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Operating Instructions
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English
As you read, refer to the
illustrations in the Japanese text.
BPreparing
Getting started A
Charge the supplied rechargeable battery,
before using it for the first time. Other
choices are a dry battery and house current
(see “Power Sources”).
1 Charge the supplied rechargeable battery
NC-6WM with the supplied battery
charger.
Charging is completed in about 3 hours.
You can charge the battery 300 times.
A fully-charged battery should power
consecutive playback for 14 hours before
you need to recharge it.
2 Open the rechargeable battery
compartment lid and insert the charged
battery with correct polarity.
To use a dry battery, insert one LR6 (size
AA) alkaline dry battery (not supplied)
into the supplied dry battery case, and
attach the battery case to the player.
3 Connect the supplied headphones to the
remote control.
Connect the remote control to i jack of
the player.
Slide HOLD on the remote control and
the player to the direction of the arrow
shown in the illustration.
BMD playing
Playing an MD B
1
Insert an MD.
1 Press OPEN.
2 Insert the MD with the label side
facing up, and press the lid down to
close.
2 Play the MD.
1 Turn the control towards . or
N> on the remote control (or
press N > on the player).
When using the remote control, a
short beep sounds in the headphones.
2 Pull and turn VOL +/– on the remote
control (or press VOL +/– on the
player) to adjust the volume.
The volume indicator appears on the
remote control to allow you to check
the volume.
Other disc operation
To Do this (Beeps in the
headphones)
Go backwards
while playing*
Turn and hold the control
towards . on the
remote control.
Hold down . on the
player.
Go forward
while playing*
Turn and hold the control
towards N> on the
remote control.
Hold down N > on the
player.
Remove the
MD
Press x, and then press
OPEN.**
* When you press . or N > on the player
during pause, the player resumes playback.
If you turn and hold the control towards .
or N> on the remote control (or hold
down . or N > on the player) during
pause, you can fast forward/rewind without
listening to the playback sound.
** Once you open the lid, the point to start
playback changes to the beginning of the first
track.
Note
When removing the disc, make sure to press x
first, and then press OPEN.
About the anti-skip function
The anti-skip function provides resistance to
vibrations for varying lengths of time, depending
on the playback mode of the track.
Mode Display Vibration
resistance time
Stereo (none) Approx. 40 sec.
LP2* stereo LP2 Approx. 80 sec.
LP4* stereo LP4 Approx. 160 sec.
Monaural MONO Approx. 80 sec.
* The player can play the track recorded by
double or 4 times long mode (LP2 or LP4).
Normal stereo playback, LP2 stereo playback,
LP4 stereo playback or monaural playback is
automatically selected to match the audio
source.
B
Various ways of playback
Changing the play mode C
You can select various play modes using the
PLAYMODE and RPT/ENT buttons on the
remote control.
Selecting the play mode
1 Press PLAYMODE.
Each time you press this button, the play
mode changes as follows:
Display Play mode
Listening to tracks in a desired
sequence (Program play)
1 Press PLAYMODE repeatedly until
“PGM” appears in the display.
2 Turn the control towards . or N>
to select a track.
3 Press RPT/ENT to enter a track number.
4 Repeat step 2 and 3 to program more
tracks.
5 Press RPT/ENT for 2 seconds or more.
The settings are entered and playback
starts from the first programmed track.
Notes
• All program settings are lost when the disc is
removed from the player.
• If no settings are made for 5 minutes while the
player is stopped, the settings made up to that
point are entered.
Repeat play
1 Press RPT/ENT during playback.
“ ” appears in the display.
To adjust the sound quality
(Digital Sound Preset) D
You can make adjustments to the sound
quality to suit your taste, and then store two
sets of these adjustments.
1 Press SOUND on the remote control
repeatedly to select “SOUND1” or
“SOUND2”.
2 During playback, press SOUND for 2
seconds or more.
The player changes to the bass-setting
mode. Pressing the SOUND for 2 seconds
again changes the player back to the
treble-setting mode.
3 Turn the control on the remote control
towards . or N> repeatedly to
adjust the bass or the treble.
When you press SOUND for more than 2
seconds while adjusting the bass, the
display switches to the treble (or vice-
versa).
When you press SOUND for a short time
while adjusting the bass or the treble, the
setting for that sound is entered and the
display switches to the other sound
setting.
The sound can be adjusted in 8 steps
from –4 to +3.
4 Press RPT/ENT .
The sound settings are stored and the
playback display appears again.
To select a preset sound
Press SOUND on the remote control repeatedly
to select “SOUND1,” “SOUND2,” or off (no
display). Selecting no display turns off the
Digital Sound Preset function.
