Sony Walkman MZ-E710 Operating Instructions

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Getting started
Portable MiniDisc Player Charge the supplied rechargeable battery before using it for the first time.
1
Insert the rechargeable battery.
Operating Instructions
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trademark of Sony Corporation.
MZ-E710
2
Charge the rechargeable battery.
Sony Corporation © 2002 Printed in Japan
to a wall
outlet
AC power
adaptor
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the
to DC IN 3V
unit to rain or moisture.
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.
The battery condition is indicated by the "3-color info-LED" on the player:
Red t Orange t LED off (approx. 3.5 hours later)
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the
The player can be used when the LED has turned off. The battery will be fully charged
apparatus.
after charging is continued 2 more hours.
Certain countries may regulate disposal of the battery used to power this product. Please consult with
For models supplied with the AC plug adaptor
your local authority.
If the AC power adaptor does not fit the wall outlet, use the AC plug adaptor.
Caution
Note
The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.
If you start playback or another operation while the unit is charging, charging will stop.
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 controls.
Using the clip for the remote control
It may be hard for you to read the indications in the display if the remote control is
attached upside down with the clip in its current position. In this case, attach the clip
in the opposite direction as shown below.
1
Remove the clip.
1
Playing an MD
1
Insert an MD.
1 Slide OPEN to open the lid.
Insert the battery minus end first.
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b b
1
2
Play an MD.
. u >
The "3-color info-LED" lights up in
red when charging starts.
b
x
The battery charging stand
(at the bottom)
"Charging" flashes
when charging starts.
VOLUME +, –
(at the bottom)
1 Press the jog lever (u) on the remote control. (Press u on the player.)
A short beep sounds in the headphones/earphones. The LED lights up.
2 Turn the volume control towards VOL + or – on the remote control to adjust
the volume. (Press VOLUME + or – on the player. )
The volume indicator appears in the display, allowing you to check the
volume level.
To stop play, press x.
Using the dry battery A long beep sounds in the headphones/earphones.
Playback starts from the point you last stopped playing. To start playback from the
Attach the dry battery case to the Insert the battery minus end first.
beginning of the disc, press and hold the jog lever (u) for 2 seconds or more on the
player.
remote control (Press and hold u for 2 seconds or more on the player).
3 To Do this (Beeps in the headphones/earphones)
4
b Pause Press the jog lever (u) on the remote control (continuous short
beeps). (Press u on the player.)
2
Press the jog lever (u on the player) again to resume play.
1
Cue to the current track Slide the jog lever towards . on the remote control
or the previous track (three short beeps). (Press . on the player.)
Insert a LR6 (size AA) alkaline dry battery.
Cue to the next track Slide the jog lever towards > on the remote control (two short
To operate the player for the longest possible time, use the dry battery together
beeps). (Press > on the player.)
with a fully charged rechargeable battery.
Go backwards or Slide and hold the jog lever towards . or > on the remote
forward while playing control. (Press and hold . or > on the player.)
Searching for a specific While the player is paused, slide and hold the jog lever towards
position while viewing . or > on the remote control.
a elapsed time
(Time search)
Searching for a specific While the player is stopped, slide and hold the jog lever towards
track while viewing . or > on the remote control.
Connect firmly.
track numbers
HOLD (Index search)
Cue to the beginning of Press
To i jack
every 10th track
(only during playback of
the disc with no group
settings 1) )
Clip Remove the MD Press x, and then slide OPEN.
1) For more details, see "Using the group function."
2) Once you open the lid, the point to start play will change to the beginning of the first track (except
when the disc information has been stored in the personal disc memory).
HOLD About the "3-color info-LED"
The LED indicates the current operating mode, charging status, and battery condition. For
details about the charging status, see "Getting started." For details about the battery condition,
see "When to replace or recharge the battery" on the back page.
LED color Operating status
Red Playing a disc with no group settings
Green Playing a disc with group settings
Orange Cueing to another group (Group Skip)
2
Attach the clip in the opposite direction.
2
B Various ways of
playback
Remote control
Volume control VOL +, –
HOLD
DISPLAY
P MODE/
2 Insert an MD. 3 Close the lid.
SOUND
x
3
+, –
2
Jog lever (. • u/ENT • >)
Player
Insert an MD with the label side facing up, pushing the
MD to the direction of the arrow in the illustration.
. u >
VOL–
VOL+
x
x "3-color info-LED" GROUP
Jog lever
(.•u/ENT•>)
Selecting the play mode
You can select from the various play modes
"3-color info-LED"
using the P MODE/ button on the remote
control.
1
Press P MODE/ repeatedly.
Each time you press the button, the
play mode changes as follows:
Play mode indication
Display* Play mode
(none)
All the tracks are played
(normal play) once.
1 A single track is played
(single-track play) once.
