Tascam MD-801R/P Mk II manual

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2 –– TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II Important Safety Precautions IMPOR T ANT (f or 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[...]

TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II –– 3 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 an[...]

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Table of Contents TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II –i 1 - Introduction 1.1 About the MiniDisc format ................ 1-1 1.1.1 ATRAC compression .......................... 1-1 1.1.2 Buffer memory .................................... 1-1 1.1.3 Random access and U-TOC ............... 1-1 1.1.4 Track titling, etc. ................................. 1-2 1.2 Ca[...]

Table of Contents –ii TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 4.2.1 Playing back a whole disc .................. 4-1 4.2.2 Playback outputs ................................ 4-1 4.2.3 Monaural playback .............................. 4-1 4.2.4 Playing back a single track ................ 4-2 4.2.5 Entering the A and B location points 4-2 4.2.6 Playback between two [...]

TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 1–1 1 - Introduction This manual cov ers the two models of the MD-801 Mk II product line: the MD-801R Mk II, which is capable of recording and playing back on MiniDisc media, and the MD-801P Mk II, which is for play- back only of such media. Apart from the recording and associated facilities pro vided on the MD-801R, the fu[...]

1 - Care of MD media 1–2 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II disk from the user , and a file appears as one contigu- ous block of data (e v en though it may be spread o v er many tracks and sectors of the disk), the MD player allo ws separated audio data to appear as a continuous audio track. The MD-801 allo ws the creation and reading of a User T able of Co[...]

1 - About the MD-801R/P Mk II TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 1–3 to be con v eniently carried out using a standard k e y- board • Remote control possible from dedicated T ASCAM remote control units (RC-801, RC-FS10/20, and RC-8), or through industry-standard parallel or serial interfaces • T ally signals sent to controlling de vice at the end of each[...]

1 - About this manual 1–4 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 1.3.4 Backup memory When the unit is po wered down, the follo wing set- tings are memorized. • A UTO READ Y status (see [20] ) • A UTO CUE settings and status (see [21] ) • The last used PLA Y mode (see [22] ) • The two LOC points (A and B) (see [24] ) • Pitch control settings and status [...]

1 - Hookup Examplel TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 1–5 1.5 Hookup Examplel[...]

2–1 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 2 - Front and rear panel features[...]

TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 2–2 2 - Front and rear panel features This section, as well as gi ving a description of the controls and features of the MD-801, also provides many descriptions of basic operations. The section on the rear panel also contains advice on setting up and connecting the MD-801 as part of an audio system. 2.1 Fr ont panel The fol[...]

2 - Front panel 2–3 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II T o start recording, press the PLA Y ke y [6] . T o stop recording, press the ST OP ke y [5] . After the ST OP ke y has been pressed, the words T OC EDIT will flash on the display , which will also sho w UTOC Writing as the U-TOC is written to disc. T o cancel record ready mode, press the ST OP ke y [5][...]

2 - Front panel TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 2–4 • REMAIN —the total time remaining on the disc for further recording (the length of the blank portion of the disc) • TOT A L —the total elapsed time from the start of the disc • T O T AL REMAIN —the total time remaining on the disc for further recording (the same as REMAIN ) If the MEMO IN/CA[...]

2 - Front panel 2–5 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II these edits cannot be committed to disc using the T OC WRITE function (see below). [19] T OC WRITE key and indicator After an edit operation has been selected and per- formed from the EDIT ke y [18] , the T OC WRITE indicator will light, and the T OC EDIT indicator in the display will be lit. This is a r[...]

2 - Display TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 2–6 mode, the REPEA T indicator will be sho wn on the dis- play . See 4.2.9, "Repeat playback" for further details of this mode. [27] INPUT LEVEL controls These controls adjust the le vel of the signal at the analog connectors selected using the INPUT selec- tion switch [28] (either the balanced inputs[...]

2 - Rear panel 2–7 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II (6) TRA CK TITLE indicator Lights when track titles are being entered or dis- played. See 5.11, "T rack and disc title entry" for details. (7) DISC TITLE indicator Lights when the title of the disc is being entered or displayed. See 5.11, "T rack and disc title entry" for details. (8) [...]

2 - Rear panel TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 2–8 ital outputs [33] and [35] without passing through the frequency con verter . [33] DIGIT AL OUTPUT (AES/EBU) This XLR-type connector outputs digital audio data in AES3-1992 format. The output sampling frequency will al ways be 44.1 kHz, ±9.9%, as determined by the pitch control (see both 4.2.13, "V [...]

2 - Rear panel 2–9 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II The wiring is, as marked on the rear panel: 1=ground, 2=hot (+), 3=cold (–). The nominal impedance is 11 Ω . The trimmer potentiometers by each connector may be turned counterclockwise or clockwise to cut or boost respecti vely the le vel of the signal sent from these connectors. The maximum cut achie[...]

TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 3–1 3 - Menu items The selections that can be made using the MD-801’ s menu system af fect the operation of many other functions. W e suggest that you tak e the time to look through this section and familiarize yourself with the basic contents, so that you hav e an idea of some of the options av ailable to you. 3.1 Basic [...]

