Yamaha CDR-HD1500HDD manual

YA MAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE A VE., BUENA P ARK, CALIF . 90620, U.S .A. YA MAHA CANADA MUSIC L TD. 135 MILNER A VE., SCARBOROUGH, ONT ARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA YA MAHA ELECTRONIK EUROP A G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN BEI HAMBURG, GERMANY YA MAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. R UE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY -BEAUBO[...]

• Explanation of Graphical Symbols T he lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. T he exclamation point within an equ[...]

FCC INFORMA TION (f or US customers) 1. IMPORT ANT NO TICE: DO NO T MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly appr oved by Y amaha may void your authority , granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORT ANT : W hen connecting this[...]

CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERA TING THIS UNIT •T o assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future reference. • Install this unit in a well ventilated, cool, dry , clean place – away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/ or cold. A void v entilation space of [...]

iv CD/CD-R/CD-RW COMP A TIBLE WITH THIS UNIT ■ Discs that can be used for recording on this unit Be sure to use only CD-R and CD-R W discs made by reliable manufacturers. CD-R and CD-R W digital audio discs that display either of the following marks can be used with this unit. ■ Discs that can be used for recor ding • CD-R discs can only be r[...]

v NOTES ON DISCS ■ Handling of discs Heed the following notes on handling of discs not to create any cause for a recording failure, a loss of the recorded data, or a malfunction of this unit. • This compact disc recorder is designed for use with CDs (including 8cm [3”] discs) bearing the follo wing marks only . Nev er attempt to load any othe[...]

1 English 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CONTENTS 1. GETTING ST ARTED FEA TURES ...................................................................... 2 ABOUT THIS MANUAL .................................................. 2 Structure ................................................................................ 2 About this manual ................................[...]

2 ■ About this manual • This manual is printed prior to production. Design and specifications are subject to change in part for the reason of the improv ement in operativity ability , and others. In this case, the product has priority . • Some of the illustrations and names of the package contents etc written in this manual may differ from th[...]

3 English GETTING ST AR TED 1 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Make sure the following items are included in your package. • Remote Control • Batteries (size AA, UM-3, or R6) (2) OPEN/CLOSE COPY FINALIZE REPEAT 1 ABC 2 DEF 3 GHI 4 JKL 5 MNO 6 PQR 7 STU 0 SPACE MODE ENTER MENU COMPLETE TRACK NO. WRITE HDD CDR GROUP SKIP CLEAR 8 VWX 10 SYMBOL BOOKMARK 9 YZ A[...]

4 1 PO WER Tu r ns on/off this unit (P .14). 2 HDD Sets the unit to the HDD operation mode (P .14). 3 CDR Sets the unit to the CDR driv e operation mode (P .14). 4 COPY Sets the unit to the copy standby mode. 5 Front panel displa y Displays information on the current playback or recording. Y ou can switch information by pressing TEXT/TIME (P .18). [...]

5 English GETTING ST AR TED 1 NAMES OF BUTT ONS AND CONTROLS a ERASE Select items to be erased when erasing data (track data or T OC) from a CD-R W disc (P .48). s r / y (Searc h/Skip) Press to skip to a next track and press and hold to fast- forward the current playback (P .19). d INPUT Switches input sources (OPTICAL, COAXIAL, and AN ALOG) (P .31[...]

6 NAMES OF BUTT ONS AND CONTROLS ■ Remote control OPEN/CLOSE COPY FINALIZE REPEAT 1 ABC 2 DEF 3 GHI 4 JKL 5 MNO 6 PQR 7 STU 0 SPACE MODE ENTER MENU COMPLETE TRACK NO. WRITE HDD CDR GROUP SKIP CLEAR 8 VWX 10 SYMBOL BOOKMARK 9 YZ A. M. Q. R. ERASE RANDOM TIMER REC INTRO REC INPUT TEXT/TIME 1 2 3 4 5 e r t y 8 9 q w 0 6 7 u i o p a h s d f g j k ; l[...]

