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Sony MDS-JE480 Operating Instructions Manual

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4-238-553-15(1)
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Operating Instructions

Owner's Record
The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in
the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding
this product.
Model No.____________
Serial No.____________
MDS-JE480
©2002 Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1: Operating Instructions

    Operating Instructions Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No.____________ Serial No.____________...

  • Page 2: About This Manual

    Never use the plug without the fuse cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please contact your nearest For customers in the U.S.A. Sony service station. About this manual Controls in these instructions are those on the deck.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Troubleshooting........28 component of your choice Self-diagnosis function ......28 — Music Synchro-recording ..13 Display messages........29 Synchro-recording with a Sony CD player Setup menu table ........30 — CD Synchro-recording....13 Specifications........30 Playing MDs Loading an MD ........15 Playing an MD —...

  • Page 4: Main Unit

    List of Button Locations and Reference Pages Illustration number How to use this page 0 (15) Use this page to find the location and buttons and other PLAY MODE parts of the system that are mentioned in the text. Name of button/part Reference page Main unit ALPHABETICAL ORDER...

  • Page 5: Remote Control

    Remote control A - L AyB qs (15) ` / 1 CD-SYNCHRO STANDBY 7 (14) CD-SYNCHRO START 7 (14) CD-SYNCHRO STOP 7 (14) CLEAR 6 (17) (22) DISPLAY ws (8) (12) FADER 3 (25) GROUP ON/OFF GROUP SKIP INPUT wd (8) Letter/number buttons 5 (22) LEVEL +/–...

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Getting Started Hooking up the audio components AC power cord to a wall outlet Amplifier, etc. CD player, DBS tuner Required cords Hookup considerations A Audio connecting cords (2) (supplied) • Turn off the power of all components before When connecting an audio connecting cord, be sure to making any connections.
  • Page 7 Other connections To connect the AC power cord Connect the AC power cord of the deck to a wall outlet. Notes • If you use a timer, connect the AC power cord to the outlet of the timer. • Install this system so that the power cord can be unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the event of trouble.

  • Page 8: Recording To Mds

    Recording to MDs To change the display while recording Recording to an MD Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR (or DISPLAY) repeatedly to change the display. If the MD has been partially recorded, recording starts after the recorded tracks. Each time you press the button, the display Turn on the amplifier and program changes cyclically as follows: source, and select the source on the...

  • Page 9: Recording Tips

    To prevent accidental erasure of the Do steps 5 to 8 of “Recording to an MD” on page 8. recorded material To protect an MD recording, slide the record- Tips protect tab in the direction of the arrow (see • The MDLP indicator lights up when you select LP2 illustration below) to open the slot.

  • Page 10: Marking Track Numbers While Recording

    Recording tips (continued) Press MENU/NO. When you set Automatic Track Marking to Marking track numbers while on, “L.SYNC” lights up. The deck marks a track number whenever recording the input signal level drops to –50 dB (the — Manual/Automatic Track Marking trigger level for Automatic Track Marking) or below for at least 1.5 seconds.
  • Page 11 • A track number might not be marked for tracks less Auto Cut: When the Smart Space function is than 4 seconds long (in Stereo mode, Monaural on, if there is no sound input for 30 seconds or mode, and LP2 Stereo mode) or 8 seconds long (in more, the deck replaces this silence with a blank LP4 Stereo mode) during recording.

  • Page 12: Adjusting The Recording Level

    Recording tips (continued) Note The recording level can only be increased up to +12.0 dB (for analog recording) or +18.0 dB (for Adjusting the recording level digital recording) (0.0 dB is the factory setting). Therefore, if the output level of the connected You can adjust the recording level for both component is low, it may not be possible to set the analog and digital recordings.

  • Page 13: Starting Recording With 6 Seconds Of

    — CD Synchro-recording Do steps 1 to 5 of “Recording to an MD”. When the MD deck is connected to a Sony CD The deck changes to recording pause. player or Hi-Fi component system, you can Start playing the program source.
  • Page 14 Synchro-recording with a Sony CD • During CD Synchro-recording, track numbers are marked in the following ways: player (continued) — When the CD player is connected to the DIGITAL IN connector, track numbers are Press CD-SYNCHRO STANDBY on the automatically marked as they appear on the CD.

  • Page 15: Playing Mds

    Playing MDs Repeat Play Operations Loading an MD Do this Repeat only Press REPEAT repeatedly until Load an MD as illustrated below. one track “REP1” lights up in the display. With the label side up Repeat all Press REPEAT repeatedly until tracks “REP”...

