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USER MANUAL RCSS150 TASCAM

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures. a) Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. b) Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. c) Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver 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. For U.S.A. For Canada THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN ICES-003. CET APPAREIL NUMERIQUE DE LA CLASSE B EST CONFORME A LA NORME NMB-003 DU CANADA. Declaration of Conformity Model Number : RC-SS150 Trade Name : TASCAM Responsible party : TEAC AMERICA, INC. Address : 1834 Gage Road, Montebello, California, U.S.A. Telephone number : 1-323-726-0303 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This product complies with the European Directives request and the other Commission Regulations.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water. 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or ground- ing-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. 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. 11 Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufac- turer. 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. 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. 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 apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

The apparatus draws nominal non-operating power from the AC outlet with its POWER or STANDBY/ON switch not in the ON position.

The mains plug is used as the disconnect device, the disconnect device shall remain readily operable.

Caution should be taken when using earphones or headphones with the product because excessive sound pressure (volume) from earphones or headphones can cause hearing loss.

If you are experiencing problems with this product, contact TEAC for a service referral. Do not use the product until it has been repaired. CAUTION

Do not expose this apparatus to drips or splashes.

Do not place any objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

Do not install this apparatus in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit.

The apparatus should be located close enough to the AC outlet so that you can easily grasp the power cord plug at any time.

If the product uses batteries (including a battery pack or installed batteries), they should not be exposed to sunshine, fire or excessive heat. CE Marking Information EN55103-2 Applicable electromagnetic environment: E1, E2, E3, E44 TASCAM RC-SS150 Introduction Thank you very much for purchasing a TASCAM RC-SS150 DIRECT PLAY REMOTE. This flash start remote control unit for SS-R250N and SS-CDR250N models allows intuitive operation with a color LCD. Please read this manual thoroughly before using the unit so that you understand correct operating procedures and can use its functions fully. We hope that you enjoy using this unit for many years. Please keep this manual so that you can refer to it at any time. A digital copy of this manual can also be downloaded from our website (http://teac-global.com/). Features

Intuitive operation enabled by a color LCD surrounded by 12 flash start buttons

LCD shows file names, time counters, level meters and operation status

Lists can be switched and each one can have up to 96 sound source entries (8 pages with 12 each)

Color LCD with adjustable brightness

Buttons with less operation noise used

Solid design with metal body can endure long-term use

Operation power can be supplied by SS-R250N/SS-CDR250N unit (RS-232C connection cable included) Contents

CAUTION for products that use replaceable lithium batteries: there is danger of explosion if a battery is replaced with an incorrect type of battery. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

For European Customers Disposal of electrical and electronic equipment (a) All electrical and electronic equipment should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via desig- nated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities. (b) By disposing of the electrical and electronic equipment correctly, you will help save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the environment. (c) Improper disposal of waste equipment can have serious effects on the environment and human health as a result of the presence of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. (d) The crossed out wheeled dust bin symbol indicates that electrical and electronic equipment must be collected and disposed of separately from household waste. (e) The return and collection systems are available to the end users. For more detailed information about disposal of old electrical and electronic equipment, please contact your city office, waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the equipment.TASCAM RC-SS150

Included items This product includes the following items. Take care when opening the package to avoid damaging the items. Keep the packing materials for transportation in the future. Please contact the store where you purchased this unit if any of these items are missing or have been damaged during transpor- tation.

• Owner’s Manual (this manual) including warranty .............................................................................. 1 Conventions used in this manual In this manual, we use the following conventions:

Buttons, connectors and other parts of the unit and external devices are indicated like this: LOAD [TIME DISPLAY]

Text displayed on the LCD display of the unit and external devices appears like this: ON. Information displayed on the connected unit is shown in the same way.

Additional information is provided as necessary as tips, notes and cautions. TIP These are tips about how to use the unit. NOTE These provide additional explanations and describe special cases. CAUTION Failure to follow these instructions could result in injury, damage to equipment or lost recording data, for example. Precautions for placement

The operating temperature should be between 5°C and 35°C (41°F and 95°F).

Do not install in the following types of places. Doing so could degrade the sound quality and/or cause malfunctions.

Places with significant vibrations or that are otherwise unstable

Near windows or other places exposed to direct sunlight

Near heaters or other extremely hot places

Extremely cold places

Places with bad ventilation or high humidity

Very dusty locations

Use this unit on a level surface.

