Recording Operations

If the level exceeds 0 dB

The segments under “OVER” light up, and “0.0 dB” flashes in the display. If these segments light steadily, sound distortion may occur. To avoid this, keep the recording level between –12 dB and 0 dB.

To reset the margin indication

Press MARGIN RESET. The margin indication changes to “- - dB”.

4Stop playing the program source.

5To start recording, press PAUSE P or PLAY (, then start playing the program source.

Locating the End of the Recorded Portion (End Search)

End Search detects a blank section longer than 9 seconds, then automatically rewinds the tape to the end of the recorded portion, then stops.

Use End Search to start recording from the end of the recorded portion without creating a blank section on the tape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC LEVEL

L

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARGIN

 

START ID

 

 

4

5

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESET

AUTO

RENUMBER

REHEARSAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

g

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WRITE

 

ERASE

 

1

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

10

 

 

TIMER

 

PREVIOUS

NEXT

REW

FF

MODE

RESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

=

+

0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC

OFF PLAY

AMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT

REC MODE

SBM

PHONES

PHONE LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STANDARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER

 

STOP

 

PLAY

PAUSE

REC MUTE

REC

OPEN/CLOSE

ANALOG

48 kHz

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

p

 

(

P

R

r

¤

OPTICAL

44.1kHz

OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COAXIAL

LONG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

10

 

 

REW 0 / FF )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1With the deck stopped, press REW 0 to rewind the tape to the beginning .

Setting the Recording Mode

You can select either of two recording modes— standard or long—in the following cases.

When recording an analog input signal with the INPUT switch set to ANALOG

When recording a digital input signal with a sampling frequency of 32 kHz with the INPUT switch set to OPTICAL or COAXIAL.

REC LEVEL L R

 

 

 

 

 

MARGIN

 

START ID

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

RESET

AUTO

RENUMBER REHEARSAL

4

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

7

 

 

 

 

 

g

 

 

 

2

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

WRITE

ERASE

 

1

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

10

TIMER

PREVIOUS

NEXT

REW

FF

MODE RESET

 

 

 

 

 

 

=

+

0

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC OFF PLAY

AMS

 

 

 

 

INPUT

REC MODE

SBM

PHONES

PHONE LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STANDARD

 

 

POWER

STOP

PLAY

PAUSE

REC MUTE

REC

OPEN/CLOSE

ANALOG

48 kHz

ON

 

p

(

P

R

r

¤

OPTICAL

44.1kHz

OFF

 

 

COAXIAL

LONG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

10

REC MODE

Set REC MODE to select the recording mode. The following table shows the selectable recording modes and corresponding REC MODE position and sampling frequency for various input signals.

Input signal

REC MODE

Recording mode

 

position

 

 

 

 

Analog

STANDARD

Standard play

 

(48 kHz)

(48 kHz)

 

 

 

 

STANDARD

Standard play

 

(44.1 kHz)

(44.1 kHz)

 

 

 

 

LONG

Long play (32 kHz)

 

 

 

Digital (32 kHz)

STANDARD

 

 

(48 kHz)

Standard play

 

 

 

STANDARD

(32 kHz)

 

(44.1 kHz)

 

 

 

 

 

LONG

Long play (32 kHz)

2Press FF ).

The deck locates the end of the recorded portion, then stops.

The deck stops at the beginning of any blank section that is 9 seconds or longer, or fast-forwards to the end of the tape if the tape is blank.

zIf you press the REC r button while in a blank section

The deck automatically rewinds the tape to the beginning of the blank section and changes to recording pause. “BLANK” and “WAIT” appear in the display while the deck is searching for the beginning of the blank section.

Notes

End Search does not operate if you press the FF ) button while in a blank section.

If the tape is blank, the deck merely fast-forwards to the end of the tape.

Digital (44.1 kHz)

STANDARD

 

 

(48 kHz)

Standard play

 

 

(44.1 kHz)

 

STANDARD

 

(Standard play

 

(44.1 kHz)

 

only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG

 

 

 

 

Digital (48 kHz)

STANDARD

Standard play

 

(48 kHz)

 

 

(48 kHz)

 

STANDARD

 

(Standard play

 

(44.1 kHz)

 

only)

 

 

 

LONG

 

 

 

 

The recording time in long-play mode (the REC MODE switch set to LONG) is twice as long as standard-play mode.

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Sony DTC-A6 operating instructions Setting the Recording Mode, 10EN

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