TASCAM CD-A550MKII
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5 – Playing Back CDs
last track is reached. If repeat playback is turned ON
when playback is stopped, it begins when the
CD PLAY
key is pushed. Press the
REPEAT
key on the main unit or
the remote control again to turn repeat playback OFF
(
REPEAT
disappears from the screen).
NOTE
The repeat function ON/OFF setting is retained even if
the power is turned OFF.
A–B repeat playback
Repeat playback of a selection of a track (A–B) is
possible.
1 During playback or when paused, press the remote
control
A–B
key at the point where you want to set
the start point (A) for the repeat playback selection.
REPEAT
and
A–
appear on the display and
B
blinks.
NOTE
If you press the REPEAT key, the repeat playback start
point (A) is canceled and “REPEAT” and “A–” disappear
from the display.
2 Press the remote control
A–B
key again at the point
where you want to set the end point (B) for the
repeat playback section.
REPEAT
and
A–B
appear on the
display, the repeat section (A–B) is confirmed and
A–B repeat playback begins.
NOTE
The A–B repeat playback section cannot span more than
one track.
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Stopping A–B repeat playback
Press the remote control
A–B
key or the
REPEAT
key.
REPEAT
and
A–B
disappear from the display and A–B
repeat playback stops.
NOTE
• If A–B repeat playback is stopped during playback,
the track continues playing past the B point.
• Press the CD STOP key to stop CD playback and cancel
the designated repeat section (A–B).
Pitch control
This unit can change the pitch (sound 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 control playback ON. The indicator next
to the
PITCH CONTROL
key lights.
2 Use the
CD PITCH
knob on the main unit to adjust
the pitch. You can raise or lower the pitch by up to
12.5%.
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Turning pitch control playback OFF
Press the
PITCH CONTROL
key on the main unit
again to turn pitch control playback OFF.
The
PITCH CONTROL
indicator turns off.
CAUTION
• During playback, turning pitch control playback
ON or OFF might cause the playback sound to skip
momentarily.
• Using pitch control playback with a data CD (MP3,
WAV) sometimes causes the playback sound to skip.
Auto cue function (audio CDs only)
If the auto cue function is ON, when a track is selected,
the silence at the beginning of the track is skipped
and the unit pauses at the position where the “signal”
actually starts in the track. This allows sound to be
heard immediately after playback is started.
NOTE
• The auto cue function cannot be used with data CDs.
• When the auto cue function is ON, even if a track
is selected during playback, playback pauses at the
position where the “signal” actually starts after the
track is selected.
You can also set the audio signal detection threshold
level auto cue level) for use with the auto cue function.
In short, this unit recognizes signals above the auto cue
level as “signal” and ignores any signal below the auto
cue level as “silence.”
Follow the procedures below to use the menu to turn
the auto cue function ON and OFF and set the auto cue
level. (See “Using the menu” on page 16 for details