Sony MZ-M200, MZ-RH1 68

Symptom

Case and/or corrective action

Sound has a lot of static.

Strong magnetism from a television or such device is interfering with operation. Move the recorder away from the source of strong magnetism.

The volume of the recorded track	 The track was recorded in analog mode or you used a connecting
is low.	cord with an attenuator. Use a correct connecting cord without an
	attenuator.
	 The recording level was low. Adjust the recording level manually
	while recording (page 52).
Volume cannot be turned up.	 “AVLS” is set to “On” (“AVLS On” on the remote). Set to “Off”
	(“AVLS Off” on the remote) (page 58).

No sound comes through the earphones.

The earphones plug is not ﬁrmly connected. Plug in the plug of the earphones ﬁrmly to the recorder.

The plug is dirty. Clean the plug.

The disc cannot be played on	 The component does not support Hi-MD. Discs used in Hi-MD
another component.	mode can be played only on components that supports Hi-MD.

The edited tracks may exhibit	 This occurs due to the MiniDisc system limitation. The
sound dropout during search	fragmentation of data may cause sound dropout while searching
operations.	because the tracks are played in higher speed than normal
	playback.

There is no R-channel sound output when playing a track recorded from a cassette deck or through an ampliﬁer, or when listening to sound from a cassette deck or ampliﬁer.

There is no R-channel output if the cassette deck or an ampliﬁer is connected with a monaural cord. Make sure to use a stereo connecting cord.

You cannot play an MP3 audio track.

The type of MP3 supported by this recorder is MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3, transferred by the SonicStage software, with a sampling frequency of 32, 44.1 or 48 kHz.

Date and time of recording are not displayed.

Date and time of recording are displayed if the they have been recorded. When an audio track is transferred from your computer, the recording date and time are not displayed.

The operation lamp ﬂashes slowly during playback.

The operation lamp ﬂashes slowly when the contents of an editing operation performed during playback or play-pause are ready to be written to the disc. When playback on the recorder is stopped, the edited contents are written to the disc and the operation lamp turns off.

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Contents

Operating Instructions MZ-RH1 MZ-M200 WARNING Declaration of Conformity For the customers in the USA and Canada only RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Caution Table of Contents Recording on a disc Displayed items during recording Recording from externally connected component Playing a disc Notice for Users Trademarks ATRAC ATRAC3 ATRAC3plus What you can do with this product Getting Started Checking the supplied accessories How to use the supplied ferrite core To attach the clip in the opposite direction Optional accessories Guide to Parts and Controls Locking the controls (HOLD) Preparing a Power Source To check the remaining power of the battery Before using the recorder Battery life1) When recording/playing continuously in Hi-MDmode When Disc type LinearPCM The types of discs that you can use About the recorder operation modes Using the recorder with a computer What you can do through connection with a computer Installing the SonicStage/MD Simple Burner software System requirements Installing SonicStage/MD Simple Burner onto your computer Connecting the recorder to your computer When you unplug the USB cable from the computer When you remove the disc from the recorder Using SonicStage Importing audio data Transferring audio data from your computer to the recorder Transferring audio data from the recorder to your computer Viewing SonicStage Help Using MD Simple Burner Recording using the recorder operations (Simple mode) Recording by computer operations (Standard mode) The window for recording selected tracks from an audio CD Storing non-audiodata to a disc Recording on a disc Recording on a disc 3Conﬁrm the operation mode Disc condition Operation mode Basic recording operations Page Displayed items during recording Display window on the remote To change the display on the remote Recording from externally connected component When recording in analog Playing a disc Playing a disc Basic playback operations Displayed items during playback Page Selecting the play mode Playing tracks in the selected play mode Listening to selected tracks only Playing tracks repeatedly Listening to a section of a track repeatedly Adjusting the sound Varying the virtual sound to create different acoustics Selecting the sound quality Normalizing the playback sound level automatically Editing Dividing a track (Divide) Adjusting the dividing point before dividing a track Combining tracks Using the Menu Using the Menu Menus for recording (: Default settings) the Using Setting for microphone recording (“MIC AGC”) Setting for adding track marks (“Time Mark”) Using Time Mark to add track marks while recording Adjusting the recording level manually Menu for playback Menus for editing Menus on the recorder Menus on the remote The Erase function (“Erase”) To erase a part of a track The Format function (“Format”) When formatting a disc Moving a track on a disc Changing the order of a group on a disc Adding titles (Title Input) Option menus Page Setting for recorder display (“EL Light”) Setting for quick mode (“Quick Mode”) Setting for disc mode (“Disc Mode”) Setting for the /LINE OUT jack (“Audio Out”) Setting the clock Troubleshooting Troubleshooting While the recorder is connected to the computer Troubleshooting Page While recording Page While playing Page While editing Others Messages Page Page Page Additional Information Precautions On safety On power sources On the recorder On heat build-up On charging On the MiniDisc cartridge To protect a recorded disc On the earphones On the remote control On cleaning On the battery On moisture condensation Speciﬁcation Audio formats supported by this recorder Modulation system Frequency response (During digital and analog input) Input connectors Output connector Explanations List of the recording time for each disc (Approx.) When recording on the recorder Codec 1GB Hi-MD Bit rate When using a disc in MD mode on the recorder When transferring from the computer About playing recorded discs on other MD components Format 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 Index