Page 2 - Important Safety Precautions; TO THE USER; CAUTION
2 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual Important Safety Precautions IMPORTANT (for U.K. Customers) DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home orthe cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain anappropriate safety appro...
Page 3 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 3 CAUTION: … Read all of these Instructions. … Save these Instructions for later use. … Follow all Warnings and Instructions marked on the audioequipment. 1) Read Instructions — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2)...
Page 4 - SAFETY INFORMATION
4 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual Drive 1 (CD-ROM) Optical pickup: KSS-575B Manufacturer: SONY Corporation Laser Output:: Less Than 0.4mW on the objective lens Wavelength: 760 - 780nm Drive 2 (CD-RW) Optical pickup type : KRS-202A or KRS-220B Manufacturer : SONY Corporation Laser output : Less than 0...
Page 5 - Table of Contents; – Introduction
Table of Contents TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 5 1 – Introduction Supplied accessories ................................................ 7 Some notes and precautions .......................7 Rack-mounting the unit .......................................... 8Environmental considerations ...............
Page 6 - – After recording
Table of Contents 6 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 6 – After recording Finalizing .................................................... 40 Unfinalizing CD-RW discs ..................................... 40 Erasing ........................................................ 40 Erasing tracks ................
Page 7 - Pitch control allows time stretching and compression; Supplied accessories; Some notes and precautions
TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 7 1 – Introduction The CD-RW402 is a sophisticated twin-deck CD recording and duplication system. It features state-of-the-art rewritable compact disc technology to allow recording and playback of audio material on compact disc media. Operating is by means of the front...
Page 8 - – Introduction—Some notes and precautions; Rack-mounting the unit; Beware of condensation
1 – Introduction—Some notes and precautions 8 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual Rack-mounting the unit Use the rack-mounting kit to mount the unit in a stan-dard 19-inch equipment rack, as shown below. Remove the feet of the unit before mounting it. See “Environmental considerations” on page 8 below fo...
Page 9 - Handling of compact discs
1 – Introduction—Some notes and precautions TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 9 disc, additional material can be recorded. The pack-aging of CD-R discs will include one of the follow-ing logos: By contrast, a CD-RW disc can be used in much the same way as a CD-R disc, but the last track or tracks recor...
Page 10 - – Introduction—Finalizing; Additional notes with regard to CD-R and CD-RW discs; Finalizing; “Recordable” discs
1 – Introduction—Finalizing 10 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual Additional notes with regard to CD-R and CD-RW discs There are additional precautions that you should take when handling CD-R and CD-RW discs, that are dif-ferent to those that you should take when handling ordinary CDs. • Avoid touching ...
Page 11 - – Introduction—About this manual; About this manual; ERASE; , “Using the menu system”
1 – Introduction—About this manual TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 11 About this manual In this manual, we use the following conventions: • The names of keys and controls are given in the following typeface: ERASE . • When the alphanumeric portion of the display shows a message, this is shown in the ...
Page 12 - – Using the menu system; Menus and items; MENU keys 1 and 2
12 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 2 – Using the menu system The CD-RW402 menu system is easy to use, and the different operations that can be performed all use the same method of working. This general guide to the way in which the menu system works on the unit will help you set up and use your CD-RW...
Page 13 - – Using the menu system—Menus and items; MENU key 1 only
2 – Using the menu system—Menus and items TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 13 MENU key 1 only MENU key 2 only a. Drive 2 onlyb. Individual settings for each drivec. Drive 1 only Menu Menu item Description Parameter Default TOC EDIT DIVIDE Splits a track into two COMBINE Combines two tracks into one ST...
Page 14 - – Using the menu system—SYSTEM menu features; SYSTEM menu features; Dimmer settings; Meter peak hold; Individual settings for each drive.; Timer play; Drive 2 cannot be selected to start playback
2 – Using the menu system—SYSTEM menu features 14 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual SYSTEM menu features These features determine the settings for either the whole system, or for the individual drive on which the settings are made. Dimmer settings Individual settings for each drive. The illumination le...
Page 15 - Index display; When index marks are displayed:; Keyboard preferences; Typically, you should always use the US setting here.; ISRC copy
2 – Using the menu system—SYSTEM menu features TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 15 Index display Only available from drive 1 and only applies to drive 1. The index marks in the CD subcode can be hidden or displayed. When index marks are not displayed, the time dis-play will look something like: 1 Tr 0...
Page 16 - – Features and controls; Front panel
16 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 3 – Features and controls Front panel 1 POWER switch Use this to turn the unit on and off. 2 Drive 1 display Shows track and playback information, etc. for drive 1, as well as the menu parameters and settings. 3 Disc tray (1) Holds the disc for drive 1. 4 MENU key (...
