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The Tascam CD-A580
The Tascam CD-A580 is a device that will convert cassette tapes
to MP3 formats stored onto a flash drive. It will also digitize CD’s
to MP3, and will allow users to create cassette tapes. The Tascam
does not “burn” CD’s.
Getting Started
Bring a flash drive large enough to store music from your CD
Music files are roughly 10MB per minute, so a one hour cassette tape will require about 600MB of
free space
Call Elmhurst Public Library to reserve Creative Studio B for an adequate amount of time
The machine converts in real-time, so 1 hour of music will take 1 hour to convert
How to Transfer Songs from a Cassette to a USB Drive
Load the CD into the Tascam and place the USB drive into the port on the machine
Press the Source button repeatedly to select CD
It will scroll between CD, TAPE, or LINE
3. Press the RECORD USB button to prepare the USB for recording
The red indicator above the RECORD USB button and the REC icon on the display will blink
Preparation for USB recording takes a few seconds. USB flash drives with especially large capacities
might take more time. When “Record Prepare” is shown during preparation, pressing buttons will
have no effect
5. To record all the tracks/files on a CD, stop the disc first
To record only some of the tracks, pause at the beginning of the part that you want to record
6. Press the RECORD USB button again. CD will begin playing and recording will begin.
7. The red indicator above the RECORD USB button and the REC icon on the display will remain solid
8. Press the USB Stop or CD Stop button to finalize and end the recording. Display will say RECORD ENDING.
For additional information, see page 28 of the user manual:
