Sony MDS-E52 Starting Recording With 6 Seconds of Prestored Audio, Data Time Machine Recording

Recording on MDs

Marking Track Numbers While Recording (Track Marking)

You can mark track numbers either manually or automatically. By marking track numbers at specific points, you can quickly locate the points later using the AMS Function or Editing Functions.

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Marking track numbers manually (Manual Track Marking)

You can mark track numbers at any time while recording on an MD.

Press rat the place you want to add a track mark while recording.

To display “LEVEL-SYNC”

1While the recorder is stopped, press EDIT/NO twice to display “Setup Menu”.

2Turn AMS until “LevelSync?” appears in the display, then press AMS.

3Turn AMS until “LevelSync ON” appears in the display, then press AMS.

4Press EDIT/NO.

To cancel Automatic Track Marking

1Carry out Steps 1 and 2 in “To display “LEVEL-SYNC”” above.

2Turn AMS until “LevelSync OFF” appears in the display, then press AMS.

3Press EDIT/NO.

When you want to mark track numbers after you‘ve finished recording

Use the Divide Function (see “Dividing Recorded Tracks” on page 22.)

Note

If you turn off the recorder or disconnect the AC power cord, the recorder will recall the last setting (LevelSync ON or OFF) of the Automatic Track Marking Function the next time you turn on the recorder.

Marking track numbers automatically (Automatic Track Marking)

The recorder adds track marks differently in the following cases:

•When recording from CDs or MDs with INPUT set to DIGITAL and the source connected through

DIGITAL IN:

The recorder marks track numbers automatically. When you record from a CD or MD, the track numbers are marked as they are found on the original.

•In the case other than the above

While “LEVEL-SYNC” appears in the display, the recorder marks a new track number whenever the signal level drops and rises to a certain point (Automatic Track Marking). If “LEVEL-SYNC” does not light up, set the LevelSync to ON as follows:

Starting Recording With

6 Seconds of Prestored Audio

Data (Time Machine Recording)

When recording from an FM or satellite broadcast, the first few seconds of material are often lost due to the time it takes you to ascertain the contents and press the record button. To prevent the loss of this material, the Time Machine Recording Function constantly stores 6 seconds of the most recent audio data in the buffer memory so that when you begin recording the program source, the recording actually begins with the 6 seconds of audio data stored in the buffer memory in advance, as shown in the illustration below:

When you press	End of the program
AMS in Step 3	source to be recorded

Time Audio data in 6-second buffer memory

Recorded portion

Beginning of the program source to be recorded

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Actual total number: Sony Sound Tec MDS-E52(E) 2-346-702-12(1)