Tascam CD-A550 Owner's Manual

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TASCAM CD-A550/CD-A750 315 – Playing Back CDs2 Press the remote control A–B key again at the pointwhere you want to set the end point (B) for therepeat playback section. REPEAT and A–B appear on thedisplay, the repeat section (A–B) is confirmed andA–B repeat playback begins.The A–B repeat playback section cannot span more thanone track.Stopping A–B repeat playbackªPress the remote control A–B key or the REPEAT key.REPEAT and A–B disappear from the display and A–Brepeat playback stops.If A–B repeat playback is stopped during playback,•the track continues playing past the B point.Press the CD STOP key to stop CD playback and cancel•the designated repeat section (A–B).Pitch controlThis unit can change the pitch (sound frequency andplayback speed) during CD playback (pitch controlplayback).Follow the procedures below to use pitch control playback.PITCH CONTROL key/IndicatorPITCH CONTROL knob1 Press the PITCH CONTROL key on the main unit toturn pitch control playback ON. The indicator nextto the PITCH CONTROL key lights.2 Use the CD PITCH knob on the main unit to adjustthe pitch. You can raise or lower the pitch by up to12.5%.Turning pitch control playback OFFªPress the PITCH CONTROL key on the main unitagain to turn pitch control playback OFF.The PITCH CONTROL indicator turns off.CAUTIONDuring playback, turning pitch control playback•ON or OFF might cause the playback sound to skipmomentarily.Using pitch control playback with a data CD (MP3,•WAV) sometimes causes the playback sound to skip.Auto cue function (audio CDs only)If the auto cue function is ON, when a track is selected, thesilence at the beginning of the track is skipped and the unitpauses at the position where the “signal” actually starts inthe track. This allows sound to be heard immediately afterplayback is started.The auto cue function cannot be used with data CDs.•When the auto cue function is ON, even if a track•is selected during playback, playback pauses at theposition where the “signal” actually starts after thetrack is selected.You can also set the audio signal detection threshold levelauto cue level) for use with the auto cue function. In short,this unit recognizes signals above the auto cue level as“signal” and ignores any signal below the auto cue level as“silence.”Follow the procedures below to use the menu to turn theauto cue function ON and OFF and set the auto cue level.(See “Using the menu” on page 17 for details about how touse the menu.)1 When in standard display mode, press the MENUkey on the main unit or the remote control to entermenu mode.2 Use the -/+ keys on the main unit or the remote con-trol to show AUTO CUE? on the main display,and press the ENTER key.3 Use the –/+ key to select the desired value from thefollowing options.The auto cue function is turned ON by all values besides“OFF” and they set the auto cue level.Options: OFF (default value), –24dB, –30dB, –36dB,–42dB, –48dB4 Press the ENTER key to return to the standard dis-play.When the auto cue function is ON, A.CUE appears on thedisplay.The auto cue setting is retained even if the power is•turned OFF.