Tascam PORTABLE CD GUITAR CD GT1 User Manual

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CD-GT1  
Portable CD Guitar  
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  
D00716500
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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  
The microphone input is unbalanced. Use  
an unbalanced microphone cable fitted  
with a 1/4” plug.  
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.  
Ni-MH batteries may exhibit reduced per-  
formance in an environment under 10ºC  
(50F). Also, if these batteries are not used  
for some time after charging, they may  
also exhibit reduced performance.  
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,  
The performance of alkaline batteries also  
depends on temperature and time since  
manufacture (low temperatures and lon-  
ger periods mean shorter battery life, re-  
gardless of the battery indicator as shown  
on the display).  
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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.  
NOTES  
Bear this in mind when operating the unit,  
and use freshly recharged Ni-MH batter-  
ies, new alkaline batteries or use an AC  
adapter if battery life seems inadequate.  
The CD-GT1 cannot play unfinalized CD-  
R/RW discs. In addition, some finalized  
CD-R/RW discs may be unplayable on  
the CD-GT-1.  
To avoid the possibility of slight noise  
when you use the unit with the AC  
adapter, remove the batteries before con-  
necting the AC adapter. If any batteries  
are accidentally left in the unit, you should  
always switch the unit off when changing  
between AC adapter and battery power.  
TASCAM CD-GT1 — 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  
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— TASCAM CD-GT1  
Table of contents  
First steps with your CD-GT1 ............... 6  
Making connections.............................. 7  
Adjusting the balance........................... 8  
Using the menu system........................ 9  
Using the CD player.............................. 10  
Pitch and tempo changes ..................... 11  
Using effects.......................................... 12  
Effect presets and parameters............. 13  
Using the tuner ..................................... 14  
Facts and figures (specifications)......... 15  
TASCAM CD-GT1 — 5  
First steps with your CD-GT1  
ture range ° to ° ° to  
Switching on the unit  
About this manual  
°  
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 GUITAR controls  
the power to the GUITAR/INPUT jack  
and effect unit f this section is off you  
cannot use this jack or use any of the  
guitarmicrelated menu systems effect  
and tuner  
hen we refer to a key or connector  
or control on the  we write it  
lways dispose of used batteries  
as recommended by your local  
authorities  
like this
PLAY  
hen we refer to an item shown on  
the display we write it like this
MENU
  
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  
Inserting batteries  
e  uses four    
batteries not supplied e recom  
mend the use of rechargeable i  
batteries alkaline batteries may also  
be used  
lso note the
HOLD
switch that locks  
the s controls and keys when  
it is in the
ON position  
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  
Auto power-save  
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 the  part of  
the display goes blank but you can  
still use the guitar section  
estart the  player alone by using  
the
PLAY key or use the POWER  
switch if both the  and guitar sec  
tions are turned off  
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  
lace the batteries following the  
and markings inside the battery  
compartment  
aximize battery life by using  
the unit in the following tempera  
+
6 — TASCAM CD-GT1  
Making connections  
Connecting a microphone  
onnect a suitable microphone ask  
your  dealer if you are not  
sure to the GUITAR/MIC IN jack of slot settings or to cue the  player  
the   
Connecting a footswitch  
ou can connect a footswitch to the  
 to step through the effect  
Inputs  
Connecting a guitar  
o connect a guitar or bass guitar to  
the unit simply connect one end of the  
guitar cord to the guitar and connect  
the other to the GUITAR/MIC IN jack  
of the   
f you use effects pedals or stomp  
boxes you can connect the output of  
these to the  remember that  
the  has its own effects  
handsoff see later in this manual  
for details  
o avoid problems with your   
 use only a    
footswitch or similar nonlatching  
pushtomake footswitch connected  
to the FOOT jack  
et the GUITAR/MIC switch to MIC  
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  
mount effects unit or a cassette deck  
etc to the  se the LINE  
IN minijack beside the GUITAR/MIC  
IN jack  
et the GUITAR/MIC switch to  
GUITAR  
Outputs  
onnect the unit to a stereo systems  
 input or mixer input etc using  
a suitable stereo cable not supplied  
connected to the s LINE  
OUT stereo minijack  
ake sure the GUITAR power button  
is pushed in  
onnect a pair of headphones not  
supplied to the PHONES stereo mini  
jack for private listening  
WARNING  
You should NEVER connect the speaker out-  
puts of a guitar amplifier to anything except  
speakers. If you are in any doubt at all about  
what you can connect to your CD-GT1, ask  
someone who knows.  