Do not place this product on top of a powered amplifier or other equipment that emits heat. Beware of condensation If the unit is moved from a cold to a warm place, or used immediately after a cold room has been heated or otherwise exposed to a sudden temperature change, condensation could occur. Should this happen, leave the unit for one or two hours before turning the unit on. Cleaning the unit To clean the unit, wipe it gently with a soft dry cloth. Do not wipe with chemical cleaning cloths, paint thinner, ethyl alcohol or other chemical agents to clean the unit as they could damage the surface. Once every five years, please contact the store where you purchased this unit or TASCAM customer support service for internal cleaning. If the unit is not cleaned for a long time and dust is allowed to accumulate inside it, fire or malfunction could result. Cleaning is more effective when conducted before the humid season. Please check with us about the cost of internal cleaning. Using the TEAC Global Site You can download this Owner’s Manual and the Reference Manual necessary for this unit from the TEAC Global Site (http:// teac-global.com/).

In the TASCAM Downloads section, click the desired language to open the Downloads website page for that language. NOTE If the desired language does not appear, click Other Languages.

Click the product name in the “Search by Model Name” section to open the Downloads page for that product.

Select and download the Owner’s Manual and the Reference Manual that are needed. User registration Customers in the USA, please visit the TASCAM website (http:// tascam.com/) to register as a user online.6 TASCAM RC-SS150 Names of Parts Top panel 1 1-12 (flash playback) buttons Press these button when the Home Screen is open to start playback of the tracks assigned to them. If a track has been flash loaded, playback will start immediately (flash playback). If it has not been flash loaded, playback will start in the ordinary manner. When a Menu Screen is open, turn to select items and setting values. When the playlist selection screen is open, turn to select playlists. 2 Color display This 3.5-inch TFT color display has a 320×240 resolution. It shows various types of information. NOTE The display is produced with extremely high-precision manufac- turing technologies. At least 99.99% of the pixels operate as specified. On rare occasions, a pixel might misfire or appear as a red or black dot, but this is not a malfunction. 3 PAGE −/+ [MENU] buttons Use these buttons when the Home Screen is open to change the page. Tracks are assigned to flash playback buttons on each page. Changing the page also changes the assigned tracks. For details about assigning tracks, see "6 − Editing the playlist" in the SS-R250N/SS-CDR250N Owner's Manual. Press the + button to open the next page. Press when the last page is shown to open the first page. Press the − button to open the next page. Press when the first page is shown to open the last page. When the Home Screen is open, press the − and + buttons at the same time to open the Menu Screen. When the Menu Screen is open, the brightness of the color display can be changed. When the playlist selection screen is open, use these buttons to change the page if there are more than 12 playlists. Press the − and + buttons at the same time to return to the Menu Screen. NOTE This unit can be used to operate audio sources numbered 1–96 (8 pages with 12 each) within the set play area. 4 LOAD [TIME DISPLAY] button Press and hold this button when the Home Screen is open to flash load if the SS-R250N/SS-CDR250N unit is in a play mode that enables flash loading. Press this button when the Home Screen is open to switch the time display between showing the elapsed time from the track beginning and the remaining time to the track end. Press this button when the playlist selection screen is open to flash load the selected playlist. When the Menu Screen is open, press this button to return to the Home Screen. 5 STOP button Press to stop playback. 6 PLAY button Press when stopped or in playback standby to start playback. Rear panel 7 RS-232C connector Use the included RS-232C cable to connect this to an SS-R250N or SS-CDR250N. CAUTION Always turn the SS-R250N/SS-CDR250N unit power off before connecting or disconnecting the cable. Connecting the cable with the power on could damage the unit.TASCAM RC-SS150

