Synchronized Formatting; Recording While Formatting; Error Messages - Tascam DA-98 Owner's Manual

10) On the master machine, hold down
and press .
PLAY
No recording will take place on the source master,
but the tracks will be recorded digitally on a one-
to-one basis to the target slave.
There is no need to carry out any special pre-dub-
bing procedure such as timing the digital output –
the digital and analog outputs are separate.
You can use the Track Copy functions on the target
slave machine (see 8.11, "Routing digital inputs")
to transfer tracks from the source master tape to
different tracks on the target slave. Note that you
cannot combine tracks by this method.

9.4.1 Synchronized formatting

When several units are connected together, you
can format several tapes simultaneously, using one
machine as the master. This can be a very conve-
nient way of saving time and effort.
1) Make sure that all machines are connected
together using the
described above, and that the last unit in the
chain is terminated.
2) Load a blank unformatted tape into each
DTRS unit.
Make sure all tapes are the same length.
3) Press the switch [16] on all of the slave
CHASE
DTRS units. The indicator will flash.
4) Press [6] twice within five seconds,
FORMAT/Fs
on each of the DTRS units (master and all
slaves) so that all
FORMAT
The first time you press the FORMAT/Fs switch,
the indicator will flash. Press it again within five
seconds to select format mode. If you wait more
than 5 seconds, the indicator will stop flashing.
If you press the CLEAR key [11] while the
FORMAT indicator is lit steadily, you will cancel
the format operation.
5) Select the same sampling rate (48kHz or
44.1kHz) on each DTRS unit.
Any slave DTRS unit which has a different sam-
pling frequency selected from that selected on the
master will display an error message.
Section 9 – Synchronization with other DTRS units
RECORD
connections, as
SYNC
indicators are lit.
6) Press and hold
PLAY
master. All slave units'
light steadily, and the tapes will start to be
formatted in synchronization.

9.4.2 Recording while formatting

As with a single-machine format (see 6.1.2,
"Recording while formatting"), it is possible to
record while formatting.
You may want to use this feature when making a
live multi-machine recording, and there has not
been time to format all the tapes in advance of the
performance.
Remember that you should let the tapes run to the
end–you should not halt the formatting/recording
process part of the way through the tape.

9.5 Error messages

These error messages refer to DTRS
synchronization:
Appears if the digital cable is not connected.. Re-
connect the correct cable to the
connector.
Appears when the sync cable is not connected, the
master has been turned off, or the master's sam-
pling frequency is different from that of the slave
unit's. Recheck these parameters.
If either of these messages appears, correct the
fault, and press the
mal operation.
and press on the
RECORD
indicators will
CHASE
DIGITAL I/O
key to return to nor-
ESCAPE
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