Page 2 - SERVICE INFORMATION; SPECIAL NOTES
1 NOTE FOR USERS IN THE U.K. SERVICE INFORMATION In the unlikely event of your equipment requiring repair, please contact the dealeror supplier from whom it was purchased. Where this is not possible, please contactthe telephone number listed below. You will then be given details of how to obtainserv...
Page 4 - CONTENTS; Page
3 Thank you for purchasing this SHARP product.For the best performance, read this manual carefully.It will guide you in operating your SHARP product. INTRODUCTION ACCESSORIES Page ACCESSORIES ..................................... 3OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ................. 3PRECAUTIONS ....................
Page 5 - PRECAUTIONS; Storing the unit
■ Important ● Do not wear your earphones when you are crossing streets or near traffic. ● Do not use your earphones whilst driving a motor vehicle, it may create a dangeroustraffic hazard and may be illegal. Remember to obey all of the safety rules in your area. ● Do not play the unit at a high volu...
Page 6 - NAMES OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS; Name Select Button
5 NAMES OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8910 11121314 15 16 33 34 35 22 17 28 18 20 21 23 27 26 25 24 19 29 30 32 31 1. Monaural Long-Play Mode Indicator 2. Record Indicator 3. Level Meter 4. Fast Play Indicator 5. Repeat Indicator 6. TOC Indicator 7. Battery Indicator 8. Random Indicator 9...
Page 7 - POWER SOURCE; A l k a l i n e b a t t e r i e s p o w e r; Precautions for alkaline battery use:
1 3 2 6 POWER SOURCE You can power this unit with commercially available alkaline batteries (LR6, “AA” size).You can also power this unit with a rechargeable battery (AD-T20BT), AC adaptor (AD-T20APE) or car adaptor (AD-CA20X) which are available separately. (See page 3.) ■ A l k a l i n e b a t t e...
Page 8 - Rechargeable battery power
7 ■ Rechargeable battery power When the rechargeable battery is used forthe first time or when you want to use itafter a long period of disuse, be sure tocharge it fully. 1 Open the battery cover. ● Slide the battery cover as far as it willgo to the outside and then lift to open it.If the battery co...
Page 10 - BEFORE RECORDING; Type of recording; Cable required: Analogue cable included; Playback side
DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL OUT OPTICAL/ LINE IN BEFORE RECORDING 9 ■ Type of recording Two types of recording are possible: “Ana-logue recording” and “Digital recording”.There are different cables and connectionsfor each type of recording, depending on thesockets on the equipment being connectedto the unit...
Page 12 - RECORDING USING THE ANALOGUE CABLE; To interrupt recording:
■ Recording from CDs or MDs(Synchro recording) 11 RECORDING USING THE ANALOGUE CABLE Synchro recording is a method that detects theplayback sound from the source equipment.When sound is present, it automatically startsthe recording. When the source is silent, therecording will be paused. ● Adjust th...
Page 13 - About the recording level:
12 To turn off the power: Press the ■ /:OFF button whilst in the stop mode. ● A f t e r t h e t r a c k n u m b e r h a s b e e n written on the disc, the power willshut off automatically. (For details about the TOC, see page 21.) To remove the MiniDisc: Turn off the power and move the OPEN le-ver i...
Page 14 - RECORDING USING THE OPTICAL DIGITAL CABLE; Synchro recording: Page 11
RECORDING USING THE OPTICAL DIGITAL CABLE 13 This is the method used for recordingdigital signals from CDs or MDs exactlyas they are stored on the original.C o m p a r e d t o r e c o r d i n g s m a d e f r o manalogue inputs, digital recordings haveextremely high-quality sound. 1 Connect the exter...
Page 15 - RECORDING FROM THE MICROPHONE
MIC SYNC H MIC SYNC L –24dB –12dB 14 RECORDING FROM THE MICROPHONE ■ Recording from the microphone(Mic synchro recording) The recording will begin automatically inresponse to a noise or a person speaking.When the sound stops, the recording willpause. This function is convenient whenrecording lecture...
Page 16 - To interrupt a synchro recording:; Put the unit in the recording stand-by; To interrupt a recording:
15 Notes: ● If you want to use a microphone, be sure it is a plug-in-power type microphone. ● When a plug-in-power type microphone is plugged in, the main unit will providepower for the microphone’s operation. ● If a different type of microphone is p l u g g e d i n , i t m a y n o t o p e r a t epr...
Page 17 - CONVENIENT RECORDING FUNCTION; Creating marks whilst making a; When making a mic synchro recording; When making a mic manual recording
16 CONVENIENT RECORDING FUNCTION ■ Creating marks whilst making a mic recording (Timed auto markfunction) Marks can be created at a fixed interval(every 5 minutes is the default setting) sothat the beginning of any track can be found.The interval at which marks are created canbe changed by the user....
Page 18 - Recording tracks as a single track; Press the EDIT button whilst the recording
17 ■ Recording tracks as a single track You can record several pieces of music as asingle track, disable the auto marker function. 1 Press the EDIT button whilst the recording is paused. 2 Press the 06 button. ● Recording will start. Note: ● When making digital recordings using a CD player or an MD ...
Page 20 - Whilst in the stop mode, press the EDIT
19 ■ To erase tracks To erase tracks one at a time: 1 Start playing the track you want to erase,and press the 06 button. ● The unit will enter the pause mode. 2 P r e s s t h e E D I T b u t t o n t o s e l e c t “ERASE”. 3 Press the ENTER/SYNC button. ● To cancel the operation, press the ■ /:OFF bu...
Page 21 - ABOUT TRACK NUMBERS; Silence
20 ABOUT TRACK NUMBERS When recording from analogue inputs:(Including digital inputs other than CDsor MiniDiscs) A new track number will automatically becreated whenever 1 second or more ofsilence occurs in the source.(Auto marker function) When recording, track numbers will becreated automatically....