3 - Resume setting 3–2 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II The minimum length for the jog loop is 12 frames, and the maximum v alue is 32 frames. The v alue is set in 1-frame steps. 3.6 Resume setting When the resume setting is turned on, playback restarts from the point at which it was stopped (or the point at which playback was taking place when the po wer [...]

3 - Incremental play TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 3–3 3.10 Incremental play This function allo ws auto-cueing of the playback point to the start of the next track when the ST OP key [5] is pressed, or a fader stop command is recei ved (on pin 8 of the parallel remote control port [47] ). When this mode is enabled, pressing the PLA Y ke y [6] of the MD-[...]

3 - Auto track numbering level 3–4 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 3.12.1Spindle motor time Use this to check ho w many hours the spindle motor has been in operation. 3.12.2Laser pickup time This indicates ho w many hours the laser pickup has been used for recording. 3.12.3System software version This allo ws you to check the current system software versi[...]

TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 4–1 4 - Basic operations This section gi ves you informstion about the basic operations using the MD-801. It assumes that you hav e connected the MD-801 to all the other equipment that you will be using. If you hav e not already made these connections, read 2.3, "Rear panel" for details of the rear panel connectio[...]

4 - Playback of discs 4–2 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 4.2.4 Playing bac k a single track When the disc has been loaded and the T OC has been read, use the PLA Y MODE ke y to select the SINGLE play mode (see [22] ). Use the TRA CK ke ys [4] to mov e the playback posi- tion to the start of the desired track. Press the PLA Y key [6] . Playback will start[...]

4 - Playback of discs TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 4–3 4.2.9 Repeat playbac k Use the REPEA T key [26] to enable the repeat mode as sho wn in the display ( REPEA T ). The three dif ferent repeat modes av ailable corre- spond to the three playback modes set with the PLA Y MODE key [22] (whole disc, SINGLE track or A-B points, as set abov e). NO TE F or [...]

4 - Recording operations 4–4 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II NO TE The point at which the JOG ke y was pressed will not be included in the jog loop . T o include this point in the loop , you m ust tur n the JOG dial counterclockwise . 4.2.15Shuttle mode The SHUTTLE wheel [13] allo ws you to perform fast cue or re vie w operations, moving forwards or backw[...]

4 - Recording operations TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 4–5 MD-801R model only . 4.3.1 General notes on recording using the MD format Because the MD method of recording is some what dif ferent to a linear recording method, such as tape, you should note the follo wing points. • The message Disc Full may appear on the display before the av ailable record[...]

4 - Recording operations 4–6 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 1 Select the recording method (digital or analog) and the appropriate input source. 2 Make sure the unit is stopped. 3 Press and hold do wn the RECORD key [8] and press the READ Y ke y [7] . 4 Adjust the recording le vel (analog, UNCAL only) so that the meters do not read O VER , e ven in the lo[...]

4 - Recording operations TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 4–7 2 Cue the playback point to the place that you want to start recording. 3 Press the READ Y ke y [7] to put the MD-801 into play ready mode. This step is the primary dif ference between replace recording and ordi- nary post-script recording. 4 Press and hold do wn the RECORD key [8] and press the[...]

4 - Recording operations 4–8 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II vious one. If the digital signal is not resumed within 30 seconds of interruption, recording will stop . As mentioned earlier , 4.3.4, "T rack number incrementing", when digital recordings are made through the CO AXIAL inputs, tr ack numbers are incremented automatically as PQ code is [...]

TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 5–1 5 - Editing operations Unlike tape or other linear media, the MD-801 pro- vides you with a wide range of editing tools, allo w- ing you to make arbitary cuts, “splices” and rearrangements of running order without having to re-record any parts of the material. Although the editing operations you perform will take ef [...]

5 - Erasing a track 5–2 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II of the loop is the point at which you want to di vide the track. NO TE Y ou can set the length of the jog loop in the menu system (see 3.5, "Jog loop length"). 5 When the start of the jog loop is correctly posi- tioned, turn the SHUTTLE wheel clockwise. The display sho ws Now Editing , and [...]

5 - Moving tracks TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 5–3 The PLA Y indicator abov e the PLA Y ke y will flash, as will the EDIT indication in the display , to sho w that rehearsal mode has been entered. In this rehearsal mode, the last 4 seconds (approximately) of the pre vious track and the first four seconds (approximately) of the current track are conti[...]

5 - A and B point erase operations 5–4 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II of operation is the same, the function is so flexible that it can be used for many dif ferent purposes. In order to be used for editing in this way , the follo w- ing conditions must be met: • Point A must not be at the same location as point B • At least one of the two points mus[...]

5 - Moving an A-B point TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 5–5 If the A point is set at the start of a track, and the B point at the end of another track, the whole of the tracks containing and between these points will be erased (in the example abo ve, tracks 2 and 3 will be erased. The remaining tracks will be automatically renum- bered to form a continuou[...]

