Tascam DA-78HR manual

» DA-78HR Digital Multitrack Recorder O WNER’S MANU AL CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres- ence of important operating and mai[...]

2 TASCAM DA-78HR 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 nonetheless th[...]

TASCAM DA-78HR 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 and operating inst[...]

Ta bl e of C ont ent s 4 T ASC A M D A - 7 8H R 1 - I n tr o d u c ti o n to th e D A -7 8 H R 1.1 Un p a ckin g ......... ................... ............. 7 1.2 Feat u r es ............. ................... ............. 7 1.3 Usin g t h is m an u al ................ ............. 7 1.4 Pr ecau t io n s an d reco m m en d at io n s 8 1.4 .1 C lo [...]

Tab l e of C ont ent s T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 5 4.8 T C ch ase m en u ................ .................. 25 4.9 TC g en er a to r m e n u ......... .................. 25 4.10 M IDI m e n u ... ................... .................. 25 4.11 M ain t enan ce m en u ........ .................. 26 4.12 Ded icat ed keys .............. .................. [...]

Ta bl e of C ont ent s 6 T ASC A M D A - 7 8H R 8.5 .1 R ec o rd i n g while f o rm at t i n g. ..... .... .... 5 1 8.6 Ind ivid u al c lo ck m o d e ......... ............. 51 8.7 E r r or messag es . ................... ............. 51 9 - O p e r a ti on s r e late d to time cod e 9.1 ABS and t im e co d e ............... ............. 52 9.1 .[...]

T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 7 1 - I n t rod uct i o n t o t h e D A- 78H R T h e T A SC AM D A - 7 8 H R is a d igit a l a u d io m u lt i- track r eco r d er d esi g n ed f o r u s e in a v ar iet y o f ap p li- c at i on s, i nc l u di n g vi d e o po st - pr o du c t i on an d a ud i o m u l titr a ck wo r k . I t r e c o r d s 8 tr a c k s o f f u ll[...]

1 - In tr o d u c ti o n to th e DA -7 8 H R 8 T ASC A M D A - 7 8H R W e s u g g est tha t y o u mak e a s p ecial n o te o f the s ec- ti o n 1 . 4 , “Precau tion s and r eco m m en d atio n s” a s th e se c o n t a in so m e in f o r m a ti o n wh ich is u n iq u e to th e DA- 7 8 HR . W e also su g g e s t th a t y o u a lso r e a d , a s t[...]

1 - I n t rod uct i o n t o t h e D A- 78H R T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 9 wat e r . D o n o t u se a b r a sive clea n e r s o r so lve n t s su ch as a l c o ho l or th i nne r . A vo i d s u bj e ct i n g t he D A -7 8HR t o j o l t s , s u dd en s h o ck s, etc. NO TE — I M PO R T ANT If y ou h a ve t o r e tur n th e u n i t f o r ser v i ce o r r[...]

1 - In tr o d u c ti o n to th e DA -7 8 H R 10 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R Th er e ar e two b as ic ty p es of Hi8 tape: MP an d M E . E a ch h a s its o wn par tic u la r c h ar a cte r istics a n d m er - its : • MP tap es ar e m an u f actu r ed u s in g a d a u b ed m ag - n e tic p a r tic le d ep o sit p r o ce s s an d ex h ib it a le v e l o f[...]

1 - I n t rod uct i o n t o t h e D A- 78H R TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 11 1. 5. 2 A va i l ab l e rec or d i n g a n d p l a yb ac k ti m e D epe n di n g on w he t her t he t ape has b e en pu rc h a s e d fo r u s e with an NT S C ( P 6 /E6 ) o r a P AL/S EC AM (P 5/ E 5) t el e vi s i on s y st em , t he s a m e l e ng t h of t ap e (a s f a r as v i[...]

12 T AS C AM D A- 78H R 2 - Fr on t and r ea r pa nel f ea t ur es[...]

2 - Fr on t and r ea r pa nel f ea t ur es 13 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 2.1 G e ner al c o n t r o ls and in di cato r s 1 P o we r s w it c h T u r n s the p o wer to t h e D A-7 8 HR o n an d o f f . W h en th e DA - 7 8 H R i s tu r n e d o f f , s ettin g s will b e r e tain ed in m em o r y . 2 T a pe lo ad ing s lot an d E J E C T k e y O nl y u [...]

