Basic Operations

Playing an MD

2

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMS (PUSH ENTER)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

±￿

 

 

 

REC LEVEL

 

 

 

 

DISPLAY/CHAR SCROLL PLAY MODE REC MODE INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO

DIGITAL

 

 

POWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPEAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

)

MONO

ANALOG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

10

 

 

 

¤ EJECT

YES

á￿ P

p

r

PHONES

PHONE LEVEL

Adjust the

 

EDIT

 

 

 

TIMER

NO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC

 

 

 

headphone

REC OFF PLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIN

MAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

volume.

Connect the

4

headphones.

 

You can locate and play back a track while the deck is stopped

1Turn AMS (or press = or +) until the number of the track you want to play appears.

2Press AMS or á.

To use headphones

Connect them to PHONES jack. Use PHONE LEVEL to adjust the volume.

1

Turn on the amplifier and set the source selector to the position

for MD deck.

2

Press POWER.

The POWER indicator changes from red to green.

 

 

3

Insert an MD.

With the label side up

With the arrow pointing this way

4

Press á.

 

The deck starts playing. Adjust the volume on the amplifier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To

 

Do the following:

 

 

Stop playing

Press p.

 

 

Pause playing

Press P. Press the button again or press

 

 

á to resume playing.

 

 

Go to the next track

Turn AMS clockwise (or press +on

 

 

the remote).

 

 

Go to the preceding track

Turn AMS counterclockwise (or press

 

 

= on the remote).

 

 

Take out the MD

Press ¤EJECT after stopping playing.

 

 

 

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Sony MDS-JE500 operating instructions Playing an MD, Do the following

MDS-JE500 specifications

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