Yamaha MDX-9 Owner's Manual

MDX-596OWNER’S MANUALAMinidisc Recorder

10PROGRAM PLAYThis function lets you enjoy listening to your favoritetracks in any order you desire.1 Press STOP & to stop playback.2 Press PROG t

11To check the programmed data1 Press STOP & or PAUSE * to stop or pauseprogram playback.2 Press SKIP $ or › to skip through the stepinformation (

122 Press INPUT repeatedly to select the inputconnected to the sound source you want torecord.For SelectLINE IN 4 ANALOGDIGITAL IN OPTICAL 1 DIGITAL O

135 Press #/* (PLAY # on the remote) to startrecording.The TOC indicator lights up.When the TOC indicator is lit, this means that the TOCinformation h

14Auto MarkingWhen making a recording, you can choose eitherautomatic or manual marking. This feature operatessomewhat differently for analog and digi

15SYNCHRO RECORDINGThe synchronized recording function lets you set thisunit to start recording automatically when a sound signalis input. When operat

16MONITOR OUTWhen a disc is not loaded, you can use the monitor outfunction to monitor the sound of the input source. Thisallows you to enjoy better s

17EDITINGOne of the main advantages of MD is its editingcapabilities. You can remove the commercials from aradio broadcast, reorder songs into the ord

18Part EraseThis operation lets you erase part of a track.1 Play the track containing the part you want toerase.2 Use SEARCH ! or ⁄ to locate thebegi

19MOVEThis function lets you change the position of any track.When you move tracks, all tracks are automaticallyrenumbered.Example: Moving track 2 to

2CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT.1. This unit is a sophisticated mini disc recorder. To ensureproper operation for the best possible per

20Beforecombining12AB DEC345612A B+C D E345AftercombiningCOMBINEThis function lets you combine two consecutive tracksinto one. After you combine the t

21DISC MAINTENANCEThis unit features two disc maintenance functions whichoptimize performance of your MD discs. The TOCWRITE function allows you to wr

22TITLINGThis function lets you title recorded MDs and theindividual tracks. Titles may consist of uppercase andlowercase letters, numbers, and symbol

23TIMER OPERATIONSWith a commercially available audio timer, it is possibleto make recordings and initiate playback automaticallyat any time.Make sure

24MD SYSTEM LIMITATIONSThe recording system in your MD recorder is radicallydifferent from those used in cassette and DAT decks andis characterized by

25COPY PROTECTION (SCMS)As a digital audio component, this MD recorderconforms with the Serial Copy Management System(SCMS) standards. The Serial Copy

26TROUBLESHOOTINGIf your MD recorder fails to operate normally, check the following table. It lists common operating errors and simplemeasures which y

27SPECIFICATIONSInputsLINE IN (REC)Type: pin jackSensitivity (50 k-ohms): 300 mVDIGITAL IN (OPTICAL) (2)Type: square optical connector jackOutputsLIN

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3CONTENTSThank you for purchasing this YAMAHA product. We hope it will give you many years of trouble-free enjoyment. Forthe best performance, read th

4FRONT PANEL~ POWER (P.7)Ÿ Disc insertion slot (P.7)! ) EJECT (P.7)⁄ Remote control sensor (P.5)@ Display¤ #/* (P.7)# & (P.7/P.13/P.17/P.22)‹ REC

530°30°REMOTE CONTROL~ REPEAT (P.9/P.10)S/F [ ! ]A-B [ ? ]Ÿ PROG [ – ] (P.10/P.11)! RNDM [ & ] (P.9)⁄ Numbers [Characters](P.7/P.22)@ CHAR. (P.22)

6PLAYRECDIGITAL OPTICALOUT(PLAY)12ANALOG IN(REC)OUT(PLAY)IN(REC)DIGITAL OUTOPTICALDIGITAL IN DIGITAL OUTOPTICAL OPTICALDIGITAL OPTICALOUT(PLAY)12IN(RE

7NATURAL SOUND MINIDISC RECORDER MDX–596PLAYBACKPreparations• Be sure to set the TIMER switch to OFF, then pressPOWER to turn this unit on.• Set you

8During playbackPress DISPLAY repeatedly to display the followinginformation.1 Current track number and elapsed time2 Time remaining on the current tr

9RANDOM PLAYYou can have the unit play all the tracks on a disc inrandom order.To start random playbackPress RANDOM (RNDM on the remote).The RANDOM in