Tascam MMR-8 manual

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WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. 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 o[...]

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Impor tant Safety Instructions 3 CAUTION: • Read all of these Instructions. • Save these Instructions for later use. • Follow all Warnings 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 [...]

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MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Table of Contents 5 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual Chapter 1 General Information ........................................................................ 9 MMR -8 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 9 Hardware Ov[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Table of Contents MMR-8 6 Chapter 3 MMR -8 Operation ........................................................................... 33 MMR -8 Keys & Definitions ............................................................................................................. 33 MMR-8 Front Panel .......................[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Table of Contents 7 Setup Menu Details .......................................................................................................................... 73 Control Mode ....................................................................................................................................[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Table of Contents MMR-8 8 Appendix D: MMR-8 Cable Information ........................................................................................ 97 PARALLEL TRACKS and PARALLEL TRANSPORT Connector .............................................................. 97 MIDI IN/THRU/OUT Connector pinout .............[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 1 • General Information MMR-8 9 Chapter 1 General Information This chapter presents the main features and capabilities of the MMR -8 hardware and a functional overview of its Panel/Display states. MMR-8 product specifications are also included. MMR -8 Introduction Figure 1-1. MMR-8 Front View The MMR -8 i[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 1 • General Informatio n 10 The MMR -8 will directly play back material created on Digidesign Pro Tools  or WaveFrame  digital audio workstations, as well as OMF Compositions which reference Sound Designer II audio media files. The disk drive or drives containing edited Session, Project, or OM[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 1 • General Information MMR-8 11 A 40-character (two line by 20-character) LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) serves as the MMR-8 status and control text window. The top line typically shows the machine status and current time code or feet/frames location, while the bottom line shows various time code registers[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 1 • General Informatio n 12 Functional Overview The MMR -8 operates in any of eight different Panel/Display states (simply referred to as “states” for convenience). These states are distinguished by the nature of the information displayed in the LCD window and by which keys are functionally avai[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 1 • General Information MMR-8 13 The MMR Backup state is accessed via the Load Track state by pressing SHIFT+SLIP after choosing (scrolling to) the desired Project while in the LOAD TRACK state. This state is similar to the Setup state in that it has two menu choices which are accessed by using the Up/Dow[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 1 • General Informatio n 14 Figure 1 -3. MMR -8 Panel/Display State Hierarchy STATE LCD WINDOW DISPLAY COMMENT NORMAL Shows current play head time on top and selected time register on bottom of display. Default at startup. Allows direct access to SETUP and TRACK states, all keys functional. SETUP Sh[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 1 • General Information MMR-8 15 System Specifications Analog Input and Output Level: +4 dBu balanced, +24 dBu clip, nominal levels trim pot adjustable Headroom: 20 dB above nominal input level Analog Input / Output Impedance: 10k, balanced / < 75 ohms, balanced Input / Output Adjustment Range: +10 dBu[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 1 • General Informatio n 16 Electrical Ratings: 115 VAC @ 2A, 50-60Hz 230 W Max -OR- 230 VAC @ 1A, 50-60Hz 230 W Max Nominal temperature should be 41 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit (5 to 35 degrees Centigrade). Relative humidity should be 30 to 90% (non-condensing) Analog input/output is 12.28 VRMS Max We[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 17 Chapter 2 Installation This chapter covers the physical installation of the Tascam MMR -8 as either a stand-alone recording/playback system or as part of a larger, multiple unit digital dubber system. Descriptions are given of the various connectors on the MMR back panel. Both ge[...]

18 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 2 • Installation MMR-8 General Guidelines Mounting Rack Ears The MMR -8 is a self-contained eight channel digital playback and recording device designed to be mounted in a standard 19” (48.26 cm) IEC equipment rack in either the mix studio or a dedicated machine room in a professional audio recording f[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 19 Installing Multiple MMR Units Multiple units can be mounted one on top of the other when forced air rack ventilation is provided. A one- inch clearance is required on both sides of the MMR -8. In facilities with raised computer room-style flooring, a ventilation opening in the fl[...]

