Tascam MD-CD1 - Manual

TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 5 Table of Contents Introduction Supplied accessories ............................................... 6 Environmental considerations .....................6 Rack-mounting the unit .......................................... 7Some notes and precautions ........................

6 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 1 – Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the TASCAM MD-CD1 MiniDisc Deck and CD Player. Before connecting and using the unit, please take time to read this manual thoroughly to ensure you understand how to properly set up and connect the MD-CD1, as well as the o...

1 – Introduction—Environmental considerations TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 7 Rack-mounting the unit Use the rack-mounting kit to mount the unit in a stan-dard 19-inch equipment rack, as shown below. Remove the feet of the unit before mounting. If you are mounting the unit in a rack, leave 1U of spac...

1 – Introduction—Environmental considerations 8 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual • Keep discs away from direct sunlight, and places of high heat and humidity. If left in such places, warp-ing could result. • Do not af fi x any labels or stickers to the label side of the disc. Do not write on the disc wi...

TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 9 2 – Remote control unit Some notes and precautions • When the remote control will not be used for an extended period of time, please remove the batter-ies to prevent the possibility of battery acid leakage which could damage the unit. Should leakage occur, remove and d...

10 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 3 – Connections Before connecting the MD-CD1 to other units, please read their operation manuals thoroughly to ensure proper connection. Turn the power on only after all connections have been made. Audio equipment Connecting analog audio equipment Connect analog stere...

TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 11 4 – Features and their functions Front panel Shared features 1 Power switch 2 Remote signal sensor 3 NO key Used to cancel menu operations dur- ing menu mode . During title input mode, it is used to delete character inputs 4 MULTI JOG dial / ENTER key Func- tions as t...

4 – Features and their functions—Front panel 12 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual C Display CD and MD data, deck operation mode, menus and other information are shown on the display. For details, refer to “Display” on page 14. CD Operation D KEY key / Indicator When this key is pressed, the Indicator lig...

4 – Features and their functions—Front panel TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 13 N OPEN/CLOSE ( ) key Press this key to open or close the CD tray. MD Operation O MD Menu key This turns the MD Menu mode on or off. In MD Menu mode, the MD indica-tor fl ashes, MD Menu options are indicated on the display, ...

4 – Features and their functions—Display 14 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual TAL (OPTICAL) – OUTPUTS – MD terminals]. Even when the power is turned off, the pitch control ON/OFF setting is retained. c KEYBOARD connector An IBM PC- compatible keyboard with PS/2 interface can be con- nected to this termin...

4 – Features and their functions—Rear Panel TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 15 z DISC, GROUP, TRACK display DISC lights up when the display master deck has a disc loaded and is stopped. GROUP lights up when the display master is the CD deck and the Directory mode is on, or when the dis-play master is t...

4 – Features and their functions—Remote Control Unit 16 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual Remote Control Unit Shared operation keys MD operation keys / CD operation keys Shared operation keys The 1 key is used to select CD or MD deck opera- tion, while keys 2 and beyond are shared operation keys. 1 CD/MD...

4 – Features and their functions—Remote Control Unit 18 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual CD Operation Section L key During playback or playback standby, press this key continuously for review play-back (search). When an MP3 disc is in the deck during stop mode, if this key is pressed, the directory can ...

4 – Features and their functions—Remote Control Unit TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 19 When Group mode is on during stop mode, if this key is pressed, groups can be chosen (backward direction). Y key During playback or playback standby, press this key continuously for cue playback (search). When Group...

20 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 5 – Display master and remote control master The MD-CD1 is equipped with a CD deck and an MD deck. Since the display and remote control keys can be used by either deck, this function determines which deck is represented by their operation. In this manual, the deck rep...

TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 21 6 – Menu operation The various settings and editing operations possible with the MD-CD1 are performed through menu options shown on the display. Among the many menu setting options, some may be made directly using the keys on the remote control. Menu configuration The...

6 – Menu operation—Menu configuration 22 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual MD R_TIME Confirming total MD recording time “Data settings/service data” 49 MD Menu Menu option Function Manual reference Page MD PLAY sub-menu Options for MD playback PLAY MODE Playback mode settings “Playback modes” 24 REPEAT R...

