Sony Stereo System CMT C7NT User Manual

4-238-431-11 (1)  
Micro Hi-Fi  
Component  
System  
Operating Instructions  
CMT-C7NT  
© 2002 Sony Corporation  
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Table of Contents  
Releasing group tracks  
— Release Function .................................. 33  
Erasing recordings  
— Erase Function ..................................... 34  
Moving recorded tracks  
Parts Identification  
Main unit ............................................................ 4  
Remote control ................................................... 5  
Getting Started  
— Move Function ..................................... 36  
Dividing recorded tracks  
— Divide Function ................................... 37  
Combining recorded tracks  
— Combine Function ............................... 38  
Undoing the last edit  
— Undo Function ..................................... 39  
Changing the recording level after recording  
— S.F Edit ................................................ 40  
Hooking up the system ....................................... 6  
Preparing the remote .......................................... 7  
Replacing the battery in the remote.................... 7  
Setting the time ................................................... 8  
Conserving power in standby mode ................... 8  
CD  
Loading the CD .................................................. 9  
Playing the CD  
Tuner  
— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/  
Repeat Play ............................................ 9  
Programing the CD tracks  
— Program Play ....................................... 11  
Using the CD display ....................................... 12  
Labeling a CD  
Presetting radio stations ................................... 42  
Listening to the radio  
— Preset Tuning ....................................... 43  
Labeling the preset stations  
— Station Name ....................................... 44  
Using the Radio Data System (RDS)* ............. 44  
— Disc Memo........................................... 13  
Sound Adjustment  
MD — Play  
Reinforcing the bass sound  
Loading the MD ............................................... 14  
Playing the MD  
— DBFB ................................................... 45  
Selecting the Preset Equalizer menu ................ 45  
— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/  
Repeat Play .......................................... 14  
Programing the MD tracks  
— Program Play ....................................... 16  
Playing tracks in a group .................................. 17  
Using the MD display ...................................... 17  
Timer  
Falling asleep to music  
— Sleep Timer .......................................... 45  
Waking up to music  
— Daily Timer .......................................... 46  
Timer recording radio programs ...................... 47  
MD — Recording  
Before you start recording ................................ 18  
After recording ................................................. 19  
Recording a CD on an MD  
Optional Components  
Hooking up the optional components............... 49  
— CD-MD Synchro Recording/CD-MD  
High-Speed Synchro Recording .......... 19  
Recording on an MD manually  
— Manual Recording ............................... 20  
Recording the current track  
Optional Personal Computer  
Connecting a personal computer to  
the system ................................................. 51  
Listen to the connected personal computer ...... 52  
About the supplied M-crew for CMT-C7NT ... 52  
— Rec It .................................................... 21  
Starting recording with 6 seconds of prestored  
audio data  
About the supplied OpenMG Jukebox for Sony  
Net MDs .................................................... 53  
— Time Machine Recording .................... 21  
Recording tips  
— Recording for long times/Marking track  
numbers/Smart space/Adjusting the  
recording level ..................................... 22  
Recording CD tracks on an MD as group tracks  
— Group Function .................................... 27  
Additional Information  
Precautions ....................................................... 54  
System limitations of MDs ............................... 56  
Troubleshooting ............................................... 57  
Self-diagnosis display ...................................... 60  
Specifications ................................................... 63  
* European models only  
MD — Editing  
Before you start editing .................................... 29  
Labeling an MD  
— Name Function ..................................... 29  
Labeling a group  
— Name Function ..................................... 31  
Registering non-group tracks as group tracks in a  
newly created group  
— Create Function .................................... 32  
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Parts Identification  
The items are arranged in alphabetical order.  
Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses () for details.  
Main unit  
1
2
qs  
qa  
3
4
5
0
9 8  
7 6  
CD SYNC HIGH 8 (19, 60)  
CD SYNC NORMAL 9 (19)  
CD Z 2 (10, 60)  
FUNCTION qs (9, 11, 13, 14, 16,  
17, 19, 21–24, 26, 30–43, 50,  
52)  
MD Z 6 (15, 19, 29, 53)  
NET MD 7 (53)  
BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS  
@/1 (power) 1 (7, 19, 29, 43, 46,  
48, 53)  
u 3 (9–11, 14–16, 19–21, 26,  
28, 51)  
x 4 (10, 11, 15, 16, 20–22, 26,  
28, 51)  
. > 5 (10, 11, 13, 15–17,  
22–26, 30–41, 46–48)  
m M 5 (10, 15, 36)  
REC/REC IT 9 (20, 21, 25, 26,  
28, 50, 60)  
Remote sensor 0  
TUNING +/– 5 (42)  
VOL +/– qa (46)  
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Remote control  
1 2 3 4  
5
6
7
wk  
wj  
8
9
0
qa  
wh  
wg  
wf  
wd  
ws  
wa  
qs  
qd  
qf  
qg  
w;  
qlqkqjqh  
CD x qh (10, 11)  
CD X ws (10)  
MD x qh (15, 16, 20–22, 26, 28,  
51)  
MD X ws (15, 26)  
MD N wg (14, 16, 17, 19, 20)  
MENU/NO q; (13, 14, 22–26,  
29, 31–42)  
NAME EDIT/SELECT 3 (13,  
29–31, 44)  
BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS  
@/1 (power) 4 (7, 19, 29, 43, 46,  
48, 53)  
. > qa (8, 10, 11, 13–17,  
22–26, 30–41, 46–48)  
–/+ qa (8, 46, 48)  
CD N wd (9, 11, 21)  
CLEAR 9 (11, 13, 16, 30, 44)  
CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 6  
(47, 48)  
CLOCK/TIMER SET 7 (8, 46,  
47)  
m M wh (10, 15, 36, 38)  
PLAY MODE qk (9, 11, 13, 14,  
16, 29, 40, 41)  
CURSOR T/t wh (8, 13, 30)  
DBFB qf (45)  
PRESET EQ qg (45)  
REPEAT qj (10, 15)  
SCROLL 5 (12, 14, 18, 31)  
SLEEP 1 (45)  
DISPLAY wk (8, 12, 17, 44)  
ENTER/YES 8 (8, 11, 13, 14,  
16, 21–26, 29–42, 44, 46, 47)  
FM MODE qj (43)  
TIME 2 (8, 11, 12, 16, 17)  
TUNER BAND wa (42, 43)  
TUNING MODE qk (42, 43)  
TUNING +/– ql (42, 43)  
VOL +/– qd (46)  
FUNCTION w; (9, 11, 13, 14, 16,  
17, 19, 21–24, 26, 30–43, 50,  
52)  
GROUP ON/OFF wf (17, 27, 28,  
30–34)  
GROUP SKIP qs (17, 28, 31–33)  
Letter/Number buttons wj (10,  
13, 15, 30, 43)  
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Getting Started  
Hooking up the system  
Follow steps 1 through 3 of the procedure below to hook up your system using the supplied cords  
and accessories.  
AM loop antenna  
FM antenna  
CMT-C7NT  
rear panel  
Right speaker  
Left speaker  
1 Connect the speakers.  
Connect the right and left speaker cords to  
the SPEAKER terminals as shown below.  
Left speaker cord  
Jack type A  
AM loop  
antenna  
Extend the FM wire  
antenna horizontally  
Right speaker cord  
2 Connect the FM and AM antennas.  
Set the AM loop antenna up before  
connecting it.  
Jack type B  
AM loop  
antenna  
Extend the FM  
wire antenna  
horizontally  
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3 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet.  
If the plug does not fit the wall socket,  
attach the supplied plug adaptor (only for  
models equipped with an adaptor).  
CAUTION  
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly  
replaced.  
Replace only with the same or equivalent type  
recommended by the manufacturer. Discard  
used batteries according to the manufacturer’s  
instructions.  
To turn on the system, press @/1.  
Preparing the remote  
Battery life  
You can expect the remote to operate for about  
6 months (using a Sony CR2025 lithium  
battery) before the battery runs down. When  
the battery no longer operates the remote,  
replace the battery with a new one.  
Pull out the insulating sheet to allow  
power to flow from the battery.  
The remote already contains a battery.  
To avoid battery leakage  
If you are not going to use the remote for a  
long time, remove the battery to avoid damage  
caused by corrosion from battery leakage.  
Notes on lithium battery  
• Keep the lithium battery out of the reach of  
children.  
Should the battery be swallowed,  
immediately consult a doctor.  
Replacing the battery in  
the remote  
1 Slide out and remove the battery case.  
• Wipe the battery with a dry cloth to assure a  
good contact.  
• Be sure to observe the correct polarity when  
installing the battery.  
• Do not hold the battery with metallic  
tweezers, otherwise a short-circuit may  
occur.  
2 Insert a new lithium battery CR2025  
WARNING  
with the + side facing up.  
Battery may explode if you mistreated.  
Do not recharge, disassemble or dispose of  
in fire.  
a lithium battery CR2025  
3 Slide the battery case back in.  
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Setting the time  
Conserving power in  
standby mode  
1 Turn on the system.  
Even if the system is off, the unit consumes  
power to power the clock and to stay  
responsive to commands from the remote.  
Power saving mode was introduced to reduce  
the amount of power consumed during standby.  
2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the  
remote.  
If you are setting the clock for the first time,  
go to step 5.  
3 Press – or + (. or >) on the  
remote repeatedly until “CLOCK SET?”  
appears in the display.  
In this mode, the clock or demonstration is not  
displayed.  
To change to power saving mode, press  
DISPLAY or TIME on the remote  
repeatedly while the system is off until  
demonstration mode and the clock  
disappear from the display.  
4 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
The day indication flashes.  
5 Press – or + (. or >) on the  
remote repeatedly to set the day, and  
then press ENTER/YES or CURSORt  
on the remote.  
To change the display  
Press DISPLAY or TIME on the remote  
repeatedly while the system is off.  
The hour indication flashes.  
6 Press – or + (. or >) on the  
remote to set the hour, and then press  
ENTER/YES or CURSORt on the  
remote.  
The display changes as follows:  
Clock display* t Demonstration mode** t  
Power saving mode t Clock display* t …  
* After about 8 seconds, the system returns to power  
saving mode.  
The minute indication flashes.  
**The indications in the display and lamps on several  
buttons light up or flash even after the system is  
turned off.  
7 Press – or + (. or >) on the  
remote repeatedly to set the minute,  
and then press ENTER/YES on the  
remote.  
Tip  
The timer continues to operate during power saving  
mode.  
If you made a mistake  
Press TCURSOR or CURSORt on the  
remote until the indication you wish to change  
(day, hour, minute) flashes, and then change  
the setting.  
To reset the time  
Start over from step 1.  
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CD  
Playing the CD  
Loading the CD  
— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat  
Play  
1 Load a CD.  
The CD is drawn in automatically.  
This system lets you play CDs in different play  
modes.  
Track number  
Playing time  
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”  
appears in the display.  
Load with the label side up.  
2 Press PLAY MODE on the remote in  
stop mode repeatedly until the mode  
you want appears in the display.  
Tips  
• To reload the CD, first remove the CD, and then  
load it again.  
To play  
Select  
• You can load a CD single (8-cm CD) without an  
adapter.  
The CD in original order.  
No display  
SHUF  
Note  
The tracks on the CD in random  
order.  
Do not load a CD single (8-cm CD) with an adapter.  
Doing so may cause the system to malfunction.  
The tracks on the CD in any  
order that you want (see  
“Programing the CD tracks” on  
page 11).  
PROGRAM  
3 Press u (or CD N on the remote).  
continued  
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Tip  
Playing the CD (continued)  
You can start playing from the desired track in  
Normal Play.  
Press . or > repeatedly until the desired track  
appears before step 3.  
Other operations  
Or, press the number buttons on the remote. The play  
automatically starts.  
To  
Do this  
Stop play  
Pause  
Press x.  
To enter track number over 10  
(on the remote only)  
Press u (or X on the  
remote).  
Press again to resume play.  
1 Press >10.  
Select a track  
During play or pause, press  
. or > repeatedly  
until you find the desired  
track.  
2 Enter the corresponding digits.  
To enter 0, press 10/0 instead.  
Example:  
Find a point in a track  
During play, press and hold  
m or M until you find  
the desired point.  
To enter track number 30, press >10, then 3 and 10/0.  
Play repeatedly  
(Repeat Play)  
Press REPEAT on the  
remote repeatedly during  
play until “REP” or “REP  
1” appears in the display.  
REP: For all the tracks on  
the CD up to 5 times.  
REP 1: For only the  
currently playing track.  
To cancel playing  
repeatedly, press REPEAT  
repeatedly until “REP” and  
“REP 1” disappear from the  
display.  
Remove the CD  
Press CD Z.  
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5 To program additional tracks, repeat  
Programing the CD tracks  
steps 3 and 4.  
6 Press u (or CD N on the remote).  
— Program Play  
You can make a program of up to 25 tracks on  
a CD in any order that you want.  
To  
Do this  
Check the program  
order  
Press . or >  
repeatedly during Program  
Play.  
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”  
appears in the display.  
Check the total  
Press TIME on the remote in  
2 Press PLAY MODE on the remote in  
number of programed stop mode. The total number  
tracks  
of programed steps appears,  
and then the last programed  
track number and the total  
playing time of the program.  
stop mode repeatedly until  
“PROGRAM” appears in the display.  
3 Press . or > repeatedly until the  
desired track number appears in the  
display.  
Cancel Program Play  
Press x, and then press  
PLAY MODE on the remote  
repeatedly until  
“PROGRAM” and “SHUF”  
disappear from the display.  
Add a track to the end Do steps 3 and 4 with  
Selected track  
number  
Playing time of the  
selected track  
of the program  
Program Play stopped.  
Erase the last  
programed track  
Press CLEAR on the remote  
in stop mode. Each time you  
press the button, the last  
4 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
The track is programed.  
programed track is erased.  
