Sony CX-ZR525 manual Al EDIT RECORDING, Press the CD button and load the discs

Al EDIT RECORDING

The Al edit function enables CD recording without worrying about tape length and track length. When a CD is inserted, the unit automatically calculates track lengths. If necessary, the order of tracks is rearranged so that no track is cut short.

(Al: Artificial intelligence)

	4
2	3,7
	5
	+4,-
	;,4,7

1,8

6,8

1 Insert the tape to be recorded on into deck 1, and wind up to the beginning of the front side.

Insert the tape with the side to be recorded first facing out

from the unit, and wind up the tape with the < button.

2 Press the CD button and load the disc(s).

3 Press the EDIT/CHECK button once while pressing the SHIFT button on the remote control.

“Al” and EDIT are displayed.

Each time these are pressed, the display chages as follows:

Al EDIT ~ PRGM EDIT

4 Press one of the DISC DIRECT PLAY buttons to select a disc.

To select disc 4 or 5 from the remote control, press DISC

DIRECT PLAY 4 or5 button while pressing the SHIFT button.

5 Press the numeric buttons on the remote control to designate the tape length.

10 to 99 minutes can be specified.

Example: When using a 60-minute tape, press the 6 and O buttons.

In a few seconds, the microcomputer determines the tracks to be recorded on each side of the tape.

● The M DOWN and M UP buttons are also available to

6 Press the ● button on deck 1 to start recording on the first side.

CD play and recording of edited tracks for the first side start

simultaneously. When the end of the tape is reached, deck 1 enters the recording stop mode. After entering the recording stop mode, go to step 7.

7 Press the EDIT/CHECK button while pressing the SHIFT button on the remote control to prepare for the second side recording.

After confirming Bon the display, go to step 8.

8 Turn over the tape in deck 1 and press the ● button to start recording on the second side.

~flashes for 10 seconds, and then recording starts.

To stop recording

Press the WA button on deck 1.

Recording and CD play stop simultaneously.

To clear the edited program

Press the ■CLEAR button twice in the stop mode so that EDIT disappears on the display, or press the 40 PEN/CLOSE button.

To check the order of the mowammed track numbers

Before recording, press EDIT;CH;CK while pressing the SHIFT

button to select side A or B, and Dress the -DOWN or ~ UP button repeatedly.

Each time it is pressed, the track number and program number are displayed in order.

Tape side Program number

Track humber	Programmed track
	numbers

To add tracks from other discs to the edited program

If there is any time remaining on the tape after step 5, you can add tracks from other discs in the compartment before recording starts.

1 Press the EDIT/CHECK button while pressing the SHIFT button to select side A or B.

2 Press one of the DISC DIRECT PLAY buttons to select a disc.

To select disc 4 or 5 from the remote control, press DISC DIRECT PLAY 4 or 5 button while pressing the SHIFT button.

3Press the numeric buttons to select tracks.

If the playing time of a selected track is longer than the tape remaining time, it is not added.

4Repeat steps 2 and 3 for adding more tracks.

Time on cassette tapes and editing time

The actual cassette recording time is usually a little longer than the specified recording time printed on the label. This unit can program tracks to use the extra time. When the total recording time is a little longer than the tape’s specified recording time after editing, the display shows the extra time (without a minus mark), instead of the time remaining on the tape (with the minus mark).

Total number &f	Selected	tra&ks	m
			The edit function cannot be used with discs containing 31 tracks
selected tracks	for side	A	or more.

13 ENGLISH