Pioneer MJ-D508 - Manual (Page 19)

»igital Input
Recording through the optical or coaxial digital input fronn another digital component, such as a CD player, has a couple of
advantages over analog recording.
❖ Copying digital information directly doesn't affect the sound quality at all, whereas you may be able to tell the
difference between the original and the recording if you use the analog inputs.
❖ You don't have to set any recording levels, so you don't have to worry about a loud peak in the sound over­
loading the recorder resulting in a distorted recording.
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The [rod indicator
Whenever you record something, the
red TOC indicator lights to show the
disc's Table of Contents needs updat­
ing. Never switch off the recorder
while the TOC indicator is lit or you risk
losing your recording (see p.9 for
more information on this). When you
eject a newly recorded disc, always
wait until the UTOC Writing message
has stopped flashing and the red TOC
indicator disappears before switching
the recorder off.
Insert a recordable MD.
Make sure the disc is not a playback only disc, and that the erase-protect
tab is closed (see page 8 if you're unsure about these points).
If there's already material recorded on the disc, the recorder automati­
cally records new material after what's already there—there's no need
to search for blank space to record on.
You can find out how much blank space you have left on the disc by
switching the display mode at this point. See the previous page for how
to do this.
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Use the INPUT SELECTOR to choose one of the
digital inputs.
Pressing input selector switches the inputs in the following order:
Optical - Analog - Coaxial
The recorder's display indicates the current input.
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Prepare the source you're going to record.
If you're recording from a CD. load the CD into the player, etc.
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Press • REC.
The recorder is ready to record something (record-pause mode), but is
not actually recording yet.
Press ► (play) or ii (pause) to start recording.
Start playing the source.
To pause recording press
ii
(pause); to end
recording, press
■
(stop).
Pressing ii (pause) causes the recorder to start a new track.
I' ® E v e n if you've loaded a recordable MD and checked that the
erase protect tab is closed, the recorder won't allow you to record If: there is
very little time remaining on the disc; the UTOC is full; the recorder can't read
the UTOC (because it is damaged, or out of standard).