Tascam Cd Recorder/cassette Deck Cc-222mkii Owners Manual
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TASCAM CC-222MKII Owner’s Manual 21 4 – CD player The CC-222MKII can be used to play back CDs (including CD-R and CD-RW discs that have been recorded and finalized on other types of recorder), as well as CD-R discs and CD-RW discs that have been recorded on the unit. Simple playback operations 1Press the OPEN/CLOSE key to open the disc tray. 2Discs should be inserted in the tray with the label uppermost. 3Press the OPEN/CLOSE key to close the tray again. When a disc is loaded into the unit, the display briefly shows TOC Reading., with a flashing period following the word “Reading” as the unit determines the contents of the disc. When the TOC has been read, the display shows (at the left of the display) one of the following:1Press the PLAY key to start playback. 2Press the STOP key to stop playback (note that no digital signal is output when playback is stopped). 3Press the PAU S E key to pause playback temporarily. The track number indicators at the bottom of the dis- play light, to show the available unplayed tracks. If there are thirteen tracks on the disc, for example, indicators 1 through 13 will light. If there are more than 20 tracks on a disc, the track number OVER indi- cator (at the bottom of the display) will light. Time display modes When playing back a CD (or when in pause mode), there are four different time display modes. In each mode, the current track number is given, fol- lowed by the time, as given below, e.g. 10Tr 0:48 Press the DISPLAY key to cycle through these time display modes, as described here:NOTE If programmed playback has been selected (“Pro- grammed order playback” on page 22), the elapsed time and total remaining time refer to the programmed material, not the whole disc. Track search Use the MULTI DIAL (or the SKIP keys on the remote control unit) to jump forward or backward by one track at a time, as shown on the display. Note that going forward from the last track of the disc will “wrap round” to track 1, and going back- ward from the first track of the disc will “wrap round” to the last track of the disc.The track number indicators at the bottom of the dis- play shows the selected track (the lit indicator at the left of the row of indicators). It is also possible to use the number keys on the remote control unit to jump directly to a particular track: 1To play tracks 1 through 9, simply press the appropriate key ( 1 through 9). CD A commercial pre-recorded CD or a finalized CD-R CD-R, NO TOCA CD-R which has yet to be finalized CD-RW, NO TOCA CD-RW which has yet to be finalized CD-RWA finalized CD-RW (this differs from a CD, as it may be unfinalized and erased) [blank]Unusable or unreadable disc or no disc Display shows Meaning TOTALTotal elapsed time of the disc [blank]Elapsed time of the current track TOTAL REMAINTime remaining of the current disc REMAINTime remaining of the current track
4 – CD player—Playback modes 22 TASCAM CC-222MKII Owner’s Manual 2To play a track whose number is higher than 9, press the +10 key an appropriate number of times to set the “tens” digit of the track number, followed by a single key to set the “units” digit. For example: Track 13 = +10, 3 Tr a c k 3 0 = +10, +10, +10, 0 NOTE On the remote control unit only, the search keys can be used to “fast-forward” and “fast-rewind” through the disc. Playback modes The unit can be set to play back a single track, the whole disc in the order in which it was created, the tracks of the disc in a random (shuffled) order, or a programmed order. NOTE Selecting the playback mode is only possible using the remote control unit. It is not possible to select the play- back mode using the main unit alone. 1Press the PLAY MODE key repeatedly to cycle the display through the following: Continue. Normal playback mode. Program- ming is cancelled, and playback continues in the normal order. Single. The currently selected track is played and then playback stops. The SINGLE indicator lights in this mode. Random (random track order). In this mode, each track is played once before the disc repeats. Using the track search functions will move back- wards or forwards through the random order, e.g. if track 7 is followed by track 10, it is possible to use the track search keys to go back to track 7, which is remembered as being before immediately before track 10. The red RANDOM display indicator lights in this mode. The TOTAL and TOTAL REMAIN time dis- play modes are not available here. Program (see “Programmed order playback” on page 22 below). The red PROGRAM display indi- cator lights in this mode. The selected mode is shown in large characters dis- appears from the display a few seconds after select- ing the mode, and the display returns to its previous mode. Changing to programmed play mode is not possible when playback is taking place. This change must be made while the tape is stopped. Programmed order playback The steps to set up to 25 program steps (tracks) to be played back in a specified order are as follows: 1Press the PLAY MODE key until the display shows Program. 2The display changes to show 0Tr 00:00 00, meaning that no program steps have yet had tracks assigned to them. 3Use the number keys on the remote control to enter a track number (including the +10 key to enter values greater than 9, as described above). There is no need to press ENTER. The track entered is assigned to the program step, and the display changes, showing the track number, the total time of the program so far, and the step number, e.g. 2Tr14:56 03. 4The next program step can then be entered. NOTE Steps 3 and 4 above can also be carried out from the main unit by turning and pushing the MULTI DIAL. 5Repeat steps 3 and 4 above until the program is complete. 6Press the PLAY key to start playback at the first program step. The display shows the track, the current time display, and the program step number. While in programmed playback mode, using the SKIP keys or the MULTI DIAL moves back- wards and forwards in the order set in the pro- gram. Use the PA U S E key to halt playback temporarily or the STOP key to stop playback of the program. If the STOP key is used, when playback is restarted, it starts from the first program step.
