Tascam CD-RW5000 Erasing material CD-RWonly, Recording operations, Erasing a finalized disc

4 - Recording operations

disc, the disc can be completely erased for further recording, however).

1With the disc to be finalized inserted into the CD-RW5000, press the FINALIZE key [11] or [35].

2Press the RECORD key [17] or [45] within two seconds of pressing the FINALIZE key.

The CD-RW5000 will display the approximate time it will take to finalize the disc, together with REMAIN TIME, as the finalization process takes place. This time may vary, depending on the com- plexity of the disc (the number of tracks) but will typically be around two minutes.

NOTE

While the finalization process is taking place, the CD-RW5000 will not respond to any con- trols or commands.

Do not turn off the power to the CD-RW5000 while the finalization process is taking place. This will corrupt the data on the disc and make it unplayable on any system.

4.7 Erasing material (CD-RW only)

If you use CD-RW discs, you can erase tracks (before finalization) and the whole disc (after the disc has been finalized). CD-R discs cannot be erased. If you make a mistake recording a CD-R disc, it is not recoverable.

After a CD-RW disc has been finalized, it is not pos- sible to erase individual tracks. The whole disc must be erased if the disc is to be used for further recording.

NOTE

Do not turn off the power to the CD-RW5000 while erasure processes are taking place. This will corrupt the data on the disc and make the disc unusable for further playback or recording.

4.7.1 Erasing a finalized disc

The whole contents (audio material and subcode) will all be erased. This allows you to use a single CD-RW disc many times as a pre-master disc for duplication.

1Make sure that a finalized CD-RW disc is inserted, and that the CD-RW5000 is stopped.

2Press the ERASE key [12]. The display will show ERASE DISC.

3To start the erasure process, press the RECORD key [17] or [45] within two sec- onds of pressing the ERASE key.

If you press the ERASE key by mistake, simply wait for more than two seconds without pressing any other keys. The ERASE DISC indication will dis- appear from the display.

While the erasure process is going on, the display will show ERASE and RECORD and the RECORD indicator will flash.

4.7.2Erasing a track on a non-finalized disc

Only the last track on the disc can be erased. For example, if you have recorded ten tracks on a disc, only the tenth track can be erased. To erase the eighth track, you must first erase the tenth and ninth tracks, so that the eighth track becomes the last track on the disc.

1Make sure that a non-finalized CD-RW disc is inserted, and the CD-RW5000 is stopped.

2Press the ERASE key [12]. The display will show ERASE TRACK.

3To start the erasure process, press the RECORD key [17] or [45] within two sec- onds of pressing the ERASE key.

If you press the ERASE key by mistake, simply wait for more than two seconds without pressing any other keys. The ERASE TRACK indication will disappear from the display.

While the erasure process is going on, the display will show ERASE and RECORD and the RECORD indicator will flash.

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