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Sony MDS-S40 Operating Instructions Manual

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3-865-729-11(1)
MiniDisc Deck
Operat ing Inst ruct ions
M DS-S40
© 1999 by Sony Corporation
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  • Page 1 3-865-729-11(1) MiniDisc Deck Operat ing Inst ruct ions M DS-S40 © 1999 by Sony Corporation Downloaded from: https://www.usersmanualguide.com/...
  • Page 2 WARNING Welcom e! INFORM ATION To prevent fire or shock Thank you for purchasing the Sony This equipment has been tested and found MiniDisc Deck. Before operating the hazard, do not expose the to comply with the limits for a Class B deck, please read this manual unit to rain or moisture.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Specifications 41 Synchro-recording With the Audio Component of Display Messages 42 Your Choice (Music Synchro-recording) 19 Edit Menu Table 43 Synchro-recording With a Sony CD Player (CD Synchro-recording) 19 Setup Menu Table 44 Self-Diagnosis Function 44 Using the Beeps 45...

  • Page 4: Get T Ing St Art Ed

    Get t ing Bef ore You St art t he Hookup St art ed Checking t he supplied accessories This MD deck comes with the following items: This chapter provides information on • Audio connecting cords (2) • Optical cable (1) the supplied accessories, things you •...

  • Page 5: Hooking Up The Audio Components

    Hooking Up t he Audio Com ponent s BEEP sw itch (page 45) AC pow er cord LINE DIGITAL BEEP (ANALOG) DIGITAL Amplifier, etc. Digital amplifier, DAT deck, M D deck, CD player, DBS tuner, etc. Required cords Things you should keep in m ind w hile hooking up t he syst em Audio connecting cords (2) (supplied) When connecting an audio connecting cord, be sure to match the...
  • Page 6 Hooking Up t he Audio Com ponent s Set t ing t he volt age (only on m odels supplied w it h a volt age select or) Make sure the voltage selector on the rear panel of the deck is set to the voltage of the local power supply. If not, use a screwdriver to change it to the correct position before connecting the AC power cord to a wall outlet.
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  • Page 8: Locat Ion And Funct Ion Of Part S

    Locat ion and Front Panel Part s Descript ion Funct ion of Part s This chapter tells you about the location and function of the various buttons and controls on the front panel and the supplied remote. Further details are provided on the pages indicated in the parentheses.
  • Page 9 EJECT ` / 1 > LEVEL/ SCROLL DISPLAY/CHAR MENU/NO PLAY MODE REPEAT INPUT • • CLEAR PUSH ENTER DIGITAL ANALOG 6 EJECT Z button (15, 21) qg CLEAR button (26, 34) Press to eject the MD. Press to cancel the selection. 7 M ENU/ NO button (14, 29, 38) qh REPEAT button (23, 24) Press to display “Edit Menu”...

  • Page 10: Remote Parts Description

    Rem ot e Part s Descript ion 1 ~/1 (pow er) sw itch (14, 21) Press to turn the deck on. When you turn the deck on, the ~/1 switch indicator on the deck turns off. When ` / 1 you press the switch again, the deck turns off and the indicator lights up red.

  • Page 11: Using The Display

    Using t he Display qg . / > buttons (14-16, 21, 25, 29, 34, 38) The display window shows information about the MD or Press to locate tracks, adjust the recording level, or track. This section describes the information that appears select a menu item.
  • Page 12 Using t he Display While t he deck is st opped While t he deck is playing Press LEVEL/ DISPLAY/ CHAR (or DISPLAY) repeatedly to Press LEVEL/ DISPLAY/ CHAR (or DISPLAY) repeatedly to change the display. change the display. Each press of the button changes the display as follows: Each press of the button changes the display as follows: Track number and elapsed time of Total number of tracks and total...

  • Page 13: Recording On M Ds

    Recording on Not es on Recording M Ds About indicat ions w hich appear w hile recording This chapter explains the various When “ Prot ect ed” and “ C11” alt ernat e in t he display ways to record to an MD, as well as The record-protect slot is open and the MD is record- how to mark track numbers and protected.

  • Page 14: Recording On An Md

    Not es on Recording Recording on an M D The operations for normal recording are explained below. Aut om at ic conversion of digit al sam pling If the MD has recorded material on it, the deck will rat es during recording automatically start recording from the end of the recorded A built-in sampling rate converter automatically converts portion.
  • Page 15 To prevent accident al erasure of t he recorded If necessary, locate the point on the M D to start recording from. m at erial If you want to record on a new MD or start recording To make it impossible to record on an MD, slide the from the end of the recorded portion, go to step 10.

