Tascam Cd Recorder/duplicator Cd-rw402 Owners Manual

							6 – After recording—Erasing
 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 41
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 displayed.
3Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL to change the number 
of the first track to be erased. The highest 
value that this number can take is the last 
track recorded (for example, if 17 tracks 
have been recorded on the disc, 
17-17 means 
that the last track only, number 17, will be 
erased). The lowest value that this number 
can take is 
2 (if this number was 1, the whole 
disc would be erased, as described below).If you do not want to proceed with the erase 
operation, press any other key (such as the 
STOP key).
NOTE
If only one track has been recorded on the disc, only the 
“erase disc” option (“Erasing a whole disc” on page 41) 
is available.
4When the range of tracks to be erased has 
been selected, push the 
MULTI DIAL or REC 
key.
NOTE
This operation cannot be undone. If you are going to 
erase a track or tracks, make sure that they are record-
ings that you really want to erase!
If the erase operation has been selected, the 
word 
ERASE flashes on the display, and the 
timer starts counting down.
Erasing a whole disc
When you want to erase a whole disc (all the tracks 
on a disc), follow the procedure below:
1With the disc loaded, and the unit in stop 
mode, press the 
ERASE key.
2Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL until the display shows 
ERASE DISC?.
If you do not want to proceed with the erase 
operation, press any other key (such as the 
STOP key).3To erase the contents of the disc, push the 
MULTI DIAL or REC key.
NOTE
This operation cannot be undone. If you are going to 
erase a disc, make sure that it contains only recordings 
that you really want to erase!
If the erase operation has been selected, the 
word 
ERASE flashes on the display, and the 
timer starts counting down a time value 
shown on the display.
Refreshing a disc
If a CD-RW disc has been corrupted at any point (e.g. 
power has been cut off in the middle of a finalize 
operation, etc.), or has been used in a computer or 
another piece of equipment that makes it unreadable, 
it is possible to “refresh” the disc to make it usable 
again. This operation destroys all data on the disc.
1With the disc loaded, and the unit in stop 
mode, press the 
ERASE key.
2Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL or use the  SKIP keys 
until the display shows 
DISC REFRESH.
3To refresh the disc, push the 
MULTI DIAL or 
REC key.
If you do not want to proceed with the 
refresh operation, press any other key (such 
as the 
STOP key).
NOTE
This operation cannot be undone. If you are going to 
refresh a disc, make sure that it contains only recordings 
that you really want to erase!
If the refresh operation has been selected, the 
words 
ERASE XX:XX are shown on the display, 
and the timer starts counting down (
XX:XX). 
At the end of the countdown period, the dis-
play returns to the track/time display (of 
course, there are no tracks, and the disc is at 
the start, with the total time of the disc avail-
able for recording). 
						

