Harman Kardon CDR 20 Quick Start Manual page 3

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Make a recording from an external analog source,
such as a radio, a turntable, or a cassette deck
Step 1: Insert a blank disc into the Record deck (right drawer).
Step 2: Press the Input Selector button until "Analog" appears in the display.
Step 3: Press the Record button so that the word "Record" flashes in the display.
Step 4: Set up your source (e.g., turntable); make sure you can hear it play through your receiver.
Cue it up so that you know where the starting point is.
Step 5: The CDR 20 will NOT automatically increment (increase) the track number on the recording each time the
source record or tape changes to a new track. You will get the best results by using this manual mode, even
though it means you will have to remember to increment the track number for each new track.
The reason for this is that when in Auto mode, the CDR 20 will automatically increment the track number
after three seconds of silence, and it will stop the recording after ten seconds of silence. This can result in
wasted, empty tracks if your source is not cued up correctly.
However, if you wish to use Auto mode, select it by pressing the Auto/Manual button.
Step 6: Press the Play/Select button on the Record deck side to start recording, and start the source playback.
Step 7: When the program material begins playing, the recording-level meters on the CDR 20 will display the relative
loudness of the input, using blue and red dashes. The level-control knob adjusts the recording level only for
analog recordings. Turn it counterclockwise to lower the level if the red dashes appear continuously, or turn it
clockwise to increase the level so that the red dashes appear only occasionally during the loudest passages.
Step 8: If you are using manual track increment mode, remember to press the Track Increment button each time you
wish the CDR 20 to increase the track number. Note that the CDR 20 will NOT stop automatically after ten
seconds of silence in this mode; you must press the Stop button to end the recording session.
Step 9: The CDR 20 will not record more than 99 tracks onto the same blank disc. When only four seconds remain on the
record disc, the display will warn you that the recording is about to end by displaying a "DISC FULL" message.
Step 10: When the recording has ended, wait until the track and time information reappears on the display.
Step 11: Before you can play your newly recorded disc in another CD player, you MUST finalize it to complete the
recording process. First, press the Finalize button, which will cause the Finalize indicator to flash. Next, press
the Play/Select button on the Record deck side. The finalization process may take up to two minutes. You
will know it is complete when the red Finalize indicator turns off and the CD-R or CD-RW indicator changes
to just "CD" .
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Make a recording from an external digital source, such as
a CD player, DAT machine or MiniDisc player
Step 1: Insert a blank disc into the Record deck (right drawer).
Step 2: Press the Input Selector button until either "Coax" or "Optical" appears in the display, depending on which
digital input your source (e.g., MiniDisc player) is connected to. If you are using both the front- and a rear-
panel coax digital input, the front-panel input has priority. You must unplug the front-panel input when you
wish to record from the device connected to the rear digital input.
Step 3: Press the Record button so that the word "Record" flashes in the display.
Step 4: Set up your source, and make sure you can hear it play through your receiver.
Step 5: The CDR 20 will NOT automatically increment (increase) the track number on the recording each time the source
player changes to a new track. If you want to preserve the track information on the original digital recording, then
press the Auto/Manual button to select Auto mode.
If the source does not have track information, or if you want to number the tracks on your recording differently
from the original, then you may get better results by using the default manual mode, even though it means you
will have to remember to increment the track number for each new track.
The reason is that in Auto mode, when the CDR 20 does not receive track information from the source, it will
automatically increase the track number after three seconds of silence, and it will stop the recording after five
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