Tascam DA-302 manual

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2 Important Safety Precautions T O THE USER This equipment has been tested and f ound to com- ply with the limits f or a Class A digital de vice, pur- suant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonab le protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operat- ed in a commercial environment. This equipm[...]

3 Safety Instructions CA UTION: ≠ Read all of these Instructions. ≠ Save these Instructions f or later use. ≠ Follow all W arnings and Instructions marked on the audio equipment. 1) Read instructions — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2) Retain instructions — The safety and operating[...]

4 Section 1 : Introduction T able of Contents Thank you for purchasing the T ASCAM DA-302. T o meet the requirements of professional applications, the DA-302 is provided with the following functions. … A variety of dubbing modes (normal/high speed/pro- gram/append) … Dual recording … Continuous recording/playback (with more than one deck) pos[...]

… Do not operate this deck when the temperature is out- side the operating range of 5˚C to 35˚C. T o prevent malfunctions, do not install this deck anywhere where it could be exposed to dust or subject to high humidity . … Do not apply excessive force. This could damage the internal circuitry or the cabinet. … Use a soft cloth (such as a si[...]

6 Section 2 : DA T cassettes 2-1. Structure of a DA T cassette T op view Bottom view ‚ Hole #4 shows "prerecorded" (Open) or not (Closed). … Dimensions: 73 x 54 x 10.5 mm (W x D x H) … T ape width: 3.81 mm … The cassette shells are designed to prevent the tape from being touched directly by hand. Notes: … DA T cassettes record a[...]

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10 6 RESET/MEMO (ABS) key … When pressed with the counter mode set to T ape Counter , the counter value is reset to "00 00". … When pressed with the counter mode set to ABS, the current tape position point is stored in memory for later direct access. 7 Display Displays different information regarding the unit’ s sta- tus. The inform[...]

11 Section 4 : Features and Controls 0 ID-related display Shows the indication for the deck selected by the SELECT 1/2 key . ST AR T WRT : Lights when the Start ID Manual W riting mode is selected. ST AR T ERASE: Lights when Start ID erasing is selected. SKIP WRT : Lights when Skip ID writing is selected. SKIP ERASE: Lights when Skip ID erasing is [...]

12 Section 4 : Features and Controls t PHONES OUT switch 1 (2): Outputs Deck 1 (Deck 2) playback signals from the PHONES jack. · Outputs input signals when performing record- ing/record-pause/sampling monitor . MIX: Outputs mixed playback signals from both Deck 1 and Deck 2. y PHONES control Adjusts PHONES jack signal output level. u PHONES jack C[...]

13 Section 4 : Features and Controls 4-2. Rear panel z ANALOG (UNB ALANCED) connectors IN (L, R): Analog input connectors for Deck 1. · During dual recording or continuous recording, these connectors are used as the input connectors common for Deck 1 and Deck 2. OUT 1 (L, R): Analog output connectors for Deck 1. OUT 2 (L, R): Analog output connect[...]

14 Section 4 : Features and Controls 4-3. RC-D302 remote control unit 1 ST AR T ke y Use to perform direct search play . ( ú p.24) 2 Numeric keypad Use to directly select the program. ( ú p.24) Also, use to enter the numerical values for memo point. 3 MENU ( < ) key Functions in the same way as when the > key is pressed while pressing the S[...]

15 Section 5 : Recording Normal recording means recording on Deck 1 or Deck 2 alone. However , analog input signals can be recorded only on Deck 1. Recording analog input signals on Deck 2 is not possible. … When recording on a new blank tape, record a lead-in mark before starting recording. 5-1-1. Recor ding analog input signals 1 Set the COMMON[...]

16 Section 5 : Recording Dubbing means copying audio signals from Deck 1 to Deck 2. … The playback sound during dubbing is output from the ANALOG OUT and DIGIT AL OUT connectors for Deck 1 and Deck 2. · For high-speed dubbing, signals are not output to the DIGIT AL OUT connectors. When high-speed dubbing is performed for a tape recorded in the L[...]

17 Section 5 : Recording Dual recording means recording the same input source on both Deck 1 and Deck 2. 1 Connect the input source to the ANALOG IN connec- tors if it is analog and to the DIGIT AL IN "1" connec- tor if it is digital. · Connecting it to the DIGIT AL "2" connector is invalid. 2 Set the COMMON MODE switch to &quo[...]

18 Section 6 : Playback 1 Set the COMMON MODE switch to OFF . 2 Press the PLA Y key to start playback. … When the REW key (F FWD key) is pressed during playback, 2 times (3 times) normal speed rewind cueing (fast-forward cueing) is performed. Pressing it once more allows 4 times (6 times) normal speed cueing. Pressing it once more restores 2 time[...]

19 Section 6 : Playback This function allows you to play back programs in a user- specified sequence. 1 Select the deck with the SELECT 1/2 key . 2 Press the MENU key to show the following menu in the time display . PGM1 s01_EE 3 Enter the program number of the program you want to play first with the UP/DOWN key . PGM1 s01_03 4 T o program the prog[...]