2 - Fro n t and rear p anel feat u r es TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 14 tr ansp or t m om en t ar i l y go es i nt o s t op m o de be fo r e the ta p e s tar ts f ast- w i n d i n g . B ST O P k e y C an cels an y cu r ren t tape tr an s p o r t m o d e, an d s to p s the tap e. If p r ess ed in ch ase m o d e, c an cels th e m o d e an d s top s the ta p [...]

2 - Fr on t and r ea r pa nel f ea t ur es 15 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R M R EPEA T (MEN U ) k e y a nd in di ca tor Th i s ke y i s us e d t o p ro vi d e a r e pea t fu nc t i o n be t w e en th e two lo c a tio n p o ints ( see 7 . 2 , “ Rep e at f un c tio n ”) . W h e n th e D A- 7 8 H R is sh if t m o de, i t a llo ws sele ctio n o f t h e t o[...]

2 - Fro n t and rear p anel feat u r es TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 16 X RE M O T E P UNC H I N/ O U T U s e t hi s t o conne c t a n opt i ona l RC-30P foot - s w i t c h to c ont rol punc h ope rat i ons . Y TD IF - 1 ( D I GIT A L I/O ) Th is co n n ecto r c arr ies th e d ig ital s ig n als to an d fr o m the D A-7 8 HR in TE AC Dig it al In ter f ace[...]

T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 17 3 - C o nnect i o ns Th is s ectio n e x p lains h o w to co n n ect o th er eq u ip - m e n t to t h e D A- 7 8 HR. I t is n o t in te n d e d a s a com - p lete r efer en ce to t h e u s e o f th e DA - 7 8 HR . See t h e ap p r o p r iate s ecti o n s fo r f u ll d etai ls o f h o w t h es e co n - n ecto r s ar e used .[...]

3 - C onne ct i ons 18 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 3. 1. 4 S P DI F c o n n ecto rs Th e co ax ial R C A d ig ital au d io co n n ecto r s o n the r ear p an el all o w co n n ecti o n o f an SP D IF-eq u ip p ed d ev ice (e. g . a DA T r eco r d er ) . T h i s d ig ital u n it sh o u ld b e u sed a s a clo ck s o u r c e if d a ta is to b e r e a d f r [...]

3 - C o nnect i o ns TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 19 ap ar t f r o m th e au d io c o n n ec tio n s ( e ith er d ig ita l o r an alo g ) . I f m o r e th an o ne DT RS u n it is to b e u sed , th e f i r st u nit in th e c h a in m u s t h a v e its M a c h in e I D set to “ 1 ” , (“ 0 ” i n t he c ase of D A -88 s ) a n d s u bs e q uen t u ni t [...]

20 T AS C AM D A- 78H R 4 - M enu i n t er f ace, et c. R e a d this sec tio n to u n d e r s tan d th e b asic p r in c ip le s o f th e m en u o p er ation s. T h es e m en u s are u s ed f o r m a k in g s e ttin g s w h ich ca n n o t b e m a d e d ir e ctly fr o m d e di c a t e d f ro nt p a ne l ke ys . I n ad d itio n , this s e ctio n g i [...]

4 - M enu i n t er f ace, et c. 21 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 4.3 M enu s an d s ub - m e n u s W h e n th e u nit is i n sh if t m o de, th e R EPE A T ( ME NU ) k ey is th e “g atewa y ” to th e m e n u s . Th i s k ey is u s ed to sh ow th e to p lev e l g r o u p s o f t h e m e n u tr e e: W h en th e ME NU ke y i s p re s s e d, on e o f t h i[...]

4 - M en u i n t er face, et c. TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 22 4. 3. 5 “ L e f t ” a n d “ri g h t” ke ys W h e n e d itin g tim e v alu e s , e tc. it is u sef u l to b e ab le to ed it o n e p ar ticu lar elemen t (i. e. h o u r s, m in u tes , s e c o n d s o r f r a m e s ) o f th e tim e v alu e. Th e “cu r s o r” is in d icat ed b y a fl[...]

