Tascam CC-222MK Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 » D00903120B CC-222 CD Recorder/Cassette Deck Professional OWNER'S MANUAL...
  • Page 2: Important Safety Precautions

    CE Marking Information a) Applicable electromagnetic environment: E4 b) Peak inrush current: 1.2 A In North America use only on 120V supply. TASCAM CC-222MKIII WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    The apparatus should be located close enough to the AC outlet so that you can easily grasp the power cord plug at any time. • An apparatus with Class I construction shall be con- nected to an AC outlet with a protective grounding connection. TASCAM CC-222MKIII...
  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    Manufacturer: Sanyo Electric Co,Ltd. Laser output: Less than 0.7 mW on the objective lens (record) Wavelength: 760 to 800 nm TASCAM CC-222MKIII CAUTION • DO NOT REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE HOUSING USING A SCREWDRIVER. • USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    8 – Reference and specifications ...33 Error message ... 33 Messages displayed during normal operation ... 33 Specifications ... 34 CD recorder section ... 34 Cassette recorder section ... 34 Phono input and headphones ... 35 General specifications ... 35 Dimensional drawing ...35 TASCAM CC-222MKIII...
  • Page 6: Introduction

    CC-222MKIII. 1. Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. “DOLBY” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Contact your TASCAM supplier if any of these items are missing. ∂...
  • Page 7: Rack-Mounting The Unit

    Never use a disc that has had a stabilizer mounted to it. The residual adhesive may cause the disc to stick to the turntable of the CC-222MKIII. If it sticks to the turntable, you will need a technician to get it out. TASCAM CC-222MKIII...
  • Page 8: Handling Of Compact Discs

    The packaging of CD-RW discs will include the logo one of the following logos: TASCAM CC-222MKIII • Discs should be returned to their cases after use to avoid serious scratches that could cause the laser pickup to “skip.”...
  • Page 9: Finalizing

    If a preset indicator in the display (i.e. one which cannot change, but is either on or off) is shown, this is shown as follows: RANDOM. • Selectable values (i.e. values in dB) or ON and OFF selections (i.e. ) are shown in the following SRC>XXX typeface: TASCAM CC-222MKIII...
  • Page 10: Use Of The Remote Control Unit

    • Do not open or disassemble batteries, throw them into a fire or put them in water. TASCAM CC-222MKIII • The remote control functions by using an infra- red light signal. When using the unit to control the CC-222MKIII, other devices that are turned on could be operated by its signal.
  • Page 11: Features Of The Cc-222Mkiii

    Starts the process of This rotary control affects Opens and closes the disc Changes the time display for the disc Used when finalizing recordable Used when erasing data from CD-RW Turns synchronized recording of Repeated presses of this key cycles TASCAM CC-222MKIII...
  • Page 12: Rear Panel

    (1) or the outputs of the cassette deck (2). R IAA PHONO INPUT (L, R) and GND terminal Use these connectors to connect a record deck to the TASCAM CC-222MKIII OPEN/ CD TIMER (OFF/PLAY) switch turn the CD timer option on or off. When this is in PLAY disc inserted will automatically start playback.
  • Page 13: Display

    Displays the playback or input Available tracks for playback Lights when the Auto Space function is Lights when the Auto Track function is This is always displayed except when PHONO key. INPUT 1 OPTICAL COAXIAL LINE 1 PHONO TASCAM CC-222MKIII...
  • Page 14: Rc-222 Remote Control Unit

    Pressing this key again resumes the opera- tion. Tape ˙PLAY key Starts tape playback or recording, from right to left. TASCAM CC-222MKIII Tape PLAY¥ key from left to right. C ONT PLAY key playback (alternating between disc and cassette) on and off.
  • Page 15: Menu Operation

    MULTI DIAL exit the menu item. Alternatively, keep pressing the the normal time counter is displayed. Default (factory) value Described in: “Sampling Frequency conversion” on page 20 0dB “Signal volume” on page 20 LEVEL “Automatic track division” on page 25 1 min “Automatic track division” on page 25 –24 dB (analog) “Setting the trigger level” on page 24 and –54 dB (digital) “Using the trigger level” on page 24 1 GEN “Copy-protection” on page 26 “Fade-in and fade-out” on page 25 “Fade-in and fade-out” on page 25 THRU “Dubbing tapes from the CD deck” on page 30 and “Dubbing from tape to disc” on page 23 DISC “Recording tapes from the PHONO deck” on page 31 and “Recording to disc from the RIAA PHONO inputs” on page 22 OFF “Directory playback setting” on page 19 to change a value or set- to confirm the change and MENU key until TASCAM CC-222MKIII...
  • Page 16: Disc Operations

