Continuous Cd And Md Playback; Timer Playback; Pitch Control - Tascam MD-CD1 Owner's Manual

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7 – CD and MD Playback—Continuous CD and MD playback

Continuous CD and MD playback

With this function, when one deck finishes, the other
deck begins play.
1
Turn on the CONT PLAY switch on the front
panel.
2
Play a CD or MD.
When the disc finishes playback, the disc in
the other deck begins playing automatically.
When that disc finishes, the first disc is
played again, and the playback cycle contin-
ues.

Timer Playback

By using an external timer, you can set the MD-CD1
to play the loaded disc automatically when the unit is
turned on by the timer.
1
First, plug the power cord of the MD-CD1
into the power outlet of the timer.
2
Load a CD or an MD into the unit.
3
Use the "TIMER PLAY?" option on the
PLAY sub-menu of the MD or CD menu to
turn the timer function on for the desired
deck.

Pitch control

When playing back an audio CD or MD, the pitch (or
speed) of the playback can be varied. Pitch can be
varied +/- 12.5% for MD, and +/- 16% for CD.
NOTE
Pitch control does not function for MP3 discs.
Front panel operation
1
During stop, playback or playback standby
mode, press the PITCH control for the
desired deck to turn the Pitch Control func-
tion on.
2
Rotate the pitch control knob to set the pitch.
NOTE
Use the "PITCH STEP?" option in the PLAY sub-menu of
the MD and CD menus to adjust the pitch control steps
from 0.1% to 1.0% in 0.1% increments. (Default: 0.1%)
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NOTE
During Continuous Play, the deck currently in playback
automatically becomes the display master.
When the Repeat Mode is turned on, Repeat playback is
performed instead of continuous playback.
That is, Repeat Mode has priority over the Continuous
Play function.
To cancel Continuous Play operation, press the
STOP key.
When Timer Play has been turned on, the
timer icon lights up in the display.
4
Set the timer to the desired time. Consult the
timer's operation manual for details.
At the set time, the power to the MD-CD1
will be turned on, and playback will auto-
matically begin.
NOTE
Only one deck can be selected for timer playback. This
deck will become the display master during Timer Play
operation.
Remote control operation
1
During stop, playback or playback standby
mode, press the PITCH key to turn the Pitch
Control function on.
2
Use the PITCH +/- key to set the pitch.
Pitch is adjusted in 0.1% increments.
NOTE
Pitch control only functions during normal playback.
During recording, pitch control does not function.
For MD, when the pitch control function is on, there is
no digital output of the playback signal. For CD, how-
ever, a digital signal is output.
When turning the pitch control on and off during play-
back, sound output is cut for a short instant.
Pitch control does not function for MD playback in LP2
mode.

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