Tascam SS-CDR1 Owner's Manual

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6 − RecordingTASCAM SS-CDR1 43After you have recorded a CD (CD-R or CD-RW disc), youwill need to finalize the disc before the disc can be playedback by a CD player or CD drive other than the SS-CDR1itself. The operation on the SS-CDR1 will depend onwhether the file format is MP3 or audio CD (CD-DA).When recording in MP3 format:The SS-CDR1 will automatically finalize the disc whenyou eject the CD. This means that once you remove a discthat was recorded in MP3 format, you will not be able tomake additional recording on that disc. If you turn off thepower without ejecting the CD, the SS-CDR1 will auto-matically finalize the disc the next time it is powered-on.NOTEYou can use the menu to finalize the disc withoutejecting it (see “Finalizing operation” on page 43).When recording in audio CD format:If you have recorded in audio CD format, the SS-CDR1will not automatically finalize the disc. You will be able tomake additional recordings on that disc (as long as there isfree space remaining on the disc) until you finalize the discusing the menu. However, the disc will not be playable onother devices until you finalize it.For details on how to finalize, refer to the following section.Finalizing a CDAs explained above, in order for a CD recorded by theSS-CDR1 in audio CD format to be playable on anotherdevice, that CD must be finalized manually. In the case ofa disc recorded in MP3 format, the disc will be finalizedautomatically when you eject the disc as described earlier.However, it is also possible to finalize the disc manuallywithout ejecting it.In either case, proceed as follows to finalize the disc (fordetails on operations in the menu screen, refer to“Operations in the menu screen,” on page 18).1. Press the MENU key to access the main menu listscreen.2. Highlight the CD menu and press the MULTI JOGdial.3. Highlight the FINALIZE item and press theMULTI JOG dial. A confirmation popup willappear.4. Press the MULTI JOG dial once again.Finalization will begin.During execution, the screen will indicate FINALIZE and aprogress bar will be shown. When finalization iscompleted, you will return to the CD menu screen.NOTEYou can unfinalize a finalized CD-RW disc. (see “Unfi-nalizing a CD” on page 72).Finalizing operation