Tascam DA-38 User's Manual
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1. Audio can be recorded while formatting a tape discussed later But it s wise of you to format the tape from the beginning all the way to the end before recording audio The tape formatting process writes sub code data such as ABS time and setup data such as ATF Automatic Track Finding signal onto a non audio section of the tape 3 1 How to Format a Tape basic operation d Svitch power ON You ll notice that a machine ID number id na i for example and other indications appear on the display See Section 7 for an explanation of the machine ID number 2 Insert a new Hi8 tape into the DA 38 L8Ad will appear on the display to show that the tape is being loaded IMPORTANT e The DA 38 is designed to operate only with Hi8 video tapes You cannot use any other tapes e The DA 38 automatically ejects tapes thinner than 8 5 um 150 minute or longer tapes 3 Press REW to rewind the tape all the way to the beginning When the beginning is reached b o E beginning of tape will appear on the display 4 Press the FORMAT Fs switch The FORMAT indicator will start blinking on the display 3 1 Unless you perform the next step 5 within five seconds the formatting mode is disabled and the FORMAT indicator turns off Shou2. 3 Press MEMO 1 and the display will momentarily read like this before indicating the current punch in point You ll notice that a period is blinking in the hours column to show that you can key in the desired number of hours using the A and Y keys Each time you press MEMO 1 the blinking period moves to the next column H M S then F e When no period in any column is blinking the hours minutes seconds and frame number change all at once as you press the A or the V key e To clear the display to 720082002 hold the Y or the key and press the other e You can enter any time from zero up to 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds and 33 frames EEEE 5 Make sure that the entered punch in point is correct then press MEMO 2 and the display will momentarily read like this before indicating the current punch out point H M s F 6 You ll notice that a period is blinking in the hours column so enter the desired hours using the A and Y keys Each time you press MEMO 2 the blinking period moves to the next column H M S then F e When no period in any column is blinking the hours minutes seconds and frame number change all at once as you press the A or the V key e To clear the display to HOO 080800 hold the Y or the A key and press the other You can enter any time f
3. 11 3 Error Messages Explained Display Prbem Remedy O When referenced No clock is coming into the WORD IN Plug in the correct clock to external word or the incoming clock s frequency is clock incorrect When slaved to an The unit is not connected to the Connect the units by using the another DA 38 master with the PW 88S sync cable PW 888 cable The master unit is turned off Turn on the master unit A different sampling rate from the Use tapes formatted at the same one used on the master unit is sampling rate selected on the slave The tape is broken Replace the tape E d o You attempted to record from the digital input to which the Connect the PW 88D cable to the PW 88D dubbing cable from the source unit is not connected digital I O port E d amp u Condensation occurred on the head drum Wait for 1 or 2 hours with the unit powered on before attempting to use the unit again E Hi 8t You inserted a different tape from the Hi8 tape Use only Hi8 tapes in this unit E Ehint You inserted a thinner tape than 8 5 pm Use 120 minute or shorter tapes in this unit 5 Err ti The transition from one transport mode to another didn t Turn off the unit then turn on it take place in time again Because of excessive irregular stress the tape slackened The tape is fatigued by excessive beyond the limit and winding problems occurred use Turn off the unit and turn on it again then replace the tape
4. OS SHIFT L 2 Press MENU as many times as necessary to access the desired menu Each time you press MENU you go down through the menus in the order shown in the left column of this page e To go up through the menus hold MENU and press the V key e After having exited a menu setting mode when you press MENU once the menu you were last at shows on the display But when switching on power to the unit and pressing MENU once the display shows the ID selection menu d SE amp i Menus Explained Dd SEL tr For selecting a machine ID number Select on the master unit and assign other numbers 2 to 5 to slaves Factory preset is 1 Stila oFF At this menu you can switch on or off the shuttle monitor Factory preset is oF F Shuttling the tape is explained in Section 9 Po88G3 This is a postroll time menu for setting the length of postroll after punching out of record Adjustable range is from 3 up to 59 minutes 59 seconds in 1 second steps Factory preset is 0223 See also Section 4 O OSC oFF At this menu you can switch the built in oscillator on or off Factory preset is o F F For the details see below SUELE off This is a head cleaning menu The cleaning function is factory preset to oF F Cleaning the heads is explained in Section 10 B in EU
5. TASCAM TEAC Professional Divis ion 38 Digital Multitrack Recorder DA s e sil 0 of uc O aC ROO SOM o D00224500B OWNERS MANUAL SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the TASCAM DA 38 Digital Multitrack Recorder The DA 38 is a product in the direct line of the worldwide successful DA 88 and was designed to meet the needs of video film production broadcast production recording studios project studios and the musician Among the important features of DA 38 are the following e Menu selectable machine ID pre postroll time and others Syncing up to 16 units for 128 tracks Syncing with the DA 88 Can be slaved to external word clock Shuttling for reel rocking to identify specific points on tape e 2 point autolocator with or without preroll e Trial punch in and out e Crossfade action to ensure seamless punch in and out e Track delay function to correct the timing discrepan cies between tracks Digital copy between tracks within one DA 38 or from tracks of one DA 38 to tracks of another e Can be controlled from the TASCAM RC 848 or RC 808 remote Important Safety Precautions eere 2 Safety Instructions naar a N 3 Section 1 Introduction 1 1 1 1 Unpacking eese enean 1 3 1 2 Precautions and rec
6. 4 Put the tracks to record on into Record Ready mode by pressing the corresponding REC FUNCTION switches The associated LEDs will start blinking T 1 L Adjust the output level of the source unit or of the mixer in use as high as possible without causing overscale reading on any DA 38 s meter 6 To start recording hold RECORD and press PLAY SECTION 4 RECORDING Suggestion Each time you start recording that point is automatically stored into memory erasing the previous one You can program the DA 38 to punch in at that point as discussed later page 4 7 paragraph 4 Y To terminate recording press STOP Suggestion Each time recording is stopped that point is automatically stored into memory erasing the previous one You can program the DA 38 to punch out at that point as discussed later page 4 7 para graph 4 When you have the DA 38 drop out of record to rewind or fast forward too that point is saved 8 To prevent the tracks from accidentally erasing press the tracks associated REC FUNCTION switches off NOTES e You cannot change the sampling rate when record ing is in progress e jf you start a new recording at the same time as the tape format from the end of the existing recording assemble the tape is recorded and formatted at the
