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Sony CDR-W66 Operating Instructions Manual

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Compact Disc Recorder
CDR-W66
Operating Instructions
Recordable
Recordable
Thank you very much for purchasing this Sony product.
Before operating, please read this manual carefully.
Be sure keep it properly for reference.
 2001 Sony Corporation

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WARNING ..................................
Getting Started ..........................
Discs ..........................................
Recording ..................................
TOC Area ................................
Playback ....................................
Other Functions ........................
and Settings ...........................
Miscellaneous ...........................
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Playback ........Other Functions ......Control Terminal Functions Recordable and Settings ......Thank you very much for purchasing this Sony product. Before operating, please read this manual carefully. Setup Menu Operations .... Be sure keep it properly for reference. Miscellaneous ......

  • Page 2: Warning

    Refer to them whenever you call • Reorient or relocate the receiving upon your Sony dealer regarding this antenna. product. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

  • Page 3: Main Features

    For the customers in Europe Main Features This product with the CE marking complies with both the EMC Directive(89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Compatible with both CD-R and CD-RW media Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of By performing a CD-R finalize operation, you can play the European Community.
  • Page 4 (Music Synchro-recording) Basic Setup Menu Operations Adding Mute Sections (REC Mute) Setup Menu Table Fade-in /Fade-out Recording DSP (Digital Signal Processing) Settings Miscellaneous Synchro-recording with a Sony CD Player (CD Synchro-recording) Precautions Digital Recording Without Sampling Rate Dimensions Converter Specifications Troubleshooting Operations on the Disc’s TOC Area...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    If any of the above items are not enclosed, contact your cable with sufficient length to ensure that the plug Sony dealer, or the Sony Service Center. does not come use due to shock or vibration. Inserting Batteries into the Remote...

  • Page 6: Location And Function Of Parts

    Location and Function of Parts Front Panel Descriptions !º!¡ !™ !£ !∞ !¢ @∞@§ @¶ @• #∞ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 !§ !• !¶ !ª @º @¡ @™ @£ @¢@ª#£#º#¡#¢ #™ #¶ #§ 1 Power switch qh Z (OPEN/CLOSE) button Press to turn ON or OFF the CD recorder.

  • Page 7: Back Panel Descriptions

    Output the sounds of the CD recorder to a device connected with an XLR connector cable as analog qg DUPLICATE terminal output. Connect to another CDR-W66 for double-speed dubbing. 5 ANALOG (UNBALANCE) input terminal Input the sounds of a device connected with a pin...

  • Page 8: Remote Descriptions

    !¡ STANDBY button Press to enter standby for CD Synchro-recording. CD PLAYER (X/./>) Use to output a Sony CD player remote signal. You can perform the following operations using these buttons instead of a CD player remote control. !™ X button Press to pause play.

  • Page 9: Discs

    Discs When a CD-R or CD-RW disc is inserted into the CD Discs Recordable Using recorder, the indicator to show the type of disc will light on the front panel. If a play-only CD is inserted, the CD recorder the indicator will not light. It is recommended that discs with the (Example: CD-R disc) following markings or inscriptions.

  • Page 10: Recording

    Recording Recording on a Disc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Select the input signal using the INPUT switch Press the H or X button. Recording will start, and the recording time will on the front panel.

  • Page 11: Recording Precautions

    Recording Recording Precautions Switching Display During Recording When recording on a previously recorded disc Make sure to add the new recording after the existing one. You cannot record while overwriting existing Pressing the DISPLAY button during recording recordings. changes the display as follows. Track numbers You cannot edit track numbers after recordings.

  • Page 12: Adjusting The Recording Level

    Recording Adjusting the Recording Monitoring Sound Inputs Level (Input Monitor) REC LEVEL If the z (REC) button is pressed when no disc has been inserted, you can make the selected input signal a monitor output. During input monitoring, if an analog input is selected, “AD-DA”...

  • Page 13: Adding Mute Sections (Rec Mute)

    Recording Analog Input or AES/EBU Digital Input (Level Sync) To have this automatic recording from Recording Track numbers are added when the signal sinks below Standby mode, specific conditions is fixed as to an the threshold level for approximately 3 seconds, and input signal as the follows.