20 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 2 • Installation MMR-8 AC Mains and Grounding (Earthing) Considerations Each MMR -8 requires one AC mains connection. A standard six-foot (1.83 Meter) power cordset is included with each MMR-8, wired for the USA standard. A six-foot (1.83 Meter) AC Mains cordset for use in Europe, proper for the country [...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 21 Figure 2-3. MMR-8 Back Panel MMR -8 Back Panel Connections The MMR back panel has connectors for the system analog and digital audio input/output, as well as various types of synchronization and control signals. The following MMR back panel connections are described in this chapt[...]

22 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 2 • Installation MMR-8 Audio Connections All audio inputs and outputs (both analog and digital) connect to/from the MMR -8 using DB -25 connectors. The pin configuration used on the DB -25 analog audio connectors is identical to that used for Tascam DTRS format digital tape machines such as the DA -88. T[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 23 Timecode and Video Reference Signals To accurately synchronize the MMR -8 to film or video, or with other audio playback equipment, some method of providing a stable timing reference must be used. Because the MMR -8 is very flexible, there are numerous methods one could use to co[...]

24 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 2 • Installation MMR-8 Biphase Connections Biphase is a control signal typically generated by a film projector and is traditionally used to interlock the operation of the film with sprocketed magnetic tape machines. The Biphase Operations Board (BOB) on the back panel of the MMR has four biphase input co[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 25 MIDI Connections The MMR-8 has MIDI (Music Instrument Digital Interface) In, Out, and Thru connectors. These are used for sending out MIDI Time Code and for controlling the transport functions of the MMR via MIDI Machine Control. The MMR MIDI OUT connector carries a MTC signal ge[...]

26 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 2 • Installation MMR-8 Serial Transport Connection The TRANSPORT connection uses the industry-standard RS-422 Sony 9-pin P2 protocol (Ampex VPR -3 is also supported) for controlling external serial transports such as audio or videotape machines. It is intended for transport control of a single external d[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 27 For backing up files, and for ease of moving smaller projects around, we recommend using a “LIM/DOW ” (Light Intensity Modulation / Direct Over Write) type optical disk. The LIM/DOW technology achieves better performance than is available on older types of Magneto-Optical med[...]

28 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 2 • Installation MMR-8 Powering Up the System The MMR -8 comes from the factory with the operating system and MMR-8 software pre-loaded onto the internal hard drive. At POWER ON, the front panel LCD should display the following message: If this message is not seen, the front panel is not operating correc[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 29 4. Connect the MMR -8 to the applicable timing reference source and to the appropriate remote control interface a. To connect the MMR -8 to a film transport, connect the biphase sync output from the projector to one of the four biphase inputs. The four biphase inputs are numbered[...]

30 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 2 • Installation MMR-8 Factory Default Settings The MMR -8 is shipped from the factory using a pre-defined set of operating parameters. The fa ctory default settings can be changed in the field at any time through a system of Setup menus that control the MMR -8 operating parameters. The new value setting[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 31 6. If you wish, turn off Input M onitor on all tracks, by again pressing the Track 1 -8 RECORD keys, thus disabling record and turning off the input monitor function on those tracks. Locate the transport back to the start of your recording (press SHIFT+8) and then press PLAY (>[...]

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MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 33 Chapter 3 MMR -8 Operation MMR -8 Keys & Definitions Throughout this manual several abbreviations and written shortcuts are used to define user operations and machine functions. The following summarizes how these abbreviations and text shortcuts relate to the operational d[...]

34 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 Mode This term is used to refer to the active Control mode selected by Setup menu 000 and to refer to the Track Select Mode which governs the behavior of the SEL keys. It may also be used to refer to various operational modes such as Record, Loop, Trim, or Shift which change the[...]

MMR-8 Front Panel Key Groups and Displays Track Group Track Status and Metering LEDs Configuration Status LEDs Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Keypad Group Setup and Wheel Group Removable Drive Bay Assigned Machine Identification Floppy Drive Headphone Output & Gain Wheel Machine Status LEDs Transport Group[...]

