Tascam Dual Cd Player CD-302 Owners Manual

 
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2 - Front and rear panels
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2 • Front and rear panels—Main unit (front panel) 
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2.1 Main unit (front panel) 
Since you perform almost all control functions of the 
CD-302 from the remote control unit, the front panel 
only contains the following features:
 
1 
POWER switch and indicator 
Turns the power on and off. The indicator lights 
when power is supplied. 
When Direct Mode (see 4.20, “Direct mode”) is on, 
the drive starts playing when power is supplied.
 
2 
OPEN keys (1 and 2) 
Open and close the...

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DCUE key
If a cue point has been stored, the unit will play when 
the 
CUE key is pressed, and enter pause mode when 
this key is released.
EPLAY/PAUSE key
Changes between playback and pause mode.
The key lights steadily in playback mode, and flashes 
in pause mode.
If the 
ENTER key L is pressed and held down, and 
the 
PLAY key is pressed at the same time, a “cross 
play” function is enabled where the deck whose 
PLAY key is...

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SA and B keys
Use the A and B keys to set, edit and recall the start 
and end points of the loop, respectively.
When you have set a loop (start and end points have 
been set), the 
A and B keys will light.
TSAMPLE key
This key lights when sample playback takes place 
and flashes when sample recording takes place.
Press and hold this key and press the 
IN key to enter 
reverse sample playback mode, and press and hold 
this key and press...

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2.5 Display
Each unit is fitted with a display, providing the fol-
lowing information:
cTRACK indicator
Shows the current track.
dBank indicators
Show the current memory bank.
eLoop mode indicator
Displays current loop mode (A-B, ALL, SINGLE) and 
loop mode on/off.
fREMAIN indicator
Lights when the “remain” display mode is selected.
gM (memory) indicator
Used to show memory settings.
hSINGLE indicator
Lights when the single track playback mode is...

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3 - Basic operations
3.1 Playback operations
3.1.1 Playback
Load a disc in the player, and press the PLAY/PAUSE 
key.
The 
PLAY/PAUSE key lights in playback mode.
3.1.2 Pause
If you press the PLAY/PAUSE key during playback, 
the unit enters pause mode, and the 
PLAY/PAUSE 
key starts blinking.
3.1.3 Stop
The CD-302 has no STOP key. If you have turned on 
the Direct mode (preset function 20), you can press 
the 
OPEN key (on the main unit or on the remote 
control unit) and eject the disc...

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2Select 02 CUE/P (CUE_P) using the dial or 
numeric keys.
3Press the 
ENTER key.
4Select the cue point mode.
5Press the 
ENTER key.
If you select the 
PLAY key mode (PLY (PLY) is cho-
sen as the cue mode value), the last playback point is 
captured and used as the as the cue point.
If you select the 
CUE key mode (CUE (CUE) is cho-
sen as the cue mode value), the operation is a little 
different. When the unit is paused, and searching is 
done using the...

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3.4.2 A-B loop play mode
The A-B loop mode allows seamless loop play 
between two points (A and B). The A and B points 
should be in the same track.
1Press the 
PRESET key.
2Select 
01 LOOP (LOOP) using the dial or 
numeric keys.
3Press the 
ENTER key.
4Select 
A-B (A-B).
5Press the 
ENTER key. The A-B indicator on the 
display lights.
3.4.3 Setting A-B loop points
When you press the A or B key S, you will capture 
the appropriate loop point. 
1Make sure...

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duration is shown for two seconds, and the display 
then returns to its previous state.
3.4.8 SINGLE loop
This plays back one track continuously, looping 
between the start and end of the track.
1Press the 
PRESET key.
2Select 
01 LOOP (LOOP) using the dial or 
numeric keys.
3Press the 
ENTER key.
4Select 
S (S).
5Press the 
ENTER key. The SINGLE indicator 
lights in the display.6Press the 
LOOP key. The LOOP key lights, and 
the 
LOOP indicator in the...

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4 - Advanced Operations
4.1 Tempo (speed) control
Change the tempo (playback speed) using the 
TEMPO slider a.
Change the maximum (full down) and minimum (full 
up) speeds by either 0% (disabled), ±8%, ±16% or 
±32%.
1Change the maximum range affected by the 
TEMPO slider a with repeated presses of the 
TEMPO key Z (0%, ±8%, ±16% and ±32%).
2Move the slider away from the center position 
in order to affect the tempo (speed) and pitch 
of the playback.
The further away from the center you...