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TASCAM CD-400U

Contents

IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...................................... 2

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..................................... 3

Wireless equipment precautions ........................................... 5

Compliance of radio transmitter and interference .................5

Model for EEA (European Economic Area) ................................. 5

1 – Introduction ....................................................................... 8

Features ....................................................................................................... 8

Items included with this product .......................................................8

Conventions used in this manual.......................................................8

Trademarks .................................................................................................9

Precautions for placement and use...................................................9

Notes about power supplies ................................................................9

Beware of condensation .......................................................................9

Cleaning the unit .....................................................................................9

About compact discs ........................................................................... 10

Precautions for use .......................................................................... 10

Slot loading of discs ............................................................................. 10

SD cards and USB flash drives .......................................................... 10

Precautions for use .......................................................................... 10

SD card write protection................................................................ 10

Bluetooth® ............................................................................................... 11

Profiles .................................................................................................. 11

Codecs .................................................................................................. 11

Content protection .......................................................................... 11

Transmission security ..................................................................... 11

Using the TEAC Global Site ................................................................ 11

Product registration ............................................................................. 11

2 – Names and Functions of Parts ........................................ 12

Front panel .............................................................................................. 12

Rear panel ................................................................................................ 15

Wireless remote control (TASCAM RC-CD400) ........................... 16

Home Screen .......................................................................................... 17

Menu structure ...................................................................................... 18

Basic MENU screen operations ........................................................ 18

Menu operation procedures ........................................................ 18

3 – Preparation ....................................................................... 19

Making connections ............................................................................ 19

Assembling the AM antenna........................................................ 19

Preparing the remote control ........................................................... 20

Installing batteries ........................................................................... 20

When to replace batteries ............................................................. 20

Battery precautions ......................................................................... 20

Using the wireless remote control ............................................. 20

Turning the unit on and off ............................................................... 20

Adjusting the display brightness .................................................... 20

Inserting and removing discs ........................................................... 21

Inserting discs.................................................................................... 21

Ejecting discs ..................................................................................... 21

Forcing disc ejection ....................................................................... 21

Inserting and removing SD cards ................................................... 21

Inserting SD cards ............................................................................ 21

Removing SD cards .......................................................................... 21

SD card write protection switches ............................................. 21

Connecting and disconnecting USB flash drives ...................... 22

Connecting USB flash drives ........................................................ 22

Disconnecting USB flash drives................................................... 22

Setting remote control reception ................................................... 22

Panel lock functions ............................................................................. 22

Selecting the playback source. ........................................................ 22

4 – CD/SD/USB playback .......................................................23

Files that can be played back ........................................................... 23

Tracks and folders on SD cards and USB flash drives ............... 23

Playback area .......................................................................................... 24

Setting the playback area.............................................................. 24

Basic playback operations ................................................................. 24

Playing tracks ..................................................................................... 24

Selecting tracks for playback ............................................................ 24

Skipping to earlier and later tracks ............................................ 24

Selecting tracks directly ................................................................. 25

Folder playback (SD cards and USB flash drives only) ............. 25

Playback modes .................................................................................... 27

Setting the playback mode .......................................................... 27

Searching backward and forward ................................................... 27

Using the repeat playback function ............................................... 28

Ordinary repeat playback settings ............................................. 28

A-B repeat playback settings (audio CDs only) ..................... 28

Using the power-on-play function ................................................. 29

Using the resume function ................................................................ 29

Using the incremental playback function .................................... 30

Time and text information display ................................................. 30

5 – Bluetooth device playback ............................................. 31

Pairing ....................................................................................................... 31

Usable controls ...................................................................................... 31

Playback from a Bluetooth device. ................................................. 31

Unpairing ................................................................................................. 31

6 – Listening to AM/FM radio ................................................ 32

Tuning in radio stations ...................................................................... 32

Changing the received frequency.............................................. 32

Setting the FM mode ...................................................................... 32

Setting radio station presets............................................................. 32

Setting radio station presets automatically ............................ 32

Setting radio station presets manually .................................... 32

Selecting preset stations ............................................................... 33

Clearing preset assignments ........................................................ 33

Setting the tuner broadcast outputs ............................................. 33

RDS (European model only) .............................................................. 34

PTY search ........................................................................................... 34

RDS Program type ............................................................................ 34

7 – Dubbing (copying) functions .......................................... 36

Dubbing overview ................................................................................ 36

Dubbing procedures ........................................................................... 36

Muting analog outputs while dubbing ........................................ 37

Make dubbing format settings ........................................................ 37

Recording times when dubbing .................................................... 37

8 – Other functions ................................................................ 38

Setting the automatic power saving function ........................... 38

Adjusting the analog output ............................................................ 38

Serial mode setting (when sold-separately Ethernet card

installed)................................................................................................... 38

Using the RS-232C connector .......................................................... 38

Setting the transmission speed (baud rate) ........................... 38

Using the AUX IN jack .......................................................................... 38

Checking the firmware version ........................................................ 39

Restoring factory default settings .................................................. 39

9 – Troubleshooting ............................................................... 40

10 – Specifications ................................................................. 41

Ratings ...................................................................................................... 41

Inputs and outputs ............................................................................... 41

Analog audio input and output ratings ................................... 41

Control input/output ...................................................................... 41

Audio performance .............................................................................. 41

Bluetooth ................................................................................................. 42

Tuner ......................................................................................................... 42

Other ......................................................................................................... 42

Dimensional drawings ........................................................................ 42