Kenwood VR-517 User Manual - Page 23

Recording Listening to radio broadcasts Recording video 1 Use the INPUT SELECTOR to select the video source (other than "VIDEO1") you want to record. 2 Set the video deck connected to VIDEO 1 to record. • Select the REC MODE to record a digital input source. 3 Start playback, then start recording. • Recording may not be normal for some video software. This is due to the copy guard condition. · Recording audio (digital sources) Switch on the REC mode to record a digital input source. Usually use the A-REC (Auto-Record) mode to record audio input sources. When the digital mode changes during recording in the A- REC mode, the audio input source may be interrupted momentarily. Recording music in A-REC or M-REC mode DIMMER INPUT SELECTOR 1 Use the INPUT SELECTOR to select the source (CD, DVD or VIDEO2) you want to record. 2 Set the cassette deck or MD recorder to record. 3 Press and hold the DIMMER key for more than 2 seconds to select the A-REC or M-REC mode. • The mode changes every 2 seconds as shown below. 1 Rec mode off : 2 A-REC : 3 M-REC : The digital input record mode is switched off. The digital input signals (DTS, Dolby Digital, or PCM) are identified automatically and converted into stereo signals that are ready for recording. The input signal type at the moment this mode is selected is held throughout this mode. For A-REC mode: FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL AUTO AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT MEMO MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR ST. kHz DOWN MIX DSP TUNED For M-REC mode: FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL AUTO AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT MEMO MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR ST. kHz DOWN MIX DSP TUNED FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL AUTO AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT MEMO MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR ST. kHz DOWN MIX DSP TUNED FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL AUTO AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT MEMO MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR ST. kHz DOWN MIX DSP TUNED 4 Start playback, then start recording. • If the audio reproduction stops in the middle due to change in the input signals, etc., press the DIMMER key. The receiver can store up to 40 stations in the memory and recall them by one-touch operation. 23 Tuning radio stations MULTI CONTROL INPUT SELECTOR Operations BAND AUTO/CINEMA EQ. MULTI CONTROL BAND AUTO TUNER RC-R0511 RC-R0615/R0617 1 Use the INPUT SELECTOR knob (TUNER key) to select the tuner. 2 Use the BAND key to select the desired broadcast band. Each press switches the band as follows: 1 FM 2 AM "AM" or "FM" indicator appears in the display FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL AUTO AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT MEMO MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR ST. kHz DOWN MIX DSP TUNED 3 Use the AUTO/CINEMA EQ. key to select the desired tuning method. Each press switches the tuning method as follows: 1 AUTO lit (auto tuning) 2 AUTO not lit (manual tuning) "AUTO" indicator lights up in the display. FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL AUTO AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT MEMO MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR ST. kHz DOWN MIX DSP TUNED • Normally, set to "AUTO" (auto tuning). If the radio waves are weak and there is a lot of interference, switch to manual tuning. (With manual tuning, stereo broadcasts will be received in monaural.) 4 Use the MULTI CONTROL keys to select the station. Frequency display "ST." lights when a broadcast is being received in stereo. FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL AUTO AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT MEMO MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR ST. kHz DOWN MIX DSP TUNED "TUNED" is displayed when a station is received. Auto tuning : The next station is tuned automatically. Manual tuning : Turn the knob (press the key) to select the desired station.