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    10 — TASCAM CD-BT1
    TASCAM CD-BT1 —  11
    
    Using the menu system
    TUNER
    AT/MT B0 to E5(when tuning)
    MODEAT/MTAutomatic or manual tuning
    CAL435 to 445calibration in Hz
    NOTESThe EFFECT menu  can  also  be  accessed  by pressing and holding the EFFECT key.
    Depending  on  the  effect  chosen,  there  may be  more  than  one MIX setting  available, as  well  as  a  different  number  of  individual effects 
    						
    							
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    Using the CD player
    e  s    player  works in  much  the  same  way  as  other   players  with  a  few  minor  differences and  special  features  as  explained  on this page
    oad  s  label  side  up  shiny  side down  in  the    pen  and close the player door by hand by lifting the door tab marked PULL 
    NOTEThe  CD-BT1  cannot  play  unfinalized  CD-R/RW  discs.  In  addition,  some  finalized  CD-R/RW discs may be unplayable on the CD-BT1.
    Playback
    ress  the  playpause  Á/π  key  to start playback and to pause playback
    ress  the  stop  key  ª  to  stop  playback
    Display 
    se  the DISPLAY/ESC key  to  change the  display  between  track  elapsed time  track  remaining  time  and  total remaining time you cannot do this in menu mode
    Skipping between tracks
    se  the  two  skipsearch  keys  marked as Ô? and ¯? to move back  and  forward  a  track  at  a  time  by pressing  and  releasing  the  appropriate key
    Searching within tracks
    se  the  skipsearch  keys  to  search within  the  disc  by  pressing  and  holding the appropriate key 
    The CUE key
    e CUE key is a special feature of the  hen you press this key the playback  position  returns  to  the  last point where playback started
    hat happens next depends on the CUE menu item setting in the MENU menu f  this  is  set  to CUE  playback  is  paused at  the  cue  point  but  if  it  is  set  to FLS playback restarts from the cue point
    TIPWith  a  footswitch  connected,  you  can  use this  instead  of  the CUE key  for  hands-free operation (set the FOOT menu item to CUE).
    Looping (track)
    sing  the PLAY menu  item  set SGL single  play  ress  the LOOP key  so  that you  see LOOP  1 on  the  display  bottom left e current track will repeat
    Looping (disc)
    sing the PLAY menu item set ALL play all  the  disc  ress  the LOOP key  so that  you  see LOOP alone  on  the  display bottom  left  e  whole  disc  will repeat
    Looping (I/O points)
    se  the I/O  key  to  set  the  start  in point  of  the  loop  then  use  the  key  to set the  end out point e section between the points will repeat seamlessly
    ressing  the I/O  key  again  clears  the loop points and cancels loop mode
    ith these points set I-O shown on the display  you  can  restart  the    loop mode if it has been canceled using the LOOP key 
    						
    							
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    Using the CD player
    Canceling looping
    ress  the LOOP key  so  that LOOP does not show on the display bottom left
    Bass Enhancement Effect 
    (BEE)
    is  ass  nhancement  ffect  feature BEE from the MENU menu allows you to change the bass response from the  playback  so  that  you  can  pick  out  the bass part easily when you come to learn new bass lines or reduce the level of the existing  bass  line  so  that  you  can  concentrate  on  your  own  playing  ere are  three settings excluding OFF
    BST boosts the bass region
    ENH boosts  and  enhances  the  bass region
    CUT  cuts  the  bass  region  without  affecting the treble region
    emember  that  these  settings  have  no effect  on  the  sound  of  the  bass  instrument plugged into the  
    						
