User manual TASCAM 202 MKIII

[. . . ] Model number Serial number WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. For U. S. A. TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. H o w e v e r, t h e r e i s n o g u a r a n t e e t h a t interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ] PressthePLAYkey(or¥). Side "A" facing you This cassette deck can play back Normal (Type I), Chrome (Type II) and Metal (Type IV) tapes. For the sake of simplicity, we refer to the tape side facing you as Side "A" and to the tape side facing away as Side "B". When you insert a cassette with Sides "A" and "B" reversed, Side "A" should read Side "B" and Side "B" should read Side "A". Pressingthe¥keystartsplaybackfromside "A". Playback stops when reaching the end of side "A" if the reverse mode is set to Ä. If the reverse mode is set to Ë, playback continues on side "B", stopping at the end of side "B". If the reverse mode is set to ä, playback cycles through both tape sides 5 times. Playback stops when reaching the end of side "B" if the reverse mode is set to either Ä or Ë. If the reverse mode is set to ä, side "B" is played back, and then playback cycles through both tape sides 4 times. 3. SelectareversemodesettingusingtheREV MODEswitch. 1 TASCAM 202 MKIII IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3 - Playback Playback 2 (either TAPE 1 or TAPE 2) D. Tapecounter PresstheCOUNTER RESET keytoresetthe tapecounterto0000. Youcanusethisfunctionforeasyrelocationofanydesiredpointon thetape. A. Tostopplaybacktemporarily, pressthePAUSE key. Toresumeplayback, pressthePAUSEkey again, orpressthePLAYkey(or¥). E. Each additional press of the key will take you back one song. The CPS function may not work properly if blanks between songs are less than 4 seconds longorcontainnoise. Display of TAPE 1: The search range varies depending on REV MODE switch settings. Ä: Onlyonesideoftape. Ê: Bothsidesofthetapewhensearchinginthe samedirectionasplayback. Or, onlyoneside ofthetapewhensearchingintheopposite directionasplayback. ä: Bothsidesfollowedbythefirstside(side"A" side"B"side"A"ifCPSisstartedwhen TASCAM 202 MKIII 1 3 - Playback IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Intro check Intro Check plays the first 15 seconds of each song, allowing you to quickly find the song you are looking for. When you find the desired song, press the INTRO CHECK key again to start playback. The tape counter reports how many songs have been intro-checked so far. The Intro Check range varies depending on REV MODE switch settings: Ä: Checksonesideofthetape. ä: Checksbothsidesoftapethendoublechecks thefirstside(side"A"side"B"side"A" ifIntroCheckisstartedonthetape'sforward side(facingyou);orside"B"side"A" side"B"ifIntroCheckisstartedonthetape's reverseside(facingaway). Activating the Intro Check function during normal playback will cause it to skip to the next song: playback of the current song is interrupted midway. The tape automatically stops upon completion of the check operation. NOTE · MakesurethattheTAPE1compartmentisemptywhenstartingIntroCheckonTAPE2. · TheIntroCheckfunctionmaynotworkproperly ifblanksbetweensongsarelessthan4seconds longorcontainnoise. 1 TASCAM 202 MKIII IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 4 - Recording Recording (either TAPE 1 or TAPE 2) 4. SettheDOLBY NRswitch. Set the switch to ON to record with Dolby Noise Reduction. Adjusttherecordinglevel. Side "A" facing you PresstheEJECTkey(ø)toopenthecassette compartment. Insertthecassettetapewithits openedgefacingdown, side"A"facingyou. Thenclosethecassettecompartmentbypushinginthecassettedooruntilitclicksshut. NOTE · Iftheerasurepreventiontabsoftheloadedcassettetapehavebeenbrokenoff, stickapieceof adhesivetapeoverthehole(s). · WiththiscassettedeckyoucanuseNormal(Type I)andChrome(TypeII)tapesforrecording. Start playback of your recording source and set the REC LEVEL control knob so that the level meter indicates "0 dB" at peaks. 7. SettheREV MODEswitch. Ä: Settothispositiontorecordononeside Recording is made in the direction indicated by the play/record direction indicator (/¥). [. . . ] In this case, TAPE 1 starts first. TASCAM 202 MKIII IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 4 - Recording 4. To let both decks play continuously, set the REV MODE switch to the ä (CONT PLAY) position. Settheaudiotimertotherequiredstart(power on)andstop(poweroff)times. Whenthissettingiscompleted, thepowertoallcomponents willbeswitchedoff. When a preset start time is reached, power will be supplied and playback will start automatically. [. . . ]