Sony DS-HMD1 User manual

2-633-085-11(1)
Portable Hi-MD Drive
Operating Instructions
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© 2005 Sony Corporation
DS-HMD1

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To prevent fire or shock
hazard, do not expose the unit
to rain or moisture.
To prevent fire, do not cover the
ventilation of the apparatus with
newspapers, tablecloths, curtains,
etc. And don’t place lighted candles
on the apparatus.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do
not place objects filled with liquids,
such as vases, on the apparatus.
Certain countries may regulate
disposal of the battery used to power
this product.
Please consult with your local
authority.
Caution
The use of optical instruments with
this product will increase eye hazard.
CAUTION —INVISIBLE LASER
RADIATION WHEN OPEN
AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM
CAUTION — CLASS 1M
INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION
WHEN OPEN
DO NOT VIEW DIRECTLY WITH
OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
Information
For customers who
purchased this product
in the USA
Owner’s Record
The serial number is located at the
rear of the disc compartment lid and
the model number is located at the
bottom. Record the serial number in
the space provided below. Refer to
them whenever you call upon your
Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No. DS-HMD1
Serial No.
Product registration
Please register this product on line at
www.sony.com/walkmanreg
<http://www.sony.com/
walkmanreg>
Proper registration will enable us to
send you periodic mailings about
software upgrades, new products,
services and other important
announcements. Thank you.
If you have any questions
about this product, contact:
—http://www.sony.com/
walkmansupport
—Sony Network Portable
Audio Support Line
1-(866)-456-7669
Do not install the appliance in a
confined space, such as a
bookcase or built-in cabinet.
WARNING IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER
BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
OF ANY NATURE, OR LOSSES
OR EXPENSES RESULTING
FROM ANY DEFECTIVE
PRODUCT OR THE USE OF
ANY PRODUCT.

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—Sony Customer Information
Services Center
12451 Gateway Blvd. Fort
Myers, FL 33913
This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
—Reorient or relocate the
receiving antenna.
—Increase the separation between
the equipment and receiver.
—Connect the equipment into an
outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is
connected.
—Consult the dealer or an
experienced radio/TV technician
for help.
You are cautioned that any changes
or modifications not expressly
approved in this manual could void
your authority to operate this
equipment.
The validity of the CE marking is
restricted to only those countries
where it is legally enforced, mainly
in the countries EEA (European
Economic Area).
Declaration of Conformity
Trade Name: SONY
Model No.: DS-HMD1
Responsible Party: Sony
Electronics Inc.
Address: 16450 W. Bernardo Dr,
San Diego, CA 92127 USA
Telephone No.: 858-942-2230
This device complies with Part 15
of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may
not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept
any interference received,
including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
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Disposal of Old Electrical
& Electronic Equipment
(Applicable in the
European Union and
other European countries
with separate collection
systems)
This symbol on the
product or on its
packaging indicates
that this product
shall not be treated
as household waste.
Instead it shall be
handed over to the
applicable collection point for the
recycling of electrical and electronic
equipment. By ensuring this product
is disposed of correctly, you will
help prevent potential negative
consequences for the environment
and human health, which could
otherwise be caused by
inappropriate waste handling of this
product. The recycling of materials
will help to conserve natural
resources. For more detailed
information about recycling of this
product, please contact your local
city office, your household waste
disposal service or the shop where
you purchased the product.
Notice for users
On the supplied software
•Copyright laws prohibit
reproducing the software or the
manual accompanying it in whole
or in part, or renting the software
without the permission of the
copyright holder.
•In no event will SONY be liable for
any financial damage or loss of
profits, including claims made by
third parties, arising out of the use
of the software supplied with this
drive.
•In the event a problem occurs with
this software as a result of defective
manufacturing, SONY will replace
it. However, SONY bears no other
responsibility.
•The software provided with this
drive cannot be used with
equipment other than that which is
so designated.
•Please note that, due to continued
efforts to improve quality, the
software specifications may be
changed without notice.
•Operation of this drive with
software other than that provided is
not covered by the warranty.
•The ability to display specific
languages by the software will
depend on the installed OS on your
PC. For better results, please
ensure that the installed OS is
compatible with the desired
language you want to display.
—We do not guarantee all the
languages will be able to be
displayed properly on the
software.
—User-created characters and
some special characters may not
be displayed.

