Sony MZ-R501PC Portable CD Player User Manual


 
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To start/stop recording
in sync with the source
player
(Synchro-recording)
You can easily make digital recordings of
a digital source on an MD.
Before synchro-recording, make
connections to the digital source with a
digital cable, and insert a recordable MD.
1 Press MENU/ENTER while the
recorder is stopped.
2 Press SELECT >/. repeatedly
until SYNC-R flashes in the
display, and then press MENU/
ENTER.
SYNC lights up in the display.
SYNC does not lights up if optical
cable is not connected to the recorder.
3 Press SELECT >/. repeatedly
until ON flashes in the display, and
then press MENU/ENTER.
4 Press N while pressing REC.
The recorder stands by for recording.
5 Play the source sound.
The recorder starts recording when it
receives the playing sound.
To stop recording
Press x.
z
You cannot pause manually during synchro-
recording.
When there is no sound from the player for
more than 3 seconds during synchro-
recording, the recorder goes into the standby
mode automatically. When the sound comes
from the player again, the recorder resumes
synchro-recording. If the recorder is kept in
the standby mode for 5 minutes or longer, the
recorder stops automatically.
For longer recording, follow steps 1 to 3 of
Recording for long times (page 16) to select
the recording mode, and then start the
procedure of synchro-recording.
Notes
Do not change the SYNC-R setting while
recording. Recording may not be done
properly.
Even when there is no recorded sound on the
sound source, there may be cases when
recording does not pause automatically during
synchro-recording due to the noise level
emitted from the sound source.
If a silent portion is encountered for 2 seconds
or more during synchro-recording, a new track
mark is automatically added at the point
where the silent portion ends.
Synchro-recording cannot be done if the
connecting cord is not an optical cable.
You cannot adjust the recording level
manually during synchro-recording.
CD players,
etc.
N
REC
SELECT
>/.
MENU/ENTER
SYNC indication