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Chase freewheel, Chase relock, Chase relock threshold – Teac X-48MKII User Manual

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TASCAM X-48MKII

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2 Click on the Sync tab and click the Control Mode

submenu. Choose the desired control mode from

the list.

Front Panel Operation

1 Press the SYNC button. Press the

5

/

b

buttons to

select

Control Mode

and press CHNG.

2 Select a control mode from the list using the

5

/

b

buttons and press Enter.

Chase Freewheel

Use the Chase Freewheel item to set how much drift

caused by input timecode dropouts and other gaps will

be tolerated before the unit stops chasing timecode.

Playback stops when drift exceeds this value.
When input timecode is next recognized, chase is

restarted (when in recording mode, it stays unlocked).
Use the following procedures to set freewheel to 0, 5, 10,

20, 50, 100 frames or ∞ (Infinite).
When set to ∞ (Infinite), the unit will continue playback/

recording regardless of input timecode.

To change the setting:

Mouse/Keyboard Operation

1 Click the Windows menu and select the Settings

window.

2 Click on the Sync tab and click the Chase Freewheel

submenu. Choose the desired setting from the list.

Front Panel Operation

1 Press the SYNC button. Press the

5

/

b

buttons to

select

Chase Freewheel

and press CHNG.

2 Select a value from the list using the

5

/

b

buttons

and press Enter.

Chase Relock

If the SMPTE drifts outside of the Chase Relock Threshold

window (see next section), this setting tells the X-48MKII

what to do.
Always
Always tells the transport to shift to the correct timecode

value, even if it’s in record.
If the threshold value is exceeded and rechase occurs,

recording mode will be disabled.

Only if not recording
Only if not recording shifts the transport in play but not in

record.
During recording, timecode drift is ignored and recording

continues.
Never
During both recording and playback, timecode drift is

ignored.

To change the re-lock setting:

Mouse/Keyboard Operation

1 Click the Windows menu and select the Settings

window.

2 Click on the Sync tab and click the Chase Relock

submenu. Choose a setting from the list.

Front Panel Operation

1 Press the SYNC button. Press the

5

/

b

buttons to

select Chase Relock and press CHNG.

2 Choose a setting from the list using the

5

/

b

buttons and press Enter.

Chase Relock Threshold

This parameter governs how far out of sync the X-48MKII

can drift before the Chase Relock feature forces it back in

sync. (Or not, see previous section.) The range is AUTO, 1/3
frame, 1 frame, 2 frames, 5 frames
or 10 frames.
During recording, if the chase relock threshold setting

is exceeded and rechase occurs, recording mode will be

disabled.
This setting can only be changed from the GUI interface.

Mouse/Keyboard Operation (only)

1 Click the Windows menu and select the Settings

window.

2 Click on the Sync tab and click the Relock Threshold

submenu. Choose a setting from the list.

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