  • Page 16: Adjusting The Recording Level

    Adjust ing t he Recording Recording Tips Level EJECT Z Do the procedure below to adjust the recording level. LEVEL/ DISPLAY/ CHAR LEVEL/ DISPLAY/ CHAR AM S ` / 1 > ` / 1 > INPUT M ENU/ NO AM S YES Do steps 1 to 10 of “Recording on an M D”...

  • Page 17: Marking Track Numbers While Recording (Track Marking)

    M arking Track Num bers While Recording (Track M arking) You can mark track numbers either manually or Erasing blank port ions aut om at ically automatically while recording. By marking track (Sm art Space/Aut o Cut ) numbers at specific points, you can quickly locate the The deck can be set to automatically erase any blanks that points later or edit the MD easily.

  • Page 18: Starting Recording With Six Seconds Of Prestored Audio Data (Time Machine Recording)

    M arking Track Num bers While Recording St art ing Recording Wit h Six (Track M arking) Seconds of Prest ored Audio Dat a (Tim e M achine Recording) To change t he t rigger level f or Aut om at ic Track M arking Whenever the deck is in recording pause, the deck’s Do the procedure below to change the signal level that...

  • Page 19: Synchro-Recording With The Audio Component Of Your Choice (Music Synchro-Recording)

    Choice (M usic Synchro-recording) (CD Synchro-recording) When the deck is connected to a Sony CD player or Hi-Fi component system, you can easily copy the contents of The Music Synchro-recording allows you to automatically CDs to the MD using the deck’s remote. As the same...
  • Page 20 2 Change the CD. 3 Press H on the CD player’s remote. Recording resumes. You can also perform synchro-recording w ith a Sony video CD player By reprogramming the MD deck’s remote, you can use the procedure above to perform Synchro-recording with a Sony video CD player.

  • Page 21: Playing M Ds

    Playing M Ds Playing an M D This chapter explains the various The operations for normal play are explained below. ways to play MDs. EJECT Z AM S ` / 1 > Turn on the amplifier and select M D on the amplifier.

  • Page 22: Playing A Specific Track

    Playing a Specif ic Track While the deck is playing or stopped, use the procedure Playing a t rack by ent ering t he t rack below to quickly play any track. num ber Z Press the number button(s) to enter the number of the ` / 1 track you w ant to play.

  • Page 23: Locating A Particular Point In A Track

    Locat ing a Part icular Point Playing Tracks Repeat edly in a Track You can locate a particular point in a track during play or You can play an entire MD repeatedly. This function can play pause. be used with Shuffle Play to repeat all the tracks in random order (page 24), or with Program Play to repeat all the tracks in the program (page 25).

  • Page 24: Playing Tracks In Random Order (Shuffle Play)

    Playing Tracks Repeat edly Playing Tracks in Random Order (Shuf f le Play) When you select Shuffle Play, the deck plays all the tracks Repeat ing t he current t rack on the MD in random order. (Repeat 1 Play) While the track you w ant to repeat is being played, PLAY M ODE press REPEAT repeatedly until “Repeat 1”...

  • Page 25: Creating Your Own Program (Program Play)

    Creat ing Your Ow n Program (Program Play) You can pick out the tracks that you like and specify the Press YES. playback order in a program containing up to 25 tracks. “Complete!!” appears and the program is completed. Press PLAY M ODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM ” LEVEL/ DISPLAY/ CHAR M ENU/ NO lights up in the display.

  • Page 26: Tips For Recording From Mds To Tape

    Creat ing Your Ow n Program (Program Play) Tips f or Recording From M Ds t o Tape M ENU/ NO AM S Changing t he cont ent s of t he program While the deck is stopped and “PROGRAM” lights up, do steps 1 and 2 of “Programming the tracks”...
  • Page 27 Pausing af t er each t rack (Aut o Pause) You can set the MD deck so that it pauses after each track to give you time to locate the next track to be recorded. While the deck is stopped, press M ENU/ NO tw ice. “Setup Menu”...

  • Page 28: Edit Ing Recorded M Ds

    Edit ing M ENU/ NO AM S YES Recorded M Ds ` / 1 > This chapter explains how to edit the tracks that have been recorded on an Brief descript ions of but t ons and cont rol used t o edit M Ds The buttons and the control below are used to erase, divide, move, or combine tracks on the MD.

  • Page 29: Erasing Tracks

    About indicat ion w hich appears w hile Erasing Tracks edit ing When “ Prot ect ed” appears in t he display The record-protect slot is open. To edit the MD, slide the You can erase a track or part of a track simply by tab to close the slot.
  • Page 30 Erasing Tracks While monitoring the sound, turn AM S (or press Erasing all t he t racks on an M D . / > repeatedly) to locate the starting point of Do the procedure below to erase all the tracks, track the portion to be erased (point A).

