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SONY.

MiniDisc

Deck

Operating

Instructions

__

ica

Mode

d'emploi

ES

MDLP

MDS-JB940

(©2000

Sony

Corporation

WARNING

To

prevent

fire

or

shock

hazard,

do

not

expose

the

unit

to

rain

or

moisture.

This

appliance

is

classified

as

a

CLASS

1

LASER

product.

‘The

CLASS

1

LASER

PRODUCT

MARKING

is

located

on

the

rear

exterior.

The

following

caut

inside

the

unit.

IN NO

EVENT

SHALL

SELLER

BE

LIABLE

FOR

ANY

DIRECT,

INCIDENTAL

OR

CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES

OF

ANY

NATURE,

OR

LOSSES

OR

EXPENSES

RESULTING

FROM

ANY

DEFECTIVE

PRODUCT

OR

THE

USE

OF

ANY

PRODUCT.

‘This

symbol

is

intended

to

alert

the

user

to

the

presence

of

uninsulated

“dangerous

voltage”

within

the

products

enclosure

‘that

may

be

of

sufficient

magni

nz

A

This

symbol

is

intended

to

alert

the

user

to-

the

presence

of

important

operating

and

maintenance

(servicing)

instructions

inthe

Iiterature

accompanying

the

appliance,

‘CAUTION

‘You

are

cautioned

that

any

changes

or

modification

not

expressly

approved

in

this

manual

could

void

your

authority

to

‘operate

this

equipment

INFORMATION

‘This

equipment

has

heen

teste

and

found

to

comply

with

the

limits

for

a

Class

B

digital device,

pursuant

to

Part

15

of

the

FCC

Rules.

These

limits

are

designed

to

provide

reasonable

protection

against

harmful

imerference

in

a

residential

installation,

This

equipment

generates,

‘uses,

and

can

radiate

radiofrequency

energy

and,

if

not

installed

and

used

in

‘accordance

with

the

instructions,

may

ference

to

radio

‘communications.

However,

there

is

no

guarantee

that

interference

will

not

occur

in

a

particular

installation.

If

his

‘equipment

does

cause

harmful

imerference

to

radio

or

television

reception,

which

can

be

determined

by

turning

the

equipment

off

and on.

the

user

is

encouraged

to

try

to

correct

the

interference

by

one

or

more

of

the

following

measures

+

Reurent

or

relocate

the

receiving

antenna

+

Increase

the

separation

between

the

‘equipment

and

recener

+

Connect

the

equipment

ino

an

outlet

on

a

circuit

different

from

that

to

which

the

receive

is

connected

+

Consult

the

dealer

or

an

experienced

radio/TV

technician

for

help.

Owner's

Record

‘The

mode!

and

serial

numbers

are

located

on

the

rear

of

the

unit.

Record

the

serial

number

in

the

space

provided

below.

Refer

to

them

whenever

you

call

upon

your

Sony

dealer

regarding

this

product.

Model

No.

MDS-JB940

Serial

No.

Lors

ENERGY

STARS

is

a

US.

registered

mark.

As

an

ENERGY

STAR®

Partner,

Sony

Corporation

has

determined

that

this

‘cause

harmful

product

meets

the

ENERGY

STAR®

guidelines

for

energy

efficiency.

For

customers

in

Canada

This

Class

B

digital

apparatus

complies

With

Canadian

ICES-003.

CAUTION

‘TO

PREVENT

ELECTRIC

SHOCK,

DO

NOT

USE

THIS

POLARIZED

AC

PLUG

WITH

AN

EXTENSION

CORD,

RECEPTACLE

OR

OTHER

OUTLET

UNLESS

THE

BLADES

CAN

BE

FULLY

INSERTED

TO

PREVENT

BLADE

EXPOSURE,

Welcome!

‘Thank

you

for

purchasing

the

Sony

MiniDise

Deck.

Before

operating

the

deck,

please

read

this

manual

thoroughly

and

retain

it

for

future

reference.

About

this

manual

conventions

peered

Se

ere

SR

rere,

mab

npc

Se

citi

sis

Tepis

Indicates

hinns

and

ips

for

making

v

the

task

easier.

TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

Location

and

Function

of

Controls

Front

panel

description

4

Remote

control

description

6

Display

window

description

8

Rear

panel

description

9

Getting

Started

Before

you

start

the

hookup

10

Hooking

up

the

audio

components

11

Setting

the

clock

12

Recording

to

MDs

Recording

to

an

MD

14

Notes

on

recording

16

Recording

for

long

times

16

Adjusting

the

recording

level

17

Recording

tips.

18

Marking

track

numbers

while

recording

(Track

Marking)

19

Starting

recording

with

six

seconds

of

prestored

audio

data

(Time

Machine

Recording)

20

‘Synchro-recording

with

the

audio

component

of

your

choice

(Music

Synchro-recording)

21

Synchro-recording

with

a

Sony

CD

player

(CD

Synchro-

recording)

21

Playing

MDs

Playing

an

MD

23

Playing

a

specific

track

24

Locating

a

particular

point

in

a

track

25

Playing

tracks

repeatedly

(Repeat

Play)

26

Playing

tracks

in

random

order

(Shuffle

Play)

27

Creating

your

own

program

(Program

Play)

27

Tips

for

recording

from

MDs

to

tape

29

Editing

Recorded

MDs

Before

you

start

editing

30

Erasing

tracks

(ERASE)

31

Dividing

tracks

(DIVIDE)

33

Combining

tracks

(COMBINE)

34

Moving

tracks

(MOVE)

34

Naming

a

track

or

MD

(NAME)

35

Changing

the

recorded

level after

recording

(SFEDIT)

37

Undoing

the

last

edit

(UNDO)

38

Other

Functions

‘Changing

the

pitch

(Pitch

Control

Function)

39

Fading

in

and

fading

out

40

F

Using

a

timer

42

Switching

the

bit

length

43

Playing

with

different

tones

(Digital

Filter)

43

Using

the

CONTROL

AII

control

system

44

GB

ling

asleep

to

music

(Sleep

Timer)

41

Operating

the

MD

Deck

Using

a

Keyboard

Operating

the

deck

using

the

keyboard

48

Assigning

characters

to

keyboard

keys

48

Additional

Information

Precautions

50

Handling

MDs

51

System

limitations

51

Troubleshooting

52

Self-diagnosis

function

53

Display

messages

$4

Specifications

55

Edit

menu

table

56

Setup

menu

table

56

Index

58

30

Front

panel

description

[E

1

(power)

switch

STANDEY

indicator

(14)

(23)

Pres

to

tumn

on

the

deck,

When

you

turn

on

the

deck,

the

STANDBY

indicator

turns

off

When

you

press

the

switch

again,

the

deck

turns

off and

the

indicator

lighis

op.

TE

Remote

sensor

(10)

Point

the

remote

toward

this

sensor

q8)

for

remote

operations.

(3)

FILTER button

(43)

Press

to

select

the

type

of

the

digital

filter.

SF

EDIT

button

(37)

Pres

to

change

the

recorded

level after

recording.

TME

bution

(18)

21)

Pres

to

display

the

remaining

time.

[@

MD

insertion

siot (14)

23)

Insert

an

MD

as

illustrated

below.

MO

LP

indicator

(16)

(23)

Lights

when

the

deck

îs

playing

or

recording

to

an

MD

in

LP2

or

LP4

Stereo

mode.

TE]

REC

MODE

button

(16)

Press

to

set

the

REC

MODE

to

stereo,

LP2,

LPS

or

MONO.

LP)

INPUT

button

(14)

Press

to

select

the

input

jack

(or

connector)

of

the

Program

source

to

be

recorded.

[8]

REC

@

button

(14)

(18)

(19)

Press

to

record

to

the

MD,

monitor

the

input

signal,

or

mark

track

numbers.

(9)

REC

LEVEL

control

(17)

Turn

to

adjust

the

recording

level.

(10.

YES

button

(18)

(27) (30)

(39)

(46)

Press

to

carry

out

the

selected

operation.

Hi)

AMS

controt

(12)

(14)

(23)

(30) (39)

(46)

Turn

to

locate

tracks,

set

the

clock,

select

the

input

characters,

or

select

a

menu

item

and

a

setting

value.

12

CLEAR

button

(27)

(35)

Press

to

cancel

the

selection.

[T

MENU/NO

button

(19)

(27)

(30) (39) (46)

(56)

Press

to

display

the

Edit

Menu

or

Setup

Menu.

