Recording Cds; Dts 5.1 Encoded Cds - Elan ViA! dj Installation Manual

INSTALLATION MANUAL
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IV.

RECORDING CDs

The VIA!dj allows you to record CDs at four compression rates. As shown in the table below, the
higher quality options use more space in the VIA!dj's hard drive:
SETTING RECORDING
(KILOBYTES QUALITY
PER SECOND)
128Kb/s Good
192Kb/s (VBR) High
320Kb/s Very high
Uncompressed Best
One of the unique features of the VIA!dj is its 192Kb/s Variable Bit Rate (VBR) recording option.
At this setting, the VIA!dj actually analyzes the content of the music being recorded and adjusts
the sampling rate according to the detail and nuances of particular passages. This gives you a
high-quality recording at 1/6 the hard drive space of an uncompressed CD. This setting is ideal for
whole-house audio distribution systems where the music is primarily being played over in-wall
and/or in-ceiling speakers.
NOTE: When recording a CD, the initial transfer of data is uncompressed. The actual
compression of the data (at whatever Recording Quality option has been selected) takes
place only when the VIA!dj is not playing music. This is important to know as, if you
attempting to record multiple CDs, you may receive a message saying that there is not
enough space on the hard drive to continue recording. If this occurs, you will need to let
the VIA!dj 'stand' for a period of time while it compresses the recorded data and frees up
hard disc space. We suggest that you recommend to your client that , if recording multiple
CDs, they do their recording in the evening and let the VIA!dj compress the data overnight
while the VIA!dj is not playing. This only applies to CDs loaded into the VIA!dj's CD tray.
This does not apply to bulk-loading methods. See Section VI, pg. 14-15, Bulk-Loading
CDs Into the VIA!dj.

DTS 5.1 ENCODED CDs

The VIA!dj can record DTS 5.1 encoded audio CDs. These CDs must be recorded uncompressed
and can only be played out of the VIA!dj's digital output, which should be connected to a surround
sound processor.
The VIA!dj cannot record:
• Copy protected CDs
• Non-audio CDs
• CD-ROMs that have not been 'closed'
• HDCD
• CD-i
• SACD
• DVD video or audio
NOTE: To insure 100% audio integrity, recording time may slow down in order to correctly
record the audio information from CDs that may have impurities on them such as finger-
prints, dust, scratches, etc. Also, the VIA!dj uses a great deal of its processing power while
in RECORD mode. You may therefore experience slightly longer delays when accessing
music from the VIA!dj's hard drive while it is recording.
See the VIA!dj User's Guide for step-by-step instructions on recording CDs.
E L A N
APPROX. TOTAL APPROX. SIZE
HOURS OF OF A CD FILE AS
RECORDING TIME COMPARED TO
TO UNCOMPRESSED
2,600 hrs.
1,750 hrs.
500 hrs.
240 hrs.
(original CD quality)
© ELAN Home Systems 2003 • All rights reserved. 01/03
H O M E S Y S T E M S
APPROX. TOTAL
CAPACITY AS
COMPARED TO
TO UNCOMPRESSED
1/10 10x
1/6 6X
1/4 4X
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