Tascam Md Recorder/player MD-801RmkII, MD-801Pmkii Owners Manual

 
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MD-801R@#/
MD-801P@# 
MD Recorder/Player
OWNER’S MANUAL
 
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Important Safety Precautions 
IMPORTANT (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...

 
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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. 
2) Retain Instructions  
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be retained for future reference. 
3) Heed Warnings 
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Table of Contents 
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1 - Introduction 
1.1 About the MiniDisc format ................ 1-1 
1.1.1 ATRAC compression .......................... 1-1
1.1.2 Buffer memory .................................... 1-1
1.1.3 Random access and U-TOC ............... 1-1
1.1.4 Track titling, etc. ................................. 1-2 
1.2 Care of MD media ............................... 1-2
1.3 About the MD-801R/P Mk II................ 1-2 
1.3.1 Unpacking the...

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 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II  4.2.1 Playing back a whole disc.................. 4-1
4.2.2 Playback outputs ................................ 4-1
4.2.3 Monaural playback.............................. 4-1
4.2.4 Playing back a single track ................ 4-2
4.2.5 Entering the A and B location points 4-2
4.2.6 Playback between two location 
points ......................................................... 4-2
4.2.7 The CALL function .............................. 4-2
4.2.8 Relative time...

 
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1 - Introduction 
This manual covers the two models of the MD-801 
Mk II product line: the MD-801R Mk II, which is 
capable of recording and playing back on MiniDisc 
media, and the MD-801P Mk II, which is for play-
back only of such media. Apart from the recording 
and associated facilities provided on the MD-801R, 
the functionality and specifications of the two units 
are identical. For brevity, the unit will be referred to 
as the “MD-801” in instances where there is...

 
1 - Care of MD media 
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disk from the user, and a file appears as one contigu-
ous block of data (even though it may be spread over 
many tracks and sectors of the disk), the MD player 
allows separated audio data to appear as a continuous 
audio track.
The MD-801 allows the creation and reading of a 
User Table of Contents (U-TOC) on recordable 
discs, which contain instructions to the player on the 
logical arrangement of the tracks, where to find the 
next audio segment to...

 
1 - About the MD-801R/P Mk II 
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to be conveniently carried out using a standard key-
board
• Remote control possible from dedicated TASCAM 
remote control units (RC-801, RC-FS10/20, and 
RC-8), or through industry-standard parallel or 
serial interfaces
• Tally signals sent to controlling device at the end of 
each track played back
• Optional RAM buffer expansion module (BU-801) 
allows flash start of track playback
In addition, the MD801R Mk II provides the follow-
ing...

 
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1.3.4 Backup memory 
When the unit is powered down, the following set-
tings are memorized.
• AUTO READY status (see  
[20] 
)
• AUTO CUE settings and status (see  
[21] 
)
• The last used PLAY mode (see  
[22] 
)
• The two LOC points (A and B) (see  
[24] 
)
• Pitch control settings and status (see  
[25] 
)
• REPEAT status (see 4.2.9, Repeat playback)
• Menu settings (see 3, Menu items)
• If the resume function is turned on, the resume 
point is...