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CD-BT1
Portable CD Bass
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 _____________

OWNERʼS MANUAL
 Important safety precautions

Y FOR U.S.A.
TO THE USER
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC
This equipment has been tested and found to
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). comply with the limits for a Class B digital de-
NO USER-SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSON- limits are designed to provide reasonable pro-
tection against harmful interference when the
NEL. equipment is operated in a commercial environ-
ment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
E radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-
stalled and used in accordance with the instruc-
tion manual, may cause harmful interference to
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
radio communications.. However, there is no
within an equilateral trinagle, is intended to guarantee that interference will not occur in a
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated particular installation. If this equipment does
“dangerous voltage” within the product’s en- cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning
closure that may be of sufficient magnitude to the equipment off and on, the user is encour-
constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. aged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following countermeasures.

R a) Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

b) Increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver.
WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK
c) Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO circuit other from that to which the receiver
RAIN OR MOISTURE. is connected.
d) Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/
TV technician for help.
CAUTION
Changes or modifications to this equipment not
expressly approved by TEAC CORPORATION for
compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate this equipment.

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 Important Safety Instructions
1 Read these instructions. 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms
2 Keep these instructions. or when unused for long periods of time.
3 Heed all warnings. 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service person-
4 Follow all instructions. nel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has
5 Do not use this apparatus near water. been damaged in any way, such as power-supply
cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or
6 Clean only with dry cloth. objects have fallen into the apparatus, the appara-
7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install tus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not
in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. operate normally, or has been dropped.
8 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,
9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the po- such as vases, on the apparatus.
larized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug • Do not install this apparatus in a confined
has two blades with one wider than the other. A space such as a book case or similar unit.
grounding type plug has two blades and a third
grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong • The apparatus draws nominal non-operating
are provided for your safety. If the provided plug power from the AC outlet with its POWER switch in
does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician the off position.
for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
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.

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 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

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 Table of contents
First steps with your CD-BT1..............................6
Making connections ...........................................8
Using the menu system ......................................10
Using the CD player............................................12
Pitch and tempo changes ...................................14
Using effects.......................................................15
Effect presets and parameters ...........................16
EQ setting...........................................................17
Using the tuner...................................................18
Facts and figures (specifications) .......................19

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 First steps with your CD-BT1
About this manual  aximize battery life by using hen the battery level drops the unit
hen we refer to a key or connector the unit in the following tempera automatically shuts down and must be
or control on the  we write it ture range ˚ to ˚ ˚ to restarted with the POWER switch after
like this PLAY ˚ ickelhydride batteries the batteries have been replaced
may exhibit reduced performance ote that the battery indicator on the
hen we refer to an item shown on the in an environment under ˚
display we write it like this MENU display only provides a rough estimate
˚ lso if these batteries
of remaining battery life and under
Inserting batteries are not used for some time after
some circumstances there may not be
charging they may also exhibit
e  uses four   reduced performance enough power in the batteries to power
batteries not supplied e recom the  despite the battery power
 e performance of alkaline bat
mend the use of rechargeable i indication on the display
teries also depends on temperature
batteries alkaline batteries may also
and time since manufacture low
be used temperatures and longer periods
 lways use batteries of the same mean shorter battery life regard
type less of the battery indicator as
 lways replace all batteries to shown on the display ear this
gether in mind when operating the unit
 f you are not going to use the and use freshly recharged nickel
 for some time remove hydride batteries new alkaline
the batteries batteries or use an  adapter if
battery life seems inadequate
 lace the batteries following the +
and – markings inside the battery  lways dispose of used batteries
compartment as recommended by your local
authorities

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 First steps with your CD-BT1

Using an AC adapter mentrelated menu systems effect and

nly use a   adapter tuner
not supplied sing another type of
 adapter may damage your 

lways make sure that the  voltage
lso note the HOLD switch that locks
matches the voltage written on the 
the s controls and keys when
adapter
it is in the ON position HOLD appears in
NOTE the display when this switch is on
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
unit before changing from AC adapter to
battery power or switching from battery to Auto power-save
AC adapter operation. f the unit is powered using batteries
for more than  minutes in stop mode
Switching on the unit
or with no disc loaded or opened the
e  has two power switches
 player shuts down display shows
se the first POWER switch sliding
CD OFF but you can still use the bass
switch to turn the power to the whole
section
unit on and off
estart the  player alone by using
e second switch BASS controls the
the y/J key or use the POWER
power to the BASS IN jack and effect
switch if both the  and bass sections
unit f this section is off you cannot
are turned off
use this jack or use any of the instru
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 Making connections

