Teac CD-RW901 manual

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    C D - R W 9 0 1 C D Re wr itabl e Recorder D0 0 91 0920A » O WNER'S MA NU AL Professional[...]

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    1 − Introduc tion 2 T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 IMPOR T ANT 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 arrowhead symbol, within equilateral trian[...]

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    1 − Introduc tion T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 3 IMPOR T ANT 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 with the manufactur er's instructio[...]

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    1 − Introduc tion 4 T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 Sa fety Inf orma tion This p rod uct ha s be en de si gned a nd ma nufac ture d acco rdin g to FD A regul ations " title 21 , CFR, ch apter 1 , sub cha pter J, base d on the R adiati on Cont rol for Hea lth an d Safet y Act of 1 968" , and i s cla ssif ie d as a clas s 1 las er p rodu ct. T her e[...]

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    1 − Introduc tion T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 5 Cont en ts 1 − Introduction ......................................... 6 Supplied acces sories ....................................... 6 Rack -mounting the unit .................................. 6 About this manual .......................................... 6 About C D - R an d CD - RW disc s ...........[...]

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    6 T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 Rack - mounting the u nit If you are mou nti ng the u n it in a r ack , leav e 1 U of space abov e it and 4 inch ( 1 0 cm ) or more of space at t he re ar. Use the rack -mount ing k it to mou nt the u n it in a st a n- da rd 1 9-inch equ ipment ra ck, a s shown i n th is se ction. Remo ve the feet o f the u n it bef ore mount[...]

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    1 − Introduc tion T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 7 In t h is ma nua l, we use the t er m “ record able” disc to desc r ibe a CD -R or CD -R W dis c th at has not be en f i na li zed , i.e. fu r t her rec ordi ng is pos sibl e on the d isc. “Recordable” d iscs About C D - R and C D - RW discs CD -R disc s can b e record ed once on ly . O nce t hey h[...]

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    1 − Introduc tion 8 T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 The CD -R W90 1 has b ee n designe d for the playback o f CD -D A ( st a nda rd aud io ) for m at disc s and M P3 f iles recorde d on t he disc s usi ng the ISO9660 format: I n add ition to ord in a r y 5-i nch and 3 -inch CDs, it ca n also pla y properly recorde d CD -R and CD -R W d iscs. Always p lace t[...]

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    1 − Introduc tion T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 9 Nev er use a st abil iz er or pri ntable discs Us ing com me rcially available CD stabili zer s or pr i nt- able recordable discs w ith t h is play e r wi ll d a mage the mecha ni sm and cau se it to mal f u nct ion. NOTE Neve r us e a di sc th at ha s h ad a st a bil izer m oun te d to it. T he r e si dua[...]

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    1 0 T ASCA M CD - RW 901 Front pane l 2 4 3 5 7 9 0 q 6 8 1 w u e r t y i o p a s d f g h j k 1 POWER switc h T he pow er switch is u sed t o switch the u n it on and off. 2 Dis c tr ay Discs should be place d label side upwards in t he d isc t r ay . W he n a dis c is loaded i nto t he u n it, the d isplay sho ws TOC Readi ng for a short p er i[...]

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    1 − Introduc tion T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 1 1 2 − Fe a tures of the C D - RW 90 1 Rear pane l x z ; l v n b c m , . / “Era sing” on p age 3 2 for det ails ). W he n in playback or pla yback rea dy mode, pr essi ng th is key sho ws the d isc ’ s R I D code on t he d isplay . It also act s li ke a delete key w hen ente r i ng TEX T dat a ( se [...]

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    1 2 T ASCAM CD - RW 901 Displa y ! S D F G H J # ^ & * ( ) W T Y U I O P Q $ @ A % E R Th is d isplay sho ws var ious t y pe s of operat ion in for ma- tion, i ncludi ng CD disc i n for mat ion, deck ope rat ion modes , and me nu stat us. ! TOC The TO C ind icator light s up red when a loaded disc c onta in s TOC (T able o f Contents ) d at [...]

