Recording A Track Into A New Group - Sony MZ-N1 Operating Instructions Manual

• It is recommended that you use the supplied
AC power adaptor for long recordings.
• During monaural recording of a stereo
sound source connected through the digital
(optical) input jack, you can still monitor the
recorded sound in stereo by using
headphones/earphones connected the i/
LINE OUT jack.
• When you record in LP4 stereo mode,
momentary noise may be produced on very
rare occasions with certain sound sources.
This is because of the special digital audio
compression technology that enables a
recording time 4 times longer than normal.
If noise is produced, it is recommended that
you record in normal stereo or LP2 stereo
mode to obtain better sound quality.
Recording tracks using the
group function (Group Mode
Recording)
See the illustrations in Japanese text (pages 30
and 31).
What is the group function (group
mode)?
It is a function that allows you to separate
tracks on a disc into different groups for
playback, recording and editing.
It is convenient for managing multiple CD
albums recorded in MDLP (LP2 stereo/
LP4 stereo) mode onto a single MD. You
can create a maximum of 99 groups on a
disc.
How is group information
recorded?
When recording in group mode, the group
information is written to the disc name
recording area automatically.
Therefore, the character string written in the
disc name recording area is displayed in its
entirety as the disc name if you load an MD
recorded in group mode into a system that
does not support group mode, or if you try to
edit the contents of a disc on this recorder
with the group mode turned off.
You can change the character string by
performing the procedure of "Relabeling
recordings" in "Labeling/relabeling
recordings" (page 111). However, if you
rewrite this character string by mistake,
you may be unable to use the group
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function of that MD.
Notes
• The group function setting is stored even if
you eject the MD or turn off the recorder.
• In group mode, the recorder treats all tracks
without group settings as belonging to the
last group on the disc. The last group is
indicated in the display window on the
recorder as "Group – –." Within a group, the
tracks appear in their order on the disc, not
their order within the group.
• It will not be possible to make a group
setting if the tracks and disc name on a disc
exceed the maximum number that can be
input.
To activate the group mode
To record tracks in group mode, you must
first turn the group mode on before the
start of recording.
On the recorder
1 Press GROUP for 2 seconds or more.
" " and "GROUP ON" light up in the
display and the group mode turns on.
To cancel the group mode, press
GROUP for 2 seconds or more.
On the remote control
1 Press DISPLAY for 2 seconds or more.
2 Turn the control repeatedlyuntil
"GROUP" flashes in the display, and
then press x to enter.
3 Turn the control repeatedlyuntil
"GROUP ON" flashes in the display,
and then pres x to enter.
" " lights up in the display and the
group mode turns on.
To cancel the group mode, select
"GROUP OFF" in step 2.
Recording a track into a new
group
• This function can be operated on the
recorder only.
• Turn the group mode on.
1 Press END SEARCH.
2 Press and slide REC to the right.
3 Play the source sound.
To stop recording, flip the bar towards x.
The material that was recorded up until the
bar was flipped towards x is entered as a new
group.