Tascam CD Rewritable Recorder manual

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    D0 09 64620A C D - R W 9 0 0 S L CD Re wr it a b le R ecor de r » Professional OWNER' S MAN U AL[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UTIONS 2 T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL The ex cla mation point within a n equi lateral trian gle is intende d to ale r t the u ser to the pr ese nce of imp or tan t oper ating a nd mainte nanc e ( ser vi cing ) in stru ction s in the liter ature acc ompanying t he appli ance. The lightni ng f lash with arrowhe ad sym bol, wi t[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INS TRUC TIONS T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 3 1 Rea d thes e instr ucti ons. 2 Keep th ese in stru ctio ns. 3 He ed all wa rnin gs. 4 Follow al l instr ucti ons. 5 Do not u se thi s appa ratu s near wate r . 6 Clea n onl y with dr y cl oth. 7 D o n o t b l o c k a n y v e n t i l a t i o n o p e n i n g s . I n s t a l l i n acc orda[...]

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    4 T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL This p roduc t has be en de signe d and ma nufactur ed acco rding to FDA regulatio ns "title 21 , CFR, c hapter 1 , su bcha pter J, based o n the Radiati on Contro l for Hea lth and Safet y Act of 1 9 68" , and is c lass ified a s a clas s 1 lase r produ ct. Th ere is no h az ardou s invis- ible la ser r adiation [...]