  • Page 14: Fade-In /Fade-Out Recording

    24 to 16 bits. CDR-W66 especially installs a high precision 24 bits A/D Converter. This converter interlaces lower 8 bits, the subsidiary part of the 24 bits signals, with the 16 bits format of the CDR.
  • Page 15 Recording Using the Digital Limiter and Digital Equalizer Digital Equalizer Setting To make recordings using the limiter and equalizer The CD recorder is equipped with a 3-band digital effects, set the “SBM/LIMITER/EQ” control to equalizer, a shelving equalizer for bass and trable “LIMITER + EQ”...
  • Page 16 Recording Digital Limiter Using Digital Limiter Effectively The digital limiter, which is used when performing CD 1 Convert the signal to high level. mastering, can also be used without adjustment for When setting the analog input recording level, simulation processing. Low level parts of isgnal are basically set the REC LEVEL control so that hard raised without distortion, and high level parts of signal clipping does not occur in the greatest part of the...

  • Page 17: Digital Recording Without Sampling Rate Converter

    Control-S cable from the CD recorder where the recording was paused. and remote control. • In some of the Sony CD players, playback does not start by the CD-SYNC START button. You can also use the CD player remote during In this occasion, perform the CD player to this model CD synchro recording.

  • Page 18: Operations On The Disc's Toc Area

    Operations on the Disc’s TOC AreaOC Area Finalizing (FINALIZE) Unfinalizing CD-R/CD-RW CD-RW CD-R discs can be played on ordinary CD players You can restore CD-RW disc to the status they were when they have been finalized, but you cannot change immediately before the disc was finalized.

  • Page 19: Adding Track Name And Disc Name (Name)

    Operations on the Disc’s TOC Area Adding Names Using the CD recorder Adding Track Name and In stop mode, press the NAME button. Disc Name (NAME) CD-R/CD-RW Select whether you want to enter the disc name or track number. You can add disc names and track names into discs in Make the selection by turning the AMS control, CD-TEXT format.
  • Page 20 Operations on the Disc’s TOC Area Adding Names Using the Remote Adding Names Using a Personal Computer Keyboard (Sold Separately) Press the NAME button. For the basic keyboard settings, refer to page 32, “Keyboard Terminal”. Select whether you want to enter the disc name or track number.

  • Page 21: Setting Skip/Unskip Tracks

    Operations on the Disc’s TOC Area Setting Skip/Unskip Tracks “PMA Write?” will be displayed. Select whether to record in the PMA area. CD-R/CD-RW If you press the YES button and write to the PMA area, the setting information will remain When playing a CD-R/RW disc that you have even if the disc is removed from the CD recorded, you can skip tracks to which you do not...

  • Page 22: Erasing Tracks (Track Erase)

    Operations on the Disc’s TOC Area Erasing Tracks Erasing All Tracks (TRACK ERASE) (DISC ERASE) CD-RW CD-RW You can erase tracks recorded on CD-RW discs. You can delete all the tracks currently written to a CD- If erasing, you can erase tracks from the last track RW disc, and reuse the disc.

  • Page 23: Playback

    Playback Playing a Disc Switching Display During Playback Insert a disc. Pressing the DISPLAY button during recording When a disc is inserted, the CD recorder will changes the display window as follows: enter stop mode, and the following will be displayed on the display window: Total number of tracks on the disc, total recording time, and Current track number and elapsed track time...

  • Page 24: Playing A Specific Track

    Playback Playing a Specific Track Playing Tracks Repeatedly (Repeat Play) Selecting previous or next tracks while playing or paused (AMS track selection). Cycle between the following by pressing the REPEAT To select the start of a preceding or later track while button: Normal play n Repeat all tracks n Repeat 1 playing or paused, turn the AMS control.

  • Page 25: Creating Your Own Program (Program Play)

    Playback To cancel A-B repeat and resume normal play, press Press the YES button, or wait 20 seconds for the REPEAT button. the display to automatically quit setting mode. Press the CLEAR button in program mode to To change the repeat area, press the A-B button while delete the last track from the program.

  • Page 26: Music Scan

    Playback Playing Tracks in Random Music Scan Order (Shuffle Play) You can play the start of tracks one after the other for a fixed time only to check the order of tracks. You can play all tracks on the disc in random order. SHUFFLE Press the SHUFFLE button.

