User manual TASCAM SS-CDR1

[. . . ] » SS-CDR1 OWNER'S MANUAL D01017520A Solid State/CD Stereo Audio Recorder 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 se rial numbe r located on the rear panel. Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your records. [. . . ] SAMPLING Specify whether the sampling rate will be 44. 1 kHz or 48 kHz. TASCAM SS-CDR1 39 6 - Recording BITRATE (selectable only if "mp3" is selected) Specify the bit rate. You can choose from 64 kbps, 128 kbps, 192 kbps, 256 kbps, and 320 kbps. NOTE The recording format setting is remembered even when the power is turned off. 7 Whenyouhavefinishedmakingsettings, press the front panel TIME (ESC) key (or the remote's CLR/ESC key) to return to the home screen. Using the sampling rate converter The SS-CDR1 contains a built-in sampling rate converter, allowing you to record at a sampling rate that is different than the sampling rate of the digital input source. Use the menu to turn the sampling rate converter (SRC) on/ off (for details on menu operations, refer to "Operations in the menu screens" on page 18). 6 Turn the MULTI JOG dial (or use the remote's cursor § , ¶ keys) to turn the SRC setting ON / OFF . 7 Whenyouhavefinishedmakingthesetting, press the front panel TIME (ESC) key (or the remote's CLR/ESC key) to return to the home screen. NOTE 1 Press the MENU key to access the main menu list screen. 4 Press the front panel ° key (or the remote's cursor ¥ key) to proceed to the REC PREFERENCE screen. 5 Select SRC. · If a digital signal whose sampling rate differs from the sampling rate specified in the REC FORMAT item is being received at the DIGITAL IN jack, and you attempt to record with SRC off, an error message (FS UNMATCH) will appear. · The sampling rate setting is remembered even when the power is turned off. Monitoring the input signal When you press the RECORD key to enter the record-ready condition, the front panel RECORD key and READY key will light, and the input signal will be output from the SS-CDR1's various output jacks (headphone, analog balanced, analog unbalanced, and digital). The meter in the home screen will indicate the input level. TIP · If you simply want to monitor the input signal without intending to record anything, press the RECORD key without a CompactFlash card inserted. The display will indicate MONITOR, and the RECORD key will blink red. · To stop monitoring the input signal, press the STOP key. STOP key RECORD key READY key To cancel the record-ready condition, press the STOP key. 40 TASCAM SS-CDR1 6 - Recording Adjusting the input signal level and balance Use the menu to adjust the level and balance of the input signal. As described above in "Monitoring the input signal", put the SS-CDR1 in a condition where you can monitor the input signal, and then proceed with the following steps (for details on menu operations, refer to "Operations in the menu screens" on page 18). LEVEL item, and then press the front panel ° key (or the remote's cursor ¥ key) to highlight the level value. 6 Turn the MULTI JOG dial (or use the remote's cursor § , ¶ keys) to adjust the volume. You can adjust the volume in a range of - to +18 dB. The upper part of the display shows the level meter of the home screen, allowing you to watch the level while you make adjustments. Set the level as high as possible without allowing the OVER indicator at the right edge of the meter to light. NOTE 1 Press the MENU key to access the main menu list screen. 3 Highlight the INPUT VOLUME item. OVER will light at -0. 2 dB or higher. 7 Press the front panel key (or the remote's cursor key) to highlight LEVEL. 4 Press the front panel ° key (or the remote's cursor ¥ key) to access the INPUT VOLUME SETTING popup window. 8 Turn the MULTI JOG dial (or use the remote's cursor § , ¶ keys) to highlight BALANCE, and then press the front panel ° key (or the remote's cursor ¥ key) to highlight the balance value. 9 Turn the MULTI JOG dial (or use the remote's cursor § , ¶ keys) to adjust the balance. You can adjust this in a range of L50­C (center)­R50. 