7. amp Err gl 5 Err 41 The reel tables could not work correctly causing winding problems Turn off the unit and turn on it again before continuing to use the unit Or replace the tape after turning on the unit again 5 Err G2 The drum motor could not work correctly in time Turn off the unit and turn on it again before continuing to use the unit Or replace the tape after turning on the unit again 5 Err DY The capstan motor could not work correctly in time Turn off the unit and turn on it again 5 Err 88 The reel motor could not work correctly in time Turn off the unit and turn on it again 5 Err 58 before continuing to use the unit 5 Err BB Or replace the tape after turning on the unit again If a 5 Err message persists contact your authorized TASCAM representatives 11 3 SECTION 11 APPENDICES Other Messages Wupay Weaning The tape is write protected 11 4 TASCAM TEAC Professional Division DA 38 TEAC CORPORATION _ 3 7 3 Nakacho Musashino shi Tokyo 180 Japan Phone 0422 52 5081 TEAC AMERICA INC 7733 Telegraph Road Montebello California 90640 Phone 213 726 0303 TEAC CANADA LTD 340 Brunel Road Mississauga Ontario L4Z 2C2 Canada Phone 905 890 8008 TEAC UK LIMITED 5 Marlin House Marlins Meadow The Croxley Centre Wattord Herts WD1 8YA U K Phone 019
8. The menu is used to initialize the backup memory as discussed later in this section of the manual tFBRgE 18 This is a crossfade time menu allowing you to enter from 10 ms up to 90 ms in 10 ms steps Factory preset is 18 Entering a crossfade time is explained in Section 4 EdF 16 At this menu you can select a TDIF input bit length among three options 16 20 and 24 as discussed later in this section of the manual Factory preset is i5 O d Eh of F This is for switching the dithering function on or off as discussed in Section 4 Factory preset is o FF b Er oFF At this menu you can see the rate at which an error occurs in the digital data The function is factory preset to o F F See Section 10 for an explanation 8 2 Using the Built in Oscillator The DA 38 has a digital tone oscillator that produces a 440 Hz sine wave tone 1 Accessing the Oscillator Menu 1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink ing to show that all the double function keys are Switched to offer their lower blue labelled functions SHIFT 2 Press MENU as many times as necessary to access the oscillator menu which looks like G S oF F 3 Press either the A or the W key to change the o FF to to n n H M s F nr MSIE ej SECTION 8 CONTROLLING THE DA 38 FROM MENUS Press SHIFT and the associated L
9. cM c e d SE ERO LU ee ON AS rcm SHTL M OFF TAPE TAPE TAPE MUTE SHTL MON MUTE 2 Insert Monitor This function causes the outputs to be switched between tape and input depending on transport modes as shown in the table below To switch the function on 1 Press INSERT and the associated LED will light solidly to indicate that the unit is in Insert monitor mode NOTES If the DA 38 is not remote controlled the INSERT key switches on or off not only the insert monitor function but also the next auto input monitor function When the INSERT LED is lit Both the insert and ihe auto input monitor modes are activated When the INSERT LED is turned off Both the insert and the auto input monitor func lions are disabled if you are using the optional RC 848 remote control unit you can switch the insert and the auto input monitor functions on off separately INPUT SHTL MOFF TAPE SHTL MON INPUT 3 Auto Input monitor SECTION 9 MONITOR AND OTHER CAPABILITIES 4 Shuttle Monitor This causes the inputs whose corresponding tracks are record enabled to be sent directly to the same numbered outputs whenever the transport goes into any other modes than play To activate this function 1 Press INSERT and the associated LED will light solidly to show that the auto input mode is entered NOTES As discuss
10. the correct preroll time press SHIFT and its associated LED will turn off the display being switched back to show the ABS time SECTION 6 AUTOLOCATION SON MM eA 6 3 The Auto Play Function You can have the DA 38 automatically start playing after completing autolocation Autolocation PW MI arms in Play MEMO 1 MEMO 2 Preroll d Press PLAY after a LOC key and the PLAY button will start blinking and when the MEMO 1 or 2 point or user selected starting point of a preroll is reached the DA 38 automatically enters play mode e Tf you press PLAY once more while it is blinking that is if you press PLAY two times during the autolocation process the unit starts playing at that moment e if you are using the optional RC 848 remote control unit and have the AUTO PLAY LED turn on solidly the DA 38 automatically enters play mode each time autolocation is complete SECTION 8 CONTROLLING THE DA 38 FROM MENUS 8 1 General The DA 38 allows you to control various functions from menus The following 10 menus are provided 3 pt n M r p m i How to Access Menus 1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink ing to show that all the double functions keys are switched to offer their lower blue labelled functions
11. you are somewhere in the repeat loop or before the start point of loop 1 Press REPEAT You don t need to press PLAY As you press REPEAT the DA 38 will start playing upon locating the start point of loop When played up to the end of loop the tape will automatically rewind and start playing from the start point again MEMO 1 MEMO 2 810509715 010608810 Outside the Outside the Loop Play Loop feo Xerrenr Pressing STOP interrupts repeat play To resume repeat play press PLAY You can change the current MEMO points during the repeat play process The repeat play will be disabled if you happen to change the MEMO points to create a loop shorter than 5 seconds To exit the repeat play mode press REPEAT The associated LED will then turn off and the transport will go into Normal play mode if REPEAT was pressed when the tape was playing OR Stop if REPEAT was pressed when the tape was being located to the start point of loop SECTION 5 PLAYBACK 5 6 Delaying Tracks The track delay function corrects the time discrepancies between each track or may be used for other effects Adjustable range is from 200 samples to 7200 samples in 1 sample steps or from 4 ms to 150 ms in 1 ms steps as selected 1 sample corresponds to 22 7 ps at a 44 1 kHz sampling rate or 20 8 ps at a 48 kHz sampling rate 1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink ing to show that a
12. 2 Press MENU to access a postroll menu which looks like this Paja J Enter the desired postroll time using the A and V keys 4 Press SHIFT to exit the menu mode and switch the display back to show the ABS time 4 7 Copying Tracks The DA 38 has a track matrix and you can assign any sources tracks or inputs as discussed below to any loca tions that is to any tracks So for instance you can record input 1 on track 2 and copy track 8 to track 5 simultaneously Here is an outline of the track copy procedure TRK COPY y Target track selection REC FUNCTION y Source selection 4 Y y RECORD PLAY PRECAUTIONS e When the track copy function is disabled t r c PF of F as the dispay reads you cannot proceed to specify tracks or inputs e Even if a source and a target track are specified the track is not recorded unless ihe track s REC FUNCTION switch is pressed on e Similarly even if a source and a target track are specified the source is not fed to the track when the track copy function is disabled E r c P a FF SECTION 4 RECORDING 1 Copying in Stereo Pairs As an example let s copy tracks 3 and 4 to tracks 5 and 6 in stereo 1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink ing to show that all the double function keys are switched to offer their lower b
