RECORDING cont.
PORTADISC MDP500 MiniDisc Recorder
5.Press the PAUSE button to enter record pause mode. Or press STOP to stop recording.
INPUT MONITOR FUNCTION
You can monitor the incoming audio signal even when you are not recording (the input is always monitored in record pause mode).
1.Eject the MD disc by pressing the OPEN button.
2.Make your record mode setting using the INPUT and SYSTEM buttons.
3.Slide the RECORD button to enter the monitor mode.
4.The input audio signal will appear on the display meter and on both the analog and digital outputs, whichever analog or digital input source you choose.
5.Press the STOP button to cancel the monitor mode.
PEAK HOLD METER
The level bar meter display shows the audio level with peak hold functions. It can be set as follows:
1.Press SETUP until the ‘PEAK HOLD METER’ setup mode is recalled:
PEAK HOLD METER ?
OFF SET EXIT
2.Press F1 to choose the setting you want from ‘OFF’, ‘2SECOND’, and ‘ON’.
4. Press PAUSE, then select the track that you want to record over using the AMS yss and ssy buttons.
NOTE – If no track is selected, recording will begin automatically over track 1.
5.Slide the RECORD switch to the right to enter record pause mode. ‘Overwrite!’ will be briefly displayed.
6.Press PAUSE to begin recording. ‘Overwrite!’ will be briefly shown again.
If the new track is shorter than the track which is being overwritten, the remaining part of the old track will become the next track on the disc:
BEFORE OVERWRITING:
TRACK 1 | TRACK 2 |
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If the new track is longer than the track which is being overwritten, the next track will also be recorded over:
BEFORE OVERWRITING:
TRACK 1 | TRACK 2 | TRACK 3 |
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TRACK 1 | TRACK 2 | END OF |
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PEAK HOLD METER mode | Peak hold setting |
OFF | Peaks not held |
2SECOND | Peaks held for 2 seconds |
ON | Peaks held until the STOP |
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3.Press the F2 button to
OVERWRITE MODE
It is possible to record directly over previously recorded tracks without needing to erase them first.
1.Press SYSTEM until ‘OVERWRITE MODE ?’ is displayed.
OVERWRITE MODE ?
OFF SET EXIT
NEW TRACK 2
CAUTION – Please be aware that using overwrite mode can permanently remove existing recordings.
THRESHOLD LEVEL FUNCTIONS
The threshold level setting sets the levels from which both the auto increment and the auto start/cut functions operate.
RECORD THRESHOLD LEVEL SETTING
1.Press the SYSTEM button until ‘THRESHOLD LEVEL’ is displayed.
THRESHOLD LEVEL
2.Press F1 to select the overwrite setting from ‘ON’ or ‘OFF’.
3.Press the F2 button to
2.Press F1 to choose the threshold level from
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