Sony MZ-NH600D Quick Start

What you can do with
What you can do with
the Hi-MD Walkman......
the Hi-MD Walkman......
Hi-MD is a new MiniDisc format that represents an evolutionary
advance from the standard MD format.
Put a lot of audio data on one disc
The 1GB Hi-MD disc allows you to record up to 45 hours. It is also possible to record on a 60/74/80-
minute standard disc with about twice the recording density as on a standard MD walkman. You can
record a lot of audio data on one disc, making it easy to take along with you.
Recordable time per disc 1)
Approx. 45 hours
1 GB disc
(about 45 CDs 2) )
Twice the
Approx. 13.5 hours
capacity of an
2)
80-minute disc (about 13 CDs )
1) In the case of computer-transferred data
(ATRAC3 plus/48kbps)
2) In the case of 60-minute CDs
On a standard MD Walkman: Up to about 5 hours 20 minutes of recording on an 80-
minute disc (when recorded in LP4 MDLP mode)
Enjoy high-quality recordings and playback
PCM and ATRAC3plus technologies allow you to enjoy high-quality sound in recordings and
playback.
Linear PCM
A digital recording system Audio compression
that delivers the same technology that provides
sound quality as CDs, but both high-quality sound
without compression. and high compression.
On a standard MD Walkman: Recording and playback using ATRAC/ATRAC3
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One disc!
About forty-five
60-minute CDs
can be recorded on
ATRAC3plus
The Hi-MD Walkman also supports 60/74/80-minute standard discs.
See the reverse side of this guide for a description of the discs that are supported
and operation modes.
Bi-directional data transfers between computer
and Hi-MD Walkman
Using the supplied SonicStage software, not only can you transfer audio data from the computer to
the Hi-MD Walkman at high speed, but you can also transfer audio data recorded directly on the Hi-
MD Walkman to the computer, and then manage the data on the computer.
SonicStage
On a standard MD Walkman: Through Net MD Walkman function, transfer audio data
from the computer to the MD Walkman and play
Record not only audio data, but also text and images
Save computer data through simple drag-and-drop operations.
On a standard MD Walkman: Recording of audio data only
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Take the music SonicStage
with you
*The recording functions vary with the models.
Audio data Text data
Image data Video data
Manage the
recorded audio data
on the computer
*
Analog recording
Digital recording
Recording by
microphone