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14. Basic Playback Procedure e Hook up your system by referring to a hook up example shown in Section 1 if necessary WARNING Make all connections with power OFF 4 Switch power ON A machine ID number 1d na i for example and other indications will show on the display The machine ID number is explained in Section 4 2 insert the Hi8 tape into the DA 38 LURd shows to indicate the tape is being loaded ad To begin playback press PLAY The button will light solidly To stop playback press STOP IMPORTANT e The DA 38 is designed to operate with Hi8 tapes only Do not use any other tapes e Do not use tapes once used in other machines than the DA 38 or DA 88 tapes used for video recording for example e Use 120 minute or shorter tapes The DA 38 detects the thickness of tapes and automatically ejects tapes thinner than 8 5 um tapes used in 150 minute or longer cassettes 5 2 Shuttling the Tape The SHUTTLE function allows you to rock the reels to identify specific points on a tape 1 Press the SHUTTLE switch and the associated LED will light 0 As you rotate the knob to the right the tape runs forward and as you rotate the knob to the left the tape runs in reverse e Play speed varies depending on the amount of knob rotation from 1 4 up to 8 times the normal play speed e Bringing the knob back to the center pos
15. ED will turn off the display being switched back to show the ABS time Obviously to switch the oscillator off change the o n display back to o FF in step 3 above by pressing either the A or the Y key NOTES e The built in oscillator cannot be switched on if the track copy function is turned on at the t c c P menu When the built in oscillator is switched on the DA 38 overrides whatever signal is plugged into the input 2 To Monitor the Sine Wave Tone CAUTION Reduce the monitor level to prevent damaging your ears The built in oscillator must be switched on at the OSC menu d Press the REC FUNCTION switches that correspond to the channels you want to monitor The associated LED will start blinking and the sine wave tone from the oscillator is sent out of the outputs When the ALL INPUT Key is pressed on the sine wave tone from the oscillator is sent out of all the eight outputs e To switch the oscillator off press either the 4 or the Y key to change the on display to o FF when you are at the G 5 C menu SECTION 8 CONTROLLING THE DA 38 FROM MENUS DSSS 3 How to Record the Sine Wave Tone on Tape 8 3 Initializing the Backup Memory Follow these steps to initialize or reset the backup memory The built in oscillator must be switched on at the OSC menu d Press the REC FUNCTION switch of the track you want to
16. O IN OUT and the associated LED will start blinking to show that the unit is in Auto punch in out mode X favour FFSET 2 Press LOC 1 and the tape will rewind stopping at a point 5 seconds or user selected time lower than the point the original take started from To exit the auto punch in out mode press CLEAR and the AUTO IN OUT LED will turn off 3 Press PLAY and after preroll the selected tracks will automatically drop into and out of record at the same points s the previous take After postroll the AUTO IN OUT LED will glow solid and the tape will rewind stopping at a point 5 seconds or user selected time lower than the point where the unit dropped into record 4 7 SECTION 4 RECORDING 4 4 Crossfade Time Setting Seamless punch in and out of record is ensured by a crossfade action which is factory preset to 10 millisec onds You can change this time up to 90 ms at a menu in 10 ms steps 1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink ing to show that all the double function keys are switched to offer their lower blue labelled functions 20 SHIFT E 2 Press MENU to access a crossfade menu which looks like this H M s F r IN 3 Enter the desired time using the A and V keys To exit the menu mode press SHIFT The display will be s
17. O PLAY key the trial punch in will automatically repeat over and over e If you are using the optional RC 30P footswitch press the footswitch in step 7 instead of PLAY SECTION 4 RECORDING 2 Setting Punch In and Out Points You can set the punch in and out points in any of three ways A Perform a trial punch in recording in Rehearsal mode as explained above B Key in the desired points at menus in Rehearsal mode C Perform a normal recording as explained earlier the point you start recording from and the point you stop recording are automatically stored into memory as punch in and out points Punch in and out points you select by Method A or C can be recalled from memory onto the display and you can trim them to frame accuracy Method B Also if the necessary punch in and out points are known to you in advance you can directly enter them at menus Follow these steps to control the punch in and out points from menus NOTE Each time you enter a punch in or out point it over writes the previous one 1 Check to see that the RHSL LED is lit If it isn t press the RHSL key two times and the LED will light 2 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink ing to show that all the double function keys are switched to offer their lower blue labelled functions dh E SECTION 4 RECORDING
18. ally handy This method of recording is recommended especially for punching in and out of record The punch in out proce dure is explained later under the corresponding heading Footswitch 000050000 e Plug the RC 30P footswitch into the REMOTE PUNCH IN OUT jack on the rear of the DA 38 For other connections refer to a hookup example shown in Section 1 e Perform steps 1 through 5 under the paragraph Using RECORD and PLAY Then proceed as follows 1 Press the footswitch and the tape will start playing 2 To start recording press the footswitch once more e If the tape is write protected the DA 38 does not o into Record mode and remains in Play mode 3 To stop recording press STOP To insure against accidental erasure press the REC FUNCTION switches off Suggestion The DA 38 remembers both the record start point and the end point and you can program the unit to drop into and out of record at those points For details see page 4 7 paragraph 4 SECTION 4 RECORDING 4 2 Recording Digital Input The procedure is similar to that for Recording Analog Input with these exceptions Press the DIGITAL IN switch The indicator DIGITAL IN will light on the display n the most cases the DA 38 is referenced to the same clock s the source digital unit so O Plug the clock from the source unit into the WORD SYNC IN jack on the rear of the DA 38 O Pr
19. as confirmed by a blink ing RECORD LED 3 2 Real time Simultaneous Tape Format In some cases when recording a live concert using multi ple DA 38s for instance you may want to format tapes while at the same time you record audio on them for later master slave sync play Follow these steps to perform the real time simultaneous tape format e Hook up a mutiple DA 38 sync system a basic example of which is shown in Section 7 4 Switch power ON A machine ID number id no for example and other indications will appear on the display Assigning a machine ID number to each of the DA 38s steps 2 through 5 2 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink ing to show that all the double function keys are switched to offer their lower blue labelled functions 3 By repeatedly pressing MENU access an ID selection menu which looks like this CABA SECTION 3 FORMATTING A TAPE 4 Enter the desired machine ID number by pressing the A and Y keys e Enter on the DA 38 you intend to use as the master machine Enter other numbers 2 to 15 on each of the slave DA 38s IMPORTANT Assign a different number to each of the DA 38s Press SHIFT and the display will be switched back to show the ABS time 6 Insert a new Hi8 tape i
