Pioneer PDR-509 Setting the Digital Recording Level, 2 3,4, RECORD REC on the remote control

Basic Playback and Recording

Setting the Digital Recording Level

One of the advantages of digital-to-digital recording is that you don't have to set recording levels—and risk distortion by overloading the disc. If you're recording commercial material from CDs or other MDs, the digital level has already been optimized and you don't need to change it. If you're making a digital copy of a CD, DAT or MD that was not commercially produced and that was consistently under-recorded, you can boost the overall level by up to +12dB. Remember though, that any peaks in the original recording run the risk of distorting the copy.

If you record digital satellite broadcasts, you may also have cause to boost the digital recording volume since the digital volume of some broadcasts is relatively low. Again, remember that if there are any peaks in the broadcast, you run the risk of momentary distortion.

It's also possible to reduce the digital recording volume so that you end up with a recording that is quieter than the original. In most cases, this is not desirable since the recording quality will suffer very slightly. However, if you're putting together a mix CD (various tracks compiled from different sources), and there is a track which stands out as generally louder than the others (peak volumes are usually similar, but the average level of some recordings might be higher than others so they sound louder), then you might want to reduce the level of that track.

Note that this feature will not get rid of distortion on the source material.

You can adjust the digital recording volume while the unit is in monitoring mode, record-pause mode or while it is actually recording. Once changed, the new digital recording level remains until you change it again, or reset it. Each digital input has it's own level which can be set independently.

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1 Press INPUT SELECTOR to choose one of the digital inputs.

Pressing INPUT SELECTOR repeatedly switches the active input:

INPUT	MONITOR	TIME
SELECTOR

ANA (Analog) - OPT (Optical) - COA (Coaxial)

		The recorder's display indicates the current input.
2 3,4	2	If the recorder is stopped, press MONITOR or
		RECORD ¦ ( ¦ REC on the remote control).

DIGITAL	ANALOG
REC LEVEL	REC LEVEL

If there is nothing connected to the selected digital input, the message CAN NOT REC appears in the display.

REPEAT

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FADER	FINALIZE		REC
DIGITAL	ERASE	AUTO/	TRACK NO.
SYNCHRO		MANUAL	WRITE
7	8	3	TIME
1 Á￿		4 ¢￿		4
INPUT	SKIP	SKIP ID
SELECTOR	PLAY	SET	CLEAR
1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8
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Digital volume level adjusted down 5 dB.

3 To display the current digital recording level, press the jog dial (DIGITAL REC LEVEL).

You can display the current digital recording level at anytime in monitor, record-pause, or recording mode. The level is displayed for about four seconds.

4 Turn the jog dial or press 4 or ¢ on the remote control to adjust the recording level up or down.

❖The maximum adjustment possible is between -48dB and +12dB.

❖From +12dB down to -25dB, adjustment is in steps of 1dB. Below this, there are four preset levels: -30dB, -36dB, -42dB and -48dB.

❖If you set the level at anything other than 0dB, the D.VOL indicator in the display lights to remind you of the fact.

OPT

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