User manual PHILIPS CDR600

[. . . ] xp CDR 600/17 English 20-03-2001 13:27 Pagina 1 Audio CD Recorder CDR-600 Toll Free Help Line Ligne d'assistance en service libre Linea de ayuda telefónica sin cargo 800-531-0039 xp CDR 600/17 English 20-03-2001 13:27 Pagina 2 Español _________________________62 This warning label is located on the rearside and inside this laser product. CAUTION: INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM DANGER: INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVATTAESSA JA SUOJALUKITUS OHITEJTAESSA OLET ALTTIINANAKYMATTOMAALLE LASERSATEILYLLE. ALA KATSO SATEESEEN. OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD OCH SPARREN AR URKOPPLAD. BETRAKTA EJ STRALEN or DANGER - Invisible laser radiation when open. [. . . ] Basically a recording session consists of three steps: - preparing (make all settings for your recording), - recording (the actual recording starts) and - finalizing your recording (making CDR(W) suitable for playback on a standard cd-player). Some remarks on recording It is advisable to use a CDRW disc for your first try. 0 Important: Use only discs with CDR AUDIO only or CDRW AUDIO only logo. Discs for use in a personal computer's CD-(re)writer cannot be used in an Audio CD-recorder. If you want to play the recorded CDR disc on a regular CD player, it must be finalized. English 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Finalizing is a simple procedure, necessary to: - be able to play recordings on a CD PLAYER, - avoid further unwanted recordings on a disc, - avoid erasure of tracks on a CDRW, - write CD text on a CDR(W). Finalized CDRW discs play only on CDRW compatible CD players. If the disc is a CDR disc and is already finalized, no recording is possible. If the disc is a CDRW disc and is already finalized, you must unfinalize it first. (Text information is not available on the output of the CD player. ) There must be at least 7 seconds of recording time left on the disc, otherwise you will not be able to enter record standby mode. If the display indicates COPY PROTECT no digital recording can be made of the source material. The Serial Copy Management System (SCMS) only allows digital recording under specific conditions: - This means that it is not possible to make a digital copy from a digital copy. Minimum allowable track length is 4 seconds. 18 xp CDR 600/17 English 20-03-2001 13:27 Pagina 19 Recording English 19 Adjusting the recording level Recording an entire CD Some analog sources have such high output levels, that you may need to adjust the recording level to ensure good quality recordings without distortion. 1 2 This feature enables you to make fast and easy copy of an entire CD to CD, make a compilation CD or archive an entire LP or cassette on CD. Preparing Place an unfinalized recordable disc, absolutely free of scratches and dust particles in the CD recorder tray. Press SOURCE repeatedly to select the type of connection you made to your source of recording. Examples: - CD-player is connected with its digital out connector directly to the digital in connector of your CD-recorder: connection is DIGITAL I. - CD-player is connected with its analog out connectors directly to analog in connectors of your CD-recorder: connection is ANALOG - Turntable is connected with its analog out connectors to amplifier/receiver which is connected to the analog in connectors of your CD-recorder: connection is ANALOG DIGITAL I, OPTICAL I or ANALOG lights up and DIGITAL 1, OPTICAL or ANALOG will appear on the display. 3 With the CD recorder stopped, press REC TYPE to select REC DISC for recording of an entire CD or a program of tracks. If the input label DIGITAL I or OPTICAL also flashes, switch on the external source or check the digital connection. Notes: If you are recording from a digital source (OPTICAL or DIGITAL 1) and want to finalize the CD automatically after recording, press RECORDING TYPE until the option MAKE CD is selected. If you planned to record a compilation of tracks, be sure to have programmed a selection of tracks on the CD-player or CD-changer from which you are going to record. 1 2 Place an unfinalized CD(RW) disc, absolutely free of scratches and dust particles in the CD recorder tray. Press SOURCE repeatedly to select the ANALOG input ANALOG lights up and ANALOG will appear on the display. With the CD recorder stopped, press RECORDING TYPE three times to select REC MANUAL. Rotate the EASY JOG/ENTER key to decrease the record level until, on the Record/Play Level bar, all the blue segments are alight, but the red segments do not light continuously during the loudest passages. [. . . ] MEMORY 9%). D. Auto track increment Track increments During synchronised recordings, track numbers will be copied from the original. This will be done automatically for digital sources. For analog recordings, the set can detect silences (longer then 2. 7 seconds) in the source material and start a new track (Auto track increment). Auto Track is however dependent on the quality of the analog source material and will not always increase the track number like on the original. If you wish to switch Auto Track off or on: 1 2 Press STORE/MENU. [. . . ]