Sony MZ-E10 Operating Instructions

3-247-809-13(1)

Getting started

Portable MiniDisc Player
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Slide BUILT-IN BATTERY to ON.
Operating Instructions
The protection for the built-in lithium-ion rechargeable battery is released, power is
supplied to the player and recharging of the built-in rechargeable battery becomes
enabled.
"WALKMAN" is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to
represent Headphone Stereo products. is a
Keep the switch to ON position. If, however, the player will not be used for 3
trademark of Sony Corporation.
months or more, set the switch to OFF to prevent degradation of the battery.
MZ-E10
When operating the player using the AC power adaptor or a dry battery
The player normally needs to be supplied power from the built-in rechargeable battery.
Sony Corporation © 2003 Printed in Japan
Make sure to do the following when using the player:
— Keep BUILT-IN BATTERY set to ON no matter what power source you use.
— Charge the built-in rechargeable battery before it is fully drained.
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For customers who purchased this
Charge the rechargeable battery.
WARNING
product in the USA
Owner's Record
To prevent fire or shock
The model number is located at the top and the serial
number is located at the rear of the disc
hazard, do not expose
compartment lid. Record the serial number in the
to a wall outlet
space provided below. Refer to them whenever you
the unit to rain or
call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No. MZ-E10
moisture.
Serial No.
Product registration
Do not install the appliance in a confined
Please register this product on line at
space, such as a bookcase or built-in
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cabinet. <http://www.sony.com/productregistration>
to DC IN 6V
Proper registration will enable us to send you
To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation periodic mailings about new products, services and
other important announcements. Registering your
of the apparatus with newspapers, table-
product will also allow us to contact you in the
cloths, curtains, etc. And don't place lighted
unlikely event that the product needs adjustment or
candles on the apparatus. modification.
Thank you. Battery charging stand (at the bottom)
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place
objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on
Information
When the player is placed on the battery-charging stand, the "3-color info-LED" lights
the apparatus.
This equipment has been tested and found to
up in red and charging starts.
comply with the limits for a Class B digital
• When the "3-color info-LED" turns off after a short time
Certain countries may regulate disposal of the
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
battery used to power this product. Please
These limits are designed to provide reasonable
consult with your local authority.
protection against harmful interference in a
• When "CHG:– –min" appears in the display on the remote control
residential installation. This equipment
Caution
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
The use of optical instruments with this
energy and, if not installed and used in
product will increase eye hazard.
accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
CAUTION — INVISIBLE LASER
RADIATION WHEN OPEN However, there is no guarantee that interference For models supplied with the AC plug adaptor
will not occur in a particular installation. If this If the AC power adaptor does not fit the wall outlet, use the AC plug adaptor.
equipment does cause harmful interference to
DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM OR VIEW
DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS radio or television reception, which can be Notes
determined by turning the equipment off and on, • It may take up to one minute for the LED or display indication to go on, depending on the
Information the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following • Charge the battery at a temperature of 0 C (+32 F) to +40 C (+104 F). The charging time
IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE
measures:
FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR
— Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY
— Increase the separation between the z
NATURE, OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES
equipment and receiver. Playback and other operations can be done on the player and the remote control while the
RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE player is charging.
— Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY
circuit different from that to which the
PRODUCT.
receiver is connected.
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— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/
Make connections and unlock the controls.
TV technician for help.
You are cautioned that any changes or
modifications not expressly approved in this
manual could void your authority to operate this
equipment.
RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES
Lithium-ion batteries are
recyclable.
You can help preserve our
environment by returning
your used rechargeable
batteries to the collection and
recycling location nearest you.
For more information regarding recycling of
rechargeable batteries, call toll free
1-800-822-8837, or visit http://www.rbrc.org/
Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking the
built-in lithium ion batteries.
Using the clip for the remote control
On this manual
It may be hard for you to read the indications in the display if the remote control is
These operating instructions are written
attached upside down with the clip in its current position. In this case, attach the clip
mainly for models outside of Japan. In the in the opposite direction as shown below.
case of the model for use in Japan, the display
indications may differ slightly, but operations 1 Remove the clip.
are identical.
1

Playing an MD

1
Insert an MD.
1 Slide OPEN to open the lid.
1
2
Play an MD.
VOL–
VOL+
The "3-color info-LED" lights up in
red when charging starts.
x
AC power adaptor
Jog lever (.•u/ENT•>)
b
1 Press the jog lever (u) on the remote control. (Press towards > N on
the player.)
