User manual TASCAM MD-801R MKII

[. . . ] » MD Recorder/Player D00414800A MD-801R@#/ MD-801P@# 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. . [. . . ] After the menu has been opened with the SHUTTLE wheel, the display changes: EOM DISC>OFF When this function is enabled, if a disc is in the unit, and the unit is powered up (e. g. from a timer-based switching unit), the TOC is read, and playback starts. If the resume function is switched on (3. 6, "Resume setting") playback will start from the point at which playback was last stopped, or at the playback point at which the power was last cut off. If the resume function is off, playback will start from the beginning of the disc. After the menu has been opened with the SHUTTLE wheel, the display changes: TMR PLY>OFF The options available are on and off. The time may be set from 1 to 99 seconds, in 1 second steps, or set to off. 3­2 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 3 - Incremental play 3. 10Incremental play INCR PL SEL? When this sub-menu is opened, the baud rate can be selected and set. The default value is 9600. BAUD> 9600 This function allows auto-cueing of the playback point to the start of the next track when the STOP key [5] is pressed, or a fader stop command is received (on pin 8 of the parallel remote control port [47]). When this mode is enabled, pressing the PLAY key [6] of the MD-801, or on an optional RC-801 or RC8 remote control unit (or the MONITOR key of either of these units), or a PS/2-type keyboard connected to the MD-801 will cue playback to the start of the track following the current track, and start playback from there. When a sub-menu value has been set with the SHUTTLE wheel, the unit returns to the normal setting. 3. 11. 2Word length The next sub-menu allows the setting of the word length in serial communications: LENGTH SEL ? When this sub-menu has been opened, the word length can be set to 7 or 8 bits. The default is 8 bits. LENGTH>8bits 3. 11. 3Parity NOTES While this function is enabled, the T R AC K N O. The Auto Ready function (see 4. 2. 11, "Cueing the next track automatically"), together with the associated commands received at the serial remote control port) is disabled when this function is enabled. After the menu has been opened with the SHUTTLE wheel, the display changes: INCR PL> OFF The next sub-menu allows the setting of the parity to be used in serial communications: PARITY SEL ? When this sub-menu has been opened, the parity can be selected from off, odd or even parity. The default is for off (no parity). PARITY> OFF 3. 11. 4Stop bits The final sub-menu allows the setting of the number of stop bits: STOP BIT ? Choose between on and off, with the default setting being off. When this sub-menu is opened, thje number of stop bits can be set to 1 or 2. The default is 1. STOP BIT> 1 3. 11Serial communications 3. 12Check items SERIAL SET ? This menu allows the setting of parameters affecting the serial (RS-232C) control port [45]. This menu contains sub-menus, allowing the different parameters to be accessed (DATA dial to show the submenus, SHUTTLE wheel to open them). These are not settable menu items, but allow the checking of various aspects of the MD-801 system. When the following menu item appears, use the SHUTTLE wheel to enter the menu, and the DATA dial to choose the different options. CHECK ? 3. 11. 1Baud rate From the main menu, the first sub-menu allows the setting of the communications speed (baud rate): BAUD SEL ? Exit the menu system by turning the SHUTTLE wheel. TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 3­3 3 - Auto track numbering level 3. 12. 1Spindle motor time S_TIME> 121 COPY ID SEL? R 3. 14Copy ID Use this to check how many hours the spindle motor has been in operation. R 3. 12. 2Laser pickup time R_TIME> 43 When recording an MD on the MD-801, the copy ID of the recorded MD can be set for different purposes. The three settings available are: · Copy Free--(Free) allows unlimited digital copies to be made from the digital recording made on the MD-801 · First-generation copy only--(1 gen) allows only one digital copy to be made from the digital recording produced on the MD-801 · Copy prohibit--(Proh) means that no further digital copies can be made from the digital recording produced on the MD-801. After the menu has been opened with the SHUTTLE wheel, the display changes: COPY ID>Free This indicates how many hours the laser pickup has been used for recording. 3. 12. 3System software version SYS> 01. 00 This allows you to check the current system software version. R 3. 13Auto track numbering level A_TRK LVL ? This allows the setting of the threshold above which a signal received at the AES/EBU jack or either of the analog connectors triggers the start of a new track (see 4. 3. 4, "Track number incrementing"). below the trigger level) of at least three seconds between "tracks" in the source material for this function to operate. The default setting is for free copying. The restrictions apply only to digital copies produced through the COAXIAL port. The copy bit is ignored if the recording is made when the disc is played back through the AES/EBU connector. R 3. 15Post-script recording PS REC ? NOTE Bear in mind that some classical material, spoken word, etc. 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"). [. . . ] You have attempted programmed playback with more than the maximum permissible number of tracks (see 6. 2. 1, "Entering programmed playback"). An error occurred while loading the flash start buffer from disc (see 6. 3, "Flash start"). If this error persists, try with another disc and check the installation of the optional BU-801 RAM buffer. Unprotect the track using the procedure described in 5. 9, "Changing track attributes". [. . . ]