4 – CD player—Repeat play TASCAM CC-222MKII Owner’s Manual 23 Clear the program by pressing PLAY MODE until the display shows Continue. The program is also cleared when the disc tray is opened, and if the STOP key is pressed when playback is stopped in pro- grammed order mode.The programmed play order is not memorized when power is turned off. If an attempt is made to enter more than 25 program steps, the message PGM Full ! appears on the display. Repeat play The unit can repeat the whole of the disc (or pro- gram), an A–B portion set as described here, or the current track only. NOTE Selecting the repeat mode is only possible using the remote control unit. It is not possible to select the repeat mode using the main unit alone. 1The unit should be in playback, pause or stop mode. Continue to press the REPEAT key so that the display shows Repeat 1 (the REPEAT 1 indicator lights) to repeat one track, Repeat ALL (the REPEAT ALL indicator lights) to repeat the whole disc or program, Repeat A-B (the REPEAT A-B indicator lights) to repeat between two points as explained below. 2If playback has not started, restart it. To cancel repeat mode, press the REPEAT key so that the display shows Repeat OFF and the REPEAT indicator goes out. Pressing STOP also cancels repeat mode. Setting the A and B repeat points While the REPEAT A-B indicator is lit, you can set the points on a finalized disc between which playback should loop. 1Start playback before the point where you want the loop to start. 2Press the A-B key (remote control) at the point where the loop is to start. 3Press the A-B key once more at the point at where the loop is to end.Playback jumps back to the first (A) point and continues to the second (B) point and then returns to the A point again, repeating the loop. Cancel the A-B repeat mode by pressing the A-B key. NOTE If the A and B points are too close together, A-B looping is not possible. The A and B points can be on either side of a track divi- sion, but there may be a gap in the loop during play- back in this case. Intro check This is a useful facility to skip through the first 10 seconds of all the tracks on a CD to refresh your memory of the contents of the CD. 1With the disc stopped, press the INTRO CHECK key. The first 10 seconds of each track on the disc will be played. Press STOP to stop this play- back process.Pressing INTRO CHECK again cancels the mode and returns to normal playback. NOTE This function is only available from the remote control unit. It is not possible to use this function with the main unit only.
4 – CD player—Auto spacing 24 TASCAM CC-222MKII Owner’s Manual Auto spacing This function inserts a gap of about four seconds between tracks on playback. This can be useful when recording to tape, so that automatic searching can take place more easily on tapes recorded from disc (see “Search keys” on page 20). NOTE This function is only available from the remote control unit. It is not possible to use this function with the main unit only. If you press the AU TO SPACE key while the play- back is automatically paused between tracks as a result of the auto space function being enabled, the unit remains in pause mode, and playback will not restart after the auto pause time is elapsed. If you press the AUTO SPACE key while playback is taking place, and the auto space function is enabled, the auto space function is then cancelled. You should note that track access in modes other than the “continue” mode, and for discs which are dirty or scratched, may take some time, and the gap between tracks on playback will therefore exceed four seconds. Timer playback By using an external timer, you can set the CD player to play the loaded disc automatically when the unit is turned on at a pre-determined time. Consult the timer’s documentation for details of how to set it, and for connection of its power outlet to the CC-222MKII.Make sure that the CD TIMER switch of the CC- 222MKII is set to PLAY. When the timer turns on the CC-222MKII, the disc TOC is read and then playback starts.
