While the deck is stopped, press MENU/ NO.

Recording tips (continued)

Marking track numbers while recording

—Manual/Automatic Track Marking

You can mark track numbers either manually or automatically while recording. By marking track numbers at specific points, you can easily locate the points later or edit the MD.

Marking track numbers manually (Manual Track Marking)

While recording, press REC z at the point where you want to add a track number.

Marking track numbers automatically (Automatic Track Marking)

When recording from a CD player or MD deck connected to a DIGITAL IN connector, the deck marks track numbers in the same sequence as the source. When recording from other sources connected to the DIGITAL IN connector or a source connected to the ANALOG IN jacks, do the procedure below to mark track numbers automatically. However, you cannot mark track numbers automatically if the sound of the source to be recorded is noisy (e.g., tapes or radio programs).

1

2 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until “Setup?” appears, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until “T.Mark LSyn” appears, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

4 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to select the setting, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

To

Select

Turn on Automatic

T.Mark LSyn (factory

Track Marking

setting)

 

 

Turn off Automatic

T.Mark Off

Track Marking

 

 

 

5 Press MENU/NO.

When you set Automatic Track Marking to on, “L.SYNC” lights up.

The deck marks a track number whenever the input signal level drops to –50 dB1) (the trigger level for Automatic Track Marking) or below for at least 1.5 seconds.

1) Factory setting.

To change the trigger level for Automatic Track Marking

Do the procedure below to change the signal level that triggers Automatic Track Marking.

1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/ NO.

2 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until “Setup?” appears, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until “LS(T)” appears, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

4 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to select the level, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.

You can set the level at any value between

–72 dB and 0 dB, in 2 dB increments (–50 dB is the factory setting).

5 Press MENU/NO.

Tips for automatic track marking

•When recording from a CD player or an MD deck connected to the DIGITAL IN connector, the entire material might be recorded as a single track in the following cases:

—When you consecutively record the same track two or more times using single-track repeat play.

—When you consecutively record two or more tracks with the same track number but from different CDs or MDs.

—When you record tracks from certain CD or multi-disc players.

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