» CD-RW700 3D0031900A CD Rewritable Recorder OWNER’S MANUAL Ü ÿ Ÿ CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons..
Important Safety Precautions Note for U.K. Customers TO THE USER 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 plug is cut off, remove the fuse and dispose of the plug immediately, to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains supply.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 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. 2) Retain Instructions — The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3) Heed Warnings — All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.
SAFETY INFORMATION 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 a class 1 laser product. There is no hazardous invisible laser radiation during operation because invisible laser radiation emitted inside of this product is completely confined in the protective housings. The label required in this regulation is shown 1.
Table of Contents D E F G H I J K L 1 - Introduction 1.1 1.2 About CD-R and CD-RW discs .........6 Finalizing ............................................7 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.3 “Recordable” discs ....................................7 About this manual ......................................7 Unpacking the CD-RW700 .................7 1.3.1 1.4 Rack-mounting the unit .............................7 Environmental considerations .........7 1.4.1 1.4.2 1.4.3 1.4.4 1.4.5 1.4.6 1.4.7 Beware of condensation .....
1 - Introduction The CD-RW700 CD rewritable recorder allows you to make your own CDs from a variety of sources— other CDs, MD recordings, analog cassette tapes, and records. Tracks can be recorded all at one time, or added, until the disc is “finalized”, allowing it to be played on CD players.
1 • Introduction—Finalizing For details of disc brands that are known to work well with the CD-RW700, see 1.4.5, “Recommended media”. 1.2 Finalizing Although audio data may be written on a CD-R or CD-RW disc, a standard CD player will not be able to read the data (i.e. play back the audio) until a final table of contents (TOC) has been written at the start of the disc. The process of writing this table of contents is known as “finalizing”.
1 • Introduction—Environmental considerations NOTE If the mounting surface is more than 5 degrees away 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 any doubt regarding this matter, consult an electrician. NOTE When transporting the unit, always use the original packing materials.
1 • Introduction—Environmental considerations • • • • 1.4.5 1.4.6 Setting Description Default value Digital direct (D_DIRECT) Input selection Auto track (A_TRACK) Trigger level (S_LEVEL) FADE IN time 4.3.4, “Digital direct” Off 4.1, “Input selection” Analog 4.3.2, “Automatic track On division” 4.3.1, “Synchronized –54 dB recording” 4.3.6, “Fade-in and fade- 3 seconds out” FADE OUT time 4.3.6, “Fade-in and fade- 3 seconds out” Volume (DIGITAL IN) 4.1.1, “Signal volume” 0 dB Volume (ANALOG IN) 4.
2 - Features of the CD-RW700 10 TASCAM CD-RW700
2 • Features of the CD-RW700—Front panel 2.1 Front panel 1 POWER switch (STANDBY/ON) The power 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 shows Welcome!. 2 Disc tray Discs should be placed label side upwards in the disc tray. When a disc is loaded into the unit, the display briefly shows TOC Reading.
2 • Features of the CD-RW700—Rear panel to unfinalize a finalized disc. See 5.2, “Erasing” for details. 3 Number keys (0 through 10 and +10) Use this key to stop playback or recording. Use these keys for direct entry of track numbers when playing back, or making a programmed play list. I PLAY key 4 CLEAR key Use this key to start or resume playback or recording. Use this key to clear a mistaken entry made with the number keys. H STOP key J PAUSE key Use this key to pause playback or recording.
2 • Features of the CD-RW700—Connections F SYNC REC key Use this key to turn synchronized recording on and off (equivalent to L). See 4.3.1, “Synchronized recording” for details). G REC MUTE key Use this key when recording, to mute the input signal for about four seconds and then to enter record ready mode (see 4.3.5, “Rec mute function”). the batteries should match the + markings inside the battery compartment, and the negative terminals should match the – markings).
2 • Features of the CD-RW700—Timer operations 5 Press the MULTI JOG control or the ENTER key to confirm the hour setting. The “minutes” value starts flashing. NOTE The unit uses the 24 hour “military” clock, where 1 p.m. is represented by 13, etc. 6 Turn the MULTI JOG control or use the remote control unit SKIP keys to set the current minutes. 7 Press the MULTI JOG control or the ENTER key to confirm the minute setting and return to the standby mode.
3 - Playback operations The CD-RW700 can be used to play back CDs (including CD-R and CD-RW discs that have been recorded and finalized on other types of recorder), as well as CD-R discs and CD-RW discs that have been recorded on the unit. 3.1 Simple playback operations 1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE key (3 or 2) to open the disc tray. 2 Discs should be inserted in the tray with the label uppermost. 3 Press the OPEN/CLOSE key (3 or 2) to close the tray again.