A short beep sounds in the headphones/earphones. The LED lights up.
2 Turn the volume control towards VOL + or – on the remote control to adjust
"CHG:– –min" appears when charging starts.
the volume. (Press towards VOL + or – on the player. )
The volume indicator appears in the display, allowing you to check the
volume level.
To stop play, press x.
A long beep sounds in the headphones/earphones.
This means the built-in rechargeable battery is sufficiently charged (the battery is charged
when shipped). Playback starts from the point you last stopped playing. To start playback from the
beginning of the disc, press and hold the jog lever (u) for 2 seconds or more on the
This is the remaining charging time. It usually takes about one hour to sufficiently charge a remote control (Press and hold towards > N for 2 seconds or more on the player).
completely drained battery. At the point the "3-color info-LED" on the player and the
display on the remote control go off, the battery is about 80% charged. After about two and To Do this (Beeps in the headphones/earphones)
half hours, the battery will be fully charged.
Pause Press the jog lever (u) on the remote control (continuous short
beeps).
Press the jog lever (u) again to resume play.
Cue to the current track Slide the jog lever towards . on the remote control
or the previous track (three short beeps). (Press towards . on the player.)
battery condition (i.e., whether the built-in rechargeable battery is drained or not, etc.).
Cue to the next track Slide the jog lever towards > on the remote control (two short
beeps). (Press towards > on the player.)
may vary, depending on the surrounding temperature.
Go backwards or Slide and hold the jog lever towards . or > on the remote
forward while playing control. (Press and hold towards . or > on the player.)
Searching for a specific While the player is paused, slide and hold the jog lever towards
position while viewing . or > on the remote control.
a elapsed time
(Time search)
Searching for a specific While the player is stopped, slide and hold the jog lever towards
track while viewing . or > on the remote control.
track numbers
(Index search)
Connect firmly.
Cue to the beginning of Press
HOLD
every 10th track
To i jack (only during playback of
the disc with no group
settings 1) )
Remove the MD Press x, and then slide OPEN
Clip 1) For more details, see "Using the group function."
2) Once you open the lid, the point to start play will change to the beginning of the first track (except
when the disc information has been stored in the personal disc memory).
About the "3-color info-LED"
The LED indicates the current operating mode, charging status, and battery condition. For
details about the charging status, see "Getting started." For details about the battery condition,
HOLD
see "When to recharge the built-in battery" on the back page.
LED color Operating status
Red Playing a disc with no group settings
Green Playing a disc with group settings
Orange Cueing to another group (Group Skip)
2 Attach the clip in the opposite direction.
2
B Various ways of playback
Remote control
Volume control VOL +, –
HOLD
DISPLAY
P MODE/
SOUND
2 Insert an MD. 3 Close the lid.
x
+, –
3
Jog lever (.•u/ENT•>)
2
Bottom side of the player
Insert an MD with the label side facing up, pushing the
MD to the direction of the arrow in the illustration.
GROUP
"3-color info-LED"
"3-color info-LED"
Bottom side of
5-way control key ( . • > N • x)
the player
Selecting the play mode
You can select from the various play modes
using the P MODE/ button on the remote
VOL + control.
. x > N 1
Press P MODE/ repeatedly.
Each time you press the button, the
VOL –
play mode changes as follows:
5-way control key
Play mode indication
Display* Play mode
(none) All the tracks are played
(normal play) once.
1 A single track is played
(single-track play)
once.
Bookmarked tracks play
(Bookmark play) back in order of their
track number.
SHUF All the tracks are played
(shuffle play) in random order.
PGM The tracks are played in
(program play) the order that you
specified.
* Group play mode ( ) appears whenever you
play a disc with group settings. For more
details, see "Using the group function."
Playing a track repeatedly
(Repeat Play)
You can use the repeat function for normal
play, single-track play, shuffle play, and
program play mode.
1
During playback in the selected play
mode, press and hold P MODE/ for
+ or – button. 2 seconds or more.
" " appears in the display.
Repeat play indication
2) .
To cancel repeat play
Press and hold P MODE/ for 2 seconds or
more.
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By pressing the P MODE/ button during
repeat play, you can change the play mode to be
used with repeat play.
