Tascam CD-A550 manual

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2 T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 The exclamation point within an e quilateral tria ngle is intended to a ler t the use r to the pre sen ce of i mpor tant op er ating and ma intena nce ( s er vi cing ) ins tru ctio ns i n the literature a ccompa nying the applia nce. The lightning fla sh with arrowhead symbol, within equilater al triangle, is intended[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 3 1 Read the se instr uction s. 2 Kee p these ins tructio ns. 3 H eed a ll warnings. 4 Follow all ins tructio ns. 5 D o not use this a pparatu s near water . 6 Cl ean only w ith dr y cloth. 7 D o n ot b lock any ventil ation op enin gs. Ins tall in acco rdanc e with the manufa cturer's instru ctions. 8 D o n o t i [...]

4 T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 IM PORT ANT S AF ET Y PRE C A UT IONS C AUTIO NS ABOUT BA T TE RIES ª T h i s p r o d u c t u s e s b a t t e r i e s . M i s u s e o f b a t t e r i e s could c ause a leak , r upture or othe r trou ble. A lways abi de by th e fo llowin g p rec auti ons wh en us ing bat- ter i es . N eve r re c h a r ge n o n- r e c[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 5 IM PORT ANT S AF ET Y PRE C A UT IONS Th is p rod uc t ha s b ee n d es igne d an d ma nuf actu re d acco rding to FDA re gulation s “ title 21 , CFR, ch apter 1 , subc hapter J, base d on the Radiation Contr ol for Heal th and Safet y Ac t of 1 96 8” , an d is c lassi fied as a clas s 1 la ser p roduct . The re i[...]

6 T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 Conte nt s 1 – Introduction .......................................... 8 Main Features ................................................. 8 Item s included with this p roduc t ................... 8 Abo ut this manual .......................................... 8 Abo ut trademark s .....................................[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 7 Conte nt s 7 – Record ing Casset te T ape s .................. 38 Preparing to record ...................................... 38 Selecting the reverse mode ..................... 38 T urning Dolby NR ON and OFF during recording .................................................. 38 Selecting the recording source ......[...]

8 T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 1 – Introducti on Thank you very much for purchasing a T ASCAM CD-A550/750 Compact Dis c Player/Reverse Cassette Deck. Before using your unit, please read this manual carefully so that you will understand the correct operating procedures and be able to use all its functions fully . W e hope that you will enjoy using[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 9 1 – Introducti on Additiona l in form ation is pre sente d as ne cessa r y i n sec - • tions w ith “ TI P , ” “ NOTE” a nd “C A UTION” lab els. Tip s sugges t way s that th e unit c an be use d. Note s provid e addit ional ex planation and d escr ibe spe - cial cas es , for e xample. CAUTION Caut ions [...]

1 0 T ASCAM CD -A55 0 /C D-A750 1 – Introducti on stick y residue f rom st ickers, et c. Such discs cou ld bec ome st uck in t he un it or caus e it to malf u nct ion. Nev er u se com mercia lly available CD sta bili zer s. Thei r • use c ould make d isc playback imp ossible or cause the u nit to ma lf u nct ion. Do not use c ra cked discs. •[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 11 2 – Name s and F unctions o f P ar t s  Rem ote se nsor Signals from the included wireless remote control (RC-A550) are received here. When using the remote control, point it towards this sensor .  POWE R but ton Use to turn the unit’ s power ON and OFF .  Display Shows the transport status, cur[...]

12 T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 2 – Name s and F unctions o f P ar t s  P OWER ON S T A RT swi tch T urn the power-on start function ON and OFF . (See “Power-on start” on page 43.)  – / +/FO LDER S E ARC H keys When in menu mode, use these to make selections and settings. When a data CD is loaded, use these keys while holding down the[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 13 2 – Name s and F unctions o f P ar t s  T APE IN PUT (U NBA L AN CED) j acks Input for analog source signals (–9 dBu, unbalanced) to record to the cassette tape.  T APE CO MMO N OUTPU T (U NBA L AN CED) j acks These are unbalanced outputs (–4.5 dBu) for the cassette tape playback signal. During recording [...]

