Teac CD-RW900CD manual

CD-RW900 CD Rewritable Recor der D00892620A » OWNER'S MANUAL Professional[...]

1-Intr oduction 2 T ASCAM CD-RW900 Important Safety Pr ecautions The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral triangle, is i[...]

1-Intr oduction T ASCAM CD-RW900 3 Important Safety Instructions 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er's instructions. 8 Do n[...]

1-Intr oduction 4 T ASCAM CD-RW900 Safety Information This product has been designed and manufactur ed according to FDA r egulations "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. Ther e is no hazardous invisible laser radiation duri[...]

1-Intr oduction T ASCAM CD-RW900 5 Contents 1 − Introduction About this manual .................................................. 6 Supplied accessories ............................................. 6 Rack-mounting the unit ......................................... 6 About CD-R abd CD-R W discs .............................. 7 Finalizing ........[...]

6 T ASCAM CD-RW900 Rack-mounting the unit If you are mounting the unit in a rack, leave 1U of space above it and 4 inch (10cm) or more of space at the r ear . Use the rack-mounting kit to mount the unit in a stan- dard 19-inch equipment rack, as shown in this section. Remove the feet of the unit before mounting. Thank you for your pur chase of the [...]

T ASCAM CD-RW900 7 1 − Intr oduction In this maanual, we use the term “recor dable” disc to describe a CD-R or CD-RW disc that has not been nalized, i.e. further recor ding is possible on the disc. “Recordable” discs Although audio data may be written on a CD-R or CD- RW disc, a standard CD player will not be able to r ead the data (i.[...]

1-Intr oduction 8 T ASCAM CD-RW900 1 − Intr oduction The CD-RW900 has been designed for the playback of CD-DA format discs and MP3 files recor ded in ISO9660 format: In addition to ordinary 5-inch and 3-inch CDs, it can also play properly r ecorded CD-R and CD-RW discs. ≠ Always place the compact discs in the trays with their label facing upwar[...]

1-Intr oduction T ASCAM CD-RW900 9 Inserting batteries 1. Open the lid. 2. Conrm +/- polarity , and insert two AAA batteries. 3. Close the lid. 1 − Intr oduction Never use a stabilizer or printable discs Beware of condensation If the unit (or a compact disc) is moved from a cold to a warm place, or used after a sudden temperature change, there[...]

10 T ASCAM CD-RW900 Front panel 2 4 3 5 7 8 0 q w 6 9 1 e r t y u i o p a s d f g 1 POWER switch The power switch is used to switch the unit on and off. 2 Disc tray Discs should be placed label side up- wards in the disc tray . When a disc is loaded into the unit, the display period following the word TOC Reading as the unit determines the contents[...]

1-Intr oduction T ASCAM CD-RW900 11 Rear panel h ANALOG INPUT (L, R) These RCA jacks accept analog audio signals from suitably-equipped units (−10 dBV , unbalanced). j ANALOG OUT (L, R) These RCA jacks output ana- log audio signals (at −10 dBV levels, unbalanced) to suitably-equipped units). k DIGIT AL COAXIAL (IN, OUT) These two RCA jacks acce[...]

1-Intr oduction 12 T ASCAM CD-RW900 0 STOP key Use this key to stop playback or recor d- ing. q READY key Use this key to stands by playback or recor ding. w SYNC REC key Use this key to turn synchronized recor ding on and off (see “Synchr onized recording” on page 23 for details). e OPEN/CLOSE key Opens and closes the disc tray . r Number keys[...]

1-Intr oduction T ASCAM CD-RW900 13 3 − Menu operation Menu configuration The menus are congur ed as shown below . Please see the refer ence page for more details of each menu. The various settings and editing operations possible with the CD-RW900 are performed thr ough menu op- tions shown on the display . Among the many menu set- ting option[...]

14 T ASCAM CD-RW900 3−Menu operation appear . If the sub-menu PLA Y MODE is selected, the menu item shows up like this: NOTE Return to the sub-menu option selection screen, press the ESCAPE key on the front panel or the CLEAR key on the remote control. 3 Setting the desir ed menu item or value Front panel operation: Use the MUL TI JOG dial to sel[...]

T ASCAM CD-RW900 15 4−Playback operations The CD-RW900 can be used to play back CDs (includ- ing CD-R and CD-RW discs that have been recor ded and nalized on other types of recor der), as well as CD-R discs and CD-RW discs that have been recor ded on the unit. Audio les in MP3 format on CD-ROM, CD-R and CD- RW are also playable on the unit.[...]

16 T ASCAM CD-RW900 T rack sear ch 1 Press the ∆ / ˚ search key continuously on the front panel, or the SEARCH ∆ / ˚ key on the remote contr ol. 2 T o stop the search function, simply release the ∆ / ˚ or the SEARCH k e y . NOTE The search function does not operate with MP3 discs. Normal search Direct sear ch Operation variations Even if t[...]

1-Intr oduction T ASCAM CD-RW900 17 Playback modes There ar e four differ ent playback modes. The selected mode will be indicated on the left of the display . ≠ Continuous playback mode (default setting): no indi- cation lamp ≠ Single playback mode: SINGLE lamp is lit ≠ Program playback mode: PROGRAM red lamp is lit ≠ Random playback mode: [...]

