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

							1 – Introduction—About this manual
 TASCAM CC-222MKII Owner’s Manual 11
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 arranged as follows:
1, “Introduction” This section, introducing the 
features and concepts of the CC-222MKII.
2, “Features and controls” The front and rear 
panel controls, indicators and connections, as well as 
a description of the remote control unit.
3, “Cassette operations” Includes dubbing to 
cassette from CD as well as other cassette-based 
playback and recording operations.
4, “CD player” About CD playback, including 
programmed and repeat playback functions
5, “Recording CDs” About recording CDs, 
including dubbing from cassette to disc, as well as 
other CD recording functions.
6, “After recording” More information regard-
ing the finalizing of discs and the erasing and refresh-
ing of CD-RW media.
7, “Reference and specifications” Some 
troubleshooting tips, together with menu default set-
tings, and facts and figures about the CC-222MKII. 
						

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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 holder by hand.
3REW key Starts the tape moving fast in the 
right-to-left direction. If the tape is already in play 
mode, it acts as a search key.
4FFWD key  Starts the tape moving fast in the 
left-to-right direction. If the tape is already in play 
mode, it acts as a search key.
5Tape STOP key Stops the current tape 
transport operation.
6Tape PLAY key (h) Starts tape playback, 
or recording from record pause, from right to left.
7Tape PLAY key (y) Starts tape playback, 
or recording from record pause, from left to right.
8Tape PAUSE key Pauses tape playback or 
recording.
9Tape RECORD key Goes from tape stop to 
tape record pause mode.
ATape EJECT key Opens the cassette holder.
BDisplay Provides information on the status of 
the cassette and disc transport and the selected input 
sources, etc.
CRESET key Resets the tape counter to zero.
DRTZ key Returns the tape to the zero position.
EINPUT 2 SEL key Repeated presses of this 
key cycle between the different sources available for 
the cassette recorder: 
LINE2, and DISC.
FDUB 1 TAPE>CD-RW key Starts the 
process of automatic recording from the cassette to a 
recordable disc. See the section on recording to disc 
for full details.
GINPUT 1 SEL key Repeated presses of this 
key cycle between the different sources available for 
the CD-RW drive: 
LINE1, PHONO, TAPE, 
OPTICAL, and COAXIAL
HPHONO key Starts recording from the phono 
source to the cassette or disc recorder, depending on 
the selection made in the menu system. See the 
appropriate sections on recording to either tape or 
disc.
IREC MUTE key When recording to cassette 
and this key is pressed, the sound is muted for about 
four seconds, and the unit enters record pause mode.
JINPUT (cassette) control This rotary 
control affects the level fed to the cassette. Note that 
it has no effect during automatic disc-to-tape dubbing 
if the menu item bypassing the volume during dub-
bing is set to “through”.
KDUB 2 TAPE
						