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•Depending on the type of the text
and characters, the text shown by
the software may not be displayed
properly on the device. This is due
to:
—The capability of the connected
device.
—The device is not functioning
normally.
•SonicStage and the SonicStage
logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Sony Corporation.
•OpenMG, “Magic Gate”,
“MagicGate Memory Stick”,
“Memory Stick”, Hi-MD, Net MD,
ATRAC, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus
and their logos are trademarks of
Sony Corporation.
•“WALKMAN” is a registered
trademark of Sony Corporation to
represent Headphone Stereo
products. is a
trademark of Sony Corporation.
•Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT
and Windows Media are
trademarks or registered
trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States
and /or other countries.
•IBM and PC/AT are registered
trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation.
•Macintosh is a trademark of Apple
Computer, Inc. in the United States
and/or other countries.
•Pentium is a trademark or a
registered trademark of Intel
Corporation.
•MPEG Layer-3 audio coding
technology and patents licensed
from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
•All other trademarks and registered
trademarks are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their
respective holders.
•™ and ® marks are omitted in this
manual.
•CD and music-related data from
Gracenote, Inc., copyright © 2000-
2004 Gracenote. Gracenote
CDDBRClient Software,
copyright 2000-2004 Gracenote.
This product and service may
practice one or more of the
following U.S. Patents:
#5,987,525; #6,061,680;
#6,154,773, #6,161,132,
#6,230,192, #6,230,207,
#6,240,459, #6,330,593, and other
patents issued or pending. Services
supplied and/or device
manufactured under license for
following Open Globe, Inc. United
States Patent 6,304,523.
Gracenote is a registered
trademarks of Gracenote. The
Gracenote logo and logotype, and
the “Powered by Gracenote” logo
are trademarks of Gracenote.
Program © 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005 Sony Corporation
Documentation © 2005 Sony
Corporation

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Table of contents
What you can do with this drive ......................7
Providing the required system environment ...9
System requirements .......................................................................9
Installing SonicStage onto your computer ....................................10
Storing data to a disc .....................................13
Storing computer data (Data Storage) ..........................................13
Transferring audio data using SonicStage ....17
Starting up SonicStage ..................................................................17
Using SonicStage Help .................................................................18
Additional information ...................................23
Precautions ....................................................................................23
Specifications ................................................................................24
Troubleshooting .............................................25
Troubleshooting ............................................................................25

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What you can do with this drive
Use it to store data from a computer
(Data Storage)
You can save various data such as image or text data from your computer
to a disc in this drive.
You can store data to the disc with simple drag-and-drop operations. The
small size and light weight of the MD makes it easy to carry large
amounts of data.
Use it to transfer audio data to a disc using
the SonicStage software
SonicStage allows you to import audio data from music sources such as
audio CDs and the Internet to your computer, and then transfer that audio
data to a disc in this drive at high speed. You can listen to the disc on other
components that can play MDs. This drive cannot be used to play MDs.
Audio data Text data
Video dataImage data
LinearPCM
ATRAC3/ATRAC3plus
MP3
SonicStage

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Types of discs that you can use
Disc type Data
storage
Audio
transfer
1 GB Hi-MD disc
60/74/80-
minute standard
disc
Blank disc
Disc containing material
recorded in Hi-MD mode
Disc containing material
recorded in MD mode1)
1) Note
You cannot store data to a disc that contains material recorded in MD mode. To
store data to such a disc, the disc must first be formatted as a Hi-MD disc using the
supplied SonicStage. In this case, the entire contents of the disc will be erased.