    It is also possible to use the number keys on the remote control unit to jump directly to a particular track: 1 To play tracks 1 through 9, simply press the ap- propriate key (1 through 9). 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, TASCAM CC-222MKIII 4 Press the key to start playback PLAY 5 Press the STOP key to stop playback...
  • Page 17: Playback Modes

    Disc operations on the unit clock- MULTI DIAL SKIP ) key on the remote ¯ STOP key. Opening SKIP moves backwards and key to stop playback temporarily or the STOP key on the remote control CLEAR PLAY MODE . The program is Continue appears on the display. TASCAM CC-222MKIII...
  • Page 18: Repeat Playback

    (see “Search keys” on page 32). NOTE This function is only possible using the remote con- trol unit. TASCAM CC-222MKIII 1 The unit should be in playback, standby or stop mode. Press the Repeat ON To cancel repeat mode, press the that the display shows cator goes out.
  • Page 19: Playing Back Mp3 Files

    A directory containing no MP3 files will be visible, but it will show 0Tr for its total track number. 4. Press the PLAY key to start playback in the di- rectory. Program or Repeat playback can be operated in the selected directory also. TASCAM CC-222MKIII MP3 files mp3. 1 mp3. 2 mp3. 3 mp3. 4 mp3. 5 mp3. 6 mp3.
  • Page 20: Recording Cds

    However, if recording through a digital connection (either coaxial or optical) and the source has been TASCAM CC-222MKIII • You can add tracks to an unfinalized recordable disc. Once finalized, a CD-R disc is “fixed” and behaves in the same way as a pre-recorded disc.
  • Page 21: Basic Recording

    It is not possible to record in two ”stages” within one track. 5- Recording CDs Recording CDs key or the key to start PLAY PAUSE PAUSE key to pause recording tempo- PAUSE or PLAY key again restarts to stop recording. When recording (Program PMA Writing key (step 2) before restarting the TASCAM CC-222MKIII...
  • Page 22: Time Display While Recording

    Turn the MULTI DIAL (or press the the remote control) to select DISC play the record on the external record player. TASCAM CC-222MKIII rently being recorded (no indicator lit) and the total time recorded on the disc ( NOTE In record mode, REMAIN shows the same time dis- play as TOTAL REMAIN. MULTI DIAL track for playback.
  • Page 23: Dubbing From Tape To Disc

    It is not possible to make this menu setting (or other menu settings) when dubbing is actually taking place. 5- Recording CDs 1- Introduction Recording CDs source. This is the same INPUT 1 SEL keys. STOP PAUSE key to leave the tape in key. The tape will start playing back, and key pressed). TASCAM CC-222MKIII...
  • Page 24: Advanced Recording

    This part of the track may not be recorded S_LVL TASCAM CC-222MKIII Low numerical values of this setting (towards –24) mean that it takes a louder signal to trigger the start of the synchronized recording. A high numerical value (towards –72) means that a relatively quiet signal will MENU trigger the start of recording.
  • Page 25: Synchronized Recording

    The current track number is incremented by one. NOTE This operation cannot be applied while recording track 99. 1- Introduction Recording CDs briefly, and then SYNC ON key is also used to turn off syn- MENU A_TRK> XXX is the current setting. or SKIP keys to select the mode is selected, the indicator TIME RECORD TASCAM CC-222MKIII key...
  • Page 26: Fade-In And Fade-Out

    (“grandchildren”) can be made from the child. • PROH (copy prohibited) which prevents any digital copies being made from the recorded disc 1 Press the MENU key repeatedly until the dis-play TASCAM CC-222MKIII CORD 2 Start the source material, and press the key on the remote control. The display shows in the menu item above. As the fade progresses, the monitored signal gradually becomes louder, reflecting the level recorded on disc.
  • Page 27: After Recording

    The disc may then have to be re-finalized. Remember that it is not possible to perform any erase procedures on a CD-R disc. MULTI ENTER key. If you do not want key or STOP key. and the Rec indicator flash in the dis- TASCAM CC-222MKIII...
  • Page 28: Erasing Tracks

    3 To refresh the disc, press the MULTI DIAL key. ENTER If you do not want to proceed with the refresh operation, press the ERASE key or TASCAM CC-222MKIII NOTE If only one track has been recorded on the disc, only the “erase disc” option (see “Erasing a whole disc”on page 28) is available. 4 When the range of tracks to be erased has been selected, press the key.
  • Page 29: Cassette Operations

    However, note that if both are play- ing, the cassette takes priority (the disc will not be heard through these outputs). Disc playback is always through the LINE OUTPUTS 1 jacks. key to open the cassette com- EJECT DOLBY NR system on or off. key to start playback. PLAY key. STOP key again. TASCAM CC-222MKIII...
  • Page 30: Recording Operations