18 T ASCAM CD-RW900 NOTE The indicator ashes when a disc is not loaded into the unit. 4 Set the timer to the desir ed time. Consult the timer’ s operation manual for details. At the set time, the power to the CD-RW900 will be turned on, and playback will automatically begin. Timer playback By using an external timer , you can set the CD-RW900 [...]

T ASCAM CD-RW900 19 Pitch contr ol function A to B r epeat playback If a specic portion between two points on the disc is specied, that portion can be played back repeatedly . 1 During playback, press the A-B key on the remote control at the beginning of the desir ed portion on the disc. REPEA T indicator lights up in the display and the A- i[...]

20 T ASCAM CD-RW900 mp3. 1 mp3. 2 mp3. 3 mp3. 4 mp3. 5 mp3. 6 mp3. 7 mp3. 8 mp3. 9 Playing back MP3 files MP3 les recor ded onto a CD are handled the same way as les are handled in an or dinary PC, with some MP3 les held within a directory . In addition, several directories can be combined into one dir ectory . This re- sults in multiple l[...]

1-Intr oduction T ASCAM CD-RW900 21 5−Recor ding The sampling frequency for CDs is 44.1 kHz. The CD- RW900 will always recor d (and play back) CDs at this frequency . However , if recor ding through a digital connection (either coaxial or optical) and the source has been r e- corded at a fr equency other than 44.1 kHz, or is being played back at [...]

1-Intr oduction 22 T ASCAM CD-RW900 5−Recor ding Basic r ecording 1 Load a recor dable disc into the unit. As the disc loaded, the display shows TOC Reading. , with the period ashing. 2 Press the INPUT SELECT key to select a recor ding source (see “Input selection” on page 21). If a digital source is selected, and the connection or the sig[...]

1-Intr oduction T ASCAM CD-RW900 23 5−Recor ding Advanced r ecording Fade-in and fade-out recor ding At the beginning and end of recor ding, fade-in and fade-out effects can be performed. 1 Du ri ng sto p or recordi ng st and by mo de, se t t he op - eration using the following menu options on the REC sub-menu (refer to “Operation basics” on [...]

1-Intr oduction 24 T ASCAM CD-RW900 When audio signal is not detected more than ve sec- onds, the CD-RW900 automatically will stop recor ding and enters recor d standby mode. NOTE In the Sync 1 mode, if the unit detects the signal which is under the adjusted level over ve secondsd, the Sync recording mode will be canceled. 3 T o cancel the Sy[...]

1-Intr oduction T ASCAM CD-RW900 25 5− Advanced Recor ding Rec mute function The Rec mute function allows instant cut-off of the input signal, and recor ds four seconds of silence on the disc. While recor ding is in progress, pr ess the REC MUTE key on the remote contorl. The display shows the Rec Mute ashing, the meters stop displaying the cu[...]

26 T ASCAM CD-RW900 Unfinalizing CD-RW discs If a CD-RW disc has been nalized, it is possible to erase the T able of Contents in the following way: 1 W ith the nalized disc loaded and the unit in stop mode, press the ERASE/DEL key on the front panel or the ERASE key on the remote contr ol. Rortate the MUL TI JOG dial or press the SKIP keys on[...]

T ASCAM CD-RW900 27 Erasing tracks This operation erases the specied track and all sub- sequent tracks from a r ecorded CD-RW disc. 1 During stop, press the ERASE/DEL key on the front panel or the ERASE key on the remote control. Se- lect the ERASE TRACK? rotating the MUL TI JOG dial or pressing the SKIP keys on the r emote con - trol. T o cance[...]

28 T ASCAM CD-RW900 Titles can be given to the disc and the tracks on the disc, using the TEXT EDIT option on the TEXT sub- menu. NOTE After the title is selected and entered on the disc, and TOC lights up on the dis-play , if the power is tur ned off, the TOC will not be recor ded onto the disc, and the titles will not be added. Follow the guideli[...]

T ASCAM CD-RW900 29 Keyboar d type setting The CD-RW900 must be set for the type of keyboard being connected. Set the type using the sub-menu KEYBOARD option on the SYSTEM sub-menu. Select US for an English- language keyboard, or J P for a Japanese-language keyboard. A computer keyboard can be connected to the IBM PC compatible PS/2 interface on th[...]

30 T ASCAM CD-RW900 T r oublshooting Symptom Possible cause and remedy There is no power to the unit. Please check the power cord is pr operly plugged in. “Disc Error!” is displayed. The disc may be dirty . Please replace the disc. Playback is not possible. This may be due to condensation. In this case, remove the disc, turn the power on and wi[...]

T ASCAM CD-RW900 31 Specifications Recordable discs CD-R, CD-R-DA, CD-RW , CD-RW-DA (High speed CD-R W is supported) Quantization bit depth 16 bit Sampling frequency 44.1 kHz Frequency r esponse 20 Hz~20 KHz S/N 95 dB 90 dB Dynamic range 95 dB 90 dB Distortion 0.006 % 0.008 % Channel separation 90 dB 80 dB Wow and utter (0.001 %) Analog inputs U[...]

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