1-IntroductionTASCAM CD-RW900 5Contents1 − IntroductionAbout this manual .................................................. 6Supplied accessories............................................. 6Rack-mounting the unit ......................................... 6About CD-R abd CD-RW discs.............................. 7Finalizing................................................................. 7“Recordable” discs ................................................. 7Environmental considerations ............................... 8Handling of compact discs ..................................... 8Never use a stabilizer or printable discs .................. 9Beware of condensation......................................... 9Use of the remote control unit ............................... 9Batteries................................................................. 9Inserting batteries ................................................. 9Connections ........................................................... 92 − Features of the CD-RW900Front panel............................................................. 10Rear panel.............................................................. 11RC-RW900 Remote control unit ........................... 123 − Menu operationMenu configuration ............................................... 13Operation basics ................................................... 134 − Playback operationsDiscs for playback................................................. 15Simple playback operations ................................. 15Track selection ...................................................... 15Using the skip function ......................................... 15Selecting by track number.................................... 16Track search .......................................................... 16Normal search ...................................................... 16Direct search ........................................................ 16Operation variations............................................ 16Playback modes................................................... 17Continuous playback............................................ 17Single-track playback ........................................... 17Program playback ................................................ 17Random playback ................................................ 18Time display switching......................................... 18Timer playback ..................................................... 18Repeat playback .................................................. 18A to B repeat playback......................................... 19Pitch control function........................................... 19Key control function ............................................. 19Playingback MP3 files.......................................... 20About MP3 track data ........................................ 20Directory playback setting .................................... 205 − RecordingInput selection ...................................................... 21Input monitoring ................................................... 21Frequency conversion .......................................... 21Basic recording .................................................... 22Time display while recording................................. 22Full disc ................................................................ 22Advanced recording ............................................. 23Fade-in and fade-out recording ............................ 23Synchronized recording ........................................ 23Sync recording ..................................................... 23Automatic track division ...................................... 24Manually divide track ............................................ 25Rec mute function ................................................ 256 − After recordingFinalizing............................................................... 26Unfinalizing CD-RW discs ..................................... 26Erasing .................................................................. 27Erasing tracks ...................................................... 27Erasing a whole disc............................................. 27Refreshing a disc.................................................. 277 − TitlingTitle input operation ............................................. 28Disc title input....................................................... 28Track title input ..................................................... 28Keyboard type setting.......................................... 29Title input by keyboard ......................................... 29Other keyboard operations ................................... 298 − Reference and specificationsError messages .................................................... 30Messages during operations ............................... 30Troubleshooting.................................................... 30Specifications ....................................................... 31Dimensional drawing............................................ 31