Useful Tips for Recording

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Monitoring the Input Signal

You can monitor the input signal of the component connected to each input terminal before recording.

1.Press the [øEJECT] button to eject the disc.

2.Select the input source with the [INPUT SELECTOR].

3.Press the [ºRECORD] button.

("Monitor Mode" appears.)

Even when the [REC MODE] is set to [MONO], the output is sent to both channels.

Insert an MD or press the [ªSTOP] button to cancel the Monitor mode.

Adjusting the Recording Level

When recording with [ANALOG] selected with the [INPUT SELECTOR] and the signal input through the [ANALOG INPUT] jacks, adjust the recording level with the [INPUT] control.

1.Insert a recordable MD and press the [ºRECORD] button to enter the Record-

Ready mode (" " lights up).

2.Play the highest-level section of the program source and turn the [INPUT]

control so that the "OVER" segments of the peak level meters do not light.

Recording level adjustment is not necessary for digital recording.

3. Play the program source again.

Press the [¥PLAY] or [πREADY] button to start recording.

Assigning Track Numbers During Recording

Assigning track numbers at specific points will make it easy to quickly locate those points later using the playback or editing functions.

ªTo assign track numbers automatically (Auto Track function)

Track numbers can be assigned automati- cally during recording by setting the Auto Track function to ON.

1.In the Record or Record-Ready mode, press the [EDIT/NO] button until "A_TRACK >" appears.

2.Turn the [µTRACK] dial to select "A_TRACK > ON".

3.Press the [YES] button to end the setting function.

While the Auto Track function is "ON", the signal level must remain low for 2 or more seconds before a new track number is advanced.

During digital recording from a CD or MD, the track numbers are advanced automatically according to the CD or MD data.

Once the Auto Track function is "ON", this mode will not be released even after the power is turned off.

Press the [YES] button after selecting "A_TRACK > OFF" to release it.

ªTo assign track numbers manually Press the [ºRECORD] button at every point where you want to assign a track number during recording. Each press of the button advances the track number.

ªTo assign track numbers after recording A track number is added when a track is divided in editing. (See "Dividing a track" on page 16.)

Note:

Changing the input or mode with the [INPUT SELECTOR] or [REC MODE] switch during recording activates the Record-Ready mode.

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Recording Over Existing Tracks (Over Write)

The Over Write function allows you to record music by erasing a previously recorded track.

1.Perform steps 1 to 4 of "Recording an MD" on page 8.

2.Turn the [µTRACK] dial (or press the [µTRACK] buttons on the remote control unit) until the track number to be recorded over appears.

3. Press the

[ºRECORD] button ("

 

"

lights up).

 

 

 

After "Over Write" appears, the remain- ing recording time is displayed.

The track numbers which come after the

track being recorded over blink on the music calendar.

4. Adjust the recording level.

If [ANALOG] was selected above, adjust the recording level with the [INPUT] control.

5.Press the [¥PLAY] button or [πREADY] button to start recording.

The deck records over the existing track. The track number is updated.

ªRecording over an existing track from

the middle

1.Select the track number to be erased then press the [¥PLAY] button to start playback.

2.Press the [πREADY] button where you want to start recording.

3.Press the [ºRECORD] button.

The track number is updated and blinks on the music calender.

4. Press the [¥PLAY] or [πREADY] button to start recording.

The deck records over the existing track.

[CAUTION]

It is not possible to record from the

middle

of an

existing track when

"

" or "

" is lit.

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Tascam MD-301mkII user service Useful Tips for Recording, Monitoring the Input Signal, Adjusting the Recording Level