Sony MDS-E10 Service Manual page 29

Operations you may want to do during recording
To Press
Stop recording x
Pause recording 7
Resume recording after 7
Eject the MD after stopping recording A
Changing display during recording
Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR (DISPLAY) repeatedly.
For the contents of display, see "Using the Display
Window" on page 12.
When you pause recording
The track number increases by one. For example, if you
pause recording while recording track 4, the track number
will be 5 when you resume recording.
To prevent accidental erasure of the recorded
material
To make it impossible to record on an MD, slide the
record-protect tab in the direction of the arrow (see
illustration below) to open the slot. To enable recording,
close the slot.
Record-protect tab
Slide in the direction
of arrow
z You can play the tracks you have just recorded
Press 7 or AMS immediately after stopping
recording.
The recorder starts to play from the first track of the
material just recorded.
z You can play from the first track of the MD after recording
1 Press x again after stopping recording.
2 Press 7
The recorder starts to play from the first track of the
MD.
Notes
• You can't record over existing material when Shuffle
Play (page 32), Program Play (page 33), or Multi-access
Play (page 34) has been selected. "Impossible" appears
in the display at this time.
Adjusting the Recording
Level
You can adjust the recording level for both analog and
digital recording.
MENU / NO YES LEVEL / DISPLAY / CHAR
AMS
1
Do steps 1 to 7 of "Recording on an MD" on page
18.
2
Play the portion of the program source with the
strongest output.
3
Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHR (or DISPLAY) repeatedly
until the level of the input signal appears.
4
Turn AMS (or press LEVEL +/_ repeatedly) to adjust
the recording level.
Adjust the recording level so that two rightmost
indicators on the peak level meters do not light up
when the play level is the highest level.
I n p u t L e v e l
C o a x - 5 . 0 d B
Avoid turning on
these indicators
5
Stop playing the program source.
6
To start recording, continue from step 9 of
"Recording on an MD" on page 18.
z You can adjust the recording level using the remote Z
During recording or recording pause, press LEVEL +/_
repeatedly.
z You can use Setup Menu to adjust the recording level
1 During recording or recording pause, press MENU/NO
twice.
"Setup Menu" appears in the display.
2 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to select
"Input Level Coax," "Input Level Opt," or "Input Level
Anlg," then press AMS or YES.
3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to adjust the
recording level, then press AMS or YES.
4 Press MENU/NO.
Notes on Recording
When " Protected" is displayed
The MD is record-protected. To record on the MD, slide
the tab to close the slot (see "To prevent accidental erasure
of the recorded material" on page 19).
When the record-protect slot is closed and recording is
possible, "Protected" may be displayed and recording may
not be possible. In this case, press z (record) again to
enable recording.
When "Din Unlock" flashes
• The digital component selected with the INPUT selector
is not connected correctly. Connect the component
correctly.
• The selected digital component is not turned on. Turn
on the component.
Marking track numbers depends on the program
source to be recorded.
• When the CD or MD is a program source and they are
recorded through the digital input connector, track
numbers are marked similarly with the CD or MD as the
program source. However, only one track number may
be marked on the recorded portion as below.
- A portion recorded by repeating the same track of the
same disc (by one track repeat)
- A portion recorded by continuing the same track
number of a different disc
When the MD is the program source, a number for a
track of 4 seconds or less may not be marked.
• If the sampling frequency of the input connector changes
when the DAT tape is a program source and it is
recorded through the digital input connector, track
numbers are changed automatically.
When TOC indicator flashes
Do not turn off the recorder, disconnect the AC power, or
move the recorder when recording on the MD because the
recording will be lost. If you turn off the recorder or
disconnect the AC power immediately after recording, the
recording will be lost.
When PLAY MODE is "PROGRAM," "SHUFFLE," or
"M.ACCESS" (pages 32, 33, 34)
PLAY MODE changes automatically to "CONTINUE" and
recording pauses.
When "Cannot Copy" flashes
The mini-disc recorder conforms to the Serial Copy
Management System. MDs recorded through the digital
input connector cannot be copied to other MDs through
the digital output connector (page 61).
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z The balance of the left and right recording levels can be
adjusted in Setup Menu during analog input
1 Press MENU/NO twice.
"Setup Menu" appears in the display.
2 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to select
"Anlg In L/R" then press AMS or YES.
3 Turn AMS (or press ./>) to adjust the balance.
When you turn AMS clockwise, the level on the L side
decreases relatively for R. When you turn it
counterclockwise, the level on the R side decreases for L.
Press AMS or YES.
4 Press MENU/NO.
z Turn ANALOG INPUT LEVEL at the rear of the recorder to
adjust the recording level of analog input.
ANALOG INPUT LEVEL
A range of _ ∞ ~ +15 dB can be adjusted by ANALOG
INPUT LEVEL. This adjustment can be used when the
analog output level of connected components is too low or
too high.