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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 confirm 
menu settings etc. (turn to make the setting, push to 
confirm), and also as a track search facility when 
playing back discs.
TDisc tray Open and close this tray with the 
OPENCLOSE key M to load and unload discs.
UREMOTE SENSOR window Receives the 
infra-red signals from the remote control unit. Do not 
block this window if you are using the remote control 
unit.
VPITCH CONTROL knob This is a center-
detented knob which allows the tape speed (and 
therefore the pitch) to be changed by ±12%.
WREV MODE switch This three-position 
switch allows the choice of single-side or bidirec-
tional playback and recording (Ä or Ê), or (ä) 
continuous playback only (not recording).
XDolby NR (OFF/ON) switch Use this 
switch to turn the Dolby noise reduction off and on 
for the cassette deck.
YCD-TAPE CONT PLAY switch Use this 
to turn continuous playback (alternating between 
disc and cassette) on and off.
ZCD TIMER (OFF/PLAY) switch Use this 
switch to turn the CD timer option on or off (when 
this is in the 
PLAY position, turning on the machine 
with a disc inserted will automatically start play-
back).
aCD STOP key Stops CD playback or disc 
recording,
bCD PLAY key Starts CD playback or record-
ing (from record ready mode).
cCD PAUSE key Pauses or unpauses CD 
playback or recording (starts recording from record 
pause mode).
dCD RECORD key places the disc in record 
ready mode and performs manual track incrementing 
while recording.
eMONITOR (TAPE/MIX/DISC) switch 
This switch selects the source for the headphone out-
puts as either the cassette deck (
TA P E), the disc 
recorder (
DISC), or a mixture of both (MIX).
fPHONES jack and volume control 
Connect a standard pair of stereo headphones to this 
1/4” jack, and adjust the level with the control.
Rear panel features
The CC-222MKII line analog inputs and outputs all 
operate at the –10 dBV level. For details of input and output impedances, etc., consult the specifications.
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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 received can be at sampling fre-
quencies of 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz. 
iLINE OUTPUTS (1, 2) (L, R) Use these 
connectors to connect the amplifier to the analog out-
puts of the disc recorder (
1) or the outputs of the cas-
sette deck (
2).
LINE OUTPUTS 2 output both the signals from the 
disc recorder and the cassette deck. However, if both 
are playing, the cassette deck takes priority (the disc 
recorder will not be heard).
jRIAA PHONO INPUT (L, R) and GND 
terminal 
Use these connectors to connect a record 
deck to the CC-222MKII. The destination of the sig-
nal is determined by a menu item.
Connect the earth (grounding) wire of the record 
deck to the 
GND terminal.
NOTEIt 
Do not connect a record deck to the LINE inputs and 
do not connect any other equipment to these jacks.
kLINE INPUTS (1, 2) (L, R) Use these con-
nectors to connect signal sources to the analog inputs 
of the disc recorder (
1) or the inputs of the cassette 
deck (
2).
Remote control features
For the most part, the remote control unit duplicates 
the front panel controls, with a few differences, as 
explained here:1RESET key Performs the same function as 
C
2RTZ key 
Performs the same function as D.
3OPEN/CLOSE key Performs the same 
function as 
A.
4Wind/search keys (m, ,) Perform 
the same functions as 
3 and 4.
5REC MUTE key Performs the same func-
tions as 
I.
6REC key Performs the same functions as 9.
7STOP key Performs the same functions as 
5.
8PAUSE key Performs the same functions as 
8.
9PLAY key (h) Performs the same functions 
as 
6.
APLAY key (y) Performs the same functions 
as 
7.
BCONT PLAY key Performs the same func-
tions as 
Y.
CAUTO SPACE Automatically adds a space of 
about four seconds between disc tracks on playback.
DDISPLAY key Performs the same functions 
as 
N. 
						

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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 disc repeat playback) of the 
CD.
IA-B key Used to set the start and end points of 
a repeat loop and to cancel such a loop.
JMENU key Performs the same functions as 
R.
KENTER key Performs the same functions as 
pushing the 
MULTI DIAL (S).
LNumber keys (0 through 10, +10, and 
CLEAR) 
Used for entering track numbers for 
disc playback.
MSEARCH keys Used for “fast forward” and 
“fast reverse” through a disc.
NSKIP keys Perform the same functions as 
turning the 
MULTI DIAL S (selecting tracks and 
selecting menu parameter values).
OREC key Performs the same function as d.
PREC MUTE key Inserts a silence of about 
four seconds and pauses recording when recording to 
disc.
QFINALIZE key Performs the same functions 
as 
O.
RERASE key Performs the same functions as 
P.
SSYNC REC key Performs the same func-
tions as 
Q.
TSTOP key Performs the same functions as 
a.
UPAUSE key Performs the same functions as 
c.
VPLAY key Performs the same functions as b. 
						

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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 switched off during play or 
recording, ejecting the cassette may be impossible. In 
such a case, switch the power on and press the 
EJECT 
key again.
Playback operations
1With the power on, set the REV MODE switch 
to the required tape mode.2Load a pre-recorded cassette with its open 
edge facing down and side A facing toward 
you.
3Set the Dolby NR system on or off.
4Press either 
PLAY key to start playback.
5Adjust the volume with the amplifiers vol-
ume control.
6To stop playback, press the 
STOP key.
Continuous tape/CD playback
1Load the tape (as described above) to be 
played back into the unit. Load the disc (use 
the 
OPEN/CLOSE key and load the disc 
recorded side downwards and close the tray).
2Press the 
CD-TAPE CONT PLAY key.
3Press either of the 
PLAY keys of the tape 
deck, or the 
PLAY key of the CD deck.
Playback will start on the appropriate unit. 
When playback reaches the end of the disc, 
or the end of the tape (either one side or two sides, as determined by the 
REV MODE set-
ting), playback starts on the other unit.
Media (tape or disc) can be changed in the unit that is 
not playing.
NOTE
The cassette deck and CD deck can be used to play back 
through different outputs, or the 
LINE OUTPUTS 2 
jacks can be used for both disc and tape playback. How-
ever, note that if both are playing, the cassette takes 
priority (the disc will not be heard through these out-
puts). Disc playback is always through the 
LINE 
OUTPUTS 1
 jacks.
uSingle-sided playback
jOne side, then the other side, then stop
pOne side, then the other side, then the first side again, 
etc.  
						

