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- Page 1 MINIDISC RECORDER MJ-L77 Operating Instructions...
- Page 2 Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK Please read through these operating instructions HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO so you will know how to operate your model RAIN OR MOISTURE. properly. After you have finished reading the...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Before You Start Contents Opening the Box ....................4 About Minidiscs ....................5 Connecting up Connecting to the Rest of the System ............... 9 What’s What Front Panel Controls and Display ..............10 Switching On Playing an MD ....................11 Changing the Display .................. -
Page 4: Before You Start
1 Before You Start Opening the Box Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Before starting to set up your new minidisc recorder, please check that you’ve received the following supplied accessories in the box: • Optical digital cable • Power cable •... -
Page 5: About Minidiscs
1 Before You Start About Minidiscs Minidisc, or MD as it’s usually called, is an extremely flexible and convenient format on which you can both playback and record high-quality digital audio. Because it’s a disc, MD has many of the advantages of compact disc—you can jump directly to any track on the disc, program the playing order, instantly skip over tracks you don’t want to play or back to tracks you want to play again, and so on. - Page 6 1 Before You Start Avoiding accidental erasure Once you’ve recorded a disc, it’s a good idea to protect it against accidental erasure by sliding the tab on the side of the disc to the open position. If you want to erase or re-record the disc, simply slide the tab back to the closed position before loading the disc into the recorder.
- Page 7 1 Before You Start Copying restrictions You may run into problems making digital copies of some sources, even when the sampling rate is compatible. Some DVD discs disable the DVD player’s digital output to prevent illegal digital copying (you can still record via the analogue outputs though). Another restriction on digital copying comes from something called SCMS, which stands for Serial Copy Management System.
- Page 8 1 Before You Start About MD System Limitations The sophisticated playback, editing and recording features available to you with MD are possible because of the way in which the sound data is stored on the disc together with the system of TOCs and UTOCs described above. There are times however when you might encounter odd side-effects of the way the system works.
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Page 9: Connecting Up
2 Connecting Up Connecting to the Rest of the System CD receiver MD recorder Tape deck Ribbon cable CD receiver Complete power cable system connections Optical cable MD recorder power cable Ribbon cable Important: Before making or changing any rear panel connections, make sure Ribbon cables that all the components are switched off and unplugged from the power supply. -
Page 10: What's What
3 What’s What Front Panel Controls and Display MINIDISC • Dolby noise reduction Front Panel manufactured under 1 MD loading slot license from Dolby 2 Power light – lights when the unit is on. Laboratories Licensing 3 6 button – Press to play an MD, or pause one that’s already playing Corporation. -
Page 11: Switching On
4 Switching On Playing an MD You should now have your MD recorder connected up to the rest of the system, and plugged into the power outlet. This chapter takes you through the basics of using the MD recorder —playing discs and making a recording from the CD receiver. When following the steps below, use either a playback-only disc, or a recordable MD that already has some tracks recorded on it. -
Page 12: Changing The Display
4 Switching On To skip back or forward to another track, press (but don't hold) $ or › Pressing › once skips to the start of the next track on the disc. Further presses take you to subsequent tracks. Pressing $ once takes you to the beginning of the current track. Further presses skip to the start of previous tracks. -
Page 13: Introduction To Recording Mds
4 Switching On When recording an MD Track name display - displays the name of the current track, if one has been programmed TRACK NAME - displays time into the current track RECORDING TIME ELAPSED - displays the amount of recording time available REC REMAIN Recording time elapsed display - displays the current time and date... -
Page 14: Automatically Recording From A Cd
4 Switching On Automatically Recording from a CD This feature makes recording a CD as simple as possible by automatically starting and stopping the CD and MD together. There are two modes: 1 track synchro records just a single track, then stops; all-track synchro records the whole disc. MD REC &... -
Page 15: Automatically Recording A Tape
4 Switching On Automatically Recording a Tape Use this feature if you want to transfer material from tape to MD. Recording starts and stops automatically with the tape, and you can set the tape to auto-reverse so that you can copy both sides of the tape all in one go. TAPE MD REC &... -
Page 16: Using The Menu System
4 Switching On Using the Menu System Access to many of the less commonly used functions of the XC–L77 is via a menu system. Each component (CD player, tuner, tape deck, auxiliary, and this MD recorder) has it's own set of menu options, but access to all of them is from the button. -
Page 17: More Playback Features
5 More Playback Features Programming the Track Order This mode lets you program a sequence (a playlist) of up to 24 tracks to play. The order can be anything you choose. Tracks can appear more than once in the playlist, or can be left out entirely. -
Page 18: Playing Things Again