7 English GETTING ST AR TED 1 NAMES OF BUTT ONS AND CONTROLS y W / D (Play/Pause) Starts playback of the currently selected group or track. Pressing the button during playback stops the playback temporarily (P .19). In the copy or recording standby mode, press the button to start recording. u REC Sets the unit to the recording standby mode. i TIMER[...]

8 NAMES OF BUTT ONS AND CONTROLS ■ Display ALBM MARK A.M.Q.R. AUTO PRD DIG M REC LEVEL TRACK TOC GROUP TIME CD R W L R dB –30 –10 –6 –2 0 MUL T RNDM ALL SYNC ANLG TOT AL DUPLCT SG A REP 8888888888888 8 r 9 0 qw e t y 1 23 4 5 67 REP indicator Lights when the Repeat Play mode is turned on. When selecting the Single Repeat mode, “S REP”[...]

9 English GETTING ST AR TED 1 NAMES OF BUTT ONS AND CONTROLS ■ Rear panel F or details about HDD installation, refer to “INST ALLING THE HDD” of the “HDD Installation Manual”. F or details about how to connect other components, refer to “CONNECTIONS” (P .10). LINE IN — LINE OUT IN OUT DIGITAL REC COAXIAL OPTICAL COAXIAL OPTICAL RS?[...]

10 LINE IN — LINE OUT IN OUT DIGITAL REC COAXIAL OPTICAL COAXIAL OPTICAL RS–232C VIDEO VIDEO OUT S VIDEO ANALOG PLAY R L R L 4 3 REC PLAY OUT IN DIGITAL INPUT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUTPUT R L R L OPTICAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT COAXIAL VIDEO IN S VIDEO VIDEO Coaxial cable (optional) To wall outlet S-video cable (optional) Video pin cable (included) *R[...]

11 English GETTING ST AR TED 1 CONNECTIONS Connecting a monitor Y ou can display the list of groups or tracks to be played, copying/recording settings or the list of setting items on the monit or by connecting the monitor to this unit. Connect the S VIDEO jack or the VIDEO jack whiche ver av ailable on your monitor . Connecting the power cable [U.S[...]

12 BASIC OPERA TIONAL FLOW Once you hav e finished all connections (P .10) and prepared the remote control (P .11), please follo w the procedure below to copy music data from a CD to the HDD and listen to it! (In this procedure, we use a remote control to operate the unit although buttons on the unit control it in the same w ay .) OPEN/CLOSE COPY F[...]

13 English B ASIC OPERA TIONS 2 4 Press W / D to start copy . The display shows the progress of the copy process. 5 When copy is finished, press HDD to select the HDD. The HDD mark in the display lights and HDD information appears. 6 Press W / D to start playback of the tracks you just recorded on the HDD. To skip tracks or fast-re wind/-forward, r[...]

14 TURNING ON/OFF THE UNIT This unit equips the HDD and CDR driv e. When operating the unit, you need to select HDD or CDR driv e in accordance with your pu rpose. SELECTING THE OPERA TIONAL DRIVE (HDD/CDR) To operate the HDD drive, press HDD . The HDD mark lights in the display , and the disc information appears. To operate the CDR drive, press CD[...]

15 English B ASIC OPERA TIONS 2 SELECTING THE GROUP OR TRACK MODE When starting playback or recording, you need to select the group or track mode at first, and then select an item (disc, album, track, etc) to operate. The types of group you can select v ary depending on the drives (HDD and CDR dri ve). For details, refer to “Data on the HDD” (P[...]

16 SELECTING THE GROUP OR TRACK MODE ■ Data on the HDD The data recorded onto the built-in HDD of this unit will be numbered and or ganized based on the following concept: Group A collection of disc(s), album(s), and a bookmark are generically called “group”. Disc One consequent recording is counted and numbered as one unit of disc. The HDD o[...]

17 English B ASIC OPERA TIONS 2 SELECTING THE GROUP OR TRACK MODE ■ Data on CDs Y ou can operate CDs (including CD-R and CD-R W) set in the CDR drive by group (disc or bookmark) or track. T rack The number of tracks recorded onto a disc varies. Also, storage capacity varies depending types of discs. For details, refer to descriptions stated in ea[...]

