Tascam Cd Recorder/cassette Deck Cc-222mkii Owners Manual

1 – Introduction—About this manual
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About this manual
In this manual, we use the following conventions:
 The names of keys and controls are given in the 
following typeface: 
ERASE.
 When the alphanumeric portion of the display 
shows a message, this is shown in the following 
typeface: 
Welcome.
 If a preset indicator in the display (i.e. one which 
cannot change, but is either on or off) is shown, this 
is shown as follows: 
RANDOM.
The sections of this manual are...

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2 – Features and controls
This is not a comprehensive explanation of the mean-
ing and functions of all of the controls. These are 
described more comprehensively in other parts of the 
manual, but this section provides a brief reminder of 
the functions provided by these controls.
1Power switch (POWER) Push to turn on, 
and push again to turn the unit off.
2Cassette holder Open this holder using the 
EJECT key. Insert cassettes tape side downwards, 
and close the...

2 – Features and controls—Rear panel features
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MOPEN/CLOSE key Opens and closes the 
disc tray.
NDISPLAY key Changes the time display for 
the disc recording and playback.
OFINALIZE key Used when finalizing record-
able discs.
PERASE key Used when erasing data from 
CD-RW discs.
QSYNC REC key Turns synchronized record-
ing of the disc recorder on and off.
RMENU key Repeated presses of this key cycle 
through the different menu options.
SMULTI DIAL Used to select and...

2 – Features and controls—Remote control features
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gDIGITAL COAXIAL (INPUT and 
OUTPUT) jacks 
These RCA jacks accept 
(
INPUT) and transmit (OUTPUT) SPDIF digital 
audio data to and from the disc recorder.
Digital audio data received can be at 32 kHz, 
44.1 kHz  and  48 kHz.
hDIGITAL OPTICAL (INPUT and 
OUTPUT) jacks 
These TOSLINK-compatible 
connectors accept (
INPUT) and transmit (OUTPUT) 
SPDIF digital audio data to and from the disc 
recorder.
Digital audio data...

2 – Features and controls—Remote control features
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EFADER key Used to perform automated 
fade-in and fade-out when recording to disc. The 
time is set using menu items.
FPLAY MODE key Allows the selection of 
either normal, single, programmed or random play-
back.
GINTRO CHECK Allows the first 10 seconds 
of every track on a disc to be played before automati-
cally moving on to the next track to be played.
HREPEAT key Enables or disables repeat 
mode (single track, or...

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3 – Cassette operations
Note the following when loading tapes:
1Use your finger or a pencil to turn the cas-
settes hub and take up any slack tape.
NOTE
Avoid touching the tape. Fingerprints attract dust and 
dirt.
2Press the EJECT key to open the cassette 
compartment door.
3Load the cassette tape with its open edge fac-
ing down.
4Gently close the compartment door.
NOTE*Notes:
The cassette holder cannot be opened during recording 
or playback.
If the power has been...

3 – Cassette operations—Recording operations
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Recording operations
NOTECAUTION
Recording pre-recorded tapes, records, or other pub-
lished or broadcast material may infringe copyright laws. 
Check before recording.
1With the power on, set the REV MODE 
switch
.
If you want to make a bi-directional record-
ing, set the 
REV MODE switch to the j or 
p position.
Set to the u (single side) position if record-
ing is to be made on a single side of the tape.
2Load a...

3 – Cassette operations—Recording tapes from the PHONO deck
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The dubbing stops when playback reaches the end of 
the CD, or when the tape reaches the end of its run 
(one side in the case of single-sided (u) reverse 
mode, both sides in the j reverse mode), which-
ever comes first.
Note that if the tape is set to auto-reverse, and the last 
item recorded on one side of a tape was not com-
pletely recorded before the tape was reversed, that 
item will be automatically...

3 – Cassette operations—Other recording features
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4Start playback of the record.
5Start recording with either the 
PLAY or 
PAU S E key.
Press 
STOP (cassette deck) to stop the 
recording. The 
STOP key is the only key 
which is enabled during phono recording.
After the phono recording has finished, the 
original tape signal source is restored.
NOTE
It is not possible to perform phono recording as 
described above under the following circumstances: a 
tape is not...

3 – Cassette operations—Other tape functions and features
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Fast forward and rewind
The REW and FFWD keys (and their remote control 
equivalents) act as ordinary fast forward and rewind keys when pressed when the unit is stopped or 
paused.
Search keys
When the unit is playing back, the wind keys men-
tioned above act as Computer-controlled Program 
Search (CPS) keys, moving to the next (or previous) 
recorded item. To locate items correctly, there must 
be at least four...