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TASCAM CD-A550MKII

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2 – Names and Functions of Parts

r

–/+/FOLDER SEARCH keys

When in menu mode, use these to make selections

and settings.
When a data CD is loaded, use these keys while

holding down the

SHIFT

key to change the current

folder. (See “Folder playback (data CDs only)” on

page 24.)

t

Ô/Â

key

Press briefly to skip to the previous track.
Press and hold to search backwards.

y

PLAY key

When stopped or paused, press to start CD playback.

u

MODE switch

Set the power-on start mode to CD playback, cassette

tape playback or cassette tape record. (See “Power-on

start” on page 41.)

i

¯/ key

Press briefly to skip to the next track.
Press and hold to search forwards.

o

READY key

Press to pause CD playback.

p

CD-TAPE CONT PLAY key

Press to turn the cassette tape and CD continuous

playback mode ON and OFF. (See “Continuous

playback of both the CD and the tape” on page 40.)

a

CALL key

Press to pause playback and return to the point

where playback was last started from a paused state.

(See “Call function” on page 32.)

s

CD DUB key

Press to record (dub) the CD playback sound to a

cassette tape. (See “Dubbing a CD to a tape” on page

37.)

Cassette tape section

d

COUNTER RESET key

Press to reset the tape counter to “0000.”

f

RTZ key

Press to return the cassette tape playback position to

the counter zero point (0000).

g

INPUT knob

Adjusts the cassette tape record level. (See

“Recording” on page 37.)

h

REV MODE switch

Use to set the tape playback mode to one-way

(

Ä

), both directions (

Ë

) or continuous (

ä

).

(See “Selecting the reverse mode” on page 33.)

When recording, the unit records only once in

both directions even if set to continuous (

ä

). (See

“Selecting the reverse mode” on page 36.)

j

STOP key

Press to stop the cassette tape.

k

PLAY [

Ó] key

Press to play a cassette tape in the reverse direction.
When the unit is record ready or playback is paused,

recording or playback starts.
However, if you press this key when playback is

paused in the forward direction, playback is paused

in the reverse direction.

l

RECORD key

Puts the cassette tape into record ready status.

;

Ô key

Press to rewind the cassette tape.

z

PITCH CONTROL knob

Use to adjust the cassette tape playback pitch (±10%).

(See “Pitch control” on page 29.)

x

REC MUTE key

Press during recording to put the unit into record

ready status after recording about four seconds of

silence. (See “Recording mute function” on page 37.)

c

key

Press to fast-forward the cassette tape.

v

PAUSE key

Press to pause cassette tape playback or recording.
When the unit is record ready or playback is paused,

press to start recording or playback.

b

PLAY [

Á] key

Press to play a cassette tape in the forward direction.
Use to start recording or playback when in record

ready mode or when playback is paused.
However, if you press this key when playback is

paused in the reverse direction, the playback is

paused in the forward direction.

n

EJECT button

Press to open the cassette compartment.

m

Cassette compartment

Press the

EJECT

button to open the cassette

compartment so that cassette tapes can be removed

or loaded. To close the cassette compartment, press

its door directly with your hand.

Monitoring section

,

MONITOR switch

Set the sound output from the

PHONES

jack to either

the CD sound only, the tape sound only, or a mix of

the CD and tape sounds.

.

PHONES jack

Connect stereo headphones (standard stereo phone

jack).

/

PHONES knob

Use to adjust the volume of the sound output from

the

PHONES

jack.