BASIC RECORDING

RECORDING

BASIC RECORDING

This section explains how to record from the tuner, CD player, or external equipment.

Digital input from external equipment cannot be recorded.

Preparation

Use Type I (normal) and Type II (high/CrO2) tapes for recording.

Set the tape to the point where recording will start.

1Insert the tape to be recorded on into deck 2.

Insert the tape with the side to be recorded on first facing out from the unit.

To stop recording, press s.

 

PLAYING

 

 

To pause recording, press a. (Applicable when the source is

 

TUNER, VIDEO1/DVD/AUX or VIDEO2/LD/MD)

To resume

 

recording, press it again.

 

 

To start recording with the remote control

 

CD

First press qREC/REC MUTE, and then press c/dwithin

 

2 seconds.

 

RECORDING

NOTE

 

Sound adjustment during recording

 

 

The VOLUME control has no effect on recording, while the BBE affects recording.

When recording an externally connected source via the VIDEO1/ DVD/AUX or the VIDEO2/LD/MD jacks, “OVERLOAD” lights up continuously on the display if the input level is too high. In this case, stop recording and adjust the input level until “OVERLOAD” lights intermittently (page 32).

INSERTING BLANK SPACES

Insertion of 4-second blank spaces enables you to activate the Music Sensor function. (Applicable when the source is TUNER/ BAND, VIDEO1/DVD/AUX or VIDEO2/LD/MD.)

1Press w REC/REC MUTE during recording or while in recording pause mode.

4on the display flashes for 4 seconds and 4-second blank space is made. Then, the deck enters the recording pause mode.

2Press a to resume recording.

To insert a blank space of less than 4 seconds, press w En REC/REC MUTE again while 4 is flashing.

To insert blank spaces of more than 4 seconds, after the deck enters recording pause mode, press wREC/REC MUTE again. Each time the button is pressed, a 4-second blank space is added.

2Press REV MODE to select the reverse mode.

To record on one side only, select p.

To record on both sides, select [ or ].

3Press function (TUNER/BAND, VIDEO1/DVD/AUX, CD or VIDEO2/LD/MD) and prepare the source to

be recorded.

To record from a CD, press CD and load the disc(s).

To record from a radio broadcast, press TUNER/BAND and

tune in to a station.

To record from a connected source, press VIDEO1/DVD/ AUX or VIDEO2/LD/MD.

4Press w REC/REC MUTE to start recording.

When recording from a connected source, start playback of the source.

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When the selected function is CD, playback and recording start simultaneously.

NOTE

“Can’t REC” is displayed if you attempt to record on a tape with the plastic tabs broken off.

To erase a recording

Make sure the microphone is not connected to this unit. Set the microphone volume and the echo level to OFF (page 25).

1Insert the tape to be erased into deck 2 and press TAPE/ DECK 1/2 to display “TP 2”.

2Set the tape to the point where the erasure is to be started.

3Set the reverse mode by pressing REV MODE.

4Press w REC/REC MUTE to start the erasure.

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