Sony MDS-JE500 Monitoring the input signal Input Monitor, Playing back tracks just recorded

Recording on MDs

Monitoring the input signal (Input Monitor)

Before starting recording, you can monitor the selected input signal through the deck’s output connectors.

1Press ¤EJECT to remove the MD.

2Set INPUT according to the input signal you want to monitor.

When INPUT is at ANALOG

TheanalogsignalinputthroughLINE(ANALOG)INis

outputtoDIGITALOUTafterA/Dconversion,and

thentotheLINE(ANALOG)OUTconnectorsand

PHONESjackafterD/Aconversion.

When INPUT is at DIGITAL

ThedigitalsignalinputthroughDIGITALINisoutput toDIGITALOUT,andthentotheLINE(ANALOG) OUTconnectorsandPHONESjackafterD/A conversion.

Note

EvenifyousetRECMODEtoMONO,themonitor

signaldoesnotbecomemonaural.

3Press r REC.

If INPUT is at ANALOG, “AD-DA” appears in the display.

If INPUT is at DIGITAL, “-DA”appears in the display.

If “Auto Cut” appears in the display (Auto Cut)

There has been no sound input for 30 seconds while INPUT is set to DIGITAL and the source is connected through DIGITAL IN. The 30 seconds of silence are replaced by a blank of about 3 seconds and the deck changes to recording pause.

You can turn off the Auto Cut Function

Fordetails,see“If“SmartSpace”appearsinthe

display”below.

If “Smart Space” appears in the display (Smart Space)

There has been an extended silence of 4 to 30 seconds in length when INPUT is set to DIGITAL and the source is connected through DIGITAL IN. The silence is replaced with a blank of about 3 seconds and the deck continues recording.

To turn off the Smart Space Function and Auto Cut Function

1Duringrecordingpause,pressEDIT/NOrepeatedlyuntil

“S.Space?”appearsinthedisplay.

2PressYES.

3PressEDIT/NOtodisplay“S.SpaceOFF.”

To turn on the Smart Space Function and Auto Cut Function again

1Duringrecordingpause,pressEDIT/NOrepeatedlyuntil

“S.Space?”appearsinthedisplay.

2PressYEStwicetodisplay“S.SpaceON.”

Notes

•WhenyouturnofftheSmartSpaceFunction,theAutoCut

Functionisalsoturnedoffautomatically.

•TheSmartSpaceFunctionandAutoCutFunctionare factorysettoon.

•TheSmartSpaceFunctiondoesnotaffecttheorderofthe tracknumbersbeingrecorded,eveniftheblankspace occursinthemiddleofatrack.

•IfyouturnoffthedeckordisconnecttheACpowercord,

thedeckwillrecallthelastsetting(onoroff)oftheSmart SpaceandAutoCutFunctionsthenexttimeyouturnon thedeck.

Playing back tracks just recorded

Do this procedure to immediately play back tracks that have just been recorded.

Press áimmediately after stopping recording. Playback starts from the first track of the material just recorded.

To play from the first track of the MD after recording

1 Press pagainafterstoppingrecording.

2 Press á.

PlaybackstartsfromthefirsttrackoftheMD.

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