User manual TASCAM DA-20

[. . . ] 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. 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. If this product is not provided with a mains plug, or one has to be fitted, then follow the instructions given below: IMPORTANT: The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: GREEN-AND-YELLOW BLUE BROWN : EARTH : NEUTRAL : LIVE For U. S. A TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ] You can also use the function keys to enter the value directly, as described in 4. 4, "Using the function keys as number keys", or the dial to adjust the values (4. 1. 7, "Using the dial to change values"). This can be done regardless of the current status of the tape transport (playing, recording, winding, stopped, or shuttle). The current tape position will be stored to the appropriate location memory (MEMO 1 or MEMO 2). The display screen will indicate that the location memory point has been stored. Position location saved memory in 7. 1. 3 Setting the location pre-roll time When you locate to a location memory (whether it is one of the MEMO 1 and 2 points or the 10 "function key" memories), the tape will stop at the memorized location point, minus a pre-defined pre-roll time. As shipped, the DA-20's default location pre-roll time is 0 seconds. You can edit this to a value between 0 seconds (the tape will locate to the exact location point) and 59 minutes, 59 seconds, in 1 second increments. NOTE 10:03:12:24 ABS 7. 1. 2 Checking, editing and manually entering MEMO 1 and MEMO 2 This pre-roll time is independent of the punch pre-roll time (6. 6. 5, "Editing the preroll and postroll times"). The checking, editing, and manual entry of the MEMO 1 and MEMO 2 location points are all essentially the same operation. 1 Go to menu group 0: Delay In Patch Spd Memo Memo Loc 1 2 Pre 29DF 1 Go to menu group 0, move the cursor to Loc Pre, and press ENTER. Locate Pre-roll 00min06sec Vari 00:04:12:12 2 Use the Ó and Á keys to select the field you wish to edit (minutes or seconds) and the § and ¶ keys to change the value. You can also use the function keys to enter the value directly, as described in 4. 4, "Using the If you are only checking the location points, you can see the value of the location point on 40 TASCAM DA-20 7 ­ Advanced operations­Function key location memories function keys as number keys" or the dial to change values (4. 1. 7, "Using the dial to change values"). When you go to a location point, the tape will now locate to the location point, minus the value you have just entered. For instance, if the location point is at 00:12:04:03 and you have set a location pre-roll time of 5 seconds, the tape will locate to 00 11 59 03. 2 Press the LOC 2/PRESET key R: Function PUSH Preset KEY FUNCTION Locate Position 7. 1. 4 Locating to MEMO 1 and MEMO 2 3 Press the function key to which you want to assign a memory. The display screen shows the time of the location memory after you have stored it to a function key. Pressing any transport control while repeat play is in progress will stop the replay, but will not cancel the repeat mode. To restart the repeat playback, locate to either location point, and while the tape is winding, press PLAY. Alternatively, press PLAY while the tape is before the second location point. 7. 2. 5 Repeat function You can repeat playback continuously between the two location memory points (Memo 1 and Memo 2). NOTE 7. 3 Track delay When we talk about the "first" and the "second" locations here, we are referring to the earlier and later location times. Memo 1 could be at a later time than Memo 2, and hence we refer to it in this section as the "second location point". The DA-20 allows you to delay tracks relative to the other tracks, either when recording or playing back. You can use this function for post-production "slip", compensate for delays caused by external processing equipment, allow for propagation delay in multi-microphone sessions or add special effects. A negative number means that the track on which the "delay" setting is made is advanced in time relative to the other tracks. Since the monitoring head is a "virtual" head, made of a composite of input source signals and delayed signals from tape, the "position" of the recording head can be adjusted in both directions. The track delay, expressed in seconds, is between ­4 to +150 milliseconds. At a typical sound propagation rate, the maximum value corresponds to about 50 meters (about 160 feet) of distance. In repeat mode, the tape winds to a little before the first point (if it is not there already) and starts playing. Repeat playback (and hence tape monitoring) starts at the first memory location and continues until the second location is reached. The tape then stops playing, and rewinds to a little before the first point and starts playing again. 7. 2. 6 To start repeat play 1 When the two location points have been set, press the REPEAT key N . [. . . ] Always consult your TASCAM dealer to see if there is a ready-made cable to meet your needs. The TASCAM cables to be used with the DA-20 (at the time of writing this manual) are given in the table below: Cable PW-88D 13. 1. 2 Remote control units (RC-898, RC-848 and RC-828) The RC-828, RC-848 and RC-898 remote control units can be used with the DA-20 as well as the DA-78HR, DA-98, DA-88 and DA-38 DTRS recorders. However, note that not all functions of the DA98HR can be used with these units. The RC-898 remote control unit can be rackmounted using the RM-8824, or placed on a rollaround stand (CS-898). [. . . ]