1 4 T ASCAM CD -A5 50 /C D-A750 2 – Name s and F unctions o f P ar t s Ca sset te tap e sec tion P AUSE key  Press to pause playback and recording. When the unit is record ready or playback is paused, press to start recording or playback. RT Z key  Press to return the cassette tape playback position to the counter zero point (0000). C[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 15 2 – Name s and F unctions o f P ar t s Display This unit shows the following information on the display . CD Se cti on MP3 i ndic ator  This indicator appears when a data CD with MP3 or W A V files is loaded in the unit. CD fu nct ion di spl ay  The FOLDER , A .CUE , A .RE ADY and A . S PAC E indicators[...]

16 T ASCAM CD -A5 50 /C D -A 750 2 – Name s and F unctions o f P ar t s RES UME in dic ator  This appears when the CD resume playback function is ON. T ex t info rma tio n mode d isp lay ind icato rs  When disc text information is being shown, ALBUM , ARTIST , TITLE and FILE indicators appear according to the contents. MON O ind icato[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 17 3 – Menu This unit uses a menu system to make various settings and use certain functions. Menu struc ture This unit’ s menu system includes the following menu items. Menu No. Item Function 1 PLA Y MODE Playback mode selection 2 AUTO CUE Set auto cue function 3 AUTO READY T urn auto ready function ON and OFF 4 AUT[...]

1 8 T ASCAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 3 – Menu 2 Use the –/+ keys on the mai n unit or the remote con - trol t o selec t the desi red menu item. –/+ key –/+ key 3 Pres s the ENTER key on the main u nit or the remote control to con f i rm the sele ct ion. The menu item name and currently set value are shown. Use the following steps to change the s[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 19 4 – Prep ar ati ons Conne ctin g headp hones Connect stereo headphones to the PHONES jack on the front panel. Use the PHONES knob to the right of the PHONES jack to adjust the volume. Use the MONITOR switch to the left of the PHONES jack to select the sound that is output through the PHONES jack. Choose either CD s[...]

20 T ASCAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 4 – Prep ar ati ons RS -232C controll er (CD -A750 only) Use the RS - 232 C (9-pin D–Sub) conn ector for serial control of the CD-A750 with an external editor or controller . See “Using the RS-232C connector” on page 45 for details. Setting the com mon output signal Set the signal output from the T A PE COM MO[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 21 4 – Prep ar ati ons Considerations for the use of the remote control W hen u sing othe r devices t hat a re cont rolled by in f ra - • red sig nals, op er ation of this u n it’ s remote c ontr ol could cause t hose dev ices to f u nct ion impr operly . Op erat e the r emote cont rol with i n the follo wi ng ra [...]

22 T ASCA M CD -A550 / CD -A750 5 – P l a yi ng Ba ck C Ds This chapter explains the playback functions of this unit’ s CD player . Discs that c an be play ed This unit’ s CD player can play the following types of discs. • CD - DA ( audio C D) format discs This unit can play commercially available audio CDs and CD-R and CD-R W discs that ha[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 23 5 – P l a yi ng Ba ck C Ds OPEN/CLOSE key Ins te ad of pres sing t he OPEN /CLOSE key to close t he disc tray, you can p res s the CD P L A Y or REA D Y key on the main unit or t he rem ote contr ol to clo se the dis c tray and be gin playba ck imme diately. CAUTION If yo u open t he disc t ray while this u nit is [...]

24 T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 5 – P l a yi ng Ba ck C Ds Selecting a track There are two ways to sele ct a track. Y ou can move (skip) to the previous or next track, or you can select a track directly by its track number . In addition, you can skip to the next or previous folder of a data CD. Skipping to the next or previous track Press the Ô [...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 25 5 – P l a yi ng Ba ck C Ds SHIFT key FOLDER SEARCH –, + key FOLDER Ó/Á key If f older playb ack mo de is ON , wh en you sk ip to a dif- fer ent fold er , it be comes t he curr ent fol der . See “F older playba ck (data CDs onl y) ” on page 25 for det ails. Search for ward and backward Y ou can search forwar[...]

