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 re corded tracks,
etc. It is not, however, possible to erase tracks in the
“middle” of the disc.
1With the disc loaded, and the unit in stop
mode, press the ERASE key.
2If the display does not show ERASE XX-XX?,
where XX is the number of the last track
recorded on the disc, turn the MULTI DIAL or
use the skip keys until it is displayed.
3Turn the MULTI DIAL to change the number
of the first track to be erased. The highest
value that this number can take is the last
track recorded (for example, if 17 tracks
have been recorded on the disc, 17-17 means
that the last track only, number 17, will be
erased). The lowest value that this number
can take is 2 (if this number was 1, the whole
disc would be erased, as described below).
If you do not want to proceed with the erase
operation, press any other key (such as the
STOP key).
NOTE
If only one track has been recorded on the disc, only the
“erase disc” option (“Erasing a whole disc” on page 41)
is available.
4When the range of tracks to be erased has
been selected, push the MULTI DIAL or REC
key.
NOTE
This operation cannot be undone. If you are going to
erase a track or tracks, make sure that they are record-
ings that you really want to erase!
If the erase operation has been selected, the
word ERASE flashes on the display, and the
timer starts counting down.
Erasing a whole disc
When you want to erase a whole disc (all the tracks
on a disc), follow the procedure below:
1With the disc loaded, and the unit in stop
mode, press the ERASE key.
2Turn the MULTI DIAL until the display shows
ERASE DISC?.
If you do not want to proceed with the erase
operation, press any other key (such as the
STOP key).
3To erase the contents of the disc, push the
MULTI DIAL or REC key.
NOTE
This operation cannot be undone. If you are going to
erase a disc, make sure that it contains only recordings
that you really want to erase!
If the erase operation has been selected, the
word ERASE flashes on the display, and the
timer starts counting down a time value
shown on the display.
Refreshing a disc
If a CD-RW disc has been corrupted at any point (e.g.
power has been cut off in the middle of a finalize
operation, etc.), or has been used in a computer or
another piece of equipment that makes it unreadable,
it is possible to “refresh” the disc to make it usable
again. This operation destroys all data on the disc.
1With the disc loaded, and the unit in stop
mode, press the ERASE key.
2Turn the MULTI DIAL or use the SKIP keys
until the display shows DISC REFRESH.
3To refresh the disc, push the MULTI DIAL or
REC key.
If you do not want to proceed with the
refresh operation, press any other key (such
as the STOP key).
NOTE
This operation cannot be undone. If you are going to
refresh a disc, make sure that it contains only recordings
that you really want to erase!
If the refresh operation has been selected, the
words ERASE XX:XX are shown on the display,
and the timer starts counting down (XX:XX).
At the end of the countdown period, the dis-
play returns to the track/time display ( of
course, there are no tracks, and the disc is at
the start, with the total time of the disc avail-
able for recording).