Page 2 - Important Safety Precautions; TO THE USER
2 TASCAM CD-RW2000 Important Safety Precautions IMPORTANT (for 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 orthe cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain anappropriate safety approved extension ...
Page 3 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
TASCAM CD-RW2000 3 CAUTION: … Read all of these Instructions. … Save these Instructions for later use. … Follow all Warnings and Instructions marked on the audioequipment. 1) Read Instructions — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2) Retain Instru...
Page 4 - Optical pickup; SAFETY INFORMATION; CAUTION
4 TASCAM CD-RW2000 Optical pickup : Type : KRS-202A or KRS-220B Manufacturer : SONY Corporation Laser output : Less than 0.1 mW (Play) and 32 mW Laser output : (Record) on the objective lens Wavelength : 777 - 787 nm SAFETY INFORMATION This product has been designed and manufactured according to FDA...
Page 5 - Table of Contents; – Introduction
Table of Contents CD-RW2000 5 1 – Introduction 1.1 About CD-R and CD-RW discs ......... 6 1.2 Finalizing ............................................ 7 1.2.1 “Recordable” discs .................................... 7 1.2.2 About this manual ...................................... 7 1.3 Unpacking the C...
Page 7 - – Introduction—Finalizing; “Recordable” discs; ERASE; Rack-mounting the unit; Environmental considerations
1 – Introduction—Finalizing TASCAM CD-RW2000 7 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 ...
Page 8 - – Introduction—Environmental considerations; Never use a stabilizer or printable
1 – Introduction—Environmental considerations 8 TASCAM CD-RW2000 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. ...
Page 9 - Recommended media; Setting
1 – Introduction—Environmental considerations TASCAM CD-RW2000 9 from sources of heat such as radiators or heat-gen-erating electrical devices. • Always store CD-R discs in their “jewel cases” to avoid dirt and dust accumulating on their surfaces. • Do not put labels or protective sheets on the disc...
Page 11 - – Features of the CD-RW2000—Front panel; ANALOG IN
2 – Features of the CD-RW2000—Front panel TASCAM CD-RW2000 11 2.1 Front panel 1 POWER switch The power switch is used to switch the unit between off 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 d...
Page 12 - – Features of the CD-RW2000—Rear panel; Use this key to start or resume playback or recording.; WORD SYNC
2 – Features of the CD-RW2000—Rear panel 12 TASCAM CD-RW2000 H PLAY key Use this key to start or resume playback or recording. I PAUSE key Use this key to pause playback or recording. J RECORD key Use this key to enter record ready mode (see 4, “Recording” for details) and also to enter manual track...
Page 13 - – Features of the CD-RW2000—Remote control unit; Remote control unit
2 – Features of the CD-RW2000—Remote control unit TASCAM CD-RW2000 13 2.3 Remote control unit 1 OPEN/CLOSE key Opens and closes the disc tray (equivalent to 3 ). 2 Number keys (0 through 10 and +10) Use these keys for direct entry of track numbers when playing back, or making a programmed play list....
Page 14 - – Features of the CD-RW2000—Connections; Word sync connections; Control connections
2 – Features of the CD-RW2000—Connections 14 TASCAM CD-RW2000 Audio signals output from the unit are output from the balanced and unbalanced ANALOG OUT N Q jacks, as well as from the DIGITAL AES/EBU OUT W , DIGITAL COAXIAL OUT jack X and DIGITAL OPTICAL OUT connector Y simultaneously. 2.4.1 Word syn...
Page 15 - – Playback operations; Simple playback operations; Time display modes; Track search; Playback modes
TASCAM CD-RW2000 15 3 – Playback operations The CD-RW2000 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 ...
Page 16 - – Playback operations—Programmed order playback; Programmed order playback
3 – Playback operations—Programmed order playback 16 TASCAM CD-RW2000 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 A repeatedly to cycle the display through the fol...
Page 17 - – Playback operations—CALL playback; Auto Ready function; AUTO CUE; Auto Cue function
3 – Playback operations—CALL playback TASCAM CD-RW2000 17 3.4 CALL playback The CALL keys ( L and K ) allow the unit’s play- back position to be returned to the point at which playback last started from pause mode. If there is no “call point” (i.e. playback starting from pause), pressing the CALL ke...
Page 18 - – Recording; Signal volume; Input monitoring
18 TASCAM CD-RW2000 4 – Recording Before you start recording using the CD-RW2000, make sure that you understand the following key points: • 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. Once finalized, a CD-R disc is...
