Other Recording Features; Recording Silences Between Items; Erasing Tapes; Other Tape Functions And Features - Tascam CC-222MK Owner's Manual

7- Cassette operations Cassette operations

Other recording features

Recording silences between items

At least four seconds of silence must be recorded
between items on tape when using the search functions
(see "Search keys" below).
When recording, press and release either of the
keys (main or remote). With the tape moving, the
MUTE
record source is muted for about four seconds (the dis-
play record indicator flashes), and the deck then enters
record pause mode. Press
PAUSE
recording.

Erasing tapes

Anything previously recorded on the tape will auto-
matically be erased when you make a new recording
on it. It can also be erased by "recording" on it with the
level control set to "0".
INPUT

Other tape functions and features

Tape counter

The tape counter value increments when the tape is
moving from left to right, and decrements when it
moves from right to left.
Use either of the keys (main or remote) to reset
RESET
the value to 0000.
When the counter has been set to 0000, this position

Pitch control

The tape speed can be controlled using the
CONTROL .
Turning this to the right of the center position results in
faster tape speed (higher pitch), and turning to the left
of the center position results in slower tape speed (lower
pitch). The maximum is 10% away from normal.

Search keys

When the unit is playing back, the
keys act as Computer-controlled Program Search (CPS)
keys, moving to the next or previous recorded item. To
locate items correctly, there must be at least four sec-
onds of silence between these items (see "Recording
silences between items" above).
Repeated presses of these keys will search forward or
backward by the appropriate number of items. The tape
counter value is replaced by "CP01" if searching for-
ward, and "–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
REC
or to re-start
PLAY
PITCH
REW and FFWD
If the REC MUTE key is pressed while the deck is in
record standby mode, four seconds of silence will be
recorded on the tape, and the deck will return to record
standby mode.
If the key is held and pressed for lon-
REC MUTE
ger than four seconds while recording is in progress,
silence is recorded on the tape while the key is held
down. The deck enters record standby mode when the
key is released.
can be reached easily by pressing either of the
keys (main or remote). The tape fast forwards or fast
rewinds to the 0000 mark.
NOTE
If the current tape position is too close to the 0000
mark (greater than 9995 or less than 0004), this
function is not available.
The center "neutral" position is marked by a click
detent.
end of the tape is reached, the transport stops.
If a key are pressed too many times, so that a search is
being made for the wrong item, pressing the "opposite"
key corrects the mistake.
NOTE
This function depends on the presence of 4-sec-
ond silent intervals on tape. If these intervals are
too short, or not truly silent, the search function
will not work properly. Also note that this function
can be "confused" by the presence of longer quiet
or select passages in programs (e.g. spoken word
drama or classical music).
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