Tascam Cd Rewritable Recorder CD-RW901 Owners Manual

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Repeat playback
1.	 Press	the	REPEAT	key	to	turn	on	the	repeat	
mode.
	 In	this	mode,	all	the	tracks	on	the	disc	are	played	 continuously.	The	display	shows	
Repeat ON	and	the	
indicator	lights	up	
REPEAT.
	 During	playback,	if	the	repeat	mode	is	turned	 on,	playback	continues	as	before,	and	when	the	
last track finishes, playback resumes from the 
first track.
	 If	the	repeat	mode	is	turned	on	when	the	deck	is	 stopped,	press	the	
PLAY	key	to	begin	operation. 2.	 Press	the...

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Key control function
The key of the music can be changed during stop, play-
back or playback standby modes. However, please note 
that this feature does not work with MP3 discs.
1.	 Press	the	
MENU	key	to	select	the	KEY	option	in	
the	PLAY	sub-menu	(see	
“ Operation	basics”	on	
page	16)	to	enter	the	function.
	 Or,	press	the	
KEY	key	on	the	remote	control	to	
set	the	function	on.
	 The	
KEY	indicator	will	light	up.
2.	 Use	the	KEY	LEVEL	option	in	the	PLAY	sub- menu	to	adjust...

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When	nearing	the	end	of	a	track	or	disc,	the	EOM	indica-
tor will light up on the display.
The number of seconds (1 to 99) before the track/disc 
end that the indicator is displayed can be set beforehand.
To	set	the	message	display	time,	use	the	EOM	TRK	
or	EOM	DISC	options	on	the	PLAY	sub-menu	(see	
“Operation basics” on page 16).
N O T E
This function cannot be used with MP  playback 
mode.
End of disc/track message (EOM)
Call function allows the unit’s playback...

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Directory playback setting
1.	 Press	the	DIRECTORY	key	on	the	remote	control.
	 Or,	use	the	DIRECTORY	option	in	the	PLAY	 sub-menu	to	turn	this	mode	on	or	off	(see	“Op
-
eration	basics”	on	page	16).
	 Pressing	the	
MENU	key	or	pushing	the	MULTI 
JOG	dial	exits	to	normal	mode.
N O T E
All MP  files in a disc can be played back when 
directory playback mode is off. The indicator MP  
lights up and only the total number of track will be 
shown. 
2.	 When	stopped,	use...

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Before you start recording using the CD-RW901, 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.
•
Input selection
To  select  the  input  to  be  recorded,  press  the INPUT 
SELECT...

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Time display while recording
When in record or record ready mode, repeated 
presses of the TIME key cycle through four different 
time modes:
Elapsed track time (no display light indication)
Remaining track time (REMAIN is lit in the display)
•
•
Elapsed disc time (TOTAL is lit in the display)
Remaining disc time (TOTAL and REMAIN are lit 
in the display)
•
•
Full disc
If the disc becomes full during recording, the unit will 
automatically insert a fade-out. For example:When...

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Advanced recording
Fade-in and fade-out recording
At the beginning and end of recording, fade-in and 
fade-out effects can be performed. 
1.	 When	stopped	or	when	in	recording	standby	mode,	set	the	operation	using	the	following	menu	
options	on	the	REC	sub-menu	(see	
“Operation	
basics”	on	page	16).	
FADE IN?
  The length of the fade in to the normal level can be 
set between 1 and 30 seconds in 1-second increments 
(default setting: 3 seconds).
FADE OUT?
  The length of the...

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When audio signal is not detected for more than five 
seconds, the CD-RW901 automatically will stop record-
ing and enter record standby mode.
S_LVL
REC	readylevel
time
Five
	secondsN O T E
When the input level drops below the adjusted 
threshold level for more than five seconds, record-
ing stops automatically and enters in recording 
ready mode.
3.	 To	cancel	the	Sync	recording	mode,	press	the	
SYNC REC	key.	Recording	returns	to	normal	
and	continues	till	you	press	the...

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Automatic track division with trim function
When	Auto	Track	is	set	to	either	Level	or	DD	mode,	
it	is	possible	to	trim	the	automatic	track	division	point	
using	A_TRK	TRIM	option	in	the	REC	sub-menu	(see	
“Operation basics” on page 16). This function allows 
you	to	slip	the	start	time	of	the	track	increment	forwards	
or backwards.
N O T E
When Auto Track mode is set to Time, the value set 
in Auto Track Trim is ignored.
The available trim value is from -125 through +125...

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Rec mute function
The Rec mute function allows instant cut-off of the 
input signal, and records four seconds of silence on the 
disc.
While recording is in progress, press the REC MUTE 
key on the remote control.
The display shows the Rec Mute f lashing, the meters stop 
displaying the current level and the monitored sound is 
cut. 
After about four seconds, the unit enters record ready 
mode.
N O T E
This function is only available from the remote con-
trol unit. 
Restricting...