More Recording Features; Setting The Digital Recording Level - Pioneer PDR-F10 Operating Instructions Manual

Setting the digital
recording level
Usually when recording a CD you don't have
to set recording levels. If you're recording a
commercially produced CD, the digital level
has already been optimized and you don't
need to change it. If you're making a digital
copy of a CD that was not commercially
produced and that was consistently under-
recorded, you can boost the overall level by up
to +20dB. Remember though, that any peaks
in the original recording run the risk of
distorting the copy.
It's also possible to reduce the digital
recording volume so that you end up with a
recording that is quieter than the original. In
most cases, this is not desirable since the
recording quality will suffer very slightly.
However, if you're putting together a mix CD
(various tracks compiled from different
sources), and there is a track which stands out
as generally louder than the others (peak
volumes are usually similar, but the average
level of some recordings might be higher than
others so they sound louder), then you might
want to reduce the level of that track.
Note that this feature will not get rid of
distortion on the source material.
You can adjust the digital recording volume
while the recorder is in record-pause mode or
while it's actually recording. Once changed,
the new digital recording level remains until
you change it again, or reset it.

6 More Recording Features

1 Make sure the source is set to CD.
Press on the remote to switch to CD, then
CD
stop playback.
2 Make sure that the digital input is
selected.
Pressing
INPUT SEL
repeatedly switches the active input:
3 If the recorder is not already in a
record mode, press REC (top
panel only).
4 Use the LEVEL + and – buttons
(top panel only) to adjust the
recording level up or down.
• The maximum adjustment possible is
between and +20dB.
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• The level meter is made up of seven
segments; if the last segment in either
channel lights, the level is overloading the
recorder. Reduce the recording level if this
happens.
• If you set the level at anything other than
.
0dB, the
D VOL
lights.
Note: When recording HDCD or DTS CDs,
make sure that the digital volume is set to
0.0dB.
. (top panel only)
indicator in the display
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