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CONNECTING MICROPHONES TO THE XLR INPUT
If you use a stereo microphone, connect it to the XLR
mic inputs. If you use a single microphone, connect it to
either the left or right XLR mic input. (See page 15 for
further information about recording from a microphone
and page 17 for information about mono recording.) If
you use a microphone that requires phantom power, set
phantom mode to ‘ON’ by accessing the INPUT menu
(see page 15).
ANALOG SOURCE RECORDING VIA THE XLR INPUT
SENDING ANALOG AUDIO TO EXTERNAL ANALOG
EQUIPMENT
CONNECTING TO DIGITAL EQUIPMENT VIA
COAXIAL OR OPTICAL
Digital source recording via COAXIAL or OPTICAL inputs.
SENDING DIGITAL AUDIO TO EXTERNAL DIGITAL
EQUIPMENT VIA COAXIAL OR OPTICAL OUTPUTS
NOTE – Ensure the digital output is turned ‘ON’ – see
page 24 for details.
CONNECTING WITH A COMPUTER VIA THE USB
INTERFACE
REMOTE CONTROL
The pin layout for the parallel remote connector is as
follows:
Parallel remote connector – pin configuration of Mini
DIN remote control:
MIC/LINE IN (L) MIC (L)
MIC/LINE IN (R) MIC (R)
MIC/LINE IN (L) LINE OUT (L)
MIC/LINE IN (R) LINE OUT (R)
LINE OUT (L) LINE IN (L)
LINE OUT (R) LINE IN (R)
DIGITAL IN DIGITAL OUT
(COAXIAL OR OPTICAL) (COAXIAL OR OPTICAL)
ONE COAXIAL OR
OPTICAL CABLE
(Both inputs indicated
with arrows)
PREPARATION cont.
PORTADISC MDP500 MiniDisc Recorder
DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN
(COAXIAL OR OPTICAL) (COAXIAL OR OPTICAL)
USB COMPUTER
USB PORT
USB CABLE
ONE COAXIAL OR
OPTICAL CABLE
(Both outputs
indicated with arrows)
12 13
CONNECTIONS
The PORTADISC can display information about the
track, record/playback time, total recorded tracks plus
time, disc space remaining, level margin, date and time
in the display window.
DISPLAY DURING STOP MODE
With the PORTADISC in stop mode, the following
information will be displayed each time you press the
DISPLAY button:
Total number of tracks and total playback time:
MD time remaining:
Level margin:
The current time of day:
The current date (the format will depend on your
setting):
When you load an MD disc, the disc name, total track
number and total playback time will be displayed
automatically. Here is an example:
Disc name:
Total track number and total playback time:
Pressing F1 will display the disc name (if available)
during stop and playback and pressing F2 will display
the current track name (if available).
DISPLAY DURING PLAY MODE
With the PORTADISC in play mode, the following
information will be displayed each time you press the
DISPLAY button:
Playback track number and playback time:
Playback track number and track time remaining:
Level margin:
Time stamped (current time of the day if there is no
time stamp recorded on the disc):
Date stamped (the current date if there is no time
stamp recorded on the disc):
DISPLAY DURING RECORD MODE
With the PORTADISC in record mode, the following
information will be displayed each time you press the
DISPLAY button:
Recording track number and recording time:
Recording track number and remaining MD time:
Level margin:
The current time of the day:
The current date:
TRK012 1:10:16 T O T DCIN
DISC 0:03:44 R E M DCIN
MARGIN L-60:R-60 DCIN
CLOCK 15:18:24 DCIN
D AT E 13/10/00 DCIN
TRK001 0:01:02 R E M DCIN
MARGIN L-09:R-11 DCIN
CLOCK 16:58/30 DCIN
D AT E 21/09/00 DCIN
REC
TRK004 0:04:05 DCIN
REC
TRK004 0:11:25 R E M DCIN
REC
MARGIN L-21:R-18 DCIN
REC
CLOCK 17:20:12 DCIN
MONDAY’S NEWS
TRK012 1:10:16 T O T DCIN
TRK001 0:02:05 DCIN
REC
D AT E 01/12/00 DCIN
LCD DISPLAY