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CD RECORDING

CD Recording

Unlike conventional analog tape recorders, the
CDR 2 does not require level setting when
recordings are made from a digital source.
Although the 

Level Indicator 

C

will operate,

this is only informative and the level may not
be changed or adjusted. However, when you
are making a recording from an external analog
source such as a cassette recorder or the ana-
log output of a receiver or preamp, you should
adjust the input levels using the 

Record-Level

Control

^

. Adjust the levels so that the blue

segments of the display are almost all lit, and
the red segments flash only occasionally. If the
red segments are constantly lit, the recording
will be distorted and produce unacceptable
quality.

To stop the recording, press the 

Stop 

button

x&

. The recording will automatically stop if

it takes more space than is available on the 
CD-R/RW disc. A 

DISC FULL

message

will appear to remind you that a new disc is
needed.

At the end of a recording, a 

BUSY

message

and an 

UPDATE

message will appear briefly,

and the unit will return to normal operation.
Remember to Finalize the disc after recording
so that it may be used in other players.

Finalizing CD-R and CD-RW Discs

Finalizing is a simple process that completes
the recording of a disc so that it may be used in
other players. When a recording is finished, a
disc must be Finalized. Once that is done, a 
CD-R disc may not be changed or added to.
CD-RW discs are “locked” once they are
Finalized, and they must be Unfinalized to 
permit additional recording or erasure.

To Finalize a disc, place it in the 

Record

Drawer

%

. Once the disc’s Table of Contents

information has been read and the OPC process
has been completed, press the 

Finalize 

button

o@

and note that the 

Finalize Indicator

U

will begin to flash. Within three seconds,

press the 

Select 

button

j*

and note that

the 

Finalize Indicator

U

will stop flashing.

The Finalization process will take between 60
and 90 seconds, depending on the length of
material recorded on the disc. During the
Finalization process the Record Deck will not
accept any operating commands.

When the Finalization process is complete the

Finalize Indicator

U

will go out, and the

R/RW Indicator

P

will also go out as an

indication that the disc is now playable on
other players. The 

CD Indicator

S

will 

remain lit.

Unfinalizing and Erasing CD-RW Discs

CD-RW discs are unique in that they are both
recordable and rewritable. This means that you
may use them over again like a cassette tape.
However, the process of reusing a CD-RW disc
is slightly different from that used with tapes.

Unfinalizing a CD-RW Disc

To keep the material that is already recorded on
a CD-RW disc but to add an additional track
and erase single tracks, you must first unfinalize
the disc. To do that, place the CD-RW disc in
the 

Record Deck

%

and wait until the Table

of contents data has been read.

Press the 

Erase 

button

u!

twice and

check to make sure that the 

Erase Indicator

V

flashes and the word 

TOC

appears in the

Record Deck Information Display

K

.

Within three seconds, press the 

Select 

button

j*

to start the process. The 

Erase

Indicator

V

will remain lit and stop flashing,

and the 

Information Display

K

will switch

to 

OPC

and then back to 

TOC

.

When the process is finished, the 

Erase

Indicator

V

will go out, and the display will

return to normal. The disc is now ready to have
single tracks removed or additional tracks
added.

Erasing an Entire CD-RW Disc

Erasing the entire contents of a disc is simple,
and it does not matter if the disc has been
finalized or not. To erase the disc, press the

Erase 

button

u!

twice if the disc has

NOT

been finalized and once if it has been

finalized, so that the word 

DISC

appears in

the 

Information Display

K

and the 

Erase

Indicator

V

flashes. To start the erasure,

press the 

Select 

button

j*

and note that

the 

Erase Indicator 

V

will stop flashing. The

erasure process takes about a minute, and it is
complete when the Information Display resets
to 

00 00

:

00

and the 

Erase Indicator

V

goes out. The disc is now totally erased and
may be reused.

Erasing a Single Track

The individual tracks on a CD-RW disc may be
erased one at a time, starting with the last
track on the disk, or you may erase more than
one track. Note that before individual tracks
may be erased the disc must be unfinalized. If
the disc is finalized, follow the instructions
above for unfinalizing before proceeding with
these steps.

To erase only the last track, press the 

Erase

button

u!

. Note that the 

Information

Display

will display 

01 TRK

and the 

Erase

Indicator

V

will flash. Press the 

Select 

button

j*

within three seconds and note

that the Erase Indicator will stop flashing.
When the 

Erase Indicator

V

goes out the

Information Display

K

will show the total

number of tracks that now remain on the disc.

You may erase more than one track, counting
backwards from the last track. First, press the

Erase 

button

u!

. Note that the

Information Display will display 

01 TRK

and

the 

Erase Indicator

V

will flash. Press the

Next 

button

or 

Previous 

button

until the number of tracks to be erased

appears in the 

Information Display

K

. For

example, when 

06 TRK

appears in the dis-

play a total of six tracks will be erased, count-
ing back from the last track on the disc. Next,
press the 

Select 

button

j*

within three

seconds of making the track selection and note
that the 

Erase Indicator

V

will stop flashing.

