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Audio

Tape-corder

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OWNER

'S RECORD

The

model

and

serial

numbers

are

l

ocated

on

the

bottom

of the unit.

Record the serial

number

in

the

space

provided

be

low. Refer to

them

whenever

you

call

upon

your

Sony

dealer

regarding

this

product.

Model

No. TCD-DS Serial

No

.

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To

prevent fire or

shock

hazard, do not expose the

unit to rain or moisture.

This

equipment

has been tested

and

found

to

comply

with

the

limits for a Class Bdigital

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

turn

i

ng

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.

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.

You

are

cautioned

that

any

changes

or

modifications

not

expressly

approved

in this

manual

cou

ld void

your

authority

to

operate

this

equipment.

Introduction

Welcome!

Welcome to the

world

of

the DAT tape-

corder!

Your DAT tape-corder

has

the following

features,

they

will

be

helpful for

you

to enjoy

it to

the

ful

l.

• Superb DAT sound quality with excellent

frequency response,

low

noise,

and

lack of

distortion.

•

Easy

DAT operation

with

high

speed

fast-

forward/rewind

and

cue/review

.

• Long-time recording in the LP

mode

using

four LR6 (size AA) alkaline batteries.

• Adjustable (automatic/manual)

reco

rding level to

suit

every

recording

condition.

•

Rec

mute function that

makes

a four-

second

blank

automatically.

• Date function

that

stamps

date

and

time

during

recording.

•

LCD

display

that

indicates the

current

operating

mode

and

the battery

power

status, etc.

• Digital-to-digital recording compatibility

with

CD/MD

players

or

BS/CS

tuner, etc.

• Three sampling frequencies (48/44.1 /32

kHz)

that

support

high quality digital

recording.

Notes

on

recording

• This

tape

-

corder

is

not

designed

for

business

or

commercial

use

. Never

attempt

to

modify

or

tamper

the

tape-corder so that

it

can

be

connected to

other

business

or

commercial

audio

equipment.

Do

not

use

this tape-corder for

data

storage.

• Check

and

make

sure

that

the recording

operation

is

not

malfunctioning

prior to

recording

important

materials.

• In

no

event

shall Sony

be

liable for

any

direct, indirect, consequential

or

incidental

damages

arising from

the

malfunction of

the

recording

operation

of this tape-corder.

•

Observe

the

relevant

regulations on

copyright

relating to

your

collection of

recordings.

Unauthorized

public

performance,

broadcasting

and

duplication

of

a

recorded

material for commercial

purposes

are a violation

of

applicable laws.

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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Table

of

contents

Inserting

the

Batteries ................................ 4

Setting the Clock

..

....

.........................

...

....... 5

Inserting the Cassette

...

.............................. 6

Recording..................................................... 8

Locating

the

point

at

which

to

begin recording

....

.

...

......................

...

8

Recording from a

microphone

....... 9

Playing Back .............................................. 12

Recording

Connecting with

Other

Equipment

for Recording ..................

...

..........

15

Recording from

analog

audio

equipment

..

.

..

.........

..

................

15

Recording from

audio

equipment

with

digital

output

.....................

..

.

...

............

15

Useful Recording Functions ...... 17

Adjusting

the recording level

manually-Manual

recording

................................................... 17

Recording in the Long Play

mode-LP

REC........................ 17

Recording

blank

segment-

REC

MUTE ............................... 18

Monitoring

th

e recording ...... 18

Writing St

ar

t ID .....

......

................ 19

Writing Start ID

during

recording ..................................

19

Writing Start ID

during

playback ...................................

21

Erasing Start ID ..............

...

......

21

Assigning

Program

Number

..... 22

Playback

Connecting

with

Other

Equipment

for Playback ..........

..

...................

23

Playback

with

an

analog

audio

eq

uipment

................................

23

Playback with an

audio

equipment

with digital

input

..

23

Useful Playback Functions ........ 24

Using AVLS function .............. 24

Power

Sources

Replacing the batteries

...