  • Page 31: Dividing Tracks

    Dividing Tracks To cancel t he operat ion You can divide a recorded track at any point simply by Press MENU/NO or x. adding a track mark at that point. This is especially useful when you want to divide recorded material which You can undo the track division contains multiple tracks but only one track number (see For details, see “Undoing the Last Edit”...

  • Page 32: Combining Tracks

    Com bining Tracks M oving Tracks This function allows you to combine any two tracks into a This function lets you change the order of any track. single track. The two tracks need not to be consecutive Exam ple: M oving t he second t rack af t er t he nor chronological.

  • Page 33: Naming A Track Or Md

    Nam ing a Track or M D You can enter a name for a recorded MD as well as for Turn AM S until “Name ?” appears, then press AM S individual tracks. Names can consist of uppercase and or YES. lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
  • Page 34 Nam ing a Track or M D Press AM S. Enter a character. The selected character is entered and lights If you’ve select ed uppercase or low ercase let t ers continuously. The cursor shifts to the right, flashes, 1 Press the corresponding letter/number button and waits for the input of the next character.
  • Page 35 Turn AM S (or press . / > repeatedly) until the Turn AM S (or press . / > repeatedly) until the number of the track (w hen naming a track) or number of the track (w hen erasing the track name) “Disc”...

  • Page 36: Undoing The Last Edit

    Undoing t he Last Edit You can undo the last edit operation and restore the Press AM S or YES. contents of the MD to the condition that existed before the “Complete!!” appears for a few seconds and the MD is operation.

  • Page 37: Ot Her Funct Ions

    Ot her Fade In and Fade Out Z Funct ions You can use Fade-in Play to gradually increase the signal level output to the LINE (ANALOG) OUT jacks at the start of playback. Fade-out Play gradually decreases the This chapter explains other useful signal level at the end of playback.

  • Page 38: Falling Asleep To Music (Sleep Timer)

    Falling Asleep t o M usic (Sleep Tim er) You can set the deck so that it turns off automatically after 60 minutes. M ENU/ NO AM S YES ` / 1 > While the deck is stopped, press M ENU/ NO tw ice. “Setup Menu”...

  • Page 39: Addit Ional Inform At Ion

    Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine. If you have any questions or problems concerning your deck, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. Downloaded from: https://www.usersmanualguide.com/...

  • Page 40: Handling Mds

    The rem aining recording t im e does not increase Handling M Ds even af t er erasing num erous short t racks Tracks under 12 seconds in length are not counted and so The MD is enclosed in a cartridge to protect the disc from erasing them may not lead to an increase in the recording debris or fingerprints and to make it easy to handle.

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    Note remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult If the deck does not operate properly even after you’ve attempted your nearest Sony dealer. the prescribed remedies, turn off the deck, then reinsert the plug into the power outlet. The deck does not operat e or operat es poorly.

  • Page 42: Display Messages

    General Display M essages Pow er requirements The following table explains the various messages that Where purchased Pow er requirements appear in the display. Messages are also displayed by the U.S.A. and Canada 120 V AC, 60 Hz deck’s Self-Diagnosis function (see page 44). U.K., Continental Europe, and 220 - 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz M essage...

  • Page 43: Edit Menu Table

    Edit M enu Table The following table provides a quick guide to the various editing functions that you can perform using the Edit Menu. To access t he Edit M enu Press MENU/NO to display “Edit Menu.” Note The available menu items may vary according to the current status of the deck. M enu item Sub-item Function...

  • Page 44: Setup Menu Table

    The deck’s self-diagnosis function automatically checks the condition of the MD deck when an error occurs, then issues a three-digit code and an error message on the display. If the code and message alternate, find them in the following table and perform the indicated countermeasure. Should the problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. Three-digit code/M essage...

  • Page 45: Using The Beeps

    Using t he Beeps The deck can output various beeps that allow you to You can identify the current recording mode by its sound identify deck operations by sound. The beeps are output Press SCROLL while the deck is stopped and an MD is inserted. Different beeps are emitted for each recording mode as follows: from the LINE (ANALOG) OUT jacks.

  • Page 46: Index

    Index F, G, H P, Q Accessories Fade-in Pausing optional 42 Play 37 after each track. See Auto Pause supplied 4 Recording 37 play 21 recording 15 AMS 22 Fade-out Play 37 Peak Hold 16 Audio connecting cord 4, 5 Recording 37 Peak level meters 16 Auto Cut 17...
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