Creating Your Own Program (Program Play)

You can specify the playback order of the tracks on an MD and create your own programs containing up to 25 tracks.

AMS±

 

PLAY MODE

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6

 

 

 

CONTINUE

 

 

 

PROGRAM

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

 

 

buttons

>25

 

 

 

CLEAR

 

 

 

 

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1Press PLAY MODE repeatedly (or PROGRAM once) until “PROGRAM” appears in the display when the recorder is stopped.

2Carry out either a) or b):

a)When using the remote

Press the number buttons to enter the tracks you want to program in the order you want. To program a track with a number over 25, use the >25 button (see page 16).

If you’ve made a mistake

Press CLEAR, then press the correct number button.

b)When using the controls on the recorder

1Turn AMS until the track number you want appears in the display.

2Press AMS.

3Repeat Step 2 to enter other tracks. Each time you enter a track, the total program time is calculated and appears in the display.

4Press · to start Program Play.

To cancel Program Play

When the recorder is stopped, press PLAY MODE repeatedly (or CONTINUE once) until “PROGRAM” disappears.

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Playing MDs

You can program the same track repeatedly

While the track number appears in the display, press

AMS as many times as you want to repeat.

The program remains even after Program Play ends

When you press ·, you can play the same program again.

Notes

The program created by the Program Play Function is lost when you press §EJECT to take out the MD.

The program created by the Program Play Function is lost when you turn off the recorder or disconnect the AC power cord.

The display shows “- -m - -s” instead of the total playing time when the total playing time of the program exceeds 160 minutes.

Checking the track order

You can check the order of tracks in your program during playback or playback pause.

Turn AMS (or press = or +) during playback or playback pause. The track numbers appear in the order they were programmed.

Changing the track order

You can change the order of the tracks in your program before you start playing.

To

Do the following:

 

 

Erase the last track in the

Press CLEAR. Each time you

program

press this button, the last

 

track will be cleared.

 

 

Add tracks to the end of the

Carry out Steps 2 and 3 in

program

“Creating Your Own

 

Program.”

 

 

Change the whole program

1 Press PLAY MODE (or

completely

press CONTINUE) so that

 

“PROGRAM” disappears

 

while the recorder is

 

stopped.

 

2 Carry out Steps 1 to 3 in

 

“Creating Your Own

 

Program.”

 

 

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Sony MDS-E52 manual Creating Your Own Program Program Play, Checking the track order, Changing the track order

MDS-E52 specifications

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