..

...

..

.

25

Low-power

Consumption

Mode

............................................. 26

Operating

with

the AC

Power

Adaptor

or

Car

Battery ..........

...

. 27

Additional

Information

Connecting

with

Other

Equipment

.................................

...

28

Serial

Copy

Management

System (SCMS) ............................

29

Message Display ......................

...

30

Troubleshooting

........................

..

31

Precautions

.................................. 33

Maintenance

.......................

..

....... 34

Specifications .

..

.............

..

............. 35

Location

and

Function of

Controls ........................................ 37

Display

window

...................... 39

Using the

display

....................

40

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Inserting

the

Batteries

Use four size AA (LR6) alkaline

batt

e

ri

es.

1

2

Lift the tab

(fl

PULL)

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Insert from the

8

side

of

the battery.

4

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In

se

rting the Batteri

es

Open

the

battery

compartment

lid.

Remove the

battery

holder.

Insert 4

new

alkaline batteries

into the

battery

holder.

Make

sure

that

the batteries are

facing the correct directions.

Insert the

battery

holder

with

the

alkaline batteries

and

close the

compartment

lid.

The LCD

display

appears

when

the batteries are inserted.

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Setting

the

Clock

Set the clock before starting

any

recording operations to

stamp

the

dat

e

and

time.

Otherwise

,

you

cannot get the correct

date

and

tim

e.

The clock will return to its

default setting (SU/95Y1M1D/

AM12H00M00S) if the batteries

are removed from the

unit

for

one

hour

or more.

In

this case,

set the clock again.

CLOCK/SET

+

Make

sure

that the tape-corder is in the

stop

mode

when

the cassette

is

inserted,

and

that the

Hold

function is disabled.

1

SET&

CLoci()

2

Ti

p

To set the clock accurately,

set the second to

00

with

the+

or -button,

and

then

press the CLOCK/SET

button

at

the time of the

tone.

Press the

CLOCK/SET

button

for

more

than

four seconds.

Press +

or

-

button

to

set

the

current

year,

then

press

the

CLOCK/SET

button

.

Repeat

step

2 to

set

the

current

month,

date

,

day,

hour,

minute,

and

second.

The

display

stops

flashing

and

the clock operates.

To

select either the 12-hour or 24-hour clock

display

Press the +

button

for 2

seconds

or

more

.

To quit

the

clock setting

fo

I

Press the

STOP

■

button. The clock

display

will

return

to the

However,

if the

day

is

set,

the year,

month,

date

and

day

will

be

set

and

will

not

be

applicable for

further

cancellation.

Setting the

Clock

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Inserting

the

Cassette

1

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Press

and slide.

Window

facing up.

3

6

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serting the Cassette

Casse

tt

e

compartment

lid

HOLD/PUSH OPEN

Open

the

cassette

compartment

lid.

G)

Press the

HOLD

/PUSH

OPEN

switch

and

slide to OPEN.

Release the switch

when

the

cassette

compartment

lid

opens

slightly.

®

Open

the

cassette

compartment

lid.

Insert

the

cassette.

Insert the cassette

with

the

window

facing up.

When

t

he

cassette is inserted

upside

down,

removal of

the

cassette

may

not

be possible.

Close the lid.

The cassette is

loaded

automatically.

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Notes

•

Make

sure

that the

cassette

compartment

lid

is

closed

and

" UN LO

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or

" LO

J-1

If" is not

displayed

before

disconnecting the AC

power

adaptor

or

removing

the batteries.

Otherwise,

the cassette

compartment

lid

may

not

close.

In

this case,

connect the

power

adaptor

or

insert the

batteries again.

• Press

and

hold the

button

in the center of

the

HOLD/PUSH

OPEN

switch

when

sliding

it to

OPEN

.

Tip

While the tape-corder is in

the

stop

mode,

slide the

HOLD/PUSH

OPEN

switch

to

HOLD

to

enter

the

low-power

consumption

mode

manually.