When the 

Erase Indicator

V

goes out the

Information Display

K

will show the total

number of tracks that now remain on the disc.

Important Note:

Tracks at the beginning or in

the middle of the disc may not be erased until
all of the discs after them have been erased.

Important Note on Erasure and
Finalization Times:

Regardless of the speed

at which a disc was recorded, the CDR 2 will
erase and finalize discs at the 4x speed to mini-
mize the length of the process. However, in
some cases it may be necessary for the unit to
repeat the erasure or finalization due to the
nature of an individual disc. For that reason, it
is normal for the time required to complete
these steps to vary from one disc to another.

Summary of Contents for CDR 2

Page 1: ...CDR 2 CDRecorder OWNER S MANUAL Power for the digital revolution...

Page 2: ...d Erasing CD RW Discs 22 Unfinalizing a CD RW Disc 22 Erasing an Entire CD RW Disc 22 Erasing a Single Track 23 Troubleshooting Guide and Error Messages 24 Technical Specifications CDR 2 Compact Disc...

Page 3: ...atures Dual Deck CD Player and CD R CD RW Recorder 4X Dub Speed for Both CD R and Erasable CD RW Discs Audiophile Grade AKM Digital to Analog Converters for Highest Audio Quality Dual Play Capability...

Page 4: ...ely with a dry cloth NEVER use benzene aerosol cleaners thinner alcohol or any other volatile cleaning agent Do not use abrasive cleaners as they may damage the finish of metal parts Avoid spraying in...

Page 5: ...t panel input will be selected for recording 7 Play Deck Open Press this button to open the Play Deck 3 8 Record Button Press this button to begin the recording process See pages 20 22 for more inform...

Page 6: ...may be played by simply pressing the Play button h Input Select Press this button to select the input source analog digital coax or digital optical for recording See page 21 for more information on i...

Page 7: ...for dub recordings See page 20 for more information on record speed selection G Copy Prohibit Indicator This indicator lights when a recording is not possible due to the intervention of the Serial Cop...

Page 8: ...ital sample rate when the incoming signal is not the standard 44 1kHz used by standard CDs This is an automatic func tion and does not require any user intervention S CD Indicator This indicator light...

Page 9: ...to a digital player or to a coaxial digital output on a CD or DVD player or an A V receiver or processor IMPORTANT NOTE The coaxial digital inputs should only be connected to digital input or output...

Page 10: ...ecord CDR Deck Select 30 Record CDR Deck Open 31 Record CDR Deck Display Control 32 Power Off 33 Clear 34 IMPORTANT NOTE Some of the remote s functions including Play Pause Stop Search Next and Previo...

Page 11: ...activate finalization Until this button is pressed and the finalization process is complete CD R discs may not be played on conventional CD machines See page 22 for more information on Finalization p...

Page 12: ...asier for your select it as an input Connect the analog CDR Out jacks to the Play In jacks of a Tape or Aux input on your receiver or pre amp Connect the CDR In jacks to the Tape Rec Out jacks on your...

Page 13: ...f the CDR 2 is installed behind a cabinet or other obstruction that may block the path between the front panel Remote Sensor and the location where you will use the remote an optional external IR sens...

Page 14: ...sed by video or computer game systems CDR Terminology and Display Messages Compact disc recording has its own terminology and some of the messages you will see when using the CDR 2 may be new to you B...

Page 15: ...n Close button 7 c or gently press on the outside of the front cover of the disc tray When the drawer is closed the word CLOSE will appear momentarily in the Information Display K and the letters TOC...

Page 16: ...y setting is activated In normal operation when the disc in one drawer finishes the disc in the other drawer will begin to play When the Dual button is pressed so that the Dual Play Indicator J is lit...

Page 17: ...y Each disc will play through and when one deck is finished the other will start To stop playback press the Stop button x for the deck that is currently playing To have the CDR 2 function as a standar...

Page 18: ...ntil the disc is removed or the unit is turned off Thus if you play through a program list simply press the Play button j again to replay the list If you find that you wish to check the list or make c...

Page 19: ...tatus Indicator E will show an A and flash Let the disc play until the point at which the section to be repeated will end At that end point press the A B Repeat button q again and note that the Repeat...

Page 20: ...sample rate that is not compatible with the range of the CDR 2s sample rate converter Recordings on the CDR 2 may be made in a number of ways Discs may be dubbed using the playback deck on the CDR 2 a...

Page 21: ...so that it may be used in other machines Recording from an External Source To record from an external source first place a CD R or CD RW audio disc in the Record Deck Next select the input to be used...

Page 22: ...or V flashes and the word TOC appears in the Record Deck Information Display K Within three seconds press the Select button j to start the process The Erase Indicator V will remain lit and stop flashi...

Page 23: ...button has been pressed when a Unfinalize the disc to add tracks to a CD RW disc Finalized disc is in the Record Deck Replace the disc with a blank CD R or CD RW disc A record related button has been...

Page 24: ...Recording S N Analog 91dB Recording S N Digital Dub Mode Equal to Source Recording S N Digital External Source Source 10dB Recording Dynamic Range 91dB Recording THD 0 005 85dB Analog Input Sensitivit...

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