Tascam MD-CD1MKIII manuale d’uso

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2 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELEC TRIC SHOCK , DO NO T REMOVE COVER (OR BA CK ). NO USER- SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SER VICING TO QU ALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol , within equilateral triangle, is in tended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “ dangerous volt[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follo w all instruc tions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dr y cloth. 7 D o n o t b l o c k a n y v e n t i l a t i o n o p e n i n g s. I n s t a l l i n accordanc e with the manufac ture[...]

4 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII F or European C ustomers ª CE Marking Information a) Applicable electromagnetic envir onment: E4 b) Peak inrush current: 11 A Disposal of electric al and electronic equipment (a) All electrical and elec tronic equipment should be disposed of separately from the municipal w aste stream via collection facilities designated [...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 5 CA UTIONS ABOUT BA TTERIES ª This product uses batteries. Misuse of batteries could cause a leak, rupture or other trouble. Alwa ys abide by the following pr ecautions when using batteries. Never rechar ge non-rechargeable batteries. The • batteries could rupture or leak, causing fire or injury . When installing batteri[...]

6 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII C ont ents 1 – Introduction .............................................. 8 Features .................................................................................. 8 Included items ..................................................................... 9 About this manual ..............................................[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 7 Update a track number after recording ............. 3 7 F ade -in and f ade - out recording .................................. 38 Prerecording (Time M achine recording ) .................. 38 Over write recording.........................................................38 S y nc recording ...................................[...]

8 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 1 – Intr oduc tion Thank you v er y much for purchasing the T ASCAM MD- CD1MKIII MiniDisc Deck and CD Player . Before connecting and using the unit, please take time to read this manual thoroughly t o ensure you understand how to properly set up and c onnec t the unit, as well as the opera tion of its many useful and con[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 9 Included items The included items are list ed below . T ake care when opening the package not to damage the items. Keep the package materials for transportation in the future. Please contact the store wher e you purchased this unit if any of these items ar e missing or have been damaged during transportation. Main unit •[...]

10 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII Places with bad ven tilation or high humidit y • V er y dusty locations • Make sure that the unit is mounted in a lev el position • for correct operation. Do not place any object on the unit for heat dissipation. • Av oid installing this unit on top of any heat-generating • electrical device such as a power ampl[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 11 About the U ser T able of Con tents (U- TOC) Recorded tracks on a r ecordable MD can be edited. Information about recor ded tracks, including their starting and ending addresses and titles, is recorded in something called the User T able of Contents (U- TOC). This is overwritten when the disc is edited. U- TO C Music data[...]

12 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 M KIII 2 – Remote C ontrol Unit Pr eparation of Remote C ontrol Unit Inser ting batteries 1 O pen the cov er on the back of the remote control . 2 Insert t wo AA batt eries with the correct ± orientations. 3 Close the cov er . NO TE The batteries are not supplied f or T aiwan. When to r eplace the batteries Replace both batt[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 13 3 – C onnec tions Before connecting the MD-CD1MKIII to other units, please read their operation manuals thor oughly to ensure proper connection. Connect the power cor d only after all connections have been made. Audio equipmen t Connecting analog audio equipment ª Connect analog stereo amplifiers, mix ers and recorders[...]

14 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MK III 4 – Names and F unc tions of Parts F ront panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 q w Shared f eatures 1 Po wer switch Pr ess to turn the power on and off . CAUTION Before turning the pow er on, minimize the volume of other equipment that is connected to this unit. F ailure to do so might cause sudden loud noises, which could har[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 15 f g h j k l ; z x c v b n m e r t y u i o p a s d CD Operation e KEY button / Indicator When this button is pressed , the I ndicator light goes on and the Key Change function is turned on, allowing you to change the musical key of C ompac t Disc playback. Refer to “Changing the key of playback” on page 32. Even whe[...]