(See

page

26.)

To eject

the

cassette

While the

tape-corder

is in

the

stop

mode,

press

the

HOLD/PUSH

OPEN

switch

and

slide to OPEN.

Press

and slide.

To protect your recording

Slide

open

the

record-protect

shutter

to

record-protect

your

tape.

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the

shutter is open, you cannot

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record on the tape.

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If

the

shutter

is

closed, you

can

u record on the tape.

Notes on DAT cassettes

•

Un

like

conventional

analog

cassettes,

playback

and

recording

are

applicable

on

one

side

of

the

cassette

on

ly.

•

Under

normal

usage,

the

construction

of

the DAT

cassette

prevents

undesirab

le

entry

of

dust

and

foreign

pa

rticles. Do

not

open

the

DAT

cassette

unnecessari

l

y.

•

Do

not

insert items

into

the

holes

on

the

reverse

side

of

t

he

DAT cassette.

To prevent accidental operations

Sl

ide

the

HOLD/PUSH

OPEN

switch to HOLD.

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Recording

SP

{48/44.1 kHz)/LP

REC

PAUSE

II

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REC

MODE

MIC

SENS

Microphone

(not

supplied)

Refer to

pag

e

15

for

"Connecting

with

Other

Equipment

for Recording".

Note

The

abso

lute time m

ay

not

be

written

correctly in the

following cases.

•

Wh

en reco

rdin

g

on

a

partially

recorded

tape

co

nt

aining

an

unr

ecorded

seg

me

nt

(i.e., a

portion

of the

tape

that

has n

eve

r b

ee

n

recorded).

• When reco

rdin

g

on

a

partia

ll

y

recorded

tape

for

which

the

abso

lut

e

time has

not

b

ee

n

written

originally.

Note

Do

not

press

the STOP

■

button

when"

bL

Fl!

✓

/!"

is

di

sp

l

ayed.

If

pr

essing it,

the

absolute

time will

becon1e

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and

will

not

be

written

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Recording

Locating the point

at

which

to

begin

recording

The

absolute

time is

automatically

written

simultaneously

whil

e recording.

Th

e

absolute

time is

indicated

as the length

of

time

from

the

beginning

of

the tape,

and

is useful in

determining

the

e

laps

ed time from

the

beginning

of

the

tap

e.

If

you

wish to

continue

to record

on

a

partially

recorded

tape,

make

sure

that

you

initially

locate

the

end

of

the

prior

to

resuming

recording

from

that

point

to

avoid

leaving

any

unrecorded

segment

unnecessarily.

Onc

e

the

absolute

time is

written,

it

cannot

be erased.

If

you

wish

to

insert

a four-second

blank

segment

automatically, refer to

page

18

for "Recording blank

segment-REC

MUTE".

To

record from

the

beginning

of

the tape

Press the

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button

to

rewindthetape."T

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flashes

when

the

tape

is

re

wound

to

the

beginning.

To

record on a partially recorded tape

Press

the..,..

/ ~

button

to locate the

end

of

the

bi_

,Cfr

✓

,'!"

appears

when

the

e

nd

of

the

is located,

and

the

tape

stops

at

the

point.

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When

"--"flashes

for the program number

"--"indicates

an

unrecorded

segment. Press the

...,.. /

..,..

button

to

rewind

the

tape

until"--"

stops

flashing. Then, press the

...,.

/

.....i

button

to locate the

end of the

Recording from a microphone

1

2

MIC SENS

tnr

MIC

SENS

switch

3

REC

MODE

switch

4

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Insert a cassette

and

locate the

point

at

which

to begin recording.

Set the MIC SENS switch.

H:

Normal

L:

For l

oud

sound

Set

the

REC MODE switch

Select AUTO (MUSIC

or

SPEECH).

The tape-corder

adjusts

the

recording level automatically.

