Kenwood MD-R2 - Manual

REMOTE CONTROL ■ Names of controls 1. Remote Control Transmitter Window 2. Direct Key Buttons 3. Play Mode Button 4. Music Scan Button 5. Input Select Button 6. Display Button 7. Time Button 8. Auto Mark Button 9. Track Down/Review Button: 5 / 3 10. Track Up/Cue Button: 4 / 2 11. Power Button12. Pro...

CONNECTIONS ■ Digital and analog connections This unit can be connected to your equipment by making a digital or analog connection. ● When recording the playback signals from other equipment using this unit Digital connection Digital equipment with an optical output jackor a coaxial output jack Ster...

(Continued) ■ When making a digital connection When connecting the unit to equipmentthat has square/round optical jacks: Connect the other equipment to the “OPTICALjacks” on the back of this main unit. ● If this unit is connected to a stereo, the digital audiosect ion of a CD (or other digital sourc...

(Continued) ■ Connecting the AC power cord If you will not be using this unit for a prolonged period oftime, unplug the AC power cord from the AC outlet. Evenwhen the power is turned off, a small amount of current isstill consumed. To an AC outet AC 120 V, 60 Hz ■ How to turn the power on or off ● W...

SETTING THE CLOCK When recording, the date and time are recorded on the Minidisc(page 15). ■ Setting the date 1 Press the POWER button to turn the power on and pressthe TIMER button. 2 Within 10 seconds, turn the jog dial until “TIME ADJUST”appears. 3 Within 10 seconds, press the ENTER button. ● The...

(Continued) ■ Setting the time After step 7, described in the “Setting the date” section 8 Set the “hour” using the jog dial. ● When you turn the jog dial and let go, the hour will changeup or down by one. When you turn and hold it, the hour willchange continuously. ● The clock uses the 12-hour syst...

PLAYING A MINIDISC ■ Playback 1 Switch the external unit to the MD unit input. 2 Load a MiniDisc in the direction indicated by the arrow on theMiniDisc, with the label side facing up. (Insert the MiniDisc firmly, until a click is heard.) 3 Press the 06 button to start playback. ● The “ 0 ” indicator...

(Continued) ■ Track number selection (Remote control operation) Specify a track number, and playback will start from that track. To select a track number directly: Press the desired DIRECT KEY button. ● Playback will start from the specified track. ● To select any track number from the 11th to the 9...

(Continued) ■ Cue and review Hold down the 2 button during playback for audible fast for- ward, or hold down the 3 button during playback for audible fast reverse. ● Normal playback will resume when the 3 or 2 button is released. ● When the beginning of the first track is reached, normalplayback wil...

(Continued) ■ Connecting headphones This unit can be used with commercially available headphones.Plug them into the PHONES jack on the front of the unit. About headphones ■ Music scan play When the MUSIC SCAN button on the remote control is pressedwhile in the stop mode, music scan play will start, ...

RECORDING ■ Differences from tape recordings You cannot record music on the reverse sideof a MiniDisc. MiniDiscs cannot be incorrectly inserted, i.e. upsidedown. (Page 35) You can check the total or remaining recordable time (possible recording) beforerecording. This lets you plan a recording sessio...

(Continued) ■ Note about making digital copies MiniDiscs are designed so that further copies cannot be madefrom digitally recorded MiniDisc tracks. This is a specificationof the SCMS (Serial Copy Management System). ■ How to select the inputs Press the INPUT SELECT button to select the input fromwhi...

(Continued) ■ Sound synchro recording When music is played on another piece of equipment, such asa stereo, that is connected to this unit, this unit will automaticallystart recording on the MD. 1 Insert a recordable MiniDisc. 2 Press the INPUT SELECT button to select the input. (Page16) ● If you wil...

(Continued) ■ To record for a long time in the monauralmode (monaural long-play mode) When a recording is made in the monaural long-play mode, itcan be twice as long as the recording time available for a stereorecording. The monaural long-play mode is very useful for record-ing songs that were origi...

EDITING We will explain the 5 editing features you can use to create your own original MiniDiscs.Playback-only MiniDiscs cannot be edited. DIVIDE A track can be divided into two tracks. If two selectionswere recorded as a single track because there wasnot enough silent space between the pieces, you ...

(Continued) ■ Using the editing function We will show you some examples of how to use the editing functions. You can create a disc of your favorite selections byrecording tracks from a variety of input sources such as CDs, tapes, and radio broadcasts. The editing functions are selected from the edit...

