HHB comm PERSONAL COMPACT DISC RECORDER CDR 830 - Manual (Page 23)

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4 Getting started
Setting the
digital recording
level
One of the advantages of digital-
to-digital recording is that you
don't have to set recording
levels—and risk distortion by
overloading the disc. With pre-
recorded material, the digital level
has usually been optimized and
you shouldn't need to change it. If
you're making a digital copy of a
CD, DAT or MD that was not
optimally produced and that was
consistently under-recorded, you
can boost the overall level by up
to +20dB. Remember though,
that any peaks in the original
recording run the risk of
distorting the copy.
In many other digital recording
applications, you may also have
cause to boost the recording
volume since the volume of some
digital sources can be relatively
low, but again, if there are any
peaks in the source material, you
run the risk of momentary
distortion.
It's also possible to reduce the
digital recording volume, but in
most cases, this is not desirable.
However, if you're putting
together a mix CD (various tracks
compiled from different sources),
and there is a track which stands
out as generally louder than the
others, then you might want to
reduce the level of that track.
Note that this feature will not
remove distortion already on the
source material.
Once changed, the new digital
recording level remains until you
change it again, or reset it. Each
digital input has its own level
which can be set independently.
Note: If you are recording DTS
encoded audio CDs or HDCD
format CDs, the digital recording
level must be set to 0.0dB for
recording.
MONITOR
INPUT SELECTOR AUTO MANUAL
TITLE/MODE
TRACK NO. WRITE
DISPLAY
FINALIZE ERASE
SCROLL
CD TEXT
1
DIGITAL REC LEVEL ANALOG REC LEVEL
MENU/ DELETE TEXT
SYNCHRO
PROFESSIONAL
4,5,6
3
4,6
ENTER
CURSOR
MENU/ DELETE TEXT MARK
SET CLEAR
TITLE /MODE
7
1 ¡
8
3
4 ¢
A B C D E F
G H I M N O J K L
P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
REC SYNCHRO
REPEAT RANDOM NAME CLIP
INPUT
SELECTER
FADER
SKIP PLAY
COMPACT DISC RECORDER
REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
SKIP ID
PROGRAM CHECK CLEAR
AUTO/
MANUAL
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
10/0 >10
SCROLL
DISPLAY
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5
3
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1 Make sure one of the
digital inputs is selected.
Pressing INPUT SELECTOR
repeatedly switches the active
input:
Analog - Optical - Coaxial
The recorder's display indicates
the current input.
2 Make sure the recorder is
stopped, then press
RECORD
¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ( ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ ¶ REC on the
remote control).
The recorder goes into record-
pause. (You can also press
MONITOR .)
3 Press MENU/DELETE.
4 Turn the jog dial until D.
VOL appears in the display,
then press to ENTER.
If there is nothing connected to
the selected digital input, the
message
DIN UNLOCK appears in
the display.
The display shows current digital
recording level.
5 Turn the jog dial or press
4
4 4 4 4 or ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ on the remote
control to adjust the re-
cording level up or down.
• The maximum adjustment
possible is between
MIN (silence) and +20dB.
• Pressing the jog dial ( ENTER )
and holding for 3 seconds
resets to OdB.
6 Press the jog dial (ENTER)
to confirm the digital
recording level.
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