SONY RCDW1
Service Manual

Recording a CD to CD-R or CD-RW disc at High Speed
(High Speed Synchro-Recording)
You can easily make digital recordings from a CD to a CD-R, or CD-RW, faster than normal Synchro-Recording, making track numbers in the same sequence as the original CD. Before recording, see �Notes� on page 17. After recording, you must finalize the disc. Until the disc is properly finalized, it cannot be played on any other machine. See �Finalizing CD-R and CD-RW discs� on page 20.

�TOC� starts to flash. The recorder starts to read the TOC (Table of Contents) data and shows the type of the disc in the deck on the front panel display. When you place a CD-RW in the deck, the recorder optimizes itself for the best possible recording and �OPC� appears on the display shortly.

3 Press A of DECK A and place a CD on
the disc tray. Press A of DECK A again to close the disc tray.

4 Press CD SYNCHRO HIGH. �CD
SYNCHRO� appears and �REC� flashes in the front panel display. DECK B stands by for recording, and DECK A stands by for playing.

5 Press H on the front panel or on the
remote to start recording.

CD SYNCHRO HIGH

High-Speed recording starts. You cannot monitor the recorded signal during recording. DECK A and DECK B will automatically stop after recording.
To stop recording
Press x.

CD SYNCHRO HIGH

Notes

1 Press POWER. 2 Press A of DECK B and place a
recordable CD-R or CD-RW on the disc tray. Press A of DECK B again to close the disc tray.

� When copying a disc digitally recorded under control of the Serial Copy Management System (SCMS), the recorder automatically select the analog recording and the recording speed will become normal. For detailed explanation on SCMS, refer to the "Notes" on page 18. � When copying a commercial music CD contains copy-prohibit signals, the recorder automatically select the analog recording, and the recording speed will become normal.

With the label side up

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