HHB comm CDR-830 manual

MONITOR DIGITAL REC LEVEL ANALOG REC LEVEL INPUT SELECTOR AUTO MANUAL TITLE/MODE MENU/ DELETE TRACK NO. WRITE DISPLAY FINALIZE ERASE SCROLL TEXT SYNCHRO CD TEXT PROFESSIONAL CDR-830 La version Française de ce manuel d'utilisation est disponible sur le site web de HHB à www.hhb.co.uk Eine deutsche Version dieser Bedienungsanleitung ist im Int[...]

2 The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. IMPOR T ANT The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uni[...]

3 [For Canadian model] This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. [Pour le modèle Canadien] Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. CAUTION: ¶ Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein hazardous radiation exposure. ¶ The use of opt[...]

4 CAUTION This product contains a laser diode of higher class than 1. T o ensure continued safety , do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel. The following caution label appears on your unit. Location: Rear of the unit. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT This product complies wit[...]

5 Contents 1 Before Y ou Start Feature of the CDR-830 BurnIT CD recorder ................... 6 Checking what’ s in the box ........................ 6 Using this manual ................................... 6 Hints on installation ................................. 6 Putting the batteries in the remote control ... 7 A voiding condensation problems ..[...]

6 1 Before you start Hints on installation W e want you to enjoy using the CDR-830 for years to come, so please bear in mind the following points when choosing a suitable location for it: Do... ✔ Use in a well-ventilated location. ✔ Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such as a table or shelf. Ideally rack mount the recorder in a 19” rack.[...]

7 1 Before you start Care and maintenance Cleaning external surfaces Before cleaning turn off and disconnect the unit from the power outlet. T o clean, wipe with a soft, dry cloth. For stubborn dir t, wet a soft cloth with a mild detergent solution made by diluting one par t detergent to 5 or 6 par ts water , wring well, then wipe off the dir t. Us[...]

8 1 Before you start About CD, CD-R and CD-R W discs The CDR-830 is compatible with four types of compact disc: Playback-only CDs This unit will playback any ordinary audio CDs carr ying the Compact Disc Digital Audio mark shown right. CD-Recordable discs Recordable CDs, or CD-R, carry the mark shown right, and are 'write once'. This mean[...]

9 1 Before you start Recording copyright material W ARNING: Recording of CD’s or other material protected by copyright can be unlawful, and the CDR830 is not supplied for such purposes. Please ensure that this unit is not used for any infringement of copyright law . HHB accepts absolutely no responsibility regarding the use of this product for un[...]

10 2 Connecting up When connecting optical leads, take care not to bend the cable around sharp corners as this can damage the cable. Likewise, when storing optical cable, coil loosely (as shown on page 7). If you’re using one of the coaxial-type digital connectors you’ll need a lead with an RCA/ phono plug at each end. Please only use digital a[...]

11 2 Connecting up POWER-CORD CAUTION Handle the power cord by the plug part. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord, and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet, as this could cause a shor t circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of furniture, or other object on the power cord or pinch the cord in any other way [...]

12 3 Controls and Displays 11 ERASE (p.37–38) Press to star t erasing tracks, or to re-initialize a disc. 12 FINALIZE (p.26) Press to star t the disc finalization process (to make recordable CDs playable on ordinary CD players). Indicator lights up during finalization. 13 AUTO/MANUAL (p.33–34) Switches between automatic and manual track numberi[...]

13 3 Controls and Displays 14 FADER (p.28,34) Press to fade in or fade out during playback or recording. 15 SKIP PLA Y (p.28) Press to switch skip play on and off. 16 SKIP ID SET (p.29) Instructs the player to skip a par ticular track on playback. 17 SKIP ID CLEAR (p.29) Clears the above setting. 18 SYNCHRO (p.19–21) Press to star t recording on [...]

14 3 Controls and Displays Display 1 CD text indicators(p.16) DISC Lights up when disc information is displayed. TRACK Lights up when track information is displayed. ARTIST Lights up when ar tist information is displayed. 2 TOT AL / REMAIN / TIME (p.17) Indicates whether the current displayed time is elapsed, remaining, or total time for a disc or [...]

15 4 Getting Started Switching on for the first time The next few pages take you through switching on the CDR– 830, playing discs, and doing some basic recording. Before proceeding with this section you should have at least connected your recorder to a monitor system. (If you haven't, turn to pages 10–11 for more on connecting the CDR–83[...]

16 4 Getting Started Selecting tracks directly If you want to star t directly from a track other than the first, just enter the track number from the remote control. If you do the same thing during playback, the recorder immediately jumps to that track on the disc. • While a disc is stopped, paused or playing, enter the track number you want to p[...]

