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* European model only
** “MD WALKMAN” is a trademark of Sony
Corporation.
Table of Contents
Getting Started
Step 1: Hooking up the system ............. 4
Step 2: Setting the time ........................... 8
Step 3: Presetting radio stations .......... 10
Features of the DHC-MD555 ... 12
Basic Operations
Playing a CD ........................................... 14
Recording a CD on an MD.................... 16
Playing an MD ........................................ 18
Listening to the radio............................. 21
Recording from the radio ...................... 23
Listening to a CD/MD
Listening to tracks in a different
order .................................................. 25
Playing tracks repeatedly...................... 29
Shortening the silence while
changing the discs ........................... 29
Using the display ................................... 30
Labeling a CD ......................................... 31
Checking CD text information ............. 34
Recording on an MD
Before you start recording .................... 35
Types of recording ................................. 36
Recording a CD
Recording your favorite tracks............. 37
Recording multiple CDs in
succession on multiple MDs .......... 39
Recording only the first track ............... 41
Recording the current track .................. 42
Recording your favorite portions ........ 43
Making the space between tracks
3 seconds long .................................. 44
Recording from the Radio
Starting recording with 6 seconds
of prestored audio data .................. 45
Marking track numbers ......................... 46
Adjusting the recording level ............... 48
Monaural recording ............................... 49
Editing an MD
Before you start editing ......................... 50
Labeling an MD ...................................... 51
Erasing recordings ................................. 53
Moving recorded tracks ........................ 57
Dividing recorded tracks ...................... 58
Combining recorded tracks .................. 59
Undoing the last edit ............................. 61
Adjusting the Sound
Getting a more powerful sound ........... 62
Selecting a sound effect ......................... 62
Timer
Falling asleep to music .......................... 63
Waking up to music ............................... 64
Timer-recording radio programs ......... 66
Other Features
Labeling the preset stations .................. 69
Using the Radio Data System (RDS)* .. 71
Using Optional Equipment
List of compatible components ............ 74
MD WALKMAN**
Connecting an MD WALKMAN ......... 75
Recording from an MD WALKMAN .. 76
Other A/V Components
Connecting a tape deck, VCR, etc. ....... 78
Listening to the sound of connected
A/V components ............................. 79
Recording the sound of connected
A/V components ............................. 80
FM/AM Antenna
Connecting commercially available
antennas ............................................ 81
Additional Information
Precautions .............................................. 82
System limitations of MDs .................... 83
Troubleshooting ..................................... 85
Self-diagnosis display function ............ 93
Display messages ................................... 94
Specifications .......................................... 97
Index ........................................................ 99