Sima Products 120 Copying and Storage, To change the compression rate in the System menu

Advanced Features

Music recorded at full CD quality sounds the best, while recording at 128 kbps may compromise the sound quality of some music, particularly for listeners with a critical ear and/or a high-end audio system. If you are unsure which compression rate to use, here’s a simple test you can do. Record the same song three times using a different compression rate each time. Listen carefully as you play the song back. Do you hear any difference? Typically a difference can be heard between music compressed at 128 and 320kbps. You may not hear a difference between music recorded at 320kbps and full CD quality.

Compression bit rate	Length of song	Approx. memory required
128 kbps	5 min.	5 Mb
320 kbps	5 min.	10 Mb
Full CD quality (1400 kbps)	5 min.	55 Mb

To change the compression bit rate in the Record menu:

•Use the Up/Down arrows (▲/▼) to select CD or Line In on the main menu.

•Press the Record button (●) on the remote control, then press the Down arrow (▼) button to select Compress Bit Rate. The setting is shown at the bottom of the display.

•Press the Right arrow (►) to cycle through the compression settings.

•Press once to select 320 kbps, press again to select Full CD Quality (1,400 kbps), press again to select 128 kbps.

•To exit without recording, press Main or Left arrow (◄) to return to the main menu.

To change the compression rate in the System menu:

•Use the Up/Down arrows (▲/▼) to select System in the main menu.

•Press the Right arrow (►) to enter the System menu.

•Press the Down arrow (▼) to select Record Setting.

•You have two choices displayed: CD Recording and Line-In Recording. Select the category of your choice.

•Press the Right arrow (►) to cycle through the three compression settings: 128 kbs, 320kbs and Full CD Quality. After selecting the rate you want:

•Press the Left arrow (◄) to return to System menu or Main button to return to the Main menu.

Copying and Storage

The I-Mix has been designed to comply with the Digital Recording Act of 1992 which regulates the copying and use of digital music files. The I-Mix will record /copy any original audio CD as well as any MP3 file which is not encoded as a copy. Any compressed music stored on the hard drive can be downloaded to a SmartMediatm card or copied via the unit’s analog or optical outputs. Music cannot be copied from the I-Mix to a PC. Some MP3 files may not be accepted by the I-Mix depending on how they were originally recorded or copied.

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