User manual SONY DTC-A6

[. . . ] To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. [. . . ] If the last program number on the tape appears in the display, you don't have to specify the next program number. If you are recording from the beginning of a blank tape, program number "1" appears in the display. If you forget program numbering at this time, you can add them later (see "Renumbering the Program Numbers Automatically (Renumbering)" on page 17). The interval between start IDs must be more than 18 seconds (36 seconds in long-play mode). If the interval is less than 18 seconds (or 36 seconds), the deck may fail to detect the second start ID during playback. To start recording, press PAUSE P or PLAY (, then start playing the program source. Start IDs are written on the tape automatically during recording. "ID WRITE" appears for a few seconds whenever a sub codes (a start ID and program number) are being written. During digital recording from a CD player Start recording on your deck first, then press the ( PLAY button on the CD player while it is stopped. If you place your deck into recording pause and the CD into play pause before you start recording, the start ID and program number of the first track on the CD may not be correctly written to the tape. Do the following procedure to automatically write program numbers along with start IDs at the same position. â· When recording an analog signal with the INPUT switch at ANALOG A start ID and program number are written whenever the input signal rises above a given level after remaining at a muted or low level for 3 seconds or more. During automatic start ID writing the positioning of some start IDs may be inaccurately or inappropriately positioned away from the beginning of the track. If this happens, you can reposition or erase the start IDs later (see "Accurate Positioning of Start IDs (Rehearsal)" and "Erasing Start IDs" on page 16). When recording a digital signal with the INPUT switch at OPTICAL or COAXIAL A start ID and program number are written whenever a new track is detected while recording a digital signal through the COAXIAL IN or OPTICAL IN jack from a digital source such as CD player or another DAT deck. Start IDs and program numbers are not written, however, for tracks that are less than 18 seconds in length. You can write start IDs during playback. If you are recording from the end of the recorded portion, use the number buttons to specify the program number after the last one recorded. Example: When program number 5 is the last program number recorded on the tape. The next program number "ID WRITE" appears in the display for a few seconds and the start ID is written on the tape at the selected position. "REHRSL" appears , "START ID" flashes in the display and Rehearsal repeats a 3-second portion starting from the selected position. Note that the repeated portion will play back 8 times, with the remaining number of times appearing to the right of the "REHRSL". [. . . ] "SBM" does not appear in the display even though SBM is set to ON. / "SBM" appears only during the recording of analog input signals with a sampling frequency of 48 kHz or 44. 1 kHz, not during the recording of a digital input signal, or an analog input signal with a sampling frequency of 32 kHz, or during playback. Tape Recording head Recording time (when using DT-120) Tape speed Drum rotation Track pitch Sampling frequency Number of channels D/A conversion (quantization) Frequency response* Digital audio tape Rotary head 5 dB) 90 dB or more (Standard and long-play mode) 90 dB or more (Standard and long-play mode) Standard: 0. [. . . ]