“Step” appears, followed by the order  
number of the track just programed. Then  
the number of the last programed track  
appears, followed by the total playing time  
of the program. If you have made a mistake,  
you can clear the last programed track from  
the program by pressing CLEAR on the  
remote.  
Program the desired  
track using the  
number buttons on  
the remote  
Press number buttons instead  
of performing steps 3 to 5.  
For details on using the  
number buttons, see page 10.  
Tips  
• The program you made remains after Program Play  
finishes. To play the program again, switch the  
function to CD, and then press u (or CD N on  
the remote).  
• “--.--” appears when the total CD program time  
exceeds 100 minutes, or when you select a CD track  
whose number is 21 or over.  
Last programed Total playing time  
track number  
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To scroll a long name  
Press SCROLL on the remote.  
Using the CD display  
The title appears scrolling in the display.  
Checking the remaining time  
Press TIME on the remote repeatedly  
during play.  
Tips  
• If you press TIME on the remote in stop mode for a  
CD with CD text containing the artist name, the  
artist name appears scrolling in the display.  
• To label a disc title to a CD, see “Labeling a CD”  
on page 13.  
The display changes as follows:  
Elapsed playing time on the current track t  
Remaining time on the current track*1 t  
Remaining time on the current CD*2 t  
Elapsed playing time on the current track t…  
*1 “--.--” appears when you check the remaining time  
of a CD track whose number is 21 or over.  
*2 “--.--” appears during Shuffle Play of a CD which  
has 21 or more tracks, or during Program Play  
when a CD track whose number is 21 or over is  
selected.  
Checking the total playing  
time  
Press TIME on the remote in stop mode.  
Checking the track title or a  
disc title  
Press DISPLAY on the remote during play  
or in stop mode.  
The display changes as follows:  
Clock*3 t Preset Equalizer name*3 t  
Volume*3 t Playing time of the CD*4 t  
Track title or disc title*5 t Clock*3 t …  
*3 After 8 seconds, the playing time of the CD  
appears.  
*4 The display that appears depends on the current  
disc status:  
If the disc is stopped: The total playing time of the  
CD is displayed.  
If the disc is playing: The elapsed playing time of  
the track, remaining playing time of the track, or  
remaining playing time of the CD is displayed.  
*5 The track title appears when the disc is playing  
(only for CDs with CD text), and the disc title  
appears when the disc is stopped. If a CD that has  
no title, the track title or disc title is skipped.  
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If you have selected numbers  
Press the corresponding number button on  
the remote.  
Labeling a CD  
— Disc Memo  
The number is entered and the cursor shifts  
to the right.  
You can label up to 100 CDs with titles of up  
to 20 symbols and characters. Whenever you  
load a labeled CD, the title appears in the  
display.  
To enter a blank space  
1 Press NAME EDIT/SELECT on the  
remote to select uppercase or  
lowercase letters.  
Note  
When labeling CDs for the first time, be sure  
to first press FUNCTION repeatedly until  
“CD” appears in the display, and then erase  
all disc titles using the procedure “Erasing a  
disc title” on page 14.  
2 Press 10/0 on the remote.  
A blank space is entered and the cursor  
shifts to the right.  
5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter the rest  
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”  
of the name.  
appears in the display.  
To change a character  
If “SHUF” or “PROGRAM” appears in the  
display, press PLAY MODE on the remote  
repeatedly until both disappear.  
Press TCURSOR or CURSORt on the  
remote repeatedly until the character to be  
changed flashes, press CLEAR on the  
remote to erase the character, then repeat  
steps 3 and 4.  
2 Press NAME EDIT/SELECT on the  
remote.  
The cursor starts flashing.  
6 Press ENTER/YES on the remote to  
3 Press NAME EDIT/SELECT on the  
remote repeatedly to select the desired  
type of character.  
complete the labeling procedure.  
To cancel labeling  
Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
The display changes as follows:  
Selected AB* (Upper cases) t Selected  
ab* (Lower cases) t Selected 12  
(Numbers) t Selected AB* (Upper cases)  
t …  
continued  
* Press number 1 repeatedly to display the  
following symbols.  
‘ – / , . ( ) : ! ?  
In addition, when the symbols above appear in  
the display, press . or > repeatedly to  
display the following symbols.  
& + < > _ = ” ; # $ % @  
`
4 Enter a character.  
If you have selected uppercase or  
lowercase letters  
1 Press the corresponding letter button on  
the remote repeatedly until the  
character to be entered flashes.  
Or, press the button once and press .  
or > repeatedly.  
2 Press CURSORt on the remote.  
The flashing character is entered and the  
cursor shifts to the right.  
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MD — Play  
Labeling a CD (continued)  
Loading the MD  
Checking the disc titles  
Load an MD.  
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”  
With the label side up, and the  
shutter on the righthand side  
appears in the display.  
2 Press MENU/NO on the remote in stop  
mode.  
3 Press . or > on the remote  
repeatedly until “Name Check?”  
appears, and then press ENTER/YES on  
the remote.  
4 Press . or > on the remote  
repeatedly to select the disc titles  
stored in the system memory between  
001 and 100.  
With the arrow pointing toward the deck  
To check the current disc title  
Press SCROLL on the remote in stop mode.  
Playing the MD  
Erasing a disc title  
— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat  
Play  
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”  
appears in the display.  
This system lets you play MDs in different play  
modes.  
2 Press MENU/NO on the remote in stop  
mode.  
3 Press . or > on the remote  
repeatedly until “Name Erase?”  
appears, then press ENTER/YES on the  
remote.  
Track number Playing time  
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD”  
4 Press . or > on the remote  
repeatedly to select the disc name to be  
erased.  
appears in the display.  
2 Press PLAY MODE on the remote in  
stop mode repeatedly until the mode  
you want appears in the display.  
5 Press ENTER/YES on the remote again.  
“Complete!” appears.  
Select  
To play  
To erase all disc titles, press . or > on  
the remote repeatedly until “All Erase?”  
appears in step 3, and then press ENTER/YES  
on the remote twice.  
No display  
SHUF  
The MD in original order.  
The tracks on the MD in random  
order.  
PROGRAM  
The tracks on the MD in any  
order that you want (see  
“Programing the MD tracks” on  
page 16).  
To cancel erasing  
Press MENU/NO on the remote during steps 1  
to 4.  
3 Press u (or MD N on the remote).  
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Tip  
Other operations  
You can start playing from the desired track in  
Normal Play.  
To  
Do this  
Press . or > repeatedly until the desired track  
appears before step 3.  
Or, press the number buttons on the remote. The play  
automatically starts.  
Stop play  
Pause  
Press x.  
Press u (or X on the  
remote).  
Press again to resume play.  
To enter track number over 10  
(on the remote only)  
Select a track  
During play or pause, press  
. or > repeatedly  
until you find the desired  
track.  
1 Press >10.  
2 Enter the corresponding digits.  
To enter 0, press 10/0 instead.  
Find a point in a track  
During play, press and hold  
m or M until you find  
the desired point.  
Example:  
Play repeatedly  
(Repeat Play)  
Press REPEAT on the  
To enter track number 30, press >10, then 3 and 10/0.  
remote repeatedly during  
play until “REP” or “REP  
1” appears in the display.  
REP: For all the tracks on  
the MD up to 5 times.  
REP 1: For only the  
currently playing track.  
To cancel playing  
repeatedly, press REPEAT  
repeatedly until “REP” and  
“REP 1” disappear from the  
display.  
Remove the MD  
Press MD Z.  
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5 To program additional tracks, repeat  
Programing the MD tracks  
steps 3 and 4.  
6 Press u (or MD N on the remote).  
— Program Play  
To  
Do this  
You can make a program of up to 25 tracks on  
an MD in any order that you want.  
Check the program  
order  
Press . or >  
repeatedly during Program  
Play.  
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD”  
appears in the display.  
Check the total  
Press TIME on the remote in  
number of programed stop mode. The total number  
2 Press PLAY MODE on the remote in  
tracks  
of programed steps appears,  
and then the last programed  
track number and the total  
playing time of the program.  
stop mode repeatedly until  
“PROGRAM” appears in the display.  
3 Press . or > repeatedly until the  
desired track number appears in the  
display.  
Cancel Program Play  
Press x, and then press  
PLAY MODE on the remote  
repeatedly until  
“PROGRAM” and “SHUF”  
disappear from the display.  
Add a track to the end Do steps 3 and 4 with  
of the program  
Program Play stopped.  
Selected track  
number  
Playing time of the  
selected track  
Erase the last  
programed track  
Press CLEAR on the remote  
in stop mode. Each time you  
press the button, the last  
4 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
The track is programed.  
programed track is erased.  
“Step” appears, followed by the order  
number of the track just programed. Then  
the number of the last programed track  
appears, followed by the total playing time  
of the program. If you have made a mistake,  
you can clear the last programed track from  
the program by pressing CLEAR on the  
remote.  
Program the desired  
track using the  
number buttons on  
the remote  
Press number buttons instead  
of performing steps 3 to 5.  
For details on using number  
buttons, see page 15.  
Tips  
• The program you made remains after Program Play  
finishes. To play the same program again, switch  
the function to MD, and press u (or MD N on  
the remote).  
• “---.--” appears when the total MD program time  
exceeds 1000 minutes.  
Last programed Total playing time  
track number  
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Playing tracks in a group  
Using the MD display  
You can select and play tracks in a group. For  
more details on the Group function, see page  
27.  
Checking the remaining time  
Press TIME on the remote repeatedly  
during play.  
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD”  
appears in the display.  
The display changes as follows:  
Elapsed playing time on the current track t  
Remaining time on the current track t  
Remaining time on the current MD t Elapsed  
playing time on the current track t…  
2 Press GROUP ON/OFF on the remote in  
stop mode.  
“GROUP” lights up.  
3 Press GROUP SKIP on the remote  
repeatedly to select the group that  
contains the tracks you want to listen  
to.  
Checking the total playing  
time  
Press TIME on the remote repeatedly in  
stop mode.  
4 Press . or > on the remote  
repeatedly to select the track within the  
group that you want to listen to.  
The display changes as follows:  
If you start playback from the first track in  
the group, skip this step.  
Total number of tracks and total playing time  
t Remaining recordable time on the MD*1 t  
Total number of tracks and total playing time  
t…  
*1 In the case of a recordable MD only. The  
remaining recordable time on the MD varies  
according to the recording mode.  
5 Press MD N on the remote.  
Play starts and automatically stops at the  
end of the last track in the group.  
Tip  
Shuffle Play, Repeat Play, and Program Play also  
function within groups.  
continued  
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MD — Recording  
Using the MD display (continued)  
Before you start recording  
Checking the track title or a  
disc title  
Press DISPLAY on the remote during play  
or in stop mode.  
MDs (Mini Disc) let you digitally record and  
play music with high quality sound. Another  
feature of MDs is track marking. The track  
marking feature lets you quickly locate a  
specific point or easily edit the recorded tracks.  
However, depending on the source you record,  
the recording method and the way the track  
numbers are recorded differ.  
The display changes as follows:  
During normal play  
Clock*2 t Preset Equalizer name*2 t  
Volume*2 t Playing time of the MD*3 t  
Track title*4 t Clock*2 t…  
When the source you record from is:  
• This system’s CD player  
In stop mode  
– The MD deck performs digital recording.*1  
Clock*2 t Preset Equalizer name*2 t  
Volume*2 t Total number of tracks and total  
playing time or remaining recordable time of  
the MD (only for the recordable MD)*5 t  
Disc title*6 t Clock*2 t …  
– Track numbers are automatically marked as  
on the original CD. However, track numbers  
may not be marked for some tracks (see page  
56).  
*2 After 8 seconds, the playing time of the MD  
appears.  
*3 During normal play:  
• Other digital components  
connected to the DIGITAL OPTICAL  
IN jack  
The track number and elapsed playing time of the  
track, track number and the remaining playing time  
of the track, or remaining time of the MD is  
displayed.  
While the group function is activated:  
The track number and elapsed playing time of the  
track, track number and the remaining playing time  
of the track, or remaining time of the group is  
displayed.  
*4 If the track has no title, the track title is skipped.  
*5 While the group function is activated, the total  
number of the groups (when a group is not  
selected) or total number of the tracks in the group  
and total playing time of the group (when a group  
is selected).  
*6 If the MD has no title, the disc title is skipped.  
While the group function is activated, group title is  
displayed.  
– The MD deck performs digital recording.*1  
– Track numbers are marked differently  
depending on the source you record.  
• This system’s tuner and other  
components connected to the TAPE  
IN jack  
– The MD deck performs analog recording.  
– A track number is marked at the beginning  
of a recording, but when you turn on the  
Level-Synchro Recording function (see page  
24), track numbers are automatically marked  
in sync with the level of the input signal.  
*1 For details on the limitations of digital recording,  
see page 56.  
To scroll a long name  
Press SCROLL on the remote.  
The title appears scrolling in the display.  
Tip  
To label a disc title or track titles to an MD, see  
“Labeling an MD” on page 29. To label a group title,  
see “Labeling a group” on page 31.  
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When you use a partially recorded  
MD  
Recording a CD on an MD  
Recording starts after the recorded tracks.  
— CD-MD Synchro Recording/CD-MD  
High-Speed Synchro Recording  
Note on MD track numbers  
On an MD, the track numbers (track sequence), track  
start and end point information, etc., are recorded in  
the TOC*2 area independent of the sound information.  
You can edit recorded tracks quickly by modifying  
the TOC information.  
In addition to normal-speed recording, you can  
make a digital recording of a CD on an MD at  
twice the speed of normal CD-MD Synchro  
Recording.  
*2 TOC: Table Of Contents  
1 Load a recordable MD.  
2 Load a CD.  
After recording  
3 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”  
appears in the display.  
Press MD Z to remove the MD or press  
?/1 (power) to turn off the system.  