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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 artist together for 
one track (or for the disc) that can be entered with the 
CD-RW402 is eighty characters, and there is a limit 
of 2900 characters per disc.
CD TEXT entered in this way is not “visible” to suit-
ably-equipped players until the disc has been final-
ized and a TOC has been written to the disc.
Ejecting discs with CD TEXT data
When a disc is ejected, the edited data (or the data 
that has been read from the disc) is cleared from the 
editing area (text data is also lost when the power is 
turned off).
However, there is a temporary storage area into 
which the text data can be stored when the disc is 
ejected.
If text data exists in the unit, and the 
OPEN/CLOSE 
key (2) is pressed, instead of the usual 
OPEN message, 
the display shows 
STORE TEXT ?. 
Push the 
MULTI DIAL to store the text into the buffer.Alternatively, press the 
OPEN/CLOSE key once 
more to eject the disc without storing the text data.
The data can also be stored from the menu:
1Press the 
MENU key and turn the MULTI DIAL 
until the display shows 
CD TEXT ?. Push the 
MULTI DIAL.
2Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL until the display shows 
Text STORE?. Push the MULTI DIAL.
3The display shows 
STORE OK?. Push the 
MULTI DIAL to store the data into the buffer.
Restoring CD TEXT data from the buffer
When the text data has been stored in the buffer, it 
may be retrieved again using the menu system:
1Press the 
MENU key and turn the MULTI DIAL 
until the display shows 
CD TEXT ?. Push the 
MULTI DIAL.2Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL until the display shows 
TextRESTORE?. Push the MULTI DIAL.
3The display shows 
RESTORE OK?. Push the 
MULTI DIAL to restore the data from the 
buffer into the working edit area.
Entering characters from the main unit
To enter characters into a title or artist name:
The cursor is shown as an underline character.
If a title or name is too long to fit on the display, the 
characters scroll to fit.
Use the 
MULTI DIAL or the remote control skip 
keys to change the character at the cursor. 
Push the 
MULTI DIAL to enter the character and 
move the cursor right one space.
Use the 
SEARCH keys to move the cursor left and 
right.
Use the 
ERASE key to delete a character at the cur-
sor positionThe 
DISPLAY (2) key acts as a caps-lock key. 
When uppercase (CAPITAL) mode is in operation, 
the 
CAPS indicator lights in the display.
Characters which may be input are 
a through z, A 
through 
Z, 0 through 9, and assorted punctuation.
Insert spaces in the title by pressing and holding the 
MULTI DIAL for more than 2 seconds.
Copy the whole of the title being edited by pressing 
the 
JOG key while editing, 
“Paste” the contents of the edit buffer (above) by 
pressing the 
CALL key when editing a title. 
						

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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 entered.
The keyboard 
[Shift] keys can be used to shift 
between lowercase and uppercase characters (and 
shifted punctuation). 
The 
[Esc] key can be used into clear the entered 
text.The 
[Enter] key here is equivalent to the FINALIZE 
key.
The 
[Up] and [Down] arrow keys are equivalent to 
turning the 
MULTI DIAL for drive 2 ([Up] = clock-
wise, 
[Down] = counterclockwise).
The 
[Left] and [Right] cursor keys are equivalent to 
the 
SEARCH keys (cursor movement).
The 
[Backspace] key deletes the character to the 
left of the cursor and the 
[Delete] key deletes the 
character at the cursor.
The 
[Insert] key inserts a space at the cursor 
position.
The 
[Print Screen] key copies the currently-dis-
played text.
The 
[Scroll Lock] key pastes the copied text.
There are other keyboard commands for the trans-
port, etc. These are explained in the next section.
Entering titles
1Press the MENU key and turn the MULTI DIAL 
until the display shows 
CD TEXT ?. Push the 
MULTI DIAL.
2Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL so that the display 
shows 
TITLE EDIT? and push the MULTI DIAL.
If a keyboard is connected, 
[Shift] + [F11] 
also allows title editing.
3Now the display shows 
T_EDIT> xxxx, where xxxx 
can be 
DISC or a track number (1Tr through 
99Tr). Turn the MULTI DIAL to select the item 
to be titled and push the 
MULTI DIAL.
4Edit the title as described above, and when 
finished, press the 
FINALIZE (YES) key to set 
this item title.
The next item is then shown, ready to be 
selected and for a title to be entered.
5Repeat this process for all titles, and press 
STOP when finished.
Entering artists
The procedure for entering artists is almost identical 
to the procedure described above for entering titles.
NOTE
Although this is described as the “artist” field, it can 
actually be used for anything: the date and time of the 
session, the location, even the microphone type, etc. 
Remember, though that each title and artist field 
together cannot be more than 80 characters long, and 
there is a limit of 2900 characters per disc.
1Press the MENU key and turn the MULTI DIAL 
until the display shows 
CD TEXT ?. Push the 
MULTI DIAL.
2Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL so that the display 
shows 
ARTIST EDIT? and push the MULTI DIAL.If a keyboard is connected, 
[Shift] + [F12] 
also allows artist editing.
3Now the display shows 
A_EDIT> xxxx, where xxxx 
can be 
DISC or a track number (1Tr through 
99Tr). Turn the MULTI DIAL to select the item 
to have this field entered, and push the 
MULTI 
DIAL
.
4Edit the artist field as described above, and 
when finished, press the 
FINALIZE (YES) key 
to set this item’s artist field.
The next item is then shown, ready to be 
selected and for the field to be entered.
5Repeat this process for all artist fields, and 
press 
STOP when finished. 
						