5 Turn the MULTI JOG dial (or use the remote's cursor § , ¶ keys) to highlight the INPUT 10 Whenyouhavefinishedmakingsettings, press the front panel TIME (ESC) key (or the remote's CLR/ESC key) to return to the home screen. Basic recording operation When you have finished making the above settings (input source selection, recording file format setting, sampling rate converter on/off, input level adjustment), you can begin recording. To enter the unit in record-ready condition when stopped: Press the RECORD key to enter the record-ready condition (the front panel RECORD key and READY key will light). To start recording from the record-ready (pause) condition: Press the PLAY key. PLAY key To pause recording: Press the READY key. When you stop recording, the recorded data will be written, and an audio file will be created. READY key RECORD key NOTE The following notes apply when you are recording in WAV or MP3 format. · You can use the PREFERENCE menu item WORD CLIP to specify the audio file name that is automatically added to the created file (see "Specifying the name of the recording file (WAV and MP3 only)" on page 49). TASCAM SS-CDR1 41 6 - Recording · The maximum size of each track is 2 GB. · The recorded track will be created in the current folder (see "Selecting the current folder or play list" on page 25). NOTE While the recorded content is being stored to the recording media, the display will indicate INFORMAT ON WR T NG. While this message is shown, do not I II move the SS-CDR1, turn off the power, or remove the media. The content will not be recorded correctly if you do so. The following tables show the recording times for each recording format and media capacity. WAVE Stereo (CF card only) Media / Capacity CF card / 512 MB CF card / 1 GB CF card / 2 GB CF card / 4 GB CF card / 8 GB 44. 1 kHz 48 minutes 1 hour 36 minutes 3 hours 12 minutes 6 hours 24 minutes 12 hours 48 minutes 48 kHz 44 minutes 1 hour 28 minutes 2 hours 56 minutes 5 hours 52 minutes 11 hours 44 minutes WAVE Mono (CF card only) Media / Capacity CF card / 512 MB 1 GByte 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 44. 1 kHz 1 hour 36 minutes 3 hours 12 minutes 6 hours 24 minutes 12 hours 48 minutes 25 hours 36 minutes 48 kHz 1 hour 28 minutes 2 hours 56 minutes 5 hours 52 minutes 11 hours 44 minutes 23 hours 28 minutes MP3 Stereo, 44. 1kHz/48kHz Media / Capacity CF card / 512 MB CF card / 1 GB CF card / 2 GB CF card / 4 GB CF card / 8 GB CD / 650 MB CD / 700 MB 64 kbps 17 hours 40 minutes 35 hours 20 minutes 70 hours 40 minutes 141 hours 20 minutes 282 hours 40 minutes 23 hours 00 minutes 24 hours 50 minutes 128 kbps 8 hours 50 minutes 17 hours 40 minutes 35 hours 20 minutes 70 hours 40 minutes 141 hours 20 minutes 11 hours 30 minutes 12 hours 25 minutes 192 kbps 5 hours 50 minutes 11 hours 40 minutes 23 hours 20 minutes 46 hours 40 minutes 93 hours 20 minutes 7 hours 40 minutes 8 hours 15 minutes 256 kbps 4 hours 25 minutes 8 hours 50 minutes 17 hours 40 minutes 35 hours 20 minutes 70 hours 40 minutes 5 hours 45 minutes 6 hours 10 minutes 320 kbps 3 hours 30 minutes 7 hours 00 minutes 14 hours 00 minutes 28 hours 00 minutes 56 hours 00 minutes 4 hours 35 minutes 4 hours 55 minutes MP3 Mono, 44. 1kHz/48kHz Media / Capacity CF card / 512 MB CF card / 1 GB CF card / 2 GB CF card / 4 GB CF card / 8 GB CD / 650 MB CD / 700 MB Media / Capacity CD / 650 MB CD / 700 MB 64 kbps 35 hours 20 minutes 70 hours 40 minutes 141 hours 20 minutes 282 hours 40 minutes 565 hours 20 minutes 46 hours 00 minutes 49 hours 40 minutes 128 kbps 17 hours 40 minutes 35 hours 20 minutes 70 hours 40 minutes 141 hours 20 minutes 282 hours 40 minutes 23 hours 50 minutes 24 hours 50 minutes 192 kbps 11 hours 40 minutes 23 hours 20 minutes 46 hours 40 minutes 93 hours 20 minutes 186 hours 40 minutes 15 hours 20 minutes 16 hours 30 minutes 256 kbps 8 hours 50 minutes 17 hours 40 minutes 35 hours 20 minutes 70 hours 40 minutes 141 hours 20 minutes 11 hours 30 minutes 16 hours 30 minutes 320 kbps 7 hours 00 minutes 14 hours 00 minutes 28 hours 00 minutes 56 hours 00 minutes 112 hours 00 minutes 9 hours 10 minutes 9 hours 55 minutes AudioCDStereo, 44. 1kHz, Uncompressed(CDonly) 74 minutes 80 minutes NOTE The listed capacity of media may not be identical to the actual capacity, so the above times are only approximations. 42 TASCAM SS-CDR1 6 - Recording Finalizing a CD After you have recorded a CD (CD-R or CD-RW disc), you will need to finalize the disc before the disc can be played back by a CD player or CD drive other than the SS-CDR1 itself. [. . . ] Recording is not possible because you have reached the maximum number of tracks. Registration is not possible because you have reached the maximum number of tracks in a program. Search was not possible because the specified search time (search track) does not exist. Recording is not possible because the media does not meet the system requirements. [. . . ]