Sony MZ-S1 Operating Instructions Manual page 20

li If "R-Posi" is sei to "Fr End", recording operafions will always start from the end of tile previously
recorded material without p_s_ng END SEARCH butthn (page 29).
zi A track mark is added at the point where you press | | again to resume recording while pausingi thus
the remainder of the track will be counted as a new track.
3i If you open file lid while "R-Posi" is set to "FrHere", _cording will begin from the top of the disc the
next time you record. Check the point to .start recording on file display.
If the recording does not start
• Make sure the recorder is not locked (page 16, 47).
• Make sure the MD is no_ record-protected (page 50).
• Premastered MDs cannol be recorded over.
About the DSP TYPE-R for ATRAC
"TYPE-R" is a high-level Sony specification
used in the Digital Signal Processor (DSP),
which is the heart of the MiniDisc somrd. This
technology gives tile MiniDisc recorder twice
the signal processthg copabilily as previous
MiniDisc Waikman models, producing a sound
quality close to thai of MiniDisc decks. This
unit supports the "TYPE-R" function only
during recording or playback in normal stereo
(or monaural) mode. It does no1 support INS
function in MDLP mode, or during the
checking out of audio data from the computer
in normal s_ereo (or monaural) mode using
SonicStage.
Notes
• The pause function cannot be turned on or off
manuaily during synchro-recordthg. Press •
to slop recording.
• Do no_ change SYNC-R setting while
recording. Recording may not be done
properly.
• Even when there is no recorded sound on tile
sound source, there may be cases when
recording does no_ pause automatically during
synchro-recordthg due to the noise level
emitted from the sound source.
• Ira silent
portion
is encountered for
opproxim_lely 2 seconds during synchro-
recording from a sound source other than a
CD or an MD, a new track mark is
automatically added a_ file point where the
silent portion ends.
• You cannoi change the recording mode during
recording.
• "Saving" or "Edit" flashes while data of the
recording (the track's start and end points,
ete.) is being recorded. Do not move file
recorder or disconnect tile power source while
the indication is flashing in the display.
• The lid does no_ open until "Edit" disappears
in the display.
• lfthe power supply is disrupted (i.e. the
battery is removed or becomes exhausted or
the AC power adaptor is disconnected) during
a recording or editing operation, or while
"Edit" appears in the display, then it will not
be possible to open the lid until power is
restored.
• You can make a digital recording only from an
optical type output.
• When recording from a portable CD player,
set the CD player to pause, mrd then do the
recording procedure on the recordeL
• Note the following when recording from a
portable CD player:
--Some portable CD players may not be
capable of digital out when the AC power
adaptor is disconnected. If this is the case,
connect the AC power adaptor to the
portable CD player and use it on AC power
as the po_,¥er
source.
_n some portable CD players, optical
output may not be possible when using an
anti-skip thnction (e.g., ESP* or G-
PROTECTION). If this is the case, turn off
the anti-skip function.
* Electronic Shock Protection
• When there is no somrd from the player for
more than 3 seconds during syochro-
recording, the recorder goes into tile s_andby
mode automatically. When the sound comes
t¥om the player again, the recorder resmnes
synchro-recording, lfthe recorder is hepi in
the standby mode for 5 mthutes or longer, the
recorder stops automaficaily: