Tascam CD-RW700 manual

» CD-RW700 CD Re wr itab le Recorder O WNER’S MANU AL CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres- ence of important operating and main[...]

2 TASCAM CD-RW700 Impor tant Safety Precautions Note f or U .K. Customers DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer. If nonetheless the mains[...]

TASCAM CD-RW700 3 CA UTION: … Read all of these Instructions. … Save these Instructions f or 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. 2) Retain Instructions — The safety and operating ins[...]

4 TASCAM CD-RW700 Optical pickup : T ype : KRS-202A or KRS-220B Manufacturer : SONY Corporation Laser output : Less than 0.1 mW (Play) and 32 mW Laser output : (Record) on the objective lens Wavelength : 777 - 787 nm SAFETY INFORMATION This product has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations "title 21, CFR, chapter 1, subch[...]

TASCAM CD-RW700 5 Table of Contents 1 - Introduction 1.1 About CD-R and CD-RW discs ......... 6 1.2 Finalizing ............................................ 7 1.2.1 “Recordable” discs .................................... 7 1.2.2 About this manual ...................................... 7 1.3 Unpacking the CD-RW700 ................. 7 1.3.1 Rack-m[...]

6 TASCAM CD-RW700 1 - Introduction The CD-R W700 CD re writable recorder allo ws you to make your o wn CDs from a variety of sources— other CDs, MD recordings, analog cassette tapes, and records. T racks can be recorded all at one time, or added, until the disc is “finalized”, allo wing it to be played on CD players. NO TE Some models of CD [...]

1 • Introduction—Finalizing TASCAM CD-RW700 7 For details of disc brands that are kno wn to work well with the CD-R W700, see 1.4.5, “Recommended media”. 1.2 Finalizing Although audio data may be written on a CD-R or CD-R W disc, a standard CD player will not be able to read the data (i.e. play back the audio) until a final table of conten[...]

1 • Introduction—Environmental considerations 8 TASCAM CD-RW700 NO TE If the mounting surf ace is more than 5 degrees aw ay from the horizontal, it will not open or close. The voltage supplied to the unit should match the voltage as printed on the rear panel. If you are in an y doubt regarding this matter , consult an electrician. NO TE When tr[...]

1 • Introduction—Environmental considerations TASCAM CD-RW700 9 direct sunlight will fall on them, and which is a way from sources of heat such as radiators or heat-gen- erating electrical de vices. • Always store CD-R discs in their “je wel cases” to av oid dirt and dust accumulating on their surfaces. • Do not put labels or protecti v[...]

10 TASCAM CD-RW700 2 - Features of the CD-RW700[...]

2 • Features of the CD-RW700—Front panel TASCAM CD-RW700 11 2.1 Fr ont panel 1 PO WER s witch (ST ANDBY/ON) The po wer switch is used to switch the unit between standby mode (the time from the internal clock is displayed) and on (full operational mode). When the unit is turned on, the display sho ws Welcome! . 2 Disc tray Discs should be placed[...]

2 • Features of the CD-RW700—Rear panel 12 TASCAM CD-RW700 to unfinalize a finalized disc. See 5.2, “Erasing” for details. H ST OP key Use this ke y to stop playback or recording. I PLA Y key Use this ke y to start or resume playback or recording. J P A USE key Use this ke y to pause playback or recording. K RECORD key Use this ke y to en[...]

2 • Features of the CD-RW700—Connections TASCAM CD-RW700 13 F SYNC REC key Use this ke y to turn synchronized recording on and of f (equiv alent to L ). See 4.3.1, “Synchronized recording” for details). G REC MUTE key Use this ke y when recording, to mute the input signal for about four seconds and then to enter record ready mode (see 4.3.5[...]

2 • Features of the CD-RW700—Timer operations 14 TASCAM CD-RW700 5 Press the MUL TI JOG contr ol or the ENTER key to confirm the hour setting. The “minutes” value starts flashing . NO TE The unit uses the 24 hour “militar y” clock, where 1 p .m. is represented b y 13 , etc. 6 T urn the MUL TI JOG contr ol or use the remote control uni[...]

TASCAM CD-RW700 15 3 - Playback operations The CD-R W700 can be used to play back CDs (including CD-R and CD-R W discs that ha ve been recorded and finalized on other types of recorder), as well as CD-R discs and CD-R W discs that ha v e been recorded on the unit. 3.1 Simple pla yback operations 1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE key ( 3 or 2 ) to open the di[...]

