Tascam CD-RW900mkII Owner's Manual

26 TASCAM CD-RW900MKII5 − RecordingSync recording1. While recording standby mode, press the SYNCREC key.2. Set the signal detection threshold level. Use theSYNC LEVEL option in the REC sub-menu (see“Operation basics” on page 16).Rotate the MULTI JOG dial to adjust the level. Thelevel can be set from -72 dB to -24 dB in 6 dB incre-ments. The default setting is -54 dB.Press the MENU key or push the MULTI JOG dial toenter and return to recording standby mode.3. Input the source signal.Recording begins automatically when the sourcesignal is detected. The source signal should be high-er than the adjusted threshold level.S_LVLStart of recordingleveltimeNoise levelNOTEAfter SYNC is set, over one second of silence which isunder the adjusted threshold level is required to startrecording automatically. Otherwise, the unit does notbegin recording even if it is detecting a signal.When audio signal is not detected for more than five seconds,the CD-RW900MKII automatically will stop recording and enterrecord standby mode.S_LVLREC readyleveltimeFive secondsNOTEWhen the input level drops below the adjusted thresh-old level for more than five seconds, recording stopsautomatically and enters in recording ready mode.3. To cancel the Sync recording mode, press theSYNC REC key. Recording returns to normal andcontinues till you press the STOP key or the sourcesignal stops.Pressing the STOP key stops recording.The setting remains when the function is set on again.NOTEIf you set the value so that only high-level signals trig-ger recording, remember that the start of a piece maynot be record as in the diagram.Recordsing startsleveltimeThis part of thetrack may not berecordedS_LVLAlso remember that when recording from an analogsource, the threshold should be set so that it is higherthan the “noise floor”. If the “noise floor” is higherthan the threshold, a false start will occur:S_LVLleveltimeNoise is higherthan thresholdStart of track is not registeredSynchronized recordingSynchronized recording basically means that recording willbegin automatically when a signal is received, and will stop whenthe signal ends.The SYNC indicator appears on the display.Starting playback of the source automatically starts recording onthe CD-RW900MKII if Sync function is on (see “Sync record-ing” below) and manual record start is disabled.