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1 Operating Instructions2 WARNINGTo prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Caution Information For customers who purchased this product in the USA Owner’s Record Product registration If you have any questions about this product, contact: —Sony Network Portable Audio Support Line 1-(866)-456-7669 —Sony Customer Information Services Center 12451 Gateway Blvd. Fort Myers, FL 3 Declaration of ConformityTrade Name: SONY Model No.: MZ-NH600D Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc Address: 16450 W. Bernardo Dr, San Diego, CA 92127 USA Telephone No.: —Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna —Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver —Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help 4 Notice for usersOn the supplied software 6 Viewing various informationSearching for a track (Search) Selecting the sound quality (6-BandEqualizer) 8 Using SonicStage HelpReferring to SonicStage Help Uninstalling SonicStage/MD Simple Burner 10 About available functions and supplied manuals13 Looking at controlsJ USB cable connecting jack KBattery compartment (at the bottom) LHOLD switch M i (headphones/earphones) jack 14 The display window of the playerHi-MD/MD CREC indication DBattery indication EDisc indication Shows that the disc is rotating for playing FTrack mode (PCM, Hi-SP, Hi-LP,SP, LP2, LP4, MONO) indication GSub play mode/Repeat play indications HMain play mode indications Shows the selected main play mode (group play, bookmark play, etc.) 15 Getting started16 Battery life1)When playing continuously in Hi-MDmode Disc type Linear PCM Hi-SP Hi-LP 1GB Hi-MDdisc Approx 11.0 hours2) 21.5 hours2) 25.5 hours2) 60/74/80-minute 9.5 hours2) 20.0 hours2) 24.5 hours2) When playing continuously in MD mode SP stereo LP2 stereo LP4 stereo Approx. 20.5 hours Approx. 24.5 hours Approx. 27.0 hours 17 Playing a disc right away18 Operation on the playerStop Press Pause Press X. Press X again to resume play Select a track directly name Find the beginning of Press the 5-waycontrol key towards .. Press the 5-waycontrol the current track key towards . repeatedly until you reach the beginning of the desired track Press the 5-waycontrol key towards the next track Go backwards or Press and hold the 5-waycontrol key towards . or forward while playing Search for a point in a While pausing, press and hold the 5-waycontrol key towards track while viewing the or elapsed time (Time search) Search for a specific track while viewing towards . or track numbers (Index Cue to the next or Press GROUP, and then press the 5-waycontrol key towards previous group while playing a track in a group (Group skip).1) of the disc Remove the disc Press x and open the lid.2) If the play does not start 19 Using menus20 List of menusThe following table shows the menu items that you can select Menu Site page Display Lap Time Displays various information such as the player status, etc. in the display window 1 Remain (while playing) AllRemain Title1/Title2 Sound Codec TrackMode SubPMode Normal Selects the type of play, such as single-track play or shuffle play 1 Track Shuffle A-BRepeat Sound Customizes the equalizer mode settings Sound EQ Useful Search artist name, or album name 22 Various ways of playback23 Selecting the play mode•Main play mode: selects the track you want to play •Sub play mode: selects the type of play •Repeat play: selects Repeat play Main Play Mode Indication Play mode A/B Normal play (All tracks after the selected track are played once.) Group Group play (Tracks in the selected group are played.) Artist Artist play (Tracks of a Album Album play (Tracks in a specified album are played.) Bookmark Bookmark play (Bookmarked tracks are 24 Playing tracks in normal mode (Normal Play)1 Do step 1 and select “Normal” in step 2 of “Main Play Mode” (page 23) 2 When selecting a track out of a group, skip this step A list of the tracks in the selected group appears in the display Playing tracks in a group (Group Play) 1 Do step 1 and select “Group” in step A list of the groups on a disc appears A list of the tracks in the selected group appears Listening to tracks by a specific artist (Artist Play) (in Hi-MDmode only) 1 Do step 1 and select “Artist” in step 2 of “Main Play Mode” (page 23) A list of the artists on the disc appears in alphabetical order A list of the tracks of the selected artist appears in recorded order 25 Listening to tracks of a selected album (Album Play) (in Hi-MDmode only)1 Do step 1 and select “Album” in step A list of the albums on the disc appears in alphabetical order A list of the tracks in the selected album appears in recorded order Listening to selected tracks only (Bookmark Play) To bookmark the tracks The first track of the bookmark play is set 2 Repeat step 1 to bookmark the other tracks