Adjusting The Recording Level; Recording Tips - Sony MDS-S40 Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the Recording
Level
Do the procedure below to adjust the recording level.
LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR
` / 1
1
Do steps 1 to 10 of "Recording on an MD" on pages
14 and 15.
2
Play the portion of the program source with the
strongest output.
3
Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR (or DISPLAY) repeatedly
until the peak level meters appear.
4
While monitoring the sound, turn AMS (or press
./> repeatedly) to raise the recording level to
its highest level without turning on "OVER" on the
peak level meters.
Occasional lighting of "OVER" is acceptable.
Avoid turning this indication on.
5
Stop playing the program source.
6
To start recording, continue from step 12 of
"Recording on an MD" on page 15.
z
You can adjust the recording level using the remote Z
During recording or recording pause, press LEVEL +/–
repeatedly.
z
To display the level of the strongest signal
The Peak Hold function continuously displays the level of the
strongest signal that has been input.
Do the procedure below to turn Peak Hold on.
1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/NO twice to display
"Setup Menu."
2 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until "P.Hold"
appears, then press AMS or YES.
3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to select "P.Hold
On," then press AMS or YES.
4 Press MENU/NO.
To turn Peak Hold off, repeat the procedure above, selecting
"P.Hold Off" in step 3.
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Recording Tips

AMS
Z N
X x z
. >
m M
Checking the remaining recordable time
on the MD
Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR (or DISPLAY) repeatedly.
While the deck is
Stopped
Recording
For details, see page 12.
Monitoring the input signal
(Input Monitor)
You can monitor the selected input signal even when
you're not recording it.
1
2
3
To stop monitoring the signal
Press x.
LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR
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INPUT
The following information appears
Total number of tracks and total recorded
time t Remaining recordable time on
the MD t Disc name
Recorded time of the current track t
Remaining recordable time on the MD t
Input level indication t Track name
Press EJECT Z to eject the MD.
Set INPUT to the position that corresponds to the
jacks (connector) where the signal you want to
monitor is being input.
Press z.
When INPUT is set to ANALOG
The analog signal input from the LINE (ANALOG) IN
jacks is output to the LINE (ANALOG) OUT jacks
after A/D and D/A conversions. "AD - DA" appears
in the display at this time.
When INPUT is set to DIGITAL
The digital signal input from the DIGITAL IN
connector first passes through the sampling rate
converter, and then output to the LINE (ANALOG)
OUT jacks after D/A conversion. "- DA" appears in
the display at this time.
EJECT Z z
Z N
X x z
. >
m M
MENU/NO AMS YES