Mixing And Recording Sounds; Falling Asleep To Music - Sleep Timer - Sony MHC-RV8 Operating Instructions Manual

Mixing and recording
sounds
You can "mix" sounds by playing one of the
components and singing or speaking into a
microphone.
The mixed sound can be recorded on a tape.
1
Do the procedure for singing along
(steps 1 to 5 on page 25). Then, insert a
recordable tape in deck B.
2
Press the function button of the source
you want to record (e.g., CD).
If you want to record from TAPE A, press
TAPE A/B repeatedly until TAPE A is
selected.
3
Press REC PAUSE/START.
Deck B standby for recording. The REC
PAUSE/START button flashes.
4
Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select
g to record on one side. Select j
(or RELAY) to record on both sides.
5
Press REC PAUSE/START.
Recording starts.
6
Press hH to start playing the source
to be recorded.
Start singing along with the music.
After you have finished.
Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and disconnect the
microphone from MIC jack.
Tips
• You can mix and record sound from microphone
after step 2. To record the sound see "Recording
Manually" on page 19. To stop recording, press x.
• If acoustic feedback (howling) occurs, move the
microphone away from the speakers or change the
direction of the microphone.
• If you want to record your voice through the
microphone only, you can do so by selecting the
CD function and not playing a CD.
• When high level sound signals are input, the unit
automatically adjust the recording level to prevent
distortion of the recorded sound signals (Auto
Level/ Control Function).
Note
The microphone does not function during High Speed
Dubbing.
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Falling asleep to music
— Sleep Timer
You can set the system to turn off at a preset
time, so you can fall asleep to the music.
Press SLEEP on the remote.
Each time you press the button, the minute
display (the turn-off time) changes as follows:
AUTO* t 90 t 80 t 70 t ... t 10 t
OFF
* The power turns off when the current CD or tape
finishes playback (for up to 100 minutes).
To Do this
Check the remaining Press SLEEP once.
time
Change the time to turn Press SLEEP
off repeatedly to select the
time you want.
Cancel the Sleep Timer Press SLEEP
repeatedly until
"SLEEP OFF" appears.
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