7 – Recording Cassette Tapes
The CD dubbing function is convenient when recording a CD. See “Dubbing a CD to a tape” on page 39 for details.
ªª Stopping recording
Press the TAPE STOP key.
ªª Pausing recording
Press the PAUSE key. Press the PAUSE key again or the TAPE PLAY key to restart recording.
Recording
After completing the above preparations, set the recording level and begin recording.
1Press the RECORD key on the main unit or the remote control.
This makes the unit ready to record ready. The meters on the display show the input level and the REC indicator appears.
The sound of the recording source is output through the TAPE COMMON OUTPUT jack. This sound can also be output from the PHONES jack by setting the MONITOR switch to MIX or TAPE.
MONITOR switch
Recording mute function
During recording, press the REC MUTE key on the main unit or the remote control to record about four seconds of silence and then pause recording. Press the TAPE PLAY or PAUSE key on the main unit or the remote control to restart recording.
Press and hold the REC MUTE key on the main unit or the remote control for more than four seconds to create a silence of longer than four seconds. The unit pauses when the key is released after being held for more than four seconds.
To create a silence of less than four seconds, press the PAUSE key during the recording of the silence.
This pauses the unit.
•• If you press the REC MUTE key again during the recording of silence, ordinary recording restarts.
•• If you press the REC MUTE key when recording is paused, the unit will record four seconds of silence and then pause again.
2To set the record level, start playback of the record- ing source and adjust the INPUT knob on the main unit to set the optimal level while looking at the meters. Adjust the input so that the meters indicate 0 dB at its highest level.
INPUT knob
3Select and confirm the tape operation direction.
The current tape operation direction is shown on the display with the reverse (Ó) or forward indicator (Á). To record in the opposite direction, press the TAPE PLAY key of the desired direction to change the tape operation direction.
4Press the TAPE PLAY or PAUSE key on the main unit or the remote control to start recording.
Dubbing a CD to a tape
The CD dubbing function allows you to press the CD DUB key on the main unit or the remote control to dub the CD loaded in the unit to a cassette tape with one touch.
•• The input source does not need to be selected.
•• The record level is automatically set to the default setting, but you can also set it manually. (See “Adjusting the record level when dubbing” on page 40.)
•• The CD programmed playback, random playback, single playback, repeat playback and other functions can be used as desired when dubbing a CD.
•• The auto ready and incremental play functions cannot be used during CD dubbing.
The following explanations assume that the CD to be dubbed and a recordable cassette tape have been loaded in the unit.
Basic dubbing (recording to the A side of a tape from its beginning)
When playback is stopped, press the CD DUB key on the main unit or the remote control.
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