Tascam CD-RW5000 - Manual (Page 17)

4 - Recording operations
TASCAM CD-RW5000
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Use the DIGITAL INPUT key [9] to select
between the three possible digital audio
sources:
AES/EBU , COAXIAL and
OPTICAL .
It is assumed that the digital program material has
been edited so that there is no clipping. If a digital
signal goes over the maximum level, audible distor-
tion occurs. It is not possible to adjust the level of
digital audio signals input to the CD-RW5000.
If the program material which is to be recorded con-
tains track divisions (PQ code or START IDs on a
DAT) which you want to use as track divisions when
making the CD, use the
AUTO/MANUAL key [7] to
set the track division mode to AUTO . See 4.3,
"Automatic track division" for details.
4.2.1 Recording with synchronized start
The synchronized start facility allows recording to
start when the digital start of a track is recognized
(coaxial or optical) or when the input level from
AES/EBU sources goes from below –36 dB to above
this level.
There are two different ways in which the sync start
facility can be used: you may wish to record only one
track from a digital source—
SYNC 1 .
Alternatively, you may simply want to start recording
when the source starts playing, and finish recording
when the source stops—
SYNC ALL .
Neither of these modes is available when recording
from analog sources.
In both cases, it is possible to stop the recording
manually at any time.
NOTE
The CD-RW5000 needs between 150ms and
400ms to recognize the start of a track. If the
audio material starts too close (i.e. within this
time) of the logical track start, the
CD-RW5000 may not record the very first part
of the audio material.
When recording using the sync start feature,
therefore, make sure that there is a gap
between the track start and the start of the
audio. If there is not such a gap, you should
use a manual start.
1
If the audio source is not a CD connected dig-
itally to the CD-RW5000, locate the audio
source to a little before the start of the track
you are recording and enter pause mode on
the source player. If the audio source is a dig-
itally-connected CD (coaxial or optical),
make sure the CD player is stopped, not
paused.
2 Insert a recordable disc into the
CD-RW5000.
• To record one track only, press the SYNC START
key once to show SYNC-1 on the display.
• To record more than one track, press the SYNC
START key twice to show SYNC on the display.
• The CD-RW5000 will go into record ready mode
(the RECORD and PAUSE key indicators will
both light, and the RECORD indicator will flash
in the display).
3 Start playing back the audio source.
• If SYNC-1 is selected and the source is input
through the coaxial or optical inputs, recording
starts automatically when the start of a track within
the digital audio signal is detected, and continues
until the start of the next track within the source
material is detected, when recording will stop.
• In the case of SYNC-1 being selected, and the
recorded signal being input through the AES/EBU
inputs, recording will start when the audio level
exceeds –36 dB. It will stop when the signal falls
below this level for 20 consecutive seconds.
• If SYNC ALL is selected, recording starts auto-
matically when the start of a track within the digital
audio signal at the optical or coaxial connector is
destected, or when the audio level exceeds –36 dB
at the AES/EBU connector.
When recording starts, the currently-recording track
number is shown, together with the elapsed track
time. To show how much recording time remains on
the disc, press the
DISPLAY key [6] or [34] .
The recording may be stopped in either of the follow-
ing ways:
SYNC-1
• The start of the next track within the source mate-
rial is detected.
Record Record pause Stop
Source material
Track starts
CD-RW5000