2 - parts of the tape deck, 3 tape controls – Tascam DA-45HR User Manual

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2 - Parts of the tape deck

TASCAM DA-45HR

[9] ANALOG INPUT selector switch

When the

INPUT

switch

[7]

is set to

ANALOG

, this

switch is used to select between

UNCAL

and

CAL

UNCAL

means that the analog signal source works

at an uncalibrated nominal level which is neither
+4 dBu nor -10 dV, requiring the use of the input
level controls to adjust the recording level.

The

CAL

position is for use with analog sources

which are calibrated to use either the standard
+4 dBu or the -10 dBV level as a nominal level. The
input level controls are not used in this case.

NOTE

If this switch is set to the CAL position, make
sure that no parts of the program material will
cause clipping.

[10] INPUT level controls

When recording from analog sources with the

ANALOG INPUT

switch

[9]

set to

UNCAL

, these

controls adjust the level of the input signal to the left
and right tape tracks.

They have no effect when the switch is set to the

CAL

position, or when recording from a digital

audio source.

[11] PHONES control and jack

Any standard pair of stereo headphones may be
plugged into this

-inch jack, and the level adjusted

with the rotary control.

2.3 Tape controls

The following keys provide control of the tape trans-
port, recording modes, etc. Please read this section
carefully if you are not sure of transport operations
using the tape deck.

[12] SKIP keys

These keys are used to move the tape forward or
backward by a certain number of programs.

NOTE

A “program” on a DAT cassette starts with a
START ID marker. The audio portion of the
data recorded on a DAT cassette is not used
to determine the division into tracks.

Repeated presses of these keys will move the tape
forwards or backwards by the appropriate number of
programs (pressing the skip forward key once will
move the tape to the beginning of the next program,
etc.).

While the tape is locating, the display will show
(flashing on the right) the number of programs which
must still be passed, and (on the left) the current pro-
gram number:

In the above example, the tape is currently on pro-
gram 8, and must move two programs forward before
the correct program (i.e. program 10) is reached.

When the start of the desired program is reached, the
tape deck will enter the play mode if the tape was
playing before the skip operation, otherwise it will
enter pause mode.

[13] REW and F FWD keys

Use these keys to wind backwards or forwards fast
through the tape.

If the tape is stopped or paused, and one of these
keys is pressed,

will be shown on the

right of the display to indicate the direction of the
tape movement, if the margin is being displayed (see

DISPLAY [24]

If normal mode has been selected (3.16, "Fast for-
ward mode"), pressing either of these keys when the
tape is playing will start fast forward or rewind.

If the tape is playing when one of these keys is
pressed, and cue mode has been selected (3.16, "Fast
forward mode"), the tape enters a “cue” or “review”
mode, in which the tape is played forward or back-
ward at either three times or five times normal speed
(if the tape has been recorded in

HR(24BIT)

mode)

or twice or four times normal speed (if the tape has
been recorded in standard mode). The cue/review
speed can be changed by pressing the

REW

FWD

key again, and is shown on the display as

>>3

>>5

(cue,

HR(24BIT)

mode),

<<3

<<5

(review,

HR(24BIT)

mode),

>>2

>>4

(cue, stan-

dard mode),

<<2

<<4

(review, standard mode).

[14] STOP key

Use this key to stop the transport from whatever
mode is currently selected. This includes the “input
monitor” mode (see

[17]

below).

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