Sony MDS-E10 Service Manual page 38

Operating the
MD Recorder
Using a Keyboard
This chapter explains simple ways to name
a track or MD using an optional keyboard,
as well as how to operate the MD recorder
directly through the keyboard.
Operating the Recorder
Through the Keyboard
You can operate the MD recorder by using the keyboard
keys. This allows you to control the recorder and edit MDs
without using the recorder buttons and controls or the
remote.
For more detail on the functions below, see "Front Panel
Descriptions" on pages 7 or "Remote Description" on
pages 9 and 10.
Operations using the US or JP keyboards
Button or function Key
MENU/NO [Esc]
AMS or > [↑] or [Tab
AMS or . [↓] or [Shift]+[Tab]
H/X or YES [Enter]*
REC z [Shift]+[Enter]
MUSIC SYNC [Ctrl]+[Enter]
x [Space]
m [←]
M [→]
VARI SPEED [F1]
VARI SPEED+ [Page Up]
VARI SPEED_ [Page Down]
MARK [Insert]
LOCATE [Home]
TIME [F3]
PLAY MODE [F5]
SCROLL [F6]
LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR [F7]
(DISPLAY)
Selecting track numbers over 11** [F9]
FADER [F10]
Undoing the last editing [F11]
(see page 49)
EJECT [F12]
REPEAT [Print Screen]
A↔B [Scroll Lock]
M.SCAN [Pause]
CLEAR [Delete]
Name track or MD [Num Lock]
(see page 56)
Divide track [/]
Move track [*]
Erase track [_]
Setting the keyboard
You can use any IBM*-compatible keyboard with a PS/2
interface**. You can select a keyboard with either an
English or Japanese key layout. When you use a keyboard
with a different layout, you will have to assign characters
to the keys. For details, see "Assigning Characters to
Keyboard Keys" on page 58.
* IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
** Note
Some keyboards may not work normally if they draw excessive
electrical current. Please use keyboards with a draw of 120mA or less .
MENU / NO YES
KEYBOARD AMS
Connecting a keyboard to the MD recorder
Connect the keyboard to the KEYBOARD port on
the front panel of the recorder
* Please turn off the power before connecting the keyboard to the recorder.
Connecting the keyboard with the recorder power on can result in
malfunctions.
Selecting keyboard type
The first time you connect a keyboard, you must select the
keyboard type.
1
While the recorder is stopped, press MENU/NO
twice.
"Setup Menu" appears in the display.
2
Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until
"Keyboard" appears in the display; press AMS or
YES.
3
Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until
"Type" appears in the display; press AMS or YES.
4
Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to select
the setting; press AMS or YES.
To use the keyboard with Select
English keyboard layout US (factory setting*)
Japanes keyboard layout JP
10-keyboard layout 10 Key
* In step 4, pressing CLEAR before AMS or YES will reset the factory
settings.
5
Press MENU/NO.
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Combine tracks [+]
Button or function Key
Play track number 1 [1]
Play track number 2 [2]
Play track number 3 [3]
Play track number 4 [4]
Play track number 5 [5]
Play track number 6 [6]
Play track number 7 [7]
Play track number 8 [8]
Play track number 9 [9]
Play track number 10 [0]
* In Edit Menu and Setup Menu, [Enter] operates as YES, in other cases as
H/X.
** For example, press [F9], then [2] and [0] for track number 20, or press
[F9] twice, then [1], [0] and [3] for track number 103.
Note
When a track has not been selected and [/], [*], [+] are
pressed, "Cannot Edit" will appear on the display.
Operations using the 10-key pad
Button or function Key
AMS PUSH (MARK/ENTER) [Num Lock]
MENU/NO [/]
YES ["]
AMS (.) [_]
AMS (>) [+]
Play track number 1 [1]
Play track number 2 [2]
Play track number 3 [3]
Play track number 4 [4]
Play track number 5 [5]
Play track number 6 [6]
Play track number 7 [7]
Play track number 8 [8]
Play track number 9 [9]
Play track number 10 [0]
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Naming a Track or MD Using
the Keyboard
You can easily enter or edit names.
Short cut to the naming procedure
1
To give a name to a track or MD, do the following.
• To name a track
Press Num Lock while the desired track number is
displayed and the recorder is stopped, playing,
paused or recording.
• To name a MD
Press Num Lock when no track number is displayed
and the recorder is stopped.
