Sharp MD-R3 Operation Manual page 8

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Connecting the AC power cord
To an AC outlet
AC120V, 60 Hz
How to turn the power on or off
POWER
Press the or
POWER
When the power is turned on, the display will change.
Press it again to turn the power off.
How to read the display
Various messages, describing the operations and contents
of MiniDiscs are displayed in the display section.
Indicators of the playback and recording operations Music calendar
Area where track names and disc names
are displayed.
During playback it becomes a level meter.
TOC DISC TRACK DATE 12
TOTAL AM
REMAIN PM
MONO LP PRGM RANDOM TIMER REC CLOCK
Area where playing time,
D isplay related to
playback track numbers and the time
are displayed
Display related to re-
cording
Display related to the timer
Jog Dial
The jog dial on the main unit can be used to select track numbers (page 13) or to select characters (page 31).
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When the jog dial is turned left or right it stops at 15˚
intervals, each click position represents one press of
t h e / button on the remote control. (Track
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up/down)
When the dial is twisted harder, it has the same effect
as pushing the / button on the remote control
repeatedly. (Track up/down)
If you will not be using this unit for a prolonged period of
time, unplug the AC power cord from the AC outlet. Even
when the power is turned off, a small amount of current is
still consumed.
button.
POWER
To change the brightness of the display
Turn the power on and hold down the DISPLAY/CHARAC-
Shows the number of
TER (DISPLAY) button for at least two seconds.
tracks recorded on an
MD and the number
DISPLAY/CHARACTER
of tracks on the CD.
The "DIMMER ON" display will appear, and the display
will become dimmer.
4 0dB OVER
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 To return to the original brightness, hold down the DIS-
15 16 17 18 19 20
PLAY/CHARACTER (DISPLAY) button for at least two sec-
onds.
The "DIMMER OFF" display will appear, and the original
brightness will be restored.
Jog dial
Track
number
Track
number
7
MD-R3
POWER
CLOCK
DISPLAY
DISPLAY/CHARACTER
DISPLAY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13
REMAIN
15 16 17 18 19 20
The track
number decreases.
The track
number increases.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13
REMAIN
15 16 17 18 19 20
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