16 T ASC AM MD - CD 1 MKIII MD Operation f MD MENU button This turns the MD Menu mode on or off . I n MD Menu mode, the MD indica tor flashes, MD Menu options are indicated on the displa y, and settings can be per formed. NO TE If the • MD ME NU button is pressed when the display master is CD , the CD indicator stays lit, while the MD indicato[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 17 This display show s various t ypes of operation information, including CD and MD disc information, deck operation modes, and menu status . Disc and deck information for either CD and MD are shown by pr essing either the CD button or the MD button, and the deck selected becomes the display master . Also, the CD MENU button[...]

18 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII P π This lights when the display master deck is in r ecordin g standby or playback standby mode . A DISC, GROUP , TR ACK displa y DI S C lights up when the display master deck has a disc loaded and is stopped. GROUP lights up when the display master is the CD deck and the Directory playback mode is on, or when the dis[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 19 Remote C ontrol Unit 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 0 q 5 e w r t y u i o p n l ; z x c v m , . / b j a s d f g h @ k ! Shared opera tion buttons ª CD/MD selector 1 is used to select CD or MD deck operation, while buttons 2 and bey ond are shared operation buttons . 3 and subsequent buttons control the deck selected usign CD/MD selecto[...]

20 T A SCAM MD - CD 1 MKII I r DISPLA Y button When pressed during stop mode , the current disc title is displayed . When pressed during playback or pla yback standby mode, the current tr ack title is displayed. Also , if the CD/MD Selector is set to the side which is not the current display master , pressing the DISPLA Y button will change the [...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 21 MD Operation Section l EDIT button During normal operation, Menu mode and Title Input mode, press this butt on to enter MD Edit mode. Refer to “M iniDisc editing” on page 40. When this button is pressed during MD Edit mode , the unit returns to normal operation mode . ; TITLE button During normal operation, Menu[...]

22 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 5 – Display Mast er and Remote C ontr ol Master The MD-CD1MKIII is equipped with a CD deck and an MD deck. Since the display and remote con trol buttons can be used by either deck, this function determines which deck is represent ed by their operation. In this manual, the deck represent ed by the information in the disp[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 23 6 – Menu Opera tion The various settings and editing operations possible with the MD-CD1MKIII are per formed through menu options shown on the display . Among the many menu setting options , some may be made directly using the buttons on the remote control . Menu configur ation There ar e menus for both CD and MD operat[...]

24 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII MD Menu Menu option F unc tion Manual refer ence P age MD PLA Y sub-menu (options for MD playback) PLA Y MODE Playback mode settings “Playback modes ” 26 REPEA T Repeat mode settings “Repeat playback” 29 A_CUE LEVEL Auto C ue level setting “ Auto cue ” 28 A_CUE Auto C ue on/off “ Auto cue ” 28 A_READ Y Aut[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 25 Operation basics 1 Select CD M enu or MD Menu. Front panel oper ation: Press the CD MENU button or the MD MENU button to call up the desired menu. Remote control oper ation: Press the MENU button and either the CD Menu or the MD Menu is called up , depending up on the position of the CD/MD selector . The sub-menu screen a[...]

26 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MK III 7 – CD and MD Pla yback The MD-CD1MKIII can play both CDs and MDs. Basic playback and the operation of most playback functions are virtually identical for the CD and MD decks. This section will explain the shared playback functions first, follow ed by playback functions for CD only , data CD directory playback , and MD[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 27 Y ou can also use the number b uttons on the r emote control . Refer to “T rack selection” on page 27. 6 T o stop playback, press the ST OP button. 7 T o remov e the MD , press the E JECT button. About the monitor Using headphones Plug the headphone cord int o the PHONES jack locat ed under the POWER switch. Use the s[...]

28 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKII I T ime Search func tion By specifying time from the start of a cer tain track, you can start playback from a specified point of a specified track. Basic operation 1 During stop , playback or playback standby modes , use the number buttons on the remote c ontrol to input the three- digit track number (such as 002 for track[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 29 T urning the Auto Ready function on and off Pr ess the AUTO READY button on the r emote control to turn the function of display master on and off . Y ou can also use the A_READY ? option on the PLA Y sub-menu of the MD menu or CD menu to turn the Auto Ready function on and off for each deck . (Default position: OFF) When [...]

