Sony MXD-D400 Operating Instructions (primary manual)

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    4-245-486-11(2) Compact Disc MiniDisc Deck Operating Instructions MXD-D400 ©2003 Sony Corporation
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    ) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. Owner's Record The model 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. MXD-D400 Seral
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    How to use this manual 4 Playable discs 4 Getting Started Unpacking 7 Hooking up 7 CD/MP3/MD - Play Loading a CD 9 Playing a CD 9 - Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Search Play Playing an MP3 file 10 - Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Search Play Loading an MD 11 Playing an MD 12 - Normal Play/Shuffle
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    or recording from digital dtsCDs to MDs is not supported. Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed
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    (such as track name, album title, and artist name) that is attached to MP3 files. Notes on discs You can play MP3 files recorded on CD-ROMs, CDRs (recordable CDs), and CD-RWs (rewritable CDs). The disc must be in the ISO 9660*1 level 1 or level 2 format, or Joliet or Romeo in the expansion
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    if you insert the disc with 151 folders, the player reads only 150 folders. • The CD player can play the MP3 disc, ID tags may not be displayed. • ID tags cannot be displayed while the deck is stopped. • The display of some characters in volume labels, album titles or track name is not supported
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    commander (remote) (1) • Sony R6 (size-AA) batteries (2) Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries into the remote Hooking up Perform the following procedures 1 to 5 to hook up your deck using the supplied cords and accessories. to a wall outlet REC OUT TAPE/MD IN DIGITAL OPTICAL IN AV Amplifier
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    to prevent hum and noise. Amplifier MXD-D400 ANALOG IN OUT L R Signal flow TAPE/MD OUT IN L R Connecting the deck to a digital component such as a digital amplifier, CD player, or an MD deck Connect the digital component (digital amplifier, CD player, MD deck or DAT deck, etc.) to the DIGITAL
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    on it as this may cause malfunction. • Do not forcibly press the disc tray closed with your finger, as this may cause malfunction. Example: When a CD is loaded Total number of track Total playing time 1 Set to CD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly until the mode
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    output during this operation. Remove a disc Press OPEN/CLOSE on the deck. Tip If "-Over-" appears while you are pressing M, the disc has reached to its end. 1 2 4 3 Example: When an MP3 disc is loaded MP3 Playing the desired album 1 Set to CD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop
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    See "Other operations" on page 10. Loading an MD Insert an MD. With the label side up, and the shutter on the righthand side. With the arrow pointing toward the deck. Tip When you insert an MD while the deck is in standby mode, the disc tray will close and the deck will turn on automatically. 11GB
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    counter clockwise) to go back. Notes • If the disc reaches the end during Search, the deck stop. • Tracks that are only a few seconds long may be too short to scan using the search function. Total number of track Total playing time 1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode
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    in the display, press 1, 10/0 and 10/0. .AMS> (CD) .AMS> (MD) Set to CD or MD in CD MD select switch. You can quickly locate any track by using the AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) control on the deck, . and > buttons on the remote, or number buttons on the remote. To locate Do this The next or
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    program of up to 25 steps. 1 2 4 CLEAR 6 3 2 ALBUM/ GROUP +/- 1 Set to CD or MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press REPEAT during playback until "REPEAT" or "REPEAT 1" appears. REPEAT: For all the tracks on the disc. REPEAT 1: For a single track only. To cancel Repeat Play Press REPEAT repeatedly
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    when you open the disc tray, eject the MD or pull out the power cord. appears when the total playing time of the CD exceeds 100 minutes or when the total playing time of the MD exceeds 1,000 minutes. playing of the last track in the group finishes, the MD deck stops automatically. continued 15GB
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    and press H, playback starts from the first track of the first group on the MD. Tip You can change play mode (Normal Play/Shuffle Play/ Repeat Play/Program Play Falling asleep to music - Sleep Timer You can set the deck to turn off after a certain time, so that you can fall asleep to music.
