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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 1
2-591-644- 11 (1) Por table MiniDisc Player Operating Instructions Pla yer Operation ____________________________ ___ _ Software Oper ation _____________________________ _ page 11 page 32 © 2005 Sony Cor poration MZ-DN430 “W ALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphon e Stereo products. is a trademark of Sony Co ...
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2 T o prevent fir e or shock hazard, do no t e xp os e th e u n it to ra in o r moi st ur e. T o pre ve nt f ire, d o n ot co ver the v en tilatio n o f the a pp ara tus w ith n e ws pape rs, ta ble cl oths, cur tains , etc. A nd don’t pl ace li ghted can dles on the appara tus. T o pre ve nt fire or shock hazard, do not plac e obje cts fi lled w ...
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3 Thi s equipment has been t ested a nd found to co mpl y w ith the lim its for a Class B digital de vice, pursu ant to P art 1 5 of th e FCC Rules. These li m i ts are designed to provi de reas onable pr otec tion aga inst harm ful in terfe rence in a resid ent ial insta llation . T his equ ipm ent g ener ates , uses , and can ra diate r adio fr e ...
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4 Notice for users On the suppl ied sof tware • Cop yright law s prohibit r e produc ing the softw are or the ma nua l accom pan ying it in whol e or in par t, or r entin g the soft w are w itho ut the p ermis sion of the copyr ight ho lder . • I n no eve nt wil l SONY b e l iab le for any fina ncial damage, or loss of profi ts, including c lai ...
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5 • CD and music- rela ted data from Gr acen ote, Inc. , copy r i ght © 20 00-2 004 Gra cen ote . Gr acen ote CDDB R Cli ent Soft w are , copyri ght 2000- 2004 Grace note. Th is prod uct and ser vice ma y prac tice one or m ore of th e fol lowing U.S. P a tent s: #5,9 87,525; #6,0 61,680; #6,154 ,773, #6 ,161, 132, #6,2 30,192, #6,230 ,207, #6 , ...
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6 T able of conten ts Player Operati ons Looking at the con trols ........... ................ ........ 12 Getting started! . ....... ............ ....... ............ ........ 14 Playing an MD righ t away! ....... ............ ....... ..... 16 Various ways of p layback .... ............... ........... . 18 Selecti ng the play mod e ........ ...... ...
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7 Software Oper ation What yo u can do with MD Simple Burner/ SonicStage .. ........... ........ ........ ........... ........ ....... 32 What you can do with MD S imple Burn er .............. ....... ........... ..... 32 What y ou can do with So nicStage ......... ....... ........... ....... ........ ........ 32 Basic op erationa l flow usi ng an ...
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8 Other inf ormation ......... ........ ........... ................ 49 Uninst alling S onicStage/M D Simple Burner .. ....... ........... ....... ........... ...49 On cop yright p rotecti on ..... ....... ........... ....... ........... ....... ....... ........... .......50 Troubl e s hooting .. ....... ........... .................. ............. ...
