Tascam Cd Recorder/duplicator Cd-rw402 Owners Manual

5 – Recording—Basic recording
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Frequency conversion
The sampling frequency for CDs is 44.1 kHz. The 
CD-RW402 will always record (and play back) CDs 
at this frequency. 
However, if recording through a digital connection 
(either coaxial or optical) and the source has been 
recorded at a frequency other than 44.1 kHz, or is being played back at a non-standard speed using a 
varispeed unit (more than 0.02% away from the stan-
dard), the CD-RW402’s internal frequency...

5 – Recording—Basic recording
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Playing back tracks
Although an unfinalized disc cannot be played back 
on an ordinary CD player or on drive 1, drive 2 can 
play back tracks that have been recorded.Use the MULTI DIAL or the  SKIP keys to select a 
track for playback.
Time display while recording
While a recordable disc is being played back, the 
four time display modes available in normal play-
back as described in “Time display modes” on 
page 21: elapsed track time...

5 – Recording—Synchronized recording
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When the fade-out has finished, the display shows 
Disc Full!! for a few seconds, and the unit then goes 
into stop mode (the display shows 
PMA Writing).If the disc is a CD-RW, the final track can be erased, 
if required (see “Erasing tracks” on page 41) and the 
disc then finalized. If the disc is a CD-R, it must be 
finalized prior to use (see “Finalizing” on page 40).
These following sections cover more advanced 
recording...

5 – Recording—Synchronized recording
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The conditions under which synchronized recording 
stops are:
the sound level drops below the threshold level for 
the time set by the Sync End Time function (“Add-
ing extra time at the end of a recording” on 
page 35):
If you set the threshold value so that only high-level 
signals trigger recording, remember that this will not 
record the start of a piece with a slow fade-in:
Also remember that when recording from an analog...

5 – Recording—Automatic track division
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Adding extra time at the end of a recording
If the material being recorded from an analog source 
ends very quietly (it drops below the trigger level for 
some time before the actual end of the piece), the 
CD-RW402 may enter record ready before the actual 
end of a piece. You can allow for this by increasing 
the time between the detection of “silence” and the 
change to record ready mode.
The minimum value here is 5 seconds, and...

5 – Recording—Automatic track division
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5Tu r n  t h e  MULTI DIAL to change the A_TRACK 
value between ON and OFF.
6Press the MULTI DIAL to make the setting and 
leave the menu. The 
A-TRACK indicator shows 
in the display when the function is active.
Automatic track division can be turned on or off 
while recording is taking place.
NOTE
When recording cer tain types of material (e.g. certain 
types of classical music or spoken word) through the 
analog connections,...

5 – Recording—Rec mute function
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“Trimming” the increment time
It is also possible to move the track increment time 
backwards and forwards by up to 125 frames either 
before or after the received track division signals (in 
the same way as for sync recording as described in 
““Trimming” the sync” on page 35.
1Press the 
MENU key (2) and turn the MULTI 
DIAL
 to display REC MENU 2 ?.
2Press the 
MULTI DIAL.3Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL until the display shows 
INC TRIM ?....

5 – Recording—Copy-protection
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To perform a fade-in:
1With a recordable disc loaded, press the 
RECORD key so that the unit enters record 
ready mode.
2Start the source material, and press the 
FA D E R key. As the fade progresses, the monitored signal 
gradually becomes louder, reflecting the level 
recorded on disc.
To perform a fade-out:
1While recording, press the FADER key.
As the fade progresses, the monitored signal 
gradually becomes quieter, reflecting the 
level...

5 – Recording—Index operations
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Index operations
Many CDs contain index information as sub-track 
divisions, often in classical music to mark scene divi-
sions in opera or the beginning of instrumental pas-
sages, etc. The CD-RW402 also supports indexes, and allows you to carry out a number of useful opera-
tions with regard to them.
Note that although both drives of the CD-RW402 can 
display index markers, there is no index locate facil-
ity built into the CD-RW402....

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6 – 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. 
NOTE
This section refers to drive 2 only. Finalizing and erase 
operations are only possible on drive 2 of the CD-
RW402.
Once finalized, CD-R discs are truly final—no more 
can be recorded on them. By contrast, CD-RW discs 
can be “unfinalized” using the CD-RW402, i.e. their 
TOC can be deleted, and if there is...