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3D0031900A
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CD-RW700
CD Rewritable Recorder
OWNER’S MANUAL
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
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INSIDE. 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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that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to p
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Important Safety Precautions Note for U.K. Customers TO THE USER DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this This equipment has been tested and found to comply equipment. with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed your home or the cable is too short to reach a power to provide reasonable protection against interference in a residential area. This d
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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
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SAFETY INFORMATION This product has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations "title 21, CFR, chapter 1, subchapter 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 1.
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Table of Contents D ERASE key ........................................12 1 - Introduction E RECORD key .....................................12 1.1 About CD-R and CD-RW discs .........6 F SYNC REC key .................................. 13 1.2 Finalizing ............................................7 G REC MUTE key ................................. 13 1.2.1 “Recordable” discs ................................
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1 - Introduction ate permission from the copyright holder or the right- The CD-RW700 CD rewritable recorder allows you ful licensor, your unauthorized recording, to make your own CDs from a variety of sources— reproduction or distribution thereof may result in other CDs, MD recordings, analog cassette tapes, severe criminal penalties under copyright laws and and records. international copyright treaties. If you are uncertain Tracks can be recorded all at one time, or added, about your rig
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1 • Introduction—Finalizing For details of disc brands that are known to work 1.3 Unpacking the CD-RW700 well with the CD-RW700, see 1.4.5, “Recommended media”. When unpacking the unit, you should find the fol- lowing items, in addition to this manual: 1.2 Finalizing • The main unit itself • The remote control unit Although audio data may be written on a CD-R or CD-RW disc, a standard CD player will not be able • Two AA batteries for the remote control unit to read the data (i.e. play back th
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1 • Introduction—Environmental considerations • Finger marks and dust should be carefully wiped NOTE off the disc’s recorded surface with a soft cloth. If the mounting surface is more than 5 degrees away Unlike conventional records, the compact disc has from the horizontal, it will not open or close. no grooves to collect dust and microscopic debris, The voltage supplied to the unit should match the so gently wiping with a soft cloth should remove voltage as printed on the rear panel. If
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1 • Introduction—Environmental considerations direct sunlight will fall on them, and which is away obtained from your TASCAM dealer, or found on the from sources of heat such as radiators or heat-gen- TASCAM Web site at http://www.tascam.com. erating electrical devices. 1.4.6 Default settings • Always store CD-R discs in their “jewel cases” to The default settings when the CD-RW700 is shipped avoid dirt and dust accumulating on their surfaces. from the factory are given below. • Do not put la
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2 - Features of the CD-RW700 10 TASCAM CD-RW700
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2 • Features of the CD-RW700—Front panel A DISPLAY key 2.1 Front panel Repeated presses of this key cycle through the differ- ent time display modes. These modes differ, accord- 1 POWER switch (STANDBY/ON) ing to whether the unit is playing back or recording a The power switch is used to switch the unit between disc. standby mode (the time from the internal clock is B MULTI JOG control displayed) and on (full operational mode). Use this control to select tracks for playback, to set When the
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2 • Features of the CD-RW700—Rear panel to unfinalize a finalized disc. See 5.2, “Erasing” for 3 Number keys (0 through 10 and +10) details. Use these keys for direct entry of track numbers when playing back, or making a programmed play H STOP key list. Use this key to stop playback or recording. 4 CLEAR key I PLAY key Use this key to clear a mistaken entry made with the Use this key to start or resume playback or recording. number keys. J PAUSE key 5 REPEAT key Use this key to pause playback
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2 • Features of the CD-RW700—Connections the batteries should match the + markings inside F SYNC REC key the battery compartment, and the negative termi- Use this key to turn synchronized recording on and nals should match the – markings). off (equivalent to L). See 4.3.1, “Synchronized • If you are not going to use the remote control unit recording” for details). for an extended period of time, remove the batter- G REC MUTE key ies. Old batteries can leak, casing damage to the Use this key
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2 • Features of the CD-RW700—Timer operations 5 Press the MULTI JOG control or the ENTER key 8 After step 7 above, the display shows OFF to confirm the hour setting. The “minutes” 0:00. value starts flashing. 9 Repeat steps 4 through 7 above to set the hours and minutes value. NOTE The unit uses the 24 hour “military” clock, where If the TIMER switch C is set to REC or PLAY, 1 p.m. is represented by 13, etc. the display shows a small “clock” icon, to show that the unit is in timer mode. 6 Tur
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3 - Playback operations The CD-RW700 can be used to play back CDs Press the DISPLAY key (A or 6) to cycle through (including CD-R and CD-RW discs that have been these time display modes, as described below: recorded and finalized on other types of recorder), as Display shows Meaning well as CD-R discs and CD-RW discs that have been TOTAL Total elapsed time of the disc recorded on the unit. [blank] Elapsed time of the current track TOTAL REMAIN Time remaining of the current disc 3.1 Simple play
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3 • Playback operations—Programmed order playback 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 above until the program NOTE is complete. Selecting the playback mode is only possible using the remote control unit. It is not possible to select the 6 Press the PLAY key (I or L) to start playback playback mode using the main unit alone. at the first program step. 1 Press the PLAY MODE key B repeatedly to The display shows the track, the current time cycle the display through the following: display, and the program
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4 - Recording Before you start recording using the CD-RW700, nals are being mixed, the digital signals are attenu- make sure that you understand the following key ated by 12 dB. The level of the analog/digital mix points: is then controlled using the digital volume menu, as described below. 1 Press the RECORD key (K or E) to place the unit in record ready mode. 2 Repeatedly press the MENU key (9 or 7) until the display shows VOLUME XXXdB • Once you have recorded on a CD-R disc, the data wh
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4 • Recording—Basic recording will automatically convert the incoming frequency to An analog signal input at nominal level, with no cut 44.1 kHz. or boost from the volume controls, is equivalent to a reading of –16 dB on the meters (on other words, 0 is NOTE equivalent to 16 dBFS). If digital direct is selected, as described below (4.3.4, 4 Press the PLAY key (I or L) or the PAUSE “Digital direct”), the frequency convertor is bypassed. In this case, recording from digitally-connected key
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4 • Recording—Advanced recording However, during recording there are fewer options Every time a track division is made, the number available (obviously, the unit cannot see into the shown at the right of the display goes down by one. future and know how much time remains of the track When the number shown is 1, and a track division is which is being currently recorded!). made, the display shows PMA Writing and the unit enters stop mode. When in record or record ready mode, repeated presses
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4 • Recording—Advanced recording 1 With a recordable disc loaded, press the MENU The conditions under which synchronized recording stops are: key (9 or 7) until the display shows: S_LVL>> xxdB, where xx is the cur- • when recording digitally, an appropriate digital sig- rent value. nal is detected. If the signal is detected from a CD, the unit enters record ready mode after 2 seconds. 2 Turn the MULTI JOG control B or use the If the signal is detected from an MD, the unit enters SKIP keys
