RECORDING cont.

PORTADISC MDP500 MiniDisc Recorder

RECORDING FROM LINE SOURCES

1.Press the INPUT button once to recall ‘SOURCE’ mode.

INPUT-L SOURCE INPUT-R

LINE SET LINE

2.Press F1 and F3 to choose ‘LINE’. Then press F2 to set-up.

Once your input source is selected as ‘LINE’, the limiter setting will also be available by pressing INPUT. See the previous section for further details about the limiter function.

RECORDING FROM DIGITAL SOURCES

1.Press the INPUT button once to recall ‘SOURCE’ mode.

INPUT-L SOURCE INPUT-R

DIGITAL SET DIGITAL

2.Press F1 and F3 to choose ‘DIGITAL’. Then press F2 to set-up.

Once your input source is selected as ‘DIGITAL’, the digital input mode setting will also be available by pressing INPUT:

1. Press INPUT again to recall DIGITAL INPUT? mode.

DIGITAL

INPUT?

 

COAXIAL

SET

EXIT

2.Press F1 to select the correct digital input source from ‘COAXIAL’, ‘OPTICAL’ or ‘USB’. Then press F2 to confirm and F3 to exit..

DIGITAL INPUT mode

Digital input setting

COAXIAL

Coaxial input

OPTICAL

Optical input

USB

Universal Serial Bus input

NOTE – If the digital source is interrupted (e.g., due to an intermittent connection), recording will automatically enter a record suspend mode and ‘Din Unlock!’ will be displayed. Recording will resume as soon as the signal is restored. If one channel is set to ‘DIGITAL’, the other channel will automatically be set to the same. If you subsequently decide to change this setting, you must first select the required source for both the left and right channels using F1 and F3 before pressing F2 to confirm.

2.Press F1 or F3 to choose ‘INTMIC’. Then press F2 to set-up.

The internal mono microphone is suitable for use identing tracks, etc.

NOTE – If one channel is set to ‘INTMIC’, the other channel will automatically be set to the same. If you subsequently decide to change this setting, you must first select the required source for both the left and right channels using F1 and F3 before pressing F2 to confirm.

BASIC RECORDING

1.Load the MD disc to be used for recording into the opening as shown below:

Load the MD disc with the arrows facing towards the slot.

To allow recording, the record protection tag on the disc must be in the correct position.

For best results, we recommend HHB MD74 or HHB MD80 (74 and 80 minute) professional MD media.

2.Adjust the REC LEVEL control for the appropriate recording level. This control is not active if the ‘LIMITER’ mode is set to ‘AGC’ (Automatic Gain Control), internal ‘INTMIC’ is selected, or if a digital signal is being recorded.

RECORDING FROM MONO INTERNAL MIC

1. Press INPUT button once to recall SOURCE mode.

INPUT-L SOURCE INPUT-R

INTMIC SET INTMIC

3.Slide the RECORD button to the right to start recording if you want to record immediately. However, if you first want to enter record pause mode, press the PAUSE button first, then slide the RECORD button. When you press the PAUSE button again, the PORTADISC will start recording:

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