User manual TASCAM CD-A550

[. . . ] D01057520B CD-A550/CD-A750 OWNER'S MANUAL Compact Disc Player/Reverse Cassette Deck IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. 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. This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your records. [. . . ] Please read the battery caution indications and page 4 of this manual carefully. · 20 TASCAM CD-A550/CD-A750 4 ­ Preparations Considerations for the use of the remote control · When using other devices that are controlled by infrared signals, operation of this unit's remote control could cause those devices to function improperly. Adjust the display brightness (DIMMER) You can adjust the display brightness to suit the operating environment of the unit. 1 When in standard display mode, press the MENU key on the main unit or the remote control to enter menu mode. 2 Use the ­/+ keys on the main unit or the remote control to show the FL DIMMER?item on the main display, and press the ENTER key on the main unit or the remote control. · Operate the remote control within the following range. Remote sensor 3 Use the ­/+ keys on the main unit or the remote control to select a value between 1 and 10. 15° 15° The higher the number the brighter the display becomes. (The default value is 7. ) 4 Press the ENTER key to return to the standard display. Operation distance Front: 7 meters or less Within a 15º angle: 7 meters or less TASCAM CD-A550/CD-A750 21 5 ­ Playing Back CDs This chapter explains the playback functions of this unit's CD player. Discs that can be played This unit's CD player can play the following types of discs. · CD-DA (audio CD) format discs This unit can play commercially available audio CDs and CD-R and CD-RW discs that have been recorded in audio CD format. · CD-ROM (data CD) format discs This unit can play discs that contain MP3 and WAV files. These discs are called "data CDs" in this manual. MP3 files that can be played include files that have sampling frequencies of 32, 44. 1 or 48 kHz, and bit rates of 32 to 320 kbps or variable bit rate (VBR). WAV files that can be played include files that have sampling frequencies of 8 to 48 kHz and are 8-bit or 16-bit. Folder CAUTION MP3 files that use VBR compression Due to format limitations, positions in VBR files cannot be accurately detected. For this reason, when using the call function, the A­B repeat function or other functions that require points to be set in the middle of tracks, the points set and the actual playback starting points might be slightly different. MP3/WAV file An Example of Data CD Structure Loading a CD To load a CD, press the OPEN/CLOSE key on the main unit or the remote control to open the disc tray and place a disc on it with the label side up. After a disc is loaded, this unit reads the disc information and shows on the display the total number of tracks and total playback time for an audio CD or the total number of tracks in the current folder or on the entire disc for a data CD. Data CD folders and tracks This unit treats all the audio files (WAV and MP3) on data CDs as "tracks. " Some data CDs store files inside folders in the same way that ordinary computers do. In addition, multiple folders can be stored inside another folder creating a multilevel structure. Folder numbers are assigned sequentially starting with the first folder at the highest level followed by the folders (subfolders) inside it. Folders inside a higher-level folder are numbered in order before the next folder in the higher-level is numbered as shown in the illustration below. If the root folder of a data CD contains one or more audio files, it will be numbered as the first folder. Track numbers are assigned in order starting from those in the lowest numbered folder. During ordinary playback of data CDs, tracks are played back in the order of their assigned numbers just like the tracks on an audio CD. Folders that do not directly contain audio files are not given numbers. For example, in the illustration below the folder that contains folder 5 is not given a number. OPEN/CLOSE key 22 TASCAM CD-A550/CD-A750 5 ­ Playing Back CDs CD playback The following explanation assumes that the necessary connections have been made, the unit's power is ON and a CD (audio CD or data CD) has been loaded. OPEN/CLOSE key To start CD playback, press the CD PLAY key on the main unit or the remote control. A CD and a cassette tape can be played at the same time. Instead of pressing the OPEN/CLOSE key to close the disc tray, you can press the CD PLAY or READY key on the main unit or the remote control to close the disc tray and begin playback immediately. CAUTION If you open the disc tray while this unit is in use, the following settings are lost. · Program · CALL point · Resume point · Current folder (for data CDs) CD-PLAY key Tray lock function Turn the tray lock function ON to disable the OPEN/CLOSE keys during playback and when playback is paused so that the disc tray is not opened unintentionally. This allows you to prevent accidentally interrupting playback by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE key. [. . . ] This table shows the pin allocation. TASCAM CD-A550/CD-A750 45 10 ­ Message list Operation messages The following messages are shown on the main display according to the operation of this unit. Message Close No Disc No Files No Filename No Name No Title Open OVERWRITE?PGM CLEAR! Message lit or blinking Lit Lit Lit Lit Lit Lit Lit Lit Lit Meaning The disc tray is closing. There is no disc or the disc cannot be verified. TOC information is being read. Response Load a disc that has MP3 or WAV files. [. . . ]