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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 recordable cassette. Check that the 
safety tabs on the spine of the cassette are in 
place. If they have been broken off, block the 
holes with adhesive tape.
3Press the 
INPUT 2 SEL key to select the 
source (either 
LINE2 or DISC).
When 
DISC is selected, the built-in CD 
players output is selected as a source.
When 
LINE2 is selected, the external signal 
from the 
LINE 2 jacks is selected as a source.4Set the Dolby NR system on or off.
5Press the
 RECORD key. The deck enters 
record pause mode (the display indicators 
light).
6Play back the source, and adjust the record-
ing level with the 
INPUT level control so that 
the loudest sound to be recorded just makes 
the meters briefly reach around the “0 dB” 
point for normal or high-position tapes 
(recording is not possible with metal tapes).
7Press either the 
PAU S E or PLAY key to start 
recording.
To stop recording temporarily, press the 
PA U S E key. To restart the tape, press either 
the 
PAU S E key or either of the PLAY keys. 
When the unit is in record pause mode, if the 
PLAY key whose indicator is lit is pressed 
recording will restart. If the 
PLAY key whose 
indicator is unlit is pressed, the recording 
direction will reverse, and the 
PLAY key must 
be pressed again to restart recording.
To stop recording, press the 
STOP key.
Dubbing tapes from the CD deck
To record from the internal CD deck:
1Prepare for recording as described above 
(load a tape, set the 
REV MODE, etc.).
2Load the source CD disc (press 
OPEN/
CLOSE
, put the disc in the tray, recorded 
side downwards, and close the tray).
3Use the 
MENU key to set the dubbing volume 
to 
THRU to bypass the input level control 
(see “Bypassing the INPUT level for dub-
bing” on page 18).
NOTE
If you want to record the tracks on the tape in a differ-
ent order from those on the disc, use the programmed 
playback mode to rearrange the tracks (“Programmed 
order playback” on page 22). Leave the disc in stop 
mode when you have finished programming the order.
4Press the DUB 2 key.
If the tape is in stop mode If the tape is in 
stop mode, the tape rewinds to the beginning of the 
current side. 
At the start of the tape, recording starts, but the CD 
does not start playback for eight seconds (this is to 
allow for the leader tape at the start of a cassette). 
The 
DUB indicator flashes.
The CD starts playback after the eight seconds at the 
start of the cassette. The 
DUB indicator lights steadily.
If the tape is in record pause mode If the 
tape is in record pause mode, recording starts imme-
diately, and the CD starts playback immediately. The 
DUB indicator lights.
If you want to adjust the input volume, set 
the 
DUB>VOL menu to ON and use the left 
(tape) 
INPUT control to adjust the level of sig-
nals fed to the tape from the CD player. 
						

