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Tascam CD-RW900 Owner's Manual - 4−Playback  Operations

Manual is about: Professional CD Rewritable Recorder

Summary of CD-RW900

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    Cd-rw900 cd rewritable recorder d00892620a » owner's manual professional.

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    1-introduction 2 tascam cd-rw900 important safety precautions the exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arro...

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    1-introduction tascam cd-rw900 3 important safety instructions 1 read these instructions. 2 keep these instructions. 3 heed all warnings. 4 follow all instructions. 5 do not use this apparatus near water. 6 clean only with dry cloth. 7 do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance wit...

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    1-introduction 4 tascam cd-rw900 safety information this product has been designed and manufactured according to fda regulations "title 21, cfr, chapter 1, subchapter j, based on the radiation control for health and safety act of 1968", and is classified as a class 1 laser product. There is no hazar...

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    1-introduction tascam cd-rw900 5 contents 1 − introduction about this manual .................................................. 6 supplied accessories............................................. 6 rack-mounting the unit ......................................... 6 about cd-r abd cd-rw discs............

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    6 tascam cd-rw900 rack-mounting the unit if you are mounting the unit in a rack, leave 1u of space above it and 4 inch (10cm) or more of space at the rear. Use the rack-mounting kit to mount the unit in a stan- dard 19-inch equipment rack, as shown in this section. Remove the feet of the unit before...

  • Page 7: 1 − Introduction

    Tascam cd-rw900 7 1 − introduction in this maanual, we use the term “recordable” disc to describe a cd-r or cd-rw disc that has not been finalized, i.E. Further recording is possible on the disc. “recordable” discs although audio data may be written on a cd-r or cd- rw disc, a standard cd player wil...

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    1-introduction 8 tascam cd-rw900 1 − introduction the cd-rw900 has been designed for the playback of cd-da format discs and mp3 files recorded in iso9660 format: in addition to ordinary 5-inch and 3-inch cds, it can also play properly recorded cd-r and cd-rw discs. ≠ always place the compact discs i...

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    1-introduction tascam cd-rw900 9 inserting batteries 1. Open the lid. 2. Confirm +/- polarity, and insert two aaa batteries. 3. Close the lid. 1 − introduction never use a stabilizer or printable discs beware of condensation if the unit (or a compact disc) is moved from a cold to a warm place, or us...

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    10 tascam cd-rw900 front panel 2 4 3 5 7 8 0 q w 6 9 1 e r t y u i o p a s d f g 1 power switch the power switch is used to switch the unit on and off. 2 disc tray discs should be placed label side up- wards in the disc tray. When a disc is loaded into the unit, the display period following the word...

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    1-introduction tascam cd-rw900 11 rear panel h analog input (l, r) these rca jacks accept analog audio signals from suitably-equipped units (−10 dbv, unbalanced). J analog out (l, r) these rca jacks output ana- log audio signals (at −10 dbv levels, unbalanced) to suitably-equipped units). K digital ...

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    1-introduction 12 tascam cd-rw900 0 stop key use this key to stop playback or record- ing. Q ready key use this key to stands by playback or recording. W sync rec key use this key to turn synchronized recording on and off (see “synchronized recording” on page 23 for details). E open/close key opens ...

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    1-introduction tascam cd-rw900 13 3 − menu operation menu configuration the menus are configured as shown below. Please see the reference page for more details of each menu. The various settings and editing operations possible with the cd-rw900 are performed through menu op- tions shown on the displ...

  • Page 14: 3−Menu Operation

    14 tascam cd-rw900 3−menu operation appear. If the sub-menu play mode is selected, the menu item shows up like this: note return to the sub-menu option selection screen, press the escape key on the front panel or the clear key on the remote control. 3 setting the desired menu item or value front pan...

  • Page 15: 4−Playback  Operations

    Tascam cd-rw900 15 4−playback operations the cd-rw900 can be used to play back cds (includ- ing cd-r and cd-rw discs that have been recorded and finalized on other types of recorder), as well as cd-r discs and cd-rw discs that have been recorded on the unit. Audio files in mp3 format on cd-rom, cd-r...

  • Page 16: 4−Playback Operations

    16 tascam cd-rw900 track search 1 press the ∆ / ˚ search key continuously on the front panel, or the search ∆ / ˚ key on the remote control. 2 to stop the search function, simply release the ∆ / ˚ or the search key. Note the search function does not operate with mp3 discs. Normal search direct searc...

