Tascam BB-1000CD - Manual (Page 13)

TASCAM BB-1000CD 13
Contents
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .................... 2
What you can do with the unit ..............................6
1–Introduction ..................................................... 15
Main features ....................................................................................... 15
Included items...................................................................................... 15
Note about this manual ........................................................................ 15
Trademarks, copyrights, and disclaimers ............................................. 15
Cautions on installation ....................................................................... 16
Beware of condensation ....................................................................... 16
Cleaning the unit .................................................................................. 16
About SD cards ..................................................................................... 16
Precautions for use ........................................................................................ 16
About Discs........................................................................................... 16
Cautions ..........................................................................................................16
About CD-R and CD-RW discs ........................................................................ 17
Inserting a disc into the slot-loading drive ........................................... 17
2-Quick start guide .............................................. 18
Preparation .......................................................................................... 18
Turning the power on and off ............................................................... 18
Playing back a disc (commercially available audio CD) .............................. 19
Loading a disc ................................................................................................ 19
Selecting the playback media.........................................................................19
Playing back....................................................................................................19
Adjusting the volume .....................................................................................19
Using the special playback control functions
(changing pitch and speed of playback) ............................................... 19
Recording ............................................................................................. 20
Inserting an SD card ...................................................................................... 20
Recording on an SD card ................................................................................ 20
Recording on a disc ........................................................................................ 21
3–Part Names and Functions .............................. 23
Top panel ............................................................................................. 23
Front Panel ........................................................................................... 25
Rear Panel ............................................................................................ 25
Left side panel ...................................................................................... 26
Right side panel ................................................................................... 27
Remote control unit (RC-BB1000) ......................................................... 27
4–Preparation ...................................................... 28
Powering the unit ................................................................................ 28
Connecting the AC adapter ............................................................................ 28
Installing the batteries .................................................................................. 28
Remote control unit ..............................................................................28
Installing the battery ......................................................................................28
Battery replacement .......................................................................................28
Precautions concerning batteries ...................................................................29
Precautions using remote control unit ...........................................................29
Turning the power on and off ................................................................29
Setting the date and time .....................................................................29
Inserting an SD card ............................................................................. 30
Removing the SD card .................................................................................... 30
When using a new SD card ............................................................................ 30
Write protection ............................................................................................ 30
Loading a disc ....................................................................................... 30
Ejecting a disc ................................................................................................ 31
Selecting the recording/playback media .............................................. 31
5–Screen Overview .............................................. 32
Home screen ........................................................................................ 32
Record screen ........................................................................................33
Setting screens ..................................................................................... 33
Setting screen structure ................................................................................ 33
Operation basics ............................................................................................ 33
Operation example ........................................................................................ 34
Setting screen list .......................................................................................... 34
6–Connection .......................................................35
Connecting monitors ............................................................................ 35
Connecting external microphones and an audio device ....................... 35
Connecting to the EXT MIC jacks .................................................................... 35
Connecting to the LINE IN jack ....................................................................... 35
7–Playback ........................................................... 36
Playable file format .............................................................................. 36
Playback ............................................................................................... 36
Skipping a track a little backward (FLASH BACK) .......................................... 36
Playback from marked points ........................................................................ 36
Repeat playback ............................................................................................ 37
Loop playback (I–O LOOP) ............................................................................. 37
Adjusting the volume .................................................................................... 37
8–Recording ......................................................... 38
Recording environment........................................................................ 38
Selecting the input ........................................................................................ 38
Adjusting the input settings .......................................................................... 38
Volume balance adjustment ................................................................ 38
Adjusting the balance of microphones .......................................................... 38
Adjusting the level of playback signal ........................................................... 38
Ordinary recording ............................................................................... 39
Overdubbing ........................................................................................ 39
Preparation for overdubbing ......................................................................... 39
Overdub recording ......................................................................................... 40
Overdubbing in higher sound quality (DIRECT MIX) ............................. 40
9–For practicing musical instruments ............... 41
Using the Tuner .................................................................................... 41
Preparation .................................................................................................... 41
Chromatic tuner mode ................................................................................... 41
Oscillator mode .............................................................................................. 41
Using the Metronome .......................................................................... 41
Setting the metronome ................................................................................. 41
Starting and stopping the metronome.......................................................... 42
Practicing with CD/SD playback ........................................................... 42
Changing the playback key ............................................................................ 42
Changing the playback speed ........................................................................ 42
Reducing sound of a certain location (PART CANCEL) .................................... 42
Practicing a certain phrase repeatedly ...........................................................42
Recording the practice with CD/SD ....................................................... 42
10–Other useful functions .................................. 43
Copying audio files ............................................................................... 43
Copying a CD on to an SD card ....................................................................... 43
Writing files on an SD card onto a disc ........................................................... 43
Duplicating an audio CD ................................................................................ 44
Changing recording settings ................................................................ 44
Auto recording ............................................................................................... 44
Long time recording ...................................................................................... 45
About the recording time .............................................................................. 45
Editing a file ......................................................................................... 46
11–Managing recording media .......................... 47
Finalizing a disc .................................................................................... 47
Unfinalizing a CD-RW ........................................................................... 47
Deleting tracks on a CD-RW ................................................................. 47
Browsing an SD card ............................................................................. 48
Screen navigation .......................................................................................... 48
Icons on the BROWSE screen .......................................................................... 48
File operations ............................................................................................... 48
Folder operations........................................................................................... 49
Formatting an SD card.......................................................................... 49