Adjusting The Recording Level - Sony MDS-JE780 Operating Instructions Manual

4
Turn AMS (or press ./>
repeatedly) to select the setting, then
press AMS or YES.
To
Turn on Smart Space
and Auto Cut
Turn off Smart Space
and Auto Cut
5
Press MENU/NO.
Notes
• Smart Space does not affect the order of the track
numbers being recorded, even if the blank space
occurs in the middle of a track.
• Auto Cut is automatically turned on or off in tandem
with Smart Space.
• If the deck continues recording pause for about
10 minutes after the Auto Cut activated, recording
stops automatically.

Adjusting the recording level

You can adjust the recording level for both
analogue and digital recordings.
1
Do steps 1 to 5 of "Recording to an MD"
on page 10.
2
Play the portion of the programme
source with the strongest output.
3
Press LEVEL/DISPLAY/CHAR (or
DISPLAY) repeatedly until the level of
the input signal appears.
4
While monitoring the sound, turn AMS
(or press LEVEL +/– repeatedly) to raise
the recording level to its highest level
without turning on the two rightmost
indicators on the peak level meters.
5
Stop playing the programme source.
6
To start recording, continue from step 7
of "Recording to an MD" on page 10.
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Select
S.Space On (factory
setting)
S.Space Off
Avoid turning on these indicators
Tips
• You can adjust the recording level by pressing
LEVEL +/– on the remote repeatedly during
recording or recording pause.
• You can use Setup Menu to adjust the recording
level.
1 During recording or recording pause,
press MENU/NO.
2 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly)
until "Setup?" appears, then press AMS or
YES.
3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly)
to select the desired source
AMS or YES.
1) For European model: "Ain", "Coax" or "Opt"
For other model: "Ain", "Opt1" or "Opt2"
4 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly)
to adjust the recording level, then press
AMS or YES.
5 Press MENU/NO.
• Peak hold function freezes the peak level meters at
the highest level reached by the input signal.
1 While the deck is stopped, press MENU/
NO.
2 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly)
until "Setup?" appears, then press AMS or
YES.
3 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly)
until "P.Hold Off" (factory setting) appears,
then press AMS or YES.
4 Turn AMS (or press ./> repeatedly)
to select "P.Hold On", then press AMS or
YES.
5 Press MENU/NO.
To turn off the Peak Hold Function, select "P.Hold
Off" in step 4 above.
Note
The recording level can only be increased up to
+12.0 dB (for analogue recording) or +18.0 dB (for
digital recording) (0.0 dB is the factory setting).
Therefore, if the output level of the connected
component is low, it may not be possible to set the
recording level to maximum.
1)
, then press