Sony Walkman MZ-E707 Operating Instructions

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Getting started
Charge the supplied rechargeable battery before using it for the first time.
Portable MiniDisc Player
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Operating instructions
"WALKMAN" is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
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Charge the rechargeable battery.
MZ-E707
Sony Corporation © 2001 Printed in Japan
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the
unit to rain or moisture. to a wall outlet
Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, table- cloths,
curtains, etc. And don't place lighted candles on the apparatus.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the
apparatus.
AC power adaptor
Certain countries may regulate disposal of the battery used to power this product. Please consult
1 Connect the supplied AC power adaptor to DC IN 3V.
with your local authority.
2 Place the player on the battery charging stand.
Caution
The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.
CAUTION — INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN
DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM OR VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
Information
IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE, OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE
PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT.
3
Make connections and unlock the
HOLD control.
Playing an MD
1
Insert an MD.
Insert the rechargeable battery.
1 Slide OPEN to open the lid.
Insert the battery minus end first
b b
2
Play an MD.
How to assemble the battery charging
stand
Insert the prongs until they are firmly attached.
VOLUME +/–
GROUP
3 Color Info-LED 1)
b
> N
x
1 Turn the control towards N> on the remote control (or press > N
to DC IN 3V
on the player) to play the disc.
Make sure the CHARGE
A short beep sounds in the headphones/earphones when using the remote control.
lamp turns on.
The LED flashes and then lights up.
2 Pull and turn VOL +/– on the remote control (or press VOLUME +/– on the
player) to adjust the volume.
Full charging takes about 6 hours and then the CHARGE lamp will go off when
The volume indicator appears in the display, allowing you to check the
charging is complete.
volume level. After you adjust the volume, push back the control.
Do not operate the player when you place it on the battery charging stand
To stop play, press x.
or during charging. If you do so, it may cause the player to malfunction or
Playback starts from the point you last stopped playing. To start playback from the
prevent the battery from charging.
beginning of the disc, turn and hold the control towards N> on the remote control
Using the dry battery
(or hold down > N on the player) for 2 seconds or more.
1) The LED indicates the current operating status by the lighting up in the following colors.
Attach the dry battery case to the
Insert the battery minus end first.
When the battery power is exhausted, the LED starts flashing. For more details, see
player.
"When to replace or recharge the battery."
LED color Operating status
3 Red Normal play (The LED lights up continuously)
4
Green Group mode* (The LED lights up continuously)
b
2
Orange Group skip mode* (The LED lights for about 5 seconds)
1
*For more details, see "Using the group function."
To Do this (Beeps
Insert a LR6 (size AA) alkaline dry battery.
Find the beginning of Turn the control towards . on the remote control once
To operate the player for the longest possible time, use the dry battery together the current track or (three short beeps). (Or press . on the player once.)
with a fully rechargeable battery. the previous track 3) Turn the control towards . on the remote control repeatedly
(continuous three short beeps). (Or press . on the player
repeatedly.)
Find the beginning Turn the control towards N> on the remote control (two
of the next track 4) short beeps).
Press > N on the player once.
Go backwards Turn and hold the control towards . on the remote control.
Connect firmly. while playing Hold down . on the player.
Go forward Turn and hold the control towards N> on the remote control.
while playing Hold down > N on the player.
To i jack
Pause Press X on the remote control (continuous short beeps).
Press X on the remote control again to resume play.
Remove the MD Press x, and then slide OPEN.
2) You can turn off the beep sound. For more details, see "Turning off the beep sound."
3) If you turn the control towards . on the remote control (or press . on the player) during the
first track of the disc, the player goes to the beginning of the last track on the disc.
4) If you turn the control towards N> on the remote control (or press > N on the player) during
the last track of the disc, the player goes to the beginning of the first track on the disc.
5)
If you open the lid, the playback will begin from the beginning of the first track (except when disc
information is stored to the personal disc memory or when group mode is on).
HOLD HOLD
z
How to use the control on the remote control
The MZ-E707 supports the newly developed DSP TYPE-R for ATRAC.
Playback: Turn the control towards N> while the player is stopped. It thus allows you to enjoy TYPE-R high-quality sound from MDs recorded in SP stereo on TYPE-R-
equipped MD decks, etc.