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Providing the required system environment
System requirements
The following system environment is required in order to use the drive.
This software is not supported by the following
environments:
•OSs other than those indicated above
•Personally constructed PCs or operating systems
•An environment that is an upgrade of the original manufacturer-installed
operating system
•Multi-boot environment
•Multi-monitor environment
•Macintosh
Computer IBM PC/AT or Compatible
• CPU: Pentium III 450 MHz or higher
• Hard disk drive space: 200 MB or more (1.5 GB or more is
recommended) (The amount of free space will vary
according to Windows version and the number of music
files stored on the hard disk.)
• RAM: 128 MB or more
Others
• CD drive (capable of digital playback by WDM) (A CD-R/
RW drive is necessary for CD writing)
• Sound Board
•USBport
Operating
System
Factory installed:
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005/Windows XP
Media Center Edition 2004/Windows XP Media Center
Edition/Windows XP Professional/Windows XP Home
Edition/Windows 2000 Professional (Service Pack 3 or later)/
Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition
Display High Color (16 bit) or higher, 800 ×600 dots or better (1,024
×768 dots or better is recommended)
Others • Internet access: for Web registration, EMD services and
CDDB
• Windows Media Player (version 7.0 or higher) installed for
playing WMA files

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•We do not ensure trouble-free operation on all computers that satisfy the
system requirements.
•The NTFS format of Windows XP/Windows 2000 Professional can be used
only with the standard (factory) settings.
•We do not ensure trouble-free operation on computers which have changed to
the system suspend, sleep, or hibernation mode.
Installing SonicStage onto your
computer
Before using the drive, make sure to install SonicStage from the supplied
CD-ROM.
Installing SonicStage allows you to do the
following.
•Install the driver for this drive (The driver must be installed to ensure
stable operation of the drive.)
•Format discs (You cannot store data to a disc that contains material
recorded in MD mode. To use such a disc, format it in Hi-MD mode
using the supplied SonicStage.)
•Transfer audio data
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If you use the drive only as a storage device, it is possible to install only the
driver for this drive by doing the procedure below.
1Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD drive of your computer, and click
[Start] – [Run].
2Type “D:\Device\Driver\pa\Setup.exe” (when “D:” is the CD drive) in the
[Open] text box, and click [OK] to run the setup routine.
•When formatting a disc through Windows Explorer, make sure not to format
it with the NTFS format.
•If a disc formatted through Windows Explorer is inserted in a component that
can play discs in Hi-MD mode, an error message may appear. However, the
disc can still be used as storage media. If you want to transfer audio data to
such a disc, format it using the supplied SonicStage.
Notes
Notes

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Before installing SonicStage
•Close all the Windows software programs. Especially, make sure to
close any virus-check software, as such software usually demands a
large amount of system resources.
•To use this drive, you must install SonicStage from the supplied CD-
ROM.
— If OpenMG Jukebox or SonicStage is installed already, the current
software will be overwritten by the new version. The new version
retains the functions of the older version, but with new functions
added.
— If SonicStage Premium is installed already, the current software will
co-exist with the new version.
— You will still be able to use music data registered by the older
software version even after the new SonicStage has been installed.
As a precaution, we recommend that you back up your music data.
To back up the data, refer to [Backing Up My Library] on
SonicStage Help.
•Make sure to install SonicStage before connecting the drive to the
computer with the supplied USB cable.
1Turn on your computer and start up Windows.
2Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD drive
of your computer.
The setup program starts up automatically.
3When the [Region Selection] screen appears,
select the region where the SonicStage
software will be used, and then click [Next].
4Click [Install SonicStage] and then follow the
displayed instructions.
Read the instructions carefully.
The installation may take 20 to 30 minutes, depending on your
system environment.
Make sure to restart your computer only after the installation is
completed.

