Before Recording; Various Recording Methods; Selecting The Recording Mode According To The Quality And Purpose; One-Touch Edit Recording - Kenwood RD-K511USB Instruction Manual

Before recording

Various recording methods

This system is capable of various recording methods to enable optimum recording according to the recording format
and sound properties of the audio sources.
Audio sources recordable with this system
Recording Destination
SD1
Recording Source
Ä/ô
CD
SD1 —
SD2 MOVE
USB device MOVE
ô
iPod/D.AUDIO
ô
Radio broadcast (TUNER)
External component (connected
ô
to AUX)
Ä
: Signal is recorded in a digital format. —: Recording is impossible.
ô
: Signal is recorded in the analog format. When a digital copy-controlled CD is recorded, the REC INPUT is switched automatically to "ANALOG". (page 88)
MOVE: Movement of folders/fi les is possible. (page 60)
The following diagram shows the signal paths used in recording of this system.
VCR, etc.
PNC-150
(separately available)
kenwood
iPod
digital audio
player, etc.
iPod adapter
PAD-iP7 (separately
available)
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K-511USB/RD-K511USB
Component
SD2 USB device
connected to REC OUT
Ä/ô Ä/ô
MOVE MOVE
— MOVE
MOVE —
ô ô
ô ô
ô ô
Analog recording
Digital recording
MOVE function
REC OUT
The REC OUT terminal outputs the
signal of the selected audio source.
3-pole miniplug cord (commercially available)
kenwood
digital audio
player, etc.

Selecting the recording mode according to the quality and purpose

Four modes are available for recording in SD/USB.
To record audio in the
same quality as CD
ô
PCM
ô
(High-quality mode)
ô
ô
Recording modes and recording time
ô
Record mode
ô
Memory capacity
ô
128 MB
256 MB
512 MB
1 GB
2 GB
4 GB
8 GB
• The maximum number of fi les recordable in an SD card is 999.
• The recording mode is variable depending on the audio source. For the available recording modes, see "Setting the
recording mode per audio source (REC MODE)". (page 86)

One-Touch Edit recording

The One-Touch Edit (O.T.E.) recording function allows the CD to be recorded in an SD card or USB device with a single
press of a button.
When recording from a digital copy-controlled CD, switch REC INPUT to "ANALOG" before starting the O.T.E. recording.
USB
device

Recording destination folder/fi le names

Regardless of the TEXT COPY setting, the radio station name, AMG database information and disc fi le information are
added to the folder and fi le names.
• In recording from the CD, the title information is added only when it is recorded with the O.T.E. recording. If the AMG
database information is available, it is used in priority over other types of title information.
To record high- To record standard-
quality audio quality audio
HQ SQ
(High-quality mode) (Standard-quality mode)
PCM HQ
(1411 kbps) (192 kbps)
About 10 minutes About 1 hour 20 minutes About 2 hours
About 20 minutes About 2 hour 40 minutes About 4 hours
About 40 minutes About 5 hour 20 minutes About 8 hours
About 1 hour 20 minutes About 10 hour 40 minutes About 16 hours
About 2 hour 40 minutes About 21 hour 20 minutes About 32 hours
About 5 hour 20 minutes About 42 hour 40 minutes About 64 hours
About 10 hour 40 minutes About 85 hour 20 minutes About 128 hours
To record radio, etc. for
an extended period
SLQ
(Long-hour mode)
SQ SLQ
(128 kbps) (96 kbps)
About 2 hour 40 minutes
About 5 hour 20 minutes
About 10 hour 40 minutes
About 21 hour 20 minutes
About 42 hour 40 minutes
About 85 hour 20 minutes
About 170 hour 40 minutes
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