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Tascam CC-222 Owner's Manual

Other manuals for CC-222: Technical Documentation, Owner's Manual
Manual is about: CD Recorder/Cassette Deck

Summary of CC-222

  • Page 1

    Cc-222 cd recorder/cassette deck owner’s manual caution: to reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pr...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Precautions

    2 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual important safety precautions important (for u.K. Customers) 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 appro...

  • Page 3

    Tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 3 caution: … read all of these instructions. … save these instructions for later use. … 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) ...

  • Page 4

    4 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual optical pickup: type : krs-202a or krs-220b manufacturer : sony corporation laser output : less than 0.1 mw (play) and 32 mw laser output : (record) on the objective lens wavelength : 777 - 787 nm safety information this product has been designed and manufactured accor...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 5 1 – introduction supplied accessories ................................................6 some notes and precautions .......................6 rack-mounting the unit ..........................................7 environmental considerations ..................

  • Page 6: 1 – Introduction

    6 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 1 – introduction the cc-222 provides you with an advanced system for the recording and playback of digital compact discs and analog cassettes, providing easy duplica- tion facilities in both directions, and combining the most advanced technology in both fields. Additio...

  • Page 7

    1 – introduction—some notes and precautions tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 7 rack-mounting the unit use the rack-mounting kit to mount the unit in a stan- dard 19-inch equipment rack, as shown below. Remove the feet of the unit before mounting it. See “environmental considerations” on page 7 below for...

  • Page 8: Finalizing

    1 – introduction—finalizing 8 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual for the automatic tape selection function to work properly, metal and high position (cobalt) tapes must have the appropriate identification holes. Note that type i (normal), type ii (high-position/ chrome) and type iv (metal) tapes can be pl...

  • Page 9

    1 – introduction—finalizing tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 9 handling of compact discs observe the following: • always place compact discs in the tray with their label facing upward (compact discs can only be played on one side). • to remove a disc from its storage case, press down on the center of th...

  • Page 10: About This Manual

    1 – introduction—about this manual 10 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual note never use a disc that has had a stabilizer mounted to it. The residual adhesive may cause the disc to stick to the mechanism of the cc-222. If it sticks to the mechanism, you will need a technician to get it out. Recommended med...

  • Page 11

    Tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 11 2 – features and controls this is not a comprehensive explanation of the mean- ing and functions of all of the controls. These are described more comprehensively in other parts of the manual, but this section provides a brief reminder of the functions provided by thes...

  • Page 12: Rear Panel Features

    2 – features and controls—rear panel features 12 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual m open/close key opens and closes the disc tray. N display key changes the time display for the disc recording and playback. O finalize key used when finalizing record- able discs. P erase key used when erasing data from c...

  • Page 13: Remote Control Features

    2 – features and controls—remote control features tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 13 g digital coaxial (input and output) jacks these rca jacks accept ( input ) and transmit ( output ) spdif digital audio data to and from the disc recorder. Digital audio data received can be at any sampling frequency b...

  • Page 14

    2 – features and controls—remote control features 14 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual e fader key used to perform automated fade-in and fade-out when recording to disc. The time is set using menu items. F play mode key allows the selection of either normal, single, programmed or random play- back. G int...

  • Page 15: 3 – Cassette Operations

    Tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 15 3 – cassette operations note the following when loading tapes: 1 use your finger or a pencil to turn the cas- sette's hub and take up any slack tape. Note avoid touching the tape. Fingerprints attract dust and dirt. 2 press the eject key to open the cassette compartme...

  • Page 16: Recording Operations

    3 – cassette operations—recording operations 16 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual recording operations note caution recording pre-recorded tapes, records, or other pub- lished or broadcast material may infringe copyright laws. Check before recording. 1 with the power on, set the rev mode switch . If you ...

  • Page 17

    3 – cassette operations—recording tapes from the phono deck tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 17 the dubbing stops when playback reaches the end of the cd, or when the tape reaches the end of its run (one side in the case of single-sided (u) reverse mode, both sides in the j reverse mode), which- ever co...

  • Page 18: Other Recording Features

    3 – cassette operations—other recording features 18 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual press stop (cassette deck) to stop the recording. The stop key is the only key which is enabled during phono recording. After the phono recording has finished, the original tape signal source is restored. Note it is not...

  • Page 19

    3 – cassette operations—other tape functions and features tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 19 fast forward and rewind the rew and ffwd keys (and their remote control equivalents) act as ordinary fast forward and rewind keys when pressed when the unit is stopped or paused. Search keys when the unit is pl...

  • Page 20: 4 – Cd Player

    20 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 4 – cd player the cc-222 can be used to play back cds (including cd-r and cd-rw discs that have been recorded and finalized on other types of recorder), as well as cd-r discs and cd-rw discs that have been recorded on the unit. Simple playback operations 1 press the o...

  • Page 21: Playback Modes

    4 – cd player—playback modes tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 21 2 to play a track whose number is higher than 9, press the +10 key an appropriate number of times to set the “tens” digit of the track number, followed by a single key to set the “units” digit. For example: track 13 = +10 , 3 track 30 = +1...

  • Page 22: Repeat Play

    4 – cd player—repeat play 22 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual clear the program by pressing play mode until the display shows continue . The program is also cleared when the disc tray is opened, and if the stop key is pressed when playback is stopped in pro- grammed order mode. The programmed play order...

