Sony MDS-JA3ES - Manual (Page 11)

Recording on MDs
Monitoring the inf^t signal (Input Monitor)
Before starting recording, you can monitor the selected
input signal through the deck's output connectors.
1 Press =EJECT to remove the MD.
2
Set INPUT according to the input signal you want to
monitor.
When INPUT is at ANALOG
The analog signal input through LINE BSI is output to
DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL after A/D conversion, and then
to the LINE OUT connectors and PHONES jack after D/ A
conversion.
To turn on the Smart Space Function and Auto Cut Function
again
1 During recording pause, press EDIT/NO repeatedly until
"S. Space ?" appears in the display.
2 Press YES twice to display "S. Space ON".
Notes
• When you turn off the Smart Space Eunction, the Auto Cut
Function is also turned off automatically.
• The Smart Space Function and Auto Cut Function are factory
set to on.
• The Smart Space Function does not affect the order of the
track numbers being recorded, even if the blank space occurs
in the middle of a track.
When INPUT is at OPTICAL or COAXIAL
The digital signal input through DIGITAL ESI OPTICAL or
COAXIAL is output to DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL after
passing through the sampling rate converter, and then to
the LINE OUT connectors and PHONES jack after D/A
conversion.
Press # REC.
If the input signal is analog, "AD-DA" appears in
the display.
If the input signal is digital, "-DA"appears in the
display.
If "Auto Cut" appears in the display
(Auto Cut)
There has been no sound input for 30 seconds while
INPUT is at OPTICAL or COAXIAL and the source
connected through DIGITAL IN OPTICAL or
COAXIAL. The 30 seconds of silence are replaced by a
blank of about 3 seconds and the deck changes to
recording pause.
You can turn off the Auto Cut Function
For details, see "If "Smart Space" appears in the display"
below.
If "Smart Space" appears in the display
(Smart Space)
There has been an extended silence of 4 to 30 seconds
in length when INPUT is at OPTICAL or COAXIAL
and the source connected through DIGITAL IN
OPTICAL or COAXIAL. The silence is replaced with a
blank of about 3 seconds and the deck continues
recording.
Playing back tracks just recorded
Do this procedure to immediately playback tracks that
have just been recorded.
Press ► immediately after stopping recording.
Playback starts from the first track of the material just
recorded.
To play from the first track of the MD after recording
1 Press ■ again after stopping recording.
2 Press ►.
Playback starts from the first track of the MD.
To turn off the Smart Space Function and Auto Cut Function
1 During recording pause, press EDIT/NO repeatedly until
"S. Space ?" appears in the display.
2 Press YES.
3 Press EDIT/NO to display "S. Space OFF."
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