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Sony DAT DTC-690 Operating Instructions Manual

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3-756-209-21(1)
Operating Instructions
DTC-690
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© 1993 by Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1 3-756-209-21(1) Operating Instructions DTC-690 © 1993 by Sony Corporation...

  • Page 2: Warning

    Record the serial number in the space provided harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Before using the DAT deck Playback Warning .................... 2 Playback ..................43 Digital audio tape ................3 Display window ................44 Precautions ..................4 Various playback operations ............45 Features ................... 4 Repeat play ................45 Location and function of controls ............. 5 Automatic music sensor operation ..........

  • Page 4: Precautions

    End ID: Signifies the end position of recording/playback. Since sub codes are written on the tape separately from audio signals, the audio signals are not affected. If you have any question or problem concerning your unit, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

  • Page 5: Location And Function Of Controls

    Location and Function of Controls Refer to the pages indicated in parenthesis for details. Front Panel/Remote Commander Å POWER button Turns the power on and off. TIMER switch Normally set to the OFF position. When recording or playing back at the desired time using a commercially available audio timer, set to the REC position or the PLAY position respectively.
  • Page 6 Location and Function of Controls END ID buttons WRITE: Press to write the ID signifying the end of playback or recording. (40) ERASE: Press to erase the end ID. (42) Remote sensor Receives the signal from the remote commander. COUNTER MODE button Selects the display mode among the absolute time, remaining time to the end 78 9p q...
  • Page 7 Location and Function of Controls Tape operating buttons 7 (stop): Press to stop recording or playback. 3 (play): Press to start palyback or recording. 8PAUSE (pause): Press to stop for a moment during recording or playback. To restart recording or playback, press this button again or press the 3 button.
  • Page 8 Location and Function of Controls DISPLAY MODE button Changes the display mode. (10) MARGIN RESET button Press to reset the margin of peak level. "– –" appears at the MARGIN display. (23) OPEN/ COUNTER REPEAT 1/ALL button CLOSE MODE RESET Press to play a desired portion repeatedly.

  • Page 9: Remote Commander Operation

    When the commander will not be used for a long period of time, remove the batteries to avoid damage caused by battery leakage and corrosion. Battery life About half a year of normal operation can be expected when using the Sony SUM-3 (NS) batteries.

  • Page 10: Display Window

    Location and Function of Controls Display Window Ç To turn off the display window When the power is turned on, the display window also is turned on. During recording or playback, all display or some parts of the display can be turned off as follows: ABS TIME START ID PGM NO.
  • Page 11 Location and Function of Controls Fig. Î Tape operation indicators REC : Lights during recording or in the record-pause mode. Flashes in the record muting mode. 3: Lights during recording or playback. It also lights in the record-pause, the play-pause mode or in the record muting mode.
  • Page 12 Location and Function of Controls MUSIC SCAN indicator Lights after you press the MUSIC SCAN button to listen to the beginning of each selection successively. RMS (Random Music Sensor)/AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) indicators Show the number of selections to be skipped ahead or behind in the AMS operation.
  • Page 13 Location and Function of Controls Sampling frequency indicator 48 kHz: Lights when recording or playing back analog input signals (standard mode). 44.1 kHz: Lights when recording or playing back a CD or a pre-recorded DAT cassette tape. 32 kHz: Lights when recording or playing back analog input signals (long-play mode).

  • Page 14: Rear Panel Jacks

    Location and Function of Controls Rear Panel Jacks ‰ LINE IN (line input) jacks (phono jack) Connect to the recording outputs of an amplifier. Signals supplied by the amplifier can be recorded using the sampling frequency of 48 kHz in the standard play mode or 32 kHz in the long play mode.

  • Page 15: Connections

    Connections Connecting Cords There are following three types of connecting jacks at the rear of the deck. Each type of jack requires a different type of connecting cord. For LINE IN/OUT (analog input/ LINE OUT LINE IN output) jacks Å Use the supplied or an optional audio signal connecting cord such as RK- C710HS, RK-C715HS, RK-C910ES, RK-...

