Sony Walkman MZ-E909 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-E909
Sony Corporation © 2001 Printed in Japan
to a wall outlet
Information
WARNING
This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
To prevent fire or shock
These limits are designed to provide reasonable
hazard, do not expose
protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment
the unit to rain or
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
moisture. 1 Connect the supplied AC power adaptor to DC IN 3V.
energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause
2 Place the player on the battery charging stand.
To avoid electrical harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference
shock, do not open the
will not occur in a particular installation. If this
cabinet. Refer servicing equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be
to qualified personnel
determined by turning the equipment off and on,
only. the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following
measures:
Do not install the appliance in a confined
— Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
space, such as a bookcase or built-in
— Increase the separation between the
cabinet.
equipment and receiver.
— Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the
To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation
receiver is connected.
of the apparatus with newspapers, table-
— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/
cloths, curtains, etc. And don't place lighted
TV technician for help.
candles on the apparatus.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause
objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on
harmful interference, and (2) this device must
the apparatus.
accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
Don't throw a battery, dispose it as the
You are cautioned that any changes or
injurious wastes.
modifications not expressly approved in this
Caution manual could void your authority to operate this
The use of optical instruments with this equipment.
product will increase eye hazard.
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For customers in the United States
Make connections and unlock the control.
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DISPOSAL OF NICKEL METAL
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Certain countries may regulate disposal of the
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battery used to power this product. Please
consult with your local authority.
For customers in the United States
Owner's Record
The model number is located at the top and the serial
number is located at the rear of the disc
compartment lid. Record the serial number in the
space provided below. Refer to them whenever you
call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No. MZ-E909
Serial No.
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.
VOLUME +/–
GROUP
b
to DC IN 3V
Make sure the CHARGE
lamp turns on.
1)
3 Color Info-LED
> N
x
Full charging takes about 6 hours and then the CHARGE lamp will go off when
1 Turn the control towards N> on the remote control (or press > N
charging is complete.
on the player) to play the disc.
Do not operate the player when you place it on the battery charging stand A short beep sounds in the headphones/earphones when using the remote control.
or during charging. If you do so, it may cause the player to malfunction or The LED flashes and then lights up.
prevent the battery from charging.
2 Pull and turn VOL +/– on the remote control (or press VOLUME +/– on the
player) to adjust the volume.
Using the dry battery
The volume indicator appears in the display, allowing you to check the
volume level. After you adjust the volume, push back the control.
Attach the dry battery case to the Insert the battery minus end first.
To stop play, press x.
player.
Playback starts from the point you last stopped playing. To start playback from the
beginning of the disc, turn and hold the control towards N> on the remote control
3 4
(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.
b
2
When the battery power is exhausted, the LED starts flashing. For more details, see
"When to replace or recharge the battery."
1
LED color Operating status
Red Normal play (The LED lights up continuously)
Insert a LR6 (size AA) alkaline dry battery. Green Group mode* (The LED lights up continuously)
To operate the player for the longest possible time, use the dry battery together
Orange Group skip mode* (The LED lights for about 5 seconds)
with a fully rechargeable battery.
*For more details, see "Using the group function."
To Do this (Beeps
Find the beginning of Turn the control towards . on the remote control once
the current track or (three short beeps). (Or press . on the player once.)
the previous track 3) Turn the control towards . on the remote control repeatedly
(continuous three short beeps). (Or press . on the player
Connect firmly.
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.
To i jack
Go backwards Turn and hold the control towards . on the remote control.
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.
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
HOLD HOLD
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
How to use the control on the remote control the last track of the disc, the player goes to the beginning of the first track on the disc.
Playback: Turn the control towards N> while the player is stopped. 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).
FF : Turn and hold the control towards N> during playback.
REW: Turn and hold the control towards . during playback.
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AMS: Turn the control towards . or N> during playback.
The MZ-E909 supports the newly developed DSP TYPE-R for ATRAC.
It thus allows you to enjoy TYPE-R high-quality sound from MDs recorded in SP stereo on TYPE-R-
N> equipped MD decks, etc.
Play/FF/AMS
Note
.
When removing the disc, make sure to press x first, and then slide OPEN.
