zVarious ways of recording

Two ways of connecting to a sound source

The input jack of this recorder works as both digital and analog input jacks. Connect the recorder to a CD player or a cassette recorder using either digital input or analog input. To record, see “Recording with digital input” (page 11) to record using digital input, and “Recording an MD right away!” (page 6) to record using analog input.

Difference between digital and analog inputs

Difference

Input

Digital input

Analog (line) input

 

 

 

Connectable source

Equipment with an optical

Equipment with an analog

 

 

digital output jack

(line) output jack

 

 

 

 

Usable cord

 

Digital cable (with an optical

Line cable (with 2 phono

 

 

and an optical-mini plug)

plugs and a stereo-mini plug)

 

 

 

Signal from the source

Digital

Analog

 

 

 

Even when a digital source

 

 

 

(such as a CD) is connected,

 

 

 

the signal sent to the recorder

 

 

 

is analog.

 

 

 

 

Recorded track

 

Marked (copied)

Marked automatically

numbers

 

automatically

•after more than 2 seconds

 

 

•at the same positions as the

of blank or low-level

 

 

source.

segment.

 

 

•when the recorder is paused

•when the recorder is paused

 

 

while recording.

while recording.

 

 

You can erase unnecessary

You can erase unnecessary

 

 

marks after recording

marks after recording

 

 

(“Erasing a track mark”,

(“Erasing a track mark”, page

 

 

page 20).

20).

 

 

 

Recorded sound level

Same as the source

Adjusted automatically.

 

 

 

Can also be adjusted

 

 

 

manually (“Adjusting the

 

 

 

recording level manually”,

 

 

 

page 13).

 

 

 

 

Note

Track marks may be copied incorrectly :

•when you record from some CD players or multi disc players using digital input.

•when the source is in shuffle or program play mode while recording using digital input. In this case, play the source in normal play mode.

•when recording BS or CS programs through digital input.

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