Tascam DV-RA1000 Quick Reference Manual

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DV-RA1000 ΠQuick Reference Guide

Before you start

Use the DV-RA1000 to record and play back
UDF-format discs containing audio files on
DVD+RW media, as well as using it to create Red
Book audio CDs on standard CD-R and CD-RW
media.
The audio files created on UDF DVD+RW discs
can be played back on the DV-RA1000, and

Making connections

Analog connections: use the XLR
for connecting to and from +4 dBu equipment,
and the RCA jacks for –10 dBV equipment.
Digital connections: use the RCA (pin) jacks for
S/PDIF connections. These can be used at dou-
ble-speed for 88.2 and 96 kHz projects.
DIGITAL
Use the XLR
Setting the reference clock (word sync, etc.)
Before using the DV-RA1000 with other digital equipment, you must set up the audio system so that
one unit acts as the system clock master. The DV-RA1000 can act as a clock master or as a slave.
Press the MENU key.
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Use the wheel to highlight SYSTEM SETUP, and press the ENTER key.
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Use the wheel to highlight REFERENCE CLOCK, and press the ENTER key.
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Use the wheel to select the SOURCE as either INTERNAL (the DV-RA1000 acts as the system sync master),
WORD (the sync clock is input through the WORD SYNC IN BNC connector) or DIGITAL IN.
Press ENTER to make the setting and return to the SYSTEM SETUP screen.
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NOTE that when recording a DSD project, the clock may be either internal, or
input through the dedicated WORD SYNC IN BNC connector. In either case, the
clock is 44.1kHz. Also remember that when loading a project, the sampling fre-
quency of the DV-RA1000 changes to match that of the project.
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Note that when turning the DV-RA1000 off after recording on DVD+RW media, you should either eject
the disc first (short press of OPEN/CLOSE) or shut down the unit by holding down the OPEN/CLOSE
(SHUT DOWN) key to write all information to disc.
ANALOG
jacks
jacks for connecting AES/
transferred, using a USB connection, to a digital
audio workstation for editing and mastering.
The 24-bit audio files are organized on the disc
within projects (maximum of 99 files/project)
and the files within a project are all the same
sampling frequency, but a single disc may con-
tain up to 99 projects of different sampling fre-
quencies.
EBU equipment. Use two connectors (
for double-wire 88.2 or 96kHz recording, or for
quad-rate recording.
SDIF-3/DSD-raw
Use the BNC
per channel) for DSD recording.
WORD SYNC
Use the BNC
ing system word sync connections.
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