Tascam 202mkIV Owner's Manual - 3 − Playback

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

TASCAM  202

MK

IV

1

3 − Playback

Song search

This cassette deck is equipped with the Computomatic 

Program Search (CPS) function. This function detects 

blank spaces (longer than 4 seconds) between songs 

and fast-winds the tape in the forward or backward 

direction skipping over the specified number of songs, 

thus allowing direct access to the beginning of a 

desired song. CPS can skip up to 20 songs ahead of or 

behind the current song.

When you press the 

Ô

 or 

, key during playback, 

the tape counter reads 

CP 01

 and the tape starts 

running at high speed in the pressed direction. Each 

time you press the same direction key, the displayed 

number increases by one integer. The number decreas-

es as you press the opposite direction key.

If you are listening to a song and want to go back to 

the previous song, press the locator key opposite to 

the playback direction twice. Pressing it just once will 

take you back to the beginning of the current song. 

Each additional press of the key will take you back 

one song.

Display of TAPE 1:

The search range varies depending on 

REV MODE

switch settings.

  Ä

:  Only one side of tape.

Ê

:  Both sides of the tape when searching in the  

same direction as playback. Or, only one side  

of the tape when searching in the opposite  

direction as playback.

  ä

: Both sides followed by the first side (side “A”  

∑

 side “B” 

∑

 side “A” if CPS is started when 

the tape’s forward side (facing you) is playing; or 

side “B” 

∑

 side “A” 

∑

 side “B” if CPS is started 

when the tape’s reverse side (facing away) is play-

ing)

NOTE

  The  CPS  function  may  not  work  properly  if 

blanks between songs are less than 4 seconds 

long or contain noise.