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Tascam DA-98 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 » D00337200A DA-98 Digital Multitrack Recorder OWNER’S MANUAL CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT Ü REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. ÿ The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Precautions

    Für Kunden in Europa Warnung Dies is eine Einrichtung, welche die Funk-Entstörung nach Klasse A besitzt. Diese Einrichtung kann im Wohnbereich Funkstörungen versursachen ; in diesem Fall kann vom Betrieber verlang werden, angemessene Maßnahmen durchzuführen und dafür aufzukommen. TASCAM DA-98...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    (including amplifiers) supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge that produce heat. unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, con- nection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding elec- trode. TASCAM DA-98...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents ......... 3-1 1 –Introduction to the DA-98 [46] METER UNIT (MU-8824) ........... 3-1 [47] ANALOG INPUT 1.1 Unpacking ..........1-1 ........3-1 [48] ANALOG OUTPUT 1.2 Features .............1-1 ............3-1 [49] ~ IN 1.3 Using this manual ........1-2 1.4 Precautions and recommendations ..1-2...
  • Page 5 9.3.2 Cancelling machine offset ....9-3 ... 11-4 9.3.3 Setting machine offset “on the fly” 11.2.1 Assigning a MIDI and Bus ID to the DA-98 ....... 9-3 11.3 MIDI Machine Control ......11-4 9.3.4 An example of setting offsets 9.4 Digital dubbing.......... 9-4 ....
  • Page 6 14.3.3 Resetting the memory 14.4 Checking version numbers ....14-4 ........14-4 14.4.1 Software upgrades 15 –Options, specifications and reference 15.1 Options for the DA-98 ......15-1 ...... 15-1 15.1.1 RM-98 Rack Mount Adaptor ......15-1 15.1.2 Remote control (RC-848) ........ 15-1 15.1.3 Meter unit (MU-8824)
  • Page 7 Table of Contents TOC-4 – 1.00 – 06/97...

  • Page 8: Introduction To The

    • Integral digital sine oscillator, providing signals The DA-98 builds on the foundations laid by the at 440Hz for tuning and 1kHz for lineup pur- TASCAM DA-88 and DA-38 digital multitrack poses recorders, and retains compatibility with them.

  • Page 9: Using This Manual

    However, there are a few extra precautions which the DA-98. In this way, you will find out where to apply to the DA-98, and we suggest that you make turn when you need answers.

  • Page 10: Environmental Conditions

    DA-98. WARNING If you are in any doubt concerning the local power If you need to clean the DA-98, use a soft cloth, moist- supply, consult an electrician. ened if necessary with a little detergent and water. Do not use abrasive cleaners or solvents such as alcohol or Avoid extreme voltage fluctuations.

  • Page 11: Recommended Tapes

    1.5.1 Tape brands If you are going to use the DA-98 in a location The following brands and models of tape can be where you think condensation is likely to occur, used with the DA-98.

  • Page 12: Available Recording And Playback Time

    Never attempt to use a tape with the DA-98 that has previously been used in video equipment. WARNING You cannot cut and splice DTRS 8mm tapes for editing purposes.
  • Page 13 Section 1 – Introduction to the DA-98 1-6 – 1.00 – 06/97...

  • Page 14: Front Panel Controls

    Power switch other tapes. Turns the power to the DA98 on and off. When the DA-98 is turned off, settings will be retained in WARNING memory (see 14.2, “Memory backup”). Do not use a tape which has been used for record- Tape counter and status indicators ing video.

  • Page 15: Rhsl (F 1) Key And Indicator

    [15] DIGITAL IN switch and indicator This key and indicator allow selection of the This switch controls the input to the DA-98. When rehearsal mode in auto punch-in and out (see 6.6, on (indicator lights), the input is through the DIGI- “Punch-in and punch-out”).

  • Page 16: Shtl Mon (F 8) Key And Indicator

    ) are used to set DOWN Setting Meaning the values or select the choices within the menu). The DA-98 will provide its own clock refer- See page 5-1 for details of how to use these keys ence in menu operations. WORD...

  • Page 17: Tc Rec Switch And Indicator

    Section 2 – Front Panel controls [31] TC REC switch and indicator If the DA-98 is in play mode, and the key is pressed, recording will start immediately on any This switch is used when you wish to record time- “armed”...