3 • Playback operations—Programmed order playback 16 TASCAM CD-RW700 NO TE Selecting the pla yback mode is only possib le using the remote control unit. It is not possib le to select the pla yback mode using the main unit alone. 1 Press the PLA Y MODE key B r epeatedly to cycle the display through the f ollowing: • Program (see 3.2, “Progra[...]

TASCAM CD-RW700 17 4 - Recording Before you start recording using the CD-R W700, make sure that you understand the follo wing key points: • Once you h a v e recorded on a CD-R disc, the data cannot be erased from it. • Y ou can add tracks to an unfinalized recordable disc. Once finalized, a CD-R disc is “fixed” and behav es in the same w[...]

4 • Recording—Basic recording 18 TASCAM CD-RW700 will automatically con v ert the incoming frequency to 44.1 kHz. NO TE If digital direct is selected, as described below (4.3.4, “Digital direct”), the frequency conv ertor is bypassed. In this case, recording from digitally-connected de vices is only possible when the source frequency is 44.[...]

4 • Recording—Advanced recording TASCAM CD-RW700 19 Ho wev er , during recording there are fewer options av ailable (obviously , the unit cannot see into the future and kno w ho w much time remains of the track which is being currently recorded!). When in record or record ready mode, repeated presses of the DISPLA Y k ey ( A or 6 ) cycle betwee[...]

4 • Recording—Advanced recording 20 TASCAM CD-RW700 1 With a r ecordable disc loaded, pr ess the MENU key ( 9 or 7 ) until the display shows: S_LVL>> xxdB , where xx is the cur - rent v alue. 2 T urn the MUL TI JOG contr ol B or use the SKIP keys I to change the value between - 24 , -30 , -36 , -42 , -48 , -54 , -60 , -66 , and -72 dB. Lo[...]

4 • Recording—Advanced recording TASCAM CD-RW700 21 and crackles which may come from an older vinyl recording, for example). If the “noise floor” is higher than the threshold, synchronized recording will not take place (the rehearsal facility can be used here (4.4, “Rehearsal”) to help): Because synchronized recording can be turned on [...]

4 • Recording—Advanced recording 22 TASCAM CD-RW700 threshold for more than two seconds, and sound has re-started T o enable or disable automatic track division: 1 With a r ecordable disc inserted, and with the unit in record r eady mode, press the MENU key ( 9 or 7 ) repeatedly until A_TRACK>XX is shown, wher e XX may be ON or OFF . 2 T urn[...]

4 • Recording—Rehearsal TASCAM CD-RW700 23 3 Press the DIGIT AL DIRECT k ey to toggle between ON and OFF . When digital direct r ecording is enabled, the DIGIT AL indicator in the display flashes slowly . NO TE As mentioned earlier , the digital direct feature bypasses the frequency con vertor . Recording is theref ore only possible from sourc[...]

4 • Recording—Rehearsal 24 TASCAM CD-RW700 le vel where the fourth count will trigger recording (– 24 dB — this is the limit of the threshold sensiti vity and cannot be adjusted further). When the rehearsal facility is used, the source is cued up and played, and the first fe w seconds of the track are sampled and looped. The position of th[...]

4 • Recording — Rehearsal TASCAM CD-RW700 25 12 Start playing the source material. The unit starts recording, with the start point being determined by the trim value. NO TE If a trim setting is made for the sync start, this will apply to all sync star ts and track divisions made in the future until the v alue is reset using the procedure abov e[...]

26 TASCAM CD-RW700 5 - After recording This section deals with the actions taken after record- ing: finalizing for CD-R and CD-R W discs, and erase operations for CD-R W discs. Once finalized, CD-R discs are truly final—no more can be recorded on them. By contrast, CD-R W discs can be “unfinalized” using the CD-R W700, i.e. their TOC can [...]

5 • After recording — Erasing TASCAM CD-RW700 27 3 T urn the MUL TI JOG contr ol or use the SKIP keys to change the number of the first track to be erased. The highest value that this number can take is the last track r ecorded (e.g. if 17 tracks ha ve been recorded on the disc, 17- 17 means that the last track only , 17, will be erased). The [...]

6 - Reference and specifications 6.1 T roubleshooting 6.2 Specifications Symptom P ossible cause and remedy No sound on playbac k (the disc is pla ying and the time displa y is incrementing) The connections from the CD-RW700 to the amplifier system hav e not been made properly , or the input source selector is not at the correct position. No meter[...]