Sony CDP-XA555ES User Manual

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Recording From CDs
16
GB
Recording Your Own
Programme
You can record a programme you’ve created onto a
tape, DAT, or MD. The programme can contain up to
24 tracks.
By inserting a pause during programming, you can
divide the programme into two for recording on both
sides of a tape.
1
Create your programme (when recording onto a
tape, first decide the programme for side A) while
checking the total playing time indicated in the
display.
See “Creating Your Own Programme” on page 13.
2
When you record on both sides of the tape, press
P to insert a pause.
The “P” indication appears in the display and the
playing time is reset to “0.00.”
When you record on one side of the tape or on a
DAT or MD, skip this step and go to Step 4.
A pause is counted as one track
You can programme up to 23 tracks when you insert a
pause.
3
Repeat Step 1 to create the programme for side B.
4
Start recording on the deck and then press 
( on
the player.
When you record on both sides of the tape, the
player pauses at the end of the programme for side
A.
5
To record on side B, reverse the tape and press 
(
or 
P on the player to resume playing.
You can automatically insert a blank space of 3
seconds between each track
Use the Auto Space function (see page 19).
You can check the total playing time while
programming
Use the Programme Edit function (see page 14).
To check and change your programme
See page 14.
“SIDE-A” appears while checking the programme for
side A, and “SIDE-B” while checking the programme for
side B.
P
(
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