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PMC-MD55
1999 by Sony Corporation
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Ta b le o f co n t e n t s
Ba sic Op e ra t io n s
4
6
8
Playing a CD
Recording a whole CD (Synchronized recording)
Playing an MD
10 Listening to the radio
Th e CD Pla ye r•Th e MD
Pla ye r
Ed it in g re co rd e d t ra cks o n
t h e MD
12 Using the display
39 Before editing
16 Checking CD text information
18 Locating a specific track
19 Playing tracks repeatedly
(Repeat Play)
41 Erasing recordings
(Erase Function)
44 Dividing recorded tracks
(Divide Function)
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46 Combining recorded tracks
(Combine Function)
20 Creating your own programme
(Programme Play)
48 Moving recorded tracks
(Move Function)
22 Playing tracks in random order
(Shuffle Play)
49 Labelling recordings
(Name Function)
Th e Ra d io
23 Presetting radio stations
25 Playing preset radio stations
26 Using the Radio Data System
(RDS)
Th e Tim e r
53 Setting the clock
55 Waking up to music
57 Timer-recording radio
programmes
Re co rd in g
33 Recording the track you are
listening to
(Synchronized recording of a
single track – REC IT)
34 Recording the tracks you
programmed
(Synchronized recording of the
tracks you programmed)
36 Recording from the radio or a CD
38 Recording on a recorded MD
59 Falling asleep to music
Se t t in g Up
60 Hooking up the system
66 Connecting optional components
68 Using the super woofer
69 Adjusting the audio emphasis
Ad d it io n a l In fo rm a t io n
70 Precautions
72 System limitations of the MD
74 Getting to know the MD
76 Troubleshooting
79 Error messages
80 Specifications
82 Index
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Basic Operations
Pla yin g a CD
2 1
For hookup instructions, see pages 60 - 65.
1
2
Press 6 CD OPEN/ CLOSE
(direct power-on) and place the
CD on the CD compartment.
With the label side up
Display
Press CD ^ (CD ( on the
remote).
The lid of the CD compartment
closes and the player plays all the
tracks once.
Position Track
Playing
pointer number time
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Use these buttons for additional operations
OPERATE CD ^ CD p
6 CD
OPEN/CLOSE
VOL +, –
Jog dial
Tips
To
Do this
•
Next time you want to
listen to a CD, just press
CD ^. The player
turns on automatically
and starts playing the
CD.
What is the position
pointer in the display?
It shows about where on
the CD track the player
is playing.
adjust the volume
stop playback
pause playback
Press VOL +, –
Press CD p.
Press CD ^ (CD P on the
remote).
Press the button again to
resume play after pause.
•
•
go to the next track
Turn the jog dial clockwise.
(On the remote, press +.)
When opening or
go back to the previous track Turn the jog dial
counterclockwise.
closing the lid of the CD
compartment, be careful
not to pinch your
(On the remote, press =.)
fingers, etc., between the
lid and the player. If
pinched, press 6 CD
OPEN/ CLOSE again to
open the lid.
remove the CD
Press 6 CD OPEN/ CLOSE.
turn on/ off the player
Press OPERATE.
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Re co rd in g a w h o le CD
(Syn ch ro n ize d re co rd in g )
5
3 2 1
4
For hookup instructions, see pages 60 - 65.
Display
1
2
Insert a recordable MD (direct
power-on).
With the label
side up
After “TOC Reading” is
displayed, the disc name
w ill be displayed if it is
labelled.
Insert in the direction of
the arrow
Press 6 CD OPEN/ CLOSE and
place the CD on the CD
compartment.
Press 6 CD OPEN/ CLOSE again
to close the CD compartment.
With the label side up
3
Press CD p.
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4
5
To record at high speed, press HIGH
SPEED.
The indicator on the button lights up.
To record at normal speed, skip this step.
Position pointer (show ing
playing position on the CD and
recording position on the MD)
Press SYNCHRO REC CD (
MD.
The player starts recording
automatically.
If the MD has any previous
recording, recording will be
made from the last recorded
position.
