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Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. PCM-601ESD Serial No . . WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not...
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For the Customers in the United Kingdom DIGTAL IN/OUT jacks can be connected a DA converter or a CD player with DIGITAL OUT jack IMPORTANT Connect to Sony DAS-702ES DA converter unit, or a CD The wires in this mains lead are coloured accordance player...
FUNCTION OF CONTROLS Each number in the text keyed to that of the illustrations on page FRONT PANEL POWER switch REC RESOLUTION (record resolution) select buttons INPUT select buttons Select appropriate format for the desired Press to select the program source to be recorded.
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DIGITAL IN (input) jack move to the right as tracking improves. Connect the DIGITAL OUT jack of a CD player, such as the Sony CDP-552ESD or CDP-650ESD. COPY indicator Power cord AUTO PB MUTE (automatic playback muting) indicator...
PCM DIGITAL RECORDING INPUT select buttons Notes • necessary adjust the REC LEVEL controls COPY switch when recording a source input from the DIGITAL MUTE button jack. • When the DIGITAL jack is connected, PCM-601ESD incoming source from LINE IN jack will recorded as an analog...
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RECORD MUTING During recording, unwanted program material such commercials can eliminated by pressing the MUTE button. When this button is pressed, no signals are recorded on tape, but the program can monitored through the speakers or headphones. While recording, just before portion to be eliminated begins, press...
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PCM DIGITAL TAPE PLAYBACK ANALOGUE button TRACKING ADJUSTMENT OF THE VTR TRACKING button When a video tape recorded on another VTR is played PCM-601ESD back dropouts occasionally occur due to mistracking video heads. To obtain optimum sound reproduction, adjust tracking of the VTR as follows.
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OVC CONTROL ADJUSTMENT AUTOMATIC PLAYBACK MUTING FUNCTION When playing back the tape recorded with Press the AUTO PB MUTE button during playback to long play mode, on which recorded track is too activate the muting circuit, which automatically narrow to correctly pick up the digital...
MAKING DIGITAL TAPE COPIES TIMER ACTIVATED RECORDING Recording can be made with no deterioration in sound Use a VTR with a timer standby switch. quality, since the error data are detected corrected in digital-to-digital copying. Recording level adjustment is not necessary.
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BASIC SYSTEM CONNECTIONS BASIC CONNECTION Speaker system ~----~ ~----~ ~---r-~ --------i l"''-~-' Amplifier . . . '-== DIGITAL OUT Audio connecting cord (supplied) switch : OFF. PCM-601ESD PCM switch: PCM. to an ac outlet ..Signal flow Power cord polarity aligning the ac power cord polarities with the...
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• The cord with orange plugs is connected to the DIGITAL jack the PCM and other digital • For quality digital audio recording, recommed that equipment. Sony Betamax or 8mm equipment. • Be sure to connect the red plug audio...
- - - - - - , OTHER SYSTEM CONNECTIONS DA CONVERTER UNIT CONNECTION Speaker system '-T--~--tiii-M----------ti-T----.-' Amplifier '-==== converter unit DAS- ~-.;r--.-.----------------------------------------~ ~--~~~ 702ES Digital connecting cord (supplied) PCM-601ESD DIGITAL OUT switch Set to to an ac outlet .._ Signal flow...
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CONNECTION A CD PLAYER WITH A DIGITAL OUT JACK Amplifier Speaker system PCM-601ESD CD player with DIGITAL OUT jack (CDP-552ESD, CDP-650ESD) CONNECTION FOR MULTIPLE MICROPHONE' RECORDING To record without noise signal deterioration, connect Be sure connect the VIDEO IN to the VIDEO OUT jack PCM- 601ESDs with a...
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CONNECTION MONITORING VIDEO To use VTR recording/ playback Connect a color monitor to the MONITOR OUT jack the PCM-601ESD so that one VTR can be used for both Set the POWER switch color monitor to OFF. recording/ playback, and lV video program To use a VTR for TV or...
VTR dependent t he quality video cassettes used in VIDEO Phono 75 ohms conjunction wit it. The use of"Sony video cassettes is DIGIT AL 0.5Vp- Phono ohms recommended high quality record ing and trouble- free operation.
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TROUBLE CHECKS Should any problem persist after you have made these bit format 16-bit format checks, consult your nearest Sony service facility. bit formats the PCM-601ESD Before going through the check list below, first refer conforms to the technical specifications...