Tascam CC-222MK Finalizing, About tapes, About this manual, Introduction, “Recordable” discs

1- Introduction

•Always store CD-R and CD-RW discs in their cases to avoid dirt and dust accumulating on their surfaces.

•When labeling CD-R and CD-RW discs, always use a soft oil-based felt-tipped pen to write the informa- tion. Never use a ball-point or hard-tipped pen, as this may cause damage to the recorded side.

•Always keep the recording sides of the discs away from grime and dust to avoid a reduction in sound quality. To clean a disc, wipe gently with a soft dry cloth from the center towards the outside edge. Do not use thinner, gasoline, benzene or LP cleaning fluid, as these will damage the disc and cause the disc unplayable.

•Do not put labels or protective sheets on the discs and do not use any protective coating spray.

•If you are in any doubt as to the care and handling of a CD-R and CD-RW discs, read the precautions sup- plied with the disc, or contact the disc manufacturer directly.

Finalizing

Although audio data may be written on a CD-R or CD-RW disc, a standard CD player will not be able to read the data (i.e. play back the audio) until a final TOC2 (Table of contents) has been written at the start of the disc.

The process of writing this table of contents is known as “finalizing”. Once this has been done, no further data can be written to the disc. See “Finalizing” on page 27 for details. In the case of a CD-RW disc which has been finalized, the whole of the disc may be erased, or the disc may be “refreshed”, and the disc re-used.

In addition, a CD-RW disc that has been finalized may be “unfinalized”, i.e. only the TOC is removed. This allows further tracks to be recorded to the disc, provid- ed that there is space on the disc.

2.TOC: Information of recorded data, which con- tains titles, starting and ending addresses, and etc..

“Recordable” discs

In this manual, we use the term “recordable” disc to describe a CD-R or CD-RW disc that has not been finalized, i.e. further recording is possible on the disc.

About tapes

Do not store tapes in the following places:

•On top of heaters, exposed to direct sunlight, or in any other places with high temperatures.

•Near speakers, on TV sets or amplifiers or where they would be exposed to strong magnetic fields.

•Where humidity is high, or in dirty, dusty places.

•Avoid dropping or subjecting cassettes to excessive shocks.

As C-120 tapes are mechanically weak, and could become entangled in the transport mechanism, we do not recommend their use.

About this manual

In this manual, we use the following conventions:

•The names of keys and controls are given in the fol- lowing typeface: ERASE.

•When the alphanumeric portion of the display shows a message, this is shown in the following typeface:

Complete.

•If a preset indicator in the display (i.e. one which cannot change, but is either on or off) is shown, this is shown as follows: RANDOM.

•Selectable values (i.e. values in dB) or ON and OFF selections (i.e. SRC>XXX) are shown in the following typeface: XXX.

TASCAM CC-222MKIII