You can use the Group function with the  
CD-MD (High-Speed) Synchro Recording  
feature to create new tracks in a group. You  
can also add the tracks following previously  
recorded group tracks (see page 27).  
“TOC” starts flashing. The TOC is updated and  
recording is completed.  
Before pulling out the power cord  
MD recording is completed when the MD  
Table of Contents (TOC) is updated. The TOC  
is updated when you eject the MD or press ?/1  
to turn off the system. Do not pull out the  
power cord before updating the TOC (while  
“TOC” is lit) or while updating the TOC (while  
“TOC” is flashing) to ensure a complete  
recording.  
4 Press CD SYNC NORMAL.  
To record at high speed (CD-MD High-  
Speed Synchro Recording), press CD  
SYNC HIGH.  
“NORMAL SPEED” and “NORM” (or  
“HIGH SPEED” and “HIGH” for high-  
speed recording) appears. The MD deck  
stands by for recording and the CD player  
pauses for play.  
Protecting a recorded MD  
To protect a recorded MD, slide the tab on the  
side of the MD to open the slot. In this position,  
the MD cannot be recorded. To record on the  
MD, slide the tab to close the slot.  
5 Press u (or MD N on the remote).  
Recording starts. You cannot monitor the  
recorded signal during high-speed  
recording.  
continued  
Tab  
Slide the tab  
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Recording a CD on an MD  
(continued)  
Recording on an MD  
manually  
If “Retry” flashes in the display after  
you press u (or MD N on the  
remote) in step 5  
— Manual Recording  
A reading failure has occurred, and the system  
is trying to read the data again.  
With manual recording, you can record a radio  
program.  
• If the retry was successful, the MD deck  
continues with CD-MD High-Speed Synchro  
Recording.  
Manual recording cannot be done from the CD  
unit to the MD unit within the system.  
1 Load a recordable MD.  
• If the condition of the loaded CD or the  
system is poor, and retry fails, CD-MD  
High-Speed Synchro Recording is disabled.  
In this case, “NORM” flashes in the display  
and the MD deck automatically starts  
recording in normal CD-MD Synchro  
Recording. Note that monitoring of the  
recorded signal is not possible when this  
occurs.  
2 Tune in to the desired station (see  
“Listening to the radio” on page 43).  
3 Press REC/REC IT.  
The MD deck stands by for recording.  
4 Press u (or MD N on the remote).  
To stop recording  
Press x.  
To stop recording  
Press x.  
Tips  
• You can record only your favorite CD tracks with  
CD Program Play. After step 3, follow the same  
procedures as from step 2 to 5 in CD Program Play  
(see page 11). Then go to step 4.  
• You can switch the recording mode before step 3  
and record for long times. For details, see  
“Recording for long times” on page 22.  
• If you want to record only a portion of a CD track  
to an MD, you must first record the entire CD track  
(using CD-MD Synchro Recording or Rec It). Then  
use the A-B Erase function to erase the unwanted  
portions on the MD (see page 35).  
Notes  
• The following items are either inoperative or cannot  
be used during CD-MD Synchro Recording and  
CD-MD High-Speed Synchro Recording:  
— The Auto Cut function (see page 25)  
— The recording level specified in the Setup menu  
— Recorded signal monitoring (CD-MD High-  
Speed Synchro Recording only).  
• You cannot pause recording during CD-MD  
Synchro Recording and CD-MD High-Speed  
Synchro Recording.  
• If you don’t perform step 5 within about 1 minute  
after step 4, the system returns to the original  
condition.  
• The sound does not come from the TAPE OUT jack  
during CD-MD High-Speed Synchro Recording.  
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Recording the current  
track  
Starting recording with 6  
seconds of prestored  
audio data  
— Rec It  
— Time Machine Recording  
You can record a track quickly while listening  
to a CD.  
When recording from an FM or satellite  
broadcast, the first few seconds of material are  
often lost due to the time it takes you to  
ascertain the contents and press the record  
button. To prevent the loss of this material, the  
Time Machine Recording feature constantly  
stores the most recent audio data in a buffer  
memory. This lets you record the sound from 6  
seconds before starting recording, as shown in  
the illustration below:  
1 Load a recordable MD.  
2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”  
appears in the display.  
3 Press u (or CD N on the remote).  
CD play starts.  
4 Press REC/REC IT while listening to a  
track you want to record.  
Play returns to the start of the track and  
recording starts. The MD deck stops  
automatically at the end of the track.  
When you press  
ENTER/YES on the  
remote in step 5  
End of the  
source to be  
recorded  
To stop recording  
Press x.  
Time  
6 seconds  
Note  
The following items are either inoperative or cannot  
be used during Rec It:  
The Track Mark function  
The Auto Cut function  
Recorded  
portion  
The recording level specified in the Setup menu  
Beginning of the source to be recorded  
1 Load a recordable MD.  
2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select  
the desired source to record.  
3 Press REC/REC IT.  
The MD deck stands by for recording.  
4 Start playing the desired source to  
record.  
5 Press ENTER/YES on the remote at the  
desired point to start recording.  
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Starting recording with 6 seconds of  
prestored audio data (continued)  
Recording tips  
To stop Time Machine Recording  
Press x.  
— Recording for long times/Marking  
track numbers/Smart space/  
Adjusting the recording level  
Note  
The MD deck starts storing audio data when the deck  
stands by for recording in step 3 and you start playing  
the source. If less than 6 seconds have passed when  
you press ENTER/YES on the remote, Time Machine  
Recording starts with less than 6 seconds of audio  
data.  
Recording for long times  
In addition to normal stereo recording, this  
system has two long time modes: LP2 and LP4.  
When recording in LP2 mode, you can record 2  
times the normal recordable time, and in LP4  
mode, you can record 4 times the normal  
recordable time. In addition, the recordable  
time for monaural recording is approximately  
double the stereo recording time.  
LP4 Stereo mode (4× long time recording  
mode) achieves a long stereo recording time by  
use of a special compression system. When  
placing emphasis on sound quality, Stereo  
recording or LP2 Stereo recording (2× long  
time recording mode) is recommended.  
Note  
MDs recorded in MDLP (LP2 or LP4) mode cannot  
be played back on a system that does not support  
MDLP mode. In addition, you cannot perform S.F  
Edit, etc., for MDs recorded in MDLP mode.  
1 Load a recordable MD.  
2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD”  
appears in the display.  
3 Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
4 Press . or > repeatedly until  
“Setup?” appears in the display, and  
then press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
5 Press . or > repeatedly until  
“STEREO REC,” “MONO REC,” “LP2  
REC,” or “LP4 REC” appears, and then  
press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
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6 Press . or > repeatedly to select  
the recording mode you want, and then  
press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
To add “LP:” at the beginning of a  
track name during MDLP recording  
“LP:” appears when you try to play the track on  
a system that does not support MDLP mode.  
This convenient function lets you know at a  
glance that the track cannot be played back.  
The factory setting is “On”.  
The display changes as follows:  
STEREO REC t LP2 REC t LP4 REC  
t MONO (Monaural) REC t STEREO  
REC t …  
7 Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
To continue and record, follow the  
procedures described on the various  
recording pages.  
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until “MD” appears in the  
display.  
2 Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
Tip  
3 Press . or > repeatedly until  
“Setup?” appears in the display, and then  
press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
The selected recording mode is kept even after  
recording has finished, so be sure to check the  
recording mode before recording.  
4 Press . or > repeatedly until “LP  
Stamp On” (or “LP Stamp Off”) appears,  
and then press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
Notes  
• Tracks recorded in MDLP (LP2 or LP4) Stereo  
mode cannot be played back on a system that does  
not support MDLP mode.  
• During recording or recording pause, you cannot  
change the recording mode.  
5 Press . or > to select the setting, and  
then press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
To  
Select  
• Even if you select “MONO REC”, the monitor  
signal during recording does not become monaural.  
Add “LP”  
LP Stamp On (factory  
setting)  
Cancel adding “LP”  
LP Stamp Off  
6 Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
Notes  
• The recorded “LP:” is a stamp which appears to  
indicate that the track cannot be played back when  
you try to play the track on system that does not  
support MDLP mode. It does not appear for systems  
that support MDLP mode.  
• When set to “On”, “LP:” is recorded as the track  
name, so the number of characters that can be input  
to an MD is reduced. In addition if you divide an  
“LP:” track using the Divide function, “LP:” is also  
added to the latter track.  
continued  
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Note  
Recording tips (continued)  
You cannot mark track numbers automatically if the  
sound source to be recorded is noisy (e.g., tapes or  
radio programs).  
Marking track numbers  
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD”  
appears in the display.  
• Automatically during recording  
Track numbers are automatically marked as on  
the original source during recording from this  
system’s CD player or components connected  
to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack. However,  
track numbers may not be marked for some  
tracks (see page 56). Use the Level Synchro  
Recording function to automatically mark track  
numbers during recording from this system’s  
tuner or components connected to the TAPE IN  
jack.  
2 Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
3 Press . or > repeatedly until  
“Setup?” appears in the display, and then  
press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
4 Press . or > repeatedly until “T.Mark  
Off” (or “T.Mark LSync”) appears, and then  
press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
5 Press . or > repeatedly to select the  
setting, and then press ENTER/YES on the  
remote.  
• At any point during recording  
To  
Turn on the Level Synchro T.Mark LSync  
Recording function  
(factory setting)  
Select  
You can mark track numbers during manual  
recording of any source (see page 25).  
• After recording  
Turn off the Level Synchro T.Mark Off  
Recording function  
Use the Divide Function (see page 37).  
Marking track numbers  
automatically during recording  
— Level-Synchro Recording  
The Level-Synchro Recording function is  
factory-set to on, so the track numbers are  
automatically marked. If “L-SYNC” does not  
appear during recording, turn on the Level-  
Synchro Recording as follows. Track numbers  
are automatically marked when the input signal  
is continuously below a certain level for more  
than 2 seconds and then exceeds that level.  
When you set the Level Synchro Recording  
function, “L-SYNC” lights up.  
6 Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
To continue and record, follow the  
procedures described on the various  
recording pages.  
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To change the trigger level for  
automatic track marking  
Do the procedure below to change the signal  
level that triggers automatic track marking.  
(The factory setting is –50 dB.)  
Making a space between  
tracks 3 seconds long  
— Smart Space  
Smart Space: Lets you make the blank  
spaces between tracks 3 seconds long  
1 Press MENU/NO on the remote during  
recording pause to display “Setup?”, and  
then press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
automatically while recording. If the Smart  
Space function is on and there is no sound  
input for about 3 seconds or more (but less than  
30 seconds) while recording, the MD deck  
replaces this silence with a blank of about 3  
seconds and continues recording.  
2 Press . or > repeatedly until “LS(T)”  
appears, and then press ENTER/YES on  
the remote.  
3 Press . or > repeatedly to select the  
level, and then press ENTER/YES on the  
remote.  
No sound input for less than 30 seconds  
Off  
You can set the level at any value between  
–72 dB and 0 dB, in 2 dB steps.  
4 Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
On  
To cancel automatic track marking  
Press . or > repeatedly until “T.Mark  
Off” appears in step 5 of the left column, and  
then press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
Replaced with a blank of about 3 seconds  
and recording continues  
Auto Cut: When the Smart Space function is  
on, if there is no sound input for 30 seconds or  
more, the MD deck replaces this silence with a  
blank of about 3 seconds and enters recording  
pause.  
“L-SYNC” disappears. When “L-SYNC” is  
off, a track number is marked only at the  
beginning of each recording.  
Marking track numbers at a specific  
point during recording  
— Track Mark  
You can mark track numbers at any time when  
recording to an MD from the tuner or from an  
optional component connected to the TAPE IN  
or DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack, regardless of  
the type of sound source.  
No sound input for 30 seconds or more  
Off  
On  
Press REC/REC IT during recording at the  
point you want to add a track mark.  
Replaced with a blank of about 3 seconds  
and recording pauses  
continued  
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Recording tips (continued)  
Adjusting the recording level  
You can adjust the recording level when  
recording to an MD from the tuner or from an  
optional component connected to the TAPE IN  
or DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack.  
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD”  
appears in the display.  
2 Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select  
3 Press . or > repeatedly until  
“Setup?” appears in the display, and  
then press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
the desired source to record.  
2 Press REC/REC IT to stand by for  
recording.  
4 Press . or > repeatedly until  
“S.Space Off” (or “S.Space On”)  
appears, and then press ENTER/YES on  
the remote.  
3 Press MENU/NO on the remote to  
display “Setup?”, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
5 Press . or > repeatedly to select  
the setting, and then press ENTER/YES  
on the remote.  
4 Press . or > repeatedly until  
“LevelAdjust?” appears, and then  
press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
To  
Select  
5 Press . or > to adjust the  
Turn on the Smart  
Space function  
S.Space On (factory  
setting)  
recording level.  
While monitoring the sound, adjust to the  
optimum level while making sure that  
“OVER” does not appear in the display at  
the loudest portion.  
Turn off the Smart  
Space function  
S.Space Off  
6 Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
To continue and record, follow the  
procedures described on the various  
recording pages.  
6 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
7 Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
8 Press x.  
To continue and record, follow the  
procedures described on the various  
recording pages.  
Tip  
To restart the recording when “Auto Cut” appears in  
the display, press u (or X on the remote).  
Tips  
• You can also adjust the recording level during  
recording.  
• Once adjusted, the recording level is maintained  
until you adjust it again.  
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How group tracks are  
registered  
Recording CD tracks on  
an MD as group tracks  
The group function information is registered in  
the TOC of the MD as the “disc name” in the  
following example.  
— Group Function  
Example of registration of group  
tracks  
About Group Function  
With the MDLP recording feature, you can  
record a number of albums to separate groups  
on a single MD, and then play them back and  
manage them by means of the display  
information that shows the group titles and  
each numbered track (each group begins with  
track 1). Pressing GROUP ON/OFF on the  
remote switches the Group function on and off.  
