Tascam RC-848 User Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction ...........................................

The RC-848 multi-function remote control unit is the heart of a professional production system of digital and analog audio and video tapes ; it has Accessory I and 2 connectors to control TASCAM analog machines, and a standard RS-422 interface to control VTRs or others,

The RC-848 can control a maximum of 6 DAs or synchronize a system of up to I6 DAs to sample acc”mcy.

Chapter 2: Accessing the Menu Screens Chapter 3: Features and Controls.. Chapter 4: Operations Guide..

4-1 Pre-Operating Procedures..

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4-2 Autolocator Functions ....................................

4-3 Variable Speed Playback

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4-4 Entering a Track Delay Time..

4-5 Relative Reference Time Indication.. ...........

4-6 Punch-In Recording ......................................

More specifically the RC-84X’s capabilities include the following :’

0 Menu names you use most frcquemly can be stored in

battery backup memory for instant access.

0 Battery backup of the last menu screen displayed

before selecting another machine, allowing you to directly return to that menu when selecting the corresponding machine again. This is also true of the LOCATE TIME display.

0 Park position, this helps to eliminate a lag between a

tnaster and slave, 0 Crossfade time for click free punch-in recordings, 0 Instant reset of settings at multiple specific menus 0 Automatic offset entry 0 99.point autolocator functions 0 Jog/Shtmle wheel for locating specific points on audio

or video tapes at variable speeds

0 Split mode for punch-in recording referenced to a

video picmre.

SOFTWARE UPDATES

4-7 Copying Tracks (DA-3X Only). 4-8 Shuttle Monitor (DA-38 Only). 4-9 Selecting a TDIF Input Bit Length

(DA-38 Only). ..............................................

4-10 Enabling the Dither Function

(DA-38 Only) .............................................

Chapter 5 Synchronizing Multiple DAs Chapter 6: Controlling Other Equipment

From ACCESSORY “1”. 6-1 Machines with a Parallel Port.. 6-2 Event Output Facility (Available upon

Request Only). ................................................

Chapter? Controlling Other Equipment

From ACCESSORY

7-1 TASCAM Multitrack Cassette Recorders.. 7-2 TASCAM Open-Reel Recorders.. 7-3 TASCAM CD Players

7-4 Remote Functions Not Operational..

Chapter 8 : Controlling Other Equipment

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From RS-422 Port

S-l Turning the Chase Mode of DA-60 MKII

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8-2 Having a DA/VTR System Drop Into and

Many capabilities which were not available on earlier models have been implemented on the RC-X4X ROM version 4.00 and above. Information on all changes and new feamres are included in this manual. If you wax to make sure of the version number of your model, simultaneously press REW, I FWD, and STOP after switching on power to the RC-848 and before a momentary illumination of all LEDs stops. The initial screen will change to read 4.00 or a higher number. To go back to the initial screen, switch the unit off, then powa on again,

3 Using this manual

Before actually using the FlG348, skim through this

manual, so you will know where to look to when you need answers.

Use of capital letters : Gcncrally, we use all upper case type to designate a particular switch, indicator, control or

Out of Record (Function Available Upon

Request Only) ................................................

USING THE IX-s46 WITH THE SY-68

Chapter 9 : Accessing the Menu Screens Chapter 10 : Striping Timecode..

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IO-I Preliminary.. ...............................................

IO-2 Recording Timecode on the DA-XE..

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IO-3 Timecodc Out Select ..................................

Chapter 11 : Syncing with DA-88 as Slave

I l-l Setting a Park Position..

Il.2 Synchronization ..........................................

I I-3 Offset sync

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1 I-4 Dubbing Audio and Timecodc

at One Time Between Two DA-X&.

Chapter 12 : Controlling a VTR.. Appendix : Pin Assignment Charts B

Dimensional Drawing

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connector label, as in :“Press CLOCK until INT lights.”

CHAPTEf32: ACCESSINGTHEMENUSC

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CHAPTER 2 : ACCESSING THE MENU SCREENS

GROUP I (“DA-88 Ver.4” & “DA-88”)

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OVERALL (DA-38)

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CHAPTER 2 : ACCESSING THE MENU SCREENS

OVERALL (EXT 1-3)

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MACHINE 7 car 8

CHAPTER2: ACCESSINGTHEMENUSCREENS

CLEAR/RESET

Time Entry Method A

Time Entry Method B

Time Entry Method C

2.9

INSTANT ACCESS TO THE MENUS YOU USE MOST FREQUENTLY

A maximum of I0 menus can be stored so you can directly accas them by pressing SHIFT at the same time

as a numeric key (0.9) at the initial screen (which can read “TASCAM RC-848”, “DA-88 Ver. 4”, “DA-88” or “DA-38”, depending on yaw setup). This feature can be used when any of machines 1-6, or machine 9, is under colltrol,

If you are using the optional SY-88 Sync Board, we suggest that yott also review the section with the

corrcspottdittg heading in Chapter 9,

You can select whatever me”” you want, as follows :

At the initial screen, press SHIFT + CLEAR (not CLR). The screen will change to look like this :

Each time yo” press the plus (+) key, the menu names will be displayed in order on the second line. To go back to the previous men” name, press the minus (-)

key.

You are now selecting a nxnu that you can diretly

access when pressing SHIFT + 0 a.t the initial screen,

Rotate the SHUTTLE knob or press SHIFT + MENU,

The screen will change to look like this :

MENU SCREENS EXPLAINED

Those maw sxxns with no page reference are referred

to only in this section of the manual,

Menus which can be accessed only when you use the SY88 syttc board are explained in the section, USING THE

RC-848 WITH THE SY-88.

FORMAT FS

Selects sampling rates 44.1 and 48 kHz when fomxming

a tape (p.4.2).

hlput Select Selects Digital/Analog as the source of the DA under

control (pp. 4 - 4 & 11 . 3).

Output Timing Determines whether the DA-88 times its timecode output to coincide with the analog output or with the digital output (pp.5 .6 & 11 .3).

Key Mode

Determines, in a multiple DA systetn, whether the following keys have effect only on a master DA or on all slave DAs as well :

ALL SAFE/REC READY, ALL INPUT, AUTO IWUT, and INSERT

When Individual is selected, they are effective only on a machine under control (pp.5 ~4 & 5).

Then, select another men” by operating the + and keys, a menu that you will be able to access when pressing SHIFT + I,

In the same manner, program other menus,

DIRECT RETURN TO MENUS

Each time you select another machine, the tnen” yen were at is stored in a backup tnemory so you can promptly go back to that menu when selecting the machine again.

2.10

Key Operation D&mines whether or not all controls on the DA under

control are locked wt.

X-Fade Time For selection of a crossfade time for click-free dropping

into and out of record (p.4 - 1 I),

Frame Display The frame dispIay is hidden when you select Off at this menw This allows you to begin entering “seconds” when entering on the numeric keypad. “00” is then automatically entered in the frame section though it remains hidden. This feature is NOT effective when machine 7 or 8 is under control,

Event (Poi and Width)

This me”” is where yo” select a polarity and pulse width depending on event devices in “se. Event points can be programed “t “n Event On/Off me”” (Group 2) (p.6 . I).

0 Menu Functions Available Only When DA-38 Is

Under Control

(Group I)

F&c in Event

Allows to overcome the response or reaction time discrepancies between event devices yo” select at an In Event menu (Group 2), so that they xe timed to st”rt exactly “t an IN memory point yo” select “s ” Ret In

Shuttle Monitor Used to activate or disable the corresponding function.

Remember, for the function to be actually available, both

the Insert and the Auto Input monitor functions must additionally be activated (p.4. 14).

point for a recorder or recorders to drop into record (p.6 *

TDIF input Bit

At this men” yo” can and have to select zi bit length for

Remember, this me”” is related to the In Event menu, but has nothing to do with the Event On/Off men”.

0 Group 2

Mechine Offset For entering offset values for individual machines 2-6

either manually on the numeric keypad or automatically

the DA-38 to send or receive digital data through its TDIF-I !JO port (p.4. IS).

Dither

The re-quantization noise is or is not be ‘dithered’ (or masked), as selected at this me”” (p.4 * 15).

(Group 2)

by pressing ENTER (p.5 - 3).

Machine Offset

Delay lime

For inserting delays in individual tracks I-8 (p.4 - 9).

Pitch ConVoi

For having ““y machine under control play at vari”bie

speeds. You c”” enter pitch changes before or during play (pp.4 - 5 AL 9).

Allows the DA-38 to le”d or lag ” master within the

limits of +/-2 hours.

Track Copy

Tracks can be copied within one DA-38 or from tracks of one DA-38 to tracks of another, “s controlled from this “le”” (p.4 - 14).

Locate Preroii

This screen is where a preroll time is entered for the LOC key to offer preroll “p to a point recalled from memory

0 Menu Functions Available Only When Machine

7 Or 8 Is Under Control

into the LOCATE TIME window (p.4 * 7). Not to be

confused with the “punch-in” preroli (p.4 * 13). Also remember that this men” and the DA-38’s Autolocation Preroli function are independent of each other.

Display Time The TAPE TIME display shows elapsed time from ” “ser selected point or from the beginning of the tape, as

Auto Cue

Switches the corresponding function on and off on CD-

601 or other TASCAM CD players.

Single Determines whether the CD player under control only

plays ” single track or continues to play.

controlled from this men” screen (pp.4 - IO & I I).

Unit

Event (On and Off) Allows yo” to switch individual events 1-5 on and off,

S&m CD-701~ when the RC-848 is used with the RC-

701.

and to select first and second shot points from memory for each event (p.6 . I).

Search Mode Determines whether the pickup of the CD player under

In Event

Used to select events (1.5) for them to be told to stwt

control skips directly to a specific index signal or to the desired track (p.7 . 3).

“ser entered times before ” Ret In point, overcoming thus the reaction or response time discrepancies between them (p.6 . 2).

See also Ret /II Event (Group I).

Display Select The TAPE TIME display will read one of two track times

(Elapsed and Remain), a.s selected here, or when the RC-

701 is used, options are expanded to include two disc

times (Total Elapsed and Total Remain).

0 Others

These menus are accessible when any of machines I-6 is

under control.

Function Reset Allows you to reset the following pxameters to theit

factory preset values at 0”ce :

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X-Fade Time (Group I), Machine Offset, Delay Time, and Pitch Control (Group 2).

To do so, proceed as follows :

Press SHIFT + CLR (not CLEAR) at the initial screen, the

display will change to look like this :

Then, press ENTER. Or if you change your mind, you can press ESCAPE ; you’ll then go back to the initial screen.

Memory All Clear From this menu you can clear all cw points and a relative reference point in memos at once, as follows :

Turn the SHUTTLE knob or press SHIFT + MENU at the Function Reset menu above. The display will change to look like this :

Then, press ENTER, All memories 00 to 99 for the DA under control (any of machines 1-6) is cleared.

Or, if you change your mind, press ESCAPE. You’ll go back to the initial screen.

If you turn the SHUTTLE knob or press SHIFT + MENU (instead of pressing ENTER or ESCAPE), you’ll go back

to the Function Reset menu.

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7. Displays MACHINE : Shows which machine is currently under

renlote colltrol.

