About Sub Codes

Advanced Playback Operations

Fade-in/Fade-out Playback (Fader) (PCM-R700 only)

You can use the fader to fade-in the beginning of playback or fade-out the end of Playback. It’s useful when you want to record from DAT.

You can specify the fade-in and fade-out durations of 0.5 to 9.5 seconds through the menu settings.

For details, see “FADE IN” and “FADE OUT” on page 25.

INPUT

ANALOG

DIGITAL

MODE

ANALOG INPUT

POWER

UNBALANCE

BALANCE

COUNTER RESET

¯ ON

¿ OFF

REC MODE

STANDARD

LONG

REMOTE

MARGIN RESET

WIRED OFF WIRELESS

48k

44.1k

OFF

SBM

KEY PROTECT

SHUTTLE

DATA

OFF

AMS

REW

REC MUTE

REC LEVEL

)

CH-1(L)

•

PHONE LEVEL

•

START ID

INPUT

OPEN/CLOSE

STOP

PLAY

PAUSE

REC

•

AUTO

REHEARSAL

WRITE

ERASE

MONITOR

REPEAT

LOCATE

SET

•

(

MIN•

MAX

SKIP ID

CH-2(R)

•

PHONES

RENUMBER REHEARSAL

WRITE

ERASE

FADER

SKIP PLAY

MARK

•

0•

FADER

Fading in

Press FADER while the deck is in play pause mode. “FADE IN” appears in the display and the time display counts backward to “0.0s” as the fade-in takes place.

Fading out

Press FADER during playback.

“FADE OUT” appears in the display and the time display counts backward to “0.0s” as the fade-out takes place. After fading out, the deck automatically enters play pause mode.

Note

Your deck has a digital fader that is capable of fading in or out in 256 steps. Switching noise, however, may occur during playback of low-level or single-frequency signals.

If this happens, use a fader on a component, such as a mixer, connected to the deck.

WritingAdvancedSub CodesPlayback Operations

In the DAT format, control codes, or sub codes, such as start IDs, skip IDs, and end ID can be recorded on the tape with the audio signal. Since sub codes are written on the tape separately from the audio signal, they have no effect on the audio signal.

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DI tratS
DI tratS		DI pikS		DI tratS		DI dnE
						DI dnE

Start IDs

Start IDs indicate the start of a track, and therefore allow you to locate the position of a track precisely. The start IDs are 9 seconds in length (18 seconds in long-play mode) to enable easy detection during fast- forwarding or rewinding.

Program numbers

Program numbers serve as track numbers. Occupying the same position as start IDs, a program numbers allow you to locate specific tracks or play tracks in a specific order.

Skip IDs

Skip IDs indicate tracks or recorded portions that are to be skipped while playing. Skip IDs are 1 second in length (2 seconds in long-play mode).

End ID (when the optional remote is used)

An end ID indicates the end of a recording. An end ID is 9 seconds in length (18 seconds in long-play mode). When an end ID is detected during playback, playback stops and the deck rewinds the tape to its beginning. If an end ID is detected during fast-forwarding, the tape stops at that point and deck becomes ready for recording from that point.

You can write and erase an end ID only with the optional remote RM-D750. For details, see “Writing and Erasing an End ID” on page 27.

Notes

•The OPEN/CLOSE 6, STOP p and PAUSE P buttons do not work during the writing or erasing of sub codes.

•Writing and erasing of sub codes and renumbering of program numbers are impossible if the record-protect hole on the DAT cassette is open (see page 11).

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Sony PCM-R500 manual About Sub Codes, Fade-in/Fade-out Playback Fader PCM-R700 only