Sony mds-e11 User Manual

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Playing MDs
Creating Your Own Program
(Program Play) 
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You can specify the playback order of the tracks on an
MD and create your own programs containing up to 25
tracks.
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You can program the same track repeatedly
Press the appropriate number button as many times as
you want to repeat.
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The program remains even after Program Play ends
When you press 
·, you can play the same program
again.
Notes
• The program created by the Program Play Function is lost
when you press 
§EJECT to take out the MD.
• The program created by the Program Play Function is lost
when you turn off the recorder or disconnect the AC
power cord.
• The display shows “- -m - -s” instead of the total playing
time when the total playing time of the program exceeds
160 minutes.
Checking the track order
You can check the order of tracks in your program
during playback or playback pause.
Turn AMS (or press 
= or +) during playback or
playback pause.  The track numbers appear in the
order they were programmed.
Changing the track order
You can change the order of the tracks in your
program before you start playing.
1
Press PROGRAM on the remote controller while
the recorder is stopped.
2
Press the number buttons to enter the tracks you
want to program in the order you want.
To program a track with a number over 25, use
the >25 button (see page 17).
If you’ve made a mistake
Press CLEAR, then press the correct number button.
3
Repeat Step 2 to enter other tracks.  Each time you
enter a track, the total program time is calculated
and appears in the display.
4
Press 
· to start Program Play.
To cancel Program Play
Press CONTINUE in the remote controller while the
recorder is stopped.  “P” (PLAY MODE) disappears from the
display.
Number
buttons
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0
+
=
p
P
·
·
p
CLEAR
PROGRAM
CONTINUE
>25
=/+
Erase the last track in the
program 
Z
Add tracks to the end of the
program
Change the whole program
completely
Do the following:
Press CLEAR.  Each time you
press this button, the last
track will be cleared.
Carry out Steps 2 and 3 in
“Creating Your Own
Program.”
1 Press CONTINUE.
2 Carry out  Steps  1 to 3  in
“Creating Your Own
Program.”
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