Tascam CD-D1X4 Owner's Manual

Manual is about: CD Duplicator

Summary of CD-D1X4

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    Cd duplicator professional owner’s manual caution: to reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres- en...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Precautions

    2 tascam cd-d1x4 important safety precautions important (for u.K. Customers) do not cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension ...

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    Tascam cd-d1x4 3 caution: … read all of these instructions. … save these instructions for later use. … follow all warnings and instructions marked on the audio equipment. 1) read instructions — all the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2) retain instruc...

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    4 tascam cd-d1x4 2 this label is attached to the place as illustrated to inform that the apparatus contains a laser component. 2 diese aufklebemarke ist an dem in der abbildung gezeigten ort angebracht um darauf hinzuweisen, dass im innern des gerats eine laser-komponente befindet. 2 paskriften sitt...

  • Page 5: Table of Contents

    Table of contents tascam cd-d1x4 5 1 – introduction about cd-r and cd-rw discs.........................7 recordable media ...........................................7 installing the cd-d1x4 ............................... 7 temperature considerations ......................7 2 – parts of the cd-d1x4 ...

  • Page 6: 1 – Introduction

    6 tascam cd-d1x4 1 – introduction the tascam cd-d1x4 cd duplicator provides you with a quick and simple method of copying your original audio material in cd format on up to four drives at once at considerably more than real-time speeds (up to 16 times), using easily-obtainable, low- cost cd-r or cd-...

  • Page 7: 1 – Introduction

    1 – introduction tascam cd-d1x4 7 about cd-r and cd-rw discs the cd-d1x4 uses cd-r and cd-rw media, and can also use cd-r and cd-rw digital audio media. In this manual, when we refer to “cd-r” and cd- rw” discs, we always include “cd-r digital audio” and “cd-rw digital audio”, even when this is not ...

  • Page 8: 2 – Parts of The Cd-D1X4

    8 tascam cd-d1x4 2 – parts of the cd-d1x4 front panel 1 standby/on switch press this switch once to power on the unit, and again to turn it to standby mode. There is also a power switch on the rear panel which must be switched on first. Note if the unit does not turn on when you turn the front panel...

  • Page 9: 2 – Parts of The Cd-D1X4

    2 – parts of the cd-d1x4 tascam cd-d1x4 9 rear panel 8 cascade connector only use the cable supplied with the cd-d1x4 to connect two units. Make all connections with both power switches on both units turned off. See “cascading” on page 19 for details of how to operate units in a cascade. 9 master/sl...

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    10 tascam cd-d1x4 3 – care of recordable media the compact disc medium is a robust medium, and the discs can survive a good deal of physical abuse. However, there are precautions that you should take when handling cd-r discs which are different to those you should take when handling ordinary cds. Av...

  • Page 11: 4 – Basic Operations

    Tascam cd-d1x4 11 4 – basic operations power-up procedure when the unit is first powered up using the power switch 1 , it performs a self-check operation, and the screen shows the following: followed by : if the self-check is passed, the display shows the first menu screen, otherwise an error messag...

  • Page 12: 4 – Basic Operations

    4 – basic operations 12 tascam cd-d1x4 audio) until a final table of contents (toc) has been written at the start of the disc. The process of writing this table of contents is known as “finalizing” and is performed automatically by the cd-d1x4. Once this has been done, no further data can be written...

  • Page 13: 5 – Disc Copy

    Tascam cd-d1x4 13 5 – disc copy note you should own the copyright, or have obtained the appropriate permission from the copyright owner or the rightful licensor. Unauthorized recording, reproduc- tion or distribution thereof, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties under copyright laws and...

  • Page 14: 5 – Disc Copy

    5 – disc copy 14 tascam cd-d1x4 copying the disc 1 if the display does not show copy start? With the current speed under- neath, press mode until it does. Press the enter key the master drive tray opens. Load the master disc and close the tray. 2 the trays of any slave drives which do not currently ...

  • Page 15: 6 – Simulation

    Tascam cd-d1x4 15 6 – simulation the simulation operation is functionally similar to the copy operation, except that the writing of data to the slave discs is simulated. This is useful to make sure that data can be transferred at the selected rate between the master and slave discs. 1 press the mode...

  • Page 16: 7 – Other Functions

    16 tascam cd-d1x4 7 – other functions track extraction this mode is used with audio cds for extracting a number of tracks from a source disc and copying them to the target discs. It has no meaning with other types of disc. 1 press the mode key until the display shows the following: 2 press enter to ...

  • Page 17: 7 – Other Functions

    7 – other functions tascam cd-d1x4 17 copy-protection the cd-d1x4 allows copy-protection to be applied to audio discs produced using the unit. There are three settings: • 1generation (single-generation copying), where one digital copy (“child”) can be made from the recorded disc, but no digital copi...

  • Page 18: 7 – Other Functions

    7 – other functions 18 tascam cd-d1x4 erasing discs this applies to cd-rw media only. You cannot erase cd-r discs that have been recorded. 1 press the mode key until the display shows: 2 press enter . The display shows sure ? . Press enter for the next stage, otherwise press mode . If there is a sla...

  • Page 19: 7 – Other Functions

    7 – other functions tascam cd-d1x4 19 4 press mode to view the hardware informa- tion (the maximum speed available and the model hardware serial number): 5 press mode once more to view the number of discs successfully copied ( ok ) and the number of discs for which copying has been attempted ( total...

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    20 tascam cd-d1x4 8 – error messages and troubleshooting to clear an error when an error is shown, the unit beeps continuously to attract your attention. To clear the error and stop the beeping, open the drive mentioned in the error message. Error messages error source alone, or error drive x altern...

  • Page 21: 9 – Specifications

    Tascam cd-d1x4 21 9 – specifications operational specifications physical specifications dimensional drawing unit professional cd and cd-rom duplicator types of media that may be copied a a. Subject to appropriate copyright permission being obtained cd-da (audio cds b ) and cd-rom (iso9660 standard, ...

  • Page 22: Cd-D1X4

    Teac corporation phone: (0422) 52-5082 3-7-3, nakacho, musashino-shi, tokyo 180-8550, japan teac america, inc. Phone: (323) 726-0303 7733 telegraph road, montebello, california 90640 teac canada ltd. Phone: 905-890-8008 facsimile: 905-890-9888 5939 wallace street, mississauga, ontario l4z 1z8, canad...