“1” refers to the DA-XX which is ID-numbered “0” or to the DA-38 which is ID-numbered “1” ; “2” to the DA-XX which is ID-numbered “I” or to the DA-38 which 1s IDnumbered “2” ; and so on. “El” refers to ~II tmalog machine connected to the remote’s 37.pin EXT l (ACCESSORY 1) parallel port ; “E2” to a TASCAM analog machine connected to the 15.pin EXT 2 (ACCESSORY 2) serial port ; and “E3” to a VTR connected to the 9-pin EXT 3 (RS-422) port.

LOCK STATUS : When a slave machine is chasing the master, the corresponding number blinks rapidly. It blinks

slowly when the slave is parked at the sane address as the master. It glows solid when the slave starts playing sy”c locked to the master.

LCD xrwn : Shows MENU-selectable options.

MEMORY POINT : Identifies the register into which XI tape location is stored, or the register from which it is recalled into the LOCATE TIME window,

IN and OUT will light when the respective keys we pressed after STR and LOCAIE TIMES (which you ma.y

have entered with the numeric keys or have captured on the fly with the v key) are stored into tnernory as the punch-in and out points, If you hold the IN key and press the OUT key, both the IN and OUT indicators will light

and the display will show the difference between the two time addresses,

TAPE TIME : Shows elapsed time from the beginning of

the tape inserted in the machine currently under retnote

control, or time code numbers if available on that tape,

The TAPE TIME display a.” alternatively act as a tape counter, showing elapsed time from an optionally set reference point. See page 4.10, “Relative Reference Time

Indication.”

ABS and TC : ABS will light to show that the TAPE TIME display is showing elapsed time from the beginning of the tape. Or, TC will light when the display

is showing time code numbers as read off the tape inserted to the machine currently under retnote control,

When both indicators (ABS and TC) are turned off, the TAPE TIME display is showing a Relative Reference

time (p.4 - IO).

LOCATE TIME : Every tape location you capture on the

fly or enter with the nwneric keys is displayed in this

window. Tape locations recalled from memory are also

displayed here.

Each time you select another machine, the LOCATE TIME reading at that tnotnettt is stored in a backup memory. That reading is automatically read into the LOCATE TIME window from tnemory when you select

the machine again.

8. GROUP switch This brings you from one group of menus to another. For more, see Chapter 2.

9. - and + keys These keys have multiple uses, depending on menu : they

select options, enter numbers, tnove the cursor, etc.

PRE- and POSTroll times axe first entered with the

numeric keys into the LOCATE TIME window, then they are stored into rnetnory when the respective keys are pressed after STR (p.4.13).

START and END points tray either be captured on the fly with the v key or be specified with the numeric keys, Then they are stored into tnen~ory when the respective keys are pressed after STR.

MEMORY NO. : Identifies the register into which you just stored a tape location either captured on the fly with CUE STORE or v, or entered with the numwic keys. For more information, see page 4. 6. This display also shows the register from which a tape location is currently recalled into the LOCATE TIME window.

Pressing the plus key at the same time as the minus key at

the following menu screens :

Machine Offset, Delay Time, Pitch Control, Locate Preroll, and Ret In Event

resets these parameters to the factory preset vahtes.

lO.ESCAPE key

This aborts operations if pressed when a warning is displayed. The key is also used to store selections/ numbers at specific menus, as discussed later.

ii.SHlFT key

Holding this key and pressing the -/+ tnoves the cursor on

some specific tnenus such as the “Locate Preroll” (p.4 - 7).

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12. MENU switch

Each time yo” press this switch, menu will switch in

seqwnce on the LCD screen. ‘Ilx menu will switch in reverse order if yo” hold the MENU switch and press the minus key.

13. ENTER key

Some menu-settings arc stored into memory only when ENTER is finally pressed. The key is also used to select men” options,

14. 4, l , and b indicators “4” and “b” will light to show the direction in which the t”pe is rolling “s yo” rotate the JOG/SHUTTLE wheel

to the left or right. “w” will light solid when yo” detach the hand from the wheel and the tape stops moving, It will flash when a local SHUTTLE wheel is operaed on the DA currently under remote control and the remote SHUTTLE is overridden.

15. JOG/SHUTTLE switch and the wheel

Pressing the switch allows yo” to “sc the inner JOG wheel and the oar SHUTTLE knob for locating and pinpointing ” specific point on the tape inscrtcd to the DA currently “ndcr remote control at cominuously variable speeds dctcmined by the “mo”nt of wheel/knob rotation (from l/l6 up to 8 times nornul play speed),

If yo” dcmch yo”r hand from the knob/wheel, the tape will stop, the machine going into Pause (Still) mode, Activating the JOG/SHUTTLE switch during record also, the transport will go into Pause (Still) mode,

When the switch is off, yo” c”n “se the JOG wheel m move the c”rsor on so”~ specific mcn”s such “s the

“Machine Offset” and the “Event”, and the SHUTTLE knob an be used to select machines or even& at those “X”“S.

16. T key When pressed, the TAPE TIME location “t that moment is read into the LOCATE TIME window. The time

location thus captwcd can then be stored into any of the 99 memories, a specified by enwring ” MEMORY NO, with the numeric keys,

TAPE TIMES read into the LOCATE TIME window with the 7 key can also be stored into the IN, OUT, START, and END registers by pressing the respcctivc keys.

Ii’. DOWN and UP keys

Time points c”raly recalled or read into the LOCATE TIME window will dccrcment or increment by 1 frame each time yo” press DOWN/UP, so yo” c”” “fine tune” you punch-in/out points or other time points,

18. PRE, POST, IN, and OUT PRE and POST : The desired pre- and postroIl times for

punch- in recording can be entered into the LOCATE

TIME window with the numeric keys. Then pressing PRE/POST after STR skxcs that time into the PRE/POST “lenlory.

Pressing PRE c”“ses the associated LED to st”rt blinking and the LOCATE TIME display shows not the preroll length but the point where the preroll will start from.

IN and OUT : You don’t need to go through the Rehearsal setting procedure (p.4 * 12) if yo” know in advance the exact time points where tracks should punch in and o”t of record. You can enter these points with the numeric keys, and press STR then IN/OUT to store them into memory as the punch-in/out point. If yo” press IN or OUT law on, the respective point is recalled from “xmory into the LOCATE TIME display,

Tlx IN and OUT points can aIso be used as independent autolocating points.

19. RHSL switch

Rehearsal is the first stage of an automatic insert or punch- in recording. This key allows yo” to “preview” the punch-in recording before it is actually committed to tape. For ““xc see pages 4. I I & 12.

20. AUTO IN/OUT switch Lets the punch-in recording be exec”k?d acually on upe (p.4 * 13).

21. CLEAR key This is used to disable the RHSL and AUTO IN/OUT functions.

CLEAR is also used together with SHIFT to store men” nxncs for instant access, previously discussed on p”ge

2.10.

If yo” cntcr wrong numbers into the LOCATE TIME window, press the CLR key (item 32).

22. CHASE switch

When this is pressed, the LCD screen reads “CHASE,” asking yo” which of machines 2-6 yo” want to slave to machine 1. Then, for example, yo” c”n press 2 on the keyp”d. Machine 2 will then be ““tolocated to the same time point “s machine I.

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Enabling/Disabling Chase mode on all slave DAs at one time, is explained in the section, Synchronizing Multiple DAs.

For digital audio machines other than the DA to be slaved, the optional SY-88 Sync Board needs be installed into machine I.

23. MACHINE switch When this is pressed, “Select” shows in the LOCATE TIME window, and you can use the keypad to specify which machine will be controlled from the remote. You can select only one machine at a time.

24. TC REC switch When a. DA-XX with SY-88 is under control, this switch

enables to record time code into the subcode area of the

tape loaded on that machine,

TC REC is also used to copy time code at the same time as digital data from one DA to another DA. For more, see

pagesll.2&3.

25. REPEAT key Enables the selected machine to play a loop determined

by the START and END memory points.

26. START and END keys Pressing START after STR puts the current LOCATE TIME (which you may have entered with the V key on the fly or with the numeric keys) into memory as the start point of play loop. Likewise, pressing END after STR specifics the end point of your loop.

You can recall the start&d point into the LOCATE TIME

window by pressing START/END. Then you can “fine tune” that time with the UP and DOWN keys, Pressing LOC locates the tape to the start or end point (whichever is currently displayed) ; so you can audition that point to check for accumcy.

Pressing REPEAT lets the tape play over and over between the START and END points,

27. AUTO PLAY key Cases the machine currently under remote control to

start playing automatically each time it is autolocatcd to any time point shown in the LOCATE TIME window.

26. Numeric keys

Unless you press STR or RCL before pressing numbers on the keypad, your numbers will enter into the LOCATE TIME window. Each time you enter one digit, the previously cntcred digits will shift to the left.

When STR or RCL is pressed, numbers you press will cntcr into the MEMORY NO.window

If, after having pressed STR, you notice that some figures in the LOCATE TIME numbers arc wrong, then you can correct them with the UP and DOWN keys. Or, if you want to correct the hour or minute numbers, you’ll have to clear the entire address by pressing the CLR key before entering the correct numbers,

When MACHINE is pressed and “Select” shows in the

LOCATE TIME window, only one digit (I to 9) can be

entered.

Among the menus there are some at which you need to enter numbers on the keypad. At such maus you can either enter numbers first into the LOCATE TIME window then load them on the menus shown on the LCD screen, or you can type numbers directly in menus if you press the CLR key then press the + key before operating the numeric keypad,

29.2 key When the TAPE TIME display is showing a Relative Reference time (p.4 * IO), if the current tape time is read

into the LOCATE TIME window by pressing the V key, that time number will be marked “-” or not, depending on

whether the tape was rolling behind or ahead of the 0 reference point. The t key is used to turn the mark on or off to meet your requirements.

Another use of the ? key is referred to in the above paragraph, 28.

30. STR key When this is pressed, the current LOCATE TIME which you may have entered with the numeric keys or captured on the fly by hitting the V key, is ready to be stored into memory. That time point will be stored as a cue point when you enter numbers into the MEMORY NO.window Or, you ca” press IN, OUT, START, or END to store the address to these marker points,

31. RCL key Allows you to use the numeric keypad to enter a twodigit number into the MEMORY NO. window to recall a cue point into the LOCATE TIME window, to which any selected machine will be located when you press LOC,

32. CLR key Used to clear the LOCATE TIME display to zero, or to override STR or RCL.

When used together with other keys, CLR allows you to :

0 Restorc specific parameters to their factory default

values, as discussed on page 2 - 12.

CJ T~JX numbers in menus by operating the numeric

keypad. For the demils, see pp.5 - 3, 10 * I & I I .2.

33. CUE STR key

Hitting this key capturcs the currem TAPE TIME on the fly and directly stores it into memory. That time point is read into the LOCATE TIME window. Each time you hit

this key, a new cue point is stored into the next available

memory, Storing cue points without specifying any MEMORY NO. is explained in the section, AUTOLOCATOR FUNCTIONS, page 4.6.

34. Transport controls

REW : winds the tape at high speed in rwcrsc.

F FWD : winds the tape at high speed in the forward

diwxion.