3 • Playback operations—Programmed order playback NOTE Selecting the playback mode is only possible using the remote control unit. It is not possible to select the playback mode using the main unit alone. 1 Press the PLAY MODE key B repeatedly to cycle the display through the following: • Program (see 3.2, “Programmed order playback” below). The red PROGRAM display indicator lights in this mode. • Shuffle (random track order). In this mode, each track is played once before the disc repeats.
4 - Recording Before you start recording using the CD-RW700, make sure that you understand the following key points: nals are being mixed, the digital signals are attenuated by 12 dB. The level of the analog/digital mix is then controlled using the digital volume menu, as described below. 1 Press the RECORD key (K or E) to place the unit in record ready mode. • Once you have recorded on a CD-R disc, the data cannot be erased from it. • You can add tracks to an unfinalized recordable disc.
4 • Recording—Basic recording will automatically convert the incoming frequency to 44.1 kHz. NOTE If digital direct is selected, as described below (4.3.4, “Digital direct”), the frequency convertor is bypassed. In this case, recording from digitally-connected devices is only possible when the source frequency is 44.1 kHz. If an attempt is made to record from a digitally-connected source at a different frequency, the error message Not Fs44.1k!is displayed. 4.
4 • Recording—Advanced recording However, during recording there are fewer options available (obviously, the unit cannot see into the future and know how much time remains of the track which is being currently recorded!). When in record or record ready mode, repeated presses of the DISPLAY key (A or 6) cycle between displaying the remaining time left for recording on the disc (TOTAL REMAIN) and the elapsed time of the track currently being recorded (no indicator lit).
4 • Recording—Advanced recording 1 With a recordable disc loaded, press the MENU key (9 or 7) until the display shows: S_LVL>> xxdB, where xx is the current value. 2 Turn the MULTI JOG control B or use the SKIP keys Ito change the value between 24, -30, -36, -42, -48, -54, -60, -66, and -72 dB. The conditions under which synchronized recording stops are: • when recording digitally, an appropriate digital signal is detected.
4 • Recording—Advanced recording 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 • Recording—Advanced recording threshold for more than two seconds, and sound has re-started Track increment automatic track increment. Digital recording from CD, MD and level Long "pause" in signal, but track is not incremented At least 2 seconds level S_LVL S_LVL time time To enable or disable automatic track division: 1 With a recordable disc inserted, and with the unit in record ready mode, press the MENU key (9 or 7) repeatedly until A_TRACK>XX is shown, where XX may be ON or OFF.
4 • Recording—Rehearsal 3 Press the DIGITAL DIRECT key to toggle between ON and OFF. When digital direct recording is enabled, the DIGITAL indicator in the display flashes slowly. To perform the fade-in: NOTE As mentioned earlier, the digital direct feature bypasses the frequency convertor. Recording is therefore only possible from sources recorded with 44.1 kHz sampling frequency. 4.3.
4 • Recording—Rehearsal level where the fourth count will trigger recording (– 24 dB — this is the limit of the threshold sensitivity and cannot be adjusted further). S_LVL Drum beat "1" "2" "3" "4" When the rehearsal facility is used, the source is cued up and played, and the first few seconds of the track are sampled and looped. The position of the loop can be adjusted. This section is looped.
4 • Recording—Rehearsal 12 Start playing the source material. The unit starts recording, with the start point being determined by the trim value. 8 Stop the source. NOTE If a trim setting is made for the sync start, this will apply to all sync starts and track divisions made in the future until the value is reset using the procedure above. 4.4.2 a four-second loop. The display shows Inc 0:0X, where X is the current second of the loop.
5 - After recording This section deals with the actions taken after recording: finalizing for CD-R and CD-RW discs, and erase operations for CD-RW discs. Once finalized, CD-R discs are truly final—no more can be recorded on them. By contrast, CD-RW discs can be “unfinalized” using the CD-RW700, i.e. their TOC can be deleted, and if there is space, further material can be recorded on them. Even if the disc is full, tracks can be erased following the unfinalize process, and new material can be recorded. 5.
5 • After recording—Erasing 3 Turn the MULTI JOG control 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 recorded (e.g. if 17 tracks have been recorded on the disc, 1717 means that the last track only, 17, will be erased). The lowest value that this number can take is 2 (if this number was 1, the whole disc would be erased, as described below).
6 - Reference and specifications 6.1 Troubleshooting Symptom Possible cause and remedy No sound on playback (the disc is playing and the time display is incrementing) No meter indication when a source is input The connections from the CD-RW700 to the amplifier system have not been made properly, or the input source selector is not at the correct position. Analog and/or digital volume (4.1.1, “Signal volume”) is set too low. The signal is being input through an unselected input source (4.