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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 recording.
Automatic or manual track divisions, index mark-
ers, etc. cannot be added to the copy and pro-
grammed playback cannot take place in a copy.
It is only possible to record audio discs. Copying 
allows the transfer of data stored on CD-ROM 
discs, etc. (all such copying, of course, is subject to 
copyright provisions).
Types of copying
The CD-RW402 allows several types of copying to 
be carried out, as explained here:
Some notes on copying
NOTE
DO NOT turn off the CD-RW402 during a copy opera-
tion. If power is cut off in the middle of a copy opera-
tion, the destination disc will be spoiled.
Disc at once (DAO) copying can be carried out for 
DISC (disc) and PGM (program) copying. When 
DAO copying is carried out, the TOC is the first 
item read, so that there is no gap in the recording 
process.
DAO is the only method available to copy ISO 
9660 discs.
Pitch control (“Pitch control (drive 1 only)” on 
page 25) is not available during copying.
There may be problems with copying some discs at 
the 4x speed. In these cases, it is recommended that 
you use the 2x or 1x speed.
During copying (except DAO), the 
STOP key is the 
only key available for use to halt the copy 
operation.Note that this stop operation above cannot be car-
ried out during DAO copying.
Index markers (except for index 00 and 01). Index 
markers above 01 are “collapsed” into marker 01 
(DAO only).
ISRC data can also be copied, or not copied (DAO 
only), depending on the menu item setting (“ISRC 
copy” on page 15).
CD TEXT editing can be carried out at the same 
time as the copy is taking place. However, if the 
finalize option at the end of the copy has been 
selected, any edit in progress will be destroyed 
when the finalize process takes place.
When making a program copy of a disc with a 
complex TOC EDIT containing many tracks and a 
complex programmed playback sequence, some 
time may elapse before the start of the copy 
process.
During copying, the digital volume is disabled.
DISC COPY  Disc copying. A copy of the disc is made. This differs from a recording in the ways described above.
PGM COPY Program copying. A copy of the current disc is made, with the tracks recorded in the order that they have been pro-
grammed for programmed playback (“Programmed order playback” on page 24).
A-B COPY A-B Copying. The A and B location points (“A and B points (drive 1 only)” on page 22) are used in a special way. They can 
be set on an audio disc to mark the boundaries between which the copy will be done. If location point B is set exactly 10 
minutes after location point A, then an “A-B copy” will produce a disc with exactly 10 minutes of material.
A-B EXCL COPYA-B Excluded copying. These A and B points can also be used to produce an “excluded copy”. In other words, all of the 
source disc, 
except the part between the A and B location points will be copied (on the final destination disc, the sound will 
jump straight from A to B).
DISC AT ONCE DAO copying.This allows copying of an ISO 9660 disc (such as a CD EXTRA disc) 
						