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10 Before using this product This m anual e xpl ains th e player operat ions and the instal lati on and bas ic use of t he supplie d software. For det ails on the variou s operat ions, ref er to t he pages i ndicat ed below . When using the pla yer Player Operati on (pages 11 to 31) Pages 11 t o 31 in thi s manual expl ain all of the pl ayer f unct ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 11
11 11 Checking t he supplied accessories Headph ones (1) Dedica ted USB cabl e (1) CD-R OM (So nicStage/ M D Simple Burner) (1)* Recordab le disc (1) ∗ Do not pl ay a CD-R OM on an audio CD pla yer . When using t his unit , remember to f ollow the prec autions below in orde r to avoid warping the c abinet or causi ng the unit to mal funct ion. No ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 12
12 Looking at the contr ols This model comes i n tw o desi gns with diffe rent sha pes and names for the but tons. Front of the player A Di spl ay win dow B V OL (VOLUME ) +* an d – bu tt on C 4-position co ntrol key ENTER/ NX (en ter/ play/ pause) * . and > (s earc h/A M S) x /CANCE L ( stop/cancel) D MENU but to n ∗ The butt on has a tact ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 13
13 Back of the player A OPEN bu tt on B Ha nd strap hole Use the ho le to at tach your o wn stra p. C B atte ry c omp ar tm ent lid The display window of the player A D isc indi ca tion B Group mode indi cation Light s up when gr oup mode is on . C T r ack number d isplay D B atte ry le vel in dic ation Sh ow s appro xim ate ba ttery c on diti on . ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 14
14 Getting star ted! 1 Inser t an alkaline dr y battery . When to r eplace t he batt ery Y o u can check t he batt ery condi tion t hrough t he batt ery in dicato r w hil e using the pl ayer . Ba ttery po w er d ec rea sing r We a k b a t t e r y r The bat ter y has gone out . “ LoBA TT ” flas hes in th e displ ay , and the power goe s of f. No ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 15
15 2 Make connections and unlock the contr ols. 1 Conne ct the headpho nes/earphone s to i . 2 Slide HOLD in the opposite di rection of the arrow indic ated on the player (HOLD . ) to unl ock the c ontrol. HOLD to i Connect fi rmly . ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 16
16 Playing an MD right away! 1 Inser t an MD. 1 Pres s OPEN to open th e lid. 2 Insert an MD to t he direction of th e arro w with th e labe l si de fa cing f ront, and press the lid do wn to close. 2 Play an MD. 1 Press NX . 2 Press VOL + or – to adjus t the volume. The volume ind icator appe ars in the displ ay allo wing you to che ck the vo lu ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 17
17 Suppressing the skip of the so und (G-PRO TECTION) The G- PR OTECTION func tion was d e vel oped t o provide a hig her level of shoc k resi stance tha n th at of e xistin g p layers in ord er to a llo w th e play er to b e use d w hile jo ggin g. Note The pl ayback sound may ski p if: • the play er receiv es st ron ger co ntinuous sh ock. • ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 18
18 V ar ious wa ys of pl ayback Selecting the play mode Y o u can select v ari ous play modes su ch as norm al play , single-track play (1 T r k ), or shu ffl e play (S huf f). Y ou ca n also sele ct rep eat pla y w ith th e se lec ted pla y m ode . 1 Pr ess MENU. 2 Pre ss . or > re pea tedly u ntil “ P-MODE ” app ears in the disp lay , and ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 19
19 Adjusting treble or bass (Digital Sound Preset) Y ou ca n ad just the tre ble and bass to s uit your t aste . The player can stor e two sets of tr eb le-b ass a djustm ents, wh ich ca n the n be select ed lat er duri ng playbac k. Selecting the sound quality Fact ory s ettin gs Fa ctory settings of the d igital sound pr eset are as follo ws: • ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 20
20 T o cancel the pro cedure Pre ss MENU. T o retur n the p receding sett ings Pre ss x /CANCEL . Note When using a di gital sound pres et, t he sound may break or become dist orted if the volume is turn ed up too hig h, dependi ng on the set tings or the track. In this case, ch ange the settings of the sound qua lity . ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 21
