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DATE AND TIME SETTING
1. Press the
SETUP
button until ‘CLOCK/DATE
SETUP?’ appears.
2. If you press
F2
, the current set-up date and time
will be displayed. For instance, in the DD/MM/YY
format, 02/01/00 10:24:00 means 2nd January,
2000, 10 hours 24 minutes and 00 seconds AM.
3. The digit on the left will be flashing. Press
F1
or
AMS
or
repeatedly until the number you
want appears.
4. Once the correct number is flashing, press
F3
or
FF
to move the flashing digit to the right.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter the required date
and time.
6. Press
F2
to finish the setup.
DATE AND TIME CONFIRMATION
1. Press the
DISPLAY
button repeatedly until the time
is displayed:
2. Pressing
DISPLAY
again shows the date:
TIME STAMP DATA CONFIRMATION
When the PORTADISC plays back a disc that has a time
stamp, the time stamp data will be displayed as follows:
1. Press
DISPLAY
three times during playback to
recall the time of the recording.
2. The stamped time is displayed on the clock display
page, showing minutes and seconds. The 2-digit
number after the ‘/’ symbol indicates the MD
recorder manufacturer – this is 30 for the
PORTADISC.
The stamped date is displayed in the DATE menu
when
DISPLAY
is pressed once more:
NOTE – Recorded clock and date information is not
available until the Table of Contents (TOC) has been
updated. This update only occurs when a disc is
ejected.
If functions on the PORTADISC behave abnormally at any
time, it is a good idea to initialise the unit.
INITIALISING PROCEDURE
Power down the unit using the
POWER
button. Then,
press
POWER
to turn the power on while
simultaneously holding down the
F1
and
F2
buttons.
FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS
When the PORTADISC has been initialised or is newly
purchased, its settings will be as follows:
INPUT menu
L
R
INPUT SOURCE
MIC
MIC
MIC-ATT
0dB
0dB
BASSCUT
OFF
OFF
LIMITER
ON
ON
PHANTOM
OFF
OFF
SYSTEM menu
REC MODE?
STEREO
TRACK-INCREMENT?
AUTO
THRESHOLD LEVEL
-30dB
AUTO-START/CUT?
NO
AUTO-PAUSE?
NO
PRE-RECORD?
NO
HEADPHONE MONITOR
STEREO
OVERWRITE MODE?
OFF
REPEAT MODE
OFF
DIGITAL OUTPUT?
OFF
AUTO POWER DOWN?
NO
SETUP menu
DISPLAY CONTRAST
+3
DATE FORMAT
DD/MM/YY
PEAK HOLD METER?
OFF
NOTE – Initialising the system will not change the
USER1-5 memory settings.
CLOCK
10:24:00
DATE
02/01/00
CLOCK
10:24/30
DATE
02/01/00
INITIALISING
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