Tascam MD-301mkII Owner's Manual

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Summary of MD-301mkII

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    » md-301@# minidisc deck 3d0024910a esp aÑol it aliano deutsch franÇais english this appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your records. Model number serial number warning: to prevent fire or shock hazard, do not...

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    Important safety instructions – 2 – 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...

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    Safety information … caution … achtung … observera … advarsel – 3 – 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 class 1 laser product. The...

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    Before use contents … place the unit on a hard flat surface. … avoid placing it in direct sunlight or close to a source of heat. Also avoid locations subject to vibrations and excessive dust, heat, cold or moisture. … do not open the cabinet, as this might result in circuitry damage or electrical sh...

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    ª handling mds the minidisc (md) measures 64 mm in diameter. Although the md is housed in a protective cartridge (68 mm x 72 mm x 5 mm) and can be handled easily, deck malfunc- tions may result if the cartridge gets dust on it or is damaged. To protect the disc, always take the following precautions...

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    – 6 – connections … turn off power for all equipment before making connections. … read instructions of each component you intend to use with the md deck. ª connection analog input/output (balanced/unbalanced) terminals use these terminals to connect the deck to a mixer, cassette tape recorder or oth...

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    – 7 – english name of each control 1 [power] button 2 [timer play/off/rec] switch 3 [rec mode mono/stereo] switch 4 [input] control 5 remote sensor 6 disc insertion slot 7 [ ø eject] button 8 [ º record] button 9 [display] button 0 [ ∆ search ˚ ] buttons q [play mode] button w [ µ track ≤] dial / [p...

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    – 8 – recording 1. Press the [power] button. … "no disc" appears on the display. … turn on the source component and the amplifier. Set the input selector to the source component. 2. Insert a recordable md. … when a blank md is inserted, the display shows "disc loading", "toc reading", "no track !!" ...

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    1. Press the [power] button. … "no disc" appears on the display. … turn on the amplifier and set the input selector to md. 2. Insert an md. … after the toc (table of contents) data has been read, the disc title (when the disc has a title assigned to it), the total number of tracks and the total play...

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    Useful tips for recording – 10 – you can monitor the input signal of the component connected to each input terminal before recording. 1. Press the [ ø eject] button to eject the disc. 2. Select the input source with the [input selector]. 3. Press the [ º record] button. ("monitor mode" appears.) … e...

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    – 11 – english the deck starts recording when the input audio exceeds a certain level and pauses when the input audio has dropped below a certain level continuously for 4 seconds or more. 1. Perform steps 1-6 of "recording an md" on page 8. 2. Press the [sync record] button on the remote control uni...

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    Useful tips for playback each track on the disc is played once in random order. 1. In the stop mode, press the [play mode] button repeatedly until "shuffle mode" is displayed (" " lights up). 2. Press the [ ¥ play] button. … to play the next track, turn the [ µ track ≤ ] dial clockwise (or press the...

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    Up to 25 tracks can be programmed in the desired order and played. ª to program tracks 1. In the stop mode, press the [play mode] button repeatedly until "pgm mode" appears in the display. After "pgm mode", the display shows "0m 00s 00p" (" " lights up). 2. Turn the [ µ track ≤ ] dial so that the de...

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    All or one of the tracks, or a specified portion (a-b) of an md can be played repeatedly. Program playback and shuffle playback can also be repeated. ª to repeat all md tracks (all-track repeat) 1. In the stop mode, press the [play mode] button to select one of the following repeat play modes. Play ...

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    Editing recorded mds 2. Press the [edit/no] button repeatedly until "erase trk ?" is displayed. 3. Press the [yes] button. ("track ok ?" is displayed.) … pressing the [edit/no] button or the [ ª stop] button while "track ok ?" is displayed aborts the operation. 4. Press the [yes] button again. … "co...

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    A recorded track can be divided into two tracks and a track number can be assigned to the second track. This function is designed for use when a single track contains several musical pieces (for example with an analog-recorded md), or when you want to mark a point for use in track location. (example...

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    English 6. Select each character by turning the [ µ track ≤ ] dial and pressing [push enter] on the dial. … if you are using the remote control unit, select each character with the [ µ track ≤ ] buttons and press the [enter] button to enter it. 7. Repeat steps 5-6. 8. Press the [yes] button after as...

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    ª character types selectable … when " " is lit: katakana (square japanese syllabary) can be entered. … when " " is lit: capital alphabet letters, numerals and symbols can be entered: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; = > ? @ ! " # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , – . / _ (...

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    Optional functions if you connect an ibm-compatible personal computer keyboard (101 or 106 keys) to the keyboard terminal of this deck, you can operate the deck control, track selection, editing and title entry directly from the keyboard. … place the provided lettering guide around the keyboard func...

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    – 20 – … track combination may not be possible. Tracks created by other editing operations sometimes cannot be combined. … audio is interrupted during search. When a track created by an editing operation is searched, audio is some- times interrupted. … track numbers are not assigned correctly. When ...

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    – 21 – english guide to the serial copy management system … rule 2 when an analog source such as an analog disc or fm broadcast is digitally recorded by using a dat or md, this recorded source can be digitally recorded on another dat or md. However, further digital copying is prohibited. This md dec...

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    – 22 – troubleshooting specifications format: minidisc digital audio system recording system: magnetic field modulation overwrite system recording/playback time: stereo: 74 minutes max. Mono: 148 minutes max. Sampling frequency: 44.1 khz compression system: atrac (adaptive transform acoustic coding)...

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    Ac power cord connection caution: to prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert. Corde de connexion ca attention: pour Éviter les chocs Électriques, introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu’au fond. For ca...