USER GUIDE | E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S |
TO MAKE A CUSTOM CD RECORDING
The custom recording option lets you choose which tracks to record, the sound quality of the recording, and allows you to enter album information.
To make a custom recording:
•Choose 
Custom from the “Please select Auto or Custom record” screen.
A series of screens allow you to specify each of the recording options.
Tracks
The tracks menu lets you specify which tracks you want to record:
Initially all tracks are selected, as indicated by a ✔ in front of the track number.
•Press ✔Select key to unselect or select the highlighted track.
• Press ^ or | ^ | to step between tracks. |
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•Press ✖ None/All to unselect or select all of the tracks respectively.
When you have specified which tracks you want to record:
• Press 
Next.
RECORDING QUALITY
The VIA!dj allows you to record your CDs at compression rates. As shown in the table below, the higher quality options use more space in your VIA!dj’s hard drive. Refer to the table below:
One of the unique features of the VIA!dj is its 192Kb/s Variable Bit Rate (VBR) recording option. At this setting, the VIA!dj actually analyzes the content of the music being recorded and adjusts the sampling rate according to the detail and nuances of particular passages. This gives you a
NOTE: When recording a CD, the initial transfer of data is uncompressed. The actual compression of the data
(at whatever Recording Quality option you have selected) takes place only when the VIA!dj is not playing music. This is important to know as, if you attempting to record multiple CDs, you may receive a message saying that there is not enough space on the hard drive to continue recording. If this occurs, you will need to let the VIA!dj ‘stand’ for a period of time while it compresses the recorded data and frees up hard disc space. If recording multiple CDs, we suggest that you do your record- ing in the evening and letting the VIA!dj compress the data overnight.
The Record Quality menu allows you to specify the recording quality:
• Use the ^ or | ^ | keys to choose between Maximum (no |
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compression used) or one of the MP3 compression options.
In each case the display shows the total remaining recording time available at the specified recording quality.
• Press ✔Select to confirm your selection.
| SETTING | RECORDING | APPROX. TOTAL | APPROX. SIZE | APPROX. | ||
| (KILOBYTES | QUALITY | HOURS OF | OF CD FILE | TOTAL CAPACITY | ||
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| RECORDING | AS COMPARED | AS COMPARED | ||
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| 128Kb/s | Good | 2,600 hrs. | 1/10 | 10x | ||
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| 192Kb/s (VBR) | High | 1,750 hrs. | 1/6 | 6X | ||
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| 320Kb/s | Very high | 500 hrs. | 1/4 | 4X | ||
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| Uncompressed | Best | 240 hrs. | — | — | ||
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