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RECORDING
cont.
PORTADISC MDP500 MiniDisc Recorder
AUTO INCREMENT FUNCTION
The function enables new tracks to be created
automatically during recording.
1. Press SYSTEM until ‘TRACK-INCREMENT?’ is
displayed.
2. Press F1 to choose the auto increment setting
from ‘AUTO’ or ‘MANUAL’. Then press F2 to set-up
and F3 to exit.
If set to ‘AUTO’, a new track will be created if the input
signal level drops below and then rises above the level
set in the threshold level menu page (see previous page
for details). The signal level must drop for more than
two seconds before rising again to create a new track:
If set to ‘MANUAL’, this feature will be disabled and new
tracks are only created when MARK is pressed. The
MARK button will also function in ‘AUTO’ mode.
AUTO-START/CUT RECORDING FUNCTION
This function, ideal for environmental noise monitoring,
operates as follows:
• The PORTADISC will automatically start recording
when the threshold level setting is exceeded.
• Recording will automatically pause when the audio
level drops below the threshold level setting for
more than 30 seconds.
The PORTADISC must be in record pause mode for the
auto-start function to operate.
1. Press the SYSTEM button until ‘AUTO-START/CUT?’
is displayed.
2. Press F1 to choose ‘YES’. Then press F2 to set-up
and F3 to exit.
When using the auto-start/cut function with a digital
input, the threshold level setting will default to -80dBFS,
as illustrated below (with auto-start/cut on):
SILENCE TRIM
In addition, with auto-start/cut set to ‘ON’ during
recording, if the audio level drops below the threshold
level setting for more than 5 seconds and then rises
above the threshold, the PORTADISC will ‘silence trim’
the silent region to 5 seconds in length. ‘Silence Trim’
will be briefly displayed.
Before silence trim:
After silence trim:
5. Press the PAUSE button to enter record pause
mode. Or press STOP to stop recording.
INPUT MONITOR FUNCTION
You can monitor the incoming audio signal even when
you are not recording (the input is always monitored in
record pause mode).
1. Eject the MD disc by pressing the OPEN button.
2. Make your record mode setting using the INPUT
and SYSTEM buttons.
3. Slide the RECORD button to enter the monitor
mode.
4. The input audio signal will appear on the display
meter and on both the analog and digital outputs,
whichever analog or digital input source you choose.
5. Press the STOP button to cancel the monitor
mode.
PEAK HOLD METER
The level bar meter display shows the audio level with
peak hold functions. It can be set as follows:
1. Press SETUP until the ‘PEAK HOLD METER’ setup
mode is recalled:
2. Press F1 to choose the setting you want from
‘OFF’, ‘2SECOND’, and ‘ON’.
PEAK HOLD METER mode Peak hold setting
OFF Peaks not held
2SECOND Peaks held for 2 seconds
ON Peaks held until the STOP
or F3 button is pressed
3. Press the F2 button to set-up. Then press F3 to
exit the mode.
OVERWRITE MODE
It is possible to record directly over previously recorded
tracks without needing to erase them first.
1. Press SYSTEM until ‘OVERWRITE MODE ?’ is
displayed.
2. Press F1 to select the overwrite setting from ‘ON’
or ‘OFF’.
3. Press the F2 button to set-up. Then press F3 to
exit the mode.
4. Press PAUSE, then select the track that you want to
record over using the AMS and buttons.
NOTE – If no track is selected, recording will begin
automatically over track 1.
5. Slide the RECORD switch to the right to enter
record pause mode. ‘Overwrite!’ will be briefly
displayed.
6. Press PAUSE to begin recording. ‘Overwrite!’ will be
briefly shown again.
If the new track is shorter than the track which is being
overwritten, the remaining part of the old track will
become the next track on the disc:
If the new track is longer than the track which is being
overwritten, the next track will also be recorded over:
CAUTION – Please be aware that using overwrite
mode can permanently remove existing recordings.
The threshold level setting sets the levels from which
both the auto increment and the auto start/cut
functions operate.
RECORD THRESHOLD LEVEL SETTING
1. Press the SYSTEM button until ‘THRESHOLD
LEVEL’ is displayed.
2. Press F1 to choose the threshold level from
‘-30dB’, ‘-40dB’, ‘-50dB’ or ‘-60dB’. Then press F2
to set-up and F3 to exit.
P E A K H O L D METER ?
O F F SET EXIT
O V E RWRITE MODE ?
O F F SET EXIT
s s y
s s y
TRACK 1
BEFORE OVERWRITING:
TRACK 2
TRACK 1
AFTER OVERWRITING:
TRACK 2
NEW TRACK 2
TRACK 3
(OLD TRACK 2)
TRACK 1
BEFORE OVERWRITING:
TRACK 2 TRACK 3
TRACK 1
AFTER OVERWRITING:
TRACK 2
NEW TRACK 2
END OF
TRACK 3
THRESHOLD LEVEL FUNCTIONS
T H R E S H O L D LEVEL
-30dB SET EXIT
TRACK-INCREMENT?
A U TO SET EXIT
A U TO-STA RT/CUT?
Y E S SET EXIT