Tascam CD-RW4U - Manual

Table of Contents TASCAM CD-RW4U 5 1 – Introduction Special features of the unit ........................ 6 USB ...................................................................... 620-bit converters ..................................................... 6Use of any recordable media ..................

6 TASCAM CD-RW4U 1 – Introduction The CD-RW4U CD rewritable recorder allows you to make your own CDs from a variety of sources—other CDs, MD recordings, analog cassette tapes, and records. In addition, the USB connector allows the CD-RW4U to be connected to most modern personal computers and used as...

1 – Introduction—About this manual TASCAM CD-RW4U 7 About this manual NOTE This part of the manual does not cover the use of the CD-RW4U with a personal computer—it covers the audio func-tions of the unit only. In this manual, we use the following conventions: • The names of keys and controls are gi...

1 – Introduction—Special notes 8 TASCAM CD-RW4U CDs either for playing or recording, even with a “sin-gle” adaptor. Environmental considerations The CD-RW4U may be used in most areas, but to maintain top performance, and prolong operating life, observe the following environmental conditions: The nom...

1 – Introduction—Special notes TASCAM CD-RW4U 9 aging of CD-R discs will include one of the follow-ing logos: By contrast, a CD-RW disc can be used in much the same way as a CD-R disc, but the last track or tracks recorded can be erased before the disc has been “finalized”, and the space on the disc...

1 – Introduction—Switching to audio mode 10 TASCAM CD-RW4U and fingerprints, grease, etc. can cause errors in the recording process. • CD-R discs are more sensitive to the effects of heat and ultraviolet rays than ordinary CDs. It is impor-tant that they are not stored in a location where direct sun...

1 – Introduction—Signal (trigger or threshold) level TASCAM CD-RW4U 11 To change a menu value, turn the MULTI DIAL (main unit) B or press the SKIP keys (remote control) I . The value will change immediately. To return to the previous screen (before the menu was entered), press the MULTI DIAL (main u...

1 – Introduction—Power saving 12 TASCAM CD-RW4U Power saving The CD-RW4U provides a function that allows auto-matic switching into standby mode after five minutes of inactivity (defined as no front panel or remote con-trol unit control used, no commands received through the USB connection, and no di...

TASCAM CD-RW4U 13 2 – Introduction to the CD-RW4U Connections The following should be noted when you connect the unit to other equipment. See “Switching to audio mode” on page 10 for details of connection to a com-puter using USB. NOTE Do not connect or disconnect audio or other equipment to or from...

2 – Introduction to the CD-RW4U—Front panel 14 TASCAM CD-RW4U Front panel 1 POWER switch The power switch is used to switch the unit between standby and on (full oper-ational mode). When the unit is turned on, the display shows TASCAM , followed by CD-RW4U , and the unit then reads the Table of Cont...

2 – Introduction to the CD-RW4U—Remote control unit TASCAM CD-RW4U 15 I ANALOG IN (UNBALANCED) These RCA jacks accept analog audio signals from suit-ably-equipped units (–10 dBV, unbalanced). J ANALOG OUT (UNBALANCED) These RCA jacks output analog audio signals (at –10 dBV levels, unbalanced) to sui...

16 TASCAM CD-RW4U 3 – Playback operations The CD-RW4U 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. Simple playback operations 1 Press the OPEN...

3 – Playback operations—Programmed order playback TASCAM CD-RW4U 17 1 To start playback at tracks 1 through 9, sim-ply press the appropriate key ( 1 through 9 ). 2 To play a track whose number is higher than 9, press the +10 key an appropriate number of times to set the “tens” digit of the track num...

3 – Playback operations—Programmed order playback 18 TASCAM CD-RW4U Use the PLAY/PAUSE 6 or PAUSE key K to halt playback temporarily or the STOP key ( 7 or J ) to stop playback of the program. If the STOP key is used, when playback is restarted, it starts from the first program step. NOTE The progra...

TASCAM CD-RW4U 19 4 – Recording Before you start recording using the CD-RW4U, 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 “fi...

4 – Recording—Frequency conversion 20 TASCAM CD-RW4U Frequency conversion The sampling frequency for CDs is 44.1 kHz. The CD-RW4U will always record (and play back) CDs at this frequency. However, if recording through a digital connection and the source has been recorded at a frequency other than 44...

4 – Recording—Automatic track division TASCAM CD-RW4U 21 Automatic track division The trigger level, as set above (“Signal (trigger or threshold) level” on page 11) can be used to divide tracks if the A-TRACK (auto track) function is enabled. When this function is enabled, the unit auto-matically in...

4 – Recording—Basic recording 22 TASCAM CD-RW4U 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 press ...

4 – Recording—Advanced recording TASCAM CD-RW4U 23 Manual track division It is possible to divide the recording into tracks “on the fly” while recording. There are three options available for track division: automatic division triggered by the subcode when making a digital recording, track divisions...

4 – Recording—Advanced recording 24 TASCAM CD-RW4U NOTE This function is only available from the remote control unit. It is not possible to use this function with the main unit only. Fade-in and fade-out To provide smooth beginnings and endings to recorded tracks, the unit provides fade facilities. ...

4 – Recording—Advanced recording TASCAM CD-RW4U 25 The conditions under which an input signal is used as the trigger to start recording are: • when recording digitally, a digital start signal is detected, and audio is subsequently detected or • the sound level rises above the threshold (see below) a...

4 – Recording—Advanced recording 26 TASCAM CD-RW4U than the threshold, synchronized recording will not take place. Because synchronized recording can be turned on and off while recording is taking place, it is therefore possible to record with a synchronized automatic start, and a manual end, or vic...

TASCAM CD-RW4U 27 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” using...

5 – After recording—Erasing 28 TASCAM CD-RW4U Erasing Unfinalizing (described above) is a special case of erasing a disc. It is also possible to erase a track or tracks, starting with the last-recorded track, a whole disc, or to “refresh” a disc. NOTE Erase procedures are possible only on a CD-RW di...

5 – After recording—Erasing TASCAM CD-RW4U 29 NOTE This operation cannot be undone. If you are going to erase a disc, make sure that it contains only recordings that you really want to erase! If the erase operation has been selected, the word ERASE flashes on the display, and the timer starts counti...

30 TASCAM CD-RW4U 6 – Troubleshooting 7 – Reference and specifications Dimensional drawing Symptom Possible cause and remedy No sound on playback (the disc is playing and the time display is incrementing) The connections from the CD-RW4U to the amplifier system have not been made properly, or the in...

7 – Reference and specifications—Specifications TASCAM CD-RW4U 31 Specifications Specifications and appearance subject to change without notice. Recording media type CD-R, CD-RW, CD-R-DA, CD-RW-DA Recording resolution 16-bit linear Recording sampling frequency 44.1 kHz Frequency convertor input 32 k...

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