JVC CA-C55BK - Cassette Deck Features and Recording; Cassette Deck Special Features and Recording Overview; Recording Methods

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More useful things to
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« Reverse Mode
¢ Continuous Play
REVERSE MODE
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What can you record?
¢ Tapes
+ Radio
CDs
«Connected source
Copyright
Reduce hiss —
Dolby NR
Recording level
Erasure protection
Recording sound
mode
Usable tape type
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The Music Scan works by detecting a 4-second long blank at the beginning of each selection, so it won’t work well if your
tape has:
+ No blank at the beginning of a track
e Noise (often caused by much use of poor quality dubbing) which fills the blank with noise.
* Long, very soft passages or pauses in a selection. The scan will detect these instead of the 4-second long blanks. If
this happens, just go ahead and scan again until you reach the selection you want.
Useful Other Features Using the Cassette Deck
Q Use Reverse Mode to make the tape automatically reverse at the end of a side and start playing the other side. Press
the REVERSE MODE button to change from Reverse Mode on (the indicator is lit) to Reverse Mode off, or from off,
to on.
Q Continuous Play: When a tape finishes playing with the Reverse Mode LED on, the Unit always checks to see if a
tape is in the other deck. If one is there, it automatically starts playing it. This Continuous Play happens regardless
of which deck starts first.
QO Press the DOLBY B NR button to switch Dolby B Noise Reduction on (the indicator lights up) or off (the indicator
goes off). Ifa tape is recorded with the Dolby B NR system, playing it back with the Dolby NR on will reduce tape
noise and improve the clarity of the sound.
Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
“DOLBY” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
Recording
Recording onto cassette tape from any of the sound sources is casy and the CA-C5SBK does most of the work. Just have
atape in deck B, have the source ready, make one or two settings, and you're ready to record. Foreach source the procedure
is a litle different and now we'll explain just what to do for each one. If you forget, just come back to the section which
has the specific procedures you need. But first, here are a few things to make your recordings better.
Things to Know before You Start recording
QO It may be unlawful to record or playback copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner.
Q Press the DOLBY B NR button — the indicator lights up — to reduce tape hiss, except when dubbing tapes since
Dolby NR is inactive in dubbing mode regardless of the setting of DOLBY B NR. The dubbed tape automatically
contains the same processing as the source tape.
Q The recording level, which is the volume at which the new tape is being made, is automatically set correctly, so itis
not affected by the VOLUME control on the CA-C55BK. Thus, you can adjust the sound you are actually listening
to without changing the recording level.
{1 Two small tabs on the back, one for side A and one for side B, can be
removed to prevent accidental erasure or re-recording. To record on a
cassette with the tabs removed, you must cover the holes with adhesive
tape first. However, when a tape I] tape is used, only cover part of the hole
as shown, since the other part of the hole is used to detect the tape lype.
OG When recording, you can use the sound effect modes to condition the music as itis recorded. But when recording using
CD Direct, Auto Edit or Program Edit, once recording has started, these settings cannot be changed. When recording
from cassette deck A to deck B, the sound effects cannot be used, because the signal doesn’t go through the amplifier.
This method gives you the highest quality dubbed tapes.
<1 Type [and type II tapes can be used for recording.
CAUTION: If recordings you have made have excessive noise or static, the Unit may be too close toa TV which has been
on during the recording. Either turn off the TV or increase the distance between the TV and the CA-CS5BK.
Standard recording:
Any source to tape
Source to tape:
Step by step
REC PAUSE
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CD to tape recording:
Introduction
CD Direct Recording:
Step by step
eD REC START
Standard Recording
This is the basic method for recording any source. The CA-C55BK also has special ways for recording CD Lo tape, and
(ape to tape, which save you time and effort, as well as give you some special effects.
However, when you need to add a selection to a tape you have made, or are combining selections from several sources
on one tape, use the method we describe here: just substitute the source you want, such as tape in deck A, or CD, or radio
in this procedure. You can also record from an auxiliary source with this procedure.
To Record Any Sound Source to Tape
Follow these steps to record from any sound source onto a tape in deck B.
1. Insert a blank or erasable tape into deck B.
2. Press the REC PAUSE button.
The REC PAUSE indicator lights up.
3. Press the REVERSE MODE button if you want to record on both sides of the tape.
The REVERSE MODE indicator lights up.
. Prepare the source, for example,tuning in a radio station, loading CDs, turning on connected equipment.
5. Press either the [> button to record on the front side, or the <4 button to record on the reverse side, on deck B.
To pause any time during recording process
Press the REC PAUSE button again. Then press either the [> or <1 button on deck B to restart recording.
To stop any time during recording process
Press the Mf button on deck B.
CAUTION: During recording, DO NOT change the source or change discs. Otherwise, recording will be interrupted.
CD to Tape Recording
There are four ways to record from CD to tape:
QO Standard Recording -y- Described on the previous page.
Q CD Direct Recording — Everything on the CD goes onto the tape in the order it is on the CD, or according to
an order you have set in a program.
Q Auto Edit Recording — Your CA-CS5BK figures out which selections to put on which side of the tape, so a
selection isn’t cut off before it’s finished when the tape runs out.
Q Program Edit Recording — First you select tracks to record by using the programming method described on
page 11, and then start play and recording simultaneously.
CD Direct Recording
1. Prepare CDs. (See page 8.)
2. Set the sound effect mode if you want.
3. Insert a cassette in deck B to record on.
If you want to record on both side of the tape, press the REVERSE MODE button on the cassette deck so that the
REVERSE MODE indicator lights up.
4. Press the CD REC START button on the cassette deck.
The Unit plays the CDs (from the disc on the PLUS 1 tray then to the discs in the magazine) and starts recording.
At the end of the tape, the CA-C55BK automatically goes back to the beginning of the last selection and re-records
it, this time gently fading out at the end. If you selected the Reverse Mode, the reverse side starts with the last selection
on the front side and will be faded out at the end again. (A 10 second blank is created on the beginning of the reverse
side.)
When the tapes is finished, the Unit stops the CD and the cassette deck,
To stop any time during the recording process
Press the ™@ button on deck B.
For CD Direct Recording using more than one disc, use a blank tape, If you use a pre-recorded tape, pre-recorded
sound may be unerased between newly-recorded tracks.
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