  • Page 18: Rear Panel Connectors

    An RC-848 remote control unit may also be con- 4, “Connections”. nected here, but not all functions of the DA-98 are [37] TIME CODE (IN and OUT) available from the remote contol unit.
  • Page 19 Section 3 – Rear Panel connectors 3-2 – 1.00 – 06/97...

  • Page 20: Audio Connections

    INPUT This section explains how to connect other equip- ment to the DA-98 in a variety of situations. It is not intended as a complete reference to the use of the DA-98. See the appropriate sections for full details of how these connectors are used.

  • Page 21: Video Connections

    10.0Vp-p Impedance > 10k < 100 If the DA-98 is the last unit in the chain of video equipment, there is no need to terminate it, as this circuit is self-terminating. connector either transmits TIMECODE OUT...

  • Page 22: Parallel Control

    There is, however, an occasion when it is necessary to carry external word sync between 4.3.3 Parallel control DTRS units. Parallel control by and of the DA-98 is performed through the port [42]. See 15.1.6, CONTROL I/O This is when a slave DTRS unit is recording digi- “CONTROL I/O connector pinout”...
  • Page 23 Section 4 – Connections 4-4 – 1.00 – 06/97...

  • Page 24: Menu Operations

    The bottom line of the dis- play will change to show the currently-set values The DA-98 has 12 menu groups, labelled from 0 for the parameter beside the cursor. through 9, and E and F. These are referred to in this manual as “menu group 0”, menu group E”,...

  • Page 25: Resetting A Menu Value

    Section 5 – Menu operations 5.1.6 Changing menu values fast field and keep pressing the key, but one hour would be 30 x 60 x 60 = 10,800 key presses! Sometimes it is useful to be able to change a value fast (for instance, time values such as minutes and To avoid this,, the keys move the...

  • Page 26: The Shift Key And Function Keys

    Section 5 – Menu operations 5.2.2 Using the function keys as number 2) This menu gives you three choices, keys When the parameter has been set to (see above), you can use the function keys as number keys for direct entry of numerical data.

  • Page 27: Assigning Menus To Function Keys

    [22] (to enter a ): many of the menu functions only rarely (for F 10 instance, whether the DA-98 is a master or a slave unit). Some of the keys below the tape counter ([9] through [13], and [18] through [22]) can be used as “soft keys”, providing instant access to the...

  • Page 28: Basic Operations

    The sampling frequency that you select depends 6.1 Formatting a tape on the eventual use for the recording. For audio Before you use a tape in the DA-98, you must first work, selecting 44.1kHz will allow you to produce format it. This marks internal synchronization pat- CD master tapes with no frequency conversion.

  • Page 29: Recording While Formatting

    [28] and the indicator is REC FUNCTION flashing), any audio signal routed to that track will With a digital recorder such as the DA-98, track be recorded while formatting is in progress. crosstalk is almost negligible (better than 90dB at 1kHz).

  • Page 30: Recording The Basic Tracks (Ii)

    6.3.4 Replaying the first tracks When you have positioned the tape at the begin- There are a number of ways in which the DA-98 ning of the recording you have just made (or at the can be used to perform reliable punch-in and pre-roll point), you can start playing back the tape.

  • Page 31: Automatic Punch Point Setting

    In the case of the DA-98, this crossfade time is adjust- 2) Arm the track(s) on which you will be able from 10 milliseconds to 200 milliseconds...

  • Page 32: Setting Punch Points Using The Menus

    (the punch-in point minus times the pre-roll offset). As shipped from the factory, the DA-98 will posi- The RHSL indicator will now light steadily, show- tion the tape 5 seconds before the punch-in point, ing that the DA-98 is in rehearsal mode.

  • Page 33: Rehearsing The Punch-In

    [10] once. AUTO PUNCH The tape will continue playing to the post-roll point and then rewind to the pre-roll point. The indicator will flash, showing that the DA-98 is in auto-punch mode. NOTE 2) Press . The tape will start playing.

