Sony MiniDisc Player Model PMC MD55 User Manual

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Pe rso n a l Min iDisc  
Syst e m  
Operating Instructions page 2GB  
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Manual de instrucciones página 2ES  
PMC-MD55  
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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  
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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  
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For hookup instructions, see pages 60 - 65.  
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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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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 )  
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For hookup instructions, see pages 60 - 65.  
Display  
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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  
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Press CD p.  
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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  
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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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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  
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For hookup instructions, see pages 60 - 65.  
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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 cant tune in a station,  
press TUNE + or TUNE –  
repeatedly to change the  
frequency step by step.  
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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  
To