Tascam MD-301mkII User Manual

Up to 25 tracks can be programmed in the
desired order and played.

1. In the Stop mode, press the [PLAY

MODE] button repeatedly until "PGM
MODE" appears in the display. After
"PGM MODE", the display shows "0m 00s
00p" ("

" lights up).

2. Turn the [

TRACK

] dial so that the

desired track number indicator lights on
the music calendar, and press [PUSH
ENTER] on the dial. 

… The track number blinks. 
… Repeat this operation to program other

tracks.

… Tracks can be programmed automatical-

ly by simply pressing the numeric
buttons (1 to 9, 0, +10) on the remote
control unit to display their numbers
sequentially.

… When a track number of 21 or more is

selected, the "

" indicator blinks.

However, the track number can still be
checked on the TRACK NO. display.

… The same track can be programmed

repeatedly.

… If you make a mistake in the track

number entry, press the [CLEAR] button.
Each press clears the current last track
in the program.

3. Press the [

PLAY] button to start

Program playback.

… The program is held in memory after

Program playback has been stopped by
pressing the [

STOP] button or it has

stopped automatically at the end. 

… Pressing the [

STOP] button in the Stop

mode clears the program memory.

… When the total program playback time is

longer than 159 minutes and 59 seconds,
"---m--s" appears on the time counter.

… When the 25th track has been

programmed, "PGM Full !!" is displayed
and no more tracks can be programmed.

… Pressing the [PLAY MODE] button in the

Stop mode cancels the Program Play
mode and clears the program memory.

… The Program mode will not be canceled

even when the power is turned off, and
the programmed data will remain in the
deck.

… If you attempt program playback when

no programmed data is entered, normal
playback will start after "PGM Empty !!"
is displayed.

In the Play or Play-Ready mode, turn the
[

TRACK

] dial or press the [

] or

[

] button on the remote control unit to

display the program contents.

In the Stop mode, press the [CLEAR] button.
Each press clears the current last track in
the program.

In the Stop mode, turn the [

TRACK

]

dial to select the desired track number and
press [PUSH ENTER] on the dial.
A track can also be added from the remote
control unit by simply entering the track
number with the numeric buttons 
(1 to 9, 0, +10).
… The new track is appended to the end of

the existing program.

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The Auto Space playback function inserts a
3-second blank space between each track.
This makes possible music scan operations
when recording from MDs to analog tape.
1. Press the [AUTO SPACE] button on the

remote control unit once so that
"A_SPACE ON" is displayed. ("

"

lights up.)

2. Press the [

PLAY] button.

… To release Auto Space Playback, press

the [AUTO SPACE] button repeatedly
until "

" disappears.

The deck can enter the Ready mode after
playing each track. This feature is
convenient when copying a single MD track
onto tape or when the tracks to be copied
are not continuous.

1. Press the [AUTO SPACE] button on the

remote control unit twice so that
"A_READY ON" is displayed. 
("

" lights up.)

2. Press the [

PLAY] button.

… When playback is finished, the deck

pauses at the beginning of the next track.

3. Press the [

PLAY] or [

READY] button

to start playing the next track.

… To release Auto Ready playback, press

the [AUTO SPACE] button repeatedly
until "

" disappears.

… A.SPACE and A.READY playback cannot

be used together.