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MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 37 Front Panel Indicators, Switches, and Displays Collectively, all the front panel keys and the Wheel are called switches and the LEDs, eight motion control lamps, and the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) are called indicators . The MMR -8 is man ually controlled through front-panel[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 38 The bottom level LED ( -25) is a green presence indicator. Any time there is signal on the track there will be an indication. The next three LEDs indicate signal levels of -12, -6 and 0 VU. The next two LEDs are yellow and indicate +6 and +12 VU. The final two LEDs are red to [...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 39 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) The LCD or “display” consists of two lines of twenty characters that show various operator messages (time code, user prompts, error messages and information, track data, and setup menu information) depending upon the active panel/display state.[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 40 In the Normal state, the bottom line of the display shows time code (or feet & frames) that has been entered manually, captured, or recalled from one of the memory or special-purpose registers. There is a label in front of the time code (or feet & frames) to indicate w[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 41 Slip Track State Display In the Slip Track state, the display will show the current time position in the top line of the display (the same as in the Normal state), while the bottom line of the display is used to show the contents of the slip register for the selected track. If[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 42 To move a loaded track from its current Track index position into the selected Track index or to load a currently unloaded track into the selected Track index, scroll through the list of available tracks until the desired track is located. The display will indicate your choice[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 43 Front Panel Key Groups The MMR -8 front panel keys and controls are divided into five functional groups, the Tra nsport Group, the Setup & Wheel Group, the Wheel itself, the Track Group, and the Keypad Group. Transport Group These keys consist of the On Line, Rewind (<&[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 44 >> (FAST FORWARD) The Fast Forward key causes the current time code position to roll forward at approximately 18 times play speed. Fast Forward cancels any loop pending operation. There is no shifted function for this key. REH (REHEARSE) The Rehearse key allows the MMR t[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 45 SHIFT+UP ARROW (TC/FEET) Toggles the LCD transport position and register display between time code or 35mm film feet/frames format. TRIM Activates a mode in which Wheel rotation and Up/Down arrow keys change the time code value in the currently active register. This allows fin[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 46 Although there is no shifted function of the Shuttle key, the alternate function of this key is the right-arrow, which is active in several different modes, and which typically scrolls the window to view parts of the display that may extend beyond the window. This key also mov[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 47 Note that arming a track for record also forces that track into Input Monitor, which lights the amber LED just under the REC LED on the meter panel. There are other input monitor modes which can be selected in Menu 501 (Auto Input). When the Safe LED is illuminated, the Record[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 48 Cut Cut removes the audio from the selected track(s) between the In point and the Out point and places it into the clipboard, while pulling up (slipping earlier in time) all subsequent events by an amount equal to the length of the cut track segment. Copy Copy places a copy of[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 49 Insert Insert places the contents of the clipboard into the selected track(s) at the In point time, while moving all subsequent events “down stream” (later in time) by the length of the inserted event(s). Open Open places a segment of silence into the selected track(s) equ[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 50 EDIT Pressing this key (while in the Normal state) allows the SEL keys to select which track(s) will be later edited (using the SHIFT+SEL edit functions described above). The suggested sequence of keystrokes to follow for editing is: Press the EDIT key to enter the Edit Track [...