20. ca tor is lit on all the units displays e You cannot change the sampling rate during the formatting recording process e When the display shows a negative ABS time audio cannot be recorded as indicated by a blink If you select a different rate from the one selected ing RECORD button on the master unit E CL OC will appear on that slave s display NOTE When recording from the digital input the DA 38 is automatically switched to operate at an incoming sampling rate Your selection is overridden and the Fs switch does not operate SECTION 4 RECORDING ges This section of the manual provides information on basic recording procedures punch in out procedure and others 4 1 Recording Analog Input basic operation There are three ways to start recording Use whichever one is most suitable to you Hold RECORD and press PLAY e Press REC FUNCTION e Press an optional RC 30P footswitch They are explained in that order in the following e When recording on a newly formatted tape rewind it all the way to the beginning and allow a blank leader of 30 seconds or more of ABS time before the beginning of recording Recordings close to the beginning or the end could cause drop outs Also create a recorded blank trailer at the end of recording and before continuing recording rewind the tape to the recorded blank trailer When recording live concerts or others you have no chanc
21. cation preroll time 69 1 6 3 The auto play function eene 6 2 Section 7 Syncing Multiple DA 38s 7 1 7 1 Hooking up multiple DA 38s 7 1 7 2 Selecting a machine ID number 7 2 7 3 How to sync the slave units to the master 7 2 7 4 Offsetting slave units esee 7 3 7 5 Digital dubbing between DA 388 7 4 Section 8 Controlling the DA 38 from Menus 8 4 8 T General eet TA 8 1 8 2 Using the built in oscillator eee 8 2 8 3 Initializing the backup memory 8 3 8 4 Selecting a TDIF input bit length 8 4 Section 9 Monitor and Other Capabilities 9 1 9 1 Monitor functions eere 9 1 9 2 Capabilities to assist in saving your time 9 3 9 3 To see the system version 9 3 Section 10 Maintenance LO e 1 10 1 Error rate display wc LO 9 1 10 2 Cleaning the heads ees 10 2 10 3 Head drum utilized time display 10 3 Section 11 Appendices esse 11 1 11 1 Specifications essent 11 1 11 2 Optional accessories eee 11 2 11 3 Error messages explained 11 3 SECTION 3 FORMATTING A TAPE
22. e of retaking it is wise of you to clean the heads in advance 1 Using RECORD and PLAY Hook up the DA 38 s and other devices by referencing to a hook up example shown in Section 1 if necessary 00000000 WARNING Make all connections with power OFF 1 When your system is all hooked up turn on each DA 38 A machine ID number amp no 1 for example and other indications will appear on each DA 38 s display 2 Insert a pre formatted new Hi8 tape into each DA 38 While the tape is being loaded the display will show Ma L fld n IMPORTANT NOTICES e The DA 38 is designed to operate only with Hi8 video cassette tapes You cannot use any other lapes e We recommend that you use pre formatied new blank Hi8 tapes for new recordings e Do not use a tape once used in any different machines from the DA 38 or DA 88 a tape used for video recording for example e If the tape in use is write protected a Ec inhi message will appear on the display in step 6 below If you want to use this tape open the write protect tab If you try to record on a write protected tape the DA 38 goes into Play mode e The DA 38 automatically ejects tapes thinner than 8 5 um 150 minute or longer tapes 3 Check to see that VARI SPEED is not enabled on any DA 38 as indicated by the associated LED turned off Recording at variable speeds is referred to in Section 5 paragraph 5 3
23. e the shuttle monitor mode press either the A or the Y key at the shuttle monitor menu to change the on display to pF F 9 2 9 2 Capabilities to Assist In Saving Your Time When entering the following numbers by using the A and the W keys you can promptly clear the currently displayed number or speed up the scrolling of numbers e Punch in and out points p 4 6 Punch in preroll time p 4 8 e Pitch change p 5 2 Locating points p 5 3 e Track delay time p 5 5 e Autolocation preroll time p 6 1 e Offset p 7 3 1 To Clear the Currently Displayed Number Hold either the A or the W key and press the other The numeric display will be cleared to zero or to a factory preset 2 To Speed Up the Keying In of Numbers Hold either the A or the W key and press SHIFT The numbers will scroll faster Releasing the SHIFT key slows the scrolling down to normal speed SECTION 9 MONITOR AND OTHER CAPABILITIES 9 3 To See the System Version You can have the display show the system version number of your DA 38 1 To Display the SYSCON ROM Version 4 Hold STOP PLAY and RECORD and press POWER on The SYSCON ROM version will show on the display H M s F E nr E 2 To Display the SERVO Microcomputer 4 Hold REW F FWD and STOP and press POWER on The SERVO microcomputer version will show on the display H M F SolEr 1108 SECTION 11 APPENDICES
24. ed they will auto matically rewind stopping at 20080080 FO Press the FORMAT switch once more on every DA IMPORTANT 38 e Let the tape run until the end is reached even if audio recording is complete at an intermediate point of the tape Interrupting the tape format process results in ABS lime discontinuities making r ration impossible bur proper operation impossible WT e The lapes you intend to use for synchronization also must be formatted from the beginning all the way to the end in one continuous stroke Tapes which were formatted in multiple strokes or were recorded in Assemble mode and in consequence formatted in multiple strokes could lead to unstable synchronization when they transit from one format ted section to the next formatted section Such tapes must be re formatted from beginning to end if you want to use The FORMAT indicator will glow solid to show that the unit is ready to format the tape x If you want to cancel the tape format ready mode at this stage press CLEAR and the FORMAT indicator will turn off 4 The FORMAT Fs switch now acts as a sampling rate selection switch so press the switch until the required rate shows on the display e During the tape formatting process any transport controls do not operate except for STOP IMPORTANT It is imperative that all the slave machines are refer enced to the same sampling rate as the master Check to see one and the same sampling rate indi
25. ed above if the DA 38 is not remote controlled the INSERT key switches on or off not only the auto input monitor function but also the insert monitor function When the INSERT LED is lit Both the insert and the auto input monitor modes are activated e When the INSERT LED is turned off Both the insert and the auto input monitor func tions are disabled If you are using the optional RC 848 remote control unit you can switch the insert and the auto input monitor functions on off separately When you rotate the SHUTTLE knob for reel rocking to locate specific points on the tape what you hear depends on whether the shuttle monitor mode is activated or not as shown in the table below To activate or disable the shuttle monitor function 4 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink ing to show that all the double function keys are switched to offer their lower blue labelled functions 208 SHIFT 2 Press MENU as many times as necessary to access a shuttle monitor menu which looks like St L A oF F 3 Press either the A or the W key to change the of F to on SEILA aj Shuttle Monitor REC FUNCTION REC FUNCTION Mode Off On Sti A oFF 5 Source AC NOTE The shuttle monitor is not available unless both the insert and the auto input monitor modes are acti vated 4 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will turn off the display being switched back to show the ABS time e To disabl
