Sony PCM-R500 - Manual (Page 24)

Menu Operations
Menu Operations
You can make various settings through menu
operations. Settings made through menu are
memorized even when the deck is turned off.
Note
You can do menu operations only when the deck is empty,
stopped or paused.
MENU SHUTTLE
Making menu settings
1 Press MENU.
The MENU button lights up.
2
Turn SHUTTLE to select the menu.
3 Turn DATA to select the parameter.
The selected parameter flashes.
When the parameter settings are "on" and (off)
Turn the DATA dial clockwise to select "on" or
counterclockwise to select (off).
4 Press SET.
The selected setting lights up.
5
Press MENU again.
The lit button goes off and the deck becomes
ready for operation.
Menu descriptions
A brief explanation is given below for each menu,
including their settings or setting range, factory setting,
and reference pages.
SET ID6
Selects the copy information to be written on the tape when
recording from the ANALOGfBALANCE/UNBALANCE)
IN connectors or the DIGITAL AES/EBU IN connector.
Settings; 00 (copying permitted), 10 (copying
prohibited), 11 (one generation copy only)
Factory setting: 00
Reference page; 6
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REC MUTE (RECord MUTE duration)
Sets the duration if the blank space created between tracks
by the Record Muting function.
Setting range: 0.5 to 9.5 seconds (in units of 0.5 second)
Factory setting: 4 seconds
Reference page: 14
L-SY TH (Level-SYnc THreshold)
Sets the reference inpuf level for automatic writing of starf
IDs.
Setting range: -12 to -60 dB (in units of 1 dB)
Factory setting;
-45 dB
Reference page: 20
L-SY BK (Level-SYnc BlanK time)
Sets the length of time that the input signal must remain
below the reference level before automafic writing of start
IDs begin.
Setting range: 1 to 10 seconds (in units of 1 second)
Factory setting: 3 seconds
Reference page: 20
lEC S-ID (lEC Start-ID)
Specifies if start IDs (or skip IDs) are automatically detected
and written on the tape when recording from a DAT deck
connected to the DIGITAL COAXIAL IN connector.
Settings: on (start IDs (or skip IDs) are automatically
detected and written),
—
(writing of fhe sfart IDs (or skip IDs) is
determined by the settings of the L-SY TH
and L-SY BK menus)
Factory setting: on
Reference page: 7
lEC CD-Q (lEC CD-Q code)
Specifies if start IDs are written automatically whenever a Q
code defined by fhe user's bits on the CD is detected while
recording from a CD player connected to the DIGITAL
COAXIAL IN connector.
Settings: on (a Q code is detected and written as a
start ID automatically),
-- (writing of the start IDs is determined
by the settings of the L-SY TH and L-SY BK
menus)
Factory setting: on_
Reference page: 7
AES S-ID (AES Start-ID)
Specifies if start IDs (or skip IDs) are automatically
detected and written on the tape when recording from
a DAT deck (for broadcast use) connected to the
DIGITAL AES/EBU IN connector, and if start IDs (or
skip IDs) are output through the DIGITAL AES/EBU
OUT connector.
Settings: on (start IDs (or skip IDs) are detected and
written automatically/start IDs (or skip IDs)
are output),
- (writing of start IDs (or skip IDs) is
determined by the settings of th L-SY TH and
L-SY BK menus/start IDs (or skip IDs) are not
output)
Factory setting; —
Reference page; 7