(Continued) ■ DIVIDE 1 Play the track which you want to divide into two, and pressthe 06 button at the point where you want to divide the track. ● The unit will enter the pause mode. 2 Press the NAME/TOC EDIT button, and then select “DIVIDE”using the jog dial. 3 Within 10 seconds, press the ENTER bu...

(Continued) ■ COMBINE 1 While in the stop mode, select the second of the two tracksyou want to combine using the jog dial. Or start playing the second of the two tracks you want tocombine, and then press the 06 button. ● The unit will enter the pause mode. 2 Press the NAME/TOC EDIT button, and then ...

(Continued) ■ MOVE 1 While in the stop mode, select the track you want to moveusing the jog dial. Or start playing the track to be moved, and then press the 06 button. ● The unit will enter the pause mode. 2 Press the NAME/TOC EDIT button, and then select “MOVE”using the jog dial. 3 Within 10 second...

(Continued) ■ ERASE To erase tracks one at a time: 1 While in the stop mode, select the track to be erased usingthe jog dial. Or start playing the track which you want to erase, and pressthe 06 button. ● The unit will enter the pause mode. 2 Press the NAME/TOC EDIT button, and then select “ERASE”usi...

(Continued) ■ Track/disc name ● Up to 255 tracks can be named on each disc, and each disccan be given a disc name. When naming discs and tracks, the characters shouldbe entered as follows: To select the type of characters: (STEP 1) Press the DISPLAY/CHARACTER button. To select characters: (STEP 2) S...

● If you have selected capital letters (Continued) ■ To create a disc name A title for the entire disc. Disc names are displayed when an MDis inserted. 1 Press the ■ button. ● The total number of tracks and the total playing time for anMD will appear. 2 Press the NAME/TOC EDIT button, and then selec...

(Continued) ■ To create a track name Name each track.A track’s name will be displayed whenever you select it andduring playback. 1 During playback, press the NAME/TOC EDIT button. ● “TRACK NAME” will appear. 2 Within 10 seconds, press the ENTER button. ● The unit will enter the character input mode....

(Continued) ■ To change disc names and track names To change disc names: 1 During playback, press the ■ button. 2 Press the NAME/TOC EDIT button. 3 Within 5 seconds, press the ENTER button. ● The unit will enter the character input mode. ● To cancel this operation, press the ■ button. 4 Now you can ...

HOW TO USE THE BUILT-IN TIMER ● Before setting the timer, make sure that the clock setting is correct. ● The start time and stop time, which are set with this operation, will be kept in memory until the AC power cord isunplugged or the setting is changed. The timer is set as follows. In our example,...

(Continued) Set the timer so that timer playback or timer recording will begin at the time you want. See the previous page.To use timer playback, perform STEP3-A. To use timer recording, perform STEP3-B. ■ To use timer playback (STEP3-A) 1 Insert the MD you want to play, and press the TIMER button.T...

(Continued) ■ To check the timer setting 1 While in the timer standby mode, press the TIMER button. ● If the display shows the wrong mode, correct it using the jogdial. 2 Turn the jog dial until “TIMER CALL” appears. 3 Press the ENTER button within 10 seconds. ● The timer settings will appear in ord...

WHAT IS A MINIDISC? The disc is stored in a cartridge. You can handle it easily without worrying about dust, fingerprints, etc.However, dust entering the opening of the cartridge, dirt on the cartridge, warping, etc. may cause malfunctions. Pleasenote the following. ■ Handling the MiniDisc Do not to...

(Continued) ■ Types of discs There are two types of discs: playback-only and recordabletype. ● Playback-only MiniDisc:This type of MiniDisc is used for commercially availablepre-recorded music. This is the same kind of optical discas CDs. Playback is performed using an optical pickup.(Recording and ...

(Continued) When an error message is displayed, proceed as follows: Error messages Meaning Remedy BLANK MD ● Nothing is recorded.(Neither music nor a disc name have been recorded on this MD.) ● Replace the disc with a recorded disc. Can’t COPY ● You tried to record from a disc which you are not allo...

MAINTENANCE ■ External care ● Periodically wipe the cabinet with a soft cloth and dilute soapsolution, then wipe with a dry cloth. ● Do not use chemically treated cleaning cloths or other chemi-cals. SPECIFICATIONS As a part of our policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to make d...

LIMITED WARRANTY SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION warrants to the first consumer purchaser that this Sharp brand product (the“Product”), when shipped in its original container, will be free from defective workmanship and materials, and agreesthat it will at its option, either repair the defect or repla...