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TASCAM CD-A550MKII

2 – Names and Functions of Parts

Display

This unit shows the following information on the display. 

CD Section 

MP3 indicator 

This indicator appears when a data CD with MP3 or 

WAV files is loaded in the unit. 

CD function display 

The 

FOLDER

A.CUE

A.READY

 and 

A.SPACE

 indicators appear 

when the CD folder playback function, auto ready 

function, auto cue function and auto space function 

are ON, respectively. 

u

  A.SPACE key 

Press to turn the auto space function ON and OFF. 

(See “Auto space function” on page 31.) 

i

  A.CUE key 

Press to turn the auto cue function ON and OFF. (See 

“Auto cue function (audio CDs only)” on page 29.) 

o

  A.READY key 

Press to turn the auto ready function ON and OFF. 

(See “Auto ready function” on page 30.) 

p

  MENU key 

When in standard display mode, press this key to 

switch to the menu mode, which allows menu items 

to be selected. When in menu item selection mode, 

press this to return to the standard display mode. 

When editing a menu item, press this key to return 

to menu item selection display. (See “3 – Menu” on 

page 16.) 

a

  REPEAT key 

Press to turn the repeat playback function ON and 

OFF. (See “Repeat playback” on page 28.)

s

  A–B key 

Press this to set and unset the start point and end 

point for A–B repeat playback. (See “A–B repeat 

playback” on page 29.) 

d

  FOLDER PLAY key 

Press to turn the folder playback function ON and 

OFF. (See “Folder playback (data CDs only)” on 

page 24.) 

f

 SEARCH 

Ô/

 keys

Press and hold these keys to search backwards or 

forwards. 

g

 SKIP 

Â

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¯

 keys

Press these to skip to the previous or next track. 

h

  STOP key 

Press to stop CD playback. 

j

  OPEN/CLOSE key 

Press to open and close the disc tray. 

k

  Numerical keys 

Use these to designate track numbers during CD 

playback and program input. 

l

  CLEAR key 

Press this to remove a track from the program when 

editing the program. (See “Programmed playback” 

on page 26.) 

;

  ENTER key 

When in menu mode, press this to make a selection 

or confirm a setting. 

z

  –/+ keys

When in menu mode, use these to make selections 

and settings. 

x

  TAPE EDIT key 

Press to execute the TAPE EDIT function. (See “Using 

the TAPE EDIT function” on page 39.) 

c

  PROGRAM EDIT key 

Press to enter program editing mode. (See 

“Programmed playback” on page 26.) 
Press during program editing mode to exit program 

editing mode and return to the standard display. 

v

  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.) 

b

  READY key 

Press to pause CD playback. 

n

  PLAY key 

When stopped or paused, press to start CD playback. 

m

 FOLDER 

Ó

/

Á

 key 

Press to switch the folder on a data CD. 

Summary of Contents for CD-A550mkII

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL CD A550 Compact Disc Player Reverse Cassette Deck D01231820A...

Page 2: ...OR MOISTURE TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reason...

Page 3: ...feet of the unit before mounting CAUTION Leave 1U of space above the unit for ventilation Allow at least 10 cm 4 in at the rear of the unit for venti lation 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these ins...

Page 4: ...d gets in an eye it could cause loss of eyesight If fluid does enter an eye wash it out thoroughly with clean water without rubbing the eye and then consult a doctor immediately If the fluid gets on a...

Page 5: ...CDs only 23 Search forward and backward 24 Folder playback data CDs only 24 Setting the folder playback mode with the remote control 24 Setting the folder playback mode from the main unit 24 Playback...

Page 6: ...layback 42 Viewing information about this unit 42 Checking versions 42 Checking the motor operation time 42 10 Message list 43 Operation messages 43 Warning messages 43 Error messages 44 11 Troublesho...

Page 7: ...tically create space between playback tracks Call back cue function can return to the playback starting point EOM function gives advance notice before a track ends Four playback modes continuous singl...

Page 8: ...ng a cotton swab moistened with a commercially available cleaning fluid after about every 10 hours of use CAUTION Do not play or record a tape until the cleaning fluid has dried Pinch Roller Erase Hea...

Page 9: ...uld be avoided because they could become entangled in the unit and result in unexpected malfunction Irregular cassette tapes Cassettes that are deformed have irregular tape movement or that make unusu...

Page 10: ...information is displayed press this key to switch to playback time display See Playback time display mode on page 27 When the playback time is displayed press this key while holding down the SHIFT key...

Page 11: ...tinuous See Selecting the reverse mode on page 36 j STOP key Press to stop the cassette tape k PLAY key Press to play a cassette tape in the reverse direction When the unit is record ready or playback...

Page 12: ...wever depending on the setting of the COMMON OUT item in the menu the CD playback signal can be output instead See Setting the common output signal on page 19 CD OUTPUT UNBALANCED jacks These are unba...

Page 13: ...ng 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 playback is paused in the forward direction e PLAY ke...

Page 14: ...the start point and end point for A B repeat playback See A B repeat playback on page 29 d FOLDER PLAY key Press to turn the folder playback function ON and OFF See Folder playback data CDs only on p...

Page 15: ...playing the indicator appears When a CD is paused the indicator appears 0 Playback mode indicators Indicators appear according to the CD playback mode None of the indicators appear during ordinary pl...

Page 16: ...utput function ON and OFF 15 DUBBING LEVEL Set record level during CD dubbing fixed volume 16 FL DIMMER Set the display brightness 17 VERSION Show version information 18 MOTOR TIME Show motor operatio...

Page 17: ...currently set value are shown Use the following steps to change the settings 4 Use the keys on the main unit or the remote con trol to select the desired value The selection takes effect immediately...

