User manual TASCAM CD-305

[. . . ] The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Important Safety Precautions Note for U. K. Customers TO THE USER 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. [. . . ] Start and stop sample playback using these keys. a TEMPO slider Changes the tempo when playing back a disc. Push the slider up to the ­ position to decrease the tempo to the minimum set by the TEMPO key Z, and push it down to the + position to increase the tempo to the maximum value allowed. V SCRATCH key Turns the scratch play mode on and off. When this scratch mode is active, the indicator lights (see 4. 9, "Scratch"). When the indicator is lit, the playback can be "scratched" using the dial. 2. 4 Remote control unit (rear) W BRAKE key Turns the brake mode on and off (see 4. 14, "Brake function"). When the brake mode is active, the indicator lights. b REMOTE connectors Connect these to the REMOTE connectors on the rear of the main unit 5. 14 TASCAM CD-305 2 · Front and rear panels--Display 2. 5 Display , . @ # $% & ) Q / Each unit is fitted with a display, providing the following information: ^ * ( E W When remaining time mode is selected, indicators go out from left to right. If an EOM (End of Message) time has been set, the bottom bar and the remaining segments will blink when the EOM time is reached. c TRACK indicator Shows the current track. d Bank indicators Show the current memory bank. l TEMPO indicator Displays the current tempo setting (playback speed). e Loop mode indicator Displays current loop mode (A-B, ALL, SINGLE) and loop mode on/off. m KEY indicator Displays the current key setting (the total of the key setting and the value set by the slider). f REMAIN indicator Lights when the "remain" display mode is selected. n INDEX indicator Lights when the index search mode is enabled (see g M (memory) indicator Used to show memory settings. A). o INCR indicator Lights when the Incremental Play is enabled (see 4. 18, "Incremental Play"). h SINGLE indicator Lights when the single track playback mode is selected. p AUTO READY Indicator Lights when the Auto Ready mode is enabled (see 4. 16, "Auto Ready"). i PROGRAM indicator Lights when programmed playback is selected. j Time display This part of the display is used to show time values or messages. q RELAY Indicator Indicates when the Relay Play mode is enabled (see 4. 19, "Relay Play"). This mode is automatically enabled for both decks when it is enabled on one deck. k Time address bar This part of the display gives a "bargraph" indication of the current playback position relative to the current track. The indicator segments light from left to right when elapsed time mode is selected. r AUTO CUE Indicator Lights when the Auto Cue mode is enabled (see 3. 3. 2, "Auto Cue"). TASCAM CD-305 15 3 - Basic operations 3. 1 Playback operations 3. 2. 1 Cross-play The term "cross-playing" refers to the stopping of one deck and automatic starting of the other deck. 3. 1. 1 Playback To start cross-playing: 1 With one deck playing, and the other stopped, press and hold down the ENTER key of the deck that is stopped. The deck currently playing back will stop, and the deck whose keys have been pressed will start playback. Load a disc in the player, and press the PLAY/PAUSE key. Locate to the location to be used as the start point of the loop (this can be done "on the fly" during playback). 2 When you press the A key, the current location is captured as the loop start point. 3 Locate to the location to be used as the loop end point (or continue playback until the end point is reached). 4 When you press the B key, the current position is captured as the loop end point. If you set the loop points during playback, looped playback mode will start when both points have been set. If you set the loop points while playback is paused, pressing the PLAY key will start the looped playback. NOTE 3. 4. 5 Clearing loop points When you press the A key and hold down the B key (or the other way round), the loop points are cleared. If you play back a different track from the one containing the loop points, the loop points are also cleared. NOTE You can memorize the loop points for the next time you play the disc, using the memory function. 3. 4. 6 Editing the loop points It is possible to edit the loop points in the following way at any time, except during loop playback. 1 "Double-click" (press twice in quick succession) the A or B key. 2 The unit enters pause mode at the A or B point (depending on the key which has been doubleclicked) and the key starts flashing. To cancel the loop point edit process, push any key other than the A or B key at any time before the final step. NOTE If the Direct mode (preset function 20) is turned off, the loop points can be captured only when both the A and B keys are turned off. If the loop points have already been set, these points must be cleared before the new locations are memorized. If the Direct mode (preset function 20) is turned on, the loop points can be set when the LOOP key is unlit. If Direct mode (preset function 20) is turned on, pressing either the A or B key will set the new loop point directly. 3. 4. 7 A-B loop duration 3. 4. 4 Playback in A-B loop play mode If you press the LOOP key R in play mode while the A and B keys are lit, loop playback mode will start Show the duration of the A-B loop in the display by using the TIME key 8 to select this display. [. . . ] The program step number and the track number are shown on the display. 5 Use the SKIP keys C to select E (E) ("before" the first track). Program steps following the deleted program step will 1 subtracted from their step numbers. 8 To finish the program step deletion sequence, press the PRESET or ENTER key (or any key except the SKIP keys). 4. 14 Brake function 4. 12. 4 Deleting a whole program This procedure deletes the whole of the program (all the program steps). [. . . ]