37. EXT 1 (ACCESSORY 1) connector This 37.pin D-sub connector is connected to the parallel port of analog tape machines,

For more information on the EXT I port, see Chapter 6.

38. EXT 2 (ACCESSORY 2) connector This 15.pin D-sub connector is connected to the identical connector on TASCAM analog tape machines such as

l34/l34B, 644, 688 and 238 cassette decks, and TSR-S, MSR-l6/l6S and MSR- 24/24S open-reel decks. The TASCAM CD-601 playcr or the RC-701/601 CD remote controller may ahcmaGvely be connected here. Transport or Record Functions are accessible via this port,

STOP : stops any tape motion.

PLAY : starts the tape to play. If this is pressed during record, the transport drops out of record.

When controlling the DA-88

If you want to send playback signals from the digital outputs, access the “Output Timing” menu, then press the +/- key to change the “Analog” to “Dig&al”, At “Analog” a compensation circuit is activated to override the D/AA!D conversion time.

REC : This is a master record key. When you hold this

and press PLAY, the track or tracks whose REC FUNCTION indicator w.s blinking will cntcr Record mode. If you hit REC during play, the track(s) previously

selected by the REC FUNCTION switches will punch

into record.

35. LOC key

Fast winds the tape to the curvat LOCATE TIME point which may have been recalled from memory or captured on the fly with the v key or entcrcd with the numeric keys.

39. EXT 3 (RS-422) connector This 9.pin D-sub connector is for connection m a VTR or

other devices with RS-422 protocol,

For more information on controlling from EXT 3, set

Chapter 8 and also the scction, USING THE RC-848

WITH THE SY-88.

40. REMOTE OUT connector This connects to the TASCAM DA-88/38 digital mulGtrack recorder. If you have multiple recorders, connect the SYNC OUT of the first recorder to the SYNC

IN of the second, the SYNC OUT of the second to the SYNC IN of the third, and so o”. If you connect seven or more recorders (up to 16) in this way, tbc rcmow CHASE key cannot control them. You have to press their local CHASE keys.

0 Rear Panel

Thcrc is no connector which accepts any control signal from the exterior,

36. CONTRAST knob This controls the LCD display conuast in continuously variable degrees.

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1 4-1 PRE-OPERATING PROCEDURE 1

2 Hookup

Before anything else check to see that the DA(s) and all other components of your system are turned off, then connect the RC-848 to the DA (or to one of the DAs) as

shown.

Remote Cable

m Be nue to insert the provided termination plug into the last DA’s SYNC OUT

jack. When only one DA is used, the termination plug must be connected to its

SYNC OUTjack,

Zl Formatting a Tape

Before starting audio recording on a new tape, it must be striped with absolute time, ATF (automatic track finding) and other subcode data.

NOTES

0 Be sure to format the tape from beginning to end in one continuous stroke. Do

not interrupt the format process.

o Once formatting starts, all transport control buttons are locked out except

STOP.

o Audio can be recorded while formatting the tape (discussed later in this

section of the manual). But, to insure against noise and discontinuity of ABS time, it’s wise of you to format the tape from the beginning all the way to the end before recording audio.

Turn on the DA directly connected to the remote.

“1” will light up in the MACHINE window above the LCD screen on the remote.

If you want to use any of machines 2-6 for formatting a tape, select it by pressing MACHINE and entering its number into the LOCATE TIME window.

Insert a new Hi8 tape in the DA.

IMPORTANT

0 The DA is designed to operate only with Hi8 video tapes. You cannot use any

other tapes.

o The DA automatically ejects tapes thinner than 6.5 pm : 150-minute or longer

tapes. o Don’t we any tape which was once used for video recording. o Audio cannot be recorded and the RECORD button will blink when the display

shows a negative ABS time,

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3, Rewind the tape all the way to the beginning.

4. Access the Format me”” scree” (Group I). It will look like this. :

5, Press ENTER The display will read :

[ ;~cm~“;~;a.~ J

If you want to exit the fomnt mode, press ESCAPE. The LCD display will be

switched to show its initial scree”. Or, if you press MENU at any time before

reaching step 7, you will go to the “Input Select” menu (discussed below) quitting the “Fomut” me”“.

The sampling rate can be changed in the next step.

If you don’t press ENTER within 5 seconds after having accessed the Format screen, the display will show “Push Enter Key” again.

3 Real Time,

Simultaneous Tape Format

6. Press ENTER once more. The display will read :

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You can now toggle the sampling rate between 44.1 and 48 kHz with the + and -

keys. Remember, once formatting starts, you cannot change the sampling rate.

If you want to exit the format mode, press ESCAPE.

7. Hold REC and press PLAY to start formatting.

When the tape is formatted all the way to the end, it will automatically rewind,

stopping at the beginning.

IMPORTANT

” Let the tape run until the end is reached we” if audio recording is complete at

a” intermediate point of the tape. InterrupUng the tape format process results in ASS time discontinuities, making proper operation impossible.

” The tapes you intend to “se for synchronization (or for any others) must be

formatted from the beginning all the way to the end in ““e continuous stroke. Tapes which were formatted in multiple strokes or were recorded in Assemble mode and in cooseclwoce formatted in multiple strokes could lead to unstable synchronization when they transit from “w formatted section to the next formatted section. Such tapes must be reformatted from beginning to end if y”” wzm~ to “se.

o During the tape formatting process, soy transport controls do not operate

except for STOP.

” Audio cannot be recorded and the RECORD button will blink when the display

shows a negative AEiS time.

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MENU,

If you don’t perform the next step (8) within 5 seconds after having accessed the Format screen, the display will switch back to read “Push Enter Key”.

8, Press ENTER once more. The display will read :

[WI

You can now toggle the sampling raw bewaxn 44.1 and 48 kHz with the + and

keys. Remember, once formatting starts, you cannot change the sampling rate.

If you want to exit the fonnat mode at this stage, press ESCAPE.

IMPORTANT

It is imperative that all the slaves are referenced to the same sampling rate as

the m&er.

9. Repeat the procedure outlined in steps 3 through 8 above for each of the

remaining slaves you want to use for simultaneous tape fonnat.

IO. Select machine 1 (the master).

If you intend to record audio while at the sane time the tapes are formatted, see also the next paragraph, Audio Recording.

I I. Hold REC and press PLAY, and the simulmneous fonnat process starts, and also

the audio recording process if you have so programed.

0 Audio Recording

PRELIMINARY NOTES -

o Do rm use a tape once used in any different machines from the DA : a tape

used for video recording for example.

o We recommend that you use preform&ted new (blank) tapes for new

recordings.

0 Speaking of remembering, you can use only Hi8 video tapes in the DA. Tapes

thinner than 8.5 pm (150.minute or longer tapes) cannot be used, either.

I. Cheek to see that all elcmcnts of your system are correctly connected.

2. Turn on the DA if you have turned it off.

MEN”

Check to see that the correct number lights up in the MACHINE window.

3, Insert a formatted Hi8 tape into the DA.

4. Press MENU so the LCD screen reads :

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If you want to record audio from digital inputs, press the + or key. The screen will change to read “Digital.” Pressing the key again will switch the screen back to “Analog.”

If you have selected “Digital,”

the DA currently under remote control is automatically referenced to the clock derived from its WORD SYNC IN, as confirmed by the WORD CLOCK indicator being lit on the remote.

Press GROUP then MENU so the xrecn reads :

If “Vari” shows, press ENTER to select “Fix.”

Press the REC FUNCTION switches for the tracks to be recorded on. The associated LEDs will start flashing to show that the tracks are in Record Ready mode.

If you intend to record analog audio, adjust the output level controls of the source machine as high as possible, without causing overscale reading on the DA’s nleter.

Hold FtEC and press PLAY to start audio recording.

To terminate recording, press STOP.

IO. To insure against accidental erase, put the tracks into Safe mode by pressing their

REC FUNCTION switches again, Alternatively, you can press ALL SAFE.

Il. Rewind the tape to the beginning of the recording just done.

Playback

12. Make sure that your monitor speaker system is correctly connected to the DA,

then press PLAY.

13. To stop play (definitely or momentarily), press STOP,

4-2 AUTOLOCATOR FUNCTIONS

A maximum of 99 cw points cz~” be stored into memory, to which you czm have the tape be autolocated by pressing LOC.

It Setting Cue Points

Cue points cao be specified on the fly or with the numeric keys.

(1) On the Fly

Auto Storage :

During play, hit CUE STR at the desired moment,

If, when II~ MEMORY NO. is displayed, you hit CUE SIR, the TAPE TIME display

at that moment is loaded into the LOCATE TIME window and stored into the lowest memory register available. If a MEMORY NO. is displayed, sa.y “02” for instance, the captured time is stored into the “03” memory register. If “99” is displayed, the time is stored into the “01” register. (The “00” memory register is for storing a relative reference point, page 4 - IO,)

Manual Storage :

During play, hit the V key. The TAPE TIME at that momem will be read into the

LOCATE TIME window. Then press STR and specify a MEMORY NO, with the

numeric keys. To enter numbers lower than 10, first enter “O.“As soon as you enter

two digits into the MEMORY NO. window, the captured tape time is stored into that

number’s memory register.

(2) With the numeric keys

0 Checking Cue Points

3 Changing Cue Points

1. Enter the desired tape times with the numeric keys into the LOCATE TIME

window,

2. Press STR.

3. Press two digits on the keypad. They will be entered into the MEMORY NO, window. To enter numbers lower than IO, first enter “0.”

As soon as two digits are entered, the current LOCATE TIME is stored into that

memory register.

I. Press RCL.

2. Press two digits which represent the memory from which you w.m to recall a cue

point, this recalls the cue point in that register into the LOCATE TIME window.

To “fine tune” a cue point recalled into the LOCATE TIME window :

I. Press the increment UP and DOWN keys until the display shows the correct time

point.

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Press STR then enter a two-digit MEMORY NO. to store the fine tuned cw point

into memory. The previous cue point in that n~emory is erased.

To entirely ChanQe any recalled we point :

Perform one of the “Setting Cue Points” procedures. Each time you store a new we point into any MEMORY NO. register, the previous memory in that register is erased.

13 Autolocating to One

of the 99 Cue Points

Before actually autolocating the tape to any cw point, know this :

You can locate the tape to a point plus pre-roll time if you “se the locate pre-roll parameter. ‘ILK default time for the locate pre-roll parameter is “0”.

To enter a Locate Preroll time :

Access the Locate Preroll meno ween (Group 2). It will look like this :

Press the +/- key. The “See” number will change in I second increments.

To move the cwwr to the “MS section, turn the JOG wheel to the left, An alternative is to hold SHIFT and preys the minus key.

You can reset the Locate Preroll time to zero by pressing the plus key a.t the fame time a~ the minus key,

To autolocate the ta.pe to a cw point :

Enter the desired MEMORY NO. with the numeric keys,

The cw point stored in that register will be recalled into the LOCATE TIME

window,

The tape will automatically be located to the time point currently shown in the LOCATE TIME window, or to the locate point plus pre-roll as defined by the

locate pre-roll paranlet~r,

At the end of the autolocation function, the tape will stop unless AUTO PLAY is engaged.

