Operating Instructions
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture
Caution
Information
For customers in Canada only
Notice for users
On the supplied software
Before recording
Viewing various information
Recording from a microphone
Recording from a TV or radio (Analog Recording)
Selecting the recording mode
Editing recorded tracks
Other operations
Using the recorder with a computer
Additional information
Troubleshooting and explanations
Transferring back audio data from the MD Walkman to your computer
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About available functions and supplied manuals
Using the recorder while it is connected to a computer
Software Operation (pages 86 to 110)
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)
Remote control (1)
Dedicated USB cable (1) NH-7WMAANickel metal hydride rechargeable battery (1)
Optical cable (except Canada and Mexico models) (1)
Looking at controls
LLINE IN (OPT) jack
NHOLD switch
O i (headphones/earphones) jack
The display window of the recorder
BSYNC (synchro-recording)indication
Hi-MD/MD
DREC indication
EBattery indication
The headphones/earphones with a remote control
Getting started
3Make connections and unlock the controls
1Connect the headphones/earphones
2Slide HOLD to the opposite direction of
with the remote control to
the arrow (.) on the recorder or the
For models supplied with the AC plug adaptor
When using the dry battery
Notes
When to charge the rechargeable battery or replace the dry battery
Battery life
MD mode
Stereo
When playing continuously
Recording a disc right away
2Insert a recordable disc
1Slide OPEN to open the lid
3Confirm the operation mode
•When using a 1GB Hi-MDdisc, the operation mode will only be Hi-MD
Disc condition
4Record a disc
1Select and pause the sound source to be recorded
While the recorder is stopped, press and hold T MARK/REC and press
“REC” lights up and recording starts
4Play the source you want to record
If the recording does not start
Playing a disc right away
Operation on the recorder
Operation on the remote
control
Press X. Press X again to resume
Press NX
Using menus
List of menus
Menu
Site
page
Edit
Page
Various ways of recording
While the recorder is stopped A/B
While recording A/B/C
Level meter
number and
“RecRemain”
Recording from a microphone
1Connect the stereo microphone to the MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack
2Press NENT while pressing
T MARK/REC 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-SP
Hi-LP
• Approx. 2,040
Adjusting the recording level manually
1 Press NENT, while pressing T MARK/REC and
The recorder stands by for recording
2 Enter the menu and select “REC Set” - “RECVolume” - “Manual”
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
Select “:REC Off” at the end of the
procedure above
Recording tracks to an existing group
To start/stop recording in sync with the sound source (Synchro-recording)
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)
1 Do step 1 and select “Normal” in step
2 of “Playing tracks in Main play mode” (page 38)
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
Listening to tracks of a selected album (Album Play) (in Hi-MDmode only)
1 Do step 1 and select “Album” in step
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)
Playing tracks in Sub play mode/Repeat Play
1 Enter the menu and select “SubPMode”
Indication
Normal/(none)
are played once.)
Searching for a track (Search)
1 Enter the menu and select “Useful” - “Search”
by Track
search by track name
by Group
Heavy
Pops
Jazz
Unique
Custom1
Editing recorded tracks
About the character palette
The character palette has the following configuration
Labeling
1 Enter the menu and select “Edit” - “Title”
Title
Functions1)
Operations
left
right
Assigning tracks or groups as a new group (Group Set)
1 Enter the menu and select “Edit”
“: Set”
4 Label a group (see “Adding titles (Title)” (page 44))
Releasing a group setting (Group Release)
Moving recorded tracks or groups (Move)
Changing the order of a track on a disc
Example
2 Turn the jog dial until the destination track number flashes in the display
3 Press NENT 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 49)
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
To erase the whole disc
Dividing a track (Divide)
To add track marks while recording (except while synchro-recording)
Press T MARK at the point you want to add a track mark
Dividing a track directly
Combining tracks (Combine)
The track numbers will change as follows
2 Find the track mark by pressing the 5- way control key towards . slightly
3 Press T MARK to erase the mark
While playing the track with the track mark you want to erase, press
Formatting the disc (Format)
You can use this function only when using a disc in Hi-MDmode
Disc
After performing the
type
Other operations
Turning off the beep sound
You can turn off/on the beep sound
1 Enter the menu and select “Option” - “Beep”
To turn on the beep sound
Select “Beep On” in step
Starting the playback quickly (Quick Mode)
1 Enter the menu and select “Option” - “QuickMode”
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
Adjusting the contrast of the display window (Contrast Adjustment)
You can adjust the contrast of the display window
Changing the operational direction of the display
1 Enter the menu and select “Option” - “Jog Dial”
To turn the setting to normal
Using the recorder with a computer
1 Insert a recordable disc into the recorder
2 Make connections as follows
2Make sure the recorder is stopped and HOLD is released
3 Check the connections
When the connections have been properly made, “PC – –MD”appears in the display
Storing non-audiodata to a disc
For the storage space for each disc, refer to the next page
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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
Revolutions
Optional accessories
Troubleshooting and explanations
While recording
Stereo sound is heard in
the headphones
earphones while
monaural
recording in monaural
While playing
There is no R
connected with a monaural cord
, Make sure to use a stereo connecting cord. If, however, the
recorded from a
connected equipment is monaural, there will be no R-channel
recorded with analog connection
The disc cannot edit
• The component does not support MDLP or Hi-MD
, Edit on other component that support MDLP or Hi-MD
While using group function
different from the
your computer
monitor
• The minimum recordable time on a disc is normally 2 seconds in
tracks that will fill
• The AC power adaptor is not firmly connected
recorder
flashes or nothing appears)
one, or use the supplied AC power adaptor
data
Messages
If the following messages flash in the display window, check the chart below
Message
Meaning/Remedy
AVLS NO
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NO DIGITAL
COPY
source which was itself recorded using digital connection
, Use analog connection instead (page 31)
NO DISC
PROTECTED
• You tried to record or edit on a disc with the tab in the record-protect
position
, Slide the tab back (page 65)
PUSH STOP
Explanations
About Hi-MD
Walkman
About ATRAC3plus
“Hi-MDmode” and “MD mode”
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
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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 hold T MARK/REC and press NENT 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]
Click here to do the following:
(CD)
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
Walkman and
2Click [Transfer]
Click the tracks you want to transfer in the
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
Index
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