Sony CDP-997 - Manual (Page 29)

After specifying the desired recording time,
press EDIT/TIME FADE once.
EDIT/TIME FADE I
The program for side A is compieted.
If "LINK" blinks, see “Adding Selection(s)”.
• When you choose time edit
The player will program selections on your disc in
the ascending order of their selection number,
choosing the last selections that fit the remaining
length of your tape.
"EDIT” and “A-” lights up. “B” blinks.
• When you choose just edit
The player will program selections on your disc in
a random order, choosing those selections which
fit the specified total length of your tape.
“EDIT” and “A-” lights up. “B” blinks.
Press EDIT/TIME FADE once more, to make a
program for the other side of your tape.
If “LINK” blinks, see “Adding Selection(s)”.
Playing the Program
Press ►.
The selections for side A will be played and then the unit
will pause. “B” lights up in the tape side indicator. Set the
tape to the beginning of side B, then press ^ or
II.
To stop playing
Press ■.
You can play the same program repeatedly as long as you
do not cancel time edit or erase the program.
To cancel time edit/just edit
Press CONTINUE and return to the continuous playing
mode.
The program will be erased.
To erase the entire program
Press ■ once during stop; twice during play.
The program is also erased, when you turn off the player.
If your disc has more than 24 selections
Selections over 24 cannot be programmed automatically program desired
selections before using the time edit function. See page 20 for details.
You cannot edit selections in the following cases
* If you have programmed up to 24 steps (i.e. selections plus pauses).
* If you have programmed selections whose playing time exceeds one hour.
Editing Navigation
After each step, you can see the proper operation guide of
what you should do next.
Note
Playback can be performed when “EDIT” is displayed.
After programmed selections are played
Time edit or just edit will be cancelled.
Adding Selection(s) — Link Edit —
After all selections on the disc have been programed, if
there is a selection(s) shorter than the remaining time,
“LINK” and the selection numbers will blink.
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•f> Li-/
When JUST EDIT programming takes too long
The JUST EDIT programming feature may lake a long time if the disc has a
lot of selections on it. In this case, you can stop the programming by
pressing ■. Selections that best fit the playing time at that point will be
programmed.
To designate a different time for each side
Execute steps 1 to 3 and press II Then repeat steps 1 through 3. Do not
execute step 4.
To add selection, press the numeric button for the
selection number or press EDIT/TIME FADE again.
When pressing EDIT/TIME FADE, a program will be made
automatically to fit the playing time as close as possible to
the remaining time.
If the remaining time can contain other selection(s), “LINK”
and the selection number keep blinking. When “LINK”
blinks, if the disc is replaced by another disc, the new
selection number(s) on the new disc that fit in the
remaining time will blink.
“EDIT” disappears when the rest of the playing time is less
than 1 minute. Whether “LINK” is blinking or not, you can
replace the disc by another disc and choose selection(s) to
fit the remaining time.
To clear “EDIT” from the window, press ■.
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