Editing Recorded Tracks; Labeling Recordings - Sony MZ-R501 Analog PCLink Operating Instructions Manual

Editing recorded tracks

You can edit your recordings by adding/
erasing track marks or labeling tracks and
MDs. Premastered MDs cannot be edited.
Notes on editing
• Do not move or jog the recorder while "Edit"
is flashing in the display.
• You cannot edit tracks on an MD that is
record-protected. Before editing tracks, close
the tab on the side of the MD (page 32).
• If you perform an editing operation while
playing, be sure not to turn the power off until
"Edit" disappears in the display.
• The lid does not open until "Edit" disappears
in the display after editing.

Labeling recordings

You can name discs while the recorder is
stopped, tracks while the recorder is
playing, and both while the recorder is
recording. Each name can be as long as
200 letters.
Each disc can hold up to 1,700
alphanumeric letters during playback or
stop.
Available characters
• Capital and small letters of the English
alphabet
• Numbers 0 to 9
• !
" # $ % & ( ) * . ; < = > ?
@ _ ` + – ' , / : _ (space)
Note
If you try to enter more letters than the disc can
hold, "FULL" appears in the display. Enter a
shorter name for the track or disc, or delete
"LP:" from the track name recorded in MDLP
mode.
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VOL +/–
X
SELECT
>/./
./>
Labeling a disc during stop
1
Press MENU/ENTER, press
SELECT >/. repeatedly until
"EDIT" flashes in the display, and
then press MENU/ENTER again.
" " and "Name" flash in the
display.
2
Press MENU/ENTER.
The disc is ready to be labeled.
3
Press SELECT >/. repeatedly
to select a letter and press MENU/
ENTER.
The selected letter stops flashing and
the cursor moves to the next input
position.
Press To
X Switch between
capital letters, small
letters and marks /
numbers.
VOL +/– Move the cursor to
the left or right.
./> Change the letter to
the one before / next
one.
END SEARCH/ Insert a blank space
VOL + to type in a new letter
pressing both buttons
together.
END
SEARCH
x
MENU/ENTER