Tascam 202MKVII Dual cassette deck with USB output 19in 3HE

The 202MKVII is an easy-to-handle, good sounding dual-well  cassette deck for professional use in karaoke bars and sports centres,  yet also for town halls, civic and community centres, schools or  libraries. It can also serve as a reliable audio storage or backup  solution for authorities like police departments or civil defence thanks  to the proven long-term stability of tape and the additional option of  USB output for digital backups on a computer. The unit offers excellent sonic performance due to a wide frequency range. 

If you still value audio cassettes as a reliable and inexpensive  recording medium, the Tascam 202MKVII is a modern, practice-oriented  solution at a truly affordable price.

Details

When using the 202MKVII with two cassettes and its ?Special? playback  mode, you can listen to a tape with headphones while the other tape is  playing back via the line outputs. This allows you, for example, to cue  to the next track without interrupting the current playback. In ?Normal?  playback mode, both decks? playback signals are output from the line  outputs and the headphones output in parallel as usual.

Moreover, both decks have a ?Return to zero? button which allows you  to quickly locate to the counters? zero positions. Not only can you mark  the beginning of a cassette ? you can also mark the beginning of a song  or any other important point on the cassette, for example.

Reduce hiss during playback with the switchable noise reduction

The  202MKVII offers a switchable noise reduction that can be used to reduce  hiss during cassette playback. It is most effective when used with  cassettes recorded with Dolby B noise reduction.

Note: The noise reduction function on the 202MKVII can only be used for playback.

Use microphone input and mixing function for announcement and Karaoke

A  microphone input with level control on the front panel allows you to  quickly connect a dynamic microphone for announcements or Karaoke. Since  a mixing function is included with the unit, it is also possible to mix  the microphone signal with cassette playback or an input signal and  record it to one of both decks. You can even change the playback pitch  and tempo of Deck 1 by ±12 % which is useful when using the cassette  deck for Karaoke or in a sports centre, for example.

Features at a glance

• Two cassette decks in one unit
• Both decks can record and play back
• Parallel recording on both decks
• One-way IC logic transport control with excellent stability and durability
• Supports Normal, Chrome and Metal tapes
  (Type I, Type II, Type IV)
• Normal-speed dubbing capability
• Noise reduction function (playback only)
• Pitch control (±12 %, Deck 1 only)
• RTZ function (Return To Zero)
• Repeat playback (A?B section, stops after 20 repetitions)
• Microphone input with seperate level control for Karaoke and announcements
• Mix recordings can be created with a microphone and a line-level source or cassette playback
• Unbalanced RCA analogue audio inputs and outputs
• Digital USB output for backups and archiving on a computer (audio recording software is required in order to record sound on a computer)
• Power-on playback/recording (Timer function ? requires an external timer switch)
• Headphones output with level control
• Dedicated wireless remote control included
• 19-inch, rack-mountable chassis (3U)