WARNING  
NEVER connect  
a
guitar amplifier to the  
CD-GT1’s GUITAR/MIC input, as you will  
damage your equipment if you do this.  
TASCAM CD-GT1 — 7  
Adjusting the balance  
Inputs  
e  has three input sources  
the  being played  
the guitar or microphone connect  
ed to the GUITAR/MIC IN jack  
any stereo input connected to the  
LINE IN jack  
Use the INPUT control to  
adjust the GUITAR/MIC IN  
level  
The MIX feature (5 and b  
keys outside menu mode)  
adjusts the balance betwen  
input and CD  
Use the CD-GT1's menu  
system to set the output  
level of the internal effect  
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  
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  
with the CD-GT1  
se the s INPUT control  
to adjust the level of the guitar or  
mic before it is sent to the effect  
hen a menu is not selected you  
can use the 5 and b keys to set  
the relative balance of the guitar  
or microphone 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  
se the s menu system  
to adjust the output level of the  
effect  
Outputs  
ere are two outputs the line and the  
headphones ese cannot have their  
levels set seperately—use the OUTPUT  
control to set the overall output level  
8 — TASCAM CD-GT1  
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  
se the up or down keys 5 and  
b to set the value of the first menu  
item  
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  
EFFECT  
EFF  
LIB  
Parameter  
LVL  
ON/OFF  
00 to 42  
turns effect on or off  
preset number  
depends on effect type  
effect output level  
0 to 64  
PITCH  
0 to –50% (pitch) or  
0, –8, –16, –32 and  
–50 (SSA)  
sets pitch shift or slow speed  
audition values  
PIT  
SSA  
SSA ON/OFF  
Sets slow speed audition on or off  
Sets pitch shift in semitones  
sets pitch shift in cents  
KEY  
KEY  
FINE  
PLAY  
CUE  
6 to I6 (or SSA)  
O
–50 to +50 (or SSA)  
ALL/SGL  
MENU  
all or single play  
ress MENU to move to the next menu  
and its first menu item  
xit the menu system using the  
DISPLAY/ESC key  
CUE/FLS  
cue or “flash play” operation  
sets footswitch mode: either step  
through the effect slots, or cueing  
FOOT  
EFF/CUE  
TUNER  
AT/MT  
MODE  
CAL  
E2 to E5 (when tuning)  
AT/MT  
435 to 445  
NOTE  
automatic or manual tuning  
calibration in Hz  
The TUNER menu requires you to press  
ENTER after the TUNER menu is shown on  
screen (as the effect sound is cut when the  
tuner is operational).  
TASCAM CD-GT1 — 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  
Skipping between tracks  
se the two skipsearch keys marked sing the PLAY menu item set SGL sin  
Looping (track)  
as m  
/
. and /  
/
, to move  
gle play ress the LOOP key so that  
you see LOOP 1 on the display bottom  
back and forward a track at a time by  
pressing and releasing the appropri left e current track will repeat  
ate key  
Looping (disc)  
Searching within tracks  
sing the PLAY menu item set ALL play  
se the skipsearch keys to search all the disc ress the LOOP key so  
within the disc by pressing and holding  
the appropriate key  
Playback  
ress the playpause key yJ key to  
start playback and to pause playback  
ress the stop key H to stop play  
back  
hen you use the player with batter  
ies starting and stopping playback take  
longer than under  power this saves  
battery power  
that you see LOOP alone on the display  
bottom left e whole disc will  
repeat  
The CUE key  
Looping (I/O points)  
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  
se the I/O key to set the start in  
point of the loop then use the key to  
set the out point e section between  
the points will repeat seamlessly  
ressing the I/O key again clears the  
loop points and cancels loop mode  
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  
hat happens next depends on the CUE  
menu item setting in the MENU 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 if  
CUE is pressed from play or pause  
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  
TIP  
With a footswitch connected, you can use  
this instead of the CUE key for hands-free  
operation (set the FOOT menu item to CUE).  
