Tascam MD-CD1mkII Owner's Manual

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TASCAM MD-CD1MKIII 358 – Dubbing from CD to MDThe MD-CD1MKIII makes it easy to dub from CD to MD.Selected tracks or the entire disc can be dubbed.Basic dubbing operationFirst, load the CD to be used as the dubbing source intothe CD deck, then insert a recordable MiniDisc into theMD deck.NOTECopy-protected CDs cannot be dubbed.To dub the entire CDWhile the CD deck is stopped, press the DUBBING buttonon either the front panel or the remote control.To dub a selected track on the CDDuring playback of the desired track, or when that track iscued and the deck is in playback standby mode, press theDUBBING button on either the front panel or the remotecontrol.The track is selected for dubbing.Start dubbingDubbing can be started when preparation is completeand Dubbing Wait stops blinking.Dubbing is started by pressing the PLAY button on theCD or MD control panel.Fade-in recording is performed if the FADER button onthe remote control is pressed instead of the PLAY button.(The speed changes to NORMAL if it has been set toHIGH.)NOTEIf the level is set to anything other than 0dB in RECVOLUME?, Vol> xx.xdB blinks instead of DubbingWait”. (xx.x: Setting value)In this case, check the level as necessary.Stop dubbingPressing the STOP button stops dubbing.Dubbing ends in a fade-out if the FADER button on theremote control is pressed instead of the STOP button.(If dubbing started with a fade-in or if the speed is set toNORMAL)If the end of a disc (when the entire disc is dubbed) ortrack (when a track is dubbed) is reached, the normal stopoperation is performed even if dubbing started with afade-in.NOTEDubbing is performed at the specified speed (see•below).For the fade-in/fade-out time setting, see “Fade-in and•fade-out recording” on page 38.Recording mode settingUsing the REC MODE? option on the REC submenuof the MD menu, select the recording mode from thefollowing choices.ST: standard stereorecording modedefault, with no displayindicationMONO monaural recordingmodeMONO lights up in thedisplayLP2 half-speed stereorecording modeLP2 lights up in thedisplayLP4 quarter-speed stereorecording modeLP4 lights up in thedisplayNOTEIn MONO mode, the same signals are output from the•left and right channels of the headphone terminal andrear panel audio output terminal.In MONO mode, the recording time is twice that in ST•mode.The recording time in LP2 mode is twice that in ST•mode.The recording time in LP4 mode is four times that in ST•mode.The remaining MD recording time indicated depends•upon the recording mode setting.Recordings made in different recording modes can be•combined on the same disc.Since a special data compression technology is used•for LP4 mode (quarter-time recording for four timesthe recording time in stereo), there is the very slightpossibility of spikes of noise being generated. If soundquality is an important consideration, we do notrecommend the use of the LP4 mode.Dubbing speed settingUse the REC SPEED? option on the REC submenu ofthe MD menu to select either NORMAL or HIGH speeddubbing.NORMAL: dubbing is performed during regular playback.HIGH (default setting): dubbing speed depends on thesource disc and start mode, as indicated below.source disc Start mode dubbing speedAudio CD Normal 4X speedAudio CD Fade in Actual speedData CD ––– Actual speedTIPTo listen while dubbing, select• NORMAL. For fasterdubbing, select HIGH.When Rec Speed is set to• NORMAL, MD dubbingis possible even if the Key Change or Pitch Controlfunctions have been used for CD playback.