HANDY READER/WRITER MLU-200 OPERATION MANUAL 1st Edition(Revised 1) Serial No. 10001 and Higher(SYV) Japanese/English English For the customers in U.S.A. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does not harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. If you have any questions about this product, you may call
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SONY MLU-200 Sony Electronics Inc. 680 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell NJ 07649 U.S.A. 201-930-6972 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. For the customers in Canada This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. Pour les clients au Canada Cet appareil satisfait la norme CNR-210 de lIndustrie Canada. Son utilisation est soumise aux deux conditions suivantes:
(1) cet appareil ne peut provoquer dinterfrences et (2) cet appareil doit accepter toutes les interfrences, y compris les interfrences qui peuvent provoquer un fonctionnement indsirable de lappareil. 0682 Hereby, Sony, declares that this MLU-200 is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1995/5/EC. This product is intended to be used in the following countries.: Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, UK, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland Sony erklrt hiermit, dass diese MLU-200 den wesentlichen Anforderungen und sonstigen Voraussetzungen der Direktive 1995/5/EC erfllt. Dieses Produkt ist fr den Gebrauch in den folgenden Lndern bestimmt: Dnemark, Deutschland, Finnland, Frankreich, Grobritannien, Holland, Italien, Norwegen, sterreich, Portugal, Schweden, Schweiz und Spanien. Sony dclare par la prsente que ce MLU-200 est en conformit avec les exigences essentielles et les autres stipulations pertinentes de la Directive 1995/5/CE. Ce produit est destin tre utilis dans les pays suivants:
Autriche, Danemark, Finlande, France, Allemagne, Royaume-Uni, Italie, Pays-Bas, Norvge, Portugal, Espagne, Sude et Suisse. Por la presente Sony declara que este MLU-200 cumple con los requisitos esenciales y otras clusulas relevantes de la Directiva 1995/5/EC. Este producto fue diseado para ser utilizado en los siguientes pases: Austria, Dinamarca, Finlandia, Francia, Alemania, Reino Unido, Italia, Holanda, Noruega, Portugal, Espaa, Suecia, Suiza
(Continued) Con ci, Sony dichiara che questo MLU-200 conforme ai requisiti essenziali e alle altre pertinenti disposizioni della direttiva 1995/5/CE. Questo prodotto destinato ad essere usato nei seguenti paesi: Austria, Danimarca, Finlandia, Francia, Germania, Regno Unito, Italia, Paesi Bassi, Norvegia, Portogallo, Spagna, Svezia, Svizzera A Sony declara que o modelo MLU-200 est em conformidade com as exigncias essenciais e outras providncias pertinentes da Directiva 1995/5/EC. Este produto foi projectado para uso nos seguintes pases:
ustria, Dinamarca, Finlndia, Frana, Alemanha, Reino Unido, Itlia, Holanda, Noruega, Portugal, Espanha, Sucia e Sua. Sony verklaart hierbij dat de MLU-200 voldoet aan de hoofdvereisten en andere relevante bepalingen van de Richtlijn 1995/5/EC. Dit product is bedoeld voor gebruik in de volgende landen:
Denemarken, Duitsland, Groot-Brittanni, Finland, Frankrijk, Itali, Nederland, Noorwegen, Oostenrijk, Portugal, Spanje, Zweden en Zwitserland Sony erklrer herved, at denne MLU-200 er i overensstemmelse med de grundlggende krav og andre relevante bestemmelser i Direktiv 1995/5/EC. Dette produkt er beregnet til anvendelse i flgende lande:
strig, Danmark, Finland, Frankrig, Tyskland, Storbritannien, Italien, Holland, Norge, Portugal, Spanien, Sverige, Schweiz. Sony betygar hrmed att denna MLU-200 uppfyller de vsentliga kraven och andra tillhrande villkor fr EG-
direktiv 1995/5/EC. Denna apparat r avsedd att anvndas i fljande lnder:
sterrike, Danmark, Finland, Frankrike, Tyskland, Storbritannien, Italien, Holland, Norge, Portugal, Spanien, Sverige och Schweiz. Sony ilmoittaa tten, ett tm MLU-200 vastaa ohjeen 1995/5/EC olennaisia vaatimuksia ja muita vastaavia sdksi. Tm laite on tarkoitettu kytettvksi seuraavissa maissa:
Itvalta, Tanska, Suomi, Ranska, Saksa, Iso-Britannia, Italia, Alankomaat, Norja, Portugali, Espanja, Ruotsi, Sveitsi. Table of Contents E n g l i s h Overview ............................................................................................ 2(GB) Location and Function of Parts ....................................................... 3(GB) Front Panel .................................................................................. 3(GB) Rear panel .................................................................................... 4(GB) Connection ......................................................................................... 6(GB) RS-232C Communication ........................................................... 6(GB) Infrared data trafsfer .................................................................... 6(GB) Start-up .............................................................................................. 7(GB) HEADER DISPLAY menu ......................................................... 8(GB) MAIN MENU .................................................................................... 8(GB) LOCATION DISPLAY menu ..................................................... 8(GB) CUE DATA DISPLAY menu ................................................... 10(GB) SEARCH menu ......................................................................... 12(GB) Specifications................................................................................... 13(GB) 1(GB) Overview The MLU-200 is a handy reader/writer specifically designed for use with the Tele-File1) system. Features of MLU-200 No contact communication It is possible to read and write data of the optional device for the Tele-File system (MLB-1M-100/1TS-
100 etc.) without contact. Thanks to no contact communication, there is no soiling or wearing down of physical components. High reliability is thus maintained even after repeated operations. Compact and lightweight Thanks to compact and lightweight, high movability is realized. Low power consumption and long continuous operation Low power consumption is realized. It is possible to operate for 8 hours or more continuously under the normal operation. Mass data storage MLU-200 has a memory of 512K bytes. Thanks to adoption of the memory stick2), mass data storage is realized. Infrared communication Data can be transferred between MLU-200 and an external personal computer with infrared communication. Communication with personal computer Data can be transferred with RS-232C or USB communication between MLU-200 and an external personal computer through an optional MLT-200 terminal. Self-diagnostics MLU-200 has self-diagnostics. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1) Tele-File Tele-File is a trademark of Sony Corporation. 2) Memory stick Memory stick is a trademark of Sony Corporation. 2(GB) Location and Function of Parts Front Panel 4 5 6 7 8 9 q;
qa qs POWER F1 F2 ACCESS CL BS SF ABC 7 DEF 8 GHI 9 JKL 4 STU 1 MNO 5 PQR 6 VWX 2 YZ-
3 0 HANDY READER/WRITER MLU-200 1 2 3 1 POWER key Press this key to turn on and off the power. When a battery pack is attached, a press of this key turns on the power, then <MAIN MENU> is displayed. When the <MAIN MENU> is displayed, a press of this key turns off the power. When a MLU-200 is in the sleep mode, a press of this key releases the sleep mode.
<MAIN MENU> HH:MM 1.HEADER DISPLAY 2.LOCATION DISPLAY 3.CUE DATA DISPLAY 4.SEARCH 5.REMOTE 6.SYSTEM MENU
<MAIN MENU>
Note Even when the power is turned off, the electric current is consumed. If you will not use a MLU-200 for a long time, be sure to remove the battery pack. 2 Jog dial Turn and click this dial to select the item in the menu and to fix data when editing. With turning this dial Selects the item. Select the item to be edited when editing the data. Move the cursor when editing the data. With clicking this dial Fix the item to be selected. Fix the item to be edited when editing the data. Fix the contents to be edited when editing the data. 3 IrDA Window for infrared transfers with a personal computer and an optional MLT-200 terminal. 4 F1 key Press this key to scroll the display in the left direction. 5 F2 key Press this key to scroll the display in the right direction. 6 Display Menu and data are displayed. 3(GB) Location and Function of Parts 7 ACCESS key Press this key to read and write data. Press this key while positioning the data transfer area over an optional memory label. 8 CL(CLear) key Press this key to clear the input data when editing data. With pressing this key together with the SF key, the input data reverts. This key is also pressed to return to the upper menu. 9 BS(Back Space) key Press this key to delete a character on the cursor when editing data.
! SF(ShiFt) key Press this key to input a character of an alphabet when editing data. In the upper left side of the display,
[ABC] blinks. To release, press this key again. With pressing this key together with the CL key, the edited data reverts.