Page 17 - – Features and controls—Front panel
3 – Features and controls—Front panel TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 17 J STOP key (1) Stops playback on drive 1. K PLAY key (1) Starts playback on drive 1. L READY key (1) Pauses playback on drive 1. M CONT PLAY key and indicator When lit, allows continuous playback between drives 1 and 2 (when 1 f...
Page 18 - – Features and controls—Rear panel features; Rear panel features; Digital connections; OPTICAL INPUT and OUTPUT; IN; Analog connections; COMMON; Other connections
3 – Features and controls—Rear panel features 18 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual Rear panel features Digital connections These connections all han- dle digital audio I/O. k COAXIAL INPUT and OUTPUT (DRIVE 2) These RCA connectors accept and transmit digital audio data to and from drive 2 respectively ...
Page 19 - Remote control unit
3 – Features and controls—Rear panel features TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 19 drives. See the Specifications section for details of pinouts, etc. w REMOTE IN Use this to connect the RC- RW402 remote control unit. NOTE Never attempt to attach any other remote control device other than the RC-RW402,...
Page 20 - Drive 2 controls
3 – Features and controls—Rear panel features 20 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual C LOC B key Equivalent to the LOC B key on the main unit is 8 D CALL key Equivalent to the CALL (1) key on the main unit 9 . E Track skip keys These keys are used for track skip and for changing jog position, etc. F STOP...
Page 21 - – Playback operations; Simple playback operations; PLAY; Time display modes; DISPLAY; Display shows Meaning
TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 21 4 – Playback operations The following operations explain how to play back discs. If an operation can be performed on only one of the drives, this will be shown in the heading for this operation, for example “(drive 1 only)”. The CD-RW402 can be used to play back CDs...
Page 22 - – Playback operations—Simple playback operations; Track skip; Cue point; cue point; To set these points:
4 – Playback operations—Simple playback operations 22 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual Track skip Use the MULTI DIAL (or the track skip keys on the remote control unit) to jump forward or backward by one track at a time, as shown on the display. Note that going forward from the last track of the disc ...
Page 23 - – Playback operations—Using the jog function; Searching inside tracks; While in play or play ready; Using the remote control unit; The track skip; Using the jog function; or; Changing the preview portion length; Playback modes; Using the remote control
4 – Playback operations—Using the jog function TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 23 Searching inside tracks Using the main unit While in play or play ready mode, pressing and holding the search keys on the main unit will move the playback position forwards or backwards by a small amount. Pressing and r...
Page 24 - – Playback operations—Repeat playback; Using the main unit menu system; Repeat playback
4 – Playback operations—Repeat playback 24 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual • SHUFFLE (random track order). In this mode, each track is played once before the disc repeats. Using the track skip functions will move backwards or forwards through the random order, e.g. if track 7 is followed by track 10,...
Page 25 - – Playback operations—Continuous playback; Continuous playback; Turning pitch control on and off
4 – Playback operations—Continuous playback TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 25 through the three repeat modes: ALL , 1 or REPEAT . The appropriate indicator ( REPEAT ALL or REPEAT 1 ) lights in the display when a repeat mode is active. Using the main unit menu system 1 Press the appropriate MENU key ...
Page 26 - – Playback operations—ISRC view (drive 2 only); Auto Ready function; Auto Cue function
4 – Playback operations—ISRC view (drive 2 only) 26 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual Setting the pitch value (ii) To set the pitch value from the remote control unit: 1 Press either of the PITCH + or – keys on the remote control unit when drive 1 is not in menu mode. NOTE The pitch changes made in thi...
Page 27 - – Playback operations—Incremental play; Incremental play; EOM tally time
4 – Playback operations—Incremental play TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 27 The options here are OFF , –72dB , –66dB , –60dB , –54dB , –48dB , –42dB , –36dB , –30dB and –24dB . 4 Push the MULTI DIAL . When the function is on, the A-CUE display indicator is lit. Incremental play Incremental playback m...
Page 28 - – Playback operations—TOC Editing (drive 1 only); Combining tracks; Erasing tracks; Redefining the start point
4 – Playback operations—TOC Editing (drive 1 only) 28 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual Combining tracks This allows the combination of a track with the track immediately before it. It cannot therefore be used when the playback position is anywhere in the first track, as there is no previous track (the...
Page 29 - Redefining the end point
4 – Playback operations—TOC Editing (drive 1 only) TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 29 Redefining the end point It may be useful to end the playback of a track at a different point from the one marked by the track boundary (avoiding a messy ending, or sound recorded after the end of the take, etc.). 1...
