HHB comm CDR-882 Recording Features, Single CD, Dual Disc Modes and functions, DiscSpan Mode

	Advanced Features & Operation
Recording Features	Sync Start/Stop and automatic track incrementing will operate
	as normal in DUALBURN mode if these functions are enabled.
Single CD	DUALBURN mode may be combined with MULTI-MACHINE
	OPERATION mode to enable two copies of programme material
The CDR-882’s basic recording operations are described on	greater than the duration of a single disc. In this case, the first
page page 24. While recording on one drive, it is possible	part of the programme is recorded on the two drives of the
to play another disc in the other drive and route that drive’s	Master machine, the remainder on the two drives of the Slave
output to the CDR-822’s main and/or headphone outputs. See	machine. This principle may be extended to more than machines
page 18.	if necessary. See page 42 for more information on Multi-
	Machine modes.
Dual Disc Modes and functions	DiscSpan Mode
By virtue of its Dual Drive record capability, the CDR-882
supports a number of useful operating modes not found on	DISCSPAN mode allows the recording of programme material of
single CD recorders, or indeed other dual-drive machines.	longer duration than would fit onto a single CD. Examples might
	be live concerts, rehearsals, seminars, speeches, conferences,
DualBurn Record	etc.
DUALBURN mode allows two discs – one in each drive – to be	It is selected with the front panel MODE button [25]. Note that
recorded simultaneously with the same programme material.	the button scrolls between three modes, SINGLE, DUALBURN
It is selected with the front panel MODE button [25]. Note that	and DISCSPAN.
the button scrolls between three modes, SINGLE, DUALBURN	In DISCSPAN mode, blank discs are loaded into both drives;
and DISCSPAN.	Record Start ID and Track ID options may be selected in the
Recording two CDs simultaneously in DUALBURN mode is	normal way, the CDR-882 placed into RECORD PAUSE mode,
	and then recording started either manually, or automatically with
essentially no different from recording a single CD; once blank	the SYNC REC function.
discs are loaded and DUALBURN mode selected, the RECORD
and PLAY/PAUSE buttons can be used in the normal way, both	As the first disc approaches its maximum capacity, recording is
drives responding to the commands.	transferred to the other drive, the first disc being automatically
Note that the DRIVE SELECT button still operates in DUALBURN	finalised and ejected, ready for removal. If the programme being
	recorded is longer than can be accommodated on two CDs, a
mode. This is not of relevance in RECORD mode, but the user	third blank disc may be inserted in the first drive, and the drive
still needs to decide which drive will respond to transport	closed. As the disc in the second drive approaches its maximum
commands in other modes – i.e., PLAY. The audio sent to the	capacity, recording is handed back to the first drive, and the
main and headphones outputs is determined by DRIVE SELECT	disc in the second drive finalised and ejected. This process may
and PHONES SELECT, in conjunction with the Output Mix and	be repeated as many times as necessary, up to a maximum of
Phones Mix menu options, as normal.	99 discs.
DUALBURN mode will operate regardless of the maximum	If a non-blank disc is inadvertently inserted into a drive in
duration of the discs, though ideally, two discs of the same	DISCSPAN mode, it will not be accepted and will auto-eject
length should be used. Unfinalised CD-Rs or CD-RWs are also	as soon as it has been identified; recording will continue
permissible, even if they contain a different audio programme. If	uninterrupted in the other drive.
discs of different duration are used, it may be that one disc will
become full while the other is still recording. In this case, the
shorter-length disc will auto-finalise (if Auto-Finalizeis set On),
its drive will enter STOP mode. The disc can then be ejected.
If Auto-Finalizeis set Off, the usual Finalize? message will be
displayed first.

CDR-882 DiscSpan Mode

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