  • Page 16: Connection Examples

    Connections : Analog signal Connection Examples : Digital signal (coaxial cable or optical cable) If your amplifier is not equipped with digital signal jacks : Signal flow a) CD player b) DAT deck c) Amplifier d) to a wall outlet A)When recording via digital-to-digital connection, connect a DAT deck (the digital input) to DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL...
  • Page 17 Connections If your amplifier is equipped with digital signal jacks : Analog signal : Digital signal (coaxial cable or optical cable) a) CD player b) DAT deck : Signal flow c) Amplifier d) to a wall outlet Note If “PROH” appears on the display, recording via digital-to-digital connection cannot be performed.

  • Page 18: Cassette Loading

    Cassette Loading Turn on the power. Press 0OPEN/CLOSE. indicator appears on the display. Insert the cassette. £ › ¡ • ¶ A)Insert the cassette beyond the silver line. B)Tab facing fowards you. C)Window side up. 2, 4 Press 0OPEN/CLOSE. indicator appears on the display.

  • Page 19: Recording

    Before Recording Blank Section and Sound Muted Portion With conventional analog audio tapes, the tape portion on which no recording ever has been made and the portion on which a recording has been made but the sound is muted are treated the same, since no sound can be heard from these portions.

  • Page 20: Absolute Time Codes

    Before Recording Absolute Time Codes Ç The absolute time indicates the position of the tape, giving the time elapsed from the beginning. A)ABS time B)the position being playing back C)selection The absolute time codes correctly written on the tape can be used in various convenient ways during playback.

  • Page 21: Recording

    Recording Make sure that the TIMER switch is set to the OFF position, and turn on the power. Insert a cassette and press the 0OPEN/CLOSE button to load the cassette (Page 18). £ › ¡ • ¶ Locate the position at which you want to start recording.
  • Page 22 Recording Note on the recording from the beginning of the tape When you start recording from the beginning of the tape, create a 4 second- muted portion by using record muting function (Page 25). Otherwise, when locating the first selection with the 4 or 1 button, the first portion of the first selection may not be played back.

  • Page 23: Recording Level Adjustment (For Analog Input Signals Only)

    Recording If the unit is left in the record-pause mode for more than 10 minutes during digital recording The record-pause mode will be released automatically, and the unit will enter the stop mode. (The "-DA" indicator appears on the display.) In this case, press the ¶REC to set the unit to record-pause mode.

  • Page 24: Long-Play Mode

    Recording Long-play mode ı According to the input signal, recording/ playback in the long-play mode can be performed as follows. Recording mode LONG STANDARD (position of the REC MODE selector) Input signal STANDARD LONG MODE standard Analog input long play play signal (32 kHz)

  • Page 25: Creating A Sound Muted Portion (Record Muting)

    Recording Creating a Sound Muted Portion (Record Muting) £ › ¡ • ¶ During recording or record-pause mode, press the • • • • • REC MUTE button where a sound muted portion is required. The REC indicator flashes and the record muting is activated.

  • Page 26: End Search

    Recording End Search If the previous recording was applied to the £ › ¡ • ¶ middle of the tape, you must locate exactly the last point of the recorded area, and start the new recording from this point. This ¡...

  • Page 27: Sub Codes

    Sub Codes In addition to the ordinary audio signals, various control codes called sub codes can be recorded on the DAT cassette tapes to ease recording and reproducing operation. Å A)The sub codes are recorded. DAT cassette tape B)Audio signals are recorded. A desired selection can be called up or time information can be displayed using the sub codes, for example.
  • Page 28 Sub Codes Start ID ı This signal indicates the start of a music selection. You can locate the position of the start ID precisely. This signal should be written at the beginning of the selection. A)Selection B)Start ID Program number Ç This signal gives a number to selection.
  • Page 29 Sub Codes When recording new material on a recorded tape, you can write an end ID at the end of the re-recorded portion. This will help you easily find the position to start recording the next time when you want to record other material onto the same tape.

  • Page 30: Start Id

    Start ID The start ID indicates the beginning of each selection. You can start playback from the start ID position. (Page 28.) There are three ways to write start ID: • Writing automatically during recording £ › ¡ • ¶ •...