1 The disc name is labeled as  
“Favorites.”  
2 Tracks 1 to 5 are registered in the  
“Rock” group.  
3 Tracks 6 to 9 are registered in the  
Group function is off  
“Pops” group.  
MD  
Track number  
If the MD recorded with the group function on  
this system is played on another system that  
does not support the group function, the disc  
name, including the group information (such as  
that in the example above), scrolls across the  
display.  
Group function is on  
MD  
Note that if the disc title is edited with the  
Name function, the Group function may not  
operate properly.  
Group 1  
Group 2  
Track number  
Track number  
Notes  
• The group information is written to the TOC when  
the MD is ejected or the system is turned off.  
• While the Group function is on, non-group tracks  
are not played and non-group track information  
does not appear in the display.  
Operations using the group function  
• The order of groups cannot be changed.  
• If group information on an MD is not recorded  
properly, it will not be possible to play the MD with  
the Group function.  
• “Playing tracks in a group” on page 17  
• “Labeling a group” on page 31  
• “Registering non-group tracks as group  
tracks in a newly created group” on page 32  
continued  
• “Releasing group tracks” on page 33  
Note  
An MD recorded with the group function in this  
system can be played on another system that has the  
group function as well. In this case, the function may  
operate differently, depending on the recording  
method.  
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Recording CD tracks on an MD as  
group tracks (continued)  
Recording into an existing  
group  
Recording into a new group  
1 Do steps 1 to 3 of “Recording a CD on  
an MD” on page 19.  
You can create new groups by CD album or  
artist, etc.  
2 Do steps 2 to 5 in “Programming the  
CD tracks” on page 11.  
1 Do steps 1 to 3 of “Recording a CD on  
an MD” on page 19.  
3 Press GROUP SKIP on the remote  
repeatedly until the group you want to  
record in appears.  
2 Do steps 2 to 5 in “Programming the  
CD tracks” on page 11.  
4 Press REC/REC IT.  
3 Press GROUP ON/OFF on the remote.  
“New Track” flashes and the deck changes  
to recording pause.  
“GROUP” lights up.  
Press TIME to display the remaining  
recordable time.  
5 Press u.  
If “Group Full” appears when you  
press REC/REC IT in step 4  
4 Press REC/REC IT.  
“New Group” flashes and the deck changes  
to recording pause.  
You cannot start recording because there is  
insufficient character space for group  
management.  
5 Press u.  
To continue and record into another new  
group, press x repeatedly after the  
recording to display the disc name and the  
total number of groups, then do steps 4 and  
5.  
Delete the unnecessary characters (disc name  
or track names) until group recording is  
possible (see page 31).  
Notes  
• The recorded tracks is added to the end of the  
group.  
If “Group Full” appears when you  
press REC/REC IT in step 4  
You cannot start recording because there is  
insufficient character space for group  
management.  
• When you newly record a track into an existing  
group, the track numbers following the newly  
recorded track may change when the Group  
function is turned off.  
• If “Group Full” appears while recording, track  
numbers are not marked.  
Delete the unnecessary characters (disc name  
or track names) until group recording is  
possible (see page 31).  
Notes  
• The new group is added after any existing groups  
with tracks registered into them.  
• Up to 99 groups can be registered on a single MD.  
• If “Group Full” appears while recording, track  
numbers are not marked.  
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MD — Editing  
Before pulling out the power cord  
MD editing is completed when the MD Table  
of Contents (TOC) is updated. The TOC is  
updated when you eject the MD or press ?/1  
to turn off the system. Do not pull out the  
power cord before updating the TOC (while  
“TOC” is lit) or while updating the TOC (while  
“TOC” is flashing) to ensure a complete  
editing.  
Before you start editing  
Before editing  
You can edit an MD only when:  
• The MD is recordable.  
• The MD play mode is normal play.  
Check the following, before editing.  
Labeling an MD  
1 Check the tab of the MD to be edited.  
If the MD is record protected, “C11” and  
“Protected” appear alternately and the MD  
cannot be edited.  
Name Function  
You can create titles for your recorded MDs  
and tracks as follows.  
Slide the tab to close the slot.  
2 Press PLAY MODE on the remote in  
During recording  
stop mode repeatedly until both  
If “TEXT” lights up or flashes during  
recording, you can record the CD TEXT  
information onto the MD as follows:  
“PROGRAM” and “SHUF” disappear.  
You can edit the MD only in normal play  
mode. You cannot edit the MD in Shuffle or  
Program Play.  
• Automatically during recording  
When “TEXT” is lit, the CD TEXT  
information is automatically recorded.  
To cancel the last edit (page 39)  
Use Undo Function to cancel the last edit and  
restore the contents of the MD to the condition  
before the edit.  
• Manually during recording  
When “TEXT” flashes, press NAME EDIT/  
SELECT on the remote, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote to record the  
title of the current track.  
To quit while editing  
Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
Note  
After editing  
Depending on the disc, the CD TEXT information  
may not be recorded automatically.  
Press MD Z to remove the MD or press ?/1  
continued  
(power) to turn off the system.  
“TOC” starts flashing. The TOC is updated and  
editing is completed.  
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4 Enter a character.  
Labeling an MD (continued)  
If you have selected uppercase or  
lowercase letters  
After recording  
1 Press the corresponding letter button on  
the remote repeatedly until the  
character to be entered flashes.  
Use the Name function on this page. You can  
enter a total of approximately 1,700 characters  
for the disc title, track titles and group titles on  
a single MD. Do the procedure below with the  
Group function on. To label a group, see  
“Labeling a group” on page 31.  
Or, press the button once and press .  
or > repeatedly.  
2 Press CURSORt on the remote.  
The flashing character is entered and the  
cursor shifts to the right.  
Be sure to press GROUP ON/OFF so that the  
Group function is on before you label an MD  
recorded with the Group function so as not to  
overwrite the group information on the MD.  
For details, see page 27.  
If you have selected numbers  
Press the corresponding number button on  
the remote.  
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until MDappears in the  
display.  
The number is entered and the cursor shifts  
to the right.  
To enter a blank space  
To label a track, press . or >  
repeatedly until the desired track number  
appears.  
1 Press NAME EDIT/SELECT on the  
remote to select upper case or lower  
case letters.  
2 Press NAME EDIT/SELECT on the  
2 Press 10/0 on the remote.  
A blank space is entered and the cursor  
shifts to the right.  
remote.  
The cursor starts flashing.  
3 Press NAME EDIT/SELECT on the  
remote repeatedly to select the desired  
type of character.  
5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter the rest  
of the name.  
The display changes as follows:  
To change a character  
Selected AB* (Upper cases) t Selected  
ab* (Lower cases) t Selected 12  
(Numbers) t Selected AB* (Upper cases)  
t …  
* Press number 1 repeatedly to display the  
following symbols.  
Press TCURSOR or CURSORt on the  
remote repeatedly until the character to be  
changed flashes, press CLEAR on the  
remote to erase the character, then repeat  
steps 3 and 4.  
‘ – / , . ( ) : ! ?  
6 Press ENTER/YES on the remote to  
In addition, when the symbols above appear in  
the display, press . or > repeatedly to  
display the following symbols.  
complete the labeling procedure.  
The titles you labeled appear sequentially,  
and then the original display appears.  
& + < > _ = ” ; # $ % @  
`
Note  
You can label a track title during play. The play  
repeats until you finish labeling.  
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Checking the titles  
Labeling a group  
To check the disc titles, press SCROLL on the  
remote in stop mode. To check the track title,  
press SCROLL on the remote during play. The  
title appears scrolling in the display. To stop  
scrolling, press SCROLL on the remote. Press  
the button again to resume scrolling.  
Name Function  
Labeling a group  
You can enter a total of approximately 1,700  
characters for the disc title, track titles and  
group titles on a single MD.  
Erasing the titles  
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until MDappears in the  
display.  
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until MDappears in the  
display.  
2 Press GROUP ON/OFF on the remote in  
2 Press MENU/NO on the remote in stop  
stop mode.  
mode.  
“GROUP” lights up.  
3 Press . or > repeatedly until Nm  
Erase?appears, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
3 Press GROUP SKIP repeatedly to select  
the group to be labeled.  
4 Press . or > repeatedly until the  
track number of the track title you want  
to erase appears (or Discwhen you  
want to erase the disc title). Then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
4 Press NAME EDIT/ SELECT on the  
remote.  
The first character of the group starts  
flashing.  
5 Follow the same procedures as from  
step 3 to 6 in Labeling an MDon page  
29.  
Note  
Use of the characters “//” in a disc name may prevent  
the Group function from operating.  
Note  
Use of the characters “//” in a disc name may prevent  
the Group function from operating.  
continued  
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Labeling a group (continued)  
Registering non-group  
tracks as group tracks in  
a newly created group  
Erasing a group title  
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until MDappears in the  
display.  
Create Function  
Only a series of tracks that have not been  
registered to any group can be registered with  
this procedure. You can also use this procedure  
to register tracks recorded on a system that  
does not support the group function.  
2 Press GROUP ON/OFF on the remote in  
stop mode.  
“GROUP” lights up.  
3 Press GROUP SKIP on the remote  
repeatedly until the group title you want  
to erase appears.  
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until MDappears in the  
display.  
4 Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
“Edit Menu” flashes.  
2 Press GROUP ON/OFF on the remote in  
stop mode.  
5 Press . or > on the remote  
repeatedly until Nm Erase?appears,  
and then press ENTER/YES on the  
remote.  
“GROUP” lights up.  
3 Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
“Edit Menu” flashes.  
The selected group number (e.g. “Gp 3”)  
flashes.  
4 Press . or > on the remote  
repeatedly until Gp Create?appears,  
and then press ENTER/YES on the  
remote.  
6 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
The default group title appears again  
(e.g,.“Group3”).  
5 Follow the same procedures as from  
step 3 to 6 in Labeling an MDon page  
29.  
Note  
You cannot erase the title of a group that contains no  
tracks.  
6 Press . or > on the remote  
repeatedly to search the first track (of  
the series of tracks) to be registered.  
The selected track number flashes and the  
deck starts to play the track for your  
confirmation.  
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7 Press ENTER/YES on the remote to  
Releasing group tracks  
enter the selected track.  
8 Press . or > on the remote  
repeatedly to select the last track (of  
the series of tracks) to be registered.  
Release Function  
You can cancel the registration of tracks in one  
group or all groups at once. (Note that the  
tracks themselves in the selected groups will  
not be erased.)  
The selected track number flashes and the  
deck starts to play the track for your  
confirmation.  
9 Press ENTER/YES on the remote to  
enter the selected track.  
Releasing group tracks by  
group  
The deck starts to play the last registered  
group track.  
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until MDappears in the  
display.  
To create a new group with no  
tracks  
In step 6, press . or > on the remote  
until “None” appears, and then press ENTER/  
YES.  
2 Press GROUP ON/OFF on the remote in  
stop mode.  
“GROUP” lights up.  
To register a single track  
In step 7, press ENTER/YES on the remote  
twice.  
3 Press GROUP SKIP on the remote  
repeatedly until the group you want to  
release appears.  
Notes  
4 Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
• You cannot register the same track to two or more  
groups.  
“Edit Menu” flashes.  
• When there are no more non-group tracks on the  
MD, “Assign None” appears after step 5.  
• A newly created group must be labeled if no non-  
group tracks has been registered to it.  
• If you do not label the group in step 5, the group  
will be labeled with the default title (e.g., Group3)  
5 Press . or > on the remote  
repeatedly until Gp Release?”  
appears, and then press ENTER/YES on  
the remote.  
“REL” and the selected group number (e.g.  
“Gp 3”) appear.  
6 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
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Releasing group tracks (continued)  
Erasing recordings  
Erase Function  
Releasing the tracks in all  
groups at once  
The MD deck lets you erase unwanted tracks  
quickly and easily.  
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until MDappears in the  
display.  
The three options for erasing recordings are:  
• Erasing a single track (Track Erase Function)  
• Erasing all tracks (All Erase Function)  
2 Press GROUP ON/OFF on the remote in  
stop mode.  
• Erasing a portion of a track (A-B Erase  
Function)  
“GROUP” lights up.  
3 Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
Erasing a single track  
— Track Erase Function  
“Edit Menu” flashes.  
4 Press . or > on the remote  
repeatedly until Gp All REL?appears,  
and then press ENTER/YES on the  
remote.  
You can erase a track simply by selecting its  
track number. When you erase a track, the total  
number of tracks on the MD decreases by one  
and all the tracks following the erased one are  
renumbered.  
“All REL??” appears.  
5 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
Example: Erasing track 2.  
Erase track 2  
Track  
number  
Original  
tracks  
1
1
2
3
4
A
A
B
C
D
2
3
After  
ERASE  
C
D
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until MDappears in the  
display.  
2 Press MENU/NO on the remote to  
display Edit Menu.  
3 Press . or > repeatedly until Tr  
Erase?appears, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
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4 Press . or > repeatedly until the  
Erasing a portion of a track  
— A-B Erase Function  
desired track number appears.  
5 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
You can specify a portion within a track and  
erase the portion with ease. You can shift the  
desired portion by frame*, minute or second  
intervals.  
“Complete!” appears.  
If you erase all tracks in a group  
The group itself will be also erased.  
* 1 frame is 1/86 second.  
Note  
Example: Erasing a portion of track 2.  
“Tr Protected” appears in the display when you tried  
to erase tracks on an MD that is write-protected.  
Point A Point B  
Track  
number  
Original  
tracks  
1
2
3
Erasing all tracks  
— All Erase Function  
A
B-A  
B-B  
B-C  
You can erase the disc title, all recorded tracks  
and their titles, and all group titles at once.  
