Sony DHC-MD5

DHCMD5  3-858-048-11.EN (1)

• The MD is protected against erasure.

(“Protected” appears.)  Slide the tab to
close the slot (see page 39).

• Connect the sound source properly.
• A pre-mastered MD is inserted in the

deck.  Replace the disc with a recordable
MD.

• Replace the disc with a recordable MD

that has sufficient time remaining or erase
unnecessary tracks.

• The power cord was unplugged or a

power interruption occurred during
recording.  Start recording over from the
beginning.

• You have reached the end of the MD.

Press 0 (or = on the remote) to
return.

1 Press EDIT/NO, then turn MULTI JOG

during recording (or recording pause)
until “Attenuate ?” appears.

2 Press ENTER/YES.

“Attenuate ON?” appears.

3 Press ENTER/YES again.

“Attenuate” appears.
The recording level is reduced.  To cancel
the setting, select “Attenuate OFF ?” in
step 2.

• Adjust the aerial.
• The signal strength is too weak.  Connect

the external antenna.

• Press STEREO/MONO so that

“STEREO” appears.

1 Unplug the mains lead.
2 Hold down POWER, then plug the mains

lead again into the wall outlet.

The system is reset to the factory settings.  All
the settings you made such as the preset
stations, clock, and timer are cleared.  You
should set them again.

One of the following messages may appear or
flash in the display window during MD
operation.

The MD deck is pausing the recording
because silence continued for 30 seconds or
more during digital recording.

The inserted recordable MD is brand new
or all tracks on the MD have been erased.

You cannot make a digital recording (See
“Guide to the Serial Copy Management
System” on page 41).

You tried to edit in Programme or Shuffle
Play mode.

The inserted MD is damaged or does not
contain a TOC.

There is no time remaining on the disc (See
“System Limitations of MDs” on page 40).

You tried to combine from the first track on
an MD, which is not possible.

There is no more space to store track or
disc titles.

There is no MD in the deck.