Inputs WARNING o avoid problems with your 

NEVER connect a bass or guitar amplifier to  use only a  
Connecting a bass
the CD-BT1’s BASS IN input, as you will footswitch or similar nonlatching
o connect a bass to the unit simply damage your equipment if you do this. pushtomake footswitch connected
connect one end of the bass cord to
the bass  and connect the other to the Connecting a stereo line source to the FOOT jack
BASS IN jack of the  ou can also connect a stereo line Outputs
source such as the outputs from a syn
f you use effects pedals or stomp onnect the unit to a stereo systems
thesizer a guitar preamplifier or rack
boxes you can connect the output of  input or mixer input etc using
mount effects unit or a cassette deck
these to the  remember that a suitable stereo cable not supplied
etc to the  se the LINE IN
the  has its own effects connected to the s LINE OUT
minijack beside the BASS IN jack
f you are using an active bass set stereo minijack
is unit will not be able to use the
the BASS IN slide switch on the side effects and  of the  onnect a pair of headphones not
to ACTIVE else set this switch to supplied to the PHONES stereo mini
WARNING
PASSIVE jack for private listening
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-BT1,
ake sure the BASS power button is ask someone who knows.
pushed to activate the effects etc Connecting a footswitch
ou can connect a footswitch to the
 to step through the effect
slot settings or to cue the  player
handsoff see later in this manual
for details
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 Making connections
Adjusting the balance
Inputs
e  has three input sources ������������������������
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 the  being played �������������� ���������������
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 the bass connected to the BASS ������������������� ���������������������� ���������������
IN jack �������������������� ������������� �������������
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 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
 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 bass be player is MIX value can be set to Outputs
fore it is sent to the effect between –5 and +5 ere are two outputs the line and the
 hen a menu is not selected you emember that this is only pos headphones ese cannot have their
can use the 6 and n keys to set sible when not in menu mode levels set separately—use the OUTPUT
the relative balance of the bass  se the s menu system control to set the overall output level
but not the LINE IN source com to adjust the output level of the
pared to the output from the  effect
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 Using the menu system
ee the table on this page for details of
the different menus and their settings
Menu Menu item 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 EFF ON/OFF turns effect on or off
se the up or down keys 6 and LIB 00 to 15 preset number
n to set the value of the first menu Parameter(s) —
depends on effect type—there may be
item EFFECT more than one parameter
MIX1 and/or The ratio of effect to “dry” signal for the
ote that you do not need to press 00 to 20
MIX2 different units in the effect chain
ENTER to set the values e settings LVL 0 to 64 effect output level
change as soon as the key is pressed
0 to –50% (pitch) or 0, –8, sets pitch control or slow speed audition
ress ENTER to move to the next PITCH
PIT
–16, –32 and –50 (SSA) values
menu item in the list
SSA SSA ON/OFF Sets slow speed audition on or off
ress MENU to move to the next menu
KEY I6 to O6 (or SSA) sets key change in semitones
and its first menu item KEY
FINE –50 to +50 (or SSA) sets key change in cents
xit the menu system using the Bass Enhancement Effect (affects CD
BEE OFF, BST, ENH, CUT
DISPLAY/ESC key playback – see below for details)
NOTE PLAY ALL/SGL all or single play
MENU
The TUNER menu requires you to press CUE CUE/FLS cue or “flash play” operation
ENTER after the TUNER menu is shown on sets footswitch mode: either step through
FOOT EFF/CUE
screen (as the effect sound is cut when the the effect slots, or cueing
tuner is operational).

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 Using the menu system

AT/MT B0 to E5(when tuning)

TUNER MODE AT/MT Automatic or manual tuning
CAL 435 to 445 calibration in Hz

NOTES
The EFFECT menu can also be accessed by
pressing and holding the EFFECT key.
Depending on the effect chosen, there may
be more than one MIX setting available,
as well as a different number of individual
effects

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 Using the CD player
e s  player works Skipping between tracks Looping (track)
in much the same way as other  se the two skipsearch keys marked sing the PLAY menu item set SGL sin
players with a few minor differences as Ô? and ¯? to move gle play ress the LOOP key so that
and special features as explained on back and forward a track at a time by you see LOOP 1 on the display bottom
this page pressing and releasing the appropriate left e current track will repeat
oad s label side up shiny side key Looping (disc)
down in the  pen and Searching within tracks sing the PLAY menu item set ALL play
close the player door by hand by lifting se the skipsearch keys to search all the disc ress the LOOP key so
the door tab marked PULL within the disc by pressing and hold that you see LOOP alone on the display
NOTE ing the appropriate key bottom left e whole disc will
The CD-BT1 cannot play unfinalized CD-R/ repeat
RW discs. In addition, some finalized CD-R/ The CUE key
RW discs may be unplayable on the CD-BT1. e CUE key is a special feature of the Looping (I/O points)
 hen you press this key the se the I/O key to set the start in
Playback point of the loop then use the key to
playback position returns to the last
ress the playpause Á/π key to set the end out point e section be
point where playback started
start playback and to pause playback tween the points will repeat seamlessly
hat happens next depends on the CUE
ress the stop key ª to stop play ressing the I/O key again clears the
menu item setting in the MENU menu
back loop points and cancels loop mode
f this is set to CUE playback is paused
Display at the cue point but if it is set to FLS ith these points set I-O shown on the
se the DISPLAY/ESC key to change playback restarts from the cue point display you can restart the  loop
the display between track elapsed TIP mode if it has been canceled using the
time track remaining time and total With a footswitch connected, you can use LOOP key
remaining time you cannot do this in this instead of the CUE key for hands-free
menu mode operation (set the FOOT menu item to CUE).

