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

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

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Differences between BB-1000CD and BB-800 models ...............

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

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

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Intellectual property rights..........................................................

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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 Compact Discs..................................................................

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Precaution for CD use.............................................................

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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 – 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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Home screen..............................................................................

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3 – Preparation........................................................

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

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Connecting the AC adaptor..................................................

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Installing batteries................................................................

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Preparing the remote control ...................................................

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

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

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Precautions about using the remote control.........................

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

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

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Connecting microphones...........................................................

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Connecting external audio devices...........................................

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Connecting headphones, amplifiers and

 

powered speakers.................................................................

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Connecting external audio devices to the unit’s input.........

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Using SD cards...........................................................................

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SD card write protection.......................................................

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Inserting and removing SD cards..........................................

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

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USING CDS (BB-1000CD only)...................................................

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Inserting a disc......................................................................

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

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Forcing disc ejection.............................................................

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4 – Recording...........................................................

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Selecting whether to record to an SD card or a CD

 

(BB-1000CD only)......................................................................

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

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Recording with built-in microphones....................................

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Recording with external microphones..................................

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Recording with line inputs....................................................

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Setting the recording file format...............................................

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Recording to an SD card........................................................

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

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Creating new SD card folders....................................................

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Making a recording...................................................................

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Recording Screen.......................................................................

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Creating new tracks while continuing to record........................

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Various recording settings.........................................................

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

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Recording in monaural..........................................................

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Using the limiter function.....................................................

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Using the automatic recording function...............................

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Adding performances to an existing recording (OVERDUB)......

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Contents

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

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Finalizing a CD-R/RW so that it can be played in

 

other CD players (BB-1000CD only)..........................................

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Preparing a CD-RW so that additional recordings can be made

(BB-1000CD only)......................................................................

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Deleting tracks from a CD-RW (BB-1000CD only).....................

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5 – Playback..............................................................

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Selecting SD card or CD playback (BB-1000CD only)................

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Selecting the SD card folder for playback..................................

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

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Playing tracks............................................................................

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Pausing playback..................................................................

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Stopping playback.................................................................

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Selecting a track...................................................................

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Searching backward and forward.........................................

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Changing playback position with the DATA wheel...............

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Going back a few seconds (FLASH BACK)............................

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Repeating playback of a track...................................................

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Repeating playback of a set interval (loop playback)................

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Setting marker points where desired in tracks..........................

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6 – Practicing with musical instruments................

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Tuning instruments....................................................................

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Setting the standard frequency (calibration)........................

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Changing the tuning mode...................................................

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

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

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Using the metronome................................................................

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Changing the speed (TEMPO)...............................................

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Setting the rhythm (BEAT)....................................................

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

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Practicing with CD or SD card playback....................................

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Changing the playback pitch.................................................

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

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Reducing the sound at a certain stereo position (PART

 

CANCEL)................................................................................

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

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Recording while playing along with a CD or SD card ...........

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7 – Editing functions and file operations..............

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Dividing files (DIVIDE)...............................................................

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Changing the order of track playback (MOVE)..........................

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Deleting unneeded files (DELETE).............................................

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8 – Other useful functions......................................

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Outputting external microphone signals from the speakers.....

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Copying CD tracks to an SD card (BB-1000CD only).................

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Creating a CD from files on an SD card (BB-1000CD only).......

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Backing up an audio CD (BB-1000CD only)...............................

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9 – Operation settings (SETUP screen settings)....

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Set automatic backlight OFF time (BACKLIGHT)...................

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Adjust display contrast (CONTRAST)....................................

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Set flash back time (FLASH BACK)........................................

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Set date and time (DATE/TIME)............................................

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10 – Messages..........................................................

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11 – Troubleshooting...............................................

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12 – Specifications...................................................

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Ratings.......................................................................................

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Audio input and output ratings.................................................

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Audio performance....................................................................

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General......................................................................................

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Dimensional drawings...............................................................

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