Harman Kardon DMC 1000 Owner's Manual

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31OPERATIONThe device connected to the Auxiliary Inputs is not available for sourceselection in the usual manner. It is selected as a recording source, asdescribed in the Content Transfer section, although it is possible tomonitor the source without making a recording.Content TransferOne of the DMC 1000’s most exciting features is its ability to transfercontent from one type of media to another, and to store your libraryof music on its internal hard-disc drive.The method for making recordings varies slightly, depending on thesource media.Audio CDsAs soon as an audio CD is loaded, the DMC 1000 begins the processof copying it to the Media Library at high speed. It displays the progressof the recording as a percentage recorded.At the same time, the DMC 1000 automatically begins playing the copy ofthe CD from the Media Library, if you have programmed the DMC 1000’sSetup Menu to do so.The DMC 1000 uses Gracenote MusicID to identify the CD, tag it withthe correct information and import the album cover art, if available. If theDMC 1000 is not connected to the Internet, Gracenote MusicID will tagthe content using the offline database stored on the DMC 1000’s hard-disc drive; however, it will not display any cover art. For homemade discs,the service will attempt to identify the content based on any tags that werecreated when the disc was recorded.After the DMC 1000 has finished copying the CD to the Media Library,you may remove the disc and store it.NOTE: The DMC 1000 initially copies the CD to .wav files.If you have adjusted the Audio Encoding Quality setting in theMedia Library Setup menu to one of the MP3 formats, theDMC 1000 will then encode the .wav files as MP3 files at thespecified sampling rate. If you attempt to transfer the CD fromthe Media Library to a memory card, recordable CD or USBdrive before the encoding is completed, the files will be transferredas .wav files. Since .wav files are much larger than MP3 files,depending on your destination media, you may not have enoughspace to complete the transfer.Data CDsData CDs are discs that contain sound and image files. They are recog-nized when loaded, but operation is handled differently.To transfer the CD’s content to the Media Library:1. Select it as a playback source, and view the audio files. Still-image filesmay not be added to the Media Library.2. The CD is listed as a single folder, which you may expand as usual.Select the Add to Library option to import it to the Media Library.Audio files are transferred in their original format, e.g., as MP3 files.Auxiliary InputsWith the analog audio device connected to the Auxiliary Inputs andthe media loaded, either press the Record Button, or press the MenuButton to view the Main Menu. Scroll to the Record line and pressthe Enter Button.Select “Auxiliary” from the dropdown menu as the recording source.See Figure 42.Figure 42 – Select a Recording SourceNext, select the Media Library (the only option) as the recording destination.The screen shown in Figure 43 will appear.Figure 43 – Record From the Auxiliary InputsSelect the Listen to Aux In option to monitor the analog device. Beginplaying the device, and cue it up to the desired starting point. Example:most cassette tapes include about five seconds of blank leader tape, plusadditional blank tape at the beginning. Play until the audio begins so asto minimize the amount of dead air in the recording.NOTE: The DMC 1000 does not detect the presence or absenceof an audio signal at the Auxiliary Inputs.When you are ready to begin the recording, select the Start Recordingoption and begin playback of the analog device. You may experimentby making several recordings and deleting those you don’t want.While the recording is in progress, a screen similar to the one shownin Figure 44 will appear.Figure 44 – Recording in Progress