26. ess the WORD IN switch The indicator WORD IN will light on the display to show that the DA 38 is slaved to the external clock e When recording from the digital input there is no need of adjusting the recording level IMPORTANT e if either of two sampling rate indicators blinks on the display it indicates that a different sampling rate than the one present on the tape is coming in Then re format the tape with the correct sampling rate or use another tape e An d o warning appears on the display if your digital source DA 38 DA 88 or digital interface unit IF BBAE IF 8BSD is not connected to the DA 38 by using the optional PW 88D cable SECTION 4 RECORDING 4 3 Punch In Out Editing This section of the manual provides information on rehearsal or trial punch in out and actual punch in out procedures Quite often it becomes apparent that the recorded mater ial contains a mistake or could be improved One obvious way to correct this problem is to re record the entire track but if the mistake is minor this is not practical or neces sary You can use the technique known as Punch in or Insert recording This provides a way to re record only a small part of a track thus covering the mistake or to record additional material on a blank section of a track augmenting the original material For smooth punch ins dropping into record and punch outs dropping out of record we recommend you the use of the optio
27. f the SHIFT LED is turned off If the SHIFT LED is lit solidly press SHIFT then press VARI SPEED To Change the Current Pitch 1 Press the SHIFT key and the associated LED will start blinking to show that all the double function keys are switched to offer their lower blue labelled f ur 1ctior 1s 2 SHIFT 2 Press the PITCH key The current pitch change will show on the display like this H M s F nin aig jj Enter the required pitch change by means of the A and V keys e The display is cleared to GO if you hold either the A or the V key and press the other 4 Press SHIFT The associated LED will turn off and the display will be switched back to show the ABS time NOTES e Even if you entered a pitch change the tape plays at normal speed if the VARI SPEED LED is not lit e Even if the VARI SPEED LED is lit the tape plays at normal speed if the pitch display was cleared to Anna uU e The DA 38 does not play at variable pitches if it is slaved to another unit or is referenced although used as the master to external clock because its WORD IN switch is pressed on 5 4 Setting Locations You can specify two points MEMO 1 and 2 on the tape to which you want the DA 38 to autolocate You can also have the DA 38 continually
28. ition puts the transport into pause mode and no sound is heard Press the SHUTTLE switch to disable the function and stop the tape The associated LED will turn off NOTES While shuttling the tape the monitor output level is automatically attenuated by about 12 dB from the level during normal play e if you leave the shuttle function in pause mode for about 10 seconds with the knob at the center posi tion the function is automatically disabled and the associated LED turns off SECTION 5 PLAYBACK 5 3 Variable Speed Play The DA 38 provides a plus or minus 6 0 variation in 0 196 steps to the tape speed both in record and play modes 4 Press the VARI SPEED key Its associated LED will light solidly while at the same time the SHIFT LED will start blinking and the current pitch change will show on the display like this H M s F n rn D Uu 2 Enter the desired pitch change by means of the A and Y keys e If you hold either the A or the W key and press the other the display is cleared to GO 3 After having entered the desired pitch change press SHIFT and its LED will turn off and the display will be switched back to show the ABS time But the VARI SPEED LED remains lit solidly 4 Press PLAY to begin playback at the entered pitch To disable the variable speed mode press the VARI SPEED key i
29. ld this occur press the FORMAT Fs switch again 5 While the FORMAT indicator is blinking press the FORMAT Fs switch once more The FORMAT indicator will glow solid to show that the unit is ready to format the tape oo a hy If you want to cancel the format ready mode at this stage press CLEAR and the FORMAT LED turns off 6 The FORMAT Fs switch now acts as a sampling rate selection switch so press the switch until the required rate shows on the display NOTE If a digital signal is fed into the DA 38 as indicated by the DIGITAL IN indicator lit on the display the unit is automatically switched to operate at an incoming sampling rate and the Fs switch does not operate To start formatting the tape hold RECORD and press p PLAY The RECORD button will light up When the tape is formatted all the way to the end it will automatically rewind stopping at 08080088 Suggestion You can record audio on a track selected by the REC FUNCTION switch while at the same time the tape is formatted IMPORTANT e Be sure to format the tape from beginning to end in one continuous stroke Do not interrupt the format process e When a tape is being formatted any transport controls do not operate except for STOP e When a tape is being formatted you cannot change the sampling rate This is also true when audio recording is in progress e When the display shows a negative ABS time audio cannot be recorded
30. ll the double function keys are switched to offer their lower blue labelled functions d LJ 2 Press DELAY and the display will show the track whose timing you have corrected after any other tracks and the delay value you have entered for that track like this H M E F Anjan trJ lala Select the track you want to delay by pressing its REC FUNCTION switch 4 Enter the desired delay value by means of the A and Y keys The display is cleared if you hold either the A or the V key and press the other e Each time you press DELAY the unit changes between sample and ms You can enter a 4 digit sample number or a 3 digit ms number If you press and hold DELAY the display will change to look like this and you can enter one and the same delay time for all the tracks at once H M s F nninr The DELAY indicator will light solidly on the display to remind you that a track or tracks are already programed to delay 5 Press SHIFT The associated LED will turn off and the display will be switched back to show the ABS time SECTION 6 AUTOLOCATION m This section of the manual provides information on autolocation procedure along with autolocation preroll setting and auto play procedures 6 1 Autolocating to Either of Two Location Points You can have the DA 38 au
31. lue labelled functions LJ 2 Press the TRK COPY key and the display will read ReR ft 3 Press the A or V and the t r c F o FF will change to Er c F an to show that the track copy function is activated the TRK COPY LED being lit cJ P a You have to specify target tracks before source tracks So press the REC FUNCTION switch of track 5 one of the target tracks in our example The track s LED will start blinking and the display will change to look like this PAPA CS Target Track Now let s proceed with source track selection Each time you press the A key the rightmost display will change in sequence like this for input and E for track 15 16 Ts Gt lI tgd tjetu4 ES EGET EB ioe ida The W key generates them in reverse order Since track 3 is one of the source tracks in our exam ple have the display show E 3 like this ENEE Source e If you hold the A or the Y key and press the other the display is switched back to show the default source selection 5 in our example 6 In a similar way let s specify another target source pair To specify track 6 as a target track press the track s REC FUNCTION switch and the associated LED will start blinking while the display will change to look like this M S F 3 Epler Target Track 7 Specify track 4 as a source t
