Adjusting The Recording Level; Recording Tips - Sony MDS-PC2 Mode D'emploi

Adjusting the Recording
Level
Do the procedure below to adjust the recording level.
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DISPLAY
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1
Do steps 1 to 10 of "Recording on an MD" on pages
14 and 15.
2
Play the portion of the program source with the
strongest output.
3
Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the peak level
meters appear.
4
While monitoring the sound, press REC LEVEL +/–
repeatedly to adjust the recording level to its
highest level without turning on "OVER" on the
peak level meters.
Occasional lighting of "OVER" is acceptable.
Avoid turning this indication on.
5
Stop playing the program source.
6
To start recording, continue from step 12 of
"Recording on an MD" on page 15.
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You can adjust the recording level during recording
Press REC LEVEL +/– repeatedly.
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To display the level of the strongest signal
The Peak Hold function continuously displays the level of the
strongest signal that has been input.
Do the procedure below to turn Peak Hold on.
1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/NO twice to display
"Setup Menu."
2 Press ./> repeatedly until "P.Hold" appears, then press
YES.
3 Press ./> repeatedly to select "P.Hold On," then press
YES.
4 Press MENU/NO.
To turn Peak Hold off, repeat the procedure above, selecting
"P.Hold Off" in step 3.
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Recording Tips

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Checking the remaining recordable time
on the MD
Press DISPLAY repeatedly.
While the deck is The following information appears
Stopped Total number of tracks and total recorded
time t Remaining recordable time on
the MD t Disc name
Recording Recorded time of the current track t
Remaining recordable time on the MD t
Input level indication t Track name
For details, see page 11.
Monitoring the input signal
(Input Monitor)
You can monitor the selected input signal even when
you're not recording it.
1
Press EJECT Z to eject the MD.
2
Press INPUT repeatedly to select the jacks
(connectors) which the signal you want to monitor
is being input.
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