About Tapes; About Cd-R And Cd-Rw Discs; Finalizing - Tascam CC-222MKII Owner's Manual

1 – Introduction—Finalizing

About tapes

Do not store tapes in the following places:
• On top of heaters, exposed to direct sunlight, or in
any other places with high temperatures.
• Near speakers, on TV sets or amplifiers or where
they would be exposed to strong magnetic fields.
• Where humidity is high, or in dirty, dusty places.
• Avoid dropping or subjecting cassettes to excessive
shocks.

About CD-R and CD-RW discs

The CC-222MKII uses CD-R and CD-RW media,
and can also use CD-R and CD-RW Digital Audio
media.
In this manual, when we refer to "CD-R" and "CD-
RW" discs, we always include "CD-R Digital Audio"
and "CD-RW Digital Audio", even when this is not
explicitly stated.
CD-R discs can be recorded once only. Once they
have been used for recording, they cannot be erased
or re-recorded. However, if space is available on the
disc, additional material can be recorded. The pack-
aging of CD-R discs will include one of the follow-
ing logos:
By contrast, a CD-RW disc can be used in much the
same way as a CD-R disc, but the last track or tracks

Finalizing

Although audio data may be written on a CD-R or
CD-RW disc, a standard CD player will not be able
to read the data (i.e. play back the audio) until a final
table of contents (TOC) has been written at the start
of the disc.
The process of writing this table of contents is known
as "finalizing". Once this has been done, no further
data can be written to the disk. See "Finalizing" on
page 33 for details.
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As C-120 tapes are mechanically weak, and could
become entangled in the transport mechanism, we do
not recommend their use.
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 played
back. Recording is possible with Type I (normal) and
Type II (high-position/chrome) tapes.
recorded can be erased before the disc has been
"finalized", and the space on the disc can be re- used
for other recordings. The packaging of CD-RW discs
will include one of the following logos:
However, you should note that an audio CD created
using a CD-RW disc may not play back satisfactorily
on every audio CD player. It will, naturally, be play-
able on the CC-222MKII. This is in no way a limita-
tion of the CC-222MKII itself, but of the difference
between the different types of media and the methods
used to read them.
CD-R discs created on the CC-222MKII, by contrast,
may be played satisfactorily on the majority of audio
CD players.
In the case of a CD-RW disc which has been final-
ized, the whole of the disc may be erased, or the disc
may be "refreshed", and the disc re-used.
In addition, a CD-RW disc that has been finalized
may be "unfinalized", i.e. the TOC is removed. This
allows further tracks to be recorded to the disc, pro-
vided that there is space on the disc.