Sony MDS-E12 operating instructions Notes on Recording

Operations you may want to do during recording

To	Press
Stop recording	x
Pause recording	7
Resume recording after	7
Eject the MD	after stopping recording A

Changing display during recording

Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR (DISPLAY) repeatedly. For the contents of display, see “Using the Display Window” on page 12.

When you pause recording

The track number increases by one. For example, if you pause recording while recording track 4, the track number will be 5 when you resume recording.

To prevent accidental erasure of the recorded material

To make it impossible to record on an MD, slide the record-protect tab in the direction of the arrow (see illustration below) to open the slot. To enable recording, close the slot.

Record-protect tab

Slide in the direction of arrow

zYou can play the tracks you have just recorded

Press 7 or AMS immediately after stopping recording.

The recorder starts to play from the first track of the material just recorded.

zYou can play from the first track of the MD after recording 1 Press x again after stopping recording.

2 Press 7

The recorder starts to play from the first track of the MD.

Notes

•You can’t record over existing material when Shuffle Play (page 32), Program Play (page 33), or Multi-access Play (page 34) has been selected. “Impossible” appears in the display at this time.

Notes on Recording

When “ Protected” is displayed

The MD is record-protected. To record on the MD, slide the tab to close the slot (see “To prevent accidental erasure of the recorded material” on page 19).

When the record-protect slot is closed and recording is possible, “Protected” may be displayed and recording may not be possible. In this case, press z (record) again to enable recording.

When “Din Unlock” flashes

•The digital component selected with the INPUT selector is not connected correctly. Connect the component correctly.

•The selected digital component is not turned on. Turn on the component.

Marking track numbers depends on the program source to be recorded.

•When the CD or MD is a program source and they are recorded through the digital input connector, track numbers are marked similarly with the CD or MD as the program source. However, only one track number may be marked on the recorded portion as below.

-A portion recorded by repeating the same track of the same disc (by one track repeat)

-A portion recorded by continuing the same track number of a different disc

When the MD is the program source, a number for a track of 4 seconds or less may not be marked.

•If the sampling frequency of the input connector changes when the DAT tape is a program source and it is recorded through the digital input connector, track numbers are changed automatically.

When TOC indicator flashes

Do not turn off the recorder, disconnect the AC power, or move the recorder when recording on the MD because the recording will be lost. If you turn off the recorder or disconnect the AC power immediately after recording, the recording will be lost.

When PLAY MODE is “PROGRAM,” “SHUFFLE,” or “M.ACCESS” (pages 32, 33, 34)

PLAY MODE changes automatically to “CONTINUE” and recording pauses.

When ”Cannot Copy” flashes

The mini-disc recorder conforms to the Serial Copy Management System. MDs recorded through the digital input connector cannot be copied to other MDs through the digital output connector (page 65).

Recording on MDs

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