Page 19 - – Recording—Basic recording; Playing back tracks
4 – Recording—Basic recording TASCAM CD-RW2000 19 4.2 Basic recording NOTE According to the “Red Book” (the specification for audio CDs), a track cannot be less than four seconds in length, and there can be a maximum of 99 tracks on an audio CD. Bear these limitations in mind when recording. If you ...
Page 20 - – Recording—Advanced recording; Manual track division; Restricting the number of tracks; Advanced recording; Synchronized recording
4 – Recording—Advanced recording 20 TASCAM CD-RW2000 When in record or record ready mode, repeated presses of the DISPLAY key ( A or 5 ) 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 indica-t...
Page 21 - MULTI DIAL; or
4 – Recording—Advanced recording TASCAM CD-RW2000 21 2 Turn the MULTI DIAL control B or use the SKIP keys H to change the value between DD , -24 , -30 , -36 , -42 , -48 , -54 , -60 , -66 , and -72 dB. Low numerical values of this setting (towards –24) mean that it takes a louder signal to trigger th...
Page 22 - Note that the trigger level is not used here.; The unit must be in record mode, and the; indicator in the display must be lit.
4 – Recording—Advanced recording 22 TASCAM CD-RW2000 If the signal is detected from an MD, the unit enters record ready mode immediately: Note that the trigger level is not used here. or • the sound level drops below the threshold level for five seconds If you set the threshold value so that only hi...
Page 23 - Automatic track division; MENU
4 – Recording—Advanced recording TASCAM CD-RW2000 23 2 Stop the source. After a few seconds, the unit enters record ready mode. The time between the stopping of the source and entering record ready mode is used to record a gap at the end of the track. 3 If no changes are made to the unit’s controls,...
Page 24 - control; Digital direct; To enable or disable digital direct recording:; Rec mute function; To set the fade times:
4 – Recording—Advanced recording 24 TASCAM CD-RW2000 automatic track increment. You may find it helpful to use the track restriction facility (see 4.2.4, “Restricting the number of tracks”) together with the automatic track division. For instance, if you have recorded two albums on one DAT tape, and...
Page 25 - – Recording—Copy-protection; There are three settings:; protection is applied to the recorded disc.; tal copies being made from the recorded disc; Drum beat
4 – Recording—Copy-protection TASCAM CD-RW2000 25 1 With a recordable disc loaded, press the RECORD key ( J or D ) so that the unit enters record ready mode. 2 Start the source material, and press the FADER key ( 5 or 8 ). The display shows FADE IN for the time specified in the menu item above. As t...
Page 26 - – Recording—Rehearsal
4 – Recording—Rehearsal 26 TASCAM CD-RW2000 are sampled and looped. The position of the loop can be adjusted. When this offset has been set, synchronized record-ing takes place with the start occurring at the new location: This example shows how the start time can be moved forward, in order to elimi...
Page 27 - Rehearsal for track division; ) for the period between the “normal”
4 – Recording—Rehearsal TASCAM CD-RW2000 27 4.5.2 Rehearsal for track division In the same way that the automatic threshold may produce a false trigger, starting recording at the wrong point, the automatic threshold may produce false track divisions. By rehearsing the point at which the track divisi...
Page 28 - – After recording; indicator under the; Unfinalizing CD-RW discs; Erasing tracks
28 TASCAM CD-RW2000 5 – After recording This section deals with the actions taken after record-ing: 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” usi...
Page 29 - – After recording—Erasing; Erasing a whole disc; Refreshing a disc
5 – After recording—Erasing TASCAM CD-RW2000 29 3 Turn the MULTI DIAL 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, 17- 17 means that the las...
Page 30 - – Reference and specifications; Symptom
30 TASCAM CD-RW2000 6 – Reference and specifications 6.1 Troubleshooting 6.2 Specifications Symptom Possible cause and remedy No sound on play-back (the disc is play-ing and the time display is increment-ing) The connections from the CD-RW2000 to the amplifier system have not been made properly, or ...
Page 31 - – Reference and specifications—Specifications
6 – Reference and specifications—Specifications TASCAM CD-RW2000 31 Analog outputs Balanced XLR-type Nominal output level +4 dBu (FS –16 dB) Maximum output level +20 dBu Output impedance 75 Ω (balanced) Headphone output 6 mm (1/4”) stereo Output level 35 mW + 35 mW (into 32 Ω ) Digital inputs AES/EB...
Page 32 - TEAC CORPORATION
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