18 Display while playing the data on the HDD Group n umber , trac k number and elapsed time of the track being played Group n umber , trac k number and remaining time of the track being played Group number and group total time Group number and group remaining time Group title or track title Group title T rack title The group title with the GROUP in[...]

19 English B ASIC OPERA TIONS 2 PLA YING BACK THE HDD OR CD F ollo w the procedure below to carry out basic playback operations. This unit also pro vides various useful functions for playback. F or details, refer to “USEFUL PLA YB ACK OPERA TIONS” (P .20-23). To skip trac ks To skip to beginning of the current track, press t / e ( T on the remo[...]

20 USEFUL PLA YBACK OPERA TIONS Y ou can enjoy playback with v arious useful features with this unit. ■ Searching by elapsed time (T ime Search) Y ou can search the desired part by setting the time. 1. Press MODE to enter the playbac k mode setting. “T ime Search” appears on the display . 2. Press the MUL TI JOG knob (ENTER on the remote cont[...]

21 English B ASIC OPERA TIONS 2 USEFUL PLA YBA CK OPERA TIONS • When random play is set, all tracks that belong to the selected group category are played in a random sequence. • When full repeat play is set, all tracks that belong to the selected group category are repeatedly played. • When intro play is set, the beginnings of all tracks that[...]

22 USEFUL PLA YB A CK OPERA TIONS ■ Playing back randomly (Random Play) Y ou can listen to all tracks recorded in a group on the HDD or on a CD in a random sequence. 1. Press MODE to enter the playbac k mode setting, then r otate the MUL TI JOG knob (press +/–, H or G on the remote control) to displa y “Random”. 2. Press the MUL TI JOG knob[...]

23 English B ASIC OPERA TIONS 2 USEFUL PLA YBA CK OPERA TIONS ■ Playing back only the beginning parts of tracks (Intro Play) Y ou can listen to the beginnings of the tracks for a set amount of time one after another . 1. Press MODE to enter the playbac k mode setting, then r otate the MUL TI JOG knob (press +/–, H or G on the remote control) to[...]

24 Y ou can easily listen to a group of desired tracks by selecting a list of tracks with bookmarks. USING THE BOOKMARK LIST ■ Adding tracks to the bookmark list Press TRACK NO./BOOKMARK on the remote control during playback of the desired track until the MARK indicator turns on. Memo • When the track with a bookmark is selected, the MARK indic[...]

25 English B ASIC OPERA TIONS 2 Y ou can display the list of groups or tracks to be played, copying/recording settings and the list of the setting items on the monitor by connecting the monitor to this unit. Memo The unit does not output video signals when “VIDEO Output” (P .74) is set to “V ideo Of f”. T o use the OSD, select “V ideo On?[...]

26 ■ Copying all tracks on a CD Y ou can copy all tracks on a CD onto the HDD. 1. Set the CD in the disc tray . This unit starts reading the information (type and capacity of the CD) when the CD is loaded. The following message appears during reading (the process may take 10 to 20 seconds depending on the disc condition). When reading the informa[...]

27 English HDD RECORDING 3 COPYING FROM A CD ONT O THE HDD ■ Copying selected tracks on a CD Y ou can copy your fa vorite tracks on a CD onto the HDD. 1. Set the CD in the disc tray , then add bookmarks to fav orite tracks (P .24). Tr acks are listed and stor ed in order that the bookmarks have been placed. Memo The bookmark placed to the track o[...]

28 COPYING FROM A CD ONT O THE HDD ■ Selecting a target disc While this unit is in the HDD copy standby mode, rotate the MUL TI JOG knob (press +/–, GR OUP SKIP buttons, H or G ) to select the disc number to where the data is copied. Memo When a disc number with recorded tracks is selected, ne w recordings will be added to the end of the last t[...]

