Timed Recordings?

[Guernsey Andy]

I've always used my MDs for recording from the analogue sound output from my Sky TV box, with excellent results.

With the old 80 min discs, most recordings would simply fill the disc while I went to bed. As my present MD has just stopped recording ( I know what the problem is thanks to this forum!), rather than pay Sony a minimum of £90 to get it repaired a new NH1 for a similar price seems a far better bet. Is there any way to stop the recording on a timer/sleep function or do I just have to fill the whole 1gb disc up, then delete each time?

I guess an alternative might be to remove the battery and put the cradle on a timed mains switch, but would the recording still be saved?

Great forum btw, thanks in advance, Guernsey Andy

[A440]

You could set Time Mark (under REC SET) to make a mark after the end of your recording (up to 60 minutes), then delete the rest. The timed mains switch isn't going to work because it won't finish writing to disc.

You could also enable Sync Recording and use a timer on the mains switch to turn off the TV. Then the silence would make a track mark with Sync Rec.

[cfairfowl]

You could set  Time Mark (under REC SET) to make a mark after the end of your recording (up to 60 minutes), then delete the rest. The timed mains switch isn't going to work because it won't finish writing to disc.

You could also enable Sync Recording and use a timer on the mains switch to turn off the TV. Then the silence would make a track mark with Sync Rec.

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If you put your receiver on a timer and set it to wsitch off at a pre-determined time - receiver will swith off, the signal to the MD is cut - the MD machine will go into pause mode, after five minutes it will shut off completely. Music will be saved safely.

CF