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    T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 1 3 RC-RW901 Remote control uni t 3 5 4 6 9 w u a s d h j ; f i k p e l q 2 8 1 g 7 0 y t r o 1 TIME key Pre ss t h is key to cyc le t h roug h the t i me dis pla y modes. 2 DIS PL A Y key Pre ss t his key to se e the cu r re nt disc title when the d isc is st oppe d, or t he cu r rent t r ack title while i n playback or [...]

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    1 4 T ASCAM CD -R W9 01 2 − Fe a tures of the C D - RW 90 1 q AUTO TRACK key Use this key to sw itch Au to T r ack mode on a nd off. w RECOR D key U se th is key to ente r record r ea dy mode. e SYNC REC key Use this key to t u r n sy nch ron i zed record i ng on and off ( se e “Sy nch ron iz ed re cordi ng” on page 27 f or detai ls ). [...]

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    1 − Introduc tion T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 1 5 3 − Menu oper ati on The va r ious set t i ngs and e dit ing ope rat ions po ssibl e with t he CD -R W90 1 a re p er for med t h roug h menu options shown on t he d isplay . A mong the m any menu set t ing opt ions, some m ay be made d i rect ly using t he keys on the remote cont rol. Menu configur ati[...]

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    1 6 T ASCAM CD -R W9 01 Operati on basics 1. Sele ct the de si red menu opti on Pres s the MEN U key on the fron t panel or remote control to ca l l up the desi red menu. The PLA Y opti on in the PLA Y sub -menu w i l l be shown on the di splay at rst . Front pa ne l op er atio n: Rotate the MUL TI JO G di al to se lec t the desi red menu opt io[...]

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    T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 1 7 4 − P la yba ck o per ati ons The CD -R W90 1 can b e use d to play back CDs (includ- ing CD -R a nd CD -R W disc s that h av e been r ecorde d and f i nal ize d on othe r t y p es of recorder) , a s well as CD -R disc s and CD -R W d iscs t hat have been re corded on the u n it. Audio f iles i n M P3 for mat on CD -R OM,[...]

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    1 8 T ASCAM CD -R W9 01 T rack search Pre ss t he ∆/ ˚ s ea rch key conti nuously on the f ront panel, or t he SE A RCH ∆/ ˚ key on the re mote con- t rol. T o stop the sea rch f u nct ion, si mply re lease t he ∆ / ˚ or t he SE ARC H key . NOTE The s e ar ch f un ctio n doe s not o pe rat e with M P3 dis cs . Normal s earch Us ing t he nu[...]

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    T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 1 9 Pl a ybac k modes The re a re four d if ferent pla yback mode s. T he selected mode w ill b e ind icated on t he left of the d isplay . Conti nuous playback mode ( default set t ing) : no ind i- cation la mp Single pla yback mode: SINGL E is lit Prog ra m playback mode : PROGRA M red la mp is l it Ra ndom playback mode : RA[...]

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    20 T ASCA M CD - RW 901 Progr am pla yback Th is f u nction en ables pla yback of se lected t ra cks i n any desi red orde r . Up to 99 tr ack s can b e selected for pro - g ra m playback. 1. W hen st opped , set the mode to d i splay Prog ram or Mode>Progr am . 2. Use the number keys ( 0 ~ 9 ) on the remote control un it to sele ct e ach desi r[...]

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    T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 2 1 Repeat pl a ybac k 1. P res s the REPE A T key to t ur n on the repeat mode. In th is mode , al l the t rack s on the di sc are played conti nuously . The d isplay shows Repeat ON and the ind icator l ig hts up REPEAT . Dur i ng playback, i f the repeat mode is t ur ned on, playback con ti nues as b efore, and when the last[...]

