Sony cdp-c250z User Manual

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Recording From CDs
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Recording From CDs
Recording From CDs
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Press the number button corresponding to the
fading time you want (2–10).
Fading out at the specified time
(Time Fade)
(except for CDP-C450Z, CDP-C350Z and
CDP-C250Z)
You can have the player fade out automatically by
specifying the playing time. Once you set the Time
Fade, it works twice, that is, the play fades out at the
end of both sides of a tape.
1
Press EDIT/TIME FADE repeatedly before you
start playing until 
FADE
TIME
 and “A” in the 
A
indication appear in the display.
2
Press ≠ or ± to specify the playing time.
Each time you press these buttons, the display
changes as shown below, with the playing time of
one side following each indication.
n
  C-46 ˜ C-54 ˜ C-60 ˜ C-74 ˜ C-90 ˜ - -. - - N
(23.00)
(27.00)
(30.00)
(37.00)
(45.00)
3
Press · to start playing.
At the specified time the play fades out and the
player pauses. “B” in the 
B
 indication appears
in the display.
4
To record on side B, reverse the tape and press ·
or P on the player to resume playing.
Again, the play fades out at the specified time.
To cancel Time Fade
Press EDIT/TIME  FADE .
You can freely specify the playing time
See “You can freexly specify the tape length” on page 14.
You can change discs during Time Fade
If the play ends before the specified fade-out time, (for
example, when you record CD-singles on a tape) change
the disc. The specified fade-out time is counted only
during playing.
You can fade in to resume playing in Step 4
After you reverse the tape, press FADER.
Note
If you press 0 or ) during Time Fade, Time Fade will be
cancelled.
Adjusting the Recording Level
(Peak Search)
(except for CDP-C450Z, CDP-
C350Z and CDP-C250Z)
The player locates the highest level among the tracks to
be recorded to let you adjust the recording level before
you start recording.
p
PEAK SEARCH
1
Before you start playing, press PEAK SEARCH.
“PEAK” flashes in the display and the player
repeats the portion of the highest level.
2
Adjust the recording level on the deck.
3
Press p on the player to stop Peak Search.
“PEAK” disappears from the display.
Notes
The portion with the highest level may differ every time
you try the adjustment on the same disc. The difference is,
however, so slight that you won’t find any problem in
adjusting the recording level precisely.
Peak Search does not operate while you open the disc tray
by pressing EX-CHANGE.