User manual TASCAM M520

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] 1 While the tape is running, press the LOC 1 key (there is no need to press STOP first). The tape will return to the punch-in point, minus the value specified in the punch-in offset (5. 6. 4, "Editing the pre-roll and post-roll times"). · Pressing the LOC 2 key will locate the tape to the punch-out position minus the punch-in pre-roll time. · These functions are only operative when the RHSL or AUTO IN/OUT indicators are lit or flashing. When they are off, the LOC 1 and LOC 2 keys will act normally. 5. 6. 5 Rehearsing the punch-in After you have set the punch points, and you have located the tape to the pre-roll point, as described above, you can rehearse the punch process. The RECORD key will flash, and the REC FUNCTION indicator of any armed tracks will light steadily. 4 At the punch-out point, monitoring will change back to off-tape monitoring. The tape will continue playing to the post-roll point and then rewind to the pre-roll point. 5 Repeat the rehearsal process until you are satisfied with the performance. 5. 6. 7 Recording the punch-in 1 Make sure the tape is at the pre-roll point, and press the AUTO IN/OUT key once. The indicator will flash, showing that the DA78HR is in auto-punch mode. At the punch-in point, the RECORD indicator will light steadily, as will the REC FUNCTION indicators of any armed tracks. 4 Use the v or w key to change the value to 1 (shuttle mute enabled) or 0 (shuttle mute disabled). 6. 3 Shuttle monitor In addition to these modes, there is one further setting, that affects monitoring, but only in one special case ­ shuttle mode. However, if a track is armed, you may want to listen to the source input signal, rather than the off-tape recording. 36 TASCAM M520 6 - Monitoring 6. 5 Summary of monitor modes The following table shows what will be monitored from a track. This depends on the ALL INPUT, AUTO REC FUNCTION ON ALL INPUT ON OFF AUTO M ON OFF ON OFF OFF ON AUTO M ON ON OFF TAPE INPUT TAPE INPUT TAPE MUTE INPUT MON and the REC FUNCTION settings, and on the transport mode currently engaged. RECORD STOP REW , , F FW D SHUTTLE (shuttle monitor) PLA Y ALL INPUT OFF ON OFF MUTE ON 37 TASCAM M520 7 - Advanced operations 7. 1 Autolocation The M520 contains two location memories, accessible through the LOC 1 and LOC 2 keys. These also allow a "AB repeat" facility, which allows you to rehearse part of a mixdown, for instance. These two location memory points are referred to as "MEMO 1" and "MEMO 2". As with the punch recording points (5. 6, "Punch-in and punch-out"), it is possible to set and edit these points in a number of ways. 5 When the location times have been set, press the SHIFT key to turn the SHIFT mode off and return the counter to its normal display. 7. 1. 3 Setting the location pre-roll time When you locate to a location memory, the tape will stop at the memorized location point, minus a predefined pre-roll time. As shipped, the M520'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 7. 1. 1 Setting MEMO 1 and MEMO 2 "on the fly" This can be done regardless of the current status of the tape transport (playing, recording, winding, stopped, or shuttle). 1 Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the MEMO 1 or MEMO 2 key. The current tape position (when the MEMO key was pressed) will be stored to the appropriate location memory (MEMO 1 or MEMO 2). [. . . ] There are three major components of the M520's internal software: system, front panel and servo. 1 Press the SHIFT key so that the SHIFT indicator is flashing, and press the MENU key until the display shows maintn-- ( MAINTN-- -- maintenance). 2 Press the SUB MENU key until the display briefly shows VERsion ( VERSION) and then changes to either SYS ;. ;; ( FRNT x. yy -- If, after trying different tapes and cleaning the heads, you still see many errors, you should contact a TASCAM service technician to check your M520. 5 Use the v and w keys to turn off the error display and use the meters for their normal functions. 11. 1. 3 Checking drum time This function allows you to check the number of hours that the drum has been used overall, as well as in fast forward or rewind (search) mode. [. . . ]