TASCAM CC-222MKII Owner’s Manual 25 5 – Recording CDs Before you start recording using the CC-222MKII, make sure that you understand the following key points: Once you have recorded on a CD-R disc, the data cannot be erased from it. You can add tracks to an unfinalized recordable disc. Once finalized, a CD-R disc is “fixed” and behaves in the same way as a pre-recorded disc. Finalized CD-RW discs, however, can be erased, refreshed and re-recorded. Input selection To select the input to be recorded, press the INPUT 1 SEL key on the main unit while not recording or in record pause or monitor modes. Repeated presses of the key cycle through the follow- ing options:In the case of either the coaxial or optical inputs being selected, the appropriate indicator: COAXIAL or OPTICAL, lights on the display. If any of the analog signals is selected, the LINE 1 or TAPE indicator lights on the display. Signal volume The analog signals received at the LINE 1 jacks, the RIAA PHONO jacks and the tape (if the input vol- ume is not being bypassed—see below) are con- trolled with the CD deck’s INPUT control. When this control is at the 12 o’clock position, the signal is neither cut nor boosted. Since this control also affects the digital input volume, we suggest that when recording digital signals, this control is set to this position. The level of the digital inputs may then be con- trolled using the digital volume menu, as described below.1Press the RECORD key to place the unit in record ready mode. 2Repeatedly press the MENU key until the dis- play shows VOLUME XXXdB where XXX is the current setting. 3Use the MULTI DIAL or the SKIP keys to adjust the input level. The maximum boost is +18 dB (relative to the original input level), and the signal may be cut by up to 60 dB. There is also a ---- setting which repre- sents a complete signal cut. Input monitoring When the unit is in record ready, or record mode, the input signal is output from the OUT jacks (digital and analog), allowing you to hear the input signal. The meters also show the current signal level. However, it is only possible to record, or to enter record ready mode, when a recordable disc is inserted. To allow monitoring of the input signal at other times, or when the unit is stopped, use the RECORD key on the main unit or remote control to enter monitor mode from stop mode when there is no recordable disc in the unit (when there is a recordable disc in the unit, pressing the RECORD key enters record ready mode). The word MONITOR appears on the display to show that the output signal is an echo of the input signal(s). The meters show the current input level. Exit the monitor mode by using the STOP key. OPTICALOptical digital in COAXIALCoaxial digital in LINE1Analog in (LINE 1) PHONOPhono inputs TAPEThe CC-222MKII cassette deck
5 – Recording CDs—Basic recording 26 TASCAM CC-222MKII Owner’s Manual Frequency conversion The sampling frequency for CDs is 44.1 kHz. The CC-222MKII will always record (and play back) CDs at this frequency. When recording digital signals, the sampling fre- quency will always be automatically converted to this value, except when recording from a CD, in which case the sampling frequency converter is automati- cally bypassed. Basic recording NOTE According to the “Red Book” (the specification for audio CDs), a track cannot be less than four seconds in length, and there can be a maximum of 99 tracks on an audio CD. Bear these limitations in mind when record- ing. If you press either the STOP or the PA U S E key within four seconds of starting recording, the unit will con- tinue recording until four seconds have elapsed (since the start of recording) and then stop or pause as appro- priate. After selecting the input source(s) (, “Input selec- tion”), it is possible to start recording. The basic record procedure is as follows: 1Load a recordable disc into the unit. As the disc is loaded, the display shows TOC Reading . When the disc has been loaded, the display indicators show CD-R, NO TOC, or CD-RW, NO TOC , as appropriate. 2Press the RECORD key. The unit enters record ready mode, as shown by the REC and pause indicators on the display. 3Adjust the level of the source(s), following the guidelines in “Signal volume” on page 25. NOTE The red OVER indicators on the meters should never light. Unlike analog equipment, digital audio units pro- duce extremely unpleasant sounds when distorted, and there is no “headroom” after the 0 mark. If recording digitally from a commercially-produced CD, the volume set in the menu should be 0dB. This will maintain all the dynamic range of the source CD without clipping. Only boost the signal if the source is exceptionally quiet. An analog signal input at nominal level, with no cut or boost from the volume controls, is equivalent to a reading of –16 dB on the meters (on other words, 0 is equivalent to 16 dBFS). 4Press the PLAY key or the PA U S E key to start recording. Note that there is no need to “cue up” the recording position—the unit always finds the next available location on the disc and start recording to it. 5Press the PAU S E key to pause recording tem- porarily. The pause indicator on the display shows this. Pressing PA U S E or PLAY again restarts recording with a new track number. 6Press STOP to stop recording. When record- ing stops, the display shows PMA Writing (Program Memory Area) and the REC indicator flashes for a few seconds as the unit writes to the disc. NOTE While the “PMA Writing” message is displayed, all keys are disabled, and the unit is actually writing to disc. Do not disconnect the power or subject the unit to severe vibration or shocks at this time, as this will prevent proper recording of the information. 7When this message disappears, you must press the RECORD key (step 2) before restarting the recording. Recording restarts with a new track number. NOTE Remember that every time recording is paused or stopped, when recording is restarted, a new track will always be started. It is not possible to record in two “stages” within one track.
