Basic Playback and Recording
Digital recording from DAT
If you’re recording a DAT tape that was recorded using the DAT machine's auto ID function, the IDs on the tape are slightly after the beginning of the actual recording. This can cause problems for the CD recorder:
❖The start of the track may not be recorded.
❖The track number will be recorded on the disc after the start of the track
❖The beginning of the next track on the DAT is unintentionally recorded
To avoid these problems, we recommend recording start IDs on the DAT manually, if possible. Refer to the instruc- tions for your DAT recorder for more information.
You might also encounter problems if you try to synchro- record all tracks from a DAT that is set to program play. If you want to record a DAT in program play mode, use the
Digital signal interruptions
There are a couple of situations where a signal arriving at the digital input of the recorder might be interrupted. The first is if the sampling rate of the signal suddenly changes. This is most likely when recording from DAT, which can record at a number of different sampling rates. If one track on the DAT is recorded at, say, 44.1kHz, but the next at 48kHz, this will cause an interruption of the recording on the
Other sources of signal interruption include power or source component failure, accidental disconnection of the interconnect cord, and interruption of digital satellite broadcasts. In all these cases, if the signal resumes within about five seconds, the result will just be a blank section on the disc. If the interruption is longer than five seconds, the recorder displays the error message: CAN NOT REC and recording is paused.
Power interruptions
Never switch off the
After recording, always remove the disc from the recorder before switching the power off. Failure to do this could result in you losing some of the recorded material on the disc.
Disc type display
When you load a disc, the first thing the recorder does is to ascertain what kind of disc it is, what (if anything) is recorded on the disc, and whether or not it’s been finalized. Once it’s done this, the display changes to one of those shown in the table below. If the disc is a
A
A finalized
Display for a blank consumer- use
Display for a blank consumer- use
A partially recorded
A partially recorded
The disc is not recognized by the recorder, or you pressed 3 (play) without a disc loaded.
The disc is a
Miscellaneous information
❖The minimum recordable time is four seconds. Even if you try and record something shorter than this, the track that the recorder creates will be four seconds.
❖Usually, track numbers are recorded onto the disc automatically when recording. If you decide to switch off this feature (for example, when you’re recording from a satellite broadcast), be sure to input track markers as recording is taking place— you can’t add them after recording is complete. See page 30 for more on manual and automatic track numbering.
❖The maximum number of tracks on a disc is 99.
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