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. Customers) DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. 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. [. . . ] The tape will start playing from the pre-roll point. 3 At the punch-in point, monitoring will change to source. The RECORD key will flash, and the REC FUNCTION indicator of any armed tracks will light steadily. However, recording will not be carried out. 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. Monitoring will change from off-tape to source and the INPUT MONITOR of any armed tracks will light. Any recorded material which was previously on the armed tracks between the punch points will be replaced by the new recording. 4 Use the v or w key to change the value to 1 (shuttle monitoring enabled) or 0 (shuttle monitoring disabled). 6. 1 ALL INPUT When this is active, the signal from the M520's outputs will always be the appropriate input source signal for all tracks. When the ALL INPUT key is pressed, its indicator will light. Monitoring for all tracks will be source monitoring, rather than off-tape. 6. 2 AUTO MON This mode is primarily used in punch operations. When auto monitor mode is entered (by pressing the AUTO MON key), the AUTO MON indicator lights. This automatically changes the monitoring on armed tracks from off-tape to source when recording or rehearsing a recording, and back to off-tape when the punch-out point is reached. 6. 4 Shuttle muting It may be sometimes desirable to mute off-tape output when shuttling. The shuttle mute function allows you to do this: 1 Press the SHIFT key so that the SHIFT indicator is flashing. 2 Press the MENU key until the display shows AUDIO. 3 Press the SUB MENU key until the display shows ShTL. ; ( SHTL MUT x , where x can be 1 (on) or 0 (off). 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. Usually, when shuttling the tape, you will want to monitor off-tape. [. . . ] 2 Press the SUB MENU key until the display briefly shows VERsion ( VERSION) and then changes to either SYS ;. ;; (SYS x. yy --the system software), Frnt ;. ;; ( 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. 1 Press the SHIFT key so that the SHIFT indicator is flashing, and press the MENU key until the 69 TASCAM M520 11 - Maintenance, etc. the front panel software) or SVO. [. . . ]