Canceling looping  
ress the LOOP key so that LOOP does  
not show on the display bottom left  
10 — TASCAM CD-GT1  
Pitch and tempo changes  
ere are three modes for changing the of the  track difficult to play or  
Remember!  
way a  is played back  
sing in  
hift pitch alone= KEY  
SSA mode  
NOTE  
low down and keep pitch = SSA  
low down and drop pitch = PITCH  
Only one of these modes can be active at  
a time.  
e  low peed udition mode  
slows down the tempo without chang  
ing the key e settings are  off –  
ese modes help you to play along  
at a different key or a different tempo – – and – all percent  
so that you can learn your favorite riffs  
and licks  
hen this mode is active the display  
left side shows SSA se this mode to  
practice difficult fast licks  
TIP  
Use these together with the looping function  
to help your practice.  
PITCH mode  
e pitch mode changes both pitch and  
tempo in  steps down to –   
is the off setting  
hen this mode is active the display  
shows PITCH  
KEY mode  
e key mode changes the key of the  
music by six semitones up or down  
e tempo does not change  
e value is set in semitones and cents  
Making settings  
ths of a semitone shown as I6  
se the menu system to turn  on  
or off PITCH menu and then set the  
value for the pitch or  settings  
PITCH menu again or with  off  
choose KEY from the next KEY menu  
and make the KEY semitone and  
FINE settings  
to 6 hen both semitones and cents  
O
are  the KEY mode is off if  is on  
this is also off  
hen this mode is on the display  
shows KEY  
se this mode when you find the key  
TASCAM CD-GT1 — 11  
Using effects  
How effects work  
ere are two effect banks  
A
and  
B  
each with five slots numbered from  
et the level and then press the  
DISPLAY/ESC key to exit the effect  
settings e effect settings you have  
made are automatically stored in the  
bank slot you first chose  
Recalling an effect with your  
settings  
hen you have stored the effect set  
tings in a bank slot as described above  
you can recall them simply pressing  
the BANK and No. keys to select the  
appropriate bank slot you should also  
make sure that the effect is switched  
on  
1
through  
5
where you can store your  
se the 5 key to turn the effect ON  
own effect settings  
Effects are created from the  preset  
effects available  guitar and  vo  
cal hen a bank and slot are selected  
if a preset effect is recalled and edited  
that bank slot is automatically filled  
with the edited effect  
ress ENTER and then select the  
preset effect 00 through 42 with the  
5 and b keys  
NOTE  
Storing your own effect settings  
in a bank slot  
If there were any settings in the selected  
bank slot to start with, they will be overwrit-  
ten when you recall a library entry.  
ress ENTER once more to start edit  
ing the parameters with the 5 and b  
keys see the table later for details of  
ress the BANK key to select either the  
A
or B bank as shown on the display  
TIP  
If you have  
a
footswitch connected and  
ress the No. key to select the bank slot these parameters  
the FOOT menu item is set to EFF, you can  
step through the bank slots by pressing the  
footswitch.  
