Sony DTC-57ES - Manual (Page 27)

start ID
The start ID indicates the beginning of each selection.
You can start playback from the start ID position. (See page
25 for details.)
There are three ways to write start ID:
•
Writing automatically during recording
• Writing manually at the desired position during recording
• Writing manually at the desired position during playback
Note
While the start ID is being written, all buttons except the ■
and the &OPEN/CLOSE buttons are not operative.
Writing Automatically during Recording
1 Make sure that the AUTO indicator is iit if it is not,
press the START ID AUTO button.
When turning on the power and inserting a cassette with
its safety tab at the record-possible position, the AUTO
indicator lights automatically.
In time recording, this indicator will be the same as the one
before the power is turned off. Start IDs will be recorded
automatically when the AUTO indicator lights.
2 To start recording, press the • REC button, then press
the iiPAUSE or ► (play) button.
When the non-signal level lasts for more than 3 seconds
and a selection then starts, the start ID is written for 9
seconds (18 seconds in the long-play mode).
While a start ID is being written, the START ID indicator
blinks on the display.
Why 9 seconds or 18 seconds are necessary for writing
a start ID
A start ID requires 9 or 18 seconds to allow to be detected
when rewinding/fast-forwarding a tape. (The speed is 200
times as fast as that of normal tape operation.)
After the start ID is located, the tape returns to the
beginning of the start ID if necessary, and playback starts
from the beginning of the selection.
If the signal level stays very low for more than 3
seconds
If there is a portion of very low volume level during a
selection, a start ID may be written even in the middle of the
selection. An unwanted start ID can be erased later. (See
page 28).
When the portion between selections is not clear
The start ID position may not coincide exactly to the
beginning of the selection. To shift the start ID position, see
'Shifting Start IDs’ and Program Numbers Position" on page
30.
illustration of writing a start ID
When recording from a CD player
If the auto space function is available with your CD player,
activate this function to ensure that the start IDs are written
correctly.
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