Philips CDR880 - General Comments

The numbers between parentheses refer to the front fold-out.
General Comments
Make sure the display indicator ‘CD-RECORDABLE’ (23) or ‘CD-
REWRITABLE’ (22) is on; the recording procedure is the same for
both types of disc.
If the disc already contains recordings, the CD-Recorder will
automatically search for the end of the last track so that recording
can be started from there.
Recordings can only be made if there are at least seven seconds of
recording time left on the disc. You can check this by pressing the
Display button (78), after which the remaining recording time will be
shown.
If the display indicates ‘COPY PROHIBIT’ (26), no digital recording
can be made of the digital source material.
The Serial Copy Management System (SCMS) ensures that digital
recordings cannot be digitally re-recorded. Analogue recording of the
disc is unrestricted.
A maximum total of 99 tracks can be recorded on a disc.
Attention!
Never switch the CD-Recorder off when recording; this
can damage the disc.
If a power failure occurs during recording, the CD-
Recorder will attempt to repair the disc as soon as the
power is restored; during this procedure, the display
will indicate RECOLEF!.
Manually recording an analogue source
Preparing to begin recording
-~> lake sure the disc is free of scratches and/or dust particles.
1 Press the INPUT button (79) until ‘ANALOG’ (35) appears on the
display.
2 By pressing AUTO/MANUAL (17), you can optain for manually or
automatically increasing the track numbers. If Auto is selected,
‘AUTO TRACK’ (33) will appear on the display.
=> With automatic increments, a new track number will be
automatically added after a silence on the original of at least
three seconds; track numbers cannot be added manually.
=> With manual increments, you can add track numbers at any time
during recording by pressing REC (7) or TRACK INCR (57) (on
the remote control); the minimum track length is four seconds.
Track numbers cannot be added after recording.
Attention!
If the original has pauses lasting less than three
seconds, the track numbers should be increased
manually. If you are recording from LP’s, we
recommend that you always select manual operation of
the track numbering.
To start recording
1 Switch the record-waiting setting on by pressing the REC (7)
button. The display indicator will start fo flash ‘RECORD’ (29).
-> To set the desired recording level, start playing the analogue
source and adjust the recording level using the button (16) so
that all of the blue but none of the red segments light up on the
recording and playing level indicator on the display (24) during
the loudest fragments.
=> If you want a period of silence at the beginning of a new number,
press PAUSE (174). A three-second pause (silence) will be
recorded.
2 Press PLAY (73) to start recording, and immediately start the
analogue source.
~> The relevant track number and the recording time used will be
displayed. Press the Display button (78) to view the amount of
recording time remaining.
3 Press the STOP button (15) to stop in the recording modes.
Note:
- In the automatic mode, recording will stop after a twenty-second
pause (silence) on the original.
=> You can also use the PAUSE button (74) instead of the STOP
(15) button if you want to make more than one recording.
-> After recording, the temporary table of contents of the disc will be
automatically up-dated. During this process, the display will
indicate WFO TE.
Attention!
lf you want to play the disc in another, regular CD-
player, the disc must be finalized. See ‘Finalizing discs’
p. 9.
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