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 51 Edit Sync Mode The setting chosen in Setup Menu 221 - Edit Sync Mode – determines which point in the audio material to be pasted or inserted from the clipboard will be used as the sync reference point for the edit. This is a very important consideration, since the end result[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 52 SHIFT+EDIT (EVENT ) Loads the start and end of the event currently under the play head on the selected track(s) into the In point and Out point registers (also called “event capture”). MON Pressing this key while in the Normal state allows the SEL keys to select which trac[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 53 As with the Setup menu system, the Wheel and arrow keys are used to navigate through the available selections at a given level. Unlike the Setup menu system, however, descending through the hierarchy of track information is accomplished by repeatedly pressing LOAD TRACK. Press[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 54 TRACK Pressing this key places the MMR into the View Track state to allow inspection of the currently loaded tracks. The Wheel, the Select keys, or the Up/Down arrow keys may be used to select and view a track index. If nothing is loaded in a selected Track index, the word “[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 55 Keypad Group These keys are located in the central portion of the front panel, directly under the LCD. In addition to the numeric keys 0-9 (which are mainly used to enter and otherwise manipulate time code), keys performing various other operations are also located here: • ([...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 56 OFFSET (SHIFT+1) This display-only register represents the time difference between the MMR -8’s time code and the time code being chased. When locked to the Lynx bus, this equals the time difference between the MMR-8’s time code and the Lynx master time code. In either cas[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 57 HEAD (SHIFT+8) This read-only register shows the start time of the first edit on the currently loaded tracks. Tracks selected while in the EDIT track select mode govern the operation of this function. If no tracks are selected in the EDIT track select mode, the MMR will scan a[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 58 SHIFT The yellow SHIFT key functions like a locking keyboard shift key. When active, it modifies those keys that have a shift function assigned to them (identified by the function name written above the gray keys). Pressing and releasing the yellow Shift key causes the shift L[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 59 LOOP Pressing the Loop key prepares the MMR transport for performance of one of several possible types of loop sequences relative to the In and Out time code registers. To start looping after LOOP is pressed and the In and Out times are set, press the appropriate transport key[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 60 LOC (LOCATE) This key causes the transport to locate to the active register (bottom line of the display) time code. The time code may be from a recalled register, a captured value or a value entered through the numeric keypad. An implicit (or automatic) locate to certain regis[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 61 Basic Operation Loading and Mounting Drives The MMR -8 will scan the SCSI bus when the system is powered up and will mount a ll available drives. The MMR is unable to access any drive address that was not present at power-up. Be sure that all drive bays holding removable drive[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 62 Loading a Project, Session, or Composition Press LOAD TRACK to show list of Projects, Sessions, or Compositions from all mounted drives. The list is shown in alphanumeric order. Example: To load 2B Project From Disk: 1 (MMR/WaveFrame) A Project 1 (MMR/WaveFrame) Dialogue Expor[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 63 Once a track is loaded into a track index, it is removed from the “pool” of tracks available for direct loading, but it may be moved from its current track index position to another track index position. If a track from the project is already loaded into a track index, the[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 64 Once the desired drive is selected press STO to select it and STO again after the prompt “Are You Sure?” appears. The drive will be initialized within a few seconds and is now ready for recording. To record a new project, first go to Setup menu 800 and create a name for th[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 65 Trimming Time Code Values Any time a writeable register is shown in the bottom line of the display (usually by being recalled), it can be trimmed as required. There are two types of trimming: static and dynamic . Dynamic trim is desirable only in certain special situations, an[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 66 Local & Studio Monitoring A front panel headphone jack allows the MMR -8 operator to l ocally monitor one or more tracks, right at the front panel, without affecting the output signals. The rear panel mini-jack output on the PRX card is designed for studio monitoring using[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus 67 Chapter 4 MMR-8 Setup Menus The Setup State & the Setup Menus Setup menus allows individual MMR -8 parameters to be changed, and if desired, saved to one of the ten User settings files. Parameters can also be changed within the current session without saving them to a sp[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus MMR-8 68 When trimming is active (press TRIM), rotating the Wheel or pressing the Up/Down arrow keys scrolls through the available selections for the current menu. These selections also usually “wrap around.” If the menu requires a single numeric value, the wheel or arrow keys wi[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus 69 Setup Menu Chart This chart lists all