16 TASCAM CD-RW4U
3 – Playback operations
The CD-RW4U can be used to play back CDs
(including CD-R and CD-RW discs that have been
recorded and finalized on other types of recorder), as
well as CD-R discs and CD-RW discs that have been
recorded on the unit.
Simple playback operations
1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE key (A or 2) to
open the disc tray. Insert the disc with the
recorded surface facing the base of the unit.
2 Press the
OPEN/CLOSE key (A or 2) to
close the tray again.
When a disc is loaded into the unit, the display
briefly shows
TOC Reading., with a flash-
ing period following the word
Reading as the
unit determines the contents of the disc. When the
TOC has been read, the display shows (at the top left
of the display) one of the following:
• Press the
PLAY/PAUSE 6 or PLAY key L to start
playback
• Press the
STOP key (7 or J) to stop playback
• Press the
PLAY/PAUSE 6 or PAUSE key K to
pause playback temporarily.
The track number indicators at the bottom of the dis-
play light to show the available unplayed tracks. If
there are thirteen tracks on the disc, for example,
indicators
1
through
13
will light. If there are more
than 20 tracks on a disc, the track number
OVER
indi-
cator (at the bottom of the display) will light.
Time display modes
When playing back a CD (or in pause mode), there
are four different time display modes.
In each mode, the current track number is given, fol-
lowed by the time, as given below, e.g.
10
Tr
0:48
Press the DISPLAY key 6 to cycle through these
time display modes, as described here:
NOTE
If programmed playback has been selected (“Programmed
order playback” on page 17), the elapsed time and total
remaining time refer to the programmed material, not the
whole disc.
Track search
Use the MULTI DIAL control B or the SKIP keys on
the remote control unit
I to jump forward or back-
ward by one track at a time, as shown on the display.
Note that going forward from the last track of the
disc will “wrap round” to track 1, and going back-
ward from the first track of the disc will “wrap
round” to the last track of the disc.
The track number indicators at the bottom of the dis-
play shows the selected track (the lit indicator at the
left of the row of indicators).
It is also possible to use the number keys on the
remote control unit
3 to jump directly to a particular
track:
CD A commercial pre-recorded CD or a
finalized CD-R
CD-R, NO TOC
A CD-R which has yet to be finalized
CD-RW, NO TOC
A CD-RW which has yet to be finalized
CD-RW
A finalized CD-RW (this differs from a CD,
as it may be unfinalized and erased)
[blank]
Unusable or unreadable disc or no disc
Display shows Meaning
TOTAL
Total elapsed time of the disc
[blank]
Elapsed time of the current track
TOTAL REMAIN
Time remaining of the current disc
REMAIN
Time remaining of the current track