Boss Audio Systems BR-900CD - Manual (Page 32)

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Recording/Playing Back a Song
4. To continue with the initializing, press [ENTER] (YES).
To cancel the operation, press [EXIT] (NO) (or
[UTILITY]).
When [ENTER] (YES) is pressed, initializing begins.
When the initializing has been completed, “Completed!”
appears in the display.
“Keep power on! Song creating...” then appears in the
display, and a new song is automatically created.
In this case, the data type selected is HiFi (MT2).
When creation of the song is finished, the play screen
returns to the display.
* Depending on the capacity of the memory card, initializing
may take more than ten minutes to complete. This is not a
malfunction. The progress of the initializing is shown in the
display. Do not turn off the BR-900CD until the initializing
has been completed.
Do not remove the memory card or turn off the BR-900CD
while the display shows “Keep power on!” Doing so can
destroy the data on the memory card and/or render the
memory card itself unusable.
(3) Selecting the Song to Record
When the memory card contains more than one song, the
song that was recorded last is automatically selected.
To record a new song, follow the procedure given below.
Recording a new song (Song New)
About data types
When you record a new song, the BR-900CD allows you to
set the data type. This enables you to select the combination
of audio quality and recording time that is most suitable for
the material you are recording. The following data types can
be selected.
* The data type of a song cannot be changed after it is created.
HiFi (MT2) (multitrack 2):
For high-quality recordings. This data type is recommended
when you will be doing a lot of track bouncing. Normally
you should select this type. Use this type for most of your
recordings.
STD (LV1) (live 1):
For recordings that will take longer than what can be
provided with the MT2 data type. This is the most suitable
setting for recording live performances.
LONG (LV2) (live 2):
Of the three data types, this provides the longest recording
time. This is convenient when the card has little recording
capacity.
Recording time
The recording times possible for each data type on one
memory card are given below (when recording one track).
* The recording times shown above are approximate. Depending
on the number of songs, the allowable recording time may
decrease.
* The recording times shown above are for when only one track
is used. For example, if you record on all eight tracks, the
recording time for each track will be 1/8th of the time shown
above.
* The CompactFlash memory cards supported by your BR-
900CD are 32 MB to 1 GB CompactFlash cards for use with a
3.3 V power supply voltage.
Data type
Recording time (times approximate)
HiFi (MT2)
STD (LV1) LONG (LV2)
32 MB 16 min. 19 min. 24 min.
64 MB 32 min. 39 min. 49 min.
128 MB 65 min. 78 min. 98 min.
256 MB 130 min. 156 min. 196 min.
512 MB 260 min. 312 min. 392 min.
1 GB 520 min. 624 min. 784 min.