Sony MXD-D5C - Manuals

Basic Operations 6 Basic Operations Playing a CD PHONE LEVEL PHONES MIN MAX MENU/ NO YES CLEAR PUSH ENTER REC AMS EJECT MD LP REC MODE MD PLAY MODE PLAY MODE TIME DISPLAY SLEEP TIME/CHAR INPUT DISC 1 NORMAL CD SYNCHRO HIGH CLEAR PUSH ENTER AMS REC-IT STANDBY DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 CD 2 3 4 3 1 ...

Basic Operations Basic Operations 7 Playing an MD PHONE LEVEL PHONES MIN MAX MENU/ NO YES CLEAR PUSH ENTER REC AMS EJECT MD LP REC MODE PLAY MODE TIME DISPLAY DISC 1 NORMAL CD SYNCHRO HIGH CLEAR PUSH ENTER AMS REC-IT STANDBY DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 CD 2 3 4 MD PLAY MODE SLEEP TIME/CHAR INPUT 1 T...

Basic Operations 8 Recording a CD to an MD (CD-MD Synchro-Recording) PHONE LEVEL PHONES MIN MAX MENU/ NO YES CLEAR PUSH ENTER REC AMS EJECT MD LP REC MODE PLAY MODE TIME DISPLAY DISC 1 NORMAL CD SYNCHRO HIGH CLEAR PUSH ENTER AMS REC-IT STANDBY DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 CD 1 2 5 6 3 4 3 MD PLAY MOD...

Basic Operations Basic Operations 9 Rear of the disc Do not disconnect the deck from the power source immediately afterrecording If you do, recorded material may not be saved to the MD. To save thematerial, after recording, press § EJECT to take out the MD or turn off the deck. “TOC Writing” will fl...

Basic Operations Basic Operations 11 If “–Retry–” flashes in the display after you press · or P in Step 6 A reading failure has occurred, and the deck is trying to read the data again.• If the retry was successful, the deck continues with High-Speed CD-MD Synchro-Recording. • If the condition of the...

Playing CDs and MDs 12 Playing CDs and MDs Using the Display You can use the display to check disc and trackinformation such as the total track number, totalplaying time of the tracks, track number and remainingtime of the current track, remaining recordable time ofthe MD, and disc name. AMS DISPLAY...

Playing CDs and MDs 13 Checking the track number and remaining time ofthe current track Press TIME repeatedly while playing a CD.Each time you press the button, the display changes asfollows: Detailed display for MD deck section When using the remote, set SELECT to MD. Checking the total track numbe...

Playing CDs and MDs 14 Number buttons Locating a Specific Track You can quickly locate any track while playing a discby using the AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) control onthe deck, = and + buttons on the remote, or number buttons on the remote.When using the remote, set SELECT to CD or MD. · AMS · 1 /...

Playing CDs and MDs 15 Playing Tracks Repeatedly(Repeat Play) Z You can play tracks repeatedly in any play mode. 1 / u SELECT REPEAT 1 Set SELECT to CD or MD. 2 Press REPEAT repeatedly until “REP” appears inthe display.The deck repeats the tracks as follows: When the disc is played in The deck repea...

Playing CDs and MDs 16 Number buttons Playing in Random Order(Shuffle Play) You can have the deck “shuffle” tracks and play themin random order.When using the remote, set SELECT to CD or MD. · PLAY MODE PLAY MODE · 1 While the deck is stopped, press PLAY MODErepeatedly until “ALL DISCS SHUF” or “1DI...

Playing CDs and MDs 17 3 Turn AMS until the desired track appears.To program all of the tracks on a CD at once, turnAMS counterclockwise to select “AL”. 4 Press AMS.The track is programed. The number of the lastprogramed track appears, followed by the totalplaying time of the program. 5 To program a...

Playing CDs and MDs 18 Changing the Pitch of the MD(Pitch Control Function) You can change the pitch of the MD by lowering theplayback speed. The tone falls at lower pitches. AMS MENU/NO Setting the pitch automatically in steps(Auto Step Control Function) You can lower the pitch by up to 36 steps*.*...

