Pioneer PDR-W37 Owner's Manual - Page 40

8 Recording Other Sources COMPACT DISC RECORDER / MULTI-CD CHANGER ◊ÛB¿ˆ≤≥ 3 - COMPACT DISC MULTI CHANGER INPUT 7 COMPACT DISC DIGITAL RECORDER OPEN/CLOSE 0 SYNCHRO ¶ DISPLAY CHARACTER REC VOL 7 PUSH ENTER CD TEXT Hi-bitLegatoLinkConversion Analog synchro recording Use the analog line inputs when recording from your turntable, cassette deck, or other analog audio source. Note that double speed recording is not possible in this mode. 1 Make sure that any discs loaded in the CD changer are stopped. 2 Load a CD-R or CD-RW disc. If it's a blank disc, the display shows NEW DISC. If the disc isn't blank, use the DISPLAY button to check that there's enough space on it for what you want to record. Pressing SYNCHRO repeatedly switches the synchro mode: • 1-track synchro - recorder stops recording when it encounters more than 2 seconds of silence. • all-track synchro - recorder starts a new track when it encounters another signal after more than 2 seconds of silence*. Recording stops when the recorder detects more than 5 seconds of continuous silence. • all-track with finalize - as all-track synchro, but the recorder automatically finalizes the disc after recording. The SYNCRO indicator and SYNC(-1) will start to blink when the recorder is ready. To cancel recording here, press 7. 3 Press INPUT to choose the analog line inputs. Pressing INPUT repeatedly switches the active input: 6 Play the source. The recorder starts recording automatically. Use the DISPLAY button to switch displays during recording. ANALOG - OPTICAL 1 - OPTICAL 2 - COAXIAL The recorder's display indicates the current input. 7 The recorder goes into record-pause after recording. 4 If you want to adjust the recording level: Start playing a sample of the source material, then turn the REC LEVEL knob to adjust the recording level (clockwise to increase or anticlockwise to reduce). Use the level meter to guage the the best recording level (the loudest sounds in the Be careful: In all-track synchro mode, if the recorder detects another signal, recording starts again. • If you're using all-track synchro with finalize, the recorder will start finalizing the disc after a minute of silence. • Press 7 to finish the recording before ejecting the disc. source should just reach 0dB on the meter; the red segments in the level meter should not light at all). 5 Make sure that the source is not * Track numbering may not work reliably for some sources (such as those which are very noisy, or those which contain pauses or very quiet sections). playing, then press SYNCHRO. Analog synchro recording will not work if the source is already playing! 40