The HHB- CDR-800: (See P 26 of the manual)
When you "record" the CD ("BURN it") the CD goes into the CD Recorder (Burner) face up…. (Different from the players), so watch the fingers. It is done this way by this manufacturer, so that the lasers don’t collect dust, and that the table that the CD rests on is more stable.
You have to make sure that it is the RIGHT type of CD. NOTE that the CD’s you use to copy onto are NOT the RIGHT ones for burning a MASTER. Use the Cd's in the separate package located in the tin cupboard. (The other CD’s will fail in this machine). A little trick for getting the plastic protector off is to use the edge of the counter, and run the side of the CD over it, this tears the plastic so it can be removed easily. Be careful you don’t hit the hinge of the jewel case, or it will break. (Whoops!)
The "INPUT" selector has to be set to "DIGITAL 1". This unit takes its digital signal from the DAT machine on the left. It uses the "Cannon" (XLR) connectors, and goes from the output of the DAT (TASCAM DA 30 MK II) to the AES/EBU input of the HHB.
Do not use the patch bay to patch tape OUT to HHB IN. This is only used if you are recording stuff from the TAPE into the HHB, and is an analog signal. (So you would need to set "analog" on the input selector in that case).
Patch Bay- A panel consisting of many jacks (a jackfield) which are wired to different equipment; usually two rows of jacks interact with each other (in different ways). Makes interfacing different equipment very easy as only short cables to jump are necessary. Patch bay jacks come in several flavors: normalled, which is wired such that the top jack's piece of equipment is automatically (normally) connected to the bottom jack's piece of equipment if there is no cable plugged into either jack. If a cable is plugged into the top jack, the signal flows through cable but not to the corresponding bottom jack. Half-normalled refers to a jack where by the signal is not disconnected when a patch cable is plugged in; other patch bays simply take the outputs and inputs from equipment and wait for you to make a mess of patch cables by interfacing them with each other.
You have to have a tape in the DAT before it sends out a signal to the HHB. (This also affects the signal onto the Tape deck, so a DAT tape has to be in and record pause set).
By the way.... because we re-use the DAT tapes, you need to REWIND Them when you insert them, in case they have not been rewound previously. AHHHH! More experience talking! Also, it has something to do with setting the time code on ABS. (Absolute from the beginning). Also make sure the "write protect is off" on the tape.
HIT "RECORD" then the HHB goes into a check, then automatically pauses the machine. When you go to record, you can hit "Pause or Play" to take it off pause, and begin the write process.
The convention is to create new tracks every 10 min, to do this, you have to hit the "Auto/Manual" button to change it to manual mode, then, hit the "WRITE" button. This creates a new track. (Apparently this does not interrupt the speaker significantly on the CD, but if you record music, best to wait for the selection to finish first…. duH!) You can also use the remote to do this.
We also make a NEW TRACK at the point when the Tape is "flipped" over. (Not physically, just the play direction) This way it is easier for person who makes the MASTER to find this part of the message. (Wait for a pause in the message, then flip the tape, (That means you hit the "play " button that is pointed in the opposite direction then at the same time, change tracks on the burner (HIT "WRITE").
NOTE: Occasionally there are huge pauses in the sermon, for whatever reason. You need to be on your toes for this and PAUSE both the CD recorder and the Tape DECKS 1 & 2, then restart them, hopefully you can guess by the speakers actions when he is about to speak again. (This can be a challenge!) No need to "pause" the DAT’S or the DVC recorder or the computer. (Pause will create a new track on the CD)
By the way…if you ARE recording stuff from the Tape to the HHB, you need to manually write the tracks on the CD as in ANALOG mode, the burner will not automatically recognize blank spots and create a new track.
You can record from tape to HHB at the same time as you are recording stuff from the house, by patching "Mix OUT" on the patch bay, to say Tape 2 input, While you have the tape 1 out patched into HHB. We did this the other night on a practice session, when one of the guys wanted to record a CD from a tape, and we still wanted to record what was happening with the orchestra.
Watch the levels on the burner carefully, because if it goes over the VU it will screw up the CD recording. The "RECORD LEVEL" IS ON THE RIGHT, and the "Balance" level is on the left. (See page 26 of the manual).
Note: The "TIME" button on this machine. You can tell how much time is left on the CD anytime during RECORD or PLAY.
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