{19

<7

buttons

(25)

(27)

(30)

(35)

Press

to

locate

a

portion

within

a

track,

change

the

contents

of

a

program,

or

change

the

input

character.

{18

EJECT

&

button

(15)

(23)

Press

to

eject

the

MD.

E>

button

(14)

(29)

Press

to

start

play.

A

button

(14)

(23)

Press

to

pause

play

or

recording.

Press

again

to

resume

play

or

recording.

18

button

(15)

(23)

Press

to

stop

play

or

recording,

or

cancel

the

selected

operation.

[98

Display

window

(8)

Shows

various

information.

AT

PLAY MODE

button

(27)

(42)

Press

to

select

Shuffle

Play

or

Program

Play

or

resume

normal

play.

REPEAT

button

(28)

Press

to

play

tracks

repeatedly

DISPLAY/CHAR

button

(9)

(15)

(17)

(24)

(27)

(35)

PR

EGNENE

=

=

PE

——

ln

the

contents

of

a

program

ae

a

om

ale

a

bie

[10

be

input

[18

KEYBOARD

jack

(46)

Connect

a

keyboard

10

this

jack

to

operate

the

deck

using

the

keyboard.

[iB

PHONE

LEVEL

control

(23)

‘Tum

to

adjust

the

volume

of

the

headphones.

Z

PHONES

jack

(23)

Connect

headphones

t

this

jack.

Ai

TIMER

selector

(42)

Use

to

set

the

timer

for

recording

(REC)

or

playing

(PLAY).

Set

to

OFF

to

tum

off

the

timer.

Font

pane

cexcpnon|

5

27

mec

ur

ai

|

ee

Remote

control

description

‘88

6

|

Remote

contro!

description

[VO

(power)

awit

(14)

(29)

Press

totum

on

the

deck.

When

you

tur

on

the

deck,

the

STANDBY

indicator

on

the

deck

turns

off,

When

you

press

the

switch again,

the

deck

tums

off

and

the

indicator

lighis

up.

[2]

REC

MODE

button

(16)

Press

to

set

the

REC

MODE

to

sterco,

LP2

LP4

or

MONO,

INPUT

button

(14)

Press

to

select

he

input

jack

(or

connector)

of

the

program

source

to

be

recorded.

(9)

DATE

RECORDED

button

(13)

7

Press

to

display

the

recording

date

and

time.

DATE

PRESENT

bution

(13)

7

Press

to

display

the

current

date

and

time.

[8]

Letterinumber

buttons

(24)

(35)

T

Press

to

input

eters

or

numbers

or

select

a

track:

T8]

M.SCAN

button

(24)

Press

to

scan

a

rack

within

a

range

of

610

20

seconds.

[B]

A

SPACE

button

(29)

7

Press

Lo

insert

a

three-second

blank

space

between

tacks

or

to

pause

play

afer cach

wrack.

[P

PHOLD

button

(17)

Ñ

Press

to

tum

on

and

off

the

Peak

Hold

Function:

18]

CLEAR

button

(27)

(35)

Press

to

cancel

the

selection.

(9)

m

bution

(15)

23)

Press

to

top

play

or

recording,

or

cancel

the

selected

operation.

A

m

bution

(14)

23)

Press

to

pause

play

or

recording.

Press

again

to

resume

play

or

recording.

F3

@

button

(14)

18)

19)

Press

to

recond

to

the

MD,

monitor

the

input

signal,

or

mark

track

numbers.

MUSIC

SYNC

bution

(21)

T)

Press

to

start

Music

Synchro-meconding.

1

TREC

button

(20)

7)

Press

to

start

Time

Machine

Recording.

{REC

LEVELANALOG

OUT

LEVEL

+/-

buttons

(17)

eT

Press

to

adjust

the

recording

or

analog

output

level.

(19

FILTER

button

(43)

Press

to

select

the

type

of

the

digital

FADER

button

(40)

1)

Press

to

perform

Fade-in

Play/Recording

or

Fade-out

Play/Recording

{19

CD

PLAYER

I

button

(21)

T

Press

to

pause

the

CD

play.

Press

again

w

resume

CD

play

CD

PLAYER

iea

yP»

buttons

(21)

T

Press

to

locate

tracks

on

the

CD.

ff]

CD-SYNC

STOP

button

(21)

T

Press

to

stop

CD

Synchro-recording

CD-SYNC

START

button

(21)

Press

to

start

CD

Synchro-recording.

