DATE AND TIME SETTING

1.Press the SETUP button until ‘CLOCK/DATE SETUP?’ appears.

2.If you press F2, the current set-up date and time will be displayed. For instance, in the DD/MM/YY format, 02/01/00 10:24:00 means 2nd January, 2000, 10 hours 24 minutes and 00 seconds AM.

3.The digit on the left will be flashing. Press F1 or

AMS

 

s

ssor s y repeatedly until the number you

 

y

 

want appears.

4.Once the correct number is flashing, press F3 or FF to move the flashing digit to the right.

5.Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter the required date and time.

6.Press F2 to finish the setup.

DATE AND TIME CONFIRMATION

1.Press the DISPLAY button repeatedly until the time is displayed:

CLOCK 10:24:00

2. Pressing DISPLAY again shows the date:

D ATE

02/01/00

 

 

TIME STAMP DATA CONFIRMATION

When the PORTADISC plays back a disc that has a time stamp, the time stamp data will be displayed as follows:

1.Press DISPLAY three times during playback to recall the time of the recording.

2.The stamped time is displayed on the clock display page, showing minutes and seconds. The 2-digit number after the ‘/’ symbol indicates the MD recorder manufacturer – this is 30 for the

PORTADISC.

CLOCK 10:24/30

The stamped date is displayed in the DATE menu when DISPLAY is pressed once more:

D ATE

02/01/00

 

 

NOTE – Recorded clock and date information is not available until the Table of Contents (TOC) has been updated. This update only occurs when a disc is ejected, or if the powered down with the disc still in the

PORTADISC.

INITIALISING

If functions on the PORTADISC behave abnormally at any time, it is a good idea to initialise the unit.

INITIALISING PROCEDURE

Power down the unit using the POWER button. Then, press POWER to turn the power on while simultaneously holding down the F1 and F2 buttons.

FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS

When the PORTADISC has been initialised or is newly purchased, its settings will be as follows:

INPUT menu

L

R

 

 

 

 

INPUT SOURCE

MIC

MIC

MIC-ATT

0dB

0dB

BASSCUT

OFF

OFF

LIMITER

ON

ON

PHANTOM

OFF

OFF

SYSTEM menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC MODE?

STEREO

 

 

TRACK-INCREMENT?

AUTO

 

 

THRESHOLD LEVEL

-30dB

 

 

AUTO-START/CUT?

NO

 

 

AUTO-PAUSE?

NO

 

 

PRE-RECORD?

NO

 

 

HEADPHONE MONITOR

STEREO

 

 

OVERWRITE MODE?

OFF

 

 

REPEAT MODE

OFF

 

 

DIGITAL OUTPUT?

OFF

 

 

AUTO POWER DOWN?

NO

 

 

SETUP menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISPLAY CONTRAST

+3

 

 

DATE FORMAT

DD/MM/YY

PEAK HOLD METER?

OFF

 

 

NOTE – Initialising the system will not change the USER1-5 memory settings.

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