Tascam CD-A630 User Manual

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

TASCAM's CD-A630 combines the two most
popular consumer media formats into one box.
The CD player and cassette deck can act as
separate components, or take advantage of the
combination with direct dubbing, long play
capabilities, and an input-saving cascade
output mode. RCA audio I/O and a wireless
remote are included for basic applications; an
optical SPDIF output and parallel remotes and
tallies are available for advanced installations.

CD-A630

Technical Documentation

• Integrated 3 tray CD Player & Reversible Cassette Deck

• 3-U Rack Mount Design

• ± 12% Pitch Control on CD Player and Cassette Deck

• Return To Zero Function on Cassette Deck

• Wireless Remote Control Included

• Headphone Output with Level Control

• Continuous Play function between Cassette & CD

• Program Play and Shuffle Play Modes

• Dolby B Noise Reduction on Cassette Mechanism

• Unbalanced RCA Analog I/O

• SPDIF Optical Digital Output from CD Player

• Control I/O for Custom Remotes & Tallies

APPLICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS

The CD-A630 is designed to be affordable, easy to use, and reliable.

Mobile Users - Live Production - Rehearsal Halls

The dual function, compact design will appeal to anyone who needs
to change locations on a regular basis, or who has limited space to
fit their gear into. Plus, the ability to cascade the CD and cassette
can save inputs on a mixer when you need it most.

Lecture Halls - Board Rooms - School PA

There are many situations where the person who needs to operate
the equipment has little or no official training. The key in this
situation is to keep the operation of the unit straight forward. The
CD-A630 is ideal for these situations.

DJs - Dance Studios - Health Clubs

Anyone involved in dance or aerobic workouts knows the value of
pitch control. The CD-A630 offers independent pitch control for the
CD player and cassette deck. Pitch control can make the difference
between having the tempo drag a bit and having the right punch.
This is also great for transferring pitch adjusted CDs to tape for later
performance where the owners aren't fortunate enough to have this.

The CD-A630 is available at:

CD Player Section:

Frequency Response:
Signal to Noise Ratio:
Total Harmonic Distortion:
Wow and Flutter:
Channel Separation:
Pitch Control:
Output RCA:
Digital Output:
Digital Filter:

Cassette Section:

Track System:
Heads:

Type of Tape:
Tape Speed:
Pitch Control:
Motor:
Frequency Response:

Signal to Noise Ratio:

Wow and Flutter:
Fast Winding Time:
Input RCA:
Line Output RCA:
Headphone Output:

General:

Power Requirements:

Power Consumption:
Dimensions:

Weight:
Standard Accessories:

20Hz-20kHz ± 1dB
>90dB (WTD)
<0.02% (1kHz)
Unmeasurable (Quartz Accuracy)
>70dB
Approx ± 12%
+6dBV (-2Vrms)
SPDIF (Optical)
8-times oversampling

4 track, 2 channel stereo
Record/playback (Rotary Reverse)
Erase
Cassette C-60, C-90
1 7/8 ips, 4.76 cm/sec
Approx ± 12%
DC Servo Motor
63Hz-15kHz ± 3dB CrO2
63Hz-14kHz ± 3dB Normal
>57dB Dolby off, 3% THD wtd
>66dB Dolby on, over 5kHz
<0.08% (W RMS)
Approx 120 sec, C-60

-10dBu, 50kOhms

-4.5dBu, 50kOhms
5mW, 32 Ohms

120/230V AC, 50-60Hz (US/Export)
230V AC, 50Hz (Europe Model)
18W
483 x 133 x 270 mm
19" x 5 1/4" x 10 5/8"

6.7Kg, 14.7 lbs.
Wireless Remote (RC-A630)
2 x AA batteries

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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CONTROL I/O ARCHITECT'S SPECIFICATIONS

Control I/O Legend

Pin

Component & Signal

1

Cassette Pause

2

Cassette Reverse Play

3

Cassette Forward Play

4

CD Track Decrement

5

CD Track Increment

6

CD Stop

7

CD Ready

8

Common Ground

9

Cassette Stop

10

Cassette Fast Forward

11

Cassette Rewind

12

Cassette Play Tally

13

CD Play Tally

14

+5V

15

CD Play (Event Start)

2468

1357

Parallel Control Notes:

Commands are active
when brought to ground
for 100 msec or longer.

9111315

101214

Tally outputs are open
collectors that indicate
the associated function
when the pin is brought
to ground. 15V, 80mA
current.

Maximum current supplied
to CD-A630 control port is
50mA, at a maximum of
15V.

The CD player and cassette deck shall be combined into a single unit that
can mount in three standard 19" rack spaces in height. The CD player
shall be a 3-tray CD player with a power-tray loading mechanism. The
cassette deck shall be a two head bi-directional player and recorder.

The CD player shall offer automated play modes, including Program Play
and Shuffle Play, and shall also be capable of continuous play of one track,
or all tracks.

The CD player and cassette mechanism shall offer the ability to record
directly from the CD to the cassette. For increased dynamic range during
recording, the cassette mechanism shall utilize a switchable Dolby B noise
reduction circuit.

The cassette mechanism shall offer a counter reset and a return to zero
function.

Pitch control shall be provided on the cassette deck and CD player with a
± 12% range, adjustable from the front panel.

The CD player shall offer independent unbalanced RCA connectors for
analog output, and TOSLINK optical digital output. Additional line outputs
for cascaded output of the CD player and cassette deck shall be provided
on unbalanced RCA connectors. Line input for the cassette deck shall be
provided on unbalanced RCA connectors.

The combo unit shall have a timer play function that engages the CD
mechanism to play when the machine is powered on.

The CD player and cassette deck combo unit shall be controllable with a
TASCAM RC-A630 wireless remote. Additional control may be accessed
through a DB15 parallel port. Dimensions of the combo unit shall be
19" x 5 1/4" x 10 5/8" (W x H x D).

Metric measurements: 483x133x270mm.

The CD player and cassette deck unit shall be a TASCAM CD-A630.

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

PANELS AND REMOTE

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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