Copyright: Copyright 1996 by TEAC Corp. All rights reserved.


About the TEAC CD Player

About the TEAC CD Player

This TEAC CD Player runs on Windows 3.x systems. Because it is designed as a 16-bit application, we cannot guarantee its operation on Windows 95 or Windows NT systems.

To use this CD Player, an MCI CD Audio driver is required. Please refer to your Microsoft Windows user's guide for information on configuring and installing a driver.

The TEAC CD Player can control a Changer drive or up to six CD-ROM drives. To do this, however, requires that a number of conditions be met. Please refer to others Help sections for details.

How to launch

How to close

Short cut keys

Moving the TEAC CD Player

About Disc information

PLAY/PAUSE

STOP

TRACK DOWN

TRACK UP

REW

FF

TRACK SELECT

DISC SELECT

EJECT

REPEAT

PROGRAM

SHUFFLE

ALL DISC

VOLUME

BALANCE

MUTE

Simultaneous mode selection

Others

About


How to launch

Double click on the TEAC CD Player icon to launch the TEAC CD Player application.

The MCI CD Audio device driver is required to use the TEAC CD Player.

Please refer to your Microsoft Windows user's guide for details on configuring and installing the driver.


How to close

To close the TEAC CD Player, follow either of these steps:

  1. Click the Power button.

  2. Press the ALT key and F4 key together.(ALT +F4)

If this application is quit during a track play, the track playing at the time will be played to its end. This does not apply when the disc is accessed by other applications.


Short cut keys

The TEAC CD Player offers the following keyboard shortcuts when CD Player is active.

      [ALT]+[P/p]	:  play           *indicates pressing p or P together with ALT key.

      [ALT]+[S/s]	:  stop

      [ALT]+[L/l]	:  track Down

      [ALT]+[R/r]	:  track Up

      [ALT]+[D/d]	:  disc Down

      [ALT]+[U/u]	:  disc Up

      [F1]	:  Help File     *Help can also be opened in the Version Information Dialogue.

      [ALT]+[F4]	:  Quit & save


Moving the TEAC CD Player

You can move the TEAC CD Player to a new location by dragging the elapsed track time display.

   Elapsed track time display


About Disc information

Double clicking the elapsed track time display brings up the play times of a track on the disc, the number of tracks, and the overall disc play time.

   Elapsed track time display

In the play mode, there is a possibility of track-skipping when this function is operated.

TEAC CD Player also allows you to assign title to disc.

The title is saved in ini file by assigning. After that time, the title assigned is displayed if TEAC CD Player is launched or any assigned title exists.

Because this function works with the overall play time of the disc, it can only save one title per disc. For the same reason, there is a possibility of incorrect displays if another disc has the same overall play times.


PLAY/PAUSE

Use the play/pause function to play, pause, or release the pause on tracks.

If this application is quit during a track play, the track playing at the time will be played to its end. This does not apply when the disc is accessed by other applications.

    Notes

     TRACK SELECT : When choosing track with track select, press PLAY to restart play.


STOP

Press STOP to halt playback.

Under normal conditions, this returns the disc currently being played to its first track.

When the order of track play is changed by use of the Program / Shuffle function, pressing STOP returns to the first selected track.


TRACK DOWN

Moves to the previous track. This can vary according to mode.

In play	-Returns to the start of the track currently in play.

During a pause	-Returns to the start of the track currently in play. Press PLAY to restart play.

play is stopped	-Returns to the previous track. Press PLAY to restart play.


TRACK UP

Moves to the next track.  Always moves one track ahead, regardless of mode.

During a pause or when play is stopped, press PLAY to restart play.


REW

Rewinds in 10-second intervals.

In Play mode, the track begins to play from the point as soon as the REW button is released.

In Pause or Stop mode, press PLAY to restart play.


FF

Winds forward in 10-second intervals.

In Play mode, the track begins to play from the point as soon as the FF is released.

In Pause or Stop mode, press Play to restart play.


TRACK SELECT

Directly chooses any track (numbered 1-99) on the currently selected disc.

Press PLAY to start the track selected.  To undo a selection, press STOP and repeat the Track Select process.

When selecting tracks with numbers 1-9, you can choose whether or not to enter a "0" in front of the number. For tracks numbered 10 and over, enter the number in order of 10 digit and 1 digit, and do not put a 0 in front of the number.

If the track number entered does not exist on the currently selected disc, the selection becomes invalid once the PLAY is pressed.

    Example

      To play track 24	:Press "2" then "4" then Play

      To play track  9	:Press "0" then "9" then Play or Press "9" then Play.


DISC SELECT

Use this command to select a disc. It is available only when multiple drives are correctly connected and [MCI] CD Audio has been correctly set up. Please refer to the others help section for details on setting up [MCI] CD Audio.


EJECT

This command ejects the magazine or tray of current drive that support the eject function. For drives that support magazine and tray closing, press after ejecting the disc to close the magazine or tray.

    Notes

      This command will not work with drives that do not support automatic eject.

      This command will not work with drives that do not support automatic closing.

      If a drive can be ejected, it is an indication that disc has been inserted correctly.


REPEAT

A flashing light above the REPEAT shows that Repeat mode is active. To exit Repeat mode, press Stop. After the CD has stopped playing, press REPEAT again to deactivate. Combining the REPEAT with other modes produces the following functions:

    In Standard mode: Repeats all tracks in numerical order

    In Program mode	: Repeats all programmed tracks in order

    In Shuffle mode	: Repeats tracks in the order decided by the shuffle.

