HHB comm CDR-882 - Manual (Page 40)

Advanced Features & Operation
 CDR-882 User Manual Version 1.0 www.hhb.co.uk
Recording Features
Single CD
The CDR-882’s basic recording operations are described on
page page 24. While recording on one drive, it is possible
to play another disc in the other drive and route that drive’s
output to the CDR-822’s main and/or headphone outputs. See
page 18.
Dual Disc Modes and functions
By virtue of its Dual Drive record capability, the CDR-882
supports a number of useful operating modes not found on
single CD recorders, or indeed other dual-drive machines.
DualBurn Record
DUALBURN mode allows two discs – one in each drive – to be
recorded simultaneously with the same programme material.
It is selected with the front panel MODE button [25]. Note that
the button scrolls between three modes, SINGLE, DUALBURN
and DISCSPAN.
Recording two CDs simultaneously in DUALBURN mode is
essentially no different from recording a single CD; once blank
discs are loaded and DUALBURN mode selected, the RECORD
and PLAY/PAUSE buttons can be used in the normal way, both
drives responding to the commands.
Note that the DRIVE SELECT button still operates in DUALBURN
mode. This is not of relevance in RECORD mode, but the user
still needs to decide which drive will respond to transport
commands in other modes – i.e., PLAY. The audio sent to the
main and headphones outputs is determined by DRIVE SELECT
and PHONES SELECT, in conjunction with the Output Mix and
Phones Mix menu options, as normal.
DUALBURN mode will operate regardless of the maximum
duration of the discs, though ideally, two discs of the same
length should be used. Unfinalised CD-Rs or CD-RWs are also
permissible, even if they contain a different audio programme. If
discs of different duration are used, it may be that one disc will
become full while the other is still recording. In this case, the
shorter-length disc will auto-finalise (if Auto-Finalize is set On),
its drive will enter STOP mode. The disc can then be ejected.
If Auto-Finalize is set Off, the usual Finalize? message will be
displayed first.
Sync Start/Stop and automatic track incrementing will operate
as normal in DUALBURN mode if these functions are enabled.
DUALBURN mode may be combined with MULTI-MACHINE
OPERATION mode to enable two copies of programme material
greater than the duration of a single disc. In this case, the first
part of the programme is recorded on the two drives of the
Master machine, the remainder on the two drives of the Slave
machine. This principle may be extended to more than machines
if necessary. See page 42 for more information on Multi-
Machine modes.
DiscSpan Mode
DISCSPAN mode allows the recording of programme material of
longer duration than would fit onto a single CD. Examples might
be live concerts, rehearsals, seminars, speeches, conferences,
etc.
It is selected with the front panel MODE button [25]. Note that
the button scrolls between three modes, SINGLE, DUALBURN
and DISCSPAN.
In DISCSPAN mode, blank discs are loaded into both drives;
Record Start ID and Track ID options may be selected in the
normal way, the CDR-882 placed into RECORD PAUSE mode,
and then recording started either manually, or automatically with
the SYNC REC function.
As the first disc approaches its maximum capacity, recording is
transferred to the other drive, the first disc being automatically
finalised and ejected, ready for removal. If the programme being
recorded is longer than can be accommodated on two CDs, a
third blank disc may be inserted in the first drive, and the drive
closed. As the disc in the second drive approaches its maximum
capacity, recording is handed back to the first drive, and the
disc in the second drive finalised and ejected. This process may
be repeated as many times as necessary, up to a maximum of
99 discs.
If a non-blank disc is inadvertently inserted into a drive in
DISCSPAN mode, it will not be accepted and will auto-eject
as soon as it has been identified; recording will continue
uninterrupted in the other drive.
CDR- DiscSpan Mode