Adjusting The Recording Level; Recording Tips - Sony MDS-JE530 Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the Recording
Level
You can adjust the recording level for both analog and
digital recording.
LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR
1
Do steps 1 to 7 of "Recording on an MD" on pages
15 and 16.
2
Play the portion of the programme source with the
strongest output.
3
Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR (or DISPLAY) repeatedly
until the level of the input signal appears.
4
While monitoring the sound, turn AMS (or press
./> 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 16.
z
You can adjust the recording level using the remote Z
During recording or recording pause, press LEVEL +/–
repeatedly.
z
You can use Setup Menu to adjust the recording level
During recording or recording pause, select "Ain," "Coax," or
"Opt" in Setup Menu.
You can adjust the recording level regardless of the source
selected in the INPUT selector.
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.

Recording Tips

AMS
Checking the remaining recordable time
on the MD
Press TIME 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
Press A EJECT 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 at this time.
A EJECT MENU/NO YES
TIME AMS
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
REC z
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