19 Recording on MDs Recording on MDs • Even while recording an analog source or a DAT or satellite broadcast, you can mark track numbers if“T.Mark LSyn” is selected in Setup Menu (see“Marking Track Numbers While Recording” onpage 24). • When recording from DAT or satellite broadcasts with “OPT” sele...

Recording on MDs 20 Useful Tips for Recording When using the remote, set SELECT to MD. REC r TIME/CHAR § EJECT INPUT AMS MENU/NO Checking the remaining recordable time onthe MD Press TIME/CHAR.• When you press the button repeatedly while the deck is stopped, the display alternates between totaldisc ...

21 Recording on MDs To turn on the Smart Space Function and Auto CutFunction again 1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/NO twiceto display “Setup Menu.” 2 Turn AMS to select “S.Space Off,” then press AMS. 3 Turn AMS to select “S.Space On,” then press AMS. 4 Press MENU/NO. Notes • When you turn of...

Recording on MDs 22 5 Press REC r . The deck stands by for recording. 6 Adjust the recording level, if necessary.For details, see “Adjusting the Recording Level”on page 23. 7 Press · or P . Recording starts. 8 Start playing the sound source you want torecord. To pause recording Press P . To resure r...

23 Recording on MDs Adjusting the Recording Level You can adjust the recording level before startingrecording. MENU/NO AMS 1 Do Steps 1 to 5 in “Recording on an MDManually” on page 21. 2 Play the portion of the sound source with thestrongest signal level. 3 Press MENU/NO twice to display “Setup Menu...

Recording on MDs 24 7 Press MENU/NO. 8 Stop playing the sound source. 9 To start recording, do the procedure starting fromStep 7 in “Recording on an MD Manually” onpage 21. z You can also change the recording level by using theremote Z During recording pause, press REC LEVEL +/–repeatedly. Note that...

Recording on MDs 26 Synchro-Recording With anExternal Audio Equipment(Music Synchro-Recording) Z By using the MUSIC SYNC button on the remote, youcan automatically start recording in sync with a CD inthe deck or the signal input from the program sourceconnected to the deck.The method of marking trac...

27 Recording on MDs 2 Start playing the program source you want torecord.The most recent 6 seconds of audio data is storedin the buffer memory. 3 Press AMS (or T.REC) to start Time MachineRecording.Recording of the program source starts with theaudio data stored in the buffer memory. To stop Time Ma...

Editing Recorded MDs 28 Editing Recorded MDs Notes on Editing You can edit the recorded tracks after recording, usingthe following functions:• Track Erase Function allows you to erase recorded tracks simply by specifying the corresponding tracknumber. • All Erase Function allows you to erase the con...

29 Editing Recorded MDs 3 Press AMS or YES.The display for erasing tracks appears andplayback of the displayed track starts. 4 Turn AMS to select the track to be erased. 5 Press AMS or YES.When the track selected in Step 4 has been erased,“Complete!” appears for a few seconds.The track following the...

Editing Recorded MDs 30 Dividing Recorded Tracks(Divide Function) With the Divide Function you can mark a tracknumber at places that you want to randomly accessafterwards. Use this function to add tracks to MDsrecorded from an analog source (and therefore containno track numbers), or to divide an ex...

31 Editing Recorded MDs Combining Recorded Tracks(Combine Function) Use the Combine Function to combine tracks on arecorded MD. The two tracks to be combined need notto be consecutive and the latter track to be combinedcan be the track which comes before the former one inthe track number order. This...

Editing Recorded MDs 32 Moving Recorded Tracks(Move Function) Use the Move Function to change the order of anytrack. After you move a track, the track numbersbetween the new and old track positions areautomatically renumbered. Example: Moving track C to track position 2 MENU/NO AMS YES 1 While the d...

33 Editing Recorded MDs 5 Press AMS or YES.“Complete!” appears for a few seconds and themoved track begins playing back. To cancel the Move Function Press MENU/NO or p . z You can undo the Move Function Use the Undo Function immediately after you movedthe track (see page 37). Labeling Recordings(Nam...

Editing Recorded MDs 34 5 Press AMS or YES.A flashing cursor appears in the display.The deck starts playing and you can name a trackwhile monitoring the sound. 6 Press TIME/CHAR to select the character type asfollows: To select Press TIME/CHAR repeatedly until Uppercase letters “A” appears in the di...

