ContentsTASCAM CC-222MKII Owner’s Manual 51 – IntroductionSupplied accessories ................................................6Some notes and precautions .......................6Rack-mounting the unit ..........................................7Environmental considerations ................................7Beware of condensation .........................................7About tapes .............................................................8About CD-R and CD-RW discs .................................8Finalizing .......................................................8“Recordable” discs ...................................................9Handling of compact discs ......................................9Additional notes with regard to CD-R andCD-RW discs ..........................................................9Never use a stabilizer or printable discs ..............10Recommended media ............................................10Use of the remote control unit .............................10About this manual ......................................111, “Introduction” ........................................ 112, “Features and controls” ........................ 113, “Cassette operations” ........................... 114, “CD player” ............................................ 115, “Recording CDs” .................................... 116, “After recording” ................................... 117, “Reference and specifications” ............. 112 – Features and controlsRear panel features ....................................13Remote control features ............................143 – Cassette operationsPlayback operations ...................................16Continuous tape/CD playback ..............................16Recording operations .................................17Dubbing tapes from the CD deck ..............17If the tape is in stop mode ........................ 17If the tape is in record pause mode ......... 17Dubbing to tape from the middle of a CD ..........18Bypassing the INPUT level for dubbing ...............18Recording tapes from the PHONO deck ...18Other recording features ...........................19Recording silences between items .......................19Erasing tapes .........................................................19Other tape functions and features ...........19Tape counter ..........................................................19Pitch control ...........................................................19Fast forward and rewind ......................................20Search keys ............................................................204 – CD playerSimple playback operations ...................... 21Time display modes .............................................. 21Track search .......................................................... 21Playback modes .......................................... 22Programmed order playback ............................... 22Repeat play ................................................. 23Setting the A and B repeat points ....................... 23Intro check .................................................. 23Auto spacing .............................................. 24Timer playback ........................................... 245 – Recording CDsInput selection ............................................ 25Signal volume ....................................................... 25Input monitoring .................................................. 25Frequency conversion .......................................... 26Basic recording ........................................... 26Playing back tracks ............................................... 27Time display while recording .............................. 27Manual track division ........................................... 27Full disc .................................................................. 27Dubbing from tape to disc ........................ 27Dubbing to CD from the middle of the tape ...... 28From the RIAA PHONO inputs ................... 28Advanced recording ................................... 29Setting the trigger level ....................................... 29Synchronized recording ....................................... 29Sync recording (start) ........................................... 30Sync recording (stop) ........................................... 30SYNC ALL .................................................... 30SYNC OFF .................................................... 30SYNC 1 ........................................................ 30Automatic track division ...................................... 31Rec mute function ................................................ 31Fade-in and fade-out ............................................ 32To perform a fade-in: ................................ 32To perform a fade-out: .............................. 326 – After recordingFinalizing .................................................... 33Unfinalizing CD-RW discs ..................................... 33Erasing ........................................................ 33Erasing tracks ........................................................ 33Erasing a whole disc ............................................. 34Refreshing a disc ................................................... 347 – Reference and specificationsTroubleshooting ......................................... 36Menu items ................................................. 37Specifications ............................................. 37CD recorder section .............................................. 37Cassette recorder section ..................................... 38Phono input and headphones ............................. 38Dimensional drawing ................................ 39Tape maintenance ...................................... 39Cleaning the tape path ............................. 39Demagnetizing heads ................................ 39