Tascam Cd Rewritable Recorder CD-RW2000 Owners Manual

2 – Features of the CD-RW2000—Front panel
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2.1 Front panel
1
POWER switch 
The power switch is used to switch the unit between 
off and on (full operational mode).
When the unit is turned on, the display shows 
Welcome!.
2
Disc tray
Discs should be placed label side upwards in the disc 
tray.
When a disc is loaded into the unit, the display 
briefly shows 
TOC Reading., with a flash-
ing period following the word “Reading” as the unit 
determines the contents of the disc. 
3...

2 – Features of the CD-RW2000—Rear panel
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H
PLAY key
Use this key to start or resume playback or recording.
I
PA U S E  k e y
Use this key to pause playback or recording.
J
RECORD key
Use this key to enter record ready mode (see 4, 
“Recording” for details) and also to enter manual 
track divisions (see 4.2.3, “Manual track division”).
K
SYNC REC key
Use this key to turn synchronized recording on and 
off (see 4.3.1, “Synchronized recording” for details).
L
CALL key
Use this key for...

2 – Features of the CD-RW2000—Remote control unit
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2.3 Remote control unit
1
OPEN/CLOSE key
Opens and closes the disc tray (equivalent to 3).
2
Number keys (0 through 10 and +10)
Use these keys for direct entry of track numbers 
when playing back, or making a programmed play 
list.
3
CLEAR key
Use this key to clear a mistaken entry made with the 
number keys.
4
REPEAT key
Use this key to change between the various repeat 
modes when playing back (see 3.3, “Repeat play”).
5
DISPLAY...

2 – Features of the CD-RW2000—Connections
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Audio signals output from the unit are output from 
the balanced and unbalanced 
ANALOG OUT N Q 
jacks, as well as from the 
DIGITAL AES/EBU OUT 
W, DIGITAL COAXIAL OUT jack X and DIGITAL 
OPTICAL OUT
 connector Y simultaneously.
2.4.1 Word sync connections
It may be necessary to synchronize the CD-RW2000 
to an external audio word clock when playing back 
material. One example when this might be used is 
when the digital outputs of the...

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3 – Playback operations
The CD-RW2000 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
1Press the OPEN/CLOSE key (3 or 1) to open 
the disc tray.
2Discs should be inserted in the tray with the 
label uppermost.
3Press the 
OPEN/CLOSE key (3 or 1) to close 
the tray again.
When a disc is loaded into...

3 – Playback operations—Programmed order playback
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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.
1Press the PLAY MODE key A repeatedly to 
cycle the display through the following:

Program (see 3.2, “Programmed order play-
back” below). The red 
PROGRAM display indicator 
lights in this mode.

Shuffle (random track order). In this mode, 
each track is played once before the...

3 – Playback operations—CALL playback
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3.4 CALL playback
The CALL keys (L and K) allow the unit’s play-
back position to be returned to the point at which 
playback last started from pause mode. If there is no 
“call point” (i.e. playback starting from pause), 
pressing the 
CALL key will have no effect. It should 
also be noted that this call function is available in 
play and pause modes only.
Note that the call mode is not available when shuffle 
mode has been selected (see 3.1.3,...

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4 – Recording
Before you start recording using the CD-RW2000, 
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 “fixed” and 
behaves in the same way as a pre-recorded disc. 
Finalized CD-RW discs, however, can be erased, 
refreshed and re-recorded.
4.1 Input selection
To select the input to be recorded, press the...

4 – Recording—Basic recording
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4.2 Basic recording
NOTE
According to the “Red Book” (the specification for 
audio CDs), a track cannot be less than four seconds 
in length, and there can be a maximum of 99 tracks 
on an audio CD. Bear these limitations in mind when 
recording. 
If you press either the STOP or the PA U S E key within four 
seconds of starting recording, the unit will continue record-
ing until four seconds have elapsed (since the start of 
recording) and then stop or...

4 – Recording—Advanced recording
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When in record or record ready mode, repeated 
presses of the 
DISPLAY key (A or 5) cycle 
between displaying the remaining time left for 
recording on the disc (
TOTAL REMAIN) and the elapsed 
time of the track currently being recorded (no indica-
tor lit).
When playback is stopped at the start of a recordable 
disc, there are only two options available: 
TOTAL (the 
total time recorded so far on the disc) and 
TOTAL 
REMAIN
 (the total time available...