Tascam DA-40 - Manuals

6 TASCAM DA-40 1 - Introduction to the DA-40 The DA-40 Digital Audio Tape (DAT) deck is referred to throughout this manual as “the tape deck”. Please make a note of the different sections of this manual to assist you in locating the function you need. The index should also be of use in helping you t...

1 - Introduction to the DA-40 TASCAM DA-40 7 Always store DAT cassettes in their plastic cases to prevent dust damage. Keep them away from mag-netic fields (TV sets and monitors, speakers, etc.) Although 180-minute DAT cassettes are available, we do not recommend their use, as the tape in these cass...

1 - Introduction to the DA-40 TASCAM DA-40 8 WARNING Do not attempt to use the tape deck with any remote control unit except one designed especially for use with this tape deck. The CONTROL I/O connector is for use with suit- ably-equipped control units (see CONTROL I/O [34] ). 1.5.5 Power connectio...

10 TASCAM DA-40 2 - Parts of the tape deck NOTES As well as providing details of the settings made with switches, etc., this section also provides the information necessary for basic operations of the tape deck. Although the operation of the transport keys, etc. will be familiar, there are some addi...

2 - Parts of the tape deck 12 TASCAM DA-40 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. The flashing number on the right of the display should be used as the definitive indication of how many pr...

2 - Parts of the tape deck TASCAM DA-40 13 If the selected digital input is interrupted or is incor-rect for any reason, the words DIGITAL IN , shown on the bottom right of the display will blink to alert you of the fact. From the input monitor mode, pressing and holding the RECORD key and pressing ...

2 - Parts of the tape deck 16 TASCAM DA-40 [31] SHIFT This key is a latching key. When active, the indicator beside and above the key lights, and the command keys take on their shifted functions, as indicated by the blue captions above them. See 4, "SHIFT functions" for details of these shif...

3 - Menu functions TASCAM DA-40 19 3.4 Record mute time Sets the length of the silent period when the REC MUTE key [17] is pressed, the input signal to the tape is muted, and a period of silence is recorded. The values available are: 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 2 and 3 seconds. The default value is 4 seconds. N...

3 - Menu functions TASCAM DA-40 21 total number of such errors (up to a total of 99 errors). While a block error time is shown on the display, pressing the LOC 2 key will write the error location to the second location memory and start locating the tape to that point. While any of the locations or t...

22 TASCAM DA-40 4 - SHIFT functions These functions of the tape deck are typically accessed by pressing SHIFT [31] so that the indica- tor is lit. While the indicator is lit, the command keys take on their shifted function, labeled in blue above the key. 4.1 REPEAT Repeated presses of the REPEAT key...

4 - SHIFT functions TASCAM DA-40 23 • CHAR, which allows the writing of alphanumeric characters (up to 60) which are associated with a START ID on the tape, which will be shown on the display when that part of the tape is replayed. These can be used as tape (if written at the first START ID) or prog...

4 - SHIFT functions TASCAM DA-40 25 You can start the tape’s program numbers from a value different from 01 by turning the DATA dial. The program number selected with the DATA dial will flash (the flashing will continue for five seconds). Confirm the flashing program number with the ENTER key. If yo...

4 - SHIFT functions 26 TASCAM DA-40 4.7 Program mode To play back a selection of programs in a defined order, press EDIT until the following is shown on the display: NOTE The program numbers for programmed play-back are taken from the START IDs. If there are no START IDs recorded on the tape, or if ...

4 - SHIFT functions TASCAM DA-40 27 "# $ % &' ( ) * + , - . / _ and the space character. To change between uppercase and lowercase alpha-betical characters, use the CAPS key. The word CAPS appears at the bottom left of the display when the “caps lock” is on. The INS/+ and DEL/- keys are used...

28 TASCAM DA-40 5 - RC-D45 remote control unit (option) The optional RC-D45 remote control unit is plugged into the REMOTE IN [35] jack at the rear of the tape deck. Most of the controls on the remote control unit dupli-cate the controls on the main tape deck. The explana-tion of the controls is giv...

5 - RC-D45 remote control unit (option) TASCAM DA-40 29 [56] DISPLAY Equivalent to the DISPLAY [23] on the main unit. [57] SKIP PLAY Equivalent to the SKIP PLAY [24] on the main unit. [58] SINGLE PLAY Equivalent to the SINGLE PLAY [30] on the main unit. [59] REPEAT Equivalent to the shifted COUNTER ...

6 - Specifications TASCAM DA-40 31 6.4 Dimensional drawing 6.5 Error messages There are two types of error message: warning (informational) and more serious messages. 6.5.1 Warning messages These simply give an indication of a situation which is easily resolved: AES/EBU X —The digital audio signal r...

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