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Table of Contents

Welcome ! .................................................... 1
Important cautions ....................................... 1
For safe use, observe the following ............. 1
Parts Index ........................................... 3
Front panel.............................................. 3
Display.................................................... 3
Remote control unit ................................ 4
Setting up the System ........................ 5
Supplied accessories .................................... 5
Remote control batteries .............................. 5
Operating the remote control unit................ 5
Connection................................................... 6
Turning the Power On and Off............ 7
Power On ..................................................... 7
Power Off..................................................... 7
Playback............................................... 8
Continuous playback ................................... 8
Using the display mode ............................. 10
Program playback ...................................... 10
Random playback ...................................... 12
Repeat playback......................................... 13
Recording .......................................... 14
Recording operation .................................. 14
Editing Functions.............................. 17
MD editing functions................................. 17
Dividing a track (DIVIDE)........................ 19
Joining tracks (JOIN) ................................ 20
Moving a track (MOVE) ........................... 22
Erasing a track (ERASE) ........................... 23
Erasing all tracks in an MD
(ALL ERASE) ...................................... 25
Assigning the disc title and track titles ...... 26
COMPU LINK ..................................... 30
Linked Operation of the Other Optional
Components (Compu Link).................. 30
TEXT COMPU LINK ........................... 31
Rule on Digital Copying.................... 33
SCMS (Serial Copy Management System).. 33
About MD (Mini Disc) ........................ 34
Role of the cartridge .................................. 34
Two disc types ........................................... 34
ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform
Acoustic Coding).................................. 35
Sound skip guard memory......................... 35
UTOC (User Table Of Contents) ............... 35
Handling MDs .................................... 36
MD Messages .................................... 37
MD Restrictions................................. 38
Troubleshooting ................................ 39
Specifications..................... Back cover
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