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3

Select

OTHERS

.

4

Press the MULTI JOG dial or

,

[LOCK] button (or

remote control ENTER or

t

button) to open the

REC OTHERS

screen.

5

Select

SRC

.

6


,

[LOCK] button (or


t

button) to move the

cursor right to select the value.

7

Turn the MULTI JOG dial (or press the remote

control

5

and

b

buttons) to set it to

ON

(default

value:

OFF

).

8

When you have finished making the setting, press

the HOME/DISPLAY button (or remote control

HOME/DISP button) to return to the Home Screen.

NOTE

•

If a digital signal with a sampling frequency that

differs from the sampling frequency specified in the

REC FORMAT

item is being received at the

DIGITAL

IN

jack, and you attempt to record with

SRC

off, an

FS

UNMATCH

error message will appear.

•

The sampling rate converter (SRC) setting is retained

even after the power is turned OFF.

Monitoring the input signal

When you press the front panel or remote control

RECORD

button to enter recording standby, the

RECORD

and

READY

buttons light, and the input signal will be

output from the various output jacks (headphones, analog

balanced, analog unbalanced and digital). In addition, the

meters on the home screen will show the input level.

To end recording standby, press the front panel or remote

control

STOP

button.

TIP

•

If you simply want to monitor the input signal without

intending to record anything, press the

RECORD

key

without any media in the current device.

MONITOR

will

appear on the display, and the

RECORD

button will

blink red.

•

To stop monitoring the input signal, press the

STOP

button on the front panel or remote control.

Adjusting the input signal level and

balance

You can use the menu to adjust the level and balance of

the input signal.

Follow the instructions in the “Monitoring the input

signal” section above to enable monitoring of the input

signal, and then follow these procedures.

1

Press the MENU [JOG] button (or remote control

MENU button) to open the

MENU

screen.

2

Open the

REC

menu.

3

Select

INPUT VOLUME

.

4


,

[LOCK] button (or


t

button) to open a pop-

up with the

INPUT VOLUME

settings.

5

Set the following

INPUT VOLUME

items.

LEVEL

Adjust the input level.

Options:

–inf

,

–54dB

–

0.0dB

(default value) –

+18dB

BALANCE

Adjust the input balance.

Options:

L50

–

C

(center, default value) –

R50

NOTE

•

The level meter will show

OVER

at

–0.2 dBfs

.

•

Since the level meter appears on the Home Screen at

the top of the display, you can check the input level as

you adjust it. Set the level as high as possible without

making the

OVER

indicator to the right of the meter

appear.

6

When you have finished making the setting, press

the HOME/DISPLAY button (or remote control

HOME/DISP button) to return to the Home Screen.

NOTE

The input

LEVEL

and

BALANCE

settings are retained even

after the power is turned OFF.

Basic recording operations

You can begin recording after you have finished making

the above settings (input source selection, recording file

format setting, sampling rate converter ON/OFF, input

level adjustment).

To start recording standby from a stopped state:

Press the front panel or remote control

RECORD

button

to put the unit in recording standby (The

RECORD

and

READY

buttons light).

To start recording from recording standby:


PLAY

button.

To switch from recording to recording standby:


READY

button.

