User's Manual

Record music 14
Draft for Sony Ericsson Internal Use Only
Note: When listening to music, it is only possible to
switch to recording mode if you first stop music
playback.
3. Press or to adjust the recording level.
4. Press to start recording. The HBM-30 will
assign a default track title and the display shows the
current recording time.
Note: It is not possible to adjust recording level
during recording, but it is possible to adjust the
listening volume.
5. Press to finish recording and go back to
recording mode. The display shows Busy for a few
seconds.
6. Press and hold
REC again and the HBM-30 will
change back to playback mode. The music volume
will then automatically change to default volume.
Note: To prevent disruption of your recording, it is
not possible to receive incoming calls or start
outgoing calls with the HBM-30 during recording.
Changing record settings
Before actual recording is started it is possible to
select the recording quality level. The highest
quality level delivers near CD quality but requires
more storage capacity. The user can select the
following bit rates for a Memory Stick Duo. For a 64
MB Memory Stick Duo following recording times
are possible:
To change quality level
1. While in record mode, press
MENU.
2. Scroll to Quality with the , and press .
Use or to choose Lo (low), Md (medium), or
Hi (high), and press .
3. Press
MENU to go back to record mode.
Selecting auto track mark
In order to record multiple tracks on the Memory
Stick Duo in one recording session, for example, a
complete CD, the HBM-30 supports auto track
mark. When a period of silence is detected between
tracks, the HBM-30 regards this as a track change. A
pause is added and a new track is created on the
Memory Stick Duo.
Bit rate Recording time File format
Lo 66 Kbps 2 h 9 min ATRAC3
Mid 105 Kbps 1 h 21 min ATRAC3
Hi 132 Kbps 1 h 4 min ATRAC3
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