Tascam Compact Disc Player CD-450 Owners Manual

 
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CD-450 
Compact Disc Player
OWNER’S MANUAL
 
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REMOVE  COVER (OR BACK).  NO  USER-SERVICEABLE  PARTS
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Important Safety Precautions 
Note for U.K. Customers 
DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this
equipment. 
If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in
your home or the cable is too short to reach a power
point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved
extension lead or consult your dealer.
If nonetheless the mains plug is cut off, remove the fuse
and dispose of the plug immediately, to avoid a possible
shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains
supply.
If...

 
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Follow all Warnings and Instructions marked on the audio
equipment.
1) Read Instructions 
 — All the safety and operating instructions should
be read before the product is operated. 
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be retained for future reference. 
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Optical pickup 
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Thank you for choosing the TASCAM CD-450 com-
pact disc player.
To get the most out of your CD-450, spend some time 
now to read this manual. If you read this manual thor-
oughly at least once, you will know where to turn 
when you need answers.
This manual is divided into the following sections:
Important Safety Precautions  . . . . . . . 2
Important Safety Instructions  . . . . . . . 3
Before Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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Specifications
External Dimensions
Disc:8-cm/12-cm CD
Audio channel:2 channels
Quantization:16-bit linear
Sampling frequency:44.1 kHz
Analog output level
Line output (RCA)
Nominal output level:
–10 dBv (load impedance 
10kOhms, unbalanced)
Maximum output level:+6 dBv (2Vrms)
Line output (XLR) [Optional LA-450] 
Nominal output level:+4dBu (load impedance 
10kOhms, balanced)
Maximum output level:+20 dBu
Headphone output (standard stereo phone jack):
25 mW at max. (load 
impedance 32Ohms)...

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General Guide
1POWER Switch
2Headphone Volume Control (PHONES)
3Headphone Jack
4Disc Tray
5Numeric Keypad
This is used to enter tack numbers, index numbers and 
time points.
6CLEAR Key
This key is used to clear wrong numbers you’ll enter
on the numeric keypad or to clear all your preference
settings (p.9) at once.
7Disc Tray OPEN/CLOSE Button
8SEARCH MODE Key
Three search modes are available: Track, Time, and 
Index, as selected with this switch. 
¨Search Opera-
tions, p.9
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OATTenuator — Optional
This reduces the balanced analog output level by 12 
dB at maximum.
PANALOG OUTPUT Connectors 
(BALANCED) — 
Optional
A +4 dBu analog output signal is available at these 
XLR-type connectors.
QDIGITAL OUTPUT Connector 
(AES/EBU) — 
Optional
This delivers the AES/EBU format digital signal.
RANALOG OUTPUT Jacks 
(UNBALANCED)
A -10 dBV analog output signal is available at these 
RCA jacks.
SDIGITAL OUTPUT Connector 
(COAXIAL)
This is for connection of a coaxial...

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Settings you make here are stored in EEPROM so they 
become default settings.
1Hold STOP and press POWER to enter a 
preference setting mode.
2Use the SKIP keys to select the desired items.
E)SEF= EOSET: End-of-Message triggering 
time setting; 5 to 35 seconds, in 5-sec-
ond steps.
FALLY= TALLY: Tally signal output timing; at 
EOM or STOP time.
F_P{H= F-PCH: Fixed pitch; +/–12%
FPLAY= TPLAY: Timer controlled play; On or 
Off.
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Programed Play
A maximum of 30 tracks can be programed.
1Press the PGM key on the optional remote to let 

PROGRAM show in the display.
2Enter the desired tracks on the numeric keypad.
* To enter track 5 for example, press 0 then 5.
To delete tracks from the program memory
Use the 
CHECK key to let the track number you
want to delete blink, then press the 
CLEAR key.
To add tracks
To add track 3 for example after track 9 already
programed, let 9 blink with the 
CHECK key, then
press 0,...