Sony DTC-700 - Writing Start IDs; Methods for Writing Start IDs; Automatic Start ID Writing Process

Writing Start ID
The start ID indicates the beginning of each selection.
You can start playback from the start ID position. (See page
26 for details.)
There are three ways to write start ID:
¢ Writing automatically during recording
e Writing manually at the desired position during recording
e Writing manually at the desired position during playback
Note
While the start ID is being written, all buttons except ™ and
OPEN/CLOSE are not operative.
Writing Start ID Automatically During Recordingf ssid
Make sure that the AUTO indicator is lit. If it is not, press START ID
AUTO.
When turning on the power and inserting a cassette with its safety tab at
the record-possible position, AUTO lights.
In timer recording, this indicator will be the same as the one before the
power was turned off. Start Ds will be recorded automatically when the
AUTO indicator lights.
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To start recording, press REC, then press PAUSE or [> (play).
When the non-signal level lasts for more than 3 seconds and a selection
then starts, the start ID is written for 9 seconds (18 seconds in the long-
play mode). While a start ID is being written, the| START ID |indicator
blinks.
Why 9 seconds or 18 seconds are necessary for writing a start ID Mlustration of writing a start ID
A start ID requires 9 or 18 seconds to allow to be detected when
rewinding/fast-forwarding a tape. (The speed is 200 times as fast as
that of normal tape operation.)
After the start ID is located, the tape returns to the beginning of the
start ID if necessary, and playback starts from the beginning of the
selection.
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If there is a portion of very low volume level during a selection, a start
|D may be written even in the middle of the selection. An unwanted
start ID can be erased later. (See page 30.)
When recording from a CD player
if the auto space function is available with your CD player. activate this
function to ensure that the start IDs are written correctly.