Sony PCM-R700 - Manual (Page 12)

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Basic Operations
Basic Operations
5 Locate the position where you want to start recording.
To record from the beginning of the tape
Press REW 0 to rewind the tape to its beginning.
To record from the end of the recorded portion
1 Press REW 0 to rewind the tape to its beginning.
2 Press FF ).
The deck locates the end of the recorded portion on the tape
and stops automatically.
6 Press REC r.
The deck changes to recording pause.
Recording does not start yet.
7 When recording an analog input signal, adjust the recording
level with REC LEVEL CH-1(L)/2(R).
The recommended recording level is the center point.
8 Press PAUSE P or PLAY (.
Recording starts.
9 Start playing the program source.
When the tape reaches the end, the deck rewinds it
automatically to its beginning and stops (Auto Rewind).
To Press
Stop recording STOP p
Pause recording PAUSE P. Press the button again
or press PLAY ( to resume recording.
Take out the cassette OPEN/CLOSE 6 after stopping recording
z
If “UNLOCK” appears in the
display
The program source is not
connected to the deck
properly or is not turned on.
Make sure that the program
source is properly connected
or turned on.
z To adjust the recording level
more accurately
While monitoring the sound,
turn REC LEVEL CH-1 (L)/2
(R) so that the recording level
on the peak level meters is at
maximum level without
entering the OVER range.
The segments of the peak
level meters corresponding to
the maximum signal strength
remain lit longer than normal.
The MARGIN indication
shows the margin between
maximum signal strength and
0dB, changing each time a
stronger signal.
If the level exceeds 0dB
The segments under “OVER”
light up, and “0.0dB” flashes
in the display. If these
segments light steadily,
sound distortion may occur.
To avoid this, keep the
recording level between
–12dB and 0dB.
To reset the margin
indication
Press MARGIN RESET. The
margin indication changes to
“- - dB”.
To prevent accidental erasure
Slide the record-protect tab to the left as shown in the illustration
below.
Recording is
impossible (the
hole is open).
Recording is
possible (the
hole is closed).
1 0 .
Maximum level
Remains unlit