  • Page 31: Writing Manually During Recording

    Start ID Why 9 seconds or 18 seconds are necessary for writing a start ID ? A start ID requires 9 or 18 seconds to allow to be detected when rewinding/fast- forwarding a tape. (The speed is 200 times as fast as that of normal tape operation.) After the start ID is located, the tape £...

  • Page 32: Writing Manually During Playback (Rehearsal Function)

    Start ID 1, 3 Writing Manually during Playback (Rehearsal Function) During playback, start ID can be written at the desired position more accurately than during recording. £ › ¡ • ¶ Make sure that the safety tab of the cassette is closed. Press the 3 3 3 3 3 button to start playback.

  • Page 33: Adjusting The Position

    Start ID Adjusting the Position START ID ERASE The position of a start ID written during recording or by using the rehearsal function can be finely adjusted. You can shift the start ID position about 2 £ › ¡ • ¶...

  • Page 34: Program Numbers

    Program Numbers Program numbers are the codes indicating the selection order. (Page 28.) There are two ways to write program numbers: • Writing automatically during recording • Renumbering automatically during playback or in the stop mode £ › ¡ • ¶...
  • Page 35 Program Numbers Writing program numbers from the middle of the tape To locate the last point of the previous recording, using the end search function. (Ppage 26) £ › ¡ • ¶ It is important to proceed with the end search function in order not to leave a blank section on the tape.

  • Page 36: Renumbering

    Program Numbers Renumbering If you record from the beginning to the middle of a tape on which another recording has ever been applied, the same program number may be written twice on £ › ¡ • ¶ that tape. If you omit designating the next program number when recording from the middle of the tape, the succeeding program numbers are not written.

  • Page 37: Erasing

    Program Numbers Shifting Start IDs’ and Program Numbers Position The start ID position may not coincide exactly to the beginning of the selection, especially when the portion between selections is not clear. On such a tape, the very beginning of the selection cannot be £...

  • Page 38: Skip Id

    Skip ID 1, 3 The skip ID indicates the beginning of the portion to be skipped. When the skip ID is detected during playback, the tape skips to the next start ID position, and the normal playback resumes. (SKIP play) (Page 28.) You can write the skip ID during recording £...

  • Page 39: Erasing

    Skip ID Note on the point where a skip ID is written Å During the rehearsal function, a skip ID will be written at the end of the repeated portion as illustrated. a) Repeated portion b) Point where you pressed SKIP ID WRITE c) Selection ∞...

  • Page 40: End Id

    End ID The end ID indicates the last position of the recording or playback. While recording on the same tape has been done several times, you can locate the point where the previous recording terminates quickly by using the end ID. When the end ID is detected during £...

  • Page 41: Writing During Playback (Rehearsal Function)

    End ID 1, 3 Writing during Playback (Rehearsal Function) • During playback, no end ID can be written on a blank section. • To write the end ID just before a blank £ › ¡ • ¶ section with the end search function, perform "Writing during Recording"...

  • Page 42: Erasing

    End ID Note on the point where an end ID is written Å During rehearsal function, an end ID is written at the end of the repeated portion as ∞ illustrated. a) Repeated portion b) Point where you pressed END ID WRITE c) Selection d) 3 seconds e) End ID (9 seconds)

  • Page 43: Playback

    Playback Make sure that the TIMER switch is set to the OFF position, and then turn on the power. Insert the cassette and press the 0OPEN/CLOSE button to load the £ › ¡ • ¶ cassette. Press the 3 (play) button. Playback begins.

  • Page 44: Display Window

    Playback Display Window Å Each time you press COUNTER MODE, the counter changes as follows. a) Absolute time ABS TIME b) Remaining time to the end of the whole tape (not to the end of the recorded portion)* c) Linear counter (tape running time) * When playing back a pre-recorded tape (software), remaining time to the end of the recorded portion appears.

  • Page 45: Various Playback Operations

    Various Playback Operations Repeat Play These functions can be performed only with the remote commander. Playing a Selection Repeatedly Press the REPEAT 1/ALL button on the REPEAT 1/ALL remote commander while the desired selection is played back. The REPEAT 1 indicator appears. After the selection is played back, the tape is rewound to the beginning of that selection automatically, and the playback...

