Before You Start Recording
•It should be noted that it may be unlawful to
•The sampling frequency rate converter built in the MD recorder allows you to record a digital source if its sampling frequency is 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, or 48 kHz. If no source equipment is connected to the AUX terminal or if the sampling frequency of the connected equipment is not 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, or 48 kHz, “AUX DIGITAL UNLOCK” appears in the main display (no recording is possible).
•You cannot record the entire Dolby Digital, DTS Digital Surround, or MPEG Multichannel signals through the AUX terminal.
•When you record onto partially recorded MD, its contents are not erased or overwritten. The recording starts from the point following the last recorded track of the MD.
If you want to record on such an MD from the beginning, you have to erase its contents first (see “ALL ERASE Function” on page 43).
•The recording level is automatically set correctly (except when recording from the equipment connected to the TAPE jacks), so it is not affected by the VOLUME control. Thus, during recording you can adjust the sound you are actually listening to without affecting the recording level.
•While recording, you can hear sound mode effect and/or the active bass extension effect through the speakers or headphones. However, the sound is recorded without these effects (see pages 15 and 16).
About the track marks
When playing an MD, you can move among the tracks. You can do this because there is a mark recorded at the beginning of each track enabling you to locate the track. This mark is called a “ track mark” and the portion between two adjacent track marks is called a “ track.”
•When recording from an analog source such as FM/AM broadcasts, no track mark is recorded on the MD. This means that, when playing this MD, the MD recorder will regard the entire recording as one track (track 1). You will not be able to select directly a song or navigate through songs.
However, if there is a blank of 3 seconds or more, the MD recorder will consider it as a blank separating 2 tracks and consequently put a track mark.
To put a track mark manually while recording an
analog source, press SET at the place you want to put a track mark.
EX. When pressing SET while recording an FM broadcast program
To add a track mark after recording is over, you can
use the DIVIDE function (see page 40).
To avoid erasing important recordings
The recordable MD has an erasure prevention tab so that important recordings are not accidentally erased. When you finish recording or editing, slide to open the erasure prevention tab on the cartridge side surface. New recording or editing is now no longer possible. (If you try to do, “DISC PROTECTED” appears in the main display.)
To do
Erasure prevention tab
Recording/Editing | Disc protected: |
possible | Recording/Editing |
| not possible |
If “PLAYBACK DISC” appears in the main display when you try to record on an MD
The MD is only for playback use, not for recording.
