Tascam Cd Rewritable Recorder CD-RW901 Owners Manual

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Finalizing
As has been explained earlier (“About Finalizing” on 
page 7), in order for a disc to become a standard CD, it 
must have a Table of Contents (TOC) written to it. This 
process is known as finalizing.
An unfinalized disc can always be distinguished on the 
CD-RW901 by the TOC indicator under the disc type 
on the display being un-lit when the disc is inserted.
To finalize a disc:
1.  Load the unfinalized disc, and with the unit in 
stop	mode,	press	the	
FINALIZE...

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Erasing a whole disc
When you want to erase a whole disc (all the tracks on a 
disc), follow the procedure below:
N O T E
Once the operation is proceeded, the STOP key 
cannot function. Please confirm before the opera-
tion.
1.	 While	stopped,	press	the	ERASE/DEL	key	on	
the	front	panel	or	the	
ERASE	key	on	the	remote	
control.	Select	the	
ERASE DISC?	by	rotating	the	
MULTI JOG	dial	or	pressing	the	MENU (+/-)	keys	
on	the	remote	control.
	 To	cancel	the	operation	at	this...

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Titles can be given to the disc and the tracks on the 
disc, using the TEXT EDIT option on the TEXT sub-
menu.
N O T E
After a new title is selected and entered on the 
disc, TOC will light up on the display. If the power is 
turned off, the TOC has not been recorded on the 
disc and the titles will not have be added. You must 
finalize the disc to save the titles.
Follow the guidelines below to input titles on the 
screen. Operate them when in the text edit mode.
It is more...

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Title input by keyboard
Titles can be input just like typing on a PC.
To enter the Title Edit menu
 Press SHIFT + F8 to enter the Disc/Track Title Edit 
Menu.
To select the type of characters for input
 Press CAPS to select or cancel upper case letters
To input characters
 Character input is performed directly with the letter 
and number keys.
To move the cursor
 Use the cursor arrow keys
ª
ª
ª
ª
To delete characters
 Delete key: deletes the character in the cursor posi-...

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Data communication setting
By connecting a PC through its RS-232C terminal to 
the CD-RW901 through its CONTROL I/O (RS-232C) 
terminal, the two units can be linked for data exchange. 
Use the following options on the SYSTEM sub-menu to 
perform their respective setting.
BAUD RATE
  Sets the communication speed of the keyboard. 
4800/9600/19200/38400 bps can be selected 
(default:19,200).
LENGTH
  Commnication word lengrh can be set to either 7 or 8 
bits (default:8)....

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Messages during operations
Message Statement
Blank	Disc	 A	blank	recordable	disc	has	been	inserted.
Complete	 An	operation	such	as	finalize	or	erase	has	been	successfully	completed.
Now	OPC*		 Calibration	is	being	performed	to	operate	recording	properly.
Disc	Repair	 The	disc	is	being	repaired,	and	this	operation	will	take	a	long	time.	Please	do	not	turn	off	the	power	
	
	 of	the	CD-RW901	until	it	finishes.
PMA	Writing*	 The	recorded	content	is	being	written	to	the	disc.
TOC...

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Troublshooting
Symptom Possible cause and remedy
There	is	no	power	to	the	unit.	 Please	check	the	power	cord	is	properly	plugged	in.
“Disc	Error!”	is	displayed.	 The	disc	may	be	dirty.	Please	replace	the	disc.
Playback	is	not	possible.	 This	may	be	due	to	condensation.	In	this	case,	remove	the	disc,	turn	the
	
	 power	on	and	wait	a	few	hours,	then	try	again.
No	sound	is	output.	 •	Confirm	the	connections	with	the	audio	system.
	
	 •	Check	the	volume	level,	and	proper...

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Specifications
Recordable	discs	CD-R,	CD-R-DA,	CD-RW,	CD-RW-DA	(High	speed	CD-RW	is	supported)
Quantization	bit	depth	 16	bit	
Sampling	frequency	 44.1	kHz
Frequency	response	 20	Hz~20	KHz
	
	 ±0.8	dB	(playback)
	
	 ±1.0	dB	(recording)
S/N	 95	dB	(playback)
	
	 90	dB	(recording)
Dynamic	range	 95	dB	(playback)
	
	 90	dB	(recording)
Distortion	 0.006	%	(playback)
	
	 0.008	%	(recording)
Channel	separation	 90	dB	(playback)
	
	 80	dB	(recording)
Wow	and	flutter	 <	0.001	%...

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Dimensional drawing
76.2mm(30.0)88.0mm(34.7)94.0mm(37.0)
6.0mm(2.4)
17.7mm(7.0)�284.6mm(112.1)
308.7mm(121.5)�
6.4mm(2.5)
435.0mm(171.3)
482.6mm(190.1)465.6mm(183.3)
Dimensions	(d	x	w	x	h)	 308.7	x	482.6	x	94	(mm)	/	121.5	x	190.1	x	37.0	(in)
Weight		 5.4	kg	(10.8	lb)
	
9 − Reference and specifications 

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