Before Recording; A Brief Introduction About Recording And Importing From A Pc; About The Gracenote Database - Panasonic SC-PTX7 Operating Instructions Manual

Before recording

A brief introduction about recording and importing from a PC

Recording
This unit can record audio to the internal HDD from a variety of sources including commercial CDs,
radio, music files (WMA/MP3), and audio from externally connected devices (portable digital audio
players, etc.). This unit can also access the Gracenote database to obtain title information for music
CDs, radio broadcasts, or other analogue recordings made with externally connected devices. (For
recording details, see page 26.)
Importing from a PC
You can import WMA/MP3 files from your PC to this unit. This differs from recording because the files
are saved in the HDD in the same format as they are saved on your PC. (LPCM and AAC conversion is
not performed.)
Various audio sources
MP3
WMA
WMA/MP3 file on PC
MP3
WMA
About the Gracenote
®
The Gracenote database is a database used to search and retrieve CD title information.
By connecting to the Internet, the unit can access the Gracenote server and obtain the most recent CD
title information. When a CD is inserted or recording from a CD begins, the unit will automatically
search for and obtain information about the inserted CD (➜ page 28).
If this unit is not connected to the Internet:
A portion of the Gracenote database comes pre-installed on this unit, so titles and artist information can
be obtained. Please note however that the newest CD titles, etc. may not be registered yet to the
internal database. This unit has an internal database containing information for approximately 350,000
album titles.
Searching for titles other than on CD:
Using the Gracenote database, information can also be obtained for other types of tracks recorded to
the HDD (➜ page 67, Searching for track names, artist names and album names within the Gracenote
database and entering them automatically).
≥If it takes a long time to access the Gracenote database, check if the unit's network connection
(➜ page 94) and the network settings (➜ page 96) are correct.
≥Some CDs may have title information that is similar to other CDs. In this case, try obtaining the CD
title information again (➜ page 67), or after recording to the HDD has completed enter the CD title
information manually (➜ page 66).
≥For some CDs, multiple title suggestions will be found, therefore select the appropriate title
(➜ page 67). When you want to change the title, manually make changes after recording to the HDD
is complete (➜ page 66).
[CD] Automatically connects to the
Gracenote database and track
title information, etc. is obtained
(➜ below).
RECORD
All tracks recorded
are saved as LPCM.
(See page 27.)
IMPORT
Imported WMA/MP3
files are saved "as-is"
(without conversion)
in this unit's HDD.
® database
Music Jukebox
You can record up to
§
39,000 songs in the
Music Jukebox.
§The number of songs
depends upon various
conditions.
This unit
After tracks recorded from sources other than
a CD or WMA/MP3 files imported from a PC
are saved in this unit's HDD, you can
manually access the Gracenote database to
obtain track title information, etc. (➜ below)
VOLUME VOLUME
25