Harman Kardon CDR 20 Owners Manual - Page 21

CD Recording Notes on Dubbing: • If you wish to make a dub with the tracks in a different order from the original disc, omit tracks on a disc, or make a dub that mixes tracks from different discs, create a ProgramPlayback List before pressing the Play/Select button j*˘ to start the dub. Instructions for creating a Program List may be found on page 18. NOTE: Dubs containing Program Lists may be made at either the x1 or x2 speed. If you attempt to make a Programmed Dub at the x4 speed, the unit will automatically select the x1 speed. • The Pause buttons do not operate while a dub is in progress. • Tracks will be added automatically to mirror the track structure of the original disc. • The Total Time indication of the recorded CD may vary slightly from the original due to variations in the spin speed of each drive, but this is normal. No information has been lost in the recording process. • If the original disc being dubbed is a digital copy or if it contains copy-prohibit signals, the unit will automatically make an analog copy. CD Sync Recording CD Sync recording allows you to make an automatic digital recording from an external CD player or MD. During CD Sync Recording, the record unit starts in sync with the source, and tracks are added automatically. To make a CD Sync recording: First, make certain your playback source is selected and cued to the correct starting point. Next, select the appropriate digital input by pressing the Input button v until the desired COAX or OPTICAL indication appears in the Record Deck Information Display K. CD Sync recordings may not be made from an analog input. Next, make certain that there is a fresh disc in the Record Drawer for the recording. Press the CD Sync button w9 and note that the Sync Indicator I will light and the Record Indicator T will flash. Select the type of recording to be made: • To record only the first track from the source player, press the CD Sync Button once so that 1 TRK appears in the Record Deck Information Display K. • To record the entire disc or tape, press the CD Sync Button twice so that ALL appears in the Record Deck Information Display K. When the desired mode has been selected, start the playback from the source machine. The CDR 20 will automatically recognize the incoming digital data and begin recording. If the source material is a CD, the track numbering from the original disc will be carried over to the dub. If the playback source is NOT a CD, you will have to increment the tracks manually. The recording will continue until the CDR 20 senses that the playback is finished when there in no incoming signal for more than three seconds. At that point the recording will stop. You may also stop the recording at any time by pressing the Record Deck Stop button x&. When there are only four seconds remaining on a blank disc, DISC FULL message will appear in the Information Display ˚. When you see this message, you will need to stop the recording process and, when a CD-R is being recorded, insert a new blank disc or, when a CD-RW is in use, either use a new disc or erase existing tracks following the instructions on page 22. After the recording is complete, an UPDATE message will appear briefly, and the unit will then return to normal operation. Remember to finalize the recorded disc so that it may be used in other machines. Recording from an External Source To record from an external source, first place a CD-R or CD-RW audio disc in the Record Deck %. Next, select the input to be used by pressing the Input button v. Pressing the button will cycle between the input choices, which will be shown in the Information Display K as COAX, OPTICAL or ANALOG. In addition, the Digital Indicator Y will light when the coax input is selected, and the Analog Indicator X will light when the analog inputs are selected. Note that when the digital input is selected, the connection may be made to either the rear panel Coax Input § or the Front-Panel Digital Input 6. If a signal is present at both coax inputs when a recording is made, the front-panel input will be used as the source. Press the Auto/Manual button m to select how tracks will be numbered on the recorded disc. • The default mode is Manual. In that mode for either digital or analog recordings, you must add track numbers manually by pressing the Track Increment button n when you wish to increase the track number. This mode is recommended for recordings made from analog sources. • The Auto mode will add track numbers automatically, in one of two ways. When track data is present from a digital recording, it will be carried over to the new copy disc. Thus, when the CD being played moves from one track to the next track, the copy disc will also increase the track number by one. Activate the Auto mode by pressing the Auto/Manual button m once and note that the Auto Indicator W will light. • In the Auto mode for recordings from an analog source or a digital source with no track data, the track number will be increased when the CDR 20 receives silence for 3 seconds. After 5 seconds of silence, the recording will stop. To activate the Auto mode, press the Auto/Manual button m once and note that the Auto Indicator W will light. To prepare for a recording, press the Record button t8. The Record Indicator T will flash, and the word BUSY will briefly appear in the Information Display K. When the Display returns to the track and running-time information, the unit is ready to record. Once the source material is playing, start the actual recording by pressing the Play/Select button j*. Note that the Record Indicator T will stop flashing and the Information Display K will begin to show the running time of the recording and the track data. Depending on which mode of track increment has been selected as described above, track numbers must be increased manually or they will be added automatically. Regardless of which mode has been selected, a track may be added at any time by pressing the Track Increment button n. Note: If there is a pause in the playback signal for more than 3 seconds for digital recordings or 10 seconds for analog recordings, the CDR 20 will stop the recording. Also, when the Pause button is pressed during a recording, the track number will increase by one number and the recording will stop and must be restarted by pressing the Play/Select button j*. When the recording is finished, press the Stop button &x. 21 CD RECORDING