Sony TCD-D3 - Recording Best Practices

To Record
Be sure that no blank section is left on the
tape when recording.
Blank section: a portion on which a recording
has not been made.
Sound-muted section: a portion on whicha
recording has been made but with the sound
muted.
The following is necessary to avoid leaving a
blank section on your tape
Do not advance the tape with the PLAY or FF button.
Sound-muted recording can be done to insert silence
between selections. Sound-muted recording is done, for
example, by recording with the REC LEVEL control at 0
when you record via the analog input or with the REC
MUTE button pressed on the adaptor kit RM-D3K (not
supplied).
To start recording from the part way through the tape,
locate the beginning of the blank section and start
recording, This will avoid leaving a blank section.
The reason why you must not leave any blank
sections
An absolute time code must be written on the tape
correctly. If blank sections are left on the tape, the
absolute time code is not recorded there and the
tape will stop autoamtically at each blank section
needlessly when you forward the tape or try to locate
the beginning of the selection.
What is the absolute time code?
The absolute time indicates the position of the tape,
giving the time elapsed from the beginning. The
absolute time is recorded automatically at the same time
the audio signal is recorded. It cannot be re-recorded.
The absolute time allows you to confirm the elapsed time
from the start of the tape.
In some cases, the absolute time may not be recorded if
you re-record on the tape which the absolute time has
not been written.
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‘Whatis a start ID?
¢ This signal indicates the start of a music selection.
This signal should be written at the beginning of the
selection, so that you can locate the position of the
start ID precisely.
¢ If you record with the indication of AUTO in the
window, the start ID will be recorded automatically on
a tape together with the program number’. We
recommend that you record with AUTO in the window.
* A program number will not be recorded in some
cases. See page @ for details.
© If you record without the indication of AUTO in the
window when recording via analog input, the start ID
will not be recorded. But you can record it during
playback after recording. (See page @).
© If you record the sound from an other DAT deck via the
digital input without AUTO indicated in the window,
the start IDs on the master tape can be recorded.
However, when recording the sound from other
sources via the digital input, they cannot be recorded.
What is a program number
This signal gives a number to a selection. You can
record it where the start ID is written.
On the start ID In the AUTO mode
If there is ano sound section or the signal level stays
very low for more than about 3 seconds
A start ID may be written as it is regarded as an interval
between two sections.
An unwanted start ID can be erased later. (See page @)
If the auto space function is available with your CD
player, activate this function to ensure that the
start IDs are written correctly.