4 - M enu i n t er f ace, et c. 23 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R the curr ent po s it i o n o f t he k n o b a nd the cur- rent p a ra m e t er v a l ue do no t ma t ch. 3 Wh e n t he S H UTTLE /D A T A i n dicat o r kno b b links rapidly , t he c u r r e nt po sit ion o f t he kno b m a t ches t he cu rre n t pa r a mete r v a lue. Tu r n in g t he kno b [...]

4 - M en u i n t er face, et c. TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 24 4.6 A UD IO2 m en u Audio. 2. -- T hi s m e nu pr ov i de s a dd i - ti o n a l a u dio p a r a m e te r settin g s: 4. 7 T C m e n u TC -- T h e f o l lo wi n g p ar a meter s are u sed t o co n tr o l tim e c o d e o p e r a tio n s: REC. MUTE. (re c m ut e ) ALL OFF. *, ALL ON or i n di v i[...]

4 - M enu i n t er f ace, et c. 25 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 4.8 T C ch ase m en u TC. CHS -- Th e f o l lo wing p ar am eters ar e u s ed to co n tro l th e DA-7 8 H R o p er atio n s wh en c h as- ing to an i n co m in g tim eco d e s ign al: 4 . 9 TC g e ne ra t or me nu TCG. REC-- Th e f o l lo wing p ar am eters ar e u sed to c o n tr o l th e i n[...]

4 - M en u i n t er face, et c. TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 26 4.11M aint en a nce m en u MAINTN-- T h e fo l l o w i ng me n u pr ov i de s in f o r m atio n r ela tin g to m ain tenan c e p r o c e d u r e s, e tc . 4 . 12 D ed icate d ke ys T h e f oll o win g ( sh if te d ) k ey s als o a llo w s e t tin g s t o b e m ad e . T h es e ar e f u ll y d e[...]

T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 27 5 - B as i c operat i o ns Th is s ectio n e x p lains s o m e o f th e b as ic op er atio n s us i ng t he DA - 78 H R . S e ct i o n 7 , “ A dv a nc ed o p e ra - ti o n s ” d es crib es m o r e ad v an ced o p er ati o n s . Mo st o p er ati o n s o n a D A-7 8 HR ar e s imil ar to t h o s e o n a tr a d itio n a l a[...]

5 - B asi c ope r at i ons 28 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R reco rder . O f co u rs e, a no n -H R ( 1 6 - b it ) r eco r d - in g ma d e o n t he D A-7 8 H R ca n b e repla y ed o n a ny DT R S reco rder . 7 To st art f orma t t ing t he t a pe , ho ld do w n t he RE CO RD key a nd pre ss t he PL A Y key. NO TE T he ta p e c o u n te r m a y s h o w a n e[...]

5 - B as i c operat i o ns TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 29 Hi8 ca s sette wr ite ta b s wo r k in th e o p p o site m a n n e r to D A T cass e tt es , an d “clo s ed ” m ean s “writ e- p r o tect ”. I f the tap e is wr it e - p r o tec t e d , eje c t th e ta p e , op en th e write-p ro tect t ab , r e p lace th e cas s ette, an d tr y ag ain . ?[...]

5 - B asi c ope r at i ons 30 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R s i gna l s or to p er fo r m tr ac k -b ou nc e op er at i o ns w i th the SP D IF ( CO A X I A L ) i n p u t se le ct e d . No te th at whatev er d ig ita l so urc e is s ele c te d , th e ap p r o p r i ate clo ck m u s t b e s elec ted . I f y o u are r eco r d - ing f r o m ( s ay ) a C D p l[...]

5 - B as i c operat i o ns TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 31 2 E n ter s h i f t m o de , a n d e n ter th e s u b -m i xer mo de . 3 M a ke t he l e v e l a nd pan s et t ings f o r t h e t r acks whic h a r e t o be c o mbi ne d, a s descr ibe d in 7 . 4, “ Sub- mix e r ” . See t h is sect io n f o r f ull de t a i ls o f h o w to op e r a te th e su b[...]

5 - B asi c ope r at i ons 32 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R If y o u a r e u n su re ab o u t th e d if f er en c e b e tween m o n i- to r i ng m od es a s im pl e m en ted o n th e DA - 7 8 H R , n o w is a g o o d tim e to read 6 , “M o n ito r in g ”. Ob v io u sly y o u w ill w an t to r e c o r d w h ile y ou listen to the o f f- tap e s ig n als[...]

