Sony MDS-JE480 - Manual (Page 12)

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Recording tips (continued)
Adjusting the recording level
You can adjust the recording level for both
analog and digital recordings.
1
Do steps 1 to 5 of “Recording to an MD”
on page 8.
2
Play the portion of the program source
with the strongest output.
3
Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR (or
DISPLAY) repeatedly until the level of
the input signal appears.
4
While monitoring the sound, turn AMS
(or press LEVEL +/– repeatedly) to raise
the recording level to its highest level
without turning on the “OVER”
indicators on the peak level meters.
5
Stop playing the program source.
6
To start recording, continue from step 7
of “Recording to an MD” on page 8.
Tips
• You can adjust the recording level by pressing
LEVEL +/– on the remote repeatedly during
recording or recording pause.
• Peak hold function freezes the peak level meters at
the highest level reached by the input signal.
1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/
NO.
2 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly)
until “Setup?” appears, then press PUSH
ENTER or YES.
3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly)
until “P.Hold Off” (factory setting) appears,
then press PUSH ENTER or YES.
4 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly)
to select “P.Hold On”, then press PUSH
ENTER or YES.
5 Press MENU/NO.
To turn off the Peak Hold Function, select “P.Hold
Off” in step 4 above.
Note
The recording level can only be increased up to
+12.0 dB (for analog recording) or +18.0 dB (for
digital recording) (0.0 dB is the factory setting).
Therefore, if the output level of the connected
component is low, it may not be possible to set the
recording level to maximum.
Checking the remaining
recordable time on the MD
Press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly.
For the information in stop mode, see page 16.
For the information during recording, see
page 8.
Monitoring the input signal
(Input Monitor)
You can monitor the selected input signal even
when you are not recording it.
1
Press EJECT A to eject the MD.
2
Press INPUT repeatedly to select the
jacks (connector) where the signal you
want to monitor is being input.
3
Press REC z.
When an analog input is selected
The analog signal input from the ANALOG
IN jacks is output to the ANALOG OUT
jacks after D/A conversion.
“ AD – DA ”
appears in the display during this time.
When a digital input is selected
The digital signal input from the DIGITAL
IN connector is output to the ANALOG
OUT jacks after D/A conversion.
“ – DA ”
appears in the display during this time.
To stop Input Monitor
Press x.
Avoid turning on these indicators