Page 30 - – Recording; Input selection; Signal volume; Input monitoring
30 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 5 – Recording Before you start recording using the CD-RW402, make sure that you understand the following key points: • Once you have recorded on a CD-R disc, the data cannot be erased from it. • You can add tracks to an unfinalized recordable disc. Once finalized, a...
Page 31 - – Recording—Basic recording; Frequency conversion; Basic recording; The basic record procedure is as follows:
5 – Recording—Basic recording TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 31 Frequency conversion The sampling frequency for CDs is 44.1 kHz. The CD-RW402 will always record (and play back) CDs at this frequency. However, if recording through a digital connection (either coaxial or optical) and the source has be...
Page 32 - Playing back tracks; Restricting the number of tracks; Full disc
5 – Recording—Basic recording 32 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual Playing back tracks Although an unfinalized disc cannot be played back on an ordinary CD player or on drive 1, drive 2 can play back tracks that have been recorded. Use the MULTI DIAL or the SKIP keys to select a track for playback. Tim...
Page 33 - – Recording—Synchronized recording; Synchronized recording; Setting the trigger levels
5 – Recording—Synchronized recording TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 33 When the fade-out has finished, the display shows Disc Full!! for a few seconds, and the unit then goes into stop mode (the display shows PMA Writing ). If the disc is a CD-RW, the final track can be erased, if required (see “Era...
Page 34 - • the sound level drops below the threshold level for; The unit must be in record mode, and the; indicator in the display must be lit.
5 – Recording—Synchronized recording 34 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual The conditions under which synchronized recording stops are: • the sound level drops below the threshold level for the time set by the Sync End Time function (“Add-ing extra time at the end of a recording” on page 35): If you set...
Page 35 - – Recording—Automatic track division; Adding extra time at the end of a recording; “Trimming” the sync; Automatic track division; ment signal is detected
5 – Recording—Automatic track division TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 35 Adding extra time at the end of a recording If the material being recorded from an analog source ends very quietly (it drops below the trigger level for some time before the actual end of the piece), the CD-RW402 may enter reco...
Page 36 - to set the; Increasing the “watch” time
5 – Recording—Automatic track division 36 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 5 Turn the MULTI DIAL to change the A_TRACK value between ON and OFF. 6 Press the MULTI DIAL to make the setting and leave the menu. The A-TRACK indicator shows in the display when the function is active. Automatic track divisi...
Page 37 - – Recording—Rec mute function; “Trimming” the increment time; Rec mute function; Setting the REC MUTE time:; key
5 – Recording—Rec mute function TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 37 “Trimming” the increment time It is also possible to move the track increment time backwards and forwards by up to 125 frames either before or after the received track division signals (in the same way as for sync recording as describ...
Page 38 - – Recording—Copy-protection; There are three settings:; tion is applied to the recorded disc.; (copy prohibited) which prevents any digital
5 – Recording—Copy-protection 38 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual To perform a fade-in: 1 With a recordable disc loaded, press the RECORD key so that the unit enters record ready mode. 2 Start the source material, and press the FADER key. As the fade progresses, the monitored signal gradually becomes ...
Page 39 - – Recording—Index operations; Index operations; Index increment; key as; Setting the length of index 00
5 – Recording—Index operations TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 39 Index operations Many CDs contain index information as sub-track divisions, often in classical music to mark scene divi-sions in opera or the beginning of instrumental pas-sages, etc. The CD-RW402 also supports indexes, and allows you ...
Page 40 - indicator under the; Unfinalizing CD-RW discs; Erasing
40 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 6 – After recording This section deals with the actions taken after record-ing: finalizing for CD-R and CD-RW discs, and erase operations for CD-RW discs. NOTE This section refers to drive 2 only. Finalizing and erase operations are only possible on drive 2 of the C...
Page 41 - – After recording—Erasing; Erasing a whole disc; Refreshing a disc
6 – After recording—Erasing TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 41 Erasing tracks It is possible to erase the last recorded track, the last two recorded tracks, the last three recorded tracks, etc. It is not, however, possible to erase tracks in the “middle” of the disc. 1 With the disc loaded, and the u...
Page 42 - – CD TEXT; Ejecting discs with CD TEXT data; Restoring CD TEXT data from the buffer
42 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 7 – CD TEXT When discs containing CD TEXT are played back on the CD-RW402, you can view titles of discs and of artists (as explained in “Time display modes” on page 21). In addition, drive 2 allows you to record your own disc and track titles and artists onto record...