Home Screen 1 Flash playback information The track number or number within the playlist is shown in the top left. If a track is assigned to a flash playback button, the track length (hours: minutes) and title will be shown. If flash-loaded, it will appear orange. If not flash-loaded, it will appear gray. If it cannot be played back, it will appear red. When in playback standby, it will blink orange. During playback, it will light green and the track number will be replaced with t. During playback, the time (hours: minutes) will show either the elapsed time from the start of the track or the remaining time until the end of the track. It will show the one not being shown by the time counter. 2 Track number This shows the track number or number within the playlist of the track being played. 3 Transport status This icon shows the current transport status. Icon Meaning Playing back In playback standby Stopped Searching forward Searching backward 4 Repeat status Icon Meaning When repeat playback is on, the icon appears white. When repeat playback is off, the icon appears gray. 5 Flash loading status Icon Meaning The flash start function that allows the instant playback of tracks that have been registered in advance is enabled. The icon appears white. The flash start function is disabled The icon appears unlit. 6 Page number This shows the number of the page, which can be switched using the PAGE −/+ [MENU] buttons. The numbers of the assigned tracks or numbers within the playlist shown on each page are as follows. Page Assigned track numbers or playlist numbers

85-96 7 Time counter For the current track, this shows the elapsed time from the beginning or the remaining time to the end (hours: minutes: seconds). Press and hold the load button when the Home Screen is open to switch between showing the elapsed time from the beginning and the remaining time to the end. NOTE This setting (whether the elapsed time from the beginning or the remaining time to the end is shown) is retained even when the power is off. 8 Time bar This shows the current playback position. What is shown depends on the time counter display mode. Time counter display mode Meaning Bar display Elapsed time from track beginning Current playback position relative to track length Lengthens from left end toward right end Remaining time to track end Shortens from left end toward right end 9 Level meters These show the playback levels. 0 Auto Ready status Icon Meaning When Auto Ready is set to ON, this icon appears white. When Auto Ready is set to OFF, this icon appears unlit. q Auto Cue status Icon Meaning When Auto Cue is set to ON, this icon appears white. When Auto Cue is set to OFF, this icon appears unlit. w Incremental playback status Icon Meaning When Incremental Playback is set to ON, this icon appears white. When Incremental Playback is set to OFF, this icon appears unlit.8 TASCAM RC-SS150 Menu Screen When the Home Screen is open, press the PAGE [MENU] − and + buttons at the same time to open the Menu Screen. You can confirm and change settings related to direct play (flash) starting on the SS-R250N/SS-CDR250N. PLAY MODE selected 1 Menu items When the Menu Screen is opened, menu items replace the flash playback information of the Home Screen. The menu items assigned to buttons 1-6 and 11-12 are as follows. Button Menu item Function

RESUME Resume playback setting

PLAY LIST Playlist selection

PLAY AREA Play area setting 2 System version This shows the system firmware version of this unit. 3 Menu item selection area This shows the set option for the selected menu item. Options assigned to buttons 7-10 are shown. Menu Screen operations You can perform the following operations on this screen.

Confirming/changing a setting: The current setting for the selected menu item appears white in the menu item selection area. To change the setting, press a button (7–10) for a menu item selection. PLAY MODE selected If PLAY LIST is selected, however, this area will appear as follows. Press the 7 (CHANGE) button to open the playlist selection screen. Name of current playlist On the playlist selection screen, a list of playlists appears in place of the flash playback information items of the Home Screen. The selected playlist appears blue, and the current playlist appears framed in blue. Press button 1–12 to select a playlist, and press the LOAD [TIME DISPLAY] button to set the selected playlist as the current playlist and return to the Home Screen. Use the PAGE [MENU] − and + buttons to change the page if there are more than 12 playlists. Name of selected playlist Date selected playlist saved Example with 10 playlists NOTE The playlists are shown in the order that they are managed on the SS-R250N/SS-CDR250N unit. The order that they are shown cannot be changed.

Returning to the Home Screen: When the Menu Screen is open, press the LOAD [TIME DISPLAY] button. You can also press the PAGE [MENU] − and + buttons at the same time to return to the Home Screen. Even when the playlist selection screen is open, you can press the PAGE [MENU] − and + buttons at the same time to return to the Home Screen.TASCAM RC-SS150

Adjusting the display brightness You can adjust the display brightness as necessary. When the Menu Screen is open, use the PAGE [MENU] − and + buttons to adjust the brightness of the display. NOTE The display brightness setting is retained even when the unit is turned off. Checking the operation time When the menu screen is open, while pressing the LOAD [TIME DISPLAY] button, press the STOP button to open a pop-up message like the one shown below that shows the operation (powered) time of the unit. Press any button to close the pop-up message. Making connections Connect the RS-232C connector on the back of this unit to the RS-232C connector on the SS-R250N/SS-CDR250N unit with the included RS-232C connection cable. CAUTION Always turn the SS-R250N/SS-CDR250N unit power off before connecting or disconnecting the cable. Connecting the cable with the power on could damage the unit. Making communication settings on the connected unit To use this unit, the following communication settings must be made on the connected unit.

