Sony MZ-E800 Operating Instructions

3-220-082-11(1)
Portable MiniDisc Player
Operating instructions
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WARNING
Welcome!
Welcome to the world of the MiniDisc!
To prevent fire or shock
Below are some of the features you will
hazard, do not expose
discover with the new MiniDisc player.
the unit to rain or
• Compact body with newly developed
head-loading system.
moisture.
Insert or eject an MD with the slightest
touch of a finger.
To avoid electrical
• Simple-to-charge folding standup
shock, do not open the
battery charger
Insert the MD player into the folding
cabinet. Refer servicing
standup battery charger for simple, one-
to qualified personnel
step charging. By connecting an optional
car battery cord to the battery charger, you
only.
can listen to the player in the car without
worrying about battery rundown.
Caution
• LCD display built into player for easy
The use of optical instruments with this
viewing in the car
product will increase eye hazard.
An easy-to-see LCD display built into the
Information player allows you to monitor track
numbers when the remote control display
IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE is out of view.*
FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR • Personalized sound through Digital
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY Sound Preset functions
NATURE, OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES You can store two sets of sound quality
RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE adjustments (made during playback) to
PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY
two switches.
PRODUCT. • Small body almost the size of a MiniDisc
jacket
• Low power-consumption design for
Certain countries may regulate disposal of the
extended battery life.
battery used to power this product.
• Easy-to-operate earphones remote
Please consult with your local authority.
control with backlit LCD
• Shock-resistant memory offsets up to 40
seconds of optical read errors.
* Do not operate the unit when you drive.

Getting Started

A
You should charge the supplied rechargeable battery before using it for
the first time. You can also operate the player on house current (For
more details, see "Using house current.")
1
Insert a rechargeable battery.
Insert the battery (minus) end Slide and push the lid
first. as shown by the arrow
in the illustration.
2
Charge the rechargeable battery.
Plug the supplied AC power adaptor cord as Charging starts.
shown in the illustration below and place Indications cycle as shown in
the illustration. When charging
the player on the charging stand.
is complete, the indications
disappear.
To a wall
The charging stand
outlet
(supplied)
AC power
adaptor
(supplied)
Open up the stand
To DC IN 3V
After inserting the rechargeable battery, place the player on the
charging stand. Battery charging automatically starts and the
battery charging indications cycles in the display as shown in the
illustration above. After about 3 hours, the indications disappear
and charging ends. (To get maximum performance from the
battery, continue charging it for another 2 hours after the
indications disappear.) The rechargeable battery can be
recharged about 300 times.
Notes
• Before charging the battery, push x to stop playback. The battery cannot be charged
during playback. Pressing the playback button during charging will cause starting the
playback and charging to stop.
• Charging is displayed on the remote control display during battery charging and the
battery mark changes as follows: ecrctcycu
• While playing the MD with the charging stand, the player gives out mechanical noise.
However, this is not a malfunction.
Using on a dry battery
Insert one LR6 (size AA) alkaline battery (not supplied) into the supplied
battery case.
The playing time will be even longer if you use both a dry battery and a
rechargeable battery at the same time.
1
2
g
4
3
Turn towards LOCK.
Insert the battery into the battery
case (minus) end first. To release the battery case,
turn towards RELEASE.
3
Insert an MD.
2Push the MD into the
compartment until it
locks into place. The
1Insert an MD into
loading shutter will
the disc
close at that time.
compartment,
aligning it along the
groove in the lid.
Removing the MD
Press x to stop playback, and then
slip open the loading shutter to
eject the MD.

