Tascam CD VT1 User Manual

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CD-VT1  
Portable CD Vocal  
Trainer  
is appliance has a serial number located  
on the rear panel lease record the model  
number and serial number and retain them  
for your records  
odel number  
erial number  
_____________  
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OWNERʼS MANUAL  
Important Safety Instructions  
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Read these instructions.  
Keep these instructions.  
Heed all warnings.  
Follow all instructions.  
Do not use this apparatus near water.  
Clean only with dry cloth.  
13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms  
or when unused for long periods of time.  
14 Refer all servicing to qualified service person-  
nel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has  
been damaged in any way, such as power-supply  
cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or  
objects have fallen into the apparatus, the appara-  
tus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not  
operate normally, or has been dropped.  
Do not block any ventilation openings. Install  
in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.  
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Do not install near any heat sources such as  
Do not expose this apparatus to drips or  
radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus  
splashes.  
(including amplifiers) that produce heat.  
Do not place any objects filled with liquids,  
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Do not defeat the safety purpose of the po-  
such as vases, on the apparatus.  
larized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug  
has two blades with one wider than the other. A  
grounding type plug has two blades and a third  
grounding prong.The wide blade or the third prong  
are provided for your safety. If the provided plug  
does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician  
for replacement of the obsolete outlet.  
Do not install this apparatus in a confined  
space such as a book case or similar unit.  
The apparatus draws nominal non-operating  
power from the AC outlet with its POWER switch in  
the off position.  
10 Protect the power cord from being walked on  
or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience recep-  
tacles, and the point where they exit from the ap-  
paratus.  
11 Only use attachments/accessories specified by  
the manufacturer.  
12 Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket,  
or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with  
the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution  
when moving the cart/apparatus combination to  
avoid injury from tip-over.  
TASCAM CD-VT1 — 3  
Important Safety Instructions  
Safety Information  
This product has been designed and manu-  
factured according to FDA regulations “title  
21, CFR, chapter1, subchapter J, based on the  
Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act  
of 1968”, and is classified as a class 1 laser  
product. There is no hazardous invisible laser  
radiation during operation because invisible  
laser radiation emitted inside of this product is  
completely confined in the protective housings.  
The label required in this regulation is shown  
here.  
CAUTION  
• DO NOT REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE HOUSING  
USING A SCREWDRIVER.  
• USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR  
PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER  
THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT  
IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.  
• IF THIS PRODUCT DEVELOPS TROUBLE, CON-  
TACT YOUR NEAREST QUALIFIED SERVICE  
PERSONNEL, AND DO NOT USE THE PROD-  
UCT IN ITS DAMAGED STATE.  
Optical pickup: Type KSM-900AAA  
Manufacturer: SONY CORPORATION  
Laser output: <1 mW play on the objec-  
tive lens  
Wavelength: 775—816 nm  
4 — TASCAM CD-VT1  
First steps with your CD-VT1  
ture range ˚ to ˚ ˚ to  
˚ ickelhydride batteries  
Making connections .................. 7  
Using the menus........................ 9  
Using the CD player................. 10  
Using effects............................ 13  
About this manual  
hen we refer to a key or connector  
or control on the  we write it  
may exhibit reduced performance  
in an environment under ˚  
˚ lso if these batteries  
are not used for some time after  
charging they may also exhibit  
reduced performance  
like this PLAY  
hen we refer to an item shown on the  
display we write it like this MENU  
e performance of alkaline bat  
teries also depends on temperature  
and time since manufacture low  
temperatures and longer periods  
mean shorter battery life regard  
less of the battery indicator as  
shown on the display ear this  
in mind when operating the unit  
and use freshly recharged nickel  
hydride batteries new alkaline  
batteries or use an  adapter if  
battery life seems inadequate  
e  uses four    
batteries not supplied e recom  
mend the use of rechargeable i  
batteries alkaline batteries may also  
be used  
lways use batteries of the same  
type  
lways replace all batteries to  
gether  
f you are not going to use the  
 for some time remove  
the batteries  
lways dispose of used batteries  
as recommended by your local  
authorities  
lace the batteries following the  
and markings inside the battery  
compartment  
aximize battery life by using  
the unit in the following tempera  
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TASCAM CD-VT1 — 5  
 