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Was the installation successful?
If any trouble occurs during the installation, see “Troubleshooting”
(page 25).
To uninstall SonicStage
Click [Start] – [Control Panel]* – [Add/Remove Programs], and then
select [SonicStage 3.1] from the list of currently installed programs.
* [Settings] – [Control Panel] in the case of Windows 2000 Professional/Windows
Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition
When you install SonicStage 3.1, [OpenMG Secure Module 4.1] is installed
along with it. Make sure not to uninstall [OpenMG Secure Module 4.1] as this
program may be used by other software.
Note

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Storing data to a disc
Storing computer data (Data Storage)
When you insert a disc in Hi-MD mode into the drive and connect it to a
computer, it will appear in Windows Explorer as an external data storage
drive, allowing you to copy data from the computer to a disc. If the disc
contains material recorded in MD mode, the drive will not be recognized
as an external data storage device.
If you insert a blank 60/74/80-minute disc, the disc will be automatically
used in Hi-MD mode.
1Insert a disc.
2Connect the drive to the computer.
Use the supplied USB cable to connect the drive to the computer.
When the drive connects correctly with the computer, the
ACCESS lamp will light up (this may take about 15 seconds).
Power (bus power) is supplied to the drive from the USB port of
the computer.
1Slide the OPEN switch to
open the lid.
2Insert a disc with the label side
facing up, and press the lid down
to close.
Make sure the
record-protect tab
is closed.
OPEN
switch
USB cable (supplied)
To the USB port To the USB cable
connecting jack
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3Double-click [My Computer] and make sure
[Removable Disk] has appeared.
4Double-click [Removable Disk] and drag-and-
drop the data you want to store to the drive.
About the ACCESS lamp
The ACCESS lamp indicates the operating status of the drive.
ACCESS lamp Status
Continuously on The drive is connected to the
computer and has been
correctly recognized.
Flashing quickly
(at intervals of about
0.1 seconds)
Data is being written to the
disc in the drive.
Flashing slowly
(at intervals of about
1.5 seconds)
The drive is in standby
mode for writing1)
1) About “standby mode for writing”
In standby mode for writing, data can be written immediately to the disc right after
the previous writing operation.
When you try to write data to the disc while the ACCESS lamp is continuously on,
it will take a little time before writing actually begins.
Off The disc in the drive can be
removed.

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To remove the disc from the drive or disconnect
the USB cable
It is important that you follow the steps below when removing the disc or
disconnecting the drive from the computer. If you do not, damage to the
data may occur.
1Press the RELEASE button, and confirm that the ACCESS lamp
is turned off.
2Remove the disc from the drive and close the lid.
3Disconnect the USB cable.
The storage space on each disc (formatted with
SonicStage)
Disc type Total size Disc
management
space1)2)
1) This space is used for managing files on the disc.
2) The size of the disc management space varies according to the operating conditions
of your computer and other factors. Therefore, the actual space available for use
may be lower than that displayed by Windows Explorer.
Free space
60-minute
standard disc
219 MB
(229,965,824
bytes)
832 KB
(851,968 bytes)
218 MB
(229,113,856
bytes)
74-minute
standard disc
270 MB
(283,312,128
bytes)
832 KB
(851,968 bytes)
269 MB
(282,460,160
bytes)
80-minute
standard disc
291 MB
(305,856,512
bytes)
832 KB
(851,968 bytes)
290 MB
(305,004,544
bytes)
1GB Hi-MD
disc
964 MB
(1,011,613,696
bytes)
832 KB
(851,968 bytes)
963 MB
(1,010,761,728
bytes)
ACCESS lamp RELEASE button

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•You cannot store data to a disc that contains material recorded in MD mode.
To use such a disc, format it in Hi-MD mode using the supplied SonicStage.
In this case, the entire contents of the disc will be erased.
•The drive will not be recognized as an external data storage device while
SonicStage is active.
•Make sure not to delete the file management folder or file (HMDHIFI folder,
HI-MD.IND file, or THUMBxxx.DAT file) on the Windows Explorer.
•Damage to the data or other problems may occur if your computer changes to
system suspend, sleep, or hibernation mode while the drive is still connected.
For this reason, you should disable the system suspend, sleep, or hibernation
function. If you want to switch your computer to system suspend mode, make
sure that the ACCESS lamp on the drive is turned off and the USB cable is
disconnected.
•Make sure not to restart the computer while it is still connected to the drive.
•If the drive is not recognized by the computer, reconnect it.
•Make sure to place the drive at a stable, vibration-free place during recording.
•Make sure not to connect the drive to the computer through a USB hub.
•We do not ensure trouble-free operation on all computers that satisfy the
system requirements.
Notes

