Sony DTC-A6 operating instructions Setting the Recording Mode, 10EN

Recording Operations

If the level exceeds 0 dB

The segments under “OVER” light up, and “0.0 dB” flashes in the display. If these segments light steadily, sound distortion may occur. To avoid this, keep the recording level between –12 dB and 0 dB.

To reset the margin indication

Press MARGIN RESET. The margin indication changes to “- - dB”.

4Stop playing the program source.

5To start recording, press PAUSE P or PLAY (, then start playing the program source.

Locating the End of the Recorded Portion (End Search)

End Search detects a blank section longer than 9 seconds, then automatically rewinds the tape to the end of the recorded portion, then stops.

Use End Search to start recording from the end of the recorded portion without creating a blank section on the tape.

REC LEVEL

L

R

MARGIN

START ID

4

5

6

RESET

AUTO

RENUMBER

REHEARSAL

3

7

g

2

8

WRITE

ERASE

1

9

0

10

TIMER

PREVIOUS

NEXT

REW

FF

MODE

RESET

=

+

0

)

REC

OFF PLAY

AMS

INPUT

REC MODE

SBM

PHONES

PHONE LEVEL

STANDARD

POWER

STOP

PLAY

PAUSE

REC MUTE

REC

OPEN/CLOSE

ANALOG

48 kHz

ON

p

(

P

R

r

¤

OPTICAL

44.1kHz

OFF

COAXIAL

LONG

0

10

REW 0 / FF )

1With the deck stopped, press REW 0 to rewind the tape to the beginning .

Setting the Recording Mode

You can select either of two recording modes— standard or long—in the following cases.

•When recording an analog input signal with the INPUT switch set to ANALOG

•When recording a digital input signal with a sampling frequency of 32 kHz with the INPUT switch set to OPTICAL or COAXIAL.

REC LEVEL L R

					MARGIN		START ID			5
					RESET	AUTO	RENUMBER REHEARSAL		4	6
									3	7
					g				2	8
						WRITE	ERASE		1	9
									0	10
TIMER	PREVIOUS	NEXT	REW	FF	MODE RESET
	=	+	0	)
REC OFF PLAY	AMS					INPUT	REC MODE	SBM	PHONES	PHONE LEVEL

								STANDARD
POWER	STOP	PLAY	PAUSE	REC MUTE	REC	OPEN/CLOSE	ANALOG	48 kHz	ON
	p	(	P	R	r	¤	OPTICAL	44.1kHz	OFF
							COAXIAL	LONG
									0	10

REC MODE

Set REC MODE to select the recording mode. The following table shows the selectable recording modes and corresponding REC MODE position and sampling frequency for various input signals.

Input signal	REC MODE	Recording mode
	position
Analog	STANDARD	Standard play
	(48 kHz)	(48 kHz)
	STANDARD	Standard play
	(44.1 kHz)	(44.1 kHz)
	LONG	Long play (32 kHz)
Digital (32 kHz)	STANDARD
	(48 kHz)	Standard play
	STANDARD	(32 kHz)
	(44.1 kHz)
	LONG	Long play (32 kHz)

2Press FF ).

The deck locates the end of the recorded portion, then stops.

The deck stops at the beginning of any blank section that is 9 seconds or longer, or fast-forwards to the end of the tape if the tape is blank.

zIf you press the REC r button while in a blank section

The deck automatically rewinds the tape to the beginning of the blank section and changes to recording pause. “BLANK” and “WAIT” appear in the display while the deck is searching for the beginning of the blank section.

Notes

•End Search does not operate if you press the FF ) button while in a blank section.

•If the tape is blank, the deck merely fast-forwards to the end of the tape.

Digital (44.1 kHz)	STANDARD
	(48 kHz)	Standard play
		(44.1 kHz)
	STANDARD
		(Standard play
	(44.1 kHz)
		only)
	LONG
Digital (48 kHz)	STANDARD	Standard play
	(48 kHz)
		(48 kHz)
	STANDARD
		(Standard play
	(44.1 kHz)
		only)
	LONG

The recording time in long-play mode (the REC MODE switch set to LONG) is twice as long as standard-play mode.

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