RCA RS2135i - Manual (Page 9)

Auto Preset Programming
(FM only)
Press and hold the BAND button for 2 seconds
to scan stations in the FM band. The stations
will then be stored as preset channels. A
maximum of 32 stations can be stored. Be
careful of your preset channels being erased
accidentally because the scanning and storing
process is automatic upon pressing the button.
You can stop the automatic scan by pressing
any button, but the erased stations cannot be
recovered.
Using Presets
In PRESET mode, press / to access the
previous or next preset station.
Suppressing Stereo Signal
Press FM ST to toggle between FM mono
and stereo mode. “STEREO” is displayed in
stereo mode.
Radio
Recording to the USB drive
• You can record CD, Tuner or AUX files to
any MSC devices connected to the USB
Jack.
• Recording function always records what is
being played. Press SOURCE to select the
source you want to record from.
• In general, recording starts instantly
RECORD is pressed. It stops when STOP
is pressed.
• During recording, “REC” displays.
• There is one exception where recording
will not start immediately when RECORD
is pressed — while in CD mode and the CD
is NOT playing. In this case, the unit goes
into Recording Standby Mode, which is
indicated by the flashing recording icon.
This is to avoid recording “silence” to the
USB device.
• The unit will go from Recording Standby
Mode to Recording Mode as soon as the
CD starts playing.
• When recording CD, there are 2 options:
“Normal”, which records the CD in real
time as it plays; or “High Speed”, which
records the CD at roughly double the
normal speed.
Recording Tuner/AUX to USB
drive
1. In Tuner mode, select the station to record
(refer to page 14–15 for details).
2. Press RECORD to start recording.
3. Press TUNE/PRESET
to stop recording.
Program Recording
Refer to ”Setting the Timer” on page 11.
Deleting Files from USB Drive
1. In navigation mode, select the file for
deletion using the navigation buttons
(Refer to “Advanced Navigation Controls”
on page 19 for details.)
2. Press DELETE on the main unit or DEL on
the remote control.
3. Turn the Volume button on the main unit
or press or on the remote control to
select “Yes” to delete or “No” to cancel.
4. Press SELECT on the main unit or press
on the remote control to confirm
selection. If “Yes” is selected, the display
shows memory usage information after
deleting selected file. For a few seconds,
the unit will return to the navigation
mode.
Recording to the USB drive
EN
Tips:
• If CD playback has already
started, recording will begin
instantly when RECORD is pressed.
• Recording stops automatically when
CD stops.
• To view recording time and remaining
time, press BAND/INFO on the main
unit or INFO on the remote during
recording.
• The encoding bitrate for tuner, CD
and AUX signal are:
CD / Aux: 128 kbps
Tuner: 96 kbps
0:22
146:14
elapsed recording time
remaining time
15 16
Deleting All Files
In navigation and mp3 stop modes, press and
hold DELETE on the main unit, or press DEL on
the remote control to delete all the files on the
mp3 player.
Recording CD to USB drive
1. Connect the USB drive to the unit's USB
Jack at the front of the unit.
2. In CD stop mode, press RECORD on the
remote control or RECORD NORMAL on
the unit.
3. The unit is now in recording standby mode
with REC icon flahsing. Turn VOLUME
CONTROL knob or press , ,
, to select
the track to be recorded.
4. Press or RECORD to start recording. The
REC icon displays.
5. Press TUNE/PRESET to stop recording.
Record only selected tracks from a CD
1. Create a CD program by following the
instructions under “Setting up a Program
List” on page 18.
2. Press PROG to enter program mode.
3. Press RECORD on the remote control or
RECORD NORMAL on the unit. Playback
and recording should begin automatically.
The PROGRAM and REC icons will light on
the display.
4. Recording stops automatically when the
program is finished.
High Speed Recording
High speed recording is only available for CD to
USB drive recording. It can only be activated by
pressing RECORD HIGH SPEED on the unit.
The recording operations remain the same as
normal speed recording except no sound can
be heard during the process.