NH1-MZRecorder MiniDisc Portable
Operating Instructions
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture
Caution
Information
For customers who purchased this product in the USA
Declaration of Conformity
Trade Name: SONY
Model No.: MZ-NH1
Responsible Party: Sony Electronics
Inc
Notice for users
On the supplied software
Page
Before recording
Viewing various information
Recording from a microphone
Recording from a TV or radio (Analog Recording)
Selecting the recording mode
Searching for a track (Search)
Troubleshooting and explanations
Transferring back audio data from the MD Walkman to your computer
About available functions and supplied manuals
Using the recorder while it is connected to a computer
Software Operation (pages 98 to 122)
SonicStage Help
This is an online help that you can view on your computer screen
Notes on the “Software Operation” section
Checking the supplied accessories
AC power adaptor (1)
Battery charging stand (1)
Headphones/earphones (1)
Dedicated USB cable (1)
Looking at controls
The display window of the recorder
The headphones/earphones with a remote control
ADisplay window
BJog lever (NX • ENTER
Operation Function
Press NX • play, pause, enter
The display window of the remote control
Getting started
3Make connections and unlock the controls
1Connect the headphones/earphones
with the remote control to i/LINE OUT
the arrow (.) on the recorder or the
For models supplied with the AC plug adaptor
Notes
When to charge the rechargeable battery
Battery life1)
Hi-MDmode (When using a 1GB Hi- MD disc)
Recording a disc right away
2Insert a recordable disc
1Slide OPEN to open the lid
3Place the recorder on the battery charging stand
3Confirm the operation mode
•When using a 1GB Hi-MDdisc, the operation mode will only be Hi-MD
Disc condition
Operation mode
Blank disc
4Record a disc
1Select and pause the sound source to be recorded
“REC” and the REC lamp light up and recording starts
4Play the source you want to record
Press
If the recording does not start
To know the recording condition
REC LED
condition
While recording
Playing a disc right away
Operation on the recorder
Operation on the remote
control
Press X. Press X again to
Press the jog lever (NX •
Using menus
On the recorder
List of menus
Menus of the remote control
Menu
Site
page
Page
Menus of the recorder
Various ways of recording
Page
Recording from a microphone
1 Connect the stereo microphone to the MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack
2 Press and slide zREC to start recording
To select microphone sensitivity
Sens High: When recording a soft sound or a sound with a normal volume
To change the microphone recording level adjustment mode
Recording from a TV or radio (Analog Recording)
Selecting the recording mode
Hi-LP
• Approx. 2,040
When recording on a disc used in MD mode
mode1)
time3)
Adjusting the recording level manually
1 While pressing X, press and slide zREC
The recorder stands by for recording
2 Enter the menu and select “REC Set”
3 Play the source
Adding track marks while recording
Adding track marks manually
Adding track marks automatically (Auto Time Mark)
To cancel Time Mark
Select “Off” in step
Using the group function when recording
What is the group function
What is a disc with group settings
To create a new group automatically when recording
To record without creating a new group
To start/stop recording in sync with the sound source (Synchro-recording)
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Various ways of playback
Selecting the play mode
•Main play mode: selects the playback unit, such as tracks or groups
•Sub play mode: selects the type of play
•Repeat play: selects Repeat play
Playing tracks in Main play mode
Playing tracks in normal mode (Normal Play)
2 When selecting a track out of a group, skip this step
A list of the tracks in the selected group appears in the display
Playing tracks in a group (Group Play)
A list of the groups on a disc appears
Listening to tracks of a selected album (Album Play) (in Hi-MDmode only)
A list of the albums on the disc appears in alphabetical order
A list of the tracks in the selected album appears in recorded order
Listening to selected tracks only (Bookmark Play)
To bookmark the tracks
You can program up to 64 tracks
Listening to tracks or groups in a desired sequence (Program Play)
You can listen to tracks or groups in a desired sequence
Programming tracks (Track Program)
3 Do steps 2 to 4 of “Searching for a track (Search)” (page 48)
Searching for a track (Search)
1 Enter the menu and select “Useful” - “Search”
by Track
