Tascam CD-A550 Owner's Manual page 12

2 – Names and Functions of Parts
e POWER ON START switch
Turn the power-on start function ON and OFF. (See
"Power-on start" on page 43.)
r –/+/FOLDER SEARCH keys
When in menu mode, use these to make selections and
settings.
When a data CD is loaded, use these keys while holding
down the key to change the current folder. (See
SHIFT
"Folder playback (data CDs only)" on page 25.)
Ô/Â key
t
Press briefly to skip to the previous track.
Press and hold to search backwards.
y PLAY key
When stopped or paused, press to start CD playback.
u MODE switch
Set the power-on start mode to CD playback, cassette
tape playback or cassette tape record. (See "Power-on
start" on page 43.)
i ¯/ key
Press briefly to skip to the next track.
Press and hold to search forwards.
o READY key
Press to pause CD playback.
p CD-TAPE CONT PLAY key
Press to turn the cassette tape and CD continuous
playback mode ON and OFF. (See "Continuous
playback of both the CD and the tape" on page 42.)
a1 CALL key
Press to pause playback and return to the point where
playback was last started from a paused state. (See "Call
function" on page 33.)
s CD DUB key
Press to record (dub) the CD playback sound to a
cassette tape. (See "Dubbing a CD to a tape" on page
39.)
Cassette tape section
d COUNTER RESET key
Press to reset the tape counter to "0000."
f RTZ key
Press to return the cassette tape playback position to the
counter zero point (0000).
g INPUT knob
Adjusts the cassette tape record level. (See "Recording"
on page 39.)
h REV MODE switch
Use to set the tape playback mode to one-way (
directions ( ) or continuous (
Ë
the reverse mode" on page 35.) When recording, the
unit records only once in both directions even if set to
continuous ( ). (See "Selecting the reverse mode" on
ä
page 38.)
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j STOP key
Press to stop the cassette tape.
k PLAY [Ó] key
Press to play a cassette tape in the reverse direction.
When the unit is record ready or playback is paused,
recording or playback starts.
However, if you press this key when playback is paused
in the forward direction, playback is paused in the
reverse direction.
l RECORD key
Puts the cassette tape into record ready status.
; Ô key
Press to rewind the cassette tape.
z PITCH CONTROL knob
Use to adjust the cassette tape playback pitch (±10%).
(See "Pitch control" on page 37.)
x REC MUTE key
Press during recording to put the unit into record ready
status after recording about four seconds of silence. (See
"Recording mute function" on page 39.)
c  key
Press to fast-forward the cassette tape.
v PAUSE key
Press to pause cassette tape playback or recording.
When the unit is record ready or playback is paused,
press to start recording or playback.
b DOLBY NR switch
Use to turn Dolby B noise reduction ON and OFF for
cassette tape playback and recording. (See "Turning
Dolby NR ON and OFF during playback" on page 35
and "Turning Dolby NR ON and OFF during recording"
on page 38.)
n PLAY [Á] key
Press to play a cassette tape in the forward direction.
Use to start recording or playback when in record ready
mode or when playback is paused.
However, if you press this key when playback is paused
in the reverse direction, the playback is paused in the
forward direction.
m EJECT button
Press to open the cassette compartment.
, Cassette compartment
Press the button to open the cassette
EJECT
compartment so that cassette tapes can be removed or
loaded. To close the cassette compartment, press its door
directly with your hand.
Monitoring section
. MONITOR switch
Set the sound output from the
the CD sound only, the tape sound only, or a mix of the
CD and tape sounds.
jack to either
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