Adjusting The Recording Level Manually - Sony Walkman MZ-N710 Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the recording
level manually
The sound level is adjusted automatically
while recording. If necessary, you can set
the recording level manually during both
analog and digital recording.
5-way control key
(N • ENTER, ., >)
REC
1
While pressing X, press and slide
REC.
The recorder stands by for recording.
2
Press MENU.
3
Press . or > repeatedly until
"REC SET" appears in the display,
and then press ENTER.
4
Press . or > repeatedly until
"RecVolume" appears in the display,
and then press ENTER.
5
Press . or > repeatedly until
"ManualREC" appears in the display,
and then press ENTER.
6
Play the source.
7
X
MENU
Volume
decreases
8
To switch back to automatic
level control
Select "Auto REC" in step 5.
Notes
• You cannot adjust the left and right channel
levels separately.
• Once you stop recording, the recorder will
revert to automatic recording level adjustment
mode the next time you start a recording
operation.
• To adjust the recording level manually during
synchro-recording, do steps 1 to 7 of the
procedure in this section with "SYNC REC"
is set to "SYNC OFF". Then change the
"SYNC REC" setting to "SYNC ON", and
start recording (page 26).
While observing the level meter in the
display, adjust the recording level by
pressing . or >.
Set the level so that the meter
segments light up around fifth
segment (–12dB) (the center of the
level meter) below the display
window.
If the sound is too high, lower the
recording level until the level meter
just barely reaches the ninth segment
(OVER) below the display window.
increases
Recording does not start in this step.
If your source is an externally
connected component, be sure to cue
the source to the beginning of the
material to be recorded before you
start playback.
Press X again to start recording.
–12 dB
OVER
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