
Description
Retro-modern and built to last! Building on TASCAM's long history of providing professional quality cassette decks, the TASCAM 202mkVII dual cassette deck is ideal for professional studios, houses of worship, audio/music enthusiasts and more. And to bridge the gap bewteen the analog and digital worlds, the 202mkVII adds USB conversion for easy digital archiving of your favorite tapes.
Features:
- Dual cassette deck for playing, dubbing, or recording 1 or 2 cassettes
- USB output for archiving a cassette to an external digital recorder
- Microphone input with level control can be mixed with cassette 1 and total mix recorded to cassette 2; convenient for karaoke and announcements
- Headphone jack output with separate level control for audio verification or private monitoring
- "SPECIAL" playback mode that allows you to cue the next song on a tape by monitoring the sound with headphones while another tape is playing
- RCA analog unbalanced outputs; stereo RCA input
- RTZ (Return to Zero) function that returns the tape to the zero count point
- Repeat playback function
- ±12% pitch control function (TAPE 1 only)
- Parallel recording function for TAPE 1/2 that can reduce time for dubbing cassettes
- Supports recording and playback of normal tapes (Type I) and chrome tapes (Type II) - For metal tapes (Type IV), only playback is supported
- Dedicated wireless remote control
- Noise reduction function to reduce hiss during playback (equivalent to Dolby B NR)
- 3U rack mount design
Differences from 202 MKVI:
- Noise reduction function added
- "SPECIAL" PLAY MODE function added
- PHONES level adjustment function added
- USB digital output terminal added
- Dedicated wireless remote control
- No auto reverse function
- No continuous recording/playback with Decks 1/2
- No high-speed dubbing function
Cassette recorder | |
Tracking system | 4-track, 2-channel stereo |
Head construction | Recording/playback head (1 each for TAPE 1 and TAPE 2) Erase head (1 each for TAPE 1 and TAPE 2) |
Tape speed | 4.8 cm/s |
Pitch control | ±12% |
Fast winding time | About 120 seconds for a C-60 tape |
Wow and flutter | 0.25% (WRMS) |
Frequency response | Chrome tape (Type II) 30 Hz Ð 15 kHz (±4 dB) Normal tape (Type I) 30 Hz Ð 13 kHz (±4 dB) |
Total S/N ratio | 59 dB (during maximum recording level input, A-weighted) |
Analog audio input connectors (RCA) | |
Nominal input level | _9 dBu (0.28 Vrms) |
Maximum input level | +20 dBu (7.75 Vrms) |
Input impedance | 33 k½ |
Mic input connector (standard mono jack) | |
Minimum input level | _66 dBu (0.388 mVrms) |
Input impedance | 3 k½ or more |
Analog audio output connectors (RCA) | |
Nominal output level | _4.5 dBu (0.46 Vrms) |
Output impedance | 1 k½ |
Headphone output jack (standard stereo) | 15 mW + 15 mW (into 32½ load) |
USB port (type B) | USB 2.0 (Full Speed) standard compliant |
Sampling frequency | 8 kHz, 11.025 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz |
Quantization bit depth | 8/16-bit o 1 dBu = 0.775 Vrms |
General | |
Power supply | AC 120 V, 60 Hz |
Power consumption | 22 W |
External dimensions (W _ H _ D, including protrusions) | 482 _ 138.3 _ 285.8 mm (19" _ 5 1/2" _ 11 1/4") |
Weight | 5.5 kg (12 1/8 lb) |
Included items | Remote control (RC-1331) _ 1 Batteries for remote control (AA) _ 2 Rackmount screw kit _ 1 Owner’s manual (this document, including warranty) _ 1 |
Retro-modern and built to last! Building on TASCAM's long history of providing professional quality cassette decks, the TASCAM 202mkVII dual cassette deck is ideal for professional studios, houses of worship, audio/music enthusiasts and more. And to bridge the gap bewteen the analog and digital worlds, the 202mkVII adds USB conversion for easy digital archiving of your favorite tapes.
Features:
- Dual cassette deck for playing, dubbing, or recording 1 or 2 cassettes
- USB output for archiving a cassette to an external digital recorder
- Microphone input with level control can be mixed with cassette 1 and total mix recorded to cassette 2; convenient for karaoke and announcements
- Headphone jack output with separate level control for audio verification or private monitoring
- "SPECIAL" playback mode that allows you to cue the next song on a tape by monitoring the sound with headphones while another tape is playing
- RCA analog unbalanced outputs; stereo RCA input
- RTZ (Return to Zero) function that returns the tape to the zero count point
- Repeat playback function
- ±12% pitch control function (TAPE 1 only)
- Parallel recording function for TAPE 1/2 that can reduce time for dubbing cassettes
- Supports recording and playback of normal tapes (Type I) and chrome tapes (Type II) - For metal tapes (Type IV), only playback is supported
- Dedicated wireless remote control
- Noise reduction function to reduce hiss during playback (equivalent to Dolby B NR)
- 3U rack mount design
Differences from 202 MKVI:
- Noise reduction function added
- "SPECIAL" PLAY MODE function added
- PHONES level adjustment function added
- USB digital output terminal added
- Dedicated wireless remote control
- No auto reverse function
- No continuous recording/playback with Decks 1/2
- No high-speed dubbing function
Cassette recorder | |
Tracking system | 4-track, 2-channel stereo |
Head construction | Recording/playback head (1 each for TAPE 1 and TAPE 2) Erase head (1 each for TAPE 1 and TAPE 2) |
Tape speed | 4.8 cm/s |
Pitch control | ±12% |
Fast winding time | About 120 seconds for a C-60 tape |
Wow and flutter | 0.25% (WRMS) |
Frequency response | Chrome tape (Type II) 30 Hz Ð 15 kHz (±4 dB) Normal tape (Type I) 30 Hz Ð 13 kHz (±4 dB) |
Total S/N ratio | 59 dB (during maximum recording level input, A-weighted) |
Analog audio input connectors (RCA) | |
Nominal input level | _9 dBu (0.28 Vrms) |
Maximum input level | +20 dBu (7.75 Vrms) |
Input impedance | 33 k½ |
Mic input connector (standard mono jack) | |
Minimum input level | _66 dBu (0.388 mVrms) |
Input impedance | 3 k½ or more |
Analog audio output connectors (RCA) | |
Nominal output level | _4.5 dBu (0.46 Vrms) |
Output impedance | 1 k½ |
Headphone output jack (standard stereo) | 15 mW + 15 mW (into 32½ load) |
USB port (type B) | USB 2.0 (Full Speed) standard compliant |
Sampling frequency | 8 kHz, 11.025 kHz, 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz |
Quantization bit depth | 8/16-bit o 1 dBu = 0.775 Vrms |
General | |
Power supply | AC 120 V, 60 Hz |
Power consumption | 22 W |
External dimensions (W _ H _ D, including protrusions) | 482 _ 138.3 _ 285.8 mm (19" _ 5 1/2" _ 11 1/4") |
Weight | 5.5 kg (12 1/8 lb) |
Included items | Remote control (RC-1331) _ 1 Batteries for remote control (AA) _ 2 Rackmount screw kit _ 1 Owner’s manual (this document, including warranty) _ 1 |
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