4.7

LI Auto Play

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CI Repeat Play Between

Two Memory Points

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aim

Pressing AUTO PLAY after or before LOC will cause the tape to start playing

whenever the autolocation function is complctc.

Repeat play disregards whatever Locate Preroll Time has been entered.

To set a play loop :

I. During play, capture the desired start point of loop by hitting the V key. That time

point will be read into the LOCATE TIME window.

You can ahema~ively enter the stat time with the numeric keys.

2, Press STR.

3, Press START to store the LOCATE TIME into mamx’y as the sort point of loop.

4, ‘IIK same mamu, capture the end point, and store it into manory by pressing

STR then END.

5. Press REPEAT m shrt repeat play

To interrupt repeat play :

Press STOP. To resume repat play, press PLAY.

To exit repeat play mode :

Press REPEAT again.

If yen press any Vansport control button during rep& play, the function pressed is activated, and repeat play will start again if you-

(l) Recall the START or END point into the LOCATE TIME window, and prfx

LOC before or after AUTO PLAY (or, you an press PLAY after the LOC function is complete) ;

(2) Press PLAY if you ZIG? within the loop or at a lower point than the start point.

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4-3 VARIABLE SPEED PLAYBACK

I. Before or after starting play, access the Pitch Control menu screen (Group 2). It

will look like this :

2. Press ENTER. The “Fix” will change to “Vari.”

3. Each time you press the + key, the pitch will increase by O.l%, up to a maximum of +6.0%. If you press the - key, the pitch will decrease by 0.1%. down to a minimum of -6.0%. If you hold the key, the % figures will scroll.

If you press ENTER after entering any pitch changes, the “Vari” will change to “Fix” to show that your pitch changes are defeated although the % figures will not be reset to “0.0 %‘I.

To clear the pitch mwvxy : When the LCD screen reads “Pitch Control,” hold the + or -key and press the other.

4-4 ENTERING A TRACK DELAY TIME 1

Access the Delay Time menu screen (Group 2). It will look like this (we will always refer to this as “Track Delay”):

If you want to insert delays in any other tracks than I, turn the SHUM’LE knob so that the desired track number shows.

An alternative is to hold SHIFT and press MENU.

Press the + key. Each time you press the key, the display will increment in I sample steps, up to a maximum of 7200 samples.

To decrement the number, press the - key. You can enter a minimum of -200 samples.

I sample (Fs) corresponds to 22.7 microseconds at 44.1 kHz, or to 20.8

microseconds at 48 kHz.

When the desired number has been entered, press ENTER.

The entered time that was blinking will glow solid.

You can press ESCAPE instead of ENTER to clear the entered blinking time to the default steadily lit time.

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You can also enter track delay time in 1 millisecond steps within the limits of -4 to IS0 milliseconds (IS0 ms is nearly equal to 7200 Fs). If you want to, hold SHIFT and press ESCAPE to change “Fs” to “ms.” Then enter the desired time with the + and-keys; then, press ENTER.

To defeat the entered delay time, hold either the plus or the minus key and press the

other. The display on the lower line will be reset to zero.

Setting one and the satne delay time for all (I to 6) tracks simultaneously : Either operate the SHUTTLE knob, or hold SHIFT and press MENU, until “All” is displayed on the upper line, ‘Ilxn, enter the desired time with the plus and minus keys, Once the desired time is displayed, press ENTER.

1 4-5 RELATIVE REFERENCE TIME INDICATION 1

The TAPE TIME display can be switched to show clapsed time from an optionally specified point on the tape inserted in machine I.

ccl

Access the Display Time menu screen (Group 2). It will look like this :

Press the +/-key.

The “Absolute” will change to “Relative.”

Press the v key when the tape reaches the point you want to define as a “zero” reference point. The TAPE TIME at that tnotne”t will be read into the LOCATE TIME window. You cztn also enter the desired time with the numeric keys.

Press STR, then press 0 two times on the keypad. “00” will show in the MEMORY NO.window.

From now on the TAPE TIME display will give elapsed time from the time point you have just stored into the MEMORY NO.00 register until you establish a new reference point or switch the display back to Absolute mode.

To locate the tape to your reference point : Press RCL, and press 0 two times to specify MEMORY NO.00. The LOCATE TIME display will read O@OQO@OO. Then press LOC.

4.10

If ZI Locate Preroll time has been entered, the tape will be located to ZI point plus preroll zts defined by the locate prc-roll parameter.

To establish a new reference point : Repeat the above procedure. Exh time a new rcfcrcncc point is stored into memory, the previous tnemory is erased.

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To switch the display back to Absolute time indication mode :

When the LCD screen reads :

press the plus or minus key, The “Relative” will change to “Absolute.”

First, check to see that the recording source is plugged into the correct input jack on the rear of the DA which is currently under remote control, and which contains the tape you wish to correct (punch) (i.e., into input 2 for punching in on track 2 etc.).

0 Entering a Crossfade

Time

Click-free punch in and out of record is ensured by a crossfade action which defaults to 10 milliseconds. If you want longer crossfades :

1. Access the X-Fade Time menu screen. It will look like this :

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If any other crossfade time has locally been entered on the DA, that time will show.

2. Enter numbers by pressing the + key. Each time you press the key, the number will increment by IO ms, up to 90 ms,

To decrement the number, press the -key.

3. Once the desired longer time than IO ms is displayed (it should be blinking),

press ENTER.

The display will glow solid,

0 To switch all DAs (1 to 6) to the same crossfade time, select machine I and “All”

at the Key Mode menu, then enter the desired time at the X-Fade Time screen.

0 Rehearsal

0 With the DA-88 : Check to see that REPEAT is not activated. If it is, press the

key to turn its LED off or RHSL cannot operate.

0 You can abort reheana.1 by pressing CLEAR at any time when RHSL is blinking

or on solid.

0 If the exact punch-in and out points are already known to you, you can enter those

time points with the numeric keys into the LOCATE TIME window, so they can be stored in the IN and OUT memories. Othcwisc, specify both points on the fly as instructed here.

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I. Locate the tape to a point a few seconds before the point you want recording to

2. Press the REC FUNCTION switch of the punch-in track so the associated LED

3. Press INSERT so its LED lights.

6. When the desired punch-in point is reached, hit REC.

start from.

blinks to show that the track is in Record Ready mode,

Press RHSL so its LED starts blinking to show that the selected machine is in Rchcarsal Setting mode.

Press PLAY to start playing.

That point on the tape is stored into memory defined as the punch-in point,

DA-88 : Since you are in Rehearsal Setting mode, the monitor does not switch from tape to source (input).

DA-38 : The monitor switches from tape to source the instant you hit REC.

When the point where you want to punch out is reached, hit PLAY, That point on the tape is stored into memory defined as the punch-out point,

The RHSL LED that was blinking will turn on solid to show that the machine is switched from Rehearsal Setting mode to Rehearsal mode.

After a 3.second postroll, the tape will rewind, stopping at a point 5 seconds prior to the punch-in point just set.

0 The preroll time defaults to 5 seconds, and the postroll time to 3 seconds,

Both we optionally adjustable, as explained later.

Note, the Locate Preroll Time (p.4 * 7) has nothing to do with the punch-in preroll time.

Press PLAY to check the punch-in and out points for accuracy.

The monitor will switch from tape to source (input) when the punch-in point is reached, and back to tape at the punch- out point.

4.12

If tbc monitor does not switch exactly at the desired points, either repeat steps 4.8 or recall the punch-in/out point into the LOCATE TIME window by pressing IN/OUT, and fine tune it with the increment UP and DOWN keys.

Practice the performance until you are sure that you will get it right when actually recording, Remember, once you punch in “vu existing material, that original signal is permanently erased.

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Q Actual, Auto Punch In

and Out

The INSERT and RHSL LEDs should still light solid. All tracks should be in Safe mode except the one you intend to record on.

IO. Press AUTO IN/OUT so its LED starts blinking.

The RHSL LED that was on solid will turn off.

11, Press PLAY.

‘Ilx tape will punch in and punch out of record at the preset points. After a 3. second (or optionally set time) postroll, the AUTO IN/OUT LED that was blinking will glow solid and the tape will rewind, stopping at the preroll start point.

To review the result :

Press PLAY. The tape will play to the postroll end point, and r-wind, stopping at the

preroll start point.

To record again using the same menvxy points :

Press AUTO IN/OUT. I& LED will s&n blinking as before, then press PLAY.

To exit AUTO IN/OUT mode :

Press CLEAR.

0 Setting preroll and

pos.Woll times

Relationships between the punch-in related modes and the RHSL and AUTO IN/OUT LEDs

The preroll time is factory preset to 5 seconds, and the postroll time is to 3 seconds. You can only enter longer times than them.

Enter the desired time into the LOCATE TIME window with the numeric keys.

The pre- and postroll times are second-accurate. To enter 6 seconds, press 6.0.0.

Effective entries are up to a maximum of 59 minutes, 59 seconds.

Press STR,

Press PFlE (or POST) to store the time just entered into memory a.s the prcroll (or pos~roll) time.

If you press PRE after a preroll time has been entered, the point where the pmoll starts from is displayed in the LOCATE TIME window. So you can promptly

locate the tape to that point using LOC, and fine rime it with the UP and DOWN

keys.

4.13

1 4-7 COPYING TRACKS (DA-38 only)

To copy track 3 m track 5 for example :

I. Access the Track Copy maw (Group Z), which will look like this :

You cannot access this menu if the DA-38 is not currently under remote control,

2. To select a txgct track, enter “5” in the “Tr” field in any of three ways :

0 Turn the SHUTTLE knob ;

0 Hold SHIFT and press MENU ; or

0 Press the REC FUNCTION switch that corresponds to track 5 of the DA-38, (Note, it’s not necessarily the no.5 switch. It depends on the connection.)

3. To select a source track, press the + key until “Tape 3” shows. If you go past it, press the -key.

4. Press ENTER to change the “Off’ to “On”.

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5. Making sure that only track 5 is record-enabled, hold REC and press PLAY to start copying,

In a similar way, you cart copy tracks of one DA-3X to tracks of another, For tnore information, see the DA-38’s manual.

4-8 SHUTTLE MONITOR (DA-38 only)

When you rotate the SHUTTLE knob for reel rocking to locate specific points cm the tape, what you hear depends on whether the shuttlc monitor mode is enabled or not, as shown in the table below,

To enable or disable the shuttle monitor function :

1. Access the Shuttle Monitor me”” (Group I), which will look like this :

You camtot access this mc”u if the DA-38 is not currently under remote control.

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vice versa, as required.

Shuttle Mmitor Mode REC FUNCTION Off REC FUNCTION On

1 Off (factory preset) 1

Tape

1 4-9 SELECTING A TDIF INPUT SIT LENGTH (DA-38 only) 1

To send and receive digital data through the TDIF-1 !JO port on the rear panel of the DA-38, you have to select a bit length depending on the port connection.

Three options are provided : 16, 20, and 24. Factory preset is 16.

I. Access the TDIF Input Bit mmu, which will look like this :

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You cannot access this mm if the DA-38 is not currently under remote control.