29 English HDD RECORDING 3 COPYING FROM A CD ONT O THE HDD ■ Setting the HDD copy menu In the HDD copy menu, you can set the copy method, copy le vel, and copy speed. 1. Press MENU while this unit is in the HDD copy standby mode (P .26, 27). Y ou can start setting the HDD copying menu. 2. Rotate the MUL TI JOG knob (press +/–, H or G on the rem[...]

30 Copy Method Setting of the copying method. Copying may fail if the setting for “Copy Method” is not correctly made. Initial setting: Digital Copy Digital Copy This method always makes digital copies. Copying is not possible if the tracks are copy protected by the SCMS standard (P .82). Auto Dig/Anlg Digital and analog copying are automatical[...]

31 English HDD RECORDING 3 RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONTO THE HDD ■ Recording input audio source Y ou can make recordings from the component such as a cable TV tuner or D VD player connected to this unit. Note This unit cannot input digital signals other than PCM signals. Memo Recording onto the HDD is made in the unit called “disc?[...]

32 RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONT O THE HDD ■ Using an external timer to record Notes on recording time setting • This unit is not equipped with the clock function. Use an external timer when making a timer recording. • It may take 30 seconds to 1 minute after the power of this unit is turned on by an external timer until an actual [...]

33 English HDD RECORDING 3 RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONT O THE HDD Setting for a timer recor ding Memo •Y ou cannot set a timer recording for CD-R and CD-R W copying. •Y ou can skip to step 3 in the follo wing procedure by pressing TIMER REC on the remote control. U RAL SOUND HDD / CD RECORDER TEXT/TIME MODE MULTI JOG DIGITAL REC LEV[...]

34 RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONT O THE HDD ■ Adjusting the recording level There is an adjusting procedure for each input source to be recorded as explained belo w . Choose the one for your input source a nd follow the steps. ER TEXT/TIME MODE MULTI JOG DIGITAL REC LEVEL PUSH ENTER TRACK NO. FINALIZE ERASE BOOKMARK COMPLETE MENU CLEAR [...]

35 English HDD RECORDING 3 RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONT O THE HDD ■ Setting the HDD recording mode This unit provides various recording modes. Choose the mode that suits your needs. Initial setting: T rack Synchro 1. Press MODE while this unit is in the HDD recording standby mode (P .31, 33). The recording mode can be selected. 2. Rot[...]

36 RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONT O THE HDD Setting a condition for sync hronized recording This unit automatically detects track intervals when recording is made in track-synchronized recording mode, multi-synchronized recording mode, or all-synchronized recording mode. Y ou can set the condition for detecting track intervals. Setting it[...]

37 English HDD RECORDING 3 RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONT O THE HDD ■ Adding track markers during recording (Manual track marking) ER TEXT/TIME MODE MULTI JOG DIGITAL REC LEVEL PUSH ENTER TRACK NO. FINALIZE ERASE BOOKMARK COMPLETE MENU CLEAR MIN MAX OPTICAL ANALOG REC LEVEL INPUT REC COAXIAL ANALOG COPY A.M.Q.R. TRA CK NO ./BOOKMARK 0 M[...]

38 RECORDER TEXT/TIME MODE MULTI JOG DIGITAL REC LEVEL PUSH ENTER TRACK NO. FINALIZE ERASE BOOKMARK COMPLETE MENU CLEAR MIN MAX OPTICAL ANALOG REC LEVEL INPUT REC COAXIAL ANALOG COPY A.M.Q.R. CDR MUL TI JOG COPY FINALIZE w / d MODE ENTER MENU COMPLETE TRACK NO. WRITE HDD CDR GROUP SKIP CLEAR OPEN/CLOSE COPY FINALIZE REPEAT 1 ABC 2 DEF 3 GHI 4 JKL 5[...]

39 English CD-R/CD-R W COPYING 4 COPYING FROM THE HDD ONT O A CD-R/CD-R W DISC When a disc is selected: When an album is selected: When a bookmark is selected: 4. Press w / d to start copying. The progress of the copy process is shown in the display . The unit applies the following settings (def ault) if the CDR copy menu settings (P .43) are ne ve[...]