Normally use the range in the initialized center position
(0dB).
You can use a peak hold function
z
The state of the peak level meter when the level of the
input/output signal is the highest can be stopped for
display until the signal exceeding the level is input.
1 Press MENU/NO twice during stop or play.
2 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until "Peak
Hold" appears, then press AMS or YES.
3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to select
"On," then press AMS or YES.
4 Press MENU/NO.
To cancel the peak hold function, select "Off" at step 3.
Note
The volume can only be increased up to +12 dB (for analog
recording) or +18.0 dB (for digital recording). Therefore, if
the output level of the connected component is low, it may
not be possible to set the recording level to maximum.
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The digital output connectors of the mini-disk
recorder output the signal input from the digital
input connectors as it is during recording or
recording pause.
Use an input monitor function (page 21) when only a built-
in sampling rate converter is used.
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Recording Tips
INPUT MENU / NO
Z EJECT
Monitoring the input signal (Input
Monitor)
You can monitor the selected input signal even when you
aren't recording it.
1
Press Z to eject the MD.
2
Use INPUT to select the program source to be
monitored.
3
Press z.
• When "ANALOG" is selected by INPUT
The analog signal input from the ANALOG IN jacks is
output to the DIGITAL OUT connector after A/D
conversion, and then to the ANALOG OUT jacks and
PHONES jack after D/A conversion.
"AD - DA" appears in the display during this time.
• When "OPTICAL" or "COAXIAL" is selected by
INPUT
The digital signal input from the DIGITAL IN
connector is output to the DIGITAL OUT connector
after passing through the sampling rate converter, and
then to the ANALOG OUT jacks and PHONES jack
after D/A conversion.
"- DA" appears in the display during this time.
Stopping the input monitor
Press x.
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Recording for long times
In addition to normal stereo recording, this recorder has
two long time recording modes: LP2 and LP4. When
recording in LP2 stereo mode, you can record 2 times the
normal recordable time, and in LP4 Stereo mode, you can
record 4 times the normal recordable time. In addition, the
recordable time for monaural recording is approximately
double the stereo recording time.
Note
MDs recorded in MD LP (LP2 or LP4 Stereo) mode cannot
be played back on a recorder that does not support MD LP
mode. In addition, you cannot perform S.F Edit for MDs
recorded in MD LP mode.
MENU / NO
1
Do steps 1 to 5 of "Recording on an MD" on page
18.
2
Press MENU/NO twice.
"Set Up Menu" is displayed.
3
Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to display
"Rec Mode" and press AMS.
4
Turn AMS to select record mode and press AMS or
YES.
To record in Display to be selected
Stereo Stereo
Monaural Mono
LP2 stereo Long 2
LP4 stereo Long 4
"LP2," "LP4," or "MONO" lights
up on the lower left of the display
window by the selected mode.
5
Press MENU/NO.
6
Do steps 6 to 10 of "Recording on an MD" on page
18.
Hidden "LP:" is recorded at the beginning of
tracks during MD LP recording.
This is a confirmation stamp indicating no play when play
is performed by the non-MD LP component. The stamp is
not displayed by playable MD LP components, but is
displayed when play is performed by the non-MD LP
component.
If the name of the MD LP-recorded track is copied as the
name of the MONO or STEREO recorded track, "LP:" is
displayed (page 48).
Erasing blank portions automatically
(Smart Space/Auto Cut)
The recorder can be set to automatically erase any blanks
YES
that are produced when the signal is interrupted during
recording. The function which activates (Smart Space or
Auto Cut) depends on the length of the interruption, as
described below.
Smart Space
AMS
If the signal is interrupted for less than 30 seconds, Smart
Space replaces the blank portion with a blank space of
about 3 seconds, then continues the recording. "Smart
Space" appears in the display during this time.
Auto Cut
If the signal is interrupted for about 30 seconds, Auto Cut
replaces the blank portion with a blank space of about 3
seconds, then pauses the recording. "Auto Cut" appears
in the display during this time.
Do the procedure below to turn Smart Space and Auto Cut
on or off.
1
While the recorder is stopped, press MENU/NO
twice.
"Setup Menu" appears in the display.
2
Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until
"Smart Space" appears, then press AMS or YES.
3
Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) and select
"On" for automatic operation and "Off" for no
automatic operation, then press AMS or YES.
4
Press MENU/NO.
Note
• If you start recording with no signal input, Smart Space
and Auto Cut will not operate until the signal is input
regardless of the setting.
• Smart Space does not affect the order of the track
numbers being recorded, even if the blank space occurs
in the middle of a track.
• Auto Cut is automatically turned on or off in tandem
with Smart Space.
• If you turn off the recorder or disconnect the AC power
cord, the recorder will store the last setting and recall it
the next time you turn on the recorder.
YES
AMS