Tascam Cd Rewritable Recorder CD-RW901 Owners Manual
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TASCAM CD-RW901 1 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 key. The display shows FINALIZE? If you do not want to proceed with the finalizing process, press the FINALIZE/INS key on the front panel or the FINALIZE key on the remote control. 2. To start the finalizing process, push the MULTI JOG dial or press the ENTER key on the remote control. The display shows Sure? If you do not want to proceed with the finalizing process, press the STOP key. 3. When finalization has been chosen, the display shows the TOC flashing and the remaining time. The unit starts counting down from a time shown on the display. 4. When finalization has been finished successfully, Complete appears and the TOC will be lit on the display. N O T E During the finalizing process, all key presses are ignored. Unfinalizing CD-RW discs If a CD-RW disc has been finalized, it is possible to erase the Table of Contents in the following way: 1. With the finalized disc loaded and the unit in stop mode, press the ERASE/DEL key on the front panel or the ERASE key on the remote con- trol. Rotate the MULTI JOG dial or press the MENU (+/-) keys on the remote control to select UNFI- NALIZE?. Push the MULTI JOG dial or press the ENTER key to confirm. If you do not want to proceed with the unfinal - izing process, press the ERASE/DEL key on the front panel or the ERASE key on the remote control. 2. The display shows Sure? If you do not want to proceed with the unfinaliz- ing process, press the STOP key. 3. To start the unfinalizing process, press the MULTI JOG dial or the ENTER key again. When unfinalization has been chosen, the dis - play shows Erase flashing and the remaining time. The unit starts counting down from a time shown on the display. 4. When finalization has been finished successfully, Complete appears on the display, and the TOC indicator will go off. 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. 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-RW901, i.e. their TOC can be deleted, and if there is space, further mate- rial can be recorded on them. Even if the disc is full, tracks can be erased following the unfinalize process, and new material can be recorded. 6 − After recording
TASCAM CD-RW901 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 point, press the ERASE/DEL or the ERASE key again. 2. Push the MULTI JOG dial or press the ENTER key to enter the function. The display shows Sure? To cancel the operation at this point, press the STOP key. 3. Push the MULTI JOG dial or press the ENTER key again to proceed the operation. The display shows Erase flashing and the remain- ing time. The unit starts counting down from a time shown on the display. 4. When the disc has been erased, Complete ap- pears then Blank Disc will appear on the dis- play. Refreshing a disc Refreshing the disc makes a disc usable again. This operation destroys all data on the disc. 1. Load the disc, and the unit in stop mode, press the ERASE/DEL key on the front panel or the ERASE key on the remote control. Select the RE- FRESH? rotating the MULTI JOG dial or pressing the MENU (+/-) keys on the remote control. To cancel the operation at this point, press the ERASE/DEL or the ERASE key again. 2. Push the MULTI JOG dial or press the ENTER key on the remote control to enter the function. The display shows Sure? To cancel the operation at this point, press the STOP key. 3. Push the MULTI JOG dial or press the ENTER key again to proceed the operation. The display shows Erase flashing and the remain- ing time. The unit starts counting down from a time shown on the display. 4. When the disc has been refreshed, Complete appears then Blank disc will appear on the display. Erasing tracks Erasing This operation erases the specified track and all sub- sequent tracks from a recorded CD-RW disc. N O T E Once this operation has started, the STOP key cannot be used to cancel it. Please check the track range to be deleted first. 1. While stopped, press the ERASE/DEL key on the front panel or the ERASE key on the remote control. Select the ERASE TRACK? rotating the MULTI JOG dial or pressing the MENU (+/-) keys on the remote control. To cancel the operation at this point, press the ERASE/DEL or the ERASE key again. 2. Push the MULTI JOG dial or press the ENTER key to enter the function. The display shows Erase XX-XX (the number of the first track and last track to be erased). Rotate the MULTI JOG dial or press the MENU (+/-) key to change the track numbers you desire to erase. To cancel the operation at this point, press the ERASE/DEL or the ERASE key again. 3. Push the MULTI JOG dial or press the ENTER key to operate the function. The display shows Sure? To cancel the operation at this point, press the STOP key. 4. Push the MULTI JOG dial or press the ENTER key again to proceed the operation. The display shows Erase flashing and the remain- ing time. The unit starts counting down from a time shown on the display. 5. When the tracks have been erased, Complete will appears on the display. 6 − After recording