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    22 T ASCAM C D - RW9 01 K e y control funct ion The key of the music can be cha nged du r i ng stop, pla y- back or playback sta ndby modes. How ev er , please note that t h is feat u re doe s not work with M P3 disc s. 1. P res s the MEN U key to sele ct the K EY opt ion i n the PLA Y sub-me nu ( se e “Oper ati on basics” on page 1 6 ) to ente[...]

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    T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 23 W hen near ing the end o f a track or disc, the EOM indica- tor will l ight u p on the disp la y . The number of secon ds ( 1 to 99 ) b ef ore t he track / disc end that the indicator is dis pl a y ed can be set bef orehand. T o set the mess age disp lay time, use the EOM TRK or EOM D IS C optio ns on the PLA Y su b-men u ( [...]

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    2 4 T ASCAM C D - RW9 01 Director y pla yback s etting 1. P res s the DIR ECTORY key on the remo te control . Or , use the DIR ECTOR Y opt ion i n the PLA Y sub-me nu to tur n th is mode on or off (see “Op - erat ion basics” on page 1 6 ). Pres si ng the MEN U key or pushing the M UL TI JOG d ial ex its t o normal mode . NOTE Al l MP3 fil es i[...]

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    T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 25 Bef ore yo u sta r t record i ng usi ng the CD -R W90 1, make su re t hat you under st a nd the follo wi ng key po int s: Once you hav e recorde d on a CD -R dis c, the d at a can not be er ase d f rom it. • Y ou can add t ra cks to a n u n f i n ali zed r ecord able disc. Once f i nal iz ed , a CD -R dis c is “f ixed”[...]

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    26 T ASCAM C D - RW9 01 Time displ a y whi le record ing W hen i n record or record rea dy mode, repeat ed presses of the TIM E key cy cle th rough four di fferent ti me modes: Elapsed t r ack t ime ( no display light ind ication ) Remai n ing t r ack t i me (R EM A I N is lit i n the d isplay ) • • Elapsed d isc t ime (TOT AL is l it in t he d[...]

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    T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 2 7 Adv anced recording F ade- in and f ade- out record ing At the begi n n i ng and e nd of recordi ng, fade -i n and fade - out effects ca n be p er for med . 1. W hen st opped or when in re cordi ng st andby mode, se t the operat ion usi ng the follow i ng menu opti ons on the R EC sub-menu ( see “O perat ion basics” on [...]

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    28 T ASCAM C D - RW9 01 W hen aud io si g nal is not det ect ed for more tha n f iv e second s, t he CD -R W90 1 autom atical ly will st op rec ord- ing a nd ente r record st a ndby mode. S_LVL REC ready level time F iv e s e c o n d s NOTE Whe n th e inp ut l evel d ro ps be low t he ad ju ste d thr e sh old le vel fo r mor e th an fi ve se con d[...]

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    T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 29 Aut omati c tra ck div ision wi th trim f unction W hen A u to T ra ck is se t to ei ther Lev el or DD m ode, it i s possi b le to tri m t he au tomatic track divi si on po int using A_ T R K T R I M optio n in the R EC sub-men u ( se e “Operation bas ic s ” on pa ge 1 6). This f unction allo ws y ou to s lip the sta r t[...]

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    30 T AS CAM CD -R W9 01 Rec mute function The Rec mute f u nct ion allo ws in st ant cut-off of the input sign al, a nd record s four se conds of silence on the disc. W h ile record i ng is i n progre ss , pres s the R EC MUTE key on the remote cont rol. The d isplay sho ws the Rec Mu te f lash ing, t he meter s stop dis pla yi ng the c u r re nt l[...]

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    T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 3 1 F inal iz ing As ha s be en explaine d ea rlier (“ About Final iz i ng” on page 7), in order for a disc to b ecome a st a nd ard CD, it must have a T able o f C ontents (TOC) w r itt en to it. T h is proce ss is k now n as f i nal iz i ng. A n u nf i nal i zed d isc ca n always be dist i ng uished o n the CD -R W90 1 by[...]

