Kenwood MD 203 Owners Manual

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DMF-5020/DMF3020/MD-203 (En) 2 RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION Introduction Before applying power The marking is located on the rear panel and says that the component uses laser beams that have been classified as Class 1. It means that the unit is utilizing laser beams that are of a weaker class. There is no danger of hazardous radiation outside the unit. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT The marking of products using lasers (Except for some areas) WARNING :TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Safety precautions Factory fitted moulded mains plug 1. The mains plug contains a fuse. For replacement, use only a 13- Amp ASTA-approved (BS1362) fuse. 2. The fuse cover must be refitted when replacing the fuse in the moulded plug. 3. Do not cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or adapter, or consult your dealer.If nonetheless the mains plug is cut off, remove the fuse and dispose of the plug immediately, to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains supply. IMPORTANT :The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code : Blue : Neutral Brown : Live Do not connect those leads to the earth terminal of a three - pin plug. For the United Kingdom CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE, REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. THE LIGHTNING FLASH WITH ARROWHEAD SYMBOL, WITHIN AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE, IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF UNINSULATED ÒDANGEROUS VOLTAGEÓ WITHIN THE PRODUCTÕS ENCLOSURE THAT MAY BE OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO CONSTITUTE A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK TO PERSONS. THE EXCLAMATION POINT WITHIN AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE (SERVICING) INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE APPLIANCE. Caution : Read this section carefully to ensure safe operation. Units are designed for operation as follows. U.S.A. and Canada ................................................................................................................................................................ AC 120 V only U.K. ........................................................................................................................................................................................... AC 230 V only REQUIREMENT BY NEDERLAND GAZETTE Batteries are supplied with this product. When they empty, you should not throw away. Instead, hand them in as small chemical waste.

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DMF-5020/DMF3020/MD-203 (En) 3 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Before applying power ..................................................................................................................... 2 Safety precautions ............................................................................................................................ 2 Contents ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Accessories ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Special feature .................................................................................................................................. 5 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ............................................................................................................... 6 Information that you should know .................................................................................................... 8 Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................................ 8 Maintenance ..................................................................................................................................... 9 System connections .......................................................................................................................... 10 Names and functions of parts .......................................................................................................... 12 Display/Main unit ............................................................................................................................ 12 Remote control unit (DMF-5020) .................................................................................................... 14 Remote control unit (DMF-3020/MD-203) ..................................................................................... 15 Operation of remote control unit ..................................................................................................... 16 Playback of Mini Disc ........................................................................................................................ 17 Playing tracks in order from track No. 1 ......................................................................................... 17 Searching a desired track by its title (TITLE SEARCH) ................................................................... 18 Playback from desired track ........................................................................................................... 19 Random playback ........................................................................................................................... 19 Programming ..................................................................................................................................... 21 Programming tracks in a desired order ..........................................................................................21 Repeated playback ......................................................................................................................... 23 Recording-related keys ..................................................................................................................... 24 AUTO/MANU. key .......................................................................................................................... 24 MONITOR key ................................................................................................................................ 24 REC MODE key .............................................................................................................................. 24 Automatically starting recording when the track starts (SOUND SYNCHRO REC) ....................... 26 Automatically pausing recording when the track ends (REC AUTO PAUSE) ................................. 26 Starting recording from the sound before the current sound (MEMORY REC) ............................ 26 Recording (ANALOG input) .............................................................................................................. 27 ANALOG recording ......................................................................................................................... 27 Recording (DIGITAL input) ................................................................................................................ 29 DIGITAL recording .......................................................................................................................... 29 Synchro recording with CD playback ..............................................................................................31 DIGITAL recording and SCMS ........................................................................................................ 31 Editing ................................................................................................................................................. 32 Selecting the editing function type ................................................................................................. 32 Moving the track being played (TRACK MOVE) ............................................................................. 33 Moving several tracks at a time (QUICK MOVE) ............................................................................ 35 Dividing the track being played (TRACK DIVIDE) ........................................................................... 37 Combining the track being played (TRACK COMBINE) ................................................................. 39 Erasing the track being played (TRACK ERASE) ............................................................................ 41 Erasing one or more track at a time (QUICK ERASE) .................................................................... 43 Editing titles .................................................................................................................................... 45 Changing the displayed contents .................................................................................................... 49 TIME DISPLAY key ......................................................................................................................... 49 METER key ..................................................................................................................................... 49 Timer operations ............................................................................................................................... 50 Timer playback, timer recording ..................................................................................................... 50 In case of difficulty ............................................................................................................................ 51 Specifications ..................................................................................................................................... 54 Contents Introduction Caution : Read the pages marked carefully to ensure safe operation.

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DMF-5020/DMF3020/MD-203 (En) 5 This unit is audio equipment based on the Mini Disc format. The Mini Disc (MD) is an application of the optical and magneto-optical technology and has the capability to record signals on discs.The operability of the MD is equivalent to the Compact Disc (CD). The MD uses optional non-contact system so the recordings are not degraded by eternal factors and the discs are never scratched or damaged in playback. Special feature Sampling rate converter The DMF-5020 is equipped with KENWOOD-original Ò24-bit D/A D.R.I.V.E.IIÓ, providing high quality playback. (D.R.I.V.E.:Dynamic Resolution Intensive Vector Enhancement) The sampling rate converter incorporated in this unit is compatible with all digital sources (32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz). Ö48 kHz : Standard mode of DAT. For recording of B mode broadcasting of BS tuner, etc. Ö44.1 kHz: Standard mode of DAT. For recording of CD, MD, etc. Ö32 kHz : Standard mode and long-hour mode of DAT. For recording of A mode broadcasting of BS tuner. In addition to the conventional editing functions (MOVE, DIVIDE, COMBINE and ERASE), this unit provides more versatile editing functions such as the QUICK MOVE function for moving desired tracks at once or the QUICK ERASE function for erasing desired tracks at once. ÒD.R.I.V.E.Ó for high-quality playback (For DMF-5020 only) Versatile editing functions Title input, title search This unit is equipped with the ÒSOUND SYNCHRO RECÓ and ÒAUTO CUTÓ functions for automatically starting and pausing recording simultaneously with the sound input, the ÒREC AUTO PAUSEÓ func- tion for automatically stopping recording when the end of one track on the CD is reached, and the ÒMEMORY RECÓ function for starting recording from approximately 6 seconds before the current sound. In addition to the ÒTitle input functionÓ which allows to assign disc and track titles simply using the multi-jog dial and the ÒTitle search functionÓ which allows to find the desired track title, the ÒPreset title functionÓ provides a selection of frequently used titles. SOUND SYNCHRO REC functions Introduction