6 – Menu operation—Operation basics TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 23 Operation basics 1 Select CD Menu or MD Menu Front panel operation: Press the CD MENU key or the MD MENU key to call up the desired menu. Remote control operation: Press the MENU key and either the CD Menu or the MD Menu is called u...

24 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 7 – CD and MD Playback The MD-CD1 can play both CDs and MDs. Basic playback and the operation of most playback func-tions are virtually identical for the CD and MD decks. This section will explain the shared playback functions fi rst, followed by playback functions fo...

7 – CD and MD Playback—Display master and remote master set- TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 25 To remove the disc For a CD, press the OPEN/CLOSE key.For an MD, press the EJECT key. To play a desired track Front panel operation: press either the or key to select the desired track. Remote control operat...

7 – CD and MD Playback—Time Search function 26 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual Time Search function By specifying time from the start of a certain track, you can start playback from a speci fi ed point of a speci fi ed track. Basic operation 1 During stop, play or playback standby modes, use the number...

7 – CD and MD Playback—Auto Ready TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 27 Auto Cue function on and off for each deck. (Default position: OFF) When the Auto Cue function is on, A_CUE is lit on the display. Even when the power is turned off, the Auto Cue set-ting is maintained. Setting the sound start positio...

7 – CD and MD Playback—Continuous CD and MD playback 28 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual Continuous CD and MD playback With this function, when one deck fi nishes, the other deck begins play. 1 Turn on the CONT PLAY switch on the front panel. 2 Play a CD or MD. When the disc fi nishes playback, the disc...

7 – CD and MD Playback—Single-track playback TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 29 Single-track playback This function enables playback of just a single track. During the Stop mode, press the P.MODE key on the remote control, and “SINGLE” lights up in the dis-play. After the selected track fi nishes, play...

7 – CD and MD Playback—Random playback 30 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual NOTE Right after STOP, if the number of the track to be added is input, and the ENT/YES key is pressed, the track will be added to the end of the program. To add a track to the program by front panel operation, use the MULTI JOG ...

7 – CD and MD Playback—End of disc/track warning TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 31 End of disc/track warning When nearing the end of a track or disc, a warning indication is shown on the display. The number of seconds before the track/disc end that the warning is displayed can be set beforehand, so th...

7 – CD and MD Playback—MP3 file directory playback 32 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual Output volume The volume of the CD playback output signal can be adjusted. This adjustment functions for both for ana-log output (including headphone output) and digital output. 1 Setting is made using the “PLAY VOL-U...

7 – CD and MD Playback—MD group playback TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 33 You can also use the “DIR MODE?” option in the VOL FUNC sub-menu of the CD menu to turn this mode on or off. 2 During Stop mode, the CD SEARCH key on the remote control can be used to select a directory. Press the CD SEARCH key...

34 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 8 – Dubbing from CD to MD The MD-CD1 makes it easy to dub from CD to MD. Selected tracks or the entire disc can be dubbed. Basic dubbing operation First, load the CD to be used as the dubbing source into the CD deck, then insert a recordable MiniDisc into the MD deck....

8 – Dubbing from CD to MD—Dubbing speed setting TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 35 To listen while dubbing, select NORMAL. For faster dubbing, select HIGH. When Rec Speed is set to NORMAL, MD dubbing is possible even if the Key Change or Pitch Control functions have been used for CD playback. MONO , LP...

36 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 9 – MD recording from an external source The MD-CD1 can not only dub from CD to MD, it also allows MD recording from other sound sources. Basic recording Set the recording mode and select the input source. While monitoring the input signal, adjust the record-ing level...

9 – MD recording from an external source—Recording cautions TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 37 To eject the disc from the deck, press the EJECT key during stop mode. NOTE When “UTOC Writing!” is flashing on the display, data on the recorded contents is being written onto the disc. During this process, ...

9 – MD recording from an external source—Fade-in and fade-out 38 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual Fade-in and fade-out recording At the beginning and end of MD recording, fade-in and fade-out effects can be performed. Before following the procedure below, make sure that basic recording preparations have...

9 – MD recording from an external source—Overwrite recording TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 39 Overwrite recording This function is used to record a new signal over a previously recorded but unwanted portion of the disc. Before following the procedure below, make sure that basic recording preparations...

