About Trademarks; Precautions For Placement; Beware Of Condensation; Cleaning The Unit - Tascam CD-A550 Owner's Manual

Additional information is presented as necessary in sec-
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tions with "TIP," "NOTE" and "CAUTION" labels.
Tips suggest ways that the unit can be used.
Notes provide additional explanation and describe spe-
cial cases, for example.
CAUTION
Cautions are instructions that must be followed to avoid
possible injury, equipment malfunction or damage to
CDs or cassette tapes.

About trademarks

TASCAM is a trademark of TEAC Corporation.
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Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
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Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology is licensed
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from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
Other company names, product names and logos in this
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document are the trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective owners.

Precautions for placement

The guaranteed operating temperature of this unit is
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between 5º and 40º C.
Install the unit in a level position.
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To improve dissipation of heat, do not place other items
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on top of this unit.
Do not place this unit on top of a powered amplifier or
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other equipment that generates much heat.

Beware of condensation

Condensation could occur if the unit is moved from a cold
place to a warm place, used in a room that has just been
heated or subject to other sudden temperature change. To
prevent this, let the unit sit for one or two hours before
turning the power on in such situations.

Cleaning the unit

To clean the unit, wipe it gently with a soft dry cloth. Do
not use chemical cleaning cloths, benzene, paint thinner,
alcohol or other chemical agents to clean the unit as they
could damage the surface or cause fading.
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Cleaning the cassette recorder head section

If the cassette recorder head becomes dirty, the quality of
playback and recording could be degraded and the sound
could even be interrupted.
Moreover, if the tape transport becomes dirty, the tape
could become entangled, for example. Clean the cassette
recorder's head, pinch roller and capstan using a cotton
swab moistened with a commercially available cleaning
fluid after about every 10 hours of use.
CAUTION
Do not play or record a tape until the cleaning fluid has
dried.
Pinch Roller
Capstan
Erase Head
Record/Play Head

About compact discs (CDs)

In addition to commercially-available music CDs, this unit
can play CD-R and CD-RW discs that have been recorded
in audio CD (CD-DA) format, as well as CD-R and CD-RW
discs that have MP3 audio and WAV audio files recorded on
them. This unit can also play 8-cm CDs.

Precautions for CD use

Always place compact discs in the tray with their labels
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facing upward.
To remove a disc from its case, press down on the center
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of the disc holder and lift the disc out by its outer edge.
Do not touch the signal side (the unlabeled side).
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Fingerprints, oils and other substances can cause errors
during playback.
If there are fingerprints or dust on the signal side, use
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a soft cloth to wipe it gently from the center outwards.
Dirt on discs can lower the sound quality, so clean them
and always store them in a clean state.
Never use record cleaner, antistatic solutions, benzene,
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thinner or other chemical substances to clean a disc.
Doing so could damage the surface and make the CD
unplayable.
Do not apply labels or other materials to discs. Do not
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use discs that have had tape, stickers or other materi-
als applied to their surface. Do not use discs that have
TASCAM CD-A550/CD-A750
Pinch Roller
Capstan
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