5 - B as i c operat i o ns TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 33 NO TE If y ou d o n o t w a nt to cha n g e to s ou r ce m o n i to r i n g o n the pu nc h tr ac k ( s ) b etw e en t he pu nc h po i nts w h en setti n g th e p o i nt s, d o no t se t the RE C F UNCTI O N on fo r t h e se t ra cks. A t an y ti m e w h e n t h e RH S L in dic a t or is lit o r f [...]

5 - B asi c ope r at i ons 34 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 5 Press t he CL E AR ( PR E R OL L ) k e y on ce m o re s o th at t h e d i s p l a y sh ow s PO 0003 ( P O 0 003 ), i. e. t he po s t - r o ll t ime. Sin c e th e r e is little p o in t in settin g pre - a n d p o st- r o ll ti m es to f r am e accu r acy , y o u can o n ly set t h ese v al- u es[...]

5 - B as i c operat i o ns TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 35 3 If y o u w a nt t o r e c o r d t he punc h- in a g ain, pr e s s th e A U T O IN /OU T k e y s o th at th e in d i ca to r f la s hes , a nd repea t t he p ro cess d e s cr ib e d ab o ve . 4 If y o u a re sa t isf ie d wit h t he pu nc h- in, f o l lo w t he s t eps bel o w, o t herw is e, pr e[...]

36 T AS C AM D A- 78H R 6 - M oni to r i ng NO TE W e s t r o ng l y adv i s e y o u to r ea d t hi s s ec t io n – t h e eff ec t i v e u s e o f m u l t i t ra c k m on i tor i ng i s on e o f t h e ke ys t o a n e f f ici e n t r e co rd in g se ssi o n . L ik e a ll m u ltitr a c k r e co r d er s , th e DA- 7 8 HR h a s a n um be r o f dif f[...]

6 - M oni to r i ng 37 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 6 . 5 S um ma r y o f mo ni t or mod e s T h e f o llo w i n g ta b le s h o w s wh at w ill b e m o n ito r ed fr o m a t rack . T h is d ep en d s o n the AL L I NP UT , AUT O MO N an d t h e R EC FU NCT I O N settin g s, a n d o n th e t r an sp o r t m o d e cu r r en t ly en g ag ed . RE C FU NC TI [...]

38 T AS C AM D A- 78H R 7 - A d vanced op er at i ons 7.1 A u t o lo catio n Th e DA -7 8 HR co n tai n s t w o lo catio n m em o r ies , acces si b le t h r o u g h th e LO C 1 an d LO C 2 ke ys . T h e se a l s o a l l o w a “A ↔ B r e p ea t ” f a c il ity , wh ich allo ws yo u t o r ehe a r se pa r t o f a mi xd o w n, fo r i n st a nc e [...]

7 - A d vanced op er at i ons 39 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R If yo u p re s s PL A Y tw ic e w h ile th e ta p e is lo c a tin g , th e PL A Y k ey will lig h t s tea d ily , th e ta p e will sto p an d play back will s tar t im m e d iate ly . If yo u a re u s i n g t he D A - 78 H R w i t h a re m ot e c o n t r ol un i t , a n d yo u hav e ha ve pr es[...]

7 - A dva nced operat i o ns TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 40 7 P re ss a nd hold t he SH I F T k ey f o r mo re t ha n t hree s eco nd s to ex it t he d e la y s ett ing mode. T h e m ete r s can als o b e u sed to gi ve a v i s u a l i n di c a t i o n o f t he tr a ck d ela y . Pr e ss SH I F T an d o n e o f the RE C F UNCTI O N ke ys ( a s de sc r i be[...]

7 - A d vanced op er at i ons 41 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R T he displa y will sho w t he l e v e l a nd pa n po s i- tio n o f t he ch a nn el. F o r ex a m p le, L. 02. P -C- wo uld indi c a t e a l e v e l o f 1 0 2 a nd a c e nt e r pan po s i t i o n . 3 Us e t he ▲ a nd ▼ ke y s a nd/o r t he kno b t o c h an ge th e l e ve l of th e a c ti v [...]