REW/AMS
Adjusting the volume (VOL +/–) Viewing the display window of the remote control
VOL+
Track number Track name 6) or elapsed time of the track
VOL– 6) Appears only with MDs that have been electronically labeled.
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Pull Turn Push back
• The player can play the track recorded by 2 or 4
playback, LP2 stereo playback, LP4 stereo playback or monaural playback is automatically selected to
match the audio source.
• 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 +/–
2
1
Bottom side of the player
3 Color Info-LED
HOLD
Insert an MD with the label 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
.
x 1
. Press PLAYMODE repeatedly to select
one of the four play modes, as follows:
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
2) in the headphones)
on the remote control repeatedly until
"PGM" flashes in the display.
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.
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• 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
long playing mode (LP2 or LP4). Normal stereo
play, the program play is canceld.
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 track
the last track in the group.
Group name
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.
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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
"GROUP ON" flashes, and then press If no operation is performed within 5 seconds in
display, and press x on the remote
x on the remote control. step 3, group skip mode is cancelled. To do the
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
mode, Select "GROUP OFF" and press
5 B Other operations
Turn and hold the control on the x.
remote control until the desired track
number/track name (index search) or On the player
Viewing the track name
the desired elapsed time (time search)
1 and playing time
appears in the display.
Insert a disc which has group settings
into the player, and then play the disc.
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Press X on the remote control to cancel You can check the track or disc name, track
2
the pause. Press GROUP for 2 seconds or more. number, the elapsed playing time of the
The LED lights up green and group current track, the number of the tracks
mode is turned on. To turn off group recorded on the MD, the group name, and the
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mode, press GROUP for 2 seconds or total number of tracks in a group.
• If you do this procedure while the player is in
more again. The LED lights up red. A B
shuffle play mode, shuffle play starts from the
track that you selected.
• If the player reaches to the first track or the last z
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 1
in step 5, it will return to the last track or the
Press DISPLAY on the remote control.
first track, respectively. (In group mode, if the details on the respective operations, see
Each time you press DISPLAY, the
player reaches to the first track or the last track "Selecting the play mode."
display changes as the follows:
• 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.
A
in that group, respectively (see "Using the • In group mode, turning the controls on the
remote control towards N> during
group function"). Track number
playback of the last track of a group moves
Track number
playback to the first track of the group.
Turning the control 2 times on the remote
The number of total
Using the group function control towards .while playing the first
tracks in the group
track of a group moves playback to the last
The number of
track of the group.
The MZ-E909 can be used with a disc which
total tracks
has group settings.
The group function is useful for playing a Track number
Selecting and playing specific
great number of tracks, or tracks that have
been recorded in MDLP (LP2/LP4) mode. groups (Group Skip Function)
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When playing a disc with group settings, the The group name appears when you select the
What is a disc with group group skip function allows you to jump from group on group skip mode. For more details, see
"Selecting and playing specific groups" in "Using
the currently playing group to any other
settings?
the group function."
group on the MD. The group skip function
This is a disc with settings that organize
can be used at any time during playback,
Notes
tracks into groups, and which allow those
regardless of whether the player is in group
groups to be selected. • Depending on whether group mode is on or
mode on or not.
The MZ-E909 does not support the recording off, the operating conditions, or the settings
of group settings. may not be selectable or the indications that
When group mode is off:
appear may vary.
Disc
• The mode indication appears only during
Disc
Track number playback. It appears for 2 seconds, and is then
replaced by the elapsed time of the current
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
1 2 3 5 6 7 8 4 track.
Track
Track Track
number number number
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
skip skip skip
Suppressing the skips of
When group mode is on:
the sound (G-PROTECTION)
Disc
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Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 The G-PROTECTION function was developed
If your recorder has a function for editing disc
to provide a higher level of shock resistance
names, you can use it to register groups. For
Track
Track Track
than that of existing players in order to allow
details, refer to "Registering Groups using your
number number number
minidisc recorder" in the supplementary manual. the player to be used while jogging.
1 2 3 1 2 1 2
Note
The playback sound may skip if:
— the player receives stronger continuous
skip skip
skip shock.
— a dirty or scratched MiniDisc is played.