MUSIC: For

music

SPEECH: For a

meeting

or

conference

Select

MANUAL

when

you

want

to

adjust

the

recording

level

manually.

(See

page

17.)

Select the

sampling

frequency.

Select SP (Standard Play

mode

48

kHz

or

44.1

kHz).

When

recording

in

the Long Play

mode,

select

LP.

(See

page

17.)

Program

number

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• To begin recording

immediately, press the

PLAY

►

button

while

pressing the

REC

button

in the

stop

or playback

mode.

• The

input

source is

displayed

when

the

source is

changed

during

recording,

monitoring,

or

in the

recording

paus

e mode.

• The

sampling

frequency

is

disp

layed

when

the

samp

ling frequency is

changed

during

recording.

Notes

•

Changing

the

sampling

frequency while

recording

may

cause

temporary

sound

dropout

to be recorded.

• Connecting

or

disconnecting the

plug

from the

PHONES/

LINE

OUT

jack while

recording

may

cause

noise to be recorded.

• Noise may be recorded

when

the display light is

turned

on

while

recording. In this case,

turn

it off.

Re

cording

Press the REC

and

PAUSE

II

buttons.

The tape-corder enters the

pause

mode.

When

the

REC

bu

tton only

is pressed,

the

tape

-

corder

enters

the

recording

monitor

mode

(see

page

18)

and

does

not

begin

recording.

Press either the PLAY

►

or

PAUSE

II

button.

The recording begins.

Other operations

To

Stop recording

Pause

recording

Release

pause

Check the

input

so

urce

in the

stop

mode

in the recording

pause

mode

Check the

sampling

frequency

Press

STOP

■

PAUSE

II

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II

or

PLAY

►

REC twice

REC

Press the

button

until the

following

disp

lay appears.

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PLAY

►

in the recording

mode

The following display

appears

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ps

•

If

the tape-corder

remains in the

pause

mode

for five minutes

or

more, the tape-corder

will enter the

stop

mode

automatically in

order

to protect the head

and

tape.

•

If

the tape-corder

remains in the

stop

mode

for three minutes

or

more, the tape-corder

will enter the low-

power

consumption

mode

automatically (see

page

26)

to protect the

tape

and

to conserve the

battery (except in the

monitoring mode).

• When the tape-corder

records to the

end

of the

tape, it

rewinds

the tape

automatically to the

beginning

and

stops.

(Auto-rewind function).

To record relatively

low

sound

Lower

the

recording

level (in the

MANUAL

recording

mode)

and

move

the

microphone

as close

as possible to

the

source.

Clear

and

optimum

recording

with

minimal noise interferences will be

achieved.

Choosing microphones for better recording

The

recording

are

affected by

and

are

dependent

upon

the

type

of

microphones

used. For better

recording,

use

the

optional

ECM-959A

or

ECM-737

microphone.

Compatible microphones

•

Optional

plug-in

power

type

microphones

are

available for this tape-corder.

•

Optional

auto

power

supply

type

microphones

are

not

avai

lable for this tape-corder.

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page

23

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"Connecting

with

Other

Equipment

for Playback".

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2

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ps

• The SP (Standard Play)

mode

and

LP

(Long

Play)

mode

will be

detected automatically

for playback. Therefore,

it is

not

necessary to

adjust

the SP

/LP

switch.

•

When

the tape-corder

plays

back to the

end

of

the

tape

or

End ID, it

rewinds

the

tape

automatically to the

beginning

and

stops

(Auto-rewind function).

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Playing

Back

Insert a cassette

and

set the

PHONES

(AVLS)/LINE

OUT

switch to

(:

AVLS OFF.

Set

to(:

AVLS

ON

when

using

the A

VLS*

function.

Press the PLAY

►

button.

The playback begins.

