Tascam CD-RW901 Owner's Manual

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TASCAM CD-RW901Key control functionThe key of the music can be changed during stop, play-back or playback standby modes. However, please notethat this feature does not work with MP3 discs.1. Press the MENU key to select the KEY option inthe PLAY sub-menu (see “Operation basics” onpage 16) to enter the function.Or, press the KEY key on the remote control toset the function on.The KEY indicator will light up.2. Use the KEY LEVEL option in the PLAY sub-menu to adjust the playback key level.The playback key can be raised or lowered 1/2octave in half-tone increments. Selection values:0 (no change), â1 to â6, ã1 to ã6.3. Rotate the MULTI JOG dial to select the desiredkey level and push to enter.NOTEIn this condition, when a CD is played back, the keyof the music is changed while the speed of the mu-sic remains the same.Even when the power is turned off, the key changesetting is retained.When the Key control function is on, even if thePitch control function is used to change the play-back speed, the key of playback will remain fixed atthe preset key {even if the key level is 0 (zero)}, theKey control function can be turned on.When using the key control function, the volume ofthe playback sound may occasionally sound like itis vibrating. This is a result of the key control al-gorithm working on the CD playback sound and isnormal.Pitch control functionWhen playing back an audio CD, the pitch (or speed)of the playback can be varied. Pitch can be varied +/-16%.1. When stopped, push the PITCH control or pressthe PITCH key on the remote control to turn thefunction on.The current pitch value appears on the displayfor seconds and the PITCH indicator will light up.2. Turn the PITCH control or use the PITCH (+/-)key on the remote control to adjust the pitchvalue from 0.1% to 1.0% in 0.1% increments(default: 0.1%).3. During playback, the pitch control playback canbe disabled temporarily. Press the PITCH key onthe remote control or push the PITCH control toturn the function off.Pitch>OFF appears on the display and the pitchcontrol playback will be off temporarily, untilthe function is re-set again.NOTEWhen turning the pitch control on and off duringplayback, sound output is cut for a short instant.Pitch control cannot be used with MP discs.A to B repeat playbackIf a specific portion between two points on the disc isspecified, that portion can be played back repeatedly.1. During playback, press the A-B key on the re-mote control at the beginning of the desired por-tion on the disc.The REPEAT indicator lights up in the display andthe A- indicator will flash.2. At the end of the desired portion on the disc,press the A-B key again.Then, the REPEAT and A-B indicators light up inthe display, and the desired A-B section will beplayed back repeatedly.NOTEYou can also operate this function during playbackstandby.3. To cancel the A-B repeat mode and resume nor-mal playback, press the A-B key once again.The REPEAT and A-B indicators will turn off.NOTEA-B repeat mode cannot be used with MP discs.In Random and Program modes, A-B repeat can-not be used when the specified A-B section spansmore than one track, and cannot be used with MPdiscs.When the STOP key is pressed, the specified A-Bsection is cancelled.4 − Playback operations