CD-SYNC

STANDBY

button

(21)

Press

to

enter

standby

for

CD

Syncheo-recording

{8

<<>>

buttons

(25) (27)

(30)

(35)

Press

to

locate

a

portion

within

a

track,

change

the

‘contents

of

a

program.

or

shift

the

cursor

to

the

right.

{19

ieam

buttons

(14)

(23)

(31)

(39)

(46)

Press

to

locate

tracks,

or

select

a

menu

item

and

a

Setting

value.

(28

>

button

(14)

(23)

Press

to

start

play

(2

NAME-N

buttons

NAME

button

(35)

Ñ

Press

to

add

the

name

or

change

the

name

of

a

track

or

an

MD.

CHAR

button

(35)

T

Press

to

select

the

type

of

characters

to

be

input

NUM

button

(35)

T)

Press

to

input

numbers.

@

REPEAT

button

(26)

Press

to

play

tracks

repeatedly

A-B

button

(26)

Ñ

Press

to

select

Repeat

A-B

Play

3

PLAY

MODE

buttons

‘CONTINUE

button

(27)

F

ress

to

select

normal

play.

SHUFFLE

button

(27)

7

Press

to

select

Shuffle

Pay,

PROGRAM

button

(27)

"F

Press

to

select

Program

Play.

DISPLAY

button

(8)

(15)

(17)

(24)

(27)

Press

to

select

the

information

to

be

displayed

in

the

window

SCROLL

button

(28)

7

Press

to

scroll

the

name

of

a

track

or

an

MD.

TIME

button

(18)

(21)

Press

to

display

the

remaining

time.

B3

MENUINO

button

(19) (27)

(90)

(39)

(46)

(56)

Press

to

display

the

Edit

Menu

or

Setup

Menu.

‘YES

button

(16)

(27) (90) (29) (46)

Press

to

carry

out

the

selected

operation,

AA

EJECT

&

button

(15)

(23)

Press

10

eject

the

MD.

‘Remote

control

description

|

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Display

window

description

jai

EE

CLLLLLL

2

RE

Pec

LITTLE

I

TT

res

1]

REMOTE

indicator

Lights

when

the

MD

is

being

controlled

by

an

external

device

connected

to

the

deck.

F2]

Disc

name

and

track

name

indicators

display

DISC

indicator

Lights

when

the

disc

information

(ee.

is

shown.

Name

display

Displays

dise

and

track

names,

Edit

Menu

parameters,

and

Setup

Menu

parameters

(et).

“The

track

name

appears

instead

of

the

dise

name

during

play.

When

the

MD

or

the

track

has

no

name,

“No

Name”

appears.

TRACK

indicator

Lights

when

the

track

information

et.)

is

shown.

[3]

Playback

indicators

REP

indicators

(26)

Light

when

the

deck

is

set

to

Repeat

Play.

‘+

“REP”

lights

when

the

deck

is

set

to

repeat

the

entire

dise

“REP

1”

lights

when

the

deck

is

set

to

repeat

just

one

track.

+

“REP

A-B"

lights

when

the

deck

is

set

to

repeat

a

specifie

portion

within

a

track.

SHUF

indicator

(27)

Lights

when

the

deck

is

set

to

Shuffle

Play.

PGM

indicator

(27)

Lights

when

the

deck

is

set

to

Program

Play.

00

indicator

Lights

during

playing

or

playing

pause

‘58

8

|

Display

window

description

Recording

and

editing

indicators

LSYNC

indicator

(19)

Lights

when

the

deck

is

set

to

assign

track

numbers

automatically

during analog

recording.

Rec

mode

indicators

(16)

‘These

indicators

tum

off

during

stereo

reconding/

playback.

+

"MONO"

lights

when

the

deck

is

set

to

Monaural

Recording

mode

or

playing

an

MD

recorded

i

Monaural

Recording

mode.

+

“LPD"

lights

when

the

deck

is

set

to

LP2

Stereo

Recording

mode

or

playing

an

MD

recorded

in

LP2

Stereo

Recording

mode

+

SLPS"

lights

when

the

deck

is

set

to

LP4

Stereo

Recording

mode

or

playing

an

MD

recorded

in

LPS

Stereo

Recording

mode.