TASCAM CD-RW901 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 efficient to connect a keyboard for title input ( see “Title input by keyboard” on page 34). Select the type of character for input Press the DISPLAY key on the unit or the remote control to select from two different types of charac- ters. Lower case letters/code: no indication Capital letters/code: CAPS Input procedure Rotate the MULTI JOG dial or the MENU (+/-) keys on the remote control to get the desired characters on the display. Push the MULTI JOG dial or press the ENTER key on the remote control to enter. To move the cursor position Use the ∆/˙ key and the ˚/¥ key on the front panel, or the SEARCH key on the remote control. To delete characters Place the cursor on the character, then press the ERASE/DEL key on the front panel, or the ERASE key on the remote control. ª ª ª ª To insert characters Move the cursor to the location where you wish to insert a character, and press the FINALIZE/INS key on the front panel or the FINALIZE key on the remote control. To change a character Place the cursor on the character to be changed, then input the desired character. N O T E As with the TEXT menu, if you attempt to eject the disc without writing the TOC to the disc, the display will show Sure? Text!. If you want to eject the disc without performing a TOC write, press the OPEN/ CLOSE key while “Sure Text!” is shown on the dis- play. The text that have been edited or entered will be abandoned. The disc or track title on a finalized disc cannot be edited. Unfinalizing (CD-RW only) is needed in this case to use the title input function. ª ª Title input operation Disc title input 1. While stopped, select the TEXT EDIT option in the TEXT sub-menu (see “Operation basic” on page 15). Text> Disc will appear. 2. Press the MULTI JOG dial or the MENU (+/-) key on the remote control. Now, you can input or edit the disc title following the guidelines above. 3. Press the MENU key to enter. If you want to cancel, press the STOP key. 1. While stopped, select the TEXT EDIT option in the TEXT sub-menu (see “Operation basic” on page 16). 2. Rotate the MULTI JOG dial or repeatedly press the MENU (+/-) keys on the remote control to select the track number you wish to title. 3. Push the MULTI JOG dial or press the ENTER key on the remote control. Now, you can input or edit the track title follow - ing the guidelines above. 4. Press the MENU key to enter. If you want to cancel, press the STOP key. Track title input 7 − Titling
TASCAM CD-RW901 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- tion Back space key: deletes the character before the cur - sor position To insert a character Use the Insert key. To change a character Put the cursor on its position and input the desired character. ª ª ª Keyboard type setting The CD-RW901 must be set for the type of keyboard being connected. Set the type using the sub-menu KEYBOARD option on the SYSTEM sub-menu. Select US for an English- language keyboard, or JP for a Japanese-language key- board. Other keyboard operations The keyboard can be used not only for title input, but also to control the deck transports, perform editing functions and other operations. The list below shows the keys that perform various operations. Keyboard key Operation F1 same as pressing the µ key F2 same as pressing the ≤ key F3 same as pressing the Key key F4 same as pressing the STOP key F5 same as pressing the PLAY key F6 same as pressing the READY key F7 same as pressing the AUTO CUE key F8 same as pressing the RECORD key F9 same as pressing the AUTO READY key F10 same as pressing the REPEAT key F11 same as pressing the P.MODE key F12 same as pressing the PITCH key SHIFT + F1 direct to “ ERASE TRACK?” SHIFT + F2 direct to “ ERASE DISC?” SHIFT + F3 direct to “ REFRESH?” SHIFT + F4 SHIFT + F5 SHIFT + F6 SHIFT + F7 SHIFT + F8 direct to “ TEXT EDIT?” SHIFT + F9 SHIFT + 10 Keyboard key Operation SHIFT + F11 direct to “ UNFINALIZE?” SHIFT + F12 direct to “ FINALIZE?” CTRL + F1 Direct track search TRACK 1 CTRL + F2 Direct track search TRACK 2 CTRL + F3 Direct track search TRACK 3 CTRL + F4 Direct track search TRACK 4 CTRL + F5 Direct track search TRACK 5 CTRL + F6 Direct track search TRACK 6 CTRL + F7 Direct track search TRACK 7 CTRL + F8 Direct track search TRACK 8 CTRL + F9 Direct track search TRACK 9 CTRL + F10 Direct track search TRACK 10 CTRL + F11 Direct track search TRACK 11 CTRL + F12 Direct track search TRACK 12 CAPS select or cancel upper case letters å/œ to move the cursor Delete same as the DEL or CLEAR key Back space deletes the character before the cursor Insert same as the FINALIZE/INS key ESC cancel edit or title edit and finis Menu mode Enter same as the ENTER key A computer keyboard can be connected to the IBM PC compatible PS/2 interface on the front panel to operate certain functions of the CD-RW901. It is particularly efficient for title input. Using a keyboard with the CD-RW901 7 − Titling