7 - A dva nced operat i o ns TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 42 2 Us e t he ▲ a nd ▼ k ey s t o cha ng e the v a lu e ( m ax i m u m + 6 .0% , m i n i m u m – 6. 0% , i n 0. 1% st e p s) . Re s et t he v a lue to 0 . 0 0 % by pres s in g a nd h o ld - in g either of t he ▲ or ▼ ke y s , a nd pr e ss ing t he ot h e r . 3 P res s the SH I F T k ey to[...]

7 - A d vanced op er at i ons 43 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 2 Press t he S UB M E NU key unt i l t he di spla y sh o w s RLs. ( RL S — relea s e) a nd then c h a ng es to the cu rr ent v a l ue fo r t h a t s et ting . 3 Us e t he ▲ a nd ▼ k e ys t o c h an ge th e v a l u e b e tween t h e FAS T ( FA S T ), SLO W ( SL O W ) a nd MED ( ME DI UM ) [...]

7 - A dva nced operat i o ns TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 44 (f o r i n s t a nc e 16 , t h e D A -78 H R ’ s no n- H R t a pe w or d len g th ) to im p r o v e q u a n tiza tio n . Parad o x icall y , this tech n iq u e o f ad d in g n o is e r e m ov e s q uan ti z a tio n n o ise a n d d is t o r tion a t lo w sig - n a l l ev els a n d i m pr ove s t[...]

7 - A d vanced op er at i ons 45 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R Pr e ssi n g th e ▲ an d ▼ ke ys s i mu l t a - ne ou s l y re t u rn s t he ou t pu t pat c h ba y to th e n o r mal s tat e. T h e m ete r s d is p la y th e c u r r e n t a ss i gn me nt s of t r a c ks t o t he ou t pu t ch an n els . I n th is c as e , each m eter sh ow s t h e a s s i[...]

7 - A dva nced operat i o ns TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 46 2 P res s t h e SH I F T k e y s o th a t th e SH IF T in dica to r is f l a shing , a nd pr e ss t h e ME N U ke y u nt il t he di sp l a y sho w s s ystem- - ( S YST E M- - ). 3 P res s the S U B ME NU ke y unt il t he displa y show s Load. OFF ( LO AD O FF ). 4 P res s the ▲ k ey to m ak e t[...]

T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 47 8 - Syn chr oni z at i on w i t h ot her D TRS un i t s T h is sectio n d e s cr ib e s th e te ch n iq u e s a n d m eth o d s to b e f o llo w e d w h e n th e D A- 7 8 HR is lin k ed to o th e r D TR S un i t s (e. g . T AS C AM D A -98 , D A-3 8 , D A-88 a nd of co ur s e ot h e r D A- 7 8H R u ni t s ). Up to 1 6 DT RS[...]

8 - S y nchr oni za t i on w i t h ot her D TR S u ni t s 48 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R s tan da rd s e que nc e , w o rk i ng fr om t he he ad of the c h ai n t o t he en d. 8. 2. 2 Set t i n g ma ch i n e I D 1 Press t he SH IF T k ey s o th a t th e SH IF T in dicat o r is f la shing , a nd pr e s s t he ME NU ke y, un t il t he co un ter s h o ws SY[...]

8 - Syn chr oni z at i on w i t h ot her D TRS un i t s TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 49 2 P re ss a nd hold do w n t he ▲ ke y a nd pre s s t h e ▼ key t o res et t he v a lu e. M a c hi ne o f f set w ill n ow be ca nce lled a nd t he OF F SE T indic a t o r will g o o ut . 8. 3. 3 S et ti n g mac h i n e o ff set “ o n t h e fly ” As w ell a s e [...]

8 - S y nchr oni za t i on w i t h ot her D TR S u ni t s 50 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 8.4 Dig it a l d u b b in g W h e n y o u co p y t a p es b e twe en DT R S u n its in th e d igital d om ain , th e r e is n o lo ss of qu ality. A “ w o r k - tap e” o r c o p y is th er e f ore in d istin gu ish ab le f r o m t he o r ig in a l. Add itio n a l[...]

