Sima Products 120 user manual Setting the Recording Compression Rate, Re-formatting the Hard Drive

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Advanced Features

Setting the Recording Compression Rate

You can set the compression rate for recording CDs and line-in feeds to the IM-120 by following the instructions below.

Main Menu

Line-In

SM Card

System

•Use the Up/Down arrows to select System from the Main

▲menu.

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

System Config

Voice Prompt

Capacity

Version Number

Record Setting

Format HDD

Compress Bit Rate

CD Recording 128 kbps

Line-in Recording CD Quality

•Press the Down arrow to select Record Setting

•Press the Up/Down arrows to select either CD Recording or Line-in Recording.

•Press the Right arrow (►) to toggle between the three settings - 128 kbps, 320 kbps and CD quality - for each category.

•Press the Main button to exit and return to the main menu.

Re-formatting the Hard Drive

Important Warning: If you re-format the hard drive, all your recorded music will be erased. Once erased, it cannot be recovered.

Main Menu

Line-In	▲	• Use the Up/Down arrows to select System in the Main menu.
SM Card
System

System Config

Voice Prompt

Capacity

Version Number

Record Setting

Format HDD

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

•Use the Down arrow to select Format HDD

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Contents Sima I-Mix Model IM-120 User’s Manual Sima Products Corporation Table of Contents Using the SmartMediatm card Changing the system settings How DoUsing the I-mix with my computer How Do Using the Remote Control RMTroubleshooting Before Using Safety Instructions Safety Check listFCC Rules & Warning MaintenanceAccessories Included Legal WarningSpecifications Model IM-120 InformationWelcome to the I-MIX Digital Audio Recorder Maximum capacities for versionFront Panel Diagram Names and Functions Button Logo FunctionRM-12 Remote Control Names and Functions Button # Logo FunctionRM-12 direction buttons RM-12 Program ButtonsAC power cord Using standard RCA pin-type connectorsPowering up Connecting the I-Mix to your PCUsing the RM-12 Folder Abbey Road Selected Backstreet Boys SupernaturalMastering the basics Getting StartedPlay the Introduction Using the front panel controls Play the Introduction Using the remote control Press the Play/pause button to close Play a CD Using the Front panel controlsPress the Open button to open the CD tray CD tray and start playingPlay a CD Using the remote control Press the Record button to start recording Record a CD Using the front panel controlsDisplay will show a record symbol , the track number and a Compression rate will be displayed prior to recordingRecord a CD Using the remote control Naming a CD after recording Basic Functions CD Recognition HDD Album in the main menu Play from the Hard Drive Using the front panel controlsPress the Up/Down Arrow / to select Press the Play/Pause button to displayPlay from the Hard Drive Using the remote control Basic CD player functions How Do I record music Table of Contents for How Do I?How do I change the system settings How Do I find and play my musicRecord selected tracks from a CD? Recording How DoRecord a CD into the I-Mix? Record and listen at the same time?Record music from the I-Mix? Record a tape, record, or radio/TV feed into 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? Change the play mode to repeat a song? Play randomly? Using the Album or Artist menuRemove songs from a temporary Playlist? Organizing my music archive How DoCreate a temporary playlist? Create a permanent Playlist?Insert one or more songs into an existing Playlist? Change the name of a Playlist?Change the order of songs in a Playlist? Press the Save buttonChange or edit the name of a recorded song? Delete one song from an existing Playlist?Create a music genre category? Change or edit the name of a recorded album?Download a single song to a SmartMediatm card? Change or edit the name of a recorded artist ?Erase music from the I-Mix? Download more than one song to a SmartMediatm card?How Do I? Changing the system settings How Do Check the capacity and remaining space on the hard drive?Using 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 Play and Compress File CompressionCompress Set Compression Bit RateCopying and Storage Using the Search Mode Find and PlayIntelligent CD Recognition Naming a CD Before recordingTo identify a CD after recording To manually identify a CDMenu Use the Up/Down arrows / to select HDD AlbumPress the Right arrow once to enter the Album selection Use the Up/Down arrows / to select the desired albumPlaylists Creating a temporary playlist Editing a 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 Remote Control RM Using the three-step power buttonRM-12 is equipped with four sets of control buttons Control and program buttonsButton Layout on RM-12 Button Functions Display screen symbols System Settings Voice Prompt/MessagesChecking the Hard Drive Capacity Checking the version numbersRe-formatting the Hard Drive Setting the Recording Compression RateUse the Up/Down arrows to select System in the Main menu Press Y to proceed Troubleshooting Problem Possible Causes SuggestionsOpen tray and make sure