Sony MDS-JE500 Notes on Recording, Useful Tips for Recording, Recording on MDs, Continued

Recording on MDs

Notes on Recording

If “Protected” appears in the display

TheMDisrecord-protected.Closetheslottorecordonthe disc(see“ToprotectanMDagainstaccidentalerasure”on page7).

If “Din Unlock” flashes in the display

•Thedigitalprogramsourceisnotconnectedasyouset withINPUTinStep4onpage6. Tocontinue,connecttheprogramsourceproperly.

•Theprogramsourceisnoton.

Turnontheprogramsource.

Depending on source being recorded, track numbers are marked in following ways:

•WhenrecordingfromaCDorMDwithINPUTat DIGITALandthesourceconnectedthroughDIGITALIN: Thedeckautomaticallymarkstracknumbersinthesame sequenceastheoriginal.If,however,atrackisrepeated twoormoretimes(e.g.bysingle-trackrepeatplay)ortwo ormoretrackswiththesametracknumber(e.g.from differentMDsorCDs)areplayed,thetrackortracksare recordedaspartofasingle,continuoustrackwithasingle tracknumber. IfthesourceisanMD,tracknumbersmaynotbemarked fortracksoflessthan4seconds.

•WhenrecordingfromsourceconnectedthroughLINE (ANALOG) IN with INPUT at ANALOG, and “LEVEL- SYNC”doesnotlightup(see“MarkingTrackNumbers WhileRecording”onpage12)orwhenrecordingfrom DATorsatellitebroadcastsconnectedthroughDIGITAL

IN with INPUT at DIGITAL: Thesourcewillberecordedasasingletrack.Youcan dividethetrackafterwardsusingtheDivideFunction(see “DividingRecordedTracks”onpage24)ormarktrack numbersduringrecordingbyusingtheTrackMarking Functiononpage12. If“LEVEL-SYNC”appearsinthedisplay,thedeck automaticallymarkstracknumberswhenrecording analogsourceordigitalrecordingofDATorsatellite broadcasts(see“Markingtracknumbersautomatically” onpage12).

•WhenrecordingfromDATorsatellitebroadcastswith INPUTatDIGITAL,thedeckautomaticallymarksatrack numberwheneverthesamplingfrequencyoftheinput signalchanges.

When “TOC” flashes in the display

ThedeckiscurrentlyupdatingtheTableOfContents(TOC). DonotmovethedeckorpullouttheACpowercord. ChangestoanMDmadethroughrecordingaresavedonly whenyouupdatetheTOCbyejectingtheMDorchanging thedecktostandbybypressingPOWER.

Recording on MDs

The MD deck uses the SCMS (Serial Copy Management System on page 33)

MDsrecordedthroughdigitalinputconnectorcannotbe copiedontootherMDsorDATtapesthroughthedigital outputconnector.

When recording digital signals that have been emphasized (in the higher frequencies)

Thesignalisautomaticallyde-emphasized(withattenuation proportionaltothedegreeofemphasis)andthelevelofthe de-emphasizedsignalisindicatedonthepeaklevelmeters.

When the deck is recording or in recording pause, digital signals input through DIGITAL IN are output to DIGITAL OUT with the same sampling rate.

Tochangethedigitalinputsignaltoanothersamplingrate foroutput(withoutrecordingittoanMD),useInput MonitorFunction(seepage10).

Useful Tips for Recording

DISPLAY/CHAR

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			REC

Checking the remaining recordable time on the MD

•When you press DISPLAY/CHAR while recording, the remaining recordable time on the MD appears.

•When you press DISPLAY/CHAR repeatedly while the deck is stopped, the display changes as follows: total recorded time, remaining recordable time on the MD, disc name (see page 16).

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Basic Operations

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