Sony MDS-JE640 Stereo System User Manual


 
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Adjusting the recording level/Recording tips
Recording to MDs
z
(MDS-JE640 only) You can use Setup Menu to adjust
the recording level
You can adjust the recording level regardless of the source
selected with the INPUT button.
1 During recording or recording pause, press MENU/NO twice.
Setup Menu” appears in the display.
2 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until “Ain,”
“Coax,” “Opt,” “Opt1,” or “Opt2” appears, then press AMS or
YES.
3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to adjust the
recording level, then press AMS or YES.
4 Press MENU/NO.
z
You can use the Peak Hold Function
The function freezes the peak level meters at the highest level
reached by the input signal.
1 While the deck is stopped or playing, press MENU/NO twice.
Setup Menu” appears in the display.
2 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) until “P.Hold Off”
(factory setting) appears, then press AMS or YES.
3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly) to select
P. H o l d On, then press AMS or YES.
4 Press MENU/NO.
To turn off the Peak Hold Function, select “P.Hold Off” in step 3
above.
Note
The volume can only be increased up to +12.0 dB (for analog
recording) or +18.0 dB (for digital recording). Therefore, if the
output level of the connected component is low, it may not be
possible to set the recording level to maximum.
Recording tips
For MDS-JE640:
Press TIME repeatedly.
For MDS-JE440:
Press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly.
For the information in stop mode, see page 9.
For the information during recording, see page 14.
You can monitor the selected input signal even when you
are not recording it.
1
Press A to eject the MD.
2
Press INPUT repeatedly to select the jacks
(connector) where the signal you want to monitor
is being input.
3
Press z.
When an analog input is selected
The analog signal input from the ANALOG IN jacks is
output to the DIGITAL OUT connector (MDS-JE640
only) after A/D conversion, and then to the ANALOG
OUT jacks and PHONES jack (MDS-JE640 only)
after D/A conversion. “AD – DA appears in the
display during this time.
Checking the remaining recordable time
on the MD
While the deck is
The following information
appears
Stopped
Total number of tracks and total
recorded time y Total number of
tracks and remaining recordable time on
the MD
1)
1) Not shown for premasterd discs.
Recording
Track number and recorded time of the
current track y Track number and
remaining recordable time
2)
on the MD
2) Time shown in the display differs depending on the setting of
REC MODE.
Monitoring the input signal
(Input Monitor)
AMS
INPUT
MENU/NO YES
z
A
AMSTIME