Tascam CC-222 Owner's Manual

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3 – Cassette operations—Other recording features18 TASCAM CC-222 Owner’s ManualPress STOP (cassette deck) to stop therecording. The STOP key is the only keywhich is enabled during phono recording.After the phono recording has finished, theoriginal tape signal source is restored.NOTEIt is not possible to perform phono recording asdescribed above under the following circumstances: atape is not loaded or the tape is write-protected (thephono to tape function is disabled with no recordabletape inserted), or the tape is not either stopped or inrecord ready mode.Only recording as described above is possible from theRIAA PHONO sources to tape. Manual recording is notpossible.Other recording featuresRecording silences between itemsAt least four seconds of silence must be recordedbetween items on tape when using the search func-tions (“Search keys” on page 19).When recording, press and release either of the RECMUTE keys (main or remote). With the tape moving,the record source is muted for about four seconds(the display record indicator flashes), and the deckthen enters record pause mode. Press PAUSE orPLAY to re-start recording.If the REC MUTE key is pressed while the deck is inrecord pause mode, four seconds of silence will berecorded on the tape, and the deck will return torecord pause mode.If the REC MUTE key is held and pressed for longerthan four seconds while recording is in progress,silence is recorded on the tape while the key is helddown. The deck enters record pause mode when thekey is released.Erasing tapesAnything previously recorded on the tape will auto-matically be erased when you make a new recordingon it. It can also be erased by “recording” on it withthe INPUT level control set to “0”.Other tape functions and featuresTape counterThe tape counter value is incremented when the tapeis moving from left to right, and decremented when itmoves from right to left.Use either of the RESET keys (main or remote) toreset the value to 0000.When the counter has been set to 0000, this positioncan be reached easily by pressing either of the RTZkeys (main or remote). The tape fast forwards or fastrewinds to the 0000 mark.NOTEIf the current tape position is too close to the 0000 mark(greater than 9995 or less than 0005), this function doesnot work.Pitch controlThe tape speed can be controlled usingthe PITCH CONTROL.Turning this to the right of the center position resultsin faster tape speed (higher pitch) and turning it tothe left of the center position results in slower tapespeed (lower pitch). The maximum is 12% awayfrom normal.The center “neutral” position is marked by a clickdetent.