  • Page 27: Other Functions

    Other Functions Example of External Synchronous Operation External Synchronization for AES/EBU Output • Perform external synchronization during playback. of AES/EBU Output Using the highly accurate sampling converter, the 44.1kHz AES/EBU output of the CD recorder can be synchronized with any 32 kHz to 96 kHz external clock other than the internal 44.1 kHz sampling frequency.

  • Page 28: Functions Of Check Key

    Other Functions AES/EBU Out Functions of CHECK Key Display the setting of the current AES/EBU output mode set in the Setup menu. Change the setting in the Setup menu. You can press the CHECK key to display AES/EBU For operation details, refer to page 33, “Setup Menu input, Word Sync input, AES/EBU output setting, and Operations.”...

  • Page 29: Double-Speed Duplication

    CDR-W66s using the DUPLICATE terminal on the back panel of the CD recorder. Insert an original disc for playback into one CDR-W66 and a disc for recording into the This function can automatically copy music data of all other CDR-W66.

  • Page 30: Control Terminal Functions And Settings

    You can control the CD recorder from the outside the Setup menu. Input/output of each pin is always using an external control device. the same. Consult your Sony dealer for protocol details. Parallel Input/Output Assignment of input pin functions (P.Input1 to P.Input5)
  • Page 31 Control Terminal Functions and Settings Assignment of output pin functions (P.Output1 to P.Output3) Play Grounded when the Play mark is displayed on the CD recorder. Pause Grounded when the Pause mark is displayed on the CD recorder. Grounded when the Rec mark is displayed on the CD recorder.

  • Page 32: Keyboard Terminal

    Control Terminal Functions and Settings Selecting Keyboard Type Keyboard Terminal Select whether the keyboard is Japanese or English using the menu operations. 1 Press the MENU/NO button and turn the AMS Installing a Keyboard control. Display “Pc Keyboard”, and then press the You can use any keyboard that is IBM * PC/AT or AMS control or the YES button.

  • Page 33: Setup Menu Operations

    Setup Menu Operations Basic Setup Menu Turn the AMS control to change the setting (set value). Operations Items marked with a * in the table below changes at this step. Press the MENU/NO button. As to the items without having * in the following Setup menu lists, change for setting menu is Turn the AMS control to select the desired suspended by pressing the MENU/NO button.

  • Page 34: Miscellaneous

    Disc Maintenance recorder normally. If normal operation is not restored • Fingerprints, dust and dirt may cause incorrect even after several hours, consult the Sony Service operation. Center. • Basically, take care not to dirty the signal side of the disc.

  • Page 35: Dimensions

    AES/EBU PLAY MODE DIGITAL unit : mm COMPACT DISC RECORDER CDR-W66 To Rackmount The unit can be mounted on EIA 19-inch Rack. Move the four feet away and mount it on the rack. To move them away, pull out the plastic pins piercing...

  • Page 36: Specifications

    Miscellaneous DIGITAL (AES/EBU) output Specifications Terminal type: XLR-3-32 or its equivalent Format: AES/EBU Playable discs: CD/CD-R/CD-RW Recordable discs: CD-R/CD-RW(for music and DIGITAL(COAXIAL) output data use) Terminal type: Phono jack Number of channels: 2-channel stereo Load impedance: 75 Z Frequency characteristics*:20 to 20,000 Hz, ( Reference signal level: 0.5 Vp-p (at 75 Z) S/N ratio*:...

  • Page 37: Troubleshooting

    Miscellaneous Cannot add track numbers, even pressing the Troubleshooting z (REC) button during recording. , Check if auto track marking is ON (L.SYNC is lit). (Refer to page 12, “Making Track Numbers “TOC Reading” is displayed for a long time. While Recording (Track Marking)”.) , Normally, 30 sec to 1 min is required to read TOC information.

  • Page 38: Display Messages

    Miscellaneous Display Messages Message Meaning No Disc Disc has not been inserted. 0Tr 0M00s Time display when unrecorded disc is inserted. TOC Reading Disc TOC information is read immediately after a disc is inserted. OPC Adjust Optimizing laser power for recording. Disc Error Disc is not inserted correctly.
  • Page 40 Printed in Japan...

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