5 – Recording CDs—Dubbing from tape to disc TASCAM CC-222MKII Owner’s Manual 27 Playing back tracks Although an unfinalized disc cannot be played back on an ordinary CD player, the CC-222MKII can play back tracks that have been recorded.Use the MULTI DIAL control or the SKIP keys to select a track for playback. Time display while recording While a recordable disc is being played back, the four time display modes available in normal play- back as described in , “Time display modes”: TOTAL, TOTAL REMAIN, track REMAIN and elapsed track time. However, during recording there are fewer options available (obviously, the unit cannot see into the future and know how much time remains of the track which is being currently recorded!). While recording, until recording has taken place for at least 4 seconds, the time display mode cannot be changed.When in record or record ready mode, repeated presses of the DISPLAY key cycle between display- ing the remaining time left for recording on the disc ( TOTAL REMAIN) and the elapsed time of the track cur- rently being recorded (no indicator lit). When playback is stopped at the start of a recordable disc, there are only two options available: TOTAL (the total time recorded so far on the disc) and TOTAL REMAIN (the total time available on the disc for further recording). Manual track division It is possible to divide the recording into tracks “on the fly” while recording. While recording is taking place, press the RECORD key. The current track number is incremented by one. For details of automatic track division while record- ing, see “Automatic track division” on page 31. NOTE According to the “Red Book” (the specification for audio CDs), a track cannot be less than four seconds in length, and there can be a maximum of 99 tracks on an audio CD. Bear these limitations in mind when adding track divisions. Full disc If recording a long program, when there is no space remaining on the disc for recording, as shown by the time display (see “Time display while recording” on page 27), the display shows Disc Full!! for a few seconds (and may show PMA Writing after this).If the disc is a CD-RW, the final track can be erased, if required (see “Erasing tracks” on page 33) and the disc then finalized. If the disc is a CD-R, it must be finalized prior to use (see “Finalizing” on page 33). Dubbing from tape to disc When dubbing from tape to disc, follow the instruc- tions here. 1Load the tape with the side that will be recorded first to be played first. Set the Dolby, etc. as well as the reverse mode. 2Load a recordable disc. 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 Note that while dubbing with auto track enabled, the start trigger level (see “Synchronized recording” on page 29) is set to –30 dB. 4Press the DUB 1 key. The CD goes into record ready. The tape rewinds to the start of the tape and starts playing back. The CD recorder starts record- ing. 5When the available recording time on the disc is finished, or the tape has stopped play- ing according to the reverse mode setting,
5 – Recording CDs—From the RIAA PHONO inputs 28 TASCAM CC-222MKII Owner’s Manual whichever is the earliest, the tape will stop, and recording will stop on the disc. If you want to adjust the input volume, set the DUB>VOL menu to ON and use the right (CD-RW) INPUT control to adjust the level of signals fed to the disc from the tape deck. If you wish to adjust the volume before recording starts, put the CD-RW into record ready or monitor mode and use the INPUT 1 SEL key to select TAPE. You can also stop the dubbing process by pressing either of the STOP keys (these are the only keys which will work in dubbing mode). NOTE A recordable disc must be loaded in the drive, and a cas- sette in the tape deck for the dubbing to work. The DUB 1 key is disabled if the media are not loaded, and if the drives are in any mode other than stop. Also note the following points: When dubbing from tape to disc in bidirectional mode, the track number may automatically be incremented either when the end of the tape is detected (the start of the leader tape) and/or when the tape reverses. In this case, recording is not affected. When dubbing from tape to disc in bidirectional mode, a click may be recorded when the tape reverses. When dubbing from tape to disc, the leader tape will be recorded as silence on the CD. Dubbing to CD from the middle of the tape The previous instructions refer to recording from the start of the tape. 1To record from the middle of the tape, set noise reduction, reverse mode, etc. and locate the tape to the position where playback will start. 2Press the tape PA U S E key to leave the tape in paused mode.3With a recordable disc in the drive, press the DUB 1 key. The tape will start playing back, and the disc will start recording. Recording stops under the same circum- stances as for the whole tape (end of tape, end of disc or either STOP key pressed). From the RIAA PHONO inputs NOTE Because of the background noise often experienced when playing back analog vinyl recordings, although the following features are enabled in the phono record- ing mode: trigger level, sync recording and automatic track division, the use of them is not recommended. To record to disc from an external record player con- nected to the RIAA PHONO jacks: 1Load a recordable disc and put the unit in stop mode. 2Press the MENU key until the PHONO > xxxx menu item is shown. If the display does not show PHONO > DISC , 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). Prepare to play the record on the external record player. 3Press the PHONO key. The input changes to the RIAA PHONO input (the INPUT 1 PHONO indicator lights on the display), and the disc recorder enters record ready mode. 4Start playing back the record. 5Start recording on the disc by pressing the disc PLAY key. The level can be adjusted using the CD INPUT control. Recording will stop when the recording time on the disc ends, or when the disc STOP key is pressed. The input source returns to the previously-selected key. NOTE No keys are enabled in this phono recording mode, except for the disc STOP key. This includes the RECORD key, which can therefore not be used for manual track increments (“Manual track division” on page 27). If you want to use manual track division, use the normal recording procedure, with the phono inputs selected as the source.
