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...• All other trademarks and registered trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT and Windows Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of this manual. 4 The capability of Apple Computer, Inc. The ... "LoBATT" appears even once in the display, replace the battery. Notes • SonicStage and SonicStage logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • MD Simple Burner, OpenMG, "Magic Gate", "MagicGate Memory Stick", "Memory Stick", Hi-MD, Net MD, ATRAC, ...
...• All other trademarks and registered trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT and Windows Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of this manual. 4 The capability of Apple Computer, Inc. The ... "LoBATT" appears even once in the display, replace the battery. Notes • SonicStage and SonicStage logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. • MD Simple Burner, OpenMG, "Magic Gate", "MagicGate Memory Stick", "Memory Stick", Hi-MD, Net MD, ATRAC, ...
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... 34 Installing the software onto your computer 35 Connecting the MD Walkman to your computer 36 Using MD Simple Burner 37 Recording by computer operations 37 The window for recording all tracks on the CD 37 The window for recording selected tracks from an audio CD........ 38 Using SonicStage... 39 Importing audio data to your computer 39 Transferring audio data from your computer to the MD Walkman ...... 41 Transferring back audio data from the MD Walkman to your computer 43 Transferring...
... 34 Installing the software onto your computer 35 Connecting the MD Walkman to your computer 36 Using MD Simple Burner 37 Recording by computer operations 37 The window for recording all tracks on the CD 37 The window for recording selected tracks from an audio CD........ 38 Using SonicStage... 39 Importing audio data to your computer 39 Transferring audio data from your computer to the MD Walkman ...... 41 Transferring back audio data from the MD Walkman to your computer 43 Transferring...
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...the illustrations that you may differ from the actual items displayed by the software. • Explanations in this section assume familiarity with basic Windows operations. When using the Net MD (the player) connected to your computer and the operating system, please refer to the respective manuals.... • Explanations in this section may find while using the player, and their solutions. SonicStage Ver. 2.3 Help This is a help window, see page 45. For details on the various operations, refer to 31 in this reason, some explanations (and some illustrations) may find ...
...the illustrations that you may differ from the actual items displayed by the software. • Explanations in this section assume familiarity with basic Windows operations. When using the Net MD (the player) connected to your computer and the operating system, please refer to the respective manuals.... • Explanations in this section may find while using the player, and their solutions. SonicStage Ver. 2.3 Help This is a help window, see page 45. For details on the various operations, refer to 31 in this reason, some explanations (and some illustrations) may find ...
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Looking at the controls This model comes in two designs with different shapes and names for the buttons. G HOLD switch H i (headphones/earphones) jack 12 and > (search/AMS) x/CANCEL (stop/cancel) D MENU button ∗ The button has a tactile dot. 4 5 6 7 8 E GROUP button F USB jack When connecting to your computer, connect the dedicated USB cable to this jack. button C 4-position control key ENTER/NX (enter/play/pause)* . Front of the player 3 1 2 A Display window B VOL (VOLUME ) +* and -
Looking at the controls This model comes in two designs with different shapes and names for the buttons. G HOLD switch H i (headphones/earphones) jack 12 and > (search/AMS) x/CANCEL (stop/cancel) D MENU button ∗ The button has a tactile dot. 4 5 6 7 8 E GROUP button F USB jack When connecting to your computer, connect the dedicated USB cable to this jack. button C 4-position control key ENTER/NX (enter/play/pause)* . Front of the player 3 1 2 A Display window B VOL (VOLUME ) +* and -
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Back of the MD. F SOUND indication G Disc, group, track indication H Character information display Displays the track names, elapsed time, etc. 13 C Track number display D Battery level indication Shows approximate battery condition. E Play mode indication Shows play mode of the player 2 3 1 A OPEN button B Hand strap hole Use the hole to attach your own strap. C Battery compartment lid The display window of the player 1 4 2 5 6 3 7 8 A Disc indication B Group mode indication Lights up when group mode is on.
Back of the MD. F SOUND indication G Disc, group, track indication H Character information display Displays the track names, elapsed time, etc. 13 C Track number display D Battery level indication Shows approximate battery condition. E Play mode indication Shows play mode of the player 2 3 1 A OPEN button B Hand strap hole Use the hole to attach your own strap. C Battery compartment lid The display window of the player 1 4 2 5 6 3 7 8 A Disc indication B Group mode indication Lights up when group mode is on.