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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 destination) and the audio disc to 
be copied should be placed in drive 1 (the 
source).
Drive 1 should be in
 Continue mode (see “Play-
back modes” on page 23) Both drives should 
be stopped.
2Press the 
DISC COPY key. Drive 1 display 
shows 
DISC COPY and drive 2 display shows 
COPY> DISC.
3Push drive 2 
MULTI DIAL to continue (either 
STOP key to cancel).
Drive 2 display now shows the 
Copy Speed> 
selection. 
4Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL (2) to select between x4 
(four times speed), 
x2 (double-speed) and x1 
(real time) and press the 
MULTI DIAL (2).
Display 2 now shows the 
FINALIZE> selection.
5Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL (2) to select between YES 
(the disc will automatically be finalized after 
the copying), 
NO (the disc will not be finalized after the copy or if the destination disc is 
blank), 
DAO (disc at once; see “DAO copying” 
on page 46) is available. Press the 
MULTI 
DIAL
 (2).
Drive 2 display now shows 
COPY START ?.
6Press 
MULTI DIAL (2) to continue (or STOP to 
cancel).
Drive 1 shows 
Wait... and Drive 2 shows Copy 
Standby
 and Drive 1 starts reading the source 
disc from track 1. When the unit is ready to 
start copying (a few seconds), the drive 1 dis-
play shows the track being copied (
1Tr COPY), 
and the drive 2 display shows the track num-
ber and the running time of the track (this 
will be incremented at either x1, x2 or x4, 
depending on the copy speed selected) 
1012:23. 
The track numbers are incremented as the 
copy progresses.
NOTE
If the source disc is a CD-EXTRA disc, use the DAO 
option to copy this disc. This will ensure that the audio 
and the data portions are copied.
If a non-recordable disc is in drive 2, the message 
DRV2 
DiscErr
 appears. Replace the destination disc.
If a blank disc is loaded as the source disc, the display 
shows 
DRV1 NO TRK!. Replace the source disc.
Disc copying Disc at once
Mainly used for audio. Mainly used for data.
Cannot copy data discs. Can copy data discs, including CD-ROM, and CD EXTRA discs as 
well as audio discs.
Choice of finalization after copying. If the disc is not finalized, fur-
ther tracks can be added later (from other discs, if desired).The DAO process includes the lead-out area, and so finalization is 
automatically performed. A disc copied using DAO cannot have 
any further data written to it.
ISRC data cannot be copied. ISRC data can be copied (“ISRC copy” on page 15).
CD TEXT input is available (see “CD TEXT” on page 42). CD TEXT input is not available.
Audio tracks are copied. The whole disc is copied in order ( (lead in/TOC, then data/audio, 
then lead out), allowing “gapless” discs to be produced.. 
						

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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 possible. Only programmed copying is 
possible. This function is useful if you want to make 
a copy of a disc, missing out some tracks, or rear-
ranging the order of the original tracks.
1If a programmed playback order has not 
been set for the source disc, make a pro-
grammed playback order (“Programmed 
order playback” on page 24).
2Insert a recordable disc on drive 2.
3With both drives stopped, press the 
DISC 
COPY
 key. The drive 1 display shows 
PGM COPY and the 
drive 2 display shows 
COPY> PGM.
4Set the speed and finalize options as 
described above (“Disc copying” on page 45). 
The DAO option is also available here (“DAO  
copying” on page 46).
5While copying, the display shows the track 
number and program step on drive 1: 
4TRCOPY 02p, with the track number and 
“countup timer” shown on drive 2.
6At the end of the program copy, drive 1 
shows 
Wait... and disc 2 display is blank, while 
the disc is being finalized (if this has been 
selected).
DAO copying
NOTE
Disc At Once copying must be carried out with a blank 
disc in drive 2.
DAO copying is the only option available for CD-ROMs 
and the whole of CD-EXTRA discs (music tracks of CD-
EXTRA discs may be copied using the copy operations 
described above).
In the case of copying an audio disc, when the 
FINALIZE> option is shown (see step 5 above), as well 
as the 
YES and NO options, a DAO option is also shown. 
Select this option to perform DAO copying.
When a copy is made using the DAO copy option, the 
drive 2 display shows 
Lead In as a flashing display 
(and a timed countdown) while the lead-in data is 
being written.
During the copy process, drive 1 display shows 
Now Copy 1->2.
The data (or audio data) is then copied as described 
above).
When all the data has been copied, the drive 2 dis-
play shows 
Lead Out as a flashing display (and a timed 
countdown) while the lead-out data is being written.In the case of a CD-ROM disc being copied in this 
way, an option to perform compare operation is given 
after the copy speed selection. Drive 2 shows 
COMPARE ?. 
If the compare option has been selected for a CD-
ROM, the comparison is carried out after the lead-out 
has been written (
COMPARE 1:2 on drive 1 and COMPARE 
with a countdown time on drive 2.) This may take 
some time to complete, depending on the disc being 
copied.
An appropriate error message (
COMPARE ERR!) is 
shown if there has been an error in copying.
At the end of the copy/compare operation, the dis-
plays briefly show 
Wait... and then return to their nor-
mal mode.
NOTE
Do not turn off the power or otherwise interrupt a DAO 
operation, or the destination disc will be unreadable (in 
the case of a CD-R disc, it will become totally useless, 
and in the case of a CD-RW it will have to be refreshed). 
						

