TASCAM CD-A550MKII
11
2 – Names and Functions of Parts
r
–/+/FOLDER SEARCH keys
When in menu mode, use these to make selections
and settings.
When a data CD is loaded, use these keys while
holding down the
SHIFT
key to change the current
folder. (See “Folder playback (data CDs only)” on
t
Ô/Â
key
Press briefly to skip to the previous track.
Press and hold to search backwards.
y
PLAY key
When stopped or paused, press to start CD playback.
u
MODE switch
Set the power-on start mode to CD playback, cassette
tape playback or cassette tape record. (See “Power-on
i
¯
/
key
Press briefly to skip to the next track.
Press and hold to search forwards.
o
READY key
Press to pause CD playback.
p
CD-TAPE CONT PLAY key
Press to turn the cassette tape and CD continuous
playback mode ON and OFF. (See “Continuous
playback of both the CD and the tape” on page 40.)
a
CALL key
Press to pause playback and return to the point
where playback was last started from a paused state.
(See “Call function” on page 32.)
s
CD DUB key
Press to record (dub) the CD playback sound to a
cassette tape. (See “Dubbing a CD to a tape” on page
37.)
Cassette tape section
d
COUNTER RESET key
Press to reset the tape counter to “0000.”
f
RTZ key
Press to return the cassette tape playback position to
the counter zero point (0000).
g
INPUT knob
Adjusts the cassette tape record level. (See
h
REV MODE switch
Use to set the tape playback mode to one-way
(
Ä
), both directions (
Ë
) or continuous (
ä
).
(See “Selecting the reverse mode” on page 33.)
When recording, the unit records only once in
both directions even if set to continuous (
ä
). (See
“Selecting the reverse mode” on page 36.)
j
STOP key
Press to stop the cassette tape.
k
PLAY [
Ó
] key
Press to play a cassette tape in the reverse direction.
When the unit is record ready or playback is paused,
recording or playback starts.
However, if you press this key when playback is
paused in the forward direction, playback is paused
in the reverse direction.
l
RECORD key
Puts the cassette tape into record ready status.
;
Ô
key
Press to rewind the cassette tape.
z
PITCH CONTROL knob
Use to adjust the cassette tape playback pitch (±10%).
(See “Pitch control” on page 29.)
x
REC MUTE key
Press during recording to put the unit into record
ready status after recording about four seconds of
silence. (See “Recording mute function” on page 37.)
c
key
Press to fast-forward the cassette tape.
v
PAUSE key
Press to pause cassette tape playback or recording.
When the unit is record ready or playback is paused,
press to start recording or playback.
b
PLAY [
Á
] key
Press to play a cassette tape in the forward direction.
Use to start recording or playback when in record
ready mode or when playback is paused.
However, if you press this key when playback is
paused in the reverse direction, the playback is
paused in the forward direction.
n
EJECT button
Press to open the cassette compartment.
m
Cassette compartment
Press the
EJECT
button to open the cassette
compartment so that cassette tapes can be removed
or loaded. To close the cassette compartment, press
its door directly with your hand.
Monitoring section
,
MONITOR switch
Set the sound output from the
PHONES
jack to either
the CD sound only, the tape sound only, or a mix of
the CD and tape sounds.
.
PHONES jack
Connect stereo headphones (standard stereo phone
jack).
/
PHONES knob
Use to adjust the volume of the sound output from
the
PHONES
jack.
