Philips CDR820/17 manual About recording, Basic information, Direct Line Recording DLR

xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:43 Pagina 20

About recording

English

Basic information

We will describe:

–Recording from internal CD changer

–Recording from an external source

–Finalizing CDR(W) discs:

Finalizing a CDR(W) disc is a simple procedure, necessary to:

–play a recorded CDR on a standard CD player;

–play a recorded CDRW on a CDRW compatible CD player

–Unfinalizing CDRWdiscs:

Necessary to add new recordings to the disc or to erase the disc

–Erasing from CDRWdiscs

0The recording procedure is the same for CDR and CDRW discs. Make sure that the CDR(W) is absolutely free of scratches and dust particles.

0It is advisable to use a CDRW disc for your first try.

0For recordings, the minimum track length is 4 seconds.You can record up to a maximum of 99 tracks on a disc.The minimum of recording time left on the disc is 7 seconds. Else, Disc Full is displayed and you cannot enter into the record mode. If the length of the source material is longer than the remaining recording time on the CDR(W) Does Not Fit is displayed

0CD TEXT on the original CD is recorded automatically. When a track with copy protected text is encountered Text Protect will be displayed.

Copyright protection

The Serial Copy Management System (SCMS) prevents the making of a digital copy from a digital copy.The system allows making a digital recording from the original, however in some countries this may require the authorization of copyright holders.

When you try to record a copy protected material from an external source, Copy Protect will be displayed. No further digital recording is possible then.

When you try to record a copy protected material from the internal CD changer no digital recording is possible, however the CD recorder will automatically switch to analog recording. It is not possible to copy an MP3-CD.

Remarks on recording

0Recording can be stopped manually by pressing STOP 9 otherwise recording will stop automatically.

0During recording the elapsed recording time can be checked by pressing DISPLAY.

Direct Line Recording (DLR)

The CD recorder is equipped with the high-performance Direct Line Recording (DLR) technique. It ensures a perfect recording of the source material, meaning a true “bit for bit” recording. DLR will not be active, when ALC is used or when the record level is adjusted.

Auto Level Control (ALC)

Auto Level Control ensures that the tracks on the recorded disc have a similar volume level. Always the already recorded tracks of the CDR(W) disc will be taken as reference for the volume level of the following recordings.

Auto level control becomes automatically active, when:

–COMPILE CD is being used,

–a disc, a track or a track edit is being high speed recorded and the CDR(W) has recordings on it, or

–a program (consisting from more than one disc) from the CD changer is being high speed recorded.

Auto level control will not become active, when:

–using COPY CD,

–making recordings from an external source, or

–making normal recordings in listen mode.

Switching ALC permanently off

1If necessary press STOP 9 to stop playback.

2Press CDR to select the CD recorder.

3Press REC LEVEL to select:

➜ ALC Off : ALC is permanently switched off.

0To enable ALC press REC LEVEL again to select: ➜ ALC On : ALC is enabled.

Adjusting the record level

You can adjust the reference record level for both digital and analog recordings from the internal changer as well as from external sources.This is also possible when ALC is active.This feature can also be used for fading your recordings in or out.

1Select the recording source with CD1, CD2 or CD3 for internal recording or with AUX for external recording.

2Press REC LEVEL on the set to enable the

¡ EASY JOG ™ control to adjust the record level.

3Rotate the ¡ EASY JOG ™ control to the left to adjust the desired record level.

➜ The actual record level (in dB) will be displayed.

Notes:

The record level from the internal changer can only be adjusted during recording.

The loudest sounds on the source should not reach 0 dB maximum (first red level).

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