search by track name
by Group
Adjusting the sound (Virtual-Surround• 6- Band Equalizer)
V-SUR (Virtual-SurroundVPT Acoustic Engine)
Provides 4 kinds of virtual surround conditions
6-BANDEQUALIZER
Provides 6 different sound qualities
stom1
To cancel the setting
To modify and store the sound
Changing playback speed (Speed Control)
To return to normal speed
Connecting to a stereo system (LINE OUT)
2 Enter the menu and select “Useful” - “Audio Out”
Editing recorded tracks
The character palette has the following configuration
For the Asian, African and tourist models
•Capital and small letters of the English alphabet
•Symbols
A maximum of about 27,000 characters In MD mode:
2 Select one of the following, and then press the jog dial
Title
“Track”
Group name
“Group”
Functions
Operation1)
To move the cursor to
Slide the jog
the right or left in the
Assigning tracks or groups as a new group (Group Set)
4 Label a group (see “Adding titles (Title)” (page 53))
Moving recorded tracks or groups (Move)
You can change the order of the recorded tracks or groups
Releasing a group setting (Group Release)
1 Select a group that you want to release and check the contents (see page 45)
2 Press
2 Turn the jog dial until the destination track number flashes in the display
3 Press the jog dial to enter the selection
The track moves to the selected destination track
Moving a track in a disc with group setting
1Do step 1 of “Changing the order of a track on a disc” (page 58)
Erasing tracks and the entire disc (Erase)
You can erase unnecessary tracks or all tracks on a disc
When erasing tracks that have been transferred from the computer
If the tracks were transferred in
To erase a track
To erase a group
You can erase tracks in a selected group
1 Select a group you want to erase and check the contents (see page 45)
3 Enter the menu and select “Edit” - “Erase” - “Group Erase”
4 Press the jog dial to erase the group
Dividing a track (Divide)
Dividing a track directly
Adjusting the dividing point before dividing a track (Divide Rehearsal)
1 While playing, press T MARK for 2 seconds or more
To add track marks while recording (except while synchro-recording)
Combining tracks (Combine)
2 Find the track mark by pressing the 5- way control key towards FR slightly
3 Press T MARK to erase the mark
Formatting the disc (Format)
You can use this function only when using a disc in Hi-MDmode
Disc
After disc formatting
type
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Other operations
Turning off the beep sound
You can turn off/on the beep sound on the recorder and the remote control
1 Enter the menu and select “Option” - “Beep”
To turn on the beep sound
Select “Beep On” in step
Storing the settings for individual discs (Disc Memory)
The following setting can be stored:
•Program play
•Bookmark
•“Custom1” and “Custom2” settings of 6-BandEqualizer
Starting the playback quickly (Quick Mode)
If you will not use the recorder for a long time
Select “Quick Off” in step
You can minimize battery drain while the recorder is not being used
1 Enter the menu and select “Option” - “QuickMode”
Adjusting the contrast of the display window (Contrast Adjustment)
You can adjust the contrast of the display window on the remote control
Changing the operational direction of the display
1 Enter the menu and select “Option” - “Jog Dial”
To turn the setting to normal
Setting the clock
The digits of the year flash
2 Change the current year by turning the jog dial, and then press the dial
The digit of the month flashes
3 Repeat step 2 to enter the current month, date, hour, and minute
Using the recorder with a computer
1 Insert a recordable disc into the recorder
3 Check the connections
To disconnect the dedicated USB cable
1 Make sure that the REC lamp on the recorder is not lit
2 Press x on the recorder
Storing non-audiodata to a disc
For the storage space for each disc, refer to the next page
Disc type
Total size
Disc management
Free space
space1)2)
Additional information
On the MiniDisc cartridge
On cleaning
On battery
On mechanical noise
To protect a recorded disc
Specifications
Audio playing system
Laser diode properties
Recording and playback time (Refer to page 94 for details)
Revolutions
Inputs1)
Outputs
Maximum output (DC)2)
Power requirements
Operating temperature
Troubleshooting and explanations
While recording
The lid does not open
• The lid does not open until “SYSTEM FILE WRITING”
after recording
disappears in the display
“TRACK FULL”
Page
There is no R-channel
sound output when
connected with a monaural cord
, Make sure to use a stereo connecting cord. If, however, the
