Teac CD-RW750 - Manual (Page 18)

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TASCAM CD-RW750 Owner’s Manual
4 – Recording
Before you start recording using the CD-RW750,
make sure that you understand the following key
points:
• Once you have recorded on a CD-R disc, the data
cannot be erased from it.
• You can add tracks to an unfinalized recordable
disc. Once finalized, a CD-R disc is “fixed” and
behaves in the same way as a pre-recorded disc.
Finalized CD-RW discs, however, can be erased,
refreshed and re-recorded.
Input selection
To select the input to be recorded, press the INPUT
SELECT key on the main unit
6
.
Repeated presses of the key cycle through the follow-
ing options:
In the case of either the coaxial or optical inputs
being selected, the boxed
DIGITAL indicator shows on
the display, and the appropriate indicator: COAXIAL or
OPTICAL , lights on the display.
If the analog signal is selected, the boxed ANALOG
indicator lights on the display.
Analog recording level The level of the analog
signals received at the ANALOG IN jacks are con-
trolled with the INPUT controls
E
.
When recording analog signals, set the digital vol-
ume (see below) to 0 dB.
Digital recording level The level of the digital
signal may be controlled using the digital volume
menu, as described below.
1 Press the RECORD key ( K or E ) to put the
unit in record ready mode.
2 Repeatedly press the MENU key (
9
or
6
)
until the display shows Volume -XXdB
where -XX is the current setting.
3 Use the MULTI JOG control B or the SKIP
keys
I
to adjust the input volume between
-60dB and +18db (relative to the original
input level). There is also a -
¢
settingwhich
represents a complete signal cut.
NOTE
If digital direct is selected, as described below (“Digital
direct” on page 23), the digital volume is bypassed and
the menu item does not appear.
Input monitoring
When the unit is in record ready, or record mode, the
input signal is output from the
OUT jacks (digital and
analog), allowing you to hear the input signal (note
that in stop mode, no digital output is possible).
The meters also show the current signal level.
However, it is only possible to record, or to enter
record ready mode, when a recordable disc is
inserted. To allow monitoring of the input signal at
other times, or when the unit is stopped, use the
MONITOR key on the remote control unit 8 .
The RECORD key K on the main unit also enables
monitor mode from stop mode when there is no
recordable disc in the unit (when there is a recordable
disc in the unit, pressing the
RECORD key enters
record ready mode).
The word MONITOR appears on the display to
show that the output signal is an echo of the input
signal(s). The meters show the current input level.
Exit the monitor mode by using the STOP key.
Frequency conversion
The sampling frequency for CDs is 44.1 kHz. The
CD-RW750 will always record (and play back) CDs
at this frequency.
However, if recording through a digital connection
(either coaxial or optical) and the source has been
recorded at a frequency other than 44.1 kHz, or is
being played back at a non-standard speed using a
varispeed unit (more than 1% away from the stan-
dard), the CD-RW750’s internal frequency converter
will automatically convert the incoming frequency to
44.1 kHz.
ANALOG Analog in
OPTICAL Optical digital in
COAXIAL Coaxial digital in