Recording

Display

Recording time

mode

 

 

 

 

 

Hi-LP

Hi-LP

• Approx. 10 hours

 

 

and 10 min. on an

 

 

80-minute

 

 

standard disc

 

 

• Approx. 34 hours

 

 

on a 1GB Hi-MD

 

 

disc

 

 

 

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Audio components that support the linear PCM, Hi-SP and Hi-LP mode are indicated by the or logo mark.

Notes

It is recommended that you use the AC power adaptor for long recordings.

It is recommended that you use the recorder to edit (dividing or combining) long tracks recorded in linear PCM. Transferring such tracks and editing them on a computer may require an extremely long time.

Adjusting the recording level manually

The recording level is adjusted automatically while recording. If necessary, you can set the recording level manually during both analog and digital recording.

X

REC(+N)

 

/T MARK

Jog dial

MENU

1 Press REC(+N)/T MARK while pressing X.

The recorder stands by for recording.

2 Enter the menu and select “REC Settings” - “REC Level” - “Manual”.

3 Play the source.

4 While observing the level meter in the display, adjust the recording level by turning the jog dial.

Set the level so that the meter segments light up around –12dB segment. If high sound input causes the segments beyond the “OVER” segment to light up, lower the recording level.

Each level meter shows the following. Upper — L channel input level Lower — R channel input level

Volume increases (,) or decreases (<)

–12dB OVER

5 Press X again to start recording.

If your source is an externally connected component, play the source to the beginning of the material to be recorded, and then start recording.

To switch back to automatic level control

Select “Auto (AGC)” in step 2.

Notes

You cannot adjust the left and right channel levels separately.

Once you stop recording, the recorder will revert to automatic recording level adjustment mode the next time you start a recording operation.

To adjust the recording level manually when synchro-recording, do steps 1 to 4 of the procedure in this section with “SYNC REC” is set to “Off”. Afterwards, set “SYNC REC” setting to “On”, and start recording (page 38).

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