5 – Recording CDs—Advanced recording TASCAM CC-222MKII Owner’s Manual 29 During dubbing with auto track enabled, the trigger level (“Setting the trigger level” on page 29) is fixed at –24 dB and cannot be changed. This mode cannot be entered if a recordable disc is not loaded in the drive. It is also possible to perform manual recording to disc from the RIAA PHONO source. This is the same as the standard manual recording procedure (“Basic recording” on page 26), except that the PHONO input option should be selected ( INPUT 1 SEL key) before recording starts. NOTE It is not possible to make manual recordings from the RIAA PHONO source to tape. Advanced recording These sections cover more advanced recording techniques. Setting the trigger level The signal level which may be used with synchro- nized recording operations (here called the “trigger level” or “threshold”) is set as below: 1With a recordable disc loaded, press the MENU key until the display shows: S_LVL>> xxdB , where xx is the current value. 2Tu r n t h e MULTI JOG control or use the SKIP keys to change the value between -24, -30, -36, -42, -48, -54, -60, -66, and -72 dB.Low numerical values of this setting (towards –24) mean that it takes a louder signal to trigger the start of the synchronized recording. A high numerical value (towards –72) means that a relatively quiet sig- nal will trigger the start of recording. NOTE When dubbing from tape to disc (“Dubbing from tape to disc” on page 27) and auto track enabled, this level is fixed at –30 dB. When dubbing from a RIAA PHONO source with auto track on, the level is fixed at –24 dB. Synchronized recording Synchronized recording basically means that record- ing will begin automatically when a signal is received, and will stop when the signal ends. Use the SYNC REC key to select the synchronization mode. The synchronization mode determines the automated start and stopping of recording when a signal is received. Repeated presses of this key cycle through the fol- lowing modes: • SYNC ALL • SYNC 1 • SYNC OFF as shown in the display. To enable or disable synchronized recording: 1A recordable disc must be loaded.2Press the SYNC REC key to select SYNC ALL or SYNC 1. 3Press the RECORD key. 4Start playback of the source. Starting playback of the source automatically starts recording on the CC-222MKII if SYNC ALL or SYNC 1 has been selected (see “Sync recording (start)” on page 30) and manual record start is dis- abled. If SYNC OFF is selected, the recording must be started manually. Note that the PAU S E key cannot be used to pause synchronized recording. The sync modes are related to the trigger level (as explained above).
5 – Recording CDs—Advanced recording 30 TASCAM CC-222MKII Owner’s Manual Sync recording (start) The conditions under which an input signal is used as the trigger to start recording in the SYNC ALL and SYNC 1 modes are: when recording digitally from a DAT deck, a digi- tal track start signal is detected (the signal level is ignored): when recording digitally from a CD or MD deck, a digital track start signal is received, and the signal level subsequently rises above the trigger level: when recording from any source other than the ones described above (that is, any digital source other than DAT, CD or MD, or any analog source), recording starts when the input signal level exceeds the trigger level. In this last case, if the signal level is already higher than the trigger level, recording starts immediately. Sync recording (stop) SYNC ALL In the SYNC ALL mode, recording stops when the input level drops below the trigger level for more than six seconds. Also note that in this mode, the auto track function is enabled (see “Automatic track division” on page 31). SYNC OFF Automatic synchronized record start and stop functions are disabled and must be per- formed manually. SYNC 1 In the SYNC 1 mode, recording stops at the start of the next track (when the level of the first track has gone below the trigger level for less than six seconds and the level of the second track goes above the trigger level) or When the input level goes below the trigger level for more than six seconds (as in the SYNC ALL mode). level time S_LVL Track start signal received Start of recording level time S_LVL Track start signal receivedStart of recording level time S_LVL Trigger level exceeded Start of recording level time S_LVL STOP 6 secondslevel time S_LVL Less than six secondsRecording stops