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D00597410A
CD-RW4U
CD Rewritable Recorder
Professional
OWNER’S MANUAL
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
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REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert
the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure
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Important Safety Precautions For U.S.A IMPORTANT (for U.K. Customers) TO THE USER DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer. limits are designed to p
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: “Note to CATV system installer: …Read all of these Instructions. This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to …Save these Instructions for later use. Section 820-40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding …Follow all Warnings and Instructions marked on the audio and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the equipment. grounding system of the building, as close to the point of ca
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SAFETY INFORMATION This product has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations “title 21, CFR, chapter 1, subcategory J, based on the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968", and is classified as a class 1 laser product. There is no hazardous invisi- ble laser radiation during operation because invisible laser radiation emitted inside of this product is completely confined in the protective housings. The label required in this regulation is shown in 1. CAUTION - DO
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Table of Contents Manual track division ...........................................23 1 – Introduction Restricting the number of tracks .........................23 Special features of the unit ........................ 6 Full disc .................................................................23 USB ......................................................................6 Advanced recording ..................................23 20-bit converters ....................................................
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1 – Introduction The CD-RW4U CD rewritable recorder allows you to A sampling frequency convertor is incorporated, make your own CDs from a variety of sources— allowing the recording of CDs from digital audio other CDs, MD recordings, analog cassette tapes, and sources which are at frequencies other than the CD records. standard sampling frequency of 44.1kHz. In addition, the USB connector allows the CD- Track divisions can be entered manually, or can pro- RW4U to be connected to most modern p
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1 – Introduction—About this manual About this manual If a preset indicator in the display (i.e. one which NOTE cannot change, but is either on or off) is shown, this This part of the manual does not cover the use of the CD- is shown as follows: SHUFFLE. RW4U with a personal computer—it covers the audio func- tions of the unit only. When referring to a front or rear panel control or feature, the following typeface is used to show the In this manual, we use the following conventions: numbe
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1 – Introduction—Special notes 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 sible problems with overheating. Also, you should maintain top performance, and prolong operating avoid placing anything on the unit while it is in oper- life, observe the following environmental conditions: ation, for the same reason. The nominal temperature should be between 5°C and The voltage supplied to the unit shoul
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1 – Introduction—Special notes aging of CD-R discs will include one of the follow- However, you should note that an audio CD created ing logos: using a CD-RW disc may not play back satisfactorily on every audio CD player. It will, naturally, be play- able on the CD-RW4U. This is in no way a limitation of the CD-RW4U itself, but is a property of the dif- ference between the different types of media and the methods used to read them. By contrast, a CD-RW disc can be used in much the same way
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1 – Introduction—Switching to audio mode and fingerprints, grease, etc. can cause errors in the When labeling CD-R discs, always use a soft oil- recording process. based felt-tipped pen to write the information. Never use a ball-point or hard-tipped pen, as this CD-R discs are more sensitive to the effects of heat may cause damage to the recorded side. and ultraviolet rays than ordinary CDs. It is impor- tant that they are not stored in a location where Dirty discs may be cleaned using
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1 – Introduction—Signal (trigger or threshold) level To change a menu value, turn the MULTI DIAL (main To return to the previous screen (before the menu unit) B or press the SKIP keys (remote control) I. was entered), press the MULTI DIAL (main unit) B The value will change immediately. or press the ENTER key (remote control unit) 8. Default settings The default settings when the CD-RW4U is shipped from the factory are given below. Setting Description Default value Auto track “Automatic track
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1 – Introduction—Power saving Power saving The CD-RW4U provides a function that allows auto- 2 Turn the MULTI DIAL (main unit) B or press matic switching into standby mode after five minutes the SKIP (remote control) I keys to change of inactivity (defined as no front panel or remote con- the value. trol unit control used, no commands received through 3 Press the MULTI DIAL (main unit) B or the USB connection, and no disc playback or record- press the ENTER key (remote control unit) 8 ing
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2 – Introduction to the CD-RW4U Connections The following should be noted when you connect the It is possible to connect the unit’s COAXIAL IN G unit to other equipment. See “Switching to audio and analog LINE IN I to other equipment at the mode” on page 10 for details of connection to a com- same time. However, the unit can receive signals puter using USB. from only one input at a time. Audio signals output from the unit are output simul- NOTE taneously from the unbalanced LINE OUT J jacks,
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2 – Introduction to the CD-RW4U—Front panel Front panel the disc should face the base of the unit, and the disc 1 POWER switch The power switch is used should be hooked under the lip of the disc tray. to switch the unit between standby and on (full oper- ational mode). When a disc is loaded into the unit, the display briefly shows TOC Reading., with a flash- When the unit is turned on, the display shows ing period following the word “Reading” as the unit TASCAM, followed by CD-RW4U, and th
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2 – Introduction to the CD-RW4U—Remote control unit being used in the USB mode. For details, see the CD- I ANALOG IN (UNBALANCED) These RW4U USB Operation Guide. RCA jacks accept analog audio signals from suit- ably-equipped units (–10 dBV, unbalanced). L (AC power) Use the connected power cable J ANALOG OUT (UNBALANCED) These to connect the CD-RW4U to the AC power supply. RCA jacks output analog audio signals (at –10 dBV Always ensure that the voltage supplied is the same levels, unbalanced
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3 – Playback operations The CD-RW4U can be used to play back CDs well as CD-R discs and CD-RW discs that have been (including CD-R and CD-RW discs that have been recorded on the unit. recorded and finalized on other types of recorder), as Simple playback operations 1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE key (A or 2) to Press the PLAY/PAUSE 6 or PLAY key L to start playback open the disc tray. Insert the disc with the recorded surface facing the base of the unit. Press the STOP key (7 or J) to stop playb
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3 – Playback operations—Programmed order playback 1 To start playback at tracks 1 through 9, sim- number, followed by a single key to set the ply press the appropriate key (1 through 9). “units” digit. For example: 2 To play a track whose number is higher than Track 13 = +10, 3 9, press the +10 key an appropriate number Track 30 = +10, +10, +10, 0 of times to set the “tens” digit of the track On the remote control unit only, the SEARCH keys Hcan be used to “fast-forward” and “fast-rewind” th
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3 – Playback operations—Programmed order playback Use the PLAY/PAUSE 6 or PAUSE key K to halt NOTE playback temporarily or the STOP key (7 or J) to The programmed play order is not memorized when power stop playback of the program. is turned off. If the STOP key is used, when playback is restarted, If an attempt is made to enter more than 25 program steps, it starts from the first program step. the message PGM Full ! appears on the display. If the total playback time of the programmed pla
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4 – Recording Before you start recording using the CD-RW4U, You can add tracks to an unfinalized recordable make sure that you understand the following key disc. Once finalized, a CD-R disc is “fixed” and points: behaves in the same way as a pre-recorded disc. Finalized CD-RW discs, however, can be erased, Once you have recorded on a CD-R disc, the data refreshed and re-recorded. cannot be erased from it. Copy-protection The CD-RW4U allows copy-protection to be applied 1 Press the MENU
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4 – Recording—Frequency conversion Frequency conversion The sampling frequency for CDs is 44.1 kHz. The away from 44.1kHz), the CD-RW4U’s internal fre- CD-RW4U will always record (and play back) CDs quency converter will automatically convert the at this frequency. incoming frequency to 44.1 kHz. However, if recording through a digital connection NOTE and the source has been recorded at a frequency other If an attempt is made to record from a digitally-connected than 44.1 kHz, or is being pl
