Sony MZ-R500 - Manual (Page 18)

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Press >MENU. repeatedly
until “SYNC-R” flashes in the
display, and then press ENTER.
“SYNC” lights up in the display.
“SYNC” does not lights up if optical
cable is not connected to the recorder.
3
Press >MENU. repeatedly
until “ON” flashes in the display, and
then press ENTER.
4
Press N while pressing REC.
The recorder stands by for recording.
5
Play the source sound.
The recorder starts recording when it
receives the playing sound.
To stop recording, press x.
z
• You cannot pause manually during synchro-
recording.
• When there is no sound from the player for
more than 3 seconds during synchro-
recording, the recorder goes into the standby
mode automatically. When the sound comes
from the player again, the recorder resumes
synchro-recording. If the recorder is kept in
the standby mode for 5 minutes or longer, the
recorder stops automatically.
• For longer recording, follow steps 1 to 3 of
“Recording for long times” (page 16) to select
the recording mode, and then start the
procedure of synchro-recording.
Notes
• Do not change the “SYNC-R” setting while
recording. Recording may not be done
properly.
• Even when there is no recorded sound on the
sound source, there may be cases when
recording does not pause automatically during
synchro-recording due to the noise level
emitted from the sound source.
• If a silent portion is encountered for 2 seconds
or more during synchro-recording, a new track
mark is automatically added at the point
where the silent portion ends.
• Synchro-recording cannot be done if the
connecting cord is not an optical cable.
• You cannot adjust the recording level
manually during synchro-recording.
Recording without
overwriting existing
material
If you wish to avoid overwriting the
current contents of an MD, do the
following procedure. All new material
will then be recorded from the end of the
current contents.
1
While the recorder is stopped, press
ENTER.
2
Press >MENU. repeatedly
until “R-Posi” flashes in the display,
and then press ENTER.
3
Press >MENU. repeatedly
until “Fr End” flashes in the display,
and then press ENTER.
To start recording from the
current point.
Select “FrHere” in step 3.
Notes
• If you start recording while the recorder is in
play-pause mode, the recording will begin
from the point at which is paused.
• The setting will not be lost after the power is
turned off.
>MENU.
ENTER