1
2
3
After  
A-B  
ERASE  
A
B(A+C)  
C
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until MDappears in the  
display.  
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until MDappears in the  
2 Press MENU/NO on the remote to  
display.  
display Edit Menu.  
2 Press MENU/NO on the remote to  
3 Press . or > repeatedly until All  
Erase?appears, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
display Edit Menu.”  
3 Press . or > repeatedly until A-B  
Erase?appears, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
“All Erase??” appears.  
4 Press ENTER/YES on the remote again.  
4 Press . or > repeatedly to select  
the track you want to erase a portion of  
it, and then press ENTER/YES on the  
remote.  
“Complete!” appears.  
Note  
By performing the procedure above, even if the group  
function is on (and you intended to erase all tracks in  
only one group), all tracks on the MD will be erased.  
“—Rehearsal—” and “Point A ok?” appear  
alternately while the deck plays a portion of  
the few seconds before point A.  
continued  
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Erasing recordings (continued)  
Moving recorded tracks  
Move Function  
5 While monitoring the sound, press .  
or > repeatedly to find the starting  
point of the portion to be erased (point  
A).  
You can use this function to change the order  
of any track on the disc. When you move  
tracks, the tracks are automatically  
renumbered.  
You can shift the starting point by 1/86  
second (1 frame) intervals*.  
Example: Moving track 3 to position 2.  
To shift the point by second or minute  
intervals, press m or M so that second  
or minute flashes, then press . or >.  
* You can shift the starting point by 2-frame  
intervals (in Monaural mode and LP2 Stereo  
mode) or by 4-frame intervals (in LP4 Stereo  
mode).  
Track  
number  
Original  
tracks  
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
A
A
B
C
D
D
3
After  
MOVE  
6 Repeat step 5 until point A is played  
C
B
correctly.  
7 Press ENTER/YES on the remote if  
point A is correct.  
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until MDappears in the  
“Point B set” appears and play for setting  
the ending point of the portion to be erased  
(point B) starts.  
display.  
2 Press MENU/NO on the remote to  
display Edit Menu.”  
8 Continue play until the deck reaches  
point B, then press ENTER/YES on the  
remote.  
3 Press . or > repeatedly until  
Move?appears, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
“A-B Ers” and “Point B ok?” appear  
alternately and the deck repeats a portion of  
the few seconds before point A and after  
point B successively.  
4 Press . or > repeatedly until the  
desired track number to move appears,  
and then press ENTER/YES on the  
remote.  
9 Press . or > repeatedly to find  
point B.  
The procedure is the same as step 5.  
10Press ENTER/YES on the remote if  
point B is correct.  
“Complete!” appears.  
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5 Press . or > repeatedly until the  
Dividing recorded tracks  
new track position appears.  
Divide Function  
You can use this function to mark track  
numbers after recording. The total number of  
tracks increases by one and all the tracks  
following the divided ones are renumbered.  
Original track  
number  
New track position  
6 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
“Complete!” appears.  
Example: Dividing track 2 into two tracks.  
Note  
Track  
If you move a non-group track between two group  
tracks, the moved track will be registered to the group  
as a group track. (The reverse is also true, as the  
status of the moved track is determined by the track  
that precedes it.).  
number  
Original  
tracks  
1
1
2
2
3
A
A
B
B
C
D
Divide track 2 into  
track B and C  
3
4
After  
DIVIDE  
C
D
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until MDappears in the  
display.  
2 Press MENU/NO on the remote to  
display Edit Menu.”  
3 Press . or > repeatedly until  
Divide?appears, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
4 Press . or > repeatedly until the  
track number of the track you want to  
divide appears. Then, while listening to  
rehearsal play, press ENTER/YES on  
the remote at the point where you want  
to divide the track.  
“—Rehearsal—” appears and the portion to  
be divided is played repeatedly.  
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Dividing recorded tracks (continued)  
Combining recorded  
tracks  
5 While monitoring the sound, press .  
or > repeatedly to adjust the point to  
be divided.  
Combine Function  
You can shift the point by 1/86 second  
(1 frame) intervals*.  
You can use this function to combine 2 tracks  
into a single track. The total number of tracks  
decreases by one and all tracks following the  
combined ones are renumbered.  
To shift the point by second or minute  
intervals, press m or M so that second  
or minute flashes, then press . or >.  
* You can shift the dividing point by 2-frame  
intervals (in Monaural mode and LP2 Stereo  
mode) or by 4-frame intervals (in LP4 Stereo  
mode).  
You can also use this function to erase  
unnecessary track numbers.  
Example: Combining track 3 to track 1.  
Track  
number  
Original  
tracks  
6 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
1
1
2
3
4
“Complete!” appears.  
A
B
C
C
B
D
Note  
If you divide a labeled track (see page 37) into two  
tracks, only the first track retains the track title.  
2
3
After  
COMBINE  
A
D
Example:  
1
2
3
4
Example: Combining track 1 to track 4.  
Andante Adagio  
Allegro  
4
1
2
3
4
5
4
Original  
tracks  
B
C
D
D
A
1
2
3
5
Andante Adagio Allegro  
1
2
3
After  
COMBINE  
B
C
A
The new track is not labeled  
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until MDappears in the  
display.  
2 Press MENU/NO on the remote to  
display Edit Menu.”  
3 Press . or > repeatedly until  
Combine?appears, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
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4 Press . or > repeatedly until the  
first track number of the two to be  
combined appears, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
Undoing the last edit  
Undo Function  
For example, to combine track 1 to 4, select  
4.  
You can use this function to cancel the last edit  
and restore the contents of the MD to the  
condition before the edit.  
5 Press . or > repeatedly until the  
second track number of the two to be  
combined appears.  
Note, however, that you cannot undo an edit if  
you do any of the following after the edit:  
• Do another edit.  
• Start recording.  
• Update the TOC by turning off the system or  
ejecting the MD.  
Second track number New track number  
to be combined  
• Disconnect the power cord.  
6 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
You cannot undo the S.F Edit Function even if  
you use the Undo Function.  
“Complete!” appears.  
Notes  
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until MDappears in the  
display.  
• Tracks recorded in different recording modes  
(STEREO, LP2, LP4 or MONO) cannot be  
combined.  
• If both of the combined tracks have track titles, the  
title of the second track is erased.  
2 Press MENU/NO on the remote in stop  
mode to display Edit Menu.”  
• If two tracks registered to different groups are  
combined, the second track is registered to the  
group in which the first track is registered. (The  
status of the second track is determined by the  
status of the first track.).  
3 Press . or > repeatedly until  
Undo?appears in the display.  
“Undo?” does not appear, when there is no  
editing function that can be canceled.  
4 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
A message appears, depending on the last  
edit.  
5 Press ENTER/YES on the remote again.  
“Complete!” appears.  
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6 Press . or > repeatedly to select  
the track number you want to change  
the recording level of, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
Changing the recording  
level after recording  
“Level 0dB” appears.  
S.F Edit  
7 While monitoring the sound, press .  
or > repeatedly to change the  
recording level.  
You can change the volume of the recorded  
tracks using S.F (Scale Factor) Edit. The  
original track is recorded over at the new  
recording level. When changing the recording  
level, you can select Fade-in Recording to  
gradually increase the signal level at the start of  
recording, or Fade-out Recording to gradually  
decrease the signal level at the end of the  
recording.  
The recording level can be adjusted from  
–12 dB to +12 dB in 2 dB increments.  
Adjust the recording level so as not to light  
up “OVER” at the strongest sound.  
8 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
“S.F Edit OK?” appears.  
You cannot change the recording level of the  
track recorded in MDLP mode.  
9 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
“S.F Edit: **%” appears while the track is  
being recorded. An amount of time that is  
roughly equal to or longer than the playing  
time of the track is required when recording  
over the track. When the recording finishes,  
“Complete!” appears for a few seconds.  
Changing the overall  
recording level of a track  
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until MDappears in the  
display.  
To cancel the operation  
Press MENU/NO on the remote during steps 4  
through 8. If you press ENTER/YES on the  
remote in step 9 and start recording, you cannot  
interrupt the operation.  
2 Press PLAY MODE on the remote  
repeatedly until both PROGRAMand  
SHUFdisappear.  
3 Press MENU/NO on the remote to  
display Edit Menu.”  
4 Press . or > repeatedly until S.F  
Edit?appears in the display, and then  
press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
5 Press . or > repeatedly until Tr  
Level?appears in the display, and  
then press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
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To cancel the operation  
Fade-in and Fade-out  
Recording  
Press MENU/NO on the remote during steps 4  
through 8. After recording starts in step 9, you  
cannot interrupt the operation.  
1 Press FUNCTION on the remote  
repeatedly until MDappears in the  
display.  
Notes  
• Do not disconnect the power cord or move the  
system while recording is in progress. This may  
damage the recording data, preventing recording  
from being performed properly.  
• Do not use an MD that is damaged or dirty, this  
may prevent data from being recorded properly.  
• Repeatedly changing the recording level results in  
poor sound quality.  
2 Press PLAY MODE on the remote  
repeatedly until both PROGRAMand  
SHUFdisappear.  
3 Press MENU/NO on the remote to  
display Edit Menu.”  
4 Press . or > repeatedly until S.F  
Edit?appears in the display, and then  
press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
• The recording level will not return to the exact  
original level once the recording level has been  
changed even if it is returned to the original level.  
• While the timer is activated, you cannot change the  
recording level.  
5 Press . or > repeatedly until  
Fade In?or Fade Out?appears in  
the display, and then press ENTER/YES  
on the remote.  
• You cannot undo the S.F Edit Function even if you  
use the Undo Function.  
6 Press . or > repeatedly to select  
the track number you want to Fade-in  
or Fade-out, and then press ENTER/  
YES on the remote.  
“Time 5.0s” appears.  
7 While monitoring the sound, press .  
or > repeatedly to change the Fade-  
in, or Fade-out recording time.  
The system plays the portion that will be  
recorded over using the Fade-in or Fade-out  
Recording. You can set the time at any  
value between 1.0 second and 15.0 seconds  
in 0.1-second increments. You cannot set  
the time longer than the track.  
8 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
“S.F Edit OK?” appears.  
9 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
“S.F Edit: **%” appears while the track is  
being recorded. When the recording  
finishes, “Complete!” appears for a few  
seconds.  
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Tuner  
To cancel presetting  
Press MENU/NO on the remote during steps 5  
and 6.  
Presetting radio stations  
The system can store a total of 30 preset  
stations (20 for FM and 10 for AM).  
To tune in a weak station  
In step 2, press TUNING MODE on the remote  
repeatedly until “MANUAL” appears in the  
display, then press TUNING + or – repeatedly  
to tune in the station.  
1 Press FUNCTION (or TUNER BAND on  
the remote) repeatedly to select FM or  
AM.  
To change the preset number  
Start over from step 1.  
2 Press TUNING MODE on the remote  
repeatedly until “AUTO” appears in the  
display.  
To change the AM tuning interval  
(not applicable on the European  
model)  
The AM tuning interval is factory-preset to 9 kHz (or  
10 kHz for some areas). To switch the AM tuning  
interval, tune in any AM station first, then turn off the  
system. Pressing and holding down FUNCTION turn  
the system back on. When you change the interval, all  
the AM preset stations are erased. To change back to  
the original interval, repeat the same procedure.  
3 Press TUNING + or –.  
The frequency changes as the system scans  
for a station. Scanning stops automatically  
when a station is tuned in. At that time,  
“TUNED” and “STEREO” (for stereo  
program only) appear.  
4 Press MENU/NO on the remote.  
5 Press TUNING + or – repeatedly until  
“Memory?” appears, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
Tip  
The preset stations are saved in the system’s memory  
for about a day even if you disconnect the power cord  
or a power failure occurs.  
A preset number appears in the display.  
Perform steps 6 and 7 while the preset  
number is flashing.  
6 Press TUNING + or – repeatedly to  
select the desired preset number.  
7 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
“Complete!” appears, and then the station is  
stored.  
8 Repeat steps 1 through 7 to preset  
other stations.  
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To tune in a non-preset radio station  
Listening to the radio  
• In step 2, press TUNING MODE on the  
remote repeatedly until “MANUAL” appears  
in the display, and then press TUNING + or  
– repeatedly to tune in the desired station  
(Manual Tuning).  
Preset Tuning  
Presetting radio stations in the system’s  
memory in advance make it easy to tune in  
those stations later (see “Presetting radio  
stations” on page 42).  
• In step 2, press TUNING MODE on the  
remote repeatedly until “AUTO” appears in  
the display, and then press TUNING + or  
–. The frequency indication changes and the  
scanning stops when the system tunes in a  
station (Automatic Tuning).  
1 Press FUNCTION (or TUNER BAND on  
the remote) repeatedly to select FM or  
AM.  
2 Press TUNING MODE on the remote  
repeatedly until PRESETappears in  
the display.  
To cancel Automatic Tuning  
Press TUNING MODE on the remote.  
3 Press TUNING + or repeatedly to  
Tips  
select the desired station .  
• If there is static during an FM broadcast, press FM  
MODE on the remote repeatedly until “MONO”  
appears in the display. The broadcast will no longer  
be in stereo, but the reception will improve.  
• To improve the reception, adjust the supplied  
antennas or connect an external antenna.  
The preset number and the frequency (or  
station name*1 or RDS station name*2)  
appear.  
*1 The station name appears only if you have  
labeled the station (see page 44).  
*2 European model only  
To turn off the radio  
Press ?/1.  
To enter preset number over 10  
(on the remote only)  
1 Press >10.  
2 Enter the corresponding digits.  
To enter 0, press 10/0 instead.  
Example:  
To enter preset number 20, press >10, then 2 and  
10/0.  
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Labeling the preset  
stations  
Using the Radio Data  
System (RDS)  
(European model only)  
Station Name  
What is the Radio Data System?  
You can label each preset station with up to 10  
characters (Station Name).  
