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Tascam CD-RW5000 manual

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    » CD-RW5000 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 mai[...]

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    2 TASCAM CD-RW5000 Important Safety Precautions IMPOR T ANT (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 po wer point, then obtain an appropriate safety approv ed extension lead or consult your dealer . If nonethel[...]

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    TASCAM CD-RW5000 3 CA UTION: … Read all of these Instructions. … Save these Instructions f or later use . … Follow all W arnings 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 i[...]

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    4 TASCAM CD-RW5000 … CAUTION … ACHTUNG … OBSERVERA … ADV ARSEL SAFETY INFORMA TION 1 THIS LABEL IS ATTACHED TO THE PLACE AS ILLUSTRATED TO INFORM THAT THE APPARATUS CONTAINS A LASER COMPO- NENT. 1 DIESE AUFKLEBEMARKE IST AN DEM IN DER ABBILDUNG GEZEIGTEN ORT ANGEBRACHT UM DARAUF HINZUWEISEN, DASS IM INNERN DES GER 1 PÅSKRIFTEN SITTER PÅ A[...]

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    Table of Contents TASCAM CD-RW5000 5 1 - Introduction 1.1 About CD-R and CD-RW discs ........ 6 1.2 Finalizing ........................................... 7 1.2.1 “Recordable” disc............................. 7 1.2.2 About this manual............................. 7 1.3 Unpacking the CD-RW5000 ............. 7 1.3.1 Rack-mounting the CD-RW5000 .[...]

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    6 TASCAM CD-RW5000 1 - Introduction The T ASCAM CD-R W5000 allows you to mak e your o wn standard audio CDs, using cost-effecti ve standard CD-R discs. CD-R W discs can also be used, allo wing bad “takes” and tracks to be erased and re-recorded as well as allo wing whole discs to be reused. The CD-R W5000 permits tracks to be added one at a tim[...]

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    1 - Introduction TASCAM CD-RW5000 7 1.2 Finalizing Although audio data may be written on a CD-R or CD-R W disc, an audio 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 kno wn as “finalizing”[...]

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    1 - Introduction 8 TASCAM CD-RW5000 1.5 Use of CD-R and CD-R W discs The Compact Disc medium is a robust medium, and the discs can survi ve a good deal of physical abuse. Ho wev er , there are precautions that you should take when handling CD-R and CD-R W discs which are dif ferent to those you should take when handling ordinary CDs. A void touchin[...]

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    TASCAM CD-RW5000 9 2 - Parts of the CD-RW5000[...]

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    2 - Parts of the CD-RW5000 10 TASCAM CD-RW5000 Most parts and controls of the CD-R W5000 are self-explanatory . Howe ver , we suggest that you look through this section in order to gain an ov erview of the functions of the CD-R W5000. 2.1 Fr ont panel [1] PO WER switch Press this switch to turn the po wer on and off to the CD-R W5000. PLA UGGABLE E[...]

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    2 - Parts of the CD-RW5000 TASCAM CD-RW5000 11 [12] ERASE key This ke y only has any ef fect when a CD-R W disc is inserted in the CD-R W5000. If a standard CD or a CD-R disc is inserted, it will hav e no effect. Pressing this ke y once will prepare to erase the last recorded track. Pressing this ke y twice in quick suc- cession will prepare to era[...]

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    2 - Parts of the CD-RW5000 12 TASCAM CD-RW5000 [24] CO AXIAL digital INPUT This RCA connector accepts digital audio data in SPDIF format. [25] CO AXIAL digital OUTPUT This RCA connector outputs digital audio data in SPDIF format. [26] OPTICAL digital INPUT This optical connector allo ws input of digital audio data in SPDIF format. [27] OPTICAL digi[...]

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    2 - Parts of the CD-RW5000 TASCAM CD-RW5000 13 The remote control unit ke ys are listed here, together with the number (in square brackets) of the corre- sponding ke y on the main unit, when these keys are identical in function to those on the main unit. When these ke ys ha ve a dif ferent function, or are additional to those on the main unit, an e[...]

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    14 TASCAM CD-RW5000 3 - Playback operations This section gi v es details of the basic operations you can perform when using the CD-R W5000 to play back CDs. Playing back CDs on the CD-R W5000 is similar to playing back CDs on any other CD player . The CD-R W5000 can play back ordinary pre-recorded commercial CDs, and CD-R discs, as well as CD-R W d[...]

