Reference And Specifications; Troubleshooting - Tascam CC-222 Owner's Manual

Troubleshooting

Symptom
POWER is pressed
No power when
Hum on playback
No audio output
The remote control does not seem to work
Low sound quality when playing back a tape
Sound is odd when playing back. a tape
Tape recording cannot be carried out
PHONO input
Hum appears at the
No sound on playback (the disc is playing and
the time display is incrementing)
No meter indication when a source is input
There is a gap in the A-B loop when played
back
The unit is in AUTO SPACE mode and is not
playing (it is paused)
D-IN UNLOCK!
Cannot record on a disc (pressing
shows MONITOR)
The recording level suddenly jumps (up or
down) when switching to or from digital direct
mode
PGM Full !
Disc Full!
or Cannot Rec!
Not FS 44.1k!
Disc Error
Erase Error!
The display suddenly shows PMA Writing
Rec Error
No OPC Area!
OPC Area CLR
Need Repair!
System Err!
The power cord is not inserted properly. Check and correct this.
Audio connections not made properly. Check the connections
The external amplifier is no properly connected, or the wrong set of inputs connected to
LINE OUTPUT s has been selected on the amplifier. Check and correct.
the active
Is the power on? Are the batteries in the remote control dead? Is the remote control unit
too far away or at the wrong angle for correct operation ("Use of the remote control unit" on
page 10)?
The heads are dirty or magnetized. See "Tape maintenance" on page 41.
Pitch control may be off center ("Pitch control" on page 18)
The write-protect tabs have been broken off the cassette, the heads are dirty, or the
recording level is set too low.
The grounding wire is not connected from the record deck to the CC-222.
The connections from the CC-222 to the amplifier system have not been made properly, or
the input source selector is not at the correct position.
Analog and/or digital volume ("Signal volume" on page 24) is set too low. The signal is
being input through an unselected input source ("Input selection" on page 24)
or
The input selection is not made correctly ("Recording operations" on page 16 (tape) or
"Input selection" on page 24 (disc).
The A and B points are in different tracks.
When the unit is automatically paused as a result of the auto space mode, pressing the
AUTO SPACE key puts the unit into pause mode, and playback does not resume automat-
ically after the auto pause time is elapsed (see "Auto spacing" on page 23).
A digital input source has been selected for CD recording, but the source is not connected
or is not switched on.
RECORD A finalized disc has been inserted. Use an unfinalized recordable disc.
When recording from digital sources, the digital direct mode bypasses the digital level
("Signal volume" on page 24), so that if this has been set to a non-zero value, the level will
be different. See "Digital direct" on page 32.
An attempt has been made to create more than 25 program steps.
There is no space on the disc, or no tracks are available, or a general recording error has
occurred.
You are trying to do digital direct recording from a source which has not been recorded at
44.1 kHz ("Digital direct" on page 32).
The disc is bad. If it is a CD-RW disc, you may refresh it ("Refreshing a disc" on page 35),
otherwise replace the disc.
An error has occurred while trying to erase the disc.
Either the disc is full (this message will be prefaced by
disc" on page 26) or an attempt has been mode to write more than 99 tracks.
General recording error. This may be caused by vibration or a shock during recording, for
example, or may be the result of a bad disc. Try recording again with the same disc. If the
message appears again, try a different disc.
Appears only with CD-R discs. The OPC area is full, and no further recording is possible
on this disc. Finalize the disc.
Seen when a CD-RW disc OPC area is full, and the CC-222 automatically cleans up the
OPC area for further recording.
Current disc needs repair. Refresh the CD-RW disc using the procedure described in
"Refreshing a disc" on page 35.
System error.
7 – Reference and specifications
Possible cause and remedy
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Disc Full!! ("Full
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