26
Sterling
Owner’s Guide
4.
Close the CD tray by either:
a) Pressing the
OPEN/CLOSE
screen button on the
COLOR TOUCH SCREEN
.
b) Pressing the button on the the front of the
CD RECORDER/PLAYER
.
c) Gently push the front of the CD tray in until it closes on its own.
5.
Set the Sterling up with the sounds, rhythms, and features you wish to use for the song.
A newly inserted CD needs a few moments to be made ready. Wait for the initial CD Drive motor to quiet
prior to selecting CD Recorder/Player functions. As in prerecorded music CDs, it is a good idea to leave
a 2 to 3 second gap between songs.
Press the
RESET
button when the recording session is completed.
At this point, your musical performance is on the CD, but can only be accessed from the Sterling. You may
remove the CD and add new songs to it later, by recording directly to the CD or by recording a song from a
memory stick to the CD. See the following section:
PLACING A RECORDING FROM A MEMORY STICK TO A
CD
. When you have recorded as many songs as you wish to be saved to the CD (or until it will hold no
more), you will need to
FINALIZE
the CD.
FINALIZE YOUR CD
The
FINALIZE
step is how you permanently ‘Burn’ your songs to the CD so it can then be played on other
CD players. After the
FINALIZE
procedure, the CD will only playback. Songs may not be added after it has
been Finalized.
1.
Insert the
CD
that holds the songs you wish to permanently record.
2.
Press the
DISPLAY
button, located in the
CD RECORDER/PLAYER
section to the right of the lower
keyboard.
3.
Press the
FINALIZE
screen button in the
COLOR TOUCH SCREEN
.
4.
The screen will display the message that follows with choices of
OK
and
CANCEL
.
Finalizing the CD allows playback on other CD players.
You can not record again on a Finalized CD.
5.
Press
OK
to finalize the CD. Press
CANCEL
to end the procedure and not finalize. While the CD is being
finalized the screen will indicate so with this message...
Finalizing. Do not press any buttons. When this box goes away your disk is finalized.
6.
Press the
RECORD
button. The word
RECORDING
will appear on
the
TOUCH SCREEN
during your recording session.
The
PLAY/PAUSE
button will flash green.
7.
To begin recording, press the
PLAY/PAUSE
button and then make
some music.
8.
When finished playing, press the
STOP
button.
a) When recording another song, leave a 2 to 3 second delay
before recording the next song.
9.
To remove the CD touch the
OPEN/CLOSE
button on the
COLOR TOUCH SCREEN
or press the button on the front of the
CD
RECORDER/PLAYER
.
