Recording from line sources, Recording from digital sources, Recording from mono internal mic – HHB comm HHB MDP500 User Manual
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1. Press the INPUT button once to recall ‘SOURCE’
mode.
2. Press F1 and F3 to choose ‘LINE’. Then press F2
to set-up.
Once your input source is selected as ‘LINE’, the limiter
setting will also be available by pressing INPUT. See the
previous section for further details about the limiter
function.
1. Press the INPUT button once to recall ‘SOURCE’
mode.
2. Press F1 and F3 to choose ‘DIGITAL’. Then press
F2 to set-up.
Once your input source is selected as ‘DIGITAL’, the
digital input mode setting will also be available by
pressing INPUT:
1. Press INPUT again to recall DIGITAL INPUT? mode.
2. Press F1 to select the correct digital input source
from ‘COAXIAL’, ‘OPTICAL’ or ‘USB’. Then press F2
to confirm and F3 to exit..
DIGITAL INPUT mode
Digital input setting
COAXIAL
Coaxial input
OPTICAL
Optical input
USB
Universal Serial Bus input
NOTE – If the digital source is interrupted (e.g., due to an
intermittent connection), recording will automatically
enter a record suspend mode and ‘Din Unlock!’ will be
displayed. Recording will resume as soon as the signal is
restored. If one channel is set to ‘DIGITAL’, the other
channel will automatically be set to the same. If you
subsequently decide to change this setting, you must first
select the required source for both the left and right
channels using F1 and F3 before pressing F2 to confirm.
1. Press INPUT button once to recall SOURCE mode.
2. Press F1 or F3 to choose ‘INTMIC’. Then press F2
to set-up.
The internal mono microphone is suitable for use identing
tracks, etc.
NOTE – If one channel is set to ‘INTMIC’, the other
channel will automatically be set to the same. If you
subsequently decide to change this setting, you must first
select the required source for both the left and right
channels using F1 and F3 before pressing F2 to confirm.
1. Load the MD disc to be used for recording into the
opening as shown below:
For best results, we recommend HHB MD74 or HHB
MD80 (74 and 80 minute) professional MD media.
2. Adjust the REC LEVEL control for the appropriate
recording level. This control is not active if the
‘LIMITER’ mode is set to ‘AGC’ (Automatic Gain
Control), internal ‘INTMIC’ is selected, or if a digital
signal is being recorded.
3. Slide the RECORD button to the right to start
recording if you want to record immediately.
However, if you first want to enter record pause
mode, press the PAUSE button first, then slide the
RECORD button. When you press the PAUSE
button again, the PORTADISC will start recording:
RECORDING FROM LINE SOURCES
RECORDING FROM DIGITAL SOURCES
INPUT-L
SOURCE
INPUT-R
LINE
SET
LINE
INPUT-L
SOURCE
INPUT-R
DIGITAL
SET
DIGITAL
DIGITAL INPUT?
COAXIAL
SET
EXIT
INPUT-L
SOURCE
INPUT-R
INTMIC
SET
INTMIC
BASIC RECORDING
Load the MD disc with the
arrows facing towards the slot.
To allow recording, the record
protection tag on the disc must
be in the correct position.
RECORDING
cont.
PORTADISC MDP500 MiniDisc Recorder
RECORDING FROM MONO INTERNAL MIC
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