Adjusting The Recording Level - Sony MDS-JA30ES Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the Recording Level

Use the DIGITAL REC LEVEL control or the ANALOG
REC LEVEL L/R controls to adjust the recording level
before starting recording.
POWER
g
TIMER
REC OFF PLAY
SCROLL/ DISPLAY/
INPUT FILTER CLOCK SET CHAR
PHONES PHONE LEVEL OPT1
OPT2 COAX
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ANALOG
PLAY MODE REPEAT TIME
0 10
Adjusting the digital recording level
1
Do Steps 1 to 5 in "Recording on an MD" on
pages 8 and 9.
2
Play the portion of the program source with the
strongest signal level.
3
While monitoring the sound, turn DIGITAL REC
LEVEL (or press DIGITAL REC LEVEL +/–) to
adjust the recording level so that the peak level
meters reach their highest point without turning
on the OVER indication. Occasional lighting of
"OVER" is acceptable.
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4
Stop playing the program source.
5
To start recording, do the procedure starting from
Step 7 in "Recording on an MD" on page 9.
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You can use the S12 menu to select the signal levels
adjusted by the DIGITAL REC LEVEL control
1 While the deck is stopped, press EDIT/NO twice.
2 Turn AMS to display the S12 menu, then press AMS.
DIGITAL REC LEVEL
≠ ±
EDIT/ AMS DIGITAL REC LEVEL ANALOG
NO YES 0 5
4 6
3 7
0 )
2 8
1 9
– + 0 10
PUSH ENTER L R
§ ( P p r
OPEN/CLOSE REC
ANALOG REC LEVEL L/R
0 00
OVER indication
Recording on MDs
3 Turn AMS to select the levels to be adjusted by
turning DIGITAL REC LEVEL and press AMS.
To Select
adjust both the
recording and playback
levels
adjust the recording
level only
disable the DIGITAL
REC LEVEL control
4 Press EDIT/NO.
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You can select the type of increment/decrement
curve for adjusting recording and/or playback level
1 While the deck is stopped, press EDIT/NO twice.
2 Turn AMS to display the S13 menu, then press AMS.
3 Turn AMS to select "DigLvl Lin", "DigLvl Sin", or
"DigLvl Log", then press AMS.
4 Press EDIT/NO.
The increment/decrement curves are shown in the
graph below.
All curves become "Lin" when the signal level goes
beyond 0 dB.
0dB
Lin
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The No Clip Function can be used to decrease the
recording level gradually when a signal of
excessively high level is input during digital
recording
To turn on the No Clip Function by menu setting
1 While the deck is stopped, press EDIT/NO twice.
2 Turn AMS to display the S09 menu, then press AMS.
3 Turn AMS to select "No Clip On", then press AMS.
4 Press EDIT/NO.
To turn on the No Clip Function using the remote
Press NO CLIP to display "No Clip On."
DigLvl All
DigLvl Rec
DigLvl Off
Sin
Log
(Continued)
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