Rear Panel - Tascam CD-A550 Owner's Manual

/ PHONES jack
Connect stereo headphones (standard stereo phone jack).
! PHONES knob
Use to adjust the volume of the sound output from the
PHONES jack.

Rear panel

@ TAPE INPUT (UNBALANCED) jacks
Input for analog source signals (–9 dBu, unbalanced) to
record to the cassette tape.
# TAPE COMMON OUTPUT (UNBALANCED) jacks
These are unbalanced outputs (–4.5 dBu) for the cassette
tape playback signal. During recording or when in
record ready mode, the signal being recorded is output.
However, depending on the setting of the COMMON
OUT item in the menu, the CD playback signal can be
output instead. (See "Setting the common output signal"
on page 20.)
$ CD OUTPUT (UNBALANCED) jacks
These are unbalanced outputs (–10 dBV) for the CD
playback signal.
% CD DIGITAL OUTPUT (COAXIAL) jack
This digital output sends the CD playback signal in S/
PDIF format.
^ TAPE INPUT (BALANCED) jack (CD-A750 only)
These are balanced inputs for recording analog source
signals (+4 dBu) to cassette tape.
& TAPE COMMON OUTPUT (BALANCED) jack
(CD-A750 only)
These are balanced outputs (+4 dBu) for the cassette
tape playback signal. During recording or when in
record ready mode, the signal being recorded is output.
However, depending on the setting of the COMMON
OUT item in the menu, the CD playback signal can be
output instead. (See "Setting the common output signal"
on page 20.)
2 – Names and Functions of Parts
* CD OUTPUT (BALANCED) jack (CD-A750 only)
These are balanced outputs (+4 dBu) for the CD
playback signal.
( CONTROL I/O PARALLEL connector (CD-A750 only)
Use this parallel control connector to control this
unit from an external device. (See "Using the parallel
connector" on page 45.)
) CONTROL I/O RS-232C connector (CD-A750 only)
Use this serial control connector to control this unit from
an external device. (See "Using the RS-232C connector"
on page 45.)
Q VOLTAGE SELECTOR SW
Use this switch to set the input voltage to either 230V or
120V.
The voltage selector is only available on units for specific
markets.
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