2. By operating the + and-keys, have the required option show ~II the screm

Select 24 if the DA-3X is connected to another DA-38, or select I6 if it is connected to the DA-XX,

4.10 ENABLING THE DITHER FUNCTION (DA-38 only)

I. Access the Dither mmu, which will look like this :

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You cannot access this mmu ii’ the DA-3X is not currently under remote control.

2. Press either the + or the -key to change the “Of?’ to “On”,

4.15

2. PRSS the + or the -key to change the “Off’ to “On”, or

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SYNCHRONIZING MULTIPLE DA’S

Q Connections

You can hook up a maximum of 16 DAs and can handle a total of 128 tracks in sync without using any external synchronizer/controller.

Make sure that your whole system is turned off, connect the RC-848’s REMOTE OUT to the first DA’s REMOlE IN, its SYNC OUT to the second DA’s SYNC IN, its SYNC OUT to the third DA’s SYNC IN, and so on, as shown.

rz Be sure to insert the provided termination plug into the lasf DA’s SYNC OUT

jack.

Remote Cable

PW-atx?

Termination Plug

0 Machine ID

(Identification) Numbers

Cl Synchronization

If your system is made up of DA-88s and DA-38s and the first machine (master) is a DA-88, locate the MACHINE ID switch on its rear and set it to “0” (remember ,Vote cm page 3 * I) while the system is still turned off. If the second machine is a DA-38, select “2” (not “1”) a.t its IocaI “ID Selection” menu (“id.SEL”) AFTER perfomGng step 1 below.

1. After you have connected all components of your system turn on the system. (Be

sure to turn cm all the slaves BEFORE the master.)

If your system incIudes one or more DA-38% assign them ID numbers, as outlined above.

2. Press the remote CHASE.

“CHASE” will show in the LOCATE TIME window,

3, Specify the machine you want to slave to machine I with the numeric keys.

If “CHASE” goa out before you enter numbers, press CHASE again.

The entered number should be flashing rapidly in the LOCK STATUS window, showing the slave under control is fast winding on its way to the same time point as the master. It will flash slowly once the slave is parked at the sane address as the master.

If you want other DAs (machines 2-6) to slave to machine 1, repeat steps 2 and 3 for each of them. Or use the next capability :

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Enabling/Disabling CHASE mode on all machines 24 at one time :

Just press CHASE + 0. If the lowest numbered slave is NOT in CHASE mode at this moment, it will go into CHASE mode, and so will all other slaves. Or they will all exit the CHASE mode if the lowest numbered slave is in CHASE mode.

If there are additional slave DAs, press CHASE on each of them.

4. Pressing any remote transporl button will cause the master and slaves to trigger the same function.

The LOCK STATUS number(s) will glow solid when the slave(s) start playing locked to the master.

Controls Having Effect On MachIne 1

When a.“y of machines 2-6 is under control and in CHASE mode, the following

controls have effect o” machine I :

STOP, PLAY, F,FWD, REW, REC, LOC, and JOG/SHU’ITLE.

Consequently, the LEDs associated with those controls show the status of the master tramport.

CHASE

0 Entering an Offset

To release slaves from the master :

1. Press the remote CHASE again. “CHASE” will again show in the LOCATE TIME

window.

2. Press a number on the keypad. The number pressed will go out from the LOCK STATUS window to show that number’s machine cm act independently of the master.

Repeat steps 1 and 2 for other slaves as required.

To release all the slaves from the master at one time :

Press CHASE + 0.

Offset can be entered automatic~~ly using the ENTBR key or, if the necessary offset

value is known, manually using the numeric keypad or the plus and minus keys.

(1) Auto Entry

This procedure can be used only when “ABS” is selected at the Time Mode mew (Group 3).

MAc”,NE

The current difference between the master and slave locations can be stored in lnelnory as a” offset, as follows :

I. Press MACHINE,

“Select” will show in the LOCATE TIME window.

2. Press the number that corresponds to the slave you want to offset.

The pressed number will light up in the LOCATE TIME window.

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Locate the slave to the desired sync point.

Press MACHINE then 1, and locate the mister to the desired sync point.

Access the Machine Offset screen. It should look like this :

The display on the upper line in the screen shows the number that corresponds to

the slave under control. ‘Ibe number will increment as you turn the SHUTTLE

knob or press MENU while holding SHIFT.

Press ENTER.

The RC-848 automatically calculates and displays the necessary offset value on

the Swx”.

Repeat for other slaves as required.

(2) On the Numeric Keypad

Access the Machine Offset screen, and turn the SHUTTLE knob or hold SHIFT

and press MENU to display the number that corresponds to the slave you want to offset.

Enter the desired offset value on the numeric keypad into the LOCATE TIME

window.

Once the desired value is displayed, hold SHIFT and press ENTER.

The LOCATE TIME display will be read into the swan.

Repeat for other slaves as required.

(3) Direct Entry in the Machine Offset Menu

Access the Machine Offset screen, and either turn the SHUTTLE knob or hold

SHIFT and press MENU to display the number that corresponds to the slave you

want to offset.

Hold CLR and press f.

OOzO@OO9O will start blinking in the LOCATE TIME window, to show that the unit is in Direct Keying-in mode.

Enter the desired offset value on the numeric keypad.

5.3

As you type numbers, they will be entered directly in the menu screen, not into

the LOCATE TIME window.

To change the + (ahead) to - (behind), and vice versa, press either of the plus and

minus keys.

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4. Press ENTER to store the setting.

If you press ESCAPE instead of ENTER, the emercd numbers are cleared and you’ll exit the current mode.

5. Repeat for other slaves as required.

(4) Using the Plus and Minus Keys

Perfom step I above, then use the plus and minus keys to display the desired offset value on the lower line in the screen.

To move the cursor, turn the JOG wheel or hold SHIFT and prtx the plus or

minus key.

To change the + (ahead) to - (behind), and vice versa, press either of the plus and

minus keys.

Repeat for other slaves as required.

Cl Syncing with Offset

0 Fine Tuning Offset

Values

- +

Ll Selecting a Key Mode

Press CHASE then pre?.s a number. The slave that corresponds to the number pressed will be axoloca~ed to a point either ahead or behind the master as defined by the offset value. Repeat for each of other slaves. Or you can “se the ‘All Chase On’ function explained on page 5 - 2.

On the Machine Offset screen move the cursor to the right of the “frames” column using either the JOG wheel or the SHIFT and plus or minus key so the xr~en looks like this :

Then, hold down either the plus or minus key. The frame numbers will increment,

and after a while, overfiow, causing the second numbers to increment. Unless you release the key, the minute numbers and then the hour numbers will increment likewise.

To disable offsets : Access the Machine Offset menu showing the desired machine number, and hold the

+ or -key and press the other. The display will be cleared to zero.

At the Key Mode men” yo” ca” select whether the ALL SAFE/REC READY, ALL

INPUT, AUTO INPUT, and INSERT keys have effect on the master machine only or on all the rnas~cr and slave machines a.t once.

I. When machine I (the master) is under control, access the Key Mode menu

(Group I) to check or change the current selection, ‘Ibe menu screen will look

like this :

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CHAPTER 5 : SYNCHRONIZING MULTIPLE OA’S

2. If “All” is displayed and you want the keys specified above to be effective only on the master, press either the plus or minus key to change the display to “Individual.”

0 Digital Dubbing

Between Two DAs

With digital recording, “o matter how tna.“y times dubbing is repeated, no hiss or distortion is added ; you can copy important multitrack tapes as many times as you need to create work talxx or copies for distribution without having to worry about a”y deterioration whatever.

Always use machine I as the source machine. The target machine may be a.“y cone of machines 2-6.

I. Making sure that both the source and target machines are turned off, connect one

end of the optional PW-gSD cable to the master’s T-DIF UO port, and connect the other end of the cable to the T-DF l/O pai o” the DA yc~” want to “se as the target machine,

The master’s SYNC OUT should also be connected to the target machine’s SYNC

IN.

rz Be sure to insert the provided termination plug into the last DA’s SYNC OUT

jack.

2. Turn on both machines.

3. Insert your master multitrack tape in machine 1, and insert a fomxmed blank

tape in the tuget machine.

4. Check to see that the source machine’s all REC FUNCTION switches are turned off.

If you are using the DA-38 as the mater (source), skip the next two steps (#5 and 6).

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5. Access the Output Timing menu screen (Group I). It will look like this :

6. Press the + or-key to change the “Analog” to “Digital.”

Press all the 8 REC FUNCTION witches (9-16 if machine 2 is selected, 17.24 if machine 3 is selected, etc.). The associated LEDs will start flashing to show the tracks arc in Record Ready mode.

Press CHASE. “CHASE” will show in the LOCAm TIME window, then enter a number to specify the target machine.

The number just entered will start flashing rapidly in the LOCK STATUS window, showing the target machine is being located to the same time point as the source machine. The number will flash slowly when that time point is reached.

When the LOCK STATUS indicator stops flashing rapidly and starts flashing slowly, hold REC and press PLAY on the remote. The source machine will start playing, and the target machine will automatically start recording.

IO. When dubbing is complete, press STOP.

To copy timecode as well : The SY-88 Sync Board must be installed into both the source and target machines. For more information, see the section, USING THE RC-X48 WITH THE SY-XX.

1 6-1 MACHINES WITH A PARALLEL PORT

If your machine has a parallel port and is connecwd to the EXT I (ACCESSORY 1) connector, press 7. “El” will light up in the MACHINE window,

The STOP LED will flash if machine El is selected while

the EXT I (ACCESSORY I) connecdon is not achieved.

6-2 EVENT OUTPUT FACILITY

(AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST ONLY)

If an asterisk (*) appears to the left of “Width,” it

shows that Event I is enabled at the Event On/Off menu (discussed below) and that y”” cannot change the current Polarity and Width settings. To change the current settings, go to the Event On/Off menu screen first, then press ENTER to sclcct “Off,”

Select zi polarity and pulse width using the plus and minus keys. (To nwe the cursor up/down, opera

the JOG wheel or hold SHIFI and press the plus or minus key.)

Repeat for other even& as required. The event number on the upper line changes as you turn the SHUlTLE

knob or press MENU while holding SHIFT.

Selecting Event Points

To use this facility 8 dip-switch (#3) located inside the

RC-646 should be set to Up/On position, and this should be done only by a qualified service person.

5 Event output ports czu be available using PLAY, FF,

REW, STOP and REC output pins of EXT I connector

(#l, 2, 3, 5 and 6). Each port cz~” output a one-shot pulse twice.

Event point (time) is selected from MEMO 01 to 99. An IN memory can also be used as an event trigger point (discussed below),

Event pulse width can be set from 00 to 990 ms (milliseconds) in IO ms steps,

NOTE

The Event Pal and Width menu and also the Even On/Off mf?nu are accessible only when the #3 dipswitch is set to ON (see Learning above) and machine I or 9 is put under remote control.

I. Access the Event On/Off tnenu screen. It will look

like this :

2. Use the plus and minus keys to enter into where the 01 is currendy displayed the number that corresponds

to the memory in which a first shot point is stored, Likewise, select a second shot point memory. (The cursor can be moved left and right by operating the JOG wheel or by holding SHIFT and pressing either the plus or minus keys,)

0 If you specify only one MEMO No,, only one

event pulse will be output,

3. When the scrce” looks OK, press ENTER. The “Off’

will change to “On,”

0 To modify the settings, first switch the “On”’

display to “Off’ by pressing ENTER.

