IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ....................

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What you can do with the unit..............................

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1–Introduction.....................................................

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Main features .......................................................................................

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Included items......................................................................................

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Note about this manual........................................................................

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Trademarks, copyrights, and disclaimers .............................................

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Cautions on installation .......................................................................

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Beware of condensation.......................................................................

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Cleaning the unit..................................................................................

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About SD cards .....................................................................................

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Precautions for use ........................................................................................

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About Discs...........................................................................................

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Cautions..........................................................................................................

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About CD-R and CD-RW discs ........................................................................

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Inserting a disc into the slot-loading drive...........................................

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2-Quick start guide..............................................

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Preparation ..........................................................................................

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Turning the power on and off...............................................................

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Playing back a disc (commercially available audio CD) ..............................

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Loading a disc ................................................................................................

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Selecting the playback media.........................................................................

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Playing back....................................................................................................

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Adjusting the volume .....................................................................................

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Using the special playback control functions

 

(changing pitch and speed of playback)...............................................

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Recording.............................................................................................

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Inserting an SD card ......................................................................................

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Recording on an SD card ................................................................................

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Recording on a disc........................................................................................

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3–Part Names and Functions..............................

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Top panel .............................................................................................

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Front Panel...........................................................................................

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Rear Panel ............................................................................................

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Left side panel......................................................................................

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Right side panel ...................................................................................

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Remote control unit (RC-BB1000).........................................................

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4–Preparation......................................................

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Powering the unit ................................................................................

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Connecting the AC adapter............................................................................

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Installing the batteries ..................................................................................

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Remote control unit ..............................................................................

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Installing the battery......................................................................................

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Battery replacement.......................................................................................

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Precautions concerning batteries...................................................................

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Precautions using remote control unit ...........................................................

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Turning the power on and off................................................................

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Setting the date and time .....................................................................

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Inserting an SD card .............................................................................

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Removing the SD card....................................................................................

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When using a new SD card ............................................................................

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Write protection ............................................................................................

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Loading a disc.......................................................................................

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Ejecting a disc ................................................................................................

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Selecting the recording/playback media..............................................

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5–Screen Overview..............................................

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Home screen ........................................................................................

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Record screen........................................................................................

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Setting screens.....................................................................................

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Setting screen structure ................................................................................

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Operation basics ............................................................................................

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Operation example........................................................................................

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Setting screen list..........................................................................................

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Contents

6–Connection .......................................................

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Connecting monitors............................................................................

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Connecting external microphones and an audio device.......................

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Connecting to the EXT MIC jacks....................................................................

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Connecting to the LINE IN jack.......................................................................

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7–Playback ...........................................................

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Playable file format..............................................................................

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Playback...............................................................................................

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Skipping a track a little backward (FLASH BACK) ..........................................

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Playback from marked points........................................................................

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Repeat playback ............................................................................................

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Loop playback (I–O LOOP) .............................................................................

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Adjusting the volume ....................................................................................

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8–Recording.........................................................

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Recording environment........................................................................

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Selecting the input ........................................................................................

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Adjusting the input settings..........................................................................

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Volume balance adjustment ................................................................

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Adjusting the balance of microphones..........................................................

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Adjusting the level of playback signal ...........................................................

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Ordinary recording ...............................................................................

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Overdubbing ........................................................................................

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Preparation for overdubbing.........................................................................

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Overdub recording.........................................................................................

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Overdubbing in higher sound quality (DIRECT MIX) .............................

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9–For practicing musical instruments...............

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Using the Tuner ....................................................................................

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Preparation....................................................................................................

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Chromatic tuner mode...................................................................................

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Oscillator mode..............................................................................................

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Using the Metronome ..........................................................................

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Setting the metronome.................................................................................

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Starting and stopping the metronome..........................................................

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Practicing with CD/SD playback ...........................................................

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Changing the playback key............................................................................

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Changing the playback speed........................................................................

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Reducing sound of a certain location (PART CANCEL)....................................

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Practicing a certain phrase repeatedly...........................................................

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Recording the practice with CD/SD.......................................................

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10–Other useful functions..................................

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Copying audio files...............................................................................

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Copying a CD on to an SD card .......................................................................

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Writing files on an SD card onto a disc...........................................................

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Duplicating an audio CD ................................................................................

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Changing recording settings ................................................................

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Auto recording...............................................................................................

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Long time recording ......................................................................................

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About the recording time ..............................................................................

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Editing a file .........................................................................................

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11–Managing recording media ..........................

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Finalizing a disc....................................................................................

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Unfinalizing a CD-RW...........................................................................

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Deleting tracks on a CD-RW .................................................................

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Browsing an SD card.............................................................................

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Screen navigation..........................................................................................

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Icons on the BROWSE screen..........................................................................

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File operations...............................................................................................

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Folder operations...........................................................................................

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Formatting an SD card..........................................................................

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