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Before recording
Recording
This unit can record audio to the internal HDD from a variety of sources including commercial CDs, radio, music files (WMA/
MP3), and audio from externally connected devices (portable digital audio players, etc.). This unit can also access the Gracenote
database to obtain title information for music CDs, radio broadcasts, or other analog recordings made with externally connected
devices. (For recording details, see page 32.)
Importing from a PC
You can import WMA/MP3 files from your PC to this unit. This differs from recording because the files are saved in the HDD in the
same format as they are saved on your PC. (LPCM and AAC conversion is not performed.)
The Gracenote
®
database is a database used to search and retrieve CD title information.
By connecting to the Internet, the unit can access the Gracenote server and obtain the most recent CD title information. When a
CD is inserted or recording from a CD begins, the unit will automatically search for and obtain information about the inserted CD
(➜ page 34).
If this unit is not connected to the Internet:
A portion of the Gracenote database comes pre-installed on this unit, so titles and artist information can be obtained. Please note
however that the newest CD titles, etc. may not be registered yet to the internal database. This unit has an internal database
containing information for approximately 350,000 album titles.
Searching for titles other than on CD:
Using the Gracenote database, information can also be obtained for other types of tracks recorded to the HDD (➜ page 73,
Searching for track names, artist names and album names within the Gracenote database and entering them automatically).
≥If it takes a long time to access the Gracenote database, check if the unit’s network connection (➜ page 20) and the network
settings (➜ page 95) are correct.
≥Some CDs may have title information that is similar to other CDs. In this case, try obtaining the CD title information again
(➜ page 73), or after recording to the HDD has completed enter the CD title information manually (➜ page 72).
≥For some CDs, multiple title suggestions will be found, therefore select the appropriate title (➜ page 73). When you want to
change the title, manually make changes after recording to the HDD is complete (➜ page 72).
A brief introduction about recording and importing from a PC
About the Gracenote
®
database
WMA
MP3
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MP3
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All tracks recorded
are saved as LPCM.
(See page 33.)
Various audio sources
[CD] Automatically connects to the
Gracenote database and track title
information, etc. is obtained (➜ below).
After tracks recorded from sources other than
a CD or WMA/MP3 files imported from a PC
are saved in this unit’s HDD, you can manually
access the Gracenote database to obtain track
title information, etc. (➜ below)
Imported WMA/MP3
files are saved “as-is”
(without conversion) in
this unit’s HDD.
WMA/MP3 file on PC
This unit
RECORD
IMPORT
Music Jukebox
You can record up to 39,000
§
songs in the Music Jukebox.
§ The number of songs depends
upon various conditions.
Read Me First/Recording to HDD
Basic Operations
Getting Started
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