Page 22 - ABOUT THE TOC; About TOC recording; The changed TOC information will not; When is the TOC recorded?
TOC display 21 ABOUT THE TOC The TOC (an abbreviation for Table ofContents) is information about the tracknumbers and recorded areas that allowt h e u n i t t o f i n d m u s i c a l s e l e c t i o n s o rsounds.The entire MD is controlled by the informationin this TOC, which enables the unit to fi...
Page 23 - PLAYING A MINIDISC; Insert the earphones plug into the
Track number Track name (Nothing will be displayed for MiniDiscsthat do not contain track names.) BASS 1 BASS 2 BASS 3 BASS OFF 22 PLAYING A MINIDISC 1 Insert the earphones plug into the socket. Push the plug all the way in. 2 Insert a MiniDisc. (See page 11.) ● The power will be turned on automatic...
Page 24 - When the sound is distorted:
23 To interrupt playback: Press the 06 button during playback. ● To resume playback, press the 0 6 button again. To stop playback: Press the ■ /:OFF button. To turn off the power: Press the ■ /:OFF button whilst in the stop mode. ● If the unit is not operated for at least 2 minutes whilst in the sto...
Page 25 - CONVENIENT PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS; Cue and review
24 CONVENIENT PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS ■ APSS(Auto Program Search System) APSS automatically locates the beginningof any track. To move to the beginning of the nexttrack: Press the 4 button during playback. To re-start the track being played: Press the 5 button during playback. To skip a number of tracks ...
Page 26 - To interrupt fast playback:
Random playRepeat play of tracks inrandom order Repeat play of all of the tracks Repeat play of a single track Normal playback 25 ■ To play at double speed(Mono recording only) Press the ENTER/SYNC button whilst aMiniDisc recorded in the monaural long-playmode is being played. ● The unit will displa...
Page 28 - What the editing function can do; Playback-only MiniDiscs cannot be edited.; EDITING
■ What the editing function can do You can create original discs using the MD editing function, on which you can change theorder of the tracks and you can create disc or track names. ● Playback-only MiniDiscs cannot be edited. 27 EDITING Move (Page 28) A designated track can be moved to any desiredp...
Page 31 - Track name; Type of characters
30 5 When the letter you want is displayed, press the ENTER/SYNC button. ● To enter more letters in the name, repeat steps 3 - 5. 6 When the disc name has been com- pletely entered, press the EDIT button. To erase a character:Press the VOLUME + or VOLUME – but-ton to move the cursor to the character...
Page 32 - To delete characters:
31 ■ To change disc names or tracknames Some MiniDiscs created on other equipmentmay have more than 100 characters in atrack name or disc name. The charactersfrom the 101st character and on cannot becorrected or changed. To delete characters: 1 Put the unit in the character input mode. ● To delete c...
Page 34 - USING WITH OTHER EQUIPMENT; Listening through a car stereo
33 USING WITH OTHER EQUIPMENT ● Before connecting any other equipment, turn off the power to all units. ● Connect the plugs securely.Improper connections may cause noise or malfunctions. ■ Listening through a stereo or aradio cassette player or record-ing on a cassette tape ● The recording will be m...
Page 35 - CONVENIENT OPERATION OF THE UNIT
If the hold function is active whilst the poweris turned off, the power cannot be turnedon by mistake and the battery will not beaccidentally drained. 34 CONVENIENT OPERATION OF THE UNIT < How to read the battery indicator > ● When the battery is completely dis- charged, the battery indicator ...
Page 39 - If trouble occurs
38 Many potential “problems” can be resolved by the owner without calling a service techni-cian.If something seems to be wrong with this product, check the following before calling yourauthorised SHARP dealer or service centre. PROBLEM CAUSE The unit does not turnon. ● Is the AC adaptor disconnected...
Page 40 - MINIDISC SYSTEM LIMITATIONS
When the number of tracks used reachesthe limit, regardless of the remaining re-cording time, further recording will beimpossible.(Maximum number of tracks: 255)If a MiniDisc has been recorded or ed-ited repeatedly or if a MiniDisc hasscratches on it, it may not be possible torecord the maximum numb...
Page 41 - ERROR MESSAGES
40 ● The battery run down. ● Nothing is recorded. ● No copy can be made because ofthe SCMS copyright system. ● A track cannot be edited. ● Recording cannot be performed cor-rectly due to vibration or shock in the unit. ● Editing is impossible. ● The disc is scratched. ● Poor connection of the digita...
Page 42 - MAINTENANCE; D o n o t u s e c h e m i c a l s f o r c l e a n i n g; Cleaning; SPECIFICATIONS; General
41 MAINTENANCE Notes: ● D o n o t u s e c h e m i c a l s f o r c l e a n i n g (petrol, paint thinner, etc.) It may affect the quality or colour. ● Do not apply oil to the inside of the unit.It may cause malfunctions. ■ Cleaning When the unit becomes dirtyClean it with a soft cloth.When the unit is...
Page 43 - MiniDisc Recorder
Unmeasurable (less than ± 0.001% W. peak) 42 ● The continuous recording time is for analogue inputs when the volume level is set to “VOL 0”. ● The continuous play time shows the value when the volume level is set to “VOL 15”. ● The above values are the standard values when the unit is charged and us...
Page 44 - TERMS OF GUARANTEE; The conditions of this guarantee are:; SHARP CORPORATION
. TERMS OF GUARANTEE Subject to the terms listed below, Sharp Electronics (U.K.) Ltd. (hereinafter called“the Company”) guarantee to provide for the repair of, or at its option replace thisSharp Equipment, or any component thereof, (other than batteries), which is faultyor below standard, as a resul...