Other operations

To

Adjust

the

volume

Stop

playback

Pause

playback

Release

pause

Fast forward

Rewind

Press

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VOLUME+/-

STOP

■

PAUSE

II

PAUSE

II

or

PLAY

►

~

;....i in

the

stop

mode

~

/

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in the

stop

mode

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Tips

• lf the tape-corder

remains in the

pause

mode

for five

minutes

or

more,

the

tape-corder

will

enter

the

stop

mode

automatically in

order

to protect the head

and

tape.

•

If

the tape-corder

remains in the

stop

mode

for three

minutes

or

more, the tape-corder

wi][

enter

the low-

power

consumption

mode

automatically (see

page

26)

to protect the

tape

and

to conserve the

battery (except in

the

monitoring

mode).

Notes

• The AMS function will

not

operate

if

the

Start

IDs are

not

written. (See

page 19.)

• The AMS function

may

not

operate

properly

with a DAT cassette

recorded

on

another

DAT deck.

* Automatic Music Sensor

To

fast-

forward/rewind

while monitoring the

sound

You can fast-forward (cue)

or

rewind

(review) while

monitoring

the

sound.

Cue

Review

Press

and

hold

~

;

...i

in the

playback

mode

. When the

button

is

released, normal

playback resumes.

Press

and

hold ~ /

..,..

in the

playback mode. When the

button

is

released, normal

playback resumes.

To

high speed

cue

/review

High

speed

cue

High

speed

review

Press

PLAY

►

and

~ ;

...i

during

playback.

Press

PLAY

►

and

~ /

..,..

during

playback.

To

locate

the

beginning

of

a program (track)-

AMS*

function

You can locate the

beginning

of

a

program

(track) in

the

playback,

fast-forward/rewind,

and

stop

modes.

Playback mode: Press

~

/

...i

or

~

/

..,..

quickly.

Fast-forward/rewind

mode: Press ~ ;

...i

or

~ /

..,..

once.

Stop

mode: Press

~

/

...i

or

~

/

..,..

twice.

To locate

the

beginning

of

the

next/succeeding

program

(track)

E.g.: When locating the

beginning

of the

fifth succeeding

program

(track)

To locate

the

beginning

of

the

current/previous

program

(track)

E.g.:

When

locating

the

beginning

of

the

fourth

(track)

including

the

current

program

(track)

Press ~ /

...i

once/repeatedly

Press ~ /

..,..

once/

repeatedly

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Playing

Back

To

check

the sampling frequency

You can check the

sampling

frequency of the

recorded

sound.

Pres PLAY

►

in the playback

mode

The following display

appears

whi

le the button

is

pressed.

/--

'-IB

Display during fast-forward/rewind (AMS

function)

Peak

level

indicator

(L)

shows

the

tape

transport

dir

ection.

Peak

level indicator

(R)

shows

the

remaining

amount

of

tape

.

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--

Tape transport direction

Remaining amount

of

tape

To

play

back

the tape from the beginning

automatically-Auto-play function

Press the PLAY

►

button

while

pressing

the

..,... I..,.. button. Playback begins automatically

when

the

tape

is

rewound

to the

beginning

.

Likewise, playback

begins

automatically

when

the

tape

is

rewound

to

the

beginning

of the

(track) in the AMS function.

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Recording

Connecting

with

Other

Equipment

for

Recording

You can connect

the

tape-corder

to

other

analog

audio

equipment

a

nd

audio

equipmen

t with digital

output.

Refer to

page

8 for "Recording".

Note

When recording from

anolog

oudio

equipment,

disconnect the

microphone

from the

tape-corder.

Otherwise,

the

sound

from the

microphone

is

recorded.

Notes

• lf "CDfJlJ

PPOH

,'

b

T"

is

disploycd, the

source

cannot

be recorded.

(See

page

30.)

• Milke

sure

to set the

switch of the

connecting cable to

DIGITAL before

recording.

The

input

remains

as

ana

l

og

input

even if the switch

is

set

to DIGITAL while

recording.

Tips

When

connecting with an

aud

io

equipmen

t with

digital

output,

note the

followings:

• Setting of the recording

mode

is

not required.

