Rhsl (F 1) Key And Indicator; Auto Punch (F 2) Key And Indicator; Clear (F 3) Key; Auto Play (F 4) Key And Indicator - Tascam DA-98 Owner's Manual

Section 2 – Front Panel controls
The ballistics and peak hold times are selectable
(see 8.8, "Meter modes").
[9]

RHSL (F 1) key and indicator

This key and indicator allow selection of the
rehearsal mode in auto punch-in and out (see 6.6,
"Punch-in and punch-out").
When the key [24] is pressed, this key
SHIFT
becomes a function key.
[10] AUTO PUNCH (F 2) key and
indicator
This key and indicator allow automatic punch-in
and punch out following rehearsal (see 6.6,
"Punch-in and punch-out").
When the key [24] is pressed, this key
SHIFT
becomes a function key.
[11]

CLEAR (F 3) key

This key defeats the rehearsal and auto modes dur-
ing auto punch-in and out (see 6.6, "Punch-in and
punch-out"). It is also used to cancel a format
operation (see 6.1, "Formatting a tape").
When the key [24] is pressed, this key
SHIFT
becomes a function key.
[12]

AUTO PLAY (F 4) key and indicator

When this key is pressed (the indicator will light),
the DA-98 will automatically start playing as soon
as a preset location point has been reached (see
8.2.4, "Location and playback").
When the key [24] is pressed, this key
SHIFT
becomes a function key.
[13]

MEMO 1 (F 5)

When pressed, this key stores the current tape
position into a memory location point which can
be accessed using the
tion can be "nudged" using the menu functions
(see 8.1.2, "Checking, editing and manually enter-
ing MEMO 1 and MEMO 2").
When the key [24] is pressed, this key
SHIFT
becomes a function key.
[14] MEMO 2 (+/–)
When pressed, this key stores the current tape
position into a memory location point which can
be accessed using the
2-2 – 1.00 – 06/97
key [22]. The loca-
LOC 1
key [23]. When the
LOC 2
function keys are used as number keys, this key is
used as a "sign-change" key.
[15]

DIGITAL IN switch and indicator

This switch controls the input to the DA-98. When
on (indicator lights), the input is through the
) connector on the rear panel, oth-
TAL I/O (TDIF-1
erwise it is through the
[16]

CHASE switch and indicator

The switch controls whether the DA-98's
CHASE
transport is to "chase" a master machine (indicator
is lit when chasing or flashing when preparing to
chase) or to operate independently. The chase
mode may be either timecode or ABS based (see
10.1, "ABS and SMPTE/EBU timecode").
[17] CONFIDENCE MODE switch and
indicator
The DA-98 features a confidence replay mode
which allows off-tape monitoring. This switch and
its associated indicator allow selection and view-
ing of the status of this monitoring mode.
For a full explanation of confidence monitoring,
see 7.2, "Confidence mode".
[18]

ALL INPUT (F 6) key and indicator

When this key is pressed, the indicator will light,
and, regardless of the transport mode, all outputs
will be switched to the signals derived from the
inputs. This is primarily for alignment purposes,
and is equivalent to pressing all the
switches ([29]) together.
TOR
For a full treatment of monitoring modes on the
DA-98, see 7, "Monitoring modes"
When the key [24] is pressed, this key
SHIFT
becomes a function key.
[19]

AUTO MON (F 7) key and indicator

When this key is pressed (the indicator will light),
the monitoring system of the DA-98 automatically
changes between input and off-tape monitoring,
depending on the transport mode.
For a full treatment of monitoring modes on the
DA-98, see 7, "Monitoring modes"
key [24] is pressed, this key
When the
SHIFT
becomes a function key.
DIGI-
connector.
ANALOG INPUT
INPUT MONI-