35 Editing Recorded MDs Copying a track or disc title within an MD(Name Copy Function) You can copy a track or disc title to use it as a title ofanother track or the disc title within a disc. 1 Press MENU/NO to display “Edit Menu.” 2 Turn AMS to select “Name?,” then press AMS orYES. 3 Turn AMS to se...

Editing Recorded MDs 36 3 Press an alphabet/number button to enter acharacter. If you selected uppercase or lowercase letters 1 Press the corresponding letter/number buttonrepeatedly until the character to be enteredflashes.Or, press the button once and press =/+ repeatedly. 2 Press ) . The flashing...

37 Editing Recorded MDs Erasing all titles on an MD (Name All EraseFunction) Use this function to erase all titles on an MDsimultaneously. 1 While the deck is stopped, playing, or pausing,press MENU/NO to display “Edit Menu.” 2 Turn AMS to select “Name?”, then press AMS orYES. 3 Turn AMS to select “...

Editing Recorded MDs 38 3 Press AMS or YES.One of the following messages appears in thedisplay, depending on the type of editing to beundone: Editing done Message Erasing a single track Erasing all tracks on an MD “Erase Undo?” Erasing a part of a track Dividing a track “DivideUndo?” Combining track...

39 Editing Recorded MDs 6 Press AMS or YES.“Edit OK?” appears in the display. 7 Press AMS or YES.The deck starts recording over the existing track.“S.F Edit ** %” appears while the track is beingrecorded. An amount of time that is roughly equalto or longer than the playback time of the track isrequi...

Additional Information 41 Precautions On safety • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the deck and have it checked by qualifiedpersonnel before operating it any further. • The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. On power sources • Before...

Additional Information 42 Display Messages The following table explains the various messages thatappear in the display. Also, the deck has a Self-Diagnosis Function (see page 51). Message Meaning Blank Disc A new (blank) or erased MD has beeninserted. Cannot Copy An attempt was made to make a second...

Additional Information 43 Track numbers are not recorded correctly Incorrect assignment or recording of track numbers mayresult when CD tracks are divided into several smaller tracksduring digital recording. Also, when the Track MarkingFunction is activated during recording, track numbers maynot mar...

Additional Information 44 Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties whileusing the deck, use this troubleshooting guide to helpyou remedy the problem. CD player section The player does not start playing. / Insert a CD. / Place the CD properly. / Clean the CD. / Moisture con...

Additional Information 45 Specifications CD player section System Compact Disc digital audio system Laser Semiconductor laser ( λ = 780 nm) Emission duration: continuous Laser output Less than 44.6 µW* * This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objectivelens surface on the ...

Additional Information 48 Index A, B AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) 14 Audio connecting cord 4, 46Auto cut 20 C CD inserting 6taking out 6text 8 Changing an existing title 36display 12the recorded level 38 Checking remaining time 12playing time 12total number of tracks 12track name 12track number 12 C...

Additional Information 49 Names of controls Buttons Alphabet/Number 14, 35CD SYNCHRO HIGH 10CD SYNCHRO NORMAL 8CLEAR 18, 34D.SKIP 16DISC 1 – 5 16DISC 1 – 5 § 6 DISPLAY 12 § EJECT 7, 20 FADER 27INPUT 20MENU/NO 18, 23, 28MUSIC SYNC 26NAME EDIT/SELECT 35PLAY MODE 8REC r (recording) 20 REC-IT 25REC LEVE...

Additional Information 50 Table of Setup Menus You can make various settings on this deck by using Setup Menus. Operation related to each menu were explainedin the previous sections. The table below outlines each menu, including the various parameters and initial settings. Note The menus you can use...

Additional Information 51 Self-Diagnosis Function The deck has a self-diagnosis display. This function shows a three- or five-digit display (a combination of a letter andfigures) and the corresponding message, so you can check the deck’s condition.If such a display appears, check the following table...

Sony Corporation Printed in Japan Notes on CDs On handling CDs • To keep the disc clean, hold it along its edges only. Do not leave fingerprints on the surface. • Do not stick adhesive papers or tapes onto the disc. • Only regular circular discs can be used in this deck. Irregularly shaped discs, su...