4. Repeat for other events as required.

Selecting a Contact Polarity and Pulse Width

1. If the RC-848 is on, turn it off, and set the #3 dipswitch as specified abow,

2. Switch on power m the RC-848, and access the Event

PoUWidth menu screen. It will look like this :

Programing Events to Be Triggered at an “In Event” Point

If the “Events” are referenced to points stored into numbered memories (01 to 99), the “In Events” arc referenced to a point stored into IN memory,

Events referenced to an IN point can be programed to start user entered frames before that IN point, typically to overcome the response time discrepancies between the

event devices.

CHAPTER6: CONTROLLlNGOTHEREGLIlPMENTFROMACCESSORY"l"

Settings at the Event Pal/Width menu are valid to Events refexmced to an IN memory, too.

Access the Ret In Event menu screen (Group I), It

will look like this :

Change the In Event number on the upper line as

2. necessary by operating the SHUTTLE knob or by holding SHIFT and pressing MENU.

Enter the desired frame numbers in the Reaction field by operating the + and -keys. (Seconds can also be entered if necessary.)

After having entered the correct reaction time, first access the Event OdOff menu, which looks like this :

then, hold SHIFT and press ESCAPE to access the In Event menu, which looks like this :

Enter the same number as in step 2 above, and the

5. current IN memory point will show on the second line of the menu and to the right will show the fwnes you have entered in step 3 above.

Press ENTER and the “Off’ will change to “On” to show that the In Event is enabled.

Repeat for other In Events as required,

NOTE

The time data the RC-848 uses to control events

comes from the DA, and only by this data travel time

(a few frames) will the event lag behind the time

points you’ve selected at the mew.

When connecting the RC-848 to arty TASCAM machines* via the “Accessory 2” connector, it is necessary to use an isolation cable. This isolation cable is made by TASCAM and it is model number PW-66AC2.

‘TASCAM machines with Accessory 2 port include MSR-24/24S, MSR-16/16S, TSR-E, 236/236S, 666, 644, 134/134B, CD-601, RC-701 and RC-601.

7-1 TASCAM MULTITRACK CASSETTE

RECORDERS

Q Connections

First check to see that the machine you wmt to connect to the rernotc is turned off, and that the deck’s baud rate is

set to 9600.

Then connect the rcmotc EXT 2 (ACCESSORY 2) connector to the deck’s ACCESSORY 2 connector using

the optional PW-88AC2 cable.

25 : Mutes all inputs of the deck at once.

26 : Unmutes all inputs of the deck at once.

46 : When machine “E2” is selected, the TAPE TIME display acts zu ZJ tape counter, and pressing switch 48 resets both the remote and deck’s tape counvxs.

All other REC FUNCTION switches cannot operate.

TAPE TIME display

This acts as a conventional mpe counter. You can press the REC FUNCTION #48 key to reset the counter to

00.00 to use any point on the mpe as ZI starting point for

time reference.

When the tape rewinds past the 00.00 point, ZI “-” will show in the H(our) window.

To locate the tape to the counter zero point, press 0. The MEMORY NO, display will show 0. Then press LOC.

0 Machine Selection

1, Press MACHINE.

“Selecf’ will show in the LOCATE TIME window.

2. Press 6 on the keypad.

“E2” will light up in the MACHINE window.

Cl Remote Functions Changed/Limited

REC FUNCTION switches

1-8 (or 1-4 if the 64l is connected) : Only these switches act as the REC FUNCTION switches.

JOG/SHUlTLE switch

Puts machine E2 into Pause mode.

RHSL and AUTO IN/OUT switches

Provide the same functions a.s when any DA-88 is under remote control, but their LEDs flash throughout the process; they don’t glow solid.

Numeric keys

When STR or RCL is activated, only 1 and 2 on the

numeric keypad can operate to establish &vo memory

points or to recall them into the LOCATE TIME window.

To locate the tape to either memory point, press RCL, then press 1 or 2 on the keypad. The memory point will

be recalled into the LOCATE TIME window, then press

LOC.

7*1

1 7-2 TASCAM OPEN-REEL RECORDERS

33 : Turns on the machine’s ALL INPUT function. 34 : Turns off ALL INPUT,

0 Connections

1. Make sore that your machine is turned off,

2. Check to see that the baud rate is set to 9603 on the machine. If it is at any other position, set it to 9600.

36 : Turns oo the machine’s AUTO INPUT function, 37 : Turns off AUTO INPUT.

39 : Turns on the machine’s AUTO PLAY function, 40 : Turns off AUTO PLAY,

48 : When E2 is under remote control, the remote TAPE TIME display acts as a conventional tape counter, and pressing switch 48 resets it to 00.00. The local tape counter also is reset at the sane time,

All other REC FUNCTION switches are locked out,

TAPE TIME display

This acts as a conventional tape counter, providing

clapsed time from any point on the tape specified as a starting point (0.00.00) by pressing the REC FUNCTION #48 key. Reading is op to a maximum of I hour, 39 minutes, 59 seconds, and down to a minimum of -I hour, 39 minutes, 59 seconds. When the tape goes past these limits, the coontcr is automatically rcsct to 0.00.00,

3. Connect the remote EXT 2 (ACCESSORY 2) connector to your machine’s ACCESSORY 2 connector using the optional PW-8SAC2 cable,

0 Machine Selection

1. Press MACHINE,

“Select” will show in the LOCATE TIME window

2. Press 8. “E2” will light up in the MACHINE window,

0 Remote Functions Changed/Limited

REC FUNCTION switches

1-8, 1-16 cn I-24 (depending on the number of tracks

available on your machine) : Only these switches act as

the REC FUNCTION switchcs.

28 : Twos on the machine’s SYNC LOCK function 29 : Turns off SYNC LOCK.

When the tape rewinds past the 00.00 point, a “-” will show in the H(our) window.

Numeric keys

When a TASCAM reel-to-reel deck is under remote control, yoo can store a maximum of 20 autolocating points into the MEMORY NO.00 to I9 registers. So, when STR or RCL is activated, pressing 20 or higher numbers on the keypad has no effect.

STOP LED

Flashes when the machine’s right tension arm is dropped to its “off’ position for edit porposw

31 : Turns oo the machine’s INSERT function, 32 : Turns off INSERT,

7.2

7-3 TASCAM CD PLAYERS

0 Connections

First check to see that your CD player (or its remote

control unit) is turned off and that the baud rate is set to

9600.

Then co”nect the remotc EXT 2 (ACCESSORY 2) connector to the CD player’s (or to its remote control unit’s) ACCESSORY 2 connector using the optional PW88AC2 cable.

RC-848

- Track and Index Search Operations u

Press MENU until the LCD screen reads :

If you want to locate the CD pickup to the beginning of a track, press the +/- key. ‘I~K “Index Search ” will change to “Track Search”.

Press numbers on the numeric keypad to enter the desired track number into the LOCATE TIME window. Then, if you have selected “Index Search,” enter the desired index number.

In “Index Search” mode the first two digits represent a track, and the next two digits represent an index (e.g.

I213 shows track 12, index 13). In “Track Search” mode if you enter three or four digits, only the last two digits are valid (e.g. I213 only shows track 13).

Press LOC to locate the pickup to be specified point

If you want to index search when your CD player is in the stop mode, press stop to have the player enter Pause.

0 Machine Selection

I. Press MACHINE.

2. Press 8 o” the keypad.

“E2” will light up in the MACHINE window.

tI Remote Functions Changed/Limited

Menu scrsens

Only the following menus can be accessed,

0 AutoCue 0 Single 0 unit Select 0 Search Mode 0 Display Select

Only PLAY, STOP, and LOC can operate. LOC is used to

start search operations (see right column of this page).

7-4 REMOTE FUNCTIONS NOT OPERATIONAL

Cassette Deck

REC FUNCTION YES*

CUE STR

YES* : Operational, but functions limited or changed, as specified on pages 7-1 & 2.

B-i TURNING THE CHASE MODE OF DA-60

When an analog VTR or a DAT is under remote control :

MKII ON OR OFF

REC FUNCTION Switch Is Used To

Check to see that the DA-60 MKII is turned off, then connect the DA-60 MKII’s IZS-422 port to the remote EXT 3 port.

To have the DA-60 MKII go into Chase mode, press

#42

When a digital VTR, a TASCAM machine, or a machine

not defined in the remote is under remote control :

#41

control Audi” 1 Insert mode. control Audio 2 Insert mode.

CHASE, then press 9 on the keypad (regardless of

whatcvcr machine is currently under remote control).

REC FUNCTION Switch

#41

To have the DA-60 MKII go out of Chase mode, press

CHASE then 9.

“E3” will blink rapidly in the MACHINE window to show that the DA-60 MKII is chasing the master. When it locks to the master, the indicator will blink slowly.

#42 #43 #44 #45 switch Digital Audio 3 On/Off. #46 switch Digital Audio 4 On/Off.

Is Used To

witch Audio 1 On/Off.

switch Audio 2 On/Off. switch Digital Audio 1 On/Off. switch Digital Audio 2 On/Off.

S-Z HAVING A DA/VTR SYSTEM DROP INTO

AND OUT OF RECORD (FUNCTION

ranote.

AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST ONLY)

Thus, tracks of machine 6 cannot be controlled from the

WARNING

To “se this facility, a dip-switch (#4) located inside the FlC-848 should be set to Up/On position.

This switch setiing should be done only by a qualified sewice person.

When the dip-witch specified above is set to its Up/On position :

0 The initial screen reads “Video Ret ACCEPTABLE !”

when pressing MACHINE then 9.

O A VTR drops into and out of Insert Record as you

have the DA-88 drop into and out of record (only while in “Split” mode.)

The Split mode is explained in Chapter 12

0 A VTR punches in and out as machine I does so at

points selected for AUTO IN/OUT operation.

0 You can “pcratc the following REC FUNCTION

witches.

USING THE RC-848 WITH THE SY-88

This section of the manual provides information CI” timecode-controlled operations and operating procedures for controlling machines (typically, a VTR) from EXT 3.

Information about the FIG348 in the following pages supersedes that information in the current manual for the SY-88.

In the following we us? “DA-SW to cover all the models (Version 4.00 or not) unless otherwise noted.

GROUP 3

MACHINE (GROUP 6)

Time Entry Method A

lime Entry Method C

CHAPTER 9 : ACCESSING THE MENU SCREENS

INSTANT ACCESS TO THE MENUS YOU USE MOST FREQUENTLY

A maximum of IO tnenus czx” be stored so y”” czm directly zcess them by pressing SHIFT at the satne time as 3 numeric key (0.9) z+t the initial screen. ‘l%is feature czm be used when machine 9, that is, a machine connected to the EXT 3 connector is under remote control.

Selecting and storing meow is explained in Chapter 2,

MENU SCREENS EXPLAINED

Menus marked with zm asterisk (*) can be accessed when the SY-88 is installed in machine I,

0 Group 3

Gen Starl Time For selection of a time code address where the generator will bcgi” generating timecode (p.10 - I).