17 4 Getting Started O9 45:37 REC –28:23 O2 O1 O7:46 REC –56:14 O2 O1 O2:16 O2 O1–O3:2O ALL –46:4O Showing disc information The CDR-830 can display various kinds of disc and track information during both playback and recording. The DISPLA Y button switches between the different time display modes. Additionally , while stopped, individual tr[...]

4 Getting Started 18 Recording modes The recorder is equipped with a set of analog input terminals, as well as both optical and coaxial digital inputs. This means that the CDR- 830 is compatible with almost all audio sources—analog or digital. It even has a built in sampling rate conver ter making it ideal for recording from 48kHz DA T or other d[...]

19 4 Getting Started Recording one track from a source If you want to record just a single track, or a few selected tracks, from a digital (CD, MD, DCC or DA T) or an analog source, the recorder can star t and stop automatically . With digital recording, there's no need to worr y about recording levels— you'll get a perfect digital copy[...]

20 4 Getting Started Synchro recording won't work if the source is already playing! The recorder goes into all-sync record pause and the SYNC indicator starts to blink. SYNC–ALL SYNC CD-R The display shows the all-track sync mode, with the SYNC indicator blinking to show that recording can star t. 4 Play the source. The recorder star ts reco[...]

21 4 Getting started SYNC–1 SYNC-1 SYNC–ALL SYNC SYNC–FINAL SYNC CD-R CD-R CD-R O1 O1 OO:OO FINALIZE CD-R Automatically recor ding and finalizing a disc This is a variation on all-track synchro recording on the previous page. After all tracks on the source material have been recorded, the recorder automatically finalizes the disc. Note: Any i[...]

22 4 Getting started 3 Press RECORD ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ( ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ REC on the remote control). The recorder goes into record- pause. (Y ou can also press MONITOR . ) 4 Start playing the source to check the signal. If necessary , set the recording level (see page 23). If the signal appears OK, stop the source. 5 Check that the time display reads 00[...]

23 4 Getting started Setting the digital recording level One of the advantages of digital- to-digital recording is that you don't have to set recording levels—and risk distor tion by overloading the disc. With pre- recorded material, the digital level has usually been optimized and you shouldn't need to change it. If you're making [...]

24 4 Getting started Setting the analog recording level Compared to analog tape, the distor tion that you get from overloading a CD is much less tolerable, and something you’ll definitely want to avoid. What you want to aim for is a level where the loudest sound from your source material is recorded onto the CD at a level just below the point whe[...]

25 4 Getting started MONI TOR INPUT SELECTOR AUTO MANUAL TITLE/MODE TRACK NO. WRITE DISP LA Y FINA LIZE ERAS E SCRO LL CD TEXT 2 1 DIGI TAL REC LEVE L ANAL OG REC LEVE L MENU/ DELETE TEXT SYNC HRO PROFESSIONAL 4,6 5 4,6 3 ENTER CURSOR MENU/ DELETE TEXT MARK SET CLEAR TITLE /MODE 7 1 ¡ 8 3 4 ¢ ABC DEF GHI MNO JKL PQRS TUV WXYZ REC SYNCHRO RE[...]

26 4 Getting started 2 Press FINALIZE. The FINALIZE indicator lights. After a short while you should see a display something like this: The display shows how long finalization will take—the exact time taken depends on the disc. Press 7 here to cancel finalization. 3 Press 8 8 8 8 8 ( 6 6 6 6 6 on the front panel) to start finalization. Finalizati[...]

27 5 More playback features DIGITAL REC LEVEL ANALOG REC LEVEL MENU/ DELETE TEXT SYNCHRO PROFESSIONAL 3 Programming the track order Programming the track order means telling the player precisely which tracks, and in what order , you want played. Y ou can program a playlist of up to 24 tracks, playing tracks more than once if you like. The playlist [...]

28 5 More playback features Playing a disc with skip IDs If you're not sure whether a disc has skip IDs programmed, look for the SKIP ON indicator in the display when you load a disc—it will light automatically if one or more are present. 1 Load a disc. The SKIP ON indicator lights up if there are any skip IDs on the disc. This means the pla[...]

29 5 More playback features Clearing skip IDs 1 Press SKIP PLA Y to switch off skip play mode. The SKIP ON indicator in the display disappears. • If the SKIP ON indicator did not light up when you loaded the disc then there are no skip IDs present on that disc. 2 Press SKIP ID CLEAR during playback (or paused playback) of the track you no longer [...]

30 6 More recording features If the disc is already named, the character display shows the name (or the first 12 characters if it is too long to be displayed completely), with a blinking cursor under the first character . 4 Select/change the character at the current cursor position by turning the jog dial. See below for the complete list of letters[...]