40 COPYING FROM THE HDD ONT O A CD-R/CD-R W DISC ■ Copying selected tracks on the HDD Y ou can copy fa vorite tracks on the HDD to a CD-R or CD-R W disc. RECORDER TEXT/TIME MODE MULTI JOG DIGITAL REC LEVEL PUSH ENTER TRACK NO. FINALIZE ERASE BOOKMARK COMPLETE MENU CLEAR MIN MAX OPTICAL ANALOG REC LEVEL INPUT REC COAXIAL ANALOG COPY A.M.Q.R. CDR w[...]

41 English CD-R/CD-R W COPYING 4 COPYING FROM THE HDD ONT O A CD-R/CD-R W DISC ■ Copying high quality sounds (Audio Master Quality Recording) Y ou can make your o wn CD with high quality sound with the Audio Master Quality Recording feature. Notes • Audio Master Quality Recording can be used only for copying from the HDD on a new CD-R disc. •[...]

42 COPYING FROM THE HDD ONT O A CD-R/CD-R W DISC ■ Setting the CDR copy mode In the CDR copy mode, you can specify the number of tracks to be copied on the HDD or enable/disable the auto-finalization feat ure. Initial setting: All Synchro 1. Press MODE while this unit is in the CDR copy standby mode (P .38, 40). 2. Rotate the MUL TI JOG knob (pre[...]

43 English CD-R/CD-R W COPYING 4 COPYING FROM THE HDD ONT O A CD-R/CD-R W DISC ■ Setting the CDR copy menu In the CDR copy menu, you can set the copy method, copy le vel, copy speed, and imaging speed. 1. Press MENU while this unit is in the CDR copy standby mode (P .38, 40). 2. In the HDD copy menu, you can set the copy method, copy le vel, cop [...]

44 COPYING FROM THE HDD ONT O A CD-R/CD-R W DISC Copy Level Setting of the sound level for copying. Sound level adjustment is not normally necessary . Howe ver it is possible to adjust the copying sound level to suit you needs. Adjustment is possible in the –12dB to +12dB range by 0.4dB steps. Memo •L ev el adjustment is not possible during cop[...]

45 English CD-R/CD-R W COPYING 4 DUPLICA TING A CD This unit equips the Duplicate feature that enables to create a copy CD easily and quickly . Note Duplication may not correctly made on a CD-R or CD-R W disc that does not support high speed writing. In this case, copy a CD onto the HDD first, then perform “Digital Mov e” on a CD-R or CD-R W di[...]

46 DUPLICA TING A CD Note New recordings cannot be added to a CD-R or CD-R W disc on w hich some tracks hav e been previously recorded. The copying conditions are as follows: • Copy Method: “Digital Move” • Copy Level: 0dB • Copy Speed: “Best Ef fort” Recording 1% AUTO DIG M REC CDR L R dB –30 –10 –6 –2 0 SYNC DUPLCT Memo The [...]

47 English CD-R/CD-R W COPYING 4 FINALIZING A CD-R/CD-RW DISC F inalization is the process that concludes recording, and allows a CD-R disc to be played on a standard CD player or a CD-R W di sc to be played on a CD-R W -compatible player . ER TEXT/TIME MODE MULTI JOG DIGITAL REC LEVEL PUSH ENTER TRACK NO. FINALIZE ERASE BOOKMARK COMPLETE MENU CLEA[...]

48 ERASING DA T A ON A CD-RW DISC Y ou can erase the data recorded on a CD-R W disc. New recordings can be made in the space created by erasing. The following four types of erasing are possible with this unit. ■ Erasing last tracks This operation erases the last track on a disc. “Last T rack Erase” cannot be performed if a CD-R W disc has bee[...]

49 English CD-R/CD-R W COPYING 4 ■ Initializing a CD-RW disc This operation initializes a CD-R W disc. 1. Set a CD-R W disc in the disc tray , then press and hold ERASE for about two seconds. “Erase Disc ?” appears on the display . To cancel erasing, press a . 2. Press w / d to start erasing. “Erasing” flashes on the display , and the lev[...]