8 - Syn chr oni z at i on w i t h ot her D TRS un i t s TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 51 3 Press t he C HAS E k e y o n al l of th e sl ave D TR S u nit s . Th e indi c a t o r w ill f la s h. 4 P r e ss FORMA T/ Fs t wice wi thin f iv e s eco nd s , o n ea ch o f the DT RS u ni ts ( m a ster a nd a ll s la v es ) s o al l m a c h i n e s ar e r e a d y t o[...]

52 T AS C AM D A- 78H R 9 - O per at i on s r el at e d t o t i m ecod e T h e D A - 7 8 H R co n tains s y n ch r o n iz ation f a cilitie s, in c lu d ing a SM PT E / E B U tim ec o d e g e n er a to r , w h ich all o w it t o act eit h er a s a timeco d e m ast er o r a tim e- co d e s lav e wh en co n n e cted i n a ti m eco d e ch ain . I f ti[...]

9 - O per at i on s r el at e d t o t i m ecod e 53 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 2 Press t he S UB M E NU key unt i l t he di spla y br i e f l y sh o w s TAPE. T C ( T A PE T C ), fo l l o w e d b y t h e curren t s ett ing . 3 Us e t he ▲ a nd ▼ k e ys t o c h an ge th e v a l u e of this pa ra met er bet ween TC TRK ( TC TR K ) a nd C ONV ABS ( CO [...]

9 - O perat i o ns r e l at ed t o t i m eco de TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 54 9 .4 .1 S h owin g i npu t t im e c o de Th er e ar e two p r imar y r eason s fo r th e D A-7 8 HR to recei v e t i m eco d e: when th e DA- 7 8 HR is ch as in g to ti m eco d e, an d m u st r eceiv e th e m as ter timeco d e , an d wh en th e DA- 7 8 H R is to r e co r d tim [...]

9 - O per at i on s r el at e d t o t i m ecod e 55 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R T o s e t th e MT C o u tp u t o n o r o f f : 2 Press t he S UB M E NU key unt i l t he di spla y sh o w s MTC O N ( MT C O N ) or MTC O FF ( MT C OF F ). 3 Us e t he ▲ a nd ▼ k e ys t o c h an ge th e s e t ti n g t o the r eq u ir ed v a lue ( o n o r o ff ) . To s e t[...]

9 - O perat i o ns r e l at ed t o t i m eco de TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 56 If y o u ar e r e co r d in g tim eco d e o n ly , we s u g g est t h at yo u d o no t us e e xt er nal s o ur ce s fo r r e c or di n g t i m e - co d e. S e t th e s o u r c e to TA P E T C a s de s cr i b e d i mm e di a t e l y a b ove , a n d u s e AB S ( s e e 9 .2 . 2 , [...]

9 - O per at i on s r el at e d t o t i m ecod e 57 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 9. 5. 5 E xt e rn al ti me co d e s o u r ces T he f ol l o wi ng n ot e s s h ou l d h e l p yo u w h e n yo u mu st reco r d timec o d e o n th e D A-7 8 HR fr o m an ex tern a l so ur ce ( a na l o g or di g i t al ). As m e n tio n e d e a r lier , yo u sh o u ld o nly n [...]

9 - O perat i o ns r e l at ed t o t i m eco de TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 58 9 .5 .8 C he c k in g t h e f r a m e m o de of s t r ipe d t im e c od e T o v iew th e fr am e m o d e o f a tape wh ich h a s b een s tr ip ed with tim e cod e, f o llo w th e s te p s b e lo w: 1 P res s t h e SH I F T k e y s o th a t th e SH IF T in dica to r is f l a shi[...]

9 - O per at i on s r el at e d t o t i m ecod e 59 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 4 Us e t he ▲ a nd ▼ k e y s to s e t t h e o f fs et fo r t h e s l ave D A - 7 8H R , an d t h e SH IF T ed ▲ an d ▼ k e y s t o m o v e t h e cu rs o r t o t h e d i f f e re n t f i e l d s . Y o u ca n a ls o us e t he O FFS E T k ey as a r i g h t curs o r key .[...]

9 - O perat i o ns r e l at ed t o t i m eco de TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 60 ab s o lu te d iff er en ce. T h e “relati v e d if fer e n ce” i s ex p r es s ed as b elo w: R elati v e d if fer en ce = Ab s o lu te d if f er en ce – Of f s et T h u s, if th e o f f s et is s et o n a s la v e m a c h in e to + 0 0: 1 0: 0 0. 00 (1 0 m i nu t e s ) [...]

