Recording from line sources, Recording from digital sources, Recording from mono internal mic – HHB comm HHB MDP500 User Manual

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1. Press the INPUT button once to recall ‘SOURCE’

mode.

2. Press F1 and F3 to choose ‘LINE’. Then press F2

to set-up.

Once your input source is selected as ‘LINE’, the limiter
setting will also be available by pressing INPUT. See the
previous section for further details about the limiter
function.

1. Press the INPUT button once to recall ‘SOURCE’

mode.

2. Press F1 and F3 to choose ‘DIGITAL’. Then press

F2 to set-up.

Once your input source is selected as ‘DIGITAL’, the
digital input mode setting will also be available by
pressing INPUT:

1. Press INPUT again to recall DIGITAL INPUT? mode.

2. Press F1 to select the correct digital input source

from ‘COAXIAL’, ‘OPTICAL’ or ‘USB’. Then press F2
to confirm and F3 to exit..

DIGITAL INPUT mode

Digital input setting

COAXIAL

Coaxial input

OPTICAL

Optical input

USB

Universal Serial Bus input

NOTE – If the digital source is interrupted (e.g., due to an
intermittent connection), recording will automatically
enter a record suspend mode and ‘Din Unlock!’ will be
displayed. Recording will resume as soon as the signal is
restored. If one channel is set to ‘DIGITAL’, the other
channel will automatically be set to the same. If you
subsequently decide to change this setting, you must first
select the required source for both the left and right
channels using F1 and F3 before pressing F2 to confirm.

1. Press INPUT button once to recall SOURCE mode.

2. Press F1 or F3 to choose ‘INTMIC’. Then press F2

to set-up.

The internal mono microphone is suitable for use identing
tracks, etc.

NOTE – If one channel is set to ‘INTMIC’, the other
channel will automatically be set to the same. If you
subsequently decide to change this setting, you must first
select the required source for both the left and right
channels using F1 and F3 before pressing F2 to confirm.

1. Load the MD disc to be used for recording into the

opening as shown below:

For best results, we recommend HHB MD74 or HHB
MD80 (74 and 80 minute) professional MD media.

2. Adjust the REC LEVEL control for the appropriate

recording level. This control is not active if the
‘LIMITER’ mode is set to ‘AGC’ (Automatic Gain
Control), internal ‘INTMIC’ is selected, or if a digital
signal is being recorded.

3. Slide the RECORD button to the right to start

recording if you want to record immediately.
However, if you first want to enter record pause
mode, press the PAUSE button first, then slide the
RECORD button. When you press the PAUSE
button again, the PORTADISC will start recording:

RECORDING FROM LINE SOURCES

RECORDING FROM DIGITAL SOURCES

INPUT-L

SOURCE

INPUT-R

LINE

SET

LINE

INPUT-L

SOURCE

INPUT-R

DIGITAL

SET

DIGITAL

DIGITAL INPUT?

COAXIAL

SET

EXIT

INPUT-L

SOURCE

INPUT-R

INTMIC

SET

INTMIC

BASIC RECORDING

Load the MD disc with the
arrows facing towards the slot.

To allow recording, the record
protection tag on the disc must
be in the correct position.

RECORDING

cont.

PORTADISC MDP500 MiniDisc Recorder

RECORDING FROM MONO INTERNAL MIC

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