21 Using t he gr oup func tion What is the group function? Th e g rou p fun cti on is p ro vided to allo w playback of d iscs w ith group se ttings. Th e group function is c on venient fo r playb ack of M Ds on w hich sev eral album s or CD si ngles have be en recor ded in MDLP (LP 2/L P4) m ode . What is a di sc w it h group settings ? The pla yer ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 22
22 Selecting the pla y mode for gro up play (Gr oup Play Mode) The shuffl e play and r epeat pl ay functi on can be used duri ng group pl ay mode. 1 Pr ess MENU. 2 Pre ss . or > u ntil “ P- MODE ” appe ars in t h e dis play , and then pre ss ENTER/ NX . 3 Pre ss . or > repeat edly to select th e play mode , and t hen press ENTER/ NX . Aft ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 23
23 Other Operatio ns Viewing various inform ation Y ou can ch eck the track n a m e, disc name , etc . dur ing pla yback. Grou p-re lated i tems appea r only when a t rack wit h group setting s is play ed. 1 Pr ess MENU. 2 Press . or > repe ated ly until “ DISP ” appe ars in the d isplay , and th en pr ess ENTER / NX . 3 Press . or > repe ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 24
24 Start ing the playback quickly (Quick Mode) After pr essing the playbac k b utton o r cuein g to the track, the pl ayback can start quic kly . 1 Pr ess MENU. 2 Pre ss . or > re pea tedly u ntil “ OPTION ” appe ars in the display , and t hen pres s EN TER/ NX . 3 Pre ss . or > re pea tedly u ntil “ Po wer ” appear s in the di splay ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 25
25 Protecting your hearing (A VLS) Th e A VL S (A uto m ati c V olum e Lim iter Sy stem ) functio n sets a ma ximu m v olu m e level t o protec t your ea rs. 1 Pr ess MENU. 2 Press . or > repe ated ly until “ OPTION ” appears in the display , and then press ENT ER/ NX . 3 Press . or > repe ated ly until “ AV L S ” ap pear s in the dis ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 26
26 Additi onal info rmation Precautions On saf et y • Do not ca rry or s tore the dr y batt ery in th e same place with m etalli c objects su ch as coi ns, key r ings, o r neckl aces. This may c ause a s hort-c ircui t and t he gener atio n of heat . • Incorrect battery usage m ay cau se the battery fluid to leak or battery to burst. T o prev e ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 27
27 On cl eaning • Afte r w i ping the pl ayer ca sing wit h a soft cloth slightly m oistened with w ater , w ipe it again w i th a dry cloth. Do not use an y t y pe of abras ive pad, s couring po wder or sol v ent such as alcohol or be nzene as this ma y ma r the finish on the casing. • W i pe the dis c cartr idge wit h a dry cl oth to rem ov e ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 28
28 Specificat ions MD Pl ayer A udio pla ying system MiniDis c digit al audi o system Laser diode properties Mat eri al : G aAlAs W av ele ng th : λ = 79 0 nm Emissi on durati on: cont inuous Laser out put: le ss than 44.6 µW (This ou tput is the v alue me asured at a distanc e of 200 mm from the obje ctive lens s urface on the opt ical pick- up ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 29
29 T rou blesho oting and explanat ions T r oubles and solut ions If you find an y tr oubles opera ting t he player, fol low the steps bel o w . 1 Ch eck this se ctio n, “ T ro ubles an d soluti ons ” (page 29). 2 If you c annot sol v e the pro blem aft er you made check s, cons ult your nearest Sony dealer . While playing Symptom Cause/ Remed ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 30
30 While using group function Other s No sound comes thro ugh th e headph ones/ earp hones. • The hea dphones/ earphones plug i s not fir m ly conne cted. , Plug in t he plug of t he headph ones/e arphones firmly to i . • V o lum e is too lo w . , Adjust the v olum e by pressing V OL + o r – . • The pl ug is di rty . , Clean the plug . The ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 31
31 Explanation s About the DSP TYPE- S for A TRAC/ A TRAC3 This pla yer supports pla yback with the DSP TYPE-S s pecification for hi gh-le vel Sony MiniDis c decks equipped with d igital signa l processor s (DSP). This spe cification al lo ws trac ks recorded in MDLP mod e to be played back wit h high quality s ound. Since this player also s upport ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 32
32 What you can do with MD Simple Bur ner/SonicStage M D S imp le Bur ner allo ws you to record m usic tracks fr om an a udio CD in the C D dri ve of yo ur p ers on al co m put er to an MD W alk m an, w itho ut f irst re co rdin g the m usic tra ck s to th e computer. Son icStage allo ws yo u to impor t audio data to your com puter from mu sic sour ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 33
