Tascam Double Auto Reverse Cassette Deck 302mkii Owners Manual

 
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Double Auto Reverse Cassette Deck
OWNER’S MANUAL
 
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TASCAM 302MKII 
Important Safety Precautions 
DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. 
If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or
the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an
appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer.
If nonetheless the mains plug is cut off, remove the fuse and
 dispose
of the plug
 immediately, to avoid a possible shock hazard by
inadvertent connection to the mains supply.
If this product is not...

 
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CAUTION: 
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Read all of these Instructions. 
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Save these Instructions for later use. 
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Follow all Warnings and Instructions marked on the audio
equipment.
1) Read Instructions 
 — All the safety and operating instructions should
be read before the product is operated. 
2) Retain Instructions  
— The safety and operating instructions should
be retained for future reference. 
3) Heed Warnings 
 — All warnings on the product and in the operating
instructions should be adhered...

 
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TASCAM 302MKII 
The TASCAM 302MKII is a double auto reverse
cassette deck primarily designed for continuous
playback of background music or tape dubbing needs.
A maximum of ten 302MKIIs can be hooked up to
form a sequential play loop or to synchronize them,
with one serving as the master/source machine and the
others serving as the slave/target machines, for
simultaneous tape dubbing.  
Table of Contents  
General Guide to the Controls and Connectors .... 5
Using a Single 302MKII...

 
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General Guide to the Controls and Connectors 

 
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TASCAM 302MKII 
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POWER switch : 
 Turns the unit on and off. 
NOTE
 
The equipment draws nominal nonoperating power
from the AC outlet with its POWER switch in the OFF 
position. 
2 
Cassette Compartment :  
Opens upon pressing
the EJECT button. 
  
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RTZ (Return-To-Zero) button :  
Fast-winds the
tape to a zero reference point selected by pressing
RESET. You can press PLAY after RTZ for the tape
to automatically start playing at the end of the
search function. If PAUSE is pressed instead of...

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MDOLBY NR switch : Selects the Dolby B or C
Noise Reduction system or defeats them. When
listening to a recording, set this switch to the setting
used for the original recording. 
Dolby noise reduction and HX Pro headroom
extension manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation. HX Pro
originated by Bang & Olufsen. 
“DOLBY”, the double-D symbol Î and “HX PRO”
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation. 
NREV MODE switch : In non-reverse mode...

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TDECK 2, INPUT and OUTPUT jacks : These
jacks are independent from deck 1 all the time. 
NOTE
These jacks are only operational when the INPUT/
OUTPUT switch is set to the SEPARATE position.
UDECK 1/COMMON, INPUT and OUTPUT
jacks : When the INPUT/OUTPUT switch is set to
COMMON, inputs to deck 1 are taken into deck 2
as well, and outputs from deck 2 are sent to the
deck 1’s output jacks as well. 
VCASCADE OUTPUT jacks : Used for dubbing
from a deck onto, or recording from an external...

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Unless you use multiple 302MkII units connected in
series, set the OFF/SLV/MSTR switch to the left OFF
position all the time. 
1.Check to see that the source is connected to the
DECK 1 INPUT connectors if you intend to record
on deck 1 only or on deck 1 and deck 2 simul-
taneously. Use the DECK 2 INPUT connectors if
you intend to record on deck 2 only. 
2.Press 
POWER to turn on the unit. 
3.Press either or both 
EJECT buttons to open the
cassette compartments, insert cassettes, and...

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When the tape on deck 1 records up to the end of the
reverse side, the tape on deck 2 will start recording,
stopping at its end of the reverse side. 
The signal connected to DECK 1 is automatically
routed to DECK 2.
The procedure is essentially the same for Recording
on Either Deck, or Both at the Same Time, except: 
“The REV MODE switch must be set to CONT.
“The INPUT/OUTPUT switch must be set to
SEPARATE.
DUAL REC cannot be used in this application; put
both decks into Record Ready...