! Alphabetical and numerical keys (A to Z, 0 to 9, hyphen(-), space and period(.)) Press these keys to input characters when editing data. These keys are also pressed to select the menu to be displayed. To select the menu, press the numerical key of the menu number in <MAIN MENU>.
(Return) key
Press this key to fix the selection of item. The display proceeds to the next stage. This key is also pressed to fix the selection of item to be edited and the contents to be edited when editing data. Rear panel 1 2 3 4 5 A N T E NA AREA EJECT RESET 6 1 Data transfer area Position this area over an optional memory label for data transfer. 2 EJECT lever Push this lever in the direction of v to eject a memory stick. 3 Slit for the memory stick Insert a memory stick into this slit. 4 RESET switch Push this switch to reset a MLU-200. 4(GB) 5 Battery cover Pull this cover in the direction of V to attach and detach a battery pack. When the battery pack is attached, the start-up display appears, then after approx. 5 seconds <MAIN MENU> appears. MLU-200 Version x.xx yy-mm-dd HH:MM:SS Start-up display Note Be sure to turn off the power when attaching and detaching a battery pack to remain the stored data. 6 Charging terminals These are charging terminals. When a MLU-200 is put on a MLT-200 terminal with these terminals connected with ones of the MLT-200, charging starts. When the battery voltage of the battery pack is 0, to charge the battery fully, it takes approx. 2 hours. Note While charging, the battery icon appears on the display.
<MAIN MENU>
1.HEADER DISPLAY 2.LOCATION DISPLAY 3.CUE DATA DISPLAY When charging with an optional MLT-200 terminal, be sure to put a MLU-200 on the MLT-200 securely and confirm that the battery icon flashes. 5(GB) Connection RS-232C/USB Communication RS-232C cable or USB cable Personal computer AC adapter MLT-200 terminal To AC power supply Infrared communication Personal computer with infrared 6(GB) Start-up To start up a MLU-200 Handy Reader Writer, attach a battery pack to the MLU-200. The start-up display appears, then after 5 minutes the <MAIN MENU>
appears. MLU-200 Version x.xx yy-mm-dd HH:MM:SS Start-up display Note Confirm that time is correct.
<MAIN MENU> HH:MM 1.HEADER DISPLAY 2.LOCATION DISPLAY 3.CUE DATA DISPLAY 4.SEARCH 5.REMOTE 6.SYSTEM MENU
<MAIN MENU>
Turning off MLU-200 To turn off a MLU-200, push the POWER button when the <MAIN MENU> is displayed. Turning on MLU-200 with a battery pack already attached To turn on a MLU-200, push the POWER key.
<MAIN MENU> is displayed immediately. 7(GB) MAIN MENU MAIN MENU consists of the following menus. 1. HEADER DISPLAY 2. LOCATION DISPLAY 3. CUE DATA DISPLAY 4. SEARCH 5. REMOTE (Not available now) 6. SYSTEM MENU (Not available now) Details for each menu are as follows. HEADER DISPLAY menu In this menu, it is possible to read the header data of a memory label. ID (cassette ID) : 20 characters of ASCII DBK (Data Base Key) : 20 characters of ASCII TTL (TiTLe) : 24 characters of ASCII ADM (ADMinistrator) : 16 characters of ASCII UPD (UPDated date) : yyyy(year)/mm(month)/
dd(data) SNO (Serial NO.) : 7 digits MDL (MoDeL name) : 12 characters of ASCII THR (number of THReading) : 0 to 32767 Reading the header data of a memory label 1 Display the HEADER DISPLAY menu. 2 Position the data transfer area of the MLU-200 over a memory label. Note With this menu, the only header information is read. 3 Press the ACCESS key. Displaying the HEADER DISPLAY menu LOCATION DISPLAY menu The HEADER DISPLAY menu is displayed with either of the following procedures. In this menu, it is possible to read the location data of a memory label. In the <MAIN MENU>, move the cursor to HEADER DISPLAY with turning the jog dial, and click the jog dial or press the In the <MAIN MENU>, press the numerical key 1. key. ID:Cassette ID DBK:Data base key TTL:Title ADM:Administrator UPD:yyyy/mm/dd SNO:1234567 MDL:Model name THR:Thread HEADER DISPLAY menu 8(GB) Displaying the LOCATION DISPLAY menu The LOCATION DISPLAY menu is displayed with either of the following procedures. In the <MAIN MENU>, move the cursor to LOCATION DISPLAY with turning the jog