33 Software Oper ation Basic operational flow using an MD W alkman Providing the r equired system environm ent (page 34) Installing the software onto your computer (page 35) SonicStage MD Simple Burner Connecting the MD W alkman to your computer (page 36) Recording by computer operations (Recording music tracks fr om an audio CD in the CD drive of ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 34
34 Installi ng Providing the required system environment The fo llowing sys tem en vir onment is requi red in or der to us e the Son icStag e V er.2.3 /M D Sim ple B urn er V er .2.0 so ftw are fo r th e M D W alkm an. This software is not suppor ted by the f ollo w ing envi ronments: • OSs othe r than t he indic ated above • Pers onally co nst ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 35
35 Installing the software onto your computer Befo re inst alli ng the sof tware • Make sure to cl ose any virus- check soft w a re, as such sof tware usual ly demands a large amount of system res ources. • Wh en yo u use th e MD W alkman , mak e s ure to in sta ll the s oftw are with th e supp lied C D-R OM. — If OpenM G Jukebox, S onicStage ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 36
36 Connecting the MD W alkman t o your computer A fter the so ftw are insta llation is com ple ted, c onn ect the M D W alk m an to yo ur co m pu ter . 1 Inser t a re corda ble disc in to th e M D W alkma n. 2 Inser t a ne w dr y ba ttery into the M D W alkm an, and con nect th e MD W alkm an to the computer using the supp lied dedicated USB cable. ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 37
37 Using MD Si mple Bur ner Recording by computer oper ations MD Simple Burner al lo ws you to re cord music tr acks fr o m an audio CD in th e C D drive of your personal computer to the MD W alkman. T o st art M D S imp le B urner, clic k [Sta rt] – [A ll P rogram s]* – [M D Sim ple Bu rner ] – [M D Sim ple Burn er]. ∗ [Prog rams] in the c ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 38
38 The windo w for recor ding s e lected tracks f rom an audio CD [Erase] Disc name (MD ) T rack info rmat ion (CD) Album Title Recordi ng mode drop down li st [REC/ STOP] T rack informatio n (MD) Y ou can chan ge the track n ame a nd tr ack numb er [CLOSE] T o close t he dis play as sho wn on page 37, click here. [New Group] Remain ing time of the ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 39
39 Using Son icSta ge Impor ting audio data to y our computer Thi s secti on explain s ho w to re cord and st ore audi o data from an audi o C D to My Libr ary of So nicSta ge on the har d disk dr iv e of yo ur computer. Y ou can re cord o r impo rt mus ic from ot h er sou rces such as the Internet an d your com puter ’ s hard disk. R efer t o So ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 40
40 4 If necessary , clic k to uncheck tracks yo u do not w ant to record. If yo u unchecked a bo x b y mista ke, cli ck it aga in to re store t he check. T o ch eck all boxes, cl ick . T o un check all box es, click . 5 If necessary , change the format and bit rate for recording the audio CD. When you cli ck [Format/ Bit Rat e] on the r ight side o ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 41
41 T ransferring audi o data from your computer to the MD W alkman Audi o data s tored i n My Libr ary of S onicSt age can b e trans ferr ed to yo ur MD W a lkman an infinite num ber of times. 1 Connect your M D W alkman to the computer . Fo r details abo ut conn ecti on s, see “ C onn ecting the MD W alkman t o your c omp uter ” (pag e 36). Do ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 42
42 5 Click . T ransfer of the trac ks selected in step 3 begins. T o stop tr ansfer ring C lick . • A transfer will fail and an error m essage will appe ar in the f ollow ing cases: — Wh en there is no en ough f ree space o n the M D d isc. — Wh en the track is subject to playba ck restrictions. • Duri ng the tra nsfer, the s ystem suspe nd ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 43
43 T ransferring back audio dat a fr om the MD W al km an to your computer Audio d ata that has been tr ansfer red from your computer an d store d on the MD can be tr ansfer red back to My Li brary o f SonicS tage on yo ur computer. 1 Connect your M D W alkman to the computer . Fo r details abo ut conn ecti on s, see “ C onn ecting the MD W alkma ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 44
