Advanced Recording Operations

Synchro-recording With a CD

Player Through a Control A1

Cord

By pressing the SYNCHRO button, you can perform synchro-recording on your tape deck with a Sony CD player connected to the CONTROL A1 connector through a Control A1 cord (not supplied). The Control A1 cord supports advanced functions not possible with the commander-based CD synchro- recording function on previous models. Further information on the various operations made possible by a Control A1 cord is provided in the pamphlet attached to this manual.

 

 

SYNCHRO h/H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO REC LEVEL

 

 

SYNCHRO

FADER

ARL

 

5

 

 

4

6

 

 

 

 

 

3

7

 

 

 

AMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

8

 

 

PAUSE

REC MUTING

REC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

9

 

 

 

 

 

0

10

 

 

AUTO CAL DOLBY NR

BALANCE

 

 

EJECT

B

OFF B

 

 

PHONES

DIRECTION MODE RESET MEMORY

C

C

 

 

 

POWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPX

 

L

R

 

 

 

FILTER

 

 

DIRECTION MODE

 

PAUSE P

 

 

 

 

1Set the source selector on the amplifier to CD player.

2Insert a CD into the CD player.

3Select the play mode (CONTINUE, SHUFFLE, or PROGRAM) of the CD player.

4Insert a cassette.

5Select the side(s) to be recorded on (TC-RE340 only).

To record on

Set DIRECTION MODE to

 

 

Only one side

A

 

 

Both sides

Åor a

 

 

6Press SYNCHRO.

If your CD player has the Peak Search function

The SYNCHRO button indicator lights up and the CD player locates the highest signal level among the tracks to be recorded as the tape deck adjusts the recording level. To change the side of the tape to record on for the TC-RE340, press · or ªbefore the level adjustment finishes.

When the recording level adjustment is completed, CD Synchro-recording starts.

If your CD player does not have the Peak Search function

The CD player changes to play pause and the tape deck to recording pause. To change the side of the tape to record on for the TC-RE340, press · or ª before the level adjustment finishes. Press PAUSE P on the tape deck to start Synchro-Recording.

To stop CD Synchro-recording

Press pon the tape deck or the CD player.

zYou can use an optional remote (not supplied) to operate the CD player

To start CD play, press P twice; to pause CD play, press P once; to locate a CD track, press =or +.

zIf the SYNCHRO button indicator goes off after flashing rapidly

The tape cannot be recorded on because the record- protect tab(s) on the cassette has (have) been removed.

zLength of tape used for recording

Tracks on a CD differ in length. Classical music CDs and others often have tracks that exceed the recording time of a single cassette side. In this case, record the tape manually.

zWhen recording from the middle of the tape

A tape that is inserted and has not been played or recorded on is assumed by the deck to be a new tape, even if the present location is in the middle of the tape. The deck will transport the tape for 10 seconds before starting CD Synchro-recording to bypass the portion corresponding with the leader. To begin CD Synchro- recording without the ten-seconds delay, play or record on the tape for about 10 seconds before starting the CD Synchro-recording procedure.

zIf the tape ends during CD Synchro-recording on the front side of the tape (·lights up) and the DIRECTION MODE selector is set to Åor a

(TC-RE340 only)

Recording of the track ends immediately, the tape direction is reversed, and recording starts again from the beginning of the track. If the tape ends on the reverse side of the tape (ªlights up), CD Synchro- recording stops and the CD player stops playing.

Notes

•To prevent interruption of the recording process, do not press any operation buttons on the CD player during CD Synchro-recording.

•Certain operation buttons on the tape deck are disabled during CD Synchro-recording.

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