5 – Recording

Section	Page
1 − Introduction	8
SS-CDR200, SS-R200 and SS-R100 differences	8
Features	8
Included items	8
Conventions used in this manual	8
Intellectual property rights	9
Precautions for placement and use	9
Connecting the power	10
Beware of condensation	10
Cleaning the unit	10
About USB memory, SD cards and CF cards	10
Precautions for use	10
Media that has been confirmed for use with this unit	10
SD card write-protection	10
Media formatting	10
About compact discs	10
Handling of compact discs	10
About CD-R and CD-RW discs	11
Slot loading of discs	11
User registration	11
2 − Names and functions of parts	12
Front panel	12
Rear panel	15
TASCAM RC-SS2 wired remote control	16
Home Screen	17
Home Screen FUNCTION status display	18
Recording Screen	19
Recording Screen FUNCTION status display	19
Menu structure	20
Menu operation basics	21
Menu operation procedures	21
3 − Preparations	23
Making connections	23
Turning the power ON/OFF	24
Setting the date and time	24
Adjusting the display	24
Adjusting the display contrast	24
Adjusting the display and indicator brightness	25
Inserting and ejecting SD and CF cards	25
Inserting SD and CF cards	25
Ejecting SD and CF cards	25
Using the security screw	26
SD card write protection	26
Inserting and removing discs (SS-CDR200 only)	26
Inserting discs	26
Ejecting discs	26
Selecting the device used	26
Preparing USB/SD/CF media for use	27
Panel lock function	27
4 − Playback	28
Files that can be played	28
Tracks and files	28
Play area	28
Setting the play area	28
Selecting the current folder or current playlist	29
Playback modes	29
Setting the playback mode	29
Basic playback operations	29
Playback	29
Selecting tracks	30
Skipping to the previous or next track	30
Specifying a track number	30
Searching backward and forward	30
Time search	30
Time searching after partial entry	30
Jog playback	31
Skipping backward and forward	31
Setting the skip time	31
Call function	31
Program playback	32
Preparing the program	32
Pitch control playback	32
Setting the pitch step	33
Key control playback	33
Repeat playback	33
Ordinary repeat playback	33
A-B repeat playback	34
Auto Cue function	34
Auto Ready function	35
Incremental playback function	35
Mono playback	36
EOM functions (SS-CDR200/SS-R200 only)	36
Setting EOM tally output triggers	36
Example of use	37
Resume playback	37
Using power-on play	37
Link playback function	38
Link playback connections	38
Setting link playback	38
Flash start function	38
5 − Recording	40
Automatic protection against unintentional power interruptions	40
Selecting the input source	40
Selecting the source from the front panel	40
Selecting the source from the remote control	40
Show the input source	40
Setting the recording file format	41
Using the sampling rate converter	41
Monitoring the input signal	42
Adjusting the input signal level and balance	42
Basic recording operations	42
Finalizing CD-R/CD-RW discs (SS-CDR200 only)	43
Finalizing discs	43
Sync recording	43
Sync settings	43
Sync recording operation	44
Auto Track function	45
Creating a new track manually	46
Setting the pause mode	46
Using the compressor when recording	47
Setting the format for naming recorded files (MP3/WAV files only)	47
Inputting and editing characters	48
Recording with dither	48
Media capacities and recording times	49
6 − File and folder operations (FINDER screen)	50
Opening the FINDER screen	50
Navigating the FINDER screen	50
Icons on the FINDER screen	50
File operations	51
Folder operations	51
Editing folder names (USB/SD/CF media only)	52
Editing file names (USB/SD/CF media only)	52
Deleting folders and files (USB/SD/CF media only)	53
Adding entire folders to a playlist (USB/SD/CF media only)	53
Adding files to a playlist (USB/SD/CF media only)	53
Creating a new folder (USB/SD/CF media only)	54
Moving and copying files (USB/SD/CF media only)	54
Moving a file within a folder	54
Move/copy files between folders	55
7 – Audio CD FINDER screen (SS-CDR200 only)	56
Opening the audio CD FINDER screen	56
Selecting a track to play	56
Editing CD-Text (CD-R/CD-RW disc only)	56
8 − Using the EDIT menu (USB/SD/CF media only)	57
Using the edit menu	57
Deleting files	57
Dividing files	57
Combining files	58
Undoing EDIT menu operations	59
9 − Editing the playlist (USB/SD/CF media only)	60
Overview	60
Open the USER PLAYLIST screen	60
Navigating the playlist screen	60
Using the playlist FINDER MENU	61
Adding files to playlists	61
Removing files from playlists	62
Moving a file in a playlist	62
10 - Copying files between CDs and other media (SS-CDR200)	63
Copy/convert and copy files from USB/SD/CF media to blank CDs	63
Creating audio CDs	63
Creating data CDs	65
Converting CD files and copying them to USB/SD/CF media	66
Converting and copying audio CD tracks	66
Copying files on a data CD	67
11 − CD-RW management (SS-CDR200 only)	69
Unfinalizing CD-RW discs	69
Erasing CD-RW discs	69
Erasing tracks	70
Refreshing discs	70
12 − Other settings and media information	71
Footswitch control	71
Setting up a footswitch	71
Using the footswitch	71
Footswitch mode functions	71
Setting the digital output format	71
Setting the analog output attenuation function	72
Viewing information about the media	72
Restoring the factory settings	72
Checking the firmware versions used by the unit	73
13 − Operation using a computer keyboard	74
Setting the keyboard language	74
Using a keyboard to input text	74
Keyboard operation list	74
14 − Using control I/O (SS-CDR200/SS-R200 only)	76
Using the RS-232C connector	76
Using the parallel connector	76
15 − Message list	78
Error messages	78
Warning messages	78
Operation messages	79
16 − Troubleshooting	80
17 − Specifications	81
Media and file formats	81
Inputs and outputs	81
Analog audio inputs and outputs	81
Digital audio inputs and outputs	81
Control inputs and outputs	81
Audio performance	81
Backup memory	82
General	82

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