30 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKII I Pitch c ontrol ( CD only) When playing back an audio CD , the pitch (or speed) of the playback can be varied. P itch can be varied –50% to +16% for CD . NO TE Pitch c ontrol does not function for data CDs. Fr ont panel operation 1 During stop , playback or playback standby mode , press the PIT CH control to turn the P [...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 31 Deleting a programmed tr ack 1 During STOP mode , use the skip button to selec t the track for deletion. The track number will be shown in the displa y. 2 Press the DEL/CLR button. NO TE Right after STO P , if the D E L /C LR button is pressed, the last track progr ammed will be deleted. Adding a tr ack to the program 1 D[...]

32 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII T ime display switching During MD or audio CD playback (or playback standby), when the TIME button on either the front panel or the remote con trol is pressed, the time display will switch through sever al modes in the following order . Elapsed track time: no display light indication Remaining track time: REMA I N is lit [...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 33 (Default setting: 3 seconds). F ADE MODE The deck can be set to continue pla yback (“Play ”) or enter playback standb y mode (“R eady ”) after fadeout is completed. 2 In stop mode or playback standby mode , press the F ADER button on the remote contr ol. Playback begins and the sound fades in. After the preset fad[...]

34 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKII I repeat function is off and the current track is the last track on the disc or in the progr am). Stop When MP3 or W A V playback fails, the unit stops playback. NO TE If MP3 or W A V playback fails during dubbing mode, the unit stops playback regar dless of the MP3 AC TION setting. MD group pla yback The MD-CD1MKIII allow[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 35 8 – Dubbing from CD to MD The MD-CD1MKIII makes it easy to dub from CD to MD . Selected tracks or the entire disc can be dubbed. Basic dubbing operation F irst, load the CD to be used as the dubbing source into the CD deck, then inser t a recordable MiniDisc into the MD deck. NO TE Copy-pr otected CDs cannot be dubbed. [...]

36 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MK III 9 – MD rec ording fr om an external sour ce The MD-CD1MKIII can not only dub from CD to MD , it also allows MD rec ording from other sound sources . Basic rec ording Set the recording mode and select the input source . While monitoring the input signal, adjust the r ecording level. A f ter all settings are complete , y[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 37 T o eject the disc from the deck, press the E JECT button during stop mode. NO TE When UTOC Wr i t i ng ! is flashing on the display , data on the recor ded contents is being written onto the disc. During this process, if the po wer cord is unplugged from the power sour ce, or the unit is moved or disturbed, this essentia[...]

38 T A SCAM MD - CD 1 MKII I F ade -in and fade - out recor ding At the beginning and end of MD r ecording, fade-in and fade -out effects can be per formed. Before f ollowing the procedure below , make sure that basic recor ding preparations have been complet ed, a recor dable disc is inser ted, and the deck is in stop mode. 1 Set operation using t[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 39 2 Press the REC ORD button, Over Wr i te will be shown on the display , and the deck will enter recor ding standby mode. Adjust the recor ding level if necessary . 3 Press the PLA Y button and overwrite rec ording begins. NO TE When SIN G L E , RANDOM or PROGRAM lights up in the display , overwrite recording cannot be per[...]

40 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 10 – MiniDisc editing T racks recor ded can be deleted, moved, divided or combined by MiniDisc editing operation. In addition, tracks can be grouped. Editing opera tions All MD editing functions are operated fr om the EDIT sub - menu on the MD menu. After selecting a menu option on the EDIT submenu, subsequent operation[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 41 3 Press the MUL TI JOG dial (or the YES button) on the front panel, or the ENT/Y ES button on the remote control . Sure ? is displayed . 4 Press the ENTER button (or the YES button) on the front panel, or the ENT/Y ES button on the remote control . After the track is erased, Comp l ete is shown on the display . NO TE When[...]

42 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 M KIII C ombine tracks ( C OMBINE) T wo successive tr acks can be combined into one track by deleting the track mark of the second track. Example: T o combine B and C NO TE Success ive tracks r ecorded with di fferent r ecording mod es cannot be combined into a single track. 1 Put the deck in play or in pla yback standby on the[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 43 Disc title when creating a gr oup When creating a gr oup, a disc title containing the g roup information or the gr oup title is automatically created. F or example, if the original title of the disc is F avor i tes and tracks 1 to 4 are c ombined into a group titled J azz and tracks 5 to 8 are c ombined into a group title[...]

