Tascam Cd Rewritable Recorder CD-RW5000 Owners Manual

 
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[12] ERASE key 
This key only has any effect when a CD-RW disc is 
inserted in the CD-RW5000. If a standard CD or a 
CD-R disc is inserted, it will have no effect.
Pressing this key once will prepare to erase the last 
recorded track. Pressing this key twice in quick suc-
cession will prepare to erase the whole disc. See 4.7, 
Erasing material (CD-RW only) for details. 
2.1.1 Transport controls 
These keys are similar to those on a conventional CD...

 
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[24] COAXIAL digital INPUT 
This RCA connector accepts digital audio data in 
SPDIF format. 
[25] COAXIAL digital OUTPUT 
This RCA connector outputs digital audio data in 
SPDIF format. 
[26] OPTICAL digital INPUT 
This optical connector allows input of digital audio 
data in SPDIF format. 
[27] OPTICAL digital OUTPUT 
This optical connector outputs digital audio data in 
SPDIF format. 
NOTE 
If these optical connectors are not being 
used, keep them...

 
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The remote control unit keys are listed here, together 
with the number (in square brackets) of the corre-
sponding key on the main unit, when these keys are 
identical in function to those on the main unit. When 
these keys have a different function, or are additional 
to those on the main unit, an explanation of their 
function is provided. 
[30] OPEN/CLOSE key 
See  
[4] 
. 
[31] Number keys 
These number keys are used to select tracks for pro-...

 
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3 - Playback operations 
This section gives details of the basic operations you 
can perform when using the CD-RW5000 to play 
back CDs.
Playing back CDs on the CD-RW5000 is similar to 
playing back CDs on any other CD player.
The CD-RW5000 can play back ordinary 
pre-recorded commercial CDs, and CD-R discs, as 
well as CD-RW discs recorded on the CD-RW5000. 
These last discs may not be playable on other CD 
players.
Also, note that unlike some other CD players, but in 
common...

 
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3.3.2 Fast searching 
The remote control unit features keys to allow pre-
cise searching and positioning within the CD. 
1 
Press and hold the backward or forward key 
to search backward or forward at twice nor-
mal speed. 
2 
Press the   
FAST   
key, followed in by the back-
ward or forward key to search backward or 
forward at eight times normal speed. 

 
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4 - Recording operations 
Before starting to record CDs, make sure that all 
appropriate connections (analog and digital) are 
made both into and out of the CD-RW5000. Turn off 
all equipment while making connections to avoid 
transient noises which may damage your monitoring 
speakers, etc. 
WARNING 
Make sure that power to the CD-RW5000 is 
not cut off while recording is taking place. If 
power is cut off while recording is taking 
place, the data on the disc will be...

 
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Use the  
DIGITAL INPUT 
 key  
[9] 
 to select 
between the three possible digital audio 
sources:  
AES/EBU
 
,  
COAXIAL
 
 and  
OPTICAL
 
. 
It is assumed that the digital program material has 
been edited so that there is no clipping. If a digital 
signal goes over the maximum level, audible distor-
tion occurs. It is not possible to adjust the level of 
digital audio signals input to the CD-RW5000.
If the program material which is to be...

 
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• Automatically, when the signal level drops below 
–36 dB and stays below that level for 20 seconds or 
more.
• Manually, using the CD-RW-5000’s  
STOP 
 key. 
SYNC ALL
 
• Automatically, when the signal level drops below 
–36 dB and stays below that level for 20 seconds or 
more.
• Manually, using the CD-RW-5000’s  
STOP 
 key. 
NOTE 
If you are recording from a SPDIF source, you 
should  
not 
 pause the source to cut the signal; 
you should stop it....

 
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NOTE 
You cannot use the manual track division 
facility if the automatic synchronization is 
selected. Make sure that this facility is turned 
off before you start recording with manual 
track divisions.
It is possible to switch between manual and 
automatic track division, even while recording 
is taking place, when the sync start facility is  
turned off. 
We suggest that before making the CD, you play 
back the source material, and make a note of...

 
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disc, the disc can be completely erased for further 
recording, however). 
1 
With the disc to be finalized inserted into the 
CD-RW5000, press the  
FINALIZE 
 key  
[11] 
 
or  
[35] 
. 
2 
Press the  
RECORD 
 key  
[17] 
 or  
[45] 
 within 
two seconds of pressing the  
FINALIZE 
 key. 
The CD-RW5000 will display the approximate time 
it will take to finalize the disc, together with  
REMAIN TIME
 
, as the finalization process takes 
place. This time...