Al EDIT RECORDING

The Al edit function enables CD recording without worrying about tape length and track length. When a CD is inserted, the unit automatically calculates track lengths. If necessary, the order of tracks is rearranged so that no track is cut short.

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1Insert the tape to be recorded on into deck 1, and wind up to the beginning of the front side.

Press the W= button to open the cassette holder and insert the tape with the exposed side down. Press the TAPE button, and wind up the tape with the <+ button.

2Press the CD button.3Load discs onto the trays.

4While pressing the SHIFT button, press the EDIT /CHECK button on the remote control.

“AIEDIT” is surrounded by red in the display.

5Select a disc by pressing one of the DISC DIRECT PLAY buttons.

If only one disc is inserted, skip this step.

6Press the numeric buttons on the remote control to designate the tape length.

10 to 99 minutes can be specified.

Example: When using a 46-minute tape, press the 4 and 6 buttons.

In a few seconds, the microcomputer decides the tracks to be recorded on each side of the tape.

Tape length

Remaining

time

Programmed

of recording

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track numbers

Tape side

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Number of

 

A:First recording side programmed

B:Second recording side tracks

7 Press the button on deck 1 first to start recording on the first side.

CD play and recording of edited tracks for the first side start simultaneously. When the end of the tape is reached, deck 1 enters the recording stop mode. After entering the recording stop mode, go to step 8.

8 Press the EDIT/CHECK button on the remote control while pressing the SHIFT button to prepare for the second recording.

9 Turn over the tape in deck 1 and press the o button to start recording on the second side.

To stop recording in the middle

Press the W& button on deck 1.

Deck operation and CD play stop simultaneously.

To clear the editing contents

Press the CLEAR button for CD twice in the stop mode so that the red line surrounding “AlEDIT in the display goes out, or press the ~ OPEN/CLOSE button for CD.

To check the editing contents

Before recording, press the EDIT/CHECK button on the remote control while pressing the SHIFT button.

Each time it is pressed, the contents of each side of the tape are displayed in turn.

To check the order of the programmed track numbers

Before recording, press the > UP or <~ DOWN button for CD repeatedly.

Each time it is pressed, the track number and programmed number are displayed in order,

Order of the tracks

Programmed track

to be played

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To add tracks to the edited contents

If the remaining time is enough to record some tracks in step 6, you can add tracks from other discs in the compartment before recording starts.

1 Press the EDIT/CHECK button while pressing the SHIFT button to select side A or B.

2Press one of the DISC DIRECT PLAY buttons to select a disc,

3Press the numeric buttons to select tracks,

If the playing time of a selected track is longer than the tape remaining time, it is not added,

4Repeat steps 2 and 3 for adding more tracks.

Time on cassette tapes and editing time

The actual cassette recording time is usually a little longer than the specified recording time printed on the label. This unit can program tracks to use the extra time. When the total recording time is a little longer than the tape’s specified recording time after editing, the display shows the extra time (without a minus mark), instead of the time remaining on the tape (with the minus mark).

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The edit function cannot be used with discs containing 31 tracks or more.

Recording is inhibited if the erasure prevention tab on either side of the tape is broken off.

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