After Recording; Finalizing; Unfinalizing Cd-Rw Discs; Erasing - 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

Finalizing

As has been explained earlier ("Finalizing" on
page 8), in order for a disc to become a standard CD,
it must have a Table of Contents (TOC) written to it.
This process is known as finalizing.
An unfinalized disc can always be distinguished on
the CC-222 by the
NO TOC
type on the display being lit when the disc is inserted.
To finalize a disc:
1 With the unfinalized (recordable) disc
loaded, and the unit in stop mode, press the
FINALIZE key.
The display shows
Finalize OK?
2 To start the finalizing process, press the
or press the
MULTI DIAL

Unfinalizing CD-RW discs

If a CD-RW disc has been finalized, it is possible to
erase the Table of Contents in the following way:
1 With the finalized disc loaded and the unit in
stop mode, press the
2 If the display does not show the word
, turn the
Unfinalize?
use the SKIP keys until it is displayed.
3 To start the unfinalizing process, press the
control or press the
MULTI DIAL

Erasing

Unfinalizing (described above) is a special case of
erasing a disc. It is also possible to erase a track or
tracks, starting with the last-recorded track, a whole
disc, or to "refresh" a disc.
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indicator under the disc
.
key.
ENTER
key.
ERASE
or
MULTI DIAL
key.
ENTER
can be "unfinalized" using the CC-222, that is, their
TOC can be deleted, and if there is space, further
material can be recorded on them. Even if the disc is
full, tracks can be erased following the unfinalize
process, and new material can be recorded.
If you do not want to proceed with the final-
izing process, press any other key (such as
the key).
STOP
If finalization has been chosen, the display
changes. The
NO TOC
the word and the
TOC
the display. The unit starts counting down
from a time shown on the display (about 1
minute 10 seconds).
After finalization, a
and a
CD-RW CD-R NO TOC
NOTE
Although CD-R discs finalized on the CC-222 may be
replayed on ordinary CD players, remember that final-
ized CD-RW discs may not play on CD players.
If you do not want to proceed with the unfi-
nalizing process, press any other key (such as
the STOP key).
If unfinalization has been chosen, the
indicator starts flashing in the display, and
the word also starts flashing. The
ERASE
unit starts counting down from a time shown
on the display (depending on the disc and
material, this value will be between 50 sec-
onds and 1 minute 30 seconds).
After unfinalization, a
changes to a
CD-RW NO TOC
NOTE
Erase procedures are possible only on a CD-RW disc.
Even if a CD-RW disc has been finalized, selecting an
erase procedure will automatically unfinalize it prior to
erasure. 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.
indicator goes out, and
indicator flash in
REC
changes to
CD-RW NO TOC
changes to a .
CD
NO TOC
indicator
CD-RW
indicator.