50 LIST OF EDIT MENU In the edit menu, you can edit album, track, and disc da ta stored in the HDD. Please select the menu listed below for an y purpo se. Also, the Undo feature enables to cancel the last edit operation. Album Edit Tr ack Edit Disc Edit Undo Album New Edit Stored Album Copy Album Rename Album Delete Album Pack Album T itle Tr ack S[...]

51 English EDITING 5 ■ Entering characters in the edit menu Entering the title characters by using the MUL TI JOG knob 1. Rotate the MUL TI JOG knob. When the MUL TI JOG knob is rotated clockwise, characters appear in the order of alphabetical capital letters, alphabetical lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. 2. Press the MUL TI JOG knob to [...]

52 Y ou can select the desired tracks from among the ones recorded on the HDD and store them as an album in this unit’ s memory . Y ou can also edit the album afterwards. EDITING ALBUMS R AL SOUND HDD / CD RECORDER TEXT/TIME MODE MULTI JOG DIGITAL REC LEVEL PUSH ENTER TRACK NO. FINALIZE ERASE BOOKMARK COMPLETE MENU CLEAR MIN MAX OPTICAL ANALOG RE[...]

53 English EDITING 5 Memo •Y ou can switch the display by pr essing TEXT/TIME (P .18) while an album is being made: – If the title is assigned to the source disc or track, the title appears. – By pressing TEXT/TIME while the title is being displayed, the total time of the album being made appear s for approximately one second, and the display[...]

54 EDITING ALBUMS Album Copy Y ou can copy the entire disc, alb um, or bookmark to a new album. 1. If “Album Copy” is selected (P .52), the follo wing screen appears. 2. Rotate the MUL TI JOG knob (press +/– on the remote control) to select the gr oup to be copied from. The group to be copied from switches in the order of “disc” ➞ “al[...]

55 English EDITING 5 EDITING ALBUMS Album Delete Y ou can delete an existing alb um. 1. If “Album Delete” is selected (P .52), the following screen appears. If the edit menu is selected during playback, the unit automatically selects the item to be edited. In this case, skip to step 4 since you do not need to select an item. 2. Rotate the MUL T[...]

56 EDITING ALBUMS T rack Shuffle Y ou can change the order of tracks in an album. 1. If “T rack Shuffle” is selected (P .52), the following screen appears. If the edit menu is selected during playback, the unit automatically selects the item to be edited. In this case, skip to step 6 since you do not need to select an item. 2. Rotate the MUL TI[...]

57 English EDITING 5 EDITING ALBUMS Memo • The level may change slightly out of the point that the track itself changes during the playback of the album with its tracks’ level adjusted. In this case, add the 1-to-2 second interval using the “Tr . Interval” function (at right). •Y ou can not cop y the album with its tracks’ lev el adjust[...]

58 Y ou can do various editing operations on the tracks that ha ve been recorded on the HDD. EDITING TRACKS 1. Press MENU while the HDD is selected (P .14). The display changes for the menu item selection. 2. Rotate the MUL TI JOG knob (press +/–, H or G on the remote control) to select “T rack Edit” 3. Press MUL TI JOG knob (ENTER on the rem[...]

59 English EDITING 5 6. Rotate the MUL TI JOG knob (press +/– on the remote control) to select the ne w track number . 7. Press the MUL TI JOG knob (ENTER on the remote control) to confirm the ne w track number . Press CLEAR to cancel the confirmed selection. 8. Press COMPLETE. The selected track is renumbered. This unit returns to the editing me[...]

60 EDITING TRACKS T rack Erase Y ou can erase a selected track. 1. If “T rack Erase” is selected (P .58), the f ollowing screen appears. If the edit menu is selected during playback, the unit automatically selects the item to be edited. In this case, skip to step 6 since you do not need to select an item. 2. Rotate the MUL TI JOG knob (press +/[...]

