Sony MZ-E10 service manual Playing an MD, Section General

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MZ-E10

SECTION 2

GENERAL

The Player

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This section is extracted from instruction manual.

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C Playing an MD

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1i (Headphones/earphones) jack

2GROUP button

3“3-color info-LED”

4HOLD (Locking the control) switch

55-way control key (.> N*

x•VOL +, –)

6OPEN switch

7BUILT-IN BATTERY switch (at the bottom)

8Terminals for charging stand (at the

bottom)

9Hand strap hole

Use the hole to attach your strap

* N has a tactile dot .

The display window of the remote control

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1Disc indication

2Track number display

3Character information display

4Group play indication

5Play mode indication

6Virtual Surround/6-band equalizer indications

7Battery level indication

8Bookmark indication

9Alarm indication

The battery charging stand

1Insert an MD.

1 Slide OPEN to open the lid.

2 Insert an MD.

3 Close the lid.

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2

1

Insert an MD with the label side facing up, pushing the

MD to the direction of the arrow in the illustration.

2Play an MD.

 

“3-color info-LED”

Bottom side of

 

the player

 

VOL–

 

VOL+

 

x

VOL +

 

Jog lever (.u/ENT•>)

. x > N

 

 

VOL –

 

5-way control key

1Press 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.

2Turn the 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 remote control (Press and hold towards > N for 2 seconds or more on the player).

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2

1DC IN (6V jack) (at the bottom)

2Terminals for charging

The headphones/earphones with a remote control

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qa

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qs

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1Headphones/earphones

2Stereo mini plug

3Control VOL +, –

Turn to adjust the volume .

4x (stop) button

5Jog lever (.u/ENT• >)

6 (Group) +, – button

7Clip

8HOLD switch

9Display window

q; DISPLAY button

qa P MODE / (play mode/repeat) button qs SOUND button

To

Do this (Beeps in the headphones/earphones)

Pause

Press the jog lever

(u) on the remote control (continuous short

 

beeps).

 

(u) again to resume play.

 

Press the jog lever

 

 

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

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 or

 

 

 

track names

 

 

 

(Index search)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cue to the beginning of

Press

+ or – button.

every 10th track

 

 

 

(only during playback of

 

 

 

the disc with no group

 

 

 

settings 1))

 

 

 

Remove the MD

Press x, and then slide OPEN 2).

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, 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 the another group (Group Skip)

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MZ-E10 specifications

The Sony MZ-E10, a compact MiniDisc player released during the height of the MiniDisc era, is renowned for its portability and impressive features tailored for audiophiles and casual listeners alike. Designed with user-friendliness in mind, the MZ-E10 weighs just 130 grams and fits easily into pockets or bags, making it the ideal companion for music on the go.

One of the standout features of the Sony MZ-E10 is its ability to record audio digitally, allowing users to contribute their own music to the MiniDisc format. This recording feature utilizes Sony's advanced ATRAC (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding) algorithm, which compresses audio without a significant loss in quality. This means that listeners can enjoy high-quality sound while optimizing storage space on their MiniDiscs.

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