9 - O per at i on s r el at e d t o t i m ecod e 61 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 2 Press t he S UB M E NU key so t ha t t he dis pla y sh o w s INDV . REC ; ( I N D V RE C x ) wh er e x is 0 ( disa ble d) o r 1 ( e na ble d) . 3 Us e t he ▲ a nd ▼ keys t o ch o o s e between 0 ( di s abled) and 1 (e n a b le d ). When t his f unct io n is ena bled, in[...]

62 T AS C AM D A- 78H R 10 - M I D I con t r ol 10.1 M M C en ab le an d d isab le T he D A - 7 8H R c a n b e c o nt r ol l e d usi n g M I DI Mach in e C o n t r o l C o m m an d s ( MMC ). T o en a b le a n d d is ab l e th e DA- 7 8 HR ’ s r es p o n se t o th ese co m m an d s: 1 Press t he SH IF T k ey s o th a t th e SH IF T in dicat o r i[...]

10 - M I D I con t r ol 63 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 10. 2 M MC B it Map A r r ay C o m m an d s un av ailab le o n th e D A-7 8 HR ar e s tru ck th r o u g h , as f o r e x am p le ( R EC O R D P AUS E ). B yt e Bit 7 B it 6 ( 40H ) Bit 5 ( 20H) B it 4 ( 10H ) B it 3 ( 08H) B i t 2 ( 0 4H ) B i t 1 ( 02H ) B i t 0 ( 01H ) c0 - 0 (0 6 ) RE CO R D ST R [...]

1 0 - MID I c o n t r o l TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 64 r0 - 0 ( 06) G E NE RA T O R T IM E CODE ( 05) LO C K DE V IA T I O N ( 04) AC T U AL O FFS E T ( 03) RE Q UE S T E D O FFS E T ( 02) SE LE C T ED MA ST ER CO DE ( 01) SE LE C T ED T IM E CODE ( 00) re se rv e d r1 - 0 (0 D ) GP 5 (0 C ) GP 4 (0 B ) GP 3 (0 A ) GP 2 ( 09) GP 1 ( 08) GP 0 / L O C A T[...]

10 - M I D I con t r ol 65 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 10.3 M IDI C o n t r o l Chan g e I t is also p o s sib le to s e n d u se M I D I C o n tr o l Ch a n g e m e ss ag e s to co n tr o l th e su b-m ix e r p ar a m e te r s, as d e sc ri be d h e r e : M ID I c h a nn e l s 1 t h r o ug h 8 c o n t r ol cha n ne l s 1 thr o u g h 8 o n th e m as ter [...]

1 0 - MID I c o n t r o l TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 66 10. 4. 6 T rac k Co p y S et u p <c c > = 0 9 Th er e ar e two d a t a b y tes : < d e s tin a tion > a nd < so u rc e >. < d e stin a tio n > i s t h e tap e tr ack n u m b er – 1 ( 0 0 t hro ug h 07 ) < so u rc e > i s eith er th e in pu t c h an n el n u m b e r ?[...]

10 - M I D I con t r ol 67 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 10.5 M IDI Im p lem en tat io n C har t T ASC AM Mu lt itr ac k D ig ita l Rec or der dat e: 19 99. 09 .20 M ode l DA- 78 HR MID I Imp le men ta tio n Cha rt Ve rs ion : 1. 00 +- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- --- -- -- --- -- --+ : : Tr an smi tt ed : R [...]

68 T AS C AM D A- 78H R 11 - M ai nt e n ance, e t c. 11.1 He ad a nd tr a n sp o r t cl eani ng Th e DA -7 8 HR inco r p o r ates an in ter n al c l e anin g m ech an is m th a t n o t o n ly cl ean s th e r o tar y h ead , b u t also th e ta p e a s it en te r s th e ta p e p ath . T h e p r o v isio n o f th is cle a n in g m e ch a n ism sig n [...]