    							
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    Pitch and tempo changes
    ere are three modes for changing the way a  is played back
    NOTEOnly  one  of  these  modes  can  be  active at a time.
    ese modes help you to play along at  a  different  key  or  a  different tempo  so  that  you  can  learn  your favorite riffs and licks
    TIPUse  these  together  with  the  looping function to help your practice.
    KEY mode
    e  key  mode  changes  the  key of  the  music  by  six  semitones  up or  down  e  tempo  does  not change 
    e  value  is  set  in  semitones  and cents  ths  of  a  semitone shown  as I6  to O6  hen  both semitones  and  cents  are    the KEY mode  is  off  if    is  on  this is also off 
    hen  this  mode  is  on  the  display 
    shows KEY
    se  this  mode  when  you  find  the  key of the  track difficult to play
    SSA mode
    e    low  peed  udition  mode slows down the tempo without changing the key e settings are  off – – – and – all percent 
    hen  this  mode  is  active  the  display left side shows SSA and PITCH se this mode to practice difficult fast licks
    PITCH mode
    e pitch mode changes both pitch and tempo in  steps down to –  is the off setting 
    hen  this  mode  is  active  the  display shows PITCH
    Making settings
    se  the  menu  system  to  turn    on or  off  PITCH menu  and  then  set  the value  for  the  pitch  or    settings PITCH menu  again or with    off choose KEY from  the  next  KEY  menu and  make  the KEY semitone  and 
    FINE settings
    Remember! hift pitch alone= KEY
     low down and keep pitch = SSA
     low down and drop pitch = PITCH 
    						
    							
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    Using effects
    How effects work
    ere  are  five  slots  numbered  from 1  through 5  where  you  can  store  your own effect settings
    ffects  are  created  from  the    preset effects  available  hen  a  slot  is  selected  if  a  preset  effect  is  recalled  and edited  that  slot  is  automatically  filled with the edited effect
    Storing  your  own  effect  settings 
    in a slot
    ress the EFFECT key to select the slot 1 through 5 as shown on the display
    ress  and  hold  the EFFECT  key  or  press the LCD  MENU  key  until EFFECT  appears on the display
    or
    se the 6 key to turn the effect ON
    ress ENTER  and  then  select  the preset  effect  00  through 15  with  the 6 and fl keys
    NOTEIf there were any settings in the selected slot to  start  with,  they  will  be  overwritten  when you recall a library entry.
    ress ENTER  once  more  to  start  editing the parameters with the the 6 and fl keys see the table for details of these parameters
    e  last  parameter  is  always LVL the output  level  from  the  effect  unit  0  to 64  is  is  only  available  when  the  ef
    fect  is  active  and  is  bypassed  with  the effect off
    et  the  level  and  then  press  the DISPLAY/ESC key  to  exit  the  effect settings  e  effect  settings  you  have made  are  automatically  stored  in  the  slot you first chose
    Recalling  an  effect  with  your 
    settings
    hen  you  have  stored  the  effect  settings  in  a  slot  as  described  above  you can  recall  them  simply  pressing  the EFFECT key  to  select  the  appropriate  slot you should also make sure that the effect is switched on
    TIPIf  you  have  a  footswitch  connected  and  the FOOT menu  item  is  set  to EFF,  you  can  step through the slots by pressing the footswitch. 
    						
    							
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    Effect presets and parameters
    e  different  presets  have  different parameters as shown here
    00Delay (DLY)DLY, MIX201Flanger (FLA) +DelayFLA, MIX1, DLY, MIX202Chorus (CHO) + DelayCHO, MIX1, DLY, MIX203Auto-wah (WAH) + DLYWAH, MIX1, DLY, MIX204Low Compressor (CMPL) + High Compressor (CMPH)CMPL, CMPH05Low Compressor + High Compressor + DelayCMPL, CMPH, DLY, MIX206Low Compressor + High Compressor + Flanger + DelayCMPL, CMPH, FLA, MIX1, DLY, MIX207Low Compressor + High Compressor + Chorus + DelayCMPL, CMPH, CHO, MIX1, DLY, MIX208Low Compressor + High Compressor + Auto-wah + DelayCMPL, CMPH, WAH, MIX1, DLY, MIX209Low Compressor + High Compressor + Octave doubler (OCT) + DelayCMPL, CMPH, OCT, MIX1, DLY, MIX210Low Compressor + High Compressor +  Techno  (TECH) + DelayCMPL, CMPH, TECH, MIX1, DLY, MIX211Distortion (DIST) + High Cut (HCUT)DIST, HCUT12Distortion + High Cut + DelayDIST, HCUT, DLY, MIX213Distortion + High Cut + Flanger + DelayDIST, HCUT, FLA, MIX1, DLY, MIX214Distortion + High Cut + Chorus + DelayDIST, HCUT, CHO, MIX1, DLY, MIX215Distortion + High Cut + Auto-wah + DelayDIST, HCUT, WAH, MIX1, DLY, MIX2The parameters
    CMPH ompressor  gain  for  high  frequencies
    CMPL ompressor gain for low frequencies
    CHO horus setting
    DIST istortion gain
    DLY elay setting
    FLA langer setting
    HCUT  mount  of  high  cut  lowpass filter
    OCT ctaver setting
    TECH echno setting
    WAH utowah setting
    MIX1  and MIX2  refer  to  the  mix  levels  at that particular point in the signal chain 
    the amount sent to the next stage
    ll presets also have a LVL level setting from 0 to 64 
    						