  • Page 23: Auto Spacing

    4 – cd player—auto spacing tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 23 auto spacing this function inserts a gap of about four seconds between tracks on playback. This can be useful when recording to tape, so that automatic searching can take place more easily on tapes recorded from disc (see “search keys” on pa...

  • Page 24: 5 – Recording Cds

    24 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 5 – recording cds before you start recording using the cc-222, make sure that you understand the following key points: • once you have recorded on a cd-r disc, the data cannot be erased from it. • you can add tracks to an unfinalized recordable disc. Once finalized, a...

  • Page 25: Basic Recording

    5 – recording cds—basic recording tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 25 being played back at a non-standard speed using a varispeed unit (more than 1% away from the stan- dard), the cc-222’s internal frequency converter will automatically convert the incoming frequency to 44.1 khz. Note if digital direct ...

  • Page 26

    5 – recording cds—basic recording 26 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual playing back tracks although an unfinalized disc cannot be played back on an ordinary cd player, the cc-222 can play back tracks that have been recorded. Use the multi dial control or the skip keys to select a track for playback. Time...

  • Page 27

    5 – recording cds—dubbing from tape to disc tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 27 if the disc is a cd-rw, the final track can be erased, if required (see “erasing tracks” on page 35) and the disc then finalized. If the disc is a cd-r, it must be finalized prior to use (see “finalizing” on page 34). Dubbin...

  • Page 28: Advanced Recording

    5 – recording cds—advanced recording 28 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual remote control unit). Prepare to play the record on the external record player. 3 press the phono key. The input changes to the riaa phono input (the input 1 phono indicator lights on the display), and the disc recorder enters reco...

  • Page 29

    5 – recording cds—advanced recording tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 29 using the trigger level the conditions under which an input signal is used as the trigger to start recording are: • when recording digitally, a digital start signal is detected, and audio is subsequently detected or • the sound lev...

  • Page 30

    5 – recording cds—advanced recording 30 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual if the “noise floor” is higher than the threshold, syn- chronized recording will not take place (but remem- ber that synchronized recording is not recommended with the phono mode — see “recording to disc from the riaa phono inputs”...

  • Page 31

    5 – recording cds—advanced recording tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 31 automatic track division the trigger level, as set above (“synchronized recording” on page 30) can also be used to divide tracks if the a-track (auto track) function is enabled. When this function is enabled, the unit automatically...

  • Page 32

    5 – recording cds—advanced recording 32 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual digital direct as mentioned earlier, the digital direct mode bypasses some of the input circuitry of the cc-222 (the frequency convertor and the digital level control) to write directly to the disc. To enable or disable digital dir...

  • Page 33: Copy-Protection

    5 – recording cds—copy-protection tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 33 the fade-in and fade-out times can be reset to new values while recording is in progress. Fades are also possible in digital direct mode (“digi- tal direct” on page 32). Copy-protection the cc-222 allows copy-protection to be applied ...

  • Page 34: 6 – After Recording

    34 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 6 – after recording this section deals with the actions taken after record- ing: finalizing for cd-r and cd-rw discs, and erase operations for cd-rw discs. Once finalized, cd-r discs are truly final—no more can be recorded on them. By contrast, cd-rw discs can be “unf...

  • Page 35

    6 – after recording—erasing tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 35 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. 1 with the disc loaded, and the uni...

  • Page 36

    6 – after recording—erasing 36 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 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 ...

  • Page 37: Troubleshooting

    Tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 37 7 – reference and specifications troubleshooting symptom possible cause and remedy no power when power is pressed the power cord is not inserted properly. Check and correct this. Hum on playback audio connections not made properly. Check the connections no audio outpu...

  • Page 38: Menu Items

    7 – reference and specifications—menu items 38 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual menu items the following are the menu items that can be set using the menu key. The majority of them affect disc recording. Pressing the menu key repeatedly cycles through the menu items. Not every menu item is available in ...

  • Page 39: Specifications

    7 – reference and specifications—specifications tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 39 specifications cd recorder section cassette recorder section recording media type cd-r, cd-rw, cd-rda, cd-rwda recording resolution 16-bit linear recording sampling frequency 44.1 khz frequency response 20 hz — 20 khz (p...

  • Page 40

    7 – reference and specifications—specifications 40 tascam cc-222 owner’s manual phono input and headphones general specifications line inputs 2 unbalanced rca nominal input level nominal input level 0.28v (–11 dbv) input impedance 50 k Ω line outputs 2 unbalanced rca nominal output level 0.46v (–6.7...

  • Page 41: Dimensional Drawing

    7 – reference and specifications—dimensional drawing tascam cc-222 owner’s manual 41 dimensional drawing tape maintenance the heads and tape path should be cleaned and demagnetized periodically. Cleaning the tape path apply head cleaning fluid to a cotton bud or soft cloth, and lightly rub the heads...

  • Page 42: Cc-222

    Teac corporation phone: (0422) 52-5082 3-7-3, nakacho, musashino-shi, tokyo 180-8550, japan teac america, inc. Phone: (323) 726-0303 7733 telegraph road, montebello, california 90640 teac canada ltd. Phone: 905-890-8008 facsimile: 905-890-9888 5939 wallace street, mississauga, ontario l4z 1z8, canad...