Tascam Dual Auto Reverse Cassette Deck 202 Mkiii Manual

							is accomplished at the touch of a few buttons. The
REV MODE, SYNC REV and PARALLEL RECord
buttons enable you to program how the two decks
cooperate. The tape transport buttons and the tape
operation section enable you to access either side of
a tape cassette whenever you wish.
This flexibility makes the 202 
MKIII useful in a variety
of recording and playback situations, without the
need for constant tape flipping or recording set up.
You can PLAY material on Deck 1 while Deck 2
RECords, on one or both sides. You can RECord
simultaneously on both decks from an external
master. You can PLAY back both sides of one or
both decks in a continuous loop, up to five times. An
AUTO REVERSE function automatically reverses
tape direction during playback and record. REPEAT
rewinds tape and allows infinite looping during play-
back. And for unattended operation, the TIMER
switch allows you to program the unit for a future
preselected PLAY or REC function, when used in
concert with a standard commercial timer. The press
of a single button also enables you to instantly begin
dubbing from CD player to tape deck.
Two Recording Speeds
While recording, use “real time”, 1 7/8 inch-per
second speed when you want to monitor the dub, or
select 3 3/4 inch-per-second High Speed Dubbing
when you want to save time or make many copies of
a proven master. 
Excels At Editing Composite Tapes 
The 202 MKIII’s utilitarian design makes creating a
professional-sounding composite tape from several
sources quick and easy. INTRO CHECK, CPS
(Computerized Program Search), BLANK SCAN and
One Program Skip functions make quick work of
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Command Control Over Dubbing
And Playback
It’s time to add a cassette dubbing deck to your
personal or project studio, but you’ve got to find
one that wears a lot of hats. You need a deck
that can quickly dub multiple copies of your
cassette demos, speed the job of making
composite tapes from multiple sources. And
naturally, you’ll want it to serve as a continuous-
ly looping playback deck, faithfully providing
background music without having to turn tapes
over each time a side runs out.
The answer? The TASCAM 202 
MKIII. In addi -
tion to high-fidelity sound reproduction and wide
frequency response, it has an impressive array
of features that help you dub, edit, record or
playback onto/from one or two cassettes with
incredible ease and efficiency. It’s an ideal mix
of flexibility and cost-effectiveness for musicians
and studio engineers on a budget. And because
of its three unit rack-mountable design, you no
longer need an extra adapter to add it neatly to
your rack.
Total Flexibility In
Recording/Playback
The 202 MKIII offers twin two-head cassette decks
that can be used separately or in tandem during
recording and playback. In so doing, the user avoids
constantly tending to the deck to flip over tapes and
re-program the controls. Total control over the decks
3/4
(19.5 mm)7/32
(5.5 mm) 10 5/16 (262 mm)19 (483 mm)
5 3/16 (132 mm)
202  MKIII 
						

							• REV Mode Switch gives you control over when
PLAY or RECORD mode stops — at the end of one
side of a tape, after both sides of a tape are played,
or after both sides of both tapes are PLAYed or
RECORDed
• Continuous Playback operation lets you PLAY both
sides of both Tape 1 and Tape 2, in sequence…and
repeat up   to 5 times
• AUTO REVERSE changes tape direction during
playback
• REPEAT rewinds and replays providing an infinite
loop
• Timer switch for unattended recording or playback
(commercial timer required for use with this
function; not included)finding the beginning of tracks you want to dub
without a lot of fast forwarding, reversing and
monitoring. Between selections, push one button
to get a consistent 4 second pause that marks your
tape as the work of a professional. 
High Quality Sound Reproduction
To ensure your dubs will sound great on any
sound system once it’s left your hands, the TASCAM
202 
MKIII features Dolby HX Pro. This quality sound
technology extends high frequency performance and
minimizes distortion on Normal, Metal and CrO
2
tape. And while recording, independent L/R stereo
LED meters confirm you’re recording sufficient level
to tape. 
Advanced Monitoring And
Playback Controls 
• One Program Skip moves the tape to the begin-
ning of the next tune with one touch of a button
• Blank Scan automatically FF’s to start of next tune
after detecting 10 seconds of silence on source
tape in Deck 1
• Intro Check FF’s to the beginning of each tune and
PLAYs the first 15 seconds, saving you time when
searching a tape for specific songs
• Record/Mute autospacer automatically inserts
4 seconds of silence between songs or broadcast
segments for pro quality tapes
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Front  Panel-202 MKIII
LINE-IN
OUTPUT
L
RL
R
Rear Panel-202 MKIII
STOP PLAY PLAY
RECORDPAUSE INPUT
STOP PLAY PLAY
RECORD PAUSEBI-DIRECTIONAL RECORD/PLAY1
202  MKIIIDOLBY B-C NR HX PRO
0I1I2I3I4I5I6I7I8I9I10IIIIIIIII
POWER
EJECT
INTRO CHECK SYNC REV CD SYNC BLANK SCAN NORMALDUB START 1    2
HIGH REC MUTE PARALLEL
REC
PHONES BALANCE DOLBY NR REV MODE
CONT REC/PLAYEJECTMIC LRLR
12
OFF B C
BI-DIRECTIONAL RECORD/PLAY2
COUNTER RESET COUNTER RESETPARALLEL
HIGH DUB
NORM DUBPLAYRECPLAYRECSYNC REV Rdb 30 20 10 3 0 3 +5 L
CD SYNC BLANK SCAN 
						

							Headphones: 1mW, 8W
Power Consumption: 15W
Dimensions (WxHxD): 435 x 144 x 284 mm
Weight: 4.8 kg
Standard Accessories: Input-Output connection
cords
Specifications determined using metal tape except
as noted.
Specifications and features subject to change without
notice or obligation.Power-Dubbing Features 
• Normal Speed and High-Speed Dubbing
• RECord-MUTE and PAUSE buttons let you edit
unwanted songs on the fly without stopping the
source tape
• Computerized Program Search makes quick work
of your  FORWARD or  REVERSE search for the
next track
• Synchro Reverse Dubbing facilitates making two-sided
tapes when one tape is longer than the other
• Continuous playback allows both decks to be used
serially for long format program material; once Tape
One is full, Tape Two begins playback
• Parallel Recording dubs two cassettes with identical
external program material simultaneously
• Autospacer automatically inserts 4 seconds of silence
between songs or broadcast segments for pro quality
tapes
• CD/deck synchronous dubbing on deck two gives you
one-button control of track transfers from CDs
SPECIFICATIONS
Track System: 4-track, 2-channel stereo
Heads: Deck 1: 1 Erase and 1
Record/Playback Deck 2: 1 Erase and 1
Record/Playback
Tape Speed: 4.76 cm/sec
9.5 cm/sec (Hi-speed dubbing)
Wow Flutter: 0.08%
Frequency Response: 25 - 19,000 Hz, Metal tape
25 - 18,000 Hz, Cr02 tape
25 - 17,000 Hz, Normal tape
S/N Ratio: 59 dB (NR off, 3% THD Level,
Weighted)
69 dB (Dolby B NR on, over 5 KHz)
79 dB (Dolby C NR on, over 1 KHz)
Fast Winding Time: Approx. 110 sec for C-60
Inputs: Line: 97 mV, 50kW
MIC: 0.38 mV, 200W
Outputs: 0.52V for load impedance of
50kW or more
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