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Turn the control to select the playback
Adjusting the sound quality
speed.
Select the speed while listening the
(Digital Sound Preset)
sound.
"+" shows the normal speed and the
You can make adjustments to the sound
cursor shows the playback speed you
quality to suit your taste. Up to two sets of
are selecting.
adjustments (SOUND1 and SOUND2) can be
stored.
Example: When the playback speed is
95% of the original speed, "–" and the
To select the sound quality
cursor will flash alternately.
Factory settings
The factory settings of each digital sound
preset are as follows:
• "SOUND1": bass +1, treble ±0 80% 100% 110%
• "SOUND2": bass +3, treble ±0
The playing speed can be set at 80% to
1 110% normal speed, in seven steps of
Press SOUND on the remote control
5% each.
repeatedly to select "SOUND1" or
"SOUND2." 4
Press x on the remote control to set the
playback speed.
To adjust the sound quality During playback speeds other than
normal, "S" appears to the right of the
1 elapsed time.
During playback, press SOUND on the
remote control repeatedly to select
"SOUND1" or "SOUND2."
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Although all settings will be lost when you
remove the disc from the player, the settings can
2
Press SOUND on the remote control
be stored to the personal disc memory. For more
for 2 seconds or more.
details, see "Storing the settings for individual
The player changes to the bass-setting
discs."
mode. Pressing SOUND for 2 seconds
or more again changes the player to Note
the treble-setting mode. The playback sound will be affected by the
playback speed.
When you select bass-setting mode, Storing the settings for
"B" appears. When you select treble-
individual discs
setting mode, "T" appears.
(Personal Disc Memory)
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Turn the control on the remote control
repeatedly to adjust the bass or the
Settings can be memorized for a disc. Once
treble. memorized, the settings are recalled and
applied whenever the disc is inserted.
Example: While adjusting the bass,
The following settings can be stored:
the cursor moves. (Position: –2)
• Volume
• Play mode
• Program setting
• Group mode on/off
• Sound quality (Digital sound preset)
–4 ±0 +3
• Playback speed (Speed control)
The sound can be adjusted in eight
steps, from –4 to +3.
1
Press DISPLAY on the remote control
To set the other digital sound preset,
for 2 seconds or more.
press SOUND to select "SOUND1" or
2
"SOUND2," and then do steps 2 and 3. Turn the control on the remote control
repeatedly until "PERSONAL" flashes
4
Press RPT/ENT on the remote control. in the display, and then press x on the
The sound settings are stored and the
remote control.
playback display appears again.
"Entry?" flashes in the display.
B
To select a preset sound
The elapsed time
Press SOUND repeatedly to select
Track name "SOUND1," "SOUND2."
3
Selecting no display turns off the digital
Press x on the remote control.
Group name
sound preset function.
"Entry OK" appears in the display and
the disc settings are stored in the
Disc name
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player.
You can set a preset sound while playback is
paused.
Track mode
To Erase the information recorded in
the personal disc memory
Notes
Insert the disc whose information is to be
• Settings cannot be changed using the operation
erased and verify its contents. After steps 2,
buttons on the player.
turn the control towards N> to flash
• When using a digital sound preset, the sound
"Erase?" in the display. And then press x on
may break or become distorted if the volume is
turned up too high, depending on the settings the remote control. "Erase OK" appears in
or the track. the display and the disc information is erased.
If you try to erase the disc information of a
disc that has never been stored, "No Entry!"
appears in the display for 2 seconds.
Changing playback speed
(Speed Control) Notes
• Settings can be stored for up to 20 discs. Any
settings stored thereafter will replace the
Speed control function is convenient for such
settings for the MD with the oldest playback
uses as language study.
date.
The playing speed can be set at 80% to 110%
• If you use another minidisc recorder to edit or
normal speed, in seven steps of 5% each.
add tracks to a disc whose settings have been
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stored on the player, the disc will no longer be
During playback, press DISPLAY on
recognizable by the player and the stored
the remote control for 2 seconds or
information will become useless.
more.
2
Turn the control on the remote control
repeatedly until "SPEED" flashes in
the display, and then press x on the
remote control.
The player changes to speed-setting
mode.