r CopyWriter Live CWL-6200 Audio Disc Recorder Instruction Manual Microboards Technology LLC 8150 Mallory Court Chanhassen, MN 55317 Version 2.1 www.microboards.
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Microboards CopyWriter Live Table of Contents Introduction....................................................................................................................... 5 What’s Included:............................................................................................................... 5 Controls.............................................................................................................................. 6 Connections ....................................................
Microboards CopyWriter Live Important Safety Instructions • Read the User’s Manual completely • Observe all warnings • Do not connect or disconnect the power cord when your hands are wet • Keep unit and power cord aware from any heat source, such as radiators, stoves, or heat registers. • Do not attempt to repair the AC cord in any way. • Do not modify the AC plug. The grounding plug is designed for your safety. • Do not remove or otherwise modify the power cord for any reason.
Microboards CopyWriter Live Introduction The CopyWriter Live combines the flexibility of cassette tapes with the quality and longevity of CDs, in one low-cost, easy to use unit. You can record from practically any audio source, including live feed from a microphone, a cassette deck, a mixer and many others. Make a high quality CD on the first try, every time. You can even span from disc to disc to record non-stop for hours on end. • • • • • • • Audio: Audio CD playback is possible on virtually any player.
Microboards CopyWriter Live Controls 1 7 2 9 13 11 3 4 5 6 8 12 10 1) Left CD Recorder Drive 2) Eject for Left CD Recorder Drive 3) Right CD Recorder Drive 4) Eject for Right CD Recorder drive 5) Power Button 6) Disc Change Button 7) Yes/Setup Button 8) No Button 9) Volume Up 10) Volume Down 11) Input Button 15 14 17 16 18 19 20 21 12) Play Mode Button 13) Display Screen 14) Display Button 15) Previous Button 16) Next Button 17) Play/Pause Button 18) Stop Button 19) Record Button 20) Disc C
Microboards CopyWriter Live Connections Important Note: Make sure the power is turned off to the CopyWriter Live system when connecting or disconnecting any cables. Back Panel: XLR, RCA Output, RCA Input 1, and Power Input connections can be made to the XLR connection on the back, or to the RCA Input 1 connection. The power connection is also on the back. Audio monitoring can be done either from the Headphone jack on the front of the CopyWriter Live, or from the Output RCA jacks on the back.
Microboards CopyWriter Live Rack Mount Installation To mount the rack mount brackets on your CopyWriter Live system, please follow these steps: 1) If you system is turned on, turn off power and unplug the power cord from the back of the system. 2) Turn the system over and remove the four feet from the bottom of the CopyWriter Live. 3) With the system upside down, mount the brackets in place. The L shape of each bracket will wrap around the side and bottom of the CopyWriter Live.
Microboards CopyWriter Live Recording Procedure for Audio CD 1. If you are creating an Audio CD with multiple tracks, set your Gap value to determine how long the silence will be between tracks. See page 12 for a description of how to set the Gap value. 2. Determine the input level of your recording. This can be done by playing a sample of your input audio. The input meter will show the level of the audio. If your audio source volume is too low, the meter may show little or no activity.
Microboards CopyWriter Live Copying a Disc To copy a disc, all you need to do is place a blank disc in one drive and the master disc in the other drive. It does not matter which drive contains the master and which drive contains the blank. Press the Disc Copy button on the CopyWriter Live front panel and the copy process will begin. Please follow these steps to copy a disc. 1. Place your master disc you wish copied into either of the two recorders.
Microboards CopyWriter Live CD Tools The CD Tools menu item allows you to close an open Audio CD. It also allows you to erase a CD-RW disc. Press Yes/Setup when you have selected the CD Tools entry on the Setup Menu. There are 3 options under the CD Tools menu: Close Disc In order for a recorded disc to play back correctly in other players, the disc must be closed. If you press Stop to stop your recoding, then the disc is closed and can be played on other playback devices.
Microboards CopyWriter Live 6. After the selected tracks have been burned, the display will read Next Master? Press Yes/Setup, and the master drive will be ejected to allow you to insert a new master. Close the tray, and repeat steps 3-5 for the new master. 7. When you have burned the last track to the disc, answer No to the Next Master? query. The disc will then be closed automatically, ejecting when complete. You cannot put more tracks on the disc than the disc will hold.
Microboards CopyWriter Live Auto Track Index This feature allows you to have the Copywriter Live automatically create tracks based on the time period you select. Press Yes/Setup button when the Setup menu display reads AUTO Trk INDEX. The first selection is No, which will not create tracks automatically. The choices which will allow auto tracking are 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 7 minutes, and 10 minutes. Press No until the correct interval appears, then press Yes/Setup to select that interval.
Microboards CopyWriter Live Contact Information For technical questions or support issues, please contact Microboards Technology technical support at PH: 952-556-1639, FAX: 952-556-1628, by email at support@microboards.com or on the web at http://www.microboards.com.