32. nal RC 30P footswitch This streamlines the process and you can control the timing of punching in and out with ease Especially if you are recording alone and are busy playing an instrument it is really handy The DA 38 has a Rehearsal function allowing you to make a trial punch in without actually recording on to tape And when you are ready you can use an Auto Punch in out function to have the deck actually drop into record and drop out to play exactly at pre selected points The DA 38 ensures seamless punch ins and outs with a built in crossfade action The crossfade time defaults to 10 milliseconds If you want to change this time refer to paragraph 4 4 Let s say we ve discovered a small error on track 2 here s how to fix it In Point Out Point A A Preroll Part to be retaken Postroil Time 1 Rehearsal e Plug the mic or instrument as required into channel 2 1 Press the track 2 s REC FUNCTION switch The associated LED will start blinking to show that track 2 is record enabled us 2 Press the INSERT switch The associated LED will light to show that an Insert Monitor mode is enabled 3 Press the RHSL switch The associated LED will start blinking to show that the unit is in Rehearsal Ready mode Press PLAY to start playing the tape When the point you want to punch in the retake is reached press RECORD That point is saved to memory the monitor is switched from tape to input and
33. next column M S then F e When no period is blinking in any column all the hours minutes seconds and frame number will change all at once as you press the A or Y key e If you hold either the A or the W key and press the other the display will be cleared to nnnnnnnn 08880980 You can enter any time points from zero up to 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds 33 frames 4 Press SHIFT The associated LED will turn off and the display will be switched back to show the ABS time SECTION 5 PLAYBACK 5 5 Repeat Play NOTES f e There must be at least 5 seconds between two You can have the DA 38 play between two MEMO points MEMO points over and over again e f only one MEMO point is set play will repeat If you haven t done yet create a play loop as discussed between 00 00 00 00 and that MEMO point above before proceeding with the following steps e The DA 38 understands the lower MEMO point as the start point of loop and the higher point as the end e if you press a transport control key during the repeat play process the function pressed is acti vated but the repeat play mode is not disabled To resume repeat play o Press either LOC key and then while the tape is being autolocated or after completing autoloca lion press PLAY or o Press PLAY when
34. nto each of the DA 38s The display will show i DA d while the tape is being loaded Speaking of Remembering The DA 38 is designed to operate only with Hi8 video tapes You cannot use any other tapes e The DA 38 automatically ejects tapes thinner than 8 5 um 150 minute or longer tapes Y Press REW to rewind the tape all the way to the beginning When the beginning is reached bot will appear on the display 8 Press CHASE on each of the slave DA 38s to put them into sync mode and the associated LED starts blinking Xo IK COPY 9 Press the FORMAT Fs switch on all of the DA 38s The FORMAT indicator will start blinking on the display of every DA 38 bs If you don t perform the next step within 5 seconds the tape format mode will be disabled and the FORMAT indicator will turn off Should this occur press the FORMAT key again 3 2 SECTION 3 FORMATTING A TAPE SAT x 4 2 Put the tracks to record on into Record Ready mode by pressing the tracks associated REC FUNCTION switches Their LEDs will start blinking 43 On the master DA 38 hold RECORD and press PLAY and both the audio recording process and the tape formatting process will start on all the DA 38s RECORD LED lit When the end of the tapes is reach
35. ommendations 1 3 1 3 Compatible cassette tapes eese 1 3 1 4 Available recording play time 1 4 1 5 Backup facility eee 1 4 Hookup example eese tnnt 1 5 Section 2 General Guide s 2 1 Section 3 Formatting a Tape sess 3 1 3 1 How to format a tape basic operation 3 1 3 2 Real time simultaneous tape format 3 2 Section 4 Recording see 4 1 4 1 Recording analog input basic operation 4 1 4 2 Recording digital input ees 4 3 4 3 Punch in out editing ee 4 4 4 4 Crossfade time setting eese 4 8 4 5 Preroll time setting cesses 4 8 4 6 Postroll time setting eese 4 9 4 7 Copying tracks eese 4 9 4 8 Dithering the re quantization noise 4 14 Section 5 Playback sese Se 5 1 Basic playback procedure Sel 5 2 Shuttling the tape ccc 2 1 5 3 Variable speed play sees 5 2 5 4 Setting locations eene 5 3 23 5 Repeat Play ecrire enero et tole aeos iin 5 4 5 6 Delaying tracks ococcoccconoononnararnonacrnraninonaconanana D 3 Section 6 Autolocation ween OO 6 1 Autolocating to either of two location points 6 1 6 2 Setting autolo
36. on the second unit to change the oF F display to an EcJfe PI ajo Bg Press the REC FUNCTION switch for track 1 on the second unit The associated LED will start blinking and the display will change to look like this Ec Je PEE IG Target Track Second Unit Hoo0 G Select input 2 by means of the A and Y keys Remember tracks of the first unit are inputs to the second unit Each time you press the A key the rightmost display will change in sequence like this for input and E for track The W key generates them in reverse order e If you hold the A or the W key and press the other the display is switched back to show the default source selection in our example Erle Fi T Source Y Press SHIFT on the second unit to exit the track copy setting mode The SHIFT LED will turn off and the display will be switched back to show the ABS time 8 Hold RECORD and press PLAY on the second unit Q Press PLAY on the first unit Track 2 of the first unit is copied to track 1 of the second unit You can also copy tracks of a DA 38 to other tracks of the same unit discussed in the previous para graph while at the same time making a digital copy between two DA 38s SECTION 4 RECORDING 3 Using the Track Copy Capability as a Patch Bay The track copy capability allows you to select
37. play a segment between two MEMO points You can specify points on the tape in either of two ways e Hold SHIFT and hit MEMO 1 2 on the fly during the recording or playback process or e Key in the desired time points The first method allows you to specify locations while monitoring the recording or playback process The second method may be used when the necessary time addresses are known to you in advance or when you want to trim MEMO points captured on the fly 1 Setting Locations On The Fly Y Press PLAY to begin playback 2 Hold SHIFT and at the desired moment hit MEMO 1 or 2 The ABS time reading at that moment is stored into memory the display momentarily reading like this Maras e Whether or not the LOC MEMO keys are switched to act as the MEMO keys you can hold SHIFT and hit either MEMO SECTION 5 PLAYBACK SS T 2 Keying in Locations 1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink ing to show that all the double function keys are switched to offer their lower blue labelled functions LJ 2 Press MEMO or 2 as required and the display will show the corresponding current memory points then a period will start blinking in the hours column H M s F 3 Key in the desired time by means of the A and Y keys e Each time you press MEMO 1 or 2 the blinking period moves to the
38. previous sampling rate When preparing to record from the end of the previous take and to continue to format the tape first rewind the tape to a formatted silence section Avoid starting record ing and formatting from a non recorded and unformatted blank section e For the hookup refer to a diagram shown in Section 1 if necessary e Understand the Important Notices on the previous page Adjust the mixer s level controls or the output level of the source unit so high as possible without causing overscale reading on the DA 38 s meter Perform steps through 3 under the paragraph Using RECORD and PLAY Then follow these steps 1 Making sure that all the REC FUNCTION switches are released hold RECORD and press PLAY The tape will start playing and the RECORD button will start blinking 2 Press the REC FUNCTION switch for the track s you want to record on The pressed REC FUNCTION switches associated LEDs will light solidly and the RECORD button the same TT NO AK If the tape is write protected the deck goes into Play mode 3 To stop recording press STOP 3 Footswitch controlled Recording If you are recording alone and are too busy playing an instrument to push the switches the use of the optional remote footswitch RC 30P is re
