HHB comm CDR-882 user manual Record multiple tracks, Synchronised Recording, Record one track

Basic Operation

Recording		Close Track). If you wish to sync record additional tracks,
	6.	Press STOP to end the recording (the display will show
In the CDR-882, CD recording may be carried out in either drive.		press SYNC RECORD again; the process will repeat from
		Step 3.
To record a single CD from an external source, insert a blank	7.	Note that if the disc becomes full, no further recording is
CD-R or CD-RW into a drive, selecting that drive if necessary		possible and recording will stop.
with the DRIVE SELECT button. Ensure that the input being used
is that selected by I/P SELECT. The MONITOR button may be	Record multiple tracks
used to audition the input signal.
	To sync-record multiple tracks from an external source:
• Analogue inputs: using the bargraph meters, set the	1.	Set the Record Sync option in the Record submenu to Rec
record level with the Analog Rec Level control
		Start/Stop + Track.
• Digital inputs: additional record level adjustment is
available via the menu system (see page 29)	2.	Set the Track ID trigger to be either S/PDIF subcode or
Pressing RECORD will initialize the drive, with the display reading		Audio Threshold as described above. Note that the Track
		ID trigger source can be different from the selected Start
Rec Setup while this is taking place. The drive will then enter
RECORD PAUSE mode, with the PLAY/PAUSE button flashing.		Trigger.
The record process is then started by pressing PLAY/PAUSE.	3.	Press SYNC RECORD. After a short setup period, the
Synchronised Recording		recorder will enter RECORD PAUSE, and wait for a Start
		Trigger. The display will show Sync-All, or Sync-Fif Auto-
Using the SYNC RECORD button, it is possible to synchronise		Finalise is enabled (see below).
the start of a recording to an external trigger.	4.	On receipt of a trigger, the CDR-882 will start recording.
The source of the Start Trigger is selected via the menu system,	5.	On receipt of a second and subsequent triggers, a new
at Record > S/PDIF-i/p REC Start Trigger. With S/PDIF
		track will be created, the track number shown on the
subcode selected, a DAT or MD Start ID, or a CD track PQ
		display will increment by one and the track time will reset to
code in the S/PDIF input bitstream will provide the trigger. This
		00:00.
setting can only be used with an S/PDIF input.
With Audio Threshold selected, the trigger is generated by the	6.	The recording will re-enter RECORD PAUSE if either of the
		following conditions is detected:
audio level rising above a threshold also set in the menu system,
at Record > Audio Threshold. This setting must be selected for		a) A period of digital silence lasting 5 seconds.
all inputs other than S/PDIF (and is optional with S/PDIF).
Track ID Triggers cause a new track to be created on the disc.		b) The audio input level drops below the audio threshold for
		5 seconds (when Audio Threshold is set as the selected
Their source is defined in a similar way to Start Triggers, at
		Track ID trigger source).
Record > Auto Track ID Trigger; in addition to S/PDIF subcode
and Audio Threshold, there is a third option, Time Interval.	7.	Note that if the recorder detects a subsequent external
Synchronised Recording may be used to record just one track,		trigger, the recording will re-start, with a new track being
		created.
or multiple tracks.
Note that it is possible to override Synchronised Recording by	8.	If S/PDIF subcode is set as the Track ID Trigger source,
		the recording will end and the drive will enter STOP mode
pressing PLAY/PAUSE at any time.
		on receipt of a CD End PQ code. Finalisation will then start
Record one track		immediately if Auto-Finaliseis set to On (see below)
	9.	Press STOP to end the recording manually.
To sync-record just one track at a time from an external source:
1. Set the Record Sync option in the Record submenu to Rec	10.	Note that if the disc is full, no further recording is possible
		and recording will STOP.
Start/Stop.
2. Ensure that the S/PDIF-i/p REC Start Trigger option is set
according to the input being used, as described above.
3. Press the SYNC RECORD button. After a short setup
period, the recorder will enter RECORD PAUSE mode, and
wait for a Start Trigger of the type selected. The display will
show Sync-1.
4. On receipt of a trigger, the CDR-882 will start recording.
5. On receipt of a second trigger, the recording will enter
RECORD PAUSE mode. This second trigger may be another
DAT/MD Start ID, a CD track or End PQ code or 5 seconds
of digital silence (in the case of S/PDIF subcode), or, if
Audio Threshold was set, the input signal level dropping
below the preset threshold for 5 seconds.

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