Teac CD-RW890 manual

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    Z CD - R W89 0 OWN E R’ S M ANUAL CD Recorder 77 - 20 RW 890000 20 CD-RW890_E_vA_unlocked.pdf 1 10/09/08 17:17[...]

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    2 C A U T I O N : T O R E D U C E T H E R I S K O F E L E C T R I C S H O C K , D O N O T REMO VE C OVER ( OR BA CK) . NO US E R- SE RVIC EABLE P ARTS IN SI DE. REFE R SERVICING TO QU ALIFIED SERVICE P ERSONNEL. The lightning f lash with arrowhead symb ol, within an equilateral triangle, i s intended to alert the user to the presence of un insula t[...]

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    3 W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOC K HAZ ARD , DO NOT EXPOS E T HI S AP PLI ANCE T O R AI N OR MOISTURE. CA UTI ON DO NOT REMOVE THE E XTERNAL C ASES OR CABINET S T O EXPOSE < THE ELEC TRONICS . NO U SER S ERVICEABLE P ARTS ARE W ITHIN. IF YOU ARE EXPER IENC ING PR OBL EMS W IT H TH IS PRO DUC T , < C ON T AC T TEAC FOR A SERVICE REFERRAL. [...]

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    4 Before Using the Unit Con te nt s Than k you for c hoosin g TEAC. Re ad this m anual c arefu lly to ge t the be st per form ance fro m this un it. Before Using the Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Connec tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    5 RL RL CD-RW890 A B C Con ne c t io ns CA UTI ON: Swit ch of f the power to all equipment before making conne ctions. < Read the instruc tions of each c omp onent you in tend to u se with this unit. < Be sure t o inser t each plug securely . T o prevent hum and noise, a void bundling < the signal inter connec tion cables together with the[...]

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    6 Playab le di scs The main unit c an pla y the ab ove discs without an adapter . Other discs are not available. If yo u atte mpt to pl ay discs o ther t han th e above, a lou d noi se may occu r to dama ge the s peake rs or you r heari ng. Do no t play such d iscs . Copy-protected disc s, DualDiscs and other discs which do not < conform to the [...]

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    7 Stori ng di sc Discs should be returne d to their cases af t er use to avoid du st and < scratches that could cause the laser pickup to “ skip” . D o n o t e x p o s e d i s c s t o d i r e c t s u n l i g h t o r h i g h h u m i d i t y a n d < te mper atu re f or ext ended period s. L ong ex posu re to hig h temperatures will warp the[...]

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    8 Unit F unc tions and Remote C ontrol J I J F H G a d e f g h i b c A B C D Q P O N M L K J E F G H I CD-RW890_E_vA_unlocked.pdf 8 10/09/08 17:17[...]

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    9 Mai n unit and Re mote cont rol unit A POWER Press thi s but ton t o turn the unit on or of f. B Display The total number of the tr acks, the total play time of the disc, etc. are displayed. C Disc T ray D OPEN /CL OS E ( L ) Use this button to open and close the disc tray . E MUS IC SKI P ( . / / ) Use these but t ons to skip track s. Hold down [...]

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    10 1 Pres s the OPE N/ CLOSE ( L ) b utto n. The disc tray is opened . 2 Place a d isc on t he tray wit h the dis c labe l side up. Never place more than one disc on the tray . < The disc must b e placed in the cen ter of the disc tray . If the disc is < not correctly lo aded, it may not be possible to open the tray again once it has closed, [...]

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    11 The disc t ype indicator shows the t ype of disc currently loaded. CD: A co mme rcial p re -re cord ed C D CD -R: A finalized CD -R CD -RW: A finalized CD -RW CD -R NO TOC : A CD- R which has yet to be finalized CD -RW NO TOC : A CD -RW which has yet to be finalized As for non -audio discs, the cont ent may be detec t ed but will not < be pl [...]

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    12 Direct Pla yback Shuf fle Pla yback While in stop or playback mo de , you can use the numeric bu ttons of the remote c ontrol unit to selec t a track. Playback star ts from the sele cted track . If the above op eration i s per forme d while paused, playback will be < paused at the be ginning of the selec ted track. D i r e c t p l a y b a c k[...]

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    13 Time Displa y Each time the T IME button is pressed, the display changes as follows: CD/ CD- R/CD- RW pla yback Unf inalize d CD- R/CD -RW, stoppe d Duri ng record ing / Whil e recordi ng is pause d Each time the REP EA T button is pr essed, the repeat mode cha nges as follows: RE PEA T ALL (Repe at all th e track s) All the track s of the disc [...]

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    14 Up to 3 2 tracks c an be programmed in the desired order . Inser t a disc before beginning programming. < Programmed playback work s with finalized discs only. < 1 Pres s the PROG RAM b utto n in the s top mod e. “PROGR AM” indicat or blink s, and “0P00” app ears on the displa y . 2 Pres s the num eric but ton to se lec t a track .[...]