  • Page 16: Creating Your Own Programme

    Playing an MD (continued) Examples: • To select track number 30 on an MD recorded with 50 tracks, press >10, then 3 and 10/0. Other Operations • To select track number 30 on an MD recorded with 200 tracks, press >10, then 10/0, 3 and 10/0. Do this Stop play Press x.

  • Page 17: Editing Recorded Mds

    Editing Recorded MDs To clear the last entered track Before editing Press CLEAR to erase the track number. To enter a track number over 10 You can edit an MD only when: Use >10. See this page for details. • The MD is recordable. •...

  • Page 18: Erasing Recordings

    Erasing all the tracks Erasing recordings — All Erase Function — Erase Function Do the procedure below to erase all the tracks, The MD deck lets you erase unwanted tracks track names, and disc name at once. quickly and easily. While the deck is stopped, playing, or The three options for erasing recordings are: paused, press MENU/NO.

  • Page 19: Dividing Recorded Tracks

    While monitoring the sound, press Note PUSH ENTER or YES at the starting If “Impossible” appears in the display, you cannot erase a portion of a track. This happens when you have point of the portion to be erased (point edited the same track many times.

  • Page 20: Combining Recorded Tracks

    Dividing recorded tracks (continued) Example: Combining track 1 to track 4. Press PUSH ENTER or YES again if the Original tracks dividing point is correct. “Complete!” appears and the deck starts to play the newly created track. Note that new After track has no name.

  • Page 21: Naming A Track Or An Md - Name Function

    Naming a track or an MD Moving recorded tracks using the controls on the deck — Move Function While the deck is stopped, playing, You can use this function to change the order of recording, or paused, press MENU/NO. any track on the disc. When you move tracks, “Edit Menu”...
  • Page 22 Naming a track or an MD (continued) If you have selected numbers Press the corresponding number button. Repeat steps 4 to 6 to enter the rest of The number is entered and the cursor shifts the name. to the right. To change a character Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enter the rest of Press m/M repeatedly until the...

  • Page 23: Changing The Recorded Level After Recording

    Turn AMS (or press ./> Press PUSH ENTER or YES again. repeatedly) until the number of the track The deck starts recording over the existing (when erasing the track name) or “Disc” track. “S.F Edit(:) ** %” appears while the (when erasing the disc name) flashes, track is being recorded.

  • Page 24: Undoing The Last Edit

    Changing the recorded level after Undoing the last edit recording (continued) — UNDO To cancel the operation You can undo the last edit operation and restore Press MENU/NO or x in steps 1 to 6. If you the contents of the MD to the condition that press PUSH ENTER or YES in step 7 and existed before the operation.

  • Page 25: Other Functions

    Other Functions Falling asleep to music Fading in and fading out — Sleep Timer Fade-in Recording gradually increases the You can set the deck so that it turns off signal level at the start of recording. Fade-out automatically after a specified duration. Recording gradually decreases the signal level at the end of recording.

  • Page 26: Additional Information

    MD. If you have any questions or problems concerning your deck, please consult your “Disc Full” appears before the nearest Sony dealer. maximum number of tracks is reached Fluctuations in emphasis within tracks are sometimes interpreted as track intervals, incrementing the track count and causing “Disc Full”...

  • Page 27: Guide To The Serial Copy Management System

    Guide to the Serial Copy The remaining recording time does not increase even after erasing Management System numerous short tracks Digital audio components, such as CDs, MDs, Tracks under 12 seconds in length are not and DATs, make it easy to produce high-quality counted and so erasing them may not lead to an copies of music by processing music as a digital increase in the recording time.

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    MD out and leave the deck in a warm place for indicated countermeasure. Should the problem several hours until the moisture evaporates. persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. • The deck is not turn on. Press ?/1 to turn on the deck.

  • Page 29: Display Messages

    Or the contents recorded by the timer have needs in order to operate. disappeared over time and are not be available for , Consult your nearest Sony dealer. saving to disc, or Program Play could not be E0101/LASER NG activated since the program has disappeared over time.

  • Page 30: Setup Menu Table

    Display messages (continued) Coding ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding)/ATRAC 3 Modulation system EFM (Eight-to-Fourteen (S.F) Edit NOW Modulation) You pressed ?/1 while in S.F Edit (changing the Number of channels 2 stereo channels recording level after recording, Fade-in, Fade-out) Frequency response 5 to 20,000 Hz ±0.5 dB mode.
  • Page 32 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia...

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