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Tascam DA-38 Owner's Manual

Tascam digital multitrack recorder owner's manual
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  • Page 1 TASCAM TEAC Professional Division ’...
  • Page 2 DA-38 D t h e d DA-88 a n d w & a n d t h e DA-38 a r e t h e J D , p t i m e , a n d clock punch i...
  • Page 3 Important Safety Precautions ... 2 Safety Instructions ... 3 InWoduction ... 1 * 1 Secbon I : 1.1. Unpacking ... 1 * 3 1-2. Precautions and recommendations..1 * 3 1-3. Compatible cassette tapes 1.4. Available recording/play time..1 * 4 1.5.
  • Page 4 The FORMATIFs switch now acts as a sampling rate selection witch, so press the switch until the required rate shows on the display. d@ita/ signa/ is fed into the DA-38 (as indicated by the DIGITAL IN indicator /it on the disp/ay), the unit is automatically switched sampling rate, and the Fs switch does not operate.
  • Page 5 SECTION 3 : FORMATTING A TAPE Enter the desired machine ID number by pressing the A and V keys. Enter ” /” on the DA-38 you intend to use as the master machine. 0 Enter other numbers (“2 ” to ”...
  • Page 6 12 Put the tracks to record on into Record Ready mode by pressing the tracks’ associated REC FUNCTION switches, Their LEDs will start blitiing. On the master DA-38, hold RECORD and press PLAY, and botb the audio recording process and the tape formatting process will start on all the DA-38s (RECORD LED lit).
  • Page 7 . We recommend with power OF,6 for example) 9 d n a 1” In%17 a pre-fomatted new Hi8 tape into each DA-38. While the tape is being loaded the display will show f!..Lgflol__u, IMPORTANT NOTICES The DA-36 is designed...
  • Page 8 Suggestion : Each time you start recording, that point is automatically stored into nwnory, erasing the previous one. You can prognzm the DA-38 to punch in at that point, as discussed later, psgs 4 - 7, paragraph (4). To tenninate recording, press STOP.
  • Page 9 I f y t o p o f r i n a o f r i s e a s f I f t i s w 4 - 7 , & o f t i s r i s r e c o m m e n d &...
  • Page 10 Especially if you are recording alone and are busy playing an instnnnent, 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 “se an Auto Punch-in/out function to have the deck actually drop into record and drop out to play exactly at pre-selected points.
  • Page 11 0 Auto Play Function If yo” press PLAY during the autolocate process after p&roll, the PLAY button will start brinking to show that the DA-38 will automatically start playing when completing autolocation. If yo” are “sing the optional RC-848 remote control “nit and press its AUTO PLAY key, the trial punch-in...
  • Page 12 SECTiON4: RECORDING Press MEMO I 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 V keys.
  • Page 13 Repeat the rehearsal until yoke 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.
  • Page 14 To exit the menu mode, press SHIFC The display will be switched back to show the ABS time. 1 4-5. Preroll Time Setting The DA-38 factory preset to offer 5 seconds of preroll up to punch in points. You can change the time up to S9...
  • Page 15 1 4-6. Postroll Time Settino 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...
  • Page 16 SECTlON4: RECORDING in Stereo Pairs (1) Copying 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 blue-labelled functions.
  • Page 17 M ’ s a & v o 8 8 D T R K “ ” R E C T h e P W - T h e @ 4 w T h e L E D & T h e F o f F “...
  • Page 18 SECTlON4: RECOROING (3) Using the Track Copy Capability as a Patch The track copy capability allows you to select 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.
  • Page 19 The units of seconds column The tens of frames column The units of frames column A solidly lit period in any columns indicates a track of the DA-38, and an extinguished period indicates an input. For example for exam- r :”...
  • Page 20 The DA-38 has a 18 bit A/D converter, a quantim for changing analog data into its digital equivalent, The DA-38 can also receive digital data of up to 24 bits, but it records and plays using I6 bit patterns, which means that it is necessary to further convert the 18 or 24 bit data into I6 bit data, a process called re-quantization.
  • Page 21 SECTlON5: PLAYBACK WA MING ” “ - - ” IMPORTANT s d n o. / ” f & &...
  • Page 22 SECTION 5 : PLAYBACK 1 5-3. Variable Speed Play DA-38 provides a plus or minus 6.0% variation (in 0.1% steps) to the tape speed both in record and play modes. Press the VARI SPEED key. Its associated LED will light solidly while at the same...
  • Page 23 S e t t i n O n T S E C T I O N i n L s o c & s o c i o n f u n...
  • Page 24 SECTION 5: PLAYBACK I 5-5. Repeat Play You can have the DA-38 play between two MEMO points over and over again. If yoke haven’t done yet, create a play loop (as discussed above) before proceeding with the following steps. 1 Press REPEAT. (You don’t need to press PLAY.) 0 As you press REPEAT, the DA-38 will start playing upon locating the start point of loop.
  • Page 25 O e l a y i n g “ ” “ P L A Y B A C K...
  • Page 26 6-1. Autolocatino to Either of Two Location Points You can have the DA-38 autolocate to either MEMO 1 or MEMO 2 points. We suppose yen have already set one or two MEMO points. Setting locations is explained in Section 5.
  • Page 27 1 6-3. The Auto Plav Function You can have the DA-38 automatically start playing after completing autolocation. Autobcation Play ” MEMO i (MEMO 2) 1 Press PLAY after a LOC key and the PLAY button will start blinking, and when the MEMO I or 2 point (or user selected starting point of a preroll) is reached, the DA-38 automatically enters play mode.
  • Page 28 SECTION 8 : CONTROLLING THE OA-38 FROM MENUS 1 8-1. General The DA-38 allows you to control various functions from menus. The following IO menus are provided fth. b.E.r. 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.
  • Page 29 ” ” “ F F ‘ (1) Accessing the Oscillator Menu “ ” MENU as ” ” o s c i l l a t o r “ ‘ ” ‘ % F F I ” ” o s c i l l a t o r a s s o c i a t e d LED w f u n c t i o n s .
  • Page 30 SECTION 8 CONTROLLING THE OA-38 FROM MENUS (3) How to Record the Sine Wave Tone on Tape The built-in oscillator must be switched on at the “0 5 l” mm”. 1 Press the REC FUNCTION switch of the track you want to record on.
  • Page 31 V ” w ’ ” / ” w 8 : C...
  • Page 32 Insert monitor mode. NOTES /f the DA-38 is root remote oontro/k?d, the hVSERT key switches on or off not only the insert monitor function but a/so the next auto input monitor function.
  • Page 33 Press INSERT and the associated LED will light solidly to show that the auto input mode is entered. NOTES As discussed above, if fhe DA-38 controlled, the INSERT key switches only the auto input monitor functfon inser? monitor function.
  • Page 34 1 9-3. To See the System Version You can have the display show the system version number of yo”r DA-38. To Display the SYSCON ROM Version 1 Hold STOP, PLAY, and RECORD and press POWER The SYSCON ROM version will show on the display.
  • Page 35 :APPENOlCES SECTION11 1 11-3. Error Messages Explained When referenced another DA-38 beyond the limit and winding problems The reel motor could not work correctly in time. 11*3 No clock is coming into the WORD IN, oming clock’s frequency is selected on the slave.
  • Page 36 Other Messages tRPE R.55-t “ t e d SECTlONll:APPENDlCES 11.4...
  • Page 37 TASCAM TEAC Professional Division DA-38...