Sony RCD-W50C/W10 User Manual

When using the remote, set SELECT to CDR.

Press TIME repeatedly.

• Each time you press the button while the unit

is stopped, the display alternates between
total disc playing time and remaining
recordable time on the CD-R or CD-RW
(page 9).

• Each time you press the button while

recording, the display alternates between the
recording time of the current track and the
remaining recordable time on the CD-R or
CD-RW (page 10).

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TIME

SELECT

• You cannot record over existing material. The unit

automatically starts recording from the end of any
existing material.

• Make sure that the remaining recordable time on the

CD-R or CD-RW is longer than the playing time of
a source CD, especially if you want to record all the
tracks on the CD.

• If a message appears in the display, refer to

“Messages” on page 29.

• With the following kinds of CDs, you may

experience a reading failure or noise when recorded
to a CD-R or CD-RW.
– CD with adhesive labels attached to them
– Irregularly shaped CDs (for example, heart or star

shaped)

– CDs with printed text concentrated on one side

only

– Old CDs
– Scratched CDs
– Dirty CDs
– Warped CDs

• If the following occurs during CD playback or

recording, a reading error may occur or noise may
be produced in the recorded results:

– The disc tray or other part of the system is

bumped.

– The system is placed on an uneven or soft

surface.

– The system is located near a speaker, door, or

other source of vibration.

• Recording automatically stops if recording is

paused for more than about 3 minutes.

Some commercial CD may contain a copy
protection code that will prevent the disc from
being recorded. In this case, “Cannot Copy”
and either “C12” or “C41” will appear
alternately in the display.

• When “Finalize,” “Unfinalize,” “Erase,” or “OPC”

appears in the display:
The unit is currently updating the table of contents
(TOC).

• When “PMA Writing” appears in the display:

The unit is currently updating the track information.

TIME