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    32 T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 Er asing a w hole dis c W hen you want to er ase a whole disc ( al l the t r ack s on a disc ), fo llo w the pro cedu r e belo w: NOTE On ce th e ope ra tion i s pr oce e de d, th e STOP key ca nnot f un ctio n. Ple as e co nfir m bef or e the op e ra - tion. 1. W h i le stopp ed , press the E R ASE /D EL key on the front p[...]

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    T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 33 Ti tles can b e given to the d isc a nd the t ra cks on t he disc, u sing t he TEX T EDIT option on the T EX T sub - menu. NOTE Af te r a ne w tit le is s el ec te d an d en ter e d on th e dis c, TO C wil l lig ht u p on the d is pl ay . I f the p ower is tur ne d of f, the T OC ha s not b ee n r ec or de d on th e dis c a [...]

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    34 T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 Title in put b y k e yboard Ti tles can b e input jus t li ke ty ping on a PC. T o enter the Title Edit menu Pre ss SHI FT + F8 to e nter t he Disc/ T r ack Titl e Ed it Menu. T o s el ect th e type of c ha r act ers f or i n pu t Pre ss CAPS to select or ca ncel uppe r case let t ers T o input characters Cha ra cte r input [...]

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    T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 35 Da ta commu nicati on setting By con nect i ng a PC th roug h its R S-2 3 2C te r m i nal t o the CD -R W90 1 th roug h its CONT R OL I /O (RS - 23 2C) ter m in al, t he t wo un its ca n be li n ked for dat a exchange. Use the fo llo wi ng options on t he SY STEM sub-me nu to per for m t heir re spe ct iv e set t ing. B A U [...]

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    36 T ASCA M CD - RW 901 Messages du ring oper ations Mes sage Sta tement Bla nk Di sc A bla nk reco rdab le disc h as be en i nser ted. Comp lete An op eratio n such a s fi nal ize or eras e has b een s ucc es sful ly co mpleted. Now OPC* Calib ration is b ein g per form ed to operate reco rding pro per ly . Disc R epa ir The d isc is b ein g repai[...]

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    T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 3 7 T roublshooting Sym ptom Possible c ause a nd re med y The re is no power to the uni t. Plea se che ck the p ower cord is prop er ly pl ugge d in. “Dis c Error!” is d ispl ayed. The d isc may be di r t y . Ple ase re plac e the dis c. Playback i s not poss ible. Thi s may be due to con dens ation. In this c ase, remove [...]

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    38 T AS CAM CD - RW 901 Specifi cations Rec ordab le dis cs CD- R, CD -R-DA, CD -RW , CD -RW-DA (High spe ed C D-RW i s suppo r ted) Qua ntizatio n bit de pth 1 6 bit Samp ling f requ ency 44. 1 k Hz Frequen cy respo nse 20 Hz ~ 20 K Hz ±0.8 dB (playbac k) ± 1 .0 dB (recordi ng) S/N 95 dB ( playbac k) 90 dB (reco rding) Dyn ami c rang e 95 dB ( p[...]

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    T ASCA M CD - RW9 01 39 Dimensiona l dra wing 76.2mm(30.0") 88.0mm(34.7") 94.0mm(37.0") 6.0mm(2.4") 17.7mm(7.0") � 284.6mm(112.1") 308.7mm(121.5") � 6.4mm(2.5") 435.0mm(171.3") 482.6mm(190.1") 465.6mm(183.3") Dim ensi ons (d x w x h ) 308. 7 x 482 . 6 x 94 (mm) / 1 2 1 .5 x 1 9 0. 1 x 37 .0[...]

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    TEAC CORPORA TION Phone: +81-422-52-5082 www .tascam.com 3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, T okyo 180-8550, Japan TEAC AMERICA, INC. Phone: +1-323-726-0303 www .tascam.com 7733 T elegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640 TEAC CANADA L TD. Phone: +1905-890-8008 Facsimile: +1905-890-9888 www .tascam.com 5939 W allace Street, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1[...]