39. r their lower blue labelled functions e The tens of frames column Track 7 y The units of frames column Track 8 SHIFT A solidly lit period in any columns indicates a track of the DA 38 and an extinguished period indicates an input For example 2 Press the TRK COPY key and the display will show t the last track copy setting E c c P2 1 for exam 3 E pio Depending on the last setting the display will read trc P on at this stage If this is the case skip to Sa In this case track 1 is selected by the user as the source of step 4 track 2 and input 6 as the source of track 5 the remaining f tracks being left alone 3 Press the TRK COPY key once more and the display will read Ecc P on Press either the A or the W key to change the an display to o FF Ec EE a FR SECTION 4 RECORDING SS 4 8 Dithering the Re quantization Noise The DA 38 has a 18 bit A D converter a quantizer for changing analog data into its digital equivalent The DA 38 can also receive digital data of up to 24 bits but 1t records and plays using 16 bit patterns which means that it is necessary to further convert the 18 or 24 bit data into 16 bit data a process called re quantization The simplest solution may be rounding of the data which neglects data past the 16th bit This rounding may produce noise correlated to the origi nal input signal because of
40. rack by means of the A and Y keys tz cFIE JENI Source 8 To exit the track copy setting mode press SHIFT The display will be switched back to show the ABS time The TRK COPY LED remains lit 9 To start copying hold RECORD and press PLAY Track 3 is copied to track 5 and track 4 to track 6 e If you are using two DA 38s you can copy tracks of one unit to tracks of another discussed below while at the same time you can copy tracks within one unit as discussed above 2 Copying Tracks of One DA 38 to Tracks of Another SECTION 4 RECORDING SORE As an example let s copy track 2 of first unit to track 1 of second unit First Unit e Hook up a two DA 38 sync system If necessary refer to Section 7 e Be sure to connect the units by using the optional PW 88D dubbing cable WARNING Make all connections with power OFF 1 Press the DIGITAL IN switch on the second unit The indicator DIGITAL IN will light on the display Ph AL 2 Press SHIFT on the second unit The associated LED will start blinking to show that all the double function keys are switched to offer their lower blue labelled functions Press the TRK COPY key on the second unit The display will read E r c P oF F Press the A or the W key
41. record on The associated LED will start 1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink blinking ing to show that all the double function keys are switched to offer their lower blue labelled functions To begin recording the sine wave tone from the oscil lator hold RECORD and press PLAY The RECORD button will light solidly and also the REC FUNC TION LED that was blinking C 3 To stop recording press STOP 2 Press MENU as many times as necessary to change the display to look like this e To switch the built in oscillator off press either the A or the V key to change the on display to o FF at E Senn LaL Ld 3 Press either the A or the V key and the display will change to look like this H M s F 4 Press either the A or the W key once more The initialization process will start and when it is complete the display will change to look like this di 5 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will turn off the display being switched back to show the ABS time SECTION 8 CONTROLLING THE DA 38 FROM MENUS 8 4 Selecting a TDIF Input Bit Length To send and receive digital data through the TDIF 1 YO port on the rear panel of the unit you have to select a bit length in accordance to the one of an incoming digital data The DA 38 offers three options 16 20 and 24 Factory preset is 16 Follow these steps to select a bit length 1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will sta
42. rom zero up to 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds 33 frames ERJEE BE 88 7 To exit the punch in out point setting mode press SHIFT The display will be switched back to show the ABS time To audition the entered points Pressing the LOC 1 key autolocates the tape to a point 5 seconds or user selected time lower than the entered punch in point then press PLAY Pressing the LOC 2 key autolocates the tape to a point 5 seconds or user selected time lower than the entered punch out point then press PLAY Pre Point In Point Out Point Loci Preroll Loc2 Preroll Time Time Speaking of remembering The double function keys in the center of the unit offer the upper black labelled functions when the SHIFT LED is turned off When the SHIFT LED is blinking they offer the lower blue labelled functions 3 Auto Punch In and Out When you perform the following steps the original take is permanently lost Repeat the rehearsal until you are sure your performance and the in out points are correct The DA 38 has an Auto punch in out function and it drops into and out of record exactly at the same points as during rehearsal Also an Auto check function offers a prompt audition of your retake d Press the AUTO IN OUT key and the associated LED will start blinking to show that the unit is in Auto punch in out ready mode Xon FFSET To exit the auto punch in ou
43. rt blink ing to show that all the double function keys are switched to offer their lower blue labelled functions AK SHIFT B 2 Press MENU as many times as necessary to access a TDIF menu which looks like this EIFE 3 By using the A and Y keys have the display show the necessary bit length e Select 24 when the unit is connected to another DA 38 or e Select 5 when connected to the DA 88 4 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will turn off the display being switched back to show the ABS time SECTION 9 MONITOR AND OTHER CAPABILITIES This section explains the DA 38 s capabilities that assist in streamlining the recording playback and synchroniza tion operations 9 1 Monitor Functions This paragraph explains the following monitor functions e All Input Insert e Auto Input e Shuttle Relationship between those functions and the transport modes is shown in table below 1 All Input Monitor ALL INPUT is used to switch the eight outputs to be fed directly by the corresponding inputs To switch on the function d Press ALL INPUT and the associated LED will light solidly to show the unit is in Auto Input mode MONITOR SWITCHING ALL INPUT ON INSERT OFF INPUT OFF STOP O E AAA ESA ON INPUT NPUT INPUT NPUT OrF Neur PUT iNPUT NPUT hueso E eem nrc amm E wsemror repare wore nee ALL paseo son eo cwm
44. sources and tracks to record on so you can record a specific input to any tracks without going to the trouble of repatching the input As an example let s record analog input 2 to track 1 and analog input 1 to track 2 Check to see that the DIGITAL IN indicator is not lit on the display If it is press the DIGITAL IN switch to turn off the indicator 1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink ing to show that all the double function keys are switched to offer their lower blue labelled functions SHIFT 2 Press the TRK COPY key and the display will reads becP of F 3 Press either the A or the V key to activate the track copy function the oF F display will change to on like this E elle P aln 4 Press the REC FUNCTION switch for track 1 and f will show in the seconds column like this jeg ET 5 Select input 2 the source to record on track 1 in our example by means of the A and Y keys Each time you press the A key the rightmost display will change in sequence like this for input and E for track d d i Gk fe EP E8 The W key generates those options in reverse oder If you hold either the A or the W key and press the other the dispslay will be switched back to show the default selection in our example Ecler pna 6 Press the REC FUNCTION