Generate Reset The generator will begin generating timecode from the user entered time or will continue generating from the last number displayed before stopping the geoemtor, as

controlled from this men” (p.10 - 2).

Time Mode

This screen is where y”” determine whether a DA-SS/SY88 system you’ll select is put u”derABS time or timecode

c0ntr0l (p.10. I),

Playback T/C

Dctennioes whether the ABS time is converted into

SMPTE/EBU code before reaching the TIME CODE

OUT jack or off-tape timecode is sent out of the jack (p.10 * 2).

When selecting either Pull Up mode, set the CLOCK

switch to INT for the tape to play or record at 0.1% “pulled up” speed,

Error Bypass

Once the slave or slaves axe locked to the master, the RC-

848 overrides an absence of valid code of a maximwn of

IO or 30 frames on the mister, zts selected at this men”.

Park Position w Compensates for a lag in a slave DA-88’s play time (p.ll - I).

0 Group 4

T/C : External t*J

Shows the timecode numbers and the code type from a master (p.1 I - 2).

Note, “3ON” is displayed to show either 30 or 29.97 NDF

code.

T/C : Abs Diff tw

Shows the cwrent absolute difference between the master

and slave timecode numbers or the relative difference between them, which is obtained by subtracting offset values from the absolute difference (p.1 I . 2).

T/C : Offset w Allows y”” to enter subfmme offsets “o the numeric keypad or on the fly when the machine under control is playing locked to a mister (p.11 . 2).

T/C Type (Tape) This scree” shows the type of off-tape code from a DA-88.

Cl Group5

Reference T/C Selects 30 NDF/29,97 NDF/29.97 DF/25/24 codes when laying down timccode on tape (p.10 * I) or for timecode controlled synchronization Shown in parentheses is the code type used by an external machine,

Fs Shift ‘Ibis men” is where Pull Up Drop, Poll Up Non Drop, or Pull Down is selected with the plus and minus keys to accommodate specific NTSC environments. Selections at the Reference T/C men” above we overridden and the DA-88 under control is referenced to 29.97 DF, 29.97 NDF, and 30 NDF, respectively. Be sure to select Off when the Fs Shift function is not necessary. When the function is activated, an asterisk (*) is displayed in the Reference T/C mew screen, showing this menu is locked

EXT 3 Cont. Mode Determines whether the RC-848 controls either both ZI slave DA-88 and zi master machine connected to the EXT 3 connector or only the master (pp.12. I & 2).

EXT 3 Timer Mode Selects timec”de/timer I as the time reference of your VTR (P.12.2).

Frame Display

Similar to that for machines I-6 (Group I), but it determines whether the frame numbers entering the EXT 3 connector are hidden or not.

CHAPTER9: ACCESSINGTHEMENUSCREENS mmm8m,

Park Position Similar to that for machines I-6 (Group 3), but it controls the park position of a machine connected to the EXT 3

co”“ector.

Event (Pal and Width) Similar to the one that belongs to Group I, but it allows you to configure the RC-848 for event units that axe controlled using the time data entering the EXT 3 co”“ect”r.

Flee In Event Similar to the one that belongs to Group I, but it takes care of event units that we controlled using the time data entering the EXT 3 connector.

0 Group6

T/C : External Shows the timecode numbers and the code format entering the EXT 3 connector,

T/C : Rel Diff

Similar to the one that belongs to Group 4, but it selects ReVAbs when a machine connected to the EXT 3 connector is assigned as master,

T/C : Offset

Similar to the one that belongs to Group 4, but it allows yot~ to enter an offset when a machine connected to the

EXT 3 connector is assigned as master.

Locate Preroll

Similar to the ox that belongs to Group 2, but it takes care of the preroll time of a machine connected to the EXT 3 connector.

Event (On and Off)

Similar to the one that belongs to Group 2, but it takes care of events that are controlled using the time data entering the EXT 3 connector,

In Event Similar to the one that belongs to Group 2, but it takes care of event units that are controlled using the time data entering the EXT 3 connector.

1 IO-I PRELIMINARY

1 IO-2 RECORDING TIMECODE ON THE DA-88 1

0 ABS-to-Timecode Switching

The DA-SS/SY-88 system defaults to ABS-time controlled mode. To switch the system to timecode cowrolled mode, access the Time Mode menu (Group 3) and select LTC with he plus or minus key.

0 Timecode Format Selection

You czm select a timecode for machine I (maser DA-88).

You can also select a timecode for a slave if it is DA-88 Version 4.00 with SY-88 and “LTC” is selected at the Time Mode menu.

One and the sane type of timecode must be used by all the master and slave machines. Or else you cannot get the correct synchronization.

The SY-88 defaults to 29.97 Drop frame type. To select other optional code types :

0 Using the Timecode Generator built into the

SY-88

1. Generator Start Time Setting

I. Press MENU to access the Gen Start Time menu

2. Set the desired generator start time in any of three

ways :

Press the +/- key to cntcr the desired generator start time, To move the cursor, turn the JOG wheel or hold 8HlFT and press the +/-key,

Use the numeric keys at the “Gen Start Time” menu to enter the desired starting time into the LOCATE TIME window, then hold SHIFT and

press ENTER, 01.

Type numbers directly in the Gcn Start Time menu, as explained below.

If you press the plus (+) key at the same time as the minus (-) key at the Gen Start Time screen, whatever numbers have been entered are reset to zeros.

1. Press MENU until the LCD screen reads:

2. Display the desired code type with the plus or minus

key.

0 Clock Selection

Depending on the application or the master machine to which your DA-88 is slaved, select the appropriate clock by pressing the CLOCK switch as many times as “XeWlry.

To type numbers directly in the Gen Start Menu :

(I) Hold the CLR key and press the * key,

OO:OO:OO:OO will start blinking in the LOCATE TIME window, to show that you arc in Direct Keying-in mode.

(2) Press numbers on the numeric keypad and they

are directly entered in the Gen Smrt Time menu.

If you entered wrong numbers, press both the plus (+) and the minus (-) keys at the same time. The display will be reset to zero.

(3) Press ENTER to save the setting.

If you press ESCAPE instead of ENTER, the entered numbers are cleared and the display is switched back to the initial screen.

2. Timecode Recording

Once the timecode format and generator s&irt time have been set to your requiremen&, you can record Wecode on a dedicated track (in the subcode area) of the tape

inserted into the DA-88.

10.1

Access the Pitch Control metm (Group 2) to make sure Fix is selected.

If the tape is not a.t the very beginning, press REW to rewind to the beginning.

3. Access the Genen.tc Reset me”” (Group 3).

[.]

Actually, the second line shows the generator start time and timecode type you have selected.

Press the TC REC key. Its LED will start blinking to indicate that the timecode track is in Ret Ready mode.

Before continuing, read the paragraph in italics below.

Press ENTER to start the T/C generator. The number displays will increment,

Press and hold REC and hit PLAY. Timecode starts being recorded.

7, The tape will automatically stop when reaching the

end.

8. To stop the timecode generator, press ESCAPE.

10, Press REW to rewind the tape to the beginning.

11. Press PLAY to read the timecode just recorded,

The timecode numbers advancing in the TAPE TlME window show a successful timecode recording.

A “continue” function is for experienced users. Should you elect to proceed, you should be prepared to accept responsibility for all consequences : If ENTER is pressed after once stopping the tape with

STOP, and the timecode generator with ESCAPE, the

generator will resume from the interrupted timecode

address.

10-3 TIMECODE OUT SELECT

ABS Time To Timecode Conversion Facility : This makes it possible to slave the DA-88 to external

timecodes without pre-striping timecode.

The ABS time can be converted into any type of timecode that the SY-88 supports. The OO:O~OOzOO point of ABS time becomes the OOzOOzOO:OO point of timecode. When selecting the 24, 25 or 30 fps format, the ABS time numbcn match exactly with the timecode numbers all the

time (except the frame numbers), But in the 29.97 fps

format code numbers will not match; in the case of the

2Y.Y7 Non-Drop frame code, it will read 5Y minutes, 56 seconds when the ABS time counts up to 1 hour, and the

discrepancy will increw with continuing time.

The converted timecode is sat out of the TIME CODE OUT jack the same as with timecodes read off tape or

produced by the timecode generator.

Advantages of this facility :

As said above, thwc is oo need for you to stripe timecode in order to sync DA-88’s up to external timecodes, Under some conditions, offsets will be necessary and these will be entered between the master and DA-88 timecode numbers.

When work tapes copied from the same video tape are used as mater tapes for audio sweetening in multiple studios, and where DA-88s a.re used as slave machines, the final mixdown can be achieved simply by syncing DA-88s underABS time control.

To convert the ABS time into timecodes, proceed as follows.

I. Access the Playback T/C menu. It will look like this :

2. Press + or-The LTC will change to ABS

For the TIME CODE OUT jack to carry timecode directly from the DA-88 tape or from the SY-88

timccode generator, witch the “ABS” back to “LTV.

10.2

1 11-1 SETTING A PARK POSITION

11.1

ILl Automatic Entry

When you access the Park Position menu screen, it will look like this :

Press CHASE to locak- the DA-88 to the same timecode address as the master,

When the relative dit?ercncc be&vcen the master and slave timecode numbers becomes 00~00, as shown on the screen, sum the master.

Press ESCAPE.

The lag in the DA-88’s play time will be entered into the Park Position screen, and the Test mode will

swkch “Off,” aummatically.

Once locked together, the slave will duplicate every

action of the master autcnna~ically, be it rewind, normal play, fast-forward, or stop.

Error Message “E, If this message appears, first switch CLOCK to INT, then at the Reference T/C n~enu screen (p.10 . I), select the same time code type as the one from the master.

To sss ths master (external) timecode numbers :

Display the “T/C : External” screen (Group 4).

To disable synchronization :

Press CHASE. The LOCATE TIME display will read “CHASE.” Then, press I on the keypad. The LOCK STATUS 1 indicator will turn off,

[LflC#l.

NOTE

ESCAPE has no effect if pressed when the slave is

more than 2 seconds behind the master.

0 Fine Tuning the Current Park Position

At the Park Position screen with the Test mode switched “Off,” you can trim the current park position time using the plus and minus keys.

0 The park position time display will be reset to zero if

you press the plus key a.t the same time as the minus key when the Test mode is Off.

1 II-2 SYNCHRONIZATION I

1. Check to see that the DA-88 is set up to meet your requirements.

Enabling/Disabling CHASE mode on all machines 2-6,

at one time :

Just press CHASE + 0. If the lowest numbered slave is NOT in CHASE mode at this moment, it will go into CHASE mode, and so will ail other slaves. Or they will all exit the CHASE mode if the lowest numbered slave is

in CHASE mode,

II-3 OFFSET SYNC

An offset can be entered up to a maximum of +l2$QOO%O.~ or down to a minimum of -l2:CQ00%0.00,

either before putting the slave (DA-88) into “chase” mode or

when the master and slave we syncing.

(1) Manual Entry

I. Access the T/C : Offset menu (Group 4).

[X)

Before continuing, if you are using moldpIe DA-EXs, consider the capability of “Enabling/disabling CHASE mode on all machines 2.6 (...)‘I explained in the right column of this page.