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    1-introduction tascam cd-rw900 17 playback modes there are four different playback modes. The selected mode will be indicated on the left of the display. ≠ continuous playback mode (default setting): no indi- cation lamp ≠ single playback mode: single lamp is lit ≠ program playback mode: program red...

  • Page 18: 4−Playback  Operations

    18 tascam cd-rw900 note the indicator flashes when a disc is not loaded into the unit. 4 set the timer to the desired time. Consult the timer’ s operation manual for details. At the set time, the power to the cd-rw900 will be turned on, and playback will automatically begin. Timer playback by using ...

  • Page 19: 4−Playback Operations

    Tascam cd-rw900 19 pitch control function a to b repeat playback if a specific portion between two points on the disc is specified, that portion can be played back repeatedly. 1 during playback, press the a-b key on the remote control at the beginning of the desired portion on the disc. Repeat indic...

  • Page 20: 4−Playback  Operations

    20 tascam cd-rw900 mp3. 1 mp3. 2 mp3. 3 mp3. 4 mp3. 5 mp3. 6 mp3. 7 mp3. 8 mp3. 9 playing back mp3 files mp3 files recorded onto a cd are handled the same way as files are handled in an ordinary pc, with some mp3 files held within a directory. In addition, several directories can be combined into on...

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    1-introduction tascam cd-rw900 21 5−recording the sampling frequency for cds is 44.1 khz. The cd- rw900 will always record (and play back) cds at this frequency. However, if recording through a digital connection (either coaxial or optical) and the source has been re- corded at a frequency other tha...

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    1-introduction 22 tascam cd-rw900 5−recording basic recording 1 load a recordable disc into the unit. As the disc loaded, the display shows toc reading., with the period flashing. 2 press the input select key to select a recording source (see “input selection” on page 21). If a digital source is sel...

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    1-introduction tascam cd-rw900 23 5−recording advanced recording fade-in and fade-out recording at the beginning and end of recording, fade-in and fade-out effects can be performed. 1 during stop or recording standby mode, set the op- eration using the following menu options on the rec sub-menu (ref...

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    1-introduction 24 tascam cd-rw900 when audio signal is not detected more than five sec- onds, the cd-rw900 automatically will stop recording and enters record standby mode. Note in the sync 1 mode, if the unit detects the signal which is under the adjusted level over five secondsd, the sync recordin...

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    1-introduction tascam cd-rw900 25 5− advanced recording rec mute function the rec mute function allows instant cut-off of the input signal, and records four seconds of silence on the disc. While recording is in progress, press the rec mute key on the remote contorl. The display shows the rec mute fl...

  • Page 26: 6-After Recording

    26 tascam cd-rw900 unfinalizing cd-rw discs if a cd-rw disc has been finalized, it is possible to erase the table of contents in the following way: 1 with the finalized disc loaded and the unit in stop mode, press the erase/del key on the front panel or the erase key on the remote control. Rortate t...

  • Page 27: 6-After Recording

    Tascam cd-rw900 27 erasing tracks this operation erases the specified track and all sub- sequent tracks from a recorded cd-rw disc. 1 during stop, press the erase/del key on the front panel or the erase key on the remote control. Se- lect the erase track? Rotating the multi jog dial or pressing the ...

  • Page 28: 7−Titling

    28 tascam cd-rw900 titles can be given to the disc and the tracks on the disc, using the text edit option on the text sub- menu. Note after the title is selected and entered on the disc, and toc lights up on the dis-play, if the power is turned off, the toc will not be recorded onto the disc, and th...

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    Tascam cd-rw900 29 keyboard type setting the cd-rw900 must be set for the type of keyboard being connected. Set the type using the sub-menu keyboard option on the system sub-menu. Select us for an english- language keyboard, or jp for a japanese-language keyboard. A computer keyboard can be connecte...

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    30 tascam cd-rw900 troublshooting symptom possible cause and remedy there is no power to the unit. Please check the power cord is properly plugged in. “disc error!” is displayed. The disc may be dirty. Please replace the disc. Playback is not possible. This may be due to condensation. In this case, ...

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    Tascam cd-rw900 31 specifications recordable discs cd-r, cd-r-da, cd-rw, cd-rw-da (high speed cd-rw is supported) quantization bit depth 16 bit sampling frequency 44.1 khz frequency response 20 hz~20 khz s/n 95 db 90 db dynamic range 95 db 90 db distortion 0.006 % 0.008 % channel separation 90 db 80...

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