To play the bookmarked tracks 1 Do step 1 and select “Bookmark” in step 2 of “Main Play Mode” (page 23) The player plays the bookmarked tracks in the order of their track numbers To erase bookmarks 26 Sub Play Mode/Repeat Play1 Enter the menu and select “SubPMode” Indication Normal/(none) are played once.) 1 Track/1 Single-trackplay (A single track is played.) Shuffle/SHUF Shuffle play (All tracks in the selected Main random order.) A- (A-B between the selected points A and B are played repeatedly.) Listening to a section of a track repeatedly (A-BRepeat) “A-”flashes in the display 2 Press NENT at the starting point (A) Point A is entered and “B” flashes in the display 27 Searching for a track (Search)1 Enter the menu and select “Useful” - “Search” Display by Track search by track name by Group search by group name by Artist1) search by artist name by Album1) search by album name 3 If you select “by Track” in step 2, skip this step The selected track starts playing Notes Selecting the sound quality (6-BandEqualizer)1 While playing, enter the menu and select “Sound” - “Sound EQ” 28 HeavyPops Jazz Unique Custom1 Custom2 To modify and store the sound You can modify the sound and store the results in “Custom1” and “Custom2” 2 Press the 5-waycontrol key towards .or > to select the frequency 3 Turn the jog dial to adjust the level 4 After selecting the level, press NENT to enter the selection To cancel the setting Select “Normal” in step 29 Other operations30 Turning off the beep soundTo turn on the beep sound Storing the settings for individual discs (Disc Memory)To set the player so that disc settings are not stored Erasing the disc information 31 Starting the playback quickly (Quick Mode)1 Enter the menu and select “Option” - “QuickMode” To switch back to the normal setting Selects “Quick Off” in step 32 Selecting the disc mode (Disc Mode)1 Enter the menu and select “Option” - “Disc Mode” Adjusting the contrast of the display window (Contrast Adjustment)You can adjust the contrast of the display window 1 While the player is stopped, enter the menu and select “Option” - “Contrast” 33 Changing the operational direction of the displayTo turn the setting to normal 34 Using the player with a computer35 1 Insert a recordable disc into the player2 Make connections as follows 1Connect the dedicated USB cable to the player and to the computer 2Make sure the player is stopped and HOLD is released 3 Check the connections When the connections have been properly made, “PC – –MD”appears in the display 1 Make sure that “REC” is not displayed in the display window 2 Press x on the player “EJECT DISC OK” appears in the display 36 Storing non-audiodata to a discFor the storage space for each disc, refer to the next page 38 Additional information39 To protect a recorded disc40 SpecificationsAudio playing system Laser diode properties Recording and playback time Revolutions Error correction Sampling frequency Sampling rate converter Coding Modulation system Frequency response Outputs Maximum output (DC) Power requirements Operating temperature Battery operation time1) Dimensions Mass Optional accessories 41 Troubleshooting and explanations42 The edited tracksmay exhibit sound dropout during played in higher speed than normal playback search operations There is no R • There is no R-channeloutput if the cassette deck or an amplifier is channel sound connected with a monaural cord output when , Make sure to use a stereo connecting cord. If, however, the playing a track connected equipment is monaural, there will be no R-channel recorded from a sound output even with a stereo connecting cord cassette deck or through an amplifier, or when listening to sound or amplifier While using group function The group function does not operate some group-relatedmenu , Use a disc with group setting A track cannot be • This is due to the MiniDisc system limitations (in MD mode only) recorded to a new group. A new group cannot be created this time 43 While the player is connected to the computerThe player is not • The dedicated USB cable is not firmly connected recognized by the , Connect the dedicated USB cable firmly to the player and the computer • A USB hub is used , Connect the dedicated USB cable directly to the USB port of the • Network communication has failed , Disconnect the dedicated USB cable, wait at least 2 seconds, and dedicated USB cable again Even though the by the computer, it does not operate • You are using the player at a place with vibration , Use the player at a place with no vibration The player cannot • The SonicStage or MD Simple Burner software is active be used as a storage , Close the SonicStage or MD Simple Burner software device • A standard disc is inserted can be used as a storage media different from the your computer monitor • The minimum recordable time on a disc is normally 2 seconds