Recording; Recording Mute Function; Dubbing A Cd To A Tape; Basic Dubbing (Recording To The A Side Of A Tape From Its Beginning) - Tascam CD-A550 Owner's Manual

The CD dubbing function is convenient when record-
ing a CD. See "Dubbing a CD to a tape" on page 39 for
details.

Recording

After completing the above preparations, set the recording
level and begin recording.
1 Press the RECORD key on the main unit or the
remote control.
This makes the unit ready to record ready. The meters
on the display show the input level and the
appears.
The sound of the recording source is output through the
TAPE COMMON OUTPUT
output from the PHONES
switch to or .
MIX TAPE
2 To set the record level, start playback of the record-
ing source and adjust the
unit to set the optimal level while looking at the
meters. Adjust the input so that the meters indicate
0 dB at its highest level.
INPUT knob
3 Select and confirm the tape operation direction.
The current tape operation direction is shown on the
display with the reverse (
To record in the opposite direction, press the
PLAY key of the desired direction to change the tape
operation direction.
4 Press the or
TAPE PLAY
or the remote control to start recording.
7 – Recording Cassette Tapes
indicator
REC
jack. This sound can also be
jack by setting the MONITOR
MONITOR switch
knob on the main
INPUT
) or forward indicator ( ).
Ó Á
TAPE
key on the main unit
PAUSE
Stopping recording
ª
Press the TAPE STOP key.
Pausing recording
ª
Press the key. Press the
PAUSE
the key to restart recording.
TAPE PLAY

Recording mute function

During recording, press the
main unit or the remote control to record about four
seconds of silence and then pause recording. Press
the or
TAPE PLAY PAUSE
remote control to restart recording.
Press and hold the
REC MUTE
or the remote control for more than four seconds to
create a silence of longer than four seconds. The unit
pauses when the key is released after being held for
more than four seconds.
To create a silence of less than four seconds, press
the key during the recording of the silence.
PAUSE
This pauses the unit.
If you press the REC MUTE key again during the
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recording of silence, ordinary recording restarts.
If you press the REC MUTE key when recording is
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paused, the unit will record four seconds of silence
and then pause again.

Dubbing a CD to a tape

The CD dubbing function allows you to press the
key on the main unit or the remote control to dub the CD
loaded in the unit to a cassette tape with one touch.
The input source does not need to be selected.
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The record level is automatically set to the default
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setting, but you can also set it manually. (See
"Adjusting the record level when dubbing" on page
40.)
The CD programmed playback, random playback,
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single playback, repeat playback and other functions
can be used as desired when dubbing a CD.
The auto ready and incremental play functions can-
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not be used during CD dubbing.
The following explanations assume that the CD to be
dubbed and a recordable cassette tape have been loaded in
the unit.
Basic dubbing (recording to the A side of a
tape from its beginning)
When playback is stopped, press the
the main unit or the remote control.
TASCAM CD-A550/CD-A750
key again or
PAUSE
key on the
REC MUTE
key on the main unit or the
key on the main unit
CD DUB
key on
CD DUB
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