When connected to an SS-R250N/SS-CDR250N

Select the RS-232C item on the REMOTE page to open the RS-232C screen.

After you complete setting all the items, press the HOME/ DISPLAY button on the SS-R250N/SS-CDR250N to return to the Home Screen.10 TASCAM RC-SS150 Messages The following is a list of the pop-up messages. Refer to this list if one of these pop-up messages appears on the RC-SS150 and you want to check the meaning or determine a proper response. Message Meaning and response Cannot Change Now Currently Playing. This item cannot be changed during playback. Cannot Change Now Currently Recording. This item cannot be changed during recording. Cannot use Flash Load and Playback. Playlist has no tracks. Since no tracks have been added to the playlist, flash-loading and playback are not possible. Cannot use Flash Load and Direct Play in Random playback mode. Flash loading and direct playback cannot be used when in random playback mode. Communication is not available. Cannot communicate with Main Unit. This unit cannot communicate with the connected unit. Check the communication settings on the connected unit. Check the connection with the connected unit. Flash Loading … Flash-start data is being loaded. Loading Playlist … A playlist is being loaded. Operation failed. The operation could not be completed for some reason. General Power supply voltage DC12V (supplied by SS-R250N/SS-CDR250N unit) Power consumption 1.30W or less Dimensions 176 x 59 x 215mm (width × height × depth) Weight 1.1kg Operating temperature range 5–35º C/41–95ºF

Illustrations in this manual might differ in part from actual products.

In order to improve the products, specifications and appearance could be changed without prior notice.TASCAM RC-SS150

TASCAM RC-SS150< In the United States > This warranty gives you specic legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. This warranty is only valid within the country the unit was originally purchased.

WHAT IS AND IS NOT COVERED

Except as specied below, this warranty covers all defects in materials and workmanship in this product. The following are not covered by the warranty:

1. Damage to or deterioration of the external cabinet.

2. Damages resulting from accident, misuse, abuse or neglect.

3. Damage resulting from failure to perform basic daily maintenance and/or calibration or otherwise

resulting from failure to follow instructions contained in your owner’s manual.

4. Damage occurring during shipment of the product. (Claims must be presented to the carrier)

5. Damage resulting from repair or attempted repair by anyone other than TEAC or an authorized

TASCAM service station.

6. Damage resulting from causes other than product defects, including lack of technical skill,

competence, or experience of the user.

7. Damage to any unit which has been altered or on which the serial number has been defaced,

modied or is missing.

WHO MAY ENFORCE THE WARRANTY

This warranty may be enforced only by the original purchaser. This warranty is not valid if the product was purchased through an unauthorized dealer.

All parts except heads and disk drives are warranted for one (1) year from the date of original purchase. Heads and disk drives are warranted to ninety (90) days from date of original purchase. Labor is warranted for ninety (90) days from date of original purchase.

WHAT WE WILL PAY FOR

We will pay all labor and material expenses for items covered by the warranty. Payment of shipping charges is discussed in the next section of this warranty.

HOW YOU CAN GET WARRANTY SERVICE

Your unit must be serviced by an authorized TASCAM service station in the United States. (This warranty is not enforceable outside the U.S.) If you are unable to locate an authorized TASCAM service station in your area, please contact us. We either will refer you to an authorized service station or instruct you to return the unit to the factory. Whenever warranty service is required, you must present a copy of the original dated sales receipt from an Authorized TASCAM Dealer. You must pay any shipping charges if it is necessary to ship the product to service. However, if the necessary repairs are covered by the warranty, we will pay return surface shipping charges to any destination within the United States.

LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES

Any implied warranties, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, are limited in duration to the length of this warranty.

EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES

TEAC’s liability for any defective product is limited to repair or replacement of the product, at TEAC’s option. TEAC shall not be liable for:

Damages based upon inconvenience, loss of use of the product, loss of time interrupted operation or commercial loss; or

2. Any other damages, whether incidental, consequential or otherwise.

Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts and/or do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations and exclusions may not apply to you. To locate an Authorized Service Center in Your Area