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    3 - Playback operations TASCAM CD-RW5000 15 3.3.2 Fast sear ching The remote control unit features ke ys to allow pre- cise searching and positioning within the CD. 1 Press and hold the backward or f orward key to search backward or f orward at twice nor - mal speed. 2 Press the F AST key , follo wed in by the back- ward or f orward key to search b[...]

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    16 TASCAM CD-RW5000 4 - Recording operations Before starting to record CDs, make sure that all appropriate connections (analog and digital) are made both into and out of the CD-R W5000. T urn of f all equipment while making connections to av oid transient noises which may damage your monitoring speakers, etc. W ARNING Make sure that po wer to the C[...]

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    4 - Recording operations TASCAM CD-RW5000 17 2 Use the DIGIT AL INPUT key [9] to select between the three possible digital audio sources: AES/EBU , COAXIAL and OPTICAL . It is assumed that the digital program material has been edited so that there is no clipping. If a digital signal goes ov er the maximum lev el, audible distor- tion occurs. It is [...]

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    4 - Recording operations 18 TASCAM CD-RW5000 • Automatically , when the signal lev el drops below –36 dB and stays below that le v el for 20 seconds or more. • Manually , using the CD-R W -5000’ s ST OP key . SYNC ALL • Automatically , when the signal lev el drops below –36 dB and stays below that le v el for 20 seconds or more. • Man[...]

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    4 - Recording operations TASCAM CD-RW5000 19 NO TE Y ou cannot use the man ual track division f acility if the automatic synchronization is selected. Make sure that this f acility is tur ned off bef ore you star t recording with manual trac k divisions. It is possible to s witch between manual and automatic trac k division, e v en while recording i[...]

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    4 - Recording operations 20 TASCAM CD-RW5000 disc, the disc can be completely erased for further recording, ho wev er). 1 With the disc to be finalized inserted into the CD-R W5000, press the FINALIZE key [11] or [35] . 2 Press the RECORD key [17] or [45] within two seconds of pr essing the FINALIZE key . The CD-R W5000 will display the approximat[...]

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    TASCAM CD-RW5000 21 5 - Messages, troubleshooting, etc. The follo wing messages may appear on the display under certain circumstances. The meaning of these messages, and any countermeasures which are appro- priate are gi ven here. 5.1 T r oubleshooting In addition to the messages abov e, here is a list of problems and possible solutions: Message Me[...]

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    5 - Messages, troubleshooting, etc. 22 TASCAM CD-RW5000 5.1.1 Self-diagnostic program The CD-R W5000 allows you to check the electronic components of the unit if you are experiencing prob- lems in the operations of the unit, and the trouble- shooting measures described abov e hav e not cured the problem. 1 Eject and remo ve any disc, and turn off t[...]

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    TASCAM CD-RW5000 23 6 - Specifications 6.1 A udio specifications 6.2 I/O specifications Recording time 74 minutes (with 74-minute disc) CD type Pla yback of CD-D A (Red Book), CD-R and CD-RW Recording on CD-R and CD-RW a a. Brands of disc that are recommended for used with the CD-R W5000 are the T aiyo Y uden and Ricoh brands. Input sampling freq[...]

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    6 - Specifications 24 TASCAM CD-RW5000 6.3 Ph ysical specifications Changes to specifications and features may be made without notice or obligation. V oltage requirements: USA/Canada 120 V AC @ 60 Hz Europe/UK 230 V AC @ 50 Hz A ustralia 240 V AC @ 50 Hz P ower consumption 24W W eight 5.6 kg (12.35 lbs) Dimensions (w x h x d) 482 x 104.5 x 310 mm[...]

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    Index A - R TASCAM CD-RW5000 25 A About CD-R and CD-RW discs 6 AES/EBU input 11 Analog recording 19 Audio specifications 23 AUTO/MANUAL 10 13 Automatic track division 18 C CD-R and CD-RW discs about 6 (CD-RW only) erasing material 20 CD-RW erasing a track 20 COAXIAL digital INPUT 12 COAXIAL digital OUTPUT 12 CONTROL I/O 12 D DIGITAL INPUT key 10 Di[...]

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    Index S - U 26 TASCAM CD-RW5000 general notes 16 Recording from digital sources 16 Recording one track 17 Reference levels 19 REMOTE CONTROL connector 12 Remote control unit RC-RW5000 12 REPEAT key 13 repeating 14 Repeating playback 14 S Sampling frequency 6 23 SEARCH keys Fast search 13 Searching Fast 15 Selected track playing back a 14 Self-diagn[...]

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