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Anleitung Zusammenfassung
com; Website HHB Communications is a British-based firm specializing in digital audio recording equipment and media for the professional audio industry. In addition to CD recorders, HHB manufactures portable DAT recorders, a line of vacuum-tube processors (including mike preamps, compressors, and parametric equalizers), and studio monitor loudspeakers (including nearfield monitors and powered sub- woofers). HHB also distributes the Genex line of high bit rate, high sampling rate magneto-optical digital recorders. Their complete line of digital media includes professional-quality recordable compact discs (CD–R), ADAT tapes, MiniDiscs (MD), and rewriteable magneto-optical (MO) discs. The CDR–800 Compact Disc recorder (Photo 1) has been on the market for over two years. At the time it was introduced, the CDR–800 represented a price breakthrough in professional CD recorders. The list price of $2200 has become irrelevant, since the unit now sells for around $1200 at most pro audio dealers. PHOTO 2: Rear panel of the CDR–800. In addition to the RCA-type analog and digital inputs, balanced XLR analog inputs and an AES/EBU balanced digital input are also provided. The CDR–800 looks suspiciously like the Pioneer PDR–05 and PDR–99 consumer CD recorders, which are essentially identical—the PDR–99 is marketed as part of Pioneer’s Elite line, and features their glossy Urushi front panel and Rosewood side panels. While based on the consumer models, the CDR–800 is actually manufactured by Pioneer for the pro- audio user, and incorporates a number of features not found on the consumer units. The Pioneer consumer players have only unbalanced (RCA) analog inputs and outputs, along with S/PDIF and Toslink digital inputs and outputs. To these interfaces, the CDR–800 adds balanced XLR analog inputs, along with a balanced XLR AES/EBU digital input (Photo 2). All analog and digital outputs on the CDR–800 remain unbalanced. This may appear odd at first, but most pro audio users are likely to use the CDR–800 with an external digital processor for play back, making balanced analog outputs unnecessary. One other important difference between the CDR–800 and its Pioneer counterparts concerns the types of recordable CDs you can use. The Pioneer consumer machines will only recognize consumer-type CD–R blanks. The CDR–800 will also work with computer- type CD blanks. The CDR–800 is also equipped with standard 19-inch rack mounts. One important feature of the CDR–800 is Pioneer’s Stable-Platter mechanism (Photo 3), which includes a full-size platter upon which the CD is placed upside down. There are a couple of advantages to this system. First, the disc is supported over its entire surface, minimizing vibration, which, in turn, should reduce clock jitter. This serves the same purpose as the disc dampers many of us have used, but Pioneer’s solution is far more effective. Second, the laser now faces down, so it is far less likely to accumulate dust. Operation Operationally, the HHB CDR–800 is extremely well thought out, and is really not much more difficult to operate than an analog cassette deck. For the most PHOTO 1: Front view of the HHB CDR–800 Professional Compact Disc Recorder and its remote control. 32 Audio Electronics 2/00 PHOTO 3: A close-up view of the Pioneer Stable-Platter mechanism used in the CDR–800. The CD must be inserted upside down, but this mechanism greatly reduces disc vibration and dust accumulation on the laser pickup. PHOTO 3: A close-up view of the Pioneer Stable-Platter mechanism used in the CDR–800. The CD must be inserted upside down, but this mechanism greatly reduces disc vibration and dust accumulation on the laser pickup. part, the manual is clearly written, and includes numerous illustrations. Input and output connections are straightforward, but the rear panel also contains a couple of switches that you may need to reset. A three-position slide switch located between the balanced analog input connectors selects either the unbalanced RCA line inputs or the balanced XLR connectors at +4dBu or .8dBu levels. A digital out switch mutes the digital outputs if only the analog outputs are used. You select digital copy permission/ prohibition with a pair of DIP switches, which you can set to allow unlimited copies of your recording, one- time-only copying, or no copying at all. Since the CDR–800 is a professional product, it is not bound by the consumer Serial Copy Management System—the user controls the copy management. Input selection is done with a momentary contact button on the front panel— you toggle through the various analog and digital inputs by repeatedly depressing the button. The CDR–800 has five modes of operation—three are automatic and two are manual. One of the most useful of the automatic modes is ID–SYNC for recording from DAT sources. This mode copies index numbers from your DAT and automatically turns them into track numbers on your CD–R. The AES/EBU interface does not transmit D...
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