Sony MZ-E10 Operating Instructions

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Getting started

The player has a built-in lithium ion rechargeable battery.
Portable MiniDisc Player
Before using the player for the first time, slide the BUILT-IN BATTERY
switch on the side of the player to ON as shown below. Leave the switch
in the ON position thereafter.
Operating Instructions
"WALKMAN" is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to
represent Headphone Stereo products. is
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Charge the rechargeable battery.
a trademark of Sony Corporation.
MZ-E10
Sony Corporation © 2002 Printed in Japan
to a wall outlet
For customers who purchased this
WARNING
product in the USA
to DC IN 6V
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 compartment
hazard, do not expose
lid. Record the serial number in the space provided
below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your
the unit to rain or
Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No. MZ-E10
moisture.
Serial No. Battery charging stand (at the bottom)
Product registration
Do not install the appliance in a confined
Please register this product on line at
When the player is placed on the battery-charging stand, the "3-color info-LED" lights
space, such as a bookcase or built-in
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up in red and charging starts. The remaining charging time appears in the display on
cabinet. <http://www.sony.com/productregistration>
the remote control.
Proper registration will enable us to send you
• "3-color info-LED" color transitions: Red t Orange t Green t LED off
To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of periodic mailings about new products, services and
• Display on the remote control: "CHG:– – min" t "CHG:65min" (65 minutes to end
other important announcements. Registering your
the apparatus with newspapers, table- cloths,
product will also allow us to contact you in the
curtains, etc. And don't place lighted candles
unlikely event that the product needs adjustment or
on the apparatus. modification.
The "3-color info-LED" and display on the remote control turn off after about one hour.
Thank you.
At this point, the battery is about 80% charged. After two and half more hours, the
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place
battery will be fully charged.
objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on
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the apparatus.
This equipment has been tested and found to
For models supplied with the AC plug adaptor
comply with the limits for a Class B digital
Certain countries may regulate disposal of the If the AC power adaptor does not fit the wall outlet, use the AC plug adaptor.
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
battery used to power this product. Please
These limits are designed to provide reasonable
Notes
consult with your local authority.
protection against harmful interference in a
• It may take up to one minute for the LED or display indication to go on, depending on the
residential installation. This equipment
Caution
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
The use of optical instruments with this • Charge the battery at a temperature of 0°C (+32°F) to +40°C (+104°F). The charging time
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 z
RADIATION WHEN OPEN However, there is no guarantee that interference
Playback and other operations can be done on the player and the remote control while the
will not occur in a particular installation. If this
player is charging.
equipment does cause harmful interference to
DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM OR VIEW
DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS radio or television reception, which can be
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determined by turning the equipment off and on,
Make connections and unlock the controls.
the user is encouraged to try to correct the
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interference by one or more of the following
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
NATURE, OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES
equipment and receiver.
RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE
— 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.
— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/
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
Using the clip for the remote control
rechargeable batteries, call toll free
1-800-822-8837, or visit http://www.rbrc.org/
The clip can be removed and reattached in the opposite direction.
Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking the
Removing the clip
built-in lithium ion batteries.
On this manual
These operating instructions are written
mainly for models outside of Japan. In the
case of the model for use in Japan, the display 1
indications may differ slightly, but operations
are identical.
Playing an MD
1
Insert an MD.
1 Slide OPEN to open the lid.
1
The "3-color info-LED" lights up in
2
red when charging starts.
Play an MD.
AC power adaptor
b
VOL–
VOL+
x
"CHG:– –min" appears when charging starts.
Jog lever (.•u/ENT•>)
1 Press the jog lever (u) on the remote control. (Press towards > N on
the player.)
of charging) t "CHG:64min" t ..... t No display
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
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.
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
battery condition (i.e., whether the built-in rechargeable battery is drained or not, etc.). remote control (Press and hold towards > N for 2 seconds or more on the player).
may vary, depending on the surrounding temperature. To Do this (Beeps in the headphones/earphones)
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.)
Cue to the next track Slide the jog lever towards > on the remote control (two short
beeps). (Press towards > on the player.)
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
Connect firmly.
position while viewing . or > on the remote control.
