Sony CDP-XA7ES - Manual (Page 15)

Recording From CDs
Recording Your Own Program
You can record the program you've created on a tape,
DAT or MD. The program can contain up to 24 tracks.
By inserting a pause during programming, you can
divide the program into two for recording on both
sides of a tape.
Number buttons PLAY MODE
Number buttons
- II >12
PLAY MODE
II >12
3
4
Create your program (for side A when recording
on a tape) while checking the total playing time
indicated in the display.
Follow Steps 1 and 2 in "Creating Your Own
Program" on page 13.
When you record on both sides of the tape, press
II to insert a pause.
The "P" indication appears in the display and the
playing time is reset to "0.00."
When you record on one side of the tape or on a
DAT or MD, skip this step and go to Step 4.
A pause is counted as one track
You can program up to 23 tracks when you insert a
pause.
Repeat Step 1 to create the program for side B.
Start recording on the deck and then press ► on
the player.
When you record on both sides of the tape, the
player pauses at the end of the program for side A.
When you record on side B, reverse the tape and
press ► or II on the player to resume playing.
You can check the total playing time while
programming (Program Edit)
This feature helps you find the last track that will fit on
one side of the tape.
1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until "PROGRAM"
appears in the display. (When using the remote, press
PROGRAM.)
2 Press IMCH1 until the track you want to program
appears in the display.
The total playing time including the selected track
appears in the display and the step number of the
program flashes.
3 Press PLAY MODE (or PROGRAM on the remote) to
confirm your selection.
4 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to program other tracks.
'Q' To check and change your program
See page 14.
"SIDE-A" appears while checking the program for side A
and "SIDE-B" while checking the program for side B.
‘Q' When tracks, which aren't numerically consecutive on
the disc, are programmed consecutively (i.e. 1, 3, 5
etc.)
A one-second access time blank is added between the
tracks.
You can automatically insert a blank space of 3
seconds between each track
Use the Auto Space function (see page 18).
Recording a CD by Specifying
Tape Length (Time Edit/Just Edit)
You cannot use this function when your player is
CDP-XA7ES.
You can have the player create a program that will fit
the length of the tape. Select one of the following
options:
• Time Edit: automatically creates a program, keeping
the original order of the disc.
• Just Edit: automatically arranges the track order to fit
the tape length.
The program can contain up to 24 tracks (a pause
inserted between tracks is counted as one track).
Note that tracks whose numbers are over 24 cannot be
programmed.
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