Tascam CD-RW5000 - Manual (Page 20)

4 - Recording operations
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disc, the disc can be completely erased for further
recording, however).
1
With the disc to be finalized inserted into the
CD-RW5000, press the
FINALIZE key [11]
or [35] .
2
Press the RECORD key [17] or [45] within
two seconds of pressing the FINALIZE key.
The CD-RW5000 will display the approximate time
it will take to finalize the disc, together with
REMAIN TIME , as the finalization process takes
place. This time may vary, depending on the com-
plexity of the disc (the number of tracks) but will
typically be around two minutes.
NOTE
While the finalization process is taking place,
the CD-RW5000 will not respond to any con-
trols or commands.
Do not turn off the power to the CD-RW5000
while the finalization process is taking place.
This will corrupt the data on the disc and
make it unplayable on any system.
4.7 Erasing material (CD-RW only)
If you use CD-RW discs, you can erase tracks
(before finalization) and the whole disc (after the disc
has been finalized). CD-R discs cannot be erased. If
you make a mistake recording a CD-R disc, it is not
recoverable.
After a CD-RW disc has been finalized, it is not pos-
sible to erase individual tracks. The whole disc must
be erased if the disc is to be used for further
recording.
NOTE
Do not turn off the power to the CD-RW5000
while erasure processes are taking place.
This will corrupt the data on the disc and
make the disc unusable for further playback
or recording.
4.7.1 Erasing a finalized disc
The whole contents (audio material and subcode)
will all be erased. This allows you to use a single
CD-RW disc many times as a pre-master disc for
duplication.
1
Make sure that a finalized CD-RW disc is
inserted, and that the CD-RW5000 is
stopped.
2
Press the ERASE key [12] . The display will
show ERASE DISC .
3
To start the erasure process, press the
RECORD key [17] or [45] within two sec-
onds of pressing the ERASE key.
If you press the ERASE key by mistake, simply wait
for more than two seconds without pressing any
other keys. The
ERASE DISC indication will dis-
appear from the display.
While the erasure process is going on, the display
will show
ERASE and RECORD and the
RECORD indicator will flash.
4.7.2 Erasing a track on a non-finalized
disc
Only the last track on the disc can be erased. For
example, if you have recorded ten tracks on a disc,
only the tenth track can be erased. To erase the eighth
track, you must first erase the tenth and ninth tracks,
so that the eighth track becomes the last track on the
disc.
1
Make sure that a non-finalized CD-RW disc
is inserted, and the CD-RW5000 is stopped.
2 Press the ERASE key [12] . The display will
show ERASE TRACK .
3 To start the erasure process, press the
RECORD key [17] or [45] within two sec-
onds of pressing the ERASE key.
If you press the ERASE key by mistake, simply wait
for more than two seconds without pressing any
other keys. The
ERASE TRACK indication will
disappear from the display.
While the erasure process is going on, the display
will show
ERASE and RECORD and the
RECORD indicator will flash.