of the Setup Menus and their parameters. Note that * indicates the default selection. MENU # MENU NAME PARAMETERS 000 Control Mode Local/MMR* Time Code Chase Biphase Chase Biphase Transport Serial Transport Editor Varispeed 001 Frame Ref[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus MMR-8 70 MENU # MENU NAME PARAMETERS 111 Ident Request Auto Assign* 01 (Range 01-100) 112 Ident Assigned 01* (Range 01–100 read-only display) 120 Lynx Bus Off* Slave/KCU Master 121 Lynx Address 1* Range: 0 through 127 122 Lynx V500 Mode Off* On 200 Record Mode Non-Destructive* Auto[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus 71 MENU # MENU NAME PARAMETERS 301 Biph Pulse Rate 2 ppf 4 ppf 10 ppf* 20 ppf 25 ppf 50 ppf 100 ppf 302 Biphase I/O Biphase* Tach + Dir Tach + Inverse Dir 320 Biphase Accel 8* Range: 4 through 32 321 Biphase Max Wind 5* Range: 1 through 20 times play speed 410 Parallel Trk Arm [...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus MMR-8 72 MENU # MENU NAME PARAMETERS 610 Digital Out Delay Internal* OR Range: 1 through 255 samples 620 Rate Conversion Slow response* Fast Response 700 Disk Encoding Waveframe 16-bit* Waveframe 24-bit 710 Disk Inititalize Press STO 711 Disk Low Format Press STO 720 Disk Cleanup Pre[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus 73 Setup Menu Details This section contains detailed notes on the operation of some important Setup menu parameters. Control Mode The MMR -8 will always operate in one of seven Control modes. The default Control mode, which is how the MMR -8 start s up when the unit is first in[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus MMR-8 74 Serial Transport Similar to Biphase Transport, this mode allows the MMR -8 to control an external audio or video transport connected to the 9 -pin serial Transport connector. Video and audio decks using the P2 protocol can be controlled (including models from Accom, Alesis, [...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus 75 The Lynx Bus The Lynx bus allows control of the MMR via a TimeLine Lynx Keyboard Control Unit (KCU). Connect the KCU to one of the Lynx bus connectors on the back of the MMR. It is not necessary to have a Lynx 2 module as part of the system, since the MMR behaves as a Lynx s[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus MMR-8 76 In and Out timecode registers on tracks that have been armed/selected as described above (see Track Record Arm/Select). Upon pressing Slip, the – and + keys will highlight and the Wheel will be in Trim mode. Use the Wheel or keys to enter a trim value to indicate how far t[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus 77 Record Mode Menu 200, Record Mode, allows for setting any of three different methods for recording. Non-Destructive When Non-Destructive record mode is active, each new recording operation (punch in/out) records the material into new audio files on the disk, and does not del[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus MMR-8 78 Recording new audio into a Tape Mode project while the Record Mode is set to either Auto Cleanup or Non-Destructive turns the Tape Mode project into a non -Tape Mode project. Once changed in this fashion, the mode cannot be reset to Tape Mode for this project. It is also not[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 5 • MMR-8 System Applications 79 Chapter 5 MMR -8 System Applications This chapter offers more detailed information for using the MMR -8 with film and video applications. Setup Menu parameter selections, technical background information, and block diagram connections are also covered. Film Post Prod[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 5 • MMR-8 System Applications MMR-8 80 On older film transports that use a tach and a direction signal, the phase A connection comes from the direction signal and the phase B connection comes from the tachometer output. Setup Menu 302 allows the default setting (which is biphase) to be changed to tach+dir[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 5 • MMR-8 System Applications 81 Menu 300 is used to set the Biphase Frame Rate. In most applications in the USA the film frame rate will be set to 24 fps (the default setting). For some European applications this may need to be set for 25 fps, and for specialized film for video applications there i[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 5 • MMR-8 System Applications MMR-8 82 MMR -8 Film Connections Although the MMR -8 can only be controlled by one film transport bus at a time, there are four film transport connections (biphase input) on the UI/B card on the rear panel. These connections allow a single MMR -8 to be switched between up to [...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 6 • Maintenance and Serv ice 83 Chapter 6 Maintenance & Service The MMR -8 requires little maintenance other than ensuring adequate airflow through the interior of the unit. Do not use alcohol or other common studio chemical cleaners on the front panel keys. The rear panel maintenance is to vacu[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 6 • Maintenance and Service MMR-8 84 The MMR -8 has a built-in 1 kHz oscillator to check that the output levels are calibrat ed. To check the output levels, select Setup Menu 530 and select the 1 kHz setting. Press STO to turn on the internal oscillator. Make sure no tracks are selected in the Input mode,[...]

MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 6 • Maintenance and Serv ice 85 MIC Calibration Procedure F ollow this step-by-step procedure to calibrate the MMR-8 Input Converters (MIC). 1. Get out of the Reference Tone mode by pressing the SETUP key. Go to menu 530. Press TRIM and use the Wheel to select the Off menu selection. Press STO to tu[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 6 • Maintenance and Service MMR-8 86 Adding External Drives to the System Up to five additional SCSI drives can be added to each MMR -8. The drives must be assigned unique SCSI ID numbers. Two SCSI ID numbers (7 and 0) are already taken by the MMR -8 SCSI controller card and the removable drive in the int[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix A • Control Panel Summary 87 Chapter 7 Technical Support For technical support on the MMR -8 product line contact: TASCAM 7733 Telegraph Road Montebello, CA 90640 Tel (213) 726-0303 Ext 617 Fax (213) 727-7632 E-mail: tascamsupport@teac.com Technical assistance is only available to registered owners of MM[...]

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Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix A • Control Panel Summary 89 Appendix A: Control Panel Command Summary Transport Group ONLINE Toggles between offline and online. When lit, indicates unit is online. ONLINE+ o o (Stop) Unmounts all drives so they can be removed from the MMR -8. << (Rewind) Moves all tracks in reverse at a high rate[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix A • Control Panel Summary 90 Keypad keys CLR Clears the time code in the bottom line of the display; cancels most operations 7 Enter digit, or selects 700 menus (in Setup) SHIFT+7 Locate to “In point” STO+7 Stores time code in bottom line of display into Memory register 7. RCL+7 Recalls the time code[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix A • Control Panel Summary 91 SHIFT+6 Locate to Previous Edit point STO+6 Stores time code in bottom line of display into Memory register 6. RCL+6 Recall Previous Edit time into the bottom line of display. STO Used with the number keys to store the bottom line time code into another register; loads tracks[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix A • Control Panel Summary 92 Track Select Keys Red 1 - 8 Record enable for Tracks 1 - 8 EDIT+SEL (1 - 8) Select Edit Mode for Tracks 1 - 8 MON+SEL (1 - 8) Select Headphone Monitor, Tracks 1 - 8 INPUT+SEL (1 - 8) Monitor Inputs 1 - 8 LOAD TRACK Enter Load Track mode TRACK Enter View Track mode SLIP Enter [...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix B • Drive Compatibility Chart 93 Appendix B: TASCAM MMR-8 Drive Compatibility Chart MANUFACTURER MODEL MODEL NO. FIRMWARE DATE COMMENTS NIKON MO DRIVE (A/V) SONY MO DRIVE BELUGA DD53-S1P SMO-F544 UNKNOWN. MFG 1/97 UNKNOWN. 7/2/97 10/1/97 QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL MMR-8 SERIAL Nos. QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix B • Approved Drives 94 Tascam MMR-8 Approved Drives The Tascam Web site at http://www.tascam.com has the latest information on approved drives for use with the MMR-8. Use this page of the Owner’s Manual to note new drives that have been added to the approved drives list. MANUFACTURER MODEL MODEL NO. FI[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix C • WaveFrame Compatibility 95 Appendix C: WaveFrame Compatibility This section contains information on using the MMR -8 in the film post production environment that heretofore has relied on a WaveFrame/StudioFrame system for playback on the mix stage. There are a number of considerations necessary to en[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix C • WaveFrame Compatibility 96 Go into the Track Rack. Move all left channel tracks to the ‘1B’ drive and move all right channel tracks to the ‘1A’ drive. Rebuild the database on both drives. StudioFrame Configuration Example B: 8 -8 -8 (8 track layout, tracks are in stereo pairs, two fixed drive[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix D • Cable Information 97 Appendix D: MMR-8 Cable Information PARALLEL TRACKS and PARALLEL TRANSPORT Connector 37-pin D Male VCC INPUT PIN OUTPUT PIN (+5V) DARLINGTON OUTPUT STAGE OF ULN2803A MAX RATINGS: 50V @ 500MA TYPICAL INPUT TYPICAL OUTPUT 10K 10K 74HC14 1 2 2.7K 7.2K 3K Note: I/O shares same logica[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix D • Cable Information 98 MIDI IN/THRU/OUT Connector pinout PIN # Signal Description (IN, OUT, & THRU) 1 n/c 2 n/c 3 n/c 4 Signal + 5 Signal - NOTES: 1. DIN -5 connector - shield tied to case. 2. Signals are MIDI specification compliant. LYNX (Remote Controller) Connector pinout PIN # MSTR Signal SLAV[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix D • Cable Information 99 TRANSPORT (Sony 9 -pin) Connector pinout PIN # MSTR Signal SLAVE Signal Pin # MSTR Signal SLAVE Signal 1 Frame ground Frame ground 6 Frame ground Frame ground 2 Receive - Transmit - 7 Receive + Transmit + 3 Transmit + Receive + 8 Transmit - Receive - 4 Frame ground Frame ground 9[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix D • Cable Information 100 ANALOG INPUT & OUTPUT Connectors pinouts PIN # Signal Description PIN # Signal Description 1 Channel 8 + signal 14 Channel 8 - signal 2 Channel 8 ground 15 Channel 7 + signal 3 Channel 7 - signal 16 Channel 7 ground 4 Channel 6 + signal 17 Channel 6 - signal 5 Channel 6 grou[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix D • Cable Information 101 DIO (AES/EBU Digital Audio) Connector pinout PIN # Signal Description PIN # Signal Description 1 Digital Output 4 (ch 7&8) + signal 14 Digital Output 4 (ch 7&8) - signal 2 Digital Output 4 (ch 7&8) ground 15 Digital Output 3 (ch 5&6) + signal 3 Digital Output 3 ([...