Philips CDR-777 User Manual

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Recording from LP’s or cassettes
Make sure that the turntable or cassette deck is connected
with its analog out connectors to the amplifier/receiver
which is connected to the analog in connectors of your
CD-recorder: connection is ANALOG.
Note: It is not possible to connect a turntable directly to the CD
recorder.
Track increments
0
For recordings from ‘noisy’ external analog sources like LP
or cassette tapes we strongly recommend to switch Auto
Track to OFF and insert track numbers manually.
0
Auto Track is default switched on. If you wish to switch
Auto Track off or on:
1
Press STORE/MENU.
TEXT EDIT will appear on the display.
2
Rotate the EASY JOG/ENTER key to select the AUTO
TRACK submenu.
AUTO TRACK will appear on the display.
3
Press EASY JOG/ENTER to confirm.
ON or OFF will appear on the display.
4
Turn the EASY JOG/ENTER key to select Auto track 
ON or
OFF.
5
Press EASY JOG/ENTER to confirm.
AUTO TRACK will appear on the display.
6
Press STOP 9 to exit.
During analog and digital recording, you can always insert
track numbers manually by pressing TRACK INCR. on the
remote control.The minimum track length is 4 sec.Track
numbers cannot be changed after recording.
Tip:
For the best recording results we advise you to first
make a recording onto a CDRW (rewritable) disc.
If for instance you forgot to add track increments or
made another mistake during recording this can
always be corrected.When your recording is complete
and correctly recorded:
- finalize the CDRW disc
- record this disc onto a CDR (recordable) disc, using
the ‘Make CD’ function. (See paragraph ‘Recording
an entire CD’)
Preparing
1
Place an unfinalized CDR(W), absolutely free of scratches
and dust particles in the left CDR tray.
2
Press SOURCE repeatedly until 
ANALOG
lights up and
ANALOG appears on the display.
3
With the CD recorder stopped press REC TYPE five times
to select 
REC EXT MAN.
➜ The display shows 
REC EXT MAN followed by WAIT. If
MANUAL
starts to flash you can insert track increments
manually (AUTO TRACK is set to OFF). After a few
seconds 
PRESS RECORD followed by the remaining
time and track number appear on the display.
0
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.
Recording
4
To start recording, press RECORD on the CD recorder
and immediately start the turntable.
➜ d lights continuously.The track number and recording
time will appear on the display.
0
To interrupt recording, press PLAY/PAUSE 2; on the 
CD recorder.
➜ d starts to flash. Resume at step 
4
.
5
To stop recording, press STOP 9 on the CD recorder.
UPDATE lights up and d goes out.
After recording the display will show 
UPDATE for several
seconds.
Note: With AUTO TRACK OFF, the recording will not stop
automatically.
Finalizing
If you want to play the recorded CD(RW) on a normal 
CD player, you must first finalize the disc. Please note that
you cannot add anymore tracks on a finalized CDR.
See Finalizing CDR and CDRW discs.
OPEN / CLOSE
PLAY / PAUSE
STOP
REC
TYPE
OPEN / CLOSE
PLAY / PAUSE
STOP
EXT
SOURCE
ERASE
FINALIZE
CDR
RECORD
AUDIO CD PLAYBACK
EASY JOG
STORE/
MENU
CANCEL/
DELETE
CD
AUDIO CD PLAYBACK
ENTER
PHONES
AUDIO CD PLAYBACK
DISPLAY
SCROLL
DJ MODE
REPEAT
SHUFFLE
PROG
CDR 77X AUDIO CD RECORDER
ANALOG
RW
How to record from an external source
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