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4 – recording—frequency conversion, Frequency conversion, Level adjustment – Tascam CD-RW4U User Manual

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4 – Recording—Frequency conversion

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TASCAM CD-RW4U

Frequency conversion

The sampling frequency for CDs is 44.1 kHz. The
CD-RW4U will always record (and play back) CDs
at this frequency.

However, if recording through a digital connection
and the source has been recorded at a frequency other
than 44.1 kHz, or is being played back at a non-stan-
dard speed using a varispeed unit (more than 0.02%

away from 44.1kHz), the CD-RW4U’s internal fre-
quency converter will automatically convert the
incoming frequency to 44.1 kHz.

NOTE

If an attempt is made to record from a digitally-connected
source at a different frequency, the error message

Not

Fs44.1k!

is displayed.

Level adjustment

• The analog signals received at the

LINE IN

jacks

are controlled with the

INPUT LEVEL

control

C

.

• Digital signal levels as well as the level of analog

signals once they have passed through the

INPUT

LEVEL

control are adjusted in the following way:

1

Press the

RECORD

key (

5

or

E

) to place

the unit in record ready mode.

2

Repeatedly press the

MENU

key (

E

or

7

)

until the display shows

VOLUME

XXXdB

where

XXX

is the current setting.

3

Use the

MULTI DIAL

control

B

or the

SKIP

keys

I

to adjust the input volume between

-60dB

and

+18db

(relative to the origi-

nal input level). There is also a

----

set-

ting which represents a complete signal cut.

NOTE

The unit remembers the volume menu settings for both
analog and digital inputs. These are independent of each
other, and the volume setting changes to the remembered
values automatically when the input source is changed.

Time display while recording

While a recordable disc is being played back, the
four time display modes available in normal play-
back as described in “Time display modes” on
page 16
:

TOTAL

,

TOTAL REMAIN

, track

REMAIN

and

elapsed track time.

However, during recording there are fewer options
available (obviously, the unit cannot see into the
future and know how much time remains of the track
which is being currently recorded!).

When in record or record ready mode, repeated
presses of the

DISPLAY

key

6

cycle between dis-

playing the remaining time left for recording on the
disc (

TOTAL REMAIN

) and the elapsed time of the track

currently being recorded (no indicator lit).

When a recordable disc is stopped, the following two
options are available:

TOTAL

(the total time recorded

so far on the disc) and

TOTAL REMAIN

(the total time

available on the disc for further recording).