Sony MDS-501 - Manual (Page 8)

Looking at the Controls
Front panel
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(D POWER switch and STANDBY indicator
Press to turn on the recorder. The indicator lights up
green. Press again to change to stand-by. The indicator
lights up red.
ID Disc compartment and DISC indicator
Insert a disc here for automatic loading. The indicator
lights up orange after a disc is loaded.
ID ^ EJECT button
Press to eject the disc from the disc compartment.
ID Display window
Indicates the current operating status.
(D ams * dial
Turn to cue to the beginning of specific tracks, set the
clock, specify the playing o^er of programmed tracks,
edit functions, and enter text data. Press to play or pause
an MD.
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^ (search) button
Press to find a specific point within a track,
m EDIT/NO button
Press to specify or cancel editing functions. Press during
recording or recording pause to specify the track number
recording method.
ID
yes button
Press to perform editing functions (i.e., erasing, dividing,
combining, and moving).
ID
PLAY MODE button
Press to select playback modes (i.e., CONTINUE,
SHUFFLE, and PROGRAM).
US REPEAT button
Press for repeated playback.
IQi REC (recoiling) LEVEL control
Turn to adjust the recording level when recording from
analog sources. The outer knob controls the L (left)
channel level and the inner knob the R (right) channel
level. You can turn both knobs together, or
independently by holding one while tiuuing the other.
Recording level adjustment is unnecessary when
recording from a digital source.
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CLOCK SET button
Press to set the clock.
INPUT selector switch
Use to select the input signal source.
ANALCX): Selects the signal source connected to the
LINE IN (line input) jacks.
DIGITAL: Selects the signal source conncck‘d to the
DIGITAL IN jack.
TIMER switch
Set normally to OFF. Set to REC or PLAY when using an
optional timer to record or playback at preset times.
Remote sensor
Accepts commands from the remote commander.
DISPLAY button
Press to display the title of the current track and the
remaining playing time on the MD.
• REC (recoil button
Press once for recording pause. Press ^ or II to start
recording. Use also for track marking.
■ (stop) button
Press to stop playback or recording, or to erase all
programmed tracks.
II (pause) button
Press during playback or recording to pause the recorder;
press again to cancel pause.
^ (play) button
Press to start playback or recording.
LEVEL control
Turn to adjust the volume of the headphones.
PHONES jack
Connect headphones with a stereo phone plug here.
* AMS: Automatic Music Sensor
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