Bookmarked tracks play
(bookmark play) back in order of their
track number.
SHUF All the tracks are played
(shuffle play) in random order.
PGM The tracks are played in
(program play) the order that you
specified.
* Group play mode ( ) appears whenever you
play a disc with group settings. For more
details, see "Using the group function."
Playing a track repeatedly
(Repeat Play)
You can use the repeat function for normal
+ or – button.
play, single-track play, shuffle play, and
program play mode.
1
During playback in the selected play
mode, press and hold P MODE/ for
2)
2 seconds or more.
" " appears in the display.
Repeat play indication
To cancel repeat play
Press and hold P MODE/ for 2 seconds or
more.
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By pressing the P MODE/ button during
repeat play, you can change the play mode to be
used with repeat play.
Listening to selected tracks Repeat play for the selected
Using the group function
only (Bookmark Play) group play mode (Group
Repeat Play)
The group function is provided to allow
You can bookmark tracks on a disc and play
playback of discs with group settings. The
them only. The sequence of bookmarked
1
group function is convenient for playback of
During playback in the selected group
tracks cannot be changed.
MDs on which several albums or CD singles
play mode, press and hold
have been recorded in MDLP (LP2/LP4 )
To bookmark the tracks
P MODE/
mode.
1 Playback repeats in the respective
While playing the track you want to
What is a disc with group settings? group mode.
bookmark, press and hold the jog lever
for 2 seconds or more. The player can play back tracks in units of
groups; that is tracks that have been recorded
Display
on a disc as part of separate groups, as shown
below.
The "3-color info-LED" lights up in green
Flashing slowly
when a disc with group settings is being SHUF
The first track for bookmark play is set.
played.
2
Repeat step 1 to bookmark other tracks.
Before group settings are made PGM
You can bookmark with up to 20 tracks.
(normal play)
To play the bookmarked tracks Disc
1
During playback, press P MODE/ Playing groups in a desired
repeatedly until " TrPLAY?" appears 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12131415
sequence (Group Program
in the display.
Play)
2
Press the jog lever.
Do the procedure explained in "Listening to
The bookmarked tracks start playing,
Track 1 to 5 are assigned to group 1.
m tracks in a desired sequence (Program Play)"
starting with the smallest track number.
Track 8 to 12 are assigned to group 2.
to play back groups in a desired sequence.
Track 13 to 15 are assigned to group 3.
To erase a bookmark You can program up to 10 groups. The
Track 6 and 7 are not assigned to a
sequence of tracks within the groups cannot
While playing the track for which you want
group.
be changed.
to erase the bookmark, press and hold the jog
After setting the group (group play)
lever for 2 seconds or more.
Disc
Note Registering groups using an
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
If you open the lid, all bookmarks are
MD recorder
canceled.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3
An MD recorder with the group function
Refer to the operating instructions of the MD
recorder.
Listening to tracks in a desired
Tracks that were not assigned to a group are
sequence (Program Play)
treated as being part of "Group - -." An MD recorder that does not support the
group function
1
Note The procedure below allows you to assign
During playback, press P MODE/
The player does not support the recording of tracks to a group using the disc name-editing
repeatedly until "PGM" appears in the
group settings. Use an MD recorder to set the function.
display.
group. For details, see "Registering groups using
2 an MD recorder." Specifying groups
Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select
1
a track, and then press the jog lever to
Change the disc name to the following
enter that track.
Playing a track in group play by using the MD recorder:
In group play, all groups are played in order, 0;[Disc name] // [First track of group 1 ]-
starting with group 1, followed by the
A
unassigned tracks ("Group - -"). Playback
track number programmed number
stops after all the tracks have been played. [Last track of group 1] ; [Name of group 1 ] //
3
Repeat step 2 to program more tracks.
You can program up to 20 tracks. B
1
During playback, press P MODE/
4 [First track of group 2] - [Last track of group 2 ] ;
After programming the tracks, press repeatedly until " " appears in the
and hold the jog lever for 2 seconds or display.
B
more.
[Name of group 2] // ......
The program is stored and playback Cueing to the start of a group
starts from the first track. C
(Group Skip)
On the remote control
A Disc name
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The program play settings will remain in B Track number
1
During playback, press + or –.
memory even after playback finishes or is C Group name
Pressing the – button cues to the first
stopped. // Separator between groups
track in the current group. Pressing the
– Hyphen placed between the first
button again cues to the first track of the
Note
track and the last track
previous group. During group cueing,
All program settings are lost when the lid is ; Separator between track number and
the "3-color info-LED" on the player
opened. Group name
flashes in orange.
(Ex.) Set the following groups for the disc
On the player
named "Collections ":
1 During playback, press GROUP.
Group name for tracks 1-7:
The "3-color info-LED" on the player
My Favorites"2002winter"
lights up in orange.
