Advanced Recording Operations
Synchro-recording With a CD
Player Through a Control A1
Cord
By pressing the SYNCHRO button, you can perform
synchro-recording on your tape deck with a Sony CD
player connected to the CONTROL A1 connector
through a Control A1
Control A1
cord supports advanced functions not
possible with the commander-based CD synchro-
recording function on previous models. Further
information on the various operations made possible
by a Control A1
attached to this manual.
RESET
MEMORY
DIRECTION MODE
POWER
DIRECTION MODE
1
Set the source selector on the amplifier to CD
player.
2
Insert a CD into the CD player.
3
Select the play mode (CONTINUE, SHUFFLE, or
PROGRAM) of the CD player.
4
Insert a cassette.
5
Select the side(s) to be recorded on (TC-RE340
only).
To record on
Only one side
Both sides
6
Press SYNCHRO.
If your CD player has the Peak Search function
The SYNCHRO button indicator lights up and the CD
player locates the highest signal level among the tracks
to be recorded as the tape deck adjusts the recording
level. To change the side of the tape to record on for the
TC-RE340, press · or ª before the level adjustment
finishes.
When the recording level adjustment is completed, CD
Synchro-recording starts.
12
GB
cord (not supplied). The
cord is provided in the pamphlet
SYNCHRO h/H
FADER
ARL
SYNCHRO
AMS
PAUSE
REC MUTING
REC
AUTO CAL
DOLBY NR
BALANCE
OFF
B
B
EJECT
C
C
MPX
L
R
FILTER
PAUSE P
Set DIRECTION MODE to
A
Å or a
If your CD player does not have the Peak Search
function
The CD player changes to play pause and the tape deck
to recording pause. To change the side of the tape to
record on for the TC-RE340, press · or ª before the
level adjustment finishes. Press PAUSE P on the tape
deck to start Synchro-Recording.
To stop CD Synchro-recording
Press p on the tape deck or the CD player.
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You can use an optional remote (not supplied) to
operate the CD player
To start CD play, press P twice; to pause CD play, press
P once; to locate a CD track, press = or +.
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If the SYNCHRO button indicator goes off after
flashing rapidly
The tape cannot be recorded on because the record-
protect tab(s) on the cassette has (have) been removed.
AUTO
REC LEVEL
5
4
6
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3
7
Length of tape used for recording
2
8
1
9
0
10
Tracks on a CD differ in length. Classical music CDs
PHONES
and others often have tracks that exceed the recording
time of a single cassette side. In this case, record the
tape manually.
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When recording from the middle of the tape
A tape that is inserted and has not been played or
recorded on is assumed by the deck to be a new tape,
even if the present location is in the middle of the tape.
The deck will transport the tape for 10 seconds before
starting CD Synchro-recording to bypass the portion
corresponding with the leader. To begin CD Synchro-
recording without the ten-seconds delay, play or record
on the tape for about 10 seconds before starting the CD
Synchro-recording procedure.
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If the tape ends during CD Synchro-recording on the
front side of the tape (· lights up) and the
DIRECTION MODE selector is set to Å or a
(TC-RE340 only)
Recording of the track ends immediately, the tape
direction is reversed, and recording starts again from
the beginning of the track. If the tape ends on the
reverse side of the tape (ª lights up), CD Synchro-
recording stops and the CD player stops playing.
Notes
• To prevent interruption of the recording process, do not
press any operation buttons on the CD player during CD
Synchro-recording.
• Certain operation buttons on the tape deck are disabled
during CD Synchro-recording.