26 T ASCA M CD -A550 / CD -A750 5 – P l a yi ng Ba ck C Ds –/+ key ENTER key ENTER key –/+ key 3 Use the – / + keys on the main un it or the remote con- trol t o selec t “ON. ” 4 Pres s the ENTER key on the main u nit or the remote control to ret ur n to the st andard d isplay . If the FOLDER PLA Y item is set to “OFF ,” the playbac[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 27 5 – P l a yi ng Ba ck C Ds Using the P .MOD E k ey on the remote ª control P .MODE key 1 Each ti me yo u press t he P .MODE key on the remote control , the playback m ode changes . Prog ramme d playback (PR OG), how ever , can not be selec ted dur i ng playback or wh en paused . T o selec t program med playback, p[...]

28 T ASCAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 5 – P l a yi ng Ba ck C Ds In program input mode, the total program time and the number of programmed tracks is shown on the display . (However , the total program time is not shown for data CDs.) When no tracks have been added to the program, 0 : 00/00 is shown. Pro gram inpu t mod e can be a ct ivate d by sele ct [...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 29 5 – P l a yi ng Ba ck C Ds Replacing a t rack ª Use the numeric keys or SKIP Â / ¯ keys to select the replacement t rack and press the ENTER key . The selected track replaces the track in the step and the unit returns to program input mode. Erasing a track ª Pre ss the remote control CLE AR key to remove the tr[...]

30 T ASCAM CD -A5 50 /C D -A 750 5 – P l a yi ng Ba ck C Ds FILE • ind icator ( dat a CDs on ly ) The file name is shown. When p aused ALBUM TITLE • ind icator The album title is shown (when using an audio CD). The folder name or volume label is shown (when using a data CD). ALBUM ARTIST • ind icator ( audio CDs on ly ) The album artist nam[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 31 5 – P l a yi ng Ba ck C Ds 2 Pres s the remote control A–B key again at the poi nt where yo u want to set the end poi nt (B) for the repeat playback sect ion. RE P E AT and A–B appear on the di splay , the repeat sec tion (A– B ) is con f i rmed a nd A– B repeat playback beg ins . The A – B re peat playb [...]

32 T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 5 – P l a yi ng Ba ck C Ds The au to cue f unc tion c annot b e used w ith dat a CDs . • T urning auto cue ON and OFF using the remote control A.CUE key Pre ss the A .C U E key on the remote control to t ur n the auto cue funct ion ON and OFF . A.CUE key The au to cue s et ting is r etaine d even if t he pow er i[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 33 5 – P l a yi ng Ba ck C Ds T o use the au to sp ace fun ct ion, t he auto r ead y func ti on mus t be OF F . Th e auto s pace fu nc tion do es not wor k if the au to re ady f unc tion is O N. T urning the auto space function ON and OFF from the main unit The auto space function can be turned ON and OFF from the mai[...]

34 T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 5 – P l a yi ng Ba ck C Ds The call point is erased after any of the following operations. The p ow er is t u r ne d OFF • The d isc t r ay is opened • The playback mode i s changed • The folder playback fu nct ion ON /OFF set ti ng is • cha nge d The folder is changed • If yo u pres s th e C ALL key whe [...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 35 This chapter explains the playback functions of this unit’ s cassette recorder . The following explanation assumes that this unit’ s power is ON and that a cassette tape with a recorded signal has been loaded with the A side facing forward. Prepara tion for tape playback Selecting the reverse mode Use the RE V MO[...]

36 T ASCAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 6 – P l a yi ng Ba ck Cassette T apes T APE STOP key T o fast-forward or rewind ª Pre ss the TA P E  or Ô key on the mai n unit or the remote control . Pres s the T A PE STOP key to stop fast-for wardi ng or rewi nd ing. T APE Ô /  key T APE Ô /  key T ape counter The tape counter value increases as the[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 37 6 – P l a yi ng Ba ck Cassette T apes RTZ RTZ key RTZ key Pre ss the RTZ key on the main u nit or the remote control to ret ur n the ca sset te t ape playback posit ion to the counter zero p oint (00 0 0). The RTZ key does not funct ion, howev er , i f press ed when the counter value is bet ween “9996” and “0[...]

38 T ASCAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 7 – Re cord ing Cass ette T apes This unit can record to cassette tapes. The following procedures explain how to prepare for recording by setting the reverse mode and Dolby NR and selecting the input and then actual recording. This explanation assumes that the unit’ s power is ON and that a recordable (write-prote[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 39 The C D dubbing f unc tion is c onvenient w hen r ecor d- ing a CD. S ee “Du bbing a CD t o a tape” on page 39 f or det ails. Recording After completing the above preparations, set the recording level and begin recording. 1 Pres s the RECO RD key on the main un it or the remote control . This makes the unit ready[...]