  • Page 34: Replaying The Punched Material

    4) The indicator will light steadily, AUTO PUNCH showing that the DA-98 is now in replay mode. 6.6.8 Replaying the punched material 1) To replay the punch-in, press the PLAY key. Playback will start (the REC FUNCTION indica- tors of the armed tracks will continue to flash).
  • Page 35 Section 6 – Basic operations 6-8 – 1.00 – 06/97...

  • Page 36: -Monitoring Modes

    7.1.2 AUTO MON efficient recording session. When replaying a track, you will usually want to Like all multitrack recorders, the DA-98 has a monitor the program material recorded on the number of different monitoring modes, depending tape. However, there are times when you want to...

  • Page 37: Shuttle Monitoring

    You may also choose to use con- mode. This cannot be changed. fidence mode when you are dubbing from another audio multitrack tape to the DA-98, to ensure the NOTES quality of the transfer. You can also disable off-tape shuttle monitoring with Another use for the confidence mode is when you the Shuttle Mute function (see 8.6.2, “Shuttle muting”)

  • Page 38: Arming Tracks In Pairs

    Section 7 – Monitoring modes 7.2.1 Arming tracks in pairs flashing. This is to stop you from entering the con- fidence mode by accident. In confidence mode, tracks are armed and unarmed in pairs (1+2, 3+4, 5+6, 7+8). 5) To leave confidence mode, press the key once.
  • Page 39 Section 7 – Monitoring modes 7-4 – 1.00 – 06/97...

  • Page 40: Advanced Operations

    ESCAPE when you have finished checking. In addition to these two location memories, the 2) Move the cursor to DA-98 can also store 10 more location memories, press to select the location point to edit. ENTER which are accessed through the function keys ([9] through [13] and [18] through [22]).

  • Page 41: Moving To Memo 1 And Memo 2

    Section 8 – Advanced operations 8.2 Function key location exact location point) and 59 minutes, 59 seconds, in 1 second increments. memories As explained earlier, the ten “soft” function keys NOTE can be assigned to locate to memorized positions. This pre-roll time is independent of the punch pre-roll 8.2.1 Storing a function key location time (see 6.6.4, “Editing the pre-roll and post-roll times”).

  • Page 42: Locating To A Function Key Memory

    Section 8 – Advanced operations 1) Go to menu group 7, move the cursor to If you have pressed the key [12] AUTO PLAY , and press before pressing the key in step 1, (the ENTER SHIFT AUTO indicator is on), replay will start automati- PLAY cally when the location point is reached.

  • Page 43: Track Delay

    How- You can also use the function keys to enter the ever, this does not mean that the DA-98 includes a value directly, as described in 5.2.2, “Using the function keys as number keys”.

  • Page 44: Vari Speed (Pitch Control)

    ENTER The speed of recording and playback (and hence the pitch) of the DA-98 can be adjusted to 6% above or below normal speed in 0.1% steps. NOTE You cannot operate the pitch control when the DA-98 is slaved to another unit, or synchronized to an external word clock (see 4.2.3, “Word clock connections”) or to...

  • Page 45: Shuttle Monitoring

    This is also covered in 7.1.3, “Shuttle monitor- among three standard values: TASCAM, SMPTE ing”. and European reference levels, depending on the The default behavior of the DA-98 is that when application. The meanings of these three levels shuttling the tape, you can choose whether to are: monitor off-tape or source when shuttling, using the tracks’...

  • Page 46: Meter Modes

    This oscillator is a sine-wave oscillator at either the standard tun- The DA-98 peak bargraph meters can be custom- ing frequency of 440Hz or the standard tape line- ized to suit your working preferences. Both the up frequency of 1kHz.

  • Page 47: Digital Recording

    The DA-98 should be set to be either a word clock NOTE master or a word clock slave when connected to If you are dubbing tracks from a DA-88, this value must other digital equipment.

  • Page 48: Track Copy (Channel-To-Track Routing)

    There may be times when you wish to prevent any signal from reaching an armed track (in other Naturally since the DA-98 tracks are digital, there words, when you record, you are recording silence is no loss of quality incurred when tracks are onto the track.

  • Page 49: Selecting Dither Settings

    Section 8 – Advanced operations 8.14 Setting the power-on input bits, as in the case of the DA-98) to a lower number (for instance 16, the DA-98’s tape word message length) to improve quantization. You can set a power-on message of up to 20 char-...