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Transferring audio data using SonicStage
You can transfer audio data from a computer to a disc in the drive, and
then play the disc on other components that can play MDs.
Starting up SonicStage
Make sure to connect the drive to the computer before starting up
SonicStage.
1Insert a disc and connect the drive to the
computer.
Refer to “Storing computer data (Data Storage)” (page 13) for
details.
2Select [Start] –[All Programs]*–[SonicStage] –
[SonicStage]
*[Programs] in the case of Windows 2000 Professional/Windows
Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition
SonicStage starts up and the main window appears.
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You can also start up SonicStage by double-clicking ([SonicStage] icon)
on the desktop.
This drive cannot be used to play discs. If a disc in Hi-MD mode is inserted in
the drive, audio data can be played back through the computer’s speaker
system when SonicStage is used. However, sound output from discs in MD
mode is not supported from either this drive or on the computer.
Note

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Using SonicStage Help
SonicStage Help provides explanations on the use of SonicStage. Follow
the instructions below to display SonicStage Help, and then use
SonicStage in accordance with the explanations.
1Display SonicStage Help.
While SonicStage is running, click [Help] – [SonicStage Help].
2Search for the desired item in [Contents] on
the left-side frame.
The names of operations such as “Importing Tracks” or
“Transferring Tracks” are listed in the [Contents]. Click the item
you want to learn about and an explanation will appear in the
right-side frame.
To SonicStage Help
Find out what the SonicStage
functions are.
[Overview] – [Features]
[SonicStage Help]
The right-side
frame
The left-side
frame

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You can display SonicStage Help by selecting [Start] – [All Programs]*–
[SonicStage] – [SonicStage Help].
* [Programs] in the case of Windows 2000 Professional/Windows Millennium
Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition
Import audio data
• from audio CDs
• from the Internet
[Importing Tracks] –
• [Importing Tracks from an Audio CD]
• [Purchasing Tracks from a Music
Service Site]
Manage and edit imported tracks [Managing Tracks and Albums]
Transfer imported tracks from the
computer to the drive
• in Hi-MD mode
• in MD (Net MD) mode
[Transferring Tracks] – [Transferring
Tracks to a Device/Media] –
• [Using a Hi-MD] – [Transferring a
Track to a Hi-MD]
• [Using a Net MD] – [Transferring a
Track to a Net MD]
Transfer tracks from the drive
back to the computer
• in Hi-MD mode
• in MD (Net MD) mode
[Transferring Tracks] – [Transferring
Tracks to a Device/Media] –
• [Using a Hi-MD] – [Transferring from
a Hi-MD Back to My Library]
• [Using a Net MD] – [Transferring from
a Net MD Back to My Library]
Import tracks recorded on a Hi-
MD component to the computer
[Transferring Tracks] – [Transferring
Tracks to a Device/Media] – [Using a Hi-
MD] – [Importing a Track Recorded on a
Hi-MD Device]
Format
• a disc to be used in Hi-MD
mode
• a disc to be used in MD (Net
MD) mode
[Transferring Tracks] – [Transferring
Tracks to a Device/Media] –
• [Using a Hi-MD] – [Initializing a Hi-
MD disc]
• [Using a Net MD] – [Initializing an
MD in a Net MD device]
Back up audio data in My
Library
[Backing Up My Library] – [Backing Up
Data to a Disk]
Look up a troubleshooting
procedure
[Additional Information] –
[Troubleshooting]
To SonicStage Help

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•In SonicStage Help, “Device/Media” is a general term for an external device
such as this drive and the MD Walkman.
•Follow the instructions of your Internet provider regarding such things as
recommended system environment when using EMD services.
Searching for a word inside an explanation
1Click [Search] to open the “Search” window.
2Type in the word you want to search.
3Click [List Topics].
A list of the words that were found is displayed.
4Click to select the desired item among those displayed.
5Click [Display].
An explanation of the selected item is displayed.
Notes
Explanation of
the selected
item
“Type in the
keyword to find”
text box
[Search]
[List Topics]
List of words
that were found
[Display]