User manual TASCAM DA-88 QUICKTIPS

[. . . ] QUICK TIPS (VERSION 4 SOFTWARE) ABS / TC DISPLAY MODE SWITCHING (REQUIRES SY-88) 1) Hold DISPLAY and press UP to enter ABS display 2) Hold DISPLAY and press DOWN to enter TC mode DA-88 ABS / TC REFERENCE SWITCHING (REQUIRES SY-88) 1) Default is ABS Time 2) With DISPLAY set to ABS, press both UP and DOWN, then press either UP or DOWN to toggle between ABS and TC 3) Press DISPLAY to exit 1) After either MEMO 1 or MEMO 2 have been captured 2) Enable AUTO PLAY 3) Press either LOC 1 or LOC 2 - tape will locate and play 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Press INSERT & RHSL ( INSERT LED solid, RHSL blinks) Press PLAY At Punch IN point, press REC At Punch Out point, press PLAY Tape will automatically rewind after default 3 second postroll period - stop point is defind by Punch IN minus preroll (default: 5 sec) AUTO PLAY FUNCTION AUTO PUNCH At this point, PUNCH IN / OUT points can be reviewed for rehearsal purposes. When ready to execute Auto Punch, perform the following: 6) Press AUTO IN / OUT (blinks) and arm track 7) Press PLAY; at Punch IN point, both track LED and REC LED light solid 8) Tape will automatically rewind after default 3 second postroll period - stop point is defind by Punch IN minus preroll (default: 5 sec) At this point, the punch can be reviewed without disarming the track. [. . . ] If this does not resolve the situation, a manual cleaning or alignment is required. Note that the cleaning interval may be longer or shorter depending on your individual environmental conditions. 2 CHECK RC-848 SYSTEM VERSION CHECK SERVO VERSION: CHECK SY-88 SYSTEM VERSION CLEANING THE UNIT 350 to 400 hours: Perform manual cleaning of heads and guides. (requires proper test and measurement equipment, and should be performed by qualified service personnel) During third cleaning, (1000 hours) a complete alignment check is suggested. Remember, the duration between cleanings may vary depending on your environment. Although most name brand tapes are of very high quality, it is possible to receive some "bad" stock. If you receive tape stock that sheds, immediately stop using it, and clean your transport. CROSSFADE TIME 1) Default time: 10msec 2) To alter, in the ABS display mode, hold DOWN and press DISPLAY 3) Reset to 10msec: hold either UP or DOWN and press the other Requirements: 1 PW-88S Sync Cable 1 PW-88D Digital Dubbing Cable 2 DA-88s 1 RCA to RCA cable (if dubbing Time Code) 1) With power off, connect Source DA-88 SYNC OUT to Target DA-88 SYNC IN using the PW-88S Sync Cable 2) With power off, connect Source DA-88 DIGITAL I/O port to Target DA-88 DIGITAL I/O port using the PW-88D Digital Dubbing Cable Note: If dubbing Time code, connect TC Out from source DA-88 to TC In on the target DA-88 using the RCA to RCA audio cable. 3) Turn both DA-88s ON 4) On Source DA-88, enter a Track Delay value of 43 Fs for all eight tracks ---------------------- or ---------------------From the ABS display, Hold the UP arrow and press DIGITAL IN (each press toggles between ANALOG and DIGITAL). Note: If dubbing Time code, on Source DA-88 set menu Item 6 to Digital (old S1 #5 Up) 5) Load Master tape into Source Machine and a blank formatted tape into the Target machine DIGITAL DUBBING 3 Note: Make certain that the Master tape is write protected. 6) Engage all REC FUNCTION switches on the Target DA-88 so as to arm all tracks Note: If dubbing Time Code, engage the TC REC FUNCTION switch, but DO NOT start the generator. 7) On Target DA-88, engage CHASE so that it locates to the same time position as the Source DA-88 8) On Target DA-88, engage DIGITAL IN 9) On Source DA-88, hold RECORD and press PLAY END OF TAPE REWIND END OF TAPE STOP FORMAT 1) Hold REW, STOP and PLAY while powering On 1) Hold REW and STOP while powering On It is recommended that a new tape be unpacked by fast winding end to end and back prior to formatting. 1) FF & REW tape to unpack - then rewind to the beginning of tape 2) Press FORMAT twice (LED turns solid), Select Sample Frequency 3) Press REC & PLAY Multiple DA-88s (all tapes start from BOT [Beginning of Tape] display) 1) Unpack all tapes and rewind to the beginning of tape 2) Enable CHASE on all slave DA-88s 3) Press the FORMAT button twice on each machine and select the sampling frequency (all units must be the same) 4) Press RECORD and PLAY on the Master - all units will now format FORMAT EXTEND 1) Position tape to end of ABS area 2) Press FORMAT twice 3) Press REC & PLAY Note: Do not record across the "extend point" as the ABS time may have a gap and audio could be affected. FRAME RATE SELECT (REQUIRES SY-88) 1) While in TC display mode, press UP and DOWN simultaneously 2) Use UP and DOWN to make selection 3) Hold DISPLAY and press the DOWN arrow to exit the system menu 4 GREETING AT POWER ON The DA-88 can be programmed to display a greeting different from the scrolling TASCAM at Power ON. [. . . ] After setting values, press DISPLAY successively to exit 7) Press TC REC (LED blinks) 8) Hold RECORD, press PLAY - tape is rolling 9) Press TC GENERATE key (RECORD, TC GENERATE, TC REC LEDs all light) TC is now being written to the sub-code area of tape PREROLL - DEFAULT TIME: 5 SEC REPEAT FUNCTION TIMECODE GENERATE (REQUIRES SY-88) TRACK SLIP (DELAY) - ACCESSIBLE FROM ABS DISPLAY 1) Maximum range: -200 ~ 7200Fs 2) In the ABS display mode, hold UP, Press DISPLAY 3) Select track, use UP / DOWN keys to adjust ---------------------- or ---------------------To slip all tracks: 4) 5) 6) 7) In the ABS display mode, hold the UP arrow and press DISPLAY Hold the track 1 record select switch and press the track 2 record select switch Enter the delay value - this will affect all tracks Press DISPLAY to exit 6 TRIM A CAPTURED LOCATE MEMORY (MEMO 1 & 2) 1) Capture the memory point via normal procedure 2) Recall that point via the DISPLAY key 3) Trim the address via UP / DOWN keys 1) ± 6% 2) Press Vari Speed button 3) Use UP/ DOWN keys to adjust VARISPEED ©1997 TEAC America, Inc. 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, CA 90640 (213) 726-0303 FAXBACK Index #1130 (5/97) 7 [. . . ]