NHF800-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 in Australia/New Zealand
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
Searching for a track (Search)
Page
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 102 to 126)
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
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
The display window of the remote control
Getting started
3Make connections and unlock the controls
with the remote control to
the arrow (.) on the recorder or the
For models with a voltage selector in the supplied AC power adaptor
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
When using the radio
FM/AM
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
•Make sure the recorder is not locked (pages 12, 16)
•Make sure the disc is not record-protected(pages 20, 81)
•Premastered discs cannot be recorded over
When you record on a 1GB
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/ENT)
Listening to the radio
To tune in a station quickly
To improve the broadcast reception
•For FM: Extend the headphones/ earphones cord, which act as the FM antenna
For AM: Orient the
If an FM broadcast is hard to tune in
Using menus
On the recorder
List of menus
Menus of the remote control
Menu
Site
page
Menus of the recorder
Page
Various ways of recording
1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly
Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows
Display window on the remote control
The indications have the following meanings:
: Disc name
While the recorder is stopped C/D
While recording C/D/E
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 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
1Press NENT, while pressing T MARK/REC and
The recorder stands by for recording
2Enter the menu and select “REC Set”
-“RECVolume” - “Manual”
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
Display window on the recorder
Display window C/D/E
Selecting the play mode
Playing tracks in Main play mode
Indication
Play mode
Playing tracks in a group (Group Play)
Listening to tracks of a selected album (Album Play) (in Hi-MDmode only)
Listening to selected tracks only (Bookmark Play)
To bookmark the tracks
To play the bookmarked tracks
To erase bookmarks
Listening to a section of a track repeatedly (A-BRepeat)
P-MODE/ repeatedly until “A-”flashes in the display
2 Press the jog lever at the starting point
(A)
Point A is entered and “B” flashes in the display
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 47)
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
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
The recorder plays the bookmarked tracks in the order of their track numbers
Playing tracks in Sub play mode/Repeat Play
1 Enter the menu and select “SubPMode”
Indication
Normal/(none)
1 Track/1
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
Press the jog lever
4 Press the jog lever to enter the selected sound mode
To cancel the setting
Press SOUND repeatedly until the indication at B disappears
To modify and store the sound
Selecting the sound quality (6- Band Equalizer)
1 While playing, enter the menu and
select “Sound” - “Sound EQ”
2 Press the 5-waycontrol key towards
.or > to select the frequency
Editing recorded tracks
Labeling
1 Enter the menu and select “Edit” - “Title”
2 Select one of the following, and then press the jog lever
Title
“Track”
Re-labeling
To re-labela track name, artist name, or album name:
To re-labela disc:
You can re-labelthe disc while the recorder is stopped, recording, or playing
About the character palette
Labeling
Functions1)
Operations
left
down
Assigning tracks or groups as a new group (Group Set)
1 While the recorder is stopped, enter
the menu and select “Edit” - “: Set”
4 Label a group (see “Adding titles (Title)” (page 55))
1 Enter the menu and select “Edit”
“: Set”
Releasing a group setting (Group Release)
1 Select a group that you want to release and check the contents (see page 45)
2 Press
3 Enter the menu and select “Edit”
“: Release”
Moving a track in a disc with group setting
Changing the order of a group on a disc
Changing the order of a track on a disc
2 Turn the jog dial until the destination track number flashes in the display
3 Press NENT to enter the selection
Moving a track in a disc with group settings
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
1 While playing the track you want to
erase, enter the menu and select
2 Press the jog lever to erase the track
To erase a part of a track
To erase a track
To erase a group
To erase the whole disc
Dividing a track (Divide)
Dividing a track directly
While playing or pausing, press
T MARK on the recorder at the point you want to mark
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 . 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 disc formatting
type
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
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”
Selecting the disc mode (Disc Mode)
1 Enter the menu and select “Option” - “Disc Mode”
Adjusting the contrast of the display window (Contrast Adjustment)
Changing the operational direction of the display
To turn the setting to normal
Various way to use the radio
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
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
MD recorder
Audio playing system
Laser diode properties
Recording and playback time (Refer to page 98 for details)
General
Power requirements
Operating temperature
Battery operation time2)
Dimensions
Troubleshooting and explanations
While recording
Stereo sound is heard in
the headphones
earphones while
monaural
recording in monaural
While playing
There is no R
channel sound
connected with a monaural cord
output when
, Make sure to use a stereo connecting cord. If, however, the
Tracks cannot be
combined
combine the tracks
you combine a track recorded with digital connection and a track
recorded with analog connection
While the recorder is connected to the computer
The disc size
displayed on the
the disc and other recording media. For details on the disc size, see
printed on the disc
–MD”appears)
The display window
• The recorder was disconnected from the power source
is not normal
, Let the recorder sit for a while, or disconnect the power source
reconnect it, and then press any of the operation buttons
Messages
Message
Meaning/Remedy
AVLS NO
• AVLS is set to “AVLS On” and so the volume cannot rise higher
DC IN TOO
HIGH
the recommended car battery cord is not used)
, Use the supplied AC power adaptor or the recommended car battery
cord
NO DIGITAL
COPY
source which was itself recorded using digital connection
, Use analog connection instead (page 37)
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 81)
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
Codec/Bit rate
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 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
[CONFIG]
(CD)
Artist name
[REC
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
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