Sony MDS-503, MDS-B5, MDS-B6P 3

The following caution label is located inside the unit.

This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product.

The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the side of the unit.

For customers in Canada

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

Pour les utilisateurs au Canada

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

For the customers in the United Kingdom

WARNING

THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED

IMPORTANT

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:

Green-and-yellow: Earth

Blue:Neutral

Brown:Live

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured green-and-yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol Y or coloured green or green-and-yellow.

The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black.

The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red.

Contents

Page To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Page Page Table of Contents Chapter Overview Function of Parts and Controls Editing Functions Setup Menu Maintenance Appendix 1-1Features ATRAC (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding) data compression technology 74 minutes of playback or recording Direct track access Various playback functions NEXT TRACK SELECT function Single track play Playback display variations Rehearsal function RAM Edit function Track trimming function RS-232Cinterface Rack mounting compatibility Digital time meter Easy menu operations Page 2-1Front Panel 2-1Front Panel 6EJECT button 7DISPLAY button 8REHEARSAL button 9ENTER/YES button 2-2Rear Panel 2-21RearFrontPanel 6Ground connector Connects directly to ground 7AC IN connector IEC(958) IN/OUT connector 9PLAYBACK/RECORD level controls and MODE switch 2-3Remote Controller Installing batteries in the remote controller Page 3-1Precautions If trouble occurs AC power cord Condensation Connections Specifying an MDS-B5as the main, sub, or end deck Specifying the keyboard type 3-3Handling MiniDiscs Do not open the shutter to expose the disc Store MiniDiscs in a proper location Cleaning the MiniDisc Setting the analog input and output reference levels 4-1Selecting the Input Signal Recording track numbers automatically Recording Procedure Preventing accidental erasure To record in monoaural mode About the sampling rate converter Time-machinerecording Changing the information display during recording MD-relatedlimitations Adding a disc or track title 4-4Adding Disc and Track Titles Erasing a disc or track title To do direct ATRAC data copy To perform error checking only 4-6Restrictions on Digital Copying Track mode data recorded to a disc during recording Page 5-1Overview of Playback Procedures Cueing before playback (AUTO mode) Checking the playback starting point (CUE STDBY) 5-58 -Starting2PlaybackPlaybackProceduresInstantly (Multi-AccessFunction) 5-2-3Playing a Single Track Only 5-2-4Rehearsal Playback To select single-track-playback mode Locating Track Locating a specific track from the front panel Locating a specific track using the remote controller Specifying Next Play mode Changing the display information during playback Display information during Program Play and Instant Playback 5-5Playing Tracks Repeatedly To select Repeat Play mode To play only one track repeatedly Program Play To select Program Play mode To play an entire program repeatedly To make a program To specify track numbers using the numeric buttons To select Shuffle Play mode To repeat Shuffle Play 5-8Starting Playback Instantly (Multi-AccessFunction) To specify the Multi-Accessfunction To start Multi-Accessplayback To specify tracks for Multi-Accessplayback Storing the beginning of a track To select variable-speedplayback mode Page 6-1Overview of Editing Functions To select an editing mode To undo the last editing operation 6-2Erasing Tracks (Erase Function) To erase a single track To erase a single track using the remote controller To erase all tracks on an MD To divide a recorded track To divide a recorded track using the remote controller To divide a recorded track during rehearsal playback To combine tracks To combine tracks using the remote controller 6-5Moving Recorded Tracks (Move Function) To move tracks To move tracks using the remote controller To enter the title of a disc or track To erase a title To erase all titles on a disc To copy a title To mark a cue point during rehearsal playback Marking the Cue Point To mark a cue point To erase a cue point To erase all cue points To trim the beginning of a track To trim a track during Rehearsal playback To erase the trimming specification at the beginning of a track To erase all head-trimmingspecifications on a disc To trim the end of a track To trim the end of a track during Rehearsal playback To erase a trimming specification at the To erase all end-trimmingspecifications end of a track on a disc Page 7-1The Overview of the Setup Menu Setting items of the setup menu To set the items for the LevelSync function 7-3Setting Up for Timer-ActivatedFunction To set the timer-activatedfunction To set the playback resume mode 7-5Setting the RS-232CInterface To set up for RS-232Cinterface the Auto Cue Function Setting Up the AUTO CUE function 7-7Setting the Rehearsal Playback Function Setting the rehearsal playback function the EOM Function To set the EOM function 7-9Reading the Hours Meter To display the digital hours meter Disabling the buttons on the front panel 8-1Cleaning and Reset Switch About the reset switch 8-2Display Messages Messages during specifying tracks for program playback and multi-accessfunction Messages during recording Messages during editing the MD Other messages Menu Item List The Setup menu The Edit menu Pin Assignments for REMOTE (25P) connector For front panel buttons For auto signal output For instant playback (Multi-Accessfunction) For edit operations RS-232CProtocol Synchronous mode between MDS-B5and the personal computer Communication with the RS-232Cinterface terminal on the personal computer side Connection of connectors Timing chart Transmission rate Command transmission format Examples of command Primary RS-232C-controllablefunctions supported by the MDS-B5 2 Functions not supported Page Command Descriptions Command Descriptions Notes on the RECORD STANDBY status Note on the TRACK ERASE command DIVIDE CUE MOVE TRACK LOCATE TRACK No. LOCATE TRACK No. LOCATE POINT PRESET PGM TRACK No. PRESET MULTI ACCESS PRESET NEXT AMS SET PGM MODE SET MULTI ACCESS SET AUTO PAUSE, AUTO CUE SELECT AUTO DISPLAY SELECT END OF MESSAGE TIME LEVEL SYNC RECORD SELECT PLAY MODE SELECT TIMER PLAY SELECT REPEAT MODE SELECT REC MODE SELECT KILL LOCAL MODE SELECT SWITCH ENABLE SELECT (KILL LOCAL function) MECHA STATUS SENSE TRACK No. STATUS SENSE DISC STATUS SENSE CURRENT TRACK NAME SENSE CURRENT TOTAL REMAIN TIME SENSE CURRENT TRACK REMAIN TIME SENSE TOTAL TRACK No., TOTAL TIME SENSE HOUR METER SENSE TRACK NAME IN ERROR SENSE REQUEST CAUTION SENSE REQUEST ILLEGAL SENSE REQUEST ERROR SENSE POWER ON STATUS MODE CHANGE STATUS CUE POINT STATUS RETURN INFORMATION RETURN TRACK No. LOCATE POINT PGM TRACK No. RETURN NEXT AMS RETURN AUTO DISPLAY RETURN LEVEL SYNC RECORD RETURN TIMER PLAY RETURN AUDIO INPUT SELECT RETURN PLAY MODE RETURN REPEAT MODE RETURN REC MODE RETURN KILL LOCAL MODE RETURN SWITCH ENABLE RETURN (KILL LOCAL function) MECHA STATUS RETURN DISC NAME RETURN CURRENT TRACK TIME RETURN CURRENT TRACK NAME CURRENT TOTAL REMAIN TIME RETURN CURRENT TRACK REMAIN TIME RETURN TOTAL TRACK No., TOTAL TIME RETURN HOUR METER RETURN ERROR SENSE RETURN CAUTION SENSE RETURN SpecifiSpecificationsations General Laser characteristics Digital audio signal format Input connectors Audio characteristics Supplied accessories Page Index