Using The Recorder With A Computer; What You Can Do Through Connection With A Computer; Connecting The Recorder To Your Computer - Sony Walkman MZ-RH710 Operating Instructions Manual

Using the recorder with a computer

What you can do
through connection
with a computer
To use the recorder connected to a
computer, you must install the software
from the supplied CD-ROM. For details
on the installation procedure, refer to the
"Software Operation" section.
When using the supplied
software
For detailed explanations, see the
"Software Operation" section or online
help.
• Transfer audio data between the
computer and the recorder
The supplied SonicStage software
enables you to transfer audio data
between the recorder and the computer.
When a disc used in Hi-MD mode is
inserted in the recorder, tracks recorded
from a CD player to the recorder can be
migrated to your computer.
• Record directly from a CD to an MD
The supplied MD Simple Burner
software enables you to record a CD in
the computer's CD drive directly to a
disc in the recorder.
When using the disc in the
recorder as a storage device
When a disc used in Hi-MD mode is
inserted in the recorder, the recorder
appears in the Windows Explorer as an
external drive, allowing you to transfer
non-audio data such as text and image
files. For details, refer to "Storing non-
audio data to a disc" (page 62).
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If you play audio files using the software, the
sound is output from the computer speakers
when a disc used in Hi-MD mode is inserted,
and from the earphones connected to the
recorder when a disc used in MD mode is
inserted in the recorder.
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Connecting the
recorder to your
computer
When you connect the dedicated USB
cable directly to the USB connecting jack
on the recorder, power (bus power) is
supplied from the USB port of the
computer. This allows the recorder to be
used without power being supplied from
the battery.
Note
When using Windows ME or Windows 98SE
•
If you connect the recorder to the computer
with the disc mode on the recorder set to "Hi-
MD" (factory setting), and then insert a 60/74/
80-minute standard disc, the operation mode
of the disc may automatically change to Hi-
MD mode even if you do not record anything.
•
When you disconnect the dedicated USB
cable, the message "Unsafe Removal of
Device" appears in the computer display. This
is not a problem. Merely click "OK" to make
the message disappear.
Computer
To the USB port
Dedicated
USB cable
To the dedicated USB
cable connecting jack