User manual SONY MZ-R37SP

[. . . ] 3-045-473- 11(1) Portable MiniDisc Recorder Operating Instructions TM MZ-R37SP ©2000 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. Caution The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. DISPOSAL OF NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY. You can return your unwanted nickel metal hydride batteries to your nearest Sony Service Center. [. . . ] Keep pressing EDIT for 2 seconds or longer. " " "Name" flashes in the display. continued 21 3 4 Press ENTER. Press = or + repeatedly to select a letter and press ENTER to enter. The selected letter stops flashing and the cursor moves to the next input position. To Switch between capital letters, small letters, and marks/numbers. Change the letter to the one before/next one. Insert a blank space to type in a new letter. Delete a letter and move back all following letters to the left. Follow steps 4 to 6 of "Labeling a disc during stop" above. Labeling a track or a disc during recording Press CAPS 1 2 Keep pressing EDIT for 2 seconds or longer during recording. " " "Name" flashes in the display. To label a disc, press = or + repeatedly until " " "Name" flashes in the display, then press ENTER. Follow steps 4 to 6 of "Labeling a disc during stop" above. VOL +/­ =/+ INSERT DELETE 3 To cancel labeling, press CANCEL. p CANCEL Available characters · Capital and small letters of the English alphabet · Numbers 0 to 9 ·!"#$%&()*. ;<=>?@ _ ` + ­ ' , / : _ (space) 5 6 Repeat step 4 and enter all characters of the label name. Keep pressing ENTER for 2 seconds or longer. The track or disc is labeled. To relabel recordings Follow the steps corresponding to the labeling method until the disc or track is ready to be labeled. Enter a new character over the one you want to change, then keep pressing ENTER for 2 seconds or longer. Notes Labeling a track during playback 1 2 Insert a disc and play the track you want to label. Keep pressing EDIT for 2 seconds or longer. " " "Name" flashes in the display. ·You cannot relabel premastered MDs or label MDs that have not been recorded. ·The recorder is able to display, but cannot label using, Japanese "Katakana" characters. 22 zPower sources Besides house current, you can use the recorder on: ­ two nickel metal hydride rechargeable batteries NH-WMAA (not supplied) ­ two size AA (LR6) alkaline batteries (not supplied) It is preferable to use the recorder on house current when recording for a long time. 3 Press CHARGE. "Charge" flashes, n appears in the display, and charging starts. Charging the nickel metal hydride rechargeable batteries Before using the NH-WMAA nickel metal hydride rechargeable batteries (not supplied) for the first time, charge it in the recorder. Full charging of the completely discharged rechargeable batteries takes about 2 hours. Notes ·Do not charge any other rechargeable batteries than the optional Sony NHWMAA nickel metal hydride rechargeable batteries. [. . . ] A laser beam focuses on the pits in the surface of the MD and reflects the information back to the lens in the recorder. The recorder then decodes the signals and plays them back as music. Recordable MDs Recordable MDs, which use magnetooptical (MO) technology, can be recorded again and again. The laser inside the recorder applies heat to the MD, demagnetizing the magnetic layer of the MD. The recorder then applies a magnetic field to the layer. [. . . ]