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Advanced Features

Music recorded at full CD quality sounds the best, while recording at 128 kbps may compromise the sound quality of some music, particularly for listeners with a critical ear and/or a high-end audio system. If you are unsure which compression rate to use, here’s a simple test you can do. Record the same song three times using a different compression rate each time. Listen carefully as you play the song back. Do you hear any difference? Typically a difference can be heard between music compressed at 128 and 320kbps. You may not hear a difference between music recorded at 320kbps and full CD quality.

Compression bit rate

Length of song

Approx. memory required

128 kbps

5 min.

5 Mb

 

 

 

320 kbps

5 min.

10 Mb

Full CD quality (1400 kbps)

5 min.

55 Mb

To change the compression bit rate in the Record menu:

•Use the Up/Down arrows (▲/▼) to select CD or Line In on the main menu.

•Press the Record button (●) on the remote control, then press the Down arrow (▼) button to select Compress Bit Rate. The setting is shown at the bottom of the display.

•Press the Right arrow (►) to cycle through the compression settings.

•Press once to select 320 kbps, press again to select Full CD Quality (1,400 kbps), press again to select 128 kbps.

•To exit without recording, press Main or Left arrow (◄) to return to the main menu.

To change the compression rate in the System menu:

•Use the Up/Down arrows (▲/▼) to select System in the main menu.

•Press the Right arrow (►) to enter the System menu.

•Press the Down arrow (▼) to select Record Setting.

•You have two choices displayed: CD Recording and Line-In Recording. Select the category of your choice.

•Press the Right arrow (►) to cycle through the three compression settings: 128 kbs, 320kbs and Full CD Quality. After selecting the rate you want:

•Press the Left arrow (◄) to return to System menu or Main button to return to the Main menu.

Copying and Storage

The I-Mix has been designed to comply with the Digital Recording Act of 1992 which regulates the copying and use of digital music files. The I-Mix will record /copy any original audio CD as well as any MP3 file which is not encoded as a copy. Any compressed music stored on the hard drive can be downloaded to a SmartMediatm card or copied via the unit’s analog or optical outputs. Music cannot be copied from the I-Mix to a PC. Some MP3 files may not be accepted by the I-Mix depending on how they were originally recorded or copied.

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Contents Sima I-Mix Model IM-120 User’s Manual Sima Products Corporation Table of Contents Using the Remote Control RM Changing the system settings How DoUsing the I-mix with my computer How Do Using the SmartMediatm cardTroubleshooting Safety Check list Before Using Safety InstructionsLegal Warning MaintenanceAccessories Included FCC Rules & WarningInformation Specifications Model IM-120Maximum capacities for version Welcome to the I-MIX Digital Audio RecorderButton Logo Function Front Panel Diagram Names and FunctionsButton # Logo Function RM-12 Remote Control Names and FunctionsRM-12 Program Buttons RM-12 direction buttonsConnecting the I-Mix to your PC Using standard RCA pin-type connectorsPowering up AC power cordFolder Abbey Road Selected Backstreet Boys Supernatural Using the RM-12Getting Started Mastering the basicsPlay the Introduction Using the front panel controls Play the Introduction Using the remote control CD tray and start playing Play a CD Using the Front panel controlsPress the Open button to open the CD tray Press the Play/pause button to closePlay a CD Using the remote control Compression rate will be displayed prior to recording Record a CD Using the front panel controlsDisplay will show a record symbol , the track number and a Press the Record button to start recordingRecord a CD Using the remote control Naming a CD after recording Basic Functions CD Recognition Press the Play/Pause button to display Play from the Hard Drive Using the front panel controlsPress the Up/Down Arrow / to select HDD Album in the main menuPlay from the Hard Drive Using the remote control Basic CD player functions How Do I find and play my music Table of Contents for How Do I?How do I change the system settings How Do I record musicRecord and listen at the same time? Recording How DoRecord a CD into the I-Mix? Record selected tracks from a CD?Record a tape, record, or radio/TV feed into the I-Mix? Record music from the I-Mix?To change the compression bit rate in the Record menu Record at a different compression rate?To change the compression rate in the System menu Specific album stored in the I-Mix? How Do I Find and PlaySpecific song that is stored in the I-Mix? Using the Album or Artist menu Change the play mode to repeat a song? Play randomly?Create a permanent Playlist? Organizing my music archive How DoCreate a temporary playlist? Remove songs from a temporary Playlist?Press the Save button Change the name of a Playlist?Change the order of songs in a Playlist? Insert one or more songs into an existing Playlist?Change or edit the name of a recorded album? Delete one song from an existing Playlist?Create a music genre category? Change or edit the name of a recorded song?Download more than one song to a SmartMediatm card? Change or edit the name of a recorded artist ?Erase music from the I-Mix? Download a single song to a SmartMediatm card?How Do I? Check the capacity and remaining space on the hard drive? Changing the system settings How DoUsing the I-mix with my computer How Do To use the Rapid Archive mode for recording a CD Advanced Features Recording ModesRapid Archive To enter the sleep mode after Rapid Archive recording Sleep ModeSleep Mode Compressing ... Press Power key to abort Set Compression Bit Rate File CompressionCompress Play and CompressCopying and Storage Find and Play Using the Search ModeNaming a CD Before recording Intelligent CD RecognitionTo manually identify a CD To identify a CD after recordingUse the Up/Down arrows / to select the desired album Use the Up/Down arrows / to select HDD AlbumPress the Right arrow once to enter the Album selection MenuPlaylists Editing a playlist Creating a temporary playlistTo View information on the SmartMediaTM card Using the SmartMediatm cardShowing the information of the SmartMediaTM card Downloading a single song to a SmartMediatm card? Formatting the SmartMediaTM cardI-Mix Downloading more than one song to a SmartMediatm card? Using the three-step power button Using the Remote Control RMRM-12 is equipped with four sets of control buttons Control and program buttonsButton Layout on RM-12 Button Functions Display screen symbols Voice Prompt/Messages System SettingsChecking the version numbers Checking the Hard Drive CapacityRe-formatting the Hard Drive Setting the Recording Compression RateUse the Up/Down arrows to select System in the Main menu Press Y to proceed Problem Possible Causes Suggestions TroubleshootingOpen tray and make sure
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