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Tascam MMP-16 User's Manual

1. ssccsssssscssssssccsscsscscsscsscsesssssessssscssesessees 91 Transport Grop cansino cacon eee ToS 91 Setup and Wheel Group naci aa Rae whee eulegetio sens 91 Keypad kE Scioli da aaa SS 92 Track Select Keys cc o aid a 94 Appendix B TASCAM MMP 16 Drive Compatibility Chart ve 95 Appendix C WaveFrame Compatibility ee 97 Appendix D MMP 16 Cable Information sse 99 PARALLEL TRACKS and PARALLEL TRANSPORT Connector Ne 99 MIDI IN THRU OUT Connector pinoUt Ne 100 LYNX Remote Controller Connector pinout Ne 100 EDITOR Connector OU 100 TRANSPORT Sony 9 pin Connector pinout 0 cee eeeeesceceseecessneeesseeceseeessaeceeeeesaeecssaeecesaeeesaeessaeesseeene 101 ANALOG OUTPUT Connectors Pinouts Nt 102 BIPH Biphase Connectors pinout eeeceeescccsecesneeeceseeceseeeesseecsecseecseeesssaeecseeesseeeseecesecsseeeessaeesseeeees 102 DO AES EBU Digital Audio Out 1 8 Connector pinout pp 103 AO AES EBU Digital Audio Out 9 16 Connector pinout pp 103 SYNC MMR Bus Connector pinout eeecccceesscceececeecesnceceeseaeeccsenaceceeeeeeceeseaeeeceenneeeeneeeeeestteeeeeaees 104 TIMECODE IN Connector scsi iaa aii a ici 104 TIMECODE OUT Connecioriaiia a oia iaa 104 MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owners Manual Table of Contents 7 WORD CLOCK IN Conectados 105 WORD CEOCK OUT CoONNEC OR iesen an ie eree eves sensed odenstesadeGeatsevetveeeoruny oldidenstutotnsbucsadesustupaunpeceess 105
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3. Cables el ctricos No se debe instalar el sistema exterior de antena en la vecindad de cables el ctricos elevados o de otros circuitos de iluminaci n el ctrica o el ctricos o cuando ta antena pueda caer sobre tales cables o circuitos Cuando se instala un sistema exterior de antena se deben tomar precauciones extremadas para no tocar tales cables o circuitos el ctricos ya que el contacto con los mismos puede ser fatal Sobrecarga No sobrecargue los tomacorrientes de la pared los cables de extensi n o los enchufes m ltiples ya que ello puede aumentar el riesgo de incendios o choques el ctricos Entrada de objetos y l quidos Nunca coloque objetos de ning n tipo dentro de este producto a trav s de las aberturas ya que pueden entrar en contacto con puntos de alto voltaje o porciones en corto lo que resultar en un incendio o choque el ctrico Nunca derrame l quido de ning n tipo sobre el producto Reparaci n No intente reparar este producto por s mismo ya que la abertura o extracci n de cubiertas puede exponerlo a voltajes y otros peligros Refiera todas las reparaciones a personal cualificado de servicio Da os que requieren reparaci n Desenchufe este producto del tomacorriente de la pared y refiera la reparaci n a personal cualificado de servicio en caso de las siguientes condiciones Cuando el cord n el ctrico de alimentaci n est da ado B Si se ha derramado l quido o se han ca do objeto
4. Do not use this product near water for example near a bath tub wash bowl kitchen sink or laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool and the like 8 Accessories Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand tripod bracket or table The product may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the product Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product Any mounting of the product should follow the manufac turer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer 9 A product and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn 10 Ventilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating and these openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is pro vided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to 11 Power Sources This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of
5. The MMP 16 will play forward from the start time minus any pre roll amount to the end time plus any post roll amount and then play in the reverse direction from the end time plus any post roll amount to the start time minus any pre roll amount The MMP will then continually repeat the process according to the Loop Play menu setting Press STOP or LOOP to cancel Looping MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation 59 LOC LOCATE This key causes the transport to locate to the active register bottom line of the 60 display time code The time code may be from a recalled register a captured value or a value entered through the numeric keypad An implicit or automatic locate to certain registers is done when a SHIFT numeric key is pressed A locate operation always stops the transport if it is not stopped There is no shifted function for this key Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation MMP 16 Basic Operation Loading and Mounting Drives The MMP 16 will scan the SCSI bus when the system is powered up and will mount all available drives The MMP is unable to access any drive address that was not present at power up Be sure that all drive bays holding removable drives contain fully seated and engaged SCSI disk drives throughout the power up and initialization process Removable storage devices such as the Nikon Beluga AV LIMDOW optical drive must be attached to the system
6. keinerlei Kontakte m glich sind Beim Montieren einer AuBenantenne besteht Lebensgefahr wenn Netz und Starkstromleitungen ber hrt werden Netz berlastung Netzsteckdosen Verl ngerungskabel oder Steckdosenverteiler niemals Uberiasten da andernfalls Stromschlag und Brandgefahr besteht Eindringen von Fremdk rpern und Fl ssigkeit Niemals Gegenst nde in die Geratedffnungen einf hren da andernfalls Stromschlag und Brandgefahr besteht Sicherstellen da keine Fl ssigkeit in das Ger teinnere eindringen kann Kundendienst Niemals selber Wartungsarbeiten vornehmen Bei ge f netem Geh use besteht Stromschlag und Verletzungsgefahr Uberlassen Sie Wartungsarbeiten stets qualifiziertem Fachpersonal Schadensbehebung in Fachwerkst tten In den folgenden Fallen m ssen Pr f und oder Wartungsarbeiten von qualifiziertem Fachpersonal durchgef hrt werden A Bei besch digtem Netzkabel oder stecker B Wenn sich Fl ssigkeit oder Fremdk rper im Ger teinneren befinden C Wenn das Ger t N sse oder Feuchtigkeit ausgesetzt war Handhabung D Wenn bei vorschriftsgem Ber Betriebsst rungen auftreten Bei St rungen nur Gegenma nahmen durchfuhren die in der Bedienungsanleitung beschrieben werden Andernfalls keine weiteren Schritte vornehmen da hierdurch Sch den versuacht werden k nnen die Reparaturarbeiten durch Fachpersonal erfordern E Wenn das Ger t einer heftigen Ersch tterung ausgesetzt war
7. 4 Seguite le istruzioni Tutte le istruzioni per l uso devono a essere seguite Pulizia Prima delia pulizia scollegare questa unit dalla presa di rete Non utilizzare agenti di pulizia liquidi o aerosol Pulire l unit utilizzando un panno umido 6 Accessori Non utilizzare accessori non raccomandati dal fabbricante in quanto ci potrebbe comportare dei rischi 7 Acqua ed umidit Non utilizzare questa unit vicino all acqua per esempio vicino a vasche da bagno lavabi e lavandini in scantinati umidi vicino ad una piscina ecc 8 Supporti Non installare questa unit su carrelli scaffali treppiedi staffe o tavoli instabili L unit potrebbe cadere causando lesioni a bambini ed adulti e danni all unit stessa Utilizzare solo carrelli scaffali treppiedi staffe o tavoli raccomandati dal fabbricante o venduti assieme all unit Qualsiasi installazione dell unit deve seguire le istruzioni del fabbricante ed utilizzare gli accessori raccomandati dallo stesso 9 L unit installata su di un carrello seve essere spostata con attenzione Fermate brusche spinte eccessive e superfici accidentate possono causare il rovesciamento del carrello L 10 Ventilazione Le fessure e le aperture sul mobiletto sono 11 fornite per la ventilazione per assicurare il funzionamento affidabile dell unit e per prevenirne il surriscaldamento e perci non devono essere bloccate
8. Rack Ears Kit MMR Bus Sync Cable RS422 Cable Kingston Removable SCSI Drive Carrier Instructions AC Power Cord Toolkit For rack mount installation the two rack ears may be attached to the front sides of the MMP 16 chassis using the six 8 32 x 3 8 Phillips head screws included in the MMP 16 materials kit The MMP 16 can be used without the rack ears for desktop applications A three foot sync cable for synchronizing the operation of multiple MMP 16 s together via the rear panel MMR bus connectors A 9 pin RS 422 232 cable for attaching the COM port to a terminal for running field diagnostics Also may be used for 9 pin serial connections One Kingston removable drive carrier is included with the system This carrier allows drives to be hot swapped while the system is powered on It is necessary to install a SCSI drive from the list of approved drives into the Kingston carrier before you can playback audio using the carrier with the MMP 16 The instruction manual for installing drives in the Kingston carrier is in the MMP 16 materials kit A six foot 1 83 Meter IEC AC Mains cordset is included with the MMR 8 The mains connector for 115 VAC systems is USA standard A six foot 1 83 Meter AC Mains cordset for use in Europe proper for the country of use will be supplied by your TASCAM dealer Attach the AC connector in accordance with local requirements As a convenience a small toolkit consisting of a twe
9. DB 25 The pinouts follow the Tascam DA 88 configuration Each input is differential with the inputs being the non inverting input and the being the inverting input NOTES 2 Input impedance is 10k ohm W Output impedance is 75 ohm 4 Max load 12 28 VRMS BIPH Biphase Connectors pinout PIN Signal Description Ground Phase A Phase B 2 3 Phase B 5 Phase A Phase A 6 Gomi NOTES 1 RJ12 compatible Modular Plug 6 Position 6 Conductor Flat Wire Stranded Round Wire Stranded DataComm Warehouse http kerry warehouse com can supply these parts however many other sources available The four Biphase Inputs are selected one at a time by the Sync Group setting A 3 Not intended for public telecommunication network 102 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix D Cable Information DO AES EBU Digital Audio Out 1 8 Connector pinout 2 Digital Output 4 ch 788 ground 15 3 Digital Output 3 ch 5 amp 6 signal 16 a Digital Output 2 ch 3 amp 4 signal 17 18 Digital Output 1 ch 182 signa 2 o 7 o 18 16 Digital Output ch 1 amp 2 signal 19 8 Digital Input 4 ch 7 amp 8 ground 9 Digital input 3 ch 5 amp 6 signal 22 Digital Input 3 ch 5 amp 6 ground _ No connection 13 No connection NOTES 25 pin D subminiature female connector DB 25 Digital Input 4 ch 7 amp 8 ground AO AES EBU Digital Audio Out 9 16
10. In other words if a track is already slipped by 10 frames and it is then made part of a group of tracks which are slipped by two more frames that track s slip register will then show a value of 12 frames The MMP 16 will remember the slipped tracks as indicated by the SLIP LEDs below the meters and the slip value for a given session so any slip value must be explicitly removed in order to clear the slip register for that track To clear the Slip register either use the Wheel or Up Down arrow keys to set the Slip value to 0 or press CLR SEL for the desired track Note that the value in the slip register is volatile and will not be retained when the track index is unloaded or replaced by a different track To slip a track permanently within the EDL perform an Edit operation Clear and Paste the contents of the entire track or use the Slip In Out function described under SHIFT MON Pressing SHIFT SLIP places the MMP into the Backup state so that a backup copy of the currently displayed project or track can be made to any mounted drive volume The Backup state presents three menu items that allow for choosing either normal Tape Mode or OMF Export style backup Use the Wheel or Up Down arrow keys to switch between these three menus after entering the Backup state Normal backup will copy the project or track file including all edit information and associated audio clips to the target drive The Tape Mode backup will rewrite copy
11. The process of adding slight timing offsets to individual tracks Society of Motion Picture amp Television Engineers The organization that developed and approved the video time code that is often referred to as SMPTE or SMPTE EBU code Each MMP 16 can be placed into one of four Sync Groups or groups of machines that can be controlled together The Sync Group also selects the biphase input that is being used Part of the SMPTE EBU time code the sync word indicates the end of the time code word It can also be used to determine the direction the transport is moving as well as for phase locking Time Code The 80 bit biphase encoded code 90 bit code is used in VITC code that marks the time on a video or audio tape in hours minutes seconds frames subframes It also identifies the type of code being used DF or NDF It can be recorded longitudinally along the edge of a tape or recorded within the vertical interval on a video tape Time code can also be encoded onto film although in most applications the time code will be generated from the film transport biphase signal Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix E Glossary 111 Abbreviations and Terms TC Generator TC Reader Tail Track Track Select Transport Trim Unmount User Settings Video Sync Virtual Tracks VITC VSO Word Clock Wheel Definitions Time Code Generator A device to create the 80 bit time code signal for recording onto a vide
12. Up Down arrow keys can be used to move to the next or previous track selection 01234567890123456789 LCD character positions left to right Track Contents Top Operator message T nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Bottom T indicates the assigned track nnn is the track name in the EDL and will read Blank if the track isn t assigned To exit the View Track state and return to the Normal state press TRACK or press CLR 40 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation MMP 16 Slip Track State Display In the Slip Track state the display will show the current time position in the top line of the display the same as in the Normal state while the bottom line of the display is used to show the contents of the slip register for the selected track If more than one track is selected all of their registers are active but only the last selected track indexes slip register will be shown 01234567890123456789 LCD character positions left to right Label HH MM SS FF xx Top Operator message same as Normal state SlipX HH MM SS FF xx Bottom X is the number of the currently selected track index Time code display is the slip register for the selected track index To increment or decrement the slip register amount for the selected track index use the Up Down arrow keys or the Wheel To clear a slip register set the slip amount to zero 0 or hold the clear key while also pressing the appropriate track SEL key To
13. using menu item 711 Disk Low Format Note that it will take quite some time to low level format a disk with the amount of time dependent upon the size of the hard drive e g for a 2 GB drive figure at least 30 minutes A low level format is rarely needed and should have been done by the drive manufacturer MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation 61 Loading a Project Session or Composition Press LOAD TRACK to show list of Projects Sessions or Compositions from all mounted drives The list is shown in alphanumeric order Example To load 2B Project From Disk 2B Project 1 MMP WaveFrame Use Arrows or Wheel to Scroll Dialogue Export 1 omf 2 Macintosh Project list in LCD display Mix Stems 1 1 MMP WaveFrame Pro Tools Session RWF 2 Macintosh 2 Ce Pro Tools Session SW 2 Macintosh WaveFrame MAT 1 MMP WaveFrame Press STO YES to load the first sixteen tracks from the desired Project into MMP Track Index 1 16 Loading Individual Tracks After pressing LOAD TRACK as above choose scroll to the Project Session or Composition containing the tracks you wish to load Press LOAD TRACK again to show the list of tracks in the Project Session or Composition if Project is WaveFrame it may also show Episode Act Reel or Dub Example Track list for project 2B Project PA AAE OO ALSE AAEE AUSE AADO aran unaooo f MMP Trk2 00251 Selected Track Index Use Arrows or Whe
14. vallen en beschadigen of zelfs verwondingen veroorzaken Gebruik alleen een bijgeleverd of door de fabrikant aanbevolen rek of standaard Volg bij installatie in een rek de aanwijzingen van de fabrikant en gebruik de door de fabrikant aanbevolen bevestigingsmiddelen Verplaats een verrijdbaar rek of standaard voorzichtig De standaard met de apparatuur kan omvallen bij het abrupt stoppen uitoefenen van overmatige kracht of bij het verrijden over een ongelijke vioer Ventilatie in de ombouw van het toestel bevinden zich ventilatiegleuven en openingen welke moeten voorkomen dat het toestel tijdens gebruik oververhit raakt Deze openingen mogen nooit worden geblokkeerd of afgedekt Plaats het toestel daarom nooit op een bed tapijt bank of dergelijk opperviak Plaats het toestel tevens nooit in een nauw afgesloten ruimte als een boekenkast of dicht rek tenzij de ventilatie hierdoor niet wordt belemmerd en de aanwijzingen van de fabrikant in acht worden genomen Stroomvoorziening Gebruik dit toestel alleen met een stroomvoorziening die voldoet aan de specifikaties aangegeven op het label op de ombouw Bent u niet zeker van het voltage van het lichtnet neem dan kontakt op met uw dealer of het elektriciteitsbedrijf ter plaatse Zie de gebruiksaanwijzing voor nadere informatie als het toestel is bedoeld voor gebruik op batterijen of een akku Aarding en polarisatie Dit toestel zal mogelijk zijn uitgerust met een gepolari
15. 211 212 Pre Roll 00 00 05 00 213 220 21 2 Biph Pulse Rate Biphase I O Biphase Tach Dir Tach Inverse Dir 72 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications MMP 16 MENU MENU NAME Biphase Accel Biphase Max Wind Editor Device cfr ial Crossfade dl no Meter Ref Level Reference Tone Digital Out Delay PO Disk Inititalize Disk Low Format Disk Cleanup ee s0 Pjera Pro tack Prefs es PARAMETERS 4 through 32 20 1 through 20 times play speed AAA A AAA A AAA AY Tascam MMP 16 Sony PCM 7030 Sony BVU 950 A A 10 ms Range 0 through 100 20 dBFS Range 15 through 24 dBFS Off 1kHz Internal OR Range 1 through 255 samples Press STO Press STO Press STO AAA MMR Project MMR Trk MMP 16Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications 73 MENU MENU NAME PARAMETERS Store Settings 901 Recall Settings Default User 1 User 2 User 3 User 4 User 5 User 6 User 7 User 8 User 9 User 10 Previous 90 L99s Set MM DD YY Set HH MM SS Change Password Press STO LED Brightness qe 0 through 15 Serial Number Read only display Read only display Load Software Press STO key 74 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications MMP 16 Setup Menu Details This section contains detailed notes on the operation of some important Setup menu pa
16. Biphase Frame Rate 24 25 30 fps 301 Biphase Pulse Rate pulses per frame 2 4 10 20 25 50 100 ppf 302 Biphase I O biphase or tach direction Biphase Tach Direction Tach Inverse Direction 320 Biphase film acceleration ramp up 4 up to 32 times follows pulse Acceleration time from stop to fast wind rate choice 321 Biphase Maximum fast wind speed setting 1x play up to 20x play speed Wind Speed follows the pulse rate choice Table 5 2 Biphase Setup Menus 82 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications MMP 16 Menu 300 is used to set the Biphase Frame Rate In most applications in the USA the film frame rate will be set to 24 fps the default setting For some European applications this may need to be set for 25 fps and for specialized film for video applications there is also the 30 fps rate available Menu 301is used to set the Biphase Pulse Rate The number of pulses per frame is determined by the model of film transport or dubber that is being used with the MMP 16 See Table 5 1 for a list of transport types and the pulses per frame they use If the model that will be connected to the MMP 16 is not listed consult the film transport manual for the specification It is normally listed under the specifications as the ppf for nominal play speed If this setting is incorrect then all time code and feet amp frame calculations made by the MMP 16 will be off since they are derived from the pulse rate Me
17. CLR Pressing this key puts the MMP 16 into the Load Track state and is the first step to loading pre recorded material for playback or for deleting recorded material Information on the pre recorded material available on the drive is presented in hierarchical levels on the LCD display according to the EDL format of the material itself For WaveFrame or StudioFrame volumes this means the material will be listed in a Project Episode Reel Dub Track hierarchy with Episode being an optional element For Pro Tools volumes the material will be listed in Session Track hierarchy and for OMF volumes the material will be presented in a Composition Track hierarchy As with the Setup menu system the Wheel and arrow keys are used to navigate through the available selections at a given level Unlike the Setup menu system however descending through the hierarchy of track information is accomplished by repeatedly pressing LOAD TRACK Pressing LOAD TRACK while at the bottom or track level exits the Load Track state and returns the MMP 16 to the Normal state Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation MMP 16 When LOAD TRACK is first pressed the LCD will show a list of all WaveFrame Projects Pro Tools Sessions or OMF Compositions on all mounted volumes The wheel or arrow keys are used to scroll through the various choices if multiple choices are available and to display the name of each of the avail
18. Costa Meadows Drive Suite B San Marcos CA 92069 Tel 760 761 4440 Fax 760 761 4449 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 2 Installation 29 Powering Up the System The MMP 16 comes from the factory with the operating system and MMP 16 software pre loaded onto the internal hard drive At POWER ON the front panel LCD should display the following message Tascam MMP 16 TimeLine 1996 97 If this message is not seen the front panel is not operating correctly and you should contact Tascam technical support for assistance As the system software is loaded the LCD will go blank then after a few seconds will display the message Mounting Volumes Any SCSI drive that will be used by the system must be attached to the SCSI bus and powered on at startup in order to be available for mounting After all volumes have been mounted the display will be initialized with a fill character all character positions will be filled and will pause as the power up settings are restored Various LEDs may turn on and off during this process The entire sequence of events may take up to 30 seconds When it is complete the front panel display should show something like 1 00 00 00 00 1 00 00 00 00 This indicates the system is now ready to go to work Any other indication is an error condition Should an error occur note the message if any if it is a long message scroll using the left right arrow keys and contact Tascam technical
19. Display Loading a Project Session or Composition Loading aL Mounting DIV da 61 Loading Individual Tracks MOC LOC A scrim A AN AN O E NO LOCK LED M MachineStatuis DSS Magneto Optical Maintenance amp Service Materials Kit Box 353 Meter BEDS buda ds a a e ties e eee lyse a ai de ED des Muzecueunwe nog stances see Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Index 117 IMIDE GonnGetions 24 MIDI Tn Thru Out Com Elina avabesevesseeet 100 MIDI LED MMR Bus Request MMR Bus Sync Cable MMR Sync Bus Connections MMR Bus Connector ppp MM RC Keyboard Connector MM RC Remote Control IMU A A A A a Monitoring COMES A derail cnepstevecereeeee NA NN TNT N NE e a Sas 57 E AAA 28 Normal backup Normal States os ets 3 Hotta es eae eect dhe A A ils oe ah aed alle Ee oes dea Normal State Display ccsesveeevvtesesueatescpesataniauevtavepevatuan e e E e eei eea ducal e EE E E EEEE 39 A NR ETE 55 OMF Export OMF import to Pro Tools Online Key Open ou Out Point eee Output Level Calibration P Panel Display State Chaita seh A beers eet eae eee 14 Panel Display states oe Parallel Tracks citant i n A a a e a e e a do ParallelTracks COME 37 25 252 i305 eeie isevisecsessdcenesncdges nanceessneeceseadgevdsasdeusednge educa cesuacsessphaddensstsevenet cesesase cesnniceslsvedceeisecesestee 99 Parallel Transport oe Parallel Transpor
20. LCD display can be captured into the entry register by pressing the CAPT key The captured time code can be stored to one of the ten memory registers for later recall or to one of the five writeable special purpose registers IN OUT OFST LYNX SYNC TIME The capture key places the time code value from the top line of the display into the active time code register in the bottom line of the display After capturing the time code value the CAPT LED will flash until a target register key is pressed to place the captured time code value into that register Note that pressing CAPT automatically readies the system to store the value into the target register as if the STO key had already been pressed To complete the capture operation either press a target register key or press CLR to cancel MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation 65 Trimming Time Code Values Any time a writeable register is shown in the bottom line of the display usually by being recalled it can be trimmed as required There are two types of trimming static and dynamic Dynamic trim is desirable only in certain special situations and differs from static trim in that the register values are sent to the transport immediately as they are changed In static trim register values are sent to the transport at the point where trim mode is exited Note that Trim mode cancels Jog or Shuttle modes if active since Trim Jog and Shuttle are mutually excl
21. LYNX connector could be tied to another MMP 16 or to a Lynx module for controlling other tape machine transports The Lynx KCU can control a total of up to six machines MMR Sync Bus Connections The real power of the MMR 8 MMP 16 system comes into play when multiple MMP 16s are tied together using the MMR Bus to create larger virtual audio playback machines The MMR bus supports up to 100 MMP 16s all tied together to create up to an 800 track playback system that could be controlled by a single MMP 16 MM RC Remote Lynx KCU or other machine remote controller The MMR Bus connects each MMP 16 using a 15 pin connector located on the SYNC card connector on the MMP back panel Two DB 15 connectors are provided on the back of each MMP 16 so that multiple machines can be daisy chained together The system is auto terminating To add MMP 16 units to the system connect a cable from the last unit in the chain to the new unit The MMP Bus is made active on each machine by choosing the MMP Master or Slave setting in Setup Menu 110 MMP Bus Request All of the MMP 16s that are tied together can then be software divided Setup Menu 100 into four Sync Groups each featuring fully independent control within their group All of the MMR MMP machines that are connected Online and set to the same sync group can then be controlled together The MMR Bus thus turns three MMP 16s into a single 48 track playback machine six MMP 16s into a 96 track machine an
22. Occasionally a WaveFrame project will have an asymmetrical crossfade that must be adjusted in order to perform an OMF Export since asymmetrical crossfades in OMF files are not supported This is very rare but when this situation does arise the message OK to conform xfades will be displayed Answering YES will conform the crossfades make them symmetrical and the OMF export will be performed If NO is selected the message EDL not exportable try TapeMode convert first will be displayed Once the project is converted to TapeMode it is possible to perform an OMF Export without conforming the crossfades This is because all crossfades are rendered into a single media file per track after using the Tape Mode Convert backup function Using Registers There are 21 time code registers 10 memory registers and 11 special purpose registers that hold time code values for immediate or future use Some of the special purpose registers are automatically filled when tracks are loaded e g HEAD TAIL others are updated according to the current play or stop time code reading e g PREV NEXT while others notably memory registers O 9 are entered either manually or through using CAPT STO or RCL functions The register currently displayed on the lower line of the LCD is called the active register By default the active register is the entry register which is the register used to capture manual time code input from the keypad Accessing regist
23. SCSI bus and powered on when the system powers up Removable storage devices do not require that removable media disks be present at power up as long as the device itself is present and turned on Once the initialization process is complete drives in the removable Kingston carriers may be spun down and removed from the MMP 16 following the unmount procedure and later re inserted and re mounted using the mount procedure After this point it is not necessary to turn off power to the MMP 16 if the internal removable hard drive needs to be changed Hot swapping is possible because the Kingston Drive Carrier features an integral lock unlock key which removes power from the drive when in the unlock position Before removing the internal drive always unmount the drives first press STOP ONLINE before turning the drive key to remove power DATA MAY BE LOST IF DRIVES ARE NOT UNMOUNTED BEFORE REMOVING HARD DRIVE NOTE To prevent drive damage when moving hard drives always allow plenty of time for the drive heads to lock and for the drive to spin down and stop before removing the drive Once a new drive has been installed simply press it into place it only goes into the slot in one direction move the key from the unlock position to the lock position The drive will automatically spin up to speed After allowing a few seconds for the drive to reach locked speed and release the heads press the STOP key The MMP 16 will attempt to mount th
24. Suivre les instructions Toutes les instructions doivent tre suivies 5 Nettoyage D brancher cet appareil de la prise secteur avant nettoyage Ne pas utiliser de d tergents liquides ni a rosol Utiliser un chiffon humide pour le nettoyage 6 Accessoires Ne pas utiliser d accessoires non recommand s par le fabricant ils peuvent tre une cause d accidents 7 Eau et condensation Ne pas utiliser cet appareil pr s de l eau par exemple pr s d une baignoire d un lavabo d un vier de cuisine d une installation de lavage dans un local humide ou pr s d une piscine etc 8 Supports Ne pas placer cet appareil sur un chariot un support un tr pied ou une table instable L appareil pourrait tomber causant des blessures s rieuses un enfant ou a un adulte et des dommages a l appareil L utiliser seulement avec un chariot support tr pied ou table recommand par le fabricant ou vendu avec l appareil Tout montage de l appareil doit suivre les instructions du fabricant et doit utiliser un accessoire de montage recommand par le fabricant 9 Un appareil et une combinaison chariot doivent tre d plac s avec pr caution Des arr ts brutaux une force excessive et des surfaces irr guli res peuvent faire basculer l appareil et le chariot 10 Ventilation Les fentes et ouvertures dans le coffret sont 11 pr vues pour la ventilation et pour assurer un fonctionnement fiable d
25. TRIM during the trim operation completes the trimming and automatically stores the trimmed value in the appropriate memory or register MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 MMP 16 Operation 45 JOG Pressing JOG stops the transport and allows the Wheel to scrub over the current location at a speed relative to the motion of the wheel The minimum Jog speed is Play 8 3 octaves down and maximum is 1 5 times nominal speed Jog is typically used to play audio at slow speed to locate to a particular spot in pre recorded material in order to identify an edit or punch point Sound is produced in the Jog mode only as long as the wheel moves Pressing the JOG key again or pressing the STOP key halts the Jog action and takes the system out of the Jog mode Although Jog has no shifted function the alternate function of this key is the left arrow which is active in several different modes and which typically scrolls the window to view parts of the display that may extend beyond the window This key also moves the cursor left for selection of a digit within a time code that may need trimming or for selecting a character value to alter in a Setup menu SHTL SHUTTLE Pressing the Shuttle key stops the transport and allows the Wheel to initiate sustained audio playback from the current location at continuously variable speeds Shuttle is typically used to assist in locating a particular spot in pre recorded material and is useful for
26. The wheel is 1ts own group and has several different functions during MMP 16 operation In the Normal state 1t controls jog and shuttle of the system transport in conjunction with the JOG and SHTL keys In conjunction with the TRIM key it can be used to manually trim time code registers In the Setup state the Wheel normally scrolls through the menu items but when TRIM is active it scrolls through the parameter values In the Track states it scrolls through the Project or track names for loading and viewing There is no shifted function for the Wheel 46 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation MMP 16 Track Group These keys are located at the left central portion of the front panel under the track meters Although the SEL keys are active all the time they affect tracks according to which Track Select Mode EDIT MON LOAD TRACK TRACK SLIP is active The active mode is indicated by the amber LED above the keys while the active track s for that mode are indicated by the amber LEDs above the SEL keys SEL TRACK SELECT SHIFT SEL various EDIT commands The sixteen gray SEL keys are located just below their associated meter display LEDs These keys are normally used to select and deselect their associated tracks although they do have track independent shifted functions as well as indicated by the labels above each SEL key Cut Copy Clear etc When EDIT or MON is active as one will always be while in th
