7 – Recording Cassette Tapes

CD DUB key

CD DUB key

The tape automatically rewinds to the start of the A side, and the tape counter resets to “0000.” The CD pauses at the beginning of its first track. After the tape records about eight seconds of silence (to avoid the leader tape), dubbing starts with the CD beginning playback and the cassette recorder beginning recording at the same time. (The DUB indicator appears on the display.)

•• When the CD playback stops or the tape end is reached, the tape stops (the tape side end that it stops at depends on the reverse mode) and dubbing ends.

•• When dubbing in two-side recording mode, if the last track being recorded to the first side of the tape is not recorded completely before the operation direction reverses, that track is recorded again from its beginning on the second side of the tape.

•• When dubbing in two-side recording mode, nothing is recorded for eight seconds after the operation direction is reversed. (CD playback pauses while the cassette recorder continues in record mode.)

•• Press the TAPE or CD STOP key to stop dubbing at any time.

Adjusting the record level when dubbing

The recording level is automatically set when dubbing a CD to a tape by default, but the record level can be adjusted with the INPUT knob when dubbing.

1Set "CD" as the recording source. (See “Selecting the recording source” on page 38.)

2When in standard display mode, press the MENU key on the main unit or the remote control to enter menu mode.

3Use the –/+keys on the main unit or the remote con- trol to show "DUB LEVEL?" on the main display, and press the ENTER key on the main unit or the remote control.

4Use the –/+keys on the main unit or the remote con- trol to select “VARI.”

Options: FIX (default value), VARI

5Press the ENTER key on the main unit or the remote control to return to the standard display.

6Press the RECORD key on the main unit or the remote control to make the unit record ready and enable monitoring of the recording source.

7Play the CD and observe the recording level meters on the display.

8Use the INPUT knob to adjust the recording level. (See “Recording” on page 39.)

9Press the CD STOP key to stop the CD and the TAPE STOP key to take the unit out of record ready mode.

10Press the CD DUB key on the main unit or the remote control to conduct dubbing in the same way as described above in “Basic dubbing.”

Using the TAPE EDIT function

Using the TAPE EDIT function, this unit can follow an automatically prepared program and dub a CD according to the tape length.

With the TAPE EDIT function, starting with the first track, CD tracks that total less than the length of the tape side are recorded in order to the A side of the tape. Then, recording continues from the next track in order to the B side.

1When CD playback is stopped, press the TAPE EDIT key on the remote control to enter TAPE EDIT mode. The main display appears as shown below.

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