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    the pitch by up to 36 steps. (One octave equals 12 steps.) 1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO repeatedly until "Setup Menu" appears. 3 Press . step value returns to "0" (factory setting) when you turn off the deck or eject the MD. • When a dot (.) appears to the right of the step
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    time of the MD, and disc name. DISPLAY TIME Changing the display Each time you press DISPLAY while the deck is stopped or playing, you can change the display as follows: CD/MD divided display t Detailed display for CD player section t Detailed display for MD player section CD/MD divided display
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    -speed CD synchro recording is supported. This is because the digital signal of the MP3 file is first converted to an analog signal before it is recorded. About recording errors • With the following kinds of discs, you may experience a reading failure or noise when recorded on an MD: - Discs with
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    ). When using the remote, switch the function to MD. 2 4 1 3 GROUP ON/OFF SKIP 5 xX 1 Load a recordable MD. 2 Load a CD you want to record MD. 4 Press CD SYNCHRO NORMAL or HIGH. To record using High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording, press HIGH. The MD deck stands by for recording and the CD player
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    to increase beyond the capacity of the disc. • To protect copyrighted music contents, the following restrictions are applied when recording MP3 files on the deck: 1) Only normal-speed CD synchro recording is supported. 2) The digital signal of the MP3 files is converted to an analog signal before it
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    cannot record over existing tracks. The new tracks are recorded after the existing tracks. Tips • You can check the remaining recordable time on the MD during recording by pressing TIME. • For details about LP2/LP4 recording, see "Recording for long times" on page 29. • You can adjust the recording
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    240 minutes 120 minutes *Maximum recording time using a 60-minute MD. 4 Press z. The MD deck stands by for recording. 5 Start playing the desired source to Track Mark You can mark track numbers during manual recording of any source. Press z during manual recording at the point you want to add a
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    a single track number when the same single track of the same CD is recorded repeatedly. Making a space between tracks 3 seconds long automatically 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.
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    digital recording from a CD, etc. Adjusting the analog recording level can be performed using the buttons on the deck only. Adjusting the Press REC z. The MD deck stands by for recording. 3 Start playing the desired source to record. 4 Turn REC LEVEL on the deck to adjust the recording level
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    it again. • You cannot adjust the recording level during CD- MD Synchro Recording. • You cannot adjust the recording level during MD playback. 2 5,6 52 4,7 5,6 1 1 Press INPUT repeatedly until "CD" or "OPT" appears. 2 Press REC z. The MD deck stands by for recording. 3 Start playing the desired
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    -Recording By using the MUSIC SYNC button on the remote, you can automatically start recording in sync with a CD in the deck or the signal input from the program source connected to the deck. 2 MD - Recording 2 3 3 1 Set to CD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press H to start playback. Make sure that
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    -out recording). Fade-out recording During recording pause, press FADER at the position where you want to start fadeout recording. B flashes and the deck performs the fade-out recording until the counter reaches "0.0s." Tip You can set the duration of fade-in and fade-out recording independently
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    these MDs on a deck that does not support MDLP mode. However, this deck supports MDLP mode, so "LP:" is not displayed when these MDs are the deck continues with High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording. • If the condition of the inserted CD or the deck is poor, and retry fails, High-Speed CD-MD Synchro
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    or Program Play mode. To quit while editing Press MENU/NO. Operation buttons for Editing MENU/NO YES ./> After editing Press EJECT to remove the MD or press ?/ 1 (power) to turn off the deck. "TOC" starts flashing. The TOC is updated and editing is completed. Before pulling out the mains lead
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    that supports the Group Function. However, note that the Group Function operations of other deck may differ from the operations for this deck. How is group information recorded? When recording using the Group Function, the group management information is automatically recorded on the MD as the disc
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    Therefore, when an MD recorded using the Group Function is loaded on a deck that does not support the Group Function or on this deck with the Group Function turned off, the above character string is displayed in its entirety as the disc title. Note that if you rewrite this character string by
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    a character, then proceed to step 3. Labering using the buttons on the deck 1 Press MENU/NO repeatedly until "Edit Menu" appears. 2 Turn AMS until " appears in the display and press AMS. 3 Turn AMS to select "Disc" to label an MD, or to specify the track or group to label. While recording,
