About Recording Basic Information; Direct Line Recording (Dlr); Auto Level Control (Alc); Adjusting The Record Level - Philips FW-R55 Manual

About recording
Basic information
The CD recorder deck offers you 3 main functions:
– Recording from the internal CD changer and tuner or
from a selected external source
– Finalizing your CDR(W) discs and unfinalizing your
CDRW discs
– Erasing a CDRW disc
The recording procedure is the same for CDR and CDRW
discs. Make sure the CDR(W) is absolutely free of
scratches and dust particles.
For recordings, the minimum track length is 4 seconds.You
can record up to a maximum of 99 tracks on a disc.The
minimum of recording time left on the disc is 7 seconds.
Otherwise DISC FULL is displayed and you cannot enter
the record mode.
Do not forget to finalize! Finalizing a CDR(W) disc is
a simple procedure, necessary to:
– play a recorded CDR on a standard CD player, or
– play a recorded CDRW on a CDRW compatible
CD player and CD recorder.
Copyright protection
The Serial Copy Management System (SCMS) prevents
the making of a digital copy from a digital copy.The system
allows making a digital recording from the original, however,
in some countries this may require the authorization of
copyright holders.
When you try to record copy protected material from an
external source, COPY PROTECT will be displayed. No
further digital recording is possible then.
When you try to record copy protected material from the
internal CD changer no digital recording is possible, however,
the CD recorder will automatically switch to analogue
recording. It is not possible to copy an MP3-CD.
Recording CD text
If the original CD has CD text, this text will be recorded
automatically, provided that the CD text is not copy
protected. In that case, recording of CD text will not be
possible then and TEXT PROTECT will be displayed.

Direct Line Recording (DLR)

The CD recorder is equipped with the high-performance
Direct Line Recording technique. It ensures a perfect
recording of the source material, meaning a true "bit for
bit" recording. DLR will not become active when ALC is
being used or the record level is adjusted.

Auto Level Control (ALC)

Auto Level Control ensures that the tracks on the
recorded disc have a similar volume level. At all times the
already recorded tracks of the CDR(W) disc will be taken as
reference for the volume level of the following recordings.
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Auto level control becomes active, when:
– COMPILE CD is being used,
– a disc, a track or a track edit is being high speed
recorded and the CDR(W) has recordings on it, or
– a program (consisting of more than one disc) from the
CD changer is being high speed recorded.
Auto level control will not become active, when:
– using COPY CD,
– making recordings from the FM tuner,
– making recordings from an external source, or
– making normal recordings in listen mode.
Switching ALC permanently off
1
If necessary, press Ç to stop playback.
2
Press CDR to select the CD recorder.
3
Press REC LEVEL to select:
ALC OFF: ALC is permanently switched off.
To enable ALC press REC LEVEL again to select:
0 0
ALC ON: ALC is enabled.

Adjusting the record level

DISP LAY / RDS
You can adjust the reference record level for recordings from
the internal CD changer or from an additional appliance.This is
also possible when ALC is active.This feature can be used for
fading your recordings in or out. However, adjusting the record
level from the CD changer only works during recording.
1
Press CD1, CD2 or CD3 during recording to select the CD
changer, or
press AUX repeatedly to select the input of the additional
appliance:
AUX DIGITAL: the digital input is selected.
AUX ANALOG H: the analogue input for a standard level
source is selected.
AUX ANALOG L: the analogue input for a low level
source is selected.
2
Press REC LEVEL on the set to enable the rotary control
to adjust the desired record level.
3
Turn the rotary control to the left to adjust the desired
record level.The loudest sounds in the material to be
recorded should not reach the red levels of the level bar.
The actual record level (in dB) will be displayed.
ON • OFF
LEVEL
AUX