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forward or fast rewind.

The speed of the search increases if you continue to hold either of these keys pressed down.

14) STOP/MTRO Key [H]

Press this key to stop playback. Press- ing and holding this key down activates the metronome menu (See Using the metronome).

15)PLAY/PAUSE Key [G/J] Use this key to start playing a CD.

While a CD is playing, you can pause

BT1MKII to devices such as speakers with a built-in amplifier, a stereo sys- tem AUX input jack, a cassette tape re- corder, or a CD recorder. You can hear the results of the effects and key chang- es through devices connected here.

19) OUTPUT Control

Use this control to adjust the output level of the PHONES jack and the LINE OUT jack. This control adjusts the level of the two jacks together (the two jack levels cannot be adjusted separately).

22) BASS IN Jack

Connect a bass guitar to this jack. Set the BASS IN switch (see 26) according to the type of bass guitar you are using, whether passive or active.

23) FOOT Jack

Connect a standard footswitch to this jack, such as the recommended TASCAM RC-30P (sold separately). You can choose from variety of func- tions to use with a footswitch. (See Changing your preferences).

playback by pressing this key. Press again to resume playing.

16) CUE Key

Use this key to return to the cue point (the point where playback last started). Use the Setup menu to choose a mode that the CUE key can perform (See Changing your preferences).

17) PHONES Jack

Connect your headphones here.

18) LINE OUT Jack

Use this port to connect the CD-

20) INPUT Control

Use this control to change the input level of the BASS IN jack.

21) LINE IN Jack

Use this stereo jack to connect exter- nal devices such as a synthesizer, gui- tar preamplifier, cassette tape recorder, rack-mount effects unit, etc., to the CD-BT1MKII. This jack has no level control, so you must adjust the output level at the source device.

24) POWER Switch

This switch turns the power to the whole unit on and off.

25) CD EFF Switch

This switch turns CD effects on and off.

26)BASS IN Switch (PASSIVE/

ACTIVE)

You can use both passive and active bass guitars with CD-BT1MKII. Set this switch according to whether your bass guitar is passive or active.

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Tascam D00851300A STOP/MTRO Key H, Output Control, Bass in Jack, Foot Jack, CUE Key, Phones Jack, Line OUT Jack

D00851300A specifications

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