Sony MZ-R4ST Portable CD Player User Manual


 
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Operating Instructions
while recording, press p to end
recording.
NO DISC (No DISC):
You tried to play or record with no
disc in the recorder.
NO MIC (No MIC):
There is no sound source for recording.
P/B ONLY (Pb ONLY):
You tried to record or edit on a
premastered MD (PB means playback).
PROTECTED DISC (SAVED):
You tried to record or edit on an MD
with its tab in the record-protect
position.
PROTECTED TRACK (Tr PROT):
You tried to record over or edit a track
which has been protected from being
recorded over.**
SCMS NO COPY (–):
You tried to make a copy from a disc
that is protected by the Serial Copy
Management System. You cannot
make copies from a digitally connected
source which was itself recorded using
the digital connection. Use the analog
connection instead.
SORRY (SORRY):
You tried to erase a track mark while
playing the MD or at the beginning of
the first track.
You tried to erase a track mark to
combine tracks the recorder cannot
combine.*
TEMPERATURE OVER (TEMP):
Heat has built up in the recorder. Wait
until the recorder cools down.
TRACK FULL (Tr FULL):
You tried to enter more than 200
characters for track or disc name or,
the characters entered in an MD are
more than 1700.
* If you have recorded or erased many times
on the same MD, the data of a single track
may be scattered throughout the MD.
When the data is scattered in groups of less
than 12 seconds long, the recorder will not
be able to combine the tracks.
** Track-protected MiniDiscs — Some MD
recorders will let you protect individual
tracks from being recorded over. This
recorder, however, does not offer this
feature.
zAdditional information
Error messages
If the recorder cannot carry out an
operation, error messages may flash in the
display window as follows. The words in
parentheses are the messages that appear
on the display window of the headphone's
remote commander.
BLANK DISC (BLANK):
You tried to play an MD with no
recording on it.
CONNECTION ERROR (–):
The recorderis not connected to the station
completely.
DISC ERROR (ERROR):
The recorder cannot read the MD (it is
scratched or dirty). Reinsert the MD. If
the same message still appears, replace
the MD.
DISC FULL (FULL):
There is no more space on the MD (less
than 12 seconds available).
EDIT BUSY (BUSY):
You tried to operate the recorder while
it was accessing the recorded data.
Wait until the message goes out (in
rare cases, it may take 2-3 minutes).
HOLD (HOLD):
You tried to operate the recorder with
the (hold) switch slid in the
direction of the arrow. Slide back the
switch.
– (Lo BATT):
The rechargeable battery or dry
batteries are weak. Charge the
rechargeable battery or replace the dry
batteries.
MEMORY OVER (MEMORY):
There is no more space for new data.
The MD cannot be edited any further.
Erase unnecessary tracks before
editing.
NO DIGITAL SIGNAL (–):
The recorder could not detect digital
input signals. Make sure that the
source is connected firmly and that it
has the same sampling frequency as
the recorder (44.1kHz). When
recording from a portable CD player,
set it to pause mode and then start
recording. If the message appears