HHB comm CDR-882 - Manual (Page 18)

Quick Start Guide
 CDR-882 User Manual Version 1.0 www.hhb.co.uk
Quick Start Guide
This section is intended to get you going quickly with the CDR-
882’s most basic functions when you use it for the first time.
It also tells you where to look in the manual to get additional
information about many aspects of the CDR-882’s operation.
NOTE: The numbers following the various controls and
connectors in the instructions below refer to the front and rear
diagrams on page 12 and page 10 respectively.
Recording a CD from an analogue
source
This describes the simplest method of recording a CD in Drive 1
from an analogue source, entering track markers manually.
1. Connect the analogue audio source to either the balanced
inputs (XLRs [1]) or unbalanced inputs (phonos [2]).
2. Open Drive 1’s disc tray with the EJECT button [5], insert a
blank CD-R, and close the tray.
3. Press the I/P SELECT button [19] until the display shows
Balanced or Unbal, depending which inputs you connected
to in Step 1.
4. Connect a suitable pair of headphones to the front panel
headphones socket [32], and press the PHONES SELECT
button [29] so that the 1 LED above is illuminated.
5. Press the RECORD button [12]; the display will show
Record Setup and then enter RECORD PAUSE mode
(indicated by a steady red symbol in the RECORD button
and a flashing green symbol in the PLAY/PAUSE button
[8]). The green MONITOR LED (adjacent to [18]) will also be
illuminated.
6. Play a sample of the source programme, and adjust
the ANALOG REC LEVEL control [15] to obtain a meter
indication that only causes the amber segments to
illuminate on the loudest sections of the programme. If
necessary, adjust the output level of the source device as
well. Use the headphones to ensure that the sound is not
clipping or otherwise distorting.
7. Stop the source and re-locate the programme to its start.
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button [8] to start the recording,
and play the source programme. Track 1 is now being
recorded.
8. To create a new track (at a suitable point in the
programme), press the ID WRITE | CUE button [22]. The
track number will increment to 02.
9. The recording can be stopped by pressing the STOP button
[9]. Further tracks may be added by repeating the above
from Step 5.
10. When you have recorded all the tracks needed, press the
FINALIZE button [26], and then press the ENTER button
[14] in answer to the question Finalize? to complete the
record process. The disc may now be removed from the
drive by pressing the EJECT button [5].
Recording a CD from a digital
source
This describes the simplest method of recording a CD in Drive 1
from an digital source, entering track markers manually.
1. Connect the digital audio source to the AES/EBU (XLR [3])
or S/PDIF input (phono [4] or TOSlink [5]).
2. Open Drive 1’s disc tray with the EJECT button [5], insert a
blank CD-R, and close the tray.
3. Press the I/P SELECT button [19] until the display shows
AES/EBU, Coax or Optical, depending which input you
connected to in Step 1.
4. Connect a suitable pair of headphones to the front panel
headphones socket [32], and press the PHONES SELECT
button [29] so that the 1 LED above is illuminated.
5. Press the RECORD button [12]; the display will show Record
Setup and then enter RECORD PAUSE mode (indicated by
a steady red symbol in the RECORD button and a flashing
green symbol in the PLAY/PAUSE button [8]). The green
MONITOR LED (adjacent to [18]) will also be illuminated.
6. Play a sample of the source programme, and check the
meter indication. It should only cause the amber segments
to illuminate on the loudest sections of the programme.
If the level appears satisfactory, proceed to Step 8;
if adjustment is required, go to Step 7 first. Use the
headphones to ensure that the sound is not clipping or
otherwise distorting.
7. The digital recording level may be adjusted by pressing the
MENU button [16], selecting the Audio submenu (the first)
with the AMS control [14], then selecting the Dig Input
Level option (the first) in the submenu – press the ENTER
button [14] to select at each menu level. The recording level
can then be adjusted with the AMS control. Exit the menu
system by pressing the MENU button three times.
8. Stop the source and re-locate the programme to its start.
Press the PLAY/PAUSE button [8] to start the recording,
and play the source programme. Track 1 is now being
recorded.
9. To create a new track (at a suitable point in the
programme), press the ID WRITE | CUE button [22]. The
track number will increment to 02.
10. The recording can be stopped by pressing the STOP button
[9]. Further tracks may be added by repeating the above
from Step 5.
11. When you have recorded all the tracks needed, press the
FINALIZE button [26], and then press the ENTER button
[14] in answer to the question Finalize? to complete the
record process. The disc may now be removed from the
drive by pressing the EJECT button [5].