5 Press (REC MENU) repeatedly until your desired recording time appears.

Each time you press (REC MENU), recording time increases, in increments of 10 minutes.

B 10 B 20 B … B 80 B off

During Timer-off recording, the unit keeps beeping to indicate the state of the unit and stops beeping when the recording is completed. When you turn the ignition to the ACC position and attach the front panel again, “REC Complete!” appears on the display if the recording is completed successfully.

Notes

•Be sure not to start the engine of your car again during Timer-off recording. Recording may fail.

•When an optional TV/video unit is connected, the monitor stays on during Timer-off recording or REC Continue mode. Turn the monitor off before leaving the car to reduce the likelihood of battery drain or theft.

•Frequent use of the Timer-off recording feature may cause battery drain. Make sure that the battery is well charged.

•The power antenna remains extended during Timer-off recording. (The antenna retracts when the recording is over.)

•The sound of the radio will be recorded on the MD as you hear it during reception (including any noise, distortion, and missing sound).

Recording the audio sound of a TV program or video

You can record the audio sound of a TV program or video in the same manner as with a radio program. For selecting the source, see “Watching the TV” or “Watching a video” on page 36.

Editing an MD

By using the editing functions described below, you can create your own original MD albums.

Caution

Do not edit the MD while driving, as it diverts your attention from the road.

Notes on editing

•“Protected” appears if the tab for record- protection is open.

•Once you finish editing an MD, be sure the MD is ejected before you turn the ignition off or disconnect the power-supply leads of the unit. Editing is completed when the unit updates the TOC (Table of Contents) information and ejects the MD. The lamp located at the bottom of the MD slot flashes during updating of the TOC information.

•The (1) (REP), (2) (SHUF), and (DSPL) buttons do not work during edit mode.

Erasing a recording

— Erase function

You can erase a single track or all tracks at once. You can erase a portion of a track as well.

Note

You cannot restore an erased track. Be sure to confirm the selected track or tracks before erasing.

Erasing a single track

You can erase a track simply by specifying its track number. When you erase a track, the total number of tracks on the MD decreases by one, and all the tracks following the erased one are renumbered.

Example: Erasing track B.

Track

 

 

 

 

Erase track B

 

number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

3

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Original

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tracks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

2

 

3

 

 

 

 

Erase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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