Basic Recording; Time Display While Recording; Full Disc - Tascam Professional CD-RW900 Owner's Manual

Basic recording

1. Load a recordable disc into the unit. As the disc
loaded, the display shows
period flashing.
2. Press the
INPUT SELECT
ing source (see "Input selection" on page 22).
If a digital source is selected, and the connection
or the signal are improper, the error message
will appear on the display.
UNLOCK!
3. Press the key. The unit enters record
RECORD
ready mode, as shown by the
cators on the display.
NOTE
As the unit enters record ready mode, the display
shows (Optimum Power Control) occasion-
Now OPC
ally, as the unit prepares to record on the disc.
To adjust the level of the source, following the
guidelines in "Input selection" on page 22.
NOTE
The red indicators on the meters should never
OVER
light. Unlike analog equipment, digital audio units
pro-duce extremely unpleasant sounds when dis-
torted, and there is no "headroom" after the 0 mark.
If recording digitally from a commercially-produced
CD, the volume set in the menu should be 0 dB. This
will maintain all the dynamic range of the source CD
without clipping. Only boost the signal if the source
is exceptionally quiet.
An analog signal input at nominal level, with no cut
or boost from the volume controls, is equivalent to a
reading of −16 dB on the meters.

Time display while recording

When in record or record ready mode, repeated
presses of the key cycle through four different
TIME
time modes:
≠ Elapsed track time (no display light indication)
≠ Remaining track time (REMAIN is lit in the
display)

Full disc

If the disc becomes full during recording, the unit
will automatically insert a fade-out. For example:
When recording a long program, just before the end
of the disc is reached, the unit starts a fade-out over
four seconds and the display will show
When the fade-out has finished, the display shows
. Press the
STOP
Disc Full!
, with the
TOC Reading
key to select a record-
D-IN
and indi-
REC READY
.
Fade Out
key to exit.
5−Recording
4. Press the key to start recording.
PLAY
Pressing the key stands by recording tem-
READY
porarily. To restart recording, press the
key or key again.
PLAY
5. Press the key to stop recording.
STOP
When recording stops, the display shows
(Program Memory Area) flashing for a
Writing
few seconds as the unit writes to the disc.
NOTE
≠ When is shown on the display, all keys
PMA Writing
are ignored.
≠ To confirm the total recording time, use the REC
TIME opyion in the SYSTEM sub-menu (refer to
"Operation basics" on page 15).
NOTE
Do not vibrate the unit or turn off the power when
the unit writes to the disc, otherwise, recording fails.
≠ Elapsed disc time (
TOTAL
≠ Remaining disc time (
the display)
If the disc is a CD-RW, the final track can be erased,
if required (see "Erasing" on page 29) and the disc
then finalized. If the disc is a CD-R, it must be final-
ized prior to use (see "Finalizing" on page 28).
READY
PMA
is lit in the display)
and are lit in
TOTAL REMAIN

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