Tascam CD-450 CD-450 Technical Documentation Manual

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

TASCAM's CD-450 is an advanced CD player optimized
for studio and live applications. The combination of
searching for track and index IDs, a call function for
auditioning start points, and the incremental play
function combine to help you find the right cue quickly,
and prevent the next track from playing at the wrong
time. Pitch control helps keep the pace of the sound
appropriate for the production. Plus, the digital output
is handy for use with DAWs, digital mixers, or simply
rearranging tunes to a digital recorder.

CD-450

Technical Documentation

• 2-U Rack Mountable CD Player

• Searches Track and Index IDs

• Incremental Play Mode Pauses at Each Track ID

• Call Function For Auditioning Start Points

• ±12% Pitch Control with Clear On/Off Switch

• Fader Start (Broadcast Standard Protocol)

APPLICATIONS

The CD-450 CD player is designed to fit a number of live and
studio applications. It is durable enough to survive the daily
grind of broadcast situations, and full featured enough to serve
in both live and studio applications.

Live Theater - Dance Studio

In live situations, the audio engineer typically has a lot going on
at the same time. The CD-450 actually helps by automatically
performing routine tasks. The Auto Ready function will
automatically put the player in pause at the start of the next
track. (No audio run-over to the wrong track.) If you are pulling
custom cues, the Call function also helps you check your cue
before playing it for the audience. Pitch Control is very useful
for extending slightly short cues, or for helping dancers turn
a dragging tempo into a good groove.

Recording Studio - Post Production

The CD-450 has standard SPDIF digital output, so it is ideal for
transferring audio from CDs into DAWs or digital recorders.
Often times, sound effect CDs will have numerous versions of
a particular sound effect on a single track ID that is separated
by index IDs. (ie Telephone rings could all be on track 37, with
rings recorded from an old fashioned bell phone, digital phone,
cell phone, office phone, fax machine, etc. each on their own
index ID.) Locating the effect by index greatly speeds up Foley
work. Plus, with quick play response, the CD-450 often can be
used to drop the sound effect in directly.

Radio - Live Broadcast

In radio work, you want the music to start as soon as you hit
play on your broadcast audio console. The CD-450 response to
broadcast standard fader start messages, and can position
itself right on the starting edge of the music. (Most CDs have
approximately a quarter to a half second gap from the start ID
to the audio start. Cue to music starts you at the audio, not at
the track ID.) As with live theater work, Auto Ready is also
handy to automatically stop the machine when the track is done.

• 10 Key Number Pad for Fast Track Access

• Auto Cue Function Locates Track's "First Audio"

• Unbalanced RCA Analog Output

• Digital SPDIF Output

• Optional LA-450 offers XLR Balanced Output

• Optional RC-450 Wired Remote

SPECIFICATIONS

Performance Specifications:

Audio Channels:
Quantization:
Sampling Frequency:
Analog Output Level:
Nominal Output Level:
Maximum Output Level:
Digital Output:

Optional LA-450 Balancing Kit

Analog Output:
Nominal Output Level:
Maximum Output Level:
Digital Output:

General Specifications:

Optional Equipment:

Power Requirements:

Power Consumption:
Dimensions:

Weight:

The CD-450 is available at:

2 channel stereo
16 bit linear

44.1kHz
Unbalanced RCA

-10dBv, 10kOhms
+6dBv, 2Vrms
SPDIF Coaxial

Balanced XLR
+4dBu, 10kOhms
+20dBu
AES/EBU (XLR)

LA-450 Balancing Kit
RC-450C Wired Remote
RC-30P (Can be used for
Footswitch Control of
Event Start Function)
120VAC, 60Hz (US/Canada)
230VAC, 50Hz (Europe)
240VAC, 50Hz (Australia)
16W
482 x 104.5 x 310 mm
19" x 4.1" x 12.2"

5.1Kg, 11.2 lbs

7733 Telegraph Road • Montebello, CA 90640 • [phone] • http://www.tascam.com

All features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Contact your local TASCAM representative for the latest information.

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FRONT & BACK PANELS

Shown with Optional LA-450. (LA-450 adds balanced XLR analog output and AES/EBU digital output.

CD-450 Technical Documentation

OPTIONAL REMOTE FADER START & EVENT START

FADER START is a latched function. Playback
begins when the sleeve and tip of the TRS plug
are connected, and will stop when the connection
is released.

RING RING

+

5V

GND

50 ms or more

SLEEVE

SLEEVE

FADER/EVENT
START connector

TIPTIP

EVENT START is a command function. Playback
will begin when the ring and sleeve are
connected for 50 milliseconds or longer.

ARCHITECT'S SPECIFICATIONS

The CD player shall be a single disc
player with a powered loading tray. It
shall be able to mount in a standard
19" rack mount, occupying two rack
spaces in height. Dimensions shall be
19" x 4.1" x 11.9" (W x H x D).

Metric measurements: 482x104x304mm.

The CD player shall offer advanced
cueing functions including Auto Cue,
Call, Incremental Play, and Auto
Ready.

Pitch control shall be provided to
approximately ±12%, and adjustable
from the front panel. A pitch control
in/out indicator shall be present on the
front panel.

Analog outputs shall be provided on
unbalanced RCA connectors. Digital

outputs shall be provided on coaxial
SPDIF connectors. Balanced analog XLR
connectors and digital AES/EBU ports
shall be provided on an optional
balancing kit, specifically the LA-450.

The CD player shall be controllable with
an optional TASCAM RC-450C wired
remote, which shall offer access to all of
the machine's major functions. A TRS
connector on the back shall offer
broadcast standard fader start and event
start control. An additional TRS shall
offer tallies for play, stop, and EOM
messages.

The CD player shall be a TASCAM
CD-450.

NOTE: This text is available in a standard text
file on TASCAM's Sound Contractor CD-ROM.

RING RING

PLAY

READY

SLEEVE

SLEEVE

FADER/EVENT

START connector

TIPTIP

7733 Telegraph Road • Montebello, CA 90640 • [phone] • http://www.tascam.com

All features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Contact your local TASCAM representative for the latest information.

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