User manual SONY MDS-JE640

[. . . ] 4-229-587-11(1) MiniDisc Deck Operating Instructions MDS-JE640 MDS-JE440 ©2000 Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. CAUTION product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency. [. . . ] The time indication (minute, second, and frame) of the current point is displayed and the deck plays several seconds of the track to that point repeatedly. * When recording in Stereo mode, you can shift the starting point by 2-frame intervals (in Monaural mode and LP2 Stereo mode) or by 4-frame intervals (in LP4 Stereo mode). To find a point quickly Specify a unit (minute, second, or frame) by which the MD is advanced when you turn AMS (or press . / > repeatedly). To do this, press m/M in step 4 repeatedly to select minute, second, or frame. The selected unit flashes in the display. 5 Repeat step 4 until you have located the dividing point. Dividing tracks 33 Combining tracks (COMBINE) Moving tracks (MOVE) This function allows you to combine any two tracks into a single track. The two tracks need not to be consecutive nor chronological. You can combine several tracks into a single medley, or several independently recorded portions into a single track. When you combine two tracks, the total number of tracks decreases by one and all tracks following the combined track are renumbered. You can also use this function when you want to delete unnecessary track numbers. Example: Combining the second track and the fourth track 1 AAA 2 BBB 3 CCC 4 DDD This function lets you change the order of any track. Example: Moving the second track after the third track 1 AAA 2 BBB 3 CCC 4 DDD 1 AAA 2 CCC 3 BBB 4 DDD After you move a track, the tracks are renumbered automatically. 1 While the deck is stopped, playing, or paused, press MENU/NO. 1 AAA 2 BBB BBB 3 CCC DDD "Edit Menu" appears in the display. 2 3 Turn AMS (or press . /> repeatedly) until "Move ?" appears, then press AMS or YES. Turn AMS (or press . /> repeatedly) until the number of the track to be moved appears, then press AMS or YES. Turn AMS (or press . /> repeatedly) until the new track position appears, then press AMS or YES. If both of the combined tracks have a track name, the name of the second track is erased. Editing Recorded MDs 1 While the deck is stopped, playing, or paused, press MENU/NO. "Edit Menu" appears in the display. 4 2 3 Turn AMS (or press . /> repeatedly) until "Combine ?" appears, then press AMS or YES. Turn AMS (or press . /> repeatedly) until the number of the first track of the two to be combined appears, then press AMS or YES. "Complete!!" appears for a few seconds and the track is moved. The deck starts to play the moved track. To cancel the operation The display for selecting a second track appears and the deck plays the portion where joining will occur (the end of the first track and the beginning of the second track following it) repeatedly. Press MENU/NO or x. 4 Turn AMS (or press . /> repeatedly) until the number of the second track of the two to be combined appears, then press AMS or YES. "Complete!!" appears for a few seconds and the tracks are combined. The deck starts to play the combined track. To cancel the operation Press MENU/NO or x. Notes · Tracks recorded in different modes (stereo, MONO, LP2 or LP4) cannot be combined. · If "Impossible" appears in the display, the tracks cannot be combined because repeated editing has been done to the track(s). This is a technical limitation of the MD system and is not a mechanical error. 34 Combining tracks/Moving tracks 3 Naming a track or MD (NAME) You can enter a name for a recorded MD as well as for individual tracks. Names can consist of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. A total number of about 1, 700 characters can be stored for all the names on the MD. MENU/NO YES m/M Turn AMS until "Nm In ?" appears, then press AMS 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 5. 4 Turn AMS until the track number (when naming a track) or "Disc" (when naming the MD) flashes, then press AMS or YES. A flashing cursor appears. The deck starts playing and you can name a track while monitoring the sound. AMS 5 AMS CLEAR `/1 LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR repeatedly to select the character type. To select Press repeatedly until "A" appears in the display "a" appears in the display "0" appears in the display " ' " appears in the display Editing Recorded MDs Uppercase letters Lowercase letters Z NAME EDIT/SELECT Numbers Symbols1) Letter/number buttons CLEAR . > X x > M 1) You can use the following symbols in titles: '­/, . ():!?&+<>_=";#$%@*` H z . /> m/M . m To enter a space Press M while the cursor is flashing. You cannot enter a space as the first character. Note 6 Turn AMS to select the character. If you name a track while it is being recorded, be sure to finish the naming operation before the track ends. [. . . ] T. Mark LS(T) Auto1) S. Space P. Hold F. in F. out Pitch1) Pfine1) Ain1) Sub-item -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Function Creates a program. Turns Automatic Track Marking on or off. Changes the trigger level for Automatic Track Marking. Turns Auto Space and Auto Pause on or off. [. . . ]