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    T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 5 1 − Introduction ......................................... 6 Supplied acces sories ....................................... 6 Rack - mounting the unit .................................. 6 About this manual .......................................... 6 About C D - R and CD - RW discs ........................ 7 About finalizi[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UTIONS 6 T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 6 T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL Th an k you for y ou r pu rchas e o f t he T ASCAM CD -R W900SL CD rew r itable rec order. Before con nect ing a nd usi ng the u nit , please t ake t ime to rea d th is ma nual t horoug hly to e nsu re you und erst a nd how to prop erly set up a nd con nect t he C[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INS TRUC TIONS T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 7 1 − Introduc ti on T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 7 In t hi s manu al, we use t he ter m “reco rdable” disc t o des cr ibe a CD -R or CD -R W di sc that h as not be en f i nal- iz ed, i.e. f u r the r record ing i s possible on the d isc. Recorda ble discs About C D - R and CD - RW discs CD[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UTIONS 8 T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 1 − Introduc ti on 8 T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL Nev er u se a stabil ize r or printable disc s Using com mercia lly available CD sta biliz ers or p ri nt able rec ordable di scs wit h th is play er w ill d a mage the me cha- nis m and cau se it to mal f unc tion. NOTE Neve r use a dis c tha[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INS TRUC TIONS T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 9 1 − Introduc ti on T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 9 Bew ar e of conden sation If t he un it ( or a c ompact d isc ) is mov e d fr om a cold to a war m plac e, or use d af ter a su dden t emper at u re change, the re is a d anger of conden sat ion; vapor i n the ai r cou ld conde nse on t he int[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UTIONS 1 0 T ASCAM C D- RW9 00 SL 1 0 T ASCAM C D- RW9 00 SL Front pane l 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 sw itch T he power switch is u sed t o switch the u n it on and off. 2 Di sc slot Discs shou ld be in ser te d label side upward s int o the u nit’ s slot. Gent ly s l ide in a d isc u[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INS TRUC TIONS T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 1 1 2 − Fe atures o f t he CD - R W90 0SL T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 1 1 W hen Di rec tor y se arch is on , and whe n stoppe d, u sing th is key selects t he di re ctor y . Th is key also moves the c ur sor i n the r ight di re ction when ent er ing T EXT d ata . o STOP k ey Use t his k ey to[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UTIONS 1 2 T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 2 − Fe atures o f t he CD - R W90 0SL 1 2 T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL Displa y Th is d isplay sho ws va riou s ty p es of oper ation i nfor mat ion, includ ing CD d isc i nfor mat ion, deck op erat ion mode s, and menu st at us. z TOC T he TOC in dicator l ights up r ed when a loa ded d[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INS TRUC TIONS T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 1 3 2 − Fe atures o f t he CD - R W90 0SL T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 1 3 RC-RW90 0SL Remote control unit 3 4 5 7 8 0 6 e t y u i r o p w a s q 9 2 1 d 1 TIM E key Pres s th is key to cyc le th rou gh t he ti me dis pla y mo des. 2 DIS PL A Y key Pr ess t his key to s ee the c ur r ent d[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UTIONS 1 4 T ASCAM CD - RW9 00 SL 1 4 T ASCAM CD - RW9 00 SL Th e var ious set t ings a nd ed iti ng oper ations p ossible with the CD -R W900SL are p er forme d th roug h menu opt ions shown on t he dis pla y . A mong the ma ny menu set t ing option s, some may be m ade d ir ectly u sing the keys on t he remot e cont r[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INS TRUC TIONS T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 1 5 3 − Menu oper at ion T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 1 5 Operation basi c s 1. Selec t the desi red menu opt ion. Pre ss the MEN U key on the front panel or remote control to c al l up the desi red me nu. The menu opt ion PLA Y w i l l be shown on the di splay at f ir st. Front pa nel o per at[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UTIONS 1 6 T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 1 6 T ASCA M CD -RW 90 0SL Th e CD-R W900SL ca n be use d to play back CDs (includ- ing CD -R a nd CD -R W di scs th at have been re corded a nd f i nali zed o n other t y pe s of recorde r ), as well as C D-R d iscs and C D-R W dis cs th at hav e be en re corded o n the u nit. Audio f [...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INS TRUC TIONS T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 1 7 4 − P la yb ac k oper ati on s T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 1 7 T ra c k search Pre ss t he ∆ / ˚ se arch key cont i nuously on the f ront pa nel, or the S EA RCH ∆/ ˚ key on the re mote cont rol. T o stop t he sea rch f unc tion, si mply rel e ase t he ∆ /˚ or the S E ARC H key . [...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UTIONS 1 8 T AS CAM CD - RW90 0S L 4 − P la yb ac k oper ati on s 1 8 T AS CAM CD - RW90 0S L Pl ayback modes Th ere a re four d iffere nt playback modes . The select ed mode w ill b e ind icated on t he left of the d isplay . Cont inuou s pla yba ck mode ( default set t ing) : no i ndica- tion la mp Single playback m[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INS TRUC TIONS T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 1 9 4 − P la yb ac k oper ati on s T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 1 9 Time displ ay sw itching W hen t he TI ME key on t he f ront panel or t he remot e cont rol is pres sed , the t ime d isplay wil l swit ch th roug h several mo des on t he dis play . Elapsed t r ack ti me ( no d isplay light i [...