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 Using the CD player
Canceling looping
ress the LOOP key so that LOOP does
not show on the display bottom left
Bass Enhancement Effect
(BEE)
is ass nhancement ffect feature
BEE from the MENU menu allows you to
change the bass response from the 
playback so that you can pick out the
bass part easily when you come to learn
new bass lines or reduce the level of the
existing bass line so that you can con
centrate on your own playing ere
are three settings excluding OFF
BST boosts the bass region
ENH boosts and enhances the bass
region
CUT cuts the bass region without affect
ing the treble region
emember that these settings have no
effect on the sound of the bass instru
ment plugged into the 

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 Pitch and tempo changes
ere are three modes for changing shows KEY FINE settings
the way a  is played back se this mode when you find the key Remember!
NOTE of the  track difficult to play  hift pitch alone= KEY
Only one of these modes can be active SSA mode
at a time.  low down and keep pitch = SSA
e  low peed udition mode  low down and drop pitch = PITCH
ese modes help you to play along slows down the tempo without chang
at a different key or a different ing the key e settings are  off –
tempo so that you can learn your – – and – all percent
favorite riffs and licks hen this mode is active the display
TIP left side shows SSA and PITCH se this
Use these together with the looping mode to practice difficult fast licks
function to help your practice.
PITCH mode
KEY mode e pitch mode changes both pitch and
e key mode changes the key tempo in  steps down to – 
of the music by six semitones up is the off setting
or down e tempo does not
hen this mode is active the display
change
shows PITCH
e value is set in semitones and
cents ths of a semitone Making settings
shown as I6 to O6 hen both se the menu system to turn  on
semitones and cents are  the or off PITCH menu and then set the
KEY mode is off if  is on this value for the pitch or  settings
is also off PITCH menu again or with  off
choose KEY from the next KEY menu
hen this mode is on the display
and make the KEY semitone and
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 Using effects
How effects work fect is active and is bypassed with the
ere are five slots numbered from effect off
1 through 5 where you can store your et the level and then press the
own effect settings DISPLAY/ESC key to exit the effect
ffects are created from the  preset settings e effect settings you have
effects available hen a slot is se ress ENTER and then select the made are automatically stored in the
lected if a preset effect is recalled and preset effect 00 through 15 with the slot you first chose
edited that slot is automatically filled 6 and fl keys
with the edited effect
Storing your own effect settings
in a slot Recalling an effect with your
ress the EFFECT key to select the slot settings
1 through 5 as shown on the display hen you have stored the effect set
NOTE tings in a slot as described above you
If there were any settings in the selected slot can recall them simply pressing the
to start with, they will be overwritten when
EFFECT key to select the appropriate
ress and hold the EFFECT key or press you recall a library entry.
slot you should also make sure that the
the LCD MENU key until EFFECT ap ress ENTER once more to start edit effect is switched on
pears on the display ing the parameters with the the 6 and
TIP
fl keys see the table for details of these If you have a footswitch connected and the
parameters FOOT menu item is set to EFF, you can step
or e last parameter is always LVL the through the slots by pressing the footswitch.
output level from the effect unit 0 to
64 is is only available when the ef
se the 6 key to turn the effect ON
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 Effect presets and parameters
e different presets have different
parameters as shown here
00 Delay (DLY) DLY, MIX2
01 Flanger (FLA) +Delay FLA, MIX1, DLY, MIX2
02 Chorus (CHO) + Delay CHO, MIX1, DLY, MIX2
03 Auto-wah (WAH) + DLY WAH, MIX1, DLY, MIX2
04 Low Compressor (CMPL) + High Compressor (CMPH) CMPL, CMPH
05 Low Compressor + High Compressor + Delay CMPL, CMPH, DLY, MIX2
06 Low Compressor + High Compressor + Flanger + Delay CMPL, CMPH, FLA, MIX1, DLY, MIX2
07 Low Compressor + High Compressor + Chorus + Delay CMPL, CMPH, CHO, MIX1, DLY, MIX2
08 Low Compressor + High Compressor + Auto-wah + Delay CMPL, CMPH, WAH, MIX1, DLY, MIX2
09 Low Compressor + High Compressor + Octave doubler (OCT) + Delay CMPL, CMPH, OCT, MIX1, DLY, MIX2
10 Low Compressor + High Compressor + Techno (TECH) + Delay CMPL, CMPH, TECH, MIX1, DLY, MIX2
11 Distortion (DIST) + High Cut (HCUT) DIST, HCUT
12 Distortion + High Cut + Delay DIST, HCUT, DLY, MIX2
13 Distortion + High Cut + Flanger + Delay DIST, HCUT, FLA, MIX1, DLY, MIX2
14 Distortion + High Cut + Chorus + Delay DIST, HCUT, CHO, MIX1, DLY, MIX2
15 Distortion + High Cut + Auto-wah + Delay DIST, HCUT, WAH, MIX1, DLY, MIX2
The parameters
CMPH ompressor gain for high fre FLA langer setting the amount sent to the next stage
quencies HCUT mount of high cut lowpass ll presets also have a LVL level setting
CMPL ompressor gain for low frequen filter from 0 to 64
cies OCT ctaver setting
CHO horus setting TECH echno setting
DIST istortion gain WAH utowah setting
DLY elay setting MIX1 and MIX2 refer to the mix levels at
that particular point in the signal chain
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 EQ setting
e  provides you with an ress the ENTER key to cycle through e last parameter is the mid shaper
internal band equalizer with two the other four bands and adjust them displayed as MID which performs sub
memories to help you shape your in the same way LM low mid M mid tle operations on the midrange of the
instruments sound se this in the HM highmid and H high e chang bass instrument in order to emphasize
following way es you make are automatically stored in the bass tones of your playing
ress the EQ key to show one of the the selected  memory xit the  setting mode by pressing
 memories A or B or select no  the DISPLAY/ESC key
memory e settings currently stored
in that memory will be recalled