Track number
of MD
Remaining
recording
time of MD
Notes
Use these buttons for additional operations
•
After you
stop
OPERATE MD p CD p
recording, do
not disconnect the
mains lead or move
the player w hile “TOC
EDIT” is flashing in the
display. If you do so,
recording may not be
done properly.
When you record a
whole CD, you cannot
pause recording.
YES
ENTER
•
NO
Tips
CANCEL
•
Adjusting the volume or
the audio emphasis
(page 69) will not affect
the recording level.
Keep the volume at a
moderate level so as to
prevent the sound from
skipping.
To
Press
stop recording
MD p or CD p
turn on/ off the player OPERATE
•
•
To record over the
previous recording, see
page 38.
Once the clock is set, the
recording date and time
are stamped
If “CD>MD OK?” alternates w ith time display
There is not enough space on the MD to record the whole
CD.
If it is all right to record as much as possible and cancel
recording of some tracks, press YES• ENTER. To stop
recording, press NO• CANCEL.
automatically (page 53).
If any other messages are displayed, see page 79.
•
You can label an MD or a
track during recording
(page 49).
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Pla yin g a n MD
2
1
For hookup instructions, see pages 60 - 65.
1
2
Insert the MD (direct power-on). Display
With the label
side up
After “TOC Reading” is
displayed, the disc name
w ill be displayed if it is
labelled.
Insert in the direction of
the arrow
Track name is displayed
if it is labelled.
Press MD ^ (MD ( on the
remote).
The player plays all the tracks
once.
Track number Playing time
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Use these buttons for additional operations
OPERATE MD ^
MD p
VOL +, –
6 MD EJECT
Jog dial
DISPLAY
Tip
Next time you want to
listen to an MD, just
press MD ^. The
player turns on
To
Do this
adjust the volume
stop playback
pause playback
Press VOL +, –
Press MD p.
automatically and starts
playing the MD.
Press MD ^ (MD P on the
remote).
Press the button again to
resume play after pause.
go to the next track
Turn the jog dial clockwise.
(On the remote, press +.)
go back to the previous track Turn the jog dial
counterclockwise.
(On the remote, press =.)
remove the MD
Press 6 MD EJECT.
turn on/ off the player
Press OPERATE.
Press DISPLAY.
check the playing position
in the display using the
position pointer
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List e n in g t o t h e ra d io
1
2
For hookup instructions, see pages 60 - 65.
1
2
Press RADIO BAND until the
band you want appears in the
display (direct power-on).
Display
“FM”, “MW” or “LW”
appears
Hold down TUNE + or TUNE –
until the frequency digits begin to
change in the display.
The player automatically scans
the radio frequencies and stops
when it finds a clear station.
Indicates an FM stereo
broadcast
If you can’t tune in a station,
press TUNE + or TUNE –
repeatedly to change the
frequency step by step.
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Use these buttons for additional operations
OPERATE
VOL +, –
MONO/ST
Tips
To
Press
•
If the FM broadcast is
adjust the volume
turn on/ off the radio
VOL +, –
OPERATE
noisy, press MONO/ ST
(MODE on the remote)
until “Mono” appears in
the display and radio
will play in monaural.
Next time you want to
listen to the radio, just
press RADIO BAND.
The player turns on
automatically and starts
playing the previous
station.
To improve broadcast reception
FM:
•
Keep the FM lead aerial as horizontal as possible and
reorient it.
If the FM broadcast is still noisy, disconnect the FM
lead aerial and connect the FM outdoor aerial
(not supplied) (page 65).
MW/LW:
Keep the MW/ LW loop aerial as far as possible from
the player and reorient it.
If the broadcast is still noisy, connect the external
aerial (page 65).
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The CD Player•The MD Player
Usin g t h e d isp la y
DISPLAY
You can check information about the CD
and MD using the display.
Tip
During stop (CD)
The total track number and playing time are
displayed.
When using the CD
containing text
information, the disc
name, the artist name,
etc. appear in the
display (page 16).