9 – MD recording from an external source—Checking remaining 40 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual Checking remaining MD time During MD recording or recording standby mode, press the TIME key on either the front panel or the remote control, and the elapsed track recorded time and remaining recording time w...

TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 41 10 – MiniDisc editing Tracks recorded can be deleted, moved, divided or combined by MiniDisc editing operation. Editing operations All MD editing functions are operated from the EDIT sub-menu on the MD menu. After selecting a menu option on the EDIT sub-menu, subseque...

10 – MiniDisc editing—Erase disc 42 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual Selecting a track to be erased on the menu 1 1. In the stop mode, select the “ERASE TRK?” option on the EDIT sub-menu of the MD menu. “Track>***” will be displayed, with *** rep-resenting the last track number. 2 Select the track to...

10 – MiniDisc editing—Combine tracks TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 43 Combine tracks Two successive tracks can be combined into one track by deleting the track mark of the second track. Example: To combine B and C NOTE Successive tracks recorded with different recording modes cannot be combined into ...

10 – MiniDisc editing—Creating a group 44 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual Creating a group The MD-CD1 enables tracks to be divided into groups on a single MD disc for playback by group. Refer to “MD group playback” on page 33. A group is created by specifying track numbers of the “starting” track and t...

TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 45 11 – Title input Titles can be given to the MD disc, and the tracks and groups on it, using the TITLE sub-menu on the MD menu. NOTE Just as with the editing menu, after the title is selected and entered on the disc, and TOC lights up on the dis-play, if the power is t...

11 – Title input—Track title input 46 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual Track title input Method 1 With this method, the tracks for title input are selected fi rst. 1 Put the deck in playback or playback standby mode on the track you wish to add a title. During recording, you may also input a title for t...

TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 47 12 – Using a computer keyboard A computer keyboard can be connected to the IBM PC compatible PS/2 interface on the front panel to operate certain functions of the MD-CD1. It is partic-ularly ef fi cient for title input. Keyboard type setting The MD-CD1 must be set for...

12 – Using a computer keyboard—Other keyboard operations 48 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual Keyboard key Operation SHIFT + F1 MD EDIT “ERASE TRK” SHIFT + F2 MD EDIT “ERASE DISC” SHIFT + F3 (inoperative) SHIFT + F4 MD EDIT “MOVE” SHIFT + F5 MD EDIT “DIVIDE” SHIFT + F6 MD EDIT “COMBINE” SHIFT + F7 TITLE ...

TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 49 13 – Data settings / service data Data communication settings By connecting a PC through its RS-232C terminal to the MD-CD1 through its CONTROL I/O (RS-232C) terminal, the two units can be linked for data exchange. Use the following options on the SERIAL sub-menu of t...

50 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 14 – System limitations CD section CD-R/RW discs that have not been fi nalized cannot be played back. Make sure the disc has been properly fi nalized before loading into the player. About finalization Even if audio data is recorded onto a CD-R/RW disc, if the TOC (tab...

14 – System limitations—MD section TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 51 Although tracks have been deleted, the remaining time on the MD disc does not increase. When the remaining time on an MD disc is dis-played, sections less than 12 seconds are ignored. So even if short tracks are eliminated, the total...

52 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 15 – Message display glossary Operation messages Error Messages Message Details / response Blank Disc A blank recordable MD disc has been inserted. New Disc! A new recordable MD disc has been inserted. Complete Editing operation has been successfully com-pleted. Dubbi...

15 – Message display glossary—Troubleshooting TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 53 Troubleshooting There is no power to the unit. Please check that the power cord is properly plugged in. “Disc Error!” is displayed. The disc may be dirty. Please replace the disc. Playback is not possible. This may be due ...

54 TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 16 – Specifications MD deck CD deck Rated input/output MD specifications CD specifications Type MiniDisc recorder Discs MiniDisc format Rec modes Stereo/Mono/LP2/LP4 Recording format Magnetic field modulation overwrite Recording time 74 minutes (stereo), 148 minutes (...

16 – Specifications—Dimensional drawing TASCAM MD-CD1 Owner’s Manual 55 Unit specifications For product improvement, specifications and external appearance are subject to change without notice. Due to product improvement, the actual unit may appear differently than the illustrations in the operation...

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