Tascam CD 450 User Manual

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TASCAM CD-450

Programed Play

A maximum of 30 tracks can be programed.

Press the

PGM

key on the optional remote to let

PROGRAM

" show in the display.

Enter the desired tracks on the numeric keypad.

* To enter track 5 for example, press 0 then 5.

To delete tracks from the program memory

Use the

CHECK

key to let the track number you

want to delete blink, then press the

CLEAR

key.

To add tracks

To add track 3 for example after track 9 already
programed, let "9" blink with the

CHECK

key, then

press 0, 3 on the numeric keypad.

To check the content of the program
memory

While in STOP each time you press the

CHECK

key track numbers programed will show in the dis-
play in order of play.
Displayed to the right of the track numbers is total
play time.
When the total play time exceeds 999 minutes 59
seconds, the display will read "ExxMxxS."

Repeat Play

All tracks

Press

REPEAT

, then press

PLAY

A single track

Press the

SINGLE

key, then enter the desired track

on the numeric keypad.

Two-point repeat

During play, press the A-B REPEAT key at the
desired start point of play loop, and again press the
key at the desired end point of your loop.

Changing the Pitch

By operating the "

" and "

–

" keys of

PITCH

CONT

you can change the pitch within the limits of

±12% in 1% steps. The pitch percent value is
shown in the INDEX display window.
Press the

PITCH CONT

switch to let its LED light

up, then press

PLAY

to start play at the entered

pitch.

Alternatively, you can press the

PITCH CONT

switch before changing the pitch with the "

" and

–

" keys. But you cannot switch pitch changes on

and off during play.

If you have set a fixed pitch on the preference set-
ting screen, the PITCH CONT LED will blink
when you switch on power to the deck, showing
that the deck plays at a fixed pitch. If you then press
the

PITCH CONT

switch, its LED will turn on

solid, and you can further change the pitch. When
you press the

PITCH CONT

switch again, the deck

will switch back to your fixed pitch.

Incremental Play

During incremental play, each time you press the

PLAY

key, play starts from the beginning of the

next track.
If you press

STOP

instead of

PLAY

during play,

the deck will go into Ready at the beginning of the
next rack. In this case, the AUTO CUE feature
comes on if previously enabled.
If you are using a fader switch, the deck goes into
Ready at the beginning of the next track each time
you switch the deck from Play to Ready.

Operations