User manual TASCAM DA-98

[. . . ] » DA-98 Digital Multitrack Recorder D00337200A OWNER'S MANUAL Ü ÿ Y This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your records. Model number Serial number CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. . [. . . ] Location points can be edited and entered to frame accuracy. Section 8 ­ Advanced operations exact location point) and 59 minutes, 59 seconds, in 1 second increments. NOTE This pre-roll time is independent of the punch pre-roll time (see 6. 6. 4, "Editing the pre-roll and post-roll times"). 8. 2 Function key location memories As explained earlier, the ten "soft" function keys can be assigned to locate to memorized positions. 8. 2. 1 Storing a function key location memory In addition to the MEMO 1 and MEMO 2 memories, you can also assign 10 additional memories to the function keys. The function keys must be in "location memory" mode (see 5. 2, "Function key modes"). The tape transport can be in any function (play, record, stop, shuttle) when you store a memory and assign it to a function key. 1) Press the SHIFT key. The SHIFT indicator will start to flash. 1) Go to menu group 0, move the cursor to Loc Pre, and press ENTER. Locate Pre-roll 00min06sec 2) Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to select the field you wish to edit (minutes or seconds) and the UP and DOWN keys to change the value. You can also use the function keys to enter the value directly, as described in 5. 2. 2, "Using the function keys as number keys". 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 [14] Function Preset PUSH FUNCTION KEY Locate Position 3) Press the function key to which you want to assign a memory. The display screen will show the time of the location memory after you have stored it to a function key. You can continue to press function keys to add location memory points. If you are recording a song, for example, you could run the tape from the beginning of the song and use the function key memories to mark the beginning of verses, chorusses, instrumental breaks, etc. In post-production work, you could use this feature to mark important points in the video soundtrack. 8. 1. 4 Moving to MEMO 1 and MEMO 2 When you have set the location memories as described above, you simply need to press the LOC 1 or LOC 2 keys ([22] or [23]) to move the tape to these location points. The display will show the location memory value and the pre-roll time. Locate Point Preroll Time 10:02:23:08 00m03s The tape will locate to the location memory minus the location pre-roll time, as described above. 4) To use the function keys for their preset functions as written on the front panel, press SHIFT again so that the SHIFT indicator goes out. 8. 2. 2 Editing function key memories Function key memories can be edited in the same way as the MEMO 1 and MEMO 2 memories. 8-2 ­ 1. 00 ­ 06/97 Section 8 ­ Advanced operations 1) Go to menu group 7, move the cursor to Loc (Func), and press ENTER: Locate Position (Function Key) F. 1 If you have pressed the AUTO PLAY key [12] before pressing the SHIFT key in step 1, (the AUTO PLAY indicator is on), replay will start automatically when the location point is reached. ABS 10:04:23:15 8. 2. 5 Repeat function You can repeat playback continuously between the two location memory points (Memo 1 and Memo 2). NOTE 2) Move the cursor to the function key number, and use the UP and DOWN keys to select the number of the function key memory that you want to change. 3) Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to select the field (hours, minutes, seconds or frames) and use the UP and DOWN keys to change the value of the field. There is an "invisible" field to the right of the number. Moving the cursor to this field and pressing the UP and DOWN keys will "fine-tune" the whole time value. 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 would refer to it in this section as the "second location point". 8. 2. 3 Locating to a function key memory Once a location has been assigned to a function key, this is the procedure for location to the memory position: 1) Press the SHIFT key. The SHIFT indicator will start to blink. The tape will wind to a little before the first point (if it is not there already) and start playing. The off-tape monitoring will start at the first memory location and continue until the second location is reached. The tape will then stop playing, and rewind to a little before the first point and start playing again. 8. 2. 6 To start repeat play 1) When the two location points have been set, press the REPEAT key [21] . 2) The tape will locate to the first location point and start playing until the second location point, rewind to the first location point, and play again. This process will be repeated. While the tape position is between the two location points, the REPEAT indicator will be lit steadily. It will flash while the tape position is outside the two location points. 2) Press the function key corresponding to the memory to which you want to locate. The display will show the location point and the pre-roll time, and the tape will start to locate to the appropriate location memory. 3) To use the function keys for their preset functions as written on the front panel, press SHIFT again so that the SHIFT indicator goes out. 3) Stop the repeat function by pressing the REPEAT key. The REPEAT indicator will go out. If the tape is playing, it will continue playing (past the second location point). 8. 2. 4 Location and playback If you press the PLAY key while the tape is locating (the PLAY key will flash), the tape will start playing when it reaches the location point. If you press PLAY twice while the tape is locating, the PLAY key will light steadily, the tape will stop and playback will start immediately. 06/97 ­ 1. 00 ­ 8-3 Section 8 ­ Advanced operations If the tape is rewinding to the first location point when the REPEAT key is pressed, it will stop. NOTES · · · The two location points must be at least 5 seconds apart for the repeat facility to be operational. [. . . ] However, note that not all functions of the DA-98 can be used with the RC-848. The RC-848 can be rack-mounted using the RM8824, or placed on a roll-around stand (CS-848). If a longer cable is required, the 10 meter (30 ft. ) PW-848L can be used. The RC-848 can also be connected to units with an ACCESSORY-2 connector. [. . . ]