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TASCAM CD-A550MKII
8 – Other Functions
Mono playback
The CD and cassette tape playback signal can be output
to mono using a menu setting.
When the mono playback function is ON,
MONO
appears
on the display.
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 “
MONO OUT?
” on the main display
area, and press the
ENTER
key on the main unit or
the remote control.
3 Use the
–
/
+
keys on the main unit or the remote con-
trol to select “ON” or “OFF” (default value).
When set to “ON,” a mono signal is output through
the
CD OUTPUT
,
TAPE COMMON OUTPUT
and
PHONES
jacks.
4 Press the
ENTER
key to return to the standard dis-
play.
NOTE
• This setting is retained even if the power is turned
OFF.
• The CD digital output is not affected by this setting;
it cannot be set to mono.
Viewing information about this unit
Checking versions
You can check the unit’s firmware version 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 “
VERSION?
” in the main display
area, and press the
ENTER
key on the main unit or
the remote control.
3 Use the
–
/
+
keys on the main unit or the remote con-
trol to cycle through showing the version (
VER>
),
build number (
BUILD>
) and CD drive version (
CD
D>
).
4 When finished checking, press the
ENTER
key to
return to the standard display.
Checking the motor operation time
You can check the operation time of the unit’s CD player
and cassette recorder.
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 “
MOTOR TIME?
” in the main dis-
play area, and press the
ENTER
key on the main unit
or the remote control.
3 Use the
–
/
+
keys on the main unit or the remote con-
trol to switch between showing the CD player motor
operation time (
CD>
) and the cassette recorder
motor operation time (
TAPE>
).
4 When finished checking, press the
ENTER
key to
return to the standard display.