61 English EDITING 5 EDITING TRACKS 7. Press MUL TI JOG knob (ENTER on the remote control) to confirm the beginning point of the partial erase. The passage between the temporary ending point of the partial erase (the point that is 10 seconds after the beginning point) and the point that is 5 seconds after the temporary ending point is repeatedly pl[...]

62 EDITING TRACKS T rack Combine Y ou can combine a series of tracks into one. 1. If “T rack Combine” is selected (P .58), the following screen appears. If the edit menu is selected during playback, the unit automatically selects the item to be edited. In this case, skip to step 6 since you do not need to select an item. 2. Rotate the MUL TI JO[...]

63 English EDITING 5 EDITING TRACKS 6. Rotate the MUL TI JOG knob (press +/– on the remote control) to specify the dividing point. The dividing point can be set by “minute: second: frame”. The unit to be set is flashing. Move the flash to the unit to be set by pressing t / e or r / y ( E or R on the remote control). If you stop rotating the M[...]

64 EDITING TRACKS Add F ade In Y ou can add fade-in at the beginning of a tr ack. The be ginning of the track is played with gradually rising level when fade-in has been added. 1. If “Add F ade In” is selected (P .58), the following screen appears. If the edit menu is selected during playback, the unit automatically selects the item to be edite[...]

65 English EDITING 5 EDITING TRACKS 6. Rotate MUL TI JOG knob (+/– on the remote control) to set the fade-out length. The fade-out length can be set in the 1 to 10 second range by 1- second steps. If you stop rotating the MUL TI JOG knob, this unit starts repeated playback of the ending of the track with a fade-out of the length set in above step[...]

66 EDITING DISCS Y ou can do various editing operations on the discs that ha ve been recorded on the HDD. R AL SOUND HDD / CD RECORDER TEXT/TIME MODE MULTI JOG DIGITAL REC LEVEL PUSH ENTER TRACK NO. FINALIZE ERASE BOOKMARK COMPLETE MENU CLEAR MIN MAX OPTICAL ANALOG REC LEVEL INPUT REC COAXIAL ANALOG COPY A.M.Q.R. CDR HDD MAX L MUL TI JOG MENU COMPL[...]

67 English EDITING 5 EDITING DISCS Disc Rename Y ou can move a disc and assign a ne w number . 1. If “Disc Rename” is selected (P .66), the following screen appears. If the edit menu is selected during playback, the unit automatically selects the item to be edited. In this case, skip to step 4 since you do not need to select an item. 2. Rotate [...]

68 EDITING DISCS Disc Combine Y ou can combine a series of discs into one. 1. If “Disc Combine” is selected (P .66), the following screen appears. If the edit menu is selected during playback, the unit automatically selects the item to be edited. In this case, skip to step 4 since you do not need to select an item. 2. Rotate the MUL TI JOG knob[...]

69 English EDITING 5 EDITING DISCS Disc Pack Y ou can re-organize the disc numbers by eliminating unused disc numbers that have been created by changing disc numbers or erasing discs. 1. If “Disc P ack” is selected (P .66), the following screen appears. 2. Press COMPLETE. The disc numbers are re-organized by eliminating unused disc numbers. Thi[...]

70 NATURAL SOUND HDD / CD RECORDER TEXT/TIME MODE MULTI JOG DIGITAL REC LEVEL PUSH ENTER TRACK NO. FINALIZE ERASE BOOKMARK COMPLETE MENU CLEAR MIN MAX OPTICAL ANALOG REC LEVEL INPUT REC COAXIAL ANALOG COPY A.M.Q.R. CDR HDD MIN MAX LEVEL PHONES POWER MUL TI JOG COMPLETE MENU 0 MODE ENTER MENU COMPLETE TRACK NO. WRITE HDD CDR CLEAR 10 ENTER +, – H [...]

71 English O THER FEA TURES 6 This unit has the digital-analog con verter (DA C) mode. When the D A C mode is turned on, the unit outputs audio sources (audio si gnals input from the input jacks) from the both digital (OPTICAL and CO AXIAL) and analog (ANALOG) jacks. CONVER TING DIGIT AL/ANALOG OUTPUT SIGNALS (DAC MODE) TEXT/TIME MODE MULTI JOG DIG[...]