20 Section 7 : Recording/editing of subcode data Recordable subcode data is shown below . … Start ID (recording time: 9 seconds*) … Skip ID (recording time: 1 second*) … End ID (recording time: 9 seconds*) … Program number (recording time: 9 seconds*) … ABS time … Program time (recording time: 9 seconds*) * Standard mode. Long Play reco[...]

21 Section 7 : Recording/editing of subcode data 5 When the PLA Y key is pressed, playback takes place for about 3 seconds from the captured ABS time. Then, the Play-Pause mode is engaged. · In this status, press the UP and DOWN keys simul- taneously or press the CLEAR key on the remote control unit to restore the condition in step 3. 6 Each time [...]

22 Section 7 : Recording/editing of subcode data 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 and when you determine the desired point, press the EXECUTE key . From that point, the Skip ID is recorded. 7-3-2 Erasing the Skip ID 1 Press the SELECT 1/2 key to select the deck. 2 Press the ID MODE key so that the "SKIP ERASE" lights in the display . 3 During stop [...]

23 Section 7 : Recording/editing of subcode data The ABS time is the elapsed time (absolute time) from the beginning of the tape. When recording is performed from the beginning of the tape, the ABS time is automatically recorded. · When recording is performed from a point other than the beginning of the tape, ABS time is not recorded. · Even with[...]

24 Section 8 : Convenient functions When the REC MUTE key is pressed during recording, no signals are recorded for about 4 seconds and the Record- Pause mode is engaged. · If the REC MUTE key has been held for 4 seconds or more, releasing the key engages the Record-Pause mode. 8-1. Rec muting This function searches for a specific program number an[...]

25 Section 8 : Convenient functions T o search a non-recorded section on a recorded tape, sim- ply press the F FWD key . When the non-recorded section is detected, the tape is rewound to the point just before the non-recorded section and stops. If the ABS time is recorded, the ABS time can be record- ed continuously from this non-recorded section w[...]

26 Section 9 : Using more than one DA-302 One input source can be recorded continuously on more than one DA-302 beginning with the first deck, then the second deck, and so on. 1 Connect DA-302s as shown in the figure. · The connections marked with * in the figure shows the connections for analog signal recording. When recording digital signals, co[...]

27 Section 9 : Using more than one DA-302 One source can be recorded on more than one deck at the same time. 1 Connect DA-302s as shown in the figure in "9.1 Continuous recording with more than one DA-302". · In this case, the connection marked with ** is not necessary . 2 Set the first DA-302 to Master Deck and the other DA- 302s to Sla[...]

28 Section 10 : Menu Y ou can change or display the settings for each mode in the Menu. The menu is shown in the time display . The menu consists of two groups. Each group is accessed differently . The tables below show the types of menus and the corresponding access methods. · Press the MENU key to switch the menu item. Press the MENU key while p[...]

29 Section 10 : Menu … E - - - - AH E - - - - AH Shows the error rate during playback. · In the "----" section on the left, the error rate for Deck 1 is shown while in the "----" section on the right, that for Deck 2 is shown. · The section showing AH can be changed with the UP/DOWN key . With AH displa y: Shows the error ra[...]

30 Section 11 : Specifications Format : Rotary head digital audio tape deck T ape Speed : 8.15 mm/sec. (SP: Recording/play- back) 12.225 mm/sec. (only for playback) 16.3 mm/sec. (SP: Double speed dubbing, LP: 4 times normal speed dubbing) 4.075 mm/sec. (LP: Recording/play- back) Recording Time : 120 minutes (SP: With a 120-minute tape) 240 minutes [...]

31 Section 11 : Specifications D A-302 External Dimensions D A-302 External Dimensions 482mm(19") 57mm (2-3/ 1 6" ) 132mm(5-3/16") 150.5mm(6-3/32") 456mm(18") 330mm(13") 17mm (11/16") 6mm (1/4") 432mm(17") 70mm(2-13/16") 201mm(7-15/16") 20mm (13/16") 2mm (1/8") 0.5mm (1/16") Cabl[...]

32 Section 12 : W arning Indications and Error Messages Indication Content NoPGM Program dubbing is attempted when no programs have been programmed. RecProh Recording is attempted when the cassette’ s write protect switch is open (W rite Protection On). Proh Recording is attempted on Deck 2 with the INPUT switch set to ANALOG and the COMMON MODE [...]

33 Section 13 : Optional Accessories LA-D302 Balanced Amplifier Kit WR-7000 Sync Cable When using more than one DA-302, connect this cable to the EXT CONTROL connectors. ( ú p.26) Specifications Analog input connector (XLR-3-31 type x 2) (#2 hot) Reference input level: +4 dBu, balanced (FS -16 dB) Input impedance: More than 10 kohms Analog output [...]

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