Tascam CD-DJ1 User Manual

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TASCAM CD-DJ1
Basic operation 
The following procedures explain use with the fac-
tory settings (playback mode is set to continuous 
playback of all tracks and Auto Cue is on).
WARNING
When using headphones, be careful not to turn up 
the volume too much. Listening at a high volume 
over a long time can damage hearing.
1.  Turn the power on by pushing the power
switch.
appears on the display.
2.  Open the CD cover and place a disc label-side up.
3.  Close the CD cover. The total number of
tracks and the total playback time appears on
the display.
4.  To prevent accidental CD cover opening, pull
down the lock lever until the word
LOCK
appears.
5.  Press the
PLAY/PAUSE
key. Playback begins
from track 1.
To Pause playback, press the
PLAY/PAUSE 
key. Press the
PLAY/PAUSE
key again to re-
start playback.
Use the
SKIP
 keys to select specific tracks for 
playback.
To monitor the sound with headphones, plug
the headphone cord into the
PHONES OUT
jack and adjust the level with the
PHONES
volume dial.
NOTE
The CD-DJ1 does not have a STOP key.
4- Playback operations
Playback modes
This unit has four playback modes. The display 
shows the currently selected mode. Press the 
PLAY 
MODE
 key to change the playback mode.
Continuous playback of all tracks: (no indication)
Single-track playback: 
SINGLE
All track repeat playback: 
ALL REPEAT
Single-track repeat playback: 
SGL.REPEAT


Discs for playback
The CD-DJ1 can play these types of discs.
Commercial audio CDs and CD-DA format 
CD-Rs and CD-RWs.
CD-Rs and CD-RWs discs with MP3 files record-
ed in CD-ROM format (see “MP3 playback” on 
page 20).
However, the CD-DJ1 may not be able to play some 
CD-Rs and CD-RWs due to disc quality or record-
ing conditions. If the 
error message 
appears, remove and clean or replace the loaded disc.
This chapter explains basic CD player functions. 
Unless specifically noted, these instructions are for 
using audio CDs.
For playback of CDs with MP3 files, see “MP3 play-
back” on page 20.
Track selection
Use the 
SKIP
 (
µ/≤
) keys to select tracks.
Press the 
µ
 
SKIP
 key once when the CD is playing 
or paused to jump to the start of the currently select-
ed track. Press the 
µ
 
SKIP
 key again to jump to the 
start of the previous track.
Pressing a 
SKIP
 key during playback starts playing 
the newly selected track immediately.
Pressing a 
SKIP
 key when the CD is paused sets the 
pause position to the start of the selected track (if 
Auto Cue is on, the pause position is set to the first 
moment of sound on the selected track).