Sony MZ-NH600 - Manual (Page 28)

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Adjusting the recording
level manually
The recording level is adjusted
automatically while recording. If
necessary, you can set the recording level
manually during both analog and digital
recording.
1
Press and hold T MARK/REC and
press X.
The recorder stands by for recording.
2
Enter the menu and select “REC Set”
- “RECVolume” - “Manual”.
3
Play the source.
4
While observing the level meter in the
display, adjust the recording level by
turning the jog dial.
Set the level so that the meter
segments light up around –12dB
segment.
If a high sound level causes the level
meter to reach the OVER segment,
lower the recording level.
Each level meter shows the following.
Upper — L channel input level
Lower — R channel input level
5
Press X again to start recording.
If your source is an externally
connected component, play the
source to the beginning of the
material to be recorded, and then start
recording.
To switch back to automatic
level control
Select “Auto (AGC)” in step 2.
• You cannot adjust the left and right channel
levels separately.
• Once you stop recording, the recorder will
revert to automatic recording level adjustment
mode the next time you start a recording
operation.
• To adjust the recording level manually during
synchro-recording, do steps 1 to 4 of the
procedure in this section with “SYNC REC”
is set to “SYNC Off”. Afterwards, set “SYNC
REC” setting to “SYNC On”, and start
recording (page 31).
X
NAVI/MENU
Jog dial T MARK/REC
–12dB OVER
Notes