5 - Restoring erased material 5–6 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II bers are renumbered accordingly . See the dia- gram abov e for an example. If you need to make the ne w track (formerly the A-B portion) into part of the preceding and/or follo wing track, use the track combine facility (see 5.4, "Combining tracks") to turn these tracks into one t[...]

5 - Erasing a complete disc TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 5–7 3 T urn the SHUTTLE wheel clockwise. The dis- play changes: 4 T urn the SHUTTLE wheel clockwise once again to change the current track from mono to stereo or vice versa . The display will sho w Now Editing , follo wed by Complete . This function may also be used to “un-protect” a track if[...]

5 - Track and disc title entry 5–8 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II tion will mov e the cursor more than one position. 7 Continue using the D ATA dial and SHUTTLE wheel to enter characters, until the title is complete. 8 T o store the title, press the EDIT ke y . The title will scroll across the display if it is too long to fit on one line, allo wing you [...]

5 - Track and disc title entry TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 5–9 5.11.6Copying disc and trac k titles When two MD-801 units are connected together using the optional PW -1XMD serial cable, disc and track titles can be copied from one unit (master) to the other (slav e), as described in 4.3.10, "T rack title copying together with audio", with t[...]

TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 7–1 7 - Remote control of the MD-801 The MD-801 can be controlled by a number of dif- ferent sources, including the PS/2 ke yboard described in 6, "Use of a ke yboard with the MD- 801". In addition, the REMO TE (SERIAL) [45] and REMO TE (P ARALLEL) connectors [47] can be used to connect compatible equipment, and t[...]

7 - REMOTE (PARALLEL) connector 7–2 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II For details of the timing of the EOM tally signal (pin 20), see 3.7, "EOM disc" and 3.8, "EOM track". 7.1.2 Fader start Pin 8 is a special case. If this input is brought lo w (for more than 50 ms), playback starts. If it is brought back to the high state, playback stop[...]

TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 8–1 8 - Specifications, etc. This section provides reference material concerning the error and informational messages that may appear on the display of the MD-801 under certain circumstances, as well as the specifications of the unit. 8.1 Err or messages and tr oubleshooting guide Any troubleshooting remedies suggested her[...]

8 - Specifications 8–2 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 8.2 Specifications Changes in specifications and features may be made without notice or obligation. In the follo wing specifications, 0 dBV is referenced to 1 volt, and 0 dBu is referenced to 0.775 Vrms. 8.2.1 General MiniDisc Not Audio!! No digital audio is av ailable when recording. Check the sou[...]

8 - Specifications TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 8–3 8.2.2 Analog I/O 8.2.3 Digital I/O 8.2.4 Other connections 8.2.5 General and electrical Error correction A CIRC (Advanced Cross Interleav e Reed-Solomon Code) F requency response 20 Hz – 20 kHz ±0.5 dB Signal-to-noise ratio (pla yback) >101 dB (1 kHz/weighted A) Signal-to-noise ratio (recording)[...]

8 - Dimensional drawing 8–4 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 8.3 Dimensional drawing RC-8 Remote Control Unit RC-801 Remote Control Unit Option 216mm 200mm 58mm 156mm 201mm 14mm 4mm 21mm 201mm 22mm[...]

Index A - E MD-801R/P Mk II I A A and B point erase operations 5-3 A-B erase 5-4 A-B indicator 2-7 A-B point, moving 5-5 About the MD-801R/P Mk II 1-2 About the MiniDisc format 1-1 AES/EBU DIGITAL INPUT 2-7 DIGITAL OUTPUT 2-7 Alphanumeric display (dot-matrix) 2-7 Analog I/O 8-3 ANALOG INPUT switch 2-6 ANALOG INPUTS (UNBALANCED) 2-8 ANALOG INPUTS an[...]

Index F - P II MD-801R/P Mk II without saving the edits to disc 5-1 Editing a programmed sequence 6-2 Editing operations 5-1 EJECT key 2-2 Ejecting discs 4-1 End of track, erasing to 5-4 Entering the A and B location points 4-2 EOM disc 3-2 track 3-2 Erased material restoring 5-6 Erasing complete disc 5-7 from the start of a track 5-4 more than one[...]

Index R - T MD-801R/P Mk II III Pickup time 3-4 PITCH CONT key and indicator 2-5 Pitch control 3-1 PLAY key and indicator 2-1 PLAY MODE key 2-5 Playback 4-1 between two location points 4-2 displaying track titles during 4-4 entering programmed 6-1 incremental 3-3 monaural 4-1 outputs 4-1 repeat 4-3 timer-controlled 3-2 Playback and recording (seque[...]

Index U - W IV MD-801R/P Mk II erasing from the start 5-4 erasing to the end 5-4 moving 5-3 playing back single 4-2 protect 5-7 splitting 5-1 titles 1-2 Track and disc title editing with the keyboard 6-3 Track and disc title entry 5-7 Track auto-numbering level 3-4 Track entry, direct 6-3 TRACK keys 2-2 TRACK NO. display and indicator 2-7 Track num[...]

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