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Turn on the Power
To turn the power on/o , press and hold the button until the
indication in the display changes.
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If you’re operating the CD-2i on batteries, you won’t be
able to perform CD-related operations such as recording,
playing, or writing songs, etc. Nor will it be possible to use
phantom power.
Display
Various information is shown here.
Internal Stereo Speakers
Simply press the [
Play/Pause] button to hear sound
immediately.
The speakers can be turned on/o with the press of a single
button.
If you connect headphones, the speakers are automatically
turned o .
Edit
Here you can make settings for the CD-2i and perform editing
operations.
Press [MENU] to access the editing screen.
Use the cursor keys to move the cursor or edit the parameter values.
Press [ENTER] to con rm your selection.
By pressing [EXIT] a number of times, you can return to the song
information screen.
Take Advantage of the Easy Guide
Press the button a number of times to select what you want
to do.
In the display, navigate through the settings and steps for the
operation you selected.
1. Recording
Make settings that are appropriate for your
performance or situation, and then record.
2. Erase
Erase unwanted data from media.
3. Write SD CD
Choose the desired songs from an SD memory card,
and use them to create a CD.
4. CD Backup
Create a duplicate of a CD.
The SD memory card must have enough free space to
hold the CD you want to back up.
5. Karaoke
Use the Center Cancel function to create karaoke data.
6. Overdub
Using an existing song as backing, record a new
performance on top of it.
This creates new song data separately from the
existing song.
7. Rehearsal
Automatically set the input level for recording.
Adjust the Volume
• MIC knob
This adjusts the mic input level. Set this so that the peak indicator lights brie y during the loudest portions of the
song you’ll be recording.
This knob has no e ect if the [MIC LEVEL] switch located on the left panel is set to AUTO.
If you use the Rehearsal function to set the level automatically, the actual level will not match the position of the
knob.
• LINE/PHONO IN knob
This adjusts the input level from the line/phono jacks.
• VOLUME knob
This adjusts the volume of the output from the speakers or headphones.
Practice Your Music
• Metronome
This sounds the metronome. The metronome will start/stop
each time you press the button.
• KEY
This lets you change the pitch of the playback sound.
The key setting changes the pitch in semitone steps. This is
a convenient way to transpose a song to a di erent key for
more comfortable singing.
The pitch setting changes the pitch in steps of 1/100th of a
semitone. This allows you to make ne adjustments to the
pitch in order to match the CD playback to an instrument’s
tuning.
• SPEED
This lets you change the playback speed.
You can choose either a mode in which the pitch is una ected
by the speed change, or a mode in which the pitch will
change together with the speed.
• CENTER CANCEL
This lets you eliminate the sound that’s heard from the center,
such as the vocal or melody. Using this, you can enjoy singing
or playing your instrument to the background provided by
the CD playback.
• REPEAT
This lets you repeatedly play back a speci ed region of the
song.
During playback, press this button once to set point “A” and
press it a second time to specify point “B.” Playback will begin
repeating between points “A” and “B.” If you press the [REPEAT]
button during repeat playback, the repeat function will be
cancelled and playback will proceed through the song.
Record and Play Back
Use the MODE buttons to select either SD or CD.
To eject the CD, press the [EJECT] button. If you eject a CD that allows additional
recording, a con rmation screen will ask whether you want to nalize the disc (i.e.,
disable additional recording, making the disc playable on other CD players).