FF : Turn and hold the control towards N> during playback.
REW: Turn and hold the control towards . during playback.
Note
AMS: Turn the control towards . or N> during playback. When removing the disc, make sure to press x first, and then slide OPEN.
Viewing the display window of the remote control
N>
Play/FF/AMS
.
REW/AMS
Adjusting the volume (VOL +/–)
Track number Track name 6) or elapsed time of the track
6) Appears only with MDs that have been electronically labeled.
VOL+
z
• The player can play the track recorded by 2 or 4
VOL–
playback, LP2 stereo playback, LP4 stereo playback or monaural playback is automatically selected to
match the audio source.
Pull Turn Push back • The display on the remote control will turn off shortly after you press x.
B Various ways of
playback
Remote control
PLAYMODE RPT/ENT
DISPLAY SOUND
X
2 Insert an MD. 3 Close the lid.
3
HOLD
./N>
x
VOL +/–
1
2
Bottom side of the player
3 Color Info-LED
HOLD
Insert an MD with the lable side facing up, pushing the
MD to the direction of the arrow in the illustration.
GROUP
2 VOL+
VOL–
Selecting the play mode
1N>
You can select from various play modes using
the PLAYMODE and RPT/ENT on the
remote control.
X
. 1
Press PLAYMODE repeatedly to select
one of the four play modes, as follows:
x
.
Play mode indication
Display Play mode
(none) All the tracks are played
(normal play) once.
"1" A single track is played
(single play) once.
"SHUF" All the tracks are played
(shuffle play) in random order.
"PGM" Tracks are played in the
(program play) order that you specified.
Listening to tracks in a desired
sequence (Program Play)
1
During playback, press PLAYMODE
on the remote control repeatedly until
"PGM" flashes in the display.
2) in the headphones)
2
Turn the control on the remote control
repeatedly to select a track number.
Track Program number
number
3
Press RPT/ENT on the remote control.
The track is entered.
5)
4
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to select other
tracks in the desired sequence.
5
Press RPT/ENT for 2 seconds or more.
The settings are entered and playback
starts from the first programmed track.
z
• The program play settings will remain in
memory even after playback finishes or is
stopped.
• You can set the program play up to 20 tracks.
• The settings can be stored to the personal disc
memory.
Notes
• All program settings are lost when the lid is
opened.
• If no settings are made for 5 minutes while the
player is stopped, the settings made up to that
point are entered.
• If you turn on group mode during program
play, the program play is canceled.
long playing mode (LP2 or LP4). Normal stereo
On the remote control
Repeat play Listening to tracks in a specific
group (Group Mode Playback) 1
Insert a disc which has group settings
You can use this function to repeat playback
Playback when group mode is off: into the player and play the disc.
in normal play, single play, shuffle play, or
Playback starts with the first track in the
program play mode.
2
disc, and stops with the last track in the
Hold down PLAYMODE until
1 disc.
"– – –" in the display.
Press RPT/ENT on the remote control
Disc
The player enters group skip mode.
during playback.
Track number
" " appears in the display.
3
Within 5 seconds, turn the control
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Repeat play indication repeatedly until the name or number
of the desired group appears.
When there is a group name (Example: AAA)
Playback when group mode is on:
Playback of the selected group starts with
the first track in the group, and stops with
Searching for a specific
the last track in the group.
Group name
track or a position quickly
Disc
(Quick Search)
When there is no group name
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Track Track Track
You can do two kinds of quick searches.
number number number
• Index search — Searching quickly while
1 2 3 1 2 1 2
monitoring the track number or track name
Group number
(factory setting).
• Time search — Searching quickly while
On the player
monitoring the elapsed time.
1
1 On the remote control Insert a disc which has group settings
During playback, press DISPLAY on
into the player and play the disc.
the remote control for 2 seconds or
1
Insert a disc which has group settings
more. 2
Press GROUP.
into the player, and then play the disc.
2 The LED lights up orange and the
Turn the control on the remote control
2
player enters group skip mode.
Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more.
repeatedly until "SEARCH" flashes in
the display, and press x on the remote 3
3
Within 5 seconds, press . or
Turn the control repeatedly until
control.
