Adjusting The Recording Level; Recording Tips - Sony MDS-JB930 Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the Recording
Level
You can adjust the recording level for both analog and
digital recording.
DISPLAY/CHAR
1
Do steps 1 to 7 of "Recording on an MD" on pages
18 and 19.
2
Play the portion of the programme source with the
strongest output.
3
Press DISPLAY/CHAR (or DISPLAY) repeatedly until
the level of the input signal appears.
4
While monitoring the sound, turn REC LEVEL (or
press REC LEVEL/ANALOG OUT LEVEL +/–
repeatedly) to raise the recording level to its
highest level without turning on the two rightmost
indicators on the peak level meters.
Avoid turning on these indicators
5
Stop playing the programme source.
6
To start recording, continue from step 9 of
"Recording on an MD" on page 19.
z
You can adjust the recording level without changing the
display
In this case, skip step 3 above.
While adjusting the recording level, the level of the input signal
appears for about three seconds.
Note
The volume can only be increased up to +12.0 dB (for analog
recording) or +18.0 dB (for digital recording). Therefore, if the
output level of the connected component is low, it may not be
possible to set the recording level to maximum.
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GB

Recording Tips

REC LEVEL
A
Checking the remaining recordable time
on the MD
Press TIME repeatedly.
While the deck is
Stopped
Recording
For details, see pages 14 and 15.
Monitoring the input signal
(Input Monitor)
You can monitor the selected input signal even when
you're not recording it.
1
Press EJECT A to eject the MD.
2
Set INPUT to the position that corresponds to the
jacks (connector) where the signal you want to
monitor is being input.
3
Press REC z.
When INPUT is set to ANALOG
The analog signal input from the LINE (ANALOG) IN
jacks is output to the DIGITAL OUT connector after
A/D conversion, and then to the LINE (ANALOG)
OUT jacks after D/A conversion. "AD - DA" appears
in the display during this time.
AMS YES
TIME MENU/NO
EJECT A
The following information appears
Total recorded time y Remaining
recordable time on the MD
Recorded time of the current track y
Remaining recordable time on the MD
INPUT
A
REC z