sound output even with a stereo connecting cord
While using group function
not operate
select some group-relatedmenu
, Use a disc with group setting
A track cannot be
You cannot transfer
audio data from your
mode. When you transfer a track from your computer, the
the remaining recording
time on the disc
• The lid is not firmly closed
• Moisture has condensed inside the recorder
, Take the disc out and leave the recorder in a warm place for
several hours until the moisture evaporates
• The AC power adaptor is not firmly connected
Messages
Message
Meaning/Remedy
DATA SAVE
• The recorder is writing information to the system file, such as the
recorded data or editing information
, Wait until the message disappears from the display
DC IN TOO
• You selected bookmark play without setting bookmarks
BOOKMARKED
, Set bookmarks (page 46)
TRACK
NO DIGITAL
PUSH STOP
BUTTON
the recorder to a computer
, Operation must be done only after pressing x and “SYSTEM FILE
WRITING” has disappeared from the display
• You tried to record in the middle of a protected track that has been
NO REC
transferred from the computer
mode with the MD Simple Burner software
a track that was recorded in Hi-MDmode with the MD Simple
Explanations
About Hi-MD
About ATRAC3plus
“Hi-MDmode” and “MD mode”
About Linear PCM
List of the recording time for each disc
When using a disc in Hi-MDmode
When recording on the
Recording time1)
recorder
When using a disc in MD mode
mode on the
When transferring from the
computer
Note on digital recording
Restrictions on the editing of tracks transferred from your computer
About the DSP TYPE-Sfor ATRAC/ATRAC3
Suppressing the skips of the sound (G-PROTECTION)
Difference between digital (optical) and analog (line) inputs
Difference
Digital (optical) input
Analog (line) input
Connectable
What you can do with MD Simple Burner
MD Walkman
Audio CD
What you can do with SonicStage
ImportTransfer
Basic operational flow using an MD Walkman
Installing
Installing the software onto your computer
Before installing the software
1 Turn on your computer and start up Windows
2 Insert the supplied CD-ROMinto the CD drive of your computer
Click [Install SonicStage and MD Simple
Burner]
Read the instructions carefully
Was the installation successful
Using MD Simple Burner
Recording using MD Walkman operations (Simple mode)
3 Press and slide zREC on the MD Walkman
To stop recording
Setting the recording mode
Recording first track only
Recording by computer operations (Standard mode)
The window for recording all tracks on the CD
[REC/STOP]
To start recording all tracks on the CD as a new group, click here
To stop recording, click [Stop]
The window for recording selected tracks from an audio CD
Track information
[CONFIG]
(CD)
Artist name
Using SonicStage
4 If necessary, click to uncheck tracks you do not want to record
To uncheck all boxes, click
5 If necessary, change the format and bit rate for audio CD recording
6 Click
The recording of the tracks selected in step 4 starts
Transferring audio data from your computer to the MD Walkman
Transfer Destination list
[Transfer]
The My Library list
[Transfer Mode]
4 If necessary, change the transfer mode
5 Click
Transfer of the tracks selected in step 3 begins
To stop transferring
When transferring to a Hi-MDWalkman
Transferring back audio data from the MD Walkman to your computer
Transfer
Destination list
Transferring from the MD Walkman back to your computer
4 Click in the middle of the screen
Importing tracks recorded on a Hi-MDWalkman* to your computer
Insert recordable disc into the
Click the tracks you want to transfer in the
4Click in the middle of the screen
The “Import” dialog box appears
To stop importing
Using SonicStage Help
To display SonicStage Help
Click [Help] – [SonicStage Help] while SonicStage is running
[SonicStage Help]
1Double click [Overview] in the left-sideframe
2Click [About This Help File]
3Read the text
1Click [Search] to open the “Search” window
2Type in the words
Referring to SonicStage Help
Importing audio data to the computer
Listening to audio data on the computer
Managing and editing imported tracks
Backing up audio data
Troubleshooting
When you want to know
Other information
On copyright protection
Restrictions on audio content
1Check the symptoms in this “Troubleshooting” section
2Check the symptoms in SonicStage Help when you use SonicStage
3If the problem cannot be solved after checking the above references
The software cannot be installed onto your computer
Problem
Using a MD Walkman connected to the computer
CDDB 100