  • Page 50: Synchronization With Other Dtrs Units

    This section describes the techniques and methods Always make and break all synchronization connections to be followed when the DA-98 is linked to other with the power to all units in the chain turned OFF. DTRS units (e.g. TASCAM DA-38, DA-88 and of course other DA-98 units).

  • Page 51: Setting Machine Id

    Section 9 – Synchronization with other DTRS units 1) On each slave unit, go to menu group 3, move the cursor to and press ENTER How the ID is Unit DA-38 Tape counter menu system It therefore makes sense to set the machine IDs of If the bottom line does not show (if it shows all DA-88s in the chain first, immediately after...

  • Page 52: Cancelling Machine Offset

    A practical example of setting offsets is given here. To cancel machine offset, simply set the offset value to 00:00:00:00. The master DA-98 contains the tape with the dia- log and reference tracks from the video worktape. 1) Press and hold down the key and press the...

  • Page 53: Digital Dubbing

    A “worktape” or copy is therefore indistinguishable 9) Make sure that all switches on REC FUNCTION from the original. Additionally, the DA-98 uses the source master are turned OFF. low-cost media (Hi8 video cassettes). NOTE NOTE...

  • Page 54: Synchronized Formatting

    Section 9 – Synchronization with other DTRS units 10) On the master machine, hold down 6) Press and hold and press on the RECORD PLAY RECORD and press master. All slave units’ indicators will PLAY CHASE light steadily, and the tapes will start to be No recording will take place on the source master, formatted in synchronization.
  • Page 55 Section 9 – Synchronization with other DTRS units 9-6 – 1.00 – 06/97...

  • Page 56: 10 -Operations Related To Timecode

    (e.g. RS-422, MIDI or with a value of 00:00:00:00. This is the timing ref- Bus) will always be referenced to timecode erence used when the DA-98 is not using SMPTE/ values. EBU timecode. When the DA-98 is referenced to its absolute...

  • Page 57: Location Point Settings

    1) Select menu group 3 and press ENTER use this setting if you have already striped the ded- icated timecode track with timecode (either from an external source or from the DA-98’s own inter- nal generator). If you have selected in the menu above, any timecode recorded on the tape will be used as the tape timecode source.

  • Page 58: And Abs-23 Settings

    Section 10 – Operations related to timecode 1) Use the keys to choose the field the timecode will restart at 01:57:00:00. If LEFT RIGHT to change (hours, minutes, seconds or frames) has been selected, this will occur approxi- and then use the keys to change mately 23 minutes after the start of the tape (the DOWN...

  • Page 59: Selecting The Frame Rate

    This setting is memorized in the backup memory– The frame rate is automatically set when a tape you must reset it every time the DA-98 is turned off and which has been striped with timecode is inserted, on again. or if power is switched on with a striped tape •...

  • Page 60: Timecode Output

    1) Go to menu group E, and move the cursor to signal will be simply filtered before being re- transmitted. NOTE When the DA-98 is in CHASE mode, and the timecode (see 10.2.1, output has been set to “TcTrack setting”...

  • Page 61: Using Midi Time Code (Mtc)

    MIDI Time Code can be output either when the Generally speaking, timecode should be recorded from DA-98 is playing, or in fast forward or rewind, or an external source only when audio tracks and timecode when stopped. You can turn off the output during must be transferred together from external units.
  • Page 62 Section 10 – Operations related to timecode 2) Select timecode as the timing reference (see 9) Go to menu group 8, move the cursor to 10.1.3, “Selecting TC or ABS timing”). (generator mode) and press ENTER 3) Select a frame rate (see 10.3, “Selecting the frame rate”).

  • Page 63: Synthesizing Timecode From Abs Timing

    The following notes should help you when you You may want to use the assembly function when must record timecode on the DA-98 from an the first part of a tape contains timecode, and you external source (analog or digital). As mentioned...

  • Page 64: Recording Timecode From External Sources

    NOTE NOTE When recording timecode from an external digital Do not use any timecode recorded on the DA-98’s dedi- source, make sure the digital clock of the DA-98 and cated subcode track as the timecode master when trans- that of the external source are synchronized, as ferring timecode from an analog recorder.

