Tascam MD-CD1mkII Owner's Manual

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32 TASCAM MD-CD1MKIIITime display switchingDuring MD or audio CD playback (or playback standby),when the TIME button on either the front panel or theremote control is pressed, the time display will switchthrough several modes in the following order.Elapsed track time: no display light indicationRemaining track time: REMAIN is lit in the displayElapsed disc time: TOTAL is lit in the displayRemaining disc time: TOTAL and REMAIN are lit in thedisplayNOTEDuring MD playback, the remaining disc time•indication, as with CD, shows the playback timeremaining until the end of the disc. Please note thatthis may differ from the remaining time indicated whenrecording the MD.When stopped, the total recording time is shown,•regardless of the status of the TOTAL and REMAINindicators.When playing a data CD, elapsed track time is always•displayed, and the TIME button does not operate.For details on time display during recording and•recording standby on an MD deck, please refer to“Checking remaining MD time” on page 39.Even when the power is turned off, the time display•mode setting is retained.End of disc/track warningWhen nearing the end of a track or disc, a warningindication is shown on the display.The number of seconds before the track/disc end that thewarning is displayed can be set beforehand, so that whenplayback reaches that point, the EOM warning will beginflashing on the display.To set the warning display time, use the EOM TRK? orEOM DISC options on the PLAY submenu of the MD andCD menus. Each can be set between 1 and 99 secondsin 1-second increments, or the warning display can beturned off.NOTEThe EOM warning function does not work with data CDs.Playback functions for CD onlyThe following playback functions are for CD only, and arenot available for MD playback.Changing the key of playbackThe key of the music can be changed during CD playback.Please note that this feature does not operate with dataCDs.1 Use the KEY LEVEL? option on the PLAY sub-menu of the CD menu to change the key. Theplayback key can be raised or lowered 1/2 octave inhalf-tone increments.Selection values: 0 (no change), â1 to â6, #1 to #62 Press the KEY button on the front panel to turn theKey Change function on.The KEY indication lights up in the display.NOTEEach time the• KEY button is pressed, the function isswitched on or off. When the function is on, insteadof an On indication, the key selected (in operation 1above) is indicated on the display. For example: Key â2In this condition, when a CD is played back, the keyof the music is changed while the speed of the musicremains the same.Even when the power is turned off, the key change•setting is retained.When the Key Change function is on, even if the Pitch•Control function is used to change the playback speed,the key of playback will remain fixed at the presetkey. (Even if the key level is 0 (zero), the Key Changefunction can be turned on.)When using the key control function, playback sound•may occasionally sound like vibrating. This is a result ofa special process applied to CD playback sound and isnormal.Fade-in and fade-outWhen this function is on, when CD playback begins thesong fades in, and when playback finished the song fadesout.1 To set the fade operation, use the menu optionsshown below. They can be found under the VOLFUNC sub-menu in the CD menu.FADE INThe length of the fade in to the normal level can beset between 1 and 30 seconds in 1-second increments.(Default setting: 3 seconds).FADE OUTThe length of the fade out into complete silencecan be set between 1 and 30 seconds in 1-secondincrements.7 – CD and MD Playback