1 An introduction to the Porta02  

audio equipment). If any liquid or any 

detergent. Do not use solvents or thin 

objects such as paperclips, guitar 

ners, etc. to clean the Porta02, as these 

picks, etc. fall inside the Porta02, do 

will damage the surface.

not try to operate it. Return it to a 

There are no parts inside the Porta02 

TASCAM service center for repair.

that you can repair by yourself. Do not 

If the case of the Porta02 becaomes 

open the Porta02 case or try to make 

dirty, clean it only with a damp (not 

any repairs. Return it to a TASCAM 

wet) cloth, moistened with a little 

service center for repair.

1.2.1 Tape cassettes

Since the Porta02 uses the whole width of

To avoid having to wind and rewind a lot

a cassette tape, you can only play and use

of tape, use the shortest possible cassettes

one side of a cassette. You should try to

for your projects. Remember that because

use either side A or side B for all cas 

you are only using one side of the cas 

settes, to avoid confusion when changing

sette, the marked length of the tape will

tapes.

be halved (that is, a C60 tape will run for

30 minutes, a C40 for 20 minutes, etc.).

Only use Type II (chrome or CrO

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) cas 

settes with the Porta02. Find a reliable

NOTE

brand and stick with it. The time you

spend creating your multitrack master is

Never use C120 cassettes with the Porta02. The 

worth much more than the small differ 

tape in these cassettes is thin, and may stretch 

and break.

ence in price between cheap and high 

quality cassettes. High quality cassettes

Always store cassettes in a safe place

will cause you fewer problems in the long

(away from the magnetic fields produced

run.

by speakers, television sets, computer

monitors, etc.). 

1.2.2 Record protecting cassettes

The record protect tab on a cassette stops

However, we suggest that you remove

you recording on that side when it is

both

 tabs when you want to protect a

removed. The Porta02 also recognizes

Porta02 cassette. This will stop you put 

this protection, and will not allow you to

ting in the cassette the wrong way round

record on the side of a cassette where this

and recording over old material

tab has been removed.

accidentally.

1.2.3 Playing back stereo cassettes

As mentioned earlier, the Porta02 can

be played back on a stereo cassette

play back cassettes recorded on a stereo

recorder.

cassette recorder, using tracks 1 and 2.

Also, if tracks 1 and 2 have been recorded

Also, note that if a cassette has been

on the Porta02, these cassettes can be

recorded with noise reduction, such as

played back on a stereo cassette recorder.

Dolby, etc., it will sound strange when

played back on the Porta02. Any tapes

However, if tracks 3 and 4 are used for

(tracks 1 and 2) recorded on the Porta02

recording on the Porta02, these 

cannot

should be played back without noise

reduction on a stereo recorder.

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