dit the selected memory by pressing Display Meaning Center

and holding the EQ key if no memory frequency
is selected you cannot make any  L Low 80 Hz
settings e display shows EQ L low
LM Low-mid 200 Hz
djust the level of this from – to +
using the 6 and fl keys M Mid 500 Hz
HM High-mid 1.25 kHz
H High 3.15 kHz

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 Using the tuner
e s builtin tuner has two une the string roughly so that the NOTE
modes an automatic mode where right note appears and then adjust the Although you do not need to play a CD when
the pitch of the incoming signal is tuning until the tuning display shows you are tuning, the CD-BT1 must be switched
on, and the BASS button must be pressed in
detected and displayed automatically only a large center blob with both
to allow tuning of the instrument plugged
and a manual mode where you set the the õ and à showing into the CD-BT1.
target and tune to it e range of the tuner is between 
ress the MENU key until the display and  which covers almost all the
shows TUNER, and then press ENTER useful audible range
f the tuner is in manual mode shown
as MT on the display use the 6 and fl
keys to set the note on the display and
then tune as above
Calibrating the tuner
hen you enter the tuner mode any
sually the  above iddle  is tuned
effect is automatically turned off
to z in most estern music
f the tuner is in automatic mode
ere may be times when you need to
shown as AT on the display just play
tune to a different standard you are
a note on your bass e tuner guesses
playing with another instrument or to
the closest note and shows it on the
a  which does not use the z
display
tuning se the tuners CAL calibration
e symbols to the left and right of menu to set the reference  to a tun
the larger center symbol show that the ing between z and z
incoming note is either flat shown by
a â on the display or sharp Ã respec
tively
18 — TASCAM CD-BT1
 Facts and figures (specifications)
Disc types 8cm single, 12cm
Voltage requirements DC 9V (PS-PS5 AC
CD
adapter)
AD/DA 16-bit
AA batteries x 4
Digital signal processing 32-bit (NiMH or alkaline)
Nominal output level –10dBV Power consumption 4W (PS-PS5 AC
(LINE OUT) adapter)
Maximum output level 0dBV (1Vrms) Dimensions (w x d x h) 232 x 138 x 40
(LINE OUT) including feet (mm)
Output impedance 1kΩ
9.1 x 5.4 x 1.6 (in)
Maximum output level > 18mW (into
(PHONES) 32Ω Weight (excluding 620g / 1lb, 6oz
Nominal input levels batteries)
LINE IN –10dBV
BASS IN passive: -15dBV
active: -10dBV
CD playback characteristics
Frequency response 20Hz to 20kHz
±1.0dB
Dynamic range > 88dB
S/N ratio > 88dB
THD < 0.015%

TASCAM CD-BT1 — 19
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