First steps with your CD-VT1  
unit before changing from AC adapter to  
battery power or switching from battery to  
AC adapter operation.  
Auto power-save  
hen the battery level drops the unit  
automatically shuts down and must be  
restarted with the POWER switch after  
the batteries have been replaced  
ote that the battery indicator on the  
display only provides a rough estimate  
of remaining battery life and under  
some circumstances there may not be  
enough power in the batteries to power  
the  despite the battery  
power indication on the display  
f the unit is powered using batteries  
for more than  minutes in stop mode  
or with no disc loaded or opened the  
 player shuts down display shows  
CD OFF but you can still use the vocal  
section  
estart the  player alone by using  
the y/J key or use the POWER  
switch if both the  and vocal sec  
tions are turned off  
Switching on the unit  
e  has two power switches  
se the first POWER switch sliding  
switch to turn the power to the whole  
unit on and off  
e second switch MIC ON/OFF  
controls the power to the MIC jacks  
and effect unit f this section is off you  
cannot use these jacks or use any of the  
vocalrelated menu systems effect and  
voice changer  
Using an AC adapter  
nly use a   adapter  
not supplied sing another type of  
 adapter may damage your   
  
lways make sure that the  voltage  
matches the voltage written on the   
adapter  
lso note the HOLD switch that locks  
the s controls and keys when  
it is in the ON position HOLD appears in  
the display when this switch is on  
NOTE  
Always remove batteries when operating the  
unit with an AC adapter. If batteries are ac-  
cidentally left in the unit when it is operated  
with an AC adapter, always switch off the  
6 — TASCAM CD-VT1  
Making connections  
mount effects unit or a cassette deck  
etc to the  se the LINE IN  
minijack beside the MIC IN jacks is  
unit will not be able to use the effects  
of the   
NOTE  
Inputs  
If you are singing, and listening through  
speakers, you should site the microphones  
and speakers to avoid feedback.  
Connecting microphones  
nly use lowimpedance dynamic  
microphones you can use highimped  
ance microphones but the quality may  
suffer or selfpowered condenser mi  
crophones preferably with unbalanced  
connectors o connect a microphone  
to the unit simply connect the plug at  
the end of the microphone cord to one  
of the MIC IN jacks of the   
f you are using only one microphone  
you can connect it to MIC IN 1 or MIC  
WARNING  
You should NEVER connect the speaker out-  
puts of a bass or guitar amplifier to anything  
except speakers. If you are in any doubt at all  
about what you can connect to your CD-VT1,  
ask someone who knows.  
Outputs  
onnect the unit to a stereo systems  
 input the inputs of a cassette  
 or  recorder or mixer input  
etc using a suitable stereo cable not  
supplied connected to the s  
LINE OUT stereo minijack  
IN 2  
ake sure the MIC ON/OFF power  
button is pushed to activate the micro  
phone and effects etc  
onnect a pair of headphones not  
supplied to the PHONES stereo mini  
jack for private listening  
Connecting a stereo line source  
ou can also connect a stereo line  
source such as the outputs from a syn  
thesizer a guitar preamplifier or rack  
TASCAM CD-VT1 — 7  
 
Making connections  
Adjusting the balance  
Inputs  
e  has three input sources  
The CD plays at a fixed  
level, but the MIX  
feature (5 and b keys  
outside menu mode)  
adjusts the balance  
betwen input and CD  
Use the INPUT  
control to adjust the  
MIC IN level(s)  
the  being played  
the microphones connected to  
the MIC IN jacks  
any stereo input connected to the  
LINE IN jack  
e first and last of these cannot have  
their input levels changed by the   
 but see below for details of how  
to balance the  with the input  
Use the OUTPUT  
control to adjust  
the overall level  
to the LINE OUT  
and headphones  
You can't adjust the  
input level of LINE IN  
from the CD-VT1  
se the level control of the device  
connected to LINE IN to adjust the  
level of this source remember that  
this source cannot be effected by  
the s effects  
se the s INPUT control  
to adjust the level of the micro  
phones before they are sent to the  
effect  
hen a menu is not selected you  
can use the 6 and n keys to set  
the relative balance of the micro  
Outputs  
phone inputs but not the LINE  
IN source compared to the output  
from the  player is MIX value  
can be set to between –5 and +5  
emember that this is only pos  
sible when not in menu mode or  
when editing effects  
ere are two outputs the line and the  
headphones ese cannot have their  
levels set separately—use the OUTPUT  
control to set the overall output level  
8 — TASCAM CD-VT1  
Using the menus  
ee the table on this page for details of  
the two menus and their settings  
Menu  
item  
Menu  
Values  
Notes  
o enter the menu system press the  
LCD MENU key until the menu you  
want appears shown in a flashing re  
versed box and the first menu item is  
shown on the main part of the screen  
se the up or down keys 6 and  
n to set the value of the first menu  
item  
KEY  
I5 to O5  
sets key change in semitones  
sets key change in cents  
sets slow speed audition speed  
all or single play  
FINE  
SSA  
–50 to +50  
0, –8, –16, –32, –50  
ALL/SGL  
KEY  
PLAY  
MENU  
CUE  
CUE/FLS  
cue or “flash play” operation  
ote that you do not need to press  
ENTER to set the values e settings  
change as soon as the key is pressed  
ress ENTER to move to the next  
menu item in the list  
ress MENU to move to the next menu  
and its first menu item  
xit the menu system using the  
DISPLAY/ESC key  
TASCAM CD-VT1 — 9  
 