    							
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    EQ setting
    e    provides  you  with  an internal  band  equalizer  with  two memories  to  help  you  shape  your instruments  sound  se  this  in  the following way
    ress  the EQ  key  to  show  one  of  the   memories A  or B or  select  no   memory e settings currently stored in that memory will be recalled
    dit  the  selected  memory  by  pressing and holding the EQ key if no memory is  selected  you  cannot  make  any   settings  e  display  shows EQ  L  low djust the level of this from – to + using the 6 and fl keys
    e  last  parameter  is  the  mid  shaper displayed as MID which performs subtle  operations  on  the  midrange  of  the bass  instrument  in  order  to  emphasize the bass tones of your playing
    xit  the    setting  mode  by  pressing the DISPLAY/ESC key
     
    ress  the ENTER key  to  cycle  through the  other  four  bands  and  adjust  them in the same way LM low mid M mid HM highmid and H high e changes you make are automatically stored in the selected  memory
    DisplayMeaningCenter  frequency
    LLow80 Hz
    LMLow-mid200 Hz
    MMid500 Hz
    HMHigh-mid1.25 kHz
    HHigh3.15 kHz 
    						
    							
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    Using the tuner
    e  s  builtin  tuner  has  two modes  an  automatic  mode  where the  pitch  of  the  incoming  signal  is detected  and  displayed  automatically and a manual mode where you set the  target and tune to it
    ress  the MENU key  until  the  display shows TUNER, and then press ENTER
    hen  you  enter  the  tuner  mode  any effect is automatically turned off
    f  the  tuner  is  in  automatic  mode shown  as AT on  the  display  just  play a note on your bass e tuner guesses the  closest  note  and  shows  it  on  the display 
    e  symbols  to  the  left  and  right  of the  larger  center  symbol  show  that  the incoming  note  is  either  flat  shown  by a â  on  the  display  or  sharp  Ã  respectively
    une  the  string  roughly  so  that  the right note appears and then adjust the tuning  until  the  tuning  display  shows only  a  large  center  blob  with  both the õ and à showing
    e  range  of  the  tuner  is  between   and    which  covers  almost  all  the useful audible range
    f the tuner is in manual mode shown as MT on the display use the 6 and fl keys to set the note on the display and then tune as above
    Calibrating the tuner
    sually the  above iddle  is tuned to z in most estern music
    ere  may  be  times  when  you  need  to tune  to  a  different  standard  you  are playing  with  another  instrument  or  to a    which  does  not  use  the  z tuning se the tuners CAL calibration menu to set the reference  to a tuning between z and z
    NOTEAlthough you do not need to play a CD when you are tuning, the CD-BT1 must be switched on,  and  the BASS button  must  be  pressed  in to  allow  tuning  of  the  instrument  plugged into the CD-BT1. 
    						
    							
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    Facts and figures (specifications)
    Disc types8cm single, 12cm CDAD/DA16-bitDigital signal processing32-bitNominal output level (LINE OUT)–10dBV
    Maximum output level (LINE OUT)0dBV (1Vrms)
    Output impedance1kΩMaximum output level (PHONES)> 18mW (into 32ΩNominal input levels
    LINE IN
    BASS IN
    –10dBV
    passive: -15dBVactive: -10dBVCD playback characteristicsFrequency response20Hz to 20kHz ±1.0dBDynamic range> 88dBS/N ratio> 88dBTHD< 0.015%
    Voltage requirementsDC 9V (PS-PS5 AC adapter)AA batteries x 4 (NiMH or alkaline)Power consumption4W (PS-PS5 AC adapter)Dimensions (w x d x h) including feet232 x 138 x 40 (mm)
    9.1 x 5.4 x 1.6 (in)
    Weight (excluding batteries)620g / 1lb, 6oz 
    						
    							
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