Basic Recording Operations - Denon Professional DN-300CR User Manual

Basic recording operations

1. Press the Power switch to turn on the unit.
2. Insert a disc into the unit with that label side up. The display will indicate "Loading". If you
inserted a blank disc, the display will indicate "Blank Disc".
3. Press the Input Select button to select the recording source (see
above).
4. Press the Rec button to enter record-ready mode. The display will indicate "Loading" and then
show the recording screen.
5. Adjust the input level (see
without allowing the "OVER" indication of the meters shown in the upper part of the display to
light. Clipping will produce digital noise if "OVER" lights. Be aware that unlike with analog
recording, there is no headroom beyond the "0" point of the meter.
Note: When recording a CD, it is recommended you set the menu mode Volume at 0.0 dB. This
allows you to record the recording-source CD without clipping.
6. To start recording, press the Play button. Input a signal from the recording source you've
connected. If you want to stop or pause recording, proceed as follows.
• To pause recording, press the Pause button. Press the Play button once again to resume
recording.
• To stop recording, press the Stop button. The display will indicate "Loading" and the
recorded content will be written to the disc.
Warning: Button operations are disabled while the display indicates "Loading" and
recorded content is being written to the disc.
Never subject the DN-300CR to severe vibration or turn off the power while the "Loading"
indication is shown. The recorded content will not be written correctly if you do so.
Switching the time display
During recording (or in record-ready mode), press the Display button on the front panel or the
remote control to cycle through the following four types of time display. The following indicators
show the currently selected display type:
• Curr: The elapsed time of the current track is displayed.
• Tot_R: The total remaining time of the disc is displayed.
• Remain: The remaining time of the current track is displayed.
For details on the time display while playing or paused, please see
display.
Fade-in/out
When recording, you can fade-in the input signal from silence to the specified level, or fade-out from
the current level to silence. The fade-in/out times can be specified independently.
1. As described in Using the
The display will indicate "Time> XXS". You can specify the fade-in time from 1–30 seconds.
2. Turn the Jog Wheel to specify the fade-in time.
3. Press the Jog Wheel or the Enter button to save the fade-in time and exit the menu.
Note: By selecting the "FADE OUT" menu item in Step 1, you can specify the fade-out time in
the same way.
4. To execute a fade-in, press the Fader button on the front panel or remote control from record-
ready mode. Recording will begin at the same time as the fade-in, and the display will indicate
"FI".
5. To execute a fade-out, press the Fader button on the front panel or remote control during
recording. The fade-out will begin, and the display will indicate "FO" while the fade-out is
occurring.
Note: You are able to operate fade-out during a fade-in, or a fade-in during a fade-out. However, the
display will only indicate the first function used ("FI" or "FO").
Adjusting the input signal
Display, access the "FADE IN" menu item and press the Jog Wheel.
Selecting the input signal
above). Set the level as high as possible
Playback > Switching the time
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