Tascam CD-RW700 Recording, Input selection, Signal volume, Input monitoring, Frequency conversion

Before you start recording using the CD-RW700, 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:

Analog In	Analog in
Optical In	Optical digital in
Coaxial In	Coaxial digital in
Opt +Analog	Optical digital and analog,
	mixed
Coax +Analog	Coaxial digital and analog,
	mixed

In the case of either the coaxial or optical inputs being selected, either alone, or together with the ana- log inputs, the boxed DIGITAL indicator shows on the display, and the appropriate indicator: COAXIAL or OPTICAL, lights on the display.

If the analog signal is selected, either alone, or together with either of the digital inputs, the boxed ANALOG indicator lights on the display.

4.1.1Signal volume

The signals from either of the digital inputs (coaxial or optical) can be mixed with the signals from the analog inputs. The signal path is as follows (this description applies, no matter how many inputs are being mixed):

•The analog signals received at the ANALOG IN

jacks are controlled with the REC LEVEL controls

E.

•Any input analog signals are then mixed with the

digital signals received at either the COAXIAL or OPTICAL IN (P or Q). If analog and digital sig-

4 - Recording

nals are being mixed, the digital signals are attenu- ated by 12 dB. The level of the analog/digital mix is then controlled using the digital volume menu, as described below.

1Press the RECORD key (K or E) to place the unit in record ready mode.

2Repeatedly press the MENU key (9 or 7) until the display shows VOLUME XXXdB where XXX is the current setting.

3Use the MULTI JOG control B or the SKIP keys I to adjust the input volume between - 60dB and +18db (relative to the original input level). There is also a ----setting which represents a complete signal cut.

NOTE

If digital direct is selected, as described below (4.3.4, “Digital direct”), the digital volume is bypassed and the menu item does not appear.

4.1.2Input 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 A.

The RECORD key K 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 record- able 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.

4.1.3Frequency conversion

The sampling frequency for CDs is 44.1 kHz. The CD-RW700 will always record (and play back) CDs at this frequency.

However, if recording through a digital connection (either 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 1% away from the stan- dard), the CD-RW700’s internal frequency converter

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