Recording A Cd: Specifying Tape Length (Time Edit) - Sony MHC-W55 Operating Instructions Manual

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Press FUNCTION repeatedly until "CD"
appears in the display.
2
Press § OPEN/CLOSE/EX-CHANGE
and place a CD. Then, press § OPEN/
CLOSE/EX-CHANGE again to close the
CD tray.
If the button for the disc tray containing
the CD you want to record is not lit
green, press DISC SKIP repeatedly so
that it lights green.
3
Press EDIT.
"TAPE SELECT" appears and the player
divides the selections automatically.
Then the display changes as follows:
CD
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
DOLBY NR B OFF
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k 16k(Hz)
ALL DISCS
Tape length required
CD
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8
DOLBY NR B OFF
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k 16k(Hz)
ALL DISCS
4
Insert a blank tape of the indicated
length (or longer) into deck B.
5
Select dual or single-sided recording.
To record Press DIRECTION
MODE to select
One side A
of the tape
Both sides* ß or RELAY
* Recording always stops at the end of the
reverse side. Be sure to start from the
front side.
6
Press CD SYNCHRO.
Deck B stands by for recording.
7
Press P PAUSE to release recording
pause.
Recording starts.
After about 10 seconds, the CD starts
playing.
Recording a CD:
Specifying Tape
Length (time edit)
1
You can have the stereo system create
programs that will fit the tape length. For
example, if you use a 40-minute tape to
record a 46-minute CD, the CD player will
p
automatically choose tracks that will fit
within the 40-minutes, filling as much of
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the tape as possible. The player will not
program those tracks beyond track number
20. Use the buttons on both the unit and the
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Press FUNCTION repeatedly until "CD"
appears in the display.
2
Press § OPEN/CLOSE/EX-CHANGE
and place a CD.
Then, press § OPEN/CLOSE/
EX-CHANGE again to close the CD tray.
If the button for the disc tray containing
the CD you want to record is not lit
green, press DISC SKIP repeatedly so
that it lights green.
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DOLBY NR
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Press EDIT twice.
"TAPE SELECT" then "TIME EDIT"
appear in the display.
4
Turn the JOG dial (or press = or +
on the remote) to choose the indication
that corresponds to the length (in
minutes) of your tape.
The indications change as follows:
HALF C-46 C-54
(23.00) (27.00)
C-90 C-74 C-60
(45.00) (37.00) (30.00)
CD
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
DOLBY NR B OFF
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63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k 16k(Hz)
DISC PROGRAM
Choose "HALF" if you want the CD
player to half of the total playing time of
the CD. You cannot select "HALF"
when recording CDs with more than 20
tracks.
5
Press EDIT.
The CD player determines the tracks to
be recorded on side A automatically.
Tracks to be recorded on side A
CD
1 2 3 5
6
DOLBY NR B OFF
63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k 16k(Hz)
DISC PROGRAM
Total playing time on side A
6
To record on both sides, press EDIT
again. The CD player determines the
tracks to be recorded on side B.
If you only want to record on side A,
press p on the CD player to stop the
flashing in the display.
7
Press § EJECT and insert a blank tape
into deck B with the side you want to
record on facing forward.
Recording starts from the front side of
the tape, unless you change the playing
direction before recording.
Make sure the tabs on the cassette have
not been removed.
8
Select dual or single-sided recording.
To record Press DIRECTION
MODE to select
One side A
of the tape
Both sides* ß or RELAY
* Recording always stops at the end of the
reverse side. Be sure to start from the
front side.
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Chapter 4: the Tape Player
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