Group name for tracks 8-17:
2 Jun&Tac"sunshine head"
Press . or >.
Group name for tracks 18-24:
THE NIGHT BUTTERFLYS
Group name for tracks 25-32:
Selecting the play mode for
Dream World/Kiss Me!
group play (Group Play Mode)
Text string entered
The shuffle play and program play function
0;Collections//
can be used during group play mode.
1–7;My Favorites"2002winter"//
1
8–17;Jun&Tac"sunshine head"//
Press P MODE/ repeatedly.
18–24;THE NIGHT BUTTERFLYS//
After normal playback, the following
25–32;Dream World/Kiss Me!//
play modes are displayed:
z
Display Play mode
• The characters ";", "/", and "–" can be used in
All tracks in the groups a group name.
(Normal Group play back once (starting • You can register the same group name more
Play) with the first track in than twice on the same MD.
• You can specify a group without entering a
group 1).
group name (C) for it.
SHUF Shuffle play starts with
(In-Group Shuffle) the group that is
Notes
currently playing, and
continues with the • Up to 99 groups can be registered on a single
MD. The actual number, however, will be less
succeeding groups.
than 99 if you have entered more characters
PGM The groups are played in
than are allowed per disc.
(Group Program) the order that you
• Depending on the specifications of your MD
specified. recorder, the group function may not work.
To modify and store the sound
Adjusting the sound
You can customize the sound settings in
"CUSTOM1" and "CUSTOM2."
(Virtual-Surround • 6-Band
Equalizer) 1 Do steps 1 to 3 above, and then slide the
jog lever until "CUSTOM1" or
"CUSTOM2" appears.
You can vary the virtual sound to create
2
different acoustics, or modify the sound to Press the jog lever.
for 2 seconds or more.
suit your taste and store it for later use.
3
The following two effects can be selected. Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select the
frequency.
V-SUR (Virtual-Surround VPT Acoustic
Engine)
Provides 4 kinds of virtual-surround
Play mode
conditions.
Repeat play of tracks
6-BAND EQUALIZER
within a group Frequency (100 Hz)
Provides 6 different sound qualities.
From the left, you can select 100 Hz,
Repeat shuffle play of
250 Hz, 630 Hz, 1.6 kHz, 4 kHz, or 10
tracks within a group
kHz.
Varying the virtual sound to
Repeat play for group
create different acoustics
program
4
Turn the volume control repeatedly to
(Virtual-Surround)
adjust the level.
1
During playback, press SOUND
repeatedly to select "V-SUR."
Level (+10 dB)
2
Press and hold SOUND for 2 seconds You can select from among seven
or more. levels.
–10 dB, –6 dB, –3 dB, 0 dB, +3 dB,
3
Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select
+6 dB, +10 dB
the surround mode.
5
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the level
A B
for each frequency.
6
Press the jog lever to enter the selection.
Each time you slide the jog lever, A
B Other operations
and B change as follows:
A B
STUDIO S
V-SUR Viewing the track name
LIVE L and playing time in the
V-SUR
CLUB V-SUR C display on the remote
ARENA A control
V-SUR
4
Press the jog lever to enter the selected
You can check the track or disc name, track
surround mode.
number, the elapsed playing time of the
current track, the number of the tracks
recorded on the MD, the group name, and the
total number of tracks in a group.
Selecting the sound quality
(6-Band Equalizer)
A B
1
During playback, press SOUND
repeatedly to select "SOUND."
B
2
Press and hold SOUND for 2 seconds
1
or more. Press DISPLAY on the remote control.
C
Each time you press DISPLAY, the
3
Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select
display changes as the follows:
the SOUND mode.
B A B
Track number
The elapsed time
Track number Track name
The number of total
Group name
tracks in the group
Each time you slide the jog lever, A
and B change as follows:
The number of Disc name
total tracks
A B
HEAVY SOUND H Track number Sound mode
POPS P Track number SP/LP mode
SOUND
JAZZ J
SOUND
UNIQUE SOUND U Notes
• Depending on whether group play or normal
CUSTOM1 SOUND 1
play is selected, the operating conditions, and
CUSTOM2 2 the disc settings, you may not be able to select
SOUND
certain indications or the indications may
4 appear different.
Press the jog lever to enter the selected
• During playback, the SP/LP mode appears
SOUND mode.
momentarily, and is then replaced by the
elapsed time of the current track.
To cancel the procedure
Press and hold the DISPLAY button or the x
button for 2 seconds or more.
Suppressing the skips of
To cancel the setting
the sound (G-PROTECTION)
Slide the jog lever repeatedly in step 1 above
until the indication at B disappears.
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.
Note
The playback sound may skip if:
• the player receives stronger continuous shock.
• a dirty or scratched MiniDisc is played.