27. Tracks 5 8 to FB Edit your Autoexec bat file and change the SCSI address of your drives as described above Launch StudioFrame and mount the now removable drives Disregard the missing edits message at start up fixed disks do not have the edits stored on them whereas removable drives do Go into the Track Rack Move tracks 1 4 to the 1A drive and move tracks 5 8 to the 1B drive Rebuild the database on both drives In each of the above examples you will now have two removable drives with four tracks of audio along with their edits on each drive If you have an external drive housing to hold a second drive the two drives with four tracks each can be used on a single MMP 16 If not the MMP 16 can handle playing all eight tracks from one drive To do this on the WaveFrame StudioFrame you must copy the tracks from either drive to the other drive using the Track Rack This procedure will as you know require some time to copy all the actual sound files If you moved all eight tracks to one drive and then need to bring the tracks back into StudioFrame from the MMP 16 you must mount the drives go into the Track Rack and swap the tracks onto the editor making sure that you assign only four tracks per drive Note these swapped tracks will now be mono and will need to have their pans re set if they contained that information If the audio was recorded in mono and had a pan value set the pan value will be lost as well
28. Use Setup Menu 100 Sync Group to select which of the four Biphase inputs Sync Groups will control the system The biphase connections use 6 pin modular RJ 12 connectors like those used on commercial phone systems and twisted multi pair cabling Category 5 Ethernet Up to 100 feet of cable can be typically run from a biphase device to the MMP 16 or vice versa The pinout diagram for these connectors is given in Appendix D Cable Information Unlike time code Biphase gives only speed and direction and does not contain an absolute address To set the MMP to lock to biphase or to be a biphase master device use Setup Menu 000 Control Mode The various biphase parameters such as frame rate pulse rate acceleration etc are set in the 300 series Setup Menus Not intended for public telecommunications network connection Digital Audio Sample Reference Connections In combination with a frame reference for video and film there may also be a sample reference for the audio The sample reference can be taken from the digital input 1 amp 2 on the Digital output cable the frame reference the Word Clock input if there is an active signal on that input or the system s internal clock source These connections are described here in more detail Word Clock Word Clock is a digital reference signal used by many digital editors and digital tape machines This permits two digital audio devices to synchronize their sample clocks to facilitate digital
29. Use of the shift key is indicated in the text by SHIFT X where X indicates one of the gray keys For example pressing SHIFT EDIT captures the in and out points of the current edit event while pressing SHIFT LOOP only cancels Shift since LOOP has no shift function All the various shifted functions are described in the appropriate key definitions They are also listed in the Key Command Summary in Appendix A The Store key is an important key performing the functions of an enter or confirmation key for various operations as well as being a selection key for an actual store operation Pressing STO SEL will enter the current hold register time code as a Slip amount for the selected track In the Setup and Track states its alternate function is to answer yes to a Verify or Error state operator query In the Normal state the store key is used to save the hold register value into another register To store a time code value into a register press the STO key followed by a numeric key to save the value to a memory register or by the shift key and a numeric key to save the value to a special purpose register In the Setup state pressing STO selects the parameter value displayed in the LCD or undertakes an action according to the type of menu displayed In the Verify state the Store key serves both to complete a password entry and to confirm a potentially destructive action When loading projects or tracks in the Load Track state the S
30. VIDEO TNOU TF COnne Clore eon h npa ee eea e e a ee a e ae e ana ao ra eea e aa lee TAE Er 105 CNA OA NN 105 SERTAL CONNECTORS ito 105 SESTCOME cti 105 PRX CONNECTOR 355505557 a E r E er E a r E E S 105 Keyboard Operation with optional MM RC esesesesesessseesressrrssresresstrsstesstessresereseressrestrestrestrestresteseresset 106 The MM RC Keyboard Connector ersi ireira eri eriari e aer eaa orien dri eriei 106 Appendix E MMP 16 Glossary ee 107 Appendix F Disk Time Chatt ccsssscsssssssscsssssescsssssscssssssscsccsscscsesscsssssssscssessssccssssssscseseens 113 0 AA A OS 115 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Table of Contents MMP 16 Chapter 1 General Information This chapter presents the main features and capabilities of the MMP 16 hardware and a functional overview of its Panel Display states MMP 16 product specifications are also included MMP 16 Introduction TASCAM MMP 16 a bee es a ee eee
31. allows for loading WaveFrame projects OMF Compositions or Pro Tools Session files from any mounted disk volume This state also allows loading of individual tracks from a Project Composition or Session hence the name of this key and state and moving of tracks from one MMP channel to another The shifted function of LOAD TRACK allows for deleting WaveFrame Projects or Tracks The MMP 16 software does not currently allow OMF Compositions and Pro Tools Session Files to be deleted 12 MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 1 General Information The MMP Backup state is accessed via the Load Track state by pressing SHIFT SLIP after choosing scrolling to the desired Project while in the LOAD TRACK state This state is similar to the Setup state in that it has menu choices which are accessed by using the Up Down arrow keys or the Wheel The key choices available in the Backup state are the same as those in the Setup state hence it exists at the same level of the hierarchy of panel display states as the Setup state Pressing the TRACK key activates the View Track state This state allows for viewing the names of loaded tracks and unloading of tracks the shifted function of the TRACK key from the loaded track list Pressing the SLIP key activates the Slip Track state This state allows for slipping one or more of the already loaded tracks in time Verify state supersedes the Normal and Track states The two most common Verify state fun
32. also five large illuminated motion control buttons Play Stop FF Rew Reverse Play for track playback and play head locating and an Online button for setting the MMP 16 offline as a local machine or online as a synchronized slave or a master machine When the MMP 16 is set as a slave it can chase SMPTE time code LTC biphase film tach a TimeLine Lynx module or another MMP 16 or MMR 8 10 MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 1 General Information A 40 character two line by 20 character LCD Liquid Crystal Display serves as the MMP 16 status and control text window The top line typically shows the machine status and current time code or feet frames location while the bottom line shows various time code registers memory slip etc and accepts input from the front panel The entire display may also alert the operator to any machine or user error conditions It can be scrolled horizontally or vertically using the Wheel or arrow keys for entering Panel Display state and setup information or for finding and loading projects and tracks There are dedicated front panel LED peak meters that always display monitor level information for the track outputs during playback Each meter contains seven green yellow and red LEDs plus a CLIP Hold LED for easy at a glance level monitoring An additional 70 status LEDs instantly identify current synchronization modes bus control modes sample and frame reference settings and
33. and their parameters takes the place of the time code display shown in the LCD in the Normal state When the Setup state is activated for the first time after power up Setup menu 000 the Control Mode selection menu is displayed in the LCD The Setup menus are divided into ten banks grouped according to their common functions see Table 4 1 Scroll through the various Setup menus by rotating the Wheel or using the Up Down arrow keys Clockwise CW rotation or up arrow incrementally scrolls upward through the menus while counterclockwise CCW rotation or down arrow scrolls downward through the menus The scrolling wraps around at the end of the list thus menu 990 the highest menu in the 900 bank is displayed when the wheel is rotated CCW from menu 000 and vice versa Jump directly to any menu bank by pressing a numeric key while in Setup For example pressing 3 will jump the display to menu 300 Biphase Frame Rate which is the first menu in the 300 bank 000 Basie Setup Control Mode frame sample reference ete 400 Remote Control parallel remote Audio parameters input source calibration reference level tone 600 Digital I O format delays sample rate conversion amp reference tracks 700 Disk formatting cleanup archive Tracks amp Projects project name track prefix 900 System store recall settings date amp time LED brightness serial Table 4 1 The Ten Setup Menu Banks The JOG and SHTL S
34. audio transfers between machines and to insure that they are running at precisely the same sample frequency The signal is transmitted on an unbalanced coaxial cable that terminates into a BNC connector at the MMP 16 end The MMP 16 has both a digital WORD CLOCK IN and a digital WORD CLOCK OUT connection using BNC connectors When an external tape machine is to control the sample rate of the MMP 16 connect the Word Clock output from that machine to the WORD CLOCK IN on the MMP 16 When the MMP 16 is to control the sample rate of an external machine connect the WORD CLOCK OUT from the MMP 16 to the Word Clock In on the controlled machine The maximum practical cable distance is up to 100 feet Use setup menu 002 to select the sample reference for the MMP 16 system Normally this is a 48 kHz TTL compatible 5 volt signal AES EBU Sample Rate To lock the digital sample clock to an AES digital audio source the audio sample reference for the MMP 16 can be taken from the digital audio input 1 amp 2 pair on the connector used for the AES digital output Use setup menu 002 to select the sample reference for the MMP 16 system MIDI Connections The MMP 16 has MIDI Music Instrument Digital Interface In Out and Thru connectors These are used for sending out MIDI Time Code and for controlling the transport functions of the MMP via MIDI Machine Control 24 Tascam MMP 16 User s Guide Chapter 2 Installation MMP 16 The MMP MIDI OUT connector
35. carries a MTC signal generated by the MMP 16 whenever the unit is in Play To slave MIDI devices that can follow MTC MIDI Time Code to the MMP 16 connect the MMP MIDI OUT connector to MIDI In port of the external device The MIDI out signal and the MIDI Through signal if it is set as a second MIDI output will contain any MMP 16 responses to the MMC input commands in addition to MTC generated by the MMP 16 from the time code reference source The MIDI IN port on the MMP can receive MIDI Machine Control messages for operating the MMP s basic transport control functions The MIDI THRU jack on the MMP will pass through any MIDI signals appearing at the MMP MIDI IN port External Controllers amp Bus Connections In most installations the MMP 16 will be rack mounted in a machine room and thus will either be remote controlled through slaving to another time code based machine typically a VTR or to a biphase machine typically a film transport Any controller that has a Lynx port can also directly control or be controlled by the MMP 16 the TimeLine Lynx Keyboard Control Unit and the TimeLine Lynx 2 module are two examples There is also a fully featured remote the Tascam MM RC which is specifically designed to control multiple MMR and MMP units Lynx Bus KCU Connection The TimeLine Lynx Keyboard Control Unit KCU can be used with the MMP 16 Multiple units may be daisy chained using either of the two LYNX connectors as input The other
36. drives must be assigned unique SCSI ID numbers Two SCSI ID numbers 7 and 0 are already taken by the MMP 16 SCSI controller card and the removable drive in the internal Kingston carrier of the MMP 16 The external drives should be added to the system while the MMP 16 is powered down off 86 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 6 Maintenance and Service MMP 16 Formatting Disks The MMP 16 uses the WaveFrame disk format for recording so disks from that system are compatible with the MMP 16 and disks can be formatted on the MMP 16 for use with the WaveFrame There are two formatting options Disk Initialize menu 710 which is the typical formatting option and Disk Low Format menu 711 which would be used on a brand new unformatted at the factory disk a software damaged disk or a disk that has been formatted for use on a non Intel based system using an incompatible formatter When a new disk is added to the system and you wish to initialize it place the disk into the default system disk location Go to Setup menu 710 and press STO to select Disk Format A warning message will show in the display asking if you wish to format the disk Press STO to answer yes or RCL to answer no returning you to Setup Menu 710 A further message will appear asking if you are sure Again use STO for yes RCL for no If a password has been set then the Enter Password message will be displayed and you will have to enter the password to continu
37. essere installata lontano da fonti di calore come radiatori caloriferi stufe o altri prodotti inclusi amplificatori che producono calore Instrucciones de seguridad ATENCION 1 Lea todas estas instrucciones Guarde estas instrucciones para referencia futura Cumpla con todas las advertencias e instrucciones marcadas en el equipo de audio Lea las instrucciones Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y de operaci n deben ser le das antes de operar el producto 2 Guarde las instrucciones Las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deben ser guardadas para referencia futura 3 Cumpla con las advertencias Todas las advertencias en el producto y en las instrucciones de operaci n deben ser observadas 4 Siga las instrucciones Es imprecindible cumplir con todas las instrucciones de operaci n y uso 5 Limpieza Desenchufe este producto del tomacorriente de la pared antes de limpiarlo No utilice l quidos o aerosoles para limpieza Utilice un pa o h medo para limpiarlo 6 Accesorios No utilice accesorios que no sean recomendados por el fabricante del producto ya que pueden ser peligrosos 7 Agua y humedad No utilice este producto cerca del agua por ejemplo cerca de la ba era pileta para lavarse las manos o de la cocina cerca del lavadero en un s tano h medo o cerca de una piscina de nataci n o similar 8 Instalaci n correcta No coloque este producto sobre lugares tales co
38. feuchten Tuch reinigen Zusatzger te Die Verwendung von Zusatzger ten die nicht mit den Herstellerempfehlungen Ubereinstimmen kann Schaden verursachen N sse und Feuchtigkeit Dieses Ger t nicht in unmittelbarer Nahe zu Wasserbeh ltern Badewanne K chensp le Schwimmbecken etc oder in Raumen in denen hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit auftreten kann betreiben Aufstellung Niemals einen instabilen Untersatz fahrbares oder stationares Gestell Regal Halterung Tisch verwenden Andernfalls kann das Gerat herabfallen und hierdurch ernsthaft beschadigt werden sowie ernsthafte Verletzungen hervorrufen Ausschlie lich einen geeigneten und stabilen Untersatz mitgeliefert oder vom Hersteller empfohlen benutzen Zur Befestigung unbedingt die Herstellerangaben beachten und ausschlie lich empfohlenes Zubeh r verwenden Bei einem fahrbaren Gestell insbesonders pl tzliche Richtungswechsel und zu rasches Beschleunigen Bremsen sowie unebenen Untergrund vermeiden da andernfalls Gestell und oder Ger t umfallen k nnen bo Bel ftung Die Bel ftungs f nungen des Ger ts d rfen niemals blockiert werden Andernfalls k nnen Uberhitzung und Betriebsst rungen auftreten Das Ger t daher niemals auf einer weichen Unterlage Kissen Sofa Teppich etc aufstellen Bei Einbau in einem Regal Gestell oder Einbauschrankfach unbedingt auf einwandfreien Temperaturausgleich achten Die diesbez glichen Herstelle
39. group and how their selection affects the indicators are discussed in this section The MM RC remote control unit provides most of the same functions as the MMP front panel Note that the CLR clear or cancel key will almost always terminate an operation and is a good first key to try to cancel an operation LED Indicators Most operating parameters and key functions are indicated through LEDs as are the output signal levels Configuration Settings To the right of the LCD are 34 LEDs used to indicate the Control mode the frame and sample reference sources the time code format the sample rate being used the active sync group and the state of the MMP 16 buses master or slave on the MMR or Lynx buses Active Mode Key Indicators Above most soft touch keys there are LEDs to indicate the key status In some cases they indicate that the shifted function is active In other cases they indicate a key status For example the LOC locate key s LED will be on while the MMP 16 is locating turning off to indicate the transport has completed locating the time code in the top and bottom lines of the display should then be equal The LEDs above the SEL keys indicate which tracks are selected according to which track function key is also active The track function key EDIT MON LOAD TRACK TRACK or SLIP that is active will also have its LED turned on For example pressing MON will turn on the MON LED as well as the SEL LEDs for all the trac
40. harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CAUTION Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by TEAC CORPORATION for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CONSIGNES DE SECURITE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE NORME DI SICUREZZA INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD VEILIGHEIDSVOORSCHRIFTEN TEAC CORPORATION Important Safety Instructions CAUTION e Read all of these Instructions e Save these Instructions for later use e Follow all Warnings and Instructions marked on the audio equipment 1 Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated 2 Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference 3 Heed Warnings All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to 4 Follow Instructions All operating and use instructions should be followed 5 Cleaning Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for clean ing 6 Attachments Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards 7 Water and Moisture
41. next track edit PREVIOUS EDIT jump to last track edit TIME for establishing 0 film feet and frames referenced to time code LYNX SYNC Lynx bus offset time calculation OFFSET Offset time for Lynx bus and time code chase READER time code from LTC VITC or Serial inputs FREE available record time on current disk Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 1 General Information MMP 16 15 Electrical Ratings CNY 115 VAC 2A 50 60Hz 230 W Max OR 230 VAC 1A 50 60Hz 230 W Max Nominal temperature should be 41 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit 5 to 35 degrees Centigrade Relative humidity should be 30 to 90 non condensing Analog input output is 12 28 VRMS Max Weight is approximately 37 Pounds 16 78 Kilograms with a hard disk loaded 16 MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 1 General Information Chapter 2 Installation This chapter covers the physical installation of the Tascam MMP 16 as either a stand alone recording playback system or as part of a larger multiple unit digital dubber system Descriptions are given of the various connectors on the MMP back panel Both general installation procedures and specific application installations are covered MMP 16 Materials Kit Box Before connecting the MMP 16 hardware to your audio system and to your video or film playback devices verify that you have all the equipment required to complete the task The following equipment is included in the MMP Materials Kit Box
42. oder anderweitig besch digt wurde F Bei Leistungsbeeintr chtigungen jeder Art Teiletausch Wenn ein Teiletausch erforderlich wird die Einhaltung der vom Hersteller vorgeschriebenen Ausf hrungen und technischen Kenndaten beachten Nicht zul ssige Teile k nnen Brand und Stromschlaggefahr sowie andere ernsthafte St rungen verursachen Sicherheits berpr fung Nach Kundendienst und Reparaturarbeiten vom Fachpersonal stets eine Sicherheits berpr fung vornehmen lassen um einwandfreien Betrieb zu gew hrleisten Wand und Deckenbefestigung Hierzu unbedingt die Vorschriften und Empfehlungen des Herstellers beachten Hitzeinwirkung Das Ger t in ausreichender Entfernung zu hitzeabstrahlenden Vorrichtungen Heizung Ofen etc und anderen Ger ten Verst rker etc aufstellen N orme di sicurezza ATTENZIONE 1 Leggete attentamente tutte queste istruzioni Conservate queste istruzioni per poterle utilizzare in caso di bisogno Seguite tutte le avvertenze e le istruzioni affisse sul componente stesso Leggete le istruzioni Tutte le istruzioni per la sicurezza e luso devono essere lette prima di utilizzare l unit 2 Conservate le istruzioni Le istruzioni per la sicurezza e l uso devono essere conservate per poterle utilizzare in caso di bisogno 3 Prestate attenzione alle avvertenze Tutte le avvertenze sia sull unit che nelle istruzioni devono essere rispettate scrupolosamente
43. on the bus If an ID other than that requested is assigned due to a conflict this field will not change and the machine will continue to request this ID whenever it is powered up or added to an MMR bus chain Menu 112 Ident Assigned is an information display only data cannot be entered that shows the currently assigned identity for this unit on the MMR bus This number may be different than the ID requested if there is a conflict on the MMR bus and the system has assigned the unit a different ID To synchronize a slave unit to the master unit on the bus once the above settings are confirmed place the slave unit online press the ONLINE key on the transport MMP 16Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications 79 Using the MMP Editor Port Sony P 2 protocol The MMP 16 may be controlled from a video editor or other serial controller that is capable of controlling machines using Sony P 2 protocol This is done by connecting the edit controller to the 9 pin Editor port on the rear panel of the MMP 16 To use the 9 pin Editor port set menu 000 Control Mode to Editor Once these steps have been completed place the MMP online press the ONLINE button on the front panel transport section Basic transport control of the MMP is now possible Note To insure proper operation in the Editor mode a video black burst reference signal must be present at the VIDEO IN connector on the back of the MMP regardless of the me
44. stopped and put into PLAY again A de facto film video industry standard for digital device monitoring is that 0 VU should be set to indicate a signal level of 20 dBFS decibels below full scale i e 20 dB below the digital clipping level The MMP 16 default setup follows this recommendation with the MAX LED indicator set to turn on with a signal 17 dB above the nominal 0 VU indication just before all bits would be set true in the ADC The CLIP indication is typically adjusted for a 3 dB hotter signal 20 dB above 0 VU These settings can be adjusted in 1dB increments using Setup mode menu 520 Meter Reference Level for any dB reference level from 15 dBFS to 24 dBFS See the Chapter 6 System Maintenance for instructions on calibrating the outputs using the meters Machine Status LEDs To the left of the LCD are 7 LEDs used to indicate the status of various MMP machine states interlock busy lock etc These are described here e The TONE LED is lit when menu 530 Reference Tone is set to On Pressing play when this LED is lit will cause all channels to output a 1kHz reference tone at 0 VU e The MIDI LED is used to indicate a valid MIDI input signal MMC is being received e The ERROR LED indicates an error state has occurred and must be cleared before normal operation can resume e The BUSY LED indicates the system is occupied with a task and the transport keys are not available until the system finishes the current task and
45. support Verifying MMP 16 Installation Once the MMP 16 is properly mounted in a rack or has been positioned on or in the studio furniture follow these steps to complete or to verify the proper installation of your MMP 16 system 1 Connect the MMP 16 s 25 pin female D sub analog output connector to the mixing console s tape returns or to those line level inputs normally used for tape playback Refer to Appendix D Cable Information for the connection pin outs for the analog output connectors 2 Install the removable drive into the front panel of the MMP 16 if it is not already installed Slide the drive into the front panel opening and press on the drive to fully seat it in the holder Turn the key to lock the unit into place and to connect the drive power The LED indicating the drive SCSI address will flash until the drive has finished spinning up and is ready for operation 3 If external SCSI hard drives will be incorporated into the system connect a SCSI 2 cable from the MMP 16 rear panel SCSI 2 port to one of the SCSI ports on an external SCSI drive housing SCSI NOTES Each device connected to the SCSI bus must have a unique SCSI ID number Configure the MMP 16 s removable hard drive installed in the Kingston carrier to use SCSI ID 0 The internal SCSI interface board uses SCSI ID 7 Thus no other drive in the system can use these SCSI ID numbers Also only the last drive in the SCSI chain can be terminated All other driv
46. the LCD window and by which keys are functionally available while in that state These MMP 16 Panel Display states are described here Normal state is the default Panel Display state on power up In this state the LCD shows the current system play time in the top of the display and shows the active register last requested register or function time in the bottom of the display All keys are active while in this state and will respond by performing an action accessing a register or changing to the state written on the key Shifted key functions are also available by first pressing the SHIFT key then pressing the key which corresponds to the desired shifted function Once the SHIFT key is selected pressing the appropriate key to activate the desired shifted function completes the SHIFT operation The SHIFT state can be cancelled by pressing SHIFT again or by pressing CLR to return the system to normal key selection Pressing the SETUP key activates the Setup state This state gives access to the system setup menus where most of the operating parameters of the MMP 16 can be altered Some parameters are changeable only under certain operating conditions while stopped etc although all are viewable at any time in the Setup state Once in the Setup state you may return to the Normal state by pressing the SETUP key again or by pressing CLR There are three types of Panel Display states that deal with MMP 16 track operations These are Load Tr
47. the MMP 16 to play audio backwards at play speed Except for the direction other operating parameters such as speed and output level will follow those of Play If there is a loop function pending Reverse Play enters Loop play operation and causes the MMP to perform an alternating forward backward loop There is no shifted function for this key The Stop key halts the operation of the transport under all conditions and removes any loop pending mode It is usually lit in the stopped condition and not lit under other conditions with the exception of Jog and Shuttle modes Used in combination with the On Line key the Stop key causes all currently mounted disk volumes to be unmounted There is no shifted function for this key The alternate function of the Stop key is to MOUNT all available disk drive s after a dismount operation has been performed The Play key causes the MMP 16 to play audio in the forward direction at play speed advancing the time code counter If there is a loop pending Play enters the playback loop operation and will play the loop according to the parameter settings in menu 210 Loop Mode There is no shifted function for this key The Fast Forward key causes the current time code position to roll forward at approximately 18 times play speed Fast Forward cancels any loop pending operation There is no shifted function for this key 44 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation MMP 16 Setup and Whee
48. the names of unloaded tracks preceded by a small box the STOP character in the first character of the display Loaded tracks are preceded by their track number indicating the track into which the sound file has been loaded The last target track which defaults to Track 1 at the start of a session is remembered for the duration of the session A store operation either load or move automatically advances the target track by one circularly advancing back to track one after track sixteen The target track may be selected manually by pressing the appropriate SEL key before STO is pressed The Load Track key is also used to identify Projects or Tracks for Backup Choose scroll to the name of the desired Project or Track then press SHIFT SLIP to enter the Backup state SHIFT LOAD Pressing SHIFT LOAD TRACK deletes the currently displayed project or track TRACK file The deletion simply removes the EDL information not the associated sound DELETE file s so little disk drive space is reclaimed by this operation However sound files not associated with the EDL track information are made available for deletion by the Disk Cleanup operation accessed via Setup menu 720 This is the typical method by which space on a given drive volume is reclaimed the other method is by using Destructive Record on a TASCAM MMR 8 Recorder to record over existing material TRACK Pressing this key places the MMP into the View Track state to allow inspe
49. the type of power supply to your home consult your product dealer or local power company For products intended to operate from battery power or other sources refer to the operating instructions 12 Grounding or Polarization This product may be equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug a plug having one blade wider than the other This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet try reversing the plug If the plug should still fail to fit contact your elec trician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug 13 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the product 14 Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connectio
50. to enter the Edit Track Mode then the SEL key for the track s to be edited Set the In and Out points to define the range of material to be affected on the selected track s Press SHIFT SEL for the desired edit function Cut Clear Copy Set the In point to the time code location where the material on the clipboard is to be placed While the EDIT key is still enabled amber LED is on press the SEL key for the track s where the material on the clipboard is to be placed Press SHIFT SEL for the desired edit function Paste Insert This completes the Edit operation Note that Open operates differently in that it does not place material from the Clipboard into a track but instead references the length of time between the In and Out registers and moves the downstream material by that amount If material from a single track is placed on the clipboard but multiple destination tracks are selected only the first selected track counting upwards from 1 to 8 will be used as the target for the Paste or Insert If multiple tracks are placed on the clipboard then multiple destination tracks can be selected Selecting the same number of target tracks as used for the clipboard operation insures the material will be placed on only those tracks If a different number of target tracks are selected the Paste or Insert will place the clipboard material consecutively on the selected tracks starting with the first selected track up to the
51. transport status The MMP 16 rear panel contains all the audio and synchronization connections To minimize connector footprint female DB 25 connectors are used for the audio connections The sixteen analog audio outputs are divided between two female DB 25 connectors each providing eight channels of audio Each analog connector mounts on a separate card within the chassis and is labeled to show which channels 1 8 or 9 16 are present The connectors are pin compatible with the Tascam DA 88 analog audio connector The digital output card allows direct digital audio transfers out of the MMP 16 Because it uses standard AES EBU digital signal conventions there are four stereo digital audio outputs with odd even track pairs per connector Tracks 1 2 are on the first AES EBU connection tracks 3 4 on the second AES EBU connection and so on Note that these connectors carry AES EBU digital signals using the standard DA 88 analog audio cable and are NOT pin compatible with the Tascam DA 88 TDIF digital audio format connector cable Built in biphase control allows the MMP 16 to automatically lock to and chase biphase devices without having to use an external biphase to SMPTE EBU adapter Up to four biphase input signals can be simultaneously connected to the MMP 16 The active biphase input is determined in the Sync Group selection menu menu 100 A biphase output allows the MMP 16 to directly control a single biphase bus Software setup parameter
52. tre la cause d un incendie de chocs lectriques ou d autres dangers 21 Contr le de s curit Apr s toute op ration d entretien ou de 22 23 r paration de cet appareil demander au technicien d effectuer les contr les de s curit pour s assurer que le produit est en parfait tat de fonctionnement Fixation au mur ou au plafond L appareil doit tre fix au mur ou au plafond seulement si recommand par le fabricant Chaleur L appareil doit tre plac loin des sources de chaleur comme des radiateurs des appareils de chauffage ou d autres appareils comprenant les amplificateurs qui produisent de la chaleur PRINTED IN JAPAN 1197U5 M 0467 Sicherheitshinweise VORSICHT e Lesen Sie die folgenden Angaben bitte sorgf ltig durch e Bewahren Sie diese Angaben zur sp teren Bezugnahme auf e Beachten Sie alle Warnhinweise und Typenschildangaben am Ger t 1 10 11 12 Lesen Sie diese Bedienungsanleitung sorgf ltig durch Vor der Inbetriebnahme bitte die Sicherheits und Bedienungsanweisungen durchlesen Bewahren Sie diese Bedienungsanleitung auf So k nnen Sie bei sp ter auftretenden Fragen nachschlagen Beachten Sie alle Warnhinweise Dies gilt f r die Warnhinweise am Ger t und in der Bedienungsanleitung Befolgen Sie alle Bedienungsanweisungen Reinigung Vor der Reinigung das Netzkabel abtrennen Keine Na oder Spr hreiniger verwenden Mit einem
