HHB comm CDR-882 - Manual (Page 26)

Basic Operation
 CDR-882 User Manual Version 1.0 www.hhb.co.uk
Finalisation in Synchronised Recording
1. IF Auto Finalise is set to On, then at the end of a
Synchronised Recording, the disc will be finalised
automatically, after which no further recording will be
possible.
2. This process will start one minute after the recording has
entered RECORD PAUSE if there is no further detection of
an external trigger.
3. If the trigger to end the recording was a CD End PQ code,
the finalisation process will not wait for one minute, but will
start immediately (see Step 8 above).
4. If the recording ended because the disc was full, then Auto-
Finalisation will begin immediately
5. Auto-Finalise does not function at the end of recordings
where automatic Track ID insertion did not take place (i.e.,
the example “Record one track” above), except where the
disc was full.
Time Interval track ID generation
If Time Interval is selected as the Auto Track ID Trigger source,
Synchronised Recording will continue as if Record Sync was set
to Rec Start/Stop only. New tracks are created at regular time
intervals, as set at Record > Track Length.
Automatic and Manual track IDs
During recording, Track IDs may be set either manually or
automatically; AUTO or MANUAL operation is selected with
the ID AUTO/MAN | AUTO-CUE button [21]. The selection is
confirmed on the bottom line of the display by ID:MANUAL or
ID:AUTO. Note that the ID AUTO/MAN | AUTO-CUE button only
performs this function in RECORD mode; in all other drive modes
it acts as the AUTO-CUE button.
In MANUAL mode, Track IDs are inserted manually during
recording by pressing the ID WRITE | CUE button (22). As
the Track ID is written, the ID:MANUAL flag in the display
flashes. Note that the minimum permissible length of a track is
4 seconds; it is not possible to have Track IDs closer together
than this. Note that the ID WRITE | CUE button only operates
in RECORD mode; in all other drive modes it acts as the CUE
button.
In AUTO mode, Track IDs are inserted automatically under the
conditions outlined in the previous manual section.
NOTE: that Red Book limitations limit the number of tracks that
a CD may have to 99. This number is reduced slightly when
DiscSpan mode is in use.
Finalising
After recording, a CD-R or CD-RW must be finalised for it
to be playable on a normal CD player. (However, note that
not all CD players will play CD-RWs). The finalisation process
writes the TOC (Table of Contents) to the disc, and after this
point, no further tracks can be added to a CD-R, nor can any
further editing of CD Text be made. However, a CD-RW can
be “unfinalised” subsequently to permit deletion and/or further
tracks to be added.
It is possible to remove the disc and record further tracks on it
at a later time, finalisation being carried out when all tracks have
been recorded. It is also possible to replay an unfinalised CD-R
or CD-RW disc in the CDR-882, even though such discs will not
play in a standard CD player.
Note that if the disc is ejected before finalisation, any CD Text
entered will be lost.
The CDR-882 finalises discs either manually or automatically.
Selection of manual or automatic finalisation is made via the
menu system; see page 34.
If manual finalisation is selected (the default), the FINALIZE
button should be pressed at the end of recording to initiate
the finalisation process. The display will show Finalize? in the
line for the drive being used; to start finalisation, press the
ENTER button (the AMS rotary control). The display changes to
Finalizing.
If automatic finalisation is selected, the disc will be finalised after
recording stops, with no further user intervention required. Note
that it is not necessary to select automatic finalisation when
DiscSpan modes are in use; a disc is automatically ejected in a
ready-to-play state during sequential recording.
Note that the time taken for finalisation is variable, and
dependent upon the speed of the media.
Once a CD-R has been finalised, the disc type indication in the
display will change from CD-R to CD, confirming that no further
recordings can be made on the disc. This is not the case with
CD-RWs, as they can always be rewritten.
WARNING: Never switch off the CDR- while finalisation is
in progress, as the disc may become unusable.