Radio Data System (RDS)*1 is a broadcasting  
service that allows radio stations to send  
additional information along with the regular  
program signal.  
1 Tune in the desired station you want to  
label (see page 43).  
2 Follow the same procedures as from  
step 2 to 6 on Labeling a CD(see  
page 13).  
Note  
RDS may not work properly if the station you have  
tuned in is not transmitting the RDS signal properly  
or if the signal is weak.  
*1 Not all FM stations provide RDS service, nor do  
they all provide the same type of services. If you  
are not familiar with the RDS system, check with  
your local radio stations for details on RDS  
services in your area.  
Checking the station name  
Press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly.  
The display changes as follows:  
Station name*1 t Frequency*2 t Clock*2 t  
Preset Equalizer name*2 t Volume*2 t  
Station name*1 t ...  
Receiving RDS broadcasts  
*1 The station name is skipped if the station is  
unlabeled.  
*2 After appearing for 8 seconds, the display will  
revert back to the station name (or to the frequency  
if the station is unlabeled).  
Simply select a station from the FM band.  
When you tune in a station that provides RDS  
services, the station name appears in the  
display.  
To check the RDS information  
Each time you press DISPLAY on the remote,  
the display changes as follows:  
Station name*2 t Frequency t Clock t  
Preset Equalizer name t Volume t Station  
name*2 t …  
To erase the station name  
1 Tune in the station.  
2 Press NAME EDIT/SELECT on the remote.  
3 Press CLEAR on the remote repeatedly to  
erase the name.  
*2 If the RDS broadcast is not properly received, the  
station name may not appear in the display.  
4 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
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Sound Adjustment  
Timer  
Reinforcing the bass  
sound  
Falling asleep to music  
— Sleep Timer  
— DBFB  
The Sleep Timer Function lets you specify a  
sleep time, after which the system stops playing  
and turns off automatically. You can thus fall  
asleep to music.  
Press DBFB* on the remote.  
“DBFB” appears in the display.  
Press again to cancel DBFB.  
* DBFB: Dynamic Bass Feedback  
Press SLEEP on the remote repeatedly.  
The sleep time changes as follows:  
Tip  
AUTO* t 90min t 80min t 70min t …  
DBFB is factory set to on.  
t 10min t SLEEP OFF t AUTO* t …  
* The system turns off after the current CD or MD  
finishes playing (up to 4 hours). The system also  
turns off when you manually stop the CD or MD.  
Selecting the Preset  
Equalizer menu  
To  
Press  
Check the remaining  
sleep time  
SLEEP on the remote once.  
The Preset Equalizer enables you to select the  
sound characteristic among 5 sound effects  
according to the type of music you are listening  
to.  
Change the sleep time  
SLEEP on the remote  
repeatedly until the time  
you want appears.  
Cancel the Sleep  
Timer Function  
SLEEP on the remote  
repeatedly until “SLEEP  
OFF” appears.  
Press PRESET EQ on the remote  
repeatedly.  
The display changes as follows:  
Note  
ROCK t POP t JAZZ t CLASSIC t  
DANCE t FLAT t ROCK t …  
Do not set to “AUTO” during Synchro Recording on  
an MD.  
To cancel the Preset Equalizer  
Press PRESET EQ on the remote repeatedly  
until “FLAT” appears.  
Tips  
• The Preset Equalizer menu is factory-set to  
“ROCK.”  
• The Preset Equalizer effect is not recorded on an  
MD or tape.  
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7 Press . or > on the remote  
repeatedly until the music source you  
want appears.  
Waking up to music  
— Daily Timer  
The display changes as follows:  
t TUNER y MD PLAY T  
By setting the Daily Timer, you can make the  
system automatically turn on and off at  
specified times. To use this function, make  
sure that you have set the system clock  
correctly (see “Setting the time” on page 8).  
t CD PLAY T  
8 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
The starting time, the stopping time, the  
music source, and the volume appear in  
turn, then the original display returns.  
1 Prepare the music source you want to  
listen to when the system turns on.  
9 Press @/1 to turn off the system.  
• CD: Load a CD. To start playing from a  
specific track, make a program (see  
“Programing the CD tracks” on page 11).  
• MD: Load an MD. To start from a  
specific track, make a program (see  
“Programing the MD tracks” on page 16).  
• Radio: Tune in the preset radio station  
that you want (see “Listening to the radio”  
on page 43).  
2 Press VOL + or – to adjust the volume.  
3 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the  
remote.  
4 Press . or > on the remote  
repeatedly until “DAILY SET?” appears,  
and then press ENTER/YES on the  
remote.  
The hour indication flashes.  
5 Set the starting time.  
Press – or + (. or >) on the remote  
repeatedly to set the hour, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
The minute indication begins flashing next.  
Press – or + (. or >) on the remote  
repeatedly to set the minute, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
The hour indication flashes again.  
6 Set the stopping time by repeating step  
5.  
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To  
Do this  
Timer recording radio  
programs  
Check the settings/ Press CLOCK/TIMER  
activate the timer  
SELECT on the remote and  
press . or > on the  
remote repeatedly until  
“DAILY SELECT?” appears in  
the display, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
Before recording with the timer, make sure that  
you have set the system clock correctly (see  
“Setting the time” on page 8) and preset the  
radio station (see “Presetting radio stations” on  
page 42).  
Change the setting Start over from step 1.  
Turn off the timer  
Press CLOCK/TIMER  
SELECT on the remote and  
press . or > on the  
remote repeatedly until  
“TIMER OFF?” appears in the  
display, and then press  
1 Tune in the desired preset radio station  
(see “Listening to the radio” on page  
43).  
2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
remote.  
Notes  
3 Press . or > on the remote  
repeatedly until “REC SET?” appears in  
the display, and then press ENTER/YES  
on the remote.  
• The system will turn on 30 seconds before the  
specified starting time. Do not operate the system  
from the time the system turns on until the daily  
timer starts. Otherwise the timer will not be  
activated correctly.  
• You cannot use the optional component connected  
to TAPE IN jack or DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack as  
the sound source for Daily Timer.  
4 Press . or > on the remote  
repeatedly to select one of “REC 1” to  
“REC 3”, and then press ENTER/YES  
on the remote.  
5 Press . or > on the remote  
repeatedly until “ONCE?”, “DAILY?” or  
“WEEKLY?” appears.  
If you select “ONCE?”, the recording timer  
activates only once. If you select  
“DAILY?”, the timer activates at the same  
time every day. If you select “WEEKLY?”,  
the timer activates at the same time on the  
set day of every week.  
6 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
If you select “ONCE?” or “WEEKLY?”,  
the day indication starts flashing. If you  
select “DAILY?”, the hour indication starts  
flashing.  
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Timer recording radio programs  
(continued)  
To  
Do this  
Check the settings  
Select the timer number (REC  
1 to 3) in step 2 of “Activate/  
Cancel the timer”, then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
The last setting appears.  
7 Press – or + (. or >) on the  
remote repeatedly to select the desired  
day.  
If you select “DAILY?” in step 5, proceed  
to step 9.  
Activate/Cancel  
the timer  
1 Press CLOCK/TIMER  
SELECT on the remote, then  
press . or > on the  
remote repeatedly until “REC  
SELECT?” appears and press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
2 Press m or M on the  
remote repeatedly to select  
the timer number (REC 1 to  
3), then press . or > on  
the remote repeatedly to  
select the timer number (set)  
or “–” (cancel) and press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
If you have not set the  
8 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.  
The hour indication flashes.  
9 Set the starting time.  
Press – or + (. or >) on the remote  
repeatedly to set the hour, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
The minute indication begins flashing next.  
Press – or + (. or >) on the remote  
repeatedly to set the minute, and then press  
ENTER/YES on the remote.  
recording timer, “.” appears  
instead of the timer number  
or “–”.  
The day indication or the hour indication  
flashes again.  
10Set the stopping time by repeating  
Change the setting Start over from step 1.  
steps 7 to 9.  
11Select the recording mode (e.g., LP2)  
by pressing . or > on the remote,  
and then press ENTER/YES on the  
remote.  
The timer recording settings appear, then  
the original display returns.  
12Load a recordable MD.  
13Press @/1 to turn off the system.  
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Optional Components  
Tip  
When you record from the radio, the station name  
(see page 44, or frequency when the station is not  
labeled), the start time and the stop time are  
automatically recorded on the MD.  
Hooking up the optional  
components  
Notes  
You can connect a variety of components to  
your system in order to enhance it. When you  
connect the system to a personal computer, see  
page 51.  
• The system will turn on 30 seconds before the  
specified starting time. Do not operate the system  
from the time the system turns on until the  
recording starts. Otherwise the timer will not be  
activated correctly.  
• When you record on a brand-new MD, the first 15  
seconds are not recorded.  
• The volume is reduced to minimum during  
recording.  
To the headphones  
To the digital optical  
To the audio input  
output jack of a digital  
of a tape deck*1  
component*2  
• If you made a timer recording with group function,  
the radio programs are recorded into a new group if  
you did not specify a destination group.  
To the audio output of  
a tape deck*1  
*1 Use an audio cord (stereo miniplug y phono  
plugs) (not supplied) or a plug adapter (stereo  
miniplug y phono jacks) (not supplied).  
*2 Use a digital optical connecting cable (square  
connector) (not supplied).  
continued  
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Tips  
Hooking up the optional components  
(continued)  
• You can adjust the recording level after pressing  
REC/REC IT (see page 26).  
• You can record from a connected component with  
the Smart Space function, Auto Cut function (see  
page 25), and Time Machine recording function  
(see page 21) operating.  
• Thanks to the built-in sampling rate converter, you  
can make a digital-to-digital recording to an MD  
from a connected digital component with a  
sampling frequency of 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, or  
48 kHz.  
To  
Do This  
Listen to the  
connected digital  
component  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly  
until “OPTICAL IN” appears  
in the display.  
Record from a  
connected digital  
component to an MD in the display.  
Load a recordable MD, and  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly  
until “OPTICAL IN” appears  
then start playing the digital  
component.  
Note  
Be sure to insert the plugs firmly, pushing them in all  
the way. No sound will be produced if the plugs are  
not inserted securely.  
Press REC/REC IT to place  
the unit into recording  
standby, and then press u at  
the point where you want to  
start recording.  
To stop recording, press x.  
Record from a  
connected digital  
While listening to the digital  
component, start recording on  
component to a tape the tape deck.  
deck.  
Listen to the  
Press FUNCTION repeatedly  
connected tape deck until “TAPE” appears in the  
display.  
Record from the tape Press FUNCTION repeatedly  
deck to an MD  
until “TAPE” appears in the  
display.  
Load a recordable MD, and  
then start playing the tape on  
the tape deck.  
Press REC/REC IT to place  
the unit into recording  
standby, and then press u at  
the point where you want to  
start recording.  
To stop recording, press x.  
Listen with  
headphones.  
Connect headphones  
(optional) to the PHONES  
jack.  
Listening to the audio See page 52.  
from the connected  
personal computer  
Operate the system  
from a personal  
computer  
See pages 52 and 53.  
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Optional Personal Computer  
1 Select [Settings] from the Windows  
[Start] menu, then click [Control Panel].  
Connecting a personal  
computer to the system  
2 Double-click [System] in the Control  
Panel.  
3 Only for Windows 2000  
Use the supplied USB cable for the connection.  
You can listen to the audio recorded in the  
computer’s hard disc or on a CD-ROM loaded  
on the CD-ROM drive through the systems  
speakers. And also you can operate the system  
from the connected personal computer installed  
the supplied software (M-crew for CMT-C7NT  
or OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net MDs).  
Double-click [Hardware] tab.  
4 Click the [Device Manager] tab (button  
for Windows 2000).  
5 Make sure that the following items are  
listed in the Device Manager window.  
• [SONY PCLK USB Driver]  
• [Net MD] (only when the Net MD  
function is activated by pressing NET  
MD) under [Universal Serial Bus  
controllers]  
Personal computer  
To the USB port on  
a computer  
• [USB Compatible Device] ([USB  
Composite Device] for Windows 2000),  
[Generic USB Hub] under [Universal  
Serial Bus controllers]  
Supplied  
CMT-C7NT  
USB cable  
• [USB Audio Device] under [Sound,  
video and game controllers]  
To the USB port  
Notes  
• When you connect the supplied USB cable to your  
computer, a driver installation may start  
automatically. If “Windows cannot locate the  
driver” appears, reinstall the device driver (see page  
59).  
• Do not use a bus-powered USB hub to connect the  
system to the computer.  
• It is recommended that you disconnect the USB  
cable from the system while it is not in use.  
To verify the status of the installed  
device driver  
If you connect a computer to the system, four  
device drivers will be installed automatically.  
Be sure to check the status of the installed  
device before operating the system on the  
connected computer.  
(Example for Windows 2000)  
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Connecting a personal computer to  
the system (continued)  
About the supplied  
M-crew for CMT-C7NT  
If you do not see these items or if a "!"  
is displayed on top of any of the icons,  
it means the respective device driver is  
not installed or recognized by the OS.  
In this case, install the device driver  
again.  
M-crew is software that allows you to operate  
the system from a computer installed with the  
software and connected to the system through a  
USB cable. For details on the installation and  
operation of M-crew, refer to the online help  
and the instruction manual for M-crew.  
6 Click [OK] to close the dialogue.  
Note  
Be sure to install the M-crew software to your  
computer before connecting the system to your  
computer. If you are reinstalling the software, be sure  
to disconnect the USB cable before starting the  
installation.  
Listen to the connected  
personal computer  
Be sure to check the connection of the system  
and the personal computer.  
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until  
“USB” appears in the display.  
2 Start playing content using the  
software (Windows Media Player, etc.)  
installed in the personal computer.  
Be sure to turn up the volume moderately  
with the software and adjust the volume on  
the system.  