53. video signal on a VTR It has an advantage over LTC in that it can be read during fast searches and even when the video machine is paused since the rotating VTR heads are always reading the video portion of the tape Variable Speed Oscillator Indicates that the audio is not being played back at a standard playback speed but is rather playing back at an off speed for an effect or to compensate for incorrect timing between devices The digital audio clocking signal 44 1 or 48 kHz most commonly used used to synchronize audio devices The rotary encoder on the MMP 16 front panel that can be used to trim jog and shuttle audio in addition to being used to scroll through the Setup Menus and menu choices 112 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix E Glossary Appendix F Disk Time Chart Disk Time Chart TASCAM MMR 8 and MMP 16 System Sampling Rate kHz 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 Word Length bits 16 16 16 16 16 161 24 24 24 Hard Drive Capacity GB 2 4 9 2 4 9 2 4 9 Number of Channels 8 8 8 8 8 8 1 1 1 Record Time mins 43 87 195 29 58 130 347 694 1562 231 462 1041 Record Time hours mins 43 1 27 3 15 29 58 2 10 5 47 11 34 26 02 3 51 7 42 17 21 Sampling Rate kHz 44 1 44 1 Word Length bits 16 16 24 24 24 Hard Drive Capacity GB 2 4 9 Number of Channels 8 8 8 8 8 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 Sampling Rate kHz 48 48 48 48 48 48 Word Length bits 16 16 16 16 24 24 24 Hard Drive Capacity GB 2 4 4 9 2 4 9 N
54. 0000000 o o 00000000 o o o o o o o o o o o o 00000000 o o 00000000 o o 00000000 o o 00000000 o o 00000000 amp o 0o0000 0000 10 a1 G12 J C13 Cae Gas Gs a its Track Group JIPON JOJO mm mal wd O lt gt o 5 Jle REMOVABLE HARD DRIVE 203 J Headphone Transport Keypad REY Output 8 Gain Group Group rive Removable Setup and Drive Bay Wheel Group 36 Front Panel Indicators Switches and Displays Collectively all the front panel keys and the Wheel are called switches and the LEDs six motion control lamps and the Liquid Crystal Display LCD are called indicators The MMP 16 is manually controlled through front panel switches while system status is shown via the indicators The front panel switches are divided into five groups the track group the keypad group the setup amp wheel group the wheel itself and the transport or motion control group The functions for each switch in each
55. 30 fps for monochrome and 29 97 fps for color transmissions and recording The amount of difference between the program time code and an event Tracks and entire machines can be offset Offsets are sometimes added to correct for incorrect time code numbers on a tape or to compensate for timing delays between machines There are eight operating states of the MMP 16 Normal Setup Load Track View Track Slip Track Backup Verify and Error These are distinguished by the nature of the information displayed in the LCD window and by the keys that are available while in each state Phase Alternating Line The main European broadcasting standard that uses a 25 fps rate The process where a machine is locked to reference signal or to another machine s reference signal so that its reference signal can be matched in phase by controlling the speed of the machine compared to the other machine or to a speed reference signal Random Access Memory To convert audio from analog into digital or vice versa a RAM buffer is required to allow the continuous analog audio to be converted into chunks of digital data and the chunks of data from the hard drive to be converted back into continuous analog audio How many ticks per second of some clock or other counter There are various rates used in the MMP 16 include fps frames per second ppf pulse per frame biphase word clock samples per second The master clock The MMP 16 uses two refer
56. 4 Paste SHIFT SEL 5 Insert SHIFT SEL 6 Open SHIFT SEL 7 Undo SHIFT SEL 8 Redo SHIFT EDIT Sets in and Out times to beginning and end of event under play head on track currently selected for editing SHIFT MON _ Enters Slip In Out mode SHIFT LOAD Delete TRACK SHIFT TRACK Unload SHIFT SLIP Backup 94 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix A Control Panel Summary Appendix B TASCAM MMP 16 Drive Compatibility Chart MANUFACTURER MODEL MODEL FIRMWARE DATE COMMENTS NO NIKON MO DRIVE BELUGA DD53 S1P UNKNOWN 7 2 97 QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL MMP 16 SERIAL Nos A V MFG 1 97 QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL S W VERSIONS 1 04 amp 1 10 The results from a canned test of the NIKON Beluga LIM DOW Light Intensity Modulation Direct Over Write MO drive with 1K per sector media SONY MO DRIVE SMO F544 UNKNOWN 10 1 97 reas follows 16 bit heavier edits Record 6 tracks playback 8 tracks 24 bit light edits Record 5 tracks playback 8 tracks 24 bit heavier edits Record 4 tracks playback 8 tracks SUMMARY With the Nikon Beluga using 1K per sector media the MMP 16 is a 6 track 16 bit recorder or a 4 track 24 bit recorder with 8 track playback under most MPA conditions Note our tests were reliable only with a high quality SCSI SEAGATE BARRACUDA STN 32272N 0686 8 7 97 QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL MMP 16 SERIAL Nos 2G HDD QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL S W VERSIONS SEA
57. 89 LCD character positions left to right 000 Control Mode Setup Menu Item number and name Biphase Chase The current parameter choice The asterisk directly before the item value indicates that the displayed value is the currently selected value To scroll through the parameters in a menu of this type press the TRIM key the LED above TRIM will turn on and then rotate the Wheel or press the up down arrow keys Each choice will be sequentially displayed Once the desired parameter is shown in the display press STO the Store key This activates that choice placing an asterisk in the display and exiting trim mode At this point rotating the Wheel or pressing the arrow keys will again scroll through the menus To stop scrolling through the parameter list without saving any changes press TRIM again To exit Setup and return to the Normal state press SETUP or CLR Exiting Setup does not save a value but exits without changing the current menu item s value Exceptions to this are the few menu items that update dynamically as they are changed such as LED brightness menu 920 The next pages provide a chart of all of the MMP 16 menus and the parameter choices for each menu item Following the chart some of the menus and the parameter choices they present are discussed in more detail 70 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications MMP 16 Setup Menu Chart This chart lists all of the Setup Menus an
58. AHtegy FI of le ba Le a 5 Figure 2 3 MMP 16 Back Panel MMP 16 Back Panel Connections The MMP 16 back panel has connectors for the system analog and digital audio output as well as various types of synchronization and control signals The following MMP back panel connections are described in this chapter and the pin outs for many of these connectors are given in Appendix D Cable Information e Analog audio out x2 e Digital audio I O A Biphase in BOB Not intended for public telecommunication network connection e Biphase out BOB Mono mix audio out PRX SCSI Remote control UI B MMR bus Sync Word clock in Word clock out Video in Video out Midi in Midi out Midi thru VITC in Time code in Time code out Lynx 2 connections Editor Sony 9 pin Transport Sony 9 pin Parallel Tracks Parallel Transport MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 2 Installation 21 Audio Connections All audio outputs both analog and digital of the MMP 16 use DB 25 connectors The pin configuration used on the DB 25 analog audio connectors is identical to that used for Tascam DTRS format digital tape machines such as the DA 88 Two female DB 25 connectors are used for the analog connections one for channel 1 8 and the other for channels 9 16 as labeled on the MMP back panel Each of th
59. Connector pinout Signal Description Signal Description 16 _ Digital Output 5 ch 9810 signal 19 Digital Output 5 ch 94 10 ground _ Digital Input 8 ch 15 amp 16 signal Digital Input 8 ch 15 amp 16 signal ie Digital Input 8 ch 15 amp 16 ground Digital Input 7 ch 13 amp 14 signal lo Digital Input 7 ch 13 amp 14 signal Digital Input 7 ch 13 amp 14 ground i Digital Input 6 ch 11 amp 12 signal Digital Input 6 ch 11 amp 12 signal Digital Input 6 ch 11 amp 12 ground Digital Input 5 ch 9 amp 10 signal 12 i 25 Digital Input 5 ch 9 amp 10 ground 12 Digital Input 5 ch 98 10 signal 05 13 Nocomection NOTES 25 pin D subminiature female connector DB 25 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix D Cable Information 103 SYNC MMR Bus Connector pinout PIN Signal Description PIN Signal Description CAN BUS CAN_BUS CAN_BUS CCLK_BUSO CCLK_BUSO CCLK_BUS1 CCLK BUS1 CCLK_BUS2 CCLK_BUS3 Frame ground CANLEFTTERM is CANRIGHTTERM NE a 1 15 pin D subminiature female connector DB 15 The two connectors are paralleled in the MMP 16 and either can be used as an input or output NOTES 2 Tascam supplies a 3 foot interface cable 70447 The differential signals should be routed on twisted pairs of wires TIMECODE IN Connector PIN Signal Description Time Code Reader Ring Time Code Reader 1 1 4 TRS Phonejack N
60. EDIT mode Stores time code in bottom line of display into Memory register 8 Recalls the time code in Memory register 8 Enter digit or selects 900 menus in Setup Locate to Next Edit point Stores time code in bottom line of display into Memory register 9 Recalls the time code in Memory register 9 Modifies function of most keys Captures the current time code and places it in the bottom line active register Time Feet amp Frames local zero register Enter digit or selects 400 menus in Setup Locate to Out point Stores time code in bottom line of display into Memory register 4 Recalls the time code in Memory register 4 Enter digit or selects 500 menus in Setup Locate to Tail of tape follows SEL key selection in EDIT mode Stores time code in bottom line of display into Memory register 5 Recalls the time code in Memory register 5 92 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix A Control Panel Summary 6 SHIFT 6 STO 6 RCL 6 STO 0 SHIFT 0 STO 0 RCL 0 1 SHIFT 1 STO 1 RCL 1 2 SHIFT 2 STO 2 RCL 2 3 SHIFT 3 STO 3 RCL 3 RCL LOOP LOC Enter digit or selects 600 menus in Setup Locate to Previous Edit point Stores time code in bottom line of display into Memory register 6 Recall Previous Edit time into the bottom line of display Used with the number keys to store the bottom line time code into another register loads tracks in Tra
61. F ELECTRIC SHOCK CAUTION DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO DO NOT OPEN QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance nS Alternating Protective Current Conductor Terminal WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION Replace battery with Panasonic or Maxell model CR2032 only Use of another battery may present a risk of fire or explosion See owner s manual for safety instructions For U S A TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause
62. GATE BARRACUDA ST 32171N 0280 8 7 97 QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL MMP 16 SERIAL Nos 2G HDD QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL S W VERSIONS SEAGATE ST32550N 8 7 97 QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL MMP 16 SERIAL Nos 2G HDD QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL S W VERSIONS SEAGATE ST34371N 8 7 97 QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL MMP 16 SERIAL Nos 4G HDD QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL S W VERSIONS SEAGATE ST34572N 8 7 97 QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL MMP 16 SERIAL Nos 4GB HDD QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL S W VERSIONS SEAGATE ST19171N 8 7 97 QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL MMP 16 SERIAL Nos 9 GB HDD QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL S W VERSIONS IBM DCRS09Z 9 1 97 QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL MMP 16 SERIAL Nos 9GB HDD QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL S W VERSIONS Note The lomega Jaz drive and SyQuest SyJet drive have received preliminary testing and will play 8 channels but record performance has not yet been fully tested It is suggested not to attempt recording 8 channels with punch in out to the Jaz or SyJet since performance degrades as the disk fills up and may fall below acceptable limits for 8 channels Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix B Drive Compatibility Chart 95 Tascam MMP 16 Approved Drives The Tascam Web site at http www tascam com has the latest information on approved drives for use with the MMP 16 Use this page of the Owner s Manual to note new drives that have been added to the approved drives list MANUFACTURER MODEL MODEL NO FIRM
63. Grounding Earthing Considerations pp 20 do A upeccsusutunwansuessusbavaueesuessesussussuteoususneuseustes 20 MMP 16 Back Panel Connections scscscssscscscscsccascesscenscnasssasvenssencseusssnsssansssuasscasseasssuesonsseatnssvasseasssacs 21 Audio Connections iia did ie 22 A los Output Connect Ons utili iio llosa aE O chief pas lios do beaks sabe 22 Digital Output Conec hois ssania io idolos an doo bed dudado daub don do E debeis Pos los di ease 22 Monitoring Connect tt 22 Timecode and Video Reference Signals 23 Vid o sIin OUts se 25 05 cen A ak BS ee baa ook ON a UN EU E eee I Sa eee aes 23 SMPTE EBU Time Code TWOUE omic e e 23 Y ITE MM ER A ro Td E dee aaa Han OA sees 23 Biphase Connect Ons a A a a RA Bote nti Je ON e tos 24 Digital Audio Sample Reference Connections Ne 24 Word Clock ita A A A A sai 24 AES EBU Sample Rate sii scsisssseg tas covsstesaasssehecasd susteana ioe cana a AEE AE AAE EEEE TOAS EEES 24 MIDE Connect Ons tiesa 24 External Controllers amp Bus Connections Ne 25 Lynx Bus KCU Connections e 25 MMR Sync Bu Connections aim isa E 25 Serial Transport CommectiN coincidir ec 26 AI veda E coadeesausdenecdusdevevancdevesddeavescensdenscdacees seaaseos 26 Parallel Transport mil ss 26 Parallel Tracks ea 26 Keyboard Operation with MM RC Option sssssccccccssssssssssssscccssssssssss
64. Hold CLR while pressing the Clear or Paste keys to perform these edit operations on the selected material Clear will remove audio from the selected tracks between the In and Out times replacing it with silence and will place the material into the MMP clipboard memory Paste will place the material from the Clipboard memory at the time set in the In timecode register on the selected track 78 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications MMP 16 The MMR Bus The operation of multiple MMP 16s may be synchronized by using the supplied 15 pin sync cable to connect the MMP units together via the MMR bus sync connection the two 15 pin connectors on the SYNC card Since this bus is self terminating simply daisy chain all the MMP 16s together in any order The MMR bus supports four independent Sync Groups so any machine on the MMR bus can be assigned to any of the four groups at any time without changing the physical connections Also since the MMR bus carries system wide frame and sample references no other connections are required between the various MMP 16s to provide sample accurate synchronization lock between them Each MMR MMP Sync Group on the MMR bus must have a Master MMR or MMP unit with the rest of the units in the Sync Group acting as Slaves to the Master unit It is only necessary for the Master unit to receive incoming synchronization signals from external sources digital clock video sync SMPTE EBU biphase e
65. LOOP is pressed and the In and Out times are set press the appropriate transport key lt gt To cancel Loop mode press LOOP again before pressing a transport key The start point of the loop is always the In register minus any pre roll time set and the end point is the Out register plus any post roll time set If the value of the Out register is less than i e before the value of the In point register then the loop will not play and an error message Loop points inverted will be displayed since the In point value must always be considered the start point The loop cannot play across the midnight crossing at the 24 hour mark This includes pre roll or post roll amounts There must be at least one frame between the 00 00 00 00 time code location and the In minus pre roll or Out plus post roll times There is no shifted function for this key There are three selectable Loop Play modes Setup menu 210 Play Once and Stop Play Once and Cue and Play Repeatedly For Play Once and Stop when play gt is pressed after LOOP the MMP 16 will loop from the In register time minus any pre roll amount to the Out register time plus any post roll amount and then stop For Play Once and Cue when play gt is pressed after LOOP the MMP 16 will loop from the In register time minus any pre roll amount to the Out register time plus any post roll amount then cue to the In point minus pre roll time If Play Repeatedly is sel
66. MF export Press YES to execute the export or press NO to cancel the export The target disk must be Macintosh formatted in order to perform the OMF export function If it is not the message Vol does not support format will be displayed The newly created OMF project will have the same name as the project from which it originated but it will be identifiable by the extension omf which is automatically added to the file name of the exported file The WaveFrame project from which the OMF project was created will remain unaffected To Import the OMF Export File into Pro Tools The OMF export files created by the MMP can be imported into the Pro Tools Session format by using the Digidesign OMF Tool software to convert the OMF Composition EDL file into the Pro Tools Session EDL format Sound file data is not re written for this import step To get the Digidesign OMF Tool contact your authorized Digidesign representative or go to the following FTP site to download the Digidesign OMF Tool ftp ftp digidesign com pub support digi mac PTs Once at this site download the file OMFT001203 sea hqx onto a Macintosh computer and un stuff the file Once you have completed installation of the software use it to translate the OMF Composition files generated by the MMP into Pro Tools Session files Then open the Session files directly in Pro Tools 64 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation MMP 16 Crossfades in OMF
67. Note For more detailed information on using the MMP 16 with the WaveFrame system contact WaveFrame Company support in the United States at Advanced Systems Group Oakland CA 510 654 8300 Digital Difference Burbank CA 818 846 0589 98 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix C WaveFrame Compatibility Appendix D MMP 16 Cable Information PARALLEL TRACKS and PARALLEL TRANSPORT Connector 37 pin D Male TYPICAL INPUT INPUT PIN 10K 74HC14 TYPICAL OUTPUT UTPUT PIN 7 2K 3K DARLINGTON OUTPUT STAGE OF ULN2803A MAX RATINGS 50V 500MA Note I O shares same logical ground Tracks Tracks Transport Switch Tally Switch Tally Switch Tally 1 Trk 1 Input 21 9 Trk 1 Rec 29 9 Online 29 2 Trk2 Input 22 10 Trk2 Rec 30 10 Rewind 30 3 Trk3 Input 23 11 Trk3 Rec 31 11 Rev Play 31 4 Trk 4 Input 24 12 Trk4 Rec 32 12 Stop 32 5 Trk5 Input 25 13 Trk5 Rec 33 13 Play 33 6 Trk 6 Input 26 14 Trk6 Rec 34 14 FFwd 34 7 Trk7 Input 27 15 Trk7 Rec 35 15 Record 35 8 Trk 8 Input 28 16 Trk8 Rec 36 16 Preview 36 Pins Common to Both Connectors 19 5VDC 20 GRD 37 GRD When preview is grounded all record functions will invoke rehearse Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix D Cable Information 99 MIDI IN THRU OUT Connector pinout PIN Signal Description IN OUT amp THRU al Signal NOTES l DIN 5 connector shield tied to case 2 Signals are MIDI specifi
68. O D e eee e eee e a ee e Lo 113 Down Arrow Downloading Software Updates oooonnoncnnoniconncnonncnoncnnnnnonnnnnn ETE PEEN nan ne rn RR nn Ren EE E RR RR NRO RR E EE E EAT 31 Drive Compatibility Chata iii iii 95 Edit commands Edit Sync Mode EditOr cretino Editor Connector Editor Device UN Entry Rest a dao ERROR LED NS NN External Controllers A BUS Connections a a dd denedesoedsedesdesrdeevcedvesene 25 dy et GOEL DIa N EA E A Oe OBER Oe ABER Or A BD SERENE One DE ETRE 86 Ex SO MA iii 28 F Factory Detdult SCI idiota riadas Fast Forward RN Film Post Production Front Panel Controls Front Panel Controls and Indicators G GIOSSATY TA 107 H Headphone Jack Headphone Volume es cst etre dt tddi docto e EES 67 116 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Index I The fit Assigned iaeiae ds cala Ident Request cc ish cease T ou ide odode csueasn cade ctachietecccacupsaetsdehsactceduedetetdacestaded achddsseaties E BM ti ua Installing Multiple MMR Units Intel Pentium pp INTERLOCK LED Introduction ces e a RR a NER RTE IR ESE Tyre yn E J Keyboard Operation rs sanen ee ee a ee es es ee R 26 Keyboard Operation with MM RE sessionens isiat lalalala eur dedetes 106 AR A E RO Keys amp Definitions Kingston Carriero o lea Kingston removable dE CMA e even tueecedsdses seats 17 L Liquid Crystal Display LCD Load Track ida Load Track state Load Track State
69. OTES 2 10K Ohm input impedance Differential input TIMECODE OUT Connector PIN Signal Description Time Code Reader Ring Time Code Reader NOTES 1 1 4 TRS Phonejack 2 Differential op amp output circuit 104 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix D Cable Information WORD CLOCK IN Connector NOTES 1 BNC 75 Ohm Terminated TTL logic levels WORD CLOCK OUT Connector NOTES 1 BNC 75 Ohm Drive Capability TTL logic levels VIDEO IN OUT Connector NOTES 1 BNC Video is connected in parallel between connectors 2 1K Ohm input impedance Supports Composite Color Bars Black Burst Should be 75 ohm terminated if at end of cable VITC IN Connector NOTES 1 BNC 75 Ohm Terminated SERIAL CONNECTORS NOTES 1 These connectors are for factory diagnostics only 2 9 pin D subminiature female connector DB 9 connected to COM1 on the motherboard 3 25 pin D subminiature female Connector DB 25 connected to COM2 on the motherboard SCSI Connector NOTES 1 SCSI 2 Compliant PRX Connector NOTES 1 3 5 mm Stereo Phonejack 2 Same audio signal as on Headphone Monitor but audio on tip left channel only Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix D Cable Information 105 Keyboard Operation with optional MM RC The optional MM RC Remote Control unit has a keyboard connector located on the rear panel which accepts a standard PC AT style keyboard The purpose of the keybo
70. Operation MMP 16 Verify State Display In the Verify state the display is used for operator interface messages which usually request a Yes No answer or require a number to be entered such as a password before normal operation can be resumed 01234567890123456789 LCD character positions left to right Function Message Top Operator message Are you sure Y N Bottom Verification request press STO for Yes press RCL for No use keypad to enter number or press CLR to Cancel and return to previous state Error State Display The Error state will cause the ERROR LED to flash red and show a message in the display indicating an action can not be implemented or gives some other instruction This state may also present various information messages indicating system status disk mount status an event has timed out or that some type of operation such as disk formatting is requiring the system to wait until the operation is finished 01234567890123456789 20 position LCD character positions Error nnnn Top nnnn indicates the error message number Tt Bottom t indicates a possible text message It is necessary to clear the Error state to return the front panel keys to normal operation Most error messages can be cleared from the display by pressing the CLR key MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation 43 Front Panel Key Gro
71. T SLIP places the MMP into the Backup state so that a backup copy of the currently displayed project or track can be made to any mounted drive volume The Backup state may only be accessed via the Load Track state by choosing scrolling to the desired Project and then pressing SHIFT SLIP to enter the Backup state The three Backup options will be displayed in the LCD menu corresponding to three styles of Backup Use the Up Down arrow keys or the Wheel to toggle between the three Backup options The three Backup menu items allow for choosing either normal Tape Mode or OMF Export style backup Use the Wheel or Up Down arrow keys to switch between these three menus after entering the Backup state Normal backup will copy the project or track file including all edit information and associated audio clips to the target drive MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation 63 Tape Mode backup will rewrite copy the project or track files as continuous media files with no audio edits and all fades fully rendered Tape Mode backup will copy only media actually used in the project or track and provides a way to consolidate the data and flatten the file for more efficient playback and disk usage The word _TAPE will be appended to the end of the file name of the newly created tape mode backup file so that it can be distinguished from the original file name This is especially important if the backup is made to the same disk as
72. TASCAM TEAC Professional Division MMP 16 Modular Multitrack Player WAY MMP 16 o REFERENCE CONTROL 123 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 SAMPLE FRAME MODE Ouro OwO OwO Ouro Oro ge o Qaro Oco gar oes O iatan OwxO OmxO OmxO OmxQ OO OmxQ Qmx pen SiO Oo OO OO OmO OO OO ove TASCAM Sa DURT Okaa O40 O40 O40 O40 O40 OO OO O ERROR mie UT doa TIME CODE RATE OExrRsty O SER TRAN 9 39 929 929 929 8 90 929 929 Sar aliia T cado aici Omron O O O O 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 20 0 10 O O nor 0 44 00 1 28 as Is Is Is Is Is Is Gor Oru Oz Oz Onpowm Os OwO OO OO OPO OO OPO OsuO OPO OinremLocK Ou Ono sto O4 O sw O OCN IN HEAD NEXT EDIT O H SUBF TO FEET 3 0 CD 2 9 9 Gs OOOO E En OcuT OcopY OCLEAR OPASTE OINSERT OOPEN OUNDO OREDO O TIME ouT TAIL PREV EDIT DaTRM Of O JOGOOODODE COJE E E E OEVENT O ODELETE OUNLOAD O BACKI LYNX SYNC OFST RDR con es Ge Ez oj LU C2 UNMOUNT O Q li lt OWNERS MANUAL CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK O
73. The Lynx Bus The Lynx bus allows control of the MMP via a TimeLine Lynx Keyboard Control Unit KCU Connect the KCU to one of the Lynx bus connectors on the back of the MMP It is not necessary to have a Lynx 2 module as part of the system since the MMP behaves as a Lynx synchronizer itself when connected to a KCU Other Lynx modules may then be connected through the other Lynx bus connector and the entire system up to a limit of six devices controlled from the KCU To setup the MMP to be controlled from a Lynx KCU set menu 120 Lynx Bus to Slave KCU and use menu 121 Lynx Address to set a valid Lynx address one not used by any other Lynx device controlled form the KCU Although normal transport and track arm functions may be controlled from a standard KCU there is a special version of the Lynx KCU software version 900 which provides increased support for special MMP functions The KCU 900 software provides the following features for controlling the MMP 16 and MMR 8 Transport Control Track Record Arm Select MMR 8 only Slip Track Region Undo Redo Goto Prev Next Edit Goto Head Tail Clear Paste Note that No support is provided by the KCU 900 software for the Lynx System Supervisor Unit SSU Transport Control The Lynx KCU will recognize the MMP 16 unit and will control all of the normal transport functions of the unit Note that the KCU does not support reverse play of multiple MMP units When using the Roll Back key for r
74. Trim and use the Up Down Atrow keys or Wheel to choose other disks This option will write out all media files and the EDL to any volume formatted as a WaveFrame disk The second Backup option is Tape Mode Convert 01234567890123456789 LCD character positions left to right TapeMode Convert to Top Operator message Disk X Bottom X is the number of the currently selected Disk volume press Trim and use the Up Down Atrow keys or Wheel to choose other disks This option will copy the audio media files as a single continuous audio file per track and will put the EDL now containing one media file per track with no other edit information on the target WaveFrame volume The third Backup option is OMF Export 01234567890123456789 LCD character positions left to right OMF Export to Top Operator message Disk X Bottom X is the number of the currently selected Disk volume press Trim and use the Up Down Atrow keys or Wheel to choose other disks This option will write out all media files and the EDL to any Macintosh formatted disk The audio files will be converted to Sound Designer II format and the EDL will be written as an OMF composition referencing the Sound Designer II media Only currently mounted disk volumes will be shown as choices for the target of the backup operation Press CLR to cancel the Backup state and return to the Normal state 42 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16
75. WARE DATE COMMENTS 96 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix B Approved Drives Appendix C WaveFrame Compatibility This section contains information on using the MMP 16 in the film post production environment that heretofore has relied on a WaveFrame StudioFrame system for playback on the mix stage There are a number of considerations necessary to ensure compatibility between the MMP 16 and existing WaveFrame StudioFrame projects WaveFrame StudioFrame systems require at least one fixed drive on the A SCSI bus On many StudioFrame systems all drives are configured as fixed i e non removable However fixed drives in the StudioFrame system do not hold edit information only the track audio To store the edit information with the audio on the same drive requires that the drive be set up as a removable drive The MMP 16 therefore will work only with drives that have been configured by the workstation as removable since it relies on edit information being present on those drives In addition WaveFrame StudioFrame systems place a maximum of four playable tracks of audio per project reel dub on each disk volume The optimal configuration for a WaveFrame StudioFrame system that is intended for use with the MMP 16 is as follows The workstation would have the one required fixed drive on the A SCSI bus with enough additional drives for hol
76. able files To view the next lower level of the EDL hierarchy Episode Reel Act Dub or Track for the currently displayed Project Session or Composition press LOAD TRACK again Repeat this procedure to reach the lowest level available for the particular EDL file type Pro Tools Session files and OMF Compositions will exhibit only two levels the main EDL Session or Composition and Track Once the desired Project or track is located and displayed press the Store STO key to load the Project up to sixteen tracks or individual track into the MMP Track index locations The target Track index is designated by activating the SEL key associated with the Track index the LED above the SEL will be lit when the Track index is chosen as a target If a track listed in the display has already been loaded into a track index the display message will read Move rather than Load This allows you to move an already loaded track into a different track index Which operation is performed depends upon whether the source track file is already loaded if it is then a track move is performed If the source track file is not already loaded a track load is performed and the track file is loaded or stored into the target track If track information is stored into a track location that is already occupied by a previously loaded track the previously loaded track is automatically unloaded In Load Track mode the bottom line of the LCD shows
77. ack View Track and Slip Track Pressing the LOAD TRACK TRACK or SLIP keys puts the MMP 16 into one of these Track states The SEL keys for each MMP track are used in conjunction with these keys to identify the specific track to be loaded viewed or slipped There are also two keys to the left of the Track state keys labeled EDIT and MON These keys do not change the state of the MMP display but are used to determine what status is being indicated for each MMP track by the track selection LEDs when the SEL keys are pressed while in the Normal state of operation One of these keys is always active as the current Track Mode Since these keys function along with the Track state keys to identify the function being specified by the SEL keys the entire group of five keys EDIT MON LOAD TRACK TRACK and SLIP are also referred to as the Track Mode keys The Track states supersede the Normal state since they change the display and make certain keys unavailable until the Track state is exited or cleared To exit a Track state and return the MMP 16 to the Normal state it is necessary to either complete the selected track operation by pressing STO to load a Project for example or press the selected Track state key again or press the CLR key to cancel the operation After exiting a Track state the system will return to the Normal state and the last selected Track Mode EDIT MON Pressing the LOAD TRACK key activates the Load Track state This state
78. ack below allows wheel or arrows to change for slipping tracks in time All SEL keys value or enter TC value on have a SLIP register so numbers can be keypad amp press STO then SEL stored recalled or cleared directly to enter number directly VERIFY Asks for a response usually requires Disallows most key entry or pressing Yes or No to clear state and return switching to other states until to previous state response is made ERROR Shows Error message usually requires Disallows most key entry or pressing CLR to clear and return to previous switching to other states until state condition is cleared BACKUP Menu with three choices Begin Backup to Accessed only via LOAD device Tape Mode Convert to device and OMF Export to device Only currently mounted devices will appear as choices TRACK state Use Up Down arrows or wheel to choose Backup style press STO to begin backup process Figure 1 4 MMP 16 Panel Display State Chart 14 MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 1 General Information System Specifications Analog Output Level 4 dBu balanced 24 dBu clip nominal levels trim pot adjustable Headroom 20 dB above nominal level Analog Output Impedance 10k balanced lt 75 ohms balanced Output Adjustment Range 10 dBu 25 dBu clipping 18 dBu 25 dBu clipping THD N lt 004 1 kHz clip level 0 5 dB Dynamic range gt 104 dB 10 Hz 22 kHz with A weighted filte
