Sony MSAC-US30: Categorizing imported music as desired (Play List)
Categorizing imported music as desired (Play List): Sony MSAC-US30
Table of contents
- English
- Notice
- Pay attention to the following points when using this unit. zHint
- Table of contents
- On “Memory Stick” What is “Memory Stick”? “Memory Stick” types that can be used with this unit
- What is “MagicGate”? Using MagicGate compatible “Memory Stick”
- System requirements
- When using Windows 2000/Windows XP
- On System Restore and Windows XP/Windows Me
- Checking the supplied accessories
- Supplied applications
- Using the operating instructions and online help
- How to use the online Help (When Using Windows)
- Installing the software on your computer Installing the device driver on your computer 1 Turn on your computer.
- 2 Insert the supplied CD-ROM (MSAC-US30) into the CD-ROM 3 Carefully read the License Agreement, and then click the [Agree] button. 4 Click the [Next] button as prompted on the screen.
- 5 When you click [Finish], the driver installation is completed. 6 Following this, installation of the “Memory Stick Formatter” starts. 7 When you click [Finish], installation of “Memory Stick Formatter” is completed.
- 8 Following this, installation of the operating instructions (PDF file) is performed automatically.
- Installing the “SonicStage” software (including “OpenMG”) on your computer 1 Do as follows to install “SonicStage”. 2 Carefully read the License Agreement, and then click the
- 3 Click the [Next] button as prompted on the screen. 4 Select the folder in which you want to install “SonicStage”. 5 Select the folder for storing the “OpenMG” contents.
- 6 Click the [Finish] button. 7 Click the [Restart] button to restart your computer.
- Connecting this unit to your computer On the special USB cable
- Recommended ways for connecting this unit
- Confirming that connections are completed
- When the removable disk (Memory Stick icon) is not indicated 1 Double-click the “System” icon on the “Control Panel”. 2 Check if the device driver has already been installed.
- 2 (Continued) 3 Delete the driver if installed.
- – When using Windows 98SE/Windows Me –
- Copying image data recorded on “Memory Stick” to your computer
- Disconnecting the unit from your computer 1 Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon in the task tray in the lower right corner of the screen. 2 Click “Safely remove Sony Memory Stick USB Reader/Writer (MSAC-US30)-Drive (F:)”.
- 3 [“Sony Memory Stick USB Reader/Writer (MSAC-US30) can be safely removed.”] is displayed.
- How to Use (When using Macintosh) You can use this unit without installing the driver by connecting this unit to your computer. Removing this unit from your computer or removing “Memory Stick” from this unit.
- About “SonicStage”
- Categorizing imported music as desired (Play List)
- Music files compatible with “SonicStage”
- WMT (Windows Media Technologies) compatible music files
- Check-in/check-out
- Before using “SonicStage” (Be sure to read)
- Cautions when using “OpenMG Jukebox” Writing to a CD-RW/CD-R disc
- Launching “SonicStage”
- Formatting (initialization) of “Memory Stick”
- Write-protecting data Data read/write speed
- Precautions for use of “Memory Stick”
- Uninstalling (Deleting) the software – In the case of Windows 2000/Windows XP – 1 Using Windows 2000: Select [Settings] from the [Start] menu and then click [Control Panel].
- 2 Using Windows 2000: Double-click the “Add/Remove Programs” icon. 3 Click “Change/Remove”. 4 Select the software to be removed (“SonicStage”, Memory Stick Formatter) from the list of “Currently installed
- Troubleshooting Symptom Cause/Solution
- Restrictions imposed by the copyright protection
- Specifications
- LIMITED WARRANTY
Categorizing imported music as desired (Play
List)
Music files imported into the hard disk (“Music Drive”) of your PC can be
categorized by adding information such as artist name, song title, cover
image, etc. or by using the “Play List” container.
Searching imported music using various
methods (Categorized List)
When using “Categorized List”, you can narrow down and display music
files in “Music Drive” in categories of “artist”, “genre”, “format”, etc., or
search using keywords and conditions.
Convenient when searching for a specific artist or genre from a large
volume of data imported into “Music Drive”.
Transferring imported music data to another
device/medium for listening outside the PC
environment
Music files imported into the hard disk (“Music Drive”) of your PC can be
transferred to a MagicGate compatible “Memory Stick”.
Music files transferred to a MagicGate compatible “Memory Stick” can be
played outside the PC environment using devices such as a portable audio
player, etc.
Listening to music files using sound effects and
equalizer
“SonicStage” is equipped with a “Vocal Canceller” sound effect. The
“Vocal Canceller” sound effect can be used to play back music tracks with
the vocals turned off (lowered) or with the pitch altered.
Furthermore, an equalizer effect can be added to music play back. Other
than the preexisting settings of “Rock”, “Jazz”, etc., you can store the
sound quality adjusted according to your tastes.
Enjoying music to images (Visualizer)
Various pattern images can be displayed on the Visualizer screen of
“SonicStage” to match the music being played.
It is also possible to enjoy watching Visualizer images on the entire screen
while listening to music.
For various uses of “SonicStage”, please refer to the “SonicStage” Help.
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