Note  
You cannot record the audio from the connected  
computer when “USB” appears in the display.  
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Notes  
About the supplied  
OpenMG Jukebox for Sony  
Net MDs  
• While the Net MD function is on, you cannot  
change the sound source, operate the system except  
for ejecting the MD with MDZ, or turn the system  
off with `/1 (if you press `/1, “Net MD NOW”  
appears). To turn off the system, press NET MD to  
turn off the Net MD function, and then press `/1.  
• You cannot use the Net MD function while the  
timer is on.  
• When “Check USB” appears in the display, check  
the USB connection of the system and the personal  
computer.  
• “CONNECT” appears in the display while you are  
checking-in/out tracks with OpenMG Jukebox for  
Sony Net MDs. In this case, do not disconnect the  
supplied USB cable. For details on check-in/out,  
refer to the online help of OpenMG Jukebox.  
OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net MDs is a  
software application that utilizes Sony  
Corporation’s copyright protection technology,  
“OpenMG.” It allows users to store and play  
digital music content on the hard disc drive of a  
computer, and to transfer digital audio files  
from the hard drive to an MD for portable  
listening.  
For details on the installation and basic  
operation of OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net  
MDs, refer to the instruction manual for  
OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net MDs. For  
details on the advanced operation of OpenMG  
Jukebox for Sony Net MDs, refer to the online  
help for OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net MDs.  
Note  
Be sure to install the OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net  
MDs software to your computer before connecting  
the system to your computer. If you are reinstalling  
the software, be sure to disconnect the USB cable  
before starting the installation.  
Using OpenMG Jukebox for  
Sony Net MDs  
1 Press NET MD.  
The Net MD function is activated and “Net  
MD” appears.  
2 Start up and operate OpenMG Jukebox  
for Sony Net MDs on the personal  
computer.  
3 Quit OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net  
MDs after use.  
4 Press Net MD to turn off the Net MD  
function.  
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Additional Information  
On heat buildup  
• Although the unit heats up during operation, this is  
not a malfunction.  
• To prevent heat build-up in the system, place the  
system in a location with adequate ventilation and  
refrain from placing anything on the top of the  
cabinet.  
If you continuously use this system at a large volume,  
the cabinet temperature of the top, side and bottom  
rises considerably. To avoid burning yourself, do not  
touch the cabinet.  
Precautions  
The nameplate is located on the bottom exterior.  
CAUTION  
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.  
Replace only with the same or equivalent type  
recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used  
batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.  
To prevent a malfunction, do not cover the ventilation  
hole for the cooling fan.  
On operating voltage  
Before operating the system, check that the operating  
voltage of your system is identical with the voltage of  
your local power supply.  
On operation  
• If the system is brought directly from a cold place  
to a warm place, or is placed in a very damp room,  
moisture may condense on the lens inside the CD  
player or the MD deck. Should this occur, the  
system will not operate properly. Remove the CD or  
MD and leave the system turned on for about an  
hour until the moisture evaporates.  
On safety  
• The unit is not disconnected from the AC power  
source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall  
outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off.  
• Unplug the system from the wall outlet (mains) if it  
will not be used for an extended period of time. To  
disconnect the power cord (mains lead), pull it out  
by the plug. Never pull the cord itself.  
• When moving the unit, remove any disc that may be  
in the system.  
• Should any solid object or liquid fall into the  
system, unplug the system and have it checked by  
qualified personnel before operating it any further.  
• AC power cord must be changed only at the  
qualified service shop.  
If you have any questions or problems concerning  
your system, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.  
On the speaker system  
Although this speaker system is magnetically  
shielded, there may be cases where the picture on  
some TV sets becomes magnetically distorted. In  
such a case, turn off the power of the TV set once,  
and after 15 to 30 minutes turn it on again.  
On placement  
• Do not place the system in an inclined position.  
• Do not place the system in locations where it is:  
— Extremely hot or cold  
— Dusty or dirty  
— Very humid  
If there seems to be no improvement, locate  
the speaker system further away from the TV set.  
Also, be sure not to place objects in which magnets  
are attached or used near the speaker system, such as  
audio racks, TV stands, and toys. These may cause  
magnetic distortion to the picture due to their  
interaction with the system.  
— Subject to vibrations  
— Subject to direct sunlight  
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Notes on MDs  
• If you try to force the shutter open, the disc may be  
damaged. If the shutter opens, close it immediately  
without touching the disc inside.  
• Affix the label supplied with the disc only to the  
specified label indentation. Do not affix the label  
around the shutter or in other locations. Note that  
the shape of the indentation depends on the disc.  
Notes on CDs  
• Before playing a CD, clean the CD surface with a  
cleaning cloth. Wipe the CD from the center out.  
• Do not play a CD with tape, stickers, or adhesives  
on any of its surfaces as this may damage the  
system.  
• Do not use solvents.  
• Do not expose the CDs to direct sunlight or heat  
sources.  
• Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square,  
star) cannot be played on this system. Attempting to  
do so may damage the system. Do not use such  
discs.  
Label  
position  
Shutter  
Note on CD-R/CD-RW play  
Discs recorded on CD-R/CD-RW drives may not be  
played back because of scratches, dirt, recording  
condition or the drive’s characteristics. Besides, the  
discs, which are not yet finalized at the end of  
recording, cannot be played back.  
• Wipe the disc cartridge with a dry cloth to remove  
dirt.  
• Do not expose the MD to direct sunlight or heat  
sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car  
parked in direct sunlight.  
Notes on speakers  
• Although the rear side of the speakers heats up  
during operation, this is not a malfunction.  
If you continuously use this system at a large volume,  
the temperature of the rear side of the speakers rises  
considerably. To avoid burning yourself, do not touch  
the rear side of the speakers.  
• With the following kinds of CDs, you may  
experience a reading failure or noise when recorded  
on an MD:  
CDs with adhesive labels attached to them.  
Irregularly shaped CDs (for example, heart- or  
star- shaped).  
CDs with printed text concentrated on one side  
only.  
Old CDs.  
Scratched CDs.  
Dirty CDs.  
Cleaning the cabinet  
Clean the cabinet, panel and controls with a soft cloth  
slightly moistened with mild detergent solution. Do  
not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or  
solvent such as thinner, benzene or alcohol.  
Warped CDs.  
• If the following occurs during CD play or  
recording, a reading error may occur or noise may  
be produced in the recorded results:  
The system is bumped.  
The system is placed on an uneven or soft  
surface.  
The system is located near a speaker, door, or  
other source of vibration.  
• If a reading error occurs, an extra track with no  
sound may be created. This extra track can be  
erased by using the editing function (see page 34).  
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Some tracks cannot be combined  
with others  
System limitations of MDs  
Tracks may not be combined if they have been edited.  
The recording system in your MD deck has the  
limitations described below.  
Note, however, that these limitations are due to the  
inherent nature of the MD recording system itself, not  
to mechanical causes.  
The total recorded time and the  
remaining time on the MD do not add  
up to the maximum recording time  
Recording is done in minimum units of 2 seconds*  
each, no matter how short the material. The recorded  
contents may be shorter than the maximum recording  
capacity. Disc space may also be reduced by  
scratches.  
* During stereo recording. (approximately 4 seconds  
during monaural and LP2 stereo recording, or 8  
seconds during LP4 stereo recording)  
“Disc Full!” appears before the MD  
has reached the maximum recording  
time  
When 255 tracks have been recorded on the MD,  
“Disc Full!” appears regardless of the total recorded  
time. More than 255 tracks cannot be recorded on the  
MD. To continue recording, erase unnecessary tracks  
or use another recordable MD.  
The sound may drop-out while  
searching the edited tracks  
Tracks created through editing may exhibit sound  
dropout during searching because high-speed play  
requires time to search for the position on the disc  
when the tracks are not in order.  
“Disc Full!” appears before the  
maximum number of tracks (255) is  
reached  
Fluctuations in emphasis within tracks are sometimes  
interpreted as track intervals, increasing the track  
count and causing “Disc Full!” to appear.  
Track numbers cannot be marked  
When “L-SYNC” (page 24) lights up in the display  
window during analog recording, the track numbers  
may not be marked at the beginning of the track:  
• if the input signal is below a certain fixed level for  
less than 2 seconds between tracks.  
• if the input signal is below a certain fixed level for  
more than 2 seconds in the middle of the track.  
• if you record a track that is 4 seconds or less*.  
* During Stereo, Monaural or LP2 Stereo recording  
mode. (In LP4 Stereo recording mode: 8 seconds  
or less)  
“Group Full!” appears during editing  
tracks  
• While the Group function is on, "Group Full!" may  
appear when you try to edit a track. If it does, there  
is not enough space in the TOC of the MD for  
group registration. Erase the unnecessary disc titles  
or track titles on the MD, and then try editing again.  
• Even if the Group function is off, "Group Full!"  
may appear when you try to move or divide a track.  
This is because group information has been  
overwritten as a result of the editing.  
Extra tracks are created  
When there is a long silence between CD tracks, an  
extra track may be created.  
The remaining recording time does  
not increase even after erasing  
numerous short tracks  
Tracks shorter than 12 seconds* are not counted, so  
erasing them may not increase the recording time.  
* During stereo recording. (approximately 24 seconds  
during monaural and LP2 stereo recording, or 48  
seconds during LP4 stereo recording)  
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Guide to the Serial Copy  
Management System  
Troubleshooting  
Digital audio components, such as CDs, MDs, and  
DATs let you copy music easily with high quality by  
processing music as a digital signal.  
If you have any problem using this system, use  
the following checklist.  
To protect the copyrighted music programs, this  
system uses the Serial Copy Management System that  
allows you to make only a single copy of a digitally  
recorded source through digital-to-digital  
connections.  
You can make only a first generation copy*  
through a digital-to-digital connection.  
That is:  
First, check that the power cord is connected  
firmly and that the speakers are connected  
correctly and firmly.  
Should any problem persist, consult your  
nearest Sony dealer. When bringing the system  
in for servicing, be sure to bring the speaker  
system (SA-C7) along with the main unit  
(HCD-C7NT).  
1 You can make a copy of a commercially  
available digital sound program (for example,  
a CD or MD), but you cannot make a second  
copy from the first-generation copy.  
General  
2 You can make a copy of a digital signal from a  
digitally recorded analog sound program (for  
example, an analog record or a music  
cassette tape) or from a digital satellite  
broadcast program, but you cannot make a  
second copy.  
* A first-generation copy means a digital recording of  
a digital signal made on digital audio equipment.  
For example, if you record from this system’s CD  
player to the MD deck, you make a first-generation  
copy.  
There is no sound.  
• Adjust the volume.  
• Make sure the headphones are not connected.  
• Check the speaker connections (see page 6).  
• There is no sound output during CD-MD High-  
Speed Synchro Recording.  
Sound comes from one channel, or unbalanced  
left and right volume.  
• Connect the speaker cords properly (see page 6).  
• Place the speakers as symmetrically as possible.  
• Connect the supplied speakers.  
There is severe hum or noise.  
• Move the system away from the source of noise.  
• Connect the system to a different wall outlet.  
• Install a noise filter (commercially available) to  
the power line.  
“– –:– –” appears in the display.  
• Set the clock again (see page 8).  
The timer cannot be set.  
• Set the clock again (see page 8).  
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The sound skips.  
• Wipe the CD clean (see page 55).  
• Replace the CD.  
The timer does not function.  
• Try moving the system to a place without  
vibration (e.g., on top of a stable stand).  
• Press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on the remote  
and light up “cDAILY” or “cREC” in the  
display (see pages 47 and 48).  
• Try moving the speakers away from the system,  
or placing them on separate stands.  
• Check the set contents and set the correct time  
(see page 8 or 46 to 49).  
When you listen to a track with bass sounds at  
high volume, the speaker vibration may cause the  
sound to skip.  
• Cancel the Sleep Timer function (see page 45).  
• You cannot activate Daily Timer and recording  
timer at the same time.  
Play does not start from the first track.  
• Press PLAY MODE on the remote repeatedly  
until “PROGRAM” or “SHUF” disappears to  
return to normal play.  
• After you have set the timer, make sure to press  
`/1 to turn off the system.  
• The system is on about 30 seconds before the  
preset time.  
“—OVER—” appears.  
• Press and hold m or press . to return to the  
desired playing position.  
The remote does not function.  
• Remove the obstacle.  
• Move the remote closer to the system.  
• Point the remote at the system’s sensor.  
• Replace the CR2025 battery.  
MD Deck  
• Locate the system away from the fluorescent  
light.  
An MD cannot be loaded.  
• Load the MD with the arrow side up and the  
arrow pointing toward the deck.  
The controls do not work.  
CD Player  
• Replace the MD with a new one.  
• Retry the operations after “TOC” turns off.  
The CD does not eject.  
• Press and hold CD Z.  
Play does not start.  
• Consult your nearest Sony dealer.  
• Replace the MD.  
• Insert the MD and leave the system turned on for  
a few hours until the moisture evaporates.  
Play does not start.  
• Load a CD.  
• Press NX to start play.  
• Wipe the CD clean (see page 55).  
• Replace the CD.  
• You cannot use the Group function when there  
are no group tracks.  
Press GROUP ON/OFF to turn off “GROUP.”  
• The CD is loaded with the label side down. Load  
the CD correctly.  
• Remove the CD and wipe away the moisture on  
the CD, then leave the system turned on for a  
few hours until the moisture evaporates.  
• Press NX to start play.  
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Tuner  
The sound skips.  
• Replace the MD.  
There is severe hum or noise (TUNEDor  
STEREOflashes).  
• Try moving the system to a place without  
vibration (e.g., on top of a stable stand).  
• Set the proper band and frequency (see page 42).  
• Connect the antenna properly (see page 6).  
• Try moving the speakers away from the system,  
or placing them on separate stands.  
