User manual TASCAM 202MKIV

[. . . ] » D00935220B 202MK%^ Double Auto Reverse Cassette Deck OWNER'S MANUAL IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please record the model number a nd se rial numbe r a nd retain them for your records. [. . . ] Press PAUSE or the same play key ( or ¥) again to start playback on the other side of the tape. Fastforward/Rewind PresstheÔor, keywhileinstopmodeto fastwindthetape. Turning the PITCH CONTROL knob clockwise increases the playback speed and raises the pitch up to +10%. Turning the PITCH CONTROL knob counterclockwise reduces the playback speed and lowers the pitch by a maximum of ­10%. F. Tolistenthroughheadphones WARNING There is no level control for the headphones output. Beware that sudden loud sounds may occur depending on recorded material. You should avoid prolonged exposure to high volumesoundasthiscandamageyourhearing. Tostopthefastwindingtape, presstheSTOP key(ª). PlugyourheadphonesintothePHONESjack, andputontheheadphones. Plugging into the PHONES jack does not disable the line outputs. TASCAM 202MKIV 1 3 - Playback IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Continuous playback 4. PressthePLAYkey( or ¥)ofthedeckyou want to start first. 3 You can start continuous playback from either TAPE 1 or TAPE 2. Playback cycles through four tape sides as follows, and will continue until you stop the operation. TAPE 1 Side"A" Side "B" TM Continuous playback can be performed between TAPE 1 and TAPE 2. When one tape is played back to the end, the other tape automatically starts playback, in a relay fashion. Always set the DOLBY NR switch to the same position that was used for recording. PLAY)position. TAPE 2 Side "B" ß Side "A" 3. SettheREV MODEswitchtotheä(CONT Blank scan To disable this function, press the BLANK SCAN key again. If you are worried about this, switch off Blank Scan. The Blank Scan function detects 10 seconds or more of blank and skips over it. To activate this function, press the BLANK SCAN key followed by the desired play key ( or ¥). The BLANK SCAN indicator lights when this function is activated. 1 TASCAM 202MKIV IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3 - Playback Song search thetape'sforwardside(facingyou)isplaying;or side"B"side"A"side"B"ifCPSisstarted whenthetape'sreverseside(facingaway)isplaying) NOTE This cassette deck is equipped with the Computomatic Program Search (CPS) function. This function detects blank spaces (longer than 4 seconds) between songs and fast-winds the tape in the forward or backward direction skipping over the specified number of songs, thus allowing direct access to the beginning of a desired song. When you press the Ô or , key during playback, the tape counter reads CP 01 and the tape starts running at high speed in the pressed direction. Each time you press the same direction key, the displayed number increases by one integer. If you are listening to a song and want to go back to the previous song, press the locator key opposite to the playback direction twice. Pressing it just once will take you back to the beginning of the current song. 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 202MKIV 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. [. . . ] Playback automatically starts also by simply pressing on the POWER switch of this deck. When you don't use the timer, set the TIMER switch to the OFF position. Playback always starts from side "A". Timer-controlled recording (Example: Recording a broadcast program) 1. Loadarecordablecassettetape(s)inTAPE1 orll(orbothdecksforcontinuousrecording). [. . . ]