Recording tips (continued)
Adjusting the recording level
You can adjust the recording level for both analog and digital recordings.
1 Do steps 1 to 5 of “Recording to an MD” on page 8.
2 Play the portion of the program source with the strongest output.
3 Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR (or DISPLAY) repeatedly until the level of the input signal appears.
4 While monitoring the sound, turn AMS (or press LEVEL +/– repeatedly) to raise the recording level to its highest level without turning on the “OVER” indicators on the peak level meters.
Avoid turning on these indicators
5 Stop playing the program source.
6 To start recording, continue from step 7 of “Recording to an MD” on page 8.
Tips
•You can adjust the recording level by pressing LEVEL +/– on the remote repeatedly during recording or recording pause.
•Peak hold function freezes the peak level meters at the highest level reached by the input signal.
1While the deck is stopped, press MENU/ NO.
2Turn AMS (or press ./>repeatedly) until “Setup?” appears, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.
3Turn AMS (or press ./>repeatedly) until “P.Hold Off” (factory setting) appears, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.
4Turn AMS (or press ./>repeatedly) to select “P.Hold On”, then press PUSH ENTER or YES.
5Press MENU/NO.
To turn off the Peak Hold Function, select “P.Hold Off” in step 4 above.
Note
The recording level can only be increased up to +12.0 dB (for analog recording) or +18.0 dB (for digital recording) (0.0 dB is the factory setting). Therefore, if the output level of the connected component is low, it may not be possible to set the recording level to maximum.
Checking the remaining recordable time on the MD
Press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly.
For the information in stop mode, see page 16. For the information during recording, see page 8.
Monitoring the input signal (Input Monitor)
You can monitor the selected input signal even when you are not recording it.
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2 Press INPUT repeatedly to select the jacks (connector) where the signal you want to monitor is being input.
3 Press REC z.
When an analog input is selected
The analog signal input from the ANALOG IN jacks is output to the ANALOG OUT jacks after D/A conversion. “AD – DA” appears in the display during this time.
When a digital input is selected
The digital signal input from the DIGITAL IN connector is output to the ANALOG OUT jacks after D/A conversion. “ – DA” appears in the display during this time.
To stop Input Monitor
Press x.