•

The

recording level is

set

automatically to the

level of the source.

[tis

imp

ossible to

adjust

it

with this tape-cord

er

manually.

Recording from analog audio equipment

(Analog connection)

Audio

connecting

cable

(not

supplied)

To

LINE

IN

--k

::

Stereo

unit

or

radio

cassette-

corder, etc.

To

LINE

OUT

~---~

1

Select the

recording

mode

and

samp

ling

frequency.

2

Press the REC

and

PAUSE

II

buttons.

3

Press eith

er

the

PLAY

►

or

PAUSE

II

button

to

begin

recording

.

Then,

begin playback of the

connected source.

Recording from audio equipment

with

digital

output

(Digital connection)

Swit

00

0

00

~

-

To REMOTE

DIGITAL

1/0

Optical

cable

(not

supplied)

Coaxial cable

(not

supplied)

To (OPTICAL)

digital

output

To (COAXIAL)

digital

output

1 Use

and

co

nn

ect

the

optical cable

or

coaxial cable

according

to the digital

output

jack

of

the

connected

equipment.

2

Set

the

sw

itch

of

the

connecting

cable to DIGITAL.

3

Press the REC

and

PAUSE

II

buttons.

4

Press e

ither

the

PLAY

►

or

PAUSE

II

button

to

begin recording. Then, begin

playback

of

the

connected source.

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Tip

In

digital connec

ti

on,

setting of the

SP/

LP

sw

itch is

applicab

le when

recording

a 32

kHz

so

ur

ce

on

ly. (When set to SP, the

so

ur

ce is recorded in the

32

kHz

SP

mode.

Wh

en

set

to LP, the so

ur

ce

is

recorded in the 32

kH

z LP

mod

e.)

The

sa

mplin

g

fr

equency

for recor

din

g is

automatically

set

depending

upon

the

so

ur

ce.

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Recording

Source and sampling frequency

for

recording

Observe the following

suggested

guidelines for the

source

and

s

ampling

fr

equency

when

recording.

Source

Broadcasting satellite B m

ode

a

udio

DAT SP

mod

e

CD

MD

Sampling

fr

equency

48

kH

z

44.1

kHz

Broadcasting

sate

llite A m

ode

32

kH

z

a

udio

DAT LP

mod

e

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Useful Recording Functions

SP/LP

Headphon

es,

a

ct

ive

speakers, et

c.

PHO

NE

S (AV

LS)

/LI

NE

OUT

Notes

•

It

is

impossible to

adjust the recording

level manually in tfie

digital connection.

• Reco

rding

level is

set

excessively high

when

@'.l3il

appears

in the

right

side

of the peak

level indicator.

..

- -

---

..

"1l@

---

1

Ill---

-

--

-

--

-

Turn

down

the

recording level to avoid

distortion.

Not

es

• A tape recorded in the

LP

mode

cannot

be

played back

on

a DAT

deck which is not

eq

uipped

with the LP

mod

e function.

• A loud noise

may

be

heard

during

the

transition from the SP

mode

to the

LP

mod

e

when a

tape

containing

a reco

rding

that has

been

sw

itched from the

SP

mode

to the

LP

mode

halfway, is

played back

on

a DAT

deck which is

not

equippe

d with the

LP

mode

function.

In

this

case,

turn

down

the

volume

or

stop

playback.

Adjusting the recording level

manually-

Manual recording

For

optimum

recording

with

microphones

or

from

analog

audio

equipment,

adjust

the

recording

level

manually.

1

Set the REC MODE switch to MANUAL.

2

Press the REC

button

to

enter

the recording

monitor

mode.

3

Begin playback

of

the

source

and

turn

the REC

LEVEL control to

adjust

the

recording level

while

~[

----

-

---~

monitoring

the

sound.

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Turn

the REC LEVEL

control so

that

the

peak

Peak level indica

tor

level indicators are

maintained

around

level

~

of the

peak

level

meter

.

