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Contents
1 Before You Start
Checking what's in the box .................................... 4
Using this manual .................................................. 4
Putting the batteries in the remote ........................ 4
Using the remote control ....................................... 4
Finding a suitable location ..................................... 5
Avoiding condensation problems ............................. 5
Proper ventilation for the unit ................................. 5
Discs compatible with this system .......................... 5
About minidiscs ..................................................... 6
About MiniDisc Long Play (MDLP) ........................... 6
Different kinds of MD available ................................ 6
Handling MDs .......................................................... 6
Storing and labelling MDs ........................................ 7
Avoiding accidental erasure ..................................... 7
Analog and digital recording .................................... 7
Copying restrictions ................................................ 7
About the Table of Contents (TOC) ......................... 7
About MD system limitations ................................... 8
2 Connecting up
Connecting the system.......................................... 9
Connecting the speakers ....................................... 10
Connecting the radio antennas .............................. 11
Connecting external antennas .................................. 12
Connecting other components .............................. 12
Connecting the power ........................................... 12
3 Controls and displays
Front panel ........................................................... 13
Remote control ..................................................... 14
Display .................................................................. 15
4 Getting started
Switching on and setting the clock ......................... 16
Changing the clock format ...................................... 16
Automatic power on buttons .................................. 16
Playing CDs ........................................................... 17
Basic playback controls ........................................... 17
Playing MDs .......................................................... 18
Basic playback controls ........................................... 18
Listening to the radio ............................................. 19
Improving FM stereo sound ...................................... 19
Playing tapes ......................................................... 20
Setting the reverse mode ......................................... 21
Playing other connected components .................... 21
Using Sound Modes ............................................... 21
5 MD recording
Introduction to recording MDs .............................. 22
Recording levels ...................................................... 22
Track numbering ..................................................... 22
Automatically recording from a CD ........................ 23
High speed recording from a CD .............................. 24
Recording from any point on a CD ......................... 25
Automatically recording from a tape ...................... 26
Recording from the tuner or
an auxiliary component ......................................... 27
Reducing the auxiliary input level ............................. 27
6 Making tape recordings
Introduction to tape recordings ............................. 28
Automatically recording from CDs and MDs ........... 28
Recording from CD to tape and
MD at the same time ............................................... 29
Recording from any point on a disc (CD/MD) ........ 30
Recording over unwanted material ......................... 30
Recording from the tuner or
an auxiliary component ......................................... 31
Improving AM tape recordings ................................. 31
7 CD and MD playback features
Programming the track order ................................ 32
Checking the playlist order ...................................... 32
Adding tracks to the playlist .................................... 32
Deleting tracks from the playlist .............................. 33
Using repeat play .................................................. 33
Using random play ................................................. 34
Changing the display ............................................. 35
8 More tuner features
Manually saving station presets .............................. 36
Automatically selecting station presets .................. 36
Listening to station presets .................................... 37
Naming station presets .......................................... 37
Editing a station preset name ............................ 37
9 MD Editing
About MD editing .................................................. 39
Naming a disc ........................................................ 40
Naming a track ...................................................... 41
Naming a group of tracks ...................................... 41
Using the name list ................................................ 42
Editing a name ...................................................... 43
Dividing a track into two ........................................ 43
Combining two tracks into one .............................. 44
Moving tracks on a disc ......................................... 45
Reordering tracks on a disc .................................... 45
Erasing tracks on a disc .......................................... 46
Erasing all tracks on the disc .................................... 46
Erasing individual tracks .......................................... 46
10 Using Groups
About Groups ....................................................... 47
Making a group ..................................................... 47
Selecting a group .................................................. 48
Using Group Mode ................................................ 48
Editing a group ...................................................... 48
Canceling groups ................................................... 49
11 More MD recording features
Recording options ................................................. 50
Numbering tracks .................................................. 50
Recording extra-long material ................................ 51
Recording a CD via the analog inputs ..................... 51
12 Using the timer
Using the wake up timer ........................................ 52
Using the sleep timer ............................................. 53
Using the record timer .......................................... 54
Activating/deactivating the timers ......................... 55
13 Additional information
Demo display ........................................................ 56
Changing the brightness level ................................ 56
Changing the frequency step ................................. 56
Taking care of your system..................................... 57
Disc lens cleaner ...................................................... 57
Taking care of your discs ........................................ 57
Storing discs ............................................................ 57
Discs to avoid .......................................................... 57
Using cassette tapes .............................................. 58
Tapes you should avoid ............................................ 58
Protecting your recordings ...................................... 58
Understanding error messages ............................... 59
Troubleshooting .................................................... 60
Specifications ........................................................ 63
