Tascam Cd Recorder/duplicator Cd-rw402 Owners Manual

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 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 31
Frequency conversion
The sampling frequency for CDs is 44.1 kHz. The 
CD-RW402 will always record (and play back) CDs 
at this frequency. 
However, if recording through a digital connection 
(either coaxial or optical) and the source has been 
recorded at a frequency other than 44.1 kHz, or is being played back at a non-standard speed using a 
varispeed unit (more than 0.02% away from the stan-
dard), the CD-RW402’s internal frequency converter 
can automatically convert the incoming frequency to 
44.1 kHz.
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 
recording. 
If you press either the STOP or the READY key within 
four seconds of starting recording, the unit will continue 
recording until four seconds have elapsed (since the start 
of recording) and then stop or pause as appropriate.
After selecting the input source (“Input selection” on 
page 30), 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. As the unit 
enters record ready mode, the display shows 
Now OPC (Optimum Power Control), as the 
unit prepares to record on the disc.
If the digital source selected (see “Input 
selection” on page 30) is not connected prop-
erly, or is not powered up, the message 
D-IN 
UNLOCK!
 (digital input is unlocked) is dis-
played to show that the system is not ready to 
record.
3Adjust the level of the source, following the 
guidelines in “Signal volume” on page 30.
NOTE
The red OVER indicators on the meters should never 
light. Unlike analog equipment, digital audio units 
produce extremely unpleasant sounds when dis-torted, 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.
4Press the PLAY 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 
READY key to pause recording tem-
porarily. The pause indicator on the display 
shows this. 
Pressing 
PLAY again restarts recording with 
a new track number.
6Press 
STOP to stop recording. When record-
ing stops, the display shows 
PMA Writing (Pro-
gram 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.
When 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. 
						

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Playing back tracks
Although an unfinalized disc cannot be played back 
on an ordinary CD player or on drive 1, drive 2 can 
play back tracks that have been recorded.Use the MULTI DIAL 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” on 
page 21: elapsed track time (nothing lit), 
TOTAL, TOTAL 
REMAIN
, and track REMAIN. CD information (title and 
artist) will also be added to this list if CD TEXT is 
present on the disc.
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!).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  R EMAI N) 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.
There are three options available for track division: 
automatic division triggered by the subcode when 
making a digital recording, track divisions triggered 
by a rise in sound level, and manual settings.
To make manual track divisions, 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 35.
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.
Restricting the number of tracks
When making a recording using the CD-RW402, it is 
possible to restrict the number of tracks that may be 
recorded at one time. This applies whether the tracks 
are being divided manually, as described above 
(“Manual track division” on page 32) or being 
divided automatically (“Automatic track division” on 
page 35).
At any time within record or record ready mode, turn 
the 
MULTI DIAL or use the SKIP keys. 
This sets the number of remaining tracks, as shown 
to the right of the time display. The maximum num-ber here is limited by the standard limit of 99 tracks, 
and the number of tracks currently recorded. 
Every time a track division is made, the number 
shown at the right of the display goes down by one. 
When the number shown is 
1, and a track division is 
made, the display shows 
PMA Writing and the unit 
enters stop mode.
The number of remaining tracks can be changed dur-
ing recording using the 
MULTI DIAL.
Full disc
If recording a long program, and the number of 
tracks has not been restricted, when there is no space 
remaining on the disc for recording, as shown by the 
time display (see “Time display while recording” on page 32), just before the end of the disc is reached, 
the unit starts a fade-out over a few seconds (the dis-
play shows 
FADE OUT). 
						

