User manual ION CD DIRECT

[. . . ] Com/computer-optimization for more information on optimizing your computer for audio. Windows Vista and Windows 7 Audio Setup: Once the EZ Converter software is installed on your computer, connect the CD DIRECT to an available USB port on your computer using the included USB cable. Click the Windows Start button in the lower-left of your screen, and select Control Panel. Select the Recording tab at the top of the Sound Control Panel window. [. . . ] 2 3 USB PORT – Connect a USB cable from the CD DIRECT to a computer to record or listen to audio. GAIN ADJUSTMENT – Before recording through a USB connection, use this knob to adjust the recording gain. The level should be high enough so that the loudest part of the song does not distort or "clip". BEFORE RECORDING TO CD Before you start recording, make sure that you understand the following points: • CD specifications limit the number of tracks to 99. € A recorded CD-R can be played back in a regular CD player only after finalizing. € When all available space on a CD-RW has been recorded, you can record additional tracks by erasing previously recorded tracks. € If the STOP button or PLAY/PAUSE button is pressed within 10 seconds from the beginning of recording, the unit will not stop recording. € When the recording is finished, “REC” and “- ENd –“ blink for a few seconds, and the unit then goes into stop mode. € If the disc reaches the end during recording, the unit will automatically finalize the disc. € If the disc reaches the end of the 99th track during recording, the unit will finalize the disc automatically. € The recording time of a track may differ slightly from the original source. • When a partially recorded disc is inserted , recording will begin after the last recorded track. € The AUTO REC function automatically separates tracks when it detects the volume level (in dB) set by the MANUAL/AUTO button. When using this function, your CD may have more or fewer tracks than its source due to unexpected quiet or noisy parts, which may trigger -- or not trigger -- the automatic track separation in unexpected ways. If this occurs, use the MANUAL/AUTO button to adjust the volume level appropriately. € When the disc which was recorded by this unit is played back by some other players, a small noise may be heard at the point that the track is divided. 6 RECORDING Recording audio from the turntable or AUX sources on the CD recorder: 1. Press the PHONO/AUX/USB button repeatedly to select which source is to be recorded, either PHONO or AUX. Press the OPEN/CLOSE s button and place a recordable CD-R or CD-RW disc into the disc tray with the printed label side up, and then press the OPEN/CLOSE s button to close the disc tray. Note: Make sure “NO TOC” and “CD-R” (or “CD-RW“) indicators lights on the display, or the RECORD button will not work. Select the mode of track number assignment using the MANUAL/AUTO REC button. When the MANUAL/AUTO REC button is pressed once, the current mode is displayed. [. . . ] NOTE: Never turn the power off or unplug the power cord when in operation. € Although finalized CD-R discs may play on ordinary CD players, remember that finalized CD-RW discs may not play on ordinary CD players. ERASE OR UNFINALIZE A CD-RW It is not possible to perform any erase or unfinalize procedures on a CD-R disc. On a CD-RW, it is possible to erase the last recorded track or to erase the whole disc. [. . . ]