Copying CD text information while recording (Joint Text)

CD text connecting cable, CD that support CD-TEXT, and CD player that support Joint Text required.

See the illustration in the Japanese text (pages 33 and 34)

By connecting the recorder to a Sony portable CD player that supports Joint Text (the CD text copying function) (D-E990, etc.), you can copy track and disc names automatically during recording. In addition to the CD text connecting cable (RK-TXT1), make sure to connect the recorder to the portable CD player with an optical cable.

1Press and slide REC to the right to start recording on the recorder, and start playing the CD in the portable CD

player.“SYNC”, “REC” and “ ” lights up in the display.

“CD TEXT” appears for a few seconds, then “001 TEXT?” and “PushENTER” alternate in the display.

“NO TEXT” appears at this time if no track name information exists in the CD. In this case, the track name will not be copied.

2Press the jog lever (L).

Track name scrolls, and then the track name and “PushENTER” alternate in the display.

3Press the jog lever (L).Track name scrolls in the display while the name is copied.4Follow steps 2 and 3 to copy each new track name that appears.
5Press x on the recorder at the point you want to stop recording.” lights up, and then “000 TEXT” and “PushENTER” alternate in the display.

If you don’t want to copy the disc name information, press x again. The disc name is not copied and the operation ends.

“NO TEXT” appears at this time if no disc name information exists in the CD. In this case, the operation ends without copying the disc name.

6Press the jog lever (L).Disc name scrolls, and then disc name and “PushENTER” alternate in the display.7Press the jog lever (L). “TOC Edit” flashes.Afterwards, the disc name scrolls in the display.

Notes

If you copy disc name information to a disc with a previously recorded disc name, the old disc name will be overwritten with the new one.

When the CD text copying function is on, various settings and editing functions cannot be accessed with the jog lever.

The CD text copying function (joint text) can only be used with component (D-E990, D-E880, D-E770, D-F700, D-E01) with the joint text logo.

The CD text copying function can only be used with CDs and component (D-E990, etc.) that support CD-TEXT.

The RK-TXT1 CD text connecting cable is designed for exclusive use with this recorder and Sony portable CD player (D-E990, etc.). Do not use a connecting cable of another make to copy CD text information.

The remote becomes inoperative when the CD text connecting cable (RK-TXT1) is connected to the recorder.

Stopping or pausing playback on the CD player automatically causes recording on the recorder to pause. A new track mark is automatically added when you resume recording.

The track name of the track currently played will not be recorded if you stop or pause CD playback in the middle of the copying process on the recorder.

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