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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 allows the copying of material from an audio 
disc between the A and B points (“A and B points 
(drive 1 only)” on page 22).
1The source disc should be in drive 1 and the 
destination disc in 2.
2Set the A and/or the B points on the source 
disc (“A and B points (drive 1 only)” on 
page 22). 
If only the A point is set, the copy will be 
from the A point to the end of the track. If 
only the B point is set, the copy will be from 
the start of the track to the B point.
If both points are set, in order that the final 
disc corresponds to the Red Book standard, 
these points must be at leas 4 seconds apart. 
Point A must be before point B.
3With both drives stopped, press the 
A-B 
COPY
 key. The displays show A-B COPY and 
COPY> A-B.4Press the 
MULTI DIAL (2).
5Select the copy speed (x4, x2 or x1), and press 
the 
MULTI DIAL (2).
Drive 2 display shows 
COPY START ?. 
6Press the 
MULTI DIAL (2). Copying takes 
place (standby and copy) as for other copy 
operations.
The displays return to normal when the copy 
operation is complete.
NOTE
The error messages mentioned above appear if the 
wrong type of disc has been loaded as source or desti-
nation.
If the A and B points are too close together the display 
shows 
Not enough.
If the B point is set before the A point, the display 
shows 
A-B ERROR.
It is not possible to copy more than one track if the 
tracks have different emphasis status.
A-B Excluded copy
This allows the copying of a track (audio) except the 
portion delimited by the A and B location points. The 
A and B location points must be in the same track for 
this function to be enabled.
1The source disc should be in drive 1 and the 
destination disc in 2.
2Set the A and/or the B points on the source 
disc (“A and B points (drive 1 only)” on 
page 22). 
If only the A point is set, the copy will be 
from the A point to the end of the track. If 
only the B point is set, the copy will be from 
the start of the track to the B point.If both points are set, in order that the final 
disc corresponds to the Red Book standard, 
these points must be at leas 4 seconds apart. 
Point A must be before point B.
3With both drives stopped, press the 
A-B 
COPY
 key. The displays show A-B COPY and 
COPY> A-B.
4Tu r n  t h e  
MULTI DIAL (2) to select the A-B 
excluded copy mode. Drive 1 display now 
shows 
A-B ExclCOPY and drive 2 display shows 
COPY>AB EXCL.
5Press the 
MULTI DIAL (2). 
						

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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 reset the A and B points.
If you do not want to rehearse, choose 
NO, 
and press the 
MULTI DIAL.7Select the copy speed (x4, x2 or x1), and press 
the 
MULTI DIAL (2).
Drive 2 display shows 
COPY START ?. 
8Press the 
MULTI DIAL (2). Copying takes 
place (standby and copy) as for other copy 
operations.
The displays return to normal when the copy 
operation is complete.
NOTE
The error messages mentioned above appear if the 
wrong type of disc has been loaded as source or desti-
nation.
If the A and B points are too close together the display 
shows 
Not enough. 
						

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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
[Shift] + [Esc] MENU key
[Shift] + [Enter]Push MULTI DIALa
a. In menu mode [Shift]
 + [Up]Tu r n  MULTI DIAL clockwisea
[Shift] + [Down]Tu r n  MULTI DIAL counterclockwisea
Key Control
[F7]Track skip back 
[F8]Track skip forward
[F9] STOP
[F10] PLAY
[F11] READY
[Shift] + [F11]
Title edit
[Shift] + [F12]Artist edit
[Esc] MENU key
[Enter]Push MULTI DIALa
a. In menu mode [Up]
Tu r n  MULTI DIAL clockwisea
[Down]Tu r n  MULTI DIAL counterclockwisea 
						

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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.