> N repeatedly until the name or
"GROUP" flashes, and then press x on
3
the remote control. number of the desired group appears.
Turn the control on the remote control
repeatedly until "Index" (index search) 4
Turn the control repeatedly until Note
or "Time" (time search) flashes in the
If no operation is performed within 5 seconds in
"GROUP ON" flashes, and then press
display, and press x on the remote
step 3, group skip mode is cancelled. To do the
x on the remote control.
control.
procedure, start from step 2 again.
"G" appears in the display and group
4
Press X on the remote control to pause. mode is turned on. To turn off group
Registering groups using your
mode, Select "GROUP OFF" and press
5
Turn and hold the control on the x. minidisc recorder
remote control until the desired track
If your MD recorder (MD deck or recording
number/track name (index search) or On the player
MD Walkman) has a function for editing disc
the desired elapsed time (time search)
1 names, you can use it to register groups even
appears in the display.
Insert a disc which has group settings
if your recorder does not have the group
into the player, and then play the disc.
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function.
Press X on the remote control to cancel
2
Make sure you enter the text string exactly as
the pause. Press GROUP for 2 seconds or more.
described below. The group function will not
The LED lights up green and group
work if you enter the text string incorrectly.
mode is turned on. To turn off group
z
mode, press GROUP for 2 seconds or
• If you do this procedure while the player is in
To specify groups
more again. The LED lights up red.
shuffle play mode, shuffle play starts from the
track that you selected.
1
Change the disc name to the following
• If the player reaches to the first track or the last z
by using your MD recorder:
track on the disc as you are turning the control • When group mode is on, it is possible to do
repeat play, shuffle play, or program play. For
in step 5, it will return to the last track or the
0;[Disc name] // [First track of group 1 ]-
first track, respectively. (In group mode, if the details on the respective operations, see
player reaches to the first track or the last track "Selecting the play mode."
A
• It is possible to save group mode's on/off
in a group as you are turning the control in step
5, it will return to the last track or the first track setting in the personal disc memory. [Last track of group 1] // [Name of group 1 ]-
in that group, respectively (see "Using the • In group mode, turning the controls on the
remote control towards N> during B
group function").
playback of the last track of a group moves
[First track of group 2] // [Last track of group 2 ]-
playback to the first track of the group.
Turning the control 2 times on the remote
B
Using the group function control towards .while playing the first
[Name of group 2] // ......
track of a group moves playback to the last
track of the group.
The MZ-E707 can be used with a disc which C
has group settings.
A Disc name
The group function is useful for playing a
B Track number
Selecting and playing specific
great number of tracks, or tracks that have
C Group name
been recorded in MDLP (LP2/LP4) mode. groups (Group Skip Function)
// Separator between group names
When playing a disc with group settings, the ; Separator between track number and
What is a disc with group group skip function allows you to jump from Group name
the currently playing group to any other
settings?
(Ex.) Set the following groups for the disc
group on the MD. The group skip function
This is a disc with settings that organize named "Collections ":
can be used at any time during playback,
Group name for tracks 1-7:
tracks into groups, and which allow those
regardless of whether the player is in group
groups to be selected. My Favorites"2001winter"
mode on or not.
The MZ-E707 does not support the recording Group name for tracks 8-17:
of group settings. Use your MD recorder to Jun&Tac"sunshine head"
When group mode is off:
record group information, and then use the Group name for tracks 18-24:
Disc
MZ-E707 for playback. THE NIGHT BUTTERFLYS
Track number
Group name for tracks 25-32:
Disc Dream World/Kiss Me!
1 2 3 5 6 7 8 4
Text string entered :
Group 2 Group 3
Group 1
0;Collections//
Track Track Track
skip skip skip 1-7; My Favorites"2001winter"//
number number number
8-17;Jun&Tac"sunshine head"//
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 When group mode is on:
18-24;THE NIGHT BUTTERFLYS//
Disc 25-32;Dream World/Kiss Me!//
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
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z
Track • Up to 99* groups can be registered on a single
Track Track
If your recorder has a function for editing disc
number number number MD.
names, you can use it to register groups. For
• The characters ";", "/", and "–" can be used in
details, see "Registering groups using your 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 a group name.
minidisc recorder."