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... area on the disc. On installation Never use the player where it will be considerate of light, temperature, moisture or vibration. On the MiniDisc cartridge • Do not touch the internal disc directly. Preventing hearing damage Avoid using the player in many areas. This, however, is... installed with the windows rolled up (especially in the summer) -In a damp place such as a bathroom -Near a source of electromagnetic fields such as coins, key ...
... area on the disc. On installation Never use the player where it will be considerate of light, temperature, moisture or vibration. On the MiniDisc cartridge • Do not touch the internal disc directly. Preventing hearing damage Avoid using the player in many areas. This, however, is... installed with the windows rolled up (especially in the summer) -In a damp place such as a bathroom -Near a source of electromagnetic fields such as coins, key ...
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... is recommended) Others • Internet access: for Web registration, EMD services and CDDB • Windows Media Player (version 7.0 or higher) installed for the MD Walkman. Installing Providing the required system environment System requirements The following system environment is required in order to... Windows version and the number of music files stored on the hard disk.) • RAM: ...
... is recommended) Others • Internet access: for Web registration, EMD services and CDDB • Windows Media Player (version 7.0 or higher) installed for the MD Walkman. Installing Providing the required system environment System requirements The following system environment is required in order to... Windows version and the number of music files stored on the hard disk.) • RAM: ...
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... 30 minutes, depending on SonicStage Help. • If the MD Walkman is installed already, the previous software will be able to use the MD Walkman, make sure to disconnect the USB cable first before installing the software. 1 Turn on the region, a window may appear asking you back up the data, refer to [Backing...
... 30 minutes, depending on SonicStage Help. • If the MD Walkman is installed already, the previous software will be able to use the MD Walkman, make sure to disconnect the USB cable first before installing the software. 1 Turn on the region, a window may appear asking you back up the data, refer to [Backing...
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... be used with MD Simple Burner. • We do not guarantee normal operation in the CD drive of your personal computer to the MD Walkman. Using MD Simple Burner Recording by computer operations MD Simple Burner allows you to record music tracks from an audio CD in the case of..., or right-click and select [Show Standard Mode]. • Double-click the MD Simple Burner shortcut icon on the desktop. Remaining recording time of Windows 2000 Professional/Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition z There are other ways to start recording all tracks on page 38, click here. The...
... be used with MD Simple Burner. • We do not guarantee normal operation in the CD drive of your personal computer to the MD Walkman. Using MD Simple Burner Recording by computer operations MD Simple Burner allows you to record music tracks from an audio CD in the case of..., or right-click and select [Show Standard Mode]. • Double-click the MD Simple Burner shortcut icon on the desktop. Remaining recording time of Windows 2000 Professional/Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition z There are other ways to start recording all tracks on page 38, click here. The...
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... Group] Recording mode drop down list [CLOSE] To close the display as shown on page 37, click here. To select all tracks, click here. The window for recording selected tracks from an audio CD Track information (CD) [CONFIG] Click here to record 38 Remaining time of an audio CD (album name...
... Group] Recording mode drop down list [CLOSE] To close the display as shown on page 37, click here. To select all tracks, click here. The window for recording selected tracks from an audio CD Track information (CD) [CONFIG] Click here to record 38 Remaining time of an audio CD (album name...
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...the screen). You can also start SonicStage with SonicStage. • We do not guarantee normal operation in the top-left side of Windows 2000 Professional/Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition SonicStage starts up SonicStage. Source indication [Music Source] [CD Info] [Format/Bit Rate] 1 Start up and ...the main window appears. Refer to SonicStage Help for details. z You can record or import music from an audio CD to My Library of ...
...the screen). You can also start SonicStage with SonicStage. • We do not guarantee normal operation in the top-left side of Windows 2000 Professional/Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition SonicStage starts up SonicStage. Source indication [Music Source] [CD Info] [Format/Bit Rate] 1 Start up and ...the main window appears. Refer to SonicStage Help for details. z You can record or import music from an audio CD to My Library of ...
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... case of Windows 2000 Professional/Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition Notes • In SonicStage Help, "Device/Media" is the general term for information from large list of keywords, or by typing in words that might lead you to search easily for the external device such as the MD Walkman, the Network Walkman, and the...
... case of Windows 2000 Professional/Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition Notes • In SonicStage Help, "Device/Media" is the general term for information from large list of keywords, or by typing in words that might lead you to search easily for the external device such as the MD Walkman, the Network Walkman, and the...
