8 – Copying discs—A-B copying
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Disc compare

As well as the automatic compare o peration follow-
ing a copy as explained above, it is also possible to
compare two finalized CD-ROMs at any time.
1With the finalized disc in drive 2 and the
original in drive 1, press DISC COPY.
Display 1 shows DISC COMPARE and display 2
shows COPY>COMPARE.
2Press MULTI DIAL (2). The display shows
COMPARE GO?.
3Press MULTI DIAL (2) to start the compare
operation.

A-B copying

This allows the copying of material from an audio
disc between the A and B points (“A and B points
(drive 1 only)” on page22).
1The source disc should be in drive 1 and the
destination disc in 2.
2Set the A and/or the B points on the so urce
disc (“A and B points (drive 1 only)” on
page 22).
If only the A point is set, the copy wil l be
from the A point to the end of the track. If
only the B point is set, the copy will be from
the start of the track to the B point.
If both points are set, in order that th e final
disc corresponds to the Red Book standard,
these points must be at leas 4 seconds apart.
Point A must be before point B.
3With both drives stopped, press the A-B
COPY key. The displays show A-B COPY and
COPY> A-B.
4Press the MULTI DIAL (2).
5Select the copy speed (x4, x2 or x1), and press
the MULTI DIAL (2).
Drive 2 display shows COPYSTART ? .
6Press the MULTI DIAL (2). Copying takes
place (standby and copy) as for other copy
operations.
The displays return to normal when the copy
operation is complete.
NOTE
The error messages mentioned above appear if the
wrong type of disc has been loaded as source or desti-
nation.
If the A and B points are too close together the display
shows
Not enough
.
If the B point is set before the A point, the display
shows
A-B ERROR
.
It is not possible to copy more than one track if the
tracks have different emphasis status.

A-B Excluded copy

This allows the copying of a track (audio) except the
portion delimited by the A and B location points. The
A and B location points must be in the same track for
this function to be enabled.
1The source disc should be in drive 1 and the
destination disc in 2.
2Set the A and/or the B points on the source
disc (“A and B points (drive 1 only)” on
page 22).
If only the A point is set, the copy wil l be
from the A point to the end of the track. If
only the B point is set, the copy will be from
the start of the track to the B point.
If both points are set, in order that the fina l
disc corresponds to the Red Book standard,
these points must be at leas 4 seconds apart.
Point A must be before point B.
3With both drives stopped, press the A-B
COPY key. The displays show A-B COPY and
COPY> A-B.
4Turn the MULTI DIAL (2) to select the A-B
excluded copy mode. Drive 1 display now
shows A-BExclCOPY and drive 2 display shows
COPY>AB EXCL.
5Press the MULTI DIAL (2).