Mini Disc System Limitations, Troubleshooting | Sharp MD-M3H

MINI DISC SYSTEM LIMITATIONS

Even if the maximum recording time of a	In the MD system, the delimiter of the recording area on an
MiniDisc has not been reached, “TOC	MD is programme in a TOC. If partial erasing, recording and
FULL” may be displayed.	editing are repeated several times, TOC information will fill
	up, even though the number of tracks has not reached the
	limit (255 tracks), and further recording will be impossible. (If
	you use the all erase function, this MD can be used from the
	beginning.)
Even if the maximum recording time of a	If there is any flaw on the MiniDisc, that part is automatically
MiniDisc has not been reached, “DISC	excluded from the space available for recording. Therefore,
FULL” may be displayed.	the recording time becomes shorter.
Even if several short tracks are erased,	When the remaining recording time of a disc is displayed,
the remaining rec-ording time may not	short tracks less than 12 seconds long may not be included
show an increase.	in the total.
Two tracks may not be combined in edit-	For MiniDiscs on which repeated recording and editing op-
ing.	erations were per-formed,the COMBINE function may not
	work.
	A track recorded from a CD (digital recording) and a track
	recorded from a radio or other equipment (analogue record-
	ing) cannot be combined.
The total of the recorded time and time	A cluster (about 2 seconds) is normally the minimum unit of
remaining on a disc may not add up to	recording. So, even if a track is less than 2 seconds long, it
the maximum possible recording time.	will use about 2 seconds of space on the disc. Therefore, the
	time actually available for recording may be less thanthe re-
	maining time displayed.
	If there are scratches on discs, those sections will be auto-
	matically avoided (norecording will be placed in those sec-
	tions). Therefore, the recording time will be reduced.
If recorded tracks are fast reversed or fast	An MD which has been recorded or edited repeatedly may
forwarded, the sound may skip.	skip during fast reverse or fast forward.

TROUBLESHOOTING

■If a problem occurs

If this unit functions abnormally during operation, first check the following items. If the unit continues to function abnormally, or if an abnormality appears other than listed below, set this unit to the stnad-by mode and discon- nect the AC power plug, then consult your SHARP dealer or service personnel.

General

Symptom	Possible cause			Remedy
● The clock is wrong.	● Did a power failure occur?			● Try setting it again.
● When a button is pressed, the unit				● Set this unit to the stand-by
does not respond.				mode and then turn it back on.
				Then, retry the operation.
● No sound is heard.	● Is the volume level is set to “0”?			● Increase the volume level.
	● Are the headphones connected?			● Disconnect the headphones.
	● Are the speaker wires disconnected?			● Connect the wires securely.

● Radios make unusual noise or the	● When a radio or TV which uses an			● It is recommended that you use
picture on the TV screen is dis-	indoor aerial is placed near the unit,			an external aerial.
torted.	the picture on the TV screen may be
	distorted or the radio may not func-
	tion properly.

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Sharp MD-M3H Mini Disc System Limitations, Troubleshooting, If a problem occurs, General, Symptom Possible cause Remedy

Contents

MD-M3H Contents A9903.YT Terms of Guarantee Special Notes Service Information General AccessoriesPrecautions Volume control Rear panel Names of Controls and IndicatorsFront panel Speaker section 16 17 18 19 20 21Display window MD/CD Section Remote control Speaker connection Preparation for USEAerial connection Placing the system Removing the speaker grilles Connecting the AC power leadDemo mode Speaker cushion To change the brightness of the dis Remote controlPrecautions for battery use Play To change the clock time Setting the ClockTo change the time display mode To see the time display Pre-programmed equalizer Surround VolumeSound Control Extra bass X-BASS To stop playback Compact Disc OperationCD playback To interrupt playback To remove a MiniDisc Minidisc OperationMD playback Cue and review Convenient CD and MD OperationApss Auto Program Search Sys- tem Repeat and random play To check which tracks are programmed To cancel the ApmsApms Automatic Programmable Music Selector To clear the programmed selections Time Switching the time displayChanging the display during MD playback Press the ON/STAND-BY button to enter the stand- by mode TuningManual tuning Auto tuning Preset memory scan Preset tuning PTY Display ModeInformation provided by RDS Test Alarm None To stop the Aspm operation before it is complete To erase all of the contents of preset memoryAspm Auto Station Program Memory To cancel the station select operation Page If you have selected the traffic programme To manually recall the stations stored in memory To switch the displayPresetx W Meaning Checking the stand-by mode settingTo cancel the EON stand-by mode About the Ptyi Dynamic PTY Indicator EON-TI When in the EON stand-by mode, press the EON button TP indicator TA indicator Meaning About the TP and TA indicators Disc writing TOC About track numbers RecordingDifferences from tape recordings To stop recording To cancel the operationRecording from a CD onto a MiniDisc One-Touch Editing To check the remaining time available for recording CD0MD Edit High /NORMAL To record without using One-Touch EditingApms recording Recording is performed as a single track Recording from the built-in radio onto a MiniDiscTo record the track number whilst record- ing Type of characters used EditingWhat the editing function can do Press the Enter button to enter the character To create a disc nameTo erase a disc name Within 10 seconds, press the Enter button To erase a track name To create a track name Example To change Besut to Best To change disc names and track namesTo add a character Name TOC Edit Enter Clear Combine When both tracks have a nameDivide Example MoveTo combine two non-contiguous tracks To erase all of the tracks at once EraseAll Erase To erase tracks one at a time Timer playback Timer Operation Timer recording To use sleep and timer recording in com- bination Simultaneous sleep and timer op- erationTo cancel the sleep operation To use sleep and timer playback in combi- nation Headphones Using External UnitsConnecting external units Manual recording Listening to sound from an exter- nal unit What is a MINIDISC? Mini Disc System Limitations TroubleshootingIf a problem occurs Symptom Possible cause Remedy Radio reception Symptom Possible causeCD Playback MD recording and playback When an error message is displayed, proceed as follows Error Messages Care of compact discs Resetting the Microcom Maintenance PuterExternal care Specifications Memo