User manual SONY MZ-R90

[. . . ] 3-867-571-23(1) Portable MiniDisc Recorder Operating Instructions MZ-R90 MZ-R91 ©1999 Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. [. . . ] or towards N · > repeatedly until " : Move" appears in the display. For the example above, "MV 003 t 003" appears in the display. or towards N · > repeatedly to select the destination track number. For the example above, "MV 003 t 002" appears in the display. To cancel moving, press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more. The selected track moves just before the destination track. 1 While playing the track you want to move, press the jog lever so that "EDIT" flashes in the display, and then press the lever again. " : Name" flashes in the display and the recorder plays the selected track repeatedly. Flip the jog lever until " : Move" flashes in the display, and then press the lever. For the example above, "MV 003 t 003" appears in the display. 2 3 4 2 5 33 Labeling recordings You can name tracks during playback, discs during stop, and both during recording. Each name can be as long as 200 letters. Each disc can hold up to 1700 alphanumeric letters during playback or stop. 4 Flip the jog lever to select a letter and press the lever to enter. The selected letter stops flashing and the cursor moves to the next input position. Press X To Switch between capital letters, small letters, marks / numbers, and phrases. 1) Move the cursor to the left or right. Change the letter to the one before / next one. Insert a blank space to type in a new letter pressing both buttons together. Delete a letter and move back all following letters to the left pressing both buttons together. Cancel labeling. On the recorder Jog lever VOL +/­ . /> x X . /> END SEARCH VOL +/­ T MARK END SEARCH/ VOL + END SEARCH/ VOL ­ Labeling a disc during stop 1 2 3 Insert a disc. Press the jog lever so that "EDIT" flashes in the display, and then press the lever again. " : Name" flashes in the display. The disc is ready to be labeled. x T MARK 1) If phrases are stored in the phrase bank, the first phrase stored appears in the display(page 37). 5 6 Repeat step 4 and enter all characters of the label name. To cancel labeling, press x or T MARK Press the jog lever for 2 seconds or more. The track or disc is labeled. 34 Labeling a track during playback On the remote control DISPLAY PLAYMODE X Control 1 2 3 4 Insert a disc and play the track you want to label. [. . . ] (The north and south polarities equate to digital "1" and "0". ) The demagnetized MD adopts the polarity of the magnetic field, resulting in a recorded MD. 51 How the MiniDisc got so small The 2. 5-inch MiniDisc, encased in a plastic cartridge that looks like a 3. 5-inch diskette (see illustration above), uses a new digital audio compression technology called ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding). To store more sound in less space, ATRAC extracts and encodes only those frequency components actually audible to the human ear. Shock-Resistant Memory One major drawback of optical read systems is that they can skip or mute when subjected to vibration. The MD system resolves this problem by using a buffer memory that stores audio data. Quick Random Access Like CDs, MDs offer instantaneous random access to the beginning of any music track. Premastered MDs are recorded with location addresses corresponding to each music selection. [. . . ]