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Old 27th Feb 2019, 10:07 pm   #1
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Default Tascam CDRW2000

I'm after some advice on this one


The CD drive doesn't work and is dragging the 12V line down. I may try it with an external power supply.


The reading across the 12V rail on the CD drive itself is around 45 ohms. I think its too low.


This is an IDE PATA CD rom drive, do I have to use the exact drive or can I use a propriety Teac one from Ebay or elsewhere?
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Old 3rd Mar 2019, 3:11 pm   #2
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Default Re: Tascam CDRW2000

there is some stuff about replacing the drive with different versions at the end of this manual- https://elektrotanya.com/tascam_cd-r.../download.html

Looks like you will need to find the correct drive and firmware flash file.
Might be worth cracking the old drive open and see if you can find whats dragging the rail down.
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Old 3rd Mar 2019, 5:45 pm   #3
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I do not know if it will help.

A few years back, I had a Philips MCX-2000 for repair; a fearsome beast.

The optical drive was faulty, and the people at Charles Hyde told me I needed a copy of the OS software to replace the drive, which I ordered. On fitting the new drive, the beast powered up and installed the drive itself - never even opened the software.

If the new drive is not too expensive, it might be worth a try.

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Old 17th Mar 2019, 12:35 pm   #4
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Default Re: Tascam CDRW2000

An update:

I bought a new Teac drive from Ebay, it was not exactly the same, it wasn't possible to get one.

This is why the original wouldn't work!
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Now the new one went in and I can play a CD, but when I put a recordable disc, it detects that a blank disc is in the drive, it, gives you the disc recording time but it will not go into record. It's not the record switch, as without a disc, pressing record puts it in monitor mode.

What could be stopping me going into record?
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Old 17th Mar 2019, 1:48 pm   #5
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Is the disc being used a specific audio CD-R? I believe most audio CD recorders require specific audio CD-R which have an extra levy attached to try and make some of the money back from the money lost from supposed copying of copyrighted CD's. The drives are coded to only write to these discs and not to standard blank CD-R's even though technically they are the same.
That could explain whilst it can see the disc but not write to it.
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I've been using only CD-R. What disc should I be buying?
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Default Re: Tascam CDRW2000

I found this with a Philips CDR deck - putting a 'normal' CD-R disc in would cause it to display 'not compatible - use audio CD-R disc'. I didn't know there was a difference, but it seems there is.
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There is a disc application flag that tells the drive that it is a blank "audio" CD-R afaik.
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Tascam gear was designed for professional use so should accept normal CD-R's.

Do you have an external IDE to USB enclosure or convertor that you could use to test the drive with a computer?
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There is a disc application flag that tells the drive that it is a blank "audio" CD-R afaik.
Yes indeed. I found this info from verbatim


https://www.verbatim.com.au/knowledg...d-r-discs.html
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Old 22nd Mar 2019, 2:18 pm   #11
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I bought some audio CD-R discs, but it has made no difference it will not go into record.
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