5 More Playback Features Playing Things Again You can set the MD player to repeat just a single track, or the whole disc. MENU & › AUX/CD-R SOUND DISPLAY TAPE TIMER/ ! — + ⁄ CHARACTER STANDBY/ ON CANCEL ¢ Press MENU and select REPEAT MODE. -
Page 19: Playing Tracks At Random
5 More Playback Features Playing Tracks at Random To have the MD recorder play the tracks on a disc in a different order each time you play the disc, use the random play function. Each track will play just once, but the order will be random. -
Page 20: More Recording Features
6 More Recording Features Recording Options Although the MJ–L77 can make recording largely automatic, you can also manually control a number of settings if you prefer. For any kind of recording, including the synchro-recording modes covered on pages 14 and 15, you can: switch on or off the auto numbering feature switch the recording mode to stereo or long-play mono When recording from an external component, or the internal CD player, you can also... -
Page 21: Selecting Analogue Input Recording
6 More Recording Features MENU & › AUX/CD-R SOUND DISPLAY TAPE TIMER/ ! — + ⁄ CHARACTER CANCEL STANDBY/ ON ¢ Press MENU and select REC MODE. This menu option is only available when the disc is stopped. Remember: switch between menu options using the $ and › buttons;... -
Page 22: Recording An Analogue Source
6 More Recording Features Recording an Analogue Source On pages 14 and 15 we covered synchro-recording from a CD or tape. Here's how to record any source, including a component connected via the AUX inputs on the CD receiver. (To record from a digital component directly see the following page.) MD REC &... -
Page 23: Recording An External Digital Source
6 More Recording Features Recording an External Digital Source Recording an external digital source — a DAT or MD player, or digital satellite receiver, for example—via the optical digital input of the MJ–L77 follows much the same procedure as recording from an analogue source. You’ll need to make sure that your auxiliary component is connected to both the CD receiver via an analogue connection (so that you can hear what you’re recording), and to the MD recorder via an optical digital cable (so that the recording is digital). -
Page 24: Recording Over Unwanted Material
6 More Recording Features Recording Over Unwanted Material One of the convenient features of recording on MD is that the recorder automatically records on the next available section of the disc. Sometimes though, you'll want to record over something that's already on the disc. Unlike a cassette tape, all the material after the point at which you start recording is lost. -
Page 25: Editing
7 Editing About MD Editing The MD system allows for very flexible editing of discs. Using the editing features described on the following pages you can easily: create names for discs and for indivi- dual tracks; combine two tracks into one long one, or divide a track into two short ones;... -
Page 26: Naming A Track
7 Editing To select a character: If you make a mistake, you Use the button to switch between character lists: CHARACTER can go back and correct Alphabet (uppercase) - Alphabet (lowercase) - the last character by numbers (0-9)/punctuation/symbols pressing . To abort DISPLAY Use the $ and ›... -
Page 27: Dividing A Track Into Two
7 Editing Dividing a Track into Two If you recorded two pieces of music that run into each other without a break through the analogue inputs, the recorder wouldn't have automatically given them their own track numbers. After the recording is complete, you might want to assign the two tracks different track numbers. -
Page 28: Moving Tracks On A Disc
7 Editing MENU & › AUX/CD-R SOUND DISPLAY TAPE TIMER/ ! — + ⁄ CHARACTER CANCEL STANDBY/ ON ¢ During playback of the later track of the two, press the MD button. Display shows track 4 selected. Tracks 3 and 4 will become one The recorder pauses playback. -
Page 29: Reordering Tracks On A Disc
7 Editing Select the track you want to move. The disc can be stopped (with the track information shown in the display), or Display shows track 4 selected in play-pause mode. Press MENU and select MOVE. Remember: switch between menu options using the $ and › buttons;... -
Page 30: Erasing Tracks On A Disc
7 Editing Erasing Tracks on a Disc Erasing unwanted tracks on a disc frees up disc space for further recording. When you erase a track, all the tracks following it are automatically renumbered. Erasing the whole disc erases not only all the tracks on the disc, but also the disc name (if you've entered one). -
Page 31: Undoing A Mistake
7 Editing Undoing a Mistake Although the MJ–L77 always lets you abort an edit before completing it, there will probably still be times when you complete an edit operation only to find that it wasn't what you had intended. As long as you haven't switched the power off, updated the UTOC by ejecting the disc, or recorded anything else on the disc, you can still undo the last edit operation. -
Page 32: Additional Information
8 Additional Information Understanding Error Messages Message Description Action NO DISC • MD is not loaded. • Load an MD. • The MD data cannot be read. • Reload the MD. DISC ER * • The disc is damaged. • Reload the MD. •... -
Page 33: Troubleshooting
It’s often easy to mistake incorrect operation for trouble and malfunction of the unit. If you think there is something wrong with the component, check the points below first. If the problems persists, contact your nearest Pioneer-authoriorized service center and have them check over the unit. -
Page 34: Specifications
A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check the power cord once in a while. When you find it damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement. - Page 35 8 Additional Information...
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