• Find a place and an orientation that provide good  
reception, then set up the antenna again.  
When you listen to a track with bass sounds at  
high volume, the speaker vibration may cause the  
sound to skip.  
If you cannot obtain good reception, we  
recommend you connect a commercially  
available external antenna.  
• Load the disc and wait for 10 to 20 minutes with  
the system turned on.  
• The supplied antenna receives signals along its  
entire length, so make sure you extend it fully.  
Play does not start from the first track.  
• Press PLAY MODE on the remote repeatedly  
until “PROGRAM” or “SHUF” disappears to  
return to normal play.  
• Locate the antennas as far away from the speaker  
cords as possible.  
• Consult your nearest Sony dealer if the supplied  
AM antenna wire has come off the plastic stand.  
“—OVER—” appears.  
• Try turning off surrounding electrical equipment.  
• Press and hold m or press . to return to the  
desired playing position.  
A stereo FM program cannot be received in  
stereo.  
OVERlights up during recording.  
• Set the volume of the connected component  
lower.  
• Press FM MODE on the remote until “MONO”  
disappears from the display.  
• See “There is severe hum or noise (“TUNED” or  
“STEREO” flashes)”, and check the antenna  
condition.  
Recording or editing was done, but the TOC is  
not updated.  
• MD recording and editing contents are recorded  
to the MD when the MD is removed, so make  
sure you remove the MD after recording or  
editing (see pages 19 and 29).  
Cyclical static noise is heard while recording on  
an MD.  
• Adjust the antenna orientation and position until  
the noise stops.  
Recording is not possible.  
• Remove the MD and slide the tab to close the  
slot (see page 19).  
• Connect the optional A/V component properly  
(see page 49).  
Personal Computer  
• Switch to another sound source.  
There is no sound or the sound is too low.  
• Replace the MD with a recordable MD, or use  
Erase Function to erase unnecessary tracks (see  
page 34).  
• Be sure to turn up the volume moderately with  
the software, and then adjust the volume on the  
system.  
The sound from an MD you recorded is too low  
(or too high).  
The sound skips or the operation is unstable.  
• Connect the system to the personal computer  
directly with the supplied USB cable. Do not  
connect the system to the computer through a  
USB hub.  
• Readjust the recording level (see page 26 or 40).  
The buttons are disabled.  
• Press NET MD to turn off the Net MD function.  
Windows cannot locate the driverappears.  
• Install the device driver.  
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Troubleshooting (continued)  
Self-diagnosis display  
This system has a Self-diagnosis display  
function to let you know if there is a system  
malfunction. The display shows a code made  
up of 3 or 5 letters and a message alternately to  
show you the problem. To solve the problem  
refer to the following list. If any problem  
persists, consult your nearest Sony dealer.  
Optional components  
There is no sound.  
• Refer to General item “There is no sound” on  
page 57 and check the condition of the system.  
• Connect the component properly (see page 49)  
while checking:  
– if the cords are connected properly.  
– if the cord plugs are firmly inserted all the way.  
• Turn on the connected component.  
• Refer to the operating instructions included with  
the connected component and start playing.  
The sound is distorted.  
• Set the volume of the connected component  
lower.  
C11/Protected  
The sound from the component connected to the  
DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack is not heard.  
The MD is protected against erasure.  
cRemove the MD and slide the tab to close the  
slot (see page 19).  
• Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “OPTICAL  
IN” appears.  
C12/Cannot Copy  
You tried to record a CD or MD with a format that  
the system does not support, such as a CD-ROM.  
If the system still does not operate  
properly after performing the above  
measures, reset the system as  
follows:  
cRemove the disc and turn off the system once,  
then turn it on again.  
C13/REC Error  
With the system turned on, press REC/REC  
IT, CDZ, and CD SYNC HIGH at the same  
time.  
Recording could not be performed properly.  
cMove the system to a stable place, and start  
recording over from the beginning.  
The MD is dirty or scratched, or the MD does not  
meet the standards.  
“COLD RESET” appears in the display and the  
system turns off. All system parameters are  
reset to their factory settings. Afterwards, be  
sure to do the followings procedures again:  
presetting the radio stations, setting the clock  
and the timer, and labeling the CD.  
cReplace the MD and start recording over from  
the beginning.  
C13/Read Error  
The MD deck cannot read the disc information  
properly.  
cRemove the MD once, then load it again.  
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Messages  
C14/Toc Error  
The MD deck cannot read the disc information  
properly.  
One of the following messages may appear or  
flash in the display during operations.  
cReplace the MD.  
cErase all the recorded contents of the MD using  
All Erase Function (see page 35).  
MD  
Assign None  
C41/Cannot Copy  
• You have created a new group with no tracks.  
The sound source is a copy of a commercially  
available music software, or you tried to record a  
CD-R (Recordable CD) or CD-RW (ReWritable  
CD).  
• All the recorded tracks are already registered to  
groups.  
Auto Cut  
The MD deck is pausing the recording because  
silence continued for 30 seconds or more during  
recording.  
cThe Serial Copy Management System prevents  
making a digital copy (see page 57). You cannot  
record a CD-R or CD-RW.  
Blank Disc  
C71/Check OPT-IN  
The inserted recordable MD is new, or all tracks on  
the MD have been erased.  
This appears momentarily because of the signal of  
the digital broadcast during recording.  
cThere is no affect on the recorded contents.  
Cannot Edit  
No component is connected to the DIGITAL  
OPTICAL IN jack, or a digital component is not  
connected properly.  
• A pre-mastered MD is in the deck.  
• You tried to edit in Program or Shuffle Play  
mode.  
cConnect a digital component to the DIGITAL  
OPTICAL IN jack properly using a digital  
connecting cable (not supplied, see page 49).  
• You tried to change the recording level of a track  
recorded in LP2 or LP4 mode.  
Cannot REC  
The connected digital component is not turned on.  
• A pre-mastered MD is in the deck.  
• The function is switched to MD.  
cSee the operating instructions supplied with the  
connected component and confirm whether the  
component is turned on.  
Complete!  
The digital connecting cable connected to the  
DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack is pulled out, or the  
connected digital component is turned off during  
digital recording.  
The editing operation of MDs is completed.  
Disc Full!  
There is no time remaining on the MD.  
cConnect the cable, or turn on the digital  
Eject  
component.  
The MD deck is ejecting the MD.  
E0001/MEMORY NG  
Group Full!  
There is an error in the internal data that the system  
needs in order to operate.  
You tried to create more than the maximum  
number of the groups or there is not enough space  
in the TOC of the MD for group registration.  
cConsult your nearest Sony dealer.  
E0101/LASER NG  
Erase the unnecessary disc titles or track titles.  
There is a problem with the optical pickup.  
cThe optical pickup may have failed. Consult your  
nearest Sony dealer.  
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Self-diagnosis display (continued)  
S.F Edit!  
You attempted to perform other operations during  
S.F Edit (adjusting the recording level after  
recording, Fade-in and Fade-out). You cannot  
perform other operations during S.F Edit.  
Impossible  
• You tried to make an impossible editing  
operation.  
S.F Edit NOW  
• You tried to operate the connected Net MD  
during the timer-activated playback.  
You pressed `/1 during S.F Edit (adjusting the  
recording level after recording, Fade-in and Fade-  
out). If you turn off the power before S.F Edit is  
finished, the editing will not be properly  
overwritten. Turn the power off after editing is  
complete.  
• You cannot combine or erase the tracks due to  
the system limitations of MDs.  
• “Impossible” appears, when you specify the  
division point at the beginning or end of a track.  
Press . or > to shift the position.  
If you want to turn off the power during editing,  
press `/1 again while the message is displayed.  
Incomplete!  
Adjustment of the recording level after recording  
or Fade-in and Fade-out procedures have failed  
since the unit was either subject to vibration or  
there is a damaged or dirty disc in the tray. Place  
the unit in a stable place to minimize shock and  
vibration. Do not use damaged or dirty discs.  
Smart Space  
The signal was input again after silence continued  
for 3 or more but less than 30 seconds during  
digital recording.  
Step Full!  
You try to program 26 or more tracks (steps).  
Initialize (flashing)  
Text Protect  
The Setup Menu settings have been lost.  
There is CD TEXT information which cannot be  
recorded on the MD.  
Or the contents recorded by the timer have  
disappeared over time and are not available for  
saving to disc, or Program Play could not be  
activated since the program has disappeared over  
time.  
TOC Reading  
The MD deck is reading the TOC information of  
the MD.  
(The message flashes for about 4 seconds when  
you turn on the deck by pressing ?/1.)  
TOC Writing  
The MD deck is writing the information of  
recorded or edited contents.  
Name Full  
There is no more space to store track or disc titles.  
Track End  
No Change  
You have reached the end of the track while  
adjusting the dividing point during the Divide  
Function.  
When changing the recording level after recording,  
the recording level did not change since you  
pressed ENTER/YES on the remote without  
making the adjustment.  
Tr Protected  
You tried to erase tracks on an MD that is write-  
protected.  
No Disc  
There is no disc in the MD deck.  
OVER —  
You have reached the end of the MD while  
pressing and holding M during playing pause.  
Push STOP!  
You pressed PLAY MODE on the remote during  
play.  
Rehearsal—  
The MD is playing the specified dividing point for  
confirmation during the A-B Erase function or the  
Divide function.  
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CD  
Specifications  
Check and CD Position appear alternately  
The disc could not be read properly.  
Main unit (HCD-C7NT)  
Amplifier section  
European model:  
DIN power output (rated): 15 + 15 W  
Complete!  
CD editing (Disc Memo) finished normally.  
Eject  
The CD player is ejecting the CD.  
(6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN)  
Continuous RMS power output (reference):  
20 + 20 W  
File Full  
There are already 100 disc titles stored in the  
system.  
(6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10%  
THD)  
Initialize  
Music power output (reference):  
45 + 45 W  
The system is being initialized. You cannot load a  
CD during this time. Wait until “Initialize”  
disappears from the display.  
Other models:  
The following measured at 220 V AC, 60 Hz  
DIN power output (rated): 15 + 15 W  
(6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN)  
Continuous RMS power output (reference):  
20 + 20 W  
No Disc  
There is no disc in the CD player.  
OVER—  
(6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10%  
THD)  
You have reached the end of the CD while  
pressing and holding M during playing pause.  
Inputs  
TAPE IN (stereo minijack):  
Push STOP!  
Sensitivity 250 mV,  
You pressed PLAY MODE on the remote during  
play.  
impedance 47 kilohms  
DIGITAL OPTICAL IN (Supported sampling  
frequencies: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz)  
Step Full!  
You tried to program 26 tracks or more.  
Outputs  
TAPE OUT (stereo minijack):  
Sensitivity 250 mV,  
impedance 1 kilohm  
PHONES (stereo minijack):  
Accepts headphones with  
an impedance of 8 ohms  
or more  
Personal Computer  
Busy NOW!  
You pressed NET MD during check-in or check-  
out. Wait until the operation is completed.  
Check USB  
The USB cable is not connected properly. Check  
the connection.  
continued  
CONNECT  
You are checking-in/out tracks with OpenMG  
Jukebox for Sony Net MDs. Do not disconnect the  
supplied USB cable.  
Net MD NOW  
You pressed `/1 while the Net MD function is on.  
Press NET MD to turn off the Net MD function  
before you press `/1. You can also turn off the  
system by pressing `/1 again while “Net MD  
NOW” is displayed.  
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General  
Specifications (continued)  
Power requirements  
European model:  
Other models:  
230 V AC, 50/60 Hz  
220 V AC , 50/60 Hz  
CD player section  
System  
Compact disc and digital  
audio system  
Power consumption  
European model:  
See the nameplate  
0.5 W (at the power  
saving mode)  
Laser  
Semiconductor laser  
(λ = 780 nm)  
Emission  
Other models:  
See the nameplate  
duration: continuous  
2 Hz – 20 kHz  
Frequency response  
Dimensions (w/h/d)  
Approx. 145 × 125 ×  
273 mm incl. projecting  
parts and controls  
MD deck section  
System  
MiniDisc digital audio  
system  
Mass  
Approx. 4.5 kg  
Laser  
Semiconductor laser  
(λ=780 nm)  
Supplied accessories  
Remote commander (1)  
FM wire antenna (1)  
AM loop antenna (1)  
USB cable (1)  
Operating Instructions (1)  
M-crew for CMT-C7NT/  
OpenMG Jukebox for Net  
MD CD-ROM (1)  
M-crew Operating  
Instructions (1)  
Emission duration:  
continuous  
Sampling frequency  
Frequency response  
44.1 kHz  
5 Hz – 20 kHz  
Tuner section  
FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner  
FM tuner section  
Tuning range  
OpenMG Jukebox for Net  
MD Operating  
Instructions (1)  
87.5 – 108.0 MHz  
(50-kHz step)  
FM wire antenna  
75 ohm unbalanced  
10.7 MHz  
Antenna  
Antenna terminals  
Intermediate frequency  
Warranty (1)  
Design and specifications are subject to change  
without notice.  
AM tuner section  
Tuning range  
European model:  
531 – 1,602 kHz  
(with the tuning interval  
set at 9 kHz)  
Other models:  
530 – 1,710 kHz  
(with the tuning interval  
set at 10 kHz)  
531 – 1,602 kHz  
(with the tuning interval  
set at 9 kHz)  
AM loop antenna, external  
antenna terminal  
450 kHz  
Antenna  
Intermediate frequency  
Speakers (SA-C7)  
Speaker system  
Two-way, bass reflex  
system  
Speaker units  
9 cm dia., cone type  
woofer  
2.0 cm dia., soft dome  
type tweeter  
6 ohms  
Rated impedance  
Dimensions (w/h/d)  
Approx. 149 × 248 ×  
220 mm  
Mass  
Approx. 1.9 kg net per  
speaker  
Printed in China  
Sony Corporation  
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