Owner's Manual

CD RECORDING BASICS
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CD Recorders
(CDRs)
are similar to standard
CD
players,
with
the addition of the features and
controls needed for
recording.
Functions such as
play,
search and
programming
for
playback
will
be
familiar,
but the recorder
will
function
slightly
differently
than what
you may
be used to for
magnetic tape
recorders.
Disc
Types
Unlike a conventional CD
player,
the unit uses
three
types
of
discs,
and
it
is
important
to
understand how each on
plays.
aBoth
decks
in
the unit
will
play
back
any
conventional CD that bears this
logo.
Discs that bear this
logo may
be
recorded on one
time,
and when
they
are
finalized
they
will
play
in
either deck
in
the unit or
in
any
conventional CD
player, including
home,
car and
portable
models. The
Record Deck
on
the unit
may
also be used to record on these
discs,
and
it will
play
CD-R/Audio discs even
if
they
have not been finalized.
Discs that bear this
logo may
be
recorded
on,
and
they may
also be erased and
reused.
They may
be recorded on or
played
on
the
Record Deck
of the unit and
in
other CD-RW
recorders or CD-RW
compatible players. They
will
NOT
play
back
in
most current CD
players
unless the
player
is CD-RW
compatible.
Discs
designed
for use
in
computer
CD-R drives
may
not be used for
recording
in
the unit.
Only
discs
specifically
designed
for use
in
consumer CD audio
recorders
may
be used.
If
you attempt
to use a
blank-computer-type
recordable disc for
recording
on the unit
you
will
see a
CDR
indicator
in
the Information
Display
and
NO AUDIO
message appears
on the Information
Display
when
REC
button is
pressed,
and
recording
will
not be
possible.
However,
discs that have
been recorded
in
the CD-R drive of a
computer
may
be
played
in
the
unit,
provided
that
they
have been
properly
finalized
in
accordance
with
audio standard IEC958.
Note that the unit is
specifically designed
for the
recording
and
playback
of consumer audio
discs,
and cannot be used to
copy
data
discs,
DVD
discs,
or other
optical
discs used
by
video- or
computer-game systems.
CDR
Terminology
and
Display Messages
Compact
disc
recording
has its own
terminology,
and some of the
messages you
will
see when
using
the unit
may
be new to
you.
Before
using
the
unit,
you may
wish to familiarize
yourself
with
some of the terms used
by
the unit.
Additional error
message displays may
occasionally appear.
Finalize :
This term refers to the
process
that
completes
the
recording
of a disc
by
recording
a final Table of Contents and
preparing
the disc so that
it
may
be
played
on other
machines.
A
CD-R disc
may
not be
played
on other CD
players
until
it
is finalized.
However,
once the
finalization
process
is
complete,
a CD-R disc
may
not be recorded on
again.
CD-RW discs
only may
be "Unfinalized"so that
additional tracks
may
be recorded on a disc.
TOC :
Stands for Table of Contents and
it
refers
to the data recorded on each CD that tells the
player
how
many
tracks are on the
disc,
the total
time of the disc and the
running
time of each
individual track. Each time a disc of
any
sort is
placed
in
the
unit,
you
will
see a
TOC
to indicate
that the unit is
reading
this data from the disc.
This is
required
to
copy
the track information to
any recording.
OPC :
Stands for
Optical Processing
Calibration. When
you
see this
message
in
the
Information
Display
for
the
Record
Deck,
it
means that the laser
transport
inside the unit is
making
the calibrations and
adjustments
needed
so that the
recording process
is
optimized
for the
specific
disc
in
use.
BUSY :
When
you
see this
message,
it
means
that the Record Deck is
completion part
of the
record
operation.
When
you
see this
message,
do not
press any
buttons,
simply
wait until the
message
clears from the
display.
DISC FULL :
This
message
will
appear
when there is not
enough
room left on an unfi-
nalized disc to record all the tracks
you
have
programmed.
When
you
see this
message you
may
either erase tracks from a CD-RW disc to
make
room,
or
you
must use a fresh CD-R or
CD-RW disc.
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