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When the fade-out has finished, the display shows 
Disc Full!! for a few seconds, and the unit then goes 
into stop mode (the display shows 
PMA Writing).If the disc is a CD-RW, the final track can be erased, 
if required (see “Erasing tracks” on page 41) and the 
disc then finalized. If the disc is a CD-R, it must be 
finalized prior to use (see “Finalizing” on page 40).
These following sections cover more advanced 
recording techniques, such as synchronized record-
ing to allow automatic starting and stopping of recording, automated track divisions, fading record-
ings in and out, copy protection, etc.
Synchronized recording
Synchronized recording means that recording will 
begin automatically when a signal is received, and 
will stop when the signal ends. 
To enable or disable synchronized recording:
1A recordable disc must be loaded.
2With the unit in record ready or record 
mode, press the 
SYNC REC key. The display shows 
SYNC ON briefly, and then 
changes to the track and time display. When 
synchronized recording is enabled, the 
SYNC 
indicator lights in the display.
The 
SYNC REC key is also used to turn off 
synchronized recording (the display briefly 
shows 
SYNC OFF and then returns to the track 
and time display).
Setting the trigger levels
The signal level which may be used with synchro-
nized recording operations, here called the “trigger 
level” or “threshold”, is set as described below.
The CD-RW402 provides two separate trigger levels: 
one for analog inputs and one for digital.
1Press the 
MENU key (2) and turn the MULTI 
DIAL
 to display REC MENU 1 ?.
2Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
3Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL until the display shows 
either 
S_LEVEL(A) ? (analog) or S_LEVEL(D) ? 
(digital), as required.
4Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
5Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL to change the SLVL A or 
SLVL Dvalue between -24, -30, -36, -42, -48, -54, 
-60, -66, and -72 dB.
On the digital menu item only, there is an 
additional setting: 
SLVL D>MIN_L, which means 
that any signal at all (even the quietest possi-
ble signal that can be recorded) acts as a 
trigger.
6Press the 
MULTI DIAL to leave the menu.
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.The conditions under which an input signal is used as 
the trigger to start recording are:
when recording digitally, a digital start signal is 
detected
or
the sound level rises above the threshold (see 
below) after having been below the threshold for 
one second or more. Note that the diagram below 
represents a special case (the source is stopped or 
paused) of the more general condition, as explained 
later:
To start synchronized recording when the source is 
stopped or in pause mode:
1The unit must be in record ready mode, and 
the 
SYNC indicator in the display must be lit, 
as explained above.
2Start playing the source. The pause indicator 
disappears from the display, and the unit 
starts recording.
Start of recording
noise 
level levelS_LVL
time 
						

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The conditions under which synchronized recording 
stops are:
the sound level drops below the threshold level for 
the time set by the Sync End Time function (“Add-
ing extra time at the end of a recording” on 
page 35):
If you set the threshold value so that only high-level 
signals trigger recording, remember that this will not 
record the start of a piece with a slow fade-in:
Also remember that when recording from an analog 
source, the threshold should be set so that it is higher 
than the “noise floor” (the base level of hiss, pops 
and crackles which may come from an older vinyl 
recording, for example). If the “noise floor” is higher 
than the threshold, synchronized recording will not 
take place:
Because synchronized recording can be turned on 
and off while recording is taking place, it is therefore 
possible to record with a synchronized automatic 
start, and a manual end, or vice versa.
When the source material is being played back 
before synchronized recording is enabled, the condi-
tions under which synchronized recording will start 
(after synchronized recording has been enabled) are:When the signal drops below the threshold for one 
second or more and then rises above the threshold 
again (this is the general condition, of which starting 
synchronized recording from a stopped or paused 
source is a special case):
Alternatively, when recording digitally from sources 
(MD, CD and DAT) which output track divisions, 
synchronized recording starts when a track division 
is received, regardless of the level:
To stop synchronized recording:
1The unit must be in record mode, and the 
SYNC indicator in the display must be lit.
2Stop the source. After a few seconds, the unit 
enters record ready mode. The time between 
the stopping of the source and entering 
record ready mode is used to record a gap at 
the end of the track.
3If no changes are made to the unit’s controls, 
restarting the source restarts recording, as 
the unit is still in sync mode and will start 
recording again when the source is detected.
NOTE
When recording in sync mode, you may notice a 
slight delay between starting the source, and the CD-
RW402 responding. This is due to the way in which 
the unit works, storing the data in a memory buffer 
before writing it to the disc. The resulting delay is 
therefore not a cause for concern—all audio data 
received between the start and end points will be 
recorded.
level
time
S_LVL
REC pause
Sync End Time
S_LVL
level
time
Recording 
starts
This part of the 
track is not 
recorded
level
time
S_LVL
Noise is higher 
than thresholdStart of track is not registered
At least 1
secondRecording 
starts
S_LVL
level
time
Track signal from source 
starts recording
S_LVL
level
i 
						