  • Page 65: Checking External Timecode

    ID is not used. 10.7.1 Machine ID and timecode Since a DA-98 with machine ID set to 1 is always a master unit as regards DTRS sync operation, there is no need to make any setting on such a 2) Incoming timecode will be displayed on the machine if it is to be a timecode slave.

  • Page 66: Setting Timecode Offset

    If they do not match, a warning 00:00:00:00.00, the OFFSET indicator by the tape message will be shown, and the DA-98 will not chase to timecode. You can check the frame rate of incoming counter will light.

  • Page 67: Park Position

    Thus, if the offset is set on a slave machine to +00:10:00:00 (10 minutes) and while chasing, the 10.7.7 Automatic park position setting two machines’ counters read as follows: When the DA-98 is acting as a timecode slave, it can automatically determine the optimum park Master 10:15:12:12 pre-roll position to sync with the master.

  • Page 68: Rechasing Timecode

    Tape counter Tape counter ing timecode is greater than the value of this win- shows: shows: dow (1 or 2 seconds in the case of the DA-98), the 10:15:12:12 10:05:12:08 synchronizer will start to rechase. but should be Absolute difference =...

  • Page 69: Individual Recording While Chasing

    Section 10 – Operations related to timecode 10.7.11Individual recording while chasing timecode If slave DTRS units are chasing a master DTRS unit, the default action is for the slaves’ record sta- tus to follow that of the master. If the slaves are connected with TC as well as SYNC, and have TC rather than ABS selected as the timing reference, this default behavior can be overridden using the...

  • Page 70: 11 -External Control

    11.1.1 Video clocking are programmed to take this into account. If the DA-98 is to be controlled by a video editor, it is essential that the DA-98 and the controller However, the DA-98 starts recording immediately receive identical video signals from the same it receives the command.

  • Page 71: Cue-Up Tally

    If the usual high speed winding of the DA-98 is recording starts. used with the second method, the tape will almost...

  • Page 72: Track Mapping

    ENTER The lines above show the analog and digital tracks to which the DA-98 tracks on the bottom line are currently assigned. The terms “analog” and ‘digital” used here have nothing to do with whether tracks actually are ana- log or digital.

  • Page 73: Remote Track Arming

    ID is unique in your setup. control the eight tracks of the DA-98 from the edi- tor, and so remote track arming should be dis- You can also use the function keys as number keys abled, allowing you to control the tracks locally.
  • Page 74 MTC is transmitted back to the sequencer, which locks in and starts at the correct point. In this way, though the DA-98 is the timecode master, the sequencer is the transport master. The arrangement shown here uses 2 inputs to the sequencer.
  • Page 75 Section 11 – External control 11-6 – 1.00 – 06/97...

  • Page 76: 12 -Menu And Parameter Reference

    Section 12 – Menu and parameter reference 12 – Menu and parameter reference 12.1 Menu groups This section provides a quick guide to the menus and their functions, providing a list of menus in each menu group, the parameters available in each menu, and the values that each parameter can take (default values are underlined).

  • Page 77: Menu Group 1

    Section 12 – Menu and parameter reference 12.1.2 Menu group 1 Menu item Parameter(s) Values Reference Time value Defaults to 6.6, “Punch-in and punch-out” Pre-roll time through 6.6.4, “Editing the pre-roll and post- Post-roll time through roll times” Milliseconds through in 10 ms steps 8.4, “Crossfade times”...

  • Page 78: Menu Group 3

    Section 12 – Menu and parameter reference 12.1.4 Menu group 3 Menu item Parameter(s) Values Reference Machine ID for through 9.2.2, “Setting synchronization machine ID” Time value to Defaults to 9.3.1, “Setting frame accuracy machine offset” Time reference 10.1.3, “Selecting TC or ABS timing”...

  • Page 79: Menu Group 5

    Section 12 – Menu and parameter reference 12.1.6 Menu group 5 Menu item Parameter(s) Values Reference Frame Rate 10.3, “Selecting the frame rate” Output refer- 10.4.4, “Timecode ence output timing” Source of time- 10.4.2, “Timecode code output output” Linear time- 10.4.3, “Timecode code in fast output format”...

