Tascam CD-A550 Owner's Manual

Also see for CD-A750: Specification

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TASCAM CD-A550/CD-A750 39The CD dubbing function is convenient when record-ing a CD. See “Dubbing a CD to a tape” on page 39 fordetails.RecordingAfter completing the above preparations, set the recordinglevel and begin recording.1 Press the RECORD key on the main unit or theremote control.This makes the unit ready to record ready. The meterson the display show the input level and the REC indicatorappears.The sound of the recording source is output through theTAPE COMMON OUTPUT jack. This sound can also beoutput from the PHONES jack by setting the MONITORswitch to MIX or TAPE.MONITOR switch2 To set the record level, start playback of the record-ing source and adjust the INPUT knob on the mainunit to set the optimal level while looking at themeters. Adjust the input so that the meters indicate0 dB at its highest level.INPUT knob3 Select and confirm the tape operation direction.The current tape operation direction is shown on thedisplay with the reverse (Ó) or forward indicator (Á).To record in the opposite direction, press the TAPEPLAY key of the desired direction to change the tapeoperation direction.4 Press the TAPE PLAY or PAUSE key on the main unitor the remote control to start recording.Stopping recordingªPress the TAPE STOP key.Pausing recordingªPress the PAUSE key. Press the PAUSE key again orthe TAPE PLAY key to restart recording.Recording mute functionDuring recording, press the REC MUTE key on themain unit or the remote control to record about fourseconds of silence and then pause recording. Pressthe TAPE PLAY or PAUSE key on the main unit or theremote control to restart recording.Press and hold the REC MUTE key on the main unitor the remote control for more than four seconds tocreate a silence of longer than four seconds. The unitpauses when the key is released after being held formore than four seconds.To create a silence of less than four seconds, pressthe PAUSE key during the recording of the silence.This pauses the unit.If you press the REC MUTE key again during the•recording of silence, ordinary recording restarts.If you press the REC MUTE key when recording is•paused, the unit will record four seconds of silenceand then pause again.Dubbing a CD to a tapeThe CD dubbing function allows you to press the CD DUBkey on the main unit or the remote control to dub the CDloaded in the unit to a cassette tape with one touch.The input source does not need to be selected.•The record level is automatically set to the default•setting, but you can also set it manually. (See“Adjusting the record level when dubbing” on page40.)The CD programmed playback, random playback,•single playback, repeat playback and other functionscan be used as desired when dubbing a CD.The auto ready and incremental play functions can-•not be used during CD dubbing.The following explanations assume that the CD to bedubbed and a recordable cassette tape have been loaded inthe unit.Basic dubbing (recording to the A side of atape from its beginning)When playback is stopped, press the CD DUB key onthe main unit or the remote control.7 – Recording Cassette Tapes