Playing an MD

B
The player automatically switches to play the monaural sound
according to the recorded monaural sound.
1
Playing an MD
Before operating the player, make sure the HOLD function is off.
For details, see "To lock the controls."
Player
Remote control
4VOL
HOLD
x
i jack
3> N
3
N/>
4VOL
.
x
1
2
HOLD
1 Connect the earphones to the remote control.
Make sure the plug is firmly inserted into the remote control.
2 Connect the earphones with the remote control to the i jack.
3 Press > N (or press the control towards N/> or . on the remote
control).
The player starts to play the first track and "1" is displayed on the player.
When using the remote control, a short beep sounds in the earphones.
4 Press VOLUME +/– to adjust the volume.
The volume indicator appears on the player and the remote control to allow you to
check the volume. When you adjust the volume, a number from 0 to 10 is
displayed to indicate the volume level on the player, and the volume level bar is
indicated on the remote control.
To stop play, press x.
A stop indication is displayed on the player.
See "Player display indications" below.
When using the remote control, a long beep sounds in the earphones. The display on
the remote control turns off a short while after you push x.
For more details about the display on the remote control, see "To know the track name
and playing time."
To Do this (Beeps in the earphones)
Press X on the remote control. (Continuous short beeps)
Pause
Press X on the remote control again to resume play.* 1
Find the beginning of Press .once.
the current track Press the control towards . on the remote control.
(Three short beeps)
Find the beginning of Press . repeatedly.
the previous tracks Press the control towards . on the remote control
repeatedly. (Continuous three short beeps)
Find the beginning of Press > N once. Press the control towards N/>
the next track on the remote control. (Two short beeps)
Go backwards while Hold down ..
playing* 1 Press and hold the control towards . on the remote
control.
Go forward while Hold down > N.
1 Press and hold the control towards N/> on the
playing*
remote control.
Remove the MD Press x, and then slip open the loading shutter.* 2
* 1 When you press . or > N on the player during pause (X), the player resumes
playback.
If you hold down . or > N on the player (or press and hold the control towards
. or N/> on the remote control) during pause (X), you can fast forward/rewind
without listening to the playback sound.
* 2 Once you slip open the loading shutter, the point to start playback will change to the
beginning of the first track.
Note
Do not slip open the loading shutter during playback. If you do, playback stops.
Player display indications Immediately after inserting a disc
Indicates the total number of
tracks on the disc (12 tracks in
Display
this example).
Holding (flashing)
Appears when operation of
the player is attempted while
Hold function is on.
Stopped
No Disc/BlankDisc (flashing)
There is no disc in the
player or the disc is
blank disc.
Playing, rewinding, or fast-
Volume indication
forwarding during track 3, or
The volume level is indicated
cueing to track 3
as a number from 0 to 10, with
three levels for each number.
(EX: , , )
The total number of volume
levels is 32.
Paused (Flashing)
AVLS switch is set to "LIMIT." (flashing)
Paused track 3
Appears when the volume
level exceeds the limit level.
B Various ways of
To adjust the sound
playback
quality (DIGITAL SOUND
PRESET) E
Bottom side of the player
DIGITAL SOUND PRESETE You can make adjustments to the sound
quality to suit your taste, and then store
AVLSF
two sets of these adjustments.
1
Slide DIGITAL SOUND PRESET to select
1 or 2.
• • •
OFF 1 2
DIGITAL SOUND PRESET
HOLDG
2
During playback, hold down DISPLAY
or PLAYMODE until the following
Remote control
indicator appears on the remote control.
Press DISPLAY to select bass, and
DISPLAYD PLAYMODE to select treble.
PLAYMODEC
HOLDG
When you select bass-setting mode, "B"
appears. When you select treble-setting
mode, "T" appears.
3
Press N/> or . on the remote
repeatedly to adjust the bass or the treble.
Playing tracks repeatedly
C
Example: While adjusting the bass.
The cursor moves. (Position: –2)
You can play tracks repeatedly in three ways
— all repeat, single repeat, and shuffle repeat.
Press PLAYMODE on the remote control
while the player is playing an MD.
–4 ±0 +3
Each time you press PLAYMODE, the play
The sound can be adjusted in 8 steps
mode indication changes as follows.
(–4, –3...±0...+2, +3).
Play mode indication
If you hold down PLAYMODE while in
bass-setting mode, the mode will change
to treble-setting mode. If you hold down
DISPLAY while in treble-setting mode,
(none) (normal play)
the mode will change to bass-setting
b
All the tracks are played once.
mode.
m
4
Press DISPLAY or PLAYMODE.
" " (all repeat)
The sound settings are saved and the
All the tracks are played repeatedly.
playback display appears again.
m
If you perform no sound adjustments for
" " (single repeat)
a given duration of time, the playback