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 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 35
Adding extra time at the end of a recording
If the material being recorded from an analog source 
ends very quietly (it drops below the trigger level for 
some time before the actual end of the piece), the 
CD-RW402 may enter record ready before the actual 
end of a piece. You can allow for this by increasing 
the time between the detection of “silence” and the 
change to record ready mode.
The minimum value here is 5 seconds, and the maxi-
mum value is 60 seconds (1 seconds increments).
1Press the 
MENU key (2) and turn the MULTI 
DIAL
 to display REC MENU 2 ?.2Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
3Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL until the display shows 
SYNC END TM?.
4Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
5Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL to change the SyncEnd 
(increment watch time) value between 5s and 
60s (in 1 second steps).
6Press the 
MULTI DIAL to make the setting and 
leave the menu. 
“Trimming” the sync
In addition to the extra time shown above, it is also 
possible to move the synchronized start and end 
backwards and forwards by up to 125 frames either 
before or after the received sync start and stop signals 
(in case you’re wondering how the CD-RW402 can 
start before it receives a signal, it’s not magic—just 
clever use of buffer memory!).
1Press the 
MENU key (2) and turn the MULTI 
DIAL
 to display REC MENU 2 ?.
2Press the 
MULTI DIAL.3Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL until the display shows 
SYNC TRIM ?.
4Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
5Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL to change the SYNC_T 
(sync trim) value between –125 frames and 
+125 frames (in 1 frame steps).
6Press the 
MULTI DIAL to make the setting and 
leave the menu. 
Automatic track division
The trigger level, as set above (“Synchronized 
recording” on page 33) can also be used to divide 
tracks if the A-TRACK (auto track) function is 
enabled. When this function is enabled, the unit auto-
matically inserts a track division in the recorded 
material when:
recording digitally from MD, CD or DAT, an incre-
ment signal is detected 
or
increment signals are unavailable (e.g. analog 
recording or digital sources other than MD. CD or 
DAT) and the sound level has dropped below the 
threshold for more than the watch time (see “Increasing the “watch” time” on page 36), and 
sound has re-started:
To enable or disable automatic track division:
1Press the 
MENU key (2) and turn the MULTI 
DIAL
 to display REC MENU 1 ?.
2Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
3Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL until the display shows 
AUTO TRACK ?.
4Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
level
time
S_LVL
Inc Watch 
TimeTrack 
increment 
						

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5Tu r n  t h e  MULTI DIAL to change the A_TRACK 
value between ON and OFF.
6Press the MULTI DIAL to make the setting and 
leave the menu. The 
A-TRACK indicator shows 
in the display when the function is active.
Automatic track division can be turned on or off 
while recording is taking place.
NOTE
When recording cer tain types of material (e.g. certain 
types of classical music or spoken word) through the 
analog connections, since the track divisions are 
determined by relative silence, it is possible that spu-
rious track divisions will be inserted. Under these 
conditions, it may be better to use manual track divi-
sion (“Manual track division” on page 32). 
However, if recording through a digital connection, the track 
number will be incremented only when a track division sig-
nal is received. A fall and subsequent rise in volume alone when recording 
digitally from CD, MD or DAT is not sufficient to trigger an 
automatic track increment.
You may find it helpful to use the track restriction 
facility (see “Restricting the number of tracks” on 
page 32) together with the automatic track division. 
For instance, if you have recorded two albums on one 
DAT tape, and you wish to make two separate CDs 
from this tape, you can use the 
MULTI DIAL to set the 
number of tracks to the number of tracks comprising 
the first album.
When the final track of the first album has been 
recorded, the unit automatically performs the PMA 
writing procedure and enters stop mode.
NOTE
Note that the track division information may not be 
output by some models of CD player.
Increasing the “watch” time
It is possible to set a fixed time after the detection of 
a signal over the trigger level before the start of a 
track.
This can be used when making a disc of a live classi-
cal recording, for example, when the members of the 
audience all cough between movements before the 
conductor starts his downbeat, for example.
The time can beset from 1 second to 6 seconds in sin-
gle-second increments.
1Press the 
MENU key (2) and turn the MULTI 
DIAL
 to display REC MENU 2 ?.2Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
3Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL until the display shows 
IncWatch TM?.
4Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
5Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL to change the IncWatch 
(increment watch time) value between 1s and 
6s (in 1 second steps).
6Press the 
MULTI DIAL to make the setting and 
leave the menu. 
 Digital recording from CD, MD and DAT
Long pause 
in signal, but 
track is not 
incremented level
time
S_LVL 
						