Using the CD player  
e s  player works  
in much the same way as other   
players with a few minor differences  
and special features as explained on  
this page  
oad s label side up shiny side  
down in the  pen and  
close the player door by hand by lifting  
the door tab marked PULL  
e display shows OPEN when the door  
is opened CLOSE when it is closed and  
TOC READ when a s able of on  
tents  is being scanned by the  
unit after being loaded  
menuf this is set to CUE playback is  
paused at the cue point but if it is set  
to FLS playback restarts from the cue  
point FLASH is shown on the display  
Display  
se the DISPLAY/ESC key to change  
the display between track elapsed  
time track remaining time and total  
remaining time you cannot do this in  
menu mode  
Looping (track)  
sing the PLAY menu item set SGL sin  
gle play ress the LOOP key so that  
you see LOOP 1 on the display bottom  
left e current track will repeat  
Skipping between tracks  
se the two skipsearch keys marked  
as Ô? and ¯?, to move  
back and forward a track at a time by  
pressing and releasing the appropriate  
key  
Looping (disc)  
sing the PLAY menu item set ALL play  
all the disc ress the LOOP key so  
that you see LOOP alone on the display  
bottom left e whole disc will  
repeat  
Searching within tracks  
se the skipsearch keys to search  
within the disc by pressing and hold  
ing the appropriate key  
NOTE  
The CD-VT1 cannot play unfinalized CD-R/  
RW discs. In addition, some finalized CD-R/  
Looping (I/O points)  
se the I/O key to set the start in  
point of the loop then use the key to  
set the end out point e section be  
tween the points will repeat seamlessly  
ressing the I/O key again clears the  
loop points and cancels loop mode  
RW discs may be unplayable on the CD-VT1.  
The CUE key  
e CUE key is a special feature of the  
 hen you press this key the  
playback position returns to the last  
point where playback started  
Playback  
ress the playpause Á/π key to  
start playback and to pause playback  
ress the stop key ª to stop play  
back  
hat happens next depends on the  
CUE menu item setting in the MENU  
10 — TASCAM CD-VT1  
 
Using the CD player  
ith these points set I-O shown on the  
display you can restart the  loop  
mode if it has been canceled using the  
LOOP key  
Canceling looping  
ress the LOOP key so that LOOP does  
not show on the display bottom left  
Vocal Cancel  
e ocal ancel feature allows you  
to reduce the volume of the vocals  
recorded on stereo s when they  
are played back without reducing the  
volume of the backing allowing you  
to sing to a karaoketype backing f  
you are playing back a mono  the  
feature does not work and on some  
s the effect is more pronounced  
than on others  
se the VOCAL CANCEL switch at  
the side of the unit to turn the effect  
on or off  
TASCAM CD-VT1 — 11  
Pitch and tempo changes  
ere are two modes for changing the  
way a  is played back  
ese modes help you to sing along at  
a different key andor a different tempo  
so that you can learn your favorite vo  
cal lines  
– – and – all percent  
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2
hen this mode is active the display  
left side shows SSA se this mode to  
practice difficult fast vocal lines  
Making SSA settings  
ress the MENU key so that the KEY in  
dicator flashes and then press ENTER  
until SSA is shown elect the  value  
from  off – – – or – rep  
resenting the percentage by which the  
playback speed is reduced e   
mark appears on the display when the  
value is not   
TIP  
Use these together with the looping function  
to help your practice.  
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KEY mode  
n the example above  
1
indicates no  
is a tone flat  
is three semitones sharp  
e key mode changes the key of the  
music by five semitones up or down  
e tempo does not change  
e value is set in semitones and cents  
ths of a semitone  
hen this mode is on the top of the  
display shows the amount that the key  
has been shifted   
se this mode when you find the key  
of the  track difficult to sing  
change to the pitch  
2
below and  
3
above the original pitch e sharp  
and flat marks are only visible while the  
pitch is being edited  
Making KEY settings  
se the menu system to set the values  
for the pitch settings key choose  
KEY from the KEY menu and make the  
KEY semitone and FINE settings  
e  uses blob symbols at  
the top of the display to show indicat  
ing the current setting in semitones  
hile editing a à mark is shown if  
the new pitch is above or a â if the new  
pitch is below the real pitch  
Remember!  
hift pitch alone and keep speed =  
KEY  
low down and keep pitch = SSA  
SSA mode  
e  low peed udition mode  
slows down the tempo without chang  
ing the key e settings are  off –  
12 — TASCAM CD-VT1  
 