A flashing cursor appears in the display, and the
characters can be entered.
2
Enter the name
For more on editing during entry, refer to the chart
below.
3
Press the Enter key or Num Lock key
The disc or track name is displayed from its beginning.
Operations you may wish to do while naming a
track or MD
To
Cancel the operation
Switch between uppercase and
lowercase letters
Move the cursor
Erase the character at the cursor
position
Erase the character preceding
the cursor
* If you have assigned characters to keys using [Shift] (see page 58), the
characters you assigned have priority.
z Undoing the naming of a track or MD
1 Press [F11]
"Name Undo?" appears.
2 Press [Enter].
Press [Esc] to cancel the operation.
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Assigning Characters to
Keyboard Keys
Assigning a character
If your keyboard layout is not that of an English or
Japanese keyboard, the display may show the wrong
characters, or no characters at all, when you press the keys.
In this case, you must assign characters to the keys.
1
While the recorder is stopped, press [Esc] twice.
"Setup Menu" appears in the display.
2
Press [↑]/[↓] or [Tab]/[Shift]+[Tab] repeatedly until
"Keyboard?" appears; press [Enter].
3
Press [↑]/[↓] or [Tab]/[Shift]+[Tab] repeatedly until
"Assign?" appears; press [Enter].
4
Press [↑]/[↓] or [Tab]/[Shift]+[Tab] repeatedly until
the character you want to assign appears.
If the character has already been assigned, "User"
appears. If it has not been assigned, "Default" appears.
5
Press [Enter].
"<Set Key>" flashes in the display.
6
Press the key to be assigned on the keyboard.
"Key change" appears, and the selected character is
assigned to the key.
If "Same Key" appears
The same character is already assigned to the key.
If "Remove old assign?" appears
A different character is already assigned to the key.
Press [Enter] to clear the current assignment and assign
the new character. Press [Esc] to cancel.
Notes
• You can assign a character with [Shift] only for symbol
and number keys.
• You can't assign a character to the following keys:
[Esc], [F1]-[F12], [Back Space], [Tab], [Caps Lock],
[Enter], [Shift], [Ctrl], [Alt], [Windows], [Space],
[Application], [Print Screen], [Scroll Lock], [Pause],
[Insert], [Delete], [Home], [End], [Page Up], [Page
Down], [Num Lock], [←], [→], [↑], [↓], and, on the 10-
key, [/], [*], [_], [+].
Depending on the keyboard, some keys other than those
above may also not be able to be assigned.
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Using the Edit Menu
1
Do the following to name a track or MD.
• To name a track or MD
Press [Esc] while the recorder is stopped, playing or
paused.
• To name a track during recording.
Press [Esc} during recording.
"Edit Menu" appears in the display.
2
Press [↑]/[↓] or [Tab]/[Shift]+[Tab] repeatedly until
"Name?" appears, then press [Enter].
While the recorder is recording, a flashing cursor
appears in the display, and you can enter a name for
the track being recorded. In this case, please go to step
5.
3
Press [↑]/[↓] or [Tab]/[Shift]+[Tab] repeatedly until
"Nm In?" appears, then press [Enter].
4
Press [↑]/[↓] or [Tab]/[Shift]+[Tab] repeatedly until
the track number (when naming a track) appears or
"Disc" (when naming the MD) flashes, then press
[Enter].
Characters can be entered.
5
Enter the name.
6
Press [Enter] or [Num Lock].
"Complete!" appears for a few seconds, and the
naming is completed.
Press
[Esc]
[Caps Lock] (or hold
down [Shift]* while
entering letters for
uppercase)
[←] or [→]
[Delete]
[Back Space]
Clearing key assignments
Key assignments can be cleared one at a time, or all at
once.
To clear a key assignment
1
Do steps 1 to 3 of "Assigning a character" on this
page.
2
Press [↑]/[↓] or [Tab]/[Shift]+[Tab] repeatedly the
character you want to clear appears; press [Enter].
"<Set Key>" flashes in the display.
3
Press [Delete].
"Key Clear" appears and the key assignment is cleared.
To clear all key assignments
1
Do steps 1 to 3 of "Assigning a character" on this
page.
2
Press [Ctrl], [Alt] and [Delete] simultaneously.
"All Reset?" appears in the display.
3
Press [Enter].
"Complete!" appears, and all assignments are cleared.
To cancel the operation
Press [Esc].