Sony MDS-JE470 Operating Instructions - Page 26

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Erasing recordings (continued)

Tips

•

If “Erase???” appears in step 4 above, the track has

been record-protected on another MD deck. If you

still want to erase the track, press AMS or YES

again while the indication appears.

•

(MDS-JE770 only) If you erase all the tracks within

a group, the group is also erased at the same time as

all the tracks within that group.

Erasing all the tracks

— All Erase Function

Do the procedure below to erase all the tracks,

track names, and disc name at once.

1

While the deck is stopped, playing, or

paused, press MENU/NO.

“Edit Menu” appears in the display.

2

Turn AMS (or press

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repeatedly) until “All Erase?” appears,

then press AMS or YES.

“All Erase??” appears in the display.

3

Press AMS or YES.

“Complete!” appears.

Note (MDS-JE770 only)

If you perform the above operations when the Group

function is on, not only the tracks within the group,

but all the tracks on the MD will be erased.

Erasing a portion of a track

— A-B Erase Function

You can specify a portion within a track and

erase the portion with ease. You can shift the

desired portion by frame

1)

, minute or second

intervals.

1)

1 frame is 1/86 second.

Example: Erasing a portion of track 2.

1

While the deck is stopped, playing, or

paused, press MENU/NO.

“Edit Menu” appears in the display.

2

Turn AMS (or press

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repeatedly) until “A-B Erase?” appears,

then press AMS or YES.

3

Turn AMS (or press

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repeatedly) until the number of the track

containing the portion to be erased

appears, then press AMS or YES at the

starting point of the portion to be

erased (point A).

“-Rehearsal-” and “Point A ok?” alternate in

the display and the deck repeatedly plays a

few seconds of the track before the point

AMS or YES was pressed.

4

While monitoring the sound, turn AMS

(or press

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repeatedly) to locate

point A.

You can shift the starting point by 1-frame

1)

intervals (1 frame = 1/86 second).

The time indication (minute, second, and

frame) of the current point is displayed and

the deck plays several seconds of the track to

that point repeatedly.

1)

During Stereo recording:

In Monaural or LP2 Stereo mode: 2-frame

intervals

In LP4 Stereo mode: 4-frame intervals

To find a point quickly

Specify a unit (minute, second, or frame) by

which the MD is advanced when you turn

AMS (or press

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repeatedly).

To do this, press

m/M

in step 4

repeatedly to select minute, second, or

frame. The selected unit flashes in the

display.

5

Repeat step 4 until you have located

point A.

6

Press AMS or YES to enter point A.

“Point B set” appears and the deck starts

playing from point A until the track ends.

7

Continue playing the track or press

M

to locate the ending point of the portion

to be erased (point B), then press AMS

or YES.

“A-B Ers” and “Point B ok?” alternate in the

display and a few seconds of the track before

point A and after point B play back

repeatedly.

1

2

1

2

3

3

Track

number

Original

tracks

After A-B

ERASE

Point A

Point B

Section	Page
Table of Contents	4
Parts Identification	6
Main unit	6
Remote control	7
Getting Started	8
Hooking up the audio components	8
Required cords	9
Hookup considerations	9
Jacks (connectors) for connecting audio components	9
Setting the voltage selector (only on models supplied with a voltage selector)	9
Other connections	9
Inserting batteries into the remote	10
Demonstration mode	10
Recording to MDs	11
Recording to an MD	11
Recording tracks in groups (MDS-JE770 only)	12
What is the Group function?	12
How is group information recorded?	12
Recording into a new group	13
Recording into an existing group	13
Notes on recording	13
Recording tips	14
Recording for long times	14
Marking track numbers while recording	15
Erasing blank portions automatically (Smart Space/ Auto Cut)	16
Adjusting the recording level	16
Checking the remaining recordable time on the MD	17
Monitoring the input signal (InputMonitor)	17
Starting recording with 6seconds of prestored audio data	18
Synchro-recording with the audio component of your choice	18
Synchro-recording with a Sony CD player	18
Making a CD Synchro- recording from a Sony CD player connected with a CONTROLA1II cable (MDS- JE...	19
Playing MDs	20
Loading an MD	20
Playing an MD	20
Repeat Play Operations	20
Other Operations	20
Using the MD display	21
Playing only the tracks in the desired group (MDS- JE770 only)	22
Creating your own program	22
Programing the tracks	22
Tips for recording from MDs to tape (MDS-JE770 only)	24
Inserting blanks between tracks during play (Auto Space)	24
Pausing after each track (Auto Pause)	24
Editing Recorded MDs	25
Before editing	25
To cancel the last edit	25
To quit while editing	25
After editing	25
Erasing recordings	25
Erasing a single track	25
Erasing all the tracks	26
Erasing a portion of a track	26
Dividing recorded tracks	27
Dividing a track after selecting the track	27
Combining recorded tracks	28
Moving recorded tracks	28
Naming a track or an MD	29
Naming a track or an MD using the controls on the deck	29
Naming a track or an MD using the remote	30
Renaming a track or an MD	30
Erasing a track or disc name	31
Naming a group (MDS- JE770 only)	31
Naming a group using the controls on the deck	31
Naming a group using the remote	31
Renaming a group	31
Erasing a group name	31
Registering recorded tracks into a new group (MDS-JE770 only)	32
Releasing group registrations (MDS-JE770 only)	32
Releasing a single group	32
Releasing the registrations of all tracks on an MD	33
Changing the recorded level after recording	33
Changing the overall recording level	33
Fade-in and Fade-out Recording	34
Undoing the last edit	34
Other Functions	35
Changing the Pitch (MDS- JE770 only)	35
Setting the pitch automatically in steps (Auto Step Control Function)	35
Finely controlling the pitch (Fine Control Function)	35
Fading in and fading out	36
Fade-in Play and Fade-in Recording	36
Fade-out Play and Fade-out Recording	36
Falling asleep to music	36
Using a timer (MDS-JE770 only)	37
Playing an MD using a timer	37
Recording to an MD using a timer	37
Using the CONTROLA1II control system (MDS- JE770 only)	38
Connecting the CONTROLA1II control system	38
Basic functions of the CONTROLA1II control system	38
Operating the MD Deck Using a Keyboard (MDS-JE770 only)	39
Setting the keyboard	39
Connecting a keyboard to the MD deck	39
Selecting keyboard type	39
Naming a track or MD using the keyboard	40
Shortcut to the naming procedure	40
Operating the deck using the keyboard	40
Operations using the keyboard	40
Editing using the keyboard	40
Assigning characters to keyboard keys	41
Assigning a character	41
Clearing key assignments	41
Additional Information	42
Precautions	42
Note on MDs	42
System limitations	42
Guide to the Serial Copy Management System	43
Troubleshooting	44
Self-diagnosis function	44
Display messages	45
Setup menu table	46

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