40 T ASCAM CD -A5 50 /C D- A 750 7 – Re cord ing Cass ette T apes CD DUB key CD DUB key The tape automatically rewinds to the start of the A side, and the tape counter resets to “0000.” The CD pauses at the beginning of its first track. After the tape records about eight seconds of silence (to avoid the leader tape), dubbing starts with the C[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 41 T APE EDIT key Y ou can also s elec t th e T A PE EDI T menu i tem to e nter T APE EDI T mode . 2 Use the – / + keys on the main un it or the remote con- trol t o selec t the leng th (in m inute s ) of the tape bei ng used . Options: 30 (default), 46, 54, 60, 80, 90, 120 CAUTION Y ou can select “120” (for a 120[...]

42 T ASCA M CD -A550 / CD -A750 Continuous pla yback of both t he CD and the t ape This unit can alternately play the loaded CD and the cassette tape. In other words, tape playback starts when CD playback ends and CD playback starts when tape playback ends. Before using the following procedures, load a recorded cassette tape and a CD. 1 Pres s the [...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 43 8 – Ot her F unc ti ons Pow er - on star t This unit can be set to automatically start playing a CD or cassette tape when its po wer is turned ON. The unit can also be set to automatically start recording to a cassette tape. Y ou can, for example, connect this unit’ s power cord to a timer that controls the power[...]

44 T ASCAM CD -A55 0 /C D-A750 8 – Ot her F unc ti ons Mono playback The CD and cassette tape playback signal can be output to mono using a menu setting. When the mono playback function is ON, MONO appears on the display . 1 When i n sta ndard di splay mode, pres s the MENU key on the main u nit or the remote cont rol to enter menu mode. 2 Use th[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 45 Using the RS- 23 2 C connector By connecting the RS-232C connector on this unit with an RS-232C connector on a computer , this unit can be controlled from a computer . Settings related to signals are made from the menu. 1 When i n sta ndard di splay mode, pres s the MENU key on the main u nit or the remote cont rol t[...]

46 T ASCAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 Operati on messages The following messages are shown on the main display according to the operation of this unit. Message Message lit or blinking Meaning Response Clo s e Lit The disc tray is closing. N o Dis c Lit Ther e is no disc or the disc cannot be verified. No F i les Lit The disc has no files that can be playe[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 47 1 0 – Messag e l i st Error messages If one of the following error messages is shown, please refer to the Response column and try to resolve it. If this does not correct the problem, please contact a TEAC repair center . CD Dri ve Message Message lit or blinking Meaning Response Comm Error Blinking Cannot communica[...]

48 T ASCAM CD -A5 50 /C D -A7 50 If you have problems with this unit, please check the following points before seeking repair . If you are still unable to resolve the problem, please contact the shop where you purchased the unit or a TEAC repair center . The power doe s not turn ON. ª Is the p ow er plug completely p lugged i nto t he outlet? • [...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 49 Rating s CD player Compatible di sc formats ª CD-DA (12-cm/8-cm), CD-ROM (12-cm/8-cm) ISO 9660 LEVEL 1/2/ROMEO/JOLIET format (CD-R/CD-R W disc compatible) MP3 playback sp ecificatio ns ª Audio modes: STEREO/JOINT STEREO/DUAL CHANNEL/MONO/VBR M P EG 1 A ud io Lay er I II ( M P3 ) • Sampli ng f reque ncy: 3 2/ 44. [...]

50 T ASCAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 Cassette tape section T A PE LI NE OUT PUT [BAL A NCED] jacks ª (CD -A750 only) Analog balanced output Connectors: XLR–3–32 equivalent Standard output level: +4 dBu Output impedance: 100Ω T A PE LI NE OUT PUT [UNB AL AN CED] jacks ª Analog unbalanced output Connectors: RCA pin jacks Standard output level: –4.[...]

T AS CAM CD -A550 / CD -A750 51 Dimensional dr awing 1 2 – Speci f i cati ons[...]

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