Tascam CC-222MK manual

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1 - Introduc tion 2 T ASCAM C C-222M KI II IMPOR T ANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral trian[...]

1 - Introd uc tion T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er's instructi[...]

4 T ASCAM C C-222M KI II This p rod uct ha s be en de sig ned a nd ma nufac ture d acco rdin g to FD A r egul ation s "title 21 , CFR, cha pter 1 , subc hapter J, ba sed o n the Ra diation C ontro l for Hea lth an d Safet y Act of 1 9 6 8" , an d is cla ss ifie d as a clas s 1 las er p rodu ct. T her e is no ha z ard ous invis - ible la s[...]

T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 5 Contents 1 – Introdu ction ................................6 Suppl ied accessories ............................... 6 Rack -mount ing the un it .......................... 7 Some not es, precautions a nd en vironmen tal conside ra tions .. 7 Beware of condensation ............................. 7 Ne ve r u se a s tabil izer [...]

1 - Introd uc tion 6 T ASCAM C C-222M KI II Th an k y ou for y ou r pu rchase of the T ASC A M CC- 222M K II I CD Recorde r/Casset t e Deck. Bef or e con nec ti ng a nd using t he u n it, please t a ke some ti me to r ead t h is ma nua l thoroug h ly to ens u re you under st and how to prope rly set up and con ne ct the CC- 222M K I II, a s we ll a[...]

1 - Introd uc tion T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 7 Some no tes, precauti ons and en vironm ental co nsider ations The CC-22 2MK III may be u sed i n most a re as, but to mai nt ai n top pe rfor m ance, a nd prolong operat ing l ife, obser v e t he fo l lowing note s, pre cautions a nd envi ron - ment al cond itions: A voi d ex po s i ng i t t o e x t re m[...]

1 - Introd uc tion 8 T ASCAM C C-222M KI II The CC-22 2MK III ha s be en de signed for the play - back of CD-D A for mat di scs a nd MP3 f iles record ed in ISO9660 for mat: In a dd ition to ord in ar y 5-inch and 3-inch CDs , it can also play properly recorde d CD -R and CD -R W disc s. A l w a y s pl a c e t h e c o m p a c t d i s c s i n t h e [...]

1 - Introd uc tion T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 9 In t h is ma nua l, we use the t er m “ record able” disc to desc r ibe a CD -R or CD -R W disc t hat ha s not bee n f i na li zed , i.e. fu r ther re cordi ng is po ssibl e on the d isc. “Recordable” discs Fi nal izing Althoug h aud io dat a may be w r it ten on a C D-R or CD -R W d isc, a st a n[...]

1 - Introd uc tion 1 0 T ASCA M CC -222MK II I Do not expo se t he i n f r a re d re ceiver (l ight r ece pt ive are a on t he front panel ) to d i rect su nl ight or int ens e light for extended pe r iods of ti me. Long exposu re to th is light may result in failu re o f the remote cont rol sen sor . W hen t he re mote c ont rol w ill not be us ed[...]

T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 1 1 Fr ont pa nel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0        i     d       z          ! / . , m n b v c x ; l k j h g f s a p o u y t r e w q 2 - Fea t ures of the CC- 22 2 MK $ Th is se ct ion pro vide s a br ief remi nder of the f u nct ions provided by the[...]

1 2 T ASCAM CC -222M KII I 2 - Fea t ures of the CC- 22 2 MK $ k Di sc t ray Open a nd close t his tr ay with t he O PEN / CLOSE key to load a nd u nloa d dis cs. l MU L T I DIAL Used to se lect and conf ir m menu set- ti ngs et c. ( t u r n to make the sett i ng, push t o con f i r m ), a n d a l s o a s a t r a c k s e a rc h k e y w h e n pl a y[...]

T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 1 3 Displa y ( ) W E R Y U O P A S D F G H J K L : Z X T Q I C Th is d isplay sho ws va r ious t y p es of operat ion in for ma- tion, i ncludi ng CD disc i n for mat ion, deck ope rat ion modes , and me nu stat us. ( T ape PL A Y L ights when a t ape is b eing played ba ck or record i ng. ) ˙ / ¥ (T ape -r u n ni ng i nd i[...]