45. switch for track 2 The associated LED will start blinking and 2 will show in the seconds column like this Entera Y Select input 1 the source to record on track 2 in our example by means of the A and W keys Go on to the next step when the display looks like EJEA T Press SHIFT and the associated LED will turn off the display being switched back to show the ABS time 9 Hold RECORD and press PLAY to start recording Input 1 is recorded on track 2 and input 2 on track 1 e If for example you select input 2 in step 7 analog input 2 is recorded on tracks 1 and 2 SECTION 4 RECORDING 5 Track Copy Settings Backed Up Your settings for track copy are automatically saved to a backup memory and are not erased when turning off power they become the default Also if you press and hold the TRK COPY key for 1 second or more the display will show the current track copy settings as follows Display Setting for The tens of hours column Track 1 The units of hours column Track 2 The tens of minutes column Track 3 E The units of minutes column Track 4 q Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink e The tens of seconds column Track 5 ing to show that all the double function keys are e The units of seconds column Track 6 switched to offe
46. t mode press CLEAR and the AUTO IN OUT LED vwill turn off 2 Press PLAY to start the programed punch in out sequence After 3 seconds or user selected time of postroll the AUTO IN OUT LED will glow solid and the tape will rewind stopping at a point 5 seconds or user selected time lower than the punch in point AUTO mo O4N OUT 7 OFFSET 3 Press PLAY to audition the result auto check Pre Out in Point Point Point ee A 9 Auto Check uma A e 4 If you are not satisfied with your performance and want to try again re do from step 1 SECTION 4 RECORDING Autolocation e Pressing the LOC 1 key autolocates the tape to a point 5 seconds or user selected time lower than the punch in point Pressing the LOC 2 key autolocates the tape to a point 5 seconds or user selected time lower than the punch out point 4 Punch In and Out at Points Captured on the Fly As mentioned earlier when you start recording with RECORD PLAY or with the optional footswitch and terminate recording the start and the end points are auto matically saved to memory so you can have retakes be punched in and out at those memory points without pass ing through rehearsal 4 Press AUT
47. the RECORD button is blinking RECORD Q When the point where you want to punch out of record is reached press PLAY That point is saved to memory and the RHSL LED that was blinking glows solid to show that the unit is now in Rehearsal mode After about 3 seconds of play this post roll time is adjustable as discussed later the tape will rewind automatically stopping at point about 5 seconds lower than the punch in point this pre roll time also is adjustable as discussed later 7 To cycle over a sequence punching in and out press PLAY During Rehearsal mode the monitor is automatically switched from tape to input at the punch in point and at the punch out point reverts to tape If you decide to exit the Rehearsal mode press CLEAR The RHSL LED will then turn off 8 Repeat the rehearsal as many times as necessary If you are not satisfied with the current punch in and out point settings first exit the rehearsal mode by press ing RHSL then go back to step 3 Consider also the possibilities explained under the next paragraph 2 Setting Punch In and Out Points Auto Play Function If you press PLAY during the autolocate process after postroll the PLAY button will start brinking to show that the DA 38 will automatically start playing when completing autolocation If you are using the optional RC 848 remote control unit and press its AUT
48. the difference in resolution between 18 24 bit data and 16 bit data The dithering process overcomes re quantization noise by masking it with a low level random signal a kind of noise The DA 38 is designed to allow you to monitor the input with as high a definition as possible so the dithering process takes place only when the input signal is actually recorded onto tape The effect of dithering is thus percep tible only on playback The dithering function is enabled or disabled in a menu as follows 1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink ing to show that all the double function keys are switched to offer their lower blue labelled functions 2 Access the dither menu by pressing MENU as many times as necessary which looks like d Eh oF f 3 Press either the A or the W key and the o F F will change to on ERI aj 4 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will turn off the display being switched back to show the ABS time e To switch off the dither change the o n display to of F by means of either A or V SECTION 5 PLAYBACK This section of the manual is divided into six major subheadings basic playback procedure shuttling the tape variable speed playback setting locating points repeat playback and delaying tracks 9 1
49. tolocate to either MEMO 1 or MEMO 2 points We suppose you have already set one or two MEMO points Setting locations is explained in Section 5 1 Simply press LOC 1 to have the DA 38 autolocate to the location currently stored into the MEMO 1 regis ter or press LOC 2 to have the unit autolocate to the current MEMO 2 location Upon pressing either LOC the corresponding MEMO point will show on the display before autolocation starts You can have the DA 38 autolocate to a lower point than predetermined location points as discussed below 6 2 Setting Autolocation Preroll Time The DA 38 is factory preset to autolocate directly to MEMO points But you can have the unit offer preroll up to 59 minutes 59 seconds to those points MEMO 1 eat PA The autolocation preroll is independent of the punch in preroll explained in Section 4 MEMO 2 1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink ing to show that all the double function keys are switched to offer their lower blue labelled functions LJ 2 Press PRE ROLL and the current preroll time shows on the display like this H M s F AANA 3 Enter the desired preroll time by means of the A and Y keys e If you hold either the A or the V key and press the other the display is cleared to UG OO When the display shows
50. witched back to show the ABS time 4 5 Preroll Time Setting The DA 38 is factory preset to offer 5 seconds of preroll up to punch in points You can change the time up to 59 minutes 59 seconds in 1 second steps if you want to as follows Pre Point In Point Preroll Time 1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink ing to show that all the double function keys are switched to offer their lower blue labelled functions er SHIFT 2 Press PRE ROLL The time now appearing on the display is an autolocation preroll time and not for punch in Autolocation preroll time is explained in Section 6 3 Press PRE ROLL once more and the display will now show the current punch in preroll time like this 4 Enter the desired preroll time using the A and Y keys If you hold the W key and press the A key the display is cleared to the factory preset P e OBG Sr h 5 Press SHIFT to exit the preroll time setting mode and switch the display back to show the ABS time SECTION 4 RECORDING 4 6 Postroll Time Setting The DA 38 is factory preset to play for 3 seconds after dropping out of record You can change the time up to 59 minutes 59 seconds at a menu in 1 second steps Out Point Postroll Time 1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink ing to show that all the double function keys are Switched to offer their lower blue labelled functions OR SHIFT E
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