Tascam CD-RW700 - Manual

TASCAM CD-RW700 5 Table of Contents 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 t...

1 • Introduction—Finalizing TASCAM CD-RW700 7 For details of disc brands that are known to work well with the CD-RW700, see 1.4.5, “Recommended media”. 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 th...

1 • Introduction—Environmental considerations 8 TASCAM CD-RW700 NOTE If the mounting surface is more than 5 degrees away from the horizontal, it will not open or close. The voltage supplied to the unit should match the voltage as printed on the rear panel. If you are in any doubt regarding this matt...

1 • Introduction—Environmental considerations TASCAM CD-RW700 9 direct sunlight will fall on them, and which is away 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. ...

2 • Features of the CD-RW700—Front panel TASCAM CD-RW700 11 2.1 Front panel 1 POWER switch (STANDBY/ON) The power switch is used to switch the unit between standby mode (the time from the internal clock is displayed) and on (full operational mode). When the unit is turned on, the display shows Welco...

2 • Features of the CD-RW700—Rear panel 12 TASCAM CD-RW700 to unfinalize a finalized disc. See 5.2, “Erasing” for details. H STOP key Use this key to stop playback or recording. I PLAY key Use this key to start or resume playback or recording. J PAUSE key Use this key to pause playback or recording....

2 • Features of the CD-RW700—Connections TASCAM CD-RW700 13 F SYNC REC key Use this key to turn synchronized recording on and off (equivalent to L ). See 4.3.1, “Synchronized recording” for details). G REC MUTE key Use this key when recording, to mute the input signal for about four seconds and then...

2 • Features of the CD-RW700—Timer operations 14 TASCAM CD-RW700 5 Press the MULTI JOG control or the ENTER key to confirm the hour setting. The “minutes” value starts flashing. NOTE The unit uses the 24 hour “military” clock, where 1 p.m. is represented by 13 , etc. 6 Turn the MULTI JOG control or ...

TASCAM CD-RW700 15 3 - Playback operations The CD-RW700 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 th...

3 • Playback operations—Programmed order playback 16 TASCAM CD-RW700 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 B repeatedly to cycle the display through the foll...

TASCAM CD-RW700 17 4 - Recording Before you start recording using the CD-RW700, 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 “...

4 • Recording—Basic recording 18 TASCAM CD-RW700 will automatically convert the incoming frequency to 44.1 kHz. NOTE If digital direct is selected, as described below (4.3.4, “Digital direct”), the frequency convertor is bypassed. In this case, recording from digitally-connected devices is only poss...

4 • Recording—Advanced recording TASCAM CD-RW700 19 However, during recording there are fewer options available (obviously, the unit cannot see into the future and know how much time remains of the track which is being currently recorded!). When in record or record ready mode, repeated presses of th...

4 • Recording—Advanced recording 20 TASCAM CD-RW700 1 With a recordable disc loaded, press the MENU key ( 9 or 7 ) until the display shows: S_LVL>> xxdB , where xx is the cur- rent value. 2 Turn the MULTI JOG control B or use the SKIP keys I to change the value between - 24 , -30 , -36 , -42 ,...

4 • Recording—Advanced recording TASCAM CD-RW700 21 and crackles which may come from an older vinyl recording, for example). If the “noise floor” is higher than the threshold, synchronized recording will not take place (the rehearsal facility can be used here (4.4, “Rehearsal”) to help): Because syn...

4 • Recording—Advanced recording 22 TASCAM CD-RW700 threshold for more than two seconds, and sound has re-started To enable or disable automatic track division: 1 With a recordable disc inserted, and with the unit in record ready mode, press the MENU key ( 9 or 7 ) repeatedly until A_TRACK>XX is ...

4 • Recording—Rehearsal TASCAM CD-RW700 23 3 Press the DIGITAL DIRECT key to toggle between ON and OFF . When digital direct recording is enabled, the DIGITAL indicator in the display flashes slowly. NOTE As mentioned earlier, the digital direct feature bypasses the frequency convertor. Recording is...

4 • Recording—Rehearsal 24 TASCAM CD-RW700 level where the fourth count will trigger recording (–24 dB — this is the limit of the threshold sensitivity and cannot be adjusted further). When the rehearsal facility is used, the source is cued up and played, and the first few seconds of the track are s...

4 • Recording—Rehearsal TASCAM CD-RW700 25 12 Start playing the source material. The unit starts recording, with the start point being determined by the trim value. NOTE If a trim setting is made for the sync start, this will apply to all sync starts and track divisions made in the future until the ...

26 TASCAM CD-RW700 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” usin...

5 • After recording—Erasing TASCAM CD-RW700 27 3 Turn the MULTI JOG 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 last ...

6 - Reference and specifications 6.1 Troubleshooting 6.2 Specifications Symptom Possible cause and remedy No sound on playback (the disc is playing and the time display is incrementing) The connections from the CD-RW700 to the amplifier system have not been made properly, or the input source selecto...