CD indication
Position pointer
Total playing time
Total track number
Music calendar
If the CD has more than 20 tracks, “OVER 20” appears
in the display.
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Note
During repeat play
During play (CD)
The current track number and playing time are
displayed. The track numbers in the music calendar
disappear after they are played.
(page 19), programme
play (page 20) and
shuffle play (page 22),
the number of tracks
left and remaining time
on the CD will not be
displayed.
To check the remaining time
Press DISPLAY.
To display
Press DISPLAY
the current track number and
remaining time on the current
track
once
the number of tracks left and
remaining time on the CD
twice
the current track number
and playing time
three times
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Usin g t h e d isp la y (continued)
Tip
During stop (MD)
The total track number and playing time are
displayed.
The disc name or the
track name is displayed
only with the MDs that
have been electronically
labelled.
MD
Disc name
Total playing time
indication
Music calendar
Total track number
If the MD has more than 20 tracks, “OVER 20”
appears in the display.
To check the remaining recording time on the MD
Press DISPLAY.
The position pointer also appears in the display.
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Note
During repeat play
During play (MD)
The current track number, playing time and the track
name are displayed. The track numbers in the music
calendar disappear after they are played.
(page 19), programme
play (page 20) and
shuffle play (page 22),
the number of tracks
left and remaining time
on the MD will not be
displayed.
To check the remaining time, recording date and
time, etc.
Press DISPLAY.
To display
Press DISPLAY
the current track number,
remaining time on the current
track and position pointer
once
the number of tracks left,
remaining time on the MD
and the disc name
twice
recording date and time*
three times
four times
the current track number,
playing time and the track
name
* Once the clock is set, the recording date and time are
stamped automatically (page 53).
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Ch e ckin g CD t e xt
in fo rm a t io n
DISPLAY
You can display the CD text (the disc
name, the artist name, the track name,
etc.) when this information is recorded
on the CD.
Tips
•
During stop (CD)
The total track number and playing time are
displayed.
This mark
appears on
the CD, the
CD case, etc., when the
CD contains text
information.
CD text
indication
Disc name/artist name*
•
This player can display
up to 1,500 characters
of text information per
CD. If a CD has text
information of more
than 1,500 characters,
the excess characters
will be omitted.
Total playing time
Total track number
Music calendar
* If you press DISPLAY once, the position pointer is
displayed. If you press it twice, the display returns
to the initial one.
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During play (CD)
The current track name, the current track number and
playing time are displayed.
If you press DISPLAY, indications in the display
change as follows:
To display
Press DISPLAY
the position pointer, the current
track number and remaining
time on the current track
once
the disc name/ artist name,
the number of tracks left and
remaining time on the CD
twice
the current track name,
the current track number
and playing time
three times
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Lo ca t in g a sp e cific
t ra ck
You can quickly locate any track on a CD
or an MD using the number buttons on
the remote. You can also find a specific
point in a track while playing a CD or an
MD.
Number
buttons
=, +
Note
You cannot locate a
specific track if “REP
PGM”, “REP SHUF”,
“PGM” or “SHUF” is lit
in the display. Turn off
the indication by
To locate
Press
a specific track directly
the number button of the track.
a point while listening to + (forward) or = (backward)
the sound
while playing and hold down
until you find the point.
(On the player, use ) or 0.)
pressing p.
a point while observing + (forward) or = (backward)
the display
in pause and hold down until
you find the point.
(On the player, use ) or 0.)
Tips
•
To locate a track
numbered over 10,
press >10 first, then the
corresponding number
buttons.
Example:
To play the track
number 23, press >10
first, then 2 and 3.
To play the track
number 10, you can use
the 0/ 10 button as well
as >10, 1 and 0.
•
To select a track on an
MD numbered 100 or
more, press >10 twice,
then the corresponding
number buttons.
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Pla yin g t ra cks
MD ^
CD ^
re p e a t e d ly
(Re p e a t Pla y)
You can play tracks repeatedly in
normal, shuffle or programme play
modes (page 20).
REPEAT
SHUF/PGM
On the remote
During stop, press
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