TASCAM CD-A580 Owners Manual - Page 28

Recording on a USB flash drive This unit can record sound from a CD, cassette tape or connected external device in MP3 format to a USB flash drive. oo This unit can also record to cassette tape, but it cannot record to both USB flash drive and tape at the same time. oo Correct recording might not be possible depending on the USB flash drive. If this occurs, try using a different USB flash drive. oo This unit cannot record to a USB flash drive with the timer recording function. oo When recording from a CD to a USB flash drive, the monitored sound might skip depending on the type of USB flash drive, but this will not affect the recorded data. ATTENTION Do not disconnect the USB flash drive during recording. Do not turn the unit off or disconnect the power cord during recording. Doing so might cause damage to the unit and the connected USB flash drive. About recorded MP3 files (using CD-A580 v2) oo When recorded from a CD, "RIP" folder is automatically created. When recorded from a cassette tape or external source, "REC" folder is automatically created. MP3 files are added to each folder. oo Files are recorded with incremental numbers automatically added to the end of each file name. When recorded from a CD "TRK1.MP3", "TRK2.MP3" ... The track numbers on the CD will be used as file names. oo If "TRK1.MP3" has already been saved on the USB flash drive when the track 1 is recorded from the CD, it will be saved with its file name followed by a tilde (~) and a number starting with zero ("TRK1~0.MP3"). If more files with the same track number are recorded, the number after the tilde will be incremented ("TRK1~1.MP3", "TRK1~2.MP3" ...). Example: File names will be as follows when three CDs are recorded in this order: CD 1 with two tracks, CD 2 with three tracks and CD 3 with five tracks. Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 CD 1 TRK1.MP3 TRK2.MP3 CD 2 TRK1~0.MP3 TRK2~0.MP3 TRK3.MP3 CD 3 TRK1~1.MP3 TRK2~1.MP3 TRK3~0.MP3 TRK4.MP3 TRK5.MP3 When recorded from a cassette tape or external source "REC001.MP3", "REC002.MP3" ... oo During recording from a tape or LINE input, you can divide the file manually (page 30). In this case, the number at the end of the second file name will be incremented. Example: If "REC001.MP3" is divided, files named "REC001.MP3" and "REC002. MP3" are created. oo This unit can record up to 999 files to a USB flash drive. However, if the USB flash drive already contains files, those files are included in the maximum total of 999 files when recording. 28 oo The maximum time possible for a recorded file is 240 minutes. oo Tracks recorded onto a USB flash drive are converted to MP3 files at a bit rate of 128 kbps. About recorded MP3 files (using CD-A580) oo When recording, "RECORD" folder is automatically created and a subfolder for each source ("CD", "TAPE" or "LINE") is also created in the "RECORD" folder. MP3 files are added to the corresponding subfolder. oo File names are assigned automatically with a numerical endings in order. When recorded from a CD "CD001.MP3", "CD002.MP3" ... If there are, for example, files named "CD004.MP3" and "CD009.MP3" in the USB folder already, and you make a recording, the next new file will be named "CD010.MP3". When recorded from a cassette tape "T001.MP3", "T002A.MP3" ... When record from an external source "L001.MP3" oo During recording from a tape or LINE input, you can divide the file manually (page 30). In this case, consecutive numbers are added to the ends of the file names. Example: If "T001.MP3" is divided, files named "T001.MP3" and "T002.MP3" are created. oo This unit can record up to 999 files to a USB flash drive. However, if the USB flash drive already contains files, those files are included in the maximum total of 999 files when recording. oo The maximum time possible for a recorded file is 240 minutes. oo Tracks recorded onto a USB flash drive are converted to MP3 files at a bit rate of 128 kbps.