79. aded SHIFT 8 tracks Tracks selected while in the EDIT track select mode govern the operation of this function If no tracks are selected in the EDIT track select mode the MMP will scan across all loaded tracks to find the first edit location To select a single track or a group of tracks for location of the first edit point location press only the desired track SEL keys while in the EDIT track select mode then select SHIFT 8 The location of the first edit point on the selected tracks will be shown NEXT EDIT This register shows the location of the first splice point or start of sound event SHIFT 9 located just after the current location Each time NEXT EDIT is selected the register value moves forward one event in the edit list always coming to rest at the next splice point or start of event Pressing SHIFT NEXT EDIT not only finds and displays this point but also performs an automatic locate function moving the transport to that point RCL SHIFT NEXT EDIT simply finds and displays the next edit time code in the hold register also see the Recall key CLR This key performs both a clear and a cancel function operating in almost all modes and situations CLR has no shifted function In the Setup and Verify states the CLR key takes on its alternate function cancel In Setup pressing CLR generally returns a changed value back to the previously stored value or exits altogether It is also used to re enter a password to ca
80. aker and a small screwdriver is included in the zip locked plastic bag in the materials kit The tweaker may be used for making any necessary adjustments to the analog trim pots on the analog audio output board MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 2 Installation 17 General Guidelines Mounting Rack Ears The MMP 16 is a self contained sixteen channel digital playback device designed to be mounted in a standard 19 48 26 cm IEC equipment rack in either the mix studio or a dedicated machine room in a professional audio recording facility As such each MMP 16 is housed in a steel chassis 19 inches 48 26 cm wide by 17 inches 43 81 cm deep by 7 inches 17 78 cm tall Each MMR 8 requires SU 7 inches or 17 78 cm of rack space Integral rack ears are provided with the chassis If the unit is not rack mounted the rack ears do not need to be installed onto the MMP 16 chassis For rack mounting install one rack ear to the front of each side of the MMP 16 three Phillips screws per side are supplied for fastening the rack ears to the chassis Figure 2 1 Rack Ear Installation 18 Tascam MMP 16 User s Guide Chapter 2 Installation MMP 16 Installing Multiple MMP Units Multiple units can be mounted one on top of the other when forced air rack ventilation is provided A one inch clearance is required on both sides of the MMP 16 In facilities with raised computer room style flooring a ventilation openin
81. al 17 Overloading Do not overload wall outlets extension cords or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in risk of fire or electric shock 18 Object and Liquid Entry Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product 19 Servicing Do not attempt to service this product yourself as open ing or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other haz ards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 20 Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the follow ing conditions a when the power supply cord or plug is damaged b if liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product C if the product has been exposed to rain or water d if the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation e if the product has been dropped or damaged in any way f when the product exhibits a distinct change in performance this indi cates a need for service 21 Replacem
82. al play speed gt gt Fast Forward Moves all tracks forward at a high rate of speed with no audio playback Setup and Wheel Group SETUP Enters Setup Mode SHIFT SETUP Changes the algebraic sense of time code entry DOWN ARROW Performs decrement action according to mode SHIFT DOWN Displays hides subframes ARROW UP ARROW Performs the increment action according to mode SHIFT UP Switches display of time code position between time code and feet frames format ARROW TRIM Trims the time code value in the display s bottom line SHIFT TRIM Dynamically trims the time code value in the display s bottom line JOG Wheel rotation plays the audio either forwards CW or backwards CCW up to play speed SHTL Wheel rotation shuttles the audio from stop to play forwards CW or stop to play reverse CCW Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix A Control Panel Summary 91 Keypad keys CLR 7 SHIFT 7 STO 7 RCL 7 8 SHIFT 8 STO 8 RCL 8 9 SHIFT 9 STO 9 RCL 9 SHIFT CAPT SHIFT CAPT 4 SHIFT 4 STO 4 RCL 4 5 SHIFT 5 STO 5 RCL 5 Clears the time code in the bottom line of the display cancels most operations Enter digit or selects 700 menus in Setup Locate to In point Stores time code in bottom line of display into Memory register 7 Recalls the time code in Memory register 7 Enter digit or selects 800 menus in Setup Locate to Head of tape follows SEL key selection in
83. all the software update insert the floppy disk or Disk 1 if multiple disks are received into the front panel floppy drive while the unit is operating normally Access Menu 995 Load Software and press STO The system will ask Are you sure Confirm the floppy is properly inserted and press STO again to confirm If multiple disks are supplied the operator will be prompted via the display to remove Disk 1 and place Disk 2 into the drive After the software update is installed the system will display a message that the update is complete and will display a checksum number written on the floppy update disk for reference to verify that the installation has been successful Remove the floppy disk and recycle the power to operate the unit with the new software installed All system floppy disks should be kept in a secure location in case they may be needed in the future MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 2 Installation 31 Factory Default Settings The MMP 16 is shipped from the factory using a pre defined set of operating parameters The factory default settings can be changed in the field at any time through a system of Setup menus that control the MMP 16 operating parameters The new value settings will be automatically saved and used at system start up as the normal operating parameters of the MMP 16 The system can be reset to use the factory defaults at any time by accessing menu 901 Recall Settings and selecting
84. ames per second fps In video there are 25 fps in the PAL and SECAM systems European broadcasting and 29 97 fps in the NTSC system USA and Japan Older black and white video and audio only applications use 30 fps The timing signal for each frame of video There are four Sync Groups in the MMP 16 This allows multiple MMP 16s to be shared between up to four film transports or video systems SMPTE EBU time code stated as Hours Minutes Seconds Frames The start of a project Applies the MMP 16 track Input to the Output in lieu of the audio from the hard drive Typically used to check Input levels before recording Refers to synchronizing film transports audio dubbers and audio transports via the biphase bus When discontinuous time code is found on a tape jam sync will ignore the gaps to create continuous time code on another tape Also called scrub this function uses the Wheel to manually control the speed of forward and reverse play Keyboard Control Unit TimeLine s external machine controller Provides remote control for up to six machines MMP 16s or tape machines 108 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix E Glossary Abbreviations and Terms LCD LED Local Locate Loop LTC Lynx Lynx Master Lynx Sync Machine Machine Control Master MIDI MMR Bus MMR Master Mixdown Definitions Liquid Crystal Display The twenty character by two line display used on the MMP 16 to displa
85. ar of the MMP 3 Turn on the MMP Wait for the software to load 4 Generate the MOC calibration tone a 1 kHz 20 dBFS of the digital bus sine wave To do this Press SETUP and go to menu 530 by turning the Wheel Press TRIM then turn the Wheel to select the 1 kHz tone Press STO to enable generation of the tone Press the PLAY gt switch to start tone generation 5 Set up the audio analyzer input to measure the output level on Output channel 1 Standard Calibration level is digital full scale 24 dBu Pot adjustment range is digital full scale 17 dBu to 25 dBu If there are special level requirements those levels must be substituted for the levels in the following steps MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 6 Maintenance and Service 85 6 Locate the MOC card cage Note on its cover that the Output board is identified as well the pot associated with each channel 7 Using a plastic tweaker supplied with the MMP 16 adjust the Output Chl pot to 4 dBu 0 025 dB 20 dBFS 8 Move the audio analyzer input to the next MMP output channel Repeat step 7 Continue until all 16 channels are calibrated End of the analog output level calibration procedure Output Converter Board 2 9 16 Output Converter Board 1 1 8 Figure 6 1 Analog Converter cards location within the MMP 16 chassis top view Adding External Drives to the System Up to five additional SCSI drives can be added to each MMP 16 The
86. ard is to facilitate selecting menu items while in the Setup Mode and to make it easier to name Projects and Tracks There is no way to connect a keyboard directly to the MMR or MMP this must be done using the MM RC Note The internal software of the MM RC will be automatically updated as necessary when an MMR 8 or MMP 16 is booted while attached to the MM RC Be sure the power switch of the MM RC is on while the MMR MMP unit is started so the unit can sense the presence of the remote The MM RC Keyboard Connector The MM RC keyboard connector provides a means to attach a standard PC AT style keyboard Here are the pin out signals for this connector as seen facing the back of the MM RC Pin 3 X Pin 1 PC KBD CLK Pin 5 PC KBD SV Pin 4 PC KBD GND Pin 2 PC KBD DATA You may attach the PC Keyboard to the MM RC before or after switching on the MM RC power 106 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix E Glossary Appendix E MMP 16 Glossary Abbreviations and Terms 24 frames 25 frames 29 97 frames 30 frames AES EBU Autolocator Biphase Bus Calibrate Capture Chase Clear Clip Definitions The standard film frame rate per second The standard PAL and SECAM video frame rate per second The standard NTSC video frame rate for color broadcasting per second The standard audio only and black and white video frame rate per second Audio Engineering Society European Broadcasting Union The two main o
87. ardless of the operating mode of the MMP 16 Press CLR SEL to clear the slip register for any track and return it to an un slipped status When shifted SHIFT SEL the Track Select keys perform various edit operations on those tracks previously selected while the EDIT key was active Editing is controlled by the In point and Out point times from the In and Out registers Note that the In and Out registers can be automatically set to the start and end times of any event by placing the play head within the event and pressing SHIFT EDIT The Edit commands activated by the shifted SEL keys perform the indicated edit operation only on those tracks selected while the EDIT key is active The shifted functions for the SEL keys are cut SHIFT SEL 1 copy SHIFT SEL 2 clear SHIFT SEL 3 paste SHIFT SEL 4 insert SHIFT SEL 5 open SHIFT SEL 6 undo SHIFT SEL 7 and redo SHIFT SEL 8 Following are illustrated summaries of these edit operations MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation 47 Cut Cut removes the audio from the selected track s between the In point and the Out point and places it into the clipboard while pulling up slipping earlier in time all subsequent events by an amount equal to the length of the cut track segment Before Cut C PASS E j After cut gt e Ne To Clipboard Copy Copy places a copy of the material that is between the In and Out points on the selected track s into the cl
88. can always playback regardless of what other functions or states are being accessed The following diagram illustrates the hierarchical relationship between the various states based on the number of choices available from each state Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 1 General Information MMP 16 13 Error Figure 1 3 MMP 16 Panel Display State Hierarchy Load View Slip Track Setup Backup STATE LCD WINDOW DISPLAY COMMENT NORMAL Shows current play head time on top and Default at startup Allows selected time register on bottom of display direct access to SETUP and TRACK states all keys functional SETUP Shows setup menus and parameter choices Press SETUP to enter state for each menu item press TRIM to view parameters LOAD TRACK Shows disk directory list of projects Press LOAD TRACK once to compositions sessions and their tracks see Project level again to see Shows other levels for WaveFrame projects successive levels tracks Backup state can be accessed only while Press SHIFT SLIP while in viewing name of project while in this state LOAD TRACK to enter Backup state VIEW TRACK Shows the name of each loaded track Use Press TRACK to enter state wheel arrows or press appropriate SEL key SHIFT TRACK to unload to choose which track to view track SLIP TRACK Shows Current Play position on top Slip Press SLIP to enter state use register value for each tr
89. cation compliant LYNX Remote Controller Connector pinout 1 Frame ground Frame ground 6 Frame ground Frame ground 3 transmit Receives s Transmit Receive 4 Frame ground Frame ground 9 Frame ground Frame ground ls Frmeciock rramectock O NOTES 1 9 pin D subminiature female connector DB 9 2 Signals are RS422 Compatible Frame clock is open collector driver 3 The two connectors allow parallel connection of the Lynx Bus Each pin is paralleled internally between the two connectors The signal description indicates master slave signals EDITOR Connector pinout PIN MSTR Signal SLAVE Signal MSTR Signal SLAVE Signal ol Framed Fame ground _1 __ ber ame nal Receive Transmit Receive Transmit 2 ae a a o Spare Fr Ck_ SpareFrCk NOTES 1 9 pin D subminiature female connector DB 9 2 Signals are RS422 Compatible Frame Clock spare should not be used 3 The two connectors allow parallel connection of the Lynx Bus Each pin is paralleled internally between the two connectors The signal description indicates master slave signals 100 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix D Cable Information TRANSPORT Sony 9 pin Connector pinout PIN MSTR Signal SLAVE Signal MSTR Signal SLAVE Signal 1 Frame ground Frame ground 6 Frame ground Frame ground Receive Transmit Receive Transmit 1 2 3 transmit Receive
90. ck Mode keys Track Status Indicators Transport Sony 9 pin Connector Unloadine racks ca in e Rt A odo 63 Unmount Up Arrow 75 V A S AE AA EATE Verify State Verify State Display Verifying MMR 8 Installation Video Otis tes Video In Out Connector Video Post Production Video Reference Signals View Lrack State A esvevasebeeats vectouveveenesedoeviveueeakdsebUaveveetbceteenslavdeadeeestardvverneceouvencesanccvesesare View Track State Display ees Viewing Tracks a NN MG NVIEG In Connector ark st Shetek ieee es eens nn es aces Pee is W WaveErame Compatibility a e a a A aa sali ta a eal A aa raki Weavebiaime oa Word Clock Word Clock In Connector Word Clock Out Connector World Wide Web 120 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Index Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Index 121 TEAC CORPORATION TASCAM TEAC Professional Division MMP 16 3 7 3 Nakacho Musashino shi Tokyo 180 Japan Phone 0422 52 5082 TEAC AMERICA INC 7733 Telegraph Road Montebello California 90640 Phone 213 726 0303 TEAC CANADA LTD 5939 Wallace Street Mississauga Ontario L4Z 1Z8 Canada Phone 905 890 8008 Facsimile 905 890 9888 TEAC MEXICO S A De C V Privada De Corina No 18 Colonia Del Carmen Coyoacon Mexico DF 04100 Phone 5 658 1943 TEAC UK LIMITED 5 Marlin House Marlins Meadow The Croxley Centre Watford Herts WD1 8YA U K Phone 01923 819699
91. ck mode selects in Setup mode affirmative response in other modes Enter digit or selects 000 menus in Setup Lynx sync register Stores time code in bottom line of display into Memory register 0 Recalls the time code in Memory register 0 Enter digit or selects 100 menus in Setup Offset register shows machine MMR Bus offset when slave on MMR bus Stores time code in bottom line of display into Memory register 1 Recalls the time code in Memory register 1 Enter digit or selects 200 menus in Setup Time Code Reader register Stores time code in bottom line of display into Memory register 2 Recalls the time code in Memory register 2 Enter digit or selects 300 menus in Setup Free time register Stores time code in bottom line of display into Memory register 3 Recalls the time code in Memory register 3 Used to recall a memory register used with number keys provide negative response to query When active loops the transport from the In time to the Out time until Stop is pressed Locates the transport to the time code location in the active register Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix A Control Panel Summary 93 Track Select Keys EDIT SEL Select Edit Mode for Tracks 1 16 1 16 MON SEL Select Headphone Monitor Tracks 1 16 1 16 LOAD TRACK Enter Load Track mode TRACK Enter View Track mode SLIP Enter Slip Tracks mode SHIFT SEL 1 Cut SHIFT SEL 2 Copy SHIFT SEL 3 Clear SHIFT SEL
92. ction of the currently loaded tracks The Wheel the Select keys or the Up Down arrow keys may be used to select and view a track index If nothing is loaded in a selected Track index the word Blank is displayed for that track Pressing this key again while viewing tracks or pressing the CLR key exits the View Track state and returns the MMP 16 to the Normal state MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation 53 SHIFT TRACK UNLOAD SLIP 54 SHIFT SLIP BACKUP The shifted function of the TRACK key allows unloading of a loaded track and will return the track to the blank state as well as returning the loaded track back to the pool of unloaded tracks which can then be viewed using LOAD TRACK Note that tracks may be loaded or unloaded even while the MMP is playing This is a very convenient feature of the MMP and allows for auditioning alternate tracks during playback or loading tracks from different projects Pressing this key allows the re positioning of selected tracks relative to the timeline and other tracks The LCD will show the number of the last selected track although all selected tracks as indicated by the LEDs above the SEL keys will be slipped as a group Once the tracks to be slipped have been selected the wheel or arrow keys are used to trim the slip value The slip register for each track will be adjusted by the relative amount entered during the slip operation
93. ctions are confirmation a Yes No answer is required from the user and password entry a password must be entered to complete the action request Both of these requests override most other actions or do not allow access to the Normal Setup or Track states until they are cleared or a valid response is entered Verify state when cleared usually drops the MMP 16 back into the previously active state Error state is the final level in the hierarchy of Panel Display states In this state the ERROR status light flashes and the user is asked to clear a condition by pressing the CLR key or if that is impossible as in the case of a fatal error to note the error information and possibly take some extraordinary action such as re starting the MMP 16 Until the Error state is cleared or a valid response is entered access to the Normal Setup or Track states is not allowed The Error state when cleared may drop to another state or to any appropriate condition depending on the type and severity of the error These states are hierarchical in the sense that some require a response or they require a state to be cleared before certain keys or other states can be accessed The Normal state is at the base of the hierarchy because it is the default on startup and can always be accessed from any other state or by pressing the CLR key as many times as is necessary to clear any other state The transport keys can be accessed directly from any state so the MMP
94. d so on up to 100 MMP 16s functioning as a single 1600 track playback machine Any MMP 16 tied onto the MMR bus can also be individually taken off line and controlled locally at any time MMR and MMP Units can be added or dropped from Sync Groups using the Online key on the front panel MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 2 Installation 25 Serial Transport Connection The TRANSPORT connection uses the industry standard RS 422 Sony 9 pin P2 protocol Ampex VPR 3 is also supported for controlling external serial transports such as audio or videotape machines It is intended for transport control of a single external device This port will send out the appropriate transport commands when the transport functions of the MMP are engaged through the front panel or via the MM RC Remote controller Use Setup Menu 000 Control Mode to set the MMP to control external devices via the Serial Transport connection A video reference source is required for this type of operation Serial Editor Connection The EDITOR connection uses the industry standard RS 422 Sony 9 pin P2 protocol The Editor connection allows for controlling the MMP 16 s transport functions from a standard Video editor controller or other external device Use Setup Menu 000 Control Mode to set the MMP for control via the Editor connection A video reference source is required for this type of operation Parallel Transport The PARALLEL TRANSPORT connector allows use of re
95. d the Lynx master time code In either case the offset is equal to the MMP 16 time minus the time code being chased This display only register shows the current time code being chased by the MMP 16 If time code chase mode is active whatever time code is being read is displayed here If the MMP 16 is a slave on the Lynx bus it holds the current time coming from the Lynx bus master machine This display only register shows the amount of recording time available on the system default disk volume the volume or drive available for recording Note that this value is always displayed in time code format even if the display format currently is feet frames because it is essentially an elapsed time value not a time code This display will show the time in Track minutes for a single track Note If more than 24 hours of single track recording is available the display will show only the time over 24 hours This is not a software bug but is a result of the fact that free time is expressed in terms of time code values and there are only 24 hours possible for a time code style display This happens most often with 9 gigabyte drives where the disk capacity at 16 bit 44 1kHz is more than 28 hours This register holds the Out Point time It is used as the end point of a play loop and as the end time for a track marked for editing This read only register shows the end time of the last edit on the currently loaded tracks Tracks selecte
96. d their parameters Note that indicates the default selection MENU MENU NAME PARAMETERS Control Mode Local MMR Time Code Chase Biphase Chase Biphase Transport Serial Transport Editor Varispeed Frame Reference Automatic Video Sample Reference Automatic AES EBU Input Ext Wordclock 003 Time Code Type 24 24 25 25 29 97 DF 29 97 NDF 30 DF 30 NDF Sample Rate 42294 44x23 25 42336 44x24 25 44056 44100 44100 44144 44100 45938 44x25 24 45983 44x25 23 46034 48x23 25 46080 48x24 25 47952 48000 48000 48048 48000 50000 48x25 24 pe 48x25 23 ue Sms 1 Group MMR Bus Request Master Off Slave MMP 16Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications 71 MENU MENU NAME PARAMETERS 111 Ident Request Auto Assign 01 Range 01 100 112 Ident Assigned 01 Range 01 100 read only display 120 Off Slave KCU Master 121 Lynx Address 1 Range 0 through 127 122 Lynx V500 Mode Off On a G 201 All Safe Off On 203 Rehearse key Rehearse Play Rehearse Used for MM RC Remote Only Loop Mode Play Repeatedly Play once and Stop Loop Record Repeat Record 202 Record Key Record Play Record Used for MM RC Remote Only Play once and Cue Record Once Only Repeat w Unload Used for MM RC Remote Only 213 Poston 00 00 02 00 Next Prev Mode Event Cue s Edit Sync Mode ync at In Point Sync at Playhead OOOO Biph Frame Rate 210
97. d while in the EDIT track select mode govern the operation of this function If no tracks are selected in the EDIT track select mode the MMP will scan across all loaded tracks to find the last edit location To select a single track or a group of tracks for location of the last edit point location press only the desired track SEL keys while in the EDIT track select mode then select SHIFT 5 The location of the last edit point on the selected tracks will be shown This register represents the location of the first splice point or start of the sound event located just previous to the current location Each time PREV EDIT is selected the register value moves back one event in time in the edit list showing the start point of the earlier of event Pressing SHIFT PREV EDIT not only finds and displays this point but also performs an automatic locate function moving the transport to that point This is in contrast to RCL SHIFT PREV EDIT which will simply find and display the appropriate time point in the entry register without performing a locate function also see the Recall key This register holds the In Point time code It is used as the start point of a play loop as well as the beginning time for edit operations on any track selected for editing in the Edit track select mode 56 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation MMP 16 HEAD This read only register shows the start time of the first edit on the currently lo
98. de calor estufas u otros productos incluyendo amplificadores que produzcan calor Veiligheidsvoorschriften OPGELET e Lees al deze aanwijzingen aandachtig door e Bewaar de gebruiksaanwijzing voor eventueel later gebruik e Neem de op het toestel aangegeven waarschuwingen en aanwijzingen in acht 1 10 11 12 Lees de gebruiksaanwijzing Lees de veiligheids voorschriften en alle overige aanwijzingen in deze gebruiks aanwijzing alvorens het toestel in gebruik te nemen Bewaar de gebruiksaanwijzing Bewaar de gebruiks aanwijzing voor eventueel later gebruik Neem de waarschuwingen in acht Volg alle waar schuwingen op die op het toestel en in de gebruiksaanwijzing zijn aangegeven Volg de aanwijzingen op Volg alle veiligheids en gebruiks aanwijzingen op Reiniging Trek de stekker uit het stopkontakt alvorens het toestel te reinigen Gebruik geen vloeibare reinigingsmiddelen of spuitbussen Gebruik een vochtig doekje voor het reinigen Hulpstukken Gebruik geen hulpstukken die niet specifiek door de fabrikant zijn aanbevolen Hierdoor kan beschadiging ontstaan Water en vocht Gebruik het toestel niet in de buurt van water zoals bijvoorbeeld in de buurt van een bad aanrecht wasgelegenheid in een vochtige kelder bij een zwembad enz Accessoires Plaats dit toestel niet op een instabiel rek of standaard of op een wankel tafeltje Het toestel kan hierdoor
99. ding all tracks The additional drives would all be configured as removable drives Tracks 1 4 would be recorded onto drive 1A the first removable drive tracks 5 8 would be recorded onto drive 1B the second removable drive and so on for any further groups of four Although this is the best MMR MMP compatible configuration earlier projects may have been created under other StudioFrame configurations using fixed drives In these cases a conversion procedure is necessary in order to use the MMP 16 with the pre recorded disk volumes The following outline describes the procedure for turning fixed StudioFrame drives into removable drives that can then be moved to the MMP 16 with both track edits and audio information intact As an example suppose we wished to make two drives removable that were attached as fixed drives to the A SCSI bus on the workstation To make the fixed drives removable you must first edit your Autoexec bat file to include this line somewhere in the file for example as the last line SET NFREMOVEID 4 To edit your Autoexec bat file select File Run and type SYSEDIT in the dialog box Click on the Autoexec bat window and type in the new command SET NFREMOVEID 4 on a new line Select File Quit Select Save to save the changes you made to the Autoexec bat file Changing the Autoexec bat file requires rebooting for the change to take effect You could also exit Windows type the set command above o
100. dio devices The biphase control signal consists of two 5 volt or 12 volt pulses called phase A and phase B that are generated from the sprocket drive motor on the film transport The phase relationship between the two pulses indicates the transport direction when phase A leads phase B by 90 the film is moving forward while the pulse frequency indicates the relative film speed the nominal pulse rate indicates play speed with higher rates indicating wind speed and slower rates indicating crawl speed It is only through knowing exactly how many pulses are generated per frame and then keeping track of the total number of pulses that have been received while subtracting pulses for when the film is moving in reverse that the MMP 16 can constantly translate the biphase signal into the correct feet amp frames or SMPTE EBU time code numbers for the film frames Since there are several standard biphase pulse rates used by the various film transport manufacturers there is no one nominal frequency of the biphase signal for normal film play speed pulse frequencies of 48 Hz up to 2400 Hz are used per frame For the MMP 16 to interpret and lock onto a biphase signal and to generate the correct time code numbers it must be given the correct Setup parameters for the type of transport that it is following Setup Menu 301 Table 5 1 lists the biphase pulse rates the MMP 16 can lock to and some examples of the equipment for each rate Biphase B
101. directly enter a slip time into a slip register use the keypad while in the Normal state to enter the desired slip time amount then press STO followed by pressing the appropriate track SEL key Load Track State Display In the Load Track state the display is used to show the directory of all Edit Decision Lists or EDLs Projects Sessions and Compositions on all mounted drives Use the wheel or the Up Down arrow keys to scroll through the list of projects Press STO to automatically load the first sixteen tracks of the Project into the sixteen MMP track indexes 01234567890123456789 LCD character positions left to right Project Top Operator message nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Bottom nnn is the project name use wheel or Up Down arrows to scroll list Pressing the Load Track key again shows the next level of the EDL hierarchy for the chosen project usually the Track name and allows for scrolling through the list of tracks in the Project and loading any track into the selected track index 01234567890123456789 LCD character positions left to right Load into Track X Top X is the currently SELected track index O nannnannnnannnnnnnn Bottom O indicates an unloaded track and nnn is the track name in the EDL If a track from the list of available tracks has already been loaded into an MMP track index the display will ask if you wish to move that track into the currently selected Track index If accepted this action wil
102. e Normal state the SEL keys choose which tracks are edited when EDIT is active or monitored at the headphone jack when MON is active The chosen tracks for each function are indicated through the amber LEDs above each SEL key The chosen tracks are remembered by the MMP 16 Thus as EDIT or MON is pressed the amber SEL indicators change to reflect the selected tracks for each function When loading individual tracks in the Load Track state after pressing LOAD TRACK twice the Track Select keys allow the selection of the target track the MMP track index to which a stored track file will be loaded or moved Only one track at a time may be selected in this mode When viewing tracks in the Track state TRACK key is active only one track can be viewed at a time as indicated by the amber LED above the SEL key the Wheel and arrow keys are active in this mode scrolling and selecting one track at a time When slipping tracks in the Track Slip state SLIP is active multiple tracks may be selected as targets for a slip operation However only the last selected track is displayed on the bottom line of the LCD A slip value may be entered manually into the entry register or recalled from one of the memories or registers It is then stored into the selected track by pressing STO followed by the appropriate SEL key Slipped tracks NOT tracks selected for slipping are identified by an LED on the bottom row of the meter panel reg
103. e biphase output connector at the top of BIPH card on the MMP 16 rear panel All biphase connectors use standard 6 pin modular telephone plugs RJ12 the same type used on 3 line telephone systems so that up to 1 000 feet of standard 6 wire phone wiring can be run to the various film transports A terminal strip or a 6 wire surface mount jack can be used to adapt the film transport connector wiring to the MMP 16 wiring These connections are normally done for post production final mixing sessions Not intended for public telecommunications network connection As in all uses of the MMP 16 the Lynx and or MMR buses can be used by the MMP 16 to control any number of additional audio and video equipment even though that MMP 16 is being controlled by the film transport Video Post Production In video post production the MMP 16 is typically slaved to a video tape recorder In this use the VTR s time code output is the time code reference for the MMP 16 If the VTR is connected to a house sync signal then the MMP 16 should also be connected to house sync through the Video In connector and should use that signal as the frame reference In lieu of house sync the VTR s video output would connect to the MMP 16 s Video In for the frame reference source The MMP 16 although time code slaved to the VTR typically also functions as a master for any other audio devices on the Lynx and or MMR buses The Lynx Bus The Lynx Bus is an asynchronous co
104. e currently loaded press TRACK which puts the MMP 16 into the View Tracks state Use the Wheel the arrow keys or the Select keys to select which track index to view If nothing is loaded for a given track the word Blank is displayed for that track in the LCD Unloading Tracks To unload a loaded track and return the track to the blank state while returning the loaded track back to the pool of unloaded tracks put the MMP 16 into view tracks mode by pressing the TRACK key Select the track you wish to unload and press SHIFT TRACK The displayed track will be unloaded and the word Blank will appear in the display Deleting Tracks from the Disk To delete a displayed track enter the Load Tracks state by pressing the LOAD TRACK key and descending through the project file hierarchy as detailed above Select the track you wish to delete and press SHIFT LOAD TRACK Deletion simply removes the track edit information the EDL not the associated sound files so very little disk drive space is reclaimed by this operation However sound files not associated with any track edit information may be deleted from the disk by using the Disk Cleanup function found in Setup Menu 720 This is the typical method by which space on a given disk drive volume is reclaimed The other method is by using Tape Mode or Auto Cleanup Record mode on an MMR 8 recorder to record over existing material Backup Pressing SHIF
105. e digital outputs uses a female DB 25 connector to carry eight channels of AES EBU digital output signals two sets of four stereo pairs These are labeled as digital outputs 1 8 and 9 16 Analog Output Connections All analog outputs use balanced signals designed to mate with standard 600 ohm devices using 4 dBu levels Analog audio processing is done on two separate 20 bit Digital to Analog converter cards mounted within the MMP 16 These converters are mounted in a special shielded cage within the MMP and are attached via ribbon cable to a card labeled AO plugged into one of the system ISA bus slots on the PC motherboard These D A boards have their own power supply separate from the main PC power supply Max load is 12 28 VRMS Digital Output Connections Two female DB 25 connectors are used to provide four stereo digital outputs each for a total of sixteen channels of digital audio output Two Tascam DA 88 analog I O cables should be used as digital output cables Even though the MMP 16 has no audio inputs the digital input 1 amp 2 pair on the first digital input cable is the default reference input for the AES EBU clock reference This can be changed to use digital input 3 5 or 7 from one of the other three digital input pairs using Setup Menu 600 Dig In Ref Track NOTE The digital clock signals coming from any external device connected to the AES EBU inputs will force the MMP 16 s internal clock to try to lock to it when digital in
106. e drive The Mounting Volumes message will be displayed on the LCD as the mount attempt begins The MMP 16 will try for up to 30 seconds to find the first drive to mount This is to allow time for the disk drive to spin up completely After a successful re mount i e not a power up mount the LCD will display the message n Volumes Mounted where n is the number of volumes mounted If you receive the message No Volumes Mounted press the STOP key again If the No Volumes Mounted message persists re seat format or replace the drive s as necessary until the mount succeeds If an unformatted drive is installed or if the drive is not compatible with the system i e is unreadable by the MMP 16 then the MMP 16 will not be able to mount the volume To initialize a volume access menu item 710 Disk Initialize and press the STO store key The LCD will display the message Initialize Disk If it s a new hard drive or you wish to fully erase and re initialize a used drive press STO store to continue The message Are you sure y n then appears If you wish to continue press the STO store key again If the drive is known to have information on it and you wish to keep the information answer no by pressing the RCL Recall key Once the drive has been initialized it can be used on the MMP 16 or on a WaveFrame StudioFrame system for recording and playback A low level format may be accomplished in a similar fashion
107. e energ a el ctrica local Para productos a ser operados con pilas u otras fuentes refi rase a las instrucciones de operaci n 12 Conexi n a masa y polarizaci n Este producto puede estar equipado con un enchufe de l nea de corriente alterna polarizado un enchufe que tiene una cuchilla m s ancha que la otra Este enchufe entrar en el tomacorrientes de una sola manera Esta es una caracter stica de seguridad Si usted no puede insertar totalmente el enchufe en el tomacorriente 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 intente invertir el enchufe Si a n ste no entra llame a su electricista para que reemplace el tomacorriente No rompa ni modifique el mecanismo de seguridad del enchufe polarizado Protecci n del cord n el ctrico Los cordones el ctricos para alimentaci n deben ser colocados de tal manera que no se los pise o queden pellizcados por elementos colocados sobre o contra ellos siendo necesario prestar atenci n particular en los puntos donde los cordones salen de los enchufes enchufes m ltiples y otros puntos del producto Rayos Para protecci n adicional de este producto durante tormentas de rayos o cuando se lo deja sin atenci n o no se lo usa durante largos per odos desench felo del tomacorriente de ta pared y desconecte el sistema de antena o de cable Esto evitar los da os producidos en el producto por los rayos y aumentos bruscos de voltaje de la l nea
108. e l appareil en le prot geant de la surchaufte Ces ouvertures ne doivent pas tre bouch es ou recouvertes Les ouvertures ne doivent jamais tre bouch es comme en plagant l appareil sur un lit un canap une couverture du sur d autres surfaces similaires L appareil ne doit pas tre plac dans une installation incorpor e comme une biblioth que ou un coffret a moins qu une ventilation correcte soit assur e ou que les instructions du fabricant l autorisent Sources d alimentation L appareil doit tre raccord a une source seulement du type indiqu sur la plaque signal tique Si vous n tes pas s r du type d alimentation chez vous consulter votre revendeur local ou la compagnie de distribution d nergie locale Pour des produits pr vus pour fonctionner sur batteries ou sur d autres sources se reporter aux instructions de fonctionnement 12 Mise la terre et polarisation Cet appareil peut tre quip d une fiche secteur polaris e une fiche ayant une lame plus large que l autre Cette fiche rentre dans la prise de courant que d une seule fa on C est un l ment de s curit Si vous ne pouvez pas introduire compl tement la fiche dans la prise 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 essayer en la retournant Si la fiche ne rentre toujours pas contacter votre lectricien pour qu il vienne changer votre vieille prise Ne pas an antir l objectif de s curit de la fiche polaris e Pro
109. e with the format On disks that have been software damaged or incompatibly formatted repeat the above operation using menu 711 instead Keep in mind that a low level format can take from 20 minutes to an hour during which time the MMP 16 cannot be used for normal operation Using Removable Media The MMP 16 currently supports two types of removable media SCSI hard drives and SCSI MOs Magneto Optical drives The only type of SCSI hard drives that should be used are those specifically recommended by Tascam or drives and media that have been specified for use with high demand applications such as audio video systems These disks typically have faster access times 12 ms or faster average seek time is required larger storage capacities 2 4 GB or larger and thermal compensation that is only active when the drive is not being accessed A list of approved removable media drives is given in Appendix B of this manual Contact Tascam for the most current list of recommended SCSI hard drives for the MMP 16 This list is also available on the Tascam Web site at www Tascam com For archiving and for transferring 4 track reels between the WaveFrame editor and the MMP 16 the Tahiti 3 or similar optical drive may be used The MMP 16 can format backup to or play back up to four tracks off of 620 MB 1 3 GB or 2 6 GB MO media The latest generation of LIM DOW optical drives such as the Nikon Beluga A V drive offer the best removable optical disk per
110. ecially for use with the MMP 16 and the MMP 16 sixteen channel player unit It connects to a special remote connector on the UI B card on the back of the MMR and MMP units This remote allows complete control of all attached functions of the MMR and MMP units including all setup menus It also allows for machine grouping as well as system wide control of all attached units A total of up to 100 units any combination of MMR and MMP can be controlled from the MM RC The TimeLine Lynx Keyboard Control Unit KCU is a tabletop controller which is typically used in conjunction with Lynx 2 synchronizer modules It provides a time code display motion control functions including a jog shuttle Wheel track selections and audio editing functions for most professional video and audio transports The KCU can remotely control the operation of a total of up to six transports including MMP 16s When used with the KCU 900 software the Lynx KCU unit allows control of the following MMP 16 MMR 8 functions Transport Control Track Record Arm Select Record arm only for MMR 8 Slip Track Region Undo Redo Goto Prev Next Edit Goto Head Tail Clear Paste The Lynx KCU may be directly connected to either of the two integrated Lynx ports on the MMP back panel The second Lynx connector provides a loop thru connection to an external Lynx module for control of other devices from the KCU The TimeLine Lynx KCU is available from TimeLine Vista Inc 1755 La
111. ect the time code audio output of the master device to the MMP TIME CODE IN jack The MMP 16 can also generate a stable SMPTE EBU time code output equivalent to a time code track signal that can be used to synchronize external equipment or to stripe time code onto tape The TIME CODE OUT jack will always output SMPTE EBU LTC when the MMP is playing VITC In Many videotape formats can record time code within the vertical interval space between each frame of video This type of time code recording is known as Vertical Interval Time Code or VITC The advantage of this method is that a valid time code signal can still be generated even when the tape is paused to show a single frame of picture since the helical scan heads of the tape machine are continually scanning the picture and thus the VITC signal The MMP 16 has a 75 ohm connection using a BNC connector to receive VITC To use VITC time code with the MMP connect the video machine s VITC output to the VITC IN connector on the MMP 16 MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 2 Installation 23 Biphase Connections Biphase is a control signal typically generated by a film projector and is traditionally used to interlock the operation of the film with sprocketed magnetic tape machines The Biphase Operations Board BOB on the back panel of the MMP has four biphase input connections and one biphase output connection for synchronizing the operation of the MMP 16 to film transports
112. ected the MMP 16 will play from the In time minus any pre roll amount to the Out time plus any post roll amount and repeat this same play sequence until STOP or LOOP is pressed again The MMP does not execute a seamless repeat so there will be a small gap in time between the end of the loop and beginning of the next iteration of the loop There are three selectable Loop Record modes Setup menu 211 Record Once Only Repeat Record and Repeat w Unload Record Once Only will record only on the first pass of the loop and then switch to playback only for subsequent loops Repeat Record will initiate a recording between the In and Out points for every loop Repeat w Unload will make a recording on each pass and then unload the track just created by the record pass before the next loop begins This allows for rapidly making many recordings in succession and keeping them all as separate sequentially numbered track files in the project Note This menu and Menus 202 Record Key and Menu 203 Rehearse Key exist in the MMP 16 to provide these settings for any MM RC which may be attached to the MMP 16 as part of a larger system containing an MMR S The MM RC derives its settings for the Record Rehearse and Loop Record functions from the unit to which it is attached via the UI B board thus these menus are necessary even though they do not have a function on the MMP 16 itself To perform a forward backward loop press Loop and then Reverse Play lt
113. el to Scroll MMP Trk3 00252 Track list in LCD display MMP Trk4 00253 e MMP Trk5 00254 E y T Ce _ MMP Trk6 00255 Press the appropriate SEL key to choose the desired Track index into which the track will be loaded Press STO YES to load the displayed track from the list into the currently selected Track index Use the arrows or wheel to scroll to a different track from the list of available tracks in the project To facilitate loading tracks in succession the MMP will automatically increment the selected Track index and advance the display to the next track in the list of available tracks after a track is loaded After pressing the LOAD TRACK key twice the first Track name will be displayed in the bottom line of the LCD preceded by a small box the STOP character in the first character of the display to indicate the track has not been loaded yet it is unloaded To load tracks individually in succession starting with Track 1 first press the Track 1 SEL key The LED on Track 1 will be lit to indicate that when STO is pressed the displayed track will load onto track 1 After track 1 is loaded the next track name in the list will automatically display and the LED on track 2 will turn on to indicate pressing STO will store that track onto track 2 Any target track may be selected manually by pressing the appropriate SEL key before STO is pressed Typically a hard drive will contain sixteen or more tracks for one project and t
114. ence signals a sample reference 110 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix E Glossary Abbreviations and Terms Register Reshape Resolving Safe Sample Reference SCSI Setup Menus Shuttle Slip SMPTE Sync Group Sync Word TC Definitions for the audio and a frame reference to keep the audio timed correctly to the video or film frame A memory that holds a time code position or other number There are 11 dedicated registers to hold such numbers as the Head Tail In and Out points etc plus 10 memory registers 0 9 in the MMP 16 The process of regenerating incoming time code so that the time code output is clean and free of noise or other signal distortions The process of regulating the playback speed of a machine through phase locking a recorded signal on the tape to a fixed reference signal No recording can take place since all record enables are locked out The reference for the digital audio sample clock in the MMP 16 It can come from a digital input from the word clock input or from the frame reference Small Computer System Interface The bus that connects external removable drives to the MMP 16 The method through which operating parameters are changed and set in the MMP 16 To bring up the Setup Menus on the LCD display press the Setup key Manual control over the machine transport from stop to play to fast forward and from stop to reverse play to rewind through using the Wheel
115. ent Parts When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other haz ards 22 Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition 23 Wall or Ceiling Mounting The product should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer 24 Heat The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other products including amplifiers that produce heat C onsignes de s curit ATTENTION 4 Lire ces instructions int gralement Conserver ces instructions pour un usage ult rieur Suivre tous les avertissements et instructions marqu s sur l appareil audio Lire les instructions Toutes les consignes de s curit et les instructions de fonctionnement doivent tre lues avant de faire fonctionner l appareil 2 Conserver ces instructions Les consignes de s curit et les instructions de fonctionnement doivent tre conserv es pour une r f rence ult rieure 3 Tenir compte des avertissements Tous les avertissements sur l appareil et dans les instructions de fonctionnement doivent tre respect s 4
116. enzione alle giunzioni con spine e prese ed ai punti di uscita dalle varie unita Fulmini Per la protezione dell unit durante temporali con fulmini oppure quando l unit non viene utiliuzzata per lunghi periodi scollegare la spina del cavo di alimentazione dalla presa di rete e scollegare l antenna o il collegamento via cavo Linee ad alta tensione L antenna esterna non deve essere installata in prossimit di linee ad alta tensione o altre linee elettriche oppure in posizioni in cui possa cadere su tali linee Quando si installa un antenna esterna prestare estrema attenzione a non toccare tali linee in quanto tale contatto potrebbe essere fatale Sovraccarichi Non sovraccaricare le prese di rete o i cavi di estensione in quanto ci pu causare il rischio di incendi o scosse elettriche Ingresso di oggetti o di liquidi Non iserire mai alcun tipo di oggetto attraverso le aperture dell unit in quanto essi potrebbero entrare in contatto con punti ad alta tensione o causare un cortocircuito che potrebbe a sua volta causare il rischio di incendi o scosse elettriche Non versare alcun tipo di liquido sul prodotto Assistenza Non eseguire alcuna procedura di assistenza in quanto l apertura e la rimozione dei coperchi potrebbe esporvi ad alta tensione o altri rischi Rivolgetevi a personale qualificato per tutti gli interventi di assistenza Circostanze che richiedono assistenza Scollegate l unit dalla presa di r
117. er ibid 79 Using the MMP Editor Port Sony P 2 ProtgocO non n cnn n cnn ncninnnss 80 NEVERA devscaeedeccdosdesecadedeyecdbedancess 80 Chapter 5 MMP 16 System Applications cccccssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseee O A Film Post Production sivcsvectvescvestecvcstatccvcstscvoncesscvenevevesoudseveutecversutesveesssveversssvereseventueecteursessesurcavesteave 81 Phe MMP 16 As Master sittin au banana Onan dA Onno aon anno 82 Biphase Setup Menus x s c03is4 li ri lidia 82 MMP 16 Film Connections ee 84 Video Post Production scissscccsiecscdcacecscdcadecicececacacecscadacscacadactcadachasedsedhcacacecacacacecadacoascadecbeacadesbeacecssaee 84 The yx BUS hirion ieee iei eds cies sevsdvessevstvbckied AOE stubedvesauhe tus sdebs E E EN a EAEE EOE EKES EEO CSEE SE 84 Chapter 6 Maintenance amp Service pe8S MMP Output Level Calibrations cuina Rods ER 85 MOC Calibration Procedures eninin eaa GE 85 Adding External Drives to the System ee 86 FOrMatting DISKS gicsicsesschscsdicssssetededscsesdaneeasdsasdsavesessedsacaedsaseseoseusecaedsgsesesseusecesdsgssseoseuecsasasesesuseanedes 87 Using Removable Media sssscccccsssssssssssssscssssssssssssssscssssssssssssscssssssssscsssscesssssssssssssssssssssssssessses 87 Chapter 7 Technical Support 80 MMP 6 System Software i scccisaccacisssiicscansccnsesesesesnsnensocdsesesusnsnaucncasedesesesnouencacesesesuonsuendesedesesvwaeiecs 89 Appendix A Control Panel Command Summarry
118. ers is done using a two keystroke command sequence which consists of the function store recall capture and the numeric or shifted numeric key associated with the desired register i e O 9 Before pressing the second key operations can be canceled by pressing the same function key again or by pressing CLR but are typically ended by completing the full key sequence Recalling Registers To recall the time code previously stored into a memory register press RCL the RCL LED will flash indicating one of the numeric keys should be pressed and then press the desired key 0 9 The RCL LED will turn off and the time code from that register will be displayed in the bottom line of the display with a prefixed heading indicating which register is the currently displayed active register All special purpose registers may be recalled similarly first by pressing RCL then SHIFT the desired numeric key Special purpose registers have their names written on the front panel directly above the numeric key with which they are associated Note that if RCL is not pressed first then pressing SHIFT one of these special purpose register keys LYNX SYNC IN OUT HEAD TAIL NEXT EDIT or PREV EDIT will cause the transport to automatically locate to the register contents This is a short cut for RCL SHIFT register key LOC Capturing the Current Time Code During any transport state stop play the current time code shown on the top line of the
119. es must NOT be terminated If two drives are set for the same SCSI ID number or if any drive other than the last one in the chain is terminated it will prevent the MMP 16 from properly functioning See Connecting External SCSI Media in this chapter for additional information 30 Tascam MMP 16 User s Guide Chapter 2 Installation MMP 16 4 Connect the MMP 16 to the applicable timing reference source and to the appropriate remote control interface a To connect the MMP 16 to a film transport connect the biphase sync output from the projector to one of the four biphase inputs The four biphase inputs are numbered 1 4 from top to bottom Any or all of the inputs can be connected Use Setup Menu 100 Sync Group to select which of the four Biphase inputs Sync Groups will control the system If the MMP 16 will function as the master for a biphase device then the biphase output must be connected to the biphase device s control input b To connect the MMP 16 as a slave to a video machine first connect a source of Video Frame synchronization to the MMP 16 s VIDEO IN either the Video Reference out from a video deck or a Video black burst signal This is normally a loop through connection so the MMP 16 sVIDEO OUT jack should be terminated if it is not connected to another machine Next connect the Time Code signal from the video to the MMP 16 using either the VITC IN connector or the SMPTE EBU TIME CODE IN LTC connector whicheve
120. estel merkbaar verminderen 0O0O0D gt Vervangingsonderdelen Bij vervanging van onderdelen dient de onderhoudsmonteuur alleen door de fabrikant aangegeven onderdelen te gebruiken of onderdelen die daaraan identiek zijn Worden andere onderdelen gebruikt dan kan dit brand elektrische schok of andere gevaren veroorzaken Veiligheidskontrole Na onderhoud en reparatie dient de onderhoudsmonteur altijd een veiligheidskontrole uit te voeren om vast te stellen of het toestel goed en veilig funktioneert Bevestiging tegen muur of plafond Bevestig het toestel alleen tegen een muur of plafond als de fabrikant dit specifiek als een mogelijkheid heeft aangegeven Warmte Plaats het toestel uit de buurt van warmtebronnen als kachels radiators ovens of andere toestellen die warmte afgeven zoals bijvoorbeeld versterkers Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 1 General Information 9 MMP 16 Introduction csccccssssossssesssseesscceessseeessceesscsessssssscceesccseescssssscsesssesesscssesssesssessesesee 9 Hardware OVervie Wii ae aeee a S N 10 Functional Ye 12 System Specifications s cissccnisec scscssvesesesdsevcesecssecnseoncaessvsvessnesscsscececedveeesecesSeessvasencsessscnsesvevevesecesecesses 15 Chapter 2 Installation ucraniana ninia L7 MMP 16 Materials Kit Box cnt 17 GGEMOL AUG Wid AAA PU 18 Moutititis Rack Eats iia TU ant ee a en ni 18 Installing Multiple MMP Witt aiii a 19 AC Mains and
121. ete e rivolgetevi a personale di assistenza specializzato nelle seguenti circostanze A Quando il cavo o la spina di alimentazione sono danneggiati B Se del liquido o un oggetto fossero penetrati all interno dell unit C Se l unit fosse atata esposta a pioggia o acqua D Se l unit non funzionasse normalmente seguendo le istruzioni per l uso Regolare solo i comandi descritti nelle istruzioni per l uso dato che una regolazione scorretta di altri comandi potrebbe causare danni e richiede spesso un intervento da parte di un tecnico qualificato per il ripristino del funzionamento normale E Se l unit fosse stata fatta cadere o comunque danneggiata F Quando le prestazioni dell unit cambiano in modo distinto cid indica la necessit di assistenza Parti di ricambio Quando sono necessarie delle parti di ricambio accertarsi che il tecnico utilizzi parti specificate dal fabbricante o con le stesse caratteristiche della parte originale Sostituzioni con parti non autorizzate possono causare fiamme scosse elettriche o altri rischi Controlli sicurezza Al termine di qualsiasi servizio di assistenza o riparazione chiedete al tecnico di eseguire i controlli di sicurezza per determinare che il prodotto sia in condizione di funzionare in modo corretto Montaggio su parete o soffitto L unit deve essere montata su di una parete o sul soffitto solo seguendo le raccomandazioni del fabbricante Calore L unit deve
122. everse play it is first necessary to solo a machine Track Record Arm Select MMR 8 Only To arm a track for record or to select a track for an edit or goto operation press the Track key on the KCU and then press the appropriate number key on the calculator keypad to select or arm the desired track The Slip operation as well as goto Prev Next edit goto Head Tail and Clear Paste will operate only on tracks that have been selected in this manner If one of these operations is attempted but a track is not selected the KCU display will prompt you to select a track first Head Tail Hold CLR while pressing the Head or Tail key to set the current time to the beginning or end of the material on the selected track s You may then play from that point or store the value in the desired timecode register press STO then the appropriate key on the Calculator MMP 16Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications 77 Slip Track Region The K900 KCU software has a Slip key in the place of the key previously labeled END PT in the Special Functions section of the KCU Pressing this key puts the KCU in a Trim mode to allow slipping the selected material forward or backward in time The selection is defined as all material located between the In and Out timecode registers on tracks that have been armed selected as described above see Track Record Arm Select Upon pressing Slip the and keys will highlight and the Whee
123. fast forwarding through material while listening The minimum Shuttle speed is a very slow crawl Play 1000 and maximum is 1 5 times nominal speed The Shuttle speed is governed by the distance traveled by the Wheel with Y2 turn equal to half speed a full turn for nominal speed and 1 1 2 turns for 1 5 times nominal speed Pressing the Shuttle key again or pressing the Stop key halts the Shuttle action Although there is no shifted function of the Shuttle key the alternate function of this key is the right arrow which is active in several different modes and which typically scrolls the window to view parts of the display that may extend beyond the window This key also moves the cursor to the right for selection of a digit within a time code that may need trimming or for selecting a character value to alter in a Setup menu The lit transport lamps indicate the current relative speed range for Jog and Shuttle according to the following conventions O Indicates the transport is stopped O gt Indicates the transport is playing forward slower than nominal speed gt Indicates the transport is playing forward at nominal speed gt gt gt Indicates the transport is playing forward faster than nominal speed O lt Indicates the system is in reverse play at slower than nominal speed lt Indicates the system is in reverse play at nominal speed O lt lt Indicates the system is in reverse play at faster than nominal speed Wheel
124. formance MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 6 Maintenance and Service 87 88 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix A Control Panel Summary Chapter 7 Technical Support For technical support on the MMP 16 product line contact TASCAM 7733 Telegraph Road Montebello CA 90640 Tel 213 726 0303 Ext 617 Fax 213 727 7632 E mail tascamsupport teac com Technical assistance is only available to registered owners of MMP 16 products Be sure to write down your serial number before installation for future reference as you will need it along with the software version you are currently running when contacting technical support You can write your serial number here MMP 16 serial Information on software updates technical support and Tascam products is also available via the Tascam World Wide Web site at http www tascam com MMP 16 System Software The MMP 16 operates using an industry standard operating system and program files that run on a Pentium microprocessor chip The system software comes pre installed onto the internal hard drive in the MMP 16 When the MMP 16 is turned on all necessary software is loaded automatically The version of software that is currently running can be displayed using Setup menu 990 which displays the current revision level of the software Software updates are supplied on one or more floppy disks To install the software update insert the floppy disk or Dis
125. g Pas op stopkontakten verlengsnoeren en stekkerdozen niet te overbelasten daar dit brand of een gevaarlijke elektrische schok kan veroorzaken Voorwerpen of vocht in het toestel Zorg dat er nooit voorwerpen door de openingen in het inwendige van het toestel terecht komen Hierdoor kan kortsluiting en een gevaarlijke elektrische schok worden veroorzaakt Pas tevens goed op nooit vloeistoffen in het toestel te morsen Reparatie Probeer nooit zelf het toestel te repareren Bij verwijdering van de ombouw zult u bloot kunnen staan aan gevaarlijke elektrische spanning en andere gevaren Laat reparaties over aan een bevoegd vakman Beschadigingen die onderhoud vereisen In de volgende gevallen dient u de stekker uit het stopkontakt te trekken en de hulp van een erkend vakman in te schakelen f Als het netsnoer of de stekker is beschadigd Als er vloeistof of voorwerpen in het toestel terecht komen Als het toestel aan regen of vocht heeft blootgestaan Als het toestel niet goed funktioneert bij bediening volgens de gebruiksaanwijzing Kom alleen aan de regelaars en bedieningselementen die in de gebruiksaanwijzing worden beschreven Onjuist afstelling van niet voor de gebruiker bedoelde regelaars kan tot beschadiging leiden Bovendien zal vaak de hulp van een vakman nodig zijn om het toestel terug in de normale bedrijfsfunktie te stellen E Als het toestel is gevallen of anderszins beschadigd F Als de prestaties van het to
126. g in the floor is recommended In no case should the internal rack temperature ever exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit 43 degrees Centigrade during normal operation as measured at the rear of any of the MMP 16s in the system MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 2 Installation 19 A AC Mains and Grounding Earthing Considerations Each MMP 16 requires one AC mains connection A standard six foot 1 83 Meter power cordset is included with each MMP 16 wired for the USA standard A six foot 1 83 Meter AC Mains cordset for use in Europe proper for the country of use will be supplied by your TASCAM dealer The AC mains outlet must be capable of delivering 230 watts 2 amps for each MMP 16 in the system The main power supply has a 115 230 VAC switch on the back of the unit This switch should be set to match the facility power level An unswitched female IEC convenience outlet is located on the rear panel of each MMP 16 In normal use there is no connection to this outlet although other electronics equipment using IEC plugs and drawing less than 120 watts total can be connected to this outlet using the appropriate male to female IEC power cord like those used with computer monitors A facility wide UPS system is recommended for protecting the MMP 16 and all your audio equipment from power line spikes surges brownouts and line failure If a facility wide UPS is not available each MMP 16 should be connected to a home computer
127. gisters also called event capture Pressing this key while in the Normal state allows the SEL keys to select which track s will be monitored through the front panel headphone monitor output This does not affect the rear panel Studio Monitor jack which always presents a mono mix of all tracks Pressing SHIFT MON puts the MMP into a Slip In Out mode that allows for slipping or nudging all material between the In and Out register locations on selected tracks When Slip In Out is active none of the status LEDs for the Track Mode Select keys is lit on the MMP front panel This is to distinguish this mode from all other Track Select Modes wherein at least one Track Select Mode status LED is always lit Upon pressing SHIFT MON the bottom line of the display will show Slip and a time code entry field Use the Wheel or the Up Down arrow keys to enter the amount by which the defined region between In and Out on the selected tracks is to be slipped This operation does not affect sync on material which is not located between the In and Out register locations Slip In Out will overwrite any existing material on the selected tracks that is at the new destination location to which the material has been moved To complete the Slip In Out operation press SHIFT MON again The bottom line of the display will show Slip In Out to indicate that the slip operation has been performed To exit the Slip In Out operation without executing the slip press
128. hnician who has experience operating audio measurement equipment is performing the calibration The following equipment is required to perform calibration adjustments 1 A Low distortion accurate balanced input output audio analyzer generator Audio Precision System 2 or equivalent A digital multi meter with AC rms volts measurement capability in conjunction with a function generator with a sine wave output as a signal source may also be used However the AP equipment will provide more accurate measurements and the settings displays will be in the proper units 2 Plastic Potentiometer Adjustment screwdriver tweaker 3 Output cables compatible with the MMP 16 analog Audio Out connectors equivalent to Tascam DA 88 analog audio cables The MMP 16 has a built in 1 kHz oscillator to check that the output levels are calibrated To check the output levels select Setup Menu 530 and select the 1 kHz setting Press STO to turn on the internal oscillator and then press the Play key on the front panel Measure the output levels and verify that they match the calibration settings 4 dBu nominal 1 228Vrms measured at XLR pin 2 and 3 pins If calibration is required continue to the MOC Calibration Procedure MOC Calibration Procedure Follow this step by step procedure to calibrate the MMP 16 Output Converters MOC 1 Turn off power and remove the top cover of the MMP 2 Connect the audio analyzer input to the Output connector at the re