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UTIONS 20 T AS CAM CD - RW90 0S L 4 − P la yb ac k oper ati on s 20 T AS CAM CD - RW90 0S L A to B repeat pla ybac k If a sp ecif ic por t ion bet ween t wo point s on the d isc is spe c- if ied , th at por t ion can be played back re peat ed ly . 1. Dur ing pl ayback, pres s the A- B key on the remote control at the [...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INS TRUC TIONS T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 2 1 4 − P la yb ac k oper ati on s T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 2 1 K ey control function Th e key o f the mu sic can be ch anged du r i ng stop, playback or playback st andby mod es. How ever, p lea se note t hat th is feat ur e does not work wit h MP3 d iscs . 1. Pres s the ME NU key to sele [...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UTIONS 22 T ASCA M CD -R W90 0SL 4 − P la yb ac k oper ati on s 22 T ASCA M CD -R W90 0SL Directo ry playback set ting 1. Pres s the DIR ECTORY key on the remote cont rol. Or , u se the DIR ECTOR Y opt ion in the PLA Y sub- menu to tu rn th is mode on or of f ( se e “Oper ation ba sics” on page 15). Pre ssi ng the[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INS TRUC TIONS T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 23 T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 23 Before y ou st ar t r ecord ing u sing t he CD -R W900SL, m ake su re th at you unde rst and t he fo l lo w ing key poi nts: Onc e y ou h av e rec orded on a CD -R d isc, the d at a ca nnot b e era sed f rom it. • Y ou can add t racks to an u nf i nalize d rec[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UTIONS 2 4 T ASCAM C D- RW9 00 SL 5 − Re cording 2 4 T ASCAM C D- RW9 00 SL Basic recording 1. Load a rec ordable di sc int o the unit . As the d is c loaded , the d isplay shows T O C R e a d i n g , w ith the per iod f la shi ng. 2. Pres s the INPU T SEL ECT key to sele ct a rec ordi ng source (see “Input sel ect [...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INS TRUC TIONS T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 25 5 − Re cording T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 25 S ync r ecording 1. Wh i le record ing s tandby mode , press the SYN C REC key . 2. Set the si gna l detec ti on threshol d lev el . Use the SY NC LEVEL opt ion i n the R EC sub- menu ( see “Oper ation ba sics” on page 15). Rotate the M UL T[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UTIONS 26 T ASCA M CD -R W90 0SL 5 − Re cording 26 T ASCA M CD -R W90 0SL NOTE If you se t the value s o that only hi gh- level sig nals trig ger r ec ordi ng, r eme mbe r that the s tar t of a pie ce may not be r eco rd as i n the dia gram . Recordsing starts level time T h i s p a r t o f t h e track may not be reco[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INS TRUC TIONS T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 27 5 − Re cording T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 27 Rec mute function Th e Rec mute f un ction al lo ws i nst ant cut- off of the in put signa l, and r ecord s four sec onds of silence on t he dis c. W hi le record ing is i n prog res s, pre ss the R EC MUT E key on the r emote cont rol. Th e dis[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UTIONS 28 T ASCA M CD -RW 90 0SL 28 T ASCA M CD -RW 90 0SL Unfinal iz ing CD - RW disc s If a CD -R W d isc ha s bee n f in ali zed , it is possible to er ase the T able o f Cont ents i n the following way: 1. With the f i nal i zed d is c loaded and the u nit i n stop mode , press the E R ASE /D EL key on the front pan[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INS TRUC TIONS T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 2 9 6 − A f ter record ing T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 2 9 Refreshi ng a disc Refre shi ng the d isc ma kes a d isc usa bl e ag ain. T h is oper a- tion de st roys all dat a on t he dis c. 1. Load the d isc , and the un it in s top mode , press the ER AS E /DE L key on the front panel or the E[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UTIONS 30 T ASCAM C D- RW9 00 SL 30 T ASCAM C D- RW9 00 SL Ti tle s can b e given to t he disc a nd the t r acks o n the d isc, usi ng the T EXT EDIT opt ion on the T EXT su b-me nu. NOTE Aft er a new ti tle is se lec te d and ente re d on the d isc , TOC w ill lig ht up on the d isplay. If the powe r is tur ned of f , [...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INS TRUC TIONS T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 3 1 7 − T itl ing T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 3 1 A compute r keyboar d can be c on necte d to t he IBM PC compat ible PS/2 inter fac e on the f ront pa nel to ope rate cer t ai n f unc tions of the C D-R W900SL. It is par t icul arly eff icient for title i nput. Using a k eyboard w ith t he C[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UTIONS 32 T ASCA M CD -R W90 0SL 32 T ASCA M CD -R W90 0SL Messages d uring oper ations Mes sage S tatemen t Bla nk Di sc A bla nk reco rdabl e disc h as be en inse r ted. Com plete An o perati on such a s fin alize or e rase h as bee n suc ces sful ly com pleted. Now OPC* Cali bration i s bei ng per for med to op erate[...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INS TRUC TIONS T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 3 3 8 − Re feren ce and sp eci f ica tions T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 3 3 T roublshooting Sym ptom Possible c ause and r emed y Th ere is no powe r to the unit. Plea se che ck the p ower cord is p roper ly pl ugge d in. “Di sc Erro r!” , or “OPC Er ror!” is di splayed. T he dis c may [...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y PRE C A UTIONS 34 T ASCA M CD -R W90 0SL 8 − Re feren ce and sp eci f ica tions 34 T ASCA M CD -R W90 0SL Specificati on s Rec ordab le dis cs CD-R, CD -R-DA, C D-RW , CD -RW-DA (High s pee d CD-RW i s supp or ted) Qu antizati on bit d epth 1 6 bit Sam pling f requ ency 44 . 1 kHz Freque ncy res ponse 20 Hz ~ 20 KHz ±0.8 dB [...]

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    IM PORT ANT S AFET Y INS TRUC TIONS T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 3 5 8 − Re feren ce and sp eci f ica tions T AS CAM CD -R W90 0SL 3 5 Dimensional dr aw ing 76.2mm(3.0") 88.0mm(3.5") 94.0mm(3.7") 6.0mm(0.2") 16.6mm(6.5") 284.6mm(1 1.2") 307.6mm(12.1") 6.4mm(0.3") 435.0mm(17.1") 482.6mm(19.0") 465.6mm(18[...]

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