  • Page 46: Automatic Music Sensor Operation

    Various Playback Operations Automatic Music Sensor Operation When you press the 4 or ¢ button during playback or in the stop mode, PGM NO playback will start from the beginning of the desired selection. ¡ When it is pressed in the pause mode, the deck enters the pause mode at the beginning of the designated selection.

  • Page 47: Music Scan

    Various Playback Operations Music Scan With the this function, you can listen to the first part of each selection. You can designate the scan time up to 15 seconds in steps of a second. The scan time is 8 seconds if the scan time is not desingated.

  • Page 48: Designating The Desired Selection

    Various Playback Operations To listen to the beginning of a selection for more than the designated time Press the 3 (play) button while the selection you want to listen to is played back. While pressing the 3 button, the countdown at the MARGIN display stops, and the playback of that selection continues.

  • Page 49: Skip Play

    Various Playback Operations Skip Play With this function, you can skip the undesired selection which the skip ID is written and listen to the only desired one. For this operation, the skip ID code(s) must SKIP PLAY be written on the tape. Press the SKIP PLAY button.

  • Page 50: Random Music Sensor (Rms) Operation

    Various Playback Operations Random Music Sensor (RMS) Operation The RMS function allows you to program the desired selections in the desired order. CLEAR For the operation, program numbers must be written on the tape. CHECK This operation can be performed only with the remote commander.

  • Page 51: Timer Activated Operation

    Timer Activated Operation Use a commercially available audio timer to activate recording or playback at a desired time. Read the operating instructions for the timer and the amplifier. £ › ¡ • ¶ ˚ Timer Activated Recording To the AC outlet Turn on the timer.

  • Page 52: Timer Activated Playback

    Timer Activated Operation Timer Activated Playback Turn on the timer. £ Turn on the DAT deck, and insert › ¡ • ¶ ˚ the cassette. To the AC outlet Set the timer to the desired time. Power to the amplifier and to the DAT deck is turned off.

  • Page 53: Maintenance

    Maintenance Cleaning the Cabinet Clean the cabinet, panels and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of abrasive and, scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine. Cleaning the Head Prolonged operation will cause contamination of the head.

  • Page 54: Guide To The Serial Copy Management System

    Guide to the Serial Copy Management System This digital audio tape deck adopts the Serial Copy Management System. This system enables one generation of digital recording of prerecorded software via digital input/output. A summary of this system is as follows: You can record a compact disc to a digital audio tape via digital input/output.
  • Page 55 You can record a digital audio tape recorded via analog input/output to another via digital input/output. But, you cannot make a second generation tape via digital input/output. Turntable DAT deck Tuner Analog input/output Microphone amplifier Tape recorded via analog input/output DAT deck (playback) DAT deck (recording)

  • Page 56: Troubleshooting Guide

    Troubleshooting Guide Basic Operation Symptom Cause Remedy The tape is ejected after being loaded. The cassette is inserted incorrectly. Insert the cassette correctly. (page 18) Wait until the blinking of the 8 indicator The tape does not move. For 4 seconds after the power is turned on, the buttons do not function.
  • Page 57 Sub Code Operation Symptom Cause Remedy Sub codes cannot be written. Insert a cassette tape with its safety tab at Insert a cassette tape with its safety tab at the record-impossible position. the record-possible position. (Page 18) Start ID cannot be written during recording. A new start ID cannot be written within 9 Leave at least 9 seconds (18 seconds in seconds (18 seconds in the long-play...
  • Page 58 Troubleshooting Guide Others Symptom Cause Remedy This situation depends upon the cassette — Tape transport noise seems excessively being used and is not a problem. loud in rewind or fastforward mode. Press the 0OPEN/CLOSE button to change A defective or damaged cassette has been The tape stops running suddenly.

  • Page 59: Specifications

    Number of channel 2 channels, stereo Remote commander RM-D690A (1) D/A conversion (Quantization) Sony batteries SUM-3(NS) (2) Standard: 16-bit linear Audio connecting cords (2 phono plugs - 2 phono plugs, stereo for Long-play mode: 12-bit non-linear line inputs and outputs) (2) Frequency response Standard: 2–22,000 Hz (±0.5 dB)
  • Page 60 Sony Corporation Printed in Japan...

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