total time SKIP or can be used during playback to skip between programed tracks SEARCH can be used during playback to search through all tracks in the curre...

Page 14: ... OPTICAL 2 DIGITAL OPT 2 Appears when digital signal is input 3 Locate the point where you want to start recording When recording from a blank MD Skip this step To start recording from the end of a previous recording Press to set this unit to stop mode To record over a previous recording Turn the jog dial or press SKIP or on the remote to select a track recording starts from the beginning of the d...

Page 15: ...t the REC LEVEL control so that the highest peak causes the 0 dB level indicators to flicker The OVER indicators should not light Note Although some sources can be recorded with lower peak levels setting the peak levels too low may degrade the quality of the recording Auto Marking When making a recording you can choose either automatic or manual marking This feature operates somewhat differently f...

Page 16: ...set this unit to start recording automatically when a sound signal is input When operating this unit in combination with a remote controllable Yamaha CD player you can use the CD PLAY button on this unit s remote control to start playback from the CD player 1 Load the sound source into the source component If necessary program or select the track you want to start recording from before proceeding ...

Page 17: ... can use the monitor out function to monitor the sound of the input source This allows you to enjoy better sound from your other digital source components such as CD by using this unit as a digital to analog converter 1 Press to remove the disc 2 Press INPUT repeatedly to select the input connected to the sound source you want to monitor 3 Press REC MONITOR OUT appears in the display Sound from th...

Page 18: ...n remove part of a song Edit functions This unit offers the following editing operations Please note that track numbers are updated automatically when you perform a MOVE ERASE COMBINE or DIVIDE operation MOVE Lets you move a track to a different track number ERASE Lets you erase a track the entire disc or part of a track COMBINE Lets you combine two adjacent tracks DIVIDE Lets you split a single t...

Page 19: ...track After you erase the track the total number of tracks decreases by one and all tracks following that track are renumbered If you plan to erase two or more tracks To avoid confusion you should always erase from higher track numbers to lower track numbers This prevents accidental renumbering of tracks you plan to erase 1 Turn the jog dial to select the track you want to erase 2 Press EDIT repea...

Page 20: ...g after point B COMBINE This function lets you combine two consecutive tracks into one After you combine the tracks the total number of tracks decreases by one and the tracks following the combined tracks are renumbered 1 Press to stop playback 2 Turn the jog dial to select the second track of the two you want to combine 3 Press EDIT repeatedly to display Combine then press ENTER Check appears mom...

Page 21: ...and the unit starts repeating the point where the track will be divided 4 If necessary use the jog dial to adjust the position of the point where the track will be divided The divide position can be adjusted up to 2 second 255 steps in either direction 5 Press ENTER The track is divided and Complete appears momentarily To cancel before dividing the track Press CANCEL or To undo DIVIDE 1 Press to s...

Page 22: ...T to move the cursor into position for the next character 6 Repeat steps 3 through 5 to complete your title To delete a character ABCD ABD 1 Use SEARCH or to move the cursor to the position of the character you want to delete 2 Press DELETE To insert a character ABCD ABTCD 1 Use SEARCH or to move the cursor to the position where you want to insert the character 2 Use CHARA and the jog dial or CHAR...

Page 23: ...rives the timer stops the recording by turning off the components Notes When recording to a blank MD recording starts from the beginning When recording to a previously recorded MD recording starts from the end of the last track Set TIMER to OFF when not using the timer recording function If the power is turned on by pressing POWER plugging in the power cord etc when TIMER is set to REC the MD reco...

Page 24: ...tches This unit displays the length of the largest continuous blank area as the remaining time Therefore if there are several separate blank spaces the remaining time will only display a time equivalent to the largest continuous blank space If there is a 1 minute blank space and a 2 minute blank space the remaining time display will be 2 minutes If you then record 1 minute and 30 seconds of the 2 ...

Page 25: ...le MD via a digital input jack on the DAT or MD recorder to create a second generation digital copy these copies may also be copied digitally Note however that if the broadcast contains a copy protection code second generation digital copying will not be possible Rule 3 You can record a DAT tape or MD recorded via the DAT or MD recorder s analog input jack onto another DAT tape or MD via the DAT o...

Page 26: ...20 to 30 minutes for the moisture to evaporate before trying to play the disc Press POWER to turn the power ON Reload the disc with the label side facing up and the arrow pointing toward the disc insertion slot Insert a recorded MD Slide the record protect tab to the closed position Load a recordable MD Check all connections again Press INPUT repeatedly to select the correct input jacks Turn REC L...

Page 27: ...lready been input UTOC WError Error occurred when writing to the UTOC Not Audio The inserted disc is not an audio MD Tr Protected The selected track cannot be edited because it is protected TOC Full The disc area allotted for TOC data has become full and further editing is not possible UTOC ERR L Problem involving UTOC data DISPLAY MESSAGES TMP Over The temperature of the unit has exceeded the nor...

Page 28: ...em System MiniDisc digital audio system Disc MiniDisc Recording method Magnetic field variation overwrite Reading method Non contact optical pickup using semiconductor laser Laser Semiconductor laser Laser Diode Properties Material GaAIAs Wavelength 780 nm Pulse time Read mode 0 8 mW Continuous Write mode max 10 mW 0 5S min cycle 1 5S Repetition Record playback time Max 74 minutes using MDW 74 dis...

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