Recording; Connecting With Other Equipment For Recording; Recording From Analog Audio Equipment; Recording From Audio Equipment With Digital Output - Sony TCD-D8 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual

( Recording

Connecting with Other Equipment for
Recording
You can connect the tape-corder to other analog audio equipment and audio
equipment with digital output. Refer to page 8 for "Recording".
Note
When recording from
analog audio equipment,
disconnect the
microphone from the
tape-corder.
Otherwise, the sound
from the microphone is
recorded.
Notes
• If "
is displayed, the source
cannot be recorded.
(See page 30.)
• Make sure to set the
switch of the
connecting cable to
DIGITAL before
recording. The input
remains as analog input
even if the switch is set
to DIGITAL while
recording.
Tips
When connecting with an
audio equipment with
digital output, note the
followings:
• Setting of the recording
mode is not required.
• The recording level is
set automatically to the
level of the source. It is
impossible to adjust it
with this tape-corder
manually.

Recording from analog audio equipment

(Analog connection)
To LINE IN
1
Select the recording mode and sampling
"
frequency.
2
Press the REC and PAUSE P buttons.
3
Press either the PLAY ( or PAUSE P button to
begin recording. Then, begin playback of the
connected source.
Recording from audio equipment with digital
output (Digital connection)
To REMOTE
DIGITAL I/O
1
Use and connect the optical cable or coaxial cable
according to the digital output jack of the
connected equipment.
2
Set the switch of the connecting cable to DIGITAL.
3
Press the REC and PAUSE P buttons.
4
Press either the PLAY ( or PAUSE P button to
begin recording. Then, begin playback of the
connected source.
Audio connecting cable
(not supplied)
To LINE OUT
Optical cable
(not supplied)
Switch
or
Coaxial cable
(not supplied)
Stereo unit
or radio
cassette-
corder, etc.
To (OPTICAL)
digital output
CD player,
BS tuner,
DAT deck,
etc.
To (COAXIAL)
digital output
Recording
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