Recording on MDs

Useful Tips for Recording

INPUT DISPLAY/CHAR ￿AMS ± MENU/NO

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TIME §OPEN/CLOSE ( p r REC

Checking the remaining recordable time on the MD

Press TIME.

•When you press the TIME button repeatedly while the deck is stopped, the display alternates between total disc playing time and remaining recordable time on the MD (see page 24).

•When you press the TIME button repeatedly while recording, the display alternates between the recording time of the current track and the remaining recordable time on the MD.

Changing the display while recording

Each time you press DISPLAY/CHAR (or DISPLAY) while the deck is recording, you can change the display as follows:

Normal display

Press

Recording level display

Press

FS (sampling frequency) display

Press

DF (digital filter) display

Press

Monitoring the input signal (Input Monitor)

Before starting recording, you can monitor the selected input signal through the deck’s output connectors.

1Press § OPEN/CLOSE to remove the MD.

2Set INPUT according to the input signal you want to monitor.

When the INPUT is set at ANALOG

The analog signal input through the LINE(ANALOG) IN jacks is output to the respective DIGITAL OUT connector after A/D conversion, and then to the LINE(ANALOG) OUT jacks and the PHONES jack after D/A conversion.

When the INPUT is set at OPT1, OPT2 or COAX

After passing through the sampling rate converter, the digital signal input through the respective DIGITAL IN connector is output to the respective DIGITAL OUT connector, and after D/A conversion to the LINE(ANALOG) OUT jacks and PHONES jack.

3Press rREC.

If the INPUT is set at ANALOG, “AD-DA” appears in the display.

If the INPUT is set at OPT1, OPT2 or COAX, “-DA” appears in the display.

If “Auto Cut” appears in the display (Auto Cut)

There has been no sound input for about 30 seconds during recording. The 30 seconds of silence are replaced by a blank of about 3 seconds and the deck changes to recording pause.

If the deck continues pausing for about 10 minutes after the Auto Cut Function activated, recording stops automatically.

Note that this function does not activate even if there has been no sound input for about 30 seconds when the deck started recording from the blank portion.

zYou can turn off the Auto Cut Function

For details, see “To turn off the Smart Space Function and Auto Cut Function” on page 15. Note that when you turn off the Auto Cut Function, the Smart Space Function is turned off automatically.

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