Sony CDP-997 - Manual (Page 28)

Designating the Total Playing Time
- Time Edit/Just Edit
If you specify the total length of your tape, the player will accordingly program selections
to be recorded on sides A and B of your tape.
Time edit: Edits selections on your tape without changing their original order on your
disc, choosing the last few selections that fit the remaining length of your tape.
Just edit: Edits selections on your tape by changing their original order on your disc,
choosing those selections which fit the specified tofal length of your tape.
If you use the auto space function, you can automatically insert a 3-second blank
space between selections. Therefore, playing time of each selection includes additional 3 seconds.
Programming
If you want to edit particular selections on your tape
in preference to the others, program those selections
beforehand (page 18).
If selections are programmed beforehand, the HALF
DISC mode will not work with Time Edit.
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Choose either time edit or just edit during
stop, press EDIT/TIME FADE.
• Time edit — Press once,
"TIME EDIT” is displayed.
• Just edit — Press twice
"JUST EDIT" is displayed.
EDIT/TIME FADE I
Specify a desired recording time.
a) When you specify a commercially
available tape length:
Each time you press ►►!, the display
changes to give you the following duration:
. HALF D IS C - • C-46
<23.00 min.)
- C-90
(45.00 min.)
. C-54
(27.00 min.)
C-74 .
(37.00 min.)
C-60
(30.00 min.)
By pressing t<^, you can reverse the above
cycle.
HALF DISC cannot be set on the disc with
selections more than 24.
Example: a 54 minute tape
......... '
I:.' :[f
After 1 second.
About the HALF DISC edit
Time edit — Editing starts at the first
selections on the disc. At about half
point, selections are distributed to side A
and B.
Just edit — Changing the order to fit the
playing time to a half of playing time as
close as possible, selections are
distributed to side A and B. Note
however, that more selections may be
allocated to side A than side B.
b) When you specify a free tape length:
Use numeric buttons ( Q ] - [to]).
Press 1101 for “0”.
You need not press keys for seconds, unless
required.
Example: a 46 minute tape (23 minutes per
side)
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