Philips CDR820/17 manual Microphone recording Analog or digital recording

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Internal recording

External recording

Microphone recording

Analog or digital recording

1Make sure the CDR(W) is absolutely free of scratches and dust particles and insert it into the CD recorder tray.

2Set LEVEL to the minimum to prevent acoustic feedback (e.g. loud howling sound) before you connect the microphone.

3Connect a microphone to MIC.

4Select the required disc by pressing CD1, CD2 or CD3.

5Press RECORD to enter the recording mode.

6Rotate the ¡ EASY JOG ™ control to select CD Mix Mic.

7Press YES to confirm.

➜Preparing, Rec and the tracknumber are displayed.

8Rotate the ¡ EASY JOG ™ control to select the required track.

9Press YES to start playback and recording.

➜The selected track will be mixed to the microphone input.

➜The arrow lights, RECORD IN PROGRESS is shown, recording starts and the actual recording time left starts to count down.

Note: It is not possible to mix and record with a copy protected track.

10Press STOP 9 to stop recording.

0The recording level for the microphone input can be set with LEVEL.

0To perform microphone recording only see “Microphone recording” of chapter “External recording”.

Note:The set is standard adjusted for a mono microphone. If you wish to use a stereo microphone, press AUX for more than 5 seconds.The set will display MONO ?. Press NO to select STEREO or YES to select MONO. Stereo Mic or Mono Mic will be displayed.

When making recordings from an external source, we recommend to do analog recording only if digital recording is not possible. Digital recording will usually result in better sound quality.

See chapter “Connections” to see which connections are required.

If a digital source is selected:

➜In case no digital signal is received, the input label (DIG or OPT) starts flashing and No Signal is displayed.

0Press DISPLAY to display the input sample rate (SRC XX, X KHZ).

➜Bit Perfect is displayed when an exact CD standard signal is received which can be recorded with Direct Line Recording.

Automatic track increment for analog sources

BRIGHTNESS TRACK INCR.

CD TEXT

ABCDEFGHI

1 2 3

When digitally recording from a CD player/changer (internal or external) track increments are automatically taken over from the source. When recording from analog sources (AUX Analog), track increment is done, based on silences (pauses) in the source material. Select one of the following settings with the TRACK INCR(ement) key on the remote control:

➜CD/DVD: when recording from CD, DAT, DCC or DVD;

➜Tape/Tuner: when recording from a cassette deck or tuner;

➜Turntable: when recording from a record player,

➜Manual: switches the function off;

Default setting is Tape/Tuner.

Notes:

Auto track increment is dependant on the quality of the source material and therefore not always possible.

Track numbers can always be incremented manually by pressing TRACK INCR(ement) on the remote control during recording.The minimum track length is 4 seconds.

Track numbers cannot be changed after recording.

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Contents Audio CD Recorder / 3 CD Changer For Customer Use Dear Philips product ownerFrançais CanadaEnglish Important Safety Instructions To GET Warranty Service in Canada What is COVERED?What is EXCLUDED? Where is Service AVAILABLE?Table of contents General information Disc handling MaintenanceSome words about MP3 General ControlsControls CD recorder CD changerPlaylist DisplayDisplay indications StepConnections general Setup recommendationsConnections ConnectionsDirect digital optical connection Direct digital coaxial connectionType plate is located on the rear of the set InstallationPower supply Demo modeRemote control commands Remote controlInserting batteries in the remote control MP3 discs only Loading discsLoading discs PlayingTrack selection and searching PlayingShuffle and repeat CDtext display Clearing a program ProgrammingProgramming track numbers Changing a programDirect Line Recording DLR Adjusting the record levelAbout recording Basic informationRecording a single track during playback Internal recordingSelecting the recording speed Recording an entire CD Recording a single trackIf an A-B edit is available see A-B Editing Recording a programIf CD changer is selected If a program is availableIf a digital source is selected Microphone recording Analog or digital recordingAutomatic track increment for analog sources If an analog source is selected External recordingRecording with automatic start Recording with automatic start from an external sourceIf Mic Only is selected Microphone recording Finalizing CDR & Cdrw discsIf AUX Mix Mic is selected Erasing an entire Cdrw Unfinalizing, erasingUnfinalizing Cdrw discs Erasing from a Cdrw discIf you want to substitute the character Special featuresText edit on CD recorder only If you want to delete the characterClearing the A-B edit EditingOn CD changer only Edit only Operating the recorder via your PC keyboardTroubleshooting

CDR820/17 specifications

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