Tascam Minidisc Deck MD-301mkII Owners Manual

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The deck starts recording when the input
audio exceeds a certain level and pauses
when the input audio has dropped below a
certain level continuously for 4 seconds or
more.
1. Perform steps 1-6 of Recording an MD
on page 8.
2. Press the [SYNC RECORD] button on the
remote control unit. The deck enters the
Sync Record-Ready mode.
(  and   light up.) 
…The remaining recording time appears
after S_SYNC ON is displayed.
3. Start playing the source component.
…The deck starts sync recording...

Useful Tips for Playback
Each track on the disc is played once in
random order.
1. In the Stop mode, press the [PLAY
MODE] button repeatedly until SHUFFLE
MODE is displayed (  lights
up).
2. Press the [
¥PLAY] button. 
…To play the next track, turn the
[
µTRACK≤] dial clockwise (or press
the [≤] button on the remote control
unit) during shuffle playback.
…To play from the beginning of the current
track, turn the [
µTRACK≤] dial
counterclockwise (or press the [µ]
button on the remote control unit) during...

Up to 25 tracks can be programmed in the
desired order and played.
ªTo program tracks
1. In the Stop mode, press the [PLAY
MODE] button repeatedly until PGM
MODE appears in the display. After
PGM MODE, the display shows 0m 00s
00p (  lights up).
2. Turn the [
µTRACK≤] dial so that the
desired track number indicator lights on
the music calendar, and press [PUSH
ENTER] on the dial. 
…The track number blinks. 
…Repeat this operation to program other
tracks.
…Tracks can be programmed automatical-
ly by...

All or one of the tracks, or a specified
portion (A-B) of an MD can be played
repeatedly. Program playback and Shuffle
playback can also be repeated.
ªTo repeat all MD tracks 
(All-track repeat)
1. In the Stop mode, press the [PLAY
MODE] button to select one of the
following repeat play modes.
Play Mode Repeat
CONTINUE Normal repeat
SHUFFLE MODE Shuffle repeat
PGM MODE Program repeat
2. Press the [REPEAT] button on the remote
control unit once to display REPEAT
ALL.
…  lights up.
3. Press the [
¥PLAY]...

Editing Recorded MDs
2. Press the [EDIT/NO] button repeatedly
until ERASE TRK ? is displayed.
3. Press the [YES] button. 
(Track OK ? is displayed.)
…Pressing the [EDIT/NO] button or the
[
ªSTOP] button while Track OK ? is
displayed aborts the operation.
4. Press the [YES] button again. 
…COMPLETE is displayed. Once the
specified track has been erased, the
subsequent track is decreased by one
and all tracks following are renumbered.
…Repeat this procedure to erase
additional tracks.
ªTo erase a part of a...

A recorded track can be divided into two
tracks and a track number can be assigned
to the second track. This function is
designed for use when a single track
contains several musical pieces (for
example with an analog-recorded MD), or
when you want to mark a point for use in
track location. 
(Example): To divide C and D contained in
track number 3 into two tracks
1. During playback, press the [
πREADY]
button at the point where you want to
divide the current track into two.
2. Press the [EDIT/NO] button...

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6. Select each character by turning the
[µTRACK≤] dial and pressing 
[PUSH ENTER] on the dial.
…If you are using the remote control unit,
select each character with the 
[
µTRACK≤] buttons and press the
[ENTER] button to enter it.
7. Repeat steps 5-6.
8. Press the [YES] button after assigning
the disc title.
…The title entry mode for track 1 is
automatically engaged (001 > _ is
displayed) and the cursor blinks on the
display.
9. Repeat steps 5-6.
10. Press the [YES] button again.
…When the title...

ªCharacter types selectable
…When   is lit: Katakana (square
Japanese syllabary) can be entered.
…When   is lit: Capital alphabet
letters, numerals and symbols can be
entered:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; <
= > ? @ !  # $ % & ‘ ( ) 
*+ , – . / _ (space)
…When no indicator is lit: Small alphabet
letters, numerals and symbols can be
entered:  a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s
t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? @
!  # $ % & ‘ ( ) 
*+ , – . / _...

Optional Functions
If you connect an IBM-compatible personal
computer keyboard (101 or 106 keys) to the
KEYBOARD terminal of this deck, you can
operate the deck control, track selection,
editing and title entry directly from the
keyboard.
…Place the provided lettering guide
around the keyboard function keys for
your reference.
ªCorrespondence between deck
buttons and keyboard keys
Deck Buttons Keyboard Keys
[µ] F1 key
[≤] F2 key
STOP buttonF4 key
PLAY buttonF5 key
READY buttonF6 key
RECORD buttonF8 key...

– 20 – …Track combination may not be possible.
Tracks created by other editing
operations sometimes cannot be
combined.
…Audio is interrupted during search.
When a track created by an editing
operation is searched, audio is some-
times interrupted.
…Track numbers are not assigned
correctly.
When a CD is recorded through a digital
connection, short tracks may be
recorded depending on the contents of
the CD. Also, when auto track marking is
performed, the track numbers may not
be assigned correctly in some...