Setting The Digital Recording Level - Pioneer PDR-509 Operating Instructions Manual

Basic Playback and Recording

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 distortion by
overloading the disc. If you're recording commercial material from
optimized and you don't need to change it. If you're making a digital copy of a
produced and that was consistently under-recorded, you can boost the overall level by up to +12dB. Remember though, that
any peaks in the original recording run the risk of distorting the copy.
If you record digital satellite broadcasts, you may also have cause to boost the digital recording volume since the digital
volume of some broadcasts is relatively low. Again, remember that if there are any peaks in the broadcast, you run the risk
of momentary distortion.
It's also possible to reduce the digital recording volume so that you end up with a recording that is quieter than the original.
In most cases, this is not desirable since the recording quality will suffer very slightly. However, if you're putting together a
mix (various tracks compiled from different sources), and there is a track which stands out as generally louder than the
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others (peak volumes are usually similar, but the average level of some recordings might be higher than others so they
sound louder), then you might want to reduce the level of that track.
Note that this feature will not get rid of distortion on the source material.
You can adjust the digital recording volume while the unit is in monitoring mode, record-pause mode or while it is actually
recording. Once changed, the new digital recording level remains until you change it again, or reset it. Each digital input has
it's own level which can be set independently.
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Press INPUT SELECTOR to choose one of the
digital inputs.
Pressing repeatedly switches the active input:
INPUT SELECTOR
ANA (Analog) - OPT (Optical) - COA (Coaxial)
The recorder's display indicates the current input.
If the recorder is stopped, press MONITOR or
RECORD ¶ ( ¶ REC on the remote control).
If there is nothing connected to the selected digital input, the message
appears in the display.
CAN NOT REC
To display the current digital recording level, press
the jog dial (DIGITAL REC LEVEL).
You can display the current digital recording level at anytime in monitor,
record-pause, or recording mode. The level is displayed for about four
seconds.
Turn the jog dial or press 4 or ¢ on the remote
control to adjust the recording level up or down.
The maximum adjustment possible is between -48dB and +12dB.
From +12dB down to -25dB, adjustment is in steps of 1dB. Below
this, there are four preset levels: -30dB, -36dB, -42dB and -48dB.
If you set the level at anything other than 0dB, the
the display lights to remind you of the fact.
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