31 6 More recording features • Erase the character at the current cursor position by pressing MENU / DELETE . The characters on either side of the current cursor position close to fill up the gap. 7 Press TEXT again to enter the text and return to the title selection display . If you are inputting a track title, you must assign it to a track numb[...]

32 6 More recording features 6 Press NAME CLIP again. The most recently clipped name appears. 7 Use the jog dial to select one of the previous three names stored, then press the jog dial (ENTER). On the remote, use the 4 and ¢ buttons to select a name, then press ENTER . The display flashes Name Insert briefly and the selected name is inser ted at[...]

33 6 More recording features Automatically numbering tracks If you're recording from CD, MD, DCC or DA T , you can usually let the recorder number the tracks automatically as they change on the source material. When recording other digital or analog sources, the recorder will star t a new track if it detects more than 2 seconds of silence. How[...]

34 6 More recording features DIGI TAL REC LEVE L ANAL OG REC LEVE L MENU/ DELETE TEXT SYNC HRO PROFESSIONAL 2,3,4 1 Starting tracks in time increments If you aren't able to set track numbers automatically during recording (a long interview , for example), you might want to have the recorder star t tracks after every three minutes or so. This w[...]

35 6 More recording features ENTER CURSOR MENU/ DELETE TEXT MARK SET CLEAR TITLE /MODE 7 1 ¡ 8 3 4 ¢ ABC DEF GHI MNO JKL PQRS TUV WXYZ REC SYNCHRO REPEAT RANDOM NAME CLIP I NPUT SELECTER FADER SKIP PLA Y COMPA CT DISC RECORDER REMOTE CONTROL UNIT SKIP ID PROGRAM CHECK CLEAR AUTO / MANUAL 123 4 56 78 9 10/0 >10 SCROLL DISPLA Y • 2 1 [...]

36 6 More recording features Monitoring a source When recording, or in record- pause mode, the source signal is always available for monitoring through a connected audio system or through a pair of headphones plugged into the CDR–830’ s phones jack. Even if you’re not recording, you can still monitor—useful for cueing up for the next record[...]

37 6 More recording features Erasing a CD- RW disc Although more expensive than CD-R discs, the great advantage of CD-RW is that the discs can be erased and reused. V arious erase options are available depending on whether the disc has been finalized. A third, special option, erases (re- initializes) the whole disc. This process takes quite a long [...]

38 6 More recording features When a finalized disc is loaded Be careful: When you erase the TOC, the CD text information for the disc is also copied to memory for editing purposes, erasing the oldest text information stored (as explained on page 30). 1 Press ERASE. The display shows ERASE TOC ? . Press 7 to cancel erase here. 2 Use the jog dial or [...]

39 7 Additional information Understanding display messages Below is a list of messages you’ll see during normal operation of the CDR–830 together with a brief explanation of what they mean. If you need more information, turn to the page indicated. Note: In the table below , ** indicates a track number . Message Description Reference TOC READ Th[...]

40 7 Additional information T r oubleshooting Below is a list of messages mainly related to playback and recording problems, together with a brief explanation and a page reference where you can find more information: Display messages relating to playback Display Cause Remedy NEW DISC A blank disc is loaded. Only recording is possible on blank CD-R [...]

41 7 Additional information Display messages relating to recording Note: In the table below , ** indicates a track number . If digital synchro-recording fails to operate correctly , check the following: 1. Pause playback of the source, then press the DIGIT AL SYNCHRO button again. • If you’re recording from a por table CD player , etc., make su[...]

42 7 Additional information It’ s often easy to mistake incorrect operation for trouble and malfunction of the unit. If you think there is something wrong with the component, check the points below first. If the problem persists, contact you nearest HHB authorized ser vice center and have them check over the unit. Symptom Cause Remedy Power canno[...]

43 7 Additional information Specifications 1 GENERAL Model ......................... Compact disc audio system Applicable discs .... CD (playback), CD-R and CD-RW Power supply ........ AC 120 V , 60 Hz (U.S. and Canadian models) AC 220-240 V , 50/60 Hz (European model) Power consumption ....................... 13 W (U.S. and Canadian models) 14 W ([...]

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• W ord clock input. • Balanced digital input. • Balanced digital output. • Balanced analogue inputs with selectable line/microphone gain settings. • Balanced analogue outputs. • Parallel remote input. In today's digital studio environment, it is becoming more and more impor tant to be able to lock/synchronise all digital equipment[...]

• W ord clock input. • Balanced digital input. • Balanced digital output. • Balanced analogue inputs with selectable line/microphone gain settings. • Balanced analogue outputs. • Parallel remote input. In today's digital studio environment, it is becoming more and more impor tant to be able to lock/synchronise all digital equipment[...]

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