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    label a track title during playback. The playback repeats until you finish labeling. • During the CD-MD Synchro Recording (page 20), CD-TEXT information is recorded automatically. Checking the titles To check the disc titles, press SCROLL in stop mode. To check the track title, press SCROLL during
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    on a deck that does not support the Group Function. Releasing group registrations - Release Function 1 4 5,6 2 5 3 MD - Editing These that group. (However, note that the tracks are not erased.) 1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press GROUP ON/OFF repeatedly until "GROUP ON" appears. 3
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    appears. 2 Press YES (or AMS). Erasing recordings - Erase Function The MD deck lets you erase unwanted tracks quickly and easily. You can restore the so as not to change the track numbering of unerased tracks. 1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO. 3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn
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    can erase all the contents recorded on an MD (the disc title, group titles, all recorded tracks and their titles) at once. 1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO. 3 Press "Point A ok?" appear alternately while the deck repeats a few seconds of a portion before point A. continued 37GB
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    change the order of any track on the disc. When you move tracks, the tracks are deck reaches point B, then press YES (or AMS). "A-B Ers" and "Point B ok?" appear alternately and the deck stereo mode). 38GB After MOVE A C B D 1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO. 3 Press . or >
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    combined. • If both of the combined tracks have track titles, the title of the second track is erased. After COMBINE B C D A 1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO. 3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn AMS) until "Combine?" appears, then press YES (or AMS). Playback starts. 4 Press
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    . Example: Dividing track 2 into two tracks Track number Original tracks A B C D Divide track 2 into track B and C After DIVIDE A B C D 1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO. 3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn AMS) until "Divide?" appears, then press YES (or AMS). Playback
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    procedure. • Update the TOC by turning off the deck or ejecting the MD. • Disconnect the power cord. 1 Press MENU/NO the last edit. Editing Labeling discs or tracks Erasing the titles recording. Changing the overall recording level 1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO. 3 Press
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    recording finishes, "Complete!" appears. Fade-in and Fade-out Recording 1 Set to MD in CD MD select switch. 2 Press MENU/NO. 3 Press . or > repeatedly (or turn AMS) to change the Fade-in or Fade-out recording time. The deck plays the portion that will be recorded over using Fade-in or Fade-out
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    deck, use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. CD player section The player does not start playing. • Insert a CD. • Place the CD properly. • Clean the CD. • Remove the CD, then leave the deck turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates. MD deck section The deck
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    . If any problem persists, consult your nearest Sony dealer. C11/Protected The MD is protected against erasure. cRemove the MD and slide the tab to close the slot (page 20). C12/Cannot Copy You tried to record a CD with a format that the deck does not support, such as a CD-ROM or MD data. cReplace
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    was made. -No Disc- There is no disc in the MD deck, or no disc in the CD player. No Name The disc or track has not been labeled. Premastered An attempt was made to record on the premastered MD. Retry The deck is retrying reading data from the CD during High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording (page 29
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    property. In this case, remove the CD or MD and leave the deck turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates. Notes on MDs • Do not open the shutter to expose the MD. Close the shutter immediately if the shutter opens. • Affix the label supplied with the disc only to the specified label
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    Information System limitations of MDs 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. "Disc Full!" appears before the MD has reached the
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    CD player section System Laser Frequency response Wow and flutter MD deck section System Disc Laser Sampling frequency Frequency response Inputs Compact Disc digital audio system Semiconductor laser (λ=780 nm) 20 Hz - 20 kHz (±0.5 dB) Below measureable limit (±0.001% W.PEAK) MiniDisc
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    parts of the deck that are mentioned 39, 40, 41, 42) CD SYNCHRO NORMAL/HIGH 4 (20) CLEAR ws (15) Disc tray 3 (9) DISPLAY ql (18 ) Display window wf (18) EJECT 6 (12) GROUP ON/OFF 9 (15, 21, 22, 33, 34, 35) GROUP SKIP 0 (21, 22, 34, 35) INPUT qa (21, 22, 25, 26) J - Z MD
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    Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER A - M ALBUM/GROUP -/+ qf (15, 21, 22, 33, 34, 35) CD MD select wk (9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 24, 25, 27, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42) CD SYNCHRO NORMAL/ HIGH wa (20) CLEAR 8 (15) DISPLAY wg (18) FADER ws (28) GROUP ON/OFF wd (15
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    51GB Additional Information
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