TEAC GF450K7 Owners Manual - Page 7

How to open/close the turntable cover About CD-R and CD-RW discs CD-R discs can be recorded once only. Once they have been used for recording, they cannot be erased or re-recorded. However, if space is available on the disc (and the disc has not been finalized), additional material can be recorded. By contrast, a CD-RW disc can be used in much the same way as a CD-R disc, but the last track or tracks recorded can be erased, and the space on the disc can be re- used for other recordings. However, you should note that an audio CD created using a CD-RW disc may not play back satisfactorily on every audio CD player. CD-R, by contrast, may be played satisfactorily on the majority of audio CD players. Finalizing Although audio data may be written on a CD-R or CD-RW disc, a standard CD player will not be able to play back the audio until a final table of contents (TOC) has been written at the start of the disc. The process of writing this table of contents is known as "finalizing". Once this has been done, no further data can be written to the disk. Note that a CD-RW disc that has been finalized can be "unfinalized". This allows further tracks to be recorded to the disc, provided that there is space on the disc. < Repeat, shuffle and programmed playback don't work with unfinalized (NO TOC) discs. To Open: 1 Lift the turntable cover all the way up until it stops. 2. Lower the cover slowly until the latch engages. 3. The cover will now stay open. If the latch does not engage, repeat these steps again. To Close: 1. Lift the cover all the way up until it stops. 2. The latch should disengage and you may now slowly lower the cover. 3. Make sure you grasp the cover by the edges to avoid pinching your fingers as it closes. Recordable discs In this manual, we use the term "recordable" disc to describe a CD-R or CD-RW disc that has not been finalized, and has enough space to record. 7