Using effects  
ress the EFFECT key so that EFF:OFF ap  
pears on the display  
10  
Emphasizes “buried”  
vocals  
0 – 20  
11  
12  
13  
14  
Detuned choral effect  
Strong vocal vibrato  
A flanged vocal sound  
0 – 20  
0 – 30  
0 – 30  
Effect presets and  
parameters  
e different presets are described here  
is table also shows the different pa  
rameter ranges for each effect  
se the 6 and keys to select the  
effect you want to use 01 through 18  
ee the table of effects for an explana  
tion of the different effects available  
hen an effect is active the EFFECT sym  
bol appears in the display  
Pans the voice between left 0 – 30  
and right channels  
15  
Distorted “shouting” vocal 0 – 20  
sound  
OFF Off  
16  
17  
Lo-fidelity vocal sound  
0 – 20  
0 – 99  
01  
02  
03  
Large “pop” reverb  
sound 1  
0 – 20  
Vocal sound through a  
megaphone  
Large “pop” reverb  
sound 2  
0 – 20  
0 – 20  
18  
Mixed duet in harmony  
-17 to  
+17  
ress ENTER to start editing the effects  
parameter with the 6 and keys  
Large “pop” reverb  
sound 3  
Enka is a form of apanese popular  
song usually slow and sentimental  
and often with a tangolike backing  
04  
05  
06  
07  
08  
09  
Lively “rock” reverb 1  
0 – 20  
0 – 20  
0 – 20  
0 – 20  
0 – 20  
0 – 20  
Lively ‘rock” reverb 2  
Lively “rock” reverb 3  
Vibrato and echo 1 (enka)  
Vibrato and echo 2 (enka)  
Vibrato and echo 3 (enka)  
ress the DISPLAY/ESC key to exit  
the effect settings e inverse EFFECT  
is shown on the display as long as  
an effect is active ie EFF:OFF is not  
selected  
TASCAM CD-VT1 — 13  
 
Using effects  
Voice changer  
ou can also change the pitch of your  
voice up or down using the voice  
changer function you can use this  
with the other effects as it is indepen  
dent from them  
ress the VOICE CHANGER key so  
that the display shows VCHG OFF  
se the 6 and keys to set the  
voice changer to up UP or down DN  
ress the DISPLAY/ESC key to exit the  
voice changer mode  
14 — TASCAM CD-VT1  
Facts & figures (specifications)  
Disc types  
AD/DA  
Digital signal processing 32-bit  
Nominal output level  
(LINE OUT)  
8cm single, 12cm  
CD  
16-bit  
Voltage requirements DC 9V (PS-PS5 AC  
adapter)  
AA batteries x 4  
(NiMH or alkaline)  
4W (PS-PS5 AC  
adapter)  
Power consumption  
–10dBV  
Dimensions (w x d x h) 232 x 138 x 40  
Maximum output level 0dBV (1Vrms)  
(LINE OUT)  
including feet  
(mm)  
Output impedance  
1kΩ  
9.1 x 5.4 x 1.6 (in)  
Maximum output level > 18mW (into  
Weight (excluding  
batteries)  
620g / 1lb, 6oz  
(PHONES)  
32Ω  
Nominal input levels  
LINE IN  
–10dBV  
–40dBV  
MIC IN (1/2)  
CD playback characteristics  
Frequency response  
20Hz to 20kHz  
±1.0dB  
Dynamic range  
S/N ratio  
THD  
> 88dB  
> 88dB  
< 0.015%  
TASCAM CD-VT1 — 15  
 
CD-VT1  
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