Tascam CD-RW2000 - Manual (Page 18)

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TASCAM CD-RW2000
4 – Recording
Before you start recording using the CD-RW2000,
make sure that you understand the following key
points:
• Once you have recorded on a CD-R disc, the data
cannot be erased from it.
• You can add tracks to an unfinalized recordable
disc. Once finalized, a CD-R disc is “fixed” and
behaves in the same way as a pre-recorded disc.
Finalized CD-RW discs, however, can be erased,
refreshed and re-recorded.
4.1 Input selection
To select the input to be recorded, press the INPUT
SELECT key on the main unit
6
.
Repeated presses of the key cycle through the follow-
ing options:
In the case of the AES/EBU, coaxial or optical inputs
being selected, the boxed
DIGITAL indicator shows on
the display, and the appropriate indicator: AES/EBU ,
COAXIAL or OPTICAL , lights on the display.
If the analog signal is selected the boxed ANALOG
indicator lights on the display, together with the
BALANCE indicator in the case of balanced analog
inputs.
4.1.1 Signal volume
• The analog signals received at the ANALOG IN
jacks are controlled with the REC LEVEL controls
D
.
• Digital signal levels (from whatever the source) as
well as the level of analog signals once they have
passed through the
REC LEVEL controls are
adjusted in the following way:
1 Press the RECORD key (
J
or
D
) to place the
unit in record ready mode.
2 Repeatedly press the MENU key (
9
or
6
)
until the display shows VOLUME XXXdB
where XXX is the current setting.
3 Use the MULTI DIAL control
B
or the SKIP
keys
H
to adjust the input volume between
-60dB and +18db (relative to the origi-
nal input level). There is also a ---- setting
which represents a complete signal cut.
NOTE
If digital direct is selected, as described below (4.3.3,
“Digital direct”), the digital volume is bypassed and
this menu item disappears. However, once the digital
direct mode is turned off, the menu reappears, the
settings previously made here will take effect, and
the input volume may suddenly change.
4.1.2 Input monitoring
When the unit is in record ready, or record mode, the
input signal is output from the
OUT jacks (digital and
analog), allowing you to hear the input signal.
The meters also show the current signal level.
However, it is only possible to record, or to enter
record ready mode, when a recordable disc is
inserted. To allow monitoring of the input signal at
other times, or when the unit is stopped, use the
MONITOR key on the remote control unit
9
.
The RECORD key
J
on the main unit will also enter
monitor mode from stop mode when there is no
recordable disc in the unit (when there is a recordable
disc in the unit, pressing the
RECORD key enters
record ready mode).
The word MONITOR appears on the display to
show that the output signal is an echo of the input
signal(s). The meters show the current input level.
Exit the monitor mode by using the STOP key.
4.1.3 Frequency conversion
The sampling frequency for CDs is 44.1 kHz. The
CD-RW2000 will always record (and play back) CDs
at this frequency.
However, if recording through a digital connection
(either AES/EBU, coaxial or optical) and the source
has been recorded at a frequency other than
44.1 kHz, or is being played back at a non-standard
speed using a varispeed unit (more than 0.02% away
from the standard), the CD-RW2000’s internal fre-
quency converter can automatically convert the
incoming frequency to 44.1 kHz.
NOTE
If the sampling frequency convertor is turned off
using the digital direct function (4.3.3, “Digital
direct”), recording from digitally-connected devices is
only possible when the source frequency is 44.1 kHz.
If an attempt is made to record from a digitally-con-
nected source at a different frequency, the error mes-
sage
Not Fs44.1k! is displayed.
Un Bal Unbalanced analog
Balance Balanced analog
Optical Optical digital
Coaxial Coaxial digital
AES/EBU AES/EBU digital