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 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 37
“Trimming” the increment time
It is also possible to move the track increment time 
backwards and forwards by up to 125 frames either 
before or after the received track division signals (in 
the same way as for sync recording as described in 
““Trimming” the sync” on page 35.
1Press the 
MENU key (2) and turn the MULTI 
DIAL
 to display REC MENU 2 ?.
2Press the 
MULTI DIAL.3Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL until the display shows 
INC TRIM ?.
4Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
5Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL to change the INC_T 
(sync trim) value between –125 frames and 
+125 frames (in 1 frame steps).
6Press the 
MULTI DIAL to make the setting and 
leave the menu. 
Rec mute function
The rec mute function allows instant cut-off of the 
input signal, and records silence on the disc.
1While recording is in progress, press the 
REC 
MUTE
 key.The display shows 
REC MUTE, the meters stop 
displaying the current level and the moni-
tored sound is cut.
2After a set time (see below), the unit enters 
record ready mode.
Setting the REC MUTE time:
The time during which recording is muted before the 
drive enters record ready after the 
REC MUTE key 
has been pressed is set in the following way:
1Press the 
MENU key (2) and turn the MULTI 
DIAL
 to display REC MENU 2 ?.
2Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
3Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL until the display shows 
REC MUTE TM ?.4Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
5Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL to change the MUTE_TM 
(mute time) value between 1s and 10s (in 1 
second steps).
6Press the 
MULTI DIAL to make the setting and 
leave the menu. 
Fade-in and fade-out
To provide smooth beginnings and endings to 
recorded tracks, the unit provides fade facilities. 
Fade-ins are from –∞ (silence) to the set input level 
(“Signal volume” on page 30) and fade-outs go from 
the current input volume to silence.
The fade-in and fade-out times can be set indepen-
dently in increments of one second, from 1 second to 
24 seconds.
To set the fade times:
1Press the 
MENU key (2) and turn the MULTI 
DIAL
 to display REC MENU 1 ?.2Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
3Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL until the display shows 
FADE IN TM? or FADE OUT TM? as appropriate.
4Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
5Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL to change the fade time 
(
FADE IN or FADE OUT) value between 1s and 24s 
(in 1 second steps).
6Press the 
MULTI DIAL to make the setting and 
leave the menu.  
						

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To perform a fade-in:
1With a recordable disc loaded, press the 
RECORD key so that the unit enters record 
ready mode.
2Start the source material, and press the 
FA D E R key. As the fade progresses, the monitored signal 
gradually becomes louder, reflecting the level 
recorded on disc.
To perform a fade-out:
1While recording, press the FADER key.
As the fade progresses, the monitored signal 
gradually becomes quieter, reflecting the 
level recorded on disc.2When the end of the fade-out time is reached, 
the unit goes into record ready mode. 
Recording can be restarted with the 
FADER 
key or the 
PLAY or READY keys.
It is not possible to change the fade-in and fade-out 
times to new values while recording is in progress.
Copy-protection
The CD-RW402 allows copy-protection to be applied 
to the discs produced. Naturally, the copy-protection 
applies only to digital-to-digital copies made from 
the discs produced on the CD-RW402.
There are three settings: 

FREE (may be freely copied), where no copy-protec-
tion is applied to the recorded disc.

1GEN (single-generation copying), where one digital 
copy (“child”) can be made from the recorded disc, 
but no digital copies (“grandchildren”) can be 
made from the child.

PROH (copy prohibited) which prevents any digital 
copies being made from the recorded disc
1Press the 
MENU key (2) and turn the MULTI 
DIAL
 to display REC MENU 1 ?.
2Press the 
MULTI DIAL.3Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL until the display shows 
COPY ID ?.
4Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
5Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL to change the fade time 
COPY ID> setting between FREE, PROH and 1GEN.
6Press the 
MULTI DIAL to make the setting and 
leave the menu. 
NOTE
Copy-protection applies on a ““per-track”, not a per-disc 
basis. This means that you can apply different copy-protec-
tion levels to different tracks (but you can’t apply different 
copy-protection levels to different parts of the same track). 
If copy-protection is important to your work, you may want 
to check this setting every time you make a recording, to 
ensure that you have the protection level that you want. 
						

