8 − Mastering and CD recorder

Playing CDs

If an audio CD (either finalized or unfinalized) is inserted into the 2488MKII’s CD-RW drive, the 2488MKII can play it back.

The sound is output through the MONITOR and PHONES jacks. The only control over the sound from the 2488MKII is through the MONITOR control knob. All other mixer controls are disabled.

1Make sure the 2488MKII is in “normal” mode (not master check or pre-mastering mode). On the AUDIO CD menu, move the cursor to CD PLAYER and press YES/ENTER.

The screen shows:

•Whether the disc is finalized or not•The number of tracks and the total running time of the disc.•CD track lists and CD track times•The current CD track (indicated by an arrow)•The stereo meters also show the level of the audio recorded on the disc

The 2488MKII transport controls are used to control playback of the CD, as explained here:

•PLAY starts playback from the current playback posi- tion. When searching for a CD track, the PLAY indica- tor flashes.

•STOP stops playback at the current position

•REW and F FWD select CD tracks when stopped.

•JOG/DATA dail selects CD tracks when stopped.

All other playback functions are disabled

NOTE

While this screen is displayed (the CD Player function is active), the eject button on the CD-RW drive is disabled. To eject the CD, press EXIT to exit the CD player function, and the CD is then ejected.

CD-RW erase

To erase a CD-RW disc created on the 2488MKII, you must use this function. You cannot erase such a disc on any other equipment.

Also note that you must erase the whole disc. You cannot erase individual data files (or songs on an audio disc). This operation cannot be undone. Once the data is erased from the disc it cannot be recovered from the disc. Make sure you have copies of any data you might want in the future.

1Insert the CD-RW disc to be erased into the drive (use the drive eject key or the tray open/close func- tion described below to do this).

2With the transport stopped, from the DISK menu, highlight CD-RW ERASE, and press YES/ENTER.

A pop-up confirmation message appears. Press YES/ENTER to erase the disc.Alternatively, press NO/EXIT to cancel the operation.3After the disc has been erased, the drive tray opens automatically.

CD EJECT

You should use this function to open the disc drive tray. It is important that you do not press the CD-RW drive eject button while the drive is operational. If you do, it may cause problems in the operation of the 2488MKII. We therefore recommend that you always use this CD EJECT menu item to eject discs.

1With the transport stopped, from the DISK menu, highlight CD EJECT, and press YES/ENTER.

2The tray opens and a pop-up appears. Remove or change or insert the disc.You can also open the disc drive by pushing the eject button.

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