Tascam DA-302 User Manual

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Section 9 : Using more than one DA-302

One input source can be recorded continuously on more
than one DA-302 beginning with the first deck, then the
second deck, and so on.

Connect DA-302s as shown in the figure.
·The connections marked with * in the figure shows

the connections for analog signal recording. When
recording digital signals, connect the recording
source to the master deck's DIGITAL INPUTS 1
connector and the DIGITAL CASCADE OUTPUT
connector to the slave deck's DIGITAL INPUTS 1
connector.

9-1. Continuous recording with more than

one DA-302

MASTER

SLAVE

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WR-7000

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SOURCE

Amplifier

Speakers

Set the first DA-302 to Master Deck and the other DA-
302s to Slave Deck. Set decks to master/slave deck
with "Control" in the menu. (

úp.28)

For all connected DA-302s, perform procedures 2 to 4
in the "5.4 Continuous recording".

Press the REW key on Deck 1 in the master deck to
rewind the tapes in Deck 1 in the master deck and the
slave decks to the beginning.
·Only the REW key on Deck 1 of the master deck

controls the slave decks.

Press the REW key on Deck 2 in the master deck to
rewind the tape in Deck 2 in the master deck to the
beginning.

Set Deck 1 in the master deck to the Record mode to
start recording.
When Deck 1 reaches the ABS time of Deck 1 set with
"Seqtime", Deck 2 starts recording.
When Deck 2 reaches the ABS time of Deck 2 of the
master deck, Deck 1 in the second deck receives the
command from the EXT CONTROL IN connector and
starts recording. This process continues from deck to
deck, enabling continuous recording.

To stop recording, press the STOP key on the deck
which is currently recording.

… After recording, each deck automatically rewinds the

tape to the beginning either 3 minutes after the time set
with "Seqtime" or when the tape end is reached.

Example:

First deck settings (master )

Seqtime: 2H00M00S

Second deck settings (slave)

Seqtime: 2H00M00S

Third deck settings (slave)

Seqtime: 2H00M00S

With these settings, the recording operation is as follows.

(1) When the ABS time of the first deck's Deck 1 reaches

2H00M00S, Deck 2 of the first deck starts recording.

(2) When the ABS time of the first deck's Deck 2 reaches

2H00M00S, Deck 1 of the second deck starts record-
ing.

(3) When the ABS time of the second deck's Deck 1 reach-

es 2H00M00S, Deck 2 of the second deck starts
recording.

(4) When the ABS time of the second deck's Deck 2 reach-

es 2H00M00S, Deck 1 of the third deck starts record-
ing.

(5) When the ABS time of the third deck's Deck 1 reaches

2H00M00S, Deck 2 of the third deck starts recording.

(6) When the ABS time of the third deck's Deck 2 reaches

2H03M00S or the tape is reached to its end, all opera-
tions are complete.
·If "Loop" in the menu of the master deck is set to

"On"(

úp.28), Deck 1 of the first deck starts

recording when the ABS tme of the third deck’s
Deck 2 reaches 2H00M00S. In this case, change the
tape if required.