A single track is played repeatedly.
display appears again and any settings
m
that were made are saved.
" " (shuffle repeat)
The factory settings of the Digital SOUND
All the tracks are played repeatedly in
PRESET
random order.
The factory settings of the DIGITAL SOUND
PRESET are the followings:
• DIGITAL SOUND PRESET 1:
bass +1, treble ±0
To know the track name • DIGITAL SOUND PRESET 2:
bass +3, treble ±0
and playing time D
Notes
• Settings can also be changed while playback is
Press DISPLAY on the remote control while
momentarily paused (X).
the player is playing an MD.
• Settings cannot be changed through the
Each time you press DISPLAY, the display
operation buttons on the player.
changes as follows.
• Settings cannot be changed while the DIGITAL
SOUND PRESET switch is set to OFF.
Elapsed time of the track
b
To protect your hearing
(AVLS) F
Track number
m
The AVLS (Automatic Volume Limiter
Track name*
System) function keeps down the maximum
volume to protect your ears.
• •
Track number
NORM LIMIT
m
AVLS
Disc name*
Set AVLS to LIMIT.
The volume is kept at a moderate level, even
if you try to turn the volume above the
limited level. See "Player display
indications" in "Playing an MD."
Number of tracks recorded on the MD
To cancel the AVLS function
* Appears only with MDs that have been
Set AVLS to NORM to cancel the AVLS
electronically labeled.
function.
To lock the controls To connect a car stereo J
(HOLD) G
By using the car connecting pack (not
supplied) and car battery cord (not supplied),
To prevent the buttons from being
you can listen to the player inside of a car,
accidentally operated when you carry the
even without the rechargeable battery.
player, use this function.
1
Place the player into the charging stand.
Slide HOLD on the player in the direction of
Make sure the terminals on the stand are
the . to lock the controls of the unit.
firmly connected to the player.
Slide HOLD on the remote control in the
Secure the player by turning the screw on
direction of the . to lock the controls of the
the bottom of the charging stand
remote control.
clockwise.
B Power sources
You can use the player on a dry battery,
house current, or a Ni-MH rechargeable
battery.
When to replace or
2
recharge the battery H
Connect the car connecting pack and the
remote control as shown in the
illustration below.
You can check the battery condition with the To car cassette deck
battery indication on the remote control while
using the player.
t Battery power decreasing
CPA-9C car connecting pack
v
(not supplied)
Weak batteries
r
v
e The batteries have gone out. "LOW
BATT" flashes in the display on the
remote control, and the power goes off.
Battery life*
To i jack
Batteries Playback
Ni-MH Approx. 24 hours*
rechargeable battery
(NH-14WM)
One (size AA) Approx. 37 hours
alkaline battery**
3
Connect the car battery cord to the DC
One (size AA) Approx. 64 hours
IN 3V jack on the charging stand.
alkaline battery**
4
Insert the end of the car battery cord into
and a Ni-MH
rechargeable the cigarette lighter socket.
battery
To a cigatrette lighter socket
(NH-14WM)
* With a fully charged battery
** When using a LR6 (SG) Sony "STAMINA"
alkaline dry battery (produced in Japan).
DCC-E230 car battery
Note
cord (not supplied)
The battery life may be shorter depending on
operating conditions, the surrounding
Notes
temperature, and the battery type.
• Do not leave the player and the charging stand
in the car.
• Do not leave the car battery cord connected.
• Do not use the earphones while driving.
Using house current I
BAdditional information
As long as the charging stands AC power
cord is plugged into a wall outlet, you can
operate the player, even if the rechargeable
Precautions
battery is not inserted.
1
Connect the supplied AC power adaptor
On safety
to the DC IN 3V jack on the charging
• Make sure to keep the player in the
stand.
supplied carrying pouch. If the terminals
2 on the player, charger, or battery case are
Place the player into the charging stand.
accidently brought into contact with a
metallic object, they may short-circuit and
3
Connect the AC power adaptor to an wall
begin to heat up.
outlet.
• Keep the terminals on the player or on the
battery case away from metallic objects or
surfaces. Such contact may short-circuit
to a wall outlet
the terminals and cause dangerous heat
generation. When carrying the player with
AC power adaptor you, always keep the battery case attached
(supplied) to the player and the player in the supplied
carrying pouch.
• When you carry the supplied charging
battery, be sure to put it in the supplied
rechargeable battery carrying case.
Carrying the charging battery without the
case may cause a short-circuit with metallic
objects such as coins, key rings, or
necklace. As a result, a heat may generate.
• Do not put any foreign objects in the DC
Notes
IN 3V jack.
• If the terminals on the stand are not firmly
connected to the terminals on the player, player
operation or battery charging will not be
possible.
• For details about charging the battery, see
"Getting started."