129. hus tracks can be loaded in rapid sequence by simply pressing STO sixteen times in a row After a track is loaded the track index number into which the sound file has been loaded will precede the track name 62 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation MMP 16 Once a track is loaded into a track index it is removed from the pool of tracks available for direct loading but it may be moved from its current track index position to another track index position If a track from the project is already loaded into a track index then choosing scrolling to that track name in the list of tracks will cause the MMP to ask if you want to Move that track to the currently selected Track index If a track is moved from its current track index position to a new track index by this method the previous Track index will then be empty and will show Blank when viewed using the TRACK key View Track state If you do not wish to move a currently loaded track into an empty Track Index use the arrows or Wheel to scroll through the list of available tracks to find currently unloaded tracks which may then be loaded into the empty track index If track information is stored into a track location that is already occupied by a previously loaded track the previously loaded track is automatically unloaded Press TRACK again or press CLR to exit the Track state and return the MMP 16 to the Normal state Viewing Tracks To view which tracks ar
130. huttle keys above the Wheel take on their alternate reversed text labeled functions left and right arrows when pressed during Setup Note that these are not shifted functions but alternate functions that occur in the Setup or Track states These keys typically affect window scrolling but in some cases move a cursor to different points in displayed information MMP 16Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications 69 When trimming is active press TRIM rotating the Wheel or pressing the Up Down arrow keys scrolls through the available selections for the current menu These selections also usually wrap around If the menu requires a single numeric value the wheel or arrow keys will increment or decrement the numeric value but it will not wrap around once the top or bottom of the range is reached For character and time code items the left right arrow keys usually control the position of the cursor and therefore which character or digit is changed rather than horizontally scrolling the window Setup Operation There are various types of Setup menu items each with its own particular behavior Many scroll through a set of multiple choice selections others simply display information that cannot be altered such as a version or serial number The top line of the LCD in Setup lists the menu number and name while the bottom line shows the current menu item value Here s a typical example 012345678901234567
131. i ES e m gt ek aoe we Lo B78 Or eN eran ore 582 One 82 8 Cone TREC 16 32 32 8 gt oio oio 6 0 oio oio 9 9 02 8 3 0 8 61113 18 24 52 x z Omm 9 n E N Sh ba m o 0 o Baio ton cies ey ooo on nlc o Moods 8 09 9 aao 8 ee ae er ae ee om E o o J ho ba te J tae ta Qs lus WA O JYLL o o o o o o o o o on OA OR ofS 1Jl2J t3J leJ ls Js DLs VIGIL E Wwe o o o o o om eae QC E o O Si O O ty EJ Ii lt gt I o gt 0 Figure 1 1 MMP 16 Front View The MMP 16 is a non linear digital replacement for the analog or digital tape machines found in recording studios and broadcast facilities and for magnetic film dubbers found in film and video post production facilities The MMP 16 can play back sixteen tracks of material from one or more SCSI hard drives or other removable media Each MMP 16 can play back from multiple SCSI disk drives of various types Playback can be in exact or track slipped synchronization to industry standard film video and audio devices whether mechanical tape based or hard drive based Audio files played back on the MMP 16 may consist of selectable linear 16 bit or linear 24 bit words at sample rates of 48 0 kHz or 44 1 kHz each modifiable to a pull up or pull down level including conversion between PAL film and video making fourteen total discrete sample playback rates The analog output section uses balanced 4 dBu analog connections on a DB 25 co
132. incrementing numeric values SHIFT UP Toggles the LCD transport position and register display between time code or ARROW 35mm film feet frames format TC FEET TRIM Activates a mode in which Wheel rotation and Up Down arrow keys change the time code value in the currently active register This allows fine control over incremental and decremental changes in a particular time code value When TRIM is pressed the MMP 16 goes into a Trim mode indicated by the lit LED over the Trim key At this point the active register is being trimmed with the left right arrow keys JOG SHTL selecting the digit and the Wheel or Up Down arrow keys incrementing or decrementing that digit If no register is recalled beforehand the trim operation is performed only on the entry register s time code When trim mode is exited by pressing the TRIM key the trimmed value is then kept in the register and the value for that register is sent to the transport SHIFT TRIM The shifted version of this key performs what is called a dynamic trim indicated A TRIM by use of the Delta A character for the shifted key designation The only difference between this and the normal trim is that dynamic trim sends the trimmed value continuously to the transport whenever the value changes At any time during either type of trim operation CLR may be pressed to cancel the trim operation returning the value of the register being trimmed to its previous value Pressing
133. ipboard without altering the audio events on the track s Clear Clear removes the events on the selected track between the In and Out points replacing the audio with silence It does not affect the position of any other audio material on the track In 1 Out Before Clear CO SSS aS After Clear tt l te O _ E lt To Clipboard Paste Paste places the contents of the clipboard into the selected track s at the position of the In register and overwrites any existing material on the selected track s starting at the In point time and extending for the duration of the clipboard contents It does not alter the placement of any other material on the track s Clipboard contents gt gt gt In Before Paste gt E Out After Paste y A A o pes Overwrites existing material on track Overwrites existing material on track material on track 48 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation MMP 16 Insert Insert places the contents of the clipboard into the selected track s at the In point time while moving all subsequent events down stream later in time by the length of the inserted event s El lt Clipboard contents Before Insert LLE lt LI gt Cc Out EZRA INS o Na Audio after Insert is shifted later in time Open Open places a segment of silence into the selected track s equal to the time between the In point register and the Out point regis
134. iphase Play Transport Acceleration Notes Pulse Rate Frequency Type fast wind speed 2 ppf DIN standard 32 15x Also used by Westrex 4 ppt Alternate DIN standard 10 ppf__ 240 Hz 8 5x 20ppf Jasons RCA seis 3 O 25 ppt 600 Hz 8 5x 50ppf 1200 Hz Biphase only 100 ppt __ 2400 Hz Biphase only ppf pulse per frame Table 5 1 Biphase Pulse Rate Settings MMP 16Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications 81 On older film transports that use a tach and a direction signal the phase A connection comes from the direction signal and the phase B connection comes from the tachometer output Setup Menu 302 allows the default setting which is biphase to be changed to tach direction If the transport controls seem to be backwards i e Play runs the film in reverse select the tach inverse direction choice from Setup Menu 302 Both menus 301 and 302 are used to set the MMP 16 as a slave to the biphase device where the MMP 16 will be generating time code or feet amp frame numbers off the biphase signal from the film transport Using the MMP 16 in this way requires that the Biphase Chase operating mode be selected and that the MMP 16 be placed online the online button is lit up The MMP 16 As Master In many applications it s desirable to have the MMP 16 function as the master in order to allow remote control of the film transport either from the MMP 16 s front panel motion con
135. isplay use the keypad to enter the time code that will be equivalent to O feet and frames into the entry register Next press LOC to locate the MMP transport to that time and press CLR to clear the entry register Finally press STO SHIFT CAPT to enter the number listed in the top of the display into the TIME register There will now be an offset between the time code display and the feet and frames display when toggling between these two display styles To clear the time register locate to 00 00 00 00 and store that to the Time register MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation 57 SHIFT STO STORE RCL RECALL The yellow SHIFT key functions like a locking keyboard shift key When active it modifies those keys that have a shift function assigned to them identified by the function name written above the gray keys Pressing and releasing the yellow Shift key causes the shift LED to turn on indicating SHIFT is active Pressing a gray key with a shift function will then perform the shifted function and turn off the yellow Shift LED To cancel Shift without pressing a function key press SHIFT again or press CLR the shift LED will then turn off If multiple shifted keys are to be entered in a sequence press and hold SHIFT the shift LED will light while pressing the various gray keys in sequence When you lift your finger off SHIFT the Shift function will be canceled and the shift LED will turn off
136. ist of menus use the Up Down arrow keys or the wheel You may also jump directly to banks of menus by pressing any of the numeric keys on the keypad To scroll through the list of parameters for a selected menu press TRIM then use the Up Down arrow keys or the Wheel Note that the currently selected parameter will always be preceded by a character Many parameters have system default values which can be accessed by pressing TRIM followed by press SHIFT CLR 01234567890123456789 20 position LCD character positions NNN Tt Top NNN indicates the menu number t indicates the menu name eTttttttttttttttttttt Bottom indicates the currently selected parameter t indicates the parameter name To exit the Setup state and return to the Normal state press SETUP or press CLR or press the EDIT MON or INPUT Track Mode keys To jump directly to one of the Track states from the Setup state press VIEW TRACK TRACK or SLIP Note that attempting to set the MMP to an invalid condition may result in an Error state and that attempting to choose some menu parameters will put the system in the Verify state for confirmation of the choice before it is finalized View Track State Display In the View Track state the display is used to show the name of the selected track To enter this state press the TRACK key Press the appropriate SEL key to display the desired track The wheel and the
137. k 1 if multiple disks are received into the front panel floppy drive while the unit is operating normally Access Menu 995 Load Software and press STO The system will ask Are you sure Confirm the floppy is properly inserted and press STO again to confirm If multiple disks are supplied the operator will be prompted via the display to remove Disk 1 and place Disk 2 into the drive After the software update is installed the system will display a message that the update is complete and will display a checksum number written on the floppy update disk for reference to verify that the installation has been successful Remove the floppy disk and recycle the power to operate the unit with the new software installed All system floppy disks should be kept in a secure location in case they may be needed in the future Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix A Control Panel Summary 89 90 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix A Control Panel Summary Appendix A Control Panel Command Summary Transport Group ONLINE Toggles between offline and online When lit indicates unit is online ONLINE UO Stop Unmounts all drives so they can be removed from the MMP 16 lt lt Rewind Moves all tracks in reverse at a high rate of speed with no audio playback lt Play Backwards Plays audio backwards at the normal play speed O Stop Stops audio playback re mounts drives after an unmount operation gt Play Plays the audio at the norm
138. key to execute its shifted function Once the shifted function has been activated the shift LED will go off and the system will return to the normal non shifted state If multiple shifted keystrokes are required you may also press and hold SHIFT the shift LED above the key will stay on while pressing one or more gray keys in succession In the text SHIFT X indicates the Shift key is used in combination with one of the gray keys X that has a shifted function Thus SHIFT TRIM means press and release or press and hold the SHIFT key and then press the TRIM key In this case the MMP 16 will enter Dynamic Trim mode since the shifted function for the TRIM key is Dynamic Trim which is indicated above the key To cancel shift when the shift LED indicator is on press SHIFT again or press CLR Indicates the shifted function for that key Pressing SHIFT key as detailed above accesses the shifted function Indicates the alternate function for the JOG and SHTL keys and for the STO RCL and CLR keys The alternate functions are used in Setup Track Verify and Error modes and while trimming values In Normal mode the key functions are normal i e pressing JOG turns the Wheel into a Jog Wheel In Setup or Track modes pressing JOG indicates a left arrow function as a cursor or window movement tool MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation 33 34 Mode LCD Text This term is
139. ks that are currently being monitored in the headphones Pressing any SEL key will then toggle the track between monitor on when the LED is lit and monitor off no SEL LED for that track If another track mode key is pressed the SEL LEDs will now indicate that mode s selected tracks Track Status and Metering Immediately above the track select buttons associated with tracks 9 16 in the MMP 16 are 9 LEDs per track for a total of 144 LEDs These indicate audio signal levels meter LEDs amp track slip status for each track MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation 37 Meter LEDs Each track has its own column of signal level LEDs that read the MMP 16 analog output signal off disk Each meter column contains eight LEDs Functioning much like a tape machine s peak meters their meters have a fixed rise time of lt 30 ms and a default decay time of lt 0 5 seconds The bottom level LED 25 is a green presence indicator Any time there is signal on the track there will be an indication The next three LEDs indicate signal levels of 12 6 and 0 VU The next two LEDs are yellow and indicate 6 and 12 VU The final two LEDs are red to indicate the audio peaks are at MAX 3 dB below clipping and CLIP which means the signal has most likely exceeded the input capability of the digital converter and may be distorted The CLIP indicator acts as a peak hold indicator during playback It is only reset when the MMP 16 is
140. l remove the track from its previous Track index location thus leaving it blank 01234567890123456789 LCD character positions left to right Move Track X Y Top X is the Track index into which the listed track is already loaded Y is the currently SELected track index X nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Bottom X is the Track index into which the listed track already loaded and nnn is the track name MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation 41 To move a loaded track from its current Track index position into the selected Track index or to load a currently unloaded track into the selected Track index scroll through the list of available tracks until the desired track is located The display will indicate your choice of both the selected track to be moved or loaded and the destination Track index Press the STO key to complete the operation and load the track Backup State Display The Backup state is accessed via the Load Track state by choosing scrolling to the desired Project and then pressing SHIFT SLIP There are three menu choices that can be displayed corresponding to three styles of Backup Use the Up Down arrow keys or the Wheel to toggle between the three Backup options The first Backup option is a simple Project backup 01234567890123456789 LCD character positions left to right Begin Backup to Top Operator message Disk X Bottom X is the number of the currently selected Disk volume press
141. l Group This group of keys contains the SETUP and arrow keys and the TRIM JOG and SHTL shuttle keys These keys are located on the right section of the front panel directly over the wheel and below the right end of the LED display panel The Setup and Wheel Group keys are used to navigate through the various choices in the Setup menus and to control the operation of the Wheel These keys also have shifted functions indicated in the text above the keys To access first press the SHIFT key then the key itself SETUP This key places the MMP 16 into the Setup state where MMP operating parameters can be changed as required using the Setup menus To exit Setup mode press SETUP again or press CLR SHIFT SETUP The shifted function of the SETUP key is the plus minus key This is used during time code entry to change the sign of the time code value being entered Most often used to enter a negative offset amount DOWN ARROW This key performs whatever the mode requires and often duplicates the function of the Wheel in scrolling downward through track or menu options or decrementing numeric values SHIFT DOWN _ Toggles the display of subframes in the LCD for both time code and feet and ARROW frames Also controls whether subframes may be entered or trimmed using the SUBF Up Down arrow keys or Wheel UP ARROW This key often duplicates the function of the Wheel in scrolling upward through track or menu options or
142. l will be in Trim mode Use the Wheel or keys to enter a trim value to indicate how far the selected region will be slipped To end the operation and complete the Slip press either the Trim key or the Slip key Note that slipping material within a track will automatically overwrite any previous material on the selected track s at the new location To slip an entire track use the goto Head Tail commands Hold CLR while pressing the Head or Tail key to set the current time and then store the value in the appropriate register press STO then the In or Out key on the Calculator before executing the Slip command To slip a single edit in an EDL use the PREV and NEXT keys in a similar fashion to locate the beginning and end of the Edit on the desired track and store the time value for the beginning and end of the edit region in the In and Out registers before executing the Slip command Prev Next Hold CLR while pressing the PREV and NEXT keys to set the current time to the beginning or end of an edited region on the desired track You may then play from that point or store the value in the desired timecode register press STO then the appropriate key on the Calculator Undo Redo Hold CLR while pressing the Undo or Redo key to undo or redo the previous edit operation The MMP 16 supports ten levels of Undo and Redo The MMP display will indicate which level of Undo or Redo is affected by the operation up to the maximum or ten Clear Paste
143. lay 00 59 SS the seconds display 00 59 FF the frame number 00 29 xx the subframe number 00 99 TTTTT is the film footage count 00000 99999 Subframes is an optional display characteristic MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation 39 In the Normal state the bottom line of the display shows time code or feet amp frames that has been entered manually captured or recalled from one of the memory or special purpose registers There is a label in front of the time code or feet amp frames to indicate what register is being displayed The Label identifies the memory or register that is currently being displayed through these abbreviations SYNC OFST RDR TIME FREE HEAD TAIL IN OUT NEXT PREV and MEM n where n 0 9 If a time code is manually entered or if CLR was pressed there will be no listing in the Label area of the display indicating the timecode Entry register is displayed 01234567890123456789 LCD character positions left to right Label HH MM SS FF xx Bottom Line Display for time code Label TITTT FF xx Bottom Line Display for feet amp frames Setup State Display In the Setup state the display is used to show a list of menus for setting various system parameters Pressing the SETUP key enters this state The top line shows the 3 digit menu number and the name of the menu The bottom line shows the list of parameters To scroll through the l
144. limit of the number of tracks selected For example If material is Copied from Track 1 then tracks 3 4 6 and 8 are Selected for the target the Paste operation will only put material on track 3 If material is Copied from tracks 2 4 and 6 then tracks 1 through 8 are all selected the Paste operation will place material on tracks 1 2 and 3 If only three tracks are selected for the Paste for example tracks 3 5 and 7 then the material will go on those tracks in order Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation MMP 16 Edit Sync Mode The setting chosen in Setup Menu 221 Edit Sync Mode determines which point in the audio material to be pasted or inserted from the clipboard will be used as the sync reference point for the edit This is a very important consideration since the end result of the edit operation may be very different depending on the current setting of this menu parameter when the edit is performed The two parameters for this menu are Sync at In Point and Sync at Playhead When Sync at In Point is chosen as the Edit Sync Mode the beginning of the region placed in the clipboard by executing a Copy Clear or Cut operation will be placed at the current In register time code setting when a Paste or Insert operation is performed This is the mode illustrated in the graphic representations of the Edit functions shown on the previous pages of this manual When Sync at Playhead is chosen as the Edit S
145. m signal level has been exceeded going into the analog digital converter Typically this will cause severe distortion popping snapping crackling sounds in the output signal Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix E Glossary 107 Abbreviations and Terms Control Mode Control Track DF Dubber Edit Error Frame Frame Reference Groups HH MM SS FF Head Input Monitor Interlock Jam Sync Jog KCU Definitions The mode menu 000 which sets how the MMP 16 is being controlled The VTR speed control signal recorded onto the tape It typically also has time code recorded in it Drop Frame A type of time code that compensates for color video tape which runs at 29 97 frames per second having 108 less frames per hour than black and white video which uses 30 frames per second Since most video productions are in color 108 frames must be dropped each hour from the audio in order to keep audio and video in sync 29 97 DF is the normal time code used in the majority of video applications An audio transport that uses film sprockets as its timing device The process of modifying the tracks in a project using the EDIT key and one of the edit functions cut copy paste clear insert open An LCD display that indicates a problem with the MMP 16 or with the last operator key entry Each image on a film strip is a frame In video a frame consists of two interlaced fields In film there are 24 fr
146. mmunications bus that transmits a frame clock as well as time code and motion commands between the MMP 16 and other devices using an RS 422 serial communications bus operating at 38 4 KBaud Up to 1 000 feet of cabling can be used in the bus system with each device connecting via 9 pin D sub connectors All that is required to build up a Lynx bus is to daisy chain each Lynx bus device to the next one in line along with a separate house sync connection Each Lynx 2 box has two Lynx bus loop through connections just like each MMP 16 A Lynx 2 interface is necessary to connect each remote controllable audio or video device to the Lynx bus A Lynx Keyboard Control Unit KCU can also be connected directly to the Lynx bus to allow independent and grouped remote control of up to six Lynx bus connected machines This is described in more detail in Chapter 4 MMP 16 Setup Menus 84 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications MMP 16 Chapter 6 Maintenance amp Service The MMP 16 requires little maintenance other than ensuring adequate airflow through the interior of the unit Do not use alcohol or other common studio chemical cleaners on the front panel keys The rear panel maintenance is to vacuum and or brush off the fan opening area of the power supply if a build up of dust occurs MMP Output Level Calibrations Use the following procedure to calibrate the MMP 16 Output Converter board MOC It is assumed that an electronics tec
147. mo carritos pedestales tripodes soportes o mesas inestables El producto puede caerse causando graves lesiones a los ni os o adultos y graves da os al producto Utilice los carritos pedestales tripodes soportes o mesas recomendadas por el fabricante o vendidas con el producto Todas las instalaciones del producto deben seguir las instrucciones del fabricante y deben utilizar un accesorio de montaje recomendado por el mismo 9 El producto y el carrito para transporte deben ser movidos con precauci n Las paradas bruscas la fuerza excesiva y las superficies desniveladas pueden hacer que el producto y el carrito se vuelquen 10 Ventilaci n Las ranuras y aberturas en el gabinete son para 11 ventilaci n y para asegurar el confiable funcionamiento del producto protegi ndolo del recalentamiento Estas aberturas no deben ser bloqueadas o cubiertas Las aberturas nunca deben ser bloqueadas al colocar el producto sobre la cama sof pa o u otra superficie similar Este producto no debe ser colocado dentro de un lugar encerrado tal como caja para libros o estanter a a menos que se suministre una ventilaci n adecuada o que se cumpla con las instrucciones del fabricante Fuentes de energ a Este producto debe ser operado s lo con la fuente de energ a indicada en la etiqueta con la marca Si usted no est seguro del tipo de suministro de energ a de su hogar consulte con el agente del producto o con la compa a d
148. mote control devices that operate by sending messages via parallel signals for the motion control keys There are 12 volts available to drive switch lamps in conjunction with the tally outputs that are available for each key The pinout diagram for the Parallel transport connector is given in Appendix D Cable Information Parallel Tracks Since there are no audio inputs on the MMP 16 the PARALLEL TRACKS connector has no function in the current software release The Parallel tracks connector may be used in future releases of the MMP 16 Keyboard Operation with MM RC option The optional MM RC Remote Control unit has a keyboard connector located on the rear panel which accepts a standard PC AT style keyboard The purpose of the keyboard is to facilitate selecting menu items while in the Setup Mode and to make it easier to name Projects and Tracks There is no way to connect a keyboard directly to the MMR or MMP this must be done using the MM RC Note The internal software of the MM RC will be automatically updated when an MMR 8 or MMP 16 is booted with version 1 25 software while attached to the MM RC Be sure the power switch of the MM RC is on while the MMR MMP unit is started so the unit can sense the presence of the remote 26 Tascam MMP 16 User s Guide Chapter 2 Installation MMP 16 Using the PC Keyboard Use the keyboard to perform the following data entry tasks on the MMR or MMP Enter Project and Track names directly by u
149. n the command line and re start Windows if you do not wish to reboot You would however have to do this every time the system was restarted To the WaveFrame StudioFrame this will signal that all SCSI drive addresses equal to or higher than four 4 are to be considered removable drives lower numbers than 4 may be used but be careful not to over step any other lower addresses in use on the bus Before re starting your system you must physically change the SCSI addresses of the two drives to SCSI id s 4 and 5 or 5 and 6 The SCSI id s must not be duplicated by any other drive on the SCSI bus StudioFrame Configuration Example A 8 8 8 8 track layout tracks are in stereo pairs on two fixed drives Sound was recorded to the F1 drive group Edit your Autoexec bat file and perhaps change the SCSI address of your drives as described above Restart the system launch StudioFrame and mount the now removable drives Disregard the missing edits message at startup fixed disks do not have the edits stored on them whereas removable drives do Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix C WaveFrame Compatibility 97 Go into the Track Rack Move all left channel tracks to the 1B drive and move all right channel tracks to the 1A drive Rebuild the database on both drives StudioFrame Configuration Example B 8 8 8 8 track layout tracks are in stereo pairs two fixed drives Sound was recorded as Tracks 1 4 to FA
150. n to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Section 820 40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper ground ing and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical Example of Antenna Grounding as per National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 ANTENNA LEADIN WIRE GROUND CLAMP ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT NEC SECTION 810 20 ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTORS NEC SECTION 810 21 GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING 4 ELECTRODE SYSTEM NEC ART 250 PART H NEC NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE 15 Lightning For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power line surges 16 Power Lines An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power cir cuits or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits When installing an outside antenna system extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fat
151. ncel a password entry and as an alternative method of providing a no response to an operator query In the Error state pressing CLR will clear the error message and return the MMP 16 to the previous operating state During track slip or register trim pressing the key returns the registers to their previous values before the slip or trim operation changed them During time code entry in the Normal state CLR returns the entry register time code to a zero value For most other operations CLR will return the MMP 16 to the Normal state CAPT The capture key places the time code value from the top line of the display into the entry register in the bottom line of the display After capturing the time code value the CAPT LED will flash until a target register key is pressed to place the captured time code value into that register Note that pressing CAPT automatically readies the system to store the value into the target register as if the STO key had already been pressed This action can be done at any time during normal operation of the MMP 16 including playback To complete the capture operation either press a target register key or press CLR to cancel SHIFT CAPT This register holds the Time code location that is set to be equal to O feet and TIME frames This is used in film post production work to set a local 0 for interlocking film to a time code source To set the offset between the time code display and the feet and frames d
152. ndachseanseienignnisenaseceshcastdeange endartsenngesencacestancassadhetaeedes Active Mode Key Indicators E AES EBU COME a decane ch e dad canada asii ines AES EBU Digital Avdi6 Comentada slo ico 103 AES EBU Sample Rate Analog VO aria aaa IT IAAT Analog Input amp Output Connectors Analog Out Connections Audio Connections NN B Back Panel Connections Backup pp Bad tai Backup State DISPARA sores tay Gb necaneeanenatieevev eva Basic Operation Biphase Chases ksi RN Biphase Connaectg Biphase Connectors Biphase Operatgoings Board iii cai deste decile sbelal de shansl 0 10 biphase PULSE TAS chaite eee desc centsec tcupdsecdcued ses icepisny igenaderncendcer iseptces teepddusicusEcecasendceetstedeucddeaiceadgentsieases ioundsuedcecdseetec 81 Biphase Setup Menus Biphase Transportin eena eaaa sed oba A A Ta code a a cv dunk a a e ae Ea e ae ae EN er ae Ee a aen ras BUSY LED ie a ais a ea a A A ta ES C Capt Clear Configuration Settings Control Mode pp Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Index 115 Deleting Tracks n a aaraa aeae A AAA ANS ASI EEEa e IRAS EEE sesh EEEa eee EAE E AE EEA AEE EEEE E E E RA 63 A KAT ee nr ee E mR A E 45 Digidesin Pro Do e r cle dan e a N nay ETE 10 Digital I O Cables wed Digital Outi Connect Ons 22 Disk Initialize DISK LOW ROMINA Sects nc us aci e e a e a e A a eae Ba Seu ea ace ae ae a eee 61 DK TM E e e ee e A
153. ndow to the left thus scrolling the text across the LCD in the opposite direction The appearance of the LCD in each of the MMP panel display states is described in detail here Normal State Display In the Normal state the top line shows the current transport status and the current position of the play head in either SMPTE EBU time code or in feet amp frames The bottom line of the display shows the time code entry register or most recently accessed time code register The display format selected is kept as part of the user settings file The following illustrates the Normal state display of just the top line for time code and for feet amp frames 01234567890123456789 the 20 LCD character positions cd HH MM SS FF xx Top Line Display for time code cd TITTT FF xx Top Line Display for feet amp frames cd is a one or two character display code for the current state of the MMP 16 transport O Indicates the transport is stopped gt Indicates the system is in play mode but unlocked gt L Indicates the system is locked and in play lt Indicates the system is in reverse play gt gt Indicates the system is in fast forward lt lt Indicates the system is in rewind In Shuttle or Jog the display will show lt lt lt gt or gt gt according to the movement of the Wheel The Time Code and Feet amp Frames characters shown in the Normal state display are HH the hour display 01 23 MM the minutes disp
