Pioneer PDR-W839 Operating Instructions Manual

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285 Recording FeaturesEnSetting the silence thresholdIf you're recording from CD, MD, DCC or DAT, you can usually letthe recorder number the tracks automatically as they change onthe source material. When recording other digital or analogsources, the recorder will start a new track if it detects more than 2seconds of silence before the next sound on the source. However ifyou’re recording a noisy vinyl record or a classical recording withlong quiet sections, the recorder may not always recognize the gapbetween tracks. For this reason you can adjust the level of soundthat the recorder regards as “silence”.Each input (analog, coaxial, and optical) has its own thresholdlevel, which can be set independently.Note: The minimum analog threshold level is -66dB.1 Press MENU/DELETE.2 Turn the jog dial (4 and ¢ onthe remote) until A.LVL. appears inthe display, then press to ENTER.The display shows the current “silence” threshold forautomatic track numbering. The default is -54dB.3 Turn the jog dial (4 and ¢ onthe remote)to change the thresholdlevel.-78dB to -66dB – Use these levels if you find therecorder is putting in new track numbers during very quietsections of classical music, for example.-60dB to -48dB – A ‘mid’ level suitable for mostrecordings.-42dB to -24dB – If the recorder is not putting in newtrack numbers because the original source is too noisy.4 Press the jog dial (ENTER) to confirmthe new level.Manually numbering tracksAlthough automatic track numbering is the default mode of therecorder, you can number tracks manually as recording is takingplace. In some cases—such as recording from digital satellite orLaserdisc, or from an analog source—auto track numbering maynot work reliably (in these cases, a new track is started after therecorder detects 2 seconds of silence before the next sound on thesource), and it's better to use manual track numbering.Remember: It is not possible to edit track numbers afterrecording.1 Make sure automatic track number-ing is switched OFF.See Automatically numbering tracks on page 27 to switchit off.2 Start recording.You can use manual numbering in any record mode, but itis best suited to manual digital-input or analog-inputrecording (see page 42 for more on these recording modes).3 Press ¡¢ on the CD-R side(¢on the remote) at any point you wanta new track to start.CD tracks must be at least four seconds long—the recorderwon't let you start a new track less than four seconds intothe current track.3 - COMPACT DISC MULTI CHANGER COMPACT DISC DIGITAL RECORDER◊ÛB¿ˆ˘≤/COMPACT DISC RECORDER / MULTI-CD CHANGERLegatoLinkConversionCD TEXTREC VOLMENU/DELETEPUSH ENTER¶4 1 ¡ ¢TIMEENTERMENU/DELETE4 ¢RECTHIS