User manual PHILIPS CD115

[. . . ] If there are corresponding keys available on the remote control they can be used as well. The CD (compact disc) revealed the new dimensions of digital sound and added to the pleasure of audio. Compact-disc technology permits a high contrast in both loud and soft passages, with perfect channel separation. With your Philips CD Recordable/ReWritable Recorder, you can record, play and erase your own high-quality audio CDs, subject to legal restrictions on copying. [. . . ] If you planned to record a compilation of tracks, be sure to have programmed a selection of tracks on the CD-player or CD-changer from which you are going to record. With the CD recorder stopped, press RECORDING TYPE three times to select REC MANUAL. Rotate the EASY JOG/ENTER key to decrease the record level until, on the Record/Play Level bar, all the blue segments are alight, but the red segments do not light continuously during the loudest passages. The adjusted recording level is stored in the memory of your recorder (also when powered off!Note:The recording level can also be adjusted for digital or optical recordings after selecting the DIGITAL 1 or OPTICAL input. 1 Recording To start recording, press Play on the external source from which you want to record. If, however, you start the source during a track, recording will start at the beginning of the next track or after 2. During an analog recording you can insert additional track numbers during recording by simply pressing TRACK INCR. The recorder stops automatically in case of digital recording from a CD. With AUTO TRACK ON, the recorder pauses and waits for a new track for 1 minute before going to stop. Recordings from DAT, DCC or analog sources will only stop after 20 seconds of silence. With the CD recorder stopped press RECORDING TYPE three times to select REC MANUAL for recording of a single track. You can record a 3-second silence at the start of a track by pressing PLAY/PAUSE 2; on the CD recorder before starting the recording. note: In case of AUTO TRACK ON , the recorder will stop automatically. Recordings from DAT, DCC or analog recordings will stop after 20 seconds of silence. Finalizing If you want to play the recorded CD(RW) on a normal CD player, you must first finalize the disc. During finalizing, the table of contents (TOC) is written to the disc. Finalizing is a simple procedure that is necessary in order to: - be able to play recordings on a CD PLAYER - avoid further unwanted recordings on a disc, - avoid erasure of tracks on a CDRW, - write CD text on a CDR(W). For CDRW discs only If you want to make more recordings (or erase tracks) on a finalized disc, you must unfinalize it first. Manual finalizing Make sure the disc (in the CD recorder) is absolutely free of scratches and dust particles. Upon completion, the total number of tracks and the total time recorded will appear on the display. notes: During finalization , the CD recorder will not accept operating commands. [. . . ] By pressing the EASY JOG/ENTER key or ENTER on the remote control without selecting a character first, you can insert a space between characters. When an artist's name has been stored for a certain track, the name will automatically be copied for the next track. The name can be confirmed by pressing STORE/MENU or a new name can be entered as described above. When a CDR(W) is finalized, the CD Text will be written on the disc and removed from the recorder's memory. [. . . ]