Input Monitor Function; Peak Hold Meter; Overwrite Mode; Threshold Level Functions - HHB Portadisc MDP500 Operating Instructions Manual

5. Press the PAUSE button to enter record pause
mode. Or press STOP to stop recording.

INPUT MONITOR FUNCTION

You can monitor the incoming audio signal even when
you are not recording (the input is always monitored in
record pause mode).
1. Eject the MD disc by pressing the OPEN button.
2. Make your record mode setting using the INPUT
and SYSTEM buttons.
3. Slide the RECORD button to enter the monitor
mode.
4. The input audio signal will appear on the display
meter and on both the analog and digital outputs,
whichever analog or digital input source you choose.
5. Press the STOP button to cancel the monitor
mode.

PEAK HOLD METER

The level bar meter display shows the audio level with
peak hold functions. It can be set as follows:
1. Press SETUP until the 'PEAK HOLD METER' setup
mode is recalled:
PEAK HOLD METER ?
OFF SET
2. Press F1 to choose the setting you want from
'OFF', '2SECOND', and 'ON'.
PEAK HOLD METER mode
OFF
2SECOND
ON
3. Press the F2 button to set-up. Then press F3 to
exit the mode.

OVERWRITE MODE

It is possible to record directly over previously recorded
tracks without needing to erase them first.
1. Press SYSTEM until 'OVERWRITE MODE ?' is
displayed.
OVERWRITE MODE ?
OFF SET
2. Press F1 to select the overwrite setting from 'ON'
or 'OFF'.
3. Press the F2 button to set-up. Then press F3 to
exit the mode.
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Peak hold setting
Peaks not held
Peaks held for 2 seconds
Peaks held until the STOP
button is pressed
EXIT
RECORDING
4. Press PAUSE, then select the track that you want to
record over using the AMS
NOTE – If no track is selected, recording will begin
automatically over track 1.
5. Slide the RECORD switch to the right to enter
record pause mode. 'Overwrite!' will be briefly
displayed.
6. Press PAUSE to begin recording. 'Overwrite!' will be
briefly shown again.
If the new track is shorter than the track which is being
overwritten, the remaining part of the old track will
become the next track on the disc:
BEFORE OVERWRITING:
TRACK 1 TRACK 2
AFTER OVERWRITING:
TRACK 1 TRACK 2
If the new track is longer than the track which is being
overwritten, the next track will also be recorded over:
BEFORE OVERWRITING:
TRACK 1 TRACK 2
AFTER OVERWRITING:
TRACK 1 TRACK 2
CAUTION – Please be aware that using overwrite
mode can permanently remove existing recordings.

THRESHOLD LEVEL FUNCTIONS

The threshold level setting sets the levels from which
both the auto increment and the auto start/cut
functions operate.

RECORD THRESHOLD LEVEL SETTING

1. Press the SYSTEM button until 'THRESHOLD
LEVEL' is displayed.
THRESHOLD LEVEL
-30dB SET
2. Press F1 to choose the threshold level from
'-30dB', '-40dB', '-50dB' or '-60dB'. Then press F2
to set-up and F3 to exit.
cont.
and buttons.
TRACK 3
(OLD TRACK 2)
NEW TRACK 2
TRACK 3
END OF
TRACK 3
NEW TRACK 2
EXIT