Listening to selected tracks Repeat play for the selected
Using the group function
only (Bookmark play) group play mode (Group
Repeat Play)
The group function is provided to allow
You can bookmark tracks on a disc and play
playback of discs with group settings. The
them only. The sequence of bookmarked
group function is convenient for playback of
tracks cannot be changed.
1
MDs on which several albums or CD singles
During playback in the selected group
To bookmark the tracks have been recorded in MDLP (LP2/LP4 )
play mode, press and hold
mode.
P MODE/
1
While playing the track you want to
Playback repeats in the respective
bookmark, press and hold the jog lever What is a disc with group settings?
for 2 seconds or more. group play mode.
The player can play back tracks in units of
groups; that is tracks that have been recorded
on a disc as part of separate groups, as shown Display
below.
The "3-color info-LED" lights up in green
Flashing slowly
when a disc with group settings is being
SHUF
The first track for bookmark play is set. played.
2 Repeat step 1 to bookmark other tracks. Before group settings are made
PGM
You can bookmark with up to 20 tracks. (normal play)
Disc
To play the bookmarked tracks
1
During playback, press P MODE/
Playing groups in a desired
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12131415
repeatedly until " TrPLAY?" appears
sequence (Group Program
in the display.
Play)
2
Press the jog lever.
Track 1 to 5 are assigned to group 1. Do the procedure explained in "Listening to
The bookmarked tracks start playing,
m
Track 8 to 12 are assigned to group 2. tracks in a desired sequence (Program Play)"
starting with the smallest track number.
Track 13 to 15 are assigned to group 3. to play back groups in a desired sequence.
To erase a bookmark Track 6 and 7 are not assigned to a You can program up to 10 groups. The
While playing the track for which you want group. sequence of tracks within the groups cannot
to erase the bookmark, press and hold the jog be changed.
After setting the group (group play)
lever for 2 seconds or more.
Disc
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Note
Registering groups using an
If you open the lid, all bookmarks are
MD recorder
canceled. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3
An MD recorder with the group function
Refer to the operating instructions of the MD
Listening to tracks in a desired Tracks that were not assigned to a group are recorder.
treated as being part of "Group - -."
sequence (Program Play)
An MD recorder that does not support the
group function
Note
1
During playback, press P MODE/ The procedure below allows you to assign
The player does not support the recording of
repeatedly until "PGM" appears in the tracks to a group using the disc name-editing
group settings. Use an MD recorder to assign
display. tracks to groups. For details, see "Registering function.
groups using an MD recorder."
2
Specifying groups
Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select
a track, and then press the jog lever to 1
Change the disc name to the following
enter that track.
Playing a track in group play
by using the MD recorder:
In group play, all groups are played in order, 0;[Disc name] // [First track of group 1 ]-
starting with group 1, followed by the
unassigned tracks ("Group - -"). Playback A
track number programmed sequence
stops after all the tracks have been played.
[Last track of group 1] ; [Name of group 1 ] //
3
Repeat step 2 to program more tracks.
B
You can program up to 20 tracks. 1
During playback, press P MODE/
4 [First track of group 2] - [Last track of group 2 ] ;
repeatedly until " " appears in the
After programming the tracks, press
display.
and hold the jog lever for 2 seconds or
B
more.
[Name of group 2] // ......
The program is stored and playback
Cueing to the start of a group
starts from the first track. (Group Skip) C
On the remote control
z A Disc name
The program play settings will remain in 1 B Track number
During playback, press + or –.
memory even after playback finishes or is C Group name
Pressing the – button cues to the first
stopped.
// Separator between groups
track in the current group. Pressing the
– Hyphen placed between the first
button again cues to the first track of the
Note track and the last track
previous group. During group skip, the
All program settings are lost when the lid is ; Separator between track number and
"3-color info-LED" on the player flashes
opened.
group name
in orange.
On the player (Ex.) Set the following groups for the disc
named "Collections ":
1
During playback, press GROUP.
Group name for tracks 1-7:
The "3-color info-LED" lights up in
My Favorites"2002winter"
orange.
Group name for tracks 8-17:
2 Jun&Tac"sunshine head"
Press . or >.
Group name for tracks 18-24:
THE NIGHT BUTTERFLYS
Group name for tracks 25-32:
Selecting the play mode for
Dream World/Kiss Me!
group play (Group Play Mode)
Text string entered
The shuffle play and program play function
0;Collections//
can be used during group play mode.
1–7;My Favorites"2002winter"//
8–17;Jun&Tac"sunshine head"//
1
Press P MODE/ repeatedly.