in tracks that will fill stereo, 4 seconds in LP2 stereo mode, and 8 seconds in LP4 stereo up the remaining recording time on operation (in MD mode only) The disc size displayed on the the disc and other recording media. For details on the disc size, see same as the disc size printed on the disc 44 Others45 of the blank 60/74operation mode set in the “Disc Mode” menu is applied 80-minutestandard , Use the “Disc Mode” menu to change the operation mode as desired mode following formatting or the SonicStage software 46 MessagesMessage Meaning/Remedy 47 NO DISC• You tried to play or record with no disc in the player , Insert a disc MEMORY settings in the Disc Memory (page 30) NO NAME artist name information no artist name information NO TITLE album name information no album name information NO TRACK • You tried to play a disc with no recorded tracks PC – –MD • The player is connected to the computer PUSH STOP BUTTON player to a computer , Operation must be done only after pressing x and “SYSTEM FILE WRITING” has disappeared from the display READ ERROR • The player cannot read the disc information correctly , Reinsert the disc SYSTEM FILE WRITING memory to the disk , Wait until this process is completed. Do not expose the player to physical shock, nor disrupt power supply TEMP OVER • Heat has built up in the player REC STOP , Let the player cool down TOC DATA , Insert another disc 48 Explanations54 Installing55 Installing the software onto your computerBefore installing the software 1 Turn on your computer and start up Windows 2 Insert the supplied CD-ROMinto the CD drive of your computer 56 Click [Install SonicStage and MD SimpleBurner] Read the instructions carefully Was the installation successful If any trouble occurs during the installation, see “Troubleshooting” (page 74) 57 Using MD Simple Burner58 Recording using MD Walkman operations (Simple mode)3 Press and hold DOWNLOAD for 2 seconds or more on the MD Walkman To stop recording Setting the recording mode Recording first track only Setting when the CDDB has more than one item of information 59 Recording by computer operations (Standard mode)The window for recording all tracks on the CD CD icon Total time of the Album name (CD) Artist name (CD) [OPEN] [REC/STOP] To start recording all tracks on the CD as a new group, click here To stop recording, click [Stop] MD icon Recording mode drop down menu Net MD: LP2/LP4 Hi-MD: Hi-SP/Hi-LP/48kbps 60 The window for recording selected tracks from an audio CDTrack information [CONFIG] Click here to do the following: (CD) -Setthe CD-ROMdrive Total time of the Artist name selected tracks of CD You can change the [REC Disc name Album Title track name and track STOP] (MD) number [Get CD info] [New Group] (album name, track title Recording mode drop down menu track list [CLOSE] on page 59, click here CD operating section Use these controls to confirm the tracks on audio CD to be recorded [Erase] To select all tracks, click here Check boxes that you want to record 61 Using SonicStage62 4 If necessary, click to uncheck tracks you do not want to recordTo uncheck all boxes, click 5 If necessary, change the format and bit rate for audio CD recording 6 Click The recording of the tracks selected in step 4 starts Click 63 Transferring audio data from your computer to the MD WalkmanTransfer Destination list [Transfer] The My Library list [Transfer Mode] 1 Connect your MD Walkman to the computer 64 4 If necessary, change the transfer mode5 Click Transfer of the tracks selected in step 3 begins To stop transferring When transferring to a Hi-MDWalkman 65 Transferring back audio data from the MD Walkman to your computerTransfer Destination list Transferring from the MD Walkman back to your computer 4 Click in the middle of the screen 66 Importing tracks recorded on a Hi-MDWalkman* to your computerInsert recordable disc into the Walkman and 2Click [Transfer] Click the tracks you want to transfer in the 4Click in the middle of the screen The “Import” dialog box appears 5Specify the transfer destination in the dialog box 6Click “OK” The importing of the tracks selected in step 3 starts 67 To stop importing68 Using SonicStage HelpTo display SonicStage Help Click [Help] – [SonicStage Help] while SonicStage is running [SonicStage Help] 69 1Double click [Overview] in the left-sideframe2Click [About This Help File] 3Read the text 1Click [Search] to open the “Search” window 2Type in the words 3Click [List Topics] 4Click to select the desired item among those displayed 5Click [Display] 70 Referring to SonicStage HelpImporting audio data to the computer SonicStage Help Listening to audio data on the computer Managing and editing imported tracks 71 Backing up audio dataTroubleshooting When you want to know 72 Other information73 On copyright protection77 Index
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