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). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. 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. [. . . ] This indicator does not appear when the main display is showing text information (menu, title, etc. ) or is in menu mode or program setting mode. Main display 81 This display area has 11 characters. In addition to showing CD track, playback time and title information, this area shows information when in menu mode and various status messages (errors, etc. ). CD 91 transport status indicators When a CD is playing, the Á indicator appears. When a CD is paused the indicator appears. 0 Playback mode indicators Indicators appear according to the CD playback mode. None of the indicators appear during ordinary playback (continuous playback) mode. During single mode, random mode and program mode, SINGLE, RANDOM and PROGRAM appear, respectively. q REPEAT indicator This appears when the CD repeat playback function is ON. w A­B indicator This appears when CD A­B repeat playback is on. When only the A point is set A­ light and B blinks. e CONT PLAY CD TAPE indicator This appears when continuous playback mode is operative. CONT PLAY blinks before starting operation (when CD and tape are stopped). TAPE blinks during cassette tape playback. 16 TASCAM CD-A550/CD-A750 3 ­ Menu This unit uses a menu system to make various settings and use certain functions. Using the menu Follow the basic procedures below to use the menu system to make settings. However, to use the PROGRAM EDIT and TAPE EDIT items, which are more complicated, see "Programmed playback" (page 27) and "Using the TAPE EDIT function" (page 40). Moreover, selecting the VERSION and MOTOR TIME items causes information to be shown on the main display, but there are no settings to be made. 1 When in standard display mode, press the MENU key on the main unit or the remote control. Menu structure This unit's menu system includes the following menu items. Menu No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Item PLAY MODE AUTO CUE AUTO READY AUTO SPACE FOLDER PLAY INCREMENTAL PLAY RESUME PLAY Function Playback mode selection Set auto cue function Turn auto ready function ON and OFF Turn auto space function ON and OFF Turn folder playback function ON and OFF Turn incremental play function ON and OFF Turn resume playback ON and OFF Use the TAPE EDIT function Turn tray lock function ON and OFF Set EOM display function Select input source Select COMMON OUTPUT source Turn mono output function ON and OFF This puts the unit in menu mode, and the main display shows menu item selections. The menu item that was last selected the previous time that the menu was used is shown. PROGRAM EDIT Edit the program TAPE EDIT TRAY LOCK EOM DISPLAY TAPE INPUT SOURCE COMMON OUT MONO OUT MENU key DUBBING LEVEL Set record level during CD dubbing (fixed/volume) RS232C BAUD RATE RS232C DATA LENGTH Set the RS232C baud rate (CD-A750 only) Set the RS232C data length (CD-A750 only) MENU key RS232C PARITY Set the RS232C parity bit BIT (CD-A750 only) RS232C STOP BIT FL DIMMER VERSION MOTOR TIME DEFAULT Set RS232C stop bit length (CD-750 only) Set the display brightness Show version information Show motor operation time Restore the unit to its default settings Press the MENU key when the menu item selection is shown to return to the standard display. TASCAM CD-A550/CD-A750 17 3 ­ Menu 2 Use the ­/+ keys on the main unit or the remote control to select the desired menu item. ENTER key ­/+ key ­/+ key 4 Use the ­/+ keys on the main unit or the remote control to select the desired value. The selection takes effect immediately. 5 Press the ENTER key on the main unit or the remote control to return to the standard display. 3 Press the ENTER key on the main unit or the remote control to confirm the selection. If you press the MENU key while menu item names and setting values are displayed, the display returns to menu item selection. The menu item name and currently set value are shown. Use the following steps to change the settings. ENTER key 18 TASCAM CD-A550/CD-A750 4 ­ Preparations Making connections Headphones Computer Mixer External controller Connecting headphones Connect stereo headphones to the PHONES jack on the front panel. Use the PHONES knob to the right of the PHONES jack to adjust the volume. jacks, while the CD-A550 model has only UNBALANCED jacks. In addition, the CD playback signal can be output digitally from the CD DIGITAL OUTPUT jack in S/PDIF format. The CD OUTPUT jacks (ANALOG and DIGITAL) always output the CD playback signal. The TAPE COMMON OUTPUT jacks output the signal selected using the COMMON OUT menu item. (See "Setting the common output signal" on page 20. ) Parallel controller (CD-A750 only) To control a CD-A750 with parallel control from an external controller, use the PARALLEL (25-pin D-Sub) connector. See "Using the parallel connector" (page 45) for information about the pin allocation of the PARALLEL connector. In addition to receiving external control signals, the PARALLEL connector can output various types of status information. [. . . ] Text information must be 7-bit ASCII compatible text to be displayed. Text information must be 7-bit ASCIIcompatible text to be displayed. TOC Reading Lit Warning messages If an operation cannot be completed, one of the following messages is shown. It will appear for about two seconds before disappearing automatically. PGM Full! Message lit or blinking Lit Meaning A call point has not been set. Response Set a CALL point. [. . . ]