Quick Start Guide 
Quick Start Guide
This section is intended to get you going quickly with the CDR- 882’s most basic functions when you use it for the first time. It also tells you where to look in the manual to get additional information about many aspects of the
NOTE: The numbers following the various controls and connectors in the instructions below refer to the front and rear diagrams on page 12 and page 10 respectively.
Recording a CD from an analogue source
This describes the simplest method of recording a CD in Drive 1 from an analogue source, entering track markers manually.
1.Connect the analogue audio source to either the balanced inputs (XLRs [1]) or unbalanced inputs (phonos [2]).
2.Open Drive 1’s disc tray with the EJECT button [5], insert a blank
3.Press the I/P SELECT button [19] until the display shows Balanced or Unbal, depending which inputs you connected to in Step 1.
4.Connect a suitable pair of headphones to the front panel headphones socket [32], and press the PHONES SELECT button [29] so that the 1 LED above is illuminated.
5.Press the RECORD button [12]; the display will show Record Setup and then enter RECORD PAUSE mode (indicated by a steady red symbol in the RECORD button and a flashing green symbol in the PLAY/PAUSE button [8]). The green MONITOR LED (adjacent to [18]) will also be illuminated.
6.Play a sample of the source programme, and adjust the ANALOG REC LEVEL control [15] to obtain a meter indication that only causes the amber segments to illuminate on the loudest sections of the programme. If necessary, adjust the output level of the source device as well. Use the headphones to ensure that the sound is not clipping or otherwise distorting.
7.Stop the source and
8.To create a new track (at a suitable point in the programme), press the ID WRITE CUE button [22]. The track number will increment to 02.
9.The recording can be stopped by pressing the STOP button
[9].Further tracks may be added by repeating the above from Step 5.
10.When you have recorded all the tracks needed, press the FINALIZE button [26], and then press the ENTER button
[14]in answer to the question Finalize? to complete the record process. The disc may now be removed from the drive by pressing the EJECT button [5].
Recording a CD from a digital source
This describes the simplest method of recording a CD in Drive 1 from an digital source, entering track markers manually.
1.Connect the digital audio source to the AES/EBU (XLR [3]) or S/PDIF input (phono [4] or TOSlink [5]).
2.Open Drive 1’s disc tray with the EJECT button [5], insert a blank
3.Press the I/P SELECT button [19] until the display shows AES/EBU, Coax or Optical, depending which input you connected to in Step 1.
4.Connect a suitable pair of headphones to the front panel headphones socket [32], and press the PHONES SELECT button [29] so that the 1 LED above is illuminated.
5.Press the RECORD button [12]; the display will show Record Setup and then enter RECORD PAUSE mode (indicated by a steady red symbol in the RECORD button and a flashing green symbol in the PLAY/PAUSE button [8]). The green MONITOR LED (adjacent to [18]) will also be illuminated.
6.Play a sample of the source programme, and check the meter indication. It should only cause the amber segments to illuminate on the loudest sections of the programme.
If the level appears satisfactory, proceed to Step 8; if adjustment is required, go to Step 7 first. Use the headphones to ensure that the sound is not clipping or otherwise distorting.
7.The digital recording level may be adjusted by pressing the MENU button [16], selecting the Audio submenu (the first) with the AMS control [14], then selecting the Dig Input Level option (the first) in the submenu – press the ENTER button [14] to select at each menu level. The recording level can then be adjusted with the AMS control. Exit the menu system by pressing the MENU button three times.
8.Stop the source and
9.To create a new track (at a suitable point in the programme), press the ID WRITE CUE button [22]. The track number will increment to 02.
10.The recording can be stopped by pressing the STOP button
[9].Further tracks may be added by repeating the above from Step 5.
11.When you have recorded all the tracks needed, press the FINALIZE button [26], and then press the ENTER button
[14]in answer to the question Finalize? to complete the record process. The disc may now be removed from the drive by pressing the EJECT button [5].
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