General Description - Teac Pico-1 User Manual

2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Pico-1 CD duplicator provides you with a quick and simple method
of copying your original audio material in CD format at more than real-
time speeds, using easily-obtainable, low-cost CD-R and CD-RW me-
dia, with no auxiliary equipment or computer system required. It it es-
pecially useful for duplicating material produced using the TEAC CD
Writer series on CD-R media. The Pico-1 can also be used to duplicate
CD-ROM material of which you own copyright or for which you have
appropriate permission.
NOTE
This product is designed to aid professional users in publishing
small CD-based circulations. To copy and distribute CDs you
have to own the copyright, or the permission from the copy-
right owner or the rightful licensor. Unless you own the copy-
right, or have obtained the appropriate permission from the
copyright owner or the rightful licensor, your unauthorized re-
cording, reproduction or distribution thereof, may result in se-
vere civil and criminal penalties under copyright laws and inter-
national copyright treaties. If you are uncertain about your rights,
contact your legal advisor. Under no circumstances will TEAC
Deutschland GmbH be responsible for any consequences of
any illegal copying performed using the Pico-1.
Depending on the quality of the source CD, it is possible to copy mate-
rial at up to eight times the real-time rate (selectable from the front
panel), making it convenient for rapid duplication of a number of iden-
tical discs, etc.
Please consider that it is impossible to copy UDF-CDs (Incremental
Packet Writing). Please consider also that copying of CDs with copy
protection or scratched surface may be impossible.
NOTE
Although the operation of the Pico-1 is relatively straightfor-
ward, we strongly suggest that you read this manual before
starting operations. There are a few factors affecting the pro-
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