TASCAM CD-RW4U Owners Manual - Page 21

4 - Recording-Automatic track division Automatic track division The trigger level, as set above ("Signal (trigger or threshold) level" on page 11) can be used to divide tracks if the A-TRACK (auto track) function is enabled. When this function is enabled, the unit automatically inserts a track division in the recorded material when: • recording digitally from MD, CD or DAT, an increment signal is detected and the sound level rises above the threshold: level Track increment from source CD-RW increments track S_LVL time or • increment signals are unavailable (e.g. analog recording or digital sources other than MD. CD or DAT) and the sound level has dropped below the threshold for more than two seconds, and sound has re-started level Track At least 2 increment seconds S_LVL time To enable or disable automatic track division: 1 With a recordable disc inserted, and with the unit in record ready mode, press the MENU key (E or 7) repeatedly until A_TRACK>XX is shown, where XX may be ON or OFF. 2 Turn the MULTI DIAL control B or use the SKIP keys Ito change the value to ON or OFF. The A-TRACK indicator at the top right of the display lights when the auto track function is enabled. Automatic track division can be turned on or off while recording is taking place. NOTE When recording certain types of material (e.g. certain types of classical music or spoken word) through the analog connections, since the track divisions are determined by relative silence, it is possible that spurious track divisions will be inserted. Under these conditions, it may be better to use manual track division ("Manual track division" on page 23). However, if recording through a digital connection, the track number will be incremented only when a track division signal is received, followed by a rise in volume. level Track start signal received Track incremented S_LVL time A fall and subsequent rise in volume alone when recording digitally from CD, MD or DAT is not sufficient to trigger an automatic track increment. level S_LVL Digital recording from CD, MD and DAT Long "pause" in signal, but " track is not incremented time You may find it helpful to use the track restriction facility (see "Restricting the number of tracks" on page 23) together with the automatic track division. For instance, if you have recorded two albums on one DAT tape, and you wish to make two separate CDs from this tape, you can use the MULTI DIAL control to set the number of tracks to the number of tracks comprising the first album. When the final track of the first album has been recorded, the unit automatically performs the PMA writing procedure and enters stop mode. TASCAM CD-RW4U 21