dial, and click the jog dial or press the In the <MAIN MENU>, press the numerical key 2. key. FLOOR NO.: 123 SHELF NO.: 785156 STEP NO.: 456 POSITION: 7890 LOCATION DISPLAY menu FLOOR NO. : 3 characters of ASCII to identify No. of the floor where the cassette tape with the memory label is stocked SHELF NO. : 6 characters of ASCII to identify No. of the shelf where the cassette tape with the memory label is stocked. STEP NO. : 3 characters of ASCII to identify No. of the step where the cassette tape with the memory label is stocked. POSITION: 4 characters of ASCII to identify the position where the cassette tape with the memory label is stocked. Reading the location data of a memory label 1 Display the LOCATION DISPLAY menu. 2 Position the data transfer area of the MLU-200 over a memory label. 3 Press the ACCESS key. Editing the location data To edit the location data which is read in the LOCATION DISPLAY menu, follow the procedure below. 1 Press the BS key. The cursor appears. 2 Turn the jog dial to move the cursor to the item to be edited. 3 Click the jog dial or press the 4 Change the data. key. To change the data Press the numerical keys. To input the alphabet Press the SF key, then press the alphabetical keys. To delete the character Press the BS key. The character on the cursor is deleted. To restore the data Press the CL key. 5 Click the jog dial or press the 6 Press the CL key. key. The cursor disappears. 7 Press the ACCESS key with positioning the data transfer area of the MLU-200 over a memory label. The edited data is written. Displaying the contents of the HEADER DISPLAY menu To display the contents of the HEADER DISPLAY menu, press the BS key. 9(GB) MAIN MENU CUE DATA DISPLAY menu In this menu, it is possible to read the CUE data of a memory label and edit it. Displaying the CUE DATA DISPLAY menu The CUE DATA DISPLAY menu is displayed with either of the following procedures. In the <MAIN MENU>, move the cursor to CUE DATA DISPLAY with turning the jog dial, and click the jog dial or press the In the <MAIN MENU>, press the numerical key 3. key. 10(GB) No. SCN CUT TAK 000: A01 ABC1 001 001: A01 ABC1 002 002: A01 ABC1 003 nnn: n01 zzz1 000 Scroll in the left direction Scroll in the right direction ST CUE POINT IN POINT NG 00:00:00:00 --:--:--:--
KP 00:01:53:12 --:--:--:--
OK 00:05:20:20 --:--:--:--
00:20:17:09 --:--:--:--
Scroll in the left direction Scroll in the right direction OUT POINT COMMENT ABCDEFGH
IJKLMNOP
12345678
END CUE DATA DISPLAY menu No. : 3 digits (continuous number) SCN : 3 characters of ASCII to identify the scene CUT : 4 characters of ASCII to identify the cut TAK : 3 characters of ASCII for the take number ST : Status code NG : No Good KP : KeeP OK : Good COMMENT : 24 characters of ASCII for the comment With this menu, key function is as follows;
To scroll in the left direction : Press the F1 key. To scroll in the right direction : Press the F2 key. To move to the right end : Press the SF and F1 key. To move to the left end : Press the SF and F2 key. To confirm the details of the CUE data : Click the jog dial or press the key. To display the HEADER DISPLAY menu :
Press the BS key. Reading the CUE data of the memory label 1 Display the CUE DATA DISPLAY menu. 2 Position the data transfer area of the MLU-200 over a memory label. 3 Press the ACCESS key. Editing the CUE data To edit the CUE data which is read in the CUE DATA DISPLAY menu, follow the procedure below. 1 Turn the jog dial to move the cursor to the CUE data to be edited in the CUE DATA DISPLAY menu. 2 Click the jog dial or press the key. nnn:comment scn CUE 00:00:00:00 cut IN --:--:--:--
taks OUT --:--:--:--
nnn : 3 digits (continuous number) comment : 80 characters of ASCII for the comment scn : 3 characters of ASCII to identify the scene cut : 4 characters of ASCII to identify the cut tak : 3 characters of ASCII for the take number s : Status code N : No good K : Keep O : Good 3 Press the BS key. The cursor appears. 4 Turn the jog dial to move the cursor to the item to be edited. 5 Click the jog dial or press the 6 Change the data. key. To change the data Press the numerical keys.
