Sony MDS-E12 Exterior dimensions

Additional Information

430

482 44

265

ANALOG(BAL)

OUTPUT

LEVEL

LINR L

010

OUT

ANALOG(UNBAL)

ANALOG

INPUT

LEVEL

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

PARALLEL RELAY

REMOTE

OUT IN

RS-232C

+4dBu-10dBu

CTRL-S

PUSH PUSH

290

Exterior dimensions

Units: mm

Rack mounting

This recorder can be rack mounted on a standard EIA 19-

inch rack. After removing the four feet, the unit can be

mounted in a rack.

To remove the for feet attached to the bottom of the

recorder, use a pair of tweezers or similar tool to remove

the plastic pin set at the center of each foot. The feet can be

detached after the pin has been removed.

Contents

Main MDS-E12 Operating Instructions WARNING Notice for the Customers in the United Kingdom IMPORTANT CAUTION ATTENTION Setting the voltage selector (voltage selector equipped models only) Z z T ABLE OF Location and Function of Parts......... 5 Getting Started ................................14 Recording on MDs ............................18 Playing MDs ......................................27 Page Preparation 11 2 3 4 5 789q;q a qs6 qd qf qg qk ql wa ws wd wfqhqj w; Front Panel Descriptions Rear of the Recorder qf 1 2 6 9 q; qa qs qd7 83 45 Remote Descriptions Page Display Window Discriptions 2341 58 9q;qa6 7 Page Coax-12.0dB No Name Tr 16 3m05s FS 44.1KHz Page Getting Started Getting Started Hooking Up the Audio Components CTRL-S COAXIAL ANALOG(UNBAL) ANALOG(BAL) 3Connect the power cord. Watching the clock Z YYYY MM DD Checking the recording time Z 1 MM DD YYYY Date Time DD MM YYYY Date Time Setting the Clock Recording on MDs Recording on an MD Notes on Recording Recording for long times 1 3 4 6 Adjusting the Recording Level 1 l L t Recording Tips Monitoring the input signal (Input Monitor) 1 2 3 Erasing blank portions automatically (Smart Space/Auto Cut) Marking Track Numbers While Recording (Track Marking) Marking track numbers manually (Manual Track Marking) 4 Marking track numbers automatically (Automatic Track Marking) 1 Starting Recording With 6 Seconds of Prestored Audio Data (Time Machine Recording) 1 2 3 Synchro-recording With the Audio Component of Your Choice ( Music Synchro-recording ) Z 1 2 Page Playing MDs Playing an MD Page Playing a Specific Track Locating a track with AMS* Playing a track by entering the track number Z 1 2 6 3m28s 1 3 5 6 NextNo Name Tr Playing Tracks Repeatedly (Repeat Play) Repeating all the tracks on the MD (Repeat All Play) Z Repeating the current track (Repeat 1 Play) Z Repeating a specitic portion within a track (Repeat A-B Play) Z 1 Playing Tracks in Random Order (Shuffle Play) Z 1 Creating Your Own Program (Program Play) 3S 12m27s Programming the tracks /6 8 10 0/ 4 6 0m00s No 1-- 0 Tr Tr No 1-- 6 3m28s 6 7 Memorizing Multi-access play Z 00f 2 4m09s Returning to the Specified Point (Locate Play) To mark the desired point (MARK) 1 3m43s04f -Rehearsal- 3 4 To locate the marked point Making Track Play Start Soon (Auto Cue) 1 2 3 Changing Playback Speed (Variable Speed Play) 2 4m09s Tr 10 %DREAM . Editing Recorded MDs This chapter explains the various editing methods that are available. Before you start editing RAM editing and DISC editing To select RAM editing Erasing Tracks (ERASE) Erasing a single track (ERASE) 3 4 Erasing all tracks on an MD (ALL ERASE) 2 3 Erasing a portion of a track (A-B Erase) 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 5 Combining Tracks (COMBINE) Combining two tracks (COMBINE) Combining consecutive tracks (Multi track combine) 2 5 Moving Tracks (MOVE) Dividing Tracks (DIVIDE) Dividing a track after selecting a track 4 5 Dividing a track after selecting the dividing point A Nm In Tr21 6 D 7 D 8 9 Naming a track or MD using the remote Z 1 3 5 Copying the same name to all tracks and disc. (Name All Copy) 2 3 5 Adding date and time to the name of recorded tracks (Auto Calender) 1 Renaming a track or MD Z 2 3 4 Erasing a track or disc name (Name Erase) Erasing all names on the MD (Name All Erase) Changing Recorded Level after Recording (S.F Edit) Changing the level of a whole track Level -2dB 1 2 1 2 3 5 7 1 2 Other Functions This chapter explains other useful functions that are available on the MD recorder. Fade IN and Fade Out Z Fade-in Play and Fade-in Recording Fade-out Play and Fade-out Recording Notification of the track end and the disc end (End Of Track/Disc) 2 3 Using a Timer Playing an MD using a timer 1 6 7 Rear Panel Terminal Functions This chapter provides information on the functions of the control and remote rear panel terminals. Control terminal functions Control terminal (CTRL-S) Mini-jack type Remote Terminal Functions 3 5 6 7 Relay Recording 3 5 6 7 Cabling for Relay Parallel Input-Output RS-232C Operating the MD Recorder Using a Keyboard Setting the keyboard Connecting a keyboard to the MD recorder Selecting keyboard type Naming a Track or MD Using the Keyboard Short cut to the naming procedure 1 2 3 Operating the Recorder Through the Keyboard Operations using the US or JP keyboards Operations using the 10-key pad Assigning Characters to Keyboard Keys Assigning a character 1 2 3 Keyboard Operations (English Keyboard Layout) AMS( ) Home Enter PgDn Additional Information System Limitations Guide to the Serial Copy Management System Trouble shooting Self-Diagnosis Function Display Messages Specifications Exterior dimensions Setup Menu Table Edit Menu Table Last Mode Memory