Operation Manual
TASCAM CD-RW900 19
Pitch control function
A to B repeat playback
If a specic portion between two points on the disc is
specied, that portion can be played back repeatedly.
1 During playback, press the A-B key on the remote
control at the beginning of the desired portion on the
disc.
REPEAT
indicator lights up in the display and the
A-
indicator will ashes.
2 At the end of the desired portion on the disc, press
the A-B key again.
Then,
REPEAT
and
A-B
indicator light up in the dis-
play, and the desired A-B section will be played back
repeatedly.
NOTE
You can also operate this function during playback
standby.
3 To cancel the A-B repeat mode and resume normal
playback, press the A-B key once again.
REPEAT
and
A-B
indicator will turn off.
NOTE
≠
A-B repeat mode cannot function
For MP3 discs.
≠
In Random and Program modes, A-B repeat cannot
function when the specied A-B section spans more
than one track, and does not function for MP3 discs.
≠
When the STOP key is pressed, the specied A-B
section is cancelled.
When playing back an audio CD, the pitch (or speed)
of the playback can be varied. Pitch can be varied +/-
16%.
1 During stop, press the PITCH key on the remote
control to turn on the Pitch control function.
Or, use the PITCH option in the PLAY sub-menu to
turn on (refer to “Operation basics” on page 14)
The current pitch value appears on the display for
seconds and the
PITCH
indicator will light up.
2 Press the MENU key and select the PITCH CONT
option in the PLAY sub-menu to set the desired
value and push the MULTI JOG dial to enter.
Pitch>XXX
will appear on the dispaly.
Then, rotate the MULTI JOG dial to set the desired
value.
NOTE
Use the PITCH STEP option in the PLAY sub-menu to
adjust the pitch value steps from 0.1% to 1.0% in 0.1%
increments (default: 0.1%)
3 Press the MENU key or push the MULTI JOG dial to
enter and return to normal mode.
During playback, the pitch control playback can be
off temporally. Press the PITCH key on the remote
control or use the PITCH option in the PLAY sub-
menu to turn the function off.
Pitch>OFF
appears on the display and the pitch
control playback will be off temporally, until the func-
tion is re-set again.
To resume the pitch control playback, press the
PITCH key again or use the PITCH option.
NOTE
≠
When turning the pitch control on and off during
playback, sound output is cut for a short instant.
≠
Pitch control cannot be applied for MP3 discs.
Key control function
The key of the music can be changed during stop, play-
back or playback standby mode. However, please note
that this feature does not operate with MP3 discs.
1 Press the MENU key to select the KEY option in the
PLAY sub-menu (refer to “Operation basics” on page
14) to enter the function.
The
KEY
indicator will light up.
2 Call up the KEY LEVEL option in the PLAY sub-
menu to adjust the playback key level.
The playback key can be raised or lowered 1/2 oc-
tave in half-tone increments. Selection values: 0 (no
change),
â
1 to
â
6,
ã
1 to
ã
6.
3 Rotate the MULTI JOG dial to select the desired key
level and push to enter.
NOTE
≠
In this condition, when a CD is played back, the key
of the music is changed while the speed of the mu-
sic remains the same.
≠
Even when the power is turned off, the key change
setting is retained.
≠
When the Key control function is on, even if the
Pitch control function is used to change the play-
back speed, the key of playback will remain xed at
the preset key {even if the key level is 0 (zero)}, the
Key control function can be turned on.
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When using the key control function, playback
sound may occasionally sound as vibrating. This is
a result of a special process applied to CD playback
sound and is normal.
4−Playback operations