User manual TASCAM RC-898

[. . . ] » RC-898 Remote Control Unit OWNER'S MANUAL D00376100A 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residental area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. [. . . ] Once you start formatting a 5-1 5. 1. 2 Formatting tapes The Hi8 tapes used in DTRS units must be formatted. This can be done either from the DTRS units themselves, or from the RC-898. Section 5. 2 - Monitoring tape from the beginning, you should wait until the end of the tape before rewinding and ejecting it. NOTES The display shows a negative ABS time for a few seconds at the beginning of the tape. While a negative time is shown, no audio can be recorded on the tape. We suggest that you leave a blank header of at least 30 seconds at the beginning of the tape. This can be marked as a virtual "zero point" if you like (see 6. 3, "Setting a relative time reference"). 5. 1. 5 Transport controls The RC-898 shares a common interface with all DTRS units with regard to transport functions (including entering end exiting record mode). Consult the relevant portions of the DTRS unit manual if you are unsure of the way in which transport operations are carried out. One exception to this is the LOC key [41] which does not appear on the front panel of DTRS units. It is used to locate the tape to the value shown on the LOCATE TIME/VALUE display [15]. For full details of how this key is used and the location facilities available from the RC-898, see 6, "Location functions". 5. 1. 3 Arming tracks The tracks of the DTRS units are armed using the REC FUNCTION keys with their indicators. These keys and indicators only work for tracks of units that are actually connected. NOTE Before recording, you should make sure that either digital or analog inputs, as required, have been selected (see 7. 2. 9, "Input selection") and the appropriate clock settings have been made (see 7. 2. 6, "Clock selection"). 5. 1. 6 Shuttle mode The RC-898 incorporates a jog dial and shuttle wheel to allow precise positioning of the tape in the DTRS units. When the DATA INC/DEC indicator [27] is not lit, moving either of these controls will control the selected unit(s) appropriately. NOTE Armed tracks, i. e. those which are ready for recording, are shown by their indicators flashing. Tracks which are actually recording are shown by their indicators being steadily lit. When a DA-88 or DA-38 track is recording, the INPUT MONITOR indicator will light, showing that the monitoring for the tracks is from the input source, rather than being off-tape. The INPUT MONITOR keys are not operational with a DA-88 or DA-38 unit. When operating a DA-98 unit, the INPUT MONITOR keys are operational, and can be used to change between off-tape and source monitoring. When the currently-selected unit is recording, the jog and shuttle controls are disabled (this prevents accidental interruption of a take). The indicators will go out 10 seconds after the jog/shuttle controls are last used. The shuttle wheel allows forward motion at the following speeds (relative to normal speed): 8 x, 4 x, 2 x, 1 x, 1/2, 1/4. The same speeds, except for 1 x, are available in reverse mode. The further the shuttle wheel is turned away from the center position in either the clockwise or counterclockwise direction, the faster the tape will be moved. The jog dial allows very precise positioning of the tape to frame accuracy. Monitoring during shuttling is explained below (see 5. 2. 3, "Shuttle monitoring"). 5. 1. 4 ALL SAFE The ALL SAFE key [3] prevents accidental arming of tracks. [. . . ] The value of the Auto setting depends on the emulation selected (see 9. 4. 5, "Device emulation") as shown below: Emulation PCM-7050 BVH-3000 BVU-950 BVW-75 PCM-800 BVH-2000 DVR-10 TASCAM When locating in 9-pin command mode, the DA-98 will locate to the required position and then enter pause mode. 98 Frames 3 4 6 3 0 4 5 0 What is then returned to the controller can be either a Stop message, for use with controllers who will only issue their next command when a Stop signal is received, or a Still message for use with controllers which make a distinction between pause and Stop (e. g. See section 11. 1. 5 of the DA-98 manual for further details regarding this function. 1) From menu group 6, move the cursor to Cueup Tly (cueup tally), and press SELECT: Cueup Tally Machine 1 NOTE See section 11. 1. 3 of the DA-98 manual for further details of this function, including the way in which frame boundaries are calculated and recognized. Stop 9. 4. 7 Fast wind speed When a controller locates on a slave device, there are two ways in which this is achieved: a "locate" command, and a series of fast wind and shuttle commands. 98 2) Use the UP and DOWN keys to select between Stop and Still, as explained above. 9. 4. 9 MMC ID 98 You can set a MMC ID (which also serves as the bus ID) for each DA-98 unit. The value may be between 001 and 127 or may be a universal Receive All setting. To determine which command is used by your controller, and for further details regarding this function, follow the instructions in section 11. 1. 5 of the DA-98 manual. [. . . ]