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3D0050600A CC-222 CD Recorder/Cassette Deck OWNER’S MANUAL CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT Ü REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert ÿ...
Betrieber verlang werden, angemessene Maßnahmen CORDE DE CONNEXION CA durchzuführen und dafür aufzukommen. ATTENTION: POUR ÉVITER LES CHOCS ÉLECTRI- QUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU’AU FOND. TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
(including amplifiers) supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge that produce heat. unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, con- nection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding elec- trode. TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
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PRODUCT IN ITS DAMAGED STATE. Optical pickup: Type : KRS-202A or KRS-220B Manufacturer : SONY Corporation Laser output : Less than 0.1 mW (Play) and 32 mW Laser output (Record) on the objective lens Wavelength : 777 - 787 nm TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
222 remote control unit packed with the unit. Only use this remote control unit with the CC-222. Some notes and precautions Treat the CC-222 as you would any other piece of Keep the unit away from strong magnetic fields (TV precision equipment.
For this reason, we strongly recom- of the unit for ventilation. mend that you save all the packing materials that came with the CC-222, in case you need to transport it in the You should not place the unit on a piece of equip- future.
CD player. It will, naturally, be play- aging of CD-R discs will include one of the follow- able on the CC-222. This is in no way a limitation of ing logos: the CC-222 itself, but of the difference between the different types of media and the methods used to read them.
Never use a stabilizer or printable discs Using commercially available CD stabilizers or printable recordable discs with this player will dam- age the mechanism and cause it to malfunction. TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
Never use a disc that has had a stabilizer mounted to it. The residual adhesive may cause the disc to stick to the mechanism of the CC-222. If it sticks to the mechanism, you will need a technician to get it out.
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C RESET key Resets the tape counter to zero. set to “through”. TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
Connect a standard pair of stereo headphones to this 1/4” jack, and adjust the level with the control. Rear panel features The CC-222 line analog inputs and outputs all oper- put impedances, etc., consult the specifications. ate at the –10dBV level. For details of input and out-...
32kHz and 48kHz. The output is Use these connectors to connect a record always 44.1kHz. deck to the CC-222. The destination of the signal is determined by a menu item. h DIGITAL OPTICAL (INPUT and Connect the earth (grounding) wire of the record...
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MULTI DIAL U PAUSE key Performs the same functions as L Number keys (0 through 10, +10, and CLEAR) Used for entering track numbers for V PLAY key Performs the same functions as disc playback. TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
When playback reaches the end of the disc, priority (the disc will not be heard through these out- or the end of the tape (either one side or two puts). Disc playback is always through the LINE OUTPUTS 1 jacks. TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
DUB>VOL mode when you have finished programming the order. (tape) control to adjust the level of sig- INPUT nals fed to the tape from the CD player. Press the key. DUB 2 TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
MULTI DIAL keys on the remote control) until it does SKIP Start playback of the record. and press the on the MULTI DIAL ENTER Start recording with either the PLAY or remote control unit). PAUSE key. TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
Turning this to the right of the center position results The center “neutral” position is marked by a click in faster tape speed (higher pitch) and turning it to detent. the left of the center position results in slower tape TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
CP–xx when searching backwards. by the presence of longer quiet or select passages in programs (e.g. spoken word drama or classical music). Note that the terms “forwards” and “backwards” here are relative to the currently-selected play position. TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
4 – CD player The CC-222 can be used to play back CDs (including discs and CD-RW discs that have been recorded on CD-R and CD-RW discs that have been recorded and the unit. finalized on other types of recorder), as well as CD-R...
STOP so far, and the step number, e.g. If the key is used, when playback is restarted, 14:56 03 STOP it starts from the first program step. The next program step can then be entered. TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
CHECK unit. It is not possible to use this function with the main unit only. The first 10 seconds of each track on the disc will be played. Press to stop this play- STOP back process. TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
This function is only available from the remote control the auto space function is then cancelled. unit. It is not possible to use this function with the main unit only. TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
Frequency conversion The sampling frequency for CDs is 44.1 kHz. The However, if recording through a digital connection CC-222 will always record (and play back) CDs at (either coaxial or optical) and the source has been this frequency. recorded at a frequency other than 44.1 kHz, or is...
NOTE varispeed unit (more than 1% away from the stan- If digital direct is selected, as described below (“Digital dard), the CC-222’s internal frequency converter will direct” on page 32), the frequency convertor is automatically convert the incoming frequency to bypassed.
MULTI DIAL SKIP on an ordinary CD player, the CC-222 can play back select a track for playback. tracks that have been recorded. Time display while recording While a recordable disc is being played back, the...
(or press the To record to disc from an external record player con- keys on the remote control) until it does SKIP nected to the jacks: RIAA PHONO and press the on the MULTI DIAL ENTER TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
–36 dB. When dubbing from a RIAA PHONO source with auto track on, the level is fixed at –24 dB. Low numerical values of this setting (towards –24) mean that it takes a louder signal to trigger the start TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
If the signal is detected from an MD, the unit enters source, the threshold should be set so that it is higher than the “noise floor” (the base level of hiss, pops and crackles which may come from an older vinyl recording, for example). TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
NOTE Recording When recording in sync mode, you may notice a slight starts delay between starting the source, and the CC-222 At least 1 second level responding. This is due to the way in which the unit works, storing the data in a memory buffer before writ- ing it to the disc.
SKIP recorded, the unit automatically performs the PMA change the value as required. writing procedure and enters stop mode. indicator at the top right of the A-TRACK display lights when the auto track function is enabled. TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
Digital direct As mentioned earlier, the digital direct mode Press the key until the display shows MENU bypasses some of the input circuitry of the CC-222 where is either D_DIRECT>XXX (the frequency convertor and the digital level control) to write directly to the disc.
Fades are also possible in digital direct mode (“Digi- values while recording is in progress. tal direct” on page 32). Copy-protection The CC-222 allows copy-protection to be applied to is the current setting for copy-protec- XXXX the discs produced. Naturally, the copy-protection tion as shown above.
6 – After recording This section deals with the actions taken after record- can be “unfinalized” using the CC-222, that is, their ing: finalizing for CD-R and CD-RW discs, and erase TOC can be deleted, and if there is space, further operations for CD-RW discs.
“refresh” the disc to make it usable To refresh the disc, press the MULTI DIAL again. This is equivalent to formatting a disk on a key. computer to prepare it for use. This operation ENTER destroys all data on the disc. TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
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If the refresh operation has been selected, the words are shown on the ERASE XX:XX TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
Appears only with CD-R discs. The OPC area is full, and no further recording is possible on this disc. Finalize the disc. OPC Area CLR Seen when a CD-RW disc OPC area is full, and the CC-222 automatically cleans up the OPC area for further recording. Need Repair! Current disc needs repair.
To restore these settings to the factory defaults as in INPUT 2 are set to LINE 1 and LINE 2 the table above, use a ballpoint pen or similar to hold respectively. down the button on the rear panel: RESET RESET TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
Peak inrush current 1.2 A Dimensions 483 x 138 x 295 (mm) 19 x 5.4 x 11.6 (in) Weight 8 kg (17.6 lbs) Operating temperature 5°C to 35°C (41°F to 95°F) Supplied accessories RC-222 remote control unit TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...
Both fluids are available in TEAC Tape Cleaning Kits HC-2 and RC-2 in the U.S.A. or TZ-261 in other areas. Erase Head Record/Play Head Demagnetizing heads Be sure that the power is off, then demagnetize the heads using a TEAC E-3 demagnetizer. TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s Manual...