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix D • Cable Information 102 TIMECODE IN Connector PIN # Signal Description TIP Time Code Reader + Ring Time Code Reader - Sleeve Ground NOTES: 1. 1/4” TRS Phonejack 2. 10K Ohm input impedance. Differential input. TIMECODE OUT Connector PIN # Signal Description TIP Time Code Reader + Ring Time Code Reader[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix D • Cable Information 103 VITC IN Connector NOTES: 1. BNC, 75 Ohm Terminated. SERIAL CONNECTORS NOTES: 1. These connectors are for factory diagnostics only. 2. 9 -pin D -subminiature female connector (DB -9), connected to COM1 on the motherboard. 3. 25-pin D-subminiature female Conn ector (DB-25), connec[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix E • Glossary 104[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix E • Glossary 105 Appendix E: MMR -8 Glossary Abbreviations and Terms Definitions 24 frames The standard film frame rate per second. 25 frames The standard PAL and SECAM video frame rate per second. 29.97 frames The standard NTSC video frame rate for color broadcasting per second. 30 frames The standard a[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix E • Glossary 106 Abbreviations and Terms Definitions Control Mode The mode (menu 000) which sets how the MMR -8 is being controlled. Control Track The VTR speed control signal recorded onto the tape. It typically also has time code recorded in it. DF Drop Frame. A type of time code that compensates for c[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix E • Glossary 107 Abbreviations and Terms Definitions LCD Liquid Crystal Display. The twenty character by two line display used on the MMR -8 to display time code, Setup Menus, or machine status. LED Light Emitting Diode. Front panel indicators used to identify machine or key status. Local When the MMR -8[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix E • Glossary 108 Abbreviations and Terms Definitions Monitor The process of selecting one or more tracks to listen to in the headphones or rear panel studio monitor output. Motion Controls The “transport” keys on the MMR -8. MTC MIDI Time Code. Time code that is transmitted as part of a MIDI signal. [...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix E • Glossary 109 Abbreviations and Terms Definitions for the audio and a frame reference to keep the audio timed correctly to the video or film frame. Register A memory that holds a time code position or other number. There are 11 dedicated registers (to hold such numbers as the Head, Tail, In and Out po[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix E • Glossary 110 Abbreviations and Terms Definitions TC Generator Time Code Generator. A device to create the 80 bit time code signal for recording onto a video or audio tape. The MMR -8 contains a built-in generator which is always sending out TC when the MMR -8 is playing. TC Reader Time Code Reader. T[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Index 111 Index 2 24 -BIT REC LED ................................................................................................................................................................... 38 A AC Mains and Grounding ..........................................................................................[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Index 112 D Delete ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 Deleting Tracks ................................................................................................[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Index 113 In Point ................................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Input ............................................................................................................[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Index 114 MMR Bus Request ................................................................................................................................................................. 78 MMR Bus Sync Cable ..........................................................................................................[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Index 115 Reverse Play Key .................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Reversed Text ...........................................................................................................[...]

Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Index 116 Transport Group ..................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Trim ....................................................................................................................[...]

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