1 4 T ASCAM CC -222MK II I 0 T ape PL A Y ¥ k ey St ar ts t ape pla yback or record i ng, f rom left to r ig ht. q  CO N T PL A Y ke y Use t h i s ke y t o t u r n co nt i nuou s playback ( alte r nat i ng be t wee n d is c a nd ca sse t t e ) on and off. w AU TO S PACE ke y Aut om at ical ly a d d s a s p a ce of about four sec onds b et ween [...]

T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 1 5 The follo w i ng are t he menu item s th at can b e set usi ng the ME NU key . The majorit y of them af fect d isc rec ord- ing. Pre ssi ng the ME NU key rep eate dly cyc les th rough the menu items. Not ever y menu item is available in ever y situ ation ( for inst a nce, if a d igital i nput is not selected , the d igita[...]

1 6 T ASCAM C C-2 22MK III WARNING If you ar e mo nito ri ng us i ng he ad pho ne s, f i r st ad ju st the le vel c ontr ol to low o n the u ni t, th en co nn ec t to the PHO NES j ack b efo re p layi ng ba ck . Thi s wil l pr e - vent a ny po ss ib le da mag e to you r he ar ing . 1 Pres sthe OPEN/CLOSE keytoopenthedi sc[...]

T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 1 7 Pla yback mod es The u n it can b e set to play back a single t ra ck, t he who le disc i n t he cre ated orde r , the t r ack s of the disc i n a ra ndom ( shuff l ed) order, or a pro g ra m med ord er . T h is oper ation t a kes place when stoppe d. NOTE Se le cti ng the p layb ac k mode i s on ly po ss i ble u si ng th[...]

1 8 T ASCA M CC-2 22MK III Repeat playback The u n it can r epe at the whole o f t he d isc, the cu rre nt t ra ck only , or an A–B por tion set as de scr ib ed he re. Selecti ng the re pe at mode is on ly possible using the remote cont rol u nit. NOTE Y ou can us e this mo de wit h Singl e, Ra ndom , or Pro gram pl ayback mo de s. 1 Theun [...]

T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 1 9 M P3 f ile s recorde d onto a CD a re ha ndle d the sa me way as f ile s are h and led i n a n ordi na r y PC, with some M P3 f ile s held withi n a d i rect or y . In a dd ition, several di re ctor ies ca n be combi ned i nto one d ir ector y . T h is resu lts i n multiple lay e rs of di rect or ies a nd f ile s. NOTE MP[...]

1 - Introd uc tion 20 T ASCAM C C-222M KI II Input monitoring W hen the un it is in r ecord standby mode, or record mode, the inpu t si g nal is o utput from the OUTPUT jac ks ( digi t al and anal og ), all o wi ng y ou to hear the input si g- nal. The met er s also show the cu r rent si g n al leve l. Ho wever , it is only pos sibl e t o rec ord, [...]

T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 21 WARNING If you ar e mo nito ri ng us i ng he ad pho ne s, f i r st ad ju st the le vel c ontr ol to low o n the u ni t, th en co nn ec t to the PHO NES j ack b efo re p layi ng ba ck. T hi s wil l pr e - vent a ny po ss ib le da mag e to you r he ar ing . NOTE Acco rd ing to t he “R ed B ook ” (the s pe c if ica tion f[...]

22 T ASCAM CC -222M KI II Restricting the number of tracks W hen m ak i ng a rec ordi ng, it is possible to rest r ict the numbe r of tr ack s that m ay be recorde d at one ti me. At any ti me wit hi n re cord or rec ord sta ndby mode, t u rn the M UL TI DIA L cont rol or use t he SK IP keys. Th is set s t he numbe r of remai n ing t r ack s, a s s[...]

1 - Introd uc tion T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 23 W hen dubbi ng f rom ta pe to d isc, fo llow the in st r uctions here. 1 Loadthetapew iththesidethatw i l lbere corded r sttobeplay ed rst .Setthenois ereduct ion, rev ersemode ,etc .A ls o,checkthe MON ITOR is set?[...]

24 T AS CAM CC -222M KI II Adv anced reco rdin g The sig nal leve l wh ich may be use d with sy nchron iz ed record i ng oper ations ( her e called t he “ t r igger lev el” or “t h re shold ”) is set a s belo w: 1 Witharecordabled iscl oaded,pre ssthe ME NU keyunti lthed ispl aysho ws: S_L VL > - X [...]