Page 43 - – CD TEXT—Entering titles; Entering characters using an external keyboard; Entering titles; Entering artists
7 – CD TEXT—Entering titles TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 43 Entering characters using an external keyboard NOTE Always connect and disconnect the keyboard with the power to the CD-RW402 turned OFF. There is a risk of damage to the CD-RW402 if this connection is made or broken with the power turned...
Page 44 - – Copying discs; Types of copying; Some notes on copying; STOP
44 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 8 – Copying discs Copying discs is a slightly different process from recording discs. Here are a few of the differences between putting a disc in drive 1 and recording it on drive 2, and mak-ing a copy of it using the CD-RW402. • Copying a disc can take place at up ...
Page 45 - – Copying discs—Disc copying; Disc copying and DAO; Disc copying
8 – Copying discs—Disc copying TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 45 Disc copying and DAO The CD-RW402 allows both disc copying and disc-at-once (DAO) copying. The main differences between these two operations are explained here: Disc copying This operation allows the copying of audio discs (ISO 9660 di...
Page 46 - – Copying discs—Program copy; Program copy; DISC; DAO copying
8 – Copying discs—Program copy 46 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual If a recordable disc with not enough space to hold the contents of the source disc is used, the display shows Not enough . If drive 1 is in shuffle mode, the display shows PLAY MODE!. If drive 1 is in programmed playback mode, the prog...
Page 47 - – Copying discs—A-B copying; Disc compare; This allows the copying of a track (audio)
8 – Copying discs—A-B copying TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 47 Disc compare As well as the automatic compare operation follow-ing a copy as explained above, it is also possible to compare two finalized CD-ROMs at any time. 1 With the finalized disc in drive 2 and the original in drive 1, press DISC...
Page 48 - – Copying discs—A-B Excluded copy
8 – Copying discs—A-B Excluded copy 48 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual The drive 2 display shows ExclRHSL> . This allows a preview of the material immediately before point A, immediately followed by the material following point B (in other words, a preview of the “join”). 6 To rehearse the copy, t...
Page 49 - – External control; PC keyboard; The keyboard controls for drive 1 are:
TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 49 9 – External control PC keyboard A PS/2 keyboard can be attached to the CD-RW402 for titling purposes, as explained above (“Entering characters using an external keyboard” on page 43). The same keyboard can also be used as a remote con-trol device for simple control...
Page 50 - – External control—PC keyboard; Keyboard template
9 – External control—PC keyboard 50 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual Keyboard template You may find it useful to make a copy of this page, cut out the templates below and attach them to the keyboard you use to control the CD-RW402.
Page 51 - – External control—CONTROL I/O; Pin
9 – External control—CONTROL I/O TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 51 CONTROL I/O This connector allows for remote control by suitably-equipped units, and provides tally information to such units. The total current of pin 6 (+5 V) and pin 8 must be less than 100 mA. Input signals are active when ground...
Page 52 - Error messages and troubleshooting; Message; RECORD
52 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 10 – Specifications, etc. This section gives the specifications of the unit, as well as information on error messages, etc. Error messages and troubleshooting The messages below do not indicate an error, but are status messages which show the current operations bein...
Page 53 - Specifications; Drive 1; Symptom
10 – Specifications, etc.—Specifications TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 53 Specifications Drive 1 Drive 2 CopyReadErr! There is an error in reading the source disc in a copy operation. TEXT FULL! The text buffer for CD TEXT is full. No more can be entered. POINT ERROR! An error has been made when at...
Page 54 - Control
10 – Specifications, etc.—Specifications 54 TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual Digital I/O Analog I/O Control Digital inputs (drive 2 only) COAXIAL RCA pin, IEC-60958 TYPE I, TYPE II — auto-detect OPTICAL TOSLINK, IEC-60958 TYPE I, TYPE II — auto-detect Digital outputs (drives 1 and 2) COAXIAL RCA pin, ...
Page 55 - General specifications
10 – Specifications, etc.—Specifications TASCAM CD-RW402 Owner’s Manual 55 General specifications Dimensional drawing Voltage requirements USA/Canada 120 VAC, 60 HzU.K./Europe 230 VAC, 50 HzAustralia 240 VAC, 50 Hz Power consumption 100 V — 120 V: 34 W, 220 V — 240 V: 39 W Applicable electromagnetic...
Page 56 - TEAC CORPORATION
TEAC CORPORATION Phone: (0422) 52-5082 3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8550, Japan TEAC AMERICA, INC. Phone: (323) 726-0303 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640 TEAC CANADA LTD. Phone: 905-890-8008 Facsimile: 905-890-9888 5939 Wallace Street, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1Z8, Canad...
