Sony MDS-JA30ES - Manuel (Page 13)

Recording on MDs
Adjusting the Recording Level
Use the DIGITAL REC LEVEL control or the ANALOG
REC LEVEL L/R controls to adjust the recording level
before starting recording.
DIGITAL REC LEVEL
3 Turn AMS to select the levels to be adjusted by
turning DIGITAL REC LEVEL.
Adjusting the digital recording level
1 Do Steps 1 to 5 in "Recording on an MD" on
pages 8 and 9.
2 Play the portion of the program source with the
strongest signal level.
3 While monitoring the sound, turn DIGITAL REC
LEVEL (or press DIGITAL REC LEVEL +/-) to
adjust the recording level so that the peak level
meters reach their highest point without turning
on the OVER indication. Occasional lighting of
"OVER" is acceptable.
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4 Stop playing the program source.
5 To start recording, do the procedure starting from
Step 7 in "Recording on an MD" on page 9.
'Q' You can use the SI 2 menu to select the signal levels
adjusted by the DIGITAL REC LEVEL control
1
While the deck is stopped, press EDIT/NO twice.
2 Turn AMS to display the S12 menu, then press AMS.
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recording and playback
levels
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disable the DIGITAL DigLvl Off
REC LEVEL control
4 Press EDIT/NO.
'Q* You can select the type of increment/decrement curve
for adjusting recording and/or playback level
1 While the deck is stopped, press EDIT/NO twice.
2 Turn AMS to display the S13 menu, then press AMS.
3 Turn AMS to select "DigLvl Lin", "DigLvl Sin", or
"DigLvl Log", then press EDIT/NO.
The increment/decrement curves are shown in the
graph below.
All curves become "Lin" when the signal level goes
beyond 0 dB.
Q' The No Clip Function can be used to decrease the
recording level gradually when a signal of
excessively high level is input during digital
recording
To turn on the No Clip Function by menu setting
1 While the deck is stopped, press EDIT/NO twice.
2 Turn AMS to display the S09 menu, then press AMS.
3 Turn AMS to select "No Clip On", then press EDIT/
NO.
To turn on the No Clip Function using the remote
Press NO CLIP to display "No Clip On."
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