154. ne Registers siosana ra N I aS Vos Ss asnosi 65 Recalling Re sisters oca 65 Capturing the Current Time Codeine aaa 65 Timmins Time Code Vallenata cias 66 Using the Entry Register oa 66 Local amp Studi Monitoring ee 67 Headphone Volume LEV BIG ir diia 67 He adphon Jack PHONES tia 67 Chapter 4 MMP 16 Setup Menus pe09 The Setup State amp the Setup Menus sscccsssssssccscssescssscssccssscsscscsscssecsssscsscscsscsssssssscssssessess 69 Setup OPErauiON A 70 Setup Menu CHa rt sasccecscsistecessccsacestedanscscecsdsosgecenseueccsaverescansevescsavcsgsteneuescsesesgedensesescsevesyedenstedecedsdss 71 Setup Menu Detail sss E S E E E T TT 75 Control Modernitas id 73 ESEIA A EEA ERSE EA E EEE E E E S E EEE T ETAT 75 Time Code Chain ali aa EE E 75 Biphase Chase jcriscc cause an ri E OEE EE E E E E 75 Biphase Transport ainan Ea aa tad EE EEEE E EEE E OO EE E E EENE S 75 6 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Table of Contents MMP 16 O eect as TORO 76 Var Ped PA ar a sea 76 Us SEIT Sd e o a ed seh a al DN 76 AEE VMK BUS A AEE E E EE A NEEE EE EE OEE 77 NI 77 Track Record Arm Select MMR 8 Only Ne 77 PE NO 77 Slip Track ReglO iio e i eaa are ea a a ied ia e oeiee 78 Prev NexXt iii a tebe dees iii 78 Undo Redo ni ci tisvictitieiitesieicscnceavedaesanceseeter dees der cdaasesabddavssaccntutadecvadancdbevuctes ces ecacsavidedecavidevedanyeddoudsnades 78 Clear Paste iii dsd 78 The MMR Buss iiine instanoe e
155. nnector that are pin compatible with the Tascam DA 88 and may use the same cables The two digital audio output cards are labeled DO 16 output channels 1 8 and AO 16 output channels 9 16 and allow direct connection of the MMP to standard AES EBU digital audio connectors for direct digital playback The digital output connectors can use a standard DA 88 cable the analog cable not TDIF to provide four stereo AES outputs per connector See the Pin out drawing given in Appendix D for detailed information The unit can be synchronized to the digital sample clock reference coming in on digital input channels 7 amp 8 of the AO 16 board pin 7 is REF IN pin 20 is REF IN and pin 8 is REF IN GND Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 1 General Information MMP 16 9 The MMP 16 will directly play back material created on Digidesign Pro Tools or WaveFrame digital audio workstations as well as OMF Compositions which reference Sound Designer II audio media files The disk drive or drives containing edited Session Project or OMF files are simply unplugged from the workstation and then hot plugged into the MMP 16 using the standard internal Kingston hard drive catrier or otherwise connected to the MMP 16 s external SCSI port Once the drive s are mounted by the MMP 16 tracks from one or more projects may be loaded as required for the mix session Sound files of the same or different audio formats may thus be played back simul
156. nu 302 is used to choose the Biphase I O setting In the majority of applications biphase control will be used so Menu 302 is normally left at the default setting of biphase Menu 320is used to set the Biphase acceleration Normally this setting does not need to be changed since it will be set automatically according to the pulse rate setting in Menu 301 If it does need to be changed do so only after Menu 301 is set Menu 321is used to set the maximum Biphase wind speed This setting is also automatically changed according to the pulse rate setting in Menu 301 In most cases this will only need to be changed if you are dealing with fragile film stock or if it is desired to slow wind the film when changing reels MMP 16Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications 83 MMP 16 Film Connections Although the MMP 16 can only be controlled by one film transport bus at a time there are four film transport connections biphase input on the UI B card on the rear panel These connections allow a single MMP 16 to be switched between up to four projection mix down rooms when it is placed into a main machine room The biphase input that the MMP 16 follows is set using the Sync Group menu 100 The four inputs are grouped together in the lower part of the UI B card and are numbered 1 4 top to bottom to match Sync Groups 1 4 selected through menu 100 The MMP 16 can only control one film transport bus which is connected to th
157. nu setting for system reference Menu 400 Editor Device The 400 menu Editor Device is used to configure the MMP for control by external devices and allows a choice of three different personalities for the MMP to emulate in its remote 9 pin serial operation To set Menu 400 Editor Device to the desired machine go to menu 400 and press the TRIM key The LCD will display the following message 01234567890123456789 20 position LCD character positi 400 Editor Device Top menu name Sony BVU 950 Bottom List of decks There are three possible settings for configuring the MMP serial operation TASCAM MMP 16 This is the default setting Sony PCM 7030 Emulates operation of this two channel Sony DAT machine Sony BVU 950 Emulates operation of this 34 Sony video deck 80 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications MMP 16 Chapter 5 MMP 16 System Applications This chapter offers more detailed information for using the MMP 16 with film and video applications Setup Menu parameter selections technical background information and block diagram connections are also covered Film Post Production A standard method of synchronizing a film transport with external audio devices like the MMP 16 is to use the pulse interlock signal or as it is more commonly known today the biphase control signal as a method of generating time code from the film s movement to drive the various au
158. o coperte Le aperture non devono essere bloccate ponendo l unit su di un letto sof tappeto o altra superficie simile Questa unit non deve essere installata all interno di scaffali o mobili a meno che essi non siano provvisti di un appropriata ventilazione e le istruzioni del fabbricante siano seguite scrupolosamente Alimentazione Questa unit deve essere utilizzata solo col tipo alimentazione indicato sull etichetta Se non siete certi del tipo di alimentazione della vostra abitazione consultate iul vostro rivenditore o l azienda elettrica locale Per i prodotti da utilizzare con le batterie o con altre fonti di alimentazione vedere le istruzioni per l uso 12 Messa a terra e polarizzazione Questa unit potrebbe essere fornita di una spina per corrente alternata polarizzata una spina con una lama pi larga dell altra Questa spina pu essere inserita nella presa di rete in una sola direzione Questa una caratteristica per la sicurezza Se non siete in grado di inserire completamente la spina provate e girarla Se non 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 fosse ancora possibile inserire la spina chiamare elettricista per sostituire la presa Non evitare lo scopo della presa polarizzata Protezione del cavo di alimentazione cavi dell alimenta zione devono essere sistemati in modo che essi non vengano calpestati o pizzicati da oggetti o persone facendo particolare att
159. o or audio tape The MMP 16 contains a built in generator which is always sending out TC when the MMP 16 is playing Time Code Reader The circuit in the MMP 16 that reads incoming time code from the VITC or time code inputs Typically used to slave the MMP 16 to another time code generator s output The end of the track s audio Can refer to one of the audio channels in the MMP 16 but typically it refers to the edited audio for one track of audio on the reel The process of selecting which tracks an action affects through using the SEL key for that track A generic reference to any audio video or film device that mechanically moves tape or electronically plays audio or video The process of adjusting the time code using the Wheel The process of releasing the removable hard drive from the MMP 16 so that it can be removed When any MMP 16 Setup parameters have been changed the new settings can be saved in a User Settings File menu 900 Ten User Settings are available Also known as house sync it is generated by an extremely stable video source and consists of black burst sync bars or composite video It s used as a timing reference to synchronize video devices throughout a video facility Audio tracks that are stacked on top of one another so that alternate takes can be kept at hand Only the track on top will actually play back Vertical Interval Time Code SMPTE EBU time code that is recorded within the
160. ored and it is switched to Input Monitor the audio change will be heard in the headphones and studio Headphone Volume LEVEL The headphone monitoring volume is set by the LEVEL control next to the headphone jack Headphone Jack PHONES Even though the Headphone jack is a standard pro size stereo headphone jack phone type all track monitoring is done in mono Either low 8 ohms or high impedance 600 ohms headphones can be used HEADPHONE NOTE To prevent hearing damage always turn the Headphone Level full off before putting on the headphones and leave the Level at a low volume until at least one track has been selected for monitoring MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation 67 68 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications MMP 16 Chapter 4 MMP 16 Setup Menus The Setup State amp the Setup Menus Setup menus allows individual MMP 16 parameters to be changed and if desired saved to one of the ten User settings files Parameters can also be changed within the current session without saving them to a specific User settings file Changes made in this way are automatically stored in a system init file and will still be remembered even if the MMP 16 is powered down and restarted To enter the Setup state press SETUP To exit the Setup state and return to the Normal state press the SETUP key again or press CLR While in the Setup state a display of various Setup menus
161. other equipment that is being controlled and whether the MMP 16 will be the master or a slave to the other equipment This section covers the various reference signals available on the MMP 16 system and their applications Video In Out Most video post houses have a common house sync signal to lock all the audio and video equipment in the facility to a standard video reference signal This insures that all devices receiving the house sync signal will lock together to the edge of the video frame The house sync signal can be black burst composite sync or color bars in NTSC or PAL format The house sync video reference signal should be connected to the VIDEO IN connector on the back of the MMP 16 To loop the connection through the MMP connect the MMP VIDEO OUT to the next device that will use the house sync signal If there is not a loop through connection then the VIDEO OUT may need to be terminated depending upon the facility signal design To set the MMP frame reference to use this video input choose setup menu 001 Frame Reference and set the value of this parameter to be Video Reference SMPTE EBU Time Code In Out The MMP has two stereo phone jack connections using 4 Tip Ring Sleeve connectors with the tip being and the ring being on a balanced signal for synchronizing the operation of the MMP to other devices using SMPTE EBU Longitudinal Time Code LTC To synchronize the MMP to an external device which outputs SMPTE EBU LTC conn
162. play LCD nda 39 Normal State Display vta ok Sted ah eee Rete id 39 Setup State Displayociooscincic coctel citie dis 40 View Track State Display iia a llo a riencia 40 Slip Track State Display ali alicia alicia 41 Esad Track State Display iii lala enlace era R A dotaci n 41 Backup State Display store a elaborada ci 42 Verity State Display iii aaa ai 43 Error State Display nasasa airline 43 Front Panel Key Groups ecccsisissesssssessasessentecessensestesonntecsssestectesseboasestonsnssesossostecsentateesentacsdseetensertetes 44 Transport GOUP ee NN 44 SAEC WHEE Group 2d E EEE EREE E EEEN 45 A NN 46 A O NN 47 Key pad Groups riot tr td led dodo dde sate dd LD de 55 Basic Operation oes cssscecscsesesccescsesccssdssssccsdssatecsssostcaseasstoasessstvestscssvostessseesssesesvonsestsasasestoapetesdosasiesdsssee 61 Loading and Mounting Drives tirienn dats povadausedus ghiescbacistovsdans dues luvesopsches sung labs dale ico 61 Loading a Project Session Or COmMposition eesssesseesreesrsereesrtssressrtstrestrestrssttestesstesstesstisstessteseressresereseres 62 Loading Individual Tracks corista ets Cave Says ahba dada 62 Viewing Tracks cuido diia 63 Unloading Tracks ii cova iris da dad 63 Deleting Tracks from the Disk isis dd ica 63 Back uP unos is dais ad 63 OME SN 64 Creating an OMB Exportar iaa dio dpto dad 64 To Import the OMF Export File into Pro Tools 3 64 Crosstades ir OME a oak A O O R da a ae 65 Usi
163. port this mode allows the MMP 16 to control an external audio or video transport connected to the 9 pin serial Transport connector Video and audio decks using the P2 protocol can be controlled including models from Accom Alesis Ampex Fostex JVC Otari Panasonic Sony and Tascam Editor Using the Editor connector and Sony P2 protocol a video editor or other non Lynx synchronizer can control the MMP 16 transport functions when the MMP 16 Control Mode is set to Editor Varispeed Varispeed mode functions in the same way as the Local Bus mode with the addition of varispeed operation by manual adjustment of the internal sample rate Again the MMP 16 can be the master machine on the MMR or Lynx buses In most applications setting the desired Control mode is sufficient to begin using the MMP 16 since the other relevant Setup parameters are adequate for each mode But for those that need to any of the seven Control modes can be further customized by changing the relevant Setup parameters This customized setting can then be used for that session or it can be saved to the internal hard disk in one of ten User settings files for future recall User Settings To save a customized setting select Setup Menu 900 press SETUP then the 9 key Press the TRIM key and rotate the Wheel or use the arrow keys to select the User settings file number 1 10 desired Press STO This saves all of the current Setup parameters to disk in the targe
164. put is selected Setup Menu 500 This can cause playback problems if the clock source is not accurate If this occurs set that track to use the sample rate converter in Setup Menu 500 Input Source Monitoring Connections For monitoring at the MMP 16 there is a mono headphone jack on the front panel compatible with stereo headphones of either low or high impedance For studio Cue or remote monitoring there is a rear panel line level mono mini phone jack It is an unbalanced output designed to be connected to external amplification The front panel headphone monitor jack is controlled by the LEVEL control located next to the jack on the front panel Press the MON key and select the desired tracks using the Track Select keys to choose which of the MMP 16 tracks will be summed to appear at the headphone jack output The rear panel jack is a pre LEVEL control so it is a fixed line level output 10 dBu and it always presents a summed output of the audio channels selected using the MON function on the front panel 22 Tascam MMP 16 User s Guide Chapter 2 Installation MMP 16 Timecode and Video Reference Signals To accurately synchronize the MMP 16 to film or video or with other audio playback equipment some method of providing a stable timing reference must be used Because the MMP 16 is very flexible there are numerous methods one could use to connect film and video equipment The best method depends upon the chosen method of sync the
165. r S N ratio gt 108 dB 10 Hz 22 kHz with A weighted filter Crosstalk lt 85 dB between any channels 20 Hz 20 kHz Frequency Response 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 1 dB Digital Conversion Quantization 20 bit DAC conversion Sample length Playback 16 bit linear or 24 bit linear Sample Length Internal 24 bit Timing Reference sources Internal Internal Varispeed Follow time code in Follow biphase signal input any one of four inputs Video either NTSC or PAL AES EBU digital clock input optional Word clock input MMR bus Lynx bus Internal Sample Rates in Hz 42294 44x23 25 42336 44x24 25 44056 44100 44100 44144 44100 45938 44x25 24 45983 44x25 23 46034 48x23 25 46080 48x24 25 47952 48000 48000 48048 48000 50000 48x25 24 50050 48x25 23 External Sample rates 32 kHz 51 kHz via external sync input Time Code Type amp Rate 30 Non drop frame NDF 30 frames per second 30 Drop frame DF 30 frames per second PAL 25 frames per second PAL default setting Film 24 frames per second NTSC 29 97 frames per second NDF NTSC default setting 29 97 Drop frame DF 29 97 frames per second Display Modes SMPTE EBU time code with or without subframes Feet amp Frames with or without subframes Time Code Memories ten numbered 0 9 Time Code Registers IN punch in point OUT punch out point HEAD jump to beginning of project TAIL jump to end of project NEXT EDIT jump to
166. r is appropriate Use the RS422 Sony 9 Pin Editor port to control the MMP 16 via Sony protocol To connect the MMP 16 as a master for a video deck connect the TRANSPORT connector to the video deck s Sony P2 protocol compatible remote control connector c To connect the MMP 16 to other audio devices connect the TIME CODE IN OUT connectors If the other devices do not read or transmit SMPTE EBU time code but they do read MTC MIDI time code then connect the MIDI IN OUT THRU as required To connect multiple MMP 16 Players together daisy chain them using the MMR Bus the 15 pin SYNC connectors A 3 foot MMR bus cable is provided with each MMP 16 for this application Since each connector parallels the other connection order is not critical The MMR Bus is self terminating e If remote control capabilities are desired then connect a Tascam MM RC remote control unit to the 25 pin D sub connector on the UI B board on the back panel of the MMP 16 Some functions of the MMP 16 can also be controlled via the TimeLine Lynx Keyboard Control Unit KCU by connecting the KCU to either LYNX connection they operate in parallel so either one may be used on the MMP 16 back panel If necessary the other LYNX connection can be daisy chained to other equipment MMP 16 a Lynx 2 controller etc Software Updates Software updates are available on the TASCAM Web site at http www tascam com and may be downloaded onto one or more floppy disks To inst
167. rameters Control Mode The MMP 16 will always operate in one of seven Control modes The default Control mode which is how the MMP 16 starts up when the unit is first installed is called the Local Bus Control Mode To change the Control mode select Setup menu 000 press SETUP to display the Setup menus Whenever the MMP 16 is powered up the first menu displayed will always be menu 000 Control Mode Afterwards the menu displayed when entering Setup mode is the last menu displayed Once Setup menu 000 Control Mode is displayed press TRIM to change the Wheel and the Up Down arrow keys to scroll through the seven menu choices under Setup menu 000 Once the desired operating mode is displayed press STO the Store key to select that choice This immediately switches the various parameters to the new control mode typically causing several LEDs to change status according to the new parameters To exit Setup mode press SETUP or the CLR Clear key Following is a more detailed description of the seven control modes that are supported by the MMP 16 Local Bus In local mode offline the MMP 16 functions like other stand alone digital playback devices No external sync signals are required The front panel transport keys offer direct control over system audio playback When placed into bus online mode the MMP 16 can function as either a master or a slave to other MMR bus or Lynx bus devices as set through Setup menu 110 MMR Bu
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169. rd keyboard Caps Lock key Num Lock When Num Lock is active Num Lock is lit on the keyboard use of the numeric Keypad is enabled The Number keys and the Enter key are active in this mode and they function exactly like they do on the keyboard When Num Lock is not active the Num Lock light is not lit the numeric keypad serves only as up 8 down 2 left 4 and right 6 arrows MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 2 Installation 27 Connecting External SCSI Media The MMP 16 SCSI interface card is pre set to SCSI ID 7 The internal removable drive in the MMP 16 is set to SCSI ID 0 Each device added in the SCSI chain must have a unique SCSI ID number or else the MMP 16 will not boot properly External SCSI connections should be made using the shortest possible length of double shielded SCSI 2 cables with 110 ohms impedance Only the last drive in the chain is terminated All other drives must have their terminating resistors removed or have termination jumpers set to off including those drives placed in the MMP 16 internal drive slot SCSI cables are readily available from most computer stores For the most reliable operation the total length of SCSI cabling must not exceed 15 to 20 feet All drives must be pre formatted using a single partition Drives with capacities of up to 9 GB have been tested and found suitable for use with the MMP 16 The MMP 16 system plays all audio from separate uncompressed 16 bit or 24 bi
170. rds plug directly into this PC motherboard There is a Lithium battery CR2032 for the CMOS circuit on the motherboard Caution Battery May Explode if Mistreated Do Not Recharge Disassemble or Dispose of in Fire The MOC MMP 16 digital to analog Output Converter boards are in their own shielded cage connected to the AO 16 Analog Output card via ribbon cables The PRX DSP card performs the audio processing for the MMP 16 A standard Symbios SCSI 2 controller card also plugs into the PCI bus The Sync card the UI B User Interface Biphase card the AO 16 Analog Output card and the DO 16 AES EBU Digital Output card are all plugged into the ISA bus The Biphase Operations Board BOB occupies a slot on the back panel to provide connections for the system s four Biphase inputs and one Biphase output It is attached to the UVB card via a ribbon cable and is not plugged into a slot Very high quality 20 bit converters on all analog outputs assure excellent audio fidelity The MMP 16 uses 24 bit internal digital resolution for all digital audio processing The MMP 16 plays back audio stored in standard linear 16 bit or 24 bit sound files The MMP 16 can read StudioFrame or WaveFrame sound files as well as Sound Designer II files AIFC files and WAV files in 16 or 24 bit resolution The MMP 16 front panel contains 44 soft touch keys with most of the common dubber and audio playback functions available through one or two keystrokes There are
171. register to zero making it easier to enter new time code numbers Capture the Press CAPT during play or while stopped This copies the play head time code time code shown in the top line at the moment the CAPT key is pressed to the entry register on the bottom line Recall Trim Recall and trim one of the ten memory registers using RCL 0 9 or one of the and Store special purpose registers using RCL SHIFT 0 9 and press the STO key The a Register register time code value is then copied to the entry register The time code value in the entry register can be trimmed as required by using the Wheel or Up Down arrow keys to increment or decrement the time code before any other action is taken on the time code 66 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation MMP 16 Local amp Studio Monitoring A front panel headphone jack allows the MMP 16 operator to locally monitor one or more tracks right at the front panel without affecting the output signals The rear panel mini jack output on the PRX card is designed for studio monitoring using a customer supplied studio monitor amplifier and speaker The mini jack level is not controlled by the front panel volume control and the audio output of the mini jack always presents a mono sum mix of all tracks according to the track monitor selection chosen on the front panel Headphone and studio monitoring both follow the Input Monitor selection so if a track is being monit
172. rganizations that set the standards for audio production Digital audio connections are often referred to as AES EBU since these organizations standardized the digital audio interconnection methods An analog tape function to position the transport to previously marked locations that is emulated in the MMP 16 using the LOC key and a register or memory location to instantly locate the play head The two pulse sync signal generated by a film transport that the MMP 16 uses to generate time code or feet amp frames timing The MMP 16 can also generate biphase signals to control a film transport Any signal that is daisy chained between multiple devices In the case of the MMP 16 there are two main buses the MMR bus and the Lynx Bus Adjusting a signal to match a reference or standard The MMP 16 s inputs can be calibrated so that a 4 dBu signal will correctly drive the MMP 16 and the outputs can be calibrated for a 4 dBu output from the MMP 16 In these cases the calibration references are the level meters During play or stop saves the current time code into the bottom line of the LCD display for subsequent saving to a memory or position register The process whereby one device controls another device to synchronize their playback Chase implies there is both a synchronization signal as well as a device control signal A function to remove audio between the In and Out times on one or more tracks of audio Indicates the maximu
173. rs that are not display only Lynx Sync Offset Time Out In replacing the previous register contents In this case the shift key is added to the store command key sequence STO then SHIFT the appropriate numeric key SHIFT The shifted function for each numeric key recalls the special purpose register NUMERIC KEY contents listed above each numeric key and for certain registers the registers associated with keys 0 4 5 6 7 8 or 9 performs an immediate transport locate to the register time code value If STO is pressed before SHIFT one of the numeric keys is pressed then the active register contents bottom line of the display are stored in the target register location providing of course that the target register is a writeable and not a read only register LYNX SYNC This register holds the MMP 16 sync point time which is used in conjunction SHIFT 0 with the master sync point on the Lynx bus to calculate the MMP 16 offset Storing a value to this register automatically calculates this offset MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation 55 OFFSET SHIFT 1 READER SHIFT 2 FREE SHIFT 3 OUT POINT SHIFT 4 TAIL SHIFT 5 PREVIOUS EDIT SHIFT 6 IN POINT SHIFT 7 This display only register represents the time difference between the MMP 16 s time code and the time code being chased When locked to the Lynx bus this equals the time difference between the MMP 16 s time code an
174. s and menu 120 LYNX bus Time Code Chase In Time Code Chase the MMP 16 will slave to the time code coming from one of the time code inputs on the rear panel VITC In or Time Code In when it is placed Online In this mode the time code input must have valid time code in order for the MMP 16 to chase lock and synchronize itself to the incoming time code Pressing any of the transport keys will take the MMP 16 off line and allow local control at any time Placing the MMP 16 back online will cause it to lock to and chase the selected time code once again Biphase Chase In Biphase Chase the MMP 16 chases interlocks and synchronizes to a biphase or tach dir signal on one of the four Biphase Inputs the active input is determined by the Sync Group number set in menu 100 The system locks and plays audio at speeds from 0 to 1 5 times play speed in both forward and reverse directions The MMP 16 can then serve as a master for other devices on the MMR or Lynx buses Biphase Transport The MMP 16 functions as the master for a film projector connected to the Biphase Output The front panel transport keys will control both the MMP 16 and the film projector and any other devices slaved to the MMP 16 Biphase output The MMP 16 internally chases the biphase signal so the audio functions match those of Biphase Chase mode MMP 16Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications 75 Serial Transport Similar to Biphase Trans
175. s s Transmit Receive 4 Frame ground Frame ground o Frame ground Frame ground 5 RP PESE Spare Fr Ck Spare Fr Ck NOTES 1 9 pin D subminiature female connector DB 9 2 Signals are RS422 Compatible Frame Clock spare should not be used The two connectors allow parallel connection of the Lynx Bus Each pin is paralleled internally between the two connectors The signal description indicates master slave signals 4 Signal Descriptions are MMR Output Transport Input Signals are of Protocol 2 P 2 standard which is also known as Sony 9 pin Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix D Cable Information 101 ANALOG OUTPUT Connectors pinouts There are two DB 25 style analog output connectors one for tracks 1 8 the other for tracks 9 16 as labelled on the back of the MMP 16 unit They each follow the pattern indicated here PIN Signal Description PIN Signal Description Channel 8 signal 14 Channel 8 signal Channel 8 ground Lis Channel 7 signal Channel 7 signal lis Channel 7 ground 3 Channel 7 ground Channel 6 signal a7 Channel 6 signal 5 Channel 6 ground Channel 5 signal Channel 5 signal Channel 5 ground Channel 4 signal Channel 3 signal Channel 3 ground Channel 2 signal 23 Channel 2 signal Channel 2 ground 4 Channel 1 signal 12 Channel 1 signal Channel 1 ground 13 No connecion 1 25 pin D subminiature female connector
176. s allow various biphase device limitations to be imposed upon the MMP 16 speed of fast forward and rewind ramp up and stop speed etc accessed through the 300 menu bank Not intended for public telecommunication network connection Video post production work can be done with any industry standard playback device The MMP 16 supports VITC SMPTE EBU LTC time code Word Clock house sync MTC and P2 bus Sony 9 pin protocols The Tascam MM RC is a dedicated remote control unit designed specially for use with the MMR 8 recorder and the MMP 16 player It connects directly to the UI B board on the MMR MMP back panel and allows control of any combination of up to 100 MMR 8 or MMP 16 units The TimeLine Lynx Keyboard Control Unit KCU can function as a remote controller for up to six MMP 16s or other transports as the MMP 16 contains an integrated Lynx 2 synchronizer The TimeLine Lynx KCU 900 software includes special support for some MMP editing and event slip commands Other remote controllers can also be used for controlling the transport and track arm functions of the MMP 16 through the two Parallel Remote ports or the Serial Editor Sony 9 pin port Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 1 General Information MMP 16 11 Functional Overview The MMP 16 operates in any of eight different Panel Display states simply referred to as states for convenience These states are distinguished by the nature of the information displayed in
177. s chocs lectriques Ne jamais verser de liquide sur ou dans l appareil D pannage Ne pas essayer de r parer l appareil soi m me car l ouverture et le retrait des capots peut vous exposer des tensions dangereuses et d autres dangers Confier toutes les op rations de r paration a du personnel de service qualifi Dommages n cessitant une r paration D brancher l appareil de la prise secteur et confier les r parations a du personnel qualifi quand A Le cordon d alimentation secteur ou la fiche est endommag B Des objets sont tomb s ou du liquide a coul dans l appareil C L appareil a t expos a la pluie ou a l eau D L appareil ne fonctionne pas normalement en suivant les instructions de fonctionnement R gler seulement les commandes indiqu es dans les instructions de fonctionnement car un mauvais r glage des autres commandes peut provoquer des dommages et demander souvent un long travail par un technicien qualifi pour faire revenir l appareil en fonctionnement normal E L appareil est tomb ou le coffret a t endommag F L appareil montre un net changement dans ses performances ce qui indique un besoin de r paration Pi ces de rechange Quand des pi ces de rechange sont n cessaires s assurer que le technicien a utilis des pi ces de rechange sp cifi es par le fabricant ou ont les m mes caract ristiques que les pi ces d origine Des substitutions non autoris es peuvent
178. s dentro del producto C Si el producto ha sido expuesto a la lluvia o al agua D Si el producto no funciona normalmente aunque se cumpla con las instrucciones de operaci n Ajuste s lo los controles que est n indicados en las instrucciones de operaci n ya que el ajuste incorrecto de otros controles puede resultar en da os que requieren frecuentemente un extensivo trabajo por parte de un t cnico cualificado para devolver el producto a su funcionamiento normal E Si el producto se ha ca do o da ado de alguna manera F Cuando el producto presenta cambios inequ vocos de rendimiento lo que indica la necesidad de reparaci n gt Reemplazo de piezas Si el reemplazo de piezas es necesario aseg rese que el t cnico de reparaci n ha usado las piezas especificadas por el fabricante o que tengan caracter sticas id nticas a las piezas originales Las substituciones no autorizadas pueden resultar en incendio choque el ctrico y otros peligros Inspecci n de seguridad Despu s de completar cualquier servicio o reparaci n en este producto solicitele al t cnico de reparaci n que efect e comprobaciones de seguridad para determinar que el producto est en condiciones correctas de operaci n Montaje en la pared o techo El producto debe ser montado en una pared o en el techo s lo como lo recomienda el fabricante Calor El producto debe estar lejos de fuentes de calor tales como radiadores orificios de salida