Make

sure

that

@'.l3il

does

not

appear

when

a

loud

sound

is

input

.

4

Press the PLAY

►

button

while

pressing

the

REC

button

to begin recording.

Recording

in

the

Long

Play

mode-LP

REC

Set the SP

/LP

switch to LP to record twice the

recording

time of conventional DAT cassettes.

Accordingly, a 60-minute DAT cassette recorded in

the LP

mode

enables

recording

of 120

minute

s.

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Tip

To insert a blank

segment

of 4

seconds

or

more

,

press the PA

USE

II

button

while

pressing

the

REC button,

and

then

hold

down

the PAUSE

II

button

only

for 4

seconds

or

mor

e.

The

tap

e-corder

enters the

pause

mod

e

when

the PAUSE

II

button

is

released.

Notes

• When a

plug

is

connected to the

PHONES/LINE

OUT

jack,

the

tape

-corder

cannot

change

the

output

mod

e from

LINE OUT to PHONES

(AVLS)

during

recording

although

you

can set the PHONES

(AVLS)/LINE OUT

switch to PHONES

(A

VLS), vice versa.

Stop reco

rding

or

disco

nne

ct

the

plug

from

the

jack

and

set

the

PHONES

(A

VLS)

/

LINE OUT

sw

itch.

•

The

volume

will be

very loud

when

using

the hea

dphon

es to

monitor

the

sound

while

recording

if the

PHONES

(A

VLS)

/

LINE OUT switch has

set to LINE OUT.

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IRecording

Tape counter display during

LP

mode

The

absolute

time

and

the

remaining

time of the tape

are

based

on

the SP

mode

. Therefore, the actual time

is

twice

the

amount

of the

value

shown

on

the display.

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The actual

time

during LP

mode is4 and half

minutes.

Recording blank segment-REC

MUTE

A

blank

(unrecorded)

segment

can be inserted

at

the

beginning

of the

program

(track)

and

between

programs

(tracks). In this case, the Start ID is

not

written.

1 Press the REC

button

and

the PAUSE

II

button

to

enter

the

recording

pause

mode

.

2 Press the PAUSE

II

button

while

pressing

the REC

button.

A four-second

blank

segment

is inserted

and

the

unit

returns

to the

recording

pause

mode

automatically.

Monitoring the recording

Use the

headphones

or

speakers

of the stereo

unit

to

monitor

the

sound

while recording.

1

Plug

the

headphones

or

stereo

unit

to the

PHONES/LINE

OUT

jack of the tape-corder.

2 Set

the

PHONES

(AVLS)/LINE

OUT

switch as

shown

below

.

Connected audio equipment Position

of

switch

Headphones

0 A

VLS

OFF

or

ON

Stereo

unit

(via LINE IN) LINE OUT

3 Begin recording.

Noise

may

be

heard

in the

monitor

sound

when

recording

in digital connection. This is

not

a

malfunction

and

the noise is

not

recorded.

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Start

ID

The Start ID

is

a signal

which

indicates the

beginning

of a

program

(track). The tape-

corder searches the Start IDs to

locate the

beginning

of a

program

(track)

with

the AMS

(Automatic Music Sensor)

function.

STOP

■

........... Tape transport direction

Prog

r

am

(track)

Prog

r

am

(

track

)

Tape , _

___.

,_______,~

Start ID

Tip

To write the Start ID

during

recording, press

the

REC

button.

The

Start

ID

is written at the

point

where

the

REC

button

is

pressed regardless

of

whether

"AUTO-ID"

is

displayed

or

not.

Notes

• The

buttons

except

the

STOP

■

button

do

not

work

while

f:iZmm

is flashing.

• When AUTO-ID

is

turned

on, the Start ID

may

not

be written

properly

if there is

noise.

• When writing start IDs

continuously,

make

sure

that

there is

an

interval of 9 seconds

or

more (18 seconds

or

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