    4 Press the key. DUB 2 If the tape is in stop mode, the tape rewinds to the beginning of the current side. At the start of the tape, recording starts, but the CD does not start playback for eight seconds. TASCAM CC-222MKIII 4 Set the DOLBY NR 5 Press the standby mode and the indicators light up. 6 Play back the source, and adjust the recording level using the tape deck’s or posi- that the loudest sound makes the meters briefly Ë...
  • Page 31: Dubbing To Tape From The Middle Of A Cd

    Only recording as described above is possible from the RIAA PHONO sources to tape. Manual record- ing is not possible. MONITOR switch will help here. DUB 2 key. Playback starts on the disc, or PLAY PAUSE (cassette deck) to stop the recording. key is the only key which is enabled TASCAM CC-222MKIII...
  • Page 32: Other Recording Features

    “–CP01” when searching backwards. Note that the terms “forwards” and “backwards” here are relative to the currently-selected play position. When the item is reached, playback starts. When the TASCAM CC-222MKIII If the REC MUTE record standby mode, four seconds of silence will be recorded on the tape, and the deck will return to record standby mode.
  • Page 33: Reference And Specifications

    Complete Now OPC Now REPAIR PMA Writing TOC Reading REC Standby Blank Disc 8- Reference and specifications Details / Response Use unfinalized recordable disc. If it is CD-RW disc, you may refresh it (“Refreshing a disc” on page 28), or replace disc. There is no space on disc, or no tracks are available. There is problem with the Drive mechanism. Digital input is not connected. Turn on power of source unit and connect to DIGITAL IN. The disc does not support erasing. An error has occurred while trying to erase disc. The sampling frequency of digital input is not 44.1kHz. Please turn SRC on (“Frequency conversion” on page 20). An attempt has been made to create more than 99 tracks. A general recording error. Try recording again with different disc. System Error. Try turning the power off and on again. There is a problem with the CD tray. Statement An operation such as finalize or erase has been successfully completed. Calibration is being performed to operate recording properly. The disc is being repaired and this operation will take a long time. Please do not turn off power of the unit until it finishes. Recorded content is being written to disc. Table of contents data is being read. The unit is in recording standby mode. A blank recordable disc has been inserted. TASCAM CC-222MKIII...
  • Page 34: Specifications

    Wow and flutter Digital input Fs Digital input Digital output Line inputs 1 Line outputs 1 Cassette recorder section Number of channels Heads Type of tapes Tape speed Motor Wow and flutter Frequency response (overall) Signal-to-noise ratio (overall) Fast winding time Line inputs 2 Line outputs 2 TASCAM CC-222MKIII CD-R, CD-R-DA, CD-RW, CD-RW-DA (High speed CD-RW is supported) 16 bit linear 44.1 kHz 20 Hz~20 KHz ±0.8 dB (playback) ±1.0 dB (recording) 92 dB (playback) 88 dB (recording) 92 dB (playback) 88 dB (recording) 0.006% (playback) 0.01% (recording) 80 dB (playback:1kHz) 75 dB (recording:1kHz) unmeasurable (< 0.001 %) 32 kHz to 48 kHz (SRC ON) 44.1 kHz (SRC OFF) Coaxial RCA pin jack (IEC60958 Consumer use)
  • Page 35: Phono Input And Headphones

    Phono input and headphones RIAA PHONO INPUT PHONES (headphone output) General specifications Power Power consumption Dimensions (d x w x h) Weight Dimensional drawing 8- Reference and specifications Reference and specifications Unblanced RCA (with ground) Cartridge type MM (moving magnet) Input signal level 5.6 mV Input impedance 50 kØ S/N ratio 60 dB (6.3 Ø) 6 mm (1/4”) stereo Output level 10 mW + 10 mW (into 32 Ø) U.S.A./Canada 120 VAC, 60 Hz U.K./Erope 230 VAC, 50 Hz Australia 240 VAC, 50 Hz 33 W 295 x 435 x 138 (mm) 11.6 x 17.13 x 5.4 (in) 7.4 kg (16.3 lb) TASCAM CC-222MKIII...
  • Page 36 Campesinos No. 184, Colonia Granjes Esmeralda, Delegacion Iztapalapa CP 09810, Mexico DF TEAC UK LIMITED Phone: +44-8451-302511 Unit 19 & 20, The Courtyards Hatters Lane Watford, Hertfordshire. WD18 8TE, U.K. TEAC EUROPE GmbH Phone: +49-611-71580 Bahnstrasse 12, 65205 Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, Germany » www.tascam.com www.tascam.com www.tascam.com www.tascam.com www.tascam.co.uk www.tascam.de Printed in China...

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