Sony CDP-CA9ES Recording Your Own Program, Fading In or Out, Recording From CDs, Press FADER

Recording From CDs

Recording Your Own Program

You can record the program you’ve created on a tape, DAT or MD. The program can contain up to 32 tracks. By inserting a pause during programming, you can divide the program into two for recording on both sides of a tape.

DISC 1 – 5 ( PROGRAM

Number buttons >10 P

1Create your program (for side A when recording on a tape) while checking the total playing time indicated in the display.

Follow Steps 1 to 4 in “Creating Your Own Program” on page 11.

The A indication appears in the display.

2When you record on both sides of the tape, press Pto insert a pause.

The “P” and A B indications appear in the display and the playing time is reset to “0.00.”

When you record on one side of the tape or on a DAT or MD, skip this step and go to Step 4.

A pause is counted as one track

You can program up to 31 tracks when you insert a pause.

3Repeat Steps 2 to 4 in “Creating Your Own Program” on page 11 to create the program for side B.

4Start recording on the deck and then press ( on the player.

When you record on both sides of the tape, the player pauses at the end of the program for side A.

5When you record on side B, reverse the tape and press (or Pon the player to resume playing.

You can check the total playing time while programming (Program Edit)

To select a track, press -or ± and check the total playing time. Then press PROGRAM to confirm your selection.

To check and change your program

See page 12.

The A indication appears while checking the program

for side A and	B while checking the program for side
B.

Recording From CDs

Fading In or Out

You can manually fade in or out to prevent tracks from starting or ending abruptly.

Note that you cannot use this effect when you use the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector.

RM-D645 for CDP-CA9ES

Number buttons

FADER

RM-D515 for CDP-CA8ES

Number buttons

FADER

To	Press FADER
Start play fading in	During pause. The Qindication
	flashes and play fades in.
End play fading out	When you want to start fading out.
	The qindication flashes. The play
	fades out and the player pauses.

Changing the fading time

You can change the fading time from 2 to 10 seconds before fading in or out. If you don’t change it, fading lasts for 5 seconds.

1Press FADER before you start playing. “FADE 5 SEC” appears in the display.

2While the fading time “5” is flashing, press the number button to specify the fading time.

13