Notes – Sony DTC-57ES User Manual
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Display Window
Each time you press COUNTER MODE, the counter
changes as follows.
C / Q Linear counter
D
m
i j s
(tape running time)
ABSTIME
B m ^ U S
Absolute time
(
PGM TIME
Elapsed time of the
d t » l b s
selection
%
REMAINING
___ Remaining time to the
I
h
U U
m
U U
s
end of the whole tape
(not to the end of the
recorded portion)*
Notes
•
At the beginning of the tape, *
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may appear, and
immediately go off at the PGM NO. indicator position
depending on some types of pre-recorded tapes.
(“jj" stands for “beginning*.)
•
To reset the counter to OM OOS, press RESET.
•
When playing back a pre-recorded tape (software),
remaining time to the end of the recorded portion appears.
To check the sampling frequencies recorded on the
tape — Frequency Map
Press the 4 button on the numeric buttons while keeping
the COUNTER MODE buttons pressed.
Bars on the level meter light to signify the sampling
frequencies with which the material was recorded. (No bars
light until 16 seconds (32 in the long-play mode) after
playback starts.)
Sampling
frequency
Level meter to be lit
32 kHz
Upper bar
44.1 kHz
Both upper and lower bars
48 kHz
Lower bar
“TOP". “MID“ and “END* * indicate the beginning, middle
and end of each tape respectively.
Example;
TOP
MIO
END
32 kHz 44.1 kHz 48 kHz 32 kHz
Blank
Elapsed time of the selection does not appear when...
•
The selection is played back from the middle.
•
The tape is being fast-forwarded or rewound.
•
The cassette compartment is opened or closed by the
^OPEN/CLOSE button.
Adjusting the headphones volume
Use the PHONE LEVEL control.
When the tape is played back to its end
The tape will be rewound to the beginning and stop
automatically.
Remaining time does not appear in the following cases
e Immediately after the deck is set in the playback mode
The remaining time will appear about 16 seconds (in the
standard-play mode) later.
e When playback is started from a blank section (page 19).
the remaining time may not appear. Press the or
button.
Accuracy of the indicator for the remaining time
According to the kind of tape, the indicated time may differ
slightly from the actual remaining time.
If tape noise exists, or sound quality has deteriorated
The head may be contaminated. Clean the head, using a
cleaning cassette (See page 40).
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