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Important:
- Recording from CD-changers should always be started in the

Auto-Start mode.

- Only make analog recordings when digital recording is not

possible.

Preparing for manual recording

1 Make sure the disc is absolutely free of scratches and dust

particles.

2 Press EXT(ernal) SOURCE repeatedly until (depending on the

connection used):

➜ DIGITAL I, OPTICAL I or ANALOG lights up and

DIGITAL 1, OPTICAL or ANALOG appears on the
display.

• When Auto Track is On (default setting), track numbers will

automatically be increased during recording.

• To switch off the Auto Track function you have to enter

Menu mode.
If you wish to increase track numbers manually, press
TRACK INCR(ement) on the remote control. For further
instructions see Menu mode.

ON (AUTO): The track increments are automatically taken over

from the digital source material or after 2.7
seconds silence during analog recording.

OFF (MANUAL): While recording track numbers can be

incremented manually by pressing TRACK
INCR(ement) on the remote control.
(Minimum track length is 4 sec.) (This can
also be done in Auto track ON mode.)

• Track numbers cannot be changed after recording.

Note: Auto track works only with Consumer Sources with a

digital output signal according to the IEC 958
(consumer part) audio standard.

3 With the recorder stopped, press RECORDING-TYPE five

times to enter the Manual Record standby mode.

MANUAL

starts to flash and the display shows

REC

EXT MAN followed by WAIT. After a few seconds

PRESS RECORD followed by the remaining time and
track number appear on the display.

4 Play the source first to set the optimal recording level on

the CD recorder.

5 Rotate the EASY JOG/ENTER key until, on the Record/Play

Level bar, all the blue segments are alight, but the red
segments do not light continuously during the loudest
passages.

➜ Display shows _XX DB (Decibel, e.g. -3DB).

6 Stop the source.

Start manual recording

1 To start recording, press RECORDING-RECORD on the CD

recorder and immediately start the source (from Pause or
Stop-mode).

lights continuously. The track number and recording

time left appear on the display.

• If

CHECK INPUT message also flashes, the digital

connection is incorrect.

• To record a 3-second silence at the start of a track, press

PAUSE on the CD recorder before starting the source.

• To check the total remaining recording time, press DISPLAY

on the CD recorder. (This can also be done during the
recording.)

2 To stop recording, press STOP on the CD recorder.

➜ UPDATE lights up and

goes out.

• If STOP was pressed within 3 seconds after RECORD, no

recording will take place.

• To interrupt recording, press PAUSE on the CD recorder.

starts to flash. Press PAUSE again to restart recording.

( A new track will always be made.)

After recording the display will show

UPDATE for several

seconds.

Note: With

AUTO TRACK ON, the recorder will stop and go

to REC STANDBY for 1 minute and then goes to Stop
mode automatically. Recordings from DAT, DCC or
recordings made analogously will stop after 20 seconds
silence. With

AUTO TRACK OFF, the auto stop

mode is disabled.

Important:

If you want to play the recorded CDR disc on any
regular CD player, it must first be finalized. See
finalizing discs.

Finalized CDRW discs play only on CDRW compatible
CD players.

REM

TRACK

REC

TIME

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

ANALOG

PROG
SHUFFLE
REPEAT
SCAN

I

I

CD

RW

CHANGER

SYNC

MANUAL

RECORD

REM

TOTAL

ALL

TRACK

TIME

STEP

TRACK

CD

RW

REM

TRACK

REC

TIME

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

ANALOG

PROG
SHUFFLE
REPEAT
SCAN

I

I

CD

RW

CHANGER

SYNC MANUAL

RECORD

REM

TOTAL

ALL

TRACK

TIME

STEP

TRACK

CD

RW

CDR

AUDIO CD PLAYBACK

ERASE

EXT SOURCE

TYPE

RECORDING

RECORD

OPEN/CLOSE

PLAY/PAUSE

STOP

FINALIZE

DJ MODE

REPEAT

SCROLL

DISPLAY

SHUFFLE

PROG

EASY JOG

CD

AUDIO CD PLAYBACK

ENTER

STORE/MENU CANCEL/DELETE

PLAY/PAUSE

STOP

OPEN/CLOSE

Manual recording from external CD player

RECORDING

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