Operation Manual

1-Introduction
22 TASCAM CD-RW900
5−Recording
Basic recording
1 Load a recordable disc into the unit. As the disc
loaded, the display shows
TOC Reading.
, with the
period ashing.
2 Press the INPUT SELECT key to select a recording
source (see “Input selection” on page 21).
If a digital source is selected, and the connection or
the signal are improper, the error message
D-IN UN-
LOCK!
will appear on the display.
3 Press the RECORD key. The unit enters record
ready mode, as shown by the
REC
and
READY
indi-
cators on the display.
NOTE
As the unit enters record ready mode, the display
shows the
Now OPC
(Optimum Power Control) occa-
sionally, as the unit prepares to record on the disc.
To adjust the level of the source, following the guide-
lines in “Input selection” on page 21.
NOTE
The red
OVER
indicators on the meters should never
light. Unlike analog equipment, digital audio units pro-
duce extremely unpleasant sounds when distorted, and
there is no “headroom” after the 0 mark. If recording
digitally from a commercially-produced CD, the volume
set in the menu should be 0 dB. This will maintain all the
dynamic range of the source CD without clipping. Only
boost the signal if the source is exceptionally quiet.
An analog signal input at nominal level, with no cut or
boost from the volume controls, is equivalent to a read-
ing of −16 dB on the meters.
4 Press the PLAY key to start recording.
Pressing the READY key stands by recording tem-
porarily. To restart recording, press the READY key
or PLAY key again.
5 Press the STOP key to stop recording.
When recording stops, the display shows
PMA
Writing
(Program Memory Area) ashing for a few
seconds as the unit writes to the disc.
NOTE
≠
During the
PMA Writing
is shown, any key cannot
be used.
≠
To conrm the total recording time, use the REC
TIME opyion in the SYSTEM sub-menu (refer to “Op-
eration basics” on page 14).
CAUTION
Do not vibrate the unit or turn off the power when the
unit writes to the disc, otherwise, recording fails.
When in record or record ready mode, repeated press-
es of the TIME key cycle through four different time
modes:
≠
Elapsed track time (no display light indication)
≠
Remaining track time (
REMAIN
is lit in the display)
≠
Elapsed disc time (
TOTAL
is lit in the display)
≠
Remaining disc time (
TOTAL
and
REMAIN
are lit in
the display)
Time display while recording
Full disc
If recording a long program, when there is no space
remaining on the disc for recording, as shown by the
above time display, just before the end of the disc is
reached, the unit starts a fade-out over four seconds
(the display shows
Fade Out
).
When the fade-out has nished, the display shows
Disc
Full!
. Press the STOP key to exit.
If the disc is a CD-RW, the nal track can be erased, if
required (see “Erasing” on page 26) and the disc then
nalized. If the disc is a CD-R, it must be nalized prior
to use (see “Finalizing” on page 25).