Sony TCD-D7 Primary User Manual - Page 14

Before, Recording

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Recording Before Recording Use the following switches according to your needs. MIC SENS Op CS SP/LP REC MODE ♦ SP/LP switch SP: When the recording is to be made in the standard play mode. (The recording quality will be better with this mode.) LP: When the recording is to be made in the long play mode. LP mode The recording time varies with the type of DAT cassette you use. See the chart below. DT-120 DT-90 DT-60 SP mode 2 hours 1.5 hours 1 hour LP mode 4 hours 3 hours 2 hours Notes •a the sampling frequency (see page 20) of the digital input is either 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz while recording via the digital connection, the LP mode recording cannot be made even it you select the LP position with the SP/LP switch. •You cannot play back a tape recorded in the LP mode on another DAT deck which is not equipped with the LP mode function. •lf you play back a tape, whose recording speed has been changed halfway from the SP mode to the LP mode, on a DAT deck which is not equipped with the LP mode function, you may experience some loud noise where the recording speed changes. In such a case, turn down the volume. The tape counter display while the LP mode is used The absolute time (see page 16) and the remaining tape time are based on the SP mode. Therefore, the actual time will be twice the amount of what is being shown on the display window. ♦ MIC SENS switch (for recording with a microphone) H: Normally set the switch to this position. L: When recording relatively loud sound (the built-in 20 dB attenuator will be activated). ♦ REC MODE switch (When another device such as a microphone or a stereo set is connected to either the MIC or the LINE IN jack of the unit.) MANUAL: When adjusting the recording level manually. The recorded sound will become more faithful to the source sound. See page 16 for more details about adjusting the recording level. MUSIC: When recording music.(The adjustment of the recording level will be made automatically.) SPEECH: When recording a meeting or a conference etc. (The adjustment of the recording level will be made automatically.) To confirm the source of input Press the REC button twice while the unit is in the stop mode, or if the unit is in the recording or pause mode, press the REC button once. One of the following indications will come on for approx. one second: lllrf en , t .n, C rin• These indications come on when the source of input has been changed as well. 14

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Recording
Before
Recording
Use
the
following
switches
according
to
your
needs.
Op
SP/LP
SP/LP
switch
SP:
When
the
recording
is
to
be
made
in
the
standard
play
mode.
(The
recording
quality
will
be
better
with
this
mode.)
LP:
When
the
recording
is
to
be
made
in
the
long
play
mode.
LP
mode
The
recording
time varies
with
the
type
of
DAT
cassette
you
use.
See
the
chart
below.
SP
mode
LP
mode
DT
-120
2
hours
4
hours
DT
-90
1.5
hours
3
hours
DT
-60
1
hour
2
hours
Notes
•a
the
sampling
frequency
(see
page
20)
of
the
digital
input
is
either
44.1
kHz
or
48
kHz
while
recording
via
the
digital
connection,
the
LP
mode
recording
cannot
be
made
even
it
you
select
the
LP
position
with
the
SP/LP
switch.
•You
cannot
play
back
a
tape
recorded
in
the
LP
mode
on
another
DAT
deck
which
is
not
equipped
with
the
LP
mode
function.
•lf
you
play
back
a
tape,
whose
recording
speed
has
been
changed
halfway
from
the
SP
mode
to
the
LP
mode,
on
a
DAT
deck
which
is
not
equipped
with
the
LP
mode
function,
you
may
experience
some
loud
noise
where
the
recording
speed
changes.
In
such
a
case,
turn
down
the
volume.
The
tape
counter
display
while
the
LP
mode
is
used
The
absolute
time
(see
page
16)
and
the
remaining
tape
time
are
based
on
the
SP
mode.
Therefore,
the
actual
time
will
be
twice
the
amount
of
what
is
being
shown
on
the
display
window.
MIC
SENS
CS
REC
MODE
MIC
SENS
switch
(for
recording
with
a
microphone)
H:
Normally
set
the
switch
to
this
position.
L:
When
recording
relatively
loud
sound
(the
built-in
20
dB
attenuator
will
be
activated).
REC
MODE
switch
(When
another
device
such
as
a
microphone
or
a
stereo
set
is
connected
to
either
the
MIC
or
the
LINE
IN
jack
of
the
unit.)
MANUAL:
When
adjusting
the
recording
level
manually.
The
recorded
sound
will
become
more
faithful
to
the
source
sound.
See
page
16
for
more
details
about
adjusting
the
recording
level.
MUSIC:
When
recording
music.(The
adjustment
of
the
recording
level
will
be
made
automatically.)
SPEECH:
When
recording
a
meeting
or
a
conference
etc.
(The
adjustment
of
the
recording
level
will
be
made
automatically.)
To
confirm
the
source
of
input
Press
the
REC
button
twice
while
the
unit
is
in
the
stop
mode,
or
if
the
unit
is
in
the
recording
or
pause
mode,
press
the
REC
button
once.
One
of
the
following
indications
will
come
on
for
approx.
one
second:
lllrf
en
,
t
.n,
C
rin•
These
indications
come
on
when
the
source
of
input
has
been
changed
as
well.
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