Page 18: ...mixers to this unit s TAPE INPUT UNBALANCED jacks Use the TAPE INPUT SOURCE menu item to select the input Use the INPUT knob on the front panel to adjust the input volume Connecting external audio de...

Page 19: ...ard dis play If you want to output the CD and tape signals to different devices or different channels of a mixer for example set the COMMON OUT item to TAPE By doing so the CD signal will be output fr...

Page 20: ...y brightness DIMMER You can adjust the display brightness to suit the operating environment of the unit 1 When in standard display mode press the MENU key on the main unit or the remote control to ent...

Page 21: ...ary computers do In addition multiple folders can be stored inside another folder creating a multilevel structure This unit assigns a folder number to each folder to manage them Folder numbers are ass...

Page 22: ...following procedures 1 When in standard display mode press the MENU key on the main unit or the remote control to enter menu mode 2 Use the keys on the main unit or the remote con trol to show TRAY LO...

Page 23: ...he track number Input the track number starting with the first digit as in the example below To select track 1 Press the 1 key one time To select track 12 Press the 1 key followed by the 2 key 2 Press...

Page 24: ...g a data CD you can set the playback area to the selected current folder Setting the folder playback mode with the remote control Press the FOLDER PLAY key to turn folder playback mode ON and OFF and...

Page 25: ...yed back in numerical or der See Folder playback data CDs only on page 24 Single playback The currently selected track is played once and then playback stops Random playback The tracks on the disc are...

Page 26: ...back is stopped press the PROGRAM EDIT key This starts program input mode and the following types of information appear on the display The top example is of an audio CD and the lower one is of a data...

Page 27: ...urning the folder playback function ON or OFF Changing the playback mode Changing the folder Checking the program You can check the contents of the program 1 Press the PROGRAM EDIT key on the remote c...

Page 28: ...ing playback TITLE indicator The track title is shown ARTIST indicator The track artist name is shown FILE indicator data CDs only The file name is shown When paused ALBUM TITLE indicator The album ti...

Page 29: ...und frequency and playback speed during CD playback pitch control playback Follow the procedures below to use pitch control playback 1 Press the PITCH CONTROL key on the main unit to turn pitch contro...

Page 30: ...e auto cue function ON and OFF NOTE The auto cue setting is retained even if the power is turned OFF The auto cue level cannot be set with the A CUE key Auto ready function When the auto ready functio...

Page 31: ...dard dis play NOTE The auto space setting is retained even if the power is turned OFF Incremental play If the Incremental play function is ON pressing the CD PLAY key during playback cause the next tr...

Page 32: ...l 3 Use the keys on the main unit or the remote con trol to select ON or OFF default value 4 Press the ENTER key to return to the standard dis play NOTE The resume point ON OFF setting is retained eve...

Page 33: ...he reverse mode Use the REV MODE switch to set the reverse mode Repeat playback of both A and B sides five times Play both A and B sides once each and then stop playback Play either the A or the B sid...

Page 34: ...he remote control Press the TAPE STOP key to stop fast forwarding or rewinding Tape counter The tape counter value increases as the tape runs from left to right and it decreases as it runs from right...

Page 35: ...nob on the main unit to the right to increase the playback speed and raise the playback pitch Turn it to the left to slow the playback speed and lower the playback pitch The knob has an indentation at...

Page 36: ...ss the key repeatedly to cycle through the input sources The active input source appears on the main area of the display INPUT CD the playback signal from this unit s CD player INPUT UNBAL the signal...

Page 37: ...the remote control to record about four seconds of silence and then pause recording Press the TAPE PLAY or PAUSE key on the main unit or the remote control to restart recording Press and hold the REC...

Page 38: ...order continues in record mode Press the TAPE or CD STOP key to stop dubbing at any time Adjusting the record level when dubbing The recording level is automatically set when dubbing a CD to a tape by...

Page 39: ...select 120 for a 120 minute tape when using the TAPE EDIT function but use of tapes longer than 90 minutes with this unit is not recommended See Types of cassette tapes that are not recommended for us...

Page 40: ...yed TAPE or CD blinks CONT PLAY display NOTE If you press the TAPE STOP key to manually stop play back the other media automatically starts playing When playing a CD in REPEAT mode tape playback does...

Page 41: ...arts when the power is turned ON If using a timer use it to turn the power to this unit OFF With this setting ON the unit functions as set automatically as soon as power is supplied to it Restoring de...

Page 42: ...ersion and build number 1 When in standard display mode press the MENU key on the main unit or the remote control to enter menu mode 2 Use the keys on the main unit or the remote control to show VERSI...

Page 43: ...no title data or no data that can be displayed Text information must be 7 bit ASCII compatible text to be displayed Open Lit The disc tray is open OVERWRITE Lit This is confirming that you want to ove...

Page 44: ...n error occurred during communication with the CD drive Please contact a TEAC repair center Decod Error Lit The file type is not supported or otherwise could not be played Change the disc Disc Error L...

Page 45: ...o Is the MONO OUT item in the menu set to ON Cannot record to the cassette tape Has the write protection tab been removed from the cas sette to prevent the unintentional erasure of recordings Is the c...

Page 46: ...1 rotary reverse erase x 1 Usable tape types C 46 C 90 type cassette tapes metal tapes can only be played back Tape speed 4 76 cm sec Pitch control range 10 or more Wow and flutter 0 25 JIS WRMS or le...

Page 47: ...ontact us We either will refer you to an authorized service station or instruct you to return the unit to the factory Whenever war ranty service is required you must present a copy of the original dat...

Page 48: ...TY TEAC CORPORATION http tascam jp Phone 81 42 356 9143 1 47 Ochiai Tama shi Tokyo 206 8530 Japan TEAC AMERICA INC http tascam com Phone 1 323 726 0303 1834 Gage Road Montebello California 90640 USA T...

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