TASCAM CD-D1X4 x4 Owners Manual - Page 6

1 - Introduction The TASCAM CD-D1x4 CD duplicator provides you with a quick and simple method of copying your original audio material in CD format on up to four drives at once at considerably more than real-time speeds (up to 16 times), using easily-obtainable, lowcost CD-R or CD-RW media, with no auxiliary equipment or computer system required. Another CD-D1x4 may be slaved to the first in order to provide an eight-drive unit (see "Cascading" on page 19). It is especially useful for duplicating material produced using TASCAM CD-RW recorders on CD-RW media, which may be unplayable on certain types of CD player. The CD-D1x4 can read CD-RW discs produced on CD-RW recorders for easy duplication. Copying can be performed on a disc-at-once basis (DAO) when the CD-D1x4 copies or performs track extraction operations on an audio disc, and on a track-at-once (TAO) basis for other discs. The CD-D1x4 should only be used to duplicate CDROM material to which you own copyright or for which you have appropriate permission. NOTE This product is designed to help you record and reproduce sound works to which you own the copyright, or where you have obtained permission from the copyright owner or the rightful licensor. Unless you own the copyright, or have obtained the appropriate permission from the copyright owner or the rightful licensor, your unauthorized recording, reproduction or distribution thereof, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties under copyright laws and international copyright treaties. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your legal advisor. Under no circumstances will TEAC Corporation be responsible for the consequences of any illegal copying performed using the CD-D1x4. Depending on the quality of the source CD (audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW or CD-ROM), it is possible to copy material at up to sixteen times the real-time rate (selectable from the front panel), making it convenient for rapid duplication of a number of identical discs, etc. Depending on the content of the source CD, you may not be able to read it, or to make a completely accurate copy of the source. Making copies of copies of the same disc may degrade the sound quality. Always try to duplicate from an original disc, whenever possible. NOTE Although the operation of the CD-D1x4 is relatively straightforward, we strongly suggest that you read this manual before starting operations. There are a few factors affecting the production of CD-R discs using the CD-D1x4 which may not be immediately obvious. 1 - Introduction About CD-R and CD-RW discs 6 Recordable media 6 Installing the CD-D1x4 6 Temperature considerations 6 2 - Parts of the CD-D1x4 Front panel 7 Rear panel 8 3 - Care of recordable media Discs recommended for use with the CD-D1x4 9 4 - Basic operations Power-up procedure 10 Inserting discs 10 Power down 10 Modes 10 Finalized discs 10 Additional copy modes 11 5 - Disc copy Setting the writing speed 12 Copying the disc 13 6 - Simulation 7 - Other functions Track extraction 15 Copy-protection 16 Audio playback 16 Erasing discs 17 Finding out about your CD-D1x4 17 Finding out the main unit version number...17 The Session Mode option 18 Cascading 18 8 - Error messages and troubleshooting To clear an error 19 Error messages 19 9 - Specifications Operational specifications 20 Physical specifications 20 Dimensional drawing 20 6 TASCAM CD-D1x4