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    15 3 Whe n the se lec tion of t rack nu mber s has bee n fini shed , pre ss the Pl a y ( y ) but ton to st art p rogram p layback . The “ P ROGR AM” indicator stops blinking and lights up. Playback of the program star ts . T o chec k the programmed order In the stop mode, press the PROGRA M C HECK but ton r epeatedly to show the track numb ers [...]

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    16 Pro gram med Playba ck (2 ) T o de lete a track from the program 1 In t he stop m ode, pr ess th e PROGR AM CHECK b utt on rep eatedl y until th e program n umber to b e delet ed app ears on t he dis play . 2 Press t he CLEAR b utton . The tr ack i s removed from the program, and the pro gram numbers of the following track s are moved up. T o c [...]

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    17 Before you start recording, make sure that you understand th e follow ing poi nts: U p t o 9 9 t r a c k s c a n b e r e c o r d e d a c c o r d i n g t o t h e C D s t a n d a r d s . < When a 1 00 th track is about to be recorded, recording wil l stop automatically. A t r a c k l e s s t h a n 1 0 s e c o n d s i n l e n g t h o n a n a u d[...]

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    18 Recording ( 2 ) S -L VL- 60/ 50/40/30 (The t rack nu mbers a re auto matic ally added) The auto track func tion activ a tes and “ A-TRACK” appears. The displayed number indicates the increment level. The tr ack numbers are automa tically added during recording. If a track change is det ec t ed via DIGIT AL or if silenc e (lower than the incr[...]

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    19 Play the sourc e to be recorded and adjus t the recor ding level so that the loudest sound does not e x ceed the “OVER ” indicat or on the peak level meter . The level c an be adjusted as follows: When the POWER but ton or the S top ( <H ) button is pr essed, the recording level is r eset to 0 dB. The vo lume level differ s depending on t[...]

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    20 S ynchronous Recording The convenien t sy nchr onous recordi ng func tion automatical ly star ts recording when rece iving analo g or digital s ignals from an ex ternally connec t ed dev ic e such as a CD player and MD deck, and s t ops recording when signal rece ption is complete. For CD , MD , or DA T , synchronous recording star ts when a dig[...]

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    21 Fi na li ze Finalizing is a process of writing the TOC data ( recorded data ) to a disc. Finalized CD- Rs can be played with other CD players. No more track s can be recorded on a f inaliz ed CD -R . Finalized CD -RWs can be played with other compatible CD players. T o recor d additional track s on a finalized CD -RW , first unf inalize it. 1 Lo[...]

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    22 Erasing the Last T rack ( CD- R W) 1 Load a re corded CD -RW. 2 Pres s the ER ASE bu tton i n the st op mode. “ERA SE ” and the last tr ack number appear on the display . Y ou can simultaneously erase multiple track s, from the sele cted one to the last one. Press the Skip ( . / / ) buttons to select the number of the f irst track to erase. [...]

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    23 ERASE # ERASE DISC REFRESH ERASE DISC REFRESH Erasing A ll T rack s ( CD -RW) 1 Load a re corded CD -RW. 2 Pres s the ER ASE bu tton t wice. “ERA SE DI SC” appears . Each time the ER ASE but t on is pressed, the display changes as < follows: If only one track is recorded, “ERA S E” and the last track numb er do < not appear . T he [...]

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    24 Erasing A ll T rack s In Refresh Mode ( CD -RW) 3 Pres s the Play ( y ) but ton to s tart e rasin g. All track s will be erased. The tim e required appears on the display . When the op eration has been f ini shed, th e di splay returns to the track /time display . Never turn the p ower off n or unplug the power cord during < erasing. During e[...]

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    25 If you experience any problems with the unit, please take a moment to look through this chart and see if you c an solve the problem yourself b efor e you call your dealer or a TE A C ser vice c enter . No po wer . e Che ck the connection to the AC power source. Check and make sure the A C source i s not a switched outlet and if it is, the switch[...]

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    26 Error Messages CAN T C OP Y The s our ce disc has been digitally copied. S erial C opy Management System pr ohibits the copying of digital copies. DAO D IS C A C D - R W d i s c r e c o r d e d i n D i s c A t O n c e ( D A O ) f o r m a t o n a computer or et c. is loade d. The unit cannot unf inalize s uch a disc. DIN UNL OCK A digital input s[...]

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    27 Specif ications Media t ype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD- RW and CD- R for Digital audio ( record and pla yba ck) CD (pla yback only) Fr equenc y conv er ter input sampling frequenc y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 kH z, 44. 1 kHz, 48 kHz Recording sampling [...]

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    Z 0810 . MA-1639A This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please record the serial number and retain it for your records. Model nam e: C D -RW890 Serial number TEAC C ORPORA TION 1-47 Ochi ai, T ama -shi, Tok yo 206 -8530 Jap an Phone: (0 4 2) 356 -91 5 6 TE AC AMERI CA, I NC. 7733 T ele grap h Road , Monteb ello, C alifo rnia[...]