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 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 39
Index operations
Many CDs contain index information as sub-track 
divisions, often in classical music to mark scene divi-
sions in opera or the beginning of instrumental pas-
sages, etc. The CD-RW402 also supports indexes, and allows you to carry out a number of useful opera-
tions with regard to them.
Note that although both drives of the CD-RW402 can 
display index markers, there is no index locate facil-
ity built into the CD-RW402.
Index increment
Whether the index increment option is on or off (see 
below), it is possible to increment the index markers 
manually by pressing the drive 2 
CALL key as 
recording takes place.
However, by setting the index increment option on, 
index markers outside the tracks in the SUB-Q code 
of SPDIF digital signals will be automatically 
recorded. Index numbers are shown in small digits to 
the right of the track number.
1Press the 
MENU key (2) and turn the MULTI 
DIAL
 to display REC MENU 2 ?.2Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
3Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL until the display shows 
INDEX INC ?.
4Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
5Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL to change the fade time 
IndexInc> setting between ON and OFF.
6Press the 
MULTI DIAL to make the setting and 
leave the menu. 
Setting the length of index 00
Index 00 is typically used as a lead-in track. The 
default length is 1 second, but it can be set in 1-sec-
ond increments from 0 seconds to 4 seconds:
1Press the 
MENU key (2) and turn the MULTI 
DIAL
 to display REC MENU 2 ?.
2Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
3Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL until the display shows 
INDEX00 TM?.4Press the 
MULTI DIAL.
5Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL to change the fade time 
INDEX00> setting between 0s and 4s in 1-second 
increments.
6Press the 
MULTI DIAL to make the setting and 
leave the menu. 
Extended check (overburning)
On some media, it is possible to record over the 
stated time as marked on the disc. 
To check this:
1Press and hold the 
RECORD key of drive 2 
(in stop mode) for more than 2 seconds.
2The display shows 
ExtendCheck?. Press the 
MULTI DIAL or REC key to start the check, 
STOP to cancel the operation.
While the check is taking place, the display 
shows 
ExtendCheck with a flashing * (asterisk) 
to the right for some time.
When the check is complete, the display 
shows 
COMPLETE.The check can be interrupted by pressing the 
Drive 2 
STOP key. No other key is enabled 
while the check is taking place.
After the check is complete, the available 
time for recording may be extended, as 
shown on the display.
NOTE
Although the CD-RW402 may report that extended 
recording may take place on a disc, it may be that 
extended recording is not actually possible when it is 
attempted.
Because such extended recording does not conform to 
the Orange Book standard, discs created in this way 
may not be playable on other CD players. 
						

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6 – After recording
This section deals with the actions taken after record-
ing: finalizing for CD-R and CD-RW discs, and erase 
operations for CD-RW discs. 
NOTE
This section refers to drive 2 only. Finalizing and erase 
operations are only possible on drive 2 of the CD-
RW402.
Once finalized, CD-R discs are truly final—no more 
can be recorded on them. By contrast, CD-RW discs 
can be “unfinalized” using the CD-RW402, i.e. their 
TOC can be deleted, and if there is space, further 
material can be recorded on them. Even if the disc is 
full, tracks can be erased following the unfinalize 
process, and new material can be recorded.
Finalizing
As has been explained earlier (“Finalizing” on 
page 10), in order for a disc to become a standard 
CD, it must have a Table of Contents (TOC) written 
to it. This process is known as finalizing. 
An unfinalized disc can always be distinguished on 
the CD-RW402 by the 
NO TOC indicator under the 
disc type on the display being lit when the disc is 
inserted.
To finalize a disc:
1With the unfinalized (recordable) disc 
loaded, and the unit in stop mode, press the 
FINALIZE key.
The display shows 
FINALIZE OK?.
2To start the finalizing process, push the 
MULTI DIAL or REC key.If you do not want to proceed with the final-
izing process, press any other key (such as 
the 
STOP key).
If finalization has been chosen, the display 
changes. The 
NO TOC indicator goes out, and 
the word 
TOC and the REC indicator flash in 
the display. The unit starts counting down 
from a time shown on the display.
After finalization, a 
CD-RW NO TOC changes to 
CD-RW and a CD-R NO TOC changes to a CD.
NOTE
Although CD-R discs finalized on the CD-RW402 may be 
replayed on ordinary CD players, remember that final-
ized CD-RW discs may not play on CD players (but they 
may be played on drive 1 of the CD-RW402).
Unfinalizing CD-RW discs
If a CD-RW disc has been finalized, it is possible to 
erase the Table of Contents in the following way:
1With the finalized disc loaded and the unit in 
stop mode, press the 
ERASE key.
2If the display does not show the word 
UNFINALIZE?, turn the MULTI DIAL until it is 
displayed.
3To start the unfinalizing process, push the 
MULTI DIAL or REC key.If you do not want to proceed with the unfi-
nalizing process, press any other key (such as 
the 
STOP key).
If unfinalization has been chosen, the 
NO TOC 
indicator starts flashing in the display, and 
the word 
ERASE also starts flashing. The unit 
starts counting down from a time shown on 
the display.
After unfinalization, a 
CD-RW indicator 
changes to a 
CD-RW NO TOC indicator.
Erasing
Unfinalizing (described above) is a special case of 
erasing a disc. It is also possible to erase a track or 
tracks, starting with the last-recorded track, a whole 
disc, or to “refresh” a disc.
NOTE
Erase procedures are possible only on a CD-RW disc. 
Even if a CD-RW disc has been finalized, selecting an erase procedure will automatically unfinalize it prior to 
erasure. The disc may then have to be re-finalized. Any 
CD TEXT information (see “CD TEXT” on page 42) is 
therefore lost.
Remember that it is not possible to perform any erase 
procedures on a CD-R disc.