HOLD
a elapsed time
(Time search)
To i jack
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)
Clip
Cue to the beginning of Press
every 10th track
(only during playback of
the disc with no group
settings 1) )
Remove the MD Press x, and then slide OPEN
HOLD
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,
Attaching the clip in the opposite
see "When to recharge the built-in battery" on the back page.
direction
LED color Operating status
Red Playing a disc with no group settings
2
Green Playing a disc with group settings
Orange Cueing to another group (Group Skip)
B Various ways of playback
Remote control
HOLD
DISPLAY
P MODE/
SOUND
x
2 Insert an MD. 3 Close the lid.
+, –
3
Jog lever (.•u/ENT•>)
Bottom side of the player
2
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"
5-way control key ( . • > N • x)
Bottom side of
the player
Selecting the play mode
You can select from the various play modes
using the P MODE/ button on the remote
control.
VOL +
1
Press P MODE/ repeatedly.
. x > N
Each time you press the button, the
play mode changes as follows:
VOL –
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
2 seconds or more.
+ or – button. " " 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?
group play mode.
for 2 seconds or more.
The player can play back tracks in units of
groups; that is tracks that have been recorded
Display
on a disc as part of separate groups, as shown
below.
The "3-color info-LED" lights up in green
Flashing slowly
when a disc with group settings is being
SHUF
played.
The first track for bookmark play is set.
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 Play)
in the display.
Do the procedure explained in "Listening to
2
Press the jog lever.
Track 1 to 5 are assigned to group 1. tracks in a desired sequence (Program Play)"
The bookmarked tracks start playing,
m
Track 8 to 12 are assigned to group 2. to play back groups in a desired sequence.
starting with the smallest track number.
Track 13 to 15 are assigned to group 3. You can program up to 10 groups. The
Track 6 and 7 are not assigned to a sequence of tracks within the groups cannot
To erase a bookmark
group. be changed.
While playing the track for which you want to
erase the bookmark, press and hold the jog
After setting the group (group play)
lever for 2 seconds or more.
Disc
Registering groups using an
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Note
MD recorder
If you open the lid, all bookmarks are
canceled. An MD recorder with the group function
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3
Refer to the operating instructions of the MD
recorder.
Listening to tracks in a desired Tracks that were not assigned to a group are
An MD recorder that does not support the
sequence (Program Play) treated as being part of "Group - -."
group function
The procedure below allows you to assign
Note
1
tracks to a group using the disc name-editing
During playback, press P MODE/
The player does not support the recording of
function.
repeatedly until "PGM" appears in the
group settings. Use an MD recorder to assign
display.
tracks to groups. For details, see "Registering
Specifying groups
groups using an MD recorder."
2
1
Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select a
Change the disc name to the following
track, and then press the jog lever to
by using the MD recorder:
enter that track.
Playing a track in group play
0;[Disc name] // [First track of group 1 ]-
In group play, all groups are played in order,
A
starting with group 1, followed by the
unassigned tracks ("Group - -"). Playback [Last track of group 1] ; [Name of group 1 ] //
track number programmed sequence
stops after all the tracks have been played.
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B
Repeat step 2 to program more tracks.
You can program up to 20 tracks. 1
[First track of group 2] - [Last track of group 2 ] ;
During playback, press P MODE/
4
repeatedly until " " appears in the
After programming the tracks, press
B
display.
and hold the jog lever for 2 seconds or
[Name of group 2] // ......
more.
The program is stored and playback C
Cueing to the start of a group
starts from the first track.
(Group Skip)
A Disc name
On the remote control B Track number
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C Group name
The program play settings will remain in 1
During playback, press + or –.
// Separator between groups
memory even after playback finishes or is
Pressing the – button cues to the first
stopped. – Hyphen placed between the first
track in the current group. Pressing the
track and the last track
button again cues to the first track of the
Note ; Separator between track number and
previous group. During group skip, the
group name
All program settings are lost when the lid is
"3-color info-LED" on the player flashes
opened.
in orange.
(Ex.) Set the following groups for the disc
named "Collections ":
On the player
Group name for tracks 1-7:
1 During playback, press GROUP.
My Favorites"2002winter"
The "3-color info-LED" lights up in
Group name for tracks 8-17:
orange.
Jun&Tac"sunshine head"
2 Group name for tracks 18-24:
Press . or >.
THE NIGHT BUTTERFLYS
Group name for tracks 25-32:
Dream World/Kiss Me!
Selecting the play mode for
group play (Group Play Mode) Text string entered
0;Collections//
The shuffle play and program play function
1–7;My Favorites"2002winter"//
can be used during group play mode.
