User manual TASCAM 246 PORTASTUDIO SCHEMATICS

[. . . ] The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Important Safety Precautions IMPORTANT (for U. K. Customers) TO THE USER DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer. If nonetheless the mains plug is cut off, remove the fuse and dispose of the plug immediately, to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains supply. [. . . ] When a menu item has been set in step 4, turn the SHUTTLE wheel to the right (Y) to enter the value and return to normal operation. There are nine sensitivity levels available for use with this function: ­24 dB, ­30 dB, ­36 dB, ­42 dB, ­48 dB, ­54 dB, ­60 dB, ­66 dB and ­72 dB. R This setting is also used with the Sound Synchro function as the threshold above which recording starts (or below which the unit drops into record ready mode). 5 6 7 3. 4 Frame display FR DSPL SEL? The frames part of the time display can be turned on or off. After the menu has been opened with the SHUTTLE wheel, the display changes: FR DSPL>ON To "escape" from menu mode without making a setting, turn the SHUTTLE wheel to the left (N) or press the MENU key. The only two options here are on and off. 3. 5 Jog loop length JOG LENGTH ? 3. 2 Pitch control PITCH CONT ? Pitch control can be set ±9. 9%, in 0. 1% steps. After the menu has been opened with the SHUTTLE wheel, the display changes: PITCH> 0. 0% As explained in 4. 2. 14, "Jog mode", when locating a point using the JOG dial, playback is looped, starting at the provisional jog point. After the menu has been opened with the SHUTTLE wheel, the display changes: JOG LG> 16f See 4. 2. 13, "Varispeed mode" for details of pitch control operations. TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 3­1 3 - Resume setting The minimum length for the jog loop is 12 frames, and the maximum value is 32 frames. The value is set in 1-frame steps. R 3. 6 Resume setting RESUME SEL ? NOTE The EOM tally signal is always transmitted when the U-TOC is updated as the result of a recording operation having been completed, unless this setting is set to off. It is also transmitted when recording is halted temporarily. When the resume setting is turned on, playback restarts from the point at which it was stopped (or the point at which playback was taking place when the power was cut off). The default is off, which means that when playback is stopped, it will start at the beginning of the disc, unless a track number is explicitly specified. When the resume function is on, and the STOP key is pressed in play mode, the MD-801 enters play ready mode. After the menu has been opened with the SHUTTLE wheel, the display changes: RESUME> OFF 3. 8 EOM track EOM TRACK ? The EOM track is similar to the EOM disc function, as described above. The EOM tally signal is transmitted before the end of a track playback, and this menu allows the time before the end to be set, or the disabling of this function (default off). When this message is transmitted, the E O M indicator flashes in the display. may include such periods of silence, and this may cause spurious track divisions. Also, some analog material may be noisy, and the noise may go above the track division threshold. Adjust the threshold level taking these factors into consideration. After the menu has been opened with the SHUTTLE wheel, the display changes: A_TRK> -54dB As explained in 4. 3. 5, ""Post-Script" recording", recording can start either from the beginning of the disc (when this function is turned off), or from the beginning of the free space available, i. e. This function also controls the operation of the replace recording function (see 4. 3. 6, "Replace recording"). After the menu has been opened with the SHUTTLE wheel, the display changes: PS REC>ON The available settings are: ­24 dB, ­30 dB, ­36 dB, ­42 dB, ­48 dB, ­54 dB, ­60 dB, ­66 dB, ­72 dB and off. The default value is ­54 dB. The available options are on and off, with the default being on. 3­4 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 4 - Basic operations This section gives you informstion about the basic operations using the MD-801. It assumes that you have connected the MD-801 to all the other equipment that you will be using. If you have not already made these connections, read 2. 3, "Rear panel" for details of the rear panel connections, and connect the other equipment appropriately. Pause playback with the READY key [7] and restart it with the PLAY key. 4. 1 Inserting and ejecting discs Discs are inserted label side uppermost, in the direction of the arrow marked on the disc. The display shows: NO DISC NOTE If the tracks being played back are less than three seconds in length, playback will be discontinuous ("jumpy"). 4. 2. 2 Playback outputs There are two sets of outputs provided on the MD801: the LINE balanced XLR-type at +4 dBu [40], and the MONITOR unbalanced RCA at ­10 dBV [38]. OUTPUT MODE DIP switch 2 [39] on the rear panel is used to synchronize these outputs so that material is always played back through both sets of outputs (off), or individually (on). [. . . ] Consult the relevant part of this manual to see what restrictions are placed on the A-B loop for the operation you are attempting. to the MD801. Eject Error! A-B Error! EXT_CLK Err! InsPT Error! Load Error! Cannot EDIT! R Cannot REC! Name Full!! R D-IN UNLOCK! NO BU-801!! NO CALL PT!! TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 8­1 8 - Specifications Message Meaning and possible remedy No digital audio is available when recording. Read this manual to see what you might have done to cause this error message to appear. You are attempting programmed playback with no program steps specified. [. . . ]