RECORDING

Manual recording

OPEN // CLOSE

PLAY // PAUSE

STOP

REC

RECORD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TYPE

FINALIZE

ERASE

SOURCE

 

EASY JOG

STORE/

CANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

DELET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISPLAY

 

 

 

AUDIO CD

RECORDABLE/REWRITABLE

 

 

 

Recordable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHONES

 

INFRA RED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON / OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Important:

-Recording from CD-changers should always be started in the RECORD DISC, RECORD TRACK or MAKE CD mode.

-Only make analog recordings when digital recording is not possible.

Preparing for manual recording

1 Make sure the disc is absolutely free of scratches and dust particles.

2 Press SOURCE repeatedly until (depending on the connection used):

DIGITAL I, OPTICAL I or ANALOG lights up and DIGITAL 1, OPTICAL or ANALOG appears on the display.

 

REM

TIME TRACK

 

 

 

TOTAL REM TRACK TIME

 

 

 

STEP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYNC MANUAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECORD

 

PROG

DIGITAL I

 

CD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHUFFLE ALL

OPTICAL I

 

 

 

RW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPEAT

ANALOG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCAN TRACK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Auto Track is ON (default setting), track numbers will automatically be increased during recording.

To switch off the Auto Track function you have to enter Menu mode.

If you wish to increase track numbers manually, press TRACK INCR(ement) on the remote control. For further instructions see Menu mode.

ON (AUTO): The track increments are automatically taken over from the digital source material or after 2.7 seconds silence during analog recording.

OFF (MANUAL): While recording track numbers can be incremented manually by pressing TRACK INCR(ement) on the remote control. (Minimum track length is 4 sec.) (This can also be done in Auto track ON mode.)

• Track numbers cannot be changed after recording.

Note: Auto track works only with Consumer Sources with a digital output signal according to the IEC 958 (consumer part) audio standard.

3 With the recorder stopped, press REC TYPE three times to enter the Manual Record standby mode.

MANUAL starts to flash and the display shows REC MANUAL.

REM REC

TIME TRACK

TOTAL REM TRACK TIME

STEP

SYNC MANUAL

 

RECORD

PROG

DIGITAL I

CD

 

SHUFFLE ALL

4 Play the source first to set the optimal recording level on the CD recorder.

5 Rotate the EASY JOG/ENTER key until, on the Record/Play Level bar, all the blue segments are alight, but the red segments do not light continuously during the loudest passages.

Display shows _XX DB. (Decibel, e.g. -3DB)

6 Stop the source.

Start manual recording

1 To start recording, press RECORD on the CD recorder and immediately start the source (from Pause or Stop mode).

d lights continuously. The track number and recording time appear on the display.

If CHECK INPUT message also flashes, the digital connection is incorrect.

To record a 3-second silence at the start of a track, press PAUSE on the CD recorder before starting the source.

To check the elapsed recording time, press DISPLAY on the CD recorder. (This can also be done during the recording.)

2 To stop recording, press STOP on the CD recorder.

UPDATE lights up and d goes out.

If STOP was pressed within 3 seconds after RECORD, no recording will take place.

To interrupt recording, press PAUSE on the CD recorder. d starts to flash. Resume at step 1.

After recording the display will show UPDATE for several seconds.

Note: With AUTO TRACK ON, the recorder will stop and go to REC STANDBY for 1 minute and then goes to stop mode automatically. Recordings from DAT, DCC or recordings made analogously will stop after 20 seconds silence. With AUTO TRACK OFF, the auto stop mode is disabled.

Important:

If you want to play the recorded CDR disc on any regular CD player, it must first be finalized. See finalizing discs.

Finalized CDRW discs play only on CDRW compatible CD players.

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Philips CDR770, CDR771 Manual recording, Preparing for manual recording, Track numbers cannot be changed after recording

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