SYNC

indicator

(21)

Lights

during

synchro-recording.

REC

indicator

Lights

during

recording.

TOC

indicators

(16)

(31)

+

“TOC”

lighus

to

indicate

the

presence

of

TOC

data

that

has

not

been

written

to

the

disc.

“TOC”

flashes

when

the

TOC

data

is

being

written.

+

“TOC

EDIT

lights

during

edit

operations.

INPUT

indicators

(14)

+

“OPTI"

lights

when

the

program

source

is

connected

to

the

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

INI

+

“OPT?”

lights

when

the

program

source

is

‘connected

tothe

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

IN

+

“COAX”

lights

when

the

program

source

is

connected

to

the

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN

jack.

‘+

“ANALOG”

lights

when

the

program

source

is

connected

to

the

ANALOG

IN

jacks.

(6)

Music

calender

‘Shows

all

the

track

numbers

within

a

grid

if

the

MD

is

a

premastered

disc,

or

without

a

grid

if

the

MD

is

a

recordable

disc.

If

the

total

number

of

tracks

exceeds

15,

>

appears

to

the

right

of

number

15

in

the

music

endar.

[7]

SLEEP

indicator

(41)

Lights

when

the

deck

is

set

to

tum

off

automatically

after

specified

minute,

(8)

Level

meters

Display

the

audio

signal

levels

during

playing

and

recording,

Note

The

display

format

that

you

have

selected

in

each

of

the

deck

statuses

(play,

recording,

ete.)

wil

appear

whenever

the

deck

‘ters

that

status

and

you

press

DISPLAY/CHAR

(or

DISPLAY)

‘or

TIME

umil

you

change

the

format

to

another

(soe

the

following

sections

for

details).

If

yo.

cor

however,

all

the

di

factory

set

display)

the

next

time

you

turn

on

the

deck-

To

change

the

display

in

stop

mode

Press

DISPLAY/CHAR

(or

DISPLAY)

repeatedly

to

change

the

display.

Each

press

of

the

button

changes

the

display

as

follows:

_,

Total

number

of

tracks,

total

recorded

time

and

disc

name!)

i

‘The

contents

of

a

program

(only

when

“PGM”

lights

up)

l

Level

of

the

input

signal

(setting

value

of

the

recording

level)

4

Pitch

display

1

DF

(digital

filter)

display

1)

“No

Name”

appears

when

the

dise

has

no

name.

—

Rear

panel

description

[T]

ANALOG

IN

jacks

(11)

(14)

Use

to

input

analog

signals

from

other

components.

[2]

ANALOG

OUT

jacks

(11)

Use

to

output

analog

signals

to

other

components.

[3]

CONTROL

A111

jacks

(11)

(44)

[8]

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

IN

jack

(11)

(14)

‘Connect

a

digital

coaxial

cable

to

input

digital

signals

from

other

components

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

IN

connectors

(11)

(14)

Connect

a

digital

optical

cable

to

input

digital

signals

from

other

components.

There

is

no

distinction

of

INI

and

IN2

connectors,

[B]

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

OUT

jack

(11)

‘Connect

a

digital

coaxial

cable

to

output

digital

signals

to

other

components.

[7]

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

OUT

connector

(11)

Connect

a

digital

optical

cable

10

output

digital

signals

to

other

components,

Display

window

descriptionRear

panel

description

|

9

OF

Fe

|

Getting

Started

‘This

chapter

provides

information

on

the

supplied

accessories

and

hookups.

Be

sure

to

read

this

chapter

thoroughly

before

you

actually

connect

any

equipment

to

the

deck.

9810

|

Botore

you

start

tne

hookup,

Before

you

start

the

hookup

‘Checking

the

supplied

accessories

This

MD

deck

comes

wi

sords

(

+

Audio

connecti

*

Optical

cable

*

Remote

commander

(remote)

(1)

*

R6

(size-AA)

batteries

(2)

Inserting

batteries

into

the

remote

oriented

to

gs.

When

using

the

remote,

point

it

at

the

remote

on

the

deck.

en

to

replace

the

batteries

months.

When

the

remote

no

Jonger

operates

the

deck.

replace

mel

bot

or

humid

place

the

remote

casing,