• You can register the same group name more
than twice on the same MD.
• You can specify a group without entering a
skip skip
skip
group name (C) for it.
* The actual number depends on the editing
ability of your recorder and may be less than 99
in some cases.
Note
A B
Depending on the specifications of your MD
Track number The elapsed time
recorder, the group function will not work.
Track number Track name
The number of total Group name
tracks in the group
Adjusting the sound quality
The number of Disc name
(Digital Sound Preset)
total tracks
You can emphasize the treble and bass to suit Track number Track mode
your taste. The player can store two sets of
treble-bass adjustments, which can set be z
The group name appears when you select the
selected later during playback.
group on group skip mode. For more details, see
"Selecting and playing specific groups" in
To select the sound quality
"Using the group function."
Factory settings
Notes
The factory settings of each digital sound
• Depending on whether group mode is on or
preset are as follows:
off, the operating conditions, or the settings
• "SOUND1": bass +1, treble ±0
may not be selectable or the indications that
• "SOUND2": bass +3, treble ±0
appear may vary.
• The mode indication appears only during
1
Press SOUND on the remote control
playback. It appears for 2 seconds, and is then
repeatedly to select "SOUND1" or
replaced by the elapsed time of the current
"SOUND2."
track.
To adjust the sound quality
Suppressing the skips of
1
During playback, press SOUND on the
the sound (G-PROTECTION)
remote control repeatedly to select
"SOUND1" or "SOUND2."
The G-PROTECTION function was developed
to provide a higher level of shock resistance
than that of existing players in order to allow
the player to be used while jogging.
2
Press SOUND on the remote control
Note
for 2 seconds or more.
The playback sound may skip if:
The player changes to the bass-setting
— the player receives stronger continuous
mode. Pressing SOUND for 2 seconds
shock.
or more again changes the player to
— a dirty or scratched MiniDisc is played.
the treble-setting mode.
Changing playback speed
(Speed Control)
When you select bass-setting mode,
"B" appears. When you select treble- Speed control function is convenient for such
setting mode, "T" appears. uses as language study.
The playing speed can be set at 80% to 110%
3
Turn the control on the remote control
normal speed, in seven steps of 5% each.
repeatedly to adjust the bass or the
1
treble. During playback, press DISPLAY on
the remote control for 2 seconds or
Example: While adjusting the bass,
more.
the cursor moves. (Position: –2)
2
Turn the control on the remote control
repeatedly until "SPEED" flashes in
the display, and then press x on the
–4 ±0 +3
remote control.
The sound can be adjusted in eight
The player changes to speed-setting
steps, from –4 to +3.
mode.
To set the other digital sound preset, 3
Turn the control to select the playback
B press SOUND to select "SOUND1" or
speed.
"SOUND2," and then do steps 2 and 3.
Select the speed while listening the
4
sound.
Press RPT/ENT on the remote control.
C
"+" shows the normal speed and the
The sound settings are stored and the
cursor shows the playback speed you
playback display appears again.
are selecting.
B
To select a preset sound
Example: When the playback speed is
Press SOUND repeatedly to select
95% of the original speed, "–" and the
"SOUND1," "SOUND2."
cursor will flash alternately.
Selecting no display turns off the digital
sound preset function.
z
You can set a preset sound while playback is
80% 100% 110%
paused.
The playing speed can be set at 80% to
110% normal speed, in seven steps of
Notes
5% each.
• Settings cannot be changed using the operation
buttons on the player. 4
Press x on the remote control to set the
• When using a digital sound preset, the sound
playback speed.
may break or become distorted if the volume is
During playback speeds other than
turned up too high, depending on the settings
normal, "S" appears to the right of the
or the track.
elapsed time.
B Other operations
Viewing the track name
z
Although all settings will be lost when you
and playing time
remove the disc from the player, the settings can
be stored to the personal disc memory. For more
You can check the track or disc name, track
details, see "Storing the settings for individual
number, the elapsed playing time of the
discs."
current track, the number of the tracks
recorded on the MD, the group name, and the Note
total number of tracks in a group. The playback sound will be affected by the
A B playback speed.
1
Press DISPLAY on the remote control.
Each time you press DISPLAY, the
display changes as the follows: