User manual SONY PCM-R300

[. . . ] 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 deck detects any of the following during Repeat Play, it will rewind the tape to the start ID of the current track and starts playing again from that position. -- The next start ID -- A blank section of 9 seconds or more -- The end of the tape or end ID -- A skip ID with Skip Play activated In the DAT format, control codes, or sub codes, such as start IDs, skip IDs, and end ID can be recorded on the tape with the audio signal. Since sub codes are written on the tape separately from the audio signal, they have no effect on the audio signal. Writing start IDs manually during recording 1 Set ID MODE to START. "ID WRITE" appears in the display for a few seconds and the start ID is written on the tape. Start IDs indicate the start of a track, and therefore allow you to locate the position of a track precisely. The start IDs are 9 seconds in length (18 seconds in long-play mode) to enable easy detection during fastforwarding or rewinding. Occupying the same position as start IDs, a program numbers allow you to locate specific tracks or play tracks in a specific order. note 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 while playing a tape. Skip IDs indicate tracks or recorded portions that are to be skipped while playing. Skip IDs are 1 second in length (2 seconds in long-play mode). Writing start IDs automatically during recording 1 Set ID MODE to START. 2 Press ID AUTO repeatedly until the AUTO indicator lights up in the display. An end ID is 9 seconds in length (18 seconds in long-play mode). When an end ID is detected during playback, playback stops and the deck rewinds the tape to its beginning. If an end ID is detected during fast-forwarding, the tape stops at that point and deck becomes ready for recording from that point. All tape operation buttons do not work during the writing or erasing of sub codes. Writing and erasing of sub codes and renumbering of program numbers are impossible if the record-protect hole on the DAT cassette is open (see page 9). For details on the condition for the automatic writing of start IDs, see "Automatic writing of start IDs during recording" on page 6, and "Menu Operations" on pages 19 and 20. Writing program numbers during recording Program numbers occupy the same positions as the start IDs and are determined by depending on the following conditions: When a program number is displayed The next program number rises by one above when the next start ID is written. When no program number is displayed ("--" appears instead) Program numbers are not written even when start IDs are written. [. . . ] Writing or erasing of sub codes is not possible. Start ID writing is not possible during recording. / The start ID cannot be written within 9 seconds (18 seconds in long-play mode) after the end of the previous start ID. Make sure at least 9 seconds (18 seconds in the long-play mode) has passed after the last start ID and before writing a new one. [. . . ]