User manual SHARP IMDR420 QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] Connect the AC adaptor 1-BIT PORTABLE MINIDISC RECORDER Quick Start Guide MODEL To the wall socket Plug the AC adaptor into the wall socket, and then insert the plug on the other end into the DC IN 3V socket. Caution: Insert the plugs firmly. When the unit is not in use for extended periods, remove the AC adaptor from the wall socket. IM-DR420H If you require any advice or assistance regarding your Sharp product, please visit our web-site www. sharp. co. uk/customersupport. [. . . ] TOC display To stop recording Press the :OFF/HOLD button. When recording is stopped, TOC is written on the MD. The "TOC" indicator disappears. Hold down the HOLD button for 2 seconds or more. Hold Release MD Playback 1 Insert the earphone plug firmly into the earphone socket on the remote control. Left channel L Right channel R Net MD Audio data saved on the hard disk of a PC can be transferred to a Net MD-compatible recorder using the provided software "BeatJam". Not only the basic operations but also the title editing of audio data on an MD can be performed via the PC. 1 Install the software on your PC. For details, refer to page 47 of the operation manual. 2 Plug the remote control into the REMOTE/PHONES socket on the unit. button. 4-pole plug MD portable recorder compatible with Net MD 2 Connect 3 Press the your PC with the MD portable recorder with the supplied USB connection cable. For details, refer to page 48 of the operation manual. PC hard disk USB connection (BeatJam) 3 Perform operations with BeatJam on the PC. For details, refer to the BeatJam manual. 4 To the stop playback, press :OFF/HOLD button. To the REMOTE / PHONES socket Useful tips Recording from a radio cassette recorder or stereo system without audio output sockets (LINE OUT, AUX OUT, REC OUT, etc. ) Use a headphone socket. Commercially available connection cable Radio cassette recorder NOTES Digital and analogue recording The differences are described below. Digital recording A digital signal from a CD or MiniDisc is recorded as it is on the original. Compared with analogue connection recording, a digital connection will ensure higher quality. OPTICAL OUT DIGITAL OUT To the headphone socket Analogue recording Sound from a stereo system or radio cassette recorder (analogue signals) can be recorded. RL AUDIO/LINE OUT socket Headphone socket This is analogue recording. Adjust the recording level manually. Recording TV sound Check the output terminal of your TV and connect to the unit as follows. Adjusting the recording level Adjust the recording level so that the maximum sound volume from the source makes the reading swing somewhere between -4 dB and 0 dB. TV < Recording from an audio output socket > White : to the left Supplied connection cable -12dB -4dB 0dB Red : to the right To the AUDIO OUTPUT socket Recording monitor Recording monitor appears when adjusting the recording level. < Recording from a headphone socket > Commercially available connection cable TV <Connecting with a digital cable > The recording monitor displays D. L. +10dB. To the headphone socket The above are analogue connections. [. . . ] Enjoy the high quality sound of the "Mobile 1-bit digital amplifier". L+ R+ L- R4-pole plug for mobile 1-bit digital amplifier Listening to music through another system < With an audio input socket > Supplied connection cable White : to the left Supplied output conversion cable (4-pole to 3-pole plug conversion) Red : to the right To the LINE INPUT socket Stereo system Conventional 3-pole plug L R GND [. . . ]