18–24;THE NIGHT BUTTERFLYS//
After normal playback, the following
25–32;Dream World/Kiss Me!//
play modes are displayed:
z
Display Play mode • The characters ";", "/", and "–" can be used in
a group name.
All tracks in the groups
• You can register the same group name more
(Normal Group play back once (starting
than twice on the same MD.
Play) with the first track in
• You can specify a group without entering a
group 1).
group name (C) for it.
SHUF Shuffle play starts with
(In-Group Shuffle) the group that is Notes
currently playing, and • Up to 99 groups can be registered on a single
continues with the MD. The actual number, however, will be less
than 99 if you have entered more characters
succeeding groups.
than are allowed per disc.
PGM The groups are played in
• Depending on the specifications of your MD
(Group Program) the order that you
recorder, the group function may not work
specified. properly.
To modify and store the sound
Adjusting the sound
You can customize the sound settings in
"CUSTOM1" and "CUSTOM2."
(Virtual-Surround • 6-Band
Equalizer) 1 Do steps 1 to 3 above, and then slide the
jog lever until "CUSTOM1" or
"CUSTOM2" appears.
You can vary the virtual sound to create
2
different acoustics, or modify the sound to Press the jog lever.
suit your taste and store it for later use.
for 2 seconds or more.
3
The following two effects can be selected. Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select the
frequency.
V-SUR (Virtual-Surround VPT Acoustic
Engine)
Provides 4 kinds of virtual-surround
Play mode
conditions.
6-BAND EQUALIZER Frequency (100 Hz)
Repeat play of tracks
Provides 6 different sound qualities. From the left, you can select 100 Hz,
within a group
250 Hz, 630 Hz, 1.6 kHz, 4 kHz, or
Repeat shuffle play of
10 kHz.
tracks within a group
Varying the virtual sound to
4
Turn the volume control repeatedly to
Repeat play for group create different acoustics
adjust the level.
program (Virtual-Surround)
1
During playback, press SOUND
Level (+10 dB)
repeatedly to select "V-SUR."
You can select from among seven levels.
2 –10 dB, –6 dB, –3 dB, 0 dB, +3 dB,
Press and hold SOUND for 2 seconds
+6 dB, +10 dB
or more.
5
3 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the level
Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select
for each frequency.
the surround mode.
6
Press the jog lever to enter the selection.
A B
B Other operations
Each time you slide the jog lever, A
and B change as follows:
Viewing the track name
A B
and playing time in the
STUDIO S
V-SUR
display on the remote
LIVE L
V-SUR control
CLUB V-SUR C
You can check the track or disc name, track
ARENA A
V-SUR
number, the elapsed playing time of the
current track, the number of the tracks
4
Press the jog lever to enter the selected
recorded on the MD, the group name, and the
surround mode.
total number of tracks in a group.
A B
Selecting the sound quality
(6-Band Equalizer)
1 1
During playback, press SOUND Press DISPLAY on the remote control.
repeatedly to select "SOUND." Each time you press DISPLAY, the
B display changes as the follows:
2
Press and hold SOUND for 2 seconds
or more.
A B
C 3
Track number The elapsed time
Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select
the SOUND mode.
Track number Track name
The number of total Group name
B
tracks in the group
The number of Disc name
total tracks
Sound mode
Each time you slide the jog lever, A Track number
and B change as follows:
Track number SP/LP mode
A B
Notes
HEAVY SOUND H
• Depending on whether group play or normal
POPS P play is selected, the operating conditions, and
SOUND
the disc settings, you may not be able to select
JAZZ J
SOUND
certain indications or the indications may
appear different.
UNIQUE SOUND U
• During playback, the SP/LP mode appears
CUSTOM1 1
SOUND
momentarily, and is then replaced by the
elapsed time of the current track.
CUSTOM2 2
SOUND
4
Press the jog lever to enter the selected
SOUND mode.
Suppressing the skips of
the sound (G-PROTECTION)
To cancel the procedure
Press and hold the DISPLAY button or the x
button for 2 seconds or more. The G-PROTECTION function was
developed to provide a higher level of shock
To cancel the setting
resistance than that of existing players in
Slide the jog lever repeatedly in step 1 above
order to allow the player to be used while
until the indication at B disappears.
jogging.
Note
The playback sound may skip if:
• the player receives stronger continuous shock.
• a dirty or scratched MiniDisc is played.