1 - Introd uc tion T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 25 The t rigger lev el ca n also b e use d to d ivide t ra cks if t he auto t ra ck f u nct ion is enabled. NOTE Whe n r ec or din g Vi nyl to CD, si nc e the tr ac k di vi- sio ns a r e dete rm ine d by r el ative s il en ce, i t is p os - si ble th at s pu rio us tr ac k di vis ion s wil l be i ns er ted.[...]

1 - Introd uc tion 26 T ASCAM CC -222M KI II Rec mute function The r ec mute f u nct ion allows inst a nt cut-off of the input signal, a nd re cords fou r second s of silence on the dis c. 1 Wh i lere cordi ngisi nprog ress ,pres sthe REC MUTE key .  Thedi splaysho ws REC MUT E ,themetersstop di sp[...]

T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 27 Th is se ct ion deals w ith t he act ions t aken af ter record - ing: f i n ali zi ng for CD-R a nd CD -R W discs , and e ra se oper ations for CD -R W discs. Once f ina li zed , CD -R d iscs a re t r uly f i nal —no more can b e record ed on t hem. By cont ra st , CD -R W d iscs can b e “ u nf ina li zed” u sing t h[...]

28 T ASCAM CC -222M KI II Erasing tracks It is possib le to er ase t he last r ecorde d t ra ck, t he last t wo recorded t r ack s, t he last t h re e recorde d t r acks , etc. It is not, ho wever , pos sibl e to er ase t racks i n t he “mid - dle” of the disc. 1 Withthedi scloaded ,andtheun iti nstopmode , pres[...]

T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 29 Note the fo llowing when load i ng ta pes: 1 Usey ourngerorapenci ltot ur nthecas set te' s hubandtakeupanyslacktape. NOTE Avoid touc hi ng th e ta pe. Fi nge r pr int s at tr ac t dus t an d dir t. 2 Pres sthe EJ ECT keytoopenthecas set te?[...]

30 T ASCA M CC -222M KII I Dubbi ng tapes from the CD deck T o record f rom the inte r n al CD deck: 1 Prepareforrecordi ngasde scr ibe dabov e( loada tape ,settheR E VMOD E ,et c.). 2 LoadthesourceCDd is c( pressthe O PEN/ CLOSE key ,putthedis cinthet ray ,re[...]

T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 31 Dubbing to tape from the middle of a CD The ab ov e pro cedu re descr ibe s the playback and record i ng f rom the st a r t of a disc ( or t he st a r t of a pro- g ra m med playback list ). T o record f rom a point other t ha n the one s abov e : 1 Locatethed is ctothepoi ntwherethepla ybacki[...]

32 T ASCAM C C-222M KI II Other record ing f eat ures Recording silences between items At least four sec onds of silence must be re corded bet ween item s on t ape when u sing t he sea rch f u nct ions ( see “Se ar ch keys ” b elo w ). W hen re cord ing, pre ss a nd release eithe r of the REC MUTE keys ( ma in or re mote ). W ith t he tap e mov[...]

T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 33 8- Refer ence and specifications Erro r messages Mes sage Det ails / Re spon se Cannot Re c! Use unf ina lized rec ordab le di sc. Disc Er ror! If it is CD -RW di sc, you may refresh it (“R efres hing a d isc” on page 28) , or repl ace di sc. Disc Full !! The re is no sp ace on d isc, or no tracks a re availabl e. Dr i[...]

1 - Introd uc tion 34 T ASCA M CC-2 22MK III Specif icatio ns CD recor der section Rec ordab le dis cs CD- R, CD -R-DA, CD -RW , CD -RW-DA (High spe ed CD -RW is su ppor t ed) Qua ntizatio n bit de pth 1 6 bit li nea r Samp ling f requ ency 44. 1 kHz Frequen cy respo nse 20 Hz ~ 20 KHz ±0.8 dB (playbac k) ± 1 .0 dB (recordi ng) S/N ratio 92 dB (p[...]

T ASCAM C C-222M KI II 35 Dimens ion al dr awi ng 466 483 435 57.2 132.5 138 270 15 10 Phono input and headphones RIA A PHONO I NPUT Unblanc ed RCA (with grou nd) Car tr idg e ty pe M M (moving magn et) Input s ign al level 5.6 m V Input i mpe dan ce 50 k Ø S/N ratio 6 0 dB (6.3 Ø ) PHONES ( head pho ne outpu t) 6 mm ( 1 / 4 ” ) stereo Outpu t [...]

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