Panasonic SV-3800 Operating Instructions Manual page 20

E-20
Recording
To make the silent space shorter or longer:
™@ Making it shorter (less than 4 seconds)
Press the AUTO REC MUTE button, then press the PAUSE button or PLAY button within 4 seconds.
When the PAUSE button is pressed, the unit enters the pause mode; when the PLAY button is pressed, recording
begins.
HM Making it longer (greater than 4 seconds)
Press and hold the AUTO REC MUTE button as long as necessary. When the button is released, the unit enters
the record standby mode. To resume recording, press the PLAY button.
Erasing a recorded tape
When a tape is recorded again, any previous recording is erased automatically. To erase only the recording
(without erasing absolute time), set the REC LEVEL controls to the minimum position, and record up to the end
of the tape (check the peak level meter does not move).
When end search is performed on a tape that has been erased up to the end by the above method, the unit runs
to the end of the tape. This is because end search looks for either blank, unused tape or an End mark. Although
the previous recording is erased, absolute time is not, and this is viewed as a silent recording by the end search
function.
Making Digital Recordings
Notes:
Before making digital recordings, check the following settings:
type of digital audio interface (AES/EBU or IEC coaxial, optical)
value of ID6 SCMS status (only for AES/EBU I/O recordings)
For further details, see "System Display Mode Selection" on pages E-28-E-34. After the required settings have
been made, follow the procedures described below.
Make sure the INPUT selector is set to the DIGITAL position.
Press the REC button. The unit enters the record standby mode. The rec indicator and pause indicator
illuminates.
Press the PLAY button. The pause indicator goes out. The play indicator illuminates, and recording begins.
Play the digital source that is to be recorded. The digital input can be monitored through the analog output, or
via headphones.
¢ When making digital recordings, rec level adjustment cannot be made.
e When the INPUT indicator flashes, recording cannot be performed. In this case, the digital input
terminals may not be correctly connected, or input terminal selection is not set correctly. (Refer to pages
E-6 and E-28.) Connections, signals and input terminal selection should therefore be re-checked.
Only when signals are recorded in the automatic program number recording mode and a DAT recorder is used
as the recording source are the Start IDs and Skip IDs on the player's tape recorded straight onto the recorder's
tape. With any other source, the intervals between the programs are detected by the signal level for recording.
When recording is started with the program numbers displayed, it is possible to record these numbers as well.
If the program numbers are not displayed, only the Start IDs will be recorded. However, the program numbers
can be added later using the renumbering function. The desired program number can also be set by using the
program number buttons on the remote control transmitter.
The automatic program number recording mode is established when material from an old type of DAT is edited
with its digital signals.