Basic Recording; Time Display While Recording; Full Disc - Tascam CD-RW901 Owner's Manual

5 − Recording

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 25).
If a digital source is selected, and the connection
or the signal are improper, the error message
will appear on the display.
D-IN UNLOCK!
3. Press the RECORD key. The unit enters record
ready mode, as shown by the
tors on the display.
NOTE
As the unit enters record ready mode, the display
shows Now OPC (Optimum Power Control) occa-
sionally, as the unit prepares to record on the disc.
To adjust the level of the source, following the
guidelines in "Input selection" on page 25.
NOTE
The red "OVER" indicators on the meters should
never light. Unlike analog equipment, digital audio
units pro-duce extremely unpleasant sounds when
distorted, 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 −1 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 Fade Out
When the fade-out has finished, the display shows
. Press the STOP
Disc Full!

TASCAM CD-RW901
, with the
TOC Reading
key to select a record-
and indica-
REC READY
.
key to exit.
4. Press the PLAY key to start recording.
Pressing the key stands by recording
READY
temporarily. To restart recording, press the
READY key or PLAY key again.
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 PMA Writing is shown on the display, all keys
are ignored.
To confirm the total recording time, use the REC
TIME option in the SYSTEM sub-menu (see "Opera-
tion basics" on page 1).
NOTE
Do not vibrate the unit or turn off the power when
the unit writes to the disc, otherwise, recording will
fail.
• Elapsed disc time (TOTAL is lit in the display)
• Remaining disc time (TOTAL and REMAIN are lit
in the display)
If the disc is a CD-RW, the final track can be erased, if
required (see "Erasing" on page 32) and the disc then
finalized. If the disc is a CD-R, it must be finalized
prior to use (see "Finalizing" on page 31).
PMA