8–17;Jun&Tac"sunshine head"//
18–24;THE NIGHT BUTTERFLYS//
1
Press P MODE/ repeatedly.
25–32;Dream World/Kiss Me!//
After normal playback, the following
play modes are displayed:
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• The characters ";", "/", and "–" can be used in
Display Play mode a group name.
• You can register the same group name more
All tracks in the groups
than twice on the same MD.
(Normal Group play back once (starting
• You can specify a group without entering a
Play) with the first track in
group name (C) for it.
group 1).
Notes
SHUF Shuffle play starts with
• Up to 99 groups can be registered on a single
(In-Group Shuffle) the group that is
MD. The actual number, however, will be less
currently playing, and
than 99 if you have entered more characters
continues with the
than are allowed per disc.
succeeding groups.
• Depending on the specifications of your MD
PGM The groups are played in recorder, the group function may not work
(Group Program) the order that you properly.
specified.
4
Turn the volume control repeatedly to
Adjusting the sound adjust the level.
(Virtual-Surround • 6-Band
Equalizer)
Level (+10 dB)
You can vary the virtual sound to create
You can select from among seven
different acoustics, or modify the sound to
levels.
suit your taste and store it for later use.
–10 dB, –6 dB, –3 dB, 0 dB, +3 dB,
for 2 seconds or more.
The following two effects can be selected.
+6 dB, +10 dB
V-SUR (Virtual-Surround VPT Acoustic
Engine)
5
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the level for
Provides 4 kinds of virtual-surround
each frequency.
Play mode conditions.
6-BAND EQUALIZER
6
Repeat play of tracks Press the jog lever to enter the selection.
Provides 6 different sound qualities.
within a group
Repeat shuffle play of
Varying the virtual sound to B Other operations
tracks within a group
create different acoustics
Repeat play for group
(Virtual-Surround) Viewing the track name
program
1 and playing time in the
During playback, press SOUND
repeatedly to select "V-SUR." display on the remote
2 control
Press and hold SOUND for 2 seconds
or more.
You can check the track or disc name, track
3
Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select number, the elapsed playing time of the
the surround mode. current track, the number of the tracks
A B recorded on the MD, the group name, and the
total number of tracks in a group.
A B
Each time you slide the jog lever, A
and B change as follows:
1
A B
Press DISPLAY on the remote control.
STUDIO V-SUR S Each time you press DISPLAY, the
display changes as the follows:
LIVE L
V-SUR
CLUB C
V-SUR A B
ARENA V-SUR A Track number The elapsed time
4 Track number
Track name
Press the jog lever to enter the selected
surround mode. The number of total Group name
tracks in the group
The number of Disc name
Selecting the sound quality
total tracks
(6-Band Equalizer)
Track number Sound mode
1
Track number SP/LP mode
During playback, press SOUND
repeatedly to select "SOUND."
Notes
B
2
• Depending on whether group play or normal
Press and hold SOUND for 2 seconds
play is selected, the operating conditions, and
or more.
the disc settings, you may not be able to select
C 3
certain indications or the indications may
Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select
appear different.
the SOUND mode.
• During playback, the SP/LP mode appears
momentarily, and is then replaced by the
B
elapsed time of the current track.
Each time you slide the jog lever, A
and B change as follows: Suppressing the skips of
A B the sound (G-PROTECTION)
HEAVY H
SOUND
The G-PROTECTION function was developed
POPS P
SOUND
to provide a higher level of shock resistance
JAZZ SOUND J than that of existing players in order to allow
the player to be used while jogging.
UNIQUE U
SOUND
CUSTOM1 1 Note
SOUND
The playback sound may skip if:
CUSTOM2 SOUND 2
• the player receives stronger continuous shock.
4 • a dirty or scratched MiniDisc is played.
Press the jog lever to enter the selected
SOUND mode.
To cancel the procedure
Press and hold the DISPLAY button or the x
button for 2 seconds or more.
To cancel the setting
Slide the jog lever repeatedly in step 1 above
until the indication at B disappears.
To modify and storing the sound
You can customize the sound settings in
"CUSTOM1" and "CUSTOM2."
1
Do steps 1 to 3 above, and then slide the
jog lever until "CUSTOM1" or
"CUSTOM2" appears.
2
Press the jog lever.
3
Slide the jog lever repeatedly to select the
frequency.
Frequency (100 Hz)
From the left, you can select 100 Hz,
250 Hz, 630 Hz, 1.6 kHz, 4 kHz, or 10 kHz.