  • Page 80: Menu Group 6

    Track maps Various mappings of DA-98 tracks to analog/ 11.1.6, “Track map- digital. Default is DA-98 tracks 1 through 4 ping” correspond to analog tracks 1 through 4 and DA-98 tracks 5 through 8 correspond to digital tracks 1 through 4.

  • Page 81: Menu Group 8

    Section 12 – Menu and parameter reference 12.1.9 Menu group 8 Menu item Parameter(s) Values Reference Time value Defaults to 10.5.2, “Recording timecode using the generator” Run/Stop 10.5.2, “Recording timecode using the Mode generator” Pull up/down 10.3.1, “Pull up and parameters pull down (Fs shift)”...
  • Page 82 Section 12 – Menu and parameter reference 12.1.11Menu group E Menu item Parameter(s) Values Reference There are no user-settable values in this menu. Moving the cursor 10, “Operations to the menu item will display the relevant value on the bottom line related to timecode”...

  • Page 83: Menu Group 9

    Section 12 – Menu and parameter reference 12.2 Menu item index Use this alphabetical list when you want to find out quickly to which menu group a menu item belongs. Menu Menu Menu Item Menu Item group group & 12-8 – 1.00 – 06/97...

  • Page 84: 13 -Example Setups

    Section 13 – Example setups 13 – Example setups This section gives a few examples of how the DA-98 might be used in real-world situations together with other equipment. 13.1 An all-DA-98 setup In this example, a small audio studio offers its clients 24 digital tracks by using three DA-98s synchronized together.

  • Page 85: Post-Production Work

    25-pin D-sub connectors. The studio is a small one, so there is no separate machine room, but the compact size of the DA-98 allows 24 fully-digital tracks to be kept in only 12U of rack space. A remote control and metering unit allows the whole studio to be controlled from one central location.
  • Page 86 24fps film material to NTSC drop-frame color. The DA-98 has the advantage of media compatibility with the DTRS tapes received from smaller suites and project studios, allowing a complete multitrack soundtrack to be built up from different sources.

  • Page 87: Project Studio ('B' Room)

    Should the DA-98 be moved between locations, the different user setup memory banks allow instant switch- ing of the DA-98 from the “master recorder” role in the project studio, to the “secondary recorder” role in the larger studio.
  • Page 88 The MIDI capabilities of the DA-98 are also of great value to the smaller studio, allowing the integration of the DA-98 with existing MIDI systems, synchronized using MIDI Time Code and, through MMC integration, effectively turning the digital audio tracks of the DA-98 into extra tracks of the sequencer.
  • Page 89 Section 13 – Example setups 13-6 – 1.00 – 05/30/97...

  • Page 90: 14 -Maintenance And Memory Setups

    The use of the dry tape will reduce the head life of the DA-98 by about five hours. Use of manual cleaning is therefore discouraged. We recommend the following schedule (based on our experience with the DTRS system) for clean- ing and maintenance schedules.

  • Page 91: Checking Error Rates

    If playing another tape seems to remove the errors, the problem is with the tape, otherwise you may cleaning tape, either in the DA-98 or in a video want to clean the heads (see 14.1, “Head and trans- unit. Simply insert it into the DA-98 when you port cleaning”).

  • Page 92: Memory Backup

    There is also a preset memory bank which contains the factory settings (see below). 2) To load the setup memory into the current When the DA-98 is shipped, the contents of all memory, use the keys so that the DOWN setup memories are the same;...

  • Page 93: Resetting The Memory

    ENTER 14.4.1 Software upgrades TASCAM pursues a policy of continuous improvement to products, and there may be future enhancements to the DA-98 software. Your TAS- CAM dealer will be able to advise you of develop- 2) Press to select from DOWN ments in this area.

  • Page 94: 15 -Options, Specifications And Reference

    DA-98 as shipped, The RC-848 Multi-unit Remote Controller can be and attach the handles as shown in the illustration used with the DA-98 as well as the DA-88 and below. DA-38 DTRS recorders. However, note that not all functions of the DA-98 can be used with the RC-848.

