Tascam CC-222MKII Owner's Manual

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TASCAM CC-222MKII Owner’s Manual 336 – After recordingThis section deals with the actions taken after record-ing: finalizing for CD-R and CD-RW discs, and eraseoperations for CD-RW discs.Once finalized, CD-R discs are truly final—no morecan be recorded on them. By contrast, CD-RW discscan be “unfinalized” using the CC-222MKII, that is,their TOC can be deleted, and if there is space, fur-ther material can be recorded on them. Even if thedisc is full, tracks can be erased following the unfi-nalize process, and new material can be recorded.FinalizingAs has been explained earlier (“Finalizing” onpage 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 onthe CC-222MKII by the NO TOC indicator under thedisc type on the display being lit when the disc isinserted.To finalize a disc:1 With the unfinalized (recordable) discloaded, and the unit in stop mode, press theFINALIZE key.The display shows Finalize OK?.2 To start the finalizing process, press theMULTI DIAL or press the ENTER key.If you do not want to proceed with the final-izing process, press any other key (such asthe STOP key).If finalization has been chosen, the displaychanges. The NO TOC indicator goes out, andthe word TOC and the REC indicator flash inthe display. The unit starts counting downfrom a time shown on the display (about 1minute 10 seconds).After finalization, a CD-RW NO TOC changes toCD-RW and a CD-R NO TOC changes to a CD.NOTEAlthough CD-R discs finalized on the CC-222MKII maybe replayed on ordinary CD players, remember thatfinalized CD-RW discs may not play on CD players.Unfinalizing CD-RW discsIf a CD-RW disc has been finalized, it is possible toerase the Table of Contents in the following way:1 With the finalized disc loaded and the unit instop mode, press the ERASE key so that thedisplay shows the word Unfinalize?.2 To start the unfinalizing process, press theMULTI DIAL control or press the ENTER key.If you do not want to proceed with the unfi-nalizing process, press any other key (such asthe STOP key).If unfinalization has been chosen, the NO TOCindicator starts flashing in the display, andthe word ERASE also starts flashing. Theunit starts counting down from a time shownon the display (about 50 seconds).After unfinalization, a CD-RW indicatorchanges to a CD-RW NO TOC indicator.ErasingUnfinalizing (described above) is a special case oferasing a disc. It is also possible to erase a track ortracks, starting with the last-recorded track, a wholedisc, or to “refresh” a disc.NOTEErase procedures are possible only on a CD-RW disc. If aCD-RW disc has been finalized, it must first be unfinal-ized. Remember that it is not possible to perform anyerase procedures on a CD-R disc.Erasing tracksIt is possible to erase the last recorded track, the lasttwo recorded tracks, the last three recorded tracks,etc. It is not, however, possible to erase tracks in the“middle” of the disc.