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... frame The right side frame 1 Double click [Overview] in the right-side frame. 3 Read the text. Click underlined words to jump to open the "Search" window. 2 Type in the keyword to find" text box List Topics The list of the words that were searched is displayed. 46 A list of the selected...
... frame The right side frame 1 Double click [Overview] in the right-side frame. 3 Read the text. Click underlined words to jump to open the "Search" window. 2 Type in the keyword to find" text box List Topics The list of the words that were searched is displayed. 46 A list of the selected...
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...] Listen to audio data on the MD [Music Playback] - [Playing Back a Track on a Device/ Walkman connected to the Media] computer Managing and editing imported tracks To SonicStage Help Change information related to view a list of the Help window to [Changing SonicStage Settings] - [Changing Settings CD information downloading for Getting CD information] Edit...
...] Listen to audio data on the MD [Music Playback] - [Playing Back a Track on a Device/ Walkman connected to the Media] computer Managing and editing imported tracks To SonicStage Help Change information related to view a list of the Help window to [Changing SonicStage Settings] - [Changing Settings CD information downloading for Getting CD information] Edit...
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The uninstallation is completed when the computer has restarted. ∗ [Change/Remove] in the case of Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition Note When you install SonicStage Ver.2.3/MD Simple Burner Ver.2.0, OpenMG Secure Module 4.0.05 is installed at ...SonicStage/MD Simple Burner, follow the procedures below. 1 Click [Start]-[Control Panel]*. ∗ [Settings]-[Control Panel] in the case of Windows 2000 Professional/Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition 2 Double-click [Add/Remove Programs]. 3 Click [SonicStage 2.3.xx] or [MD Simple Burner 2.0.xx] in the case of...
The uninstallation is completed when the computer has restarted. ∗ [Change/Remove] in the case of Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition Note When you install SonicStage Ver.2.3/MD Simple Burner Ver.2.0, OpenMG Secure Module 4.0.05 is installed at ...SonicStage/MD Simple Burner, follow the procedures below. 1 Click [Start]-[Control Panel]*. ∗ [Settings]-[Control Panel] in the case of Windows 2000 Professional/Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98 Second Edition 2 Double-click [Add/Remove Programs]. 3 Click [SonicStage 2.3.xx] or [MD Simple Burner 2.0.xx] in the case of...
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... (or devices): 1) To check the SonicStage software version, go to [Help] - [About SonicStage] in the SonicStage window. 2) To check the MD Simple Burner software version, go to the following table and then consult your nearest Sony dealer. Check the following steps if you encounter a problem while using SonicStage/MD Simple Burner. 1 Check... you use SonicStage. 3 If the problem cannot be solved after checking the above references. Troubleshooting Please refer to [CONFIG] - [Version] in the MD Simple Burner window. 51
... (or devices): 1) To check the SonicStage software version, go to [Help] - [About SonicStage] in the SonicStage window. 2) To check the MD Simple Burner software version, go to the following table and then consult your nearest Sony dealer. Check the following steps if you encounter a problem while using SonicStage/MD Simple Burner. 1 Check... you use SonicStage. 3 If the problem cannot be solved after checking the above references. Troubleshooting Please refer to [CONFIG] - [Version] in the MD Simple Burner window. 51
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... are using an OS that require large amounts of an error message beneath stopped before it has the installation window. completed. Wait a little while longer. is still in progress. The software cannot be installed onto your CD drive or system environment. 52 tYou need 200MB ...
... are using an OS that require large amounts of an error message beneath stopped before it has the installation window. completed. Wait a little while longer. is still in progress. The software cannot be installed onto your CD drive or system environment. 52 tYou need 200MB ...
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...to the MD Walkman 41 to your computer 43 U Uninstalling 49 USB cable 11 USB port 34 W Windows 2000 Professional 34, 37, 39, 45, 49 Windows 98 Second Edition 34, 37, 39, 45, 49 Windows Media Player 34 Windows Millennium Edition 34, 37, 39, 45, 49 Windows XP Home Edition 34 Windows XP Media ...Center Edition 34 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 34 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 34 Windows XP Professional 34 WMA 34
...to the MD Walkman 41 to your computer 43 U Uninstalling 49 USB cable 11 USB port 34 W Windows 2000 Professional 34, 37, 39, 45, 49 Windows 98 Second Edition 34, 37, 39, 45, 49 Windows Media Player 34 Windows Millennium Edition 34, 37, 39, 45, 49 Windows XP Home Edition 34 Windows XP Media ...Center Edition 34 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 34 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 34 Windows XP Professional 34 WMA 34