Microboards CopyWriter Live
If your audio source volume is too low, the meter may show little or no activity. In that case, you should increase your input volume by pressing the Vol Up button. If your audio source volume is too high, the meter will indicate this by displaying an asterisk ( * ) as the right bar symbol, and the input volume should be reduced by pressing the Vol Down button.
Once you have your input volume set for your particular source, you are ready to record.
3.Start playing your source. If you are recording a live session, wait for the program to begin.
4.Press Record on the CopyWriter Live. This will start the recording. If your recording is longer than 1 CD, it will span to the second disc. The second CD will start to record up to 30 seconds before the first CD ends, so this amount of time will be recorded on both discs. Once the second disc is full, it will span back to the first CD, assuming you have a blank disc in the drive.
5.Recording volume from the input can be changed during recording by using the Vol Up and Vol Down buttons.
6.Press the Record button to start creating your next track immediately. You can have up to 99 tracks on a single CD.
7.Pressing Disc Change during the recording process will switch the recording from the original drive to the other drive, provided that it contains a blank disc. The disc in the original drive will be closed automatically.
8.Press the Pause button to pause the recording process. Press Record to begin recording again to a new track. Note that you cannot start the next track until the last track information has been completed, during which time the display will read Close Track. Recording can begin again once that message clears.
While paused, the input selection can be changed.
9.Press and hold the STOP button for 2 seconds while recording live to finalize the disc. The disc MUST be finalized in order to play the CD in any other system. If the Pause button was used to end the last recorded track, the disc has not been finalized and you will need to do so from the CD Tools menu before the disc will be playable (see pg 11, CD Tools: Close Disc).
Playing a Disc
1.Confirm you have your Audio Out connected to a playback device (Audio Receiver, etc.) or have headphones connected to the front panel.
2.Place the disc you wish to play back into either of the
3.Press the Play button on the front panel.
4.Use the playback buttons on the front panel to control playback. If using headphones, adjust the volume using the knob next to the headphone jack
5.Play mode can be selected as follows by pressing the PLAY MODE button:
A.Normal – no Play Mode displayed. Plays audio tracks sequentially and stops when the disc ends.
B.Random – display shows RDM. The audio tracks are played in a random order.
C.Repeat CD 1 – display shows REP1. This mode will repeat the entire CD in the selected drive.
D.Repeat CD 2 – display shows REP2. This mode will repeat the CD’s in both drives in sequence, starting with the selected drive.
E.Repeat Track – display shows REPT. This mode will repeat play the current track.
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