TASCAM CD-RW901 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). PARITY Communication partity can be set to NON, EVEN or ODD (default:NON). STOP BIT The data stop bit can be set to either 1 or 2 (default:1). Use the MULTI JOG dial (or the MENU (+/-) key and ENTER key) to set the value. • • • • 8 − Data settings
TASCAM CD-RW901 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 reading The table of contents data is being read. Incomplete! ISRC or RID codes have not been read by the unit, or there is no code on the disc. 48k Fs Adj The 48k Fs adjustment function is on. *OPC=Optium power Control *PMA=Program memory Area Error messages Message Details / response Can’t Rec! Cannot record. Either erase the contents of the disc (for a CD-RW), or use a different recordable disc. Disc Error! The disc has malfunctioned. Please replace with a new disc. Disc Full! No recording time remaining, or no recordable track is left on the disc. Text Full! No space to input the letters. Sure? Text! The text data is not written on the disc yet. Open the tray to cancel the text you entered or perform the finalize operation to write the data to the disc. Drive Error! There is a problem in the drive. D-IN UNLOCK! The digital input is not connected. Turn on the power of the equipment connected to DIGITAL IN. Not Audio! There is no audio signal from DIGITAL IN. Erase Error! An error occurred while erasing. Not Fs44.1k! The sampling frequency of the digital input is not 44.1 kHz. Please turn the SRC on. PGM Empty! There is no program. PGM Full! No new programs can be created. Can’t Edit! Editing cannot be performed due to operational restrictions. Can’t sel! Menu selection cannot be performed due to selection restrictions. Rec Error! There was an error during recording. Please re-record. No DIR! There is no directory that contains a file. Decode Err! The MP3 file cannot be played back. Format Err! The disc is in a format that the CD-RW901 cannot read. EXT CLK Err! Can not synchronize with the digital input clock from the selected source. Check the connection with the source unit. 9 − Reference and specifications
TASCAM CD-RW901 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 amplifier operation. Recording is not possible. • Confirm the connections with the audio system. • Adjust the recording level. • The disc may be for playback only. Please replace with a recordable disc. Noise or static can be heard. Please re-position the unit away from strong source of magnetism such as a television. The CD-RW901 does not retain settings. While settings are retained each time they are made, in some case they will not be retained when the power is turned off too soon. To prevent this from happening, do not turn off the power right after making a seting. 9 − Reference and specifications
TASCAM CD-RW901 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 % (unmeasurable) Analog inputs Balanced XLR-3-31 Level +4 dBu (Full Scale -16 dB) Minimum input level -5 dBu (adjustable level at Full Scale -16 dB) Input impedance 14 K Ø ±5 % (balanced) Unbalanced RCA pin Level -10 dBV ±2 dB (Full Scale -16 dB) Minimum input level -19 dBV (adjustable level at Full Scale -16 dB) Input impedance 22 K Ø ±10% (unbalanced) Analog outputs Balanced XLR-3-32 Level +4 dBu (Full Scale -16 dB) Maximum output level +20 dBu ±2 dB (Full Scale -16 dB) Output impedance 75 k Ø ±5 % (balanced) Unbalanced RCA pin Level -10 dBV ±2 dB (Full Scale -16 dB) Maximum output level +6 dBV ±2 dB Output impedance 600 Ø ±10% (unbalanced) Phones output Stereo (6.3 ø) 20 mW 32 Ø Digital input Coaxial RCA pin jack (IEC-60958 Consumer use) Optical TOSLINK (IEC-60958 Consumer use) AES/EBU XLR-3-31 (IEC-60958 Professional use ) Digital output Coaxial RCA pin jack (IEC-60958 Consumer use) Optical TOSLINK (IEC-60958 Consumer use) AES/EBU XLR-3-32 (IEC-60958 Professional use) CONTROL I/O PARALLEL D-SUB 15 pin RS-232C D-SUB 9 Pin REMOTE IN jack (for RC-RW901 only) Keyboard Mini DIN 6 pin Power U.S.A./Canada 120 VAC, 60Hz U.K./Europe 230 VAC, 50Hz Australia 240 VAC, 50Hz Power consumption 17 W (U.S.A./Canada) 19 W (U.K./Europe/Australia) 9 − Reference and specifications
TASCAM CD-RW901 9 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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