Sharp MD-MT15

‘Many potential “problems” can be resolved by the owner without calling a service techni
ian,
Hf something ‘seems to be wrong with this product, check the folowing before caling your
authorized SHARP dealer or service center.
PROBLEM ‘CAUSE
MINIDI:
STEM LIMITATION
MiniDiscs are recorded using a diferent system than is used for cassette tapes or DAT
recordings. Therefore, the following conditions may be encountered, depending on how
the disc has been recorded or edited. These are due to system limitations, and should be
‘considered normal.
The unit does not turn
on.
@ Is the AC adaptor disconnected?
© Is the unit being influenced by mechanical shock or by
Static electricity?
'@ Is the volume set 100 low?
tons are pressed, the
Unit does not respond.
No sound is heard rom | @ Is the headphones plugged in?
the headphones. ‘© Are you trying to play a MiniDisc with data on it instead
(of a MiniDisc containing music?
When the operation but-
€@ Is the unit in te hold mode?
@ 's the battery exhausted?
‘Some sounds are
skipped.
the battery exhausted?
isthe unit being subjected to excessive vibration?
‘The MiniDisc cannot be
elected.
'@ Has the track number or character information been
written on the disc yet?
{© Is the unt in the recoraing or easting modo?
Recording and editing
are impos
'@ Is the MiniDisc protected against accidental erasure?
€@ Is the unit connected properly to the other equipment?
Is the AC adaptor unplugged or did a power failure oc-
‘cur while recording or editing?
isthe unit in the hold mode?
@ 1s an optical signal being output from the external equip-
ment?
Feead the operation manual fr the external equipment.
rouble occurs
When this product is subjected to strong
external interference (mechanical shock,
‘excessive static electricity, abnormal sup-
ply voltage due to lightning, et.) or iit is
perated incorrect may malfunction.
i uch a problem occurs do he lowing
1. Unphigthe AC adepor rom tw ACO
2 Far ali
‘8. Leave the unit completely unpowered for
‘approximately
30
seconds.
4, Plug the AC adaptor back into the AC
‘outlet and retry the operation.
IM strange sounds, smell or smoke come out
(of the unit or an object is dropped into the
unit, remove the AC adaptor from the AC
‘outlet immediately and contact an autho-
tized SHARP service center.
Even if the maximum recording
time of a MiniDisc has not been
reached, “DISC FULL” or “TOC
FULL” may be displayed.
‘When the numberof tracks used reaches
the limit, regardless of the remaining re-
‘cording time, further recording will be
impossible.
(Maximum number of tracks: 255)
a MiniDisc has been recorded or ed-
ited repeatedly or if a MiniDisc has
scratches on it it may not be possible
record the maximum number of tracks on,
a
the recording time have not
reached the limit, “DISC FULL”
| Even 1 the number of tracks nd
|_ may be displayed.
1 there are scratches on a disc, the unit
will automatically avoid recording in those
‘areas, The recording time willbe reduced.
Even if several short tracks are
| erased, the remaining recording
time may not show an increase.
‘When the remaining recording time of a
disc is displayed, short tracks less than
42 seconds long may not be included in
the total
Two tracks may not be combined
in
editing.
For MiniDiscs on which repeated recor
Ing and editing operations wor
formed, the COMBINE function may not
work.
‘The total of the recorded time and
time remaining on a disc may not
‘add up to the maximum possible
recording time.
“A cluster (about 2 seconds) is normally the
‘minimum unitol recording. So, even ita rack
{sess than 2 seconds long, will use about
2 seconds of space on the disc
‘Therefore, the time actualy avaliable for re-
‘cording may beloss than the remaining ime
displayed.
Ht
there
are
scratches
on
cscs,
those
sec-
ttons
willbe
automatically
avoided
(10
record-
ing
wil
be
placed
in
those
sections).
There-
fore,
the
recording
time
will
be
reduced.
When recorded tracks are played
bback using the cue and review op-
| erations, some sounds may be
skipped.
For MiniDiscs on which repeated record-
ing and editing were performed, some
‘sounds may be skipped while cueing and
‘A track number can be created in
the middle of a track.
‘scratches or dust on a
track numbers following that
track willbe increased by one.