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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 repeated. 
Also note that when the tape automatically reverses, 
eight seconds are used as non-recorded time at the 
beginning of the second side (the tape is in record mode, but the CD does not play back), again to allow 
for leader tape at the start of the cassette.
The dubbing process can also be stopped manually 
with the 
STOP key of the cassette deck or the CD 
deck. All other transport keys are disabled.
NOTE
Dubbing is not possible if: a cassette is not loaded, or a 
CD is not loaded. It is not possible if the cassette is 
write-protected, or if the CD is a recordable disc which 
does not currently have any material recorded on it.
It is also not possible to enter the dubbing mode if the 
tape is not in stop or record ready mode, or if the CD is 
not in stop or pause mode.
Dubbing to tape from the middle of a CD
The above procedure describes the playback and 
recording from the start of a disc (or the start of a 
programmed playback list).
To record from a point other than the ones above:
1Locate the disc to the point where the play-
back is to start.
2Press the disc 
PA U S E key to pause playback 
at the point where the playback is to start.3If recording is to start at the beginning of the 
cassette, make sure the cassette is stopped, 
otherwise, locate the cassette to the appropri-
ate position where recording is to start, and 
enter record ready mode.
NOTE
Using the headphones with the MONITOR switch set 
to 
MIX will help here.
4Press the DUB 2 key. Playback starts on the 
disc, and recording starts on the cassette.
Bypassing the INPUT level for dubbing
The INPUT control can be bypassed so that it has no 
effect when dubbing, in the following way:
1Press the 
MENU key until the DUB>VOL 
item appears.
2Turn the dial to select either 
THRU (the con-
trol is bypassed and disabled) or 
ON (the 
control is enabled).
NOTE
This setting applies only to dubbing procedures, not to 
other recordings.
It is not possible to make this menu setting (or any 
other menu settings) when dubbing is actually taking 
place.
Recording tapes from the PHONO deck
To record from an external record deck connected 
through the 
RIAA PHONO inputs:
1Prepare for recording as described above 
(load a tape, set the 
REV MODE, etc.).
2Press the 
MENU key until the PHONO > 
xxxx menu item is shown.
If the display does not show 
PHONO > 
TAPE
, turn the MULTI DIAL (or press the 
SKIP keys on the remote control) until it does and press the 
MULTI DIAL (or ENTER on the 
remote control unit).
3Press the 
PHONO key H. The PHONO indica-
tor lights on the display.
If the tape is currently in stop mode, the tape 
rewinds, and the deck enters record ready 
mode (about eight seconds from the start of 
the cassette, to allow for leader tape).
If the tape deck is already in record ready 
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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 loaded or the tape is write-protected (the 
phono to tape function is disabled with no recordable 
tape inserted), or the tape is not either stopped or in 
record ready mode.
Only recording as described above is possible from the 
RIAA PHONO sources to tape. Manual recording is not 
possible.
Other recording features
Recording silences between items
At least four seconds of silence must be recorded 
between items on tape when using the search func-
tions (“Search keys” on page 20).
When recording, press and release either of the 
REC 
MUTE
 keys (main or remote). With the tape moving, 
the record source is muted for about four seconds 
(the display record indicator flashes), and the deck 
then enters record pause mode. Press 
PAU S E or 
PLAY to re-start recording.If the 
REC MUTE key is pressed while the deck is in 
record pause mode, four seconds of silence will be 
recorded on the tape, and the deck will return to 
record pause mode.
If the 
REC MUTE key is held and pressed for longer 
than four seconds while recording is in progress, 
silence is recorded on the tape while the key is held 
down. The deck enters record pause mode when the 
key is released.
Erasing tapes
Anything previously recorded on the tape will auto-
matically be erased when you make a new recording on it. It can also be erased by “recording” on it with 
the 
INPUT level control set to “0”.
Other tape functions and features
Tape counter
The tape counter value is incremented when the tape 
is moving from left to right, and decremented when it 
moves from right to left.
Use either of the 
RESET keys (main or remote) to 
reset the value to 0000.
When the counter has been set to 0000, this position 
can be reached easily by pressing either of the RTZ keys (main or remote). The tape fast forwards or fast 
rewinds to the 0000 mark.
NOTE
If the current tape position is too close to the 0000 mark 
(greater than 9995 or less than 0005), this function does 
not work.
Pitch control
The tape speed, and hence the pitch of the recording 
can be controlled using the 
PITCH CONTROL. 
Turning this to the right of the center position results 
in faster tape speed (higher pitch) and turning it to 
the left of the center position results in slower tape speed (lower pitch). The maximum is 12% away 
from normal.
The center “neutral” position is marked by a click 
detent. 
						

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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 seconds of silence between these 
items (see “Recording silences between items” on 
page 19).
Repeated presses of these keys will search forward or 
backward by the appropriate number of items. The 
tape counter value is replaced by CPxx if searching 
forward, and CP–xx when searching backwards.
Note that the terms “forwards” and “backwards” here 
are relative to the currently-selected play position.When the item is reached, playback starts. When the 
end of the tape is reached, the transport stops.
If a key are pressed too many times, so that a search 
is being made for the wrong item, pressing the 
“opposite” key corrects the mistake.
NOTE
This function depends on the presence of 4-second 
silent intervals on tape. If these intervals are too short, 
or not truly silent, the search function will not work 
properly. Also note that this function can be “confused” 
by the presence of longer quiet or relatively silent pas-
sages in programs (e.g. spoken word drama or classical 
music).