72 ■ Checking HDD information (HDD Info.) Y ou can check the HDD utility (capacity , usage, and av ailable space) of this unit. 1. Press MENU while this unit is in the stop mode. The display changes for the menu item selection. 2. Rotate the MUL TI JOG knob (press +/–, H or G on the remote control) to select “HDD Utility”. 3. Press the MUL [...]

73 English O THER FEA TURES 6 ■ Checking the firmware version (Firm. Version) Software that is called “firmware” is b uilt into this unit. This fi rmware controls the operation. The follo wing steps describe the firmware version check procedures. 1. Press MENU while this unit is in the stop mode. The display changes for the menu item selectio[...]

74 SYSTEM UTILITY ■ Setting the display brightness (Dimmer Setup) Y ou can change the brightness of the display . 1. Carry out steps 1 to 3 in “Checking the firmware version (Firm. V ersion)” (P .73). The display changes for the system utility item selection. 2. Rotate the MUL TI JOG knob (press +/–, H or G on the remote control) to select [...]

75 English O THER FEA TURES 6 SYSTEM UTILITY ■ Starting playback automatically (Auto Play) Y ou can set the auto play function which automatically starts playback when the power of this unit is turned on. Using an e xternal timer with this feature enables timer playback. 1. Carry out steps 1 to 3 in “Checking the firmware version (Firm. V ersio[...]

76 SYMPT OM This unit does not turn on when POWER is pressed. Playback does not begin with the CD loaded. Playback is delayed, or begins at the wrong place. Recording/copying is not possible. Some vibration and rotation noise are created during the copying. Continuous recording cannot be made on a disc or track on the HDD beyond 180 minutes. The be[...]

77 English APPENDIX 7 TROUBLESHOOTING SYMPT OM This unit does not operate properly . There is rotation noise of the fan. A noise occurs at the change of the tracks that has been recorded from the analog record and edited. Remote control does not work. TV does not correctly function when the remote control is being used. The picture on the TV is imp[...]

78 DISPLA Y MESSAGES Can’t Copy This message is displayed for approximately 3 seconds when digital recording or copying is not possible according to the SCMS standard. Refer to “Rules of Digital Recording” (P .82). Can’t Edit This message is displayed when a prohibited editing operation has been attempted. Can’t T r .Lev . The album with [...]

79 English APPENDIX 7 DISPLA Y MESSA GES Reading This unit reads the format of the CD, CD-R, or CD-R W disc loaded on the disc tray . Approximately 10 to 20 seconds may be required to complete this automatic adjustment. Howe ver , this time length may change according to the type of the CD, CD-R, or CD-R W disc that has been loaded. Standby This me[...]

80 GLOSSAR Y Album An album is a unit used while playing back or recording audio signals on this unit. For detailed information, see “Data on the HDD” (P .16). Audio Master Quality Recording Audio Master Quality Recording is a high quality recording mode used to create an audio CD with its original quality . By minimizing the jitter that subtly[...]

81 English APPENDIX 7 LIST OF SYSTEM MENU Y ou can make the follo wing oper ations on this unit’ s system menu according to your needs. * “ Album Edit”, “Track Edit” and “Disc Edit” only display when the HDD is selected. Album Edit* Tr ack Edit* Disc Edit* Undo HDD Utility Sys. Utility Synchro Setup DAC Mode Album New Edit Stored Albu[...]

82 ■ Rules of digital recording SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) As a digital audio component, this unit conforms with the Serial Copy Management System (SCMS) standards. The Serial Cop y Management System restricts copies made by recording digital signals to first-generation copies only . The digital program sources that have been recorded c[...]

83 English APPENDIX 7 Audio Performance Frequency response .................................... 5 to 20,000 Hz, ± 0.5 dB S/N ratio (EIAJ) Playback ......................................................................... 105 dB Recording ......................................................................... 92 dB T otal harmonic distortion (1 k[...]

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