44 4 Clic k in th e m idd le o f the s creen. The tr ansferr ing of t he track s select ed in st ep 3 st arts. T o stop tr ansfer ring C lick . T racks trans ferr ed to t he MD W al km an f rom anoth e r com pute r cannot be tr ansfer red back t o My Libra ry on your computer. Not e ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 45
45 Using SonicStage Hel p SonicS tage H elp pro vides f urther details o n ho w to use SonicS tage. So nicStage H elp all o ws you to s earch easi ly for i n for m atio n from a list of opera tions, such as “ Im porting track s ” or “ T ransf erring t r acks ” , or from l arge li st of keywords, or by typi ng in words tha t m igh t lea d yo ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 46
46 1 Double click [Ov e rv ie w] in the le ft-side frame. 2 Click [About This Help File]. The explan ation wil l appear in th e right-sid e frame. 3 Read th e te xt. Scrol l the display if neces sary . Click un derlined words to jum p to their explanat ions. 1 Click [Sear ch] to o pen the “ Search ” wind ow . 2 T ype in the wo rds. 3 Click [L i ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 47
47 Referr i ng to SonicStage Help Click [C ontents] on the left side o f the Help windo w to vie w a list of items for e ach op erat ion . C lic k on any item s fo r de tails. Importing audio data to the computer T o SonicS tage He lp Import audi o data fr om the Inte rnet [Im portin g track s] – [Pur chasing T r acks fr om a Music Se rvice S ite ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 48
48 W e recom mend that you back up you r mu sic data as a precau tion aga inst hard disk crashe s or co m pute r repla cement. Back ing up audio data T o S on icS tage He lp Back up au dio data in M y Libr ary [Ba cking Up My Libr ary] – [B acking U p Data to a Di sk] Look up ab out Soni cStage backup [Ba cking Up My Libr ary] – [F A Q-About So ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 49
49 Other information Uninstall i ng SonicSt age/MD Simple Bur ner T o uninstall SonicStage/MD Simple Bu rner, foll o w the procedures be low . 1 Click [Sta rt] – [Con trol Panel]*. ∗ [Settings ] – [Cont rol Panel] in the cas e of W in do ws 2000 Pro fessi onal/W indows Mille nnium Edit ion/W i ndo ws 98 Se cond Editi on 2 Do uble -click [ A d ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 50
50 On copyright protection The OpenMG tec hnology al lows you to en joy digit al musi c, while maintai ning t he copyr ights of its hol ders. Restr ict ions on audi o content H igh- quality d igita l audio co nten t i s wid ely a v aila bl e thro ug h musi c dis trib ution serv ices on the Internet. T o protect the copyrights of its holders from un ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 51
51 T r oubleshooting Ple ase refer to th e fo llo wing step s if you e nco unter a prob lem wh ile u sing Soni cSta ge/M D Simple B urner. 1 Check the symptoms in this “ T r oublesho oting ” section. 2 Check t h e symp toms in SonicSt age Help when you u se SonicStage . 3 If the problem ca nnot be solved after checking the above references. Che ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 52
52 The software cannot be ins talled onto y our computer Problem Ca use/Remedy Th e in stallatio n w as n ot succes sful. Y ou are us ing an OS that do es not supp ort t his soft w are . t See page 34 for more detail s. A ll w ind ow s app lication s are no t clo sed. t If y ou sta rt the instal latio n wh ile oth er p rogra ms are runn ing, a m al ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 53
53 Using a MD W alkman connected to the computer Proble m Cause/Remedy Y our comput er does not reco gnize th e MD W alkm an. Th e M D W alkm an is n ot f irm ly co nn ecte d w ith t he suppl ied dedi cated USB cabl e to the compute r . t Reco nnect the MD W al kman to the comput er firmly . t Remove and reco nnect t he M D W al kman. If t he com p ...
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Sony MZ-DN430 - page 54
54 Index A Acce ssories optiona l 28 supplied 11 AVLS 25 B Batte ry life 14 C CD d rive 34 CDDB 34 CD-ROM 35 Cleani ng 27 Conn ecting 36 Copy right protecti on 50 D Digita l Sound Preset 19 DSP TYPE-S 31 E EMD servi ce 34 G G-PROTECTION 17 Group func tion 21 play 21 skip 21 H Hard disk free space 34 HOLD 15 , 25 I Importing 39 Inde x search 17 Inst ...
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Pr inted in Ma la ysi a This warranty is v alid on ly in the United States. ...
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