In all modes except for Program mode, combining Repeat and All Disc commands replays all discs recognized by the system.


PROGRAM

Choose Program to set Program Play.

When multiple drives are available for use, or the Changer drive is connected, play of program  across all available discs is allowed.

The maximum number of tracks available per program is 100. Up to 100 programs can be saved.

How to launch Program mode:

 Press PROGRAM to open the Program window. The Current Disc Info box displays the tracks of the currently selected disc, play time for each track, total number of tracks, and overall play  time.

Creating a Program:

 1. Click the track you wish to play from the list in the Current Disc Info window and use the ADD to copy it to the Program List.

 2. To delete part of the Program List, select the track(s) you want to delete and press REMOVE.

 3. To add or delete all tracks, use the Add All or Remove All keys.

 4. When programming tracks on multiple discs, select the desired discs in the Disc Select check box and switch to the Current Disc Info display.

 5. Click OK to play the program without saving it.

 6. Press PLAY to start playing the Program tracks.

Saving a Program:

 1. Click the Program Name combo box and move the cursor inside the box.

 2. Enter the program name. Names are limited to 40 characters. If more than 40 characters are entered, the name is canceled when entering into ini file.

 3.Press Save Program to end it.

Loading Program:

 1. Click the lower arrow mark of Program name combo box to display the program saved.

 2. Click decided program to copy it in Program combo box.

 3. Press Load Program to display the Program in the Program List box. Please note that play times will be listed as unknown.

 4. When loading a Program containing tracks on multiple discs, please be aware that the Program may not function properly unless the play conditions are the same as when the Program was set.

Deleting a Program:

 1. Copy the intended file into the Program Name combo box using the same procedure as loading a Program.

2. Press Delete Program to delete the program from the list.

    Notes

      The Program function uses the application's ini file.

      We accepts no responsibility for any errors or problems resulting from changes to that file.

      We recommend backing up important program lists.


SHUFFLE

Press SHUFFLE to play all the tracks of a disc in a random order. The track display is stopped after playing all tracks.

    Notes

      The order of tracks may not change if the disc contains only a small number of tracks.

      Discs with a large number of tracks may require some time to shuffle.


ALL DISC

Standard, Shuffle and Repeat modes normally apply only to the currently selected disc. In All Disc mode, these functions are applied to all discs recognized by the system. When All Disc mode is selected, play always begins at the first disc, regardless of the currently selected disc. If six drives are connected, and for example, with #1, 3, 5, and 6 recognized and #5 currently selected, pressing PLAY in normal mode will cause Discs 1, 3, 5, and 6 to play in that order.

This CD Player cannot distinguish between music and data CD-ROMs before playing. Non-music CDs will therefore be lined up to play in All Disc mode and unplayable tracks will show as an error or be skipped.


VOLUME

Use the VOLUME to adjust volume levels.

The TEAC CD Player controls the volume of the sound card (CD In or AUX In) rather than of the CD-ROM drive or master volume. Please be aware of the following points:

- The music output volume of the CD-ROM drive cannot be adjusted when the input connection is outside those specified. In this case, use the utility provided for in the sound card.

- The volume cannot be adjusted if the sound card cannot be identified or if it does not support independent left/right volume control. The same applies if the sound card driver has not been correctly installed.

- The sound card can be the cause of incorrect operation.

- The volume cannot be adjusted when drive volume is set to minimum.


BALANCE

Adjusts the left-right sound balance. Align the button to the center for equal weighting. The BALANCE does not function in mute mode.

    See also

      VOLUME


MUTE

Sets the volume to the minimum level. Press MUTE again to release Mute mode. Volume and Balance commands does not function in mute mode.

    See also

      VOLUME


Simultaneous mode selection

Relations between modes

Repeat, Program, Shuffle, and All Disc modes cannot all be selected together. The illustration shows the relations between modes.


Others

Playing non-music CD-ROMs

If the PLAY is performed on anything other than a music CD-ROM, an error signal will be generated or the track will be skipped.

Using multiple drives

Using multiple drives or changer drives makes the following functions available:

-Changing discs

-Programs that include disc changes

-Play with all discs in Shuffle mode

-Play all discs consecutively.

To enjoy these functions, the following conditions must be met:

1. The drive's device driver must be correctly installed and multiple drive letters must be recognized. For information drivers and instructions for MSCDEX installation, please refer to documentation supplied by the relevant manufacturer.

2. The [MCI] CD Audio driver (MCICDA) must be installed.

After confirming that these conditions have been met, please use a text editor to add the following characters to the [MCI] session of the system.ini file (normally found in the Windows directory.)

      CDAudio=mcicda.drv	;  This alone in normal operations.

Please add one or more of the following lines according to the number of units to be installed

      cdaudio1=mcicda.drv 1	;  For two drives.

      cdaudio2=mcicda.drv 2

      cdaudio3=mcicda.drv 3

      cdaudio4=mcicda.drv 4

      cdaudio5=mcicda.drv 5	;  All lines must be entered to support six units.

TEAC accepts no responsibility for any errors or problems resulting from changes to the system.ini file. We recommend backing up the system.ini file before changes are made.


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