  • Page 95: Digital Audio Convertors

    RC-848 using the MK-8824 mounting kit. PW-1ES 1m (3 ft.) standard 9-pin RS-422 cable PW-5ES 5m (15 ft) standard 9-pin RS-422 cable No settings are necessary on the DA-98 to use this meter unit. PW-88M External meter connecting cable 15.1.4 Digital audio convertors 15.1.6 CONTROL I/O connector pinout...

  • Page 96: Specifications

    Section 15 – Options, specifications and reference 15.2 Specifications Maximum recording time 108 min (using P6 120 tape) Other features Up to 16 DTRS units can be synchronized, giving up to 15.2.1 Physical specifications 128 recording tracks 482mm 465mm 430mm 357mm 330mm Size (exc feet) w x h x d...

  • Page 97: Tape Transport

    Section 15 – Options, specifications and reference 15.2.5 Tape transport Video INPUT/THRU NTSC or PAL Vari speed 6% (0.1% steps) Negative Sync Composite Video, Sync Composite Fast forward/rewind time 80 seconds (using P6 120 Video or Frame Pulse (auto tape) detect) Time to play from stop Less than 2 seconds...
  • Page 98 Section 15 – Options, specifications and reference Timecode offset Up to 24 hours (jamsync capability) ABS to SMPTE conversion facility (with offset) Video sync Video frame resolvable even when VIDEO not selected as clock source 06/97 – 1.00 – 15-5...

  • Page 99: Mmc Bit Map Array

    Section 15 – Options, specifications and reference 15.3 MMC Bit Map Array Commands unavailable on the DA-98 are struck through, as for example (RECORD PAUSE). Byte Bit 7 Bit 6 (40H) Bit 5 (20H) Bit 4 (10H) Bit 3 (08H) Bit 2 (04H) Bit 1 (02H) Bit 0 (01H)
  • Page 100 Section 15 – Options, specifications and reference Byte Bit 7 Bit 6 (40H) Bit 5 (20H) Bit 4 (10H) Bit 3 (08H) Bit 2 (04H) Bit 1 (02H) Bit 0 (01H) (06) (05) (04) (03) (02) (01) (00) GENERATOR LOCK ACTUAL REQUESTED SELECTED...

  • Page 101: Midi Implementation Chart

    Section 15 – Options, specifications and reference 15.4 MIDI Implementation Chart T A SC AM Mu l ti t ra c k Di g it a l R ec o rd e r da t e: 1 99 7 .0 5 .2 0 M o de l D A- 9 8 MI D I I mp l em en - ta t io n C ha r t...
  • Page 102 Index Control protocol 11-1 Crossfade times 8-4 Cue-up tally 11-2 ABS frame rate 10-1 Cursor keys 5-1 ABS time 10-1 auto timecode settings 10-3 ABS-13 setting 10-3 Absolute difference 10-12 Absolute time DA-38 9-1 see “ABS time” DA-88 9-1 AES/EBU conversion 15-2 Default settings 14-4 ALL INPUT 7-1 Delaying tracks 8-4...
  • Page 103 Index Formatting 6-1 Menu operations 5-1 Frame rate 10-4 Meter ballistics 8-7 ABS timing 10-1 Meter unit 4-3 15-1 Fs shift 10-4 Meters 8-7 Function keys MIDI functions 4-3 MIDI ID 11-4 location memories 8-2 MIDI Implementation Chart 15-8 menu setting 5-4 MIDI Machine Control 4-2 11-4 15-6...
  • Page 104 Index recording 6-6 Synchronization rehearsing 6-6 PW-88S cable 9-1 replaying 6-7 with other DA units 9-1 Synchronization connections 4-1 setting punch points 6-4 PW-88S (cable) 9-1 Tape errors 14-2 Tape head cleaning 14-1 Rack mount adaptor (RM-98) 15-1 Tape length 1-5 Rack mounting 1-3 Tape transport specifications 15-4 REC MUTE function 8-9...
  • Page 105 Index User setups 14-3 Vari-speed 8-5 Video clock 10-10 Video clock connections 4-2 Video frame clock 11-1 Video resolution 10-10 Viewing incoming timecode 10-4 Word clock connections 4-2 Word length 8-8 Write-protecting cassettes 6-2 Index-12 – 1.00 – 06/97...
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