(Continued) 11(GB) MAIN MENU To input the alphabet Press the SF key, then press the alphabetical keys. To delete the character Press the BS key. The character on the cursor is deleted.
<SEARCH>
START:nn COUNT:nn DATA:abcdefghijklmn To restore the data Press the CL key. 7 Click the jog dial or press the 8 Press the CL key. key. The cursor disappears. 9 Press the CL key. The CUE DATA DISPLAY menu is displayed. 10 Press the ACCESS key with positioning the data transfer area of the MLU-200 over a memory label. The edited data is written. Displaying the contents of the HEADER DISPLAY menu To display the contents of the HEADER DISPLAY menu, press the BS key. SEARCH menu In this menu, it is possible to search a memory label. Displaying the SEARCH menu The SEARCH menu is displayed with either of the following procedures. In the <MAIN MENU>, move the cursor to SEARCH with turning the jog dial, and click the jog dial or press the In the <MAIN MENU>, press the numerical key 4. key. 12(GB) SEARCH menu START : Number of the sector where the detection is started COUNT : Number of sectors to be searched DATA : Data to be searched Searching the data 1 Display the SEARCH menu. 2 Turn the jog dial to move the cursor to the item to be input. 3 Click the jog dial or press the 4 Input the key data. key. To input the data Press the numerical keys. To input the alphabet Press the SF key, then press the alphabetical keys. To delete the character Press the BS key. The character on the cursor is deleted. To restore the data Press the CL key. 5 Position the data transfer area of the MLU-200 over a memory labels while pressing the ACCESS key. When the memory label which matches the key data for searching is found, the buzzer sounds. Specifications General Transmission rate 105.9 kbps Transmission frequency 13.56 MHz Transmission range 0 to 20 mm Power supply voltage Mass Current Operating temperature DC 3.6V 10%
230 g 500 mA max. External dimensions 5 C to 40 C (41F to 104F) 1 8
1 9 1 1/8 4 1/8 POWER F1 F2 ACCESS CL BS SF ABC 7 DEF 8 GHI 9 JKL 4 STU 1 MNO 5 PQR 6 VWX 2 YZ-
3 0 HANDY READER/WRITER MLU-200 1/4 External dimensions (Unit : inch) Supplied accessories Operation Manual (1) Shoulder strap(1) Optional accessories MSA-4A/8A/16A/32A Memory stick NP-FS11 Rechargable battery pack Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Printed on recycled paper 13(GB) The material contained in this manual consists of information that is the property of Sony Corporation and is intended solely for use by the purchasers of the equipment described in this manual. Sony Corporation expressly prohibits the duplication of any portion of this manual or the use thereof for any purpose other than the operation or maintenance of the equipment described in this manual without the express written permission of Sony Corporation. Le matriel contenu dans ce manuel consiste en informations qui sont la proprit de Sony Corporation et sont destines exclusivement lusage des acqureurs de lquipement dcrit dans ce manuel. Sony Corporation interdit formellement la copie de quelque partie que ce soit de ce manuel ou son emploi pour tout autre but que des oprations ou entretiens de lquipement moins dune permission crite de Sony Corporation. Das in dieser Anleitung enthaltene Material besteht aus Informationen, die Eigentum der Sony Corporation sind, und ausschlielich zum Gebrauch durch den Kufer der in dieser Anleitung beschriebenen Ausrstung bestimmt sind. Die Sony Corporation untersagt ausdrcklich die Vervielfltigung jeglicher Teile dieser Anleitung oder den Gebrauch derselben fr irgendeinen anderen Zweck als die Bedienung oder Wartung der in dieser Anleitung beschriebenen Ausrstung ohne ausdrckliche schriftliche Erlaubnis der Sony Corporation. 3 IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY CORPORATION BE LIALBLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF THIS PRODUCT. Sony Corporation Communication System Solutions Network Company MLU-200 (J, SYV, 3-203-401-02 (1)
) Printed in Japan 2000. 12. 00 1999