Tascam Cd Recorder/duplicator Cd-rw402 Owners Manual

6 – After recording—Erasing
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Erasing tracks
It is possible to erase the last recorded track, the last 
two recorded tracks, the last three recorded tracks, 
etc. It is not, however, possible to erase tracks in the 
“middle” of the disc.
1With the disc loaded, and the unit in stop 
mode, press the 
ERASE key.
2If the display does not show 
ERASE XX-XX?, 
where 
XX is the number of the last track 
recorded on the disc, turn the 
MULTI DIAL or 
use the skip keys until it is...

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7 – CD TEXT
When discs containing CD TEXT are played back on 
the CD-RW402, you can view titles of discs and of 
artists (as explained in “Time display modes” on 
page 21).
In addition, drive 2 allows you to record your own 
disc and track titles and artists onto recordable discs.
Each disc can have a title and artist associated with it, 
as can each track on the disc.Remember that not 
every player is equipped to read this information.The maximum length of a title and...

7 – CD TEXT—Entering titles
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Entering characters using an external keyboard
NOTE
Always connect and disconnect the keyboard with the 
power to the CD-RW402 turned OFF. There is a risk of 
damage to the CD-RW402 if this connection is made or 
broken with the power turned on.
Set the keyboard type to either English (default) or 
Japanese (“Keyboard preferences” on page 15.
Type in letters and symbols using the keyboard. 
The cursor moves automatically when a character 
is...

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8 – Copying discs
Copying discs is a slightly different process from 
recording discs.
Here are a few of the differences between putting a 
disc in drive 1 and recording it on drive 2, and mak-
ing a copy of it using the CD-RW402.
Copying a disc can take place at up to four times 
real speed (that is, 20 minutes of audio can be cop-
ied in five minutes of real time) at either 1x, 2x or 
4x speed.No volume or level processing is possible in copy 
operations, as it is in...

8 – Copying discs—Disc copying
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Disc copying and DAO
The CD-RW402 allows both disc copying and disc-
at-once (DAO) copying. The main differences 
between these two operations are explained here:
Disc copying
This operation allows the copying of audio discs 
(ISO 9660 discs are copied as disc-at-once). When 
such a copy is made, finalizing can be automatically 
performed after the disc copy has been made.
1A blank recordable disc should be placed in 
drive 2 (the...

8 – Copying discs—Program copy
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If a recordable disc with not enough space to hold the 
contents of the source disc is used, the display shows 
Not 
enough
.If drive 1 is in shuffle mode, the display shows PLAY 
MODE!. If drive 1 is in programmed playback mode, the 
program copy is available, not the disc copy (see “Pro-
gram copy” on page 46).
Program copy
Program copy is only possible with audio material.
If drive 1 is in programmed playback mode, disc 
copying is not...

8 – Copying discs—A-B copying
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Disc compare
As well as the automatic compare operation follow-
ing a copy as explained above, it is also possible to 
compare two finalized CD-ROMs at any time.
1With the finalized disc in drive 2 and the 
original in drive 1, press 
DISC COPY.
Display 1 shows 
DISC COMPARE and display 2 
shows 
COPY> COMPARE.2Press 
MULTI DIAL (2). The display shows 
COMPARE GO?.
3Press 
MULTI DIAL (2) to start the compare 
operation.
A-B copying
This...

8 – Copying discs—A-B Excluded copy
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The drive 2 display shows ExclRHSL>. This 
allows a preview of the material immediately 
before point A, immediately followed by the 
material following point B (in other words, a 
preview of the “join”).
6To rehearse the copy, turn the 
MULTI DIAL 
(2) to select 
YES, and press the MULTI DIAL. 
The joined section is repeated. Display 2 
shows 
RehearsalOK?. If the join is satisfactory, 
press the 
MULTI DIAL, otherwise press STOP 
and...

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9 – External control
PC keyboard
A PS/2 keyboard can be attached to the CD-RW402 
for titling purposes, as explained above (“Entering 
characters using an external keyboard” on page 43). 
The same keyboard can also be used as a remote con-
trol device for simple control of the two drives of the 
unit:The keyboard controls for drive 1 are:
The keyboard controls for drive 2 are:
Key Control
[F1] STOP
[F2] PLAY
[F3] READY
[F5]
Track skip back 
[F6]Track skip forward...

9 – External control—PC keyboard
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Keyboard template 
You may find it useful to make a copy of this page, 
cut out the templates below and attach them to the 
keyboard you use to control the CD-RW402.