44 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MK III Titles can be giv en to the MD disc, and the tracks and groups on it, using the TITLE sub -menu on the MD menu. NO TE As with the Editing menu, after the name is set, if the power is turned off while the MD is still inserted ( TOC lights up), the revised U- TOC will not be r ecorded on the disc, and the title will not be[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 45 NO TE If there is no track title, only the cursor will flash and nothing will be displayed . 3 F ollowing the title input guidelines above, input the title, and press the MD MENU butt on on the front panel or the MENU button on the r emote control t o confirm. Method 2 ª With this method , the T itle I nput mode is selec[...]

46 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 12 – U sing a C omputer K eyboard Connecting a PS/2 interface keyboard for IBM PC/A T compatible computers t o the front panel of the unit allows you t o use the keyboard to operate the unit. V arious controls are available , and in par ticular title input will be more efficient. K eyboard type setting The MD-CD1MKIII m[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 47 Keyboar d key Opera tion (katakana) to sel ect Japanes e chara c ter s (Japanese -language keyboards only) å / œ to move the cursor Delete Same as the DEL/CLR button Back space deletes the char ac ter before the cursor Inser t Same as the INS button ESC Cancel edit or title edit and finish Menu mode Enter ENTER (pressin[...]

48 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 13 – Locking the panel opera tions Y ou can lock the entire panel or individual decks in order to prev ent misoperation. The entire panel can be locked after a deck has been locked. (If both locks are enabled, warning messages that appear ref er to the lock of the entire panel.) NO TE Even if the lock of the entir e pan[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 49 Data c ommunication settings By connecting a PC through its RS-232C terminal to the MD- CD1MKIII through its C O NTROL I/O (RS-23 2C) terminal, the two units can be linked f or data exchange. Use the follo wing options on the SERIAL sub -menu of the CD menu to perform their respective settings. BA UD RA TE Sets the commun[...]

50 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 15 – S y stem Limitations CD sec tion About MP3 and W A V files The MD-CD1MKIII can play back MP3 and W A V files • recor ded in formats which conform to ISO9660 level 1, level 2, or Joliet. Discs rec orded in multiple sessions may also be play ed back . F or data CDs to be played by the MD-CD1MKIII, the • following[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 51 recor ding time possible in that sec tion is subtracted from total recor ding time. T racks cannot be combined. T racks created thr ough editing operation may not be able to be combined with other tracks . If the recording mode (ST , MONO , LP2 or LP4) of two tracks differs , they cannot be combined. If three or more trac[...]

52 T ASC AM MD - CD 1 MKIII 16 – Messages and T r oubleshooting Operation messages ª Message Details/response B lan k D isc A blank recor dable MD disc has been inserted. Comp l ete Edit ing oper ation has been succe ssfully completed. Dubb i ng W a it The unit is being readied f or dubbing. TO C R ea di ng The table of conten ts data is being r[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 53 17 – Specifications MD deck T ype MiniDisc recorder Discs MiniDisc format Number of channels 2 channels (stereo)/1 channel (mono) Rec modes Stereo/Mono/LP2/LP4 Recording f ormat Magnetic field modulation overwrite Recording time Standard (stereo) Mono LP2 LP4 60-minute disc 60 120 120 240 74-minute disc 74 148 148 296 8[...]

54 T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII C ontrol I/O RS-232C Communication specifications: Conforming t o RS -232C protocol 1.00 specifications Connector: D-Sub 9-pin connec tor Keyboar d (for PS/2 keyboard c onnec tion) Connector* Mini DIN connector Audio performance Fr equenc y response 20 Hz - 20 kHz ±0.5 dB (CD playback, JEIT A) 20 Hz - 20 kHz ±0.5 dB (MD[...]

T ASCAM MD - CD 1 MKIII 55 Notes[...]

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