11 - M ai nt e n ance, e t c. 69 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 4 Pla y t he s us pect ta p e . T he tr ack m et ers a r e u s ed t o s ho w t he erro r ra t e a t di f fer en t lo ca - t io n, a s liste d belo w: T h e n u m b e r o f s e g m e n ts lit in d i- ca t es th e b lo c k s co n t ain in g e rr or s (p e r gr ou p of 12 8 bl o c ks ) , a s s h o[...]

11 - M ai nt en ance, et c. TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 70 t h e fr o n t p a n e l s o ftwa re ) or SVO . ;. ;; ( SVO x. y y —the s er v o s o f twa re) . The x. y y here repr es e n t s t he s o f t wa re rev is io n number ( e. g . 1. 0 0 ). 3 Us e t he ▲ a nd ▼ key s t o displa y t he re quir e d s o f t wa re co mp o nent v ersi o n n um ber . [...]

T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 71 12 - O pt i o n s, spec i f i ca t i on s and ref er e nce 12.1Op tio ns f o r t h e D A -78 H R Y ou ca n p ur c has e a nu mb e r of op t i on s t h ro ug h yo ur T AS C AM d ealer . 12. 1. 1 RC-8 98 re mo te co n t r o l u ni t T h is f u ll- f u n ctio n r em o te co n tr ol u n it ca n c o n tr o l u p to six DT RS u n[...]

12 - O pt i o n s, speci f i cati on s and r ef er e nce 72 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 12.2 S p ecif icati o n s 12 .2 . 1 T ap e re co rd er se ct i o n 1 2 .2 .2 A na log in put s a nd ou t put s 12. 2. 3 Di g i ta l i n p u ts an d o u tp u t s 12. 2. 4 Re mo t e/ syn c co n ne ct o rs 12. 2. 5 W o r d sy n c te rmi n al s 12. 2. 6 T im eco d e co n [...]

12 - O pt i o n s, spec i f i ca t i on s and ref er e nce TA S CA M DA -7 8 HR 73 12. 2. 9 Ph ysi ca l sp ec i fi ca t io n s 12. 2. 10 Po w er sp ec i fi ca ti o n s 12. 2. 11 Au d i o sp eci fi cat i o ns 0d B u = 0 . 7 7 5V r m s , 0 d B V = 1 . 0V r m s Cha n ge s i n s pe c i f i ca t i o ns a n d f e a t ur e s ma y b e m a de with o u t n o[...]

I ndex A - F 74 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R A a bor ti ng t he for m a t pr oc ess 28 ABS a nd t im e code 52 AB S f rame ra t e 52 A BS se t ting 53 A BS time 52 a bs ol ute a nd r e la tiv e dif f e r e nce 60 ab s o l u te d i f fe r en c e 60 a bs ol ute tim e s e e “A B S t i me ” a dj ust ing pa r a m e t e r value s 21 a dva nc e d out put opt[...]

I n dex G - O T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 75 fr am e m o d e 53 st r i pe d time c od e 58 fr am e ra t e 53 A B S t iming 52 G ge ner a t i ng ti m e c ode 56 ge ne r ator m ode s 56 gr ounding 9 H h e ad cl ea n i n g 68 hea d ti me 69 H R m ode 7 – 8 e m pha s is 8 I ID s ee " m ac h i n e I D " I F - 88S D S D IF - 2 di gi tal a udi o c o[...]

I nd ex P - S 76 T A SC AM D A- 78 H R os c i lla tor 43 output a dva nc e d opt i ons 44 pa t c hba y 44 w ord le ngt h 44 ove rdubbing 31 P par a me t e r va lue s, a d j u sting 21 par k p os itio n 59 pe a k hol d t i m e 42 pe a k m e t e rs 15 , 20 P hysi c a l s pe c i f i c ations 73 physi c a l s pe c ific a t i ons 73 pit c h c ontrol s e[...]

I n dex T - W T A SC AM D A- 78 H R 77 SPD I F c onne c t ors 18 i nput /out put 16 Spe c if ic a t ion s 72 S TOP ke y 14 sub- fr a m e va l ue s 22 sub- m e nus 21 sub- m i xe r 40 i nput sour c e s 41 m a st e r le ve l 40 se tt i ng le ve l s a nd pa n posit ions 40 sum mar y of m oni t or modes 37 sync hr oniz a ti on c onne c t i ons 18 , 47 [...]

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