Tascam CD-601MKII User Manual

CD-601MKII/RC-601MKII Quick Start Guide »

This Quick Start Guide describes the basic operation of the
CD-601MKII CD player.

By c o n necting the R C -601MKII re m o t e control un i t
to t h e CD-601M K I I , you can e n hance the f u nctions.
However, you can carry out the basic operation from the
CD-601MKII panel.

About the "Online" and "Monitor"
playback

The C D - 601M K I I pro v i d es t w o differ e n t pla y b ack
conditions: "online" and "monitor" playback.

According to our basic design concept, online playback is
used for on-the-air or an actual performance, while monitor
playback is used for cueing or checking audio before online
playback.

The BALANCED analog and AES/EBU digital outputs
are designed for online pla y b a c k o u t p u t s , w h i l e t h e
UNBALANCED analog and SPDIF digital outputs are
originally designed for monitor playback outputs.

Playback and pause keys for
"online" and "monitor" playback

The CD-601MKII, as well as the RC-601MKII, provides
independent keys for "online" and "monitor" playback.

However, by default, both online and monitor playback
signals are output from all the CD-601MKII outputs. Using
th e men u sys tem, you c an make the on-l ine p layba ck
signals to be output from the BALANCED analog and
AES/EBU digital outputs only, and/or make the monitor
playback signals to be output from the UNBALANCED
analog and SPDIF digital outputs only.

For Monitor playback

On t h e CD-601M K I I , use the P L AY / PAUSE key for
playback or pause (pressing the key alternates between
these conditions).

On the RC-601MKII, use the MONITOR key for playback
and the PAUSE key for pause.

For Online playback

Use the ON LINE key for playback and the READY key
for pause (both the CD-601MKI and RC-601MKII provide
these keys).

• You ca n s t ar t " o nli n e" pl a yb a ck on l y w he n t h e
CD-601MKII is "READY" (unless you turn off the fail
safe mode via the menu system).

• You can stop "online" playback only by pressing the
STOP key.

The point to which the CD-601MKII locates when pressing
the READY key depends on the current transport status.

• While monitor-paused: the current point

• While stopped or monitor-playing: The point where you
started monitor playback from monitor-pause status most
recently.

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CD-601MKII/RC-601MKII Quick Start Guide »

To mixer, amplifier, etc.

To RC-601MKII

Connection

If you have the RC-601MKII remote control unit, connect
the PLAYER UNIT port on the RC-601MKII rear panel
to the REMOTE (SERIAL) port on the CD-601MKII rear
panel using the cable supplied with the RC-601MKII.

• Ma k e audio connect i on betw e en the C D-601MK I I
outputs and an external audio device.

As described above, by default, both online and monitor
playback signals are output from all the outputs. Therefore,
you simply use the appropriate output connector(s) on the
CD-601MKII that match the connector(s) of the external
device.

To check the track sound, press the

4.

on the CD-6 01MKI I (or the
RC-601MKII) to start "monitor playback".

5. If the track is OK, press the READY key.

The CD-601MKII locates to the beginning of the audio

of the track.

6. Press the ON LINE key to start "online playback".

At the end of the track, the CD-601MKII automatically

stops.

PLAY/PAUSE

MO NITOR

key

key on the

Playing back from the desired point
on a track

To play back from the desired point on a track, follow the
procedure below after selecting a desired track on step 3 in
"Playing back a desired track (SINGLE PLAY)" above.

Search the desired point using the

4.

CD-601MKII, or the
dial on the RC-601MKII.

Note

You c an als o use the m onitor play back f uncti on to
mo ve forw ards b y press ing th e PLAY/PA USE key
on t h e CD-601M K I I or the M O N I T O R key on the
RC-601MKII. If you do so, pause the CD-601MKII
at the desire d point by pressi ng th e PLAY/PAUSE
ke y on the CD-60 1MKII or t he PAUSE ke y on the
RC-601MKII.

JOG/DATA

SEARCH

dial or the

keys on the

SEARCH

Playing back a desired track
(SINGLE PLAY)

The f o l lowing describ e s t h e procedure fo r s e lecting
a desir ed tra ck, checkin g the track using the monito r
playback function, and executing online playback.

1. Press the PLAY MODE key to light "SINGLE" on the
left of the display.

Press the

2.

the
pause".

3. U s e the TRACK keys ( o r the numer i c keys on th e
RC-601MKII) to select a desired track for playback.

The C D-6 0 1 MKII ente r s "m o n ito r pau s e " at the

beginning of the selected track.

PLAY/PAUSE

PAUSE

key on the RC-601MKII) to enter "monitor

key on the CD-601MKII (or

5. Press the PLAY/PAUSE key on the CD-601MKII or the
MONITOR key on the RC-601MKII to enter "monitor

playback" for checking the point.

6. If the point is OK, press the READY key.

The CD-601MKII locates to the point you set in step 5

above.

If you want to trim the point, press the PLAY/PAUSE

ke y on the CD-60 1MKII or t he PAUSE ke y on the
RC-601MKII to enter "monitor pause", and go back to
step 5 above.

7. Press the ON LINE key to start "online playback".

At the end of the track, the CD-601MKII automatically

stops.

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