Pioneer MJ-D508 - Manual (Page 21)

Reducing Noise during Recording
If you're recording from a noisy source, such as analog tape or a vinyl record, you can use the Digital NR (Noise Reduction)
feature to clean up the signal and reduce the noise that ends up on the recording. Digital NR doesn't work well if; the noise
is transient (like pops and on a vinyl record); the level of noise is very high; the source has a limited frequency range (like an
AM radio broadcast).
Press DIGITAL NR before recording.
The DNR indicator lights in the display (press again to switch off
Digital NR).
Record in the normal way.
You can use any of the recording modes with Digital NR.
Starting a Recording Automatically
The MJ-D508 has a handy feature that makes the starting and stopping of recording completely automatic. Once set to this
mode (called synchro recording), the recorder monitors the input and remains in record-pause mode all the while there is
silence. As soon as the recorder detects some audio, recording starts.
There are two synchro recording modes; 1-track sync and all-track sync. In 1-track sync mode, the recorder stops recording
after it detects three seconds of silence after the track. In all-track sync mode, the recorder goes into record-pause mode
after it detects three seconds of silence after a track, then starts recording again as soon as it senses the start of the next
track. If the space between tracks on the source material is less than three seconds, that space gets recorded. Any gap
longer than three seconds is automatically reduced to three seconds. If this happens the S.CUT indicator lights in the display.
Prepare for analog- or digital-input recording.
Load a recordable md and set the input selector (see pages 19 and 20 for
more detailed instructions), and prepare the source material. Set the
analog input level or the digital volume level as required (see pages 20
and 26 for more detailed instructions).
Press SYNCHRO REC.
Press once for 1-track sync mode; twice for all-track sync mode. Further
presses switches between the two modes.
The display indicates the current mode;
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Start playing the source material.
Recording starts automatically.
❖ If the recorder detects no input signal for 30 minutes, synchro
recording mode is cancelled.
❖ In 1-track sync mode, recording automatically stops after the track has
finished. In all-track sync mode, the recorder goes into record-pause
mode after each track; press ■ (stop) to cancel synchro recording mode.
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If you record a fade out during all-track sync mode, the synchro
mode is cancelled after the fade out (see page 30 for more on recording fades).