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Using the Silent Pause function

If there has been no sound input for about 30 seconds during recording, the unit pauses recording.

If the unit continues pausing for about 3 minutes after the Silent Pause Function activated, recording stops automatically.

Note that this function does not activate if the unit is Synchro-Recording from a CD on

DECK A.

Tip

You can turn off the Silent Pause Function. For details, see “Using the Setup Menu” (page 35).

Using the Post Gap function

You can insert the silence of 2 seconds between the songs, when recording more than two tracks at once. The silence is inserted in the following situations.

•When recording is stopped.

•When the disc of DECK A changes to the next disc during Synchro-Recording (RCD- W500C only).

To use the function of adding Post Gap

Set “Post Gap” of the setup menu to “On” when the unit is stopped. For details, see “Using the Setup Menu” on page 35.

Using the SBM (Super Bit Mapping) function

When performing analog recordings (recording from ANALOG IN jack, or synchro-recording MP3 files), the SBM function enables you to record the equivalent of 24-bit high quality sound by mapping the initial 24-bit A/D conversion to 16-bit without reducing the sound quality. This is made possible by incorporating a noise-shaping filter in the 24- bit A/D converter of this unit, which has a frequency range designed to cover the range of human hearing.

Press SBM. The indicator lights up.

When you press the button again, the function is canceled and the indicator turns off.

Notes

•You cannot change the setting while recording.

•When performing digital recordings (recording from DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack, or recording from DECK A), the SBM function is automatically canceled.

Recording the original sound from the program source (Direct Recording)

You can record audio as it is when recording a digital signals with 44.1 kHz sampling rates without going through the devices internal circuits. Set “Direct” in the Setup Menu to “On”. For details, see “Using the Setup Menu” on page 35.

Notes

•When recording digital signals with sampling rates other than 44.1 kHz, the signal will automatically pass through the device’s internal sampling rate converter before recording, even when “Direct” is set to “On”.

•The recording level is set to the setting adjusted in the Setup Menu.

•During Synchro-Recording, the Direct Recording function works regardless of the Setup Menu setting.

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