179. sccssscsssssssssscsssssssssssenees 26 IAS AAA O NA 27 Connecting External SCSI Media c cciccccccccsscsssctssssasesasssnccsnctsostsonssenasensioessesieresnssinstsasssescsnsssestsoves 28 Remote Controllers for the Tascam MMP 1 oooonoocnoonnconoconnccanonanoconoconnnonnnconncnnooanoconnconnooanoconoconos 29 Powering Up the System iis cicsscccscesssocssssssocssesssccssesssecasesssasssssssssossssssasesessedsessssssacasssssasecssesssesssesssee 30 Verifying M MP 16 InstalladoOD sasscscpssssssenisopodsssnsssdenivescpensbevsbvvsionadevopspobeponepovepsbepsbupbbesspopapevapesepeneas 30 Software Updates i ss2ancheiicn inte ciaci n 31 Factory Default Settings sisciscsssnss sattssdessseastacntesedssedeostecndevess sudeonbececdeedesuseontucedesesessdeonbeuscetecessdeeantecs 32 Chapter 3 MUMP 16 Operation 33 MMP 16 Keys amp Definitions ssesssss sse sssssss seo ssesssss sos sosssssss sososssssss sososssssooooossssoos 33 MMP 16 Front AAA 5 e asseiee soe saosss anseres oeat 35 MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Table of Contents 5 Front Panel Indicators Switches and Displays scssssssscsssssssescssssseccssscsscscsscscessssssssesessees 37 E 37 Configuration Settings si dcfo5 NN 37 Active Mode Key Indicators usina ao cook eel even Sb eevee bh ee ake oes 37 Track Status atid Metering is sess A da eae E A 37 Meter EEDS cia al 38 Machine Status LEDS Gt A el aren Oe ee te hit patho Bute 38 Taquid Crystal Dis
180. seerde wisselstroom netstekker een stekker waarvan een van de polen breder dan de andere is Dit type stekker past alleen in een daarvoor bestemd stopkontakt Mocht het niet lukken om de stekker in het stopkontakt te stekken probeer het dan opnieuw met de stekker omgedraaid 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 Lukt het dan nog steeds niet neem dan kontakt op met uw dealer voor vervanging van de stekker Probeer nooit de stekker in het stopkontakt te forceren Bescherming van het netsnoer De netsnoeren dienen zo te worden geleid dat er zo min mogelijk over wordt gelopen of dat er voorwerpen op tegen het snoer drukken Let vooral op de stekkers hulpstopkontakten en het punt waar de snoeren uit het toestel komen Onweer Uit het oogpunt van veiligheid wordt het aangeraden om tijdens onweer of als het toestel langere tijd niet gebruikt gaat worden de stekker uit het stopkontakt te trekken en de antenne of het kabelsysteem te ontkoppelen Hierdoor zal worden voorkomen dat het toestel bij een blikseminslag of door een spanningspiek in het net beschadigd Elektriciteitsleidingen Plaats de buitenantenne goed uit de buurt van elektriciteitsleidingen en andere stroomcircuits zodat deze daar bij omvallen geen kontakt mee kan maken Pas tevens bij het installeren van een antennesysteem er goed voor op geen kontakt te maken met dergelijke leidingen daar dit een dodelijk schok kan veroorzaken Overbelastin
181. sing the standard alphanumeric keys Enter Tape Mode Start time Pre Roll and Post Roll directly using the number keys Access Menu Banks directly by using the Number keys Use the Up and Down arrow keys on the keyboard to scroll through the Setup Menus Use the Up and Down arrow keys to scroll through menu parameters Once the desired menu is reached press F1 to toggle the Trim key function e Pressing Enter on the keyboard has the same effect as pressing STO on the MMR or MMP front panel and will store the parameter selection displayed in the LCD Not all keys on the PC keyboard are active Use the following keys F1 Press Fl to enter Setup Once Setup Mode has been entered Fl will toggle the TRIM key on the MMP front panel Escape Cancel key This key is equivalent to the Cancel CLR key on the MMP front panel Press Esc to leave the Setup Mode and return to the Normal Display State Arrow keys These serve the same function as the Arrow keys on the MMP front panel Enter key Equivalent to STO on the MMP front panel When a menu or parameter setting has been changed pressing Enter stores the new parameter Shift key Acts like a standard keyboard Shift key but will only work in conjunction with Letter keys and the Minus key Letter keys May be used shifted or unshifted Note that most punctuation keys are not supported Minus key Shifted for Underscore or unshifted for Minus Hyphen Caps Lock Works like a standa
182. state these keys are used to enter a time code value into the hold register the bottom line of the LCD The numeric keys are also used to access ten time code memory registers and in combination with the SHIFT RCL STO LOOP and LOC keys to store or recall time code to and from the various special time code registers In the Setup state these keys directly select menu banks and are used to enter passwords date time and other numeric entry The Error and Track states may also use these keys to enter a password or other numeric value Time code values are entered into the entry register beginning with the right hand digit which moves left as additional digits are entered Use CLR to reset the entry register to zero 00 00 00 00 As an example of the entry register s use to enter a time code of 00 34 00 15 thirty four minutes and 15 frames press CLR one or two times to set the entry register to zero then the 3 three key 4 four key O zero key O zero key 1 one key and 5 five key The time code is displayed as the numbers are keyed into the hold register To store the entry register time code into one of the ten memory registers press STO followed by one of the numeric keys This stores the entry register time code into the selected memory register 0 9 The stored time code can later be recalled by pressing RCL then the appropriate numeric key The entry register time can also be stored to the special purpose registe
183. t Connector soisc2 so scc c hs oe a a tthe See so Ea a ten ie caso ee A cess eet oes Aes lash as oe eases co ea aa 99 PRX DSP card PRX Connector 118 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Index Registers Removable Media acess A RS est Bei ah dle a dd 87 Reverse Play Kei o 44 Reversed Text IR O O ON S SEL Track Select ir ccesstcketesteeetavctes a e e a eiea JUE NT O EAE E T ORNATO Serial Editor Connection Serial Transport ssesseeeseeeeseresreseresrersrereresee Serial Transport Connection NC a e waite Aa aa Shift Key wee SHTL Shuttle Slip wen e sia Slip Track state Slip Track State Display eee eeeeeeee SMPTE EBU Time Code In Out SO Ware NPA ales 7 A a Nh Oh Bh a ae Sony BVU 950 Sony P 2 protocol UA A A ANA Sound Designer II format pp STO Gtote st ee eek ah heh System Software ooooocnocccoocccooncnnancnonccnnnccnancnnno SYStem Speci er aT AAAA gee eee A Tape Mod ack p iii cede eaten tages cele vee eae ie a a eee ie Na tenella Hoan tlre dll LO tential cated 54 64 LICUADO eLo de Tascam MM RC Technical Support Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Index 119 PEXtCADOVE KEYS 255s os E sales sates a E a suena shs Seusastsazet sob E SE ASEET a A aE Eaa ch EEEO 33 ARAS NRO 74 Time Register Ni Timecode In amd aa Timecode Out Connector pp TimeLine Lynx Keyboard Control Unit TONE LED Toolkit Track Group Tra
184. t User settings file These settings are retained by the MMP 16 independently of even the usual automatic save automatic restore sequence and may be recalled when desired To recall a previously stored User setting select Setup Menu 901 press SETUP the 9 key and rotate the Wheel CW or use the arrow keys to locate menu 901 Recall Settings Select the desired User settings file from the list press TRIM to change the Wheel and arrow key function to scroll through the Menu selections It is not possible in software version 1 2 to name the User settings files nor is it possible to back them up to floppy disk or to restore them to hard disk It is planned to add this capability in a future software version so that User settings can be transferred to other MMP 16s using a floppy disk Note that Setup Menu 901 also allows the operator to select the last User setting that was used Previous option as well as reset the MMP 16 to the factory defaults Default option Most Control modes require that certain synchronization signals appear on one or more MMP 16 sync inputs If these signals are not present the MMP 16 will fail to respond correctly The following typical configuration information is divided into the three main application areas of the MMP 16 video film and audio only Typical signal connections and Setup Menu selections are covered 76 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 e MMP 16 System Applications MMP 16
185. t linear files Approximately 5 MB Megabytes of disk space is required for each minute of audio recorded per track Thus a 4 GB drive can hold about 12 track hours of 16 bit audio while a 2 GB drive will hold about 6 track hours For backing up files and for ease of moving smaller projects around we recommend using a LIM DOW Light Intensity Modulation Direct Over Write type optical disk The LIM DOW technology achieves better performance than is available on older types of Magneto Optical media which must execute an erase pass before they can write new data to the disk The Nikon Beluga AV MO Magneto Optical disk drive has been tested and rated to perform well when used with the MMP 16 A chart of currently tested and certified disk drive media is given in Appendix B MMR Approved Drives List The results from performance tests of the NIKON Beluga AV MO drive with 1K per sector media are also given there It is possible to use other removable media such as the IOMEGA Jaz drive and the SyQuest Syjet but these do not provide the same level of performance for recording as a hard drive and they are more fragile than optical drive media is DAT Exabyte and other streaming tape device cannot currently be used with the MMP 16 system 28 Tascam MMP 16 User s Guide Chapter 2 Installation MMP 16 Remote Conirollers for the Tascam MMP 16 Tascam MM RC Lynx KCU MMP 16 The TASCAM MM RC is a dedicated remote control unit designed sp
186. taneously from one or more drives When the MMP 16 is turned on for the first time the system default operating parameters are installed and the machine is placed into the Normal state see the Functional Overview below Users can also save up to ten settings files that have MMP 16 parameters customized or set for a particular application These settings files are stored on the internal hard drive so that they can be used to instantly reconfigure the MMP 16 between mix sessions The MMP 16 s operating parameters can be manually changed before or even during a mix session through menu selections Optional password protection may be used to prevent some parameters from being changed inadvertently Hardware Overview The MMP 16 comes standard with one removable Kingston drive carrier The Kingston carrier can hold a standard SCSI drive for recording and playback of audio tracks An internal IDE hard drive holds the operating system the MMP 16 software and the parameter settings files Additional external SCSI drives can be connected and after power up accessed by the MMP 16 This eliminates having to pre combine tracks from multiple drives onto a single drive A list of approved media drives is given in Appendix B The MMP 16 is based on a standard Intel Pentium processor based PC motherboard with integral PCI and ISA bus slots running under an industry standard operating system The MMP 16 DSP synchronization and audio interface boa
187. tc since the remaining units on the associated MMR bus Sync Group will slave only to the Master unit This allows up 100 units to work synchronously and sample accurately together as one large machine without having to feed duplicate sync reference signals independently to each unit Once the units to be linked using the MMR bus have been physically connected via the MMR bus connection their transports can be operated together as one large system There are several Setup menus which are used to govern how each unit behaves within the system These are described here Menu 110 MMR Bus Request allows each MMR MMP to request to be Master Slave or off the MMR bus altogether Only one MMR MMP per sync group can act as master If multiple units are set to request master status through this menu the MMR Bus system will automatically choose the unit with the lowest serial number among those making the request to be set as the master for the sync group The appropriate MAST or SLAVE LED will light on the front panel to show the unit s status on the MMR bus Menu 111 Ident Request allows each unit to request an individual identity on the MMR bus If no other unit is requesting the same ID the system will set the unit ID to the requested number and that number will be displayed in the Ident window on the front panel of the MMP If another unit has requested the same ID the system will resolve the conflict and automatically assign each unit a unique ID
188. tection du cordon d alimentation Les cordons d alimen tation doivent tre plac s pour ne pas marcher dessus ni les serrer par des objets plac s sur ou contre eux Faire particuli rement attention aux cordons aux fiches aux prises de courant commodes et a l endroit ou ils sortent de l appareil Foudre Pour une protection accrue de cet appareil pendant un orage ou quand il est laiss non utilis pendant une longue p riode le d brancher de la prise secteur et d brancher l antenne ou le syst me c bl Ce qui vitera des dommages a l appareil cause de la foudre et des surtensions sur la ligne d alimentation Lignes lectriques Un syst me d antenne ext rieure ne doit pas tre plac proximit des lignes lectriques ou d autres circuits lectriques ou a des endroits ou il peut tomber sur de tels circuits ou lignes En installant un systeme d antenne ext rieure une attention extr me doit tre prise pour ne pas toucher de tels circuits ou lignes lectriques un contact pouvant tre tatal Surcharge Ne pas surcharger les prises secteur les cordons de prolongement ou des prises multiples ce qui entraine des risques d incendie ou de chocs lectriques Entr e d objet et de liquide Ne jamais pousser d objets quelconques dans l appareil par ses ouvertures ils pourraient toucher des points sous tension dangereuse ou faire des court circuits entre des pi ces qui pourrait g n rer un incendie ou de
189. ter It functions like an Insert slipping all subsequent material on the selected tracks downstream in time Another way to say it is that all material on the selected tracks from the In point onward is moved or rippled so that it now begins at the time code location in the Out register If the In point is within an audio segment on the track the segment is split at the In point with material before the In point remaining in place and material after the In point shifted to the position defined in the Out register After Inset C a n Out Register Register Before Open EA After Open D ES C Undo Undo un does the last edit operation There are ten levels of undo available accessed by selecting SHIFT and then pressing SEL7 one or more times while the SHIFT key is active Redo Redo re does the last undo edit operation There are ten levels of redo possible accessed by selecting SHIFT and then pressing SEL 8 one or more times while the SHIFT key is active Undo and Redo put the time code registers and Selected tracks to the state they were in before the edit undo or after the edit Redo MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation 49 EDIT 50 Pressing this key while in the Normal state allows the SEL keys to select which track s will be later edited using the SHIFT SEL edit functions described above The suggested sequence of keystrokes to follow for editing is Press the EDIT key
190. the Default value The system will then be returned to the factory default settings and is ready to use 32 Tascam MMP 16 User s Guide Chapter 2 Installation MMP 16 Chapter 3 MMP 16 Operation MMP 16 Keys amp Definitions Throughout this manual several abbreviations and written shortcuts are used to define user operations and machine functions The following summarizes how these abbreviations and text shortcuts relate to the operational description Keys Shift Key Text Above Keys NAAA Lext Above Keys Refers to the colored front panel keys on the MMP 16 The gray keys are used to enter time code numbers on the numeric keys and to perform various other common functions The shift key is the only yellow key Key use in the text is indicated through capitalizing the key legends e g LOAD TRACK indicates the Load Track key is to be pressed This key the only yellow key on the front panel functions like the shift key on a computer keyboard Located at the top right corner of the numeric keypad area shift works in combination with selected gray keys enabling their shifted functions The shifted function for each applicable gray key is written above the key on the front panel metal Press and release the shift key before pressing any other key to latch the shift key until the desired key is pressed This will light the shift LED above the SHIFT key Pressing another key while the shift LED is on will cause that
191. the Busy LED goes out e The LOCK LED indicates the system is locked to the incoming machine synchronization source usually time code biphase or the MMR Bus e The OFFSET LED indicates there is an offset value other than 0 in the offset register local MMP offset or when there is an MMR bus offset and the unit is a slave on the MMR bus e The INTERLOCK LED lights when the system is in Biphase Chase Control Mode 38 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation MMP 16 Liquid Crystal Display LCD The LCD or display consists of two lines of twenty characters that show various operator messages time code user prompts error messages and information track data and setup menu information depending upon the active panel display state Both lines of the LCD can also show various system messages according to the operating state Typically the top line will indicate the current time code position in the Normal state the Setup menu number and item in the Setup state and the Track information or action instruction in the Track states In the Verify or Error states additional text may be displayed in the bottom line of the display depending upon the message or error generated In cases where the message exceeds the width of the LCD window the left right arrow keys can be used to horizontally scroll the message The window follows the arrow key movement right arrow moves the window to the right and left arrow moves the wi
192. the original file OMF Export will write out all media files and the EDL to any Macintosh formatted disk The audio files will be converted to Sound Designer II format and the EDL will be written as an OMF composition referencing the Sound Designer II media When not in the Load Track state pressing SHIFT SLIP will display the current status progress of the Backup function OMF Export WaveFrame projects may be converted to OMF projects by using a feature called OMF Export This function is currently restricted to creating an OMF export from WaveFrame to Macintosh Sound Designer II This is done as a part of the system s Backup function by writing the WaveFrame audio media as Sound Designer II files and the WaveFrame EDL as an OMF Composition referencing those files onto a Macintosh formatted disk drive Creating an OMF Export To perform the OMF export operation first select the project that you wish to convert by pressing LOAD TRACK on the MMP front panel Then use the Wheel to scroll through the names of available projects and select the desired project To access OMF Export press SHIFT SLIP this accesses the BACKUP function and use the Wheel to scroll through the Backup menus until OMF Export to is displayed Press TRIM and select the disk to which you would like to export shown by SCSI ID number and then press STO You will be prompted by the message Are you sure y n to confirm that you wish to perform an O
193. the project or track files as continuous media files with no audio edits and all fades fully rendered Tape Mode backup will copy only media actually used in the project or track and provides a way to consolidate the data and flatten the file for more efficient playback and disk usage The word _TAPE will be appended to the end of the file name of the newly created tape mode backup file so that it can be distinguished from the original file name This is especially important if the backup 1s made to the same disk as the original file The OMF Export option will write out all media files and the EDL to any Macintosh formatted disk The audio files will be converted to Sound Designer II format and the EDL will be written as an OMF composition referencing the Sound Designer II media When not in the Load Track state pressing SHIFT SLIP will display the current status progress of the Backup function Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation MMP 16 Keypad Group These keys are located in the central portion of the front panel directly under the LCD In addition to the numeric keys 0 9 which are mainly used to enter and otherwise manipulate time code keys performing various other operations are also located here e CLR the clear time code key e CAPT time code capture key e SHIFT key e STO store key e RCL recall key e LOOP looping key e LOC locate transport key NUMERIC KEYS 0 9 In the Normal
194. ther signals transmitted on the MIDI bus An asynchronous bus that ties multiple MMP 16s together to relay motion control commands and timing references from the master machine to the slave machines The MMR bus supports up to four Sync Groups with their own timing references and motion control commands The MMP 16 that is in control of a particular Sync Group on the MMR bus The process of bringing together the multiple tracks of dialogue FX Foley and music to create a finished soundtrack for a film or video production Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix E Glossary 109 Abbreviations and Terms Monitor Motion Controls MTC Multitrack NTSC Offset Operating State PAL Phase Lock Rate Reference Definitions The process of selecting one or more tracks to listen to in the headphones or rear panel studio monitor output The transport keys on the MMP 16 MIDI Time Code Time code that is transmitted as part of a MIDI signal Because there is not enough room for the complete time code to be sent at once MTC counts in two frame increments A tape or solid state device that can record and or playback more than one track of audio at a time Non Drop Frame A type of time code that uses full frames for timing It is used in audio only applications and with black and white video National TV Standards Committee The television and video format used in the USA and Japan The basic frame rate is
195. tore key initiates the action of loading tracks into the MMP Track index locations The LED above the Store key will flash when the key is pressed to begin a store operation and will flash more quickly when pressing this key is a possible YES response to a verify request or menu parameter selection There is no shifted function for this key This key is used to recall one of the time code registers and to make it the active register Pressing RCL a numeric key recalls one of the 10 system memory registers Special purpose register contents may also be accessed in this way through using RCL SHIFT a numeric key After a recall operation the recalled value is displayed in the bottom line of the LCD It is preceded with a four character mnemonic indicating the register that was recalled The Recall key is also used to provide a NO or negative response to a query when confirmation of a potentially destructive action is required The LED above the Recall key will flash when the key is pressed to begin a recall operation and will flash more quickly when pressing this key is a possible NO response to a verify request or menu parameter selection There is no shifted function for this key 58 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation MMP 16 LOOP Pressing the Loop key prepares the MMP transport for performance of one of several possible types of loop sequences relative to the In and Out time code registers To start looping after
196. trols or from a Lynx controller or a KCU Built into the MMP 16 are biphase and tach direction signal generators that can supply the correct motion control signals for most biphase devices allowing controlled film acceleration and fast wind speeds which are adjustable parameters set through the 300 bank Setup Menus When the MMP 16 will be the master and the film transport will be the slave the Biphase Transport operating mode is used In this mode the biphase signal from the MMP 16 is used to generate control signals for the film transport as well as create the time code for running the MMP 16 and other audio devices Once this operating mode is selected the various 300 bank Setup Menu parameters for the film transport should be checked to ensure they are set for the model of film transport used in the system These settings can then be saved to a User Settings file for re use in a future session Biphase Setup Menus Once the biphase operating mode is selected the 300 bank Setup Menus Table 5 2 can be used to verify and set the parameters for the specific film transport being used with the MMP 16 For most applications the acceleration Menu 320 and fast wind speed Menu 321 defaults can be used since they correspond to the pulse rate selection Menu 301 Thus if they must be changed they must be changed after the pulse rate has been set otherwise they will be changed back to the default setting for the new pulse rate 300 Menu Item 300
197. type surge spike protection system of 250 watts minimum which is then plugged into an isolated ground AC outlet A Caution Grounding Earthing Do not defeat the AC cord U ground as this will present a potentially dangerous operator hazard Using an isolated ground outlet ensures the proper chassis grounding to the mains power company ground Using only isolated ground outlets throughout a facility will prevent audio ground loops caused by AC outlets with different ground potentials A Ground Stud is provided on the back panel for chassis grounding of the MMP 16 Audio Cables Analog Output All analog output on the MMP 16 is done through a pair of 25 pin D sub connectors which are pin compatible with the Tascam DA 88 connector Tascam DA 88 DB 25 to XLR cables with either male output or female input XLR connectors are available from your authorized Tascam dealer Digital Output DA 88 analog output cables should be used as digital out cables VOT TDIF cables This arrangement provides four stereo AES EBU digital outputs on each DA 88 cable for a total of 16 channels of digital audio output 20 Tascam MMP 16 User s Guide Chapter 2 Installation MMP 16 T MN oes OJ o o y DO Eo o gt oo dE O TL O o le
198. umber of Channels 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 174 347 781 116 231 521 87 174 391 58 116 260 Record Time hours mins 2 54 5 47 13 01 1 56 3 51 8 41 1 27 2 54 6 31 58 1 56 4 20 Sampling Rate kHz 44 1 44 1 44 11 44 1 44 1 44 1 Word Length bits 16 16 16 16 24 24 24 Hard Drive Capacity GB 2 4 4 9 2 4 9 Number of Channels 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 ee ee ee 189 378 850 126 252 567 94 189 425 63 126 283 Record Time hours mins 3 09 6 18 14 10 2 06 4 12 9 27 1 34 3 09 7 05 1 03 2 06 4 43 Sampling Rate kHz 44 1 44 1 44 1 44 1 44 1 44 1 48 48 48 48 48 48 Word Length bits 16 16 16 16 16 16 24 24 24 Hard Drive Capacity GB 2 4 9 2 4 9 2 4 9 Number of Channels 16 16 161 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 Note There is a single file limit of one Gigabyte about 3 tracks hours for WaveFrame files This means no individual contiguous sound file can be longer This restriction applies only to WaveFrame files The MMR Reserves 10 of total formatted disk space as a reserve up to a maximum of 250 MB This reserve disk space is not figured into the above calculations actual record time may vary slightly Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix F Disk Time 113 114 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Index Index 9 O piniseriali operations EEE ETETETT epuscnuss Wectaeslpeotvestvenesdeuverederlperteestner edirueener EEATT 80 A AC Mains anid Grounding iii Adidas ACP GOK PETEN EEEE asd ieotnndets idecdstndsentsncaceondteds ntencavesestcas
199. ups The MMP 16 front panel keys and controls are divided into five functional groups the Transport Group the Setup amp Wheel Group the Wheel itself the Track Group and the Keypad Group Transport Group These keys consist of the On Line Rewind lt lt Reverse Play lt Stop O Play gt and Fast Forward gt gt keys These transport functions are analogous to those found on tape dubbers The keys are located on the bottom central portion of the front panel and are larger and backlit to be seen clearly at a distance ONLINE lt lt REWIND lt REVERSE PLAY O STOP MOUNT gt PLAY gt gt FAST FORWARD This key selects whether the MMP 16 is connected to an outside sync source and can be controlled by an external device the key is lit or isolated and working as a stand alone device the key is unlit When pressed in combination with the Stop key ONLINE STOP all currently mounted disk volumes are unmounted in preparation for removal from the MMP 16 There is no shifted function for this key When chasing Biphase the Online key operates in Interlock mode where placing the MMP 16 online establishes the sync relationship offset between the MMP 16 and the master Biphase signal The Rewind key causes the current time code position to roll in reverse at approximately 18 times play speed Rewind cancels any loop operation There is no shifted function for this key The Reverse Play key causes
200. used to refer to the active Control mode selected by Setup menu 000 and to refer to the Track Select Mode which governs the behavior of the SEL keys It may also be used to refer to various operational modes such as Loop Trim or Shift which change the meaning of other keys or controls as long as the mode is active To indicate the front panel LCD text curly brackets are used to enclose the text e g X 01 00 00 00 A mono spaced Courier font duplicates the spacing and alphanumeric characters shown in the LCD In the Normal state the top line of the LCD typically shows the current play head time code while the bottom line shows the entry or other active register time code In Setup Track Verify or Error states the two LCD lines will change to show various text messages as indicated in the Functional Overview section of Chapter 2 Tascam MMP 16 User s Guide Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation MMP 16 MMP 16 Front Panel Key Groups and Displays Configuration Assigned Status LEDs eras p Track Status and Liquid Crystal entification Display LCD Metering LEDs TASCAN 31 13 O S FO dl 5 TASCAM MHP 18 224252 O 00000000 gt O 00000000 O 00000000 O 00000000 O 00000000 o 00000000 o 00000000 O 00000000 amp oo 00000 0000 00000 00 0000000 00000 e IC 17 JYJ Li Oa ORR OFS o o 0
201. usive To trim the time code in the active register press TRIM for static trim or SHIFT TRIM for dynamic trim The TRIM LED will flash slowly static trim or flash quickly dynamic trim to indicate trim mode is active Rotate the Wheel clockwise or press the up arrow key to increment the time code numbers or rotate the wheel counterclockwise or press the down arrow key to decrement the time code numbers When the desired value is reached press TRIM again to exit trim mode This saves the value as trimmed while continuing to display the register last trimmed If you don t want to save the trimmed value exit trim mode by pressing CLR This cancels Trim mode and restores the register to its pre trimmed value Using the Entry Register In the Normal state the bottom line of the LCD typically displays the entry register This register is used for manual time code entry from the keypad It can be used to update memory registers and the writeable special purpose registers Once time code is displayed in the entry register the MMP 16 can be immediately located to that time by pressing the LOC key The following methods may be used to enter time code into the entry register while in the Normal state Direct time code Use the numeric keys to type in the time code The keyed time code will replace entry any existing time code in the display Use this method if the time code position is known Pressing CLR will reset any existing time code in the
202. y time code Setup Menus or machine status Light Emitting Diode Front panel indicators used to identify machine or key status When the MMP 16 is Off line it is said to be in local mode Jumps the MMP 16 and any controlled machines to a new time code location using the LOC key and one of the registers or memories Plays the project between the In and Out time code points according to the Loop Mode setting selected in Setup Menu 110 Longitudinal Time Code Time code that is recorded on audio tape or using one of the audio tracks or the control track on videotape TimeLine s machine controller interface bus that is compatible with the MMP 16 Lynx 2 Interface the KCU and Micro Lynx controllers The Lynx device that is the master for the Lynx bus If one or more MMP 16s are tied to the Lynx bus only one can be the master on the Lynx bus The Lynx bus frame clock Any audio video or film playback device Remote control commands for positional control and operational control of a device In the case of the MMP 16 machine control commands can come from the MIDI input the Lynx or MMR buses the Editor input or the parallel remote input The device that is in positional control of one or more slave devices Musical Instrument Digital Interface A serial data connection originally used to communicate key and voice parameters between music synthesizers The MMP 16 will respond to MMC MIDI Machine Commands but will ignore any o
203. ync Mode the location of the playhead relative to the In register is remembered as an offset when the material is placed on the clipboard by executing a Copy Clear or Cut operation That offset point rather than the beginning of the region defined in the clipboard will be placed at the current In register time code when a Paste or Insert operation is performed The region defined in the clipboard will be placed at the appropriate location relative to the offset amount defined when the Cut Copy or Clear operation was performed The Playhead offset can be before or after the In point of the material placed on the Clipboard Here are two examples To Clipboard w offset n Clear w Playhead Before In A AN offset j In Paste with Sync at Playhead m Playhead offset Playhead In jou To Clipboard w offset Clear w Playhead After In 23 A AS offset J ln Paste with Sync at Playhead NS offset This function is most often used to synchronize a point within an audio segment for example the point of the Doppler shift in a car drive by to a specific time code point the place where the car appears closest in the shot MMP 16 Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 3 e MMP 16 Operation 51 SHIFT EDIT EVENT MON SHIFT MON Slip In Out LOAD TRACK 52 Loads the start and end of the event currently under the play head on the selected track s into the In point and Out point re

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