Digital Sound Preset factory settings
The Digital Sound Preset factory settings are as
follows:
• “SOUND1”: bass +1, treble ±0
• “SOUND2”: bass +3, treble ±0
Notes
• Settings cannot be changed through the
operation buttons on the player.
• When you use the Digital Sound Preset, the
sound may break or become distorted when
the volume is turned up too high, depending
on the settings.
To know the track name and
playing time E
During playback, press DISPLAY on the
remote control.
Each time you press DISPLAY, the elapsed
time of the current track and the track
number, the track name and number, the disc
name and the number of tracks recorded on
the MD, the mode that the track was recorded
in and number appear.
The mode that each track was recorded in is
indicated as follows:
“Mode : SP” Standard mode (stereo)
“Mode : LP2” 2 × mode (2 × normal
playing time)
“Mode : LP4” 4 × mode (4 × normal
playing time)
“Mode : MONO” Monaural
Note
The mode indication appears only during
playback. It appears for 2 seconds, and is then
replaced by the elapsed time of the current track.
BOther operations
To protect your hearing (AVLS)
F
Press AVLS (Automatic Volume Limiter
System) on the player to display “AVLS ON”
on the remote control.
The volume is kept at a moderate level, even
if you try to turn the volume above the
limited level.
To cancel the AVLS function
Press AVLS on the player to display “AVLS
OFF” on the remote control.
To lock the controls (HOLD) G
Slide HOLD on the remote control in the
direction of the . to lock the controls of the
remote control and slide HOLD on the player
in the direction of the . to lock the controls
of the player.
To unlock the controls
Slide to the opposite direction of the arrow.
BPower Sources
Using on a battery H
Insert one LR6 (size AA) alkaline dry battery
(not supplied) into the supplied dry battery
case with correct polarity, and then attach the
supplied battery case to the player.
The dry battery
3)
should power consecutive
playback for about 42 hours
1)
before you need
to replace it. If you use both a dry battery
3)
and a rechargeable battery
2)
(consecutively),
the total playback time should be about 59
hours
1)
.
1)
Measured in accordance with EIAJ (Electronic
Industries Association of Japan) standard
(using a Sony MDW-series Mini-disc).
2)
With a fully charged battery
3)
When using Sony “STAMINA” alkaline dry
battery produced in Japan.
When to recharge or replace the
battery
When the battery indication changes to r,
the rechargeable battery or the dry battery is
weak. Recharge the rechargeable battery or
replace the dry battery. When the battery is
exhausted, “LOW BATT” flashes in the
display on the remote control and the power
goes off.
Note
The battery life may be shorter depending on
operating conditions, the surrounding
temperature, and the battery type.
Using on house current I
1 Before using the player, remove the
rechargeable battery if it is installed.
2 Attach the supplied battery case to the
player and connect the optional AC-E15L
AC power adaptor (for use in Japan) or
the optioanl AC-E15 HG AC power
adaptor (for use outside of Japan) to the
DC IN 1.5V jack of the battery case.
3 Connect the AC power adaptor to a wall
outlet.
Do not use any other AC power adaptor.
Notes
• When using the AC power adaptor to power
the player, make sure to remove the
rechargeable battery from the player. Leaving
the rechargeable battery in the player at this
time may cause the battery performance to
decline.
• Use only the optional AC-E15L/E15HG AC
power adaptor to power the player in your
home, or the DCC-E215 car battery cord (not
supplied) to power the player in your car. Use
of any other AC power adaptor or car battery
cord may cause the player to malfunction.
• The AC-E15HG is shipped with different
specifications to suit the region it is used in.
Before purchasing the power adaptor, verify
that its voltage rating and the plug type are
suited to your region.
Stop Press x
(A long beep)
Pause Press X on the remote
control. (Continuous short
beeps)
Press X on the remote
control again to resume
playback.*
Listen to the
beginning of
the next track
Find the
beginning of
the current
track
Turn the control towards
. on the remote control.
(Three short beeps)
Press . on the player
once.
Listen to the
beginning of
the previous
track
Turn the control towards
. on the remote control
repeatedly. (Continuous
three short beeps)
Press . on the player
repeatedly.
Turn the control towards
N> on the remote
control. (Two short beeps)
Press N > on the
player once.
(none)
(normal play)
All the tracks are
played once.
1 (single play) A single track is
played once.
SHUF
(shuffle play)
All the tracks are
played in random
order.
PGM (program
play)
Tracks are played in
the order that you
specified.
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