2. Press CHASE

2. Enter the necessary offset time in any of three ways : 0 USC the + and -keys.

To move the cursor, turn the JOG wheel or hold

SHIFT and prws the + or-key,

“CHASE” will appear in the LOCATE TIME window.

If you then press “I” o” the keypad, the LOCK STATUS I indicamr will flash rapidly, and once both

machines are locked together, it will flash slowly,

CHAPTERll: SYNCINGWITHDA-88ASSLAVE

To change the + to - (or vice versa), move the cwsor there, and press the -(or the +).

Enter the desired time in the LOCATE TIME window using the numeric keys. Then hold SHIFT and press ENTER. ‘I& entered time will be loaded o” the Inal”,

Enter the desired time directly in the menu screen, as explained below :

(I) Hold the CLR key and press the ? key,

OOz~O@OO will start blinking in the LOCATE TIME window, to show you are in Direct Keying In mode.

(2) Press numbers on the numeric keypad and

they are directly entered in the T/C:Offset

IlIe”“.

(3) Press ENTER to saw the setting.

If you press ESCAPE instead of ENTER, the

entered numbers are cleared and the display is

switched back to the initial screen,

Tip to consider : When the cursor is to the right of the subframe section, if

you hold down the +/- key, the subframe numbers will

increment fast. The same will occur to the frame, second, minute, and hour numbers if you continue to hold down the key.

To enter +12:00:00:00.00 (maximum offset time) : You cannot enter with the + and - keys. Use the numeric

keys instead. When the numbers show in the LOCATE TIME window, hold SHIFT and press ENTER. An alternative is to press CLR + 2 before operating the numeric keys ; then the numbers are directly entered in the menu screen.

(2) Auto Offset Entry (to frame aaw& only)

You can capture the current difference between the master and slave timecode numbers and put it into the offset mcmory o” the fly.

1. Display the T/C : Offset menu.

2. At the desired moment, hit ENTER. The difference

between the master and slave timecode numbers at that moment will show in the menu,

If the slave and master are already synciq : ‘Ilw slave

will directly be offset and synchronize to the master

keeping the offset time distance.

If CHASE has not been pressed already : Press CHASE.

To see the timecode numbers from the master, prw

MENU to get to the “T/C : External” menu. (The timecode

type from the mastcr also then show in the LCD screen.)

To see how much the DA-88 is apart from the master,

press the MENU until you access the “T/C : Abs Diff” menu ; then, if you want to, press the + or-key to switch the display to “T/C : Rel Diff’.

To disable the offset sync : At the “T/C : Offset” menu, hold the + or-key and press the other. The offset display

1s reset to zero, Note, there is no way of temporarily switching off the offset sync function. Until you reset the offset display, the slave remains offset.

11-4 DUBBING AUDIO AND TIMECODE AT

ONE TIME BETWEEN TWO DA- 8BS

The original relationships between the audio, ABS times

and timecode numbers can be copied without any alterations whatever,

‘Ihc SY-88 should be installed in both the master (source) and slave (target) DA-88s. The following optional cables are also “ecessary:

0 PW-88s sync cable 0 PW-88D dubbing cable

Synchronization in this application is ABS-time based (not timecode based).

11.2

0 Pm-Operating

Procedure

I. Check to see both DA-X& ax turned off,

2. Set the MACHINE ID switch on one DA-88 to “0,” and

the switch o” the other DA-88 to a”y other number,

Connect one end of the optional PW-88s cable to the SYNC OUT jack of the source (master) DA-88 (the one which is ID-numbered 0). and tbe other end of the cable to the SYNC 1N jack of the target (slave) DA-88.

4. Connect one end of the optional PW-ESD cable to the

DIGITAL VO jack of the source DA-88, and the other end of the cable to the DIGITAL UO jack of the target DA-88.

Connect the TIME CODE OUT from the source machine to the TIME CODE IN on the target machine

with the appropriate cable.

Turn o” both DA-88s.

0 Dubbing Procedure

Press MACHINE. “Select” will show in the LOCATE TIME window,

Press 2 on the keypad (if the target machine is IDnumbered “I” ; or press 3 if it is numbered “2”, and so 0”).

Access the Input Select menu (Group I). It will look like this :

Press either the + or -key to change the “Analog” to “Digital.”

Press TC REC. Its LED will start blinking.

Press REC FUNCTION 9-16 (or others depending on the machine currently selected).

Press MACHINE again. The LOCATE TIME display will read “Select” as beforc.

Press 1 on the keypad to select the source machine which must have been ID-numbered “0,”

9. Access the Output Timing menu by pressing MENU,

[--Gz&G-]

10. Press either + or - to change the “Analog” to “Digital.”

Il. Check to see that the 1.8 REC FUNCTION and TC

REC switches axe all off.

12. Press CHASE. The LOCATE TIME display will read “CHASE” to show sync mode is entered.

13. Select the target machine again by pressing its

machine number on the keypad. The number pressed will start blinking rapidly in the LOCK STATUS window.

14. When the blinking frequency of the number slows down, hold REC and press PLAY, which causes the

source machine to start playing and at the same time,

the target machine to start recording.

0 Connections

You can co”mxt zmy VTR following RS-422 protocol (or

Sony protocol of remote-2).

First, check to see that your VTR is turned off,

Then, connect the VTR’s RS-422 connector to the remote EXT 3 connector.

l Effective on the DA-88

EX : Locked Out

Press MACHINE, then press 9 on the keypad. “E3” will light up in the MACHINE window, and the LCD screen will read :

0 Remote Functions Changed/Limited

l Effective on the VTR

JOG wheel

This allows you to jog the VTR, but at a maximum of normal play speed.

UP/DOWN keys

This pair of keys act as a Timer I Reset key. When the TAPE TIME display is in Timer 1 mode (as selected at the EXT 3 Timer Mode screen), if you hold either and press the other, the display will be cleared to zero.

AUTO PUNCH IN and OUT keys

‘Ilxy store punch-in and out points both in the DA-88 and

VTR. (Setting punch-in and out points is discussed later.)

AUTO IN/OUT Key

This puts the DA-88 into the corrcsonding mode and

locates the VTR to a pwoll point.

12.1

h “Normal” mode

I : Locked Out

l : Locked Out

CHAPTERl2: CONTROLLINGAVTR

FIEC FUNCTION swibzhes

Switch #I is used to control Audio 1 Insert mode on the

VTR.

REPEAT key

Activates Review mode. A second press allows you to

monitor the out point.

Switch #2 is used to control Audio 2 insert mode,

CLR key

All other REC FUNCTION switches have no effect,

ALL SAFE/REC READY switch

Controls Sumdby mode.

ALL INPUT switch

Controls FULL EE mode.

Clears the LOCATE TIME display,

0 Typical Operation of Split Mode : Punch-in

Recording Referenced to a Picture

Preparations

1. Select machine EXT 3 by pressing MACHINE, then 9

- on the numeric keypad,

AUTO INPUT switch

Controls SEL EE mode when REC FUNCTION switch I

2. Access the “EXT 3 Cont. Mode” tne”“, and select

“Split.”

a 2 is activated.

JOG wheel Offers the same function as in the Split mode,

3. Access the “EXT 3 Timer Mode” menu, and select

“Time Code,”

UP and DOWN keys

Each time you press either the UP or DOWN key, the IN or OUT point stored in the VTR moves forward or backward in I frame increments (as displayed in the LOCATE TIME window).

This pair of keys also act as a Timer 1 Reset key. When the TAPE TIME display is in Timer I mode (as selected at the EXT 3 Timer Mode screen), if you hold either and press the other, the display will be cleared to zero,

AUTO PUNCH IN and OUT keys

If either IN or OUT is hold down and you press STORE,

the punch-in or out point is stored in the VTR.

RHSL switch

Controls Preview mode.

AUTO IN/OUT switch Cmtrols Auto Edit mode.

4. Access the “Locate Preroll” menu, and enter the desired preroli time.

5. If an offset is necessary, access the “T/C : Offset”, and enter the desired offset value.

6. Press CHASE then 1.

The DA-88 (machine I) will be located to the same

timecode point as the VTR,

Setting punch-in and out points

7. Use one of the following three procedures :

(1) By cueing up the WR

I. Use the JOG/SHUTTLE wheel to locate the VTR

to the point where you want the DA-XX to drop into record.

12.2

2, Hold IN and press STR.

Rehearsal

The cued-up timecode point (displayed in the TAPE TIME window) is stored in the VTR, as well as in the DA-88.

3. Use the JOG/SHUTTLE wheel again to locate the

desired punch-out point.

4. Hold OUT and press STR to store the cued-up point.

(2) Using the REC key

1. Check to see that no REC FUNCTION key is

pressed.

2. Press PLAY to let the VTR start to play.

3, Watch the video picture, and at the desired

rnotnent, hit REC. The timecode point shown in the TAPE TIME window at this moment is stored as the punch-in point, both in the DA-88 and VTR.

4, Hit REC again at the desired moment to capture

the punch-out point.

(3) Using the numeric keypad

Use this procedure if the necessary punch-in and out points are known to you.

9. Press RHSL, then INSERT.

The RHSL LED will blink and the VTR will fast wind

on its way to the punch-in point.

IO. Once the LOCK STATUS “I” indicator stops blinking

rapidly and stats blinking slowly, press PLAY to have

the VTR start. The DA-88 will then start to run in

rehearsal mode, allowing you to audition the punch-in and out points for accuracy.

If you are not satisfied with the current punch-in and out points, press RHSL to turn off its LED, then go back to step 7.

Actual recording

11. Press AUTO IN/OUT.

Its LED will start to blink, and the VTR will fast wind

on its way to the punch-in point.

12.Only when the LOCK STATUS “I” stops to blink rapidly and starts to blink slowly, press PLAY to have the VTR start to play.

The DA-88 will automatically drop into and out of record at the selected points.

Enter the desired punch-in point into the LOCATE TIME window using the numeric keypad.

Press STR then IN.

The entered point is stored both in the DA-88 and

VTR.

Enter the desired punch-out point on the numeric

keypad.

Press STR then OUT to store the point.

Selecdng a punch-in track

8. Once the punch-in and out points are stored, press the

REC FUNCTION switch that corresponds to the

desired punch-in track.

‘Ibe track will be record enabled, as confined by the associated blinking LED.

12.3

EXT 1 (ACCESSORY 1) -37 pin D-sub EXT 2 (ACCESSORY 2) - 15 pin D-sub

Pin:

2 3 4 5 6 7 a

9 \cl 1, t* 13 t4 15 16

Assignmen

PLAY

REW

open terminal STOP OUT m open terminal

PLAY TALLY tN

FFTALLY

REW TALLY IN

STOP TALLY IN RECTALLY IN open terminal

OUT OUT OUT

OUT

16 t9 20 *, 22

23 24 25 26 27 26 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

Assignment

open terminal

m COMMAND IN open terminal

GND open terminal

TX 12

open terminal 13

RX t4

UP/DOWN IN ,5

lNT/m

GND

OUT

EXT 3 (RS-422) - 9 pin D-sub

Shielded

Weight: 2.5kg

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