1  
through 5 as shown on the display  
e last parameter is always LVL the  
output level from the effect unit 0 to  
64 is is only available when the ef  
fect is active and is bypassed with the  
effect off  
ress the LCD MENU key until EFFECT  
appears on the display  
12 — TASCAM CD-GT1  
Effect presets and parameters  
e preset effects can be divided into  
three categories  
The parameters  
DIST istortion gain  
COMP ompressor gain  
TONE one control  
FLA langer setting  
REV everb setting  
DLY elay setting  
PHA haser setting  
EXC xciter setting  
PIT itch shifter setting  
CHO horus setting  
TRM remolo setting  
VIB ibrato setting  
Distortion  
Clean sound  
Vocal  
30 De-esser  
00 DIST-TONE-FLA-REV  
15 COMP-TONE-FLA-REV  
01 DIST-TONE-FLA-DLY  
02 DIST-TONE-PHA-REV  
03 DIST-TONE-PHA-DLY  
04 DIST-TONE-EXC-REV  
05 DIST-TONE-EXC-DLY  
06 DIST-TONE-CHO-REV  
07 DIST-TONE-CHO-DLY  
08 DIST-TONE-TRM-REV  
09 DIST-TONE-TRM-DLY  
10 DIST-TONE-VIB-REV  
11 DIST-TONE-VIB-DLY  
12 DIST-TONE-WAH-REV  
13 DIST-TONE-WAH-DLY  
14 DIST-TONE-PIT-DLY  
16 COMP-TONE-FLA-DLY  
17 COMP-TONE-PHA-REV  
18 COMP-TONE-PHA-DLY  
19 COMP-TONE-EXC-REV  
20 COMP-TONE-EXC-DLY  
21 COMP-TONE-CHO-REV  
22 COMP-TONE-CHO-DLY  
23 COMP-TONE-TRM-REV  
24 COMP-TONE-TRM-DLY  
25 COMP-TONE-VIB-REV  
26 COMP-TONE-VIB-DLY  
27 COMP-TONE-WAH-REV  
28 COMP-TONE-WAH-DLY  
29 COMP-TONE-PIT-DLY  
31 Chorister  
32 Emphasis  
33 Shout  
34 Mood Vocal  
35 Response  
36 Proclaim  
37 Quivering Voice  
38 Duet  
39 Lo-Fi Vocal  
40 Megaphone  
41 Screaming  
42 Panning Vocal  
WAH utowah setting  
ll presets also have a LVL level setting  
from to 64  
0
e vocal presets have one parameter  
each shown on the display as PAR  
s this shows each of the guitar  
distortion and clean presets has four  
components each of which can be  
adjusted individually and are shown on  
the display as listed in the table here  
TASCAM CD-GT1 — 13  
Using the tuner  
e s builtin guitar tuner then tune as above  
has two modes an automatic mode  
Calibrating the tuner.  
sually the  above iddle  is tuned  
to z in most estern music  
ere may be times when you need to  
tune to a different standard you are  
playing with another instrument or to  
a  which does not use the z  
tuning se the tuners CAL calibration  
menu to set the reference  to a tun  
ing between z and z  
where the pitch of the incoming signal  
is detected and displayed automati  
cally and a manual mode where you  
set the target and tune to it  
ress the MENU key until the display  
shows TUNER, and then press ENTER  
On-key  
Flat  
Sharp  
hen you enter the tuner mode any  
effect is automatically turned off  
NOTE  
Although you do not need to play a CD  
when you are tuning, the CD-GT1 must be  
switched on, and the GUITAR button must  
be pressed in to allow tuning of the guitar  
plugged into the CD-GT1.  
f the tuner is in automatic mode  
shown as AT on the display just play a  
note on your guitar e tuner guesses  
the closest note and shows it on the  
display une the string roughly so that  
the right note appears and then adjust  
the tuning until the display shows a  
large center blob  
f the tuner is in manual mode shown  
as MT on the display use the 5 and b  
keys to set the note on the display and  
14 — TASCAM CD-GT1  
Facts and figures (specifications)  
Disc types  
8cm single, 12cm  
Voltage requirements DC 9V (PS-PS5 AC  
CD  
adapter)  
AD/DA  
Digital signal  
processing  
Nominal output level –10dBV  
(LINE OUT)  
16-bit  
32-bit  
AA batteries x 4  
(NiMH or alkaline)  
4W (PS-PS5 AC  
adapter)  
Power consumption  
Dimensions (w x d x h) 232 x 138 x 40  
including feet  
(mm) / 9.1 x 5.4 x  
1.6 (in)  
Maximum output level 0dBV (1Vrms)  
(LINE OUT)  
Output impedance  
1kΩ  
Weight (excluding  
batteries)  
620g / 1lb, 6oz  
Maximum output level > 18mW (into 32Ω  
(PHONES)  
Nominal input levels  
LINE IN  
–10dBV  
–40dBV  
–15dBV  
MIC IN  
GUITAR IN  
CD playback characteristics  
Frequency response  
20Hz to 20kHz  
±1.0dB  
Dynamic range  
S/N ratio  
THD  
> 88dB  
> 88dB  
< 0.01%  
TASCAM CD-GT1 — 15  
CD-GT1  
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