Recording; Recording Mute Function; Dubbing A Cd To A Tape - Tascam CD-A550mkII Owner's Manual

Recording

After completing the above preparations, set the
recording level and begin recording.
1 Press the key on the main unit or the
RECORD
remote control.
This makes the unit ready to record ready. The
meters on the display show the input level and the
indicator appears.
The sound of the recording source is output through
the
TAPE COMMON OUTPUT
also be output from the
switch to
MONITOR MIX
2 To set the record level, start playback of the record-
ing source and adjust the
unit to set the optimal level while looking at the
meters. Adjust the input so that the meters indicate
0 dB at its highest level.
3 Select and confirm the tape operation direction.
The current tape operation direction is shown on the
display with the reverse (
( ). To record in the opposite direction, press the
Á
key of the desired direction to change the
TAPE PLAY
tape operation direction.
4 Press the or
TAPE PLAY
or the remote control to start recording.
Stopping recording
ª
Press the key.
TAPE STOP
Pausing recording
ª
Press the key. Press the
PAUSE
the key to restart recording.
TAPE PLAY
7 – Recording Cassette Tapes
jack. This sound can
jack by setting the
PHONES
or .
TAPE
knob on the main
INPUT
) or forward indicator
Ó
key on the main unit
PAUSE
key again or
PAUSE

Recording mute function

During recording, press the
main unit or the remote control to record about four
seconds of silence and then pause recording. Press
the
TAPE PLAY
remote control to restart recording.
Press and hold the
or the remote control for more than four seconds to
REC
create a silence of longer than four seconds. The unit
pauses when the key is released after being held for
more than four seconds.
To create a silence of less than four seconds, press
the key during the recording of the silence.
PAUSE
This pauses the unit.
NOTE
• If you press the REC MUTE key again during the
recording of silence, ordinary recording restarts.
• If you press the REC MUTE key when recording is
paused, the unit will record four seconds of silence
and then pause again.

Dubbing a CD to a tape

The CD dubbing function allows you to press the
key on the main unit or the remote control to dub
DUB
the CD loaded in the unit to a cassette tape with one
touch.
NOTE
• The input source does not need to be selected.
• The record level is automatically set to the default
setting, but you can also set it manually. (See
"Adjusting the record level when dubbing" on page
38.)
• The CD programmed playback, random playback,
single playback, repeat playback and other functions
can be used as desired when dubbing a CD.
• The auto ready and incremental play functions can-
not be used during CD dubbing.
The following explanations assume that the CD to be
dubbed and a recordable cassette tape have been loaded
in the unit.
key on the
REC MUTE
or key on the main unit or the
PAUSE
key on the main unit
REC MUTE
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